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srypAY; MARCH 23, 1919. r-it , 1 THE SUNJD AY MORNING OBSERVER Tue past week has, been an J'jjff.jWa. fitted were unique and very at' one" in the social worjd, loctRlj due ' tractive. The skillful "hand which an to two causes? The chief, one is Jhe,ronged them was that of A- P' Nelson. .., . , . . . . I Green, of course, was the predominant observing of Lent by many members color. .Grcen strccta3 ere ttrang of women's clubs, following the time- acr0SJ tne , , of .. Honored custom pi denying ones atl ,. . - . j come," in preen, wns auspendwl in the many of the pleasure, of life, as ex- centar of ' - 'a trainmen,, emplified in th. Ufa of the Savior of ; tM door tg , he World The other reason is that each entrnnce ,e the ..J the week has been skipped by severa 1. , ,0 lho OfticmH of of the women s socieUes which meet banJ hi h, has(i w-fc hi fortmghtly or monthly. The presen- SUCC0SB of thavn0 affair aad the ',llt,l? ,f ?nLr C3,3 "r: financial, returns were sufficient to iuu, oy ine nign scnooi pupils, naa ' - ... . .1, i ..;,.. o o - Co purtment 0 always make a speciil ef fort to attend the annual danctPpm'a by IV organization ail this year Ail'. Ie no exception to tlftit wedosleu lisheei rule 0 ', On of the most interesting events of the yea in the work of women' clubs in La Grande will be the pre sentatica in the "near future by the Neighborhood club of three piog.anrt, the .subjects of whibwill be 'Cuthe. dral Study' aad "On the Trail of the Builder." When planning their year I book fhe Neighborhood club had ar ranged to devote two afternoons to the study of n'rt, and the subjects named were chosen at that time. A class of fifteen ladies began in Octo ber last to study the ''Train," begin ning with the forerunnerof the cathedral,- the pagan temple. As they have journeyed over the trail they have gathered many gems of beauty in mu sic, Bculpture, painting, poetry and costuming, as well as in architecture. fund. It is understood that the band o ' THREE MrKlnnis and the family Cod spee( andsuceess In their new undertaking ., -The following program at tplen- j l.'dly carried out last Tuesday at the Neigffborhooa club. L&eh subject, 'Ethics of Dress' fcy Miss Anson; "Art of Dress," by Mrs. jlal Rees; 'Textiles in Wartime,"1 by Mrs. A. C. U..niton, being given. in a very in teresting way, showing much time and thuught had been given to the work. Also the debaters vied with each other in giving the best to be. found on their side.of.the subject, "Roaolved, Thut uniform dress should be Adopt ed." Affirmative, Mrs.C. E. Hauper sett. Mis. A. J. Ritter; Negative, Sirs. Chester Newlin, Mrs. J. D. -Lynch. At the close of the debate a Ijallot was tnken, giving the negative side the largest number of votes. t TV - rk .r 7 ,lnal"g '"' will hold a dance each month. WC-filf nilloi hilt tha nrDtnnnnn-nnf nf ' it w imvn.',l.M. n,i it nii i, I The March meeting of Central Par- 'The Elks' Monday night, social dances this spring have proven verv Inonulnr and have had the itimnm-t f so mat, wnne me greav lemnics oimithe tlks and their families not only cathidralt will be the basic theme of ij,, i . Grande, but from the vnllev n,l of the chief events of the coming week. The meeting of the Parent- teachers' association of Central school ent-Toaehers nssociallon will be heW Fiidav, the 28th. at 8 o'clock, under the direction of Miss Rye. The sev the presentations, thjy will he embel lished with other forms of expression of artistic ideals, a harmony of the beautiful, and instead of carrying out their program on two afternoons, as which will be held Friday afternoon ffn,h and elchth grades will sing se-. planne(li they wi nlake the pre3enia is also of importance. The advent of u: .i . : t.. a,..:i ru spring is stirring society up some-1 bam 5 ?eum- ,!ne T.V, program, have been worked out en- whnt, and crowds throng thettheatre!- menc oi .mmi kwunn win ue tivey fay the cub Art with th(, nishtly. In the past week the event v,ewed bv Mrs- w- H- Tnlbot- I promise of such success that the Wo- of greatest interest was the 0.--W. "Child Welfare Work in Oregon andl. club of Portland asked tht band dr.nce, which drew one of the;-1-1""1 Legislation Pertaining to It ;DrivneKe 0f usinK the course. Thv largest crowds ever seen in the Rex hall. in I.a Grande, but from the valley and neighboring .towns. The eociul committee is well pleased with the co-operation of the Elks and the success attending the dance, and will endeavor to show their apprecia tion next Monday night by giving those in attendance a treat in the way of refreshments. A cordiul invitation is extended to all Elks and their fami lies to attend the next dance. will be the subject of a talk by Mrs. ; nreentations in La Grande and in! F. G. Schilke. A. II. Prince will take Pol.tlnd win be identical and costumes An interesting1 event of the week Rex hall, nor any ether flnnr. in thin -if,. .van 'n.rh.u so crowded na wns the hull lust Mon- ! Children ilny night, when a dance was 4 thp wcitHino ThlirHflllv nvAninm . iun the "Industrial Clubs" topic, and , , to ,,e inte-eha,,,..! be '"aicn nn, or miss mar .v Irene c vans I 'Mth Rnoroe I vman will discuss "Su-l? 1 . w ne iniercnange.i oe and n Schwebke, awell-known i . pervision Ol nocuil nuniis iui ijniuui f . tB , p,. unit has vo un- ' .. " " . . I t Tl. ln.t ; nnn.. , ...H nnpi. ... (Vll X l,c HIOL 1 " n.i.o.M... , ,M, fn Ml,p nharn. fit me rPSnPCtlVt" by the O.-W. band to celebrnte the nf tVa viinl niiplinn ronfrnntini? nar K1Ven J eUnrtl nll,n,.itios Hurt to lifl morpl bearinfr. Mothers interested in evening of St. Patrick's day. There "r".KV ,r .n t. kimfinui ,.i. !., ! in temirdia t o grades arc especiall; attendance with many from out of askc1 to comc on Frilay town and nil of them quite apparently enjoyed to the full the happy evening The Volunteer fire tlepaitment of hours. -The music which the O.-W-or-1 La Grande, running true to custom, chest ra provided for the occasion was i will (rive its annual ball on Friday of the best. This new musical aggre- j n'c;ht, March 2th. in Rex hall, a gation of eight p:cccs made it. initial ;which the social element of the city appearance Monday evening withiwill be present nnd one of the old great success. Every number it ren- fashioned joyful events will follow. It dered was persistently applauded. ;hns long been the practice of the peo Innrinr? continued until 1 o'clock. Iple of La Grande vho appreciate tnf feature., as follows: Mi'Si Shogrcn, costumes; Mrs Hutchinson, music; Jean Wold, dan cing; Mrs. Honeyman, art; Mrs. Bab ccck, tableau and pageants. For tho presentation in La Grande these sev eral departments will be in charge of an equally good array of specialists. Mrs. Richardson and the Monday club and many others will assist in making trjis one of the outstanding programs of the year. The St. Pntriclc". day social held at the Y. M. C. A. on Monday evening, I ley. the ceremony was net at the parsonage of the First fti. E. church, and the beautiful ring ecru mony was read by the pastor, Rev. N. Sherman Hawk. Mr. and Mrs. Schwebke will live on the groom's farm near Cove, and felicitations are extended to them by niany friends in the community. . The Ladies' Bible class of the Pres byterian church was entertained on Wedncsdny afternoon at the home of Mrs. W. S. Snook. The occasion was in the nature of a farewell for Mrs. Margaret Garrett, who left yesterday l ociocn. " ""- ; , ;uie -""""J !,..,.: - V,JJ ::, : ,u.. The de-orations with which the halt good wn.-k done bv t'-e viiiiniccr ne- !under the auspices of the teachers of ,'"- ' " " ' the La Grande city scnoois was a , . , ,, ,. ,L.f,,i entertain- ,1'h'asantly In social conversation, the ment from every standpoint. About wh",e the guests busied themselves at ARCA TODAY Norma Talmadge -In- "BY RIGHT OF PURCHASE" One of the best productions this beautiful star has , yet appeared in. MONDAY AND TUESDAY Wallace Reid &m the time they entered the building and kissed the "Blarney Stone" to the dainty refreshments and final fnrc wells every minute was filled with some form of entertainment or urtiuse ment. A delightful program wns given. Irish songs were sung by Miss Jean ette Stoddard and G. S. Birnie; Irish melodies and impersonations by the Misses. Florence Lynch and Moris Pearson and a beautiful demonstration of the Irish Lilt by Mis. Dorothy Dun bar. This program was followed by old time group games, led by Miss Jenn ette Wheatley, in which everyone join ed and had a big time. At the close of the game, dainty refreshments were served nnd the merry crowd left, declaring they had enjoyed the socinl immensely. General Secretary J. 1.. Cramer of the Y. M. C. A. says he iF under heavy obligation to the com- ittees of teachers who had tne ai- fair in charge. Chanter I of the P. E. 0. Sisterhood held a regular meeting at tho home of Mrs. L. B. Moe on rnday atternoon. Plans for the program for the next year and other matters of interest to the Sisterhood were discussed. The officer, for the ensuing year are ns follows: Prsident, Mrs. E. E. Kiddle; vice president, Mrs. K. h. l-nK recording secretary, airs. A. u. Hunter: corresponding secretary, Mrs. I. n. Moe: treasurer. Mrs. 'W. W. Wade; chaplain, Mr.. C. 11. Bidwell; journalist, . Mrs. H.- S. Urownlon; guard, Mrs. L. Stanchfield and organ ist, Mis. G. L. ClnrK. The delegates who are to represent chapter I at the state grand chapter convention, which convenes at Eugene in May, are: First, Mrs. E. E. Kiddle; second, Mrs. W. W. Wade and alter nate. Mrs. G. L. Clark and Mrs. C. II. Bidwell. "The Source" W&llfe thought he was a gentlemafl--well,e "he finally does turn, out to be one,but it mafces some sto?y It tJiat. m 4 LAfJST S?re TfitEdRAM 1 During the afternoon Mrs. Garrett was made the recipient of a handsome gift by the ladie. present. Some thirty young friends of Misses Elma Bay nnd Mnrgaret Zweifel were the guests of those two little ladies at a birthday party given by them joint ly yesterday afternoon at the homo of the hitter's mother,. Mrs. Nut Zweifol. The occasion was the' cele bration of their 11th birthdays. The house was prettily decorated in pink. The guests enjoyed dainty refresh ments toward the conclusion of the party. At a recent meeting of the Otsego Campfire the members presentv de cided to hold tho meeting, the first nnd third Tuesday, in each month at the Neighborhood club rooms. It wan also decided that each member shall pay five cents the. first meeting of each month. Any member) who is absent three meeting, in succession will be dropped from the Cnmpfiro unless reinstated by vote of the members. . Inventions have been received in La Grande by friends of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilson Nibley of Salt Lake City, btah, tc the celebration of the 50th anniversary of their wedding next Saturday, March 29th. The gueste will .be entertained at the Hotel Utah, Salt Lake City. Mr. Nibley i. presi dent of the Grande Ronde Lumber company, and the family resided at Perry about ten year. ago. i The member, of the Community Chorus, which organization is getting nicely along with it. work again nfUic the long suspension of it. activities due to the influenza epidemic, mekn tho announcement this week that on a date in the near future they will present a high-clas. program of popu lar and classical music. Preparations for tho program are now well under Way. o o o o 0 o Naive Suits for Those o 0 o o Who Dress jSiuc.rti.y NEVER "WAS .THERE, A SPRING THAT BROUGHT MORE RADICALLY. A CHANGE IN THE SILHOU ETTE.; AND NEVER '"WERE SUITS MORE POPULAR! A fiPT.lrVIHIlfiTTmvrai TO rv.f x 1 1 v . mv j " i- m -iv XWA ' A-tfML- REA 1 ) V TOR V OU ! DAINTY VESTS THAT ARE THE DESIGN OE REAL GE NIUS FORM A PLEASING TOUCH TO THESE GARMENTS SO NEATLY NEW. THE LONG NARROW SKIRTS, THE BRAID-TRIMMED JACKETS, i'l I E ODDLY-FINISHED POCKETS AND FRONT AL PELTS-ALL BESPEAK THE CHANGES THAT CALL' FOR DISCARD OF THE OLD AND THE ACQUISITION OF NEW. " NOW. MORE THAN EVER, WOMAN SHOULD BE WELL DRESSED, AND HERE, AT THIS STORE YOU ARE SURE TO FIND. ONLY THOSE SUITS THAT ARE STRICTLY UP TO TT I E .A 0 1 ) ES 0 F 19,19. C. E. KIRTLEY tadies' Ready-to-Wear ML i U lL ti Mis. Robert Pratt, Itoicc and Mrs. J. L. Mi-H. Melvill Cramer. Dr. S. A. Roe. the musical directoi of the Olyd Folks'' concert, has begun m earnest agnin to prepare lor ins second DreBentation of the concert, and will hold a practice this afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Christian church He will be assisted in the arranging of some new part, and training th. participants a. a whole by Mrs. R. 11 Coker who, during her residence in California, had a large experience inli,, twins will-visit with their grand work of this kind. Some new features j parents in Pendleton while their par- will be added tnat will produce a ent. "are away. more fun, and assurance oi anomer Mrs. Elmer R. Guye arid twin daugh ters left yesterday morning for Port land for a visit of several days. Later in the week Mr. Guye will go to Port land to join them and Mr.. Guye and he will leave for San Francisco and I.os Angeles, for a fortnight visit Mrs. C. D. Putninn was hostess to the members of the Lucky Thirteen club on the oa-a-iion of the irregulur meeting Thusday afternoon last week. Several of the members were absent, but those who attended spent a most enjoyable afternoon with their hos tess. Mrs. William Ash won high honor, at cards. , Tho Clio Club was onlort ilnod yes terday afternoon h Mrs. Hal Doh- nenkatl , twelve frut-l h beini,' pres ent. Tho nftorno'jii wuh pleaHanily spent at cards and lho guests on- Joyed delicious rttfroshntentB nerved by tholr hostcHU buftu'e taking tholl leave. Mr.. Albert Knight entertained hor card club friends Friday afternoon. Mrs. William Mitchell was the winner of high honors, with Mt-H. Guy Glenn jsecond. Delicious refreshments were served by the hostess at the close of the afternoon. Mrs. T. A. Could, has been In Lp Grando for a week punt, visiting n' the linina. of her daughter, .Mrs. H W. Lelghton. Mi-h. Could, wIiohu, homo is In Orcshani, Oie.. expects to extend her visit hero until tho first of May. . ' . t Mr. und Mrs. Louis Phillips are tho happy parents of a new son this week, The boy wa. a seven-pounder and ar rived Tuesday, March lHth. Mr. and Mrs. F. It. Hrldges, La Grande people who are in California for the winter, are at present vnito-. at Santa Monica. The Pnrkdlile ciub member. Will be entertained next Wcdm-nhiy nflt-rnoon excellent program is confidently given bv the directors. There is still some Mrs. .Hnttie Ralston left yesterday morning or Portland, where sbe will Mi b. C. S. Stilwell nt h'ir homa ir Fruitdale. Mr. and Mrs. Wnrdell of Cove am visltiilg over tho week-cod at the homo of their son, Albort WnrilU. Mr.. Lou Given and dnu'rhtcr, Ml.s Lois, left yesterday for Ua'-.er for n short visit with friend.. Mrs. J. J. Tenrson and Mis. Deloriu are visiting friend, in Baker over the week-end.' a couplo of wvok3 ulso,' since he loft La Omudfl about a month ago., Elks' social dance will be held Monday night, March 2-1 til. Alt IClk. a.' i d lliulr fnmllloB are mvlted, ilolrufhtmut. will be served. .' ELKS' SOCIAL COMMITTEES ' rz I'KIIHONAL MENTION Julius Roe.ch wa. a biiBtpoas vl. Itur In Bakor yesterday. Philip Holdenreich wa. a pa.sen gcr on No. 6 to North Powder yu. torduy morning. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cotner came down from the cam? above Hilgard yesterday, to take up tholr residence In La Grande again. F. D. Hobbs returned ye.terday morning from Portland, whore ho had boon for a few day. on a visit to hi. wife. Mr.. Hobbs is 111 In Portland. Mr. nnd Mr.. Juck O'Noal one1 family, who had boon In Portlomi for a short tlmo, roturned yeste. day - to their home In I.u Or.uulo Mr. O'Noal had been-In the east tu!- ) npARZAN J j OF THE APES 1 March 29-30 1 ( ARCADE i cianou oi u IJ .oe-.ity and lodge p.intlijj; and at the a rc e time lowest price, nnd best work manship will be given by us. Our job office 1. thoroughly equipped. , Our printers are union men, receiving proper compensation. By en trusting your work here yn are lure of satisfaction. - Observer Job Department Observer fvls are' widely rad. ' uncertainty as to the date on which muke her future hums with her son, the program will be given again. 11 RUits,J, who "returned from the .icr- expectea 10 oc enner rrwy, "i"", vice. a short time ngo. .virs. itai.tmi 4th. or Friday. April llth, and defi- pite announcement will be made with in a few day.. disposf d of herhousehold ejects and rented her house before leaving. Many friend. In La'Grifnde regret her de parture from amongst them. 1 aOl Footwear Ifamily for Jplfdn, where thpyave re ! f i - : I - i vt . - r o , work,, of the9 various orgonhatioi f'f honor, and a copioun supply of ic'clj the church. -Mri. IcKinnjs expect, to !crearn and cake provided enjoyable re PW leave hof.Iy wiiji' Mr. iclf.ni. anH freshmenU for the merry party. In bonrc of Mr.. Herschell McKin- ris a farkwell reception was held on jy,e ,cholor. of the sixth grade ir Thursday aftrnoi at the homf of,p,,n(ral erhool gave a party Friday lra. N. S. Hawk, it which ome thir lBfteroon in .honor of the birthday of ty of the ladie. of the congregation Mis. Hulda Anderon,one of the de of the First M. E. church were pros- (jinrtment, teacher, of Central. A ent, to express iheir app?cii:on of pleasant .ocii hoor was spent, with Mr.. McKinnis' untiring ical inth 9y hifppy return" for, trie gue.4 T cently ivtnuircd a large farm. Mrs i yLmmt delightful kensington wmif C. S. Jmith acted as tnastmistress ar.101 nju.n Thorultv tipranMi rir Mr in the name of thA ladie. of the chMchr. 1'r.Apr nf th fiilh lURrunprA JfresSited Mr.. McKinni. with a beaiPlin honor of Mr. L. E. Mill of Chi- wa. .pent and dainty reft-eftment. .tH. Mrs. R. J. K.t On. ThoM ormeiilli' werti served. The church vhe. Mm. were Mr.. Miller, Mr. R. 1. Kitfhon,' Oxforils'and Pumps Are Fashion's Decree for Spritg and Sijiaaser ',' New Dl.i'k KFi'iuii)', E"is liot'l in the best grudfl Kid. .frice ........$7.50 New l';rfi'iit Lci'llii t, J'lain Onci-ii Tu'iii, tsovcied Louis heel.. IVKo't tit.tiir a,. Jli.; ..........! ,. , -. ..-,,$1.50 Nfv Urn n Kid Oxfoi-tls, Lyiis lieel-Vhn better -fvliS P.ii-o '...$8.00 'New I il;i-k iu 0.T..rK Louis heel, tuin -nie 4;?st r;;do. Prieo 8.0$ Ne- Rrnwn and lila.-k Kid Mi!it;yj Heel xrds tli'wy i-it. JL'i $6.50 "3 a 1 Oi " w . o o o 9 Co 0 . .... (Si r w W o e