St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-01-09

The members of the six girls
clubs of the st. Johns branch Y.
w. G. A. entertained their
parents and some members Of
the executive board of the main
Y. VIC. A. last Thursday after.
noon at a New Years party in
the club rooms. About 125 were
present. The program consisted
Of piano solos by Elizabeth Har-
ney and Elizabeth Blew, piano
duet by Dorothy Walker and
Grace Rose. violin solo by Dor
othy Kammero, fancy dancing
by Margaret Holbrook. reading
by Mrs. George Hall and Rather.
inc BD1ham, ano a short play by
tn Girls Reserve club and the
RAINBOW club. Miss Carrie A.
Ilolbrook. president the Y. w.
&. a. spoke on the progress of
the Y. w. G. A. work and con.
graduated the secretary. Mrs.
J. NJ. Shaw, upon her success.
She also 3poke Of the work that
is boirg carried on in japan.
Mrs. Norman Christie. general
secretary, also spoke briefly up.
on the Erowth of the st. Johns
work and delighted her audience
with an Uncle Remus story.
Refreshments were served. Mem
bers Of the executive board pre-.
sent were Miss Clrrie A. Hol.
brook. Mrs. Norman Christie,
Mrs. w. +. Norman. Mrs. +.
n. Warren. Mrs. G. A. Nor
den, Mrs. John Pierson. Mrs.
w. II. Beharrell and Mrs. h. +.
Northrup.
On Wednesday evening after.
school the High School credit
class. those who are taking the
Bible study for high school cred.
It's. met at the Christian Church
for several hours of review and
study. At five O'Clock deli
cious supper was served. Those
present were: Miss Alta Over.
street, teacher; DR.. and Mrs.
Jones. guests of honor: Lillian
Holmes. Sybil Barrett Vella
Young, Laura Lott. elena Jones.
Ihelma Young. Florence Blom
gren. Romaine Brand, Lewis
Clark. George Miksch. Maynard
Miksch, Agatha Waite. Merle |
Chowning, Laurette Macarthur.
Celelia Robertson. This Is the
first of a series of get together
study periods 10 be held nj var. |
ious times. The class Is mixing |
splendid progress under the
splendid teaching of Miss Over |
street.
Negotiations are pending for
the sale Of the Monarch Lumber
mill in North Portland industrial |
center 10 Hart W. Palmer of !
Tacoma, The prospective pur-
chaser has made IL known that |
he is ready To close the deal pro
yiding he has assurance that deep
water facilities are provided the |
mill. II. w. Crawford. engineer /
of the industrial bureau. Port
land Chamber of Commerce. has
communicated with the port /
commission and has requested |.
that the commission. the United |,
States engineers and others who |
who are N,lally interested i'm the i
development of a deep water
channel In Oregon slough outline |.
some definite policy relative to
the dcepcning of the channel Il
In this letter to the port com,
mission Mr.. Crawford says that
the sale of the Monarch mill and |,
it5 operation is contingent upon |
what viii be done relative to
maintaining deep channel of the
slough.
That practical orchardists are
willing to pay in excess of $1,000
per acre for bearing apple or
chards rs evidenced by sale Just
at Hood River. IA
Al Graft. admitted 10 be- one of
the most experienced orchardists
in that section and a 5hrewd
buyer Of land, has acquired 10
acres Of bearing orchard from +.
7. Friday for $4,000 Since
the middle of last year there has
been a steady appreciation i'm the
value Of orchard land there. and ,
IL is nov the rule for highly
developed orchards, set TO stand .
ard varieties. 10 command about
$1,000 per acre. Even at these
prices there have been few
transfers since il was learned /
that the crop would probably 6
aggregate 1000, 900 boxes. a
Journal.
The last startling and timely
lecture (for the present. will be
given by Pastor +. j. Hihbard
evening. Jan. nth at
Z 80 p, m. at, the Seventh Day In
Adventist Church. Topic, END n
Of Controversy between Christ ,
and Anti.Christ." Come and |
hear him. Reported.
MIR, and Mrs. George Morris
and infant daughter Charlotte of U
falcot, Wash, visited at the