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S Sec I)i-Sta1eman, Salem, Or. Wed-. Jan. 13. 1SS4 I SOCIETY CLUBS MUSIC j. .. - f. Around Town . . , By JERYME ENGLISH OUTSTANDING . . . event of the mid-winter season will be the Salem General Hospital Auxili ary benefit tea Thursday after noon and evening ... the affair will be held in the new wing of th hnsoital between 2:30 and 5 30 in the afternoon and from 7 to 9 o'clock in the evening . . . All friends of the hospital and the interested public are invited to attend the benefit affair and view the new equipment and furnish ings ... this will be the only time the hospital will be open for inspection; prior to its occu pancy next month . , Additional names added to the many com mittees assisting with the large event are Mrs. Walter Kirk and Mrs. Phillip Allison, who are as sisting on the decorating com mittee . . . Assisting in the kitch en and receiving the food, which is all being donated by auxiliary members, are! Mrs. J. N. Bishop, Mrs: Charles MusSer, Mrs. Mar garet White, Mrs. J. E. Law, Mrs. L. V. Benson and Mrs. Charles Palmer . . . Entertaining . . . informally at dinner Friday night will be Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Kogers, who have invited a group of friends to their South Church Street home . . . bridge will be in play following the dinner hour ... the dinner is one in a series the hosts are planning this winter . . . Five birthdays . . . to be hon ored Saturday night when mem bers of the birthday club are en tertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer O. Berg on North Summer Street . . . The honor guests, who are celebrating Janu ary birthdaysj are Mr. Berg, Ralph Wirth, Mrs. Maynard Sniffer, Mr Horace McGee and Mrs. Charles Campbell . . !. following the din ner cards will be in play . . . oth ers attending the affair will be Mrs. Ralph Wirjh, Dr. Maynard Shiffer, Dr. Horace McGee, Dr. Charles Campbell and Mr. and Mrs. Russell E. Pratt . . . Party hosts ... Saturday night were Mr. and Mrs. Don E. Phil lips, who entertained at their Chemeketa Street home for mem bers of a newly organized dinner bridge club . . . A no-host dinner was served with cards following ... In the group are Mr. and Mrs. Alan RiebeLIMr. and Mrs. John M. Fitzmaunce, Mr. and Mrs. Al ton Chamberlain, Mr. and Mrs. . Allan Bellinger, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd F. Ramey and the Phil lips ... During the evening the group surprised the Rameys with a shower . . . Shower notes ... When Mrs. Dale Pence entertained her bridge club at her Candalaria home the members feted Mrs. Lloyd F. Ra mey witn a surprise shower . . . On Friday Mrs. Don Phillips was hostess for a luncheon and show, er in compliment to Mrs. pence . . . Covers (were placed for the honor guest, and Mrs. Lloyd Ramey, Mrs. Dwight Quisenberry, Mrs. William Hill, Mrs. Harvey Loveall Jr., Mrs. Keith Riebel and t A hostess Mrs. Jack Miller, Morris, Mrs. Alan lie hostess . . . I. . . . Tuesday night was Mrs. Ralph Underwood, who entertained her club at a dessert bridge at her home . . . Addi tional guests were Mrs. George Alexander Jr., Mrs. Gale Besse and Mrs. Ronald E. Jone Jr. . . In Portland .... Tuesday were Governor and Mrs. Paul L. Pat terson . . .. jthe governor attend ing a dinner in honor of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz at the Multnomah Hotel .... the affair' preceded the admiral's presentation of the Nimitz tro phy to the Naval Reserve Sub marine division 13-7 of Portland Directors Attend Annual Dinner i Miss Esther Fuenning, execu tive director of Willamette Area Council Camp Fire Girls, Inc. and Mrs. Helen! Dicckmann, Marion County field director, were in vited to "attend the Portland An nual Camp iFire Girls dinner by the Portland executive director, Miss Dorothy Preuss. The speaker was Mrs. Harry Davenport, j a national council member. Her speech was entitled "An investment Girls." There were over 400 in attendance. Miss Fuenning and Mrs. Dieck. mann had the pleasure of meet ing the national president of Camp Fire Girls, Mrs. Warren C. Hunter of Portland. She pre sented the awards to the out standing leaders in the Portland area. j Club Calendar . . . at the same time the women in the group attended a dinner at the Multnomah Athletic Club. It's welcome home .... for Mrs. 1 Donald A. Young, who has returned from a two months' so journ in the south .... she spent the month of November vacation ing in Tucson, Arizona and in December went over to Los Ang eles land Palm Springs, where she spent the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. W. R. McWaters of Portland. DATE IS SET .... Wedding bells! will ring on Saturday, Feb 20 for Miss Lavurne Gammon, daughter of Mrs. Carl Gammon, and Robert E. Purdy, son of Mrs. Edgar Purdy .... the cere mony will take place at the First Baptist Church at 8 o'clock with a reception following in the fire place room . . . The couple will live in Salem after their wedding trip .... The bride-to-be is a secretary in the Marion County Agent's office and her fiance is co-owner of a Chevron service station. . . Taking over .... the presi dent's gavel for the Alpha Phi alumnae for the ensuing year will be Mrs. Bruce F. Pickett . . . other elected officers are Mrs. Lloyd Mason, vice-president; Mrs Sydney Kromer, secretary; Mrs John Heltzel, treasurer; and Mrs! Robert L. Schroeder, Quart erly correspondent ... at the Monday night meeting held at the Lee apartment of the outgo ing! president, Miss Antoinette Kuzmanich, plans were discussed for i the biennial international Alpha Phi convention to be held in June at the Empress Hotel, Victoria, B. C. . . . The Salem, Medford and Corvallis alumnae will be in charge of fun night at the! convention. . . League Units to Meet Thursday ".Development of a program of (study and action to revise the Constitution of the State of Oregon" will be the topic for discussion at the unit meetings of Jthe Salem League- of Women Voters on Thursday, January 14.) Mrs. Randall Mills, chair man of the study group, Mrs. Robert- May, . Mrs. Clarence Byrd, and Mrs. J. W. Poindexter will take part in giving the his torical background of the con stitution and discussion of some of jthe individual articles. the noon group will meet for a sack lunch at the home of Mrs. Ben Radcliff, 2080 N. 19th Street, and the evening group will meet at 8 p. m. at the home ofSMrs. L. E. deWeese, 1675 Fir Street Mrs. Harvey Aston is in charge of refreshments. Luncheon Fetes Mrs. Linn i Temple Beth Sholom Sister hood held its annual no-host luncheon at Chuck's Steak House in j honor of the outgoing presi dent, Mrs. Theodore Linn. Mrs. Robert Golden and Mrs. Harry Perlman were in charge of the luncheon. Mrs. Aleck Cohen presented a gift to Mrs. Linn on behalf of Sisterhood members. Cards were in play after the luncheon. i (The Gateswingers Square Dancing Club will meet Thurs ridy at 8 p. m. at Washington School. .All .interested .square dancers are invited. Many Guests at OES .Meeting Miss Helen Fletcher and John Graybill j presided at their first meeting Of Salem Chapter, Order of Eastern Star Saturday night at the Masonic Temple. Mrs. Louise Irving, associate grand matron, of Madras, conducted a school of in struction: on her official visit Other j guests attending were Mrs. Bertha. Burton, associate grand conductress, Portland; Mr. and Mrs, Dal Lamar, worthy ma tron and. patron of Raraona Chap ter, Silverton; Mrs. E. T. Arm strong, worthy matron, and Thom as Kelly, worthy ; patron, Chad wick Chapter; Mrs. Thomas Kelly, Mrs. Alma Knower, Mrs. Jose phine Johns, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Fletcher, all of Salem, Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Cone, Donald, Mr. and Mrs. Austin Sanford, Julia Leon ard, Silverton, Mrs. Bertha Stephsham, Portland, Mrs. Gene va Bentz, Vallejo, Calif., and Mrs. Jennie Rawson, Madras. The decorating i committee in cluded Mrs. Joe Brooks, Mrs. Ev erett Booster, Mrs. Wallace Arm strong and Mrs. Genevieve Curry. Refreshments were served by Mr. and Mrs!. George Martus, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wilbur, Mr. and Mrs. Robert IWilliams. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur ftoloff, Mrs. Harold West- fall anq Mrs. Clarence Shrock. Post Makes Plans For Entertainment I American Legion Post 149 met Friday at the home of Miss Mild red Christenson for the monthly social meeting. Co-hostess was Miss Alberta Shoemake. The membership chairman reported Dedication of YW Building On April 25 April 25 has been set as the date for the formal dedication of the new YWCA building, which will climax the festivities of na tional YWCA week. The date was announced at the monthly board meeting Tuesday morning at the old YWCA building. j It is hoped that moving day will be in mid-February, and dur ing the interim between moving day and the dedication the pub lic will become acquainted with the building. Service clubs and women's clubs will be asked to go on conducted tours through the new building. j j Mrs. Carlton Greider, president, announced the following commit tee appointments: house commit tee for the new building, Mrs. G. F. Chambers and Mrs. George Rhoten, co-chairmen, Mrs. Merrill D. Ohling, Mrs. Keith Powell, Mrs. Dean Brooks and Mrs. j Rollin Haag; the hostess committee, Mrs. Willard N. Thompson, chairman, Mrs. Richard Upjohn, Mrs. Arthur A. Atherton and Mrs. Joseph B. Felton. ) New Member Welcomed ; A new member welcomed on the board was Mrs. Maynafd Shiffer. Mrs. Theodore Jenny wfts announced as a new member of the publicity committee. j Also announced at the board meeting were the plans of 800 Y-Teens to contribute money for unismng tne lioors in the new building. The board also passed a mo tion that no unauthorized person to date 1 we have 40 members, 101 solicit for furnishings for the new Duuaing, so inai xne committee in charge may coordinate the furnishings. j j Mrs. Chester Loe reported that at the conclusion of the first year of operation of the YW, budget shop over 600 people contributed merchandise and netted $1688. Sixteen Salem women have worked each week throughout the year at the shop. short of the yearly quota. Finali arrangements were made for entertainment night for other Legion Posts and Auxiliaries from around Salem to be held at the ! Legion Club on January 22. Entertainment will be fur nished ;by the Salem Civic Play ers under the direction of Miss Beulahi Graham. Plans were discussed regard ing the! tree planting project in March.) Mrs. Margaret L. Pierce was a guest Miss Mildred Christenson ask ed membership to bring their un wanted Christmas cards to the next meeting so she could turn them oyer to the hospitals where the patients make them into scrap books, bne also reminaea us to jbring any wearable cast off clothing to be taken to the YWCAj Budget shop for sale, pro ceeds to go to the Welfare fund. The next social meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Sylvia Kraps Ion Feb. 5. Events Scheduled By Auxiliary Regular meeting of Marion Auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign Wars was held Monday evening with Mrs. George Heddinger of Eugene a guest Mrs. Neals Riggs was elected to membership. Mrsj Lloyd Bobbitt reported on work jdor.e by the hospital com mittee. Mrs. Mel Clemens stated more fclothing for children in Ko rea is needed. Mrs. Clarence Forbis reported 20 baskets had been delivered to needy families at Christmas time. Mrs; Gordon Bressler has com pleted plans to present four American flags to the Hoover School on February 12. Mrs. Sherman Beall has arranged for a sewing machine demonstration to be held at the Veterans of For eign Wars Hall Tuesday, January 19 at 8 p.m. Members and friends are inyited to attend as the money derived from this will be used for the Oregon Cottage fund at Eaton Rapids, Michigan. Mrs. LeRoy Simpson stated she is sending a box of old nylon hose to the veterans at Camp White Hospital for rug making. A set of tea towels was presented to the auxiliary from Mrs. A. W. Peterson. WEDNESDAY Catholic Daughters of America. - Knights of Columbus Hall. 8 p.m. Auxiliary ito Sons of Union Vet erans meet at W. T. McDerby home. 1945 S. 12th St.. 6:30 covered dish aucper. i Cherry C6urt, Order of Amar anth. Scottish Rite Temple. 8 p.m. General meeting of Jason Lee WSCS. Kirby Room. 11 a.m.. noon luncheon. ' Hollywood Lion Auxiliary Vith Mrs. Harold Gillespie. 1670 Broad way St.. p.m. Royal Neighbors Sewing Club with Mrs. John Fosnoi. 2480 Park Lane. 12 JO no-host dinner. KruthU of Pytaias and Pythian Sisters, joint installation. Beaver Hall. S p.m., no-host dinner at :30 p.m. I . ! THURSDAY West Salem Woman's Club meet at West Salem City Building. S p.m. Labish 'Meadow j Gardeners with Mrs. A. M. Zahara, 1 :30 dessert luncheon. Salem Unit, American Legion Aux iliary. Salem Woman's Club. p.m. DeMolay Mothers, noon luncheon. Masonic Temple, r i SATURDAY Salem Branch. AAUW luncheon netting. Marion Hotel, 1 pin. . f )f fS!L SALEM HEIGHTS Mrs. Lile Bayne will be hostess to the Lit tle Garden Club of Salem Heights on xnursday, January 14 at a 1 o'clock dessert luncheon at her home on E. Madronna Ave. As sisting the hostess will be Mrs! C. A. Kells. Ernest Iufer will speak on pruning and planting shrubs and new varieties i of shrubs. j The Oak Grove Women's dub was entertained at the "home; of Mrs. Justin Rowland for jthe January meeting and covered Bridge jdub Will Elect Officers ! ! Nearly 100 members of the Salem Elksj Duplicate Bridge club are expected at the meeting to be held Monday; eveing, Jan uary 18, when officers and dir ectors for the coming year will be elected. Two senior tourna ments and one for juniors will be conducted, according to chair man Walter M. Cline. Last week 33 tables were in play. High score in the 12-table Fri day tournament went to Mrs. Elsie Day and Mrs. Ward Gra ham, while rating points also were awarded to Mrs. Gilbert Groff, Ralph S. Dannen and Mrs. Dorothy Remmey, both of Brownsville, M. A.; Beyer of ML Angel, Ellis H. Jones, Mrs. Arth ur W. Binegar, Walter M. Clme, Mrs. Carroll Ford Mrs. Harry Wiedmer, Mrs. Leona Taylor, Mrs. Arthur L. Lewis, Mrs. Don ald Huff and Mrs. C. B. Bentson. In junior competition Mrs. Victor Collins, Roy Tokerud, and Mr. and Mrs. William D. Albright took top honors, while in second place were Mrs. Frances Hamil ton, Mrs. Gus Walhs, Victor Col lins and Wally Wilson. In the weekly series being con-. ducted by the Elks Briage club preparatory to the regional meet in Portland next, month, high scores this week went to Lin Miles and: Mrs. W. F. Lieske, Mrs. Rupert L. Park and Arden Harrah of Corvallis, Mrs. C. L. Newsom and Mrs.:E. E. Boring, and Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Hutch inson of Corvallis. In next posi tion were Mrs. Wi M. Cllne and Mrs. Harry Wiedmer, Glenn Hall of Corvallis and Mrs. Milton D. Park, W. M. Cline and Mrs. Ed ward E. Roth, Mrs, Don Huff and Sidney Schechtmin. Guild Members Have Luncheon Junior Guild members of St Paul's Episcopal. Church met for a salad luncheon at the parish hall Tuesday. The Rev. George H. Swift was a luncheon guest and gave highlights of their recent ex periences in moving from the rec tory after 24ft years of residence there. I The new president, Mrs. Floyd Colburn, conducted the meeting in the downstairs fireplace room. Guests were Mrs. i Wilbur Robert son, Mrs. Claude Rulman and Mrs. Ruby Ellis. Mrsi Wayne Pettit was welcomed as a new member. Reports for 195& were given by Mrs. John Tyler Jr., past presi dish dinner. Guests were Mrs. Anna Brunk and Mrs Mane Sundborg. present H. Causey, past were made for dent, and Mrs. J. treasurer. Plans the mid-March rupimage sale with Mrs. J. N. Chambers and Mrs. Homer Goulet Sr. as co-chairmen. touple Feted At Surprise Party - ' i The Rev. and Mrs. Milo Ross were- honored at a surprise housewarming party Monday night at their newly built resi dence in the ; Keizer district on Maine Avenue. : Arranging the affair were two Sunday School classes of the Highland Friends Church. Refreshments were serv ed after an informal evening and a gift presented to the couple for their new home. Honoring the Rev. and Mrs. Ross were his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Ross, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. James DeLapp, Mr. and Mrs. Preston Mills, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Jac obson, Mr. and Mrs. Roy B. Ank- eny, Mr. and Mrs. Lester DeLapp, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Biles, the Rev. and, Mrs. Paul W. Barnett, Mr. and Mrs. Webster Smith and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd DeLapp, Miss Jackie. Davis, Mrs. George Feller, Mrs. Wilson Biles, Mrs. Dora Howard, Misses Re becca Goodin, Arleta Wright, Betty Griffith, Eleanor Burton, Verna Kellar, Dorothy Barratt of Camas, Wash., T. Clio Brown and C. N. Hunt and Nancy Ross, daughter of the honor guests, 82nd Birthday Party Held Mrs. Wilhelmina Scheele, for merly of Blodgett, was honored at a dinner party on her 82nd birth day Sunday at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Covert, with whom she makes her home. Four of her six children and their families were present forj the occasion. Unable to be here for the celebration were a daugh ter, Mrs. Frank Westlake of Casa Granda, Arizona and a spn, Frank Scheele of Aberdeen, Wash. Mo tion pictures were shown of for mer family-reunions by Mr. Cov ert. Darrell Covert and Steven Schmidt played Hawaiian guitar numbers. Honoring Mrs. Scheele were Mr. and Mrs. George Scheele and sons, Harold and Larry, of Blod gett, Mar and Mrs. Dan Hiller of Corvallis,' Mrs. Isabel Kenagy and son, Steven, a grandson and wife, Mr. and Mrs.v Donald Kenagy of Salem, Mrs. Fred Pfening, a granddaughter, Mrs. Grace Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Covert, Ka ren and Darrell. St Mark's Lutheran Church Guild will meet at 1 p.m. Wed nesday, at the church. Hostess chairman will be Mrs. Elmer McLean. Honor Guests at Bethel Meeting Honored guests of Bethel 43, Job's Daughters Mondaj night tare Mrs. Arthur Woods, past iuuuuu ui uic .ocuici, man nuaa Helen Fletcher, worthy matron of Salem Chapter, Eastern Star. Mis) Bonita Seal, a transfer mem ber from Boise, was welcomed. The next trophy contest will be a coat hanger drive. Clean hangers, in bunches of twenty- five, may be taken to the homes of Miss Sue Shaw on Vista Ave nue, or Phillip Yoder on Norway Street Four I government bonds of seventy-two dollar denomina tion will be purchased. Writing to the Bethel grandfather at For est Grove Masonic Home will be Miss Louise Laws and Miss Diane Kelley. Public relations representa tives appointed were Miss Barb- Keudell; at Leslie Junior ara High School! and Miss Patricia Claggett at Parrish. , At the next meeting several new members will be initiated and inspection will be made by Mrs. Ernest jYoe, grand guard ian of Oregon. . UNION HILL Silent Sister names were revealed at the Union Hill Woman'! Club meeting held at the home i of Mrs. W. M. Tate on Thursday; New names were drawn for 1954 among the mem bership. The next meeting of the club will be with Mrs. Dale Hunt on January 21, when the program will be on travel talks, with Mrs. Roy King as hospitality chair man. I Rep. Ohmart Speaks Rep. Lee Ohmart was the guest speaker at the meeting of . the Salem Unit, Oregon Federation of Republican Women Monday afternoon at the Senator Hotel. Over fifty women were present to hear the state representative speak on the different interim committees including th& study of the development of state parks along the Columbia River, the re vision of the constitution and amendments, and retirement sys tem of employes.? Mrs. Leon Per- jry, new president of the group, presiaea ai ner tirst meeting. Couple Married In Reno Mr. and Mrs. O, E. Rinehart are announcing the marriage of the,ir daughter, Beverly Rae, to Leland Elmer Prather, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leland Prather of Buena Vis ta. The i ceremony took place in Reno on Dec. 28. The newlyweds are now at home at 675 Monmouth St, Independ ence. Register for Classes Registration tor the YMCA's six week session of classes be ginningJanuary ; 17, is still in progress. Basic sewing and tex tile painting are ne newest classes being offerecf Others are oil painting, beginning and in termediate bridge, English for newcomers to this country, and lampshade making. Those inter ested are asked to call the YWCA for further information as classes are limited. r-rrrnrCourtesy UuIUd Check Wt will, winter safe check your car, Inspect brakes, check steering and test antifreeze ... We will also "SCOTCH-LIGHT" your rear bumper FREE for safer night driving. ! WARNER MOTOR CO. 430 N. Commercial Phone 2-2487 "BETWEEN THE TWO BRIDGES" 75k RIGHT (wwy. . . 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