Capital Women
Edited by MARIAN LOWRY FISCHER
6 Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., Wednesday, Jan. 25, 1950
ROA Plans
For Military
Ball Feb. 18
Elaborate plain are under way
for the 12th annual military ball
to be sponsored February 18 by
the Marion county chapter of
the Reserve Officers' associa
tion. The dance is to be given
at the armory and is a formal
event, members of the associa
tion to be in uniform.
Committee chairmen have
been announced.
Capt. Dewey Rand, USAR, is
chairman of the ball. On the
advisory committee are Col. Carl
Nelson, USMCR; Lt. Col. Fran
cis T. Wade, USAR, and Major
Robert Phillips, USAR. On the
committee for the grand mar
shal are Capt. Robert Letts
Jones, USMR, chairman; Major I
George Bagnall, USAR, assistant
chairman.
Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Hardisty,
USN (retired), is chairman for
decorations, assisted by Cmdr.
E A. Meola, USNR, and Lt.
(J.g.) C. B. Stanley, USNR.
On the finance and invitations
committee are: Major Leonard
Hicks, USMCR; Major Gordon
Skinner, USAR; Major Reginald
Williams, USAR; and Capt.
Ralph Solum, USAFR.
Col. George Spaur, USAR,
chairman, and Lt. James Clin
ton, USNR, are on the commit
tee for distinguished guests.
Capt. William C. Dyer, USAR,
chairman, and Capt. Kenneth
Potts, USAR, are the publicity
nil refreshments committee; Lt.
Cmdr. David Morey, USNR, is
chairman for color guara; ana
Capt. Floyd Siegmund, USA, is
chairman for tickets.
Cmdr. Carl H. Cover, USNR,
Is president of the Marlon coun
ty chapter of the Reserve Offi
cers' association.
Mr., Mrs. Traviss
Anniversary Feted
Mt. Angel Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Traviss were honored at a
reception Saturday evening in
the St. Mary's club rooms mark
ing their 25th wedding anniver
sary. Hosts for the occasion were
their children, Miss Lola Trav
iss and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Trav
iss; relatives, Mrs. Dave Traviss,
Miss Marie Traviss, Mrs. An
thony Bigler, Mrs. John Hassler,
and friends, Mrs. A. J. Butsch,
Mrs. Dave Shepherd, Mrs. L. A.
Zeis, Mrs. John Nag, Mrs. Leo
Schwab, Mrs. Joseph Wagner,
Mrs. R. I. Blsenlus, Mrs. Al Lu
lay and Mrs. E. P. Scharbach of
Woodburn.
The program for the evening
included group singing of
songs of 25 years ago with Her
man Schwab, accompanist, at
the piano.
Mrs. Traviss received the
guests in an alLblack ensemble,
wearing a corsage of red rose
buds, gift from her husband.
Mr. and Mrs. Traviss were
married in the St. Mary's
church, Mt. Angel, with the late
Rev. Father Dominic waeaen
tchweller officiating, assisted
by Rev. Hlldebrand Melchlor
nd Rev. Philip Growney, OSB,
Attending the couple were Rose
Saalfeld and Dave Traviss. Mrs.
Traviss is the former Josephine
Well.
Presiding at the coffee urns
were Miss Marie Traviss and
Mrs. John Hassler, sisters of the
couple, and Mrs. Jack Traviss
and Miss Lola Traviss cut the
cake. Miss Marlene Prosser,
niece, passed the guest book.
PLANNING to be In Portland
this week-end as guests of Mr.
nd Mrs. Peter Buck are Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Needham. Mrs.
Needham and Mrs. Buck are to
see the matinee performance of
"Philadelphia Story" Saturday
afternoon.
A SURPRISE party was given
for Miss Dorothy Brown, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brown,
January 16, in honor of her 18th
birthday. Games were played,
and Albert Fleming showed pic
tures which he had taken on a
recent trip thru the middle
west. Gifts were presented and
refreshments were served. Those
who attended were Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Fleming, and Phyllis, Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Terrill, Lois,
Jack, Dale and Ross Terrill,
Adelbert Smith and Myrtle, Mrs.
Beulah Reed and Stephen, Mrs.
Maxine Runner, Vaneta and
Carol Runner, Robert and June
Ann Janzen, Robert Folvl
Wayne Hickerson, George Kirk-
wood, Richard Ketchum, Mr. and
Mrs. Brown, Beverley and Dean
Brown.
RESERVATIONS for the an
nual Salem YWCA meeting and
dinner should be In by this
evening, telephoned to the YW
office.
The dinner Is slated for 8:30
o'clock next Tuesday evening,
January Jl, at the First Metho
dist church Carrier room with
Mrs. Wilson Compton, Pullman
Wash., wife of Washington
State college president, as guest
Engagement Told
Mr. and Mrs. Edward F.
Davidson of St. Paul announce
the engagement of their daugh
ter, Miss Mary Davidson to Wil
liam A. Mitzlaff, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Mitzlaff of Yakima,
Wash. Miss Davidson Is a grad
uate of University of Portland's
school of nursing and is now an
instructor in St. Elizabeth's hos
pital in Yakima. Mr. Mitzlaff
attended Washington State col
lege and is now engaged in elec
trical engineering at Richland,
Wash.
A June wedding is being
planned.
Wankers Feted
On Anniversary
Hubbard Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
Wanker observed their golden
wedding with an open house at
the home of their daughter, Mrs.
E. E. Piper and family, Sunday
afternoon.
The Wankers were married
January 3, 1900, in Oregon City
by Judge Thomas F. Ryan and
their attendants were Mr. Wan
ker's brother, Charles, and
Maude Walling who later be
came the tatter's wife. Oregon
City was the residence of the
Wankers for the first year and
then they lived in Oswego most
of the time until coming to Hub
bard to live five years ago.
They have three daughters,
two sons and 13 grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Schatz (Har
riet) and son Donald, of Pon-
dosa, Ore., Mr. and Mrs. E. E.
Piper (Edith) and Fred, Harley,
Joyce and Johnny, of Hubbard;
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Dougherty
(Audrey), and Douglas, Joanne
and Edward of Salem; Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Wanker, Jr., and
Judy, Gerrilyn and Rodney of
Oswego and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Wanker and Robert and Richard,
Willamette, make up the imme
diate family. The Schatz and W.
E. Wanker Jr. families were un
able to be present. Other rela
tives present included Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Cook, James and Wil
liam of Oswego, Mr. and Mrs.
D. Montgomery, Oswego, Mr.
and Mrs. E. R. Whitten, Willa
mette and Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Hays and Russell of Hillsboro.
One hundred friends and rela
tives honored the couple and
were served during the after
noon. The table was laid with a
white lace cloth, centered with
large three tiered wedding
cake decorated with yellow roses
and topped with a miniature
bridal couple and gold 50. Tall
gold tapers guarded the cake
and were tied with white and
gold streamers. Mrs. E. E. Piper
served the cake after the honor
guests cut the first piece. Mrs,
Oscar Wanker presided at the
coffee urn and Mrs. Harley
Piper presided at the punch
bowl. Misses Joyce Piper, Betty
Schlfsky and Joanne Dougherty
Affairs for
Mrs. McKay
Governor and Mrs. Douglas
McKay left Tuesday afternoon
for two days at Grants Pass,
Governor McKay being slated
for a number of talks there.
Mrs. McKay Is being honored
at several social affairs while in
southern Oregon.
This noon, she was honored at
a luncheon given by Mrs. C. L.
Ogle.
Thursday after noon, Mrs.
Morris Milbank, wife of the
Grants Pass mayor, is giving a
tea at her home for the gover
nor's wife, and this evening Mrs.
Neil Allen Is entertaining with
a supper for Mrs. McKay.
Program for
Church Group
The Women's auxiliary of St.
Paul's Episcopal church will
meet Friday afternoon, January
27, at 1:30 in the parish house.
Mrs. George H. Swift, diocesan
president of the Women's aux
iliary, will address the group
the organization, and the
study program for the year will
be outlined. Tea will be served.
Newly elected officrs of the
auxiliary are: President, Mrs. A.
C. F. Perry; vice president, Mrs.
J. E. Law; secretary, Mrs. Law
rence Osterman, and treasurer,
Mrs. Rue Drager.
Mrs. Perry has announced the
following committee chairmen
for the coming year: Tea, Mrs.
Susan de Lisle; program, Mrs.
J. E. Law and Miss Jean Quick-
enden; publicity, Mrs. George
Lyman Hill; United Thank offer
ing, Miss Elizabeth Porter; de
votions, Mrs. Louise Muller; hos
pitality, Miss Marjorie Harries;
box supply and social service,
Mrs. Clark McCall.
HARRY B. JOHNSON, curri
culum director for the Salem
public school system, is to be
speaker for the meeting of
Washington school Mothers club
Thursday.
The meeting will be at the
school building at 1:30 o'clock.
The sixth grade mothers will be
hostesses.
were in charge of the gifts, and
Mrs. Schatz entered the names
in the gift book. Douglas Dough
erty was in charge of the guest
book. Music was played by Miss
Betty Schifsky of Hubbard on
the accordion at intervals dur
ing the afternoon.
Out-of -town guests besides
those mentioned above included
Dick Johnson and Miss Betty
Johnson of McMinnville; Wil
liam Boyd and Mr. and Mrs
Wayne Lee of Portland; Mrs
Winfield Baker, Miss Lois Mc
Cart, Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Mac-
Dougall, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Mc
Donald and Mr. and Mrs. Dell
F. Hinson all of Oswego; Mr.
and Mrs. Mrs. Fred Lehman oi
West Linn; Mrs. Margie Puy
laert of Hillsboro; Mr. and Mrs.
C. B. Eisele, Stafford; Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Irish and Diane oi
Willamette; Mr. and Mrs. New
ton Davis, Joe and Annette and
Mrs. Carol Rode and Susan Jane
of Woodburn; and Mrs. William
C. Nagl of Aurora. Forty-eighl
friends and neighbors in Hub
bard also were present.
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Return Appearance Lucile Cummings, Salem singer, who
was announced on the Telephone Hour Monday night as a
guest singer on that coast-to-coast network radio program
from New York the night of January 30. Miss Cummings,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Cummings, first appeared on
the Telephone Hour last July. On the program the night of
January 30 with her will be Edwin Steffe, baritone, who also
was a guest star with her on the program last summer.
Committee Reports
Given at Auxiliary
Marion auxiliary to post eoi,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, met
Monday evening at the VFW
hall for a regular business meet
ing. Committee reports given
were: Finance, Mrs. Al Aeschli
mann; rehabilitation, Mrs. Joe
Horneffer; Americanism, Mrs,
Elmer Forbis. Mrs. Forbis re
ported that the national VFW
essay contest on Americanism
has been set up in the senior
high school with a first prize
of $25 and a second prize of
$12.50 to be awarded to the win
ning writers.
McKinley school will be pre
sented with 12 flags January 26
by the Americanism committee
of the auxiliary, bringing the to
tal of flags presented by the
auxiliary to 62 since April, 1949.
Mrs. Dale Mauk was appoint
ed savings bond chairman and
Mrs. Al Aeschlimann was ap
pointed poppy chairman. The
next meeting of the auxiliary
will be February 13.
For Miss Huntington
Miss Shirley Huntington, who
is leaving this week for Wash
ington, D. C. to receive her new
assignment in American Red
Cross work, is to be honored at
a luncheon for which Mrs,
Wayne Loder is to be hostess to
morrow at the Loder residence.
Sixteen friends of the honoree
have been invited. Miss Hunt
ington has been visiting since
just before Christmas with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hollis W
Huntington, having come from
Hawaii where she has been the
past three years in Red Cross
work.
Waver ly's
Dance Set
Waverly club's party is among
dances scheduled for the coming
Saturday evening, a dinner
dance being arranged at the
Marion hotel at 9 o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Ervin W. Pot
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Sid Boise and
Dr. and Mrs. Charles B. Carey
are the decorations committee;
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Shinn, Mr. and
Mrs. Otto Skopil and Mr. and
Mrs. John Kolb the host com
mittee.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hunter
of Dallas, as guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Hamilton; and Mr.
and Mrs. Lester D. Green, as
guests of Mrs. Green's brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne Hadley, will be among
those from out-of-town for the
dance.
Among those entertaining
preceding the dance are Mr. and
Mrs. Terry Randall, who have
invited a group to their home
before the dance; and Mr. and
Mrs. John H. Johnson, who also
have invited a few friends to
their homes before the dance.
Legion Auxiliary
Activities Noted
Silverton The invitation from
Salem American Legion post
and unit was accepted by mem
bers of Delbert Reeves unit, No.
7, to attend the Tuesday evening
presentation of the polio pack
to local groups for use in the
Silverton hospital. Ten members
of the post and auxiliary plan
to be present.
Bv vote of the auxiliary fol
lowing the report of the Girl
Scout sponsorship for Brownie
Troop No. 85 of the 4th graders,
given by Mrs. Les Moen as com
mittee chairman and assistant
leader, the unit voted to buy a
flag for the troop with Mrs.
Harry Kuch and Mrs. Moen to
complete the plans.
In recognition of the workers
refinishing the lounge and club
room in the hall, plans were
made for a card party Monday
evening, January 30, to raise
funds to buy shades for the lights
in the two rooms. Mrs. Lewis
Hall, Mrs. Oscar Edlund and
Mrs. George Towe are arranging
the card party.
Mrs. S. A Pitney, chairman for
Aiken-Lannon
Wedding Feb. 11
Announced for February 11 is
the weddina of Miss Barbara
Ann Lannon and Robert P. Aik
en, the ceremony to be solemn
ized in Portland at Reed college
chapel at 4 o'clock that date.
Mr. and Mrs. James f. can
non of Saunemin, 111., are com
ing west for their daughter's
wedding. Mr. Aiken is the son
of Mrs. George K. Aiken of Sa
lem and the late Mr. Aiken.
Dr. Chester W. Hamblin, pas
tor of the First Preshyterian
church of Salem, is to officiate
at the service. Mrs. Edward U.
Banker of Portland will be her
sister's attendant and Edwin
Allen of Eugene is to be best
man.
Walkers to
Fete Guests
State Senator and Mrs. Dean
Walker are to be hosts on Sun
day at their Independence home
at an at home to honor Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Steiwer of Fossil,
who are to be guests at tne
Walker home for a few days.
Friends are invited to call be
tween 4 and 7 o'clock. Others
from out-of-town at the affair
will include Mrs. Steiwer's
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. Donald Bradford, Mr,
and Mrs. Lowell Kern and Mr,
and Mrs. William Swindells, all
of Portland, and Mr. and Mrs
Carlton E. Spencer of Eugene.
THE WOMAN'S Bible class
of the First Methodist church
plans its social event for Friday
at 2 p. m. at the home or Mrs.
Bertha F. Cook, 1444 Ferry
street. Mrs. Lena Lisle is to lead
devotions.
Shower for
Mrs. Bynon
Wednesday
Mrs. Fred Bynon, III (Max-
yne Smith), a recent bride, is to
be honored at a party and mis
cellaneous shower to be given
this evening by Miss JoAnn
Voves, Miss Ann Erickson and
Miss Betty Feilen at the Voves
home. Light refreshments will
be served and games played.
Bidden to honor Mrs.. Bynon
are Mrs. E. W. Smith, Mrs. Wal
ter J. Erickson, Mrs. Kyle Smith,
Mrs. Robbie Shattuc, Mrs. Bill
Townsend, Mrs. Benjamin, Mrs.
Irl Folson, Mrs. Robert White,
Mrs. Dale Esch, Mrs. Neil Boeh-
r, Miss Pauline Turin, Miss
Clelia Turin, Miss Ardell Scott,
Mrs. Don McNeil, Miss Ruth
Skinner, Miss Mary Jean Wel
ger, Mrs. L. H. Odom, Mrs. H.
Comstock, Mrs. K. V. Green,
Mrs. J. Harris, Mrs. Gordon
Gregory, Mrs. Loretta M. Rose
heim, Mrs. R. Shantz, Mrs. Ernest
S. Chittick, Miss Idela McAdams,
Mrs. Anna Mae Webb, Mrs. P.
Dixon Van Ausdell, Jr., Mrs.
Richard Gentzkow, Mrs. Ches
ter Zumwalt, Miss Mary DeVall
and the three hostesses.
Decorations will feature yel
low, green and white. A large
umbrella is being decorated,
streamers to represent the rain
drops.
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UNIVERSITY OF OREGON,
Eugene (Special) Miss Jeanne
Hoffman, Salem, is co-chairman
of the promotion committee for
the annual Heart Hop on the Uni
versity of Oregon campus. The
hop, a Valentine's day progres
sive dance scheduled for Feb
ruary 10, is sponsored by the
YWCA sophomore commission.
serving refreshments during the
joint social hour with members
of the post, announced her Feb
ruary committee helpers to in
clude Mrs. Lewis Hall, Mrs. Olaf
Anderson and Mrs. Victor Howard.
A cash donation from the unit
was voted for the March of
Dimes.
Mrs. William Murphy told of
an interesting trip to Florida
for a month's vacation from
which she and Mr. Murphy have
returned this week.
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