Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-19

of the dining-r0om, soft'tinted old rose
dablias ornamenting reception hall and
6ving.room, where palms lent grace
full suggestion of greenery.
An announcement giving unusual
Measure is made by Professor Wallace
Mae Murray, A. NJ, Instructor of liter
oture. of Willamette university, VINO
will give a modern drama lecture course
on ''The Drama of Today These dis
eussions will be held in Eaton Hall and
are planned to acquant the general
nublic" with the higher dramatic
works. The first lecture, 1.-THE Drama
as Literary Form, rapid survey of
the evolution of the drama, with 'em-
phasis on its requirements as form of
literature, will be given October 18th.
The schedule for the remaining sub
ieets will be as follows;
Ibsen and the Modern Movement-An
appreciation OF Ibsen's relation to the
theater of today. "The Dolls House, !"
the drama of social ills; "'Rosmers-
holm" study of the decay of char
acter.
Shaw and the Irish theater-" The
Growth of the Irish Drama, Doc
tors Dilemma, "Man and Super
man." Devils Disciple'
Synge-''In the Shadow of the
Glen, . "Playboy of tne Western
World. - "Riders to the Sea. ~
Lady Gregory Seven Short PLAYS.
The Drama of Truth. Kennedy
i''The Terrible Meek, 1.-THE Servant
in the House, - "The Necessary Evil. y
Galsworthy-"' Justice. "
The Drama of Real Conflicts. BrieuS
-" Damaged Goods. +"
The Drama Of Aesthetic Appeal
Noyes-" Sherwood.
Rostand-" Chantecleer.
A[aesterlinck-''B Blue Bird.
The American Drama Moody-''Th'
Faith Healer, "Tne Great Divide "
Maekaye-" Canterbury Pilgrims,
" Mater, - "Sappho and Phaon."
Thomas" As a Man Thinks. y
The Importance of the Theater.
A group of merry lit;;e folk enioye'
, the hospitality of Mrs Harry H. Olin
; ger. Monday afternoon, who entertain
; ed on the event of the fifth birthday o
her interesting little son, Harold Mat
thews. The guests were for the mos
Z part about the same age as the homo
Il guest, and the afternoon was passe
with Juvenile games of every descril
{ tion until the luncheon hour when the
+ were admitted to the dining room, whie
was transferred into a veritabie fair,
"a land bower.
" Mrs. Milton Meyers and Mrs. Georg
Brown assisted in the entertaining
y Miss Gertrude Cunningham presiding {
e the piano as the small guests marche
u ! 10 their places at the prettilv decke
table. Favors were found at each plac
'S pink roses and geraninms combining
'e forming floral decorations. Five ca
= dies were placed on the huge brthda
u cake, which displayed floral cente
81 Strands of pink ribbon, suspended fro
~ the eectrolliers, eliminated in brillial
y sparklers, which aided in lighting Il
W darkened room.
- Those who were hidden to this hapl
III affair were: Z" Margaret Olinger, Dor
thy Livesley, Maxine Glover, Mafgar
- Corey, Mildren Roberts, Helen Rober
l'' Constance Smith, Constance Yant
eS Rosalie Buren, Lucille Dewitt, Ru
lo Griffith, Margaret Griffith, Edw
Cross, Frederick Schrock, Jr.; JO
"e Meredith, Homer Smith, Jr.; Tom
Livesley, Charles Bier, Jr.; Derr
" II Myers, Karl Cory, Robert Bishop, Cha
." dler Brown.
- For the pleasure of Mrs. f. L. Waite
! who was celebrating a birthday, M
! George f. Waters was hostess at
! prettiIy-appointed dinner Wednesd
! night, laying covers for eight guests
. Miss Genevieve Frazier was the
! spiration for farewell surprise w
nesday night, about 25 of her friel
~ calling at the home of her parents,