Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-03-21

Frank G. Blakeslee has returned
from a two months trip throughout
California.
Members of the local lodge of Elks,
accompanied by the women whose eff
forts made the recent Fiesta so sue
cessful, enjoyed an excursion to Sc
attic on the steamer Nisqually Sunday,
making the trip in record time. While
in the down-Sound city the local Elks
exemplified the ritual on a class of
candidates for the Seattle lodge, while
the women enjoyed an automobile ride.
A dinner was served at 5 o'clock for
the Olympians, the party returning at
Z p. m.
City Superintendent C. w. Hodge of
Snohomish spent two days in Olympia
and Tenino recently attending meet
ings of Thurston county educators.
Funeral services for Miss Mable Gal
loway, 19-yearold daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. r. Galloway, who died last
Saturday, were held at the United
Presbyterian church Monday after
noon, Rev. James H. Edgar officiating.
Interment was made in the Masonic
cemetery The deceased is survived by
her parents, three brothers, Alfonso,
Albert and Walter, and a sister, Gladys.
Mrs. Margaret Sparks, SO years old,
mother Of Mrs. c. B. Mann, was buried
in the Masonic cemetery Monday after
noon, after Rev. c. A. Bowen had con-
Quoted funeral services. Mrs. Sparks
died last Friday at the home of
daughter, Mrs. Edward Harris, at Bois-
fort where she had been making her
home for year and a half Prior to
that she had lived in Olympia and was
widely known here.
to members only and to visiting men,
bers of outside clubs were adopted at
a meeting of the Olympia Motor Boat
club Tuesday evening. The following
committees also were selected: House,
AL Helander, A. A. Parker, Peter
Ouellette; regatta, Frank Satterlee, w.
F. Tietz, ]. C Sans; membership, F.
p. Jameson, r. L. Blankenship,
Charles A. Burr.
With $1,000 or $4,000 at their dis
posal about July for the improve
ment of the forest service in the Olym-
pic national forest this summer, mem.
bers of the service, meeting with Su-
pervisor r. l.. Fromme laid plans this
week for the construction of trails, tel
e phone lines and rangers cabins
throughout the forest and the prepare
ton of other means of safeguarding
the forest from disastrous fires. Those
who attended the conferences were:
Deputy Supervisor A. A. Parker and
Rangers Chris Morgenroth of Port An
geles, G. A. Whitehead of Quilcene, E.
r. Paul of Quinault and w. F. Raithel,
who was recently transferred from
Southwestern Oregon to the Olympic
service.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry c. Hit of Cali
fornia are visiting Mr.. Hits parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Hit, and Mrs.
Hits parents, Capt. and Mrs. H. M.
Pierce.
Harold, the 13-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. P. M. Troy, sustained
broken arm last Saturday when he
fell from tree. With a companion
he had gone out in the neighborhood
of Mossie lake and was climbing
tree when dead limb broke, throwing
him to the ground. Both bones in his
left arm were broken just above the
wrist.
A gay and well-attended st. Pat
rick's day dance was enjoyed by the
Foresters of America at the Lobby
Monday evening.
Gordon Billings, captain of the 1913
baseball team of the Olympia high
school,, has been elected captain of the