Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-26


"A piquancy of the old days was
= added to the week s calendar,
by bit of informal but distinctive en-
tertaining done in honor Of several out
Of town guests, Mrs. T. X. Wilson and
Mrs. Wallace McCamant and Mrs. Os-
wald West of Portland, whose com
bined charm of personality, it was the
privilege Of their Salem friends TO en-
JOY to the utmost, during their all too
short stay in the city
Aside from several lovely, little af-
fairs for these visitors, the pivot of
all social activity this week was the
drive undertaken by the war work
council of the Y. w. G.. A. Though
there have been drives and drives, and
each one is accounted the drive by its
sponsors, yet this last Y. w. G. A..
campaign might truly be ranked as
leading drive and take foremost
rank in the late relief campaigns, as
far as a practical objective and wor-
thiness of purpose are concerned.
For those who do not know what
the drive" is planned, be it said. it
is for the war work of the association.
This means that the housing of the
thousands of girls and women who
viii be attended 70 bv good capable
women who have the interest of the
girls at heart.
1t means that the nurses in France
and those in Russia who have gone out
from America to do their part will
have the backing, the help and the fl
nancial support Of the big organiza-
fion. 1t means friendhness and protec-
a faf
means that the United States authori.
tics recognizing the worth and the i'm
perative need of women g brains and
influence gave the national associa-
1i0n q part to do and when the money
as raised this part will be near to ac-
confplishment.
Already, a sum of po73.35 has been
raised by the workers, and it is ex-
pected that by the close Of the cam
paign the latter part of next week,
Salem 3 pledge of fifteen hundred dol |
lars win be fully assured. The pro-
ceeds of the Superfluity Shop will be
turned over to the treasurer Of the 1
war work fund for the coming week
And the undoubtedly successful efforts
of the solicitors will eliminate on
Thursday night with chicken pie |
supper at the association rooms, for I
which reservations are already being
made, and it is requested that further
reservations be in by Tuesday evening
Thursday afternoon those soliciting
for the drive were the guests of honor
at a small tea given at the Y. w. G.
A. rooms A departure from the con
venticnal oenternicres was formad nv
the effective arrangement Of dull blue
jonquils of the season, and relieved by
the softer tones of sprays of pussy
willow.
Assisting in the serving were Mrs. {
W. l.. McDougal, Mrs. Melvin PEimp
ton, Mrs Clifford Brown, Mrs t. A. !,
I.iveslev and Mrs William BurghardC,
Jr. Mrs. William Carlisle poured
The committees, who by their solic
iting, are bending every effort to-
wards making the Y w G. A. drive
success are: Mrs Robert Hendricks,
Mrs. John Farrar, Mrs. U. s. Dotson, 4
Mrs. Lena Simeral, Mrs L. G. Curtiss, 4
Mrs. H. S. Gile, Mrs. G.. S. Weller, /,
Mrs. 9, s. Hamilton, Mrs. f. r. Carrie
ton. Mrs. David Wright, Mrs. George
IL. Alden, Mrs. E. E. Upmeyer, Mrs
A. +. Marcus, Mrs. p. W. Byrd, Mrs
George rewtherer, Miss Margaret
Gray, Mrs. A. l.. Brown, Mrs. r.. S.
Wallace.
Miss Mable Meyer will be Port /
land visitor over the week end.