Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-09-27
SILETZ

urday evaning, Sept. 21st, was
well attended and was the most
pleasant social affair of the sea-
son. A number Of boys in Olive
Drab were present and as they !
expressed it, it made them think
Of home and loved ones far away
where they have similar social
gatherings. Twenty five soldiers
came from South Beach by in )
vitation chaperoned by Sergeant,
Chivrill. They .ame in autos. I
The entertainment opened with
a short program consisting of
patriotic songs. -Ajss Alice Chal- |
craft presided at the piano, Mr..
M. c. Slocum acting as master
of ceremonies. After the con-
clusion CT the musical, the sale
of baskets took place. One of
the soldier boys said the baskets
were not scrimped but were full
Of good eats. Each basket con-
tafning enough for three or four
persons. The sale of baskets
caused considerable rivalry
among the bidders. Most all the
baskets were PIT up by young
ladies and sold readily for from
$3.50 to $500 each. Some 80
baskets were sold bringing the
nect sum of $SS.25. This mon
ey will be used to help pay the
ministers salary and to make
some improvements on the par
sonage. Several persons were
over from Toledo amony them
Sergeant Hurt and his wife.
The financial condition Of the
M. e. Church has never been so
good as 1t is now. The minis
ters salary is paid in full and ali
other expenses and we have
some money left. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ross don't claim all the credit
for this good result. TIL. people
have helped, including the SOL
dier boys, especially the bunch
from South Beach. Mr.. Ross
has gone to the conference held
this week in Portland, feeling
that his work has not been in
vain. | am sure every commun-
ity is better off by having
churches and schools in it. If
1t were not for the moral forces
of Christianity the world would
go to pieces. A person must
have a moral balance or his ed
ucation will not do him much
good. After the sale of the bas-
kets a niC2 lunch was served
consisting of pie, cake, coffee,
sandwiches. salad and we were
to have ice cream but owing 10
the train being late Saturday
evening th7 cream did not come.
| never saw n more jolly crowd
than assembled that evening.
Everyone was pleased and full
OF fun and if there was a sour or
grouchy person present he did
not show up. From the cheerful
spirits Of that party a person
would not know a great and
bloody war was going where
their own kindred are in the con-
flict, but we know how to keep
off sorrow and restraint and
have a good time. This is char
acterlstic of the American. The
acteristic of thd American.
They do not lie down because
of trouble but only dig the hard
er.
The Executive Board of the
Fourth Liberty Loan consists of
tha following gentlemen: James
Franks, John Waino, Christian
Larsen, Arthur Bensell, r. Il.
Chandler and Edwin l.. Chal-
craft, chairman. The commit
tee h2s been active and have
succeeded in selling $4,000
bonds up to Sept. 25th. The
people are patriotic and don't
complain about buying bonds up
to their ability to pay. They
want to help finance the great
war and back the boys at the
front who are fighting gallently
and giving up their lives that
the world may be made free to
all the people.
Turkey Is being carved up and
her armies are being conquered
and her people are just now re-
ceiving the retribution they so
richly deserve for the murder of
n million Armenions and other