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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1944)
I PAGE EIGHT Th OSEGOXI STATESMAN Sclem, Oregon. Sunday. Morning. May 21, 1944' ' . Miss Helen ' 'Pedersen -Married: The first Christian church in McMinnville was the setting for . the marriage of Miss Helen Ma- " rie Pedersen, of Salem, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Peder-1 - sen of McMinnville, and Mr. M-1 chard Carroll Elofson, of Salem, ! ' son of Mrs. Elsie Elofson of Bis- i mark. North Dakota, on Sun-s . day, May 14. Eev. S. J. Osborne t ' read the 2 o'clock rites. Mrs. 1 " Lonnie Salyer sang "I Love You J Truly" and "Became." Mrs. ! George Lindsay was the accom panisL ""J - For her wedding the bride - chose a white brocaded .-satin ' gown fashioned with a full skirt " which ended in a short train. - The sleeves were Jong and the neckline was sweetheart shape, - and embellished with pearl clips. She wore a locket,: a gift of the ' groom. A crown of seed pearls held her fingertip length tulle veil in place. She carried a white - bible with a white orchid and satin streamers. Mr. Pedersen gave his daughter in marriage. Miss Dorothy Elofson of Bis mark was. the maid of honor and Mrs. Jack Sather of Corvallis . ' was the matron of honor. Brides maids were Miss ! Mary Jean Mortensen, Miss Goldie Ross, Miss Anna King and Miss Donna Williams. Miss Elofson wore yel low marquisette with a match- ing headdress and Mrs. Sather's - dress was ice blue. The brides maids wore yellow and pink frocks fashioned with full . net skirts and taffeta bodices made with puffed sleeves and sweet heart necklines. They wore short veils to match their dresses and . the girls all carried nosegays of lilies of the valley and pink rose buds. Mr. Russel Kanz of Salem was best man for Mr. Elofson and ushers were Mr. Dale Smith of Salem, Mr. Virgil Fleetwood and Mr.. John Cockerham of Mc Minnville, Mrs. Pedersen chose a two piece orchid'' afternoon dress with fuschia hat and gloves for her daughter's marriage.1 Mrs. Elofson, who came from Bis mark for her son's wedding, wore an orchid dress, black hat with fuschia trim and fuschia . glove. ' - " :; ., , , ' - A reception was held in the church parlors and! Miss Betty Elofson of Salem cut the bride's cake. Pouring were the Misses Gladys Quesseth, Joanne Don . aldson, Lois Redisol and Marian Boyle. Mrs. L. Burnham passed the groom's cake. After the re ception a dinner in honor of the newlyweds was held in the din Ing room of the chamber of commerce. Covers were placed for 90 guests and the tables were "decorated with snapdragons, tu- j lips and spirea. " ' . j - Serving were the bridesmaids, j assisted by Miss Jacieline Hart-1 i zell and Miss Alice Jean Fink, j Assisting about the rooms were Mr. and Mrs. Martin Pedersen Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Pedersen, Mr. j , Soren Pedersen all of Salem, Mr. j and Mrs. Arthur King. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lay. and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Pedersen of McMinnville. After a wedding trip the cou ple, will be at home in Salem. The new Mrs. Elofson is a grad ' uate ot McMinnville schools and later attended St. Helen's Hall Junior college. She is a past wor thy advisor of the Rainbow Girls in McMinnville. Mr. Elofson re ceived his education in Bismark and is now with the Southern Tacific railroad in Salem. , PG3k a :ZmZ half . Lacy while . ( C I j j your hair - ..JVw ! JjJJJ?j flatter. ' '' f. ') . ! - I r- it JWJ iss Mary Browner Robertson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Alexis Robertson of Baltimore and Ocean Grove, New Jersey, whose betrothal to Lieutenant William Vincent McKee, army air forces, son of Mrs. Sam uel J. McKee of Salem, has been announced. No plans have been made for the wedding. Miss Robertson is junior state president of the state society Children of American; Revolution of Maryland. ' Her fiance is a graduate of Salem high school and has -been in the service since 1939. He is a sister of Mrs. Don ald Doughton Lt McKee is stationed in Texas. (Bach- : rach photo). J - CLUB CALENDAR SUNDAY Junior auxiliary Mother's day tea at home ot Mrs. SL C. BUx aD. 121 North 14th street. MONDAY Past presidents of American Legion auxiliary with Mrs. Frank Marshall. 423 North 18th street. Oregon State Mothers club meet at YWCA. one o'clock cov ered dish luncheon. Wesley sn Service Guild. Les lie Methodist church, with Mrs. Irving DaFTance, Mrs. Clara Miller, assisting. Past Presidents. United Span ish War . Veterans, with Mrs. , Fred ThoRHMon. 1S73 South Com mercial street. U o'clock lunch eon. Royal Neighbors of America meet at Fraternal tempi pjn. Women of Rotary luncheon. Congregational church IS o'clock. Marioa auxiliary. Veterans of Foreign $ Wars, meet at Veterans hall S pjn. -. -v.-,. . TUESDAY American War all day. USO. Mothers sew BPW dinner meeting. Golden Pheasant. Sdo p.m. Social Day club of Eastern Star meet for all day sewing. Masonic temple. WEDNESDAY : ," ' Woman's Association meet at ! Presbyterian church, board meet ing at 1 p.m. meeting follows. Women Union of First Con gregational church meet at par aonage. 71 J North Capitol street. 230 pjn." i Nebraska auxiliary with Mrs. George HalL S490 South Church street, t p.m. i Ohaaplmay group met Thurs day at the home of Mrs. S. Smithson, the Ikicaga group, newly organized, met with the guardian, Mrs. If. S. Rappe and! planned a' candy sale and nature hike. Mother's day was celebra ted by joining another group in entertaining their mothers at a banquet. ! " i ' .. Mrs. Harry Swafford win en tertain members of chapter BQ, PEO at her home, 170 South 17th street, Monday night at .7:45 o'clock. 'I li Rites Read at j Parsonage I ; .'. . i . Parsonage of St Mathews Lu theran church in Camas, Wash., was the scene of the wedding of Miss Leore Sparhawk, formerly of Salem, and Mr. Warren E. Decker, seaman second class, on May 15 at 6:30 o'clock. Rev.Lau tenslager officiated before mem bers of the two families. I "The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pearsey S. Spar hawk and granddaughter of Mrs. Martha : Griepentrog of Salem. Mr. Decker, the son of Mrs. E. Decker of Camas, is stationed at . yarragut . r j The young couple visited rela tives in Salem before returning to Camas where the bride will remain with her parents while hejr husband is in the service. Mrs. Richard I Cooler f win entertain members of St j Hel ena's guild of St Paul's Episco pal church Tuesday night at the R. H. Cooley home, 888 North Summer street at 8 o'clock. (! Delta Tan Gamma, mother's club - members and daughters will . have an informal evening and no-host supper Monday at the YWCA. - " i . - ii . - ' '.- i Mrs. Arwia S tray er. president of district six, Veterans of For eign Wars auxiliary wDl hold a district meeting Monday night at fh Vfrane nail. ' I i Goilon Sccrsn'clicr Fast color. 36 inches wide. Stripes and checks. : I , - Ihyon Scsrsuclicr ; (o)c Stripes and checks. " 39 ' Inches wide. Yd. iSJ-sJ Red, Blue, Brown, Greejx - ... v., . !. -. . -. . ,. m Tissno Ginghah : ; 88 inches wide. Blue, Orange, Green, Yd; U Lavender, Brown; Pink, Wine. Collaa Tuc:3. S(pc 88 Inches wide. Assorted, colors. Yd. 'J " Collon Trnll ()(c 38 inches- wide. Assorted color. Yd. Cv Hccialo Diyoa Ctcslis $5 38 inches wide. Assorted ; colors. -' Td. r I ; ' t - - HIiwlllillliiL ill mil hot . This seems to be a Hawthorne spring, we don't believe v have ever no ticed this beautiful tree f blooming- In such profusion before in Salem. ' I . Signs of spring. . . Ifs here for sure, we saw a young boy with a shaved head Just like in the old daysl Speaking of hcSx. . i we were wonder ing at the significance of an ad in a news paper, snuggled down among the political advertisements that read; "Avoid gray hair" eta and the other tight nearby that admon ished the reader "No need to lie abed, toss, worry and fret use our product etc" Sales talk. . . If they need Hood don ors, why doesnt the Red that angel pie they serve sometimes after night under a clear sky, but you can bet we the Tuesday blood-letting ceremonies. We haven't forgotten the times it rained all bight! haven't tasted any, but if It's Miss Schneider To Be Installed Miss Patsy Schneider, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schnei der, will be Installed as worthy advisor of Chadwick Assembly, Order of Rainbow for Girls at a formal ceremony Thursday night at 8 o'clock at the Masonic tem ple. .': v-; :A' V The Installing officers will be Miss Helen Paulson, retiring worthy: advisor; Miss Joan Rem ington,' past worthy advisor, marshall; Miss Jean Rowland, past worthy advisor, chaplain; Miss Beverly Davenport, musi cian; and Miss Jo Ann Tweedie, recorder. j New officers to be installed are Miss Schneider, worthy advisor; Miss Addyse Lane, worthy asso ciate advisor; Miss Rosemary Gaiser, charity; Miss Carolyn Carson, hope; Miss Shirley Lil ians, faith; Miss Rena Skaggs, chaplain. Miss Norma Neugent, drill leader; Miss Peggy Paxsoa, associate drill I leader; Miss Pat Miller, ; love; Miss Jane Acton, religion; Miss Barbara Ryan, na ture; Miss Boletta Grant, im mortality; Miss Martha Jane Bliss, fidelity; Miss Joan Schwabbauer, patriotism; Miss Carol Fallin, service; Miss Jan et Kirk, confidential observer; Miss Elsie Johns, outer observer; Miss Beverly Davenport musi cian; Mrs. Fern Allison, choir di rector; Misses Barbara and Glo ria McCIintock, La Von Cannon, Bette Albert Marian Carson, Pat Zahare and Pat Powell, choir. ! The Salem Writers dab met on Wednesday night at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Morton E. Peck. Original work was read by Per ry Reigelman, Mrs. Jessie Sin gleton, Miss Edna Garfield and Dr. Mary Rowland. Other mem bers present were Mrs. Blanche Jones, Robert Rawson and the ; hosts. , t Women's Union of the First Congregational church will meet at the parsonage on North Capi tol street Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. David Nielsen ai host ess. The business session will begin at 2:30 o'clock. j Permanent Posh Wart $3.50 Complete. Open Thurs. Evei by Appointment Phone 8682 80S First National Bank Bids. Castle Perm. Wavers j Yd. f, w as we have heard, people, will fight for a chance to receive this reward for .a mere pint of blood. "j V Old home week. Cbing through Oregon Qty recently, we 'glimpsed two fa-. miliar" figures our old friends the i "pen cil sellers" sitting on the sidewalk, ' Just across the street from each other in a 'chum my sort of way. If We had had a couple of pencils we would have gone j into business too,' things seemed so prosperous. - A rainy day The weather looked bad for awhile, for the boys who went to Silver ton for the Boy Scouts' annual Camperino, but we can tell them one! thing wej have slept many a time in a sleeping bag iunder the sky we can't recall a sinale specific Cross advertise half as good Salem Business and- Profes sional Women's club will meet for dinner Tuesday night at the Golden Pheasant at 6:30 o'clock. Reports from the state conven tion will be heard and the Em blem: service will be given. . :L. .j j : '..y i " r : . . .'r- i -j '-. ' J. r '-" '"J', ; '- Mrs. Paul IX. Bavser, Jr, and daughter, Judy, of Portland have been spending the week in Sa lem at the home of her mother, Mrs. Louise Robertson. Mr, and Mrs. Clarence Hamil ton and Mr. and Mrs. Edward O. Stadter, jr, were among, those attending the performance of the Student Prince" at the Portland auditorium Saturday night ' mm FOR THE COOL, CRISP, - " ' - '" j ' : ' 1 fJnK,r t A ll 3 )'".,'. i i . i - - f : r )' i ft a i 4 a i m. m m i. w m. THE KIND YOU'LL WANT THIS SUMMER These spic 'n span cottons will breeze you ; right through work and play ; times with' ! poise and lasting freshness. Frilly young." styles with full skirts, shirtm&kers, princess styles, two-piece frocks for day-long serv- S ice: All lovely to look at and easy to wear. Chambrays, seersuckers, . novelty cottons, piaias, prims,-, cneaa ana smpes. $ to 52 " ' . , :. Maxina Puren CANTEEN CALETflDAB SUNDAT, MAT U 9 to 11 Sptnsters. 11 to I Business Bshn. chairman. men. Arthur 1 to 4 SUverton Hills trance. 4 to T Salem Heights Community ciue. t t -, 1 to 11 rree Lancers. MONDAY, MAY tt Study club; ; TVKSDAT, MAY S3 Lions club; auxiliary. WEDNESDAY, MAY 24 Women of; Rotary. THURSDAY, MAY U . . PEO. -J 1 FKIDAT, MAY It Beta Sigma Phi. , Fidelia class of the First Bap tist church, met on Thursday at 2 o'clock in the classroom in the church. .Nineteen members were present - j! .. V . j r -K-- PICKS THE FASHION FAVORITES COLORFUL SEASON AHEAD l . 1 ;l !.;' -.-) AND CHARMING T i ,R0EBI)CK&e). Juriiors Will Give Tea ' Today . A tea for mothers of members and Gold Star mothers will be given by the American Legion junior auxiliary today at the home of MrsR. C BlaxalL 1210 North 14th street at S o'clock. Members of the executive board of the auxiliary have also been Invited. . Receiving will be' Miss La Von Cannon, president of the juniors, Mrs. Stanley Krueger, advisor, and Mrs. James G arson, auxil iary president Corsages will be presented by Ellen Reynolds and Joan Jacqua. Diane Putnam will announce the program, which includes a song by Joan BlaxalL piano number by Shirley Web- - ber, two songs by the girls quar tet including Audrey Simmons, Beverly! Kjiieger, Diane Putnam and Joan Smith. ' . Carpi Jean Gragg, . Thelma Smith and Joan BlaxalL past presidents of the Junior auxil iary, will preside at the tea table, and assisting will be Beverly Beakey, I Virgmia Ivdk,. Alice Louise Ohling, Lorence Palma teer, Mayetta : Sutter and Joan Voves. i - - - " ' - " The tea will conclude the aux iliary's winter activities which . included sending gifts to an ad opted veteran s t r 1 ck e n with rheumatic fever and now at the Portland Veterans' hospital and making of tray favors and scrap books for the hospital. Two YOUNG SPIRITED LOW if 1 j ' ' ?! m t "i r -1 i i i ii ii r - ii . . iv I i i list i I'll Jl' ..... . . v La Von Cannon, presi- dent of the American Le gion Junior auxiliary, who will be in the receiv ing line at the tea being given this afternoon by ' members of the organ . ization. .,' " - p books were purchased "for the children's room the library and a bond was bought and given to the Legion auxiliary. There are now 28 member!, i : - Ketarnlng to her Salem home with her two children, Sally Jo and Billy is Mrs. Clarence Grieg, after living for the past year at Savannah, Georgia. Major Grieg has been stationed at Camp Stewail, Ga, and is now over seas. He was' formerly employ ed at the First National bank. PRICED 11 LL1 j - tit; : A .- J:. :; I In I JL1; . .i CI S!!3 Sired ! 23-5d H i ii ! e I x -