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Seniors to -
Br Feted by-
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Jhtf frtrtury luncheon meet-
... in o( the Salem Branch, Amert-
-'ca AaaeeiaUoa .of. University
Uoma. wTlL-bebela1 Saturday,
februiry 18 in the Gold Room
K,tbe Mvion Hotel tt 1 p.m.
Senior women of Willamette
Univenity will be guests of in
dividual memberi.', ,
X program f Interest to Aha
f ifEM. bag Men.; planned, .A (kit
Hikrwiueing - Ik 4li
A X ITW7 Wit' be' presented- by
Mrs. Thomai W. Churchill, Mrs.
Dorothy 1. S. Judd and Mrs.
Robert Y. Thornton.
' Miss Margaret Burroughs Eng
lish and drama instructor at
South Salem High School, will
read a play.
Mrs. Warren Doollttle ta in
, charge of decorations.
, Reservations may be made by
tailing Mra, Cornelius W. Lot-
- gren or Mrs. John A. Dyke. .
Cherry Court to
Hold Initiation
The regular stated' meeting of
Cherry Court, Order tf . the
Amaranth will be held .Wednes
day evening February 13 at 8
-- p.m.-in the- Scottish Rite Temple.
Thia will be advance night for
the officers of the court with the
associate matron", Mrs. , P. H.
Michael, and associate patron,
Raymond Clark, presiding and
Mrs. Sam May acting as associate
matron during the meeting.
Degree of initiation Hill be
conferred, but the officers will
resume their regular station! for
the degree work. I
Committee in charge of the
locial hour will be headed by
Mr. and Mrs. Leston Howell,
assisted by Mrs. Frances Light
ner and Mr. and Mrs. Charles
McCabe. 7
Chairmen Plan
Benefit Party
Committe chairmen met at the
horn of Mrs.. Robert Stutzman to
plan the benefit dessert card
party to be sponsored on Febru
ary 22 by the Alnsworth Social
. Club, OES.
-x- Dessert wilt be served starting
,at 7:30 p.m. There will be table
prises and special - prises,-. The
general public is invited to at
tend. Tickets may be purchased
in advance from Mr. and Mrs.
Omar Huff, any member of the
ticket' committee, or at the door
ef the Scottish Rite Templa the
evening of the party.
West Salem Club Sponsors Show
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'Day of Lovers' Custom
Marked by Long History
The modern romantic, who expresses hi or her feelings on Feb
ruary 14, is following a custom that goes back more than 1.000 yeartl
according to the valentines Day council.
Long before the advent of Christianity, the ancient Romans cele
brated a feast day in February that was marked by the exchange of
gifts and by young people drawing lots for partners.
Then came Valentine a Chris-.
tian priest, and the. manner in been given Valentine1! bay In his
which the romantic pagan customs. 0ry. Bailey's dictionary, which
ef the day came to' be associated was lne forerunner ot aU our pre.
wun inr name m a inariyrru rnt dictionaries, notes that "in
Christian Is still the subject of dis- Kngland this time of the year birds i
pute-among me experts, says tne choose their mates. This custom
Council. , : has been taken up by young peo-
Sl. Valentine A .Martyr ' pie and it has become the custom
One version has Valentine meet- to exchange presents."
ing martyrdom at the hands of the Samuel Pepys in - his famous
Roman Emperor Claudius for his diary makes aeveral references to
open defiance of the emperor's ban the elaborate Valentine customs
on marriages for all soldiers and of his days. He records that a
potential soldiers. - lucky Miss Stewart drew the Duke
Claudius had found that married of Richmond as a Valentine and
men were loath to leave their I ami-, he in return gave her a jewel
lies for war and did not make good worth 14.000.
aoldicrs. As he needed soldiers for! Mr. Pepvs himself confesses to
his army, he simply removed this having sent a vouni lady who
enlistment roadblock by eliminat-1 drew him as a Valentine the some-
ing marriage. - .- . hat intimate gift of a pair of
The good Valentine, disturbed by RrMn k stockings, garters and '
me can. urcreieiy marriea young shoe laces
u "d W" ii,cT- J"? GrMdmlher Uved It
killed. He was given a day ,n Feb- ventinf D,y , (
ruary which coincided with the old ,,, jB gr,ndmolh-$
Roman feast day. j day (or fmboldfnH by ,he ,ra.
Centuries after the Roman frasts. 1 dttion of the occasion, a young
the same customs sprang up on ,H,j 0fif m,de his first formal
England, Scotland and France.- ! declaration of love in a discretely
There, in the middle ages, it was impassioned Valentine sent to his
customary for young people to as- j Udy.
semble on Valentine's Day eve and ! But from ancient Rome to the
draw names from a bowl for their th Century, the power of love
Sweethearts" for theevenrng-The r and the lore of the "day of lovers"
custom ol drawing tor Valentines : has remained unbroken and potent.
HOW TO MARRT 1
Ah old Valentine superstition
dating to 1736 says that if a girl
pins i bay leaves, to each corner
of her pillow, a fifth in the middle,
and sleeps on this pillow to dream
of her sweetheart it means they
will be married before the year
is out. .
Statesman, Salem, Ore., Sun., Teh. 10, '57 (SeC. Ill) 2t
Mrs. Robert F. Anderson will
entertain members fif T chapter
AB, PEO Wednesday night at
her home, 1830 Childs Ave., at
7:30 p m. . Miss Lois Latimer
will be the co-hostess.
I
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Trl County Dental AizlUary
will mecrtor 1 ? xtlock dinner -Tuesday
night at the Pins Inn.;
Dr. John S. Griffith will ahow
slides of the Mediterranean fob .
lowing the dinner hour. '
For a
Sweetheart
of a Dress . .
see our new
was at its height in England in
1490, and the occasion was marked
by great parties and elaborate gilts
exchanged among the gentry.
Bears Jielf-Glvea Traditlea
Much - time and attention has
Mrs. Hubert Gatts will enter
tain the PLE and F Club at a
Valentine party at her home,
5.8 S. 14th St . A 6 30 no host
dinner will be served.
spring collection
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Pay The Easy Way!
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409 Court St.
West Salem Woman's Club, members will sponsor their annual benefit spring style ahow
Thursday night at the West Salem City Hall. Three committee members selecting styles' for
the show are, left to right, Mrs. Sam Emery, Mrs. Robert Brown, and Mrs. Stanton Zelmer,
who it modeling one of th dresses to be featured in the show. '"Lovely to look -At" is thr
' theme of the benefit affair, with proceeds going to the varioul charitable projects of the
club. (Kennell-Ellis Studio.) j
Sheer Hose Are
Welcome Gifts
Hosiery seer and beautiful is
high on the preferred list of Valen
tine ifts sure to please a glamor
girl.
A special Valentine gift package
containing fine quality hosiery are
available at stores in ten new
spring colors and in "nearly nude"
secmlrsV. or the classic seamed
style, hosiery. - - . '
A Valentine suggestion for the
girl who likes to be the first with
a new fashion is one of the new
pastel hosiery shades like peaches-and-cream.
a delicate pink beige,
or milk-and-honey, a misty -golden
tan.
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'For Your
Valentine
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STORE HOURS
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Serial Club ef Ckadwtck Chat-' SHAKESPEARE'S VALENTINE .
ter. OKS. which postponed its Jan-1 Shakespeare refers to Valentine's
uary meeting, will be entertained Day in Hamlet when Ophelia says:
at a 1:15 luncheon on Tuesday "Good Morrow, This Valentine's
afternoon at the Masonic Temple. Day, All in the morning betime,
Entertainment will follow the Am I a maid at your window. To
luncheon.
I be your Valentine.'
CUPID'S CHOICE". . .
You're, sure to win your Valen
tine'! hearty with a gift that
aayi she'i beautiful , line
cosmetics or delightful per
fumes from our wide selection
of famous names she knows and
trusts.
Perfume Imports
GUERLAIN
CARON
COR DAY
CIRO
.MUfiGlA.,Joya,,$paish),.,
MYRURGIA. Maja. (Spanish)
LIMITED SPECIAL SALE
Herb Farm" Toilet Water . . . $3.00
Herb Farm Perfume, Va-oz. . $9.25
Spttcial
3.00
Coty Vanite Pariaienne . $9 (Ml
with matching lipstick " '
Coty Gold Plated Lip Mirror, '"
plus Coty "24" lipstick .... 1.
Alt perfumes and cosmetics plus tax
We Give H'K Green Stamps 1
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DRUG STORE
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Corner of liberty
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FEB. 14th
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