LA GRANDE EVENINGOBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
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SOCIETYNOTES
Mlu Btu Iluk. Society Edttw
Telephone Main Sty VhWI 80 . p-
Saturday, May 28, 1932
Rev. Josie J. Blokland, Daughter ' ,
Of Pioner Islan4 City Family,
'.To Wed a, t Nyssa, Oregon Sunday
Rev. Joale J. Blokland, pastor of
the Methodist Community church at
Nyssa, Ore., will be married to Rev.
Walter D. Bach, or the Sweet and
Montour circuit, Sunday Immediately
after the morning oervlce. iiev. O.
y. Barnes, of Boise, oldest retired
pastor In the Idaho conference will
offlcate. Miss Blokland Is the daugh
ter of Mrs. Mary A. Blokland, pioneer
of Island City. Mr. Bach Is (ha. old
est son of Mrs. Lilly Bach, who for
nlno years has lived In Kingman Joj?
ony. The Bach family are pioneers of
the Emmett, Idaho section.
Mrs. A. M. Moore
Hostess to Club
Mrs. A. M. Moore was hostess at a
charming bridge luncheon yesterday
at bno o'clock, entertaining for her
club. Eight wero invited, including
one guest, Mrs. E. McManus.
Lllaca and pansira were arranged
about the rooms and on the lunoheoa,
table. Bridge was played during the
afternoon and the prizes were award
cd to Mrs. Clyde Bunting and Mrs
Lynn Larson.
Mrs. francls Stephenson wll enter
tain the grouR In two weeks. .
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Bridge Club Meets
With Mrs, Graham
Twelve were Invited for bridge lust
night when Mrs. Charles Graham en
tertained her club at her home. Mrs.
Melvln Larson, Mrs. C. L. Thompson
and Mrs. H. O. Avery wero guests.
Prizes were awarded to Mrs. P. n4.
Lyons and Mrs. Lyle Kiddle, members
of the club, and Mrs. Larson, guest.
Refreshments were served after
bridge, and It was announced that
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Mrs. Kiddle will be the next hostess,
entertaining In two weeks.
Music Recital At
Ashby Home Friday
The piano pupils of Mrs. M. N.
Ashby gave a studio recital yester
day afternoon at her home, assisted
by Miss' Veitla Feiser, voice pupil, of
Union. The mothers were guests. .
The pupils taking part were Erh-
man Davis, Newton Ashby, Marsha
Miller, Constance Flnlsy, Helen Davis,
Dickie Moore, Mrs. R. R. Tanner, Mrs.
Mor)yn Bt)ey and Miss roteer. .
A.A.U.W. Gives To
Fellowship -Fund
Mrs. W- A. Zurbrlck, fellowship
chairman of the America!) Association
of University Women, makes an ai.
nounccmeiit which Is of Interest to
all university women Interested In
advanced study for women. Mrs,
Zurbrlck stated this morning that
$49.07 has been contributed ' to the
Margaret Snell fellowship fund by the
La Orande branch of tlw A. A. u. W.
The Margaret Snell fellowship Is
awarded to women who have received
their master's degree, but who are in
terested In advanced study In special
lines. -
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Women of Moose
Hold Celebration
The 12th anniversary of the found
ing of the Women of the Moose lodge,
No. I08, In La Grande W"8 celebrated,
last night by tho members at ' a
meeting at tho Moose hall.: The order
of the evening Included the opening
exercises, roll call and . closing exer
clses. ,
Ruling the roll call, a white Iris
was put on the altar In memory of
each of the seven members of the
lodge who have died. A large blrtiU
day cake, presented by Mrs. Iva
Shultz, was placed on the altar, with
a candle for each member. As the
names were . called eaoh member
lighted a candle, and remained stand
ing In the circle about the altar un
til all names had been called.'
After the closing service a program,
was presented which lncludod a pi
ano solo by Mli.3 Jean McKenna; vio
lin solo, by Miss Edna Turner, ao
Icomtianicd bv Miss" Ida Frances
French; vocal solo, by Miss Nathalla
Samuclson, accompanied by Miss Na
dme Zwelfel; piano solo, Miss Zweitel;
and several talks by the dlotator of
the Moose lodge, the past dictator.
and present and former onicers 01 xne
Women of the -Moose. fr"'1'
Refreshments wire servedVat 'a late
Miss Personality
She's "Miss Personality" at Brig
ham Young University is Miss
Monta Wentz. And who can
blame the students of that Utah
campus tor so choosing?
1 '1 - - -
thiu (iAnfilO'i' Is Imnortant be
cause It Is pt heavy pink luce, mill
has buffed sleeves and Pink organ-
die flowers.: ' ,
Novel Heroine
.r
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A true story-book heroine Is Etna
Boss., above, Broadway musical
comedy actress. She Is the real
life counter part of the leading
oharapter In a new French novel,
based on the career pf a Broad
way show girl.
hour and the remainder of the eve
ning was spent in dancing.
A regular busmees meeting win be
held next Friday evening at 7:30
o'clock. " ,
Mrs. Reynolds Is
Hostess to Club
Seventeen members of the Wtotway
club of the Women's Benefit associa
tion met last night and enjoyed an
evening of cards at tne nome 01 Mrs.
Nellie Reynolds. Prizes were awarded
to Mrs. w. D. McDonald, first, and
Miss Gladys Owen, consolation. .
Misses Doris Cade and Emma Mc-
Anlsh and Mrs. Qodwln were guests
for the evening.
The June meeting of tho Wcstway
club has been dispensed with and a
picnic has been planned for June 34,
at which vne the members and
their families will be entertained at
potluck dinner at the city park.
The picnic will close the season, and
meetings will be discontinued until
fall. . '
Refreshments were served by the
hostesses, Mrs. Grace Strelff, Mrs. W.
D. McDonald, Mrs. L. J, Ebert and
Mrs. Lewis Wctaol. :
SOCIAL CALENDAR
Saturday, May 28
6:00 W. A. A. of the Normal
school, banquet at the Sacajawea
Inn.
.:.
Monday, May 30
. 12:0Q pinner for all veterans,
by the women's patriotic organ
ization, at the Knights of Pythias
hall. .
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Wednesday, June 1
2:00 Methodist Ladles Aid, with
Mrs, Paul Knautz. '
3:00 Baptist Ladles Aid, with
' Mrs. A. L. Gralapp. '
.Thursday,, June i
Women's team match, at : La
Grande country club.
1:00 Jojly B'ldge club, with -Mrs.
o. it. Williams, at the Baca- '
Jawea Inn.
1:18 Bridge luncheon club, with .
Mrs. A. M. Moore.
. 2:00 Diversity club, picnic, at
Riverside park.
3:00 Home department of the .
Presbyterian church, with, Bev.
George Wala.
8:00 rifty-Flfty club, with Mrs.
Henry Moore.
i Friday. June 3
' 3:00 L. 8. to the B. of L. F.
and E. social club, with Mrs. W.
' D. McDonald.
3:00 Chapter L P. B. O., with
Mrs. J. W. Knowles.
3:00. L. C. B. club, with Mrs.
; Mamie Ewln,
7:80 Women of the Moose, at
' the Moose hall. '
KILLED BV TKAIV
' MOLALLA, Ore., May 28 W) Cole
Sharp, 20 was run over and killed by
a train at the Western & Western
legging camp 20 miles south of here
Friday. His foot caught In a switch
frog while he was breaking a log
car.
S S K JLW s
Ex-Cowboy Now
Out to Rope
Presidency
Hy Rodney Diitcjier
NEA Service Writer-'"
(Copyright, 1033. NEA Service,
WASHINGTON . For the
tlmo In many years, a man from the
south has been taken seriously as a
presidential possibility. - :
Speaker John N. Garner, a force
ful and able, plain but shrewd son
of the Texas prairies, la battering at
tho political axiom which says that
neither major party will pom In ate
a southerner. i ;
Hp'.? o remarkablo man and remains
a powerful personality despite 1 what
ever prestige he has lost . since tho
Houec refused to accept his leader
ship on the tax and economy bills."
He would make a more colorful can
didate and might prove more popu
lar than any ptbor candidate the
Democrats are likely to choose.
As president he' would carry a '
greater degree of warm personal ap-,
peal to masses of people than any
White House occupant since the tlmo
of Theodore Roosevelt. . i
Thirty years in congress have '
wrought no outer change ' In this
rWnyrbanded. homespun, frontier?
type fighter who- came here from1
the cow town of Uvalde, Texas, with
p brief background of law practice
and legislative experience but with
the aroma of catUe herds still fresh
In his clothes.
He has developed' nto a master
politician, a keen and resourceful
leader wlQ at leas .faHs no shorter
of the Idealistic ' conceptions of
statesmanship than do nipst other
men who attain large polltlcaf ppw-
But he has remained unspoiled.
The Influences of Washington society
nave touched him no more, than
other so -called temptations that be
set a member of congress. His rough-and-ready
speech, his plain and often
wrinkled clothes, his slmplo habits
of life have never altered..
No one ever saw Jack . Garner
wearing a high hat, in the slang
sense, ' or putting on any dog. The
acquired pomposity of the self -alleged
statesman is utterly lacking In him.
He 1b as Democratic a public official
as I have ever met and mixes with
his fundamental conversation a hu
man, honest sympathy for that well
known character known variously as
the common man, the forgotten man 1
and the under-dog. He Is kind and
friendly, despite a hot temper which
ho has never bothered to subdue. -He
Is 03 years old now, white-haired,
red-faced, blue -eyed, shaggy
browed, beak-nosed and hard-bitten;
j His height Is about medium. Usual? ,
ly he radlaUs zest and humoiv
along with other qualities which In
tegrate his gift for making friends
and his skill In handling people. -You
think, when you meet Gar
ner, that you're going to get a square:
deal from him. And you always do.
But If yqu play against him at
1 poker you're likely to Lose your shirt.
Garner is a man of crisp, direct
'speech, which off tho rostrum Is
, likely to be embellished with lusty
profanity. His languago Is pictures
que and expressive, " especially when
it comes blurted out In the direc
tion of tho White House. No one
could be more plain-spoken or more
obviously sincere In what he says.
lls decisions are f usually quick
and they are sound often enough to
give him an excellent reputation for
clear thinking. 'You can't credit him
with a brilliant Intellect or an un
usually brond perspective, but his
mind Is alert and far above avcrngo.
He Is especially skillful at pene
trating bunk, at grasping essentials
and making them plain. Although
j he is contemptuous of political bunk
ana seldom perpetrates it mmseii,
he ta not, however, above laying on
the old hokum when It seems likely
to be effective.
He was born In a log house at a
little place called Blossom Prairie In
northeastern Texas. His father was
The Blond Who
Ifrrp'fi an arifwtlnic ftljfht ilrnn IfuMow, flhmlorni fnmoii pint Ilium
hiond in her flmt pone with auburn iiuir. mie nan aupmcii a new
personality Ui take the Marring role fn "Rrd-llended Womnn," the
novel by Katherlne lruh which Is being filmed in Hollywood.
, , i MaiiS iimnrni I
s V -
Son op Texas PioMeers, IjK S-topieo uw wiUE
HIS MOTHER TAUGrir J? COWBOV. .
HIM To READ. . j sJ : 1
a former Confederate soldier and a
farmer, who had pioncored into the
state and was having a hard time
making a living out of the soil.
Jack's early surroundings were
strictly agrarian, his opportunities
limited. His mother taught him
reading and eventually he was get
ting a good schooling. He was study
ing law at 18, punching cattlo and
riding range at the Bame time. He
moved to Uvalde and practiced, be
came popular, developed a gift of
gab and a reputation for being a man
of his word. Once ho played short
stop on a baseball team and In his
mldtJlo twenties was briefly a county
Judge.
In the Texas legislature ho Intro
duced hlB famous bill providing for
division of Texas Into five states, as
permitted by law, but produced few
other bills. During two terms he
specialized pn state finance and tax
ation. He helped put over a con
gressional redisricting which Invol
ved his own county and (n )002 ran
successfully -for congress, aided by
his wife. Mrs. Ettio Garner, who Is
his secretary to this day.
Garner participated in the fights
which raged more than 20 years ago
against tho iron rules of the house
and has stood for liberal rules since.
Eventually he went on the very pow
erful ways and means committee,
which is an arduous assignment and
handles such matters as taxation and
: tariffs.
Ho has Introduced few bills, believ
ing thet there aVo too many laws
anyway and picking up many friends
by his willingness to let others take
the credit for sponsorship of legisla
tion. HJfaVn,oat spectacular and success
ful big. flgh . was made, against the
Mellon tax plan In 1024 a reduc
tion measure which had tremendous
support. - Garner quickly saw that
the bill was a great boon to the
wealthy but that the reduction In
their taxes was out of proportion to
the relief given the Bmall taxpayers.
He denounced the Mellon plan,
promptly framed a tax bill of his
own and the fight, under Garnor
leadership, raged all winter. It was
tho Garner tax bill which was en
acted eventually.
Wealthy taxpayers, . Including a
"power trust" magnate, subsequent
ly contributed funds to defeat Gar
ner in his own diBtrlct, wasting their
money. Garner continued his war
against treasury policies, exposing
income tax refund scandals and
blowing up some of Secretary Mel
Ion's pet proposals.
His friendship with tho late Speak
er Nick Longwprth dated hack to
his early years here, when both wero
ciib congressmen and cohtinuod un
til Longworth's death although Gar
ner became minority loader in tho
last congress. In that term Garner
ably led opposition to the Hawley
tariff bill, although he saw to It
that hiB favorite Item, mphatr, was
protected.
It was Garner, at the famousc
White House night conference, at
which President Hoover was an
nouncing the banker's finance pool
Turned Copper
Unspoiled bv Washimg-tom society the Garuers
LIVE SIMPLV M
'
lfere's striking new .sketch or
lllUMl rut tons f phases
and aeoking to pledge leaders of con
gress to Blip port a course of action
as to debts, who arose and exclaimed:
"You not only ask us to write your
essages, but to underwrite them."
And It Is said that when Hoover,
previously, telephoned him In Texas
about the moratorium proposal Gar
ner demanded that the president
"stand on his own feet."
Tho Garners live in a small hotel
suite, arriving early every morning
at the Capitol In cabs, by Btreet car
pr on foot. Garner-' gavo up the
speaker's car as an unnecessary gov
ernment expense.
On their broad acres at Uvalde
they havo goats, sheep, cattle, pecan
trees and other crops. Garner is also
Interested In farm property and a
couple of banks. He la regarded as
relatively wealthy.
The speaker and his wife remain
almost completely out of Washing
ton society, appearing only at rare
receptions or dinners difficult to
avoid. Mrs, Garner prepures their
moals In tho small hotel suite where
IN MEMORIAM
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EASTERN OREGON
LIGHT & POWER COMPANY
A SMALL HOTEL SUITE.
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Speaker John N. Garner, with.
In his colorful career.
lug on tho Job. Tho speaker likes
they make their home.
They nearly always stay homo at
night, although the movies tempt
them occaslonnly. , In Texas the
spenkcr likes to hunt, fish and camp
out.
Mrs. Garner makes him a capablo
secretary. She has Insisted on stay-
WHY COOK AT HOME?
. r When You Can Get : :
One-Half Fried Spring Chicken
With Complete ?Art
Course for DUL
at th
VyUNI0N:H0TELV;;v::,:''
"THE HOUSE THAT IS HOME TO YOU" .
Congress' Chief
Still Prefers
Simple Life
that and Mrs. Garner, an amiable,
straight-thinking woman, is beloved,
by the office staff. Bhe is at the'
office overy morning soon after 7
o'clock, preceding her husband by a
few minutes, and lunches In her
own orfice over a coffee percolator.
Along with her secretarial duties,
which ha've Increased enormously
elnco Jack become speaker, . she
watches plxe health of Jack Garner
and the other boys In tho office. ,
' They hnvo one son, Tully, who Is '
married and lives In Uvaldo.
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