East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-14
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April seventeenth and eighteenth
are to be red letter days on the en-
tertainment calendar of the next
month for those dates have been Sc
lected by the Civic Club for the pre-
sentation of home talent opera,
THE House That Jack Built" which
is to be given under its auspices.
Arrangements have been made with
Miss NJ. Whitmore, a professional d.
rector who has the exclusive rights
for the famous children's opera writ
ten by Miss Jessie Gaynor and she
will personally superintend the drill
ling Of the local singers. The school
children are to be enlisted in the
opera and in return the Civic Club
plans to spend the major part Of its
proving the Fairgrounds at the differ
ent schools. The leading vocalists OF
the city will also take part in the en-
tertainment. Preparation for the
event will take about three weeks.
Mrs. Eliza T. Wade was hostess yes
terday afternoon to the ladies OF the
Current Literature Club and very in
| teresting session resulted from the
study Of the Panama canal zone. The
| following was the program. History
and Government of the Canal; Its In
ception, Early Progress; Tragedy Of
Ferdenand de Lesseps; Our Acquisiti-
on; Development and Completion" by
Mrs. G. NJ. Rice; "Colonel Gorgas and
His Sanitary Work on the Isthmus,"
| by Mrs. Nesmith Ankeny; sketch OF
Colonel Goethals," by Mrs. :. r. Ra-
ley; Social Line in the Zone" by Mrs
]. F. Robinson; Future of the Canal
and Its Effect Upon the Development
of North and South America" by Mrs.
IC. F. Colesworthy; discussion, Free
Tolls of the Panama Canal led by
Mrs. Norborne Berkeley.
] A social event of unusual interest
occurred at Athena last Saturday when
Mrs Martha Jane Mays, we'll known
in Pendleton, was tenered surprise.
the day being the eightieth anniver-
sary of her birth. The affair was given
by granddaughter, Mrs. ]. d. Pla-
mondon and so ladies called during
the afternoon, each bringing remem-
brance which formed collection
highly valued by the recipient because
of the associations. Mrs. Plamondon
was assisted in the serving OF light
refreshments by Mrs. H. I. Watts, Miss
Gertrude Boohr, Mrs C. A. Barrett
and Mrs. H. A. Barrett. Mrs. G.. w.
Proebstel and Miss Margaret Proeb-
stel of Weston, were out of town
guests.
Mrs. Mays was also the recipient OF
postal shower in which friends in
| many parts of the state joined.
Mrs. Mays was born in Ash county
North Carolina, March 7, 1884. She
| crossed the plains in 1852 in COM
pany of 80 wagons, being five months
| in coming from the mouth of the
Platte river to The Dalles, which was
the first white settlement then found
| in oregon. In that point their wa
| gons We're taken down and the re-
mainder of the trip was made by boat
to Vancouver. Wn. So far as known
she is the only living member Of the
party that was the head of family
She was married on June 22, 1851
in Boone county, Missouri, to John
Mays who was also a native of North
Carolina. She Is the mother Of eight
sons and two daughters, all but one
a son, still living. The Oldest of these
being w. B. Mays Of Pendleton, Mrs
C. A. Barrett. of Athena, is the next
oldest living child and it Is at the
home of this daughter that Mrs. Mays
now resides.
Mrs Mays also has IS grand chill
dren and 22 great grand children, one
of whom is little Abbie Mays of Pen.
dleton. Among the grand children
who are we'll known in Pendleton are
Mrs. ]. d. Plamondon and H. A. Bar.
rett of Athena and Bert Hays of Pen
dleton.
Mrs. Zella Cheney entertained yes.
terday at her home, 705 Lewis, fol
her daughter, Adana, whose thirteen
tn birthday 1t was. The guests were
the Misses Gwendolin Rogers, Essit
Norman, Lucia Callison, Sophie and
Helen Anderson, Vera and Verna Tay.
lor, Alice Finnell, Grace Maggert
Eula Simpson. Hazel Cook, Zelmf
Cheney and Haroldine Horton.
NJ Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Secord Of Spo
kane. returning from a two months
sojourn in California, are spending M
week end as the guests of Mrs. Sc
cords sister. Mrs. A.. F. May. The!
will leave Monday for their home.
. Mrs. Charles Belts Of Athena, wht
, was called to Mattatuck, Long Island
recently by the death of her father
arrived this morning and Is spending
the day here. She was met by hel
husband and son, Kohler.
Mrs. Walter Adams arrived hom,
this morning from Pasco where sh,
visited her mother for several days
Miss Nellie Young, one Of the He'll,
teachers, came in this morning Il
spend the weekend