Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-07-28
SOCIETY
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~ ALEN vas fortunate in having as
its guest last week Private Peat
- Of international fame and his
charming little Irish wife. Perhaps no
other suthor writing en- his personal
experiences in the great var, lwIth the
great exceptions Of course, Of Ian
Hay : First Hundred thousand 2 and
Harry Lauder "a Minstrel in
France has attained such height
on the pinnacle Of success, as has this
brave, cheerful battle Scared little
Canadian. The chief charm Of his works
lie in the total absence OF anything
that savors Of self praise, and in the
wholesale store Of gOod nature and
pluck which permeates the writings.
While in Salem Private and Mrs.
Peat we're guests at the G. W. Niemey-
er home. Mr.. Siemeyer having known
the visitor IN Edmundson. Alberta, be-
fore the enlistment Of either Of them
in His Majesty's service.
Mrs. Louis Tarpley and son, Lieuien-
ant Donald G. TarpeY Of Portland, re-
turned 10 their nome Saturday after a
brief visit with Mr. and Mrs. II. G.
Tarpley Of 739 North Liberty street
Lieutenant Tarpley has recently return
ed from ambulance service in France.
DR.. and Mrs. Frank Brown, accom-
panied by their house guests, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. Freehofer and daughter and
son, Marie and Paul, Of Boise, Idaho,
are spending two weeks outing at
Newport.
Honoring Miss Hazel Prince whose
wedding win be one Of the very near
future, Misses Eulalie Lindsay, Eva
White. Edna West and Mae Ward were
hostesses at a miscellaneous shower at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Prince.
The affair was in the form Of a charm
ing lawn party and many beautiful
gifts were received by the honor guest.
Those who were hidden were Edna
Magerss Mrs. Blanche Steiwcr, Euniee
Oifstead. Alta Kersehner, Myrtle Wald-
ron, G. Townsend, Mrs. Mas Shank,
Mrs. Gladys Maekson, Grace M0llen-
cop, Isola Smith. Anna Ward, Hazel
Fleener, Dora Kester, Mrs. Myrtle
Blundell, Della Egneblart, Mrs. G. l..
Prince and Mrs. Jesse Prince.
Miss Cornelia Marvin has been noti-
fled Of her election as second vice pres
ident Of the American Library associ
alton which met recently at Ashbury
Park, n. J. The association is working
for q large endowment fund and has
an especially active program Of work
outlined for the coming year.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Geuffroy and
daughter Claudine, are spending their
vacation in Washington. They will Wis
it numerous places of interest, inelud
ing Rainier National park, Seattle and
Tacoma. While in the latter city they
will be guests Of the o. +. Gustane-
sons, former web known residents of
Salem. The trip is being made by auto.
'''Of course az extra session of the
Oregon Legislature will be called TO
ratify woman's suffrage" and Miss
Vivian Pierce, speaking of her trip TO
Salem last week to present the matter
to Governor Oleott.
fThe governor s statement which
appeared in the papers was given be-
fore the Portland delegation of suffra-
gists had interviewed him. II was the
conclusion that he had arrived az iudg
ing from the data that he already had.
In our two hours talk with Governor
Oleott, we made plain the necessity
for Oregon 5 ratification.
"0f course the governor is consei-
entious about spending the taxpayers
money and he hesitates about calling
an extra session at their expense. How
ever, we will begin work today on Sc
curing pledges from the Multnomah
county delegation who will be willing
to 20 to Salem at their own expense TO
meet In session for a few minutes-it
could be arranged in 20 minutes-in or
der that Oregon may be one of the fore
most states in the move that is bound
to be a success sooner or later.
Miss Pierce said she is confident
that the 46 men who would be required
to meet for approval of the amendment
could be assembled in Salem at an ex-
pense Of not more than IS each, and
that the session would hardly interfere
With their daily routine of work.
Guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. o. J. Schei
are the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. A. Anderson and her brother, A. NJ.
Anderson. They are from Rergus Falls,
Minnesota, the town that suffered such
frightful losses in a recent cyclone
tragedy. They have some interesting
pictures with them Of the scenes tax
en- after the disaster
Mr. and Mrs Ralph Gilbert spent yes
terday in Eugene as the guests Of
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Roth are
spending fortnight at Netarts.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. +. Palmer have re
turned home from two weeks visit
in Raymond. Washington, and Astoria,
bringing with them as their guest,
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