The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-04-11
ODELL

Mrs. F.. NJ West, Of Portland. has
beeu here the past week visiting at the
home Of her brother. c. {. Maslker.
Mrs Joe Lenz went TO Portland last
week to see her sister, Mrs. Louis
Shevetts. of Hilisboro, who expected
To undergo an operation for throat
trouble. Mrs. Shevetts visited Mrs.
Lenz at her home in Odell last month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gladwyn Davis expect
TO be at home in the PateilO property
near Boucher station very soon. They
nave occupied the j. ". Mcdonald
property in Odell.
( Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Sherell. who
have been employed by the present
owner Of the property known as the
/ Mesterberg property, moved To Hood
/ River Monday. Mr.. and Mrs. W. r.
( Hammer are now at home IN the above
mentioned property.
/ &. +. Purdy was a business visitor IN
Portland Tuesday.
/ Mrs. Sarah Hunter and daughter,
/ Miss Mabel. are now at home in the e.
F. Purdy property, which was formerly
/ the home of Mr.. and Mrs A. k. Shell
I ley. Carl Hunter. who was married
recently, will reside ia the Hunter
property and look after the interests
of MS father.
Miss Lempi Annala returned home
Sunday from several weeks stay in
Portland.
Mrs. Fred ] Howard and children
expect to return to their orchard prop
erty home in Odell this week. Mrs.
Howard spent the winter visiting Mr..
Howard's parents in Portland and her
parents in Hanford, California.
Regular meeting of Odell grange
/ Thursday, this evening.
DR.. Dutro gave very interesting
and instructive lecture at the regular
meeting of the Boy Scouts of Odell last
week Wednesday evening. April II
the Boy Scouts Liberty Loan campaign
began. Odell Boy Scouts have distrlb-
uted posters and they are ready for
their part in the great campaign.
/ EpwOrth League social at the Metho-
dist church Friday evening at so clock.
Program consisting of readings and
musical numbers by local and outside
talent. Light refreshments. A small
charge for admission and refreshments.
Odel's big Liberty Loan meeting
will be held next Monday evening in
the high school auditorium. The meet.
/ ing will begin at 7.45 with community
singing for Is or 20 minutes. Mr..
Frary, of Portland, will be the prnci-
i pal speaker for the bonds. Supt. Glib
yUtll cnnaE nf ha xI1rL nf bp Inv
ior Red Cross in other communities
This will be OdelFs opportunity to
learn what speakers may be able to
tell of these important phases of war
work and to indicate by your presence
that you are interested.
Red Cross meeting at usual time and
place.
A meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Council of Defense will be
held Friday afternoon in connection
with the Red Cross meeting.
Mrs. Chas. F. Unicume, of Grand
Ronde, Ore, is here for a week s visit
with her parents, Prof and Mrs. V
NJ Vose. Mrs Unicume's three small
children are with her and they too will
enjoy a visit in the home of their
grandparents.
The following report was sent to
Supt Gibson by Mrs. b. M. Yeates
principal Of Odell grade school, at the
end of last month: Liberty Bonds b}
teachers and pupils, $3.50; War Savings
Stamps, $3l7 so, total, 1861. 80. Through
the schools and by special effort in
the way Of the recent W. 5. S. cam
palgn much interest has been aroused
and We believe the sale of Thrift and
W. ). 5, is Just beginning. Nearly $400
worth of these stamps have been sold
at 0dell postoffice and this represents
a small portion of the total amount for
Odel community.
At the Methodist church next Sunday
morning at 030 members of the Fer
guson Bible class will have charge of
the missionary program. The subject
for this service will be THE Bible, the
Best Selling Book" " Everyone is re.
quested to bring Bible, the biggest
and the smallest. Sunday school less N
following this service. Song service
730 p. m, followed by sermon by
Rev. Newham.
Odell is now well represented over
there. word being received daily stat
ing that one and another has arrived
safely over seas. Others are now sta
toned at points on the Atlantie coast
and common sense tells US their voyage
will not be long delayed, and still 9TH
ers are now leaving our county, called
by the se!ective draft. In the face of
these facts can we do less than wear
old clothes, eat plain food, study that
we may economic wisely and contrib
ute money, time, talent, to the one
great cause in order that these boys
and thousands more may have neces
sary food and equipment to carry their
part, which is the big part in this war.
The regular meeting Of the Parent
Teacher Association was opened with
an hour of patriotic singing led by
Mrs. f. O. Dutro and accompanied on
the piano by Miss Eva Bowed. This
hour was greatly enjoyed and would
be appreciated at every meeting. AT
ter the regular business meeting Miss
Martha Bechen, county demonstration
agent, gave short talk on poultry,
its significance and Importance at this
season of the year and period of the
war. She distributed numerous bulle.
tins which will be Of help to the com