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December 14, 1920
CHRISTMAS NUMBER, GRESHAM OUTLOOK
organized group.
It seeks to re- tim es each year.
T he E pw orth
, vitalise and quicken th e sm all ru ra l L eague program may be g reatly in ­
i charges and m ake them a genuine creased in scope and efficiency by w
sim ilar methou
j force in th e ir several fields.
T he pastoral work of th e Social
In som e of its featu res th e Social
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C enter P arish is analogous to tn e C en ter P arish is carried on th ro u g h
a
corps
of
specialized
w
orkers,
as
Union High school. Its aim , how­
ever, is not in any sense to draw the sisted by a stro n g vo lu n teer group. A
stren g th of th e outlying points to th e J head p asto r and his associates will
plan for th e en tire parish. F or the x
GRESHAM GROUP
4 stro n g center. It is ra th e r to develop
SHOW EFFICIENCY
th e sense of so lid arity am ong the present th e re are two full-tim e paid I
¡churches involved.
Services long w orkers, a pastor and an associate.
m eagerly atten d ed on th e sm aller They are assisted by two o th e r p art
W ith th e reading of th e appoint­ points will be revived and restored tim e w orkers. O ther full tim e w ork­
These are th e days of o p p o rtu n ity
m ents at th e close of th e an n u al con­ to th e ir old-tim e pow er and useful­ ers w ill be added as rapidly as condi­ for women ip business and all kinds
tions dem and and funds will w arran t.
ference of the M ethodist -Episcopal ness, p |u s a new-day efficiency.
A deaconness, or woman w orker is of professional work. A survey of
church at McMinnville a new type of
The q u a rte rly conference, once a
conditions in G resham reveals a s u r­
appointm ent m ade its first ap p e ar­ g rea t occasion in th e life of th e local very much needed to have oversight
of
th
e
ch
ild
ren
’s
work
and
as
a
par­
prising n u m b er of women em ployed
ance. A group of charges was desig­ churches, will again become th e oc­
nated as the G resham Social C enter. casion and season of Inspiration and ish visitor. A recreatio n al director in various business houses and doing
T he field of the G resham Social refresh in g for th e en tire parish. The should have o versight of the en tire professional work. Seventy-five would
be a sm all estim ate to place on th e
C enter em braces th e form er charges church officers who come th e longer recreatio n al life of th e parish.
To sum up, th en , th e aim of the n um ber of women th u s engaged.
of G resham , P leasant Home, Rock­ distances will be well repaid for th e ir
wood, Fairview , T ro u td ale, Sandy, effort by th e fellow ship of th e ., G resham Social C enter P arish will Of th is n um ber four have workd up
BISHOP BROS., OF PORTLAND
Kelso, Boring, Bull Run and Bridal b reth ren and th e in sp iratio n of a be to Increase the fu tu re activ ity and good business en terp rises and are
efficiency
of
every
preaching
point,
m anaging them for them selves. T here
Veil.
stro n g program ru n n in g th ro u g h an
w hile it unifies and co-ordinates the is no doubt th a t Mrs. N ora W ithrow
Have opened the doors again at the loca­
In one brief sentence, the Social afternoon and evening, o r longer.
work of th e en tire field.
should come first if th e size of th e es­
C enter P arish alniB to sim plify a d ­
tion formerly known as Cannon's, whose
The educational program of the
tab lish m en t and capital Invested were
m inistration,
Increase
efficiency, church carried on th ro u g h th e Sun­
stock
was moved away.
BRIDE
ELECT
HONORED
to govern th e order.
unify resources, and replace the sc a t­ day school may be g rea tly prom o-*!
BY SURPRISE SHOWER
Mrs. W ithrow sta rte d in th e res­
tered efforts of several sm all bodies th ro u g h a Sunday school association
of C hristians with the inspiration of em bracing th e several schools of the
Our stock consists of fancy and staple
A m ost d elig h tfu l su rp rise show er ta u ra n t and sh o rt o rd er lunch busi­
a larger, m ore com pact and closely parish, and m eeting two o r more was given last F rid ay evening at the ness in 1917 and th e success which
D R Y GOODS, also M E N ’S F C R N ISH -
hom e of Mrs. A. Hevel in honor of m et h e r efforts soon caused h er to
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look
fo
r
la
rg
e
r
and
m
ore
su
itab
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Miss Miriam Brown whose approach­
ing m a rriag e will be an event of the q u a rte rs to handle h e r grow ing p a t­
holiday season. The show er was a ronage. A bout a year ago she p u r­
As goods are arriving daily, the stocks
com plete su rp rise to Miss Brown, and chased w hat was th en known as the
Jacobson
building,
paying
$8000
fo
r
will
be complete within a short time, when
was arran g e d by Mrs. Hevel and Mrs.
It. The building was then com plete­
Ida W illiam s.
we
feel
confident that we can render the
The room s w ere m ost artistic ally ly rem odeled and arran g ed atia
best
service
possible.
arran g e d and resem bled a sm all equipped for a thoroughly m odern
and
up-to-date
re
sta
u
ra
n
t
and
lunch
fairyland.
T he color schem e was
blue and w hite and was carried out room. A $2000 fo untain was In­
l l ’hat we do not have on hand, at any
with blue birds, bells, and old fash ­ stalled and th e building was h eated
w
ith
gas
h
eaters.
Ice
boxes,
steam
time, we will be glad to have sent out
ioned blue and w hite bachelor b u t­
tons.
A large blue u m brella was trays, etc., w ere installed and in
from
our Portland store.
suspended from th e cen ter of the March of th is year Mrs. W ithrow
moved
into
h
er
new
q
u
arters.
More
loom and contained th e gifts. G ar­
Yours for efficient service,
lands of bells and blue birds m ade a th an $15,000 has been invested in
canopy of beauty and th e g u ests felt th is p roperty and It is one of th e
them selves in a world a p a rt from the finest in th e tow n.
W ITH THE SEASON’S
Mrs. W ithrow is assisted in the
one o utside w here th e rain was b eat­
GREETINGS
ing down in to rren ts. Ifiiere were m anagem ent by h er son, E. W. Strat-1
tw enty present but the storm kept a ton. Beside these th e re are four reg u ­
la r em ployees and o utside help is re ­
num bers of o th ers a t home.
A fter the guests had arriv ed Mrs. quired often to han d le th e business.
W illiam s w ent for Miss Brown say­ From 70 to 80 persons a re being
ing th a t a few girls were going to served every day a t p resen t and d u r­
spend th e evening piecing a q u ilt for ing th e sum m er th e to ta l averaged
her and they w anted Miriam to help. over a h u n d red p er day.
Mrs. E. B oughner has been In bus­
The qu ilt was pieced la te r In the
evening and presented to th e bride- iness longer here th an any of th e
elect aB a m em ento of th e evening. women who a re now under consider­
She ulso receivd many b eautiful gifts ation. Mrs. B oughner says th a t she
when th e contents of the blue um ­ sta rte d seven years ago w ith about
$300 capital, no experience and no
brella were disclosed.
Miss Brow n’s engagem ent to Al­ know ledge of buying or selling.
bert A dkins of H eppner has been T hat she did have courage, patience
known to her friends som e tim e but and perserverance is evident for she
It is only recently th a t th e engage­ now m akes h er little sto re a paying
m ent has been generally known. Mr proposition and a y ear ago she pur-
A dkins ir. m anager of th e Tum -a-Lum chased th e p ro p erty w here th e sto re is
L um ber com panies y ard s at Hepp-
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she has had m any experiences in
learn in g th e business but she likes
It. The p atro n s like her and th e
Storage b attery rep airin g and re little Novelty Shop Is an exam ple
charging. s ta rte r
and
gen erato r
of w hat a woman can do if she Is
work
R aker & Son
determ ined and will stick to it.
The Ban« or G resham pays 5 per
Mrs. M att Schanno is an o th e r wom­
cent in te rest on tim e deposits.— Adv an who has developed a th riv in g
business d u rin g the past six years.
She conducts an exclusive confection­
« d t
ery and soft d rin k s establishm ent
which is patronized n o t only by the
local people b u t by th e larg e n um ber
of tran sien ts passing th ro u g h th e
You will appear better
town. One of th e featu res of h er place
dressed, the suit will fit bet­
Is a th o ro u g h ly m odern electric corn
ter, will last much longer,
popper. Schanno’s is a place p opular
and
cost no more than the
with th e high school set.
ready made. Have a suit
Located In th e sam e building w ith
made by a tailor who has
Mrs. Schanno is th e G resham H at
learned his trade, and will
shop owned by Miss Iren e Lynch.
guarantee to give satisfac­
Miss Lynch has only been in G resh­
tion.
am since last F eb ru ary but she has
| won many friends for h er little shop
In th a t tim e. Always th e re are ta ste ­
ful h ats displayed and alw ays one Is
su rp rised to learn how reasonable
they may be obtained. She is well
satisfied with h er location and has
already com m enced buying sp rin g
hats for next season. She declares It
is a pleasure to buy now th e prices
a re so much m ore reasonable.
Powell Street
Gresham
A num ber of women are actively
But once in a life time does
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associated w ith th e ir husbands in
business here. T here is Mrs. C. 1.
one ever find furniture offered
R aker, who is know n to all p atro n s
at such attractive prices as
of th e R ak er garage. Mrs. R ak er
for a n um ber of years has been In
this is offered. The importance
ch arg e of th e office work at the
and economy of permanence
garage.
Mrs. DIetl is an o th e r woman who
is fast being recog­
is tak in g her place beside her h u s­
band In business. She is alm ost a l­
nized as gifts of
ways behind th e co u n ter a t th e S ani­
transient
A visit to o u r store will help you to select C hristm as g ifts th a t
tary m eat m ark et, assistin g in th e
serv in g of custom ers.
C9nvey a m essage of good cheer and friendship.
grow in cost
Mrs. F. L. B ourne, Mrs. G. M.
E lectrical A ppliances are ap p ro p riate as g ifts and will be ap­
Davidson, Mrs. Max Schneider, Mrs.
preciated beyond all o th ers— they are a lastin g rem in d er of your
Ed. A ylsw orth, Mrs. Wm. Hessel, Mrs.
th o u g h tfu ln ess.
P. L enard, Mrs. E. E. C hipm an, Mrs.
A lbert E kstrom , Mrs. Cecil M etzger,
T he choice is wide, percolaters, chafing dishes, to asters, vacuum
Mrs. B. L W alrad, Mrs. D. M. Rob­
cleaners, tab le lam ps, and m any o th e r appliances, b eau tifu lly de­
erts. Mrs. H. L. St. C lair and Mrs.
signed and handsom ely finished.
H arty are all well know n fo r th e Im­
Make y o u r selection now and have it p ut aside fo r you.
p o rta n t p arts they have In th e v a ri­
ous lines of business which th e ir
husbands represent.
GIFTS
T here a re fo u r women In G resham
ELHCTRIC BUILDING
who have w orked up a paying busi­
have a nice line of Sam-K-
ness in th e ir hom es and who are not
TIIOR
usually classed w ith th e business
Kidilic Kars, Horse Tod
ELECTRIC
women because th e ir w ork Is not so
C h ild ren ’! \u to s and Vclo-
generally know n.
They a re Mrs. urns In th e ir hom es. Besides these
WASHER
of th e school and Sunday schools met
all sizes from the young
C arrie H ansen, who recently p u r­ th ere a re seven women em ployed in
w i l l lighten
on Monday and arran g e d a p a rtia l list
chased
a
h
em
stitch
in
g
m
achine
a
i
u
I'Mt to
e oldest.
M other's load
th e two banks, eig h t em ployed a t th e of com m ittees as follow s: gen eral
who
finds
h
erself
kept
busy
w
ith
o
r­
on wash-day.
telephone office an d ab o u t 15 o th ers
ders for h em stitch in g and o th e r sew ­ who are em ployed In th e different ch airm an . Mrs. H. H. P r a tt; pio-
ing. Mrs. A. R K essler, who is stores, offices, an d doing o th e r cler­ gram . P rincipal B. O. C arney. Mrs
The M W D E I. Phonograph is an ideal gift for
raising can aries fo r th e m ark et. I ical work. L ast b u t n ot least a re W alrath , Mrs. A. L. Stone and Miss
Mrs. Lena N eedham an d Mrs. A. M. the teachers of th e g ra d e school and Sue Lew is; C hristm as tre a t, Mrs.
the home. Come in and hear it. You will be de­
B urlingam e an d Mrs. J. H.
W ilkinson, have dressm ak in g estab ­ the high school, th e several music P Edwin
eterso n ; decoration, Mrs. Sue Mol
lishm ents.
lighted. \\ e will be glad to demonstrate it to you.
teachers, and th e lib ra ria n and h er le r and Miss R osalie L uscher. All
Miss Adams, also Is well know n as a assistan ts.
com m ittees and plans a re q u ite in ­
Order one for Christmas.
successful p o ultry woman and m ust
com plete but an o th e r m eeting will be
be classed as t t business w o m a n .!
held early next week to finish the
FAIRVIEW
Ince It tak es both know ledge and
plans. T h ere will be a m usic re­
business ability to keep a flock of
hens on a paying basis.
P lans fo r a com m unity C hristm as h earsal th e la tte r p a rt of this week.
Mrs. W. J Todd conducts a room ­ celebration are beginning to ta k e def­
One new T h o r E lectric W ashing
ing house In th e F irst S tate Bank in ite shape. The public school and
building and Mrs. Maud Hisel Is in th e Sunday schools have tak en up m achine a t big reduction in price.
ch arg e of th e Condon hotel. Several th e m a tte r w ith enth u siasm . Mem- F ran k C. Jones a- Co.. E lectric Bldg.
o th e r women are conducting p riv ate bers of th e school board and th e city
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boarding o r room ing houses and th u s council have expressed th e ir in te rest
O rder your coal now of E kstrom
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helping them selves and oth ers.
in th e proposition and it is hoped
T
ruck
Service.
Phone 851.
Mrs. C. T im m erm an and Mrs. D. th a t these organ izatio n s will give it
S. Johnson conduct p riv ate sa n ita ri- su b stan tia l support. Representative«
When In doubt try a Want Ad.
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WOMEN TAKE
1 ACTIVE PART
APPOINTMENT
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CAR OF
BULK CORN
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY
Dec. 15 and 16
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At Mt. Hood Depot, Gresham
Bring your sacks and we’ll fill them
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Walrad Mercantile Co.
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SANTA CLAUS
SAYS
Give Useful Gifts;
give something for
the h o m e , some­
thing lasting.
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CHOOSE GIFTS THAT SPEAK
YOUR THOUGHTS
ELECTRIC STORE
J. E. METZGER
‘Your Home Furnisher’
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