Capital
Edited by MARIAN
6 Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., Monday, December 5, 1949
Study Grants From State
AAUW Groups Announced
The 1949 international study grants, given by the American
Association of University Women, including one from the Salem
branch, have been announced from the state division. These study
grants provide for women from other countries to come to
America for undergraduate and advanced university work.
The Beryl Holt grant from the iMx;mmStL
Salem branch goes to Miss Yo
shi Kasya of Japan. The school
Mrs. Kasya is to attend has not
been announced. Mrs. Kasya
will do advanced work in high
er education methods, her field
being in languages. The grant
was set up last year by the Sa
lem branch and is named in hon
or of Miss Beryl Holt, Salem tea
cher, and for many years an
active AAUW leader. Miss Holt
is regional fellowship chairman
for the AAUW.
Other grants, made possible
by contributions from the Ore
gon division and through vari
ous branches of AAUW in the
state, include the following:
The Florence Messmer Earl
grant, to Mrs. Anong Nimanhe
minda of Siam; the Oregon
state division grant, to Miss Bai
Matabay Plang of the Philip
pines; the Portland's Elizabeth
C. Donald grant, to Mrs. Fer
nanda S. Balboa of the Philip
pines; the Medford branch grant
to Mrs. Colette Duprez of Bel
gium. Church Groups
Meet Wednesday
Circles of the First Methodist
church are scheduling theirl
meetings a week early, meeting
on Wednesday of this week at
1:13 p.m. at the following homes:
No. 1, at the home of Mrs.
John Carkin, 495 North Sum
mer. Mrs. N. E. Turner and Mrs,
Forrest Pontius, co-hostesses.
No. 2, at the home of Mrs.
M. C. Findley, 225 North 20th,
Mrs. Roy Lockenour, Mrs. Bruce
Spaulding and Mrs. Maude Sim
ons assisting.
No. 3, at the home of Mrs.
Bertha Cook, 1444 Ferry, Mrs.
R. L. Farmer and Mrs. Meta
Garrigues assisting.
No. 4, at the home of Mrs,
Cora Lippold, 297 South 15th,
Miss Ruth Field and Mrs. L. B
Jones assisting.
No. 5, at the home of Mrs
E. B. Millard, 925 North 18th
Mrs. J. D. Foley assisting.
No. 6, at the home of Mrs.
Roy Fedje, 2460 South Com
mercial, Mrs. Leona Johnson
Mrs. Bruce Rothrock and Miss
Feme Jones assisting.
THE FRIENDLY NEIGH
BORS Garden club met at the
home of Mrs. Chester Anderson
last week. Twelve members
and one guest, Mrs. J. Bangert,
attended. The club planned its
Christmas party to be held at
the home of Mrs. Matilda Gray
on uecember 15.
Miss Marion Sparks, drama
student at Willamette university,
and assistant . director of the
play, "Our Town," given Sat
urday evening, gave three read
Ings.
Quilted
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Accessories
What a difference a few
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quilted ones at Miller's
this week. Have them
placed in our gift lay
away department. No-
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GIFTS TO PLEASE HER
Also in the notion department . , . many gift items to please
heri Pinking shears . . , fine quality scissors . . . boxed
outfits for those who sew . . , many other novelties such as
handmade aprons, plastic coat, skirt and other garment
hangers in colors. Shop now and be sure!
Women
LOWRY FISCUER
Greens Ceremony
Annual "hanging of the greens
ceremony, launching Christmas
activities for the Salem YWCA,
will take place next Thursday,
Dec. 8 at 7:30 o'clock at the
YW.
For this event, each group
within the YW takes over res
ponsibility of a room to decor
ate it for the Christmas season.
In connection with hanging
the greens there will be a tea
and program. Mrs. Howard Post
is chairman for the tea arrange
ments and is to be assisted by
members of the Mothers' club
for Tri-Y and Y-Teen girls.
Church Circles
Arrange Meetings
Circles of the First Presby
terian church are to meet Wed
nesday at the following homes:
No. 1, at the home of Mrs.
Roy Smith, 880 Kingwood drive,
dessert at 1:15 o clock; Mrs. C.
O. Wilson, leader.
No. 2, at the home of Mrs.
Robert L. Elfstrom, 125. West
Lincoln, dessert at 1:15 o'clock,
Mrs. O. H. Kent, leader.
No. 3, at the borne of Mrs,
Herman A. Lafky, 610 North
15th, no-host luncheon at 1:15
o'clock, Mrs. B. M. Bennett,
leader.
No. 4, meeting in the club
room of the church dessert at
1:13 o'clock, Mrs. Robert Hut
cheon as leader.
No. 5, rheeting with Mrs. J. J
Fitzsimons, 1391 Market
street, dessert at 1:15 o'clock
Mrs. J. F. Ulrich as leader. ,
No. 6, meeting in fireplace
room of the church, dessert at
1:15 o'clock, Mrs. J. C. Single
ton, leader. '
No. 7, meeting at the home of
Mrs. E. C. ' Mcnnis, route 7
group to meet at church for
transportation at 12:30 o'clock,
Mrs. W. D. Pugh as leader.
No. 8, meeting at the home of
Mrs. W. E. Hutchens, 725 D.
street, dessert at 1:15 o'clock,
Mrs. M. H. Hawke, leader.
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MRS. SAM RUNDLETT, 1595
S. High street, will entertain
the Leslie Methodist Church
Woman's society for Christmas
service on Wednesday, Decem
ber 7, with a no-host luncheon
at 12:30 o'clock. At the meeting
to follow, Mrs. G. Wesley Tur
ner will give the devotions. Miss
Evelyn DeVries, a missionary
recently returned from Africa,
will tell about Christmas in that
country. Each woman is asked
to bring a gift not to exceed
25 cents for an exchange. These
gifts will later be given to the
TB hospital in Alaska.
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Committee Group Views Articles Among bazaars on this
week's calendar is the annual one given by all women s
groups of St. Paul's Episcopal church, the event to be all day
Wednesday in the parish house. Some of the committee
members are shown here in meeting at the home of Mrs.
Donald A. Young, arranging some of the articles to be sold.
Left to right: Mrs. John Langrell from the Junior guild, dis
playing some of the tea towels and aprons to be shown
by her group; Miss Vivian Chandler with some of the stuffed
animals and toys from St. Agnes guild; Mrs. Floyd W. Shep
' ard, displaying some of the handmade baby garments to be
1 sold by Daughters of St. Elizabeth; and Mrs. Rue Drager,
with some of the pillow slips in the needlework exhibit of
St. Paul's guild. ( jesten-Miller studio picture)
Benefit Tea
Colorful Event
A most successful benefit af
fair was the silver tea given
Sunday af ernoon by the Salem
Federated Music clubs at the
home of Mayor and Mrs. Robert
L. Elfstrom a capacity crowd
attending throughout the three
hours.
The tea was outstanding es
pecially for the varied program.
A program was going continu
ously throughout the tea, be
tween 3 and 6 o'clock, a large
number of young and adult mu
sicians of the city participating
in vocal, instrumental and
chorus numbers. Mrs. Jessie
Bush Mickelson arranged the
program details.
The home was beautifully de
corated in the Chirstmas theme
for the tea, featuring arrange
ments of greens, red candles,
and a creche scene. The dining
room was lighted only with
candlelight. The tea table was
covered with a green cloth. A
low arrangement of colorful
Christmas balls and ornaments
with greens and tinsel made up
the centerpiece flanked at either
side by red candles. A small
Christmas tree on the buffet
also featured the decorations.
And attracting much comment in
the dining room' were the huge
trays of Christmas cookies, fea
turing many varieties and many
of them baked by the teachers
sponsoring the tea.
Receiving the guests were
Mayor and Mrs. Elfstrom, Mrs
Ronald Craven, president of the
Salem Federated Music clubs;
Mrs. Mae Ross Walker of Port
land, stale president of the Ore
gon Federated Music clubs; Mrs.
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Mary L. Craig, Portland, state
chairman of the music festival;
Miss Elma Weller, honorary
members of the Salem group;
Prof. T. S. Roberts, Charles O.
Hargrave, John Wallace Gra
ham and Frederick Wilson.
Members of the Salem fed
eration assisted about the liv
ing room and in the dining room.
Music Teachers
Meet This Evening
The Salem district of the Ore
gon Music Teachers association
will hold its December meeting
in the studio of Miss Lena Bell
Tartar and Miss Margaret Hogg
at 8 o'clock Monday evening.
In charge of arrangements are
Miss Hogg, Miss Tartar and
Charles Hargrave.
Preceding the business session,
a program will be presented by
the following students of the
association members: Carol
Buck, Sara Mayers, Bud Lind-
strand, Jerry Evenden, Shirley
Doerfler, Jean Spaulding, Wayne
Mercer, Karline Quistad, Judy
Klempel, Patricia Elfstrom, Cecil
Weaver and Edna Marie' Hill.
Accompanists will be Laurel
Herr and Virginia Bcnner.
The teachers who are present
ing students are: Miss Ruth Bed
ford, Miss Margaret Hogg, Miss
Dorothy Pearce, Mrs. Jean Mot-
rison, Mrs. John Schmidt, Jr.,
Raymond Carl, Charles Har
grave, Miss Lena Belle Tartar,
Mrs Donald Jessop, Jean Hob
son Rich, Mrs. Donald Cravel,
and Jessie Bush Michelson.
HI-Y MOTHERS club is meet
ing Tuesday for a dessert and
informal social afternoon at the
YMCA at 1 o'clock. Mothers of
all junior and senior Hi-Y mem
bers are invited. i
THE F I N E S T ! - U no ocf fashioned
nuts and bolts in contraction
low as
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HAMILTON
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Jones-Sampson
Rites Nov. 25 .
The marriage of Mrs. Flor
ence Louise Sampson to Allen
Clifford Jones was solemnized
the evening of Friday, Novem
ber 25, in the First Methodist
church fireplace room, the Rev
Brooks Moore officiating.
Mrs. Vernon Butler of Port
land, sister-in-law of the bride,
and Walter G. Jones of Salem,
a cousin of the bridqgroom, were
the attendants.
The bride wore a softly drap
ed dusty rose afternoon dress
with brown accessories and
corsage of gardenias and pink
bouvardia. ., The matron of hon
or wore a blue afternoon dress
with corlage of pink carnations.
The bride's mother, Mrs. J. J.
Butler, wore a navy blue dress
with corsage of yellow roses.
For her son's wedding, Mrs. Clif
ford T. Jones, wore a royal blue
dress with corsage of yellow
carnations.
Mrs. Solon Shlnkle played the
wedding music.
A reception followed. Mrs.
Walter G. Jones and Miss Mary
Alice Jones presided at the serv
ing table.
The couple will be at home in
Salem.
OREGON STATE Nurses' as
sociation, third district, has ar
ranged its Christmas meeting
for Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock
in the Salem Woman's club
house. Members are asked to
bring their gifts of canned foods
or staples to be used for the
holiday food baskets.
"The Battle of
Dixieland Jazz Bands"
Dance Wed., Dee. 7th
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Plans for
Dance Told
"Holly Daze," featuring red,
silver and green decorations and
masses of holly, will be the
theme for the annual Willamette
university Panhelienie dance, a
formal affair to be staged next
Saturday evening in the Labor
temple. The affair will start at
9 o'clock.
All four sororities on the cam
pus are taking charge of differ
ent phases for the dance.
Chi Omega is to have charge
of the decorations, with Misses
Jean Gilmer, Wesley Woodard,
Ann Stackhouse and LaFyrne
Showacy in charge.
Alpha Chi Omega has arrang
ed for the place and refresh
ments, the committee including
Misses Marceline Hutchison and
Ellen Reynolds.
Delta Gamma has arranged for
the band, Miss Donna Lou Lam
bert as chairman.
Pi Beta Phi has -secured the
patrons and special guests. Miss
Prudence Craig as chairman
.Miss Roberta Batey, delegate
from Alpha Chi Omega, is presi
dent of Panhelienie council this
year. Miss Carol Ann Snarr is
the delegate from Pi Beta Phi,
Miss Polly Pollock from Delta
Gamma and Miss Midge Newton
from Chi Omega.
THE WOMAN'S guild of the
First Congregational church is
to meet in the Mayflower room
on Wednesday at 2 p.m.
Mrs. Charles A. Ratcliff is to
talk to the group about the in
ternational conference of Con-
gregationalists last June in Wel
lesley, and about Congregational
women in England. A group of
girls from the high school will
sing Christmas carols.
NEW
SAMSON S NEW
DESIGNS A$n
Just received Samson's newest card tables in their newest table top designs.
A very smart gift for Christmas for the whole family!
Choose now while stocks ore available and have them placed in our hide
away, layaway until Christmas. Also Samson Card Table Chairs!
Plastic
Rich' looking plastic quilted card, table covers in your fav
orite color schemes. Gift shop, main floor.
New Plastic Canasta Racks
Everyone's playing Conasta. A Canasta rack is a "must" in
this game. Here specially priced for this week. Gift shop,
main floor.
Cousins Christened
Christening ceremonies for
two little cousins were held at
noon Sunday in St. Joseph's
Catholic church, the Rev. T. J.
Bernards officiating.
The little girls christened were
Nancy Ann Schnoebelen, one
month old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Norman Schnoebelen. and
her little cousin, Debra Lee
Bach, two-weeks old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Bach.
Sponsors for Nancy Ann
Schnoebelen were her grand
mother, Mrs. Joseph Bach, and
her uncle, George Bach. The
sponsors for Debra Lee Bach
were her uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Schnoebelen.
Mrs. Joseph Bach is grand
mother of both little girls, and
Nancy Ann's other grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schnoe
belen of Cedar Rapids, la. The
other grandparents of Debra
Lee are Mrs. Ernest Smith of
Salem and Kenneth Stevens of
Vista, Calif.
Christening Event
Christening ceremonies for
Wallace Lee Hug, two-months-old
son of Lt. Comdr. and Mrs.
Wallace Hug, were conducted
Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock
in the First Presbyterian church,
Dr. Chester W. Hamblin officiat
ing. Mrs. Adcle Kudner of San
Francisco and Mrs. George E
Waters are the godmothers and
Bruce Williams, the godfather.
The grandparents of the little
boy are Mrs. George Hug and
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lee, all of
Salem.
MEETING this evening is the
board for unit No. 136, Ameri
can Legion auxiliary, at the
home of Mrs. Jack Simkins,
Wallace road. ,
CARD TABLES!
Bluegate Candles
Our greatest assortment of Christmas candles! From
little candles with a fleck of light to qreat ones to
burn continually for months. Come to Miller's soon
ond select your Gift Candles. Displayed in gift department.
It's not too
Card Tables
Hobbies to
Be Featured
'Interesting Hobbies of Sa
lem People" will be the program
presented by Mrs Irvin Bryan
as the program for the Salem
Woman's club, Friday, Decern- ;
ber 9, at 2 p.m. at the club
house.
E. E. Braucht will bring some
of his collection of more than
2000 bells. Don Smith makes
Indian dolls as a hobby and will
exhibit them and tell of Indian
lore.
Mrs. Ross Coppock will dis
play varied articles she has re
cently made in textile painting.
Mrs F. D. Kibhe and Mrs.
Albert Gragg are chairmen for
the tea hour, assisted by Mrs.
G. A. Reeher, Mrs. J. D. Ber-'
wick, Mrs. Jack Pederson, Mrs.
Earl Andresen.
The board meeting is to be
at 1 o'clock.
Engagement of
Duo Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Buske an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Jeanne Ann
Buske to Donald Lee Griffin, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Ressel Griffin.
Both are graduates of Salem
high school. Miss Buske is em-
ployed at the state unemploy
ment commission and Mr. Grif
fin is with the F. W. Woolworth
company at Longview, Wash. .
No date has been set for the
wedding.
MISSOURI club auxiliary
members are meeting Tuesday
for a no-host luncheon at the
home of Mrs. Margaret Willis,
955 North 5th street. There
will be a Christmas gift ex
change. The luncheon will be
at 12:30o'clock.
Monogramming
For Christmas
late to have your monogram
ming done . . . playing cards . . . boxed
new Montag etc. . '. . napkins , . . book
greeting cards . . . stationery such as our
matches . . . coasters etc.
Covers
$95
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