Thursday, August 11, 1938
Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Page Three
BIGGEST EASTERN OREGON CONVENTION
WHEN LEGION MEETS IN PENDLETON
Pendleton The biggest conven
tion so far to be held in eastern
Oregon will be staged in Pendleton,
September 1, 2 and 3, when legion
naires from all over the northwest
will come here for the 20th annual
Department of Oregon, American
Legion, convention.
Advance registrations indicate a
large attendance and some 1500 del
egates are expected, and that prob
ably as many as 2000 to 2500 will be
here altogether, including wives.
The state legion auxiliary and the
grand voiture, 40 et 8 society of
Oregon will also convene at that
time.
The convention commission has re
cevied word that Daniel J. Doherty
of Woburn, Mass., national com
mander of the American Legion, will
arrive in Pendleton on Thursday,
September 1st, and will remain for
the convention. His visit will be of
interest to legionnaires of the west
for seldom do they have the oppor
tunity to personally meet their na
tional commander.
Prominent men who have indi
cated that they will be present in
clude Governor Charles H. Martin
of Oregon, a legionnaire and dele
gate from Willamette Heights Post
No. 102, Portland; Secretary of State
Earl SnelJ, also a legionnaire; State
Treasurer Rufus D. Holman; mem
bers of Oregon congressional dele
gation and several' department offi
cers of the departments of Idaho,
Washington and California.
The convention program, in brief,
shapes up like this:
Wednesday night, August 31, an
nual 40 et 8 parade, wreck, banquet
and entertainment features.
Thursday, September 1, conven
tion opens with public ceremonies
at 10 a. m., annual department le
gion parade in the evening.
Friday, September 2, golf tourna
ment in the morning, state rifle and
pistol matches in the afternoon, ju
nior and senior drum and bugle corps
competitions in the evening. The
drum corps contest should prove a
big attraction and will be held at the
Round-Up park. Some eleven musi
cal organizations have indicated they
will be here in attendance, and there
are more to hear from. Klamath Falls
state champion drum corps, of 40
men, will be here to defend their
title. Also, from Klamath Falls will
come the junior drum corps. Among
others are the Corvallis drum corps,
Enterprise drum corps, Portland Post
No. 1 drum corps; Portland 40 et 8
band; Sherwood American Legion
band; Silverton American Legion
Junior band of 60 pieces; Albany
Junior drum and bugle corps of 55
girls and boys Clatskanie junior
drum corps of 34 boys The Dalles
Sons of the Legion drum corps of
28 boys, and the Pretzel band of La
Grande. The famous and well known
American Legion chorus from Walla
Walla will also be here.
Saturday, September 3, Legion ro
deo in the afternoon at the Round
Up grounds, with well-known per
formers taking part for a "preview"
of what will follow later in the
month at the Round-Up. In the
evening legionnaires will take part
in the annual Round-Up dress-up
events, when residents of the city
start wearing western garb.
Business sessions will be conduct
ed each of the three days. Happy
Canyon's huge gray building will
be the legionnaires' and auxiliary
members' playground Thursday and
Friday nights, with dancing and en
tertainment each evening. Also, the
"Legion Corral," the bright spot of
Pendleton, will be a rendezvous for
visiting legionnaires.
LEXINGTON NEWS
Bridal Shower Given
Miss Edna Rauch
By MARGARET SCOTT
Mrs. Cecil Jones was the hostess
at a bridal shower Tuesday after
noon at the parlors of the Congre
gational church, honoring Miss Ed
na Rauch. A large crowd was pres
ent and Miss Rauch received many
lovely gifts.
Mr. and Mrs. John Parker and
Mr. and Mrs. Will Parker of Bingen,
Wash., called on friends here Wed
nesday. The Parkers are former res
idents of Lexington.
Miss Mary Alice Reed who has
been a high school teacher here for
the past two years has resigned.
The scales of the local stores were
inspected by the scale inspector on
Wednesday morning.
A large number of the local peo
ple attended the gathering at the
W. T. Campbell home in Heppner
which was held in honor of Mrs.
Effie Crow of Canada.
Mr. and Mrs. James Leach en
tertained with a picnic lunch at
their home Tuesday evening. Guests
were Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Young,
Mrs. Letha Smith, and Mrs. Lucy
Rodgers of Heppner and Opal Leach.
Homes being redecorated are
those of Elmer Hunt, Lou Broadley
and John McMillan.
Wm. Barnett and daughter, Trina
Parker, and Mrs. Cora Warner were
Pendleton visitors Monday.
Rodger Campbell, Archie Nichols,
Ellwynne Peck, Dan Summers, Har-
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Hami-
Street, Number, r RFD-City
ry Dinges and Opal Leach were con
fined to their respective homes by
illness a few days last week.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Eber Hanks has been ill this week.
Ray Coblantz is taking the local
laundry to Pendleton sinae the
Heppner laundry was burned.
Emma Breshears was painfully in
jured when her thumb was crushed
in a car door Monday.
Guy Shaw and family of Hermis-
ton were visiting here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Swift and
son Kenneth of Kellogg, Idaho, spent
the week end at the home of Mrs.
Swift's grandmother, Mrs. Sarah
Thornburg.
G. J. Ryan has purchased a new
Oldsmobile.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cutler and
daughter Gerry spent a few days
last week at the home of Mrs. Cut
lere's father in Athena.
Tom Barnett and Wm. Barnett and
family spent Sunday visiting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Parker
on Heppner flat.
Mrs. Alex Hunt and son Edward
were picking huckleberries at Mt.
Hood this week.
Mrs. Cutler of Portland is visiting
at the home of her son and daughter-
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cutler.
Lester White of Hermiston was a
visitor here last week.
Waldo White, who is with the
Pendleton-Heppner freight line and
who is well known here, is taking
an extended vacation in Seattle. His
place is being filled temporarily by
Herman Borwig.
Mrs. A, M. Edwards and children,
Jerrine and Clyde, are spending the
week with relatives in Spokane.
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Cutsforth are
taking a two-weeks' vacation at the
coast
Byron Kinsley and Harry Kenan
of the Sunset Motor company of
The Dalles were business visitors
here Thursday.
Church services will be held at the
Christian church Sunday at 8:15 p.
m. C. E. is to be at 7:15. Everyone is
welcome.
Frequent sudden stops not only
damage the brakes of a car by over
heating, but also create excessive
wear on the lining, Secretary of State
Earl Snell said this week. He ad
vised drivers to stop their vehicles
by pressing lightly on the brake pedal
well in advance of the place they
wish to stop.
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