East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-02
CIVIC CLUB MEETS At
HERMIST0N, ELECTING
COMMITTEES FOR YEAR
REGULAR MONTHLY GATHERING
is HELD AT HOME OF
MRS. NEWPORT.
Rabbit Drive is Held and Many Hun
dreds OF the Pest are Slaughtered
Large Number Of Citizens 4 Vi
cinity Turn Out-other News Notes
of Interest
CspeeIal correspondence.l

Especial Correspondence.)
HERMISTON, Ore, Feb. AT the
monthly meeting of the Hermiston
Civic Club. Friday afternoon at the
home of Mrs II. G.. Newport the
standing committees for the ensuing
year were appointed as follows; Mem
bership committee, Mrs. ]. T. Hinkle,
Mrs. A. S. johnson and Mrs. Z. p.
Dodd.
Finance committee. Mrs. A. p.
Garner Mrs. H. T. Fraser and Miss
Bessie Mcpherson.
Social committee, Miss Alice Tay-
lor, Mrs. H. C. Mckenzie and Miss
Virginia Todd.
Relief committee, Mrs. e. T. Erlck-
sen, Mrs. ]. H. McNaught and Miss
Clara Bryant.
Publicity committee. Mrs, F. R.
Reeves, Mrs. C. NJ. Himebaugh, and
Mrs. b. T. Youel.
Advisory board, w. ]. Warner, S.
r. Oldaker and ]. H. Young
The crisp, invigorating air and the
eAhoAAAAAg hag was very
entail in swelling the crowd that at
tended the rabbit drive in the eastern
section of the Umatilla project Satur-
day morning. Machines, carriages
and wagons were provided by the
neighborhood to convey the town peo-
pie to Henry sommerer's ranch and
the Columbia school house from which
place the drive was started about 9
O'Clock. 1t being a club drive. no guns
or dogs were allowed and a line ex-
tending from the Summerer ranch to
the school house drove north to the
Hine ranch where the rabbits were
driven into a corral and slaughtered
by the hundreds. Another drive was
made in the forenoon and one after.
In all over one thousand rabbits were
killed. A delightful lunch was serv-
ed by the ladies at the residence of
Mrs. Otto Heinl before the afternoon
drive was made.
The Reds and "The Blues" two
girls basketball teams of the local
high school played each other in the
Hermiston hall Friday evening, It be-
Ing the first attempt at the game this
year for the girls. The game result
ed with tie score of ten to ten. !
The "All Stars" also had a game on |
this evening with the high school |
boys team The students defeated
The "All Stars" "a to 80.
Mrs. Thomas Campbell presided att
| lovely dinner party Friday evening
n honor Of the school teachers at her
nome. south Of town. The dining
DOM was beautifully decorated in
link, the lights all being shaded in
lelicate rose color. A large silver
ankard was filled with pink carna-
ions from which the place cards ex-
ended on long pink ribbons. A num-
er of young men were invited in to
pend the evening when a pleasant
me was spent at cards and music
Irs.' Campbell's guests included
Iisses Clara Bryant, Ethel Rodgers,
oldie Mumma, Harriet Harris, Alice
aylor, Bertha Dishon. Bessie Nc
herson, Mabel McElroy, Stella PEARL
irginia Todd and Mrs. NJ. D. Scroggs;
essrs r. c. WILDER, Harry Maltby,
:. w. Illsley. ]. A. Campbell. ]. w.
lmpbell and Thomas Campbell.
The married peoples dancing club
I'D another of its enjoyable enter
inmente Saturday evening in the
ermiston ball. About 20 couples at
nded.
About % Of the younger set en-
yed a dance in the new dance hall
lich was recently rented and fur
she'd by number Of the high scho
VS. Mrs. NJ. F. Smith chaperoned
E young people and assisted them
serving the refreshments.
Mrs. ]. T. Angew entertained num-
r Of the young people on the west
Ie Saturday evening in honor of
r daughter. Miss Corlis Agnew who
spending the weekend with her par
Mrs. F. c. Mckenzie and two young
IS are visiting in Pendleton this
elk.
Mrs. C. A. Bushnell and boys re-
ned Saturday from. Salem where
y nave been visiting since the holt-
2 season.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Phelps were
Elk end visitors with relatives in
ldleton.
:. r. Lewis was down from Echo
urday on a business trip
ack Johnson and Merle Phelps
Saturday for Corvallis where they
enter the agricultural college.
I. G. Newport Is in Portland this -
* on a business trip.
Irs. II. n. Dryer Of Umatllla was 4
ting friends here Tuesday
G. sapper was a business visitor
echo Saturday.
r. and Mrs. Robert Brownell were
.ors from Umatilla Thursday.
NJ. Bullock of Umatilla was in
n Thursday.
z. S. Parkes left Sunday morning
the agricultural college in Cor
Is where he will attend the short "
-se.