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The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem. Oregon; Sunday Morning. March 15, 1543 r Heleh Wiedmer-Became IP '.Mrs. Joseph Devers x At Church Rites ; ' Ivory with a touch of pale blue and pink was the color . scheme Miss Helen Wiedmer selected for her wedding' Saturday C night to Mr. Joseph M. Devers, jr. The ceremony took place in v""; ' the lovely chapel of St. Paul's Episcopal church where bouquets' of freesias, carnations and stock were arranged dn the altar. Tall ' ivory tapers cast a soft glow over the chapeL At 8 o'clock .Rev. - . George. H. Swift read the aer- .... ft vice. 1 - - ? v.r'--' : The bride's cousin, Miss Patty - Maurer, soloist, sang "Because" -. and "I Love You Truly.", Miss ' - Ruth Bedford played the organ accompaniments. -, ;f - :-. Preceding, the bride to thecal-; tar was her , only : attendant, Miss Maxihe ; McKillop. Her frock was of "champagne chif- fon combined with a satin bo- dice. The fitted -waist was torso style and an insert of the chif fon formed the yoke on the bo dice, which had a rounded neckline. The short sleeves were puffed and the full skirt was of chiffon. She wore a Juliet cap of sweetpeas, roses and - iris in shades of blue and pink and her colonial nosegay was of the same flowers with blue ribbon ' streamers, Around her wrist she , wore a blue bow. Bridal Gown , . The bride entered on the arm of her father, Mr. Harry J Wiedmer, who gave her in mar riage." Of ivory faille was the bridal gown. The very full skirt terminated in a short train ' and the long bodice was fash ioned with a sweetheart neck line and shirring on .either side of the front paneL The long sleeves ended in points over the wrist and buttons extended from the neck to the waist in back. For something old, the bride wore her mother's ivory elbow length tulle veil which was ar ranged in a Juliet cap of seed pearls. Her only ornament was a- strand of pearls. The bridal bouquet was of ivory roses, bouvardia and freesias. Mr. Richard Devers of Port land was his brother's best man and seating the guests were Mr. Robert DeArmond of Bend, Mr. Harvey; Quistad and Mr. Clay-' bourne Dyer. Mrs. Wiedmer. chose a model: of moon blue lace for her .. daughter's wedding and on her shoulder was pinned an orchid corsage. Mrs. Devers attended her son's marriage in a gown of silver lace over rose and she wore an orchid corsage. The Wiedmer home was the setting for the wedding recep tion, to which additional guests were invited. An antique bowl .filled with daffodils, snapdrag ons and forsythia was arranged on the mantle. Mrs. V. E. Kuhn greeted guests at the door. Assist at Reception The bride's table was centered with a bouquet of cala lilies and snapdragons flanked by white tapers. Mrs. H H. dinger and Mrs. William C. Dyer, sr. pre sided at the coffee urns and Mrs. Arthur J. Rahn at the punch bowL Mrs. Richard Dev ers cut the bride's cake and Mrs. M. B. Stegner, aunt of the bride, Invited guests Into the dining room. Assisting in the serving were Mrs. James H. Nicholson, jr, Mrs. Harvey Quistad, Mrs. Russell Woodward and Mrs. Russell McJury. Mrs. Meredith Huggins was in charge of the gift room. When the couple left on their wedding trip the bridt wore a chic aqua blue ensemble with silk dress and matching wool coat enhanced with quilting. Her black faille and straw hat was trimmed with pink apple blos soms and her accessories were black faille. J.I: J J MHHIBWMsaMMIRMS.i4 " 1 MRS. MAURICE BRENNEN ' Five 'Hundred Party Held Members of the Salem chapter of the Oregon Association of the Deaf assembled for a 500 party Friday night with Mrs. ' Clara, Lauby as hostess and Misses Cora Johnson and Julia Olson assisting her. The theme of the party was St Patrick. Those present were Mrs. Charles Lynch of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Chester LaFave, Mr. and Mrs. William Toll, Miss Agnes Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. George Hill, Miss Marjorie Mc Danlel, Mr. Edwin Stortz, Miss Marion Finch, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Lindstrom, Mrs. Maurice Werner, Mr. Harold Nixon, Miss Sophia Rataezyk, Mrs. Thomas Ulmer, Mrs. Clara Lauby and Misses Cora Johnson and Julia Olson. Mrs. Lynch and Mr. Stortz made high scores and consola tion went to Miss Rataezyk and Mr. Toll. Mrs. Ulmer is the chairman of entertainment com mittee for the ensuing quarter. Refreshments were served. The next party is scheduled for April 18 at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Toll. Bonnets to , ; v Be Shown Monday ; Beginning the social activities for the. week "will be the Junior . Woman's club Easter bonnet bridge benefit at the clubhouse ;: Monday night at 8 o'clock.' . Proceeds from' the jaffair will" be used to send the club's vice- -president. Miss Hattie Bratzel, -to the national convention of the , General Federation of Women's dubs in Fort Worth, Texas in --. April. Mrs. Thorne J H. Ham- . mond, president,' will introduce . Miss Bratzel during the evening.' - After several hours of cards hew spring hats in all colors and materials wui be shown by a, group of the juniors including Mrs. Ralph, Nohlgr en, Mrs. Glenn Paxson,' Mrs. Bert Walker, Miss Loretta Kahler, Miss Dor othy Perkins and Miss Phyllis Gardner. Mrs. Maurice Brennen will be the commentator. . A group of Willamette univer sity students will provide inci dental music during the revue. Miss Carolyn Brown and Mr. Mark Waltz will sing a group of numbers. The club rooms will be deco rated with baskets of forsythia, quince and blossoms. Mrs. Mau rice H. Saffron heads the direc torate for the affair and on her committee are Mrs. Carleton Roth, Mrs. George Jackson, Mrs. Joseph V. Tompkins, Mrs. Bert Walker, Mrs. Maurice Brennen and Miss Iogal Zimmerman. Mr. and Mrs. L M. Schannep are expecting their daughter, Miss Clara Schannep, home from Tallahassee, Florida, this week. She has spent the past two years in Florida with her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Putnam (Maxine Schannep). En route home Miss Schannep is visiting in New Mexico and the Carlsbad caverns and in San' Francisco will be guests of her brother and sister-in-law, Lt. Col. and Mrs. Dwight B. Schannep. WEDDING CALENDAR Edith Mohr Philip Yoder Preabjrterian-L. -March IS Mary Louise Dull Wallace Sprague New Jersey. Jeanette Clark Robert Krtmn March IT Nuptials -.re Jean Anunaen Robert Brady Epiaeopal Margery Hoereth John Long home - A I. -,' ' ' ' " ;,,: March ZS March 22 baa MJCuray Winston Bunnell Leslie- Methodist- . Betty- Ralston David-- Leek First Christian. Edith. Wendelin Paul Sheldon, j, Jean Walters Atvi Potteis-Court Street Christian.. .Bernta. Marey Ed Yost Elotae Sullivan Arthur Blngenhelmer Marjorie McCaUister Edward , Miller Corvallii;. Betty Starr Robert AndersPrtland-.iL . March 27 April 4 April 4 April S AprU. 17 L.April. IS, ' .May 7t Saturday --June 14 i - ..i cemp nre uiri&t, ,. :.. , ;1 - Column P.--1- - The Luta Camp Fire group met Wednesday at the home of their guardian Mrs. South. They discussed the ; vesper! service Sunday night and the Grand Council Fire at Leslie .Tuesday. Refreshments were, served and those on the entertainment committee sang songs and gave poems. " Attending were: Betty Coe Becker, president; Irene Mc Leod, vice-president; Lorraine Evans, secretary; Pat Martin, treasurer; Pat DliotV Dorothy White, Lois White, Donna Run yan, Justine:, Woelke, scribe, Nancy Ann Schhyder, . Crystal Huntington, program chairman, Delorese Jackman, Mary Lou Houser, Jane Gardner, Virginia Strong and Erna Chrisinger. The Okiery Api Camp -: Fire Girls held a council lire Thurs day. The new group being or ganized at Richmond school and some of the parents were pres ent Those taking the Trail Seek ers rank1 were Edris Stewart, Irene Boatwright, Betty Wieser, Gloria McDowell, Joyce Holm stead. Those taking Woodgath erers rank were: Patricia Boyer, Mary Elizabeth Taylor, Ruth Fuller, Virginia Bowers, Donna Seay and Donna BrameL The Itanyan Camp Fire Girls held their regular business meet ing Friday. They rehearsed songs for- the grand council fire.. The " girls will attend vesper services . Sunday night at the First Chris- - . ' . - - ,- tian. church land will, go to ht chamber of - commerce Monday' after'ichbbl"to practice foir the T grand council, fire which :ii.:ta heiheld Tuesday-at 7:io at the -Leslie gym. : ... 1 ' The Sacajawea Camp t Fire ' . girls went .to the home of - Bol- - ette Grant for a covered' dish , dinner, Thursday. Officers .were reelected . during the business meeting. Present were Ruth Moinihan, Shirley Severin, Bet- ty Monoles,' Barbara Spaulding, Mary Dee Cunningham, Bolette Grant and Mrs. George Severin, guardian. Mary . Reinhart of the Ehawee Camp Fire was a guest. . , Homeward bound are Sirs. Frank H. Spears, jr. (Ruth Jean Garnjobst) and Miss Patricia Otten. The girls are leaving to day from Washington, DC, and are driving west. Lt Spears, who, has been with the price . control administration, has been called to active duty and will be stationed ' at Camp: McLellan, Alabama. Ruth Jean will remain with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Garnjobst, for the dura- . tion and Patty, who has been in Senator Rufus Holman's office, has resigned her position .and win live with her parents, the . George Ottens. The Beta Chi alumnae will be entertained at .the home of Mrs. Wheeler R. English, 1329 Che meketa street, Wednesday night. The assisting hostesses are Mrs. Clarence Emmons and Mrs. Thome H. Hammond. " Miss Pabicia Jeanne Ransdell is npw. Mrs. Robert Hartley. The couple exchanged marriage yowi Saturday night at 80. o'clock at the West Salem Methodist church with. Rev. Don Huckabee reading the ceremony; The bride is the daughter of. Mr. . fand ;: Mrs;' 'Marshall E. Ransdell -' and 'her husband's parents" are ' Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hartley. .The altar, was .decorated with baskets ("of spring . flowers and tapers. Miss IBeverly, Abbott in blue net and Miss Marjorie Biz by of Portland in peach net, lighted f the . altar candles. Mrs. Lucien Alexander f played the wedding marches. , -.. : The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a white bro caded satin gown designed em pire style , with princess skirt and train The high waistline, was fashioned with a sweetheart neckline and long sleeves gath ered at the shoulders. Tiny satin buttons embellished the back of the dress. She wore the veil that Mrs. -Chester ' Nichols (Maxine La Duke) had f of her wedding. It was fingertip length and fell from a tiara of seed pearls. She carried a Bible with a cluster of gardenias. Attend the Couple Miss Edith Mohr, the bride's -only attendant, wore t a full skirted frock of .spring green net made with a gathered bo dice, puffed sleeves and a square neckline. Her flowers were pas tel sweetpeas, roses and freesias. Mr. Philip 'Yoder was Mr. Hartley's best man and the ush ers included Mr. Kenneth Ab bott and Mr. Harley Miller. The newlyweds greeted their guests in the foyer of the church after the ceremony. Receiving with the bridal party were the bride's mother, who wore a brown and beige frock with matching accessories and a cor sage of violets and rosebuds, and Mrs. Hartley who wore a Pa cific" blue silk frock and a cor sage of gardenias.''' . . , For travelling the. bride wora a rose 'tweed tailleur with pink felt hat and black ; accessories. Mr. and Mrs. Hartley ; will make' their home at 2261 Hazel avenue. " iThe " couple graduated., from Salem, high school, r He now with- the " secretary 'of state's office. - : ' ' - f. Mrs. Larkins Is Honored4 " ' Mrs. 'Marvin Larkins (Irene Zamzow) was the honor guest at a delightful party Friday night when Mrs. Lawrence Stod dard and' Mrs. "Sam: Saunders ' entertained at the former's home ' on Kingwood Heights. A miscellaneous shower hon ored the Jbride and during the evening the "guests made a scrapbook for' the couple. The serving table was centered with a bowl of pink camellias flanked by matching tapers. A late sup-' per was served by .the hostesses. Honoring Mrs. Larkins were Miss Helen Stevenson,' Miss La Verne Dumas, Miss Alicia But ler, Miss Dorothy -Cooke, Miss Harriet Dunnigan, Miss Mickey Berg, "Miss Elizabeth Lauby, Miss Delores Netz, Miss Mary McCall, . Mrs. Lydia Zamzow, Mrs. Elmer Zamzow, Mrs- Ben Larkins, Mrs. Edwin Slick, Mrs. George Waterman, Mrs! Robert Prime, Mrs. Robert Siewert, Mrs. . Frank Stoddard, Mrs. Burl Cox, Mrs." Roger Quackenbush and Mrs. Maurice Groves. .' Mr. and Mrs. Carl G. Collins are spending : the weekend in Portland and' are guests of the .former's brother-in-law and sis ter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dris coll. Today they will be dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Collins. Covers will be placed for Mr. and Mrs. Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Buck, Dr. and Mrs. Kimball Page and the hosts. . . . Additional Society On Page 7 eijsf?Oieewteews w?J ' miom w.gywoeftp iiw.iyw wegfegoMae.oatwwstiti i leiwac.i tit rJ&...in High -Styled Apparel from MILGRIM of Salem! r ?"-T1 fii 4 lr .. I Tailored Perfection in SUITS Milgrim of Salem is stocked brim-full with suits for every occasion . . . iuiUt you'll want right away to wear for afternoon or evenings. In mannish, tailored and dressmaker styles. 24.75 Others $19.73 to $69.50 Dress Up! 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