La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, March 05, 1927, Image 3

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Newspaper Page Texth ' Satui-day'Mareh.i,''i927!' Page Three r- E. 0. Chapter ' ; .Elects Officers For New Year chapter I of P. K. O. met at the Jtonie of Mrs. W. II. Hohnenkamp V.. wlth'Mra. H. A. iSurbrlck a, listing as hostess yesterday after--hoon, 1 During the rcgulur business ses sion orik'i'rs for the new year were (fleeted and Installed. They are: lira. Hall K. Wallts, of Island cnty. president; Mrs. A. I.. Hlch-4i-ilNon, vlee president; Mrs. .A. V. lylndgrcn, corresponding secrelnry; Mrs. IS. I.. Holmes, recording sec retary; Mrs. Wythel llluklund, treasurer; Mm W. H. Hohnon- Mump Jr., chaplain, und Mrs. Ids fatoltlnnd. guard. . The rooms were prettily deeor uled for the occasion with bou illiets of spring flowers. ltcfrcsh Incnts und u sociable followed the business meeting, i. . The unnuul election of officers for the homo department of tho I'lisf Presbyterian church was held yesterday afternoon when tho reg ular meeting of the department tuoli place at tho church. The same officers who serve 1 during the past year were reelect Veil. They are, Mrs. A. H. Ander son, presldinl; Mrs. W. II. Pick ens, vice president: Mrs. H. Wolf.', secretary, and Miss Young, trens- Thlrtccn members and four visitors were present for the meet ing. The business session was fol lowed by a socluble, when lra. A i . 1. ..'twin nrnl MrH J t;. .Mai!- "'-. noon. iv , J, t, j. 1J wn in - !.. iaIlll tl.pd gidmlnc ,lto a deep MrS. Ceainglieia I-Xn l'routy. Miss :Wllliuiiiso-i )owl nna beat with a dover beat ' Pvia-n MnSi-P55: and Mr- l''Ulkerson then served or until stiff. . Turn Into a mold i DUUgC 11U31COS refreshl'H'llts. ' first dipped In ..cold wuter to chill. I. i I . jHervo with a boiled custard inudo !. ...V, ciiorles Redingfleld enter-' The I'nrkdnlo club met Wednja- wlth the yolks of -the egg : tallied' nl u bridge luncheon nt 1 : 1 B oV afternoon at the home of Mrs. (Copyright, 1:7, N1CA Service. -k yteAlay afternoon with M.le Haw at laland City. HH I.) ! members of the I'Vldny Aftorliouil .". ' ...................... ...... Inge club us her gucsls. . jSmulley assisting as hostesses. , . n el eon wus served at three' There was a short business .mull tables, which were prettily meeting during he early part of decorated in a color scheme of the afternoon after, which the re- " . . . . Inn. ,.f th llnm wiih unfit! in iilnk anl lavender, nouuucis oi 1 ' . , ip.ua ixiiib " llihlge followed llincncon ...... u....,.il vhinln- the Hp.ielll ninnin. nn ... . I m, riv iTuntlng Tho' 15 f V l r raWII-i' f-ii.-t pr e was won b Mi. " ""!!! ."'I;.!! tmrnln Frbl iv The club will meet ugnin f no i. March IS. with Mrs. Clyde , Hunt- i lug as hostess. The Soungetuha group of cami-j r'i... .Hi-iM mot WtMlnesduy aftr-- ' mum ut S:45 o'clock in uio uu ... 4 1... tl.llr.fr nf I llt llle 1 . inesue Buiriirv i bljjiuui in m s" ij-fine metuiiK Yu" "' . Urnwn. t,'t, ... ,i .'notlonol Federation; and Madunui ket supplies from will from being t,y the pres dent. 'Xt rouu'- ' Mr8- . William Hlmde , pres ded MoUhleaUln() hopes , to :repremMt , loft in the sun and they are nol Itqn, and the nstltut ,q OV(,r ti10 iheeting. Nine members . ,p.u t ,1)0 rutlon's conven- passed through hands whose clean V nslsilng or Jcun MIIIa ms. I oro Qf .ttQ yovU WWe ffUltd -Sf '! t)on.t Rio da Jintelro.; . i llness and sanitary' condition there flhy Itrownton und Mis. present and weru represented 'in t ' ' l.lndgren brongnt im conmnuuw.i ibrfiirc the group for approval. i fnr local lion-1 ... j mil" - , i Tlu.m. will be won ill.-' 1 ne i birthday nieetlnit 'of the rampin e orKiinlwitlon Wednesday. March 10. At the next meeting Mrs. A.- V. l.lnditren will bring poems for the n,i. in in to be given ut the renionlul. the poems lo be ubo'll PETER'S The Original Sweet Milk Chocolate i- Lb. Cake 29c Moon Drug Co. Agei;t ir Tho Owl Drug Co. , " Twtiilic l4le Mippc-rs An nil patent tme-strap ltpIM-r. plkii hel. iancl orV cut-out on Mile. , ."hurt vamp, inelluni ninul Uk narrmv Irrel snt; rimmI filling. gtxl hsikhig. gtKHl wea1ng ami giHMl irhtf. Only Stl.AO fitr ttils whs Othrr Myliv Mini prices ranging from S5.00 lo Sttl.O.V I mi forgi't the S I ..( spiinif Silk ll at Sl.tf.t. shiir Idici-H, ItcH (ritsr 1 wli"i nml oIImt huc ft nKliliigM. Miti's new syrli,? )rinl.s la now $.95 an-J The B00TERY t'A?.i t.rU TImj Iajw l"riec trees, this being tree year. SW new girls have been voted In. Jean Williams and l.uclle Metculf are members of the Invitation commit tee to Invltu new members. Next week tho girls will go on u hike, and learn to Identify birds. The girls will meet at the home of Mrs. Ueorge Btrnle. Willow Parents, Teachers in Meet The Willow Parent-Teacher as sociation met ut the school yes terday afternoon ut 2:30 o'clock hi regular session. Mrs. Young's room rang three songs and Ida May Ambrose play ed two pluno solos, after which the regulur business meeting was taken up. It was voted to dis continue the hot lunch this year after a two months' successful run. The success of the book ex change conducted the first of the second semester of school and its help to the parents in saving on books wus announced, also a. book exchange committee for the begin ning of the next term of school. Mrs. Cunningham thanked the basket-social committee, in charge of u sociable held last week. Mrs. II. W. Turker gave a talk on the various stuges of child de velopment, after which the blrtn day anniversary of the parent teacher organisation was celebrat ed and a tribute to tho founders was read by the president, Mrs. I Alexander. A tribute to tuothets. futhers and teachers was read by Miss lWyl Jones, While Mrs. 1. -iss .re",; ,.aVof;7or:;i K. Prouty lighted the 3D candies, iganlmtiou Mrs., Alexander read a .............. ....... oe In j e. when the hostcs hostesses ..,-.....1 ,r....i.iii,.nt . , ........, ' 1 lv Cluu win oe eiu-i uhihu .,,,, VVa.ilnnfutii v Mur. G. Ill Hie IIOIIIO of Mrs. Klla llyneurson. , j Rantlt Womeh tO idptl&t V Allien w . ml0 Wnr1H Tftliv' - Ike Uapust w omens soeieij served World Prayer day yesteraiiy , unknown Tlu, WOmen"s club which when the regular meeting of me.. ( mwinrinlu. the task has 600 ... ... -1. . I. society was nem i im- vmuh-h wull Mrs. (..mines iiiim-y uo u- ,)lp t, Qf -pruyer. . Klghlecn WOnien were In attt iidanee. ,. . , , 1 luring l lie unci nuuii jj'1"" " r --. r.,. homes to represent four count rly. tne trip leauing uoiu p.aee .v place. The dale for the trip ai not ci oeen si-.. . u ..-.... purchased Immediately und us the pa.,v UlMne u,,, trip i goes from , pan uiHi.iK ... . """ one home to another luncheon w ill (be served, one course, at each hutiuv . ... 'rides ut anchor, buttered and for- liefreshineuts w.-re served at th j ,orn n (,n)ty and abun.loiu.u close, of yeslerday's meeting. .craft. '', I K rayed ropes hold Its stern be- The South Methodist Missionary' ,hn rusUd p,Hnf? unJ nQ Hffl society met . ut the parsonage Ht,ra f.um ,(s Ueck nQp ,m;(I) ho Thursday afternoon with a goodly t(ny cabln lt bob8 wltIl thu number In attendance. An Inter eating discussion on" ."Interpret:! tlons of Jehovah'v wus a -part of the afternoon s program, uuten from the book of Mlcah, fifth chapter and eight vi-rse. During the roll can it was lounu that 2i sick calls wero made dur Ing tho month of February. Tho meeting adjourned to meet again with . Mrs, Mur.: 24. A.' J. Stunner.! An Interesting program has been outlined for the regular ineetlnB of the Youm: Women's Kduea tlonul auvlllary Tuesday evenln t. Mar. S. at the Hist Methodist Kplseopnl ' church. The subject will be 'The' American l'"olk Sonss and Dances." the Indian, the plan tation " and ' later the barn dance period. . The .Soansetaho cunipflre fjl !-" mill the Oseha cunipflre group will take part In the Indlun part of the program. Kdmund Harris will he in charge of the negro part and the auxiliary members "ill ta!c part In the colonial and bain dunce purt. Matinee Shoe The correctly dressed man veara with aUeraoon clothes button Bho f patent leather with itrey auede '- a nil Marl lttltlfill. i V ! Announcements The Art .Research class will meet : Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock tit the homo of Mia, l. K. Dunn, 402 Spring street. The Centrnl Council of Parents And Teachers will meut Monday afternoon at 4:15 o'clock In the Neighborhood club rooms. 'AH members nre requested to be pres ent. MENUS I By Sister Mary nitKAKKAST Stowed dried apricots, broiled rice with thin cream, ham toast, crisp graliatu toast, milk, coffee. LUNCHEON Macaroni and cheese baked with tomatoes, brown bread and butter, maple gelatine, milk, tea. WNNElt IManked meat loaf, scalloped potatoes, buttered kule, grapefruit und orange salad, date and nut puff, whole wheat bread, (iuilk. coffee. Very often a meat dish Is vastly improved by the contrasting flavor of a tart jelly or spiced preserve. In this particular dinner the meat loaf., which is made of veal and hain, gains much if spiced grapes or red raspberry jelly uccompanies It. Tho small dhth of jelly udds an attractive hit of color to tho dinner tublu, too, which Is worth while. Maple Gelatine One tablespoon granuluted gela tine, 4 tablespoons cold water. Yt cup boiling water, 1 cup muplu sirup, 3 eggs (whites), tea spoon salt. Hoften gelatine In cold water, let stand ten minutes. Add boll- - : -"X h,CB ot cga ,,,. 8lrllp Tl'ltKISIl WOMEN'S Cl,i:i WII.li SUHVEY WOltKEKS CONHTANTINOI'l.K, Mar. 6 Madame Mezlhe Mouhleddlmi. Tur- kev's lendlnir feminist, president l,.n,i rnl.n.iir nl ih nnii u-nnii.n'a " " : " ." . T ciuii ill lliiKi'y, nils uuueriu hiiii iu ..., ,.. , ..,- innke IL mitlnn-wlrie sllrvi'V men workers with tho coinpllallon of Htatlsties on wonnm in industry of on- Tho BUrviy wl rt of the kind in Turkey n,i u-in r..rmirp nt hiiit rix montlM 1 . " . ".7 ? ii2 dlfricultles In the way of gathering accurate Information In a land where slatlstlcs have been entirely ,nmil(,rfl it was admitted last year to membership In the inter !"Ma" Streeter Disappears; "Deestrict ' of Lake Michigan" ., , .,,.,,,.- onicAtlO. Mar.6 Down when' ., rhlcairo water front overlooks t.,,olcBt alll) roudest section of iho city's fumed Gold Coast - louuvunl of brown 8toI1(J . frwntJI . IMnnairt.8. Ulace there waves, neglected. And few there ar who" recog- Ji(l In this cockle-shell with Its sluttrrnly rigging und stove-ln rnllins tho thing for which it 'stands. A Historic ticsturo The boast is the last, vestige of the "Kingdom of the Streeter. vines." It Is all that remains to ,.,.,,,1,,,! t,. present year of a dec ade and less ago when "tup n (ieorge Wellington Streeter, doughty und picturesque, threw a gesture at t'hieago which hus gone down Into its history. I ntll three months ago the craft was the home of Streetcr's widow the equally scrappy "Ma" Street er. who dwelt In It with none but a white bull dog for company and a shotgun across her knees. Year In and out she drifted ucross tho water front, pursued from pier lo pier by the vigilant harbor police. Niiw "Mil" hus disappeared. None knows esuctly wheru she hus gone. To all this hangs a tale which dutca buck to and what Is termed "the night of the big wind H It seems, from what is handed ,i....n . ii.ni. who knew him. I thut tho "L'ap-n" had grown sick of Chicago and decided to puck up und shove off in his good old flat-bottomed scow, the "Iteutun." Hut a storm arose and the "Iteu tun" grounded on a sundbar Just a few hundred feet from where .... . . ... n,.l fit,, nri.vlri.in lll.V. The "Cap'n" couldn't get It otr. Hays lengthened Into months and during thut time the doughty r..n..u. ..-111. i. ..i.ii. 1 hi ii if eve." weleomed the efforts of contract tors und exeuvutors who were us Inif the roudsteud ot the "lleutun" fur u dumping ground. The Kami Uar tirows More yeurs pas-aed and the dumping ground blossomed Into a lde patch or "inane lanu. ine Vnp'n" claimed all this by siiiit-t.-r s right and called it "Tim ixestriet of I-uke Michigan." He claimed his possession to he he- I the control or slate luw uii.i forthwith busied lilnuelf to cstub- llsh on It an American countcr- purt of Monte Carlo. lie set himself up as absolute ruler ot his "liccstricl" and but tled off all who came to take It from him with shotguns and rifles. Iu "ii- pl'.ehed baUlc one uiau," aa OUT OUR WAY H ' : y 1 - s j v '..x; y, r g 1, ALL OSJEP -TM' iftpL r7 f?-,- X, ii -TWO "TO MO u. s. pat. orr. The Garden YEUETAUI.KS KEEI' 1IICST IN . UAItllEN Tho garden Is a better place to keep vegetables fresh than the re fligerutor. Tho economy of a gar- "en la senium cullKldoreil rrom this viewpoint hut it is an Important one. I hero Is no waslo from stor- "Be. The vegetables are kept ut their ,,lliv ,.hll ,vl.- - They mm' get over-matured if left t"" "t they keep here they ki ow and only qirnn- tity suffleient for a meal need be fc-utjiered. leaving tho rest to re- mul Up-top cutldltton for un- other day and another meal. a Harden waves u lut of room In the lee box and provides better mmlitv veirotublos ih.n. (. nnHslhlv be gathered from the refrlRcrator ..- tvnm h.r ..1d Ht.t,n,n nh.nt ..f the grocery. , Home-grown vege- tables du nuL suffer as do mur Is Only a Memory killed und several wounded. The' fights were always staged around the remains of the. "lieu tun." This craft having long since become laud lucked, the "Cup'n" improvised It Into ii fortf rcs und dubbed it his castle. . h'orm the upper window of this the "t'up'n" used to sit In high stovepipe hut and with an anchor like chain of gold strung across his vest, "watched for varmints." And by that he meant any of his millionaire neighbors from thu Gold Coast, who tried frequent ly through their agents lo dispossess the old man, What the "Cup'n" called Ills "Deestrict of Lake Michigan." and what now Is known as Streeter ville. houses almost J MM), 000, 000 wort h uf proper! y today and the land on which this wealth is built Is worth pi-limps us much uguln. When the "Cup'n first suw Iho ptnTe It was nothing but a shallow mud bottom.' Six years ago lie died, fighting to the last on an un- successful uppeal to the supreme court. They luld him away In his stovepipe hat und wiih the heavy watch chain across his 'est. I Hut with the "Cup'n" gone, his widow did not relinquish the fight. Hhe got together the now t buttered, und deserted houseboat j and moored It first to one spot and then to another, ulways keep- Ing within the territorial wuter off the ".Streetervllle" coast. Killed Against llln Not so long ugo the decision of the supreme court, for which the now dead "Cup'n" hud been watt- i"g, s iiuiiueu uuwii, LuiinniiiiiK ' judgment of Iho lower court. "Ma's" ease was lost forever. Hut she . still continued puddling about the old "IJeestrlct's" shoreline to muintulu a legal residence there. . The process-servers arc after j "Ma" again. They want her to rciiiov,- her boat on the ground that it Is a. derelict and Is other , wise in the way. Hut "Ma" Is fco"c. " ....... ...u....u seme from the boat and she has not been seen since Inst l.r stmus url " to Its wharf but It speaks the history of another day when a tall, lean figure, with a walrus inus- 1 tuchlo, stovepipe hat and wearing Jlhc Inslgnbi of office... consisting of u heavy gold chain, across ins vest, defied ull of Chicago In a fight for a fortune. A stranger In u western city no ticed an odd crunk oil the meter of the taxlcab in which he wan riding. Hecomlng curious he turn ed this crank a wee bit to sec what would happen. The meter Im mediately added fifty cents to his fure. Headlines you never see: r. O. I. IIUXKKT CltOWII A FT KM ALU SAYS JIM I'.JJjjD. ! K:.; '. "T - ' - 'By Williams f . it OWE 'SHOT. Is gravo suspicion. Home-grown vegetables are clcunesl, of best quality, and a real economy. Clean spinach fur the baby Is the Incentive fur muuy a garden start. The wilted und sand-laden greens often on siilo at tho green grocers cannot compare with tho frONh, uiisp leaves that may be gathered in the back-yard .patch from - a nickel package of seed plus a little healthy exercise In the way of spad ing up space to plant It. . Hut proper diet for the baby is no more Important than proper diet for the adult and although It is usual to treat a baby with more consideration than a gruwn-up when It comes to food there Is no good reason for doing so fruiti a strictly hygienic standpoint. ' Start u vegetable garden this year ns a measure of health und economy.- If It Is 110 more than a spinach patch it is that much clear gain. Tomatoes may follow the spinach and two staples of the menu nro provided fnr the season. DECLARATION To render th most dependant and courteous service To tho (reat.it possible number ot people At the lowest cost consistent with fair wage to the labor and capital employed Giving and deserving fair troatmeat To be a faator In upbuilding this community Is the objective of thla company. Eastern Oregon Light & (9 .. i-t etur sv Hcs usvice. wc MA I Mil: KDND.Mi (iiri'S OFFICIAL VOKTItAIT LONDON. March 5 Dumo Madge Kendal, one Of tho beat loved British actresses o tho last quarter century, Is to havo nil off If I nl portrait done by .Sir WIN Ham Orpeii. The price of tho picture Is lo be paid by theatrlcul subscription, und it Is hoped I hat eventually It, will find Its way to the Natlonul Portrait Gal lery. ' Dame Kendal f who " is ?S years of age, has been con nected with the stage since her childhood. : Hhe ; visited America on several occasions, making her first appearances in Now York at the I'M fill Avenue theater In ISS'J, playing Susan Hartley ln "A Hcrnp of Paper." Her last appearance was at Hln Majesty's theater, Lon don. Jit 1911. , Mi-a. Kendal In her familiar Victorian bonnet Is not less picturesque than Whistler's mother In the port ru it so much re produced. ! Light Heat ONYX "POINT EX" HOSIERY In all the new Spring Shades 1.65 US 2.75 PUTMAN'S La Grande Exclusive Ready 'to-W ear and Millinery WOMAN HAXK EMPLOYE OtTHA.VKS MANY MEN HOCHKHTKIl, Conn., Mnr. 5 IKItxabeth K. Deer, a bank employe here, has a rating of 99 In knowl- edge of banking .fundamentals higher than most men. Hhe hus been uttcndlng a elass sponsored by llin Ilurtford chapter, American Institute of Hanking. Katherlno M. del Mustro of the atato banking I eontinissloner'a office, led the cluas I witlt the flawless grudo of 100 por eent. Klght women made pnsslng grades, threo ot them taking honor ( .' I .. -. I Tho International Association of f. I. .till,,,. li..in... hm.i i,b v. Ulonul Association of Retail Clolhl- I era and Furnishers, ugree that the Aiuoiicun man is tho best dressed. ', LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING If you have wearing apparel that you think might hot wash well why not try having it dry cleaned. Absolutely pure and . fresh gasoline circulating through our cleaning machine at all times. STANDARD LAUNDRY i : : Phone MAIN 56 ' . Power Co. Itll'UOVVO.MAN TITOIIH Hl'HOOI.IlOYS TO '(ITliE CHICAGO, Mar. 6 Boys of thei Heserve Officers Training Corpse at l.ako View high Bchool, Chl" cago, have a womun rifle coach.y Miss Mary Monohun, whoso broth-? -er, Stephen, Is a natlonully known; rifle shot, and .who Is .herself a crack markswoman. .- The' excel- lence of her tenching was attested when tho rifle team of tho school ) was nwarded medals for . profi- e'''"0 ln eompetltlon with all thyt scholusllc rifle corps of the city. , Registration of motor vehicles ' in the llnited Htates In 11)20 totaled j 22.2?S.043, an Increase of 2,044,618 1 am. I4HR. Now York holus first place, California second und Ohio." third. Nuvuda has tho fewest car; 23,009. .