Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-07
SOCIETY
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By CAROL s. DIBBLE

Lieutenant Bellinger, who is station
ed there. She was accompanied east by
her brother-in-law, Allan Bellinger,
and as far as Portland by her brother,
Paul Hauser. Lieutenant Bellinger is
in the training camp of the medical
reserve corps at Fort Riley.
Congratulations are being extended
to Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Niemeyer, upon
the arrival of son, Saturday night at
1.-The Salem hospital. lie will be called
{ karl William Stuart. Mrs. Niemey-
Ter befo! her marriage was Blanche
Liston, a POPULAR dramatic reader Of
Salon.
Among the scores of delightful in
formal dinners of New Years week
was that at which Mrs. w. f. Fargo
presided as hostess on New Years
day. A unique feature Of the table dec
orations was the centerpiece of out
door grown violets, which, gracing the
table on the first day of the year was
tangible evidence of the spring-like
garb in which winter has been dis
guised this season.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
S. T. Minard and small son, Mrs Edna
Daily, Rev. F. E. Schoneld, Miss Au-
drey Bunch, Miss Rosella Bunch, Mr..
and Mrs. W. F. Fargo.
st. Mark s Episcopal church, on
Christmas day, was the scene of a
simple wedding, when Lieutenant
Harvey M. Slater of Minneapolis,
Mimi, and Miss Marguerite Mers of
Salem, plighted their troth at 3 clock
Thursday afternoon. Revs. j. L. IL. |
Simpson and j. G. Hatton officiated.
This was the outcome of a pretty
romance which began when the couple |
were classmates in Salem high school. |
The bride is the attractive daughter |
of Mrs Jessie M Davis of Salem, and |
before her marriage was secretary of |
the State Water board. The groom is
The son of Judge and Mrs. N. T. Sla-
ter of this city. He is a graduate of
the University of Oregon and later of
Johns Hopkins Medical college, of
Baltimore. Before having enlisted he
was a practicing physician of Mime
lpolis and also assistant medical di-
rector of the Northwestern National
Life Insurance company of that city
At present he is stationed in the base
hospital at Camp Lewis.
Only q few friends and relatives
witnessed the ceremony. There were
lc attendants. Miss Lillian Slater, a
sister of the bridegroom, played the
marches. After brief recep-
ion in the rectory the couple left for
American Lake, where they are domi
,iled in cottage near Camp Lewis
The result of contest between the
United Salem Evangelical Sunday
chcOl and the Clear Lake Evangelical
Sunday school in which the latter won
vas celebrated Friday evening with a
banquet in the church dining room.
The decorations of red, white and blue
,ells lent a gay note to the occasion.
program preceded the banquet, in
luding community sing, led by
Rev. G. H. Lowell. A pennant was pre-
ented by the losing side too the win
lers. The banquet was served to about
me hundred and thirty guests, being
n the nature of a war lunch.
Mrs. G. N, Thompson is superintend-
mt of the Salem Evangelical Sunday
chool and George w. Brown of the
llear LAKE sunday school.
he North Salem Woman's club will
odd their regular meeting Thursday
fternoon at the home of Mrs Fred
'ooke, corner of Belmont and Cottage
treets. The afternoon will be devoted
o sewing for the North Salem Red
hoi, rax7 |,
n in the meantime. 1t is also urged
hat the club members bring any
looks they are willing to contribute !
o the collection which the North Sa ,
I'm club is altering to be sent to {
he soldiers camps.
Mrs. Viola Vercler Holman left Fri
ay evening for San Francisco, after
two months visit with her parents,
lr. and Mrs. Andrew Vercler. Mrs :
Iolman will be much missed in the !
lusical circles of Salem, where she ,
as taken an active part for num-
er of years. :
The Junior Guild of st. Paul's 7,
hurch win meet at the home of Mrs.
I. G. Shipley, 245 North Thirteenth
treet, tomorrow afternoon at two
lirty.
Coming as a surprise to her Salem !
-iends was the marriage of Kiss
race Daue, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs, s
lexander Daue of Salem, to Clair A. q
ulmer of Bremerton, Washington.
The wedding took place in the First /
.ethodist Episcopal church in Seattle, I
'ashington, December 30, 1917. Fol- \
wing the ceremony at six fifteen I
clock in the evening, a wedding ban
act was enjoyed by a few intimate e
lends af the bridal couple. 1t
After a short honeymoon, Mr. and Il
rs. F1lmer viii make their home at p
remertOn, where Mr.. Fulmer is en- t
Dyed by the United States govern P
ent designing special electrical appa- n
tus for the navy department. Mr..
almer viii be remembered as for v
er willamette University student. h
The Marion Lawrence Bible class a
the First Methodist church will e
I'D their monthly social and business
Getting Tuesday evening in the sun b
" school rooms at seven thirty. :
A pleasant New Years day was cele-
ated at the home of Mrs. w. II.