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lrfM.i.a.r- . -ueS THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM, OREGON FRIDAY: MORNING, OCTOBER 30, 1925 ) ' . Oregon farthe Orie atSt. Ipuis ' Thi kmeer Uoiue oL Worship WaaJStartcd In 44 A by Jesuit 1 .r-r Missionary; .4Jie First JJuflcWaff -W . 1 nLrturer J lOt SeU;W4o J5qi 1 - A (The following -was written by Cecil Veto Ash baUghrPf BToo)ur, And appeared in the Portland Ore ton iaa some- weeks ago, together uth - a picture ot tbis beautiful church;) . ,"' s: i r-A casual motorist, straying from the weiVworn. TOute, in passing . he church of St. Ixuis, which lies some three miles west ot Gervais, would not suspect from its well kept appearance that there is One tt the pioneer churches of Oregon.' T 1111 . 1 ft. . u ion -a aicuit- m&JUuary, father Aloys Verecruyase, came Id the. settlement and, between ; that time and 1 847 , .built . the tint church. Thla was log.buijdlng and Xn its construct too no -jaail3 Vera used. " The tint, confirmation tvaa given here" by i Archbishop , fttanchet in 1S4S to S6 commuxil- ants. , y . , .J ' Later, about 1850. this buildr - lag . wa enlarged and strengthened- Thia was acfompl8hed,by the - lrst appointed pastor. Father ,B." pelorme, with the help of his par- f shioners. . In bis, day the parish jetended front Oregon City, to be yond. th Calttorni,, line : as the hurch recprdajshow ..that ater JDclorme baptized, married .and . buried people in California. . Aftep 'fonrneys into CaUfornUt p.missiQnf jd( 'business and, mercy .Father Pelorme went to St. Paul, ifght miles ': iothe north,. leafini; the parish of Louif . aiithe lands he bad acquired while there. iThese . beautiful acres i irg fstfll si ?art of the groinaa, vc i;' ; Father Termerseh. a Belgian1 of roblo birth, wa. appointed to take charge. He qalcUy won the hearts of hit people, as he, was an able 'leader. His' onpstentatioua ehar litxj towards the less tortunatet 'his flock, which hU estate In the lold country made 'possible, made him lored and respited- by all. In this quiet and out of the way place -ha lived and Jihored twenty, years, faad now xests 4n tha.old St. Louis expressions told1 olhcr things; t9ld ho w on Easter, td '4ecorate-the . al tar, the .'women : broaght - their brightest shawl, woten of silk in the old - country and sold to trad ers of the 'Hudson's Bay company. How she searched for flowers In the 1 early 'spring to relieve the plaluaeas of those log. walls. .. ?-, She old of thie benchea? m4de frosrvpltriogs wtththe bark Jft on r their'-' backs and "auger -holes made to set tha heavy pins in that semd tor 'leg,; She 'gave as "the reason; for establishing St. 'Louis that the ' homesteaders around where Salem new stands found it too far to travel to St.' Paul with their yery small -Infants -for bap tism and christening. "i Her father helped hew' the . logs for the' old first eharch.": - -; Society 'Agog as r Senator Marries Vahderbilt Widow Bits For Breakfast - I I cemetery. '1. ; i These are the high lights of his tory told, by some who yet remem- jber and. .apmfi , from established .records, but Grandma (Lizzette) -Gobin, who talks -French fluently, ; though her English, bothers hen First ear ot'walnuts It rolled out from 'Salem yester day. . -: - vil ' . : : The Skyline Orchards prodnced this year ZX- tons of 7 walnuts. Nearly 20 tQnrjof. thenj.are of the jumbo grade, cringing Z2 cents a - How would? you like to, have a walnut orchard 4ike, that, just get ting Jnto good bearing? As yet. prune 'ara'.cUnied' between the walnut trees, and "there was 'also av.po? crpnpf.prunea this year. The Slogao' man has to prove, neiU-Thur8dayv that this is the best walnut country in the world. Which It U.- (Qut not enough neo tlkimwtt and are sure. -of it. Uelj the Slogan man, if you are walaut wise. v-JLt is your duty.. .... :mMmm jy-, . F. W. Sears, the printer, has a strawberry natch Just- beyond the Four Corners, east ? of the pehi-tentiary.iBhich- ha now -a fine second, crop,: They are. - Treblas. and beauties, and .well flavored and colored ; -- ; -h - -. -- Young lady student at WUlam- i v-" if. COURSE , IS COMPLETED - - r - -i :. i :- FIREMEX : TAKE -FUTAL LES v SOX AT KLETT'POOL: 4 Si Society's topic w marriage in London f Mrs. Edith Vander bilt, widow, of the. late George W., and Senator" Petcr.lSr Ccrrj (inset) of Rhode. Island He ,waa divorced a ajp and the 1 former Mrs. Gerry Sow is-wife jbf anpth:r.v . : . ' i. All firemen iiA-the cltrd inisbed the Red Cross first aid coarse con ducted by, the YMCA in tie lat lesson of the coarse held last night at Klett's natatorium-H Jntbrdef that all the" firemen mfjphrtiniehV they were divided into two groups, the one relieving the other after It had finished the course. Chet Llndley, master llfesaver, con ducted, the - class and Lyle Shep hard gave the demonstration. He demonstrated all kinds of ' .toys, carries and methods of breaking holds.' The firemen, in turn, ppr-l forme the various tasks. '-'. The class '..was the last of a series ! of ten conducted by the YMCA for the purpose of teaching first aid, and the firemen complet ing the course are to receive the Red Cross certificate. , HALLOWE'EN PARTY 1 - . ette says the increasing popularity of i the dead languages awakens the hope ihat after English has been thoroughly murdered there will be more study of it. b s s Mr. Hughea again ' urges the United States to join the world court. Going to do better than that, in good time. Going to go into the League of - Nations .by the front door. Evidently Calllaux needed a suc cess' in this' country to tide him over troubles at home,- and - he didn't get It. ' A delightful Hallowe'en party enjoyed by a group of the younger set was that of Wednesday even ing at which Miss Dorothy Boss- hard, i assisted by' Miss Kathryn Elgin was. hostess at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. S Bosshard. After- a series of games, dancing was enjoyed. In the group for the evening were: uertruae uenier, uons Hicks, Margaret Morehouse, Lor- etta 5Mathis, Henrietta Bishop, Bertha Babcock, Roy Maden, Kehn Waln, Dayle Jory Kenneth Webb,'' Oscar ,WalkerQ' f Delbert Swabbaufi, R'iiei' Hilflker, Gould Jltotehouse,' and the hostess es, Kathrtn Elgin' and' "Dorothy Bosshardf V ' -- I ' 1 ' 1 . PORTLAND BRANCH VOTS PARENT - TEACHERS ELECT STATE ASSOCIATION HEAD grass of Parents and Teachers," a branch of the National -Congress of Parents and Teachers. ' ; Other officers all re-elected are;- Mrs. Louise Doage, Asniana, vice r president; MA. ' LUlie D. Thomasrrecording secfetaryT'lirs. B." IElHot; treasnreri-MrsrHrW.-Hawkins-Becretarian, all -of 'Port land. The post of corresponding secretary,'af -present held by? Mrs' E. B. Merry is appointive. " r Amendments to the by-laws, in clndedadoptlon of 4' provision for thedistticonj' ,of hefstiter;; sec tions, to be directed by the? district ViceXpresidents ; iand a prbvisiott making the Parent-Teacher service shop a successful money making tentnre establIshe(Thy Mrs." U. JB Kellyrstste thairman of the ways and means a part of the state a jso clatlon'a activities under the "by laws. , -" ' V- - - 'S N 1 I i $ I 1 1 -2 I' : 1 H PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 29. (By Associated Press.) Mrs. W. W.' Gabriel, president of the Irv-ingtonJparent-Teacher association and music chairman for the' state Parent-Teacher organization was elected - state president ,of the as sociation at today's session of the four-day convention which closes tomorrow 'night. The convention also Toted to amend its by-laws to change the name of "Oregon Coh- I FIV m I : If - 1. -i. aw v. 1 r j 1 'ww7 sm ii bv iiii ii 1 . v 1111 a - ill 1 - .jbv - T 5--s Vt a y. : t,J Pi 1 ii I u 11 ;! 1 H :h 1 -Me For Men, Worn en and Children , loegial lot of "ci&tFmd BOM meFch- at a vmy om A ' y " ; . ... PRICES y" 98c, $1.19, $1.48, $1.98, $2.48, $3.48 ' - ' .. .: "- '". , .1 . - '. - 1$ yill pay you to come early. :re av r arigedy in special . lots n i M I rf N f! r i NEW DRESSES ARRIVE AND GO 3 i SALE ! Frocks ft ! i-. ftaf ifW make the season a brilliant one I 1 m u 1 These new frocks present all that is hew ancj unusually attractive. Types that can be worn upon varying occasions with equal chic. Straight frocks or delightful flutters ing ones. Frocks for daytime, street wear V ' '-" " l- , - or evening. Frocks with the latest ideas of flare and movement. In crepe satin, faille, tretone, canton, twilline and ; charmeen. 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