Folk Music Studied
At PEO Meet June 12
Engagement of
Couple Announced
Mrs. Dick Fletcher was hostess
for the June 12 meeting of the
PEO Sisterhood.
After the business meeting,
Mrs. Sam Hearing, Jr., gave as
her program, a very interesting
talk on the subject “Origin and
Growth of Folk Music.” In de
fining the different types of folk
music she pointed out that folk
ballad is the only form of med
ieval vernacular poetry which
has continually survived. It is
a “Song that tells a Story,” in
simple verse to a simple tune.
It is the product of no one
time or person. It’s author is
seldom known and it’s medium
is word of mouth rather than
print. It has no original text,
being freshly created by each
succesive singer as he makes his
own arrangement. When fixed
in print it differs from the local
versions, as sung, because of it’s
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DOROTHY BANKE
Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Banke of
McMinnville have announced
the engagement of their daugh
ter, Dorothy, to John A. Tapp, son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Tapp. She
is employed at Oregon Mutual
Insurance in McMinnville and
John is serving in the air force
in Mississippi. He attended Ore
gon state for two years.
No date has been set by the
couple for the wedding.
unconciousness of literary con
vention. At the close of the
rr.eeting the group enjoyed sing
ing folk songs.
The next meeting will be a
picnic at the home of Mrs. Ralph
Valpiani on June 26. The pro
gram will be convention reports
by the delegates, Mrs. Wm. Heath
and Mrs. Judd Greenman, who
attended the state PEO conven
tion at Coos Bay, June 12, 13 and
14.
Forgive all your enemies—es
pecially the ones you can’t whip.
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THE EAGLE, VERNONIA,
Mrs. Schalock
Named President Watering System Being Installed
RIVERVIEW — Charles Ratkie
The annual election of Legion is installing an irrigation system
Auxiliary officers for 1951-1962
was held Tuesday evening, June for his pasture and garden, get
19. Elected were: president, Mrs. ting the water from the Nehalem
Albert Schalock; 1st vice-presi river.
dent, Mrs. Henry Ade; 2nd vice-
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hayes
president, Mrs. Edison York; sec and children spent Thursday
retary, Mrs. H. H. King; trea and Friday at the Louis Huntley
surer, Mrs. Bill Horn; historian, home, coming from Salem. They
Mrs. H. M. Culbertson; chaplain,, moved to a house on Rock Creek
Mrs. Frank Slemmons, sergeant- road.
at-arms, Mrs. Joe Grosche; ex
Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Hillyer
ecutive committee, Mrs. Cleo spent Sunday at the home of
Walrath, Mrs. Lona Weidman, iheir daughter, Mrs. L. G. West,
and Mrs. Chas. Biggs.
where all of the family gathered
Delegates to the department to celebrate Father’s day.
convention were also chosen:
Mrs. L. S. Sabine and Mrs.
Mrs. Albert Schalock, Mrs. H. Robert Franklin and boys of
H. King, Mrs. Frank Slemmons Raymond, Washington and Mrs.
and Mrs. Ed York. The conven Charles Allen spent Friday visit
tion will be held at Seaside this ing Mrs. Jim Bond.
year on September 13, 14 and 15.
Peggy McKee and Margaret
There will be no meeting on Buckley are among the 4-H group
July 3. The next meeting will spending 10 days at the State
be held July 17. A pre-con- college at Corvallis.
vention conference of District
Max Millis of Seattle spent
No. 1 will be held some time in the week end at the home of
July, here in Vernonia.
his mother, Mrs. Blanche Millis.
The people of Vernonia have
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Mitchell
been very cooperative in helping
tribute
of love honoring Most
The American Legion Auxiliary
carry out it’s years program. The Excellent Chief, Mary Sawyer.
members are sincerely apprecia She was presented with a gift
from the Past Chief’s club. .
tive.
Delightful refreshments were
served by Marie Shafer, Cleo
Lamping and Dorthea Pearson
Past Chief’s Night
at tables beautifully decorated
Observed by Temple
with sweet peas.
Past Chiefs Night was observed
The next meeting will be on
at the Pythian Sister meeting June 27 at which time the me
June 18 with Past Chief’s filling morial service will be exempli
all chairs as follows: Sitting Past fied.
Chief, Zelda Lamping; Most Ex
cellent Chief, Erma Johnson; Ex
cellent Senior, Isabel Culbert
son: Excellent Junior. Marie La-
schinger; Manager, Sylvia Tur
ner; Secretary, Fern Kullander;
Treasurer, Edna Heenan; Protec
tor, Grace Bundy; Guard, Tres-
sie Michener; Pianist, Rita Lamp
ing; Press Correspondent, Lesta
SPECIAL
Garner and honor escort, Pearl
Wilkerson.
Winter coats shortened
The ways and means com
cleaned and pressed
mittee reported a very successful
Only $4.95
food sale on June 9.
Sister Hazel Berggrson was
Hats Cleaned and
reported to be recuperating from
Blocked $1.50
an operation at St. Vincent’s hos
pital in Portland.
BEN BRICKEL’S
Sister Gertrude Brous has
BARBER SHOP
moved to Portland and regret
was expressed because of this
loss to the Temple.
Under the good of the order a
and
flag day program was presented
under the direction of Zelda
Lamping.
The Past Chief's concluded the
program with a floral drill and I
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Mr. and Mrs. Everett Rundell
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Sunday at the C. N. Rundell
home.
Society to Meet
The Martha Society of the
Evangelical U. B. church will
meet June 27 at 2 p.m. at the
home of Mrs. C. Toothacker on
Keasey route. The election of
officers is scheduled then. Mem
bers are reminded to bring in
holiday plates.
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