Society Cl ubs and Music
deception
Will Honor
Mrs. BeWitt
Planned as an au revoir af
tair for Mrs. O. K. DeWitt,
who after being associated with
the Chemeketa chapter USO
center since the coming of the
USO to Salem, is leaving the
center and the capital city to
reside at the DeWitt's country
place near Mehama, is the re
ception to be given at the cen
ter Monday evening between
the hours of 8 and 10:30 o'clock,
with not only all those persons
who have done volunteer work
at the center, GSO members
and senior hostesses bidden but
all friends of the honor guest.
Wow having the position of
hojless at the center. Mrs. De
Witt was first associated with
the organization as secretary to
Robert R. Boardman, when
the USO came into Oregon's
capital city in July, 1942. She
will terminate her services
with the center at the end of
this month.
Arranging the reception are
Mrs. Raymond Pfister. Mrs. J.
N. Bishop, Mrs. Robert R.
Boardman, Mrs. Clarence Byrd,
Mrs. Kenneth Humphrey, Mrs.
Harry Wiedmer, Mrs. Eldon
Griffin, Miss Mary Ann Bretz,
Miss Margaret Hood, Miss
Gladys Conners and Miss Mar
garet Magee.
Vacationing in San Diego
are Mrs. J. Roy Taylor and
son, Wayne, who are visiting
withVMr. Taylor, now training
at the naval station in that
city.
Informal Party Honors
Mrs. Ralph Nohlgren
Informal party arranged in
compliment to Mrs. Ralph
Nohlgren, who with her small
son, Douglas, will leave the
end of this month for San
Francisco, to join Lt. (j.g.)
Nohlgren, was that for which
Organization
Prthlan 8iater will meet Wednesday
vimtnK at 8 o'clock at the Fraternal
temple.
Member of the Zonta club will meet
at the Golden Pheasant Thursday eve
ning at 6:30 o'clock lor dinner.
Rebekah organizations meeting this
week are Past Noble Grands at the home
of Mra. Helen Pierce at 275 South lftth
atreet tonight: Three Link club In the
olubrooms Friday afternoon, and Patri
arch Militant at the hall for a fi:3l
o'clock no-host dinner followed by the
regular business session.
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Mrs. W. Gerald Nibler and
Mrs. Roland Nohlgren were
hostesses at the Nibler home
Tuesday night.
Contract bridge was in play
during the evening with a late
supper served by the hostesses.
Bouquets of summer flowers
were used in decorating the
rooms for the occasion.
Bidden to honor Mrs. Nohl
gren were Mrs. Donald Arm
priest. Mrs. Edwin McEwen,
Mrs. Wayne Dobson, Mrs. An
drew Haivorsen, Mrs. William
Bush and Mrs. Roy Ferris.
Miss Hagan
Will Wed
In Idaho
Leaving today for Pocatella,
Idaho, where at a ceremony to
be read at the air base chapel
Sunday she will become the
bride of Cpl. Elmer Cummings,
son of Mr. and Mrs. John Cum
mings, is Miss Julia Ann Ha
gan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Hagan.
Accompanying the bride
elect was her mother.
Miss Hagan is a graduate of
Salem schools and her fiance,
who recently returned from
service with the army in the
South Pacific, attended Van
couver, Washington, schools.
He is now stationed at the air
base at Pocatella with the me
dical corps.
Good of Order Night
For Rebekahs Monday
Feature of the Monday night
Rebekah meeting was the good
of the order program presented
under the direction of Mrs.
Emil Otjen and consisting of a
reading by Mrs. C. B. McAd
ams; a pantomime skit with
Mrs. Marion Curry as the read
er; a piano duet by Miss Wilda
Sicgmund and Mrs. Clem Ol
son and a flag drill.
During the meeting at which
Mrs. Martha George was elect
ed into membership by deposit
of card, an invitation was is
sued to the members to attend
the "open house" being given
by Mrs. Bertha McCollum, past
president of the Rebekah as
sembly, at her home in Port
land Friday.
Plans were made for serv
ing in the USO canteen June 25
and for the social night to be
held the evening of June 26
with Mrs. Alma Henderson in
charge.
Ediitd by Martam Una. Phon till
Miss Taaffe
Bride-Elect
Of Officer
Told at the 70th division of
ficer's club at Camp Adair the
evening of June 3. was the be
trothal of Miss Kathleen Ann
Taaffe and Lt. John D. Pearson.
No date was named for the
wedding.
The bride-elect, who is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ar
thur G. Taaffe of Salem is a
graduate of Holy Child aca
demy and attended Marylhurst
college. She is associated with
the Ladd and Bush branch of
the United States National
bank.
Lt. Pearson, now stationed
at Camp Adair with the 270th
engineers battalion, attended
Purdue university. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. John P.
Pearson of LaPorte, Indiana.
Feting Miss TaaWc last week
was a luncheon given at ihe
country home of Mrs. George
Ernst, Jr., in Portland.
Mrs, Barr Re-elected
President Garden Club
Members of the Gaiety Hill
garden club, who Monday were
entertained at a luncheon at
the home of Mrs. Douglas Mc
Kay, re-elected as their offi
cers for the coming year, presi
dent, Mrs. Lester Barr and sec
retary, Mrs. J. N. Bishop.
Following the luncheon,
which was served on the ter
race at a table centered with
an arrangement of yellow
roses and delphinium, Mrs. Fred
Kecler read a paper on (he
meaning of a garden and Miss
Elizabeth Lord and Miss Edith
Schryver told of the Portland
rose show and the Corvallis
flower show at which they
served sa judges last week.
Mrs, Smith Celebrates
Eightieth Anniversary
In observance of the '80
birthday anniversary of Mrs.
Mary Smith a family gather
ing was held Sunday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. G. E.
Smith in North Church street.
Among those in attendance
were her daughter and six sons
and her brother, E. J. Patterson,
who is 82 years old.
Attending the affair were
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Patterson of
Willamina, Oregon, Mr. and
Mrs. W. E, Smith of Eugene,
Oregon, Harvey C. Smith of
Colbert, Washington, Mr. and
Mrs. W. M. McMorris, Mr. and
Mrs. Asa C. Smith, Mr. and
Mrs. G. E. Smith, Mr. and Mrs.
Arnel Smith. Mr. and Mrs.
Clifford Smith, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Sullivan, Estella Smith,
Dexter Smith. George Smith,
Frank Smith, Mary net Smith,
Sarah Jane Smith, Doreene
Smith, Howard Smith, Gene
Smith, Doris Smith. Terry and
Colleen Sullivan, Miss Thelma
Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. D. M.
Eby.
Jimmie Roberts
Honor Guest
At Party
In celebration of the eleventh
birthday anniversary of Jim
mie Roberts, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Eibert Roberts was the
party arranged in his horor
Tio-day afternoon, when
and the other young guests at
tended a matinee at a local
theater after which they re
turned to the Roberts' home
for refreshments.
Red. white and blue decora
tions were used on the table,
where the guests were seated.
Bidden to help Master Ro
berts celebrate his anniversary
were Wally Carson. Jr., Ste
phen Merchant, Jone Bone,
Jr., John Templeton, Michael
Deeney, Lanny Dibbern, Law
rence Kimble, Douglas Pike
and Max Suko.
Mrs, Ted Bayer
Honored at Shower
East Salem Bridal shower
given last week at the home
of Mrs. Albert Harmon in the
Fruitland district was that hon
oring Mrs. Ted Boyer (Inez Run
ner) with Mrs. Lloyd Girod and
Mrs. Hannah Gerig as assistant
hostess.
Pruent for the afte rnoon wpre Mrs.
Kenneth Runner, mother of thf bride.
Mrs. Hnrvey Arnis.rrnm. Mrs. Caroline
Cernilt. Mrs, Marv;n Hammer. Mrs. Carl
Fischer, Mts. Charles Yemen. Mrs. Roy
Lively. Mrs. FMher Genskin. Mis. Mack
Standifer. Mrs. Edith Rhoads, Mi us
Gladys Gerig, Mr. Everett Branch. Mrs.
Emma Runner. Mls Daiay Lambert, Mts.
Paul 8:lke. Miss Evelyn Peterson. Mv
Ma reel la Maliood. Mrs. Fred Gens, Mrs.
Anna Girod. Mrs Virsil Wilbon. Mrs. How
ard Miller, Mr. Nicholas Gerig, Miss Bea
trice Sloe urn. Mi.su Liltla Slocum. Mrs. Wil
liam Hesketh. .Mrs. Arnold Aaverutfc. Mra.
Cecil Miller, Mrs. Ossa Flawi, Mrs.Standley
Fatta, Mrs. Roscoe vVoolery. Miss
jorie Woolery. Mts Lola Jean Woolery,
Mis. Nora Knfner. Mrs. Ernest Scott.
Mrs. Arthur Schultz, Mrs. Osborne Slo
cum Mis. Arthur Dalke. Mis. Tilman
Faust, Mrs. .Jacob Oeritt. Mrs. David
GeriB, Mrs. Myrlle Harmon. Mrs. Wil
liam Robinson. Mrs. Norman Gyrtesen,
Mrs, Ted William. Mrs. John Wrirht,
Mrs. Mll:r Lucas, the honored Bueal, and
!lie host ess.
Reports Given
On Grand
Ghapter Meet
Given reports of the grand
chapter meeting held in Port
land last week at which two
ambulances were presented to
the Red Cross were members
of the Chadwick chapter. Or
der of Eastern Star, who Tues
day night assembled for the
last time this summer.
Giving talks were Mrs. A. A.
Cohen, Mrs. Bertha Bergman,
Fred Keeler and Albert Gragg
and reporting on the floor work
of the pages at the meet was
Mrs. Paul Robinson of the Adah
chapter at Independence, who
was captain of the pages for
the grand chapter meeting.
Mrs. Fern Fratzke, worthy
matron of the Adah chapter of
Independence was escorted to
the east and gave a short talk
and initiated into the order
were Mrs. J. I. Pincus and
William L. Lewis.
Arrangements of roses and
other spring flowers were used
in decorating the chapter room
and the dining room, where a
late supper was served by a
committee composed of Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Pederson, Rev. and
Mrs. S. Raynor Smith, Mrs. El
mer McKee, Mrs. E. B. Millard,
Mrs. Mona Yoder and Mrs. W.
R. Newmeyer.
Willamette Shrine Has
Last Meeting of Season
Honoring their members, who
have received supreme appoint
ments were members of the
Willamette Shrine No. 2, White
Shrine of Jerusalem, who Mon
day evening held their last
meeting until the beginning of
the fall season.
Honored were Mrs. Millar B.
Hayden, district deputy; Miss
J la M. Austin and Mrs. Ellen
Gabriel, supreme committee
chairmen; and Mrs. Albert C.
Smith and Willis E. Brown, su
preme queen's attendant and
king's guard. All past high
priestesses and watchman of
shepherds were escorted and in
troduced. Plans were made at the meet
ing for the annual picnic of the
shrine, which will be held at
the Walter R. Dry home in Julv.
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and during the ritualistic serv
ice given at the session duets
were given Dy airs, r ern Allison
and Mrs. Pearl Speer.
Following the meeting re
freshments were served in the
dining room from a lace cover
ed table centered with an ar
rangement of red, white and
blue spring flowers and guard-1
ed by red and white tapers in
crystal holders. Members of the
committee in charge were Mrs.
Byron B. Herrick, Mrs. Addie
Curtis, Miss Juana Holmes and
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Edwards.
Honored guests present were
Mrs. Carol Anthony, past high
priestess of Oriental Shrine No.
1. of Toledo. Ohio; Mrs. Violet
Raster and Elmer C. Ramsey,
worthy high priestess and
watchman of shepherds of Ore
gon Shrine No. 1, Portlland, and
Mrs. Elfrida Hedges, a past wor
thy high priestess of Oregon
Shrine No. 1. Other officers
present from Oregon Shrine
were Mrs. Lena L. Ramsey and
Mrs. Adeline K. Vitas.
Mrs. Ira Herbert of Vancou
ver, Wash., visited in Salem en
route from Pasadena and San
Diego, Calif., where she was the
guest of her mother, Mrs. J. B.
Cowan, and daughter and son-in-law.
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Mrs. Hal Harrold.
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Auxiliary
Electing officers for the com
ing year at their Monday night
meeting held at the Woman's
clubhouse were members of the
American Legion auxiliary,
who chose as their president
Mrs. Don Madison.
Other officers elected were
first vice president, Mrs. Aus
tin Wilson: second vice presi
dent, Mrs. I. N. Bacon; record
ing secretary, Mrs. Frank Mar
shall: treasurer. Mrs. Merle D.
Travis: corresponding secre
tary, Mrs. John A. Olson; fin
ance officer. Mrs. W. H. An
derson: and board members,
Mrs. George A. Gabriel, Mrs.
A. W. Lovcik and Mrs. Mar
tha Brady.
During the meeting at which
it was voted to adjourn for the
summer, the members were
told of the Girls' State encamp
ment, by the two Salem girls
sponsored by Capital unit,
Sarah Morse and Ruth Conrad
and an article on Flag day was
i read by Mrs. E. W. Richie. Nam
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Frank Marshall, Mrs. Austin
Wilson and Mrs. James Garson.
Musical numbers on the pro
gram for the evening were a
group of vocal selections by
Miss Mary Margaret Livesay,
who was accompanied by Miss
Margaret Hood.
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