The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-08
Vote $4,000 for
Baptist Church


Planned
/ Jones. chairman Of the building
committee. presented the report.
Architect Fred Lockman gave q
detailed description of the plans
and Herbert Harris acted ~ sec
rotary. Besides Jones and Harris
the building committee is COM
posed Of T. N. Hin. William Ander-
son, Dick Woodruff. Thomas
Thomas. DR.. James Thomas. z.
levitt, Emil Eckert. Mrs. E. e.
Cramblitt. Mrs. John Cook and
Mrs. Archie Robinson Z. N. Hill
was chosen building fund treasurer
for the drive which began when
plans were adopted.
Flremen Burn Mortgage
With fitting ceremony members
Of the Volunteer Firemen's asso-
citation Friday night cremated the
mortgage of $500 which has Just
been satisfied on their rural fire
truck.
The corpse" was placed in .
coffin and .->wly paraded through
the city streets to the Kiwanis
club lot at 3rd st. and East Main
ave-. where the funeral pyre" Of
more than 100 discarded Christmas
trees had been built by youngsters
Of the community. Chester Wal
lace. president of the association, |
was master Of ceremonies. Assist
ing were Alvin McAllister. Jack
Heath, Lou Stanton, Lee Thomas.
Earl Riser and Carl Poolman.
PIT. A. Activities
Parent Teacher activities for
1910 win begin with several meet
ings and board sessions next week.
Tuesday the Study club of Wood
land PIT. A.. win meet with Mrs.
A. c. Tucker. "wednesday At $50
the executive board Of J. p. Stew
art PIT. A. win meet at the
school with Mrs. Roy Farrar pre-
siding. Regular meeting of the
PIT. A. il scheduled Thursday
evening. Jan. Is.
Mrs Doris Milholiand, $40 8.
Meridian st.. has called . meeting
Of the executive board Of Neeker
PIT. A. Wednesday evening at her
home. Puyallup Heights PIT. A.
win meet Jan. IL ct the school for
. I o'clock luncheon served by
Mrs.. Roy Goelxer. Mrs. Fred Burr,
Mrs. H. Blakeway and Mrs. Will
lam Wallace. Mrs.. Mac Stevenson
b In charge Of the program. TAX
ing part win be Mrs. Allen Goel-
ser. Mrs. Maurice Gray and Mrs.
Louis Botsford, and students under
direction Of Miss Beulah Burma.
Mrs. George johnson win preside.
women. Gus
Several changes have been made
In the program to be presented
at the meeting Of the Puyallup
Women's club Monday afternoon
IN the library. Speaker will be
w. n. Price Of Tacoma who will
talk on planning future forest
crops. Mrs. Clara worthley will
speak on the Allied Youth Move
ment- Verne Jennings, head Of
the high school music department.
will present 4 string quartet.
There also viii be selections by
second grade pupils of Spinning
school.
Mrs. Mcdonald Hostess
Mrs. A. NJ. Mcdonald of 1906
East Main ave. will be hostess
to the Junior women's guild Of
Christ Episcopal church Wednes-
day evening at 7:45. Assisting will
be Mrs. A. J. Holbrook and Mrs.
Maynard Grinder. Plans will be
made for . progressive pard party
the last Wednesday in January.
Pioneers 70 Meet
Puyallup win play host wednes-
day to the Pierce County Pioneers
association at an all-day meeting
In Elks temple. beginning at 10
o'clock. Miss Sally Sicade, presi-
dent Of the organisation. viii con-
duct the morning session. Elec-
ton Of officers IL scheduled.
At noon . basket lunch win be
served. Valley pioneers with Mrs.
Frank cloyd, chairman. will have
charge Of the program At 2 o'clock.
Nliss sicade win sing Indian folk
songs. The daughters Of Pioneers
win present surprise numbers.
Mrs. Mathis Is Dead
Word has been received here OF
the death Of Mrs. E. o. Mathis
at the home of her daughter. Mrs.
Edith Mills OF Anaheim, Calf.
on Christmas day. Mrs. Mathis
was q former resident Of Puyai-
lup. The family home was at West
Pioneer ave. and 9th St She was
the widow Of Judge Mathis. Be-
sides Mrs. Mills she is survived
by another daughter, Mrs. Audrey
Frederickson In Colorado, and
grandson, Marvin Ross.
Letourneau Rites
Funeral services were being ar
ranged Saturday for Louis Le-
tourneau. rs, who died at . Ia
coma hospital Friday evening. He