Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-27
.Rickreall Picnic
Enjoyed By Changers
Capital Journal


Monmouth, Aug. 81. - The grange
picnic held at Riekreall Sunday was
fairly well attended with a good repre-
sentation of the several oranges of the
county. An excellent Hoover dinner
was spread under the beautiful canopy
of maple houghs and the large aud con
genial "grange family sat down to
enjoy the good things, the products of
their own labor. After dinner the young
folks and some Of the older ones don
ned bathing suits and took a plunge
in the refreshing water of the Rickreall
Later a very interesting program was
enjoyed. the following persons contrib
uting, after the opening song, America,
sung by all, Mrs. Dwight l.. Hoag
gave two excellent readings; Mr.. VI
rich of Airlie gave a splendid talk
along patriotic lines; Prof. l.. 7. Gil
more gave some Of his experiences
with people in the recent W. 5. $. drive.
Miss Allie Butler and L. |. Bursell in
terested with readings; Mrs. Doris Rid
dell, 2. o. Powell and r. r.. 0strom
each sang solos. This is the only picnic
the grangers of Polk county have held
this year, as they have all been too
busy "'backing'' the boys 'over there
to take any recreation for themselves.
+. G. Cole returned Saturday evening
from Timber, Tillamook county, where
he had spent the week with his mother
Miss Grace Taylor Of Salem VAS in
this vicinity Thursday in the interest
of the bureau of nursing service of
the Willamette chapter, Red Cross. Her
business is to secure the aid of married
nurses who will organize classes IN
:" Elementary hygiene and home care OF
the Sick" in their own vicinity and
give the course Of Is lessons to moth
ers or anyone who viii attend, thus
teaching them to care for their sick,
and thereby releasing many profession
al nurses for army service. Miss Tay-
lor called on Mrs. T. J. Edwards with
a view to securing her services in this
capacity, for this district. Mrs. Edwards
has had years of practical experience
as nurse in hospital work and viii UNI
doubtedly do good work in handling
these Glasses.
The families of Paul Riley, Ed Bork
and Dale Hill started Sunday for the
coast. They went by team and wagon
and are headed for Yachats. They ex-
peet TO be gone about two weeks.
Miss Helen Cornelius went to Port
land Thursday to be at the bedside Of
her father, who was seriously i'll and
not expected to live, Mrs. Cornelius
left Friday afternoon to join Helen.
Miss Lydia Powell left Thursday to
visit friends in eastern Oregon.
Willie Hawey, Burton and Hugh
Bell returned Monday from Sand Is.
Land, nea IT. Candy, Wash, where
they have been for some time assisting
the fishermen with the season 5 catch.
X. w. Tayenner spent the week end
in Portland. M. Taycnner attended
the U. Of o. for the summer course, af-
ter which he spent a week camping IN
the Cascades.
The Normal and training schools will
begin on Monday, Sept. 10, this year
and the high school on the S0tb.
Miss Alice Mciatosh has rented the
Beckley property, known as the "fae-
ulty" house, and is moving in this
week
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Van Loan were
pleasantly surprised late Saturday CIV.
ening when an auto party, consisting
Of Dir. and Mrs. j. =. Beagle and fami-
~ Of Sidney, Montana, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Ferguson Of Portland arriv.
e,l, coming from Portland. Mrs. Beagle
and Mrs. Ferguson are sisters Of Mr..
Van Loan. The Beagles drove from
Sidney, which 10 near the Dakota line,
ID their Buick SIX and are going thru
TO Los Angeles, where they 70 10 place
their young son in a military sehooi,
and . daughter in stanford university.
Mrs. Beagle will make her home in Los
Angeles for q time 10 be near her chill
dren, and the Doctor viii return 10 Sid
ney where be has large cattle inter.
esls and an extensive practice 10 his
profession.
Mrs Belle Rodgets Beekley aad sis.
ter, Miss Gertrude Rodgers. returned
saturday night from a ten days outing
nj Netafts, neaF T~ilianOok.
Mrs. Y. Rodgers Is recovering nicely
Lfr0m an operation she underwent st TIL
Good samaritan hospital IN june. sh'
was IN the hospital about a moHth ane
returned about TWO weeks ago.
DR.. y. q. Hewett OF Independence
has enlisted in the service 81 Bnei'
sam; he volunteered several weeks ags
took the examination and WAS accepted
in the medical e0rpe. he expects 4
leave for the three months training
l~eoarse within 3 couple Of ueeks.
Among those Who attended the Biily
ISanday leetare in Salem Sunday wen'
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Wood, Mr. and
Mrs A. j. Haley, ). NJ. Mcdonald and
family. Mr.. and Mrs. Ia Powell and