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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1946)
"NOEL, NOEt," ia sin? the daughters of Dr. and Mrs. Vern Miller u they father around the piano for the beloved and lovely Christmas hymns and carols. Playing, Joan Marie, 14, and from left are Nancy, 6; Juliannc, 11- and Margaret, 13, The girls have a baby lister, Marilyn, born in September, (Jesten-Mlller studio.) JLET1DE DINNERS are exciting, after the presents are opened and. admired, the table laden with rich delicacies is a well-beloved custom. A traditional affair is that which takes place at the Paul B. Wallace country home, Wallace Orchards, when friends gather Christmas night for a buffet din ner. The dinner is served from the din ging room and guests are seated at a 'long dining table in the living room. Covers will be placed for Dr. and Mrs. G Herbert Smith and Sallie and Mar gie. Judge and Mrs. James T. Brand and Tom, Bishop and Mrs. Bruce Baxter of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Powell, Mrs. Chester Cox, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Johnson, D. W. Eyre, Miss Mabel P. Robertson, William S. Walton, Miss Eliz abeth Lord, Mi'-s Edith Schryvcr, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Sprague, Wyatt Sprague of Seattle, Mr. and Mrs. Don ald Young and Donald, Miss Edna Ster ling of Seattle. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gormsen, Miss Paulie Wallace and the hosts. Twenty members of the Chambers ' family will gather at the G. F. Cham bers home in North 13th street for the annual Christmas dinner on Wednesday afternoon. The Robert Shinn home in North Summer street will be scene of their family dinner Wednesday Later in the day, Mr. and Mrs. Shinn will motor down to Portlano to be with her moth er, parents, Dr and Mrs. W. J. Kerr. Covers at dinner in Salem will be placed for Mr. and Mrs Harry Carson, Jr., and Kit, of Silveiton, Mr. and Mrs. William Shinn of Silverton and Mr. and Mrs. Shinn. From Portland will come the family pf Mr. and Mrs Adam Engel to spend Christmas. An-ving on Tuesday will be Mr. and Mrs Charles Powers and Diana. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lenchitsky and their three children, Terry and twins, Joanne and Sallie Ann. The Gene A. Vandeneynde home will rtbe scene Wednesday afternoon of the "traditional Christmas dinner. Covers will be placed for Mr. and Mrs. Rodney G. Vandeneynde of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. John Steelhammer, Mrs. C. A. Low, Miss Patricia Vandeneynde and the hosts. Miss Pal Lee is in San Francisco for the holidays, guest of Mrs. E. B. Ross, her aunt, in Mcnlo Park, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Force in the bay city and Mr. and Mrs. Jcrrold Owen in Oakland. Miss Joyce Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Smith, was hostess Frfday evening when she entertained with a pre-yulelide dinner party at the home of her parents in South Summer street. An event of the evening was the ex change of gifts. Covers were placed for Miss Barbara Hendrickson, Miss Patty Wilson, Miss Pattie Ray, Miss Barbara King, Miss Joan Blaxall, Miss Joan Adolph. Miss Delores Dickey, Miss Wanda Hathaway and Miss Joyce Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Newburgh and daughter, Bonnie, of Portland will mo tor to Los Angeles for the holidays. With them will be Mr. Newburgh's mother, Mrs. Christena Newburgh of alem who will stop off at Berkeley, fl?alif.. to visit her sister, Mrs. Harry Smith. ' i ' S . .f ' " ;: i CK ii'J'i- ! "OLIDAY gatherings, planned and impromptu, are part ol the ex- citing C'u-istmas season and the social calendar seems filled to the brim with festive events. Mr. and Mrs. John Caughell and Miss Josephine Eaumgartner will be hosts Sunday, December 29 for a large gather ing of their friends. Guests have been asked to call at the Caughell home in North Cottage street from 5 o'clock until 9. Asked to assist the hosts have been Dr. and Mrs. John Griffith and Miss Mildred Christensen. Mrs. George Barnes has bidden a group of her friends to a holiday at home Sunday afternoon between 6 o' clock and 8 at her home in Electric street. . . Mr. and Mrs. Robert Marr and their son. Robert Michael, will spend the Christmas holidays at t'lo ho:.ie of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Moon in Klamath Falls. EXCITEDLY AWAITING Mri. A. Terra nee Kinf, from ' , - iii.i...nimTlltT----- .ijMr-tJWWw2 llV.' ...,:,.l---- . - J j : ' , i ,A x i to tin i ii, Viifr DtrdaHrfl . rt, M-vr -..i i ,i , i firfnt-umb ( h i rt.flngrt f n'iiVilwfatiTrWiaU"liMi aHfltiaiiMlii warn DANCING parties are numerous this holiday season with one scheduled for almost every evening by the various dance groups in the city. Tillicum club will hold its regular monthly dance, , an informal dinner dance Friday at the Mirror room of the Marion hotel. Guy Albin's orchestra will play for dancing. . Chairman of the group is Frank Shafer and hosts for Friday's holiday affair are Mr. and Mrs. Henry Simmons and Mr. and Jus. William Schlitt. Expected In Salem Sunday or Mon day to spend Christmas at the Paul B. Wallace home is Miss Edna Sterling of Seattle who is en route home from a six weeks' trip in the cast and south. Miss Lois Fisher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wiili?m H. Fisher, arrived home by .streamliner Friday from Valparaiso university, Valpariro, Ind., to spend the holidays with her parents. SANTA ( LACS before the fireplare of their parents' home are the children of Dr. and left, Al Carolyn and Jimmj. (Jesten-MiNer itudio.) -JlfA VERYWHERE this time of year, IPO families are gathering together for the gaiety that is Christmas. A number of Salemites have left the city, already, to take part in Yuletide cele brations elsewhere and a number more will leave within the next few days. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Pierce and Miss Barbara Pierce plan to spend Christmas eve in Portland at the home of their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pierce, and their two daugh ters, Kathy and Susan. They will visit other members of the family while there. Mrs. Olive Beardsley will entrain Sunday for San Francisco, where she will spend the holiday with members of her family who Christmas day will gather at the home of her brother-in-law and sister. Mr. and Mrs. O. W. James of San Francisco. Among those in attendance will be Mrs. Beardsley's two sons and daughters-in-law, Mr, and Mrs. Russell Beardsley of Oakland and Lt. and Mrs, Orville Beardsley of Fairfield, Calif., and their families. Mrs. Walter Spaulding will visit with her brother and his family. Clay Miller, Bobbie, Ritchie, at Gresham. Also pres ent for the family gathering will be Barbara Miller. PEO scholarship stu dent at Cottey college, Cottey, Mo. Mrs. Spaulding will return Friday. Motoring down, to Portland for Christ mas eve dinner at the Lowell C. Kern home Tuesday evening will be Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hendricks, who will spend Christmas in Salem. Also attending the Kern affair will be Herbert Brazel of Salem. Mrs. Taylor Hawkins and Miss Harriet Hawkins will have as their Christmas eve dinner guest. Mrs. Hawk ins' nephew. Dr. Robert McMurray of Portland. Christmas night Miss Hawk ins and Mrs. Hawkins will be guests at the home of Dr. and Mrs. St. Pierre for dinner. AN EVENT of the Yuletic will be the tea given by : ma Plii Via nlianlnr In jletide season Beta Sig ma Phi, Eta chapter, to welcome members of the recently-formed chapter of the international sorority. The event is to be at the home of Mrs. Loyal Warner on Sunday from 3 until 5 o'clock. A traditional Christmas tree, candle light and holly will be used about the rooms. The tea table will feature a group of Christmas tapers on a circular mirror wreathed with holly. Adding to the holiday atmosphere will be the "Carol Corner," in charge of Mrs. Dalbert Jepscn, where guests will be invited to join in the singing of familiar Christmas carols. Mrs. Burl Cox is chairman in charge of arrangements for the lea, assisted by Mrs. Roger Lewis, Miss Hazel Shutt, Miss Hattie Bratzel and Miss Imogene Johnson. Greeting guests at the door will be Miss Nyla Phillips. Assisting about the rooms will be Miss Tina Duerksen, president; Mrs. Loyal Warner, social sponsor, and members of Eta chapter. Mrs. J. A. Wiltsey and Mrs. Clay Coch ran will preside at the tea table. Serving will be Mrs. Ed. Lewis, Miss Hattie Bratzel, Miss Hazel Shutt, and Mrs. Roger Lewis. The guest list will include Mrs. Clay Cochran, Mrs. P. H. Thede, Mrs. O. K. DeWitt, Mrs. Charles Douglas, Mrs. Ted Medford and all members of the new chapter of Beta Sigma Phi. 4 The United Spanish War Veterans auxiliary met at the VFW hall Monday night. Mrs. Bertha DeSart presiding. Mrs. Hazel Gordy, a transfer from River side, Calif, was accepted to membership. Mrs. Emma Bohnet, past department president of Nebraska was a visitor. Next meeting will be January 6 with a no-host supper at 6:30 and meeting at 8 o'clock followed by joint installation of officers. I.. F, E ' id A CHRISTMAS TREE Jl'ST HIS SIZE Is the prixe possession of Master Rtlliu I'lirvine, sen of Dr. ;uul Mrs. Rnbih K. Purvhie, glimpfted in a corner of his room at his Saginaw street home. (Jcstcii-Millcr.) ; polling 5 by ean Gorgeous Greenery Skilled hands, talent and originality combined with beauty of natural greens made the ar rangements on display at the Salem Garden club's Christmas green show elegant ... no one could help but go home witli wonderful ideas for Christ mas decorations ... A large crowd donated Salem's great interest in home decorations . . . First of The Homes Most of the visi tors on tour started at the W. E. Ander son home, the door of which was decked with a heavy swag of holly, green Cryptomeria, cedar and a red satin bow, pointed up with silvered filberts, done by Mrs. Walter Smith . . . Ohs and alls of interest at the dining table Mrs. Stewart Johnson arranged on ivory damask cloth ahuge bow and stream ers of turquoise satin and yellow mar quisette ribbon arranged behind a spray of juniper sent by Mrs. Donald Wiley Poole of Redmond, blue and gold tree ornaments and artificial glistcny berries made it bright . . . interest too in the Spodc Christmas tree plates . . . Mrs. R. E. Cartwright arranged a charming breakfast table with cranberry glass on a white cloth, green and white dishes, centered with a cranberry and whito glass epergne filled with holly ... a rich garland of Cedar of Lebanon, fir, holly and silver bows hung down square over the manlal . . . Mrs. Henry Compton arranged a lovely madonna in a setting of Rctnispora, fir, cedar, perncttia and Christmas roses . . . Mrs. Frank Durbin encircled five branch silver candelabra with holly and fir on twin pie-crust tables ... at the door was a charming tiny Christmas tree looped 'round with lace paper and cranberry strings, done by Mrs. Lester Barr . . . Carols Too During the afternoon, Mrs. Clark Lcthine sang Christmas carols . . . receiving were Mrs. William Burghardt, wearing the first flower hat we've seen this winter, a white bcngaline puff with while roses on the side . . . Mrs. Rosecrans wore a charming blue wool gown with brown accessories . . . Viewing the displays were many smart Salem matrons . . . together were Mrs. H. G. Maison, wearing a mustard coat with brown fur tuxedo front and a brown hat, and Mrs. Karl Beckc, all in grey, with a fur coal and grey velour hat . . . Both in black were Miss Dorathca Stcusloff and Mrs. G. F. Chambers . . . Miss Stcusloff in a black suit with tiny round satin hat and a striped blouse of black and sky blue and Mrs. Chambers in a tinv black wool hat and thrce-auarter length coat. . . Christmas At Home The Conrad Paulson home was arranaed with dis plays perfect for the family Christmas . . . over the rich dark wood mantel was holly and red tapers and centering a buffet table, red timers in cryst.il-prism-ed holders with holly. Cedar of Lebanon and Cryptomeria around a long mirror . . . done by Mrs. Hnll Lusk who was stunning in a wood green wool crepe tailored gown with a matching hat . . . side-table arrangement of interest was one done by Mrs. Paulson, combining pepper berries, silvered eucalyptus and vigil candles . . . another was white painted scotch broom, butterfly bush and blue balls with white tapers, look ing for all the world like a miniature snow-swept winter field . . . Mrs. Charles Cole did the arrangement ... Of in terest was Mrs. Paulson's son, Tommic, who each year does a snow scene, com plete with mountains, trees, chalets and charming penguins carved of soap by his mother . . . lovely welcoming piece was the firc covered ereclie, animals and figures for which Mrs. Paulson had carved . . . At the Schramm's Visitors stayed at the final house to sip tea and chat about the lovely displays . . . Mrs. Carl Nelson, head of the tea committee, greeted guests in a smart black gown with keyhole neckline. Mrs. Paul Wallace was in a handsome sage green long sloevcd-high-ncck gown of moss green satin . . . Mrs. C. K. Logan in brown with gold; presi dent ol the club, Mrs. R. M. Fitzmauricc, 'N a Christmas setting of red ana while, Miss Mary Ann Brady will become the bride of Robert Siddo- way of Portland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Siddoway of Nehalem on Sunday. For the two o'clock riles, the tiny chapel of St. Paul's Episcopal church will be decked in white dahlias. Rev. George H. Swift will officiate at the ceremony. Reid Shclton will sing "Be loved, It Is Morn," accompanied by Misi Ruth Bedford. The lovely blonde bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Brady, will enter the aisle and be given in marriage by her father. She will wear the bridal gown worn by her sister-in-law, Mrs. Robert G. Brady, Jr., (Jean Anunsen). It is white marquisette fashioned with a high round neckline and heavy lace yoke. The long sleeves are full and falling from the light-fitting waist is a full skirt and court train. Her veil, also Mrs. Brady's, Is court length illu sion and her cap is a real lace halo. She will carry a fan bouquet of red carna tions. The bride's sister, Miss Carolyn Brady, will be her only attendant. She will wear a Christmas red crepe gown de signed with full cap sleeves, a low, round neckline and a full, floor-length skirt falling from an inserted peplum. She will carry a nosegay of white car nations and wear a red crepe cap trimmed with Irish lace. She will also wear long, white kid gloves. Best man for his son will be Mr. Siddoway. Seating (he guests will be the brother of the bride, Robert G. Brady, Jr. A buffet dinner for members of the bridal party and of the immediate fam ily, will be held at the Brady country home In Garden road. Silver and white will be the color theme carried out In the appoint ments, with white chrysanthemums centering the serving table combined with silver bells, while tapers in silver candelabra guarding the arrangement menl. When the young pair go away, the bride will be wearing a winter white wool long sleeved dress with gold stud trim on the pockels and collar. Witli the dress she will wear a mouton coat and a brown fcjl baby bonnet hat trim med with gold studs. Just over the car is fastened a gold star. Her accessories will be brown. They will be away from the city on a short trip until Christmas morning when they will return to spend the day with die Brady family. They will go on lo Portland to make their home later in Hie week. 7W Mrs. Byron It. Ilerrirk is entraining Sunday for Napa, Calif., lo spend the holidays with her son-in-law and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas llrinkerhorf (Klizahcth Anne Ilerrirk) and their children, David and Christine Ann. She plans lo return next week. wore a lime green dress topped with a liniewool coat . . . Mrs. F. W. I'oormaii looked smart in a black suit with a leopard bow at the neck and a black sailor will) tiny black satin bows lined in red satin around the brim ... a stunning winter white shaggy wool coachman's hat was Mrs. James Young's . . . gold-studded . . . Mrs. P. D. Quiscn berry wore a grape green felt hat with a grey fur coat over a handsome black suit . , , Mrs. Keith Powell combined winter berry and grey in a distinctive ensemble. Most Distinctive Greens and ma donnas were handled so differently . . . the broad mirror over the fireplace was banked with fir laurel and cedar with white tapers and a white madonna . . . a delight was a white tree tied to which were tiny hard candies in eclophane . . on a beige base stood a simple gold and white madonna, backed with a glitter ingly gilded spray of quaking grass from Missouri . . . quKc one of the most im pressive arrangements of tile show in its peace and simplicity . . . Gay Holiday Mood The smart tea (able, with a gold satin cloth, pine and choirboys, repeated in the buffet ar rangements . . .
