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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (March 9, 1919)
TIIE SUNDAY O REG ONI AX, FORTLAM), 3IAT.Cn 9, 1919. TRAVELERS' AID DEPARTMENT -" OF Y. W. C. A. DOES GREAT WORK - . - Nearly 10,000 Young Girls, Children and Aged People Aided and Cared for in. Portland During Last Year. to I I I A - - ? I . f jrV ! I ' " s - I I ' , I ,:i:v,;:fti';-K--'i'' r $'' ? - ' -i ' ? ft - . '" J . - s0t. jrym and mother's families, befora coming perfect one. of the routine, everyday to Oregon, had removed from Massa chuaetts to central New York, thence to northern Ohio, thence to southern Michigan, when they came to Oregon. where they have since remained. The school education which Mr. Olds received was such as was afforded by the district schools of Washington county and the LaFayette (Yamhill county) academy of his day. Yet after I his education was received in the school of the "great out-doors," for he was distinctly a child of nature, and she spoke to him tho various lan guages, which she does to those who love and woo her. He commenced his business career when in 1870 he entered the store at LaFayette of A. B. Burbank. a name known. Indeed, to an earlier Oregon. In 1874 he came to, Portland, where he resided until death and became as sociated with the late Ira F. Powers in the furniture business. He was mar. ried at San Francisco, California, in 1879 to Miss Bessie Summers. In 1879 he formed a partnership with his brother-in-law, the late General Owen Summers, whose name Is written for all time In the history of the 2d Ore gon in the war with Spain in the Phll lipines, under the name of Olds and Summers. Since 1891, and until his death. Mr. Olds was proprietor of the crockery and glassware department of the Olds, Wortman and King store. His family consisted of two sons, who died In their youth. The loss of these prom lsing boys was the great trial placed upon Mr. Olds. No one who knew him in a casual or business way. can ever Know the grief which was his in the taking of these sons. A daughter, Edith, tho wife of Lieutenant Com mander L. R. Gray, of the United States Navy, Mrs. Olds, his widow, both sur vive him. William Parker Olds, the well-known merchant, philanthropist ana book lover. Is his youncer brother Mrs. Clara Summers, widow of the late General Owen Summers, ami Mrs. Mary Southworth, wife of the well-known Oregon lan, DeWitt C Southworth, are his sisters; Charles Willard King, of Olds, Wortman and King, la a half brother. This Is an outline, a meager and lm- life of a busy man. The traits of char acter which endeared him to so many were his frankness, his optimism, or meliorism, if that term s preicrreu. a word, his naturalness. Reference has been made to his love of the out-doors, and the lessons he learned therefrom This manifested Itself In many wj In the rare Insight Into the flora and fauna of all that related to tne oris inal Oregon country, in an ability to locate himself anywhere without the aid of chart or compass, and in nis un erringly going to his destination, with out niRKiotant-B- before tne oay oi run'. signs. This talent was developed In him to such a degree that It resembled magic; there have been those, and not a few, who regretted that he had not Hir...-tea his enemies In Imparting to others the lessons which nature seemed to have especially taught him- His u nnwiorisra nt men was keen and ob serving; he was one of those who be lieved that, while one migni m c-i-nnrh If he were alone, he had no rirht to I m nose his troubles upon nthem He smiled at the world, and th world In turn returned his smile, and this, too, in the time when his soul wa: nnrplv wrunfiT. For these, and many reasons, which need not be mentioned here, he was be loved by a large circle of friends, who were shocked at his sudden taking off; who miss his sweet companionship, which they so delighted in and which all cherish. They feel that for them the world will be lonesome now that he is gone; they feel that. In more fields than one, blades of grass grow now which never grew before, because ho made this earthly pilgrimage, After all. It Is In the family circle where his loss will be greatest felt, for he was all in all to them; so gentle. kind and loving. It was his Joy to ticlpate those things, pleasing to them and to do them In that delicate way that made the motive, rather than the act a source of constant joy to them. They are comforted with the thought, rfowever. that they were privileged to accompany him here as long as they were and that life will have newer and . deeper meanings to wife, to daughter, to brothers and sisters, now that he Is gone. IF the Young Women's Christian As sociation of Portland had nothing else to its credit than the fact that during the past year 9346 young girls, children and aged people were aided through Us traveler's aid department, of whom over 6000 mostly young girls who were strangers in the city were housed In safety and comfort for at least one night In the association build ing and many of them remaining for two weeks, I feel that itwould be well worth while," said Miss Carrie A. Holbrook, the president of the T. W. C. A., who for the past 10 years has so capably presided over the des tinies of this rapidly-growing institu tion having to do with the social, moral and religion life of the girls and young women of the city. "Of our many devoted workers none deserve more credit than those of the traveler's aid department, Mrs. S. L. Allen, Miss Amelia Foshay, Mrs. Cora Bullock, Mrs. Snyder and Mrs. Nina B. Templeton, who are ably backed by a committee from the association board of directors headed by Mrs. William D. Wheelwright, the other njembers be ing Mrs. F. D. Chamberlain, Mrs. Max Hirsch, Mrs. William C. Morgan, Mrs. J. C. Costl!o, Miss Amy Rothchild and Mrs Elliott Corbett. General Purpose Stated. "The general purpose of the travel er's aid which maintains workers at the Union station, the North Bank, Jefferson-street and Alder-street sta tions, is to investigate, on request, the many and varied Inducements that cause persons to leave their homes, including questionable Influence, such as deceptive letters, advertisements and offered positions, also dangerous ad dresses, acquaintances, etc.; to protect and' aid travelers, especially girls, women and boys In the many varied emergencies and temptations of travel until they arrive at their proper desti nations; to place the names of strangers with the organizations which will de velop them socially, mentally and re ligiously for their proper assimilation in the community and to assist travel ers to respectable lodging houses, re sponsible Institutions or back to their own homes." A peep Into the diary of the various workers gives an idea of the scope and variety of the situations and problems that confront them dally. Here are a tew Instances: Ome Case of Young- Girl Cited, A young girl looking not more than 13 or 14 came in off a Seattle train accompanied by a big burly soldier, the traveler's aid worker sensing that all was not well, walked up to them, laid her hand on the girl's arm and was about to ask her a question when the soldier mumbled, "Now that you have found your friends you won't need my protection any longer" and backed off. It developed that the girl had only just met him on the train. After considerable questioning It was found the rirl had a father living here. her -.jther was dead. She became un- letter dated February 6 follow: ATHLETICS AND EDUCATION IN FIRST RANK AMONG SOLDIERS Overseas Bleu to Army of Occupation Improve Time Studying and Discussing Various Angles of American Sports. "T HE activities of the army of oc cupation consist largely In ed ucation ad athletics," writes Gordon J. Taylor, a Portland Y. M. C A, man. from Rengsdorf, Germany, to Ed gar B. Piper, editor of The Oregonlan. Mr. Taylor, the letter evidences. Is making a close study of the lives, thoughts and actions of the men In the army of occupation. Extracts from a rmy and was cared for for several hours by the woman's protective divi sion of the department for public safety awaiting her father's arrival A sol dier came and inquired for her, saying her father was unable to come for her "Considering the uncertainty regard ing the length of time the troops will be located as at present. It la rather remarkable the Interest the men are taking In the educational work. The and had asked him to come, but she only work that Is compulsory Is that was. of course, not turned over to him. I prescribed for the Illiterates. They are cers manifest as much Interest In these rumors as do the privates. "The German art of keeping up a good front is noticeable in the stores. The window will be full of goods and when you go inside, many times there is no other stock in the room. All is in sight. There is an apparent scarcity in eatables. Especially in the fata "A Y" secretary who happened to be billeted with a prominent family was asked to Intercede with the army and see If they would not turn over to the Germans the horses which died of dis ease and those killed by accident. The plea was made that the poor people needed them for food. Under the terms of the armistice the request could not be granted. It occusred to us that the request might have been made to Im press the Americans with the great When the father arrived and was told taking the instruction with a seat which suffering of the German poor and to .of what had happened, he wept as he expressed his gratitude to the women who had protected his daughter. Indian Girl Expresses Gratlrnde. An Indian girl from the school at Chemawa, stricken with tuberculosis. on her way to her home in Montana, was assisted by the traveler's aid worker, who, as she boarded the train. gave her a stamped and addressed en velope on which to write to her. when she arrived. No word was received for a month and then came the card. saying she had been ill ever since she returned and that she was writing on her first day out of bed to express her thanks for the kindness she had received at the hands of the worker. Two runaway girls from Seattle, not more than lb years of age, wearing gingham aprons and without hats, were enables them to make very rapid prog ress. These are largely foreigners who have been naturalized and men from the backward sections of the south. The latter are especially apt. There Is a great demand for Instruction and books relating to higher matnemaucs ana technical subjects. 'In the 32d division there are Z349 men enrolled in the different studies. The work Is conducted by co-operation of the Y. M. C A. and the army. The instructors are chiefly selected from the army. When detailed to this work the soldiers are excused from army work. Many of these are school teach ers at home and are glad of the oppor tunity to teach and keep themselves from getting rusty. "The educational director in tnis ai- vlslOD Is William U. Neeley, superin tendent of schools at Davenport. Wash- detained by the worker and were cared land formerly county superintendent of for at the Y. W. C A, dormitory until the mother of one of them arrived to take them back to Seattle. A little lad 11 years old came fn from the east on a train that had been de layed by a blockade. His relatives were schools of Lincoln county of that state, lie has had excellent success. He Is working under the Y. M. C A. "Athletics are doing a great, worn in keeping the boys from giving away to homesickness. Football and boxing located by the worker who personally are occupying the attention Just now. tooK mm to tnem. who were most There is real competition Between aivi- grateful for his safety. They had tried to meet him, but not knowing of the blockade, had decided that he had not started as early as they expected, 16-Day-Old Baby in Basket. A heart-broken father carrying a little splint basket in which a 16-day- old baby was sleeping and leading by sions. The Y. M. C. A. at Coblens h received 62 carloads of athletic goods, which has been distributed In the army of occupation. These consist of every thing, including basketballs, footballs. Indoor baseballs, boxing gloves, etc "The men are receiving mucn pnysi- cal and moral benefit from their In terest in these games. The latest game Vt ' " r ? conducted - and how mucn i mother and the grandmother had died developed ln the., there Is of influenza. Fortunately the father overshadowlng topic It is: ?0tr wan, Uttle two-year-old I nd tho next bout are alway!, themes '.. I of Interest dlscuBsed by the soldier. recently. rne worner orrerea mm as- No matter what activities are being sistance and it developed that both the I -nn how much interest is one great When are seenjed quite capable of caring for bis Kolng homer Every time a bunch little motherless charges. ..tnr . mess or elsewhere The worker at the Ijnlon station re- " . ... . to-v,. Is the latest ru celved a telegram one morning asking , Th... rnmnrm float in the air. her to be on the lookout for two Span- Qne'can hear anything desired, Offi- ion wuujDU wug wie u.vcuu BlUUP. They were unable to speak a word of English and looked pitifully frightened when they got off the train. However, the worker got their confidence, took them to the Y. W. C A, for the day and saw them on the train at night and their smiles and handclasps ex pressed what they were express ln words. thus work on their sympathy. We also suSDected that the fats were ereatlv needed ln manufacturing. Especially la soap scarce. It appears that the only soap in the country Is that brought in by the army for their use. You can not get your laundry done without fur nishing the soap. "The doughboy will never be awed by the mention of German efficiency again. He has been hunting for evi dence of its existence ever since his advent to this country and has not found it. He ha punotared the- Ger man beer vat of bluff and discovered a very mediocre person, "We believe the returning soldier especially the fighting men will pro foundly Influence the policies of the United States, therefore just now he la a most interesting individual to study. It is of great Importance to know of what he is thinking and how the great events through which he has passed Influenced his life and how he Is going to adjust himself, changed as he is. to the home life which awaits him. "Just now the feeling la almost unanimous among the enlisted men and fighting officers that the men who have done most and paid the greatest price for victory have not had their share and a feeling that soldiers who did no fighting and real suffer ing are going to reap the lion's share of the fruits of victory. They expect that the choice jobs and the keen edge of enthusiasm of the welcome home will be exhausted before they get to the home shores. "They are almost unanimous, both privates and officers, in their opposi tion of militarism getting a foothold at home. They are very outspoken ln declaring their opposition to any mili tary man becoming president. It Is no uncommon thing to hear an officer say he will take the stump against such a candidate Irrespective of his party." l I i mire lt- jithesomely SOCIETY LIFE OF LATE JAY CASS OLDS IS AN INSPIRATION TO OTHERS Passing of Well-Known Portland Business Man on December 29. 1918, Mourned by Large Circle of Friends Who Admired Sterling Qualities. w BY HENRY E. McGINN. ' HEN Jay Cass Olds died. Decem ber 29, 1918. there were pub lished. Immediately after, so many and such conflicting statements of his life and his work, that those who knew and loved him well, thought something should be said to correct wrong impressions thereby created, and leave a memorial, for the future . enalist, so those who follow after ns may know some little of the work and character of a most worthy man, a pio neer of the Oregon country. It is not necessary to state to those here in territorial days, or to their de scendants, that Jay Cass Olds was born in Washington county. Oregon terri tory, November 5, 1854, before Mult nomah county had been created, and when the then village of Portland was in Washington county, or that he was the son of George D. Olds and Sarah A. (Fairbanks) Olds, who came to Oregon in 1852. The ancestry of the Olds, ln the paternal line, goes back in America to Gideon Olds, the great-great-grand father of J. C. Olds, who in 1732. came from County Kent in tho south of England, and settled near Boston,, in the then English colony of Massachu setts. His great-grandfather, Timothy Olds, fought with the American forces at Bunker Hill. The first of his father's family to come to Oregon waa his grandfather. Judge Martin Olds, who came in 1851, when the work of prog ress and civilization seemed scarcely bearun here. On his mother's side Mr. Olds be longed to the famous Fairbanks family. (Continued from Ps S- unable to 0njy relatives and friends were present at the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Michel I ere lor a on wedding trip to Seattle. Merges-Pasre. Ernest E. Merges, a prominent at torney of this city, ana airs, ueny Page, also a popular young woman of Portland, were married Friday after noon at a'slmple ceremony ln the Wil bur Methodist Episcopal church, Mult nomah hotel, by Dr. Francis eurgeiie Short. The only guests at the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Stott. Mra. Paire waa Mlsa Betty Bargallo. a native of sunny France, the daughter of which the late Vice-President Fair banks Is also a representative. Like the Olds family, the Fairbanks, too, came I of a French officer. Major Bargallo, from County Kent. Their advent to America dates from the coming to Ded- ham, Massachusetts, of Jonathan Fair banks ln 1632; the old homestead still stands at Dedham, kept up by the Fair banks association. Both his father's i ' - f- A- ! . , " ,. jk ... The late Jay Cass Olds, to whom tribute is paid by old friend. who was killed in battle just a month before tho armistice was signed. Callafcan-StoIL. Miss Mary Stoll and Franlc J. Calla han were married at a simple ceremony February 26 at the residence of the bride, Father William Cronin officiating. ENGAGEMENTS. Mra. N. Wolff announces the engage ment of her daughter. Aline Claire, to Leo K. Hyams, son of Captain and Mrs. J. B. Hyams of the Presidio. m m m The announcement of the engagement of Mlsa Emma P. Wood to Theron P. Howser came as a delightful surprise to their many friends Wednesday even lng at a card party given by her sister. Mrs. Carl B. Wintler, at 1013 Brooklyn street. The living-room was lovely with white carnations and. daphne. A color scheme of yellow and white was car ried out in the dining-room, the table having as Its center decoration a large brass bowl of yellow jonquils and freesias, with trailing smllax tied with yellow tulle. The lights from candles added much to its charm. Mra Fred W. Sinclair of Vancouver, sister of the bride-elect, and Mra Benjamin B Banning, assisted with the refresh merits. Flowers bearing tiny announce ment cards were passed as favors to the guests. Miss Wood Is the daughter of Mr. and Mra Charles D. Wood of 253 East Fifteenth street, and is a talented mu sician. She was formerly a pupil of Mrs. Emma li. Carroll of this city. Miss Wood has been an active member of the Monday Musical club. Mr. Howser is a civil engineer, a graduate of the University of Illinois and is a member of the Delta Pi and Triangle fraternities. He has traveled extensively ln a professional capacity, both ln the United States and in South America, and is at present connected with the department of the Interior, The wedding date has not been set. Those present were Mr. and Mra. Fred W. Sinclair, Mr. and Mrs. Benja mm ti. Banning, Mr. and Mra Leonard Hosford, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Gale, Mr. nd Mrs. .Everett Sbahan. the Misses Emma Wood. Ella Wintler. Lillian Townsend. Grace Townsend and Bertha Shahan and Messrs. Theron R, Howser, James Howser, Jack Pratt. Horace Daniels and Robert Sinclair. Announcement Is made of the mar riage of Miss Pansy Sessions to Russell F. Ward, United States navy, oa Janu ary 25 at Los Angeles. The bride, who Is a niece of Mr. and Mra Blrney West. is a member or tne Portland Art asso elation and well known ln art circles in this city. Mr. Ward s home Is In Los Angeles, but he Is at present stationed t the naval base at San Pedro. The couple have taken a bungalow at the latter place and are at home at 56S Fif teenth street. I i in cost the number vill prove to youvny they have won preference as The High Grade Economy Corsets RfaJe Itj Th Warner Brother Co., Tne. With clf-eJu3lahle protecting shield under the lacings returned last week from overseas serv ice, during which he was slightly wounded, being now obliged to use a cane. He was joined by Mra Prince, and they are at the Hotel Portland. Captain and Mrs. Schwackhammer motored out to Log La Barre hotel for a week's rest last week. The cap tain haa just returned from France, where he acted in capacity of physician and eurgeon for some months, lie still is ln service at Camp Lewis, Yankee Troops in Siberia Seek News From Home. lerceut Mlltoi Father 1'ru MeAUter Writes Strange Land. SPECIAL AXXOOOEMEXTS. Mra M. Young can take mora girls in beginners' dancing class. Phone Eaat J 11S. Adv. SOCIETY PERSONALS. Mr. and Mra J. C Welch left Monday for an extended visit in California. Mr. and Mra Louis B. Senosky left Wednesday for California for a two months sojourn. Lieutenant-Colonel L II. Taliaferro of Seattle and his sister. Mrs. C Bard well, of Kansas CUy. are spending sev eral days at the Hotel Portland. Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Winter, and Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Jamison of Everett. Wash., are spending a few days in, thla city at the Multnomah hotel. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hoover and maid came from New York to the Multno mah hotel to spend a few days, en route to the southland. Mra C. A. Macrum. who, with Dr. Macrum. has spent the winter at the Hotel Portland, has gone, to Eugene to visit relatives before returning to their country home near Hood River. Mrs. A. S. Baldwin of San Francisco, head of the woman's liberty loan com mittee for the Twelfth Federal Reserve district, la spending several days in the city, and la registered at the Hotel Portland. Lieutenant Frank R. Prince of Bend JUNIOR CHAMBER FAVORED Mot emeu t IrfMxnched at O. A. O, Commercial Club Sleeting. OREGON AGRICULTURAL C O L LEGE, Corvallla. March t. ( Speed al A movement toward the organisation of a state-wide junior chamber of com merce to Include In It membership students In universities, eollegea and high schools of tho state, waa launched at a meeting of the Commercial club of the college. George Quayle. general secretary of the new Oregon State Chamber of Com merce. who came to the college as the result of an Interview with Dean J. A. Bexell of the school of commerce, out lined .the plan of tho new organisation of business men and made many valu able suggestions ln regard to the or ganization and possibilities of the Junior chamber of commerce. "MADAME X" WILL RETURN Alcazar Players to Present Famous Play by Bernateln. "Madam X." the famous play of mother love, written by Henri Bern stein, the foremost dramatist of France. has been secured by the Alcasar players and will be staged lor the week start inir March Is. An elaborate production la now being built for the play. Castle Roclc Clnb Electa. CASTLE ROCK. Wash, March 7. (Special.) The Castle Rock Cow Test ing club held their annual election and elected the following officers for the uar: President, li- B. Huntington vice-president, L. J. Ryan; secretary- treasurer, F. A. ilagUa, SCARCELY a word from the world outside reached the American troops in Siberia except through letters from relatives, according to a recent commu nication from Sergeant Milton L. Mc- Alister to his father. Dr. N. E. McAlis- ter, first assistant physician at Hot Lake sanitarium, ln this city. Sergeant claL) Beginning tomorrow and Mon day the Milwaukee line will restore the parlor car service on sound trains which waa stopped when the govern ment took over the railways. X v. ti 1 li ' 5 - 1 i! Hi . i Sergeant Milton I. MeAllatcr, la mt Indlvnatak. V. ' is"! J . wan McAllster Is now stationed at Vladl vostok and writes that none of the boys know just when they are to be ordered home. Of the league of nations and the peace conference, of events at home and abroad, be aeciares, mey are almost in total ignorance. Sergeant McAllster Is a nephew of W. 8. McAllster of the Blumauer-Frank company, where he was employed prior to enlistment. He is in the supply de partment of the medical corps. Aberdeen Scliool Get Foghorn. ABERDEEN. Wash.. March 8. (Spe cial.) Tho Aberdeen high school as sembly on Tuesday will be the occasion for the dedication of a new noise-mak ing device such as few schools can boast. It Is a steamer foghorn which has been presented to the student body and which will be brought into use on occasions when noise is deemed essen tial. A constitution governing the keeping of the foghorn and providing for the election of a custodian is be ing prepared. The horn will be used on out-of-town trips to represent the student rooters who aro unable to at tend there games. HAIR Oil FACE WHAT CAUSES IT It kaa sm r wwWa PTMMl knt H Uu amis' Tke aUy It nlnsUlM arrewta tn anerrly tan nnrtae ( tke naia. la t nttnek tt Ikrnirseln. nnM, thin ay n Only ! DnUlmcl Mncr-ktek arkir. At enttrt l mm ga BT mmi mm In plain wrawi nm Iteart mt nrie. rung Mlrnrlr. 12tn. 9t. New Ynrk. Pnrlnr Cn Servle ttetnrna. ABERDEEN, Wash.. March. 8. (Ep0 Superfluous Hair P.araoved easily and quickly by Dera ont. a pertuind powder. A smooth, halrleea lain always tallows Its use. Dtmnunt' win not Injure or discolor tho .Klo. ! esly apptlod and romovos super fluous hslr or suss In two minutes, a single application sufficing aniens the hslr Is unusually thick. oi not smart or d.sflguro and does not stimulate toe s.-owth of nsw hair. DamouM' Is rec ommended by ono of America's lesdLnx ro-'ta.lts and is gusranteed to sIto sat ufsetlon. It csn be obtained by mall la p'.aln wrapper for seventy-five cents from the Feencott Laboratories. Portland. Or. or any (Irussist or department store ran supply it. J