Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-19
Events Associated With St.
Valentines Day.
PHIL0D0RlANS ARE BANQUETED
"ChiIdren's Night" With the Local
A. 0. u, W.

Mrs. Halle Parrish-HlDges will
add to the program Sunday evening
at the X. of p. anniversary at the
Unity church a superb solo selected
for the occasion. Mr.. Luke Linn and
Mr.. Gesner will assist and Others.
Mrs. L. S. Skiff is visiting her
mother Mrs. Gardner, in Fox Valley,
where on Tuesday she attended the
birthday anniversary and family re-
union of Mrs. Gardner who is one Of
Linn county's octogenarians. There
we're thirty-three relatives present.
Miss Charlotte Hellenbrand, Friday
received an invitation to the golden
wedding anniversary Of her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs r. V. Short, at
Sunnyside, suburb of Portland. The
event was celebrated today but Miss
Hellenbrand was unable to be present.
Rev. ]. Bowersox, of Lafayette, who
has been visiting relatives inithis city
tSe past week, will occupy the pulpit
at the United Evangelical church on
Cottage street Sunday morning and
evening, having exchanged pulpits for
the day with Rev. II. l.. Pratt, the
regular pastor. The many friends of
Rev. Bowersox in this city will be
glad for the privilege of hearing him
again.
Tuesday evening company of Bap-
lists from both the First church and
the German church on Cottage street
surprised DR., and Mrs. j. f. Cook at
their pleasant home on Liberty street,
it being thrtieth wedding anniver-
sary. The evening was pleasantly
passed in various amusements sup
plemented by dainty refreshments,
after which The party dispersed wish
ing the host and hostess many other
such anniversaries.
Thursday evening, NJ. p. Baldwin,
the genial o. 9. r. Company agent in
this city, was rendered a delightful
party at his home, No. 265 Front
street, in honor Of his birthday ami
versary, which did not occur, however,
until the following day.
About twenty participated in the
pleasures of the evening, a happy fea-
ture Of which was the serving of an
excellent supper. Having wishep the
host many other such anniversaries,
the party disbanded.
Mrs. Madeline B. Conkling, Of
Roseburg, grand matron of the Order
of the Eastern Star for the State of
Oregon, paid the Chadwick Chapter
No. 81, an official visit at its hall in
the Murphy building last Tuesday
evening. When the routine lodge
work had been disposed Of IA banquet
was rendered the honored guest. In
this happy function the ladies of
Chadwick Chapter did themselves
proud. 1t was delightful affair and
will ever be recalled with pleasant
rememberances by those particlpat-
ing in the pleasures incident thereto.
In view of the fact that the officers
of Rebekah assembly of Oregon will
pay Salem Rebekah Lodge No, !,
an official visit Monday evening, the
degree team of the local lodge has
been drilling in the degree work as
there will be some initiation work.
W. j. Culver has been directing the
drill work and at its conclusion last
evening theSalemR ebekahs presented
him with handsome gold ring, ap'
propriatly adorned with the emblems
of the Odd Fellows. The ring was
given as evidence of the appreciation
Of Mr.. Culver's valuable services.
Saint Valentines day was generally
celebrated in this city Monday. Be-
sides the usual comic and sentimental
souvenirs of the day, a number of par
ties were given in the evening, One
or The most pleasant affairs of the day
was the social given by the Junior
Guild of Unity church, and a happy
throng it was indeed that gathered at
the church Monday evening in re-
sponse to invitations previously
issued. The evening was delightfully."-
passed in games and innocent pas
times, the partaking of an elegant
luncheon forming pleasant part of
the program. After refreshments had
been EserYed, lovers Of the terp-
sichorean art indnlged in dancing
until a late hour when the happy
affair broke up and the young people
departed for their homes.
MI. Joseph G. Pierce, editor Of the
Klamath Falls Express, and Miss
Florence Eda Applegate, daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs, Ivan d. Applegate, Of
Swan Lake, Klamath county, were
married at EdgewOod ranch, the