Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-05-06
SOCIETY.



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Mrs. A. n. Bush Of Salem and
Mrs. Ben Selling Of Portland have
been appointed By the State Var moth
lers 70 serve on the committee to secure
a memorial for members Of the ll6th
engineers who lest their lives in the
world war. A regimental fund Of S576
Accumulated while the 10th was in
France and this sum has been divided
between Oregon, Washington and Ida
no, the regiment being composed Of
men from these states. A provision
was made in the distribution of the
money, that il be used in erecting a
memorial for those who were killed,
and It is for this purpose that com
mittee has been appointed. Allen r.
Joy and George R. Funk of Portland
are the other members Of the commit
tee, having been appointed by the Faith
ers of the Soldiers and Sailors club.
Mss Nina MeNary win leave tonight
for Washington d. c., where she viii
remain with her brother, Senator
Charles MeNary, until the close Of
congress. She will be accompanied by
her sister, Mrs. W. T. Stolz and hus-
band, and their two children, Mar
garet and Richard, who will be her
guests in the capital for a month or
two. The trans continental trip will
be made by way of Salt lake city,
then south to New Orleans, arriving in
Washington over the southern route.
The Woman 5 Relief Corps Aid So
eiety will be entertained Thursday af-
ternOOn at the farm home Of Mrs.
Prudence BOuffleur, in Polk county.
Assistant hostesses will be Mesdames
Emma Byars, Ida Babeoek, Mary
Briggs, Elizabeth Bushnell, Jennie
Browning, Elizabeth Bullock, Mollie
Bennett and Rebeeea Bales.
The ladies will assemble at the ,iee-
tie depot at one O'Clock where autos
will be at their disposal to convey them
to the place of entertainment.
Governor Ben Oleott will speak at
the animal spring luncheon Of the Port
land Federation OF Women s organiza-
tions which will be held in the grill of
the Portland hotel Saturday. The only
other speaker will be Mrs. Alexander
Thompson, who was a member OF the
Legislature during the past two ses.
sions. Mrs. Thompson has become eE-
tremely popular among club wome.. Se-
cause of her gallant ehampioning of
the teachers salary bin which owes ats
passage to her tireless efforts. She
first became noticeable in educational
circles two years ago when her zeal IN |
the house Of representatives forced the |
passage Of the bill providing for an
eight months school term each year in |
every district. Mrs Thompson has re-
Gently moved TO Portland to reside.
Mrs. R. j. Hendricks of Salem,
who was appointed state war mother
by the late Governor Withycombe, will n
attend the meeting in Hotel Portland |
tomorrow night, Of Portland unit No.
/ of American war mothers. She will |
speak, as will also Mrs. Caylin V. by |
ment who recently returned with her !
husband from France A feature of the |
musical program of the evening will |
be the violin selections by Lueie Adeh
Becker, who recently came to America
from Alsace with her brother, Profes-
sor Lucien Becker.
The La Area club met at the home
Of the Misses Emma and Bertha wal
dorf last evening for a short business
meeting followed by a social hour. Ar
were made for a picnic to
be held the Friday evening of this
week.
The Woman S Home Missionary so.
iety OF the First Methodist church
will meet in regular session Wednes-
day evening at s o clock in the church
parlors. Mrs. Olive Metcalf Hand will
speak about lumber camps and mines
and the splendid program will be lol' |
lowed by a social hour. All husbands
and friends Of the members are invit-
I'd.
Announcement is made that May day
exercises of the West Salem school
viii be held this evening at $3.50 o.
lock. Everyone is cordially invited.
Congressman and Mrs. W. G. Haw-
ey left yesterday for Washington, D.
Mrs. Horace Sykes and daughter, d
Jeanette. and Miss Lillian Olson spent '
he week end in Portland with rela' :
ives and friends. I
The annual meeting Of 81. Paul s /
luild will be held with Mrs. Robert a
Aerrsck at the Court apartments, We'd y