CENTRAL POINT HERALD
And SOUTHERN OREGON NEWS
An Independent Newspaper Published in the Interest of the Common People
Vol.
H e ra ld N o. X II.
N e w s N o. 2.
The Red Cross Workers
Drive [lord
Central Point, Oregon, Thursday, June 21, 1917
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M u sical A r ts Q u a rtet
The Red Cross workers in this
district are driving hard. Red
Well Known Chicago Quartet Secured For West
Cross week will go down in his­
This Summer
tory. The drive for the $100,- 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------O
000,000 Re<> Cross fund is being
executed vigorously all over the
United States.
In this district the work began
with a meeting in Cowley's Rest
R o o m on Monday afternoon,
when R. H. Paxson, team cap­
tain, organized the work for this
district. Three squads w e r e
formed and the work was divi­
ded among them. Monday even­
ing the big dinner at the Univer­
sity Club, Medford, was given
by the ciun for the army of
workers who were to start the
big drive the following day. The
dinner was a delightful affair,
both from the material stand­
point and the social. Mu c h
praise was given the University
Club for the tine dinner and the
hospitality extended to the visit­
M U SICAL A R T S Q U A R T E T T E .
ors. Following the dinner and
H E Musical A ris Q u a r te tto , w hich the Ellison-W hite C h a u ta u q u a s aro
the social hour, the Red Cross
proseliti il« for 1917. Is ono of tho most |siptlhir inalo voice ense mbles
men went across to the Public
known to (T ia utam iuu at. I l.yoomn cirolos. T h is is tin- sa m e i|im rtetto t h a t
Library campus to hear the ad­ formoli tin- inaio sootion of tho f a m ous Allo t- Octet wliioli oroatod such a fervor
of outhualasin th rou«!io ut tin- E a s t am] Midi!« West. Choice roailin«s. plano-
dress of the evening. The pro loKtios
and tho o t h e r delim its assoc iated w ith a q u a r t e t t e of tlie IIrat ra n k muke
gram opened with several splen­ up a musica] progni in of rotinoti fun a n d a r ti s t i c mo(it.
did numbers by the Choral Union
chorus, led by George Andrews.
The evening was grand and the
music in the open air was a de­
lightful treat. After the music
JULY 11 T O 2 0
Rev. W. B. Hamilton introduced
1
— — 1
tht speaker of the evening, Ed­ "
as
alternates.
The
first two the local auxiliary, had charge
gar B. Piper, editor-in-ch'ef of
squads
went
by
auto,
the last of the dinner, with Mrs. Anna
the Oregonian. Although Mr.
squad
by
“
foot
passage.”
Lane and Miss Grace Upton as­
Piper does not make any preten­
At
1
o’clock
the
tired,
hungry
sisting.
On Wednesday Mrs. R.
sions as an orator, he delivered
workers
were
given
a
fine
dinner
H.
Paxson
had charge, with Mrs.
what has been pronounced by
at
the
Red
Cross
headquarters
Wavne
Leever
and Mrs. J. L.
mat y as a masterly and scholarly
by
the
Red
Cross
women.
The
Cornutt
assisting.
Today Mrs.
address. He brought out clearly
different
squad
leaders
made
R.
W.
Eiden
h a d c h a r g e , and
the fact, that is beginning to be
realized, that the great World their reports and planned the Mrs. H. T. Pankev and Mrs. W.
War is, after all, the inevitable work for the afternoon after the II. Ferguson assisted. Mrs. P.
struggle for supremacy between dinner. By night they had S. Bandy will have charge of the
dinner Friday.
the two vital principles of civili­ raised $347.25.
Several
business
men
have
de­
zation—the old and the new, or
voted practically all their time
autocracy and democracy.
Annual School Meeting
Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock to this work since, and all or
T h e anniial school m e e t in g was held
the local Red Cross squads began parts of the different squads Monday a f te r n o o n a t th e H igh School.
have
been
out
eterv
day.
Up
to
their work of soliciting from
W . A. Cowley w hh re e le c te d by a c c l a ­
house to house for funds. The noon today (Thursday) approx­ m a tio n to r e r v e t h r e e y e a r s on th e
local squads are: No. 1, R. W. imately $670 had been raised. school hoard Mr. Cowley th a n k e d those
Eiden, J. C. Herring and Rev. The work will continue until p r e s e n t for th is e v id e n c e o f a p p r e c i a ­
tio n. J . W. J a c o b s was re -e le c te d by
P. S. Bandy; No. 2, Wayr.e Lee- Monday noon.
a c c la m a tio n , also, to s< rve one y< ir as
The men of the local team clerk
ver and H. T. Pankey; No. 3, R.
of th e board Mr. Ja c o b s has held
H. Paxson, who is also captain feel especially grateful to the t h is position for 13 y e ars, which is an
of the local team. Mayor W. A. ladies of the Red Cross for fur­ h o nora ble record. I. ( ' . R o b n e t t will lie
Cowley and Lee B. Franklin, nishing them a fine dinner every th e new c h a i r m a n of the board. I.. I..
N o rc ro ss is th e o t h e r ooard m e m b e r.
with Guy Tex and E. S. Palmer day at 1 o’clock. On Tuesday
Mrs. E. S. Palmer, chairman of
T
ASHLAND
CHAUTAUQUA.
No. 9
Old Resident Called Home
Last Thursday afternoon, June
14, Thos. H. Weedon dropped
dead while working in his garden
on his farm about 2 miles north
of Central Point. He had been
subject to heart trouble for some
time, and it is believed that he
became overheated while work­
ing in the garden and that the
fatal attack was caused thereby.
The funeral was held from the
residence on Saturday afternoon
at 2 o’clock. Rev. Paul S. Bandy
officiating. Interment was in
Central Point cemetery.
Mr. Weedon was born in Cin­
cinnati, Ohio. lie was 76 years
old and had been a resident of
Jackson county for 19 years. He
was a rancher and had been a
M; ;son. He is survived by his
widow, Lucinda Weedon, and six
children: Mrs. Pearl Duncan of
Langeli Valley, Klamath county,
ffm. Weedon of Klamath Falls,
C. T. Weedon of Dunsmuir, Cal­
ifornia, Arista Weedon of Ash­
land and G. C. and Shirrel Weed­
on of Central Point. M rs. Weed-
on’s parents, William and Mrs.
Gregory, also live in Central
Point.
T h e S e v e n th Day. A d v e n tis t* will
held revival service» he re b e g in n in g t o ­
n ig h t. T h e m e e t in g s will he held in a
l a r g e t e n t one block n o r th o f th e S a v ­
oy T h e a t r e . P a s t o r Rhodes o f N o r t h
D a k o t a will p reach.
DOST ! W ho lost a bank p o c k e t book
in C e n tr a l P oint last S u n d a y ? O w n e r
may h a v e sa m e by p a y in g for this ml.
G uy T ex, the local p o st m a s t e r , and
H e nry Riley, ho e m p lo y e o f C ow le y’s
E m porium , a r e g n.ng to t a k e t h e e x ­
a m in a tio n for a comm ission in t h e a r ­
my tom orrow . I f th e y can pass a sa l-
isf ‘c to ry e x a m i n a t io n h e re, they will be
a d m i t te d to th e o f f i c e r s ' t r a i n i n g c a m p
in A u g u s t, w h e r e th e y will r e ce iv e the
“ f inishing t o u c h e s ” b e fo re re ce iving
th e ir com m issions a s Second l i e u t e n ­
a nts.
I do ihe work in your home.
Archie Parker
Carpets, Rugs, Couches,
Mattresses, Etc.
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