East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-03

party OF Portland participants on It's
way to Athena and also promoted at
tendance by Pendleton people.
The matter OF the irrigation OF the
Umatllla reservation lands, east OF
Pendleton.
Building Of permanent highway
bridges across the Umaulla river at
Thorn Hollow and Mission.
Wedding gifts consisting OF Pendle-
ton wooleh mills bath robes were
sent to each OF the daughters OF Pres.
ident Wilson on the occasions Of their
marriages.
Popular subscription OF funds for
the relief OF West Webb street resi-
dents.
Concerts by the Pendleton band
during summer evenings. A fund
was raised and concerts given once
each week throughout the summer.
An excursion to visit the annual
stock show at Union, Oregon
A proposition by the Knights OF
J Pythias lodge TO erect three story
building and lease the second story
to this association for use as club and
meeting rooms
The management Of the Happy
Canyon" entertainment during the ey-
enings OF the Roundup, which prov
ed exceedingly popular and was quite
the hit" OF this years activities.
The construction OF a public nata-
torium in Roundup park. Our COM
mittee is actively engaged in this
work and It's members are devoting
their best efforts and vast amount
Of their time toward the success OF
the enterprise.
A representative from this organ.
lzation appeared before the city coun'
ell and urged that action be taken
looking to lowering the insurance
rates on account of the installation
of better facilities for fire protection.
Representatives visited La Grande
to attend a convention for the discus
sion OF the location of the proposed
national highway.
An excursion visited the Spokane
interstate fair in a special car and
made the big noise for attraction OF
visitors 10 the Roundup.
A similar excursion Visited the Nor.
row county fair at Heppner.
A committee canvassed the town
and secured the closing OF practically
all the business houses so that clerks
and proprietors might attend the per-
formances OF the Roundup.
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receive and do honor to distinguished
visitors to the Roundup, was ap-
pointed and actively assisted in max
ing the show a success.
An appropriation Of 500 was made /
to help defray the expense OF the
street decorations during the Round
up.
Improvement OF the tract north OF
the o.-w. r. & n. depot. The asso-
citation. with the help Of the Civic
Club has guaranteed the mintenance
and the railroad company has prom
ised to park the tract.
Entertainment OF the delegates to
the annual convention OF the Chris
tian church.
Subscription and shipment Of eighty |
two barrels Of flour for the relief OF
the war sufferers in Belgium.
Entertainment Of the delegates to
the annual convention of the State
woolgrowers' association. The ses-
slons of the convention were held in
our rooms and dinner and music was
supplied
Delegates were sent TO the annual
session of the oregon Irrigation con-
gress.
Labor and material. to the amount
of 500 was guaranteed for the i'm
provement of the Mckay creek road
along that part OF It within the Una
tilla Indian reservation.
Extension of permanent road i'm
provement work. toward the west end
of the county. was discussed and an
nounced as favored.
Besides the matters just reviewed, |
which claimed formal consideration,
a vast number Of subjects received in
formal attention by the officers and
committees.
A great mass Of correspondence has
been attended TO. the bulk Of which /
has consisted of letters OF inquiry on
almost every conceivable subject from
every part of the country. The sec
retary has followed the practice of
making courteous replies to all in
quiries promptly
Our descriptive folder has been
mailed to every address which can be
found and in fair per cent of cases
Acknowledgement has been received ,
in reply. our stock of these folders
is running low and will. at the pres
ent rate of consumption, not last very
much longer I would recommend
that arrangements for a new edition
be made soon, both on account OF the
fact that we have not very many left
but also because the ones now in use
are getting a little out of date.
The attention of the association Is
particularly directed to the division
of his report bearing on the member
ship. Reference to this shows that
there has been considerable loss of
members and, further, that We have
no longer the benefit of the special
guaranty of additional revenue, which
was so helpful in keeping up the ex-
penses during 1914.
The place In our community activi-
ties which this association fills can
r,,t ha takan nv any other organiza- |