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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 9, 1928 i 'i uj miiu. iih u, umiu. Mrs. J. E. Phillips, an Invalid member, and each member embroider her name on her block. Mrs. J. Fred Purrlne read! ;a letter sent by J. R.JBeck, eonn- ty agrtcaltarlst, asking that fire or six delegates be sent each day from the Zena missionary society CULVER Glffil Fioreer Woman, Mother of. Several Prominent Peo ple, Dies at Salem Mrs. Martha Crawford Byrd, one f Marion County's best-loved pi oneers, died Sunday morning, May , at the. home of her son-in-law and daughter. Judge and Mrs. L. 'H. McMahan on Front street, at . th age of .92 years. Her death cam as a sad disappointment to hew- relatives and friends who had hoped that she would live to reach her 100th year. Funeral services were held yes terday afternoon at one-thirty at Rigdon's mortuary, with Or. W. C. Kaatner officiating. Interment took place in the Cityview ceme tery. Mrs. Byrd was born in Platte 1 county, Missouri, December 3. and came across the plain wjth her par ents. Dr. and Mrs. John Savage. In 18 SO. For many years, the fam ily made their home on a farm near Fairfield, Dr. Savage being a prominent physician of Marion county. In 1854, Martha Savage married Lorenzo A. Byrd who had come to.ford and Mrs j Fred pUrvine. HIBH CHURCH POST to the Institute to be held in Dal- LOCai mswi nuiiiuw i- las in October by the Federated Rural Woman's Clubs of Polk county. The president appointed as flower committee at the April meeting. Mrs. Ralph H. Scott. chairman: Mrs. W. N. Crawford and Mrs. J. Fred Purvine. This committee has also been asked to function as a visiting committee. 'The program committee for the June meeting is composed of Mrs. Ralph Scott and Mrs. W. N. Craw ford. Messages of thanks were given the Zena missionary society for the blankets given to infant sons of Mrs. Roy E. Barker and Mrs. Alvln Badsen. also for the mechan ical toy given Chester Merrick and the lovely fern given Mrs. Jesse Walling. Mrs. Worth Henry and Mrs. J. Fred Purvine, leaders in the at tendance contest, each read the names on their lists and asked each member to make a special effort to attend each meeting. The nrocram and study hour were omitted at this meeting. A dainty lunch of ice cream, cookies and tea was served by the hostesses. assisted by Mrs. W. Frank Craw Salem from Arkansas. For 75 years she was connected with ac tivities in Salem and Marion coun ty. From her marriage until the death of her husband in 1891, Mrs. Byrd lived on the Byrd homestead at Fairfield. In recent years she has made her home with her son-in-fe1Tnd daughter, Mrs. Bertha McMahan in the old family home on Front street. Mrs. Martha Crawford Byrd is survived by eight children: Dr. W H. Byrd of Salem, J. C. Byrd of Spokane, E. F. Byrd of Spokane, Dr. Roy Byrd of Salem. L. A. Byrd of Salem, Mrs. Cordelia Ha ger of Salem, Mrs. L. H. McMahan of Salem, and Miss Virginia Byrd of Salem, as well as 11 grand children, 18 great-grandchildren and a host of friends throughout the county. ZENA MDIW DOT COMES The guest list included Mrs. Al- vin Madsen. Mrs. J. D. Wailing. Mrs. Lake and Mrs. E. C. Higgins. Members who were present were Mm Charles McCarter. Mrs. Worth Henry, Mrs. Walter B. Hunt and daughter Helen, Mrs. Jesse Worthlngton and daughter Jessie, Mrs. Ralph H. Scott ana son and daughter, Donald and Barbara, Mrs. W. Frank Crawford. Mrs. James A. French, Mrs. S. H. Parker, Mrs. W. N. Crawford, Mrs.! Ralph C. Shepard, Mrs. unaries Pnrvln Mrs. T. J. Merrick, Mrs J. F. Purvine, Mrs. L. Frank Matthews and daughter. Marjorie. Mrs. Mary Jennings. Mrs. Seymour Wilson and daughter, uoromy, Mrs. Walter Brog and daughter, Delores. Mrs. Jesse Walling, Mrs. Clarence Merrick and son Chester. Crites Assumes Duties As Head of Club Program Plans to Participate in Coun tj Federated Clubs Meet ing, October ZENA, May 8. (Special. ) Mrs. Jesse Walling. Mrs. Ralph H. Scott and Mrs. Clarence Merrick wre hostesses to the Zena mis sionary society May 2 at the home Of Mrs! JeSSA Walllnr. Pnrnla a. 9 IlUfccs, narcissi and potted flowers nas "n accivo imeresi J W. Crites of Hood River has assumed his duties as supervisor . . . . i t i of boys ana gins ciuo wur iu Oregon. He was appointed to me office to succeed J. E. Calavan who died recently. Mr. Crites is a graduate of Wilmington college in Ohio and Haverford college in Pennsylvan ia. He came to Oregon and has since been active in educational affairs. He served as principal, in structor and county school super intendent in Hood River county. He also was principal of the Co qullle high school for one year. Officials said that Mr. Crites in Position as Presiding Elder of District The announcement of minis terial appointments at the annual session of the Oregon conference of the First Evangelical churches which was held in Portland last week revealed that Rev. F. B. Cul ver, pastor of the Salem church would become presiding elder or the Portland-Puget Sound district of the church. He will be replaced by Rev. A. B. Lynton. pastor of the First church of Dallas. Many other replacements were made at the session. Rev. A. G. Lovell. who at one time served as presiding elder of the Salem district will go to Wil lamette Boulevard church, Port land where he will replace Rev. C. S. Bergstresser, who will now go to Taft for the next year. Rev. J. Stoker will serve as pastor of the Dallas church. All of the other ministers of the church will not be changed. The session was in charge of Bishop L. H. Seager of Le Mars. Ia. Sunday afternoon he conducted an ordination service for A. W. OIt iver and Fred Durdle, who became ministers. A missionary sermon was preached by Rev. C. H. Stauf facher of Cleveland, Ohio. $1000 was received in cash and pledges as a mission fund in response to a plea by Rev. C. C. Poling, who Is j now presiding elder of the Salem I district. Sunday evening services were held in the East Side Evan gelical church with Bishop Seager conducting, and music was furnish ed by the church elder.. home of Mrs. Oscar Wenger last innrsaay. Last Friday evening the Metho dist Sunday school held it hn.i. neas meeetlng and at the same garnering an excellent program was given. O. H. Thompson is president. The program was in charge of Mrs. Adam Hersch. LeRoy Roberts, Robert and Zlna Davis and Charlsle Rice took oart In the health narada Saturday In Salem. Fred ds Vries attended the Red Hill district Sunday school in vention at Liberty Sunday. Ml BUILD THREE BARNS FARMERS IN PRATUM DIS TRICT BUSY AT SPRING WORK were prettily arranged about the spacious living room. The president. Mrs. L. Frank Matthews, presided. Mrs. Ralph C. Shepard had charge of the de- vstionals. The Lord's prayer was repeated in nnison. Mrs. Worth Hsary. secretary, called the roll which was answered with verses of scripture. , Th equilt which is being made by the members will be given to boys and girls club work. Crites is married and has daughters. Mr. four PATRIOTIC SHEEP CONSTANTINOPLE. Lamb and mutton have provided much of the $82,000 for a statue of Presi dent Kemal. Prices were raised two and a half cents a pound to aid the fund. PRATUM, May 8 (Special) Ed Eisenbach is building . two large barns, one for W. P. Emery and one for Adam Hersch. John Roth is also building a new barn. Glen Porter delivered distillate here Monday. Farmers are busy plowing and discing their corn and potato land. A mixture "Pep," of powdered sugar, arsenate of lead and paris green is being used here success fully for poisoning slugs. The proportions are one gallon of "Pep," a half cup of powdered sugar, two tablespoons full of ar senate of lead and one tablespoon full of paris green. It is mixed dry and sown thinly once a week. Be ing deadly poison, it must be kept away from chickens and livestock Mrs. Flora Hedricks, teacher of the primary room, gave her pupils a party on Monday evening. Miss Miriam Beesley gave a party Tuesday evening for the enjoy' ment of her pupils.; The Ladies' Aid society of the Methodist Episcopal church met at the home of Mrs. Adam Hersch tast Wednesday. The Ladies' Aid society of the Mennonirte church met at the OF SCHOOL PICNIC SET FRIDAY: FRUITLAND, May 8. (Special) -The annual "Last Day of school picnic" will be held at the Fruit- land school grounds this Friday. This seems pretty early for the last day because of the poor weath er which has done so much to put the crops so far behind. It may be recalled that at last years' picnic there were several iishes of strawberries, but It is feared that there will be none1 this year. The two graduates Fred Fogg and Leora Gefig, eay they can hardly wait till the last day of school. Fred says he'll be pull ing out all kinds of big fish as ioon as he can get a whole day in at fishing. Every resident of this commun ity is cordially Invited to attend this picnic and there will be a crowd of people there unless their memory has failed them-and they cannot remember the good ball jame last year, and besides, all .he Ice cream which was eaten, rhe real program of this picnic will start at about 11:30 or 12:00 a'clock. , ' The first thing on the program will be the big feed; then an hour to rest, then the ball game .prob ably the married men against those who are not so fortnuate.) Then .here will be some more ice cream co eat and then everybody will be ready to go home. HEALTH CLUB PLAN AT NORTH SANTIAM NORTH SANTIAM. May 8. ( Special ) Miss Freeman, health nurse, met with the Ladies club Thursday afternoon and gave an interesting talk on health. She is laan to organise a class nere m home nursing, with Mrs. McLaugh lin Mrs. Howard, Mrs. McNeil, Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. McCIellan, Mrs. Wltcraft. Mrs. Kelthley and Mrs. Guenkel. as members. Mrs. Roe Wltcraft and little daughter, who has been visiting . the Witcrait Home ine past week returned to their home at Triangle Lake. Sunday. Oliver Chastain of North San tiam and Miss Iva Bowers of Al bany were married April 28 and were viBited by a charvari crowd, the following Monday night at the home of Mr. Chastain's parents. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Stanley McLaugh lin enjoyed a visit to historic old Champoeg Sunday. ' Mrs. Anna Huddleston and lit tle daughter Lela spent the week end with relatives in Willamina. Miss Pearl Miller, who has been quite ill with influenza,; is able to resume her school duties again. TREATMENT BY RADIO PORTLAND, Ore., May 8. (At) Radio was Invoked today to save an injured sailor aboard the Associated Oil company steam ar Frank H. Buck, en route from San Francisco to Grays Harbor. me sailor, who suffered a ten inch xaah in the calf of his lea- was rlv. an treatment by shipmates pre scribed by Dr. Leo Schatz. Port land police emergency hospital physician. Read The Classified Ads Dance McElroys 12 Columbia Recording Artists' Farewell Dance Schindler's Ballroom TONIGHT Note Cole McElroy and his organization are opening a fine sew Spanish ballroom in Seattle on May 18 and there fore this will be their last dancing party in Salem for some time. Admission , Gentlemen . .fl.lO Ladles .25 Busses leave Stage Terminal at 8:45 ' Leslie Chastain, Glenn and JCarl Ramsay, Raymond and Harrey Griffin, Hazel and Earl Gentry, marehed In the health parade In Salem Saturdav. The children wr dressed as cowboys. Mrs. Griffin accompanied the children to Sa lem. Harold Wltcraft, whose musical ability la known and aonreclated . sangH between acts in the senior piay, "jean my Jean," at Turner Friday night. Mrs. Bond. Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Griffin, as judges, awarded ine prize, a rubber apron, for best work done in the school ewin club to Mary Wltcraft. Mrs. Angel visited friends and relatives in Mill City Thursday. Marion Brown has traded his farm here to Mr. McDonald for a dairy farm near Tillamook. Alice Rainwater of Albany Is visiting Mabel Hall, i Marion County Teachers Plan Take Summer Work UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene, May 8 (Special) From the inquiries received from teachers of Marlon county, plan ning to attend one of the sum mer sessions of the University of Oregon, the enrollment promises to be larger than last year, when there was extensive representation from the county. In addition to those who attended from Salem and Silverton there were Glenn C. Savage from Gervais, John M. Watson and' Rose Drager from Turner, Hugh D. Carroll from Chemawa. The two summer sessions of the university will be held simultan eously from June 18 to July 27 id Lincoln high school in Portland j and on the campus at Eugene. Many of the Marion county teachers are taking advantage ct the summer session to do work to wards their bachelor's or master's degree. PIECE DE RESISTANCE HAVANA. A Cuban dinner guest may always expect "arroa con polio" chicken with rice. The chicken Is fried, mixed with rice, served hot with peas and Spanish red peppers. aim i?g(S)oa- Station: 13th and Oak Phone 41 i this coordinated train and motor coach service assures unmatched FLEXIBILITY in your plans. Now you can tide swiftly, comfortably and at low com to Oregon points at maximum economy in time. For example, take an early motor-coach to your Erst destination ; an hour or so there, then catch the next motor-coach or train to a point farther on. No time Iom enroute. Return by either train or motor-coach, whichever happens along when you're ready to go. The no est travel appointments on each. Your rail tickets, un less specially restricted, are good on the motor-coaches. Note this frequent service throughout the day. Motor-coaches To Portland 7:30, S:30, 10:33 ajn,; 12:40, 1:35, 2:25. 4:30, 5:30, 7:45 pjn. ToCorvallia 9:40. 10:40, 11:40 a.m.; 4:40, 6:37, 7:40 p.m. To Eugene 9.40, 10:40 ajn.; 3:40, 4:40, 7:40 p.m. To Roseburg 10: 40 ajn.; 3:40 pm. To Ashland 10:40 a jn. Trains To Portland J:2). 6:40 ajn.; 2:29. 4:53, 6:03.8:19 pm. To Albany, Eugene and south 3:10. 10:13, 11:43 ajn.; 6:33. 11:23. 11:54 pjn. Motor-coaches leave and arrive NtW SALEM HOTEL High Sc. between State and Ferry City Ticket Office: 184 No. Liberty Sc. Phone 80 ' VII It I I 7 if vUItu. A Check for thousands of dollars Vhat 'will she do with it? fou have insured your life for thou sands of dollars. 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