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Saturday, June 16, 1934 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. LA GRANDE. ORE. Over The Valley Personals Blue Mt, Grange Wednesday was children's day at Blue Mt. grange. At noon 20 chil dren were seated at a table especially arranged for them. Ice cream, a spe cial treat, was lurnlshed by Mr. and and Mrs. Albert Hamann and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Carter. The program, which was appreciated by the grown ups, follows: Recitation, Iris May Carter, Piano solo, Jean Jasper. Recitation, Phyllis Courtrlght. Piano number, Mary Jasper. Trombone solo, Donald Jasper. Recitation, Dorothy Jean Carter. Violin selections, Edna Jasper. Songs, eight pupils Irom Riverside school. Contest In which Jackie Beery won. At the business session which pre ceded dinner. It was decided that all grangers bring to grange specimens of all noxious weeds that grow on their farms. The collection will be turned over to the agriculture com mittee who will In turn have each kind of weed Identified by the coun ty agent. Following the Identifica tion, means of eradication will be discussed. Have Sewing oiub The young girls of all the grades at Ladd Canyon school organized a sewing club a while before school closed. Mrs. Joe Dlehl, who taught last term and has been re-elected to teach again this fall Is their super visor and they have named the club ' "The Never Idle Sewing dub" and have their meetings whenever con venient for all to get together. The first was held on Ladd creek when they had a nice lunch. They hope to have at least six meetings during the summer, all of them to toe out-of-door meetings at various places over the valley. To State Meeting Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wright, of the Valeria district, and Miss Lois Wlth erspoon, of Cricket Flat, are among those grange officers of the valley who are in the Willamette valley at tending the state grange. o yaeutlon School : There were 14 children In attend ance when Miss Dorothy Smutz and Miss June Hug opened the Summer . vllle and Dry Creek Dally Vacation: Bible school Monday morning at Summervllle. Miss Smuts teaches the advanced class, while Miss Hug has charge of the others. The teach ers expect the enrollment to be 24 by the middle of the week. The '.school will be held for two weeks, continuing every day except Satur day and Sunday. Have Golden Wedding Mr. and Mrs. John Wells, who are at present living on their home farm In the Valeria district, recently ob served the passing of their golden wcdd'lng anniversary. Their children all came home for the event and at rlrst only a family party was tiiougnc of, but as the day approached, the circle was enlarged and while the family had their dinner ond reunion together during the day, somo of the friends and neighbors of the years were invited In and a day of splen did associations was rounded out. Mr. and Mrs. Wells, who are among the pioneers of the Grande Ronde valley, had eight children and all of them were here for the event the four boys, John, of Starkey, Roy, who lives at home, Harry of Allcel and Franklin of the Cove, and tile four girls, Mrs. Millie Schomann of Ar lington, Mrs. Mary Blbbersteln of Medford, Mrs. Lizzie Thomas of Star key and Mrs. Pearl Patty of Amity. These with their (amlllcs made quite a sizeable company. ' In the evening Mr. and Mi's. Enoch Johnson, Mra. Rose Garn, W. E.Ruck man, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Buckman and daughter, Mary, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wallsinger snd Mrs. Floy Sted lng Joined the others and shared In and contributed to a fitting close to the day. Loss Will Be Large Otis Monroe of the Monroe or chards In the Iowa district, walking through his cherry orchard one day this wreck, casually picked a handful of sweet cherries. An Inspection showed that of the 37 he picked, 20 were perfect and of good size and 15 were .split by the recent rains and their growth retarded. This Is dan gerously near the 60 per cent mark and It remains to be seen whether this percentage of loss will maintain through the orchard. The cherries are rapidly approaching the harvest ing period. Mnvfl To Pendleton Mr. and Mrs. Mllo Blokland and daughter, Betty Ann, have moved to Pendleton, where Mr. Blokland has been made Fuller depresentatlve. Ill Our friend. Mary Jasper, has been Indisposed recently by a severe cold and detained at home rrom the ses sions of the dally vacation Bible school at the Lower Cove school which Mrs. Howard Smith and Miss June Hug are conducting. Mary In sists that she will be In school with in a few days, however. Allcel Aid Mrs. Herbert Speckhart. Mrs. Louie Standley and Mrs. Loren Tucker planned the meeting of the Allcel La dles aid at which they were to be hostesses at the park and the day was Thursday. Tnere were around 35 present. Mrs. Maude Wallsinger pre sided during the business meeting, when routine matters were attended to. The program consisted of read ings by Miss Betty Wagner. Mrs. John Dahlstrom and Mrs. Isaac Sharer. The lunch concluded the afternoon, one long table with beautiful flow ers, seating all the company at once. The Allcel aid adjourns during the months of July snd August. Attend Meetings Mrs. Mrs. Dora Smutz and family attended the Joint meeting of the Baruch's Niece Tries Movies BSSSasW yfummimm iC fv 0 ' ' Jlcr marriage to Perry Bel mont Frank, New York banker, ending in divorce, Amalfe Barilch, niece of Bernard M. Baruch, famed financier, has turned to the films for balm She is shown here in a new t picture after she arrived in Hollywood for her screen tests. Her father, II. N. Baruch. once was an actor, she nays. American Union Sunday schools of the county held Sunday at Pleasant Grove. There was a 1urge crowd in attendance, with Wolf Creek, Imbler, Lower Cove, Indian Creek, Riverside, Dry Creek and Willowdale schools being well represented. Sunday school, with Howard Smith, district superintendent in charge, was held In the forenoon. At noon a splendid basket lunch was enjoyed and then a literary program consisting of reci tations and songs was presented. Rev. Martin, general superintendent of the AmericanSunday School' union, with headquarters in Portland, was pres ent for the meeting aricTg&ve a very Inspiring talk. A banner was pre sented to the Willowdale Sunday school for making the largest attend ance during the year. Rev. Smith made the presentation. At Corvallls Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Courtright and their family of the Rlveralde dis trict, have returned from Corvallls, where they visited his mother. Mrs. Jessie Lawrence, and his Bister, Miss Eunice Courtright. According to re ports, the six-year-old triplets of Mr. and Mra. Courtright were quite the center of interest and attraction dur ing their stay In the college town. Will Gnwluutc Miss Jane Daniel, formerly of this valley. Is one of the class of nurses to be graduated Monday evening from St. Elizabeth's hospital In Ba ker. The exercises are to be held in St. Francis cathedral. On Sunday evening the graduates are to be guests at a banquet given by the Sis ters of St, Elizabeth's In the nurses dining room and the Junior nurses are giving a reception in the hospital garden immediately after the com mencement exercises. Three Graduate ' Three of the pupils at the Valeria school were eighth grade graduates this spring and all will go on to High school, it Is stated. One of the throe, Violet Wells, made an exceptional record, it Is reported, with all of her grades in the 99 to 100 range and she also received the Palmer certifi cate. Three of the pupils had a per fect attendance record, Dick Wells, Vernon Wells and Joan Miller. Mrs. Merle Howell, who has taught the school for a number of years, con cluded her work as teacher here at the close of this year. The school had a fine picnic at the end of the term, going to one of the picnic spots on the river In the Valeria neigh borhood. Mrs. 1 1 lights 1 Inst ess Dinner for 12 was served Monday by Mrs. W. J. Hughes when she, as sisted by her daughter. Mrs. Carl Snodgross, entertained the Birthday Dinner club at her hore. A bowl of roses made a lovely centerpiece for the table, around which places were laid for seven club members and five guests. Miss Dorothy Smutz, Mrs. Kenneth Brown, Mrs. Vernon DcLong, Mrs. Snodgross. Two pretty birthday cakes held places of honor at the table. Mrs. E. H. DeLong will be the next hostess to the club. ELGIN PERSONALS The Hanfori Reed saw mill is at work again after the shutdown dur ing the rain. Mrs. Mary SturgUl. of Union, and Mrs. Wm. Russell, of Elgin, went down to Portland Sunday with Mr. and Mra. Walter Stringham, Mr. Strlngham to go as a delegate for the Masonic lode and Mrs. Russell for the Eastern Star. The Eastern Star Social club will hold a social afternoon Tuesday at the home of Mrs. J. U. Brown, honor ing Mrs. Francis Wade. Miss Constance Witty, of La Masons Choose Ezra M. Wilson As State Lodge Head PORTLAND. June 16 WJ Ezra M. Wilson, mayor of Medford, was elect ed grand master of the Grand Lodge of Oregon, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, at the opening of the 84th annual session of the lodge here last night. H. Wayne Standard of McMlnnvllle was elected deputy grand master. Other officers are: R. Frank Peters, Hillsboro, senior grand warden; Carl G. Patterson of Baker, Junior grand warden; Rufus D. Cheney of Port land, grand secretary, and John B. Cleland of Portland, grand treasurer. The session will be concluded today. Grande, was hurt quite badly Sun day when she fell from the fender of the car of Miss Esther Witty. A cut on her leg required seven stitches to close. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brack and 4 children of La Grande spent the weekend with their mothers, Mrs. Wm. Arnold and Mrs. Joe Jones. Howard Good arrived home Sun day with his new bride, nee Lillian Arnold. Miss Arnold taught school in Elgin two years ago. They will make their home at the J. P. Good ranch. COVE I'KltKONALS Mrs. C. L. Roberts of Sacramento, Cal., has been a guest of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Nellie R. Grace. Mrs. Roberto is a member of a distinguish ed family Inasmuch as they have all been connected with newspaper work. Her husband. John Roberts, owned and published the Idaho Unionist at Bolee, Ida., for ten years, but was called by death in 1916. After his death the family moved to Corvallls where two of the sons graduated from the college, the younger son, Ken neth, graduated from the high school. After their graduation they moved to Sacramento, Cal., in 1926 where the older son, Homer, was manager of the United Press for a, period of seven years. In 1932 he established the California press. He was consider ed a very brilliant man with an out standing future, but he died in June of 1933, just as life was beginning for him." The youngest son, Ken neth, and Homer's widow, are both members of the State Equalization board for California, and the second son. Rollo, is publicity man for the state of California and Uvea with his mother in Sacramento. Mrs. Roberts was only here for a week. Mrs. L. E. Anderson was hostess for Mrs. Grace and her sister-in-law at a luncheon on Friday. Evelyn Hoatson, daughter of Jas, Hoatson, Is visiting her aunt, Mrs, Mary Kail, In La Grande this week. Children's day at the Methodist church was well attended, as tho church was full. The program was as follows: Piano solo, Maxine Conley. Prayer, Charles Hancock. Recitation, Roslyn Smutz. Flower pageant, Roslyn Smutz, Clark Hartley, Evelyn Collins, Clar ice Gale Conklin, Keith Hallmark, Clifford Towle, Donald Hefty, Doris Miner, Norma Coons, Anne Barker, Donna Rees, Marie Klght, Paul Ed ward Gorham and Johnny Van. Vocal solo, Betty Klght. Contest of the flowers, Inez Towle. Grace and Margery Bond, Margery Flte, Inez Marks, Averll Harris, Betty Klght and Lottie Mllman. Violin solo, Alvin Lee Miller. Vocal solo, Elwln Towle with Mrs. L. Towle accompanist. Exercise, Mrs. Koger's class, Charles Hefty, Alfred Hartley and J. Newton Fisher. Piano solo, Edwin Miller with Mrs. Towle accompanist. Song, "Children's Joy," Margery Bond, Jean Williams, Rita Harris, Donna Clark, Lois Jean Baker, Hazel Clark, Georgia Lindsay, Mary Ellen Bond, Betty Orton and Donna Lind say. Exercise, Mrs. Towle's class, Mar gery Bond, Jean Williams, Rita Har ris. Donna Lindsay, Betty Preeto and Betty Koger. Flower drill, Mrs. Smutz class, Gertrude Hagey, Lois and Doris Clark, Lois Jean Baker, Hazel Clark. Donna Lindsay, Georgia. Lindsay, Mary Ellen Bond and Betty Orton. Pantomlne, "Rock of Ages." Clara Roberts, Mrs. Towle at the piano and Mrs. Smutz, singing. Benediction, Mrs. Smutz. The Rev. Smutz is holding revival services in Fairfield. He is expected home next Tuesday. ENGLISH ML'KTAKI) 'TONED DOWN' AND FLAVOR KEPT Making English mustard is simple, and It can be softened without los ing its own tang and flavor. Mix mustard and water, add a pinch of salt for flavoring and a pinch of sugar to take away the se verity of its "bite." Warn your guests that it's Eng lish mustard, or they may think it is the more familiar variety and use it too freely. It is delicious with roast beef, steak and corned beef. HL'BBAKI) PACES TAR HEELS CHAPEL HILLS, N. O. Charlie Hubbard, Junior sprinter and broad I Jumper, scored 71 points for North Carolina's track team in five dual, one state and two conference meets. He was defeated in the broad Jump, his specialty, only once, and that by Monk Little of William and Mary, best In the east. LOSTINB PERSONALS A wedding of much Interest to the younger set took place In Pendleton on June 2nd, when Miss Ingrle Bos well, of Elgin, and James Wesley Leonard, of Lostlne, were married at the Methodist parsonage. They then went to Heppner where they visited friends before returning to Wallowa. Mr. Leonard is employed on the state highway. 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