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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR NOTES.

Miss Georgia Maynard entertained the
business meeting of the Christian En-
deavor Society of the Ninth Street Chris
tan Church Tuesday evening. Mr.. Will
Elwood was chosen president for the en-
suing year Contributions of SO to the
Southeast Boys Club and 50 to the Anti
saloon League were made. a social tim
followed the business meeting and re-
freshments were served by the hostess.
Mr. Starratt. the union president, is out
of the city for a weeks visit with friends.
Mr.. Mess, the secretary, Is also away for
a ten days visit with home folks.
There are a number of Christian En-
deavor societies among the vessels of
the United States fleet now on its way
around the world. Just recently these
societies organized union and chose as
their president a fireman on board the
Vermont.
The president of the Tennessee Chris
tian Endeavor Union. Mr.. Dean, is max
ing a brief visit in Washington.
The Christian Enceavor Society at Falls
Church, Va, which entertain ID the Wash
ington Endeavorers on Labor day. is
made up of young people of many de-
nominations. They have membership
of nifty and meet in the Presbyterian
dent, gave an address OF welcome to the
Endeavorers at their meeting that even
ing, but the members had shown their
welcome in many ways previous to that
hour, one of them beng their contribution
of coffee, lemonade ana fruit to the picnic
lunches which We're eaten on the lawn
about the parsonage The fruit was dis
tributed from wheelbarrow and all
were urged to help themselves.
The enthusiasm of Mr.. Arthur DeRimer
of the Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church drew most of the young people
| into the games of the day. Miller Boy
was the most popular game.
/ or the societies in attendance, that from
| the Vermont Avenue Christian Church
| had the largest number of members pres
| ent, the Mount Pleasant CONGREGATIONAL,
| the Ninth Street Christian and the First
congregational coming in for second,
third and fourth places. respectively.
The state convention of MARYLAND En-
deavorers will be held in Hagerstown in
| November. Great things are being plan-
ned by the local Endeavorers for this oc-
| caSion.
| Washington has gained another friend
! of Christian Endeavor in the new pas
I tor of the Congress Street NJ. p, Church
| Rev. h. ID. Stone He attended the gath
ering of Endeavorers at Falls Church
| Monday.
| Dr. Francis r. Clark. president of the
! United Society of Christian Endeavor, has
just started on a trip to Europe, with
| Great Britain and Spain as his chief OBJ
jectiye points, though other countries will
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EPWORTH LEAGUE NOTES.

Dr.. b. ]. Howard. president of Waugh
Chapter. has just returned from his
summer vacation in Michigan He had
very pleasant time. and says he is
ready for the fall league campaign.
Wilson Memorial Chapter has begun the
fall work after two months of twilight
services in connection with the church
service. The service of the love feast
was presented during the league hour,
and was found to be both helpful and in
spring. The first cabinet meeting since
the close of the summe season was
last Monday evening and the plans for
the coming months were mapped out
The pastor has just returned from his
vacation. and ii is hoped that a start will
be made at once toward building UP the
work of the senior as well as the junior
chapter.
TIE Rosedale Mission Epworth League
and some OF its friends were the guests
of II. W. Shipe at his country place in
Giencdrlyn. Va. last Monday. Mr.. Shipe
is the ssistant superintendent of Rose
dale Sunday school The young people
thirty-eight in all. spent the afternoon
roaming over the farm and in playing
games and running races. Miss Ellenora
Minder and Russell Violet were prize
winners.
North Capitol Chapter.-After an ad
journment during the months of July anG
August. the Sunday evening devotional
services were reopened last Sunday. Har-
vey ]. Chestnut, president, was in charge
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be visited He goes to help the cause of
Christian Endeavor in those countries.
Before his departure he gave out TINS
message for Christian Endeavorers in this
country: Let US all, from the very be-
ginning of the new church year, engage in
an increase campaign. More members
and better members in every society In
the land-let us make this rallying cry
for the new year.
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of the meeting. and is treatment of the
assigned topic. Our Charge was very
forceful.
Active steps are to be taken during
the fall to increase the membership o.
this chapter. and the fourth vice presi-
dent. Clarence Solomon. has in con-
temptation Il ribbon contest. which 1t is
expected will materially aid in increasing
the attendance at the Sunday evening
services.
Most of the officers have returned
from their vacations. and each has eX-
pressed a determination to vigorously
carry on the work OF his department dur
ing the coming fall and winter. With
this object in mind and hearty CO.
operation of all the members. the pros
poets are that this will be the most flour
ishing year North Capitol Chapter has
ever known.
The Epworth League Union of the
Southern Methodist Church will open the
work of the fall with three meetings. The
first Will be held Friday evening. Sep
TENDER IS at Hyattsvlle. Md, Methodist
Church. of which Rev. w. p. Johnston Is
pastor.
Rev Forrest ]. Prettyman. ID. now OF
Baltimore Md. and formerly pastor of
Mount Vernon Place Church, this city.
will make the address of the evening. He
has announced as his topic Somebody in
Particular.
A special league meeting will he held on
the evening of September - at Calvary
Church. Georgetown, Rev. w. H. Ballen-
geo. pastor The address will he made by
Rev. DR.. Eugene n. Rawlings OF Rich
mond Va. Miss Grace Beelman. cornetist,
will assist at both of these meetings.
The juniors will hold a meeting at
Mount Vernon Pace Church. under the
direction of Miss Mary Nelson. Junior
League superintendent. and her assistant,
Miss Amy Medford Sunday, October 1.
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home of the church, it was there that
Mr.. w. w. COrcoran. then a man of
middle age. was baptized and confirmed.
He became Immediately one of its prOmi-
nent supporters. and when the structure
vas needed for a hospital for Union SOL
iiers. during the civil war. Mr.. CorcOran,
although abroad. rendered a building
owned by him opposite the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church. where the
George Washington University Hospital
low stands for its temporary accommoda-
ton. 1t was he who, subsequently. when
business began to enCrOach upon the
neiehborhood of the old edifice. donated
the 'Ot at 18th and Massachusetts avenue
for is beautiful successor and gave dol
lar TO" dollar toward its erection. He de-
sired - to be a memorial to his rector and
close friend, Bishop Pinckney. in the lat
ter'S lifetime. The funeral of this be-
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by the men on the muSter-roll, but by the
men in the engagement. AS a rule. SER
mons are none too warm; an empty pew
throws a bucket of cold water over the
pulpit. We have seen very good preachers
like very good gophers. drowned out
Every seat in the prayer-meeting is
Cupied; when you are not in your seat
there. some evil spirit occupies 1t. trying
to represent you."-Dr. c. III. Fowler.
A farmer who regularly walked three
miles twice every Sabbath to church COM
planned to his minister that he could
do no church work. MY brother" said
the minister. Don't you know that you
preach a sermon six miles long twice
every Sunday, TO the people who live
along your way? You could not do better
work for the church than by your ex-
ample of regular church attendance, no
matter what the weather is
How to Help the Leader.
Make a resolution that you will be regu-
lar in church attendance hereafter and
say III the meeting that you wish TO he
the first one of the society to start such
a movement. If you are already regu-
lar church attendant. suggest that MEM
bers might do good by bringing others
to church.
Parallel passages-Psalms. lxxxiv: ]. 2,
10: psalms xiii: 4; psalms. lxxxvii. ?;
psalms. xiii: l: psalms, Xcii: IL, PISA ms,
ky: 4; Timothy, iii: IA, 10; Ephesians, i'll:
II.
Hints to the Ieader-The Endeavor Hymn
nal: D, II. ~. I'll. 49,, pol
Ask the pastor TO tell how il grieVes
him To see his young people go home after
Christian Endeavor instead of coming in
to the evening service, and what help
ii would be to him il they would all come
to church all the time. Find out the
exact number of the members who habit
ualy attend church services and prayer
meetings. Put figures on the board COM
pared to membership of society. Suggest
ways of bringing others to church. but
show that members Will have no influence
in that way if they do not attend them
selves. Have some one sing, i love thy
kingdom, Lord"
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QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

Any person may send any Biblical ques-
ton to DR.. Gilbert, 1909 r street. this
city, and receive answer in The Star
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12

Rev DIR. Charles Guthrie. pastor of
Hamine Methodist Episcopal Church.
was the guest of a reception at the
church last Thursday evening. The of
icers and members OF the EpwOrth
League Hamline Church. were the hosts
for their pastor. Bishop and Mrs.
Trouton and Miss Trouton. as well as
many prominent churchmen of Wash
ingtOn together with their wives, at
tended. *
The church parlorS were beautifully
decorated and music was furnished dur
ing the evening. The reception was in
the nature of a complete surprise to DR..
Guthrie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12

Washington has gained another frient
of Christian Endeavor in the new pas
tor of the Congress Street NJ. P,Church
Rev. K. ID. Stone. He attended the gath
ering of Endeavorers at Falls Churcl
Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12

Mr. Starratt. the union president, is out
of the city for a weeks visit with friends.
Mr.. Mess, the secretary, is also away for
a ten days visit with home folks.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28

Alsea and in the Lake Greek
country. and the road will b,
provided with a spur into those
regions should the main line be
run through the upper VILLAIN
cite valley:
The surveyors are this week to
locate the line up MUDDY and
will probably pass through the
ranches OF A. Zierolf, w. F
STAIR, Charles Cartwright. Mrs.
Ingram, Emil Howard and J.
Bailey. From the latter place,
on which it is rer orted a station
is to be made, the line will ex
terd in southerlv direction ar d
g. across the pass into Alsea and
upper Lake~Creek.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28
MONROE WANTS RAlLR0AD
Surveyors at Work on Carver
Line-Supposition that 1t
VIII Go To Junction.

Monroe, Or, Feb. 25.-Mon'
roe has no formally organized
booster club, but every Monroe
man is booster from the ground
up. There are here a creamery,
a q ,ur mill, one of the largest
general mercantile establish
ments in the state, a 6ne school
building, two churches and a
cannery. A railroad is badly
needed.
Carver has ordered his latest
survey to be made in a south
easteIly direction from the Bar
clay lane, and should the line be
built there, it W II leave Monroe
two miles away to the south
However, il Is thought by some
:hat this is only a tactical move
designed to put the peopie OF
Menroe iuto i,l,e mood for a sub
sfantial boz TO have the roae
extended to ehs town, and that
he line viii ultimately be buil'
on south to Junction City.
The Southern Plcihc does not
undervalue the potential traffic IN
the lumber now stauding in the
great forests around the upper
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28
CUMMINGS AGAIN PRESIDENT
Big Meeting Planned for Labor
Day-Eoad Building to be
Discussed.

At the meeting of the Benton
and Linn County Rural Letter
Carriers held last Saturday in
Albany, Henry Cummings of
Corvallis was reelected president,
E. B. Cornett, vice president,
and R. S. Houser, of Albany,
secfetary-treasnrer.
The meeting was held at the
court house and was very interest
ing for those in attendance.
Postmaster Van Winkie, of AL
bany, County Judge Stewart OF
Linn, and K. P. Loop, state
president of the Rural Letter
Carriers Association made very
interesting addresses, and there
were other features of interest.
The next county meeting is to
be held in Albany on Labor day.
1t is to be an open mseting and
the county courts Of Benton and
Linn counties and all of the
supervisors are to be invited,
At this meeting there will be a
general discussion on "County
Roads and how they can be Bet
tered" Some important speak
ers are to be present to discuss
road building.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28
Will Corvallis Participate?

OF general interest in this community
is the following dispatch from Portland !:
Portland great annual institution, the
Rose Festival, which was inaugurated
last June under such auspicieus circum
stances, will, this coming June, be con-
summated on scale go broad and grand
enat it will have general appeal to the
whole state of Oregon and an individual
appeal TO every community in the COM
monwealth- The grand jubilee, which
will be enc round of pleasure for the
wh ole week beginning Monday, June LIST
and ending in blaze of glory the follow
ing Saturday night, is not for Portland or
Portland people alone.
One of it's most spectacular and brill
liant features is to be the magnificent
street psgeaIt. This is competitive
event oren to all cities aud towns of Ore
gon outside of the Rose City. There will
be grand prizes, the capitol prize being a
princely sum ia cash with number of
costly souvenir cups and other trophies
of great value and beauty.
Up to the present time aboat 20 cities
and towns of Oregon have been heard
from, each showing great interest in the
special state parade, and several of these
towns. through their business o-ganiz4-
tons and "poosting" clubs, lave sent
representatives to this city to confer with
the Festival management with references
to character of tie floats which will make
the most effective showing for their CON-
muuities.
The Festival association has secured
the services of master float bailder from
the East who is now here with corps of
assistants ready to adv So with all who
desire to enter the lists.
Every town iu Oregon is invited to
eater some characteristic float in the "All
Oregon" psrade and the Festival Asso-
citation invites correspondence and per-
Gona conference with cities aud towns.
large ard small, in this all important
matter.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28
coRv lis cANaERY.
Hnterprfse is Doing Wonders Al
ready for Town and County.
What a Citizen Said of 1t.

w. III. Millbollen of this city
was in Portlanda a few days ago and
the Journal quotes him in regard
to. what the proposed cannerry is
doing for Corvallis and vicinity.
The Journal Monday says:
t Corvallis is TO have a new frui,
and vegetable canning factory oi
large capacity. Since this be.
came certainty a new impetus
has been given to Corvallis real
estate. w. H. Millhollen of Cor
Wallis said to-day
Through the Commercial
club of Corvallis ]. w. Searls,
western manager for the Hastings
Industrial company, with head
quarters at Spokane, Washington
has hoated and sold the stock
necessary to bny ground, build
the plant and equip it with the
latest improved canning machin-
cry. Everything about this plant
will be modern; it will be the
most complete. fruit and vegeta-
BILE kitchen west of the Rocky
mountains. The Hastings Indus
trial company will build all build
ings necessary for the canning
plant, also ice plants, up-to-date
creameries, cold storage plants
and will handle all kinds of sepa-
rato1s for the farmel:.
/, This one enterprise in Corval-
lis is doing more to stimulate the
fruit and vegetable business than
any one enterprise that has come
to Corvallis in years. Land is
being planted and tracts sold for
frnit and vegetable production.
There will be at least rs acres
planted to tomatoes alone around
Corvallis. which, in ret,lrn pill
put into circulation il round
numbers about $15, 600. Peas,
beans, pumpkin, squash, all
varieties of cherries and other
fruits will be canned, which will
give employment in the factory
to about IS women and girls and
10 to IS men and boys, and en-
ployment to FIVE times that many
on the small truck and fruit gar
dens. This factory will be run
on business principles by busi-
ness men. 1t will put more
money into circulation than any
other enterprise ever started in
and around Corvallis, Everyone
here is boosting for the cannery."
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28
Notice to Creditors.

Notice is hereby given to all persons concerned
that the undersigned has been appointed execu-
frfx OF the last wifi and testament OF 4. c Kiger,
deceased, by the County Court of Benton Couuty,
State Of OREGON All persons having claims against
the estate of said Il. C. Elger deceased are hereby
required TO present the same. with proper vouch-
srs, duly verified as by law required within SIX
months from the date hereof, tn the undersigned
at her residence in Corvallis, Oregon, or at tbs
eface OF McFadden Brsson, Attorneys, in Cor
wallis, 0rogcu
January, 1908.
MINERVA j. KIGBR,
Hresurk of the hast win and testament ot R. c
Kxer, deceased. II-zI
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28
Postponed.

On account of the big Musca-
tine basket ball game at the Ar
mory On next Saturday evening.
DR.. Bells "Poe's Raven" enter
tainment is postponed to next
Tuesday evening, March 3. All
tickets bought are good for the
changed date, or if anyone can
not use their tickets they can get
their money returned.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28
Smith & Dawson

Headquarters for
Fruit Tree Spray
Diamond Chicken Feed
Chicken Grit
Ground Bone
Shell and Poultry Food
Lice Killer. etc.
We pay cash for dressed Veal and Pork
Poultry and Eggs.
Next door to J r. Smith 4 Co.
Ind. Phone 209
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28
Additional Locals.

Ed Smith figured in an ugly runaway
yesterday forenoon. No one knows how
the tronble occurred, but the team was
seen running down college hill and par
ties found Mr.. Smith lying in the road
unconscious, his nose broken and a cash
OF two on the face. He was taken to the
B. R Thompson home and physician
attended his Injuries.
A branch of the work of the Portland
Commercial Club which many people
know nothing about is the maintenance
OF an Oregon Information Bureau in Los
A pgeles, which has been wonderfully
successful in its effort to so interest Cali
fornis tourists that they may return to
their Eastern homes by way of Oregon.
Oreson literature is distributed from sew
eral of the most centrally located offices
in Los Angeles. and it is eagerly taken.
The colonist rates, and particularly the
$50 fare from the great middle West to
all stations in the "Beaver State" is en-
ph asized in every publication given out.
Eastern lecturers are also employed to q
limited extent, and Robert J. Weyh, Jr.,
of New York City, has just reported
most successful series, with audiences
frequently numbering in excess of 1000
adults. 'They take in every word about
Oregon" Re writes, ''and then fire quss-
tions at me-"
The eighteenth state convention of the
Oregon Christian Endeavor union closed
last Sunday evening after the most sue
cessful session in the history of Endeavor
in Oregon. Nearly $50 delegates were
present, principally from the Willamette
valley. The list of speakers included the
strongest men of the state-in fact. there
was not weak speaker on the whole
program. Snap and viger char lcterized
all the sessions aud the Endeavor move
ment received great impetus from the
meeting. Rev. G. T. Hurd OF Corvallis
was reelected president and Miss A. Viola
Charleston as secretary. F. A. Tripp of
Eugene was elected treasurer. Eugene
furnished entertainment for all the dele
gates, and through the Soope,ation of the
merchants had the business streets ablaze
with G. E. monoerams and the c. E.
colors. The next convention will be held
in 1910, most likely in some place in
eastern Oregon. ~
Tomorrow night at the armory the
Muscatine. Iowa, Y.M. O. A. team which
has quite a record, will play OAC. Con-
cernihg the team and the game at Eu-
gene. the "Oregon Weekly," the U. of
o. college paper. said this week: "The
basketball team will play it's last game
for the season at the srmory on Friday,
Feb. 20, against team from Muscatine,
Iown. This team, Y M. C. A. aggre-
CATION, in a recent tour of the Esst, won
seventy FIVE out of eighty games 1t is
reputed to be superior to the Chicago
Crescent team which recently toured the
West. 1t beat Swann's Nome aggrega-
tion. The team has been together for
four years. They have been coached by
Applegate, now Y. M @. A. physical
director at Walla Walla. The Muscatine
men wear skull caps while playing. pre-
sumably to make it harder for their op-
ponents to distinguish one from another.
The local team is prasticing hard in the
hope of making glorious ending to the
best season that Oregon has ever known.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28

Tine Corvallis & Eastern railway
viii sell round trip tickets to va
quiDa on Wednesdays and Satur-
days only of each week at 1875,
good for return within go days.
Tickets TO be validated at Yaquina
for return. No stopovers allowed
on these tickets. R. C. Linville,
Agt. 16tf
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28

ana son Herman, expect 10 go ~
Newport next Saturday. They
expec ct to remain about 2 months
and if the resort proves healthful
to Miss Msmie, tor whose benefit
the experiment is made, the fam
lily may decide to loo ate there
permanently. The frie ends of the
fs milv bore that the seaside may
prove beneficial but will be sorry
that this wish may remove the
family from our midst. However,
we hope to have them with US
often.
Miss Della Hawkins, formerly
of Philomath but now of Port
land, who has been visiting with
friends in the burg, is now at the
home of her brother and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hawkins, of
Flynn City.
Charlie Crabtree purchased a
ticket at the c. & E.. depot last
"Wednesday, and reported to his
irquiring friends that he was de-
parting Tor Grass Valley.
Fred Follet expected to take a
position as brakeman with the c.
& E. last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Mcdonald
expected to depart from Eugene
for Wenatchee, Wash, on last
Tuesday, to reside. The best
wishes OF Percy's mary frieLds in
this vicinity follow the young
people to their new home.
Mrs. G. M. Gressley is improv-
ing in health and friends of the
fs mily will be glad to know that
she is now convalescing.
John McBee of Dallas was con-
sulting our real estate dealers last
Monday, with a view to finding a
sui ia BILE location.
The entertainment given by
the W. o. w. at this place for
the relatives of Woodcraft was
decided success, The entertain
ment was in commemoration of
Washington's birthday. The
welcoming address with talk on
Washington by DR.. R. o. Log
gan was we'll and appropriately
delivered. Music and readings
with the advent of the Singles
family entertained the apprecia-
tive audience. twenty-five lbs.
of peanuts were distributed to he
guests at the close OF the enter
tainment. Woodcraft proves a
royal entertainer.
Born, Wednesday, to Mr. and
Mrs. Barnum Elliott, daughter.
The residence property OF Mr..
and Mrs. George Allen was sold
this week to c.. B. Follett of
Alsea.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28

Do not miss the Martha Wash
ington supper, 25 cts, and the
splendid entertainment, free, tonigh,
at the "A. E church Supper from
6 to 8; excellent program, free, at
8:15 sharp. 20