Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1920-12-03
VOLUME. 20
SILETZ

A baby boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Hostler, November goth. 1920,
weighing eight pounds. He was christ.
ened Joseph Fairchild Hosiler Mr..
HOstler is an ex.service man having
belonged to the First 166 Infantry. He
was severely wounded at the great
battle of Chateau Thery by rifle bull.
let which rendered him cripple for
life.
Miss Alma Ross returned to Siletz
accompanied by friend, Miss Bertha
Whitlock a commercial teacher in the
o. A. C. Miss Whitlock returned to
her work Monday. Miss Ross will
remain with her father and mother,
Mr. and Mrs. Ross for some time. She
will take much needed rest from a
long term of teaching in the Ashland
public schools.
Thanksgiving was a great day at
Siletz. The ladies Of the Aid Society
prepared a fine chicken dinner-a din
ner that would please the tastes of a
queen. Ii was chicken pot pie, chicken
with dressing and rich gravy, hot bis
cults, pumpkin pie, cranberry and ap-
pie sauce, doughnuts, ice cream and
oth'i 6Oou " numerous W
mention here. We did not have the
turkey as the Pilgrim Fathers had it.
The community furnished everything
that went into the big feed, conse-
quently the expense was light on each
individual person or family. The
committee Of arrangements of which
Mrs. M. S. Collins was chairman, de-
Sires to thank everyone who CON,
tributed so literally to make the din.
ner and the day such great success.
About one hundred persons partook
OF the dinner. The net proceeds were
S4S.50. This sum will be turned over
to the Ladies Aid to be used as they
think best. The first day of Thenks-
giving was held three hundred years
ago at New Plymouth, Massachusetts
by the Pilgrim Fathers. Governor
Bradford set the day. The Pilgrim
Fathers were very religious. Before
serving the dinner they met in the
little community church to thank God
for all his blessings tn them. AT that
dinner the great CHIEF, Massasait anu
about one hundred oi his people were
invited to be present and they came.
This cemented the friendship between
the Indians and the Whites which
lasted for many years, or as long as
the Indians were treated fairly
Charles Larsen before taking his va
cation as Agency Clerk gave a social
dance at recreation Hall Saturday
night. A large crowd of young per-
sons were present and all report as
having a most excellent time. A joy
of tripping the fantastic toe to the
strains of charming music furnished
by the Larsen Orchestra.
Mrs. Ella Spencer gave free supper
and feather dance Thanksgiving even.
ing in memory Of her son, Buford who
died in Portland about six months ago.
Buford was soldier in the World
War and it was from the exposure
while in the army that caused his
death. The supper was prepared and
given at the Hotel King, the Indian
women doing all the work, and Mrs
Spencer bearing all the expense which
was about 800. The dance was held
in the Recreation Hall and was the
best feather dance they have had for
many years. The order was fine-.no
disturbances of any kind occurred
Mark one for the Indians. $50 persons
partook of the supper. This is an OLD
custom among these Indians that
when a member of the family dies the
relatives and friends mourn and grieve
for six months then they give bis
feast called potlatch and big dance
and when this is over they cease t
mourn and commence to enjoy life
again believing their departed friend.
and relatives have passed on to thu
Happy Hunting Grounds where the!
will soon meet them again never tt
be separated, where Ho-i-fa-sia Qn
dian word for the Great Spirit) will
take care Of them.