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I,GAS-TOONS
By
RALPH amd HARRY
f.,
N
"Ralph will give you the
KEY."
t
e
Excellent service is the ',key"
cuntdnibi" Mttatactlon . . .
W KNOW!
OOLE g MYNIIE
00VlGE
lip MOBIL 1'IRES •
First and Pine Streets
Phone HA 6-3906
Jr. Hig h Girls
Host 12 Schools
More than 400 girls and their
advisers attended the conference
of tile Southwest Washington
Girls' League held recehtly in tim
junior high school.
Facing a flower and flag decked
stage witil a giant spotlighted
globe for a backdrop, tlae dele-
gates were welcomed by R. x,V.
Oltman, superintendent of the
Shelton :hools, Br'ime Schwarck,
principal of the junior high school
and larlene Bloomfield, president
of th local girls' league.
Colleen Dombroskl, president,
and Bonnie Locke, vice president
of the conference, altc.rnated in
presiding over the sessions which
stresses the conference theme
"Girls' World."
Highlights of the conference in-
cluded an inspirational address hy
Mrs. Oltman, piano numbers by
Mrs. Charles PeCk and a candle-
light installation service.
New officers from the local
league elected SW League were
Christine Knutzen, vice president,
and Rene Fain, secretary.
Each of the 13 schools partici-
pating entertiined with a brief
(,I IS
skit on some pilase of " ' r '
World."
Mrs. Joyce Remme, advisor of
the local group, was complimented
by the guests for the beautiful
decorations and appointments
which showed effort and careful:
planning on the part of the Shel.
ton League.
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..... , .... i ,, ,,, , ,,, , , ; , , , ,
Jl HI I i i
6TH AND LAUREL
PHONE HA 6-4582
Give Mom New Beauty
For Her Day, May 11th
MAKE HER APPOINTMENT NOW
i i ,i i, llt i
I
'lpr+ss
' II
IOHO|LI
Jr. High Musicians
Set Concert Date
The Shelton Junior TTt;h is Kiv-
ing its annual B:tnd Spring Con-
cert at 8 p.m. Tt|esday. in the
junior high auditorium. Also per-
forming with the bands tim( night
are snmll groups out of tim vt)e't]
departmen t.
Starting. the program is the
eighth grade girls nonette under
the direction of Gary N. Nicloy
singing, A Fellow Nec(is a Girl,
Grandma and By The Light of
The Silvery Moon. Next is the
seventh grade band under the di-
rection of Mr. Lowell Hart. This
fine playing band will play Mili-
tary Escort March, Nocturne, anl-
ong others. The ninth grade girls
nonette under Pat Havens singing,
Smilin' Thru and April Love. A
piano soh) is next on the program
by Dawn Daugherty l)laymg Tar-
antelle. The boys gextet nnder Mr.
Havens will sing Can't We Talk
It Over, mnong others.
Rounding out tim program will
be tim eighth and ninth grade
band, under the direction of Mr.
Nicloy. Among their numbers will
be, A ltasty Hoedown, Monte Cris-
to, Variations On A 1,'elk Song.
David Goedecke, who is the high
school band director at Olympia
high school, will be the guest con-
ductor and will condtmt the Wash-
ington Post March, and G0hlen
Legend.
Nicloy will then take over the
band anti play Who's Who In The
Band. Every year a ninth grader
:in the band has a chance to con-
duct a march. The,march this year
is Benton Hall. The stu'dent will
be annonnced the night of the con-
cert. Ending the program, the
band , again under Mr. Nicloy,
will play The Bremen Town Musi-
cians, and . Seventy Six Trom-
bones. Everyone is invited tn at-
tend. Admission is adults 50c, stu-
dents 25c.
e
'rON-MAfl0N C01YN'PY JOURNAL- PuNished tu "(J'hrL, rtmastown, U.S.A.,"
+ Social Events
Society Editor • Beva Wells • Phone HA. 6-4412 .
Republicans Plan
District Dinner
I Mrs. Clare B. Williams, assist-
ant chairnmn, Republican National
Committee, and national director
l(epublican Women's Affairs, will
be tile distinguished speaker at
the (tinner meeting of the South-
west Washington Republican Club
(Tifird Congressional District), to
be held at the Lewis-Clark Ho-
tel, Centralia, Washington, Satur-
day, April 25, at 7 p.m.
I DURING MRS. Williams' visit
ire the state of Washington, she
:will speak at hmcheons at Spo-
kane, Yaklma, Mt. Vernon and
i Seattle. Ilcr only evening meet-
ing will be at Centralia The pub-
I , , ,
hc is eordmlly invited to attend
i the meeting and meet Mrs. Wil-
[liams. Dinner tickets may be se-
!cured from C. Iff. Mooers, chair-
man, Waukiakum County Repub-
lican Central Committee.
Officers of the club are State
Senator Dale Nordquist (Centra-
lia), president; State Rep. Ella
Winter tVaneouver), vice presi-
(lent; Pard LeRoy (Vail), treasur-
er; and Mrs. Ruth.Lanab (Ho-
quiam), secretary.
Dirt Dobb-ers Visit
Olympia Gardens
Several members of the Dirt
I)<)bbers Garden Club journ}eyed to
the Flora Vista Gardens, Mothnan
Cardens, Capitol grounds, green-
houses and Priest Point Park
Olympia.
The club wishes to thank Mr.
Hanson of tile Miller P)ducts
Company for the presentation of
colored slides of roses, bulbs and
the old and new methods of har-
vesting cranberries.
A plant sale is slated by the
group for May 8 and 9 in Sears
Order office. Anyone wishing a
particular type of plant is asked to
contact the club president, Mrs.
I. G. Carder, HA 6-6969, or Mrs.
l:rank %Vinkehnan, HA 6-4773.
TRASFERREI): Army Private
Hichard J. Howard, his wife, Nan-
cy and parents, Mr. a(i Mrs. Art
I-[oward left recently by plane for
Fort Sill, Otda., where Howard
lwitl attend artillery and missile
school.
Golf Club Slates
Annual Spring Ball
The annual spring cotton dance
is slated by the membbrs of the
Shelton-Bayshore Golf Climb for
Saturday evening beginning with
a cocktail hour at 9 p.m. and
dancing until 2.
Dance committee chairmen are
Mr. anti Mrs. Herb Angle and their
committeemen the Jim Andersons,
Leo Martins, Art Coffmans and
Gordon Craigs.
HOMES PAYROLLS IOVERNMENY
A HALF CENTURY
OF PROGRESS
The Progress Grange at Kamilche
this month has celebrated the 50th anni-
versary of its founding.
The people of Mason County can well
be proud and grateful of the contribu-
tions made by Progress Grange to the
cotnmtmity. This year: the Progress
Grange, 50 years old, will be taking part
in the MaSon County Forest Festival,
celebrating its 15th anniversary. It is
fitting that these two organizations get
together in a year that is historically
important to both.
We join the community in saluting
Progress Grange, now 50 years old and
progressing toward a frill century of
existence.
RELY ON
SIMPSON LOGGING €Oo
SHELTON • McCLEARY • OLYMPIA
BOUOLAI fir AND WISTIRN HEMLOCK LUMBER| ACOUSTICAI
INII@LATINII AND ARID|OARD PIIQgUCTS, PLYWOOD AND
Our 64th Year
Canal Court Installs
New Officers In
Orchid, Gold Motif
A setting of orchid and gold
tlecorated the Union City Masonic
Temple last Saturday evening for
the installation of officers of C:t-
nal Conri No. 79, Order of Amar-
anth.
Baskets of heather daffodils and
greenery decorated the court room
for the installation of Mrs. Doris
Bearden and Otto Radtke as Roy-
al Matron and Patron. "Garden
of Peace" and "My Happiness"
were sung by Mrs. Lout Larsen.
Mrs. Bearden chose a gown de-
signed with a ptnle velvet bodice
and matching nylon tulle skirt
and corsage of lavendar daisies
and daffodils. Orchid carnations
and daffodil corsages were worn
by all the women officers.
Other officers installed were Ev-
elyn Nicholson, associate matron;
Gordon Stolze, associaie patron;
Marian Cave, secretary; Frances
Moake, treasurer; Helen Simmons
chairman of trustees Mamie
Kaare, conductress; and Esther
Christensen, associate conductress.
Appointive officers installed
were Harry Brown, two year trus-
tee; Jim Cave, one year trustee;
Helen Simmons, three year trus-
tee; Mattie. Backlund, marshall in
the east; lt-Iattie Huntley, marshall
in 1he west; Robert Gwin, prelate;
Frances Radtke, musician; Frieda
Smith, standard bearer; Florence
Heintze, faitM Lulu Smith, wis-
dom; Susie Anderson, charity;
George Clark, historian; Martin
Smith, warder; and Deaa Haines,
sentinel.
Installing officers were tartin
Smith, PJRP, Georgia Haller, Vic-
tor' Haller, Hazel Ohrner, PGRM,
Edna Haines, PRM, and Ben Lar-
son,
Presiding over the coronation
ceremonies were Mildred Cham-
blin, PRM, Ray Camblin, GRP of
Amaranth; Frieda Smith, PJRM,
Joe Huntley, PRP, Ella McCul-
loch, PRM, Emma Hammond, '
PRM, Emily Contoise, PRM, and
Bea Larson.
Courtesy officers included Edna
Haines, Clara Gwin, Clareda and
Wilford Bearden, Dess Haines, and
the honor guard, Hilding Olson,
Dick Reese, Milton, Orr Walter
Skye, Archie Rasnmssen and
Merle Kuppka.
Bouquets of daffodils decorated
(he dining hall for the reception
honoring the new officers follow-
inff the installation. An orchid
iced cake scrolled with Canal
Court in yellow icing was cut by
Mrs. Robert Gwin, chairman of the
dining room.
New0fficers Named
For Laurel Court
Laurel Court's regtlar April
meeting highlighted the election
of officers for the ensuing year
and the presentation of life mem-
bership cards to five charter mem-
bers.
Officers for the 1959-60 term
will be HL Marie Runnion; Royal
Matron; SK William Anderson,
Royal Patron; HL Esther Ander-
son, associate matron; SK Char-
les vVrage, associate patron; SK
Charles Wright, secretary; HL El-
sie Wilson, treasurer; HL Mable
At(ken, conductress; HL Grace
Wells, associate conductress and
SK Ernest Runnion, three year
trtmtee.
Appointive officers will be HL
Cleo Fisher, HL Irene Jackson, SK
Lawrence Fisher, HL Geogia Hell-
man, HI., Emmy Peterson, HL
Ruth Latham, HL Lucille Speece,
HL Catherine Gundersen, SK Lee
Gunderson, HL Bea Larson, SK
Theodore Deer and SK Ellis
Wells.
Th five members receiving llfe
memberships were HL Anna Knee-
land, HL Vera Duffield, HL Mae
Winiecki, HL Doris Fortnum and
SK Nell Zitheo. Mrs. Winiecki,
Mrs. Kneeland and Mrs. Duffield
were presented with corsages by
HL Elsie Wilson, RM, with their
cards.
Mrs. /.,arson, musician and di-
rector of the choir was presented
with a gift for the choir from the
Royal Matron and Patron, Mrs.
Wilson and Mr. Runnion.
There will be a practice for the
installation, at 7 p.m., Wednesday,
May 6, at Mr. Moriah Masonic
Temple. HL Stella Givens, DSRM
and SK Thurman Givens, SS will
be instructing. All present offi-
cers, incoming officers and those
taking part in the ceremonies are
equested to be present.
The public installation of Laur-
el Court officers wtll be at 8 p.m.,
Saturday, in the Masonic Temple.
Mrs. Stoles Elected
New Sheltoa Prexv
i Mrs. Bernie Seoles was elected
:president of the Sheitoa Ortho-
:pedic Guild at the April meeting
of the group at the home of Mrs.
Dale Nye. Mrs. George Hunter
was co-hostess.
Also elected to fill the 1959-60
offices were Mrs. Ted Wittenberg,
vice president; Mrs. Bob Tem-
breull, secretary; Mrs. Bob Roger-
son, treasurer, and Mrs. Bob Ea-
gel parliamentarian.
New members joining the club
were Mrs. Bonnie Watson and
Mrs. Lois Tibbits.,
Anyone wishing to visit the Ma-
ry Bridges Orthopedic Hospital,
Tacoma, April 27, is asked to
contact Mrs. Tembreull.
The May meeting will be a din-
her meeting at the home of Mrs.
John Halversen.
FAMILY REUNION: Mrs. Ada
Howard recently attended a fam-
ily reunion at the home of her
mother, :Mrs. Louise Brewer, Se-
attle. It wa the first,time in lS
year the faffttly; Mrs. Bi'we atflfl
her six children had been together.
Shelton. Washington
VFW Aux. Installs
New Officers '
• 0 ,
Mrs. I ttv Godwin was installed
as tire new president of the Vet-
erans of Foreign levers Anxiliary
last Friday evening at a joint in-
stallation of officers with the VF,V
Post. Officers serving the ensuing
term with her will be Mesdames
Colleen Gel)hart, senior vice presi-
(tent.; Fae Robinson, jnnior vice
president; Arnla Springer, chap-
lain; l,'loz'ence Hamilton, treastlrer;
Josepifinc S p a r k, condt|c.tress;
Mary Jadin, guard, and Ruth Nel-
son, three year trustee.
Mrs. Ruth West, fifth dislriet
president, was the installing offl-
eer. She presented p'tst president,
Miss Marian Johnson's past presi-
dents pin and a gift from the aux-
ilia ry. Miss Johnson presente(l
gifts to all the officers and chair-
men serving with her the past
yea r.
Departmental president, Mrs.
Rose Beham, of Bremerton, paid
a surprise visit to the installation
and presented a bell bracelet to
Mrs. Sue Weaver for collecting
25 membership dues during the
year. She al0 presented Mrs. Ruth
West with a purple shoulder cord
forgetting over 25 members.
Mrs. 'Beham's appearance was
a great honor. She will be the na-
tional president's aide at the na-
tional convention this year in Los
Angeles.
Washington state, after working
hard duping their membership
drive, placed second in the nation
for 100 per cent membership.
Mrs. West praised the auxiliary
and their past. president for the
excellent work during the past
year with the initiation of 30 new
members,
Over 100 persons attended from
Olympia, Elma, Aberdeen, Ho-
quiam, Belfair, Montesano. Attend-
ing with the depai'tmental presi-
dent, Mrs. Beham, was Mrs. Helen
Music, fourth district president.
Mrs. Bertha Olson and Mrs. Ann
Young of Aberdeen assisted as
conductresses.
Tables and decm'ations were Of
a spring motif and delicious re-
freshments were served.
Cascade Council
Meets at Ft. Lewis
The April meeting of Cascade
Council of 'American Red Cross
was held at the officers' club at
Fort Lewis on the 13th, with Ma-
son cohnty represented by Mrs.
Richard Reck, Miss Marian John-
son, Mrs. Clive Troy, Mrs..Paul
Welch and Emily Babcock. Those
contributing hospital recreational
supplies this month were P.E.O.
Chapter B, Southside Friendship
Club, VFW Auxiliary, W.S.C.S. of
Methodist church, Pickering Home-
makers Club and Mrs. J. H. Giili-
land.
Connnitments were made for
May and June supplies and fur-
ther plans made for the csrnival
to be held May 13 and 14 at Am-
erican Lake Veterans Hospital.
On the afternoon program .was
a talk by Gen. John McGee on his
experience as a prisoner of the
Japanese on Mindanao and his
later escape from a prison ship
back to the Philippines. He had
much praise for efforts of the Red
Cross to help the prisoners and
said the Red Cross food packages
meant survival for many, as food
rations were very inadequate.
The next Cascade Council meet-
ing will be held in Shelton.
Vacation Hazards Topic
Of Mt. View PTA Meet
Paul Armstrong will be guest
speaker at the regularly slated
meeting of the Mt. View PTA at
8 p.m., Monday, in the Mt. View
school. Summer vacation hazards
will be the topic of the evening's
program.
The annual life membership aw-
ard will be given and election of
delegates for the state convention
will be chosen. Refreshments will
be served by sixth grade mothers.
--Try a Classified d--
.... I
WW I VETERANS
SET APRIL MEET
Madrona Barra(,ks No. 1 .t62,
V(!tel'ans of Worhl \\;V:u' I will con-
vene for their April meeting at
8 p.m. Tuesday, April 28 aL lhe
I'UI) attdit orimn, i
Several ntw nlenltws will be
indncted inlo the Barracks arm it
is expected t.h'tt the Second 1)is-
trier Comlnander Allen Proctor
:ln(.t sevcl"tl olher state officcl's
will be in altendance.
This will be ladies night an(1 all
D3.enlbers of the'Barracks are ilrg-
e(t to bring their h:tdies along. I,'ol-
lowing lhe Barracks meeting, ;t
social hour will be held and re-
freshments will be served. All vet-
e|'ans of Vol'ld War I are invit(!d
to altend.
VFW In§tails
New Officers
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
1694 instalie Ilmir new Post offi-
cers at their meeting on April
17th.
Commander Darrell D. Sparks
presented a past commander's pin
to retiring commander Ernes.t F.
Malloy and a past chaplain's pin
to the retiring chaplain, RonaM
Gnnter.
An engraved certificate of ap-
preciation from the Post was pre-
sented to Wilfred T. Jackson for
ten years of faithful duty as Post
service officer. Albert D. Pinney
is the new chaplain and service
Officer. Veterans families requir-
ing assistance are requested t.o
contact Mr. Pinney.
The retiring commander pre-
sented Richard Beck with a gold
pen and pencil set in appreciation
of his services as honorary Post
bugler. Richard was especially
thanked for the music whLeh he I
furnished at every veterans fun-
I
eral during the past year.
SRA Club Plays
Unusual Game
A bit of the unusual was wit-
nessed during two hands at the
last meeting of the Simpson Rec-
reaUon Association Pinochle Cltd)
on Tfiesday of last week in the
Armory. The first was'a thousand
aces held by Mrs. Doris Simpon
and Alex Sthith, Jr., the second
was SO0 kings held by Ida Arrn-
stt:ong and Val Sienko.
• ttigh score prizes we.re won bv
M's. Marie Carison, 7,500, and li're(l
Zeitner, 7,810, and second high,
Mrs. Ida Butler, 7,270, and Alex
Smith, Jr., 7,060.
The next club meeting will be
held Tuesday evening at eight o'-
clock in the Armory.
GOODWILL TRUCK
The Goodwill Industries truck
will be in Shelton to pick up dis-
cards Tuesday. Anyone wishing
the truck to stop are asked to caii
HA. 6-4847.
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I,GAS-TOONS
By
RALPH amd HARRY
f.,
N
"Ralph will give you the
KEY."
t
e
Excellent service is the ',key"
cuntdnibi" Mttatactlon . . .
W KNOW!
OOLE g MYNIIE
00VlGE
lip MOBIL 1'IRES •
First and Pine Streets
Phone HA 6-3906
Jr. Hig h Girls
Host 12 Schools
More than 400 girls and their
advisers attended the conference
of tile Southwest Washington
Girls' League held recehtly in tim
junior high school.
Facing a flower and flag decked
stage witil a giant spotlighted
globe for a backdrop, tlae dele-
gates were welcomed by R. x,V.
Oltman, superintendent of the
Shelton :hools, Br'ime Schwarck,
principal of the junior high school
and larlene Bloomfield, president
of th local girls' league.
Colleen Dombroskl, president,
and Bonnie Locke, vice president
of the conference, altc.rnated in
presiding over the sessions which
stresses the conference theme
"Girls' World."
Highlights of the conference in-
cluded an inspirational address hy
Mrs. Oltman, piano numbers by
Mrs. Charles PeCk and a candle-
light installation service.
New officers from the local
league elected SW League were
Christine Knutzen, vice president,
and Rene Fain, secretary.
Each of the 13 schools partici-
pating entertiined with a brief
(,I IS
skit on some pilase of " ' r '
World."
Mrs. Joyce Remme, advisor of
the local group, was complimented
by the guests for the beautiful
decorations and appointments
which showed effort and careful:
planning on the part of the Shel.
ton League.
[iJ: ti II ! i :: : , , , J,,,
..... , .... i ,, ,,, , ,,, , , ; , , , ,
Jl HI I i i
6TH AND LAUREL
PHONE HA 6-4582
Give Mom New Beauty
For Her Day, May 11th
MAKE HER APPOINTMENT NOW
i i ,i i, llt i
I
'lpr+ss
' II
IOHO|LI
Jr. High Musicians
Set Concert Date
The Shelton Junior TTt;h is Kiv-
ing its annual B:tnd Spring Con-
cert at 8 p.m. Tt|esday. in the
junior high auditorium. Also per-
forming with the bands tim( night
are snmll groups out of tim vt)e't]
department.
Starting. the program is the
eighth grade girls nonette under
the direction of Gary N. Nicloy
singing, A Fellow Nec(is a Girl,
Grandma and By The Light of
The Silvery Moon. Next is the
seventh grade band under the di-
rection of Mr. Lowell Hart. This
fine playing band will play Mili-
tary Escort March, Nocturne, anl-
ong others. The ninth grade girls
nonette under Pat Havens singing,
Smilin' Thru and April Love. A
piano soh) is next on the program
by Dawn Daugherty l)laymg Tar-
antelle. The boys gextet nnder Mr.
Havens will sing Can't We Talk
It Over, mnong others.
Rounding out tim program will
be tim eighth and ninth grade
band, under the direction of Mr.
Nicloy. Among their numbers will
be, A ltasty Hoedown, Monte Cris-
to, Variations On A 1,'elk Song.
David Goedecke, who is the high
school band director at Olympia
high school, will be the guest con-
ductor and will condtmt the Wash-
ington Post March, and G0hlen
Legend.
Nicloy will then take over the
band anti play Who's Who In The
Band. Every year a ninth grader
:in the band has a chance to con-
duct a march. The,march this year
is Benton Hall. The stu'dent will
be annonnced the night of the con-
cert. Ending the program, the
band , again under Mr. Nicloy,
will play The Bremen Town Musi-
cians, and . Seventy Six Trom-
bones. Everyone is invited tn at-
tend. Admission is adults 50c, stu-
dents 25c.
e
'rON-MAfl0N C01YN'PY JOURNAL- PuNished tu "(J'hrL, rtmastown, U.S.A.,"
+ Social Events
Society Editor • Beva Wells • Phone HA. 6-4412 .
Republicans Plan
District Dinner
I Mrs. Clare B. Williams, assist-
ant chairnmn, Republican National
Committee, and national director
l(epublican Women's Affairs, will
be tile distinguished speaker at
the (tinner meeting of the South-
west Washington Republican Club
(Tifird Congressional District), to
be held at the Lewis-Clark Ho-
tel, Centralia, Washington, Satur-
day, April 25, at 7 p.m.
I DURING MRS. Williams' visit
ire the state of Washington, she
:will speak at hmcheons at Spo-
kane, Yaklma, Mt. Vernon and
i Seattle. Ilcr only evening meet-
ing will be at Centralia The pub-
I , , ,
hc is eordmlly invited to attend
i the meeting and meet Mrs. Wil-
[liams. Dinner tickets may be se-
!cured from C. Iff. Mooers, chair-
man, Waukiakum County Repub-
lican Central Committee.
Officers of the club are State
Senator Dale Nordquist (Centra-
lia), president; State Rep. Ella
Winter tVaneouver), vice presi-
(lent; Pard LeRoy (Vail), treasur-
er; and Mrs. Ruth.Lanab (Ho-
quiam), secretary.
Dirt Dobb-ers Visit
Olympia Gardens
Several members of the Dirt
I)<)bbers Garden Club journ}eyed to
the Flora Vista Gardens, Mothnan
Cardens, Capitol grounds, green-
houses and Priest Point Park
Olympia.
The club wishes to thank Mr.
Hanson of tile Miller P)ducts
Company for the presentation of
colored slides of roses, bulbs and
the old and new methods of har-
vesting cranberries.
A plant sale is slated by the
group for May 8 and 9 in Sears
Order office. Anyone wishing a
particular type of plant is asked to
contact the club president, Mrs.
I. G. Carder, HA 6-6969, or Mrs.
l:rank %Vinkehnan, HA 6-4773.
TRASFERREI): Army Private
Hichard J. Howard, his wife, Nan-
cy and parents, Mr. a(i Mrs. Art
I-[oward left recently by plane for
Fort Sill, Otda., where Howard
lwitl attend artillery and missile
school.
Golf Club Slates
Annual Spring Ball
The annual spring cotton dance
is slated by the membbrs of the
Shelton-Bayshore Golf Climb for
Saturday evening beginning with
a cocktail hour at 9 p.m. and
dancing until 2.
Dance committee chairmen are
Mr. anti Mrs. Herb Angle and their
committeemen the Jim Andersons,
Leo Martins, Art Coffmans and
Gordon Craigs.
HOMES PAYROLLS IOVERNMENY
A HALF CENTURY
OF PROGRESS
The Progress Grange at Kamilche
this month has celebrated the 50th anni-
versary of its founding.
The people of Mason County can well
be proud and grateful of the contribu-
tions made by Progress Grange to the
cotnmtmity. This year: the Progress
Grange, 50 years old, will be taking part
in the MaSon County Forest Festival,
celebrating its 15th anniversary. It is
fitting that these two organizations get
together in a year that is historically
important to both.
We join the community in saluting
Progress Grange, now 50 years old and
progressing toward a frill century of
existence.
RELY ON
SIMPSON LOGGING €Oo
SHELTON • McCLEARY • OLYMPIA
BOUOLAI fir AND WISTIRN HEMLOCK LUMBER| ACOUSTICAI
INII@LATINII AND ARID|OARD PIIQgUCTS, PLYWOOD AND
Our 64th Year
Canal Court Installs
New Officers In
Orchid, Gold Motif
A setting of orchid and gold
tlecorated the Union City Masonic
Temple last Saturday evening for
the installation of officers of C:t-
nal Conri No. 79, Order of Amar-
anth.
Baskets of heather daffodils and
greenery decorated the court room
for the installation of Mrs. Doris
Bearden and Otto Radtke as Roy-
al Matron and Patron. "Garden
of Peace" and "My Happiness"
were sung by Mrs. Lout Larsen.
Mrs. Bearden chose a gown de-
signed with a ptnle velvet bodice
and matching nylon tulle skirt
and corsage of lavendar daisies
and daffodils. Orchid carnations
and daffodil corsages were worn
by all the women officers.
Other officers installed were Ev-
elyn Nicholson, associate matron;
Gordon Stolze, associaie patron;
Marian Cave, secretary; Frances
Moake, treasurer; Helen Simmons
chairman of trustees Mamie
Kaare, conductress; and Esther
Christensen, associate conductress.
Appointive officers installed
were Harry Brown, two year trus-
tee; Jim Cave, one year trustee;
Helen Simmons, three year trus-
tee; Mattie. Backlund, marshall in
the east; lt-Iattie Huntley, marshall
in 1he west; Robert Gwin, prelate;
Frances Radtke, musician; Frieda
Smith, standard bearer; Florence
Heintze, faitM Lulu Smith, wis-
dom; Susie Anderson, charity;
George Clark, historian; Martin
Smith, warder; and Deaa Haines,
sentinel.
Installing officers were tartin
Smith, PJRP, Georgia Haller, Vic-
tor' Haller, Hazel Ohrner, PGRM,
Edna Haines, PRM, and Ben Lar-
son,
Presiding over the coronation
ceremonies were Mildred Cham-
blin, PRM, Ray Camblin, GRP of
Amaranth; Frieda Smith, PJRM,
Joe Huntley, PRP, Ella McCul-
loch, PRM, Emma Hammond, '
PRM, Emily Contoise, PRM, and
Bea Larson.
Courtesy officers included Edna
Haines, Clara Gwin, Clareda and
Wilford Bearden, Dess Haines, and
the honor guard, Hilding Olson,
Dick Reese, Milton, Orr Walter
Skye, Archie Rasnmssen and
Merle Kuppka.
Bouquets of daffodils decorated
(he dining hall for the reception
honoring the new officers follow-
inff the installation. An orchid
iced cake scrolled with Canal
Court in yellow icing was cut by
Mrs. Robert Gwin, chairman of the
dining room.
New0fficers Named
For Laurel Court
Laurel Court's regtlar April
meeting highlighted the election
of officers for the ensuing year
and the presentation of life mem-
bership cards to five charter mem-
bers.
Officers for the 1959-60 term
will be HL Marie Runnion; Royal
Matron; SK William Anderson,
Royal Patron; HL Esther Ander-
son, associate matron; SK Char-
les vVrage, associate patron; SK
Charles Wright, secretary; HL El-
sie Wilson, treasurer; HL Mable
At(ken, conductress; HL Grace
Wells, associate conductress and
SK Ernest Runnion, three year
trtmtee.
Appointive officers will be HL
Cleo Fisher, HL Irene Jackson, SK
Lawrence Fisher, HL Geogia Hell-
man, HI., Emmy Peterson, HL
Ruth Latham, HL Lucille Speece,
HL Catherine Gundersen, SK Lee
Gunderson, HL Bea Larson, SK
Theodore Deer and SK Ellis
Wells.
Th five members receiving llfe
memberships were HL Anna Knee-
land, HL Vera Duffield, HL Mae
Winiecki, HL Doris Fortnum and
SK Nell Zitheo. Mrs. Winiecki,
Mrs. Kneeland and Mrs. Duffield
were presented with corsages by
HL Elsie Wilson, RM, with their
cards.
Mrs. /.,arson, musician and di-
rector of the choir was presented
with a gift for the choir from the
Royal Matron and Patron, Mrs.
Wilson and Mr. Runnion.
There will be a practice for the
installation, at 7 p.m., Wednesday,
May 6, at Mr. Moriah Masonic
Temple. HL Stella Givens, DSRM
and SK Thurman Givens, SS will
be instructing. All present offi-
cers, incoming officers and those
taking part in the ceremonies are
equested to be present.
The public installation of Laur-
el Court officers wtll be at 8 p.m.,
Saturday, in the Masonic Temple.
Mrs. Stoles Elected
New Sheltoa Prexv
i Mrs. Bernie Seoles was elected
:president of the Sheitoa Ortho-
:pedic Guild at the April meeting
of the group at the home of Mrs.
Dale Nye. Mrs. George Hunter
was co-hostess.
Also elected to fill the 1959-60
offices were Mrs. Ted Wittenberg,
vice president; Mrs. Bob Tem-
breull, secretary; Mrs. Bob Roger-
son, treasurer, and Mrs. Bob Ea-
gel parliamentarian.
New members joining the club
were Mrs. Bonnie Watson and
Mrs. Lois Tibbits.,
Anyone wishing to visit the Ma-
ry Bridges Orthopedic Hospital,
Tacoma, April 27, is asked to
contact Mrs. Tembreull.
The May meeting will be a din-
her meeting at the home of Mrs.
John Halversen.
FAMILY REUNION: Mrs. Ada
Howard recently attended a fam-
ily reunion at the home of her
mother, :Mrs. Louise Brewer, Se-
attle. It wa the first,time in lS
year the faffttly; Mrs. Bi'we atflfl
her six children had been together.
Shelton. Washington
VFW Aux. Installs
New Officers '
• 0 ,
Mrs. I ttv Godwin was installed
as tire new president of the Vet-
erans of Foreign levers Anxiliary
last Friday evening at a joint in-
stallation of officers with the VF,V
Post. Officers serving the ensuing
term with her will be Mesdames
Colleen Gel)hart, senior vice presi-
(tent.; Fae Robinson, jnnior vice
president; Arnla Springer, chap-
lain; l,'loz'ence Hamilton, treastlrer;
Josepifinc S p a r k, condt|c.tress;
Mary Jadin, guard, and Ruth Nel-
son, three year trustee.
Mrs. Ruth West, fifth dislriet
president, was the installing offl-
eer. She presented p'tst president,
Miss Marian Johnson's past presi-
dents pin and a gift from the aux-
ilia ry. Miss Johnson presente(l
gifts to all the officers and chair-
men serving with her the past
yea r.
Departmental president, Mrs.
Rose Beham, of Bremerton, paid
a surprise visit to the installation
and presented a bell bracelet to
Mrs. Sue Weaver for collecting
25 membership dues during the
year. She al0 presented Mrs. Ruth
West with a purple shoulder cord
forgetting over 25 members.
Mrs. 'Beham's appearance was
a great honor. She will be the na-
tional president's aide at the na-
tional convention this year in Los
Angeles.
Washington state, after working
hard duping their membership
drive, placed second in the nation
for 100 per cent membership.
Mrs. West praised the auxiliary
and their past. president for the
excellent work during the past
year with the initiation of 30 new
members,
Over 100 persons attended from
Olympia, Elma, Aberdeen, Ho-
quiam, Belfair, Montesano. Attend-
ing with the depai'tmental presi-
dent, Mrs. Beham, was Mrs. Helen
Music, fourth district president.
Mrs. Bertha Olson and Mrs. Ann
Young of Aberdeen assisted as
conductresses.
Tables and decm'ations were Of
a spring motif and delicious re-
freshments were served.
Cascade Council
Meets at Ft. Lewis
The April meeting of Cascade
Council of 'American Red Cross
was held at the officers' club at
Fort Lewis on the 13th, with Ma-
son cohnty represented by Mrs.
Richard Reck, Miss Marian John-
son, Mrs. Clive Troy, Mrs..Paul
Welch and Emily Babcock. Those
contributing hospital recreational
supplies this month were P.E.O.
Chapter B, Southside Friendship
Club, VFW Auxiliary, W.S.C.S. of
Methodist church, Pickering Home-
makers Club and Mrs. J. H. Giili-
land.
Connnitments were made for
May and June supplies and fur-
ther plans made for the csrnival
to be held May 13 and 14 at Am-
erican Lake Veterans Hospital.
On the afternoon program .was
a talk by Gen. John McGee on his
experience as a prisoner of the
Japanese on Mindanao and his
later escape from a prison ship
back to the Philippines. He had
much praise for efforts of the Red
Cross to help the prisoners and
said the Red Cross food packages
meant survival for many, as food
rations were very inadequate.
The next Cascade Council meet-
ing will be held in Shelton.
Vacation Hazards Topic
Of Mt. View PTA Meet
Paul Armstrong will be guest
speaker at the regularly slated
meeting of the Mt. View PTA at
8 p.m., Monday, in the Mt. View
school. Summer vacation hazards
will be the topic of the evening's
program.
The annual life membership aw-
ard will be given and election of
delegates for the state convention
will be chosen. Refreshments will
be served by sixth grade mothers.
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WW I VETERANS
SET APRIL MEET
Madrona Barra(,ks No. 1 .t62,
V(!tel'ans of Worhl \\;V:u' I will con-
vene for their April meeting at
8 p.m. Tuesday, April 28 aL lhe
I'UI) attdit orimn, i
Several ntw nlenltws will be
indncted inlo the Barracks arm it
is expected t.h'tt the Second 1)is-
trier Comlnander Allen Proctor
:ln(.t sevcl"tl olher state officcl's
will be in altendance.
This will be ladies night an(1 all
D3.enlbers of the'Barracks are ilrg-
e(t to bring their h:tdies along. I,'ol-
lowing lhe Barracks meeting, ;t
social hour will be held and re-
freshments will be served. All vet-
e|'ans of Vol'ld War I are invit(!d
to altend.
VFW In§tails
New Officers
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
1694 instalie Ilmir new Post offi-
cers at their meeting on April
17th.
Commander Darrell D. Sparks
presented a past commander's pin
to retiring commander Ernes.t F.
Malloy and a past chaplain's pin
to the retiring chaplain, RonaM
Gnnter.
An engraved certificate of ap-
preciation from the Post was pre-
sented to Wilfred T. Jackson for
ten years of faithful duty as Post
service officer. Albert D. Pinney
is the new chaplain and service
Officer. Veterans families requir-
ing assistance are requested t.o
contact Mr. Pinney.
The retiring commander pre-
sented Richard Beck with a gold
pen and pencil set in appreciation
of his services as honorary Post
bugler. Richard was especially
thanked for the music whLeh he I
furnished at every veterans fun-
I
eral during the past year.
SRA Club Plays
Unusual Game
A bit of the unusual was wit-
nessed during two hands at the
last meeting of the Simpson Rec-
reaUon Association Pinochle Cltd)
on Tfiesday of last week in the
Armory. The first was'a thousand
aces held by Mrs. Doris Simpon
and Alex Sthith, Jr., the second
was SO0 kings held by Ida Arrn-
stt:ong and Val Sienko.
• ttigh score prizes we.re won bv
M's. Marie Carison, 7,500, and li're(l
Zeitner, 7,810, and second high,
Mrs. Ida Butler, 7,270, and Alex
Smith, Jr., 7,060.
The next club meeting will be
held Tuesday evening at eight o'-
clock in the Armory.
GOODWILL TRUCK
The Goodwill Industries truck
will be in Shelton to pick up dis-
cards Tuesday. Anyone wishing
the truck to stop are asked to caii
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