Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-09
SOCIETY
BY CAROL s. DIBBLE.


Earl Withyeombe, the son of Gov
ernOr and Mrs. James Withyeombe
win leave for Washington, D. c., thi:
evening, preparatory to going to France
to join his regiment. Mr.. WithycombC
has been spending the past two months
in Salem, reeuperating from a protraet
ed illness, following al. attack of meas
les early last spring. He was confined
to hospital in Washington, d. c., fol
a number of months, during which time
his sister, Miss Mabel WithyeOmbe
went east to be with him during hi:
convaleseence. He recovered sufficient
ly to come home the latter part of the
summer, and is now able to return te
his regiment. He is a memeber of com
pany A of the Goth engineers. Mrs
Withycombe accompanied her son ID
Portland this morning, and will return
to Salem tonight.
Mrs. S. E. Oliver and Mrs. Leila
Lynch went to Portland today to at
tend the annual convention of the Ore
gon WOman's Christian Temperance
Union, which convenes today at the
First Methodist church of Portland and
will continue tomorrow and Friday.
This organization is devoting its en-
ergies TO the winning Of the war and
under the council of defense has been
appointed to take charge of all relief
work for the state of Oregon. During
the past year a million articles for the
soldiers and war sufferers have been
made. The matters for special eonsid-
Grafton are 'AmeTicanization' and
eeMoral Education" The matter of
providing women to take the places OF
men in industry and the insuring of
|proper conditions for them and special
food conservation work have import
ant places in the convention work
this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Win H. Bennett, ac-
companied by Mrs. H. H. Olinger, Mrs.
Edwin l.. Baker and Mrs. j. D. Caugh-
ell motored to Portland yesterday, re-
turning this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Burghardt, Jr.,
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Brodie
of Oregon City, as their guests over
the week end. Sunday the visitors
were the honor guests at q delightful
little picnic party, given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Burghardt at the Illihee Country
club.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C.Kuney left today
for Newport, where they will enjoy a
three weeks outing Their daughter,
Miss Edith Carter Kinney, has return
ed to Spokane, where she has resumed
her position in the language depart
ment at the Lewis and Clark high
school. Miss Kinney spent the summer
in Portland, taking the reconstruction
course at Reed college, offered to those
desiring to enter that phase of ser
vice in France. Miss Kinney will con-
tipue in her present position until mo-
titled Of an opening, whereby she can
go over in the capacity of a recon-
struction worker.
Miss Mary Jane Albert has entered
Miss Catlin s school for girls at Port
land. While there she will study piano
under Mrs Thomas Carrick Burke.
Miss Albert is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph H. Albert, 245 North
Winter street.
Mrs. Merrill Moores of Portland is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. John
Withycombe, of Labish Meadows. Mrs.
Moores arrived todap and will remain
in Salem till Friday morning, when she
will be joined by Mr.. and Mrs. viii
Troy and Mrs. Karl Steiwer of Seat
tie and will accompany the Seattle
party on motor trip to southern Cali
fornia. Lieutenant Moores is now in
France with flying corps.
Mrs. ]. s. Austin returned this morn
ing from Berkeley, California, where
she went to attend the funeral OF her
nephew, Private Harold L. Higgins,
who died at Brooklyn, New York, of
Spanish influenza. Mr.. Higgins was a
former University of California stu
dent. Mrs. Austin was away about
two weeks,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Garfield are Wis
iting in Portland this week.
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Spending few days in Portland
are Mr.. and Mrs. G. F, Blake of Sa-
Inm