Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-19
By CAROL s. D1BBLE

Russell Catl1n on IueSday hlghI, "HeA
the customary, informal evening Of
"50O" was enjoyed by the club.
Five tables of cards were formed
by the players, the high score honors
failing to Mrs. H. b. Thielsen and A
IN No res. Their was thus the privi
lleGe cs turning the cash prize over to
the R'd> Cross.
additional guests for the evening
were Mr.. and Mrs. U. G. Shipley and
a.rs. E. G. Cross.
One of the most distinctive meet
ings enjoyed by the Sweet Briar club
of the Wallace road, this season, was
that Of Wednesday afternoon, when
Miss Jessie Gregory and Miss Mary
J Reil threw open their home to the club
members.
Though, during the past year, there
have been many social gatherings, the
sponsors of which could justly claim
were decidedly "Hooveresque" in ma
| ture. none were carried out in more
perfect accord with the present dis
tates of simple living, than this uni
que afternoon, planned by Miss Greg
ory and Miss Reil
The yellow ear of corn, which has
ever been the favored theme of song
and story in the past, but now become
the keynote of our war menus, was
used as the motif of both decorations
and refreshments CoTnstalks in all
their field glory of FURNISHED leaves,
and unhusked ears, formed rustic
lportierre between the drawing rooms.
Enhancing this outdoor atmosphere
were the evergreens massed heavily in
various corners throughout the house.
Baskets of corn, hung here and there,
also did "their bit - in contributing to
striking effect Whittier's "Corn
Song proved the keynote for the
seating of the guests at the table,
each one being given line of the
poem, and thus finding her place by
discovering the holder of the preced-
ing line, who necessarily was seated
next at the table.
The refreshments, consisted of dish
es evolved frcIm corn, oatmeal and
raisins as a basis, proving that the
three times a day. side of war liv-
ing may be most varied and appetiz-
ling, as well as frugal. The elimination
of the repast was a basket of popcorn,
so nodded, as to form ears of corn
and covered with husks cf yellow pa
per, in short the old fashioned popcorn
ball, re-modeled ON Hooverized lines.
The afternoon was passed with needle
work.
Additional guests for the afternoon
were Mrs. john Ferguson of Newport
and Mrs. Ralph Chaffee of Alberta,
Canada.
The club members present on We'd
nesday we're: Mrs. James Imlah, Mrs.
E. o. Mol, Mrs Dudley Gibson, Mrs.
w. c. Franklin, Mrs. S. P. Kimball,
Mrs. D. S. Adams, Mrs. M C Pettys,
Mrs T. Steiner, Mrs. J. C. Ferguson,
Mrs. l.. d. Gibson.
The Sweet Briar club will meet next
time with Mrs James Imlah.
Charming in every detail was the
Red Cross tea, to which a score or
more of the friends of Mrs. Carl Gregg
Donev and Mrs. George II. Alden were
bidden on Thursday afternoon at the
residence of the former on State street
SO assidiously did the guests apply
themselves to the cause of the after
noon, which consisted in the making of
tray cloths for the hospitals, that a
completed number of thirty six were
ready to be turned over to the k5d
Cross headquarters, by the time the
serving hour had rolled around.
The invitations included: Mrs. B. L..
Sleeves, Mrs. M. C. Findley, Mrs. f. a.
Legg, Mrs. Hair, Mrs F. A. Elliott,
Mrs. II. j. Talbot, Mrs. r. N. Avison,
Mrs. G. Z. Bishop, Mrs. A. A. Lee, Mrs
John Todd, Mrs. f. B. Carrier, Mrs.
U. G.. Boyer, Mrs f. e, Fisher, Mrs.
Katherine Upmeyer, Mrs. A. A. Under
hill, Mrs. A. f. Hunt, Mrs. Seely, Mrs
Il. II. Garrett, Mrs. James Elvin, Miss
Ella Moody, Mrs. s. M. Endicott, Mrs.
C.. A. Park, Mrs. r. S. Wallace, Mrs.
Henry L. Benson, Mrs A. IL. Tasker,
Mrs. George Hatch Mrs. G.. w. Allen,
Mrs. J. o. Goltra, Mrs. u G. Holt, Mrs.
John Albert, Mrs. Fred H. Thompson,
Mrs. Beason.
The scores of Salem friends of Miss
Winifred Byrd, win rejoice to hear
that she is rapidly improving, after
rather serious illness of several weeks.
Miss Byrd was to have made her de-
but in the New York musical world,
December seventeenth, at Aeloian
hall. Owing to- the fact that Miss Byrd
was suddenly taken i'll a few days be-
fore, the date of her concert was post
poned.
Miss Byrd has now returned to
New York from Atlantic City, where
she has ;been reeuperating, and ex-
poets to rebate her musicale shortly.
1nasmueh as every seat in Aeolian hall
was taken some time before the orig
inal date of Miss Byrd s concert, mu-
sic lovers and critics, are eagerly
awaiting the announcement of new
date in the near future, when they will
be granted another opportunity to-
hearing this gifted musician,
A knitting club, composed of small
coterie of society maids and younger
who have made many a win
ter evening fly by with their needles,
this season, met on Wednesday even
ing with Miss Margery Marvin, at
the apartments Of her sister. Miss Cor
nelia Marvin. An additional guest ON
night was Mrs. Chauneey
Butler.
Those belonging TO the club are;
Miss Hazel Downing, Miss Grace Bean,
Miss Mabel Withyeombe, Miss Cathar-
inc Carson. Miss Maudc Durbin, Miss
Nell Thielsen, Miss Virginia MeMur-
ran. Miss Margaret GRAY, Miss Ger