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8 THE SUNDAY OltEGONIAX. PORTLAND. DECEMBER 16. 1Q1T. ' ' - - S - - j , v- -" " - 1 r 1 r 7 (Continued from Pare 5.) night at the Multnomah Hotel In the assembly hall. Marie Stuart Court, No. 506, Women's Catholic Order of Foresters, will hold a bazaar and social December 21 at the Columbus Club parlors, Williams ave nue and Morris street. The bazaar will be open all day and the public is in vited. William McKlnley Woman's Relief Corps, No. 45, Grand Army of the Re public, will give a supper and enter tainment Tuesday at Oddfellows' Hall, Eightieth and Glisan streets. Supper 6 to 7 P. M. Entertainment 8 P. M. Mon tavilla car. . Een Hur Court. No. 9, will give a card party on Thursday in Allsky Hall, Third and Morrison streets. Prizes of Turkey, chicken and a roast will be given, with additional prises. Mt Hood Crcle No. 151 is arranging to give a Christmas tree party Tues day evening at their hall. Tenth and Taylor streets. All member are invited to attend. WEDDINGS. Zeller-Iagalls. EUGENE. Dec. 15. (Special.) Miss Eernlce Ingalls, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L, Ingalls, of Eugene, was married to Earl M. Zeller, of Lebanon, Penn., at the home of her parents, Tuesday, December 11. The ceremony was read by William Moll Case, pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Zeller attended the University of Oregon -for two- years and after wards the University of Washington. She is well known in Eugene for her musical talent. Her father is resident manager for the Oregon Power Com pany here. The family moved to Eugene from Portland about five years ago. Mr. Zeller attended college in Penn sylvania where he was a member of Alpha XI Sigma and later came to the University of Washington where he graduated and took post graduate work along scientific lines. Mr. Zeller is now in the Government service and will be stationed at Vancouver in the pruce production regiment. Mr. and Mrs. Zeller will be at borne - ' , . - b to their friends in Vancouver after January 1. Stocker-SkeldoB. ' The wedding of Miss Madeline Es telle Sheldon and Sergeant Randolph C. Stocker, solemnized on December 8, came as a complete surprise to their many friends. The ceremony took place at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. H. C DeToung, at 554 Prescott street. Rev. W. C. Kantner, of the Pilgrim Congregational Church, officiating. Only relatives with a few close friends were in attendance. The bride, who Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Sheldon, of this city. Is a talented musician and is prominent in musical circles. Sergeant Stocker was formerly from Billings, Mont., where he was engaged in stock-raising. He Is a graduate of the Billings Polytechnical School and later bad two years' training at the Roller School at Fort Defiance. Va, which is under military discipline. Mr. Stocker expects to leave very soon for an Eastern camp, where Mrs. Stocker will Join him later. She will remain with him until his departure for France. . Say-Fort er. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bradley Say were married in Eugene Friday night by Rev. George H. Parkinson in the Methodist Church of that city. They are well-known University of Oregon students. Mrs. Say. who was Miss Lillian Porter, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Porter, of this city, and a sister of Victor L Porter, now In France with the 18th Engineers. She is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta and of Theta Sigma Phi, the women's journalism fraternity. The young peo ple were sophomores in the university last year. Mr. Say held . the position of city editor on the Eugene Dally Guard pre vious to his enlistment in the Oregon Coast Artillery now stationed at Fort Stevens.' He is the son of N. O. Say, of Sherwood, Or. Mrs. Say will continue a business course and reside with her parents while her husband is in the service of his country.. Wlndell-GIUqilaa. Miss Frances Helen Gilifillan and Homer Clarence Wlndell were married Saturday night in the study of the First Presbyterian Church by Rev. Mr. John toa. The bride Is a daughter of Mr. A and Mrs. R. H. Gilifillan, of Grants Pass, and the bridegroom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Wlndell. Mr. Windell, Sr., is a well-known mining engineer. He is In the engineering department of the Columbia River Shipbuilding Corporation. The bride wore a gown of midnight blue broadcloth, with mole fur trim ming, and a large black velvet hat, also trimmed with mole. Mrs. Frank W. Simmons, a Bister of the bridegroom, acted as matron of honor, wearing a gown of blue Georgette crepe and lace. D. H. Hotchklss, of Seattle, acted as best man. Only close friends and relatives were present at the ceremony, which was followed by a wedding banquet at the Oregon Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Wirraell will be at home at the Berkeley Apart ments, 39 Trinity place. Stodter-Sfceldosu At the home of the bride's parents, 554 Prtfscott street, Saturday, December 8, at 7 P. M., Sergeant Randolph G Stocker. of Vancouver Barracks, and Miss Madeline Sheldon, of this city, were manried In the presence of a few Intimate friends. Dr. W. C. Kantner, of Pilgrim Con gregational Church, was the officiat ing clergyman. Weiieaborn-MacDoaild. A preAy wedding at which Miss Kathryn B. MacDonald became the bride of Edward vWeisenborn was solemnized Thursday morning at St. Stephens Church. The bride was at tired in a beautiful gown of blue satin and carried a bouquet of white roses. The maid-of-honor was Miss Ingrid Simonson and Ernest W. Stauble was best man. Sno-TT-Slttel. Miss Elsa Louise Sittel became the bride of Corporal Robert H. Snow, Fourth United States Engineers. Rev. W. B. Hinson, of the Second Baptist Church, officiating. The wedding took place Saturday, December 8. It was a surprise to all their relatives and friends. Corporal Snow expects to leave soon for active service. ENGAGEMENTS. The engagement of Miss Claire Habekost to Joseph DeBoest was an nounced last week. Miss Habekost is visiting friends In Bend for the Winter, and her fiance has enlisted in the Navy. Hp is a well-known member of the Portland Rowing Club and the .Multnomah Amateur Athletic .Club. J- i Plans for the weddlny are Indefinite, and depend upon Mr. DeBoest's order from the Navy. SOCIETY PERSONALS. Mr. and Mrs. Rupert P. Snoke left last week for their new home in Se attle. Recent arrivals at Hotel Portland are: Judgre and Mrs. J. L. Crawford and three children, of Edmondton. Can. Mr. and Mrs. E. S..Erickson. of 468 East Twenty-fourth street, are bein J congratulated on the arrival of a baby ooy, oorn -iionaay, November 26.. A baby daughter arrived at the home of Mr. aqd Mrs. James C. Haydon. Earl ton Apartments, Wednesday, December S. She will be named Leola Enid. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brandy, who came from the East several days ago and stopped at the Multnomah Hotel, are en route to Shanghai. China. Mr. and Mrs. George P. Storey, of Seattle, the former being a prominent business man of the Sound City, spent the week In town at the Multnomah Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Saunders, of Houston, Tax., left for Southern Cali fornia, Texas, Florida and the East and upon their return they will make their home in Seattle...- ., Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dl wieden and daughter. Hazel, returned to their home last week after spending the Summer and Fall months at their orchard home in Hood River, Or, Maurice Boucher, the noted lecturer, recently of Paris, spent several days in Portland at the Multnomah Hotel last week. He gave a lecture at the Little Theater during his sojourn here. Dr. and Mrs. A. G. Rossman (Esther Erickson) have returned from their wedding trip, which took them to New New York or six weeks, where Dr. Rossman took a special course In den tistry at Columbia University, v Mrs. Verne N. Walton, wife of Lieu tenant Walton, of the Eighth Company Oregon Coast Artillery, Fort Stevens, has returned to the fort after a de lightful visit in Portland where she was extensively entertained. Mr. and Mrs. II. R. Blauvelt left last Wednesday for a trip East for the holidays. They will visit New York, Washington and Kansas City, return ing about January 8. Captain W. H. Blauvelt, U. S. A., Is a brother of Mr. Blauvelt and is now recruiting officer at Kansas City, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Mitchell have ar rived here from Wauna to pass the Winter and are domiciled at the Port land. Mr. Mitchell is in charge of the Government manufacture of airplanes at Vancouver. Others are Lieutenant and Mrs. Cecil E. Lovejoy, of Washing ton, D. C, and Mr. and Mrs. D. Steward, maid and three children, of Bowman, N. D. Public Library Notes. FROM Newark, N. J., comes a power ful arraignment of "modern school" theorists who view Latin as "dead wood," to be thrown, out of the present-day curriculum. "Why Study Latin?" is the theme of an exhibit prepared by the Newark Public Library and loaned to the Port land Library Association, which has arranged the series of pictures, charts, maps and other data comDosinsr th ex hibit in the rotunda of the Central Li brary, on the second floor, near the circulation department. The argument, the evidence and the proofs are all there, shffwing the "Re lation of Latin to Practical Life," a subject discussed with some warmth in New Tork and Its vicinity about the time this exhibit was prepared. Caesar's arrival on the coast of Brit ain, a Roman camp, a triumphal pro cession passing under a victor's arch, a huge amphitheater with gladiatorial combats and other sports of the tinrJ In the- great arena. Palatine Hill, a Roman wall, the Senate, some temples, a Roman home, shown In exterior and Interior aspects all in color give the "atmosphere" of the days when Latin flourished as a living language, while a map of ancient Rome and pictures of some great Romans give the touch of reality. The statement Is made that Latin is not rea,lly a dead language only changed in name, as it still lives in the speech of Italy, France, Spain, Portu gal. Sicily and Roumania, of which it forms the foundation. A" bibliography is given of articles in leading periodicals and books "for" and "against" the study of Latin. Of these, "Discipline versus Dissipation," by Dr. Paul Sporey, the classical schol ar, an argument favoring the study of Latin, and "Dead Language Supersti tion." an article opposed to it, are rep resentative. Some of the points made are: Latin helps one to see clearly the meaning of familiar English words, such as tent, fine, secretary, trivial, etc. The English language contains many Latin words in their original form, un changed since Roman times, viz.: Cen sus. Iron or, actor, etc. Names of inventions , come from Greek or Latin roots, thus adding-new words to the English language, as lo comotive, incubator, dirigible. Latin helps one to spell, and to un derstand abbreviations, for instance, A. D., L e., et aL, etc . Its value in mastering literary Eng lish, mythological allusions, everyday phrases, the sciences, botany, zoology, medicine, also in law, music and art, as well as the modern languages, arc forcefully presented. That today's problems we're once "live questions" in Rome is another blow to the argument of Its lack of modernity, for, election of candidates by direct vote of the people, suffrage, capital punishment, government control of publio utilities, and eugenics, are cited. We still express many Ideas la terms of Greek and Roman thought. "Patronize home industry is as good a slogan for reading matter as for any thing else. Our recent "Home Prod ucts week" has made us give a thought to home publications, and we find, somewhat to our surprise, that Port land's periodicals constitute a list too long to publish in this column. But a few titles selected will show the versa tility of Portland as a publisher. Choos ing the broad field of agriculture as an example, we find we have on fil in the periodical room the following products in this line: Poultry Life, Rur al Spirit, The Oregon Farmer, The Ore gon Grange Bulletin, The Western Farmer. Among others in the library (these to be found in the business and techni cal department) are The Republican Radiator, whose motto Is "Bigger, Bet ter. Busier Portland"; The Spotlight, published by the Portland Ad Club; The Timberman, The Oregon Country, Th Northwest Insurance News, Journal of the Oregon Society of Engineers, The Commercial Review, a weekly journal devoted to the grain and milling trade of the Pacific Coast; and last, but not least. The Shipbuilder and Marine News, a new magazine which began publica tion last August. Anyone willing to part with the fol lowing aviation magazines will confer a great favor by communicating with the business and technical department of the library: Aero Club of America Bulletin, January, November and De cember, 1912; Aerial Age Weekly. August 16, 1915, and August 20. 1917. Flying, February, October, December, 1913. These numbers are out of print and can not be obtained from back number dealers. George Clemenceau, France's new Prime Minister, is called tha "Fernch t.uwaem HAPPY, HEALTHY BABIES MAKE C, afc . lt 4tO r m P if r Son ch -AZTjr: rfnSrZjr -- -W7, 9 V ' rafr V Continued interest in the baby tests at the Parents' Educational Bureau, 551 Courthouse, results in a perfect swarm of babies applying for admittance con tinually. Here are some fine babies discovered recently. Rolbert Denhart Powell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burns Powell, is one of the most lovely of the dimpled darlings. He came with in a half point of being perfect. His father is a musician and lawyer and his mother is gifted in many ways. Harry Woodrow Harlow is a Hood River babe of perfect score. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harlow. Saxeman Ruppe Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ruppe and is a perfect baby! Stanley Gordon Jewett Is a 100 per center. His daddy is serving in the Department of Agriculture and the baby, doing . his bit, holds a liberty bond. Evelyn Marie Smith, of 198 Church street, is the daughter of the paymaster of the Hill lines. She is a 99 per cent baby. Gladys Willabell Smith, of Tillamook, is another that missed by one point, but is so beautiful and healthy that she may be called a perfect baby. stands. r i i I - : I sk :r2i I ill II K : HOME-COMING OF FRENCH WAR PRISONERS STIRRING SIGHT Sirs. June Richardson Lucas, American Woman in French Station, Writes of Return of Exiled People to Native Land. CAN you imagine the play of feel ings that surge through the mind and stir the soul of the French exile, separated from his beloved land and relatives while held for long months a. prisoner behind the German lines, on being set down again on the soil of France? The'exlle an aged man, a woman or child in this instance may perhaps re turn to the arms of loved ones; pos sibly not, yet he or she is at least again away from the watchful eye of the German guard and among friends among those who care whether they live or die. Few in America have known any thing of the process of repatriation that has been going on; this return by the Germans of men, women and children too young or too old and feeble to be of use in the prosecution of war and war preparations. American Women Writes. Portland friends have received through mutual friends a series of let ters, written by Mrs. June Richardson Lucas, a charming and talented Amer ican woman who is with her husband at the. . little French station, on the border of Switzerland, where these re turning exiles are received. The let ter gives a mearkable picture of the home-coming of these people and they show, as well, one little phase of the HIGH SCORES IN EUGENICS TEST. - - a- . is work being done in France by the American Red Cross; for the writer and her husband are engaged in the Red Cross work. Here is the graphic picture of scenes and events attending these home-comings that Mrs. Lucas por trays: "I promised to write you about the rapatries at Evain well, I'll make a beginning. "Rapatries -are. easy to, define but most difficult to describe. Indeed, that generalization fits a good many situa tions in France today, but I want to tell you of them, so begin with a defi nition. They are the people old men, old women, a few young women, chil dren of all ages. Including a few babies that the Germans are sending back into France through Switzerland. These' people have been either in Bel gium or Germany since the Germans took their villages. Now, as Winter comes on, these many mouths to feed must be gotten rid of, and so the Ger mans are sending back all those they are unable in any way to use in fac tory, trench, or agriculture. This is the definition of rapatries. Tralnloads Arrive Daily. "They are coming into France at Evain-les-Bains, in Lake Geneva two trains, a day bringing 500 at a time. They are leaving Evan daily, in special n -c ;,, -t t .... ... 'II ""4 1 A il 7 I L-JJ J 1 i it: J ss . t 1 j I a, i 1 convoys to the assigned destinations in the interior of France. - '- "The little station at Evain gives you a picture no, a realization of what war means to the civil population that a devastated village fails to give. The arrival of the train is most dra matic It comes slowly into view and the crowd of rapatries on the platform begin to cheer, and those in the train crowd the windows and shout and wave their hands, calling, "Vive la France! Vive la France!" "The doors of the train are quickly . opened by nurses, our ambulance men. government aides and members of the local committees who are helping, and. the train is soon emptied. The women with their precious bundles are so cheerful it breaks your heart. They try to smile and look ready for the new demands. The old men seem the more depressed. There is a finality about it all for them that you never forget. The children are dirty and tired, but excited and eager to see" what is going to happen next. The sick and the feeble are taken to the ambulance in wheeled chairs and on stretchers, and our American Red Cross men have a way with them that helps so much with these weary peo ple. They put them into the ambu lances, or use a big bus for the small est kiddies, and off they go down the winding street to the Casino. The rest of the crowd walk down. - France. Welcomes Returning People. "The sunset tralnload gets a, won derful welcome from their beloved France, the great splashes of pink of the soft sky, the distant hills, deep and green, the blue waters of the lake be low reflecting all the glory of the sun set and they feel it. A sweet-faced sister said to me as we came down in the ambulance: 'Oh, it is so beautiful my France must be saved!' At the Casino the weary people find the big room full of light, and the col or of the flags everywhere helps to make them realize that they are at home at last. The hot meal is ready for them and they quickly take their places, and very soon the warmth and kindness of It all reaches their tired hearts, and they begin to smile and talk to each other, or to you. After a little, the band, made up of rapatries who are detailed in Evain to help, begins to play some gay, stirring French air. The children laugh at first, but the older ones can not bear it and you see many tears. Then the prefect of the district speaks to them in stirr ing, friendly fashion, welcoming them to their country once more, and with all the tenderness of the French lan guage speaks of their sufferings.' of the sufferings of France, of the brav ery of the soldiers, of the final vic tory of France. "Vive la France!" he shouts in closing, and those home less people respond with a cheer that blinds and chokes you. You wonder how they can, and yet you see that they must. It helps them to go on. Then the playing of the "Marseillaise" they can not sing. At first it sounds like one great sob from a broken people, but the ringing "JIarchons, Marchons!" becomes a cry of victory. Balcony Interesting Place. The balcony above Is a most Inter esting place. It is the children's place. While the older people pass into the big room adjoining, to go through the long, careful process of registering, tho little ones are taken up to the balcony, checked,, and left there to be washed, brushed and amused. There are many tears at first; they fear to.be sep arated from their mothers, "but the nurses are so friendly and so kind and the boxes of glistening toys on a toy table, quite convenient for small fin gers, are so tempting that the battle is soon won. There are rows of littlo mattresses on the top. of the balcony that have clean pads and fresh littlo pillows where sleepy or tired children can rest. But it is too exciting for most of them.. That balcony is rather a critical spot in the whole care, for here Is the grave danger of contagion most evident the skin lesions, the dirty heads, the ver min in their clothes. It Is here th American Red Cross will begin to help, by co-operating with the dispensary, just under the balcony, in greater care in selection of the children and clean er methods of handling them than have been possible to obtain in the hurry of this daily rush of caring for 1000 people. Reglatratlon Carefully Done. The registration is so carefully done and so important you must know about it. The big circular desk at which some 200 government clerks sit is ar ranged alphabetically and the people pass along in line. Each rapatrie is talked with carefully and kindly, and many stories are listened to. This registration bureau is also in receipt of many inquiries from relatives and friends who are making every effort to get in touch with their own as they come through, and each rapatrie's name' is instantly referred to that sec tion of the registration. You may see the letter or telegram delivered to a sweet-faced woman or-a trembling old man that tells them they are claimed by one who knows them and cares. Yo! find yourself longing so for more letters and telegrams than there are. You cannot bear the disappointed look, the sort of dumb resignation that is in many faces. After their registration they pass on to another room and there they are as signed to their lodgings for the night. The dispensary sends the sick men, women and children to the different hospitals, and here is where help is needed. So the American Red Cross has opened an acute hospital of 60 beds for children. WorkersWorlc Late. The Casino slowly empties; the vol unteer workers fall to and clean the great room ready for the morning. The tables are laid, and it la long after midnight when the last worker goes.. The little village quiets down. It was clear moonlight last night as I walked back to our hotel des Quatres Saisons and stood for a while looking across at the convent Clarlsses. As I watched, suddenly from the shad owy courtyard the figure of a sister stepped quickly out into the light of the street and went hurriedly away into the night. I waited. In a few minutes the sister came back with a priest. He limped badly and they could not walk" so fast. They disappeared under the low archway. In a few min utes I saw a light in the room above the gate. The old priest came closo to the window and knelt In the full light of the lamp, his hands before him with the rosary held high. I knew he was kneeling at the foot of a bed; I could see the white cover. The little Mother Superior. I had seen earlier stood near with her hand over her eyes. I could not see the dying rapa trie, but I knew that all the comfort this world can give was being offered. It was long before the room was dark ened again; then the old priest came slowly out and went down the wind ing street in the moonlight, his shad ow seeming that of giant against the convent wall. Pig Clubs in Douglas Proposed. ROSEBURG. Or., Dec. 15. (Special.) L. J. Allen, of the Oregon Agricul tural College, state leader of the Pig Club work; O. C. Brown, County School Superintendent, and C. J. Hurd, county agricultural agent, are formulating plans for the county campaign. The club members will be assisted in get. ting pure bred pigs at a reasonable price from the local breeders. Each member will keep a careful record of his work and a number of valuable prizes wIH be offered- It is expected that several hundred boys and girls will enter the work, and their slogan will be "grow corn to feed'pigs to feed our soldiers."