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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 8, 1948)
WOMEN'S ON For a Visitor . Mrs. J. Bothwell Avison wilt be a party hostess Monday night at her Mc Nary street home in honor cf her mother, lira. C. O. Rinehart of Pendletcn. who i visiting here at the home of her daughter and family. Guesta have been invited to t dessert supper with severuh hours of con Iract bridge to follow. The Valentine mo tif will be carried out in the decorations. j. V : . " "Hi a j V ' : 1 - -i i.; -..ir:-.-,-, : .! ; I f .-!- Ft E Valentine Social Whirl . By Jerysne rgHali Statesman Seelety EsliUe Always a festive time for entertaining is the valentine season. Red heart shaped invitations were in the mail this last week to a valentine tea for which Mrs. Karl G. Becke and her daughter. Mrs. William Shinn, will be hostesses on Valentine's day at the Becke borne on North Summer street. The affair is being arranged in compliment to popular spring bride-elect, Miss Helen Shepard, who will be married on March 20 to George C. Alexander. Guests have been invited to rail between S and 5 o'clock. At the door will be the bride-elect's sisters, Sydney and Susan Shep ard. Receiving in the living room will be the hostesses. Miss Shep ard and her mother, Mrs. Floyd W. Shepard. Those who have been asked to preside at the tea urns during the afternoon are Mrs. George Alexander, Mrs. George H. Swift, Mrs. Edward O. Stadter, jr. and Mrs. Harry V. Carson, jr of Silveraon. Hostesses to Give Luncheons Mrs. Lester Carter and Mrs. Robert DcArmond will be host eases for two valentine parties on Friday at the former's home on Park avenue. In the afternoon 12 guests have been invited to a one 'clock bridge luncheon and in the evening the hostesses w ill enter lain at bridge and a Ute supper for 16 of their friends. The val entine motif will be used in decorating. I Mrs. Homer L. Goulet and Mrs. Reynolds Allen will entertain With two luncheons this week at the former's country home in com- tliment to a group of their friends The hostesses have invited guets one o'clock bridge luncheons on Tuesday and Wednesday after noons. 'Au Revoir Party Mrs. A. A. Rogers will preside at a one o'clock luncheon on Fri 4a y afternoon at her North Summer street borne for the pleasure of Mrs. Custer Ross, who is an leaving for an extended trip to the rient. Bidden to the au revoir luncheon are members ef Mrs. Ro' tlub and a few friends. Covers will be placed for 16 and bridge will be in play following the luncheon hour. The hostesses will use the Valentine motif in her table and card appointments. To Welcome Xeiccomers Mrs. Charles Barclay has bidden a group of friends to luncheon Wednesday afternoon at her Fairmount Hill home to welcome Mrs. John Lewis. Mrs. Jerome Ullie and Mrs. Arthur Burton, wives of new Willamette university faculty members. Bridge will be in play during the afternoon and the hostess will be assisted. by her sister, Mrs. James B. Haley. , Covers will be placed for Mrs. John Lewis, Mrs. Jerome Li 1 lie, Mrs. Arthur Burton. Mrs. Ralph E. Purvine, Mrs. Charles Heltzel, Mrs. James B. Haley. Mrs Wallace Hug; Mrs Edward O. Stadter, Mrs. Vincent Daxis. Mrs. Wayne Loder and the hostess. t -r" . .. " i-" e " ; -pT ; .r r I Hi-Y Sweetheart Dance . Always a highlight of the year for the high school set will be the- Hi-Y Sweetheart dance on Valentine's day at the high school gymnasium. Dancing for the formal affair will be to the music of Glenn Williams and his orchestra between 9 and 12 o'clock. The three sweetheart candidates will be announced this week with the "Sweetheart" not to be revealediuntil intermission at the dance. The entire student body is invited to attend and hosts for the af fair are members of the three Hi-Y chapters. Arthur Cotton, Abel Gregg and Harrison Elliott. Ladies Dinner Night . . The annual Rotary ladies night dinner will be an event of Wed nesday night in the Mirror room of the Marion hotel. The 7 o'clock dinner is informal and presiding will be the president, Gardner Knapp. Covers will be placed for over 200 members and guests. The guest speaker will be a former Salem resident, the Rev. W. Irwin Williams of Long Beach, Calif., with Mrs. Williams, has come north for a visit with Mayor and Mrs. Robert L. Elfstrcm. His subject will be "Hi Neighbor, Hi." Special features on the program will include organ numbers by Wayne Meusey and solos by Dean Melvin Geist. Harry B. Johnson heads the committee and assisting are Melvin Millett, Paul Heath and Dean Geist. Cor sages will mark places for the guests. Our Album of Sweethearts. . . These sweet 'young things take on the-"new look" of half century ago, as we turn the pages of the family album. Posing above for our Valentine pictures are left to right, Catherine Siegmund, daughter of Floyd Siegmund; Sue Mc Dhinny, daughter of the Charles Mc Elhinnys and Paulie Wallace, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Wallace. Below are pictured left to right, Nancy Snyder, daughter of the Wal ter Snyders; Beulah Arnold, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Doyd H. Arnold, Jean Pickens, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Pickens and Dorothy Polanski, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Fo lanskl. (All photographic work by Kennell-Dlis). V: -:, . . f- " v t :f-v- te li m h'-n h .. ' .. Formal Dances Slated . 4" Dances highlight next weekend's social calendar." ? The Town club will entertain with a formal dinner dance Saturday night in th Mirror room of the Marion hotel at 9 o'clock with Walt Weber'a or- . chest ra from Oregon State college playing for the affair. St. Val en tine's decorations will carry out the theme of the day.' Horta greeting guests on arrival include Dr. and Mrs.. William Lidbeck, Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Lancefield, Mr, and Mrs.. Elmer O.- Berg, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cross, Mr.' and Mrs. Homer L. Goulet, Mr.: and Mrs. , Kenneth G. Manning, Mr. and Mrs." Conrad Paulsen and Mr. and Mrs. Ward Davis.- f Several pre-dance parties are being arranged before the af fair. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Busick have invited a group of their -friends to call at" their South High street home before the dance. : They will have as their out-of-town guesta -for the evening; Dr. and. Mrs. William. Ott of Dallas. I Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Tupker and Dr. and' Mr. : Hftrsre MCea have sent out invitations to a pre-dance party at the Tupker horns) T on East Center street. Calling hours are from 7 to 9 occx. line hostesses will use the valentine motif in decorating with red car nations for the buffet table centerpiece. t: . f - ; Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Stevens for the dance and week- . end will be Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Davis of Portland. Coining from Seattle for the dance and to be weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. V Kenneth Potts will be his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. 1 Glenn W. Potts. ' Wisteria Dance The Wisteria dancing club will hold a Valentine dance on Fri- day night at the Veteran's hall with Guy Albin's Top Hatters play ing from ten to twelve o'clock. Decorations will include hearts -hanging from the lights and large lace edged hearts at the windows." A feature of the evening will be a "sweetheart dance" with the men ' receiving the ladies as they step through a large heart, framing that . doorway, into the spotlight on the dance floor. After the dance the partners will escort their ladies to supper. i j The directorate includes Messrs. and Mesdames Xioyd Seam- -ster, David Duniway, George Nopp, John Graham, Harold Shogren, H. M. Lucas and Joseph Matujec. i ' . ' if -. r ;. A A .'"--.-.A v. V y A - -A-AA v V A; ,AA i 4 . i A " -A " iM .... .a "A