Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-04-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hofer, Mr.
and Mrs Robert McKinnie Hofer ant
Miss Mcinnie on last Monday even.
ing gave the first of aeseries of five
hundred parties, when the game was
played at ten tables, Mrs. George
Wood and Mr.. Walter Tooze securing
high score prizes. Japanese ounce
and pink carnations formed exquis-
ite decoration.
Assisting were Miss Margaret
Polsal, Miss Florence Houston, Miss
Margaret Schreiber and Miss Flor
ence Hofer.
On Wednesday and Friday after
moons Mrs. Branston j. Miles ioined
in entertaining with Mrs. Ernest Ho-
fer, Mrs. Robert McKinnie Hofer and
Miss McKinnie.
Wednesdays games were played at
ten tables, Mrs. j, N. Smith winning
| high score prize. Assisting the host
esses were Mrs. e. E. Waters. Mrs
II, s. Poisal, Mrs. C. ID. Gabrielson
and Mrs. R. B, Houston For Friday
there were twelve tables; card hon.
ors falling to Mrs. A. L. Brown and
Mrs, Douglas Minto. Two little
maids, Dorothy Hofer and Alice Luz
ella Mcclellan, attended the door for
the afternoons
The last party of the series will be
given next Monday evening.
$50
Mrs. Louis Hooker, who left Salem
ten days ago expecting to return i'm
mediately to her home in Missouri, is
still In Portland, detained by the seri
GUS illness of her mother, Mrs. Car
rle Rineman.
Mrs. Augustus Strang is entertain
ing her niece, Miss f. r. Jessup of
Eugene, who arrived last evening and
Will remain for the University of Ore
gon vacation.
Mrs. Solomon Durbin, surrounded
by her children, who have been called
to her bedside, lies critically i'll In
her home at 404 Church street.
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The Willamette university glee club
has been invited to sing in Portland
tomorrow at the Taylor Street Meth
odist church. Their expenses to be
paid by the members. Dean Menden-
hall has arranged program of splen-
did music for this occasion.
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The handsome new pipe organ for
First Presbyterian church has arrived
In Salem and will be installed at an
early date; the manufacturer will per-
sonally superintend. On April twen-
ty-fourth the instrument will be intro
duced to the public in recital and
presided over by Mr.. Lucien e. Beck
er, Of Portland For the occasion,
there will be fine program ar
ranged.
The members of East circle of First
Christian church entertained with a
pink tea and program last Wednesday
evening in the parlor OF the church
from eight until ten o'clock. After
clever prologue in verse, composed
and read by Mrs. T. NJ Jones. in
which she introduced an explanation
for the social affairs of the different
circles, Mrs. William Siegmund gave
a reading, "Courtship Under Difficult
ties; Mr.. Charles Knowland, bass
solo, Song of the Lighthouse Bells;
Miss Alice Baker, piano solo; Mrs
knowland and Miss Bollinger, vocal
duet; East side school orchestra, Sc
lection; Stephen e. Wolf, solo, "Deep
as the Deep Blue Sea-" The program
closing with orchestra music. The
room was beautifully decorated with
large asparagus fern plants, pink car
nations and roses, The dainty pro-
grams were printed on pink paper.
There was punch of the same color
and pink cakes served with the cot
fee. The hostesses carried out the
color scheme, wearing pretty pink
aprons with their white gowns. A
large number Of guests enjoyed this
most pleasant affair.