Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-06-11


ming. Perry showed his appreciation
OF the boys music In the usual sub
stantial way.
| Mrs. J. L. Carter, assisted by he
daughters, Mabel and Pearl, gave /,
lawn party at the blind school FRIDAY
evening. AS entertainers Mrs. Cartei
and daughters cannot be surpassed
an assertion that is certified to by
the eighty quests whose happy privi-
lege 1t was to be present.
Mrs. williams music students as.
sembled for class practice as usua
today at 2 p. m. On June 25 thi,
branch OF the inter state university
system Of musical instruction will
hold its first annual commencement
The founder and president, E. H
Scott, B. M, of Kansas City, is ex.
pected to be in Salem and participate
in the program with lectures at the
Reed opera house.
The Grand Lodge 1. o. G. T. will
be held in Salem, June %. Among
those from outside points who will
be in attendance are: II. r. Richards,
Miss Richards, Mrs. ]. e. Barnett,
Miss Edytha Randall, Misses Effie and
Vesta Bolton, all of The Dalles; Mrs,
f. w. Conn, of Portland; q. N. Cole,
Ii. II. Hurst, and S. A. Book, of
Aurora; Mr.. and Mrs. Mulkey, Miss
Hobson and L. T. Bennett, of Me-
hama.
At the regular meeting of Central
Lodge, No. IS. X. of p, Tuesday
nigh, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing semi-anuual
term; G. p. Updegraff, chancellor COM
mander; R. j. Fleming, vice-chancel-
lor; J. H. Scott, prelate; W. 1. Staley,
master of work; Chas. ii. Hinges,
IN lster of arms; Jordan Purvine, inner
guard; M. Wiprut, outer guard; s. A.
McFaddeu, master of finance; A. E.
Linn, master of exchequer: Frank W.
Power, keeper Of record and seal.
A pretty and patriotic flag raising
took place at the state asylum Friday
evening. The ceremony was very
successfully and appropriately carried
out. 1t was conducted by the officers
and employees of the asylum, assisted
by a strong delegation of the "Moun-
tain Party" Appropriate music,
was furnished by the asylum quartet
and the orchestra. Short addresses
were made by Chief Justice F. A.
Moore and Claud Catch. A hand
some flag 134x25 feet was unfurled
amid great enthusiasm.
Miss Claudia Gilbert gave delight
full dancing party at her home on
West Marion street Monday evening.
Those present were: Miss Helen
Markley, of Seattle; Miss Mae Boise,
Miss GeniYieve Hughes, Miss Weyer,
of Elmira, N. Y; Miss Jessie Brey-
man, Miss Lena Breyman, Miss
Sophia Wolf, Miss Daisy Wagner,
Miss Almo Wagner, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
d. Patton and Messrs- Rt. Guiss, Roy
Bishop, Albert Jessup, Harry Albert,
Murry Wade, Walter Davis, Ebert
Young and Paul H, Sroat.
The very pleasant occasion of the
season was the reception held at the
w. G. T. U. hall to the ministers of
the city and their wives. The ladies
of the w. G. t. U. thoroughly under
stand the art of entertaining and
after an excellent program lad been
rendered the guests were served with
fragrant coffee, delicious strawberries
and cream and cake. At late hour
the guests departed thanking their
hotess 1.-THE W. G. T. " for the
pleasure received and all feeling ben
efitted by the hour of social conyer
tion.
The bicycle festival held In the
State Street Armory Friday evening
by the ladies of the Congregational |
church was grand success financially. |
1t was unique and novel affair. The
bicycle parade was not very large but
iome nicely decorated wheels were in
evidence. At the Armory short pro-
ram consisting of recitations by
Mss Blanche Bell and Miss Helen
iriffith, violin solo by Roy Gesner,
md some trick bicycle riding by AL
'ert Shaw, was given, after the pro
ram, ice cream, Strawberries and cake
we're served. The wheelmen of Salem
lad six tables, that were presided
yer by the following ladies as chair
len with assistants; Sterns table,
fiss Byrd; Hartford, Mrs. S. G. Dyer;
resent, Mrs. Geo. Brown; Phoenix,
Iiss Ferne Bently; Imperial 1.-TWO {
lbles) Miss Lorena Kirk and Mrs.
Vm. 'Staiger.
The ladies directly responsible for 9
his festival are Miss Alice Kirk aud
.iss Florence Steiner and to them is :
le insa large degree, ,the;credit for the .
lccess of the affair, They received !,
le hearty co-oueration of their col
ague iE the church and realized the
at sum of $35 from the festival. "
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