Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-19

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that Captain and Mrs. G. T. Mclean
of Astoria, are now located at St
Petersburg, Virginia, is of timely inn
Salem. Mrs. Mclean is remembered
as Mary Eakin, and has often visited
in the city, as the guest of friends.
The MeLeans went east early IN
the month, where Captain Mclean
who is in the engineer corps, was sta
toned at Camp Lee, Virginia.
Five hundred was the diversion of a
pleasant evening this week, when Mrs
George f. Shaw entertained a number
of her friends at her home ON South
Commercial street. Mrs. H. S. Poisal
assisted the hostess at the serving
hour.
Four tables were arranged for the
players who were: Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
E. Wood, Mr.. and Mrs Gerald VOlk,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. VAIN, Mr.. and
Mrs. d. E. Bower, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
w Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Laf-
lar, Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Poisal, Mrs.
Amos Bass, Mr.. and Mrs. g. E. Wood.
The Priscilla club was informally en-
tertained on Thursday by Mrs. Frank
Myers. The greater part of the after
noon was devoted to knitting. Mrs
A. T. VAIN will be the next hostess for
the club.
Mrs. George G.. Brown and Miss
Luey Stoughton were joint hostesses
for the Leisure Hour club on Wednes-
ha harc nt
at the home of Mrs. Brown on Nortn
Summer street The hours were Will
ed away with Red Cross sewing, dam
ty refreshments being served later in
the afternoon by the hostesses.
Mrs r. S. Wallace and Mrs. c; A.
Park will entertain the club members
next month, at the residence of the
former on Court street.
This time it is grandmother work
bag, which is called upon to contrib
ute its services to Red Cross work, by
divulging all odds and ends of yarn,
accumulated in hidden hooks, away
down in the bottom of the bag, where
no ONE has looked for year past,
since the last quilt was pieced. And
now is chance for that wonderful
bag to reveal its treasures, among
which will doubtless be gay assort-
ment of scraps of yarn Of
varied and brilliant hue, just
what the girls s of the -Domes-
tic Art class in the Washington junior
high school are eager to obtain. For
under Miss Edith Campbell's super.
vision, the girl$ afe learning to knit
hat
yond the wash cloth degree, are going
to knit squares for the much needed
blankets, now being made in such num-
'bers over the country
If bright bits of yarn are a minus
quantity in the home, woolen gar
ment, such as last years sweater,
could we'll be ravelled out on the altar
of Red Cross needs.
The yarn donations may be sent to
either Miss Campbell at the school, or
Mrs Russell Catlin, at the knitting
headquarters in the Meyers store. The
knitting department of the Salem Red
Cross has been filling its time to the
utmost, and as a result 1000 pairs OF
socks have been shipped from the
city.
Miss Rose Williams will be the guest
of homer this evening at an attract
i've Red Cross knittin0 party, to be
given by her sister, Mrs. Carey f.
Martin at her home on South Liberty
street. Miss Williams, who belongs to
hospital unit 46, expects to be called
she will leave for the east, preparatory
tc' sailing for France with the rest of
the unit.
The ever-popular eoloH scheme of
red, white and blue will prevail
throughout the decorations, including
a gay array of the little national flags
Assisting Mrs Martin in entertaining
will be Mrs Frank Durbin.
Those anticipating the affair of the
evening are: Miss Anna Umphrey,
Miss Marcia Umphrey, Miss Rose Bart
ruff, Miss Ella Arnot, Miss Lila Thom-
as, Miss RUBY Miller, Miss Helen Post,
Miss Flora Stewart, Miss Lutha Hall,
Miss Cora 'Talkington. Miss Ruth Bar
ber, Mrs. Herbert F1agg, Miss Flora
Gee of Silvertcn, Miss Rose lowell OF
Corvallis, Miss Nell Thielsen, Miss
Maude Durbin, Mrs. Clifford Farmer,
Mrs. Paul Schmidt, Miss Ellen Fahey,
Mrs. Allan Bynon, Miss Agnes Bayne,
Miss Refine MeMurray, Miss Helen
Wood, Miss Beatrice Walton, Miss
Nancy Skaife, Mrs. George Post, Mrs.
Armin Steiner, Mrs. Curtis Crcss, Miss
Gertrude Savage, Miss Mildred BrunK.
The members of the Tuesday Mus
ieal club and their guests, will as
semble next week, at the home of Miss
JOY Turner, S35 North Capitol street,
when a program, leaturin~ -~Hubert s
compositions, and a
sketch of the famous musician S life,
will be enjoyed by those privileged to
hear it.
The different teachers Of music in
the club take charge Of the various
svenings, Miss Turner, being chairman
TOR the coming Tuesday.
A delightful "5O0' party on Tues
day night was the contribution of
Mrs. II. S. Poisal to the social calendar
If this week. The guests cireled five
-abies, the high scores being captured
oy Mrs. Fred Steusloff and A. T.
Vain. An effective array of ferns
made the rooms attractive for the af-
;air.
Those hidden were: Mr.. and Mrs J.
Craig, Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. VAIN,
Mr.. and AIRS Dan Fry, Mr.. and Mrs.
Douglas Minto, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
StauSlaff NJ ar1 Mrs p L Do.r,,