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

~ women of this city during the
past week has been devoted TO arrang
ing for the elaborate banquet of wei
come to be given the members Of Com
pany M, on their home coming.
The affair which is to be at the ar
mory Monday evening, will be sponsor
ed by the Salem Patriotic League, com
posed of group of women, who have
been prominently identified with al
activities partaking or a patriotic ma
ture, during the company's absence at
the border.
Following the banquet an informal
public reception will be held, at which
the boys undoubtedly will be lionized
by all of Salem.
Mrs. W. o. Asseln, president of the
Patriotic League, has charge of the
programme and reception committee
and will be assisted by Mrs. George I.
Terwilliger, Mrs. Hattie Cameron, Mrs
Fred S. Bynon, Mrs. Robert Chauncey
Bishop, Mrs. j. G. Reigelman, Mrs.
Frank Davey, Mrs. c. NJ. Lockwood,
Mrs. N. c. Kafoury, Mrs. Lizzie Smith,
Rev. James Elvin, Mrs. f. w. Cook,
Rev. and Mrs. f. T. Porter and Mrs
o. c.. Kennon.
A feature of the function will be
the delightful programme whicn will
be given during the banquet and also
/ the reception.
Among those who have offered to
contribute numbers are: Mrs. Carlton
w. Smith, Mrs. Halle Parrish Hinges,
Mrs. Julia Boss Pinnell, Mrs. Anna
Rogers Fish, Mrs. Halliday-Haight and
Tom Ordemann.
An orchestra will furnish the music
for the affair and talks will be given
by Governor Withycombe, Mayor White
and Otner prominent men; and Mrs.
Edith Tozier Wethered, who will ex-
tend a greeting of welcome to the boys
in behalf of the state fair board and
present them with season ticket to
the fair.
Mrs S. C. Dyer, who is chairman of
the decorating and serving committee
for the banquet, has asked a number of
matrons and maids to assist her, many
being the wives, sisters and sweethearts
of the militiamen.
The banquet tables, which are to be
decked with brass bowls filled with
yellow sun flowers and other golden
The tables will be in charge of Mrs.
Clifford Brown, Mrs. Walter Spaulding,
Mrs. Curtis B. Cross, Miss Ellen Thiel-
sen, Mrs. Clyde Graham, Mrs. William
Connell Dyer, Miss Lucille Belle, Miss
Mabel Robertson, Miss Veda Cross,
Miss Zoe Stockton and Miss Nell
Sykes.
Assisting in the serving will be Miss
Louella Patton. Miss LA Spaulding,
Miss Marybelle Reinhart, Miss Barba
ra Steiner, Miss Eugcn1a McInturff,
Miss Doris Churchill, Miss Edith By
non, Miss Helen Rose, Miss Inez Proc
tor, Miss Marjorie Brown, Miss Selma
Kumrose, Miss Amelia McInturff and
Miss Evelyn Reigelman.
Mrs. George E. Waters will preside
ed by Miss Marcella Bynon and Miss
Eleanor Rogers.
Honoring Mrs. Fred S. Stewart s
house guest, Mrs. S. f. Jessup of Boise,
Idaho, Mrs. Z. L. Waters was hostess
for charming luncheon Wednesday.
The affair was most informal and love
ly, only few friends of Mrs. Jessup IS
having been asked.
An artistic array of pink sweet peas
centered the prettily-appointed table
which had covers for Mrs. Jessup, Mrs.
Fred S. Stewart, Mrs. George f. Wat
ers, Mrs. Alice H. Dodd, Mrs. Eugenia
Gillingham, Mrs. Fred r. Waters and
the hostess. After luncheon, Mrs. Wat
ers entertained ner guests with q
theatre party, and later in the after
noon, Mrs. r. s. Wallace asked the
hostess, the honor guest and Mrs. Fred
Stewart to accompany her on motor
trip to the Polk county fair in Dallas.
Mrs. Jcssup is very popular in Sa'
lem and her visits here are always
made delightful by great deal of So
cial attention.
Mrs. Roy Mills and small daughter,
have returned from brief visit in
Portland