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

Z entertainment "a Midsummer
Nights Dream which the Wom-
ems club will give at tle Grand
theater this afternoon and evening,
promises to be quite unique. Those
who will interpret the Mendelsshon
musical setting to tine comedy have
been working faithfully during the
past week, and it is predicted that a
real treat is in store for Salem music
lovers.
A feature of the musical program
with be 0bcron's song, 81 Know a
Bank" which is set to the quaint, we'll
known air so long associated with the
words, and which is sung as a duet by
Mrs. R. NJ. Hofer and Mrs George Pal.
inner Putnam. The Fairies Lullaby,
,"Ye Spotted Snakes, " is arranged as
a quartette, to the old tune which was
probably the one used when Shake
speare himself acted in the play. This
: will be sung by Mrs. HOfer, Mrs Put
nam, Mrs. j. j. Roberts, and Mrs. T.
II. Galloway.
] At the piano Mrs. Wm. Burghardt,
EJr., and Miss Sadie Ford will render
the stately Wedding March, the Over
Iture, the Bergomask, or clown dance
and the other Mendclsshon compost
tions which have become almost as
] well-known as the play itself.
A number of graceful young girls
Twill give an artistic Interpretation of
the dances, including Miss Margaret
White, solo danseuse, and Josephine
| Atchison, Durrell Anderson, Lenta
Baumgartner, Rosalie Buren, Jeanette
Phmpton, jeanette Sykes, Constance
Yantis, Margaret Stoltz, Prudence Pat
! terson and Marie Schulderman. Mrs.
Anna Rogers Fish will read the play,
interpreting all the characters.
Mrs. Richard +. Tisner asked about
twenty-five ladies of the Unitarian
church to her residence ON Friday at
ternoon. The affair was planned as a
courtesy to Mrs. Milton Meyers on the
Occasion of her birthday anniversary
The afternoon was made unusually
lenj0yable by several interesting read
Iings, one being biographical sketch
of Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, authoresS
land minister of the Unitarian church
whose natal day was also being OBJ
served. Other reading were given by
Mrs. w. NJ. Hamilton, Mrs. A. s. Kaz
marek and Miss Ethel Fletcher.
Those present were Mesdames, NJ. L
7 Meyers, c. s. Hamilton, E. L. Beal, A
. F. Adams, w. NJ. Hamilton, A. S. Kaz
marek, J. NJ. Culver, VIM Skinner, l.
fForstner, f. Tyler, B. Taylor, ]. r
Pollock, j. w. Cox, G.. Steiner, w. A
. Denton, L. Smith, NJ. How'd, A. f. Dins
more, A. H. Moore, Miss Ethel Fletch
Ter, Miss Gertrude Savage,
+ Mrs. B. E. Reinha gave Il most ell
! ljoyable Kensington Thursday after
j moon having a score OF mor3 matrons D.
! the Brode Club as guests. rhe room
were airy and artist: with .iars an,
vases OF apple blossoms. Mrs. Josepl
. Reinhart assisted the hostess with th
: refreshments.
$ A very pleasant surprise party wa
: given Miss Mary Simon, at her hOm
e in West Salem, on Wednesday evening
+ when eoterie of her friends gathere,
to honor the anniversary of her birth
day. Games and music were enioye'
until late hour when a dainty luncl
r was served. Miss Zell Mclean assist
e ed Misc Simon in serving The guest
e were the Misses Esther Spitzbart, Bet
I Bedford, Zela Mclean, Mary Simon
= Alice De Lapp, Ruth Bedford, Inc
Z GIFTS and Messrs. Raymond Rex, lie
J Spitzbart, Arnold Kruger, Frank 81
r mon, Ira Fits, Beryl Birch and Harol,
Smith.
J Mrs. A. A. Siewert was hostess 70
= IN informal afternoon Wednesday. He
e guests included the members of tn
d South Central Circle of the First Meth
odist church. During the afternoon tn
. hostess favored the guests with bool
S review ON "Polly Anna.
- Dainty refreshments closed the de
+ ihghtful afternoon. Mrs White assist
! ed Mrs. Siewert in the serving.
About sixty members of the Ladie
' Aid Society OF the Womans Relic
Corps were entertained at an enioyabl
sewing at the home of Mrs. Ben Yves
Thursday afternoon. Other matroni
! Esharing the honors as hostess for tn
affair were Mrs. l. L. McAdlms, Mrs
Charles Cameron, Mrs. Anna Simons
and Mrs. Peterson. They were assste,
in serving a dainty collation. by Mis-
Q Mabel West.
Mrs. F. A. Mcintyre has as he
guests Mrs. A. L. Kean and children
: Nedra Jane, and Allison, IT., and Mrs
W. D. Hoover and daughter, Julia, o
Aberdeen, Washington.
L
Mrs. Charles NJ Fuller was hostes
for pleasurable informal Afternoon
Thursday, the guests included the mem
, bers of the w. A. +. club and severn
, visitors. A merry diversion of the af
+ ternoon was a guessing contest. Mrs
E w. r. Kane won the first prize an,
r Mrs. Laurence Greene was awarded th
{ consolation. The rooms were effective
b ly arranged with huge bowls of FRA
J. grant apple blossoms and Easter deco
! rations. Mrs. James A. Mason assist
l. ed the hostess in serving dainty lunch
. con.
+ The club members present We're; Mrs
(. W. o. Asselyn, Mrs. W. b. MINER, Mrs
Warren Pohle, Mrs. w. r. Kane, Mrs
/. Mikelson, Mrs. A. A. Gueffroy, Mrs
e Harry Elgin, and Mrs. Laurence Green