GRESHAM
CHRISTMAS NUMBER, 1918
OUTLOOK
WILLING WOMEN WORKERS BEHIND THE LINES HELP MEN TO WIN THE WAR
AUXILIARIES
YET FIGHTING
IN THE RANKS
Every Community W as lo o
Per Cent Effscient and Is
Still Going Over the Top
T he work of the Red C ross is too
well known to need any explanation
and the value of th e stupendous ta sa
accom plished by the n atio n al o rg a n i­
zation can never be com puted. S tatis­
ticians will m arshal the figure» and
rep o rt th a t ho many dollar» were
raised and ho many g arm e n ts m ade
and ho many bandages rolled, but the
real work done can never be counted
In dollars and cents. No acco u n tan t
1 h wise enough to m easure th e value
of suffering relieved, of th e dying
com forted, of hom es re-established
and of the g ath erin g to g e th e r of o r­
phaned ami d e stitu te ch ild ren and
giving them th e things necessary for
th e ir com fort and life.
T hese are only vague hin ts of the
visible work u n d erta k en and success­
fully done by th e Red Cross. W hat
Is alm ost as m arvelous is w hat has
been accom plished In the heartH anil
lives of the women th ro u g h o u t our
broad land. W omen who have beet)
u tterly selfish have found th e ir lives
broadened and th e ir sym pathies ex­
panded by th e ir work fo r th e relief
of suffering.
They have sacrificed
com fort ami ease for stren u o u s work
for others. How they have put their
best selves In the stitch es they have
sewed o r k n itted ! In re tu rn they
have hud the satisfaction th a t they
were doing w hat they could and P.
has m ade b e tte r women of them.
T he Red Cross work has been a real
sacrifice to the women of the rurul
districts, as It has been curried on It.
sp ite of the fact that all the young
men were gone to the lighting line or
th e trulnlng cam ps, th e men who
have been doing light chores for sev­
eral years had taken up th e burden
of farm work and o th e r active duties
and the women were req u ired to ad 1
to th e ir usual duties m uch work in
the fields and in th e gardens. It is
to th e cred it of th e fa rm e rs’ wives
th a t they urose to th e em ergency and
did w hat seem ed to be the Impos­
sible.
W ith reflections such as th ese In
mind we will attem p t to o u tlin e the
work done in various lied CrosH o r­
ganizations of th is vicinity. In many
cases the figures are q u ite Incom plete
and in oilier cases no report coul I
be obtained, on account of condi­
tions brought about by the Influenza
epidem ic.
tirexliaiiu
D uring th e g re a te r part of the
y ear two m eetings a week were held,
th e m eeting place using the lectu re
MELROSE AND VICTORY
A fam ily d in n er party was held a ’,
the hom e of Mr and Mrs G W AU-
der Sunday In honor of Mr. A llder’»
birthday, which occurs next W ednes­
day, and tile re tu rn of Curl Allder
last W ednesday from Cam p Meade
w here he was In train in g with the
63d In fan try . Mr and Mrs. \ l S taf
ford and fam ily and Mr and Mrs
CnrI A llder were the guests.
Mrs. Alex T hom pson and Fred
M organ have been appointed solicit
ors In the Red Cross roll call drive
this week for Victory d istrict.
room of th e public library. Several 's h ir ts , 12 pairs k n itted socks and
sew ing m achines were at th e disposal fo u r sw eaters.
of the sew ing com m ittee, som e h av ­
< 'eilarvillc,
ing been d o n ated to the Red Cross.
C edarville auxiliary, which has
The au x iliary raised th ro u g h v arious
activ ities 1 6 0 0 .(0 , which was tu rn ed been discontinued for th e p resen t, is
In to h e a d q u arte rs.
Besides this, one of th e sm allest o rg an izatio n s In
the G resham d istric t gave $1302 68
th is p a rt of th e county, yet Its work
in th e May drive. L ater, d u rin g th e
has
been such th a t it has called
cam paign fo r th e relief of F ren ch
and Belgian d estitu te, ab o u t two tons fo rth much praise from h ea d q u ar­
of good clo th in g was donated. The ters. Miss Cora Giese, who was th e
Jacobson building was generously ch airm an , has com piled th e follow ­
donated for th e purpose fo r two ing list of com pleted g arm en ts and
weeks and th e clo th in g was brought ¡ap p lian ces: eig h t dozen bed sheets,
th e re w here It was carefu lly sorted lo n e dozen p ajam a su its, one dozen
and pai ked and was tak en to P o rt­ bed socks, five dozen body bandages,
land tree of ch arg e by E k stro m ’s I two dozen tea tow els, four dozen p il­
tru ck .
W om en from th e G resham lows, one dozen n ig h tin g ales, 18 hot
Red Cross took ch arg e of th e in sp e c­ I w ater b ottle covers, one bed coat, ten
two bed quilts,
tion, w eighing an d m ailing of C h rist­ dozen bandages,
mas p askages for th e soldiers o v er­ th ree arm slings, six dozen T -band-
seas, d u rin g th re e w eeks of N ovem ­ ages, 106 pairs k n itted socks, 34
ber. A rticles sewed for ho sp ital and sw eaters, 17 helm ets, nine pairs
F or
the
relief work ag g reg ated 8 SO. T he w ristlets, fo u r m ufflers.
n um ber o f donated articles, Including Belgian relief they m ade 18 gowns,
tow els, pillows, etc., was 427 and six p airs u n d erw ear, eig h t sk irts, 15
dresses, 21 bouses, th re e baby sacks
the n u m b er of k n itted article s 308.
and one p a ir baby shoes.
shop . Old p apers an d m agazines
w ere collected and sold. F o u r dol­
lars was realized from them . Besides
th is th re e boxes of canned fru it and
m any vegetables w ere also donated to
th e Red C ross shop. B undles w ere
collected and tu rn e d in fo r th e Bel­
gians.
T h e o rg an izatio n w orked one y ear
and th en , on account of sh o rtag e of
m ateria l from h e a d q u a rte rs, closed
down fo r sev eral m o n th s and re-o r­
ganized ag ain O ctober 9th, 1918. The
influenza has now p revented th e work
and th e Red Cross has not been m eet­
ing since.
D uring th e first y ear two dances, a
m usical an d an au ctio n party was
given. F ro m th e dances $452 was re ­
alized, $10 from th e au ctio n and $25
from th e m usical. T he suppers for
th e dances w ere d o n ated by th e la­
dies. Mr. B ecker gave his hall for
the cause an d Mr. K n ig h t also helped
give th e supper.
At th e close of th e y ear th e au x il­
iary had received no com plaint from
work se n t In and no w ork was sem
back to be done over.
P lea san t View.
T he P lea san t View au x iliary was
org an ized on J a n u a ry 31 and has 51
m em bers.
It has fo r its ch airm an
Mrs. C. O. B ram h all and for vice
ch a irm an , Mrs. S.’ D. H ard in g , Mrs.
Chas. Bischoff is se cretary . T he fol­
low ing work has been com pleted: 32
b ed sh lrts, 52 p ajam a su its, 10 m en ’s
sh irts, 10 p inafores, five g irls ’ d ress­
es, live dish tow els, 31 p airs socks,
20 sw eaters, 13 w ristlets and eig h t
helm ets.
T he J u n io r Red C ross has to its
cred it fo u r h an d k erch iefs, 17 pillows,
12 bedside bags and fo u r k n itted
scarfs.
T hese have been d onated,
also $2.95 in money. T h ere a re 21
m em bers.
P le a sa n t View has been visited
P lea sa n t \ a lley .
D am ascus.
w ith a severe v isitatio n of th e ep i­
.Melrose anil V ictory.
A round th e Red Cross o rg a n iz a ­
T
he
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ascus
au x iliary of the
Up to th e tim e of th e ban on p u b ­ dem ic, w hich seem s to have ab o u t run
tion have cen tered all th e relief
P o rtlan d C h a p te r of th e A m erican
lic g ath e rin g s th is au x iliary had its course
work and th e m ost of th e social a c ­
Red Cross has finished up th e ir first
m ade 71 arm slings, 30 pillows m ade
year of w ork. D uring th a t tim e they
tiv ities of P lea san t Valley.
T h ere from clippings, 60 body bands, 12
F airv iew .
have been two d istin ct phases to the m asks, six bed coats, 54 bed sh irts,
Fairview Red C ross unit has fo r its m ade a to ta l of 2379 g arm en ts. Thia
work. One has had to do w ith so ­ 79 p airs p ajam as. T hese w ere for ch airm an Mrs Jo h n Jo n as. T he sew ­ does not re p re se n t a full y e a r's work
cial activ ities and included two ev en ­ hospital and were m ade from in ater ing done d u rin g th e years Is as fo l­ how ever, as th e re was a period of in ­
ing m eetings a m outh w ith an a v e r­ ials fu rn ish ed by th e P o rtlan d ch ap ­ low s: 54 bed shirtB, 4 2 p a ja m a suits, activ ity d u rin g th e su m m er m onths
age a tten d a n ce of ab o u t one h u n ­ ter. They also m ade for Belgian re ­ 20 over sh irts, 24 sh o u ld e r w raps, 48 when th e re was no w ork to be given
dred. A program com posed of local lief w ork 15 serg e dresses, 2 0 sateen body bandages, 24 arm slings, 50 out, an d th is fall th e w ork has been
ta le n t and a sp e ak e r from aw ay have pinafores, 20 men s sh irts, 30 con­ ban d ag e socks, 10 black sateen h am pered by th e p rev ailin g sickness.
been the fea tu re s of these program s. valescent robes Besides th is the fo l­ aprons.
K n itte d goods ag g reg ated Also, a g re a t n u m b er of th e m em bers
These m eetings have been d isc o n tin ­ low ing do n atio n s w ere m ade: tw enty 117 p airs socks, 29 sw eaters, fo u r have moved to P o rtlan d , leaving only
ued on account of sickness b u t will sateen pinafores, 12 dish clothes, six scarfs, two p airs w ristlets. Donated a m ere h an d fu l of th e fo rm er n u m ­
soon be resum ed again if conditions pillows of clippings, 24 wash clothes, h o sp ital supplies am o u n ted to 230 ber to do th e work. One notices a
perm it.
two la rg e packages gun wipes and pieces. T he u n it also b o u g h t a fine slack en in g of in te rest in th e work
R egular m eetings for sew ing have four h an d k erch iefs. T he Ju n io r Red q u ality of all-w ool tlannel to help in since th e signing of th e arm istice, a l­
been held once each week un til re ­ Cross gave a chicken pie supper for th e lay ettes fo r F re n ch and B elgian th o u g h th e re is still an im m ense lot
cently and an -average of a dozen th e Y. M. C. A. and raised about $80. babies. From th is m a te ria l 4 4 ja c k ­ of w ork for th e Red Cross to do in th e
g arm en ts a week have been com plet­ A la te r social n etted ab o u t $50, ets an d 14 hoods w ere m ade. They com ing m onths. T he m em bers hope
ed- for h ospitals and la te r for Bel­ w hich was given to the Belgian re ­ also collected, packed an d shipped to to be tu rn in g o u t th e ir usual am o u n t
gian relief. T he a tten d a n ce a t these lief w ork. Mrs. G. W. A llder Is P o rtla n d 11 la rg e boxes of clo th in g of w ork soon. T he officers a re Mrs.
m eetings has averaged ab o u t tw enty. ch airm an an d Miss Je n n ie Strebin for B elgian an d F ren ch relief work. J. C. E llio tt, ch airm an and se creta ry ;
The Ju n io r Red Cross m ade 30 p il­ secretary of th e o rganization.
T he Red C ross drives have been Mrs. W ill Moore, tre a su re r.
lows for th e em ergency hospital in
ca rrie d o u t u n d er th e d irectio n of
G illis.
P o rtlan d .
Two h u n d red
dollars
th e ch airm an of th e unit.
T rou td ale,
L ast C h ristm as Red Cross drive
T he G illis Red Cross au x iliary was
were raised in m em bership dues and
C orbett H eigh ts.
o rganized May 5, 1918 w ith fo u rteen
C hristm as collections and $3,000 in b ro u g h t in 167 m em bers to th e T ro u t­
dale au x iliary . T he m em bers were
T he C o rb ett H eights au x iliary of c h a rte r m em bers. T he org an izatio n
th e Red Cross drive.
The p resen t olilcerB a re T. R. B er­ considerably scattered , how ever, and th e P o rtlan d C h ap ter A m erican Red was p erfected by th e election of Mrs.
ry, ch a irm an : E sth e r Rosin, tr e a s ­ since th a t tim e two stro n g au x iliaries, Cross was o rganized by th e ladies of G eorge F. T ucker, ch airm an , Miss
urer. Mrs. P. I’. Je u n e is ch airm an P lea san t View and T erry , have been th e vicinity of H u rlb u rt an d C olum ­ Signa Stone, tre a s u re r; Mrs. H orace
of th e sewing. T h ere a re 130 m em ­ organized out of th e T ro u td ale a u x ­ bia H eights. T he au x iliary m et Ju n e G. L ake, secretaiT
iliary. Tw enty-five d o llars have been 21st, 1917, in th e lib ra ry of th e Cor
T he au x iliary tu rn e d in th e follow ­
bers.
do n ated to th e h e a d q u a rte rs and a bett high school w ith ten m em bers,
ing finished w ork: Six convalescent
T erry.
rum m age sale has been conducted to
Mrs. Sue K n ig h t was elected c h a ir­ robes, 12 p ajam a su its, 10 little g irls ’
T he T erry Red Cross au x iliary raise m oney for local expenses. The m an ; Mrs. Doris Evans, v ice-chair­ dresses, 10 m en ’s sh irts, 10 boys’
wuh organized on F eb ru ary 15 and p resen t officers a re Mrs. Jam es N or­ m an ; Mrs. Ruby W ilson, se c re ta ry ; w aists, 8 p airs socks, 2 pairs w rist­
has a m em bership of 20. T he officers m an, c h a irm a n ; Mrs. A. I). K endall, Mrs. Jessie Em ily, tre a s u re r; and lets.
a re Mrs Jo h n Bliss, ch a irm an ; Mrs. I vice c h a irm a n ; Mrs. L. A. H arlow , Em ily Ja ck so n , in sp ecto r of w ork.
M em bership dues tu rn e d in $17.
A. Young, a ssista n t ch a irm an ; Mrs. 'se c re ta ry -tre a s u re r. T he sew ing com-
T he o rg an izatio n m et from 2 to 5
Money ta k en in for supplies, $10.50
Chas. G reenw ood, se c re ta ry -tre a s­ , m lttee is com posed of Mrs. George p. m. every o th e r week on W ednes­
T he re g u la r m eeting is W ednesday
urer. The m eetings, which have no. S ch la tte r an d Mrs C. I. Thom as. day. L a te r on account of an over aftern o o n . At th e p resen t tim e th e
been held for som e tim e, will be r e ­ The p resen t m em bership drive Is in supply of w ork they piet every week m eeting place is w ith Mrs. H ow ard
sum ed in th e n e a r fu tu re If h ealth C h a rg e of Mrs. L. A. Harlow.
T he first w ork on h and was th irty Lake.
conditions will perm it.
T he follow ing work has been com ­ sh eets and eig h teen pillow cases.
T his sm all au x iliary has m ade a pleted and tu rn e d in to h ead q u ar- D uring th e rem a in d er of th e y ear the
B orin g-U n ion A u xiliary.
very cre d itab le show ing and has to i te rs:
F ifty -fo u r p airs socks, 20 au x iliary m ade n ig h ten g ales, slip-on
T he Boring-U nion au x iliary has
Its account th e follow ing list of ac­ ( sw eaters, th re e pairs w ristlets, th ree sh o u ld e r w raps, bed socks and p a ja ­ m et w eekly un til stopped by th e p rev­
com plished w ork:
th irty
p ajam a I m ufflers, six su rg eo n s' aprons, six mas.
alence of sickness, a t th e hom e of
su its, 12 convalescent sh irts, 60 hos­ taped sh irts, 72 bed sh irts, 4 8 pairs
D uring th a t tim e m any of th e la ­ Mrs. S. 8. D allas, ch a irm an of the
pital caps, 12 p airs bed socks, 36 p ajam as, 12 convalescent coats, 21 dles k n itted socks and sw eaters. Be­ au xiliary. Much en th u siasm has been
broken arm bed sh irts, six bath arm slings, 12 b ath robes, 51 dish sides th is work they m ade th re e q u ilts show n by th e w orkers and two sew ­
■ obes, 12 refu g ee dresses, 10 refugee tow els, 100 gun wipes, 55 tray cloths, and tu rn e d them In to th e Red Cross ing m achines w ere k ep t ru n n in g dur-
Miss Isabelle Thom pson spent a
few days xlslting at hom e recently.
Recent le tte rs from S tu a rt say th a t
lie Is well, hut n o th in g Is said about
an eraly re tu rn home. He is In V ir­
ginia.
All m em bers of th e Red Cross aux
iliary are urged to a tte n d th e work
m eeting T h u rsd ay
In o rd er th a t
work on hand may be finished. T his
will he tile last m eeting until a fte r
the holidays. M em bers whose dues
are unpaid are req u ested to hand
them to th e se cretary , Miss Je n n ie
S trebin. as soon as possible so r e ­
to r ts of tile work or th e year may be
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7 4 h an d k erch iefs, 86 wash clo th s and
16 pillows. F o r th e Belgian relief,
30 p in afo res and 20 refugee sh irts
w ere m ade.
T he Red Cross driv e ch a irm an 13
Mrs. L. A. H arlow . She has chosen
for h e r a ssista n ts Mrs. E. R. Single-
ton, Mrs. E lla H ensley an d Miss
B lanche Berney of D istrict 48.
m ade and accounts balanced. In a
le tte r from th e P o rtlan d ch a p te r to
th e ch airm an all m em bers of th e Red
Cross are u rged to renew th e ir m em ­
bership and
to spend
th e wees
boosting th e drive so th at every .Will»
may be a m em ber of th is g reat o r­
g an izatio n . which has done so much
j to relieve th e suffering caused by the
war. Let every person feel th at he is
helping do th is g reat w ork of r e s to r a ­
tion Is th e o bject of th e m em bership
i drive.
Mrs. C arl A llder, who has been 111
with th e “ flu,” has recovered. She
and h e r h u sband are visiting w ith
Christmas Gifts
It is natural that you should want
to make such presents as will endure
not only in the memory, but in reality.
h er p are n ts, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Miss Mabel Wood, Mrs. A lta G entry,
Cooley.
a g re a t g ran d so n , R ussell G entry, and
Bill Jo n es, who was q u ite se rio u s­ a nephew , H enry W h iteh ead .
ly In ju re d in th e sh ip y ard s recently,
Rev. an d Mrs. J. H. W ood spent
Is able to be up and aro u n d and says Sunday a t th e hom e of Mr. and Mrs
he Is alm ost ready fo r work again.
H ans L arson of Boring recently.
A very in te re stin g d in n e r p arty O th er g u ests w ere D. T. W illiam s
was held at th e hom e of Mr. and Mrs and w ife and A. B. W ood and wife ot
I. T. W ood recently when th ey e n ­ P lea san t Home.
te rta in e d the la tte r's fa th e r, J. M.
Mr. an d Mrs. F ra n k G irard of
H ayden and wife of S p rin g w ater. P o rtlan d w ere g u ests of th e la tte r ’s
Mr. H ay d en ’s two sisters an d th e ir ¡p aren ts, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Wood,
h u sb an d s, Mr. and Mrs H. W hite- ' Sunday.
head and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. C oulter,
Victory school was closed on
his son II. W. H ayden and wife, th ree T h u rsd ay w hen th e teach er, Miss
g ra n d c h ild re n , R aym ond
H ayden, K ath ery n Sweeney, received word ot
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A piece of well selected JEW E l.R \
must be the choice. Nothing else so
happily tits the occasion.
No other gift can be made eternal.
\
iit of JEW ELRY is an everlast­
ing remembrance.
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REMARKABLE
ENTHUSIASM
MANIFESTED
Reports From the Red Cross
Give Details O f the W ork
Accom plished During Year
ing th e re g u la r m eetings and sonw
work has been ta k en to th e hom es
for com pletion. T he aux iliary took
ch arg e of th e Red Cross and U nited
W ar W ork drives in both of w hich
they did good w ork. They have
tu rn e d o ver $50 to Red Cross h ead ­
q u a rte rs an d have used $25 in ex­
penses in connection w ith th e ir work.
The follow ing is a sum m ary of th e
w ork done: th irty sw eaters, 68 palra
socks, 10 scarfs, 16 pairs w ristlets,
36 ho sp ital sh irts, 24 ta p e sh irts, 24
bed coats, 30 su its u n d erw ear, 52
p airs p ajam as, 18 su rg eo n s’ aprons,
4 6 convalescent robes, 12 body bands,
11 stuffed pillows, 66 h an d k e rch ie fs,
67 w ash cloths, th re e n ap k in s and
1465 gunw ipes. F o r refu g e w ork 40
dresses, 40 p in afo res and 5 sacks of
old clo th in g w ere fu rnished.
P lea sa n t H om e.
The P lea san t H ome Red Cross au x ­
iliary has a m em bership of th irty -
seven. They have m et w eekly du rin g
th e year u n til recently. T h eir m e e t­
ing place has been th e hom e of Mrs.
M. L en n artz, who Is se c re ta ry of th e
au x iliary . T he follow ing w ork has
been done on m a terial fu rn ish ed by
th e P o rtlan d c h a p te r: th irty-seven
p a irs of socks, fo u r p a ir w ristlets,
two sw eaters, 36 p air pajam as, tw o
dozen bed socks, tw o dozen body
bandages, tw elve T -bandages, five
dozen caps, 25 g irls ’ dresses, ten
boys’ w aists, 20 m en ’s sh irts, tw elve
b ath robes, five helm ets.
T he au x iliary d o n ated and tu rn e d
In th e follow ing: fifty-tw o pillow
cases, 25 pillows, 136 w ash cloths,
2 7 dish cloths, 4 7 h an d k erch iefs, 4 8
h ot w ate r b ottle covers, 3 tra y covers,
24 dish tow els, two o undles m uslin,
two b undles linen, 19 strin g gun-
wipes. T he o rg an izatio n raised by an
auction and su p p er $320, which was
tu rn e d in to h e a d q u a rte rs. All th e
m em bers are en th u sia stic w orkers.
Mrs. I. M. T hom as is th e president.
P o w ell V alley.
No records have been k ept of th e
exact am o u n t of w ork done by th e
Powell A'alley au x iliary. T he au x il­
iary was one of th e la st organized
and since the su m m er vacation no
m eetings have been held, the w ork
being done at the hom es. T he fol­
low ing article s have been tu rn e d into
th e P o rtla n d c h a p te r:
48 bed
sh irts, 48 body bands, 24 arm slings,
9 pillow slips, 6 p airs of pajam as, 20
m en 's sh irts, 10 little g ir l’s dresses,
10 boys’ blouses, 11 p airs of socks,
2 p airs w ristlets, 3 scarfs, 8 sw eat­
ers. Several dozen each of napkins,
h an d k erch iefs and w ash cloths, tw o
o r th ree dozen com fort pillows, filled
w ith rags; 25 fe a th e r pillow s for the
Em ergency hospital in P o rtlan d .
th e d eath of h er sister, who lived In
P o rtlan d . T he sym pathy of th e com ­
m unity is extended to h e r in h er loss.
Special C h ristm as services will be
held at Iliff church n ext S unday a f­
tern o o n at 3 p. m. Several re c ita ­
tions by th e pupils of the Sunday
school will form p a rt of th e pro-
gram . E veryone is in vited to atten d .
Owing to th e sh o rta g e of silv er
cu rrency In 1797, th e B ritish govern-
ern m e n t issued Spanish dollars coun­
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III.
To Our Customers & Friends:
Appreciating our pleasant business relations
during the past year we wish you the com­
pliments of the Season and trust that the
coming New Year will bring the best you have
ever known in Happiness and Prosperity.
A I . M il I I R
G i st L arsen
\Y. E. M arkell
F. A. H. ai . i . iday
K. A. M iller
E manuel A nderson
H . A. L ew is
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