Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-09

a must lose it, will be carried out
in both letter and spirit next week
4, when Salem society forgets the war,
| only to remember it in wave of buoy
ant and joyful giving to the Salem
lads, who are now Somewhere in
France getting ready to go "over
the top" For next week IS calendar
heralds the official arrival of Dan Gu
pid on the fourteenth of February,
which, even in Grown up Land spells
Valentine S Day! and Valentines Day
has always meant loads and loads of
parties. But this year, most of US had
wistfully realized that probably even
our party of the heart and
arrow must needs be sorrowfully shelly
ed, when suddenly, some how, some
where was born the novel idea Of maxi
ing our Valentine festivities, parties
not only for ourselves, but parties for
the Salem boys "over there" as well.
II Therefore, each and ali Of us can
pretend with an easy conscience; that
we are forgetting the war for whole
week and entertain once more all our
friends, as we have not entertained for
weeks and months, with this one pro-
vision. And that is, that every guest
hidden to our little hour Of gayety,
shall bring as his or her remembrance
tag, of the Salemites overseas, a coin
valuation, not under guarter-tobe
left with the hostess Then, when the
week IS last party is over, these scat
tered tokens Of goodwill, will be col
lected from all over the city, at what
ever door, gayety has paused for a
iblithe moment, and the sum of all these
quarters will be expended in luxuries
for huge gift box to be sent to the
j boys of Company M and all other Sa-
lem men, now in France. In short, this
surprise present will go to all Salem
ties overseas, or the rs. o. S.. as
the parties given with this purpose in
view will be so tagged next week.
| Many relatives and friends are
stricken with a wee sense of remorse,
when nibbling from a week end box
of chocolates, on suddenly remember
ing that their soldier has almost for
gotten the taste, of genuine choco-
late bar, in many cases. And especial
ly is this so, since the late ruling in
France that chocolates and many 9TH
er confections are under the ban of
forbidden "to be sold.'
So, there will be scores of Salem
folk at home, who will welcome with
delight this unique plan of giving the
Salemites overseas taste of home in
more than one sense of the word. This
gift box, will contain variety of
choice morsels, outside the confection-
cry line, and will include as side con.
tents, any donations of knitted articles
which may be well substituted for the
proverbial party coin of admittance
at the affairs listed for the coming
week In fact, the mysterious nature
of the surprise packages which will
fill this box to bursting will be as
much source of the fun of party /
giving next week, as the riddle of the
Xmas stocking.
And so, though, We forget, we yet
remember, as never before, the war,
when each of us bids our particular
70 an S. o. S. party. To a committee
in charge will fall the work of select |
ing the articles for the gift-box, and
Through their enthusiastic efforts will
he launched several of the initial par
ties of the week. The personnel of this
committee numbers, Mrs. Reuben P. !
Boise, Mrs. f. w. Durbin, Mrs Cliff |
ford Brown and Mrs. Chauncey Bishop.
Two recent musical events that were
thoroughly appreciated by those privi-
legged to attend them, were the reeitals |
in which the piano pupils of Mrs. Wal !
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day and Saturday of last week. These
recitals are given monthly before the
class and are proving beneficial and
interesting to those taking part.
They are in the nature of apprecia-
ton classes, attention and analysis be-
ing given to the selections played
Those taking part were: Catharine
and Bertha Vincent, Helen Elmer,
Florence Elgin, Eugenia. Savage, Jen-
nellie Vandervort, Leila Baum, Margar
ct Griffith, Charlotte Horning, Mild
red Brunk, Donald Allison, Elbert La
chele, Earl Shafer, Denzil Herrick.
The younger pupils known as the
" Little Musicians club" met Satur-
day afternoon and presented a delight
full and interesting program to their
who were invited guests. Each
pupil responded to roll call with a mus
heal definition. These young people
were clever in their piano numbers and
greatly pleased the guests, who ex-
pressed surprise at the progress each
pupil had made. The mothers and pu
pills look forward to these informal
musical afternoons.
Those taking part were: Ethelwynne
Kelly, Rovena Eyre, Pauline Marnaeh,
Margaret and Elizabeth Lewis, Maxine
Glover, Helen Ashelman, Margaret
Steiner, Virginia Berger, Beneitta and
Norval Edwards, Frances Martin, Eu-
genia Savage. Ebert Laehele. Donald
Allison, Lee Crawford, Jack Minto
Looming large among the Valentine
parties, of patriotic intent next week,
will be the dance given by the auxil-
AIRY of the United Spanish War Vet
'rans on Thursday night at the armo-
y. A percentage of the proceeds will
20 towards filling the large box to be
sent to the Salemites overseas, dona-
ions to which are expected to be rais
ID through the party drive, inaugur
tied the coming week.
The dance to be given Thursday by
he SlsoniSh Nor Veterans nrnr,iSps IN