Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-15

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~ ESPlTE the outlook for unpleas.
ant weather for some time to
come, members of the Indiana
State society are optimistic and are
busily engaged perfccting arrangements
for their annual picnic, to be held at
the state fairgrounds tomorrow. Should
rain be the schedule for the day the
large machinery exhibition buildings
will be utilized and the program given
as originally planned. The officials of
the Hoosier' society have introduced
a new registration system for their
gatherings, having issued a general let
ter to be sent TO all former Indiana resi-
dents, requesting them to record their
name, present and original location pre-.
viOus to the picnic. Those who have
not responded to this request will be
asked to register at the grounds, and in
this way it is thought that an authen.
tic record can be secured.
special feature of tomorrow s pro-
gram will be the appearance of June
Reed Babcock, world.renowned violin
ist, who has consented to render sew.
eral numbers. Mrs. BabcOck is a ma
tive of KokOmo, Indiana, and mas many
personal friends mere who are delighted
to have the opportunity of meeting her
again in this pleasantly informal way.
Mrs. BabcOck will arrive tonight, and
while in Salem will be the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. }. l.. Peetz.
Assisting on the program will be Mrs
+. T. Porter, wife of the pastor of the
First Christian church. a well.known
reader, who will give selections from
James Whitcombe Riley; Miss Lucille
| Kuntz, pianiste, and Colonel A. j. Bald.
win, who will render a vocal solo. Sev.
eral young women have also oeen pre-
pairing vocal numbers.
Announcements nave been received
by friends here of the engagement of
Miss Anna Mary Kirschgessner, of Pc.
oria, Illinois, to }, A. Wickman, of this
city
Mr.. Wiekman left for the east in July
and has been stopping with his sister in
Dubuque, Iowa, and friends in Illinois.
His marriage will be celebrated in Pc
oria September %, and he and his bride
are expected to arrive here about De-
tober j. where they will make their
| home. Mr., Wickman has been with the
/ 7. NJ. Barr company for the past seven
years and has many friends here to
whom the announcement of his ap-
( preaching marriage comes as a genuine
surprise.
Amid lovely decorations of pink as
ters ard greenery in artistic profusion
the new members of the faculty of Will
lamette University and their wives
were received by Miss Alice Page, in
structor of history, and the older mem.
bers of the university faculty last night
at the F, j. Page home in Kingwood
Park. The affair, which was planned
informally, augmented several similar
events which have been given recently
introducing a fraternal spirit among the
educators who are to h=ye jurisdiction
over the destiny of Salem S largest ed
ucatiOnal institution.
A buffet luncheon was served and an
impromptu program given, in which
vocal number were furni...ed by Profes
sor Walsh, Professor McMurray pleas
ing with piano selections.
Miss Genevieve y 5isOn and Miss
Florence Page were additional guests
About twenty-five were present.
Governor and Mrs. Oswald West anC
daughter, Helen, arrived home Sunday
: from Cannon Beach, where Mrs Wes
and Helen have been spending the sum
mer at their cottage. Miss Helen vii
resume her studies at the Garfield
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Webb are enter
tanning Mr.. Webb's parents, Mr.. anC
Mrs. l. A. Webb, of Portland. Arriv
ing Friday, they win remain until thu
latter part of the week. a few table
were arranged for cards last night, Mr.
and Mrs. Webb asking in few friend
to meet their guests informally.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Meyers and tn,
DR.. R. T. Lee Steiners have with then
as their guests 7. F. Steiner, of Dallas
Texas, who is making mis- annual visi
to Salem. He is an uncle of DR., Stein
er and Mrs. Meyers
Miss Villa Huckestcin, who has bee
soiourning in the East for severa
weeks, is at present visiting relative
in Pittsburg She is expected home i
two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Dayton and smal
daughter, Barbara, of Astoria, left yes
terday for their home, after an extend
ed visit to Mrs. Dayton's mother Mrs
II. Dayton.
Miss Ada Dayton, who has bee
spending her summer vacation wit
friends in Glenwood, Washington. ha
returned home and win resume he
duties as instructor at the East Saler
school.
Mrs. Seymour Jones, of Kaiser, wa
hostess yesterday afternoon, enter
tanning a number of Salem friends N
: formally. Her guests were; Mrs.
James w. Wilson. Mrs. Stanley J.. MOI
gan. Mrs Frank Flint and Mrs. D. "