Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-10
SOCIETY
By CAROL S. DIBBLE.


| 70 tut united states as missionary
to Tien Sin, China, gave talk of very
timely significance yesterday at the
regular monthly meeting of the For
eign Missionary society of the Meth
0dist church, which was held at the
home Of Mrs. B. E. Carrier on Court
street. DR.. Martin told of her work
among the hospitals and dispensaries,
land described very yividly the eOndi-i
tion of the people at the time of the
bad floods in China last year, the refu-
gees, who sought shelter in the hospit-
ais, and the aid the medical authori-
ties were able to give them. She also
dwelt upon the part the Chinese wo-
men are playing in the war, which in
the essential spirit is much the same
as that which our own women are
showing. Much knitting is being done
for the Red Cross and in one instance
a Chinese woman knit twenty pairs of
sox in a week. And many of the moth
ers it seems have given up their sons
to fight for the allied cause, with as
fine a courage as is being evidenced
by mothers the world over nowadays.
DR.. Martin was originally sent into
the missionary field by the northwest
branch, her home being situated in In
diana. She has been at her post in
China for the past eighteen years, and
is now en- route east, having stopped in
Salem for few weeks to visit her
brother at his home, 255 Center street.
Another interesting guest, about to
enter foreign fields, was Miss Ruth
Fields. Miss Fields is planning to teach
music in an English school at Calcut-
ia, India, and will sail from Seattle
October 18th, Miss Fields is well
known Salem girl, the daughter of Mrs.
L. +. Fields of the Garden road. She
is being sent to India by the Columbia
River Missionary branch. She expects
to leave Monday for Seattle and sun
day evening a service in her honor will
be held at the First Methodist church,
of which she is member.
The annual report of the society was
given yesterday by Mrs. U. q. Holt,
wherein it developed that sum Of
1886 had been turned over to the Co
lumbia River branch in addition to the
war work done by the members dur
inc the wear. About fifty members
were in attendance at the meeting yes
terday.
The many Salem friends of Mrs W.
Carlton smith are rejoicing in the op-
nortunitv of short visit with her. as
she came down from Tacoma Tuesday
on n brief business trip. and expects
10 be in Salem until tomorrow. Dur
inc the absence of DIR. Smith. who is
now in France. Mrs. Smith has taken
n nosition az Tacoma in the land de-
partment of the Northern Pacific.
i Of . verv interesting nature. Mrs.
smith misses salem and her large cir
Gle of acquaintances here, and hopes
near future. Mrs. Olson who has been
visiting in Tacoma. accompanied Mrs.
smith home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George G. Brown went
10 Rend OREGON Yesterday. wrere Mr..
Brown will attend the Grand Command
erv. KNIGHTS Templars. which is now
in session. Also in the party were
Judoe and Mrs George ]. Burnett, NJ.
J, Movers and DIR. O. A. Olson.
Musical circles are gerretting the
departure of Mr.. and Mrs. Munroe
thew expect to make their home. Mr..
and Mrs. Yennke have been summer
inc in Salem, having latyly come to
the coast from Kokomo. Indiana. MIR.
Yennke is singer of note and has ap
peared in public several times during
his stay in Salem.
Mrs. w. G. Prunk left yesterday for
iourp Of several months.
Mrs Ralph Matthews, who has been
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. A.
II, Brown. at their residence. $50 South
Commercial street. left Yesterday for
her homo in Wood River. Illinois. She |
oop NV Mr nnd Mrs. Georqe q Brown. |
M Matthews holds the position of !
chemist for the Roxana Petroleum com
..n.,. A NTool l3,,.o. Oh ho, haa,, ,,;e. |
F"AJ " ~" - N i"'