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.THE . OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAN D, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 21, li J.
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Weddings Top
x Calendar of
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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,
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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. -
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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eye wash, will brighten the eyes, and
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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.
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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
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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."
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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
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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.
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Phone Main 6017
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TO ENTER CLAM8KH BE
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