Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-19

are expected to enroll for work in the
spring. The graduates attended the
colleges training school for women
farm workers
During the training Wellesley was
ike Plattsburg camp. Under the di-
rection of Miss Edith Diehl, welles-
ley graduate and once a New York
business woman, the training camp has
made scientific study of the proper
housing, clothing and feeding Of this
new species of the new woman-the
farmerette. 1t has even set the fash
ion in farmerette boots, selecting q
stout, flat heeled, high laced shoe,
with fluted tongue to keep out sand
and gravel. This shoe, which will be
considered "de rigeur" by farmerettes
next year, is a modification of the
Munsen army last and is sufficiently
feminized to make it smart as well as
servicable.
In the matter of dress. Miss Diehl
has worked out a farmerette costume,
consisting of feminized overalls and
a jaunty coat to be thrown over them
as the girl goes to and from the fields.
Miss Ruth Field. graduate of Will
lamette university and Kimball school
of Theology, has been in Portland for
a brief visit and will leave Seattle on
Friday for Calcutta, India, to teach
music at an Indian girls school there
and be pipe organist of the Thoburn
church in that city. Miss Field is a
very popular Salem girl. She is sent
to India by the Women s Foreign Mis-
sionary society of the Methods.
Episcopal church. Evening Telegram.
Mrs. G. f. Sehuneman, who has been
confined to her home with an attack
Of la grippe, is now convalescing.
Mrs. Hazelle Scott Adrian of Spring
field. Oregon, who has been i'll the last
week with influenza and pneumonia,
was reported yesterday as being slight
/, ly better.
| Mrs. Harold Frrest and small son
have gone to Hillsboro, where they
joined Mr.. Forrest over the week end.
Miss Nellie Lombard, an instructor in
the English department of the Dallas
high school, spetnt Thursday in Sa-
lem as the guest Of Mrs. John Mauer,
at her residence, 317 North LIB
erty street. Miss Lombard was enroute
to her home in Eugene, where she will
remain until the schools are re-opened.
Mrs. G. G. Bingham is entertaining
as her guest, her sister, Mrs. H. D. Be-
dunn of Lafayette, Oregon. Mrs. Bing-
ham is anticipating the early return
of her daughter, Mrs. Keith Powell,
and small son, from Palo Alto, Cali
| fornia.
Mrs. Powell has been in Palo Alto
| for number Of months with her hus-
band who has been stationed at Camp
Fremont. The latter expected to be or
dered east the last Of this week, in
which case Mrs. Powell will return to
Salem, making her home with her par
ents during his absence.
Mrs. P. Z. Ackerman was recently
surprised with visit from her broth
er and wife of Lansing, Michigan, it
being the first time they had seen each
other for 81 years. Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
nett were well pleased with Salem and
lexpect to make il their home.
Mis- Lena Huckestein, the daughter
Of Postmaster and Mrs. Augut Huck-
estein, has been spending the past week
with friends at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Blake at Willow Lake
farm.
/ Mrs. r. H. johnson entertained
few friends informally last evening
at the residence of Mrs. James God.
frey, 405 North Liberty street, in com.
lpliment to her aunt, Mrs J. Wright,
Z Oakland, Califrnia. Mrs Wright will
spend week or more in Salem.