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The Pleasant Hour Club will be
entertained today by Mrs. L. S. Hunt
and Miss Mary Orr.
The ladies of the ItaptiHt church
will hold a market sale at Holmes
Bros.' store Saturday.
The V. M. U. of the Congregation
al church met Wednesday at the
homo of Mrs. H. P. Boughman on
Fairview street.
Mrs. E. H. Bush was hostess to the
Chrysanthemum Embroidery Club at
its meeting last Friday. The guests
were: Mesdames Casey, Malone and
Miss Coffee.
The Misaes Amy Stannard and
Minnie Beaver were guests of the
Fleur de Lis Club at its last meet
ing in the Beaver block. After the
business meeting a lunch was served
during the social hour.
W. F. M. Society will meet with
Mrs. M. VV. Wheeler, 131 North Main
street, next Friday at 2:30 p. m.
Topic, "An lOducatioual Revolution."
Come. Look for your mystery box
questions and quia on Bryant's re
port. The Baptist Missionary Society
met with Mrs. Bert Greer yesterday
and the following officers were elect
ed for the coming year: President,
Mrs. Keller; vice-president, Mrs.
Mattlngly; secretary and treasurer,
Mrs. Satterly.
Mrs. F. G. Sweedenburg enter
tained a few friends at bridge Satur
day evening. Those who enjoyed
this delightful evening were: Miss
Anna Mattern and Mesdames Provost,
H. Pracht, C. If. Vaupel, Mattern,
C. L. Cunningham and C. H. Veghte.
Miss Arnold of Ashland has taken
a position as nurse at the sanatorium
at Glendale. She was for three
years superintendent of the Granite
City Hospital. Miss Thome, night
nurse at the Glendale Hospital, was
taken sick tl.o first of the week aud
was brought to her home in this
city.
The Metanhe Club indulged In a
Dutch feed" at Crowson's. Mondny
night, the business of the club being
transacted aa its numbers gathered
around the table. A party has been
planned for the near future, invita
tions for which will be issued this
week.
Miss Angela liomar entertained j
the Tri Sigmas at her aunt's home,
Mrs. C. A. Cotter, on Harriso.i street,
at its last ineotin.;. Those present
were: l ue Miascii Kutn v lutney,
Edna Dougherty, Rose .Taverner,
Beatrice Miller, Alta Long and Flor-
ence Olds. Miss Belle Moore was an
Invited guoKt. A dainty collation
was served during the afternoon.
The Ladies' Qui Vive Club met
with Mrs. Young Friday on Granite
street. There wera 21 present. Mrs.
Parker of Butte F.tlls being among
the visitors. After the literary lio- i
gram refreshments were served in
honor of Mrs. Payne's birthday and
the monthly social of the club. Af
terwards Mrs. Youug and Mrs. Car
ter gave clairvoyant readings. All
present enjoyed a good time.
Mrs. G. A. Culcy entertained a
number of ladies at her homo on
Liberty street Tuesday afternoon at
an old-fashioned rag tacking. At 5
o'clock refreshments of coffee, sand
wiches, pickles and cake were served
to the following guests: Mesdames
JJ. C. Culy, Murrny. Carpenter, Cur
tis, Yates, Greenwood, Wright,
Chamberlain, Burns, Cunningham,
Vac Scoy, Robinson, Anderson. Mc
Claren, Hartley and Ball.
The Teacup Club was entertained
at the Methodist parsonage Tuesday
afternoon by Mr-,. Poor, who was
assisted by Mesdames Daugherty,
Milner, Homer Billings aud William
Yeo. ' A huinoroiia duet, "Aunt .Jemi
ma's Pastor," sung by Mesdames
Poor and Wolf, and two piano solos
by Miss Myrtle Daugherty, were
very much enjoyed. A "cat" guess-
ing game provided part of the after
noon's entertainment. Mrs. George
A. Briscoe won distinction by correct
ly answering all of the questions.
Light refreshments were served at
Hit- c'.ohs of the afternoon.
The Misses Beulah Caldwell and
Floy Cambers were hostesses to the
Alpha Chi Club at a meeting at the
home of the former Saturday even
ing. The annual election of officers
was held during the evening, result
ing in the eelction of Miss Martha
Gilchrist for president and Miss Beu
lah Caldwell secretary. Those in at
tendance were the Misses Martha
Gilchrist. Edith Merrill, Margaret
Power, Victoria laveruer, Fiances
Tave-rner, Ethlynde Sanford and
Ethclyne Hurley.
The Citizens' League met in the
parlor of the Temple of Truth Wed
nesday. Twenty minutes was devot
ed to Parliamentary Law, the re
mainder of the afternoon being spent
in the discussion of the bills now
pending before the legislature. This
is a study club, in which they have
taken up the study course of the
Women of the Republic and the uni
versity course, pertaining to citizen
ship and self-government. Anyone
wishing to become a member of this
club will be cordially received. Mrs.
Roland is president, Mrs. C. H. Ban
ta secretary. Mrs. Freeberg treasur
er, and Mrs. E. C. Gard is the lead
er of the university course. The
club meets the first and third Wed
nesday of each mouth.
Wednesday evening of last week
Mrs. Herman Mattern entertained
six tables at five hundred. The high
est scores were made by Mrs. Emil
Peil and A. E. Kinney, the latter be
ing presented with a tie rack and
the former receiving a dainty china
plate. A box of cold cream was pre
sented in consolation to Mrs. C. L.
Cunningham. A delicious lunch of
chicken patties, tomato salad, hot
rolls, brown bread sandwiches,
olives, salted almonds and coffee was
served at small tables. The guests of
the occaison were: Messrs. and
Mesdames Vaupel, Roy Davis, Peil,
J. M. Wagner, Kinney, C. L. Cun
ningham, Swedenburg, Veghte, Whlt
ed, Simpson and S. Saunders, Mrs.
E. D. Brtggs and Willard Veghte.
Saturday Miss M&dge Eubanks en
tertained at a delightful three-course
luncheon In compliment to Miss Car
rol Fish of Phoenix, who is to be one
of the spring brides. A hanging fern
was suspended from the ceiling
above the table and narrow pink and
white ribbons led from it to a small
basket of dinner mints found at each
plate. The place cards were dainty af
fairs bearing hand-painted wedding
bells. After the luncheon the guests
spent a merry a"ternoon making a
"First Aid to the Honie-Makers," a
j l)ook whk.h wil, po wjth the brlde.
Lect to her new home. Choice recipes,
noll9(.noU1 nints rnd other useful
UcUH were ,,iaced In this book. The
luncheon guests were: The Misses
Carrol and Sybil Fish, Frances Ham
lin, Ruby Palmer, Nellie Briggs, Mil
dred Applegate, Hope Burdic, Angie
Neil and Marlon Huntley.
Fortnightly Club.
Mrs. Stuart Saunders was hostess
to the Fo,.tnK-ntly Club last Friday
afternoon. Mrs. C. C. Page won
highest score.
Mrs. F. D. Wagoner will entertain
the ,.,,, this wcpk in thc evening,
whe.i the gentleinou will be guests.
Merry Matrons.
The Merry Matrons were enter
tained by Mrs. Sylvan Provost Friday
afternoon. Mrs. Mattern won high
est score and was presented with a
lrasa jardiniore. Mrs. H. Barnebiirg
,.,,,., jVed consolation prize, a silver
tea strainer. The guests of the club
wore: Mesdames Mattern, Foster
and J. J. McNair.
Federation Meeting.
The Federation f Woman's Clubs
met at the library rooms Tuesday
afternoon.
Mr. Kormann sjpoke on city sani
tation. In his taik he reviewed our
city laws regarding sanitation. He
said: "This city has as good or bet
ter sanitary laws than any city out
side of one that he has investigated;
but these laws are not enforced."
His lecture on thU line was the best
ever given in Ashland. Mr. Kormann
recommended thai the ladies take
this matter up in their clubs and
see that these laws are enforced.
Mayor Johnson addressed the la
dies and took up the question of the
electric railway franchise. He is in
favor of the franchise from every
standpoint, but he believes it should
be thoroughly reviewed by a conipe
tent attorney, so that nothing may
be lacking to protect the city's Inter
est.
Mr. F. W. Moore talked about the
normal bill now pending before the
legislature and asked the ladies to
use their Influence to create senti-
inent in its favor r.nd help financial
ly if railed upon.
The Chautauqua ladies took charge
of the program which followed.
Piano solo, Edna Dorherty; reading,
"Little Boy Blue," by Mrs. Wynne
Scott; song by Frances Hamlin. The j
social hour ended with refreshments j
to the sixty who were present. j
Joint MeetinK of Parent-Teachers' !
IT libs.
The meeting Monday afternoon
opened by singing "America.'' Mrs.
Gard, president of the East Side Cir
cle, made a few remarks and wel
comed the visiting circles. Reports
of the work done by the different
circles was then given by their re
spective presidents. Mrs. Gard,
speaking for the East Side Circle,
asked the member.) of the other cir
cles to give their votes in the Koha
gen piano contest to this school.
Both the East and West Side schools
are fitting up rest rooms for the
teachers. Mrs. Geyger of Neil Creek
reported that they had served two
dinners and given one entertainment
and had used the funds derived
therefrom to paint the school house
and provide it with screens. Mrs.
Gordon of the Belleview Circle re
ported that electric lights had been
installed in that school house and
that an entertainment is to be given !
Friday evening to pay for the same.
Two excellent papers on the subject
of good roads were read by Mrs.
Barrows of Neil Creek and Mrs.
Schoenthal of Belleview. The dis
cussion of these papers was led by
Mrs. Gard. A solo by Miss Engle
was followed by a talk on the sub
ject of uniform dress for the school
room, by Miss Kaiser. Her experi
ence as a teacher in a girls' board
ing school in Seattle, where a uni
form was worn with excellent re
sults, made her an earnest advocate
of that method of dealing with the
dress problem. Professor Briscoe
made some pertinent and sensible111 l,,e luea- uos ne inrer tnat tne
remarks on the necessity of parents j children are of less importance than
and teachers working together on , 1'8 roads?
the question of suitable dress, show-j T e sure, as Mr. Sturgess oil
ing that the teachers can do very I served, we should all know enough
little without the co-operation of he j l have our children's drinking cups
narents. He also deprecated the i scalded with lye water, because none
wearing of short sleeves and low
necked waists on the ground of
health and comfort and said that the
mothers should see that their chil
dren were clean end orderly in ap
pearance, when sent to school; and
if anything happened to a child on j
the wnv it wns th? teacher's business
to send him to the basement to re
pair the damages. While several of
the mothers expressed themselves in
favor of the uniform, the majority
of both mothers and teachers seemed
to he against it, chiefly on the ground
that it would make school life mo
notonous to both pupils and teach
ers, but all agreed tnat a simple
mode of hair dressing and plainer
dresses were greatly to be desired.
This discussion wts followed by a
general social time and the serving
of light refreshments.
No Joke to Get Married in Armenia.
An Armenian wedding is not read
ily forgotten. It lasts for several
days, and starts with a general meet
ing of friends and relatives, who are
entertained by a band of minstrels
and dancers until the arrival of the
groom. In the midst of the uproar
it is Armenian etiquette that the
"happy" man shall totter in with fal
tering footsteps and blanched face
(it has just been whitened with a
little powder) in order to go through
the ordeal of preparation.
He is first publicly shaved and
then adorned witii the various gifts
sent by the bride-eiect. His broth
ers next fall upon him, and with such
vigor that he speedily stands forth
as nature made him. Then they
completely re-cloine him in new gar
ments as best tbjy can a difficult
job when one remembers that custom
forces them to hol.l candles in their
right hands throughout the opera
tion. The evening terminates with bon
fires, more music and much dancing.
Upon the following evening the
bride puts in her first appearance by
rid'.ng to church the bridegroom
walks. The priest meets them at he
porch and reads them a very season
able little homily upon the obliga
tions they are about to undertake.
They next march la procession to the
altar, where then- foreheads are
bound together Willi gold chains.
Even then, however, another three
days must elapse before the expect
ant groom is allowed to take posses
sion. They are a long-suffering race,
the Armenians.
German wontor. have formed
housewives' associations, based on
the principle of co-operr.tlon between
the housewives of town and country.
Among other things they maintain
market halls.
SUNSRT MAGAZINE and Ashland
Tidings one year $2.75 to old or new
subscribers. Regular mice of Sunset
Magazine is $1.50 per year.
The income of the king of Spain
is $1,400,000.
Favors School Supervisors.
To the Editor: With all due
respect for our honorable coun
ty judge and ye editor, I
should like io write a few lii.es in
answer to the eon'uiunication of .Mr.
Sturgess in regaiV to our school su-
pervision. Of course, evei yone has a
right t0 nis 0Wn Vinion- ,,ut lwm'
ing too hasty an opinion is tault
everyone should avoid.
To judge the work of supervisor.'
by the noteti read at the Parent
Teachers meetings would be as un
fair as to judge the merits of p. lec
ture by the notes jotted down uy
some auditor, as in both case; the
notes were brief and to be used sim
ply as reminders of the fu"er and
more complete work.
Su.ely, no oi;e wnuld thin: that
children w-.ho of less value ihf.i.
fruit trees or roads, yet we have
fruit inspectors and road supervisors,
so why not have school supervisors?
No one would think of letting an -n-experienced
person go to work on
their place without watching aud in
structing them, so why shouli we
allow inexperienced teachers to go
into our school rooms and ga'n ex
perience at the expense of our chil
dren, when by intelligent school
supervision, the supervisor, who has
been a successful teacher, could cor
rect their mistakes before any dam
age was done and give them valuable
hints which prove of value to both
teacher and pupil. Then, too, he
see3 that each district receives the
benefits of the O. A. C. literature
and U. S. Department of Agriculture
bulletins without any expense or loss
of time.
Would Mr. Sturgess, who is or was
a road supervisor, hire some stran
ger to work on his road and pay him
wages without going to see how
much or how well the work was
done? No! He would simply laugh
of us would wish our children to
drink after children who have skin
or blood trouble, but as far as that
is concerned, a man knows he should
work well to draw good wages, but
will they all do so if they know that
no one wln know whether they work
"or not? It is the same with a teach-
er. When a teacner knows that the
directors seldom if ever visit her
school or inspect her work, what is
to prevent her becoming lazy or care
less? Mr. Sturgess says pictures do not
bring in any money, but if you are
simply looking at monetary values,
neither does music nor many of the
other studies, but who would wish
to live without music, art and litera
ture? As I understand education,
it is the means by which a person
is fitted to go ino the world, min
gle with people and be able to con
verse intelligently on all subjects of
common interest. Could he do so
did he not know, at least, a few of
the world's most noted artists and
their work? Who would wish to
have their children to be dumb and
embarrassed in a company of per:
sons who were speaking on subjects
everyone should be familiar with and
have them realize they might have
been conversant with the subjects
had their parents or school directors
allowed these subjects to be taught
when the supervisor advised the bet
ter method by which they might be
taught? I cannot see why anyone
who has thoroughly investigated the
matter should in any way object to
our system of school supervision.
GLADYS E. MILLER.
Centra! Point, Ore. .
His Temiterance Sermon.
The temperance reformer was just
ly proud of having converted the big
gest drunkard in a little Scotch town
and induced him he was the local
grave digger to get on the platform
and spout his experiences.
"My friends," he said, "I never,
never though to stand upon thi3 plat
form with the provost onone side of
me and the town clerk on th' ither
side of me. I naver thought to tell
ye that for a whole month I haven't
touched a drap of anything. I've
saved me enough to buy me a braw
oak coffin wi' brass handles and
brass nails and if I'm a teetotaler
for anither month I shall be wantin'
It." Chicago Inter Ocean.
An English firm has brought out
a new luminous varnish for automo
biles, which is said to render a car,
without being fitted with lamps, vis
ible for a long distance on a dark
night.
German distillers produced nearly
4,000,000 gallons of pure alcohol
during the nine months ending with
Juno, the smallest quantity for sev
eral years.
The PORTLAND EVENING TELE
GRAM and Ashland Tidings one year.
$5.00.
i Mt M HIMUH
Spring Goods Arriving Daily
I And Are Now On Sale
SHIKT WAISTS
KMBKOIDEIUKS
WHITE GOODS
GINGHAMS
THE
PERCALES
LACES, RIBBONS
CUIiTAIN GOODS
SUNSHINE ASKS AID.
Hospital Fees of Boy Guaranteed By
Them.
A bill of $30 trom the Granite
City Hospital for the care of a boy
brought there some time ago by the
S. P. and which had been turned
down by the last city council, was
brought up and Councilman Gowdy
stated that the Sunshine Society had
guaranteed' the bill, and he moved
that the bill be allowed. Council
man Beaver asked If the city council
had the power to do this. Council
man Gowdy stated that this had
been done in the past. Mr. Gowdy's
motion thereupon prevailed and the
bill was allowed.
Hot He Did!
"Maudie," asked her dearest
friend, ' "did Bob kiss you last
night?"
"The very idea' Why do you ask
such a question?"
. "Oh, I happened to hear him say
he liked your cheek." New York
World.
Fire Mseramice
Is $6.80 "about 40 per cent less than" $8.00?
(Actual figures irom Agent's Policy No. 19933)
AND the policy also says that the company will not be
responsible for more than three-fourths of the actual
cash damage.
GOOD insurance will cost a fair price, as well as clear
dry lumber.
BILLINGS has big, good companies at lowest rates.
And they pay good money, and pay it in a hurry, too.
Billings Agency
ESTABLISHED 1383
41 E. Main St. IiEAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE. Phone 211-J
V T " I 4 4 4 4 T I I I "4 f T 4 T I T 4" V
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Complete, w ith set of cooking
utensils, will be
Given Away Absolutely Free
THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
To the child having the most votes. One vote with
each 10 cents' worth of goods bought for cash.
A. J. BIEGEL
HARDWARE
Nomination Coupon
GOOD FOR 10 VOTES
I nominate .'
IN BIEGEL'S STOVE CONTEST
"M"t"M- Ml H-M"M"I"
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A Car Load of Free Dishes
Just Arrived
Ask For Your Coupon
BARGAIN STORE
Where you are always welcome
whether you come to
look or buy.
Notice to Wood Contractors.
Notice is hereby given that bld3
will be received by the Board of Di
rectors of School District No. 5, of'
Ashland, Oregon, until February 10,
1912, at 6 o'clock p. m., for 150
cords of fir wood, to be good, solid
wood cut from green trees. Wood
received must not be more than
eight nor less than three inches in
diameter.
Wood to be delivered and piled as
directed at the Nortff and East Side
school buildings, on or before Sep
tember 1, 1913.
A certified check for $25.00 must
accompany each bid and a bond of
$500.00 will be required from per
son to whom contract is awarded for
the faithful fulfillment thereof. The
board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
By order of tho Board of Direct
ors. H. F. POHLAND,
Cleik of School District No. 5.
71-3t
The best cleaning and pressing
Is done at Fuller's. Ladies' work a
specialty. Phone 119. We call.
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