Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-17

The Great Game" delivered the an
hual address to the Christian asso-
Glauons. Miss Graham, of university
T. W. &. A, reading the scripture
lessons. Appropriate songs were
given by the boys and girls Glee
club and the university quartet.
Salem music lovers will be delight
ed to learn of new organization
ycleped "The Oregon Quartet" COM
posed of Mrs. Halle Parrish Hinges.
Mrs. Clara Keys Bross, sopranos;
Miss Minnetta Mayors and Miss
Eleanor Colony, contraltos. The
names of these singers alone would
give prestige; combined in quartet,
the public will not be disappointed in
their work. Rehearsals continuing
for many months, have perfected a
voice blending that will be most sat
isfactory to an audience. In the re-
pertoire are some thirty selections,
including many styles of song. An
engagement of six nights at the state
fair this fall and also a number of
other events, starts out this combin-
atoms business, The quartet is open
for any occasion private or public
and will be glad to work up music
that may call for extra rehearsals.
Sixty-three members of classes
representing the classical, scientific
and commercial courses in Salem
High School were given diplomas at
the graduating exercises last week
Friday evening in the high school
auditorium. Mr.. Ernest Hofer deliv-
ering fine address upon Industrial
Education, a subject on which he is
thoroughly conversant. The program
arranged for the occasion included /:
Piano duet, Selection from Tam
hauser" Misses East and Steiwer
Invocation. -. Rev. w. T. Tapscott
Whistling solo, Gay Butterfly"
........ ....... Miss Bertha Clark
Address, Industrial Education"
......... ...........Col, E. Hofer
Violin solo, "Berceuse" from
"Jocelyn" .... Miss Mary Schultz
Presentation of Glass .........
..............Supt. j. M. Powers
Presentation of diplomas. ......
...............H Hon. A. N. Moores
Vocal solo, where Thou Art
.................Mr. Arthur Taste
Benediction. .... Rev. w. 7. Tapscot
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The w. Melvine Plimptons re-
turned home last Sunday night after
a week of gaiety in Portland and in
cidentally a miraculous escape from
death in an automobile accident, the
car plunging over an embankment in
to the willamette river, carrying
Mrs. H. G. Terry and infant daugh-
ter, and Mr.. Plimpton with little
Jeanet. Mrs. Plimptor seizing her
small son, Sherwood, jumped from
the machine, before it left the shore
No one was seriously injured but the
incident held for a moment all the
horrors of anticipated death by acci'
dent
An item of interest to Salem
friends is contained in clipping
taken from a Portland paper.
1.-TWO Portland girls, who have
been travelling in Europe for the past
year or so, returned to town last
week, Miss Ruth Church and Miss
Genevieve Church, who, with theiI
mother, Mrs. Samuel Church, have
rounded the world since leaving
Portland. Miss Elizabeth Parker and
Miss Lucille Parker invited number
of girls to drop in to tea yesterday
in honor of the Misses Church, who
are to pass the Summer at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. P. P. Dabney.
Mrs. Church is detained by the
serious illness of an aunt in Mis-
souri, but it is hoped that she will ar
rive in a few weeks"
Miss Myrtle Duncan entertained
very delightfully."- for the Muem et
Eum club, at a regular meeting lasI
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry B. Thielser
were in Portland for the week enc
and guests of Imperial hotel
The granddaughters of Reverend
p. S. Knight, Claire and Heller
Stringer. nine and ten years of age
with their nurse, Mrs. Catherine Da
Wis, are his house guests for Sly
weeks. The children's home is witt
their father in San Francisco,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. NJ. Hofer, will
Mrs. Dent and Miss Tessa Dent, o
Portland have taken cottage il
Newport, where they expect to re
main for several weeks. Mr.. Hofel
will spend the weeks end with th'
family. ,,,-
Last Tuesday being Flower Mis-
sion Day. members OF w. c. T. U
distributed one hundred and fifty bou
ouets. visiting Salem hospitals ol'
Ladies' Home, all shut in and suffer
ing people that could be located Il
the city. The program was post
noned until next Tuesday. On tina
day it is hoped the tubercular sani
tarium and the State Training Schoo
NAV be visited. At Sunday service
in the near future, the wmen vii
carry 6wers to the penitentiary un
der direction of Reverend Bauer.
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Fourteen of the young women Wit
whom Miss Farrell Mayors has beel
associated for the past few months
surprised her last week Friday wit
a miscellaneous shower in the Min
nette Magers studio on Commercla
street. Very many and very lovei
| gifts we're showered upon the Iai
| bride-elect. Ending the evening
ioiIification was a visit to one of tn
ica cream parlors for refreshments
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