SESSION OF I.O.O.F.
A. W. Bowersox, of This City.
Was One of Grand Officers
Chosen For Year.
THE ALBANY CONTINGENT
HAS RETURNED HOME
McMinnville Will Be Meeting
Place For 1914; Chosen by
Unanimous Vote.
PRE THAN 2000 IN
ALBANY SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Fine Showing Made in Hub City
by the Various Churches in
Training of Young People.
ALBANY 10 CLASH
Medford, Ore., May 24. (Special to
Democrat.) A. V. Bowersox, an Al
bany Oddfellow, was elected senior
grand representative of the order, at
the annual election of officers prior
to the closing of the annual session
of the order which' convened in Med
ford the fore part of the week. Other
officers elected to serve during the
ensuing year are as follows:
Grand master, H. J. Taylor, of Pen
dleton; deputy grand master, Wiliam
Galloway, Salem; grand warden, John
Hall, Marshfield; grand secretary, E.
E. Sharon, Portland; grand treasurer,
O. D. Doane, The Dalles; junior
grand representative, W. A. Wheeler,
Portland.
The Oddfellows convention closed
its session Thursday with the selec
tion of McMinnville as the meeting
place for 1914, the hearing of com
mittee reports and the election of the
grand officers. The 1000 delegates,
who have spent three days in this city,
began their homeward journey yes
terday, many, however, remaining in
the Rogue River valley for extended
auto tours and visits with friends.
Only a short period of the day was
devoted to business by the convention.
Committee reports of the state offi
cers were read and approved at
short mormner session and the rest
of the day devoted to sight-secmg,
the Commercial club taking the vis
itors over the valley in autos.
Four hundred Odd Fellows en route
home from the Grand Lodge by spe
cial train, were entertained at Rose
burg for two hours yesterday. Upon
their arrival they were taken to local
hotels where they were dined by local
members of the order. Later they
were treated to strawberries and
cream at the loci ire temple.
A resolution was adopted by the
visitors commending the Roseburg
people tor their entertainment.
A snecial train of 12 coaches
rived here yesterday eveniner at 7:30
o'clock bearing returning Odd Fel
lows to Portland nnd wav points. The
train stunned here long enough to let
off the Albany representation to the
annual session and annual encamp
ment, who were as follows: V. W.
Francis, representative to the en
caninment; George V. Wright, C. O.
Anderson and John De Bois, repre
sentatives to the annual session; Mrs.
John Robsoii. Mrs. John McChesncy.
and Miss Minnie Merrill, representa
tives from the local Rebekah lodge,
and the following past grand masters
and their wives: Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Tweedale. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Weath
crford and Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Bpw-ersox.
(Communicated)
Many people do not realize the ed
ucational power and influence of the
Sunday schools of the world. In
July, at Zurich, Switzerland, where
the first complete Bible in the Eng
lish language was printed nearly 500
years ago, the World's Sunday school
convention will meet. This is a
mighty institution whose educational
influence is felt throughout the world.
On the American continent alone
there are more than 17,000,000 of peo
ple enrolled in the Sunday schools.
These pupils are taught by one and
three-quarter millions of teachers.
The text book is the Bible, which has
the largest circulation of any book
ever published. In one city of the
United States the sales of the Bible
amount to more than a million copies
annually.
In Albany more than two thousand
persons are enrolled in the Sunday
schools and spend some time each
week in a study of this great book.
The teaching in the Sunday school for
the most .part today is according to
the accepted standards of pedagogy
and the lessons are as carefully pre
sented as the lessons -in any other
branch of knowledge.
NTo person can be said to be even
well educated who is not possessed
of a knowledge of this book which
has influenced literature, art, science
and government to such A wonderful
degree.' In two provinces of the new
China it has been adopted as one of
the text books to be taught regular
ly in the public schools. In many
other countries it occupies a conspic
uous place in the educational system.
Yet in no place or country does the
book have the influence that it has in
America and the place of its chief and
by far most important teaching is in
the Sunday school. The book itself
and the book alone is the text book
here and without divided thought for
a little while each week millions pon
der its truths and teachings and are
made better and nobler thereby.
Baseball Game Scheduled Here
Tomorrow Afternoon With
Fast Portland Team.
CONTEST WILL BE CALLED
PROMPTLY AT 3 O'CLOCK
If Albany Defeats Visitors by
More Than 2 Scores, They
Pay Own Expences.
RELIGION NOT RESPONSIBLE
FOR MAN'S CONDITION
Methodist Resents Account of
Meetings; Sends Letter
to Democrat.
SURVEYING?
s PENLAND & EATON
FOOM 1 Albany State Bank Bldg. Home 303 Bell 457-R.
LITERARY SOCIETIES GIVE
FINAL JOINT MEETING
PRIZES ARE AWARDED IN
DAWSON SCHOOL CONTEST
The children of the Central school
were awarded the Fred Dawson prize
for the best art exhibit. The prize of
fered for the best room in the Cen
tral school was tfiven to the fifth
Krade. the best mom in the Maple
school to the 4th grade, the best room
in the Madison school to the 1st
grade and for the best room in the
East Albany school to the 4th grade.
The first prize tor mechanical
drawing, consisting of a $2.50 draw
ing set, was awarded to Glen Mono
smith of .Madison school and the sec
ond prize was awarded to A. M. A. I7.
(name not given) of the Central
school.
. The prizes for writing have not
been awarded and a list of those ob
taining honorable mention will be
published on Monday.
The school exhibit in Dawson's
window is attracting a great deal of
favorable comment and indicates that
experts are enrolled in the mechani
cal drawing department of the local
schools.
As the seniors of the Albany High
school finished their work on Friday
in order to spend the next two weeks
in preparation for the commence
ment exercises, the Iota Upsilon
Gamma nnd Philadelphian literary so
cieties held their final and joint meet
ing on the afternoon of that day and
a splendid program was given which
consisted of the following numbers:
Selection, Boys' Orchestra; song,
Roys' Glee Club; sketch from "School
for Scandal." Lady Feazle, Margaret
Gibson ; Sir IVter Feazle. Del mar
Gildow; recitation, Dan Ashton; vocal
solo, Isabelle Young; instrumental
solo. Xaomi Bodine; literary paper.
Orville Monteith; song, Linnie Con
nor, litilah Zeh and Mary Parker;
violin solo, Janet Dawson; accompan
ist, Anna Dawson; talk on "Purpose
and Benefits of the Literary Socie
ties," Ruby Moench: suggestions and
review of literary work. Prof. Mar
quam; selection, boys' orchestra.
Y. W. C. A. RAISES MONEY
FOR EXPENCES OF DELEGATES
For the purpose of raising money
to send four delegates to the annual
conference which will be held at
Gearhart during the next month, the
young ladies of the Albany College
Y. M. C. A. have inauguartcd a novel
method by which they will seek to se
cure the necessary money. Yesterday
and today they have been busy mak
ing candv and box:ng it. and the box
es arc to be sold at 50 cents each.
If anvone is tanking for genuine
homemade candy to soothe the pal
ate, they should .secure a box of Y
V C. A. candy.
v I ' Weatherf ird return
l"l.t niilbt fr.un the Odd Kcll'jws
.i-.-rt.ng at Mcilt.Tl.
PERSONAL MENTION.
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Mayor Wennersten, of Lebanon
last evening left for Spokane, Wash.,
tor a tew weeks rest. He will be trie
guest of a sister-in-iaw and her fam-
My.
Mirs. A. D. Barker of Portland, is
visiting at the home of J. J, Lmgren
A resident of Albnnv for thirty-five
years she has many friends here who
will be glad to see her.
Mrs. P. A. Young. Mrs. E. D. Cus-
ick, Mrs. B. R. Wallace and mother,
Mrs. R. C. Hunt. Mrs. V. A. Barrett
and daughter. Mrs. J. H. Ralston.
Mrs. Owen Benin and Miss Velma
Davis went to Portland on the Ore- i
gon tlcctrtc this motmng to sec
Maude Adams tonight in Peter ran. ,
Miss Adams is probably America's
most popular actress, and those who ,
hear her are always delighted.
A. B. Beckley returned this morn- j
ing from San Francisco, where he has
been two weeks in the interest of the
Union Furniture factory, closing up
its California business.
Otho Temple, of Lebanon, went to
Portland this morning on a seewnd
trip in the interest of the new saw
mill he is putting up at Sodaville.
Mrs. Hattie Smith, of Salem, return
ed to Salem this afternoon accom
panied by her brother, W. B. Chance.
She has been here helping to take
care of Mrs. Chance, who has been
ill.
X. D. Pratt, now a furniture deal
er of Marshfield, is in the city prepar
ing for the removal of his family to
that city to reside. Before going
there will be a wedding at the Pratt
home.
Adolph Senders Iat evening return
ed from Portland, where he has been
to attend the grand lodge of Forest
er6. Vr. Will NVlsnn, of N'ewberg,
iif'ed off on her wv.y hmiie from
Medford last evening, fr a visit with
'ier former Lebanon neighbor, Mrs.
I. f. Lingrcn.
R'tlh Ralston Inst evening returned
to Fugcne.
Among the many requests for
games received by the management
of the local baseball team during the
early, part of March when the dif
ferent teams throughout the state
were arranging their schedules, a let
ter was received from the manager
of the Spokane, Portland & beattle
railway team, (better known as the
North Banks of Portland), asking
for a game to be played with the Ath
letics on the Albany grounds.
As the above named team had nev
er played here, and at that time noth
ing definite was known of their abil
ity, they were told their team could
not be given a game as it was found
last season that a majority of the
teams, coming from Portland were
somewhat weak and special care
would be taken this season in arrang
ing games with only the very best of
the Portland amateur teams, those
that would give the Athletics a good
hard contest.
This statement regarding the North
Banks was not appreciated . by that
team who replied that his team was
underrated by the local :nanager and
to show, the Albany- fans how much
they thought of their baseball ability,
they would come to Albany and play
the Athletics on May 25th, with the
understanding that if the North
Banks were defeated by more than
two scores by the Albany team, they
would pay their own expenses and
not ask anything for their share of
the receipts. While on the other
hand, jf they won or were not de
feated by more than two scores the
usual arrangements with visiting
teams should apply;
1 he game was arranged under these
conditions and tomorrow is the day
tor the contest to take place at Ath
letic Park, beginning promptly at 3
o'clock.
It is noted from the railroaders
line-up submitted that Hogan and
Manning, last year with McMinnville
arc playing second and third respect
ively. Monroe, who pitched for the
Archer & Wiggins "Weonas" during
the early part of last season, will be
in the box for the visitors.
Patterson or Bigbee will pitch for
Albany. Chas. Kennard will be tried
out at short. Every fan in Albany
should take advantage of the good
weather tomorrow and help root the
team to victory by a larger margin
than two scores.
The line-up follows:
Albany C. Bigbee, 3b; Swann. 2b:
Monson, cf; Colbert, lb; Mickel, If;
D. Patterson, c; Ryals, rf: Kennard,
ss: L. Bigbee-W. Patterson, p.
North Banks Manning, 3b: Ho
gan, 2b: Driscoll, cf; Planctch, lb;
Ross. If; McHale, c; Matthews, rf;
Whitten, ss: Monroe, p.
Umpire Salisbury.
Albany. May 21, 1913. Editor Dem
ocrat, Alhanv, Ore. Dear Sir: In the
daily Herald ot May 19. 1913. an ar
ticle was published claiming to give
an account of revival meetings held
in the Free Methodist church eight
miles east of Albany, conducted by
myself.
The information is claimed to come
from a "prominent Albany man" who,
is not valient for the truth, or else the
"prominent Albany many's" inform
ers appear to have very little regard
for truth. Neither the meetings, or
any one connected with them, was in
any way to blame for Mr. Spratt's insanity.
Mr. Spratt. or any one else, never
made any trouble or disturbance in
the meetings at any time.
He retired from the meeting quietly!
last Saturday evening at the close of
the sermon, and was soon found in a
helpless condition, but this was not
very strange, as I am credibly in
formed he has had several such spells
during the last year.
In regard to drastic measures to
stop the meetings, they being a "dis
grace to the county," "muttering un
intelligible words and weird incanta
tions," being "mentally unbalanced"
and "meetings a little over a year
ago resulting in a young lady losing
her mind," these are all false and un
true, and any one making such state
ments, either display their ignorance
or their unwillingness to tell the
truth.
We are Methodists of the type of
John Wesley, the founder of Method
ism, and our meetings have been con
ducted according to the disciplines of
the various Methodist bodies, and ac
cording to the laws of the country in
which we live. The meetings arc at
tended and supported by the best ele
ment in the community.
Yours very respectfully,
J. D. COOK.
W. L. Gillam ,S. P. head lineman,
of this city, returned yesterday from
Eugene, where he was detained for
a few weeks with the small pox.
of the W. C. T. U., passed through
the ctiy this noon( from Corvallis to
Salem.
T. G. Senders, of Portland, stopped
off in Albany this noon while on his
way home from a trip to Harrisburg,
his former home. He was a member
of the firm of May itSenders for
many years.
Mrs. A. Dawson of Eugene is a
guest at the home of Mrs. W. F.
Pfeitfer.
The high school team went to llal
sey this afternoon to plav the llalsey
club, a strong team. The Albany
boys have made a good record and
expected to make it interesting for
Halsey. Seth Thomas French was
slated for the mound.
Marshall Dresser has recovered
from his recent attack of appendicitis
and was this week able to leave St.
.Mary's hospital. He was operated
upon some four weeks ago.
Phil Swank, one of the well known
and highly respected citizens of Tall
man, was shaking hands with friends
in this city today.
Eastern Tour Completed.
Returning to Ashland after a tour
through the Eastern states, in which
they visited New York City, Wash
ington and other points of interest,
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Pearson of Ash
land stopped off in Albany yesterday
and are guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Burkhart. Mrs.
Pearson and Mrs. Burkhart are sis
ters. Mr. Pearson has held a respon
sible position with the Southern Pa
cific at Ashland for the past 18 years.
C. S. Caldwell, of Bend, a former
Albany plumber, passed through the
city last evening for Eugene, lie will
probably be in Albany on Monday.
He reports Bend prosperous, but qui
et now, after the excitement and en
thusiasm of becoming a railroad ter
minus. Barrett Brothers' implement house
is being treated to a new coat of
paint.
We Are Offering
Boys'
Underwear
for Spring and Summer
Good standard grade
At the very low price
18c
Shirts or Draws
W. B. STEVENS & CO.
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Mrs. Victor Yates and child, of
Oakville, arrived this noon for a visit
with her folks.
Deputy Sheriff D. Taylor, nf llal
sey, was a visitor in the city today.
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