The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-09-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Koepke and
daughter Dorothy leave tomorrow on
the return to their hcme at Glen
dale. California to reside. They have
spent the past two months at the fam
Itsoutheast Of Athena.
Mrs. Bert Wilson and children are
over from Tacoma, visiting relatives.
Mrs. Wilson'S grandmother. Mrs.
Martha Van Winkle Of Weston, is
rapidly declining in health, and she
will be at her bedside.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Richards had
as their guests last Tuesday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Otis Whiteman of Walla Walls,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Whiteman of
Pendleton, and Mrs. Allison, sister Of
1.-The Whiteman brothers.
Orville G. Reeves, well known in
|. Athena, will teach manual training
and related subjects in the Pendleton
schools. Miss Leota Wagner, former
Athena teacher, will also be on the
Pendleton teachers staff.
Mrs. George Sutton was up from
Pendleton this week visiting her pa
rents, Rev. and Mrs E. R. Clevenger.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Sutton will 60 to
Corvallis. where they will enter the
Oregon Agricultural College.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Akers of PEN
dleton, visited Sunday at the A. L.
Swaggart home. Mr.. and Mrs. Akers
will spend a part of the winter at Los
Angeles, California, planning to go
south about the first Of the year.
NMisses Vernita Watts and Helen
Russell left yesterday for Portland. to
resume their studies at, st. Helens
Hall. They were accompanied by
Mrs. M. L. Watts, who will next week
be Joined in Portland by Mr.. Watts.
H. A. Barrett has brought one band
of his sheep down from the summer
range in the mountains. and is pastur-
ing them below town on the Nelson
place. Other bands will be brought
out soon to place in winter quarters.
Miss Velma Cook, Miss Mary Fud-
son, Mrs, Amy Mcdaniel and 10. c.
Hadley are the new teachers in the
Athena schools. Principal q. W.
Hall. Miss Vera Grant and Miss Maude
Sherman were on the faculty last year.
lNJohn Wall. the only one of the six
Fty-fxe Athena boys yet remaining
with the colors. has arrived in New
York with the famous Pershing Com
posite Regiment Of six-footers, and
may be expected to arrive home in the
near future. 1t is matter of local
pride to visualize the lad this week,
as he shares in the honors shown the
illustrious Army Commander.
Mrs. Prater, Of Walla Walla, is a
the home Of her daughter, Mrs. G. G
Taylor, assisting in the care of Mr.
Prater. who was severely burned b.
electricity. while employed in paintin
| at the mill power station. The pa
| tient is not getting along as we'll Q
might be hoped. as his hands and fec
are in a painful condition from th
effects Of the current passing throug
them.
\ Red Cross knitting and sewing vi
der the auspices Of the Umatilla Cour
ty Red Cross is to be discontinued 3
4 ~ 4 A l L .IAe
On eraroarcv arises according 70 II
lnonncement made at the federal builc
inc and renorted bv the East Oregon
Ean For tbis reason the Red Cros
4 asking that all Red Cross work a
well as yarn he turned in at the offic
as ouicklv as possible go that an in
ventorv NAV he taken
Percy osoorn le1t tnis morning 10
Portland, ana expected 20 DC lo'ne
at Pendieton by MS protner, Lieu
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