Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-05-06

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wbicb wss concluded NJ ~. joeeph'
church on Saturday evening last We
the moet seccessfuI social evsnt ~ N
kind ever held In the city. The dI-
plays " fancy needle work, sstistl'
embroidery, paintings and fancy wofI
wsrs very large aud wefe sil dispose,
N, some two hundred articles IN slI
The Mt Hood piotUfe went to Mrs
John Dsffy very pretty hand psiote,
table scarf went 10 Mrs. I,sak q hand
SINE buggy robe was captured by Mrs
John Barr siikeb sofa cushion VA,
Won by Mr.. r. CsuGeld; Mrs. IRA Al
len ~ Portland got tbe handsome spriDa
bonnet by guessing closest NJ the
number of beans In the jar. Miss Lily
tssrDsrdI aud Mrs Rose Altksn con.
jucted the Hebecca st the we'll lemon
ade stand. The Miksde stand W.,
presided over ny Misses MolIIs Bernsr.
~ aud Ella Buriey, In japanese cos.
tune. The musical and literary pro.
grams Of each evening were well car.
ried out and the society wishes Ia
thank all those who assisted them.
Ihe voting contest over the most popu-
lar clerk resulted IN John Albright
carrying away the coveted honor. The
ladies society is growing quite strong
and popular and has done much good
work for the church and for Chart, /.
Valuable aid In conducting the bazsar
was rendered by Mrs. r. E. Ca1feld.
Mrs. ED. N. Edes, Mrs. Bernadi, Mrs.
5prague, Mrs. Baro, Mrs. Pstzel aud a
host Of others. The total receipts OF the
fair we're about $3.50 dollars and the
ladies feel proud Of the result.
A BIRTHDAY SURPRISE
was given Miss Anna Metscban We'd
uesday evening by u number OF her
friends, who arrived In force Of twenty
five at few minutes after 8: Mr.. and
Mrs. Sutherland, Mr.. aud Mrs. Elem.
Ing, Mr.. and Mrs. Munley, Mr.. aud
Mrs. Gabrielson, Mr.. and Mrs. Jay
smith, Mr.. aud Mrs. whitman, Miss
Litchfield, Miss Hendrick, Miss Creigh-
ton. the Misses Meischan, the Misses
Flora and Jessie Cunningha Miss Mae
Messrs. Jordan, Mcneil,
p. II. DARCY. McNary,
Carroll II. Hughes, Of Port
land, Wagner. Miller. Drive whist,
freshDents, games and music followed
aud In all II was q veiy pleasant affair.
Several Of the gentlemen played the
part OF visiting lady M we'll az whist.
rhe house Of the state treasurer was o |
scene OF enjoyment until after
midnight.
THE BICYCLE CITY.
A Seattle mau has been poking fun |
It the muddy streets of the webfoot
,apital city. He seems to call Il thu, |
bicycle city and reminds us Of the par
,dy;
Oh But It's pitiful
To SEE whole city full
or big footed girls.
Here Is his screed In the Seattle POST
Intelligencer.
"Salem Ii the funniest town ever
aw. They pave the streets with mud
iown there. When the mud gets deep
a once place they shovel II up on
wagon and hau' II around TO some ot her
treet and dump II out so as 10 have the
nud Of the same depth ail over town.
fou laugh and think I am lying, hut
hats true. Everybody rides u bicycle
u Salem, aud ] saw no other vehicles
kept street cars, which have nearly
'een driven out by the bicycle craze.
Why. the conductor of a car | rode on
old me that one other stranger In town
nd myself Were the only two meu he
lad gotten nickel out of that day.
10th young aud old, male aud female,
Ide bicycles. aud they nlonopolizs the
dewalks. A man on foot stands q
ood show 10 get knocked out Into the
,ud In the street. You can't imagine
ow funny II seems 10 see q gray hatred
'an In u plug hat going down the
rect ON bicycle. The women there
Ing their babies on their backs and
do bicycles. Hut the air la Salem IL
ne. 30 many of those webiooted girls
Le bicycles that the air Is kept con.
anily stirred up. A. the girls come
ong the sidewalk their feet, like hig
'lm leaf faus. keep the air constantly
owing. II the girls would do this In
aooma IL would poison a fellow, hut
here the fee, are 80 big there 10 no bad
ior from them. When church ser
ces are held the outside of the church
oks like baby carriage fsctary. Ailn.
Is'. dea'oDs, deaconesses aud all the
'ung folks come To church on bic, cles.
ow the boys ever have any fun going
'me with the girls on bicycles l dont
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BIRTHDAY Panty.
On saturday. April 2ssh, the friends !
Miss Nora Walker gays her vesy I
aasant party at her home la East -. y