The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-04-18

Lewis. He saw a, long period of SER
vice in the Aviation corps in France,
entering the army shortly after war
was declared.
\ Marion Hansell has recovered from
I the ffu,-so as to be able to come into
town. Mrs. Hansell is also recovering,
and the children have escaped the NAL
ady so far.
M. l.. Watts return ned Tuesday
evening from visit to Portland and
Seattle. Mrs. Watts will not return
until after Easter. remaining with her
daughter in Portland.
Z Miss Ruth Rothrock returned We'd
nesday from a visit to friends in
WallaWalla. With her mother. she
recently arrived home from winters
stay at Long Beach, California.
Edward Benn, a former popular
clerk in the Mosgrove store here,
was greeting old friends in Athena
Saturday. He is now an employe in
the Northern Pacific depot in Seattle.
John Stanton and Millard Kelly after
finishing shearing for Henry Barrett,
near Athena, left Wednesday morning
with the shearing plant for the Lums-
den shearing pens near Touchet, Wash.
A number of Athena people contem-
plate going to Walla Walla, Sunday,
to see the flying circus. an aggregation
of Army aviation men flying war
planes to advertise the Victory Loan
drive.
| A pleasant feature of the W. c. I.
/ U. meeting Tuesday. which was held
at the home of the president, Mrs.
Desper, was gift of flowers to the
hostess. in appreciation of her work
in the cause.
Mrs. Omar Stephens and son Dale
returned home last evening from Pen
dIeton. where Dale vas sick with
mumps, and Mrs. Stephens had also
been nursing her mother through a
! serious illness.
! A large crowd is expected to as.
! semble at the patriotic meeting anc
reception for soldiers at the High
school auditorium tomorrow evening
Athena people will again have the
pleasure of hearing Mrs. Ethel Scot
in solo.
H. C. Cation & Son have discontinued
selling milk to Athena customers
having disposed Of their farm by lease
4 to Bern Banister. Charles Mcfarland
has again taken up the milk route il
Athena, which he discontinued severa
months ago.
Out at the George Woodward countr
home west of Athena. extensive i'm
provements have been made by I
Scott Fisher. Of especial interest an
convenience to Mrs. Woodward. is
modern designed kitchen, with all tn
built-in features. "
Cold days prevailed during the for
part of the week. with frosts at nigh
| 1t is not believed the results were 81
| rious to the fruit crop. for the reaso
|| that very few varieties were fa
|| enough advanced for injury. CROWN
H grain in some sections shows sight
II yellow tinge on account of the frost
II The roll of honor for attendance an
H work at the Red Cross rooms Wedne'
Il day is as follows: Mrs. E. A. Dudle!
Il Mrs. W. R Taylor, Mrs. David Ia,
Il lor, Mrs. Sam Haworth, Mrs. j. 4
H Kirk, Mrs. R. B. McEwen, Mrs. W.
H Ferguson, Mrs Victor Burke, Mrs. v
H X. Wall, Mrs. S. S. Piersol, Mrs. F.
/ LeGrow.
H Remember the pre-Easter pastl
II sale to be held by the Knitting Gu
\ tomorrow. Sale begins at ! p. II
/ in the Red Cross rooms. Anythir
ll in the food line will be thankfully r
/ ceived by the club. and all sales wi
4 be for the benefit of the four Frent
Il orphans, adopted by them. Con