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Monday, December 16, . 1929, ;, , LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. LA GRANDE. ORE. Page Three Society News Christmas Period Causes Pause In . tii hit 11 nil Tour smaller ones, hi i nut holy decorated with chrysun- themums and Oregon grape with C ' 1 ' A 4f nsnieu cijii-rtt huoiiik iu hm" eiircu oOClcll A I I cl 1 1 S Alius Helen Williams assisted In serving. ' Tho pleasant Mohawk Bridge, 1 Club Entertained y Tho hurly-burly rush of Christ-.' The pleasant afternoon was dius shopping Is imw entering tin spent Informally, the. members or peak period - Hip time' when lhv tin- choir inking advantage of tho I'arly shoppers are Just finishing, Hne to practice Christinas in null1. and llu "medium" ones. Just in the in hist, anil the' hue one just be ginning. Virtually everybody Is buying now. - jm) mum precious lime is iumui-j ,m i i od to getting reudy for Santa (inns . Uld ftrHi sv 1:;. AtoCluro and Christmas, Unit fewer parlies. lvil,.0 ,HW Jlu i,ostmi t0 thl, Alo. itre being held, and many of tho lmwk Bridge club Saturday eve clubs am postponing their moot-- UlK wlh folu.. laWpB at PUV ings until tho new year., v ,j0(l ((.mr(snn and l-rod iloover Holiday week will hoou arrive, W0lft uwanP(, ,lriZ(,H fot. hlrh lally with ItH holly, rir houghH, and miH-, Thl, nwt mmlnff - or tho ,,lnn tleioe ami multitude of gifts wrap- .vm h(1 w.lh ..., ....... chili meeting IhhI Tuesday, and was well received.- . . '. , Tho Wide Searcher's class of tin : Presbyterian church will have a Christmas party In tho community room of the church Wednesday nf- i tornoon at .2 o'clock with Mi. 1 Harry Turner. Ahu. Chris Miller. i .Mrs. William llarclay. and Mrs. S. 1 S. Nye uh hostesses. , I . . . The 1.. S. of II, of I,. F. ami K. will meet Tuesday evening at i o'clock In the K. 1. hU when the ; losing Hide In the attendance con ; lent will serve a dinner In honor ' of the winners. Mm, Ida Charlton : in leader for the winning: side, and j Mrs. J. O. Sllulugor for losers, I . . . Tli.. I ni-.il Ut.t.ii.u Alii tf t!t.1 DirlKtiun (UiutH'h will mi't't lit tho iiomo or Mm. J. I), Kmilli, ITiMI KliM slriU'l, a 1:30 o'clock WciiliiH-diiy.urti'rnoon. will he Willi Mr. mill Mih. Oliver, utief tho hollduys. Hostess at Dinner, , ' Social Evening Ied In Kay colored paperH. Mem iVcra of the younger et will arrlvo home Tor Chrif-tmHN: thtn the ho clal winds will Hlart and the whirl" will he even greater than 11 hurt l)oen thlH fall. . , Several lodges and im liar in-- i ' KiniixiiiloiiH. a woll art the church.- A lleasant dinner and Modal eve uW plannlnK Chrltmas trees with Mn wnH enjoyed Haturday when Haiuu ClauH to visit the yomiffer -fubel Morton wuh hoteKfl at w-l and dinner and danccH fr the. ber home in the Melvllh aparr a)UHHi .-inentH, with MIuh. Alice Klip pel u- . 'niHtiiiK an hostenH, with , four jfirla f ri-P PoinUrtiir ' - 'Of The Obseirver office- uh ruohIh. UlUei 01 iainpOW v Tlio .dellcfoaB threo-coui-Hc dinj T-TnlHa Tllltlfltinn ,,op' w served at ft ;tab.l" ,atiracr 111 UlllUU (lively appointvdvltlV .'poihsetta 'The Order of Jlainbow KlrlH lnpllu,p card-in a: ChriHtpiarf theme; (luted two trJrl.s. 'f'hHla Harvoy and ,,lowhlff. ainmr a pnjoyablR eve nlntr wa Hpent li'Hteninff. to ,the ru OC- 111 SVIAI lr Mil' Search For Couple VA.VCOrvnit, ' 'a.sh.', Deci 1G (AT) Search continued tmlny for K. H. ScarbeiK and It." H. lebn. St. Helens, Ore.. hulucvH men. who disappeared In the SlouxHttn ('reek wltilernew., over a week ago while on a mlninjr Inspection trip. An ah plane and more ihan "On men are aiding in the fcnrch. A tfioup of Hond Itlver Cvhk Italn. a motin- , tain ellnildmr oiKanlzntlon, ti'aced the hiHt known trail of the two -wandoiini? men from the ypot .whern, Saturday wet wood and ; burned nmi'.ehex were foiindi Helin'B j :nitoni(dile wiih found dining, the wueii where lt.had been abandoned. dlo, and in- (lellKhtrtil HOriul' jlioui-Hi Juveniles Mjet lli'At Ki R Hall itiut Virginia UIush, into membei'Hhip, tu the regular meeting Hatimluy! af ternoon in the MuHonic hall. Due tp the ab.senee of the mother ad vlnnr the order-will hot; meet atrnlh until January, When election ot' or ficern will he held. It wiih also de idilerl lv nniinlnr .vnlo .tu' luive' it joint liiHtullallon with '(hp Do Mo.1 Tho Jnv.-nllfs of ho !ol(ihlr of ,tiy oiKiinlziuloii for tlio pulillo. 1 W'oodmi ft mot Hiitiinliiy afternoon A report -wiih inudo liy l.n Velio ! tt'"h Mm- -Arthur Duhl In the K. 1'. Itl'. hey or a roeent meollnK of tho ! """ for reBlllftr hohhIoh. followlllir Bi-oiip when tea iowi-Ih were ma.Ui ! hlch refreHlinients wore nei veil. for tho .Miwonic lodKo, alioiU So ofl 'I he refreshment rniiiinllleo eon whleh have boon completed. Tho H,,I ' Mp- W- Onllnifher. Mis. ft.rmlllK of n KldeliH club to Hew ,;- M- Ii and Walter Dahl. Mia. for the fhlldren's Masonic homo Henry Vcke anil ftlra. l'aul llnn at Korest 0 rove .wa dlHCiiwicd. nen anslHled In sorvlnif. A Hhort talk, duriiif; which thn ' children's home was menttoned, vns presented by ' I'. M. fllimph-royj:. Announcements First of Series y Of Dinners Held : 'A dollglitful affair, Hie rirm or a florlcH of dhinei'H to be given' by the tmlhiduar menihers of the I .ad ion Aid Society of the MothodiHt I'hurch, look place yesterday at the lioine of .Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood WilliatiiH on Washington avenue, with Win,. WHIiamfi and Mrs. It. lt Tyler as hosteMsew. On this occasion, the Kroup con sisted of members of the choir and their lam Hies, with covers for 37. At i o'clock a delicious two-course dinner was served at one lonif The' Community Women's Hiblb Jclass will meet 'tomorrow at li.'ili I In the gold room or the l.n Grande I hotel. Subject: Mark (i, lead by I Mrs. .7. O. Smith, "Deeper Light on , (he Christmas Story," "On tlio Ulrri i or the Wbrhl." by, J.. Patterson ! Smylhe with round table discus slon 0 "The World Ueyond." ' '. ..." . . v.. 1 The teaehers In. .La.Qrnme ! scliools and members" or the' r,a Urn mle- Neigh horh.iod club with their -respective families are in vited ti a special presentation of a "lioneer" Day.'.' program ut the l.a Urande hotel this evening at 7: -15. 1 This program was presented nt tin KIK01AliliV'MAl)Il UAVON . T VKKK .DH'rilllKXT DYKS WIIilXOTOX, , Del. : (AP) ' Rayon, making has advanced to where It is possible to put n piece successively into two , dyes and have some threads take one color, whl I o the remaining fibers' take only the other. . This cannot , bp done with any piece of rayon, hut only with that specially woven. The color selectivity is due, says j a report of t he research depart 1 ment of the l)u l'ont Company, to development of Varied methods of making rayon, particularly one which employs acetic acid. the substance which causes cider to turn to vinegar. The acetate variety takes cer tain dyes which other threads re ; wist, so that' by weaving two kinds j of rayon threads unusual dye tricks jean bo performed. Russian Sights Change British Miners' Views Ily Wade j. Werner (Associated 1'ress Staff Writer) . KYTlinitNK. Kngland (Al A new tnpL'thod of couilmtilng com munist prupMgttmlu lit mining diH- ttiicts hut heen. discovered hy TU den Smith,, managing director of I the TilmnustoiiH collieries here, Smith's method does Its work without the arrest of a single soapi j box orator, or the expenditure of I public funds In the prosecution uf 5 criminal syndicalism, cases. It also I has the supreme virtue of convert ing bothersome agitators, into help ful friends. ' The .colliery, had its . share of grief from the gloomy coal situa tion In Kngluud, and this was In-' creased by n growing belief njnoutf the miners that under communistic conditions In RiiNsia things must he much belter. ' Mo Smith orrored to send two miners to Itussla on condition they stay there If thtlms looked better j than at home, .and on the further condition that ir they didn't like 1 the 1 tasinii systeim they would j come back and tell their fellow ! workers why. ' ' J. Crane and V. Ronne, took jhlm up. Thry returned from Rus ! sla rail of hard words. , Mines In Russia. - they round, were Indeed different from Eng lish mines; of the llurovsky mine In the DmictK Hasln, Crane said: "It was just a hole In the side of a hill. Our interpreter refused to go In with; us.-, We, Avent .down by sliding on our backs front prop to. prop,' We, .told: them .Itrllisl: miners wouldn't wOrk thi'ee liourtf I In such a, place.?1 r .. , , In Moscow the llr-ltlsh inliien 'were horrified by high . prices, lies, tered by flies and beggars, and re volted by the sight of "clothes and Jewels which only the rich could buy" displayed , In shops hot fur j from where "thousands oT workers stood In hread queues to obtain their daily ration." -Mnlth had his little joke at the meeting addressed hy Crane and Roone. He posted near the door tho following notice: ' "Hooking office for free outward passage to Russia, Application can be made, here after the meeting hy TUntanstnne miners desirous of proceeding to Russia with their ifamllles to take up, ennplnyment ar ranged hy their delegates In ac cordance with the conditions of their tour." I No one asked for a ticket. Woman's Club At Cove Is Active; Work Is Planned , - Ity Mr. A. (1, Conkllu (OserVer Correspondent ) - COVK. Ore. (Special) The Woman's club held Its regular meeting at the I.. D. S. commun ity hall Thursday, About 20 mem be re and two visitors were present. One new member was added to the roli, Mi's. J. V. Dean. Mrx. W. A. Winters unit Miss Klnora llaimen were visitors. During the bimlness liieetthg u proposal was: made that the club members sew Tor one f the ha by homes In Portland and the work will he done afier tMuist mac, Several of the women promt Ised tu make candy fur the Camp Kire Ulrls candy shle, The first number o lithe irugratu was a piano solo, ".March of the Slavs" (Archie Mumum). by Mrs, Ken neth l.aVlolette. A paper entitled '-'Muslu'' whs road by Mrs, W. A. Wfluters. solo "Lullaby" hy Mrs. L. J. tiuidwU-U Kecoinpanled by .Mrs. Winters! "Music In (he Home" by Mrs. 1.. J. ChiuHvtck; vocal duet iu the 1'A'eitIng," Airs. Chadwlek and Airs. Winters. Mrs. Chadwlek was chairman of the program and her errorts were very much ap preciated.' Mrs. TV C; Hpfty was elected to represent the. club at the rulou county llhrttry league and .Mrs. Jack l'iecher was elect ed alternate, , imMucIi sutfsfiictlon Is felt over the jemovat .of Die i'laK-pole. on the mlildle of the street. It was rot ting off ami. had long been leaning over und was felt to be a menace to tho buildings and to. the people.. It was cut, down by Leonard Towle and Thumbs Towle, and thereupon uveiyotnrdrew'a igh of relief..' It fell between TowIc'h garago1 and tlio library. . tltlly Duncan has been out or school for a few days because of i,llnesi . )' ftfy Bird Loven ' ."v A bird Minctuary having been provided hem' (lie ruins of Hip Nor hiiin keep itt IXilllehl, li'olaild. boys of the village school handed tngelli or ami with ibelr own tools In fnwt time after school hmtl's eiiulpped' Hie plHce will; hint shcller mitt ne.sttttg boxes. ', As (hp gladsome Christmas sea-l son approaches, congress inn't thoj only place where there Is lobbying i Vicing done. i Marcele Conley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Uoyal Conley, was out of school all last week because of chicken po'. Itaskethalt practice will begin thlt. week. The school hoard has rented the Maccabee hall to be used as a gymnatluin I'ttr luisket hall prui'tlce. Kenneth t.a Vlolette and his boy rangers went out Saturday for a Ioiik hike over the hills. 'I he rang ci.t are hoys ot tu or t- but they eujey hiking as well as the older fellows. Those who wen; out Sat urday were Lewis and Arnold Hall mark. Milton Harris, Delma,!' IClch aids, Clinton Alexander and Gale Mlth. The Daughters of the King will hold v. regular monthly meeting at the home of Mrs, T. C, Hefty Tues day afternoon. Archer Antics who was 111 Sun day with an attack of appendicitis la able to be nut again. ' Henry Henderson, of llrittana lleach, H. C, Is a guest of his cousin Mrs. Keith Mc.Coot. Thomas Towle left early . Thurs day with a loud of apples which he li taking (o the nr. laud and Van couver uarkcts, lie will be away until Miomlay. A. letter to the Woman's club front Mrs. J. It. dice, of Crane, was read Thursday arternoon nt the club meet lug. In It she men tioned a hrler visit .to . Cove. last, mouth where she only saw the out" side of the houses or her friends here, that she had' to visit her be loved home at Cututi Yew How und carry bade to Ihm f ftijilly thejnews about each beloved rock and rill In (heir place. She writes tliat she It: attending school each half day studying bookkeeping aihl typing. She expresses lierHeir as '" .being iitlxiottR i'ul' her return to Cove," but her 1'rlends hero lln1; -even,, in'oro u.tixlous to see her.. , , ' ',: . 1 ; .The Camb I'M re- Obis under the direction or ihelr leader, Mrsvl6h ,net (.a Vlolctte. will present a pro gram oT novelties Including a one act play at the L..D. S. communltv hall Wednesilav evening, iliev- will also hold a iady t'ale. ' k . At I hi: Helen Cowgill. state club leader rroin the Oregon State col lege, vIsLed the l "ove schotls In the Interest or club work. She told the children what club workers In the oilier purls or the Htate were doing ami tho plans tor the coining vein' In club work and urged them .to1 start their club work at the begin ning of the year. Miss Cowgill was accompanied bv 10. A. Havre, county sii perl nl eudent. The Ut. Ilev: WV I'. Itcinlngiitn visited the covo library early In 5 5 5 Si I I I Yoit miigt; see .these hew and delightful hand- kerchiefs.,. Imported gift hankies of fine linen, hand 'mqde-n, individual Chmtmas boxes. z Dainty embroidered and iace-trimmed-in deli- S cate hues,, colwlul shades and white 2 for 25c to 1.50 Lovely Christmas Handkerchiefs pi PUTMAN'S i " Grander Exclusive Ready-to-Weai ( l and Millinery j( 1 1 ; the week. and discovered how hard. t ..the Women's club is working to i 'raise the money for- the yearly:' t budget and Mill, of tho kindness of : his heart, wrote lluv club that, he I would personally give n cheek for I to help carry on thlK eutluvali i-aud educational' workv It is need-j less to say that the few Womoh vbo i carry oit.the ht-avyj. burden are I most aipreclatlve: The libra rv is u -luiiillc inptltiittpn and Uh books go Into every hume la Cove and all lis outlylnK districts. . ; i -. .JVun .MiirchltJUh, son or Mrs, J4 Collins, enlisted and lett for Hawaii Nov. t. He was at the time hv 1'oitlnnd and Wroin his- mother If hi intentions and she has nut heard rrnm him slnce thut time hut Is unxluuBlv uwiilling news of his safe arrlvnl. . : . ' . ;1 FRKXCIf AU SKI MK C.K'V ' ill-,T. J-'UOAI (i-:ricas I PARIS' ' ( Al1) American-v gifts I enntinuo, to, enrich the f annuls I! miiseunVs of Krnhoe.' ' . . , A bust of .Marshal Foch by .To Davidson, tho American- sculptor, I the gift of the artist, -was accepted ihjrv Mie-'ConoNl -'.(.f.uNH-tioniat -M- ,seums and ordered placed In the , Versailles palace. 1 ..lames llazen Hyde gave seven Ipnlnted doors and two sculptured panels from the home of Adotphe f Yvon to the Conipiegne museum. I SVH AXI tU"1)Y l-'OUM! j M'lW lil'JAOCM. Ol-' NATIONS The : Best - fiqlited. " 'Store .viiidbiu in La Graiide RAUIS (AP) Tunch and Judy have organized a League of. -Na-, tioiirt. Those who operate the pup pet shows of many countries, meet ing here for their first congress, 'Croat ert,,',Unimn',"-" which' "is- short for International I'nion of Puppets. Tony Sarg of the United States and those who nnimate the pup pets In France. Kngland, Jlelgluin, Italy, Cr.ec hoslovakia, I lungary,: Oermnny. Switzerland and Japan, are on the governing committee. Tho members propose to study the use of the puppet show In educa tion. Schools already utilize rhcni In Prague. Punch; who Is "Oulgnol" In France, look pnrt In the health campaign organized in Lyons hy . the American urmy during the war.' Moscow Is using "Petrouchka" for communist propaganda and mari onettes portray fascism in Italy. H Cost less than sixty-five cents a day. "We consider the money spent for electricity used in lighting our store windows the cheapest advertis ing we can buy," says the manager of one of La Grande's leading stores. "It gives our customers a better opportunity to become acquainted with the merchandise we have for sale." ' ; Increase your sales by letting electricity help you advertise. - EASTERN OREGON LIGHT & POWER CO. Always at your service.' WltlTHK HADIO HOOK IM.OO.Ml.VOTOX, 1ml., (AP) Or. R. H. Rnirmey of the, Indlnna untvernlty physles department hns' emnpleleil another hook on rn.lio. Store No. IS La Grande, Ore. Christmas Suggestions... Boxed Gif ts 29c to $1.00 Silk Lingerie 49c to $4.95 House Slippers for everybody 49c to $1.98 Neckwear Scarfs -Ties 49c to $1.49 Fancy Umbrellas $3.98 to $5.98 Toys 15c to $1.98 Childish Happiness Carried Thru The Years Dolls and toys and a glistening tree-these make Christmas the most memorable day of the year for the youngsters. How happy they are in anticipating and in realizing Christmas! And how fortunate they are if this childish happiness can be carried on, through the years. It can be done-and much of the secret lies in teaching" them the fundamentals of saving. Give them toys and Christmas joys--but give them a little money, too for their savings account. It will help, protect Christmas happiness in the years to come. La Grande National Bank Member Fedonil Reserve Hetwiurees Over 2 Million "Forty-Second Year of Friendly Service" n H u rs ' n l-E n n n bi