Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-16
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initials, was solved the most complete
ly, by DR.. W. R. Walton.
Readings and musical selections con
tributed to the pleasure of the even
ing, as did the impersonat1on of
country preacher by DR.. Epley, to the
hilarity of the guests.
unique feature, proving exceeding
ly popular, was thel tailroad lunch
counter, in the dining room, where the
regulation short order bill of fare was
. eagerly seized upon by the merry max
|, ers. Throughout the evening an or
chestra played softly in an adjoining
room Mrs. Gordon McGilehrist, Mrs,
W. R. Walton, Mrs. Tom TOWNSEND
and Miss Alice Hollisier assisted Mrs.
Laflar.
! Additionally hidden to this jolly
party were Mr.. and Mrs, s. S. East
and Mr. and Mrs. John Brophey.
Miss Matte Beatty, Mrs. John E.
Brophey, Mrs. A. J. Parkhurst and
Mrs. Euaenia Gillingham were addi-
tional guests, when Mrs. Edward Gill
lingham entertained the Monday Af'
ternoon Bridge club this week. at her
home on Leslie street.
| Assisting the hostess at the serving
hour was Mrs Eugenia Gilllngham.
Next week the club will meet with
Mrs. George Watson.
Mrs. N. T. Hellyer presided at a dis
tinetive luncheon on Monday, at her
hme on the Liberty road, when she
entertained the members of the Mon
day club. The honor guest of the day
was Mrs. Bert e. Bower, who is leav-
ing Salem shortly to take up her resi-
denee in the Waldo Hills.
The decorative scheme was tasteful
ly developed to serve as reminder OF
Lincoln g birthday, which fell on the
following day Novel little place cards
'bearing lincoln quotations marked
the covers. The centerpiece was form
ed by an effective arrangement of the
national colors.
The members of the Monday club de-
vote their meeting hours to study and
general reading of an informing ma
tnre, taking for their subject this year,
South America. Beside the guest of
honor, the club members present were
Miss Lillian Boot, Mrs. Jessie Robert
son and daughter, Catherine, Mrs. Il.
wv. Bross, Mrs. Caroline Selee, Mrs.
Mary Mahoney, Mrs. Merriam, Mrs.
BERT Chapman, Mrs. Ebert Thomp-
son, Miss Ella Moody, Mrs. Hellyer'
About ninety freshmen of William.
cite University made merry Monday
night at the home of DR.. and Mrs. B.
NJ. Sleeves, when several students who
are leaving college at the beginning of
the second term, were accorded a fare
well reception. They were Miss Mild
red Lawson, who is called to Washing
ton on account of illness in the fam
lily, Loren Basler, who left for Brem-
erton this week to join the navy, Jay
Coulter, who also has enlisted in the
navy and Roy Williams, who will be
located at Portland this year.
' Potted plants and ivy transformed
The rooms into veritable bowers of
greenery. A number of jolly games
were participated in by the young peo-
pie, who, making the most bf the
brief remainder Of the honor guests
stay in Salem, revelled through a gay
round of festivities. Miss Muriel
Sleeves was assisted in serving re-
freshments by the girls of the fresh
men class
Mrs Fred H. Thompson was hostess
at very pleasurable Valentine par
ty Tuesday evening at her home on
North Twenty First street, when she
entertained the members of the young
married peoples Sunday school class
of the First Methodist church. The
rooms were gayly decorated with
hearts, eupids and a varied array of
Valentine insignia. The evening was
passed with games suggestive of VAL
entines Day. Mrs F. L. Utter assisted
Mrs. Thompson at the serving hour.
Miss Cassie Thompson of Albany,
sister of DR.. Thompson, was an out
of town guest for the evening.
The Rain and Sunshine club met
: all On rainy day. with Mrs.
Charles Elgin on South Capitol street
this week, when she presided at a very
very daintily appointed luncheon for
the club members and a few guests.
The Rain and Sunshine club, which
was originally a little Kensington
club, has always carried out the uni
que idea of meeting either on strict
" sunshiny day, or its opposite, a
rainy one
Tho table was centered with a large
bowl of lovely yellow daffodils, while
ferns were profusely used in deeorat-
ing throughout the rooms. Mrs. Elgin
was assisted in serving by Mrs. A. H.
Moore. The afternoon was passed with
fancy work Next month Mrs J. R.
Pollock win entertain the club
Bidden additionally as guests were