Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-20

lily CAPITAL JOURNAL,
Although the engagement of Miss
Marie Chittendan to Archibald NJ. Jer
man has been an open secret among
4 her intimate friends, the formal an
nouncement is causing quite a, stil
among the members of the younger so
Iicial set. Miss Chittendan is one of the
most universally popular young women
lin the city. She is the daughter of
Mrs. F. NJ Chittendan Of North Water
street and graduate of the local high
school, and during her attendance
there was a leader in school activities
She was later student of Herolds col
ilege in San Francisco. Mr.. Jerman is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Jerman
and well known in the city. He is q
graduate of Willamette university and
Mt. Angel college. The wedding will
be an event of early October.
Mrs. John Carson win leave tomor-
row for Washington, D. c., where she
will represent Salem at the first an
nual convention of the American War
Mothers which opens in that city on
October 1st. She will be joined in Kan
sas City by Mrs. A. A. Lee who is Wis
lifting there and who will also attend
the conference. Before returning home
Mrs. Carson will visit in Toronto, Can
ada.
Mrs. E. Fritz Slade (Marjorie Mar
vin) left Thursday for San Francisco
where she will make her home. Mr..
Slade is now connected with the fed
eral reserve bang of that city in the
capacity of examiner.
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Organized women are asking them
selves whether they have the right, as
| federated bodies, to take formal ac-
ton ON the league Of nations and the
Iattendant peace treaty which involves
the far cast. Individually the women
have their opinions, just as the men
of the state have, based on more or less
serious study. Only few of Oregon s
women IS organizations have gone on
lrecord as approving the league Of ma
tions. Among the first was the Progress
sive Woman IS league.
Whether the state federation, to be
held at Corvallis October 13 to 16 in
elusive, will act ON the subject, is not
lyet known. Whether an executive
group of women could assume the pow
Ter to speak for the whole body of the
state s club women, is matter to be
thought out carefully.
Child welfare, Americanization and
educational subjects will be thrashed
out during the convention. Among
those heading the work will be the
president, Mrs. Charles H. Castner,
Hood River, Mrs. Millie r.. Trumbull,
Mrs. J. A. Pettitt, of Portland. Miss
Matte Beatty of Salem; Mrs. A. B..
Cordley, Corvallis. Among the noted
speakers will be President Kerr of the
Oregon Agricultural college.
The opening meeting will be held in
the club house of the Corvallis Wo-
mans club. All other meetings will be
held in Presbyterian church.
Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Lytle are in
Pendleton attending the Roundup. Mrs.
Lytle is the sister of James, George
land DIR. David B. 4lill of that city.
Mrs. Edward Weller was gracious
hostess at meeting Of the Woman IS
auxiliary at her home yesterday after
noon. The rooms were prettily decorat-
ed with pink roses and dahlias. This
being the regular monthly meeting of
the society the usual business session
was held followed by a social hour
and the serving of delicious refresh
ments,, About seventeen women were
present, additional guests of the aux
iliary being Mrs. Sarah Rogers of Ev-
anston, Illinois, Mrs. Van Winkle and
Mrs. Edward Lord.
The many friends of Viola Vercler
Holman will be deeply interested to
learn of her departure for China,
whore she plans to remain year while
her husband fills professional en-
gagement. Mrs. Holman is a noted vio-.
linist, and has won laurels for herself
in San Francisco, Salt Lake, Chicago
and q number of large eastern cities,
and she intends to engage in solo
work, with both her violin and saxa-
phone, during her stay in the orient.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holman sailed for the
far east during the latter part of Au-
gust, and their numerous friends are
eagerly awaiting news Of their arrival
and settlement.
Tuesday will be Woman's day at the
state fair and special attention will
be given to women's clubs and soei-
cites on that day. Tuesday, Wednes-'
day and Thursday are likewise the
days of the horse show and as usual
the affair will be decidedly social
one, many of the members of the smart
sets of Portland and Salem being in
terested in it. The names of the local
women who will act as patronesses on
the various evenings have not vet been
made public but the Portland women
are Mrs. James II. Murphy, Mrs. Ralph
H, jenkins, Mrs. Ralph w. Wilbur. Mrs.
w. W. Sanderson Mrs Matt McDou-
gal and Miss Carrie Flanders.
Mrs. David Eyre and children are