Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-31

and white spring flowers, the wild
marguerites and fOr-get-me-nots.
, Five hundred was played at seven
tables and high score prize fell to Mr.
William Connell Dyer. Invited as tho
guests besides the club were Mr.. and
Mrs. R. c. Bishop, Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Cox, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Meyers, Miss
Gertrude Grey Miss Rita Steiner, Miss
Mabel Robertson, Miss Jennie Fry and
Paul Wallace.
AS loving compliment to Reverend
and Mrs. Barr G. Lee, the girls of st.
Agnes Guild of st. Paul's church, en-
tertained Thursday with a luncheon at
the home of Miss Ellen Thielsen.
The decoration color was yellow. A
long band of butter cups, marigolds and
maiden hair fern was the tables center,
and places were marked with hand
painted double butter cups, for the hon.
or guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry B. Thiel-
sen, and the girls of st. Agnes Guild:
Miss Leila Slater, Miss Helen Wood,
Miss Beatrice Walton, Miss Helen Deck.
ebach, Miss Miriam seely, Miss Lillian
Slater and Miss Marcella Bynon.
A pretty little afternoon incident was
the presentation to Mrs. Lee, of seven
volumes of Everybody's edition of
Shakespeare g works.
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Members of the Salem Canoe club
received unique invitations last week
for an up river jaunt yesterday. The
bids were in canoe form cut out of
green paper, and the white paddles
when drawn out, displayed the writ.
ten lines.
Doctor Seymour S. sliff, who is pres
ident of the club, and Mrs. S1iff chap.
eroned the party of thirty who were
provided with all sorts of gOood things
for the picnic dinner spread under the
trees in delightful spot found after
padding a few miles,
An event of wide interest this season
was the graduation of Miss Blanche Lis.
ton, from the Sara Brown Savage School
of Expression, on Thursday evening
May twenty ninth.
An artistic program was arranged for
the occasion. The opening number
piano duet, "Palonaise in A Major, Op
40, No. D." by Chopin, was splendidly
given by two well known artists, Miss
Joy Turner and Mr.. Frank Churchill.
Miss ListOn s first selection was a
scene from the old Greek play of "In-
gomar the Barbarian" Her fine fig.
ure was staturesque in its simple white
robe; her dignified bearing and sweet.
ness depicted the noble Greek maid,
Athena, and her remarkably strong act
+ ing as Ingomar in the thrilling situa-
tions, was intense and artistic.
Following this splendid interpreta.
tion of thrilling, dramatic work, was a
long and elaborate monologue of com.
edy nature entitled, "Her Dilemma. F"
The stage was set for a pleasant living
room, with decorations Of Scotch broom
and snowballs; the footlights con.
cealed with garland Of ivy.
Miss Liston as a young maiden, i'm.
petuous and tickle of mind, acted the
part to perfection The three lovers,
one of whom really causes her serious
thoughts at times, are tossed about at
her own sweet will, until fear of los.
ing Jack, the masterful, overcomes her
frivolity and finally settles the shall
low mind Her portrayal of Jack, the
athletic, Cyrel McNash, the artistic,
and Doctor Primrose, the matter Of fact
lovers, Miss Liston's S voice, personality
and Interpretation were wonderful.
Fran the pretty graceful girl she
assumes the masculin roles, with a rare
dramatic power.
BY far the heaviest and most dram.
attic number, was "The Last Word. -
The scene is laid in Antioch during the
first Of the christian era. Miss Liston
interprets Hermas who has sold to a
heather priest, the name of God, which
is Immediately obliterated from his
mind; of the sinister heather, a type Of
evil; and the tender, loving wife, This
was story Of unalIoycd happiness and
carefree hfe, quickly followed by ago.
nizing tragedy and finally peace Of
mind,
In all the difficult phases of heavy
drama, Miss Listons work was splcn.
did and in the hymn, a prose poem Of