Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-06-03
SUJIEIf.
BY GERTRUDE ROBSON

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FINAL and complete arrangements
have been made for the seventy
fifth commencement Of Willamette
university, which win take place June
Z 10 II.
B. f. Irvine, of the Oregon Journal,
an 1877 graduate Of the university win
deliver the commencement address
President edrl Buney viii give tks
baeealaureate sermon 10 the seniors
next Sunday and Professor James 7.
Matthews viii speak at the farewell
vesper service.
Commencement activities will begin
Saturday evening, June 7th with the
stupend0us historic pageant. The senior
breakfast viii be served Monday morn
ing. june 9th, and the same afternoon
at O'Clock the second performance
Of the pageant will be presented in the
huge stadium which is beng erected on
the campus for the occasion. Monday
evening will witness the presidents S re
eeption TO the alumni, seniors and
guests, faculty, trustees, students and
friends in Eaton hall. commencement
exercises proper viii take place at the
First Methodist Episcopal church, We'd
nesday morning.
A party composed Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert s. Gill and Mr.. and Mrs. George
M. Post, an well known former Salem
residents, are visiting in the city. hav-
ing come up for the dance and card
party given by the St. Agnes guild Of
81. Paul 5 church in the Masonic hall
last night.
The Salem unit Of American war
mothers win give tea Saturday af-
ternOon at p. m. at the home Of Mrs
u. A. Carson, 1929 South High street,
in honor Of the war mothers of Salem
and the vicinity. II win DE in the form
of a "get together" meeting with an
informal program and the serving of
light refreshments A very cordial in
vitation is extended to all mothers of
soldiers, sailors, marines or nurses, to
attend, whether they are registered or
not.
Mrs. Charles H. Castner is issuing
her final appeal for the support of the
club women of the state in voting for
the great reconstruction program. She
has just completed tour of the state
in the interests of the reconstruction
measures and the Roosevelt highway
bill, and says that every club she has
visited has promised to vote solidly for
the measures She considers Il the duty
of every eligible woman to use her
right to vote in support of these wor.
thy measures.
Eugene, Or, June 9. - (Speciall-l
The annual convention Of the western
district of the Neighbors of Wooderaft
Opened here this afternoon with the.
calling to order Of the meeting by Dis.
triet Guardian Ora X. Maury Of Co.
guile. The convention is to LAT two
days and nearly one hundred delegates
are expected.
Today 5 program ineladed the seat
ing of the officers, flag ceremony. ad.
dress Of welcome by DR.. William
kuykendaf, grand physician; aollee.
tion of credentials and musical pro.
gram.
Election Of district Officers will be
held Tuesday afternoon with their in.
stalhtion in the evening. Grand Guar.
dian, Mrs, G. c. Van 0rsdall OF Pendlc
non VIII deliver an address tonight.
There will he special meeting of
the Altar society of st. .Toseph =
church tomorrow afternoon at 5 o clock
.at tho residence OF Reverend Father
Buck Some especially important mai.
ters viii come up before the assembly
and every lady in the parish IS urgent.
y requested to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs Burton A. Myers arr;v.
ed in Salem Sunday from Camn LAWS
where Mr. Myers has been awaiting
his discharge, having recently return,
ca from service overseas. Mrs. Myers
has made numerous friends during her
stay in Salem, and they will ne ds.
lighted to hear that she win remain
IN the capital city until the tan. Dur.
ing their residence here Mr.. and Mrs
Myers will make their home with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. MeFlyain
on South Liberty street.
Mrs. W. B. London and family of
Portland, former residents of salem
were dinner guests Saturday evening
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. II
Adams, S5s North 18th street. An an.
propriate color scheme OF red. white
and blue was artistieally carried ont
in the decorations
The evening was pleasantly spent in
motoring to Independence, foilorine
the beautiful east side river road. cross
ing the ferry at Independence and -.
turning to Salem over the west sids
highway.
The Woman 5 Relief corps Aid an.
siety will meet at the country home az
Mrs '. D Bennett nrxt THURSDAY AZ. I
ternoon. All those desiring transnoFta.
llon to and from the nlaee Of enter.
tainment viii beet At the Oregon Elee. |
tric depot al one o'clock D. m. The
round trip may he made for fiffx ssnss
Mrs. Emily r Jory has returned 10
salem after an ahsenee Of three weeks