Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-04-11

society saturday AFTERNOON III Inc
assembly hall at the Commercial
club. A program, over which Miss
Matte Beatty presided, followed
the business session and consist
ed of short talks by charter mem
bers on the early history and
achievements of the organiza Lion.
Mrs. W. Carlton Smith sang three
lovely selections, the first being
song she sang at one of the
earliest club meetings, twenty
years ago. She sang Loves
Way" Thank God for Gar
den," Bring Back the Golden
Days"
Mrs. w. G. Dibble spoke on
the attention and assistance of
the Salem press in the Woman's
club organization. Mrs. C. P.
Bishop, at whose home the first
seven meetings of the club were
held, told of many interesting
first steps of the club; Mrs. r. S.
Bean, of Portland, who presided
as chairman of the first few meet
ings, and was first vice president
Of the club, spoke on the club s
ideals. Mrs. E. B. Lockhart, of
Jefferson, first secretary, told of
some of the joys ana woes of those
days, recalling the joys in par
ticular.
Mrs. Carolyn Bristol Seacrist,
municipal librarian of Portland,
old of the clubs struggles for a
library. Mrs. Raymond, an early
member, also spoke about the Ii
5rary and of how the Woman S
club negotiated for a library site
and building. She mentioned es-
! pecially the work of Mrs. A. N.
Bush, also a charter member, who
/ vas president of the board dur
ing the time the library was be-
ing built. Mrs. Alice H. Dodd
spoke ON the fulfilling of tn. su-
iciety's ideals Of pure democracy
and individual desire to do good.
Mrs. T. 7. Geer, first president
Of the club, was not able to be
present at the anniversary meet
ing.
Other charter members present
were Mrs. r. j. Hendricks, Mrs.
Marcia Cusick, Mrs. A. A. Lee
and Mrs. c. S. Hamilton. Colonel
b. Hofer, an early friend of the
club, was also present.
At the business meeting pre-
ceding, the following women were
elected to membership in the
club: Mrs. James West, Mrs. d.
A. Hodge, Mrs. r. l.. Matthews,
Miss Nina McNary, Mrs. Walter
Stolz, Mrs. L. M. Purvine, Mrs.
Mark Skiff, Mrs. e. A. kurtz,
Mrs. J. C. Perry, Mrs. d. E. Kunn,
Mrs. w. w. Emmons, Mrs. Hen
ry B. Thielson, Mrs. Lester Davis,
Mrs. w. F. Fargo, Mrs. Blain e.
kirkpatrick.
AS delegates to the county fed
Grafton of Woman's clubs these
women were elected delegates:
Mrs. John H. McNary, Mrs. A. N.
Bush, Mrs. C. S. Hamilton, Mrs.
L. T. Harris, Mrs. 2. J. Riggs
Nominations for officers Of the
club to be voted upon at the COM
ing election were made and the
slate includes Mrs. w. f. Ander-
son, president; Mrs. C. g Clark,
vice president; Miss Frances
Richards, recording secretary;
Mrs. F. G. Bowersox, financial
secretary; Mrs. Franh Myers,
treasurer; Mrs. George ]. Pearce,
auditor; Mrs. c. G. Doney, di-
rector.
At the close of the afternoon
tea was poured by Mrs. Marcia
Cusick, assisted by Mrs. Thomas
c. Smith, Jr., Mrs. Louis Lach-
mund. Mrs. Frank Myers. Mrs.
John Harrison, Mrs. C. B. Webb
and Mrs. David Eyre.
Mrs. r. S. Bean, who was a
Salem visitor on Saturday when
she was present at the meeting
of the Woman's club, spent Sun
day here as the guest of Mrs. A.
N. Moores.
Miss Amy Smith, Y. w. C. A.
field secretary from Seattle, was
q est at the Salem Y. w. c. A.
yesterday. Miss Smith came to Sa-
lem from Corvallis where she Wis
tied the o. A. c. campus Y. w.
c. A. chapter, and she left today
for Eugene where she will spend
two days on the University of
Oregon campus.
Mrs. Minnie Nimms and Miss
Louise and Miss Merle Nimms
teachers in the Albany schools.
were week end visitors in Salem,
Mss Beth Bodbold and Miss
Louise Syp, who are students al
Monmouth normal school, spent
the week ehl in Salem.
Miss Mabel Withycombe will
be head resident of the new Su-
san Campbell hall for women of
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