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4 1 " THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON
. .WEPNESDAY MORNING. AUGUST 19. .1923
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HE BEAtJTiKUIi HttleJ ruml ,
. church at liVnrnv ah- Rot.
urday evening,i,;Auust 457for,the
firsj time iti almost half a cen
tury, aof service to the commun
ity, provided the scene for the
wedding erf .a. .young ' lady -whose
earliest mjemories are associated
with the activities It has sheltered.
Miss Olive, Marietta Stevens, the
daughter of" Air. and Mrs. Thad
deur Stevensvwas--given in mar
riage to Mr. Clifford P. Wells of
Buena Vista, in the presence of a
large , circle of relatives and
friends who motored to Oak Grovte
to witness the ceremony, at 8
o'clock. Bridal wreath, ferns and
gladioli in shades of pink, with
rose-colored candles, were effect
ively arranged in the decorating.
making an ideal setting for the
Deautlut ring service used by the
officiating clergyman. : the ' Rev.
J. G. M in ton of Albany.
'v-A: group of love . songs were
beautifully rendered by Miss Alma
Wells, sister of the groom. Miss
Prather accompanying. "At Dawn
ing' V and "I Lore ; Yon Truly"
served as a signal for the entrance
of the bridal party, and as the
firsts strains of the wedding march
by Lohengrin was ' sounded, , the
clergyman took his place before
the altar, j? y , 1 ' d
, Proceeding the bridesmaid, Miss
Ella -Stevens, sister of the . Wide,
f ame the dainty flower girl carry
ing a basket of pink and "white
rosebuds and half-blown roses,' lit
tle Miss Genevieve f Lee, of Port
land, cousin of the bride, having
been chosen; for the service.
Y v M8ter Donald Wells, the groom's
f J nepnew followed. ; bearing the
Jjt wedding ring. The bride awaited
"V I the altar by the groom and his
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Grounds, entered upon the arm of
her father; who, in the impressive
ring service used, gave her happi
ness, into the keeping of the. man
of her choice. - -
f. The beautiful and accomplished
young bride was gowned ' in a
white canton crepe creation, heav
ily beaded, and wore a filmy yell
held by a wreath of orange buds,
and carried a' bouquet -of water
lilies and whila phlox tied.wlth
bow and streamers of transparent
tissue ribbons. '
The-bridesmaid, wore a froefcof
rose jpluk; crepe, with'bouquet'of
natmpnlripg shades, and the flow
ed glrfVas in a dainty organdie
o!ebell pink.
yi.The community hall, directly
opposite the church, served for the
reception, which immediately fol
lowed the ceremony, the brides
maid, best man and parents of the
contracting parties assisting in in-
formally receiving.
A large table was required for
the accommodation of the many
handsome gifts of silver, china.
fine needlework, cut rlaas. books.
clocks, pictures, lamps, and othr
tokens or esteem In which these
young people are held by relatives
and friends from Portland, Albany
and other distant points, as well
as those from their immediate
neighbors. - w. s; s
The dining room was a place
ofbeauty, with its horseshoe ar
rangement of luncheon tables',
which filled ' the spacious room
charmingly with- Iti gleaming
linen, profusion of . choice , roses,
and soft glow of 'lighted candles,
rose-colored,, in crystal candle
sticks and its service of silver. tAt
the curVe; or tbrj horBesho4 iJe
bridal party was seated. The
great bride's cake was artistically
decorated in5 a jewelled effect:
pink and white, and the bride was
a, vision ot loveliness as she rose
to assume" her role of hostess, in
the: time-honored custom of dis
pensing hospitality to herxuests.
The girl friends of the bride, the
Misses Etta Wells. Jot Hills Jan
ice ' Fawk and Helen. Lewis, who
served the ices', and otherwise as
sisted the happy bride, were
charming Jn their party frocks and
contributed much to the enjoy
ment of the refreshment hour.
Near the close J of the'1 evening
a party of the young ladies gath
ered for the '- throwing ot the
bride's bouquet, the legend being
that she who catches the charmed
blossom is to be the succeeding
bride. When tossed into the group
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two. pontested for ownershinl a
compromise beinar effected a
division of the blossoms. From A
table near" the. "inner hall Miss
Marine Lee, the bride's little
cousin In a taffeta gown of pastel
blu4, distributed packages of wed-1
ding cake to guests upon their de
parture.- i 1 , I ,-. !
Tie bride's going-away costume
wasl a tailleur of blue twill, with
small ;white felt hat. A motor
tour; of the state, with stops I at
Points of interest Crater lake,
the ' Marble caves, points in cen
tral: Oregon, and the Columbia
highway will be enjoyed before
Mr. and Mrs. Wells take a cottage
at Newport : '
The l groom, prominent in the
Buena! Vista community, Is ad
mired for his many fine" qualities,
and his bride whd has a record for
high scholarship and for outstand
ing ability as an instructor, will
receive a warm welcome upon her
return to Newport, where she will
Join the teaching force ot the pub
He schools. Courses in English
and i in penmanship are .her spe
cialty. I . .-.
The list of .those' bidden to the
marriage follows: Messrs. and
Mesdames George Wells, . Orvllle
Wells, Perry Wells. Marvin Wells
C:m Wells, W. L. Wells. Rey. J.
G:i Mlhton, Will I BevinsV Arthur
ci A-t. - . . -M .:. H . 1
omiui, niyae smun.- Herbert Pop
pleton; " Charles j Huntley, Ly an
Hunley. Irving Huntley, Leonai-d
rinK Albert Teal, F. G. Steveris.
w: J. Stevens, ROy Lee, Otto y
strop.lO. B. Harriman. S. W
len. J E. Allen, James Allen. Rosa
Kvans, Thaaaeus
Bartlett, S. L.
Stpvens.; A. W
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Vaughan. Mrs. Mary Riley, arid
the Misses Mabel Stevens, Ella
Stevens, Alma Wells. Etta Well
Joy Hills. Janice Fawk. Helen
Lewis- Katherine f Poppleton, Ma-
bel Teal. Lois - Stevens, Maxine
Lee, Genevieve Lee, I Evelyn Ly
strop; Irleen Lystrop. Nona Harrl
n i Shirley Harriman, Emily
fcvans, vioraVaaghan: and the
Messrs. Lorenzo Allen, Joseph Al
len. ilvan Allen. I Arthur Alleh
Arthur. Allen, Verne Allen, Emily
btevens, Frank Stevens, Allen
Stevens, Peter Hansen. Willad
Bartlett. Ruthven Poppleton, Ray
urounds, Amos , Wells, Donald
Wellland Jienneth Vaughan
Miss Ruth Kitchen was the in
spiration for a delightful birthday
surprise part on Monday eveninr.
August 17, , at the home of her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Kitch
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