Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-08-26

Aline Thompson left yesterday after
noon for Astoria, where they will be
guests of Miss Barbara Eakin
Miss Helen Pearce went to Portland
last Monday to attend a party given
by her friend Miss Evelyn Biggers.
Chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward Baker. e young people con-
nected with the H. w. and NJ. L.
Myers department store, enjoyed an
outing on Fairmount hill last Thurs
day evening, with the bon fire and
coffee pot, games and music. and all
the hilarity that spells picnic"
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Mrs. Will Skiff, Doctor and Mrs.
Seymour Skiff. with their families re-
turned from Newport last Thursday
after a pleasant five weeks vacation.
Mr. and Mrs Frederick Bynon, Doc
tor Pomeroy, Miss Addie Mexican of
Los Angeles, and Mr.. Pomeroy, are
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consume a weeks time, motoring in
the Bynon machine. Going directly to
Tillamook, and from there to Newport
visiting all the towns en- route. and
returning home by easy stages. Their
object is recreation and desire to
view as much of that part of the
country as possible.
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Mrs. F. H. Thompson was hostess
yesterday with most attractive fancy
work afternoon party. The house was
beautifully frightened with flowers
and ferns. Pink and white sweet peas
in living rooms and masses of red
geraniums used in the dining room.
Miss Hattie Beckley assisted during
the afternoon and in serving the
dainty luncheon little Helen Magers
and Genevieve Endicott helped the
hostess. Invitations for this afternoon
were extended to Mrs. E. E. Fisher,
Mrs. Peter GRADER, Mrs. Fargo, Mrs.
A Y. Manning, Mrs. F. NJ. Endicott,
Mrs. Frank Magers, Mrs C. D. Bah
cock, Mrs. Patton, Mrs. Hoffnell, Miss
Hanson and Miss Beckley.
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Mrs. Mark Montgomery of Junction
City, who has been Mrs F. P. Talk
ington's guest, returned to her home
last Wednesday.
Mrs. Lowell Wills linen shower for
Miss race Byrd last evening was
most charming affair. The dominent
color for decorating was lavender and
carried out in refreshments and the
dainty gown of the hostess. Through
out the rooms were large baskets of
sweet peas with trailing asparagus
fern, and on the dining table, con-
cealing the numerous packages, was
an immense bouquet of the same flow
ers, and fern, and from this hung Law
ender ribbons with which the bride
elect drew the gifts. The surround
ings and the prettily gowned young
women made charming picture.
About twenty received the delicate
lavender invitations. Miss Byrd'sl
wedding will occur on the sixth of
September.
Five hundred was played during the
evening, the score cards bearing a
tiny picture of Miss Byrd. First prize,
a larger photograph in frame, was
given to Mrs. Sherman Miles.
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Cards have been issued announcing
the wedding of Mr. Clarence Albert
of Portland and Miss Grace Byrd of
Salem, to take place on September
the sixth, nineteen hundred eleven.
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In honor of her sister, Mrs. Han
cock of Raymond, Washington, Mr..
and Mrs. William Young gave a
most delightful party Thursday in
their pretty new bungalow. During
the evening cards with the word
Friendship" were passed to the
guests and high-score prize, large
brass jardiniere, fell to Miss Franc
Newman for the ninety words made
from the letters. Miss Mary Eckerlen
received a small gift of the same de-
sign for the low score. In serving her
dainty refreshments, Miss Louise Gro
Mise assitsed the hostess. The rooms
were elaborately decorated with sweet
peas and dahlias
The society editor rested from labor
last week; and owes an apology to
patrons who courteously sent reports