Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-03-04

Charming with the glow of spring
radiating from bowls and vases of
golden yellow daffOdils arranged ar
tistcally about the rooms about dozen
matrons enjoyed an afternoon over the
bridge tables with Mrs George Post as
hostess Tuesday afternoon. Tne affair
was given i'll honor of Mrs. E. o. Siecke
vino left Wednesday for sojourn in
Manhattan, Kansas.
Three tables were circled by the
guests including Mrs. Siecke, Mrs. Will
liam Lytle, Mrs. Frank Myers, Mrs.
Armin Steiner, Mrs. John COughell, Mrs.
c. B. Webb, Mrs. Grant Bonnell, Mrs,
Paul Schmidt, Mrs. John Lewis, Mrs.
Percy Cupper, Mrs. Frank s. Gannett
and Mrs. Walter Spaulding.
The card fayOrs were awarded to
Mrs, Percy Cupper, Mrs. John Coughell
and Mrs. Frank Meyers.
For tea Mrs. Post asked Mrs. Carey
Martin, Mrs. Douglas Mimic, Mrs. Chas.
X. Spaulding and Mrs, Roy Mills.
Mrs. Louis Josse and Miss Eugenia
Belle assisted Mrs Post in the serving.
Adiutmt General and Mrs. George A.
White were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs,
George Palmer Putnam for the Military
Ball last night,
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Meyers enter
tanned informally at bridge Thursday
evening, guests having been asked to
make up three tables of the game.
Children 8 parties have divided the
attention of society matrons this past
week, for as i rule, many of the motn'
ers drop in to these gay romping enter
tainments for tea and to see the little
folk in their frolics.
One Of the prettiest of these parties
was given by Mrs. Thomas Livesley
Tuesday afternoon, for her small daugh
ter, DOrotny, who has attained the age
of six.
Early in the afternoon the littl,
guests were entertained with a lin,
party at the Ye Liberty where they
motored with the small hostess and hei
mother to see Mary Pickford in "ThC
Fondling,"
After the show, they were taken bacl
to the little hostesses nome where they
enjoyed lovely birthday collation.
The table was adorned with a beluti
full birthday cake glittering with pinl
candles and an art basket filled will
an array of exquisite pale pink tulips
Miss DorOthy's little guests incmd
ed; Nancy Thelsen, Helen and Nil
dred Roberts, Rovenl Eyre, Margare
and Ethel Livesley, Henry Wesley
Thielsen, Robert Bishop, Kenneth Allen
Harold Olinger and Thomas Livesley
Jr.
Mrs John J. Roberts assisted Mrs
Livesley.
An attractive and charming affair Of
Wednesday evening was the Leap Yea
party given at the handsome residence
Of Mr., and Mrs. Frank G.. Deckebac!
for the benefit of the Woman 5 Auxil
iary of St. Paul 5 church.
A large number of men and womeI
thronged the rooms, which were a seen,
OF exceptional beauty, being decke,
with fragrant blossoms, rose pink, car
nations, narcissus aud smilax.
A great part of the merry guests, espe
leiAlly the men, assembled in the billiarJ
room where progressive games wer,
played, the honors falling to Mrs. Ar
thur Benson and Mr. Purbriek.
One OF the very delightful features
Of the affair was the programme, la,
numbers of which were an inspiration
that completed the evening. Generously
contributing TO the programme were
Miss Hazel Erixon, Miss Margery Mar
vim, Miss Beatrice Walton, William Nc
IGilchrist, ST., Dan Langenberg and Hen
Try Hackett,
In the dining room the table wa
particularly lovely with yellow bios
sons.
Mrs Robert Gill. Mrs. George Wood
and Mrs Caskill presided at the tabl'
tae young girls assisting in the din
ing room were the Misses Anabel Ru
Ipert, Beatrice Walton and Bulah Fawk
Miss Margaret Gray, Of Seattle, VIII,
has been tne guest of Mrs. John Me
Nary, left today for Hillsboro, wher
she viii visit friends Miss Gray vii
return to Salem before going home.