Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-03
FORMAL OPENING
Of MARION HOTEL
FEATURE OF TO-DAY
First Annual Salem Week
Ends With Reception
and Dance
COMMERCIAL CLUB GETS
INCREASE OF MEMBERS
Style Show Attracts Univer-
sal Attention and De-
lights All

lt'S over. Inc TWO day campaign OF
the Commercial club for new members
| closed officially this noon with 125 ad-
ditional names on the list A number of
committees are yet working in the sub.
urbs and have not reported. Committees
that today were unable to see prospects
who were out of the city nave decided
to give additional time so as to cover
all on their lists. The thousand mark
in the clubs membership will easily be
passed.
Chairman George Rodgers of the cam
paign committee, President Albert of
the Commercial club, as well as Man
ager Mcdaniel, are jubilant over the
outcome and feel that definite results
will accrue to the city because of the
additions made.
Observance of the first annual "Sa-
lem Week., instituted as means of
| stimulating cooperation between the
citizenship of the city and the CONNER
cial club, comes to an end tonight. The
last public function on the tapis is the
formal opening Of the greater Hotel
Marion.
This is u ceremony to~whieh all Sa-
lem is invited. A sumptpous dinner will
be served at clock and will be fol-
lowed by dancing in the ball room. Man
ager Charles G. Miller will receive the
guests and strive to make all feel at
hcme.
That "Salem Week. has fulfilled its
purpose is certain, declares Manager
Ivan Mcdaniel oT the Commercial club.
"The way in which Salem people
have voluntarily come to the club rooms
and applied for membership is crafty
ing indeed,' says Mr.. Mcdaniel. "It
shows that the spirit of the week reach
ed into every section of Salem. l ex-
pect the cooperation of the citizens and
the club in the future will be the means
of bringing much prosperity of last
ing nature to Salem"
Yesterday was visiting day at the fac
tories and plants of the city. In spite
of the rain many took advantage of the
opportunity to see and learn at first
hand the steps in manufacturing the va
rious products.
That "Salem Week" will become an
annual affair is now believed certain,
The results of the first celebration Of
the week are already to be seen and all
who worked to make the event a success
| feel well repaid for their fforts
Style Show Great.
Tonight brings the Merchants Dress
| Up Show at the Oregon theatre to a
close. 1t also sees the finish of the con-
test for the most popular local model
who is taking part in the show.
Salem is being combed today by the
various contestants for votes and the
closhing minutes of this big Merchants
cooperative effort will surely be ex
citing.
For tonight's show there will be a
complete change of garments with new
picture program. Several new ideas
have been worked into the production
and it was much better last night than
on Wednesday. Everybody who attend
ed the show last night went away more
than satisfied.
The merchandise shown last night was
q revelation to the big crowd present
The girls worked better and the show
ran smoothly. Tonight promises to be
the best performance of the three days
and the theatre should be filled to stand
ing room early in the evening.
"This style show is an unparalleled
success from an artistic standpoint, "
declared A. Il. Lafiar, manager of the
Oregon theatre. awe have not had an
attraction at the Oregon for long time
that pleased everybody so well as did
the style show last night. While the ex-
pense of producing this show has been
enormous, yet we are more than glad to
be able to assist in an enterprise that
will be of inestimable worth TO the mey-
chants and the buyers of this city"
Cooperation has won. The merchants
got together and through combined eff
forts made possible show that would
do credit to larger, much larger city.
1t has tended to bring the business in
terests of Salem closer together and
the show has done great deal to dem
onstrate TO Salem men and women the
class and character of merchandise TO
be secured here.
~ am satisfied with the show" said
A. H. Allen, who produced it for the
local firms. "The young ladies and the
young men who have worked with us
have done remarkably well. The mer.
chants have all shown splendid spirit
of unselfishness and the public has been
extremely responsive to our humble ef