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The meeting will be addressed be transferred to a battle-hip. by Dr. Ralph Mattson of Port­ where they will act as powder- land, famous tuberculosis special­ i monkeys when their vessel is en­ ist, who has just returned from gaged in battle. the European battlefields, by Encil Todd has enlisted in the Henri Labbe, French vice consul j U. S. marine corps and is still in a t Portland, and by a prominent Red Cross worker. Portland, awaiting assignment. Speakers will explain the aims Floyd Tucker enlisted in the and purposes of the society, which navy Monday. is open to men, women and child­ Hilly Martin tried to enlist, but ren. T w o hundred members was a half inch short. He will must be secured to hold a charter. itry again. If these are not secured, the mem­ A her» Kirkwood expects to take bers in this city must affiliate with the examination in a day or two some other chapter, probably the !as a civil engineer in Uncle Sam’s Portland chapter. service. Everybody is urged to attend GU-n Hoar went to Portland Good music and some new drills j this morning to enlist in the navy. by the Boy Scouts, under direc­ A B. Provost of Portland is in tion of Scoutmaster Ray T . Wil- ; the city seeking recruits for the i 'iams. navy. To Be Organized A .special meeting of the direct­ ors of the Forest Grove Com­ mercial duh was held at the oilier of President L M . Graham yes­ terday afternoon, to take care of some of the detuils needed for the comfort of the people who will come to th eG . A R. and W. R, ('.encampment on June 27-29. The local members of the G. A. R. asked a committee to lake the visitors to iheir rooms after they have registered and President Gra­ ham asked tlie Hoy Scouts if th y would like to do this. A com­ mit tee of Scouts was pre rent and reported they were willing to do anything asked of them. They get the job without c ni pen nation A committee from the W R. C. reporter! they were making a list of rooms available and wouid br­ aille to report next week Some complaint came from prospective visitors regarding a charge of $1 00 for rooms and it. was decided to ask people with rooms to rent beds for one person at 5t)c and for two persons at 75c. They are also a~«ked to serve bre ikfasts at 25c and dinners and suppers at H5e. Messrs. Inlow, Hates and Dyke I were appointed to look after the An Excellent Entertainm ent registration of visitors. Messrs. Fenengu and Dyke are j The Juniors and Seniors of the a committee to ask the city coun- Forest Grove high school, pro­ oil to eiect a flagpole, pun-ha e a duced “ No. 728” at the Star The­ flag and provide special lighting, A great campaign for the pur- ater last night to a big crowd and for the business sect on. Secretary Johnson and A . E po>e of effecting the complete the young actors did themselves T lio iiu «rh |iHtrt«»tj»: Top. le ft to r ig h t — A lb ert, Kmnin it nd K o ber« Scott were appointed to raise a mobilization of the national forces proud. They will play a return Ilo ttom , le ft to riKbt— W l Ulani, tu rb a rti and Ixiuln. little money to v*nd 20 uniformed j ¡of the Young M en’s Christian As- engagement at the same place Hoy Scouts to Portland today to I (Picture through courtj»y of Oregon Journal) ¡sociation for field service in the this evening, at 25c and 35c. reprerent this city in a patriotic : Those taking part were Misses ............................................. There may be towns in Oregon which have sent a greater p t r - !UniLfcd states Army, has been parade. They have done their w irk and the Scouts left at 1:15. centagt of lln-ir p ipu alion to war than Fore-t G ro v e ^ n d there may orderfcing *11 ndI* prinr i!ig*commit tee* j Bu*,h ’ w,1° is " K> T ^ live » * * * and * ‘rI ' hott,n S a ^ ^ r th e T J ^ ^ e iS g Mrs. W. W. McEldowney had , In 1 a,»oVe picture are the children of William and M ary Busch, IeXtCUf ive comPmif £ es to takf offeree! to trainarhoru to furnish ‘K)th deceased, who have stuck tog« ther and finished paying tor a charge of this work in Washington vocal music and her offer was en- j little farm that their father purchased <>n time shortly before his county. The following citizens of thusiastically accepted. death, in 1909. The mo»her died in 1910. Both the parents were Forest Grove were present at this Peter Duycke, Francis Taylor and Dale Underwood. The music by Walker’s orches­ tra added much to the success of the entertainment. Honor G uard W ill Farm the opening day. the Red ( ’ross. President Graham and Secretary Johnson were authorized to pur -1 President Wilson and Secretary Houston have urged the immedi­ ate co-operation of every town­ ship in planting increased acreage of potatoes and garden truck. “ T h e Girls National Honor Guard” has been asked to do its share and the local Guard has already been successful in secur­ ing the use of vacant lots. Men with teams will be asked to do­ nate a little of their time to plow the land. Boy Scouts, clubs, townspeople and girls of the Guard will be formed into details for properly caring for and planting these lots. H B. Johnson has agreed to take active supervision of t h e work. This movement is for the com­ munity and not the individual. For further particulars call Mrs. Ray T. Williams, Leader. B. J. Simpson The meeting was addressed by four of the slate Y . . . . . . . M . C. A . leaders from Portland his death leases a vacant place in and the following executive com- W orthy Citizen Called cha a betwen 1,000 and 1 500 tbe community that will be felt mittee was elected to handle the badges for the G A. R., W. R. C. George Edwin M cKibbin, for bv manv. and Ladies of the G. A. R campaign in Western Washington j twelve years a highly-respected The Commercial club will pay county comp ising the tem tory Jesse Knight Called the railroad fare and entertam- resident of this vicinity, passed contiguous to Cornelius, Forest Jes^e Knirht, for the past four­ Grove, Dilley, Gaston, Gales ment for the Fife and Drum Corps away at a Portland sanitarium teen years a respected citizen of Creek and Hillside: of twelve members. Friday evening April 13th, follow- Messrs. Sanford, Batesand Me ing an operation. Funeral services Forest Grove, passed to his rewaid Chairman— B. J. Simpson Cready are a committee to fix up were held at the Buxton chapel,, at his home on North Fourth Secretary— Prof R. F. C arke. the band stand and provide seats in this city, Tuesday afternoon at street at 2 o clock Wednesday Treasurers—-M R. Johnson and for spectators. 2:30, under the auspices of the morning, aged 1 8 years. John Thornburgh Directors then adjourned to local camp of Modern Woodmen,» Deceased was born in Randolph _______ _ Geo. G. Paterson, Dinctors— Tuesday, April 24, at 7:30 p. m. of which deceased was an honored county, Indiana, Sept, 6th, «838, H. Hollis and Prof. Bates member. Elder Elson H Em- :,ru1 moved with his parents to j a banquet will be held in the M rs. A lexan der Indicted merson of Laurelwood preached Iowa when twelve years of age. In ¡¿iujibiin Hotel next Monday ev- The Expiess learns that the re- the sermon and a (juartet.com- the spring of I860 he crossed the enjng at 6:30 to formulate p ans ci nt. grand jury found an indict- posed of Mrs. A. E. Gardner, plains to ( dorado, where he for carryjng on the work ,n this ment for assault against Mrs. Mrs. E. G. Webb, James Andrus mined for gold In October, L b - , district and all business men and Marian Alexander, wife of Robert and Thomas Isaacs, sang some of he enlisted in the second Colorado i otj,ers interested in our soldier Alexander, living a short distance the favorite hymns of the de- cavalry and servM m the war un-1 boys’ welfare are urged to be pres- southwi st of this citv. The as ceased. The pallbearers were Geo. HI its close, in l«68, at (.lUtnrie, i ent Those expecting to attend sault is alleged to have been made G. Paterson, A. E. Scott. E. G. T?e w^s ^nitefI in marriage w jj| p|Pase hand their names to on her fourteen-year-old stepson. Mills, Wm. Weitzel, B. F. White with Miss Mat t ha J Sheely, who, j following committee: W. J. Mrs. Clifford Walker Tuesday Louis Alexander,''and consisted of and S. Gibson. The ritualistic with two (laughers Airs. Zelpha MeCready, A. G Hoffman or Dr. and Wednesday evenings enter­ pouring scalding water on his head services of the M . W. A. were K . Austin ot Riverside, Ualif , bishop. Plates 35 cents. Those tained at cards and refreshments and back. The accused is at lib- ! rendered at the grave, in Forest and Mrs. luiu A. tsayne ot this , jnterest;ecj from territory outside city— survive the a erty pending her trial in circuit; View cemetery. ^ i » l ! £ ~ 8UmVe * 16 hU8“ and and of Forest Grove are cordially in -\ large number of men and women Deceased was born in Ontario, father. . . . . vited to attend this banquet. court under a bond of $100, with and this afternoon she is enter­ Mr. Knight joined the local her husband and W. 1). Wood as Canada, Nov 7, 1872. and seven- taining in the same manner a Cornelius to Pave teen years ago, in North Dakota ¡Christian church in 1908 and has ureties. number of ladies. was united in marriage with Miss | always been a faithful member. The common council of the citv Horseshoers Elect Officers Margaret Avery. Twelve years He was a loyal husband, a kind - Cornel lius last night awarded Yesterday was one of the birth­ The members of Local N o. 686, ago the family moved to their father and exemplary citizen. nfintraM« ¡u fnii««*» fnr tiu> day anniversaries of Comrade Master Horseshoers, met in this farm, a mile northeast of this! Funeral services were held at contracts as follows for the mater- George Thomas, a member of the city Sunday in annual meeting! city, where they have since re- the Buxton chapel at 10 o clock ial to pave four blocks on th e , local G. A. R. post, and after the and elected officers, as follows: A. ¡sided. 0m morning. Rev. Sias of Mc- Base Line road and two blocks on regular post meeting, M r. Thomas W . Mills, Banks, president; L. M .l Mr. McKibbin is survived by Minnville and Rev. R. L I utnara Pine street: C. B. Buchanan 15501 and some of the other boys served Goit, Reedville, vice president; J .' his widow and four children, Har- '° f th's c*’ y officiating, and the re- barrels of Portland cement; Col­ a dinner baked and prepared by G. Lenneville, Forest Grove, sec-1 old. aged 16; Nellie,aged 14; John, mains were taken to Portland by umbia Contract company, sand, j Comrade Thomas, the guests be­ retury; E. I ). Kerr, Hillsboro, | aged 12, and Gladys, aged 9. He j Undertaker Ruxton this afternoon gravel and crushed rock; Trusted ing the members of the post and steel treaurer. j leaves two brothers in Minnesota, for cremation. ______ , Concrete . i Steel n • company, n . the ladies of the Relief Corps. Mr. Thomas baked several of the The Express learns that the “ V*; a[,a<,aa^ ° " ^ 8ister* Mrs- People down frOm Upper G ales! bituminous road binder, cakes used at the dinner and the high price of feed has induced •” >" n 1 aylor ol tms city. Creek today report, that the pro- George Ortman was in town to­ ladies admit that he is some baker. many milk dealers to raise prices George McKibbin was a loving , moters of the new railroad are a cent a quart,, beginning May and atfectionate husband, a kind taking up rights-of-way, prepara- day, buying material to finish up A nice musical and literary pro­ his new house. gram was rendered. lst. father and a good neighbor and tory to beginning work. Albert and Robert are twins.