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About Mt. Scott herald. (Lents, Multnomah Co., Or.) 1914-1923 | View Entire Issue (April 2, 1920)
t j ÍHL Subscription, $1.00 a Year GOLDEN WEDDING DAY Tuesday of this week friends of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Townsend, of Buckley avenue, between Gilbert and Powell Valley roads, surprised the worthy couple by a unloue celebra tion in honor of their fiftieth wed ding anniversary. To Mr. Townsend, who went to Good Samarihan hos pital last Saturday for an operation, they presented a bouquet of old- gold tulips tied with gold ribbon marked with a "50”. To Mrs. Town send they presented a purse con verted into a twenty-dollar goldpiece and an Easter lily. Mrs. Crowe made the presentation on behalf of the friends. Another unusual feature of the occasion was the fact that the birthday of Mr. and Mrs. Townsend’s daughter, Mrs. McTagert, is on the same day, March 30. Those who so happily expressed their appreciation to Mr. and Mrs. Townsend are Mr. and Mrs. Siedel, Mr. and Mrs. Hob son, Mr. and Mrs. Cowgill, Mr. and Mrs. Emerson, Mr. and Mrs. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Nichols, Mr. and Mrs. Reeves, Mr. and Mrs. Snuffin, Mr. anti Mrs. Gilbert, Mr. and Mrs. Furey, Mr. and Mrs. Morey, Mr. and Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Strech, Miss Minnie Davis, Miss Arendt, Mrs. Hayslip, Mr. and Mrs. Moll, Mr. and Mrs. Crowe, Mr. and Mrs. Calkins. of Or«f«n X VOL. XVm. No. 14 Woodard Tells Lents P.-T. A. Objects of - I ^Community Service At the last meeting of the Ix-nts P.-T.A., a most interesting talk on community service by Wni. F Woodard of Woodard, ( larke and company was given. I). C. 1-IjWlS and commerce. He wanta to make Portland the blggeat and beat port on the Pacific coast, because Portland ia the logical point of distribution. He believes that our schools should b> the beat anti instructed by the able: t teachers; that disloyalty to our na tion should be wiped out and mu. t not find a resting place to sow th.? seeds of discontent; that in the ex penditure of public moneys them should be conservative economy prac ticed in every department of the state. Legislation in favor of the few and against the many should not Ire tol erated ami that all laws that are detrimental to the public interests and of doubtful expediency be re pealed at once. In a nutshell, he believes in doing what’s right and fair to his fellow man and to improve conditions as they exist. MR. AND MRS. TOWNSEND REMEMBERED ON THEIR ' LENTS STATION, PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1920 D. C. l»wls, who served in the 1916, 1917 and 1919 seasions of the Irgialature, ha* announced hia can didacy for atatc acnator. Mr. lx>wi* favor a legislation that will aid in bringing the nation and ■tate back to ita normal condition; will aid In lowering th« coat of liv ing and In promoting our induxtrb a A new enterprise, a lath mill, has recently begun operating at Kern Park in the P. It. L. 4. P. company buildings back of the old gravel pit. A day and night shift ia employed with about 10 men on each shift. The mill has a capacity for using up two carloads of material daily and at the rate it is now running it will soon be shipping lath by the car load. A spur track gives the plant an outlet to the main line of the P. R. L. 4 P. compuny. The men work nine hours a day except on Saturday, when the shift is only three hours. The men in charge are Messrs. Conn and Howard. ■ Heralb LEWIS IS CANDIDATE FOR STATE SENATOR NEW LATH MILL NOW RUNNING TWO SHIFTS ■ * wìkÀ INTER is past, sweet spring is come at last, is come at last. Uplift thy head, O pure white lily through the winter dead. Sing, creatures, sing, Angels, and men, and birds, and everything. LADIES OF G. A. R. ENJOY MRS. FRANC HOOD DIED MRS. WILTON IS GIVEN A FINE BIRTHDAY DINNER FAREWELL BY REBEKAHS SUNDAY, MARCH 28TH Mrs. Franc Hood, wife of Clayton Hood, died at the family home, 325 41st street Sunday, March 28, aged 40 years. She was bom in Grand Rapids, Mich. She was a prominent member of the Royal Neighbors, members of which order took part in the funcial services, which were held Tuesday, March 30, at Ken worthy’s chape), Rev. Mills officiat ing. Resides her husband, two daugh ters, Mrs. McHale and Frances Scott, survive her. She also leaves her father, who resides in Michigan, and five sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth I-arson, Mrs. George Mango, Mrs. Irene Sax ton, Mrs. Costella Bernard, and Mrs. Bundy. T. W. MONTGOMERY DIED TUESDAY NIGHT, MARCH 30 Thomas Walter Montgomery died at the home of his mother, Mrs. J. B. Edwards. !*608 60th avenue, Tues day night, March 30. Mr. Montgom ery came here from Illinois a year ago hoping the change of climate would benefit his health. Besides his mother he is survived by his wid ow, Mrs. Florence Montgomery. The funeral sen-ices were held Thursday at 2 p. m. ip the Kenworthy chapel. Interment was in Mt. Scott Park cemetery. LITTLE DAUGHTER OF MR. AND MRS GAGE DIES Little Jane Elizabeth Gage, 15- months-okl daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Gage, of 6023 88th street, passed away Wednesday morning at Good Samaritan hospital. The general purpose and plans of community service as presented by Mr. Woodard, president of the Port land Community Service Bureau, in clude the following ideas: Community service is the out growth of war camp community ser vice which through the war eared for the social life of thousands of our soldier and sailor boys in and about the cities near the camps. At the close of the war it became evi dent that the work which had been so well done might properly be con tinued and bear the same relation to the young men and women in civil life that it had borne to the soldiers and sailors. It is the belief of the community service workers that the army of young men and women in the city away from the influences of home are just as much in need of community service as those who have worn the uniform. It is to these people, forming so large a part of our cities, who will become the eventual makers of our cities, that the community service bureau will direct its energies. It seeks to give to each of these young men and women that proper sense of civic and social relation ships and of the proper place of rec reational activities. The plans include instruction in athletics, dzamatics, hiking, singing, song leadership, play leadership, and the use of any worthy agency already in existence through lack of acquaint ance with which they fail to enter into. Parents and citizens are asked to help so that the stranger within our gates will be made to feel that there is a city-wide yet personal interest in him. The work is now being carried on by a small class of regular workers, aided by a large class of volunteers. Drill classes for women are held every evening exoept Sunday and Monday evenings. Social affairs, held in the heart of the city and in the suburbs, are pre sided over by voluntary workers, men and women, citizens of Port land, aided by the young men and women themselves. The Community Service Bureau, which has its office at 436 Northwestern Bank Bldg., telephone Main 649, is open at all hours of the day to those who wish song leaders or organizers. It is ready to extend to any factory or industrial plant, however small, what ever aid it can give in making the leisure hours of the workers more helpful and happy. Mr. Woodard desires that in Lents there may be arrangements made for a local com mittee which will co-operate with the central committee. As president of the social service committee he re alizes how large is the field and how- great is the need; and he asserts that the door of opportunity is open to every man or woman who desires to make this a more attractive and socially safe Portland. On Monday Winslow Mead Circle, Ijidies of G. A. R., gave a birthday dinner to 21 of their members, the oldest one being 82 years old. Each one who had had a birthday in Jan uary-, February or March was en tertained and fined one cent for each year of her age. The fining created quite a lot of amusement as well as netted a nice bit for the circle. The tables were beautifully deco rated and the cakes were lovely, one very- large birthday cake especially made for the occasion being crowned with candles, which gave to the table a beautiful appearance. The J L. JOHNSON WRITES bouquets were also most beautiful. FROM DENVER HOME There were a hundred served at din Mrs- Reynolds Entertains ner. After some time spent in social Last Monday afternoon Mrs. Geo. diversion, Mrs. Benson gave a few The following letter was received Reynolds, of 4904 64th street, enter selections on the piano. this week from Mr. and Mrs. J. L. tained in honor of her mother-in-law, Johnson, former well-known residents Mrs. M. L. Reynoldh, of Ponca. Neb., Kenworthy Lowest Bidder of the Gilbert-Bel I rose neighborhood: with an afternoon surprise to which The A. D. Kenworthy Undertaking several ladies of the neighborhood Denver, Colo., March 23, 1920. were invited. Mrs. Reynolds Sr. has company was lowest bidder for the Mt. Scott Herald: been visiting in the home of her son burial of unclaimed bodies at the Just one week ago we started for for several months, she not having county farm, at the county hospital the trip to our old home, and parted previously seen him for 20 years. and the morgue, their bid being one- from the friends we loved so well, Mrs. Reynolds left Wednesday for half cent for each body. The next who came with us to the depot. If her home by way of Indianola and lowest bidder was F. S. Dunning, Inc., we tried we could not tell what their Omaha, in each of which places she who bid one cent for each body. The love will mean to us for years to will visit. Those present at the real profit in the business for the come. It represents the church back very delightful affair were Mesdames undertakers is said to be in the fact there, the club, yes, and the Grange, N. E. Chambless, M. A. Loehr, L. H. that most of the bodies are claimed and friends that we have loved for Whitman, D. L. Leavens, D. C. Leav- by relatives, and the usual funeral many years. We are so glad we ens, M. A. Richardson, Fred W. charges are then made. landed safely across the Rocky range Brown, H. S. Conn, Geo. Beckhart, and we send back to them all our G. W. Foote, Sarah Cauthorn and On W< dnesday aftern o o •», loving greeting. George Reynolds. Sincerely yours, March 21, n short business meet* MR. AND MRS J. L. JOHNSON. ing anti a social tea was held at Mountain View Rebekah Lodge members recently gathered at the home of Mr. Ormsdorf, of 77th street and 58th avenue, for a farewell party to Mrs. Wilton, Mrs. OrmaSorTs sis ter, as she is going to San Peadro, Cal., where Mr. Wilton is employed and where they expect to make their home. Mountain View lodge is los ing a good and faithful member who was ever ready to do good for the order. The friends all wish them good luck, health and happiness in their new home. Mrs. Wilton left Thursday of last week, on the Rose City. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Prince formerly of 5G27 72nd street, have taken up their residence in an npartment in the Crum and Raebuck building. the residence of Mrs. H. L. Fish burn. 4715 71st street, under the Bom, to Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Adam auspices of the I.oyal Workers son, 5412 85th street, on March 29, of the Kern Park Christian an eight-pound girl. Mother and baby are doing nicely. church. CITY CONSIDERING PAVING OF FOSTER The matter of the Foster road pav ing from 82nd street west is still ia abeyance, the last move being that of the city council in passing official resolutions asking the city attoraey to investigate the feasibility of the improvements and also asking the city engineer to prepare estimates, The question will come up again some time thia month for the second reading before the council. This is the first time in all the negotiations for these improvements that the council has taken any definite official action. The local promoters of the plans are hoping that the county will see its way to put up $80,000 instead of the $42,000 previously understood as the county’s contribution to the work. WAGSTAFF RESIDENCE SOLD TO HALLDORSON Mrs. C. W. Wagstaff, of 7732 Woodstock avenue, has sold a strip of ground 50x200 feet, including the house and extending through from Woodstock to 61st avenue. The new owner is J. L. Halldorson, a former North Dakota man, who has been in Portland about two years, and who is connected with the Owl Drug Store. For years the Wagstaff placa has been one of the most attractive of the Woodmere residences on ac count of the spacious grounds and the beauty of the wildwood setting. Mrs. Wagstaff will take up a tem porary residence at 74th and Wood- stock avenue. LAYING OF SIDEWALKS PROGRESSING RAPIDLY Curbing and sidewalks have been laid from Firland on 72nd street to Millard Avenue, omitting one little stretch by the fuel com pany’s buildings on account of the need for removing the P. R. L. and P. switch there. Thia will be attended to later. The corner by Burke’s garage and that by the Millard Avenue Pharmacy have been curbed and definitely aligned. The sidewalk on 72nd street in front of the Crum and Raebuck building bad been made under instructions from a former engineer but since the measure ments did not correspond with those of the present surveying corps the sidewalk was cut nar- rower and the curb reset, all of which correction error costs the tax payers just so much more. From the Crum and Raebuck building on the South, ground has been cut down where had been a rock and dirt walk and the planks and cement walks have been destroyed as far as 57th avenue. Last Saturday after noon the grades shifted the sur plus gravel from 72nd street to 57th avenue, laying the found ation for a better roadway there. WORK TO COMMENCE ON NEW FIRE HOUSE A part of the material is on the ground for the new fire house to ground for the new fire house to be built on 58th avenue alongside Katzky’s warehouse. The build ing will be of sheet iron construe* tion and will be built by firemen from the city department. Mrs. C. O. Wainscott, of Hermis ton, is visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. H. T. Blakeslee, of 7521 59th avenue. Mrs. Wainscott ar rived Monday of last week and will return home the end of this week unless joined here by her husband, Wr. Wainscott, in which event they will remain over the week-end. Mrs. Miller, of east of town, who fell and broke her hip some time »go. is in a very critical condition, little hopes of her recovery being enter tained-