East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-15
PARENT TEACHERS OF
HERAISTON HOLD LAST
MEETING OF SEASON
PROGRAM GIVEN PROVES IN
STRUCTIVE AND ENTER
TANNING TO ALL.
Addresses Are Made Upon Essential
Topics Dealing With school Work
MANY People of Project Town
Gather at Diversion Dam 70 Catch
Salmon-IIsh Are Plentiful.
Especial Correspondence.

HERMISTON, Ore. May 15.-An
evening meeting Of the Parent Teach
er Association was held Wednesday
evening In the high school assembly
room and was the last meeting dur
ing this school term. The progra m
was one of the most instructive CIV
en- during the year and many sugges-
tions were made that will be of great
help to the association in the future.
Talks were made by the following
members of the association; Miss
Alice Taylor, Health In the Schools"
Dr. b. G. Monkman, "Healthful
Hints;r Thomas Campbell, THE Use
Of the Parent-Teachers Associa-
tlons;9 Prof. B. T. Youel Good
Roads," Henry Gum. Jr., Chemistry
in the SCHOOL," ]. T. Hinkle, early
Days In Umatilla County" A song
by the second and third grades, a
piano solo by Miss Numma and a
song by the Srd and 4th grades add
ed to the pleasure of the entertain
ment.
Nearly hundred innocent fisher
men, using the gaff hook to catch
the salmon now so plentiful in the
Umatilla river were somewhat dis
turbed when informed they were not
complying with the law. When the
new law goes into effect, which will
be in a few days, each person will be
entitled to two fish caught with the
gaff hook.
The diversion dam In the Umatllla
river. near Three Mile Falls has been
the scene of much sport the past
week. Several hundred people have
visited either to see the wonderful
sight or to enjoy the sport OF fishing.
The salmon have been clOgglng be-
low the dam for some time, the fish
laddeT being too short for many of
the fish to get above. open bitches
supplied through the Maxwell ditch
have been abundantly supplied with
young trout. In midsummer these
bitches fill with eels and cause an
unhealthy condition after the water
is turned off,
The junior class of the local high
school has issued an invitation to the
senior members for a lawn party at
the home of Miss Vera Purdy on
Saturday evening.
Miss Bessie Mcpherson and Miss
Ethel Rodgers were hostesses Wed
nesday evening at an auction bridge
party.
Richard Patrick returned to his
home in Dayton Washington after
a visit of several days with his sister,
Mrs Frank Ralph.
Mrs. Laura Waller returned from
San Francisco where she has made
her home the past three years and is
the guest Of her daughter, Mrs F. A..
Phipps with whom she used to make
her home. She Is the mother of John
Waller well known rancher of the
cast end of the project.
X Alexander, well known merchant
OF Pendleton, returned home Thurs
day after visit of several days with
his daughter, Mrs. E. P. Dodd.
c. A. Holder of Umatilla. was a
business visitor in town today.
Ralph Stanfield, banker of Echo
and Hugh L. Stanfield, rancher on
Butter creek were among the spec
tators at the diversion dam yesterday
c. P, Strain Of Pendleton was down
several days this week overseeing i'm.
provements on his ranch east of town.
F. w. Kehrili, local expert dairy
man, left Monday for a short busi-
ness trip in San Francisco.
f, F. Averill, weights and measures
man of this county, was in the city
Thursday.