Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-29
SOCIETY
By CAROL s. prsEEE.


lem friends is the announcement of the
engagement of Miss Esther Caroline
Cox Of Arlington, Oregon, and Ser
geant Wesley Sanford Todd, of Taco
ma. Miss Cox is exceedingly well known
in Salem, having graduated from the.
School Of Music at Willamette uni,cf-
sity last spring She also taught last
year at the school for the feeble mind
ed She is now supervisor of music in
the Harrisburg ehools.
Her fianee is the son Of DR.. and
Mrs. Edward II. Todd of Tacoma,
former Salem residents. DR.. Todd is
president Of the College of Puget
Sound and was at one time vice pres
ident of Willamette university. He is a
brother of Superintendent john Todd
of Salem, and with his family has fre-
quently visited in the city since leav-
ing Salem Sergeant Todd is now sta
toned with the coast artillery at Fort
Fiagler and expects to be called for
overseas service shortly. The wedding
viii not take place until after the war.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Vandervort were
hosts last week at series of china
pheasant dinners Of delightfully."- in
formal nature, Mr.. Vandervort having
been particularly successful recently
on number of hunting trips. Saturday
evening group Of friends were bid
den 10 the Vandervort home on North
Winter street to circle festive board
laden bountifnlly with the choice game.
ed a seasonable centerpiece, other ta-
Bile decorations displaying touch OF
Hallow cen. Covers were laid for DR..
and Mrs. George II. Alden, DIR. and
Mrs. B. L. Sleeves. Mr.. and Mrs. +.
A. Legg, Mr. and Mrs, Vandervort,
Miss Margaret Legg, Miss Margaret
NAlden and Miss Jeanelle Vandervort.
sisted in the serving.
Monday night Mrs. Vandervort also
enjoyable affair. On this occasion glow
ing yellow dahlias decked the table
which was circled by Mr.. and Mrs. v.
G. Holt and daughters, Miss Grace
Holt and Miss Virginia Holt, and Mr..
and Mrs. E. e. Bergman and son, Don
aid, and the hosts.
Y
| DR.. and Mrs. Il. Cartwright are en-
z. Cartwright Of New Salem, North
| Dakata. Mrs. Cartwright will be in Sa-
lem some little time, as she plans TO
Eventually locate on the coast.
- !,
Mrs. Dan J, Fry, Jr., and Mrs. Earl
Flegel, who have been i'll for several
days with the influenza at the home
Of their parents. Dr. and Mrs. X. y.
Lee Steiner, are considerably improved
this week. Their brother, Milton stem
er, Is also on the road to recovery, az
ter a severe Illness of over week.
Wv u u.o
spending few days in Portland.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Herbert Scott are be-
ling showered with messages OF con.
gratuiat'ons upon the arrlNai y :
named Doris Jean. In honor OF hei
mother, who was Miss Doris bytora
Of Portland. Mr.. Scott IS associateo
with the Wittenberg- King company
The parents reside at 5W Center street
Mrs Cordclia B. Hager Of dsI Union
street has received word that her soh,
Harold Hagcr, who has neen serloas's W,sas
ill with the intiuehza y, .he = a''s ~ =
rapidly reeuperating. Mr.. hager mas
been stationed in the quarter master
| the first OF September, when ne was
transferred from Camp Josephine
Johnston, Florida. ne mas feceh'.y 49,
been in the service little over a
year.
:
Mrs. John Scott of Oregon City re-
turned home the latter part OF the