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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (May 14, 1953)
Three Elected to District Offices At a district meeting of the > F.W Auxiliary Tuesday at Rai- nrr, three of the Vernonia Aux iliary’s members were named to offices at the annual election. Myrtle Cox was elected to the top position as district president. Dorothy Walker was named guard and Nora Redmond, secretary. Mrs. Redmond will also serve as the poppy poster chairman this year. The Auxiliary expresses it’s ap preciation for the attendance at the ham dinner. Study Group Welcomes New Member Thursday The Vernonia Study club, meet ing at th° home of Mrs. Evelyn Heath last Thursday with Mrs. Darrold Proehl as hostess, wel comed Mrs. Hazel Smith as a new member. The members heard a report, "Music in Oregon,’’ given by Mrs. Sam Hearing. Jr. Mrs. J. W Nichols will enter tain at the May 21 meeting and will also be in charge of the pro gram. The White House is the oldest Federal Building in Washington, D.C. ¡PHONE 853! : • • i ------------ I » I ! i ; NEHALEM VALLEY | ■ MOTOR FREIGHT | | r;. *42 Class Reunion to Take Place Saturday Neighbors Hear Convention Data Nehalem Circle 881 Neighbors of Woodcraft met Thursday. May 7, for their regular business ses sion. A detailed report on the re cent district convention at Port land by convention delegate Er ma Johnson was both interest ing and informative. One item of interest being that June 13 will be the birthday anniversary ot the new Neighbors of Woodcraft home located at Hood River. Plans were completed for the May 21 meeting to which the public is invite d. Guests and representatives from Portland will be here to give information concerning the new Neighbors of Woodcraft insurance program. There will also be entertain ment by instrumental music and songs. Circle 881 is again honored this year by having it’s own Past Guardian Neighbor Pearl Erick son. elected as district manager for District 11. In honor of Mothers Day a song, "My Mother’s Face,” was plaved and sung by Erma Johnson. The prize for the oldest mother pres ent was won by Nbr. Dorthea Pearson. The meeting adjourned to de licious refreshments served by Nbrs. Ina Marshall and Dorthea Pearson. Hawkins to Call for Dance Club Saturday The Do-Si-Do square dance club will dance to the calling of Glen Hawkins Saturday night. The group will go to Natal to dance and friends are welcome. Try it for a cheerful evening! You’ll find it’s... // — -- - \ Friendship Night Guests Greeted Death Claims Past Resident THE Members of the high school' graduating class of 1942 will re unite Saturday evening at the I.O.O.F. hall at 8 o’clock. Din Nehalem Chapter No. 153 ner will be served and those plan O. E.S. extended greetings to a ii ning to attend are asked to notify large group of guests on it’s Mrs. Cloice Hall. Friendship Night Wednesday evening. Honored guests from the Grand Chapter were: H. Faye Ambrose, i P. G Matron; Irene McKinley, A. i G. Matron; Clinton Ambrose, Jurisprud. nee committee and i Frances Mullins Hershey, En Word has been received by Mr. dowment Fund committee mem and Mrs. R. B. Fletcher that then- bers; Grand Representatives, daughter, Nancy, who is attend Myrtle Weston, Ilga Pearson, ing Cottey College in Nevada, Myrtle Larson and Pearl Friberg. 1953 Worthy Matrons and Pa Missouri was chosen one of 27 princesses out of 325 young wo trons were: Emma Carlson and men who competed at a Grand Ray Hickman, Corinthian Chap Ball given in their honor by ca ter; Marjorie and Thurston Lind- dets of K.mper Military Aca vall, Myrtle Chapter; Myrtle and Stewart Lanson. Victory; Marie demy at Boonville, Missouri. The girls were guests of cadets Fischer, Rose City; Grace Ber at Kemper, who arranged for tram. Daphne; Grace and Carl them an enjoyable week end. Mortensen, Forest; Felicia and This included partaking one meal Carl Ehlert, Camelia; Edna and with their dates in the regular Carl Nunenkamp, South Gate; “mess hall”; attending a class Emma Wolf and Albert Johnson, with them, where the girls took Martha Washington; Lois Ansak, part in a general discussion of East Gate; Florence Anderson, the scheduled subject and a tour Kellogg; Ethel Simon, Holly; of the barracks. Pearl Friberg, West Gate; Alice The 27 princesses were chosen Forsyth, Portland; Cecile Morris, during the Grand March at the Waluga and Henrietta and Clar ball where a battery of spotlights ence Misenhimer, Gresham Chap played upon them as they ter. marched with their uniformed There was a nice representation escorts. These girls were taken of associate matrons and patrons into another room where the and associate conductresses also. judges selected a queen or lieu An addenda, A Garden of tenant-colonel and two captains, Friendship, was given and a clever with the rest of th? princesses dance routine by a quartet of acting as honorary lieutenants. Rainbow Girls was enjoyed. After As the saber guard formed an a pleasant social hour, a delicious archway down the center of the buffet supper was served in the ballroom, they wer? followed by dining room. The refreshment the color guard, the buglers and committee was: Carna Childs, drummers and finally the queen chairman. Nell Thomas, Dorothy and her princesses escorted by Peterson, Elsie Sherman, Kather cadets, all ass;mbling on a huge ine Johns and Allie Dickson. stage. In a colorful ceremony, Beautiful boquets of tulip blos during which the girls' received soms and May poles with minia gold emblems designating their ture dancers adorned the tables. >anK, Nancy was presented with h r gold lieutenant's bar. On the following day, as a May 21 Meeting Open finale to an exciting week end, the cadets put on an exhibition To Pubic Attendance of drills before the reviewing I On Thursday. May 21, Nehalem I stand. Circle No. 881, Neighbors of Woodcraft, will hold a meeting to which the public is invited to attend. Guest speakers from Portland will be Roy Peters and Jerry S. Sayler who will have some very ! interesting information concern i Miss Frances Gallatin, home ing the new and liberal rates of demonstration agent for Columbia new Neighbors of Woodcraft in policies which have only county, was honored Thursday surance afternoon. May 7, with a miscel recently become effective. Entertainment of music and laneous shower given by mem songs will also be a feature of I bers of 18 home extension units the evining. I of the county, says Mrs. Ernest Refreshments will be served Harris, past county committee following the meeting. m-mber. The shower was a fitting conclu sion to the annual Homemakers' Festival and came at the end of Seniors to Banquet a day-long program held at the Next Thursday Evening Rainier high school. Gift certificates at Zell's and The annual senior class banquet Meier and Franks'; sets of sheets is scheduled for next Thursday and pillow cas?s; towel sets, pic evening, May 21, at the Legion tures, lace tablecloths; an all | hall. Again this year the Ameri wool blanket; myrtlewood trays | can Legion Auxiliary will ar a bowl and candlesticks of mapl? i range and s rve the banquet with burl and a myrtlewood salad I the financial help of other or server all made by Emil Messing 1 ganizations here. of Vernonia; an electric alarm The affair will begin at 6:30. clock and many other gifts were piled high on a card table that was brought in and placed before Engagement Announced Mrs. Gallatin while the assembled ladies sang "Our Best to You.” Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Thacker Miss Gallatin’s marriag? to Larry announce the engagement of their F. Joris of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, daughter, Mildred Faye, to Selwyn will take place in August at the Graves, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver home of her parents at Ashland. Graves. The couple will make their home at Scottsbluff, where Mr. Joris Loss in the Chicago Fire was is the head of the soil conserva approximately $165,000,000. tion office. Daughter Chosen As Princess EAGLE. VERNONIA. ORE. THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1953 Grangers Take Four Into Membership Ida Bell Noble of 45 W. 13th Eugene, died in Eugene April 9 at the age of 80 years. She was born August 18, 1872 in Blue Springs, Missouri and had been a resident of Oregon since 1924 and had lived in Eugene for the past 10 months. She is survived by a son, Wil liam M. Mumbach; one brother, V. C. Webster, of Santa Cruz, California; one grandson in the navy and one granddaughter in Portland. Private funeral ser vices were held in Simon Hounds- bury Mortuary. Eugene Saturday, April 11, Dr. C. O. Roberts of ficiated. She was a resident of Vernonia from 1933 to the summer of 1952. Unit Members Go to Homemaker’s Festival ROCK CREEK — Eight mem bers of the Keasev Extension unit attended the Homemaker’s Festi val in Rainier. Those attending were: Alice Buckley, Edith Mc Farland. Betty Brady, May Krie ger, Isola Morris, Hilda Keasey, Eda Parker and Blanche DeWitt. Iva Gillham drove over from Netarts, in time to attend the meeting of the Vernonia Grange, stayed all night with the Ron McDonald family and visited sev eral of her former neighbors be fore returning home. Mr. and Mrs. Fox, Sr., of South ern California vacationed about 10 days in the former Keasey schoolhouse. Natives of Finland call their country Suomi. At the Natal Grange meeting April 22. Mr. and Mrs. Leste- Blair and Mr. and Mrs. Loren Ellis were initiated into member ship. The Grangers were informed that the scholarship they spun sored had been award*, d to Ella May Kyser to attend 4-H summe. school. The master appointed Mrs. H H. Anderegg as youth chairman for this year. Home Ec Club Favors Meetings During Summer The Natal Grange home econom ics club met Wednesday of last week. May 6, at the home of Ruth Steers with 10 members attending. Mrs. Steers, Sr., was a visitor. Myrtle Mathews won the hostess box. 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