I
(J^Aj^cijJ^ Vtt'UV'V-»
Site JHarcot Ofcmtf imnraa
AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
Vol. 2
Open Meeting Was
Very Interesting
I
FOREST (»ROVE, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOV. 29. 1917
No. 47
New Organization
Born Tuesday Night
Nichols-Long
Thirty-two representative citi
The open m< eiinRof the Fure*t
A very pretty wedding was
zens
of Forest Grove met at the
Grove Woman’« club, held at the
solemnized in Portland Wednes
Congregational church parlors
Star Theater Monday afternoon,!
day afternoon, Nov. 21, when
Tuesday evening, enjoyed a very
was not so heavi y attended a- j
Miss Alma I.ong, the daugh'er of
palatable and nutricious meat! ss
some of the previous meet in«« of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Long of Cor
and wheatless dinner, p repaid by
a similar character, hut it was ev-
nclius became the bride of Archie
some of the ladies of the chu: ch
i ry hit as interesting a meeting as
R. Nichols, the youngest son of
and served by men from the var
thecluh had held in many months.
Mr. and Mrs, James Nichols of
ious churches, after which they
Piesident Mrs. White presided
this city. They received many
proceeded to discuss the advisa
and the first numb. r was a vocal
beautiful p es- nts.
bility of organizing a Brother
solo by Mrs Fred W. Jones, the
Mr. and Mrs. Nichols will make
hood,
designed to promote fellow
number being so pleasing that the
their home in Portland, where the
ship
and
the moral and civic well-
linger was encored.
groom is employed in the city
fare of the community. Prof. H.
Mrs. Hazel Carmack’s piano j
posloffice. They h a v e many
E. inlow, Rev. R. E. Dunlap,
solo was received in the same
friends in Forest Grove who ex
Rev. A. B. Patten, L*. M Gra
manner, as was the vocal solo of
tend congratulation-.
ham, B. J. Simpson, W. P. Dyke,
Mrs R M. Eiwin of Hillsboro,
W. H. Hollis and others spoke in
who took for her selections very
Davidson Hermsen
favor
of the organization, after
difficult compositions.
Fred Lesler Davidson and Miss
which Thomas E. Isaacs led the
The speaking number on the
Ivoretta P. Hermsen, two of the
crowd
in singing some of the old
program had been assigned to,
most popular of th - city’s young
songs
familiar
to all. B. J. Simp
Rev. A. H. Fatten, who demon- j
people, slipped over to the Gretna
son then read the constitution
strated that he was the right man
MKS. M ARTHA K. W A T K IN S
Green of our neighboring sta'e on
and the same was adopted, with
Who
died
in
thin
city
November
19,
1917
for the job, taking for his subject,
the north on Nov. 21st and were
out a dissenting voice. The doc
“ Woman's Part in the New In-,
united in marriage by Rev Father
ument provides that the name of
ternalionalism.” T h e speaker, to the end that the boys “over Swain s, a Cutho tc priest of Van
the
organization s h a l l be the
there”
might
not
go
hungry
into
N
O
BL
E
R.
LLOYD,
characterized Woodrow Wilson as
couver.
Son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
E.
S.
Lloyd,
who
Brotherhood
of Forest Grove; its
“ the premier potentate of the the trenches.
They returned home the fo’low- w as killed Nov. 17th, in F rance, while
officers
shall
be
a president, vice
world” and declared it was des “America belongs to the wo-Id! ing evening and are now living at in action a g a in st the H uns. He was
president, secretary and treasurer;
tined that the United States was Knit on, you good women; help the I>aFrane home.
a Canadian infa ntrym a n.
that it shall hold meetings on the
throw
around
this
bleeding
world
to have a determining influence in
Blum-Morgan
the war, with woman nobly hold the robe of Christ,” wa* the clos
They will reside on the groom’s last Tuesday evening of each
At his office in the court house, place, in the Verboort settlement. month; fifteen members shall con
ing up her part of the work. | ing thought of the speaker. The
address
was
one
of
the
most
elo
at Hillsboro, Couniy Judge Rea--
Speaking of the wave of patriot
There was a big dance and stitute a quorum. The dues are
ism that swept America when war quent and most patriotic delivered oner last Thursday united in mar wedding dinner at the Verboort but 50c per year, but special as
was forced on her, the speaker in this city since the war started riage Mi>s Emma Manchester hall, the dancing starting at 1 sessments may be levied, when
declared hr* did not “raise his boy and will, no doubt, put new en Morgan of Gaston and Mr. Arthur o’clock Tuesday afternoon and needed, by a two-thirds vote of
to be a soldier,” but when the thusiasm into many who heard it. Blum of Cherry Grove. The continuing until 7 o’clock S. A. all the members. Officers elected
bride is the daughter of Mr. and Walker arid Clarence Lenneville were:
gn at need for soldiers came, his
Conservation Meeting
H E. Inlow, President.
hoy was ready to fight for uni-1 The open “Conservation” meet Mrs. Steven Morgan of this city of this city and Mrs. F McBride
W. P. Dyke, Vice President.
and
ha-
a
host
of
friends
in
this
ver.-al democracy and neither ing of the club will be held a ’
of DiWvy furnished the music for
B.
J. Simpson, Secretary.
father nor mother were inclined Langley hall at 3 o’clock next city and vicinity who will wish the festivities
M. R. Johnson, Treasurer.
to h o l d h i m back. A great, Monday afternoon and all women her well in her marital venture.
Local
Boys
Win
Out
Thirty-one persons signed the
She
made
her
home
for
the
past
courage has possessed the people are i n v i t e d .
There will be j
membership
roll and all who sign
A
dispatch
from
the
Presidio,
of the United States, military and I samples of wheatless war breads, year with Mr. and Mrs. H. D
civil, and the more courage dis-, with an explanation of their in Bryant of Gaston. The groom is San Francisco, under date of Nov. before the next meeting (Christ
played by those at home, the bet- j gredients and manner of mixing engaged in furni-hing Uncle Sam 26th, reports that two Forest mas night) will be considered
ter the fighting spirit of the boys and baking, Mrs. Richardson be- with ship “ knees” and is known Grove boys—Chas. L. Robinson charter members. One hundred
as an honorable and industrious and H. E. Ferrin—have won com- men is the mark of the officers.
who have gone abroad. Rev. | the lecturer in this department.
Pat ten spoke of the many loving , Miss Minnie Myers will give a young man. They will live near m s-ions in the second officers’
Gone to Mother’s Funeral
training camp. Mr. Robinson,
words for mother being written talk on “The Use of Available Cherry Grove.
Edward
L. Sayres, wife and
who is a son of Mr. and Mrs. H.
home by the boys “over there,” , Materials,” and there will be a
Krieger-Lyda
N. Robinson of this city, is now a youngest child departed Tuesday
and rejoiced that the mothers review of the “ Meatless Program”
At 9 o’clock Tuesday morning first lieutenant of infantry, while evening for Dayton, Wash., to a t
were never out of the minds of which was given the first Monday Nov. 27, Father Spranger united
Mr. Ferrin is a second lieutenant tend the funeral of Mr. Sayres’
the boys in the trenches “ Knit in this month.
mother, Mrs. John W. Sayres,
in marriage Miss Katherine Lyda
on! Pray on! Your sons are fight-1 The ladies are invited to bring of the Thatcher district and Theo of field artillery. If the same pro who passed away Monday last at
ing for a new day," he declared; pencil and paper to take notes. dore J. Kritger of Verboort, the cedure i- followed as in the first the home of her son, W’illiam, at
training camp, the boys will go to
"a day of universal democracy,
Mrs. C T. Richardson.
ceremony taking place at the Camp I>ewis for further training. Reubens, Idaho. Deceased visit
such as the world has never seen
Chairman. Catholic church at Roy.
ed her son, Ed, in this city during
and scarcely hoped for.”
Both these young people are
Mr-. S. G Hughes has been at the summer and departed several
S. A. Walker went to Portland
In paying a tribute to Clara
Sunday and brought home his favorably known in this part of Pori land the greater part of the weeks ago for Reubens, to visit
Barton, founder of the Red Cross,1
wife, who was operated on Oct. Washington county, having been past ten days, assisting in the the family of her son, William.
Rev. Patten declared that,through
23. She is still rather weak and rea ed from childhood in this sec care of her mother, Mrs. T. R. While there she became ill and
the Red Cross, the women of j sore, but expects to be in better tion. The bride is the daughter Turnbull, who is critically ill with passed away at the age of 74
America were knitting humanity health as a result of the operation. of Mr. and Mrs. William Lyda. a blood clot on the brain.
years. Deceased came west in
into the bloody and titanic strug-1
the early days, crossing the plains
gle going on in Europe. The
with her husband in a wagon
women of America were knitting
drawn by oxen. Besides her hus
their love into garments for the
band she is survived by four sons,
boys at the front.
Frand of Alaska, R. D. of Pendle-
The speaker said he had heard
Artful
: ton, Will of Reubens, Ida., and
that when a British soldier asked
Edward L. of this city.
an American S a m m y if he
“wouldn’t be awed in the presence
Union Church Services
txu»~n
of the king,” the American re
The Methodist. Christian and
plied, “ Not if I held the Ace.”
i Congregational churches will hold
The speaker was positive America
union -ervicesat the M. E. church
Jff ’7\ 6st*a
held all the aces in the deck, if a
this (Thursday) evening, at 7:30
BAXTl£FlELb
minister of the gospel might be
¡o’clock. Rev. R. L. Putnam will
pardoned for using the compari
preach the sermon. The public is
son. In cannon and munitions
invited.
she held the ace of clubs; in money
Frank Burlingham, who is at
and food supplies she held the ace
tending
U. of W., is spending his
'iso M ME
of diamonds, in tools for (intrench
Thankgiving
vacation with his
ing her armies, she held the ace
folks in this city.
I tqucntii
of spades and in the loyal-hearted
women of America she held the
Orpha Parker will ri present the
greatest ace of all—th<f ace of
grade schools of this city in the
hearts. The place to play this
state essay contest for a Shetland
•'■"P
tl,,‘ region " h e r e the Itrltlftli Imve broken n g re a t gnp through th e H lndcnhurg line and nd-
vnnce.l
Mini.ist
i,,
Cnmhrnl.
At
the
right,
one
of
(lie
huge
ta
n
k
s
tha
t
played
an
Im
portant
p
a
rt
In
the
advance,
and
ace was in the kitchen, in the
pony, according to announcement
l.leut. (Jen. Sir Ju lia n H.vng, who led the victorious Third arm y In the a tta c k .
conservation of the food supply,
of County Superintendent Frost.
—