The Sunday Oregonian., January 13, 1918, SECTION THREE, Page 12, Image 48

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TIIE SUXDAY OREGONIAN,- PORTLAND, JANUARY -13,. 1918.
MEN "HERE" AND "OVER, THERE" WRITE LETTERS TO HOME FOLKS
Criticism of Troops I An
swered by Soldier.
V aa-aver Boy Df4a Awrfni
Krr la Ctimc.
ireclaL Gertrude Athertoa. of
New York City, published In the
New York Times. September IS. 11T.
an article In which the American force
in France were eeverely crlt;cld.
The llrm d mmt to Corooral Clarence
O. Bunnell, of tht city, who Joined the I
Kr.Kineem. Company F. organized last
bummer In Portland. He I now not far
from the front In France.
He wrote to hi mother. Mri. H. M.
Bunnell, of til FfankMn atreet. under
ilate of Itecember 1. 117. and aald:
"Dear Mother: Gertrude Atherton't
letter, which you so kindly ncloaed.
ha uaed considerable comment in
cr.mp circle. I have no doubt there
la some ground for her contention, but
to Judge the American force, aa a
whole, to be a act of egotistical boor
Is unreasonable, to ay the least. It
must Imply a total lack of acquaint
ance on the part of the writer with
her own people.
-True, there are a few oversealou
fellows in our midst who let their ego.
ccmbined with ignorance, get the bet
ter of their Judgment- These at time
re bound to o(fnd. The only thing
we can do Is to try to ct'rb them and
on our own part make earnest apolo
gies to the French .people..
"A to our manner. .our u? a very
larae and llberai country. Every dl
trl.-t has Its own set of manners or
customs. The mi a fronv Boston be
comes horrified at the manner of the
man from the I'a-ifl'' CoC The man
(rnm the l"c!fir Coast Is greatly
Jrrn.ef at the HMtonUn'i manner.
i:.-f. try a we, mv'. w cannot adapt
ijrlve to the Ft m-h way In a few
.-.oft week. All we a.-k la a little
f.m.
' -Wo are mostly a bunch of earnest,
a ell-meaning rnunc men. anxious to do
tur bit. not for France alone, but for
humanity. We have a full knowledge
ot what we must learn from France
err we are efficient, and a very
respect and admiration for her soldier.
Wv most certainly object to bema com
pared to oe German, and thai by
an American wonan.
-By all means do not try to convey
the Idea to the American public that
i is not of the utmoat Importance to
aet Am-mao iroeiis on the battle-
front. The more we can put there and
the quicker the better It wilt be for all
fiscerned. True, our money, manufac
tures, etc.. are of very rat Impor
raare. but what the world mants most,
and scad. Is an eariy peace, and to
obtain that we must also have a great
abundance of men.
This has been our war a much a
ll.at of the allies since the start. Most
us reaXae that now and know what
a n-bl we owe them a debt we ahall
nc-r be able to repay.
'With the eieeption of one or two
drvinken brawls, which are absolutely
anavotdabl in a wide open country. I
know of none but I he most friendly
relations between Polio and Saromle. At
ftrt there was some Jealousy caused
bv our money spending, but" now moat
of us are short of funds and have al
lotted better than bair our pay. so that
evil Is overcome, tm the other band,
many of our boya go out of their way
to procure tobacco for the Pollu. to
Uco being a scarcity with the French
men Just now.
-What our boy need I not a sarcas
tic railing, but to some of them a tittle
Kund and kindly advice would be a
boon. Thl they are getting and those
a ho do not bee J arc feeling the curb
of discipline, for we have a very effi
cient .'orpe of officers, who. being on
the ground, know bow to cope with the
situation.
To my notion wc have, a a sale--n
would say. been a bit oversold by
uurarorlii compatriot on this aide,"
progre. There i so much to be done
that the Job seem almost too big to be
possible at times, but things seem
gradually to be getting themselves into
shape."
Dorr's love of his native state I dis
closed by the letter.
I wouldn't trade a foot of any part
of the Willamette Valley for this whole
nation.1 be write. "Not that I feel
the slightest Inclination to leave here
before we bring this mesa to a success
ful termination, but I've a feeling that
once we do get back Into God's country
I'm not going to care -for another'trlp
abroad In the immediate future.
"Last night Mrs. August Belmont
poke to u at the T. M. C. A. She was
the actress. Eleanor Hobson. and surely
a good entertainer. She told us
Corporal Glen,' of ' Oregon,
Writes of Crossing.
Pertlaad Bey days Katie la Mala
Easpleyaseat ea Transport. '
something of what waa going on In the
states a month ago, ' What she had to
say of the growth of enthusiasm and
patriotism sounds good. I hope every
one comes soon to. realise Just what
we are up against.
They tell . great stories over here,
dad. for in spite of all the sadness this
war has brought. It sure ha been the
source of an abundant supply of wit
and humor.
"They tell one of an Irishman who
suddenly left hi- place, in the trench
and went running wildly around No
Alan's Land. His comrades called to
him to come back out of the danger, a
the lead was flying mighty frequently
4o which the Irishman replied, I will
not there's a bee in there.' "
Corporal hugh h. glen, com-
V pany C. lltth Regular Engineers,
now of the American Expeditionary
Force, has written to his father, H. M.
Glen, president of the Portland Lino
typing Company. The letter follows:
"We are on the high seas tonight,
not a great way off the French coast.
Because of Instructions set down by the
authorities I am not allowed to tell
but very little about the cruise, nature
of boats, etc., so you'll have to excuse
the brevity.
The weather has been pretty good
for the most part and the going good.
The ocean kicked up a little for a
couple of days, but that passed away
and we have had surprisingly good
weather since; today especially was
fine as warm a day as one could find
French Locomotives Make
. Oregon Boy Homesick.
J. Wlllard ahaver Telia af IHffer
earea That feem Straage -
EfGF.NE.-i
J. Wlllar
Oregon Soldier in France
. Praises Y. M. C A.
Hs4 River ttmy aye Orgaalaatlea
1-mMft leafria.
HOOD KIVER. Or.. Jan. 2. (Spe
cial.) The weather encountered
In France, according to a letter
to hi parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. P.
Thomsen. of the East Side, from Alfred
Thomaen. member of an englneera'
rertment now a part of the French ex
peditionary force, la similar to that
of Oregon. The young soldier write
that It has rained a little, mlated a Ut
ile and that about three tlmea be and
hi comradea have had a glimpse of
the sun.
Young Mr. Thomsen'a letter la In
high praise of the work of the T. M.
C. A. He writes:
The T. M. C. A. has aet up two
tenia with stove In them, since we
arrived. This makes It very nice for
us boya. a we now have a place to go
In the evenings to warm up a bit and
write a few lines. If we choose. The
T. M. C. A. la certainly going to play
a great part In this struggle. It la
going to start a French c lass soon, and
I think I will take this In. I may not
learn very much, but every little helps.
I think I will be able to speak a few
worda before I come back.
"Our Y. M. C. A. manager here read
ua some news that was certainly good.
One of the items concerned the plana
of the failed Males to raise Hi. 000.006
tor Y. At. C. A. work: that the cam
paign had closed with a total ralseal
of lie.oeo.Oev. I waa certainly glad 'to
hear thta good news, for the Y. M. C. A.
la doing more for ua) boya than you
people can Imagine. They are giving
ua boys In the service the beat.
The T. M. C A. provides ua with
amusements of many kind. W are
golrg to have an entertainment thla
aveniag. Of course the boya have been
asked to help, and aa a whole they
have responded. In other ways too
numerous to mention the organisation
ia helping us."
Or.. Jan. 12. (Special.)
rd Shaver, formerly of The
Oregonlan. now. serving with General
Pershing's forces in France, la a letter
to his sister. Mrs. James Gilbert, of
Eugene, tells of the death of Alan fier
cer, of Coot Bay. Mercer waa Taken
aick early la September with pneumo
nia and died after five days' confine
ment In a hospital, he reports. One
other death has occurred In his com
pa y. Floyd Cramp, the bugler, of Min
neapolis and Hood Klver. who was. run
down and killed by a train. Shaver ex
plain that Gramp-death may have
been due to the fact that where there
are double tracks the trains In France.
run upon the opposite tracks from what
they do In the United Stale and have
no headlights to warn people of their
approach.. Gramps was killed while
walking on the tracks at night. These
deaths were reported originally by ca
ble and telegraph by The Oregoman.
The railroad are not comparable
to our own. he says. The engines
drawing the aide-door coachea are
usually very small, though the speed
made la marvelous when the rolling
stork la considered. The engine have
no cowcatchers and no headlights and
when you see them steaming up the
grade it makes you think of the toy
train you used to draw about the bouse.
The whistles are all very shrill and I
am sick with longing to hear the gut
tural tonea of one of the greyhounds
that carry our trains over the moun
tains. The shrill tone of the engines
makes them appear ridiculous and the
minute you hear and see one you can
not help thinking that they are acting
cocky for getting away with what they
are doing. The clearance bet-ween
track on the main line is only II feet
and that Is from center to center.- so
you do not wonder when you resd signs
in the car windows that it Is dangerous
to lean out tne windows or let the chil
dren play near them. When you start
to board the train you have no porter
to show you the right car, but you run
from one car to another, looking for
an unfilled compartment. There Is no
way of telling from the outside where
the unoccupied compartment are and
you may have to try several before you
are able to find a seat.
"Since the arrival of the expedition
ary forces here there have been great
changes in the system of garbage dis
posal. A nearby stream that used to
house all sorts of filth has been cleaned
and notices written In French warn the
public from defiling the place again."
Mr. Shaver says that a football team
of his company., coached by George
Smith, who would have captained the
fnlverslty of Washington eleven had
he returned to school, carried off the
honors of the regiment.
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PartlaaeV Wit Haa Arrived la
Europe.
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SERVICE.
American Hearts Warm to
War Orphans of France.
Ee-tfle- Derv. Rasese, la Letter.
Telia af ! ! at Utile Bay by
Vesaa-era af asapaay K leva Mall-
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In Spring. Consequently we laid around
all afternoon on deck. We also signed
our payroll today.
Thanksgiving day we spent on
board the ship and In honor of the
occasion a turkey dinner wss served. It
was surprisingly good, however, con
slderlng the difficulties under which It
was served and prepared. In the one
kitchen over 1500 men were served. We
had at this banquet turkey .( hardly as
much as usual), plum pudding and
cranberry sauce. Eating is about all
we do on the boat or rather, getting
something to eat. Frequently it takes
two and a half hours from the time we
fall Into line until my mess kit is
washed. We stand in the long line to
get our food and then In another line
to wash the kits. The dishwater be
comes a trifle soiled toward the end,
as you might imagine.
"We were fully equipped for service
before we started, with packs and
blankets on our backs, so am not suf
fering for lack of clothes.
"All mall that you have sent will of
course be forwarded across. If you
sens a package of any sort be sure it
Is well wrapped. If they all come
through In as good shape a the fruit
cake did though, there will be no
trouble.
"I shall try to write as often as pos
sible, but of course conditions will not
permit very frequent letters. Don't
worry, though: I am In fine heaiin ana
nothing will go wrong.
This letter will be sent. to. you ss
soon as the boat arrives, so you may
know when you receive It that we have
arrived safely. It will of course be
censored.
"I hope that this reaches you by
Christmas day and It possibly will do
that anyway. I wish everyone at home
the happiest of Chrlstmasses and sure
ly wish that 1 might be home on that
day. Also this will have to serve as a
present to all this year, as conditions
don't permit otherwise.
"I shall be able to write more news
In my next. I think. I would tell you
about the trip and boats, etc, but that
is not allowed. Remember, then that
when you get this. I am safely serosa."
attitude of appreciation of things
French and of the spirit of democracy,
to create a closer feeling of friendship
in my small way here, between the two
countries. .
"Meanwhile I have learned to talk
French better during the last 10 days.
I think,. than I did during two years in
college, and at the table with the officers-1
have Initiated what practically
amounts to a little English class, using
the uerllts system.
"Did I say that on arriving at Mailly
Air. Brown and I found that we were
in a place worse than Goldsmith's 'De
serted Village'? We were among a lot
of houses that had been "shot to pieces'
during the battle of the Marne. Noth
ing but darkness and the railroad sta
tion. "Finally we learned from an old Bel
gian refugee woman -that we were be
tween one and a half and two miles
from the nearest posssible place ' to
sleep. We had our blanfcets and foltf
ing cots with us and were prepared to
sleep in a stable or anywhere. But the
old woman promised that If we should
follow her she would, find us a place
to rest for the night. It was a long,
tedious Journey on foot, but finally the
old woman stopped at one or two houses
in the pitch blackness and after she
had knocked persistently for some
time a little light would appear and a
voice within would Inquire who was
there and what was wanted.-
" 'Les Amerlcains.' waa Ure' answer
of the old Belgian woman, aiid invaria
bly it proved to be the 'open sesame'
to their domicile.
"The doors would be unbolted and we
would receive kind words and helpful
advice from these friends bi the dark
ness, whose faces we could not see. We
soon got a room at the bakery, after
first finding the local dining-room of
the Y. M. C. A., In an upper room of a
small hotel, in which was also an
American marine poster - welcome
sight. We got a warm dinner, though
it was late at night.
"The Y. M. C. A. and its good repu
tation, which had preceded us this dark
night. In strange and grotesque sur
roundings, stood us in good stead in
deed." '
"
Former Oregonian Carrier
Writes of Experiences. '
Corporal Ryroa DeYoaag. Serving as
Cbauffesr for Hta Coloael, Sees
laterestlag Sights la Fraace.
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How tbe
Or.. Jan. 11 I Special.)
American boys in Franca
have opened their hearts to the little
war orphan of that country Is re
ft, ted In a letter received here by E.
U J vrr from hi aon. Kddle U. IHjrr. a
limber of Company K. Uth Railway
srnera. with the American eipedl-uof-ary
force. Clay Watson, of Eu
g -. i a member of tbe same organl
aatioo. Mr. Dorr write that the members
cf bis company have adopted a little
French boy and are giving blm every
posaibl attention. o far aa life In an
army ramp will permit. The company
tailor haa made blm a regulation uni
form and he haa been placed In a
school. He eat and sleep with the
anldier from the L'nlted ftatea and.
when the war la over, the members of
the company plan to bring blm to
America.
Tellins of the preparation the
VnitJ rUatea la making to meet the
Oerman on the Bring line. Mr. Dorr
aar-
'vtry week here aces a wonderful
, Rabert F. Kalsbt.
.Robert F. Knljrht. until a short
time ago a member of the preaa
room ef The Oregonlan and for
marly employed at the Journal.
I now serving with "L'ncl 8am
In Waco. Tex, at Camp MacAr
thur. He enliated In tbe Motor
cycle Repair Corpa under, the
Aviation Signal Hervlce Corps dl'
vision, and left I'ortland the Sun
day before Christ ma. An extract
from hie letter written Iecember
2 on bis arrival at the camp
read:
"Well, here we are at Camp
MacArthur. Waco. Tex., and l
sure Is some burg, about 0. 000
mem Al and I got the same tent
and beda aide by side, so you see
we have a very good Lieutenant.
Hla .name la Johnston.
They'ashed for volunteers for
the 'kitchen when we first got
here, and I volunteered and am
sure glad of It. because It was
six degrees below sero last night.
They gave ua an extra blanket,
and eight are In each tent, with '
a stove In the center. Wa kept
the fire up nearly all night!
"There sure Is a fine bunch of
officers here. To give yeu an ex
ample: One of them saw a man
sawing wood without any gloves,
so he handed him his kid ones.
That Is what I call white! We
have no floor In our tent yet. but
will soon have one also electric
lights. I am going to town to
night to get a hair-cut and a
bath. We have no ahowers yet.
but they are working on them
now.
"Ild I get any Xmaa packages?
If there is anything I can smoke,
eat or use. send It down. And
don't w' y about me. as I'm hav
ing a fine time."
Portland Youth Writes of
Trip "Over There."
Yeaara I O'Briri Describes Oeeaa
' Voyage, W hich Waa Featured by
nia- Tfcaaaeglvlag , Olnacr and
. JWany Araaalag laelaeata.
CORPORAL. BYRON DeYOUNG. for
mer carrier of The Oregonian'
graduate of Jefferson High School and
more recently an employe in the Ellerg
Music House, is serving In France with
the headquarters detachment of the
Tenth Engineers, the first forestry
regiment sent overseas.
Corporal DeYoung is serving as
chauffeur for his Colonel, and In this
capacity travels widely and sees many
of- the interesting sights of France.
Jutit st Thanksgiving time he wrote
to his mother. Mrs. Cora DeYoung. 418
Church street, a -message from which
these excerpts are taken:
No doubt you can imagine how
happy I would be to be with you,
however. I expect to have a real
Thanksgiving dinner myself. There
are only a few of us here at head
quarters, and we are going up in auto
mobiles. As they are in high altitude
presume we will see snow.
"At present we are located in a
arge city, and are sleeping in apart
ments and eating in restaurants. Our
eals are very good, and I like French
cooking very well. The food is more
expensive in France than It Is in the
United States. It costs us SI. 50 per dsy
to eat. The Government pays the bill.
There are only seven of us here.
and we have some good times together.
Our regimental office is here, that la
why I am here, as I drive for the
Colonel."
Just after Thanksgiving day the
young soldier-chauffeur wrote a letter
his brother. C. DeYoung. of C. De-
Young 4 Co., of Portland. Perts of
this message are here reproduced:
I 'em In A-l condition. Have not
had anything worse than a slight cold
ince I have been in France. I am still
driving' the machine for the Colonel
and travel about a great deal. I see
some wonderful scenery and also many
arge cities.
"Yesterday was Thanksgiving day,
nd, believe me, I had two good, regu-
ar American dinners. This is how It
appened: All of us went up in the
mountains, about 30 miles, to where
wo of our companies are stationed.
The boys went. up 'in a truck, and I
took the officers up in the machine.'
We arrived at on company Just In
time for dinner. Letter in the day we
rove to the other camp, about five
miles, and had our second turkey din
ner. Had turkey, sweet potatoes,
pie. etc., etc.
"I drove back after dark, and It was
so foggy in places I could hardly see
where I was going: It is quite dan
gerous driving at night in the moun
tains. The weather is. getting some-
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understand the words, but the acting
was very clear, rne seats are very
inexpensive. I had a good one for 85
cents. In the States the same seat
would cost $3 to $4 for a like opera.
"Today i received a nox. or canay
and cake from home. Tonight I expeet
to have a little party, as all the boys
are on my trail, and it's up to me to
serve the 'eats.' "
MORMON FILM IS OFFERED
Mae Murray Star in Picture to Be
Put On at Sunset.
An expose of Mormonlsm, as prac
tlced by the disciples of Joseph Smith
In .Utah of the early '40s. will be
shown at the Sunset Theater Commenc
Ing today, when "The Mormon Maid
featuring Mae Murray, original Nell
Brlnkley girl and former Ztegfeld Fol
lies star, opens an engagement.
Hobart 'Bosworth and Frank Bor
sage, the former a well-Rnown acto
who has temporarily forsaken the
flickers for a vaudeville engagenmen
in a version of the Jack London story,
The Sea Wolf." and Frank Borzage,
now a Triangle director, are cnier
among Miss Murray's supporting play
ers in this dramatic picture.'
The star is cast in the role of I
daughter of a Utah settler who is res
cued by Mormons when attacked by
Indians. Bosworth. her father is
brought before the Mormon council and
told that he must take anotner wire,
the nenalty for refusal being the forced
marriage of tne aaugnter io a juormoo
elder.
Although in love with Tom Kigdon,
nlaved by Borzage, the girl agrees
to the weddlnjr in order to save her
Eighth Company Artillery
Auxiliary to Meet.
Special Meeting to Re Held Tomor
row at 8 P. M. In Room S20, Court
aonaei Reorgaalsatioa Will Be
Dlscnsaed.
HHE followlnir letter' has been re-
L celved from Vernard L. O'Brien, a
1 member of Company B. 116lh Engineers,
son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. O'Brien. 820
Capital avenue. ' Thla company left the
United States for "over there in No
vember, bat the destination could not
be determined from the letter, which
was 'received In Portland lust three
weeks from date of postmark. It fol
lows: "I arrived safely 'on the other side
of the world and am fee I lag fine.' We
have had One weather ever since we
arrived here, but It is difficult to tell
how. Ions 1t wtU'last- We had the
pleasure- of eating our Thanksgiving
dinner on the aa, that Is the rest of
the boys did. but not myself. I was out
on deck, hanging close to the railing.
The water was very rough Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday and it was amus
ing to watch the boya slide around on
the floor., trying to keep their" food .In
their mess kits and stand up at the
same time. Charlie Chaplin would have
to go some to do the stunts they did.
I will not be able to write as much as
when' Io the United States, as there is
very little we oan say."
, . . . . L. n Hlmrnnnn l.a H.IB
what cooler, and I expect we will have I ha8 been seeking the girl, tries
to force her' to the altar, and she com
snow in a short time. Several dars
ago, on a trip through the mountains.
1 ran Into a blizzard.
"Last Saturday night I went to crand
opera. The music was simply wonder'
lui tne Best I ever heard. I could not
rORTI.ANDKR WHO RKMKNED
COMMISXION IN INFANTRY
'WINS ONE IN AVIATION.
French .Welcome Americans
in Ruined Town.
i
Partlaad Maa Writes af Klaaly
. . Reeeptloa by Villagers. .
TO wear the first American Army uni
form Into a devastated French vil
lage Is an experience full of unusual
thrills and one thai could be counted
on to bring a glow of National pride
to any American heart. Linn L Heist,
writing to Charles J. Schnabel, a Port
land attorney with whom he was for
merly associated, does the situation
full- justice. Excerpts from hta letter
follow:
"It happens that I sm the first Amer
ican In .uniform, who has been seen
here and It makes me quite conspicu
ous. All the little boys want to shake
hands with me and the villagers are
very cordial. I helped the town school
master, to drill his boys a bit the other
day and told him about our Boy Scouts
of America. He had heard of them.
"I have an excellent opportunity not
only to aay 'Vive ia France' very often
always , to get the-same response.
Vive l'Amtrlque from -the French here
but through conversation and general
, fV, ... J
First Lleateaaat Larry Maaa.
Larry Mann. 23. a graduate of
Portland Academy and a student
at the University of Oregon until
he went to the first officers'
training camp at the Presidio, has
received 'his- commission as a
First Lieutenant in the Aviation
Corps, and Is detailed to duty as
an Instructor at the aviation
field at Memphis, Tenn.
At the termination of the first
training camp young Mann was
commissioned as a Second Lieu- v
tenant of infantry, but resigned
to enter the aviation training
school at Berkeley, CaL In Octo
ber he was sent to S.n,Dlego. '
Lieutenant Mann is a member of
the Multnomah and Apollo clubs!
He father, J. C. Mann, is a grocer
of this city and lives at 640
Schuyler street.
oels her release by a lie. maligning
herself before an assembling by declar
ins- that she is unworthy.' .
'The- Ku Klux Klan garb, familiar
lo the film folk from the days of
.The Birth bf a Nation." is revived In
this picture, the Mormons wearing
such -regRlla when making raids upon
the enemies of the faith.
SHORT COURSE IS POPULAR
Variety of Students Enrolled at Ore-
goa Agricultural College.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
Corvallls, Jan.. 12. (Special.) Regis
trants in the O. A. C. short course in
clude a variety of students, both men
and. women. Among the men regis
tered In advanced dairy work is R. J.
Donohue. assistant commissioner of
the Washington Department of Agri
culture, Olympia. He Is connected with
the division of dairy and livestock and
has charge of the veterinarian interests!
Poultry cburses are Interesting many.
Including Mrs. Wesley Clark, of Port
land, and C. J. Mcintosh, of Corvallis.
Dr. G. R. Farra. pioneer physician of
Corvallls, is. registered in poultry short
course.-- E. W. McDanlels. editor or
the Coos Bay Harbor, will enter the
short course to take special work in
poultry farming and other branches
of agriculture. .
J I WAR VETERANS TO SPEAK
Oregon .City . People Arrange Pa
triotic Meeting for Sunday Night.
OREGON CITY. Or., Jan. 12. (Spe
cial.) The first- authentic story of con
ditions on the battlefields of France
will be told in Oregon City on Sunday,
January 20. when three Canadian offi
cers will address a meeting held under
the direction of the Oreson State Coun
cil of -Defense. The officers are Major
F. B. Edwards, Lieutenant-Colonel Mao
Millan and Captain E. J. Cook.
County Judge Anderson, chairman of
the Clackamas .County Council of De
fense, who is handling the arrange
ments for the meeting, announced yes
terday that it would be held In Busch'a
Hall at 730 o'clock Sunday evening. No
admission fee will be charged.
KNITTING needles are flying and
busy women are working dili
gently for the boys. In the mean
time they are keeping the home fires
burning and are with courage and
strength backing up the efforts of the
Government in every way possible.
A special meeting of the auxiliary to
the Eighth Company, Oregon Coast Ar
tillery, will be held in room 520, Court
house, at 8 o'clock tomorrow night.
The question of the reorganization of
the auxiliary will be taken up. As the
greater part of the Oregon Coast Ar
tillery Corpa has been transferred to
the 65th Regiment. C. A. C, and as
signed to field artillery service. It is
thought this action is necessary, there
fore suggestions have been made to ex
pand the auxiliary to include the rela
tives and friends living in Portland of
all members of the 65th Regiment, as
well as the relatives and friends of the
members of the Eighth Company, Ore
gon Coast Artillery Corps, w,ho have
not been transferred to the 65th Regi
ment. It is desired that the relatives and
friends of members of both organiza
tions attend this meeting so that def
inite arrangements can be . made for
carrying on the work necessary for the
welfare of the men. when they are on
foreign service. .' ;
o
The Red Cross Auxiliary of the Wom
an's Co-operative League held its reg
ular meetings Wednesday and -Thursday
with the largest attendance, so far.
The appeal last week for sewing ma
chines .was met with hearty response.
which was much appreciated. How
ever, several machines are yet needed,
and if anyone leaving the city for a
month or two would be willing to lend
a machine to the league, it would have
excellent, care. Arrangements could be
made by calling either Woodlawn. 3040
or East 3460.
The Auxiliary of Field Hospital Com
pany C will meet as usual at the Li
brary, in the story-hour room, tomor
row night.
-.
The Portland Woman's Social Science
Club will meet on Tuesday, room A,
Central Library, at 2 P. M. The subject
for the second lecture In the Reed Col
lege course for the club will be "The
Democratic Basis." A discussion will
follow. ,
Club members met last Wednesday
to sew for the Red Cross Society at
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i it) u
y-s AN j
, u:
j.TiMiia.1 a V. i r r-r .il.,. .i .
Corporal Clarence O. Unnnel,
Who Reseats Gertrude Ather
ton'a Criticism of American
- Troops. -
Meier & Frank's store, and they will
cantinue to meet every Wednesday of
each month, for this cause. .
TJie business meeting of the .'Army
and Navy auxiliary will be held: to-'
morrow at 2 o'clock in the headquar
ters at 411 Morrison street... . . ,
A special appeal is being sent out to
the women of the Irvington a d Holla-'
day districts to attend the nieejeings of
the Red Cross Auxiliary. "Vhich are held
on Tuesdays and Fridays,' In the Irv
ington Clubhouse on East 'Twenty-second
and Thompson streets. There are
several kinds of sewing to be-done and
the women are not required to, be ex-.
pert seamstresses in order to be of help.
The meetings begin early in the morn-.
Ing and continue until about S o'clock.
There is much work to be finished, con-,
sequently there is plenty for everyone
to do.
-
Kenton Auxiliary, of the lied . Cross,,
meets every Thursday from 10 to 4 in
the Kenton Clubhouse. There are 60
members enrolled and a large amount '
of- work is being turned out. During
the Christmas campaign 200 members
were secured for the lted Cross.
,
Mary Margaret Farrell and Fern
Mowrey are two little Laurelhurst girls
who have been active workers for the
Red Cross Society for some time. Last
Summer they sold lemonade' and gave
the receipts to the Red Cross and dur
ing the recent Red Cross drive they
turned in $95. They sold in various
hotels, buildings and on the street dur
ing the afternoon and night of one day
and during the afternoon of the next
day. Mary Margaret is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Farrell, of 604
Holly street, and Fern Is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Carlock, of
318 East Sixteenth street.
Under the direction of Mrs. Edgar C.
Michener, the Red Cross knitting unit
of the First Presbyterian Church' has
completed 900 garments since the or-'
ganizatlon of the unit six months -ago. '
Included in the collection are- 297
sweaters, - 148 helmets,- 168. pair of'
wristlets, 98 mufflers, .191 pairs - of
socks, 6 bath mitts and::.2 trejioh caps.
On Wednesday the "?mff niet in
room A of the church bufhting for the
distribution of wool aha; for-the col
lection of the finished , g."rments. On
Wednesday the hours are from' 1 :S0 to
4:30 and on Friday from lY to 12:30 and
from 1:30 to 4:30 o'clock." , , '
' '
The Portland Woman's Research Club.
assisted by the Pythian ladies, (Orphia
Temple and the Psychology Club, will
sew as usual Wednesday from -1 to 5
P. M. at Olds, Wortman& King's. All
members and friends are urgently de
sired -as the need is so great. Mrs. J.
E. Dean in charge.
The auxiliary of Company C, 162d
Infantry, will meet Wednesday night
at 8 o'clock at the Central Library.
Miss Madge O'Connor's 1-A class
spent the month before Christmas
hunting pictures and preparing them
for a" scrapbook which they sent as a
Christmas gift to the children's ward
at St. Vincent's Hospital. Upon the
reopening of schools on January 2 the
class received a most gracious letter
of thanks from the hospital.
Eugene Man Being Used in
Serum Experiment.
E. Girt on One of 13 Treated at
Great Lakes Station.
EUGENE. Or., Jan. 12. (Special.)
B. E- Girton, of Eugene, is being
used as one of 13 men in a series of
experiments with serum used in Inocu
lation against disease by the United
States Navy doctors. The tests are
being made at the Great Lakes train
ing station, near Chicago. Mr. Gii ton
n a letter to his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
L. E. Girton, says the 13 men were se
lected from among 3600 in training at
that place.
"A record of the tests is to be sent
to Washington," he writes. "The tests
are upon the reaction of serum with
which all of us have been Inoculated
several times."
Girton reports that the men used in
connection with the experiments have
been isolated in a hospital, where they
are treated as patients.