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The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem. Oregon Saturday Morning. December l, 1943
Officers and
Chairmen
Honored
i Mrs. James A. Carson, presi
dent of Capital Unit American
Legion auxiliary opened her
' home Wednesday night ' for the
annual Christmas party for her
officers and chairmen.
The guests were greeted at
the . door by Mrs. Carson and
escorted to the large living room
which was illuminated by the
Christmas tree, -by the fireplace
and candles on the mantel.
There was an exchange of
gifts which were arranged by
Mrs. E. W. Richey. Mrs. Earl
f. T. And resen was at the piano
,' " while the group sang Christmas
carols, after which prayer was
led by Mrs. Richey. James A.
Carson showed a roll of films
of scenic travels in Oregon and
other states.'
Mrs. Fred Gahlsdorf acted as
Santa assisted by helpers Mrs.
A. E. Nelson and Mrs. Merle D.
Travis. A special gift was pre
sented to Mrs. Carson by her of
ficers and chairmen and Mrs.
Earl T. Andresen, district presi
dent, remembered her with a
gift, also to Mrs. Don Madison
in her leadership in the mem
bership campaign.
Those honored at the party
were Mrs. E. W. Richey, Mrs.
George Gabriel, Mrs. M. Y.
Brooks, Mrs. Kathryn Brown,
Mrs. Fred Gahlsdorf, Mrs. Leon
Habernicht, Mrs. W. it. Baillie,
Mrs. F. Alfred Williams, Mrs.
R. C Blaxall, Mrs. James Lewis,
Mrs. E. A. Lee, Mrs. W. H. An
derson, Mrs. Merle D. Travis,
Mrs. I. N. Bacon, Mrs. Austin
Wilson, Mrs. Hans Hofstetter,
Mrs. Lloyd Demarest, Mrs. John
TeSelle, Mrs. Earl T. Andresen,
Mrs. Florence Ames, Mrs. A. E.
Nelson, Mrs. Verne Ostrander,
Mrs. Oscar Cutler, Mrs. Stuart
Johns, Mrs. J. P. Stirniman, Mrs.
Frank Marshall, Mrs. L. M.
Flagg, Mrs. Stanley Krueger,
Mrs. Richard A. Meyer, Mrs.
Don Madison and Mrs. John A.
Olson.
Refreshments were served by
the hostess.
Jack Craigs Are
Honor Guests
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Craig (An-
eta Gilmour) were honored at a
. bridal party Friday night at the
Salem Heights community Hall.
I Mrs. Robert Smith arranged the
party and fifty attended
Mr. and Mrs. Craig recently
returned from Texas and Mr.
Craig is the son of Dr. and Mrs.-
D. D. Craig.
SWEGLE The annual Christ
mas party of Swegle Woman's
club was held Friday at the
home of Mrs. Walter Swingle on
Garden road. Twenty one mem
bers and guests were present. A
covered dish dinner was served
t one o'clock.
In the afternoon officers were
elected for the new year as fol
lows: president, Mrs. Marion
West; vice president, Mrs. E. E.
Brandt; secretary, Mrs. Carroll
Runner; treasurer, Mrs. Charles
Norton. A social hour followed
luncheon, exchange of presents
and Christmas carol singing.
Guests were Mrs. John Mar
shall, Mrs. i Robert Reed and
Jimmy, and Bobbie Norton. Oth
ers present were Mrs. Otis
Dawes, Mrs. E. E. Welty, Mrs.
Dillon Jones and son, Richard;
Mrs. Menno Dalke, Mrs. William
Hensell, Mrs. Homer Conklin,
Mrs. William Benner, Mrs'.
George Kufner, Mrs. Charles
Bottorff, Mrs. Ralph Becker,
Mrs. William Hartley, the newly
elected officers and the hostess.
Button Front
The soft ruffling of the collar
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4598 is an all-around, practical
button-front that ' fits smartly
into your daily routine. Make it
up in, a candy-strip rayon ; or
crisp, tubbable cotton. Sew
Chart included for accurate in
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women's sizes 34, 35, 38, 40, 42,
44 and 46. Size 3$ takes 3 :
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Farrells Will
Be Dinner
Hosts
Secretary of State and Mrs.
Robert S. Farrell, jr., will be
hosts for an informal dinner par
ty tonight at their North Capitol
street home in honor of Mrs.
Farrell's mother, Mrs. Homer V.
Carpenter, on her birthday an
niversary. Covers will be placed for Mr.
and Mrs. Homer Carpenter, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas C- Warner of
Portland, Mrs. Ransom Carpen
ter, Miss Martha Carpenter, Sal
ly and Joan Farrell and Mr. and
Mrs. FarrelL
The Warners are also celebra
ting their wedding anniversary
and are spending the weekend
in Salem as guests at the Car
penter home.
Zonta Dinner at
Mayo Home
Dr. Marian Follis Mayo was
hostess to members of the Sat
lem Zonta club on Thursday
night for a Christmas dinner and
party which she gives annually
for the group. Her home on Ma
dison street was decorated with
Christmas greens, and a choir
of small angel candles was ar
ranged in the living room and
the same candles lighted the
dining tables.
Dr. Mayo was assisted by Mrs.
E. O. Walling. During the eve
ning the members filled a stock
ing with gifts for the day room
.at Camp Adair, which the club
furnished.
Members attending were Mrs.
Grover Hillman, Mrs. Herbert
Winkler, Mrs. Nellie Madsen,
Mrs. Rollin K. Page, Mrs. Ethel
Melgaard, Mrs. Effie Arehart,
Mrs. Dora Stacey, Mrs. Lucia
Dare Tyler, Mrs. Ora F. Mcln
tyre, Mrs. Arthur Hunt, Mrs.
Phil Brownell, Mrs. William
Smith, Mrs? Byron B. Herrick,
Mrs. Margaret Rosecrans, Mrs.
Lelace Ellis, Miss Edna Lucker,
Miss Mabel Savage, Miss Doro
thy Pearce, Miss Helen Yockey,
Miss Helen Barrett, Miss Kath
erine Carthew, Miss Genevieve
Morgan, Miss Lillian McDonald,
Miss Nellie Schwab, Miss Nexa
Le Blond, Miss Anna Peters,
Miss Maxine Buren and Dr.
Marian Mayo. .
Toomeys Visit
In Capital
Visitors in the capital for sev
eral days have been Captain and
Mrs. William F. Toomey of Port
land, formerly of Salem. Cap
tain Toomey recently returned
from the Mediterranean and is
home on sick leave.
Friday night staff members of
the unemployment compensation
commission, where Captain Too
mye was formerly employed be
fore entering the service, hon
ored him at a stag dinner at
Schneider's.
Betty Keller
Is Married -
A former Willamette univer-
Ctftr a"rk A4 "rLCi OCT YAfv "rLTfS T? a
Keller! was married to Mr. Les- i
lie Linus Chandler, US navy re
serve, on Thursday. The wed
ding took place at the Rose City
Park Methodist church in Port
land at 8:30 o'clock.
The bride is a graduate of
Willamette university and was
vice president of Delta Phi so
rority. She was active in cam
pus organizations.
FRUTTLAKD -1 The Fruitland
Woman's circle was entertained
; with a Christmas dinner this
week. Evergreens, stars and bells
. were used to decorate the greens.
Gifts were distributed by Mrs.
Ellen Sielke.
Those at the party were Mrs.
Leona Faust and Jack, Esther
Bischoff, Ellen Silke, Isabella
Armstrong, Leila Fagg, Lucy
Brown, Mary Yergen, Nellie
Simpson Mary McKibben, Nel
; lie Gerig, Marcella Mahood, Le
ona Runner and Nathan, Emma
Runner,' Emma Standifer, Min
nie Fagg, Edna Lively, Hortense
Kreft, !" Myrtle ' Harmon, Elsie
Eggler, Mary Hesketh, Emelia
Gerig,! Agnes Wagness, Amanda
Slocum I and Beatrice, Clara
Fischer, Caroline Cera Ik, Win
nie Bisbee, Emma r Gydesen and
Richard, Hannah. Gerig, Bernice
Strawn and Loren, Joyce Wilson
and Douglas, Ellen Gerig, Olga
Gerig, : Helen Miller, Patty and
Jimmy, J osephine Lucas, Leona
Scott, Noia Kufner, Selma Dalke,
Miss Alice Wilson and Miss Daisy
Lambert.
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SOCIETY
MUSIC ;
IbeDOM
CLUB CALENDAB " .
MOVDAT
Junior Woman' club Christ
mas party with Mrs. M. E. Gadwa,
160 West Superior street, S p.m.
Weslcyan Service Guild. Lealia
Methodist church, with Mr.
Merle Harsh, 123 Liberty road,
p.m.
America a Legion auxiliary.
Christmas meeting-. Woman's
club, S p.m.
TUESDAT
Ministers Wives association,
Christmas pt ogram with Mrs. J.
C. Harrison, S3 Stat street,
a p.m.
Etokt club Christmas party
with Mrs. S. B. Gillette. 2403
South Commercial street, 1 p.m.
Willamette university Faculty
club, 2:30 pjti.. University house.
Lions Group
Entertained
Thursday
The home of Mrs. Charles
Strickfaden on North 21st street
was the setting for the Lions
auxiliary meeting Thursday
night. The assisting hostesses
were Mrs. Floyd Seamster, Mrs.
Floyd Miller and Mrs. Burr Mil
ler. Miss Agnes Shields, children's
librarian at the state library,
gave an informal talk on "Old
Customs of Christmas.". A ves
ted choir from the sixth grade
at Bush school sang a group of
carols with Miss Lorraine Meu
sey the leader and accompanist
Pfc. Samuel Warsager gave a
group of violin selections and
Miss Ruth Bedford was the ac
companist Later the members
sang Christmas carols.
Refreshments were served at
a late hour and Mrs. W. E. Kin
sey was a special guest New
members welcomed were Mrs.
F. G. Leserer, Mrs. Carroll Ford,
Mrs. Leroy Gleisner and Mrs.
D. B. Reavis.
The Friendly Circle met
Thursday at Mrs. Emma Otto's
for a covered dish dinner. Mrs.
Laura Strode's mother, Mrs.
Ben Winter from Aberdeen,
Wash., was a guest Gifts were
exchanged in the afternoon. Pre
sent were Mrs. Erly Brice, Mrs.
Martha Sealey, Mrs. Ruth Bush,
Mrs. Clara Burk, Mrs. Beulah
Hall and sons, Mrs. Minnie
White, Mrs. Ben Winter, Mrs.
Laura Strode and daughters, and
Mrs. Emma Otto and children.
Easy Quilting
Very smart today is quilting
on bedjackets, baby garments,
pillows or other accessories.
Plain or Italian (raised) quilt
ing is fully explained in these
directions. It's an easy art Pat
tern 692 contains a transfer pat
tern of IS motifs ranging from
2x3 inches to 6Ux7 inches;
stitches; list of materials.
Send ELEVEN CENTS tn coin for
tnia pattern to the Oreron States
man. JNeedlecratt Dept. Salem. Or.
Write plainly PATTERN NUMBER,
your NAME and ADDRESS. ,
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Honor Society to
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Seventeen
new members of
Sigma Lambda honor society
will be; honored at the annual
homecoming , banquet on Tues
day night at the Salem high
school cafeteria at 6 o'clock.
The new members are Bonnie
Baillie, Mavis Beck, Mary Ana
Bollinger, Robert Busick, La
Velle Cross, Travis Cross, Gladys
Dalke, Charles Dalton, Wilma
Gorton, Delores Lawrence, Tru
die Meier, Roberta Rogers, Tru
man Runner, David Scott, Thel
ina Smith, George Swift and An
drew Zahare.
Former members of v Sigma
Lambda who are in the armed
forces and college students will
be represented. AH alumni are
invited to attend the banquet-'
Miller's
Shop
Men's Wear
Sections for...
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NECKTIES! SOCKS!
. . . . LEATHER JACKETSl
. . . , WOOL SWEATERS!
. . . . LUGGAGE!
. . . . SUITS! ; OVERCOATS! HATS!
. . . . SHIRTS! SCARFS!
SUSPENDERS! 'KERCHIEFS!
Men's
These are the better qualities of men's dres
sing robes. Made of fine rayons and acetates
in plain or novelty weaves and patterns, ful
ly lined, tuxedo collars, wraparound style
with belt Be sure to see these today while all
sizes are intact Wine, blue, etc. Also in Spun
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and large.
Sport Shirts
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Men's convertible collar Sport Shirts of fine
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Servicowomcn
What thev can do
What they're doing about it
LIBERTY CpL Sabina Mor
rison is returning to Camp Kil
mer, New? Jersey, where she Is
stationed at a WAC She spent
seven days furlough visiting her
mother, Mrs. Katherine Schmidt
here, and her husband's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. George Mor
rison in McMinnville.
CpL Morrison reported great
crowds in the trains. Her trip
was taken in an old fashioned
coach, with no sleeping accom
modations, she said, : and some
soldiers even slept in the aisles.
No diners were attached to some
of the trains, but USO canteens
are maintained at some stations
and when trains do not stop long
enough for service men and wo
men to eat, the canteen workers
Dressin
8.95
to ID.yD . I JACKETS fj -ll;
Fine
have lunches ready to hand to
those on the train. --
The training has been stren
uous, according to the WAC, who
has been in the army for nine
months. She is in charge of the
message center at a hospital. -
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SILVEKTON S 11 e rten
friends have learned that Mrs.
Maude Largent Cosho, formerly
of Boise, Idaho, is now with the
WACs at Fort Des Moines, Iowa,
Mrs. Cosho is attending officers
training schooL She is a gradu
ate of Silver-ton high school and,
later from the University of
Oregon. Her husband was killed
in an Idaho hunting accident a
few years ago and her children
are in college.
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Joining her brother In the
armed services, Miss Wilma L.
Kniess of Silverton completed
her enlistment in the Woman's
Army Corps and left for Fort
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appreciate and expect to find on the Christ
mas tree. Shop Miller's for -the newest pat
terns and color combinations. Make sure his
tie has a famous qualify label on it. Miller's
main floor men's section.
Give Him Luggage
for Christmas ;
Men's genuine leather Gladstone cases with
two' pockets and ' shiftholder folder, besides
a great amount of ' space for other acces
sories. In English saddle tan with brown cloth
lining.
Other popular pieces of luggage include , the
Fortnighter, f the Two-Suiter, : the Bus Case
etc Also many smaller pieces, such as the
travel bags of leather or fabric, the toilet kits
In many, variations for men in the service or
civilian use.
Auxiliary Holds
Meeting
The Salem Deaconess hospital
auxiliary j held an interesting
meeting '"- Monday. A. vote ; of
thanks was given Miss Jessie
Beldon for the work she had
done in finishing the bedside
foot' stools ' recently purchased
by the auxiliary and Mrs. Sta
Des Moines, Iowa, to begin bas
ic training. Her brother, Herbert
Kniess, is a staff sergeant in the
marine corps. '-
A daughter of Charles Kniess
of Silverton, she is a graduate of
Silverton high school and was
a member of the Girls league
and the Girls Athletic associa-
tion. She was recently employed
In cannery work.
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NIGHT
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Miller'smVl
cey presented her with a cor
sage. :j ; j' I ' j "
Appropriate favors were j re
ported to' have been: placed! on
,the trays for Thanksgiving and
more will appear j with ,' the
; Christmas dinners, j I ! .";,J;- ':
Mrs. S. II. Boardman brought
the Christmas s to tj from j the
Scriptures and Christmas hymns
were sung. Mrs. Irving Fox! re
lated a recent personal experi
ence and followed j it with the
reading, The Black Madonna.
Tea was served J to complete!
the Christmas meeting, f Mrs. Ij
F. Heuperman. Mrs. , Christine
Simmons and Katiej Holtzrichter
will be hostesses for the Janu
ary meeting. I '
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