Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-10-21

PreSidenLS day or the Salem VIC
mans Club was celebrated last Sat
urday, October the fourteenth, wit
a twelve o'clock breakfast at Hote
Marion. More than one hundre
members and invited guests wer
seated at tables graced with gar
lands OF flowers and trailing ferns
vases of roses and mounds of fruit
Eight courses were faultlessly mad
and perfectly served.
About fifteen choice selections, in
Guiding bits from grand opera, wer,
most beautifully given by Miss Mar,
Schultz, with violin accompanied will
piano by Miss Eleanor Colony. Tht
seXtette from Lucia di Lammermool
brought a burst of spontaneous ap
plause and a persistent call for en-.
core, whicr was responded to by g
repetition of the same bewitchine
strains.
The president, Mrs. William Flem-
ing, announced as toasts "The Time
Limit" Mrs. w. E. Kirk; "The Pure
Food Cranks", Mrs. A. D. Palmer;
"Oregonitis", Mrs. P. H. Raymond /;
Our Children" Mrs. George Bur-
nett; THE New Woman and the Old
Woman" Mrs. Edwin Sherwood !:
"Humbugs," Mrs. R. X. Page; "On
the Hilltop" Mrs. Jerome Bower;
What the Men Think OF U.s., Miss
Matte Beatty; the guests listening
with pleasure and profit to each we'll
delivered address. Two new depart
ments of study will be added to the
club work. A class in modern drama,
with Mrs. W. E. Kirk as leader, and
study OF music under the able direc-
ton of Mrs. William Burghardt, Jr.
Composing the committee in charge
of this most delightful meeting. were
Mrs. j. H. Albert, Mrs. W. E. Kirk
and Miss Matte Beatty.
Miss Margaret Boot was hostess
last Monday for an afternoon of in
formal visiting with young women in
the Kensington Club of which she is
a member. This affair was her last
meeting with her club associates be-
before the wedding.
The simple floral decorations were
confined to big yellow marigolds and
ferns in the rooms and lavender as
ters on the living porch, where re-
treshments were served, Miss Nc
Bride presiding over the chocolate
urn and Mrs. Livesley pouring tea.
Miss Boots guests asked for the af-
ternoon were Mrs A. N. Bush, Miss
Mcbride, Of Seattle; Miss Bush, Mrs.
Chauncey Bishop, Mrs. T. A. Lives
ley, Mrs. John Roberts, Mrs. T. c.
smith Mrs. B. o. Schucking, Mrs.
frederick Thielsen, Mrs. Clifford
Brown, Mrs. William Burghardt, Jr.,
Mrs. r. NJ. Hofer, Mrs. Donald Stew
enson, Mrs. Edward Thielsen, Mrs.
Harry E. Clay, Mrs. w. ]. Ball, Mrs.
Robert Benham, Miss Ellen ThieIsen
and Miss Aline Thompson.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. P.
Babcock on South Commercial street
was the scene of a pretty wedding
last week Thursday evening when,
surrounded by her mother, sister,
brother and schoolmates, Virginia
Moss, became the bride of Mr.. Har-
old Taylor, Reverend Philip E. Bauer
reading the ring service. About the
rooms were ferns and blooming
plants. The bride was unattended
and wore pretty gown of brown,
hand embroidered. In place of flow
ers, she carried a small bible.
The young couple left on the even
ing Electric for Portland to remain
a short time before going to Hills
boro, where Mr. Taylor is in busi-
ness. Their new home will be COM
pleted by the first of November.
Gifts to the bride attested her popu-
larity among friends in her set
Mrs. Taylor has been ward of
Mr.. Babcock's for six years and will
cherish the memory of the care he
so kindly bestowed upon her.
To attend the national meeting of
Woman'S Home Missionary Societies
at Wichita Kansas Mrs. Fletcher
Homan left Salem on Monday. After
the business portion of her trip. she
Will visit a brother in Kansas City
and returning by California, will re-
main for short time in Los Angeles.
Ahe Mlsses peuldn anu Eva Maple
thorpe entertained informally last
Wednesday evening in their home at
29O South Fourteenth street
Mr. Asahel Push, Jr., gave a dinner
last Tuesday evening in Hotel Mar /
ion grill, plimenting the groom's !
man and the ushers, who were asked |
for his marriage ceremony. Places
fer the guests were marked by gold !
stickpins and the table was centered !
with an immense bunch of white !
chrysanthemums. On this occasion !
Mr. Frederic Thielsen made the after |
dinner speech in most happy man. |
ner.
The following program of Chamber ,
music was presented at Chemawa /
last Saturday evening in most excel |
lent manner
FaSchiDpcccbwonly cob,,n,onr !