llrralù ML Subscription, $1.00 a Year LENTS STATION, PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1919 VOL. XVH. No. 47 FIRE PROTECTION TO BE MRS. BLUMAUER SPOKE WRIGHT DAVIS BUYS OLD PROGRAM TO “MOTHER” FRIENDS SURPRISE MISS SUDDEN DEATH OF MRS. AT GILBERT P.-T. A. GIVEN AT WOODMERE ISIS THEATER BUILDING TERRELL ON BIRTHDAY DISCUSSED MONDAY EVE. SHUPP SHOCKS FRIENDS Question of Disbanding Lenta Better health as a means to The following program was Wright Davis, of near Gilbert Members of the Friends Funeral Services Held in the Volunteer Firemen to be put station, east of Lents, has pur better citizenship for the rising given by Mrs. Forrester's class church slipped into Miss Ter Evangelical Church Thursday up to Business Men and Home chased the old Isis Theater generation was the subject that Thursday, November 18, at the rell’s home and surprised her and Body Will be Laid to Rest building of E. P. Tobin, and is occupied much of the attention Woodmere school at the regular Owners of District. at Old Home. last Tuesday evening, the oc A meeting w»» held Munday evening by the lx:nls Volunteer Fire company to discuss the question ns to whether or nut to disband and allow the city to lake over the entire responsibil ity of furnishing fire protection for the lanls district. The fire buys have become somewhat discouraged owing to the fact that the Isis building has been sohl and they now have no place to keep the fire apparatus. A committee consisting of A. I). Kenworthy, William Eatchel, F. it. Peterson and Marviu Hedge was appointed to curry the matter before the city au thorities. They will ask the city to furnish a fire station for hous ing the apparatus, which the people uf this district feel is the very least the city should do in view of the excellent protection th< local firemen have given this part of the city since its organ isation several years ugo. Thou- saials of dollars worth of prop erty has been saved through their valiant work during this period and it is the opinion of every property owner Interviewed that the fircinc n should la- given cvcrv « nrotiragi incut ami assistance in continuing the organisation. Ill order to place, the matter before property owners of the community it a as decided at the meeting Monday night to hold an open meeting next Monday night. November 24. in the Odd Fellows hall, to which the pub lic is invited. This is a matter that every business man nn.l every home owner in Lents and vicinity is vitally interested in and there should be a full at tendance. The nearest paid city fire company is at Kern Park. This company has a large territory to cover and in case of fires in Lents the boys here often have them out or under control by the time the Kern Park firemen makes the long run. Then, to«», if a fire should break out here while the Kern Park firemen were responding to a call from some other part of their terri tory we would be totally without protection. Come out Moiidav evening and get behind the boys in their request that the city furnish a fire station for this district. The Lents company at pres ent is composed of W. E. Gog gins. chief; William Bolan, Wil liam Wrisley. Matt Bolan. Wm. Eatchel, Sr.. Harry Burnham, E. Webb. Joe Webb. Loll Roland. William Eatchel. Jr.. Merle Till man, William Smoke, C. S. Ogabury and I’. J. O'Donnell. 92ND STREET WALKS ONE NOTCH NEARER The red tape in connection with tilt* building of the aide- walk on »2nd street seems to lie slowly unwinding, the latest statement from Commissioner Barbur's office being that con struction work will begin with in (tO days. The county commissioners re leased th«* sidewalk area to the city Tuesday and the order for th«* construction of the sidewalk passed the council Wednesday morning. It now only remains to do the usual advertising for bids before work on the walks is started. GILBERT SCHOOL. The Junior Red Cross cam paign is bring carried on by the teachers and pupils of the school. A number of buttons linve been sold already. There will be n meeting at Gilbert school Friday, November 21, at 7:00 o’clock fo*r all the boys over twelve who are attend ing til«* school. Mr. Bowman, the principle of tin* school will talk about the organizing of a Boy Scout troop in this district. There will be a game of indoor base ball and also a volley ball game. After the games the boys will inakt* candy. If a troop can In* organized it* will be a great help to the boys of th«* community.- remodeling it for a garage. Work was begun the first of the week. The old stage is being torn out, the front is being turn out to be replaced with a new one, and the flooring is being removed preparatory tu putting in a cement fluor. This is one uf the most im portant real estate deals in Lents for several months. The building was built for a moving picture house and .used as such several years ago, l»ut has been used as a fire station by the Lents firemen fur some time. The building is part brick and part concrete construction, SO feet wide nnd 85 feet lung, and has a suite of office rooms on the second floor in front. The back of the building is one story in height. Mr. Davis intends to do gen eral auto repairing and will also have storage space to rent. He «■xprets to be ready to operate in about three weeks. DAVID RUSSELL PHANEUF PASSED AWAY ON NOV. 14 David Russell Phaneuf, 648" 83r<! street S. F... passed away November 14. The funeral scr vic«* was conducted at th«* Ken worthy chapel Sunday, Novell»- her 16. at 2:30 p. m„ Rev. E. A. Smith, of the Lents Baptist church, officiating. Mrs. A. E. Kenworthy ami Mrs. Herbert Orton sang two of Mr. Phan euf's favorite songs, “My Father Planned it All," and “Shall We Gather at the River?” The in terment was tnndc in Multnomah cemetery. Mr. Phaneuf was Imrn in Ver mpnt February 1, 1844, his age nt time of death being 75 years nine months nnd 14 days. He leaves t«> mourn his loss his widow; a son, Roy Phnneuf; four daughters, Mesdames Ina Porter. A«ln E. Bryson nn«l Car- rie Bryson, of Portland, and Daisy Kunsninn. of The Dalles. OUTLYING DISTRICTS TO BE BETTER GUARDED Chief of Police Jenkins on Tuesday issued orders to divide the second night shift into two sections, one half of the relief to go on duty at the usual time ami the other half to report at 8 o’clock ami w«»rk till 4 o’clock in the morning. This will increase th«* force about 35 men during the hours that holdups are most active without adding to the number of men in the de partment. The extra men will be distributed to various parts of the city in ail effort to give the outlying districts better pro tection. Motorcycle policemen will also he stationed at the fire stations, so that when a call comes in an officer can be rushed from the nearest fire sta tion. Under this arrangement th«* city will get the best police protection it has had in years nnd should put a curb on the present wave of crime which has been sweeping the city for Sev ern! weeks. Last Monday evening a little house on 84th street near Stith avenue*owned by the Weinhardt Estate was burned nearly t«> the ground and seriously threaten- c«l th«* residence of J. E. Haw- ken nt 5640 84th street. Had it not been for the timely help of neighbors and the subsequent assistance of the fire depart ment that side nearest the burn ing shark would also have burst int«» flnmes. As it was, the blaze only twelve or sixteen feet away, crncked th«* windows an«! dam aged the siding. Opal M. Sating anti Samuel F. Simms were mnrried by Rev. E. A. Smith at the home of the bride’s stepfather, Sydney Ham ilton, 6628 93rd street, Satur day evening. The young people after visiting here n couple of weeks will make their home at Albany. , of mothers and teachers gath ered at district 45 school at the local Parent-Teacher association meeting last Friday afternoon. There was a large attendance and pupils of Miss Arendt’s room helped to entertain. Mrs. S. M. Blaumaur was one of the speakers, her particular topics being “Modern Health Crusade.” She made an earn est plea for general physical training in the public schools. A succesful teacher, she main tained, is one who is capable of teaching health and in the school can promote all things that nuikt* for health. J. Carl Bowman, principal of the school, gave an interesting talk on health and the import ance of encouraging and culti vating whatever contributes to ward making life healthy and wholesome, in the schol and out of it. He Intel stress on the practice of th«* genera) prill ciplcs that develop strength of h<xly and cleanliness of mind, ami as an effective aid in this direction he commended the Bov Scout movement as one that is working infinite good for the boys of America. Th«* n^xt meeting of the asso ciation will be held <hi the after noon of Friday, December 12. K ASCH-ST AT ER WEDDING SOLEMNIZED SATURDAY A quiet wedding .ceremony was celebrated at the home of Mrs. A. Stater, 3808 66th street S. E., Saturday, November 15, at 3:30 p. m., the bride being Miss Juanita E. Stater and the groom Ervin Jypsch. The wed ding was private, the only wit nesses' being Mrs. Winters, mother of the groom, and Mrs. Stater, the bride’s mother. The ceremony was performed by Mrs. C. P. Blanchard, in a set ting of white, snowy curtains guarding the windows and a handsome, large white cake gracing the table. The newlyweds will be at home after Thanksgiving to their friends at the residence of th«* bride’s mother. Mr. an«l Mrs. Kasch are building a new home on 71st street, to which they will move as soon as it is finished. BIRD LECTURE AT THE LENTS BRANCH LIBRARY W. E. Elliott will give his lec ture on the common birds of the Portland district at the Lents library Friday evening, Novem ber 28, at 8 o’clock. People of the community are Invited to attend; children under fourteen must be accompanied by their parents. BIDS ASKED FOR ROCK MACADAM ON 70TH ST. Commissioner Barbur Tues day called for bids on sewer construction and paving which amounts to approximately $866,- 000, the first unit of the three and a half million dollar im provement program for 1920. Included in this budget bids were asked for on a crushed- rock macadam road on 70th street S. E., from Foster road to 45th avenue amounting to five thousand dollars. A. E. Kenworthy has traded his private car, a Winton seven passenger, for nil Oakland five- passenger machine, in order to have a lighter car for run-about purposes. Comrade Walrod, Comrade Tussy and wife, Comrade Ham lin and wife, Mesdames Melvin an«l Woodworth agreeably sur prised Comrade Baker and wife last Tuesday afternoon for a farewell visit. Comrade Baker has recently sold his property on the corner of 85th street and 67th avenue and expects to leave for California soon. The best wishes of the comrades and the Ladies of the G. A. R. go with them to their new home in the sunny south. November meeting of the Wood- mere Parent-Teacher associa tion. After the program light refreshments were served by the mothers of the class: Chorus, "Mother Machree,” by boys and girls of 7b and 8a. Declamation, “A Wonderful Thing is a Mother,” three boys, Clyde, Edwin and Ernest. Reading, "My pothers Hands,” Hazel Gilman. Chorus, “The Hand that Rocked My Cradle Rules My Heart,” girls of 7b-8a. Recitation, “Rock Me to Sleep Mother,” Sly via Hobson. Declamation, “Faithful to Mother,” two girls, Clara and Florence. Recitation, “Dinna Chide the Hither,” a Scotch ballad, Molly Budin. Chorus, “Dearest Mother Mine,” girls and boys of 7b-8a. The Woodmere 7a clasn, with Mrs. May me Hogue in charge, visited the Lents library Thurs day afternoon to receive instruc tion in the use of the card cata logue. After school on the same af ternoon the Woodstck soccer team, accompanied by Professor Pridcaux, played Woodmere on the Woodmere field, the score resulting in two to nothing in favor of Woodmere. The team is composed of the foilwing: Captain, Rudolph Clark; Hai^ld Repp, Charles Strader, Quinton Fletcher, Russell Quintali, Billie Cox, Charles Miller, Noysms Nixa, Paul Haynes. Jake Segal, Orville Johnson. Earnest Mann, substitute. LENTS PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION MEETING The Lents Parent-Teacher as sociation will hold its regular meeting at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon, November 21. An exceptionally good program has been arranged. Special features are: Music, Lents school orchestra, led by Miss Chapman. Solo, Nova Hedin. Vocal duet, the Misses Ears- ley and Crabtree. Song, “Gray Donkey.” Miss Lawrenson’s class. A conference will follow in which the parents will discuss their connection and relation to the school. The parents’ viewpoint will be presented by Rev. A. F. Lien- kaemper an«! Mrs. Myra Smith. The teachers' viewpoint will be discussed by Miss Stella Smith, Miss Ida Menzies, Miss Mabie Train. Miss Ethel Mitchell will speak on the Girls’ Reserve movement. LADIES OF G. A. R. ENTERTAIN OFFICERS GILBERT ITEMS Mrs. S. A. Douglas, of near Fairview, was a Lents visitor Monday. Mr. Douglas, formerly lived east of town on the Gil-^ bert road, where Mr. Douglas had a model berry farm. At a recent election at district 45 Mr. Calkins was elected di rector to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Mc Culloch. Mr. Calkins is well qualified to fill the position, hav ing been director prior to Mr. McCulloch’s election. The garage belonging to Mr. Nelden, proprietor of the store at Gilbert station, was burned last Wednesday evening. Mr. Nelden sent a boy in to get some gasoline. The gasoline ig nited from a lighted lantern the boy carried, causing an ex plosion. The boy in some man ner escaped injury. The ma chine at the time was out of the building. ^farol«! E. F.varts and Iris Gullikson of Gresham were mar ried at St. Helens November 1. No one here was in the confi dence of the young people and the wedding was not known of here until this week. Mr. ami Mrs. F.varts spent a week in Vancouver on a honeymoon trip. They will be at home to their friends in Portland as soon as suitable apartments are found. casion being her birthday. A very pleasant evening was spent in conversation and singing. Mr. Thomas led the singing in a most acceptable manner, and Mrs. Tainplin rendered a piano solo, the compliments concerning both performances being many and varied. In order to learn the age of the pastor, Miss Terrell, a game of “Tell Your Age” was played. Each one was given a number and when their number was called had to stand and tell their age, or pay a forfeit, the one calling the number judging as to tlie correctness of the age given. Needless to say several forfeits were paid. Murray Hunt won the applause of those assembled by arising with great solemnity and stating that his age was 31 years 10 months, S days and 6 hours. Miss Terrell had help in the defense of her exact age in the person of Mrs. Lamb, whose birth occurred on the same date and who seemed as determined that n«» one should know how young she was. How ever, wher Miss Terrell told the story of her birth and the place where she was born, and men tioned 44, we all knew at once that she had been born in 1844. that making her 65 years old; she doesn’t look it, though. As refreshments, some of the best cakes ever baked in Lents were served, along with hot cocoa. When the people left there was as many pounds of “eats” in the pantry as there had been persons present. At a late hour the following people bade the pastor good night and started home in a downpour of rain: Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. Lock and two daughters. Mrs. Littlefield. Mr. Hunt, Mr. ant! Mrs. Heacock, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. Fowler, Mr. and Mrs. Lamb, Mrs. Ers kine, Mr. and Mrs. Mann. Mrs. Taniplin. Mrs. Barker. Last Saturday evening the Ladies of the G. A. R. enter tained Past National Junior Vice-President Mrs. Ella Himes, of Portland. Past Department President Mrs. Valeria Benvie, of Portland, Department Presi dent Mrs. Williams of Milton, Department Inspector Mrs. Sim ons of Portland, and Department Inspector of the Post, Comrade Morris of Portland. Also the G. A. R. quartet, which came out from Portland to help en tertain by singing. All present enjoyed the session very much. Comrade Waggoner was obli gated into the order by Past National Junior Vice-President Hi m e s. Refreshments were served by the "ladies of sand wiches, cake and coffee and at a late hour all started for their various homes expressing them selves as having a most enjoy able evening and a cordial in vitation was extended to the quartet to surprise them quite often in the future. LENTS SCHOOL NOTES Why are Portland school su pervisors like Portland street cars? Because they all come in bunches. Mrs. Shillock, mus ical supervisor; Mr. Wesco and Mr. Poore, writing supervisors; Miss A. E. Watkins and Miss Schafer, substitutes under Miss Wcist. art supervisor; Robert Crone, athletic supervisor, and Miss Edna Groves, cooking su pervisor, all made their appear ance at school this week. Mrs. Shillick. music supervisor, is very enthusiastic over the work and says there is much latent musical talent among the chil dren which should be developed outside of the schools. She vis its the Lents school Thursday and Friday of the fourth week of Jhe month. To the many friends of Mrs. N. Shupp, wife of Rev. N. Shupp, pastor of the Lents Evangelical church, the news of her sudden death came as a great shock. Though seriously ill for two weeks with a compli- tion of diseases, she was appar ently convalescent, but on Tues day morning at 9:80 the spirit departed. Mrs. Shupp was born in De Kalb county, Indiana, February 9, 1848. At the age of 18 she dedicated her life to the service of God, becoming an earnest worker in all branches of the church activities. In 1869 she was married to Rev. S. S. Al bert and in the position of min ister’s wife her sphere of Chris tian work was much broadened. For 12 years she was state pres ident of the Indiana Women’s Missionary society, later serv ing for 11 years in the same Ca pacity in this state. In 1908 she was married to Rev. Noah Shupp, coming at that time to Oregon to reside. Surviving her and deeply mourning her loss as wife and mother are Rev. N. Shupp; two sons, C. Jerome Albert of Berk eley, Cal., and H. H. Albert of F.lkhart, Ind.; and one daugh ter. Ada D. Albert, who for the past three years has made her home with her mother. The funeral services were held at the Lents Evangelical church yesterday at 2:80, the Rev. F. B. Culber of Bellingham, " ash., officiating. The remains were shipped last night to Elk hart, Ind., for interment. LAF-A-LOT CLUB GUESTS OF MRS. CONE AT DINNER Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Cone en tertained the Laf-a-lot club with a dinner at their home on 77th one evening last week. Covers were laid for Mr. and Mrs. Burgett, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Sanders, Mr. and Mrs. Diller and daughters, Helen and Jane, Mr. and Mrs. McCord and son Linwood, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Sanders and daughter Elizabeth. Mr. and Mrs. Ransom Cone and son Lester, Mr. and Mrs. Clar ence Cone, Mr. and Mrs. Chester McGrew, Mr. and Mrs. John Howe, Raymond Cone, W. C. Smith, and the host and hostess. Needless to say those fortunate enough to be present enjoyed both the excellent dinner and a delightful evening. SILVER TEA GIVEN BY THE M. E. LADIES’ AID The M. E. Ladies’ Aid held a silver tea at the home of Mrs. J. P. Strahl, 6517 88th street, last Wednesday afternoon, about 40 being present. Although Mrs. J. C. McGrew was greatly missed she had prepared one of her excellent programs for the occasion, among the features be ing a duet by Mrs. Jasper and Mrs. Sells; two poems composed by Mrs. Orton and read by Mrs. F. O. McGrew; recitations by Virginia Miller, Esther McGrew an«l Masters Raymond and Fin ley McGrew; solo by Mrs. Jas per. Mrs. Jasper and Mrs. Sells sang as solos “Angel Land” and Home, Father,” and "Oh, It Is Wonderful,” and Mrs. Jasper sang as solos “Angel Land and “Sweetheart.” Refreshments of wafers, sandwiches, cookies, tea and coffee were served by Mes dames Alma Lord, J. C. Mc Grew, Finley McGrew and Nel lie McGrew, G. F. Rowley and others. CHAUTAUQUA STUDY CLUB MEETS NOV. 21 The Chautauqua Study club will meet at the Lents branch li brary Friday afternoon, Novem ber 21, at 2 p. m. All ladies of the community are cordially in vited.