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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1958)
I Seen i -unusual and clever decor at the cnanmngly arranged coffeei given by Mrs. D. R. Ross, her ister-in-law, Mrs. Errol Rosa of oiiverton, and Mra. William Hugh Adams on Thursday and Friday at the former's North Summer Street noma . . . The threesome had loads of fun planning the decor and in fact, before they got through called themselves "the three nut" . . . and even wore corsages of peanuts painted orange and pink, the color acneme of the entire party . . , the corsages caused much com ment and almost stole the show. On the front perky orange rooster made of t r.inl - - v"iie trci i& t y j rlimtar nt nlnlr I fi flowers and a tall nf nl.kt!' AIZSt I 1 .. - - ' V s' i u in b . . f V Gorgeous bou-1 J Suets in the I ving room . . . tLx before the larger picture window o arrangement of pink call lilies, rhododendrons - combined with costa leaves . . . another of pink dogwood, so effective against the green walls . . . and lovely was the bouquet of beauty bush and lilacs, which had been tinted 'orange ... Guests . . . first going Into the den for punch ... a pink cloth on the table and punch poured from an old fashioned coffee pot, which had been hand painted ... a clever picture on the wall matching the decor and the pink and orange napkina . . . The coffee table . . . covered with an orange linen cloth . . . even pink coffee mugs and plates ... and granite coffee pots, which had also been painted orange . . . the striking centerpiece an oranee basket made to resemble a rooster and decorated with orange and pink Gerbera daisies, sweet peas, ropes of pink pearls and plumes . . . and a delicious collation, with severil new and interesting sweets . . . A Urge contingent ... of Sil verton friends over for the party . . . Mrs. William Duncan among those assisting , . . Mrs. Quentin Estell (Lois Mulcahy) keeping busy since the arrival of her three months old baby ... Mrs. R. E. Kleinsorge chatting with Mrs. Clarence Keene . . . Mrs. Earl Adams and Mrs. Lowell Brown, who are neighbors, having coffee with Mrs. 'V. M. Tate of Union Hill . . . Mrs. Harry Carson Sr. and Mrs. Robert Duncan a duo . . . Mrs. Maurice Heater, also of Union Hill, among those serving. Friends . . . greeting attractive, brunette Gail Newton (Mrs. Roger), who hsd Just arrived from Nevada with husband and daughter, Molly . . . Gail chic in a white chemise and coming in with her mother, Mrs. John S. Lochead, and sister. Mrs. Hubert Williamson . .'. Mrs. George Ross- man sun busy winding up final details (such ss paying the bills) of the Oregon Federation of women s Clubs convention held here last week . . . Mrs. Rossman Is the immediate past president of the federation and denarts the end of May for the General Feder ation convention in Detroit. Mich. Among others . . . Mrs. Horace McGee chic in a grey cotton suit with strioed blouse and loosely fitted jacket . . . Mrs. Duane Gib Son, who has been busy setting out hundreds of plants in her garden and looking forward to the summer blooms, which will all be in pink tones . . . Neiehbors cullin? . Mrs. Ralph H. Cooley, Mrs. William J. Busick and Mrs. Edward Ritter . . . A GALA PARTY ... on Wednes day when the Rotarian Women entertained their spouses at their annual dinner . . . This was a Gay Nineties party with not a detail overlooked . . . lots of fun for everyone with the women pre senting their own floor show and entertainment, with lots of laughs for everyone . . . Bathing beauties ... of the 90's, Mrs. Frank Brown and Mrs. Howard Jenks, greeting the guests as they arrived and pre senting the male guests with black derbys and mustaches . . . the women entering into the spirit of the party and donning beautiful gowns and large hats trimmed with plumes . . . The long dinner tables covered with red and green checked cloths . . . old fashioned lanterns for the centerpieces . . . and dinner serv ed family style, complete with chicken and dumplings . . . The decor ... was outstanding with large murals decorating, the walls depicting street scenes of the nineties including the bakery, candy shop, barber shop, a gen eral merchandise store and bank . . . and a series of colorful pic tures of "bicycling for two", which had been sent over from Forest Grove, used in their recent barbershop contest . . . and plaud its to Mrs. Stanley Grove and her hard working committee, who were responsible for the wonder ful decorations . . . On with the show . . . Mrs. Lawrence A. Ballmer in a blue silk gown, large hat and carrying a huge fan as "Eadie the Shady Lady" . . . Mrs. Grove as the con stable . . . Mrs. William Bush and Mrs. Dale Parker as "Hortense and Dancing Horse" . . . Mrs. Donald Woodry disguised as "Sam the Shovel Man" ... a group parading signs in behalf of women's suffrage ... and the old sad tale of the widow and her daughter about to be thrown out of their mortgaged home entitled. "Virtue is its Own Reward" . . . the cast including Mrs. Claude A. Miller, Mrs. Robert E. Corey, Mrs. Del Milne, Mrs. Warren Doo little and Mrs, Joseph Moreland, the narrator . . . Mrs. Jason Lee playing throughout the evening's entertainment . . .the show con cluded with "The Barberettes", Mrs. Lawrence Hogue, Mrs. Dale Parker, Mrs. William Bush and Mrs. John Craigen . . . then every one joining in singing old time tunes with Del Milne at the piano 1 and Heard . . at Rites : By JEKYME ENGLISH TALK OF THE PARTY . . . the. Te mention ... a few of the guests . . . Russell Bonesteele dressed in white duster and rid ing cap and glasses as if he had just stepped out of his "merry Oldsmobiie" . . . Mrs.' Edgar Pierce wearing an elegant black silk gown with tucks, bows snd lace ... a wide brimmed hat with plumes and carrying a parasol . . . Dr. and Mrs. Chester Downs a charming couple . . . ahe in a period gown and lovely bat trimmed in roses ... he donning s striped vest and derby . . . Mrs. Warren Doolittle as a Gibson Girl . . . Mrs. Edwin Armstrong so pretty in her exquisite blue gown with heirloom garnet jewel ry .. . ITS A BUSY TIME ... in Wash ington. D.C. for Mrs. Charles Helt zel, who writes us she has just returned from Lafavette, Indiana. Where she spent Motor's week end with daupMf. Kathl. a fresh man at Purdue University . . . KaM was recently chosen one of te five girls on the campus to be pictured modeling back-to-school r'othe fo the Augit issue of Mademoiselle . . . Muriel and Mrs. Don "las McKay, who his been viU'n in Salem until last week, atenfod a luncheon on Thursd-v oiven by Carmen Lord (Mrs. MMvin) . . . next week she "'ill he a guest of Mrs. Guy Cor don at th annual brunch the Con tion! Women rive in honor Mr Twiht E)enfcower . . . Th Heltwls nrf their four children rrive f" Oeron June 5 tnr vi.it , . . rwiM to tnd fe'ence ofvPuhlic Utilities Com- ""'''oners'.,, Sub-District Meeting is Scheduled The Salem Sub-District of the Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church will meet at the West Salem Meth odist Church at 9:80 a.m. on Thursday, May 22. The meeting will open with a devotional period conducted by Rev. Wayne. Hill, host pastor. A report on the prog ress of the expansion program at the Methodist Home will be given by the president of the board of managers, Mrs V. E. Burson. Presidents of the thirteen soci eties will report on the activities of their groups. District officers will be present and conduct clin ics in their lines of work. A salad lunch will be served by the hos tess society, At the afternoon session Mrs. Roy Lockenour, district secretary of promotion, will conduct a pro motion quit. Mra. L. A. Walworth, president of the Oregon Confer ence, and Mrs. Lawrence Ller man, president of Salem District, will -report on the Assembly of Methodist Women, which they re cently attended in St Louis. Wil liam Utley will be heard in vocal numbers. Mrs. C. W. Stacey will preside over the business session and in charge of registration will be Mes dames Milton Blackman, E. A. Dickson, and Leo Espey. Repre sentatives will be present from the six Salem Methodist churches, and from Jefferson, Stayton, Sil verton, Lyons, Turner, Indepen dence and Pratum. . 4 Ws'. fv , I i , '. J, J t; - .'.,-! Vt Mf J ' i - v;-' VxvN- '. ' i ! wil Jr, f - r - - t llii.?iiiiiiij Mrs. Marvin L. Coburn (Mary Flagg) whose marriage was an event of May 1 7 at the First Presbyterian Church. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Flagg and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Coburn of Dundee. The couple will live in Salem. (Steimonts Studio.) Dancing Clubs Calendar Parties for the Weekend Three dancing flubs will wind up their season with parties this coming weekend. The 5 Club will hold a cotton dance Friday night at the American Legion Club. Stubby Mills and his orchestra will play for dancing between 9:30 and 12:30 o'clock. The committee for the evening includes Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zeller, chairmen, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Waterbury, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Yocum, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nlelion, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Colby and Mr. and Mrs. Charles McBee. Careosel Sport Daaee The Carousel Club's final dance of the season win be an event of Saturday night at the Knights of Columbus Hall. This will be a sports dance with Harry Wesely's orchestra playing between 9 and 12 o'clock. New officers for the coming year will be elected. Co-chairmen of the directorate for the affair includes Mr. and Mrs. J. Wallace Olson and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Ahsenmacher. Assisting on the committee are Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Beach, Mr. and Mrs. Gofdon Brownell, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Lohrman, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Shipley, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Gaetz, Mr. and Mrs. Irving Miller of Jefferson and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Duncan. Cirque Club Dinner Dance The Cirque Club has scheduled a formal dinner dance for Sat urday night in the Capitol Room of the Senator Hotel. Dave Gen try's orchestra will play for dancing. The club will hold a sports dance during the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ballentyne head the directorate for the dinner dance, assisted by Mf. and Mrs. Robert L. Elfstrom Jr., Mr. and Mra. Murray Schofield, Mr. and. Mrs. Lakln Westphal and Mr. and Mrs. Vera Kitchel. Alumnae Will Fete Seniors Alpha Chi Omega alumnae will entertain the senior coeds of the Willamette University chapter at the home of Mrs. Gordon Cooley in Ben Lomond Park Monday night at 8 o'clock. Co-hostesses will be Mrs. Joseph Moreland and Mrs. Robert Strong. The senior members include Mrs. Robert Sailor, Misses Ann Yoder, Jerry Bracking, Arlene Pohl and Dixie Ruud. New officers of the alumnae group are Mrs. Wallace Bone steele Jr., president; Mrs. Rollin Haag, vice-president; Mrs. Rich ard Hartley, secretary; Mrs. Dale Boyles, treasurer; Mrs. Ralph Smither, Panhellenic representa tive; Mrs. Howard Mader, alter nate; Mrs. Cornelius Lofgren, hi torian; Mrs. Gardner Knapp) chaplain; and Mrs. Don Lane, song leader. nEcor.ar.aEWOEH) . . for PERSONS la PUILIC LIFE . . . siSi try W-SrJW - W. Thar is no naad rt to take Time oti i w from work er so cial activities be cause you fear the embarrassment of toothless days. Ask about the many V Advantaqas of IMMEDIATE RESTORATION mm a..- I 1 MM 1 VMtWIlB 25 Twioras W PAY You can obtain new Dental Plates right now and pay for them later. AFTER YOUR WORK IS COMPLETED by taking advantage of Dr. Semler's Liberal Credit Plan. Credit terms te fit your budget regardless of how small you wish to maVa them. 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Attend the Couple Mrs. Alice Stipe was the honor matron and she wore a pink dotted Swiss ballerina gown fashioned empire style with pink bow in back. She carried pink and white carnations. Virgil Coburn served as best man. Mrs. Flagg wore a navy blue dress with white accessories and corsage of pink roses for her daughter's wedding and Mrs. Co burn's dress was of royal blue with corsage of pink roses. A reception followed in the church parlor. Mrs. 0. E. Flagg poured and Mrs. James DeBow the cake. When the newlyweds departed on their trip to Palm Springs, Las Vegas and Reno the bride changed to a crystal mint suit with white hat and black patent accessories. On their return to Salem they will be at home at 1320 Nebraska St. Gamma Phis Will Give Benefits Gamma Phi Beta alumnae are entertaining with two benefit parties this week at the Chemek eta Street home of Mr. Frank H. Spears on Tuesday at 1:S0 and t o'clock. Proceeds from the events will benefit the Genevieve Dickey Nelson scholarship fund. Dessert will be served at both the afternoon and evening parties with cards following. Anyone wish ing to attend may call Mrs. Lester Carter for reservations. Mrs. Jack Haller is serving as general chairman of the benefits with Mrs. Jdmes H. Nicholson Jr. the co-chairman. Welcome Wagon Club Welcome Wagon Club will elect new officers at Tuesday's meeting at the Salem Woman's Clubhouse. A dessert luncheon will be served at 1 p.m. Chairman of the refreshment committee is Mrs. James Morgan, assisted by Mrs. William Farley, Mrs. Rich ard Chambers, Mrs. Charles Boyer and Mrs. William Boyd. Mrs. Carl Williams, chairman of the nominating committee, will give her report. Cards will be in play following the meeting and a nursery service will be available at the First Congregation Church. 1 Grand Chief to Visit f . F . 1 j ' .1 vl f I Y :;7 Mrs. Ben Roth, left, the newly installed most excellent chief of Centralis Temple, Pythian Sisters, who will preside at Wednesday's meeting of the Temple when the grand chief of the Pythian Sisters of Oregon, Mrs. Carter H. Mathews, right, makes her official visit. (Mrs. Roth's photo by Ken-nell-Ellis Studio.) Grand Chief Will Visit Temple Mrs. Carter H. Mathews of Portland, grand chief of the Py thian Sisters of Oregon, will make her official visit to Centra lia Temple on Wednesday, May 21. A no-host dinner at the Beaver hall at 6:30 p.m. will preceed the meeting. An informal reception from 3 to 4 p.m. will be held at the home of Mrs. Leon Hansen for Mm. Mathews. Visitors from itvtnl surrounding Temples are expect ed to be present for the festivities. The West Salem Main Anrlll.n will meet Monday at the home of nars. Lon lauman, 1167 Elm St. NW, at 8 o'clock. Writers to Meet For Dinner Members and guests of the Sa lem Writer's Club will hold a dinner meeting on Thursday, May 22 at 6:45 p.m. at China City. The guest speaker will be Mrs. Peggy Jeanne Brocklinger of Amity. Mrs. Brocklinger's titles of published books are over 100 to date. She writes six novels a year under the pseudonyms of Peggy O'More, Betty Brocklinger, and Jeanne Bowman. Her work is published by Ar cadia House and some of her books have been reprinted in England. Her work is versatile as she has worked on newspapers in Texas, California and the old Portland Telegram. She is cur rently librarian at the Amity Li brary. She is listed in the 1957 Who's Who of American Women as Peggy O'More. Charm House and Maple Shop F1 1 HilTlil I lr Statesman, Salem, Ore., Sun., May 18, '58 (Sec. III)-21 Leslie Circles Meet Wednsday The Evelyn DeVries Circle of the Leslie Methodist WSCS will meet Wednesday for a 1:15 des sert luncheon at the home of Mrs. Minnie Haman, 445 University St. SE. 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