Capital Women
Edited by MARIAN LOWRY FISCHER
Tuesday, October 4, 1949
Sojourners
Club Names
-New Officers
6 Capital Journal, Salem, Ore.,
Sorority
Alumnae
Entertained
October marks the beginning
of a new year for several of the
Salem Panhellenic alumnae
groupi.
Delta Delta Delta alumnae
met last evening, Mrs. John R.
Caughell, Miss Josephine Baum
gartner, Mrs. Kenneth Brown
and Mrs. Charles Clarke enter
taining the group at the home
of Mrs. Caughell.
Mrs. James McAfee, who re
eently moved to Salem from
New York City to make her
home, was a new member wel
comed by the group.
Others attending were Mrs.
C. R. Nelson, Mrs. Mark Astrup,
Mrs. H. J. Anning, Mrs. L. V.
Benson, Miss Esther Baird, Mrs.
Wallace Bonesteele, Mrs.. Clark
Brown, Mrs. Kenneth Carlson,
Mrs. Ralph Mercer, Miss Bertha
Kohlhagen, Mrs. Walter Socolof
sky, Mrs. Robert Sprague, Mrs
Alan Siewert, Mrs.. George Wei
ler, Mrs. George Tomlinson, Mrs.
W. L. Braun, Mrs. James Morse,
Mrs. Clifford Hill, Mrs. Robert
Upson and the four hostesses.
Hear About Convention
Alpha Xi Delta alumnae also
met last evening, Mrs. Elmer S
Meade being hostess to the group
at her home. Featuring the meet
ing was a report on the national
' convention which Mrs. Eugene
Laird as the local club president
attended. The group voted to
oontinue its local philanthropic
work, its project being assist
ance for the Navajo Indians at
Chemawa school.
Attending the meeting last
evening were Mrs. Laird, Miss
Ellse Schroeder, Miss Eleanor
Stephens, Mrs. William I. Healy,
Mrs.. John Hann, Mrs. W. E.
Knickerbocker, Mrs. William D.
Galloway, Jr., Mrs. R. W. Tav
enner, Miss Verna Keppinger,
Mrs. L. E. Darling, Mrs. Orville
W. Kannier, Jr., Mrs. B. J.
Kerns, Mrs. R. O. Lewis, and
Mrs. Meade.
SONS OF Union Veterans of
the Civil War and auxiliary are
to meet Wednesday at 7:30 p.m
in the Salem Woman's club
house.
Engagement Told
The engagement of Miss Ly-
dian Braun, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Braun, to PFC Jesse
H. Burington, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harvey Burington, all of
Salem, has been announced.
No date is set for the wed
ding. Both young people are
graduates of Sacred Heart acad
emy. The bride-elect is employ
ed at the capitol building. Pri
vate Burington is stationed with
the army at present at Chanute,
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Mothers Club
Meets Thursday
Highland Mothers' club has
it- first fall meeting Thursday,
October 6. at 1:15 p.m. in the
school auditorium. A special in
vitation is extended to the new
mothers of Highland school.
Officers for the year are: Mrs.
Russell S h 1 p m a n , president;
Mrs. Arthur Boyle, vice-presi
dent; Mrs. Harley Cordray, sec
retary and Mrs. H. W. Scoggin,
treasurer. .
Golf Group Stages
Special Event Sunday
Members of the Oak Knoll
Women's Golf club sponsored
two-ball foursome Sunday. It
was a dress-up, costume affair.
Players used only three clubs
and a novelty play featured the
day's program.
Winners in the novelty event
were Mrs. J. J. Sechrist and Don
Huff, both of Salem; William
Blackley and Mrs. Jakowski.
both of Dallas, as runners-up;
Mrs. Loren Chase and Al Cleve
land of Dallas, consolation.
For the costumes, Mrs. Sam
Miller of Salem won first for
the women and Leland Lefors of
Dallas, first for the men.
Following the golf event, the
group met at the Veterans of
Foreign Wars hall In Dallas for
a no-host dinner.
MEMBERS of the board for
Unit No. 136, American Legion
auxiliary, are to meet Wednes
day at 8 p.m. at the home of
Mrs. Edward Klippert.
Mrs. Harold H. Heiserman is
the new president for the So
journers club. The nominating
committee met recently at the
home of Mrs. Frank Ward at
which time the names of offi
cers were presented and the an
nouncement made following ac
ceptances by the candidates.
Serving with Mrs. Heiserman
will be Mrs. William E. Healey
as vice president; Mrs. Farley
Mogan as secretary; Mrs. Otis
Berry, treasurer; Mrs. Hobart
Jackson, membership; Mrs. L.
w. Miles, telephone chairman;
Mrs. Charles Gray, publicity
chairman: Mrs. Clyde A. War
ren, remembrances chairman;
Mrs. Donald Jessop, locker cus
todian; Mrs. Smith French, name
plates chairman; Mrs. Frank
Ward and Mrs. R. O. Lewis
members at large on the board.
The new officers will be in
stalled at the October 13 meet
ing of the club.
Legion Auxiliary
Silverton Mrs. C. E. Higin
botham is announcing October
program plans for the Delbert
Reeves unit, No. 7 American
Legion auxiliary of which she
is president.
The membership chairman,
Mrs. Wesley Grogan, vice pres
ident of the unit, is striving for
renewals and new member ad
ditions in a contest for state
and national honors. Mrs. Er
nest R. Ekman, poppy poster
chairman is to report on school
contacts for the art work in the
local schools. Fifteen hundred
poppies have been ordered for
the child welfare work, the
sales to be late in May. Mrs.
Larry Carpenter is to report on
the progress of the American
ism essay contest among school
students. Columbus Day, Oc
tober 12, and Navy day, October
27, and as a social affair Hal
loween, will be observed.
Junior auxiliary officers are
to be installed at the October 24
meeting.
MISS MARY E. LOVETT has
entered Columbia university in
New York to do graduate work
at the teachers' college there.
She is the daughter of Mrs. Mary
Lovett of Salem and taught at
Swegle school last year.
MEETING Wednesday eve
ning at 8 o'clock will be Cen
tralia temple, Pythian Sisters.
There will be a degree staff
practice. The meeting will be
in the Knights of Pythias hall.
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Engagement Told An an
nouncement of interest to
many friends was made re
cently, Miss Lois Gillings,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. M. Gillings, telling of her
engagement to Kenneth
Thornton, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Kellogg of Port
land. No date is set for the
wedding. (Jesten-Miller stu
dio picture)
Dinner Event
Hosts for a dinner next Satur
day evening will be Mr. and
Mrs. Russel E. Pratt, who will
honor Mrs. Ralph Wirth on her
birthday.
At the party will be Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Wirth, Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer O. Berg, Dr. and Mrs
Horace McGee, Dr. and Mrs.
Maynard Shiffer, Dr. and Mrs.
Charles Campbell, Mr. and Mrs.
Pratt.
FOLLOWING a visit here Mr
and Mrs. Lyman Preston John
son (Susanna Schramm) have
left for their home in Denver.
They have been visiting her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred A.
Schramm, and at the Schramm
summer home on the Little
North Fork of the Santiam.
VISITORS over the week-end
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
H. E. Melchert were Mr. and
Mrs. Wesley Kraft of Santa
Cruz, Calif., and Mr. and Mrs.
Bernhard Ehrlich of Newport.
Mrs. Kraft, Mrs. Melchert and
Mr. Erhlich are all cousins and
this was the first time in 30
years that the three had seen
each other.
Nile Event
At Portland
covAml members of the Salem
club. Daughters of the Nile, have
chartered a bus to go to Port
land Wednesday for tne monin
w eathertnff nf Kvdia temple of
the Nile. Others from here will
be going by car.
Tnmher of the Salem club
hiv hepn asked to present the
program for the temple meeting.
Josephine Albert spauiaing is
to sing, accompanied by Mrs.
Alfred A. Schramm, as the fea
ture of the Salem program.
Mrs. Douglas McKay is to in
troduce the local musicians.
Included in the group going
from Salem are the following:
Mrs. James Bird, Mrs. Max Al
tnrA Mrs Russell Bricht Mrs.
Charles Boyer, Mrs. Estill L.
Brunk, Mrs. J. N. Chambers,
Mrs. A. H. Davis, Mrs. C. Ward
Davis, Mrs. Frank- Chatas, Mrs.
William W Ellis. Mrs O. R. Eck-
ersley, Mrs. D. M. Eby, Mrs. J.
A. Frizzell, Mrs B. B. Flack, Mrs.
r F Guenther. Mrs. M. F. Grub,
Mrs. Gregory Haetliger, Mrs.
John Imlah, Mrs. Percy R. K.ei
lv Mrs. Abner K. Kline. Mrs.
.T h Miller. Mrs. Harrv Miller.
Mrs. Harris Ltetz, Mrs. uougias
McKay, Mrs. Frank Minto, Mrs.
Claude H. Murphy, Mrs. William
R. Newmyer, Mrs. E. M. Page,
Mrs. H. E. Phillippe, Mrs. E. J.
Scellars, Mrs. C. R. Staats, Mrs.
Sam Stitchler, Mrs. Merle Tra
vis, Mrs. L. R. Tweedie and Mrs.
David Wright.
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WOMAN'S SOCIETY of Chris
tian Service of the Leslie Metho
dist church will hold a business
and program meeting in the
church parlors at 1:30 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. G. H.
Templeton and Mrs. T. O. Ad
ams are hostesses for the tea
hour. In charge of tl"- program
on the topic: "Why Home Mis
sion Schools?" are Mesdames V.
E. Burson and C. W. Stacey.
NEBRASKA CLUB is meet
ing Friday for a no-host supper
at 8:30' o'clock in the Veterans
of Foreign Wars hall.
Troop Elects
Star of the Sea troop, Junior
Catholic Daughters of America,
met Saturday at the home of
Miss Charmaine Roguski and
elected the following as new of
ficers: Miss Coral Taggart, presi
dent; Miss Dolores Riley, vice
president; Miss Mary Etzel, sec
retary; Miss Patsy McReal. treas
urer; Miss Ann Marie Burdick,
reporter.
The troop members were di
vided into two teams to sell the
Catholic Digest with Miss Eve
lyn Drummond and Miss Jose
phine Schlageter as captains.
Plans were made for a troop
picnic at Silver Creek falls, Oc
tober 8. The honor, nature stu
dy, was worked on with Misses
Drummond and Etzel chosen to
mount the work In the scrap
book, ETA chapter of Beta Sigma
Dki u in nnnHuct a model meet
ing for its regular event Wed
nesday evening at 8 ociock, ai
the home of Mrs. Wilbur Pear
son, 375 North 18th.
MISS CLAIRE MAXWELL of
Salem is among local girls
pledging sororities at Oregon
State college. She is a new
pledge of Alpha Phi sorority.
Miss Maxwell is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard T.
Maxwell.
LEAVING TUESDAY to spend
the winter in Los Angeles was
Mrs. John Estudillo. She will be
with her daughters, Miss Ra
mona Estudillo and Mrs. Qwen
(Marguerite) Hansen.
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