Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-08
b GERTRUDE Robson

Mr.. and Mrs. B. r. Salmon enter
tanned as their guest over the week
end Ray Thomas Of Monmouth, who
saw more than three years service
with the Canadian forces in England
and France. Mr.. Thomas went lover
the top" three times and wears three
wound stripes as a memento Of each
encounter. Al though he necessarily
spent great deal of time in the hos
pitals as q result Of his wounds, he
feels that he has had his share of a
very interesting though dangerous ex-
perieuee.
Members Of the North Salem Wo-
mems club will be tho guests Of Mrs.
Merle Prnnk tomorrow afternoon at
her home on Fourth and Market streets
Mrs. Oscar Gingrieh will entertain the
guests with some Of her original In
dian pantomime.
A delightful surprise party was Civ
en- Miss Florence Blake last Saturday
evening at Willow Lake in honor of
her seventeenth birthday anniversary.
Numerous gifts were presented and an
evening of complete enjoyment was ex-
perieneed by all present. Refreshments
were served at late hour. About
twenty young people participated in
the merry affair.
Miss Myrtle Mason and Miss Winni
fred Ayre will assist Horace RahskOpf
in a dramatic recital tonight in Wall
er hall, under the direction Of Pro-
fessor Della Crowder Miller.
Miss Grace Wells was pleasurably
surprised last Saturday evening at her
home. by bevy Of her friends who
had arranged farewell party in her
honor. A most enjoyable evening was
spent by those present. The young
people responsible for the affair were
Liela Cookingham, Esther Camfield,
Verna Frankly, Mae Grouchow, Alma
Camfield, Marion Stiewer, Grace Wei
born, Mable Garfield and Marlowe
Miller.
Evidently Cecil flaming, who ap-
pears in Portland tomorrow night un-
der the auspices Of the Ellison. White |
musical bureau and who is billed as
3 America s foremost baritone,' is a
poet as well as a musician. The fol-
lowing verses, entitled, my Service
Star" appeared in a Portland paper
recently under his name:
A star Of blue on field of white
With a border of flaming red;
A star of blue
For the lad so true,
"My hero," l proudly said.
''My star will shine in No Man S
Land,
Through the battles smoke and din,
And fight the fight
For the cause of right,
He was made to do and winl"
But now my star has been changed to
gold
On it's field of lonely white,
And the tears 1 shed
Wet the border red
That binds it and holds IL tight.
But God is good, and his service stars
Each night in the sky | sec,
And l know that one
Is my own brave son,
Who died for the fleur de lis.
The tone Of the poem would lead
one to believe that he was the stricken
father of some gallant American sol
iier when the truth Of the matter is
that he is very young and does not
from his pietures-look the least bit
heartbroken. You never can tell a
thing about these geniuses.
A eoterie of friends were guests at
he birthday dinner Of w. p. Bah
cock Sunday night at the Babcoek
residence on South Commercial street.
A delicate blue color scheme was car.
led out in the decorations OF blue mo-
inc streamers and blue bird shaded
,andlcs. The table was centered with
fragrant carnations. /.
Covers were laid for Mr.. and Mrs.
!, W. Woodruff, Mrs. Ida Babeoek,
hAos hNhAa AA-tttSi MS SaAAAV G0h .
firth, Miss Grace Babeock, Miss Mir
am Swartz, Miss Beatrice Shelton,
Roscoe Shelton, T. j. Smith, William
Harris, Mrs. NJ. j. Woodruff, Amelia
Sabcoek and Mr.. and Mrs. W. p.
3abeoek, Miss Mary Bahcock of Port I
and, Miss Carolyne Lambrith, Miss
Bertha Babeoek and Mr.. and Mrs. W.
,. BabcOek.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. f.. Huekestein :
we're week end guests of Mr.. Hueke- !
ten parents. Mr.. Huckestien is con I
Iected with the Standard Oil company !
# Independence.
Miss Marie Griffap, popular young I
Maid Of Dallas spent the latter part U
i the week in Salem.
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