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About Mt. Scott herald. (Lents, Multnomah Co., Or.) 1914-1923 | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1919)
îïeralh DHL Subscription, $1.50 a Year LENTS STATION, PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1919 TAKES CLASS TO MT. TABOR PARK PICNICING SATURDAY Mrs. Syra Chick, teacher of the 6th onth glade made the greatest evident II ut the Woodmere school took her improvement, at the close of the term class out to Mt. Tabor purk for a pic being uble to work quickly und to nic last Saturday afternoon, the 7th. gether. The 8-A girls have been Miss Hart’s Mrs. Thomas, a loyal and enthusias tic friend of the Woodmere school, most dependable assistants in the entertained Mrs. A. Alexander, prin lunch room. I^ist year they canned cipal oi the Woodmere school, last most of the tomatoes from the school garden, enough for all the winter’s Tuesday at a midday luncheon. The crafts for girls at the Wood- soups. In all there were over a hun mere school have been in charge of dred jars of tomutoes and every one Miss Murthu Hart during the past kept. Before the lunch hour the girls year. Once a week she has conducted helped Miss Hurt uriange the tables manual arts; twice a week, cooking, and assisted her in making the soup ami sewing. A unique feature of her or chill con carne, with which she var work was the boys' classes in sewing ied her menu. During the lunch hour und cooking. In the former the in they helped serve the children und at struction included those things which the conclusion of the ineul washed up u boy camper and scout needs to the dishes and cleaned up the kitchen know about handling u needle and thus getting valuable practical exper- thread. In the latter the work was in ience. A novel and most valuable fea enmp cookery, a most fitting close to ture of the Woodmere cooking school the term’s work being u breakfast out was the bringing of the ingredients in the wooiia directed by Miss Hart. from home, the cooking of them at The boys baked potatoes in the coals, school anil the taking of the finished made hot cakes from prepared flour, I viands back home for family us«*. roasted weinies on sticks and made I Among .the 8-A girls those who did chocolate. The boys who have been 1 exceptionally fine work in cookery most interested and most adept in the were Myrtea Flier, Eva Spooner, Ve- art are Ellsworth Gittus, Robert hela I Airman, and Theodora Klock. That the practical element of Miss Stoner and Benson Griffith. At the first of the year the girls Hart’s Work has been appreciated has made u great number of property been shown by the fact that already bags, one hundred and eight in num children have volunteered as helpers ber, for the soldiers; and also, for for next year’s work. In spite of the them, u great number of bedside bags; “high cost of living,*’ the making of u beside quantities of flu masks and a different soup every two weeks and a numtier of school boys. This term change to chili con carne, and the min the girls were allowed to do their imum charge of fifteen cents a week own sewing. For the manual arts for each child for a serving five times work the girts were taught to make a week, the cooking deperamtn netted black oilcloth bags with flower and $70.00. Thia money will go to local fruit motifs in felt sewed on with the school use», the garden, the kitchen, blanket stitch. They also were etc. The following art* the graduate» shown the art of fashioning little bags for carrjing trifles, made of Aida from the Joseph Kellogg school, hav canvas, ilecorated with cross stitch. ing completed their public school work The designs used in all this manual under the efficient principalship of are work are made by the children l*rof. B. A. Thaxter: Beatrice Beckman, Angelo Curletto, themselves. The classes of the fifth, sixth and seventh grades made de Ernest Curletto, Albert Davis, Gordon signs and then worked them out in Donne, Elizabeth Donahue, Olga Eich towels. The supervisors came out man, Maybelle Erickson, Lynn For once u month to start plans for the rest, Anna Hamilton, Clora Harmon, motifs and to teach the children how Holden Le Roy, Cuba Lutz, Bernice Monish, Alice Murden, Helen Rider, to plan their designs on paper. In cooking the 6-A class began with Grace Root, Thelma Eenor, Dorothy the necessary and fundamental prin Snider, Harold, Harold Shaw, Fay ciples of house cleaning—including Ward. All .with but one exception, laundering, ironing, woodwork clean expect t<> enter some one of the high ing and personal hygiene. The sev- schools. F. MOORE HAS BOTH OF HIS LEGS CUT OFF SHOWER GIVEN WOODMERE WOMAN BY LADY FRIENDS Frank Moore, aged 61 years, of 103rd street and 57th avenue S. E., was seriously injured when he was run down by a switch engine in the Albina yards last Friday, While en- gaged as a switchman in the yards his foot became wedged between the ties ami he was unable to extricate himself in time, one foot being cut off and the other so terribly man- gled that amputation was necessary. He was taken to St. Vincent’s hos pital and is resting as comfortably as possible under the conditions. Mrs. Hurd, of Woodmere, was very agreeably surprised Tuesday after noon when a number of ladies of the Lents M. E. church, who had by pre vious arrangement met at the Wood- mere store, went in a body to her home and took possession. The oc casion was a stork party. Mrs. Hurd received many beautiful little gar ments. The afternoon passed very pleasantly with music and refresh ments. Those present were Mes- dames Gething, Sells, Rowley, Arm strong, Crouch, Woodworth, Cone. Lord, Burgett, Wilkinson, Kerr, Haw- kens, Jasper and Van Babel. OFFICERS ELECTED BY Y. P. A. CHILDREN’S DAY PROGRAM OF THE EVANGELICAL CHURCH AT EVANGELICAL CHURCH At a meeting of the Y. P. A. of the Evangelical church held at the parsonage Tuesday evening, June 10, the fdllffwing officers were elected: President, Mrs. William Anderson; vice-president, Mrs. Harry Russell; recording secretary, Miss Aria Bisch off; corresponding secretary, Mrs. E. M. Scheuerman; treasurer, Paul My ers; secretary sympathy and relief, Mi ms Esther Gifford; secretary good citixenship, H. Russell; secretary lookout committee, William Ander son. Refreshments were served dur ing an enjoyable social session. Miss I .averne Donaldson was the success ful contestant in the guessing match, capturing an enviable prise. The Lents Evangelical Sunday- school will give their annual Chil dren’s Day services Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. An interesting program has been arranged and the little folks rendering it will have a rich feast in store for all w-ho may be present. Children’s Day is always looked forward to with much interest because of its entertaining features and its education far benevolences. This time the school pledged a liberal offering for the cause of missions, and you should have seen their eyes dance when they pledge their con tributions. They will not only go to the top, but over it. Look oilt! Claude Wilson, 5604 Eighty-fourth Htreet, who had the misfortune to get his foot crushed while working in the shipyard, ia improving enough to be able to lay aside his crutches, although he still finds it quite pain ful. AID PLEDGED TO ARMENIAN SUFFERERS BY CHILDREN Tjtst Sunday was Bible lands suf ferers’ aid day at the Evangelical Sunday school. Their aim was $200 in cash and subscriptions. At the close of the Sunday school the amount was almost reached, and they will, as last Christmas, go much over Helen Curtis, of Ninety-sixth street, the top of their aim. And why not? who has been very ill with inflam Jesus said ‘‘As much as ye have done matory rheumatism, is improving it unto one of the Jeast of these, ye slowly. have done it untdrMB,” VOL. xvn. No. 24 AMERICAN EMBARKATION CAMP AT BREST. FRANCE STUDENTS WHO HAVE FINISHED THE COURSE A remarkable photograph of Ganip I’outuuezeu at Brest. France, through which all American soldiers embarking for home at that port pass, made from a French dirigible. The camp Is the largest of Its kind In the world. There are GO miles of duckboards In It, and housing nccommodatlons for 80.000 men Jt one time. Miss Helen C. Hansen, of 7604 • “Hide and Seek” (Eilenberg), Wen- Fifty-fourth avenue, will present a del Hillis. number of her piano pupils in her “Cupid’s Garden” (Eugene), Hor third annual recital Monday evening, tense Burkhardt. June 16, at Odd Fellows hall, Lents. J “Snow-drops,” duet (Behr), Helen Mis. George Swanson, a well-known! and Russell Woodward. violinist of the city, and L. H. Han Success Mazurka (Bachman), Clara sen, prominent baritone, will assist. Bergner. Miss Hansen and pupils have Vocal SoSlo with Violin Obligato worked faithfully to make this recital (Selected), Mrs. Geo. Swanson and L. a success and those attending are as H. Hansen. sured an evening of rare enjoyment. Gavotte (Op. 32) (Brown), Homer The public is cordially invited. Fol Pierce. lowing is the program: “Robins Return” (Fisher), Ethel “An Autumn Evening” (Cram Jfaunaen. mond), Herbert Jasper. "Dance of the Dwarfs” (Berwald), “Merry Moments” (Ducelle), Olive Clara Jasper. Wood worth. « Manzanillo (Robyn), Gladys Fimmel. “The Fountain” (Bohm), Elizabeth Violin Solo (Selected), Mrs. Geo. Sanders. Swanson. "In the Woodland Swing” (Frog “Moonlit Waves” (Fearis), Flora man). Hattie Bittner. Burkhanit. Violin Solo (Selected), Mrs. Geo. “Rocky Brooklet” (Wettace), Ve- Swanson. hela Lehman. “The Wayside Chapel” (Wilson), “The Pixies Good-night” (Brown), Alice Hansen. Berniece Brown. TEACHERS OF LENTS SCHOOL REBEKAHS INITIATED FOUR ENTERTAINED LAST FRIDAY MEMBERS AT LAST MEETING The teachers of the Lents school spent a very enjoyable afternoon and evening together last Friday. They enteitained six of the former Lents teachers who have recently gone to other schools to teach. An out-door dinner was served on tables on Mrs. Darnall’s lawn. The place cards were attractive sketches made by Genevieve Johnson, one of the school graduates. * The guests were Mrs. Kenett, Miss Menzies, Miss George, Miss Cavana. Miss Schroyer, Miss Waugh, Miss Sagorsky and Miss Full. Four new members were initiated into the mysteries of Eureka Re bekah Lodge No. 178 at the regular meeting Friday evening. June 6. A good!j’ number of members were in attendance. The candidates were Mrs. Ethel Kinney, Mrs. George Moore, Frank Mirwald and William Highmiller. After initiation Mr. Highmiller was called upon for a talk and gave a very interesting ad dress on the good the order is doing. Mr. an0 Mrs. Taylor, of Mountain View Lodge, were guests for the evening. FRANCE HONORS AMERICAN OFFICERS Arleta Boy Scouts, troop 21, got seventh place in the scout stunt con test At Vaughn Park, Saturday the 31st. And there are about sixty troops in Portland! At the Pow-wow of Scouts at Kel logg school June 6, Mr. A. G. Jackson of the United States Forestry Ser vice gave a talk illustrated with slides of the Portland Boy Scout club house at Wahtum Lake. This forest lodge, reached either by scenic Eagle creek trail or by Herman trail, is lo cated in the Oregon National Forest reserve, and therefore the trails are supervised and guarded by the nation al rangers. The lodge is about 50x100 with a large stone fireplace ng ene end, kitchen and office room, and general headquarters all in one. The lake on which the lodge is situated is about half a mile long and a quar ter of a mile wide and is of the bluest blue, «aid even to rival that of Crater Lake. The pow-wow was chairmaned by Scoutmaster Geo. Chilson of the South Mt. Tabor Community culb. GRANGE g oY 0 UW> AM FOR SATURDAY The regular monthly meeting of the Lents Grange will be held Sat urday, June 14, at Grange hall on Ninety-second street. Third and fourth degree work will occupy the morning session. The drill team will assist with the degree work. In the afternoon Myrtle McNeil has an unusually interesting program arranged. “Woman’s Work” will be discussed by the following speakers: “The Revolt of Women,” by Judge Catena. “Social Justice for Workers,” W. H. Dufur. “Effect of Premature I-abor on Child Life,” by Mrs. Trumble. "Wastage of Child Life,” by Ros- coe Hurst. Violin solo. Gladys Gilbert. BABY GIRL ARRIVES AT THE J. SANGER FOX HOME JUNE 1» Although most everybody was sure he would do differently, Mr. Stork at his recent visit Tuesday, June 10, to the home of J. Sanger Fox, 6228 Ninety-second street S. E, left an other girl, making number three. She is another black-haired, dark-eyed baby, like Joyce, the oldest. She weighed 8tfc pounds, is roly-poly fat, and her name is Thelma Makepeace, the first name for her maternal grandmother and the latter a time- honored name of much prestige in Quak-r circles. Mrs. Fox is doing as well as anybody could under the ef ficient care of Nurse Marth Isler. Following are the students who this week finish the course at Frank lin high: College preparatory—Dorothea An derson, Laura Elizabeth Anderson, Esther Baird, Katheryn Ball, Ruth Adelia Carroll, Gayle Helen Cook, Clyde Frey, Marion Alberta Gillis, Eleanor May Gordon, Johanna Gron- dahl, Kurt A. Kessler, Florence Las- <e!le, Mary Howe Newtoq, May Irene i Priest, Vera M. Prudhomme, Dana Small, Helen McBride Smith, Helen Louise Townsend, Ethel Mary Wolff. Teaching—Jessie Neaville Bartlett, Mildred Caroline Bartow, Gladys M. Donkel, Ethel Stuart Hull, Gertrude Louise Kat sky, Zella Ardie Landon, Ruth A. Rossman, Ruth M. Sagen, Charlotte Schulenberg, Adele Tran- l tow. English—Ellen B. Anderson, Jennie Bachman Juanita Marie Branland, Emma Mildred Briggs, Irving Ennes, Charlotte E. Frigaard, John T. Ganoe, Helen Mary Harper, Harriet Marie Howarth, Edward L. Joy, Muriel Mad eline Kinney, Margaret Octavia Lu cius, Lorena Constance Miller, Nona Pearl Miller, Ethel Mary Mills, Esther Ionita Rice, Samuel E. Shaw, Esther R. S packman, Elsie Ardis Tuttle, Er win B. Wethstone, Vai ma May Sager. Commercial—Ulysses J. Conway, Martha Kathryn Eklund, Eva May Ford, Roswell B. Peake, Orval bhryder Bessie Mae Truitt, Glenn I Wallace. Domestic science and art—Camilla Lenor Canfield, Opol Custis, Mary Elise McLain. language—Clare Chave, Gene A. Gillis, J. Laurin Reynolds. Manual training—William Kenneth Ferrier, Arthur Walker. French—William C. Fostvedt. BAPTISMAL AID COKFIRMA- TION AT ST. PAUL'S On June 1 Bishop Sumner was scheduled to be at St. Paul’s ohurch, but owing to an accident was un able to be iWaftit.* RFv'IWylor In stead held the sacrament of the holy baptism, 'there being one candidate, little Stella Beth Geisler, the two- year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Geisler. Baby Geisler was very sweet and daintily dressed in white and was held by her mother. The spongers were Mrs. Guy Robin son and Mrs. S. J. Allen, who stood for Mrs. Geisler’s sister, Mrs. Hyde, of Hillsboro, who was unable to at tend. The altar and church were beautifully decorated and the ladies of the Guild deserve much commen dation for their efforts. On June 8 Bishop Sumner made his annual visitation and confirmed the class, the members of which were Mrs. Larsen and daughter Mil dred, and the Misses Lorena and Louella Nelson. Bishop Sumner preached an excellent sermon on the gospel of Whit Sunday and com mended the rector for his faithful service at St. Paul’s mission, where he has been the past nine years. A photo of the class and Bishop Sumner and Rev. Taylor was taken for the Oregon Churchman. Mrs. M. K. Hedge assisted the choir in her usual obliging way and the congregation hope to have the pleasure of hearing her again soon. MR. ANO MRS. HARVEY ADAMS GIVEN FAREWELL RECEPTION A farewell party was given at the home of Nick Faler, on Foster road, for Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Adams, who will leave about June 18 for Sacramento, Cal., to make their home. Their many friends are sorry to have them go but wish them abundant success in their new home. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Adams, Mrs.' Gardner, Bar bara Woodward, Mr. and Mrs. Al Julian, Mr. and Mrs. Stutti, Mr. and Mrs. McNeil, Grandma Spring, Gene vieve Deardorf, Myrtle McNeil, Gor don McNeil, and Mrs. Body, Miss Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Murray and J. O. Kadoch and family accom- little son of Portland. panied by Mrs. Helen Worden and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Holmes, of St. Mrs. Kelly, who has been residing Johns, motored to Springbrook last at 5606 Eighty-fourth street, has left Sunday. for Port Orchard, Wash., .where she ;<>■ expects te make her future home. General Berdoulet placing his »Word upon the shoulders <rf American Mrs. Thomas Maxwell, of La ■ i Ulcers who have just been decorated by him for distinguished service on the Grande, returned home this week Mrs. Hamilton, of 6717 Ninetieth firing line. General Berdoulet Is military governor of Paris. after passing a few days with her street, left for a trip through Wash aunt. Mrs. G. W. Bleything. ington Wednesday.