Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-13
SOCIETY
By CAROL 9. D1BBLE.



Interesting visitors entertained in
SaAem this week were DR.. and Mrs. Ii.
j. Minthorn, who as the house guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Miles, spent
few days in the city enreute from
Metlakatla, Alaska, to Newport, Ore
gon. DIR. Minthorn located in Metlakat-
la, which is an Indian mission of note,
a number of years ago and was the
physician Of the colony until last
spring, when the death of William
Duncan, leader of the mission, and
widely known throughout the west,
left DR.. Minthorn in sole charge. Both
he and Mrs. Minthorn had many incl
dents OF interest to relate concerning
their Alaskan experiences.
The travellers left for Newport, this
morning where they plan to reside per-
lmanently, Dr. Minthorn continuing his
profession in the coast city.
Mr.. and pMrs. Frederick Lampbrt
have returned to Salem, Mr.. Lamport
having been released FROM the navy.
He has been stationed at Bremerton
during the past year. Mrs. Lamport
left Salem several months ago to Join
her husband at Seattle. The Lamports
are now domieiled in their attractive
home at Ben Lomand Park.
Mrs. G. X. Spaulding is spending the
day in Portland
Miss Helen West, daughter of former
Governor and Mrs. Oswald West, and
well known Salem maid, is prominent
ly identified with the activities of the
Junior Portland Hunt club, being a
leading member on one Of the commit
tees in charge of the dinner dance to
be given tonight by the Juniors for
their friends at the club house at the
Garden Home station. The affair prom
Uses to be most delightful, as the jun
iors will be hosts for various groups
of the younger girls and boys of Port
land
Christmas shoppers are turning with
the usual eagerness to the annual
church sales and bazaars, now claiming
SO large space in the pre-holiday cal
endar, realizing that the dainty hand
worked novelties the original array of
useful house articles and the ever in
viting variety Of homemade candy, of
fer wide choice of ideas for that
long sought, seldom found, gift Of the
last minute. Affording an especially
large range of Christmas suggestions
is the sale to be held tomorrow under
the auspices of the Guild Of st. Paul's
church, at the Salem Hardware store.
The various articles ON sale will be ar
ranged in the State street windows of
the store. Among those who are assist
ing to make the sale success in ev-
cry possible way are Mrs. Joseph Baum
gartner, Mrs, james Walton, Mrs. U.
G. Shipley, Miss Mary Chadwick and
Mrs. Russell Catlin.
Mrs. Norris Hunt and children are
visiting in Salem as the guests of Mrs.
j. T. Hunt at her home ON North Front
street.
The Woman S Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the First Methodist church
held a very enjoyable meeting We'd
Inesday afternoon at the home Of Mrs
A. A. Lee on State street. Assisting
hostesses were Mrs. M. B. Parounagian,
and Mrs. Kloepping.
The Columbia River Branch Of the
Womanas Foreign Missionary society
held their annual convention in Port
land recently, when the following wo.
men were placed in office: Mrs. Matt
s. Hughes, president; Mrs. A. r. Nc
lean tMaude Kenworthy), recording
secretary; Mrs. W. Rouse Keene, ssso-
ciate secretary; Mrs A. N. Fisher, cor
responding secretary; Mrs. Nettie Whit
ney, treasurer; superintendent Of chill
dren 5 work, Mrs. Katherine Upmeyer;
superintendent of young peoples work,
Mrs. James.
A merry ssS00,r ma rfv was euiovpd