Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-19
SOCIETY
By CAROL 8. DIBBLH.
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Activity among the members of the
local chapter of the P. E. o. Sister
hood was resumed on its usual delight
full scale, yesterday afternoon, when
Mrs G. A. Wood was hostess for. the
chapter at her residence on North
Church street. The meeting assumed a
more or less purely social nature, af-
ter the influenza interim of the past
month, the members enjoying the op-
portunity afforded for an afternoon g
informal reunion.
The rooms were attractively decorat-
ed with chrysanthemums Of the rich
yellow and bronze hues Dainty refresh
ments were served toward the close of
the gathering.
Mrs. w. W. Moore was elected re-
cording secretary in place of Miss
Laura Grant, who left Salem recently
to make her home in Portland, where
she has taken a position in the Walsh
electric company.
The date Of meeting was also chang
ed from Monday to Thursday, hence
the members of the P. Z. o. will here
after assemble on the first and third
Thursdays of the month and during
| the afternoon, not alternately after
noon and evening as heretofore. The
next hostess will be Mrs. G. w. Laf-
| lar.
Mrs. Tom r. Townsend will leave the
latter part of this week for her former
home at Weed, California. She will be
accompanied by her mother, Mrs. l..
! c. Smith of Weed, who has been
spending several weeks in Salem with
her daughter. The numerous Salem
friends of Mrs. Townsend are reJoic-
ing in the fact that she will return to
Salem the first of the year to make
her permanent home here.
Mrs. Earl Flegel barbara Steiner)
went to Portland yesterday to spend
the week. She will be the guest or her
husbands parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 0, F.
Flegel.
Mrs. Harriet Griffith returned to
Portland today to resume her studies
at Miss Catlin s school, after months
stay in Salem, while the Portland
schools were closed during the influ-
enza outbreak. Miss Griffith was ac-
companied by her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Irwin Griffith, who motored
down for the day.
Miss Ada Kuntz, the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. P. j. Kuntz, who. aceompan-
led by her father, left Saen. last Tues
day for San Francisco with the inten-
ton Of sailing for Manila Saturday,
was unable to leave as planned, owing
to the fact that Friday the government
took over the steamer Santa Cruz, on
which Miss Kuntz was to have sailed,
for the shipment Of food supplies to
France.
| Miss Kuntz is now domiciled at the
Hotel Stewart in San Francisco await
ing further instructions from the In
lsular. Bureau at Washington. Having
accepted position as teacher in the
Philippine schools, Miss Enntz is at
tached to the government service and
her date of sailing will depend upon
government orlers. Mr.. Kuntz return
ed to Salem this morning from San
Francisco.
Mrs. Harry Marsden Of Washington,
ID. c., is visiting in Salem for a few
days as the guest of Mrs Charles Ell
gin. Mrs. Marsden will be well remem-
bered by Salem friends as Miss Maude
Lauehead, having spent the greater
part Of her girlhood dn the city. Her
husband Is stationed in France as chap
lain Of his regiment. Mrs. Marsden will
also be entertained during her Salem
soiourn by Mrs. George M. Elgin and
Mrs H. W. Elgin.
Miss Alice Hollister is spending a
few weeks in La Grande, Oregon, where
she is the guest of her sister.
| Miss Vivian Hargrove and Miss Win
ME Hargrove awere Fall City visitors
over the week end.
The SEVENTEEN birthday OF Mrs.
Mary Ashby Long was prettily observ-
ed Sunday evening when few friends
: were hidden informally to the home
of the honoree 5 daughter, Mrs. Claude
lD. Rauch on Fir street.
In true keeping with the spirit Of
birthday festivity, the pink and white
birthday cake, encircled by seventy
tiny cleaning candles formed the gala
feature Of the occasion. 1t appeared ON
the table in the gaise of birthday Of
fering to Mrs. Long from Mrs. ". NJ.
Hamilton, one of the guests. Delicate
chrysanthemums in the pastel pink and
lavendar shades decked the rooms. Lat
er the stately candles which were used
at Mrs. Raucliss wedding ceremony
were brought out and lighted thus add
ing deeper glow to the eandle.iit
charm Of the scene.
Mrs. Anna Read of Portland, who
has been the house guest of Mrs. o. =.
Koff for several weeks, has returned
home. Mrs. Read is teacher in the
Portland schools and has been enjoying !
her enforced vacation in the Capital
city, while the influenza ban was in |
effect.
Salem friends Of Mrs. Charles Dun
aora paula linn) the daughter of j. |