Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-04
Monmouth News
Capital Journal Special Service

Monmouth, Ore, July 2.-The sec
ond week of the summer course at the
Oregon State Normal school closed with
q total enrolment of seven hundred
and ninety-three. There is no Doubt
but that this number will reach the
eight hundred mark before the end of
the six weeks as more students are reg
istering every day. Every student seems
to take such great interest in their
work and the spirit which prevails in
the school is fine.
On account of the desire of many of
the normal students to be home or at a
place of celebration on July T. the reg
ular school work took place ON last Sat
urday which relieves the students OF
their school duties ON Monday and
Tuesday. The students will report on
Wednesday morning for regular class
work.
The band concert which was to be
given in the normal grove ON Satur-
day evening by the Salem band, was
postponed until the weather will permit
such an outdoor festivity.
Provided that sufficient number of
the normal students are interested there
will be an excursion to Dallas next
Saturday evening to hear the New York
Marine band at the Chautauqua.
Last Saturday night the normal stu
dents enjoyed a social dance in the
normal school gymnasium from 1880
until 9:30. The orchestra played lively
music and everyone had a splendid time.
During the same recreation hours Miss
Hoham, musical instructor in the school,
played the Victor phonograph in the
assembly room of the training school
building. Many students who do not
dance appreciated the thoughtfulness of
Miss Hoham very much.
The Rebekah lodge of Monmouth was
called Saturday evening for a special
meeting. Mrs. Wattenburg, the state
president of the Rebekah assembly was
the visitor and the speaker of the even
ing. She gave to the Rebekahs great
deal of information which will prove to
be valuable to them in their lodge
work and her visit was appreciated
very much. After the business session
refreshments were served and the time
was spent in social conversation.
Mrs. Charles Jackson, one of Mon
mouth Is most respected women, died at
her home in this town last Monday
morning. She had been ailing for a
considerable length of time but her
final sickness was only three days. The
funeral services were held at her resi-
dence on June 27, by Rev. G. A. Pol
lard, pastor of the Baptist church, in
Monmouth, of which she was a loyal
member. Besides her husband she leaves
five daughters to mourn her loss: Mrs.
Ethel j. Powell, Edith, Sadie and Ma
mie, of Monmouth, and Edna, of Port
land.
Last Sunday morning at 9 o'clock By
ron White and Miss Marie Morlan, of
Monmouth, were united in marriage at
the home of the bride IS parents Mr.. and
Mrs. A. B. Morlan. The wedding cere-
mony, performed by Rev. G.. A. Pol
lard, of the local Baptist church, was a
very pretty one. The happy couple
will live in Monmouth this summer. In
the fall they will move to Tillamook
where Mr.. and Mrs. White will teach
school. The following relatives and
friends were present at the wedding:
Mrs. Olive Gordon, of Portland Mrs.
Hartzog and daughters, Clara and Del
phia, of Corvallis; Mr.. and Mrs. A. b,
Morlan, Howard and Pauline Morlan,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. White, Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl White, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Cross
and son, Clyde; Misses Mabel West,
Myra Butler, Gladys Wade, Clara Wade,
Gertrude Heffley, Gladys Putnam, Reta
Marks, Gladys Thompson, Messrs. Joe
Clark and Harold Haley.
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made q trip to Philomath last week and
enjoyed the Roundup which took place
there: Mcssrs. and Mesdames Allen
Clark, Clark Hembree, Earl White,
Clyde Kiddle and Messrs. Paul Riley, j.
w. White, Lyman Parker, Ben Pollan,
Ed Huber, C. II. Parker, Clarence Dan
iel, Arthur Burkhead, Clnres Powell and
Joe Clark. They all report that the
Roundup was very exciting event.
Miss Hoham, the music instructor in
the normal school who was i'll during
the past week with ptomaine poisoning
is now able to do her regular work in
the school for which the students are all
very glad.
Mrs. j. II. Ackerman returned to
Monmouth last Wednesday from trip
W lut vast. i'ut was away ~
weeks and visited in Massachusetts,
New York and Pennsylvania.
Mr.. and Mrs. IL. Portwood left Tues.
day for the purpose of visiting places in
Curry county. Mr.. Portwood IS place in
the Monmouth Mercantile company has
been taken by Charles Strong in the
grocery department and Mrs. Williams
in the dry goods department during his
absence.
Mrs. Mary Wolf, who resided on
Main street, has sold her properly to
Josiah Wills, a graduate of the Oregon
State Normal school. In the near fu-
ture Mrs. Wolf expects to go to en- old
ladies' home.
Mr.. Floyd Moore and Miss Madge
Thomas, who have both been away
teaching during the past school year
are home for the summer attending the
normal school.
The hike which the Willamette Camp
Fire Girls, of Monmouth, had planned
for last Friday evening, was postponed
on account of the rainy weather.
The different groups Of normal stu
dents which are county groups are each
planning to give some sort Of social