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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 20, 1921)
I - ' -1 Society arid Classified THIRD SECTION PAGES 1 TO 4 SEVENTIETH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, 1921 PRICE: FIVE CENTS SOCIETY NEWS OF THE WEEK Ry MOLLY JJRUNK ': , y LESS thin a month ago the masculine contingent coriir prising the. 1921 session of the Oregon legislature held the center of the stage and enjoyed the full glare of the Oregon spot 1 light, but this week the situation was reversea, wun women irom various places in Oregon and V Washington holding forth in the game halls at the state capitol Matters of great Import were brought before each body for con- gideratlon, and although the ses sions this week were not marked by so great a show of oratory and dramatic demonstration, who shall any that as great results for good were not accomplished. -Sitting in the audience and lis tening to some convincing, pleasant-voiced speaker, it was not dif ficult for one to picture a day, ' perhaps not far distant, when the Oregon legislature will show al most as large a representation of wbraen la the seatstof those-who make our laws. With the past rec ords made by women in such posl- . tions, and with a fresh demonstra tion of their efficiency when called upon to fill a place of importance, there is no one to argue that the esslon in which they sat would not be as succesl as some that are now on recorcr : Xhe D. A. R. Reception The week came to a fitting and brilliant close with the state D. A. R. conference,1 the reception Krlday night. In the hall of rep resentatives being the outstanding - social function in connection with the session. , - Not the smallest detail marred the artistic perfection . of the af fair for which , Chemeketa and Barah Childress Polk chapters were hostesses. . Mrs. Isaac Lee Patterson, vice president general and Mrs. John A. Keating, state regent of Portland were especial ly honored on the occasion. Mrs. U. G. Shipley, vice regent of Sa 7?m chapter, and acting in the of ficial capacity of regent In thte ab- Szlqa School of Expression Lola Boi&mond Walton; Director c ' . 147 Jr. Commercial Phone 592 1484J Special Court In Public Speaking pence of Mrs. Seymour Jones, and Mrs. C. P. Sundberg. regent of Dallas chapter, were hostess re gents. Forming the receiving line was Mrs. S. C. Dyer who introduced the guests,- Governor Ren W. Ol cott, Mrs. Keating. Mrs. Patter son, Mrs. Shipley, Mrs. SufTuberg, .Miss Edith Henedict, Mrs. Edwin F. Hitchcock, Miss Anna M. Lange. Mrs. R. F. Walters, Miss Mary Perkins. Mrs. W. A. Smick. Mrs. W. C. Witzel. Mrs. John Pearson. Mrs. Murray Mannvilie, Mrs. Percy A. Young. Miss Amy Dunn. Mrs. George" Ilartman. Mrs. E. L. Pope, Mrs. Nora leaker ftKyles. Mrs. Alves Norwood Ap- person. Mrs. Gordon McCrackcn. Mrs. J. L. Soule. Mrs. Roberts. Mrs. W. F. Johnson, Mrs. A. B. Cord ley. Those who poured during the evening were Mrs. Joseph Sibley ana Mrs. Oscar. Hay ter. both of Dallas. ine musical program as pub lished earlier in the Statesman was followed, a feature being the cello solo by George Harrett. who gave as a regular number Large Allegro Appasionato. by Saint baens. and in response to the splendid acclaim rendered "Ori entale," by Caesar Cui. A'ocal numbers by Miss Lena Belle Tar tar, and the ladies sextette from the Salem Women's clUb were al so roundly applauded, as was also Miss Lulu Rosamonde Walton who gave a readins. ' A Noteworthy Group What a fine world this might have been ages ago If in those many passing centuries, had been realized the beneficinet Influ ence of organized woman in the various club forms, with which we are now acquainted, and the potential force they might prove tbwards the hlghjest expression of the infinite jin the finite! , In Salem Friday and Saturday were some of Oregon's most pro minent women, representing over BOO other women actively en gaged in" an important form of work Americanization with the great underlying thought, that of the preservation of the home and the nation and above all loyalty which after all Is the basic principal of all citizenship welfare and thrift, these in turn Deing, the highest interpretation of the term "Americanization." ... Among- the officials,' delegates and fhose in attendance there , were so many high lights that i one hesitated to begin even w.th ! the state resent. Mrs. Jnfcn A ' Keating, of Portland, to whom were offered many tributes. ?or ner impartial, tactful rutins: graceful introductions. Mrs. Isaac Lee Patterson. vir president general, and a born ex ecutive, won the admir.it ion of every woman in attendance bv lir excellent suggestions and intelli gent discussions. Mrs. IT. G. Ship ley, vice-regent of Cnemeketa chapter, presiding as hostess in MRS. JOHN A. KEATING STATE REGENT D. A.' R. mni .i - - -- i JUST ARRIVED A new line of rady made and stamped garments for the children JtEEDLECRAFT SHOP " 429 Court Street Phone 958 '. :. Mrs R. F. Walters1, able state histoYian nrnvMl hAlf Kn,-mir1 a doubt the woman for the Ir.i- ; j portant position she holds. ! j Mis Edith Benedict, recording I I secretary, read her reDorts delil- 1 crately and clearly, and handle! her end or the business liUe a veteran politician. Miss Dorothy Dumnway. Rrand daughter of Abigail Scott Dunn:- way, now being recognized as j Oregon's greatest woman cliarac- t ter. thanked the assembly grace- iully Tor the honors granted her grandmother, and carried hnself with the same calm assurance that one imagines must have char acterized Oregon great pioneer of woman suffrage. Too much credit cannot be giv en Mrs. Frances Cornell, who not only furnished the handsome dec oration for the hall but designed and directed their placing. Mrs. Harry Styles as official piano accompanist filled her place most satisfactorily. Mrs. J. M. Wilkins, past Etate regent of Eugene, was a much ap preciated attendant and speaker during the session. Mrs. J. Thorburn Ross of Port land, as state historian, added much interest to the conference by her authentic historical dates. Pre-Easter Showing Spring bonnets featured as prominently in the D. A. R. con ference last week any o." tbe weighty problems or reconstruc tion and development brought bo fore the delegates. The beautiful decorations, veritable gems from the hands of Mrs. Frances Cor nell were nearly outclassed by the lovely millinery displayed. Mrs. Keating, charming state regent, chose a toft grey straw hat, lined with blue, a band of gayly colored flawers around the small brim. A large ligured drape veil, and a gray silk dress with a touch of color at the low A;v ''. ""x3 Kaz Miss Miss Post, FriT- As state regent of the P. A. It. Mr. Keating va the chairman f ll waion of the conference 1m'1I in Salem thin week. Mrs. Kenting w n 'rtifst t lMnr,at the Urge w-ci'ptKin lu-hl at the 'pitol Friilny evening. henna straw and dark blue satin, trimmed with variegated flowers. A face veil was also worn. Twin rows of tiny taupe ber ries adorned both sides of Mrs. J. M. Knight's stylish hat. the left side bing further ornamented by a small flat bouquet of flowers. She too. wore veil. Mrs. Harry M Styles' small close fitting black hat was espec ially pretty, being turned up on tme side and covered with,, an,in trirate design of jet beads. Mrs r. G. Shinley chose to match her smart sport skirt and Jersey jacket, a trim silky straw hat of blue, the small brim of which was slightly turned up. A luxuriant wreath of flowers in nastef shades adorned "it and it waist line made a tume. - Mrs. Patterson wore a black straw with "small taupe plumes on the turned-up brim. Miss Ruth JOhns, whose cos tumes are always incomparable, was exceptionally attractive in a hlack tailored hat, with metal or naments on the crown and brim and small dull ribbon streamers. She wore a prettily designed face veil. Mrs. C. It. Crlder of Dallas, pre ferred a turban of alternating distinctive col " " ,an' A Remarkable Ovation it anyone locally who has heard the Salem Symphony orchestra doubted bis own ability to judge correctly of the excellence of the work of the organisation, he had all doubt dispelled when the tremendous ovation accorded the musicians Friday night, following the program given in connection with the D. A. R. reception in the capitol. attested the corroboration of an outside, entirely unpreju diced audience. By the large crowds that purchased in our Ladies' Ready-to -Wear Dept. 'And by the smiles oh their faces we could see that this new addition to our ever progressive store is already a success. ' . J ' , - - I I MONDAY SPECIAL Ladies9 All-Wool Pleated kirt. . .... ......... Jackets to match at only ........... Members of the D. A. R. swarm led around Dr. John R. Sites, di-f coa and the west, terial for their activities In this line. Particularly appropriate is the name they have chosen. Che meketa. as it was the name of the tribe of Indians that once occu pied the land around Salem ana signifies "Home" which Is a part of one of the D. A. R. mottoes. "Home and Country". The fol lowing is the list of officer?: Re gent. Mrs. Sarah Clarke Dyer; vice regent. Mrs. Henry W. Mey ers; secretary.- Miss Kllen Ren nett Thielsen: treasurer. Mrs. Ho mer H. Smith; registrar, Mrs. Leah Kazmarek; historian. Miss Lill'an Gertrude Applegate: direc tors. Mrs. Henry n. Thielsen. Mrs. C. C. Rest; Mrs. Chester Clark. The Salem members present were: Mrs. 5. C. Dyer. Mrs. Homer Smith. Mrs. Henry Meyer. Miss Lillian Applegate. Mrs. A. S marek. Mrs. laMnine Clark Ola Clark. Miss Beacdict. Esther Ryan, Mrs. C. M. Mrs. C. C. Host. Mrs. J. P. r.ell. Mrs. II. C. Iooney, Mrs. E. Wilson. Mrs. R. W. Craig. Miss Ellen Thielsen. Dallas chapter bad its origin tn tbe 16th of October. 1916. 12 I nam's making up tbe original ilift. ' . Easter Vacation Begins Eater the pretty schoolgirl, and for the next wek or more all others must be relegated to tbe social background. For feminine representatives of the college set began arriving home Friday for the Easter vacation, and many en joyable little affairs will mark their stay, enlivening the interim between tedium of eo!leg3 classes. The vacation period for the Ore gon Agricultural college , began Friday. The University of Wash ington will send Salem students home the last of next week as will also the University of Oregon. Those coming home from Ore gon Acricultural college are Misses Veva Smith, Mary Eliza beth Bayne. Edna Magers, Olga Kirk wood. Anabelle Goldman, Ed na Ackerman, Hazel McGilchrist, Amelia Babcock. Jeanette Mere dith. Ila Spaulding. Maude Mc Coy. Lucile Jones. Clara Breiten- .ueia. I?ac! Martin. Helen Moore. I'sonj Haid. Eulalie Lindsay. M:ryle Whitney. Laura Garn'obst j and Winitrtd Haze;. Miss Monroe to Speak- Without doubt the most inter esting date on the winter's calen dar of the Salem Arts league, will be Tuesday evening, when Anne Shannon Monroe, well known Ore gon author speaks before the league, using as her subject "Writers and Their Writings." Miss Monroe is eminently quali fied to discuss this topic, and that her talk will be of much Interest and color, is a foregone conclu sion. The meeting will be called for 8 o'clock and the public will be cordially welcome, the lecture room of the city library to be the place. From 3 to ." o'clock Miss ?Ion roe will be honored with an infor mal reception given by Mrs. Frank S. Barton, president of the league, at her residence corner Capitol and D streets. Miss Monroe, author of "Happy Valley" and other stories of Ore- has sold her gon. It reflect drama with the scenes laid in Ore- the buoyant spirit of the west and has plenty of ac tion, heart interest and highly dramatic situations. The back ground of the various scenes will be rose covered Portland homes. Multnomah Fa Is, Larch mountain trail, the upptr Columbia River highway between Hood River and The Dalles, the snow fields ol Mount Hood apd other spots near Portland famous for their scenic beauty. A Poppy anc a Memory Will you wear a red poppy on Memorial dayt A red poppy, made by the widows and daugh ters of French soldiers, close to the battlefield In France? local patriotic and civic bodies have received letters from Madam K. Guerin. -kndwn as "The Poppy Lady of FrancV." asking that ev ery person wear one of these pop ples on May 30, &s a sign of re spect and admiration" for those who gave their lives lor their country. It hfems a plight hut lovely thing to do. arid in all probability will meet with favor here. Not for hiirt alone but for all theAubrey Jones in the world should Salem folk pin the crimson flower of Flapders Field over their heart, oil Memorial dav. No mcmtur of Sa!ersi war heroes' featured great beauty of her voice, ita ex-! traordinary range and the shades with which she colore the differ ent episodes are beyond descrip tion. The enthusiasm with which she was ree?ived was the best de scription of her art. The Matzenaur concert links two other great artists Charles Carver, a young basso, who made an instantaneous success in his long tour with Mme. Schumann- Heink last season, and Frank La Forge, pianist, who has accom panied some of the most notable singers of the day. Said the New York Sun: "And let it be added that at the piano Frank La Forge proved him self to be. in his domain, as great an artist as the singer Mme. bem- brirh in hers." Mr. Carver, who talents were discovered and trained by Frank La Forge, Is the possessor of one of those rare voices, a genuine bass, with a rich, velvety quaJity. His interpretative powers are on a par, with his vocal endowments. making him an exceptionally in terest inc artist, and ensuring him a great future. lie Is an American and a descendant from one of the oldest American families. A Will and a Way The latest Willamette Collegian the following story. freshman, and Mabel did not stop long. At 7:13 promptly. Elain answered a knock at her door and lound standing before her a pig tailed chubby-faced maiden, with knee length skirts, a determined expression, and one shiny dime. So it was that at. 7:30 a tall young lady approached the ticket indow at Ye Liberty theater. coolly demanded "One adult and on cbildren'e. please!" and hav. ing secured her tickets, dragged crimson faced child hastily through the open door. The show was very good. ays little Mabel. and her only regret was that even children cannot patronize The Spa at half price. However, she still has enough left of her 20 cents to take her to two more shows if she is careful not to grow op. (Continued on page 2.) families but the expression! ciation of tbe Aubrey Joned war produced Eckerlens, Would proudly don of love and appre servlces of all the which the world For all the Ernest Wayne Jacksons. Charles Auers James Gardners, Milton Koormans and Captain William Smiths in some of our hearts, "rank ton rank they filed" as we saluted their flag, flying half-mast over the town they loved. j "If ye breaic faith with us who die , We shall not sleep, though pop ples grow On Flanders fields." - R. HARR 1S7 XOBTH TWTUTH Teacher of Piano TruucripUaa, HiiMiy aa4 CJ1U m vpadalty. Fmt. EeoaL Tir4 aW T.mrtk FiftH and Hiith cradra. pr leaoa 1M AltmtK4 Stm4.aia. 9r Immi whlh is clevert enough to pass along: When one's purse Is bare of shekles one must rack one s brain for a solution to the problem of securing longed-for luxuries. Ma bel had but 30 cents between her and the cruel world; it was Fri day night when all Willamette goes pleasure aeekln. and the sign on the movie window read. "Children. 10 cents; adults. 35 cents." However; a greater car rier than that must arise to over come an InseniOQis Willamette ." Baby Comfort S turj is Carti MAX O.BUREN 179 North Commercial St. ill U :: .$830 .$730 We have received our spring line 1 of Kabo Live-Model Corsets The assortment is complete and we advise you not to delay but make your selection early. Priced at Pre-War Prices $1.75 to $6.00 rector and his orchestra, iiterauy delugintr them with verbal trib- i ute.-. and a tribute from an audi ence such as that represented, in 1 iwi in t i j it illH ninnv aeromnlish- ' i i .....i . r luf nl eil ninMrians. huh nim-n im-i- ligent imisiral understanding, should 1m- considered unerring. Dr.. Sites held his orchestral forees well in hand and oitaine iMith enhrbian and brilliance in rendition of the well bclanced p roc ram. Three more public cocerts will proitabjy close the orchestra's 1920-21 program, the next num ber to be a popular concert, which will be given in three weeks. A notable announcement has jut been made -in connection with the organization, inasmuch as a board of directors has been named, which will undoubtedly relieve tli n -ir-i :i nv i.f financial worry. 1 and plate the .orchestra, another fyear. on a 'sound monetary basis. The names already itsieu in clude those of a splendid progres siva uroup of business and profes sional men. a follows: Colonel K. Ilofer, C. 11. Clfncey. O- A. Hartman. T. E. McCroskey. Wil liam McGilchrist Jr.. C. V. F.ishop. Charles K. Wilson. H. T. love. Judge Henry L. Iirnnon, Dr. R. L. Steeves. Charles E. Knowland. Z. J. Riggs. 1". O. Shipley, l'aul Wal lace. Frederick D. Thi"Irn, lr. It. E. Iah' Steiner. F. G. Deckabach and Albert Gille. Chapter's First Meeting Looking back through th. f this item is discovered in the 19l." vear book: rhemeketa chanter. D. A. K.. t was formed in Stem November by the state regent. Mrs. Isaac !o lattron. at the icsldc-nce latest story. "Love's Highway," to the Kiser Studios. Inc.: to be pro duced in a five reel film produc tion with the Columbia river gorge and its environs as a setting. Alice Stanley, scenario writer, formerely of the Ince studios. tf engased in preparing the scenario from the story in co-operation with Miss Monroe. The laiter is also assisting President V. H. Ki ser. George Natanson, director, and Richard J. Grace, technical di rector, in selecting locations. "Love's Highway" is a modern A Final Offering Speaking ofj Mrae. Matzenauer, the world's greatest contralto, who is to be presented in Salem in April, as the final number on the winter's program of the Sa- l"m Musical bureau, the Musical Leader says: I The prograoi of Tuesday even ing took on infinitely more inter- j est than the preceding two offer ings of tbe regular Tuesday eve? ning series by the Philadelphia Symphony orchestra under Leo pold Stokowski. That ever pow erful magnet,! Mme. Margaret Matzenausr. had two places on the program. Mnie. Matzenauer. who looked beautiful in a clinging white gown, sjing Debnssy's "La Chevelure" arid Duparc's "Ex tase." for both of which Mr. Sto kowski made an effective orches tral accompaniment. Mme. Matze nauer sings French with a fine tegard for styje, atmosphere, dic tion and pronounciation, and she has the powflr of an artist to awaken pictures in the listener's mind. She was received with ap plause that became an ovation after her second offering, the Im molation scene, sung In a splen did English I translation, from Wagner's Twilight of he Gods. which was the more impressive rince it followed the orchestral performance of the funeral march rrom that music drama. Mme. Matzenauer's I noble style, the ' DRESSMAKING I Hemstitching, Braiding; 10c per yard. ' Also Plaiting t and buttons , J . MULL & HENDERSON '" Over Miller's Store - - j Phone 117 More DEPENDS upon your Corset than upon your GOWN. Order your Nu Bone now and have it specially fitted. Our new SPRING models in BLOUSES have arrived. We carry only one of a style 7 Prices $550, $6.50, $7.00 ; ' ' ' A. IL Lyons Nu Bone Corset Parlor Phone 95S 429 Court SL V. J r i . - S L -A 7S V'-i n" Mrs.' Ifeno V. Thiels.n. The chapter is composed ot repre sentative women who are well aware of th-ir privilege of b long irg to th? l.krgest woman's patrio tic organiiaVon in th wrld. 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