Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18
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addressed the students and faculty at
the chapel hour on the subject, "a
Trinity of Virtues-Honesty, Sobriety
and Chastity All were delighted with
the talk and it is certain that should
President Nash ever visit Monmouth
again, he would receive a most hearty
welcome.
The several normal boys who were
sent Christmas boxes by the students
and faculty of the Oregon Normal school
have already written expressing their
thanks and gratitude for the reniem.
brance. Some of the letters are very in
teresting. An extra box addressed to
A Lonesome Boy was sent with the
rest with compliments of o. N. So
marked on it. The Lonesome Boy. -
who received it wrote letter Of thanks
to Dear o. N. s. thinking evidently
that the letters were some young lady s
initials.
On Tuesday night Miss PARROTS class
in dramatization went to Independence
and presented the playlet "fSleeping
Beauty at the Isis theatre, for the
benefit of the Needlework Guild. That
the work was well done was proven by
the enthusiastic applause of the aud
fence.
An Tuesday the 18th, two Red Cross
benefit shows will be given in the new
normal auditorium. There will be mat
inee at 2:30 and an s clock show, prob
ably Mary Pickford in the Little Am
erican. The proceeds of the two enter
tainments will be divided between the
Monmouth branch and the Normal Aux
Hilary Of the Red Cross.
Miss Myra Butler of the Domestic
Science department, gave most inter
esting talk on the Preparation Of
Wheat and Meat Substitutes on Mon
day afternoon. This is the first of a
series to be given by Miss Butler this
winter.
Monmouth will have a community
Christmas tree this year with plenty Of
music by students from the normal.
High and Training schools, The tree will
be located in front of Morlan's store,
where it will remain throughout the
holiday season. The program will be
given Thursday, Dec. Goth with the big
tree as central figure. Citizens and
students will assemble at pre-arranged
places and await the signal to gather
around the tree. Promptly at seven p.
m. every bell in the city win be rung
simultaneously. This will be the signal
to start.
Mrs. J. L. Van Loan made a trip to
Dallas Saturday to visit her sister-in
law, Mrs Fred Holman.
Mrs. M. j. Norton went to Blodgett
Wednesday to be at the bedside of her
mother who is seriously ill.
Dorsey Edwards had the misfortune
to fall on the floor of the Normal gym
nasium Friday in such way as to
sprain his left arm between the elbow
and wrist. The accident was very pain
full, but not serious.
State Grange Master, G. E. Spence,
will be present at the January meeting
of the local grange to install the new
officers elected at the last meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. j. Butler are the
proud parents Of anine-pound baby boy,
born Thursday in the Salem hospital.
Monmouth COOPERATIVE Creamery ex-
poets to begin making cheese as soon as1
a truck can be secured to gather upl
the milk OrvM White has been engaged
as cheese maker, and has moved his fam
lily from Tillamook to this place.
Mrs. j. 0. Mathis was agreeably sur
prised Monday evening when number
of her friends and neighbors called in
a body and gave her shower party.
Light Refreshments were served and a
jolly evening enjoyed.
The I. j. Edwards family motored to
Salem Saturday to visit friends and do
some shopping.
At the Priscilla club meeting Wednes-
day some Red Cross sewing was done.
The principal topic for discussion was
foor conservation and substitutes. The
hostess, Mrs. Ackerman, served cakes,
which were made without sugar, all
agreed that they were delicious and
that substitutes may be used without
any one being the wiser.
p. 0. Powell made a trip to Portland