Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1942)
N'S Society Clubs Music tatesman mm am SEC T Lieutenant Comman der Verden E. Hock ett Is often seen walking down the steps of his South High street home with his sons, Jim and Bill, and on days off they work in their, new rockery. ON EVERAL luncheorTparties are on the social calen VJdar for the coming week. Mrs. Douglas McKay is entertaining, with a series of bridge luncheons at her home on Jerris avenue. A large group of matrons have been invited on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday afternoons. j ' Mrs. Edward K. Pieseckl will preside at a one o'clock luncheon on Tuesday afternoon for a group of friends at her home on Cascade Drive. Several hours of bridge will be in play during the afternoon. Mrs. A. L. Adolphson will be hostess for a series of .parties this week at her D street home. On Tuesday afternoon she will share hostess honors with Mrs. Les lie" "R. Burdette at a bridge luncheon. On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons Mrs. Adolphson will entertain at bridge luncheons for a large group of her friends. Luncheon for Bride-Elect Mrs. Robert W. Craig presided at a smartly ar ranged luncheon Saturday afternoon at her Court street home for the pleasure of her cousin, Miss Helen Dickey of Portland, a bride-elect. Guests were seated at small tables covered with jjuift. ouiui iiuuis uuu temwitsu wiui uuuquwis ui pins. and blue flowers. Bridge was in play during the after noon and a surprise bridal shower honored Miss Dickey. Covers were placed for Miss Helen Dickey, Mrs. Josephine Trehame, Mrs. Verald Duckworth, Mrs. Ed ward R. Sullivan, Mrs. C. W. Cooper and Miss Nellie Tracey, all of Portland, Mrs. Wilson Siegmund, Mrs. Vayne Doughton, Mrs. M. Wilson Savage, Miss Dor othy Wilson, Miss Eleanor Trindle and Mrs. Crcig. .. . K : v - , . IN Washington, DC, on Monday afternoon Ensign Ralph Gordon LeedyV oK of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Clark Leedy of Salem, will take as hja JarideTMlii Elizabeth Ballou. daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Frank W. Ballou of Washington, DC. The ceremony will be performed at the Universalist Jtfcrtioiial. Memorial church at 4:30 o'clock. Mr: H. Jerome Graham will play the wedding music and Mrs. Vera Needy Ross will sing "Because," "I Hear a Lark Singing" and "I Love Thee." - Mr. Ballou will give his daughter in marriage and for her wedding she will wear a handsome gown of Ivory satin fashioned with a full skirt and court train.-The bodice and long sleeves are of ivory Chantilley lace. Her matching tulle veil is over eight yards long and cascades from q' coronet of orange blossoms. Her bridal. bouquet will be of white daisies and larkspur centered with white philonopsis orchids. ;; Miss Jean Yereance of Boston will be the morid of honor and preceding her to me altar will be a sextet of young girls, Miss Victoria Kissal, Miss. Con stance Smith, Miss Helen Miller, Miss Mary Lathrop, Miss Marjorie Moffitt and Miss Margaret Woods. . : ' Their dresses are fashioned of marquisette and made with , fitted , waists and full skirts. The sleeves are' bracelet length and a pleated ruffle outlines the hem of the skirt. Miss Yereance will wear aqua and the bridesmaids will be gowned in pastel yellow. They will wear-shoulder length veils caught with clusters of flowers to match their, dresses and, carry bouquets of daisies. Lieutenant Clark Leedy of Pensdcola, Florida, will stand with 'his brother as best man. Ushers will be Annapolis classmates of Ensign Leedy and include Ensign William Everett, Ensign William Racette, Ensign Gordon Facer, Ensign Donald Perry, Ensign Tazwell Shepherd, jr and Ensign Frederick Wortham. The bride's mother will wear an Alice blue .chiffon and lace gown and a matching horse hair hat for her daughter's wedding. Mrs. Leedy, who with Mr. Leedy went east for their son's marriage, will wear a navy blue crepe dress with white embroidery trim and a small flowered hat. They both will wear corsages of yellow roses and smilax. ' ' A reception in the gardens of the Ballou home will be held after the wed ding, to which 250vguests have been invited. Ensign Leedy and his bride will go down into Virginia on their wedding trip before driving west to San Fran cisco where he will be stationed. The bride attended American university and is a member of PEO. Her fiance attended Oregon State college where he was a Phi Gamma Delta mem ber. He received his commission as Ensign from the United Slates naval acad emy on Friday. Miss Ballou, her parents, and Mr. and Mrs. Jay Clark Leedy attended the graduation and June week festivities. Among the out-of-town guests attending the wedding are Lt. and Mrs. Clark Leedy of Pensacola, F!orida,-and Mrs. Halph E. Wilson of Philadelphia, sister of Mrs. Leedy. Mrs. Leedy plans to visit with Mrs. Wilson for several weeks before returning west. Mr. Leedy will arrive in Salem the latter part ' of the month. . " " - 7 4 v.. Mr. Lee Crawford is pictured at the right In the garden of his home holding his two month old son, Tommy. Proud of their new baby bro ther are Stanley, left, and Stephen. life W - Whet tt J- gj ; :-. J V ' VI :t ViSm A y ' AYV.v ?--sv-T.',v (i : " Off for a bicycle ride are Jimmy, left, and Ed die, pictured here with their father, Mr. Gard ner Knapp. Mr. Knapp often takes his ions ort fishing trips. All photos by Kennell-Elli - r.it it-t vifci -j ? it' j ' "V-"- .- v : ...... a i. t i f f J 1 Mr. Thomas J. Drynan has three young sons, Tommy at the left, Bobby, and eleven month old, Doug las. The two older boys accompany their father to the playgrounds on nice days. CORPORAL and Mrs. Roger Baker (Eleanor Perry) left by train Saturday night for Fort Monroe, Virginia, where Corpora! Baker will attend officers' candidate school. The wedding of the young couple took place Saturday afternoon in the chapel of St. Paul's Episcopal church. It was at 3 o'clock that the vows were exchanged wiht Rev. George Herbert Swift officiating. Miss Josephine Bross sang preseding the ceremony and Miss Ruth Bedford played the wedding music. Vases of cala lilies were arranged on the altar and on either side of the chancel were bouquets of white delphinium and white peonies. The bride walked down the center aisle of the chapel on the arm of her father, Mr. A. C. F. Perry, who gave her In marriage. She wore a smart heaven blue gabardine suit and her white feathered pillbox hat was trimmed in navy blue veil ing. Her- accessories were white and navy blue. She carried an old fashioned nosegay of pink roses and sweetpeas encircled with a net frill. Mrs. Steve Anderson was the bride's only , attendant and she wore a mist pink sheer wool affemcon frock and white hat and accessories. She carried a nosegay of blue and white sweetpeas, delphiniums and rosebuds. Mr. DeOT Wright of Hood River was the best man for his cousin and ushers were Ensign John Lindbeck and Mr. Steve An derson. ' ' . Mrs. Perry attended her daughter's wedding in a green, white and purple print 6heer. Her accessories were black and ner flower! were yellow roses and stephanotis; The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar G. Baker and the latter wore a pastel blue and white print dress with white accessories. Her corsage was of roses. Corporal and Mrs. Baker greeted the wedding guests in the foyer of the chapel after the ceremony. The bride .Is a Willamette university graduate and a member of Delta Phi sorority. Her husband also attended Willamette and his fraternity -wcxs " Alpha Psi, Delta. He has been stationed at Fort Stevens. Shirley' Plant Is Married Miss Shirley Plant Is now Mrs. Donald Rasmussen. The wedding took place Saturday night at the home of the bride's father, Mr. Harry Plant. The' 8 o'clock ceremony was read by Revi , Edward . Allen. Mrs, Max Pemberton sang "I Love Ycu -Truly" and Mrs. Dillon Mills was the accompanisi -. ' ' . . The rrnirl trrrhrmnoA fheir Vrw-Kofriro tVi firpnlnce which was decorated with boumiets nf rnsps T-uann?o rmA "V i 1 w , w M.VM w W r ' ' f-WW...? tVAlllCr .bury bells.The bride's twin sislersi 'Miss Phyllis and Miss Audrey Plant, lighted the candles, and they wore yellow and blue ' pastel suits"..' . . . " : ' . . .' : . ' ' - . --"- . . : ' : :. : . . The bride "chose a navy blue, tailleur far her wedding. The iacket was fashioned torso style and she wore a white sheer blouse and her accessories were navy and white. She carried ah old fashioned nosegay of sweetpeas and pink rosebuds. Mr, Plcmt gave his dcrughter la marriage. ' ' '. '. . . . - . t ' ' ' ' v Mrs. Herbert Rasmussen, if. (Garnet Lansing) was the honor attendant, and she .wore a navy blue and white print ares ' with navy and white accessories.' Her "corsage was of rosebuds and sweetpeas.; Mr. Rasmussen served -as his brother's best : - At the reception5 which' followed the wedding Mrs. Arthur Plant cut her niece's cake. Mrs. Clyde Beatty presided at the tuncrr bowl and serving were Mrs.illiani Keen; Mrs. James Mdrtsfield, Miss Beverly Plant and Miss Janet Usher of Portland Tle bride's table was centered with a crystal bowl-filled with sweetpeas and rosebuds, and flanked by white candles in crystal holders. - " . ' , . s - . . t -. - . Mr." and Mrs. Rasmussen left for a fortnight's trip after the reception and will, make their home In Portland. . . r -