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Mr3. Louis Hildebrandt (Marjorie Burllngham) arived In the capital this past ."X. it
week to be with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Franki url)ngham. Sh& has been living,? . , I
in Knnrville. Tenne.se whera -Lt. Hilda hrrmdti is stationed. She meets" to be"'
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. Mr.and lArsJ Brown EL Sisson and Miss Mary Elizabeth Sisson will return today . - '
iroma several week3 trip which took them to Austin and -Dallas, Texas. They were' ..
accompanied home by the bissons doughter-in law, Mrs. William bisson anq son.
Billy, -who have been residing'in Austin while Captain Sisson was stationed
. Camo SwifL Thev will remain here over the holidavs at the Sisson home.
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. The depot Is a popular place these days,
cs Salem folks are leaving for the south to
pend .the holiday season with their families. ,
.tor. Mary B. Purvine is entraining Friday for y
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Year's yith her son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
end Mrs. Andrew Hammond . Burnett (Helen
Purvine) at their apartment on Telegraph Hill.
Dr. Purvine will also visit other" relatives and
friends in the bay region j She expects to return -home
early in January. ;
, I LL;and Mrs. George C. Bliss and dough ters,
Martha Jane and Janet, will leave this morning
by train for Oakland, Calif, to spend the holi
days with their family,
daughters j will return on
main uhtilme end of the
Expected home Saturday from Mus-kogee, Oklahoma are Mrs." Alex - de--.. . '
. SchweiniJz and young sen, Allan, who have been living there, as LL deSchweinitz' . tA J -jfm
" ' ents," Judge and "Mrs. Harry H. Belt The Belt's other daughter, Barbara will be
home Thursday from Berkeley, where she has been - attending the . University of
California to. spend the holidays. : ! , v - ' ; -
i- " Miss Rachel Yocum will arrive Thursday from Logan. Utah, where she is head -cf
the women's physical -education clepartment at Utah State college, to spend the
Wirisimas holidays at th,e home.ot her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray AYarjm.
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New Year's and re-
school term. Lt. Bliss
will report for hisjiew assignment at San Diego.
: Mrs. Thomas E. Rilea, her daughter, Janet,
end her nieces, Shirley Ross and Kfistine Ras-
musseh, who have beeni guests at the Rilea
home since summer, are jeaving Saturday for
Oakland, Calif, to spertdj the holidays. They t
will.be guests at the home ofMrs. C. D. Ras
mussen. Mrs. Rilea and Janet will be back by
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Miss Frances Virginie Melton will leave
today for Los Angeles to spend Christmas. She
will be the house guest of an old friend, Miss (
Edyth Myrl Carver, who' studied music in Paris
and Berlin at the same time Miss Melton was
In Europe. Enroute north Miss Melton will stop
in San Francisco where she will be the guest
cf her former teacher, Mr.1 Wager Swayne, and
Mrs. Swayne. She will also visit Mrs. Theodore
Huntley Welch (Elizabeth Boylcrn), who is re
tiding there. Miss Melton expects to be away
several weeks. -
Df, and Mrs. C. L. Blodgett are planning, to
leave Thursday for Los Angeles where they
will spend Christmas and New Year's with'
relatives. Joining them for the holidays will be r
their sbrg Private Corydbn t Blodgett stationed
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' Kirs. Robert C. McGuire and small son,
Robert; CyriL jr., left Saturday for Sania Qara, .
to spend six weeks with her family. Chief
Petty Officer McGuire, who is. stationed at'
Willamette with the navy V-12 unit, expects to
Join his family later. .' '
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. frequently with dinners -in her newly decorated home on North Summer
street. Here Mrs. Cooley puts the final touch oni her pre-holiday table
decorations. Her selection of red carnations, -greenery, , red candles in silver
holders, on a white damask tablecloth carry but the traditional color scheme
for the Christmas season. - n , . .
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bove, loyas to, decorate
Christmas pa9kages ' and is
known for her plever wrapping
ideas. Here she!siis,in'hef .at
tractive livingxoom, ' wrapping '
gifts, and on the table are some
examples of her talent She '
uses bells, .holly 'and Christmas
tree omamehts to supplirrient :
the ribbon , bows on the pack-.
ages. The small Jigure of Santa
Clous in the center of the tabp, .
has topped holiday gift pack
ages in the Busick family 'for
several years. . -
Ivl rs. George Alexander
' her ; front door decorations at, -Christmastime.
Garlands of fir I-
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of native evergreens will be
used. Here she puts out a holly
wreath to begin the decoratioh, v
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' I J niversity House on Willamette University campus will be . a gay place
i V-' at holiday time. Hanging the mistletoe on the canhdelier in the hallway
always causes much merriment, and her tho Sihiths are doing , that important
task. An tici oating te fun are Mrs. G. Herbert F-nith and daughter SiHv, as tWey
give advice to Mary, who li&as ha Gzenz.. ... - j
Holiday: Entertaining ...
. I The Yuletide season is me occasion for much entertaining with
many hosts choosing 'tru;tima'ofJlhe'ye:'hba luncheons, teas; ;
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Lieutenant Colonel, and Mrsu Carleton Spencer will be hosts fpr,
an informal holiday "at home" late, Monday afternoon at their Royal
Court apartment Guests have been! Invited to call rafter five o'clock, v
Bidden are the officers and their wives of . the state selective service J
headquarters. Greens, holly and canctles will be used about the rooms. ;
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have invited guests to a holiday luncheon Wednesday -afternoon- at
their North Summer street residence, the affair is being arranged
honor of Mrs. H. H. Marsden, who is visiting here from Los Angeles, ,
and her daughter-in-law; Mrs. Henry 4 H. Marsden, jr.; who has
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r Judge and Mrs. George Rossman will preside at dinner 'Wednes- .
day. night at their North Capitol street residence for a group of friends.
Covers will be placed for sixteen at jthe long dinner table, which will,.,
be centered -with roses and tall tapers in 'silver cnndelabras. Tha
evening hours will be spent informally. , . " ' , A "
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' Members of the younger set are looking forward . to the tenth .
crnnual -Rainbow formal dance1 on Saturday' night December. 23 at th
Armory from S( to 12 o'clockl Glenn Hoar's orchestra' will pkjy 2ct
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trees, snowflakes and angels j to be., used hr the acorations. At iner
mision there will be a -spedaT number,' "The. Merry Widow Wilb.'
The programs will be white designed with silver angels. Punch wi 1 , p4.
served at a decorated table during thg evening. ' ,
Patrons- and patronesses' for -the dance include. Mr. .and Mr,
.WUliam Merriott, Mrand Mrs Albert Gragg. Mr. and Mrs. WgyM
Henry, Mn and Mrs." Glenn Paxson,' Mr. and Kirs.- A&ert" A. Cohen, ;
Mrs. Zona Allen, Mr and Mrsl J.'E Van Wyngarden. Mr. -and Mrfc ,
Fred Keeler. Mr. and" Mrs. Mem Pearce.-Mr, and Ivlrs. Addi3on Uma, . )
Mr. and Mrs. C. L Carson, Mi and Mrs. Walter Lukinsi Mr. -and Mrs.
Ronald Craven, Mr." and Mrs.
Tweedie.. ".,, :
EL A. Burris and 14r. and Mrs. U JL
' Aitn AvTmvrfrriliv" advisor of tha Rainbow -Girls, head
'---the dance directorate. Her committee headsare Miss Shirley Lukins, .
- decorations; Miss Carolyn Carson,- ' tickets and program; Mis3 Loii ;
Burris. refreshments; and Miss Beverly Donrsnport-ronessesv