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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 30, 1946)
Tells Date Wedding bells will Hng July 21 for Miss Berniee EIrih - ind Robert H. Anderson rif Port land. The couple's engagement and coming marriage were re realed at a charmingly arrangfl tea Saturday afternoon for whii h the bride-elect was hostess at her borne on North Liberty street. Miss Elgin is the, daughter of Mrs. Harrison W. Elgin. .r.. and the late Mr. Elgin and her fiance .Is the son of Mr. and Mrs Arthur W. Anderson of Portland. The ceremony will take place at 4 o'clock at the First Congregation al church. " Mum Elgin is a graduate of Sa lem schools and Willamette uni versity. She attended Oregon State college. Her sorority is Pi Beta Phi. Her fiance also went to Oregon State college, where the couple met. before entering the service. Be is a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. He server! in the army simal corps for over three and a half years. He plans to continue his education at Ore gon State college in August. Twenty-five friends of the bride-to-be called between 3 and 4 o'clock. Receiving with Miss Elgin were her mother and her fiance's mother, who came down from Portland. Miss Addvse I-uie greeted guests at the door and passed pastel corsages in which were concealed, scrolls bearing the names of the couple and the date. . Mrs. Harrison W. Elgin, jr.. pre sided at the tea urn and serving were Mrs. George Kellogg, Mrs. James Taylor and Miss Mary Wright 'of Portland. The table centerpiece was of pink and white summer flowers. - ' if 7 . V . ' - V V 1 1 ; 'Hi':-. V-s j ? . ;..J ( ' i -sZyr I . A VJ, " Vne cf the loveliest June brides was Mrs. Robert Varren C',rn.n. thp f'-.rrner . - t) r , 5 rV'.- V liancy Lo i Wallace, (above) whose marriage was a Lnl.LiNt cvf-r.t :cl Saf-.r- 1 . y--'- " v) I to Brilisi) Columbici the le v..i he at hor::e :n aier.i. 'Jester; NL.'rr) I ; " I A btido oJ Jur.ff 22 was Mrs. Bn G.Hcrd (Beth G:tree r I I r 1 i , ' 1 .. i I i who was rrrcrr.ed at tlid f.rst Christian ch..r, ii. 'I J-.t? i.nat J , I r 1 '' ' 1 ! .mi m, im , 1- T7ri Miss Sisson Engaged Pretty, blonde Mary Elizabeth Sisson takes the ro mantic fpotlight thi morning with the announcement ef her engagement to Ensign f'hjirles N. Flitton. II. DSN, on of Dr. and Mrs. Charles N. Flitton of Los Anpeks The popular bride-elect, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Crown Sisson, is now -wearing a diamond on her left hand. The news was first told fit a breakfast on Sunday" morning, June 23 at the Washington Athletic c lub in Se attle when the bride-to-be entertained for 16 of her Pi Beta Phi sorority sisters. The announcement followed Miss Sisson 's graduation from the University of Wash ington on Saturday. 1 Individual compacts, with the names of the betroth ed couple written on the mirrors, marked places for the ruests. The navy colors, blue and gold, were ued in the ftovers for the table centerpiece and gold tapers fhn.ked the arrangement. Attending the breakfast from Sukm were "Mis Sisson's mother. Mrs. Brown E. Sisson. who with Mr. Sison, was in Seattle for the commencement, Hiss Beryl Holt and Miss Marianne Low. .Mia Sisson is a graduate of Salem schools and this ranmer will take graduate work at the University of - Washington. She was president of the Pi Beta Phi houe this past year. The bride-to-be is an active member of the Salem Spinsters. Ensign Flitton is a graduate of the University of Cal ifornia at Los Angeles and a member of Theta Del'a rctii- He is in the regular navy and is now awaiting or ders in Seattle. He recently returned from duty in China. Io plans have been made for the wedding. Ensign Flit ton Is here this weekend as a guest at the Sisson home and was one of the ushers at the Gormsen-Wailace ri'es Saturday night. iLastwdrd bound : : Mrs'. Litton Tye (Htlen Taylor) has left for P. -Idence, R. I., to join her husband, a warrant officer in the regular navy. The couple's marriage took place here in April. Mrs. Tye has been home demonstration agent lor frolic county, warrant orncer rye is stationed at Quonset Point and the couple will live m Wickfoid. Eoroute east "she will step in Bozeman, Montana, for visit with her parents, the J. C. Taylors. Miss Julia Johnson is leaving Monday on the stream liner for, Chicago, after a month's visit in the capital with her mother, Mrs. Leona Johnson - " -J V I A '.O. )Tf . . ltiil l,' x ' ''r$fc b I v: ' .m (t " .. I I . s y A. j t I I : .J . : . 4f , ? j fjr n -Sf day night at trie F'srst Presbyterian church. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Black Wallace and her husband is the sen cf Mr. and Mrs. L'. H. Garmsen of Spckare. The " green received his re! ease frcrn the.r.avy lost weV. A:tf r a tr.p Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Greenlee arid the grccrr-.'s parents are Mn and Mrs. Ralr h Gittcrd. Inset shows the newhv.vds leaving r:i tr-.etr ;cneyven arrndst a show er cf rice. Alter a tr.p to Wisconsin they will r e at heme in Su!'.::; anei Ccivaihs. I I McEwa j. botes). f" !. I ..... '. I-;- . s. : i L. s i y ii h ; h n i f - i V Pictured on the steps of the First Prerbyterian church a'ler their veddinq cn Jiit:e 23 are Mr. and Mrs. ("". Dale Brockens iTrudie Me'.er). The cofie will live :n Portland. The hnde is the daughter cf Mr. and Mr. Gecr-j Meier and her h .-srand :s 'he son cf Mr. and Mrs. "i u ence Brockens cf Portland, ijestrn MIet). r : I at the I- ft. is rj ( d( iugh:er f f To Convention Ei; t 1 :iin : ig ';1n-.i.i y fir tl.c Crt.-t cnal be Mr. ;inrl Mts. Own lev CIhk- Kett ;ml Mi and Mis Kiett T'lu'lips. hIio ill iittciul b Elks ii.itriiii.il nn f ntioii in New Yolk Ci'v. Mi I'l.ijiCt-lt i: immc riuilr p.i.'t ex.iltrl iiili-r nf the S;.lim liKitre. MPOK. and Mi Phili ps is tin- i, w ly fU-ited exalted lu'ii C"-n en t ion h ;iiii i.. i U i s w ill be ;it the V;.kin f-A.vtm i;i Imtrl. Tin- fbni I ts will go to Pennsy l ain.i to isit ;if1er tbe c-onention and in Liini;i5tr will bo jtuets of the Claire Simmeinl.-. who have olle:i i.-itetl here. Ttie (Macfirtts will return by the southern route ;nd stop in San Francisco. Mr. and Mi Phillips will vis it in Washington. D (". enmute home. Roth couples exx-ct In be .i-A.iy neaily a month. Walkir.i up the aisle of the First Congregational chim h a!tr their marriage cn June 22 are Mr. and Mrs. R'.lo Elliott Minard. jr. (Ruth Nelson). The bride's parents are .Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Nelson and the grccrn is the sen rt Mr. and Mrs. R. C Minard of Oakland. Calif. The - oi.r !e will live m Oakland while he attends the Unl v;suy ol sjaiilonua. iMeFwan pliotoj. WOMEN'S Nancy Wallace Bride By Jer.rme F.nllh Statesman Society flthtor Memorable for its beauty was the ;ill while wedding Saturday night of Mis Nam v lxi VTal lace. datighter f Mr. and Mis. Paul Black WallWc, and I.t. (jg) Koliei t Wairen (Jm him ii, mhi of Mi and Mrtt. E. If. riormxvi if Spokane, which t.xk place at the First Pi cbytcrian church. It a' at 8:30 o'clock that the tows were 'chaiiod with Bishop Bruce Kichard Baxter officiating. asi-tc, by Dr. Chester W Hamblin. Several hundied guests, m.inv from oui-.,f-town, filled the yj-ws long In-fore ttie .ippointi d lumr. Before the bridal party entered Mrs Uruce Sriulding sang with Mrs Halph Dobbs at the m -gan. The altar was decorated with bouquet of white stiK k. snaxi rations and delphinium flanked by many white tapers in wrought iron candeli bra. Candles in the windows and maikini! the bridal aisle cat a soff glow in the colonial sanc tuary. The pews were tied with Imiws of w In e nialme I.ight'.iu; the tapeis vvei e Mim M.uv I- 1 1 -leth Sisson. Miss .hi. hi Iteminytoii and Miss J) t phine Hinev. v. ho woie powder blue fimks and wreaths of blue delphinium in their ban. The tall, blonde bride rr.;ide a o;elv niilwie as she approached the a't.ir on the arm of li'r fa ther, who gave her' hand in marriage. Her beauti ful gown was of white orran.a enhanced with Swiss eyelet embroidery ruffing which formed a lertha on the basque bodice with a pr.-iduated mf fle down the front ending in n point at the waist. The bishop sleeves were edped In a ruffle of the embroidery at the wrists and the full court train was bordered in a wide ruffle of the embroidery. The high neckline was round and foi med a yoke. Her long veil of imixrtcd French itliuion made with a shor ter veil, cascaded from a ei ow n less shirred rap of the Swi-s eyelet embroidery. She carried a shower bouquet of white ross. Bridal Attendants In White Immediately j i i cci Ii r i;: the Id ide i ..me Mi. -5 Pauline Wallace, her nnlv -i-'ei. .is tlw limii'i maid. She wore white 'tjnlicd net with a b.isque Ixtlice of evcht mbioidery f..-hioiied with a Mif fed Ix-rlha edged in nam w lai e and long sleeves with lace edging the i uffs A small Ixinnet of Swiss evclef embroidei v . with open riown. hi'KJ hi-r (Hi ul. ! liinililri U-nglh net veil in p'aee Me -fore her walked the two In iili'in.i . Miss M.oi anne Iovv and Mi-s ('.ilherme M.uv Feiulle of Se attle. Pi Beta Phi soioiitv sisters of the hnde They wore identical gowns of white starched net over taffeta designed with tiered skirts, ruffled berthas V7 1 I r 1 - fv. )rotid!y rhcwir-'i her new wedd;r j rlri'? fn her hride-imids !. Tff. Deivld IIybf7, 3 (mm,t IV.i ;'iv R -l'rr Hn-i t:rr fi M ' ir-,H MtS lici h Fi -,a t. I.'t ft V cr i.ci B. dci'j jlncr to f.1 Tfp Nf!"i Jocjm Newgeiit, Lvuikj ii ne AY.v.: .lhir!-- F- r. r, rrr-J bni. T'f 'jr. :.i ,.t tho r n cA the Kurl NytrQ--. hUft a trip o I.tk T'K'- cirn-l oufh.-rn C"Jll lot rd'j Ui? c v..f:ie will t (it home in ou!r-:n. (Kennell F!!:. . (a :,j-' '! Bin In mmmmmm SECTION of Robert Gormsen' n the basque bodn long lieven with i i .' i ' J uffs end tiny buttons down th- bai k Tl'1 r (r. i 1 1 1 a r net veils fell fiom hiu'eil Jut iiuoi.e Th oidv eoloi liot- wi'ie the lxuoii''tK of Am 14 Beauty i"'i-i tied .it) m.tt) lung iihlxio, vvhio'i h gil Is 1 ,ir 1 letl Chester W flntrn mii 1 aiHe frinn Stfk!''', Calif, to be lis brother' In (n.ill. S-.' li guests vvrie dci.iM I.M. B 1 r ly MilU, I'm iu Cl .nles Flitton f,os Ativi le ,l,n k B iTm Ii. D'? .T Ftv. Ill, I).,n. dd Bee r of t t.nd llurwii Mix V"or hfr 1 l.i 1 m 1 1 1 1 's r 1 1 1 1 1 1 I Mn Wxll te . lected II h.dd i.lne i;own rf Aiii.iri Meflutv ri find satin l E m r . I with lonf t i 1 v vs eirbc' 1 M the v.atstluu- with a 1 to. kit f gr ape (n of gieen find violel At ttie rliuii li sh V 1 .! e Amiri'an Be.mtv ..ud violet "-hoit wm.l c-' cn t 1 t I w it') i 'iii iis to wl iih ! fiinne t 3- -n 011' ids Mi'. (oi men .ittenilfd I I oi' it i' W i' hi ; f.'i ni. l i'i . w n . f el t 1 1 , id iu V-, hi ! A fV l 1 1 1 s He Willi 'i '1 t .11 1 e - i 1 flat 01 h s At Wit . 1,11 null I mi ll,l 'J Al the Rrrrptlon 'I be nev.lv Aid- fi e t d tlieir fue(4 'rt 't, f..vi of tlir iluiiih immoiiiitr'v nffei thm !. I. iter th v went n to the ...imtiy home rt t' briii fiarents, W.dlaie flu hard, for the v I '!ig ieiption A!l white floweit wei e irriifel ribout the- ini iiK The In if) 's tuble wa r 'ere tlh n white point d'esnrft cloth with a dei !ir : (le of lace and ctgann. The tiered btM''Cik wa fix iicled witti a ruffe ;.nf! on either si t wr wite -.pers in rtyst.il holdii j,nd cmnll nMity$ with net ruffles. ' Mi Bi m e ft Bax ter piedd t the '-tffe tun Miss F:i 1 .1 1 f 1 1 1 I.ii mi Mil 1h If en urid Mr. WiHirm I. Pl.ilhos- st- ,j,,t the bride'K enke. A h pum h Iwiwl weie Missj Donna ITnruh an-f Mm Si 1 II y Smith Assisting v re Mi Mbt P, .?? ! 'itson. Mis F.rlith Sihivtvet. Medamcs "vn' A. Spu.gue. Keith Powell. Bin S Keene. I) v: il I A. iuvr.. Stew ait Johnson. I.. H MtMnhun aril Che t;i (' j . j 1.1 (loi mscn and hi i ilr ;e motoric. jn irfh 1u BiMish ('oh. mil . 1 and 'i toi ia on their I' neir moi.n For going awav the I 1 ule donneil a tjn iniig nut of hl.uk ! idel wool iip' de j jh i vc i J bishop sle-s the t ide ipffs a off I IfM pi,! Ui p kcts of v. lute Iwadmg lln pillule hat f 1I k taffeta, w .is ttirnined w ith 1 111 lung under th bi'.ni and h 1 aceessi.i f were hli.i k Pinfied ti th shoi.ldrr of her suit were while hby on hit T' lounle will be .it home after July 10 at 1173 ifuie Mittt. -1 M - . orui Mt.i. r -r. rt iht "1 " ' iAT 'V I Lato ii am 1 .ii 1 Xi ..iii 11 11 r l - "I J ' h I A i ' . V ' f WW,. ... - - . --- Mr. and Mrs. Gordon A. JCrueger (Tn7ahth K!a Glint) shown leaving the First MeihcJitt chtarch followlivi . their rnarrUtge cn June 24. Tlin hnde is the rjiu'jhfcjf r I Mr. ahd Mrs. H. P. Grant and the grr,rn is the son ol th' Arnold A. Krugr. The nw!yw-riB vi!l livt in Sa'ienv after a honeymoon to Victoria, B. C. (Jeaien-f-itller). w