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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON ; TUESDAY, MORNING, DECEMBER 11, 1C23 mmm. By BETTI KESSI. Phone 10. In the spicy If ragrknce of the . Christmas-evergreens' the Monday Night Dancing club met for their formal social erening in Derby hall. Attractive, indeed, is the hall In its festive Christmas dress, with the tree lighted with tiny, electric bulbs and glittering tinsel and snow. Fir greenery fringes : the hanging lamps, and from a bower of boughs the red-shaded smaller side lamps shine forth with cheerful glow. The ceiling is marked off with festoons of the smaller fir sprigs from which hang " silvery icicles and stars. A charm ing background it will be for the many dances scheduled for ; the Christmas season. Over 60 couples enjoyed the dance, -and a number of guests were invited to join in the party. among whom vera Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Lamport, Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Harding and Mr. and Mrs. . C. A. Vibbert. . Of unusual interest will be the " children's ball the Saturday before Christmas, when Mrs. Ralph White will entertain over 150 children enrolled in the Junior department of her dancing academy. This is an annual affair and always at- tracts . much attention from the grown-ups, as well as the thrills , and anticipation of the little ones. Members of the junior and sen- lor girls' ballet clauses will ; en tertain with a, semi-formal ball on the evening of December 26. Plans are under way for the affair and .it bids fair to be one of the smart est dances of the holidays. : That Oregon ranks among the highest of the states of the union in education was . attested yester day by Walter M. Smith, assistant ' state superintendent of education, in his speech upon the subject of "Education," as he spoke before the monthly meeting of the Etokta - club yesterday at the home of Mrs. E. E. Fisher. According to the statistics given by Mr. Smith, Ore gon ranks first in the number of pupils who graduate from high school and later attend college; first in attendance in the elemen tary schools, per capita; and third in illiteracy according to the gen eral population. . During the meeting the women passed resolution ' sanctioning the Towner-Sterling bill, and author ized the secretary to write to Sen ators Stan field and McNary fn :7 , Washington, D. Q., urging their ', , support of the billi Questionnaires submitted" by the state "department i . . . of education - -asking , for sugges- j tions , concerning pmissIona .or' ad- ,- uuiuons to ine staie course ax siuay. for the elementary schools, were filled out by the women indivldu ally. f . AH during the meeting. the wo ... . . ; : :..:u;:V.,-.. . ll7r L (ULpIp A - THE XMAS STORE FOR" MEN , Let Us Help You Select Ills Gift From Our Large Showing : THE MAN'S SHOP - la&cl. Duds For Men. Cooley. men hemmed-pillow slips for the new Salem hospital,', and at the time of adjournment - over two dozen had been finished. " AI though it is against the establish ed precedent of the club to serve refreshments at the regular meet tags,. Dr. Fisher surprised them, by serving a course of ice cream and cake. j , : Mrs. Wallace Wentch . of Grand View,; Wash., arrived in Salem yesterday to be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Poisal for a short time before going to j visit with Mr. and Mrs. - B. E. ' Bowers of Union Hill. Because 'of the busy season pre paring for Christmas, the Monday, bridge club has postponed, its meetings- until the new year when it will meet on the first Monday of January with Mrs. . Arthur: N. Moore as hostess. . - Complimenting their daughter Lola, on her 17th . birthday,, Mr, and Mrs. George Schulz entertain ed with a dinner party Saturday, inviting as guests five of her Inti mate friends. The rooms of the Schulz home were attractively decorated in the deep green tolt age of Oregon grape, and the vivid coloring of the red laurel berries, carrying out the idea of Christ mas in the predominating green and red. After the dinner hour the young maids enjoyed a ; line party at the Oregon theater. The guests were Mary Drager, Geral dine Selig, Helen Bowne, Lucille Burton and Louise Poujade. !''. Preceding i the Monday night dancing party, Mr. and. Mrs. Wal ter L. ; Spaulding entertained with a charming formal dinner party at The Spa. The table was feau tifully decorated with small yel low and white flowers and yellow candles, with place cards and nut baskets in the same color. 'The dainty smilax was , twined about the table in a graceful way. Cov ers were . laid for Dr. and Mrs. Wilson H. Darby, Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam. Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. .W. F. Poorman, Mr. and Mrs.. Carl Webb,, Mr. and Mrs. Paul V. John son, Miss Beulah Mills, and the hosts, ! Mr. and Mrs.' Walter L. Spaulding: J The War Mothers '.will bare a booth ; at - the Artisan bazaar to morrow In IOOF halt, where they will sell the memorial tags and also, the tuberculosis Christmas seals,- with Mrs.; Jessie M.; Crossen seal, andlilra.. Jeimle.'Martlii, In Icharge. ' The' Artisan bazaar promises to be one of unusual interest, for it ls-repoxted that. there VIII be many wonderful bargains In the way of Spend th winter there, or if going East, go via California! Stopover privileges wQl permit you to tarry a while and visit its numerous points of interest Round Trip Fares San Francisco Los- - Angeles - $45.25 $7025 Similar fare to other, points. Illustrated booklets describing the attractions of. California may be had from your local agent as well a Information concerning , fares, train schedules, etc, or by writing JOHN BL SCOTT, Asst. Passenger Trmffic Manager Portland;' Oregon NEW RADCLIFFE c : ... 1 A - - i i - - - i " ' jt '. , , i it "- . , Mia. Ada Louise Comstock,' former dean of Smith College, In - Massachusetts, . who : has been installed as prexy ot - the . Institutfon ' of learning, for women, which is situated, to the north ot Harvardj band.-made things both in clofhins and fancy work. Booths of all kinds .will be In . evidence, selling everything . in. the line of needs, from cooked foods to aprons, chil dren's clothes and even house dresses. . There will he a booth dis playing a tempting array of home made Christmas candies ; that is sure to prove popular. One special feature will be the chjcken dinner served between the hours of 11:30 and 2; 30 o'clock. Mrs. O. J. Lesstngwell and her small daughter of Corvallis are spending a few days as guests of Mrs. Norma N. Terwilliger. - On their way from Youngstown, Ohio, to their winter home In Los Angeles. Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. Schafer stopped In Salem to be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Printz Monday and Tuesday. They departed last evening on the Shas ta for the south. . , ' - ' 7 The five husbands of chapter AB, PEO : Sisterhood, were feted Monday evening with a dinner at the home of .-Dr. -Mary Rowland preceding - their InKiatlon. into 4h'e Inner mysteries of, tb$ BJL. ".With much Jtaaghterr.arj4 njerripaentlha ceremony was clearly carried out, with many "take-offs' on the PEO'srAtter. ; the men,; emerged as full-fledged BIL's, the remain? ler of 'the, evening was given oyer to chattfng and other. Vocial pas time. . Visiting PEO's were Mrs. H. E. Barrett and Miss Grace OsfTorn of chapter G, Gooding, Tdaho, and Mrs. Frank 'E.1 Churchill of chap ter G of Salem. ' Those who enjoyed the 'evening were Mr. and Mrs. W. D-. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. W. EKirki Mr. and Mrs. T. E. McCroskey, . Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Meyers, Ir. and Mrs. H."E. . Barrett Mrs,TJara. Patter son, Miss Grace Elizabeth Smith,. Miss Grace' Osbornv Lena Belle Tartar.' Miss May Ranch, Dr. Mary Rowland, Mrs. " Harry; Styles;. Mrs. Mary . Reeves, ' and ' Mr. and Mrs F. E. ChurchilL ' ' Mr. and Mrs.- R. -W." Liles enter tained -with- a-, small dinner party Friday. , evening honoring their young . son's, sixth . birthday. A white cake with six birthday can dles centered tn tabid where cov ers were" laid for five people.' ...... v . . . . . T AHKounceneHTs. The Thursday club-will -meet at the 'home of .Mrs. B. aT.: Miles to morrow afternoon with Mrs'. Miles and Mrs F. A. Elliot as hostess. !..!'..... The Woman's Home Missionary society of Jason Lee Methodist church' will" meet' at 'the home of Mrs. J. L. Ingrey, 240 Washington street, this at'erhboh"at' 2:30." ' ' t ''''"" The "missionary "department of the Woman's union, of .the .First Congregational church will meet at the' home- of -Mrs: WiC Kantner tomorrow afternoon. Hostesses for the meeting- will be Mrs. F. C. Kibbe. Mrs.- R. B. Duncan, Mrs. Josephine-Bross, Mrs. William Mc Gilchrlst an Mrs.- Kuykendall. . - - ,,The regular Thursday night cov ered dish "church supper will take place tomorrow night at the First Methodist church,, at. the. usual hour of 6:30.. . Although Dr. .Kirk -Patrick Is absent for the week, the evenmr -will be . obseryed. In the same manner with the- study hour from 7:30 te 8:10, followed by de votionals led by. Dr. McCormick of Kimball . School, of , Theology. . All members of. the. church are cor dially . invited to" partake ; of ; the pleasure. . and . . Jnstructipn " the evening has to offer. ' Tbv "Salem "chapter War Moth ers ' We"et "this ' afternoon- tn tta chamber, of cpmef ce rooms for the December session. It is to be COLLEGE HEAD, t'J; V; i ... ' ; .: . 1 . . . ' ' f s. . : - V"' J: " ' - i , -o" .'! -V f 3 rui fair f - V--n 7 Mtkrt and all of the members are urged to attend. j J The Home Missionary society of the Jason Lee Memorial church will hold its quarterly tea atthe home of Mrs. A. MClough, 850 North Church street; Fridayf af ternoon at 2:30. The regular, business meeting of Barbara Freitchie tent. Daugh ters of Veterans, will , take ."place at the v armory . this evening at eight o'clock, at which .time will be held the annual election of officers. All members of the tent are urged to be present. Following the business a short program is arranged for the cele bration of the anniversary of !the organization of the order, f of which December 1Z is the date ' The " WFMS of the First Metho dist church will hold, their month ly meeting at the home "of Mrs. F. L. Utter this afternoon. . i I - ; Health at Silverton Is L , "Vr Well Up to the Average (Special, to The . Statesman.) Silverton children are as well as the average, 'is the repoft which comes from the health clinic being conducted at the Silverton library by Silverton physicians': under:- the auspices of - the. Parent-Teacher association. So far the first five grades have been examined.: These Include about 250 children.! It is understood that another clinic will be held next week' at "which time the remainder of the grade chil dren will be examined. : If possible the high school students will re ceive the same attention, i Special attention ,wasv given the eyes, ears, teeth and throat. Goiter is reported to be uqite frequent in the fifth grade girls. SHEIK GIRDLE NEWEST IDEA A black satin afternoon frock hat the very. newest idea in girdles, tea "Sheik.6 It is wound sccrT.ike about the hips with loc ssshU-a ends hansins below the vdxt tru I he -frocxt ij trimmed - triLa kesaa tnd gold embrcidsry. ... .--- ' ' ''- v IBM-SSI, ' i 1 i l j; .... ENTER STI Tab Kept on Registration Shown in Statement By Secretary Kozer Between May 24, the date when the outside automobile law be came effective, and November 30, visitors' permits were granted to 39.056 automobiles in Oregon, says a statement that has been prepared by Sam A. Kozer sec retary of state. "From May 24 to July. 30 says the statement, "there were 13,357 registrations; in August,. 12,131; in September, 7,04;' in October, 31.741; and in November, 2,777 registration. Assuming .that there was an average of: thro persons in each car , registered the num ber of persons visiting Oregon during the registration : period would be at least 120,000, which Indicates, to some extent, the peo ple of other states and countries who are interested enough' la Ore gon and her resources and natural wonders to at least pay a visit. Adding to this number those com ing into the state by rail and water transportation and those by motor car, who during the year visited in Oregon prior to the reg istration law becoming effective and those , during the period of registration who failed to register, it . is reasonably . safe to assume that between 400,000 and 500,000 persons have visited Oregon for longer or shorter stays so far dur ing the year 1923. A number equal to half or the present popu lation of the state. "Of those who came In by mo tor car 8 the greatest number of registrations - were made . at. the Med ford station, . Portland was secon Ashland third and Salem fourthr Many of the stations where a lesser number of regis trations were made are open only tor a portion of. the year and In seme instancea are located oa some of the. "minor highways Where travel is not so' heavy "as on the Pacific highway where the main registration stations are lo cated. "The following statement shows the number of cars from other states and countries: registered "in Oregon since May 24, 1923: ' 1 "Alabama, 16;. Arizona, 236; "Arkansas. 103; CA.IIfnvnlA.1A- 86; Colorado, 717; Connecticut 54; Deleware, 3; Florida, 52; Georgia, 14; Idaho; 2,918;" Illi nois, 628; Indiana, 296; Iowa, For. th past: ten days we have sold rugs at prices fieve before offered in Sal?m. C immense stqcl of high rgrade rufj;s . have been selling at prices far below what such rcr are usually sold in cut price sales We have, more than trebled our, ruj busSncc's fc the time this sale ha running, and we set last Saturday as the dosing dato c' l! sale But we still haye too riiany rugs at the close of the year, hence we now. in. r " to continue the sale WUl. further notice. This does not mean close-out patterns imperfect stock, but the entire line, of Wiltons, Axminsters, Velvet, Body - Dru:r-':, Tapestry, Eibre,Wool Fibre Klear.Elax. and Rag Riigs. We have a very fins lino cT Axminster Rugs in all. room siies.; 5e sure to see these rugs and compare prices tl:r: are asked elsewhere Everything, marked in plain figures. Regular $95 Wool Wilton IVigB 9xZ, now 1 Regular $85.00 Wool Wilton Ruga, 9x12, j-io-w .. : Regular S52Q Wool Velvet Rugs, 9x12 now Regular $50 Axminster Rugs " 9x12, now -'. i:.-..::.-.: Regular, $40 Axminster Rugs, All' 9x1 2r Rugs caq Use Our Easy lPay men! Plan. We ; Charqe; jNq Shop Early. Mail Early Oii DAYS TILL GHRISTuZAS The days are fairly flying, but you still have time to choose with discrimination and from the endless assortment you will find here. Hand Embroidered Madeira Linen Pieces Eyery Woman Loves. Handmade Things Here are oblong pieces, round centers from the small to the medium and very large ones, scarf 9 all lengths, spreads of all kinds, towels, pillow cases, and napkins. , . . - . ; YOUR MAIL ORDERS Receive caref uf attention 7-We pay the postage or express within a radius of a hundred miles. Satisfaction Guaranteed On 'every purchase or your money cheerfully refunded, . .f 601; Kansas, 548; Kentucky,. "2 9; Louisiana, 32; Maine, 12; Mary land, 18; Massachusetts 129; Michigan. 475; Minnesota, 641; Mississippi. 16; Missouri, 395; Montana, 1,199; , Nebraska, 437; Nevada, 194; New Hampshire, 9; New Jersey, 78; New Mexico, 54; New York, 325; North Carolina, 22; North Dakota, 400; Ohio, 542; Oklahoma, 384; Pennsylvan ia, 23 2 ; . Rhode Island , 1 2 : South Dakota, 311; Tennessee, 30; Tex as, 369;" Utah, 370; ermont, 16; Virginia, 53; Washington 8.440; Washington, D. C, 64; Wiscon sin, 368; Wyoming, 379; Alaska, 2; Canada.-713; England, 1; Ha waii, 27; Old Mexico, 2; Republic of Panama, 2. "A statement of the number of permits 'issued at tne Various regis tratioa stations- shows the follow ing; . , , -, Alban7 41UAshlandr ,5,734; Astoria, 64; ; Baker; 286; Bend ,0 mil 1 ll.llll. $68.09 $41.50 $40.00 ... .. $32.00 ; be ratcbed ; with mal GOOD FURNITURE 34Q Court Street, Safcrn, Ore, Prices Range 25c, 35c, 50c up to Salem Store, 466 State St. 115; Eugene, 584; Gold Beach, 235; Grants Pasa 2.09 8 ; Klamath Falls, 582; Medford, 7,774; On tario, 3,650; Pendleton, 2.751; Portland 7,261;- Salem. 5,685; The Dalles.. 1,427; t Inspectors, 759. . "Many . cars licensed under 'the laws of other states have been, af ter coming intoOregon, purchased by residents of this state or the owners - of such cars 'hare taken up their residence In Ore gon after'- a brief sojourn here. One thousand and ninety cars, which were originally licensed un der the laws of other states dur ing the' year 1923", have since been registered and, licensed In Oregon from which the total license fees aggregate $9,195. This evidences the beneficial results ot a law re quiring the , non-resident motorist to ..register his car Immediately upon his. coming .into, the state Regubr $32-50 Tapestry B.russels U v 1 V TinTtT , Regular $23.50 Tapestry Brussels 9x12, now : Regular $19 Klear Flax Rugs 1 9x12, now Regular $18.00 Wool Fiber Rugs 9x12, now 1 Regular. $14 Rag Rugs 9x12, now 1 : I Rugs ; or eyen larger f I fjll 0i - mm- Joy. Givinn Gi Are Here a. Plenty- We advise to shop forenoons as much possible as the after noon hours are terri bly crowded. 318,50 Portland Sil Shcp S3 All:r St. whether , to reside temporal : later take up his permanent idence therein.", iVith Kerr-Giffcrd r S. J. Ilodgen, specialist in and feeding, from 'Portland the city attending to btxslEc: ters. He Is In the employ c Gif ford : &- Co., Portland, ai had charge of the feed c their business1 the past fc-v . He. Is an expert in formula V. tions for dairy cows and ! Tised, regarding the fc:l many of Oregon's great dr. and herds. He will sever ? nections with the above i first of the year and will t ' gage in -a -feed business cf 1 wlth headquarters in Port"- i ...... . & v V ( O r )LUi v .... V, 4 y t ' ' ....... - ' 4 sizes up to 1-. Trt3 in Yc :r ?tj tui!usv',""jr -'J "tc """. rjcctjss