East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-24
SOCIAL GATHERING
is ENJOYED BY ALL
AT TERMINAL YARDS
RESIDENTS OF PulOT ROCK
JUNCTION AT GET AC-
QUAINTEDv GATHERING.
Interesting PrOgTOm of Entertain
ment Is GIVEN; Refreshments
Served and Men ON Duty Are Fur
nished Nicc Lunch: FIRST Affair of
lis Kind ut the New Town.
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PILOT ROCK JUNCTION, ore
March 24.-Do We know our neighbor
now? We certainly do since the get
acquainted social held at the school
house Monday night, the first social
function in the history Of our exist
ence in this lively little city The al
manac was not consulted in selecting
the date and as a result the eQuinoXal
semt-annual storm came near being
disastrous to tn occasion, but never
theless, a good crowd assembled and
proceeded TO make berry with music
and speeches, followed by the "eats,
and more talk. Just few notes OF
what We learned might make some OF
those sorry that could not be there.
Mrs. Rudd can play the violin and
produce a beautiful strain for the
whole crowd to sing by
r, d. Bunnell can guess the exact
number of peanuts in a bag without
looking
Mayor Linse can talk better and
with more ease to individual ladies
than to a whole crowd, although he
told US very plainly and humorously
what the future needs of our city
were
Rudds dog got loose several times
and came near biting several persons
Geo, Geanokapolus says he is GO
ing to commence selling iots soon and
make this big city right away.
The work of the domestic science
class on display was very much ad-
mired. especially by the gentlemen
/ present.
Plenty of eats for all and those
working nights and unable to be pres
! ent were remembered with a beauti-
full midnight lunch
Mr., Harrison can skip the rope in
regular exhibition style and put the
younger set on the blink
In conclusion, vote or thanks was
extended to the school board for their
generosity in permitting the use of
| the school house.
To Mile Cain for the entertaining
music furnished with his graphophone
/ y
liberal donation of coffee.
To Mr.. Caldwell and Mr. Harrison
for a liberal supply OF cream to fla
vor the other gOOdthings with.
AT a late hour the good night song
closed the first but by no means the
last Of the social affairs of our city
Foreman G. NJ. Ring with his gana
4 of carpenters, has been busily engag-
ed in putting new roof coverings on
the various box cars used as living
quarters and none too soon as was
proven during the rain of the past
few days
Switchman Louis Cox is laying off
and has gone to Nampa. Idaho, for a
few days visit
| Operator 5. D. Bright, who has
been laying off few days returned
Monday from Riparia where he went
after Mrs. Bright but ne returned
alone and is arranging To sell his tent
house and return to Riparia where he
will be employed in the future.
Operator F. S. Lyons went to
Huntington Wednesday on No. IS fol
a few days visit with old friends.
Mr.. Jackson's residence is about
completed and he VIII move his fam
ily from Pendeton within the next
week or so.
1. L. Barnes. late proprietor OF the
eating house in the barnyard, has
quit business and will move back tc
Pendleton, where he formerly lived.
Yardmaster Mckee IS on the war
path because some miscreant persists
in decorating the switch shanty with