Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, May 13, 1917, DAILY EDITION, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2

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Grants Pass all tie gl'sek
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Opening' Toniorrrow
Merry-Go-Round Theism rjiy9
Ferris Wheel TheOIutB5,iOTers
The Modern Sampson The Midway'
A MORAL AND REFHIDSHjHOW
Two Performances Duly y
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DddbeBroiuziibis
MOTOR OA ft
ft Speaks: f or ltsilA,n
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C. L. Hobart Comjmpany
Will TradQle
South Sixth Street property and tFot ford for resi-
; . dence property, 8w ,
Mclntyre's Gaarae
506 So. 6th St
St. Valentine
Broccoli Seed
- is the Best Kind
Seed Corn isSoicaxrce
We Have Some
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FASHION GAERA.E
Reliable Repanurimg'
Expert Vulcaniziof j,
". ; Oxy-Acetylenc'WeliMttiig .
Full Line of Auto Acceuuories
3016thSt. Phoione 163
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Rebekaha Hn May Party
Tuesday evening the I. O, O. F.
hall wu transformed Into a gay May
ing tcn. Id the center of the lodge
was a May pole with pink and green
t ream era. Sixteen ladlea dressed In
whit wound the May pole. Bowla ot
lllaca added to the artistic decorations
of the hall. A dainty lunch of sand
wiches, pick lee and cake was tound In
May baskets of pink and green pre
sented to each couple. Coffee waa al
so served. The remainder of the
evening was spent' with Informal
games and somVaot Over 100 were
present and reported aii excellent
time. .,
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Would-be Mountaineer
Maurk-e Wilkins, Frank Turpln
and Deal Wllklns bsde farewell to
civilisation Saturday afternoon and
climbed Into the hills to the Gran
ite Hill mine where they spent the
night. Supper and breakfast were
cooked over i camp tire and a moat
excellent time was reported.
Guild Meeting
A regular business and social
meeting of the 8alnt Luke's guild
was held In the Guild hall on Fourth
street Wednesday afternoon. At
the conclusion of a short business
session a social good time waa en-'
Joyed y all. Irfght refreshments
were served.
.Amity Haas Party
The Amity class of the Baptist
Sunday school waa divided
Into two sections some time sgo for
a membership contest, the cap
tains chosen being Earl Plttlnger
and Josephine Palmer. The side
represented by the former lost to
Miss Palmer's side snd showed their
acceptance of defeat most graciously
at a party given the victors In the
Baptist church parlors Saturday
evening. Music and games filled the
evening hours until pineapple Ice
-cream and cake were served to the
following: Mr. and Mrs. Psul Klr
ker, Josephine Palmer, Earl Plttln
ger. Pauline Swscker, Stanley Sum
mers. Elsie Powers, Rev. Douglas.
Ruth Smith, Alberta Powers, Harry
Edgerton, Howard Bears. Nettle
Fitzgerald, Leslie Turner, Emil Ge
bers. Ward Hyde, Henry Shook,
Gladys Whipple, Edna Houck. Eu
nice Blodgett, Arle Gotcher, Bertha
Hyde, Florence Borork, Mary Young-
blood, GenevleVe McCracken.
Pinner finest at Rabin
I Mr. and Geo. C. Sabln entertained
!at dinner Sunday noon at their home
i on Lawnrldge avenue. The dinner
table centerpiece was a bowl of pink
and white sweet pens. The guests
were Mr. and Mrs. George Riddle,
Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Cramer, Mrs. H,
H. Basler, Misses Florence Riddle,
Marian Sabln, Jeanette Cramer, tu
da Basler, Messrs. Theodore Cra
mer Jr., Vernon Basler, George Rid
die, Velton Basler, Arthur Cramer
and Richard Cramer.
Ijancheon Gaewts
Misses Nettle Fitzgerald snd
Oladys Hood entertained at a five-
course luncheon, Tuesday evening at
7 o'clock at the Fitzgerald home on
A street. The color scheme was gold
and white, with bowls of pansles for
decorations. Following the most ex
cellent meal, at which Mr. and Mrs.
Guy Knapp were invited to act as
host and hostess, games and vocal
and Instrumental music most pleas
antly sped the evening hours. The
privileged ones were Misses Pauline
Swacker. Esther Ollkey, Opal Hlller,
Mr. and Mrs. Knapp, Messrs. Stanley
Summers, Wallace Nlles and Eu
gene Halllday.
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Ladles AM Meeting
The Ladles Aid of the First Ban
list church met Wednesday after
noon In the social rooms of that
ehurcn. r Mrs. MAfcu'ctett and Mrs.
F. O. Youngblood were hostesses.
The afternoon was pleasantly spent
dressing dolls for the fall bazaar
snd sewing rags for ruga Lemon
pie with whipped cream and tea were
served. About twenty-five ladles
were present. '
Thui-Nday Afternoon Club Meet
Mrs. August Goettsche entertslned
the Thursday Afternoon sewing club
this week at her home at' Mrs. Oravs.
Sewing and visiting pleasantly piss
ed toe afternoon hours until light
refreshments were served by the
hostess.
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Annual Parish Supper' '
The snnual parish sunner and
general church conference was held
at 3t. Luke's Guild hall Monday
evening. A bountiful sunner was
pariah members,, Following the din
ner hour a bualnesa meeting con
vened with reports of committees
holding office during th past year
and election of officers for the com
ing year. The meeting was then
open to geoeral discussion of church
Interests and good-fellowship talk,
Mlaalonary Society Meets
The Mlasionary Society of the
Christian church met with Mrs
Grant Thraaher at her home on K
street Tuesday afternoon. The study
topic under discussion was "The
Missionary Board of the Church of
Christ." An excellent program had
been planned and was enthusiastic
ally' received. Mrs, J. H. Harmon
sang and Mr. Goldman, the Russian
Jew missionary, waa present and
gave a short talk on his life.
School Hoard Entertained
Dr and Mrs. J. P. Trusx, Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. B. Lundburg, Mr. snd Mrs.
G. C, Macy, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Van
Dyke and 8upt. Daniel Hull were
entertained by the young ladlea of
the domeatlo science department at
the High achool Wednesday evening
at" o'clock. The dining room was
beautifully decorated with apple
blossoms, the color scheme through
out being pink snd green. The
seven-course dinner waa served In
dainty snd perfect style by Misses
Florence Bocock and Dorothy Mo
Mannus. The others assisting Miss
Gladys Penn, the domestic science
Instructor, were Misses Florence
Riddle. Ruth Prstt sud Inga Krus
sel. see
Birthday Party
Mrs. Walter Harmon entertained
Thursday afternoon In honor of the
seventh birthday of her son Cecil.
Games were played by the young
sters until called to partake ot sand
wiches, cake and candy. Those pres
ent were Miss Marian Hood and
Masters Thomaa Curtain, Gardla
Mclntyre. Paul Kisdon. Ellis Hol
mes, Carl Metsrhan, Wade and Cecil
Harmon.
, Surprise for Mlaa Waldron
Mlssea Margaret Hair, Dams. Mc
Kinstry, Virginia Green, Evelyn An
derson, Clara Welsch', and Masters
Owen Holmes, Donald Barnes, Billy
Anient, Newell and Thomas McKln
stry, Don Megargle and Cecil Hughes
'surprised Miss Thelma Waldron at
the Waldron home on Josephine
street Frldsy evening In honor of
her birthday. Various gsmes mer
rily sped the evening hours, panalng
for a light repast of sandwiches,
cake and cocoa. A most delightful
time was declared by guests and
hostess. '
IMenlc to Victors
In the fall the high school stu
dent body waa divided Into two
sides captained by Rdbert and Juel
Bestul for the boys snd Florence
and Eleanor Bocock for the girls,
the sides being known ss the blue
and while respectively. In tthletic
sports the sides contested and at the
close of the season the blue side
proved victorious. In acceptance of
defeat the white side gave a picnic
In the city psrk rrldsy evening.
About 150 were present to enjoy
the excellent picnic supper of salnd,
pressed meat, pickles, sandwiches,
cake and coffee. Following the sup
per, games were played until a gen
eral move was msde to be homeward
bound.
Early Morning Picnicker
Saturday morning at 6:80 a merry
crowd of young folks set out for
Louse creek, arriving at their des
tination while tb morning was yet
young, and found flowers In abun
dance. A plcnie dinner was rook
ed over a camp fire at noon and the
party returned to town In the early
evening. The hikers were: Corlyss
Courtney, Arleta Meyers, Pauline
Braeger, Irene Braeger, Lulu Gar
rett, Bertha Calhoun, Melba Macy,
Horace Meyers, Bertrsm Courtney,
and chaperons, Lorene Courtney,
. ; ;('. ' ; v '
Past NoWe Grands Entertained
The regular monthly meeting of
the Past Noble Grands' club, of Etna
Rebekah lodge, was held Frldsy af
ternoon In the I. O. 0. F. hall. After
the 'business session, the following
program was given: Piano solo 'by
Anns Schmidt; poems on fraternity
and patriotism were read by Mrs.
Cleveland and Mrs. Qoodnow; Mrs.
Nixon displayed a fine collection of
Hawaiian pictures and curios, giving
a short sketch of each article, and a
portfolio of beautiful and artistic
drawings In the penmanship of her
father. Cake and coffee were served,
after which a pleasant hour ' was
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Opera House
Thursday, May 17
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U. of 0. Girls' Glee Club
Auspices Girls' Honor Guard
spent with music, fancy work and
visiting. Those present were: Presi
dent Ida Smith, Vice-president Dora
Cleveland. Secretary Addle Tuffs;
Treasurer Louesa Dixon, Musician
Anna Schmidt; Mrs. Davis, Mrs
Dickinson, Mrs. Flanagan, Mrs.
Goodnow, Mrs. Hlldreth, Mrs. I-am-phesr,
Mrs. McCracken, Mrs. Emma
Smith and Meadanies Mlnto and
Nixon, hostesses ot the afternoon.
Dinner OueoU at IllddJev'
Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge R. Riddle
entertslned at dinner Thursday even
ing at their home on Orchard avenue,
the guests being Mr. and Mrs. T. P.
Cramer and family, and nephew.
Warren 81over. of New York, Mrs
H. L Ollkey. Miss Esther Ollkey.
JOKFKE I.KAItNH A NEW
AMERICA "KMPHAMI7.KK"
New York. May 1 2. Marshal Jof
fre has added a perfectly good Am
erican word to his vocabulary. He
i used It to express his admiration of
the. trim soldierly appearand of the
I West Point cadets snd It was one of
.the last things he said aa he depart-
ed from New York eurly today fur
Boston.
The word, aa Joffre pronounced It,
la "bnl-lee." There Is no mystery
about where Joffre got the word,
MANY FARMERS MEET
TO HELP FOOD PUUI
Portland, May II. This l
"farmers' defense day" throughout
Oregon, under proclamation by Gov
ernor Wlthycombe. Meetings are
held In every rursl district to dis
cuss plana to Increase the aisle's
yield of foodstuffs. In Portland city
gardeners, numbering several thou
sand, will parade down town streets
attired In old clothes snd carrying
hoes, rakra and shovels.
UEIIMINY'M MAIL HKKVH'H
LIMITED TO FEW COI XTIUKM
Amsterdam. May I J. Except be
tween themselves and Switzerland.
Holland unj Scandinavia, the cen
tral'powcrH are now entirely Isolated
from mall communication with the
world. Uerlln'a announcement to
Jny that owing to Impossibility of
sate communication, mall service has
been discontinued with Spain, Mex
ico and Central and South America,
put the final seal of Isolation on the
central power nations.
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West Coffee
- a just Kicnr'
Maxwells
Still making world's records that no other chi-m trv
to equal.
Following nru complete operating expenses of a
regular Maxwell stock touring car and you caif
duplicate this trip if yon use a Maxwell.
COMPLETE OI'KltATIN't; K.I'ESEN
Automobile Trip Minn HI Touring t r Kn.m CorvallN, Oregon.
to IttMtnn, Mum., and I tot urn ,7IM Mile
This table provea that the Mnxwell operates for I , rents per mile.
This Seeley summary establishes that for a seanon and a half of
ordinary use your Maxwell costs would be ts.do per month.
Totul number of miles traveled East 4.A0O
Total number of miles traveled West ' ,"i,i00
Dully average In miles covered:
Plains 175
Mountains 150
Average number of miles per gallon (transcontinental East! 23.4
Average number of miles per gallon of gasoline (West from
Chicago) with loaded trailer 17,2
Cost of gasoline going East "'J0 11
Cost of gaseline going West (with loaded trailer! tl.ti
Cost of oil and grease going East e so
Cost of oil and grease going West (with trallei) h's
Cost of food going East (2 persons) 19 iu
Cost of food going West
Boston-Chicago (2 persons) ...Z ...Z'i'it
Chlcsgo-Spoksne (4 persons) 38 it
SpoksnePortlsnd (2 persona) S.tl
Repslrs going East (Including service) Vi la
Repslrs going West (Including service) lo'se
Tolls going Esst (Bridge and Ferry) ij
Tolls going West (Includes admission to Yellowstone Park"
$7.60) 0
Cost of tires father dlfflcui't'to'estlmale
(I used over-slse tires of the same make as the Maxwell car Is
equipped, which gsve more thsn 9,000 miles.)
Using abovs as basis of estlmstlon, cost approximate lc per mile.
Cost of outfitting for the trip: '
Tent I X.OO Shovel ...... . , ao
mility box i.no Food box . J oe
Thermos bottle 2.50 Block snd tackle (not
Axe !-0 needed In summer) .... 3 0
Trailer (carried only from Chicago on return trip to accoin-
modate 2 extra people) . ,
Yours truly, Tota'iriStiofl
MART4N THAYER SEELEY.
March 21, HIT. Corvalll., Oregon.
You can get a complete illustrated booklet of
this trip, an well as sec these fnmoim little ears by
calling at the Maxwell garage. . '
BENJ. K COLLINS
DISTRIBUTOR
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served at 6:30 o'clock to over 50 J