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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 28, 1919)
THE MOKXING iOREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY, 3IAY 28, 1919. 1r w BRIDES ARRIV E; ARE LOVED AT ONCE Portland and Oregon Boys Rely on Red Cross Aides. 26 COME FROM ENGLAND .Cordial Welcome Given Girls by Relatives Here, Most of AYliom Are Taken Greatly ly Surprise. Twenty-six of old England's prettiest daughters have been introduced in the past two weeks to proud fathers, moth ers, uncles, aunts, sisters and brothers all in-law in Portland and Oregon, as the wives respectively of the sons, nephews and brothers who have been fighting overseas. Welcome to Oregon's war brides! Through the agency of the American Red Cross, which has chaperoned them across the continent, they have been meeting the past few days their hus bands' relatives, while the husbands are in process of being discharged. Have the new relatives been cordial? A perfectly legitimate question, which one of the new brothers will answer. ETerybody la Happy. "And you say Bill is married and the girl arrives tonight? Are we glad? Why, we'll have the brass band out. Why, Bill never even looked at a girl since little Mary Blank jilted him. Glad? I'll say we are." And that is a record of an actual conversation. . Every one of the war brides arriving to date is of English birth. Evry one lives up to British traditions and has rosy cheeks. Nearly all have blue eyes. They are tall, slender and slim; phort, plump and dimpled: dainty and cute and, in fact, everything that i3 charming:. If you question this for a moment, ask Miss Margaret Creech, of the Ked Cross home service, in the G&sco build ing. Miss Creech is at present the Portland Ked Cross official Cupid, in -troducer-to-the-family, tnd gereral of licial "wellwe'rcgladyou'rehere." Brides All Won Abroad The once-Engrlish maidens met, were wooed and mari:i in England. When their fighting- husbands returned over teas, the American government provid ed the smiling matrons with transpor tation to New York, most of them wi'h their husbands. Usually, the Louisville is the honeymoon ship. When New York is reached. Uncle Para shoots the family man off ta camp, hut the forlorn wife he introduces to the American Red Crws. "See thin young lady safily to her home," he says, in effect. "Take mighty good care of her. I'm holdinp: you respon sible until her nusband joins her f-Eain." And the Red Cross takes on the trust. Red Crosser folk jump on the trains at intermediate points and interview the conductor, and finally me young ma tron arrives at hr destination. How It Is Done. Take Portland, for example. One day a telegram arrives at the Red Cross like this: "English war bride arrived S. S. Lou isville. Will arrive Portland Monday, May 26, 8 P. M. Dressed in blue coat, tan serge dress, tan shoes, carrying black leather bag. Wears straw sailor hat. Has blue eyes, rosy cheeks and pleasant smile. Meet her at train and transfer her to Medford, Or., wiring home service there t omeet her. "AMERICAN RED CROSS." Or the message may end: "Interview family. Find out if willing to receive bride. Introduce her to farmly." And to avoid any question let it be said that without exception the families have been delighted. "Are the girls what American girls would call 'nice'?" Miss Creech was asked. " 'Nice?' why they are just the dearest girls in the world. I don't blame our boys for falling in love and marrying French and English girls if they are all like these," said the Red Cross cupid. "They are a little quieter than our girls, a little more demure, and they have simply the sweetest way of look ing up at you through the brims of their hats." Families Altvnya Cordial. It is true that the coming of the young brides is usually a surprise. In most cases the Red Cross telephone call has been he first intimation that Brother Jack is not coming back to Portland a bachelor, but it would do your heart good to go down with Miss Creech some night to the train and watch her intuitively pick ou tthe trav eler and then to see the hugs and kisses that the new Portlander receives from the waiting members of the families. You can almost sense the "I wonder what she is like" feeling and as quickly sense the enthusiastic, "Oh, she's al right." Here are the names of recent Port land and Oregon war brides and their new addresses: Mrs. Vail (Ellen) Macley. ."319 Seventy second street Southeast, Mrs. Joe (Georgina) Williamson, 775 .Kast Ankeny street; Mra HeuDeii (Charlotte) Voss. 494 East Seven teenth street: Mrs. Lena Devel. 16C4 Minne sota; Mrs. Emily Archer, Fourth street: Mrs. James (Marguerite) Koblnson. 4-3 Co lumbia; Mrs. Fred (lorence) Judy, lliSj Kelly; Mrs. Linus (Florence) Judd, Con cord; Mrs. Bertha Merryman, 503 Borth wick; Mrs. Leroy (Annie) Coville, CS:l East Tyler: Mrs. Charles (Mary) Flynn, 748 East Twenty-seventh street; Mrs. Harley Man ning:. Mrs. Clifford Phinn, Mrs. George Greschaw, all of Portland. Mrs. Lewis (Eleanor) Munkers, Forest Grove; Mrs. Edith Banfield, Manning, Or.; Mrs. Elsio Bills. R. F. D. No. 8, Hills boro. Or.; Mrs. Norah Stevens, Cornelius, Or.; Mrs. Florence Banefield. Manning, Or.; Mrs. Katherine Reynolds and infant, R. V. T. No. 3. Gresham, Or.; Mrs. Mena Ken nedy, Beaverton, Or.: Mrs. Urle. St. Helens, Or.; Mrs. Robert (Elizabeth) Broeg, Hugo Or.; Mrs. Gerry (Kathleen) Reynolds! Gresham, Or. One Arrives Today. Mrs. James Mildred Jensen, whose husband's parents live at 465 East Fort husband's parents live at 465 East Forty-sixth street, will arrive today. "You would think it a terrible shock." said Miss Creech, to be told over the telephone like this: "Good morning, Mrs. Brown. This is the Red Cross. We called to let you know Bill is married and his wife ar rives here Monday. Are you glad?" "But the families seem more delighted than shocked. Usually, Bill has been a woman hater. And they seem to think it perfectly wonderful that he is mar ried. And next day Bill's mother and the new wife go shopping- together than which there can be no greater ap proval. "Portland's goin gto like its new Eng lish war brides. We at the Red Cross are simply in love with them." PASCO PARK CLEANED UP Men and Boys of AH Classes AVield Tools Effectively. PASCO. Wash.. May 27. (Special.) Seldom has a finer civic spirit been shown than when, last Friday, about 100 men and half as many boys assem bled at the City park, armed with spader, picks aud pruning knives, in ;j Pittmon's Street Guide Shows You How to Get Where You Want to Go 50c Book Shop, 1st Floor All Charge Purchases Made Today and Remainder of Month Go on June Accounts Payable July 1st Kodaks, Cameras, Developing, Printing and Enlarging, 4th Floor Soda Fountain and Ice Cream Parlors in Basement Tea Room, 4th Floor Furniture, 4th Floor Best Butter At $1.28 Fourth Floor No delivery except with other purchases made in the Grocery Dept. Glen- J" OQ wood Butter, 2 lbs. for 3i-0 SEE SPECIAL OF FAMOUS "SWEEPER-VAC ELECTRIC CLEANERS RUG DEPT., THIRD FLOOR The Standard Store of the Northwest Olds, Wortman 6? King Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods PORTLAND AGENCY FOR C00LM0R PORCH SHADES WILL NOT FLAP IN THE WIND! 3D FLOOR Nut Margarine 35c Pound Fourth Floor Umeco Nut.QpT Margarine, priced, pound JJl Columbia Oleomargine, 2 lbs., 8,"fS Demonstration 4th Floor. D ouble Trading Stamps ggSSsS All Over the Store! r S Wednesday and Thursday Great 2-Day Saving Sales in Our Underprice Store w m-ent tfel Sacrifice Prices on Women's Apparel Wednesday and Thursday For these two days we offer sensational bargains in wom en's wearables that thrifty shoppers will do well to take ad vantage of. Practically our entire Basement stock is in volved in this sale. Double S. & H. Green Trading Stamps will be given with all cash purchases in Easement Wednesday. Coats, Suits, Dresses Skirts, Waists Women's $20.00 Spring Coats at $12 Women's $25.00 Spring Coats at S15 Women's $27.50 Spring Coats at S15 Women's $16.95 Serge Dresses at S12 Women's $19.50 Serge Dresses at $15 Women's $12.95 Jersey Dresses at $10 Women's $ 9.95 Blue Serge Capes S 6 Women's $17.50 Silk Dresses only $12 Women's $4.95 Fancy Silk Skirts at S3 Women's $4.98 Wool Serge Skirts at S3 $1.98 Figured Sateen Petticoats sp'l SI $1.98 Black Sateen Petticoats only SI Women's $5.98 Mercerized Sweaters $3 Women's $1.25 Lingerie Waists at SI Women's $1.25 Middy Blouses special $1 Women's $2.48 Lingerie Waists at SI Women's $1.98 Coverall Aprons at 31 Women's $35.00 Spring Suits only $25 Women's $25.00 Spring Suits only $19 I 1 A .45 ' .50 .00 . .00 i y "Children's Play Suits At 89c Basement Made up in good qual ity striped denim in serviceable dark colors. Just the thing OQ for summer. Sizes 2 to 8; at 07U Boys Allovers At $2.35 Basemen t These are made of khaki colored drilling. One-piece style. Sizes 6 to 17 J0 OPT years. Wednesday, only 5tOO Boys' Waists At 35c Basement Boys' Wash Waists of percales in' light and dark colors. Neat patterns. Priced very Q JT special for Wednesday, at Otli Men's Cassimere Pants $2.85 fir Basement 200 pairs Men's Cassimere Tants in a special 2 Days' Sale. Several neat patterns to select from. Good serv iceable shades for every-day QO QfT wear. All sizes. Priced, pair 5iOU Khaki Pants At $2.29 Basement For outing and vacation wear these Pants are just what you need. Medium and dark colors. Made with belt loops and cuff bottoms. J0 OQ Priced special for Wednesday Corduroy Pants $3.35 Basement Men's Corduroy Pants in dark colors; very desirable for general wear. All Fizes in the lot. On QO OK sale Wednesday and Thursday DOOtJ Under muslins At $1.69 I 1 Women's Knit Vests pieces d into Basement Several hundred dainty Undermusnns groupe one big lot and underpriced for Wednesday and Thursday's sell ing in the Base ment Store. Night Gowns in many attractive styles, trimmed with em broideries, laces, ribbons, etc. Also Skirts in embroi dery and lace trimmed styles, and the popular Envelope Chem ise. Every gar ment is well made and of fine ma terial. Choice in this sale $1.69 75c Union Suits At 59c Basement WOMEN'S SUMMER WEIGHT UNION SUITS with low neck; ho sleeves, and tight knee. Regular 75c grade. Priced CQ special for Wednesday's sale JJ On Sale in the Basement Profit by this special offering and supply your needs for the entire season. Women's Sleeveless Vests in attractive styles some trimmed with lace, others with plain yoke. Full range of sizes. Wednesday special at only Children's Sleeveless Vests 10c 2 Days' Sale in the Basement These are manufacturers' "seconds" having slight imperfections, but will give good service. Made sleeveless style. Broken assortment of sizes. No telephone or C. O. D. orders will be accepted in this sale. Women's Neckwear Special at 45c Basement Clearaway of several broken lines of Women's Spring Neckwear. Mostly collars. Made up in dainty Sheer organdies AtZn and other materials. Neckwear formerly priced 69c; special at $1.00 Auto Veils 69c Basement Good large size Auto Veils in the most desirable colors. Regular ?1.00 values. Spe- fiQf Basement Women's Gloves of fine grade cotton. Full assort ment of sizes. Black, gray, or and white. Special, a pair J Fancy Ribbons. Special 29c Yard Double Trading Stamps With Cash Purchases Men's Work Shirts Basement Men's Work Shirts of good heavy grade blue cheviot. Cut in full standard sizes with plenty of room to body and sleeves. Here is an excellent opportunity to supply your shirt needs at a sub stantial saving. Full range no of sizes. Priced special at 24-Inch Poplins 49c Yard Basement 24-inch Silk Mixed Pop lins in all the newest shades. Very desirable for skirts and Qf iresses. Special, the yard Women's Hosiery At 25c Basement The above price is much under regular value. Ex cellent quality Cotton Hose with double heels and toes. Shown in black, white, gray and fancy stripes. Full assortment OCn of sizes. Special, a pair Double Stamps With Cash Purchases Cemetery Vases at 15c Basement Store Friday will be Memorial Day. Get your supply of Ceme tery Vases at this store and save. Good size Tin Vases painted green, offered in the Basement Store at 15 each. Stone Vases 7-Inch Stone Vases 3o 8-Inch Stone Vases 45 and large sizes at low prices. with long handles you don't have to stoop just I Ua Basemen t Green Glazed Stone Vases, heavy and strong for outdoor use. Note prices: Lawn Weeders SPEAR the dandelions! Women's Corsets $2.39 Sizes 19 to 30 Basement Models for almost every type of figure in this sale of Corsets. Low or me dium bust, long skirt, rust-proof boning. Made of splendid quality white or pink coutil. Full range of sizes 19 to C0 OQ 30. Basement special Wednesday DAOU V V t Womens Brassieres At 59c Basement Women's Brassieres in pretty lace-trimmed styles with back fastening. Heavy Net Brassieres with dress shields at tached, also Bandeau Brassieres. These are from our regular 75c lines. Sizes from 34 to 44. Priced special at 59c Basement Millinery Wednesday specials Children's Play Hats on sale Wednesday, only Women's Sport Caps on' sale Wednesday, only Women's Untrimmed Hats priced very special at Assorted Lot of Hat Braids, Wednesday the bolt Assorted Lot of Hat Trimmings priced special at Household Supplies Underpriced THE BASEMENT STORE will feature Wednesday and Thursday a great list of special offerings for the home, that afford extraordinary savings. Thrifty housewives should take advantage of these sales. Every Item a Bargain! ,$1.90 Bleached Sheets, size Slx90, at only $1.69 70c Bleached Sheeting, special price, a yard 57 45c Pillow Tubing, 42 inches wide, yard only 39 25c Bleached Muslin, 36 inches wide, yard at 20 29c Brown Sheeting, 36 inches wide, yard at 22 $2.50 Bed Spreads, attractive patterns, at $2.25 25c Pillow Cases, good quality, at 6 for $1.00 $2.25 Feather Pillows, size 21x27 ins., pair S1.9S $3.00 Feather Pillows, size 19x36 ins., pair $2.69 $3.50 Feather Pillows, size 20x26 ins., pair S2.9S $2.98 Scrim Curtains priced special, pair $2.69 25c Silkolette, 36 inches wide, at the yard only 15 15c Cotton Huck Tow els 11 39c Towels at 29 27c Bath Towels 19 17c Twilled Crash 14 39c Cotton Crepes, 44 inches wide, the yard 25 Sale of Notions and Small Wares Today at Bargain Circle, Main Floor response to a call from the park board for assistance In putting the park In order. Business men, lawyers, doctors, bank ers, city officials, clerks and laborers worked with a will and did not stop until every tree had been cultivated and trimmed and the brush and weeds carried off and burned. The work completed, a tired but jolly bunch gathered at the ajjto camp grounds, where the women of the Civic Improvement club served a. picnic dinner. Medal Awarded Dorothy Baker. OSWEGO, Or., May 27. (Special.) To Dorothy Baker was awarded a silver medal by the Oswego school, for having misspelled the least number vt words for the school year 1318-19. I " f. DAY HARD ONE FOR BIRDSiSf" " ''the bird8' Lewiston Sportsmen and Farmers Make Drive on Pests. I,EWISTON, Idaho. May 27. (Spe cial.) About i00 hunters of this sec tion spent Sunday in quest ofc hawks, crows and magpies, bagging hundreds of the bird pests. Crow calls used by some of the hunters proved a successful lure to1 the wary black robbers of the corn fields and many were shot. The crowd of Lewiston sportsmen was augmented by many farmers from surrounding ranchec. who joined the hunt enthusiastically, and in many In stances took the men from the city to their farm homes for . dinner. Alto- Cowlitz Road Work to Start. KELSO, Wsh., May 27. (Special.) The General Construction company, which obtained the contract for grading: and graveling seven miles of the Pacific highway north from Kelso, will start moving its equipment onto the local project this week. Two camps probably will be established, one near Rocky Point to do the work between Kelso and Ostrander, and the other north of Ostrander to handle the three mile stretch of road. The contract price is $171,255, and the company expects to complete the' highway by December 1. This work will complete the grading of the Pacific highway in Cowlitx county, EUGENE SEEKS AIRD0ME Council and Chamber to Co-operate to Obtain Landing Place. EUGENE, Or- May 27. (Special.) The city council of Eugene will co operate with the chamofr of commerce in locating a permanent landing place fori airplanes -and establishing a mu nicipal airdrome. A letter from United States Senator McN'ary of Oregon, urg ing the council to take action, was read at a meeting of the council last night and Mayor C. O. Peterson an nounced that he would appoint a spe cial committee to act with the chamber of commerce. Senator McN'ary in his letter pointed to the probability of the establishment of air mail routes and the installation of planes at different cities to assist in fighting fires in forests in the near future and the establishment of com mercial airplane routes later. He urged Eugene people to prepare for the service. Seattle Folk Fined. VANCOUVER, Wash.. May 27. (Spe cial.) Clarence L. Wilson, who regis tered at a local hotel as Clarence Lin coln, and Mrs. Marie Wagner, his com panion, pleaded guilty to a statutory offense before Judse R. H. Back yesterday and were fined 50 and costs. Both are from Seattle. As a result of a referendum vote of the trade and commercial organizations of the country, the chamber of com merce of the United States recomnjenua that congress reconsider all anti-trust legislation. Easiest Way to Remove Ugly Hairy Growths (Beauty Culture) Here is a method for removing hair or fuzz that is unfailing and is quite inexpensive: Mix a thick paito with some powdered delatone and water and spread on hairy surface. After 2 or 3 minutes, rub it off. wash the skin and every trace of hair has van ished. No harm or inconvenience re sults from this treatment, but be care ful to fctt genuine delatone. Adv.