Sunday ::on:;iNG, dece:iber vic24
of Mr.: W. ;H; Boyer. This -will
be his first Sal em appea r an ca since
assuming the directorship of the
local MacDowell club. , -
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-. Miss Dorothy ; Pearce will play
the pSano accompaniments of . the
evening while Prof. T. S. Roberts
wirr preside at the organ. ; -;
' The personnel of the augmented
chorus includes . Mrs. ; Ada Miller
Harris,. Mrs. Grant iBonnell, Mrs.
E. IT. ; Hpbson, Mrs. Ruth Johns
XewmeyerMrs.C JL Kells, iSusari
Varty, Mrs. J. C. Currie, Mrs. G.
C. Bellinger,- Mrs. J. - L. Darby,
Mrs. D. J. Ritchie. Mrs. P. H.
Thompson, Mrs. C. B. Webb, Mrs.
Martin . Fereshetian, Mrs. C. E.
Bates, Mrs.' 'Mason Bishop, Mrs.
T. H; Galloway, Mrs. J. E. Law,
Mrs. G." VL. Sherman, Mrs.' Earl
Simpson, Mrs. George E. Allen,
Mrs. Evangeline Burlette Long,
Mrs. " Mark McCallister, Mrs. Arth
ur J. Rahn, Mrs. Merle Rosecrans,
Mra. J. Chambers. Misa Esther
mons. Miss Caroline Nerod, Miss
Gussie Niles, Miss Nellie chwai.
Miss Gertrude Eakin. Miss Lucille
Jaskoskl. Miss Maxine.Bnren. Miss
Rock, Frank Kellogg, Join C
rington, P. I Peterson, F.
Meyers, Clifford Ilulsey, E...
Roberts, R. D. Barton. Jake Fu!.
rer, John Moritz, Leslie Sprinrer,
Vernon Tyler, II. T. Love and Dan
Langenburg.
h IN FRANCE "
Marian Wyman, Don Young, Harry
Hansen, Miss Alice Judd, MissTPI
ersen. . Harry Pearcy,- Leonard
Gladys Raffety, Miss Lucille jEm-
Chadwick, W. T. Jenks. F. R.
A Touching Story of the Scenes Witnessed and the Ceremonies
Participated in by an American Norso in a liritbh. Hospital
l . Jlehind the Front in the Trying Iays of the, World War.
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Tiin '"0?kHG0N'STAiX3:iAN,-SAL:::.v Oregon -
(The following is taken from
the December number of the Pad
tic Legloa the copy ox a Salem
subscriber; this being the orflcial
publication of the American, Le
gion, Department of Oregon:)
ijurs. jranstman, .wno was an
army nurs with 21 months ol
overseas service, lived in Coqullle.
Ore., following the . war, but her
nusoand developed tuberculosis.
contracted. during service, and she
has been engaged In nursing him
back to health for the .past year
at Tucson, Arizona. The follow
ing sketch depicts the Christmas
holiday arranged by the American
nurses in a British hospital, back
or tae lander front In-1917.)
Having charge of a British hos
pital and being behind a British
front our patients were almost all
British English, Scotch, Irish,
u elsh. New Zealanders, - Austra
lians, Canadians and South Afri
can3. Coming from such different
points, of the globe they were very
different ,ffora ,each other and
most of all different from our own
American boys, one of whom did
occasionally drift back to. as; for,
Laying the only American staff
ttereabouts, the, American boys on
tri2t iront were sent back to our
Now and then, we. came across
an-American who had joined the
Canadians and in our hearts there
always a. feeling of thankfulness
that, since misfortune had fallen
upon them, they had fallen to our
care, for no matter how much we
rcis&t tare fop the boys of, other
1-nds, these were OURS, our very
own. , , ' ' :
The Christmas season wascom
ius on , apace and great prepara
tions were going forward to make
t lose days as happy as possible
fcr our patients. Then gloom fell
fcr word .was sent .back to clear
hospitals of every possible pa
tint, for those higher up expect
e 1 the Germans to launch a great
c.ive with the coming of the holi
'. j. j,i.s..-: -'.
la accordance with orders the
officers went; through the wards
r.:irking every patient -unless he
was absolutely beyond being mov-e-
I either for England (the ever-l-Tged-for
I'Bllshty") or for con
t .Iescent camp, or for B. D. A.
.:iich,i3 "bass detail active,': and
T c aas , a speedy , return to the
lines.- ; .. j- , : -'; -, ,
Cven' the I convalescent'- camp
vcald'be a dreary place with an
l?enco of i all attempts to make
things, ji bit happy, and homelike
i r these boys so far from home,
f r there werefno nurse in -the
c : svalc sceat .catnp3 and . only a
ycry few doctors and orderlies,' for
t-ts patients were supposed ' to
i eel oaly a period of rest before
t fit for active duty again.
i ;rtr.ely "enough" even the pa-
i. rats wno had won the much
1 -sired Blighty Were downcast be-
c-iuse, or.the,fcig'.. our hDsjital
. :a oecome the nearest thing to
Lome they had known in a long
time. if they ere sent. la-Eng-tiny
would not have time to
rtt leave to visit their homes for
Cl rbtnaa and they would spend
t:.a day in a strange hospital,
arsons nurses and orderlies with
v Loin they had; not had time to
t come accustomed. And as I so
cftea happened in those days,
t?.ey would probably be sent to
the very furthest point from home
J tSat, even ft Visit fMm i hltma
o.is :fould "be out of the Ques
tion. , .
The, boys faces .were not the
only ores that were sorrowful, for
the question arose: If these boys
vcre ,-ient away and no others
tame to take their places, what
would ,we do to- occupy our hands
rr.i keep our thoughts from stray
i T tor ard oar own , Jbonaeland.
C arer,a thousand times since we
left, her.? . ', " :
Then came word that unless the
f ctei drive took place and it
a ma absolutely necessary to
r Li hospital, none of the
. 3 would. 'be sent away except
their' own request. Faces
irishteaed and fingers began to
preparing the decorations to
La used in the wards.
Most of the wards were made
cf four square canvas tents,
connected by canvas covered eor
rilors. , The tents, were double
v. ith an: air space between bo that
tLey were quite warm, especially
ss there was a heater in each tent.
Later vre found that these .tents,
cr marquees, were not, nearly so
crafty . as the wooden huts or
I'resch barracks that were put up
t j replace them.. . ; .
Now ihe boys of eaea tent vied
uiih each other to make their own
! rticu'.ar portion of the ward the
; -t attractive, : each . planning
f:.c;r- own deqnrations. Iq one
v ard the patient built a very In
r r.',on air plane covering it with
r.zy crepe paper. Thig was only
cr ; of the forms their imagina
t; i took. Cay crepe paper, cver
f r "a branches and mistletoe vcre
t v vy where. , . . . , ,. : J .
. ame club or society of Ameri
r i women had taken It "upon
t h r. mselyes as their part of , the
: m celebration ;., to. provide r
c .ifort. bag for every patient in
r hospital. ' . . ;
The .bags which were given us
- r our .patients. wo' emptied, div
i tlie contents as evenly as
- i could amor.g the boya, for
? cf. the; bags contained many
u;a.nt . surprises,- while others
i rre very ordinary. One. of the
s had expressed the wish. for a
.alh , organ. Fortunately there
v ; 3 ono anions the other things
that! was put aslda ,for . him.
I i the .'same way we tried to see
' t each patient had some special
v i h gt itified. or at least received
ethlng especially nice. -Then
,wo put the things .into
' !rse ii -w socks procured from tbfj
i Ck ;? and we ourselvca added,
: cringes and apples.
O .i ( luistmas morning' we fin
I r :r work as quickly as po3--.,
t' one of the boys dreEed
. , . ... , ..I,,., f jt. -v,
stockings were distributed. There
was much laughter and gay. chat
ter over the gifts and noon soon
came with its Xmas dinner. . . .
The Captain in our ward had
divided it into two parts, offering
a prize to the half putting on the
best program that evening,' so the
afternoon passed in preparations
for that event. ! ':
I doubt it a single nurse took
any time off duty that day, for we
dared not give ourselves a mo
ment for thought, for homesick
ness, would have caught us in its
relentless grip. j--'
'i In our ward we had been or
dering Jello and caned fruit from
the commissary for some 1 weeks.
These were supposed to be used
only for the sickest patient, who
could not have general diet. But
we had been getting it little by
little and guarding it Jealously
for this day. Eearly in the after
noon we prepared this, , adding
oranges and nuts to tne cannea
fruits so that we had a very deli
cious Jello for the boys that even
ing. .This was especially accept
able ''. as that" meal was a very
sketchy affair due'to the time,
energy and .the amount of supplies
used on the dinner.
After .the evening's work was
finished we all gathered in one
part of the ward and the program
began.' It was very varied and
showed much unsuspected talent.
Chief, amoohs these, was a Scotch
man, who gave a toast in broadest
Scotch. Original poems were del
ivered, songs of every variety were
sung, but the climax of the even
ing came when a young Irish lad
of. nineteen sang; to us. . He had
a strong sense of the dramatic and
the 'picturesque. His i wonderfully
developed body had suffered no
loss of beauty even though he
wore the very unbeautiful hospital
suit. , His head was raised with
infinite pride and. self assurance ,
and he looked like a young god !
as he. sang, to as in a voice like
the deepest organ-a voice that
gripped our" hearts and made us
long to reach upward higher and
better .things, h ; ; .. ; j - ..;
It was a fitting close to a day
each one of us patients, doctors.
orderlies and nurses had spent
trying to bring a bit of happiness
to others, thereby brighteing the
day for ourselves, f or i
Happiness is a perfume you
cannot spill on others without
getting a few., drops on yourself."
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(Coatlnnad from p 2)
Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin Blatch
ford have as their house guests
Dr Blatchford's brother and wife.
Rer. and Mrs. Thomas Blatchford
otliondon. Ont.; Rer.Ir. Blatch
ford, who is a retired Methodist
minister, arrived ' in Salem with
Iii -wife -on - Friday. -evenlngr. and
will remain until after the Christ
mas holidays. .
Mrs. Oscar Zeller ' was hostess
for "a . deLixhtf ul meetinrr of the
Adolynk club on Wednesday.. Mrs.
Lawrence Imlah, was an invited
guest for the afternoon, and also
lucky winner of the high score.
Refreshments followed the play
ing. - , , i .
The club group included i Mrs.
Oral Lemmon. Mrs. Earl Paulsen,
Mrs. Paul Chapler, Mrs. Armin
Berger, Mrs. Jesse George, Mrs.
George Nelson, Mrs. ; Reed Row
land,' Mrs. James Teed, and the
hostess, Mrs. Oscpr Zeller.
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Mrs. G. Ed Ross will substitute
for Miss Nina McNary, teacher of
the Baraca-Phllathea class of the
First Baptist church, on account
of the illness of Miss McNary.
At the election of officers Fri
day at the meeting of Hal Hibhard
auxiliary, Mrs. P, 1L Thompson
was re-elected president. appoint
ing Mrs. Woolnert and Mrs. Ber-
tleson to the respective offices of
secretary and treasurer.. Other olt
fleers named are: Senior vice
president, Mrs. Carrie Chase; Jun
ior vice president. Miss : Lulu
Humphrey; chaplain, Mrs.'. Ruth
Brant: conductor, Mrs. Percy
Pugh; assistant,.ilrslda May. Sey
mour; guard, ,Mrs. May Sammons; ;
.assistant guard, Mrs., Mary Ray
mond; patriotic instructor, Mrs.
Marie Baker; historian, Mrs. Mary
Miller; musician, Mrs; Walcher;
reporter, -Mrs. Myrtle Adams. ,
Mrs. Hyde,, department presi
dent, of "Hlllsboro, will e .present
for the installation which will oc
cur at the meeting on the first
Friday in January. - ' ' .
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A number of Salem matrons
were guests yesterday afternoon in
Corvallis for Mrs. Josie Stewart's
tea at the Phi Beta Pi house.
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- .ChrLntmas musio has a charm
that, none .can escape,; weaves , a ;
Yuletlde spell that gives the mes
sage Iq all its loveliness, and on
Friday night of thi3 - week when
the MacDowell i club " Christmas
chorus appears at the First Pres
byterian church all music lovters
who love the Christmas season will
have a treat in store. - ; -
The soloists of the evening are
to be Mrs. Arthur . J. Rahn, Mrs.
Ada Miller Harris and Mr. A. A.
Schramm. Mr. Schramm, a well
known tenor coming here from
Corvallis, who will be accompanied
by Lucille Kuntz Schramm.
The program will Include not
only choruses and solos from the
Messiah, ' but a group of 4. be
most beautiful Christmas carols, of
especial note among these being
the lovely, Hymn to tho .Madon
ca." The men's voices and the
alto part, so peculiarly effective
in the rendition of the carols, will
c-jtasijriiuier $h? direction
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Cire practical gift that's a rood idea! Not original bVanv means.' ' Manv neonle have been coir. i it
for yearaV . Gifts' that nil a particular heed are the rhoit appreciated,- They live a life of usefulness inVtsad
of nierely. being appropriate for the Christmas season. See the many remarkable Hints for youn-j er.J cl J in
variotis Departments Note, also, the prices, whichi considering-the high quality, are extrenrely Iov.
our
"Mama" Talldng 06lls
The Kind Little Girls LoVe Best! ;
The Most Lifelilie Dolls of All! ' 1
.. With so many styles jftf l3olJs hcreyoulcan find Just
"tHe one yoti wznzn&Vsvmg; tobT Our quantity
purchases make our prices lower. You can choose baby
'dolls which look and feel like real babies?'-"Or ..you
; might prefer the ones with frilly dresses and bonnets
' or those in 'gingham aprons. 1 .k'
" Some have painted hair, and , eyes,. while others have
: real hair and eyes which open and close. All wear
'shoes and stockings. In height they measure from 1 3 li
'to 25 inches.- Nothing; cdiild please a little girl' more
Uhan one of these dolls, for they can all say "Marr.a"
See Our Splendid Assorimcni!
Peif usiies - for Gifts
In Holiday Boxes
; We have a large assortment
of perfumes in various odors;
in attractively shaped bottles
of plain or frosted glass. In in
dividual fancy boxes for gifts.
25c to$3.98
Gif5: Hdkerchiefs
For Men, Women and Children
Handkerchiefs are
. practical gifts which s
are , always t welcome.
We have a splendid as
; sortmerit of ; all kinds,
at the ..very lowest
prices. . ; Many are in ,
dainty. gift boxes.'
. For Women .
Swiss Handkerchief, white
and colored, embroidered
and lace trimmed.
Each . . .... . .29c to 45c
Linen -Handkerchief a witlx
corners embroidered in
- white or colors. '
Kach . .... ,-.', . 15c to 25c
Linen Handkerchiefs,, white
or colors, hand embroid
ered corners.
Box of 3 . . . .25c to 91.69'
Umbroiilered Handkerchiefs,
': all white, I colored, or
combinations.
Box of 3 ... 25c to fl.OO
'.rj;--iJi'-;i For Men -ir.j.sJ
"White , Cambric Handker
chiefs, hemstitched hems.
Each ....... .10c to 25c
All Linen Handkerchiefs,
hemstitched hems.
- Kuch ....... .25c to C9c
Imported Handkerchiefs
x with cord borders.
Box of 2 . j. . ... i .; .4c
C1IILDKEX J
lioys' .Handkert hiefs, whit
with woven colored cordHi
2ach . ? t.. ... l. .v15c.
Children's Handkerchiefs
with colored embroidered
designs in corner.
Each .............. .5o
Will. You, Give?
This Store stands for";
the-.application . of . the!
Golden Rule in all , its!
dealings.;
i We urge its applica-j
tion in charity.
Money 1 is needed to
provide 40,000,000 sim
ple meals for the father
less children in America's
care in Syria, Palestine
Armenia and in Greece.
' Next Sunday will be
Golden Rule Near - Eastl
Relief Sunday thruout-'
' the country; , j
' " This Store will receive'
Vour contributions all o
next week for t h i s!
worthy charitv.
' We will be ttA r' (nr.
ward I your ? gift along
wiih uur.own
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Gift Clocks
Ivory aind Amber
... a
Oocks
, For Boudoir
Dresser, and
; , . Desk ; : ;
A Qock would make a
useful and appreciated
gift! Choose from our
s h o w i n g of imitation
ivory and amber clocks in
various styles. Plain
white ivory or amber, or
the two combined. Good
values at our low prices.
1.25 to 54.50 ,
."SSnay" Sand Toys
And "Bizzy Andy" Automatic Toys v
"Sandy ,Aiy". AotomaUc SJ Toy, suit
able . for, indoor as well as outdoor
i tJay. .A supply of clean, dry, white
' sand in .a friction lid can is included,
and the . carton in which the toy is
packed opens, flat to form a tray to .
hold the sand...... ..-..,1. 89c
Panama! Pilo
Driver, oper-
-,BSKSri '
"Bisry AwfyTTrip
Ham mar, a toy
IQli inches
high, .with .six
warbles in a ..
chute which will
. : start the hamt ,
i mer . pounding- , ,
on the anvil.'. .49c
"Bisry . Andy . Junior" operates auto--
. t . - t . .
niaiicaiiy oy wcignc pi cigm maroics
which: are .furnished with the. toy.
" Seven inches high when set up...
Over and Under, an automatic .toy
fc with a race car which runs down j
an upper incline, drops t a lower
track and runs to the end. then
, reverses andis raised to the incline
of another trip.....:..........
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ates automatic
ally by the
weight of twelve ;
marbles h which--are
furnished
with the toy.
Height,
inches
16
......98c
MJ
In Fancy Gift Boxes
A. i - - w - -m
i. Stationery is .always an
acceptable gift, for it is use?
ful and .attractive, . Our. as
, t sortment ia f ncy gift boxes
is. varied so that .selecting
from it is a pleasure. And
'ourj?ricest for the jquality of
. the" stationery, are remark
ably low.
A Wicta Assortment!
19c to $2.98
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Paris Garters
4 Boxed for GifU
es
lien
will appreciate
useful gifts such as these,
in X attractive - Christmas
boxes. Paris Garters in
wide weaves with single
or double grip, some with
ami bands to match. In
a variety of colors.
t Low Priced!
29c to 8Sc
i At a Remarkably '-Low". thrice-
' See these. high
cfualityv "Shirts , to
appreciate them.
New Cannetfe
Stripe Patterni
A f large assort
ment,'- carefully
' selected" from the
season's ; h o ! c e
stripes. Full cat;
perfect fitting; full
square tails. "
Indeed . a his
value'at ' :
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Gift Books
Of Popular Fiction -
Give books for Christmas
gifts.' We have a good as
sortment of popular coprlght
fiction-which we are able to
offer at a remarkably low
price because ot the large
quantity bought for our
stores. Only v
69c
Gift Jewelry
In Velvet Lined Boxes
Jewelry which would make,
appropriate gifts . for men.. .
and . women, in a. good, as
sortment to choose from. In- -eluded
ar such .articles as v
Jiffy Links, soft cuff - loop
fmks,tie holders.,scarl pins,
linger!- class,Abar pins and
beauty pins. Good valuer!
,21c to 1.98
Varin "Liufilcrs
Make AcceLIs CU
We - have an assortment
of the smartest new Muf
flers which are being worn
now by both men and worn-'-en.v
Why not select c.-.e or
. more of these for gifts?
They are excellent values.
Fibre Ksittcd I luTTirs
in color- combinations
-for women.. 9Se to $13
FiW Kaltted Manr
, for men. .11X3 mnd $13
. WoI -d -Pure -Vor".
stedTiuCrs lot men
and women, , .
COC: to r i.c
Silk Hose Uqt &ix is
Excellent Values to Ghoose From!
Silk Hosiery is always
popular for gifts, and our
values in hosiery will make
it worth your while to pur
chase here. You can select
from the season's most
wanted shades'!
Women' Silk Hose, 12
strand pure thread silk, with
mercerized garter top, heel
and toe. Pair, . '
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Full Fashioned Hose, pure thread silk
20-inch.boot with lisle garter top and jcin
forced heel and toe. Pair,
$L19
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