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THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM, OREGON
FRIDAY: MORNING, OCTOBER 30, 1925
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' . 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
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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.'
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. 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-
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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
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Vahderbilt Widow
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; 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
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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..
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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
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-- Young lady student at WUlam-
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COURSE , IS COMPLETED
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FIREMEX : TAKE -FUTAL LES
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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
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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.
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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 '
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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
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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-
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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
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or evening. Frocks with the latest ideas of
flare and movement. In crepe satin, faille,
tretone, canton, twilline and ; charmeen.
You are cordially inv;fed to attend this spe
cial showing today and tomorrow.
Thes
convemencea tonne
a good pair of winter
mendous bargain.
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