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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1944)
Society Cl ubs and Music Twenty-Ninth Annual Play Event of Tonight Tonight at 8 o'clock for the 29th time In as many years Sa lem high school's oldest club, the SniKpoh dramatic society, will present tor the play-goers of Salem its annual play, under the direction ot Miss Margaret Burroughs. Chosen lor presentation this year is "The Romantic Age," which has been staged by pro fessionals throughout the coun try, and has as its leading char Jxler a romantic young girl, ho prefers dreaming ol the days of princes and fairies to facing the realities ot the mod ern world, ' Comprising the east of the play are Melisandc, Barbara Sundel; Gervasc Mallory, Jerry Leedy; Mrs. Knowle, Mariann Croisan;1 Mr. Knowle, Tom Brand; Jane Bagol, Marilyn Hjort; Mr, Cpote, Farrell Kust; Alice, the maid, Jean Swift; , Ern. Danny McCall; and Gen tleman Susan. David Simpson, Between acts the Salem high school band directed by Vernon Wlscarson will present a group of selections. Miss Lelia John son Is faculty manager for the play and student manager is Tom Brand, president ot the or ganization. Sets for the play have been made by members of the Stagecraft guild, director of which is Mrs. Gertrude Shisler. W7omette Co-ed Reveals Engagement Surprise announcement on the Willamette campus was that of the betrothal of Miss Laurie Garrow to Aviation Cadet El bridge Lewis Woodard, which was revealed at a dinner at the Kappa hall where the bride elect resides, Tuesday night. Winged pins attached by rib bons to cards bearing the names of the couple revealed the be trothal. The news was told to the Beta Chi sorority sisters of Miss Garrow, when she passed the traditional box of candy. No date was named for the wed ding. A junior at Willamette uni versity and a pledge of the Beta Chi sorority, Miss Garrow at- J tended Linfield college for two years and was editor of the Lin field Review. Her fiance, now training with the air corps at Victorville, Calif., attended Portland university and Linfield college. Organization BOC Orttutm Members of the executive hoard of ih Salem Business and Professional Women's ciud win meet with the club's president mis Dorothy Cornelius, at the Percy . Aciur nomn mis evening at 7:30 o clock. An all-da? meeting of the Nrhraaka aux fUary, to which all former Nebraska reM Jenta an invited, villi be held at the noma of Mri. Ben Randall at 1840 Weat o Hill atreet Wednesday. 'Hsti- ., i. awV- A Announcing m Liters January Clearance o.ODD.... Chairs Sofas D avenports camd or Margaret mu ruwu aaii Falls City The Lark eluh held its January meeting at the home of Mrs. Christine Lehnert Tueacday afternoon. A short business session was held and the rest uf the time was spent in needlework and visiting. The February meeting will be at the home of Mrs, Eva Powers, 'At Home Honors Cases On Wedding Anniversary Observing their golden wedding ariniVprsiiry with All "at home" at their home in South between the hours of 2:30 and 5:30 o'clock will be Mr. and Mrs. . C. Case. Spring flowers will and centering the serving table ed by tall white tapers The couple will receive their guests informally, and presiding al the urns during the afternoon will be Mrs. E. L. Swanson, Mrs. Irene Bowes. Mrs. Dudley Strain. Mrs. Harold Lyman, Mrs. Margaret Ellis and Mrs. C. P. Rcilly. Assisting with the serving will be Mrs. Loyd L. Case, Mrs. Clifford S. Case, Mrs. Dorothy Cheek, Mrs. Clarence Bowes. Mrs. Donald Kimple, Miss Delphine Savage and the couple's four granddaughters, Miss Evelyn Jean Case, Miss Lee Crawfords Entertaining Saturday Night Entertaining informally at their home in Park avenue Sat urday evening will be Mr. and Mrs. Lee Crawford. Cards will be in play during the evening and will be follow ed by a late supper served by the hostess. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Craw ford will be Mr. and Mrs. Jos eph Felton, Mrs. Clinton Stand ish, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mink, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Heater, Mr. and Mrs. Verne Robb, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Fitts and Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Schwabbauer. Fifty Years Wedded Life Is Celebrated Independence: Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Kern of 368 E street, In dependence, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Mon day, January 17, with four gen erations, their children, grand children and great grandchil dren," present. ' " A family dinner was held at noon when a large three-layered cake, presented by the Odd Fel low and Rebekah lodges, was cut and a set of dishes present ed by the two children and a fine wool blanket from the Odd Fellow and Rebekah lodges to Mr. and Mrs. Kern. Many friends called during the afternoon to congratulate the couple and letters and cards were opened which had been re ceived from friends in various parts of the United States. Mr. and Mrs. Kern were mar ried at Ottama, Kas., on Janu ary 17, 1894. !f!8iai.t.(., A k FURNITURE DEPT., 3rd Floor ,'torian group met at the Pnuby 1 L i.-J-ii tl-.jt l..r...l.n -f Mrs. C. Stanley, and discussed a I Tile vice president appointed a committee to write invitations, and Mrs. Stanley showed those present how to make looms. Winter street Sunday aftornoun be placed about the rooms will be the wedding cake, flank Barbara Cage and Miss Clarice Case, all of Portland, and MiiS Joyce Ftautenkrnnz of Salem. The bride of fifty years ago, who was the daughter uf Mr. and Mrs. John B. Lehman, was born in Benton county, Iowa, April 20, 1873, and came to Oregon with her parents in Oc tober. 1873, settling in the Be thel district east of Salem, Mr. Case was Imrn in Median cuun ly, Ohio. Sontcmhpp 24. 18G8. arid in November, 1880, came to Salem to make his home. The marriage vows of the couple were exchanged at a ceremony read al the home of the bride s parents, January 21, 1894, with Rev. J. B. Early of ficiating. Among those in at tendance at the ceremony fifty years ago who will be present for the Sunday affair will be two brothers of Mrs. Case, Dr. J. W. Lehman of Portland and Walter Lehman of Salem. Of the five children born to the couple, three, Loyd L. Case and Clifford S. Case of Portland, and Mrs. John Rautenkranz (Mildred Case) ot Salem, are still living. The three children and the eight grandchildren of the couple will be present for the celebration. Business Women Discuss District Meet Planning the activities of the international relations commit tee of the Salem Business and Professional Women's club this week were a group of the mem bers, who met al the Percy R. Kelly home with the club's president, Miss Dorothy Ce.'ie lius. After considering their ac tivities for the year, those pres ent entered into a discussion of the district meet of Business and Professional Women, which will be held at Gresham, Feb ruary 26 and 27, with "Inter national Relations" as its theme. Guests of Miss Cornelius were Mrs. Marion F. Wooden, Mrs. L. Daye Idleman, Miss Mirpah Blair and Miss Ida Mae Smith. Perm. Oil Push $ Wave, complete Open Thiirsdnj Evt by Appointment Castle Perm. Waver Phone 3063 305 First National Bank Bid. 'II CheskL'hamay Camp F j Am ew GSO AA ( -y-i k,a f r cmbcrs Receive Pins Receiving their membershio curd! and GSO pins last night at a meeting held at the Chemek- ota street USO cottier were a group of new members of that organization, who with Mrs. O. K. DcWitt, club hostess, Mis. James T. Brand and Mrs. T. J. Brabec of the hostess committee and members of the executive council of the gso gathered in the reading room at the center, Rules and regulations govern. iiig membership in the USO were told to the new members by Mrs. DcWitt, who also listed the social functions at which they would be asked to serve In the capacity of hostesses, Speaking hriefly In the girls were Mrs. Brand, chairman nt the hostess committee, who luld of the benefits io be derived from the volunteer service that they would be asked to give the USO, and Mrs. Brabec, also a member of the mayor's recrea tion committee, who listed some of the comments received on the Girls' Service organization members and their services, that had been received by that com mittee. Mrs. Hughes en Route To New York City Visiting in Salem for a short period, en route from San Iran Cisco to New York City, where she will make her home with her mother, Mrs. Ruth Norris, was a former Salem resident, Mrs. Kenneth Hughes, the for mer Luree Norris. In the capital city Mrs. Hughes, a Willamette university graduate, has been the guest of her grandmother, Mrs. W. P. Miller. Mr. Hughes, now an aviation cadet, training as a communications officer at Yale university, is also a Willamette graduate, where he majored in science. Meeting at the home of Mrs. Albert Isaak last week mem bers of the Book and Thimble club elected as their new presi dent to succeed Mrs. O. Rollin, Mrs. F. W. Kubin. Other of ficers elected were: vice presi dent, Mrs. Paul Wlshart; secre tary. Miss Fern Morgan; and treasurer, Mrs. C. H. Kane. This is Your "Battle Flag" HERE AT H01V1E DunrNG this 4th War loan Drive you are again asked to do something extra to help smash the Axil. Your part is to invest in at least one extra hundred dollar Bond. But don't stop there if you can do more. For remember no matter how many Bonds you buy no mat ter what denominations they are you get back on maturity $4 for every SI you invest. And that's on the word of Uncle Sam, creator of the JefiM PACK THE ATTACK ! Jmarokop UK at nirttv W Alt11 'Thll il ta off Hal U.S. Trrnty Hertiinent-preparetl under auiprcei of Treuurr Dtpartntat tad War Adeftjl.ag Counril 1 Exchange Vows At Florida mony Prom Voro Boaeli, Florida, comes word ot tlie marriayo in that city, January 7, of Mies Virginia Ann She Hon, daugh ter of Mrs. Buss She! tun u Salem and Hal SheUim ot Top penis!!, Wash., to Alton T. "Wal 1.5, aviation machinist mate first class, of the U, S. navy, stationed at the army air base at Voro Beach, sun uf Mr. and Mm. W. H. Wallis of Grand ! Oftiilfip, Wash. The brido, who is a Siilom high school grad unto, was ah employe of the Miles Linen mill prior to her departure for the cast. Mr. Wall is graduated from the aeronautical institute in Ulentiale, Calil., and enlisted in the navy in September, 1D42. Party Honors' David Emmons On Anniversary Honoring their son, uavid on his eleventh birthday annivers ary, Mr, and Mrs, Clarence s, Emmons will entertain inform ally al a buffet simper at their pnnntrv hnmp Saturday pvening Invited to honor the vaung man arc a Kroup f his friends and their pareiils, who will be sealed a! tables in the play room, which will be decorated with ar rangements ot daffodils and other spring flowers. Covers will be placed at the supper for Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Benson and sons. Slevcn and Whitney, Dr. and Mrs. A. D. Woodmansec and daughter, Ann. Mrs. John Bcakey and children, Beverly and Jack, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Thompson and son, Allan, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Spaulding and daughters, Doris Helen and Jean. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Montgomery and Mr. and Mrs. Emmons and sons, David, Terry, Patrick and Michael. Wednesday afternoon hostess was Mrs. Kenneth Pqwers, who presided at a bridge luncheon for members of her club. Spe cial guests were Mrs. Keith Brown and Mrs. John Caughcll. Afternoon Book group of AAUW will be entertanied at the home of Mrs. Percy R. Kelly at 292 South 17th street Wednes day afternoon, with Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. E. F. Carleton and Mrs. H. Lawrence Lister as hostesses. Martha Ostenso's "Oh River, Re member" will be reviewed by Mrs. Herbert E. Rahe. IvtMT ptdol Amedcan will want n diipUf thii emblem at bMB on hli from door or In hi window. It if the rot, white ind blue atirker thm Mf fOs hae done your part ia tht 4ih War Loan, v J Display vour colors Thursday evening dinner gucata at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter II, Smith were Mrs Hubert lUeder ol Curvatlis Mrs. ft. Franklin Tliumpsuii small daughter, Martha Luc ot Tacoma, who were en route to Worvallis, where Mrs, l'homp fon and her riauRhtrr will be the guests ot Mr, ana Mrs, HicHer, Dr. Thompson will join his fam. ilv Sunday. Mrs Kinder has snout the cast two weeks in Tscnms as I ha Blips! nf Dr. and Mrs. Thompson. Local Vocalists Appearing On "Program Popular light-operas will compose the program of r porricri music to be given in the reerostinn room nf the YWCA Sunday aftornonn al 3 -30 n'olnrlc with Robert Rawest as com. mcnUtior, Special feature of tills weekly program will be the appearance of two local singers, Rose Wol lcsoii; soprano, and F e x French, baritone, who will sing spvpral lieht'ODcra selections. The recorded program far the afternoon includes: Orm from "SwrfthMrls" Hrrbrrt .Mann jrntn from "fi(Fnfl.niPfifli'! TJPRPfl Doners I torn "Tlir Burirrea unae H.milioh M fir la JrrttKH 'Barcarolle" from "Tale, of Hoffman" Oflenhnch arrildtne Furrnr & Antonio Seoul 3ems from "Princes Flavin" nomberg Victor Lis hi Oprra Company Tlie Tiiree Treci" from "The Swrinr Maid" Bernhardt Frank Crumlt 'A Roue for Every Heart" from "Rn Fctttval Music" Cadman John MacCorntoilc 'Two Llttlr Love Bees" from "Tlie Spring Maid" Retnhardt CliriMie MarDonald it Retiiwnld Werroninth Clems from "Dfirest Encmr". . . .Rodger Victor Lie hi Onrra Company Gem from "Nsiuhtr Marietta". . .Herbert Victor Lis hi Opera Company Salem Writers club met Wed nesday even ins. with Mrs. Flora Thompson Enders and Mrs. Jes sie C. Singleton as joint host esses. Guest at the meeting was Otto K. Paulus. Feteing her house guest Mrs. V. J. Bell of Portland, Mrs. H. Lawrence Lister is entertaining informally at a dessert bridge at her home in Jefferson street this evening. Mrs. J. H. Cowan of Shaurv avon, Sa.sk., Canada, returned to her home Wednesday - after spending two weeks with her relatives at the Morgan home on route one. now.' safest investment the world has ever known. So before you look into your wallet look INTO YOUR heart. Your company, the place where you work, has been given a quota to meet in this 4th War Loan Drive. Do your part to help meet this quota. And remember, millions of America's fighters are waiting for your answer, your pledge that you are backing them to the limit. Cnpilnl Journal, Salem, Oregron, Friday, Jan. 21, 1544 3 "Crescendo Club Members Plan Line Party Planning a line parly for this even ins nt the Snikpoh Drama tics club's 291 li ciiiiiutil pruduu Moil, The nuinanilc Age," are a group of Crescendo club mem bees R!!Ct their advisor, Miss Lena Bt'lle Tarhir, Making up t he narty will be Miss Jean Fidlcr. Miss Marilyn Wvatt. Miss Joanne Twedt. Miss Relty J pan MiuMin. Align Elista. linlh NnUiin, Mi -is Ri isom a ry Caisor, Mi us Marjor.6 Lunciuhl, Mies Margaret Moritz, Mieb Dunn a Unruh, Mi.-vs Jean Bc uiii iAt, Miss Cum i ni: Wade. Miss Jauel Miller, Miss Jewell Guef- troy, Mis., Connie Kci.er, mm n civil uui is fMi-auii, miM) tfi - nice lf-ham, Miss Edith Fair hit 111, Misg Roberta Meyer, Miss Ardele Haasenson, Miss Char lotte Mathis. Miss Glcnni AU len. Goorfip Arianig. "Ruhnrt Rcu bins, Dic'U Joni5i, Jas Bi'iiaie. Dean Aliport, John Wcllcf, Hichnrd Tuw and Wilfred Beard. Mrs, Stone Visits At Home of Parents Salem visitors are Mrs. L.au rente N Stone, the fornier Joy Cooley; who is the guest of her parents. Mr, and M.rs: E; W, Cnnlpy, and Mr. and Mrs. Orval Cnnlny, whn are visiting al the homes of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl B. Hatfield and Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Cooley. Mrs. Stone will entrain for her home in Los Angeles this evening and Mr. and Mrs. Orval Cooley will remain here dur ing Mr. Cooley's 15-day leave from duty with the coast guard al Pistol River, Ore. Mrs. Coo ley makes her home at Gold Beach. Home Service Corps Aids Servicemen Small voluntary group that . devotes many hours to aiding' the servicemen and their fam ilies as well as ex-servicemen! is Home Service corps of the j American Red Cross, which, in '. Salem, is composed of eleven women, including Mrs. Olive Doak Bynon, executive secre- tary of the Marion county chap ter, and Miss Orpha Dash, home service supervisor. ' Olher members of the group are Mrs. Douglas McKay, Home Service corps chairman, Mrs. John Carson, Mrs. Ercel Kay, Is this what vou've wondered about the WAC? Q. "What kind of jab would I do?" A. Any one of 2,1ft types of Army job. AH kinds of special gkills are needed clerical workers, medical technicians, mechanics, teachers. Women without experience can Ret expert Army training in skills for which they have natural aptitude. 'i ff ririFmLk. it j. 4 Q. "Where Q. "Aren't there enough Wact without me?" A. No! General Mamhall My: "Many thnnsanfls mors Wars art? nwdcH." I'nleM more women join at onre. the War IVpart ment rannot mwl the HemanH whirh rnm in daily from Army Ground Forrrs, Army ISf rvke Forces, ami Army Air forrea. Oet full detalle at the nmrrt U. S. Army Hwniitinn Station. (Vour local post oflice will give you THE JRMV NEEDS WACS... THE WAC NEEDS Y0U1 WOMIN'S M. A. C, HttdK, Mrs. Elmer Berg, Mis. Edgar Pierce, Mrs. D. J. McLeiian, Mrs. u. K, Bar rick nd Mrs. Lorg Taylor Hasvkins, To these wnmen falls the responsibility of assistiiii isfv; icemen and ex-ippvieemen and their fsn.iliiss in rnmmu nida tions aricl information, giving of financial aid for epoctni nccria and" aiding them with their claims for compensation tintl uth trr guv en uncut benefits. in addition to devoting from a lew hours to iwo or more clays I ch week, to volunteer work at tne Men Lross twice this group meets the third Wednesday of paeh month for an informal dis eussion. The maeting this timiifh U!a half, at the liniSie of Mrs. LeFs Taylar Hau'Uing. y Qf Q Motnen' Ctuh Chooses New Officers At their renr&anizalion meet inj? hold at t ho linmn nf Mrs. Wallet' L. Spaulding Thursday afternoon, mmhOPa of tlie UlU vcraily of Oregon Mothers' cliiU uhu.ic Mr. SpauUlmt; as ihcir new president ami elected as other officers: vice president, Mrs. L.ora Taylor riawktns; sec retary, Mrs, Otto N. Hop pes; Insurer, Mrs. Theodore Roth, and parliamentarian, Mrs: Clif ton Mudd; ' Following the plnetinn nf nf ficpi'e the meeting af thn State Uuiutu'fiity of Oregon MotherE1 club, which ia si a led for this week-end in 13ugcnc, waa an nounced and the members made plans for continuing their work at the USO and for the com pleting of quilts started last year by the group. Al the tea hour refreshments were served from a grass linen covered table centered by an arrangement of pink snapdrag ons, yellow and while narciss uses and acacia flanked by or- (Continued on Page 11) & ew chops IF YOUR NOSE CLOSES UP" TONIGHT Put a-purpo Va-tro-nolupeftch nostril. It (1) shrinks swollen membranes, (2) soothes irritation. (3) relieves transient nasal con gestion . . . and brings greater breathing comfort. If if) If e Fallow the complete Vllilkd "e"r? VATRONOl would I b. i.nl? With what f3 branch of the Army would I sorve?" A. Now you may request your first assign ment in the part of the country where you enlist near enough to get home on a week end pass. You may aUo choose your branch of service Army Ground Forces, Army Air Forces, or Army Service Forces. the addrpM.) Or write: The Adjii- . lant (meml. Room 441.5, Muni- tions Ruilding, aching ton, CD. ASMT COS'..