1ÌÌL Wrató LENTS, MULTNOMAH CO., ORBOON, THURSDAY, JANUARY ? XMAS Al SI. PAULS CHURCH. WOODMLRt \7ncle S'an» Offers 7, 4W4— EEDERAIIONOFhOMEN • BEGIN CHARITY WORK All Americans a Chance to Feed Star'd in g Helgium Vol. 13. No. 1 FOUR GRANGES |^J4LL 0Ff|C[RS A letter from the < tregon Federation one of the most enjoyable weeks in! of women's clubs a»k» for information Evening Star, Woodlawn, Russel- ic the history <>f the Little Mission was for their hospital committee concerning ville, and Lents Join in Initiatory of Christina» and New year«, closing 1014. ! chi Wren in this county who could be Work. Bic Crowd, Fine Procram aided by a state-wide organization to It The Chriatma* «ale of the Uillld ww a decided success, »<>'1 Christmas day add to Interest. furnish free medical treatment of the Arrangements Made For Sending Pt reel there waa a celebration of the Holy : most modern scientific kind in all cases Post Packages From Rural Districts. Communion and sermon at 10:8o a in. ■ wlien-the family income is not «ufticient Saturday last was tbe monthly oeeas- in and »ja-cial mimic by the choir. Tl»e I How to Aid the Stricken Little Sister for expensive consultation with spec­ ion for tfie meeting oj Evening Star of the World ng i Anthem war beautifully rendered ami ' ial iota. >K the aolo by Mr. Duval waa excellent. I Tlie Federation, which includes a bun- ' (■range. Being the first meeting of the The attendance waa large and til«’ I drvd womenclule-in all parte of the year, it was also the day for the instal­ ta Christma» offering large. state, sskx anyone who knows of a little lation of otti.-ers. The morHing aMstion Tl* Sunday following waa St. John victim of an accident, of »pinal men­ waa devoted to the usual business of the B* I the Evangelista Day and the member, ingitis, of infantile paralysis, of tubercu- «if the local Maaonic and O. E S. Lod- j grange, and to talks hy various visitors «’ j losis in the bones or joints, or any other i ar g<>« were present in a body, crowding | I crippling cause, b> write the .letaiis of including T. R. A. Sellwood and Mrs. the church to Htanding room A moat i the ease to Mrs. Miller R Trumbull,' Valerie Benvie of Milwaukee Grange, excellent sermon waa delivered by Rev. Secretary Child Welfore Commission, , and Mrs. Cecil of Topeka, Kan»aa, visit Taylor. Chaplain of Imperial Lodge. ' 250^ third street, Portland, Oregon. er The Anlla-m aolo was repeated and tl e , ing relatives in Portland and who told of The cluli women maintain that these ih* O. E. S. Hymn sung by all. j little cripples, besides being the most I grange work in her home state. Several On Wednesday night st. Paul’s (Con­ pitiful of all cases of liel pleas new-, and officers made reports. gregation attended toe Xmas entertain­ After noon, Lecturer 8. F Bail gave a liewdes being entirely witliout organized ment of moving picture« and Tableau'» assistance in contrast with the great program consisting of a piano selection at (trace .Memorial Parish, over 2o0 state institutions which care for the I by Mi» Nellie Sanders, and a reading by l»eing present and an excellent time re­ deaf, the blind, the feeble-minded and Mm. Marion Nelson, which proved to be ported by all. even tfie dlemqnent, are also tbe mom ; exceptionaBy interesting. New Year« Eve . the Christmas tree A number of officers of Evening Star curable if treated in time, and the morn was helil at Woodmere, and gifta were able wlien so treated to make g->od, and other granges made reports of their furnished all present, thorn- given the strong, useful citizens instead of chargee year's work that were instructive. Tlie MUiall l«>y» in attendance caused much officer» from Woodlawn, Rnseelville and on public chairty all their lives. merriment. Lenta were present to join in tbe in­ The church close« a moat »uceeamful «7 stallation part of ti>e program ami the HOMILIII BELGIAN WOMEN ON THE WAY TO THE BREAD LINE. ir. year ami all look forward to working several Masters each spoke of their ng harder than ever the coming year, and grange's work. J. J. Johnson, Master Olt the fl nit time in Its history ths poatoffica department baa been en ed j await with pleasure the coming of our listed In a chart tabla undertaking, rrom this time forth any Amer of Evening Star, said that there had la­ new lliahop, l>ean Waller Sumner of lean who wishes to give food to tbs starving people of Belgium haa lieen 518* new grange» organized in the nd Chicago, w ! h > will be ordained lliahop only to «timp bls parcel in the regular way and send It through the U nited States within the past year, and ia of Oregon on Jan. tl. The work of Bis­ parcel poet It will go aa straight «nd fast as rail and water will carry It to The board of Director» of the County 28 were reorganised. Mr. Johnson ad­ he hop Scadding will lie long remembered, the doors of the starving Belgians, and the money be baa paid for stamps Fair metatGreeham Wednesday and re­ vocate.! a co-operative effort on the part Br­ and hi« place ih no ea»y one to fill. The will be refunded to the donor by the American Commission For Relief In elected H. A. Lewis, Breeident; W. A. of members of the order in tbe supply­ Belgium, the executive offices of which are at 71 Broadway, New York city. ie« Chriatuiaa program wae ae follow«: Seven million people, mostly women, children and old men. are still abut Broctor, Vice president; D. M. Roberts, ing of Uteir needs ami in disposing ot •m ; Hymn................... Come all ye Faithful sp in Belgium, industry stopped when the Germans came; the money gave Secietary, and Tho. Brugger, Treasurer. products. He also favored an annual rr- Solo ............................... Christmas Bell« oul through the payment of fines and indemnities; the crops were mainly .The fair now has a defict of $10,00J an d county grange, field meeting and picnic, Glenn M m . ill ruined With the coasts cut off, Belgium, which imports three-quarters of her is planning to increase it by running a with speaking, music and sporta He .......... Florence Klock ICC Recital ion food supply In normal timea, could im|>ort no more. Work Is gone; money is ten day exhibit, beginning Sept. 14. spoke at some length concerning the lid I Becitation .............................Daisy Robb gone; must important of all. food is gone. The German conquerors, who employing of a county agricultural ex­ Hopl'V Chriatmaa Time Deed ail their own supplies to guard against the proposed "siege of Germany" a Song pert He said : “County in-rtitut.-s were Primary Class lg» I Santd or Stork? by the allies, cannot and will not feed them. The allies, fearing that the go.»l iu their way, but the weakness in Recitation ................... Prayer for Peace German» will seise any food coining from a hostile source, cannot or will not Santa Claus has been very busy around i is lewis Rice feed them. America must feed them or they will starve. There Is no other I^ents this December. But in quite a that plan lay in the fact that those in an need of such instruction seldom, if ever, Recitation............... Trimming The Tree way Seven million people. until last year the most Industrious, peaceable of May Foley ami prosperous nation In Europe, will go to their graves this winter unless number of instan.x-s he cam.- as a stork. attended. The county expert is intend­ Hymn ..... Little Town of Bethlehem America gives as uever nation gave before. Among tiioee so visited appear the ed to carry to the farm the pra.-ti.-al in­ Itccitation................... ........ Gertrude Gay Wlille Belgium needs everything, ahe needs most of all just food—non | names of Mr. and Mrs. David L. Ihrig, struction needed—teaching by example. z Recitation................................Glenn Price perlMhable food which will staud the teat of ocean transportation, such as on tf>e ISUi, who received a new daught­ I am satisfied that every effort will be Oialogue................... Brownie» at Work flour of any kind, peas, bean» and preserved meat». The donor has only to er. Mr. and Mre. Geo. W. Porter also j made to secure for this county a man K» By S. S. put up lii« gift in package» of not leas than twenty-five pounds nor more than were presented with a daughter on the who will measure up Uxtls- responsibili­ ed Hymn ^..Once in Royal David City fifty iiounda. »tamp it in the usual way and mail it at the nearest ixwtofflce. 25th. Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Blakslee ties and necessities of the position.” He to­ Recitation.......... ............ Alexander Robb If the .lonoi add» hl» own name ami address. TOGETHER WITH THE LET­ of 7521, 80th Ave., were presented with expressed opposition to bonding the ol, Recitation.................... Dorothy Gillette TER R." Hu- money lie lias paid for »tani|>s will be refunded to him by the an heir on the 20th inst. Mr. and Mrs. county for rood work but favored rais­ eouimlssl.iii nia Solo................................ Alexander Robb |-n. Cages mailed from OREGON should be addressed to MUNICIPAL Albert Moodenbanth of Dean Ave., and ing a reasonable sum each year for nd Recitation ....... Charlotte 8bulenl«-rg MM K IM'. P< tlt'II.AND. who are collecting agents for this district Cooper St., wen* made happy with the permanent road improvement. He an­ or. Santa Clan» Reception ........ By Class addition of a son on the “th of Dec ( ticipated that, hard surfacing would be ■.he Song....................................... Junior Giris Whixky Run. an old mining camp a Mr, and Mrs. O. C. Foster, 107, Seventh necessary. >m Recitation» by Charlotte Robb, and The list of »|»-akers inelixJe.1: W. H. few miles above Bandon, has taken Ave., found a daughter “in their stock­ BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON or Alex Robb, wen- given at Grace Memor­ on new life during the past six months ing” on the 14th. And to Mr. and Mrs. Dufur, Woodlawn Grange; John Welbee, aie ial Chnrt-h Irvington, on Wedne»day and several mining concerns have em­ Cha». M. Ellis, there came a son on the Russel ville Grange; T. J. Kreuder, •e.1 night ami were e«|>ecially commended During the last ten months more ployed men. dredging and sluicing. Ijenta Grange: J. G. Kelly, Evening 120th. by Rev. Taylor for their excellent de­ than $250.000 has gone into the con­ The greatest values found now are Star; Mrs. E. A. Kelly, Evening Star. struction of business blocks and dwell­ in platinum. livery. I*rofessor 8. F. Ball, of Franklin High Nonegenarian Passes ings in Astoria. School, reported on the activities of last Brovlded W. H. Chapin, convicted Clark L. Parker, ninety years of age. year. Blabs are under way for a big cele tn Multnomah county of larceny by «y bration at Molalla on February 2 in bailee, can make restitution to Mr. and died at hi« home near Lents Junction The team from Ijenta installed tbe fol­ on I Death was due to lowing officers, Mrs. G. W. Spring act­ houor of the opening of the Wiliam Mrs. William Grace, an aged couple January second. ec. ette Valley South ernxElectric. whom he defrauded by larceny, he will senile decay. He has ’>een practically ing as Marshall: 1er Milwaukie will speud from $30,000 be given a pardon, according to an an­ helple«» and mentally irresponsible for Woodlawn Grange—Master, W. H. H. ar- Mr. Parker was born Dufur; overseer, Mrs. Eugene Balmer; to $40,000 In the construction of a mu nouncement made by Governor West. many months. Mt. Scott Section was bleared Mondav '•y niclpal water plant to aupply Bull Run State Architect W. C. Knighton as in North Carolina in 1H62. He went to lecturer, Mrs. 8. A Hyatt; chaplain, V. h evening at Creatoti by an address from water through ineler from Bortland. serfs that the regular charge for serv Brown County, Kaunas, in 1873 and K. Baieley; secretary, Mrs. E. P. Arm­ ass A. E. Winship of Borton. Maa«. He ia The new steel bridge over the Yam­ Ices on the state's building projects from there to Oregon, now over forty strong; treasurer, Eugene Palmer; •ar pmliably the ableat «Iraker ever liefore hill river at Dayton haa been formally from March 22. 1911. to December 22. years ago, living most of the time near steward, Harold Moore; assistant, J. E. itt. a Mt. Scott audience. He Fame to ad- accepted by the county officials and 1914. would have been $64.495.78 while Pittsburg or Vernonia, Columbia Stansbury; woman assistant steward, dn-aa particularly member» of the Par ­ yn County. He was at one time one of the Mrs. Fred Keller; gatekeeper, D. E. ma ent- Taacher Chili» of thia section of the thrown open for the use of the public. the operating expenses of his office wealthiest men in the Nehalem Valley, McNeese; Oree. Lillian Jones; Pomona, More than 1.000.000 letters and post ­ were $42.457.99. a saving of $22,229.79. •y. city. He gave a very inter-eating and owning much land and a sawmill. An attempt is being made on Coos Nina Erglin; Flora, Nellie Lee lyn auggi-ativc addn-aa The only thing to cards were delivered 111 Bortland dur­ He married Melissa Francis and they ing the past week, according to esti ­ Lenta grange—Master, W. A. Young; Bay by Deputy Game Warden Thom n-gret alsiut i» that only a »mall fraction had nine children, six boys. The only ! overwvr, W. J. McNeal; lecturer, Mrs. tin­ of the people got to hear it, the attend­ mates made by Bostmaster F. S. My­ as. of North Bend, to create a game reserve of all the area of Bony Inlet daughter living is Mrs. Julia Van Maude Darnall; chaplain, Mrs. A. F. ker ance being ao »mall. Cannot our peo­ ers. Mrs Msry Doak, one of the oldest Inside the bay shore, and about all the Blaricon of Gilberts. John W. Parker Miller; steward, W. L. Hotchkiss; as­ for ple wake up to opportunities like then-? residents of Wasco county, who had mud flats In the upper bay, compris­ I of Kalaina N. Q. Parker, Andrew Par­ sistant, H. A Darnall; woman aeeistant I a Other» will lie planned only aa they are passed the century mark, died at the ing In all over five square miles of ker, Geo. Parker, Albert Parker ofj t ewar.I, Mabel Smith, gatekeeper, H. vaa appn-ciat.il by attendance. Vernonia, and Peter Parker, living B. Starr; secretary, Mrs W. L. Hotch­ home of her son. A. C. Doak at Pleas­ water. I a« north of 1-ents Junction are living sons. kiss; treasurer, Mrs. Ida EaterOree, ant Ridge. The Jury failed to reach an agree ick Plans tor the new public bulhlinj ment at Roseburg on the statutory Hie wife also survives him, and numer­ Mrs. Born-utter; Pomona, Mrs. Clyde in- at Bendleton have been completed and charge against Roy Farnum indicted ous grandchildren. The funeral was Sager; Flora, Ora Von Norwick. .tai , bids will be asked for in February, ac- In connection with the death of Edna held at Kenworthy’s Monday after- Russelville Grange—Master, John n-a ' cording to Information furnished Con­ Morgan, whose body was found in the j noon. Rev. Aaron Wells giving the ad- | Welbee; overseer, Clayton Owi»; lec­ lUt gressman Sinnott. ruins of a barn which had been de ' dress. turer. Mrs. Fannie Christensen; secre­ vas Thoma» Edwanl Huxley, aged H2, a The annual meeting and election of stroyed by fire eight miles east ot tary, Miss Mattel Mickelson; treasurer, Mil reaident of the county since youth. .lied IlH IP \. lewis; steward, Edward of Wedneaday morning at 7 o’clock at Ins I officers of the Oregon and Washing- Glendale, December 8. Lents Grange Saturday State Bank Superintendent Sargent Becker; assistant, Charles Wicklander; lay home near Lenta Junction. Mr. Hux­ ! ton division of the Travelers' Protect­ L