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2 G r e s h a m P a y R o ll I n c lu d e s W o m e n W o r k e r s o f A b ility F in d S n ou ? B d b q at T h e ir D o o r Century Grocery Bq LAURA ELAINE CAMERON I A R R E N Lonelt] Couple T hat women have gained an im port- i Mrs. A. E. E kstrom is a v eteran bus TUCKER a n t place in th e business and p ro fe s iness woman of G resham , having de M ade Happq and his wife sional life of G resham cannot be de voted several y ears to th e keeping of IPhen Theq After the purchase is made it must give Satisfaction. It’s the 20th Century way. w e r e lone nied. T here la scarcely a field of ac- accounts and o th erw ise a ssistin g her Discotx»r<*<4 some. They Abandoned tivlty w here they have not en tered husband In the conduct of his extens- Prices quoted in this ad good from Saturday, December 15 until Friday night h ad adm itted th at Christmas ll?aif fact and th eir w ork as a rule Is sa tisfac ive tra n sfe r business. to each other several tim es during th e evening ln a tory. .... j . The _ . carefu l atten tio n to d etails O thers who m u , devote m th vir e ir tunrt* en tire nine tim e w hich m ost women give to th e ir w ork , to th e w ork ln w h|ch tlleir hU8bands so rt of resigned tone as If th ere were nothing th at could be done to Improve « % P“ rt CUlarly v a |- ^ e engaged a re Mrs. Theo. VanDon- th e situation. C A M PB E L L ’S TOM ATO SO U P C R E M E O IL SOAP uable in m any lines. By far the larg - !n tk , who ,8 fam iIlar w(th ljneg Qf new pack, c a n ...................... 9c I t was C hristm as Eve and th e 4 b a rs 25c, b a r .................. 7c er num ter o te ac h ers in the schools the |,ak ery b u sin ess; Mrs. Geo. Dletl, world w as w aiting with eagerness for w i alway8 been wh° assists iu c u ttln * “ "1 handling th e morrow. All day th e snow had D E L M ONTE CA TSU P H E IN Z CA TSU P ln the past. It is a little stran g e, per m eat a t th e S an ita ry M arket; Mrs. been falling until now everything was p in t b o ttle ...............................28c la rg e b o ttles, e a c h .......... 29c baps, th a t th e re has never been a A. J. W. Brow n, who atten d s to the covered with a blanket of downy so ft woman in any of th e city or school dis accounts and does a g rea t v ariety of ness. At Intervals a sh arp north wind tric t offices, though women on elec w ork in th e G resham Meat M arket; cam e an d drifted th e snow in to shel Heinz Catsup, large bottles, each..................................... 29c tion boards have long ceased to be a Mrs. S herm an M cCarter, who is book tered places, piling It up ln great cu rio sity and fully half the places on keeper a t her h u sb an d 's g ara g e; Mrs. w hite heaps. It was a night w’hen the S h orten in g, ex tra fine, l b ...................................... 1 7 |c th e th re e precincts of G resham are H enry T ilgner, who is learn in g th e in w arm th und cozlncss of home was very attractiv e, when men and women h u r filled by them. tricacies of the business at th e Bulck ried eagerly to w arm firesides. G resham 's postm aster is a woman, agency; and Mrs. O. A. Manning, who PR U N E S, v ery la rg e R O L L E D OATS, B ut although a big fire w as blazing Miss E lizabeth Johnson, though she is has o v ersig h t of affairs a t the L iberty 29c su n sw eeten ed , 3 lb s......... F is h e r ’s, 9 lb. s a c k ............... 49c upon the Tucker h earth an d everything not the first, as Mrs. Ione McColl held R e stau ran t, w here tw o oth er women in th e home bespoke w arm th and th a t position through m ore than four a re employed. plenty, It was not enough to m ake th e P U R E B U C K W H E A T FL O U R quadrennium s. ROYAL BAKING PO W D E R As m ight be expected, th e can n ery T uckers happy. F o r they belonged to No. 10 s a c k s ...........................88c Mrs. C. C. Yager holds the position offers a favorite field of endeavor for th a t body o f hum anity th a t finds Its la rg e c a n ...............................49c No. 5 sa c k s ..i.........................85c of station agent a t th e Mt. Hood depot women. D uring the busy season 120 g rea test happiness in having a p a rt ln in G resham and has the distinction of are em ployed and th ese a re b u t a m aking th e happiness of others, espe being the first w oman to do th a t line sm all p roportion of th e scores who are cially those of th e ir own fireside. Up Layer f igs, very fancy for eating purposes, pound........... ...20^ until a few m onths ago this am bition of w ork here. a t work in the berry fields picking the o f th e irs had alw ays been satisfied, fo r 5 pounds.................. 90^, 10 pounds.................... $1.65 Mrs. E. Boughner Is the pioneer fru it. T h ere are now th rq e women upon th eir only d au g h ter they had lav woman m erchant of th is place and has co n stan tly em ployed a t th e can n ery ished all th e w ealth of affection th a t successfully carried on her novelty office w as possible. B ut all too soon sh e had CO RN ED B E E F SNO L IT E SOAP, fu ll size sto re for the past 11 years. Next in im portance is th e Oregon grow n to womanhood and a few No. 1 size.............. 22c w h ite b ar. 6 f o r....................25c Mrs. H. L. St. C lair, s e c re ta ry -tre a s P ickle and Canning com pany, w here m onths before had m arried th e m an of u re r of the Outlook P ublishing com six women are now w orking, though h er choice, going to m ake h e r home in RA ISIN S, T h o m p s o n ’s u n AM AIZO OIL, p in ts ..................24c pany, began w ork as a copy read er several m ore w ere busy th e re during a d istan t city. Since th a t tim e th e ir b leach ed S eedless, lb ......... 10c q u a rts ......................................47c lives had been very em pty and, as is and office a ssista n t nearly 12 y ears ago the sum m er. usual In such cases, th e ad v en t of in th e Outlook office. She is now of The G resham Outlook is believed to fice m anager and also does the w ork have received th e longest y ears of co n C hristm as seemed to m ake them rea l ize th is fac t m ore th an ever. F o r all 201H CENTURY COFFEE—Completes with satisfaction a usually done by a city editor. tinuous service on th e p a rt of its wom around them others had some of th e ir Mrs. N ora W ithrow sta rted an u n en em ployees of any local in stitu tio n . very own to sh a re w ith them th e Joys good dinner. Special, lb. 33c, 2 pounds for 65<‘ p reten tio u s re s ta u ra n t and confec Miss E m m a B. Jo h n so n has been chief of C hristm as time. tionery In the q u a rte rs now occupied linotype o p era to r for n early 13 years. Suddenly on th e silence th a t had P O P CORN, y e a r old, 2 lbs... 15c by the L iberty re s ta u ra n t about five Miss E velyn Metzger h as busied h e r fallen betw een them cam e a low, feeble 4 p o u n d s ............................... 25c y ears ago. B usiness grew to such an self w ith a g rea t v ariety of w ork d u r w all—th e cry of a little baby. They OREGON W ALN UTS ex ten t th a t afte r a year and a h alf ing the p ast seven years. Miss B eat both Jum ped to th e ir fee t and stood L IN IT STA R C H c h o ice budded, 2 lb s ............ 65c she purchased and movet) into her rice Jack so n , efficient bookkeeper, ln an a ttitu d e of listening. Then th e 3 p a c k a g e s ........................... 25c own building, th e second floor of proof rea d er and office a s sista n t, has sound cam e again, louder and lu stier w hich she fitted up for offices and de ounded o u t m ore th a n tw o y ea rs in th an before, and in a moment they w ere both a t the door. “I t ’s a b a b y !” voted the main floor and basem ent to the business. they cried in unison, “a poor little a first-class re s ta u ra n t and confec Besides all th ese m ore th an a score abandoned b aby!” tionery. Im provem ents have been of clerk s, a s sista n ts an d ste n o g ra n u rsery , gym nasium classe s for bo; And su re enough it w as a baby—a m ade from tim e to tim e until she has p h ers a re em ployed in th e banks, I and g irls, boys’ and g irls ’ club wee little mite of hum anity th a t lay now one of the m ost convenient, s a n sto res and offices. In the pile of snow th a t had drifted ita ry and a ttra c tiv e places of its kind Miss K ate M ossm an’s m illin ery sto re to th e doorway. W ith te n d er h an d s to be found. T hree oth er women a re is a grow ing co n cern of th e city. One ploym ent bureau has been establish« they unw ound th e m any w raps th a t em ployed in the business. helper is em ployed th ere. G resham encircled th e tiny form, then a little and a supply closet for th e poor. Vi: Mrs. G ertrude S channo has been 9 has also sev eral d ressm ak e rs and a cry cam e from th e woman as th e soft, ito rs from the C enter keep in touc y ears in th e confectionery business in hemstitch«!*. rosy face of the child cam e into v iew : w ith th e people of th e d istric t h G resham and has show n shrew d b u s “Oli, W a rre n !” she w hispered In a An u n u su al line of business and one v isits to th e ir hom es, giving syn iness sense In conducting her affairs. w hich involves com p arativ ely larg e so rt of awed voice, as she held th e tin y p athy and helpfulness. Modern equipm ent and courteous values Is th a t of im p o rtin g an d r a is form close ln her arm s, “let u s keep T he buildings of th e C enter hav tre a tm e n t m ake h er sto re a favorite. ing high bred ca n aries, in w hich w ork th is child fo r our very own. God m ust long been too sm all and unsu ited t have known of th e em ptiness of our Two or th ree g irls a re em ployed d u r Mrs. A. E. K esslev has m ade a m arked th e pu rp o se and a rra n g e m e n ts hav h ea rts and sent It to us.’> ing the ru sh season and one th ro u g h success. - been m ade to en larg e th e field by mov I think H e m ust have surely done out th e w inter. Among th e professional women th e ing to th e co rn e r of F ro n t and Hooke Aside from the cannery, the M utual vocation of teaching leads, w ith 13 in so," her husband answ ered reverently. stre e ts n ear th e F ailing school. Amoni “It will help to m ake up for E th e l’s ab T elephone com pany is th e la rg e st em th e high school and 10 in th e g rad e sence.” th e co n stan t needs of the institution ployer of women in G resham . The school. Besides th ese th e re a re th ree besides money, a re canned fru it, vege (©• 19JS. W estern Newspaper Union.) force now consists of Mrs. J. C. Shultz, accredited m usic te ac h ers, two doc tables, g arm en ts, new and old, sewini vice president and office m anag er tors, sev eral n u rses cond u ctin g p ri m a teria l, layettes, k in d e rg a rten sup Miss Mayme Hoss, bookkeeper, and vate sa n ita riu m s, a lib ra ria n and a s MESSAGE FROM SANTA CLAUS plies, m ilk, g rah am c ra c k e rs, toys seven o perators. sistan t, and a county a g e n t of boys' ‘ C h r is tin a s tim e is d r a w in g n e a r ,” books and V lctrola records. One of th e m ost im portant persons and g irls clubs who has given u n Said F a t h e r S a n ta C laus. Miss Olla G. Davis is th e su p erin ten on the force of the Ford agency is stin ted serv ice for th e pnst five years. “So I m u s t h a r n e s s m y re in d e e r, dent and th e Rev. C. C. R arick, th< A nd d riv e w ith o u t a p a u se . Mrs. C. I. R aker, who is office m a n a p asto r. Besides th ese th e re a re sis ger and who can tu rn h er hand to a Continued success In honey p ro d u c To A m e ric a 1*11 h a s te a w a y . Sunduy School of th e P o rtlan d S ettlem ent C enter. w orkers, in clu d in g n u rse, k in d e rg a rt W ith h e a p s of d o lls a n d to y s. v ariety of work, including the d isp en s tion is not an accident. It is a com ner, E n g lish teacher, v isitor, boys B u t— pleas.- ta k e heed to w h a t I s a y — bination of good bees, good beekeep T he P o rtlan d S ettlem en t C enter h asb een studied at first hand by m any ing of gas and oils, w hich she does T h e y ’re f o r— good g ir ls a n d b o y s." w orker and g irls ’ w orker. Com m uni c o m p n n m lH o r „ ,..,i v rx _x_ . - vy m a n y ing, good equipm ent and good loca become a f fam iliar x w x ord ln « the G resh -. witli a smile. people from h ere who have visited the — M. S te p h e n so n . tion. am te rrito ry and Its w orkings have place. C ontributions of money, c lo th catio n s or supplies m ay be se n t to Miss Davis a t 209 C a ru th e rs street, ing and food a re m ade an n u a lly by the P o rtlan d . Woman s Homy M issionary society and th e Queen E sth e rs and the la tte r org an izatio n for a num ber of years x , !lils m ain tain ed two sc h o larsh ip s in « th e k ,n ',e r« arte n o r day n u rsery , pro- viding in stru ctio n and lunches a t a f t cost of $15 each. They have also "T h e death r a te from tu b ercu lo s helped to su p p o rt th e fre e clinic for th ro u g h o u t th e United S tate s ha the benefit of the ch ild ren of th e C en been cu t sq u arely in half in 14 year ter. T he red u ctio n w as from 200 death A m ission of the S ettlem en t C enter is to th e bew ildered, m isunderstood (per 100,000) In 1908 to 97 in 1923.” T his is but one of th e strik in g state peoples of every land and to th e poor and discouraged of o u r own land. Be m ents m ade by Dr. P hilip p. Jacobi ing a m ain gatew ay, P o rtlan d is the p u '-’lcity d irecto r for th e N ationa place w h ere not only th e ea st and the A usefu l a rtic le th a t w ill T u b ercu lo sis asso ciation who visitei w est, but th e n o rth and th e south have find in s ta n t fa v o r w ith th e P o rtlan d , October 22 and 23. Othe met. w ife o r m o th e r. A gift th a t "S outh P o rtlan d " form erly a resi- I polnted u tte r ances m ade by Dr. Jacob: w ill b rin g p le a s u re 52 tim es a y ear. den tial d istric t of th e w ell-to-do, has j a re : become th e niecca for th e foreig n er " Two and o ne-half y ears of life wll and th e poorer A m erican. Mixed to- be added to th e av erage life w hen tu I getlier in one conglom erate m ass, b ercu lo sis is banished. The figh i w alking th e sam e stree ts, trad in g in II th e sam e sto res, rid in g in th e sam e ag a in st th e disease Is a fight to pos 11 stre e t cars, w earing the sam e sty le of pone y o u r own funeral. I clothes, and atten ------" d in g th e t-a.uc sam e i rx . T u b ercu lo sis is p rev e n tab le an / . i schools, n atio n alities front th e four i e u ra b le. and w ithin th e next geners f t PHONOG RAPHS AND RECORDS X c o rn e rs of the e a rth m ingle. and yet ‘tlo n " e will see it p rac tica lly elint are distinct. L anguage, hom e and re- natc<i from am ong th e d iseases c ft , ' ligion retain th e im press of form er m ankind, if p rese n t p ro g re ss con DC aS!*o<’*atlons in th e case of th e eld ers Unites. ft but the ch ild re n —p lian t bits of hum an ' The little penny C h ristm as Seal ha ‘ ¡ a y - a r e open to assim ilatio n . J e w s ,. larg ely financed th e cam paign tha Italian s, Jap an ese. Poles. Swedes, Nor- has m ade th is m arvelous p ro g re ss to fL ' . ’a its . Mexicans. Indians. Negro w ard h ealth possible. BUY TH EM ' Chinese and A m ericans read th e sam e ---------------- ----- books, - . play ...» the «wsux. sam e gam es a and E rom — far ....... A laska cam e a call i for 15 im g speak peaK u r id ft A sm a ll room can be m ade a ttr a c tiv e a n d com fort ' ' le ’ ante tongue— E nglish. How proud ( h ristm a s seals w hich w ere ntaiie JU U W n .u n v t th ey a re to act as In te rp re te rs for e , r y in N°vem ber from th e P o rtian i ft a b le w ith th e a d d itio n of a few w ell selected pieces of f t th e ir elders. office of th e Oregon T ubercu lo sis as fu rn itu re . Such fu rn itu re m ak e s th e m ost d e sira b le lusk ft Au effort is ut being ade to mg m in«me io g a ath t h e er r in sociatlon to Mrs. C a rrie Lam b, i K m u b j C h ris tm a s g ifts. O ur rec o rd sto ck Is c o n s ta n tly g ro w in g , s e le c tio n s th ese n ative and foreign born, big and ," a n ' A ,a’ k a’ in o r,,er to be in tim e t Httio to give „ i— them . u — <>clal . . advan . ’ tag es "seal h er C h ristm as m ail." T he ca by th e m ost ren o w n e d m u sic ia n s a rc being added an d A little, M ake y o u r C h ristm a s gift a d e lig h t to th e w hole ‘ b 'V1' »' «•nt th. prim ¡pi«»< of A m er w as tra n sm itte d th ro u g h Miss Marit we a re c o n fid en t th a t yon w ill find ju st w h a t you w an t fam ily. form er Ja ck so n Count] ican citizenship, to tell them of th e F nlldine in rec o rd s here. B runsw ick, of course, th e best rec o rd C h rist story, th e F atherhood of God, P ublic H ealth N urse, now in Ree fo r an y p h o n o g ra p h . and to d em o n strate to them th e b ro th C ross w ork at Ju n e au , A laska. erhood of man. Ideally located at th e E xclusive B runsw ick a r tis ts a rc T heo. K arie. R ich ard very cro ssin g of th e ways of th is cos B onelli, M arie T iffany, Max R osen, F re d ric F ra d k in . m opolitan crow d, th e S ettlem ent Cen- X d ij c t u ic SETTLEMENT CENTER IN PORTLAND LAYS FOUNDATION FOR CITIZENSHIP - - - - - - SS ---------- «s-sorae*-------- — STAMP OUT TUBERCULOSIS WITH CHRISTMAS SEALS Ghytsftnas 5? Our store is crammed full of useful articles and our prices were never lower. We oiler in Furniture: Roomy Chairs. Floor Lamps, Rugs, Stools. Pillows, Cedar Chests, Writing Desks, Music Cabinets, China Closets, Kitchen Cabinets, Library Tables. Davenports. Etc., Etc. « 1 « T h e G i f t T h a t W ill G la d d e n E v ery D ay fo r Y e a r s « « » ffirunawick Furniture Practical $ffs •JS à « a a a a a a » L eopold G odow sky, Jo se f H o fm a n n . a n d a larg e n u m b er of o rc h e s tra s a n d bands. /- E.METZGER I Gresham, YOUR HOME FURNISHER I x A B reg ó n th e discouraged, th e needy or the care- free. Besides th e religious services to w hich th e people a re m ade w elcom e I th e re a re th e k in d e rg a rten and day