The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 25, 1920, Page 8

house is sold ont completely for and Miss Easton will sing the @ the offering on Wednesday evenini epportunitica come to that they are hosteases are entertaini suppers is before ua eee ts for Atrists Frederick Bentley wil! enter Em Oberhoffer, conductor of Minneapolis Sympbony orches- and Miss Florence Macbeth at next Thursday. Nellie Cornish will entertain of friends at the Minne: Symphony érchestra concert ‘Thureday. 0 and Mra. Howard Hildreth will at luncheon next Thursday % i) Heighton, manager of Minneapolis Symphony orches- today at the Hotel Sor- Guest taining for Mrs. Albert Ed- Helmer, of Oakland, who is her guest, Mrs, Ernest Gaumlits ‘Dostess at a delightful luncheon home Thursday, with places for ten guests. A pretty col of scarlet and mauve was out the table decorations asters in correspond- affair for Mrs. Helmer p the luncheon of seven covers, y, at which Mra. Earl Doran hostess. — to Wed of their daughter, to Mr. Vincent L. Syliiaasen, will be an event of October 6, $29 o'clock, in St. Paul's Episcopal Bu Mise MacDonald has chosen her attendants her sister, yyme Maclonald, as maid of and Mrs. Walter H. Tuesiey, as | Mounce the marriage of their daugh- ts | member of the Kappa Al- ‘Theta sorority, and the groom- is affiliated with Phi Deita Sind also with Tau Beta Pi, engineering fraterni! the war he was overseas as Meutenant with the Fourth en x eee t the U. of W. ‘The rushing ( 9% the University of Wash- 4ané to compliment of the new year, seventeen are entertaining at dinner Cornish to Have day Tea ‘Mine Nellie Cornish has bidden a of friends to her studio to- frow ‘afternoon in compliment to mew members of the faculty, Helen Wright, Mise Isabel and Mr. and Mra. Jacques Serville. There will be a short im, with calling hours from to 11 o'clock. Mrs. A. K. Fisken Mrs. C. H. Hopper will preside the urns. eee Miss Shi ees. Toellner On Tuesday afternoon, Septem 1920, at the home of Mr. and P. Mohr, Miss Leila P. y, of Vancouver, B. C., became wife of Mr. August Toellner, of oe First Washington Volunteer in- in the Spanish war, officiated wedding ceremony. The ring of the Congregational church Was used. Mrs. Toeliner, as the former Miss ‘Shipley, is the daughter of Mrs. Ida Dow, | Dow @ Fraser, bankers of Vancou- ver, B.C. active in relief work in the this same work. ERA SEASON ANTICIPATED MUCH INTEREST BY BEULAH MITCHELL COUTTS Boolety Editor of The Stor IS WITH GREATEST INTEREST AWAITING the first rise ‘ef the curtain for the operatic treat in store for them the coming week. ‘evening the double bill, “Pagliacci” and “L/Oracolo,” will be offered crowded assemblage of music lovera, with Scotti, Peralta, Rothier and in the company. The glorious opera, “La Boheme,” with one of he best casta, Miss Sundelius and Orville Harrold in the leading roles, will Seattle so seldom that it is with the keenest received, and a hearty welcome is extended. not have this privilege, and a gala week of luncheons, teas and -jand Mr. M season has begun tn the evening at various homes in the ‘widow of the late Alex Dow, of During the late war she ‘Canadian city and spent part of her time in England in furtherance of Mr. Totliner is the author of sev- @tal short stories and poems that the opening on Monday night, when tragic lines of “LA Tosca.” On Tues and seats are selling rapidly, Such ng visitors from the state, who will DATES To Remember SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 Mr. and Mre George Linder's ner at home for the members of the Old-Graft bridal party. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER t6— of Mise Florine Graft rm Old. the Yacht elud for ary Pryor and Mr. Glibert Rieck, with Mr. Clark Burgard, Mr. Rodney Prentiss ané Mr. Bernard Fotheringham se hosts FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1— Dancing party at Yacht Clud, tn honor of Mise Kathleen Parshall and Mise Roma Reid, with Mr. end Mra Parshall and Mr. and Mra Retd es hosts SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8— Mine Mary Louise Rochester to wed Mr, David Morgan Roderick at ¢ e'clock im the Tabernacle Baptist eburch, Mise Mary te entertata bridal party at luncheon et dinner for the Biack-Pryor bridal party, preceding the rehearsal at ity parish chureh at $:30 o'clock. Shower for Miss Spelger Mra. Aubrey Wilton entertained at tea and @ miscellaneous shower this | afternoon’ at her home, honoring | Mias Marian Spéiger, whose engage ment has been recently announced. eee Bridal Party to Be Entertaine: Saturday, October 9, Miss Marion McMillan will entertain the members of the Bibb-Hainsworth bridal party at a buffet supper at her residence. ee Marriage of Miss Lantz lower Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Lants an ter, Marie Roberta, to Mr. John H. Mouer, of Phoenix, Ariz, on Sept. 20, at First ME. chureh. They will leave next Monday for their tw home In Phoenix. Mrs. Edwin Lang i* spending a few days as the guest of Dr. and Mra. Frederick Adams, eee Mr. T. M. Daulton returned today from Alaska, where be has spent the summer months ° ee During the synod meeting of bishops, to occur hete next week, Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Bentley will entertain as their house guests Bishop Walter Taylor Sumner of Portland &nd Bishop and Mrs. Fred erick Keator of Tacoma. eee Word has been received from Miss Mary Dudley Walker, who sailed for the Orient recently with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. MeBwan and daughter Mias Dorothy McEwan, that they ar. rived in Yokahama September 3) after a most enjoyable ocean voy. | age. } eee Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Bryant are receiving the congratulations of their friends on the birth September 24 of a son in the Swedish hos | ,, pital eee daughter, Alice, who have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gaum litz, left today for their home in Oak- land, eee Mr. and Mrs. G. B. M. Pratt have as their house guest Mrs. L. X. Kohl- man and Mrs. Robert Caskey of Chi cago. With their guests, Mr. and) Mrs. Pratt will entertain at the op- era the opening night. eee Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Silltman are departing by motor today to attend the fair, and will spend the week end in Yakima, eee Lieut. and Mra, Stewart Macklin are at present at the Palace hotel in San Francisco, on their wedding journey, expecting later to tour the South before their residence in San; Mrs. Albert Edward Helmer and| ., |. Norval Sunday night at 8 p.m. “have been printed in several lan.|P*4ro Buages all over the world, in addi- tion to an active newspaper career fn Australia, the Philippines, Hono- Auly, Alaska, San Francisco, Portland “and Seattle. He ts a former student at the University of Washington in ‘the classical and law colleges. Mr. Toeliner is the historian of the ‘Washington Volunteer association of Beattie. After October 1, 1920, Mr. and Mrs. Toeliner will be at home at Ploravilie farm, in the Duwamish valley. Paper Drive in _ Madrona District - The Madrona Camp Fire Girls are Meenly interested in a new venture. ‘This time it is an “old paper drive,” “and they are offering a box of home- tor the person bringing eee Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Weyerhauser, of Tacoma, will be the guests of Mr. and Mra. W. D. Perkins the opening night of the opera. | PLAIN COOKIES % cupful butter % cupftul lard 1 cup sugar 1 ece 3 tablespoons sweet milk 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons vanilla Flour to roll, about 3 cups @ Cream the sugar and shortening. A@4 egg, well beaten, milk and va- nilla, Mix baking powder and ealt with two cups of flour and add Then add as much more flour as needed. Cookie dough must not be . For information, | too stiff. Roll to one-quarter inch Chester Inglis, Kast | thickness, Cut and bake in moder- late.cwe MRS. ALBERT C ‘The marriage of Miss Katherine Jerome to Mr. ‘Albert Charles Stubb was celebrated with beautiful ceremony on Monday evening in St. Barnabas chapel. ADDITIONAL CLUBS Coterie Club to Hold First Meeting The Coterie club will hold its first meeting of the year Friday, October 1, at 2 p.m, in the Phi Mu sorority house. The executive beard will meet at 1:20. Twenty-one yeats ago two university women, Mra. Robert Kincaid and Mra. A. B. Coe, formed the nucleus of what is now known as the Coterie club of Seattle, the largest study club of the city. Ite object then, as now, being in tellectual improvement and stimula tion of interest in community work A glance thru the year book shows the spirit of the organization and ite progress, comprehending the cre ation of new standards, by making the home a profession as well as in culcating studious habita in the housewives, who are apt to become mentally inalert, Social affairs are included in the club's calendar, the Hallowe'en party, musicale, picnic Phi Mu day and a banquet at the end of the year are delightful memories of the past. The subject of study for the new year is “Inter-Nationalism.” The club meets the first and second Friday of the month, from October until May ‘The program for Friday will be (1) Greetings from the president, Mra, George Littlefield. (2) Reports of delegates to the state federation (2) Early attempts to establish « con- vention of nations, Mra. Carl H. Reeves The officers Mra. George B. Lit 1, president; Mra U. G. Celleyhorn, President; Mrs Stella Kupe, record: | Mra, Archibald Mrs. ing secretary; Wilton, mE. cuy Delewates to the State Federation William Hovey, Mra A, Jost, Bra B. Littlefield, see defferson School P.T. A. The Jefferson School P.T. A. will meet Wednesday, September 29, at the school. Parents are invited to come early enough to visit rooms and meet the new teachers, Business sexsion to follow, with the election of a new president. 8 for the year will be formulated, and a short program will be given. Refresh ments will be served, eee “Master Mind” to Be Subject of Lecture “The Master Mind” is the subject ot the lecture to be given by De N. in Caswell’d. hall, Mountain View sta tion. A course of free lectures will be given every Sunday and Wednes. day evening at 8 o'clock, disclosing the ways of self cultura, . . ¥. W. ©. A. News ‘The clubs of the Y, W. C. A. will have no regular meetings the week of September 27th, but on Septem- ber 29th, at 8 o'clock, there will be @ general rally of all the clubs for a program and frolic in the lobby. Bach club will take part in the pro. gram by presenting some special number by the members of the club. There will also be readings and miasical numbers. After the program there will be a social hour to enable every one to get acquainted, with refreshments to follow. see Myrtle Soctal Club The Myrtle Social club will meet Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Masonic Temple. Al! friends are in vited. eee adel Seattle Federation of Women’s Clubs The Seattle Federation of Women's Robinson, Mra. Thomas Irving, | . Mra, Cart Reeves, Mra | Clubs will meet Monday, September 37, at 2 p. m, im the clubhouse, Har- }vard N. and Thomas #t. The officers jof the board will meet at 11, and luacheon will follo cee Stevens Woman's Retief Corps The Stevens Womans Relief Corps, No, 1, Auxiliary to Stevens Post No. 1, G. A. K., postponed their regular social at the Armory on ac count of a G, A. R. funeral, and wish | }to announce that the next regular | nocial will be held on Friday, October }1, with an allday social and noon |luncheon. ‘The chairman of the ex ecutive coromittes, Mra. Georgie Fornandia, will be in charge. The| corps is planning a male and lunch Jeon the last of October, and invites the public to both affairs, eee \a. A. Childs’ Conservation League Last Tuesday the Childs’ Conser vation league of the Queen Anne dis | trict met at the home of the presi | dent, Mra. Ross C. MacDonald, 1708 Second N, The Fess Capper bill and the Sheppard Towner maternity | Dill were dincusned. It is hoped that | each member of the leaghe thruout the city will. urge the passing of |these bijlg at the next session of ongrenm, Amothyst Chapter, 0. FE. 8. ‘The bazaar committee of Amethyst chapter, O. BE. 8., will hold a big card party at the Panama cafeteria, 1415 Third ave., on Thursday, September 90, at 8:15 p. m. Fourteen prizes All Bastern Stars and friends invited. cee Kansas Women Give Celebration An entertainment to celebrate the 94th birthday of Mra, Fannie Potter former Kansas woman, who has lived in S&ittle 20 years, was given by the Kansas Women's club at the home of Mrs, Phtter’s daughter, Mra. Tom Taggert, 4023 Sunnyside ave., today. eee Alki PT. A. The Alki PT. A. will give a recep: tton for their teachers and principals Friday, October 1, at & p. m., at the school building. Parents are req ed to come, Entertainment and freshments. eee Longtellow P-T. A. The Longfellow P-T. A. will meet at the school at 2:30 p, m. Thursday, September 30. Mra. Ellen P, Dab. ney, head of the department of home economics will be the speaker of the day. Music by Miss Frances C. Mullen and Miss Helena M. Brown ing. School garden exhibit down stairs, eee Queen Anne P-T. A. The meeting of the Queen Anne PT. A. has been postponed from October 1 to October 7 in order to co-operate with the garden exhibit which will be held at the Queen Anne high school at 3:10 p. m. eee Mixers’ Club The Mixers’ club will give its opening dance of the weason this evening in the Knights of Columbus hall. Much time and attention has been given to the details and an en Joyable evening is assured. Good music will also be provided. The committee includes: Mr. Vernon Klepper, Mr, Franklin Filta Mr Harry Bold and Mr, John Milner, chairman. eee Canadian Women's Club The Canadian Women's club will hold its sertannual meeting Friday evoning, September 28, at 8 o'clock, —Portrait by Grady. in the Eastern Star clubrooma, Ar. cade building. Mra. D. Reid, chairman, hax arranged the following attractive program. The club anticipates a large attendance. as the artista and epeakers are well known and exceptionally talented. | kane The president, Mra. C. P. Gorman eee will preside. The program: Queen Anne School PT. A. ‘The Queen Anne High School P.T. {b) “Good Morning, Bu foresee! \ will hold their first meeting in Delthee |the school library Friday at 3:10,) Mra, Forrest sopranc; Mrs | October 1. Tea will be served. Come | Lillian Lindsay Forrest at the place | ang become acquainted. + Chopta Ee Sad Albenig Rainier Chapter, D. A: R. Mra Kugene Bell ++ Wientawenkt (>) Man Wieniawek! Mise Winif red Bateman, Diery at the piano Address by the Rev Ht. i Gowen— “Hritian- America and the United States” ee Classic Cultare Club The Classic Culture club met tn Saturday at the clubhouse. Mra. W P. Harper, chairman of the program committee, led a very able discussion | Clifford | Mise Almada SILK FLOWERS ADORN SMARTEST COLLARS The mont becoming collars shown in New York are trimmed with fetching silk flowers, The flowers are used at the opening of the neck These unusual collars cannot fail to} give @ distinctive touch to any gown, VARIED USES FOR LACE The present vogue for Ince. is widespread, Lace fans and ince scarfs in great variety are used. | Stockings for evening wear have in-| |nots of rare, Old lace, and several of the new evening slippers are adorn ed with little bows of lace, Even satin mules are shown covered with eoru lace, 1 HAM MUFFINS ‘Two-thirds cup chopped cooked ham, 1 tablespoon butter, 2 table spoons flour, % teaspoon curry powder, % cup water, 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, 1 tablespoon | tomato catsup, muffins. Make a sauce of the butter, flour and water and add the seasoning When botling, stir in the ham. Split the muffins, Spread both wides of each half with butter mixed with ja dash of mustard. Spread over this \a thin layer of the ham sauce, Toast |in a very hot oven. | WHITE SAUCE 1 tablespoon butter 1% tablespoons flour % teaspoon salt Ye teaxpoon pepper 1 cup milk | Melt butter in @ mucepan, Add} |Mour, salt and pepper, Stir until |thoroly mixed. Add milk slowly,| |«tirring constantly, Let bell two | minutes. ~~~» lon ‘Topics of the Day.” The club voted a change of hour for its ses | |xions, Members please take notice | that the next meeting will be at 2 |p. m, Saturday, October 2, at the| | Federation of Women's clubhoure, jHarvard and Thomas st. Mra | George D. Cottrell will leeture upon |The Inlands of the Sea,” The host: | onsen, Mrs, L. A. Gasaway and Mra |S. F. Moyer, will receive the club | members and their friends, eee Elsie Lincoin Benedict Club ‘The je Lincoln Benedict club will meet at 1612 N. 45th st, Tues | day evening at & p.m. Mrs. C. P. Harper will be hostess. Another branch of the Elste Lin. coln Benedict club has been organ: | ized and will meet Wednepday eve | ning, September 29, at 1593 Tenth | ave. Benedict club please telephone | Mra, David Taylor, Norti ‘691, cee Lady Sterling Chapter, D. A. R The Lady Sterling chapter, Daugh-| ters of the American Revolution, | will give a tea Tuesday, October 5, at the home of Mrv. H. T. Bredes, | 180) 15th ave. in honor of the state | regent, Mrs. G. H. Goble, of Spo ‘The Rainier Chapter, D. A. R., will | meet next Tuesday, September 25, | at 2 o'clock, at the Hotel Sorrento Mies Madeline Rutler will give the musical program. eee Wiliam McKinley Circle, G. A. R. William McKinley Circle, No. 11, Ladies’ Auxiliary to the G. A. R, will give a dinner October 6 at 12 lo'clock. A card party will be given the same evening at § o'clock in| Veterans’ ball at the Armory | Does Dr. Loughney’ Oven Prove Eff The Following Writings of Prominent Doctors of the Old and New World Will Show in What Diseases or | Affections the Bake Oven Is Beneficial: By Profemor Dr. August Bier, the University of Bonn, Bertin. Superheated air a8 produced in a Body Bake Oven of late, has been made extensive use of for thera peutic purposes, and a this method of applying heat is universally the most practical and effective, I will essentially confine myself to it By Evustorjio Calderon, M. D. (Uni versity of Salvador, ©, A.), San Francisco, Cal. Mead before the Medico-Chirurgical Society) A ¥uman Bake Oven fills all the requirements asked for by the gen. eral practitioner Dry, hot alr acts upon the super. ficial vessels, dilating them, and thereby accelerating the circulation of blood in the veins, The higher the temperature used the better are the resulta. The action is through active hyperemia, thereby explaining the good results. (Reprinted from the New York Medical Journal) By Lowts A. Coffin, M. D., of New York. (Read before Society of Alumni of the City (Charity) Hospital) Although beat has been for ages and among all peoples, the most uni of versally used therapeutic agent in rheumatic and gouty affections, es pecially of the joints, the use of such high temperature treatment as we wish to consider in this discussion has been of recent time, All agree that in all cases of sprains, synovitis, tendo-synovitis due to trauma, and all inflamma tions of the joints, with or without effusion, we have in superheated air of the Human Bake Oven a won derful therapeutic agent—Dr, H. C Wood, of Philadelphia, describing the effects as marvelous. SPECIFIC TREATMENT Noted physicians advise very strongly the body hot air treatment to the exclusion of everything else, as furnishing the greatest benefit in the shortest time in acute articular rheumatism. They would give such baking treatments to the patient once and twie =~ 's Human Bake | ective to Sufferers? | When we consider that local warmth is very acceptable and very } soothing to the joints of these suf. fering patients, when We also con | sider that there is a tendency to | cardiac complications, and nothing | relieves cardiac disturbance more than ps surface circulation, and | | when it is a fact that in this disease | recovery ensures by profuse sweat: | | ing and by greatly Increased elimin | ation, and when we know that Body | ents do all these things, % would seem as though this treatment were a perfect one for acute inflammatory rheumatism, The Bake Oven. treatment cap shorten this disease that tends to | be protracted and prevent recur- rences of this disease that tends to recur, then, when a patient afflicted | with this disease has the ability to} }go to an institution where such | treatment can be carried out, he should be advised to do so. When the most eminent physicians of the world recommend hot air treatments, would it not seem as though ft were the most scientific method of curing Rheumatism, Colds, La Grippe, Neuralgia, Nou ritis, Arthritis, Selatica, Stomach, Bowel, Liver, Kidneys and kindred ailments? The American Medical Journal, | published in Chicago, June 5, 1909, on page 1836, gives as the specific treatment for rheumatism — the Human Bake Oven or dry hot air treatment, NOTE-Take ferry at Madison park to Kirkland, Wash,, and walk three blocks to the right, or phone Red 522, and auto will meet you, Dr, Loughney's hours at his Kirk- land Sanitarium are 1 p.m, to 8 p. m. daily, Sundays included, Chronic arthritis, neuritis and kin. dred invalid cases especially solic: ited. 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