THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, APRIL 21, 1918,
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TRIO of weddings, with popular
and atlractlra stria aa brldaa, a
larg racaptioa la which one of
fk bridca flrard promlaentljr. Burner
at little Informal (ractlont, ail for tha
aama rca4on bridea and Portland so
ciety maintained Ita nn tenor durlnc
Ike week Just cloeed. Not a ripple of
excitement came in the way of a war
time engagement, but. according te
Persistent rumor, there are several oa
(he tapis and at least one soon will be
aanounoed. Society has not escaped
the rale or three, and If one engage
oent is announced, the other t'
shortly follow.
War beneflta continue to occudt
Place In the social calendar, but. owing
tna strenuous tlmea following the
Hroroua liberty loan campaiam. men
women 01 ne city are taking a
much-needed rest, which means that
the entertaining haa been passed on to
tne debutante and sub-debutante seta
They are shouldering the responsibil
ity of keeping the social calendar from
rexiaterlns blanks, consequently nu
merous horseback trips, motor parties.
always with the Inevitable luncheon
or tea at the country and hunt clubs
as an additional allurement, have been
given during the past few days.
- Foremost among the weddings of the
week waa that of Miss Shanna Cum-
aamg and Lawrence R. Wheeler, sol
Mtmsed Tuesday night; Miss Kath
arine Schnabel and Edward A.
O'Neill were wed Thursday night at
at etmpie home wedding, and yesterday
afternoon Miss Ethel ataipas and Lieu
tenant Riddeli pliahted their troth at a
very simple church service. The recep
tion for which Mrs. P. C. Malpaa and
her daughter. Miss Malpas. were hosts
Thursday also Is numbered among the
notable events of the week. Theater
parties arranged especially to honor
Otle Skinner, in many instances pre
ceded by dinner parties, were also in
cluded in the weeks programme.
Candle light, pink-petaled Japanese
cherry blossoms, wild currant boughs,
ail effectively combined to make the
residence of Dr. W. A. dimming a ver
liable garden. There his daughter. Miss
ahanna. exchanged the nuptial vows
with Lawrence K. Wheeler on Tuesday
wing, at half after s. Rev. John H.
Bovd reading the impressive service
before hundreds of friends and rela
tives ef the couple. It waa a charm
ing scene, redolent of Springtime, the
WM antes of the bride and her attend
ants, combined with the attire of the
feminine portion of the assemblage,
making aa harmonious riot of color
ing. - An altar was improvised at one end of
the spacious drawing-room and it waa
(tanked on each side by clusters of the
fruit beuiths. tall candelabra and palms.
Leadina to this altar tam the stair
ease, several ushers formed a path for
the bridal processsion with garlands
f s ml lax Interwoven with Spring
blooms. Three adorable little maids,
snecee of the couple, attired In the
daintiest of crisp white frocks and
sashes, precided the bride. They were
Vary Elisabeth Wheeler and Lorn and
Anne Laadbetter. and they carried
Krench baskets of pink sweet peas and
maidenhair term. Miss Harriet Cam
ming was maid of honor and she was
attired la m handaome gown of tur
qootsa Mee tulle, gracefully faahloaed
over satin of the same shade, with deep
girdle of silver. She carried a shower
MnM ef pmk sweet peas. The bride.
in a costume of mediaeval tunes, waa
lovely. The gown waa built of finest
georgette crepe over shimmering white
satin, embroidered with tiny pearla. the
full court train of the Georgette also
being embellished with the seed pearla.
Her veil was fastened to her coiffure
with a diet of rose point lace and a
tiny spray of orange blossoms and she
carried a shower bouquet ef orchids
and white rM peaa. John Wheeler
was beat man for his brother and the
ushers were Lewis II. Mills. Lieutenant
Perry Emlgh. Jennings P. ftutor. Her
ald Perpaii. of Philadelphia: Henry
Ladd Coreett. Lloyd R. 5mlth and E.
"W. Mereereao.
Immediately after the ceremony a
recepuom waa held. Mrs Harold Per
pall. sister of the bride; Mrs. William j
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Egbert Wheeler, of New Tork. mother
of the bridecroom, and Dr. Cumming
received with the bridal party. Mrs.
Wheeler. Sr., wore a charming gown of
gray embroidered voile and a corsage
of orchids. Mrs. Perpalre gown was
Qf Alsatian blue tulle and satin, em
bellished with sequins. During the
reception a buffet supper was served
and the latter part of the evening was
pent In dancing. A trio played the
wedding music and also for the dan
cing. Presiding at the artistically
decked supper table were Mrs. Henry
Ladd Corbett. Mrs. Carleton Swift, lira
Louis Lead better, Mra. Charles E. Mil
ler. Mrs. George T. Englesby, of Eu
gene, and Mrs. Ersklne Wood. Miss
Jean Mackensle and Mlsa Haxel We Id
ler served punch.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mr. and Mra. Harold PerpalU of Phila
delphia; Mra. William Egbert Wheeler.
of New York, mother of the bride
groom: his slater. Mrs. Timothy Newell
pfeiffer. of New York City, and a
brother. William M. Wheeler, of San
Erancisco
Mr. and Mrs. Parpall left for an ex
tended wedding trip north. The bride
is one of the most attractive and Inter
esting girls la Portland society. She
haa devoted a great deal of time In the
past couple of years to Red Crosa and
war relief work, as well as art. In
which she has already gained quite a
reputation. She took a course in the
School of Fine Arts at Philadelphia
and also spent considerable time study'
Ing In the Portland art classes. She
frequently has visited In Philadelphia
and New York with her sisters, Mrs.
Perpall and Mrs. Paul Woll, who also
makes her home In Philadelphia.
Mr. Wheeler is the vice-president and
manasrer of the Evening Telegram and
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be, too. Is popular socially. He waa
graduated from Yale and Is a member
of a number of the clubs of the city,
both social, civic and athletic.
Since the announcement of the en
gagement of this couple they have been
extensively entertained.
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Society in this city, which is so deep
ly Interested in war work, and former
residents of the city will be pleased
to learn of the excellent services being
given the Red Cross of San Francisco
by Mrs. Phillip S. Kamm (Marie Rob
erts), formerly of this city and earlier
of Los Angeles. Mrs. Kamm can be
seen daily driving a big Red Cross am
bulance through the San Francisco and
adjacent sections, as an official
member of the Red Cross motor service.
She wears tra regulation uniform,
gray gun metal tint of woolen cloth.
The skirt Is a short, close-fitting one
and the blouse, of the same material
resembles an English army coat, worn
with Sam Brouyi.belt and side belt. A
jaunty cap, also ot the tingnsn soiuier
type, with the Red Cross insignia, and
puttees of russet leather complete this
attractive costume. Mr. Kamra is in
the aviation school at Berkeley and
expects to be graduated within a few
days. Mrs. Kamm skillfully guides her
big car through the busy thoroughfares
of the downtown streets, carrying sup
plies to and from the Red Crosa head
quarters and the various chapters,
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Contrary to the customary procedure I
of weddlnfrs. where the ceremony is fol- I
lowed by a reception, in the event of
the Riddell-Malpas function the re
verse was the case. A large and fash
ionable reception was given Thursday
by Mrs. Frederick C. Malpas, mother of
the bride, in her honor, tho affair being
a sort of debutante reception, the
young bride never having been for
mally presented to society, as she was
still In college when her engagement
was announced.
The reception was attended by about
300 matrons and maids, and the bride
elect, who Is now Mrs. Riddeli, was lit
erally showered with superb floral
gifts, as well as the charming, old-fashioned
bouquet she carried, made of
dainty Spring blossoms.
She wore a lovely gown of imported
luce built over a foundation of satin.
a truly artistic creation. Receiving
with the hostess and her daughter was
Mrs. Jefferson Davis Hidden, of San
Francisco, mother of the bridegroom.
Mrs. Malpas wore a stunning- gown of
grenadine in sand and royal blue tints,
with touches of ' gold lace, and Mrs.
Riddell's gown was a handsome model
of blue Georgette and satin, with trim
ming' of purple.
The rooms were a bower of Spring
and garden flowers, in a riot of vivid
colorings. In the drawing-room great
baskets and vases were filled with, snap
dragon in the pink shades, and the hall
was bedecked with the golden daffo
dils. Mrs. J. A. Cranston and Mrs. San
derson Reed assisted in the drawing
room, and the tea table was presided
over by Mrs. George S. Young, Mrs.
William T. Muir, Mrs. Harrison G. Piatt
and Mrs. Morton H. Insley. Ophelia
roses adorned the table and also were
arranged about the dining-room, ef
fectively combined with cherry blos
soms. Assisting in serving were Misses
Helen Macdonougb. of San Francisco,
a cousin of the bridegroom; Evelina
Magruder, of Tacoma, formerly of this
city; Helen Piatt. Alice Dabney,. Mar
garet Biddle, Catherine Beck and Mar
tha Hoyt. ,
The wedding was solemnized yester
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at St.
Stephen's Pro-Cathedrai, Dean E. Hj
McCollister , officiating; The bride,
charming in a dark blue gabardine
tailleur, with small black straw hat,
trimmed with sand-color Georgette
crepe, and a corsage of orchids and
lilies of the valley, was unattended.
Lieutenant Riddell's brother, Jefferson
Davis. Jr., was best man. and the quests
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