K E E P Y OUR E Y E
ON E S T A C A D A !
(ÜlarkamaH
Devoted to the Interests of Eastern Clackamas County
V olume 13,
N umber 4G
SOUL OF THINGS
ABLY PRESENTED
The Community Club picnic
last Friday evening' in the park,
proved one of the most pleasant
meetings of the club so far held.
The weather was ideal, neither
too warm nor too cool, so that
eating out of doors was more
pleasurable than in doors, and
gave a zest to the appetite. The
tables were loaded with good
things of which there was an
abundance, and to which all did
ample justice. The call to sup
per came at b:30 and which lasted
about an hour, after which was
introduced the speaker of the
evening, Dr. Henry Gaines Hawn,
of New York City, who has Uion
touring the state on behalf.of the
State Chamber of Commerce, this
being his last and eightieth en
gagement in Oregon. Although
suffering from a severe cold he
spoke with with ease and clear
ness and proved himself a master
of address and diction, holding
his audience throughout the hour
and a half of his speech. The
concensus of opinion held that it
was one of the ablest ever de
livered in Estacada, and that
those who w e r e not present
missed a great treat and benefi
cial opportunity. His subject
was “ The Soul of Things,” which
theme he developed in a logical
and scholarly manner. It was
enlivened with humor and anec
dote and sparkled with wit and
wisdom. The conditions under
which he spoke conduced to its
effectiveness, as the tall firs un
der whose shadow the audience
sat resembled the columns of an
ancient cathedral. Then as the
speaker warmed to his theme the
fading daylight which gradually
became dimmer until the form of
the speaker became almost in
visible to his audience, was in
keeping with the discourse on
the soul of things, suggesting “a
dim religious light.” The main
thought evolved was how much
more worth while are things of
the soul than mere money. Hap
piness is a by-product of service,
and a man is to be judged not by
E stacada , O regon T hursday A ugust 5, 1920
what he is in himself, but by his
relations to others. In a line
with this, he showed how neces
sary was the community spirit,
and what folly it was not to work
together, as is so often the case.
He intended to show the work
ings of a human soul, but the
increasing darkness prevented,
as he said it was necessary for
him to see the faces of his au
dience as well as they to see his.
When h e e n d e d his hearers
crowded round to thank him and
express thei>* appreciation of his
discourse. As the hour was then
late being 9 o’clock, the meeting
broke up without any further
business being transacted.
Dr. Hawn during bis address,
among other incidental observa
tions, remarked that he had
recently received a letter from
his wife stating that New York
people were now thinking of
Oregon as a summer resort. This
is another sign that Oregon is
coming into its own, andonly has
to make known its incomparable
natural advantages to bring an
nually a large body of visitors
not to mention home seekers.
The state has a reputation for
somnolency, but now under the
State Chamber of Commerce the
sleeping giant is sitting up, rub
bing his eyes and soon will prove
that he is thoroughly awake.
To Dr. Hawn Estacada bids not
adieu but au revoir.
Join t S u n d a y S ch o o l P icnic
The Sunday Schools of Bethel
and Viola held a very enjoyable
picnic last Wednesday at the
junction of Little Bear and Big
Bear Creeks. They met at noon
when iunch was served to which
everyone did full justice whether
old or young. After lunch, sports
of various kinds, such as races,
were pulled off, in which all ages
were represented, the competition
proving very keen. The weather
was ideal, and when time forgo
ing home arrived, everyone de
clared it was the end of a perfect
day.
C a sca d e G a ra g e
W ill b e R ebuilt
The Wilcox Bros, have pur
chased this property from Dr.
Adix, and are busily clearing
away the debris, preparatory to
rebuilding the structure.
THE GATHERING
OF THE LINN ClAN
The Third Annual Picnic and
Reunion of the Linn family was
held in the Estacada Park Sun
day, August 1st, 1920.
One hundred and seven were
in attendance. More than double
those who attended last year.
There were several relatives who
could not come on accountof long
distances to travel a n d other
business reasons. Some wrote
letters of regret telling of duties
preventing their coming. The
representatives o f t h e family
came from many different parts
of the Willamette Valley, some
from Eastern Oregon and some
from Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. Cling from Chi
cago, 111., who are hereon a visit
with friends and relatives, took
advantage of the opportunity to
meet many of their relatives
whom they could not have oth
erwise seen owing to the short
time in which they have to stay.
After serving a bounteous din
ner, speeches were made by some
of the members expressing their
pleasure at being able to attend,
and resolutions were passed to
make this an annual occurrence,
and adopted the first Sunday in
August as their annual meeting
day. The secretary was instruct
ed to notify members of the fami
lies in time so they could arrange
their affairs to attend next year.
A committee was appointed to
arrange a program for next year
which will add mueh entertain
ment.
Of a family of thirty-two, who
crossed the plains in 18G.r) and
located in Clackamas Countv,
there are but six survivors, four
of ^hom were present at this
picnic.
The families represented were:
Linns Bullards, Bowen,
Shank lands— Lonsberry,
Cards Mays- Huffman,
all of which are representative
pioneers of Clackamas County.
The committee promised to
have a history of the trip across
the plains prepared and to be
read at the next annual meeting.
$1.50 P er Y ear
Those present expressed their
pleasure and appreciation of the
good time and promised to attend
all future gatherings they possi
bly could. All stayed as long as
possible, only giving themselves
barely time to catch their trains
for home. So it is good-bye till
they meet again in 1921.
B ab ies
E n tertain ed
Last Tuesday Mrs. .1. W. Reed
gave a party for a number of
babies, their mothers and a few
other ladies who had no babies
but were lovers of babies. A
very pleasant time was enjoyed,
the babies were on their best be
havior and won the admiration of
all present. Ed. Boner was
called in to take a picture of the
little ones, which will make a star-
exhibit for Estacada. The in
vited guests were Mrs. R. C.
Deming and children, Mrs. L. A.
Wells and children, Mrs. Earl
Shibley and children, Mrs. Theo.
Ahlberg and baby, Mrs. Harry
Snyder and baby, Mrs. Tom Car
ter and baby, Mrs. W. A. Inglis
and baby, Mrs. Harry Morgan
and baby, Mrs. .1. F. Lovelace
and baby Ewing, Mrs. O. L.
Deming, Mrs. La Barre, Mrs.
Stouffer, Mrs.U. S. Morgan, Mrs.
T. J. Reagan, Mrs. H. C. Ste
phens and Mrs. U. H. Gibbs.
K en B artlett
W ill C oach F reshm en
William Kenneth Bartlett, Uni
versity of Oregon discus thrower,
now on his way to Antwerp with
the American Olympic g a m e s
team and tackle on the Oregon
eleven which played Harvard at
Pasadena on New Year’s day,
has been selected as coach of the
Oregon freshman football team
for the coming year, according
to Marion F. McClain, graduate
manager.
Bartlett has not definitely ac
cepted the position as ye.t, but it
is practically certain that he will
be ready to tutor the yearlings
when he returns from Europe.
T ak en to the H ospital
William Giles, who was hurt at
the Thomas logging campon .July
22 by being hit by a failing tim
ber, was taken to Portland Mon
day morning for an X-ray exami
nation of his hip. Dr Morse has
charge of the case.