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Saturday January 13, 1940 The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon Th ree SOCIETY Ry Rovena Eyre , INFORMAL AFFAIRS have dotted the week's social calendar in Oregon's capital city with bridge clubs resuming their luncheon and tea meetings after the Christmas holidays, Romance, too, has colored the social scene. Thurs day the engagement of Miss Alice Midwood of Salem, daughter of Mrs. Marabelle Midwood of Bend, and Alfred Brettauer of Portland and Carlton, son of Dr. A. E. Brettauer of Paris, France, was announced by the bride-elect's mother. This afternoon the engagement of Miss Marybeth Rumsey, popular Salem deb, and Harvey Quistad was told to a group of the bride-to-be's friends at a tea given at the home of Mrs. J. S. Lochead. The nup tials will be solemnized February third. The weeks ahead will be gay with dances, con certs and teas, which go to make the winter's social season a gala one. The President's Birthday party will be the largest event of late January and the Re serve Officers' Military ball February 17 is greatly anticipated by socialites Mrs. Brcyman Boise and her two sons, Eugene and Evan, left earlier in the week to spend some time In San Diego. Mrs. J. E. Law entertained Informally at tea Friday afternopn In compliment to her niece and houseguest, Mrs. F. G. Law of Bremerton, formerly of Georgia. Mrs. Law will remain in the capital for several days before Joining Lieutenant Law in the north. Westminster Guild will be entertained Wednesday afternoon at the church with Mrs. George R. K. Moorhead of the Marion County Public Health depart ment scheduled to speak. The tea committee includes Mrs. J. H. Bagley, chairman, Mrs. Ralph Eggstaff, Mrs. James McClel land, Mrs. LaVerne J. Young, Mrs. A. T. Fox, Mrs. J. A. Jeldcrks and Mrs. H. E. Mitchell. Mr. and Mrs. Bjarne Erickson will entertain at dinner this evening honoring Mrs. Erickson's bridge club and their husbands. The affair will be in the nature of a "white elephant" party as the favors and tallies will carry out that idea. Bridge will be the diversion of the evening. Special guests will be Mr. and Mi s. William Briggs of Portland, house guests of the Ericksons, and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Murdock. Club members and their husbands include Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Bowers, Mr, and Mrs. B. L. Bradley, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Feike, Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Knapp, Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Ladd and the hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Bjarne Erickson. Salem Central W.C.T.u. will meet at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the South Commercial street headquarters. Adjutant Allen will be the principal speaker and special music Is being arranged. When the A.A.U.W. meets Saturday, January 20, it will have the privilege of hearing Mrs. Alexander Levy, formerly of Austria, now of Portland, tell of her experiences and difficulties in getting out of her country and into the states. It is extraordinary enough that Mrs. Levy should have escaped from the terror in Austria to find sanctuary In America, and more extraordinary that she should have mastered the English language in so short a time to lecture. Luncheon will be served promptly at 1 o'clock at the Marlon hotel. Mrs. Lctha Staats of Salem was an additional guest when Mrs. W. L. Sochrcn entertained at lunch con in her Dallas home Wednesday. The annual President's Birthday ball will be held at the Crystal Gardens Wednesday evening, January 31, with all indications pointing to the largest birthday party ever to be held in the capital. W. J. Entress has been named chairman of the ball and has a capable committee working with him on final arrangements. The dance, which is to be most informal, will be open to the interested public and several special fea tures are being planned to highlight the affair. Gov ernor Charles A. Sprague will cut the mammoth birthday cake. Governor and Mrs. Sprague will lead the grand march, followed by other leading citizens and their wives. Mr. Entress has appointed the following commit tees: civic organizations contacts, Mrs. George R. K. Moorhead, Ivan Martin and John O. Humphreys;' pub licity, H. E. Barker, T. C. Amend, S. B. Davidson and W. A. Winkenwerder; tickets, A. J. Elliott, Sherman Smith, H. G. Peterson, J. A. Stull, Ivan Martin, L. A. Savage, C. W. Crary, Walter Keiper and Mrs. A. C. Allport. Salem folk are looking forward with much inter est to the first concert to be given by the capital city's Junior Symphony orchestra, which has been scheduled for Saturday evening, February 17, at 8:15 o'clock In the auditorium at Leslie Junior High school. The orchestra, which Is directed by Vernon Wls carson, is composed of children from the grade and Junior high schools of Salem and nearby school dis tricts, including Keizer, Pratum, Middle Grove, West Salem and Salem Heights. Ages range from 7 to 14 years and the purpose of the orchestra Is to give musical instruction to pupils who have no opportunity to play In school groups. Rehearsals have been held once a week for the last three months. The Salem school board and the Philharmonic Orchestra association are acting as sponsors of the orchestra. Mr. Wlscarson, director, also serves as director of band and orchestra at Salem high school. He is a graduate of the University of Oregon and has completed work for his Master's degree from Washing ton State college. Personnel of the orchestra includes Hope Jac quith, Shirley Adamson, Philip Blankenship, Addyi Lane, Inez Hilficker, Wanda Steinbuick, Arden Shep herd, Dick Jones, Ruth Pearcy, Don Schur, Bobby Stone, Dick Fones, Donna Macklin, Cole Stevenson, Erma Davis, Daryl Sim, Elbert Costello, Ardena Grie tag, Betty Kaiser, Leona Wallace, Jimmy Flack, Wil liam Wilson. John White, Lewis Ramus, Marion Cun ningham, Jean Lehman, Wade Carter, Germond Lampkin, Patrick Bond, Richard Dom, Amon Mc Dowell, Jimmie McDowell, Billy Krebs, Edmund Beck er, Stella Treason, Lowell Aplet, Alden Aplet, Ernest Frederickson, Frederick Lien. Lona May, Harrison Kerber. Lucian Jones, James Stettler. Bonnie Daugh erty, Wanda Rlngland. Ann Marks, Dorothy Starkey, Ted Corbett, Wayne Strubble, Alden Sindllie, Robert Casteel, Jim Shade, Robert Macy. LaVerne Hilburt, Harold Edwards, Earl Lydegraff, Tommy Terrill and Jimmy Noyes. Mrs. Florence Steingrube has as her house guest over the week, her brother, Rev. F. H. Brockmueller, of Belllngham, Wash. rOF THE FIRST TIME in the history of the Salem Philharmonic orchestra, an entirely new composition will be given its first performance anywhere, and to add even more interest to the pre miere the number Is by a young Salem composer, Felix French, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. French. It will be presented at the orchestra's January 30 concert. "Carillon" is the title of the piece, the Idea of which came to Mr. French when a patient at the cllnio of the Mayo Brothers in Rochester, Minnesota, a year ago last summer. A beautiful carillon is located In the tower of the clinic building, on which an evening con cert is given twice weekly by a professional carillon player. The number depicts the beauty of the lovely tones of the carillon floating through the darkness, combined with the peace and serenity of the surround ing countryside. Mr. French, who plays cello in the Salem Philhar monic orchestra, has been composing music for only about five years. In fact, he only took up the study of music about five years ago, having studied cello, harmony and composition with Dr. R. W. Hans Seitz, orchestration with Miss Clara Eness, and piano with Robert Rawson. Instead of being content with being merely an interpreter of music, Mr. French has had strong creative impulses from the start of this study and has written many compositions in various forms songs, piano pieces, violin and cello solos, and orches tra numbers. His work shows a maturity which belies the comparatively short time he has been studying. Mr. French's great ambition is to become a com poser of grand opera, having a strong leaning towards the theatre and possessing the dramatic Instinct so necessary to an operatic composer. Dr. David Bennett Hill will show colored motion pictures and give a descriptive talk at a benefit showing planned by the Junior Guild of St. Paul's Episcopal church at the Episcopal parish house Fri day, January 19. The first performance will be at 7 o'clock and the second show will start at 8:15. Dr. Hill, who recently returned from a tour of Mexico, will show the romantic, mysterious and thor oughly delightful old Mexico, including the people of small villages found off the main thoroughfares. Included in the views will be Mexico City and Chapultepec park and the president's castle, which was built In the 15th century, old churches, pyramids and burial grounds, the boat ride to the Xochimilco gardens, the old towns of Pueblo and Cholula, art museums, colleges and close-ups of some of the great leaders of the Republic of Mexico, The interested public is invited to attend. Home from the University of Oregon for the week-end are Miss Barbara Craln, daughter of the Harry N. C rains, and Miss Marylce Fry, daughter of the Dan Frys, Jr. The Parent -Teacher board of managers met in Portland Thursday with Mrs. Leif Bergsvik, regional vice-president, and Mrs. James Turnbull, legislative chairman, both of Salem. In attendance. An extensive membership campaign is the board's main project at present. Willamette Shrine, Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem, will honor its charter members in the Masonic temple Monday evening at 8 o'clock. The affair will also celebrate the nineteenth anniversary of the order In Salem. A dinner will precede the session and later in the evening a program will bo presented. firnrlniifl ltrtf Mn. Miller B, Hiyden, Tuesday In compliment to Mrs. Percy R. anuiveraaxiti. Weiten-MUlei Portrait u.' . "I iv ' : 1 - - 1 '",' . ' , - i ?r'ts .1 -A ; f'f - : 1 ' 'Sty ) J Hi H 11 " -v ' I i 5 4 Itcvenls KnBiiRomont nt Tea M!s Marybeth Rumsey, daughter of the Claude Rumaeys of Port lu::ct, who announced her engagement to Harvey Qutatnd of Salem nt n tea given this afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. 5. Lochead In Court street. The wedding will be solemnized February third. (Jeatcn-MUler Portrait). The auxiliary and post of the American Legion are planning a no-host dinner for Monday evening at the Fraternal temple. Mrs. Merle Travis, legisla tive chairman, and her committee will be in charge of the dinner. After the business sessions of the two organiza tions a one-act play will be presented by the Salem Civic Players. The grand opera study class, conducted by Robert Rawson, will meet Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock at Mr. Rawson's residence, 1310 South Liberty street Bizet's opera, "Carmen," will be studied. who pnxldrd t V-auflfullv uppninirt lunrhnn Kelly and Mri. D. JC Bechler on their birthday lit rR. AND MRS. REX ADOLPH and Mr. and Mrs. James R. Humphrey are arranging a ' cocktail party this evening In compliment to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chapman, who will leave shortly to make their home in San Jose, Calif. The affair will be held at the Adolph residence with close friends of the couple making up the guest list. Bidden are Mr. and Mrs, Chapman, the honored guests, Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Power, Dr. and Mrs. Wolcott Buren, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. George Weller, Mr. and Mrs, Kenneth Perry, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Deckebach, Jr Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Byers, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Carson, Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Young, Mr. and Mrs. Alden Adolph, Dr. and Mrs. Vern Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bone Steele, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Caughell, Dr. and Mrs. Dolph Craig, Walter Scott of Oalesburg, 111., and the hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Humphrey and Mr. and Mrs. Adolph. A charmingly arranged event of next Thursday will be the tea which Mrs. Donald A. Young, Mrs. Frank Deckebach, Jr., Mrs. Kenneth Perry and Mrs. Raymond Bonesteele will give at the Young residence in compliment to Mrs. Chapman. The Etokta Woman's club will be entertained Tuesday afternoon, January 16, at the home of Mrs. Stuart Johnson, 1110 North Winter street. The affair will start at 2 o'clock. Dnlies Frantz will appear in concert in Oregon's capital city February 7 under the sponsorship of the Salem Community Concert association. Known aa the "Titan of the Keyboard," Dalies Frantz hax elec trified audiences from coast to coast with his superb technique. Dalles Frantz was born in Denver, Colorado. Hia mother was a fine lieder singer, who believed in a musical education for all of her three children. So at the age of 7, Dalles began his study of the piano, at 9 he was a prodigy. His elementary general and musical instruction was received in Denver, where he was often heard in concert and In nearby localities. Going later to Boston, Dalles entered the Huntington school there, earning his way through from IB on by solo recitals, concerts and as organist and director of a church choir. Most of his study of the piano was done with Guy Maler, interrupted by brief periods of work in Europe with Artur Schnabel and Vladimir Horowitz. Entering the University of Michigan, Dalies again worked his way through with his music, graduating with highest honors. Then in rapid succession he won three of the mast difficult competitions In Amer ica: the one for soloists with the Detroit Symphony orchestra, the Naumberg Foundation award with a New York recital as prize, and lastly that offered by the National Federation of Music Clubs and with it the one of the Schubert Foundation, .which entitled him to appearances as soloist with the Philadelphia orchestra In New York and Philadelphia. The Misses Jeanne and Verne DeWItte have re turned from a vacation spent in Los Angeles and Ban Francisco. They were accompanied south by Mr. and Mrs. James J. Richardson of Portland. While In Los Angeles they attended the Tournament of Roses and the Rose Bowl game on New Year's day,. Laurel Social Hour club will be entertained at the home of Mrs. Albert Bcckman at 2 o'clock Tuesday Salem Junior Woman's club has organized ft "charm school" for Its members, which meets twice monthly on Fridays at the Salem Chamber of Com merce. Mrs. William Merrlott is the Instructor. Registered for the class are the Misses Ida Jo Eaton, Helen Way, Olga Metrovlch, Rosamund Peter son, Maxlne Rodgers, Cleo Sauresslg, Hattie Bratzel, Madge Rrid, Ethel Redden. Helen Boardrnan, Marjorie Weum, Mrs. A. I, Hubbard, Jr., Mrs. J. C. Pike, Mrs, Kenneth Barker, Mrs. Clinton Standish. Mrs. Vern Robb, Mrs. Delbert 8chwabbauer, Mrs. Joseph Felton, Mrs. Carlton Roth. Mrs. Joseph Tompkins, Mrs. Har Old Dunsmoor and Mrs. Harold Dourls, I rORE THAN USUAL Interest is being evoked today in the announcement of the engagement . of Miss Marybeth Rumsey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Rumsey of Portland, and Harvey Quistad, son of Mrs. Louise Quistad and Carl M. Quistad, both of Salem. The wedding will be an event of February third. News of the betrothal was revealed at an Informal tea given this afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. 8. Lochead in Court street. Close friends of the bride elect made up the guest list. The tea table was appointed with white carna tions, red tapers, gleaming silver and crystal. Mist Doris Drager and Miss Esther Balrd presided at the urns. The guest list included Mrs. Louise Quistad, Mrs. Clayboume Dyer, Mrs. Jack Lampton, Mrs. Andrew Halvorsen, Mrs. Robert Cannon, Miss Margaret Bell, Miss Maxine McKlllop, Miss Esther Balrd, Miss Helen Wiedmer, Miss Doris Drager, Miss Dorothy Blatsdell, Miss Velma May, Miss Mary Yeager, Miss Peggy Minkiewitz, Miss Mary Frances Henderson, Miss Frances Roth, Miss Lois Davis of Portland, Mrs. J. S. Lochead and Miss Rumsey. Miss Rumsey is a popular member of Salem's debutante set. She attended the University of Oregon, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, and has been connected with the Oregon state board of control for some time. Mr. Quistad attended San Mateo Junior college and is now connected with the Beutler-Qulstad Lum ber company. Marion-Polk chapter. Reserve Officers' association, is rapidly formulating plans for the brilliant military ball which will be held at the armory Saturday even ing, February 17, in observance of National Defense week. High military, state and government officials and their wives will be in attendance at the ball, which is anticipated as one of the most gala events of the winter for capital socialites. Captain Robert Taylor, chairman, has signed Bob Mitchell and his orchestra to play for dancing and several surprise features are also being arranged Lieutenant Chester Fritz Is president of the local Reserve Officers chapter. Dr. and Mrs. A. D. Woodmansee have as house guests their nephew and niece, Mr. and Mrs, Albert Rex of Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Carl G. Collins have invited a group of friends to breakfast Sunday morning at the Center street residence of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Jorgensen. Making up the guest list are Mr. and Mrs. Brad ford Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Gemmell, Dr. and Mrs. Charles Pomeroy, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Can non, Miss Josephine McGilchrlst, Miss Marie Patton, Miss Dorothy Alexander, Miss Rovena Eyre, Farley E. Mogan and the hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Carl G. Collins. The Salem MacDowell club will hold rehearsal at the Salem Chamber of Commerce Monday evening Instead of Tuesday evening. The director, Bernard Barron, will appear as solo 'cellist with the Portland Symphony orchestra Tuesday evening. For ita next concert the club will be augmented by 20 men's voices from the Willamette university school of music. Melvin Gelst, who heads the muslo school, will appear In solos. Tuesday evening an associate board of director! will be named when the group meets at the Chamber of Commerce at 7:30 o'clock. Plans will also be dis cussed for a scholarship loan fund to aid earnest young musicians. Mrs. H. G. Malson presided at the monthly busi ness session of the Y.W.C.A. executive board in the State street headquarters Tuesday morning. Mrs. Ray Yocom, membership chairman, an nounced plans for the annual meeting, which will observe the silver anniversary of the organization. The affair will be In the nature of a dinner meeting to be held at the First Presbyterian church the night of January 31. A report on the Y.W.C.A. secretaries conference recently held in Lake Forest, Illinois, was given by Miss Helen Bocker, who went east for the session. The first club dance for 1940 was held at Fraternal temple Wednesday night by members of the Wisteria Dancing club and decorations and entertainment were in charge of Mr, and Mrs. Louis Lorenz, assisted by Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Fox, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Rossner, Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Wldstrom and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wiitsey. The halL had been decorated with evergreen and Included a cleverly arranged snow scene. The membership of the club has. been recently in creased by the attendance of persons who have been Invited to join for the last half of the season and there are still openings for a few memberships. The next regular dance date falls upon Valentine! day, February 14. Mrs. Taylor Hawkins presided at luncheon Thurs day In her Falrmount hill residence honoring mem bers of her contract bridge club. The annual St. Valentine's formal, sponsored by the Salem Junior Woman's club, is being planned as one of the outstanding events of the winter for members of the younger set. The ball Is calendared for Saturday evening, February 10, from 10 until 1 o'clock in the Hazel Green pnvilllon. Joe Dardts and his band will play for dancing. The St. Valentine's theme will be carried out In the appointments with huge red hearts and other symbols of the romantic dote decorating the ballroom. Tickets for the gnla event were placed on snle today. Miss Helen Way is chairman of the ball committee. Bib 'N' Tucker By Roby I,ao?hiin NEW RULE .... for drawing the hair line: "Hair must not be regimented I" Tills is the word of the experts who feel that the arrangement of the coif fure Is entirely an Individual matter The most Important thing is to place the hair according to the features, since hair Is the only adjustable thing about a woman's head, and the Idea Is that It must be made to conform to the owner's type Many women are foolish enough to adjust their hair to fit new hat lines, but with the variety in shapes of hats this year they should suit hats to their hair The very sleek line has given way to softer and fuller effects, with a distinct domination of two styles. .... One Is "Gone With the Wind," which is up and curled at front and low and full at the back; the other is called "Schiller Locks," in which lightly turned curls are held at the back in the mnnner in which the famous Ger man poet-philosopher wore his. .... This latter Is to do away with the flowing mane which so many of the girls have adopted The short bob will make Us way In again, with English women already cutting their hair short The short lKb, you'll remember, became popular In 1914 during the World war, and stylists are predicting Its return WOMEN . . , , are going to be more selective in their dress thU (concluded on page 8, column 0)
