Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-12-11

additional friends and admirers. Her
presentation of the laughable sele;-
tion "My Missing Spectacles" was
much appreciated and the young
lady did not lea-e the platform un-
rewarded.
Prof. R. A. Heritage delighted the
auditors with his excellent solo "The
Wanderer, ",by Schubert. He was 'ac-
companied By Prof. Fleck, and as is
invariably the case the audience
would not think of excusing the pro
fessor until he had favored them with
second selection.
Although the last number on the
program, the interest and the appre-
citation of Pr +. Fleck's solo. "Polo-
naire, ,"byLeist, had increased. The pro-
fessor was obliged to respond to an
encore.
The Y. M. G. A. desires to thank
the officers of the M. e. church for
their kindness in extending the use of
Ullc DulluluR' duu dloO w NOiNi"i'J
thank TIE ones who so ably assisted
in the entertainment Of the evening.
1t is not every day one hears, much
more claims the acquaintance, OF
member of either sex who has been
prominently identified with the tenn
perance movement in one society or
lodge for thirty years. Salem has
numbered among its residents lady
who has continually been advocating
and laboring in the interests of the
temperance cause, for that length
of time. The lady. referred to
is Mrs. E. NJ. Vandervort. Thurs
DAY, the 9th inst, marked the
thirtieth anniversary of the initiation
of Mrs. Vanderyort into the local
LO.G.T. lodge during which time she
has been an active and thoroughly
earnest worker.
The event was most pleasantly COM
memorated in the evening when about
fifty of the Good Templars Of Salem
called to spend the evening with their
co-laborer at her home on Church
street. Supper was served from 6 to
O'Clock after which very interest
ing program vas carried out.
A beautiful serviceable badge-one
side The Grand badge, the other side
the badge of Marion District No. 10
was presented to her by the members,
of the local lodge.
In ali it was an event long TO be re-
membered by those who were FORUM
ate enough to be present.
Arrangements for the inter colleg-
late debate between the .. of o. and
W. U. are fasC assuming shape. The
debate will take place in this city on
Friday evening January IA. At a re-
cent meeting the students Of the Eu-
gene school selected trio Of 'debaters
as follows NJ. d. Applegate, leader;
d. V. Kuykendall, first colleague;
and w, l. Whittlesy, second colleague.
willamette university has not yet
elected its speakers but the same will
probably be done during the ensuing
week. The subject to be debated is:
''Resolved, That labor organizations
are an economic benefit" The sub
ject was choseu by the local uniYer-
sity and by agreement the Eugene
school will have the privilege Of Sc
lecting a side.
The student body Of Willamette
University recently named six debat
ers from. which a trio was 10 be Sc
lected to represent the local university
in the coming contest. In order that
the three best debaters might be Sc
lected, it has been decided to have a
local contest some time during the
week beginning on the goth inst. In
view OF this arrangement sides have
been chosen as follows: Affirmative:
J.H. VanWinkle, leader; It. e. Brown
and Miss Matte Beatty, assistants;
Negative, II. G.. Hibbard leader; Bert
Z. Haney and Miss ID. Cans, assist
ants. The sextette will debate the
same subject to be debated at the con
test with Eugene.
Miss Marie Kirn has returned from
Spokane, Wn., where for the past three
months, she has been visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Aggie Woodward. Miss
Kirn's many friends Will be pleased e
hear she has returned home.
''The Wednesday Night Dancing
Club" is the name Of new social or
ganiza.ion recently formed In this
city. The membership. which num-