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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 11, 1969)
President of Rebekah Assembly Visits Santiam Lodge Wednesday The president of the Rebek ah Assembly of Oregon paid her official visit to Santiam Rebekah lodge last Wednes day. Joan Boatter, president, was acc mpanied by past pre sident, Blanche Imel; Helen Cottman, Home Endowment chairman; Andre Purdy, dis trict deputy president of Dis trict N3. 7 and Marie Stickney D. P. P. of District No. 74. Visiting lodges included those from Salem, Scio, Sil verton, Stayton, Milwauk’e, Portland. Boring No. 213, Acme No. 32 and Mt. Jefferson No. 78. Carmen Barnhardt, drill cap tain and lodge members of Santiam, presented a tribute in honor of the present who was escorted to the altar and presented with a gift depicting her emblems. The gift was made by Mrs. Stickney. Antonia Thomas, degree captain, presented an exempli- ificatim of the vice-grand charge. Mrs. Boatter gave a talk on her work and the projects she has planned for the year. These include reduce non-payment of dues, new mangle for IOOF Rebekah home; assisting in the United Youth Pilgrimage; sponsorship of Fellowship tours and the October Harvest Festival for the Heme. It was noted at the meeting that dietetic foods would be 2—The Mill City Enterprise, Thursday, Sept 11, 1969 ‘Momatvk Paye. a welccme addition to dona tions for the Harvest Festival, Goldie Rambo, Woman's Page Editor, relieving the monotony of those on special diets. The lodge hall and dining Engaged rooms were attractively decor ated for the meeting with Gert-1 rude Weidman and Helen I Johnston in charge. Tbcy used flowering dogwood and chrysanthemums in colors of The Mill City Garden Club lavender, aqua and green. Also used effectively in the decora met Thursday at the home of tions were lighthouse and an Mrs. Lowell Cree with Mrs. chor miniatures. A “light Marie Tolbert as co-hostess. house” mint cup was at each plate at the dining table and At 12:30 the hostesses served the president’s color and theme a dessert luncheon using the were also used in the center oriental motif in decorations piece arrangement. and the dessert. Margaret Anderson presid Mrs. Clyde Phillips, presi ed at the coffee urn and punch dent of the club presided at bowl, assisted by Antonia I the business meeting. The Thomas, Lettie Swan and Ida | Flower Show the Garden Club Fleet w od. put on August 19 was discuss For the program Melody and ed. Also the club’s entry in Debbie Barnhardt presented the State Fair. two musical numbers and The Club will have a Christ Ruby Brisbin gave a recita mas Show on Friday, Decem tion. ber 12 from 10 a m. to 7 p.m. On the welcoming committee in the building next to the were Otto Koeneke, Ada Ply- bank, formerly occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Oliver male, and Margaret Anderson, Rose Hardware. This year the who presented the president club will have a display of of Gates are announcing the and her Grand Officers. Leona Christmas decorations plus de engagement of their daughter, Hollett, Assembly Marshall, corations such as swags, cen- Miss Sheryl Louise Oliver to introduced the officers. terpieces, wreaths and greens Mr. Dennis Rodger Cline, son Bessie J obe presided as noble for sale, There will also be of Mr. and Mrs. Paul “Bud” grand during the evening’s and the grab bag. Tea and Cline of Mill City. business and festivities. Both young people attended bazaar items, pastries, candy, Santiam High school in Mill coffee will also be served. A new set of By-Laws was City and Miss Oliver attended discussed and some changes Salem Technical Community will Di made before the club college in Salem and is now employed as a dental assistant votes on them. The October 2 meeting will in a Salem office. Mr. Cline Ire held at the home of Mrs. will continue his studies at Ervin Peterson with Mrs. Salem Tech where ho is major Darwin Raines as co-hostess. ing in civil engineering. Present for the meeting were No date has been set for the Mrs. Martin Hansen, Mrs. O. wedding. K. DeWitt, Mrs. Darwin Raines, Mrs. Walter Thomas, 715 First, Stayton | Mrs. Hollis Turnidge, Mrs. O. E. S. To Hold Ross McCombs, Mrs. Charlie French, Mrs. Arthur Hedge, Joint Meetings YOUR STATE FARM AGENT Sr.. Mrs. James Swan, Mrs. Charles Dolezal, Jr., Mrs. Ken Marilyn Chapter No. neth Corning, Mrs. Else Allen, OES will join with Acacia PHONE 769-5729 I Mrs. Floyd Fleetwood, Mrs. Chapter of Stayt n and Victor Clyde Phillips, Mrs. Wendell ia Chapter of Turner on Tues State Farm Insurance Companies Heller, Mrs. Al Yankus, Mrs. day, September 16 at Stayton IH1VIANCI Home Office: Bloomington, Illinois Marie Tolbert and Mrs. Lowell for the annual District meet- Cree. ing at 8 p. m. Mrs. Muriel Field, Worthy Grand Matron of the Grand Chapter of Oregon will make her official visit at this time. Officers of Marilyn Chap ter will go to Stay ton ,n Mon day evening, September 15 at 8 o'clock to practice with the other officers. Local Garden Club Makes Fall Plans For Auto, Life, Fire, and Health Insurance, See BILL ALLMAN Club Has Good Year Financially An warning made new LET’S PROTECT >OUK WOODLANDS L Frank Lumber Company, Inc. Mill City, Oregon Young & Morgan Timber Co. Mill City and Idanha. Oregon GATES—Mrs. Harold Wil- son, treasurer of the Gates Women’s club said they had f. good financial season. The success and dispersment of the proceeds of the annual rum mage sale, held with the co operation of the Gates Com- munity church; the World War I Veterans of Mill City and the Santiam Canyon Ex- tensin were given, Due to weather and other factors the sale was continued through May and June. The Women’s club served cookies and coffee at the sale. The total receipts were $-110. The Santiam Can yon Extension received $-15 from their food sale. The rum mage sale receipts were divid ed thus: World War I Veter ans of Mill City, $152.62; Gates Community church $100 The club h use floor was re finished with several of the men at Gates providing the labor foi the job. There were 21 folding chairs purchased for the club house. They also col lected five boxes of good, clean and mended clothing far the Haven school for the Retarded near Turner Mrs. Glen Hennenss. club se cretary. reports that there are over IOC students at the school which is programmed for tn enrollment of 45. The splendid cooperation of the community made the annual sale a suc cess and plans are already under way for the sale next spring. 1 Rachel Olmstead Honored on Birthday A number of Mill City ladies Freres Veneer Cedar Lumber Company, Inc. from the Garden Club. Eastern Lyons, Oregon Mill City, Oregon Star. Rebekahs. Grand mother- Circle and former neighbors of Stout Creek Lumber Company Stuckart Lumber Company Mrs. Rachel Olmstead went to Lyons Friday afternoon when Mehama, Oregon Idanha, Oregon her daughter-in-law. Mrs. Alma Olmstead entertained in her Parkett Logging Company Boice Cascade Corp. at an open house from Mehama, Oregon P. O. Box 127 Independence, Oregon honor 2 to I on her 83rd birthdav. Mrs Olmstead served birthday U. S. Plywood-Champion Papers, Inc. The Mill City Enterprise cake and coffee to those at Idanha-Lebanon Printers-Publishers tending. Phone 897-2772 Grand Chapter Officer Present at Eastern Star Meet Marilyn Chapter No. 145 OES held the first meeting of the fall Monday evening at the IOOF Hall. A potluck dinner was held at 6:30 p.m. with Mrs. Veryl Hoover, Mrs. Alex Burrell and Mrs. William Lynness as host- esses. Mrs. Grace Ewing, Associate Grand Matrorf of the Grand The Mill City First United Assisting about the room Chapter of Oregon was pre Presbyterian Church was the sent and conducted a school ot setting Friday, August 29 for were Valrie Peterson, cousin of the bride and David Peter instruction for the officers. the wedding of Miss Susan Mrs. Muriel Field, Worthy I Darlee’.i Bethel to Clifford A. son, another cousin. The reception hall was de Grand Matron of the Grand Warde at 8 o’clock in the eve corated with the bride’s colors Chapter of Oregon was a spec ning. of pink and white with the ial guest. Mrs. Dorothea Gra The bride is the daughter wedding cake trimmed with ham, Grand Chaplain was also of Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Beth pink roses and topped with present. Mr. and Mrs. Ron Rossner, el and the groom is the son of pink satin wedding bells. The Worthy Patron and Worthy Mr. an 1 Mrs. Clifford Warde serving table was covered with Matron of Salem Chapter were of Portland, recently of Mill pink nylon net accented with City. pink satin ribbon. introduced. For the wedding trip to Sea The Rev. James Murray per Mrs. Elsie Völkel was in stalled as chaplain with Mrs. formed the double ring cere side the bride donne,', a brown Muriel Field acting as Install mony and organist was Mrs. knit suit and had a white or ing Grand Matron, Mrs. Leora Norman Bethel aunt of the chid corsage. The couple is now at home Stevens, Installing Marshal, bride. Mrs. Mabel Parker, Installing The church was decorated at the Star Motel, west of Mill Chaplain, and Mrs. Ruby Bris with baskets of pink gladioli City and the groom is employ bin, Installing Musician. and pink chrysanthemums tied ed at Santiam Plywood mill. Balloting and Conferring of with pink ribbon. Tall white Both young people attended degrees was practiced with tapers were used in the candel- Santiam High school with Mr. Mrs. Ewing instructing. albras with Allen Kneiling, Warde graduating with the A degree honoring Mrs. cousin of the bride lighting class of 1969. Ewring was given by the five them. star points, the Marshal, the The bride was gowned in a Associate Matron and Associate floor length dress of white Patron and she was presented lace and peau de Soie with Community a gift from the chapter. the bodice of Chantilly lace Refreshments were served trimmed with seed pearls and Calendar of Events following the meeting. white sequins. The lace front panel was on the A line skirt, j A chapel train was trimmed Wednesday, September 11)— with the Chantilly lace. Her Order of Rainbow for girls veil was made of nylon net at hall 7:30. with he hand made satin roses trimmed with seed pearls Thursday, September 11— She carried a nosegay of pink IOOF lodge at hall 8 p. m. F.O.E. 3384 Aerie and Aux roses and pink mums. The September meeting of Honor attendant was Vivian iliary meet at lodge hall 8 p.m. the Rainbow Advisory Board Pruett of Fresno, California, was held Thursday evening at cousin of the bride, wearing a Monday, September 15— the home of the chairman, J. C. floor length gown of pink sa Lions club dinner meeting at hall 6:30. Kimmel. tin, trimmed with white lace. Round Robin pinochle club The girls will soon be con Her of white daisies at home of Lora Mason. Din ducting a candy sale and plans was bouquet tied with pink robbon ner at Salem restaurant. Leave were made for helping the Mill City 5:30. girls to get started. The line streamers. Bridesmaids were Cindy Be officers will attend a meeting Bid or Bunch pinochle club in Salem Friday evening to thel and Lauie Bethel, sisters at home of Lorraine Mills. 7:30. of the bride, wearing flo ir A.F. & A.M. stated meeting receive their instructions. The float the girls entered length dresses of white eyelet at lodge hall 8 p. m in the 1th of July parade won trimmed with pink satin rib second place and the pop corn bon. Their bouquets were id Tuesday, September 16— Mill City Woman’s Club at sale held in the park proved entical to that of the maid of home of Mrs. Alex Burrell. 8 honor. very successful. Fathers of the Best man for the groom was p.m. Rainbow Girls were coopera tive in helping the girls on the Gary Garrison and ushers were Wednesday, September 17— Stanley Warde, brother cf the “heavy” work on their float. Santiam Rebekah lodge at Marilyn Assembly received a groom and David Griffith, bro hall 8 p. m. membership award for increas ther-in-law of the groom. Jayoees at their hall 8 p.m. ing Membership during the For her daughter’s wedding Sponsored as a public service past year. Mrs. Bethel selected a two Mrs. Don Carlson was elect piece knit dress and she wore ed to be Mother Advisor and a yellow orchid corsage. J. C. Kimmel, Dad Advisor. The bridegrooms mother They will serve as co-advisors. wore a red and grey fall plaid The girls have been invited dress and had a yellow orchid Insurance Agency, Inc. to attend a reception on Sep- corsage. DBA Hill Insurance Agency tember 21 at Condon for the A reception was held im Worthy Grand Advisor. 129 Wall Street The October 2nd meeting mediately following the cere will be held at the home of mony at the Fellowship hall Phone 897-2345 Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Peterson with Mrs. Jacob Knieling, aunt of the bride cutting the cake Salem Mobile Phone at 8 p. m. Following the meeting Mrs. and Mrs. John Peterson and YP2-2600 Glen Wagaman, aunts af Kimmel served refreshments Mrs. the bride, pouring. to Mr. and Mrs. Veryl Hoover, Mr. and Mrs. Verne Clark. Mrs. Al Yankus, Mrs. Don Carlson, Mrs. Lowell Cree, Charles Kel ly and J. C. Kimmel. Clifford Warde Marries Susan Bethel In Presbyterian Church Rites Named at Meeting MADISON & DAVIS Former Neighbors Meet Recently at Fishermens Bend A group of longtime friends who were neighbors at Idanha had a get-to-gether recently at Fishermen’s Bend park at The Cedars shelter for a time of reminiscing. A no-host dinner was enjoyed by those attend ing. They said they hoped to make this an annual affair. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Pittam and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schaffer of Mill City: Mr. and Mrs. Frank New and son Gary New. his fiance. Miss Deborah Lee of Phikimath; Mrs. Al Snyder. Idanha; Mr. and Mi's. Chester Slater. Mon- mouth; Mr and Mrs. Veron Hallford and family from Sil verton and Mr. arid Mrs H. H. Storey and Suzy from Cor vallis and Mrs. Terry Storey. Idanha. Subscribe tc The Mill City Enterprise Happened to you? Be sure of the number check your directory. 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