Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-22

Mrs. Z. O. Moll entertained with an
informal afternoon Wednesday at her
suburban home on the Wallace road
! The members of the Sweet Briar club
shared the charming hospitality of the
hostess and were happy to welcome
their president Mrs. NJ. c. Pettys who
has been i'll for several weeks. The
afternoon was rounded out by dainty
Refreshments served by the hostess and
Mrs, j. C. Ferguson. Mrs a. DoLap
of Polk county was guest Of the
club.
| The matrons of the Marigold club
enjoyed an informal afternoon Wednes-
day as the guests of Mrs. ]. w. Cox,
/ bidding adieu TO Mrs. f. s. Sclramm,
member of the club who leaves soon
/ to make her home in Marshfield. Dur
I ing the afternoon the honor guest was
the recipient of many charming fare
well gifts and tokens. Blossoms of
/ the spring time were used effectively
about the rooms.
{ Mrs. 0lmstead assisted the hostess in
serving dainty refreshments.
Over one hundred members of the
Silver Belle Circle enjoyed social
meeting in McCarnack Hall Friday
evening. Following a snort business
session a programme was given as fol
lows: Songs, Woodman quartet, instru-
mental solo, Mrs, Roy Campell; read
ings, Miss Grace Babcock; instrumen-
tai solo, Miss Marie Leise.
A feature of the evenings gayetiA6
was peanut race which created much
merriment, Among the out of town
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Wright, Mrs.
George Burke, Mrs. Mitchell and son
of Dallas. Mrs. D. d. Olmsted, captain
of guards, and the guards composed
the committee in charge of the af-
fair. They we're assisted in the serv-
ing of refreshments by the young men
lof the Woodmen.
y
Mr.. and Mrs. Pc cy Young of Al.
bany will be guests Of the ChamrPy
Bishops for the subscription dance
Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Busselle enter.
tanned as their guests during the week
Captain and Mrs, George Thomas of
Portland,
On Wednesday and Thursday even
ings the st. Paul's Episcopal church
> will give an excellent benefit enter
tainment at the Oregon theatre. One
of the delightful features of the even
ings programmes will be the singing OF
1.-THE Palm Branches" by the double
quartet, which is composed of Mrs
? Carlton Smith, Mrs f. H. Choape Miss
Margery Marvin, Miss Myrtle Know
J land, William McGilchrist, Sr Dar
Langenberg, George Snyder and George
/ Doust.
OF interest TO musical lovers anC
theatre goers, will be Richard Strauss
5 strange new opera "Die Frau Ohm
, Sehatten (thc woman without shld
; ow) the Musical Courier" gives tn,
following interesting account of tn,
opera;
II cit has a strange, fantastic libret
! to, one that offers ample opportunity
= for magical stage effects. The ac
5 tion is briefly as follows:
/ "The Emperor of the Seven Is
lands, an imaginary empire of the Fa
Z East, while on hunting expedition
D comes across a white gaaolle, which HI
chases aud catches with the help of hi
| falcon, AS the gazelle dies, a lovel,
maiden emenates from its body-a fan
tastical fairy-like being in human form
and yet not humn, although filled will
longing to become real woman. Tn
. light shines through the strange benl
as through glass. She has no shadow
, She Is the daughter of the magician
Kiekobad, who had conferred upon he
by means of a talisman the power z
assume whatever form she desires. Ii
the arms of the Emperor she becomes {
woman, but loses thereby her talisman