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Thursday, March 21, 1940 The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon Society Cl ubs and Music Edited by Rovina Err. Phone l&TI. Leslie P. T. A. to Sponsor Dinner The Leslie Parent-Teacher asso ciation will sponsor its annual Jitney dinner at the school Monday eve ning,' April 1, with Mrs. William L. Phillips named as chairman of th directorate. Yesterday after noon Mas. Phillips' committee met at her home to lormuiaie pmiu ii the dinner. The committee includes Mrs. Douglas McKay, Mrs. Lester Barr, Mrs. Newell Williams, Mrs. Brown E. Slsson and Mrs. Phillips. Assist ing at the dinner will be Mrs. Carl Pope, Mis. Merrill Ohling, Mrs. Richard Slater, Mrs. Howard Hun saker, Mrs. William Leary, Mrs. Al lan Carson, Mrs. Stephen A. Stone. Mrs. Vernon A. Douglas, Mrs. El more Hill, Mrs. N. S. Rogers, Mrs. Thomas E. Rllea and Mrs, Ray Mc Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Llndbeck are entertaining Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Plnkley of London and San Bernar dino as house guests at their coun try place. Mr. pinklcy is European business manager for the United Press and will leave shortly by clip per from New York for Lisbon, from whence he will go to London. Mrs. Plnkley Is making her home in San Bernardino for the duration of the war. Governor and Mrs. Charles A 6prague will entertain with a fam ily dinner Easter day compliment ing Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Spraguc of Seattle. ... Bill Carrol Wins Honors at Drake Interesting news comes from Bill Carrol, graduate of Salem high school in 1939, who is now attending Drake university on a scholarship. He Is the son of Mrs. Ralph Parker of Salem. The young student was pledged and recently Initiated into Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and was pre sented a silver cup for being the most outstanding fraternity pledge .on the Drake campus. He is now serving as president of the freshman class and is active in the school pub The auxiliary to Fraternal Order of Eagles will entertain with a card party In the Knights of PythlaB hall Tuesday, March 26, at 2 o'clock. In the evening a regular meeting and initiation will be held and Mrs. Thel ma Harris will be honored with a shower. Golden Jubilee Celebration Planned .. Sllverton Further plans for the Golden Jubilee observance of the Federation of Women's clubs will be a Joint meeting of the Sllverton Woman's club and the Junior Wom an's club, Thursday evening, April 4, in a card party and a style show of old-fashioned wedding gowns modeled by members of the Jun ior club. The affair will be at the MWA hall on High street. Miss LaForest McDonald, as presi dent of the younger group, and Mrs. Jonas Byberg, president of the Woman's club will be official hostesses. Eterl class of the First Baptist church will hold its annual Easter banquet at the Hotel Argo Friday evening at 7:15 o'clock. Charles Rundles Leave for Canada Middle Grove Mr. and Mrs. Char les Rundle, who spent the winter In this community as the guests of Mrs. Jeannle Dow, sister of Mr. Run dle, have left lor their home In Maidstone, Saskatchewan, Canada. Enroute they will make a stopover In eastern Oregon, where they will visit relatives. The Dows made their home in Canada prior to their re moval to Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Rundle were com plimented with a farewell dinner given at the Brooks home of their great nephew and niece. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Russ. Additional guests were Henry Cutsforth of Gervals and Thomas Cutsforth of Wisconsin, also great uncles of the hosts, and Mrs. Jeannle Dow, grandmother of the host. Beta Sigma Phi In Session Recently Beta Sigma Phi members met at the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday evening with Mrs. George Scales presiding. Miss Viola Crozier re viewed "The Man Who Came to Dinner," and Miss Gwen Hunt spoke on "How to Choose and Buy Fur niture." Mrs. Jack Hayes Hostess to Group Dallas Carl B. Fenton post, Am erican Legion Auxiliary members, met at the home of Mrs. Jack Hayes Tuesday afternoon for a regular business meeting. Mrs. Carl Bales and Mrs. Albert Bennett were as sistant hostesses for the after noon. Beautiful bouquet of hyacinths and daffodils and other spring flow ers were used about the guest rooms where needlework was enjoyed prior to a delightful tea hour. Present were Mrs. Laird V. Woods, Mrs. Del Relnemer, Mrs. E. W. Cruson, Mrs. Jack Eakin. Mrs. Ray Scott, Mrs. Othella Maris, Mrs. Fred Stinnette. Mrs. Bales, Mrs. Bennett and Mrs. Hayes. Mrs. Robert Herrall presided at a smartly arranged dessert luncheon and bridge this afternoon. Covers were placed for 12 and Easter ap pointments and spring flowers were used In the decorations. Royal Neighbors of America will hold a no-host dinner at 6:30 o'clock Monday evening at the Fra ternal temple. The regular busi ness session will take up at 8 o'clock. Dean Victor Morris B. P. W. Speaker Salem Business and Professional Women's club will have Dean Victor P. Morris of the University of Ore gon as Its speaker at its next meet ing Tuesday evening. His subject will be "The Citizen's Economic Op portunity in a Democracy." The executive meeting will be held Wednesday evening, March 20, at 6 o'clock In the Chamber of Com merce. All board members are urged to attend. Mrs. Stuart Johns Feted on Birthday The home of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Johns was the scene of a pleasant surprise Monday evening when members of the Good Neighbor club honored Mrs. Johns on the occa sion of her birthday anniversary. Pinochle was in play with honors going to Mrs. Austin Cater, Mrs. Mrytle Hendricks, Lyle Castor and William McKinney. The group ar ranged for an Easter basket to be given to a needy family in the com munity. A late supper was served with covers placed for Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Castor, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Court nier, Mr. and Mrs. William Mc Kinney, Mr. and Mrs. Austin Cater, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Steward, Mr. and Mrs, John St. Clair, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Courtnier, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Olson, Mrs. Maude Stlckel, Mrs. Mysta Hendricks, Mrs. Elma Dickey and Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Johns. Kappas Meet for Dessert Supper Thirty members of Kappa Kappa Gamma met at the home of Mrs. Daniel J. Fry, Jr., for dessert sup per last night with Mrs. Kenneth Bailey and Mrs. Helen Webster Beelar sharing hostess honors with Mrs. Fry. Plans were made for a permanent Kappa alumnae club and Mrs. Ken neth Bailey, Mrs. Helen Morris Thomas and Mrs. William Dick were named to the nominating committee. Officers will be elected at the next meeting, which is scheduled for April 10. Mrs. Lloyd Payne of Eugene, province officer, spoke Informally to the group. . Mrs. Daniel J. Fry, Sr., has re turned from a visit in Portland with Mr. and Mrs. Orris Fry and Mr. and Mrs. William Hugh Shattuc. ... Mrs. George Scales Bridge Club Hostess Mrs. George Scales entertained members of her -bridge club with a smartly arranged affair at her home Wednesday evening. A dessert sup per preceded the evening of bridge and daffodils were arranged about the living room. Bidden were Miss Carolyn Braden, Miss Helen Boardman, Mrs. Har old Buslck, Miss Dorothy Alexander, Mrs. Wilson Slegmund, Mrs. Jos eph Harvey, Jr., Mrs. Kenneth Man ning and Mrs. Wheeler English, Mrs. Bessie Shaw and past offi cers of Neighbors of Woodcraft will preside at the organization's ses sion at the Fraternal temple Fri day evening, March 22. ... Miss Lou Jane Ringo Weds C. B. Cornwell Woodburn Mr. and Mrs. J. Mel- vin Rlngo announce the marriage of their daughter, Miss Lou Jane Ringo, to Charles B. Cornwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Cornwell of Wood burn. The marriage took place No vember 26, 1939, at the Baptist par sonage in Chehalls, Wash. Mrs. Cornwell was a student at St. Vincent's school of nursing in Port land and Mr. Cornwell was a stud ent at University of Oregon. Both are graduates of Woodburn high school of the class of 1937. They will be at home In Portland after April 1. Credit Women Hear Dr. W. C. Jones W. C. Jones, professor of economics at Willamette university, spoke on the necessity of a credit system In the present day world and traced this system back to its origin in very early times in a lecture given at the regular meeting of the Salem Credit Women's Breakfast club at the Quelle Tuesday morning. The group Is beginning the study of a new book on credit granting in their educational course and Professor Jones covered fundamentals essen tial as background to this study. Girls attending were asked to sup ply all new home addresses so they might be able to participate In kid nap breakfasts that various members are planning to give. A St. Patrick's day breakfast was given by Miss Lena Blum, president of the club which was in the nature of a kidnap anair. ane was assisted by Mrs. Grace Carlson and Mrs. Bessie Kayser. Those attending this affair were Mrs. Louise Jones, Mrs. Ruth Norris, Gervais Elliott, Irene Simpson. Lil- Uon Kayser, Mrs. Reva Carr, Mrs. Bernice Mlllett and Mrs. Fred Kay ser of Tillamook. Announcement was made that the next regular meeting of the club will be held April 9. . ... F.O.E. auxiliary met at the K. P. hall Tuesday night with the presi dent, Mrs. Sam Eschleman, presiding. rjans were made for officers and drill team to go to Newberg's birth day party Wednesday. Tuesday, March 26, another card party will be given at the K.P hall at 2 o clock. Mrs. P. C. Harland will be chairman. The drill team will sponsor another dance and card party Friday, March 29 at the F.O.E. hall. F.O.E. auxiliary officers and drill team are making plans to go to the state Jamboree to be given at Albany April 5 and 6. The drill team will do Initiatory work and fancy drill. ... Mrs. Laura Pangle will leave this evening for a visit in Seattle and Spokane and will return in about three weeks. United Spanish War Veterans and auxiliary met Monday night In the clubhouse. Irish selections were giv en by Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Mickel son, C. B. Glover and Miss Sana Jane Mlllett. A "Hobo" supper was served. ... Miss Betty Williams is leaving Saturday to spend Easter in Port land. Plans Made for Model Meeting Albany Election of officers, plans for the spring "Model Meeting" and plans for spring rushing were high lights of the meeting of Oregon Theta chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, International non-academic soror ity Tuesday night in the chapter rooms in the United States National bank building. The model meeting will be held April 3, at the home of Mrs. G. E. Fortmiller, and to which a number of Rushees and additional guests are to be bidden. Several social evente between that date and April 14 are also on the social calendar for the chapter. Miss Virginia Trapp was elected spring months and which will be Miss Dorothy Tucker, vice-president; MLss Barbara Beam, corres ponding secretary; Mrs. Robert Saunders, recording secretary, and Miss Josele Stuart, treasurer. Mrs. Fortmiller is sponsor and Miss Ian the Smith, educational director of the chapter. Plans were also made for the third of a series of dances sponsored by the chapter during the winter and spring months and whicsh will be given March 27 at the Moose ball room. More than 80 couples dance to the music of Maury Binford and orchestra .from the University of Oregon. Neighbors o! Woodcraft Juveniles will meet Friday afternoon for an Easter party. Otto F. Johnson and family are spending the Easter holidays' in California. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest W. Eckles and son, Warren, will spend the Easter holidays at Sunnyside, Wash, visiting relatives. A Cappella Choir To Start Tour Willamette University Campus The week following spring vacation on the campus will find members of Willamette university a cappella choir making its annual spring tour of Oregon and Washington towns. The tour will begin March 31 and the choir will return April 7. The choir, directed by Dean Mel- vin H. Geist, dean of the college of music, consists of 44 voices and sings both sacred and secular songs. Soloists with the choir on its trip will be Miss Gertrude Cannell, or ganist; Miss Olive Clemes, pianist; Watson Dutton, tenor; Ervin Pot ter, baritone; and Wendell Johnson, violinist. The male quartet will be a featured number on the program which the choir presents. Members of the quartet are March Waltz, Er vin Potter, Wendell Johnson and Watson Dutton. Officers of the chior are: Presi dent, Watson Dutton; secretary, Miss Mary Jane Smith; student di rectors, Mark Waltz and Watson Dutton; business managers, Ed Cone and Mark Waltz. The schedule for the choir ap pearances includes Portland, March 31; Vancouver and Centralla, April 1; Olympia, April 2; Seattle, April 3; Rainier, April 4; Clatskanie and As toria, April 5; Seaside, April 6; and Forest Grove and Albany, April 7. Priscilla Club At Kelly Home Priscilla club of Albany was hon ored at luncheon today when Mrs. Percy R. Kelly entertained in her South 17th street residence. Addi tional guests were Mrs. Claude Mur phy and Mrs. J. N. Chambers, both of Salem. Daffodils and other Spring flowers formed the decorative note about the rooms and centered the serving table. Covers were plac ed for 20, Phi Beta Sigma Holds Initiation Oregon College of Education, Mon mouth The Phi Beta Sigma formal Initiation was held In the music room of Jessica Todd hall on Mon day evening. The pledges Included Bette Byers, Cleo Carothers, Pal mer Ward, Holland Hankel, Ray Williamson, and Everett Meeker. Dr. A. S. Jensen, advisor, partici pated in the ceremony, which was followed by refreshments In charge of Lillian Dam ana Alma Tost' enson. 2?Sk T TONISHT'S MY V&Tft NIGHT WITH fjrW DADDY I t f fft sum MARY MARTIN DICK POWELL DON'T MISS thil ipnrklinf half hour of aonfia . . . fun , , . and rofc-with Hantey "Daddy" Staf ford, Meredith Willson and his or chestra. Presented by Maxwell House Coffee Now, more than ever, good to the last dropt TUNE IN WEAF 9 P. M. TUNE IN KGW 6 P. M. CaAter $kea4! fH ARE YOU -READY? Choose from elastl sized models, new straps, wedge styles, spectators, walled lasts, open toes and many others. Specially Vriced 395 675 Every Style Every Color W .I . T3a This Spring your shoes will play a more prominent part than evert Color, color, color everywhere . . . they'll blend and harmonize PER FECTLY with your new costumes. 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Mr. and Mrs. Schneider, who were friends and neighbors of the Grenz family in Hebron, N. Dak., were married in Hebron 25 years ago. They have four sons and three daughters, all of whom, with the exception of one son at Grand Cou lee dam. were present. Mr. and Mrs. Schneider came to Oregon three years ago. A no-host dinner was served about noon which was followed by an In- formal program. A. Barth gave a talk in English and F. P. Schnedler gave a talk in the German lan guage. Mrs. Robert Promm gave an accordion solo and group sing- lng In German and English was enjoyed. Present were the guests of honor, Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Schneider and family of Liberty; Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Gaertner, Mrs. Emilia Raaf and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Promm and family, Andrew Promm, Mrs. Margaret Becker, Mr. and Mrs. A. Barth, Charlie Mattlson, Mr. and Mrs. August E?al and family, Mr and Mrs. Robert Promm and fam ily, all of Salem; Mr. and Mrs. Fer dinand Littau of Lebanon; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Moser and family of Hos kins, and Mr. and Mrs. Gottlieb Grenz and family, the hosts. Andersons Observe Wedding Anniversary West Salem Portland and West Salem friends of Dr. and Mrs. Char les O. Anderson of Corvallls, to gether with friends of the couple in the home town, surprised them Sunday on the occasion of their 19th wedding anniversary with a no-host dinner at their home. From Port land came Mrs. C. M. Rodgers, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Rodgers, Miss Lucille Rodgers, and from Salem were Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Wood, Mrs. Bert Macy, Miss Marian Macy, Miss Vir ginia Campbell. Prom West Salem were Mr. and Mrs. Guy Newgent, Bud and Norma Newgent and Miss Marie Graber. Corvallls friends were Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Read, Mark Read, and the celebrants. Dr. and Mrs Anderson and family, Roger and Al len. 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