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275 Attend Reception For Grand OES Officer Ruth Chupter No. 32. Order of the Eastern Mar. cntertuineci ithout 275 persons In a spirited .MurUi (jras ' atmosphere halur cluy evening, Novemlier 16, when It honored Its distinguish ed member, Mm. Dick (Virginia I Wilkinson, associate grand con ductress of the Grand Chapter of Oregon. Distinguished guests gathered from wide areas of the stale to honor Mrs. Wilkinson at a pub lic reception In the hltfh school gymnasium, Rally decorated with briuht multi-colored balloons, streamers and conletti, and at a social hour following In the cafetorium. Presiding over opening cere monies ami the Introduction of honor guests were Mrs. Earlc ( Mary i Bryant, worthy matron and Howard Bryant, worthy pat ron, of Ruth Chapter. Invocation was given hy Judge Paul Jones, past worthy patron and Grand King of Koyal Arch Masons of Oregon. Eighteen grand officers of the Grand Chapter of Oregon were presented for Introductions, then escorted to seats of honor in the east. Mrs. Harold Becket served ns conductress; Mrs. Hubert Wil son, associate conductress, and Mrs. C. C. Cnrmichael, musician. Assisting was Harold Becket, past worthy patron and district deputy to Grand High Priest of Roval Arch Masons of Oregon. Introduced were Mrs. Lee Nel son, worthy grand matron, Coos Pay; Leo V. Brown, worthy grand patron, Lake Oswego; Ted Roadman, associate grand patron, Roseburg; Mrs. Elbert Miller, grand secretary, Portland; Mrs. Clarence Bateman, grand treasurer, Portland; Mrs. Lyle Ewing, grand conductress, Port land' Mrs. Paul Arnot, grand chaplain, North Bend; Mrs. El- i'Viii m SKIES NEW I f Richness of gossamer laca beautifully detailed on Florentine sliver A trademark of The International Silver Company 4&-PC. Service for 8 $120.00 chest extra 63-pc. Service .for 12 $165.00 chest extra 1847 ROGERS BROS? America's Finest Sllverplate THE INTERNATIONAL SILVER COMPANY JEWELERS Store Hours: 9 cum. to 6 p-m. Ph. 676-9200 177 Mean St, Heppner BANKAMERICARn WE GIVE S & H GREEN STAMPS drldge Woodard, grand lecturer, Portland; Mrs. Leo Brown, grand marshal, Lake Oswego; Mrs. Kolwrt McComb, grand organist, Portland; Mrs, Gale Wilson, grand Adah, Sweet Home; Mrs. Kenneth Bogart, grand Ruth. Bates; Mrs. Lewis Rose, grand Esther. Grants I'ass; Mrs. Dean Watkins, grand Martha, Coos Bay; Mrs. Ray Roark, grand k'l.x-la Onl.irlii' Mr. Merrill Stanley, grand warder, Boring, and Alan Lunuuerg, grana sem Inel. Tillamook. Mrs. Metle Lamar, Silverton, past grand matron and member of International Temple Fund, brought greetings from the Gen prul CriniH 1)1 h liter. Other Dast grand matrons attending were Mrs. Daisy ihomsen, nooa itiver; Mrs. Florence Jaeger, Condon; Mm Miirnerv Jones. Redmond. Past grand patrons were repre sented by uoraon a. arner, Salem. A mid renresentation of erand committee members, grand rep resentatives, worthy matrons and parens, and grand escorts were Introduced and welcomed by the presiding officers. Thrt nrnnrnm lne!llfieri A VOTfll duet, "My Happiness" by Mr. iinri Mrs Hubert Wilson, and a vocal solo, "Red Sails In the Sunset," by Mrs. warren &. Miller, all accompanied by Mrs. Carmichael. Under the leadership of Mrs. Lois Brandt. Portland, president of the Associate Conductress club, a group of about 50 con ductresses, from chapters throughout the state wno nave been under the instruction of Mrs. Wilkinson, honored her with a special drill. They will ho known as "fiincer's Jewels." and at ihe close of the drill hon ored her with special gifts. Another special auaen a u m honored the associate grand con ductress, when members of Ruth Chapter, Locust Chapter and Heppner Rainbow AssemDiy en- r.ri'jinnH tiith a cnrwntinp drill. depicting masked revelers at a Murdi Gras. tints were present ed to the honor guest by Mrs. Larry Prock, leader and assoc iate worthy matron of Ruth Chapter, as a climax to the drill. Mrs. Wilkinson expressed per sonal greetings to the large gathering, extending thanks to those attending, to her host chapter, to members of her fam ily, and to those serving on committees for the evening. Chairman for the event was Mrs. Inez Huffman, with Mrs. L. D. Tibbies In charge of the refreshment hour. Others assist ing were Mrs. Claude Graham, Mrs. Clarence Rosewall, Mrs. Roy Quackenbush, Mrs. Del Fiper, Mrs. Jim Thomson, and other members of the chapter. Out of town guests were serv ed a banquet in the American Legion hall prior to the recep tion. On Sunday morning break fast was served in the Masonic hall by members of Ruth As sembly of Rainbow Girls, and their mothers. juiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimui minium i miiiiii Minium mi Qe Grancjs pQn For Coming Events HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thurtday. November tl. I96i Society and (jftwS (Idliiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiillllllliiiiiiiliiiliiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Soroptimist Speaker Tells of Experiences At Girls Convention Four Heppner High school seniors were guests of the Sor optimist club at its luncheon meeting last Thursday. Those present were Patti Healy, Cathy Schiller, Donna Pointer and Teresa Harshman. Presiding ov er the meeting was Mrs. Con ley Lanham, vice-president. Plans were discussed briefly for sponsoring the Turkey Hop dance on November 30, for all young people of the area. It will be held in the Fair Pavilion, with a local combo, "Burnt Sleep", furnishing the music. Program speaker was Teresa Harshman who told of her ex periences at Girls' State conven tion on the Willamette Univer sity campus in Salem, June 9 14, with expenses paid by the club. The other delegate, Sara Miller, was sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. Teresa told of the apprecia tion which she pained for the democratic form of government, as exempiinea in organizing and carrying out the work of city, county and state govern ments rlnrincr the convention. The importance of setting up iirm ana worKaDie ruies ana laws was experienced. Lasting friendships made with other cnrl attending was also of last ing value, she pointed out. Re cordings of songs made by the massed chorus were enjoyed as harkeround music during the luncheon. Sponsoring a Girls' State del egate each year is one of the many youtn projects supported bv the Soroptimist club in its youth program. At the business meeting on Novomhpr 7. it was voted that th Huh wnnlrl serve as a SDon- sor for one of the local Blue Bird groups. Altar Society Plans For Coming Events Members of St. Patrick's Altar Society met last Tuesday even ing under the direction 01 Mrs Harold Curnutt, president, to form plans for the annual Christmas party and other fu ture projects of the club. Mrs. Jack Healy, Mrs. Pat Brindle and Mrs. Jerry Sweeney were selected as a nominating committee to prepare for the election of new officers sched uled for next month. Hostesses who served refresh ments following the meeting were Mrs. Bill Kenny and Mrs. Wiibur Worden. Winners Announced For Make With Woo! Contest in District Miss June Pahl of Helix, mod eling her smartly styled brown nam two-piece walking suit. was named winner of the sen ior division in the district "Make It Yourself With Wool" contest, held last Suturdav at the llerm Iston Elks Lodge. Miss Pahl will receive an all expense paid trip to the state contest, scheduled to be held In Portland Decem ber 6 at the Sheraton Hotel in the Lloyd Center. Forty-one girls entered this year's competition, according to Mis. Robert Hoskins of lone, who Is district director for the area including Wheeler, Morrow, Gil liam and Umatilla counties. Judging of the many entries was held In the morning prior to a luncheon at noon. Contest -cnts modeled their entries in an afternoon style revue at which time winners were named. Judg es for the contest were Mrs. Kay M. Tellefson of Milton-Freewa-ter, Mrs. Kenneth Jackson of Hermiston, and Mrs. William Rawlins of Heppner. Alternate winner In the senior division was Barbara Beamer of Athena. Also chosen to receive awards for their outstanding en tries were Linda Heath of Hepp ner ana Peggy Adams, both ol whom scored highly in the com petition. First place winner In the jun ior division was Valerie Madi son of Echo, who will also re ceive an all expense paid trip to Portland to compete in the state contest. Alternate winner in the junior division was Su san Walker and chosen to re ceive outstanding awards were Kathleen Hansell of Athena and Christy McQulnn of Fossil. Oth ers who competed in this divis ion were Darlene Warren, San dra Flaiz and June Ledbetter of Heppner and Carley and Shauna Bergstrom of lone. Sub-deb division for girls ages 10-13 was won by Lori Bergs trom of lone, who received a blue lambs wool pelt given uy Krebs Bros, sheep ranch of Ce cil. Alternate winner in this div ision was Lori's older sister, Kay Bergstrom. Outstanding awards were presented to Martha Hughes of Pendleton and Diana Hurlee of Hermiston. The annual contest Is spon sored by the Wool Growers As sociation and may be entered by any girl between the ages of 10-21. Garments entered in the contest must be made of 100 percent American loomed wool. Sans Souci Visited By Deputy President; Names New Officers Business meetings of Sans Souci Rebekah Lodge on Octo ber 18 and November 1 were devoted mainly to nominations of officers for the year 1969. Mrs. Jessie Furlong and Mrs. Reatha Adkins were hostesses for so cial hours in October. On No vember 1, Mrs. Jo Huston, noble grand, welcomed to the mem bership roll Mrs. Owens, trans ferring from a Vancouver, Wash., lodge. Mrs. Huston served re freshments. On November 15, Mrs. Dimp le Munkers, deputy president of District No. 20, made her visi tation to the lodge, officially hearing the following qualify lor seals of perfection in unwritten work under the current term of Assembly President Blanche Imel: Mrs. Altha Kirk, Mrs. De'. la Murray and Mrs. Opal Cook. Mrs. Huston presented a gift to Mrs. Munkers in behalf of Sans Souci. Mrs. Kirk, state member of the United Nations Pilgrim age committee, presented an honor Certificate of Participa tion in this project to Mrs. Munkers, from Holly Lodge No. 139. Mrs. Earl Eskelson, also a Holly member, was a guest of the evening. Mrs. Delia Murray, a former member of Mountain Gem Lodge No. 57 of Union, was brought into the local lodge by transfer. The following were elected to serve as officers for the year 1969: Mrs. Opal Cook, noble grand; Mrs. Reatha Adkins, vice erand: Mrs. Adelle LaTrace, re cording secretary; Mrs. Betty Rood, treasurer, and Mrs. Delia Murray, financial secretary. Birthday cards were sent to Mrs. Emma Jones and Mrs. Jo- sie Jones, veteran members; al so a remembrance card to Mrs Jane Payne of Condon. Mrs. Lena Kelly was nostess for the social hour following the meeting. Card Club Meets At Laughlin Home Mrs. Robert Laugnnn was hnctcc fnr two tnhlps nf ninoch- le at her home on Friday even ing, November 15. Mrs. Jerry Dougherty won high prize and pinochle, and Mrs. Merlin Hughes held low score. Mrs. Ken Turner was win ner of the game prize by com ing closest to the score predict ed on her card preceding play. Utner players inciuaeu airs. Ron Currin, Mrs. Dick Robison, Mrs. Mike Gray and Mrs. Robert Mahoney. At the conclusion of the even ing's play Mrs. Laughlin served a dessert of upside down apple pie and coffee to her guests. Members are currently mak ing nlnns for a Christmas oartv to be held next month. Low win-1 ners for the past year and tneir husbands will be hosts for a dinner Dartv honoring the year's high score winners. Bridal Shower Held For Sandy McDonald Friends and relatives of Miss Sandy McDonald, bride-elect 'if Bob Ordway of Spray, honored her recently with a miscellan eous bridal shower, held Nov ember 9 at the home of Mrs. Bill Brannon. A floral centerpiece carrying out the yellow and white color theme chosen by the future bride was presented to her as a gift from the hostesses. Miss Ginger Majeske and Mrs. Bran nun. Assisting the honoree with Ihe gift opening were Miss Theresa Monahnn, Miss Mary Cox and Miss Majeske. Game prize winners were Mrs. Lowell Chally, Mrs. Dallas Cra ber, Mrs. Donald Robinson and Mrs. Stuart dribble. Door prize winner was Mrs. David Gray. Miss Sue Boyd of Pendleton as sisted the hostesses with serv ing refreshments to the guests. Friends of the engaged couple attended the shower from Pen dleton, Adams, Spray and Prine-ville. A E"xl attendance and con genial t-vetiing of entertainment v.n reported bv Mr. Mabel Chaffee, who wa hostess to members of the Past Noble (hands club of tho Smiis Souci Kclxkiih Lodgo for their annu al pot luck dinner and regular meeting Thursday evening. plans were formed during the Luslness meeting for Christ mas party to be held December 16 at the home of Mrs. Mary MiMurtrv. At this time mem Imt will be asked to bring gifts tc be mailed to a sister Kebek ah who is confined to an Odd Fellow Rest Home In the Port land area. Olher Items of business In dueled election of new officers to serve the club for the com ing year. Fleeted chnlrman was Mrs. Mary Buitev; Mrs. Chaffee will serve as vice-chairman, and Mrs, John Bergstrom Is secre tary. Secret puis for the past year were revealed and each member drew a new name for the coming year. Frank Turner spent a recent week-end in Portland, where he went to visit Edna Turner who remains hospitalized in Allison r:mrnl f'nnvn li-sr'ent hosllitul. Turner reports that his sister-in- law is Retting along wen ana iu nlili m he u n and around only for brief periods. She is In rtKim 227 for friends who may wish to correspond wnn ner. Friends Greet Couple On 25th Anniversary The 25th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Van Plokland was observed Wednes day evening, Novemlx-r 13, when friends honored them at a no host dinner parly In the Wugon Wheel banouet room. In keeping with the tradition al silver wedding anniversary theme, decorations about the room Included silver candles on the tables and silver and white weddinc be lis on the walls. The honored couple was pre sented with a lovely white wed ding cake trimmed In silver and pink, baked and decorated by Mrs. Ilurold Wright. Friends at tending the dinner also present ed them with an attractive silver-trimmed money tree, and many other gifts. Among those who Joined In tho anniversary celebration were Dr. and Mr. L. D. THsbhs. Mr. and Mm. Jack Van Winkle, Mr. and Mrs. Don Bennett, Mr. ami Mm. Bert Corbln. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hayes, Mr. and Mrs. Tern-1 Benue, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wright, Mi. and Mrs. Marshall Lovgren, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Balle, and the hosts, Mr. and Mrs. l.e Roy Gardner, and Mr. and Mr. Matt Hughes. Other friends of the couple who were unable to attend, were Mr. and Mrs. Paul lleln rlch, Mm. Snoda Blake and Mrs. Eva Griffith. Trade at home where your dollars have more sense. THANK YOU . . . I would (ike to extend my thanks and appreciation to the voters of Morrow County for their support in the General Election. JOHN MOLLAHAN, Morrow County Sheriff-Elect an a 9) 0) n A)1 V U v iifj fl II II tri IX II . 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