Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-12-12
SOCIETY NEWS
At the Capital City and the Valley
Towns.

Mrs. T.. G.. Siegmund, Of Mehama
visited in Salem thTs week.
Attorney Webster Holmes was in
Portland the first Of the week.
FIX. Churchill, editor OF the AIMS
Vile Record, was in Salem Thursday.
Miss Ruby Epler. Of Marion, was
the guest Of Miss Ida Basey, Thurs
day.
Mn. l.. n. ROney, Of Eugene, was
the guest Of Mrs. B. F. BOnham this
week.
Mrs. +. E. HOdgkin visited rela-
tfves in Oregon City for seveial days
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. G. Patton spent
Sunday with Dr. and Mrs..L.W. Guiss
at WOOdburn.
Mrs. J. II. Lunn returned Wcdnes-
day frem a pleasa4t visit with Port
land friends.
Miss Myrtle Marsh, Of the Turner
public schools, Is ia the c!sy 20 spend
Sunday with relatives.
Mrs VI. E. Pogue has returned from
a weeks visit very pl spent
with Portland friends.
DIR. w.B. Morse, went TO sSt-Helens
Friday afternoon on visit To
cousin. who is seriously i'll.
Mrs. ]. o. Lee has returned to A.
bany after a pleasant visit with Mrs.
Statesman on High street.
Mrs p. Meyer, Of Seattle, is in the
city visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Levy, on Front street.
Miss Hattie CarrOthers returned to
Albany Monday after pleasant visit
at the home Of John Savage, Jr.
Miss Isabel Aitken has returned
from Halsey where she has just con-
cIuded three months school.
Mrs. Chas. A. Gray, visited for sew
eral days this week with her mother
Mrs. A. J. Richardson at Portland.
Mrs. A. B. Gardner returned the
first Of the week from very pleasant
visit with her mother at Brownsville.
Ex.State Printer and Mrs. f. G.
Baker OF Portland, are visiting at the
home Of Mr.. aud Mrs. A. n. Holman
on Asylum avenue.
Carl L. Roberts, OF Tellriude, Col,
is in the city to remain during the
holidays after an absence from home
OF about nine months.
Miss Marie Haberly, Of Silverton,
was In the city for several days this
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Haberly, and numerous friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. G e. McIlwain, who
formerly conducted a bakery on Court
street, but now residents OF SilvertOn,
were Salem visitors Thursday.
Mrs. II. ID. Porter returned Monday
evening from an extended visit with
her parents at jacksonville, Cali.
Mrs. Porter was met at Portland by
her husband who accompanied her to
Salem.
Edgar Van Avery has gone to Sill
verton TO take charge Of the restaur-
ant heretofore conducted by G. e.
McIlwain, his father, II. Van Avery,
haying purchased the same;
Mrs. Halle Parrish-Hinges was
presented a beautiful floral piece by
the Salem Lodge No. 1886 b. p. o. e.
The floral piece was an imitation
of an elk's head and In It's construc-
tion, beauty and artistic design were
observed.
Col. and Mrs. L. S. Howett, OF
North Yakima, arrived in the city
Wednesday evening Mrs. Howett is
a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. w.
Dennis. Mr.. Howett left via the Cal
ifornia overland Wednesday night
for Arizona as delegate TO the
Arid Land congress which meets
there on the 18th inst. Mrs. Howett
will remain in Salem, the guest of her
mother. Mr.. Howett will also spend
a few days in our city on his return
from AflLOHds
THE WEEK SOCIALLY.
The past week has been marked by
many pleasant social gatherings not
only among the various church socie-
ties but also among the different
lodges, OF our city. These social gath
erings tend TO promote the interests
NJ the eocletyi under whose auspices
they are given and are gladly wei
coined. During the past week. the
superiority OF local talent over that
of much more pretentious performers
was clearly demonstrated. Mrs.
Brown-Sayage's recital, Wednesday
evening, furnished Salem lovers OF
dramatic work a pleasant evenings
entertainment.
The Salem Lady M2nstrels' per-
formance, Friday evening. was also a
.,loaaa.,t doua rftIpa Prom the uGllal Or