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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.
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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
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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.
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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. . " " -
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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.
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Off for a bicycle ride
are Jimmy, left, and Ed
die, pictured here with
their father, Mr. Gard
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often takes his ions ort
fishing trips.
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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
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.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 -