East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-01-05
MRS. KOONTz HONORED
ON 03D ANNIVERSARY
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leighty-third birthday Of Mrs. c. a.
Koontz on Friday evening, January 2.
Mrs. Koontz is one of the oldest pio-
neers OF Echo, her husband, ]. II.
Koontz. having founded the city many
years ago. The honoree was the re-
cipient of many beautiful gifts. among
them being a lovely large reading
lamp. The guets were: MIR. and Mrs.
Ii. II. Gobbeil, Mrs Joseph Cunha, Sr..
Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Nudge, Mrs. l..
HendIey. Mr. and Mrs II. Il. Willis,
Mr. and Mrs. f. r. George. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. ]. Wattenburger Mrs. Jess
Mathes. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Gleiser,
Mr. and Mrs. j. o. Davis Mr. and Mrs.
r.. y. Stanfield. sir. and Mrs. William
Esselstyn. Frank Spike. Mrs. NJ. Chat
fee, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Ross. Mrs.
a. Longwell. Mrs. George Mitchell,
Mrs. Ralph SINGER. Mrs. William
Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Malcolm.
Mrs. r. j. Irvine. Delberts Malcolm.
Marion and Lucille George, and Rod
ney Esselstyn.
Cash Wood, county Y. NJ. c. a. sec
retary, was in Echo the latter part of
the week. organizing a boys club in
the high school.
Miss Melissa Briggs. who has been
visiting Mrs. G. A. Koontz since Sep
tember. has left to visit her foster
mother in Nebraska. While en- route
she win stop awhile with friends al
Denver. Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs Lee Hale of Seattle.
spent New Years at the home of Mr..
Hale's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Hale
W. J. Wattenburger made a trip to
the county seat Saturday.
Miss ElRa Thomson has been very
i'll at her home the past week from the
effects of having a wisdom tooth ex-
tracted.
A most charming bit of hospitality
was extended by Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Cunha. Jr., FRIDAY evening, when
about so of their friends were invited
! to the city hall to spend the evening
| in dancing and playing caro-. The
music was largely furnishes py Miss
Mary Highland of Seattle, the ~ year
old niece of Mrs. Frank Waller. Lit
tie Miss Highlands ability as a pian-
list is very marked.
At late hour a lovely supper was
served by the hostess, assisted by Miss
Emma Geizler and Miss Florence
Mahood.
o. A. c. students who have been
spending the holidays at their homes
in Echo and returned to Corvallis to
begin their studies again are: Misses
Frances and Eleanor Spike Florence
Mahood. Irene Rhea and Arthur John
son.
Mrs. It. Fl. Carpenter. who recently
resigned as teacher of the seventh and
eighth grades in tn local schools, left
Tuesday for Monroe. Oregon. where
she viii join her husband. who has
gone into the garage business there.
Miss Marguerite johnson of Union.
who will fiji the vacancy. arrived in
Echo Monday to begin her work.
Miss Nell SaveIy and William CHS
holm returned to Pendleton Wednes-
day. after having visited a few days at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Savely.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Esselstyn will
leave Wednesday for walla Walla,
mems annual convention. They ex-
pect to return home Sunday. w. J.
wattenburger will have charge of the
local lumber yard during Mr.. Essel-
styn's absence.
I. II. Gobbell was Pendleton bus
mess visitor Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Bell entertained
several of their friends at a dinner
party at their home New Years day.
Austin NJ Aaron and family have
moved to Spokane where they will
make their future home. Mr.. Aaron
has been in charge of the Western
Land headgate at Echo for the past
five years.
Miss Alice Nudge entertained a
number of her friends at an informal
party at her home Friday evening. The
evening was spent in games and sing
ling. Dainty refreshments were serv-
ed.
Frank Sloan of Stanfield was a bus
mess visitor in Echo Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs w. ]. Wattenburger
were responsible for a very pleasant
afternoon and evening. New Years
day, when a number of their friends
We're invited to a progressive "Rook
party. Those enjoying the hospitality
were; Mr.. and Mrs. J. O. Davis, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Esselstyn. Mr.. and Mrs.
l. II. Gobbell. Misses Media Gillette,
Ruth Gobbell. Lilliar and Veda Wat
tenburger, Bryan Branstetter. Gail
sherman, Vernon Davis and Rodney
Esselstyn.
Mrs. T. NJ. johnson was a Pendleton
visitor Friday.
a. b. Thompson. ]. Frank SPINNING
10. u. Teel. George Copplnger and j.
b. Sayior will represent Echo at
meeting of the Irrigation Congress
which will be held in Portland jan
uary s. and 10. Mr.. Spinning is one
of the committeeman who will have
icharge Of the program.
4 Miss Lenna Shermondy of Seattle, Is
Visiting at the home of her aunt, Mrs
c. A. Gilbert.
MIR and Mrs. Otto Gross are the
parents of a baby boy which was born
on Wednesday. December 81.
I Glen c. McCullough. former resi-
dent of Echo. died at st. Alphonso's S
hospital in Roisc idaho, pecepher 80,
Mr.. Mccullough has been in Ill health