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Rickman, will marry Mr. Carson Vehrs of Condon,, son of Mr. Victor Vehrs and Mrs. Zora Vehrs, at the. Jason Lee Methodist church on Sunday afternoon. Rev. S. Raynor Smith will officiate. Miss Eva Cochran will play the accompaniments . and the wedding march. Miss Clare McFarlane will sing, "Ich lieba dich" and "All For You." The bride, given in marriage by her mother,' will wear a dress of white faille, with a full length train and a fingertip length veil. The dress is made princess style with a sweetheart neckline and long sleeves. The veil , will be caught with a halo cf pearls. The bridal bouquet will be on small white crysanthemums and an orchid. The bride's mother has chosen a black crepe dress, a black hat. arid a corsage cf Talisman roses. - : ' Miss Ethel Webber will be the maid of honor, and Miss Sana Millet the brides maid. Mr. August Amato will act as best man for Mr. Vehrs. Ushers will be Mr. -Logan Ferry and Mr. Gerald Vehrs. After the ceremony, the party will go to the Rickman heme for the reception. Mrs. Myrtle Walker and Mrs. Laura Groves will pour, Mrs. B. J. Miller of Ger vais will cut the cake, Mrs. W. P. Hillpot, Mrs. R. P. Crossland and Mrs. S. L. Brad ford will serve. For going away, the bride will wear a powder blue crepe dress with blue hat. and will wear ah orchid. . t Miss Rickman graduated from Salem high school and Oregon College of .Edu cation. For the past two years she has taught in Condon. Mr. Vehrs attended Portland schools and is in business in Condon, where they will live following the honeymoon. , . Mrs. Don Lutheran, who was mamea "v,- rricrt T nfVisrrm church on November UiO WIHWI : - , m.rn Kam ra Robertson before her marri crge. The bride's parents are Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Robertson, and the groom's mother Is Mrs. Nel lie Varner of Sheridan. Wyoming. Sgt Varner is stationed at Ft. Lewis. (Jesten-Miller). i 'I At the reception which fallowed their wed ding on November 14, Mr. ahd Mrs. Wayne E. Hadley (Shirley McKay) cut j the cake, as pic tured above. The wedding was solemnized at the home of Captain and Mrs;. Douglas McKay, the bride's parents. The groorh is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Hadley of iLongview, Wash ington. (Jesten-Miller). At Ceremonial . I . ; f " Girl Reserves and Tri-Y ijnembers of the YWCA will hold their regular annual fall Recognition Cere monial at the First Presbyterian church from 3:00 . to 4:00 p.m. today. Parents and friends are invited to attend the ceremony in which about 400 girls will take part. Those participating in the program with speaking parts are Nancy .Brjown, giving the history of the Girl Reserves; Barbara Bates,: Goldie Hagel, FJoise Johnson, Delia Saabyie, Roma Nelson, Mari lyn Hill, junior high school) Girl Reserves 'lighting the continent candles; Mary Beth Vincent, Geraldine Nelson, Marie Ann Newman explaining the triangle of the Girl Reserve symbol ajid Wilma Matthes, pre sident of the Willamette university YWCA explain- . ing the circle. Virginia Glover, vice president of Tri-Y and membership chairman, will present the new members to the president, Carman Campbell; who will receive them into jthe' membership. Helen Mae Armstrong, old membej- of Tri-Y will welcome . the girls into the "Circle of Light." Ada Mae. Teel, : Leslie 9th grade and Jacqueline Johnson, Parrish 7th grade will close the recognition ceremonial with a "Litany of Youth." Those faking part in the musi cal part of the program ate Geraldine Schmoker with a violin solo; Connie Keller, Beverly Kenney, Dorothy Bergs vik, and Harriet Huston singing the Girl Reserve code song; Nahcy Wallace and Betty MeGee as a duet singing the Girl : Reserve quest song and the choir directed by Mis.; Virginia Ward Elliott Those in the choir are Donna Chastdin, Dor othy Ann Hobson. Barbara McBee, Romona Spence, . Connie Keller, Joan Voves, Beverly Kenney, Anna ; Mae Dickens, Dorothy Bergsyik, Harriet Huston, Pa- -tricia Walcott, Jackie Torgeson, Marjorie Lundahl, . Jean Swift. Marilee Loehr, Mary Ann Brady, Dorothy Boyes, Bonnie Dougherty, lancy Wallace, Betty McGee, Jean Barham, Marciia Moore, Adyce Lane, Shirley Kinnane and Jean Fidler. Following the initiation ceremonial, Girl Reserve rings will be given to ten outstanding seniors and , to six graduate members of last year.. Standards " for the awarding of the ringWere set up by the Tri . Y ring and , pin committee J composed of Shirley -Boucher, chairman. Marjories Dunn. Carolyn Hays, Veneta Peterson, :Virginia Rctph. Cora Stuiiff,; Betty Willard. A secret committee of adults was appointed by Mrs. Esther Little, general secretary of the YWCA, to carefully study the qualifications of girls to get the ring. Standards st up by the ring and pin committee were: a girl rriust be a senior hi high school, of Christian character, of good reputation, she must have been a member of her club for at least a year, and regular in attendance at meetings, she must have grown in leadership ability arid as-, sumed .club responsibility . in a dependable and . cooperative manner, she miist have a good !back ground of the YWCA. - j During this program, Mary j Ann Brgdy. Tri-Y, will sing TMyths of the Past" Miss Lois Robinson, wear- , . er of the ring and member of ithe Willamette YWCA, ;wil! speak on fWhot li Means to Wear the Ring." Rev. Irvin Williams, pastor, ol the First Presbyterian . church will give a short talk an the Girl Reserve slogan of the year "Forward iToddy for the Future." . Qosing the service. Barbara McBeer Girl Reserve of . the School of the Blind, will sing "Give Me a Dream and a Day," and Athel McAllister of the same club, will give the benediction. Alice Rose, member of Tri-Y will act as organist and accompanist through- out : i ' " -- , - ' - Girls who are ushering are r Barbara Williams, - loan -Unruh; Gladys Dalke, FJsina . McCune, - Dora ' " Barrett- Doris Barrett of the ' membership committee of the Tri-Y., Property managers are Marjarie Dunn, Verieta Peterson and Pat Powell. - V ,. ' ; Members of the Girl Reserve committee cooper-, -ating with the program are Mrs. Guy Hickolc, chair-, man; Mrs. Earl Barham. Mrs. Mervin Fidler, Mrs. Al-' bert Gragg. Mrs. David Bennett Hill. Mrs. Ellsworth . v Ricketts and Mrs. Ralph Cooley. Girl Reserve lead- ers assisting are Miss Martha Getzendaner, Miss Marion Carter, Mrs. Neill Brown. Mrs.' Ellen Fisher , and Miss Helen Spring. : '-Sorority. -Party-, i ; Eefa Chi sorority - will henor its r.ev house mother Mrs. Joseph A. Davidson," at a taa this afternoon from 3 to 5 o'clock at th chapter " house. : . '. " ; Special guests will be Dr. and Mrs. G.Her bert Smith, and - faculty,' students, ' BaJa Chi , alumnae and .mothers are invited to gret the -new house mother. - , v Miss "Rosella Bell , will greet guasts' at the " door, and Miss Miriam Jensen will introduce to the line.. The line will Include. Miss Lois Glad den, Mrs Davidson, Mrs,- Smith and Miss Elea nor Trindle.' Mrs. Maurice Breranan and Mrs j C D. Gabrielson. will poxar at ithe tea table. - Arrangements for the affair are being made by these committees: Decorations, MiS3 Mary Jean Huston, Miss Margery. Hill, and Mrs. My ra Madsen; Invitations, Miss Jan Johnson and Miss Margaret Bellinger; i food, Mi3Si Miriam ; Jensen, Miss Betty Andrews, Miss Marie Bent- ley and Mrs. Keith Sherman; serving Miss Lois , Butler, Miss Beth Seiwert. Miss Jane Woods, . Miss Beth Nordeah, Miss Viola Jacob3on and Miss Olene Mehlhoff; cleanup; Miss Susanna Schramm, Miss Vesta S h i n n, MiS3 Myrtle Meier, and Miss Pat Lamb.' v Other members of Beta Chi will as3lst abcui the rooms. .!- M 'k UA j ;' j , v' . I ' " - - v- If S. 1 I . ' ' ' A - 1 era . Yvnnnn AW1 tof Vrffrr L I I 1 A1 was Yvonne Walters before her marriage on Tuesday; night at the Court Street Christian church. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd A. Wallers. Corporal Arm strong, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Armstrong, Is stationed at j Waco, Texas, where the couple will live.s - ' !; (Kennell-EUis photo). ' , . . Tell Engagement . . The engagement of Miss Flavia Downs, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Chester A. Downs to Ensign Richard Arner -Olson, son of Mr. and Mrs. R A. Olson of Chicago, is being announced by the ; bride-elect's parents this weekend. . - ( ! .- Miss Downs has asked ' Mrs. Robert Gebert cf Seattle, and Mrs. Toibin) Yates of Chica go, sister of Ensign Olson, to attend her at the wedding, which is planned for the near fu- turei Mr. Edward Hume Downs, her brother, will attend the groom as best man. - - Miss Downs', brothers, Hume and Warren will play the violin end 'cello at tho ceremony.-and will be accompanied by Jean Hobsan Rich. Rev. Robert Hutchinson will come from Seattle to officiate at ; the wedding which will be at the rirstOx-giegational church, Miss Downs attended Willamette university , and . graduated from Pomona college, - Qaremont," California. She studied - voice in New . York city, meanwhile doing professional piano accompanying. Last year she studied piano with - Otto Wulf ,and' continusd as - a ' professional accompanist and has been in Chicago mis fall, until returning home last week. '. Ensign Olson is a graduate of the University i of . Rochester, Nev York, 7 and racently "completed his training in the navy air corps at Pensacola, Florida. He will be stationed at Norfolk. Virginia, "where, he and his bride plan! to live. Ensign Olson is associated with his r father in the music firm of -William Lewis arid San In Chicago. "... '. -.. His parentsV Mr. and Mrs. Olson, his uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs." Roy Olson, and his sister and nephew, Mrs. Corbin Yates and Paul will be in Salem for the1 wedding; On Monday afternoon, between the hours of 3:30 and 5. Mrs. Charles A. Sprague will entertain at a tea in her home on North 14th street for the pleasure of Miss Dowr.3. ; ';With Mrs. Sprague and Miss Downs in the receiving' h9, will be the latter's grand mother, Mrs. Luella Stowe. ' ; ." . 1 .:. , Mrs. Sprague has asked Mrs. David Bennett Hill to pour, and Mrs. Robert Riscbr. end Mrs. William Bush to serve. - ,