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T W IC E A W EEK VOL. 10, NO. 19 G resham O utlook GRESHAM. MULTNOMAH MANY MUSICAL TREATS LOCAL LEGION POSTS IN STORE FOR GRESHAM TO AID IN S. A. DRIVE COUNTY, OREGON TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1920 Fenwick Newell at Chautauqua GREATER UNION HIGH SCHOOL SENTIMENT GRC” TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS $1.50 PER YEAR YOURS FOR FUN THE GRESHAM P.-T. A SOCIAL A lecture event of unusual in te r C om m ander C. G. Schneider of th e A very en th u siastic m eeting of the All come F rid ay evening, May 7, Prominent Tenor Comes on Second Day at Head of Hia est is scheduled d uring th e week of G resham Post of th e A m erican Le C entral com m ittee of th e ru ra l school to the gran g e hall w here at 8 o ’clock Own Company May 31 to Ju n e 4, th e C h au tau q u a gion has on behalf of th e Post placed d istric ts of Fairview , T routdale, his legion forces a t th e disposal of th e M other Goose chorus will sing. P lcasuut Valley, L usted, C ottrell, dates set for th is place, in th e com ing Ju d g e Geo. W. S tapleton, m em ber of This chorus will begin singing Boring. Victory and Union No. 26 of Dr. Chas. S. P rice w ith his illus th e M ultnom ah co unty board in was held at th e Bank of G resham prom ptly at 8 o'clock. Come early tra te d story “ H un tin g Big Game in c h a rg e of th e Salvation Army Home last evening. T he object of th e m eet and hear your n eighbor's pet hob A laska". Dr. P rice is credited w ith Service program . T he Legion prom ing was to go over the d etails of th e bies ridden to desperation. At least having th e finest big gam e pictures ises in every way to aid in th e cam question of consolidation with the five jingles of 12 verses each will be ever brought from the N o rthland and paign to raise G resh am ’s quota. C entrul com m ittee and all featu res of sung and th a t m eans th a t 60 citizens his lecture is one of inten se in terest Legion Posts all over th e sta te are th e question w ere fully discussed and and citizeuesses will be given due and filled th ro u g h o u t w ith sp ark lin g aid in g in th e cam paign. T he Legion explained. It seem s th a t m any vot- publicity. T here may be m ore for hum or. men appreciate th e w ork of th e Sal ters do not fully u n d erstan d th e ques th e com m ittee is still going strong O ther lectu rers of prom inence are : vation Arm y and one Legion m an tion and the u rgent need of favorable The com posers of the librettos are Joel W. E astm an who brings says: action. Some of the questions asked Mesdames A rth u r Dowaett, H. V. w orth-w hile reconstruction le ctu r ’If th e people come to realize w hat were am using, No. 1, “ does Union Adix, H. H. Eling, Jam es Elkington “T he U nfolding of D em ocracy' m eritoriou s w ork th e Salvation Army High school d istrict w ant th e o th er and C. M. Zim m erm an. A reh earsal M arion Ballou F isk, noted ca rto o n did d u rin g th e w ar they will su b d istric ts to com e in to help pay th eir of the lib retto will be held at the ist-le ctu re r of Chicago, and M. P irie scribe to th e drive liberally. It is to d e b ts’ ” Answer, “ No, q u ite th e re hom e of Mrs. C. M. Zim m erm an Beyea, first v o lu n te er A m erican Red educate all th a t th e house to house verse. Union High offers to sh a re W ednesday evening at 7:30. Every Cross N urse, who has a ste rlin g lec cam paign in o u r co untry is planning. w ith you th e ir prosperity which is m em ber of th e chorus Is requested to tu re of vital im portance on com m uni T he w onderful w ork of th e Salvation valued at $50,900." bring a pencil and plenty of paper to ty h ealth problem s. Arm y cannot be re ta rd e d fo r lack of No. 2. “ If we join is th e re any copy the w ords of the songs they are An en te rta in m e n t attra c tio n which fu n d s." d an g er of m oving the school to Mon- to sing. Mrs. E lsw orth R ak er will varies from the re g u la r line of C hau L etters com ing in to h e a d q u arte rs ta v llla ? ” Answer, “ No, unless two- accom pany th e singers on th e piano ta u q u a events is scheduled in th e show th a t o th e r posts are th u s early th ird s of th e voters of th e enlarged and Mrs. K arl J. H agberg will be com ing of Ruby Page F erguson, w ith offering th e ir services to help the d istrict voted to do so.” th e chorus leader. her splendid in te rp re ta tio n of the lassies do in th e rem ote d istric ts of No. 3. "Is the present site of Miss G race Myers will bring a comedy, “ G reen S tockings". Miss Oregon, the g re a t w ork they have Union High school located in a group of high school singers to assist F erguson is head of th e D epartm ent been doing for years in th e slum s of sw am p ?” Answer. “ No, it is not in th e singing and th e M ethodist of O ratory a t th e W om ens’ college of th e la rg e r cities. tru e. But on two occasions the w ater choir is expected to atten d a fte r th e A labam a and is a dram atic re a d e r of Milton K lepper, in ch arg e of th e has been backed up into th e base choir practice. note. speak ers b ureau fo r M ultnom ah m ent by th e residents on N orth Main Mrs. J. N. C lanahan Is intressnrlo T he music gives prom ise of a hig h county as well as fo r th e sta te , de stre e t filling up th e ditch w ith tim b er of the opera tro u p and Is still re ly enjoyable week for w estern, music clares th a t all of th e re tu rn e d v eter to m ake a bridge to get th e ir autos ceiving applications of volunteers to lovers. Jo sephine M artino, prom i ans who have silver tongues a re anx- ™ k en wick Newell, concert tenor, comes on the second day of Chautauqua in and o u t.” assist In the singing. All those who nent New Y ork soprano, protege of ious to ta k e t h e s t .i m n f o r t h e No. 4. “ If wo do not Join with t the head of his own company. Mr. Newell has a glorious tenor voice Enrico Caruso, is com ing on th e last < , u r . ng th , e cam paign. He is g ettin g a whlch has won enthusiastic comment from critics everywhere. In 1918 and Union HigTi can we not hope to still w ant to be in on th e fun should be on hand at Z im m erm an's W ednes n ig h t in a song recital w ith the a list of speakers, he says, th a t will 1919 he was overseas singing for the soldiers, and during the past season he Stearns-G regg Concert com pany. ru n th e bond d riv e lists, w ith all has been a featured a rtist on the Ellison-W hite C hautauquas in New Zealand, send o u r children to sch o o l?” Ans day evening. wer, “ No, ow ing to th e crow ded con T he men of th is city are requested Miss M artino is an Edison a rtis t and th e ir sta rs, a close race fo r o rato ry Mary Jan e Newell, pianist and accompanist, and G ertrude Hober, violinist dition of th e school your cliildri to get th e ir pockets full of change h e r records will soon be on sale p a r excellence. and mezzo-soprano, a re both m usicians of real brilliance. cannot be ad m itted unless a new and be on hand to buy a basket. th ro u g h o u t th e world. building is added th is y ear and you T here wdll be a basket for everyone. T he M acGregor Singers, opening GRESHAMITES GO FAR TO could h ard ly expect th e present T he P atro n -T each ers will serve day m usical com pany, bring tw o pro FIND BLOSSOMS AT HOME union d istric t to build expressly for piping hot coffee w ith plenty of cream g ram s of real m usic and genuine en-1 y o u r benefit.” Mr. and Mrs. Geo. L eslie, Mr. and ______________ to everyone who buys baskets. te rtain m e n t. V aw ter M acG regor T hese answ ers to th ese questions Ju d g e Geo. W. S tapleton expects to The ju n io r class plays were very couldn’t m an ag er to ta lk at all to who heads th e com pany, is a Scotch Mrs. F ra n k W ostell. H arry and Helen b arito n e and e n te rta in e r of excep W ostell, Mr. and Mrs. A. Hevel and successful and no one could be found his ladylove. The p a rt was excep seem ed to satisfy and all agreed th a t be in fine voice and will auction the If he gets tire d and tional ability. On th e second day d a u g h te r Vivian, of G resham , and who would express an opinion as to tionally well carried o u t by Melvin th e best th in g to do is to g et busy, baskets off, comes th e Fenw ick Newell Concert W alte'r G raham and Mrs. L o ren a W il which of th e th ree they liked th e B rugger and his aw kw ard efforts at en larg e th e d istric t and thereby build w ants a rest the opera troup will fill lovem aking were im m ensely enjoyed up a larg e school th a t would give the in th e tim e w ith singing. It is cer com pany, fea tu rin g F enw ick Newell, liam s of P o rtlan d m otored to Salem best. It was a m a tte r of choice in by the audience. la st Sunday to see th e ch erry blos children the ad v an tag e of h ig h er ed tain th a t th ere won’t be any tim e to th e splendid ten o r, who has ju s t re The last play, th e “ S teadfast P rin ucation and still keep them at home sleep so don’t go unless you w ant a tu rn ed from concertizing in New soms. T he trip w as d elig h tfu l b u t kinds of plays for th e th ree were very they w ere disappointed in th a t th e unlike but w’ere all splendidly c a r cess” was a b eau tifu l little play with at th e lowest possible cost. good Jolly tim e. Zealand. As one g en tlem an tersely put it, T he com m ittee announces th a t the The m usical clim ax of th e week cherry blossoms had all fallen and ried out. “ S preading th e News” was beautiful scenes and costum es. The comes on th e th ird day in th e ap not a bloom did th ey see. T hey all Irish and such a lo t of Irish ch a rac ch aracters w ere all well portray ed we could get as much for $30 as we first basket will be auctioned a t pearance of th e O verseas O rchestra, had a good tim e a t Oregon City ters as appeared for th e am usem ent and well acted out. T he many g o r could for $500 If we sen t th e pupil 8 :3 0 p. m., no m a tte r w h at comes geous costum es and th e m ake-ups away to college and It would help to and they plan to m ake it sh o rt and an organization of eight ta len ted w atching th e salm on fishers and a l of th e audience. though they took no p art In th e sport of th e audience. T he ch aracters were as com plete as could be asked relieve th e congestion a t th e sta te snappy. If you come late you miss and charm ing young ladies who won schools. all took th e ir p arts well and unless for. the fun; If you are on tim e you will nam e and fam e overseas as A. E. F. they enjoyed w atching th e oth ers. One of the in te re stin g discoveries D istrict m eetings were arran g e d as get a good seat. one knew who was to ta k e th e p arts T here is no question b ut th a t the e n te rta in e rs. T he fo u rth day brings follow s: The R egnlers, often called “ th e big which they m ade a f te r they had gone before hand th e only way to tell ju n io r class plays w ere a success and 63 m iles to see ch erry blossoms and who th e ch a racters w ere was to re the people of th is com m unity should W ilkes— W ednesday evening, May COUNTY ASSESSORS gest tw o-people com pany on th e p la t be proud to have a school which can 5, at 8 o'clock. COMMENCE WORK HERE fo rm ." They are m usical e n te rta in found none was th a t th e w hole coun fe r to th e program . try from G ladstone to Cotton farm Boring S atu rd ay evening, May 8, “ The N eighbors” was one of Zona develop an d tra in th e ta le n t shown ers w ith two p rogram s of exceptional w as a m ass of ch erry blooms. W ork of assessing the property in G ale’s little town sto ries of how by Union H igh school pupils in th eir at 8 o’clock. variety. eastern M ultnom ah sta rte d y ester They felt th a t th ey had a good F airview — Monday evening, May when one person sta rts a kind action class plays. The ciosing day brings th e S tearns- day, Monday, w ith Mr. M onahan and The next event of th is kind will 10, at 8 o’clock. G regg C oncert Com pany in two full Joke on them selves b ut it is ’only h u going everyone nq m a tte r w hat they A. Y. Beach In charge Mr. Mona concerts. T his excellent com pany m an to th in k th a t th e d ista n t blooms w ere g ro u ch in g ab o u t will stop th e ir be th e o p e re tta "S ylvia” w hich will han has only been in the work a a re m ore b eau tifu l th an th e nearby work and grouch and lend a hand. be given by th e Glee club and th e MANY ORGANIZATIONS ARE fea tu re s th e g re a t m usical classics, ones. sh o rt tim e but Mr. Beach Is known to Besides th e m ain idea of neig h b o rli T reble Clef club of Union High. This ENDORSING BLIND MEASURE w hile Fay E pperson adds a d elig h tfu l ( the people of th is d istrict w here .he ness the play contained th e rom ance is said to be one of th e best e n te r note of e n te rta in m e n t w ith her PAUL V. MARIS IS NAMED “Close your eyes and im agine you has been assessing p roperty for a of aw kw ard sw ain, very much in love tain m en ts th a t has ever been put on clever child Im personations and her will never be able to see again. Then AS EXTENSION DIRECTOR with a p retty girl an d , ’tho he was by th e school. It will be given May im agine yourself d estitu te and in n um ber of years. w histling solos. In th e evening Miss A lthough th e work of assessing he 21 at th e M asonic hall. Oregon hac a new a g ric u ltu ra l col-, “Just full of co n v ersatio n ” need of food and clothing. You then M artino appears in several groups of th e farm lands looks easy to those lege extension d irector. P aul V ' may realize w hat it m eans to be blind splendid soprano solos. Maris, for th e last five years sta te and why th e blind of Oregon are who ure looking on th e re is much leader of county agent work in Ore-1 ask in g th e voters of th e sta te to ap tedious detail work to be atten d ed to. ALL VOTERS AT CEDAR gon. has been nam ed d irecto r of t h e ’ prove th e bill a t the s ta te election In the town of G resham th e re a re MEETING SIGN PETITION O. A. C. extension service by th e Miss R u th Young, th e county invited for th is is th e County Child May 21st, providing for th e estab board of regents on th e recom m en- i lishm ent of a sta te in stitu tio n w here 144 different acreage trac ts which h ealth n u rse has a very fine program W elfare B ureau and is for one and th e blind may be ta u g h t trad e s and have never been platted. An en th u sia stic m eeting was held d a M°n 'jia rfg *lw*nt W J K err be rem em bered ] of Child W elfare conferences ar- all. a rts w hich will enable them to be Mr. Beach said th a t they could not a t C edar school M onday evening here as the last sp e ak e r on th e , . . . . .. The Child W elfare conferences as come se lf-su p p o rtin g .” com plete the work before th e first I fa rm e r’s week program . His clever ranged for th e m onth of May. T he foregoing is the sta te m en t of o u tlin ed fo r th is m onth are as fol when the voters m et to discuss UlP m e i fnllr , olb en i „ j ,.™ IJ « an v d w ritin g on talk en titled titled , "TL,. The „ H j J. F. Myers, lead er of the com m it of Ju n e. They have all the acreage T he first of th e series will be held lows: question of joining th e Union H igh , the W all,” will be rem em bered by tee of blind people who w ith com east of th e W illam ette riv er to the W ednesday, May 5th a t th e library. W ednesday, May 5, 2 p. m., su b m ittees and o rg an izatio n s all over ea ste rn end of th e county. T here school d istrict. P rincipal E. F. many. T he m eeting will be for all m others ject, “ In fa n t W elfare.” S peaker, Dr. th e sta te are cam paigning for the Goodwin told of th e grow th and his- “ T ? ,ar? lll,B a,‘ expoi>int are many trac ts w ithin the Incorpor , c u ltu ral education and educated and o th e rs in terested in child w e l- ‘C harles Ulysses Moore P o r tla n d m easure. Mr. Myers sayB th e need tory of the school and of its devel-I ag ric u ltu re. He is th e son of N. C. fare. Miss .Y oung has announced I child specialist. of relief to the blind Is exceedingly ated lim its of th e city of P ortland opm ent during th e past five years. M aris, ed u cato r and livestock breed- u rg en t, conditions having grown which have never been p latted and W ednesday, May 12, 2 p. m , sub- much worse in th e last few years on are no la rg e r th an a town lot. ju d g e Geo. W. S tapleton took up the | " _ * bo has rep resen ted th e agricul- th a t Dr. C harles Ulysses Moore, P o rt- tu ra l activities' of th e s ta te d ep art- la n d ’8 child specialist will be pres ject, "F ood for Young C hildren, account of th e war. P rovision, he financial side of th e question and Mr. Beach and Mr M onahan will . m ent of education fo r a dozen of en t and will speak on th e Subject of Speaker, Lassie Lane, S tate Home says, e ith e r m ust be m ade to enable also th e ad vantages to th e com m u th e blind to become self-supporting 1 nKt‘ Ore8ham ,h e re n te r of opera- t . In fa n t W elfare. Econom ics D em onstrator. or th e re m ust be a much m ore ex-1 Bona and will work all this te rrito ry n ity of having a first-class high T he new d irec to r was born and , . . . . M easuring, w eighing, and examl T h u rsd ay , May 20, 8 p m. subject, tensive dem and on charity. The | from this center school located w ithin reach. He reared on an Oregon farm , and spent his early years on a stock ranch n ear nalion of ch ild ren will be a part of ! “ Oral H ygiene.” Speaker, Dr. W. blind, he says, much p refer th e form - j ______________ spoke especially of th e a g ric u ltu ra l H eppner. He is a g ra d u a te of th e the program which will begin C la u d e Adam s, E ducational Secre- e r cour8e O IIF F N P S T u r o o u * w s d ep a rtm en t and its relation to th e O£ ” J ” o u r.'. anpj: * ’? d u ' prom ptly at 2 p. m. tary , P o rtlan d D ental Society. The bUI “ " u b m l,ted B»« voters , B B IM B IW H A V E JUBILEE MEETING farm ing com m unity which lies all | ation from Pacific college, Newberg, by the leg islatu re has been endorsed i In v itatio n s have been se n t out to a W ednesday, May 26, 2 p. m. sub- by o rg an izatio n s th ro u g h o u t the | about it. I and special train in g a t th e W isconsin g rea t many m others b ut n o t all th e ject, “ H ome Care of th e Sick.” sta te and active cam paigns are being The Queen E sth e r girls had a Ju- In te re st was keen and a t th e close The organ izatio n of ag ric u ltu ral nam es could be obtained. W hether Speaker, Miss Ja n e Doyle, American waged by these o rganizations, feeling I bi lee m eeting at the home of Helen of th e m eeting a petition was circu in te re sts thro u g h county ag e n t and th a t such an In stitu tio n should have W ostell This was the occasion for or not a special in v itatio n has been Red Cross. M ultnom ah County Pub- been established years ago. . . <»«»»1011 io r lated and every voter in th e house farm bureau work u n d e r the direc received every m o th er is cordially lic H ealth, Miss Ja n e Allen. The m easure calls for a levy o f ! ” p,'nlnK tbp “ It" boxes The girls signed it. T here was a good a tte n d tion of Mr. M aris has not only been one-sixth of one mill next year t o , W8r® surp rised when they found th a t ance and enough nam es w ere secured trem endously profitable to Oregon W a lt e r J en k in s to lx-a<l C om m unity | Im portant M eeting o f Claw.. . . . . . . a g ric u ltu re , b u t has also a ttra c te d establish th e In stitu tio n and one th e total am ount was $38 Joy to bring the m a tte r to a vote and I th e favorable notice of th e federal Nlng. | T he re g u la r night class will m eet tw enty-fifth of one m ill each year reigned suprem e and th e girls com- o th e rs who were not voters w ished J a g ric u ltu ra l officials. Of his new th e re a fte r for Its m aintenance. At j 8 Everyone w ithin ten miles of W ednesday evening at 7 :3 0 p. m. the blind h ea d q u arte rs In P ortland po,,pd “ 8onK to ‘’«P'’’’88 th e ir feel- th a t m ignr ight sign it a n v a s s -' duties he savs: in ar u also. aiso. By n y c canvass- T. lng the d istric t o th e r nam es could “ In te re s t of farm people is now G resham who can sing, trie s to sing, P r , be e n n* rhe endorsem ents a re being received j i,lK8- They have enough money to ing tn e d istric t o tn e r nam es could f centere(1 )n a m ore pffl<.lpnt gygteIJ1 R elation of C ulling and F eeding.” from everyw here in the sta te from pay for th e two scholarships which be secured but it Is not necessary as Of m a rk e tin g farm produce, in prar 18 w lll,n« t0 h ea r olb,,rg “ T o r en and th e effect th a t they have on each g ranges, com m ercial and business in- thev h a v e airr»ed in „ u they have fulfilled th e requirem ents. I ticing the most Z , most approved approved farm farm in in g g joys Jo y s ji a social g a th e rin g is Invited to other. This . lass prom ises to be one stltu tto n s. schools, churches, church o rganizations, lab o r unions, etc. The ' ln y “ '«opted th e two little orp h an s ---------------------- j m ethods, drain in g wet lands and ir- atten d th e com m unity sing at th e of th e most in terestin g th a t has been m easure has been given th e num bers , r °m th e In d u strial home In South SOCIAL EVENING AT do 7 ',,"armrt°cPo n U o K n^ llbrar* Tuesday evening _ _ _ _ v u n u a tr c n i v c r ---------- ------ -- — tro llin g In- e»e...,.g Mr held All Interested In poultry 316 X Yes and 3 r? X No on th e b a l- 1 P o rtland. T he Joy of th e ir success M U L iN U M A H G R A N G E sects, disease and rodent crop pests, « a l t e r Je n k in s of th e C om m unity should come and get the benefit of _____________ made th e evening a huge success and 1 In terestin g farm boys and g irls in Service B ureau in P o rtlan d will be these class m eetings T h ere will only New Ib s.k s at «lie Grvwham U b ra ry ,h,> ,lmF W8" Rp*‘n t ln "o "*" and ,n a M ultnom ah g ran g e will hold th e ir | ru ra l life th ro u g h club work, b etter Joyous good time, . m or" "* pou,lry m onthly social S atu rd ay evening Ing the farm and social life of farm K ipling: Songs from Books. women, and in co-o rd in atin g all p r rnp,ly at 8 o clock and last as ' raising, so com e and get all th e good eific-t R®frej»hments were served and the May 8, a t th e g range hall at O rient. F orbes-L indsay: Everyday forces for developm ent of th e high- lonB 88 M r- Je n k in s is w illing to lead. , possible out of th e next m eetings girls left a t a late hour. A sh o rt program has been a r est type of civ ilisatio n .” lency. , — ' """ ---------------- ------ — — ----------L— ranged a fte r which County Ajjcnt S M orley: H aunted Bookshop. C herry Pool F am iln< , B. H all will give a sh o rt ta lk on po- CHAUTAUQUA GUARANTORS Mills: T he Grizzly. We are form ing a cherry pool. If ta to culture. TO MEET W EDNESDAY. MAY 5 W rig h t: In te rio r D ecoration for you wish to join with us please T he balance of th e evening will j • - ■ [ Modern Needs. phone, w rite o r call on D. K. Towle be sp ent w ith m usic, gam es and T here will be a m eeting of the at once. Phone 14«, Gresham . We C ro ft: E lectrical M achinery. will ask for bids soon ¿arda C h a u ta u q u a g u a ra n to rs at th e lifera- Moreton and H atch: E lectrical The C o-operative Berry Growers. A lunch of sandw iches, salad, pie T W ednesday evening. May 5, at 8 Auspices P.-T. Association , Equipm ent of th e Motor C ar and coffee will be served ca fete ria ° clock This is <jn im p o rtan t meet- Row land: Applied E lectricity for W orry may be useless but a good style a t a nom inal price. ln* C8l,ed discuss sev eral im port- many fussy people seem to get a lot LYNCH SCHOOLHOUSE | P ractical Men. of fun out of It. Everybody is Invited to a tte n d th is an t «•»•«*» «nd every one of th e Page: A utom obile S tartin g , L ig h t m eeting w heth er they a re m em bers g u a ra n to rs is requested to be pres- i n g and Ignition Systems. You ca n ’t have 'n erv e” and too of th e grange o r not. T his will be a P nt- Page: Storage B atteries sim p li many nerves public m eeting and everyone is CV - fied. Buaiuewi Seasion 8:13 followed by Basket Auction and Supper K eep in style. T ry one of those W hen you tak e m ore pride in your dially Invited. 1 "classy-fled” ads. indigestion than you do In your work, Read what Mr WanTad aaya. yo u 're old If you’re only tw enty. JUNIOR CLASS PLAYS MAKE HIT W elfare Conference Opens Wednesday BASKET SOCIAL FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 7.