East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-27

! Mrs. Charles Bond and Miss Bea-
trice Burcheh have asked a group Of
friends for an informal afternoon OF
bridge tomorrow at the home OF Mrs.
Bond.
Mr.. and Mrs Allen Jobes CAIiss
4 Sarah Cray OF Portland. are being
felicifated upon the arrival OF
daughter who made her advent last
sunday. Mrs JObes Is a daughter sof
Mrs H. ID. j. Gray and a sister of
Mrs. George Hartman. Miss Louise
Gray and Harry Gray of this city.
/ Mr., and AIRS. H L. McCurdy OF
Stafford. Kansas. VINO have been
spending the winter In California.
have been the houseguests of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Frazier and Mrs. Re-
ma Adams for the past several days
Mrs. McCurdy is an aunt of Mrs. Ad-
ans and a sister in law of Mr.. Fra
zier. MI Mccurdy is president of the
First State Bank of stafford and has
extensive lumber and mining inter-
ests
The Lincoln School Parent Teach
er meeting will be- held next Friday
afternoon at o'clock In the school
building. The subject for discussion
sill be Habit Formation" A very
interesting program mas been ar
ranged and all who-are interested are
cordially urged to attend.
W. ], Roope. manager of the Port
land branch OF the United States
Rubber Co. of Caiif6yRia. Rcc9BPfl-
led by Tom O'Keefe, travelling repre-
sentative is paying business visit to
Allen-Knight Co, local distributors OF
U. 8, tires,
Dan Lee and family have returned
to Pendleton after spending four
years in washougal. wash. They will
occupy the ]. w. Myrfck residence on
Wade Hill.
] The National Honor Guard will
meet tonight at 1880 O'Clock in the
council room Of the city hall and all
members are urged to attend.
! The youngest member to date Of
the American Red Cross is Miss vera
Hampton. who is IL years old.
The Lenten service at the Church
OF the Redeemer tomorrow afternoon
will be held at AIS O'Clock. Choir
rehearsal will be held in the church
at 7:s0 o'clock.
Father Bender, Catholic priest at
Pasco. came over on the Northern
Pacific train this morning th!s morn
| ing and returnsd to Pasco this afters
noon.
] Tentative plans have been made for
an informal dinner April IL at the
high school to honor Mrs. Mabel
Holmes Parsons Of the extension fac
/ ulty of the University of oregon, who
will be here on that occasion to de-
liver her lecture THE Rising Cen
| Grafton" which has attracted an im~
mense amount of interest from crit
lies everywhere. The dinner will be
given by the domestic science girls
under the supervision of Miss Butler.
Mexican border boys who have re-
sponded TO the call for mobilization
OF the national guard are to be given
parting gifts by the Umatilla Chapter
American Red Cross, as a result Of
resolutions passed at a regular meet
ing Of the chapter held last evening
at the library. Individual members
of the Red cross are already making
gifts of small Bibles or Testaments
and anyone desiring TO make such "a
gift may leave the books at the Fra
zier book store where the committee
viii take charge Of them. The chap
ter is also planning TO make comfort
! bags to be sent to the soldiers. These
bags are made according 10 govern
gent Specifications Of wash material
IL size 10 by g Inches with strong
draw string al the TOP. The bags may
contain any or all or the following ar
I ticies; Khaki colored sewing cotton
No 30. white sewing cotton No. 30,
white darning cotton. needles. No. 4,
darning needles. needle case, buttons
khaki coIored and white. raediurr
!. sized; in bags three by five inches
large .thimble, blunt pointed scissors
cake OF soap. medrdm sized safety
pins. common .pipS smaII comb. tooth
i bruth. tooth pestz. small round mir
( ! ror hankercGiSfs lead pencil writ
I ing pad. envelopes and post cards
: playing cards collapsibie aluminium
drinking cup. pocket knife, tan sho
z laces. Anyone may make the com
: fort bags and leave them at the II
brary or notify the secretary Of tn
3 Red cross.
: Lee Bell Of Wano7sa is a PendIeto
: visitor
: c. I. MsFadden Of Corvallis is a
2 the st. George.
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