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The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon
Saturday, September 26, 194
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rhe capital's handsome warrior, Scrappo, who makes his appeal for the scrap
drive from his station on the Marion county courthouse lawn. It is rumored that
Scraripo believes the women can outdo the men in the scrap metal drive. It is a
well known fact that he wants everyone to dig into that nook and cranny and
salvage everything that may be used in the war effort. (Jesten-MIIIcr).
i Mrs. Fred Eley of Seattle has been
visiting at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. F. D. Kibbe, in South Com
mercial street, during the past week.
Mr. Eley joined his wife in the capital
Friday evening and are spending the
week-end visiting Mr. Eley's mother,
Mrs. Frederick H. Eley.
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Tri-Y girls of Salem high school
are already active in their Girl Reserve
work this year.
At the YWCA this week-end the
Tri-Y cabinet held a setting-up confer
ence to plan the entire year's schedule
of activities. Friday afternoon, Septem
ber 25, the girls gathered for a discus
sion on social events. Following a din
ner at a downtown tea room the group
met again to talk over club problems.
The Saturday morning session was
devoted to committee discussions and
a Saturday afternoon meeting drew this
unique conference to a close.
The opening social event will be
an evening get-together for all high
school girls, featuring games and danc
ing. The cabinet members are also
planning for membership teas to get the
new members acquainted. Many other
social events have been tentatively sche
duled throughout the year. The Tri-Y
girls are planning to be active in war
work this winter.
The cabinet members attending the
meeting included Carmen Campbell,
president; Virginia Glover, vice presi
dent; Helen Yung, secretary; Marie Ann
Newman, treasurer; and Phyllis Nelson,
Geraldine Nelson, Ruth Anderson, Mary
Weller, Imogene Mcintosh, Ada Bewley,
Shirley Boucher, Ruth Barber, Marybeth
Vincent, Mary Ann Brady, Jean Bar
ham and Nancy Brown.
Mrs. Esther Little, local YWCA sec
retary, supervised the conference. Miss
Martha Lou Getzendaner and Miss Helen
Spring assisted as advisors. There are
openings for several new advisers this
fall.
At a regular meeting on Tuesday,
September 22, the group discussed their
membership drive, which will begin soon.
A letter inviting girls to join Tri-Y is
to be mailed to all girls who are new
at the high school this year.
Carmen Campbell gave a report on
the trip three Tri-Y girls made to the
Girl Reserve planning conference in
Portland, on Saturday, September 10.
The group voted to hold weekly cabinet
meetings, on Tuesday nights.
This evening servicemen and Junior
Hostesses will dance at the USO build
ing. Games will be in play in the
game room on the lower floor for those
who do not care to dance.
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The nurses' aide corps, a vital divi
sion of all defense councils, is now be
ginning its drive in Marion county.
Mrs. Breyman Boise has been appointed
chairman of the Volunteer Nurses' Aide
committee.
Mrs. Boise announces today that the
registration for those wishing to become
nurses' aides will begin during the com
ing week, and those interested are ask
ed to register at the Marion county chap
ter of the Red Cross office.
The class will begin as soon as
the examinations, interviews and other
details are completed. Nurses' aides are
needed because of the civilian shortage
of nurses, brought about by the many
that are needed in the armed forces.
It is estimated that six Voluntary Nurses'
aides release one graduate nurse for
the front. With this estimate in view, it
is necessary that there will be a mini
mum of 360 nurses' aides, who will re
gister and complete the course in the
effort to fill the need of Marion county
alone.
The requirements of a nurse's aide
are that she is between the ages of 18
and 50, intelligent, healthy and with
a high school education or equivalent.
She must have time for an 80 hour
course, 34 hours of which will be taken
in fundamental work in the classroom,
which will be above the Ladd and Bush
bank, and will give a minimum of 150
hours of service per year during emer
gencies. Teaching the courses will be Mrs.
Ernest F. Arneson.
Mrs. Charles E. Poole has arrived
In the capital after visiting for a fort
night with her father, R. W. Pinkerton
of The Dalles.
Members of the Salem Junior Wo
man's club will entertain Monday eve
ning at the clubhouse with a no-host
buffet dinner party honoring prospec
tive members of the club and friends
of members.
Miss Haltie Bratzel, president of the
club, will be the toastmistress and will
preside at the dinner table. Forming
the evening's program will be a group
of soldiers who will entertain members
with a varied program.
Members of the membership com
mittee, who are planning the event are
Mrs. Joseph B. Felton, chairman, Mrs.
Ralph Nohlgren, Mrs. R. Patrick Cross
land, Mrs. Ray H. Lafky, Mrs. Clinton
Standish, Mrs. Daniel D. Olin, Miss Hazel
Shutt, Miss Emelyn Fraser and Mrs.
Thome H. Hammond.
The long tables, at which the guests
will be seated, will be centered with ar
rangements of autumn flowers.
Reservations must be made by the
members by 10 o'clock Monday.morning.
They may be made by calling Mrs. Ralph
Nohlgren, 6025, Mrs. R. P. Crossland,
0406, or Mrs. Ray. H. Lafky, 21180.
Mrs. Prince Byrd and daughter, Miss
Betty Byrd, arrived home Tuesday from
Neskowin where they have been vaca
tioning. Miss Byrd left Thursday for
Corvallis where she will begin her sen
ior year at Oregon State college.
"Throw your scrap into the fight"
is the well timed advocation of the Sal
vage For Victory committee, of which
C. W. Paulus is the chairman. The com
mittee is throwing all of its effort into
the drive, which is being carried on
during this fortnight's campaign.
This week was the combined effort
of all of the Salem business houses in
their effort to locate useless scrap metal,
which has been turned over to the scrap
metal drive. Much scrap has been in
evidence in the depots, which have been
marked off in the Salem city streets.
During the coming week it is up to
the Salem women to pool their efforts
and outdo the men. It will be a hard
job. but there is enough scrap metal to
be found in attics and basements to rea.
ly outclass the efforts of the business
men. It is up to all women to find the
scrap and place it on the parkings for
the trucks to collect in the various city
districts upon appointed days.
The scrap will be taken to a central
spot where it will be gone over and'
sent out to buyers. The sale of the
scrap metal will be under the super
vision of the United War Chest, and this
agency, will receive all of the financial
returns to assist it in the forthcoming
drive for funds.
Never 'has there been a year when
the money for the United War Chest
was more urgently needed.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Sisson, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Brown Sisson, has
been pledged to Pi Beta Phi sorority
at the University of Washington.
Event of Friday, October 2, will be
the reception honoring Dr. and Mrs.
George Herbert Smith. Dr. Smith is the
new president of Willamette university,
and they are making their home in
University House. Hosts for the recep
tion will be the members of the board
of trustees and members of the faculty.
The reception will be in Lausanne
hall between the hours of 8 and 10 o'
clock. Townspeople, alumni and friends
of the university are bidden to attend
the affair. "
Heading the directorate for the af
fair will be Mrs. Melvin Geist. Decorat
ing the hall for the affair will be Mrs.
Roy Keene, chairman, Mrs. Maurice
Brennen and Mrs. Egbert Oliver. Serv
ing on the refreshment committee will be
Miss Lois Latimer, chairman, Mrs. Wil
liam E. Kirk, Mrs. S. B. Laughlin, Mrs.
Robert Moulton Gatke, Mrs. Earl Brown,
Mrs. Kenneth McLeod and Miss Bernice
Orwig.
The dining room committee Includes
Mrs. Ernest C. Richards, chairman, Mrs.
Charles Johnson, Mrs. H. Clifton Hutch
ins, Mrs. Herbert Rahe, Mrs. Morton E.
Peck and Mrs. Daniel Schulze. On the
hostess committee will be Mrs. Chester
Luther, chairman, Mrs. Lestle Sparks
and Mrs. R. Ivan Lovell. Arranging
for the flowers will be Miss Gale Cur
rey, chairman, Miss Marion Morange and
Mrs. Robert Tschudy.
The September meeting of the Ro
tana club was held Wednesday at the
new home of Mrs. Freda Wyatt on Hazel
avenue. A short business meeting was
held and the remainder of the evening
was spent socially.
Mrs. Adam Kuzenski is returning
this week-end to her home in Tacoma
after visiting with her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Nels Tonning.
Mrs. Tonning will accompany her on
the return trip.
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Shown here disrusslnf the scrap metal that Mrs. Stanley Krucger has found for the drive, which will be an event of the coming
week, are Mrs. Krueger, at left, and Mrs. LaVerne Young. Mrs. Krueger is the new president of Capital unit, American Legion
auxiliary, and Mrs. Young ti president of the Lions auxiliary. (Jesten-Miller).
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Mrs. Herbert Rahe, president of the Salem Woman's club, is doing her bit toward
the salvo gc of scrap racial in our effort to throw our "rn i to the fight. A fev
minutes' senrch brought these things to light for the Rahes . . . what could you
find in your attic! (Jesten-Miller).
Word comes to the capital concern
ing Lieutenant and Mrs. Roger Baker.
Lieutenant Baker graduated from of
ficers' candidate school at Fort Monroe,
Virginia, September 18. They are now
en route to Fort Hancock, N.J. Lieuten
ant and Mrs. Baker are visiting relatives
in Washington, D.C., Maryland and New
York City.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Schramm of Cor
vallis have bidden a group of Salem folk
to a party at their home this evening.
Saturday evening, September 10, at
the home of Dr. and Mrs. B. F. Williams,
during a no host dinner, the guests were
surprised by an announcement, ingen
iously arranged by Dr. and Mrs. Ervin
Hill, of the approaching marriage of
Gretchen Rinehart, state hospital librar
ian, and J. Bothwell Avison of Portland.
The clever announcements were de
vised by a member of the editorial staff
of the "Tarytown Tattler," the hospital
paper of which "Miss Rinehart is direct
ing editor.
The wedding will take place in Pen
dleton November 7.
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A record program, consisting of ex
cerpts from various famous grand operas,
will be given in the Recreation room of
the YWCA Sunday afternoon at 3:30
o'clock. Robert Rawson will give inter
esting comments on each number.
The public is cordially invited.
The program will include:
From "Rosamunde" Ballet Music. .Schubert
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
From "Carmen" Bizet
Habanera Gladys Swarthout
Parle moi de ma mere (Tell Me of My
Mother) Lucy Marsh and John Mac-
Cormack. n
Seguidilla Gladys Swarthout '
from "La Sonnambula" Bellini
Come per me sereno (On, Love, for Me
Thy Power) Amelita Oalli-Curci.
From "Don Pasquale" Donizetti
Pronto io son (My Part I'll Play)
Vado corro (Haste We)
Lucrezia Bori - Giuseppe DeLuca
From "Don Carlos" , Verdi
Dio che neil' alma (God in My Soul)
Enrico Caruso and Antonio Scotti
From "Aida" Verdi
Celeste Aida (Heavenly Aida)
Beniamino Gigli
O patria mia (My Natvie Land)
Rose Bampton
From "Faust" Gounod
Ballet Music (The Walpurgis Night)
Boston Pops Orchestra
From "Die Walkuere" Wagner
Brunnhtlde's Battle Cry Kirsten Flagstad
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At a beautiful double ceremony Fri
day evening at 8 o'clock, Miss Emma
line Nafziger became the bride of Maco
Allason of Bremerton, Washington, and
Miss Evaline Nafziger became the bride
of John LeCompte of Bremerton.
The twin brides are the daughters
of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Nafziger. Mr.
Allason is the son of Mrs. John Allason
and the late Mr. Allason of Bremerton
and Mr. LeCompte is the son of Mr,
and Mrs. William LeCompte of Lyn
den, Washington.
The double ring ceremony was per
formed at the Emmanuel Mennonito
church with Rev. D. J. Unruh offic!
ing at the impressive rites.
The church was decorated with tall
white baskets containing bouquets of
coral gladioluses and white cathedral
tapers in tall candelabra. Lighting the
tapers were Miss Elda Herr and Miss
Alma Stauffer. They wore gowns of
rose taffeta trimmed in velvet. They
wore corsages of carnations. ' ;.
Preceding the ceremony Mrs. Homer
Welty played a group of wedding selec
tions and accompanied Henry Butler
when he sang "Oh, Promise Me" and
"God Gave Me You." She also played
the wedding marches.
The brides entered the church on
either arm of their father, who gave them
in marriage. They wore identical gowns
. of white satin fashioned with sweetheart
necklines and long sleeves, which came
to points over the wrist. The backs of
the gowns were embellished with rows
of tiny satin-covered buttons and the
bodices had insertions of lace. The skirts
extended into court trains. They vfTb
fingertip veils, which were edgedTn
lace. The veils fell from coronets of
seed pearls. Each carried a bouquet
of bouvardia, red roses and gardenias,
from which fell a white satin shower. '
The maids of honor were Miss Irene
DeVries and Miss Lucille Roth. Miss
DeVries wore a gown of ice blue satin
and Miss Roth wore a gown of yellow
marquisette. They carried bouquets of
gladiolus florets. .
Bridesmaids were Miss Mina Gerig,
who wore a frock of aqua taffeta, and
Mrs. Roy Rutschman, who wore pink
marquisette. Both Miss Gerig and Mrs.
Rutschman carried colonial bouquets of
pink asters.
Flower girls were Adele Welty, who
wore a floor-length frock of pink taf
feta and Miss Joan Roth, who wore a
frock of aqua taffeta. The dresses were
fashioned alike and were ornamented
with tiny velvet bows.
Edgar Nafziger and Ralph Nafziger,
brothers of the brides, served as lw-t
men for Mr. Allason and Mr. Le Comf X
Ushers included Homer Welty, Leonard
Roth, Roy Herr and John Roth, Jr.
The brides' mother chose for her
daughters' wedding a frock of navy blue
with which she wore matching acces
sories and a corsage of gardenias and yel
low roses. Mrs. Le Compte wore a
gown of dark blue with a corsage of
gardenias and Talisman roses, and Mrs.
Allason wore a blue dress with a cor
sage of gardenias and pink roses.
A reception followed in the social
rooms of the, church.
Cutting the brides' cakes were Mrs. .
Ernest Roth and Mrs. J. V. Lehrman.
The brides' table was centered with
the two cakes and an arrangement of
pink rosebuds.
Assisting with the serving were Miss
Sarah King, Miss Katherine Gerig, Miss
Lucille Ramsden, Miss Jean Bates, Miss
Rozella Dalke, Miss Bernice Lehrman,
Miss Elsie Roth and Miss Lillian Butler..:
For going away the brides chaja
identical frocks of sand beige wSj),
which were fashioned with pleated skirts
and ornamented with buttons resembl
ing autumn leaves fashioned of wood.:
Their accessories were of black, and as;
they left they added teal blue coats
and hats. Their corsages were of gar
denias. For their wedding trips Mr. and Mrs.'"
Allason plan a trip into eastern Wash
ington and Mr. and Mrs. LeCompte
plan to go into southern Oregon. After
October 4, the couples will be at homes
in Bremerton, Washington, where the
bridegrooms are both employed. ,:
The brides are both graduates of
Salem schools and both attended business
college in the capital. Mrs. LeCompte
has been a member of the staff of the
office of the Marion county agricultural
agent. Mrs. Allason has been with tjjfi
public utilities commission. W
Mr. LeCompte attended schools in
Bellingham, Washington, and Mr. Alla
son attended schools in Tacoma.
Mrs. A. Terrence King entertained
members of her bridge club with a
salad luncheon Thursday afternoon. Mrs.
Lewis P. Campbell, Jr., was a special
guest for the afternoon. . '
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Wednesday, September 30, at
8 o'clock in. the evening, members of
Salem lodge No. 4..AF & AM, and Pacific
lodge No. 50, AF & AM, will meet at
the Masonic temple for a special meet
ing. A service flag for the organization
will be dedicated
' Chief Justice Percy R. Kelly vfll
deliver the main address of the eveninf.
A musical program will be presented for
the pleasure of. those present.
Late in the evening refreshments
will be served on the fifth floor of the
Masonic temple. All Masons, their wives
nd friends are bidden to attend.
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During the coming week will come
completion of the plans for the coming
drive for the United War Chest, an im
portant work in any year, but with the
coming of war to our nation the drive
has grown in importance to everyone.
Benefits for the fighting men to be
derived from contributions to the War
Chest will include the USO, local enter
tainment fund, Navy Relief society, and
War Prisoners' Aid society. Coming un
der the head of assistance for the allies
will be British War Relief, United China
Relief, Polish-American fund, Queen
Wilhelmina fund and the Russian war
relief fund. .
Women are taking their place in
thjrive for the United War Chest, and1
su; important one, too. On the exe
cutive committee for the drive is Mrs.
Karl Becke, Miss Beryl Holt is on the
speakers' committee and Miss Rovena
Eyre is on the publicity committee.
Not only do women take positions on
the executive committee but they are
made up into a division all of their own
with Miss Dorathea Steusloff as the head.
Mrs. Earl Cooley is in charge of the north
portion of the city and Mrs. Douglas
McKay has the southern portion. Mr3.
G. F. Chambers is at the head of the
miscellaneous soliciting.
Mrs. McKay, Mrs. Cooley and Mrs.
Chambers each have a group" of team
Captains and each captain has a group
of workers. In all, approximately 300
women contribute their voluntary efforts
toward the success of the drive.
The opening of the drive will be
Tuesday, October 6, and the teams will
make a house-to-house canvass of the
entire city. Watch for them they'll
call on you.
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Arriving in the capital Friday was
Mrs. B. A. Caphey, of Portland, who will
be the guest of Mrs. Marie Flint McCall.
Mrs. Caphey is the mother of Dr. George
Caphey and Collie Caphey of Portland.
The program for the USO has been
cut Approximately in half during the past
week and plans have been made to con
tinue this procedure until the harvesting
of crops and the cannery work is com
pleted. Scheduled for Monday will be the
meeting of the enlisted men's wives,
which will be between the hours of 2
and 5 o'clock. Between the hours of 7
and 8 o'clock symphonic recordings will
bf-esented in concert for the pleasure
ofWie servicemen, and the regular in
formal activities will be in sessign dur
ing the evening hours.
Tuesday, September 22, the War
Mothers will meet in the morning. There
will be dancing instruction between
7:30 and 8:30 o'clock, and a song fest
between 8:30 and 9 o'clock. Servicemen
and Junior Hostesses will participate
in the informal activities throughout the
building between 9 and 10:30 o'clock.
No prepared schedule is made for
Wednesday, and the men will be enter
tained informally in the building.
Thursday evening a variety show is
Planned for the pleasure of the service
men, and Friday evening the camera club
will meet between 7:30 and 8 o'clock In
the evening. Servicemen are asked to
bring thejr cameras and a good time is
promised to all.
Saturday a tour has been planned
NQigh the Oregon state penitentiary
bffWecn 2:30 and 3:30 o'clock, and danc
ing instruction for the servicemen and
Junior Hostesses will be in session be
tween 4 and 5 o'clock. The regular Sat
urday evening dancing party for ser
vicemen and Junior Hostesses will be
Sin at 8:30 o'clock.
At one of the official salvage depots, members
of the Woman's division of the United War
Chest look over the efforts of the businessmen
in gathering up scrap metal. From the left,
Mrs. G. F. Chambers, who is in charge of
the miscellaneous group, Mrs. Douglas Mc
Kay, who is in charge of the south portion of
the city, Miss Dorathea Steusloff, head of the
women's division, and Mrs. Earl Cooley, who
Is in charge of the north portion of the city.
The money realized from the sale of the scrap
metal will go toward the funds of the United
War Chest. (Jesten-Miller).
The past regents club of the Chem
eketa of the DAR, will meet for a 1
o'clock no host luncheon with Mrs. Carey
Martin, 697 South Liberty street, Wed
nesday, September 30. Mrs. C. A. Spra-'
gue will give a travelogue on her trip
to Vermont. ' Mrs. Herbert Ostlind will
preside at .the meeting.
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Miss Jean Claire Swift, daughter of
Rev. and Mrs. George Herbert Swift,
arrived home the first of the week from
Hollywood, Calif., where she has been
visiting her brother-in-law and sister,
Mr. and Mrs. Seth Payson Smith, for the
past several weeks.
The Crescendo club at Salem high
school is being organized for the year's
program of activities and concerts un
der the direction of Horace Beldin, presi
dent. Thirty members of the club are
. enrolled in school again this year, leav
ing a possible ten or fifteen vacancies
to be filled.
The Crescendo club is a select group
of musicians who win membership
through excellence in solo performance.
Applicants appear before a membership
committee of three, with the club group
serving as an audience. Members are
selected in a balance as to the number
of boys and girls, as to the respective
years in school, and evenly as to vocal,
piano, violin, band pr other instru
ments. The club roster is limited to
forty.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all interested musicians to make ap
plication. Tryouts will be held in the
near future.
Officers of the club, in addition to
that of president are: vice, president,
Alice Rose; secretary; Pauline Miller;
treasurer, Jean Barham; historian, Thel
ma Smith; sergeant-at-arms, Wayne
Struble; concert manager, Rosemary
Galser; membership chairman, Marilyn
Wyatt; program chairman,' Mary Ann
Brady; advisor, Lena Belle Tartar.
Women of Rotary will meet Mon
day, September 28, at the Quelle for a
1:30 o'clock luncheon. Mrs. Ray Yo
com is president of the. organization.
The program for this month's meet
ing is in keeping with the times. Miss
Beryl Holt will speak on , the United
War Chest, of which she is a member,
and Mrs. Barbara Kurtz Smith, area
supervisor of national defense recrea
tional program, will speak upon "Organ
ization of Defense Recreation."
The officers of the year include
Mrs. Ray Yocom, president; Mrs. R. L,
Elfstrom, vice president; Mrs. Melvin
Geist, secretary, and Mrs. Grover Hill-,
man, treasurer. Members of the board
are Mrs. K. H. Pickens, Mrs. Ellis Von
Eschen and Mrs. Thomas Roen.
- The first fall business meeting of
the Brooks Garden club will be held at
the home of Mrs. Mary McClure, 1415
South 12th street, Thursday, October 1.
Corsage arrangements will be studied by
the members, and each is asked to furn
ish her own material.
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Miss Marjorie Mae E-rker, lovely
daughter of Mr. as .1 Mrs. Jonn i. rker,
who will become the bride of Aviation
Cadet Don Blaisdcll, son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. A. Blaisdell, is the incentive for
many smartly arranged affairs. .
The wedding will be an event of
October 3 in Sacramento. She was hon
ored Tuesday evening when Miss Murial
Smith and Miss Bonnie Young enter
tained in her honor at the Carl Smith
home.
' During the evening, which was
. spent informally, Miss Barker was pre
sented with a personal shower. A late
supper was served to the guests. Ar
rangements of yellow flowers were about
the rooms.
Bidden to honor the popular bride
elect were Miss Beverly Carter, Miss
Maxine Engel, Miss Jean' Donaldson,
Miss Dorothy Pyatt, Miss Elaine Harms,
Miss Martha Franz, Miss Betty Ullman,
Miss Pauline Dunlop, Miss Maggie Mc
Bain, Miss Estelline Smith, Mrs. Marvin
O'Brien, Mrs. Paul Brandon, Mr;. John
Barker, Mrs. L. A. Blaisdell, Mrs. E. O.
Miles and Miss Dorothy Blaisdell.
Wednesday evening, Miss Dorothy
Blaisdell entertained for the pleasure of
Miss Barker with an informal party and
linen shower at the L. A. Blaisdell home.
Each guest was presented a pink nose
eay, and arrangements of pastel flow
ers were about the rooms.
Miss Blaisdell served a dessert sup
per and places were marked for Miss
Muriel Smith, Miss Dorothy Pyatt, Miss
Martha Franz, Miss Betty Ullman, Miss
Bonny Young, Miss Maggie McBain, Miss
Estelline Smith, Mrs. L. A. Blaisdell,
Miss Marjorie M?s Barl;;i .1 . the host
ess, Miss Blaisdell.
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Mrs. Ray Yocom Is shown here at the Yocom home In North Summer street, before the scrap that she has salvaged from the
garage and basement. "Cookie" Yocom, the household pet, looks on in approval. Mrs, Yocom Is the president of the Women
of Rotary for the coming year. (Jesten-Miller).
Opening this afternoon in the Val
ley Motor company showrooms was tho
Victory Harvest show. The show will
be open until 9:30 o'clock this evening
and will be open on Sunday between the
hours of 10:30 o'clock in the morning '
and 8:30 o'clock in the evening.
The show is a combination flower
and victory garden show, with many in
triguing displays which will catch the
eye of those who enjoy things of beauty.
The Victory Harvest shows are being
staged throughout the nation during the
late summer qnd fall seasons for the
joint benefit of Army Emergency and
Navy Relief, and all funds raised will
be used for the needs of the families of
the men in our armed forces. Eveiy
effort has been made to spare expense
in the staging of the show and no gift of
money or prizes were awarded in the
morning's' judging'.
The Salem show is being sponsored
by the Salem Garden club, the Men's
Garden club, the Little Garden club of
Salem Heights, the Gaiety Hill Garden
club and the Hazel Green Garden club.
Highlights of the show are the dis
plays which have been Staged by the
various sponsoring garden clubs and
which have individual themes.
Some of the novel classes which are
being offered are attracting much at
tention from the visitor and are certain
to create a great deal of interest in
those who view the show.
Members of the committee planning
the show included Mrs. Homer McWain,
Mrs. William L. Phillips, Mrs. Walter
H. Smith, Miss Elizabeth Lord, Mrs.
A. A. Taylor, Mrs. Ralph Worden, W. C.
Franklin, Ernest Iufer' and Miss Edith :
Schryver.
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Spending a few days visiting in the
capital are Mrs. Howard Maple and Miss
Marcia Maple.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Lucas entertained
with a dinner party Thursday evening,
honoring their daughter, Miss Louise
Lucas.' The dinner table was centered
with an arrangement of pink and yellow
pom-pon dahlias.
Bidden to honor Miss Lucas were
Miss Jean Neiswander, Miss June Fred
ri?ks, Mrs. Clarence Wicks, Miss Allene
Beard, Miss Florence Lilburn, Miss Fran
ces Lilburn, Miss Doris Berwick and Miss
Follyanna Shinkle.
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An appeal is being made by the
Hostess league for more Junior Hos
tesses to apply at the headquarters to
assist with the entertaining of the ser
vicemen. Applications have been given to
Dean Olive M. Dahl of Willamette uni
versity 'and she is contacting the stu
dents, who are being asked to assist.
Between seventy-five and one hun
dred have gone back to college and
have left the city, leaving the Junior
Hostess league.
Hostesses are asked to stop at tho
Hostess league office at any time, and
Mrs. Karl Becke will now be in the
office regularly, starting Monday.
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Mrs. H. J. Richardson entertained
this afternoon with a. party honoring
Dickie Richardson upon the event of his
sixth birthday anniversary.
The patriotic motif was used
throughout the decor and refreshments
were served to the young guests late jn
the afternoon. Games were in play arid
favors were given to each guest.
Bidden to honor Master Dickie were
Jimmie Knapp, Bobby Myers, Patsy Van
Ottingham, Margaret Reed, Carolyn Mad
sen, Sandy Millard, Dick Oglesby and
Bobby Richardson.
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Junior, the handy garden help, is doing his share by holding the scrap metal
vhi"A will fir-d its way to the parking of the D. W. Eyre home, upon the day
lhat trucks rail In that district. At the left is Mrs. Karl Becke, a member of the
e-ecutive committee of the United War Chest, in the center Miss Rovena Eyre
who has charge' of publicity for the chest, and Miss Beryl Holt, who is on the'
speakers' committee for the chest. (Jesten-Miller).
Dancing this evening are the Wil
lamette coeds and men, when the first
student body dance of the season opens
the student social year. The affair is
planned to be a "no date" dance, and
student body tickets are needed for
admission.
A nickelodian will provide the music
for the dancing. Miss Dorothy Tate,
first vice president of the student body,
is in general charge of the affair, and
she is being assisted by Jim Glasse.
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District 3 of the Oregon State '
Nurses' association will hold its month
ly meeting at the Deaconess hospital
Monday, September 28, at 8 o'clock.
The Salem Weavers' guild an
nounces that cartons have been placed
in the J. C. Penney company, Miller
Mercantile company and Sears Roebuck
and company stores, where Salem
women may leave their old stockings.
The stockings will be woven into blan
kets, wheel chair robes and stretcher
robes by members of the guild.
The looms for weaving will be
placed in Miller's and in Penney's where
the members of the guild will do their
weaving.
A room will be opened in the fur
niture department at Millers, where
persons who are in town and have time
to. spare before meeting friends or
making connections with buses, will be
: able to come and aid the weavers in
their spare time.
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The Community Concert Series asso
ciation for 1942 and 1943 series had its
first winter season meeting of the board
of directors Tuesday of this week to dis
cuss plans for the winter concerts.
The executive committee is Fred
rick Lamport, president; Mrs. Winnie
Pettyjohn, first vice-president; Melvin
Geist, second vice-president; Mrs. Max
Rogers, secretary; Guy Hickok, treas
urer; Mrs. George R. K. Moorehead, gen
eral chairman of membership campaign;
Mrs. William H. Lytle co-chairman and
publicity; board of directors, Miss Helen
MacHirron, Miss Alice Crary Brown.
Mrs. Tom Anderson of Silverton, Dr. C.
A. Downs, Mrs. James T. Brand, Misj
Margaret Simms, Silas Gaiser and Mark
Hatfield, who was elected to the board to
fill a vacancy left by Alfred Lauraine,
who has joined the U. S. army.
A special committee was appointed
by the president to take charge of the
new membership drive for army men
and wives and newcomers to Salem since
the 1942 March campaign, as only those
holding memberships purchased during
last March campaign will be admitted to
the series. No tickets are sold at the
door. The committee is: Miss Alice Cravy
Brown, chairman; Mrs. Winnie Petty
john, Silas Gaiser, Mrs. James Brand.
This committee will call a meeting at a
very early date to decide the policy of
the new drive. Plans will be announced
later.
The 1942 and 1943 series artists are
Bidu Sayao, glamorous soprano star of
Metropolitan Opera association, Thurs
day, November 12, 1942; Albert Spauld
ing, America's violinist, Monday, Janu
ary 11, 1943; the great negro singer, Paul
Robeson, Thursday, March 11, and the
18th century masterpiece, Mozart's great
est, gayest lyric opera, "The Marriage of
Figaro," Wednesday, February 17, 1943.
Miss Gladys Windedahl, chief clerk
at the state department of education, has
been accepted for officers' training by
the WAAC and will leave for Fort Des
Moines during the coming week.
Miss Windedahl came to Salem from
the middlewest about four years ago,
and has made her home here since that
time. She is a member of the Sons of
Norway lodge and a past secretary of
the organization.
Sunday evening the members of
the Sons of Norway lodge 'will entertain
with a reception in honor of Miss Winde
dahl and Oscar D. Olson. Mr. Olson will
leave in the near future for service with
the army. The reception will be at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Arneson in
South Cottage street. ,
The affair will be informal and the
hours will be between 6 and 9 o'clock in
the evening. Greeting the guests at the
door will bo Dr. and Mrs. Jensen of
Monmouth, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sholseth
and Mr. and Mrs. Alf Nelson of Silverton.
Assisting with the serving will be
Mrs. June Moen, Mrs. Pearl Torgerson,
Mrs. Ethel Ramus and Miss Thelma
Strand. The serving table will be cen
tered with an arrangement of red, white
and blue flowers and will be decorated
with a patriotic motif.
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