The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-02-14
PINE GROVE

MISS nilQd beyer, from fOrtldnut Is
the guest of Mrs. Walter Wells this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Jeffries left Mon
day morning for Stockton. Calf, to be
absent several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. McCully were
visitors in Portland the first part of
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Porter went to
Portland last Friday to be absent sew
eral days.
Mr.. Buckram, from Dufur, visited
friends in the vicinity last week.
Mrs. John Fletcher is recovering from
a severe sprain received few weeks
ago.
| Mrs. Hattie Miller went TO Portland
| Sunday TO meet her husband who was
granted leave of ABSENCE "a hours.
from his camp.
r. A. McCully leaves this week for
Idaho. having received an appointment
by the university ofsthat state to labor
in the interests of farm extension.
Mr.. MeCully will be succeeded in the
Sunday school by the assistant super
intendent. c. 7. Roberts.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. |. Mason and family
entertained guests at dinner Sunday.
Mrs. A. j. Grow returned from Port
land last week.
A. j. Graft, master of the grange,
with the assistance of E. E. House,
has commenced preparations for ju-
venile minstrel show to take place the
early part of March.
The Industrial club of Pine Grove
met February 8. In the absence of the
president Howard Blackman presided.
The following program was rendered !:
Song, "The Battle Hymn of the Re-
public" school,
Reading, "Club Work." Don Me-
| Cuisti0n.
Piano Solo, Myrtle Jarvis.
Song by the fifth and sixth grade pu-
pills.
Reading, Donald Mcdonald.
| Piano solo, Ruth Boles.
The next meeting will be held Feb.
ruary %.
The teachers and pupils of our school
are making an effort to place it among
| those. who have 100 per cent member
ship in the Junior Red Cross. The
majority of the first and second grades
have become members and every pupil
from the other grades have paid their
membership dues for a year. They ex-
pct soon to work on the war savings
| campaign.
The fifth annual community institute
of Pine Grove has passed into history
and was more interesting and profita-
BILE than any which has preceded it.
| One of the most attractive features on
| the program was the presentation of
the service flag Saturday afternoon,
bearing stars representing 81 names,
those from the district who are in the
service of their country. The flag was
made by the Ladies Aid society and
presented by its president, Mrs. P. B.
Laraway, five of her former pupils be-
ing among the number. Sunday morn
| ing witnessed another presentation, the
Stars and Stripes from the gentlemen
of the community, j. d. McCully giving
the address in behalf of the men and
Rev. E. C. NEWMAN responding for the
church. The able and eloquent dis
course on Abraham Lincoln, by the
pastor, which followed this service, was
listened to by large congregation and
will long be remembered. Those out
side the community who so largely
helped to make the sessions success
deserve special mention and include
the following: Prof. j. F. Brum-
baugh, of O. A. G., Mrs. C. H. Cast
ner, Rev. M. l.. Hutton and Mrs. c.
H. Sletton, of Hood River, ana Rev.
w. H. Boldly, of Parkdale. These
community gatherings from year to
year are always looked forward to with
great deal of interest. The plan was
inaugurated by Rev. G. E. Heineck the
second year of his pastorate of the M.
E. church in Pine Grove.
Frances E.Willard memorial day will
be observed by the W. c. t. U. We'd
nesday afternoon, February 20.
The Red Cross will meet at the hall
next Friday in an all day session.
The social grange meeting Saturday
evening, February 2, was not largely
attended on account of the unpropi-
tious weather. but those in attendance
were we'll paid for coming out as the
program was a most instructive one.
Prof. Gibson was on hand promptly at
O'Clock and gave an excellent address
on Junior Red Cross. He explained
the plans and purposes of this nation
wide movement, and told how even the
little children can do their bit toward
winning the war. Mrs. Graft gave
splendid talk on home economics. Lew
is Davidson gave recitation entitled
'The Lay of the Hen That Lays" A