Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-06
SOCIETY
BY ALnE THOMPSON


4 A LII important in the calendar for
n today is the reception to be Civ
en- tonight by the Salem Womans
club at their attractive new auditorium
in the Commercial club.
i lnformality is to be the keynote of
the affair, and the guests are asked
to ascend to the rooms by way of the
south stairway.
The reception hours will be from
$3.50 to 1890 o clock and at clock
programme will be given.
7 Mrs. Alice II. Dodd, president of the
| club, and various other members will
assist in receiving the guests, who will
include the husbands of the club mem
bers and the wives and members of the
/ Salem Commercial club.
Miss Florence Hofere had a few girls
at her home last night for an informal
knitting bee; her guests being mem
bers Of the junior auxiliary.
Miss THEME Draper, who has beeh
visiting the William H. Burghardts. Jr.
has returned to her home in Portland.
Mrs. Henry j. Bean will entertain
informally tomorrow afternoon with A
few tables Of bridge.
Her guests will include a dozen or
more matrons who make up the Happy
Hour club.
Mr.. and Mrs George A. Forbes and
three children visited old friends IN
Salem yesterday, en- route to Fresno
from Spokane Washington.
where they have been residing since |
their departure from Salem some years
ago.
Mr.. Forbes, who formerly was gen
eral secretary of the Salem Y. M. G, A
had charge of similar work in Spokane
and now goes to- Fresno where he will
resume this line of work soon after his
arrival. and where the family will
make their home.
Mrs. Owen G.. Hutton, who has been
here several weeks Wishing her daugb.
ter, Mrs. Ben W. Olcott, will return
70 Portland Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Frederic D. Thielseu
md small son, Frederic Jr., left YES,
erday for a visit in Astoria.
Ihey We're accompanied as far as
'ortland by Mrs. Thielsen's s mother !,
Mrs. Ada Strong, who came home last ~
light. s
A family reunion was held at the .,
ONE of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Gregson. or !.
nc Portland road, last Thursday. when =
hey were surrounded by all their ehil. a
ren for Thanksgiving dinner. lb
Three iof their children surprised ~
hem by coming from the east to par. >
leipate in this family gathering. and u
together it was a happy event. ID
They were Mr.. and Mrs. George
iregson of Mcintosh, South Dakota. In
Iho arrived a week or two before
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. sss'
tregson and children, Edwin, Roberta y
nd lone, of Aberdeen, South Dakota.
nd Mrs. H. c, Cunningham and small "a
anghter, Elinor of Nina, South Da- a
ota, who came only a few days be-
Dre. g'
Other children who were also pres.
Mt, were Mr. and Mrs. j. A. Wright
nd small children, Iorain and Ronald;
rs. A. N. LaBare and small daughter,
arol; Miss Lettie Gregson, who is a az
'acher in the Gresham high school. OF
nd Miss Agnes Gregson, who is at, IN
nding 0. A. G. :
Besides the members of the family, rc
lere were Miss Nan Benham of Marsh 81
eld and Walter Dobbins Of lone, Ore. fr
Mrs. Rose Shere and the Misses Ne7. y.
. and Anna Farrell were recent guests
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Il. l.. n
apphahn. The Misses Farrell former
resided in Salem and were en- route
ennsylvania to make their home
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Practically everything is in readiness
= the annual bazaar to be held by the
lnior Guild, on December the llth
Id 18th.
The affair will be held in the guild
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