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A N IN D E P E N D E N T W E E K L Y N E W S P A P E R
Voi. 2. No. 24
FOREST GROVE. OREGON. T H U R S D A Y . JU N E 21. 1917
American Purses Open
j N 0 T E0
Wide to the Red Cross
SOPRANO
W ILL SING H ER E
Mary A d «
The Red Groan drive for fund» the lives of the two were united
to lake care of American and other with a ring ceremony.
The bride’s father, Rev. B. H.
soldiers injured in the big war in
Jones,
with the assistance of Prof.
now in full swing in every city,
Hates and Rev. Patten, performed
hamlet and community in the the ceremony. The church was
United Staten and present ap well filled with guests and many
pearances indicate that the sym congratulations and good wishes
pathetic people of the United were extended the happy couple.
States will raise fully one hundred i ^ l co^
waH
al?c*
white throughout, both in the
and fifty million dollars, instead decorations and costumes.
of the hundred million asked by i Mr. aruj Mrs. FlKbert Bishop
President Wilson and his cabinet. |t.ft at five o’clock for their new
Forest Grove is doing well, hav-j home in Dover,
New Jersey.
ing raised fully half of her allot where the groom has a civil ser
ment of $¡{,500 and some of the vice position.
smaller towns are doubling their
Jaspcr-Saunders
allotment. This is particularly <
true of Dillev, which was asked ■ A very pretty wedding took
for $500 and has raised almost place at St. Anthony’s Church
twice that amount, with the cam yesterday, when Helena Saunders
became the bride of Theodore
paign to last two days more.
Jasper,
at a Nuptial High Mass,
The drive in this city began
sung
by
the pastor, Rev. Father
Tuesday morning, after the solic
Buck.
The
church was beauti-
itors had met at the Congrega-
tumal church the previous night ^
decorated in pink and white
fo ra little lunch, paid for, by with f^U>onsof ivy and a huge
themselves, and had received their w.h*t.e
ha,n« inK ov?r/ ht‘ ^ n
instructions from Chairman Hollis, ‘/ / h* sanctuary
Miss Mabel
Secretary Dunlap and Campaign Adams presided at the organ and
Manager Simpson. The solicitors to h.1* 8,ram8 <?. Mendelssohn^
work under plans borrowed from a d d in g march the couple came
-
the Y . M. C. A , as do the solicitors ^ w a r d to t he altar, where the
cen.
The
in the entire nation. Nobody g e t s « 0 ™ 1"
wer* 8P?
a cent for his work and solicitors bridesmaid was a si ter of the
must pay their own expenses, in
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addition to which they are expect-!wh,le VVa^ r Ja8P<*r
tni to donate money, just the same ! {P’c*Vn .. {^.e y.ounK couple ha e
a . tliose from whom they «.lic it
and are well known and have
funds.
hosts of friends who will wish
J. Pierpont Morgan gives a
them a long, happy, prosperous
million dollars, l o a n s the com
life. A wedding breakfast was
mittee his offices, rent free, gives
served to the guests at the home
the services of his private secre
of Mr. Frank Smith.
tary so long as he is needed and
works as a solicitor under his own
private secretary. This little in
cident is mentioned to show that
the big men of the country appre-;
ciate the importance of the Red ■ The thirty-first annual conven-
Cross work.
Itio n o fth e Woman’s Home Mis-
The funds asked and already sionary society of the M. E.
raised from the different towns church
and hamlets in thL district, out- convened at the M . E. church in
side Forese Grove, are as follows: this city at 9:30 this morning and
Collected
Asked
will continue until tomorrow af
1923.60
$500.00
Dilley
ternoon.
186.50
200.00
Hillside
The address of welcome was
207.50
200.00
Thatcher
given by Mrs A. G. Hoffman and
200.00
Karman City 200.00
the response was by Mrs. A. A.
101.00
200.00
Galea Creek
Underhill of Salem. The forenoon
154.00
800.00
Gaston
was devoted to hearing reports of
350.00
S00.00
Cornelius
district and department secre
200.00
21X1.00
Laurelwood
taries, followed by a dinner in the
The figures given above are league rooms.
from,reports filed by solicitors
. last ; The meeting for this evening
evening and by this evening the will open at 7:30 with a devotion-
sum will have grown considerably al service, followed by an inter
Many communities in Oregon esting literary and musical pro-
have already doubled the amounts gram.
asked of them and it is the desire! Election of officers will be to
of the local committee to come as morrow afternoon.
near collecting double the amount
CONDENSED NEWS NOTES
a-ked of Forest Grove as possible.
The drive will be kept up until
Billy Martin of Portland visited
dark Saturday night and if the relatives in this city Sunday.
solicitors miss anybody, those
Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Walker mo-
missed may go to the offices of ^ored
Portland this morning.
Holl,S & Graham and leave their, E M sherret, u , xp K t„ , home
contributions with Secretary Dun
from Southern Oregon this even
lap.
ing.
Bishop-loues
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Miner and
children
of Cottage Grove are vis
The marriage of Margaret Bur
iting the Sherretts at the I.augh-
ton Jones and John Egbert Bishop
,
. .
llin hotel, Mrs. Miner being a
was solemnized Wednesday after- j nipce to M r Sherrett.
noon at two o ’clock, before an
Father Buck has received word
altar of roses in the Congregational of the marriage on June 13th of
church. Mrs. F. W. Jones l>eau- his niece. Miss Anna Laura Good
tifully rendered the appropriate man. to Mr. Roy Emery Dunn,
at Detroit, Mich. T h e bride
selection, “ O Fair, O Sweet and
spent several vacations in this
H oly.” To the strains of the city and attended the local high
wedding march the bridal party school.
entered, the flower girl leaving a
Miss Emma B. Penfield, who is
path of rose petals in her wake; vacationing at Rockaway, writes
the bridesmaids following im the Express that the weather at
the heach has been very pleasant
mediately after, then the maid of
and that she is having a fine time.
honor with Prof. Bates, and then Miss Penfitld is pleased at the
the bride, leaning on the arm of activity being shown by the peo
her father The groom, best man, ple of Rockaway in Red Cross
and Rev. Patten entered from the work, practically every adult in
other side, the groups meeting at the town being an enthusiastic
the artistically decorated altar, member of the Red Cross society,
where the vows were made and which she assisted in organizing.
. Home Missionaries
Now in Session
Hay* of Now York With
Band.
$1.50 per Year
Forest Grove Is Host
Next Week to Veterans
Due to the strenuous efforts of the parade. Often-times parades be
the veterans of the G. A. R., the come very tiresome on account o f de
The Joint concert u|>i<earnnc« of
ladies of the Relief Corps and the lay in formation. L et us be prompt in
Mary Adel Ilaya. prlma donna so
this matter, with every organization in
prano of New York, with the Hoyal 'various committees of the Com its place in the line, so that we can
Venetian Hand at Chautauqua. will be mercial club, everything is prac start promptly at four o ’ clock, as an
to assure the
the greatest nrunlcnl attraction fea tically prepared
nounced in the program.
tured at the Elllaon-Whlte Assemblies comfort and entertainment of the
It would be fitting and proper i f every
1500 members of the G A. R.,
one would decorate their homes and as
1 W. R. C. and Ladies of the G. A.
sist in the decoration o f the streets
! R. who will open their annual en-
with the National Emblems, making
¡campment in this city next Tues
our city display a fitting welcome to
day morning.
our honored guests. It is the wish o f
The committee on rooms and the Commercial Club that all our citi
meals reports that the people zens unite in making these three days
have responded nobly and no vis o f next week, set apart to the G. A. R.
itor need fear of going without Encampment, days long to be remem
plenty of food or shelter; halls bered in the history o f our city.
have beenjsecured for holding the
L et everyone be cheerful and smiling,
various sessions of the three or welcoming our guests in the spirit o f
ders mentioned; parades and other pleasure and loyalty to the cause of
features have been arranged; Mrs. freedom, which the old soldiers repre
McEldowney has her choruses sent. Sincerely,
pretty well rehearsed; the flag po’e j
L. M. G RAH AM ,
i (96 feet in length) has been de- j
President Commercial Club.
Iivered, dressed and painted and |
M. R. JOHNSON,
will be raised by Tuesday; com -1
Secretary.
mittees are now working toward
having the business and residence,
Autos Wanted
sections decorated and the various J People who will use their cars
lodge officers are calling out their to carry old soldiers and their
M A R Y A D E L HAY8.
members to participate in Tues ladies in the parade are asked to
thlH season, M iss Hays [H>sn<‘K><ea an day’s big parade.
The children’s
unusual ranue of three ««-tave*. an«l parade for Wednesday afternoon bring them to the bank corners
not later than 3:30 o'clock next
the- iiatniilshinf: ease with which she
promises to be one of the pretty Tuesday afternoon. This is very
does (he coloratura roles Is (Mjiiale>l
Fol important.
only by the warmth, smoothness arid features of the celebration.
streutrth of her \-olre In NUHtaltied |>a» lowing is the complete program:
L. M . G R A H A M ,
saites. She e«|K*< ially exeels as a hand
First Day June 26
Pres
Commercial Club.
soloist, the volume an«! power of her
>
tones rising easily above the heavy
bra*» accompaniment
GRAHAM AND
FERRIN ELECTED
A t M onday’s annual school
meeting, L M . Graham was al
most unanimously elected a di
rector for a term of three years
and H. E. Ferrin was elected
clerk for one year. The names of
these two men were so sat isfactory
to the taxpayers that no one was
nominated to oppose either of
them, although humorously-in
clined persons cast a few scatter
ing votes for people who were not
candidates.
Sixty-one votes were cast at the
election.
The clerk’s a n n u a l r e p o r t
showed that there were 766 per
sons between the ages of four and
twenty years in the district, with
122 boys and 157 girL enrolled in
grades above the eighth.
Six male and seventeen female
teachers were employed during
the year, all of whom attended
the teachers’ institute.
Eighty three books were added
to the library during the year,
making a total of 1258 on hand.
The three school buildings, with
grounds, are valued at $58.000
and the furniture and apparatus
are valued at $7,500
This prop
erty is insured for $34,000
The average monthly salary of
male teachers was $104.90 and
that of female teachers was $69.44.
The value of the taxable prop
erty in the district is $1,287,650 50.
While the beginning of the term
found $1,075,96 on hand, the
close of the term found in the
treasurer’s hands $1,462.98, an
increase of $387.02.
In Honor of Mrs. Sexton
MORNING
Reception Committee a n d Band at
Notice, Everybody
Headquarters.
All persons having large flags or
Registration and Assignment o f Rooms.
bunting which they will loan to
Information Bureau, at Verta’ hall.
the decorating committee for use
io decorating the business section,
2:00 Council o f Administration, G. A.
please notify L. M . Graham or
R., meets at Marsh hall.
Miss Margaret Hinman.
3:00— Formation o f Parade by Camp
AFTERNOON
Fire Girls and Boy Scouts.
Order o f Parade-
W. R. C.
All members of J. B. Matthews
Fife and Drum Corps,
W.
R . C. please be on hand
G. A. R .t W. R. C. and L. o f G A. R.,
promptly
at 9:15 a. m., June 26,
Forest Grove Band,
at
S.
P.
depot
to meet the official
City Officials and Council,
G.
A.
R.
train
from Portland,
Fire Department,
which
will
bring
the
Commander
Civic Orders, Granges, Lodges,
and
Staff
and
delegates.
Pacific University Students,
Jenkins Walters, Pres.
Home Guards,
Condensed Milk Company,
Postal Employes,
Entomological Department,
Camp Fire and Honor Guard Girls,
Boy Scouts.
Honor Guard
All members who have not been
appointed to a position for the
work to be done during the G. A.
R. encampment will please report
to Langley hall on Monday morn-*
ing. Drill will be held at the gym y
nasium on Saturday, and every
one is expected to report then.
Parade will f o r m o n Main
street, with head of column at
First avenue, north; go north on
Main to Third avenue; west on
Third avenue to A street; south
on A street to Pacific avenue and
I. 0. 0. F.
east on Pacific avenue to First
street; south on First to Third
All members of Washington
avenue, south; west to Main lodge, I. O. O. F.. are urged to be
street and then north to place at the hall at 2 p. m. next Tues
of starting.
day, to participate in the Encamp
4:00—G R A N D PA R A D E .
ment parade.
Visiting brothers
Parade w ill halt at the Central also invited
school building, where the Wo
C O M M IT T E E .
man’s R elief Corps will present
a flag to the Central school,
while the band plays “ The Star-
Spangled Banner.”
Response
by Sup’ t. H. E. Inlow.
The
Ladies o f the G. A. R. will pre
sent a picture to the Central
school. Response by Prof. G. E.
Richards. Parade will then pro
ceed to Congregational church
square, where the G. A. R. V et
erans will present, raise and
dedicate a F l a g to the Boy
Scouts.
(Continued on page Five)
Rebekahs
All members of Forest Rebekah
lodge are hereby called to meet at
the lodge hall at 2:30 p. m. next
Tuesday, to participate in the En
campment parade. Visiting Re
bekahs also invited.
H. R. B E R N A R D ,
Degree Captain.
Attention, Singers
All who are practicing for the
I choruses f o r t h e Encampment
please meet at Marsh Hall Satur
day at 7:30 for practice.
A L A S T WORD
MRS. W. W. M C E L D O W N E Y
Before another issue o f the Forest
After the regular meeting of Grove papers go to press the G. A. R.
Forest Rebekah lodge last even Encampment will be practically drawn
ing, a committee served ice cream to a close and we will know how well
and wafers in honor of Mrs Bar we have met the requirements o f host.
W e wish to express to the citizens o f
bara Sexton, the warden, who
leaves some time next week for Forest Grove our sincere gratitude for
San Diego, C a lif, where Mr. Sex the manner in which they have re
ton is now employed and where sponded to the call for assistance in en
they will mak» their home. Mrs tertaining and caring for our guests,
H. T . Giltner presented Mrs. j W e also wish to urge the necessity o f
Sexton with a “ message book,” in prompt service from all committees
which many members of the lodge j and that they be in their places for the
wrote messages for the departing ! duties o f entertainment and help during
member, to be opened only after j the Encampment. W e wish to em
phasize this particularly in relation to
she reached her destination.
Henry Scott, living between
Patton and Scoggin valleys, went
to Portland Tuesday and took
several hundred pounds of barbed
wire, stolen from his place, away
from some junk dealers. The po
lice were not inclined to help Mr.
Scott, so he helped himself to his
property.
Miss Beth Sexton left this
merning for Portland, where she
enters the Good Samaritan hos
pital for a course of training as a
nurse.