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3 ) (: c, IQSUioaw, Satan. Ore, Thur., Oct. 11, "St I hit intangibles Give The Waldorf Distinction By MAXINE Bl'REN Statesman Wemaa's Till Even the small client who walks into New York's WaldorfAa- toria Hotel feels the excitement of that fabuloui hostelry. It ii America' best-known hotel, and hai a reputation of fashionable ness. held by no other in the world. Thii reputation comes not because it Is the tallest hotel In New York, or because it grosses more yearly revenue, or has a better bank balance than any other. It it probably due more to the fact . that the Waldorf-Astoria has through the years made many of the tradition enjoyed by other less-known but probably just as fine - hotels. - The original Waldorf opened in IMS at Fifth Avenue and Thirty third Street, on the site of the William Astor mansion just torn down. It was alongside the mansion of disapproving John Jacob Astor. but shortly the Astoria hotel was built on that site. la 1897 the Waldorf added the hyphen and the Astoria. Through feast and famine the hotel continued until finally in 1921 It closed its doors. However announcement was made (two days before the stock market crash i that a new Waldorf-Astoria was in the making. It opened again on October 1, 1931 on Park Avenue. Though it ran in the red for several years, it finally weathered the storm to emerge better than ever. ORIGINAL MANAGEMENT German-bora George C. Boldt was Hi first mfnager and Swiss Oscar Tschirky the maitre d'hoteL Before the days of the Waldorf high society entertained at home or club; women seldom ate la public. Soon through the promotion of charitable causes, introduc tion of cultural attractions, catering to social rivalries, the team of Boldt and Oscar sooa lured the city's most important hosts from home to hotcL Fabulous parties were now being given at the hotel. The Bradly Martin Ball of 1807 was said to have cost S369.J00, the Guggenheim dinner of 1899 $250 a plate. But subtle publicity wasn't all that worked toward making the Waldorf-Astoria the meeting place of socialites. Many new fortunes were made at the end of the 191 h century and the new millionaires were taught how to spend their money by Boldt and Oscar. One man said that the Waldorf-Astoria "brought exclusiveness to the masses." . Many inovations to the hotel business were introduced at the Waldorf. Room service was first given there. Floor clerks were in troduced, men were allowed to smoke in public dinlngrooms first at the Waldorf, and It was first to unction smoking" by women in public. The first plush rope was teen at the Waldorf-Astoria. LONGTIME SERVICE ' Some 100 employee of the hotel have been there the entire IS years, another hundred for the past 10. There are 1,100 to 1,900 per manent employes with many others called extras. Normal occu pancy of the hotel is 2.200 with makes almost as many employes as patrons. Close to two-thirds of the total $22,000,000 gross last year was realized through food and beverage sales .while the average 1,000 room hotel la said to gain about half through rooms and half through food-beverage sales. The hotel can be set up for thousands at once. The grand ball room for 1,000 people with adjoining quarters opened up for another thousand. It has nine restaurants (two offering big-name entertain ment) and Innumerable rooms for private parties. The famous Pe cock Alley is a place where there's a fashion parade every day of the week. ITS CUENTEIXE The Waldorf-Astoria is a stopping place for prosperous com- ' mercial travelers who, like all patrons with baggage, enter en the Lexington street side. It caters to people of distinction (Henry Ca bot Lodge, Central MacArthur, Herbert Hoover) who enter by pri vate elevator to their apartments in the towers. It is a recognised social center, attracting the city's upper crust in decollete and white ties, who sweep past the doorman at the Park Street side and through the large and beautifully decorated west lobby. Guests, ne matter how obscure, feel the excitement of the bote!, lor they may ride the elevators with a turbanned potentate, a wonv , an In the slender gown of the Chinese, They may rub shoulders with , a prince or a smocked representative of The People. One seldom sUnds for long without hearing French or Greek or Japanese, One floor is staffed entirely by Spanish-speaking help. . - Many have come and gone, but all must surely remember the Waldorf-Astoria. ' . - . ' . . . At Oregon Vrmerrrrrr I VI M w WW i I 1 1 I Vj Dates Are, ; Announced Br BARBARA BONIFACE Statesman Cerrespeadeat Naw Officers of Unit Installed department of Oregon, Marine Corps League Auxiliary held a staff meeting at the home of the Oepartmeat President, Mrs. George Pro. on Sunday. A special guest was Mrs. Phyliss Clayton of Oswego, a past national president. Mrs. Clayton gave a report an the iii Jii;!L i , Bt . ilPrtment officers were instruc- wu welcome university alumns to ted of their duties far the . . . - " Homecoming weekend, November 9 and 10. Among those devoting year, Following the meeting the new tlm fa. In avant will k JuHvi.fi! - . . t. Louiks, acting as chairman of the 1 installed by Mrs. Clayton, They nance committee. I include Mr. wr iw r..i,w. TheSephemore WhUkerino. which features the presentation of Joe College and Betty Coed, is scheduled lor October 20. It will Include the winners of the beard growing contests which started this Wednesday for all sophomore men. Friies will be awarded for the longest or bushiest beard, the most oriainal beard and th hnus with the largest percentage of bearded 0' Mont R- MnIlrt Saturday, sophomore men. ! October IS at St. Paul's Catholic The winners of the first two i Church in Silverton. was honored contests will be shaven on stage al brWfl1 hower given by Miss ountig tne intermission of thei01" noma or. ner include Mrs; Mary Tuss. president: Mrs. Muriel O'Harra, senior vice- president; Miss Golda Wheeler. junior vice-president; Mrs. George Pro, secretary treasurer; Mrs. Frank Millett, chaplain; Mrs. Dave Furlough, historian; Mrs. Ray ww . l. a . . . fi f unieman, outer guard, SvbUmlty-MIss Elisabeth Leelae Stuhr, who will become thntHe Albany to Da New Homo ; IX i ." . ? it ; . v ) i t s Committees fcr Year Announced SILVERTON - Mrs. Barry Kro ner, newly installed president of the Silverton Lions Auxiliary, pre sided at the. first fall dinner meet ing; of the club at the Silverton Cafe. Other officers sre Mrs. Maurice Schnorenberg, secretary; Mrs. H. A. Moll, treasurer: and Mrs. Vaster Seydell, vice-president. Reports were given on the vari ous activities sponsored by the dub during the summer. Mrs. Kroner announced her com mittees for the ensuing year as follows; membership, Mrs. John Becker and Mrs. Ralph Adams: ways and means, Mrs. Helen Sher wood and Mrs. Normsn Nybus; publicity, Mrs. Clifton H. Dicker son; sunshine, Mrs, Clifford Alm quist and Mrs. Bruce Billings; wel fare, Mrs. Ted Burian and Mrs. William Block; social, Mrs. Vestor Seydell; historian. Mrs. Frank M. Powell; telephone, Mrs. George Christenson and Mra. Mae Higgin- Juniors Planning Fall Fashions Benefit Preliminary plans .r the Salem Junior Woman's Club fall benefit fashion show on October T were announced at the Monday night meeting held at the clubviuse. The To Assist at Meeting Final plans for assisting In the fall meeting of Capital District Garden clubs te be held at Stay ton on Oct. It were made at last week's meeting of Lansing Neigh bors Garden dub at tht home of Mrs. Lloyd Keene. Serving on registration will be Mrs. Rex Pef fer and Mrs. H. Willard Cole.. As sisting other Stayton committees will be Mrs. Ernest E. Walker, Mrs. Jess Llnsy, Mrs. Robert Bal lard, Mrs. Glenn Larkins and the club's president, Mrs. Ralph Hein. bothom; hostess, Mrs. Harley De Peel and Mrs. Ernest Ekman; gifts, Mrs. Clarence Morley, Mrs. Ernest Southmayed and Mrs. Wal ter Wiencek. affair will be held in the Oregon Room at Meier and Frank's at 8:15 p,m. Theme of the show, of which -Mrs. Robert Gordon is chairman, Is "Autumn in Oregon." A dessert will be served during the evening. A panel discussion on federa tion, club history and projects wss the featured program of the even ing. The moderator was Mrs. Richard Allen and on the panel were Mrs. William' Hicks, chair man, Mrs. John Humphrey and Mrs. William Ferguson. Mrs.' -ob-ert Carey, club president, ended the discussion with a talk on junior club work. Mrs. Melvin Lien, junior state chairman of the City Beautiful committee, gave a talk on the use of litter bags to help keep the city and state clean. Mrs. Clark Carlton, also a member of the Chy Beautiful committee, encour aged members to plant shrubs and flowers to help beautify their homes and the city. Hostesses for the evening were Mrs. John Ericksen. chairman, Mrs. Maurice Cohn, Mrs. Forrest Walker. Mrs. Donald Griswold, Mrs. Stanley Wolcott and Mrs. George Norris. , Little Boy Welcomed FOUR CORNERS - Felicitations go to Mr. and Mrs. George Van Leeuwen (Elizabeth Nelson) on the birth of a son October 2 at the Salem General Hospital. The lit tle boy has been named Timothy Lee and weighed eight ' pounds, nine ounces. Greeting the new comer were brothers, Charles and James, and sister, Mary. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. A. J. VanLeeuwen of Halsey, and Mrs. Delphia Nelson, Lakevlew. ZENA Mrs. Al Ellison ef Rt. 1, Salem, is in San Antonio, Texas for a visit with her son, Jim, who is stationed there with the Air Force, and his new bride. Mrs. Ellison plans on being gone about three weeks. Mr. Bidgood To Marry ROBERTS Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Bidgood received news today of their son Craig's engagement te Miss Alice Cook of Cincinnati, Ohio. i . Craig Bidgood has been em ployed In Cincinnati for the past two years as flight engineer for TWA and Miss Cook is a steward ess on the same airline. Mr. Bidgood graduated from North Salem High school in 1947 then attended the Cal-Aeronautlcal School in Glendale. Calif. He ex pects to visit here sometime in Jsnusry. , FOUR CORNERS Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wiltoa or Long Beach, Calif, are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Snook of Four Corners and the Allen R. Wiltons of Sa lem. He is stationed at the Los Alamitos Naval Air Station. j .vlsijii Mr. end Mrs. Erwin Ray Muston (Nina Mae Jacobs) who were married September 28 at the Halbert Memorial Baptist Church. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mn. I. C. Jacobs and Mr. Mustoe is the ton of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Mustoe or Albany. The couple will live in Albany. (McEwan Studio). New Bethel to Give Silver Tea On Sunday at Morris Home A silver tea will be given by members of Bethel 39, Job's Daugh ters at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth W, Morris, 1115 N. Winter St., on Sunday afternoon between 2 and 5 o'clock. Funds will be used for the promotional and educational fund of the bethel. All friends o! the bethel and the interested public are invited to attend. Greeting guests at the door will be Miss Barbara Morns, Miss Shirley Beutler and Miss Sharon At Oregon State Salem Girls Chosen for Glee Club By NANCIE OWENS Statesmaa CerresaMdeat CORVALLIS-Two hundred and fifty students were auditioned this year for the Oregon State choral organizations, and several Salem girls were chosea for membership in Madrigal, the girls glee group. Those who were also members last year include Dorothy Stewart, Ma rilyn Shields, Vieja Lietuvietis and Nande Owens. New girl chosen ttit ?ear art Kitty Metcalf, Joyce Mount, Mary- lee Brumfield, Ruth Hornschuch, Carol McCandlish and Aria Lietu vietis. The advanced choral group. Cboraliers, has limited its mem bership to only 30 this year because-the group will be working on the musical stage play,- "Okla homa. The speech department and the music department will pre sent this show to the students and public on Nov, 28, 29 and 30. Pam Clayton and Vicki Ward, both of Salem, have recently re ceived honors in the music field. Each was presented one of the four Oregon State Music Study scholarships offered by the state of Oregon for music lesson fees for a complete year. The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi candidates have been chosen, and ten girls now remain in the semi finals. One ef these is Sue Grier from Salem, who is representing Forrest. Miss Patricia Morris will pass the guest book. Presiding at the tea urns will be Mrs. Conrad Schild, Mrs. Joe Ro gers, Mrs. Norman Fletcher, Mrs. Ray Stringham, Mrs. Ove Mc Crary and Mrs. Joseph Johnston. Assisting will be the Misses Su san Morrison, Marlene Mathers. Ann Stevens, Sarah Busick, The' ma Kline, Shannon Dyer, Pa' Backe, Bev McKinney. Daphnr Gchlar, Linda Tfommlitz, Laurie Stewart, Nancie Sears. Carolyn Beaver, Nancy and Mina McDan iel, Marilyn Pinson, Judy Denyer, Sue Morris, Peggy Lucas and Edith Brown. Meeting Held Tuesday The Bethel held its regular busi ness meeting Tuesday night. Octo ber 23 was set as the date for fun night with girls wearing costumes. There will be prizes awarded for the most, original costumes and there will be a program. The Bethel "adopted" grandpar ents were announced ss Mrs. Ruth Shreve and Duncan McDonald from the Masonic and Eastern Star Home at Forest Grove. A guest was Miss Melinda Car aban from Bakersfield, Calif. Recent initiates of the Bethel are Frances Stewart, Carolyn Bea ver. Patricia Morris, Karen Kaser, Judith Denyer, Mina Rae McDan- iel, Nancy Mae McDaniel, Sonia Vasfaret and Beverly McKinney. Modern Etiquette By ROBErTA LEE Q. Is it obligatory to reply to letters of condolence? A. Yes; send brief letters of thanks to everyone who has been thoughtful enough to send flowers the Gamma Phi Beta House. The 1 or personal letters. five finalists will be chosen this week and the Sweetheart will be named at the dance on October 20. dance. Several Salem freshmen cap tured a majority of votes in the dormitory .elections, held within esrh living unit. - Kartell QuiaUd tod Nancy Dew ton were elected secretary-treasurer and social chairman, respec tively of Floor i, Carson Hall. Judy Kelt will carry out the duties of YWCA representative for Carson, fourth floor. The sale of season tickets to the University Theater got under way this week with Linda Steele repre senting Carson units in the theater eamnaiini. Th tint nrcunfaHnn K P ' the - University- players was f parents, the John A. Franks. Gub Calendar (j. Is it still considered neces sary for a man to ask permission to . smoke when with s group of women who he knows do not The Lleeased Practical Nurses smoke? Association will hold their October j A. Yes, this is still the courte meeting tonight at the Salem i ous and thoi-gbtful thing to do. Woman's Club at 8 p.m. Officers Q. Should the used silver be will he elected for the coming year , left on the platter when it is be and reports given on the conven-ling removed from the table? tion. " 1 A. Yes. ' Wwt SilM woman' null. mt at WM! nalwn city Hall, a p.m. WSWS. Znfltwood Church with Mrs. William Ftro, 14SS O St., 1:11 pJ. Marry Minsters with Mrs. J. I. Wagcri. m Silverton Road. 1 p.m. DMolay Mothara, Chamtkata chap tar, noon luncheon, Maionle Temple. Spiritual Sunflower Club at rirat iDU-ituaUit Church, MS Madlaoa at.. 11 a.m. to S p.m. aolournere, Salem Woman's 'Clu. Onaert luncheon, 1 pjn. Salem Toaatmiatma, Golden phea sant, pm. eriaar . !.-! , ewyin oaiem tiu wnn wira. Lll- ivunury uiri, wmcn conciuoea I llan Connor, IStt S. Church at.. rs run Saturday, , , . ,1 . i ' f . '" Woman's Club meet at cluh nouee, I p.m. Merry Time Club with Mn. Charles W. Hafan, Stse Duncan Ave., 1:30 P-m- Silver Ben Circle, Neighbors of Woodcraft, Balom , Woman a Club, t p.m. - . laHraae Willamette Country Club covered dlh dinner. West Salem CIU Hall, S St p m. Miss Wilds to Tell Of United Nations At the meeting of Salem Rebe kah Lodge Monday night presided over by Mrs. Clyde Jay; vice grand, plana were made to hear Miss Ruth Wilde speak on her trip - to the United Nations. The public is. invited. The Theia Rho girls chose Mrs. Lawrence McClt-re as their senior adviso' for the ensuing year. The F. L. club will meet Thurs f.y evening. October 11 at the imtnc u Mri. n'celry Hunter. Inree Liuks club will meet Fri day afternoon at 2 p.m. at the hail. r rust MU CONCIIT It '-o, a dieter's antiatptle, I"- 'y rel.eeei itchier, stops I-, .. t and so helps hral and r - t - ' rhM.' euy trtr 5 i" K rtn for Portland Symphony Orchestra OCT. 14 . 1:11 PJK. WILLAiMEITE I'MVERSITY r i 1 A Tiffin l7ilTT3 US r f i THURSDAY-OCTOBER 11 tn-v ouj mirw i it . 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