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About Mt. Scott herald. (Lents, Multnomah Co., Or.) 1914-1923 | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1920)
- 7 °r hb. --------------------- ------------ -------------------------------- =_=_= Subscription, $1 00 a Year OREGON PIONEER FILES FOR REPRESENTATIVE J. I). I»e, of 4828 32n«l avenue 8. E., has fil«-«l um u canditiutc for the nomination for representative on the |{«*piibli<-an ticket. Mr. Loe ha» al ready had 10 yearn* experience in the l--gi>«kiturv, fl rat bring elected from I'oik county, lie wan a very influ- cnUil member and successful in prac tical und eon-trurtivc legislation, se curing for the state the la *K<*<d bene fit* at the emallcMt outlay. Mi. I «er hue had und active and buccexiiful euroer, being nt various periods of hi» life tt lunch boy, team ater, farmer, mcrclurnt, legislator, writer, piriform worker, upright und patriotic citizen, filling many wta- tlonn of uMefuhu - h , rearing und edu cating a fumily. He was repreHenta- tlve fiom I’olk county two ycara; aenntor from I’olk county four years; aenutor from Benton und Polk coun ties four yen re; presidential elector • 1908; superintendent of the Oregon i.tatc penitentiary four years; hoc ro tary Portland Board of Ttmle two year*; editor Portland Board of Trade Journal one your; poatnia»tei at Dal las three yearn; deputy clerk Port land municipal court two ycara; of ficial »lute lecturer at the Alaska- Yukon Pacific Exposition, Seattle, 1909; secretary for Oregon 1911-1918 of the Citizen» League for the Pro motion of a Sound Banking System, a national non-partisan movement, inaugurated by business men, which resulted in banking reform and the present system of regional banks which has carried our country through its greatest crisis. He han been president of the Ore gon Academy of Sciences, the Ose- gon Pioneer Association, the Oregon Prisoners’ Aid Society, of which he was the founder. As a legislator Mr. Ixw wns an ar dent friend of education, human progress ami state development. His bill secured establishment of the Ore gon State Normal ami he labored ef- f<-ctivcly with his colleague. Senator Cauthorn, for the reorganization of the On-gon Agricultural College. During these years Mr. Leo was actively engaged in 'bunincss—was a merchant for 20 years, a part of the time conducting wheat warehouses and clearing wild land. Special music at the Millard Ave nue Presbyterian church last Sun day was furnished by Mrs. Charles Demetier and Mr. and Mrs. George Colvcy. In the absance of the pas tor. Rev. W. Lee Gray, Rev. Geo. Gelvcn, of Iowa, spoke morning and evening. Dr. and Mrs. McSloy moved their household goods to their home at Mil 92nd street Wednesday. Th.- doctor will retain his office roonu in the Yott building and will resume his practice as soon as his health per mits. He is convalescing very satis factorily al present. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smethurst of Salt lake City anil Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tussey and daughter Annie, *«<>k in the boat trip to Astoria and tde delights of Gearhardt Beach re cently. Mrs. Tussey reports a splen did find of breakfast clams at the seashore. MICKIE SAYS f MCAU,TUttt 4M PtJMUX WTH patMT povpaa up \ ,-ru’ cjuouoa - out \ -rutw'* out coM«ov.A-nov*—»»Hsu ALL -TU' PtMVTINrnMUÊ» Atte / . aULXMM' OUT VSCfU PQOFlTtiRaA \ U« A OLTSa VltLt t* I I ftAKAPAQ'M’ 'UOOMO LOOM / \ jW iu" < ava < as pea / K ------- ' ifyoa- Hfo our papar LENTS STATION, PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1920 A COMMUNITY ENTER TAINMENT TO BE HELD AT WOODMERE MAY 13 On the evening of May 18 they will I m - u community entertainment at the Woodmere school, the host e.ises for which will be Mesdamra Spooner, Forrester anti Hogue ami Miss Woodburn. The program will be in charge of the City Communit- Service Bureau of which William Woodard is the president. Walt -r Jenkins will direct the singing. Woodmere School Notes The Garden Club of the Wood- Snere school h-ts the following off’ Cera. President, Merle McGage. Vice-president, Charles Strater. Secretary, Raymond Syock. Treasurer, Melvin Riggs. • • • latst Wednesday afternoon at the Woodmere 3 o’clock assembly hour a talk was given to the children by the R<-v. W. Ix-e Gray. Other fea tures of inter« rt were a song by a group of Mrs. Maymie Hogue’s girts und a piano solo by Margaret Gray. • • • The Woodmere school boys’ base, bull team pluvt-d Sellwood last Fri day afternoon, the score resulting in 7 to 3 in favor of Woodmere. Woo I- mere and Arleta baseball nines have the distinction of not having lost a game so far «luring the season. • • • Following are the honorary pupils at Woodmere school for the .past month, these pupils having attained the two highest average* for class work in their several classes and room». toe James Milne la. Mnry Gray la. Elizabeth Sheldon Sa, Hale Welch 3a. Evelyn Shaner 5b. Ruth Liles 5a, Lot tie Craig 7b, Mildred Williams 7b, latona Kimball 7a, Clarence Parker 8b, Hazel Gilman 8b, Edwin Frazee 8b, 1-oretta Milem 5b, Ernestine Stoner 5a, Evelyn Coates 4b, Anita Post 4b, Sylvia Primmer 3b. Ruth Kindcrman 3b, Betty Kindcrman, Verna Lyons 7a. Lyle Peters 6b, Robert Spooner 6b. Howard Camp bell 7a, Regena Etzel 2a, lx>is Ex line lb, Kate Epperson lb, Kenny Shido 2a, Grace Flier 2a, Thelma Killion 2b, Edward Keller 5b, John Epperson 5b, Helen McKinley 2b, George William Hill la. 1-ois Wigte lb. Dorothy Guiffin lb, Florence Beckman 8a, Theodore Smith 7b, Sybil O’Connor 8.i, Irene Ferrence 3a, William Cheney 3b, Dorothy Han son 3b, Olga Chapman 4b, Nona Ham let 4b, Alta Donkel fia. Ralph Cham bers 6a, Frank Ix-asy fia. Josephine Porter lb, Duward Waggoner lb, Mary Blackman 2a. Oris Keebaugh 2b, Selma Fish fib, Hobart Wcndall fia. Heldegard«- Krueger fia, Amy- Chapman Ab, Marguerite Morris 4u, Galetathq Stephenson 4a , Russell Quintail 8a, Jake Segal 8a, Frank Becker 8a, Florence Beckman 8a, Melvin Katzky 5b. Melvin Young 5b, Christel Hobson 7b, Cecil Neal 8a. • • • Woodmere school is already mak ing plans for the observation of Me- nioria) Day, the details of which will be announced later.. PRIVATE HOMES TO HELP CARE FOR THE SHRINERS Though Portland has 200 hotels, and in those hotels 11,000 rooms, almost all the available hotels al ready have been spoken for to give sleeping quarters for the thousands of visitors who will be in the city during the Shrine session, June 22 to 24, inclusive. Homes are being thrown open, but many more are needed to care properly for the ex pected 75,000 people who will be in the city that week, which closes with the Ros«f Festival. The show planned by the Shriners will surpass anything ever attempted before, with five big parades in the three days, dances at many of the various temple headquarters, teas, movie displays direct from Los An geles and stunts yet unannounced. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Quinn, of Los Ang«des, arrh«-d h«-u* Sunday eve ning to visit their daughter, Mrs. P. J. O’Donnell, of 8030 90th street, for an indefinite time. M>s. E. Starck, of 874 Minnesota, formerly of Ix-nts, left last Wednes day for an extended visit in Balti more, Md. Director Central of ths United Simultaneous Financial Campaign of the Inter church World Movement. MT. SCOTT THIMBLE .INEMAN KILLED WHILE CLUB MET TO HONOR AT WORK FOR P. R- L. & P. CO. NEAR TREMONT A F O R M E R MEMBER I .a st Friday a« experience«! line man. William Nelson, was electro cuted while working with anbther •nan on a high-powered line at the top of a pole at the comer of 57th avenue and 72n«l stre-et. It is thought by the authorities that Mr. Nelson was trying to recover a pair of pliers which had slipped out of his hands and that a circuit was formed through which the current passed. The injured man was lowered to the ground and protected from the rain by the umbrellas of sympathetic by standers until the ambulance came. Upon examination it was found that the current had passed from the left hand across to the right side of the body an«l out at the big right toe, distinct marks showing where the en trance anti exit had been made. Mr. Nelson’s residence was at 892 Jef ferson street. DOUBLE WEDDING AT HOME OF J. R. SMOKE ON TUESDAY EVENING A quiet double wedding was sol emnized at th«- residence of J. R. Smoke, 6601 94th street, at 7.30 o’clock last Tuesday evening, the con tracting parties b«-ing Amos B. Johnson and Lucinda M. Smoke, and William R. Smoke and Ella Toelle. The officiating clergyman was Rev. N. Shupp, of the Lents Evangelical church. After the congratulations were over, refreshments were served. Friends and neighbors who knew about the event gathered and treated the newlyweds to an old-fashioned charivari. The friends of Mrs. Lucinda Smoke Johnson who have watched her splendid sisterly and filial care in the home since the death of her mother some ten years ago wish her unlimited health and happiness, and congratulate J. R. Smoke on his care for, and training of his children. LAF-A-LOT CLUB GIVES FAREWELL RECEPTION Yesterday (Thursday) evening at the home of Mrs. H. A. Bur gett, of 44th avenue near 70th street, a farewell dinner and re ception was given by the Laf-a- I.ot club in honor of Mesdames Louise and Lettie Cone, who are shortly to leave for Eastern Ore gon where their husbands will en gage in business. The invited guests included Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sanders, Mr. ami Mrs. Chester McGrew, Mr. nnd Mrs. Herbert Orton, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Diller. Mr. and Mrs. John Howe, Mrs. Echo McCord nnd her son Linwood and Miss Maud Lord. The Mt. Scott Thimble Club met at the home of Mrs. Charles Warde, 5704 92nd street, Thursday of last h«inor of Mrs. Margaret Jen sen. a former member who has been visiting here but who now lives at Florence. A delicious dinner was served by the ladies, at 1 o'clock, the tables being especially attractive with their bouquet» of carnations and ferns. Mrs. Jensen was presented wth a bouquet of beautiful carnations. All declare Mrs. Warde a charm ing Kortes* and the day will long be remembered by the following who were present. Mrs. Margaret Jensen, Mrs. Della Young, Mrs. Addie Allen, Mrs. Chas. Warde, Mrs. F. W. Tussey, Mrs. R. J. Tussey, Mrs. J. G. .Lehman, Mrs. George Walrod and daughter Violet, Mrs. Cora Wright, Mrs. M. E. Calla han of Berkeley, Cal., Mrs. D. E. Wheeler and daughter Dorothy, Edith Westover, Miss Viola Yost, Mrs. Earl H. Walker, Mrs. Mary Wrisley, Mrs. Mamie Walker, Mrs. Lucile Es ig and daughter Evelyn, Mrs. Ann Rust and Josephine, Mrs. Rose Hub- ler, Mrs. H. B. Yost, Mrs. Walter Smethurst and son of Astoria, Mrs. Fred Smethurst of Salt Lake City. Utah, Mis. Ella Marshall, Mrs. Edith Raymond and Mrs. William Smeth urst of Astoria. WORK ON 72ND STREET IS MAKING PROGRESS On last Wednesday the workmen on the improvement project on 72nd I root moved their operations to the h<oc’: between 56th and 57th avenues, the caterpillar being used to loosen he ¡tackl'd earth and this in turn being followed by the plows, which were succeeded by the scrapers, it :s noticeeble that the men employed on the work at this part of 72nd vtnet are unusually energetic, not ■ppenrirg tc be in the least anxious to kill time. vol . xvm. No. n LOCAL GRANGE VISITS Wlffl LODGE AT WARREN SATURDAY Wilson McKim, who lives at the E. M. Calkins home at Gilbert sta tion, was on his way to work Fri day morning of last week when he ran into a Gresham train at Gilbert station. The impact of the car bent the pedal of his motorcycle up over his foot and ■•'«•ushed the bones of hi* ankle. Although the motorcycle was hurled quit a distance, Mr. Mc- Kim sustained no other injuries ex cept to his ankle and various body bruises. An x-ray examination was made to ascertain the extent of his injuries, after which he was removed to the Calkins home where he is convalescing. Evening Star Grange spent a most «njoyible day at Warren Saturday with tiie Grange there, degrees being given to a class ot 10 candidates. After the afternoon program waa over the grangers and their friends sat down to a most delicious chicken dinner. The Evening Star team of 30, 15 women and 15 men, in their grange costumes, did most acceptable work. J. J. Johnson, master of Eve ning Star Grange, reports that there were about 50 from Evening Star in the party and that there were grang ers from all over Columbia county. The Kellogg school will be the scene of a splendid entertain ment May 7, the occasion being in inter-school declamatory con test including Rose City, Glen coe and Jose.ph Kellogg school-. Among the leading attractions will be nt-mbers by the well known pianist Prof Lucian E. Becker of the Becker Conserva tory of Music; by Mrs. H. T. Blakeslee, sopr*io of Woodmere; hy Gladys Johnson violinist; and by Esther Baird, soprano. The planning of the musical part of the program is being done by Mrs. J. Bruce Polwarth, president of the Kellogg P.-T. A. - - P.-T. A. HOLDS MEETING MRS. CHAPMAN SPEAKS Last Friday afternoon the Lents Parent-Teacher association held its regular meeting in the school audi torium, Mrs. E. A. Droste presiding. The program included songs by pu pils of Miss Evart, Miss Chapman and Miss Smith, and an address by Mrs. J. S. Chapman, former president of the Portland P.-T. A. council, on the different measures in the inter ests of education soon to be voted on. The meeting passed a resolution en dorsing the millage measures. The next meeting will be held the sec ond Friday in May because of the election coming on the third Friday. ARLETA SEWING CLUB MET ON WEDNESDAY . WITH MRS. RE1NEKING A -win/ ub composed of Arteta (ladies it the home of Mr*. V. H. This evening (Friday) at the Kel Rcit.< >g 4832 60th street, on last logg school, there will be a lecture Í Wednesday for noon luncheon, after on Alaska illustrated with moving vhich they took up their work for pictures given by Geo. W. Lewis, the afternoon. Those present were who has spent many years in Alaska. Prof. B. A. Thaxter, of the Kellogg Mesdames Arthur Davis, Lloyd Ei- schools, who has seen the films and bon. Charles Mowray, N. Lan on re, heard the lecture, says that the pic H. B. Miller, Lester Boiler, L. Hatch tures are exceptionally good, show ett. W. J. Gilstrap, William Thomp ing wild life in Alaska, and the cos son, P. J. Johnson, L. McDonald an«l tumes and customs of the Esquimaux. V. H. Reineking. Lecture on Alaska at Kellogg Cbt Cents School Dews Vol. 1 r No. » Friday, April 2.3, 1920 Seventy pupils of the Lents school take “Current Events.” —I In their spelling contest with room 12, room 9 won. —4— Neither row is ahead in the spell ing contest in room 11. —I— Jacks is now the popular game that the girls play at recess and noon. —I— Mrs. Chick and pupils of the 6b class went to the Art Museum last Friday. R. H. Thomas, clerk of district No. 1, was a visitor at the Lents school school Monday. —»— The orchestra of Lents school practices each Thursday. Their leader is S. E. Hunter. —I— ' The boys of the 5a and 6a played ball last week. The score was 15 to 16 in favor of the fia. The 7b had a history test on eo- lonial days in which Mildred Jurich obtained the highest grade. James Schrag. of the 7a, made a press for the use of his class in mak ing a collection of wild flowers. Three hundred and twenty pupils out of the 77S were present every day this month without being tardy. CHAUTAUQUA CLUB —I— ENJOYED LUNCHEON A number of girls in room 12 have AT LENTS LIBRARY formed a sewing club called the Thursday. April 15, at noon at the library the Chautauqua class treated itself to a delightful luncheon be- fo.v it went to the study of "The Old South” by Thomas Nelson Pag?. Those present included Mesdames Lina Jasper, I. F. Coffman, A. E. Hamilton, D. H. McKinley, J. C. Mohr and Anna Richardson, Mrs. N. E. Stewart and her friend, Mrs. Tero, an«l the Misner Clara McKinley, Es ther Fb; ng and Ada Albert. <*• < McKIM HURT IN TRAIN AND MOTORCYCLE CRASH AT GILBERT MAY 7 IS DATE OF CON TEST AT KELLOGG LYMAN L. PIERCE - m “Busy Bee Sewing Club.” Allen is their leader. Gladys —4— Room 7 had a record of 96 per cent in attendance, the highest in the building. Room 11 was a close sec ond with an average of 95.8 per cent. Mrs. Maude K. Darnall, who is a member of the Federated Teachers’ Council, attended a meeting of the organisation Tuesday afternoon at 2.45. The wand leaders of the Lenta school are Helen Barker of the 7a and Mil lred Elrod of the 7b. The club leaders are Frishia G»t*« and Elizabeth Elliot of the 8b and Mildred Larson and Mildred Wakefield of the 8a. —4— Since last month these new pupils have been received. Alton Shin from Clackamas. Zella Black from Hood River, Charles and Ethel Mayer from Mansfield, Ohio, Eugene and Irene Banker from Woodmere, Sioney Ban. r from Woodmere, Pauline Dur ham from Los Angeles, Ronald Brtrtrn from Hillsboro, Clifford Dallosoa from Highland. —4— From April 10 to April 18 there was an excellent exhibit at the Cen- tral Lfbrery of Mrs. A. R. Sweeter’s paintings of wild flowers of Oregon and R. Bruce Horsfall’s photographs of birds of Oregon. This same ex hibit will be shown at Reed College this week from April 18 to 25. If any person should like to go it would certainly be worth while. —I— The following pupils have gone elsewhere. Harry Hyzer, Arteta. Ira Hyzer, Arleta. Louise Shakea- pear, Kenton. Glen Maxfield, Ken ton. I.uln Boyd, Caldwell, Idaho. Viola Peterson. Trail, Ore. William Clark, St. Mary’s. Kenneth Max field, Kenton. Cleo Seely, Failing. Marcella Spencer, Ladd. Maria, An thony, Archie and Fred Blumpst Brooklyn. language A Popular Song Katherine Sawatzky, April 21 All day I was haunted by the re frain of a popular song. At half past four I was awakened by the footsteps of our milkman and a* be went away I heard him whistling tt. As I was dressing I heard cook sink ing it. At the breakfast table my small brother attempted it. Arriving at school 1 heard the orchestra play ing tt. As I prepared for bed I found myself succumbing to its influence.