Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-18


inality in high school social enter
tainments. The acme of fun was
reached last Wednesday evening
when the faculty gave their annual
party for the seniors, who number
about sixty-fve lads and lasses, car
rying them on a trip by aeroplanes
which ended at the Liberal Arts Mu-
scum in New York city. All this won
derful achievement took place in the
new gymnasium where the ceiling
was mass of feecy clouds filled
with little flying machines, One Of
larger proportions was anchored in
visibly and made astonishing circles
and glldes by means of electric fan
vibrations. Number four, the largest
of all, was filled with guetsts who
bad presented their invitations at the
door, receiving in exchange tickets
for the cloud journey. On these
tickets for Identification, was written
a description of It's owner that start
ed rolling the ball Of hilarity.
Nearby towns were first visited;
Albany by way Of Gulf of Mexico,
Eugene via Labrador and so on
through the itinerary the longest
routes were taken. AS towns were
passed, the conductor professor
kirk, shouted riddles for passengers
to guess the names. One Of the best
appreciated was, 1.-TWO things the
seniors are lacking in" Its answer,
"Bismark, Dakota" AS the ship
few on its journey, wireless mes
sages were caught for the passen-
gers. Paul Hofer's, from the only
girl" bore the song of love lorn
lass.
Dizzy from the long flight, the
crowd was landed in New York city,
where numerous kilograms awaited
them from anxious friends. La Rue
East received the glad news that the
constitution of the student body,
which she had lost en- route, was
picked up at Point Hope, Alaska. In
the National Museum at Liberal Arts
building, surprises awaited the trav-
eers when they were ushered into a
large room where by means Of stere-
opticon views they saw each other in
all stages of childhood from infants
in arms to the small boy on his pony
and the little girl trundling her doll
coach, Unknown to the young peo-
pie mothers had been importuned to
furnish photographs of their offspring
to be used in this surprise display.
Punch was served during the trip,
by Miss Mildred Duffy, Miss Fay
Bean and two other young women.
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A son, Thomas De Beck, whose
weight was eight pounds, made his
advent into the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Albert Livesley at eight
O'Clock, Thursday May seventeenth.
Hosts of friends are congratulating
the parents. Mother and child are
very comfortable.
The popular river party has ar
rived with the beautiful warm days,
and many will be the joyous outings
during the summer. Last Monday af-
ternoOn the high school senior class
went out on launch independence, for
a picnic supper and all the joys OF
such an outing. Chaperoning the
merry crowd were Miss Cox and
Miss Westcott.
1t was ten o'clock when the boat
returned for the party and the ride
home was delightful ending for the
jaunt.
Mrs. William R. King was hostess
at an interesting reunion luncheon in
Portland on Wednesday, May the
eighth, when her guests we're six oi
the young women who captured the
Journals prize of a two months TRIP
to the Hawaiian Island, six years ago
Three of them are married and Dame
RumOr has 1t that the other three
may soon be 50. Mrs. King chaper.
oned the party to San Francisco
where Mrs. Edith Lozier Weatherret
took her place and continued on The
trip with them.
Red tulips centered the table where
places were marked for Mrs. Wealth
erred Of Tacoma, Mrs. o. H. Wald
strom Miss Minnie Phillips) o
Portland Mrs. J. c. Ryan miss Kat
Nash) of Portland, formally Of Ii
Grand; Mrs. l.. ]. Breslin Miss Flor