Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-24

l.. JOIlN w. 1ODO WtIS uVbtb las
night for delightful affair, when
lthey entertained the teaching staff OF
the Salem public schools at their hon.c
on Bellevue street.
Over 100 guests shared in the hos
lpitality of the hosts, and the evening
was spent informally, the guests chat
Iting and becoming acquainted.
The rooms were attraetively decked
with cosmos, fragrant roses, and bril-
liant autumnal foliage. Later the even
ing was topped off with refreshments
Almost every day, from now on un-
til November the third, there will be
an important meeting of some of the
committees of the "rarnival of Ma
tions' which is the biggest and most
interesting benefit entertainment for
the Red Cross scheduled for the early
winter.
| Thursday there will be an especial
ly important meeting at 2 O'Clock ut
the Commercial club, and Mrs. John
A. Carson, who is general chairman,
urges that the heads of all auxiliaries
participating or desiring to take part
in the benefit be present, as there are
as yet many important details to be
discussed and planned;
Mrs. George E. Waters is spending
q day or so in Portland, having gone
down yesterday to attend the wedding
of Miss Ida Simmons and Joseph M.
Rieg, which took place today at high
noon, at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs
Harvey Wells.
Mrs. Waters was accompanied by
Mrs. E. E. Waters, who is the guest of
her son and daughter-in7law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Waters.
Dr. and Mrs. William Carlisle of Pc
trograd, Russia, who have been spend
ing a week or more in Salem as the
guests of the Chauncey Bishops and
John J. Roberts, returned to Portland
this morning. They were accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Bishop who will be
back tonight.
During their visit, here DR.. and Mrs.
Carlisle have been delightfully."- enter
tanned by old friends:
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w. Meyers have
gone to Portland in the interests of
the Red Cross.
They mdtored down this morning
and viii return tonight
Mrs. Nonnie Finney arrived in Sa
lem from Portland today and is the
guest of her relatives, the Charles A.
Parks.
Mrs. Finney who has been in the
United States on a visit is en- route to
Alexandria, Egypt, to resume her work
in the missionary field of the United
Presbyterian church.
She will be here only for day or
so, and will sail from San Francisco
as the English government allows no
women passengers on Mediterranean
transports during the war.
Mrs. Jean Cline, who has been the
house guest Of Mrs. j. A. Wilson, re-
turned to her home in Portland Mon
day.
Mrs. Cline passed several days I'm Sa-
lem, having come home with Mrs. Will
son, who was in Portland early in the
week attending grand opera,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Brown were
hosts last night for a small informal
duck dinner, their guests numbering
six of the married contingent.
Miss Gertrude East, who is attend
ing the Oregon Agricultural college,
spent the week end in Salem with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. East.
Coming home with her was Miss
Irene Buys, school ehum, and an
Alpha Chi Omega sorority sister.
An informal dinner was presided og-
er Monday evening by Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry H. Vandervort, who entertained
IS of their friends at their home on
North Winter street.
The next convention of the Oregon
Congress of Mothers and ParentTeach
er association will be held in Medford.
The choice was made yesterday at the
first meeting of the state board under
the new president, Mrs. Fred G. Shilke
of La Grande. The board members as
sembled in the state headquarters, the
Parents Educational Bureau, 55l
Courthouse. Mrs. Schilke was welcom-
ed by her board and announced that
her policy would be to cooperate with
the public schools in all matters pos
sible for the best interests of parents
and children. No radical changes will
be made from the policy of Mrs, Geo.