Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-02

street. The evening was gayly whiled
away with $500" and several guessing
contests, Mrs. May Aekerman winning
the prize in the latter diversion. Lat
or dainty refreshments were served.
Those contributing to the jollity of
the affair were: Mrs. Vera McGee and
SON Donald, Mrs. Eliza Prunk, Mrs.
Anna Bennett, Mrs. Pearl Marsh, Mrs.
Cora Perry, Mrs. Bessie Miller, Miss
Alice Daveys, Mrs. Lenora Dag, Miss
Grace Day, Mrs. Nettie Stanton, Mrs.
Mary Alderman, Mrs. Phyllis Tucker,
Mrs. Melissa Persons, Mrs. Stella Wit
eel. Mrs. Sylvia Schaupp, Miss Esther
Billings, Miss Mildred Bum, Miss Ha-
eel Arnold, Miss Minetta Bigler, Miss
Wilmot Coursey, Miss Agnes Billings.
On Tuesday evening Miss Eva L.
Scott entertained the J. U. G. knitting
club at her home on Leslie street. The
evening was spent in making hospital
scrapbooks and knitting. Members of
the club present were: the Misses
Hilda and Della Amsler, Mary Findley,
Esther and Della Englebart, Marie
Briggs. Evelyn DeLong, Eliza Nolan,
Leona Girrard, Miss Kuntz and the
hostess; additional guests were Miss
EVELYN Stevenson and Miss Alma Leep-
er of Detroit, Michigan.
Mrs. Anna Rogers Fish will go to
Macleay this evening, where she VIII
appear on the program given at To-
eai Red Cross entertainment. Mrs. Fish
will give several readings from Robert
Services latest volume, entitled
/" Rhymes of a Red Cross Man. "
Bearing a somewhat local interest to
the old-time residents of the city, who
remember Herbert c. Hoover, United
States food administrator, when he
was a Salem boy, is the information
coming from California that Mr.. and
Mrs. Hoover contemplate taking up
their permanent residence in Califor-
mia after peace is restored. Mr.. Hoov'
er has chosen a site on top of hlll
near Stanford University at Palo Alto
and with Mrs. Hoover has laid out a
house which promises to be one Of the
most interesting places down the san
Francisco peninsula. Mr.. Hoover is a
trustee of Stanford.
Louis Christian Mullgardt, the arch
itest. has made complete preliminary
sketches and drawings for the house
and grounds, and is now preparing the
working drawings. He says the work
has passed the formative stage and IS
wen advanced in the final detailed
planning. all of which viii have been
finished before the Hoovers will be,
ready for beginning the construction
Structurally the plan provides for
a hollow tile house with Cordova tile
roof, the tiles being in a variety of
soft shades grouping about the dull
red Of the Spanish tile. The house will
be fireproof. Its exterior will be in
laminated plaster in color.
There viii be ten sleeping rooms
and bathrooms, a. large living room,
dining room, the two latter being ar
ranged to provide for amateur theat- (
rical performances; a playroom, study (
and other apartments.
Mosaic and hardwood floors will be
laid throughout the house, the interior
woodwork viii be in selected hard
woods. and there will be sculptorel
mantels. 1t is intended to lay cut the |
slOping hillside in front Of the house |
in gardens, though not after the for (
NAL terraeed method. The ground viii |
be left as it is and beautified with !,
flowers and lawns.