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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 13, lDIl 1.) PORTLAND V LIBRARY I V BUILDING :;tobe.4W Institution Renders Services to Scores of Tots; Grateful . . to the Public. . DEMOLISHED niniini RACY IfilME GIVES N 0 UHlUli 1 REPORT Funds Needed for New Home tffor, Working . Women. -x - U . . The Portland Woman'i union, through Its building committee, M J, Meier Mid Mr.' Henry Jones, la Bending-out an appeal broadcast over the city that Thanksgiving cdritertutlona 1m made to tha toclety tot Its pew home toiba erected at; Tenth and , Montgomery trcets. ' For 28 yeare this organization, found ed by Mrs. Rosa. F. Burrell, has Quietly and euccasstolly conducted boarding home lor self-supporting young wotaen. For a. price she la able to pay, 13.50 and ( i week, she receives a good bed, good board, 10 pieces of washing a trees:, the use of the parlor, library, sewing ma chine and laundry, where she can do ex tra washing in the evening. A compe tent dressmaker give one evening a weed to teaching and assisting the girls In the making of their owa clothes. Vlth plenty of hot water for baths and clean, homelike atmosphere, nowhere else in Portland can a young ,'ar-. oelve eo mue for her money, afford ing t the women who have gtven f heir support to the home. The house accommodate! only 0 boarders, end that . many more are turned away dolly. - Plana are under way fof a new build ing to b erected on the Quarter block ' at Tenth and Montgomery streets, given to the union by Mra. P. J, Mann, The structure is to- be strictly fireproof, six stories high. to furnish accommoda tions for 200 girls, and will cost 12& poo. - ' The MO.000 or 950,000 realised from the sale of the present location, at Fif teenth and Flanders streets. wlU be ap plied on the new building, and the union is depending upon tha kind-hearted women and men of the city to con tribute the balance needed. An appeal la being made to have all ' the Thanksgiving funds this year turned over to this cause. The proposed new building has its place in the clvlo plans, of greater Portland. GontrlbuUona may be given to the following members of the building and finance committee: Mrs. Henry Jones, Mrs. A J, Mewr, Mas." Henry Ladd Corbett, Mrs. Elliot It. Corbett, : Mra. W. B. Avar, Mrs. Adolph ApeVrem. Mrs, jr. B. -OonatocV. Mrs. U Frank, Mrs. Max Hirsch. Mrs L N. Llpman, Mrs. Morris IL Whltehouse, Mrs. H. UPlttock, Mrs. Theodore Nico la! and Mrs. C W. Sherman, , . . The board of directors of the Baby Home held Its annual - meeting last week at which time reports were made and tha work of the home was discussed in detail. ", During October the maximum num ber of babies cared for at one time waa 63, six more than the home had bed accommodations for. This situation has been relieved In the last 10 days by six babies being taken back to their homes and two being adopted. .. Just now the total number being cared for at the home is 68... The board wishes fo express its gratitude to th house physician, Dr. J. D. Underbade, and to the superin tendent. Miss Morse, for the splendid care given the babies. - Miss Morse, who is a graduate of Lakeside hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, is especially well fitted tor her ork and alnce aha assumed the superlntendency, June 15, there hava been no deaths in the home and no . aerlous Illness among tha .children. Itaatus, the little colored boy, will bo sent to the Children's Home unless adopted very soon by his own people. Rastus has been one of the great at tractions for almost three years and the board feels that his own people ahould Interest themselves toward find ing him a home. He la bright, attrac tive and gives every appearance of be- Jng .strong, healthy boy.. A new plan, adopted by the board for tha coming year is to set aside Tuesday of each week for the reception and entertainment of visitors at the home. A member of the board will act as hostess on these reception days. Mrs. D. C Burns, the president, will be tha poetess tomorrow and will be at the home from 11 until 4:30 o'clock. The object of this plan is to acquaint tha people with toe Inner workings of tha home. These reception days with tha names of hostesses, will be an nounced from time o time. Visitors will be twice welcomed by the kiddles If they will bring with them any toya or picture books that they may have in their homes. House - swings and walkers are especially popular with the little ones. If It is not convenient to deliver these things a call at Tabor 316 will answer tha purpose and the things r.:i be called for. 1IC. I. u MOVES INTO IfHlffERS 'nLu,lni in verr detail waa the aftermath meeting and reception of the Hational W. UT. u n""1 """ Friday afternoon at the honi xit mm, Ada W. Unruh. on Portland Helghta. ihnnt ?s women were nresent. and after the wonderful views of Mount Hood and ther mountains had been anjoyed, there ' was an Informal program. . ' v ifrii; Llnnle Carl read a aelectlon from ; Dongfellowa "Evangeline," also Jean In relow'a "Story-of tha Echo."!-Mrs. Ward Swope gave some backward glances, allowing what the W. C. T. U. has ac complished during- ita existence. , Mrs. Margaret .Houston, forecasted the work of tha union very Interestingly. Mrs. Unruh spoke Informally on the great convention, expressing her appreciation of JhaJBplendid aeslBtanceglYea-iha of fleers and committees by the women of the Portland unions. A feature. of the occasion waa the presence of Mrs. Mary Mallet, tha presi dent of tha Multnomah County union, . who, since the ' recent convention, has been confined to her home with 111 - ness;. During tha afternoon light re freshments were served, the hostess be ing assisted by Mrs. Rose Garrison, Miss Mildred Garrison and Mra. Chris tian; The rooms were charmingly deo- orated In roses, white ribbons and ferns. The state headquarters of the W. C. T. U. have been moved from the Good- nough building to the Behnke-Walker building; corner Fourth and .Tamhlll streets. Here the union Is occupying rooms ti t, izo, 42s ana so, giving them double the room which they formerly '. bad. The rooms are very attractive. Three of them open together, making u possipie o seat io people when nec- essary. A reception will be held In these new rooms rrfxt Friday between m tinim of J and 8, Light refreshments will be survea, ana tne members- will be glud to see all of their frienda. A Invitation is extended to women who Hv ueiungea 10 tne W. C. T. U. in v.; wiuer pmces, dui nave not joined the lo. cal union. i if . "Hello. Papa. & I - . This Is my birthday, M and we came down YSft ! . " l?l to take you to h p The Hazclwood 1 ' Sor a birthday dinner. Jl ; I decided I would en- I If Joy that more than la i'V anything else." IM ' ktuto i ' XL : '"" "'" Was&Jiigton t'Cr I t Tenth mmmm Personal Mention Thomas Harden of Galva, 111., who has an exhibit at the Land Products Show, Is registered at the Seward. R, W. Cook, a rancher of Condon, and W. E, Seal of Condon, are at the Seward. D. Leadbetter, proprietor of a large general merchandise store at Golden dale, Is at the Seward. F. N. O'Conner of Eugene, la at the Franit Spauldlng, ft Hood River fruit grower, Is at tha Perkins, s Phillip Suetter, a stock man from FosU, Or., la a guest at the Perkins. O. a Raymond, a merchant of Astoria, la at tha Perklna. C. Sam Smith, a prominent aheep man of Prlnevllle, and his wife, are guesta at the Perkins. F. S. McCorkle, a merchant of Grants Pass, Is at the Perkins. C. J. Sbedd of Shedd, Or., a general merchandise dealer. Is at the Perkins. Fred Herman, a clerk at the Imperial hotel, baa gone to Genesee, Idaho, fol lowing the receipt of news of the death of his father. W. N. Webbef, BierChatit of Hood PJver, is a guest at the Imperial. Charles T. Early, a prominent rail road, man of Hood River, 1 a guest at the Imperial. J. M. Berry, a prominent shoe manu facturer Of Jefferson City, Mo., Is a guest at the Imperial. R. M. Morrison, an Alaskan, is at the Imperial. . M. D. .Hair, a Seattle merchant. Is at the Imgial H. F. Gleason and wife of nood River, are guests at the Bowers. D. R. Catliri of Salem, la at the Bow ers. R. S. Phillips of Vancouver, B. C, Is registered at the Bowers. R. Drake and George McBrlde of Omaha, both of the Mountain Timber company, are registered at the Bowers. F. S. Brownell, a business man of La Grande, is at the Oregon. Dr. C. B. Proebstel of Pendleton, Is a, guest at tha Oregon J. M. Bowers and W. D. Hoover, prom inent logging men of Aberdeen, are at the Oregon. R. H. England, a railroad man from Rochester, N. Y., Is a guest at the Ore gon, G. F. Ayres, a merchant of Corvaltls, It at the Oregon. L. L. Thomas, a well known merchant of Btayton, Or., la registered at the Portland. J, O- Oadman, a prominent Insurance man of San Francisco, Is In the jlty on business and is at the Portland. F. L. Flsk, northwestern representa tive of the American Radiator company, is registered at the Portland from Se attle. C. II. WoodAn and 8. B. Carr, capital ists of Spokane, are in the city looking after business interests and are at the Portland. W. A. Pinkerton, head of the Plnlcer ton National Agency, who has been in Portland several days on business, left the city Saturday night for San Fran cisco. Before departing Mr. Pinkerton Btade a flying visit to the homo of George Kaufmann, manager of the Ho tel Portlahd, for the purpose of "re newing the acquaintance", of a full blooded bull-terrier which he gave to Mr. Kaufmann some tlmo ago. Mr. Pinkerton, who has been visiting various--western of-flees or his organization, expects to return to his home In Chi cago the latter part of December. ELBERTUS' DAUGHTER CALLED "PERFECT GIRL" (By fb WernatlonaI Newi Service.) Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. lSw-r'M love baseball; playing it, I mean, not Just watching it," replied. Miss Miriam Hub bard today, when asked what form of exercise had helped to make her the University of Michigan's "perfect girl." Miss Hubbard is the daughter of El bert Hubbard and a friend who knew her at East Aurora, N. Y., aeaerted that she can pitch a curve that would make ;Ty Cobb crosseyed. Miss Hubbard wears no corsets nor or tne iree, ecuon or organs or mus cles.- , -. The trouble with most girjs Is that they don't exercise enough," she said. "I love outdoors. I Dust walk and walk. Horseback riding I love. Moat of ua eat too much, wear too much, and ait Indoors "joo mtlc.', V V ' rf- .i!r : ' if scb; cm '-rn'r W l llllllll i-THlMg-:t!B;s"E-3"" . d li B. raw M, K n it . 3 - & i n ; mu: j ia' 2 i MAIN 2113 '"" A-7617 Out Lovcjoy to Cor nell Road; out Cor nell Road to West over Terracesk Quick by "W" car Quicker by auto. And. now the Public Library bids adieu to Portland, carried by the Spirit of Progress to a more quiet place. And, Portland grows bigger by the change. Truly the Path of Commercial Growth knows no art, no sentiment, no obstacle. f " -3 r j. a x xi. v x ii.. 1. 1 1 1 tz.r IINI, HN I IIH llllllll III IIIH IV 71 1 HTK IIIIVHS. I III llfllllll III I III IIIIIU Trip 6afety, so does the flood of wealth and advancement force the lovers of fine homes to the delightful terraced hillsides of the West Side. at Just as the Hotel Portland and the Public Library and a score of other old landmarks of the city are crumbling before the irresistible rush of Portland prosperity, so are the substantial men and women of the city observing, day by day, the oncoming of conditions that make down town living unpleasant, annoying and lacking of that delicate privacy that means .HOME. Pardon the borrowing of a popular expression "Eventually why not now!" You, Mr. Man, I do not care what your name, what your wealth, what your condition of life YOU WILL SEEK A HOME PLACE LIKE WESTOYER TERRACES EVENTUALLY. Why not now! Can you give me a good reason! Can you give your wife a good rea son! Can you satisfy yourself with a good reason! Soon and not so very long, either you will SEEK AND SEEK IN VAIN! If you do not believe that REALLY DESIRABLE building sites are difficult to find, set out some day on a hunt for such a location. You may travel to the East Side, the West Side, South Portland, North Portland and along all the Intermediate points of the compass; whichever way you go, Your-trip will END AT WESTOVER TERRACES. It's in the air. WESTOVER TERRACES is the place for you. The location is right. The transportation is perfect. The improvc ment&are unexcelled. The elevation is delightful. The environment is magnificent. The bonding areas are ideal. Every feature is made to order for you. And, the PRICE IS $4500. v F. N. CLARK, Director of Sales, 818-823 Spaldmg Building V