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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (July 8, 1945)
Ik: Teas Are Slated --, . By Jerym English Statesman Society Editor v Highlighting the - summer social calendar are three teas slated pi the near future.-Mrs. A L Adolphson has issued cards to a tea on Thursday, July 12 in honor of Mrs. Carl E Nelson, who was recenfly married In Portland and has come to Sa lem to live. Guests have been invited to call be tween 2 and 5 o'clock at the Adolphson home on D street Mrs. Verden Hockett will assist in the living- room, Mrs. L V. Benson in the dining room. Mrs. Albert Gragg. Mrs Ralph Cooley and Mrs. Elmer V. "'co ton will oouti I . To Honor Mrs. Brunk Invitations were in the mail this week to a teor for which Mrs. Estill Brunk will be hostess at her home on North 21st street Sunday, July 15, in com pliment to Dr. Brunk's mother, Mrs. Clara Brunk, on her -75th birthday. -. - A hundred friends have been invited to call be tween 2 and 5 o'clock.' Mrs. Brunk has lived here since girlhood and resides at the family home at j Brunk's Corners. She has three sons, Estill, Earnest " and Earl of Salem, two daughters, Mrs. E. Sundborg of Portland and Mrs. Floreta Hartson of ; Richmond, Calif., and sirtandchildren. Greeting guests at the door will be Mrs. Earnest Brunk and Mrs. Sundborg. Mrs. Estill Brunk and the honor guest will receive informally in the 'living room. - " . - Presiding at the tea urns during a the afternoon will be Mrs. David Wright, Mrs. Lee"M. Unruh, Mrs. Dudley Strain and Mrs. Charles Cole. Mrs. James . Tumbull.will invite guests into the dining room. Serving will be Mrs. Floyd Bowers and Mrs. Floyd Seamster. . - .- , " Mrs. Rossman Hostess The home of Supreme Court Justice and Mrs. George Rossman on North Capitol street will be the , setting for a lovely tea on Monday afternoon, July 16, when Mrs. Rossman entertains. Guests will be members of the Salem Woman's club and friends of the club. Calling hours -will be from 3:30 to 5:30 o'clock. Mrs. Rossman is the newly elected president of the Salem 'Woman's' club. Receiving with her will be members of her board of directors. 'i" ; - -u , 4 A M .--j iW.i. v. 0 v l . si i v ... K J'. 5 ,iTiV; W - ci-S--.- .vr I . 4' 3 : B ACK j FENCE DISCUSSIONS Mr. Wed- i . I i'ZT V. - w " ii cultivator, with Irs. Kirk, Janft Kirk, and! jr f i Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth BelL 4 ".!;-. f . f,-. i'' ' - ! v v i f 1 EN s Society ' Clubs"-' ' Music ' CDrcjaotitatesmaa s lction A ,..:V.-.!V Garden Benefit - Ona of the largest events of the mid-summer season will be the benefit outdoor bridge party the f Spinkters are planning for Saturday afternoon, Aug. , ll.i Hours for the garden party are from 2 to 5 o'clock. Proceeds; will be used to "assist the Spin-, sters in their philanthropic work.' ; : . j . Miss-Edith Mcpdey, .vice-president,, is in general charge of arrangements .'Her committees are Miss Lorraine Taylor, tickets,-, Miss, Miriam Becke. . tables and; chairs; Miss Nancy. Wallace, , entertainment; Mis Florence . Duffy " and Miss. Betty Childs, prizesr Mis Patricia , Waters and Miss Mary -McKay,, tea : Reservations may be made, by calling Miss Dorothy Vgndeneynde, 6013, or Mfss Huston,. 4388. Miss Carolyn Brady is president of the Spinsters. fs- p7 -1 i j ii 5 1- r r;j if J 1 . 1 i - i I i i ; THE FINAL REWARD The Ralph! Hamilton family gathers a fine crop of peas from three heavily laden rows. They'll be frozen '. in the basementi freezing unit i Helping Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton with the harvest are Sharon (left) and Claire, i HERE IS HAZEL (She spends all her time in the garden) Vegetable gardening has been Kin for the Walter Kirks and their friends . these, past few years since they portioned out small plots of ground on their Morningside acreage. Each family vies with others ,to produce the best ' vegetables during the summer. There's is no halft-hearted gardening, for it takes work tp produce the luscious greens and root crcps that have been harvested on those small bits of ground. Pictured here are some of the "farmers," who spend all possible time work- iii I t.ii: ; i 1 1 i i 1 i r a r 1 i . ing the land. (All photos by Statesman). . 1 ' DOWN TO EARTH Mr. Charles Huggins pushes the cultivator between :rows of vegetables, while Mrs. Huggins weeds by hand. They specialize In lettuce for wilting. f : ,4! . 3i -V ... 2 ami ft 1 Y. .? f.v to . : hr r h V A , t 7t i- k 1 f .i V 4 1; 4 - ,' i ?1 X 1 ! IV;. W 'f it -j f . - w - , II'!' ? 'A-.' ." ' . .r- . - ' ' ' ' t . ' ' I " PROOF, OF THE ONION Is in the tasting, ' believes Mrs. F. W. Poonnan, thereupon .u . samples some from the garden of. the Edgar Pierces. Mrs. Fierce t (right) awaits ma verdicV while Mr. Pierce pauses in pulling carrots to hecrf tiie verdict " ! - - ' " ' EXPERT HELP 4s what Mr. Merrill Ohllng ghres his wife, on the sub . iect of hoeing techniques. Their tomatoes ara getting an early morning -; oing over r; r"- -i :r r jt - i. 7 ' :;' " : ! .r-. j-v. J'l; Travel Bits Mrs. Vemon Perry and daughter.! Diane, are entraining Tuesday for , ; Berkeley and San Francisco where Vthey wUl be the guests of Mr.' and Mrs. Lewis N. West (Fay Wassam) j at their Berkeley home. The Wests : " are former Salem residents. The : travelers 'will be away two weeks. I Mrs.. Ai E. Ufley and son, M. ' William : Utley, are leaving" Thurs day for San Francisco and Los An- geles where, they will. v visit friends- '.. and relatives. While in Lo3 Angeles ; J.. the- Utleys will be guests of - her . : aunt,' Mrs, Lillie D. Allen.-From Ccfli-, ; fornia; Mr. Utley will. go- on to- New : j, -York, where he will (continue with j his prof essional music T ' career. He ' j ,, : has been on th west coast a. month." lAxz. Utley will return, north : to'' Sa-; ' "'. lenu ;', 7 ' . ' .' ' - . :- '; ' ::- . -" :-' , .. .- f , Mrs. Gamie Cranor is expected in j H five capital this week from New York - ; where she went to visit her mother, - '! Mrs." Grtrod9ianrie;Mrs. Cranor has been away a month. ' . Arriving"-In Salem this week ' will- V Mrs. Richard Pierce ' ; . 1 1 -' (Anne Van ; Sec) caid daughters, Susan , and Kathy, to .visit ax ms j, home of 'his parents Mr. and Mrs. r: Edgar T. Pierce. PFC Pierce arrived t In the : "states last week , from the - ? European 1 theatre of war. He went -; ; directly - to Lb . Grande where his family is residing with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Van Scoy. , ; . r J.