Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-23

were en10yaDly entertained Neuhes'
day afternoon by Mrs. G. c. Chaffee
at her home on the Wallace road. White
ehrysanthemums were used as attract
1--we decoration in the rooms The meet
ing illuminated pleasantly with the
serving hour. Mrs. Carrie Bum will be
the next hostess.
In keeping with annual custom of
holding three evening gatherings thru
the year, the Sweet Briar club viii
sponsor a social entertainment, which
will be.open to the men of the neigh
borhood on December third. This will
be the first evening series this season
and is to be given at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. James Imlah.
The gayeties of Thanksgiving week
will be auspiciously opened Monday
night with a brilliant dance to be Civ
en- by the Monday Night Dancing club
at the Moose hall. This will be the
first party given by the club this
season and promises to rival the 2lub
balls Of past winters, which have long
held a reputation for distinctive and
gala assemblies
A recent business meeting of the
Monday Night club was responsible for
J. G. Perry being elected president,
Ellis Grier, secretary and Robert Dun
can treasurer. The personnel of club
membership. was also considerably en-
layged by the addition of a number Of
n prv nance 10 the roster,
The decorations for the dance next
week will be of patriotic character
and suggestive of Thanksgiving. The
decorating committee ineludes: Mr.. and
Mrs. John Brophey, DR.. and Mrs. Gro
yer Bellinger, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Bur-
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. George G. Brown
ing and DR.. and Mrs. w. H. Darby.
A progressive undertaking in which
much interest is being evidenced by
those concerned is the formation OF
the South Central Circle Of the First
Methodist church into a Red Gross or
ganizata0n for the purpose OF studying
nursing. The members Of the circle
consist, for the most part. of home
keepers and mothers, who desire wild
er knowledge of the principles of pro-
fessional nursing and a practical ex-
perience, which will better enable them
to ecpe with emergencies and prob
lens arising in their own homes.
With this need in view the South
Central Circle has been organized into
a virtual Red Cross Auxiliary under the
direction of Miss Grace Taylor. The
domestic nurses will devote
time and study to the
course given under the instruction OF
Miss Nina Cook, and will go through
the regular procedure of finai examina-
tions, in order that they may qualify
If need be. as trained nurses.
The first lesson will be given Tues
day afternoon at the home Of Mrs. John
w. Todd, 345 Bellevue street and the
subject will be biology. There will be
fifteen lessons in the course.
A large portion Of the dancing con-
tingent are evineing much eagerness
in the dance to be given by the local
Elk lodge Tuesday night December
third at the Elk Temple. This is the
first formal function sponsored by the
Elks this winter, and elaborate plans
are under way for a program brlm-
ming with novel features The dane
ing parties at the Elk lodge have al
ways taken rank among the most en-
ioyable of Salem 8 social affairs, and
the dance for the members and their
invited guests next month"; will be mol
exception.
To those who have had special SYM
pathy with the artists OF the country,
who have unhesitatingly volunteere5I
their lives on the battle fields of the
great war, the following fact will be
VI timely interest:
Mark Twain's homestead, "Storm-
field, " at Reading, Conn.,, has been do
mated by Clara Clemens, his daughter,