Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-24

Assisting IN the serving ana III Ndfi-
Gus other ways were the BRIDE three
sisters, the Misses Margaret, Bessie
and Mildred Gill and Miss Grace How
lell.
The bride, who is an accomplished
and interesting girl, received her ear.
lier education in the Salem high school
and later attended the Willamette uni
versity. She also is a graduate nurse;
having for the past two or three years
been in charge of the surgery in the
receiving hospital at the Oregon State
Hospital.
Mr.. Force came to Salem some years
ago from the cast and is assistant en-
gineer at the state hospital,
Mr.. and Mrs. Force left for a short
wedding trip to Seattle and the Sound
cities and upon their return will make
their home in Salem.
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Sutherland
have gone to Portland for the week
end, and are the guests Of friends and
relatives.
Tonight the Sutherlands will be
guests at the large dinner party for
which Philip Metchen, ST., and Philip
Metchen, Jr., will be hosts at the I'M
perial Hotel in celebration of their
birthday anniversaries.
1t has been a long time custom of
the senior Mr.. Metchen to entertain on
| this occasion, and each year large
number of friends and relatives from
all over the state go to Portland to at
tend the celebration.
An informal dinner party was pre-
sided over last night by Asahel Bush
who entertained a small group of
friends at his home.
A huge basket of exquisite spring
flowers, tulips, hyacinths, violets,
primroses ana feathery green's decked
the table around which covers were
! placed for Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic d.
Thielsen, DIR. and Mrs. Harry f. Clay,
Mr. and Mrs. w. Melvin PffA1Pton,
John j. Roberts and Mr.. Bush.
Informal affairs have kept the social
ball rolling during these days of in.
ertia and the gathering together Of
small groups of friends on the spur of
the moment has added much to the
gayeties of the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Burghardt,
J =, were hosts for one Of these delight
full affairs Wednesday night when
they entertained informally at dinner
Covers for were arranged about q
table artistically adorned with yellow
daffodils
Later the party was augmented by
several more guests and the evening
was rounded out with dancing.
For dinner Mr.. and Mrs. Burghardt
had as their guests Dr. and Mrs. Harry
f. Clay. Miss Mahel. Withycombe, Asa
hel Bush and John .. Roberts.
Mr. and Mrs. A. ~ Moores enter
tanned informally Tuesday night with
$500" party, their guests being
members of the married set who make
up the Merry Go Round club. Eight
tables were arranged for $500, III
rooms attraetively adorned with spring
flowers.
Mrs. Charles II, Robertson and DR..
J. N. Smith won the card honors and
the hostess was assisted by Mrs. Ii
j. Schulderman and Miss Mabel Witty
combe.
With the club members Mr.. and Mrs
Moores also asked; Judge and Mrs
Henry ]. Bean, Mr.. and Mrs. .. e.
Shipley, Governor and Mrs. james
Withycombe. Mr.. and Mrs II. D.
Sehuiderman, Miss Mabel Withyeombe
and DR.. W. H. Byrd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas A. Livesley
are being welcomed home after a sev-
| eral weeks soiourn in Paso hohles, Cal,
ifornia They returned Thursday and
have had q delightful trip.
/ En- route home they fingered for q
few days in San Francisco.
I Mrs. Susie Jones, who has been the
house guest of Mrs. Fred W. Steusioft
for few days, returned to her home
in Portland Thursday, Mrs. Jones for
merly lived in Salem, having only NOV
ed to Portland a few months ago.
About 25 matrons gathered at the
delightful Kensington for which Mrs
Hattie DAYTON and Mrs. Perry II. Ray
mond were joint hostesses "Wednesday
afternoon at the residence of the for
liner, when they entertained the Leisure
Hour club 49,,
The rooms were gaily adorned with
flowers suggestive of the approach OF
spring and at the refreshment hour the
guests cireled small tables arranged
about the various rooms. The hosteesses
were assisted by Mrs. james Lewis,
Enjoying the afternoon with the
club members were: Mrs, Charles Well
er. Mrs. James Lewis, Mrs, Herseher
Mrs. Carl H. Elliott and her mother
Mrs. Parker of Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy T. Bishop and
small children, and Miss Louise Bur
inester of Pendleton. who have been
the house guests of the G. ?. and Chaun
cey Bishops for few days left Thurs
day for q visit in Portland before re-
turning home.
One of the delightful affairs of the
early week was the bridge luncheon
for which Mrs. r. B. Goodin was host
ess Monday. 1t was very informal, the
guests being club of matrons who
with the hostess are enjoying a series
of these gatherings.
An artistic array of yellow daftodils
adorned the prettily appointed table
Luncheon was followed by an after
noon over the bridge tables, the guests
making up four tables of the game
card honors fell to Mrs. George r