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i Pa)?c Six LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. Saturday, May 14, 1932 Junior -Senior Banquet Friday Eve Annual Event Held Last Night At Sacajawea Inn Dancing Enjoyed jThey sleep In "bunks" arranged In ft'fVTM Aflf I P P II 1111 jclrcle UBd the fire, wtth their : JIr UJ AIAjJ (jlVfcll T5V1 1 Atin'ti cr 'Vnctaa an1 QnfAoa i Cant. Waneooer abo Included In Jk. V1IVTI1IJ) A VMUVM MriU Wat. With a profusion of lavender VArnc.. and tulip and yellow candles. jhla interesting talk a discussion of ' the wealth, the economic and rellg lous life of the Indians. Their eyes cUu color. fta-mln a lkgrewnd tarl thc ftxulty , the Hlgh IDMnt ind d(U11. u, ,nd they are dreoes. C tWDqUet; . . . mMVIh nr Uw atf,hautivrv ant at ImmIm nv thlnM the Junior class of the 1 , .... ... ,.,.., .t I vi,. imiii. um., ,,. m ..i,,,,. Owide Hljfb Khool entertelned the. JunJor ln chw of . the meeting, and Mm. W. B. Plclc- enlor clue, the school bo.ro, the Hl-I for tb, tenUCt. Were;ene led the devotions. Mr.. L. Deo- pad. tod the faulty .t the annual M!M a,. Hat-ihan. president. Introduced Cept. J,nto,:!n'?ra.i "T';'01 bi"T" teberg. Mlaa Florence William, and H " ' " . I ." . drtdge Huffman. ou. jmow. presmenv 01 in jun- Burte Intow Jlcted gmer.. chair. Vl . 1 Virginia B hep herd and Dale Standley, .. . . " " "- decoration.: Barbara .Coolldge and uny. in. scnooi rxj.ro ana xne i- BuTlu) ,nlow program: jewel Weagel, "'" r. -- proiram.; Wayne Rater, 1."!! Wer and Wayne Fa,ter alter Nc,, ,nyviutlon.. which tllck Hughe, president of the ... senior ma; a, i,. uraiapp, principal of the High school; J. T. Longfellow, superintendent of city schools; A. W. Ncbon. M-Dud; and Dr. J. L. Ingle, chairman of the school board, re sponded According to the tradition trrt vice president of the aenlor class, Mrs. Lynn Larson Entertains Club Vfr.. Lynn Larson entertained at ; pretty one o'clock luncheon yeeter. ailas day afternoon at her home for mem' Anna, Mae Bchsfer. turned over the berg of her club. Orchid and yellow cane to Bill Corey, vice president of i tulips were used as decoration, about luncheon the Junior claw. Dev. Clarence A. j the room, and on the Kopp. rector of Bt. Peter". Episcopal church, gave the Invocation, Dancing wan enjoyed during the evening, following the banquet, with mualc furnished by the PosUrrWien drlckson orchestra. An InternHsslon feature was a tip dance by Misses Dorothy and Virginia Campbell. m 7 Monday, May 10 1:00 Monday Bridge club, with Mr., Charles Playle, at the home of Mr.. M. B. Donohue. 3:00 Wakellta Bridge club, with Mr.. Jock McOhean. 2:30-4:00 la Clrande City Coun cillor Parent Teacher DiMoctatlons, tea, with Mr.. H. E. Dlton, 1810 Second street. ' 7:30 U-Oo l-Oo club, with Mr., tfcmte 8tflA. 7.-30 Dlvl.lon C, Loyal SLtera Aid of the Christian church, with Mis. Thelma Btraln, 3100 Oak. 0:00 Piano recital, pupil, of Mrs. R. J. Oreen, at the La Grande hotel ball room. , Tueaday, May 17 3:00 Second Ward Rellew Mclety, at the Second Ward church. 3:00 First Ward Roller society, at the h. D. 0. tabornacle, - 3:00 M. I. It. club, with Mre. O. A. Barron. 3:00 Goodwill club of the W. tt. C with Mr.. Jerry Klmmoll, 20fM First 8t. 7:30 L. A. to the B. of R. T., r.t the Bacajawca Inn. f 7:30 Delphian chapter, at the fiacajawoa Inn. i 0:00 Neighbor, of Woodcralt, at the Odd Fellows hall, j . ; ... Wednesday, May 18 j 2:00 Baptist Womon's society, at jthe Baptist church. "t 1 3:00 Bible Bearchera clam, with frff. Nolllo Itobortson. 3:30 St. Peter'. Episcopal Guild, At Honan hall. j 7:30 I,. B. to the B. or aL. 1, nnd E., at the Eagles hall, I 7:30 ItcbRkah lodge, at tllo Odd .Fcllowu hnll. : rCO Piano recital, pupils of Mrs. n. J, arcon, at tho La Qrando hotel ball room. table.. Bridge was played during the arter noon and the prize were awarded to Mrs. B. C. Stephenson, first, and Mrs. Alma Walker, accond. Mrs. Walker will be the next host eas, entertaining In two week. Bridge Club In Delightful Party At a delightful evening party, Mrs. Retort Carey entertained Friday for her bridge club at her home. Twelve were Invited and the prl7. at cards were awarded to Mr.. Leo Miller, flrat, Mrs. Stanley Lyon., fourth, and Mr. Dwlght Jesse, high .core among the guests. Flowers were arranged about the room. Refreshment, were served at a late hour by the hostess. Mrs. Charles Oraham will entertain In two weeks. Lucky Dozen Club In Party Friday The afternoon was spent Informally In conversation and sewing when Mrs. Ernest Bray entortalned the Lucky Dozen club yesterday at her home Spring flowers decorated the rooms, forming a delightful setting for the event, Mrs. Minnie Dawson, of Monmouth, III., who la the house guest of Mr.. B. O. Frit Is: Mre, J. O. Camp, and Mrs. juu aayre were guests for the afternoon. Refreshments were served at the close ot the afternoon, and It was announced that Mra. E. C. Shell worth will be the next hostess In two week. Thursday, May 10 . ; 1 :00 Jolly Bridge club, with Mrs. W. C. Williams, at tho Sacajawea (Inn, ' 1:10 Lunchoon club, with Mrs. 'Paul Moyorn. ! 2:00 Poppy club, with Mrs. 0. t. Thompson. I 2:00 Diversity club, with Mrs. jLrsllo Duncan. I 3:00 a. I. A., at the Sacajawea jinn. j .2:40 Ackorman Parent Tcachor xtssoclatlon, at tho school, f 7:30 Eagles auxiliary, at tho Kaffirs hall. j 8:00 Past Matrons of the Baist- crn star, at tho Masonic hall, j B:00 Throe D. Club, with Mr. ; una Mrs. Nate Zwelfel. j ... I . Friday, May 20 j 1:00 Chapter I, P. B. O., with Mrs. F. J. Lottos. 1 2:00 h. a. B. club, with Mrs. Elliott Austin. 4:00 areenwood Four-H olub, .with Mrs. Sndlo Nimhort. "Hobo Party" Held At Normal School A "hobo party" wa enjoyed by largo group of men and women stu dents of the Eastern Oregon Normal school last night beginning at o'clock. The event was held on the lower campus whero a bonfire was built. Games wero played and stories and songs enjoyed around the fire, Afiptes were served for refreshment. Miss Helen Moor and Mr. and Mrs, Elmo Stevenson were patron and paLroncuscs for tho ovcnlng. ... Capt. Waggoner Speaks at Meeting dipt. David Waggonor, of Alaska, captain of the atoam yacht "Prince ton" of Alaskan waters, presented glowing and Interesting description of his missionary work among tho In dlans of Alaska yesterday afternoon at tho meeting of the Presbyterian Missionary; society at tho church Skotchlng tho history of tho Indians and of his work among them, ho fur. nlshad an Intimate and personal pic ture of tho pooplo. In discussing the homo life, ha do- scrlbed tho manner or living In community house with somotlmes rut many as 40 persons, or related ram- iiies, conking and living In ono room. urer: Mrs. Elrfor nf PanHutM, ,han. ce4!o x The newly electtd officers! married to Alpha Watts at six o'clock were Installed by the Pendleton 1 nursaay evening. W. A. Maxwell, Jus- group at a fancy drill In full cos GREAT AL G. BARNES CIRCUS; BIGGER AND BETTER IS DUE SOON The clrcusl Lions, tigers, clowns, acrobats, pea- jiiiL, ,uuuru, onu nurses, horses, horses I The Al a. names B-rlng .how, one of the outstanding circuses as well ar: ono of tho world's largest, will exhibit In La Grande on Monday, May 33. A tribe of monster-lipped Ubangi savages from the Coiiko district of equatorial South Africa will ho seen with the show this season. It Is tho first tlmo that thoy havo been ex hibited in this section of the stale. They are the greatest feature over curried Willi tho Al O. Bnrncs Circus. Transported aboard throo special trains with employes numbering 1 .0(10 )coplc, In addition to lou advance -nion, an official of -the circus hero to day turn h had some stall stlra. I Hundreds of droft t horses are carried: I innumerable head f ring stock; a I menagerie of wild Innlinnls will be een. Twenty-two tents covering 12 ..bcixu of grm'rncl 'iro used to house jthe transient city. Pi.tt.:"'" : ntn, who jmrform high up In tho uomo or tho "big top" wtU thrill and nmiute In oqulllbrlntlo work. Sixty iicrolmta and GO clown will Hint, be ft pnrt of tho mi per program. For more thnn n qunrtor of n con tury the Al O. Hn rutin Circus has excelled with Its trained wild nnlmnls. Mora than a More of International wild ft nl mtil (miners will be aeon. Foremont among thorn will bo Mlu Habol stnrk, who has returned to Amcrlra after fronh fore Ik n triumph!. For this Mention nhe In presenting a Kroup of 17 Royal HongHl tiKcra In n dlnpltiy of cournife. . dnrln( nnd putience, Johnny Myers: Cnpt, Tor roll Jnaobft and Miss Lulluo HuKhlott will nltio be no en an wild animal liitlnoiri. "Tho PnKeant of Gold," a gorKcoufl proconntonul fioatu With the charm and romance of old Spnln, a Rlorloua fairyland spectacle of pautomlmo on chnntment, will open tho circuit per formance an a prelude. Superb be yond belief. Indescribable, a triumph nmonn colojwnl productloiw. it la to day swept tiK all beroro It with Ita all-powerful appeal and tho very vanlnr.ts of itn ohnrocter. It Is the crcwnin spectacle In the long, event ful career of Al O. Barnes. One thotisnnil men nnd women, homes and animals participate In the stu- pewioua Rpectteli, Great companlm Waggoner. June 10 la the date of the next meeting of the society, and It will probably be held at the church. mm Young Musicians In Piano Recital A group of young musicians was presented in recital last night by Miss Margaret Mlcha!son, teacher of piano, at the home of Mrs, Zack Lilly. 2506 North Fourth street. Those appearing on the program were Mlsa Bernard! ne Hungerford. who played three numbers; Kenneth Lilly, Carlyle Wilson, both of whom played two numbers; and Brewster Wilson and Wallace MacCaffrey, play ing three numbers. TO U-fflSENIORS Class Play Held Last Night Completed Com mencement Activities Kid Party," Held At Church Friday DreeM as small achool children. the members of the Brer Ready class of the Central Church of Christ en- Joyed a "kid party" laat night at the church. Clever costume afforded ad ditional amusement, accompanying the games which were selected for their appropriateness to the motif, Thirty attended the party which waa in charge of the social commit tee of the class. Refreshment were served late In the evening. Royal Neighbors Hold' Convention Mrs. Mabel Thompson, or La Orande, who presided at the 10th an nual Eastern Oregon district conven tion or the Royal Neighbors of Am erica, Thursday In La Orande turned over the reins of office to Mrs. Mc Parland, of Baker, following the elec tion of orriccrs which was held In the afternoon at the Odd Fellows hall. Tho convention opened at 11 o'clock, with registration and reception of of ricera, and closed In the evening with program and Initiation of new members. Baker was chosen as the convention city for the next annual session which will be held May 10, 1033. Mrs. Menu-land 'will be the presiding officer and will be assisted by Mrs. Velma Voider, of La Grande, vice president; Mra. Friar, of Baker, seeretarv-treaa- By Mrs. L. Z. Terra n (Observer Correspondent) UNION, Ore. (Special) Another graduating class will soon pass Into the history of the 0-H1. Many clal events have claimed their atten tion during the past two weeks and the class play last night completed their activities as members of the Hrgh school. The commencement exercises Thursday evening were Im pressive and a large crowd packed the gymnasium for the program which consisted of the following numbers: Invocation, clephen Wilde; vocal solo, "Ob Pair, Oh Sweet. Oh Holy." Mrs. Edith Phy: Salutatory address. Dale Baxter; address to the class. Blaine Hallock. Baker attorney; vocal solo with cornet accompaniment. "Tne Rosary", Pawn Oeertsen and Dale Baxter; valedictory, Ethel Con- kiln; presentation of class, Roy Con- kiln, superintendent; presentation of diplomas, C. L. Cadwell, pres., school board; farewell song, senior class. The Junior-senior banquet held at the Union hotel Monday evening was a delightful affair with covers laid for S3 including faculty and school board members, seniors. Juniors and a few others. The dining room was gaily decorated with streamers of purple and gold and banks of flowers and trees. Unique place cards, con sisting of tiny booklets on a back ground of lacquered bark, contained the menu and the program. The latter was printed so that each num ber represented some part or the tree as follows: Nodes, orchestra; roots, welcome, Jean Baum; Truni, response, Chet Baum; wood fibers, vocal, Pawn Oeertsen and Thelma Van Houtcn; pith. Miss Helen Schaper; bark, Roy Conkhn Sr., annual rings, senior quartet; veins, Wllford Ackloy: cell. Prletfa Brown; clorphyll, Dale Bax ter; twig, Alice Gamble; graft. C. L. cadwell; leaves. Fawn Geertsen; bud, Cecil Orlggs; blossom, Oaylord Pra- ther; branches, Junior trio; cambium, Perrln Woll; epidermis, Miss Eliza beth Pugh; sap, Roy Baxter; and pruning, Sylvia. The numbers con sisted of musical selectlcls and ap propriate talks which were Inter spersed with wit. A baby daughter waa born to Mr. and Mrs. Murray Jensen at Burley, Idaho, Priday morning. Tho news was phoned to the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Orval Jensen here. Lola Mayette. of the graduating class, surprised her frlenes and was tumes, and' Mrs. Marietta Jones, of Preewater. district deputy for Eastern Oregon, acted as Installing officer. Outgoing officers are Mrs. Mabol Thompson. La Orande. president; Mre. Mabel Ragsdale, Baker, first vlco president; Mrs. Savage, of Milton, sec ond vlco president; Mrs; Bessie Mc Manus, La Orande. secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Ida Hamblen, state suporvlsor, of Portland, was a guest at tho con vention. Luncheon was served at 12 o'clock at the Odd Fellows hail, under tho chalrmumhlp of Mrs. Maymo John son, or La Grando, and the afternoon session opened at 1:30 with tho reg ular opening sorvico ny tho La Orande camp, which also sang tho wolcomo song. MVs. Vodacr, oruclo or tho La Grande camp, gavo a short address to which Mrs. Long,, ot Pendleton. responded. Tho convention officers wero entertained by tho Bakor group. who, dressed In a special regalia, gave a fancy drill. , The officers and oracles were- ln traduced by the La Orande lodge: In cluding Mrs, Marietta Jones, of Preo water, district deputy; Mrs. Friar, Baker, oracle; Mrs. Long, Pendleton, Oracle; and' Mrs. Moon, Froewator, oraclo. Each group put on a dlffor- ant drill and a contest on tho post oracle's chargo was staged, and was won by Mrs. Mayme Johnson, 'of La Ornndo. A banquat was served at 0:30 at the Central Church of Christ and was followed by a program and guest hour. Elliott Plnlay sang a solo; Dorothy and Virginia Campbell presented a tap dance; Miss Jannlo Nellson played violin solo; and a quartet, com- pnsed or Mrs. Bethel St. Johns, Mrs. W. H. Parkinson, Mrs. M. M. Arant and Mrs, Morvll Mooro, sang a group. Miss Mildred Blokland presented a plonologuo', after which Mrs. Voddor furnished a reading. A ploy, "All On Guard at Homo," was given by a cost which Included Miss Bernlcs Weeks. Miss Beulah Bchrocdor, Mrs. Myrl Barnwell, Mrs. Louisa Shepherd, Mrs. Lois Evans, Mrs. Ruby Berry, Mrs. Paulino Puckett, Mrs. Julia Siller. The play was followed by reception nd Initiation or candidates with Baker presenting tho ceremonial dm!. Initiates from La Grande were Mrs. Martha Coles, Mrs. Ella Wllsoni Mrs. Oraco Holmnn, Mra. Edna Chandler, Mrs. Eleanor Karris, Mrs. Plbrencs Klhgsley and Miss Luwanna Wlnburu. ... Westway Club In Meeting Friday j Twenty-one attended" a meeting of' the Westway club of tho Women's tlce of the peace, performing tho cerrmony. Thoy attended the cona- mencement exercises and on leaving . the gymnasium were met by a group of friends who escorted them In sep arate cars about town for while to tho tune of horns and other dis cordant instruments. Afterwards th y were taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Glpson where refresh ments were served. The bride Is .a daughter or Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mayetto and tho bridegroom a son of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Watts, all real dent of Union. BsnofltT association at which Mra. Mary Howard was hostess yesterday afternoon at her home. Three mem bers, who will leave La Grando soon, wero presented with gifts, after which games and contests were enjoyed. Mrs. AbDlo Thomas and Mrs. Dolly Buchanan plan" to leave in tho near future to make their home In Port land: while Mrs. Marian Lyman will move to Wctacr. A penny contest was won by Mra. Ida Charlton, while Mra. Nclllo Charl ton received th low prize. Mrs. Ly man was first in the spell down, and Mrs. O, B. Mnxam second. In a word content the prizes wero awarded to Mrs, Albertit Kennedy, first, and Mrs. Edith McAnulty, low. Tultps and lilacs decorated the rooms. f Tho next meeting will bo held in tho evening on May 2?, the hcotcss to ho announced later. I 1 fifn n I lCM l JIM I L J L J f J Ll 18K1 i - iven 10 nays ana iiris W'i m j-. x w mi 1 --awtirjfiim w 1 k AL Go Barnes ft, Gigantic 5-Ring Circus g ' ., .1' Showsat ' : .. - . Mondav. Mav 23 3 Exchange Rates Are Lower :.. because less auto acci dents occur In the country than In the city. -Then why pay high Insurance rates based on-clty traffic? Hero Is a clean cut policy pro tecting your oar, or any damage to others caused by it The rates an) based on the low accident risk of rural traffic. The rates nro tho lowest obtainable and tho service Is the best. FARMERS' AUTOMOBILE ar- INSURANCE Bathos,. H. K PARKER, Agent La- Orande Nan. Ilank Hid. Phone Main fi.e I fig 18 foreign cnuntrlns. Sixty rldit7s headed by tho Belbnnt fam- llv anH lha f 1 - f "Ho trope will be - iron along with Al a. Barnes' 40 dancing horses and 40 dancing girls. The Plying Ward troupe of aerial - ri'lcro aro 300 ner- of trained Hlnuori. n,hn.i,.. nr ..... formers, represent- I sle, grnnd. goldrn-tongued organs. cymbals and lrunets will be heard. Seventy thousand dollars was ex pended on wardrobes for this gor geous prologue and pageant. Performances will be given at 3 and Hp. m. The doors will open at I and 7 p. m. lo permll an inspection of the wiolnRlrnl enllectlon or to enjoy o concert of popular and operatic music by Prof. Itedrick's military band. 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