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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-27
By ALINE THOMPSON

Prominent among the winter's social
events, is the big charity ball which
will be given by the Auxiliary of the
Spanish American war Veterans at the
armOry on st. Valentines night Feb
ruary the Il.
All Salem is asked to participate in
the informal festivities and lend aid
to this worthy cause.
The philanthropic work Of this or
ganization reaches into the homes OF
the widows and orphans of the Spanish
American war veterans, thus making
cheerful hours for someone less fortu
nate. The note of patriotism which
characterizes all of the entertainments
will predOminate and the evening will
be brimful of interesting features.
The grand march will be led by Gov
ernOr and Mrs. Withyeombe, followed
by state officials and officials of the
Spanish war veterans.
The list of patronesses includes: Mrs,
Henry w. Meyers, Mrs. George Palmer
Putnam, Mrs. George William Gray,
Mrs. Charles L. McNary, Mrs. w. Carl
ton Smith, Mrs. John j. Roberts, Mrs
Chauncey Bishop, Mrs. William McGil-
christ Jr, Mrs. Clifford Brown, DR.. M.
f. Pomeroy and Mrs Merlin Harding.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Rose have
asked the members of the Monday night
club to their home for an informal ev-
enng of $500" on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Brown entertain
ed on Tuesday night with few tables
of $500. +"
T. club participated in the games, and
the card honors were won by Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Bowersox.
Late in the evening the hostess serv-
ed tempting repast
To make up for the lack of social af-
fairs this winter group of the young
er married set have been entertaining
each other at series of dinner parties
at each other S homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Connell Dyer
were hosts at one of these delightful
dinner parties on Wednesday night.
The affair as usual was very informal
and the guests were seated about a
table prettily decked with pink bios
SONS and green's.
Covers were placed for s.
Mrs Frank H. Spears guest, Miss
Annette Lime, charming girl of Sc
attle, arrived today and will be here
for several weeks.
Miss Lime visited Mrs. Spears be-
fore the latter S marriage a few years
ago and made many friends in Salem
society.
She and Mrs Spears were schoolmates
at Mills Seminary in California.
One of the coming events of the week
among the younger contingent is the
Hlformal dancing party to be given on
Thursday night at the armory by the
Salem club of the Oregon Agricultural
College, in honor of the seniors of the
Salem high school.
A feature of the evening will be a
glce club concert, which will precede
the dance; beginning at eight o clock.
The committee in charge is making
every effort to have the affair a huge
success, and from all indications, it
will eclipse all previous dances of a
similar nature.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-27

Salem society win be interested t
know that Miss Georgabelle Booth, th,
talented and much sought after pianist
who has been so greatly missed thi
winter, has recently been booked OF
the Pantages circuit as one of a trio Of
girls in a musical number. including
singer, violinist and Miss Booth (pi
anist).
Miss Booth, who has been in Seattl,
for several months visiting her cousin
Miss Helen Greenus was booked from
that city, making her debut in stage
land a few weeks ago in Tacoma. Miss
Booth is now in Portland at the Pant
ages theatre and will come home next
week for few days visit before going
to San Francisco for an engagement
1t is said that Miss Booth ultimately
hopes to go to New York and do or
chestra work for the Victor people.
y
An informal dinner party was given
on Thursday evening by DR.. and Mrs
Harry II. Olinger, who entertained a
group of friends in honor of their house
guests Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Mays OF
Portland.
Covers for II were arranged about
table artistically decked with yellow
ionquils and greens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zadoc J. Riggs have
gone to Portland to attend the autOmo-
bile show. They win remain over the
week end
For the Subscription dance Tuesday
night Mr.. and Mrs. Riggs will have as
their guests Mr.. and Mrs E. L. Youman
of Portland.
At the residence of Mrs. Edward Vel
Ter, the sixty-fourth birthday of st.
Paul S Episcopal church was celebrated
on Thursday night. The affair was
given by the junior and senior guilds
of the church and the residence decked
with greens and flowers of the season
was thronged with guests.
A feature of the evening was the
delightful programme, which included,
Solo. Miss Jones; national dances, EN-
costume, Miss Griffin; solo, Tom l..
Williams; reading, Miss Beatrice Wal
ton; solo, Mrs. W. Carlton Smith; talks
Early history of church, " William
Sellwood; present conditions of the
church,, " f. H. Choate; Future of the
church" f" Frank Deckebach.
A huge birthday cake surrounded by
"a candles adorned Fhe refreshment
table over which Mrs. Henry B. Thiel-
sen, Mrs. George II. Burnett and Mrs.
Russell Catlin presided. A group of
young girls assisted in the serving.
&
Mrs. F. L. Utter asked the members
of the Raphaterian club to her home
for an informal afternoon of sewing
and chatter on Thursday.
About dozen guests enjoyed the
hostess hospitality and late in the af
ternoon dainty refreshments were serv-
ed
Mrs. Murray Shanks was guest of
the club
Mrs. Mark McAllister entertained the
Golden Hour club at her home on Thurs
day afternoon.
About dozen members gathered for
the afternoon and an interesting paper
on the Acquisition of Oregon was
read by Mrs. j. R. Pemberton. Later
closed the meeting.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-27

of interest to a number of sorority
land fraternity folk of the University
of Oregon will be the Announcement
of the engagement of Miss Anna Ne
Miehen of Portland to, Heber Harring
ton Smith Of Chicago.
The wedding which is to be an event
of February the ninth will take place
in Eugene at tine Gamma Phi Beta
house; of which sorority Miss Ne
Micken is a popular member.
Miss McMicken, who since her grad
uation from the University of Oregon
has been teaching in the Eugene high
school is a very attractive girl, with a
sweet unaffected manner that has made
her many friends.
( Mr.. Smith is associated with Col
lier's magazine and the couple will
make their home in Chicago. Several
girl friends and sorority sisters of Miss
MeMicken are planning to go to Eu
gene for the wedding.
Mrs. William Gngram returned to
her home in Portland Friday after a de-
lightful two weeks visit in Salem as the
guest of Mrs. Henry J. Bean.
The ladies of the South Circle of the
First Christian church gathered at the
church on Wednesday for an old fash.
ioned "'quilting."
A delightful luncheon was served at
noon and later in the day the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Mrs. Chas. Davis, president
Mrs. John Peck, vice president; Mrs.
John Humphreys, secretary; Mrs. Ches-
ter Baker, treasurer.
The next meeting will be held at the
church Valentine day, February H.
Honoring Miss Genevieve Yankee, a
popular Salem high school graduate
who is going to Corvallis in February
to attend college, Miss Beatrice Shell
ton and number of her pupils enter
tanned inforklallk on Monday night
with banquet and impromptu program
at the Y. w. c. A.
An artistic array of crimson carna-
tions and ferns decked the tables
around which dainty place cards mark
ed the covers, Miss Nell Sykes acted
as POSTMASTER.
After the banquet the evening was
merrily rounded out with games. Miss
Johanna James and Miss Agnes Hall
sell contributed to this delightful af-
fair with several vocal and instrument
al numbers and Miss Martha Swartz
with two cornet solos.
Those participating in the festivity
were: Miss Yanke, Miss Ethel Rupert,
Miss Laura Arenz, the Misses Ruth
and Beth Bedford, Miss Gertrude Tas-
to, Miss Alta Johnson, Miss Lucy Holt,
Miss Helen Hunt Miss Ruth Schultz,
Miss Gladys Harbert, Miss Mildred
Reid, Miss Myrtle Paine, Miss Agnes
Hallsell Miss Elizabeth Cockerell, Miss
Eva Randall, Miss Katherine DeWitte,
Miss Johanna James, Miss Gertrude
Walhng, Miss Nell Sykes and Miss
Shelton.
Opening the week s festivities will
be the informal dancing party given by
the Elks club at its attractive club
house on Monday night.
These dances are among the gayest
affairs of the season and are eagerly
anticipated by the members.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-27

Elizabeth A. Engle, Mrs. Owen Cotter-
man entertained few friends inform
ally several days ago at her home ON
1885 Highland avenue.
Mrs. Engle was the recipient Of many
pretty remerbrances from her Salem
friends and also from her old friends
in New Jersey.
Late in the afternoon the hostess
served repast assisted by her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Elsie Townsend of McMinn-
VILE
Those gathering fer the happy occa-
sion were: Mrs. Dr. A c. Smith, Mrs.
Anna Tallman, Mrs, Sadie Keyt, Mrs,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-27

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-27

Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Brown were
hosts Thursday evening for small in
formal dinner party.
Their guests were for the most part
several men who were at the Mexican
border with Mr.. Brown. Covers were
placed for 6.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-18

You can buy Liberty Bonds at any Bank, Bond
House or Trust Company, at Department Stores.
the Postoffce and at Liberty Loan Headquarters
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-21

Chester F. Cullen of Kenneth
Square, has been appointed Super
intendent Of the Workhouse farms
at Greenbank.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-21

heart disease, at his home in Sails
bury, Nd, on Friday, aged about
rs years. He was twice married.
His widow and two daughters by
his first wife, Miss Lucille Martin
dale and Mrs. J. E. Bryan, of Cam
den, N. j., survive him. DR.. Martin
dale was admitted to the Philadel-
phia Conference in 1864 and serv-
ed in Wilmington Conference since
it's formation. He filled many
charges, among others, Union
Church, Wilmington, New Castle,
Port Deposit, Middletown, Dover,
Milford and Elkton, and served
twelve years in Salisbury. He was
Presiding Elder of Easton district,
lS8O-83 and of Salisbury district,
1898-1902 and since the death of
Rev. T. A. H. O'Brien was acting
Superintendent Of Salisbury dis
trict. He was a delegate to the
General Conference in 1900. He
made friends wherever stationed
and was highly esteemed through
out the Peninsula.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-21

and getting too close to the edge of
the stone wall lost his balance and
fell into the water. Miss King,
who was some distance from the
boy, ran to the spot and plunged
into the water to his rescue. She
got him across her shoulders,
reached the race wall and aided
by jutting rock managed to
reach the top. She wrapped the
boy in her coat which she had re-
moved and went to call help. A
passerby whom she told of the
trouble called the Phoenix ambul-
ance, and the boy was hurried to
the Homeopathic Hospital, where
he was finally brought around and
taken to his home. Miss King tax
ed by her efforts to save the boy
and was given medical attention at
her home.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-21
State Sends "Silent Sentinels''

Fifteen Delaware suffragists
were to leave Wilmington on Sun
day for Washington to join the
,"Silent Sentinels" or pickets who
are stationed at the White House
gates in Washington. The Della
ware contingent comprised Mrs,
Margaret Bacon, Mrs. Harry Yeag
err, Mrs. McGinnis, Mrs. z. H. Lof-
land, Mrs. A. M. Arniel, Mrs. M
E. Brown, Mrs. L. E. Tarbutton,
Mrs. E. Betty, Misses Edna Field,
Naomi Schopfer, Mary Gallagher,
M. Davis, A. McCue, and o. White
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-21
Plan School Bond Issue

The Wilmington Board of Ed
ucation bent on securing new
school buildings in the city to re-
place present unsafe structures is
urging bond issue of 100000 to
cover period of five years for the
erection of five modern buildings
The Board will have a bill drawn
and sent to the Legislature to
authorize proceeding with the pro-
ject. Another bill will be submit
ted authorizing a bond issue of
$4,000 to meet the present deficit
of the Board.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-21
Brave Girl Rescues Bay

Margaret King, aged 16, of 1901
Adams street, Wilmington, and s.
year-old Granville Lowe, of 923
Lowering avenue, figured in a real
life movie" thriller on WedneS-
day 81 when the girl rescued the
boy from the race way along the
'randywine. He was watching the
ice cakes passing down the stream
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-21

bond issue of $4,000 for stree.
improvements and a lateral sew
er, owners Of building, properties
to bear one-fifth of the cost of
street improvements.
Raising the pay of the Sussex
county inspector Of weights and
measures from $3.50 to $500 year
has caused a rush of applicants
for the post. it is stated.
w. Scott Way, former editor Of
the Middletown Transcript, who
won fame as humorist, is report
ed seriusly i'll at his home in
Florida.
J. B. Weaver, formerly in the
service of the Newport News Ship
building and Dry Dock Company
has been chosen vice-president and
general manager of the Harlan &
Hollingsworth Corporation of Will
1nington, succeeding Persifor Fraz-
err, who resigned several months
ago.
Traffic on the B. & O. R. R. was
blocked for several hours last
Tuesday when a car of a south.
bound freight was derailed at Har-
mony Station.
An Italian workman on Thurs
day turned over to the Police De-
partment in Wilmington a stock
certificate valued at several thou
sand dollars, issued by Henrik &
Sutfin of Savona, N. Y, which he
found lying near large bush in
Brandywine Park.
Roy Daley, aged 81, of 1901
Cedar street, Wilmington, a P. B
& w. R. R. fireman, died last Tues
day night at Delaware Hospital of
scalds received in freight wreck
at Gordon Heights on the previous
Saturday night in which several
cars were smashed and burned, g
locomotive rolled down an embank.
ment and an oil tank exploded
The wreck was caused by a COLI.
sion of the train with a string OF
empty cars. Fireman F. J. Nc.
Kenzie of Philadelphia was killed
and Engineer H. B. Davis, Brake.
men j. H. McCloskey and H. S
Kraass and Flagman Matthew
Russell, all Of Philadelphia, Were
injured.
Ladies of the Middletown New
Century Club cleared upwards OF
500 from their entertainment, "a
Revue Of Revues," given in tbs
club house on the evenings of Feb
ruary 8 and 9, and managed by
Miss Helen Brady, who made al
the costumes.
Patrolman Gross about 8 a. m
on Thursday met Alfred Milton
colored, at Seventeenth street ant
Riverview avenue, Wilmington
carrying a bag over his shouldel
which contained two large rooster!
and seven fine hens, and put hin
under arrest. He was charged
with larceny and held for a hear
ing on Saturday.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-21
Death Of Major Thomas A. Burke

Word reached Wilmington on
Thursday Of the death at Los
Angeles, Gala, of Major Thomas
A. Burke, formerly of Wilmington,
a veteran of the Civil War and
after it's close well-known as a
butcher in the Second street mar
ket. About thirty years ago he
went West and became a mine
prospector, finally retiring to the
Soldiers Home in Los Angeles.
where he died, aged Is years. A
daughter, Mrs. Joseph J. Geiger, of
612 West Sixth street, Wilmington,
survives him. His brother, Major
John N. Burke, was publicity agent
for Buffalo Bills" Wild West
Shows and was widely known in
newspaper circles.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-21
HERE AND THERE

Chester F. Cullen of Kenneth
b Square, has been appointed Super
j., intendent of the Workhouse farms
at Greenbank.
Nilmington's Park Commission
spent S44,45o.54 during 1916.
Bridgeville amateurs directed bv
D. Lee Short gave play, one even
ing last week, which Melted $3.50
for the benefit of the fire company
C. Edward Brown received 81 60
a hamper for sweet potatoes at
Georgetown last week, the highest
price paid there in ten years.
The 53-acre farm of Peter Vim
cent, near Delmar, was sold last
week to George w. Long for S.. 900.
The contract has been awarded
fer the erection Of the $53, 900 ad-
dition to the Homeopathic Hospital
in Wilmington.
The Wilmington Fountain So
Getty has offered to the City Coun-
Gil two fountains, to be placed in
Centre Square.
Wilmington bank clearings last
week totaled $3,O6O,82O.9O against
S2.374,124.36 for the like week last
year.
The Greenwood tomato cannerv
is to be enlarged to handle six car
loads of tomatoes per hour and
employ 1900 hands, male and fe-
male.
Farmers around Georgetown are
reported closing contracts for to-
matoes for the coming season at
the rate of 20 cents basket. the
highest price in years.
Colored ministers of Wilmington
and undertakers, it is reported
have agreed not to conduct fun.
erals on Sunday hereafter, unless
absolutely necessary.
Wilmington Council has author.
lied a $4,000 bond issue for City
park improvements.
While riding on trolley car in
Wilmington on Friday Carl Smith
was relieved of $95 by a pick
pocket.
At Clement McMullen's sale Of
stock held near Bear Station last
week a blooded heifer brought
$3.50, cows averaged S95, horse:
$50 and mule teams $500.
Arrested in a police raid in Will
mington, Harry MARI was held il
$1,000 bail, charged with keepin'
a gaming table.
White Clay Creek hundred:
county tax assessment for 1917 i!
stated to be 100000 greater thai
that of 1918.
Charles R. Friedel, poultryman
of Cannon, Sussex County, has in
stalled an incubator of 5000 egg
capacity.
The Sussex County Grand Jur'
has freed Edward Schmeirer, tn
youth. of Midway, of the charge o
completely in the murder of hi
uncle, one night last fall. Crow
respondent over the charge, youn,
Schmeirer's father killed himsel
with a shotgun several weeks age
Burglars robbed Darlington
Toadwine's store in Wilmington o
$500 worth of gloves, silk shirt
and other goods, one night las
week.
The Maryland Society of Della
ware held it's third annual banque
at the Hotel du Pont, Wilmington
on Thursday evening. Daniel {
Hastings was toastmoster and Gov
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-21

Death OF Rev. T. E. MartindaIe
Rev. DR.. Thomas E. Martindale
a veteran member of Wilmington
M. E. Conference, died Sunday, of
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-21

The Wilmington Oratorio So
ciety has received gift of $500
from friend.
,ernors Harrington and Townsend
were among the speakers.
Wilmington officials have been
unable to locate the owner of
big Lexington automobile found,
abandoned and badly damaged by
fire, along a road near Bellevue.
The license tags and valuable parts
of the car had been removed.
The Tenth Ward Democratic
Club of Wilmington, will attend
President Wilson's Inauguration.
Roland J. Davis has purchased
Robert P. Davis 176-acre farm, on
the Milford-Fre erica road, for
$4,000.
"Tom Thumbs Wedding" pre-
scented by younger school pupils,
Melted $50 for the lyceum fund of
the Georgetown High School.
Wilmington bootblacks have
raised the price of shines to 10
cents.
Residents of Georgetown and
vicinity at meeting held on Feb
,ruary 10, endorsed the proposed
Sussex County S1,OO0,0OO bond is
sue for improved roads.
The 61-acre farm of Edward H.
'Manlove, along the State road at
Mt. Pleasant, near Middletown,
has been sold for $4,000 to Thomas
Lovett, Of New Jersey. who will en-
gage in the nursery business.
The report of the Atlas Powder
Company for the year ending Dec
ember 81, shows net earnings were
at the rate of 81 per cent on the
EcOmmOn stock.
At w. S. Coppage's sale, near
Middletown, last week cows sold
for from $40 to S128, horses for
$75 to $165, yearlings for $22 and
coming 3-year-olds for S55. AT
Edward Spears sale cows brought
as high as S140.
The collectors in the Catholic
churches in the Diocese of Will
mington for the Belgian Orphans
totaled $3.50.
J. w. Penn of Philadelphia, has
bought bungalow at Chesapeake
Haven, on Elk River, for $4,000.
Two aged residents of Cecil
county died last week - John
Brown of Cowantown, on Friday
in his ninetieth year, and Stephen
Hayes, of Chesapeake City, form,
erly of Elkton, on Monday, aged 90
years.
The Maryland Roads Commits.
sion has awarded to E. Ware
Brown of Port Deposit, the con
tract for building the Rising Sun
Porter's Bridge section of the State
road from Conawingo to Elkton
via lakewood, Rising Sun, Calvert
and Fair Hill.
The Kirmess or merry Whirl'
held in the Playhouse, Wilmington
during the week ending February
10, it was estimated, would yielt
upwards of $1,000 for the benefit O.
the Children's Ward Of Delaware
Hospital.
Farmers Institutes will be hel,
at Elkton, tomorrow Thursday
and at Rising Sun on Friday ant
Saturday.
Mrs. Louis Lamborn was ser
iously injured by a fall down ;
stairway at her home, 1903 Jeffer
! son street, Wilmington, on tn
night of February 10. One arm
and collar bone were broken an,
she was cut about her head an
| hurt internally.
Seaford residents at mass
: meeting held last week favored
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-21
BECAUSE

We are cleaning up the Win
ter Stock even though they
will be much higher next sea-
son. Come in and look them
over.
Business Suits SO and
S11.25.
Dress up Suits SIS to $3.50.
Blue Serges $40 to $25.
Black Suits SO to $25.
Prince Alberts $40 to S35.
Full Dress SIS to $40.
Tuxedo Suits SIS to $35.
Dress Waistcoats $3.50 to
SO.
White Vests $1.OO to SIS.
Everything else in Hats,
Shoes, Shirts, Ties and all
Furnishings here and ready.
MULLINS HOME STORE
9Th and Market, Wilmington
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-21

bond issue of $4,000 for stree.
improvements and lateral sew
er, owners of building, properties
to bear one-fifth of the cost of
street improvements.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-21

Raising the pay of the Sussex
county inspector Of weights and
measures from $3.50 to $500 a year
has caused a rush of applicants
for the post. it is stated.