The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-02-03
ANNUAL INSTI-
TUTE Is HELD
Pine GROVE PEOPLE PARTICIPATE
Third Mid-Winter Chautauqua Draws
Large Crowds Despite Inclement
Weather and is Big Success

The members of the Pine Grove
Methodist Episcopal church have adopt
ed a plan whereby they may pass
pleasantly and profitably some of the
afternoons and long evenings of mid
winter. During the period of cold
weather the orchardist enjoys more
leisure moments than at any other
season of the year. and three winters
ago the fruitgrowers and church-goers
of Pine Grove conceived the idea that
kind of wintertime chautauqua would
be benefiting diversion. The success
of the first institute was so marked
that the event has been made annual,
and the third Annual Pine Grove Com
munity Institute was brought to an
end with religious services Sunday
evening.
But one should not gather the idea
that the institute, because it is held
under the auspices of the church, is
entirely for the spiritual well being of
the. Pine Grove orchardists. Problems
of every activity of the progressive
community are touched upon. The
Grange, the orchardist, the school, the
Sunday school and the church, all are
granted places on the program. And
while the church is one of Methodist
denomination, no narrowness prevails
In religious belief of Pine Grove folk.
1t is the purpose of the annual institute
to broaden the viewpoint of the. rural
residents.
The institute has in fact outgrown
the bounds of the Pine Grove district,
and despite the snow covered earth and
unusually cold weather sleigh-loads of
aid the city were in daily attendance.
The lectures were drawing card to
the women as we'll as the men of the
section.
| The first meeting was held Friday
afternoon at the Grange hall under the
auspices of the Pine Grove Grange.
Truman Butler delivered an address on
the activities of the Growers Council
during the past year. G. A. Reed pre-
sided. At the close of the meeting A.
|. Mason urged the apple men to make
a study of by-products. He declared
that it would be safe to predict that in
the future the pulp, now going to waste
at the local vinegar factory would be
dried and used as food for hogs.
The chief speaker at Friday nights
session was Prof. j. F. Brumbaugh, of
the Oregon Agricultural College. on
Python Eggs-the Law of Habit. "
His lecture was preceded by violin
soio by Geo. A. Wuest.
| On Saturday morning Prof. Brum-
baugh talked to the ranchers on Rural
| Laws" and a comet solo was rendered
by A. j. Graft.
The program for Saturday was as
follows: Songs by the school children
address, "The Essentials of Life," DR..
Carl G. noney, president of Willamette
University: vocal solo, by Mrs. M.
Thrane; and an address, Thinking
Folks" H. o. Perry. superintendent
of Sunday schools of The Dallles dis
trict of the Methodist church.
| Sunday was devoted to musical pro-
gram and religious services. The pro-
gram for the morning was as follows
Sunday school in charge of W. c.
Keck instrumental solo. Francis Van
nier; violin deut, Misses Leila Radford
and Maud Ferrin; institute sermon
h. o. Perry; and song by the male
quartet of the church.
A feature of the program, Ruth,
the Cleaner, was postponed for two
weeks, when the following will partici.
pate in the cantata: Misses Leila
Radford, Luella Hunt. Esther Schmidt,
Mrs. j. E. Andrews, Mrs. N. E. Fer.
tig, Mrs. j. 6. Jarvis, E. E. House,
W. c. Keck, r. H. Waugh. W. Wells
and M. Fulsgraff.
The closing address was delivered by
MIR. Perry.
A community basket luncheon was
enjoyed on Saturday noon. Prof. N
E. Fertig was chairman of the Satur
day afternoon session, and on Sunday
evening, Russell A. McCully was chair
| man,