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' r Women's organizations In Sale rn 'are entering into 1he spirit 61. the ' war effort and; ' - k"
: bending" the efforts of their" activities In aiding .in patriotic projects. Club defense work o
' described below is representative of the many women's groups in Salem.
Mrs. George Rossman, pictured . at the left, is this year's president of the American ' V
Association t of University ,Women, an organization active in various phases of defense , : :
. .work. Many members are active in volunteer defense activities ii and in Offering their
. services in food' conservation during the summer. Mrs. Rossman has appointed a spe
" cial war activities" committee' which will direct the work. One of the chief Interests of
. ; lhe AAUW is the .Victory book drive which it sponsors to sponsor goodv reading for
; .-servicemen. Members of the" "AAUW arein charge of the USQ canteen one day;a y'-:-
- month," are doing specifiq .Huttes . at the city, library to aid that organization; when short -;
"of help. The group "has lpst.twq" members .'to active war servic?; one having enlisted in ''-':'". :
the VAACS and Ihejothef-iri" :me WAVES. - - . . I : V - - -: '. -
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: - Mrs. Herbert Raher rignt- Is president 9f-tm,;Salm:Womany.dub another active '
v organization. Members' of the srrbup "are in ;charge of me USQ canteen one day a month
and naye Honated -Jqnkefsjwi at the ;cler-verMghV-Assis
f7.mg financially, in fhe -'Wca-ert 'tb orrn'at cjub : Jias purcseVexiai 'mibia'r
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" , ;":", ine ciuonouse nas; peen aonatea ror .use pi yanous, committees pencanmg.to war ware
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;'a -J Mrs. Stanley' Krxieger, pictured lower ; left, heads the active American Legion crux-, t H
' , iliary, in Scdem this year.; This grcp-is -yttcdly m and the'
. USO. The auxiliary "takei .'one" day .'a tmonthrat : toeiUSOcote
women's " organizations.; ; Members . gtve: oiie day q week to sewing, for the Red Cross ' . '
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Miss .Helen 'Fletcher Js presidenr.of ; the ( Salem Business cmd ProfessionGl Woman's
club, a group well? kownf or its -civic interests." The "club has cooperated 'th me com- , . "
v; mittee for victory.' sendoffs of: draftees, - and members are 100 per cet -yictgbondVI"
owners.. Many members are : Junior - hostesses, others are , active in : the Hostess league. ; i
-The group sponsors.. the. USO; coiiteen'-once a month' and mdividuial-members are 'active '- :'
in civilian defense H work, .several - spending hours- a week at derical work:; Many Red ?
: f ? the -Wcanan's, Ambulance ;c6rs'- fronV. funds" raised for me annual .JDani..;-y?-.:
jil-vy Hioto' :6i lRpssmari; by: Jesten'MtUeri' .ali'. Q&ers byKermell-Ellis; - O:- '-T r
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A Dancing Glub . ,
- A new dancing club has ken crganiaed in Salem and will meet for the first
planned dance on .Wednesday - night The VFW. .Victory Dancing .club, will meet
this Wednesday at 9 o'clock at VFW hall, and will continue the. weekly- dances
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throughout the -winter. . . . , - . -
r The club will be open to-members of the Veterans of Foreign .Wars and their
friend, tickets of -membership will be issued Jo those.-wishing to. join. ....
'-The VFW-post-is sponsoring -the club, which.is under the chairmanship of Mr. "
Russell Mudd, with' Mr. Phillip-Ringle assisting him. Mrs.. Arwin Strayer, '.president cf '
the VFV auxiliary, will -head -the. committee in charge ;.of refreshmente ; tobe sold'
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The committee- has. announced me engqgement pf the Rhymra Rasslers orches-
a to furnish music for dancing each week. -
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Betrothal Is Told
L J The engagement of Miss Ruth Burgoyne to Mr. Fat White was announced
Friday night at a. dance' on the Willamette university campus: Robert Hamilton,
president of the;student body, Jcld -the 'news to a i large group, of students '
garnered to celebrate me foat afternoon.
, f . Miss Burgoyne is vice-president of Alpha Phi Alpha sorority, cm4 is prcnV .
- inerit in-musical xfctivities on 'me campus. She is the daughter "of Rv; and
Mrs. W. S. Burgoyne of Hood River. Mr. White is a member tf thi varsity.
football- and . basketball teams . and -has enlisted "in the marine ' reserve. ri!i
parents are.Mr. and Mrs. David. WhHe of Portland. Bom' are juniors at the
university. No plans have been made fof the' wedding. "
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AriotKer.. Club
Many, Salem persons - have
ottended v the , annual concert '
series of the Salem ; High
school - Crescendo b club each
year without realizing the im
' portance of this school club in
the music life of the city. The
dub is 'made ! up' of "students cf
the high school who have
proved the ability to . present
solo appearances in some
phase of m u sic.' -There are
some fifty such, student mem
bers of the club; which is un-
der the supervision.' of ' Miss
Lena Belle, Tartar, music direc
' tor of the high school..
'The' leading project of the
club, is' the "concert series with -;
' studenis in chcrrge 'of.publidty,' '
spedai ' ; advertising, . printing, .
' ticket sales, reception; for art-'
cmd Omer imrkint details:
i .thefpast, . profits" .from the
undertaking each year have
- been used'fot a ; trip by the' en-
. tire club, to some "artist's .con-,
cert in PortlandL Last year the
' club attended Franz Schubert's
; 'piossom TimeV in 'Portland. .
. This 'sixth consecutive ,.year
V of the Crescendo concert ser
ies lists' outstanding New ' York
and Pacific Coast arti3ts. Op
ening the season, Miriam Mar
mein, dancer, and interpreter,
will present, an evening's , en
tertainment on Monday No- .
- vember 23. Delbert Anderson,
tenor - from Seattle, will sing
Thursday night, December 3;
George Chavchavadze, Russi-
- an pianist, has accepted Tues
day, January 19 for a concert;
the Oregon State college or
chestra", number sixty or more
'players, directed by Delbert.
Moore will perform Thursday,
February 25. All the concerts
will be evening presentations.
Officers of the. club and com
mittee chairmen for : the year ;
are as follows: President Hor-
ace Beldin; vice-president. Al
. ice Rose? secretary, Pauline .
Miller; treasurer, Jean Barham;
. historian. Thelma Smith; ser
. t eant-atrms. - Wayne Struble.
Membership chairman, Mar
ilyn Vyatt; program chairman.
Mary Ann Brady and concert
- manager. Rosemary Gaiser.
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A Week of Decisions . . .
Sority rush week at Willamette university will get underway when the houses entertain with buffet suppers, for new women students.
Tuesday through Thursday. Friday is scheduled as a day of silence, with preferences due at 4 o'dock. Preferendal dinners Saturday
' night and house dances will be climaxed Sunday morning by the formal pledge services,1 ; . i - ; ' v - ' v,
.Beta Chis and their guests "will play in an atmosphere of "Holiday Inn" Tuesday WghL Supper will be served at small tables, each
. ' decorated in the theme of a holiday. The Sigma Tau fraternity under the direction of Bob Ratcliffe, will present the floor show.
. Miss Betty Andrews is in general charge of the affair. She will be assisted by these committees: decorations, Misses Jean Wing, Patricia
-. Short. Nancy Stricklin. Jean Longley; foods. Misses Sybil Spears, Marjorie Moulding, Betty Jean Smith,4 program, Misses. Lois' Phillip's and
Jan Johnson; invitations. Misses Rosella Bell and May McKay; tables and chairs,' Misses Mary Jean McKay and Pollyanna Shinkle; silver.
Miss Louise Cutler and. general cleanup. Miss Shirley McKay. ' - ' -. "..'.' ; "
Wednesday night the Delta Phis will treat their guests to a trip to the Deep South, complete with cotton balls, gay bandanas, sing
v ing darkies and spirituals. Mr.' Michael Carolan will entertain with the assistance of a pickininny trio, composed of Misses Eiyy Fred
rickson,' Helen Zimmerman and Dorothy Estes. '
. - . General chairman for the party is Miss Deanor Todd. She. will be assisted by Misses Frances Kells,: Sally McClelland. Shirley -Vallicmt,
-Maxine Bolland. Dorothy Estes and Margaret Wonderlick. . : - - '' ' .'"'..".'.''"
At the Alpha Phi Alpha house "Club Romany" is the theme", with gay gypsies in bright costumes ' lending atmosphere to the Court
street house. Miss Ruth Burgoyne and Miss Jean Car kin will be costumed to sing gypsy songs'among the tables during supper. Pledges of
Kappa Gamma Rho fraternity will serve. ' ' - -.-' . - - . " - v
- Miss Janet Blake is general chairman," assisted by the Misses Betty Provost, Dorothy , Arnold, Phyllis Gueffroy. Barbara Viesko, Jdnrose
Blake, Pauline Olson and Mary Bennett - -. .' '-"'.-.'
- -' .'. Opening i event of National Business Women's 1 week . cs
. L ' observed by. the Salem Business and : Professional Womens '
club.is the. President's Breakfast honoring Miss Helen rlejtcher,-.
'.hedd of the local club, today." ' ' ' " ; r j 1
- " crirman for the breakfast is Miss Phebe McAdams,. who
also 'serves .'.as chairman of the dub's, finance, committee and
. member, of the executive , board. ; Seated, at the head table
will be participants in the program, chairmen of other events
of National Business Women's week: Miss Dorothy Cornelius, ,
vice president of the dub, who will preside; Miss Hslen Fletch-
- er, president; Miss Hilda Swensoripresident of the Oregon Fed
. eration'of Business. and Professional -Women's dubs, speakerj
- Miss Edna .McElhaney, secretary cf the - Oregon k Fadaraticn; .
V - Miss- Ida Mae Smith, Miss' Ruth Moore,' Mrs. Mauds Eckmcn,
.Mrs-'-Williarn' Ji? lJrifoot,'h-liurd;togl 'and Wiss Carolyn
-'-'Cl Wilson, general chairman. : -f r ' '
- - - - Setting for the breakfast is the heme of the Misses Dfie
. and. Ida Mae. Smith at 25a East Lincoln; street The haad table
will be set on" a hand-made lace .clo'h. Programs wtlbbe Jde
V' signed by Mrs; Ida M. Andrewsjof jheart committal ; j ,
.HighSgkt?'of me .-)ea)aai:,ill: . be". the .speech by vM:ss j
Hilda Swenson7: As Erector of dormitcries at-the Oregon CcV ;
0i: lege of Education; 'Miss Swenson' has observed the "Import-
' y i . ance of Personality i.in, These, limes wnicn tiues net speecn
- for; me moming. -Her experience in work of educational ; in- -?
v: stitutions as well as in club Work brings her much of comrcch ';
ii' ".interest with, those of the. club president. Miss Helen Fieicher. ; '"
;t ; V v?:Miss Fletcher, fnwhose honor the. breakfast is OrrangedL
? i has served in the following dub capacities before her election
v ' ; to the office cf presiderTu'Oiainnan cf. the bulletin commltVej
" . ; of -fiie ; memrship1 TOrmiiitteer first vice president, -defense .
: ' chairman. ; J---:t-.-'--"; - : f:'-- - .'
: ; : ; , The Chamber of Commerce luncheon-this Monday Will
attract many persons to hear' the Columbus Day program by
. - Salem Business and Professional women, h , f N '' '
; " .: Speaker for. the luncheon will be Dr. William B'air Stew
' ' art "of me office of price, admirustrafion, Porfland, 'who wl
speak on "Inflation and Prlce Control." For several years, Dr.
Stewart has been a member of the faculty, of Read college
and was granted a leave of absence to work for the -government
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; . , The public relations committee cf the dub has for sev
eral years sponsored the luncheon at the chcrmber the first
or second week in October. Mrs. William J. Linfoot is chair
man of the committee and assisting her are Miss Julia Web
ster, Miss Merl Dimick and Miss Carolyn Wilson. Hostesses in
; the foyer will be Mrs. Winnie Pettyjohn, IJlxs. Emily Howard,
Mrs. Byron B. . Herrick and - Mrs. Mcna Yoder. Aiding . the
ticket sales will be MrsV I. A. DeFrance, Miss Betty Dofscn,
Mrs. Effie Arehart, and Miss Edna McElhaney who will also
cissist m seating guests. .'. . .
Special invitations to attend, the luncheon have beenx-.
: . tended to wives cf army officers, faculty members of the
-I high schools and Willamette university. Reed college grad
: 1 uates are being invited through-the press. Members of the.
. chamber cf commerce are urged to bring their wives to add
to the feminine contingent celebrating National Business
. . Women's week. ' ' . ! "
- President Carl Hogg will preside, later tank 4rer the
" meeting Miss Helen netcher'president cl the' Salem Bust
ccsj end Professional Women's dub.
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