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M -mt- 8 THE 3IOENING OREGOXIAX. TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1915. A C000000000800000000600000600000000000(000060000000000000oe00006000000600000000 1 SOCI ETY NEWS I I BY'GERTRUDE P..CORBETT o ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooouuooooooooooooooooooooouoooooooooooooooooooooooo COMING as a genuine surprise was the wedding yesterday of Miss Edith Gray, daughter of Mr. and. Mrs. Kollie Milton Gray, to "William Lee Powell, Jr., which was solemnized at the First Congregational Church, Rev, Luther R. Dyott officiating. The bride is a charming and attrac tive belle, and popular in the Irving ton set. She has been engaged for some time, but as she especially dis likes pomp and ceremony, she decided to keep the date of her wedding a secret until the arrival of her fiance from San Francisco. He reached here on Friday, and the simple marriage was arranged for yesterday at 5 o'clock, with only the members of the bride's immediate family and a few intimate friends in attendance. She wore a smart white serge tail leur, with chic transparent black hat, - and a corsage of bride roses and lilies of the valley. Miss Beulah Hayes was her bridesmaid, and John F. White, Jr., acted as best man. Mr. and Mrs. Powell were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Johnstone at dinner last night following the cere raony, and will at once commence housekeeping in. the Lois Apartments. Mr. Powell formerly lived in this city, and with his family moved to San Francisco several years ago, where the bridegroom was engaged in the auto mobile business. He has succeeded in being transferred from the San Fran cisco office of the firm to the Portland office, and has already entered on his duties ir the motorcar field. He also is popular with the younger set of this city and undoubtedly he and his charming little bride will be ex tensively entertained. In addition to the parents of the bride, the wedding guests were: Miss Edna Gray, sister of the bride, and her brother R. M. Gray. Jr., Mr. and. Mrs. Jphnstone, Miss Hayes, Mrs. S. S. Hayes. Mr. White, Miss Neva Bonne well, Henry W. Wagner and Miss Pearl - Shaw. Miss Mary Brownlie and Miss Hanlta Friedenthal will leave tomorrow, with a party of college friends, on the Northern Pacific, for the University of California. While there they will take advantage of the Summer lectures at the university and will also pass a great deal of time in San Francisco at the fair. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Cranston re timed yesterday from a fortnight's" visit in the South. -Misses Grace and Lucile Radcliffe who have been visiting Miss Martha jaecKer. left this morning for their uvwe in tvaua Walla. Dr. and Mrs. Byron E. Miller left Monday for San Francisco. Dr. Miller win attend the medical convention in that city and they will visit the fair, after which time Dr. and Mrs. Miller will also visit Salt Lake City, Denver and St. Louis, where the former will aneua anomer convention as a dele gate. The American Institute of Home opathy, of which Dr. Miller is presi dent, will meet in Chicago from June 28 to July 3. Dr. Miller has arranged for and will accompany a special party of at least two cars that will leave Chicago at the close of the convention, traveling over the Canadian Pacific and reach ing Portland July 9 for a stop in this city. The officers of the convention are: Byron E. Miller. Portland Or., president; John - J. Detwiller. Easton, Pa., honorary president; Harris H. Bax ter, Cleveland, first vice-president; Mary E. Mosher, Boston, second vice president; Sarah M. Hobson, Chicago' secretary; T. Franklin Smith, New York, treasurer; William O. Forbes Hot Springs, Ark., registrar. Mrs. George J. Frankel and Mrs. Herbert Gaar Reed have issued invi tations for a dramatic reading of Vic tor Hugo's "Les Miserables." to be sriven by Fenetta Sargent Haskell, of St. Louis, on Monday morning, June 21, at 11 o'clock, in the ballroom of the Hotel Multnomah. Mrs. Haskell is the house guest of Mrs. Frankel during her visit here and he will be entertained by many promi nent matrons. Dr. and Mrs. E. DeWltt Connell left Wednesday for San Francisco to at tend the fair and also to permit the doctor to attend the medical conven tion in that city. Later they will make a month's tour of the southern cities. Dr. E. M. Rice left for the East to take up post-graduate work in New "i'ork, Boston and Chicago. He also will visit his home in New York for six months, returning to this city the latter part of the year. Miss Cora Rasmussen. of Everett, Wash., is the house guest of Mrs. E. P. Keller, 691 Marshall street. She at tended the Rose Festival, and during the week was entertained extensively. One of the recent events In her honor was the musicale for which Mrs. Keller was hostess Saturday evening. Contrib uting to the programme were Mrs. Kel ler, who sang several solos; Miss Ras mussen, who is a clever pianist; Miss Nona Lawler, whose vocal solos were greatly enjoyed, and Mrs. Adeline Bowie, pianist. Miss Charlotte Sher lock played several violin solos. Miss Rasmussen will leave Wednesday for her home. x ' 1 Mrs. Mary McKinley entertained at her home near Gresham on Saturday for the Past Matrons' Club of Fort, land Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star. After viewing the grounds a short business session was held. Cards and an elaborate feast were enjoyed later. Mrs. J. P. Jamison received high score at cards. Those present were: Mesdames Sarah Moore, Fred I. Rey nolds. E. W. Ring. B. McKinley, P. J. Bannon, F. A. Nichols, Kate M. Deb bitt. W. R. Gradon. Dosch, Parker and Miss Nellie McKinley. Waldemar P. Galley, of Amity, is passing the wek-end as the guest of Uus Rosenblatt at the Seward Hotel Mrs. Wilbur W. Wood, of Amity. Is the sruest of Mrs. May C. Beaver. Mrs. Beaver will accompany Mrs. Wood to Amity on her return home. Miss Jennie Hartman. of Scotts Mills, Is the guest of Mrs. May C. Beaver. Miss Marjorie Forbls, of Dllley. Or., entertained 40 guests at the dansant Thursday afternora at the Nortonia Hotel. Miss Helen V. Sweeney and Miss Katherine M. Sweeney, accompanied by their aunt, Mrs. J. H. Hanlon, of Chl-r-ago, left Saturday for San Francisco for a visit to the Panama-Pacific Fair. Misses Martha and Louella Suker, of . Spokane and Davenport, Wash., attend rd the Rose Festival aa house guests of Mrs. Edgar L. Toung. Miss Frieda VanBenscoten and Miss Helen Wilson left last week for an ex tended visit, the former to the East and the latter to California. The June meeting of Ecclesla Circle cf the Flrft Christian Church was held at the home of Mrs. G. F. Alexander, i2Z East Forty-eii'hth street North, DAUGHTER OF PORTLAND MERCHANT SURPRISED FRIENDS WEDDING YESTERDAY. BY . 1 ; ' -- ''-- , I u - , . - V I ' "V ' : ' " - :- :- t with a goodly number in attendance. Mrs. W. W. Crittenden, Mrs. Roy Thompson. Mrs. W. O. Flack and Mrs. Alexander being hostesses. This being the closing meeting of the year, Mrs. Alexander had provided a musical for the entertainment of the members and their guests, and the fol lowing programme was rendered: Vocal duet, the Misses Crittenden; piano solo. Miss Elizabeth Boone; con tralto solo. Miss Emma Klipple; vocal trio, Mrs. Thompson, Miss Boone and Miss Klipple; violin solo. Fred Bacon. Rhododendrons and Caroline Testout roses were used in the decorations, and the color scheme of pink and white was also carried out in the refreshments. The Circle will resume its work early in September. The G. N. C. B. Girls will hold their closing shirtwaist party ' Thursday evening at the Cotillion Hall. Mrs. John Benoit, deputy auditor of Astoria, returned home after passing Rose Festival week in this city visit ing relatives. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Plagemann and daughter left for San Francisco Satur day to visit the exposition as well as to enjoy a vacation at the various Cali fornia Summer resorts. While in San Francisco Mr. Plage mann will devote some of his time to receiving his friends at Liebes & Co.'s exhibit at the exposition. Miss Gladys Graham, society and dramatic editor of the Astoria Budget, has been a guest in Portland over Ross Festival week. She will return to As toria this evening. SAN FRANCISCO, June 13. (Spe cial.) Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Clark left Saturday for Portland after eight weeks of strenuous Exposition life. The last week In San Francisco was a full one. There was the Japanese dinner and concert Friday evening given by the resident commissioner-general, Haruki Yamawakl. and his associates. Baron T. Shijo, Sokichi Ishu and Harada Jiro. The other American guests in addition to the Clarks were Senator Kuhn and Mr. and Mrs. Isberg, of San Francisco. The dinner, wholly Japa nese, was followed by a concert on Japanese instruments. It was an even ing in Japan. Hawaiian festivities, honoring Gov ernor Lucius E. Pinkham and his staff, just arrived from Hawaii, held the cen ter of attraction all day Friday, clos ing in the evening with a grand recep tion and ball in the California building at which Oregon was represented by Mrs. Charles A. Gray, hostess; Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. George Hyland and the Misses Crystal and Constance Hyland. It was a beautiful affair. Hawaiian music being the domi nating chord. At the dinner given at the Old Faithful Inn on the zone In farewell to Colonel Marjorem, Commls sioner from Isew Jersey, Oregon was represented by Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Clark, Mrs. Charles A. Gray, Mr. and Mrs. George Hyland and the Misses Hyland. At a newspaper mens luncheon on Saturday at the Oregon building there assembled L. F. Parton, of the Examiner; Mr. foaunaers, or the Examiner; K. M, Anderson, of the Chronicle; "Scoop' Gleason of the Bulletin; L. B. Dun bar, of the Call; O. E. Lucas, ape cial events publicity; Hamilton Wright, manager Exposition editorial bureau Ed Blakeslee, of the United Press, and Frank Morse, of the Associated Press; , from Oregon. O. M. Clark, C. L. Hawley George M. Hyland, Ralph J. Staehli. William Hanley gave a theater and supper party Friday evening, honoring the Oregon Agricultural College seniors and their instructors Miss Bertha Davis and Miss Ruth Smith. Later they were taken on a tour of inspection of the St. Francis kitchens and grills, espe daily guided by the manager of the hotel. It was a most Interesting ex perience for the students of scientific cooking. General and Mrs. Arthur Murray were hosts for a pretty reception at their home at Fort Mason on Thursday, at wnicn jars. u. yi. t-iarK and Mrs. Charles A. Gray were guests. Tomorrow evening in honor of all Oregon day there will be a reception and ball in the Oregon building, to visiting Oregonians and Fair Commls sioners. The building will be fairly smothered in rosea, roses will be given to every guest, the Oregon band will play and it will be a general jubilee. Oregon s recent success in the com petitive awards, receiving the highes honor on the grounds, the "sweep stakes" prize for horticultural lnstalla tion and a whole regiment of gold medals besides, makes the "Oregon first" spirit particuhary in evidence Just now. A wedding of unusual Interest was that of Sidney McKinnon and Miss Florence Puffer, who were married Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Glrard at Cathlamet, Wash. Both Mr. and Mrs. McKinnon have a number of friends here. Mrs. McKinnon has been principal of the Skamokawa School for the past three years and is secretary of the County Board of Education. The service was read by the County Superintendent of Schools, Rev. w. w. Head. The bride was attired In an elab orate white satin and chiffon gown and wore a veil of orange blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet of bride roses. Mrs. Anna Elliot was the ma tron of honor and the bridesmaids were the Misses Jennie Risk, Bertha Haue-he. Ines Granberg, Ellen Abrams, Florence Dawson and Grace Mcintire. Miss Ellen Vcnable sang "I Love You Truly." After the wedding Mr. and Mrs. Mc Kinnon left on the launch Adeline for their new home in Skamokawa, where they will be at home to their friends July 1. Mr. and Mrs. George Waters, of Sa- em. have returned home after a visit n Portland with relatives during the Rose Festival. Women'sClubs BY EDimKNIGHTltoLMES. .pounds hetwew111 ; V Cans, . Air k ; Closset ' - "-- ntin' Daily Always Fresh Golden West Coffee 40c a lb. .3 lbs. $1.10 Parchment Seal Tight & Devers Portland CR00KES LENS For Summer Days Ideal for Golfing, Motoring, Yachting Use them instead of Black, Blue or Green Glasses. Prevent strain, exclude heat and improve vision. Don't Forget the Kodak for Your Vacation Headquarters the complete Eastman line. We do de veloping and printing. Columbian Optical Co. 145 Sixth Street. Floyd Brower, Manager.- at the final meeting of the Creston Parent-Teacher Circle at 2:30 tomorrow at the schoolhouae. The children win entertain the grown-ups with an artis tic programme, and Mrs. Alva Lee Stephens, president of the Portland Parent-Teacher Association, will speak. Late in the afternoon refreshments will be served. The committee appoint ments for the coming year win De announced. BIGAMY CHARGE FILED WIFE' IX BOTH PORTS ACCUSATION AGAINST OFFICER OF BEAR. Elllason, When Accused by JVo. 2 In Portland, Disappears and Where abouts Are I nknown. Charges of bigamy yesterday were preferred against J. Elliason, second officer of the steamer Bear, who is said to have a wife and three children in Oakland. Cal., and another wife, whom he married last March, in Port land. Elllason has disappeared. The Portland wife was formerly Miss Anna Kalmer, a nurse. She discovered Elliason's alleged dual lire last wee, and confronted him with information from San Francisco when the Bear reached port Friday. Saturday morn ing KUiason asked for a leave of ab sence, saying he was going to take a day's trip. He has not been seen since. Photographs and descriptions or mm are now being circulated by the Sher iffs and Constable's offices in Portland. The first wife, with three children. the oldest of whom is 4 years of age, is said to live at 338 Sixty-sixth street, Oakland. In March Blliason was mar ried to Miss Kalmer at Vancouver by Rev. K. H. Sawyer. ' Previously Miss Kalmer had lived at Gresham. An article appearing in the Gresham Outlook, giving an account of Miss Kalmer's marriage to the second offi cer of the Bear, came to tne attention of some of the ship's crew was questioned by his fellow officers. He declared that a mistake had been made, and that someone with the same name had been married and had been mistaken for him. Friends of the second Mrs. Elliason had met the second officer on a trip up the coast and believed he was already married. The girl then wrote to San Francisco, and an investigation was made with the result that the first wife was discovered. Yesterday morning Mrs. Elliason No. 2 swore out a warrant f orElliason's arrest. He is senior second officer of the Big Three fleet and well known among marine men. clubs Join .for picnic Boomerang and O. A. C. Organiza tions to Visit Bonneville Sunday. Members of the Boomerang Club, with wives and friends, will join the Oregon Agricultural College Club in its picnic at Bonneville next Sunday, and will play a baseball game against the Ore gon Agricultural College men in the afternoon. The Boomerang Club Is an organization consisting of 30 business men of the city formed for social pur poses.. Dr. G. H. Douglas is president and P.. E. Arlett is secretary. The Boomerang Club has appointed the following committee to arrange for its participation in the picnic: Mrs. D. C. Burntrager, Mrs. A. C. Marsh and Mrs. L. G. McAloney. The special train carrying the mem bers of the Oregon Agricultural College Club and guests will leave from the Union depot' Sunday morning at 9 o'clock, and will start back in the aft ernoon at 5 o'clock. E. C. Brownlee is general chairman, and reservations are received by him at 300 Chamber of Commerce building. The Stylish Contour as portrayed by the recent models, will give the cor rect foundation for your new gowns. The latest ideas are faith' fully reflected such as increased bust height ,and shorter skirt, while the waist hints of pleasing curves. The freer use of bon ing gives needed sup port and emphasizes the shaping power. BON TON corsets still enjoy, as always, lead ership in corsetdom. Prices $3.50 to $25. Ask YOUR Dealer Makers also of ROYAL "WORCESTER Corsets, $1 to $3 7l xHlv : A toi Ax ..f r ; Model 812, ideal for average figures and mirrors the latest style notes. Price $3.50 ROYAL "WORCESTER CORSET CO., "WORCESTER, JIASS. SAN" FRANCISCO OFFICE, 28 Getvrv Street than 150 were present. Brief talks were given by Mrs. J. H. Bagley, regent of Willamette chapter, and Mrs. James N. Davis, regent of Multnomah chapter. Tulips came from the Levant: they grow wild in European Tcrkey. Iady Holland brought them Enelnnrt In 104. I'LL BE PROUD OF YOU, HARRY," WIFE TOLD MY ME Flag Is Given I'ailins School. After they had presented a new flag yesterday to the Falling School, the members of Willamette chapter. Daugh ters of the American Revolution, enter tulnAil thA mmbAM n t MultonmAh phtn. Klliason I ter at the Oaks Amusement Park. More "In the New Suit You Bought ON CREDIT!" "And, believe me. Jack, that's high praise from Margie, for she never says anything she doesn't mean, -and she's extremely finicky about appearances. "Frankly, I used to be stubborn about clothes, and I guess Margie got mighty provoked at me f' refusing to go up to CHERRY'S and see what handsome Suits I coulj buy ON IN STALLMENTS. "But tomorrow we're going on a motoring trip with my business chief, and I really wanted to look as smart as possible All the fellows are get ting new duds, and it seemed I heard 'CHERRY'S' on every hand. "So I joined a bunch on their way to CHERRY'S CREDIT CLOTHING STORE. I bought a corking good Suit for less money than I ever paid before, and the MONTHLY PAYMENT TERMS are going to make it seem as if I'm getting my Suit for just about nothing. "Margie was so delighted that she even forgot to say, 'Why didn't you go sooner?' CHERRY'S FOR MINE. Jack, next time and all the time! Better fol low suit." Their place is at 389-391 Washington, in the Pittock block. GERMAN - AMERICAN Coffee at 30c at first was a "Try - out.'' We could not permanently sell a steel-cut QUALITY Cof fee at the price, unless im mense volume was se cured. Now G-A is the largest selling steel-cut Coffee in the Northwest. No other value like it! 1-Lb. Airtight Tins 30c 3-Lb. Airtight Tins 85c T NTERESTINO news from Los An JL geles is the secession of the Edell Club from the State Federation of Wo men's Clubs. Dissatisfaction of sev eral years' standing with the method imputed to the California Federation of Women's Clubs is said to have pre cipitated tne step. The Edell Club, founded 20 years ago, is the second largest in the state and the withdrawal has caused a sen sation in club circles. Mrs. E. C. Bel lows, of the Edell executive board, pre sented the resolution which, although denouncing acts of the State Federa tion, does not, however, sever the club's affiliation with the National or General Federation of Women's Clubs. The members of the Shakespeare Study Club will meet at 10 o'clock to day at First and Alder streets an will take the Oregon City car to Crys tal Lake for their annual plclnc. ... The last meeting of the Multnomah Parent-Teacher Association, which was postponed last week, will be held to morrow at 2:30 o'clock. Matters of importance will be considered and re ports will be made. Mrs. F. Joplin will entertain the Daughters of the Confederacy Thurs day afternoon at her home, 673 Clack amas street. St, Johns Parent-Teacher Associa tion will close its season with a meet ing at the North School today at 2:30 o'clock. A programme will be ren dered under the direction of the prin cipal. Miss Nellie M. Stephens. ... A delightful picnic luncheon at noon, followed by a business meeting, will be tomorrow's programme for the indus trial branch of the Woman's Society of the White Temple. All women inter ested are invited. 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