Gresham outlook., December 14, 1926, HOLIDAY NUMBER, Page 19, Image 19

GRESHAM OVJTOOK HOLIDAY NUMBER, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14. 1926
Baptist Church Was One of First
Religious Institutions Formed Here
One of the forem ost of G resh- I re-decorated, papered and painted
am ’s rem odeling projects during u n ,H It could never be recognized
th e past y ear has been th e im-
those who knew It best. A coved
provem ents to th e B aptist church ceiling adds to the attractiv en e ss
property. T he old building, which
*^e auditorium , as do also the
had been a G resham landm ark for w indow s w hich have been frosted
th e preceding 42 years, w as moved
conform to th e g eneral tin tin g
sufficiently from Its location to per- schem e of th e interior.
m it digging a basem ent, then
a tow er w as added w ith new
moved back over the basem ent onto vestibule for entrance. On th e see­
th e concrete w alls.
ond floor a class room has been
The history of th e B aptist church fitted up and, above this, th e belfry.
In G resham is a n a rra tiv e of prog­ R est room s and lavatories have
ress. P rio r to 1882 th e preaching been constru cted In th e basem ent
services of th e denom ination were under th e tow er.
held in w h at w as know n as the
An addition w as b u ilt on the
w hite schoolhouse. In th is year a south end of th e m ain audience
cla ss of 17 w as organized by the room and here a b ap tistry has been
Rev. D. L. McLain, who resided installed w ith a room a t each side,
ea st of G resham . The nam ing of a n j a sm an adjoining lib ra ry room,
th e new ch u rch organization was q-jje rj,.8hlngling of the roof and
left to Mrs. M cLain’s m other, Mrs. painting of th e outside com pleted
S arah R obertson, who decided to | th e renovation of the building, th e
call it th e B ethel B ap tist church, i whole at an ap p roxim ate cost of
and by th is nam e It has since been >6,000.
know n.
T he latest im provem ent to be
The num ber 17 has figured coin­
com
pleted has been th e laying of
cid entally in th e B aptist church
h istory up to th is tim e. T here 1 250 fpet of 7' foot sidew alk in fro n t
w ere 17 c h a rte r m em bers of the , of church and parsonage.
A
o rganization and up to date 17 p as­ ' sketch of th e grounds by a land-
to rs have served the charge in this scape arc h itec t has been approved
place. T he nam es of th e c h a rte r by th e board of tru ste es and will
m em bers in th e order in which provide for th e location of graveled
they ap p ear on the reg ister of the drivew ay aro u n d p arsonage and
class book a re J. J. R obertson, church and p lan tin g the lot into
M ary R obertson, S arah R obertson, law n w ith su itab le sh ru b b ery and
S. Brown, Jno. B utler, Alex. Beers, sm all flower gardens.
S arah B eers, D. L. McLain, Lizzie
W hen com pleted th is co rn er will
A. McLain, H ester A. McLain, Otto present a fine ap p earan ce and will
B. McLain, Jam es L aw rence, J. B. be a credit to th e tow n and a tr ib ­
Brow n, Jo h n W. Brow n, Jam es ute to the unflagging perseverance
Schram . John Comer and E llen of those in charge.
Comer. T he g rea ter p a rt of this
T he p resen t pasto r, th e Rev. E.
num ber h as passed on.
G. Judd, cam e to th e G resham
A fter th e Rev. Mr. McLain com ­ w ork two and a h alf years ago and
pleted the organization of the B ap­ since th a t tim e he and his fam ily
tis t society, the B aptists and Dun- have become in tim ately allied w ith
k ard s living in G resham and vicin­ the religious and social life of the
ity began the co nstruction of a com m unity.
church on a p a rt of the ac re of
ground w hich had been generously
donated to them by th e late H enry
M etzger. P reach in g had con tin ­ Pastor Greets All in Name of
Christ.
ued in the w hite schoolhouse until
its destru ctio n by fire in Septem ber
I am thank fu l to the Outlook for
of 1S83.
the privilege of publishing a word
D uring th e past 44 y ea rs the of C hristm as g reetin g to the m any
ch u rch has had varied experiences. friends and neighbors in Gr.esham
T he m em bership has ru n from 17 and the surro u n d in g com m unities.
to 118. At p rese n t the num ber of I w ish to th a n k all I m eet in th e
active resid e n t m em bers is 60, daily rounds ot our common activ ­
w hile 29 absent m em bers still r e ­ ities for th e ir p le asa n t greetin g s
ta in th e ir nam es on the roll. The and cheerful faces and for th e w ill-
p asto rs who have served the Bap- ¡ng and liberal cooperation in w hat
tis t church since its organization | we have to g eth er tried to do in
a re the Revs. D. L. McLain, J. M. helping along th e b etter th in g s in
lla sk a i, R. T. Cum mins, H. Gable, ,)Ur own and o th e r com m unities.
G eorge Brow n, N. S. H olcroft, C. 1 I w ish to th a n k m ost sincerely
A. Nutley, F ord M. B urtch, E. A. those who w ere courteous and
L eonard, A. J. W are, J. C. Tibbits, p leasan t eveji w hen, unconsciously
R obert G ale Kay, Jesse Brown, or thoughtlessly , I said or did the
E arl D. Sim s, D. Q. B arry and thing th a t hindered when I should
E. G. Judd. P rofessor Schlaugh, of have helped.
Linfield college, supplied th e pulpit
As we a re ap p ro ach in g again
for an in te rv al preceding th e a r r i­ th a t period of th e y ear in w hich
val of the Rev. E. G. Judd on the we are rem inded of th a t holy night
field.
of th e S aviour’s b irth , it is b u t n a t­
The p a sto ra te of th e Rev. D. Q. u ral th a t we should th in k not only
B arry w as m arked by th e building of th e s ta r-lit night, th e quiet
of the B aptist parsonage a t G resh­ sheep on th e hill side, the w atching
am. T his fine m odern house was shepherds, th e angels and th e m es­
erected and paid for w hile Mr. B ar­ sage, th e stab le and th e m anger
ry was p asto r here. It is a nine- but m ore p a rtic u la rly a re we r e ­
room house w ith full cem ent base­ m inded of him who w as born and
m ent, and Is in keeping w ith the ! whose birth has caused to be me-
o th e r up-to-date residences of th e , m o rja ijzed and glorified Bethle-
com m unity in appearance and gen­ hem its stab le and its m anger. It
e ra l construction.
is of th e C hrist of C hristm as we
W hile th e re yet rem ains some would devoutly th in k and, like the
w ork to be done in connection with 1 Magi, before him we too would
th e B aptist church im provem ents, hum bly bow and to him we would
m ore p a rtic u la rly to th e grounds, bring the gold, fran k in cen se and
th e building is p ractically com plet­ m y rrh of our h e a rt’s devotions. To
ed and services have been held those whose p le asa n t greetin g s
th e re for several m onths past.
I and sm iling faces have cheered me
The basem ent is equipped w ith a ! thro u g h the year th a t is p ast let
kitchen w hich has a gas range and me w ish for you not only a M erry
built-in lockers and draw ers. A | C hristm as but a h e a rt m ade glad
dining room, adjacent to the k itch ­ through the en tire New Year in the
en, is capable of seating 100 p e r­ friendship of th e C h rist of C h rist-
sons. A djoining room s adequately
E. G. JUDD,
ta k e care of Sunday school classes
P asto r G resham B ap tist Church.
n ot provided for elsew here.
T he in te rio r of the old room was
Walrad Mercantile Co.
Solid Institution
G resham is conceded to have as
fine a line of g eneral sto res as any
place of its size in th e Pacific
n o rth w est, and forem ost am ong
th ese is the W alrad M ercantile
com pany which has been in b u si­
ness h ere since in F eb ru ary , 1914.
T he com pany began on a m odest
scale in the building form erly o c ­
cupied by the Cecil Metzger g r o ­
cery and stayed th e re six years.
Deciding to expand and enlarge
th eir stock, th e W alrads moved in-
The ca n tile com pany has in stalled a
to their p «-*»««“ q u a rte rs m the ei > connected w ith th e store.
Mention to an ad v ertiser th a t you
block and put in a g en eral line of senior Mr. W alrad Is g eneral o ver­ m odern Rem ington bookkeeping saw his ad. in the Outlook.
seer and m anager of the business,
groceries, dry goods and feed.
Leslie W alrad has ch arg e of th e m achine w hich not only in su res ac­
T he com pany, w hich is composed
grocery dep artm en t, and A. M. Mc­ curacy but, w ith its aid, as m uch
of B. L. W alrad Sr., L. A. W alrad
w ork can be accom plished In an
M anus of th e dry goods.
and A. M. McManus, now has a
hour as w as form erly accom plished
floor space of 40 x 80, including
The em ployes are E. G llberson, w ith pen and Ink in th ree tim es
basem ent, and a w arehouse w ith W. O. Stanley, H arold Lewis, th a t period.
E a c h S a tu r d a y N ite
an are a of 1600 sq u are feet to a c ­ George Pullen. Mrs. E. Myers. H ar­
In th e W alrad store Is to be
AT BLl'E LAKE PARK
com m odate th e ir tru ck s and nec­ old C arlson and Miss H elen Rog­
j found th a t stap le line of C hristm as
essary ex tra supplies.
ers.
H. J. P u lfer is in th e office
Will tak e up sm all collection to
goods w hich assu re s p leasu re to
help pay for music.
The personnel of th e sto re in­ of the establishm ent one or more both giver and recipient of th e gift.
cludes 11 p ersons who a re em ­ days a week w here he oversees the | The place c a rrie s seasonable m er­
I ndies Bring Lunch
ployed in v ario u s duties about the book accounts and has ch arg e of chandise,—fresh fru its in the fru it
FRED G. ANICKER.
place. T he th ree m em bers of the th e ir auditing.
season, vegetables at all tim es and
Floor M anager
firm a re actively engaged in w ork
D uring the y ear the W alrad Mer­ 1 holiday goods
FREE. Old Time DANCE
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GRESHAM
Second and Main
With Christmas only 9 days away everybody is thinking; of something; practical
for mother, father, brother, sister or some dear friend.
YOU WILL FIND MANY USEFUL GIFTS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT
A silk dress pntlern makes au
i«l«ul iriit.
We have a special value in all
silk flat crepe at $&&(), in white,
wood rose, Hheik, llritta n y blue,
navy, pansy, claret,' C hinese red
and black.
Miinsiuir H osiery, No. 835, all pure th read silk with
e x tra d u rab le lisle top. Conies in black, parchm ent,
zinc, gunm etul, su g ar cane, nude, alesan and
On m 1* a t ............................................... $l.5tt
No. S15 Muiising all Silk ( lilffon. Every p air perfect
Comes in nude, g rain , w oodland rose, blue
fox, and gun m etal, u t ........................................... $141
50, all p ure silk w ith ex tra
thp, comes in lido, uhutiel,
break, all new colors.
...................................... $1.95
( o rticelli All Silk Hose, F o r ex tra q u ality and ex tra
w ear for the shopper th a t w ants the best in ladies’
pure silk hose. Black, pastel, brown, tnanda-
d arin e and pom pador. A real value f o r .......... $2.95
Misses' or Little Women’s
All w anted colors.
Itayon Hose—-A tine q u ality of rayon
hose in F ren ch nude, blonde, satin and
parchm ent. P riced a t .................................. 60c
T h ree p air f o r ......................................... ..$ 1 .2 5
P riced ........
Ladies' P ure T hread Milk and Rayon.
Our No. 1(121. Many of our custom ers know
of its long service and flue ap pearance.
A big stock in all th e w anted shades.
P riced at . . . . ' . ........................................... 9»c
Ladles' Novelty Umbrellas in all
w anted co lo rs. . $3.50 to $S.5O
Ladies' Hath Rohes made from
Ladles* Pouch Hand Hags in
E sm ond's rohlin cloth, well ta il­
ored, m ade to fit, $6,511 and $6.»6 all th e latest sh ap es and colors.
Munsing Rayon Vests
Several colors at $1.60
Munslng
Rayon
Mourners
Every man ap p reciates
a new tie. You will
find hund reds of differ­
ent p a tte rn s to select
from. Priced at 60c,
to
m atch above vests a t . . . . $2.25
Ladies’ Rayon Vests
76c, 95«,
$1.25,
A $1.76. All real values.
Good q uality of rayon vests, $1
L adies’ Rayon Bloom ers at $1.50
M unslng Rayon S tepin Chemise.
Several c o l o r a l a p ractical gift
for th e good d resser.
Priced a t $2.26
Everybody appreciates pretty Handkerchief»
Irish Hand E m broidered H an d k er­
chiefs. W orks of art. All p ure
linen. Priced a t .........................36c
A large selection of ail linen Irish
b and m ade kerchiefs.
Priced a t 60«. 3 f o r .............. $1.2.'
Crepe de Chine H andkerchiefs
lace trim m e d .............. 76c and
H and painted crep e de chine h an d ­
kerchiefs. You w ill be su rp rised to
And such handkerchiefs.
Priced a t ................ $1.16 and $1.26
Mpecial—Fancy Boxed 'K erchiefs.
A ttractiv e gift boxes tied daintily,
3 in each box, reg. 50c value for 39c
3 boxes for $1.00
a larg e asso rtm en t
All-wool, all sizes, all
colors, priced a t $3.95
B etter g rades a t
$5>5 and «6-3.5
Rayon S carfs, double Sw iss knit,
comes in dainty colors.
Priced a t $2.05
L adies' Lawn H andkerchiefs
colored em b ro id ery . . 6c, 6 for
Men i Fancy Hose
Eine Law n H andkerchiefs a t
E x tra F ine Sw iss H andkerchiefs.
E m broidered w ith hand m achines.
A g rea t v ariety of p retty
styles. P riced at 10c, 2 for 86c
D ainty Sw iss H andkerchiefs In all
white. P riced at 26c, 6 fo r. $1.25
D ainty H andkerchiefs. All pure
linen, em broidered co rn er and
hand rolled plain hem.
Priced a t 36c, 3 f o r . . ........... $1.00
Rayon and lisle fancy socks. A fine asso rtm en t
of colors, all sizes 10 to 11%, a t ....................... 60«
3 p air for $1.26
H oleproof socks. No. 731 fancy hosiery for men
Rayon and lisle, a t .............................................. 50,
H oleproof Wool Mixed Mocks. Fancy wool socks
in a large ran g e of p retty p attern s a t ........ 76c
B etter g rades of holeproof socks, at $1.00 & $1.26
Men's Gift Boxes
Arm Rands, Garters, Suspenders, Helts,
All p u t up In p retty gift boxes.
for com fy gift*
An
a ttra c tiv e gift
for dad or big
brother.
Priced at
D istinctive In styles and a ttr a c t­
ive
In
color
com bination—these
slip p ers will prove especially a c ­
ceptable as gifts, yet add but little
to your C hristm as expenditures.
Men’s Dress Shirts
Imported all-Wool Scarfs
likew ise a gallon of
Radiator Anti-Freeze
A nti-Freeze is com posed of alcohol and glycerin. The
glycerin p revents th e alcohol from evaporating. N either Is in
any way harm ful to your cooling system .
IVY FILLING STA T10N
Phone 1701
Powell and Roberts
Men’s all p ure linen % -lnch hem
_____
at 26c, ti for $1.25
Men’s all pure linen, tine hem
stitch ed , a t . . . . 35c, 3 for
Men's ex tra tine all pu re linen,
__________
a t 50c. $ for $1.25
Men’s colored b o rdered h an d k e r­
chiefs of ex tra tine lawn
a t 19c. 26c and 36«
Shoes for the entire family
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“An ounce of prevention Is worth a pound of cure"
will »uve you h big repair bill should
your ear freeze up. The advantage of
Anti-Freese 1» that you ean ii»e your
ear in the coldest weather vvitliout
danger of it freezing up at any time.
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You will also And a large a s ­
so rtm e n t of all wool and wool
and rayon d ress goods, priced
right.
All Linen Tow els.
Hand em ­
Every fam ily ap p reciates a nice all-w ool
blanket. We have some real values and In all
th e popular big block plaids.
broidered tow els, g u est size,
at 69c.
45 Inch, all linen lunch cloths
A ssorted
colored
borders.
R egular $1.50 value for $1.19
til I.Inen I.mieli Sets, 36-ln
cloth and four napkins. $1415
A ssorted dainty
p attern s.
Pendleton Rob«« make acceptable gift*.
Crinkled ll«sl Spreads, regular >3 50 foi$2.»5
Hand
Embroidered
Towels,
large size, all linen a t. . »9«
Rayon lied S preads, 81x105, rose and blue,
reg u la r >5.75 value for $L»5
W. R. HICKS COMPANY