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1 1 .THE . OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAN D, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 21, li J. imiiiii Y1 Weddings Top x Calendar of 4,-1 Functions By ftalcn H. Hatehlsoa . fTTHE social calendar for the last week X has been 'replete with- small func tion for out-of-town guests and the list of weddings almost rivals the bride's month of June. The arrival on Monday of the president and .Mrs. Wilson cen tered the' Interest of all Portland for the early part of the week, although It was a - matter of disappointment to society that no social attentions were permitted by way of entertaining the first lady of -the land. -The weekly dinner dance at the Wa VeU" ley Country club was postponed this week and announcements of the next of th'ft series wilt' be made later In the week. Most of the entertaining through the week for the -younger set has been iff the nature of farewell parties for col lege folk, who are leaving for schools Is the South and Bast. .The horse show to open Tuesday at Salem at the state fair will be of In terest to Portland "fans." J. D. Farrell. assisted by members of the Portland Hunt club, will have charge of arrange ments for the contingent to represent Portland at the event. Patronesses for the occasion Include Mrs. Ralph W. Wil bur, Mrs. James H. Murphy, Mrs. Ralph H- Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs. Natt Mc Itougall. Miss Carrie Flanders and Mrs. W U. Sanderson. The horse show will take a number of the members of the Hunt club to Salem for all the early part ot the week, as there will be a number of" Portland entries, f- JBen Butler W. R. C. No. 61 held Its regular meeting In Dawley's hall. Thirty-fourth and Yamhill streets, on Thurs day. After a short business session, a reception and program was given In honor of department officers. The pro gram. In charge of Mrs. Josephena Clag gett, was as follows: Vocal solo, Miss A. W. Claxon ; reading, Alan Rodgers; pantomime, Miss Laura Culstom. De partment officers present were : Mes damea Elizabeth Lamont, department Inspector; Iettie Copell. department JUftlor vice president; Mildred Newell, department chaplain ; Minnie T. Hors man, past , national junior vice presi dent ; Nellie Kleck, past department sec retary ; Anna Fishburn, past depart ment treasurer; Mary Worden, past de partment treasurer; Rosena Fouts Kvens, past department president; Mary Chamberlain, past department president ; Delia Eley, past department junior vice president ; Carrie Myers, past depart ment chaplain ; M. Zce.k, rat depart ment press correspondent ; Lizzie LIIH-gr,- president Ben Butler W. R. C. NO. 61. - ;' , MIrs Elizabeth Jacobs, whose engage ment to Dr. yuilam Reginald Jackson has been recently announced, was the guest of honor at an informal tea on Tuesday for Wnlch" Miss Sara McCulIy waa hostess. On Saturday of last week she was honored at a luncheon at the Portland hotel for 'which Mrs. Maurice E. Dooly entertained 10 of the younger society maids. Mrs. Hallett Maxwell presided over an Informal tea on Friday afternoon, honoring the bride-elect and on Monday Miss Lavelle Florence has asked a group of girls to attend a line party at the Orpheum with tea after wards In honor of Miss Jacobs. Miss Alice McOlnnis of Corvallis and Miss Kate Moore of Echo left Portland Friday on an extended trip east. They will go by northern route over the Canadian Pacific, stopping off at some of the resorts on the way. Miss Moore and Miss McOlnnis were graduates from O. A. C. They will visit at St. Paul and Chicago on their way to New York. They expect to study music during the wJnter in New York. , . A delightful motor party terminating with a dinner at-Chanticleer Inn. was given Thursday evening by the Port land girls who are members of Upsllon chapter of Sigma Kappa of Corvallis In honor of prospective students at the col lege. The table was beautifully dec orated in roses and there were corsage bouquets for each of the guests. Covers were placed for 12. Mrs. E. J. Steele chaperoned the affair. -. The Misses Jane and Anne O'Reilly were hostesses for an informal dancing party on Saturday evening at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs.H. H. O'Reilly on Overton street. The affair was arranged in compliment to Miss Anna Wheeler, who will soon leave the city to enter school. Miss Wheeler was delightfully surprised by a college shower planned for her by her friends. Victory Social club will give an In formal dancing party at Archer Place hall on the Mt. Scott car line. Saturday. The committee is composed of George Larsen, chairman; Mrs. ' Walters, Mrs. Christie, M. T. Clemmons and Charles A.' Ames. Victory Social club Is com poaed of the members of the newly organized Eastern Star chapter of the same name. The first party of the faculty and cadets of Hill Military academy for the fall season will be October 11. On this occasion a number of prominent society matrons will be patronesses and the faculty will receive In special com pliment to Colonel and Mrs. W. H. C. Bowen and Miss Gladys Bowen. Colonel Bowen is the new commandant of the academy. Mrs. Katherlne Wltmer Hiirlburt was the guest of honor at a luncheon on Tuesday for which Mrs. Ray W. Mat eon -was hostess. Covers were placed fpr" Mrs. Hurlburt, Mrs. Vernon Cart wright, Mrs. William N. Burgard, Mrs. Nancy Zan Scott, Mrs. lister Brlx. Miss Louise Poulsen and Miss Gretchen Klosterman and the hostess. Miss Freda Harris of Racine, Wis., became the bride of Reuben Tomlinso'n on "Friday evening at the manse of the Anabel Presbyterian church the Rev. F. H. Mixsell officiating. Harry Sher man and Edna Harris were their at tendants. An interesting visitor in Portland Friday was Mrs. Belle McCrackin of San Francisco, who was the guest of Mr, and Mrs. William MacMaster and r ? LADIES AND MISSES' f SUITS, COATS, DRESSES A LARGI ASSORTMENT or FALL STYLES Cloak and Suit , House. Where style is inexpensive S43 MORRISON NEAR BROAD WAT i ... THREE charming brides of this week chose Wednesday evening for their weddings. 'Mrs. Thomas Foster Metcalf was before her marriage Miss Dorothy Adams Parsons, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Seely. Parsons. Her bridal attendants were the Misses Dorothy Dixon of Eugene and Gretchen Colton of Portland. Mrs. Frederick Ames Lothrop was Miss Elizabeth Malboeuf before her marriage, and Mrs. Newton Carson Smith was Miss Esther Birrell, daughter of Mr. arid Mrs. A. H. Birrell. WtJlBU 5HWE L-L I i'X'iuS' h il ' II U ' j ui,if-' a, X'A rpgr W -'k I ijV'4'4 liar 'r7 VML7 -. u ; r & .? KB V" l: iv-' 3 , - t- - if. 'A teAliliH f kX--.Vi- i.--- v;; I tMWmi v "a 1 ! 'P9 fMK MBS THOMAS POSTED lAHTC!AI1pf 5; f l tA OXuWKV PARSONS ) Hi ( !rW ' 4- lr 1 ll x,r-v Vi - ' -4 if- 4h M f kPI- V 111 I COITON- f '1 ' - XI ill I III BusHNtxi Photo I f I lit- -lit II I MISS DOROTHV 5Sg"?Mwi8e , ... ,. ,, u.,aL,J.ttLJ, jf I XJixorr SSSk laaniiaV"MaaTMHM Benefit WeekJ At Alcazar Is Great Success TT HAS been grmtlfytng to those who - have had charge of the benefit for devastated France given for the -week at the Alcazar theatre to' be assured of its great success, and to have had Portland come out in such great num bers for each performance. Society has turned out in generous support, and capacity audiences have been the rule. Many theatre parties have been given, notably those of Mrs. Helen Ladd Cor bett, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Ayer, Mr. and Mrs. William D. Wheelwright, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ainsworth. Dr. and Mrs. An drew C. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Piatt, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. OBrien, Mrs. Rose Coursen Reed, Mr. and Mrs. John Burckhart, Mr. and Mrs. I... Allen Lewis. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Page, Mrs. W. A. T. Bushong, Frederick Ma son, Mr. and Mrs. John Shull, Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Childs, Mrs. Polly T. Lombard, John Cronan, N. E. Ayer, Pr. and Mrs. James Zan, Colonel and Mrs. George Kelly, Judge and Mrs. W. N. Gatens, Mrs. Solomon Hirsch, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman O'Gorman, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nicolai, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Scott, Major and Mrs. Ferguson. Mr. and Mrs. C D. Starr, Van W. Anderson. Frederick Holman, Mrs. W. C. Alvord and many others. Portland talent has been much in evi dence between the acts of "Sari." Among those contributing were Miss Catherine I,aidlaw, who has charmed all with her exqtilsite oriental dances ; Miss Gertrude Hoeber. Miss Anline Smith. Mrs. Carmel Sullivan Power, and Fri day evening the sextet, from "Floro dora," under the direction of Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett, givAi by Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Menefee. Mr. and Mrs. Francis D. Langton, Mrs. Jane Burns Albert, Mrs. Lulu Dahl Miller, Misses Dorothy Strowbridge and Virginia MacDonough, and Messrs. Otto Wedemeyer, J. Ross Fargo, A. B. Clark and P. L. Kamm, was received wHh tremendous en thusiasm. Albert Creltz completely won the large audience with his violin solo, as sisted by John R. Brltz, the musical di rector, and very kindly consented to re peat this splendid number on Saturday evening and this evening. Miss Arline Smith gave a delightful piano solo. Miss Laidlaw has won all who have seen her dance, and repeated her num ber at both performances Saturday and today. A substantial sum was earned by this week's benefit performances and will be turned over to the American committee for devastated France for immediate use. Among the list of weddings for Sep tember is that of Miss Lucy M. Mc Court and Herbert M. Huff, who were married Wednesday evening at the home of the bride, 1124 East Fortieth street. The bridegroom is a student of Reed college. White georgette crepe over silk was chosen by the young bride for her wedding gown. She carried a bouquet of bride roses. The service was read beneath a pink and- white canopy of asters. Miss Gertrude Baillie acted as bridesmaid and Dr. Elmer S. McCourt was best man. Reception rooms were gorgeous in the artistic ar rangement of autumn leaves and red and golden dahlias. A number of school girl chums and college friends attended, the entire number of guests and relatives exceeding 10. The quiet little ceremony took place at 8 :30 p. m., with Rev. H. W. Thompson, from Cen tralia, officiating. More than 30 years ago he married Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCourt. the bride's parents. A honey moon . to British Columbia has been planned by the newlyweds, who are to make their home at 1024 East Thirty seventh street; Mrs. Elizabeth Cosgriff, was hostess for a delightful dancing party at her pretty new bungalow on Saturday evening, honoring a group of her friends. Autumn flowers and sweetpeas were used in profusion about the rooms for the occasion, and a buffet supper was served following the dancing. Guests for the occasion included Judge and Mrs. William N. Qatens, Judge C. U. Gantenbetn and daughter, Mary Ellen, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Rasch and son, Rich ard, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Irvine, Mr. and Mrs. George W. McMath, Miss Eth'elyn Davis and Miss Susan Davis, Allen Slade, Dr. Frazee, Mrs. Stella Levens, Miss Vella Winner, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hayhurst and John Virgil Cosgriff. The affair was planned as a farewell for fHalvor Rasch and Robert James Cos griff, who will leave soon for school. The Misses Louise and Helen, Manning were hostesses for a delightful tea at their home in Irvington on Saturday afternoon honoring the Misses Lyle Brjfeon of Eugene and Adele Lucke of San Francisco. Presiding at the tea table for the occasion were Miss Mar garet Hawkins. Miss Katherine Corbin and Miss Marjorie Maguire. About 60 girls were asked to call during the tea hours from 4 to 6 o'clock. ... Mr. and Mrs. James Denton of Port land at present in residence at Gearhart, Or., celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary on September 19. Their three children, Walter A. Denton of Sa lem, Carl Denton and Mrs. F. T. Crow ther of Portland, made the trip to Gear hart to be with their parents on ttiis happy occasion. Winslow Meade circle No. 7. Ladies of the G. A. R., will hold a social day at room 525, court house, Mbnday. Lunch eon will be served at noon. Sewing and visiting will occupy the afternoon. An invitation is extended to friends and members. Announcement is made of the engage ment of Miss Elizabeth Harmon to Henry who left Friday for the south. Mrs. McCrackin will be remembered by hun dreds of Portland folk who have visited Camp Lewis and knew of Mrs. Mc Crackin as the charming hostess at the Y. W. C. A. hostess house throughout the entire period of Us work at the cantonment. Mrs. McCrackin arrived in the city from Tacoma on Thursday evening. Fri day she was the guest of honor at a smart luncheon at the Waverley Country club, for which Mrs. MacMaster was hostess. Seated about the table for the occasion were Mrs. McCrackin, Mrs J B. Montgomery. Mrs. Helen Ladd Cor bett, Mrs. William D. Wheelwright, Mrs Lucius Allen Lewis, Mrs. W. B. yer' Mrs. Gordon Voorhies, Mrs. George f' Wilson, Mrs. Henry C. Cabell, Mrs. Will lam C. Alvord, Mrs. Reade M. Ireland and the hostess. Following the luncheon the guests were taken to Ardgour, the' home of Mrs MacMaster. where they spent the after noon informally. ... Mr and Mrs. J. A. Beck were hosts on Friday evening. September 12. for an informal evening party on the occa sion of their twenty-fifth wedding anni versary. More than 35 friends from Salem and from Portland were present for the affair, at which time small tele grams were presented to the guests an nouncing the engagement of Miss Vivian Beck to Victor Renwick Taylor. Their wedding is to be an event of early Octo ber. Autumn leaves and chrysanthe mums were used to decorate the rooms for the occasion, and the evening was spent informally. For the pleasure of Miss Beck a delightful Bhower was given on Friday evening of this week, at the home of a former schoolmate, Mrs. Willard G. Griffith, in Irvington Park. Among the guests present for the affair were the Misses Dorothy Rob ertson. Jana Maguire, Elsie and Mary Losquist, Helen Strauaser, Eleanor StauU, Jessie Taylor, Marie Brigga of Salem, Virginia Patton, Nell Gutbrod. Hulda Reynolds and Elizabeth Burpee. I . . . Social life at the Reed college dormi tory is well under way. The men of the dormitory'-were hosts Monday at an informal social room dance, and next Wednesday a, bonfire wijl be given by th girls. Dorothy Poor, a senior of House D, was elected president of the dormitory girls' organisation at a meet ing Wednesday, and Gretchen Smith and Consuelo McMillan were chosen vice president and secretary-treasurer, re spectively. ... Mrs. Herman Wilson and daughter. Elizabeth, of San Francisco left recently for an extended eastern trip, after spending several days in this city with Dr. and Mrs. Clarance True Wilson. How Any Girl Can Have Pretty Eyes No girl or woman is pretty if her eyes are red, strained, or have dark rings. Simple witchhazel, camphor, hydrastis, etc., as mixed in Lavoptik. eye wash, will brighten the eyes, and a week's use will surprise you with its QUICK results. Regufar use of Lavoptik keeps the eyes healthy, sparkling and vivacious. The quick change will olease vou. Daintv alu minum eye cup FREE. Skidmorsl Drue Co.. 15 1 3d st Adv. j Goode of this city. Miss Harmon has been A recent visitor in the city as the guest ef Miss Virginia McDonough. She is the daughter of F. S. Harmon of Ta coma, Wash., and Is one of the popular member of the social contingent of that city. Mias Harmon was graduated from Dana HaU and attended school for spe cial work in Portland for a short time. Owing to the recent death of Miss Har-J mon's mother, plans for the wedding will be simple and it will be an event of the early fall. m The quarterly birthday dinner of Geo. Wright Corp No. 2 and G. A. R. Post No. 1 will las held at the courthouse Wednesday at f:30 o'clock. Members whose birthdays come in July, August and September will consider themselves committees for the arrangement of their tables. Also members are asked to bring generous supplies for the dinner. For detailed information please call Anna Savage, Tabor 2412. A splendid program and social has been arranged to follow the dinner. The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Master Plumbers' association will give a party at the East Side Business Men's club rooms Saturday. All master plumbers and their families ar-e cordially invited to attend. There will be a program, cards and dancing. Mr. .and Mrs. J. O. Stearns are down from Iloquiam fpr a short stay and are guests at the Hotel Portland. Miss Birreir ; Becomes Bride Of N; G. Smith Tl TISS ESTHER BIRRELL became the bride of Newton Carson Smith on Wednesday evening at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Birrell. on Willamette Heights. The service was read by Dr. A. A. Morrison in the presence of a few friends and relatives of the bridal couple. The wedding march was played by Mrs. Maurice H. Barnes (Oer aldlne Coursen). The bride was attractively gowned In white charmeuse made with a short skirt, from the hem of which showed a smart banding of old lace. Her wed ding veil was made in shirred cap mode and fell in graceful .' folds to the hem of her gown. Her flowers were a fhower of Bride roses tied with bows of tulle. Mrs. John Hunt Hendrickson (Wini fred Birrell) attended her sister as matron of honor. Her gown was of taffeta in palest blue, and her flowers were Ophelia roses. Austin F. Flegel Jr. was JC8t man. An informal reception followed . the ceremony at which the wodding colla tion was served. An artistic arrange ment of asters and gladioli formed an attractivesetting for the wedding gu-jsts, who filled the rooms. Presiding at the table in the dining room were Mrs. Lloyd. Painter and Mrs. Morris, II. Jones. Assisting about the rooms were the Misses Hasel Smith, Mary W arrack. Marjorie Peterson. The bride was graduated from Port land academy and later attended Miss Evans' school In Boston. Air. Smith is the son of Mrs. Leonard Wirt of Port land and ia engaged In the practice of law in the city. Following a brief wedding trip Mr. and Mrs. Smith will return to Portland to make their home. Mrs. W. E. Bole and children, Edward and Helen Cecelia of Marshfleld. ' who have been visiting Mrs. A. R. Bolder sten. Rose City rark. have now taken m house for the winter. Mrs, Bole and Mrs. Boldersten are sisters. Mrs. S. E. Bennett, who recently returned from the Hawaiian islands, is a house gneat of her daughter, Mrs. A. R. Boldersten. Mrs. Pierre Rosslter Hines was hos tess for a tea at her home in Cornell Voad on Tuesday honoring lier niece. Mies Loretta Hyde of Kan Francisco, who is visiting in the city for a short time Presiding at the tea table for the occasion vere Mrs. Edmund L Devercaux and Mrs. Charles F. Adams a ... Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Northrup ani Mrs. John F. Wall and children- of Boise are visitors in Portland and art registered at the Hotel Portland. Business Hours: 9:30 a. m. to 6 p. m. In a race with the Arctic Winter TDATTLING with the floe ' ice, perhaps blasting its way through with dynamite, the H. Liebes & Co. ship "Herman is racing now toward the last of our trapping stations at Bank's Land before the Arctic winter sets in. If the "Herman reaches this point she will bring aid to Liebes trap pers who have been out of touch with the world for three yean And she will bring to trs'furs trapped where furs were never caught before. Thus H- Liebes & Co. will have tered another virgin field in its for the most precious furs of the land. No goal is too distant, no effort to secure the matchless pelts which fashioned by our designers and men into H. Liebes 6c Co. interna ly famous furs. If You Don't Know Furs You Do Know Stores." tSTABUSHEO PIIBe 6PANT rurtj 5 YEARS. AT POST sr. . if 4Kb A Wages of Weavers in the orient have in creased from 15c to $1.50 a day, and the in crease will soon be felt here in advanced prices of real OrientalRugs Wise buyers are mak i n g selections n o w. Fortunately, our stocks were never better nor more complete. Tenth and Alder Largest Oriental Rug Dealers in the Northwest :ilhn!!H!ll hMliiMiliW 169 Eleventh Street pentng of Heagcm 19 1 9-20 PORTLAND'S RECOGNIZED SCHOOL FOR DANCING MOSE CHRISTENSEN Principal. CARRIE CHRISTENSEN Aislilaat and Secretary, CLASS ANNOUNCEMENTS Adult Beginners Tuesday, Sept. "3. 7 :30 V, M. A dultA dvanced Tuesday. Sept. 23. 9 P. M. Older Children Advanced 8 td 15 Tears. Saturday, Sept. 27, 3 :30 P. M. High School Classes Little Children Beginners 5 to 8 Years. Thursday. Sept. 2 Little Children it to 8 Tears. -Advanced Friday, Sept. 26, P. M. IP.M. 15 to 20 Tears. ADVANCED, Friday. September 26. 7:30 BEGINNERS, Saturday, September 27, 7 15 to 20 Years. r. m. P. M. Ballet Course Including Ballet Technique and all Dancing for advanced pupils only. Wednesday, October V. 4 P. M. Kxhlbltion Beginning Older Children Beginners 10 to 15 Tears. Saturday, Sept. 27, 2 P. 11 Younger Children Beginning Tuesday, October 7. 4 P. M. NOTE: Mr. Christenpen has Just returned from J."ew York where he has spent tne entire summer, as well as the past three summers, in the professional class of Sterano highest branch of the art of dancing. Mr. Christensen la past president of the A. N. A. of highest branch of the art of dancing. Mr. Christensen Is past president of the A. N. C. of Masters of Dancing, also chairman of the National Normal School, elected for five years. Private Lessons By A ppointment Half-boar lessons ti.tt One-hoar Lessons IS.M Ballet Classes Term of 19 Letsons ft Ms Children's and High School Classes ' Ballroom Dancing, term of 8 Lessons li.vt Adult Classes Adalt Clstses, term of S I.eosf. , ...M.M Opening of Christillion Club for members of the school only Monday Eve., Sept. 22 Thereafter regular on first and third Mondays of each month. V Phone Main 6017 IT IS ESSENTIA!, FOR PLPILS TO ENTER CLAM8KH BE GINMNtt OF TERM ililllliill!yi'!!iil!!l!Kra :n!:!l!! :l!l!-l;;ll8i.til;,ll::i,Ul,il;:;gi; Jfj -3 3
