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16 TI1T5 MORNTXG OREGONIAW. 3IOXDAT, MAY 8, 1916- UNITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DEDICATED Work of Many Hands Has No Debt $700 Is Donated to Apply on Cost of Lot. COMMUNITY SPIRIT LAUDED Clergymen. Taking Tart in Exercises Bestow Groat Credit on Pas tor and "Willing Helpers of Neighborhood. TTnlty Fresbyterian Church, located at tho corner of bandy boulevard and Ka.t Seventy-first street, a community church erected through the co-operation of thp neighborhood, a church in which nearly 100 hand?, youns and old, had a part in the building, was dedi cated yesterday afternoon in the pres ence of a congregation that taxed the capacity uf the auditorium. A gratifying feature of the services was that the aum of $700 In cash and subscriptions was raised to be applied on the payment for the quarter block on which the church stands. Rev. Henry Mount presided at ,.tho dedica tion. Rev. Lee Gray was the master of ceremonies. Rev. J. li. Boyd, of the First Church, delivered the dedication sermon. in which he pointed out that the spiritual is the highest of all human faculties, intellectual, moral or physical. "This church," said Hr. Boyd, "is dedicated to the spiritual part of this community, which has put its life and soul in its erection." Pastor Gels Credit. .T. M. Skinner, of the Rose City Church, outlined some of the begin nings of Unity Church, and congratu lated the community on the result of co-operative effort in building the chapel with little money, but with many hands. Rev. Andrew J. Mont gomery, of the Church Kxtension So ciety, said In his address that Unity Church is a most remarkable example of the result of community co-operation. "When the hours were dark a nd it peemcd impossible to go forward," said Rev. Mr. Montgomery, "the one strong, determined man was Rev. W. Lee Gray, the pastor. "The Church Kxtension gave $5S0 to ward this building, and the people of this neighborhood did the rest most nobly. A. K. New her y was the man who carried cut the plans that were drawn by Fred Rose. Literally this it a community church, not in name, but because the people built it men. wom en and children all doing their part. All were led by the pastor." Rev. Mr. Montgomery then. Intro duced Rev. and Mrs. V. Lee Gray, who have had charge of Unity Church for the past three years, and they were given an ovation. Mr. Gray spoke in high tribute of the enthusiasm and willing spirit of the community. "All dMominatlons worked for the erection of this chapel," said Rev. Mr. Gray, "Roman Catholics. Methodists. Luther ans, Baptists. Presbyterians and others. Kven the boys carried shingles for the roof." fTTOO la Donated. Rev. Henry Marcotte. pastor of West minster Presbyterian Church, said that there was no debt on the church, but that the quarter block on which it stands was yet to be paid for. In a short time $700 was raised toward pay ing for the lot. which cost $1250. The largest subscription was $103 from the Ladles' Aid Society, and the next was $75 from the Senior Christian Endeavor Society, the Juniors giving $2o. West minster Church subscribed $50. The subscriptions ranged down to 25 cents. The church is valued at $2000. No money was paid out for labor, all that being donated. Men worked noons and nights. Others laid off from their occu pation and put in days on the church The whole community was elated yes terday that the bungalow church had at last been finished and that so many had a part in its erection. Those taking part in the services were: Rev. J. IT. Boyd, Rev. Henry N. Mount, Rev. J. M. Skinner, Rev. Henry Marcotte, Rev. S. "W. Seeman, Rev. "W. II Amos and Rev. V. Lee Gray, the' pastor, ana ine cnoir ot w esiminsier Presbyterian Church. 'HAND-MADE" CHURCH, WHICH WAS DEDICATED YESTERDAY AT EAST SEVENTY-FIRST STREET AND SANDY BOULEVARD, AND ITS PASTOR. GHILDRENGROVVN QUEEN DOMIMCAX CHl'BCJl OBSERVES MAY CBHEMUMAL. w t: B TV wSt" m I f k i b ij: 1 - m V IT- . . ? - X j ' ? t - - - J II'' I REVOLT IS FORECAST Hollander Says Dutch Expect Germans to Break Down. TOURIST RATE TOPIC Officials Gathering in Seattle for Hearing. UALTEE PLANS LAID Mass Meeting to Arrange De tails Set for Wednesday. GOVERNOR TO BE MARSHAL OWN COUNTRY PREPARED Little Ones Decorate AVitb Flowers Llkeneitw of IHesKed Virgin Mary With, Accompany Ins Rite. More than 130 children took part in the beautiful ceremony of the crown ing of the Blessed Virgin Mary's statue yesterday afternoon at the Dominican Church, Kast Third and Clackamas streets. The cervices were symbolical of the coronation of the Virgin as Queen of May. as quite generally ob served by the Dominican churches. Tho children formed in procession, headed by the crossbearer and children with banners, and marched through the church, stopping at the foot of the statue, bearing flowers, which were placed in the vases at the foot of the statue. The flower girls were Mis see M ildred Oalvin, Anna Maher. Evelyn Kissell and Mary Larkins. Then came the crowning of the statue of the Virgin Mary, which was per formed by Miss Madeline Oranson, who placed the wreath of flowers on the head of the statue, making her the Queen of May. Another girl. Miss Marie Stry ker. read the coronation prayer. Following the coronation, the chil dren's choir sang a selection, and Rev. Father K. S. Olson, prior of the church. delivered the sermon, appropriate and eloquent. The Holy Rosary orchestra provided the music for the ceremonies. jvev. .. . namoeriain, or the .Kosarian mortalities, had charge of the service. There was a large attendance. SCHOOL CONTEST SATURDAY Union Hifth No. 1 to Compete for Domestic Science Prizes. L'nion High School No. 1. on the Co luinhia River Highway, will hold a do mestic science and general contest next Saturday from 10 to 12 M. and from 1 :S0 to 3:30 r. M. A prize essay will be held on the subject. "House Beautif ieation," and grrade school pupils may compete. A track meet will be held in connec tion with the contest. The Hurlburt School and district No. S9 will be stand ardized during the day by Countv Su perintendent A. P. Armstrong. Principal "lolieison ana tne women will have general charge of the affair. The public is invited to attend and inspect the work of the Union, High School. Basket dinner will be served. Netherlands Never Will Join Kither Side in War and Can Kepcl All Aggression Is As serted by A'isitor. A revolution in Germany probably will bring about the termination of the present war. Thi3 is the general belief among the Dutch people, . according to K. V. Nlemantsverdriet. of Leiden, Holland, who is in Portland. Six weeks ago he wa.s a soldier on patrol duty and the Dutch -Belgian frontier. "The German people are not a peo ple who would rebel readily," said Mr. Nlemantsverdriet, "but they are suf fering terrifically under the stress of the war, and the time is likely to come, as many cf us feel, when they will lose confidence in their govern ment and- will insist that the war bti brought to an end. "The German army has done won ders, but it cannot keep up the pace foievrr: while the allies are growing steadily stronger. From the looks of the old men we saw guarding the frontiers I would say that Germany has called out all of her available men down to the class of 1917, wljlch has just been called recently, adding halt a million to her enlistments. A earing Out Predicted. "The allies probably cannot defeat the German army in out and out fight ing; neither can Germany go on smash ing forward as she has done in the past two years; the people are suffer ing more and more as the war goes on; and we are looking to see the end come in the manner that I have sug gested. "Holland will not and cannot be drayrged into the war. Time was when it might have been possible: but not now. She has called all her able-bodied citizens to the colors, between the ages of 18 and 40, and now has an army of 500,000 or more. By the first of next April she will have an army of 1,000, 000 men. "In the face of such preparedness as that, neither of the belligerents is go ing to be able to violate her neutrality or swing her into the war. A fresh army of that size is a proposition that neither side would care to go up against. Others Are Aware. "Both Germany and the allies are con fident of Holland's intention to pre serve her neutrality, and both sides are sufficiently convinced that any ef fort to go through her territory would meet with a stubborn and successful resistance. Holland is not to be taken unawares as was Beigium." He declared that the opinion among the Dutch people was that Verdun never could be taken. Mr. Niemantsverdriet represents the Weselenburg's nurseries at Hazers- woude near Leiden, and has been mak ing the trip to America each year for a long time in behalf of his company. This is his sixth annual visit to. Port land. Vnlty Trenbyterlan C hurch and Rev. W. Lee jira pastor. esters filled the mludle portion of the church j-.nd the chancel at this service. Rev. Father W. A. Daly, the rector, oillciated. Special music had been pro vided by the choir. After the mass breakfast was served In the banquet hall of Columbia Club, on Morris street, near the church, by the women of the church. The tables were well filled with Foresters. Dur ing the breakfast a programme of ad dresses and music was rendered. WAR DRAMA GOMES 'BIRTH OK -V XATIO." KM ERS OX SEC'OXD WEEK AT HEILItt. ILLITERACY IS FOUGHT ELIMINATION IX PORTLAND BV 1920 IS PROPOSED. Committee Will Begin Work of Educa tion as Soon mm Data for Can van Arrive. According to Superintendent Alder man, if the women and the public do their duty, by the year 1920 illiteracy will be entirely wiped out in Portland. At the meeting at the social center Fri day night a large number of workers listened to Mr. Alderman. A commit tee to educate the 2400 Illiterate people in i'ortiand will begin work at once. The com mi t tee comprises Mrs. C. C. Taylor. Mrs. Georgia A. Trimble, Mrs. .L,ee Davenport and Mrs. William Driggs. Many of the teachers have vol unteered their services. The United Slates officials at Washington. D. C. are sending a list of the residents of Portland who cannot read or write, and a house-to-house canvass will begin as soon as the list arrives. When the women do not want to come to the classes, or cannot, teachers will be sent to their homes. By special new methods, Mr. Alderman stated that In many cases foreigners or American illiterates had been taught to write and read sufficiently to understand simple newspaper stories in but six lessons. The W. C. T. IT. has offered the social center for the meeting place for such classes for instruction as can be held there. Federal Soldier Who Served In Civil Strife la Moved to Teara by Stirring Dnya of '60s. "The Birth of a Nation," that re markable and spectacular photoplay by D. W. Griffith, is tiil the center of interest at the llellig Theater, open ing Its second week there yesterday. A Northern man of high culture, who was a Federal soldier during the Civil War and served under General McClel lan at the battle of Antietam, recently witnessed the play and said: "I was moved almost to tears by this very exceptional war play, and 1 now understand as 1 never understood be fore the viewpoint of the Southern peo ple and the principles they were de fending in the war, and in the recon struction period immediately following It. Tne Impersonations of prominent men of war times are exceptionally fine, and the character represented as the Hon. Austin Stoneman in the photo drama is intended, in its political aspect, to represent Thaddeus Stevens, and looks exactly like that statesman." It appears to be the mission of "The Birth of a Nation" to clear away many mists of misunderstanding in the Northern mind as to many conditions of Southern life and politic of which the country as a whole was not well informed. Certainly, the drama is a moving one, no matter upon which side of the conflict the sympathy of the spectator is inclined. It has historical val ue, since facts, not fiction, are Hj basis. It mirrors a political period that was the mot critical crisis of the United States, since the country as a house was then divided against Itself in convictions of duty. It also shows Southern home life under conditions that will never exist again. It is a strong argument for preparedness, Rince it pictures the trag edies of war and illustrates the neces sity of the GovernniiJt having suff i cient armed power to enforce, without protracted warfare, the policies agreed upon by those chosen to executive of fice into whose bands the welfare of the Nation is committed and to whom allegiance, is due by the Nation a a whole. DISCRIMINATION IS CHARGE Oregon ami Washington JU-prcneii- tatlvcs Assort That Ixmer Fare Southern Itoute Keeps Visi tors Away l-'rom Northwest. Frank J. Miller, chairman r n.-- gron Public Service Commlsfiion. arrived In Portland yesterday morninK from Salem and left at 2:30 for Seattle to attend the cession before an examiner i interstate Commerce Commis sion. In which the Oregon and Wash ington state Commissions are protest ting: aeainst passenger rates of the Southern Pacific. O.-W. It. & X. and Union Pacific railroads. Jlr. Miller and other Public Service Commissioners have been active in gathering evidence. Today Mr. Miller will confer with Edward Ostrander and O. Calderhead. respectively, rate and traffic experts of the Oregon and Washington Public Service commis sions. The Public Service commissions of Oregon and Washington will maintain their suit against the railroads for dis criminatory rates from the Kast to the -orxn west. Evidence will be Introduced In Ih. hearing tomorrow to show that a round- trip rare from Chicago to San Fran cisco is 117.50 cheaper if the tourist goes by way of New Orleans and Los Angeles. Witnesses representing all the va rious business activities will be intro duced to testify that the business in terests of Oregon and Washington have been Injured by the rates. This afternoon Mr. Miller will meet and confer with Kallroad Commissioner Reynolds, of Washington, and Chief Engineer Phlpps. of the Washingtgn Public Service Commission. "I'ortiand heretofore has made a boast of being a place of special in terest to tourists, but now. with the Columbia River Highway and other new scenic features, bookings of tourists from the Kast are Increasing and it seems as if we should have an oppor tunity." said Fred A. Kasch. Public Service Commissioner. In Portland yes terday. "Portland business men and or ganizations are surely taking a big In terest in the outcome of the rate proposition." Bl? Joy Pageant to Have Many XoTel and Wierd Floats In Pro cession, According to Ideas of Director. To make definite plans for the spec tacular Ualtee procession, the carnival feature of the J 91 6 Rose FestWal. . mass meeting has been called for Wednesday evening at P. M. at the Hotel Imperial. W. A. Montgomery, di rector of the fiesta, who will be in charge of the event, will preside. This is the pageant In which Gov ernor Wlthycombe will ride his famous mount "Loretta." The state- chief executive has consented to be grand irarshal of the event, and will have as his aides former Governors of tho state, city and county officials, pres idents of civic bodies and clubs, and men prominent in the business and social life of Portland. At the meeting Wednesday evening the first definite plans for the parade will be announced. Ir. Klof T. Med ium!, formerly a rtnicn. " Orleans, where the Mardl Gras has made the Louisiana city famous the world over, is assisting Mr. Mont- i . i 1- A. t Vi n nr.tlmllinrV KOHirry in " ' " " ' ' ' ' ' organization for the Ualtee carnival. Indian Word I Bed. The selection of a name for the night pageant to close the June celebration was left to John Gill, and he sug- . i k- ..i.i chlnnnk word "Ualtee" since It means Joy. festivity and time of merrv-maklng. Legends of the Indians are that when the da s of Ualtee were near at hand the young girls of tne tribe made dresses from the bark of cedar trees and danced at the head of the proces slons. The Rose Festival Is making a sys tematic campaign to interest clubs and organizations of the city to have an active Interest in the Ualtee event. It Is intended that this feature of the lal6 fiesta programme will introduce some of the strangest, most wlervl, comical, serious and unique floats ever seen in the Northwest. Parade Plans Laid. Tentative plans call for the parade to move promptly at 7 P. M. the even ing of June 9. The various partici pants In the parade will assemble at tiie Courthouse square at 6 P. M.. and after the parade Is over all participat ing will proceed to the festival center, where the 1916 Rose Festival wl".l be brought to an end in a blaze of glory. The festival cjueen with her maids of honor, governors of the festival and guests In the city for the National ded ication of "the Columbia River Highway will have a prominent part In the Ualtee carnival. It Is intended to make the Ualtee an annual feature of the June festival. CHURCH SUIT DISMISSED Church or Christ Disciples Said to Tie Extinct in Oregon. The case instituted by the state to dissolve the corporation of the United Christian Conference of the Church of Christ. Disciples. was dismissed by Circuit Judge Gatens last week upon stipulations filed by Leputy District Attorney Collier and Attorney Henry B. Westbrook. The organization, so far as is known, is extinct in Oregon. The corporat ion came to public at tention forcibly in 1913, when the Itight Rev. St. 1. Martin, archbishop of Columbia, and his wife were arreMed following a tag-day sale conducted by them. They never accounted for the proceeds, putting the money to their own account, charged the state, which confiscated the receipts found. Kxludlnit private pi ant a. It has been tlmatl that flcrirlc railway, lifchttntr and pou er plant a In in is country have ahaorbed a t: a I nf hout ."n.iMMt ton of copper. FORESTERS ATTEND MASS Club Breakfast Follows Services at St. Mary's Church. . A large number of the members of the Immaculate Court of the Catholic Order of Foresters attended communion and mass yesterday morning at St. Mary's Church. Williams avenue and Stanton street, at 9 o'clock. The For- MR! M'CUE HAS ANSWER Mr. Coo vert Taken to Task Tor Prais ing District Attorney. PORTLAND, May 7. (To the Kditor.) In The Oregonian today there appears an Interview with E. E. Coovert, an at torney, giving Walter H. Evans pe cial credit for work done in connection with the Multnomah County road bond Issue. Why is it necessary to go out of the way to laud a public officer for doing the work he is supposed to do If Mr. Coovert wants to be fair, whyi does he not censure Mr. Evans for em ploying special counsel to foreclose on the County Poor Farm property? Does he think it good business for the county; to obligate itself for $4500 attorney's; fees to Special Attorney A. E. Clark, j when this suit should have been han dled by the District Attorney's office? Does he not admit that the bond issue was a much more complicated matter than the simple, ordinary foreclosure suit? Another thing: Why was it that some of Mr. Coovert's closest associates called on Mr. Evans and severely cen sured the District Attorney for being so dilatory in his work of preparing the details of the bond issue? Ehey pointed out to him that because of Tiis inability to get the issue before the people earlier last year, the project of , build ing the Columbia River Highway was delayed an entire month, and for that reason it would not be possible to com plete the work until this year. This unnecessary delay has proved costly to the taxpayers and a great inconvenience to all who use the highway. And, too. who is prepared to say this delay was not occasioned in that the District At orney and his deputies neglected the business of the country while engaged in private practice .' Mr. coovert, are ih not the facts? JOHN' C M'CUE. CASTOR I A 1 - For Infants and Children. Tha fki Yea Kara Alwajs Bought . 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