Capital Women
Edited by MARIAN LOWRY FISCHER 1
6 Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Friday, March 3, 1950
Rehearsal
Supper Is
Friday Eve
Honoring their daughter, Miss
Delpha Loewen, and her fiance,
Gerald Barrett, Mr. and Mrs.
William F. Loewen are to enter
tain this evening with a buffet
supper at their home. The party
will follow the rehearsal of the
wedding of Miss Loewen and Mr.
Barrett, the ceremony to be
solemnized next Sunday after
noon in the First Church of the
Nazarene.
About 25 will attend the sup
per, including members of the
wedding party and relatives.
Supper for
Club Board
The board of directors for the
Monday Night Dancing club and
their wives will be entertained
at a buffet supper this evening
at the home of the new chair
man, Carl W. Chambers.
In the group wil lbe Mr. and
Mrs. Chester Zumwalt, Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Franzen, Mr. and Mrs.
Wallace Bonesteele, Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Nystrom and Mr.
and Mrs. Chambers.
New Members in
Club Entertained
Woodburn A reception for
new members featured the
March meeting of the Woodburn
Woman's club. Wednesday after
noon, at St. Mary's Episcopal
hall. A no-host luncheon was
served at 1 o'clock, cafeteria
style, with the serving table
centered with pussy willows and
trimmed with green ribbon
shamrocks, guarded by tall yel
low tapers. Shamrocks were also
used on the small tables placed
about the room.
Mrs. Edna Lytle was program
chairman and the serving com
mittee included Mrs. Lou Pfaff
dnger, Mrs. Percy Seely, Mrs.
Ivan C. Beers and Mrs. J. C.
Wageman.' '
New members honored were
Mrs. Delbert Seely, Mrs. Nellie
Nuir, Mrs. A. G. Douglas, Mrs.
Harry Van Arsdale, Mrs. Wil
lard Atwood, Mrs. David West-
land, Mrs. Evelyn Layne, Mrs.
Charles Johnston, Mrs. Roy Kay,
Mrs. James Lamb, Mrs. B. F.
McComas, Mrs. Georgina Hind
man and Mrs. N. C. Hudson. A
corsage was presented to each of
the honored guests and also to
the president, Mrs. W. O. Green,
and the vice president, Mrs. A.
W. Andrews.
The program included two
vocal solos by Mrs. Willis Berk
ey of Hubbard, accompanied by
Mrs. Frank Chapelle, group sing
ing led by Mrs. N. F. Tyler with
Mrs. John Sheley accompanying
and a talk on the Red Cross
drive by Frank A. Doerfler of
Salem,
The club voted to sponsor the
Red Cross drive in the Wood-
Officers Visit
Miss Vada Hill, national presi
dent of Rotana clubs, and Mrs.
Grant Farris, the national sec
retary, made their official visi
tation to the McMir.nville club
last evening. Both Miss Hill and
Mrs. Farris are from the Salem
Rotana club.
Preceding the McMinnvilie
meeting, a dinner was given at
the home of Mrs. Douglas Engle
to honor the national officers.
The meeting was at the home of
Mrs. Ruth Garrett.
A Birthday
For Rainbow
More than 175 persons attend
ed the meeting of Chadwick as
sembly, Order of Rainbow for
Girls, Tuesday evening, the
meeting marking the birthday
anniversary of the assembly,
also the visitation of Mrs. Verna
Gray, Portland, supreme depu
ty for the state of Oregon in the
order.
Preceding the assembly ses
sion, there was a no-host dinner
at the Masonic temple attended
by about 130.
Visitors honored at the meet
ing were Mrs. Gray; Miss Hazel
Engle, Woodburn, grand wor
thy adviser; Miss Patricia House
weart, Woodburn, grand drill
leader; Miss Elaine Wilson, Al
bany, grand representative for
the state of Texas; Wayne D.
Henry and Mrs. Victor Olliver,
the latter of Albany, both on the
state executive board; worthy
advisers and mother advisers
from Woodburn, Silverton, New
port and Albany assemblies;
Gail Jones, worthy patron of
Chadwick chapter, Order of
Eastern Star; James Darby, wor
thy patron of Salem chapter,
OES, and the DeMolay Dad
here; Earl Wiper, worshipful
master of Pacific lodge, No. 50,
A.F. and A.M.; William Scarth,
Rainbow dad from Ramona as
sembly, Silverton.
The program featured violin
numbers by Miss Roberta Gra
ham, accompanied by Miss Dor
othy Pederson; reading by Miss
Patricia Filler; songs by the
Rainbow choir; and talks by the
visitors.
A collection was taken for
the March of Dimes.
The grand assembly is plan
ned at Corvallis, March 23-25.
several from Salem to attend.
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burn area and Mrs. Harris Nel
son was appointed chairman. It
was also voted to contribute $5
to the Red Cross and a half
scholarship to the 4-H summer
school.
Mrs. P. C. McLaughlin, chair
man of the Martha Washington
tea, gave a report on the suc
cess of the tea.
The next meeting, April 5,
will be in charge of the inter
national relations committee with
Mrs. William Nelson as chair
man and the annual election of
officers will take place.
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Campus Clippings oregon
By CHARLOTTE ALEXANDER
Registration has just about been completed, and the Oregon
student is now turning his attention toward finals week. Also
the faculty rating, installed last year, by Mortarboard, has been
under way. This includes a questionnaire sheet, which the stu
dent is entitled to fill, and no one sees the results except the
professor.
McArthur court was packed
Saturday evening, to see the
Ducks play their last game of
the season. The men s and wo
men's PE class in square danc
ing entertained during the half
time. The Lemon and Orange
Squeeze, held directly after the
game, was a great success, and
will become an annual event at
Oregon.
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House dances were also in
order for Saturday night. The
Pi Phs chose "Fantasia" as their
theme. They had murals all
around their walls depicting
make-believe scenes. In one cor
ner was a big spider web. The
girls entertained their dates at
the house with a buffet supper.
Kappa house was the scene
for Hansel and Gretel. Their
entrance was composed of the
candy house of the witch.
Around their walls the murals
told the story of Hansel and
Gretel. Their dance was formal.
Across the way the Thetas
decorated their house like a ship
wreck, and their entrance was a
big gang plank. The various
rooms were decorated with palm
trees, and under water scenes.
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On the agenda for this week,
was the selection of Miss Vogue
candidates at Gerlinger hall. All
of the candidates also appeared
in a style show Thursday, spon
sored by Russells. The Oregon
coed is really getting a first
hand glimpse at all the new
styles.
Norman Thomas spoke at Mc
Arthur court, Wednesday eve
ning, his topic was "Life and
Loyalties."
Friday night opens the play,
Warrior's Husband." It will re
veal colorful sets and costumes,
as well as a play being packed
full of laughs. The requirement
to even be in the cast for girls,
was to be 5 feet, seven inches
tall, and most of them fulfill the
amazon quality.
Saturday night will bring the
annual military ball, and the
announcement of the little col
onel. Tapping of the new Scab
bard and Blade members will be
held also.
Salemites Get Offices
Salem students have been
elected to offices at several of year.
the fraternity and sorority
houses following recent elections.
At Beta Theta Pi, Jack Dalk
is secretary; Dick Barber, the
social chairman; and Phil Whell
ing, historian. '
Among officers in Alpha Chi
Omega is Barbara Bates, who is
the new chapter president.
At the Gamma Phi Beta sor
ority, Charlotte Alexander was
named house manager; Betty Jo
Brannon, treasurer; Irene Mc-
Leod, rushing chairman; Ann
Carson, reporter for the sorority
magazine.
Virginia Huston is the vice
president for Kappa Kappa
Gamma sorority next year. At Pi
Beta Phi, Barbara Sundet is the
new president and Suzanne Hug
gins the vice president, while
Joanne Gilmore was named
pledge trainer.
Frances Baum is the new as
sistant corresponding secretary
at Kappa Alpha Theta house,
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DAYTON Mr. and Mrs.
Arne F. Willson celebrated their
45th wedding anniversary at
their home Sunday, February
26. This was also the birthday
of Mr. Willson.
Bertie Finley and Arne F.
Willson were married February
26, 1905, at Elmsprings,' Ark
To this union six children were
born, two daughters: Mrs. T. S
(Nola) Perry, Mrs. James (Wan
da) Webb, and four sons, Ralph
Willson, all of Dayton; Ray
Willson, Coquille; Chester Will
son, Trail; Owen Willson, Shady
Cove. They have ten grand
children and one great grand
child. They came to Oregon
in 1924, and to Dayton within
the past few years.
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MRS. WILLIAM H. LYTLE
left last evening for San Fran
cisco from where she is to sail
to the Hawaiian islands, plan
ning to be gone about three
weeks.
SALEM FRIENDS regret to
learn Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Ragan and family will soon be
leaving for Pendleton to make
their home. Mr. Ragan is
leaving next week, having been
transferred there in his business,
Mrs. Ragan and family to leave
at the conclusion of the school
Party for
Mrs. Turner
Honoring Mrs. Irma Grace
Turner,' who is to be wed soon
to Joel Coe, Mrs. Charles For
rette entertained at a miscel
laneous shower and party this
past week. Daffodils and yellow
candles decorated the rooms and
serving table, which also fea
tured bridal figurines and heart-
shaped cakes for the late dessert
supper.
Guests included Mrs. Turner,
Mrs. Dorothy Ebson, Mrs. Orpha
Guy, Mrs. George Emigh, Mrs.
Dorothy Reece, Mrs. Warren
Frazier, Miss Carma Gene Hof
fer, . Mrs. Julia Murphy, Mrs.
Mae Dodge, Miss Tina Duerksen,
Miss Gertrude Koke Miss Eleo
nor Roberts, Miss Alberta Shoe
make, Miss Zula Van Gilder,
Mrs. John Versteeg, Mrs. Arthur
Weddle, Mrs. Marion Wooden,
Miss Ruth McAdams. Miss Phebe
McAdams, Miss Minnie Just,
Mrs. Arthur Hoenig. Mrs. Luella
Fruit of Portland, Mrs. Emily
Smith, Mrs. Mabel Clock, Mrs.
Jessie Davidson, Mrs. Maude
Edkman, Miss Betty Elofson,
Mrs. LuVerne Harwicke, Miss
Vada Hill, Miss Helen Hiller,
Miss Cecilia Woodruff, Miss Mil
dred Yetter and Mrs. Forrette.
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Shower for
Mrs. Hunt
A surprise party and shower
were given last evening for Mrs.
John R. Hunt, the hostesses be
ing Mrs. Stephen Fouchek and
Mrs. E. Dennis Spencer. The
party was given at the Fouchek
home.
Attending the affair were Mrs.
Hunt, Mrs. Howard Houck, Mrs.
Herbert Hansen, Mrs. Jeanne
Monsanto, Mrs. James Lies, Mrs.
David Carver, Mrs. John Har
per, Mrs. Charles Creasy, Mrs.
W. J. Grant, Mrs. Spencer and
Mrs. Fouchek. Spring . flowers
decorated the rooms and refresh
ments were served.
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HOSTS THIS evening for a
buffet supper at their country
home will be Mr. and Mrs. Carl
ton J. McLeod, who are enter
taining in honor of Mr. and Mrs.
John Schwabe, who are moving
to Silverton to make their home.
Guests will include a Broun of
Silverton friends.
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FEBRUARY meeting of the
Past Presidents' club of Capital
unit, No. 9, American Legion
auxiliary, was at the home of
Mrs. Walter Kirk. Mrs. B. M.
Bennett, Mrs. P. M. Gemmell,
Mrs. R. W. Wyatt, Mrs. Hattie
Cook and Mrs. Earl Andresen
were co-hostesses. Dessert was
served and games enjoyed. Mrs.
James A. Garson is to entertain
for the March meeting.
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BEING WELCOMED home
from several weeks stay in the
south is Mrs. William M. Hamil
ton. She had gone south to San
Francisco with her daughter,
Mrs. Ira Wintermute, and the
latter's two children, the Winter
mutes sailing from San Francisco
for Manila to join Lt. Col. Win
termute. Later, Mrs. Hamilton
was at Pasadena and Palm
Springs. She returned to the
capital Wednesday evening,
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PEDEE The Woman's club
held it first meeting of the year,
Wednesday, with 22 members
present. Mrs. Edith Potter was
honored with a birthday cake.
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MRS. JAMES( GUNSTON was
honored at a surprise party,
Tuesday night, when a group of
her friends called to see her new
home. She was presented with a
gift. The evening was spent in
formally. Refreshments were
served to Miss Vivian Hinkle,
Miss Jane Lewis, Mrs. Walter
Shank, Miss Doris Metzinger,
Mrs. Walter Bromley, Miss
Frances Hoven and Mrs. Gun-ston.
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Are Goldenweds Mr. and Mrs. John J. Beier, above, re-,
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Campus Clippings
By GERI BOWLES
WILLAMETTE
UNIVERSITY
This week-end the social spotlight will be turned to the Inter
Fraternity Council semi-formal dance to be held Saturday eve-
ning at the No-Name ballroom. This will be the second such
event in four years, and the Greeks hope to make it an annual
affair. "IFC Club" has been selected as the theme, and the
decorations promise to carry our
the night club atmosphere. Fra
ternity mugs and cocktail nap
kins are to be imported for the
occasion, and the souvenir pro
grams will feature an abstract
figure on the cover with a panor
ama of color completing the de
sign scheme.
Firesides and exchange dinners
among the various living organi
zations on the campus have made
their appearance on the univer
sity social calendar again. Bax
ter hall entertained tne lAisanne
hall girls Wednesday night, and
the Sigma Chis were hosts to
the Pi Beta Phis for a similar
function.
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The last home basketball game
to be played on the Willamette
gym floor is scheduled for Fri
day night, with the Northwest
Conference Champion Bearcat
team meeting the Lewis and
Clark Pioneers. Although the
league title is clinched, spirit for
the game will be high as rooters
turn out to give their support to
the tearo in the hopes of continu
ing Willamette's record of only
three loses in conference play,
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Voting returns on the election
of class officers last week were
few, and, consequently, only five
of the 20 vacant positions were
filled. Willametteites went to
the polls again this week to cast
their ballots in fifteen revote
contests. Art Dimond, second
vice president In charge of elec
tions, has hopes that the voting
will be heavier in order to as
sure a majority for successful
candidates.
The student body has been
awaiting eagerly the recital of
Joseoh Knitzer, violinist, who
will appear in Waller chapel,
Monday evening. His success as
a musician is fully appreciated
and recognized by even those rot
connected with the Music school,
and his coming concert has been
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New Rotarian-of-the-Month,
as selected by the Salem Rotary
club, is DuSne Denny, freshman
manager of Glee. Denny re.
sponded to his nomination with
the announcement that all songs.
which must carry out a "rally"
or "fight" theme, must be turned
in by March 13. The official
challenge to the upper-division
classes by the freshmen is sched
uled for March. 14.
AMONG THOSE entertaining
preceding the Trotters club
dance tonight are Mr. and Mrs.
rrea Fickhard. Their guests
will include Mr. and Mrs. James
Schuler, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
King, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm
Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Truman
Cummings and Mr, and Mrs.
Raymond Warner.
Women Aid
Easter Sale
The work of addressing, stuf
fing and sealing 30,600 Easter
seal letters in behalf of the Ore
gon Society for Crippled Chil
dren and Adults has been com
pleted, reports Mrs. George W.
Ailing, president of the Salem
Woman's club who serves as co- .
ordinator for the work in Mar
in county.
Members of the Jsalem wo
man's club did the work of stuff
ing the envelopes.
The project of addressing and
stuffing the envelopes is a pro
ject of the Oregon Federation of
Woman's clubs, more than 450,
000 being prepared for mailing
through the cooperation of fed
erated clubs, with assistance
from many non-federated groups
and individuals.
Mrs. Lawrence Osterman,
youth conservation chairman in
the Salem Woman's club, super
vised the work of addressing
and stuffing the envelopes here.
Assisting with the addressing
were Mrs. Lewis D. Griffith,
altruistic chairman for Alpha
Chi Omega alumnae in Salem,
and Mrs. J. Wesley Sullivan,
altruistic chairman in the Alpha
Gamma Delta alumnae club
here, both these sororities na
tionally having as projects aid
to the cerebral palsied; also, the
Mill City Woman's club, Mrs.
Lee Ross as president; the Sa
lem Heights Woman's club, Mrs.
Lyle Bayne, president; the Sil
verton Junior Woman's club,
Mrs. Frank as president; and
the Salem Junior Woman's club,
of which Mrs. Sam C. Camp
bell is president. Other indi
viduals assisting with the ad
dressing, besides Mrs. Osterman
were Miss Larry Lou Osterman,
Miss Nan Steele, Mrs. Kenneth
Lottick, Mrs. E. A. Lee, Mrs.
Albert C. Gragg.
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Mrs. Al Hanson (Zelda Hardy)
was honored at a shower and
party given by Miss Ruth Lynch
and Miss Lorene Rossiter at the
home of the latter.
Guests included Mrs. Hanson,
Mrs. Hardy, Mrs. Velma Hardy,
Mrs. Manford Showers, Mrs.
Don Smith, Mrs. A. F. Johnson,
Mrs. Patricia Stratton, Misses
Jeanne Brown, Virginia Lewis,
Joan Enyart, Patricia Woodze-
woda, Rose Marie Gottfried
Betty McBee, Lucille Karstadt,
Peggy Casey and Clara Belle
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