T he M onmouth H er ald
Voi. XIV
Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, May 12, 1922
No. 36
There is No Land Like Oregon and Only One Willapiette Valley
Items of Interest
At Oregon Normal
Rebckahs Meet in Merry May Day
And Its Programs
Annual Convention
Commission Receives
Proposals for Paving
the classes and when the final count
Patronize Home Products
was taken, the President's trophy
Buy Oregon products we are told.
was awarded the Juniors. Great
Likewise—trade at home. Why not
credit tor the success of this cele
vote at home, especially when we
bration is due to Miss Taylor who
have such an attractive lot of candi
The Reverend Mr. Jenkins of had the matter in charge and who The annual convention of Rebekah As usual the observance of Junior dates. For governor, that eloquent Portland repoi^ state there
Portland and Venerable J. C. Black really planned the whole program. lodge; of District No. 9 met at week-end at ’ the Normal began Granger. Isaac L. Patterson. For were seven bidden *•* r the job of
Archdeacon of Oregon, visited the She was greatly helped in carrying Monmouth on Saturday, May 6 , with the first tick of the pendulum committeeman, the shrewd and paving the 9.8 mil«
the West-
Normal on Tuesday. Mr. Black it out by Miss ('handler. Miss Moore INL
Friday morning. Most people clever Ralph Williams. For mem side highway betw ^ i Monmouth
gave an inspiring talk at the chapel and Miss Peterson, as well as by all Agate Rebekah Lodge No. 177 agree that the annual bell ringing ber of the legislature, the tried and and Corvallis at the »»ion of the
hour on that day.
tne members of the Junior Class. opened in regular form, after which stunt was a little more so than true Perry (). Powell. For county highway commission I this week.
Superintendent J. W.
W L. Kauf-| Some of the guests who visited the officers of the lodge surrendered usual and nervous people who commissioner, that peerless knight The low bidders wer« 'urtis & La
man of Falls City came to the Nor- the Normal for the week-end in- their chairs to the officers of the claimed to have had less than forty of the soil, William Riddell, Jr. Point, the amount $21 ,..24. The
of sleep were quite frequent There’s a'quartet to'stick to.
bid Mas submitted to the engineer.
mal on Monday of this week to in- eluded Miss Alden of Eugene. Mrs. convention, with Miss Allie Butler, winks
ly
found
during the day that fol
chairman
and
Mrs.
Madaline
Kram
Bids for the Rickreall, Holmes Gap
terview teachers for the coming Churchill and Mr. Hugg of Salem
lowed
the
morning
after.
er,
secretary.
The
grand
officers
Sixtyfour
and
Still
Young
section
were open*-d Tuesday.
year.
who acted as judges, and the fol present were introduced and wel It is commonly agreed also that
Low
bidder
on this project which
May
3
was
the
sixty
fourth
birth
lowing: Miss Johnson, Miss Van-
the
Friday
night
jollities
of
the
The May Day and Junior Week- derwall
comed.
The
address
of
welcome
is
5.67
miles
was
the Oregon Con
anniversary
of
Mrs.
I).
M.
Cal-
Miss VV'irth and Miss Boyd
Juniors
were
fully
up
to
anything
End festivities last Friday and Sat of Portland:
was
given
by
Miss
Maggie
Butler
tract
company,
their
bid being
breatn who lives three miles west
Miss Humphries, Miss
previous
classes
have
conceived
and
urday were a brilliant success Bartow and Miss
of
Agate
Lodge.
Monmouth
and
$135,168.
Curry of Corval response by Mrs. Carrie Hubbard executed. For one thing the pro of Monmouth. "All was quiet up
from beginning to end. The pro lis; Miss Hansen of
on the Potomac"- Mount Hood Grading on the road south of this
Hillsboro; Miss
gram
showed
evidence
of
the
in
gram given by the Juniors in the Bartlett of Salem; Miss
of
Clover
Leaf
Lodge,
Independence.
Garbe of During the business session many creasing number of boys in the View Farm. The weather was un city, which was discontinued last
chapel Friday evening, in the na Junction City; Miss McDermott
desirable as far as making calls was year because of weather conditions
of
ture of a vaudeville started the cel Eugene; Mrs. Perry of McMinn
valuable suggestions were given by student body. Among the young concerned; but a knock was heard was resumed Saturday and is now
John Dickson appeared to have and in steppeti friends of "Aunt in progress.
ebration off in just the right way.
Mrs. Hurst of Carlton, and Secretary of Assembly Mrs. Ora men
attracted
considerably more than Addie” , nothing daunted by climat
It consisted mainly of a series of ville;
Ccsper,
also
other
grand
officers
of
HIGH SCHOOL
clever take-offs—perhaps that in Mrs. and Miss Anderson of Portland. the assembly. The question box the average in the way of generous ic conditions when it came to giv
and hearty applause. He starred ing their friend a good time on her On Friday and Saturday nights
imitation of the faculty was most About seventy students chaperon proved to be very helpful.
laughable—which put everyone in ed by Mr. Butler and Miss Chan After talks by different mem in feminine garb and essayed light birthday. The afternoon was spent of this week will be given the
the proper spirit to enjoy the other dler, vistited the s'.ate institutions bers of the convention was adjourn opera and a few other frills in all in conversation and merry making, school play entitled "Between the
at Salem on Thursday.
of which he made good with ease. and at an appropriate hour the Acts” . The play is a three act
features of the program.
ed until 8 o’clock.
The evening session convened "The Muisc Pox” which the girls guests produced a freezer of ice comedy and has been coached bv
Grange Meeting
The May Day festivities them
the Lodge Hall crowded, with presented was a number that was cream and cakes which they had Miss Slot boom assiste«i by Miss
selves were elaborate and colorful Saturday morning the Grange a with
attendance from both Dallas popular with the audience and was brought, and all did justice to these Smith. The students an«l the char
— perhaps the most beautiful ever will have work in the 3rd and 4th and g<x>d Independence.
degree nicely conceived and executed, and delicious refreshments. The affair acters they assume will he found in
seen at the Normal. Miss Lena degrees. In the afternoon, at the staff of Agate Rebekah The Lodge
of "The Telephone Exchange" was was a complete surprise to the host the program printed on another
Keen, the May Queen, and her at- program hour, to which all are in Monmouth exemplfiied the work
generous in imparting the la ess, and it was gr.atly appreciated page of ‘his paper.
tendants, formed a lovely picture vited, Prof. Beattie will talk ex- beautifully and elicited much praise. quite
test
information fresh from the by her. As the guests departed Music will be arranged consisting
as they proceeded through the P snatory to the county unit system The President of Assembly Mrs. wire, especially
of both orchestra and vocal num
interesting to indi
grove following the procession of for the conduct of school affairs. Nettie Whetstone being unable to vidual students. The old reliable they expressed their kind wishes bers.
Juniors and Seniors. The pageant, Wm. Riddell, Jr. will also appear attend, Mrs, Ora Cesper, secretary stunt of faculty impersonation was for their hostesses future and sang The Student Body has arranged
written by Miss Taylor and called with a non-political topic. There of assembly for 25 years, gave a given a new twist this time and "Blest be the Tie that Binds". to give the play two nights because
"Springtime down the Ages", was are a’so several musical numbers splendid address, followed with represented the "chapel hour" with The guests were as follows, of the small hall available and in
Mesdames F. K.'Hull, G. W.[Baun, order to give every one an oppor
most attractively presented by the promised. Members and visitors talks by a number of others.
a
fidelity
of
characterization
t
hat
James
Riddell, Lillian Johnson, Er tunity to see the play.
are
isked
to
remember
Mothers’
Juniors. The afternoon was de\ot
kept
the
audience
in
an
uproar
all
The
grand
officers
f
resent
were
nest
Riddell
and Miss Mabel Rid
Day
rnd
weir
appropriate
flowers.
ed to the contest events betv een
Mrs. Ora Cosper of Dallas, Secre the time the sketch was in progress. dell.
The contract for supplying wood
tary of Assembly, Mrs. Estella The regular May Day program
to the high school [for the coming
Weed, Portland, Chaplain of Assem was witnessed by a large crowd. The Ross company which apptars year was awarded to J. W. Green
bly, and past presidents. Miss Paul An innovation this year was the at the Christian church for thiee wh® submitted a bid of $5.00 par
ine Kline, Corvallis Miss Belle Eel- providing of seats for a large part weeks starting Sunday is the f rst cir«l f< r maple and ash.
cher, Lafayette, Mrs. Carrie Hub- of the crowd, making it more con fruits of the Hawley fund of $2(‘O0
liene Mason.
hard, Independence, H. K. Sicka- venient for all to see. A cold wind recently received by the chunh,
foose, Monmouth, Junior Warden that prevailed during the dav de $200 ot which is to be expended Allured by the prospect of an
interesting discussion and something
of encampment and Frank Weed, tracted some from the pleasure of annually in this manner.
to eat there was a large attendance
Portland, past representative of this out door classic.
Prominent in the program was the It is reported the city council is at the Odd Fellows meeting Monday
the Sovereign Grand Lodge.
The Tag was presented and ail out door pageant in which the May to start a crusade to replace all old night. Proposals for the construc
sang America. Vocal solos by Miss Day observances in the various ages wooden walks in the city with con tion of their new hall are to be
Roxara Fish, Dallas and Mrs. Mi r- j of modern history were faithfully crete this summer. Something like opened Saturday afternoon. The
ian Chambers, Monmouth, weie portrayed. A moving picture man 35 projects are being considered estimates are about $18,000.
much appreciated by all. The new-! was present ¡taking views and at which if all are replaced will mean Margaret E. Schneberk died at
ly elected officers for the coming times a perfect battery of cameras, the building of something like a the family residence northwest of
year were seated end convention professional and amateur, was level mile of walks.
Independnece May 9. She was 52
closed after which refreshments ed at the actors. The May pole The new charter proposed for the years
age and leaves no family
were served and a soci »1 hour was winding, the crowning of the queen city is to he voted on at the same other of
than
husband. The fam
enjoyed by all.
and the original drills all attracted time as the primary election, May ily moved to her Polk
county a short
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applause.
19. To ¡--ave expense the charter time ago from the Waldo hills
The Evangelical people have now Tbe niost serious sport of the day has not been published but citizens country in Marion county.
complete 1 the deal for the Coats was the ^»“ ball game between Al- interested can read it in manuscript
property, a trict 83 feet by 165 l)any College and the Normal team, form at the city recorder's office.
Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Rixon Lewis
feet at the corner of Monmouth During the early part of the game
and babies spent last Sunday with
Ave. and Jackson street. $550 is jt looked as though the Normal A large dairy barn is being added Mrs. Lewis’ parents, Mr. and Mrs.
the amount paid. The church peo-
were not to get any scores but to the premises "of J. E. Winegar (’ace, at the Community ¡House.
pie are now bending their energies by bunching hits and a little luck on North Monmouth avenue which With them came Mr. J. W. Gilkey
The Christian church of Mon-1 at the Temple Theatre, the largts to dispose of their old building and they accumulated 8 runs in two in- is being modernly equipped and and his daughters. Miss Beulah
mouth is fortunate in securing the auditorium in the city, $ 20,000 was. . . . .
Albany secured eighteen will lie a factor in improved milk Gilkey and Prof. Helen M. Gilkey,
services of the Ross Evangelistic raised by Evangelist Ross for a new
¡»Ulld a n*» one «" ««e new nings.
s,te.
Ph. D.t all of Corvallis.
Company for the series of meetings church building, which will soon ‘t 13 quite likely that the present runs getting ten of them in one production.
to begin Sunday, May 14. For four be completed and which will cost church and parsonage will be sold, inning.
years they held the pastorate of the about $50,000.
Rev. L. V. Lewis, whose popular At the conclusion of the contests Ivan Lnugharv is putting in his Mrs. E. B. Pace left Tuesday af
First Christian church at Vancouv-1 bating capacity has been a prob- work wjth the church has brought President Landers presented the spare time these days |»erfecting ternoon for Nashua, New Hamp
er, Wash., where they built a lem where this company conducts increased prestige, has been re trophy to the queen who in turn arrangements for the annual Jersey shire, where she was called by the
great Bible School with an attend- campaigns. At Silverton Oregon it appointed
to this charge by tile presented it to the Juniors. The Jubilee tour through this section serious illness of her son, Edward
ance of over 350, and one of the and Lewiston, Idaho, large thea-
trophy was a large and handsome which is scheduled for the latter Pac-e, Jr. The s«in served in the U.
bisflop.
grea’est young people’s classes in ters were secured, and in Vancou-
S. Navy during the world war;
bronze jardiniere, the gift of the part of May.
the northwest. From there they ver, Wash., the American Legion
went to Central Christian church auditorium was used. Even in Prof. Homer Dodds has rented president. Two of the contests did
since getting a disability discharge
in Seattle, holding this pastorate j these large structures many were J S. Prime’s p’ace and expects his not take place but the total of A small «laughter was born to and has been taking a vocational
for two years. In 1916 a call to turned away. The musical concerts wife here from Kansas in about points acquired by the Juniors was Mr. an«l Mrs. W. E. Smith of Van- training course in architecture at
the Christian church at Milton, Or- are an attractive feature of their
ample to cover the loss of these vouver in the Emanuel hospital in the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
egon, was accepted. During their I work. Mr. Ross directs the or two weeks.
Boston. Mrs. Pace went
events.
ministry there a beautiful cl urch (rhestra and leads the chorus. Mrs
Portland one day this week. The nology,
building costing about $50,000.00 Ross is an able assistant on the ;i Another Pioneer Dies
East
over
the Canadian National
In the contests the Juniors won young lady has been named Bar
was erected, which is said to be one ’cello and Miss Dorothy is at home j
Grand
Trunk
route via Vancouver,
at Men's volley ball, men's doubles
of the finest in the entire north- at the piano or playing the slide >eorge W . Kennedy, a pioneer of in
bara
Jean.
B.
C„
Winnipeg
and Montreal.
women’s doubles in ten
west. It is a wonderful Bible school trombone.
152 and a resident of Baker county nis, tennis,
women’s singles in tennis, at
workshop, having 30 Bible school i Fvangelist Ross is an earnest, for 26 years past, died at St. Eliza
rooms and a seating capacity of ov- forcefjl and scriptural messenger | beth hospital at 6 o’clock Sunday .'«“«'J"- folk dancing, original drill Another former Monmouth citi Prof. Helen Gilkey, Ph, D„ de
zen who became a parent this week partment of Botany, O. A. C., and
er 1000. They also succeeded in of th<> KOgpe|. He ia a Bible teach morning of pneumonia. The de- and tennis, mixed doubles.
organizing a splendid Sunday school er and avoids the usual appeal to
,
,
n .
.... .
The Seniors won at May pole is Hugo Bi ber stein who lives at president of the Oregon State En-
in Milton, the largest attepdance ^ emotions. He recogn.zes that ^e*‘ 38 1 rn at Wumcy* ,ll,no'9’ winding, women’s volley ball, men's Banks and at %h<>se home ^ daugh deavor
Convention, w y the speaker
being 874. The yearly budget of God hag made intelligent thinking Dec*rnber 10* ,844 ,nd ,n C‘’"»D*ny singles in tennis, women's baseball.
this congregation was also increased beings. The message is earnestly with his parents, crossed the plains
ter came May 8 .
at
the
Vesper service last Lord’s
from $2000 to $6500.
and prayerfully presented. His to the Willamette valley in the mi- The Juniors had eight and a half
During the last year the Rosses appeal is to the Bible as the only ^ration of 1852. In 1868 he was points out of a possible fifteen and Ida Mae Smith, critic teacher «• Day evening.
have been engaged in evangelistic revealed will of God to men of our 1 united in marriage to Malinda John a half points.
the first ai.d second grades at the The •onthly business meeting of
work «.nd have been eminently sue- age. and to Christ as the only one son of Yamhill county, and in 1893
cessful in this also. In the revival of supreme authority. You can
Dorcas Society of the Christ training school has a special Moth the Golden Rule class of the Christ
conducted by them at Lewiston, hear this talented company every removed to Faker county, where he ian The church
has begun to plan for ers’ program f<>r Friday af* 0 r«x>n ian church will be held this Fri
Idaho, last winter 179 were added evening at the Christian church in was engaged for several years as its Thanksgiving
and is and has invite I the Mothers’ (Jib day evening in the church basement.
to the church, and in a wonderful sermon and song. Services to begin chief ¡»ngineer of the 'White Swan, mak.ng up all surts bazaar,
of
fancy
and
30-minute Sunday morning service next Sunday.
A large attendance is desired.
to attend.
Continued on page 5
useful articles.
Ross Entertainers and Evangelists
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