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Heppner Gozette Times, Thursday, June 28, 1956
Social Hi
appemngs
Mis. Jack Bedford, Reporter Social News Deadline 6 p. m. Tuesdays
REBEKAH CONVENTION FOR DISTRICT
20 HELD IN HEPPNER FRIDAY
Tho Rebekah lodges of district
No. 20, consisting of Sans Souci
of Heppner, Bunch Grass of lone,
Holly of Lexington and Mistletoe
of Hardman, held their annual
convention June 22 with Sans
Souci as the hostess lodge.
The meeting was called to or
der at 1:30 p. m. by Sans Souci,
with Elsie Ayers, noble grand,
presiding.
After the Assembly officers,
president, Ethel Gibbs, president
of Rebekah Assembly of Oregon;
Bemice Thompson, Assembly
conductor and Lola Osborn, past
president, had been introduced
and soated the chairs were sur
rendered to the convention offi
cers. They were Ruth Bergstrom,
chairman; Florence McMillan,
vice chairman and Altha Kirk,
secretary.
The address of welcome was
given by All ha Kirk of Sans
Souci and the response given by
Edith Matthews of Bunch Grass,
After the roll call of convention
officers and past chairmen, a
tribute was given the past chair
man by Bunch Grass lodge. There
followed a roll call of lodges and
their reports of the past year. All
lodges were well represented.
The memorial service was beau
tifully presented by Sans Souci
and a moment of silent prayer of
fered in memory of the departed
members.
lhe tribute to the flag was
Liven by Mistletoe, which con
eluded with the reading of the
poem "Your Flag and My Flag'1
by Vein Batty.
The contest of unwritten work
was held v 1th Elaine Rietmann
winning first.
Mistletoe gave an exemplifi
cation of presenting the Bible.
This was done by Thelma Smet
hurst. Sans Souci then paid
tribute to those of 50 years mem
bership, Millie Doolittle and
Emma Jones.
Holly paid tribute to the As
sembly president, Ethel Gibbs,
and the work was beautifully
done and graciously accepted.
Mistletoe extended an invita
tion to the convention for 1958
Florence McMillan was elected
chairman for 1957, for the con
vention at Lexington. Delsle Cha
pel of Mistletoe was elected vice
chairman and Delpha Jones,
.secretary-treasurer.
The address by president Ethel
Gibbs was followed by gifts be
ing presented to her and other
distinguished guests. One of the
highlights of the convention was
the visit of Lola Osborn, past
president of the Assembly.
The new convention officers
were seated by Holly lodge. Gifts
of book marks in the shape of a
cross were presented to each
member. The members surren
dered their chairs to Sans Souci
and lodge was closed. 'f
In the evening there was a I
banquet prepared by the Triple
Link club of Sans Souci, after
which president Ethel Gibbs
showed slides of the Oddfellows J
home in Portland.
At the lodge meeting which
followed Ethel Gibbs gave an ,
address and Sans Souci gave the t
initiatory degree.
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Summers Family
Reunion Held Here
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wyman
were hosts for the fourth annual
Summers family reunion last
weekend.
Saturday night dinner and a
Sunday morning outdoor pancake
breakfast were held at the Wy
man home. Sunday dinner was
at 2 p. m. in the Catholic church
basement. About 150 attended.
Officers elected were Mrs. Art
Bousquet of Umatilla, president;
Mrs. Bill Wilkins, La Grande,
Secretary-Treasurer and assist
ants elected were Matt Cooney,
and Mary Schmidt, Condon. The
oldest member of the family pre
sent, Mrs. Mamie Summers Was
sum, Portland was elected honor
ary vice-president. The youngest
boy present was Darrell Nelson
and the youngest girl, Rene Marie
Monahan.
The history of the Summers
family In America begins with
Michael Summers who came to
America from Ireland in 1856 and
landed at New Orleans. Mary Lutheran
Ellen McCormick came to Amer
ica from Ireland in the same year
arid they were married In 1858,
five children resulting from this
union. They were Mary Ellen
Summers Cooney; Kate Summers
Russell; Delia Summers Smith;
Emmet Summers and Mike Sum
mers. Michael Summers died In
1880 In New Mexico and his wife
came to Oregon with three of the
children in 1883, settling at Con
don. The other children came to
Oregon later. Mary Ellen Sum
mers died and was burled at Con
don In 1899.
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MISS ELOIS NADINE RUHLING. Spokane, who was married recent
ly at St. Paul's Lutheran church in Spokane to Helmuth Hermann,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Gotfried Hermann of lone. (Henle Studio)
IONE MAN MARRIED IN SPOKANE
LUTHERAN CHURCH CEREMON Y
On Sunday June 17 at St. Paul's , the groom, was bridesmaid and
Bishop Barton
Honored At Dinner
Approximately seventy people
attended the pot luck dinner for
Bishop Lane Barton Saturday
evening, June 16 at the Parish
hall of All Saints Episcopal
church.
Members of St. Elizabeth's, St.
Anne's and St. Monica's Guilds
were in charge of the dinner.
church in Spokane,
Washington, Miss Elois Nadine
Ruhling, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Ruhling of Spokane, be
came the bride of Helmuth G.
Hermann, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Gotfried Hermann of lone. Rev.
David C. Getzendaner officiated
at the ceremony.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a gown of
Chantilly lace bodice with an il
lusion neckline bordered with a
tiny mandarin collar of Chantilly
lace, a full length skirt of nylon
tulle with Chantilly lace panels
In front and back. Her fingertip
veil was held in place by a lace
skull cap. She carried a bouquet
of rapture pink roses and step-
hanotis with a detachable cor
sage of white roses.
Mrs. G. K. Ruhling, sister-in-law
of the bride, matron
of honor, wore a dance
pink crystaletto, full skirted dress
with a halo headdress of pink
nylon and carried a bouquet of
pink roses and white carnations.
Mrs. Harlan Crawford, sister of
was dressed Identically to the
matron of honor.
Harlan Crawford, brother-in
law of the groom, was best man
and Gerald Ruhling, brother of
the bride, was usher
A reception in the sub-auditor
ium of the church, followed the
ceremony. Mrs. Tony Ferucci cut
the cake, Miss Joyce Lee poured
and Mrs. Richard Olson presided
at the" punch bowl. Miss Sonja
Henricksen was in charge of the
guest book and Mrs. George
Chollch the gifts
After a wedding trip to Canada
the couple will be at home at
295 Third St., Apt. 6, Oswego,
Oregon.
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Potluck Dinner Party
Enjoyed Saturday
At Labhart Home
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Dr. and Mrs. James Norene and
Mr. and Mrs. William - Labhart
entertained at a potluck dinner
at the Labhart home Saturday
evening.
Guests were Mr. and Mrs,
Philip Blakney, Mr. and Mrs,
Harry O'Donnell, Jr., Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Angel, Mr. and Mrs,
Alex Thompson, Mr. and Mrs,
La Verne Van Marter and Mr. and
Mrs. Bradley Fancher.
Bridge was played following
dinner and high score for women
was held by Mrs. Blakney; Mrs.
Thompson, second and Mrs. O
Donnell, low. For men Alex
Thompson was high; Philip Blak
ney, second and Jack Angel, low.
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Mrs. O'Donnell Has
High Score In Bridge
Mrs. Laurence Becket was hos
tess to her bridge club members
and guests Wednesday of last
week at the home of Mrs. Frank
Anderson.
Mrs. Harry O'Donnell Jr. wa
ugh and Mrs. Lowell Gribble,
second.
Others playing were Mrs. Oral
Wright, Mrs. Jack Bedford, Mrs.
Herbert Hamilton, Mrs. Henry
Happold.
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State Assembly
Report Given At
Rainbow Girls Meet
Miss Barbara Warren, worthy
advisor, presided at the Rainbow
Girls meeting Monday evening.
A report of the state conven
tion at Astoria was" given by
Barbara Warren, Phyllis Quack
enbush and Meredith Thomson.
At the Assembly, Meredith
Thomson was appointed Grand
Representative of the State con
vention and Phyllis Quackenbush
was appointed to the Grand Choir.
Jean Marie Graham was present
ed with a Grand Service pin. Mrs.
Harold Becket, district deputy of
Rainbow, received a Grand Cross
of Color.
Jit the Heppner meeting, Mrs,
Becket was a special guest. They
discussed having a float and
booth at the fair and how to help
The Dalles group where the As
sembly will be held next year.
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Mrs. Miller Given
FareWell Party
Mrs. Robert DeSpain and Mrs.
La Verne Van Marter were hos
tesses at the DeSpain home Fri
day evening at a farewell party
for Mrs. Robert Miller of lone
who will leave the first of July to
reside in Condon.
Other guests were Mrs. Wil
liam Labhart, Mrs. Ned Sweek,
Mrs. James Norene of Heppner,
and Mrs. Walter Corley, Mrs.
Ernie McCabe, Mrs. Pete Cannon,
Mrs. Delmer Crawford, Mrs. Ray
Boyce and Mrs. Robert Jepsen of
lone.
Winners at bridge were Mrs.
Miller, high, Mrs. Labhart, se
cond and Mrs. Corley, low.
A gift was presenteed to Mrs.
Miller and refreshments were
served.
Miss Jean Marie Graham left
Monday for The Dalles where she
wil be employed for the summer
by Mrs. Mary Van Stevens.
Schools and Budgets
Discussed at Recent
Soroptimist Meets
Jack Flug, superintendent of
Morrow county schools, spoke to
the Soroptimist club Thursday
noon at their meeting at O'Don
nell's. 65 of the votes cast at school
elections are cast by women, he
said. Women take a more active
part in affairs of the schools to
day than do men, which was not
true years ago. He told of the
workings of a rural school dis
trict such as is here in Morrow
county, there are .only six such
districts in the state of Oregon.
At the June 14 meeting of the
club Garnet Barratt, Morrow
county judge, explained the
county budget to the group.
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Boardman Couple
Sets Wedding Date
Ray Anderson announces the
engagement of his daughter,
Rena Rae Anderson, to Donald
Ivor Gillespie, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Zearl J. Gillespie of Board
man. The wedding will be an
event of July 20, at the Board
man Community church at 7 p.
m., with the reception to follow
at the grange hall. Friends are
invited to attend. The couple
both are graduates of Boardman
high school, and have been at
tending E. O. C. E. at La Grande.
Mrs. Labhart Hostess
For.Renegers Club
Wednesday evening of last
week the Renengers club played
at the home of Mrs. William
Labhart.
Members and guests playing
were Mrs. William Barratt, Mrs.
Gene Hall, Mrs. Bradley Fancher,
Mrs. James Norene, Mrs. James
Farley, Mrs. Willard Blake, Mrs.
La Verne Van Marter, Mrs. Paul
Koenig, Mrs. Philip Blakney,
Mrs. Fred P arrish, Mrs. Jack
Angel, Mrs. Wallace Wolff, Mrs.
Paul Wed, Mrs. Lary Doweri, Mrs.
Creston Robinson and Mrs. Ned
Sweek.
Mrs. Parrish had high score,
Mrs. Robinson was second and
Mrs. Webb, low.
Dessert was served.
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Former Heppner Man
Married At Gresham
Kenneth Turner, Heppner and
Jim Smith, formerly of Heppner
were ushers Saturday afternoon
at St. Henry's Catholic church in
Gresham at the wedding of Miss
Rosalie Mumford and Mickey
Lanham. Miss Mumford is the
daughter of Mrs. Gaylord S. Gil
ette of Gresham and Lanham is
the son of Conley Lanham of
Eugene.
Others from Heppner attending
the wedding were Mrs. Floyd
Sayers and Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Wilson.
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