Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-09
Social and Personal Notes
By MoHie Runcorn

the school year. Miss Esther Emmel
was responsible for the plans and their
fulfiilment and Miss Mclnturf was in
charge Of the decorations, which were
artisyically perfected with quantities Of
fir boughs, formed as a canopy over.
head and in numerous places about
the room. The class coOrs of blue and
gold combined effectively and the light.
ing effect was also most attractive.
The marriage Of Miss Iona Bartlett
to Paul Blakely, of Stayton, was sol.
emnzcd quietly at the parsonage of
the First Christian church yesterday
morning at ! o clock, Rev +. r. Porter
officiating, The young people will
make their home in StOyton,
The largest and most enthusiastic
gathering this year at the Lincoln
school under the direction Of the Par.
ont:reachcrs circle took place last
night, when musical program was Civ.
en- by the pupils Of the First, Second,
Third and Fourth grades. Miss Small,
musical director for tine city schools,
had charge o the program, and every
number was enthusiastically received
by .he large nuwbcr Of parents and
friends who filled the room to capacity
The children went through their parts
naturally and prcttily, some in costume
Miss Small received many compliments
on her ability to train the smaller chill
drcn in things musical. She gave an
excellent and most interesting talk on
/ the subject Of "Music in the Schools. -
She said that the idea Of music in the
lower grades was no. so much to ac.
/ quaint the children with the funda.
mentals as to teach them to distinguish
between the songs Of the street and
1 the better class music. Her everyday
work was also demonstrated.
The next meeting Of this circle viii
I he The second Tuesday in January,
which will be featured by the election
of officers.
The Thought and Work club meets
tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. Roy
Shields on Rose avenue. A paper on
"Thc Clayton Antitrust Law" will be
read and musical numbers given.
Mrs Delbert c. Burton, who has been
III with typhoid fever, is convalescing
at her home on D street, and is able
to receive her friends
Ross Crane, the renowned cartoonist
. I ttthn Nh, AtpI.,,Nut I
CUuse at the Grand opera house to-
night, arrived in Salem this morning
and was happily surprised upon the
growth and improvement Of the capita
city since his last appearance here. Mr.
Crane claims Philadelphia as his home
but demand for his work is 80 great
for 'hautauqua and lyceum courses tnat
he is travelling practically all the time
Mr., Crane gave the society reporter d
littl, interview, shortly after his ar
rival, but was extremely modest aud
difildcnt about his own ability II is
however, quite unnecessary fer him tt
do any boosting ON his own account, al
there is no better known attraction IN
his line ON the stage today, Mr.. Gran,
stated that Salem was to he congratt
lated Upon the courso secured smilngly
concluding that II contained mly one
"poor" number lie believes thai
the surprise of the course will be Noal
Beiinary humorist, who, although Q
great entertainer is not 80 well know
as the rest Of the artists scheduled fol
Salem.
Mr. Crane worked as cartomist OF
the Oregonian 10 years ago and sccuret
, much valuable experience while will
that paper by making frequent trip
TO Salem, Corvallis, Eugene, McMinn
willie and other college towns, where HI
gave sketching exhibitions for th
pleasure Of students and townspeoplc
| Since that time he has appeared ol
the Gladstone and Albany chautauqul
courses, whore iis work was seen b,
many loa neople