The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-12-10


the parsonage by Mesdamcs Clarissa
Price and Minnie Ruth Starmer.
Among those present were: Misses
Nina Price, Pauline and Helen Ray
born, Charlotte Hass, Clara and Bcr-
tina Starmer: Glenn Fisher. Of Walla
walla; Archibald Padberg, Miller and
Walter Rayborn. Theodore Walden,
Roscoe Beamer, Claude and Leonard
Snider. Raymond Banister.
Good secondhand piano for $3.50
$50 cash, balance $40 per month. In
quire at this Office.
Charles May was down from his
mountain ranch, Tuesday.
Robert Proudit has sold his resi-
dence property on Normal heights to
the Women's Missionary society,
which will move it to the Methodist
church lot for use as a parsonage.
Otis Gould came up from Rieth
Wednesday to take the knight rank
in the local PythiRn lodge. This was
also conferred upon William Van
Wrinkle. Roy Johnson, Ray Gould. J.
II. McGibbon. Six pages received tho
rank Of esquire.
A pleasant event for the younger
set was the surprise party given in
honor Of Waiter Rayborn's eighteenth
birthday anniversary, at the family
home on Normal heights, last We'd
nesday evening. An interesting pro-
gram Of guessing contests and games
had been arranged, providing unique
and diycfting entertainment. AT ii
o'clock a delicious lunch Of sand
wiches, fruit salad. cake and cocoa
was served by Mrs. w. L. Rayborn.
Those hidden to the festivities were:
Misses Helen Johnson, Nina Price,
Virginia Key. Esther Davis, Iva Lee
Mckinney, Emma Thocny, Minnie
Chaplin, Ruth Jackson, Gwendolyn
Compton, Pauline and Helen Ray
born; Arden Lucas, Anson Payne,
Claude and Leonard Snider, Harold
Phinncy, Leonard Bulfneh, Maynard
Jones, Glenn Stages, Terence Ter
hume, Miller and Walter Rayborn.
Orville Warner, brother Of Mrs.
w. A. McCorkcll. has been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. McCorkell at their
mountain farm.
George Ncsbit was here from La
Grande this week for visit with his
family.
Heuiat March has remodeled his
farm residence on Dry creek, which
he has converted into bungalow.
He has been making other improve-
ments also to render his home at
tractive.
The Watts Bros. have been plowing
and grading the county road from the
Swaggart school house to Pine creek.
Usually in good condition, this stretch
of road was badly served by the re,
cent rains, which converted it into
gully for almost it's entire length.
Friends Of Mrs. Leila G. Sailing will
be pleased to learn that she appeared
as soloist at a reception in San Fran.
cisco last week given in honor Of Mrs.
Mary Roberts Rinehart, the noted
author and playwright.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Gillian and
Mrs. Ella McBrooin, Of Pilot Rock,
and Mss Grace Gillian, county treas
urer, of Pcndleton, were Sunday
guests at the Newton Loycridge
home.
Word has been received that Miss
Anna Lavender, popular Weston maid
who is a student at Willamette uni-
versity in Salem, has been pledged TO
the Adelates society, one Of the lead
ing women's literary organizations
Of the school.
Prof. and Mrs. +. G. Fitzpatrick
were called to Roseburg Friday even
ing by telegram announcing the Sc
rious illness Of their little nephew,
Earl, Thornton.
Scott Banister and Bud Nelson
came down this week by motor truck
from La Crosse, where they report
an encouraging outlook. Scott has
$40 acres in wheat already up and
growing thriftily.