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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 6, 1949)
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Four Salem citizens, who have' figured prominently in making plans for the informal reception Monday night in honor of Governor and Mrs. Douglas McKay., are left to right. Ralph H. Cooley and Mrs. James T. Brand, gen eral cc-chairmen; Charles Barclay, who has been Mayor Robert EHstrom's representative on the aeneral commit tee; and Harry V. Collins, who has been in charge of all details concerning the reception, which will be held in the ' Marion hoteL (Kennell-Ellis). ' All Salem to Honor Oregon's Governor and First Lady On Monday.. By .. Jeryme Entlish, Society Editor Salem citizens as well as representatives from all over the valley and state will honor Governor Douglas McKay and Mrs. McKay at a city -wide recep tion and dance Monday night at the Marion hotel. The reception hours will be from 8:30 to 10:30 o'clock with Mayor and Mrs. Robert L. Elfstrom receiving with Governor and Mrs. McKay in the Mirror room at the hotel. Every Salem resident is invited to attend both the reception and combined dances at the ar mor? and Crystal Gardens. There will be no admission charge and the affair is strictly Informal. Salem orchestras engaged to play for dancing include Glenn Woodry. Glenn Williams, Guy Albin and Curt Kenon. r The Mirror room will be festive with large baskets of colorful spring flow ers and greens. The punch tables, to be arranged In the Marine room, will carry out the red,-white and blue color scheme with bouquets of red and white carna tions and blue iris. The armory will be decorated with flags and bunting with large photograph of Governor McKay to be placed oh one wall. A string orchestra from Willamette university will play during the recep tion and includes Betty Kuhlman and Frank Holman, first violins; Phil Blan kenship, second violin; Doris McCain, viola; Lucy Collis, cello; Gladys Blue, atringed-base; and Glennis Allen, piano. a, To Assist at the Reception t : A group of Spinsters who will preside at the punch bowls and serve are the Misses . Betty Jean Manoles, Patricia Viesko, Corinne Wade, Margaret Lovell, Jeanne and Janice Myers, Margaret Simms, Carolyn Brady, Esther Baird, Eve lyn Johnson Helen Zielinski, Florence Duffy, Mrs. Robert Elgin, Mrs." James Armpriest, Mrs. Gale Besse, Mrs. Roger M. Schnell, Mrs. VTTuam McElhinny, Mrs. William Shinn, Mrs. Carl G. Collins, Mrs. Stuart McElhinny and Mrs. Ro bert "W. Gormsen. Directing guests to and from the receiving line will be Mr. and Mrs. Carl Booth, Mr. and Mrs. George Rhoten, Judge and; Mrs. E. M. Page, Mr. and Mrs. - Henry Hanzen, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Sprague, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. McElhinny. Assisting about the Mirror room will be members of toe reception and finance committees and their wives. They include Mr. and Mrs. Harry V. Collins, Mr. and Mrs. William Everett Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Harry Scott, Mr. and Mrs. "George Alexander, Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Arens, Mr. and Mrs. George Thomason, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hogg, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Holtzman, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Minto, the Rev.' and Mrs. Dudley Strain Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Barker, Dr and Mrs. Wolcott E. Buren, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence W. Byrd, Mr. and Mrs. r.. u;,.vnir -Mr and Mrs. Carol Meeks. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Perry, Mr. and Mrs. William I Phillips ana sax. ana ars. xnn Following the reception Governor and Mrs. McKay will attend the dance, where they will be presented with a large guest book, signed by everyone at tending the affair. Representatives of various women's organizations in the city will circulate the guest book pages about the crowd during the evening so that everyone will have an opportunity to sign.,. Club Women to Pass Guest Boofc, Women who will pass the guest book pages at the reception and dances include Mesdames Wilmer Wells, Lyleth Stanton, Jacob Fuhrer, Wayne Dough ton, John Carkin, David Wright, Homer Stiffler, Frank Ward, W. E. Grieben owAlbert Walker, Axel Jacobsen, Junior Eckley, Maynard Sniffer, Horace Mc Gee, W. J. Beard, Charles Hagen, Grant Fallin, Aubrey S. Tussing, Roy S. Houck, Harlan B. Pearson, Virgil Golden, Charles Boyer, Charles Forrette, John Versteeg, Lewis Lenhart, R. O. Lewis, Albert C. Gragg, Donald Madison, Cedrie T. Reaney, Fred C. Gast, Dudley Strain, Brooks Moore, Robert Forrester, Fred Gibson, Robert Wulf, Robert Fenix, Abner K. Kline, Charles Fowler, Claude Johns, Walter Wood, Kenneth Shoemaker, Robert DeArmond, Leslie Morris, Chester Cummings, C. W. Stacey, Herbert W. Winkler, W. Jerry Scott, Harold Heiserman, Guy Hickok, George Ailing, Grant C. Rogers, Henry Ksyser, A. W. Lovcik, E. D. Brown, Miss Irene DeLisle, Mrs. Maurice Fitzsimons and Miss Lorraine Taylor. i -:"7 rrr mn ? tt 1 1 e i f rrtt Ft r r r rt 1 1 r 1 1 1 r t iiiistKBSiiisffviiiiaa ii si w w a. U 4 JH-UIIJI I lis' l! -i --7 ' W I) '"B7 y& "T" rq IJlJi - 7 M' r i.yTTi'-ra ''( ' FIT kf'; j i a. ' ; at . sssj' i . .--. t:'i;--hv KJCi- .-.XJ-jtL fcJ MAI -1 rt. vi. Herrjert fcrnltn ana Miss Margarex Alien, members of the guest book committee for the re-!. ception. Pages from the guest book will be circulated ; during the evening and will be signed by all those at-, tending. After the reception the book will be presented tit Governor and Mrs. McKay as a remembrance of the o Dtasion. OCennell-Dlis), i On the Social Agenda..; The home of-Governor and Mrs. Douglas McKay on Jerris avenue will be the scene of several informal affairs this week. Monday night Governor and Jrs. McKay will b'j hosts for a buffet dinner for a few of their friends preceding j the reception in their honor at the Marion hoteL ' Tuesday afternoon will' be Mrs. McKay's ' weekly at home with all townspeople and those here from out-of-town invited to call informally during the afternoon. . ' i ' To Fete Republican Women .! Mrs. McKay will be a tea hostess on Wednesday after-1 noon in honor of the republican women who will be here at tending the legislative day luncheon. and session at the leg: iul.-iture. Calling hours will be from 1 to 5 o'clock. Receiving with Mrs. McKay will be Governor McKay's mother, Mrs. J. W. Frater of Portland. Presiding at the tea urns wiy bo Mrs. Roy T. Bishop and Mrs. Charles" Runyan of Portland, j lAgixlati ve Day Lu nch eon The biennial legislative day for the Republican Wom en's Federation of Oregon will be held on Wednesday. Out-cf-town women will arrive at 9:45 a. m. to attend the renM session and luncheon will be at the Senator hotel at 12:15. Reservations should be made by Man.'i 8. n Distinguished guests, attending will be Governor n Mrs. McKay. Senate President a nd Mrs. William E. Wal House Speaker and Mrs. Frank VanDyke and Mayor Doro thy McCullough Lee of Portland, a member of the federa tion. Senator Howard Belton of Canby will be the guest speaker. ' MrsvLewi Judson Is In charge of decorations for the lurcheon and Mrs. May Walker of Portland is arranging the music. Mrs. Florence Wright, president of the Salem unit,. will preside at the af iir. Newcomers in the capital pictured directly above are Mrs. Warren Hoffman and three children, Danny, who is three, Beth, a fourth grader at Washington school, and Susan, who s six years. The Hoffmans arrived here from Portland. Connecticut in January and purchased the Robert Dfetrom home on Center street. He is now associated with the Teague Lumber company of Salem; (Kennell-Ellis). In the circle at the left Is Mrs. Roiand W. Mersereau and children. Susan and Peter, who left for Portland the past week to make their home. Mn Mersereau. who has been associated with the Terminal Ice and Cold Storage Co. ihere. has been transferred to the Portland office of the company. The Mersereaus made their home in Portland, prior to moving to Salem several years ago. (Kennell-Ellis). Pearsons to Entertain Also on Wednesday's social agenda is the ljirormai home for which State Treasurer and Mrs. Walter J. Pearson will be hosts later in the afternoon at Shattuc's Chateau with calling hours between 4 and 6 o'clock. Bidden are members of both the senate and house, the legislative press and their wives. :: f A Dinner For Delegates Mrs. James W. Mott and Miss Dorothea Steusloff will be hostesses for a buffet dinner party Thursday night at the former's country home at Zena. The affair is being arran ged in compliment to a group of delegates and their wives, who attended the nationarrepublican convention In Phila delphia last summer, who .are here during the legislature. Thirty have been bidden 1o the supper party. Bfcth Mrs. Mott and Miss Steusloff attended the convention in June. . " : ' " ' ? r i .- 1 1
