Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-15
BY MoLLIE RuNcoRN.

~ CCUPYING a prominent place in
the social calendar for the coming
- week will be the university com
mencement and attendant parties and
receptions. The festivities open this
evening with reception by President
and Mrs. Homan to the alumni, guests,
seniors and friends. The affair will
be held in the literary society halls
Under the magic hand of Mr.. r. W.
Little, the halls have been transform
ed into veritabla wonderland, and
every indication is that the affair Will
be one of the erowning events of the
society year at the university.
The class day exercises tomorrow
evening promise something very novel
yet extremely attractive. The entire
campus will be electrically illuminated
and the folk dances under the colored
lights will present beautiful kalede
seopic picture.
Mrs. Charles Knowland is the guest
of friends and relatives in Albany,
leaving for there Saturday.
In the absence of Lady Commander
Read, the last review of the Ladies of
the Maceabees was presided over by
Lieutenant Commander Minnie Baker.
The following program was rendered
Immediately following the business ses
sion:
Song, "Play Days" by Garnet Fou-
bert.
Reading, by Virginia Via.
Song, "Sing Me to Sleep" by Jo-
anna James.
Reading, by Pauline Patterson.
Song, "My Own U. s., by Cecil and
Ferdinand Foubert and Frank Patter-
son.
Refreshments were then served in the
banquet room by the members of the
committee, Mesdames Caroline Bush
nell, Alice James, Werner Via, Bessie
Foubert and Nellie Maund.
Large flags we're draped around the
walls of this room, while the tables
were centered with bouquets of beau
tiful roses.
Last Thursday afternoon, Mrs. Ellen
Thompson, assisted by Mrs. Maria
Thompson, entertained the ladies of the
Women's Relief Corps and several
members of Sedgwick Post, at her resi-
dence on Salem Heights. A most de
ightful social time was enjoyed by all
Little Misses Thompson and Morris
each pleased the guests with recita
tiOns.
The rooms were tastefully decorated
with sweet peas, roses and ocean spray
The beautiful spring weather, togeth
er with the joys of knowing that ex
aminations were over, called forth
picnic party to Silvercreek Falls las
Saturday, some twenty university peo
pie spending the day, enjoying tn,
wonders of Marion county far-fameC
cataracts
Early in the morning an auto trucl
carrying the party left the city an,
shortly after eight a busy group o
young folks were gathered around t.
camp fire on the picnic grounds prepa1
ing an outdoor breakfast.
The party spent the day visiting tn
WV lOhCl IdllS anu lut IlTSU upDt
falls. Mountain climbing, wading dow
the crystal mountain stream, picnic dir
ner and supper and many unexpecte
happenings of an extremely varied ne
ture all contributed their part in max
ing the days entertainment merr
one, and it was tired party indee
that entrucked" shortly after 81
O'Clock for their homes in the Capitt
City.
Included in the party were Miss El
mine Harding, Miss Leila Lent, Mis-
Eunice Miller, Miss Erma Botsfort
Miss Margaret Poisal, Miss Inez Go
ira, Miss Violet Maclean, Miss Ava NJ,
Mahon, Miss Marie Sneed, Messrs. Cla
enee VanSlyke, Leland R. Saekett, Ha
vey Tobie, Joseph Gerhart, Chas. P. Oh