THURSDAY. MAY D, 1918.
TUB SPRINGFIELD NEWS
Society Doings
ENTERTAINS? FC-U
TOUNQER SET.
Mr. and Mrs.' J. H. Ditto cntcrtaln:d
m number ot ttib younger act Thurs
day evening In honor of their son
film, whoso 2lBt birthday It was. Tho
cwests gathered .at tho. Ditto homo at
S and played lawn games until dark.
They then gathered la tho houso and
a delightful evening bt games and mu
tic was spent.' Delicious refreshments
t ico cream and cake wore served,
and at a late hour tho guests dispersed
all wishing the honor guest "many
appy returns of the day." Those en
Joying tho evening entertainment
were Misses Anna Hedburg, Dorrls
Sfkes. Lena Brpwor, Ellen Lambert,
Bea Holbrook, Wanna McKtnney,
Bemtco Cagley, fcranco Travis, Ethe
lyn Powers, Edna Duryeo, Maybel
Daryee, Vera Senseney, Carrie Ditto,
Gladys Lepley, Elsie Weddle, Helen
Roberts; Messrs. Ray Alexander,
"Verdon May, Tom Nixon, Elbe Signor,
Gordon Burne, Walter Gossler, Virgil
Signor, Harold and James Green of
Roland, Earl Buckuum, and Mrs. Del
lert Bucknum.
TOUNG COUPLE
SURPRISE FRIENDS.
-Miss Louisa McDowell daughter of
J. W. McDowell, proprietor of Mc
Dowell's department store In this
city, and C. O, Eaton of Clarkdale,
Arizona were quietly married Satur
day evening by Ror. A. M. Spangler
C Eugene at tho parsonage of the
Congregational church. The wedding
came as a surprise to all, because,
. while their engagement was known,
vzo date for the wedding had been
set. The young couple slipped away
from their friends Saturday evening,
, and only Miss Lottie McDowell, sis-
ter of the bride, and George Weber,
eousin of the groom, were in attend-
. ance. Mr. and Mrs. Eaton left later
In the evening for San Francisco and
Los Angeles, where they will make a
several weeks' stay. They expect to
locate at Clarkdale, Arizona. Mr.
Eaton formerly lived In Eugene, and
. his parents still make their home at
', that place. .
, EITTLE FOLKS EN
JOY AFTERNOON
Miss Constance Rebhan was hos
tess Konday afternoon to 24 of her
little friends, the occasion being her
ninth birthday. The guests gathered
.'at her home at three o'clock and
,jlrom then until 5:30 a delightful
'time was enjoyed. Lawn games were
"''Silayed until late in the afternoon
Jwhen a dainty luncheon was served
,b'y the small hostess, the chief fea-
j til re of which was a huge birthday
I rate Guests of Miss Constance were I
" Doris Myers, Ada and Eva Smith, I
Annette and Laudelle Williams, Ange
line Fischer, Hazel Rennie, Ruth Hof
man, Margaret Halsey, De Etta Duryee
Dorothy Worley, Helen Brattain ,Lu
cile Stewart, Maxine Snodgrass, Doris
Glfartl, Alice Bushard, Abble Tom-jboy8
sefbi Slaude Sankoy. Hilda Ditto,
l&rta and Etna Maybee, Ardls Cox.
Beth Montgomery, and Mildred Jacob-
FRIENDS SURPRISE
ants: travis.
. Several friends of Mrs. A. C. Travis
surprised her Monday evening with a
.party in honor of-her birthday, which '
occurred the day before. All the J
guests came attired In men's clothing,
and a very astonished hostess it was
who opened the door at 8 o'clock for
air her masculine friends. Jokes and
a: general good time caused the even
ing to pass swiftly and it was not until
(. a late hour that the guests finally dis
persed. During Uie evening delicious
refreshments of salad, sandwiches,
'.coffee, and Ice cream and cake. were
served. Those honoring Mrs. Travis
were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Whitney,
Mrs. Elza Sutton, Mrs. E. E. Morrl-I Tho Mav PoI danco was Partlci
son, Mrs. Frank Powers, Mrs. James Pated to y 20 Blrls dressed in white
1 Laxton, Mr,' and Mrs.( C, H. Green r om the, fifth and sixth B grades, who
' and two children of Eugene,' Mrs. Bave a beautiful May dance, and then
Annla Knox and Mrs. Ethelvn Powers. ' wound -the Maypole.
PINE NEEDLE ' ,
'(CIjUB MEETS.' '" " ' "
""The ladles ot'tlio Pfne Wee'dTd 'Cllib'
and." thuir" guests' "'wore pleasantly en
ttfrtaTnmi Thursday1 a'fternobn'uy' MW.
Crirat lilnson.' Alt''p'rese:iV 'enjoyed
trio afternoon, which was' 'spe'n'twfth
various kinds of needle work. At1 a
lata hour a dainty luncheon was
served by tio hostCBS'. Guests of the
club were Mrs. Cora Wilson, Mrs.
Charles Hanks, and Mrs. Ella Frost.
Club members present wore Mes
rfaroes Osha Webb, Mamie Richmond,
Itosa Montgoinony,,' Sadte Nelson,
Nina MCPharson, Emily Nystrum,
" . . . - -
of the Season
Harriet CftBtooi; Delia Peterson, Rena
Laxtoh, Mlnnlo 'Qlran), Gi W. Hill,
Lilly Ivltor, IJitnny Grlfti and -little
grandson Amine, and Miss Mary
Roborts.
FRESHMEN
ARB HOSTS.
Last Friday ovenlng at 6:30 a morry
crowd of freshmen and sophomores
met at tho high school, where a big
hayrack awaited them to carry them
to picnlo grounds up tho Willamette.
Tho affair was given by tho freshmen
and fine entertainers they proved to
bo. After reaching their destination
the usual bonfire was made, although
the freshmen claim it was unusual be
cause It was so largo. Games, stories,
and Jokes entertained tho young poo
pie until the picnic lunch was served
At a late hour they Journeyed home.
Members of the high school faculty
and mothers of tho picnlcers chape
roned the pleasant affair.
Have Program at
Lincoln Building
Junior and Intermediate Grades
Put on Clever May Day
Exercises Friday
The children ot the Lincoln school
held their May day exercises last
Friday afternoon on the school cam
pus. Several hundred peoplo were
gathered there to witness tho program
which was put on by the primary and
Intermediate grades.
The entire program was patriotic in
nature, Uncle Sam and Columbia
naving charge ot tho day Instead of
tho May king and queen.
The" program began with a grand
march led by Uncle Sam and Colum
bia, In which all tho children took
part. The day was then formally
opened by the buglar Herald Cllno.
ju'er forming a square and durti
the Pinging of "America" Uncle Saia
and Columbia preceeded by six small
girls dressed in white and carrying
boquets, marched through the center
to a canopied, platform. ThiB throne
was hung with the flags of the allies
and with bright bunting. The back
ground was of evergreen and a large
American flag. They then preceedol
to the flag pole and lowered the flag
for salute. The flag was then raised
aloft and Uncle Sam and Columbia,
with their attendants, marched back
to the throne and were seated.
The flag and scarf drill, by little
girls from the first and second grades
led by Mrs. Page, was very pretty.
Six little girls carried flags and six
carried red, white, and blue scarfs. At
the close of the drill they formed a
circle and sang.
The wand drill, performed by 25
and glrls led by MIss Am,e
Al-)Young( wa8 beautiful. Following this,
- 32 bovs from the first ami nA
grades did a clever flac drill and sanv
"Dear Old Flag", and "Red, White, and
Blue."
The second and fourth grades from
the h,gh 8cho1 building formed them
BelveB lnt0 a human na There were
62 P"?1'8 and lue fla waB formed on
e,Ent 8tePB- The blue field was made
by 12 children v. Uh blue caps and blue
banners, the red and white stripes by
children with red caps and banners
and white caps and banners. When the
flag was complete they sang "The Red
White and Blue."
A callsthenlc drill was given by the
members of the third grade led by
Miss Palmer. Sixteen girls from the
first and second grades led by Miss
Bartlett gave a flag drill. Each little
sir carrying two flags.
The.afternoon'a, oxerclsos were, com
pleted jby theiolpglng qf our National
anthem "fTlia.Star Spangled Banner'
by .all, -.' , iik i " ,. .i
In the, evening, the seventh, and
eighth grades .put r on a literary pro
gram for thp purposo of raising funds
to finish paying for tho storeopticon
lantern recently purchased by the
grades.
Superintendent R. L. Kirk gave a
stereoptlcon lecture of "Scenic Viows
of the R'tfck'y 'Mouh'ta'fnB Along the
Canadian-Pacific Railway.' " '
Tho main feature ot the children's
program was the humopus dialogue
"Tho Rag Carpet-cutting Beo" In which
Mrs, Dolton (sustained by Crystal
Bryan) who mado n mlstako and at
tended church with her hat on back
wards. Tho dlaioguo was full of tho
troubles ot such "country folk,'' and
furnished' ono laugh after anotltor for
tho 'delighted audldnco.
HIQH SCHOOL NOTES
B- Beatrico Holbrook,
Mtsa Ltndsoy is training tho glilft
tor a gloo club for Monday. Thuy
havo boon practicing ovory ovonlug
possible on sevoral beautiful songs
Tho Blue Danubo" and "Amorlca Trl
umphanto" are two which they expect
to sing.
Last Friday tho freshmen favored
tho sophomores with a hay-rack rldo
and picnic up tho Wlllamotto. Aftnr
reaching the picnic grounds they built
a camp flro and partook ot the usual
picnic refreshments. Then games
played wero run-sheep-run, and others
and at a lato hour tho Jolly crowd
journoycu nomowara. Tnoy woro
chaperoned by ono ot tho teachers and
several mothers.
Friday of last week tho report cards
wore given out to the students. Thoro
wore some smiling faces and some
sorry faces to be seen but most seem
od pleased with tho reBult of their, last
six weeks work. This semester will
end In six weeks and the cards wore
given out for the last time.
Each class Is preparing a stunt for
Monday night. The lower claBsmcn
will not tell the name ot tholr stunt
but tho seniors will glvo "Scrislblo
Sammy".
Two of our young high school fresh
men, Misses Silvia Strubln and Laurel
Griffon, went for a rldo Sunday after
noon, but they refuse to tell with
whom. We are all wondering. At
any rate, we know they wero properly
chaperoned.
Morale of Army
Must Be Kept Up
- r
Help to
Home Newspaper Wi
Put Cheer Into Hearts of
Boys at Front
Overseas, where .American soldiers
are facing the enemy, a letter from
home is most welcomo. It is the
strongest home-tie. It helps to keep
the morale of the American soldier,, at
the topmost point. Noxt in otht of
importance is the old homo newspaper
From this he learns what Is happening
among his friends. It Is most Impor
tant that the home newspaper should
follow him across the sens.
.Persons who wish to get this work
of cheer to the boys from this com
munity may do so by subscribing to
this newspaper and having it addres
sed to the American Y. M. C. A. 12
Rue d'Aguesseau, Paris, France. The
national war work council of the Y, M.
C. A. will see that the paper is for
warded to the soldier at the front. It
will be sent to a camp where boys
from this state are stationed.
War work secretaries in Y. M. C. A.
huts overseas state that the hardest
thing they have to combat Is home
slcknoss. The lads are yearning for
news from their loved ones. Tho let
ter is first In importance, the old homo
newspaper fills the void In tho absence
of the letter. You can help to main
tain the morale of the American
troops in Franco by sending him this
paper. Think It over.
Finds Horse at Old Home
The horse belonging to Thomas
Slkes, which was supposed to havo
bepn stolen two weeks ago this Fri
day was found last Saturday at it's
old homo pear Spencer Butte. Mr.
Slkes who lives on his ranch a milo
north of town, purchased tho liors
on Monday and' thofollowlng Friday
it disappeared. For eight days Mr.
Slkes , scoured the country . for (raco
pf It, and at last found It at its pld
home, Atfirsttho horse was believed
to have been stolen.
Goes to Oregon City
Halite Bryori who lives In .tho Prune
vllle district left Monday for Orogon
Cty where he has secured' 'employ
montln the paper mills. Ho was a
student in tho loca 1 high school fast
ooniester. 1
BAT rv.
coiusr 'tjm
."WHEAT '
Uy Mrs. Robt. J. Burdotte.
Tho firing line is now in your kit
chen. Knock out the breadline at your
table.
It has been said that tho Revolu
tionary War was won by men fed on
hasty pudding, in' 'othor words, corn
meal mush. Lot it ho written In his
tory that tho winning of tho present
war was mado ppsslblo by the United
States eating potatoes.
Tho manner of eating, the time ot
eating and oven tho kind ot foodstuffs
eaton are largely a matter of habit.
Wo do not doslru to break oursolvos
ontlrely ot the habit of rating or lite
would not prove worth living, but It
can bo mado to provo hotter worth
living If we change some of tho habits,
Suppos.0 wo cure oursolvos ot tho
hand-eating habit and seo If we do
not consume loss bread. It you woro
to put your bread and buttor on your
plate and cat It with a knife and fork
it would reduce tho amount ot bread
eaten at once. In aomo of the Oriental
countries men carry strings ot bright
red wooden beads that are known as
"Conversation beads," and thoy seem
unable to talk unless they have them
In their hands to play with and pass
from one hand to the other. We seem
to need something in our hands at
table or wo feel tho meal (s Incomplete
and that something Is usually bread.
Forgot this habit and save wheat. If
you must continue tho handcattng
habit, hold a hot potato.
How to Increase World's Bread Ration
With famine creeping through Eu
rope, and every nation struggling to
produce enough food to sustain life,
tho American farmer has a duty that
ho can not shirk. Amorlca must ship
food to Europe for our soldiers.
America must supply bread to starv
ing peoples. No matter what othor
crops aro raised, more acres should
be devoted to bread grains. "Do your
bit, Mr. Farmer," says a Food Ad
ministration bulletin. "Success de
pends upon you in this world war."
West Point Is on a food-conservation
basis, and the health of tho cadet
corps Is better than ever. All bread
used Is composed ot 45 per cent wheat
flour, 4G rye, and 10 per cont white
bolted grain flour; and many cadets
consider it superior to tho former
white bread. Sugar consumption has
been cut down, meatless days and
meals are rigidly observed, and tho
reduced amount ot meat has boon
beneficial to health. A lesson from a
reliable source.
Taking It From Dablei(
Every ounce of wheat products In
excess of six pounds per month that
you eat, Mr. American Citizen, Is that
much literally taken from tho mouths
of the starving women and children
ot France," says a Food Administra
tion bulletin. "The armed allies may
go without wheat, but these Innocents
will actually die unless we give them
of ours in generouc proportion."
Victory bread-is recolvod with hear
ty approval. But don't be satisfied
to use It on a wjieatlets day Or at a
wheatlcss meal, because it Isn't wheat
less. HOLD SPECIAL MEETING
chool
Board Discusses Plans
Next Year's Faculty
for
The Springfield school board held
special meeting Tuesday ovenlng
to discuss several matters of Impor
tance which had come up since the
last regular meeting.
Some old business was completed
and ways and means for carrying on
the remainder of tho school year woro
discussed. Tho Question of teachers
to fill the fow remaining vacancies
for next year was also brought up.
A petition to discontinue the study
of German in Springfield high school
was submitted to the board, and turn
ed over to the chairman of tho .board
for further Investigation..
Will Preach .Last Sermon
Rev. M. S. ChiltfB, pastor of the
Free Methodist church in West Spring
flold, will preach his farewell ser
mon Sunday morning. Th6r will be
services In the evening. Free Moth
odlif. conference, meets .Wednesday
at Roseburg and It will then-be' do
cldod whether R.bV, phlldb SvJlf return
to tills cluycih, pr not. . , t
ere
Miss Mablo.Ledman pf.Bolso, Idaho,
wllb has been visiting hor grand motlj
or?n Bfih'if; Orb'gdn arrived In this- city
Monday evening. Sho will probably
make her homo hero with her aunt
Mrs, John Carson,
Tho 'Foreign Missionary feocWty of
tho Mothodls'tjdiurch moot, Satur
day afternoon at 2! 30 at tho parsonage
good rrbgraro has been arranged,
Is Installing
New Fountain
1 Hi
Egg(mnnn'a VVjlJ BerBest Equip-;
pod Outside of Large
Cities
EKSlmanns' candy kitchen and bak
ery Is Installing a fluo now fountain,
workmen having begun tho work Mon
day. Tho fountain, which will havo
throo sides, will bo 12 foot each way,
and havo n funoy.s brick paneling on
onch side. Tho top will bo marble.
Around tho throo sides of tho 'foun
tain will bo placed 18 stationary stools
six on a side.
Whon this work Is complotod tho
fountain will bo much finer than tho
old ono and will bo ono of the best
outside of tho larger cities. Tho old
fountain will bo removed ns soon as
tho now ono Is coinplutod.
Thero will also bo Installed throo
now show cases, ono ot which will
bo u wall enso for bread. H. E.
Pitta Is putting In tho show cases.
Harry Kotfor Is doing tho brick
work, Fred Barnard Is superintend
ing tho work ot putting In tho forms
for tho counters.
Local Boys Apply
Throo local boys havo applied tor
places ns members ot tho fourth of -
fleers training camp nt tho Presidio,
to fill possible vacancies mado by
those now nominated falling to pass
tho tests. Thoy aro students and form
or students of tho University, of Oro.jw glvo tho following program:
gon. Tho local mon aro Cyrus A. Amorlca Audlenco
Swcok. Rov. Waltor Bailey and Paul Seloctlon Orchestra
L. Scott
Crossing Is -Vacated
Tho county court Monday Issuod
an order vacating the road across
the Pacific highway botwoon Spring
flold und Goshen. This action was
agreed upon whon tho Southern Pa
cific should havo completed tho undor
crlsalng, which takes tho place of tho
grado crossing.
Get Rid of Your Rheumatism.
Now Is the tlmo to got rid of your
rhoumntlsm. You will find Chamber
lain's Liniment n groat help. Tho ro
lief which It affords is alono worth
many times its cost. ndr,
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1H
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
f.Cv' , Springfield, Oregon.,,
High School -To
Give May Progam
ny.Pngonnt To be Feature of
Afternoon? Literary Pro
gram In Evening
Tho students ot Bprlngflold high
nchool will hold tholr annual May
day pageant tomorrow afternoon from
ono o'clock to 4:30. Tho program will
bo hold on tho school campus, in
tho avonn? a flno program has been
orrnigcl by tho I.Mlyutr ktcclety.
which will bo given In tho nchool build
Ing.
Tho afternoon program will bo In
chnrgo of Bill Hill, tho tuarchnll or tho
day, Pianist will bo Avis Thompson,
Tho following progralm will bo given
j In tho aftornoon:
.Bugler Doris Holland
8plrlt of Spring .... noatrlco Holbrook
Banco of Buttercups
J Danco of Daisies ' '
Danco of Winds.
Royal Prososilon, Royalty, attendants
pages, flour girls.
Crowning ot Royalty
Chorus
May f.olo danco
Chorus
Military drill boys
Presentation of Lot tors
Quoon
, Tonnls Matchoa
j jn u,0 ovenlng a froo program will
no Bvoni j tho high school building.
j beginning nt eight o'clock, by tho
,,;, nchool Literary society. Thoy
Paper, "Joan ot Arc" Kathryn Rath
bun. Reading 4.. Bornlco Cagley
Piano Solo - Mary Harding
Soloctlon, Iva Hill, ElUa Coponhaver,
Lynn Orandy, Walter dossier.
Playct.
Cast:
Tho father Waltor Gosslor
Tho mother ........ Audrey Perkins
Tho daughter Haxel Dean
The daughter's friend ....Bill Hill
Tho maid Alberta Parvtn
Closs stunts Freshmen
Sophmoros
Juniors
Seniors
$1.50
1.00
2.30