The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-09-05

Mooris' sister. Mrs. Gomez who re
sides in Chicago.
Verneta Hill, a Chicago j. Miss
who will long be remembered for
her brilliant address at the re-
cetpion hour of the conference,
and whose friendship I shall al
ways treasure, is program chair
man of USO No. 2, where Mrs.
Helen Stafford, staff member
along with Mrs. Maude Leonard
held sway. We marvelled at Betty
ann talented daughter (pianisD of
the Windell Staffords. There was
also the stately Mrs. Minnie Ell
more, capable director of Allen
Chapel's choir, whose songs of
praise reyerberated the inter
sanctuary. Mrs. Taylor. steward
ess and one of Allen Chapels
most loyal workers. supervised the
culinary department during con-
ference. Those delightful person
ages. Mr.. and Mrs. Beck, the
brother of Mrs. Stafford, Mrs. Pat
tie Cogington, sister of Mr.. w.
Stafford. was hostess for Dutch
treat. one of the many sandwich
ed in" social innovations for dele
gates and visitors.
Mr.. Ray Gibson. with his usual
geniality was extending a cordial
welcome here and there. 1t was
nice seeing his mother. Mother
Glib" and his mother-in-law, Mrs.
Alice Roberts, whom we've known
for a number of years, who is
loved and admired by all who
know them; Mrs. Raymond Rob-
inson, who charms with her melo-
dious voice; she was hostess for
her sister, Mrs. Myrtle Mitchell
of Portland.
Renewing friendships of their
childhood days in Tacoma, were
those two sisters, Mrs. Clifford
Freeman Dixon and Mrs. Ruth
Freeman Flowers of Portland,
whose father, Rev. Freeman, pas
tored Allen Chapel when Tacoma
was a town-not the metropolitan
city it is today. Another was the
charming Mrs. H. j. Baker of
Helena. Mont, who on Youth Mite
of the Conference, read a paper
on Our Resolves of 1885," She
was guest of her sister, Mrs. Har-
ris. Rev. and Mrs. Bell, whose
country rome out from Seattle,
has become a mecca for many of
their friends. was trying to get
bunch to accompany them home;
there were, oh, SO many others
I'd like to mention.
1t is foggie, or is 1t downright
appreciativeness when | refer to
a bit of that which enliyened the
spiritual side of the conference
(money took care of itself; or
rather there were those who took
care of iD. | think of contribu-
tons in song and spiritual reju-
venation by Reys. Everett P. Will
liams of Bremerton, who sang
favorite, Its My Desire; Harley
Akers, Vancouver, B. c., To-day,
Oh Today" Rev. B. C. Allen,
Portland, He'll Understand and
Say Well Done" Mrs. P. ]. Glib
son, Evangelist, Anaconda, Mont,
I'm the Shadow of That Rock"
Many departed, having been lifted
to higher grounds.
Reclining comfortably in the
observation car as we sped past
great wheat fields of Minnesota
the other day en- route east, I
overheard a conversation between
two tourists Il was engrossed with
the story in Life magazine of the
wedding of Rev. Adam Powell Jr.
to Miss Hazel Scott of cafe So
eiety fame), one to the other re-
marked. "A Chinese underground
report from Tokyo charged today
that the Japanese government is
feverishly hiding guns, soldiers
and raw materials to set the stage
for another war. The Japanese are
taking utmost advantage of their
three-week period from the first
surrender offer to the actual land
ing of American troops next Sun
day to conceal the real strength
of their remaining military ma
chine.
The Japanese are burying all
heavy armament possible in deem
wells and caves and disbandine
as many regular troops as DOS
sible SO the Allies will find only
small regular army force in the
home island"
He further said, Metals stored
IN Japanese arsenals are being dis
tributed to civilian homes to ayoit
Allied confiscation of raw mate
rails and that heavy industries ar,
rapidly being reconverted so the,
VIII appear to be light industries.
| Mrs. William Graves and Mis-