Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-16
Social and Personal Notes
By MoHie Runcorn


Nov that everyone has secured, o.
IN is securing, their Christmas seals,
4 It will be of especial interest to
many to know the postal restrictions
concerning the placing of same on their
holiday packages.
Red Cross seals should in accordance
with order No 1920 of the postoffice
department, be affixed to the reverse
side Of domestic mail matter" and
not on the address side of any let
tiers or packages that are going
through tine mail, They may be placed
anywhere on matter going by express.
As many seals may be used on the
back of letter or package as may
be desired. Care should be exercised
in sending merchandise through the
mails not to place seals over the strings
with which the package is tied, since
this seals the package against inspec-
age rates. Users of Red Cross seals arc
cautioned against their discriminating
use on foreign mail. Red Cross seals in
normal times may be used on the re-
verse side of mail matter sent to Aus
tria, Germany, Great Britain and most
of the British coonies, except India
and Australia. Guatemala, Uruguay
and Portugal refuse to admit mail bear
ing non postage stamps. Certain Euro
pean countries will return to the
sender any mail bearing Red Cross
seals on the address side. Mail ad-
dressed to any of the belligerent
countries in Europe should not bear
the Red Cross seal. Red Cross seQls
may be used on the face of checks,
on bills, on legal documents and on any
commercial paper. These Christmas
seals are not good for postage. They
will not carry any mail matter, but
any kind OF mail matter will carry
them,
A nuptial ceremony of yesterday
united in marriage Miss Margaret May
Hinxman to Stephen Harlem Kinney
of Cashmere, Wash Rev. f. T. Porter,
of the First Christian church, read the
service in the presence of relatives and
a few friends, at the home Of the
BRIDES parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. B
Morrison, on Waller street. The young
couple left for Portland shortly after
the ceremony, and will remain there
several days, going from there to Cash
mere, where they will make their home
e
Monday Professor Wallace McMm
ray entertained his lbsen seminar, Al
an informal evening gathering at hi'
nome, 1888 State street. About thirty
make up this class, composed for thu
greater part of university students
Additional guests for the evening wer,
Loban Sleeves and Warren Booth, ant
Miss Daisy Mulkey assisted in enter
tanning An impromptu vaudeville per
formance was the leading feature
songs and music rounding out Il mos
enjoyable evening.
Those present were the Misses Heller
Pearce, Mildred Mcbride Keith Val
Wrinkle, Daisy Mulkey, Mildred Bar
thorOmew, Naomi Runner, Eunice Mil
Ter, Avis Ogden, Stella Graham, Grac
Thompson, Kate Barton, Frances Git
tens, Mary Cone, Ada Ross and Law
Ross, and Messrs. Sachett, II, Irvine
Tobie, Jory, Ball, Doan9, p. Irvine
Lyons, and Sleeves.
Miss Lottie Penn, who is principal 0
the Lebanon high school, will spend he
Christmas vacation with her mothe
Mrs. Fannie NJ Penn. Miss Penn is
graduate Of both the Salem high schot
and Willamette university.
The Thursday afternoon club Of tn
Young Woman Is Christian associate
will meet in the rest rooms tomorro'
evening. A social time will be enjoye,
partaking Of the nature Of the nearb
holiday. No special Christmas cnte
tainment iils been planned for th
members, the regular saial session
substituting for any larger affair,
The quarterly meeting Of the ass
citation, which should have taken pla,
this month, has been postponed unit
January owing to the demand upon Il
members time in preparing for Chris
mas. Matters Of n strictly business II
ture will come up for consideration I
this meeting. Business Of the pa