Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-23

As fitting close to the membership
campaign of the Y. w. C. A. an at
tractive tea was given at the associa
tion rooms on Friday afternoon.
During the hours of 8 to o 'clocb
about $50 guests called, the floral dee
orations making pretty foil for the
assemblage. An artistic arrangement
of marigolds, yellow daisies, golden rod
and ferns adorned the living room.
In the tea room yellow candles and
huge art basket of French marigolds
tied with golden tulle, decked the pret
tily-appointed table over which Mrs
Charles Bates presided.
A number of the board of directors
greeted the guests and assisted in vari'
GUS ways including, Mrs. K. S. Wallace,
Mrs. Charles Parks, Mrs. A. n. Bush
Mrs. John II. Albert, Mrs. Daniel j.
Fry, Mrs. Alice II. Dodd, Miss Wise
hardt, Mrs. F. A. Elliott, Miss Nina Ne
Nary and Miss Florence Cleveland.
The membership committee and 9TH
ers assisted in the serving and were:
Mrs. Robert Chauncey Bishop, Mrs. Ia
doe j. Riggs, Mrs. George G. Brown,
Mrs. Clyde Graham, Miss Veda Cross,
Mrs. H. C. Epley and Miss Irene Kuntz.
During the afternoon an attractive
programme was given including vio-
lin solo, Miss Mary Schultz; piano Sc
lections, Miss Vera Kitchner; vocal So
los, Mrs. Arthur j. Ram, and a talk on
association work by Mrs. Charles Basey
of Portland, who is a member of the
board in that city.
Mrs. Frank w. Spencer, who has been
visiting her sister, Miss Florence Akin,
in Roseburg, will return home tomor-
row.
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Wheeler, who
have been visiting the c. p. Bishops for
several days, returned to Portland We'd
nesday. Mr. Wheeler formerly lived in
Salem and during his visit her renew
ed many old friendships.
Miss Violet g. Cory, whose marriage
to Fritz r. Vance Of Sutherland, Ore
gon, will take place on October the
first, was the honor guest at a delight
full miscellaneous shower for which her
sister-in-law and sister, Mrs. G. c.
Cory phyllis Kellogg and Miss
Blanche Cory, were joint hOstesses
Monday evening. The affair was CIV
en- at the C. C. Cory home on Chemeke-
ia street and the attractive bride-elect
was literally showered with charming
gifts, which were presented to her
from a pretty flower bedecked wagon
drawn by little Robert Gill, Jr.
Fragrant roses and dahlias in artis-
tic profusion adorned The rooms, and
the evening was devoted to music and
games.
The hostesses were assisted in the
serving by Miss Gerrrade Cory.
The guests who were mostly the close
friends Of the honoree were greeted at
the door by dainty little Mary Alice
Gill.
Those bidden were: Mrs. A. B. Still
man, Mrs. w. F. Campbell, Mrs. H.. B..
Slower, Mrs. Guy Newport, Mrs. c. q.
Cory, Mrs. E. L. Myer, Miss Dora Grey,
Miss Zoe Olmsted, Miss Gertrude Cory.
Miss Louanna Brown, Miss Nettie
Jones, Miss Ruth Van Patton, mss
j Josephine johnson, Miss Florence Cory,
Miss Alice SCHNEIDER, Mrs. Pearl Eyre,
Miss Laura Yantis, Miss Gertrude Ash
by, Miss Mary Eyre, Miss Beaulah Hill,
Miss Louella Bolter and Miss Alma Ash
by.
The out of town guests included:
Miss Erman Vance of Sutherland, Miss
Laura Cummings of Everett, Washing
ton, and Miss Winifred Bondy of Nj
agara, Oregon.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. j. Miles will have
as their guests for the state fair next
week, Mr.. and Mrs. Hal Grady (Har-
riett Harlow) and Mrs. Lucille Harlow
of Portland.
The Gradys, who have recently re-
turned from New York city, where
they have been doing professional
dancing, have just completed an at
tractive new place of dancing in Port
land at Sixteenth and Everett streets;
which will be opened on October the
first. The place is TO be similar to
Castles in the Air" in New York
city, and will be known as the "Harlow
Grady" home of dancing. Mr.. and Mrs.
Grady are exceptionally clever dane
ers and were at one time ON the Or
pheum circuit.