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.
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COR. COURT & LIBERTY
SALEM, ORE.
Sllverton Among activities of the
American auxiliary recently were re
ports of the community service com
mittee giving (10 for the PTA kit
chen benefit fund; Easter cards will
be sent to the hospitals at Portland
and Roseburg; Glenn Price received
the Navy plate sold by the Junior
girls; sewing club met at the Cliff
Dlckerson home Wednesday eve
ning; and flag codes were distri
buted to' seven rural schools and
the different rooms of the Sllverton
schools by Mrs. Clifton Dicker-
son, unit president, Miss Vades
Dlckerson, junior president, and
Mrs. Lewis Hall, Americanism chairman.
.
25th Anniversary
Is Celebrated
Jefferson Mr. and Mrs. P. F.
Schneider of Liberty celebrated
their 25th wedding anniversary Sun
day, March 17, at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Gottlieb Grenz in the
Scrabelhill district near Jefferson.
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. Presentation of the huge an
niversary cake was by Guy Newgent.
...
Past Presidents of Hal Hlbbard
auxiliary will meet Friday afternoon
at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs.
Ida Olrod.
...
Mt. Angel Unit
Holds Celebration
Mt. Angel In celebration of th
21st birthday of the Legion, the
Mt. Angel auxiliary entertained the
men of the local post with a very
fine program and a late supper.
A special feature of the pro
gram was the first appearance of
the auxiliary trio, consisting of Mrs.
Cecyl Lucht, Miss Margaret War-
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