The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-05-07
LADIES' NIGHT IS
WELL ATTENDED,

The meeting of the Commercial
Club on Friday evening was largely
given over to the ladies. 1t was
Ladies' night, and the program had
been arranged with this fact in view.
This was apparently pleasing to the
ladies of our city as goodly number
manifested their appreciation by at
tending.
The committee on entertainment
had prepared a short program of
music but some Of the performers
were prevented from taking part ow
ing to hoarseness, so this was cut
short by a solo by Miss Long who
responded to a hearty encore. She
sang the French national air in the
native language, and of course all
present caught the words and knew
just what was being said.
Following this some routine bus
mess of the club was gone through.
Secretary Goulder suggested the ap-
pointment of a park committee, a
playground committee, and a COM
mittee to suggest the city needs No
action was taken on the two former
but Chairman Smead thought it wise
to appoint committee on the latter
proposition, and the following we're
named: A. NJ. Phelps, V. Crawford,
S. e. Notsony Mrs. V. Crawford,
Mrs. w. T. Goulder and Mrs. w. W.
Smead. After report by this COM
mittee, the advisability of appoint
ing the other two may develop.
Superintendent Notson presented
the matter of a lyceum course for
Heppner this winter and in his re-
marks he introduced Mr.. Clarence
White, of Boise, representative of a
lyceum bureau, and suggested that
it might be a good thing for the Club
to take up and consider, and If
thought advisable, to get behind it
and help to bring this kind of enter
tainment to our city. Mr.. White
was called upon and presented his
proposition, and acting on the sug-
gestion offered by him, committee
was appointed to meet with Mr..
White and go over his list of talent
and outline course, getting the ex-
pense thereof. DR.. Winnard, Mrs
Artie Conder, Mrs. T. E. Chidsey, w.
O. Hill and w. T. Goulder were
named, and after considering the
matter at some length course was
decided upon and a tentative con-
tract entered into which will become
effective upon being approved by the
Commercial Club.
Mrs. Bertha Taylor Voorhorst, Of
Portland, was then introduced b.
Chairman Smead. She came as 6
representative of the Portland Com
mercial Club, and in some we'll chos
en- remarks told what was being done
in the way of civic improvement ii
the big city, a work that the ladie!
there are having lot to do in bring
ing about Her talk was a stimu
lous to similar action on the part O.
the women of Heppner Mrs. Voor
horst is a professional newspaper re
porter and in touch with all that i!
being done in her home city to make
conditions better. She dwelt a
some length on the school garder
work and presented a number O
slides showing the progress being
made in Portland in this work, ant
the many unsightly spots the child
ren there are beautifying. Being ;
bright, intelligent and well-informet
parsonage, Mrs. Voorhorst made ;
good impression on our people ant
her efforts were highly appreciated
A rising vote Of thanks was expressed
to her and the Portland Commercial
Club on motion of Secretary Goulder
, at the close of the address.
Punch and waters had been pre-
pared by the refreshment commit
and were heartily enjoyed by bot
ladies and gentlemen of the Club.