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COMMITTEE MEMBERS arranging for the dancing parly planned by Salem naval volunteer air reserve unit mem
bers and their wives for next Wednesday evening arc shown here on the steps of the American Leg-ion club where
the party is to be given. Left to right, in front, Mrs, .lam es H. Brigham and Mrs. Ernest Eld ridge. In back row,
left to right: Mrs. Glenn Fravel, Mrs. Walter Traglio and Mrs. Charles Straw
By MARIANJ.OWRY FISCHER
DECEMBER is a month of weddings,
especially around the Christmas
holidays time. And much of the
entertaining the early part of the month
fetes brides-to-be.
Burghardt-Joncs
Among brides-elect telling plans for
their weddings is Miss Feme Jones, who
Is to be married on Sunday, December
lffc to Cornelius R. Burghardt of Seattle.
The ceremony will be solemnized at
S o'clock that afternoon in the First
Methodist church, the Rev. Brooks
Moore officiating.
Lighting the tapers will be Misses
Alice and Bonnie Jenkinson. Young
Miss Marilyn Pinson is to be flower
girl for her aunt.
Mrs. R. J. Pinson, sister of Miss Jones,
will be matron of honor, and James
Burghardt is to be best man for his
brother. A. D. Graham and M. H. Bark
er will be the ushers. The bride is to
be given in marriage by her brother-in-law,
R. J. Pinson.
The reception following also is to be
t the church.
Miss Jones is the daughter of Mrs.
H. B. Jones of Salem, Mr. Burghardt
the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Burghardt
of Seattle.
Coursey-Foat
The wedding of Miss Glenna Foat and
Cpl. Ray Coursey is to take place the
evening of Saturday, December 17, at
8 o'clock in the Nazarene church, the
Rev. Mr. Jenkins to read the 8 o'clock
iervice.
Mrs. J. W. Clark of Salem is to be
matron of honor for her sister. Miss
Snlly Best of Portland and Miss Shirley
Moore of Ridgcficld, Wash., are to be
bridesmaids. Taper lighters will be
Miss Doris Scott and Mr. Frank Griffcn.
Robert Coursey is to be best man for
his brother, Soloist for the wedding
will be Robert Karn.
A reception will follow the service.
Miss Font is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. R. G. Foat and Cpl. Coursey the
son of Mr. tond Mrs. R. C. Coursey.
Mrs. John A. Miller (Edith Moxley)
is expected to arrive from Columbus,
Ohio, next week-end for a visit at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
B Moxley. Mr. Miller, who is attend
ing Ohio Stale university, is to arrive
ft week later and they will be here until
after the holidays.
Mrs. Willard Marshall and Mrs. Don
ald McCargar are to be hostesses Thurs
day evening at the home of the former
for the Kappa Alpha Theta alumnae
meeting.
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Several from the Marion county unit
plan to attend the annual state conven
tion of the Republican Women's Feder
ation of Oregon In Portland next Tues
day. Sessions will be held in the Mult
nomah hotel, registration starting at 9
o'clock.
Mrs. Lloyd DeGroote of Salem is one
of the candidates for trustees on the slate
of officers announced by the nominat
ing committee. The list of nominees
Includes:
Mrs. Roy T. Bishop of Portland, for
president; Mrs. H. C. Rowlee of Albany,
vice president; Miss Faye Davis of Port
land, treasurer; Mrs. DeGroote, Mrs.
John Travis of Hood River, and Mrs.
William Burns, Portland, the latter the
retiring state president, for the positions
of trustees.
Among those planning to attend from
here are Mrs. M. M. Magee, Miss Eliza
beth Porter, Mrs. O. K. Beals, Mrs. Glenn
McCormick, Miss Marjorie Harris, the
local first vice chairman; and Mrs. Ralph
H. Cooley.
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Honoring Miss Madeleine Glee Keene
of Corvallis, formerly of Salem, who is
to be married December 18 to James
Castle Swarbrick of Bakersfield, Calif.
Mrs. George Alexander, Mrs. G. Freder
ick Chambers and Miss Dorathea Stcus
loff are to entertain next Thursday at
a luncheon party at the Alexander resi
dence. During the afternoon the group will
fete Miss Keene with a miscellaneous
shower. Christmas favors will feature
decorations for the party.
The guest list for the party includes
Miss Keene, her mother, Mrs. Roy S.
Keene, and Mrs. A. L. Strand, all of Cor
vallis; Mrs. Howard Maple, Mrs. Melvin
Geist, Mrs. William L. Phillips, Sr., Mrs.
Prince W. Byrd, Mrs. W. C. Dyer, Sr.,
Mrs. John H. Carson, Mrs. Curtis Cross,
Mrs. Wallace Bonesteole, Sr., Mrs. Wil
liam Busick, Mrs. Brazier Small, Miss
Suzanne Small, Mrs. Vard Hughes, Mrs.
George W. Croisan, Mrs. Harry U. Mil
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WED LAST SATl'RDAY was Mrs. Donald David Tliurman. the former I.ois Eva Ewers,
1948 Clicrrvliintl Festival quern In Salem. She Is the daughter of Mr. and Sirs. John V,
Eft-en of Brooks and Air. Thurmaa it the son of Mrs, George Thurnuw of Salem.
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ler, Mrs. Richard Slater, Mrs. W. W,
Baum, Mrs. Douglas McKay, Mrs. E. M.
Page, Mrs. William Cole, Mrs. Merrill
D. Ohling, Mrs. R. H. Baldock, Mrs. Paul
B. Wallace, Mrs. Charles A. Sprague,
Mrs. Chester A. Downs, Mrs. Fred Zim
merman and the three hostesses.
Miss Keene, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Roy S. Keene, and Mr. Swarbrick,
the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Swarbrick
of Idaho Falls, are to be married at 4
o'clock the afternoon of December 18,
in St. Mary's Catholic church in Cor
vallis, the reception following to be at
the Kappa Alpha Theta house.
Delta Gamma alumnae are ' to meet ,
Thursday evening next, Mrs. Milton
Hartwell, Mrs. Leon Margosian and Mrs,
R. B. Hynd to be hostesses to the group
at the Hartwell home at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Douglas McKay, wife of Oregon's
governor, will be at home Tuesday after
noon, the weekly day to receive Salem
and out-of-town friends who wish to call.
Altrusa club's regular dinner meeting
Is to be next Wednesday evening at 6:30
o'clock in the Marion hotel, Mrs. Earle
P. Delaney, president, presiding.
The regular business session for the
Salem Soroptimist club is to be held in
conjunction with the luncheon Wednes
day noon in the Golden Pheasant.
Plans will be discussed for enter
CALENDARED FOR DECEMBER
American Legion club. Meeting at
these four of the committee: Left
Wallace S. Wharton and Mrs. Phil
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Dancing Parties Slated Next Week
Among social festivities for next
week-end are several dancing parties.
Wisteria club plans its December
dance for next Friday evening in the
Veterans of Foreign Wars hall, dancing
to start at 9:30 o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Goodenough, Mr.
and Mrs. Deral Jones and Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Majek are the committee of
hosts for the evening.
For Town Club
Town club members announce their
next dinner dance for Saturday, Decem
ber 10, at the Marion hotel, starting at
9 o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Knipe, Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Burke, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
A. Barclay and Dr. and Mrs. L. P. Camp
bell are on the decorations committee
for the party.
Semi-Formal Event
Also arranged for Saturday evening,
December 10, is the semi-formal dance
of Sojourners club, the affair to be in
Mayflower hall between 8:30 and 12
o'clock. A snack bar is planned with the
dance.
Mrs. Willis Clark is chairman of the
committee for the party and is being as
sisted by Mrs. P. C.'Anderson, Mrs. Rob
ert J. Davidson, Mrs. Jack L. Doerk,
Mrs. C. John Glennon, Mrs. L. W. Miles,
Mrs. Pat Ryan and Mrs. Lewis E. Scott.
Tuesday Card Party
Two events are on the early week
calendar for Alpha Chi Omega Mothers'
club. s
On Tuesday evening the group is
snonsoring a benefit card party in May
flower hall at 7:4S o'clock. Contract
bridge, pinochle and other games 'will
' be played. Several prizes are to be
given and refreshments will be served.
Those attending are asked to take their
own table accessories.
Mrs. Malcolm Hawke, Mrs. Floyd
Siegmund and Mrs. Glenn L. Hoar are
In charge of reservations.
Among those making reservations for
the party are Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Gus
tafson, Mr. and Mrs. Harold B. Jory,
Mr and Mrs. L. T. Johnson, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Hutchison, Mr. and Mrs. Nor
man Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Nel
son, Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Phillips, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred L. Rose, Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Avriette, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Barham,
Mrs. Lloyd Bell, Mr. and Mrs. M. Steph
enson, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn L. Hoar, Mr.
and Mrs. C. R. Doolittle, Mrs. Lewis D.
Griffith, Mrs. William L: Phillips, Sr.,
Mrs. James Walton, Mrs. Gardner
Knapp. Mrs. James Young, Mr. and Mrs.
C. J. Kimble, Mrs. Lucille Patterson,
Mrs. Essie Spencer, Mrs. Elsie Papenfus,
Mrs. W. E. Kirk. Mrs. Russell Bright,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stanley, Mr. and
Mrs. Glade Follis, Mr. and Mrs. LaRue
Richards, Mr. and Mrs. J. Parker Line
berry, Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Morris, Mrs.
Louis du Buy, Mrs. Fred H. Thompson,
Mrs. Linn C. Smith, Mrs. P. H. Ringle,
Mrs. W. H. Adams, Mrs. W. N. Thomp
son, Mrs. K. B. Carlson, Mrs. L, J,
Young, Mrs. Merritt Truax, Mrs. John
Ficklin, Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm H.
taining the spring conference for
Soroptimist clubs of Oregon, Idaho,
Washington and Montana in Salem in
April.
Members of Chapter CB of P.E.O.
Sisterhood are meeting next Thursday,
at the home of Mrs. Harmon Harvey.
Members will assemble at 4:30 o'clock
with Mrs. F. W. Nestelle of Portland,
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16 Is the Christmas dance of the Salem Women's Army and Navy Teague, at thfl
the home of Mrs. Conrad Paulson this week to talk over plans for the party were
to right, Mrs. T. W. Hardisty, chairman of the committee; Mrs. Paulson, Mrs.
Brownell, seated at right in front.
Hawke, Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Kleinke,
Mr. and Mrs. Evert Givens, Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Siegmund.
Meeting Monday
On Monday, evening the mothers group
is to hold its regular meeting at the sor
ority chapter house. Mrs. J. W. Hutch
ison is president of the group.
December meeting for the Salem Wo
men's Army and Navy League is sched
uled for next Tuesday, luncheon to be
at 1 o'clock at Churck's Steak House.
Mrs. T. W. Hardisty is chairman of the
committee for the day.
Plans will be discussed for the dance
to be given by the group on December
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Holiday Month Calendar
December
Christmas
Alpha Chi Omega alumnae
William L. Phillips, Sr.
Silver tea of Salem Federated Music
Robert L. Elfstrom.
December 6
Alpha Chi Omega Mothers club benefit party, Mayflower hall.
Salem Memorial Hospital auxiliary bazaar, State and High streets.
December 7
Holiday dance of Naval Volunteer
oiiiaar oi women s organizations in at. faui s fcpiscopal cnurcn, parish hall.
December 10
Panhellenic dance, Willamette university campus.
Town club dance. ,
Sojourners Club Christmas dance. ,
December IT
Annual presentation of "The Messiah" by Salem Oratorio society, at Saj
nign scnooi.
December 12
Junior Woman's Club Christmas party, Woman's club house
December 13
Christmas musicale of AAUW First Presbyterian church.
December 16
Oregon State College Mothers' club
Salem Women's Army and Navy League dance, American Legion club.
December 17
Christmas greens show, Salem Garden club, Valley Motor company.
December 18
Christmas greens show, Salem Garden club, Valley Motor company.
December 19
Jaycee-Ettes Christmas party.
Christmas greens show, Salem Garden club, Valley Motor company.
December 22
Christmas formal of Order of Rainbow for Girls, Crystal Gardens.
December 25
Spinsters club Christmas dance, No-Name ballroom.
December 29
Kappa Kappa Gamma alumnae Christmas tea, home of Mrs. Sidney B. Lew'!
December 31
New Year's dance of Subscription club.
New Year's dance of Carousel club. i
New Year's dance of Tillicum club.
state organizer as guest. A no-host
per will follow the meeting and iij
evening the members will sta
annual Christmas party.
Secretary of State and Mrs. Ea
Newbry will be in Hood River
Thursday, and through Friday and
urday will be in Baker, planning
back in the capital a week from Sui
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Ti PINSTERS club members are
ing Monday evening, Mrs.
' Steelhammer, Mrs. Vernon
and Miss Helen Zielinski to enterta:
group.
The meeting will be at the hoflt
ivirs. oieeinammer s parents, ivira
Mrs. Gene Vandeneynde.
Plans will be discussed for the a'
Christmas charity ball to be give!
the club the night of December
No-Name ballroom.
Tickets for the ball may be obM
from either Mrs. Robert Burrell,
phone 34416, or Mrs. Charles A.
clay, 24635.
Delta Delta Delta alumnae are
lng for their December gathering
day evening at the home of Mrs. Aw
Erickson at 7:30 o clock. Co-hos
are Mrs. George Tomlinson, Mrs.
neth Carlson, Miss Bertha KohlbE
Miss Thelma Bush.
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December 4
Clubs, at the home of Mayor and N
Air Reserve Unit, American Legion elul
bazaar, Portland Gas and Coke compan!
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adding? Musical Events? Other Holiday Gayeties
IN AN all-white setting at St. Paul'i
Episcopal church this afternoon,
Miss Louise Rawson, daughter of
Mrs. John P. Rawson of Salem and
the late Mr. Rawson, was married to
Glenn W. Wharton son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. R. Wharton of Roseburg. Baskets of
white flowers decorated the altar.
For the music, Gordon Pratt sang,
Miss Ruth Bedford playing the organ.
The Rev. George H. Swift read the vows
at 3 o'clock.
Given in marriage by her uncle, W.
J. Stinson of Carson City, Nev., the
bride was attractive in an aqua blue
crepe and chiffon, floor length dress
with which she wore a winter pink hat
enhanced with pearls, and matching
gloves. She carried a hand corsage of
white bouvardia and gardenias.
Miss Emma Hanna was honor atten
dant, wearing a gold crepe floor length
dress and with it a flower cap of bronze
chrysanthemums. She carried a bou
quet of bronze chrysanthemums.
Edwin D.- Harding was best man.
Ushering were Carter E. Hill and Stew
art W. Adams.
For her daughter's wedding, Mrs.
Mrs. Rawson wore a teal blue crepe
dress with winter pink accessories and
corsage of pink roses.
The reception following the service
was in the Salem Woman's club houfe.
Mrs. Jack Bornickol and Mrs. Albert
Wickcrt, Jr., served the bride's cake.
Mrs. Frederick J. Brennan poured. Mrs.
Jess Daugherty and Mrs. George Beane
assisted in serving. The bride's table
was sot with a white cloth, while can
dles in silver holders, pastel miniature
slippers filled with forget-me-nots and
white chrysanthemums. The tiered wed
ding cake was topped with a white china
slipper in which were arranged forget-me-nots.
For traveling the bride wore a bur
gundy gabardine tailored suit with gray
accessories and topcoat of gray English
tweed.
Following a trip north the couple
will be at home at 1761 Market street
after December 19.
Among out-of-town guests at the wed
ding were Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Wharton,
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Wharton, Mr. and
Mrs. G. F. Wharton and daughter, Jo
anne, Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Wimberly,
Miss Bess Wharton, Miss Jane Wharton,
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Pargeter, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Collins and daughters,
Miehale and Candy, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Allen, Mrs. Edythe Gilmour, Mr. and
Mrs. Ivan Pickens and son, Jori, Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Catching, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Gerretsen, Dr. H. C. Church, Mrs. Irvin
Brunn, .Jerry Coen, all of Roseburg;
Mrs. A. R. Spencer of Eugene, Mrs. ,W.
M. Kearney of Reno, Nev., Mr. and Mrs.
W. J. Stinson of Carson City, Nev., Mrs.
B. H. McNamee of San Francisco, Mr.
and Mrs. W. R. Matsler of Eugene.
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Hall Hibbard camp, United Spanish
War Veterans, and auxiliary will hold
their business sessions, Monday, at 8
p.m. in the Veterans of Foreign Wars
hall. Following the meetings, there will
be a joint social and refreshments wil
be served.
American War Mothers are meeting
next Tuesday, December 6, at the home
of Mrs. George Pro, 1915 Maple street,
the meeting to be at 2 o'clock.
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HER GRANDMOTHER'S weddinr roim or 188!) i! worn by Sirs. Harold I-. Adams
(Phyllis Joy iMedler), at right, shown here wilh her new sisler-in-law. young Miss Linda
Lorensen, sister of the bridegroom and the junior attendant at tbe Adami-Medler wed
ding last Sunday in th Flnt OnfrefaUoinl church.
ALMOST A TPAPITIOX to usher In the holiday season here Is the presentation
Handel's "The Messiah." Snapped while rehearsilljr this wee.!., .his trio includes,
James Pugh and Aubrey S. Tu-ling. Dean ilclvin Gcisl directs the group.
Plan Dance
Interesting to a large group for next
Wednesday evening, December 7, will
be the dance to be sponsored by the
Salem naval volunteer air reserve unit
members and their wives.
The party is arranged at the Ameri
can Legion club, starting at 7:30 o'clock,
the buffet supper to be at 9 o'clock.
The affair is for all members of the
reserve unit and guests they wish to in
vite. Asked as guests also are the men
from the Portland, Corvallis and Eugene
units and their wives. Bidden as special
guests are Captain and Mrs. Wallace S.
Wharton and Lt. Cmdr. and Mrs. T. W.
Hardisty.
The committee in charge of arrange
ments includes a group of wives, Mrs.
Ernest Eldridge, Mrs. Glenn Fravel, Mrs.
Charles Straw, Mrs. Walter Traglio and
Mrs. James H. Brigham.
Jason Lee Wesleyan Service guild is
to meet Monday at 8 p.m. in the parson
age. The hostesses will be Miss Vada
Hill, Mrs. Elmer Boyer, Mrs. Archie
Brewster. Mrs. Eugene Kitzmiller is
to be the worship leader, Mrs. Joe
Bourne the program leader. There will
be special music, including Christmas
carols. The guild members are plan
ning a dinner basket for a needy family
at the holiday time.
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THE ORATORIO SOCIETY'S presentation will be Sunday, December 11, in the Salem high school auditorium. A
large number of the chorus personnel includes Willamette university students, a quartet of whom sings here at re
hearsal: left to right: Berwin Murray, Marilyn Brooks, Pat Parsons and Robert Robins,
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.AST PRESIDENTS of Salem club,
1 Daughters of the Nile, will be
honored at the luncheon ot the
, group, Monday, in the Masonic temple.
The members will gather at 10 o'clock
to do sewing work, the luncheon to be
at' noon.
On the committee are Mrs. Stanley
Brown as chairman; Mrs. Roy Tweedie,
Mrs. J. S. Lochead, Mrs. Loran Spauld
ing, Mrs. Russell Bright, Mrs. I. M.
Doughton, Mrs. Frank Minto, Mrs.
Charles Harris, Mrs. L. M. Ramage, Mrs.
Wade Ellis, Mrs. A. H. Davis.
Chapter G, P.E.O. Sisterhood, is to
meet on Monday evening at the home of
Mrs. George Rossman with Mrs. George
K. Aiken as co-hostess. At this time,
Mrs. F. W. Nestelle, Portland, slate or
ganizer, will meet with the group.
The regular program for the stale or
ganization of the Daughters of the
American Revolution is to be given Mon
day, December 5, over KOAC at 2
o'clock. Mrs. John H. Gallagher of Win
ema chapter is to present the program
on pioneer days at Oregon Stale college.
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Chadwick chapter, Order of Eastern
Star, is to meet on Tuesday evening for
its regular session in the Masonic temple.
New officers will be elected.
Salem Weavers' guild has planned a
meeting for Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock at the home of Mrs. Frederick
Hill Thompson.
Mrs. Arthur A. Allen of Milwaukie is
to be guest speaker. Mrs. H. C. Epping
and Mrs. A. J. Ullman are co-hostesses
for the meeting.
Yomarco women are to meet Tuesday
for a luncheon at 1:15 o'clock at the
home of Mrs. Walter L. Spaulding. 1726
Court street. Co-hostesses are Mrs A. A.
Keene, Mrs. Merle Travis and Mrs. Ralph
Mercer.
Capital unit No. 9,. American Legion
auxiliary is meeting Monday evening
in the Salem Woman's club at 7:45
o'clock.
There will be initiation, the Past Pres
idents' club to be in charge of the ini
ation and for the refreshments.
A Christmas musical program is to
follow the meeting, Special guests for
the evening will be members of King
wood unit.
The sewing club of the auxiliary is
meeting all day next Thursday, Decem
ber 8, starting at 10 o'clock, at the home
of Mrs. John Gordon. The usual no
host luncheon will be served at noon.
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by the Salem Oratorio society of
left to right Frank K. DeWitt,
Sunday Silver Tea
A social event of tomorrow afternoon
atllracting a large group will be the
silver tea to be given by the Salem Fed
erated Music clubs at the West Lincoln
street home of Mayor and Mrs. Robert
L. Elfstrom.
Hours for the tea are between 3 and 6
o'clock.
Invitation is extended to members of
all affiliated musical clubs and friends.
Greeting the guests at the door, in
duos, will be Misses Patricia Elfstrom
and Donna Salter; Misses Doris Helen
Spaulding and Jean Spaulding; Misses
Dorothy Cannon and Sandra Nordyke.
Miss Ann Gibbons is to have charge
of the guest book.
Introducing to the receiving line will '
be Mrs. David Eason.
In the receiving line will be Mayor
and Mrs. Elfstrom; Mrs. Ronald Craven,
Salem Federated Music Clubs president;
Mrs. Mae Ross Walker, Portland, state
president of the Oregon Federation of
Music Clubs; Mrs. Mary L. Craig. Port
land, slate chairman of music festivals;
Miss Elma Weller, honorary life member
of the Salem group; T. S. Roberts, Mrs.
Charles O. Hargrave, Frederick Wilson,
John Wallace Graham.
Throughout the afternoon there will
be a musical program presented by a
large group of young people and local
musicians. Those taking. part in the pro
gram will be -the following:
Vocal trio Sidney Kromer, Laurel
Herr and Carol Lee, Mrs. Victor Palma
son as accompanist; string trio, the same
group of girls; Grace Corey in vocal
numbers, accompanied by Geraldine Ki
ser; Mary Dean Halvorsen, violinist, Mrs.
Palmason accompanying; Jo Ann Windi
shar, harp numbers; Dolores Gotfricd,
vocal solos, Geraldine Kiser accompany
ing; Betty Jo Davenport, piano numbers;
Marjorie Jordan, whistling solos; Mary
Evelyn Parke, vocal solos, Beverly Gus
tafson, accompanist; Dorolhy Pederson,
piano numbers; vocal sextet, Lou Ann
Wolf, Bonnie Stewart, Pebble DeSart,
Barbara Calloway, Marilyn Power, Pa
tricia Elfstrom; quintet numbers, Dal
bert Jepsen, first violin, Margaret Raw
lins, second violin, Doris McCain viola;
Emel Bandel, cello, and Elizabeth Jep
sen, piano; vocal ensemble, Cecilians and
Boys' Double quartet; Edna Marie Hill,
piano numbers; Victor Palmason, violin
solos, Mrs. Palmason accompanying;
Connie Nicky, vocal numbers, with Glen
nis Allen as accompanist; string quartet,
Betty Kuhlman, violin, Frank Holman,
violin; Doris McCain, viola; Lucy Bel
linger, cello.
Pouring will be Miss Margaret Hogg,
Mrs. John Schmidt, Jr., Mrs. Jack Mor
rison, Mrs. Donald Jessop, Mrs. George
C. Will, Misa Lena Belle Tartar, Mn,
DETAILS are being announced for
the annual Christmas musicale
to be presented by Salem branch
Df the American Association of Univer
sity Women on the evening of Tuesday,
December 13. The event is arranged for
8 o'clock in the First Presbyterian
church.
Mrs. George Rhoten Is chairman for
the program. Prof. T. S. Roberts and
Miss Jessica Kinsey are to give organ
and piano ducts as part of the program.
Edith Fairham Gunnar is to be soloist
on the program and other numbers will
be given by Willamette university a cap
pella choir.
The program is arranged for AAUW
members and guests. A reception will
follow in the church parlors. Mrs. Ar
thur P. Sprague is in charge of decor
ations for the church, assisted by Mrs.
Mary Thomas; and Mrs. C. E. Gray is
to decorate the reception room, assisted
by members of the AAUW interior dec
orating study group.
Pi Beta Phi alumnae are meeting next
Thursday evening at 7:45 o'clock at the
chapter house.
Hostesses for the meeting are Mrs.
James R. Humphrey, Mrs. Russell Mef
ford, Mrs. Ralph E. Purvine, Mrs.
Charles Coleman, Mrs. Samuel Tripp,
Mrs. Floyd Thompson, Mrs. Rado Sutich,
Mrs. James Clayton, Mrs. George Schroe
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Announcement has been made of the
engagement of Miss Donna Mentzer,
daughter of Mrs. Marjarie Mentzer. to
Ronald Stroud, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Everett Stroud. No plans are announced
for the wedding. Miss Mentzer is the
granddaughter, of Mr. and Mrs. Harley
L. Bosler of Salem. Mr. Stroud is with
the coast guard at Seattle.
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of Much Interest
George E. Allen, Mrs. Kenneth Rich.
Assisting in serving will be Misses
Barbara Bennett, Arlyss Zeeb, Sharon
Barker, Joyce Garlick, Elsie DeVries,
Sally Hoy, Lynn Harper, Beverly Johns,
Maxine King, Patricia Collins, Mary
Campbell, Celia Weaver, Marilyn Blak
ley. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Greene have an
nounced the engagement of their daugh
ter, Miss Joann Greene, to Duane Erls
gaard, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Efts
gaard. No date has been set for the
wedding,"
Several Salemites were in Portland
the early part of the week to attend the
season's opening concert of the Portland
Symphony orchestra and came home
highly commending the work of the or
chestra and the conductor, James Sam
ple. The Portland Symphony comes to Sa
lem on January 10 and March 21 for
concerts here. Reserved seals are now
on sale at the Ladd and Bush branch,
Unilcd Stales National bank, through
December 10 at regular bank hours.
Local listeners at the Portland eon
cert were impressed with Mr. Sample's
gracious, friendly and straightforward
bearing, and with the complete control
under his baton of all sections. They re
ported that the Portland debut was play
ed to a large audience who were most
enthusiastic in their applause for the
conductor, calling him back to the stage
repeatedly.
A feature of the opening concert was
the presentation of a beautiful Hawaiian
lei of pink carnations to the new con
ductor of the orchestra. The lei was sent
to Portland by air express, arriving on
Monday afternoon, by the Honolulu
Symphony society as a tribute of appre
ciation to Mr. Sample for his recent work
in that city as a guest conductor, and
as an expression of good wishes for an
equal success in Portland. The lei was
brought onto the stage at the close of
the concert by Mrs. Morion Caine.
A bazaar is arranged by Salem Mem
orial Hospital auxiliary for next Tues
day, December 6, at State and High
streets at the former Scars store loca
tion. The event begins at 9 o'clock and a
variety of articles for Christmas time
will be displayed.
Mrs. M. E. Knickerbocker is general
chairman and on her committee are Mrs.
Wayne Petlit, Mrs. A. C. Haag, Mrs. Wil
liam E. Healy, Mrs. Ed Goeckner.
fT HRISTMAS will be featured at the
(Jj meeting and party for Salem Gar-
'den club members, Monday after
noon. The group is meeting at 2 p.m. at the
Salem Woman's club, planning the bus
iness session for 2 o'clock. At the pro
gram following, there will be a demon
stration of Christmas arrangements by
Mrs. C. O. Sloper of Independence.
A Christmas party will then be held
for the members and prospective mem
bers. Mrs. Max Flohrer and Mrs. Bertha
Huston are on the tea committee.
Displayed at the meeting will be the
articles already completed by members
for the club's annual Christmas greens
show on December 17, 18 and. 19 at
Valley Motor company.
Salem Zonta club's regular luncheon
meeting will be held Thursday noon in
the Golden Pheasant.
Each member is to take a small Christ
mas gift for a special event planned by
the program committee, Mrs. James
Bunnell and Miss Lena Belle Tartar, co
chairmen. Also, each member is to take an article
of canned goods or staples, or a contri
bution, to be turned over to the service
committee for the club's Christmas bas
ket. These articles may be left at Elf
strom's store preceding the luncheon
meeting, or brought to the meeting.
Salem General Hospital auxiliary
plans its regular monthly meeting for
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock in the Sa
lem YWCA. All members of the aux
iliary are invited to attend.
Sojourners club's semi-monthly party
is planned for Thursday afternoon, the
group to meet for dessert at 1 o'clock,
cards following. The party will be at
the Salem Woman's club house.
On the hostess committee are Mrs.
William H. Johnston, Mrs. M. E. Knick
erbocker, Mrs. Kenneth McNeice, Mrs.
Howard H. Hosken, Mrs. James L. Payne
and Mrs. Louis Ertz.
Area Scout Event
The incoming and outgoing members
of the Santiam Area council, Girl Scouts,
will meet together for the regular month--ly
board meeting at the home of Mrs.
Walter L. Spaulding, retiring president,
1726 Court street, Thursday, December
8, at 12 o'clock noon. A no-host luncheon
will precede the business session.
New officers for the next year are:
President, Mrs. Edwin Fortmiller, Al
bany; first vice president, Mrs. Ivan Mar
ble, Independence; secretary, Mrs. Rob
ert Clark, Albany; and treasurer, Mrs.
Carl Porter, Albany.
The board members are Mrs. Walter
L. Spaulding, Mrs. Arthur Jones, Loyal
Warner, Mrs. E. E. Boring, Mrs. Edwin
Keech, Mrs. Max Flannery, Wesley Stew
art, Ward R. Davis, Miss Marjorie Har
ris, all of Salem; Mrs. William Woodard,
Silverton; Mrs. Herman Groves, Leba
non; Mrs. F. L. Thompson, Mrs. W. D.
Sloper, Howard Hickam, Frank Kubes,
all of Albany; and Mrs. Jack Cochran,
Brownsville.
The district chairmen include: Mrs.
Frank Manbeck, Salem, Mrs. Gordon Van
Cleave, Silverton, Mrs. O. D. Stevenson,
Jefferson, Mrs. A. L. Thometz, Sweet
Home, Mrs. Frank Wells, Lebanon, and
Mrs. James Jenks, Albany.
The women's organizations of St.
Paul's Episcopal church are cooperating
in staging the annual bazaar for the
groups next Wednesday, December 7, in
the church parish house, 560 Chemeketa.
The affair will be between 10 a.m. and
5 p.m.
The Women's auxiliary will serve
cookies, coffee and tea with Miss Mar
jorie Harris as chairman. The Junior
High Girls' Friendly society will have a
table of homemade cookies with Mrs. L.
W. Miles in charge. The Younger Girls'
Friendly society will have a miscella
' neous table wilh Mrs. A. A. Manke, ad
viser, in charge. Other tables pf the
seven guilds will feature aprons, fancy
work, infants' wear, cooked food, Christ
mas gift boxes, and miscellaneous ar
ticles. Chairmen for the following guilds are:
St. Anne's guild, Mrs. Donald A. Young;
Daughters of St. Elizabeth, Mrs. Dan
Johnston; Junior guild, Mrs. John Lan
grell; St. Paul's guild, Mrs. J. H. ding
er and Mrs. E. R. Palmer; St. Agnes
guild, Miss Vivian Chandler; St. Cecilia's
guild, Miss Carolyn Brady; St. Helena's
guild, Mrs. James H. Nicholson.
Others assisting are: Posters, Mrs.
Charles McClelland; publicity, Mrs. Aus
tin H. Wilson, Sr.
Members of Salem bethel, Job's
Daughters, are inviting their parents for
a no-host supper to be served at the Ma
sonic temple, Monday evening at 6 o'
clock. At 7:30 o'clock the bethel will
meet in Beaver hall for its regular ses
sion, the initiatory degree to be given a
group of girls.
Mrs. R. C. Hunter will be hostess to
her bridge group for dessert and cards
Monday afternoon. Invited as addi
tional guests are Mrs. William Hutchens
and Mrs. Floyd Kibbce.
Poetry division of the literature com
mittee, Salem Womans club, will pre
sent the Salem Writers' club in original
works for the Tuesday afternoon pro
gram at the club house. The event is
slated for 2 o'clock. Mrs. Jessie Sin
gleton will be in charge of the program.
Mrs. Carl Chambers is chairman of the
literature committee.
'Wesleyan Service guild of the First
Methodist church announces it is to hold
no meeting Monday, meeting instead on
December 14 with the Woman's Society
for Christian Service.