THE EATONVILLE DISPATCH, Eatonville, Washington, September 20, 1918 Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by E. Ruth Brewer brewerer@att.net 07/07/04 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************ THE EATONVILLE DISPATCH A Weekly Paper For Tacoma Eastern People Third Year, No. 58, September 20, 1918 Eatonville, Pierce County, Washington Pg. 1, col. 1 LOCAL AND PERSONAL Topeka Council No. 26 D. of P. meets at Red Men Hall, the 1st and 3rd Tuesday, at 8:00 p.m. Mrs. Anna Merrow K. of R. Mrs. Pearl Haynes spent several days in Tacoma the past week returning Tuesday evening. Ellsworth Cromb who was ill for some time in the Hospital was an Eatonville visitor the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde, Mrs. Edward, Mr. N. P. and C. H. Williams, Mrs. Guirricona all of Eatonville, and Mr. Tom Williams of Raymond and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Reed and Miss Reid and Miss Wallace of Tenino motored to the mountain on Sunday. Miss Doris Davis left for Tacoma Sunday. T. E. Williams visited his mother, Mrs. S. E. Williams over Sunday. Pg. 1, col. 2 ATTENTION! T. D. Davies, appraiser for The Federal Loan Banks, at Spokane will be here to inspect applications made through the Tacoma-Eastern Association. Mr. Davies will only be here Friday and Saturday. N. H. LARSON & FAMILY HOLD RECEPTION The largest party held in Eatonville for some time occurred lat Sunday when seven automobiles loaded to their limit, (about 60 persons) who visited Mr. N. H. Larson and family. The party represented the Swedish Baptist Young People's Society of Tacoma. A short meeting with songs and speeches were followed by an elaborate repast furnished by the host and hostess assisted by Miss L. Larson. Miss Mary Sutherland of the Home Economic Department of the State University will lecture on one of the Fair Days here, on conservation of FOOD STUFFS. Miss Norma Woods daughter of F. A. Woods, manager of the Eatonville Lumber Company's Meat market has been summoned from Tacoma on account of her mother taking ill very suddenly. Miss Woods will remain in Eatonville for an indefinite time. John Nobbs, former assistant engineer in the employ of the Eatonville Lumber Co., has entered the University of Washington where he is pursuing a course in Marine Engineering in preparation for a position in the U. S. Merchant Marine. Edward Kittleman plans moving to Tacoma, temporarily, to enter the shipyards. C. H. Williams has entered the employ of the Eatonville Lumber Co. as a member of the mill-wright crew. Welcome to our city, Charlie. RED MEN DANCE FLOOR READY The new maple floor in the dance hall has been completed and it only remains to give it a good coating of wax when it will be ready for the big celebration dance on the 21st inst. A large crowd is expected. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gruidl left for Tacoma Monday. Mrs. M. A. Victor returned Wednesday from an extended visit with her daughter in Seattle who was ill but now recovering rapidly. The construction work on the new Ohop Lake road under supervision of Foreman Canty was completed last Saturday, the road camp broken up and the employees have returned to their homes. The Mashell River Bridge which has been constructed under supervision of Foreman Williams is also completed. REPORT OF SECRETARY LOCAL RED CROSS Gift Shop 32.45 Flowers 15.65 Hen 10.10 Donations 1.00 Memberships 14.00 Cash on Hand Aug. 1 .4.60 Total $77.80 Expenses 3.40 Balance 74.40 Forwarded to headquarters 69.40 Cash on Hand Sept, 1 5.00 Pg. 1, col. 3 NEWS FROM OUR SCHOOLS Today, as never before, sees bllnt the cynic critirs rarp. "Our schools are impractical and inefficient." The demand of the times upon the eager "head, heart and hand" of pupil and teacher are many. All are meeting with a fine response that augurs well for future citizenship, and Democracy. Among the many new demands the past week has seen (1) the call to help make successful the new Liberty Loan by careful study of the War Finance. A series of 4 letters are being used as a Reading lesson in the Grades; the chief fact made the basis of Arithmetic lessons and then orally discussed and written upon the following day. This impresses facts of vital moment home. It peaches civic duty. It makes for real patriotism. The call for peach and plum pits etc. (2)The schools are raking a large collection of fruit pits and stones, nut shells, etc. All are busy as squirrels laying up their Winter store. If any person has any kind of pits or nut shells, they will be serving well by giving to some school boy or girl. (3) Red Cross pillows-Our schools are asked to make and give any number they can of feather pillows. The Sup't. has full directions. (4) Lastly comes rescued French and Belgian hands "across the seas", beseeching clothing for protection 'gainst the coming winter. Our boys and girls will receive contributions of any good, serviceable clothing for the use of these war sufferers. Load the children with gifts. The school will care for them until the Red Cross. Every home ought to respond. Our children are learning valuable lessons of economy and thrift. 31 members of the 7 and 8 grades own $498.25 Thrift and War Savings Stamps with $350 of Liberty Bonds: 21 members of the 5 and 6th Grades own $139.50 worth of Stamps; $300 worth of bonds; 27 Fourth Graders own $127.60 of Stamps; 26 2nd and 3rd Graders own $212.45 and 23 1st graders own $34.25. Shall we, boys or girls, set a mark of 100 per cent? Can not each boy and girl in our school buy one stamp at least? Let's try. Continued to col. 4 The Parent-Teachers Association honored the teaching staff by a royal reception. Graceful artistic decorations, a large and representative assembly, a few choice entertainment numbers and a felicitous welcoming address by Mr. C. A. Howard and delectable war refreshments furnished proof of a generous welcome and earnest united support to the teacher guests sojourning among you. It gave proof of intelligent appreciation of reciprocal responsibility and promise of large results thru cooperative effort. May each future meeting be even more largely attended. Pg. 1, col. 4 ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS Lawrence D. Fairbairn, arrived in Eatonville, from Yakima, Wednesday evening on a few days visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. U. Fairbairn. Lawrence will leave shortly for Pullman, where he will enroll. The Fortnightly Club met at Mrs. Luther Wright, Wednesday and was well attended. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Kipper and Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Jacobs motored to Tacoma, Tuesday evening. Mr. O. LaBreche was in Tacoma, Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs. Chas. Jackson and her mother, Mrs. Elmlund, are visiting in Tacoma and Sumner. Mrs. R. E. Baker of Sylvan Fox Island, has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. F. M. Groe of the tourist Hotel, for the last few days. Mr. A. U. Fairbairn left for Seattle and Tacoma Thursday morning on a business trip for several days. Pg. 1, col. 5 LOCAL RED CROSS APPEAL The Red Cross has again been asked to collect clothing for relief in Belgium. The request has been gladly received as the Red Cross welcomes the opportunity to render such needed service. The campaign is set for September 23rd to 30th. Every kind of garment for ages and sexes is needed. In addition piece goods, light warm outing flannels and other kinds of cloth from which to make garments for new born babies, sacking, sheeting, and blankets, woolen goods of any kind, and shoes and scrap leather for repairing footwear. It is useless to offer any afflicted population garments of flimsy material or gaudy colors garments need not be in perfect condition. Do not send any STIFF HATS-Straw, Dress or Derby. Nothing containing rubber-as rubber is a contraband of war. No books, toys, soap or toilet articles. Some time ago the local chapter conducted a similar campaign on short notice. This time we hope that articles will be sent in without having to canvass the town, thus saving time for those that have so many demands on their time. Next week is Fair week and everyone will be twice as busy. There are ten million people in that part of Belgium and France which is occupied by the Germans who look to us for clothing, as well as food. Stocks of clothing and raw material have long since been exhausted and there are no imports except those the Committee for Relief in Belgium have been permitted to make and these have never been sufficient. Every household in Eatonville has some spare clothing, worn or out grown of little use here but desperately needed by the destitute over there. Garments may be left at the Gift Shop marked 'For Belgium Relief' or may be sent by the children to school. Pg. 1, col. 6 TRAINING CORPS Every high school graduate between 18 and 45 years of age who can pass the required physical examination is eligible to enroll in the army or navy branch of the student army training corps this fall at the university of Washington. The men will be inducted into service and will live in barracks eating at a common mess. They will wear uniforms and be under military discipline all the time and will draw pay. Their only expense will be for books. Men will be trained in intensive military courses for commissions as officers as well as non-commissioned positions in both army and navy. Provisional enrollment is now under way, and Acting president Condon advises everyone to enroll now under the tentative scheme. Prospective students should enclose their high school credentials and state the branch of the army or navy for which they desire to be enrolled. The fall term opens October first, after which date the university campus will be a great army and navy cantonments. Five of our boys have announced their intention of taking advantage of this training corps work. They are: Francis Canty, Alfred Brewer, Jesse Nagley, Dewey Fredericksen and Curtis Hedborg. Undoubtedly, more will follow their lead. There is no question as to the benefit to be derived from the training. It the young men wait to be drafted, they will be assigned to Camp Lewis as privates and it will be more or less difficult to work above that grade, whereas, after attending this training corps work, if one has the ability and the inclination, he may win his commission within a very short time. If the war should, happily, come to a close before he gets to France, he will, at least, be none the loser in an educational way since the time devoted to technical study will be sure to be of benefit in later life. Pg. 2, col. 2 EATONVILLE NO PORT In response to the action of certain people, in the appointment of a committee to determine the sentiment of various parts of Pierce County as to the formation of a Port District, Mayor Bridge called a public meeting to take place in the Town Hall, September 15th. A large representative body was in attendance and organization was effected by the election of mayor Bridge as Chairman of the meeting and Town Clerk Greene as Clerk. The matter of Eatonville's share in a Port District was discussed by several members of the council and other men of local prominence and since the sentiment seemed to be unanimous, a resolution was introduced by Thos. C. VanEaton, which related in part that "Eatonville has no objections to the formation of a Port District, but since none of our residents are in any way interested in any maritime activities, we do object, most strenuously, to being included in any such District." This resolution was unanimously, adopted and ordered mailed to the committee in Tacoma and given to the press. Mr. VanEaton, whose active interest for a long number of years in those things appearing as a most vital interest to the welfare of Eatonville, is well-known, said: "In my long experience, I have seldom known of any subject which met with the same unanimity of action as this present one." Pg. 6, col. 1 SUPT. COX MAKES APPORTIONMENTS All school districts maintaining at least two years of high school work are classified as high school districts under the first apportionment to be made under the new high school law, announced Superintendent H. R. Cox. Wednesday. These districts will be reimbursed for education of non-resident high school pupils from a tax levied on all non- high school districts of the county. The sum of $22,369.22 will be divided for Pierce County students of non-high school districts, and Tacoma will receive $13,168.37 of this amount. Other districts will receive apportionments as follows: Puyallup, $1,632.44; Sumner, $1,816.64; Eatonville, $2,573.02; Buckley, $1,399.37; fife, $249.41; Alder, $10.89; Rosedale, $285.68; Roy, $369.11; Kapowsin, $671.11; King County, 134.96; Thurston County, $60.26. Pg. 6, col. 2 LOCAL NEWS FROM LAST WEEK Mrs. Martha Gordon of Long Beach, California, and Mrs. John Colvin and two children, Etta and Tom of Tacoma visited Harry Victor and mother last Friday and Saturday. Miss Elsie Ingle returned to her home last Saturday after spending a week with her sister, Mrs. Clara Hemphill at Salmon Beach. Born-To Mr. and Mrs. Fred Darrah, September 9th, a boy. Mrs. M. A. Victor is making an extended visit to her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Harmon of Seattle who is ill. H. H. Schmidt was a business visitor to Tacoma last Tuesday. Mr. Cater is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Lola Gruidl. Pg. 6, col. 3 DOINGS OF LOCAL RED CROSS The Red Cross met in the Library of the High School. The ladies were well pleased with the arrangements, in fact there is much more room and the light is excellent. There were not many out but all work on hand was finished and packed for shipping. The list included: 97 pair of socks, 1 sweater, 10 pajamas, 10 ladies wrappers, 41 baby bonnets for Belgian babies, 2 quilts pieced by the Weyerhauser school and finished up by the auxiliary. We have increased our amount of work but we are urged to do more as the demand will be urgent this winter. The only way we can increase our quota is for all the ladies to be willing to give one day a week. The winter will bring an increased demand for the hospital garments and will also bring suffering to the thousands of women and children who have felt the war for four long years and it is up to the women of America to clothe them. Will the women of Eatonville do their share and speed up? We do not want to think but that they will and not be classed as slackers. There are so many demands upon one's time that we must sacrifice some pleasure for work. Don't stay at home because you are not a first class seamstress, for anyone can sew on buttons and baste and it's a good place to learn for the bet of the sewers have to rip some times. Ladies of Eatonville will you do your PART? Two THINGS TO REMEMBER, Be SURE and bring in the quilt blocks, next Friday. Be SURE and send roses and flowers to the Gift Shop Saturday afternoon early. Those present at the last meeting were: Mesdames Martin, Nettleton, Wilcox, Ostrom Brislawn, Bail, Peabody Edwards, C. Williams, J. Smith, Fairbairn, Nelson. Pg. 6. col. 5 & 6 GIFT SHOP Henry Antonie has donated to the Red Cross a fine 6 weeks old pig. Some lovely vegetables and fruit were on sale last Saturday. One little lad was made happy by an air gun and there are some games and a few knives which would please other boys. One lady found 2 quarts of jam to help fill up her shelves for winter. The stock on hand includes several good lamps, books, hats, shoes, dresses for women and children, several men's coats, baskets, beautiful large vase, dishes, child's bank, a gold watch, rings and pins, knives, silver-ware, window screens, children's stockings, a hair switch, a fur muff, black silk petticoat, a washing machine, a pr. of bed springs, a couple of chairs and other articles too numerous to mention.