Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-04

Mrs Frederick Schmidt entertain
ed a gala company of friends Tuesday
night at her home, 67s North Cottage
street at jolly little New Years eve
watch party. Festal holiday decoration:
carrying out a red and green color
scheme were in gay evidence. The hours
were merrily whiled away with cards
and dancing, a buffet supper being
served at late hour. About twenty
: guests were asked to join in the jol-
lities of the occasion.
Il
\ Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Knappe of 535
North 18th stdeet, entertained with q
Sew Years dinner in honor of Mrs.
Knappe's son, Raymond L. Savage,
who is stationed at Bremerton navy
yard and who came home to spend New
/ Years with his mother. Those invited
included Mrs. Knappe's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. B. B. Gesner, Frank Gesner
and wife, Ralph Gesner and wife, Cliff
ford Gesner and family, Norris Hunt
and family, Mrs. Bessie Updagraff,
Mable and Louis Updegraff, Ulyssis
Gesner, Florence, Opal and Eugene Ges-
ner, Mr.. and Mrs. Knappe's children
frankie, Louis and Oracle, Virgil Ges-
ner and Raymond L. Savage. The din
ner was in the nature Of q reunion, as
Mr.. and Mrs Knappe have lived in
Jacksonville, F1odida, for the past eight
years and have only just returned a
few months ago to make Oregon their
home, it being Mrs. Knappe's native
state.
Mrs. A. W. Binegar, who has been
spending the holidays with ker father,
d. A. Harris, returned home today.
Her husband, who holds a position
with the st. Helens ship building com
pany, returned home Sunday.
Miss Irene Curtiss, a student at the
Oregon Agricultural college, will re-
turn to Corvallis tomorrow after spend
ing the holidays in Salem with her
mother, Mrs. L. G. Curtiss.
Miss Mabel Gardner enjoyably enter
tanned q eongenial group Of friends at
her home on New Years eve with a
delightful stepping party. The hostess
invited as her guests the Misses Se-
yah Peetz, Edith Brown, Orlena Thorn
as, Velma Gillian, Selma Bartoz, Grace
Ne Donald, Eloise Batey, Elizabeth
Galley, Helen Bingle, Messrs. Clyde
aGrdner, Russell Case, Gordon Rosque,
George IaChappelle, Cy Crosby, Neal
Miller, Edgar Crosby, Merrill Ivie,
Warren Hardesty and Lawrence Gard
ner.
Mrs. Floyd Putnam of Vancouver,
Washington, arrived this morning to
pass the week end in the city as the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Walter j..
Kirk. Mrs. Putnam is enroute from
Brownsville, Oregon, where she has
been visiting her parents over the
holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Beckett (Cleo
Kennen) of Tilhmook are enjoying a
visit in Salem as the guests of Mr..
Beckett 8 parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G W..
Beckett, at their residence on the Wal
llace road. Mr.. and Mrs. Beckett arriv-
ed last night and will remain during
the coming week.
The friends of Mrs. Horace Sykes
and little daughter, jeanette Sykes,
who have been seriously i'll with influ-
enza at the Sykes home on Center
street, will be glad to hear that they
hre gradually improving. Miss Nen
Sykes, who has been visiting her broth
er's family over the holidays is plan
ming to return to Bremerton Monday
to resume management of the cafeter-
las under her charge at the Bremerton
navy yard.
Announcement has been received by
Salem friends Of the marriage of Paul
ILBallon Hofer, formerly Of Salem, to
Miss Frances Morgan Spence Of Passa-
dena, California, the wedding being
an event of New Years day, and TAX
ing place at Pasadena The bridegroom
I is nephew of Colonel and Mrs. T.
Hofer Of this city and a popular col
lege man, being a graduate of the Ore
gon Agricultural college. During his
college career, he made an enviable
name as q prominent football star.
Mr.. Hofer has recently been released
from the naval service. His mother
Mrs. Anna b. Hofer and sister, Miss
Louise Hofer also reside in the south
ern metropolis. The Hofers moved to
California several years ago.