Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-05
SOCIETY
By Carol S. Dibble

Another engagement which promis-
es wedding pervaded with strictly
military atmosphere, was that announc-
ed Saturday at a luncheon given in
Eugene, by Mrs. o. H. Foster, when
the betrothaI of Miss Gertrude Buell.
and Lieutenant Miller McGilchrist OF
salem was made known to few intI-
maze friends of the bride-elect.
Miss Buell. is the daughter of J. l..
Buell. of Eugene, and has frequently
visited in Salem, as the guest of her
fiance s parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
McGilehrist, Sr. She is graduate of
the University of Oregon, and belongs
to Delta, Delta Delta sorority Lieu
tenant MeGilehrist is graduate of
the law school of the state college and
member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
A. present Lieutenant McGilchrist is
stationed at Camp Lewis, American
Lake.
Miss Buell. has been teaching school
the past year at Hillsboro, but has re-
signed her position and will remain in
Eugene until the date of the wedding
which has been set for February, the
sixteenth, and will take place in Port
land when Lieutenant McGilchrist will
have furlough of ten days.
Miss Ethel McGilchrist, a sister of
the prospective bridegroom, was a
guest at the luncheon on Saturday.
Miss McGilehrist is attending the Uni
yersity of Oregon this year.
Mr. and Mrs George W. Lewis and
two children, Mary and jack return
ed last night from a delightful mid
winter vacation of six weeks spent in
! California Mr. and Mrs. Lewis ship
ped their car to San Francisco, where
they were met by relatives from New
York. The entire party then enjoyed a
leisurely motor trip to Los Angeles,
stopping en- route at various popular
resorts including Del Monte and River
side. At Los Angeles, they passed sew
eral weeks, domiciled in an apartment,
until they motored back to San Fran
cisco, by way of Sacramento. The re-
turn to Oregon, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
made by boat.
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Knight
(Marguerite Miles) went on to Port
land Sunday evening, after spending
the week end in Salem, as the guests
of Mrs. Knights parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. b. j. Miles.
The wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Knight
took place in Des Moines, Iowa, in
January, and the bridal couple were
en- route from California, where they
spent their honeymoon. During their
stay in Salem family dinner was
enjoyed on Sunday at the B. j. Miles
residence in Salem Heights, when COW
ers were laid for Mr.. and Mrs Donald
| w. Miles, Mr. and Mrs. Roderick Miles,
Branston, Jr., Miles, Mr.. and Mrs b.
j. Miles and Mr.. and Mrs Knight.
The young couple will make their
home in one of the suburbs of Portland
known as knight Station,
The Superfluity Shop will end its
useful and versatile career tomorrow
morning at ten thirty, when the bal
ance of unsold articles will be auc-
toned off Yesterday and today the
shop has been closed to buyers, while
the management was checking up the
stock preparatory to the auction to-
morrow.
Mrs. Isaac Lee Patterson is in Port
land, where she went for the purpose
of calling a special joint meeting of
ters of the Daughters of the American
Revolution.
A eobweb party was enjoyed at the
parlors of the Unitarian church, Fri
day night, with Mrs. E. Maxwell
Burke and Mrs c. S. Hamilton acting
as hostes5es for the evening. Refresh
ments of war nature were served.
Those present we're: Mr. and Mrs. c.
Is. Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. NJ Myers,
Mr.. and Mrs G. E. Terwilliger, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Culver, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
f. Anderson, Mrs. Richard Cartwright,
Miss Florence Cartwright, Mrs. Anna
Rogers Fish, Miss Edna Simonton,
Judge Webster, Walter Denton. W.
Hamilton, Rev. f. Maxwell Burke,
Mrs. Agnes Dinsmore, Mrs. Ben Tay-
lor. Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Tyler, Mrs. w.