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WORTHY ADVISOR of Chadwick assembly. Order of Rainbow for Girls, for
the coming: term is lovely Miss Joyce Smith, daughter or Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
Smith. She attends Salem High school. (Jeslcn-Miller studio)
" ONDAY evening, the Salem Wo
men's club will be transformed
into a small-sized carnival when
the Junior Women's club presents a
benefit fair.
Chairman of the event is Mrs. Arthur
Roethlin, who promises a lunch counter,
fish pond, booths, bazaar and bakery
counter, as well as a musical program
during the evening. Heading the pro
gram will be Mrs. John Sweeney, vocal
ist, and Mrs. Roy Mink and Mrs. Donald
Stoudenmeyer.
The fair doors will open at 8 o'clock
with the public welcome to attend.
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I stniTmaA nil T('(in
Gay Adventure: Living at the Pensa-
cola Naval Air station must be great
fun for Lt. (J.g.) and Mrs. Stuart Nel
son . . . the weather is glorious and
exciting plans are seemingly always
.' afoot , . . at this point, Stuart has
' something special for the near future
. . he is flying to Havana one week
' end soon to play football on the Pensa-
cola team against the University of
irtn
Pioneering, 1946: Mr. and Mrs. Leslie
Avrit, friends of Mrs. Asahel Bush and
many Salemites, are taking off for a
brave variety of hard work ... he has
been coach and teacher at the Klamath
Falls hieh school . . . but thev wanted
, snmpthin? different ... so two weeks
BgU, lie new IU uuiieau, masjia, nncio
? thBu urill talria i,n litiini anH tin nnaph.
j ing . . . sne lonuweu uws weex uy ccti
after a brief stopover with Mrs. Bush
Hp thpn shin it bv boat and lake the
boat herself ... to stay-at-homes, it
2 seems like a long jump to make . . .
at-homes can't possibly boast: a won
S derful three-room apartment . . .
Harninerer: f ailing leaves, coia s naD-
smoKe. as ueuuie Kei uieir iiieumtca
going once again . . . that, and canning,
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in Drana new. saucaKy snues or coais
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- a little, too, and with the exciting begin-
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"5 groups about the town . . . many are
- and have now returned to home ground
... Here with her brother-in-law and
1! sister, Mr. and Mrs. William Bush, is
v Mrs. Donald Coons and her three-year-f
old son. Donnip . . . thev've been livins
- in Washington, D. C, where he was
attached to the generals' staff . . . they
: lived in Washington 14 months . . . He,
a lieutenant colonel, shipped for Ha
waii on Tuesday, and as soon as he has
found a place for them to live, they'll
go over . . . the army won't have wives
and mothers coming over until plans
for housing them are complete . . .
Newcomer: Soft-voiced southerner
is Mrs. Oscar Specht, who moved here
with her husband in June ... he is a
former Silverton man . . . she was Es
ther Marie Proctor of Wynn, Ark., and
Memphis . . .
Back Again: Mrs. Herbert Glaisyer,'
Jr., and her three attractive children,
have a home in North Commercial street
for a while . . . He's going to OSC, tak
ing advantage of the army's offer to
permanently commissidned men to fin
ish their educations ... in a year he will
complete work in civil engineering . . .
and they will probably go overseas . . .
they were formerly stationed at Wil
liams field, Phoenix, Ariz., with the
air corps . . .
Miss Marilyn Nelson is vacationing
at the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. Kim Ellis, In Hollywood,
Calif.
Mrs. Stuart Johns will entertain
members of the sewing group of the
Disabled American Veterans auxiliary
next Friday for luncheon and all-day
Red Crow sewing.
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rRS. MERLE TRAVIS, member
ship chairman of Capital unit.
No. 9, of the American Legion
auxiliary, has brought her membership
campaign into working order as of early
last week.
The committee met at her home to
plan for the campaign. Goal set by
the auxiliary department is 364, to be
hit by the unit by Armistice day. The
quota is a three-year average of the
group membership. Mrs. Travis ad
vises that interested and eligible women
may make inquiry into the auxiliary
by contacting members of her commit
tee. Mrs. Helen McLeod is vice chair
man. The committee is composed of Mrs.
Stanley Krueger, Mrs. I. N. Bacon, Mrs.
James Lewis, Mrs. Charlotte Apple, Mrs.
Don Madison, Mrs. Frank Marshall,
Mrs. Fred Gahlsdorf, Mrs. Paul Ficke,
Mrs. Walter Spaulding, Mrs. James A.
Garson, Mrs. W. H. Anderson, Mrs.
Lawrence Oslerman, Mrs. R. C. Blax
all, Mrs. Mike Panek, Mrs. B. W. Sla
cey, Mrs. F. Alfred Williams, Mrs. J. W.
Nash, Mrs. Dow H. Lovell, Mrs. H. J.
Smalley, Mrs. John Olson, Mrs. E. W.
Ritchey, Mrs. Clara Poland, Mrs. Flor
ence Ames, Mrs. George Gabriel and
Mrs. Billie Cameron.
Miss Joan Woodward of Watsonville,
Calif., arrived Friday evening for a two
weeks' stay as guest of Miss Betty
Childs at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Leo N. Childs.
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WED IN PORTLAND were Mr. and Mrs. Alvin LeRoy Flake. The rites look
place September 8 at the First Unitarian church. She is the former Janet
Elder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Elder. He is the son of .V.r. E. B. Flake
of Salem. They will live in Corvallis, where he will resume his work at Ore
gon State college. (Logan-Markham studio, Portland)
INSTALLATION of officers for
Chadwick assembly, Order of Rain
bow for Girls, will be held Tues
day evening at 8 o'clock at the Masonic
temple. Miss Joyce Smith will be in
stalled as worthy advisor of the or
ganization for the fall term.
Other officers are Miss Barbara
Hendrickson, worthy associate advisor;
Miss Marilyn Hill, charity; Miss Mari
lyn Burris, hope; Miss Delia Saabye,
faith; Miss Leah Case, recorder; Miss
Pebble DeSart, treasurer; Miss Joan
Smith, chaplain: Miss Luella Campbell,
drill leader; Miss Patty Wilson, as
sociate drill leader; Miss Charlotte Alex
ander, organist; Miss Beverly Krueger,
love; Miss Marilyn Powers, religion;
Miss Merle Rhoten, nature: Miss Joann
Bunnell, immortality; Miss Barbara
Flagg, fidelity; Miss Carol Fallin, pat
ri6lism; Miss Beverly Jones, service;
Miss Ann Carson, confidential observer;
Miss Alice Louise Ohling, outer observ
er. The choir is composed of the Misses
Diane Stoody, Diane Perry and Audrey
Simmons.
Installing officers are Miss Addyse
Lane, worthy advisor; Miss Carolyn
Carson, marshal; Miss Patsy Schneider,
chaplain; Miss Beverly Gustafson, musi
cian, and Miss Leah Case, recorder.
Appointive committees are: Tapers,
Miss Peggy Burroughs, Miss Jean Cle
ment; ushers, Miss Janet Lindley, Miss
Jean Patterson, Miss Pat Long, Miss
Barbara King; gift table. Miss Roberta
Tussing: refreshments. Miss Suzy Fug
gins, Miss Gerry Woodroffc, Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley Kruegcr'and Mr. and Mrs.
George Rhoten.
Weekending in Portland arc Mr. and
Mrs. George Emigh and their daugh
ter, Diane, who will be guest of her
mother, Airs. George White, at her
country home near Clackamas.
Salem Navy Mothers will meet Tues
day evening at 8 o'clock with their fam
ilies as invited guests at the Salem Wom
an's club. Dr. V. E. Hockett will be the
speaker and C. C. Edwards will show
pictures. A J. Peterson, violinist, will
be the soloist. In charge of the pro
gram are Mrs. Mary Boyle and Mrs.
W. P. Merriam; of the house, Mrs. Fred
Barker and Mrs. A. A. Rogers; refresh
ments, Mrs. Burr Miller, Mrs. Paul
Yung, Mrs. A. W. Cole and Mrs. Gale
Jones. Mrs. Florence Wright, command
er, will preside. Those with sons and
daughters who are in or have served
in the navy are invited to attend.
Stayton Friends of Mr. and Mrs.
John B. VanHandel, route 1, Stayton,
are being invited through the press to
an open house Sunday afternoon, Sep
tember 29, at the Woman's clubhouse
in observance of the couple's 50th wed
ding anniversary. The couple was mar
ried in Humboldt, Wis., September 29,
1896, and have lived near Stayton for
over 47 years. Guests are asked to call
between the hours of 2:30 o'clock and
4:30.
Oak Point Mrs. Helen McDonald and
Ellis L. Hughes were married at a quiet
ceremony September 14. Dr. Seth
Huntington read the service.
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Lambert (Bet
ty Hughes) attended the couple.
Mrs. Hughes is the daughter of the
late Marion Putman. and Mr. Hughes
Is the son of A. B. W. Hughes.
The couple is at home in Belmont
street, Salem.
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WELCOMED BACK TO SALEM after a long absence is Mrs. P. II. Brvden.
Well-known in music circles before she and h-r husband left to make their
home In Berkeley, Calif., and later
sume her place In capital society.
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THE MONDAY luncheon meeting
ing of the Women of Rotary will
open the fall season for the
group.
Members will gather at one o'clock
at the Golden Pheasant. Speaker for
the meeting will be Mrs. Abner Kline,
and her subject, "48 States at My Back
Door Because My Home Took Me to
Work." Mrs. Kline traveled for many
years, and will compare life in show
business 25 years ago and now.
Committee chairmen announced by
this year's president, Mrs. Homer Smith,
Jr., are Mrs. Robert Elfstrom, pro
gram; Mrs. L. O. Arens, luncheon;
Mrs. Roy Harland, fellowship; Mrs.
Preston Doughton, membership; Mrs.
W. L. Phillips, visiting; Mrs. Ivan Lov
ell, welfare; Mrs. Frank Burlangham,
social; Mrs. Bruce Spaulding, Girl
Scouts, and Mrs. Charles Fowler, atten
dance. Portland visitors Friday were Mrs.
. Ira Jorgenion and Mrs. Carl Collins.
Woodburn Outstanding event here of
the early fall season was the first din
ner meeting of the newly organized
Business and Professional Woman's club
of Woodburn, held Thursday night at
the Laurel cafe. Dinner was served at
7 o'clock, with covers for 55.
Mrs. Mabel B. Grass presided and ex
tended the welcome. Special guests in
troduced were Mrs. Kathleen Miller of
Albany, state president; Mrs. Carma
lite Weddle, president of the Salem
club; Mrs. Margaret Newberry, presi
dent of the Hillsboro club, and the local
officers. Mrs. Miller presented the
charter of the new club to the president,
, Mrs. Mabel Grass.
The impressive emblem ceremony
was given by members of the Hillsboro
club, and officers of the Woodburn club
were installed by Mrs. Carmalile Wed
dle. Those installed were Mrs. Mabel
B. Grass, president; Mrs. Clara Stange,
first vice president; Miss Zoa Low
thian, second vice president; Mrs. Ann
Withers, representing Mrs. Alta West
over, recording secretary; Mrs. Moliy
Hunt, corresponding secretary; Miss
Gladys Adams, treasurer.
Plans were announced for the next
business meeting. October 3, when the
topic will be "Public Affairs," and
measures for the November ballot will
be presented by the Toastmistress club
of Salem.
Committee in charge of ararngements
for the dinner and program was Mrs.
Ann Withers. Mrs. Edna Peterson and
Mrs. Alma Timm.
Charter members are Miss Gladys
' Adams, Mrs. Lillian Ahcrns, Mrs. Ros
ina Barnes, Mrs. Bertha Bentley, Mrs.
Dollie Commings, Mrs. Ethel Dickson,
Mrs. Hildegarde Dierkhising, Mrs. Ida
C. Equall, Mrs. Elizabeth Glatt, Mrs.
Mabel Glass, Mrs. Dorothy Haynes, Mrs.
Molly Hunt, Mrs. A. Esther Johnson,
Mrs. Alice F. Johnson, Mrs. Florence
LaBarr, Mrs. Pearl V. Lansden, Miss
Mabel Livesay, Miss Zoa Lowthian,
Mrs. Aletha B. Miller, Mrs. Gladys Mil
ler, Mrs. Grace A. Normoyle, Mrs. Mil
dred Odgers, Mrs. Minnie Richards, Mrs.
Mabel Scarborough, Mrs. Dorothea
Schuler, Mrs. Nettie B. Sheley, Mrs.
Marguerite Simonsen, Mrs. Myrtle
Smith, Mrs. Clara Stange, Mrs. Alta
Stoller, Mrs. Ellen Stafford, Mrs. Ola
Lee Thompson, Mrs. Alma Timm, Mrs.
Eleanor Vickers, Mrs. Alta Westover,
Mrs. Mary Ethel Wilkins, Mrs. Ann
Withers, Mrs. Estelle Blanchard, Mrs.
Lillian Shaner, Mrs. Madge Chambers,
Mrs. Gertrude Beckford, Mrs. Hazel
Perd, Mrs. Frances Martin, Mrs. Ruth
Reed, Mrs. Edna Peterson, Mrs. Nellie
Muir, Mrs. Ellen Doland, Miss Mary
Lou Haynes, Miss Gladys Smith and
Mrs. Mildred Plank.
The Salem Spinsters organixation will
meet Monday evening at 8 o'clock at the
home of Miss Margaret Allen, 519 King
wood drive.
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The couple has a 7! -.-year-old son, Ian.
fR AND MRS. G. WALLACE HUG
will be iiosls Saturday evening
for an informal dinner parly
honoring Major and Mrs. Blanchard H.
Bland of Albany.
Major Bland has recently returned
from three years in the service.
Following the buffet dinner, guests
will enjoy .in informal evening.
Covers will be placed for Major and
Mrs. Bland, Mrs. and Mrs. David Bland,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Eagles, all of Al
bany. Mr. and Mrs. E. Emery Hobbs
and Mr. and Mrs. Hug.
The Friendly Neighbors Garden club
heard a discussion of the fall care ot
chrysanthemums by Mrs. Leltie Genry
at the meeting held at the home of
Mrs. William Thomas. The club held a
non-competitive flower show with cup
and saucer arrangements. Next meet
ing will be October 3 at the home of
Mrs. R. M. Toler.
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NEWCOMER TO SALEM SOCIETY Is Mrs. Oscar Specht, the former Esther
Marie Proctor of Wynn. Ark., and Memphis. She and Iter husband have
moved here following his release from the army air corps upon comple
tion of five years' service.
Stayton Immaculate Conception
church was the setting for an early fall
wedding Tuesday morning. September
17, at 8:30 o'clock, when Miss Bernice
Welter, daughter of Mrs. Agnei Welter,
and Clarence (Joe) Maertz, ion of Mr.
and Mrs. C. C. Maertz of Scio, plighted
their troth before an altar lighted with
tapers and banked with pastel colored
asters, dahlias, marigolds and greenery.
Rev. MathCA' Jones performed the nup
tial mass before a large group of rela
tives and friends.
Miss Josephine Brand played the
wedding music and accompanied the
choir, which sang "Ave Maria."
The bride, given in marriage by her
uncle and godfather, Albert Welter of
Eugene, wore a dress of white nylon
taffeta fashioned with a full skirt and
court train. Her fingertip veil was held
in place with a beaded crown. She car
ried a bouquet of pink rosebuds and
white carnations with long streamers.
Miss Eleanor Welter, sister of the
bride, was maid of honor. Her dress was
of white chiffon and she carried a
nosegay of pastel asters.
Miss Lorraine Maertz, sister at the
THOUGHTS of Salemites are turn
ing these days to theb right red
feather symbol of the Commu
nity Chest which each fall raises funds
to aid local and national needy.
Mrs. Carl Nelson is this year's wo
men's division chairman of the drive
which opens October 1.
Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Nelson
will open her West Lefelle street home
for a tea honoring team captains, lead
ers and workers in the 1946 Community
Chest drive.
Between the hours of 2 o'clock and
3:30, members of the north section will
call and the south section will greet
co-workers between 3 and 5:30 o'clock.
Partial list of leaders and their
captains is composed of Mrs. Glenn
Paxson. leader, Mrs. Bjarne Erick
son, Mrs. C. C. Schneider, Mrs.
Frank Shafer, Mrs. George Rhoten and
Mrs. L. L. Sanders, captains; Mrs. L.
V. Benson, leader, Mrs. A. D. Woodman
see, Mrs. J. N. Bishop, Mrs. Reese Jones,
Mrs. Ward Davis, Mrs. B. E. Owens and
Mrs. Raymond Busick. captains.
Mrs. Leslie R. Burdctte, leader, and
Mrs. W. H. Paulus, Mrs. R. A. Meyer,
Mrs. H. J. Wenderoth and Mrs. Glen
Stevenson, captains; Mrs. George Spaur,
leader, Mrs. A. E. Archibald, Mrs. Mor
ris K. Crothers, Mrs. Ladoyt Davies,
Mrs. Marvin L. Holland and Mrs.. Rob
ert Fischer Wulf, captains.
Mrs. William Hammond, leader, and
Mrs. Kenneth Potts, Mrs. Ray Stumbo,
Mrs. Paul Sc.imidt and Mrs. George
Emigh, captains: Mrs." Clarence Byrd,
leader, Mrs. Glenn Hoar. Mrs. Ralph
Eggstaff, Mrs. George Bagncl and Mrs.
Adam Lefor, caoiains; Mrs. Silas Gais
er, leader, and Mrs. George Lewis, Mrs.
Bert Hulst, Mrs. Theodore Rolh and
Mrs. E. A. Lee, captains:
Mrs. Charles McElhiniiy, leader, and
Mrs William Newmyer. Mrs. A. A.
Schramm. Mrs. Ralph A. Kinzcr, Mrs.
George Hoffman, Mrs. Robert Pence
and Mrs. L. O. Arens, captains; Mrs.
William L. Phillips, leader, Mrs. James
Humphrey. Mrs. P. D. Quisenborry, Mrs
Fred Nicholls, Mrs. Ralph Hamilton, Mrs.
P. W. Geiser.
Stayton Announcement is being
made of the recent marriage of Mrs.
Leona Burmester French to Milton L.
Danncn of Brownsville, which took
place in Vancouver, Wash., Scplember
12. Justice of Peace Paul El well per
formed the rites.
The bride wore a brown dressmaker
suit with tan accessories, and an orchid
corsage. The couple was attended by
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Burmester, parents
of the bride.
The will live with Mrs. Dannen's par
ents until their home in Cramer's ad
dition is completed. Mr. Danncn is em
ployed by Ihe Geil and Van Handel
Logging company.
Members of Meadowlark post. No.
6102. and its auxiliary will meet at the
VFW hall Wednesday evening at 7
o'clock for a dinner and dance. Post
and auxiliary members may invite eli
gible guests. Reservations must be made
with Mrs. Robert Norris, Jr., entertain
ment chairman, 5856, by Monday noon.
bridegroom, and Miss Helen Gisler were
honor attendants, wearing while and
carrying like nosegays ot pastel shaded
early fall flowers. Miss Delores Maertz,
another sister of the bridegroom, was
flower girl and sue wore a white dress
and carried a smaller nosegay similar to
the bridesmaids.
For her daughter's wedding. Mrs.
Welter chose a dark brown suit with
brown accessories and a corsage of
white carnations and pink rosebuds.
Mrs. Maertz wore a biack frock witn
gold accessories and a corsage of car
nations and rosebuds
A wedding dinner was given at the
parish hall at noon for Ihe wedding
party and members of the family. A
reception, also in the parish hall, was
held in the afternoon for relatives and
friends. Serving at lire dinner and re
ception were Misses Dorothy Gescher,
Margaret Lulay and Irene Kasten. Mrs.
Albert Welter, tue bride's aunt, passed
the guest book.
The couple left later on a trip to
southern California. Upon their return,
they will make their home near Scio.