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r fit f Th Statesman. SaLsm. Oregon. Tndaj. "Aprfl 22, 1949 I SO CI ETY CLUBS Miss Edith Fairham Tells Troth to Peter Gunhar At Pi Phi House The Pi Beta Phi house on the Willamette university campus was filled with excitement Thursday" night when the coeds learned that one of their members, pretty, blonde Edith Fairham. was elected May Queen and simultaneously at the dinner hour the queen-elect told her "sisters" of her engagement to Peter M. Gunnar. The bride-elect also chose her 22nd birthday to announce her betrothal; so it really was a triple celebration for the popular ; f coed. No date has been set for the wedding. Miss Fairham is the daughter of Mrs. Silas E. Fairham and the late Dr. Fairham of Salem. She is a senirr at Willamettte university and will receive her diploma in June from the College of Music. The bride-lo-be has been prorrun ent in musical circles both in Sa - lem and on the campus. She was on of the four soloists m the Mes- siah presented in December. Be sides her sorority affiliation she is a member of Alphe Lambda Delta and Mu Phi Epsilon, national mu- ale honorary. She was a delegate to the Pi Beta Phi national con vention in Indiana last summer. Mr. Gunnar is the ton of Dr. and Mrs. H. P. Gunnar of Riverside, Illinois. He attended Phillips Exe- ... !a m i 0 Ugl W All illVi lie iwn m ( junior in uic loucic 01 iaw at Willamette university. He is a member of Beta Theta Pi frater nity, having served as president of the University of Chicago chapter, and is magisier of McNary Inn of Phi Delta Phi, international legal fraternity. He served as a bom bardier - navigator first lieutenant In the 8th air force in England during the war. The engagement was revealed during the dinner hour at the chapter house when a law student. mrtir0 mm m nrrtfMa mmr vmr urvH - ier Acaaemy ana ine univers.tyoi , - Pouring; was Mrs. John Ch.cai,whereherecyedhi,P!Mlj motn of bride. to each member of the house with the j Krc; AcVT XXC DTI announcement in the form of aUvia' IvU-liiiUUVJ JLl summons purporting to have been j (( f irirrl VHT IuimI In th rnnnlr nf Rlrrnthal ! VililVwil Lifted in the county of Betrothal Oregon. When the summons were opened paper silhouettes of quarter notes fell out and the single copy of the "complaint" was delivered to the house mother, Mrs. Paul Weyrauch. After the dinner hour the traditional box of chocolates was passed to the sorority coeds. Public Installation Set Neighbors of Woodcraft of Mar loo and Silver Bell circle will h-ld public installation together at t p.m. tonight at the Salem woman's clubhouse. Mrs. Evelyn Viansw will officiate. Mr. mm Mrs. Fred M. Sadder and daughters. Patsy and Nancy have just returned from two week's trip to Reno. Death Valley and Palm Springs. They attended Easter Sun rise, service in the sand dunes of Death Valley. On Etiquette By Roberta La Q. Should a hostess ever apolo gize for a worn rug. a sunken hair cushion, a clock that is not running, or a dish on the table that has not turned out quite as well as expected? A. No. A hostess should not apologize for anything in the home or oi the table. It merely empha sizes the article, and a guest worth having pays no attention to these little things. Q. Would it be proper for the bridegrooom and best man to wear tuxedo suits at an afternoon wed ding:? A. No; tuxedo suits are correct -Ir worn only after six o'clock in the evening. Q. What is the best thing to say when leaving a newly-made acquaintance? ' A. "Goodbye. I hope 111 you again Norcross Rust Craft Hallmark For a greeting that will say just what you want to say - the way you want to say it. See our com plete selection of Hallmark, Norcrota and Rust Craft cards for Mother Day. IT he IMloderne Pre-Nuptial Shower ! Guest of honor at a pro-nuptial party Wednesday night was MUs Geraldine Majeski, who will be ; married April ir 23 lo James R. , White. Hostesses for the evening , were the Misses Rosemary Ma jeski, Georgia Green and Mary White, at the home of Miss White. Gifts were arranged under a white crepe paper parasol. Bou duets of white lilacs were arrang ed about the rooms. The serving table was covered with a white embroidered linen cloth brought from China after World War I. A bouquet of white lilacs flanked U v Wllliv icucii vrincracru Present were: Miss Geraldine Majeski and her mother, Mrs. John Majeski. Mrs. Leslie Janes. Mrs. Lawerance Scott, Miss Irma Brisbeau. Miss Velma Witchman, Miss Marcella Schwartz, Miss Nancy Elliott. Mrs. W. W. Davies, Miss Flo Schlosser, Miss Mary Zenger. Miss Barbara Saddler, Miss Alma Sullivan,- Miss Cecilia Greene. Mrs. Charles D. Smith. Mrs. John D. White. Miss Anna Flemme. Mrs. Ronald Badger and the hostesses. Mrs. James B. Manning, newly elected grand royal matron of the Order of Amaranth for the state of Oregon, has been busy making official visits to lodges throughout the state the past few weeks. Monday and; Tuesday nights she was in Portland making offi cial visits to Washington and Christina Courts. April 20 Mrs. Manning, accompanied by the grand secretary. Mrs. Frances E. Hurlburt, traveled south to attend a Bethel meeting at Roseburg. Today Mrs. Manning will give an address at the grand session, Order of Job's Daughters at Ash land. She will make her official visit to Friendship Court at Klam ath Falls on April 23. Sunday night Mrs. Manning will be in Eugene to attend the reception honoring the grand royal patron. Earl Beeson,. to be given by his own Willamette Court at 8 o'clock at the Masonic Temple. Monday night, April 25 Mrs. Man ning and Mr. Beeson will make their official visit at the Willam ette Court. Bridge Players To Seaside A group of duplicate bridge players chosen by the Elks con tract bridge club to represent Sa lem will journey to Seaside dur ing the coming week-end to re present this city at a two-day state-wide tournament. Those who were high In the series of qualify ing tournaments include L. W. Frasier, Oliver Huston, Mrs. Doris Lenhart, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis H. Jones. Mrs. Mabel Bentson and Mrs. Harry Wledmer. Other recent i winners in the weekly play conducted at the Elks club were Mrs. John Bone, Mrs. Arthur Binegar, William F. Leary and Mrs. Charles F. Foulger. The next tournament will be held April 25, while master point play ia scheduled for May 2. MUSIC CXUB CALENDAR FRIDAY Past Presidents of Hal Hibberd aux iliary, with Mrs. Lju Humphrey. 459 South 20th street. 2 p.m Chi Omega mothers, with Mrs. H. E. Smedley. 779 North 16th street. 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY Salem chapter. Order of the Eastern Star, Masonic temple. S p.m. initiation. Salem Woman's club, board meeting 1 p.m. and business meeting at 2 p.m. MONDAY Chapter BQ of PEO. with Mrs. Charles Lambert. 1045 Vista avenue. 7:43 p.m. Chapter AB of PEO. 7:45 with Mrs. C. E. Bates, East Center street. TUESDAY Chapter BC of PEO. with Mrs. Wayne Gordon. 1073 Columbia. 7:1 J pjn. WEDNESDAY Royal Neighbors sewing rlub. IS.M covered liah luncheon with Mrs. Gladys Weins. 1945 Oxford street. WEDNESDAY Nebraska club auxiliary, with Mrs. W. W. Rolofson. 11 South 14th street, covered dish lunch at 12:30 p.m. THURSDAY Chapter CB of PEO. with Mrs. Irene Adams. 307 Shelton street. Dallas. 7 JO dessert supper. Miss Johnson Tells Troth RICKREALL Mr. and Mrs. Martin W. Johnson of Rickreall are announcing the engagement of their daughter. Miss Marjorie Johnson, to Jack Cutler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mel Cuer now of Sweet Home, formerly of Dallas. The bride-elect is to graduate this spring at Perrydale high school. Her finance is in the lum ber business in Sweet Home. The wedding date has not been set. To Attend Party For McKays Among the Salem people plan ning to be in Portland Saturday to attend the reception, dinner and dance at the University club In honor of Governor and Mrs. Dou glas McKay will be their daugh ter. Miss Mary Lou McKay and her fiance, Lester Green, and their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hadley, Mr. and Mrs. William L. Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Baldock, Judge and Mrs. E. M. Page, Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Shinn, Mr. and Mrs Willard Mar shall and Mr. and Mrs. L. E. de Weese, who will be guests of her brother-in-law and sister. Dr. and Mrs. Richard Carter of Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sox of Al bany, formerly of Salem, are also planning to attend the affair. The North Willamette District conference of the Business and Professional Women's clubs will be held Sunday at Forest Grove. Pa cific university is celebrating its centennial and a special feature of the conference will be a tour of the campus. Members planning to attend are asked to call the presi dent, Mrs. Charles Forrette. Mr. and Mrs. Chester L Chase are being welcomed home from a month's sojourn in Honolulu. They motored to San Francisco and made the trip to the islands both ways on the Lurlirie. lilt Wunnt nCL" ILomig Yon'll&jon Know iho -leaning of & IP ROIL at ELFSTROM Girl Scout Program Tonight Over five hundred Girl Scouts will participate in the Santiam area district Sing and Swing po gram tonight in the Willamette university gymnasium at 7:30 o'clock. The Girl Scouts are a Red Feather organization and all par ents and friends are invited to attend the program. The girls have been practicing for several months the dances, games and songs in their troops with a general practice once a month. Mrs. Lewis Clark is pro gram chairman with Mrs. Robert Anderson and Mrs. Victor Palma- son assisting. jr Refreshments will be served following the program by mem oers of the Salem Junior Women's club and Westminster Guild ot the First Presbyterian church. Mrs. Frank Turner will be mis tress of ceremonies. Mrs. Victoi Pal ma son will be at the piano and Mrs. Charles Sawyer, jr. will be the violinist. The program is as follows: ProceiuiuDi' Cumuli May Dance Brownm and intermediates Brownie Smile Song Brownies Deal-woman s Coui lamp j VjS. Appalachian I Brownies 1 The Good Old Man. U.S. Appalachian Queen Mary Singula Game - English Brownies The Muffin Man Singing game . English Brownies Once Upon a Time . .. A Pretend Game Brownies Golden Slumbeis. 17th Century English Brownies (Violin Descant by Mrs. Charles Sawyer, jr.) Pussy WUlow Traditional Brow rues and Intermediates Girl Scouts Together Gladys Cornwall Qott Intermediates A-Jogging Along New England Intermediates Coin' to Leave Of Texas Cowboy Song Intermediates Rally Song - Turkish In termediates Pull, Dobbin. Pull .... The Netherlands Intermediates Skip to My Lou dance Pennsylvania version Intermediates Merry-go-round dance . . Swedish intermediate Good-night Canon Tallis (ISth Century) Intermediates An International Girl Scout Song ii Mid J. Braun Brownies and Intermediates Gleemen Will Sing Tonight Eugene Gleeman, singing in a concert at Salem high school to night sponsored by the Salem and Hollywood Lions and the Engle wood PTA will give the following program: A Choral Prelude Homier Tom-big-be River . . Anonymous Night's Shade Are Gently falling Robert Volkman John Peel ... Old English Hunting Song Let I heir Celestial Concert (From "Samson"! Handel Thou. Lord Our Refuge Mendelssohn Pleading (Bitte) Tranz Soloist: James W. Kay The Two Grenadier Schumann Soloist: David Seaman Che Golida Mamna ( From "La Bohem") Puccini The Hills ot Home Fox Thine Alone (From 'Sweetheart") Herbert James W. Kays Boots (Rudyard Kipling) Flagler Wayfarer's Night Song Martin NUjht Herding Song Cowboy Ballad Nine and Ninety Monkeys - Campbell Winter Song Bullard Doctor Foster (In the style of Handel) Hughes Talk About Jerusalem Morn In' Spiritual Soloist: Dr. Leslie A. White Onward Christian Soldiers .... Sullivan (A Fred Waring choral arrangement) 9 (R) To Attend Luncheon Mrs. Russel E. Pratt, Mrs. Wil liam Bush, Mrs. Frank Test, Mrs. Phil H. Schnell and Mrs. Ralph Wirth will motor to Portland to day to attend the fashion luncheon in the Rose Bowl of the Multno mah hotel. Tonight Mr. Pratt and t u ...:u u : : I mi. ou.111 win juiii uicu irs in j Portland and the four will attend j the Oregon Drayman's association : dinner at Jack and Jill's. i YWCA Week Program Members of the Salem YWCA will launch the local observance of the second annual national YW CA week with a vesper service Sunday in the Carrier room of the First Methodist church at 3 o'clock. This is one of the program of events scheduled for the week. Mrs. B. F. Williams, chairman of religious and world fellowship committee, will conduct the serv ice, based on the theme of Nation al week "The YWCA, your win dow to the world." The service will be held simul taneously, in the 400 community and 609 student associations in this country. Participating will be the Rev. Brooks Moore, invocation; Mrs. Harold Rosebraugh, rededica tion service; Miss Betty Mae Jack man, college YWCA: Miss Jnvr i Kirby, Tri-Y; Miss Gayle DeFord, ousiness girls; Mrs. Frank Spears, former board member; Mrs. Bruce Spaulding, who will sing; Mrs. A. A. Schramm, president of the board of directors, who will give the Inspirational address. The young matrons club is in charge of flower arrangements and Miss Ellen Sangster the worship center. YWCA members and friends are invited. Arriving in the eapitol Thursday night for a several days visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Heltzel were Mr. and Mrs. Char les D. Alvord and son, Charles, of Chicago. The two families became friends during the war when Mr. Alvord was stationed at Camp Ad air with the 104th division. The visitors will be here until Mon day, i 155 WARD WEEK SPECIAL FOR MWn Half e S First Coma . . . First Served I Add complete supply of these A Surprise Party Mrs. Egbert S. Oliver was sur prised on her wedding anniversary Wednesday night when Dr. Oliver arranged a party in honor of his wife at their Marion street home. The occasion was their 25th anni versary. Bridge was in play during the evening and a late supper wasserv- ed. Bouquets ol iilacs and other spring flowers wej-e used about the rooms. Honoring the Olivers were Dean and Mrs. Melvm Geist, Dr. and Mrs. Chester Luther. Dr. and Mrs. Charles Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Lester J. Sparks and Dr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Schulze. Days of '49 At Star Meeting Friendship night was observed by Chadwick chapter Tuesday. Evangeline and Blue River chap ters in Eugene, and the chapters from Junction City, Dallas, Falls City, Independence, Jefferson and Sweet Home were represented. At an initiation ceremony pre ceding the meeting Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Lilleth, Mr. and Mrs. James Pride, Miss Antoinette Behrens and Miss Joyce Meredith were received by initiation and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bramble by affil iation. Specially honored guests were Rex Hartley, grand patron, Mrs. Cal Thome, associate grand , ma tron, Mrs. Paul Robinson, asso ciate grand conductress and Mrs. Rex Hartley, grand marshal of the grand chapter of Oregon. Miss Josephine Getchal, grand representative from Washington, and the following worthy matrons and patrons: Mrs. Gene Lehrbass and Roy Crawford of Evangeline chapter and Mr. and Mrs. Merton Folts of Blue River chapter, Eu gene; Mrs. Laura Johnson and Ai Koch of Independence; Aaron Mercer of Dallas and Harold Riley of Jefferson. An altar cloth of white with the Star emblem was presented by Mrs. G. A. Reeher and Herman Johnston, worthy matron and pa tron for 1948. A musical program was presented by John Wallace X. Ubcrtr Graham assisted by Don Eastridge. The highlight of the evening was a chorus symbolic of the days of '48, accompanied by Mrs. Larry Flagg and Mrs. Verdi at the piano, Verdi Walser, violin. Percy Cooper, banjo and Aaron Zeeb, mandolin. 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