Dances to Highlight Weekend . . .
Highlighting the dance calendar for next weekend will be the annual Military ball to be
sponsored by the Marion county Reserve Officers association Saturday night at the armory. The
formal affair will be from 9 to 12 o'clock with the grand inarch slated for 10 o'clock. All offi
cers will attend in uniform and guests will include all commissioned officers of the armed ser
vices and friends of the Reserve Officers association.
Distinguished guests bidden to the ball are Governor and Mrs. John Hall, Secretary cf
Stat and Mrs. Earl Newbry, State Treasurer and Mrs. Leslie Scott, General and Mrs. Ned
atchram, General and Mrs. Mark Clark, Colonel and Mrs. Douglas Vahl, Chief Justice and
Mrs. George Rossman, Colonel and Mrs. Chester Fritz, Mayor and Mrs. Robert L. Elfstrom, Ma
jor and Mrs. Harlan Judd and Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Thomas Rilea. Adjutant of the receiving
line will be Major Reginald Williams and mar shall of the grand inarch will be Colonel and)
sirs. Douglas Wahl.
Parties to Precede Ball
A number of parties are being arranged to precede and follow the ball. Lt. Col. and Mrs.
Zugene Laird will entertain -a group of out-of-town officers and their wives, who will be spe
cial guests at the ball, at their Sunset avenue home preceding the affair. Following the ball Col
enel and Mrs. Laird have invited a group of friends to a midnight supper at their home. Guests
will include Major and 'Mrs. Harvey Wright, Captain and Mrs. Kenneth Potts, Lt. and Mrs.
Harry Loggan, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Graham andMr. and Mrs. William Johnston.
Major and Mrs. Gordon Skinner will be hosts at their home m North 21st street before the
kali. Their guests will be Major and Mrs. Mark Smith of Portland, Colonel and Mrs. Piatt Davis
mt Albany, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Jones and Colonel and Mrs. William Boers.
The home of Major and Mrs. Homer Lyon on Howard street will be the scene of pre-ball
party. Bidden are Colonel and Mrs. Douglas Wahl, Captain and Mrs. Donald Gardner, Lt. and
.Mrs. James Clinton, Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Peterson, Lt Alan Berg, Miss Gladys Hanson snd
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hoar.
Other hosts before the ball will be Lt. Cmdr. and Mrs. Carl Cover, who will entertain a few
mi their friends at their home on Bellevue street
Subscription Dinner Dance
The Subscription club will entertain with a formal dinner dance on Saturday night in the.
Mirror room of the Marion hotel. Walt Weber's orchestra from Oregon State college has been en
Caged to play for the affair. Mr. and Mrs. George Schwarz head the decoration committee and
assisting are Mr. and Mrs. Brazier Small, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Pierce, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Poor
loan, Mrs. Velma Farmer and Leo SpiUbart.
Invitations were in the mail this weekend to a pre-dance party for which Mr. and Mrs.
John Heltzel and Dr. and Mrs. Harold Olinger will be hosts at the former's home on Leslie
xreei. ouesis nave ueen Dioaen to can Deiween i ana y o ciock.
Among the out-of-town guests who will be here for the dance will be Mr. and Mrs. Fran
cis Marsh of McMinnville and Mr. and Mrs. Charles S packman of Portland, who will be guests
0t Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Spaulding.
Luncheon 'Guests to Hear Judge . .
At the executive board meeting of the Salem branch, American Association of University
Women at the home of Miss Helen Fletcher plans were completed for the next regular luncheon
meeting of the branch, which will be held Saturday, February 21. The one o'clock luncheon
will be at the Marion hotel with Judge James T. Brand as guest speaker. The meeting will
be open to guests of AAUW members.
Mrs. Russell Beutler is chairman of the hospitality committee and Mrs. Paul Wilson of the
decoration committee. Reservations may be made by calling Mrs. O. A. Chase, 7257, or Mrs.
Frank Bennett, 6184.
Announcement was made at the meeting that Dr. Althea Kratx Hottel. national president
cf the American Association of University Women, Is the recipient of the 1947 Gimble Philadel
phia award. This award of a thousand dollars is presented annually to a Philadelphia wom
an as having contributed most that year "in service to humanity."
Moving Day. . .
Varied Social Events Fill Calendar ! .
The Statesman caught men of Baxter Residence hall for
men and housemothers In first activities of moving in this past
week. The newly completed' hall, on-the Willamette univer
sity campus, which houses four fraternities -and the Indepen
dent men. Is pictured in the center. The public will have an
opportunity to tee the hall at an cpen house to be held in
March.
Above left. Beta Theta Pi president Lome Winterscheid of
Pasco, Wash., checks the monograrnmed chinaware with Mrs.
Blanche Proctor of Portland, a graduate of Willamette univer
sity who serves as housemother In his unit The upper right
hand photo pictures Mrs. Rachael McWilliams. Tacoma, for
mer Salem woman, looking at the campus through one of the
large windows in the Sigma Chi living room. With her rs Ray
Loter, jr., from Portland, fraternity president.
In the lower left picture Mrs. Harry T. Morris, formerly of
Denver, becomes familiar with names of boys in the Inde
pendent unit cf the hall. Going ever the list of men with her
Is a representative of the Independents. William J. Henderson,
North Bend.
In the center picture below, Don Yoccm, Salem, president
of Phi Alpha chats with friendly Mrs. E. H. Higbee, housemo
ther. She has served as housemother at Laurel hall and Chi
Omega the past two years.
The Phi Delta Theta crest is center of attraction of the
stone fireplace in this unit of the hall. Fraternity president. How
ard Arnot. Jennings Lodge, explains design of the crest to Mrs.
Frank James, housemother. (Photos by Statesman.)
loan Hoereth SweethedTfT . .
Joan Hoereth, popular Salem high school senior and daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. F. X. Hoereth, was chosen the Hi-Y sweetheart at
the annual sweetheart formal dance Saturday night at the high
school gymnasium. She was voted by the Hi-Y boys and the other
candidates were Beulah Arnold and Donna Seay. Her identity
was kept a secret until intermission when Jim Williams, president
of the three Hi-Y chapters, presented Miss Hoerth and gave her a
gift from the boys.
Glenn Williams orchestra played for dancing between 9 and
12 o'clock. Punch was served by the Hi-Y mothers. Patrons were
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Carleton, Mr. and Mrs. Guernee Fie her, Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Seamster, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dickey, Mr. and
Mrs. George Biirell, Mr. and Mrs. John Gardner, Miss Mabel P. Rob
ertson, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nieswander and Mr. and Mrs. Harrell
Dickey.
The sweetheart motif was carried out in the decor with hearts
hanging from the false ceiling. In the center of the hall was a cone
shaped streamer of red and white paper extending from the ceil
ing, inside of which was a three sided Valentine card bearing the
names of each of the Hi-Y clubs, Arthur Cotton, Abel Gregg and
Harrison Elliott. The red dance programs were heart shaped.
By Jeryas Ingllasi
Statesman Society Editor
Teas, luncheons, benefits and bridal showers mark the sot 11 slate for the ensuing- fort-
nUht. ,U
Tea at Busick Home
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Event of Saturday afternoon will be the Informal tea for hih Mrs. Harold , Busick and
Mrs. Glenn Stevens will be hostesses at the formers Court street home ia compliment to group
of their friends. Calling hours are from S to S o'clock.
Mrs. Alfred GeTlinger will greet the guests at the door and assisting In the 'living room
with the hostesses will be Mrs. Raymond Busick. Presiding at the tea urns will be Mrs. Wil
liam I. Hargis of Portland and Mrs Sidney B. Lewis. Mrs. Wheeler R. English will Unite
guests into the dining room with Mrs. Homer Smith Jr., Mrs. Kenr.eth G. Manning, Mrs. Eu
gene Tupker and Mrs. A. B. Davis of Portland aasrstlng in the serving.
'Au Revoir Luncheon
Mrs. Percy R. Kelly will preside at a 1 30 o'clock luncheon Friday afternoon at Che Nor
mandy Manor in compliment to Mrs. L. G. Lewelling of Albany, who la leaving the end of the
month with Mrs. Custer Ross for an extended trip to the orient. Covers will be placed for 19
matrons including Mrs. Lewelling" Albany and Salem friends. Arrangements of Spring flowers
will provide the decorative note on the lufccheon tables.
Benefit Bridge Party Slated j ,
One of the larger affairs of the week will be the benefit bridge party to be sponsored by
the Salem Woman's club on Thursday afternoon at the clubhouse. A dessert luncheon will be
served at 1:30 o'clock to be followed by cards. Guests are asked to bring their own table ac
cessories. Proceeds from the affair will be used to carry on the philanthropic and civic activ
ities of the club.
The directorate for the benefit includes Mesdames Arthur Jones, (hairman, N. S. Roger,
Ralph Moody, Guy Hickok, David Wright, George Ailing, Walter Spaulding, John A. Jelderks,
Claude H. Murphy, Gerald F. Fisher, Herbert J. OatMnd and Mias Kate Dukton. ' Reservations
may be made by calling Mrs. Jones, 26397, Mrs. Hickok, 7008, or Mrs. Wright, 'lilt, i
Among those who have already made reservations are Mesdames William tary, A. A.
Schramm, George Rossman. David Eason, David Wright, Phil Schnell, Geoire Ailing, L. O. Ar
ena, Charles Cole, Guy Hickok, Gene Vandeneynde, Carl Pope, Estill Urunk, U. 3. Roffrs,
George Allen, Albert Gragg. W. H. Wood, Frank Burlingham, C. W. Ladd, Arthur Roethl.n,
F. D. Kibbe, E. E. Boring, Russell Bright, Arthur Erickson, Oscar PaUson and J. Howard Shu-
bert. i '
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Parties For Helen Shejtard j
Several parties are being arranged In compliment to Miss Helen &hpard, pojMilar spring
bride-elect of George C. Alexander. Miss Jane Walsh will preside at a 9.30 o'clock: breakfast
next Sunday morning at the Jefferson street home of her mother, Mrs. Raymar.d WaUh, in
honor of Miss Shepard. Covers Will be placed for the bride-elect, her mother, I'.rs. Floyd
Shepard, Mrs. George Alexander, Mrs. Edward O. SUdter, Jr.. Mus Charlotte Alexander, Miss
Mary Lou McKay. Miss Mariann Croisan, Miss Jane Carson, Miss Jean Claire Swift, Miss Mar
gie Cooley, Mrs. Raymond Walsh and the hostess. 1
Mr. and Mrs. James Linn are planning an informal at home for Saturday, February Zt In
compliment to Miss Shepard and her fiance at their country home, invitations wui t its me
mail this week to a group of the young set to call between 4 and 7 o'clock, j
Red Cross Captains to Meet
U7Vnn itiiifinn rantaina ef the Red Cross drive, which opens March 1, will be entertain
ed at a dessert luncheon Monday afternoon at 1:15 o'clock at the Oak street horn of Mis. Tloyd
L. Utter, chairman of the women's division. Assisting the hostess will be the co-chairman. Mis.
Guy Hickok. Plans will be outlined for the women's division residential solicitation and capUlnt
will complete their list of workers.