Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-09
QUINABY ITEMS


Quinaby, Ore, Jan, 7.-Tae recently
organized Parent.Teachers association
at Bucna Crest school, near Quinaby,
is success in every way,
The officers are: President, Bruce
Jones; secretary, Miss Carson. Pro.
gram committee, Mrs Carrie Anderson,
Miss Fay Jones, Miss May Weese.
Speakers for first Friday in new year
(Jannary 8, 1879 will be the follow
ing: /" Why Parents Should Visit the
School, y Mrs. Anderson; 1" How Parents
Can Prevent Tardhess," Mrs. Loig.
mire; How Parents Can Keep Up
Average Attendance, j. c. McFarlane.
The meeting Of this excellent body
will be Friday evening, January 8, at
Buena Crest school, Everybody is deep.
ly interested, and the fine new school
building is taxed to its utmost to ac.
cOmmodate the friends.
Bucna Crest is fast fulfilling the
dream Of its founders that it will be.
come social center of great pGwcr
and prominence, and that the excellent
Influences radiating from this source
may penetrate to utmost corners Of this
community
Miss Gladys Carson and Miss Evelyn
Nasn, the two estimable teachers On this
school, deserve special credit for much
Of the success Of this excellent school,
The Dickens Christmas coral recent.
ly carried out by the Young people here
was pronounced success. Those TAX.
ing part were the following; Sam
Weesc, Ralph Shepherd, Edith Shep.
herd, May Weese, Dorothy Brooks, nin.
frey Ector, Geo. Ector, Percy Campbell,
Burke Jones, Arthur King, joe juhls,
La Faette La Fountaine, Wendal Bar
nett, Elsie Beckner, Annabel Jonnburg,
Claude Schneider mer Parks, Leon
Jones, Ina Larson, Walter Anderson.
These 20 young people were this week
cnlivened by a very classy news sheet,
the Buena Crest Bugle, edited by Miss
Larson and others.
The debate this week was .Resolv.
ed, That the Indians of North AmHica
were better treated than were the ne.
groes.
The next meeting will be Wednesday
vening, January 10, at the new school.
The recent road election here caused
much interest. 1t resulted in the re.
election Of Mr.. George Beckuer Of Qum.
aby TO the job of road oyerseer This
is the fourth time Mr.. Beckner has been
honored.
Among the also rams were Messrs.
Homer Goulcy, Brown Penny and VII.
liam Massey, The contest was close,
each Of the gentlemen receiving a good
share.
Sunday school election at this place
last Sunday resulted in the following
Officers being elected; Superintendent,
Bruce jones' assistant superintendent,
Mrs. Carrie Anderson; secretary, Miss
ITanSuary; assistant secretary, Miss
shepherds treasurer, Ed Rogers; librr.
ian, Miss Wcese; organist, Miss Jones;
assistant, Mrs Anderson.
On Sunday, January 3, MIR. Guy Sto.
YER Of Brooks preached a very able
sermon to an appreciative audience at
Buena Crest. Also announced preach.
ing next Sunday night, January 10, at
Buena Crest, by Rev. $. s. Mummy.
Alr j. G. McFarlane, Quinaby mayor
chairman school board, head man Sun.
day ecnool, depot agent, and all.around
booster, went on two months yaca.
tion TO Milwaukee, Wis; Chicago, New
Orleans, and other waypoints. Mr. Me.
Farlanc and his cstimable wife, who ac.
companied him, will probably return
home by way Of the Panama exposition
according to present plans.
/ Mrs, George W. Kelly (nee Tanguary)
married here last week, has accompan.
led her husband to Turner, where they
| will make their home. Miss Neva Tan.
guary was one Of Quinaby' 5 most pop.
ular young women, aud has served very
acceptably as Organist Of the Sunday
school for the past year at tais place
Both Mr.. aud MrSs George W. Kelly
were classmates at o. A. G. and have
many good wishes tu accompany them
Mr. George r. Matthes and wife, )t
Wallowa county Oregon, were guests
Of relatives here during the holidays
Mr. MatthCs is wheat farmer Of thu
/ Inland Empire.
/ Another eastern Oregon farmer and
wheat raiser who visited friends hero
recently was Mr. Jim Lawrence Matthcg
Of sherman county Mr.. Mattaes was
accompanied by ais wife and young
/ daughter Vclma.
The home credit system, put in NJ
Perkins school recently by Miss Bor.
nick, is making splendid headwoy. The
parents rppot that the children lpnvr
no stone untuned to earn home credits
and the zeal Of the pupils for work Is
very marked since Superintendent Wal
ter Smith sent out the blanks for ro.
cording this work.
Mr. aud Mrs. Frank Matthcs and son.
Merle, were guests Of the q. s. Me.
Mum family on Christmas day.
GERvAIs LOCAL NOTES
Mrs. H. o. Hickman has been in ore
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