The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-07-14

The following pupils of the Athe-
ma school successfully passed the Sth
| grade examinations in the June tests
Kenneth Hodgen, Helen Hodgen,
Charlotte Gross, Juanita May Wood
ruff and Gail Anderson. This makes
thirteen of the 1922 class who
will enter the freshman class in high
school this fall.
Mrs. Homer /. Watts left Sunday
for visit with her parents at Dali
las, and friends in Portland, and may
go to the beach for short time.
She was accompanied to Pendleton
by Mr.. Watts. Mr.. and Mrs. Watts
have taken the F. D. Watts resi-
dence by lease and will move as soon
as it is vacated by the doctors fam
lily some time in August.
The family of Mr.. and Mrs. D.
Scott Fisher has been increased by
the addition of a 10-year-old boy,
who arrived this week from the or
phan's home in Portland, with the
view of adoption. The name of the
little boy is Carl John Mason, and
the decision to send for him was in
spired when his picture, with three
others was recently published with
requests for their adoption.
News has received here by friends
of the marriage of Miss Mildred
Winship, to Mr.. Dewey Hammel. on
Thursday July 6, Vancouver, Wash.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Winship of Salem, and
was born and grew to graduation
from the high school in Athena, hav-
ing many friends here who wish her
success in her welded life. The
groom is young man of Salem and
they will make their home there.
Mrs. Merle Roby of Eugene and
Mrs. Rockwell Carey of Portland,
have been in the city the past week,
being called by the serious illness of
their brother, George Thompson. Mr..
Thompson, who suffered severe
sunstroke on July 3rd, is still at
College Place, AMI is reported fast
recovering. Mrs. Thompson remains
by his side, while the sisters and
daughters are staying at the home
here and making daily trips to Wal
la Walla.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Hartman of
Pendleton with their guest, Mrs. R.
C. French of Silver Bay, New York,
visited Saturday with Mrs. Homer l.
Watts. Mrs. Watts was formerly a
pupil of Mrs. French when she was
an Instructor in Monmouth Normal
school. Mrs. Frenchwill be well
remembered by many Athena people,
who knew her in former Weston Nor
NAL school days, when her husband
was president Of that institution.
Mr.. French is now head of boys
school in New York state.
Mignonette Rebekah lodge held all
interesting session Saturday even
ing, when Mrs. Mildred Mcmahon,
president of the Rebekah State As
sembly, was the guest of honor. Mrs.
Mcmahon was presented by the out
going Noble Grand, Mrs. Kathrine
Keen, whose term of office closed
Tuesday. An interesting address was
given by the visiting official, who
was accompanied by Mrs. Nettie
Milestone. Mrs. Myrtle Farley and
Mrs. Leslie Parker, of Pendleton.
Refreshments and social hour
closed a very profitable session.
\ Charles Williams and son Frank,
and daughters Francis and Ruth, left
Friday morning in their new Stude-
baker car for the coast. They ar
rived at Oregon City $3.50 p. m. Fri
day evening, driving total Of 268
miles the first day. They expect to
be gone several weeks.
w. c. Emmel and family and Mrs.
Margaret Rabb are journeying east
ward to Iowa under very pleasant
auspices. A card announces that |
they have encountered good roads
and have had a fine trip so far. Last
Saturday they took breakfast at Old
Faithful camp in Yellowstone park.
"The geysers are wonderful" they
say.
The death of Mrs. Jerry Jones,
mother of j. E. Jones, occurred Sun
day, July 8, from asthma at her
home in Lovilia, Iowa. Mrs. Jones,
who was 72 years old, is survived by
her husband and five sons. She also
left three sisters, residing in the
west, who are Mrs. j. W. Hyatt of |
Weston, Mrs. Lydia Mitchell of Wal
la Walla and Mrs, j, W, Scrivner Of
Condor,