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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1948)
r i I OrraonCSStatwiaaii SOCIETY - CLUBS - MUSIC The Oregon Statesman. Salem, Oregon. Sunday. December 12. 1948 V if t Home from The South . . . Miss Barbara Compton of San Francisco, will arrive in Salem Saturday to spend Christmas with her parents, the Henry V. Comptons. She will be here a fortnight. Miss Jeanne Foster, daugh ter of Colonel and Mrs. Eugene I. Foster, and Miss Janet Kirk, daughter of the Walter Kirks, who are attending design school in San Francisco, will be home for the holidays, expecting to arrive around the 20th. Salem's contingent of Stan ford university students will be arriving home from Palo Alto this coming weekend. In the group will be Richard Page, son of Judge and Mrs. E. M. Page, Tom Brand, son of tJudge and Mrs. James T. B r a n d. Ted Baum, son of Dr. and Mrs. W. Wells Baum, Travis Cross, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Cross, Miss Ruth Holtzman, daughter of the Dave Holtzmans, Miss Sarah Jane Backstrand, daugh ter of Dr. and Mrs. Jerald S. Backstrand, and Miss Diane Worth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer R. Worth, sr. From Mills college will come Ruth Pearcy, daughter of H. L. Pearcy. Miss Marjorie Becke, who is attending Annie Wright Sem inary at Tacoma, will be home next weekend for Christmas to be with her parents, the Karl Beckes. Bob Shepard, son of the Floyd W. Shepards, will also return home for the holidays from his studies at the Univer sity of Washington. Miss Donna Liudahl, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Liu dahl, will arrive in Salem by train on December 18 from Midland college, Nebraska, to spend Christmas. ft V 0 rTrwo brides-ele.ct, who recently announced JL their engagements are above, Miss Geral dine Ann Majeski, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Majeski, who revealed her trcth to James Roger White, son of the John D. Vhites. In the circle is Miss Carol Fallin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grant RJQxllin, whose engagement to Cal vin Hersey, son of Mrs. Iran Surcamp of Eu gene, was told at the Delta Delta Delta house on the University of Oregon campus. (Kennell Ellis photos). 4 I'M "alklng over plans for the 13th annual Christmas rnusicale sponsored by the Salern branch, American Associa tion oi University Woman are left ' to right. Prof. Ralph Dcbbs, pianist; Mrs. Ervin Pctter, chairman cf the program; William Fawk, organist; and Betty Starr Andersen, soloist. The artists will ap pear on the program to be given Tues day night at the First Evangelical Unit ed Brethren church at 8 o'clock with a reception following fcr all AAUW mem bers and guests. (Statesman photo by Don Dill). t the right are Miss Betty Jean Man- . . 1 I I. f 'W? 4 ' re V .,-v - ' i es, .standing, chairman of the Spinsters charity Christmas ball, dis cussing plans with the president, Mrs. Peter H. Geiser. The annual formal af fair, to be an event of Christmas night, will be held at Gienwcod ballroom be tween 9 and 12 o'clock with Glenn Wocdry's orchestra engaged for dan cing. Committees appointed by the chair man are Miss Florence Duffy, arrange ments; Miss Lorraine Taylor, tickets, Miss Jeanne Myers, decorations; Miss Helen Zielinski, publicity; Mrs. Maurice H " . Fitzsimmcns, advertising; Mrs. Vayne Hadley, patrons; Miss Margaret Lovell, reception committee. Those wishing reservations are asked to call Mrs. Charles Barclay, Mrs. Roy Edgertcn or Mrs. Rex Adclph. (Jesten-Miller photo). Holiday Visitors Soon to Arrive . . . By Jeryme, English, Society Editor College students from the south, east and the Oregon schools will begin arriving home for the holidays this coming weekend. Visitors and others, who have bfen away during the fall and early winter, will also arrive in the capital in the next fortnight to spend Christ mas with their families. Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Guild (Paulie Wallace), who have been in Mndion, Wisconsin, where they are attending the University of Wisconsin, since their marriage in Aucrust, are expected to arrive in Salem on December 20 to spend the holidays at the Wallace Orchards home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Wallace. Also guests at the Wallace home for Christmas will be Miss Edna Sterling of Seattle, who will arrive on December 23. and Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Gormsen of Spokane, who will be guests of their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Gormsen. Mrs. Keith Blown and daughter, Sharon, are expected home from Palm Springs short ly before Christmas. Mr. Brown preceded his family north and they will all return south again after the holidays. Major and Mrs. Howard Adams of Monterey, Calif., will be home for Christmas this year as guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.H. H. Corey. They plan to arrive on December 18 and will be here a fortnight. Mr. and Mrs. William King of Washington, D. C. will be holiday visitors in Salem as guests of his uncles and families, Mr. and Mrs. George Riches and Mr., and Mrs. Lloyd Rich es. They plan to be here until mid-January, arriving by train on December 20. Mrs. Dwight Aden of Spokane will spend the holidays in Salem with her parents. Mr, and Mrs. Gordon Black, arriving next weekend She will, also visit with relatives in Port land and Wilsonville. Mr. Aden and the three children will arrive just before Christmas .... i 4 S -i . t k D3 r I t - . "13 r f i I, 'V: VC1 i VATS is V0ft, rfi-1 vet Yuletide EntertaJnir nn Social Slate . . . The pre-holiday season is marked with s .eral informal teas and Christmas parties for club groups. Tuesday afternoon Mrs. C. R. Kingan will be a tea hostess at her Fairmount Hill home tor the pleasure of Mrs. L. Everett deWeese, a newcomer in the capital from Portland. A group of young; matrons have bee i invited to call between 3 and 4:30 o'clock. Assisting the hostess informally will be Mrs. Donald A. Young, Mrs. Donald McCargar and Mrs. John Griffith. , Thursday afternoon Mrs. Homer H. Smith will entertain with her annual Christmas party for the pleasure of members of the Ton and Country club at her North Summer street residence. Bridge and exchan e of gilts will follow the luncheon hour. The Gaiety Hill garden club will gather at the Ben Lomand park home of Mrs. W. Wells Baum Monday jnorning for the annual all day Christmas meeting. The group will make Christmas wreaths, garlands and other decorations.' Luncheons will be served by the hostess at noon. Mrs. Frederick Lamport will entertain the Travel Study club at her Ben Lomand park residence at luncheon Monday aiternoon. Mrs. James T. Brand will be a guest and show ber Meisen china. - .. . -it. mt- . .. ? 1- '.''. 0 ' - v My - ' r 4 'sJ?7t Announced on the Oregon State college campus recent ly, where both are students, was the engagement of Miss Beth June Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack R. Smith of Pendleton, to John Coleman Lee of Salem, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd A. Lee of Salem. The engaged duo plan a summer wedding. (Hise studio, Corvallis.) or --mm, vi m -J: i I r v i f i . i i i Tewcomers being welcomed in the capita! are Mrs". DonaJd M. Campbell and sap, Kansas. iN Larrv. who recently moved here with Mr. Camp bell -from Sedan. Campbells have taken a house on Candalaria Blvd. Mrs. Campbell was honored ct a if a dn Fridav when her sister-in-law. Mrs. Melvin Geit entertained. (Statesman pnoto pY Donald Dill).
