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Ik! n. X-',: .V i-'itH ff Mrs; Pearf McClay Presides Mr oranae naprer Danquer, and tents. The floral centerpiece J". 'A SUMMER PLANS Newly elected president of Eastern ; Oregon College Parents' Club, Mrs. Arlo Z. Noves (right) La Grande, confers with Dorothy Winters, EOC . dean of women, about summer activities sponsored by ; the organization. .Summer Activities Announced By. Club Plans (or summer activities sponsored by the Eastern' Oregon College Parents' club have been announced by Mrs. Arlo Z. Noyes, La Grande, newly elected presi Mrs. Pearl McClay returned home Friday afternoon after hav ing spent the past week at Port land, attending (I rand Chapter, Order of Eastern Star. Monday evening Mrs. McClay presided at the Eastern Central Oregon Association Banquet, which i was held in the Orchid room of 1 the Old Hcatljman Hotel. j i There were 100 nvmhers and guests of the Association attend ing the banquet. Among the d s- li,..,,,iL-,rr1 nilivlu ll'ol'o IV,;.-., flM .......II... 1 I iiuiiim u, win iny fei miu nutiiuil, Chester Frit, worthy grand patron of Oregon and a number of gen rr.il Grand Chanter officers frnm .tUS?" Ok'ahoma,1 Mississippi, California. fe'Ai&jKtj Arizona, Washington. Alabama, ana grana ameers 0! me Oregon Grand Chapter. Mr. and Mrs; Carl Anderson, '.Arlington, made up and arranged the decorations for th banquet ta bles. The Centennial motif was used. There were dolls, both men and women, in handmade Cen tennial costumes, gracing the tables. Little log cabins, hand made log fences, Indian tepees, WSCS Dessert' Honors New Pastor's Wife Edna Cochran, chairman Helen Broomficld, Mabel Cyr and Doro thy Bird, served a dessert to 25 members of the Woman's Society of Christian Service. During this time in the Fellowship of. the First Methodist church those at tending had an opportunity to meet Mrs. Mills, the new minis ter's wifp. The meeting opened with devo tions by Christian Courtright, after which Mabel Doty presented the lesson on "A New Ambassador for Christ the Tourist," carrying out the commission tf "Ye shall be My witnesses, even to the end of the world." . The routine . business meeting was conducted by the President Fern Prosch. It was announced that the Woman's Society of Christian Service Conference, School of Mis sions and ..Christian Service will be held at the College of Idaho at Caldwell, July 20-24. Celia Cowan is to be the guest teacher and misisonary on the campus. Carol Brownton has been accept ed by the Conference Committee on Missionary Personnel. Anyone wishing also to attend please contact Fern Prosch. Sunday after the church services a social hour to welcome Rever end and Mrs. Keith Mills and their family, was held. 'dent of the organization. Mrs. Noyes indicated that EOC students would, along with their parents, assist with social hours in their home areas, for new stu ents planning to ent:r EOC this fall. 1 - 1n addition, plans call for the Parents' group to participate in New Student Days, orientation week on the campus in September, by sponsoring a portion of the week's program. Scout Chairmen Plan Day Camp Mrs. Treve Lumsden, District Camp chairman, and Mrs. Mar- jbrie Nicoson, Day Camp chair man, are making plans for camp ing time of the Girl Scouts. The Day Camp will be held al Riverside Park from July 20 through July 24. The camping pro gram will offer nature, handcraft, camping, picnics, fire building, fun and adventure. The registration fee will cover insurance, milk each day, craft material, first aid and cookout supplies. . . The health examination will be given at the time of registration on Friday, July 17, in Iho office of the County Health Nurse. Regis tration forms arc Available to all Brownie Seoul in . the , district and'to any iri(crrnediate"'Seou,ts upon rcqu-st. v r In And Around Town Modern Slide Glass WINDOWS Mad To Order Any Siie Miller's Cabinet Woodell, Reunion Set For Sunday Tho Woodell Clan will hold their annual family reunion Sunday, June 14, at the Pleasant" Grove Grange hall. A potluck picnic din ner will begin at 12:30 p.m. During the afternoon there will be a p'anncd family program and also sports for the children and those wishing to play. HAPPY BIRTHDAY June 8 Ross De Boie oooooeooa oooooooo : : lav , r otfo ooooaooO: oooy4 oooooooo OOl Oj6oto. oofoopoo' OOl OQOO: OpooooO oO' 'qcocc Jtfppooopo onooo oUoooo iiiiiiViiV 1 1 ii i nit 1 illinium Can We Help Your Business? West Coast Telephone Company ha3 helped many local business firms save time and money through improved telephone ' systems, Perhaps some of this "communis, cations engineering" could help your: company. Whether it be a simple intercon nection plan, our amazing new "electronic ' : secretary" automatic answering equip ment or a major switchboard installation, our staff of engineers will be glad to study . . your problem and make recommenda tions. Call our business office and ask for this service. No charge or obligation. , Serving the fastest growing communities in the U.S.A. WEST COAST. TELEPHONE COMPANY Guests in La Grande Sunday were; Mr. and Mrs. John. Nurmi pnd "daughter Barbara, and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Nurmi and son, Jed, all of Pendleton. They visited William Nurmi who is in the St. Joseph Hospital recovering from major surgery. They and Mrs. William Nurmi were all guests for dinner in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Turn bow. , j ' ', Dr. William G. Spencer and daughter Patty Sue, - of Boone, N. C, have been guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy W. Spencer, Route 2. Dr. Spencer is head of the music department in the State Teacher's College at Bonnfc. They spent nine days here visit ing and attended the funeral of Mrs. Dorothy Smith. Patty Sue took her first plane ndc returning to their home. Dr. Spmcer ' is a graduate of La Grande High and attended Eastern Oregon College for one year. at the' sp?akers table was.-one of p'.nk and white daisies and white peonies. Favors were corsages of white dais es, the official flower of Mrs. Thomsen, worthy grand matron of Oregon. Among p rsons attending from Hope Chapter, La Grande, were Mrs. McClay. Mrs. Webster Ross. Mr. and Mrs. Gorman Harris, .Dr.. and . Mrs. William., Rubier, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cork '.and)." Mrs. Claude Anson. . . ' - Woman's World Observer, La Grande, Ore., Mon., June 8, 1959 . Page 5 ' l ill, I County Committee Selects Projects For Local Units The Union County Extension Committee held an all day work meeting in the home of Mrs. Lyle Rogers. There was a potluck luncheon held at noon. Three main topics were discussed, the A'unini Tea, nominations of of ficers and the selection of the program for the coming year. There were three guests presnt, Murle Scal-s of Oregon State Co' lege: Estelle Puckctt, chairman of district 8 and Irene Bcels, the Union Briefs By Lola hetrick' Observer Correspondent Mb'od MrsJJm ;Logan-and daughters 'of Pc'htileten spent Sunday, in her parents' home, Mr. and '.Mrs. Walter Vogel. ' - -o 'i- Mrs. Dick Bonney undorwent major surgery al the St. Joseph hospital. .,'': , David Abels broke his leg while fishing at Little Creek Falls, Sun day. o Nidora and Paulctt Gleason of St. Paul are visiting their grand mother, Mrs. W. H. Hutchison. They also attended graduation. o Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lovan and sons of Caldwell, Idaho, spent Me morial weekend in the Jack Crooke home. Mrs. Virginia Taylor and two children of Sandpoint, Idaho, arc in the home of her parents,. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hall. . - ; - Perry A'drich, small son- of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Aldrich, returned home from the hospital on' Wed nesday. " . ELGIN BRIEFS Stuart Croghan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Croghan will attend a Junior Engineering and Science summer insttiute at Corvallis, be ginning June 15. There will be 125 Oregon High School students attend' this session. This is the fourth to be held. o Mrs. Eunice Burns, Elgin High School teacher, moved to La Grande Tuesday. She will at tend summer school and return to Elgin in the fall. . . , o Mr. and Mrs. Adam Wood of Huntington were in El2in Friday to attend the Elgin High School Alumni banquet and dance. PROFESSIONAL C A R E E R S TRAIN AS f DENTAL ASSISTANTS on DENTAL TECHNICIANS Free Cafalog Upon Rqu!t SEATTLE DENTAL ASSISTANTS AND TECHNICIANS SCHOOL ' 1018 2nd Av., SxittM 4, Wn. MRS. KATHRYN F. COOK Named President . . v Mrs. K. Cook 1 Will Head Mother Church Mrs. Kathryn F. Cook of Boston was today named President of The Mother Church. The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston. Mass. v - A native of South Bend, Ind., she has devoted her entire time to the practice of Christian Science healing for many years. Her hus band was George Shaw Cook. A former Christian Science lecturer, teacher, and editor, he served as President of The Mother Church just 20 yars ago. Mrs. Cook s appointment was announced by ThcCtirJfttian Science Board of Directors -a the Annual Meeting of The 'Mother Church. She succeeds Leonard TV Carney, a member of'ths Board of Trustees of The Christian .Science Publish ing Society. Mrs. Cook well serve a one-year term. . "'Active in various capacities in the Christian Science movement, she accepted a position in the of fice of the Committee on Pub lication for Indiana in 1924. Since that time she has been almost continuously engaged in some phase of Clujstfaji. Science work. rogation Names Officers Louis Alders has been named president of the congregation of Faith Lutheran church at La Grande, according to an an nouncement made last week. Named secretary-treasurer was Thomas Schmeckpcpcr. The newly elected president in dicated that during June, July and August, worship services would be conducted at 11 a.m. each Sunday, with Sunday school sched duled for 10 a.m., except during three Sundays vacation of Rev. W. F. Biol, pastor. The Rev. Richard Thirley of Enterprise will conduct services at Faith during Rev. "Bid's vaca tion, June ?1, 28 and July 5, at which time Sunday school will be at 4 p.m.-with worship at 5 p.m. Correction Please In regard to the item in Satur day's La Grande Observer con cerning the dinnT honoring Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Baker from Neb raska, was in error. The affair was given by the Union Pacific Old Timers and Auxiliary instead of the Junior Old Timers. VFW Auxiliary Votes Pin For Sarah Sandoz The Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary voted to buy a leather purse from the Veterans at Camp White. This will be auctioned off at a later date. Florence Kings ley, president, presided over the meeting . Members also voted to buy a 25 year pin for Sarah Sandoz, who is a charter member of the aux iliary. The poppy sale was reported as a success, with a check present ed to the Auxiliary from the Post, A committee was appointed to inquire about a grave marker for a sister.. All persons were reminded of the Dapartment Convention to be held, at Eugene, June 28 through July 1. Ella Hagcy received the atten dance award for the evening. Refreshments were served to the Post and Auxiliary at the close of both meetings. The next -regular meeting will be held July 21. ITS GOING TO HAPPEN Monday 7 p.m., Rainbow For Girls will meet in the Masonic hall. Regular meeting and initiation. ' 7:30 p.m.. Eastern Oregon Gladi olus Society will meet in 'the Gar den Clubhouse. Program on flower arrangements. Committee, Flor ence Reeves and Mrs.' Pratt. ,; j 8 ; p.ijri- Royal Neighbors of Am erica. Will meet in the IOOF hall. a:au , p.m., union tounty uvic Music board of members will meet In the Sacajawca Hotel following Eyensqng. s. Tuesday 10 .m., G1A to ii 01 LE Will hold a practice in the Odd Fel lows hall. Potluck to follow at 12 noon. Mcmmbcrs being urged to attend, 2 p.m., GIA to B of I.E will hold regular lodge and initiation. All members being urged to at tend. 8 p.m., Blue Mountain Gem Club will meet at the Women's 'lubhousc, Union. Bring a rock Visitors being invited. Game planned. new County committee mcmDer of Elgin. New officers of the committee are, Mrs. Lyle Rogers, chairman; Mrs. Irene Beels, vice chairman and Mrs.. .Wayne Jones, secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Rogers appointed her com mitteo as follows; Mrs. Herman Gaertner, 4-H; Mrs. Faye Yar- rington. ACWW: Mrs. Duvene Schubert, h?alth and safety; Mrs. Irene Bcels, citizenship; and Mrs. Elton Berry, research. . . Dolores Uria gave the list of the subjects the extension units would like to study during1 the next year. Murle Scale helped the committee select the program. The program schedule will in clude Freezer Meals, understand ing Your Neighbors, Clothing Stor age, Patio Cookery, Ironing Shirts. Cheese Cookery, Consumer Buying of Dresses, Meringues, and Etch ing Aluminum Trays. The eye opener "will be Party favors and the workshop will be on cotton dresses. There will be district meetings on Lady and the Law. The Alumni, Tea will be held June 30 in the Cove Sportsmans Club. Al) Pst County. Committee members ore invited to attend The program will ie byiCarol Tamashiro, a Hawaiian exchange student attending EOC. She will speak and present some dances of Hawaii. ." - - 4-H Club News The Buggly Buggies, 4-H insect club held a meeting in the home of Mrs. Wilbur Osterloh. There were 12 members present, each one attending made a catching net. Following the meeting a game was played. ' The next meeting will be held June 9 in the home of Mrs. Jake Flowers. Lucinda and Robert Blais will serve refreshments. Wednesday z p.m., parkdaic uud win meet i the home of Mrs. John Lloyd t Fruitdale. s ... . 6:30 p.m., American Legion and Auxiliary potluck dinner will be held in the Legion Hall. Bring own table service and covered .dish. Coffee, rolls and meat furnished. 8 p.m., American Legion and Auxiliary will meet In the hall for initiation, election of delegates,; election of officers, and installation. 8 p.m.. Three Links club will meet in clubroom of Odd Fellows temple. 8 p.m., Order of Eastern Star will meet in the Masonic hall. Initiation. 'Evolution' Theme Of Devotional Af -Guild WeetMcr Mrs. Stuart Wylde chose for the devotional a writing, "Evolution in Our Time," when -St. Ann's Guild of St. Peter's Episcopal Church met Wednesday evening in the home of Mrs. John Dcathcrage with Mrs. Earl Mouli acting as co- hostess. , - .!;; Mrs. Mcrritt Owen, president was in charge of the business meet ing which closed old business for the summer recess, the main busi ness of the evening was the dis cussion of the menus for the Rain bow Gir's' Convention to be held at La Grande this month. - Mrs. Dave Wylde, Ways and Means chairman, outlined plans which were formulated by the four church groups taking part In this project. A Chinese Auction took the place of a program at this meet ing and the prizes brought many surprises. "Functions of the Choir" to be given by the Rev. Charles Wood of Baker, will be .the program of the first fall meeting. Sept. 2. North Powder News BY BARBARA ERWIN Observer Correspondent Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Fordice have moved to the old Al Thomp son place, where he will work. Mrs. Percy Nnntz has returned to tho home of her son, Allen Nantz. Her daughters, Mrs. Virgil White of Auhorn, Wash., and Mrs. Nol-n Higley of Burns, have been staying here taking care of their mother. ' Mrs; Armond - Fuchs of Baker visited Mrs. Homer Carnes, Mon day. ' 1 ' Thi North Phwrinr firhnnl nlenie . ... . - i was held Fridav at the Baker Dark. There. w?re a number of parents attending. ulcn Nice and two sons,. Jim and Kennie of La Grande, were visitors of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nice. Glen and the boys started up the st?am engines and the boys rode them around. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bingner " of La Grande went out to see the old threshing machines. Erin Sloan has returned home from - tl)e Baker hospital, where uiiuvi n i-iiv (i J , The North Powder FFA boys are getting 'their projects ready to show at the Eastern Oregon Live stock show. Norman Records of Milton Freewater visited Friday with his in-laws, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Isaac. Mr. and Mrs. Records and son returned to their home Satur day. She has been spending a week with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Simonis and family visited friends and relatives in Baker. James E. Payne and Calvin Carr traveled to Burns the first of the week. Mr. - and Mrs. Keith Simonis were hosts Sunday afternoon to Mr. and Mrs. Carol Small of Baker and Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Gunter of Hain?s. Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Simonis and family of Baker came down to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Simonis of North Powder. Monday evening. Me. and Mrs. Mails Nice and Ralph Taylor of North Powder went to Boise, where Nice under went a medical check up. 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