East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-10-09

sistant In the instrumental depart
ment Of the local conservatory Of mu-
sic. Or. Hlll has charmed Pendleton
audiences on more than one occasion
and his voice Is locally regarded as
one Of the finest in the entire north
west The purpose Of the recital is
to introduce Mrs. Valentine and Miss
Perry to the people Of Pendleton and
most cordial invitation is extended
to the general public.
Not the least Of the social events of
the past week was the third Of the
series Of library evenings which was
given last evening, A large number
Of visitors, mostly from the north
side Of the river, called at the library
rooms in the city hall last evening
Many Of them were there for the first
time and they expressed genuine sur
price at the completeness of the IL
brary as well as with its neat and
convenient arrangement. Miss Bat
terson, the Librarian, had many Of
the books arranged on tables accord
ing to their classification so that the
most hurried visitor could gain
fairly accurate idea of the practical
working Of the library.
Congressman and Mrs w. r. Ellis
are spending a few days at their
home in this city before leaving for
Washington to attend the winter ses-
sion Of congress. They have just re-
turned from a visit to the Seattle
fair after completing a tour of the
Hawaiian islands as members Of a
congressional party who were the
guests Of the Hawaiian legislature.
Both the congressman and Mrs. Ellis
are loud in their praises of the gem
erous hospitality extended to them
by the residents Of the islands and
say the entertainment furnished them
was lavish in the extreme. One of
the souvenirs brought back by Mrs.
Ellis was a postal card photo of her
self and the former queen of the is
lands.
Mrs. Anna u. Crayne, head of the
departments of English and domes-
tic science in the Pendleton academy,
has been spending the week in La
Grande, where she was in charge of
the library booth during the district
fair. which is being held there this
week. Her booth has been the sub
iect of flatterlng comments by the
papers Of La Grande
Mrs. Viola Verback of Wisconsin,
who has been n guest at the home
Of her sister, Mrs D. p. Waffle for
several days, left last evening for Sc
attIe. where She will visit at the fair.
She will be met by her sister and Mr..
Waffle IN Portland next week, and
will return to this city for further
visit.
Mrs r. j. Krkley entertained
few friends at cards last evening at
the residence Of Mrs. Winn Johnson
at 634 Johnson street. The game of
500 was played and as it was only
small informal affair the guests found
places at two tables. Miss Bertha
Alexander was the prize winner.
Miss Hazel Weller of the Field
school teaching force, left last eve
ming for North Yakima, where she
will be the weekend guest of her
sister, Mrs. Frank Thompson, who
spent last winter in Pendleton.
Mrs. Kenneth Cooper and her sis
ter, Miss Julia Cooper. are the guests
of relatives in Corvallis this week,
having left for the agricultural col
lege town Tuesday night They ex-
pect to be gone a month.
Prof. Carl Marshall, vice president |
Of the Goodyear-Ma Publishing |
company of Cedar Rapids Iowa, is to |
be the guest over Sunday of old-time !
Kansas friends. Mr.. and Mrs George
w. Coutts, of 40l Aura street.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Puel have re-
urned from their bridal trip and will
make their home with Mr., Puers
mother. Mrs. Chas. McBee. Mr.. Puel 1
will engage in farming on Butter
reek.