East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-05-04
.UMAP|NE RED CROSS
PLANS ACTIVE WORK
THURSDAY CHOSEN As MEETING
DAY TO FURTHER PER-
Feet PLANS.
Pretty Shower Given for Miss Myrtle
SneaVe, Bride-to-Be; Ladies' Aid
Hostess at Successful 1ea Other
NeWsy Notes.
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| UMAPINE ore, May 3.-Thursday
afternoon at the umapine grange hall
a Red Cross auxiliary was organized
with twenty-one members for an ini-
tial membership and the prospects for
a far larger membership right away
Mesdames II. II. Hattery, John Vert
and w L. Thompson of Pendleton
were present and assisted in organ
ization The following officers were
elected: Della Phihppi. president or
chairman; Mrs. d ]. Kirk, vice chair
man; Mrs, Guy Young. secretary, and
Mrs. Charlie Dixon, treasurer. The
initial membership is as follows: Mr.
and Mrs. Dan Kirk, Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Kirk, Mr.. and Mrs. r. f. Bean, Mes
danes c. p. Dixon. Guy Young. viii
Moore, w. W, Philippi, Nettie David
son. Sam Harp, E. Moore, o. Hodgen.
H w. Stockton, N. Allen, and the
Misses Della Philippi, Lorena Harpe.
Jeanette Noyes. Lois Records, Ethel
Hodgen and w. II. Iauer. w. H.
Gentry. and Sam Harp.
Members and all interested are
meeting Thursday afternoon at the
home of Miss Philippi for sewing and
will perfect plans for the chapter.
Shower for Br:de-tO-Be.
One of the most enjoyable affairs
of the community took place on Sat
urday afternoon at the home of Mrs
Guy Young when Mrs. Ed Hoon and
her daughters. Zella and Meta were
hostesses at a surprise miscellaneous
hope shower for Miss Myrtle Sneave
whose marriage to Roy Philippi Of
Early. oregon. takes place within the
/ next few months The bride-to-be re-
ceived many lovely gifts from her
guests During the afternoon games
were played and a mock marriage
ceremony performed with all the
trimmings necessary to an elaborate
marriage.
Refreshments were served to very
| Jolly crowd at the close of the after
noon. Those present were Misses
Myrtle Sneave, Florence Philippi, Ed
ith Harper. Irene Wilson. Ruth Reed,
Edna CoyIe. Lucie and Lois Records,
James Noyes, Inez Wagner, Della
Philippi. Meta and Zella Hoon; and
Mesdames Jim and Dan Kirk. r. +.
Bean, ]. E ones, ole Goodman, Lane
Hoon, Paul caldwell Guy Young. Roy
Frazier. George Sanderson. w. W.
! Phuippi and Ed Hoon and James
Kirk
Miss Sneave is Portland girl and
is the popular teacher at the Hudson
| BaN school for the past two years.
Aid Gives Tea
Last Wednesday afternoon. at the
home of Mrs. c. f. Simond. the La
dies Aid of the Presbyterian church
served a tea Despite the wet
weather a big crowd was out and en-
joyed the afternoon. Next Wednes-
day they will meet with Mrs. John Al
Ian and tie comforts.
Mr.. wellman Is III.
! Umapine' community was shocked
Thursday afternoon to learn that r.
H. weIIman, one of the best known
and respected men Of the Walla Walla
valley was suddenly stricken with pa
ralysis at his home here and at TINS
writing Is but very little improved.
MT. Wellman had been perfectly well
until taken with the stroke, although
complaining of a slight headache .
few minutes before his attack. His
many friends are hoping for his re-
covery His son. Harry Wellman'
who has been attending school at
Corvallis. is home and also his son
| Charlie wellman, arrived Monday art
ernoon from Chewelah.
/ Mr and Mrs Jim Kirk were enter
| tanned the weekend with Mr.. and
| Mrs Jim Romine OF Milton this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Zehter of Walla
waIla were dinner guests sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. c. f simonds of the IL
Ranch.
The vincent school pupils are prac-
ticing this week for the track meet
which will be held at Tum-a-Lum
school on this coming Friday. Last
week the meet was postponed on ac-
count of wet weather.
Mrs. ]. H. Pefney is III at her home
north of Umapine.
, The patrons Of the telephone lines
in the Hudson Bay country are de-
lighted at the re-establishment of
service to Milton and Freewater again.
This last week all the men turned out
and reset poles. untangled wires and
with the linemen's assistance, short
ened slack wires.
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