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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
3
Evangelist Margetts preached on The Wife a Helpmeet or Hindrance highlighting Proverbs wisdom. He urged wives to be faithful to God, loving, and unselfish, condemning vanity and worldly living while praising motherhood and spiritual devotion.
The W C T U session at Mrs Allen’s home on the corner of 6th and Willamette streets drew crowded parlors. Devotions led by Mrs Bartlett and music under Mrs Potter inspired attendees. The treasurer reported a bank balance. congratulations sent to Mrs Alexander Thompson and Miss Jeannette Rankin for landmark political milestones. A plea for support to the bone dry measure clause went to the legislature, and a Christmas box for Louise Home in Portland was planned. Quilts for babies and toys for a large needy family were organized with deadlines for gifts.
Shiloh Post No. 77 G. A. R. elected its 1917 officers at a regular meeting held last Saturday. They will be installed at the first January meeting. Commander B. F. Pike S V Commander Henry Hopkins J V Commander A J Palmer Quartermaster W H Brooks Surgeon H R Stevens Chaplain Ezra Hayes Officer of Day B F Hevland Officer of Guard C A Dixon Additional officers will be appointed by the Post Commander on installation day.
Fragments show Lois Taylor to Carl Edward Buckler and Sophie Louise Groth to Frederick C. Herring along with Flora O. Senn to Ernest Taylor Duzan.
December 22 and 23 sale featuring cyclamen poinsettias primroses ferns begonias and other plants. John Gower Newberg promotes a large assortment of fancy boxes from Green's at the market.
The message speaks of Christmas as a universal time of love joy and generosity for all people from rich to poor young and old. It celebrates childhood memories of play and festive scenes while urging happiness and sunshine for every child and hoping the 1917 season rings with merriment across the coming year.
The North Main Street Improvement Club forms with slogan See Newberg First. Mrs. B. F. Bixby elected president. committee includes G Range Flanders Mayer Willard Hulin Nye Jones Kaufman Badley Kennedy Moffatt. Next meeting at Mrs. L. Nye’s home.
Evangelist J B McBride returns to Pasadena and stops in Newberg for a Holiness convention. He is a powerful speaker with successful prior meetings. Special singing and live song services precede sermons. The meeting starts tonight at 7 30 and runs through Sunday with services at 11 2 30 and 7 30. Nazarene and Association unity noted and Sunday school at 9 45.
Evangelist Mar Getts spoke at the Baptist Church delivering sermons on The Wife a Helpmeet or a Hindrance and The Husband an Asset or Liability. His Sunday talk The Greatest Need in the World impressed listeners and Friday’s address A Big Fight for a Big Thing promised further impact.
Luther E Arney and wife transfer 3 acre tract 33 North Newberg Land Subdivision for 10 dollars. U S Natick Newberg to Bertha Way 3 acre in J B Rogers die for 2500. Clas I Baker to Anna E Baker lots 7 and 9 Central Add Newberg for 10. FP A Elliott and wife to W R Reynolds and wife 11.67 acres Jacob Smith district 3s 3w for 2700. G E Kienle et al to Olive E Seely lots 1 and 2 block 39 Edwards Add for 225. Camilla Leach to P W Baughman tracts 8 and 9 No Newberg Fruit Land Subd for 1800. Adaline E Messenger and husband to Hebe Gibbs 32 acres in B S Burch district 58 r 3 w for 10. N J Shipley to Amy E Eddy 50 acres J B Graves district and 101 acres in John Woods district west of reat 5er6 w for 1. Clinton O Smith to W E Ramsey and tract 34 No Newberg Fruit Land Subd for 1.
A fine baby boy was born Sunday December 10 to Mr and Mrs Frank Rowland. N P Nelson attended the stock show last Tuesday and District No 10 is installing new facilities.
Local notes report busy week with Swan Benson's east trip and move of Peter Duranceau family to Newberg. Ladies' Aid celebrated a successful fair last Friday. Band under Granville Everest rehearses, and Miss Selah Hevland and Bickford lead the Christmas program. Prof Mills delivers a Ten Commandments sermon and Ross Miles sings. Guy Fendall visits uncle E G Fendall after Portland stock show.
Miss May McLeod visits W. A. Parrish home. Fred Schick’s son ill with pneumonia. Wm. Dailey returns from Greenleaf Idaho to sister Mrs Hobson near Salem. A Sunday sing at Ralph Gill home. Fernwood defeated by Pacific College first team on PC floor. Pie social at the gym next Saturday with basketball team as entertainers. Harvey Dailey, formerly of Newberg, visits sister Mrs T E Robson from Greenleaf Idaho. plans several weeks away.
Miss Christine Meyer spent time in Portland last week. Rollin S. Armstrong of Salem will conduct Sunday morning services at the church. Mr and Mrs Walter Hess welcome a son born December 5. F L Strait and Mrs E Meyer attended the teachers institute at McMinnville. Rosalie Hendrickson in Portland hospital is improving slowly. Parent-Teacher Circle meets next Monday evening with a program. all invited. A platform was erected in the east side of the advanced room during last week’s school dismissal. Norman Shatz returned from Bend. friends hosted a pleasant surprise gathering at his home Tuesday night.
The Friends Church will present The Everlasting Light cantata next Sunday at 7 30 p m. led by the choir with Miss Marian Bennett of Portland as soprano. The program includes solos and choruses from Isaiah and Bethlehem with a violin solo Berceuse by Henri Reber and a bass aria Behold a King.
The meeting at the Christian church led by C W Sloan was lively with questions. The Methodist gathering focused on subscribing to the Epworth Herald, the Epworth League paper, with one in four taking it. The union executive board reported active committee work and plans for a New Year rally.
The Loyal Order of Moose of Newberg frames a smoker for December 23 featuring five bouts and a wrestling match. All participants are well matched and the program promises a lively evening.
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