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10 THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, !ORTL A ND," rSUNB AY MORNING, OCTOBER 21, r1917. SERVICE DEPARTMEN T IN Y. MJ C. A. EXPECTS ONE NEW IDEA DAILY Barclay Acheson Is Placed In Charge of New Division, With Three Assistants, More members sought Xa Abamdonad for Mors Con. crt4 Action. HIGH-LEVEL IDEALS AND LOW-LEVEL PRICES RULE IN OUR LOWER PRICE ; DOWNSTAIRS STORED Personal Greeting Cards fori Glmstimlts Now is the time to place your order., when stocks are new and complete. We have many original and exclusive designs, all executed in the very best of taste, on highest quality card stock. The appropriate and stylish forms for the season 117-J918 await your inspection in engraved greeting cards for Christmas and the New Year. Christmas cards bearing greetings to the boys in France especially should be ordered now, so as to b in ample readiness for mailing fcy Novem ber IS the latest date at which articles can safely be -dispatched for forwarding to the front Stationery Shop. Main Floor. r -,- . - . : V ' tThcr Quality Storjs- or poktlamd 10 Ivory Soap 98c Limit, .10 of these large bars to each customer at 98c CRISCO, SMALL 39c, MEDIUM 78c v Large size f 1.55. NO DELIVERIES on above, ex- Ninth Floor. Fifth Street. cept with other groceries. mm The Portland Y. M. C. A. haa gone In for organised service. ' That la the purpona of Ha most re- cently organised division tha aervlca department. Now ideas are the apeclalty of the department. An Idea a day that wlli - make the big Institution more useful or attractive la the minimum rata al lowed by Barclay Acheson, head of tha aervlce department, his assistants, W. A. 8. Colter, Frederick Mitchell and C. K. Berger, and the various commit, teea of members with which the execu tives are associated. XembarsJUp Aotlvltlea Renewed The department has charge of the promotion of various enterprises In whlth the Y. M. C. A. engages. It handles the extensive program, of religious activities. It seeks and en rolls new members. In membership matters, however, the Idea of a frenzied once a year campaign haa been abandoned. All Work l concentrated on making mem. bershlp In the Y. M. C. A, valuable, making It so valuable that the man who Is now a member will participate keenly In the various activities and will be the best medium of securing additions. From month to month teams of members are to be directly In 'charge of nembership activities. Social Diversions Arranged Social diversions of the Y. M. C. A. are engineered by the service depart ment and there is a long list of lobby and auditorium entertainments, lunch eons, stunts and group gatherings to report every month. The secretaries in the department are not assigned each to a particular duty. Mr. -Acheson believes that each should carry his proportion of all the work to be t done In social, religious, membership and promotion activities. Frederick Mitchell, one of the assist ant secretaries of t'.ie department, is a musician who has had many years' ' training in music and who Is attaining ,3 We are Pleased to Announce that Prof. Margaret J. Blair (Of Minneapolis, Minn.) Renowned Authority on Domestic Art and Economy, Has Been Engaged to Deliver a Series of Six Lectures At This Store .Beginning Tomorrow, . Lectures will begin daily at 3 p. m. in our' Auditorium, Sixth Floor. There will be a different lecture each day. Tomorrow's Lecture: "Health" Everybody invited. Admission is free. Ladies are ad vised to bring note book and pencil. Auditorium, Sixth Floor. J V v I J ... Iw Yoir likrty Bwd Biy I. r r : T. 1 Nemo Corset Demonstration .by Mrs. A. 1,. Craig, an expert from the Nemo Hygienic Fashion Institute, N. Y.. continues tomor ' row and all week. Bring your cor set troubles to Mrs. Craig. Corset Shop. Third Floor. 400 Page Keport Is Read in One Minute Ftget Grutze. clerk of the city coun cil, has established a new record for reading. Urutze Wednesday read the city's new building code for the first and second time. The code contained 410 . paces of closely typewritten matter. It took Grutro one minute to go i through it. How he did it is a mys- 1 teryK although he did talk very rap- .Idly.1 The council's records now show j that the code was rend first and see- i ohd times and will be up again for third rending In two weeks. One of the new provisions Is fliat of limiting the height of buildings to eight stories. t For Your HaUoween Party Halloween launch pets, ouc. laoie Covers, 30c Paper Napkins, 2 dozen ISc, dozen 10c. Stickers and Cut Outs, box 10c We also carry caps, favors, crepe paper, place cards, score cards, table decorations and party in vitations. Dennison's Bogie Books, with suggestions for Halloween par ties, Sc. -Main Floor. Halloween Novelties, pumpkins. Jack-o'-lanterns. 20c, 15c, 10c, 6c. Nut cups for favors and table decorations, doaen $1.25, 76c and 60c. Bon Bona with caps &nd favors, dozen, $1.25, 95c, 75c, 40c and 85c Masks, 25c, 15c. 10c and 5c. See Fifth Street Window. Fifth Floor. Books- for' Halloween "1001 Rid dles," "Games for Halloween." "Dame Curtsey's Book of Guessing Contests," "More Guessing Contests by Dame Curt sey," "Bright Ideas for Entertaining," "The Fun Doctor," "Fortune Telling,", "Twentieth Century Parlor Games," etc Fifth Floor. Our Apparel Shop Features Tomorrow A Special Selling of Inexpensive New Coats, Suits & Dresses Not merely inexpensive garments these but gar ments of excellent style and quality at very low .prices. Women who are.'inhe habit of spending much more for their clothes will be surprised to find such splendid assortments as we have ready for your inspection tomorrow A new suit, coat and dress .here for everyone at prices unequaled for lowness. Don't miss the values ! Goats 1 Big Sale Groups $15, $17:50, $19.50, $22.45 A special purchase and sale of new coats at unexampled low prices. Every style for Winter. AH the season's smartest mod els. Fur, plush, keraml mole and other favored trimmings. Suits Wonders at $25 Newest checked and plaid velour suits, plain velour, serge, gabardine, novelty mixtures. Semi-Norfolk, pleated and belted or' $emi-fitted. J Brown, navy, black, taupe, beetroot and gray. All sizes, i- , Big Specials At $13.85 $17.50 $19.50. Side draped, pleated, surplice and braid-trimmed models all the leading materials, styles and shades. All sizes for misses, small women and larger sizes to 44 bust. Have You Entered Your Doll for Our 16th Annual Doll Show $269.00 TO BE GIVEN 17 PRIZES From present, indications our 16th Annual Doll Show, to be held November 1, 2 and 3, will be the greatest of its kind ever held. If you haven't already entered your doll or group of dolls, do so at . once you may win one of the valuable prizes. There will be seventeen prizes $269.00 given away $130.00 in cash and $139.00 in merchandise. Any kind of doll is eligible large doll, small doll, boy doll, girl doll, lady of fashion, character baby, fantastic doll in a word, .any doll you prefer. Detailed information cheerfully given at Dollville. A circular containing the list of prizes free on request. Entries close Wednesday, October 31, at 6 :00 P. M. Dollville. Fifth Floor. Apparel Shop, Fourth Floor. Special Sale of Sewing Machines Tomorrow we place on sale two styles of our vibrating shut tle models 'of sewing machines. Prices are very special. Eldredge Vibrating Sewing Ma chine, as illustrated, in quarter sawed oak, golden oak finish. drop head automatic (IJOQ HIZ lifting device. Spec'l POe I D Stamped Center Pieces 19c These center pieces that go on sale tomorrow show attractive conventional designs stamped on tan linen. Size 20xi20. Special at 19c. FREE Instructions Experts give free instructions in embroidery work every day. Avail yourself of this service. Art Needework Shop, Second Floor Five-drawer case Sewing Ma chine, as illustrated, drop head, guaranteed for 10 years, full set of attachments. Spe- CJ $1.00 Week No Interest A sale of Dress Forms -automatic a 'd I u stable ' and collapsible dress rbf m as illus trattd. , idinstable to anyse; very, specialty priced at $12.50 ' Pay ' for this dress form while asing it only $J Down 1 50c Week 6eebn4 Flobr; Fifth Strwt : We Emphasize the QUALITY of These Beautiful Crepe Blouses Specially Priced $4.45-$5.85 This is the year when quality is a tremendously important fac tor there is a tendency on the part of some makers, because of the exceedingly high prices of good silks, to use inferior fabrics and to skimp on the yardage These blouses, four models illustrated, are made of BEAUTI FUL and DEPENDABLE silksthey are SPLENDIDLY MADE they are cut on FULL, GENEROUS LINES' and warranted to be PERFECT-FITTING. Dainty and distinctive are these charming new arrivals, which are very specially priced at 4.45 and 5.85. Limited quantity on sale' tomorrow. Blouie Shop. Fourth Floor. New Furs Are Lovely Fur fashions were never more alluring than they are this, season. A fine new assortment of carefully selected furs is ready at Meier & Frank's. You will be surprised at the moderate prices. Capes and . broad stoles are beautifully developed in Hudson Seal (dyed muskrat) combined with Skunk, Mole. Nutria, Alaska Sable, Kolinsky Squir rel and Mink. 75 to 250. Foxes are the rage. Lynx and Wolf have many admirers. These in shaped cape effects are shown in taupe, P o i r e t, (battleship gray), white and black. $25 to $125. Separate collars for any coat or suit in soft fluffy furs with streamer fasteners. $7.50 to $35. Children's, misses' and juniors' fur sets in great variety. -Fourth Floor. $1.25 -$1.50 Metallic Laces, the Yard at 79c 15 nd 18-inch flouncing, gold and silver thread embroidered on white and ecru silk net. The designs are elaborate floral patterns. In the lot are attractive metal bands, 6 to 7 inches wide, for evening wear. $3 METALLIC FLOUNCING $1.98 40-inch metallic flouncing, gold on ecru or silver on white. The work runs to a depth of 18 inches. These flouncings combine beautifully with georgette and satin. 25c VAL. LACES, SPECIAL 15c Val. lace, camisole bead top points, filet and round mesh, 4 to 6 inches wide. 40c to 5oc values, 25c. 25c AND 35c WASH LACES 19c .Wash laces that are suitable for trimming under muslins, neckwear and house dresses. Filet, Piatt Val., Point de Paris, imitation Duchesse, edges and inser tions, net top edges and a few Venise bands.. White and cream. LaM Shop MaJn SALE EXTRAORDINARY! $15.00 to $25.00 Hiits FAMOUS IMPORTERS' EXCLUSIVE MODELS y4 Off For women who desire the exclu sive as well as the beautiful in the season's newest millinery triumphs this saje has wonderful possibilities. Every one of these 50 trimmed hats is a beauty, superb in style and work manship. Exquisitely fashioned of Panne and Lyons velvet. In black and colors. Tomorrow only A off. See Fifth Street window display! Millinery Shop, Fourth Fli our oor. 4 Are You 'Counting the Fuel Cost? Few people realize the tremendous waste of the ordinary straight-draft heater. This matter of fuel waste has until recently been a difficult problem, but has been finally solved by scientific con- SfwusDSTKU workmanship in th IKTOA LA ROC TOR P,(t CXsn reIiP visl wute soar y mificrf51M J2WZsri OVEB DRAFT 1 II MM v SIK 0 V y BLAST UNIVERSAL Air Blast i Universal The Air Blast Universal heater is fitted with duplex grates burns wood, coal, bark and briquets. By means of intensely hot .air introduced into tne com bustion chamber, this heater burns all the gas and black smoke and pro duces the maximum of heat at a minimum- of fuel cost. Make Your Own Terms in Reason r The Air Blast Universal beater, like all other .Universal ranges or heaters, will be sold on any terms of payment you desire, pro- viding, of course, they are within reason. Have yours installed to morrow and pay for the same while using it. . y Sixth Floor, Fifth Street. A Carload of Cedar Chests At Most Sensational Underprices 51 patterns finest Tennessee red cedar chests go on sale tomorrow at astounding reductions from regular prices. We purchased this great group from one of the coun try's foremost manufacturers who made us an unheard-of price concession with a view to future business. We can promise the people of Portland such a sale of cedar chests as they have never before known. Cedar chests in every imaginable size-alMengths, widths and height. Constructed with an evident utili tarian purpose and designed to be things of beauty and ornament as well. Made from Tennessee cedar, the most beautiful and fragrant of all cedars. Plain styles or copper trimmed. Representing various "periods" Adam, William and Mary, Queen Anne and Colonial. Perfect in construction and finish, every one with a patented airtight, dust-proof lid. In artistically carved mahogany, old oak and ivory enamel, lined with cedar. Chests for storing bedding, linens, woolens, clothing, fabrics of all kinds, affording safe harborage for furs during the Summer months. Chests for the nursery. Conveniently safe receptacles with many uses. Four big windows on Sixth street are given over exclusively to displaying chests in this saleT See them to day. Chests bought now will be stored free and delivered later when desired. Buy for Christmas gifts! $23.50 Chests as Illustrated $13.95 50 chests in this pattern. Sire 13x44x17. 50 other patterns in this sale two of a kind. $2000 in Cash Prizes - October 21st to 28th will be observed as Edison Week by Edison dealers all over the country. $2000, in cash is to be given away absolutely free. Come to our store tomorrow and get full instructions that will enable you to compete in this contest. Prizes, are to be awarded for the best patchwork advertisements composed by amateurs of quotations that America's principal music critics have written in their own newspapers about The NEW EDISON "The Phonograph With a Sour It is strictly an amateur competition. We shall be glad to give you complete instructions and furnish you a sample advertisement, all pasted up in proper form, to work to. Don't wait. Come in tomorrow. The contest closes October 2 7, and your advertisement must be completed before that date. Phonograph Shop, Sixth Floor. $2225 $24.00 $25.75 '$27.50 $28.75 $29.50 Chest 16.75 Cheat 1T.OO Chest f 19.25 Chest 10.T5 Chest $21.50 Chest f22.00 $30.00 Chest f 22.40 $30.50 Cheat f 23.00 $31.75 Chest S23.75 $32.25 Chest; 24.15 $32.50 Chest $24.25 $33.50 Chest f25.00 $3425 Chest ' f 25.75 $34.75 Chest $26.00 , $35.00 Chest $26.00 ; $35.75. Chest 26.75 $36.00 Chest f 26.90 $36.50 Chest f 27.25 $37.75 $39.50 $40.00 $41,00 $42.00 $4325 Chest Chest Chest Chest Chest Chest $28.25 fZO.75 $29.75 931.00 $31.50 f32.50 EASY PAYMENTS ARRANGED IF DESIRED EIGHTH FLOOR Tomorrow A Limited Number of Good Wardrobe Trunks Reduced Only a limited number of splendid wardrobe trunks at great reductions for tomorrow. These trunks have been used a,s samples on our floors but their wearing qualities are in no way im paired their looks but very slightly if at all. This is indeed a good opportu nity to secure a high-grade trunk at substantial savings. Choose from an of these : $62.50 Hartman Trunk, full size, 1 at. ... . .$47.50 $36.00 Hartman Steamer, double lock, 2 at. .$28.95 $45.00 Hartman Wardrobe, 34 ize, 1 at. . . .$36.50 $47.50 Hartman Wardrobe, full size, 2 at. . . .$38.50 $60.00 Hartman Wardrobe, full size, 2 at $48.00 $40.00 Murphy Wardrobe, size, 4 at $34.48 Luggage Shop. Sixth Floor. ThisThreeLight Electric Fixture $4.98 Three light electric fixture, as 11 lustrated an ideal fixture for the liv ing room or the dining room. Finished in brushed brass. Complete with shade, wired ready to install. Only 4.98. We carry at all times a complete line of electric fixtures, lamps, appli ances, etc., at very reasonable prices Housewares Section. Basement. t t I & t ;. I J
