THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL- POR
LAND, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 5, I 1922,
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4 S THF climax to weeks of prepara-
i,iL tion the 110 American Legion post
- in this state win . observe Armistice
day next Saturday with parades, peb
J lie eathering. speeches, banquet and
-many outer Kinai r enieraimnenii
football game,- show, etc . Holi
' ( vdays hate been proclaimed la many
.-communities and -November,!! In Ore-
' gon is a legal Holiday,., - -
. Thu nroeram of : the day for? the
1 y.ieAtnrA nnit 'o. IS. Includes band eon
certst football game between Ashland
- ''and Medford high school teams, big
patriotic parade, automobile - race.
: t i open house at the legion hall and the
T .annual ball, wntcn . a resuw
ture- of Armistice celebrations. The
. post win get out a complete program
' :of the events -In booklet form. The
. 'booklet win have a wide circulation,
, 'Six thousand copies will . be sent
. through the malt . . i
"X At Forest Grove, under ansplees of
' " the Washington county post No. 2 the
' six American Legion posts of Wash
: Jlngton county will unite in celebra
. tion. A Big parade Is planned and new
. things In fireworks will be Instituted. A
.. big program. "full of patriotic speeches
r Jias been arranged by Pacific unlver
' ajlty. It Is anticipated that over 500
: people will attend the f ceremonies in
' the university building. Harry N. Nel
. son, department adjutant of the Amer
' lean legion in Oregon will appear on
, ''their speaking program,
- plans for a county-wide celebration
' of Armistice day for Linn county have
V " been arranged and Inaugurated by Al
' fred Br'Babcock post No. 10 of Al
bany. The Brownsville legion wilt as-
' slst the Albany post In their plans. A
"feature of the affair will be an lnter
county Scout field day. Scouts from
"all over Linn county, It is expected.
will attend. A football game will be
pnder way In the afternoon and the
.evening being closed -with a grand
ball at the American Legion building.
To make Armistice day the biggest
' .-event Of the year all the legion posts
,' !f Union county have banded together
- ' for a big celebration at La Grande,
r This will result In the following legion
; posts attendance: North Powder, Cove,
- Klgln, Imbler, Union and La Grande.
The official program WiU begin at
' 11 o'clock with a mammoth parado. The
' ; ladies' auxiliary of the Amerten Le-
gton will , then, serve dinner . at ,the
,' Methodist church at noon forall,ex
I service nn of the World war and
: - veterans of all wars. Indian war vet
erans, Spanish war veterans and vet
' erans of the Grand Army of the Re
, -public will eooperate with legionnaires
oik this Armistice day. In the after
' ""noon at the fair grounds two Eastern
- "Oregon Interscholastic associaUon foot
ball games will take place with TTnlon
"" high school and La Grande and Eak-
era teams, ancient rivals on the grid
" Iron, taking the field for the ; second
r half of the duo. Fireworks of a nature
' that has been rarely seen m
- munity will Illuminate the hillside at
;? in the evening. At 9 the final event
!o t, the program, dancing, refreshments,
- grand ball, win begin at both the Rex
and Zuber halls.
Down In the southwestern part of
-1- the tate the Coos Bay Legion post
: of Marshfleld wIU celebrate Armistice
-Jday at North Bend with the Sunset
"Legion crowd. Service commirao
raUve f 'the day wiU be followed by
- ' a football game in the afternoon. An
''Immense banquet, to which all ex-
' service men have been taviteoV togeth
er with their relaUves. wlU be given
' at the North Bend hotel. .Following
- ' the banquet, a night parade will be
held; special floats, comic entries and
. red f lrVbelng planned. The volture
"of La Soclete des Quarante Hommes
et Huit Chevaux of Coos county will
whold a midnight session and Initiation.
Th. Sogan of the Marshfleld leglon
,, 'nalres. as given by Commander Hug-
'gtni of the Marshfleld post, is "Let's
. ake day oft and Invade North Bend
' tor a good time." r .
" John E."- Flurry, commander or tne
"Roaeburg post, has announced that the
s Armistice day committee lor the BofK-
- burg Legion post has been hard at
work for over a month and Intends to
Snake this year's celebration one long
to be remembered In Douglas county.
H states that the whole county has
- been cordially invited to participate in
' the festivities. Many good attractions
and" unique features in the program
.have been promised by the legion-
' BaThet celebration at Dallas, in which
r the Independence Legion post and
'Community will assist, .will include a
Mammoth parade.: football game, ban
. uet and dance, and -numerous speak
V era the program. Including orators
- from distant parts . of Oregon. The
moving picture "Cardigan' taken
: from the novel by Robert W. Cham
T bers, and heralded as one of the great-
- est patriotic pictures ever filmed, will
-be shown tinder auspices of the post
at the Majestic theatre. ,
The Frank Burns, post, American l
" gion. together with Its ladies auxU-
lary, has made arrangements so that,
. the Armistice day program will be a
complete success. " . '
' The program at Coeaon win com
" pierce ; Friday evening with a band
concert and an old-fashioned dance.
Saturday at a a. m. will be the firing
r f the national sahite; 10 a. m, guard
mount, v bringing back the old" army
' days: U-a. nw speaking j program.
FootbaH game to the afternoon and
.appy Canyon tn the evening. The
auxiliary ladies will serve Armistice
. diner to visitors. ,
At Astoria, "formal program of
music will be given by the Clatsop
v " post, American Legion. : Program wUl
also include parade, luncheon and a
wlndup with a grand ball to the eve
ning. ',' . ;- :- ' . .- .
- - Running races, speaking exercises,
' airplane flights, football game, pa-
-ratio and a decorated city, it is antic!-'
pated. will draw thousands to Prlne-'
: vlUe on this momentous occasion.
Dufur and The Dalles American Le
' s gion post' will celebrate Armistice day
at " Hood River with the Hood River
Legion. V Jndge i Lawrence Harris of
-vthe Oregon supreme court will be one
"of the. speakers. A. various program
of entertainment,: Including a big ex
service men's parade, games and ath
letic events, wUl be rendered. George
R, Wilbur, department commander of
the American Legloa of Oregon, wlU
be the principal apeaker at the dedi
cation exercises In Newberg, when the
new l.00o American Legion building
wia be officially dedicated, with other
' "Xegion posts in the eountjr assisting in
.the celebration. ' ,
"It is the privilege of. the American
Legion to make ; November 11 ; an en
during holiday n which, yearafter
year, people will recall what we strove
for In the-World' war and what we e
oompliahed. Notwithstanding .".much
that ia said, it would be only too easy
to forget," S stated Harry- N.r Nelson.
'department adjutant for the Legion in
f A MERldANIZATION
ducted by Clatsop post
wives were given full papers
ton. ,A11 posts of the legion
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Oregon. "It Is for 'the Legion to es
tablish In communities where Legion
po?ts are organized the general char
acter of the holiday, to impress the
public with the meaning of Armistice
day, to celebrate ; the day in such a
way that people will want to help ob
serve it next year and the years that
come after." Through -the efforts of
the American Legion, November , 11,
Armistice day, has been made a lega
holiday" In the state of Oregon. . . .
L. S. Masterton, adjutant of the Mo-
lalla Legion post, was a recent visitor
in Portland. The Molalla post is mak
ing .arrangements for a clubroom in
the city and has taken steps toward
purchase of furniture to fit it up,
stated Mastertpn. ! Within the near
future a big entertainment program
will be rendered to the community by
the Legion. .
Another visitor in Portland was R.
L, Parker, adjutant of the .Newberg
Legion post; He was in Portland to
clinch arrangements for the appear
ance of George R. : Wilbur at the dedi
cation of the American Legion building
in Newberg on November, 11,. 'Parker
extended invitations for Lane Goodell,
past department commander, and also
William B. Follett. one of the past
commanders of : the Oregon depart
ment. And one time national vice com
mandevof tho legion., to be In New
berg o Armistice day to appear on
their dedication ' program. It is be
Heoved all three of the big legion men
in Oregon- will be present ct the cere
monies, j
Reports have been t-ecelved that the
Apple Jack Gulch eritertalnmerilsard
dance staged by the Harry K. Larsen
American Legion post of Imbler last
week proved a grand success. The
post took in $150 the) first night and
$22a the following evening. This
money will be used when the post Is
host to 'the kiddies of the community
on Christmas eve. . big Christmas
tree with a bag of candy and nuts, or
ange and a present for each youngster,
has been arranged. Adjutant L. A.
Prescott reports the post in fine shape,
and with a heavy winter and spring
entertainment program ahead of them.
The. state hospital comtnlttee of the
American Legion Auxiliary of Oregon
has undertaken to keep "cooky" jars
in hospitals of Oregon where ex-service
men are confined. Units of the
auxiliary all over the state are al
io ted a certain day on which to fill
these jars. This work has been going
on for over a year, and will be con
tinued. ' y
t .
An "award of merit", has been
awarded the Marshfied unit of the
American Legion auxiliary. The award
was given to the unit for being one of
the 12 largest units In the state. The
unit has -under way plans for a baxar
to obtain funds for use of veterans in
Portland hospitals. A good sum was
raised through the recent bridge party
staged at the Chandler hotel. Mrs.
Robert DiUard, a member of the
Marahfield unit, was one of the dele
gates to the national convention at
New Orleans. -'
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The Percy A. Stevens port of Bend
recently furnished a good radio pro
gram to the public in the American
Legion building. Concert was broad
casted from the Desert News ' broad
casting station of Salt Lake City,
Utah. .-, . , - j ,
Rogers MacVeagh, chairman of the
Americanization committee of the' de
partment of Oregon American Legion,
has forwarded to the j national com
mander of the legion ithe essays re
ceived , from sections lof Oregon on
"How , the American Legion .Can Best
Serve the Nation." ; Prizes as follows
will be given winners: (National, $750;
first, second, $500 ; third, $250, ; To be
used for scholarships. Some very good
essays were among those forwarded,
announced MacVeagh, ana the outcome
of the contest will be awaited with In
terest, i
October 26 and 27 the! Calapoola post,
American Legion, of Brownsville,
staged the American Legion's commu
nity vaudeville. The best musical and
dramatic talent in the . community
participated. Musical acta, vaudeville,
singing, short sketches -and short
stunts on modern radio receiving were
listed on . the program. ;
from the event are fori
Funds derived
the use of the
construction now going! on on the new
community building undergoing . com
pletion la Brownsville. r
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At a recent meeting the Pendleton
Post, American Legion, thanked the
Round-Up committee for the treatment
accorded the disabled men in the gov
ernment hospital at WallaV Walla,
Wash, daring the recent Pendleton
Rouhd-Up. The post will form a cara
van and go to the hospital for a visit
and the furnishing of a short enter
tainment within, the near future. A
large sum of money was raised In a re
cent post entertainment, and 'the poet
decided tha .money would be used en
tirely for welfare : work among war
veterans and their families.
In the award at the national conven
tion of the 192 meeting place for the
legion organization at San Francisco
the Oregon delegation played a promi
nent part. - It was put over on an afl
West proposition and the state depart
ments in the West. lt Is i expected, will
have barge representation In, San Fran
cisco next October. Oregon officials
believe that fully 3000; Legionnaires
from the state-win go to the next na
tional convenUon.; This? Is ; the first
time In the history of the organization
that the convention will be held oa the
Pacific coast and Through the earnest
activities of the Western states it Is
anticipated that it will be one that will
be long remembered In ierion annals.
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class given cjnizensliip certificates at Astoria in a ceremony con4
of the Ameriian Legion. ' In ; the - ceremony 10 men and thenj
of citizenship. j A similar ceremony was recently held at Pendlen
issue booklets to aid those wishing
Vetdr
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To Be
Given l a
Tool Allowance
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TVISABLED wat- veterans of this -vi-
U einlty and !tte Pacific Northwest
establishing themselves on their own or
leased land projejets will hereafter be
entitled to a maximum of $300 a year
from the government, for farm equip
ment, according) (to Information- given
out today by Kenneth L.s Cooper, Poxt
land,manager ot tlhe United State vet
erans bureauf; Itl is believed that this
provision will stimulate training along
agricultural lines on the part of vet
erans in line fori rehabilitation under
the direction of the veterans' bureau,
be. stated. )j .: s, . ;'. if"
There are 2S0 disabled war veterans
in the Pacific Northwest training to be
come capable farmers on their own or
leased land at te present time, Mr.
Cooper said. These men receive $80 a
month or more I from the government
until they are able to handle their land
projects without outside aid. A total
of anDroximatelr 500 other vocational
trainees of this district are learning J
agricultural work of various kinds.
Veterans' organizations .everywhere
are pushing the congressional measure
known as tho Knutson bill, which will.
If passed, administer loans on farm
mortgage security to disabled war vet
erans not to exceed 75 per cent of the
total value of the farm real estate nor
$2000 to a man. ; Not more than $1000
shall be advanced) at one ttrfle.
In an -executly order sent to ; the
posts in the statte, American Legion
education week .will be held December
S to 9. when the American Legion joins
hands with the American Education
association. The program for the
American Legion j education week fol
lows: . 1
"Sunday, December 3 Ministers of all
denominations are! urged to preach a
sermon on education. Communities
are urged to hold mass meetings. Slo
gan : A Godly Nation Cannot Fall i
"Monday, Dec. cihienshlp day
children today, citizens tomorrow.
Naturalization for all men and women.
Help the immigrants to become Ameri
cans. The duties of citizenship. Slo
gans: 'American an by 1927.' "Visit
the Schools Todaf
'Tuesday, December ' 6 - Patriotism
day The flag, the emblem of freedom.
Music as a nation! builder. Universal
use of the English language in the
United States. . The citizen's duty! to
vote. Slogan: - i tPatriotism Is ithe
Basis of a Happy Nation.
"Wednesday, December 6 School
and teacher dayWThe necessity of
schools. - The teacher as . a nation
builder. The schools influence on the
coming generation ' America . as an
educated nation. Slogan: 'Better
Trained and Bettier Paid Teachers ;
More Adequate Buildings.' vi '
"Thursday, December i 7 Illiteracy
day Illiteracy" a' blot on our nation.
No illiteracy in 1927. A citizen's duty
toward the uneducated. No Immigra
tion until illiteracy among native. and
foreign born is removed. Slogan :'-Let
Every Citizen Adopt and Teach an
Illiterate to Read and Write.' f .
"Friday, December .8 Equality vof
opportunity Equality of opportunity
In education for every American boy
and girL Rural caools- High schools,
colleges. American institutions. Slo
gan: 'A Square Deal for the Country
Boy and GirL -.... -.-ii '
"Saturday. Dece nber 9 Physical
education day Playgrounds. Physical
education and bygiene. The great out
doors. The country's need In conser
vation and- development- of forests,
soil, roads and other resources; . Slo
gan : 'A Sick Body Makes a Sick Mind.
Playgrounds la i jyvery community.
Atnietes Ail. - i
A. M. Fletcher I was -elected chef de
gare of the Lane county volture at
its recent meeting.! The other officers
to hold office fan 1923 are as follows :
George E.:. Love. chef de train, and Dr.
L. -S. Whetstone, correspondent. The
volture plans a tjlg blowout in the near
future and at that time state officers
of the fun branch: organisation wUl be
on -band, t-j:J ; .!,,
Headquarters t - Oregon National
Guard. - General Orders No. 78: i -
1 Colonel Creed )C. Hammond hav
ing been ' detailed to duty with . the
militia bureau 1s t relieved from duty
with the general aff. 3 Major Joel
C Booth, medical fcorps, la appointed
a member of the Igeneral staff vice
Colonel. Hammond, -relieved. 3 Major
Fred M. West, infantry. Is reappointed
a member of the general staff for; the
period ending November 1, 1924. ; By
order v of th : commander In. chief.
George A." White.!1 adjutant general .
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James A. Garfield circle No. $5. Xia
dies of the G. ; A, ) R will give the
second card party (of the series next
Thursday at 1:30 i. mH in the East
Side W. O. W. hatU Est Sixth , and
Alder streets.' There will be - hand
made prizes. :Thei public is invited..
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The Sons of Veterans auxiliary will
bold a luncheon and bazaar Thursday
from 11 to 1 in room 625. courthouse.
The publio Is invited.
- Raymond. Tha ;; i Raymond ' - post.
American Legion, with the cooperation
of citizens and fraternal And business
organizations 'Is u preparing' ' for a
mammoth . Armistice day celebration.
A . parade - and a j football game will
feature the afternoon and a banquet
and grand baU wUlj conclude the cele
bration. . . , - .V , "
- Oregon Agricultural College, Corval
11s -Oregon has 158 but of the 231 'war
veteraa here under the United States
Veterans bureau 'office. Washington
veterans, comer .next : with 41, Idaho
third with nine, and California fourth'
to be naturalized. xQ"-;;
with eight South Dakota, Cdlorad
and Illinois each have two. Alaska
Missouri. Minnesota, Montana. Texas
Wisconsin and Alabama are represent
fd by one each. The office ia direct
Ing SI Veterans In placement and pro
ject training in addition to those a
the college. These men are plaeot
from Salem to Medford and as far ovei
as Lakeview. All except nine are fa
agricultural . training. The school - oi
agriculture has more federal boart
men registered than any other school
113. Engineering has, 62, eommerc
81, forestry 10. industrial arts 8, phar
macy 6, vocational education 2. hom
economics X.
. Washington, D. C Ths national
legislative committee of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars has Issued a mem
orandum giving the latest informa
tion On the "French ' Commemorative
MedaL" This decoration is awarded
to American citizens who volunteered
their services in the French army and
who served for a period of not less
than six months prior to Novembezi
iL, J9xs, in organizations such as: For-!
eign legion. American field mrvin
American ambulance service or any!
uiuepcnuent amDuiance unit. Foyer de
eoiaat, American Red Pmai wlv.
French army, T. M. or T. W. C. A. wlthl
rxencn army, : salvation Army wlthi
French army, Knights of Columbus
with French army. i
The legislative committee desires to
stress me point that this medal Is not
awaraea. to members of the A. K. F.
unless tney bad previously served in
the above units. Applications for this
medal should be transmitted on blank
stationery in duplicate to the military
aiiacne. j?Tnecn em Dassy, Washington,
jj. , and they must contain a full
detail of the service performed, en
closing certified copies of any sup
porting papers.
Eugenw-rFirlng of a 21-gun ) salute
and a flag- raising at Hayward field.
University! of Oregon, prior to the
opening of the Oregon-W.- S. C foot
ball game,! has been arranged as part
of the Armistice day ceremdblA here.
A field piece from O. A. C. will be
used. The: big parade will be held at
10:30 o'clock and will be In charge
of Captain Rufus Boyland. Members
of the University of Oregon R.: O. T.
C. and band and the national guard
win participate along1 with the ex
service men.
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L PendJeton An attempt is being made
by the Commercial club -committee, in
charge of arrangements for the Armis
tice day. celebration here to secure
as the principal speaker the Rev. Wil
liam P. Remington, newly appointed
bishop for the missionary district of
Oregon of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. A strong musical program has
been arranged for the morning at . a
local theatre. In the afternoon a foot
ball -ame will bo played while at
night Happy- Canyon, the .little brother
Of the Round-Up, will be thrown open
for dancing. Other stunts are being
planned by the committee, which is
headed by Dr. W. D. McNary of the
Eastern Oregon state hospital.
f" University of Oregon, Eugene That
ex-service jnen are finishing their edu
cation and are moving on into the
world's activities, is shown by. the fact
that only. 165 university men are recelv-
ng state aid, as compared with 214
st year,' 375 In 1921, 360 in 1920, and
450 in 1919. according to r Miss
bble Ledward. . who has charsra - of
tiandlng- out the t $25 checks i each
month. ' Of the 165 receiving state aid
this year, 13 are post graduates, 70
seniors, 45 juniors. 21 : sophomores, 3
freshmen and -13 special students.
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I: The sewing society of George Wright
Relief Corps No. 2 will meet Wednes
day in room. 625 courthouse. There will
be work to be finished for the bazaar
to be held November 22. Members are
to bring lunch. The business meeting
will be aUS o'clock.
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f A benefit , 600 party will be given
Saturday evening at the home of Mrs.
Joe Bush. No. 101 East Taylor street.:
ander the auspices of the presidents'
association of the Ladles , of tha G.
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1 ;The IJncoln-Garfleld "W. R. C 'Will
hold a bazaar and noon dinner Friday
in room 625 courthouse. The dinner
will be 50 cents. j -is ' i'-"
All members of ths American War
Mothers are asked to meet at the
eourthouse Saturday (Armistice day).
Automobiles for . the parade will be
furnished by the Daddies', club, i
APiufied Bird : ;
Lloyd George' says the dove of peace
has folded her wings. . They have been
clipped so often that, she hasn't much
left t: fpld.'s-i-v- d. J-'W.:"'i' t if
JSTA-TIOJSTAX
With the Service company up to Its
maximum strength, - the , quarters In
good shape and every officer: and en
listed roan -on his toes, the outfit has
tho most . prosperous outlook for the
winter months.'" - 'i
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I At least 11 men who have played! on
high school and independent basketball
teams are - enlisted - in the company.
With the exception of ' two players,
last year's "go-get-'em" team is Intact.
It is hoped that -the league will be
formed within the month, so that
Christmas will " aee - th , end of the
"inside football' dLVuteJ ? i :
. I On the "evening of Tuesday. October
21. at the home of Captain and Mrs.
R. M. Conner a party and dance : was
De Molay Qrder
Attraction for
Masons' Sons
TTUNDREDS of boys, sons of Master
HL Masons and their . chums, all toe
tweea the ages of 36 and XX years, are
finding a Interesting and profitable
association m the. Order of De Molay,
which began I In Portland under the
sponsorship of tho Bunnyslde lodge No.
42. Royal Arch Masons, last year. The
Sunnyaida chapter now has S50 mem
bers, other chapters in the city Includ
ing tha Oregon chapter, the Washing
ton chapter. Peninsula chapter and a
recently organised branch In Corvalljs
and a group of 40 members organized
In 1 August tn Taneouven Wash. t ;
The 'Order of Do Molay i cam Into
being five years ago in Kansas City,
and Is the outgrowth Of a boys club
formed by a group of Sopttlsh Rite
Masons under the leadership of Frank
S. Land, grand councillor, and Its pur
pose then, as it Is now, was to form
an organization that would appeal to
ths boy who Is going through the rest
less age, to Inspirs ' patriotism, to
mingle all nationalities and walks of
Uf in a friendly brotherhood of young
men and ' to maintain .respect for par
ents, which at this period in the lives
of many boys seems of littls import
ance. ,: ' ' '
The order carries two degrees,1 Ini
tiatory and De Molay. and boys are
not permitted to discuss Masonry in
their assemblies and -are not consid
ered an actual Masonic lodge.:
" There are five obligatory4 days ob
served by the order, -Including Janu
ary 3. which is known as De Molay day
of comfort, when tho boys!. visit hos
pitals and orphanages and needy fami
lies and carr words of comfort and
cheer to the lonely folk, who; are found
in every community. The Sunday near
est March 18 of each year is set aside
as Devotional day and the members
of ths order with their advisory coun
cil , and other sponsors attend some
church in a body, where a special
sermon Is given for them. 1 Patriot's
day Is May 1. when a special patriotic
and musical program Is given by the
members of the order, wno generally
entertain some 'prominent speakers. at
the ! same time." The second regular
meeting of the order in September Is
designated as Educational day, when
a general discussion of educational
problems is made and an emphasis la
placed upon the public schools as the
bulwark of American liberty and the
foundation of universal education.
Parents' day is the Sunday preceding
December 21. This year It will be De
cember 17, and on this day the mem
bers of the order are expected ; to re
member their: parents by some token
or honor tnem tn some special way
and. a meeting to which the parents
are Invited is often a feature.
The Suntiyslde chapter of the order,
which Is .the oldest and the-largest In
the 'community, has a 35-plece band
under the leadership of M. C Athey
a patrol of 60 boys In uniform under
the leadership of Major Hubbard: A
chorus of boys', voices Is also one of
the features of the Sunnyeide Chapter.
. The off leers Installed for the Sunny-
side De Molay organization 1 in Fort-
land, in 1922 included Master councilor.
Russell George Lawrence ; senior coun
cilor, Chester Logan. Arnold ;- junior
councilor, Frederick Charles West;
treasurer, Philip James Martin; scribe,
Arthur Byron Elerath; senior deacon,
Maughs Melvin Brown ; junior deacon,
Harold Frederick .Kimball - senior
steward, - Kenneth Edmund - Geary
Land ; junior steward, John '- Elton
Brown ; sentinel, Arthur Lee Downs ;
chaplain, Albert Ernest Brokenshlre;
marshal, Horace Johnson , Cochran ;
standard-bearer, Donald Lament War
ner ; almoner, William Moreland Starr;
seven preceptors including Leon How
ard Segar, Horace Caspar Kilham, Leo
Turtledove, EdwaAl Ross Warrensford,
Carl- Nichols San ford, John -G, Gal
braith. Hymen Solko, and - orator,
Philip Silver.
The advisory council includes A. I
Arnold, chairman. Dr. L. M. Snow, J.
H. Rankin. A. L. Fraley, C C. Stout,
M. M. McMUlan. C. F. Glaelser. R. L.
Stout. J. W. RInker, H. D. Tilton. Guy
Hill and G. L. McClelland.
The officers of Washington chapter
of De Molay are: Master councilor,
Kenneth Mcintosh:' senior councilor,
Everett S. Ball, junior councilor, Lauge
Jennison ; senior- deacon, I Robert
Barnes; junior deacon, ,Iarrel Bar
ker ; senior steward, Leonard Smith
junior steward, Arthur Gordon ; scribe,
Ted Mendenhall; treasurer,: Cedrlc
Mendenhall :' Standard Bearer, Walter
Wldmier.; : chaplain, . Kennetbi Mont
gomery ; marshal, : Marlon Stafford ;
Almoner, Sydney Boots ; sentinel, Rob
ert Keeney ; first preceptor, Harry
Lady,;' second preceptor, John Flem
mlng; third preceptor, .Albert Carlson:
fourth preceptor, William Brooks;
fifth i preceptor, Don .Epperson,' sixth
preceptor, George Armltage ; ! seventh
preceptor.-Cedrlc Mendenhall; master
inquisitor, Darrel Barker ; senior ; in-
jquisitor, Robert Keeney; Junior in
iquisitor. Lauge Jennison, conductor of
jaccused, Robert Barnes ; ; Jacques De
pdolay, John . Abrahamson.. Washlng-
jton chapter was the grateful recipient
jof a beautiful American flag, ithe gift
tof Al Kader temple. Order of the Mys
jtlc Shrine, September 29. Revj Oswald
Taylor presented.lt with some appro
priate remarks. AI. Kader temple has
presented each chapter with a i flag.
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Wash. The 26th semi
annual convention of: the district asse
rtion No. M O. O. F., consisting of
15 lodges in Clarke and Cowlitz couh
ies and a lodge at CathlametWahkla
ram county, will be held Saturday at
ECalama, Walter Wolverton ofi Fourth
Plain -will preside and Oeorgo W.v Phll
ps of Kalama, Judge -R. H. Rack of
ITanconver, Deputy Grand Master Wol-
yerton, Fred W. Bier at Tacoma, grand
secretary, and John j Kelly Do Priest
if Seattle, grand master, will speak.
Cenrralia, Wash. 5 As one of seven
delegates from Washington state to an
international meeting of , the , Eastern i
Star, (Mrs, Ida: McQuesten, matron at
the state school for girls at j Grand i
Mound, will . go to Washington. tt C i
fhe Is a part grand matron. I Before
e turn ing she will visit Institu tions in i
4astern states to secure new ideas. : i
aeld for
ftazrv. ; i-
tho non-coms. . of tho com-
I Tuesday evenings are usually given
to office work in the armory,: but the
captain declared ' a " night - off and
preached Ta young sermon to bis un
derstudies over tho. table of refreah
itients. v His main topic was r the
Breaentatloa of the Idea of a women's
auxiliary to the Service- company.
Once i a month it Is hoped to arrangs
4 very tnforf.al dance for tho com
pany sfter dials on Thursday i nights,
possibly this. "added attraction" win
be an , incentive to the enlisted men in
rpspect to their attendance at drills,
iiuring- the evening prizes were award
ell for, the best costumes. Miss Helen,
urke running away with the lady's
akd Floyd Utley capturing the : man's.
I . : .
T H. F.ZF.T J, 'state man
j ager of, Brotherhood of
American " Yeoman, wno v is
in charge of ' a Membership
drive. -
Yeomen Start .
Campaign tor
MenibejrsKip
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A STATE wide membership campaign
under the management of J. H.
Kzel. state manage for the society of
Oregon Brotherhood of Aimerican Yeo
men. ha been 'started and will be held
in several class i adoptions, tho f first
meeting! to be held vNoyember 15 at
Woodcraft halt : Already more than
50 members have been - secured for
this class and it is estimated that
there will be at least 100 hew members
by the (middle of the mbntfc to take
the degree.: .. -V.- -:
At thi last- national conclave of the
Brotherhood of American Yeomen, held
at : DenVer,-: Colo., the society , perfect
ed plans! for tha establishment of a na
tional school hdme for the boys and
girls of deceased members of the order.
Oregon Is one of the states bidding for
the homo site., as it will tnean : the ex
penditure of ' several million dollars,
and wljl include a viHage.of 125 cot
tages on a tract of land which will be
eouipped with: school buildings,' shots,
chapel, library, museam.-j bank, stores
end playgrounds and , roads, winding
In and out.; ; In fact It tU mean a new
community and new activities spon
sored by the 300,000 v yeomen . of the
order. Every member will contribute
1 cents , per? month to the "support of
the home and already a substantial
endowment fund has been started."
LiUiani Fletcher, manager of the Pa
cific coast office of the society, which
is located . at Sacramento. Cal., will be
the guest of honor at the November
meeting and wUl deliver an address In
behalf . of the "order In , the Western
Btates. The Pacific coast office was
established in 1917 for tho purpose of
handling the business for the nine
Western states, and Mrs. Fletcher has
been in charge since its establishment,
with much credit to her. ;The Yeomen
order is-! experiencing a wonderful in
crease In the state of, Oregon and has
written more new . business : tho past
year than in several years. 4
All the business written now Is on the
legal reserve American four plan, with
cash loan, cash surrender,! paid-up and
extended lvalues with doubt indemnity.
Th homestead in Portland has re
cently organized an all ladies' guard
team that has entered the race as the
pr tho competitive teams to visit the
next national conclave, ac wnicn urns
the Yeomen children's schosj home
WiU ' be oedicated. : ,-." '
In irabraai-v the committee of the
members of the national board of di
rector that will have the power to
make the- final selection of; the site of
tho children's home will visit Oregon
for the purpose of viewing tho-sites
that Oregon- has - to-' submit,.! oneoi
which is ! five miles . southl of'r,Oregon
City, and at' that time the : various
homesteads In and near Portland ex
pect to hive a class of 1004 new mem
bers to be adopted in roruano.
The State Chamber of Commerce and
the chambers Of commerce .of : Port
land. Oregon City. Salem l ana otners
throughout the state, is renaenng muca
service in the effort to locate this home
in the state, and the indications at
present aire that Oregon has an even
chance to get it. : .
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. ,Th staff of Phalena temple. Pyth
ian Sisters, entertained at Orphla tem
ple by giving, the, fantastic "Peak Sis
ters". Thursday night. Friday the staff
assisted Phalanx K. of P. pin giving a
program fiat their "Grocery - Shower
given as a benefit. to the Pythian re
lief bureau . of Portland. Saturday
Phalea temple held "open I house- and
a. delightful program was gjven b the
young folk and, the children. , All were
garoea ini appropriate tungwwn ko&
(times. This was the firstl-public ap
oearanca lof HtUe 4-year-old Alice de
Witt, , who! danced with grade, an skill.
the more-remarkable- as the child, has
never, had instruction In either music
or dancing.' Next Saturday Phalena
temple. .will hold Its usual bi-monthly
initiation, f . At this time they- will have
as guests: the iTrtnian bisters irom
Vancouvei;, Wash. i.?:''.: i;ffh:-t-2
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Headed bv Peter; N Hawkinson. the
Smmyside lodge No. HI, A4 F. and A.
VL, entertainment committee la work
ing to make Its fourth annual enter
tainment and dancer to.be held at The
Auditorium next Saturday night, the
biggest event of its kind. The enter
tainment will be featured by a joint
recital by jNevada Van -er Veer, con
tralto, and Reed MIUerK tenor, of New
York, f Two hours of dancing will fol
low the entertainment which ls being
held, tnder the auspices of the Sunny
side .'Casonlo building fund commit
tee. ' Tickets can bo proeuVed from the
members Of the lodge or, st! Tho Audi
torium Saturday night. "The box of
fice will open at 7:30 o'clock and the
program will begin promptly at 3 :15
o clock.
-The' cadet' team" of Frant assembly
No. 121. United Artisans, entertained
last Tuesday eO-enlng with a Hallow
een masquerade. ; A largo Crowd was
In attendance. - Sweet cider was served
and everyone, had a delightful' time.
Tho, prize for the "best costume among
th9 women, was awarded, to Mrs. C W.
Lundy. second price to Mrs. Boneff
aid third to Mrs. Cooper. Among the
men, first honors vers won! by George
Wood, second by Mr.' Howard, and
third by 3(tr. Kerr., Next Tuesday will
be a regular business meeting in Mac
cabee halt. No. 386 Washington
street.
IJeleerates to
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'Leave Today
SPECIAL ear containing the dele-
Xjl gates front Oregon to tho general
grand chapter - of ' the - Eastern' Star
which convenes In Washington, D. C.
November-33-17, will leave Portland
Sunday. The delegation, will be- bead
ed by Mrs. Thereee M. Castner, worthy
grand matnen of Oregon, and other
members of the party will Include the
following past grand matrons and past
grand patrons :- -Mrs. Mary Houck,
Rosebnrg ; Mrs. vNelli McGowen, Med
ford ; Mrs. ; Mable Settlemeler, Wood
burn ; . Mrs. Minnie ; Letson, Ontario ;
Mrs. Dora BC Schllke, La Grande ; Mra
Pauline Riley, Mrs. .-' Mary Relsaeker,
Mrs.' Xella Houston. - Mrs. Lena - Men
denhall! and Miss Nellie McKlnley.
grand secretary.: all of Portland. - Also
Clyde , Xvans ' and , Leslie - Parker ot
PorUand and C C. Howard of Marsh-
field and Thomas Ryan of Oregon City.
While in Washington tho- party will be
guests at the New; WUlard hotel.
ijs. ::'-j t ' '.ir.:
Kyrtlo chapter O. & SL, wtU hold
its -annual - bazaar Friday ; Afternoon
and evening at Pythian Temple. Arti
cles for sale will Include home cook
ing, fancywork, rag rugs." home-made
candy, hand made quilts, plain and em
broidered aprons and many ether nov
elties. : A "50 cent i buffet j dinner will
be served at C o'clock.- i A special
feature will be a display of beautifully
dressed dolls at attractive price. A
fortune telling booth is also announced,
Tho following is a list of chairmen in
charge of tho - various - committees, to
wlt: Mrs.v Jennie Galloway. Mrs. Eliz
abeth Lomax, Mrs, " Lizzie . A. Bailey.
Mrs. Minnie Wolf, Mrs. Louise Graf -fls,
Mrs. Mary Cameron, -Mrs. .Ruth
Bchelherry, Mrs. Dessa Mclntyre, Mrs.
Um Unnfw - YjTr4 Tlfa. Wlllta 1M-
I'Leon Glbbs,. H.- as."
Afclntyre ' and
Charles Wv Simmons. - A turkey will be
given away as s ooor. prlxe. . Admis
sion ffee,kj ; i - .'-f----- ? .? f"--v.':..;
Liberty .assembly, United Artisans,
held Its -Tegular-business meeting last
Wednesday evening. After the otas
initiation,' short talks were given by
Elon Watklns, William Adams, Ros-
coe BKirst, Fred ,W, German and Mkj
and 'Mrs. 'Fitzgerald- from The, Dalles.
Next Wednesday evening f$hl assem
bly will sgaln entertain Artisans tend
their friends with -a. card - party, and
dance, i Grocery prises will be a feat
ure of the party and a. door prize will
be glven. , ,
Oregon assembly No. L TTnlted Arti
sans, gave a card party and dance last,
Thursday evening in W. O. W. .hall.
No. 133 11th street. I 'A chicken supper
was served and th 4 large crowd that
was present enjoyed every minute of
th evening. On next Thursday, No
vember , Oregon Assembly will hold
their regular business meeting;' Ths
officers and 'cadet team of Liberty as
sembly will have charge of tha meeting
and all ! Master Artisans . and past
masters will be honor guests. Refresh
ments will .consist of creamed chicken,
hot biscuits and coffee. All visiting
Artisans are more than welcome.
: - -V-W- ; j - : - :'
Oregon Rose camp." Royal Neighbors
of America, will entertain with a ba
saar In their homoj In Pacific States
hall. No. 403 Alder street, all day and
evening Thursday.-J A lunch .'will- be
served from 11 a. mi until 3 p. m., and
a. dinner from S to 7 o'clock in the
evening. Members who have donations
for bazaar, or dinner re asked to
bring or send them to ths hall as
early as possible Thursday. ; All Royal
Neighbors and friends are invited. -
New hardwood floors are to be In
stalled in the Woodmen of the World
building in the Arleta district.': Sev
eral benefit .entertainments have been
given in the hall to raise money for
this ; - purpose. A .Halloween party
given by the Neighbors of Woodcraft
netted enough money to begin on tho
work immediately, h - r :; T-fX.
The Modern Woodmen jubilee ended
October 28 with the class adoption of
many candidates into tho fraternity.
Dr. E. P. Mossman of La Grande,
formerly of Portland, gave the -secret
work. ' : Dr. Mossman was the first
presiding officer when original -woodcraft
waa Instituted west of the Rocky
mountains, October 21, 1897, at Port
land. Mayor .Baker, City Commis
sioner C. A. BIgelow and Judge George
R, - Rossman became : members at . this ,
historical meeting. The Royal Neigh
bors of America did Its part In mak
ing ; the meetings a i decided success.
The drill teams of Marguerite camp
and Oregon Rose ieamp. Captains
Smith and Whipple respectively, ' per
formed wonderful stunts in fancy drill
work. The large audience marveled
at the precision. of the women soldiers.
Tho M. W. A. teams .from: Eugene
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And Nation-Wide Lecturer on the Principles of Religious Freedom
. ; . " .- 1 - - , - . "
Christehseh's Hall
. : Li 11th Street, Between? Harrison snd Yamhill r
Sunday Evening, Npv.-5, 8:00 P. M;
Any advocate of the bill is invited to be present and discuss the
merits of the measure with Dr. Martin. Such speaker will be given
the first twenty-five minutes of the meeting.' ., ,j --, i , ;
Anspices Oregon Religious Liberty Association, 508 E. Everett St.
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and Dallas, : together with . Portland,
were commended for their efficiency..
The orators,. both men and women, de
livered forceful addresses showing the
beneficent, work done , for-, humanity
by these, two ; societies. -
8uhnyside Bethel. Daughters of Job,
tho girls' organization.: held an enthus
iastic meeting In Sunnysido' temple,
89th and Hawthorne, on Monday eve-'
ning. They were fortunate in having
with them at that ttlme- Mrsi Etta
Buerstetta, state guardian of the order,
who made a very inspiring alk. Friend
ship Bethel No. 1 exemplified the work,
end It was put on in excellent form.
Great credit must be given Mrs. Min
nie South, local deputy guardian, for
it has been only through her untiring
efforts. that their efficiency was pos
sibe. J. -Howard Rankin, master of"
Sunnysido Blue Lodge, welcomed the
new order,, and told of Its aims and
ambitions. C" CL. Stout, a member of
Sunnyslde Bethel advisory board, also
spoke briefly. At the close of the
meeting refreshments were served.
The meetings are held twice a mouth,
at Sunnyslde temple.
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Tho Woman's Auxiliary of the Trav- '
elers. Protective association of Port
land will give a benefit card party at'
tho home of Mrs. Paul C. Morton. No.
409 East 3th -street north. November
7. at' S p. m. Mrs. WlUlam Beckwith,
Mrs. Frank -Biiyngton and Mrs. Robert
Thompson will assist. Proceeds to be
used for charity work around Christ-
mas time. ,;- ,
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IWaverley Social society will moot
Monday at Waverley hall, 36th and
Clinton streets. 'Luncheon . will be
served at 1 o'clock. Joint hostesses
are Mrs. , Margaret Clark. Alta Oerber. '
MyrUe Ferry Ray Richards and Le
nora Renshaw. Members are urged to
aUend.:- y '-, , -, ; .-.,. , - , - . , .-. . ,.;
Oregon circle No. 171. Neighbors of
Woodcraft, held its election of officers
bast Wednesday night. The following
were elected: Past guardian. Mary K
Hawker; guardian neighbor. Myrtle
Weston ; adviser, Heren More; clerk.
Bertie Brtntzenhoff ; banker. Dora
Wiggers; managers. Myrtle Schmidt, -Catharine
Helser and Anna Hoffman ;
magician, Ethel Davis ; Inner sent! ,
nel. Elisabeth Baboock ; outer sentinel,
Ella -Jorgensen.; captain of guard,
Clara , WendUok j attendant Mary
Stupy; correspondent, EUa Johnson.
; Oregon ; Circle Thimble club No. f7.
Neighbors of Woodcraft, will hold Its
annual bazaar November 11-13 at No.
640 Williams avenue.
At tho last regular business meeting
of Liberty. Fram and Oregon No. 1
assemblies. . United Artisans, . resolu
tions were adopted favoring the hold
ing of the exposition In Portland In
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. Tho Holladay Sewing Circle of the
Daughters of tho Nile will meet with
Mrs. A.HV Averill, No. 353 East 10th
street north, Friday at X p. m.
Pythian Sisters of Orchia temcls No.
It wilt bold a winter bazaar Wednesday
and Thursday, December 13 and 14, on '
the third floor of the Pythian building.
Alt friends and members of the order
aro Invited to attend,:- '"M-
Preparations aro being1 made for a
mascnierade ball to be given- by the
lady Maceabeea atW, O. W. hall. No.
128 lUh street,- November 34. Cash
prizes will be awarded for the best
costumes and a turkey will be placed
at auction,' Good-musio has been en
gaged for dancing." '
Scappoose Mrs. Emma Wllkerson,
deputy state commander of the W. B.
A.i of . the Lady Maccabees, and Mrs.
O'Brien, districts deputy of Portland,
met with. Scappoose Review No. 52,
Thursday at' a sliver tea.-- Mrs. Mabel
KlITworth. Is commander of the local
rovlewii.'wrf'i
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, Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen .
and auxiliary, will give a dance at W.
04W. halJ, No. 128 11th street, Monday
Levenlng, at 3 :30 o'clock. ; All railroad
isfn. ma uinr irnnai are uviwu ia
attend. .'
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Tho Halloween party given by Royal
circle - Neighbors , bf - Woodcraft last -Wednesday
night, was largely attend
ed. . The drills and fairy dances, under
the direction of Orace Sundeleaf, were
greatly enjoyed, . A.- supper was served
to 850 persons,
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' White Shrlners. Eastern Stars and
their- friends ' are ; urged to keep In
mind the dancing party to be given
by ths White Shrine of 'Jerusalem at
Christensen's hall November ,- -
Woodlawn lodge. No. 171. X. O. O. F..
will start on of tbo largeat classes ini
tiated tnto the lodge in -the last two
years Monday night at Woodlawn hall.
East Seventh and Dekura avenue. .
Star lodge, L O. O. F degree staff
will give a, return engagement of "Un
cle Rube," at Swiss halt. November 14.
The Portland L O. O. F. band will fur
nlsh music for tho occasion.,
Centralla, Wash Annual memorial
services . will be held by - Centralla 1
lodge No. 1083.' B. P. O. E., on Sunday,
December 3. J. J, Larson, W. H. Cam
eron and Carlton Hampo hays charge
of arrangements.-"-::.:-.' ; .i-.
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