East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-09-15
HELIX SCHOOLS SHOW
INCREASED ATTENDANCE
CEast Oregonian Special }

HELIX, Sept. 15.-The Helix school
opened Monday, September II. the at
tendance in both the grade and high
schools showing a decided increase.
Helix is fortunate in securing a. c.
Voelker, formerly of Hermiston, as
superintendent as well as an able
corps of teachers for assistants.
The eleventh birthday anniversary
/ of Rova Kerley was celebrated Fri
| day when a number of friends were
! invited to her home. the afternoon be-
| ing happily spent in gamesand re-
! freshments were served, a feature OF
which was a birthday cake adorned
with eleven candles. Mrs. Kerley was
assisted in entertaining the children
! by Mrs. Harry Cole.
| Mrs. Ray MCGEE of Kamela arrlveI
: Sunday and is the guest of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs L. L. Hutchinson.
, Mrs D. F.. Cargill of PendletOn, who
has been visiting her daughter Mrs.
Roy Wilcox, has returned to her
home.
4 An interesting meeting Of the Mis-
sionary Circle of the Baptist church
was held Friday at the home of Mrs.
j Mary Montgomery. After a short
Il program the following officers were
\ reelected for the coming year: PrCsi-
dent, Mrs. LIE Roy Penland; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. NJ. D. Smith; secretary
treasury, Miss Sarah Montgomery.
Mrs L. D. Clark has as a guest
i this week her mother, Mrs. Dickinson
of Athena.
4 Mr. and Mrs T. NJ. Cook and son
+ Randolph Cook have returned from a
t motor trip to Portland.
The boys class of the Christian
! Sunday school of which Mrs. a. c.
Mcintyre is teacher, enjoyed a picnic
Saturday when the members of the
class and a number of other scholars
4 from the school motored to Bingham
Il Springs for Il nouting. Mrs. Mcintyre
was assisted in entertaining the boys
! by Mrs. V. V. Kerley and Mrs. Emma
l Zeuske, who furnished cars for the
occasion
Miss June Krippen, who spent the
summer here with her uncle and aunt,
i Mr.. and Mrs. Eli johnson has re-
i turned to her home in Portland.
The program for the coming county
| Sunday school convention which is to
! be held in Helix, October 20, u, %,
are being distributed. Local commit
tees are at work and much interest is
already being shown.
Miss Alice Clark was a visitor sew
cral days last week in Walla Walla
and Weston.
Lyman Griswold of Portland was
a visitor Tuesday in Helix, a guest of
his mother, Mrs J. Grisgold.
Mrs Bessie Reese and children,
iWho have spent the summer at the
coast has returned to her home here.
Harry Rasey of Willamette Univer-
sity, newly elected athletic coach and
instructor in the Helix high school,
has arrived and assumed his duties.
James Griswold who has spent the
past few months in Helix has gone to
Seattle Wash, where he has accetcd
u position.
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interesting sermon to the children
Sunday night in the local Christian
church. Special children's songs were
features of the evening.
Mrs VIM. Albee of Pendleton, was
a guest of Helix relatives Friday.
Miss Fay Hawkes. has returned to
her home here after visiting relatives
in Stanfield.
Harold Tozier a graduate of the He
IlN school, leaves today for Walla Wal
Ia where he will enter Whitman col
lege.
Miss Frances Davis of McAIinnvilIe.
teacher in the local high school ar
rived Friday.
Fifteen members of the local w, G.
1. T., motored to Athena "Wednesday
where they attended the county w {,
IT. L. conventions 1t was voted to hold
the next years convention i'm Helix
Miss Elna Clements, teacher in the
9th and sixth grades, arrived SUNDAY
from her home in Salem.