The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-12-31
BUEVITIES

Mr.. and Mrs, II. A, Dowd Of Walla
walla were Christmas guests of Mrs.
Dowd's parents, Mr., and Mrs. Allen
Richal.
Mrs. Stella Shaw OF Hcrmiston was
a Christmas visitor at the home of
. her mother, Mrs. Letha King.
Carmen Oliver was up from PEN
dleton Saturday and took Christmas
diner with Mr., and Mrs, f. l.
Woods.
Frank l. Smith and Miss Gladys
Smith came up from Portland for the
holidays.
d. L. Lavender will 80 to Pcndle-
ton TO begin his work next Monday
morning as deputy under Sheriff Zoe
HouSor,
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Tucker came
over from walla walla Saturday to
share in the palate.tcmpting dain-
ties accompanying the Christmas
feast at the c. +. Bulfneh home.
The j. II. Williams family motorcd
to Athena Sunday to partake OF q
SumptuouS holiday feast at the home
Of DIR, and Mrs. +. D. Watts.
Prof. Il. c, Fitzpatrick is in Port
land this week attending the State
Teachers association meeting
Twcnty-six fortunate people rep
resenting four generations partook Of
an elaborate spread Christmas day Mt
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank G.
Greer. Choice Of duck, goose or
chickcn-togethcr with the delccta-
bic appurtenances thereunto belong
ing-was offered the merry diners.
Gathered about the groaning board
were MIR. and Mrs. +. c, Greer, Mrs.
ii. N. Greer, Mr.. and Mrs, II. Wad-
bingham, Mrs. Minnie Walker of He
lix, MIR. and Mrs. Fred Hendrickson
Of Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. L. X. Lieu
allen and Miss Vida Greer Of Walla
walla, Mrs. A. NJ. Ross, J. A. King
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. +. J. Greer,
MIR. and Mrs. w. A. Barnes, Miss
Heidenreich. Mr.. Ernest Gillette.
Mrs. Ed. Zimmerman and little son
of Lewiston. Idaho, are guests for
holiday week at the home Of her sis
ter, Mrs. L. J. jackson.
IL. {. Fetter and family Of Free
water, Mr. and Mrs. Craig Driskell
of Walla Walla and Mr.. and Mrs. II.
J. Driskell Of Dayton were here for
family Christmas dinner at the w.
T. Driskell home on Normal heights.
President II. S. Shangle Of Colum-
bia collage, Milton, will occupy the
pulpit of the NJ. +. Church, South,
Sunday morning and deliver an adj
dress on Education"
An unusually large number Of
Christmas trees were employed this
year to give festive Yuletide ap-
pearance to Weston homes. Among
those who rejoiced over new and
brilliant electric decorations for their
resplendent cvergreens were the
Frank Price and r. L. Reynaud
households.
Master James Ferguson OF Pendle-
ton is spending the holidays at the
home Of his grandmother, Mrs. NJ. G.
Ferguson, on Weston mountain.
Regular quarterly communion SER
vice will be held Sunday morning at
the United Brethren church, with SER
mon by the pastor.
Miss Vida Greer, who is attending
business college at Walla Walla, is at
home for the holidays.
Elder J. w. Barnett of Bandon, Or
egon, will begin a series Of meetings
next Sunday at the Church of the
Brethren. There will be services cv-
cry evening next week, also. All the
people Of Weston and vicinity are in
vited to attend by John Bonewitz, ell
der in charge.
The Saturday Afternoon club will
hold it's first meeting Of the new year
January 8 at the home Of Mrs. II.
Goodwin.
This section was visited Wednesday
night with another heavy rain. Snow
was melted in the mountains, and
by Thursday morning Pine creek had
been converted into a raging torrent.
Some observers declared that the ;
creek reached the highest stage ever
known in the December season, hay-
ing usually waited until spring for
it's tantrums. The flood soon subsid-
cd, and no damage Is reported. Sum
shine succeeded the rain, and the
weather holds a suggestion of spring.
The Farm Bureau meeting con-
Quoted at Weston Monday by Prof G.
X. Hyslop Of Oregon Agricultural
college, and Fred Bennion, county /
agriculturist, proved to be Of much I
interest and value. The wheat and .
potato growers Of the district were !
well represented, and listened atten-
lively to lectures based on years Of