The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-08
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The thirty-second Anniversary
of the founding of the Royal Ar
canum in the, state Of Washington
will be observed tonight in the
Eastern Star rooms at the Masonic
| temple. A program of speeches
has been arranged, which will in
CLUBS talks by the grand regent,
j. w. Upper, E. M. Food, Judge
Henry L. KEENAN,, E. H. Hutchin-
son, Joseph Mccarthy, r. E. Blu
| chanan, M. F. Mendenhall, William
H. Kaye.
Mrs. Joseph Clark, wife Of the
Rev. Joseph Clark of Aberdeen,
Scotland. addressed the regular
meeting of the Y. w. c. "A. yester-
day afternoon at the Auditorium
building. She related her expert
ences in rs years of missionary
work in Congo.
The Hibernians of Spokane will
hold a reception in their hall to-
night in honor of the state officers,
w. D. Gleason of Tacoma, P. Fitz-
patrick Of Seattle and j. P. Aherp
of this city, WHO are on tour Of
inspection of the lodges of the
state. The visiting officers were
rendered banquet last night by
j. d. Buchanan, SOP Sharp avenue.
A helping hand to the down and
out is worth volumes of good ad-
vice and well Wishes" said the
Rev. c. Ross Baker in a sermon
at the Masonic temple last night
What we need in these latter days,
said the speaker, is the gospel of
brotherly love and the Christianity
that approaches with the warm
clasp of the hand.
The funeral Of Mrs. Ida J. Sif-
fert, wife of Edward P. Siffert,
2115 Nicholas avenue, who died
yesterday, will be held at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning at the
Church of God, the Rev. G. w.
Baily officiating. Burial at Fair
mount.
Father Collier, the new head of
the Jesuit order for the combined
Rocky mountain and California
province, is in the city, on his first
visit home since receiving the APP
pointment. He was greeted with
reception attended by the priests
and lay brothers of Gonzaga col
legt last night.
n. Cook Smith was buried this
afternoon at Greenwood cemetery
after services at Smith & Co.'S
chapel at 1870. He died Saturday
night at the Great Eastern hospital.
Mrs. Cora kincanon Smith, pas
tor of the Golden Rule Spiritualist
sociey, has resigned and will, on
December 1, leave on a six months
tour of California, Oregon and
British Columbia.
A loan Of $4,000 for five years
at 6 per cent has been negotiated
by Dutch Jake" Goetz and Harry
Baer from the German Savings G.
Loan association, 20 carry on the
improvements now being made on
the Occur d'Alene building, corner
Front avenue and Howard street.
Jay p. Graves, who Is credited |
with having disposed of his hold |
ings in the Inland to Jim Hill, has |
purchased seven acres on the bluff |
above Southeast boulevard, be- |
tween Napa and Pittsburg streets,
and will erect there in 1910 what |!
is believed will be the finest resi-
dence in Spokane. Mr.. Graves and |
family, Clyde Graves and family
and A. l.. White and wife will |
leave in a few days for California
to spend the winter.
The city engineer now expects
to complete the new Olive avenue
concrete bridge by Christmas.
Concrete is now being placed in
the last arch, after which the side !
walls and overhanging sidewalks
remain to be built.
e. II Blake of Bangor, Me-, has
purchased a two-story building on
the south side of Sprague avenue,
between Stevens and Washington,
from the Interstate Land company |
for $4,000. The property fronts |
rs feet on Sprague avenue and is
80 feet deep. The rental return is |
$3.50 per month Five years ago |
the building was purchased by the |
men who have just made the sale
for $4,000.
A boys banquet, for all boys in
the church over IA, will be given |
by the Mems club of the First |
Presbyterian church November 16.
The new Lincoln Heights car
line on the Traction system was |
opened for service Saturday after
noon. 1t leaves the Mantle line at |
Ninth and Grand and follows an
easterly and southeasterly course
to the center of Lincoln Heights
addition, distance of three miles.
LISBON, Nov. SKIING Manuel