The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-05-05

Miss Ruby Banistsr will represent
Athena High school at the Eastern
Oregon Orstorioal contest held in Ba-
ker, May 12. Her orstion, "The Cry
of the Children" is original.
Lester M. Martin Of Lebanon, is In
the city fitting one of the Betz build
ings for a moving picture theatre.
The house will have seating capacity
for seating 200 people, that many
opera chairs are to be installed. The
new show house will be named the
Peoples Theatre and will produce the
famous Universal film service.
Deputy Game Warden Vincent spent
I a couple of days this week on Pine
Greek, where he superintended the
construction of fish ladder over the
obstruction at the johnson place. Mr..
Vincent says the fish will have no
further difficulty in ascending Pine
Greek when a dam over the Wash
ing:on state line, has been equipped
with a fish ladder.
At the Baptist church. Sunday
school at 10 a. M. preaching at | a.
M, B. Y. P. U. meeting at $3.50. The
Woman's Missionary Society will have
charge of the evening services at 1880,
giving Mothers Day program. The
Baptist Umatilla Association will meet
with the church at Helix, Tuesday
evening and Wednesday and Thursday
Of next week.
The Sunshine Club was pleasantly
enter tainad by Mrs. George Gerkilg
on Thursday, April ~. During the
business session plans we're made for
a Sunshine picnic for mem bers of the
Club and their husbands, which will
te held at the Springs on May Is.
Dainty refreshments were served at
o'clock by the hostess assisted by Mrs.
Chester Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph N. Scott re-
ceived word Sunday morning Of the
serious injury to Will Preston of San
ia Ana. Calf, MIS-. Soott's brother,
by being run down by jitney tus.
Mr. Preston, who is we'll known here,
was riding bicycle and sustained
three broken ribs, broken collar Zone
aud ooncussiun of the Grain. At first
it was thought and reported that the
young man was fatally injured, but
later advioes are to the effect that be
will recover.
Sunday services at the Christian
church will be, Bible school $3.50 a.
m., Geo. R. Gerking, director; classes
aud grades for every body; preaching
IL a. nj. subject. "Ihe National May
Day." Junior O. E. 3 .. M, Senior
9. q. p. N. Evening sermon, 8 o.
olock, subieot. "The keal Conflict, v
The Christian church chorus with
specials both morning and evening.
Midwe meeting, 7:45 p. NJ. Chorus
rehearsal, Friday 500 p. m. The
public cordially invited and welcome.
The teachers for the coming year
have been elected by the school board,
| with the exception of an instructor
for the manual training department.
The elections resulted in the selection
of j. o. Russell, superintendent; B.
A. Post assistant, reelected; Miss Jes-
sic Briefly. High school department.
reelected; Miss Minnie Fortna, Sth
grade; Miss Leota Wagner. 9th and
9Th grades, leelected; Miss Maude
Sherman, 3rd and 4th grades; Miss
Cecilia Armstrong. primary. ie-
| elected.
Jimmie Lieuallen was seriously in
jured when his Ford car skidded aud
turned turtle. at point below Blue
Mountain station. Sunday morning.
A young man named hoffman aud
two young ladies. one Miss Picard Of
Adams were severely cut and bruised.
Mr.. Lieuallen WAS badly cut on the
back of the head and remained un-
conscious for several hours after teiug
taken to hospital at Walla Walla.
Later be was removed to the home of
his parents in Walla Walla, where he
ia being attended by his brother. DR..
Fred Lieusllen of Portland.
The banquet given Wednesday eve
ming in the Christian church dining
room by the Social Committee of the
church. was departure in the social
activities of church circles. and prov
ed signal success. not only from a
Rastronomio standpoint, but also as an
intellectual feast. The banquet WIS
served by Mis-. W. X. Taylor, MrR.
Dean Wilaby aud Mrs. Zeph Lock
wood, Jr.. and these ladies were assist
I'd in serving by number of young
ladies. DR.. W. r. Scott presided as
tuastmaster, and elioited responses
from the following toasts: "Your
Point of View." 9. A. Guerne; Gilt
tie Things" Mis-. B. D. Tbarp "You
and and the Other Fellow" q. B.
Woodward; "Fools," Miss Maude
Sherman; "The Sunday Hat" Mrs.
". l.. Weir; "FlUtsam and Jetsam.
Davis Errett. The taLquet was opened
WITH prayer by q. R. Gelking and
closed with a benediction by Jas.
Potts. Covers were laid for one hun