HEFFNEH GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. Jum 27. 1361
Hastings Enjoy Fair
On Texas Vacation
Mr. nnil Mr. Carey HiistiiiK
retunnl to their homo hunduv.
June 23. utter npi'tiilinij a bunv
two uii'ks vacMlKuiing with
Ihi'lr sun in-liiw nmt tluuthttr,
Mr. am Mrs, llowanl Henry, and
children. Hank and Joyce, in
Sun Anlimlo, Texts.
The couple flew by ci, U-av-Ini;
here June ti. Muny side trips
uere enloycd during the vaca
tion, with a visit to Laredo,
Mex where Mr, Hastings say
one tourist attraction 1m the
home drawn surreys used for
sluhtseelni;. They visited the
VMS World's llemlsfatr In San
Antonio, which covers an area
o( 112 acres. The fiilr features
one entire section devoted to
foreign exhibits, but the visit
ors were unable to view It all
due to its vast size.
The vacationers attended the
Billy Graham t'rusndo and tour
ed Johnson City, Texas, where
they visited the Sunken Gard
ens and saw the boyhood home
of President Johnson. Mrs. Has
tint's noted that while It was
an older home, it had been met
iculously cared for. They visit
ed Aransas Port, where the men
were able to fish in the Gulf of
Mexico.
The couple departed for home,
arriving last Thursday evening
at the I'ortiand airport. Before
coming to Heppner, however,
thev spent three days visiting
witn tneir son ana daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Con
nor, and family in Forest Grove.
before returning home Sunday
evening.
Monday Story Hour
Continues at Center
liesiHin-u was very ewouranin
to the first "Story Hour" sesiion
Monday at the Hener Neigh
borhood Center, It is reorted by
Mrs. I'at Urindle, assistant co
ordinator. Twenty-one young
sters, pre school through third
Krade, appeared lor the Ilrsi
meeting.
Meeting time has been chan
ged from 9:.( to 10:00 a.m.. reg
ularly on each Monday morning,
starting July 1.
Teacher for the story hour is
Mrs. Ilernard (Jerry) Doherty,
assisted by her daughters, Becky
and Nancv. Anv Interested
youngster in the community is
Invited to attend.
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Eng landers Visit
Families in the Area
Ivan McOaniel of Long Creek.
former resident here, was award
ed first place trophy in the in
termediate division of the Old
Time Fiddler's contest, held re
cently in Canyon City, and sec
ond in the Grant county competition.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lowe, Mr,
and Mrs. Henry Krehs of Ar
lington, and Mr. and Mrs. Ran
dy Stevenson of Durham Coun
tv. England, traveled to Taco-
ma last Thursday, June 20, to
attend funeral services for
Lowe's brother-in-law, Retired
Lt. Col. Kmorv Lehman.
The Stevensons, who main
tain a model farm operation in
Kncland. are visiting in thf
U. S. while on a W. I. tour. They
visited relatives in Detroit,
Mich., and Syracuse. N. Y.. be
fore coming West to Arlington
to visit the Krebs family. Stev
enson is a cousin to Mrs. Krebs
and Bob Lowe. The visitors were
dinner guests at the Lowe home
one evening last week.
Krebs accompanied the visit
ors to Portland last Saturday,
from where they left for the
Journey home, with stops in
Syracuse, N. Y., and Toronto.
Canada, where thev will meet
with other tour members for the
remainder of the trip home,
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Virginia Wilkinson
Installed to Serve
As Grand OES Officer
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Mrs. Dxk (Virginia) Wilkin
son of Ruth Chapter No. 32,
Heppner, was Installed In the
office of Associate Grand Con
ductress of the Grand Chapter
of Oregon, Order of Eastern
S'ar, for the coming year. The
position Is first In line of suc
cession of offices to the Grand
East.
Installation ceremonies for
grand officers were held Wed
nesday evening, June 19, in
Portland Memorial coliseum, Rt
the completion of the annual
Grand Chapter convention.
Mrs. Lee Nelson, Doric Chap
ter No. 53, Coos Bay, and for
merly of Condon Chapter No.
23. and Leo V. Brown, Waluga
Chapter No. 146, Lake Oswego,
were Installed to head - the
Grand Chapter of Oregon for the
r.ext year as Worthy Grand Ma
tron and Worthy Grand Patron.
Other grand officers are Mrs.
Clarence Field, Salem, associate
grand matron; Ted A. Roadman,
Oakland, associate grand pat
ron; Mrs. Elbert Miller, Port
land, grand secretary; Mrs. Clar
ence Bateman, Portland, grand
treasurer; Mrs. Lyle Ewing,
Portland, grand conductress
Mrs. Wilkinson, associate grand
conductress; Mrs. Paul Arnot,
North Bend, grand chaplain;
Mrs. Ldbridge Woodard, Port
land, past grand matron and
grand lecturer; Mrs. Leo V,
Brown, Lake Oswego, grand
marshal; Mrs. Robert McComb,
Portland, grand organist; Mrs,
Dale R. Wilson, grand Adah;
Mrs. Kenneth Bogart, Bates,
grand Ruth; Mrs. Lewis Rose,
Grants Pass, grand Esther; Mrs.
Dean Watkins, Coos Bay, grand
Martha; Mrs. Kay Koark, Untar
io, grand electa; Mrs. Merrill
Stanley, Boring, grand warder,
and Alan Lundberg, Tillamook,
grand sentinel.
Mrs. Wilkinson is a past ma
tron of Ruth Chapter, has served
Grand Chapter as Page in 1948,
on credentials committee - in
1959-63; chairman of Estarl
awards committee 1966-67, and
Grand Ruth in 1967-68.
Installing officers were Mrs.
Dale Lamar, grand matron; Gor
don Baker, grand patron; Mrs.
Victor Thomson, grand chaplain;
Mrs. William McKinley, grand
marshal; Mrs. Martin Sullivan,
grand organist.
Theme of the impressive In
stallation ceremony was "Fan
tasy of the Sea", carried -out in
colors using the blue and green
of the sea, and other effective
decorations. A 27-foot lighthouse
with revolving beacon light at
the top, marked the entrance
through which grand officers
were escorted to the East. Typ
ical Deacn scenes were repro
duced, and make-believe ponds
with white net swans were seen
in the North and South of the
Dig auditorium.
District Garden Club
Achievements Noted
At State Convention
Blue Mountain District No. 10,
Oregon Federation of Garden
Clubs, which comprise garden
clubs in Morrow ttnd I'matilla
rminlit., received everal urea
of recognition ut the 41st an
nual State Convention held Jum1
X b and 7 at Marj lhurst College,
L.UHI' O.sWCL'O.
Those attending from till
district were Mrs. Fredrick
Martin, district director; Mrs,
umur Kletmann, president of the
lone t.urden Club; Miss Aim
Itnhrrrilln Mri lrunl M,,lwlrnm
Hand Mrs. (Jue, Lorenzen of the
Pendleton Garden club, and Mrs,
W. t. Burner, delegate from I lit1
fceho Garden club.
Mlsa Rohrman was presented
a Mate Life Membership. Blue
Mountain District received an
award of appreciation In the
State National Gardener Promo
tion competition. Boardman Gar
den club members were IDO'I
in subscription to the National
Gardener Magazine and this
district placed fifth among the
17 districts in magazine sub
script ions.
A blue ribbon, denoting first
place, for the Bird Program
competition and a white ribbon
(honorable mention) for club
scraphook were awarded to the
lone Garden club. The Umatilla
Garden club was awarded sec
ond place in the bird program
and also honorable mention for
its club scrapbook.
The lone club was also an
nounced as state runner-up for
National Award No. 5 (pink ro
sette), for its Flower Show
Achievements.
Blue Mountain District was
represented in the district ar
rangement competition with an
entry of weathered wood, red
gladiola and leather leaf, pre
pared by Alma Rohrman of Pen
dleton. The anti-litter pasters prepar
ed by 4th, 5th and 6th graders
of lone school were on display
at the convention.
Mrs. Martin reported on the
year's achievements for the
Blue Mountain District. She al
so served on the circularized
minutes committee during the
year, and is now serving on the
state nominating committee.
Special convention tours ar
ranged for those attending the
convention included the wild
flower display at Wakena Falls
on the Columbia River Scenic
Route to Portland which is pre
pared each year during Rose
Festival week by the Columbia
Garden club of Troutdale; Rose
Show; Rose Test Gardens at
Washington Park, and the Rose
Parade at the coliseum. These
were visited by Mrs. Martin,
Mrs. Burger and Miss Rhorman.
Guest arranger was Mrs. Wai
ter E. Morris of St. Louis, Mo.,
whose theme was "Profiles In
Progress". . Special guest and
convention speaker was Mrs.
Maxwell W. Steel, second vice
president of National Conucil of
State Garden clubs.- Inc., who
spoke on "This Land of Ours".
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PAUL W. JONES
Grand Scribe
HAROLD L BECKET
District Deputy
75th Anniversary of Royal Arch Chapter
Celebrated at Grand Officers' Reception
Seventy-five years of Royal
Arch Masonry in Heppner were
celebrated by the Heppner Chap
ter No. 26 at an anniversary
dinner and reception Saturday
evening, June 15.
Over a hundred members and
euests were served dinner in the
First Christian church dining
rooms by the women and girls
of the church.
The anniversary reception,
which followed at the Masonic
hall honored two members of
the Heppner chapter who hold
offices in the Urana Chapter
Thev are Grand King Paul W
Jones and District Deputy to the
Grand High Priest Harold Beck
et.
Condon Golfers
Host Heppnerites
Why
it pays
to call ahead
reservations.
for
There's nothing more dismal than a string of "No Vacancy" signs
after a long day's driving. So do yourself two big favors when
you travel by car: (1) call ahead for reservations and (2) plan
to stop early enough to get a really good rest. Your trip will be
much more pleasant. And safer. Pacific Northwest Bell
Twenty-eight men and 14 wo
men participated in the tourna
ment held Sunday when Condon
golfers were hosts to the Hepp
ner Golf club in the second
tournament held on Condons
new golf course.
Those winning prizes of golf
balls from Heppner were Lowell
Gribble with the low gross ana
the longest drive, and Clint Mc
Quarrire, second low, gross. Ray
massey ciainieu iow nei scoie,
and Harry O'Donnell had the
I second low net score. O'Donnell
aiso picKea up me prize lor oe
ing closest to the pin.
Condon winners were Joe Cruz
and Doyle Dugger who tied for
low gross. Cruz also made the
longest drive. Mike Rothwell had
low net score and Lou Gilliam
was second in low net. Closest
to the pin went to Pete Low.
The program opened with the
invocation, given by Clarence
Baker in the absence of Al Bo
schee. regular chaplain. The flag
ceremony was performed by
lone Rainbow Assembly No. 50,
led by Worthy Advisor Terrie
O'Connor, and members Bonnie
Akers and Tanva Tucker.
Excellent High Priest Kenneth
Walters, Arlington, presided as
master of ceremonies. He intro
duced the Grand High Priest,
Most Excellent Companion
Charles G. Goold, Medford, and
other distinguished guests. Most
Excellent Companion Goold then
introduced other members of his
grand family, and their wives,
and the district deputies and
their wives.
Other grand officers present
included Grand Scribe George
Driskell, La Grande; Grand
Principal Sojourner Walter Belt,
Newport; Grand Secretary T.
Stanton Ford. Portland; Grand
Sentinel George Walker, Glad
stone; and Howard Barnhard,
Portland, grand master of tne
first veil.
Also introduced were Past
Grand High Priests W. E. White,
Cottage Grove; B. Neally Wood
and Vilas Brown, both of Port
land. District Deputies Harold
Becket of District No. 2, Gaylord
Tice, Grants Pass, District No.
3; Walter Belt, Newport, District
No. 8; George waiKer, uiaa
stone. District No. 14.
High Priests of constituent
chapters present were Kenneth
Walters. Heppner Chanter jmo
26: John Keller, Pendleton
Chapter No. 23. and Harry Mo
sier, Sunnyside Chapter No. 42,
Portland.
Several members of the Hepp
ner chapter who now live in
other areas were in attendance.
Included were Mr. and Mrs. Karl
Miller. Woodburn: Mr. and Mrs,
Sam McMillan, Milwaukie; Mr.
and Mrs. Oliver Creswick, Fort
land, and Mr. and Mrs. Blaine
Isom, Echo. Members were also
present irom lone, Arlington,
Pendleton, Hermiston and other
Eastern Oregon towns.
Following the introductions,
Oliver Creswick sang two num
bers. "Exodus" and "Climb
Every Mountain", accompanied
by Mrs. C. C. Carmichael.
Of interest to those present
was a resume of the chapter
history presented by Herman
Winter. King of the Heppner
Chapter. The review consisted of
.elections from the newly puo
lished "History of Heppner
Chapter No. 26", compiled by
Larry Cook, chapter historian
History of the chapter dates
back to March 12, 1892, when
nine Royal Arch Masons assem
bled in the office of the First
National Bank in Heppner. The
meeting was called to order by
Companion Henry Blackman.
Officers recommended were W.
A. Kirk, excellent high priest;
Henry Blackman, king; P. O.
Borg, scribe; P. C. Thompson,
treasurer, and Otis Patterson,
secretary. Appointed on the
committee to secure a meeting
hall were Borg, Thompson and
George Noble. Others in attend
ance were Frank Gilliam, J. W.
Morrow, F. W. Ayers, George
Conser and E. G. Sloan. A pet
ition was ordered through the
Grand Chapter to organize the
Heppner chapter. New members
were added during the follow
ing year, including J. P. Bush-
ee, William Beagle, C. A. Rhea,
Jrank Sloan, George Cousins, J.
W. Vaughn. William Penland.
John McCarthy, Ed Day, Henry
Scherzinger, J. P. Rhea, D. H.
McCarty and D. H. Doherty. Ex
cept for the depression years.
history of achievements and
membership of the lodge has
been constant and impressive.
Main address of the evening
was given bv Vllaa Brown, past
grand high priest, who, during
hi term of office, gave Paul
Jones his first appointment, re.
suiting in his Meatly advance
ment to his present office of
Grand King. Suhict of his ad
tires was "Buried Treasure"
which held the attentio nof ev
ervone of Masonic connection.
Companion Brown also paid
tribute to mint her honored mem
ber, Larry Cook, who this year
was awarded the General Grand
Chapter Award for distinguish
ed Masonic service.
Several numbers by the Iono
"Chora let tea", accompnnled by
their music Instructor, Darrell
James, were well received. They
sang "If No One Kver Marries
Me", "Let There be Pence on
Earth", and "No Man Is an Is
land". Girls participating were
Terrie O'Connor, Bonnie Akers.
Tanya Tucker, Sharlene Ham-
lett and Linda Nichols, all Rain
bow Girls, and Janice Snider
and Joy Beggs.
The anniversary celebration
and reception were planned by
a steering committee consisting
of Kenneth Walters, Larry Cook,
Herman Winter and Howard
Bryant. A public address sys
tem, set up and operated bv
'Clarence Baker, added to the en
joyment of the program.
Arrangements for the dinner
were made by Mr. and Mrs.
Cook, and assisted by wives of
the other committee members.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bryant
arraneed decorations for the hall
and reception rooms, featuring
large red "75" numerals on
white background and scarlet
red roses on the refreshment ta
bles. Several members of Ruth
Chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star, took care of preparing
and serving of refreshments, in
cluding Mrs. William Cox, Mrs.
Earle Bryant, Mrs. Floyd Wor-
den, Mrs. Frank Wilkinson, Mrs.
Eugene Hall and Mrs. Howard
Bryant. Pouring the coffee was
Mrs. Herman Winter and presid
ing at the punch bowl was Mrs.
Kenneth Walters.
Copies of the History of the
Chapter, printed locally by the
Gazette-Times, are available
through Larry Cook or chapter
officers at a cost of one dollar
each.
Mrs. Jon Blake of Ronton.
Wn., visited in Heppner over the
week-end and attended the Ma
sonic reception on Saturday
evening for her father, Judge
Paul Jones. Mrs. Blake arrived
at the Pendleton airport Satur
day morning and was met there
by her parents. On Sunday the
parents took her to Portland,
where she was met by her hus
band for the remainder of the
trip home.
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