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Edited by MARIAN LOWRI FISCHER 6 Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., Wednesday, Feb. 15, 1950 Elections Reported by YW Bocrd Mrs. A. A. Schramm was re elected president of the board of the Salem YWCA when the group met Tuesday for the elec tion of officers. Chosen to serve with Mrs. Schramm are Mrs. John R. Caughell, vice president; Mrs. Charles Fearing, second vice president; Mrs. Wallace Carson, treasurer; Mrs. Arthur Madsen corresponding secretary; Mrs. Wallace Bonesteele, recording secretary. Mrs. G. Frederick Chambers was elected as a member of the board at the meeting, succeed ing Mrs. Irl McSherry, whose resignation was received Tues day by the group. Following the business session there was an informal social and coffee hour in honor of outgoing board members and the incoming ones. New on the board are Mrs. Wallace Carson, Mrs. Wallace Bonesteele, Mrs. Lester Barr, Mrs. William Crothers and Mrs. Chambers. The outgoing mem bers were Mrs. Harold Rose braugh, Mrs. C. W. Parker and Mrs. Louis Gerlinger. The Rev Seth R. Huntington of the First Congregational church gave the devotions for the meeting. Guild Event Highlights of a trip to Europe were presented in a talk given by Mrs. I. M. Schannep of Port land to the Junior guild of St. Paul's Episcopal church Tues day afternoon at the parish house. Mrs. Schannep is a past president of the guild. Guests at the meeting were Mrs. J. C. Campbell, Mrs. J. F. Causey, Mrs. G. Clerico, Mrs. Paul Davis and Mrs. William S. Van Meter. New members greeted included Mrs. John S. Tyler, Jr., Mrs. Arthur Willard, Mrs. Gale Fox and Mrs. A. A. Manke. Plans were made for a rum mage sale on March 17 and 18 Preceding the meeting and pro gram, a no-host luncheon was served. The March committee in cludes Mrs. Harry Wenderoth, Mrs. Harry Weidmer, Mrs. V. E. Kuhn and Mrs. George H. Swift. Prom Queen Candidate Oregon State College, Cor vallis (Special) Miss Marianne Bonesteele, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Bonesteele, Sa lem, is one of the 10 finalists in the competition for title of Junior Prom Queen of 1950. The prom is due March 3 and the five finalists in the contest will make up the court for the dance. Miss Bonesteele is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Theta Rho Girls Thela Rho club elected offi cers this week as follows: Miss Kay Coffman, president; Miss Patricia Flock, vice presi dent; Miss Judy Carlson, secre tary; Miss Judy Bancroft, treas urer; Miss Lorraine Owen, fi nancial scretary. The appointive officers elude: Miss Petie Otjen, right support to president; Miss Wilma Willick, left support to the pres ident; Miss Kay Lindsey, right support to vice president; Miss Patricia Schroyer, left support to the vice president; Miss Vivi an Chance, warden; Miss Joann Hill conductor; Miss Joyce Han son, outside guardian; Miss Arlie Thompson, inside guard ian: Miss Sophie Polalcs, chap lain: Miss Joanne Singer, first herald; Miss Shirley Vinson, sec ond herald; Miss Carolyn Pep per, third herald; Miss Sally Kinfield, fourth herald; Misses Sharon McKinney and Shirley Webster, reporters. V V MRS. EVERETT ANDRESEN entertained for members of her sewing club and their husbands at a pinochle party Saturday evening, a late luncheon being served. In the group were Mr. and Mrs. Albert Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Andresen, Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. George Gardner, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Thomas and Mr. and Mrs. Everett Andresen. AMONG HOSTS during the late week will be Mr. and Mrs. Willard C. Marshall, who will entertain at a dinner on Satur day evening in the American Legion club to honor Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Manning, who are moving soon to Portland to make their home. The guests are invited first to gather at the Fairmount Hill home of the Mar shalls. Places will be marked for 18 at the dinner. 4 KAPPA DELTA Alumnae are meeting this evening at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Lawrence F. Sheridan, T50 Rosemont. Speaker from Portland Dr. Hideo Hashimoto, mem ber of the department of reli gion faculty at Lewis and Clark college, is to be guest speaker for the meeting of the Women's council of the First Christian church Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock at the church. His topic is to be "Spiritual Forces Contending for the Soul of Ja pan." There will be an exhibit of Japanese curios by Japanese from the Lake Labish area, who will be guests. Other program features will include a duet by Miss Winona Fishback and the Rev. Walter Naff during the devotional per iod. The Victoria Byerlee group members will be hostesses at the social hour to serve refreshments. THE WOMAN'S SOCIETY of Christian Service of the First Methodist church will serve a series of six luncheons from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday for the next six weeks. The public is invited. Committee Arranges Party The Salem Women's Army and Navy league is sponsoring a party for members of' the league and their husbands in conjunction with the formal military ball of the Reserve Officers association on Saturday evening at the armory. The league affair will be at the Marion hotel, starting at 8 o'clock for the hour preceding thedance, and during the intermission. In this group as the committee in charge, left to right: Mrs. William C. Dyer, Jr., Mrs. Farley Mogan, Mrs. Francis T. Wade and Mrs. Bert A. Walker. (Jes-ten-Miller studio candid) Lincoln Day Tea Event of Monday Many friends called for the Lincoln day tea given Monday afternoon by Barbara Frietichie tent, Daughters of Union Veter ans of the Civil War, at the Sa lem Woman's club house. Pus sywillows and greenery decor ated the rooms for the affair. Greeting the guests were Mrs. Frank Conover, Mrs. Mabel Lockwood, Mrs. William Ent ress, Mrs. Jack Nash, Mrs. E. E. Bergman, Mrs. Harry Hiday, Mrs. William Gardner, Mrs. Joseph, Bach, Mrs. A. W. Mc Coy, Mrs. J. F. Ulrich, Mrs. Jack Simkins, Mrs. Mary Hil- born. Pouring were Mrs. Martha Curran of Albany, department president; Mrs. Hester Cook of Portland, department senior vice president; Mrs. Frank Con- over and Mrs. Mabel Lockwood. The tea table was set in white and silver, white carnations and stock and silver foliage forming the centerpiece, flanked by sil ver candelabrums holding white tapers. The tea committee included Mrs J. F. Ulrich, Mrs. Edwin Jory, Mrs. Lily Gueffroy. Serv ing were Mrs. Ronald Bonney and Mrs. Lyle Conover. The program was given by the following: vocal solos, Ken neth Van Cleave; accordian numbers, Miss Susan Howell; numbers by string trio from Sa cred Heart academy; songs by double quartet of boys from Sa cred Heart academy; piano so los, Miss Geraldine Kyser; trumpet solos, Wallace McCoy; vocal numbers by Miss Grace Cory. The tent is conducting its regular meeting this Friday at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Reva Davidson, 499 North 24th. Dinner Hosts Mr. and Mrs. Louis Gerlinger will be hosts Saturday evening at a dinner party at their home. Places will be marked for 10. Alumnae Entertained Gamma Phi Beta alumnae were entertained for their Feb ruary dinner Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Richard Nelson, the assisting hostesses being Mrs. Walter A. Barsch, Mrs. Alton Brannon and Miss Martha Taber. 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Local friends will be interest ed to learn that Miss Petersen is to graduate this coming Sunday from the St. Joseph's college of nursing in San Francisco. She recently was named student body president at the school Miss Petersen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Petersen of Salem, was awarded the Clara Barton nursing award at Salem high school in 1947. WOMEN'S BI3LE class of the First Methodist church is meet ing for a social Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Bertha F. Cook, 1444 Ferry. Mrs. Lena Lisle is to lead de votions. HONORING Mrs. I. M. Schan nep of Portland, formerly of Sa lem, and a visitor here for a few days, Mrs. Herbert J. Ostlind and Mrs. W. E. Hanson entertain ed this afternoon at a luncheon. A, group of 12 friends of Mrs. Schannep was invited to the party. GOLD STAR Mothers club is meeting for a business and social event Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Olive Olson, 865 South 12th. YOUNG MATRONS club Is meeting Thursday evening at Mayflower hall at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Gladys Barnett of Chemawa school is to be guest speaker to discuss her experiences with the Indian service. Mrs. Nelson Hie kok, Mrs. Wilbur Tripp and Mrs. Maynard Nelson are hostesses for the evening. F1DELIS class of the First Baptist church is to meet at 2 p.m. Thursday, at the church. THE REGULAR meeting of Pythian Sisters, Centralia tem ple, will be this evening at 8 o'clock in the Knights of Py thias hall. Rainbows Initiate At the meeting of Chadwick assembly. Order of Rainbow for Girls last evening, the first for the new officers headed by Miss Dorothy Pederson as worthy ad viser, initiation was conducted. Misses Margaret Seiger and Mary Jane Rud were initiated and Miss Charlean Woods from Barzallea assembly at Albany and Miss Nancy Lee from the Yakima, Wash., assembly, were taken in by affiliation. Honored and escorted to the east at the meeting were Mrs. William L. Lewis, worthy matron- of Chadwick chapter, Or der of Eastern Star; Wayne Henry, member of the grand Rainbow executive committee; and H. E. Frizzell, past worthy patron of Chadwick chapter. OES. Refreshments were served with Mrs. A. B. Pederson and Mrs. Don Kuhn, assisted by Miss Betty Thompson and Miss Betty Avriette. Plans were made for the as sembly's birthday event on Feb ruary 28. There will be a din ner at 6:30 o'clock, a no-host affair, in the Masonic temple, followed by the meeting. Mrs. Verna Gray of Seaside, supreme deputy, and Miss Hazel Engle, Woodburn, grand worthy adviser for Oregon, will make their official visits at that time. Also, plans were discussed for the grand assembly to be in Cor- vallis, March 23, 24, 25. Chad wick assembly has been invited to put on the grand cross of col ors degree at the grand assembly. Card Party On Friday Last of the pre-Lenten benefit card parties sponsored by the women of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic church will be staged Friday evening at 8 o'clock at the hall. Pinochle, whist, 500 and bridge will be played. On the committee are Mrs. E. B. Moon, chairman, Mrs. Joe Moorman, Mrs. Ed Meier, Mrs. Joe Pfeiffer, Mrs. T. E. Metcalf, Mrs. rranK FaveieK, Mrs. Ed Payseno and Mrs. C. A. Petzel, and all those whose names begin witn M, JV, o, P and R. 1 Return from Trip Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burling- ham returned Monday from a six weeks trip to the West In dies. They left here the first of January for New Orleans and after a few days there, went on a cruise for a month. Among the places t h e j stopped and took tours were Ha vana, where they spent a few days, Haiti, Dominican Repub lic, St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, several French islands and in the British West Indies stopped at Barbados, Grenada and Trinidad. 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