The Athena press., March 11, 1927, Image 4

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"Winners of the Wilderness"
Standard Theatre, tomorrow night.
Louie Ringel has purchased a new
Studebaker sedan.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Ferguson are
driving a new Chrysler coupe.
Mrs. S. F. Sharp was brought home
from the hospital, Wednesday.
The J. T. club is meeting today
at the home of Mrs. Arthur Douglas.
A blustry reminder of winter was
ushered in with a light snowfall,
Wednesday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Slosson of Dry
den, Washington, visited at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jones.
Mrs. Raymond Geissel of Milton
visited with relatives and friends in
Athena, a portion of this week.
Mrs. Ida Banister is seriously ill
at her home in Athena. Mrs. Cora
Geary, nurse, is caring for her.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Logsdon are
having some remodeling done to their
home in the south part of town.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Whitehead mov
ed Monday into the L. J. Foss resi
dence in the north part of 'town.
The Women's Missionary societjw
of the Baptist church met with Mrs.
Jess Gordon on Thursday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gibbs of Taik
dale, were week-end guests at the
home of Mr and Mrs. Frank Cham
berlain Edward K. Lane, a stockraiscr of
Arlee, Montana, was here this week,
visiting at the home of his nephew,
C. L. McFadden.
The owner of automobile license
No. 177800 is the winner of five gal
lons of gasoline at Prestbye's service
station this week.
The ladies of the Baptist church
will hold a cooked food sale at 0.
O. Stephens' Pure Food Grocery on
Saturday March 12th.
Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Linbley who
reside near Pocatello, Idaho, stopped
at the Lee home in Athena a few
days this week on their way home.
They had Rpent the winter in Seattle
and Portland.
Milton Sills in "Paradise"
Standard Theatre, Sunday night.
All members of Pythian Lodge No.
29 K. of P. are requested to be pres
ent at the meeting to be held, Thurs
day evening, March 17.
Miss Frederica Kershaw who spent
the week end with her parents in
Pendleton, was in Athena Sunday, ac
companitd by Mr. and Mrs. Kershaw.
Most of the holes for blasting the
remainder of the Thorn Hollow grade
have been bored, and blasting along
the right of way is now in progress.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Betts and
Rev. and Mrs. E. M. Bollinger drove
to Dayton Wednesday to hear Dr.
Oscar Lowry in his Tabernacle Un
ion revival meeting.
Mrs. A. E. Shick, who was oper
ated on several weeks ago in The
Walla Walla Valley General hospital,
was brought home Sunday and is
convalescing nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. J D. Huggins spent
a portion of last week visiting at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Riley Bur
den near Umapine. Mrs. Huggins is
a sister of Mr. Burden.
There will be a St. Patrick's silver
tea at the Baptist parsonage home
of Rev. and Mrs. Bollinger on St.
Patrick's day Thursday afternoon
March 17, given by the ladies of the
church. For everybody.
A St. Patrick's carnival dance
will be given tomorrow night at Le
gion Hall. Special novelties will be
in order for this occasion, which is
among the series of every other
Saturday night dances now being
sponsored by the local American Le
gion Post.
A number of Athena people attend
ed the style show sponsored by the
American Legion in Pendleton Wed
nesday evening and last evening.
Miss Velva Mansfield, sister of Mrs.
Bert Logsdon and who formerly re
sided here with her parents, was one
of the models.
The 0. D. 0. club spent a pleas
ant afternoon at the country home cf
Mrs. Harry Saulsbury. The afternoon
was spent in needlework -and chat.
The next meeting of the club will be
at the home of Mrs. Roy Cannon on
Wednesday afternoon of March the
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sixteenth. Mrs. Lee Whitehead was
taken in as a new member. Dainty
refreshments were served by the
hostess.
T. E. Messenger, highway patrol
man has been transfered from the
Echo highway sector to the Athena
division, taking the place here of
Robert Cutler, who had been on this
division since the highway was com
pleted. Mrs. Arthur Douglas entertained
a party of friends at bridge Tuesday
evening. Five tables were in play.
Mrs. Eager and Mr. Ames winning
high scores. The hostess served din
ner to her guests at 6:30, prior to
bridge playing.
Mrs. Claude Dickenson will be
hostess to the Study club at her
home this afternoon. Last evening
Mrs. Dickenson gave a shower and
reception, honoring Mrs. Raymond
Geissel of Milton, at which many
of her Athena friends were present.
Wednesday, making a day of it,
members of the local Christian
church assembled and thoroughly
cleaned the church . building, from
basement to gallery. At noon, lunch
was- provided the workers, coffee be
ing made and served by the pastor.
The members of the Etude club en
tertained their husbands and the cast
of the operetta "Once In a Blue
Moon" at Legion Hall, Wednesday
evening with a dancing party. Danc
ing was enjoyed from eight until
eleven when refreshments were served
at Kilgore's Cafe.
H. W. Liles, an elderly man who
spent the winter at the mountain
ranch of J. E. Jones, died at a Wal
la Walla hospital Saturday evening.
He formerly was employed at the
Ferguson sawmill. He is survived
by three daughters, one residing at
Spokane, the second at Dryden,
Washington, and a third at San Fran
cisco. A fine special picture, Rex Beach's
"Winds of Chance," will be shown as
one of the Standard Theatre's mid
week better photoplays, next Wed
nesday evening, March 16. This
picture was made at Wallowa Lake
and in the Wallowa mountains by
First National Pictures Corporation
and it stars Anna Q. Nilsson, Hobart
Bosworth, Viola Dana and Ben Lyon.
"Mignonette Rebekah lodge met
Tuesday evening, and after the meet
ing closed, those present repaired to
Kilgore's Cafe, where they enjoyed
delicious refreshments. It has been
decided to have a social hour after
each meeting of the lodge and re
freshments will be served. Those
on the committee for next meeting
night, March 22, are Miss Ruth Wil
liams, Miss Velma Schubert and Miss
Ethel Geissel.
Mrs. Ralph B. McEwen was hostess
at a large luncheon Saturday after
noon, when her tastefully decorated
rooms were arranged to seat thirty
six guests, at small tables. The af
fair was given in honor of Mrs.
Verne Dudley of Dayton and Mrs.
Glenn Dudley of Athena, recent
brides, and Miss Mildred Lorton of
Walla Walla, who became the bride
of Henry Koepke ,Jr., Wednesday,
March 9th. Yellow daffodils and
pussy willows were used, the dainty
yellow being carried out at the tables
in gauze over linen, and lighted tap
ers. An interesting innovation in
serving a four course luncheon was
the "fingers before forks" idea, where
all table silver was dispensed with,
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appropriate viands being provided
saving embarassment to the guests.
The hostess was assisted by Mrs.
Henry Barrett and Mrs. C. M. Eager.
The afternoon was passed with
bridge, eight tables being in play,
the high score going to Mrs. W. P.
Littlejohn. . ,
High School Notes
1
At a recent meeting of the senior
class, Granville Cannon was select
ed as class orator for the graduation
exercise. "Try, Trust, Triumph" was
selected as a class motto. The class
colors are to be pink and blue, and
the class flowers are Forget-Me-Not
and Roses.
Mr. D. T. Santo of Walla Walla
took pictures of the various grade
and high school classes recently.
Superintendent H. E. Inlow of the
Pendleton schools visited the grades
and high school recently. As a re
sult of his visit two Athena teachers
have been asked t apply for posi
tions in Pendleton.
Lawrence Lieuallen- and Cad
Christian of Adams were recent
business visitors at the school.
Mr. Stolzheise, accompanied by Mr.
Pearson of Umapine and Mr. Lang
of Echo, drove to Salem last Friday
evening arriving there about 3 A. M.
Saturday morning. They returned in
time for their school work Monday.
The local tryout in declamatory
work was held in the school audi
torium last evening. The winners
will speak in the sectional contest at
Adams next Thursday and Friday
evenings. The grade contest ia Thurs
day and the high school contest is
Friday.
. Miss Sellars' room gave the as
sembly program last Friday. The
program consisted of a scare crow
drill, a reading, a song by four girls
and a little play. Several parents
were present for the program.
The state basketball tournament is
underway at Salem. La Grande,
Pendleton, Salem, Eugene, Tillamook,
Astoria and Washington high of
Portland are playing.
Loren Basler, former Athena coach
passed through Athena with his bask
etball team from Boise, Idaho, en
route to Moscow for the Idaho state
tournament.
The pupils of the third and fourth
grades, who washed their teeth ev
ery day last month were: Genevieve
Barrett, Doris Jenkins, Maurine Ed
ger, Jack Miller, Barbara Lee, Ar
leen Foster, Laurence Stamper. Miss
Terry presented each with a tube of
tooth paste.
Those who received hundreds in
spelling in the third and fourth
grades for the month are: Doris Jen
kins, Barbara Lee, Aaron Douglas
and Arleen Foster.
New method of killing mice by
ccach of Athena high. Ask him, he
knows.
Lorena Schubert returned to school
Monday, having been out on account
of illness.
Kathleen and Fred Radtke were in
Walla Walla Saturday.
Dorothy Geissell spent the week
end in Milton, visiting friends.
Miss Cornelison and Miss Bate
man were in-Walla Walla Saturday.
Lenore McNair, Jennamae Read
and Lois Johnson were in Walla Wal
la Saturday.
Two public iiu-ii in w iismiiikhii)
were one ilny talking of the traits of
n certain member f congress, who
lias n way of permitting himself to
gt "nil hot ill1" "ver t rifles and who
generally makes a great to-do with
respect to the accomplishment ol
email things.
"Yes, sir," observed one of the men
first mentioned, "that chap Invariably
hitches a Corliss engine to n gimlet'
The Churches
Baptist Church
Sunday school at 9:45 A. M. De
votional at 11:00 A. M. Topic, A
Sure Indentification. Junior Young
People meet at 5:30 P. M. and Sen
iors at 6:30 P. M. Both of these so
cieties are splendidly equipped for
an aggressive campaign; help the
leaders to make them prosper. Even
ing Song and Praise at 7:30 P. M.
Topic, "Thaw,? Mid-week meeting
Thursday evening at 7:30 P. M.
Choir rehearsal at the parsonage
Friday evening. You are cordially
invited to service.
Church nt Christ
The Sunday school has had good
attendance the last two weeks and we
wish to keep on the upgrade. If you
are not attending a Sunday school re
member that you are invited here.
The song service, communion, ami
preaching at eleven A. M. The
morning sermon will be "A Refused
Crown." The Christian Endeavor
will meet at 6:30 P. M. We are hav
ing good meetings now and invite
you to attend the Junior Endeavor.
The sermon for Sunday evening will
i be "Faith." You will be interested
in this subject Come! Invite your
! friends, and let us reason together.
We will open the Bible and see what
I it says to us on this important theme.
I Come! A welcome awaits you!
New Spring Goods
Arriving
36 inch Printed Fabrics, per yard 25c
32 inch Printed Soiesettes, per yard 50c
40 inch Printed Bermuda Voile, per yard 45c
36 inch Printed Indian Head, per yard :.50c
36 inch Keyston Faulards, per yard.. 60c
36 inch Peter Pan in colors, per yard 55c
36 inch Colored Pongee, per yard 95c
36 inch Plain Voile, per yard. .. 40c
36 inch Independence Percales, per yard......... 35c
36 inch Devonshire, per yard 40c
Ladies Silk Hose
All late colors, per pair" 89c, $1.50 and $2-25
5 per cent Discount for Cash
Phone Your Order To 152
Athena Department Store
THE STANDARD THEATRE
Saturday, March 12
Winners of the Wilderness
With
Tim McCoy and Joan Crawford
If you don't thrill to this one, see your doctor-A
great romance of the Golden West in the days of
Braddock and old Fort Duquesne. "'"
A romance with a kick in it ! Against the background of early pioneering
days, Indian warfare and intrigue! Thousands of Indians feats of horse
manship to .amaze you! A new kind of Western! One founded on histor
ical events transpiring in Colonial days.
International News
Admission Prices, 10c-25c-35c
Sunday, March 13
aradiise
55
With
Milton Sills and Betty Bronson
Another Sills Triumph!
By the ironical whim of a heartbroken father he was willed Paradise island
a hellhole masked by the beauty of the tropicsr-it would make him, or
break him but there are men who are not easily broken and he was one of
these. A South Sea romance a drama of the Pacific that rings out with the
clash of brawny men fighting-for a dot of land at the, world's edge and a
girl! One of the truly big pictures of the season.
Pathe Review
Admission Prices, 10c-25c-35c
Special! Wednesday, March 16
The Big Picture
"Winds of Chance"
Filmed In Wallowa Mountains
With
Anna Q. Nilsson. Hobart Bosworth, Viola Dana, Ben
Lyon arid Victor McLaglen
Comedy Admission Prices 10c-25c-35c