Saturday, December 21,' 1940
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS bring much
gaiety to Oregon's capital, with the
younger set home from school and
many visitors In the capital. Tonight the
Spinsters Ball at the Marlon hotel holds the
limelight with many out-of-town folk expect
ed to be in attendance.
The engagement of Miss Eleanor Swift and
Roger Putnam, which was announced at an
"at home" last night at the home of Rev.
and Mrs. George H. Swift, Is evoking the
cordial interest of society.
The Salem Garden club's showing of
Christmas greens Monday at the Y.W.C.A.
will draw many out-of-towners as well as
Salem folk. Unusual arrangements are being
designed by the exhibitors.
Last-minute shopping and decorating keep
Salem matrons and maids busy when they
are not dashing from one holiday affair to
the next and Christmas week will see society
in a gay whirl of Tom and Jerry parties,
dances and dinners with "Merry Christmas"
the password. . . .
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Governor and Mrs. Charles A. Sprague are
expecting their daughter, Miss Martha Spra
gue of San Francisco, to arrive In the capital
In early January to remain through the leg-
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Mrs. George Becker, Jr., left Saturday for
a holiday at Palm Springs and Los Angeles.
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Ross-Millard
Miss Lola Millard, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Everett B. Millard, will be married at
a beautiful candlelight ceremony to Elbert
W. Ross, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ross
of Minneapolis, Sunday afternoon at 4 o'
clock. Dr. J. c. Harrison will read the cere
mony in the Carrier room of the First Me
thodist church before relatives and friends
of the couple.
Mrs. Archie Millard of Portland, aunt of
the bride, will sing "I Love You Truly" and
"Because" Just before the ceremony and Prof.
T. S. Roberts will play the wedding music.
The altar will be decorated with artistlo
arrangements of white chrysanthemums, rosa
carnations and lighted cathedral tapers.
Mr. Millard will give his daughter in mar
riage. The bride has chosen as her wedding
gown a model of rose taffeta, fashioned with
a peplum Jacket with wide reveres and a
floor-length skirt. She will wear a blue veil
ed turban trimmed with French blue stream
ers and she will carry a nosegay of whlta
orchids, blue forget-me-nots, white and rose
bouvardla.
Miss Frances Hodge of Portland, the honor
attendant, will wear a gown of French blue
crepe fashioned with tight bodice, full skirt
and short sleeves. She will wear pearls and
a cluster of white and rose bouvardla In her
hair. Her nosegay will be of white gardenias
and rose bouvardla.
Tim BJelland of Woodburn will serve as
best man for the bridegroom and ushers will
be E. C. Ordway of Eugene, Russell Beutler
and S. W. Marsters.
Mrs. Millard will wear a striking gown of
teal blue crepe and a corsage of orchids for
her daughter's marriage.
A large reception will follow the ceremony
with members of the wedding party receiving
informally. The serving table will be covered
with a handsome lace cloth centered with
a wedding cake, and pink and white bou
vardla and white candles.
Miss Gladys Humphrey will-cut the ices
and Miss Etta White will pour. Miss Leila
Johnson and Mrs. Roy Llvesay will dispense
the wedding cake. Assisting in serving will
be Miss Ann Boentje, Miss Lillian Davis,
Miss Ruth Stover, Miss Clvilla Reeher, Miss
Jean Brlggs, Miss Mabelle Lllburn and Miss
Mary Margaret Llvesay.
Mrs. Russell Beutler will be In charge of
the guest book. Mingling with the guests will
be Miss May Rauch, Miss Beryl Holt, Miss
Margaret Rosecrans, Mrs. S. W. Marsters,
Mrs. Lew Ballantyne of Eugene, Mrs. Tim
BJelland of Woodburn, Mrs. E. C. Ordway of
Eugene and Mrs. Gilbert Fish of Clatskanie.
For going away the bride will wear a black
crepe frock trimmed with blue-green clips
and belt, a black Persian lamb coat and black
hat trimmed in Persian lamb. Her corsage
will be of orchids.
The bride attended Willamette university,
where she was a member of Beta Chi soror
ity, and was graduated from the University
of Oregon. She has travelled extensively
abroad and for the past several years has
been a member of the Parrlsh Junior high
school faculty.
Mr. Ross Is a graduate of Grlnnell college
and attended Northwestern College of Law
In Portland. He is now a consulting engineer
in Seattle.
T" ALEM SOCIETY is interested in the
announcement of the engagement of
Miss Eleanor Swift, daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. George H. Swift, and Roger Put
nam, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rex Putnam. The
engagement was announced Friday evening
at an "at home" given by Miss Swift at the
home of her parents in Chemeketa street
between the hours of 8 and 9:30 o'clock with
60 of the deb set calling.
Miss Swift was assisted in receiving by
her mother, Mrs. George H. Swift, and Miss
Jean Claire Swift, younger sister of the
bride-elect, greeted the guests at the door.
Lighted tapers and motifs of the Christ
mas season were arranged about the rooms
and centered the attractive serving table.
Assisting in the living room were the Misses
Doris Drager, Bobbe Shlnn and Helen Lan
gllle. Presiding at the urns were Mrs. Paul H.
Hauser, Jr., and Mrs. Roger Kellogg. Assist
ing in the serving were Miss Sybil Spears,
Miss Mary Eason and Miss Barbara Compton,
Miss Swift is one of the most attractive
and popular members of the capital's deb
set. She Is active in the Spinsters and St.
Cecelia Guild. She attended the University
of Oregon, where she was a member of
Gamma Phi Beta and Kwama.
Mr. Putnam is now stationed at Camp
Murray. He attended the University of Ore
gon, Oregon State college and Willamette
university law school.
No date has been set for the couple's marriage.
Miss Ann Ltndle and Miss Lulu Heist of
Portland will spend the holidays with Dr.
and Mrs. Carl W. Emmons at their home
in Fawk street.
Leaving Thursday for Dallas, Texas, were
Mrs. Edgar S. Fortner and her daughter.
Dr. Lucille Fortner. They will visit In San
Francisco and Palo Alto en route and will
spend the Christmas holidays In Piano,
Texas, with Mrs. A. H. Fortner.
Dr. Fortner has accepted her lnterneshlp
at the Parkland hospital In Dallas.
Air. and Mrs. E. T. Pierce will have Mrs,
Anna Becke of Aurora as their guest over
the Christmas holidays.
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A gracious hostess of Thursday afternoon
was Mrs. James J. Panton, who entertained
at luncheon honoring Mrs. George A. White
of Portland, formerly of Salem. Mrs. Panton,
wearing burgundy lace, and Mrs. George
Alexander, attractive In blue crepe, received
informally with Mrs. White. A Delia Robbla
wreath over the fireplace and other Christ
mas greens were arranged in the drawing
room.
The serving table was centered with blue
balls, tinsel and silver cellophane in a foun
tain arrangement and silver candles in silver
candelabra.
Contract was in play during the afternoon
with honors going to Mrs. Homer Carpenter,
Mrs. Homer Goulet, Sr., and Mrs. U. O.
Shipley.
Among those bidden to greet Mrs. White
were Mrs. Charles A. Sprague, Mrs. Charles
L. McNary, Mrs. Charles Gray, Mrs. Louis
Lachmund, Mrs. John L. Rand, Mrs. Arthur
Rogers, Mrs. William H. Lytle, Mrs. Russell
Catlln, Mrs. George Alexander, Mrs. George
Otten. Mrs. Richard Williams, Mrs. Frank H.
Spears, Mrs. Frank Healy, Mrs. Sydney Kro
mer, Mrs. Burton Myers, Mrs. Charles Mc
Cargar, Mrs. U. G. Shipley, Mrs. T. O. Rus
sell, Mrs. Homer V. Carpenter, Mrs. Homer
H. Smith, Sr., Mrs. E. J. Scellars, Mrs. Homer
Goulet, Sr., Mrs. David Eccies, Mrs. C. W.
Parker, Mrs. Donald A. Young, Mrs. Mar
garet LcFurgy, Mrs. J. B. Conmy, Mrs. San
derson Reed, Mrs. Paul B. Wallace, Mrs.
Walter Pearson and Mrs. Lloyd Smith.
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Presiding at a family dinner Christmas
day will be Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Lee Btelner.
Their guests will be Dr. and Mrs. Milton
Steiner and children, Ann, Jean and Lee, of
Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Meyers, Mrs.
Walter A. Denton, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J,
Fry, Jr., Miss Marylee Fry and Danny Fry.
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Dr. and Mrs. George S. Hoffman are
raving Saturday, December 2. for Los An
geles, Calif., where they will attend the
annual Rose Bowl game. They will be ac
eompanled south by Mr. and Mrs, E. R,
Qulno of La Grande.
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ISS GERALDINE Frances Rinker of
Forest Grove, bride-elect of Gordon
. Gless Black of Salem, has selected
Sunday, January 26, as the date of her wed
ding, at the Forest Grove Methodist church.
Dr. Jesse W. Bunch will read the service.
Miss Jeannette Sims of Corvallls will be
the maid of honor. Mrs. Talbot Bennett of
Hlllsboro and Miss Lois Armstrong of Walla
Walla, Wash., will be attendants. George
Causey of Salem will be best man.
Miss Rinker is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Stanley Rinker of Freewater,
and has attended Pacific university and Ore
gon State college.
Mr. Black, a graduate of O.S.C.. class of
1940, Is affiliated with Phi Sigma Kappa and
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pickens (Mary Yea
ger) will leave their Philadelphia home to
spend the Christmas holidays in New York
with Miss Jane Bishop, granddaughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Bishop, according to word
received by Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Yeager.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shlnn, Miss Bobbe
Shlnn and Bill Shlnn, who Is in the capital
from Oregon State college for the vacation,
will motor to Portland Christmas day to be
guests of Mrs. Shlnn's parents, Dr. and Mrs.
W. J. Kerr.
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Members of the women's auxiliary to the
Disabled American Veterans of the World
War are entertaining their families with a
Christmas party Monday night at the Moose
hall, 12th and Leslie streets. A no-host din
ner will be served at 6:30 o'clock followed by
a program and a Christmas tree. In charge
of the Christmas party ere the child welfare,
good cheer, entertainment and decorations
committees. The Junior members are making
he popcorn balls.
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Miss Margaret French and Felix French
motored to Portland Friday to attend the
December meeting of the Oregon Society of
Composers, at Rouen Faith's studio, at which
time Miss French sang a group of Mr.
French's compositions.
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A group of old-time friends will gathfr
at (he country home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul
B. Wallace for dinner Chrhlm&s night,
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Dr. and Mrs. Edward A. Lebold and their
two sons. Bob and Frank, will entertain at
dinner and exchange of gifts around the
tree Christmas day at their home In King
wood Heights. Their guests will be Mr. and
Mrs. Leo Ketchum, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Lebold of Mt. Angel, Joseph Lebold, Jr. of
Camp Clatsop, Miss Lorena Lebold of Eu
gene and Rev. T. J. Bernards of Salem,
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hrlstmas Cards by Jesten-MUler
Dr. and Mrs. Carl W. Emmons have Issued
invitations to a smart "at home" for Christ
mas day from 3:30 to 6 o'clock. A large
group of their friends will make up the
guest list.
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Mrs. Richard Kriesel of Bolivia and Mrs.
John Drager of Shanghai, both popular visit
ors in Oregon's capital, were honored guests
at a luncheon given this afternoon at the
Town club in Portland by Mrs. George A.
White and Mrs. Drager Mishler.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Myers are making
plans to drive to Los Angeles for the Rose
Bowl game New Year's day. Accompanying
them on the trip will be Mr. and Mrs. E.
M. Hulden of Arlington,
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Dr. and Mrs. Stuart M. Lanceficld will
entertain with an egg nog party at their
home in North Summer street New Year's
day. They are Inviting a group of their
friends to call Informally.
The P. L. E. and F club met with Mrs. W,
J. Peck for its Christmas party Thursday
evening. After a short business session and
exchange of gifts, cards were In play with
prizes going to Mrs. Dorothy Wilson and Mrs.
C. J. Pugh.
Members present were Mrs. P. Andrcsen,
Mrs. Mary Aplln, Miss Daisy Hayden, Mrs.
Charles Parmenter, Mrs. Laura Johnson, Mrs.
Earl Burk, Mrs. Sylvia Kelly Furlough, Mrs.
Chester Hlxon. Mrs. C. J. Pugh, Mrs. Dorothy
Wilson, Mrs. Charles Klnzer and the hostess,
Mrs. W. J. Peck.
Miss Ruth Peck assisted her mother In
serving refreshments. The group adjourned
at a late hour to meet with Mrs. Mary Aplln
January 2.
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Among those motoring north In spend
Christmas at the Empress Hotel In Victoria,
B. C, are Mrs. O. M. Hammond and her
daughter, Miss Mary Ellen Hammond.
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Mr. and Mrs. David W. Eyre, Jr., of Port
land will arrive Tuesday afternoon to spend
Christmas wilh D. W. Eyre at his North
Bummer street residence.
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A group of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Gcrllnger's
friends entertained with a housewarmtng
last night at the Gcrllngers' new home In
Falrmount hill.
Making up the party were Miss Mlra Belt,
Alex de Schwelnltx, Mr. and Mrs. Chandler
Brown, Dr. and Mrs. Harold Ollnger, Mr. and
and Mrs. Robert Drager, Mr. and Mrs. Lorlng
Schmidt, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Herrall, Mr.
and Mrs. James Walton. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
Perry and Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Foreman.
THE SPINSTERS Annual Christmas
Charity Ball, to be given this evening
from 10 to 1 o'clock, is one of the
stellar events of the holiday season. The
dance will be held In the Mirror and Marine
rooms of the Marion Hotel and both rooms
will be open to dancing. Small tables will be
arranged along the walls, decorated with
Christmas greens and candles. Roger Mil
ler's orchestra will play.
The president of the Spinsters organiza
tion is Mary Ellen Hammond, and the vice
president and chairman of the dance is
Shirley Evenson. Proceeds of the dance will
go to the various charities the Spinsters are
supporting.
Many of the university contingent will
attend, and a number of out-of-town guests
are expected. Several affairs are being plan
ned before the dance.
Hostesses for the affair will be Misses
Barbara Compton, Esther Baird, Barbara
Crain, Barbara Pierce, Dorothea Corey,
Marylee Fry, Wilda Jerman, Charlotte Mc
Clary, Shirley Evenson, Rovena Eyre, Mary
Ellen Hammond, Doris Drager, Patsy Lives
ley, Frances Ann Mott, Helen Langllle, Sally
McLellan, Bobbe Shlnn, Sybil Spears, Betty
Simmons, Eleanor Swift, Margaret Simms,
Kay Laughrlge and Margaret Wagner. Hon
orary members who will attend are Mrs,
Charles Claggett, Mrs. Carl G. Collins, Mrs,
William Dashney, Mrs. Robert Drager, Mrs.
Ron Gemmell, Mrs. Clarence Hamilton, Mrs.
Joseph E. Harvey, Jr., Mrs. Kenneth Man
ning, Mrs. Charles B. Pomeroy, Mrs. James
J. Walton and Mrs. Edward O. Stadter, Jr.
Miss Mary Ellen Hammond and her brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Cronln (Betty Hammond) of Portland, will
entertain at an informal party for six couples
preceding the dance. Guests will be Miss
Doris Drager, Miss Maxlne McKillop, Miss
Gertrude Mishler, Miss Shirley Evenson, Miss
Charlotte McClary, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Cannon, James Nicholson, Coburn Graben
horst, William Patton, Lt. Roy Edgerton of
Tort Lewis and Franklin Evenson,
Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Hauser, Jr., will be
hosts at an Informal party before the dance.
They will have as their guests Miss Margaret
Hauser of Fossil, Miss Alice Unruh, Mr. and
Mrs. Talbot Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Harvey, Jr., Bill Miller and Douglas Olds.
Mr. and Mrs. James Wilkinson of Toppen
lsh, Wash., who are here for the holidays,
will entertain at cocktails preceding the
dance. Guests have been invited to the home
of Mrs. Wilkinson's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William Monroe Hamilton, and will Include
Mr. and Mrs. Emery Hobbs, Mr. and Mrs.
John Ritchie, Mr. and Mrs. William Beard,
Miss Vivian Wilson and Jack McCullough.
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The Car) Nelsons will preside al a family
dinner Christmas day at their home. Their
son, Stuart, will be here from the University
of Oregon for the holidays.
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Mr. and Mrs. Jesse U. Stout of Spokane
and Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Strasser of Port
land will spend the holidays in Salem as
guests of Mr. and Mrs, John Wrath.
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Mrs; Harry V. Collins, who returned re
cently from an extended stay in the east,
had the pleasure of meeting two Interna
tionally famous musicians, Maurice Elsen
berg, cellist, and Percy Grainger, Australian
concert pianist and composer.
Mr, Oralnger played in Salem several years
ego and was honored at a reception given by
Mrs. Charles H. Martin. He remembered
having met Mrs. Collins at the affair. Mr,
Elsenberg, whom Mrs. Collins met on the
train coming from New England, Invited her
to listen to one of his dally practices.
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Dr. and Mrs. Charles Kaufman and their
three children, Margaret Ann, Robert Gould
and Richard Morehouse, will spend Christ
mas In Salem as the guests of Mrs. W. O.
Morehouse at her home In South Commer
cial street.
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Mr. and Mrs, C. D. Gabrlelson and Carl
Gabriclson will spend Christmas In Portland
with the Robert Chauncey Bishops. Other
guests will Include Mr. and Mrs, Charles
Kay Bishop of Washougal,
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Mrs. Elizabeth Savage will entertain with
a family dinner Christmas day at her home.
Among her guests will be her son-in-law and
daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Von Eschcn,
and their youna son. Ellis. Jr.
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Jtt- CHARMING EVENT of the Chrlst
O0I mas season will be the showing of
S -UL Christmas greens and unusual yule
tide decorations, which will be shown by the
Salem Garden club at the Y.W.C.A. in State
iVeet Monday, starting at 3 o'clock In the
afternoon. The showing of Christmas decora
tions is the third annual exhibit to be given
by the Salem Garden club. The first Christ
mas show was held at the old Patton man
sion and last year's show was given at the
Salem Art Center.
The rooms of the Y.W. headquarters will
make a splendid background for the show.
It is one of Salem's oldest houses, being 7S
years old. It was once the Methodist parson
age when Rev. J. C. Wise lived there. The
house has been remodeled twice, first by
Mrs. Charles Gray and later by John 3.
Roberts, who sold the property to the Y.W.
Unique and interesting greens will be
shown at Monday's exhibit including bay
branches, from a tree many years old; Jun
iper from central Oregon, cedar of Lebanon;
Armenian cypress, hemlock, sweet scented
cedar, pine, spruce and holly,
A committee from the Garden club haa
made 20O individual corsages to be given to
those In attendance. A voice, violin and piano
trio, composed of Frances Shlsler, Florence
Skang and William Putnam, will present a
program at 4:30 o'clock and at 8 o'clock the
Girl Reserves will sing carols. The show will
close at 9 o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Gerlinger and their
young daughters, Barbara Jean and Carol
Lee, will be In Dallas Christmas eve as sup
per guests of Mr. Gerllnger's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Gerlinger.
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Dr. and Mrs. James L. Sears will be hosts
Christmas eve at a family dinner at their
home. Covers will be placed for Mr. and Mrs.
James D. Sears, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sears
and their daughter, Roberta, and Mr. and
Mrs. Wallace Cuslck of McMlnnvllle,
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Mr. and Mrs. Dan McLellan will entertain
at Christmas dinner Wednesday. Their guests
will be their daughter, Sally, home front
Oregon State college for the holidays, their
son, Dan, from Camp Murray, Mr. and
Mrs. E. E. Bragg of Portland, Mr. and Mrs,
Wallace Carson and son, Wallace, and Mist
Norma McDonald of Corvallls,
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The Spinsters are inviting their patron
esses to be guests at a formal dinner which
is given each year in their honor during tho
Christmas holidays. The dinner will be held
December 30 at the Salem hotel at 7 o'clock.
Patronesses who will be guests are Mlsi
Beryl Holt, Mrs. Henry V. Compton, Mrs.
Curtis Cross, Mrs. Dan Fry, Jr., Mrs. Arch
Jerman, Mrs. O. S. Hamilton, Mrs. L. R. La
Furgy, Mrs. Robert Shinn, Mrs. Homer Smith!
Sr., Mrs. Frank Spears and Mrs. George A.
White of Portland.
Hostesses for the dinner will be Spinster!
and honorary members of the organization.
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Mrs. George Burton and Miss Edna Burton
of Portland will be In the capital Christmas
day as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. Gale
Sanders and their son, George, at their horns
in Lambcrson street.
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Christmas day guests of Mr. and Mrs.
William L. Phillips will bo Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Dunham of Woodland, Wash., Mr.
and Mrs. Howard DuPuy and Howard, Jr
of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Olson
and son, Keith, of Salem.
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Mrs. George E. Allen will spend Christmas
with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Reynolds Allen, and their two children,
Jimmy Jay and Sara Ann, at their home In
North Church street.
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Holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Luks
Shields and their children, Carol and Roger,
will be Mrs. Clara Shields, Mr. and Mrs. Cllvs
Shields and their daughter, Miss Orace, H
of Salem.
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Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wiley Poole will b
among those entertaining at Christmas din
ner. The occasion is also the sixth wedding
anniversary of the hosts.