District 1 Conference
Planned for Saturday
LET'S BE SOCIABLE
Pubic Installation of
V.F.W. Auxiliary Held
Smith Christenson Post 3763,
Veterans of Foreign Wars and
Auxiliary held their public instal
lation of officers Sunday, April
17 at 7:30 p.m. at the I.O.O.F.
hall.
Installing officer for the V.F.W.
was L. R. (Red) Henderson, junior
vice-commander of the State of
Oregon. Mrs. Henderson was also
present.
Other visiting digna-
taries were: John Schamm, de
partment of Oregon adjutant and
quartermaster and past Oregon
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commander; department of Oregon
service officer and Mrs. G. O.
Pike, commander and Mrs. George
Stone of District No. 21, past
commander and Mrs. Matt) Erick-
son of No. 2.
Officers installed were: com-
mander, Winston Walker; senior
vice-commander,
Calvin Sasse;
junior vice-commander, Charlie
Robinson; advocate, John Grady;
chaplain, Lyman Hawken, Jr.; sur
geon, Paul Goodmonson; quarter
master, Edwin Ade; patriotic in-
structer, Earl Eckerson; service
officer, Russell Junken; Legisla
tive, Ralph Hartman; publicity,
Lee Roberson, Jr.; trustee,
Frank Taylor; adjutant, James
Cox, Jr.
Installing officer for the Aux-
iliary was Freda Peterson, past
department of Oregon president,
with Mrs. George Stone assist-
ing.
Officers installed were:
president, Myrtle Cox; senior vice-
president, Virginia Walker; junior
vice-president, Shirley Bauersfeld;
secretary, Gertrude
Anderson;
treasurer, Pauline King; conduc
tress, Dorothy Walker; chaplan,
Alice Gwin; patriotic instructor,
Margaret Junken; guard, Adaline
Walker; musician, Betty Kirtland;
historian, Helen Spofford; color
bearers, No. 1 Mary Sasse, No. 2
Betty Hawken, No. 3 Elna Hack
ney and No. 4 Imogene Hartmaa.
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The District No. 1 conference
of the American Legion and Aux
iliary will be held here Saturday
and all members of both groups
are asked to attend the sessions,
Conferences will start at two
o’clock, the Auxiliary meeting
in the hall and the Legion in the
clubroom,
Legionnaires will go
to the Joy Theater if more room
than the clubroom provides is
needed.
Department officers attending
the Auxiliary session will be Mrs.
Mitchell Thorn of The Dalles,
president; Mrs. W. W. Graham,
vice-president of Corvallis; Mrs.
Mae E. Whitcomb, Portland, sec
retary; Mrs. C. Harold Moyer,
Astoria, district president, who
will preside over the meeting;
Mrs. Hazel Alden, Seaside, his
torian; Mrs. Floyd Reith, Astoria,
sergeant-at-arms; Mrs. Ethel A.
Doyle, Beaverton, district child
welfare chairman; Mrs. Lloyd M.
Jones, Sherwood, past president’s
parley chairman and Mrs. Arthur
Steele, Clatskanie, ritualistic drill
chairman.
Follpwing the dinner in the
evening will be a program of local
talent.
Neighbors Install
New Officers April 7
The Neighbors of Woodcraft
held their installation of officers
Thursday, April 7 with Alice Lind
say as installing officer.
New
officers for this year are Harry
Culbertson, Guardian Neighbor;
Robert Lindsay, Past Guardian
Neighbor; advisor, June Willis;
magician, Tressie Michener;
banker, Erma Johnson; clerk, Nola
Brady; managers, Alice Lindsay,
Fannie Owens and Leon Keith;
captain of guards, Nona Lank-
ston; inner sentinel, Lester Mc
Gee; outer sentinel, John Lank-
ston; musician, Erma Johnson and
correspondent, Nola Brady.
Past Guardian Neighbor pins
were presented to Alice and Robert
Lindsay by Harry Culbertson.
The installation was very nicely
put on by captain of the guards,
Nona Lankston and her team.
Afterwards, a lunch of ice cream
and cake was served in the dining
hall. The next meeting will be
held in the Legion hall.
Vernonia
ORE. THURSDAY, APRL 21, 194» J
prising!
We have heard from
many sources that Mias Olga
Holmstrom had passed away. Such
is not so as ye scribe had a letter
Friday from her. She is well and
apparently happy.
Mrs. George Grace and three
children from Portland spent the
week end at the Robert Berg home.
Miss Shirley Berg was home
over Easter from Portland where
she is attending business college.
There was a party for the young
people at the Les Closner home
Friday evening.
Mrs. Chas. Sundland and Mrs.
I. E. Knowles went to A. R. Mills
home Wednesday to attend the
Missionery society.
Logging Equipment to
Be Placed on Calif. Job
MIST — Bud Henderaon re
turned from California last woek
end got his log truck and eat.
taking the machinery to California
where he has work for it. Arthur
Siegenthaler returned with him.
The Leonard Egertons will soon
move into the tenement over the
Mist store owned by Walter Ma-
thews.
We hear that Art Grenfeld, a
former resident of the village is
critically ill. We are sorry to hear
it.
Mrs. Lew Choate was up to see
her brother Art Grenfeld the last
of the week in McMinnville.
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District President Mrs. Harold
Moyer of Astoria paid her official
visit to the American Legion
Auxiliary here on April 5. Com-
mittee meetings were held in the
afternoon and a lovely pot-luck
dinner was served at seven pre
ceding the meeting.
During the evening meeting
Mrs. kfoyer dedicated the colors
which the Auxiliary recently pur
chased, Since the month of April
is Child Welfare month, a greater
part of the business was devoted
to that subject,
Plans for the Easter egg hunt
were completed and preparations
were started to send a girl to
Girl’s State for the summer ses-
sion. Margaret Walrath will head
this committee.
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The Vernonia extension unit met
at the high school home ec room
on April 7 with 9 members pre
sent. The lesson on “Blouse in a
Day” was given by Mrs. Cass-
well. A new apron pattern was
displayed by Mrs. Casswell. By
using this pattern two aprons can
be made out of one yard of
material.
Step-saving kitchen lessons will
be given by Mrs. Casswell on
Wednesday May 4 at the home
of Mrs. Viola Eckland. At this
meeting the nominating committee
will report on the new officers for
the coming year.
On May 9 Mrs. Casswell will
give an evening lesson on simple
entertaining in the home of Wau
neta Timmons. Highlights of the
evening will be a showing of
colored films on table setting.
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MIST — Joseph Banzer is home
from the hospital in Portland
where he has been for the past
six weeks. He’s pretty weak but
doing very well.
The Wikstrom mill is taking
time to move to another tree this
week. It should be ready to go
again Friday.
A special school meeting was
held Monday evening to settle
some important matters and it was
a big attendance that turned out.
Some heavy arguments were used,
but eventually the question was
settled for the time being. An
other meeting is due later.
Melvin Saxton is finishing up
another room on their home the
past week during time he is off
work and evenings.
How rumors get started is sur-
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