Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-08

What has proved to be a very quiet
week, opened with splendid concert
Sunday by the Portland Symphony
Orchestra. The Grand housed a large
and most representative audience for
the attraction.
Tonight "The Rose Maid" with dain.
ty Alice Lloyd and vivacious jeanette
Bageard, will be given at the Grand.
There is promise of the usual num-
ber Of st. Valentine and George Wash
ington parties within the next two
weeks.
The concert by Madam Lillian Nor
dica next Wednesday evening will
claim the attention Of society matrons
and maids and hundreds Of Salem's
music-lovers.
Three hostesses are joining in CIV
ing their contribution of three charm
ing affairs for the coming week.
On Friday evening Of last week,
Donald Byrd entertained for the Beta
Beta Chi sorority girls and the boys
of the Wafer Club, with five hundred
at five tables. Card honors fell to
Miss Marion Gould and Allan Bynon,
Following the games and refresh
ments, was the rollicking Virginia
reel, danced through the length of the
living-room with Mr., r. G. Decke-
bach at the piano. The affairs of this
young set are always delightful.
Mrs w, E. Dancy, Mrs, 0. c. Locke
and Mrs, Il. L. Baker have sent out
invitations for five hundred on the
afternoons of Wednesday and Thurs
day, and the evening of Friday, next
week The parties are to be given at
the Dancy home, 369 North Liberty
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Smith tele-
phoned a few friends to make up six
tables Of five hundred Tuesday even
ing, in their home at Summer and Di-
vision streets, A chafing-dish supper
added pleasure to the delightfully."- in
formal affair Card favors we're cap
tured by Mrs. Shafer and Mr.. Edward
Anderson.
Invitations are out for valentine
Dancing Party" to be given by Miss
Cronise in honor Of her Junior class.
The pretty affair will be held in
DArch hall, Saturday, February fif-
teenth.
A most charming pre-nuptial affair
was the miscellaneous shower given
Wednesday evening by Miss Ruth Van
Patten and Miss Bernlce Reid as
surprise and compliment to Miss Ha-
zle McIntire. The Van Patten home
on South Twenty-first street was dec
GRATED for the occasion, with ferns
and potted plants. For the dining
room a motif in pink was carried out
with carnations.
At two long tables adorned with
pink ribbon bows and centered with
great clusters of the flowers places
were marked for the guests
Many were the beautiful gifts show
cred upon this popular bride-elect,
whose marriage will be celebrated in
March. During the delightful even.
Ing Miss Reid sang and Miss Eyre
gave piano selections For the pleas
ure Of their honor guest, the host
esses invited Mrs. NJ. McIntire, Miss
Pearl Eyre, Miss Mary Eyre, Miss
Elma Ashby Miss Gertrude Ashby,
Miss Hilda Sterstrom, Miss Laura
Yantis, Miss Adellne Audregg, Miss
Lorilla Motion, Miss Ella SCHNEIDER,
Miss Mildred Reid~and Miss Nettio
Jones, Miss Ida Pugh.
Miss Houston, Miss Needham and
Miss Keeton have issued invitations
for a Valentine party next Friday to
be given at the Houston home,
There are delightful rumors OF a
George Washington card party and n
tea for which invitations will be sent
out next week.
Immediately upon arriving in Sa-
lem last Sunday, the musicians Of
Portland Symphony Orchestra we're
escorted to the State Hospital where
luncheon awaited them. After the
serving, officers, attendants and pa
tients assembled In the big auditorium
and listened to the entire program
of splendid music, which was given
later in the Grand Opera House.
Mrs. +. A. Elliott entertained with