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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1921)
A Visit to Fair Mount Grange Near Albany tained at the show until a late his delight found that the merry hour and started back to Ind» party of Grangers was just par ZZZ taking of a bountiful repast, consisting o f many kinds of cake member of Fair Mount Grange, which were all «rood, different A pleasant surprise and a very one mile west of Albany, knew kinds of sandwiches, and the enjoyable evening was spent at better. He deliberately killed best coffee you ever drank—the “AMERICAN'S SHOULD BE PROUD OF WORK BY NEAR EAST RELIEF” your Says American High Commis sioner. Congress is Told of The Great Accomplishment Albany Saturday night by Inde- his engine in front of the Grange kind of coffee, you know, pendence parties. The party hall and proceded to enter the mother used to make. drove to Albany and was enter dining room of the hall and to writer found himself immediately surrounded by his old friends WANTED Old Furniture to U p holster and Repair Carry a full line of samples for n ew coverings. Mattresses made over. Auto seats repaired. A lso re plate knives, forks and spoons. G . W . T H O R IN G T O N 192 C Street .Pilli IIIWII Independence t iiin r v r a 'i 'H im iw i M r w t 'B ii V i i'i 'i i M r i H i 1 Washington.— The annual report of the activities of the Near East Re lief organization, filed with Congress by Charles V. Vickrey. General Sec retary, constitutes the modest history of one of the greatest pieces of phll- anthropic work ever undertaken and the tarried through by American men and women, according to well In the formed persons in the capital. Ad- who insisted long and earnestly that he and his friends should join them, which they reluctlant- , . lv did, Ot course, leaving out reluctant parr. There in spacious dining hall of the Grange the writer and his friends partook of the good eats, and filled their souls with good will toward mankind, while the writer renewed his acquaintance The Delights of the SEASHORE .and MOUNTAINS appeal to many thousands each year. Be one of the merry throng that go there this summer for He-’ 1th, Rest, Recreation and Amusement. , Round Trip Summer Excursion Tickets are now on sale to many delightful places. N ew port. Ideal for the family, is this charming old place that is free from conventionalities. C rater Lake. One o f the greatest scenic wonders of the world, is this beautiful lake of indescribable blue. i Tillam ook C ountv Beaches, i-ocated amidst . . . . . a wealth of beautiful natural surroundings, are these resorts just a few miles beyond the Coast Range. O ther Resorts Detroit (Breitenhush Hot Springs, Mt. Jefferson Country), McCiedie Hot Springs. Josephine County Caves, Shasta Mountain Resorts, Yosemite National Park , with all his old friends and in cidentally introduced the Inde pendence parties, forging other ¡links of friendship between In “ O ’egon O utdoors” Our new illustrated and de scriptive booklet will help you decide on the resort of your choice. Let us assist vou by providing a copy free on request. dependence and her sister city, Albany. The party was then conducted to the beautiful and — | well appointed dance hall where For further information inquire of ticket agents. SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES JOHN M. SCOTT, General Passenger Agent. iiliaiNailWIiniiMiHllHk I they Were entertained by the P | merry makers for about two ‘* i hours. The music was furnish-! fir ! ? jed by Mr. Henry Scholes, one of ^ the greatest merry makers and i all around good fellows in all of k | Benton county, who was ably § assisted by Geo. Small, Mr ? j Ellis and Miss Benedict. A fter the dance was over the party was further entertained by one of the sweetest voiced girls that they ever had the pleasure of listening to, Miss Ellis of A l bany. The party.was impressed with the seeming good-fellow I Light and Other I Conveniences ' 1 C H A U U .s V. V K K K K k ■‘Just Between You and M e” mlral Mark L. Bristol, United says th e Good Judge States High Commissioner to Turkey, for example, declares: I “ I have been closely associated H e re ’s genuine chewing with the work of the Near East satisfaction for you, hook Relief committee for at”>ut 22 months. On the whole the work ed up with real economy. f o f this relief committee has been such that Americans should be I A small chevy of this class proud of this great humane ef I fort. The Noar East Relief hers o f tobacco lasts much long In Constantinople is run mors er than a big chew of the like a business organization than any relief organization ordinary kind— that’s be with which I have ever come Into contact” cause the| full, rich, real W e have the lanterns that w ill m ake Charles V. Vickrey’s summary of I tobacco taste lasts so long. the activities of the Near East Relief the ligh t. I shows the disbursement of over A n y man who uses the i ship of all members of the $60,000,000.00 in cash and supplies, contributed by the American people Real Tobacco C hew will I Grange. It seemed like one big to the salvaging of the Christian pop W e have knives, lurks, spoon- a m i tell you. that. ulations of the Near East. 711 Ü family of brothers and sisters ail American and Canadian men and cook in g utensils to make cam p i i f e 1 women relief workers have been en Put up in txvo styles trying to see who could outdo gaged in this huge task on little com p lete. ■ more than a volunteer basis. 63 - i the other in being a good fellow hospitals, with 6,522 beds, and 123 W -B G U T is a long fine-cut tobacco ■! I Thank you, folks, we are coming clinics; 11 rescue homes, where A good su pply or hop pickers’ tape and R I G H T C U T is a short-cut tobacco i young girls rescued from lives of shame in Turkish harems are taught again. O. L. F oster . and o ih e i supplies. W r y m a n - B r u t o n C o m p a n y , 110/ B r o a d w a y , N e w Y o r k C d / to forget their sufferings, and to be gin life anew, self-supporting and independent, are maintained. 110,000 Little Children The most remarkable feature of the work of the Near East Relief Is, i however, the salvation of tens of thousands of children who have lost Established .1889 parents and relatives during the past six years. For these little ones Amer A N A C C O U N T in a commercial bank is . 1 most A number of Independence lean generosity has provided, through the Near East Relief, 299 homes— convenient aid to modern business. It sc hema INDEPENDENCE, OREGON people attended “ Way Down one. In Alexandropol, Armenia, hous tizes payments, is a check on ail expenditures and lng 18,000 children— where, las! East” at the Grand in Salem year, 54,600 children were housed shows you just where you stand each n nth tiiwik:iiauiaiiHiimiBiiaimRUHiiaiMiiMiiMmianim«iMn!maiiM»iiatiii clothed, fed and taught, while an ad and were delighted. It w;>.s dltional 56,039, outside the Near Open oue with us today. I t will pay you to do so. East Relief orphanages, were saved elaborately staged and contained from starvation and death by food MEMBER the vital appeal that has always and clothing sent them from the United States. ^FE D ERAL RESERVE^ JSYSTEP made the old play a favorite. Mr. Vickrey’s report states that approximately 2,790,490 Armenians Lillian Gish, with strong sup are still living in the Near East, out Officers and Directors i port, gave a performance that of a pre-war population of over 4,000,000 and estimates that had it H. Hirschberg, Pres. C. A. McLaughlin, V. P. not been for the aid given by the was in evety way near to the U- American people through the Near Ira D. Mix, Cashier ig timate. The orchestra was East Relief, fully half of those now W. H. Walker D. W. Sears O. D. Butler living would have perished. Food truly sympathetic and was well was furnished to 561,970 homelem- refugees during a large part of 1920, We g iv e you the same excellen t q u a lity g ro — ! worth the price of admission. l while 300,000 garments, comprising ceries 365 days in the year. W e also give 1,500,000 pounds of clothing sent • TIME CARD AN OBSOLETE A~7. out from the United States were dis them to you at a fa ir price. A n oth er thing, trlbuted to barefoot and rag-efad Valley & Siletz Railroad we g iv e you in te llig e n t service. wanderers, all the way from the There are difficulties in the re Mediterranean to the Caucasus vival o f the wait/., now going for W e appreciate vour patronage as much as mountains. ward in Paris. Most persons have Motor Leaves Independence Daily Work Mu»t Continue you appreciate our service. 10:60 a. m. forgotten how to dance it. Np mat Commenting on these figures Mr. Vickrey stated that “ this distinctive ter what the beat of the music, they Motor Leaves Independence Daily ly humanitarian relief work, as an Except Sunday 4:10 p. m. slip into the modern dances, regard | expression of brotherhood, should Motor Arrives Independence, Daily Construction work on help to mark the beginning of a new less o f rhythm. The result is awk 9:60 a. m. new dormitory of the state nor- era °f peace and inter-racial good wardness. Motor Arrives Independence, Daily will in the Near East, A ll this only goes to show how, mal school at Monmouth is rap “ The tremendous task undertaken Except Sunday 3:50 p. m. HOM E OF GOOD GRO C ERIES I . . . . . , , . . » ; by the American people in saving the under the malevolent influence of Freight service daily except Sunday, idly being pushed to completion. Children of the Near East Is one Courteous and Intelligent Service Leave Independence 7’30 a. m. the eccentric modern steps, grace of W ork m m en en are now nlasterinir which an cannot be left of unfinished We w orK a re nov* piahiern.v- liave investment over $60,000 L. K. WATSON. 8 ur C a lost carriage has become almost INDEPENDENCE, OREGON and the detailed work of fin 000 in human life, that America has art. Perha[>s the elders may find it saved. I f we falter or pause now, ; ishing will soon be in progress. that Investment Is imperiled, or may difficult to relearn. But there will even be lost altogether. Most of the New furniture and necessary children we have saved from death be hope for the next generation if fc L A S S E S FITTED it he brought up on the waltz.— are still too little to take care of equipment has been purch sea themselves, and conditions through Philadelphia Inquirer. LENSES DUPLICATED out the Near East are still too and will be ready o be placed in uncertain to let them shift for them- Butter W raps— The Post the building as soon as it is com aelves It li morally sure that for at least five years, and unUl these little Prints ’em. pleted ones that we have snatched from a terrible fate are able to support A place sanitary and safe receives this con- themselves and enjoy an even chance OPTOMETRIST-OPTICIAN j of life as useful citizens, the Amer- sideratii n. Bu*h B»k Bldg. Guests at Dickinson Heme j lean people who have rescued them muet see them through Benr th if in m ind. " I t is the purpose of the Near East Salem, Oiegoa O ur establishm ent meets these req u ire Mr*. C. L. Chandler o f Seattle Relief to do just this, and we appeal to the generosity of the American ments e n tirely. Y ou w ill alw ays find the Wash., and Mrs. Wm. T. Lewis people to see this noble work is car ried out in the rpirit of mutual help righ t kind o f meats tor a ll your m eal-. of Detroit, Mich., are guests at fulness and Christian charity which Is so essentially rhararte-lstlc of the Oregon’8 Largest the home of their father, I. W. American Ideal.” Contributions to the work of the Dickinson. It is the ladies’ first Optical Institution Near East Relief may be sent to visit here for a long time and Cleveland H. Dodge. Treasurer 1 Madison Ave., New York City. Salem Bank of Commerce Bldg. Offlee over Cravm A Wa I at the Camp « WILLARD E. CRAVEN ROW. Theatre Goers Attend | "Way Down East" The Independence National B ink The Same Every Day J. G. McIntosh Grocery Wdik on Normal Dormitory Is Rapid ñ ‘Cleanliness is next to Godliness’ D r. C . B . O ’N e ill Morris Optical Company L . City Phone 611 SWOPE ft 8WOPE M eat Market GUS M ILLER Main Street LAWYERS they are making every minute count Tall The Fowl About It! SALLM, OREGON «2 , Independence, Oregon