Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-16
Eocial and Personal Notes
By MoNie Runcorn

which time business for the past year
will be closed and the election of Off
GERS and appointment of committee
members for the coming winter take
place.
A program is being contemplated
which, if given, will be of especial in.
terest Should the attendance on this
date be sufficiently large it is planned
to make it vacation meeting, in which
members will be asked to relate Incl.
dents and experiences of the past sum.
mer. As nearly all members with their
families have been away for part of
the season, with diversified objective
points, it is thought that this program
could be made instructive as well as
entertaining.
Mrs. Frank L. Purvine will be ta6
club first hostess.
This organization quickly became rec.
ognized last year as one of the most
progressive and effective womans clubs
in the city, and with the program which
is now being prepared its final results
of the coming year will undoubtedly be
a repetition of last years successes.
u
Members of the Eastern Star lodge
enjoyed banquet and social hour last
night in their rooms following the regu-
lar business meeting and initiGtion Gov.
ers at the banquet were laid for 80
guests, Mrs. l.. K. Page, Misses Grace
and Mayme Babcock assisting in serv-
ing.
The regular social afternoon will be
next Tuesday, wnen Mrs. King and Mrs
Stanley Culver will preside as hos
tesses.
Members of the Missionary society OF
the First Baptist church were enter.
tanned at the Twelfth street home OF
Mrs. Earl Race Friday afternoon
Rooms where the guests were received
were aglow with quantities of brilliant
red and pink cream-eentered asters ar
ranged with greenry. Mrs. Mildred Rob.
ertson Brooks assisted in receiving. An
interesting and diversified program was
given by Mrs. II. A. Marshall, Mrs
John Engdahl, Mrs. S. r. Vail, Mrs. A
F. Dennison, Miss Nina Gile and Rev
Harry L. Marshall
Two attractive young girls, Miss
Flavia Dimmick and Miss GLADYS
Bartholomew, served refreshments, fol.
lowing which the guests were shown
through the handsome greenhouse re.
Gently constructed for Mrs. Race, where
profusion of lovely autumn flowers
were on display.
Fifty-four members Of the society
were present.
A simple ceremony which was sol
emnized today at st. Paul S Episcopa
church eliminated a pretty romance
when Miss Edith Jones, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jones, Of 1855
Center street, became the bride of Har
ry Southcombe, of Portland.
The young people were childhood
sweethearts in London, England, where
they resided before coming to Oregon
Miss Jones came to Salem two years
ago, and has since that time been il
the office of the j. L. Stockton store
Her parents and their family and Mr.
SOuthcombe followed last year, the lat
ter taking up his residence in Port
land.
The wedding took place at 8 O'Clock
this morning, Rev. Robert S. Gill of
ticiating. Only intimate friends anC
relatives were present. The bride s sis
ter, Miss Florence Jones, sang "Ol
Perfect Love-" as the bridal party wai
FORMING, and another sister, Miss Eliza
beth Jones, rendered Lohengrin s wed
ding music as occasional. Miss Mar
garet Jones, also sister of the bride
attended as maid, ner brother, HugI
Jones, completing the nuptial group a
best man. The bride was given ava.
by her father.
Immediately following the ceremon.
Mr.. and Mrs. SouthcOmbe left on TIL
Oregon Electric for Portland, where
after October first, they will be a
home to friends at 667 Kearney street
Mrs. Southcombe s brother, DR.. Viii
Jones, is well known in educational cir