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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1952)
Thm Statesman Salem, Oroaon. Sunday Pocswnber 21, 1352 Holidays Marked With Many Parties, Visitors to Be Feted The holiday week win be filled with numerous parties, at homes, teas and showers for brides-elect. Mrs. Arthur Atherton will be a coffee hostess Monday morning at her East Browning Avenue residence for a group of her friends be tween 10 and 12 o'clock. Mrs. Arthur Bates will greet guests at the door. Presiding at the Annual Holiday Party Held Thursday The Insurance Women's Associa tion of Salem held their annual Christmas party in the Marine Room of the Marion Hotel on Thursday. Mrs. John L. Hoffman played Christmas piano selections while refreshments were servea during the reception hour which preceded dinner. The reception room and dinner tables were dec orated with Santa Claus sleighs and reindeer and Christmas green ery. Mrs. Frances Freedenburg, pres ident of the Eugene Insurance Women's Association, assisted by Miss Nila Cluett, president of the Salem club, presented a Braille writer, purchased jointly by the two clubs, to Miss Iva M. Speed, a blind student at Oregon College of Education at Monmouth. Several members volunteered their services for Saturday after noon in mailing of March of Dimes literature. Welfare project funds and gifts for the Christmas basket for a needy family were received. Santa Claus then distributed the exchange gifts brought by the members. - Guests from Eugene were Mrs. Francese Freedenburg, Mrs. Bea Boss, Mrs. Evelyn Hilen Mrs. Ra mona Zeigler, and Brs. Bernice Taylor; from Albany, Mrs. Kath ryn McHugh; and from Salem: Miss Bernice Ruettgers, Mis Shir ley Jones, and Mrs. J. A. Kinzer. Engagement of Phylli is Scott Mr. and Mrs. Don X. Firth are announcing the engagement of their daughter, Miss Phyllis Jean Sc-rtt, to Charles Stayton Staab, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Staab. No date has been set for the wed ding. The bride-elect is a graduate of Salem High School and attended Oregon State College. Mr. Staab is also a Salem High School graduate, and attended Oregon State Col lege. He is now an electronic tech nician third class with the United States navy. He is now at home for the holidays. Y-Wlves Honored At Holiday Party The Y- Wives of the YWCA -were entertained at a Christmas party Wednesday night at the home of Mrs. Wolf D. von Otter atedt on Chemeketa Street. A des sert supper was served followed by a gift exchange. F'er the program Sue Spring, a member of the Salem High School debate team, gave a group of read ings, several of which she had given at the Pacific University speech tournament. The Jan. 15 meeting will be keld at the YWCA. Several new members were welcomed by the group and anyone interested in becoming a member is asked to call Mrs. von Otterstedt or attend the next meeting. Dr. and Mrs. 8. D. Wiles and children, Nancy, Steele and Mark, are leaving Monday for Seattle to spend Christmas at the home of Mrs. Wiles' parents, Mr. ,and Mr. R. R. Wilcken. They will return the end of the week. Trust u Dorothy Gray Av I ...to make you a J T rSrk ove Sng ' 1 fy0" z mm w cfKT ill if fy Qz 94 immn Cm da GeJogM 4o 1X00 NatmiJ J' Desliag Feweer 1 1-5 Lat Song Gift Set, containing I t --- - koth A-ox. Eaa de Cologne and : I I Dswting Powder S4.00 I I Flowers and spice made eloquent by ynjfi 1 Dorothy Gray become this fragrance 1 1 that's worth a thousand words. Give her I Love Song, if jomr meat age is for her ears ff 1 alone. Never was a gift destined r "JON Capital Drug Store Ui BUteSt. . . Corner of Liberty Tf a give fUkH Green Stamps an all cash purchases coffee urns will be Mrs. Law- rence A. Ballmer and Mrs. Guy N. Hickok. Assisting will be Mrs. Chester Loe, Mrs. James Arm priest, Mrs. Robert Howells, Mar go Hudkins and Nancy Atherton. Entertaining with an informal open house Monday night will be Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Moreland and Dr. and Mrs. Merle Brown.' A group of friends have been bidden to call between 7 and 11 o'clock at the Moreland home in Ben Lom and Park. Christmas Morning Coffee Justice and Mrs. James T. Brand have invited friends to come over for coffee on Christmas morning at their Kingwood Heights home between 9 and 12 o'clock. This is an annual custom of the hosts and assisting will be their son, Tom Brand, who is home from his stu dies at the University of .Oregon Law School for the holidays. Tm Honor Visitors Mr. and Mrs. George C. Hug gins Jr. will be hosts for an in formal open house the day after Christmas at their South Liberty Street residence between 4 and 6 o'clock. The affair will compliment their holiday guests, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thompson of New Bruns wick, New Jersey, parents of Mrs. Huggins, and Mr. and Mrs. William Hoagland of Palo Alto, Calif., brother-in-law and sister of Mrs. Huggins. Assisting the hosts will be Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd G Hammel and Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Boise. Mother-Daughter Tea For the afternoon of Dec. 27 is the informal mother-daughter tea Mrs. Dean K. Brooks and her daughters, Denise, India and Ulis ta. will be hostesses at their home, They have invited a group of their friends to call between 3 and 5 o'clock. Assisting about the rooms will be Mrs. Horace McGee and daugh ter, Susan, Mrs. William Phelps and daughter, Kathy, Mrs. Ste phen Sherman and Mrs. Harvey Gibbens. At Homes Calendared Event of Sunday, Dec. 28 will be the informal at home for which Mr. and Mrs. Harland G. Brock and their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest H. Miller, will be hosts at the former's new Morningside residence on Bluff Avenue. Guests have been bidden to call between 4 and 7 o'clock. Assisting the hosts will be Mrs. J. N. Bishop and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Taylor are planning a holiday at home for Tuesday, Dec. 30 at their D Street residence between 5:30 and 8:30 o' clock. The Taylors have invited Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Perry, Mr, and Mrs. Glen Wilbur, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Meyer and Mr. and Mrs. Harris Lietz to assist them durnig the evening. Date is Set for Installation Mrs. R. E. Meredith and William Hall Jr., worthy matron and pa tron of Ainsworth Chapter, OES, presided at their last meeting of the season Wednesday night. A special degree was given in honor of the retiring officers. Open installation will be held for the 1953 officers on Friday, Jan. 2 at the .Scottish Rite Temple at 8 p. m. The refreshment committee In cluded Mr. and Mrs. Howard Jenks, Mr. and Mrs. Otic Cass. Mrs. Helen Lovett and Mrs. Ralph Allen. Guests attending were Mrs. Paul H. Hauser, past grand worthy ma tron, and Miss Leila Johnson, both honorary members of Ainsworth Chapter. Ifflr 4 ! - ' - -V f, , it. 4 ' 4 -- V - V- 1 mmmmmtmmmmmmtmmmmmm-timmmmmf nn i iismmimmtmmmnitiai tutaitemmmmiri tt-aiiMMMMi Mr. and Mrs. Richard Norton Smith (Constance Patricia Nickey) who were married on Dec. 13 at the First Evange lical United Brethren Church. The bride is the daughter of the P. A. Nickeys of Newberg and the groom is the son of the R. Wendell Smiths of Vancouver, Wash. The newlyweds will live in Seattle. (McEwan Studio). Junior CDA Formal on Dec. 29 Outstanding event of the year for the Junior Catholic Daughters of America will be their winter formal on Monday night, Dec. 29 at the Catholic Center. Charlie Nee and his orchestra will play for dancing between 9 an4 12 o'clock. Skaters holiday is the theme for the decor and the dance floor will be decorated to resemble an ice pond encircled with snow laden trees. There will be snow men, sleds and ice skates to complete the decor. Patrons and patronesses for the dance include Mr. and Mrs. An thony J. Becker, Mr. and Mrs. Na poleon Rocque, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Shepard, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Tag gart, Mr. and Mrs. George Cor rigan, Mr. and Mrs. Al Cramer, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Roguski, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gravinho, Miss Marlene Raschko Ttnd Miss Dolores BrunkeL Margaret Bach Is general chair man of the dance and her commit tees include; programs, Mary Ce cile Rocque; publicity, Meredith Hayes; decorations, Mary Angela Suing, co-chairman, Joanne Pol ster; refreshments, Jackie Larson, 155 N. Phono Prices reduced on hundreds of items throughout our toy department. Only a few are: Tricycles, wagons, strollers, doll buggies, trains, automobiles, doll houses, games galore, dolls and more dolls, cowboy and cowgirl suit:;, toy pistols, trucks, ranch sets, tree lights, ornaments, road builder sets, books, hot rods, stuffed animals, rodeo sets, hobby horses, airplanes, puppets, music makers, nurse and doctor kits, sewing dump trucks, timber trucks, educational toys, and many, many moreJ nn r-v Lansing Garden Club Feted Lansing .Neighbors Garden club meeting Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Ernest Thaller on Rawlins Ave., gave over the hours following the dessert luncheon to the work of decorating nine small two foot high Christmas trees for the rooms of the Lansing Nursing home. Each tree was placed in a bright can and the trees all dif ferently decorated with two wom en working on each tree. The ma tron of the home will change the trees so each patient will sec all trees. Favors of cookies tied in bright red paper were made for serving trays. For the short business meet ing conducted by the president, Mrs. Milton Blackman, members answered roll call with their fav orite annuals. Following the meet-i ing several attended the Salem Garden club greens show, the club had helped with the decorating. Mrs. Clark MeCa.lI represented the Salem Unit of the Oregon Federation of Republican Women at the monthly board meeting held in Portland Saturday. co-chairman, Pat Gilles; clean up, Carol Sohn, and CO Cfiali iixBIXf Donn Kirscher. Liberty 3-3191 Brides-Elect to Be Honored at Parties Holiday brides-elect are sharing in much of the entertaining with parties planned in their honor. Miss Frances Baum. who will be married to Edward Ragozzino on Dec. 27, will be complimented at a pre-nuptial party Monday night when Mrs. Merrill D. Ohling and her coed daughter. Miss Alice Louise Ohling, and Mrs. E. M. Page entertain at the Ohling home on South High Street. A dessert supper will be served and a mis cellaneous shower will fete the bride-to-be. The Christmas motif will be used in the decor about the rooms. On Friday night Dr. and Mrs. W. Wells Baum will be hosts for a dinner party at the American Legion Club in honor of their slaughter and her fiance. The af fair will follow the 7 o'clock wed ding rehearsal and bidden are members of the bridal party and the immediate family. 1 Far Eng-ared Dae Miss Jocelyn Davis and her fiance, Richard Scandling, will be feted at two affairs this week. Monday night Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Loder will be hosts for an infor mal party at their Morningside home for the engaged duo. A group of the Scandlings longtime friends and a few of the young married set have been bidden to call after 5 o'clock. The wedding rehearsal Is sched uled for "Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at the First Presby terian Church. Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Scandling will entertain with an informal party at the Hotel Marion following the rehearsal for their son and his fiancee. Miss Margaret Scandling, who arrived from San Francisco on Saturday for her brother's wedding and to be" one of the bridesmaids, will assist her parents. Bidden are members of the bridal party and the two families. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Needham and children, Beth and Tommy, are in Portland today for a pre Christmas family dinner at the home of Mrs. Needham's moth er, Mrs. W. C. Rankin. I I 1 8 I 3? s $omeroj 379 State Street TOY DEPARTMENT Zy$?0?n 7 Annual Party for Post, Auxiliary : Salem Post 138 and auxiliary, American Legion, will hold their annual Christmas party on Tues day evening at 7:30 pjn. at the Izaak Walton Hall. This is an an nual affair and is given for the members, their families and pros pective members. There will be a program of music and a movie will be shown. A: Christmas tree with gifts and Santa Claus win be the feature of the evening. Refreshments will be served by the auxiliary. The committee chairmen for the affair include Elwood Townsend, assisted by Carlton Roth, Leslie Beard and Mrs. John CattraU, chairman for the auxiliary, assisted by Mrs. Donald van Hess and Mrs. Rich ard Jennings. Camp Fire Giris Are Entertained SALEM HEIGHTS Mrs. Floyd McClellan entertained the Ote kaye" Camp Fire - group of the sixth grade of the Salem Heights School on Thursday evening at her home on Ratcliff Drive at a chili dinner. The group honored their leader, Mrs. Kenneth Zwicker, on her birthday as well as the group's annual Christmas party. They played games and sang songs, and had an exchange of gifts. Present were Nancy Baker, Bonnie Jean Kurth, Karen Harris, Susan Zwicker, Carolyn Howells, Betty Jean Dyke, Laura Moore, Charlotte Ponsford, Judy McClel lan, Claudia Weaver, Sue Bart lett, and Joan Has kins. Navy Ensign to Arrive Ensign Wilfred Loggan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Loggan, is expected to arrive in the capital on Wednesday from San Francisco. He recently arrived in the bay city aboard his navy transport. The navy officer, who is known to his friends as Tink, will be here a week before reporting back to his ship. He entered the service last spring following his graduation from Oregon State College. Make Grandfather's Watch Useful, Modern Timepiece Graceful lei csm" beautifully dwpliyi heirloom watches, makes them ueefuL Have that old family watch pur at tunning order. Make it a decotatirt, saodera tiinepieca tot desk, manlel, diir. Also a gorgeous showcase for asedak TREASURE DOME is of crystal dear Dupont Lubta. Felt pad ded wood bases in blonde, mahogany, bony. A precious gift or proud pss aonal of deep sentiment & Seene Salem, Oregon kits, weaving -MEZZANINE Students Give Program The third grade pupils of Miss Donna Rees and Mrs. Thelma Schirman and the 5th grade stu dents of Miss Eva Wolfe provided the entertainment for the Wash ington School Mothers Club pro gram on Thursday. Hostesses were Mrs. Edwin Lyle, Mrs. Frederic Smalley, Mrs. Samuel Pahl and Mrs. Ernest Smith. In charge of the p re-school nursery were Mrs. Elizabeth Lens and Mrs. Harold Pendergast. j VACUUM CLEANER CLINIC 1 455 Court Strootl no iiLfli:f! ' .1 Save 10 to 40 on beautiful dolls all types. OPEII SUIIDM i 1 T0 6P.H. ; Monday and Tuosdcry Until I " Gifts for all toy and decorations liilfiilM.AniiU'S rateatB.BVisSaW,.tat.tesaaSS.4BteStft SatstfiB SS Sf SST .atssfcat-B jSsi sf sf " & CTODB LtnilDC. STORE HOURSt 9 A. Me to 9 P. Ma! Daily to Christmas I ..WW.W. &T I I'M 8 Yes, wo still have amplo stocks of Man's Sportswear and FURNISHINGS! SHRYOCKS In the Capitol Shopping Center Opan Mon., Until t looms, steam Junior Club Party At; Jenny Homo ( The Salem Junior Woman's Club annual Christmas party will be an event of Monday night at the home of the president, Mrs. Theodore Jenny, at 8 o'clock. There will be a gift exchange, games and refreshments. Mrs. Floyd Miles is heading the com mittee in charge of arrangements. Just A Ring To Remind You Only 3 Mora Shopping Days Til Christmas ... And my big Is filled wHh gifts , for Salem Houstwives. : If you haven't got yours ordered do so now and 111 pick It up at - - - In Hollywood ' l Tuas. Nights P.M. shovels,
