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Friday, December 18, 1953
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Dear Marian:
The annual Gridiron dinner
and attendant event! gave Sec
retary and Mrs. Douglas Me
Kit an ei per tally busy week
end. Duke Shoop, who repre
sents the Kaniaa City Star in
Washington and who is retir
ing president of the Gridiron
Club, was Secretary McKay's
host at the dinner Saturday
night when Republicans and
Democrats alike took a ribbing
- from the newspaper group.
The songs and stunts have been
recorded in the news services
that you have read but prob
ably no report was made that
the wives 02 many of those at
tending the dinner are invited
to what is termed the "Grid
iron Widows" dinner. Mrs.
McKay was in this guup that
was entertained at the Shore
ham, while the husbands dined
at the Statler. On Sunday Mr,
and Mrs. Bichard Harkm
he, of course, is the well'
known commentator enter
talned at their beautiful old
Georgetown residence at
brunch, which was followed in
the lata afternoon by a special
reception at the hotel where
a repeat of the Gridiron per
formance is put on for the
mixed audience, giving the
wives an opportunity to see
the show, even if warmed over.
On Friday evening the Mc
Kays attended the preview of
the Christmas Greens Show
which is presented in the Cor
coran Gallery of Art Several
of the embassies provided
Christmas decorations typical
of their home countries. Mrs.
McKay admired the entrance
with a varied assortment of
trees lining either side of the
stairs and a huge wreath over
a window of three shades of
arbor vitae studded with red
berries from Florida. However.
she remarked that the greens
shows in Salem which she has
attended in the past compared
more than favorably with the
one in the nation's capital.
The Auxiliary of the Meteor
ological Society of the District
asked Mrs. McKay to give a
Christmas reading at its lunch
eon meeting this week and "A
Pint of Judgment" by Elisa
beth Morrow was the story
that she read. During the
week Mrs. Roger Kyes, wife of
the Deputy Secretary of De
fense, entertained at a tea
For Miss Vibbert
Honoring Miss Aletha Vib
i bert, who is to be married Sat
urday evening of this week to
Jack Utterback, Miss Feme
Legler was hostess for a party
and shower on Wednesday eve
ning. A group of 12 was Invited,
the shower being a crystal one.
BOMB FBOM three months
in Europe Is Dr. Mary B. Pur
vine. She visited in Spain,
Italy and Egypt and stopped
in other countries. After land
ing in New York City, Dr.
Purvlne flew to Los Angeles
visiting a day at Santa Bar
bara with her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. An
drew H. Burnett, and in Ber
keley a day with her daugh
ter, Miss Margaret Purvlne.
The Burnetts and children,
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ALCNI (PIG) fHILUFS-
which was attended by virtual
ly all of the cabinet wives. In
addition to these activities, the
McKays also attended a recep
tion given by Dr. and Mrs. E.
L. B. Elson, for visitors from
Jordan. Dr. Elson is the pas
tor of the National Presbyter
lan Church and speaking of
the church during the past
week, the Secretary attended
his first meeting as a newly
elected member of the Board
of Trustees of the church.
Joe Smith, of Portland,
member of the Oregon Devel
opment Commission, dropped
in for a chat with the Secre
tary this week and the latter
was interested to learn of the
work of the Commission
which was an outgrowth of
the Governor's Committee on
Industrial Development that
served when the Secretary
was chief executive of Ore
gon. Other Oregon lans In the
city have been Chief Justice
and Mrs. Earl C. Latoorette,
of Salem, as he has been at'
tending a meeting of a spe
cial committee of Chief Jus.
ticea She reportedly was do.
ing some "antiquing," which
is always a temptation to visit
ors here. George B. Wallace,
Portland automobile dealer,
and former "tate Senator and
Mrs. Lew Wallace have been
here, too.
Incidentally, while we were
touring the United Nations
the first persons we met as
we walked into the building
were two Oregon couples, Mr.
and Mrs. F. N. Yonnrman and
Mr. and Mrs. Coleman H
Wheeler, of Portland. The
two men were in New York
for a meeting of the National
Association of Manufacturers.
Mr. Youngman is vice-presi
dent of Crown Zellerbach and
Mr. Wheeler is president of
the Santiam Lumber com
pany. . Even though we have
seen- many Oregonians in the
east this year, it is always a
surprise to encounter them
when doing a bit of trlping
away from Washington. Ro
bert C. Fanlus, of Salem and
Thomas W. Deliell, Portland,
were in New York also for
the NAM meeting, but our
paths did not cross.
Until tomorrow night, suf
fice. Peg.
Birthday Party
Douglas Elwood, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Elwood, ob
served his fourth birthday,
Thursday, his mother giving a
party in the afternoon. Christ
mas decorations featured the
party.
Feting Douglas were Karen
and Tommy Salter, Shirley and
Bobby Lawless, John Stone,
Patrick Combest, Randy and
Scott Struble, Dianne Boehmer,
Bradley Pence, Carol Ann
O'Connor, Dianne Elwood and
Kyle Elwood, the latter two
sister and brother of the little
boy.
Alison and Judith, and Miss
Purvlne are to be in Salem
for the holiday week-end, ar
riving Christmas eve.
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On Dec. 23
Mt Angel Announce
ment is made of the engage
ment and approaching wed
ding of Miss Anna Sowa,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Sowa of Molalla,
Rt. 1, to Richard P. Phillips,
U.S. navy, stationed at Port
Hueneme, Calif., son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. PhlUips of
Middleton, Idaho.
The ceremony will be sol
emnized at a nuptial mass in
St. Mary's Catholic church
here Wednesday morning, De
cember 23, at 9:30 o clock
The Rev. Cyril Lebold, OSB,
will officiate.
The bride-elect, a June
1852 graduate of Mt Angel
academy, is a freshman at Mt
Angel Women's college.
A surprise kitchen shower
and no-host luncheon were
given in ber honor Monday
noon in the college lounge by
the college freshman class.
Alumnae
Entertained
Kappa Delta alumnae gath
ered at the home of Mrs. H. M.
McDaniel for their annual
Christmas party last evening.
Gifts were exchanged, carols
sung and a musical program
presented by Mrs. Harris Lietz.
Mrs. Ralph Slpprell was co-
hostess.
Attending were Mrs. Hope
Edwards, Mrs. John Ficklln,
Mrs. Harris Lietz, Mrs. Robert
Hoftetter, Mrs. F. G. Rankin,
Mrs. J. B. Monnette, Mrs. Wil
liam Ashby, Mrs. George Bag-
nail, Mrs. Peter Stoltenberg,
Mrs. J. E. Warnock, Mrs. Leo
G. Johnson, Mrs. Floyd Col-
burn, Mrs. Eugene Mannock,
Miss Arlene Sholseth and the
two hostesses.
Joint Installation
For USWV Groups
J lint installation for the
Hal Hibbard camp. United
Spanish War Veterans, and the
tuxiliary took place at the Sa
lem Woman's club house
Thursday night
Installed as president of the
auxiliary was Mrs. Johanna
Perry, and as commander of
the camp waa S. H. Cable.
Installing officer for the
camp was Dr. W. E. Buchan
an of Eugene, department com
mander of the United Spanish
War Veterans of Oregon. Mrs.
Bessie Sutton, Corvallis. de
partment president of the aux
iliary, installed the auxiliary
officers. The installation cer
emony was preceded by a din
ner at which 50 members were
present
Officers Listed
The following officers have
been nominated for Salem
Toastmasters club: Mrs. A. J.
Ullman, president; Mrs. Mar
lon Wooden, vice president;
Mrs. Ethel Niles, treasurer;
Mrs. Robert Morrow, secre
tary, and Mrs. Edwin White,
corresponding secretary.
Open Sunday
1 P.M. lo 6 P.M.
Capital
Edited by MARIAN
YW Girls
Plan for
Holidays
Christmas activities of the
Try-Y and-Y-Teen groups are
off to a good start beginning
with the all-city Snowball
dance at the Marion hotel last
week, and continuing until
Christmas.
Among the projects sponsor
ed by YWCA groups will be
the "banging of the greens.
Members of the Try-Y groups
will Join with those of the
YMCA in decorating the posfi
office, hospitals, Methodist old
folks home and Hillcrest
Miss Joline Matthew is chair
man of the project
One of the projects already
completed Is the decorating of
the YWCA which was finished
last week by members of the
Parish 9th group. Many of
the Try Y and Y-Teen youths
hsve been Christmas carolling
ind will continue through this
week.
Another civic project plan
ned by the groups is the pre
paring of Christmas baskets for
the needy. Members of the
Margaret Mead group are col
lecting old toys for Christmas
gifts to needy children.
Sunday Wedding
Pleasantdale Miss Freda
Cooper, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas A. Cooper o'.
Maiden, Missouri, and Albert
J. McFarlane, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd McFarlane of Day
ton, will be united in mar
riage Sunday, December 20 at
the Maiden Air Base chapel,
and will leave immediately
for Oregon to spend the holi
days here with his parents.
On December 16 Mr. McFar-
lane was graduated from ca
det training with the commis
sion of second lieutenant, and
received his pilot's wings;
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Parents Entertained
A greens sale at the meeting
of Garfled Mothers and Dads
club proved a successful money
making project when the group
met this week. ' ,
For the program. Dr. Walter
E. Snyder, ctiy superintendent
of schools, spoke and showed
the movie, "Skippy and the
SRs." He was introduced by Dr.
Charles Derthick.
Carols were u n g by the
fifth and sixth grades. Fifth
grade mothers were hostesses,
Mrs. Edwin Sahno and Mrs.
Ronald Ross as room mothers.
Cootiette Club
Cootiette club No. 140 met
recently at the home of Mrs.
Paul Slaughter. Mrs. Margaret
Biery and Mrs. Dorothy Kurd
of Cootiette club No. 308 of
Portland, were guests.
Plans were made for the
adoption of a needy family for
the holidays, club members to
furnish food for Christmas din
ner and clothing and toys for
the children of the family.
The annual Christmas party
for Cooties and Cootiettes will
be the evening of Jan. 1
at the Veterans of Foreign
Wars hall.
After the meeting, a buffet
supper was served by the host
ess Mrs. Slaughter.
The next meeting will be
January 8 at the home of Mrs.
Arvin Strayer, 555 Locust St.
Huffman-Camm
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Starnes
announce the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Ruth
Camm, to John Huffman, the
wedding being December 16
in Vancouver, Wash.
The ceremony was at 11:30
o'clock in the parsonage of
the Rev. Paul Kunzman who
officiated at the service.
Mr. and Mrs. Starnes and
Mrs. Boyd Wellmschen were
present for the service.
The couple will be at home
In Salem.
Some Notations...
Thursday' was a party day
for this department, two
charmingly arranged Christ
mas time events being on the
calendar. . .
Mrs. Chester Loe was hosteu
during the morning for her
annual "Jul koffee," a de
lightful affair featuring Nor
wegian goodies. . . Guests were
invited to call between 10 a.m.
and 1 p.m. ... It is an antici
pated event this party, an
occasion to emphasize how
nice it is for her friends
when one shsres her accom
plishments with others. . . Mrs.
Loe makes all her own holiday
pastries from recipes from her
mother and grandmother, and
her coffee table Thursday was
1 1 k e a picture-book one. . .
There were heaping plates of
fattigman, lefse, rosettes, Nor
wegian Christmas breed or
Julekake; spriti, Christmas
rocks or fruit cookies, and
butter fingers, all perfect in
form and taste. . . The table,
too, was beautifully decorated,
covered with a dark green
cloth, the centerpiece a large
Jewel Christmas tree made by
Mrs. Loe, with smaller Jewel
ed trees and strands of green
beads around it. . . . Greeting
guests on the door was a pretty
swag. . . The mantel featured
silvered greens with a white
branch at one side, decked with
tiny red ornaments, white
candles at the other end.
Decorative candles were here
and there around the room.
Greeted during our call were
Mrs. James T. Brand, Mrs.
Robert Y. Thornton, Mrs. A. B.
Davis, Mrs. Raymond Bnsick,
Mrs. Rnssel E. Pratt, Mrs.
Ralph Wirth, Mrs. George
Rossman, Mrs. Guy N. Hickok,
Mrs. William Crothers, Mrs.
William C. Perry, Mrs. John
Lewis, Mrs. Garlen L. Simp
son, Mrs. Kenneth Potts, Mrs.
J. B. Monnette, Mrs. Robert
B. Ebereole, Mrs. Arnold Krue
ger, Mrs. William H. Ham
mond, Mrs. Csrl Quistad, Mrs.
Roscoe Wilson, Mrs. G. Herbert
Smith, Mrs. Harry S. Donnan,
Mrs. Frank Bnrllngham,
Mrs. C o b n r n Grabenhorst,
Mrs. Robert Cannon, Mrs. Al-
By M.L.F.
bert C. Graff. Mrs. Paul N.
Poling; from Albany, Mrs, Neal
Craig; from Newberg, Mrs.
King Cady, Mis. Cirawa Fer
guson, Mrs. M. E. Doastoa. .
One of the most "Christ-
snasy" homes we've seen this
season is the Ralph W. John
son residence atop Fairmount
Hill, the scene for a brunch
for which Mrs. Johnson and
Mrs, H. M. Boesch entertained
Thursday between 10:30 a.m.
and 2:30 p.m. . . . Cheery
candles burn here and there
and greens arrangements are
all about through the rooms. . .
Eye-catching is the tree set
up in front of the big window
in the living room. . . It is all
white, decorated only with
bright red balls and red satin
ribbons. . . Suggesting the new
year and spring are not too
far away was the beautifully
set eoffee table in the dining
rroom with its touch of fresh
flowers. . . The cloth was a
pretty green one and at o n e
corner at the back was a large
bouquet of pale lavender
chrysanthemums along with
heather. On the door to wel
come guests was a large greet
ing card type of arrangement
with greens over one corner.
For "seconds" the guestj sip
ped their coffee in the atttrac
tive den where Merry Christ
mas streamers were festooned
across the fireplace mantel.
Among those greeted during
our call, Mrs. Earl C. Latoor
ette, Mrs. Wlll'am J. Braun,
Mrs. LeRoy J. Stewart, Mrs.
Henry A. Simmons, Mrs. G. E,
McCormick, Mrs. Edwin
Keech, Mrs. Peter H. Geiser,
Mrs. Charles D. Wood, Mrs. A.
W. Loucks, Mrs. John H. John
son, Mrs. Lewis D, Clark, Mrs.
EvVrett Holmes, Mrs. Eddie
Ahrens, Mrs. Lionel Trommliti,
Mrs. Charles Vavrlck, Mrs.
Jack Price, Mrs. Mark Gehlar,
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Days can be pretty rushed
and hectic during these times,
but how quickly all the pres
sure and snapping nerves can
be forgotten when someone
does a friendly deed. . , And so
it happened for this writer the
other .evening when upon
going home late In the evening
to find at the door a beautiful
Chris Unas tree and along with
it a collection of greens ce
dar, pine, hemlock, Oregon
grape, etc., all left to deck the
home. . . It's a nice old world,
after all, thsnks to friends. . .
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Gold Star Mothers
Christmas party of the Am
erican Gold Star Mothers was
an event of Thursday night at
.the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jake
Lappin. Assisting hostesses
were Mrs. Laura Johnson, Mrs.
Lloyd Kennedy, Mrs. Frank
Young, Mrs. Maude Dutton.
Gifts were exchanged among
members and a Christmas box
prepared for a needy family.
Next meeting will be a bus
iness session January 7 at the
Veterans of Foreign Wars hall.
For Bride-Elect
Miss Jodelle Parker enter
tained Sunday at a party and
shower to honor Miss Shirley
Koutny, bride-elect of Wayne
Mercer.
Attending the party, a mis
cellaneous shower, were Mrs.
Ralph Mercer, Mrs. Lade Kout
ny, Mrs. Florence Perkins, Mrs.
Byron B. Herrick, Mrs. Edward
Koutny, Mrs. Carl Vogle, Mrs.
Virgil Parker, Miss Jeanette
Weber, Miss JoAnn Windishar,
Miss Dolorse Koutny, Miss Pat
sy Ackerman, and the hostess.
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