Gold Star Mothers Install
State Department, Saturday
Oregon will be the first atate west of the Rocky mountains to
have a Hate department in the national organization of the Ameri
can Gold Star Mothers, Inc., and it it in Salem the first state of
fieera will be installed on Saturday evening. Nov. 20 at St.
I.nk'. hall -. e ii. -
Mn. Ray Ford, national or
ganizer, Dclake, Ore., will be the
installing officer. Governor
John H. Hall will present the
charter to the new state presi
dent, Mrs. Rose Smith, of Port
land. Representatives of patriot
ic and fraternal orders through
out the state will be in attend
ance. The American Gold Star
Mothers, Inc., have 11 chapters
in the state of Oregon, nine of
them having been organized by
Mrs. Ray Ford. There was only
one chapter in the state until aft
er the close of World War II
when Memory chapter, of Port
land, was organized by the mem
bers of Portland chapter, the
oldest one in the state. Salem
chapter came next, being or
ganized by Mrs. Ford in April,
1946. President of Salem chap
ter, Mrs. Ben Larkins, will be
installed as second vice presi
dent of the state department,
Mrs. Jessie Sanders, past presi
dent of Salem chapter wilt be
installed as a member of the
state advisory board, and Mrs
George Pro, also of Salem, is a
member of the by-laws commit
tee. Invitations have been sent to
the various organizations in Sa
lem and the Salem chapter
wishes to invite, through the
press, any interested persons tb
attend the ceremonies.
.
Lions Auxiliary
Lions club auxiliary met
Thursday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Douglas Yeater.
Post-war conditions in Nor
way were described to the
group by Mrs. Ernest Arneson,
who spent the summer in Nor
way. Mrs. Carroll Ford was chair
man of the hostess committee
and Mrs. John Ramage was
chairman for the program. Visi
tors at the meeting included
Mrs. Roger Hoy, Mrs. Norman
Young, and Mrs. Kathryn Dris
coll.
Next event for the auxiliary
will be a Christmas party the
evening of December 16.
ANNOUNCEMENT has come
to Salem friends and relatives
of the birth of a son, Paul Tho
mas, Friday morning, Novem
ber 18, to Rev. and Mrs. Thomas
Allport at Bellingham, Wash.
The Allports formerly lived in
Salem and Rev. Mr. Allport is
with the St. Mark Lutheran
church in Bellingham. There are j
two other children in the fam
ily, Mary and Stephen, Grand
parents are Mrs. Augusta All
port and Mrs. B. A. Kolbe, both
of Salem.
SIGMA KAPPA alumnae
were entertained Wednesday
evening at the home of Mrs.
Bert A. Walker, Mrs. Delbert
Hunter assisting. Attending
were Mrs. Luther Jensen, Mrs.
R. Robinson, Mrs. Frank De
Witt, Mrs. B. W. Stacey, Mrs
E. E. Backman, Mrs. Earl Cool
ey, Mrs. Earl T. Newbry, Mrs
Allan Johnson and the hostesses.
Dessert was served.
Mrs. John R. Caughell was
hostess to a small group of
friends Thursday afternoon for
an informal coffee.
Miss Alice Miller
Feted at Shower
i ttiiiiwaiiiMiMMmtte:skwt 1
Mrs. Ben Larkins
Betrothal Told
The engagement of Miss Etta
Jo Dodd, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Dodd, to Gene Mes
sick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Messick, of Gervais, has been
announced.
The wedding is planned for
some time in February
SEVERAL Salem friends have
been bidden to an open house
for which Mr. and Mrs. Csrl
Porter, formerly of Salem, will
be hosts in Albany, following
the Oregon-Oregon State game
Saturday afternoon in Corval-lis.
East Salem Miss Ann Beck
er was hostess for a bridal
shower Sunday afternoon at the
home of her parents on Sunny
view ve. for Mias Alice Miller,
whose marriage to Hubert Fal
tyn will be an event of Novem
ber 27, The gift table was cen
tered with a large basket of
lavender and white chrysanthe
mums with streamers of the
colors extending to each corner
of the table and gifts arranged
for the setting.
Invited guests were the bride-to-be,
her mother, Mrs. Leo i.
Miller, Mrs. Arlene Hurtel, Mr.
Joe Boatright, Mrs. Ella Lucas,
Mrs. Doris Unrine, Mrs. George
Van, Mrs. Verby and daughter
Marie, Mrs. Charles Mack, Mrs.
Max McDougal, Miss Lillian
Lucas, Miss Rosie Mack, Miss
Carmen Given, Miss Delores
Brunkie, Miss Delores Raymond.
Miss Lenora Miller, Mrs. Lor
raine McCormick, Miss Martha
j Wigle and Mrs. Becker, who as
sisted her daughter m serving.
DR. AND MRS. MORTON E.
Peck were hosts, for the Salem
Writers' club on Wednesday eve
ning. Present were Mr, and Mrs.
N. F. Anderson, Mrs. Flora
Thompson Enders, Mrs. Lynn
Fortsch, Mrs. J. C. Nelson, Mrs.
Blanche Jones, Miss Renska
Larid Swart, Mrs. Wiliiam Mer-
iriott, Mrs. Jessie C. Singleton,
Mrs. Robert Hutcheon and
George Shand. A guest was Mrs.
!E. M. White.
Campus Clippings
WILLAMETTE
UNIVERSITY
It all started II years ago when a Despatch gentleman, Mr
Hawkins, decided it was about time his daughter, Sadie, was catch
ing a man, so At Capp created a glorified leap-year holiday fos
his comic atrip characters. The nationally -known day will be
celebrated this year for the first time at Willamette with a Sadie
Hawkins dance Friday evening
The campus has been alive wit!show Saturday night. Centering
signs warning men and encour
aging women in their chase lor
dare. All characters from Hair
less Joe to "Marrin Sam are to
be on hand for the costume
event.
Although collection fell some
what short ot the Quota, chair
men ol the school chest drive
were satisfied with the results
of the campaign and the cli
maxing "Varsity Varieties"
about a television theme thr
show got o!f to professional
opening with the musical ar
rangements of the combined
Glen William and Kurt Ken
yon orchestras. Raya, Loter and
Yocom emceed In vaudeville
type production while sand
wiching in between acts take
offs on radio shows such as "Ms
Percsilator" and Elmer Hang
not, newa analyst. Blaneie-wis-
ged Bobbie Mtyer wen the auSi
t nee with her suiiry Interpre
tation of "How Strange My
Love" as the crooned into
mike from atop piano. Cigar
ette - swallowing Paiii South
worth humorously pantomimed
a hepcat at a Duke Ellington
concert. The W. U. quarter was
especially notable among the
many outstanding musical num
bers.
Independents dined and
danced amongst the pale blue
decorations of their Rhapsody
in Blue theme at their annuai
format dinner-dance Friday eve
ning. Sparkling notes and mu
sic adorned the walls of tSse
Hollywood Lions Den while the
group relished southern fried
chicken followed by dancing.
The atmosphere of. the Islands
was transferred to the Delta
Capiia? Jurnsi Salem, OregtHt, Friday, Kot, IMS ?
Gamma house Friday night fori
their "Hal Ktiuipo," House of!
Sweethearts, formal. The living!
room of the house beeame c
Hawaiian bamboo hut for the;
affair complete with bamboos
wails, tips mats and Hawamani
mural. Entertaining during the!
intermission. Lei Kealoh end-!
ti her dancing by presenting
her data with her let ta typical i
Hawaiian style, a ceremony i
which was followed by She!
DG s and their dates, I
AMONG THOSE at CervaSSis
for the week-end to take in the!
Oregon State-Oregon ssise mi
homecoming on the OSC campus!
will be Miss Patricia UJimanJ
who is io be the guest of Miss!
Lets jean Evans at Seefcett hall. !
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who is stationed with the navy
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