can be theirs if they would start upon a auest for this truth, which really ex ista and Is the fundamental fact of all things, what zest what satisfaction they would find in life. - No longer would existence pall or seem purpose less or, at best only a matter of mark ing time. It would take on a bright ness and a joy the present senses are scarcely able to express and it would prow more and. more joyous the nearer vney approacneu. mo ttuiiuiuua vioiuu of Truth. i NORTH BEND BUSINESS BIG 1 ' J m . EW TEARS DAT was nnogually IXI quiet for Portland goclety. many ' v of the prominent families, who have long followed the -charming cue tola of keeping open house giving up the diversion this year. The sub debnlante set held full sway last night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Hall in Lovejoy street, when Miss Marjorle Hall and her brother, Hubert Hall, entertained about half a hun a red belles and beaux at a fancy dress function. The costumes were a medley of characters and fashions, some ar tistic and some grotesque. Brilliant Christmas decorations made a pleas ing foil for the colorful costumes. Mrs. Thomas G. Halley and daugh ters. Misses Genevieve and Elisabeth, kept open bouse yesterday from 4 o'clock until midnight. A merry group of the younger set called in the even ing, and enjoyed dancing, after which a collation was served. It was decid edly informal but thoroughly de lightful. Miss Mary Therkelsen will leave this morning for Palo Alto to enter Stan ford, and her brother CachoL who is a freshmen in the same university, will accompany her. Miss Gwendolyn Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. ftmlth. also joined .the party, she being a Junior in Stanford. Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Bechtold enter Mined the members of the Alameda Park Club with a unique watch party New Year's eve that proved most in teresting and delightful. One of the largest sorority dances of the holiday season is that of the Gam ma Phi Betas, which will be an elab nrit event of this evening at Hotel .Multnomah. The affair is given by the active chapter in Kugene and the Portland alumnae. The patrons and patronesses are: Mr. and Mrs. Slgfrled Marmaduke Unander. Mr. and Mrs. S. H. HiiHton. Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Kendall, Pr, and Mrs. J. K. Locke, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Masters. Miss Ruth Gnppy. Mrs. A. L. Fuller. This is the oldest sorority In Ore-toll, and the affair is creating a great deal of interest in the social wor'd. Miss Helen McFAul. a popular Uni versity of Washington student, is pass ing the holidays in town with her parents and has as a house guest Miss Amy Olmsted, of Enterprise, Or. They will leave today to resume their studies at the university. Both have been sharing in the social activities of the week. e e J. V. Nease and Miss Minnie Jewell were married at St. James' Lutheran parsonage on Thursday. The wedding was quiet and witnessed only by a few friends of the contracting parties. Carl P. Nehrens and Miss Lydia Signer were principals in a pretty wedding ceremony at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Elder. 1010 Albina ave nue, on Thursday evening, December 2i. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. Allen Leas, of St. James Lu theran Church. The bride wore a trav eling suit. The wedding was witnessed bv Mr. and Mrs. Elder. Mrs. Hehrens. the bridegroom's mother, and Carl Slarnar. brother of the bride. A few other Intimate friends also were pres ent. a a At the residence of Mr. and Mrs. A. v. mA ch.w.w .rr ThilMrlAV T.aw rnnoa H. Schmidt and Miss Lillian Zahn were married by Rev. J. Bower- ot. who used the ring service. They ra attended bv Fred Zahn and Mrs. Joe Llghtburne. brother and sister of the bride. The following relatives were nresent: Mr. and Mrs. A. Zahn. Oua Zahn. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Zahn Miss Vivian Zahn and A. Llghtburne. Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt will make their home at 15i Forrest atreat. In Outlook Addition, this city. Miss Avis E. Ogden. who Is attend ing Willamette T'nlverslty. In Salem. Is passing the holidays wltn ner parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jamea D. Ogden. CHICAGO. Jan. 1. (Special.) Mrs. C. 0. Youna-. 1129 East Fiftieth street, re ceived today In honor of her guest. Mrs. n A. Clark, of Fortland. Or, a director of the Portland Woman's Club and a prominent member of the Monday Mus ical Club of that city. H K HAPPY New Tear." This la the general expres sion from all the leaders In women's club activities. Mot only a happy New Year, but a prosperous new year, a ear of advancement, of growth along the broader lines, a year of effectual accomplishment. Mrs. Sarah A. Evans, state president of the Oregon Federa tion of Women's Clubs, who always has worked diligently and untiringly for the encouragement of the federation spirit and through whose efforts the general federation council will meet In Portland In June, says that If the In terest and co-operation of all the club women continues in the future with as much enthusiasm as ha been shown In the past year, there is no limit to what can be accomplished by the united effort of good conscientious women. Here are some of the expressions of the leaders of a few of the important clubs of this city: Pwrtlaaa Weeaaa'a flab. A one of the largest clubs In the state, much is expected of us and there Is not a doubt In the mind of the president that the club will measure up to the highest standard. We are a club of strong, conserva tive women who stand together In a concerted movement for common good. May all differences which may have arisen In the past be forgotten and may the New Year bring to us a broader charity, a more tolerent spirit and the sweetness and strength of avmpathy and co-operation."--Mra. G. J. Frankel. president Portland Woman's Club. Monday Maslcal Club. "The Monday Musical Club pledges Itself anew to a hearty co-operation with those who are trying to realise for Portland all of Its splendid pos sibilities. Especially sre we striving to arouse a deeper Interest in and a more Just appreciation of that art which has' been aptly called the most (lum.niiinr of all the arts, the great est of the flne arta the art of music "A Mrs. Russell K- iorr, vice-preaiucuig Psychology Club. "The Portland Psychology Club has one object for this year. It wants to make women better housekeepers, to make home-keeping more efficient, to make home more attractive for the sake of all and especially for the sake of the children. If our study does not make us better women it Is in vain, but it shall not be In vain. The women of our club are pledged this year to tudy themselves and to become so Itrm In womanly strength that they will not be nervous or sick or blue, but will radlste happiness lo their own homes and ail around them. .Wo will, POPULAE COLLEGE GIRL WHO PORTLAND. fivJLlK' tit. " We Is " ' -; i) izZl St - - J? focus our efforts on the home." Mrs. Alice Weister, president Overlook Woman's Club. "Excellence in everything, Is the keynote of the work dona by the women of this district. They are good housewives; they write interesting papers for their club meetings; they are loyal to the club, the federation and to each other. They represent the type of good, American women whose husbands, children and friends may well call blessed." Mrs. Robert Bcrgfer. president. Council of Jewish Women. "The women of our council have been loyal to the, organization, to the offi cers and to the principles for which the Council of Jewisn Women stands. For the New Year we have the most op timistic feeling. Not only do we have snlendid programmes to which some of the best speakers and musicians con tribute; not only are our social hours full of enjoyment, but the work we are doing in the maintaining of the Neighborhood House Is so vast that we are busy all the time. And the busiest UMiiia are aiwavs the happiest We will have Marv Antin in a lecture and rudima in March. Our cookbook Is rreater success than even the most rnitnlni could hope. All the activi ties in the NeigtiDornooa tioue r.i-..o-1-oaKiner. The nennv banks are success, in uecemDer m i-uuuicu nved 6970 pennies. We feel sure that 1913 will be a successful year. ra. Isaad Swett, president Tuesday Afternoon Club. "The spirit of our club was shown on our dav In the ea . ross seam '" Wm have iS members, but we filled 20 hnnih. and had a successful day. I feel graterul fr the loyalty ana co operation of all the women who as .i.tori ht dav. Our members are all i,.v.l earnest and dependable. The calendar committee deserves praise. It ncludcs Mrs. E. L. sanDorn, airs, .-u J. Stiles. Mrs. J. B. Laber ana ivirs. Robert Smith. Beginning tnis coming Tuesday we will study tne uerman drama." Mrs. G. W. Tabler, president. . Coterie Cluh. "The nartlcularlv gratifying thing to me about the Coterie is the energy and Interest the members have shown in philanthropic work. They have sewed for the poor and hsve done many good deeds in an unostentatious way that is commemJanie. u prunrauiuica year will be up to tne nign sianaaru established and we have hope for much good work as well as enjoyable meet-lngs.-Mrs. Robert Berger. president Shakespeare Club, -To ancouraae a wider appreciation for the works of Shakespeare, to make our own lives better, happier ana broader and to acquire more of true culture Is our aim. In March we will entertain our friends and members when we present "Romeo and Juliet" We find that the interest in tne oa.ru di Avon is growing and that people are becoming more familiar with his plays." Mrs. E. B. Treble, president qrisBlakes Advice. HEN my little girl reaches the age of 16 I am going to see that she starts a "hope chest" In my opin ion, the "hope chest Is an Institution that should be fostered by every young American girl. There is a great hue and cry abroad in our land today that the home instinct Is dying out. niie i don't believe the situation is anything as serious -as alarmists would have us believe, the large cities do offer con vincing evidence that the real home sentiment Is not as alive today as It was a quarter, of a century ago. With the starting or a "nope cnesi von lav the cornerstone for a future home. The German women are known to be great home lovers. No German girl reaches the marriageable age with out an accumulation of linens, bedding and other things that go Into a "hope chest" . 1 , Deep down In every woman a bvui there Is a longing lor a nome u ner own. No matter how devoted a business or professional woman may be to her work she cannot stifle this longing. The home Instinct can never die. It should, therefore, be fostered in the young girl, and I know no better or nicer way than by starting a "hope chest" , , , . I am not particular u v- in IS PASSING THE HOLIDAYS IN vounir girls spending their time cro cheting and making yards of lace for their "hope chests." Lace can be bought so much less expensively than-it can be made, and eyesight is too precious tn hn Ahuneri in this way. nor ao think it wise to start a collection of clothing that a few years will render tissse. But there are many other things to go Into this chest of beauti ful associations and wonderful anticlpa tin bed and table linens, towels, doiles, cut glass, silverware, or dainty bits of china. And if it is known that a girl has a hope chest instead of foolish birthday and Christmas gifts her friends will give her something that mnv he narked away lor use in me hnn the hoDe chest symbolizes. A girl cannot collect and cherish for years furnishings for a future home without the determination to see her hope realised. And almost any woman sufficiently aetermineu ou uimS a home of her own will have it Snapshots . Barbara Boyd, BY BARBARA BOYD. A Sufficient Purpose lu Life. FROM so many people goes up the cynical query, "What's the use?" Others with a shrug quote the old, old line. "Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow you die." Still others laconically inquire. Why eat. drink and be merry, if tomorrow you die? Why not die now if that 13 the end of it all? Why bother with eating and drinking and all that these entail? Let's shuffle at once without more to do." Those various phrases all resolve themselves, do they not to the one thought "There seems to be no pur pose in life. Even many of those who conscientiously perform the duties life brings feel they are but part of. a treadmill for what? Some, trying to put a still better face upon the situa tion, believe In building for the next generation. Even, though to them life may have no ultimate meaning or pur pose, they say courageously. "Let us make the world a better place for those who come after us." But is there no sufficient purpose in life for those who look upon life in this way? Evidently to them faith and religion make no appeal. They look out upon the world with cynical or weary eyes and seeing what they see of inconsequent things their eyes being holden it would seem from deeper re alities they say "What's the use?" And they take to dissipation or the suicide club, or if they are higher minded, to the creed of the pragmatists or positivists or some such beliefs. But in their inmost, being they sense no reasonable reason for living. I wonder if these words of a modern writer would not give to some of these unsatisfied ones a new meaning to life. "It is a sufficient purpose in life," he writes.'"to help unfold the truth. The knowledge of truth gives happiness; to unfold it furnishes our work. These two bring satisfaction in life." Even the most jaded cynic, if lie could be thrilled with the possibility of unfolding the truth of existence, would go to the task with a bright face and tingling nerves, would he not? Even the epicure would turn from his feasting, which by its very repeti tion often has lost all "est if he could be convinced that he might be the me dium of unfolding the real truth of the universe. Indeed if but the pos sibility ji his knowing it for himself only were held out to him, methlnks he would quickly leave his banquets and his orgies to see what this new phase of life had to offer. And even those who are simply liv ing to make the world better for those who come after, if they knew they were by thus doing helping to unfold the immutable truth of the universe, would they not find a greater Joy In For what greater or more worth while work could one want to do than to help unfold the ruth of the uni verse? And since truth is the ultimate fact or basis of all things. It must eventually be unfolded. Untruth dies because death Is in It Truth must eventually shine forth. How happy than for any one 6f us to be the me dium through which some of it shines. And if those who are woria-weary, If those who try to be satisfied with husks, would turn their attention a bit to this power of unfolding truth, which Show Statistics from North Bend, a thriv ing Coos Bay city, show that three times as much money was -spent for public improvements during 1914 than the aggregate for similar work dur ing the past five years. For the five years ending January 1, 1914, the total amount expended - on public work amounted to $41,309. Street work pre- j i i At , .1. ' fic kliuilra mar. improved. Sewer work was done and VU1 It'll ill 1.11, r. 11 1. 11 uw new sidewalks were laid. That business has been active along Cnna Rav erenerallv is indicated by Jhe statistics, showing the passage of freight over the bar. . A total of 587, 00 tons was recorded, 627,000 tons being outgoing freight and 60,000 tons incoming. Although the lumber mar ket was aulet all over the country last year, 450,000 tons were shipped out of Coos Bay. the balance ot tonnage con sistlpg of dairy products, coal, salmon and eeneral freight The total is ner cent higher than the showing for 1918. WOODLAWN MASONS WIN Degree Work Cop Retained by De feat of Hassalo Lodge. Woodlawn Lodge No. 17L Independ ent Order of Oddfellows. In competitive drills Wednesday night in the audi torium of the Masonic Temple. Weht Park and Yamhill streets, defeated the Hassalo Lodge No. .15. woodlawn loage, by virtue f this victory, will retain the I. E. Staples silver trophy for con ferring degree work until defeated. The coveted cup has been a treasure In the Woodlawn Lodge Hall for more than two years. Members of the order from every part of the state witnessed thft contest The trophy, donated to the tiassaio lodge by Mr. Staples in 1909, in recog nition of their championship, but sub ject to challenges, has been the subject of contests between the various Port land lodges. Immediately after tne pre sentation the holders were challenge4 by the Orient Lodge No. 17, ol tne iast " PERSONALMENTION. Kola Nels, of Salem, is at the Im perial. A E. Woodworth, of Molalla, is at the Terkins. W. A. Barrett an Albany banker. Is nt the Oreerort. H. E. Morton, of Salem, Is registered at the Seward. Sid Polack. of Seattle, is registered at the Carlton. Fred Sidney Is registered at the Carl ton from Astoria. .Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hall, of Astoria, are at the Carlton. T. C. Effenberger, of Nehalem, Wash., is at the Imperial. Miss Fern Hobbs is registered at the Seward from Salem. W. S. Crowe, of Walla Walla, Is reg istered at the Oregon. Mark Paulin, of Eugene, Is regis tered at the Cornelius. J. T. Bridges, of Oakland. Or., is reg istered at the Imperial. J. G. Gieblsch, of Tillamook, is reg istered at the Nortonia. J. H. Price, of St. Helens, Is regis tered at the Multnomah. W B. Sherman, of Grants Pass, Is registered at the Oregon. J. A. Carter, of Kalama, wash., is registered at the Carlton. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Williams, of HUls- boro. are at the Nortonia. J. E. Nelson, of Sprague. Wash., is i registered at the Multnomah. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Edgecomb, of uor- vallis, are at the Multnomah. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer S. Stoddard, of La Grande, are at the Oregon. R. C. Burgess registered at the Per kins yesterday from St Helens. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Smith, of Aber deen, Wash., are at the Perkins. Dr. N. J. Miller, of Condon, was reg istered at the Seward yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Otto G. Nauman. of Multnomah, are at the Nortonia. E. W. Parker registered at the Cor nelius yesterday from Marshfield. L. F. Griffith, of Salem, is registered at the Imperial with Mrs. Griffith. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Morton, of Van- cover, Wash., are at tne uorneims. Judire W. S. Crowell and H. J. Ber- rian. of Medford, are at the Seward. D. J. Hille, druggi3t of Castle Rock, Wash., Is registered at the Perkins. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Anderson, of Ba rn, are registered at the Multnomah. tr. and Mrs. R. H. Brown, of The Dalles, were at the Cornelius yester day. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Ramsey, of Ore gon City, are registered at the Nor tonia. CHICAGO. Jan. 1. (Special.) The following from Portland, Or., are reg istered at Chicago hotels: Congress, K. W. Duncan; La SaUe,rR. M. Gray. Motorboat Club to Elect. A meeting for the purpose of electing a board of trustees for the fiscal year of 1915 will be held at the Portland Motorboat Club at 8 o'clock the even- ng of January 11. Tne iouowing members have been chosen by tne nominating committee-to fill vacancies: Kenneth Beebe, C. W. Boost, George Kelly. ErneBt von der wenn. ur. Charles E. Hill and J. J. Carter. Other nominations can be made by the mem bers from the floor. Many Public Improvements Thrift and Growth. WAT C H! See Society Page, Sunday Oregonian, for Announce ment of the Biggest Fur Sale of the Year fit La 288 Morrison St., Near Fifth M. MRS. MARY SELLING DIES PIOTVEER WOMAN, ATTNT .OF Bl SELLING, FOLLOWS UUSBAKD. Fall Mouth Age Confines Her to Hos pital, Where Condition Gradually Become Worse. Mrs. Mary Selling, widow of Ben Selling. Sr.. and a pioneer of 1850, died yesterday afternoon at the Good Samar itan Hospital, arter an illness or a month. Since her husband was killed four months ago in a railroad ac cident, Mrs. Selling has not been well. A month ago she fell to the floor in her home and sustained a broken hip. Since then she has been a patient in the hospital and her strength has grad ually failed. Mrs. Selling was born In Wellhelm, Germany, October 13, 1833. Coming to America with her parents, she crossed the plains in 1850 and the family, set tled in California. n;In 1876 Mr. and Mrs. Selling removed to Pendleton, Or., where they lived until a few years ago. Of recent years the Sellings spent the greater part of each year at Seaview, Wash., and each Winter lived with their daughter. Mrs. J. A. Levy, at Walla Walla, Wash. She is survived by her son, Abraham, of Portland; her daughter, Mrs. Fannie Levy, of Walla Walla, and four grand children, Mrs. Fannie Holdman, Samuel C. May and Thelma and Nathlie,Selling, all of this city. Ben, Leo and Jacob Selling, of Portland, are nephews of Mrs. Selling. Funeral services will be held at the chapel of Dunning & McEntee at 10:30 o'clock Sunday morning. From there the body- will be taken to Pendleton, where Mrs. Selling will be burled be side her husband TWO GIRLS HURT BY CARS Miss Daisy Hanson and Miss Rath Hcllmer Slightly -Injured. two young women were struck down by automobiles New Year's eve and sustained similar injuries. Crowded streets and slippery pavements are blamed for the accidents. Miss Daisy Hanson, aged 19, of the Chesterbury Hotel, sustained a dislo cated knee when struck by a machine said to have been driven on the wrong J. P. Plagemann, Mgr. Hie grilling grind of a soldier's life demands an abundance of endur ance. That is why our National Defense" is fed on the most strength ening fare. There is nothing that so' relieves fatigue that so re freshes and invigorates as a cup of Ghirardelli's Ground Chocolate. And best of all it tastes good. Order a trial can to-morrow. There is no beverage that successfully take its place. ' In hermetically sealed tins. Ghirarclelli' Ground Chocolate Is the original ground chocolate. It has been in Western homes for over a third century and its popularity is growing by day. D. GHIRARDELU CO. Sine 1852 San Francisoe The European war will not incraaM out price during 1014. side of the street by William H. Frank lin, who was arrested by Patrolman Hewston. The accident occurred at Park and Washington streets. The girl was removed to the Good Samaritan Hospital. Miss Ruth Hellmer, of T North Twentieth street, aged 19, was struck by an automobile, driver unknown, at Lownsdale and Washington streets, and received a badly wrenched knee and was taken to the Good Samaritan Hos pital. BOYS DIVE FROM BRIDGE Pedestrians See Wintry Swims That Now Are Common. Pedestrians on the Morrison bridge yesterday afternoon were surprised to see a number of young men diving off the west approach of the bridge. Louis Balbach, Earl Smeed, George Kelly, Jack Toeves and Sidney Schubach de fied the cold of a Wintry swim. Before they entered the water they annointed themselves with cocoanut oil Diving oft the bridge seems to be a nonular Winter pastime m aquatic . - - HOTELS AND RESORTS ror Week Enaraj mi. o. Max. Uln. linn Paso Kobles Long Be&cb. Arrowhead . Los Angeles T4 40 89 S4 53 fiS 45 BEACH CU. AMERICAN PLAN. Excellent CuUlne Insurpaawd Service. T OCATION, Eleg-anca and Rannement have JL-t ivn Hotel Virginia a wona-iamou. it.,im.Hnn Everv modern convenience. Ab olutelv Hreproot Ttour vials to California la not complete without vlaltlng thle mil nlncent b-ach resort. Tennla, Golf. Burf Bathing. Yachting. Motoring. Flailing and other diversion A popular rendeivoua for Winter tourlata. No advance In tariff dur ing 1915. Write for Ratea and Booklet. Moat curative hatha known. Decidedly radio, active. Magnificent new rolldlng. Admiral Robley D. Svaoa aald: "Anyone can get well at Paao Roblea." Fineat hotel accommoda tion a. Spacious grounda. Ideal climate. cTT... n-hl. e-olf Unke. 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Hlld, Puper lntendent Fred Cooper and Claim Agent B. F. Boynton are backing the work. While participating in the 'bundle day.' which was observed by nearly 000 of our employes." said Mr. llllrt. "many of the boys ran across cases of extreme need and bei-ame enthusiastic with the relief work. Max. Mln. Mean. SO 41 M r. 4 Mt t 4 H 4 i l Pnnta Barbara fan Diego Hollywood .... Ocean Park ... LOS ANGELES, CAL.. w rooms. An With Private Bl. TARIFF l.A TO ., Steel and Concrete xbaolutely Flreyrae. Half block from Central Para. Convealeal ta all atoree. tbeatera and amuaemeata. Je. U1M91ICK, liua. Bill it. betaeea 41b and Bib, l Aagelefc HOLLYWOOD in av.iki r.H. rAi. uitwa luivMn ci aftn and cltV Kit uated In the moat beautiful part of the Southland. Splendid accommo dation a. Uxcelleat table, write ueo. . krom, Alar., zor dookul RUHCTOH HOTEL Stoo for a while at thle charming ni.M Kin. culalna. strictly moaern. r.-v diveralon. For (oilier write E. P. Dunn. Leaaea. 1 1 t