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t w ic e A W EEK )L 15, NO. H G resham O utlook H aving projected for 2 CITY STREETS plans for paving several blocks of esham’s streets developed a t a ecial meeting of the council held t Wednesday evening, and Mayor [ e h '' onl has announced th a t i,; > It ; from Main to R oberts Second and from Second to PowelJ Roberts will be paved full width irlng the season. P etitio n s have en circulated among th e p roperty Pners and have received a m ajor y the signatures, it is stated. This 111 complete the paving aro u n d an TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS /■KESHAII, 51I’LT NOM AH COUNTY, OKEGOX, FR ID A Y , A P R IL 17, 1925 $1.50 Per Year GRESHAM LOCALS Plea Made to Continue ¡Missionary Tells of RETIRING HEAD IS Course in Agriculture Hork in Huchow, China MUSICAL EVENTS HONORED BY P.-T .A M l'SICAL AR TS Cl.I B Radford. who has spent be w inter In southern California with relatives, has returned to Gresham Gresham, Oregon, April 18, 1925.— ihose who were privileged to a t Editor Outlook:—At the meeting of JO INS FEDERATIO N The Rev. H. R. Gebhardt, who has w h c h ^ T 18 ‘° °tCUPy “erh 0 “- Gresham grange last Saturday held at tend the meeting of the W oman’s Mij- Which She rented to John Boyds’nn served as president of the Gresham sionary society at the B aptist par- The Musical A rts club held its sec- te grange hall in Gresham Principal and family on her departure for the on.igv hursday afternoon felt them- J ond m eeting at the high school T hurs- P arent-T eacher association for tin south. Mr. Boydstun is planning on annon of the Union high school was i indeed fortunate, as at this day evening at which tim e several past three years, tendered his resig moving his family into the home cf Present and In response to an Invita- tim e M iss Edna Shoem aker was pres- speakers were present from Portland nation at the meeting which was held ° n from the m aster of the grange his father-in-law , M. Roberts ent and in her quiet m anner gave and added much to the in terest of the i i ton wh ch " Mr. and Mrs. J. K. G askill h -ve «poke briefly. Among the things th at many interesting details of her life as occasion by their rem arks. Dr. and Z t o n J Wi‘h° “ * he said was that the agricultural moved Into the Kellum house 7* T n ? 7 O," Ce “ 8 a missionary in China and her work Mrs. F rank Taylor, the latte, one >f X m / n » course provided in the high school Law rence street. as an instructor in the girls' school at the directors of the Oregon Federated * ■ ! 16 ' A” tbe .popular The meeting of the school di in , t was not meeting with the response Huchow where she has spent severs Music clubs, and Mrs. Peats. prt.si I paat«r of he Z'«« Evangelical church that it should receive from the local " n, "° 7 * d°*n!i years past. Her talk was made more dent of the McDowell club of Port- 1 convention will be held at the court constituency and that the putting the jportant business block an d w ill house on April 24. realistic from the fact of her being land, came out from the city. Mrs t " P0™ ° r the upbuildin« °« course out was under advisement by Taylor outlined the development of I q ?J ? ” ™ / V m ™’ rVe to divert a portion of th e tra f The 8.B . circle of the Methodist costumed in a richly em broidered serve! from the intersection of Main and Ladies Aid will give a one act comedy the authorities of the school. There ( hinase kimona, the typical dress of the Federated Music clubs of Oregon Rrade/ ch° o1 <" Particular, twill. These im provem ents w ill >e at the auditorium of the Gresham was a good bit of discussion by those that country and also gave a sketch of a program " w el>-chosen words Principal for the national convention at the X L “ 8nd h‘8 ade under the Bancroft bonding act, grade school on next Friday evening present but coming as it did unex She first went to Huchow in 1915 Ihich provides for the paym ent A pril 20, and in addition musical pectedly no definite conclusion was and her time the first year was spent clubs which will be held in Portland 8 X n , m ° UP T “" 8 * arrived at. The facts seem to be as Trough a 1» i md of te n y e a rs, L n " ? ! a880C,atlon <* num bers by the Misses Amy and Dor follows. a t Nanking in the study of the Chi for a week beginning June 6. Every _i..u i _ _. , . tbe appreciation of hfs services as lit is uiid« rstood th at th e im prove- othy Cooper, readings by Mrs. Ralph One half of the present teacher's nese language. C. S. Keene, who died federated club is entitled to one dele I president. |ent of the Powell Valley road as far Miller and whistling selections by salary Is being paid by the Extension in 1923, founded this language school gate to this convention and a t the Î Powell Valley station n e a r th e E Miss Augusta Hahn accompanied by department of O. A. C. and the Federal which is inter-denom inational in its meeting which was held last night the J About 50 w ere present to enjoy the Wright place will be done th is Miss Dorothy Dickey. scope and which has on an average local organization voted unanim ously exerclse® on Tuesday afternoon, government. The equipment needed of 300 students each year. The Chi to become federated, thereby giving i t , " bieb day was selected for the meet- mmer, and an effort is being m i/ I ~ ~ '------------------ to carry on the work has already been have the present pavem ent exten e l I ° D " uetl on page 4 nese who enter this school as teachers a delegate to the national Convention, Ing in preference to the regular m eet purchased and in all likelihood not soon catch the sp irit of the in stitu which person will probably be chosen ing day on account of the Rev. Mr. r the full width of th e s tre e t for it G IR LS’ GLEE C L TB TO very much additional expense will be G ebhardt and family leaving for Cali tion and its founder, and the speaker at the next meeting. ast one block east of South R o tn *s COMPETE IN C O M E SI needed on that line. Gresham is as stated that around 100 had been con fornia the coming Sunday. The audi Irenne. There seems to be little Mrs. Taylor also said th a t P ortland nearly a purely agricultural commu ence was favored with musical num- verted to the C hristian religion as the had made great progress in music in bubt that this will be done, though a The g irls’ glee club of Gresham nity as can be found anywhere in the the last three or four years and Is now ' ,’! rs by .Mary Lam bert, who gave a result of instructing the new m is bllnite statement to th a t effect can- Union high school accompanied by state of Oregon. It would seem prac jot be mad'- at tin s time. Tin; county I their instructor, Mi. Il,„„Illy Dickey tically axiomatic that if the state ot sionaries in the intricacies of the recognized as one of the leading m u piano solo, and Dr. II. H. Ott, who sic cities in the United States. She played the euphonium to the accom kill pave a strip 18 feet wide th ro u g h and Miss Willene Botkin, pianist for Oregon is justified in expending the Chinese language. le middle of the street. J the club, left early this morning for hundreds of thousands of dollars each Her second year in China was spent stated th at the object of the clubs is panim ent of Mrs. Jackson Jones on the piano. The council has ordered K. C. Rob- F o rest Grove where they will spend year in maintaining O. A. C. th at a s in studying the language at Huchow to encourage genius by m usical con An address was given by Chester A. tests, state, district and national, also k-ts, city engineer, to estab lish the today and Saturday in attendance at suredly Gresham Union high school is and in teaching m usic and physical Lyon concerning the problem of the aiming to encourage the singing o’’ culture in a g irls’ school, and the third DSSt grade from the end oi th„ p r < ,l:" annual music to u rn a m e n t wlii« li abundantly justified in m aintaining troublesom e boy. Mr. Lyon is the operas in English and the develop year she taught in a sm all B aptist nt pavement to the city lim its p rio r i convenes at Pacific University. The the agricultural course and th at even founder of the Big Brother farm near the commencing of paving opera- ; local club has been looking forward the thought of abandoning it should school for girls which was founded by ment of an appreciation of American music. Lebanon, an institution which believes Ion on that portion of th e stre e t by ,0 this event for some time and has not be entertained without the most Dr. Eubanks. in the proverbial ounce of prevention Mrs. Peats gave an interesting talk Her description of the attem pts of pe county. , been rehearsing and getting into solid and unmistakable reasons for so on the organization of the McDowell | being w orth more than a pound of the m issionaries to teach the Chinese ¡Announcement has been m ade by sbape wi,b the hopes of carrying off doing. club and gave m any helpful sugges- I cure- Mr- Eyon gripped the hearts of the a rt of building, including m asonry The manufacturer, the m erchant, layor Cleveland, who lias been in ,,f ,b *‘ honors. tions that would apply to the develop-1 bis hearers and at least one member and concrete work, was most am us the big business man has his organi plies I pose touch w ith the county comm: 111 c o m p e titio n w ill In, limited to of the audience was heard to rem ark inent of m usical clubs In general. i s is, ¡oners, that the county w ill follow ac,;r ‘,di? d high school students only zations and ways of getting at the ing. They have to be watched contin th a t the address was the best he had It is expected th at the Musical A rts ually to achieve the best results. sited I le route originally surveyed for the and higli schools from all over the legislature and obtaining the things club of G resham will become an a c ever listened to. he wants in the way of legislation and Miss Shoemaker is well informed ou now I “ction of the Mt. Hood Loop road be- northw est will be represented. A Principal C. M. Qulcksall spoke in i Cetyl favorable conditions. The farm er is the recent w ar m ovements in China tive organization having for its object ’een the W right place and O ri’nt sum m ary of the various divisions will the study of the lives of the g r e a t; reference to the May pageant which dice. I :hool. Ninety-day options have b eer include girls' glee clubs, boys’ glee unorganized, isolated, the first to feel and its development since it m ade an m asters and an appreciation of Amer- will be produced the coming m onth the pinch of hard times and the last attem pt to organize as a republic in The iken on the greater p a rt of th e I{1,».- clubs, quartets, soprano, contralto lean music. All the mem bers of the and urged the coperation of parents o r t h l |f-way not form erly secured, and and tenor soloists, mixed choruses, to share in improved financial condi 1912. She gave m any interesting rem club are enthusiastic music boosters. and patrons of the school in regard tions. Even though it does cost a iniscences of the adventures of the and lese will be taken up in a sh o rt time. school hands, and piano and violin to the production. little money why not for once give m issionaries in the disturbances th at Theodore Spiering of New York has 'he new road will follow th e south soloists. Each division will compete The Rev. E. G. Judd, pastor of the him a little attention and help. In ail have torn China in the past few years. been elected conductor of the P o rt w ill I |ide of the Bull Run c ar line fr j i separately for prizes and the rivalry probability he is paying three-fourths After being absent from her school at land Symphony orchestra by the B aptist church, was elected to fill the for th e , different awards promises to l u c i I 'owell Valley station to a point about. of the taxes that support Gresham Huchow for some time, she was one Symphony society. He is American vacancy which was occasioned by the be Interesting and keen ion. )0 rods oast of the Boring road cross Union high school and practically I a Pa rty oi A m ericans who made a born, is a violinist and has had wide resignation of the form er president of L ast year several Gresham students h a d I ig at Gillis station. From th a t po it tile Parent-T eacher association. every other business in the communi- successful attem pt to break through leaves the track and ru n s ir, i acquitted themselves with credit in ty is dependent upon him. In this let tbe ran k s of soldiers and get back experience as a concert m aster and competitive tryout of the tourna conductor. He succeeds Carl Denton REGRETS E X PR E SSE D BY (traight line to connect w ith th e old us make haste slowly. “home." A fter reaching there she at of Portland. Dad at Orient school. P rellm ln a v ment which was held a t the same PA STO RS’ ASSOCIATION CHAS. W. HUETT. | ol)ce hoisted the A merican ¡lag and The P ortland Symphony orchestra ork on this grade will likely be d m ; place as that of this year. The sm all the cam pus was im m ediately besieged er high school clubs have to look well has come to enjoy great popularity The M inisters’ association of Gresh- pits summer. BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH i With refugees. The local m erchant., to their laurels in contending with because of its noted personnel and am at its regular meeting this week MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT! sent in $’>00 w orth of rice w ith which the city schools, as in the latter there its high-class concerts. If has been passed resolutions of confidence and to feed the party. REPARATIONS U N DER are so many students front which to Bible school will begin next I o) „ . .. , . ... , , under the m anagem ent of Mrs. M. esteem for tl>s .lev. H. R. Gebhardt, WAY FOR DRUG STORE select a group of singers or other „ „ The „. Sbe described feelingly the pitiable Donald Spencer. and regrets t.iat he is leaving the Sunday promptly at 10 a. m. The ,.A, „ A, . . and dow n-trodden condition of the , I competitors. The girls composing the church It is already announced the S y m -: community after several years as pas- service will follow the Bible i- , • . . , lian I , ' h' ‘ ‘lb'’' Longview, W ash- ( Gresham Glee club are Hazel Bunting, , , , , ., . , „ Chinese slave girls and the attitud ? ci phony society will plan to give ten or : tor of the Zion Evangelical church, school hour and the pastor, the Rev. ,,, , . „ .. m . s m, son in-lnw of Wm. Thom, has j Alice Weiland, M argaret Erickson, ., „ T , . ... , ’ . the autocratic m other-in-law tow ard more concerts next season, sta rtin g His pnstorate has been m arked by E. T. Judd, will have as his topic, , en a .< lease on a sto re in the ¡Joyce Kidder, Ila Barclay, Mary Mil- ••u u i i* tit ivo.. . ,, ■ tbe v a r<ous wives of her more fortu- about November 15, three of them to , steady grow th of :iis church in all ‘ How Much Is It W orth?.’ A cordial „ . 1 nate son. Miss Shoem aker has S d jr t- be choral concerts under th e leader- ! lines, and in addition to this Mr. Geb- urn milding on Main s tre e t for a ]e r_ Vada Anderson, Lillian Smith, Ma- invitation is given to all new comers I hardt has taken an active interest in • w b*ch he expects to bej sm ith, Hazel I’ruitt, Doris Brown, and visitors to attend the Bible school ed a Chinese girl, Helen, who greatly ship of Carl Denton. adores her foster paren t and loses no , , r' l i' i"1 °Pe rations early in Helen Lawrence, I’auletta Dowsert, T here have been m any patrons of all constructive movements in the and worship in the morning service. opportunity to display her gratitude. the concerts the past season from community, where his services will ,1,. 111 '' s*ore will be in the ^ lta Hendrickson, Goldie Bjur, Elea- In the afternoon and evening the By legally adopting the girl slit Is Gresham and vicinity. , . ,' 1111' of th e b u ild in g , occupied j n o r Botkin, Hortense Soward, M?.r- be greatly missed. young people of Pleasant Home saved from the guardianship of her mt past two years by W alrad Mer- ga r et St.C lair, Tacy Racine and Grace The M inisters’ association parked Baptist church and the Swedish 5rothcrs who might tre a t her N ational Mu<l(- w.-ek. May 3-9. the following re8O|utIons. which vere mine company’ w arehouse. The I Welch. er with Baptist church of Haley will much unkindness, w ere f 'e y so d is ' .' ' . conthiued for tw o I Several members of the club did signed by E. N. Long, president; and >ur I unite with the young people of this posed Helen has a deci(,ed taleh | for EAGLE CREEK CHILD inter \ " 1 * 11 " aS re,in<l ui!Shed in I not maRg the trip to Forest Grove fcr | C. W. H uett, secretary: church in holding a B. Y. P. U. rally. mU8,c and pays f(„. her j„ ;tru ct|„ n HIT _______ BY AUTOMOBILE , W hereas, at the last regular meet- ¡he hnfi°i-1' ' in,t t,le in ip ro v ern en t‘°f ' various reasons. The first session will begin at 3. After th at 8tudy by teaching ln n ktnd(,r building by Osburn, who will re- , ----------------------- ii j *ag of the M inisters’ Association of a song service conducted by the Rev. g artCI1 Lester, the 4-year-old son of Mr. and (}rt.sham, our friend and brother Rev °<iel til. place, m aking th re e mod- El GITIYE S(U (H H GIRL W. Fairw eather of the Pleasant Home W hen asked ,f the chine8e tak(J Mrs. Rivers of Eagle Creek, narrow ly H. R. G ebhardt tendered his resigna- , show win- AND CDMPANIDN FOUND Baptist church. Dr. W. T. Milliken, di- readily t0 the Amerlcan CU8tcnig, Mis8 escaped death on E aster Sunday when Hon as secretary of the association lows. he was struck by a heavy touring c a r i ow*,iR to the fact th a t he is about to Edna Winfree, the 14-year-old grade rector of education for the Baptist Shoem aker repHed ,n the afflrmatjve driven by Roy Meyers of Eagle Creek, Angeles, C a L .w n V a n d 1,r- Eili r j,.|S ,la(j 20 y ears experi- “* school girl who disappeared from her state convention, will give an address | sh e say8 they 8end gjrlg ,Q gt))oo) tQ in tl drug business In North and was rendered unconscious. The j W hereas, our brother, Rev. H. R. rid of them as the p .rents think l,a and was also for a tim e in home more than a week ago and who Following the afternoon meeting the I get accident occurred in fro n t of the Riv- G ebhardt, has served most acceptably, they are too de)J8e tQ ,earn Th<j p a r_ f a etnii. His fam ily lived here for fled to Vancouver with the intention young people will walk to the top of ent, are often great)y 8 u rp r | 8ed a t th e ers home about 1 o’clock, when M. C 1 no^ on*y the members of his own Glover of Eagle Creek stopped to M o ? U8? ? pnanvdC r0angr T i , ‘0n f? r “ Pf r ,° i imp i„ ¡,, going to Longview. H e of being m arried to Harold Munger, a ... .... , or seven years, but haH also entered Portland youth, was located In Sell Gresham butte and upon returning to gradual development of their dau , 1 ' 11111 here, which is occu- wood Wednesday by officers who the church light refreshm ents will be p er8 wbo frequently surpass the boys three Elvers children out after having into the life and activities of the com- r* V 1. Cooper and family, given them a ride on their retu rn from munity in a way th at has won for him prom ptly placed her and the man re served on the church lawn and after ln intelligence. Miss Shoemaker Is Sunday school a t Barton. After tbe confidence and esteem of the many he storm,, needs of the W alrad sponsible for her departure in cus the interm ediate society has held its greatly In love with her work and Is alighting the three children, whose who have known him here and in the nreCai'fdt (,,lni’any will be taken tody. It is reported that the couple meeting the young people of the constantly trying to beautify her surrounding communities, therefore kome was on the opposite side of the be It »•hii<f' by a w areh 0 U 9 e 30 x 40 feet Pleasant Home cnurch will conduct 8ChooI campus ’with flowers to lend an had planned a trip east in company Resolved, th a t we hereby express irnn ' ' " a' rad Is erectin g on his with the girl's mother and a man com the regular B. Y. P. U. devotional ser- environm ent to the surroundings of road, darted across directly in the path of Meyer’s car, which was said j ° UI reKr,-ts th a t our brother will no ii > on West Second street. vice. The prayer meeting and Bible unfortunate and ignorant that panion, when the interference of the to be going about 35 miles an hour. ' ¡L'hoY.1^ for o f fRl»?W J’as,or study will be held Wednesday evening. 8)jall leave a lasting im press for good , ®nd co-laborer for the better things P*r‘l«n«I Man Weds Gresham Girl. law put an end to their plans. It is On Friday evening, April 17, the on th eir minds. She says they are He did not see the children but when | n our neighborhood. Be it further also said th at the mother of the girl signaled to stop upplled the brakes, Resolved, th a t we wish for him even annual roll call and business meeting greatly in love with American games with the result th a t the car skidded Kreater success and a larger sp*v, e Hl j*<l£” Huber of P ortlan d and cannot be located at this time, having harri. ii la ^ ande" of G resham w ere left her apartm ents in Portland, but of the church will be held. All the as volley and basketball. and struck Lester, throw ing him for *n h,Sa nZ? Pastorate, a rd .. , » i . . m. ■ ,, ■ i lat we commend him to the conlt- The public schools in-China do not ' 11 Vancouver, W ashington, th a t her apprehension Is expected by members and friends are requested to a distance of about 2o feet. The child dence and highest esteem of those to ier. tti, ' *y afternoon> A pril 15. The the authorities before long. Munger, bring a basket supper which will be am ount to much on account of the in- was rushed to E stacada for medical whom he may m inister and to the tfth '" ' WdS w’tneH8ed by a siste r who is said to have been married be served in the church at 6:30. At 7:30 ferior position womanhood in general attention and regained consciousness m inisterial brethren with whom he *ho a R °<ini ’' l r s ' T ressa M cA rthur, fore but who has not been divorced the the names of all the members will be Is supposed to occupy. Tha mission- on the way. Dr. O. F. Midford of th at may he a88Ociated- louver <0"“-Pan*ed tbe coup,e t0 Van- required length of time before obtain- called and all are requested to re- ary board has recently started a place took care of the case and the Mr ai 1 bride Is a d au g h ter <f ing a second license, faces a serious spond by a statem ent or appropriate school of m othercraft which lnstrucls next day took the patient to a P ort Fnrienonilnatlonnl Temple S e n lees. The Sunday school of the Undenom- fe»idt(1 ,Mrs J C- Y andell who have charge. Edna and a younger sister, quotation, after which the annual ---------- . land hospital where an X -ray exam i nntional tem ple will begin a t 10 election of church officers will take _____ PMe tears t ' ^ r’J8barn ^or th e p ast two Ruth, were given into the care of their nation showed th at no bones were o'clock, with preaching services in place. ! Methodist Episcopal Church, broken. Although the child wan »t'll tond ' Co,,p*e will live in P o rt father, P. W. Winfree, at the time he Next Sunday Dr. C. W. Huett, pastor suffering from shock and bruises, it the afternoon a t 2. T here will be r‘ Mr. H uber is employed. secured a divorce from his wife. He Free Methodist I Imrch Sertlee*. Methodist Episcopal church, preaching service again in the eve spent the entire last week in looking At the Free Methodist church Sun- , w,|, take for b|8 morning subject, “De was considered safe to remove him to ning at 7:30, preceded by a song se r k’orth p ' - ' Peary reached the for his recreant daughter, but his day morning the pastor, the Rev. E. | 8pondency and God’s Response to It,” his home. • vice. The mid-week prayer meeting W itnesses of the accident were Mr. search was fruitless. i N. Long will speak along the line of and for his evening subject "A cquir Is held on Tuesday evening and family religion in connection with the ing.” An anthem by the choir will be and Mrs. Glover, the Rev. R. C. Jones, young people's Bible study and prayer campaign which is now being waged sung in the m orning service and In pastor of the Presbyterian church at service on Friday evening. All are in the hack-to-the-family-pew move the evening a popular song servlcp Eagle Creek, who Was riding with cordially invited to the service'. them, and others. ment, the object of which Is to In will precede the sermon. This wii! And Other Select ions Silk and Metlon Sale. crease the attendance of children and be a helpful, evangelistic service to Gresham Bible Standard Services. Auspices S. E. Circle M. E. Church Ladies' Aid Big sale of silk and cotton rem young people at the morning service. which ail are invited. The Bi'de Sunday school of the G resham com ut Grade School Auditorium nants. hosiery and notions, Saturday There will be preaching again in the school will meet prom ptly at 10 munity church, Bible Standard, will and Tuesday afternoons and eve.i! igs, evening at 7:30, following the young o'clock, to which all stran g ers nre begin a t 10 o'clock, followed by April 18 and 21, home of Mrs. <». a .’ EVENING, APRIL 20, 8:15 P. M. Third stre e t and Hood avenue. people’s meeting at 6:30, at which cordially invited. Epw orth L e ig ii’ preaching at 11 from the s u b Cox, j e c t , ______________ Mr,. CAST OF CHARACTERS time the subject, “Do Not Forget ’ will devotional meeting will be held from . Praying Through. ” The subject In | AprlI notable 88 the b,rth month ,»M lady. H a rry , the mlb-ge gr»<1«alr. 6:45 to 7:45. Young people are In the evening at 7:30 will be. "A Mlrac of four great m e n -H e n ry Clay on the i he discussed. ■LVU Ih'r í " rn" " « "Id m aid. M r. Sweet, a »Ickly aid man. ____________ — Hi» , ? Joiing lady. Hilly Sweet, an ln,l'l, , ‘ ' charge but older ones are welcom d. "e eclnred eook. Deaals O'Bonovan, bnllheaded. Outlook want ads will bring buyer The regular prayer meeting will be ulous Conversion.” Bible study and 12th, Thomas Jefferson on the 13th, ni>s»ion, Adults 25c Children under fifteen, 15c prayer meeting will be held on Wed- j Shakespear on the 23d and U 8 and seller together cheaply and held on T hursday evening a t 7 t5. nesday evening at 7:30. Q rant on the 27th. 1 quickly. ***--------- --------- Homemade Candy for «ule__________________________ _ on $ E “WON BY A WAGER” r