Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-10-14
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The brilliant Charity Ball will be
one of the chief society events Of
next week.
During the week that has just
s1ipped away, there were a number
of delightful realizations of pleasant
authorizations. Among them THE
House Next Door, presented by Ed
ward Rowland and William Gaskill
last Monday night, was one of the
finest productions given in the Salem
Grand Opera house. At the same
nlace on the following night, an i'm
mense audience greeted the noble
woman commander of the Salvation
Army, Miss Eva Booth, and under
the spell of her splendid personality,
determined to lead better lives and to
help unfortunates who are in the
tangles of wrong doings. On Thurs
day Salem was honored with a visit
from William Howard Taft, president
of the United States, which caused a
great amount of pleasurable work
and excitement.
Tuesday and Wednesday were Civ
en- over to the Presbytery of William
cite valley Presbyterian churches. A
very large number of ministers and
laymen responding to roll call. On
each day at noon, luncheon was
served in the parlors by the ladies of
the First Presbyterian church.
$50
The Oldest literary society in the
Pacific Northwest, of which Con-
gresham w. C. Hawley is a charter
member, extended an invitation to
the president last Thursday to be-
come an honorary member; and by
his acceptance in an autograph let
ter, the name of William Howard
Taft is enrolled as a member of the
Philodorian Society.
The following account of a mar.
riage ceremony which took place in
Portland on the twenty-eighth o.
September, will be of interest t
many friends of Doctor and Mrs
Shaffer in Salem.
pretty wedding was solemnizeC
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Long, SS3 East Ankeny, when thu
daughter, Myrtle Elmina, was united
in marriage to Dr. H. A. Shaeffer
Just before the ceremony Mis-
Gretchen Kurth sang Because.
Promptly at o'clock the bridal par
ty entered the parlors to the strains
of Mendelssohn's wedding march
played by Miss Margaret Crusoe
They stood under wedding bel
made of white asters. Rev. Bower
soX performed the ceremony TIL
bride wore a gown of white MESA
line with trimmings of lace. He
veil was held in place with orang
blossoms and she carried a bouque
of bride roses and lilies of the val
ley. Miss Marjorie Martin, maid o
honor, wore a becoming gown of pal
yellow marquisette over yellow mes
saline and carried yellow chrysanthe
NUNS. Frank Moore attended tn
groom. The parlors were TASTEFUL
decorated with white asters autumn
leaves, red carnations and white il
lusion. The color scheme in the din
ing room was pink, consisting of car
nations. asters and ferns. Miss Re
tina WlnnlnghoH presided at IN
punch bowl. About 30 guests wer
present at the ceremony, after whic
a reception was held for a large nun
Der of friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Shaei
fer will be at home at the st. Croi
apartments after October Is. Th
brides bouquet fell to Miss Eva Far
ming.
In the home of her parents Nj
and Mrs. Cary Martin, last Sunda
afternoon at three o'clock and in tn
presence Of few friends, their IL
fant daughter, Francis Matte, wa
given in the holy sacrament of bal
tism, a charge to her sponsors, M
and Mrs. Freeland and Miss Maj
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