Knights of Pythias, Pythian
Sisters Elect Officers for Year
Local Pythian groups have
lect.d officers for the coming
year as follows:
For the Pythian Sisters: past
chief, June Willis; most excellent
' h«?f, Lesta Garner; excellent
‘enior, Alice Weed; excellent
iunior, Mary Sawyer; manager.
Darlene May; secretary, Jennie
Stanley; treasurer, Margaret
’one; protector, Rose Miller;
guard, Faye Davis; pianist, Laur-
eta Lamping; press correspon
dent. Fern Kulland.r; trustee,
•lettie Peterson and staff captain,
x'abel Culbertson.
To lead the Knights of Pythias
' ill be: Oren Weed, chancellor
command r; John Barger, vice-
■hancellor; Ed Garner, master of
works;
Ben Fowler, prelate;
Jscar Weed, secretary; R. M. Ald-
ich, treasurer: Bruce Watson,
••naster-at-arms; Larry Garn r,
inner guard and Frank Willis,
outer guard.
Wilbur Wilson has been ap
pointed district deputy for the
Knights also.
The above officers will assume
office at a joint installation on
January 11 with Edith McFarland
acting as installing officer for the
st.rs and Paul Meyers of St.
THE
VERNONIA
ORE. THURSDAY. DEC 24. 1953 1
donation.
First prize winner for th i
year's Christmas business window
FIVE YEARS AGO
display is Mrs. Oscar Vike at
From The Eagle. Dec. 23. 1948 the Terminal cafe. Sam's Food
Store was judged second. This
Ralph Aldrich. O-A Lumber
contest is an annual affair spon
corporation. Merle Cline and
sored by the Vernonia Business
Clyde May. representing the Co
Women.
lumbia Tree Farm and M. A.
Oakes. 1WA Local 5-37, wer • at FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Salem Thursday and Friday to From The Eagle. Dec 23. 19JI
attend the fifth annual industrial
One 12,000-gallon storage tar. ■>
safety conference.
for diesel oil and a 6.000-gallo i
Christmas Seal sale returns tank for stove oil are to be in
were slow in coming in. For this stalled at the Shell Oil plant.
ar a $464 had been received from William Briot, manager said.
seal letters up to this time.
Mrs. Lee Engcn, city librarian,
Howard Rundell landed an 18- announced the purchased of It
pound steelhead Saturday below adult fiction volumes for the 1.
Birkenfeld.
brary from the display of book,
exhibited
during national boo
TEN YEARS AGO
week.
From The Eagle, Dec. 23, 1943
Ed Condit, Lee Hall. Oscar
Going to the Hillsboro blood Weed. Charles VanAlstin *, Jac
doning center last Friday to give Tomlin. George Bak t and Rev
blood were: Mrs. Ray Zimmer- H. R Scheuerman were appointed
dahl, Mrs John Ruediger, Mrs. as a sacking committee to pre
Irene Baucom and Mrs. Virgil pare sacks of candy that will b"
Powell. Mrs. M. B. St.ers, who given away at the community
is a member of the motor corps, Christmas tree program Friday
drove her car but did not make a evening.
YESTERDAYS
Helens, grand vice-chancellor of
Oregon, will install the Knights.
This ceremony will be open to
the public and an evening of en
tertainment is planned for those
who attend.
Both groups will hold a regu
lar meeting before that date. The
Sisters met December 23 to hold
their annual Christmas party
with gift exchange.
This was
also the birthday party for those
having birthdays in October. No
vember and
December.
The
Knights will meet on December
28.
Officers for
Star Installed
EAGLE,
MR. AND MRS. DENNIS DAVIS
Married 50 years
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Davis wen-
honored Sunday, D.cember 23.
At a ceremony, which took
on the occasion of their 53th wed
place Wednesday evening of last
ding anniversary when all of I
week. Dtcember 16. the officers
their children, grandchildren and
to fill the chairs for the year
great grandchildren were pr sent ,
1954 were installed for Nehalem
at their home on Clatsop street
chapter No. 153, Order of Eastern
to wish them well and help cele-
Star.
brat..
Taking the office of worthy i
The goldenweds received many
matron for the coming year was
gifts from fri nds and family and i
Florence Brunsman. Others hold
a decorated cake for the event '
ing positions with the official
was served for dessert after Sun-
family for the coming year are:
worthy patron, Pete Brunsman, '
associate matron, Lucille Tomlin;
a.-sociate patron, Thomas Tomlin; ;
sercetary, Mona Gordon; treasur
NATAI.
Mr. and Mrs. K. C. |
er, Janet Bridgers; conductress,
Wells
have
moved
in the Pringl?
Alvilda Hearing; associate con
recently vacated by
ductress, Lillian Davis; chaplain, residenc
'
Celia Laird; marshal, Eva Hear the E. Kyser family.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Oblack wert
ing; organist, Bess Nichols; Ada.
Stona S rafin; Ruth, Ella Cline; | in Portland on Monday evening
Esther, Isabelle Brunsman; Mar and enjoyed a movie before r - I
j
turning home.
tha, Dorothy Peterson; Electa,
Mr. Ike Dass and son made a
Elizabeth Serafin; warder. Isabel
Culbertson and sentinel, Sam trip to Portland last Friday.
Allan Holding sp nt Wednes .
Hearing, Jr.
Installing officers were: worthy day night with his cousin, Larry I
i
matron, Martha Burdett; worthy Oblack.
Mr. and Mrs. Hank Wilson and
patron, James Burdet; associate
matron, Edna Linn; associate pa family are spending a few days
tron, Walter Linn;
chaplain, in Portland.
Mrs. Bill Wolff is the grand-
Marie Hawkins; marshal, Alli?
Dickson and organist. Amy Kam-
holz.
Court.sy officers were: worthy
matron, Florence Messing; wor
thy patron, Emil Messing; associ
ate patron. Pete Brunsman; mar
shal Mona Gordon and conduc
tress, Minnie Hughes.
Program numbers were presented
during the evening and included,
songs by the faculty three. Bill
Fergerson, Jack Reynolds and
Bill Johnson, and songs by B.r-
nard Dowling.
day dinner.
Present for th.’ day were: Mr.
and Mrs. Orin Davis, Mr. and
Mrs. John McLeod and Frank.
Wayne and Joe of Yamhill; Mr.
and Mrs. I.ce Davis and J:m and
Jerry of Gaston, and Mrs. Kate
Spauling r of Forest Grove.
Mr. and Mrs Davis were mar
ried in Effingham county, Illi-
nois in 1903 and came to Oregon
in 1920. They have been resi
dents cf Vernonia since 1925.
Residents ol Home Change
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* Y<ars may ronic and year«
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may so but Santa Clam is with
us forever. Me'« coming again
this year, with a full nack. So
sweep out your chimney and
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mother of a new baby girl, by
adontion. born Decemb-r, 6. Th
littl? one came to make her home
with Mrs. Wolff’s son-in-law and
daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Stuve of Birkcnfe’d. Sh w’ighed
in at 7 pounds. 10 ounces and has
been named Dianne Arlana.
t
Floyd Deeds of Salt Lake, Utah
arrived last Wednesday and -pent I
a few days visiting his folks, th?
Noble Dunlaps.
Callers at the Knute Johnson
home last week were George Als-
bury and Johnny Wilson of Los
Angeles, California.
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Members of Society
Exchange Gifts
St. Mary's Altar Society met
at the home of Mrs. Joe Vander-
Zanden December 16. The Christ
mas party was held with an ex
change of gifts.
The care of the church and the
January meeting will be by Mrs.
C. Anderson and the hostess for
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