Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-01-08


The Tumwater club announces
that moonlight dance will be given
under its auspices at the clubhouse
Saturday evening, January 16, the
first social event of the new year
directed by the club. Elaborate
plans are being made for it and some
novel stunts are promised.
With Grand Junior Warden
Edward S. Emigh presiding, the local
Odd Fellows installed their new Of
ficers Wednesday evening following
the ceremonies with an excellent
oyster supper. The new officers are:
D. A. Woodcock, chief patriarch; w.
r. Cove, high priest; E. T. Martz,
senior warden, and G.. w. Grim,
junior warden.
J. l.. Stevens, formerly a local
printer, who was arrested near Tum-
water by the sheriff on a charge of
assault preferred by his wife, after
an alteration New Years eve, was
fined $50 and costs after trial in
Justice Crosby's court Wednesday
afternoon and is now "doing time"
in the county Jail.
Hayden Consistory No. 4, Scottish
Rite Masons, conferred the thirty
first degree on a class of about
dozen candidates from Olympia and
other Southwestern Washington
points Thursday afternoon, and the
thirty-second degree that evening,
dinner being served at the temple at
o'clock.
Local banks this week responded
to the sixth call of the comptroller Of
the treasury for a statement as to
their condition at the close of business
December 81, 1914. This is the first
time in his years of banking expe-
rience, says President G. J. Lord of
the Capital National bank, that six
calls have been asked in one year,
five having been the custom here
tofore.
An elaborate luncheon and the
playing of bridge and five hundred
are to be the features of the first of
a series of social affairs which the
members of the Woman's club plan
to give during the legislative session.
this one to take place on Tuesday,
January 10. A committee composed
Of Mesdames c. Will Shaffer, George
e. Blankenship, F. G. Blakeslee, Emil
Martensen, Charles Hewitt, J. w.
NOVEL; and A. w. Van Epps, is max
ing the arrangements for the first
event.
Public improvements reaching a
total of $147,936.11 were undertaken
in Olympia during 1914, according
to the report filed with the city coun-
Gil this week by City Engineer ]. B..
Weddell, the exact figures not being
available because some of the work
is still unfinished. OF this amount
100000 was for paving and the
balance for grading and grubbine
certain streets and for sewers.
Delayed for one thing or another
for several years, the improvement
of series Of streets down the east
side from East Bay avenue to Puget
street was finally ordered by the city
council this week, the contract being
given to Van Eaton and Sumption
for $1,000. This firm also received
the contract for the improvement Of
Farragut avenue from Harrison to
Jackson, at cost of $1,022.
!
! The local Chamber Of Commerce is
now located in its new quarters on
the second floor of the Olympia Ma
tfonal Bank building, and while all
Of the furnishings and equipment
for the new offices has not arrived,
the attractive features OF the new
rooms are evident. The Chamber
expects to have a general "get-
together" session soon. as soon as all
the furniture has been received.
Residents of Bucoda and vicinity
have petitioned the county COM
missioners to extend the Stanke road
three miles west of Bucoda, to con-
meet with the main road between