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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (July 13, 1961)
Rebekah District Convention Held Here On June 30 V ery Successful 1 « i I The fortieth annual convention for the Rebekah lodges in dis trict 5 was held at Vernonia w ith Mt. H eart Rebekah lodge as host on June 30. O ther lodges in this district are Plym pton, W auna; La France Clatskanie; Fern, Rainier; and St. Helens lodge, St. Helens. Between noon and- 1:00 p.m., a coffee hour was held in the IOOF hall dining room w here tables w ere decorated w ith small green pixies holding signs welcoming th e Oregon Assembly president, Cleona Applegate of Central Point who was not only here for the convention but was making h er official visit to Mt. H eart lodge. The lodge hall was decorated w ith lilies, the flower of the as sem bly president, and h er m ot to; “Stop, Look and Act,” was prom inently displayed. To em phasize the request of the O re gon grand m aster th a t all Rebe kahs and Odd Fellows rem em ber the Bible and its teachings, m em bers of the local lodge had made a synthetic stained glass windaw which stood in one corner of the platform w ith lights behind it and in front of it, was an a lta r on which rested an open Bible and a vase of lilies. At 1:00 p.m. the convention was opened in the Rebekah degree by Mt. H eart lodge w ith H erlene Robertson, noble grand, presid ing. She also introduced distin guished guests including the as sem bly president, Cleona Apple- gate; the state publicity chair man, L orraine Traglio; perpetual m em bership chairm an, Helen Catto and state president of F. L. Clubs, Doris Skidmore. The Mt. H eart drill team seat ed th e convention officers as fol lows: Past chairm an, Eva Jacobs of Clatskanie; chairm an, Isabel Anderegg, Vernonia; vice chair man, M axine McKillip, W auna; secretary - treasurer, Dorothy C arter, Vernonia; w arden, Beryl LaPine, Rainier; conductor, Haz el VanGorder, Rainier; chaplain, Delpha Fogel, Clatskanie; right and left supports to the chairman, H erlene Robertson and Irene Minger, Vernonia; right and left supporters to th e vice-chairman, Emma Baisley and Helen. Catto, W auna; inside and outside guard ians, Nellie Caddy and Mary W atkins, St. Helens; musician, Imogene Brissett, Vernonia. Reports w ere heard from each lodge in the district as well as papers on various phases of the Rebekah lodge w ork A new fea tu re this year, requested by the assem bly president and led by her, was a p'anel discussion and dem onstrations of various parts of the work. It proved to be a very successful way of giving the in struction so th a t it could be u n derstood and tak en home to be used. The afternoon was enlivened by a relaxation num ber by P lym pton lodge members entitled “Her get up and go has got up and w ent.” Following the afternoon session, a d inner was served a t the Chris tian church. Previous to th e evening session of the convention, entertainm ent was presented at 7:30 p.m. w ith friends invited to enjoy it, also. The Combo presented numbers, XHZHZHXHZHSH M artha Bush and Judy Cay wood did interpretive dances and the Mt. H eart drill team put on a very impressive fancy drill wthich was made especially beautiful by their new rose-flowered formáis, all made alike. The officers for he 1962 conven tion to be held at W auna were also introduced and seated before the guests w ere asked to retire. M axine-M cKillys, W auna will be chairm an and the Vernonia Mt. H eart lodge will be represented by Isabel A nderegg as past chair man and Irene M inger as inside guardian. In the evening session, the Mt. Heart officers opened in the Re bekah degree, made the intro ductions of visitors and Assembly officers, then the chairs w ere fill ed by officers from the various Vernonia Group Picnic August 6 The annual picnic of the V er nonia Society w ill be held in Portland this year on A ugust 6 at Creston park at Powell and 52nd Ave. S. E. Tables and bench es have been reserved in the northw est corner of the park for the picnic and parking space is available on the w est side of the park. P ark facilities are avail able for the day beginning at 10 a.m. Luncheon will be fam ily style and coffee vzill be provided be ginning at 12:00 noon. Ice cream and soft drinks will be available at nearby concessions. A business m eeting and election of officers w ill be held following the lunch eon. This will be the fourth annual picnic of the society which was organized for present and form er residents of Vernonia and the Up p er N ehalem valley. Last year’s picnic was held at Vernonia and about two hundred w ere regis tered in attendance. Awards will be given this year at the picnic to the oldest m em ber of th e so ciety present and also to the m ember having come the fa rth est to attend the picnic. All present and form er resi dents of V ernonia and the val ley and their friends are cordially invited to attend. lodges for conferring of the ini tiatory degree. H erlene R obert son, Vernonia noble grand, filled the noble grand’s chair. The vice grand was from Plym pton, the chaplain from Fern, the past noble grand from St. Helens and the banner charge was given by La- France. M argaret Thompson was the candidate for the initiation and became a m em ber of Mt. H eart lodge. A fter the initiation, the assem bly president, Cleona Applegate made a short talk and the session was closed in form. During the convention, past chairm en for the previous 39 con- ventions w ere honored and also charter members who w ere p re sent from any of the lodges. Among them was Lena Stanton of Glenwood, charter m em ber of Mt. H eart lodge, and- also a past convention chairman. Between 150 and 200 attended the convention which was ac- Oernonia Eagle THURSDAY JULY 13. 1961 claimed as very successful. Isa bel Anderegg, chairm an was high ly com plim ented on the work done by her and her lodge for the occasion. * Retter Quality for Less Here! ■ ■ ■ P A Y ff" 2 A 85c LUNCHEON MEAT CHEDDAR CHEESE X " 59c PINEAPPLE ™ H u e n . 29c BUTTER BEANS 2 S X 2 ^ 29c 6 69c BABY FOODS HANDI-WRAP h X * 29c 75c POWDERED MILK 5 T C Temt X X a NALLEY'S SALAD — 35c MISSION'S DINNER “ 2 35c WHEATIES 25c VINEGAR X, 19c SEEDLESS RAISINS X X . 39c MARSHMALLOWS 25c FELS NAPTHA 29c For Lb. . 2 Can ¿ For X S A M ’S FOOD STORE FREE D E L I V E R Y ----------- PHONE HA 9-5501 r ------------------ —— -------------------------------------------------------- — — — ’«• •:< 0 ÿ $ £ ‘{ y sense the. S §"s&r>e oldththg? Q m $ g » $ ÿ I ï g S I I Ruffs Complete -Trip to Florida Rev. and Mrs. E. J. Ruff, son Edwin and la u g h te r and family, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Callaw ay and two children of Portland arrived home Friday from a three-w eeks trip to Plant City, Florida, w here they visited Rev. Ruff’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ruff. Enroute they visited relatives in various places in California; in W ichita Falls and F ort W orth, Texas and friends a t Paris, T ex as w here they had lived at one tim e before coming to Oregon. They returned home by the northern route, visiting G lacier National P ark in M ontana and they planned to visit th e ir son Je rry and fam ily who w ere mov ing to Glasgow, M ontana from Spokane, but missed them as they w ere coming to Spokane and their son was going to Glasgow. They visited various churches across the nation am ong which were: Wesleyan M ethodist, W in slow, Arizona; Paris Bible, Paris, Texas; Belden Baptist, Belden, Mississippi and C hristian A dvent at Lakeland, Florida. 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