East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-06
OFFICERS CHOSEN AT
HERHISTON TO HEAD
COMMERCIAL CLUB
WILLIAM KENNEDY Is ELECTED
PRESIDENT FOR THE En-
SUING YEAR.
Plans Under Way to install Electric
Power for Ventilating Plant of the
Umatilla SChOOl-Final Proof Is
Made on HOmcstead-Othc News
Notes.


HERMISTON, Ore, Jan. 6,-The
onnual election OF officers of tho
Commercial club was held at the reg.
ular monthly meeting in the Civic
Center building. VIM. Kennedy was
elected president, Jas, Rolph, vice..I
president and r, r. Reeves. sec-ueas. /
AZ the close of the business meeting
am oyster supper was served by the
committee, NJ d. Scroggs, H. NJ
Straw aud F, B. Chezik. who were in
charge Of the evenings entertainment
Thomas Wurster Of Umatilla was in
town today negotiating for electric
power for the ventilating plant of the4
Umatilla school. 1t was necessary to
dismiss the Umatilla school on ac-
count Of a break down their gaso
line power.
Miss June Rowe and Edmund
Rowe made final proof on their
homesteads in the third unit of the
project today before U, s. Commits
sioner W. ], Warner.
Miss Norma Erikson was guest Of
honor at an informal afternoon party
saturday, when her mother invited in
a number of high school girls to cele-
trate her birthday,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Warner and
Mr. and Mrs. c. S. McNaught were
New Years guests Of DR.. and Mrs. NJ,
$. Kern. They also attended the Pen.
dleton library ball.
Mr., and Mrs. H. R. Newport enter
tained at dinner New Years evening
at their home on Gladys avenue. The
house was attractively decorated in
evergreens, japanese lanterns and
flowers. The menu consisted of many
japanese delcacies, Cards were a
diversion following the dinner hour,
until midnigh when the Old Year was
rung out and the new one ushered in
with singing and dacing. Their guests
icluded Mr. and Mrs. w n. Rees and
family Mr. and Mrs. NJ. ]. BarthelI
and family. Mrs H. G. Newport and
Master Marshall Newport
Harvey Mcpherson was a business
visitor from Pendleton yesterday
Miss Daisy Mulkey, one Of the high
school instructors returned Monday
j., morning from Salem where she spent
4 the holidays
Mrs. H. p. Giese and little daugh-
| ter spent the day. Tuesday, with her
sister, Mrs, Clarence Girts in stan
/ field.
] T. Hinkle was a motor passen-
! ger to Echo today.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Percy were
week end guests in Stanfield attend
/ ing the silver anniversary Of Mr.. and
/ Mrs. E. c. Cotant.
! Miss Harriet Harris who spent
( Christmas week with her parents in
( Portland returned Monday morning
to resume her duties as instructor in
/ the local school
The Hermiston high school basket
bali team defeated the Hermiston All
stars this evening on the high school
I floor. The scores in the final half
were almost even, the high school
having the better by one point The
final score was 30 to 20.
The two girls teams Of the high
school played a preliminary game,
the first team defeating the second
II TO ].
S. C.. smith refereed the Games be-
tween the BOYS and Carl Voyen the
rirls.
Miss Ethel Rodgers, one Of the in
structors in the local schools. was
taken seriously i'll in Spokane sundaj
where she was on her way to resume
her duties Monday morning. Word
was received from her sister today
that she had appendicities but an op-
Grafton could not be performed at
this time. Her vacancy has been
filled by Mrs. A. T. Park.
f. P. Dodd was a Pendleton visitor
yesterday
Col and Mrs. J. F McNaught left
this morning for san Francisco where
they will spend the remainder Of the
winter with their daughter
Prof. A. T. Park returned the last
of the week from a business trip to
; Portland.
E. f. Litter, formerly Of this city
stopped off New Years day and call
ed on many Of his friends. He had
spent the Christmas holidays with his
family in Eugene and was then en-
route to Butte Montana, where he re
Gently located.
Thomas Campbell. Jr.. returned
, sunday to Eugene where he will re-
! gume his studies at the university.
! r. c. Todd was a Pendleton visitor
, today
, II. G. Newport is IN Portland in con
nection with the Newport companies
business