Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-07-17

SOCIETY
By Gertrude Robson


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NINGLY, and in groups, the boys
1$ with the golden stripes are coming
- home. Daily from BFest and St.
lNazaire the great grey ships put out
Ito sea with their precious eaEgoes;
ldailv at H0bOken and Newport News
1.-THE painted vessels surrender their
olive drab loads and return for more.
The paths heross the ocean are Kept
smooth and straight BY the passing OF
the endless caravans With a rapidity
THAT is record breaking, in spite Of the
fact that, for those who are waiting
still, the time drags by at a snail 5
pace, demobilization is taking place.
One BY one, or in groups Of two or
three the Salem boys are returning.
For the countries in which they travel,
ed, the ancient and historic places they
have seen, they have a great deal to
say. The sights Of Paris, the wonder
Of Versailles, the beautiful ehateaux Of
lFfanee-even the lowered castles and
fortresses above the Bhine, come in
for their share Of praise. But for the
deeds they performed the feelings they
Experienced, the thoughts that robbed
their nights Of sleep or filled them with
dreams of the past aud futuTe--of all
the things that we cannot find in his
tories and Biographies, they say moth
ling. Perhaps the day will come, IN the
years ahead when the remembranees
Of the years Of 1917 and 1918 will
cease to be synonomous with grief and
horror, and they viii tell us the things
we want the most to hear. Until then,
we know that by reason Of their very
silence they have been heroes all.
One of the latest arrivals from over.
seas is Captain John J. Elliott who is
at present awaiting his discharge at
Camp Lewis. Tuesday, when he passed
through Portland on his way north, his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Elliott,
spent the day in the metropolis with
him.
Mrs. Ben W. Olcott is the house
guest Of her sister, Mrs. Oswald West,
at Eeola beach.
Edith Carter Kinney, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. c. G. Kinney has returned
from Spokane and win spend the sum
mer with her parents at their home on
South 10th street Miss Kinney, who is
well and very favorably known in Sa
lem has been head of the Spanish de-
partment of the Lewis and Clark high
school in Spokane and will return in
the same capacity next year. At pres
ent she is in Portland aud viii bring
home with her as her guest, her sister,
Mrs. R. G. Ashley and small son Karl,
who will stay for visit of indefinite
length.
Among the Salem women who are
attending the synodieal meeting Of the
missionary societies of the Presbyterian
church which is being held in Eugene,
are Mrs. Thomas s. Anderson and Mrs.
Charles A. Park.
That the University Of Oregon will
be able to start building the proposed
woman IS building this summer seems
assured. The board of regents has de-
eided that the building can not be
started until the first $4,000 has been
raised, this TO be matched by another
$4,000 by the state. OF the first $780,
600, President Campbell and Mrs
George T. Gerlinger, regent of the uni.
versity and head of the building cam
paign, estimate $4,000 has been raised.
| 1t is planned to make the effort to
raise the remaining $4,000 by August /,
when It is hoped that the contract for
the shell Of the building may be let.
Friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Vinyard
(Alta Patterson) will be pleased to
learn that they- have returned from
their wedding trip and are in Salem
for short time before going to Port
land to make their permanent home.
Immediately after their wedd ng, which
was one Of the prettiest affairs Of
early June, the young couple left for
an extended tour Of the far north.
Among the most beautiful sights they
saw in Alaska was Taku glacier, and
picturesque and pleasant trip was
taken TO Skagway over the Yukon and
White Pass railway.