Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-01-06
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to Salem. Mrs. II. X. McCully passed
away in 1905. The first reunion ot
the McCully clan was held last Ma,
In Hood River at the country home
OF the j. ID. McCullys. Twenty-sever
members Of the family were present
at this latest gathering.
The Dabney home was beautifully
decorated with holly, grown on the
estate, wreaths, garlands. festoons and
ropes OF hemlock, cedar and other
holiday greens. The guests assembled
at 1880 o'clock when a vaudeville per
tormance was given, in which all OF
the members of the family took part
Later in the evening supper was
served. After breakfast on Sunday
morning the guests enjoyed a long
walk and then returned for the open
ing OF the museum which held hun
dred or more relics of the McCully
family such as baby clothes, exercise
and lesson books of school days and
pictures of all the brides in their we'd
ding gowns. Red and green was the
decorative scheme of the Sunday ev-
ening dinner, when A. B. Crosman was
the postmaster, and a number of re-
sponses were given telling of the his
tory of the McCullys. Later papers
were read by Miss Ruth Church, Mr.
Crosman, Mr.. Dabney, William w
Harder, j. d. McCully, A. L. McCulIy
w. c. Knighton and w. B. Crane.
"Mr. Crane and his dainty little four
year-old daughter, Ethel Lou, poH!d a
charming tableau of the old year
greeting the new This was at mid
night, and when 1912 was well in, the
little New Year" went about among
the guests extending them greetings.
The family then gathered on the lawn
and gave further welcome to the New
Year with fireworks. After breakfast
Monday morning the guests began
dispensing. Those who enjoyed the
reunion this year were Mr.. and Mrs.
j. D. McCully, Miss Eula McCully and
Russell McCully of Hood River; Mr..
and Mrs. William W. Harder, Miss
Helen Harder and John Harder of
Seattle; Mr.. and Mrs W. C. Knighton
and Mrs. Elizabeth Waters of Salem
Mr.. and Mrs A. L. McCully, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Crane, Mr.. and Mrs. Percy
Pope Dabney, Mrs. F. W. Church, Mrs.
Alice Crane, the Misses Ruth and Cen
evieve Church, Miss Alice Dabney,
Miss Sara McCully, little Miss Ethel
Lou Crane and Walton Crane, all of
Portland"
| A brilliant affair was the Illihee re-
! ception and ball given last Saturday
evening and one of the most charm
ing society events of the season. All
OF the club suite from the beautiful
lounging room to the billiard room
and spacious halls, were thrown open
for the reception to which members
had invited their mothers, wives, sis
ters and sweethearts and had asked
out-of-town guests. Christmas greens
and palms were scattered about the
rooms, made brilliant by the presence
of many of Salem's loveliest women,
costumed in their handsomest gowns.
During the reception there was mu-
sic from the orchestra; which later
in the evening played for the dance
in the B. P. o. r. assembly room on
the second floor. In the upper hall
punch was served by Miss Alice Bing-
ham and Miss Rita Steiner and in the
grill room there was fine luncheon
under direction of Johnny Jones.
About two hundred guests were en-
tertained and fifty couples enjoyed the
splendid floor in the Elks hall. These
affairs are given annually on the eve
of the New Year, the exception being
once in every seven years, and are
made a distinctive social event.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Benham enter
tanned the matrons of Kensington club
and their husbands with a most unique
and altogether delightful watch party.
There was silence for the length of
three minutes in anticipation of the
stroke of twelve, when congratulations
were exchanged and resolutions made
for the New Year Following this and
closing the festivities, was a sun9tu-
Gus luncheon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Watson tele-
phoned a few friends for cards last
Monday evening" entertaining most
informally complimenting the entrance
Of New Year On this occasion Miss
Hutton and Mr., Randall of Portland
won their first prizes for rinnteen
hundred and twelve. Music and lunch
con rounded out the evening.
Mrs. j. d. Sutherland is e.. in
ing informally today having telo..
phoned a few young friends to pass
the afternoon with her daughter
Mrs. Spencer Schaffer of Los Ange-
les. Mrs. Schaffer was Miss Alice
Mckay before her marriage.
Miss Alice Bingham leaves on the
Shasta Limited tomorrow for Miss
Heads school in Berkeley, California.
She will be joined by Portland and
Vancouver young women who attend
the same school and are returning af-
Ter Christmas vacations.
A party of fourteen of the older
dancing crowd gathered in Hotel Mar
ion after the Illihee reception last