Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-29
Barnhill Writes
From Portland

Portland, Ore, Jan. "a, 1914.
Editor Tidings: Friday afternoon
was given a two-hour auto ride
over the city by Mrs. Tom Richard
son, with never-doubting Thomas
and in the tonneau. The growth of
Oregon's metropolis during the past
decade has been something marvel
lous. Such splendid public buildings
and private residences were surely
never equaled by city of similar
size. We drove for miles through
beautiful Laurelhurst, swell sub
urb which only few years ago was
a cowpasture on the Ladd estate, but
which now contains hundreds of fine
homes, including that of Mayor AL
bee. Mr.. Richardson has four lovely
daughters, one of whom we took to
a party, accompanied by another
Portland rosebud.
Wednesday heard Governor West
dfend his Copperfield policy, at a
luncheon given by the Ad Club, which
is composed of couple of hundred
of the leading business men of this
city The affair was pulled off at
the Portland Hotel and it was great
pleasure to hear the governors re-
marks applauded SO heartily.
Today l attended a similar lunch
con, given by the Civic League at
the Multnomah. w. S. Owen of Los
Angeles spoke on the Mexican situa-
ton. These MONDAY luncheons are
feature of the city's civic and social
life.
Tuesday l had a talk with Simon
Benson, the millionaire lumberman
at his office in the fifteenth story Of
the Yeon building. Mr.. Benson has
retired from business and is devotine
part of his wealth to worthy causes
He leaves this evening for southern
California, where he spends most o
his time-can't stand this rain!
weather.
Thursday evening attended sur
prise party at Rev. Benjamin
Young's, the occasion being th
doughty Doctors forty-sixth birthday
Being somewhat of a stranger,
thought would just stand aroun'
and look on, but was pressed int
service to meet DR.. Young alone il
the parlor when he returned from
prayer meeting, after which the cur
tains were suddenly thrown back, re
vealing a hundred young people II
an adjoining room. Then l had :
act as one of the judges in contes
and write up the function for tn
Oregonian. Got the copy in befor
IL o'clock, but the presses were al
ready laundering off the first edi
ton.
Don Walker, who works at Eiler'
music house, was at the party. w
hunted up Clint Wright, who
studying for the railway mail service
Bert Griffith had 25 men under hir
during the Christmas rush at the dis
tributing station. Martha Fordne
is clerking at Meier & Franks.
Monday evening Randall r. How
ard and l visited the city hotel,
where more than 1, 900 destitute me
are being cared for, after which W
attended very interesting lectur
at the Y. NJ. c. A. building by c. +
Chapman, one of the Oregonian edit
ors and formerly president of tn
, state university. Mr.. Howard wrot
the Jackson county booklet last ia
, and is now working on a 4,000-wor
, article for Sunset Friday I visite
: one of the physical drill classes {
the Y. NJ. c. A., which made the me
sweat some.
. This evening / attended the annu'
4 meeting of the Commercial Club, a
Y ter which an elaborate luncheon We
{ served. The club employs one of I'll
best chefs in the country and he ce
tainly did himself proud at this evel
ling's spread. multitude Of goc
I things were displayed on tab
e which was over hundred feet lon
t First came oysters, which wei
!, dipped from dish followed out
e crystal ice, then a royal chinook sa
e man as big as a hog. cooked who
: and beautifully decorated; bake
hams and tenderloins fruit salad