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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1946)
t Tho Skit man. Salem, Oregon. Wodnee day. Dec 13. 198 Salem Man iWeds in East Details have reached the capital of the marriage of Miss Sidney Jean Lerch, daughter of Lt. and Mrs. Eoison Burt Lerch of Deta field. Wiscon.-in, to Ensign Will 1 m Gordon Merriott, wn of Mr. ni Mrs. William A. Merriott, uhn went east for the nuptials. The ceremony took place on December 18 at SI. John' Victory Memorial chapel on the campus of St. John's Military Academy at! 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The stone chapel was decotated with white chrysanthemums and can dles The bride, who was given In marriage by her father, wore a handsome gown of white brooad et taffeta fahioned with train, long sleeves and a net yoke. Her long, tulle eil cascaded from a taffeta half hat and she carried white roes. Mi Bette Alice Lerch was her Sister's ma.d of honor. Brides maid were the Misses Loris Mer riott of Salem, sister of the groom, Jsne Thiele of Pewaukee Lake. Wisconsin, Sally Sal en and Carol lt'igee of Waukescho, Wisconsin, Mary Ann Barnes of Dels field, and Nancy De onald of Chicago. The girts wore identical white rrepe drewes with cap sleeve and wkI belts and crepe half hat.. They carried bouquet of Brurcliff rrn. Flower girls were Jerry and pjtncia Lenh. younger sisters of the bnoe, whose frocks were white taffeta and they carried nosegays of red roses. William A Merriott stood with tu son as best man. Ushers were Msjor Barth Rafoth. Lt. Phillip 'Itutler, Captain Allen Smith, and Ensign Lhrl Stanley. Mrs Lerch attended her daugh ter - weortmg in a wine red crepe gown n1 Mrs. Merriott chose a age green rep gown with sil ver sequin for her son's nuptial. Their corsage were white camel lia , A wending reception was held t the terth home following the ceremony The newly weds have gone to Three Itkes, Wisconsin on their rnevmoon For travel ing the bride oonned a grey flan-n.-l uit with black accessories. ' !!. k creoi ies and beaver top! roat The roup will be at home 1 a' Qwon.M-tt. R I , where he is I temporarily stationed with the ! n kriMgn Mernott is assigned to the tairrft carrier, I'SS I I a- v" j i o"id M s Merriott and their d luxritrr art.veri in the capital Tui Midy moiiiing from the east. I Rebekahs Have Holiday Party 1 tekih.s held a Christmas p...- v with treats for 60 rhild lollowiiig their renl ir bui-- tMon on Motidjv mffht Mr- Albert Herkman presided at toe hu&wiesx meeting. Mr. Loren VV i.: iti charge of the h ,tm.ts pti.giim of music and ak;- Nrnl Moiioay Mrs. George Nj-d-i m..n will if m charge of the mectiiig A joint installjtion is lvi'.g .i-in-cl by the Rebekahs', aii'1 ( il feliuws for Jjiiu.try 6. Hons ! the Rabert Boardmans w.'l t.c together for Christmas, tl . first time in four years. Rob ei t Hrrlmin. )r who his pent f.i'ii mi in the mjrine corps, is on 'timmal ;i,e. jrriving home !.. Monday Thomas, who saw Sfr.'. t- m F'anama with the army, h.t al) arrived at home NOT M ft NNY! HolXYWdol). r- 24-(.Pi- Ri I ii tf1emi..n Red SkelU.n was- ; n ' ilnte f.ih old gay and care- , fi-e s-elf tov A thief sneaked lii' I. is xp;. Mment and walked' oil with Skt-iton's pants, complete with a wallet the comic said con-t...n-.l 800 ' Machine Permanonte 60 up We Also Have Machineles and Cold Permanent Waves HILLEB'S BEAITT siior Rttn 7. Miller Itoildtng f levaW Service rttrl Street I'ntrauee Ftiawe 15fJ ReaordlM ol sis, make, aao any watch In any condition can be made to function pre clislr riaht here. Thr Sfc Orrpon -?T& 1J50 It's Made For You! w A Society Music MAXUfE BURQt Women's Editor CLUB CALENDAR Friday I Mrt'ormkk Women's dessert lunch- , eon with Mrs. Roy Fedie. I40 S. Comci st i is p m ; dut church, with Mn.' Martin Estep. &50 E st . 2 p. m. STAYTON Mrs. W. F. sard was hostess to the Three Links club Thursday night in the party room of her home when the I I Christmas party and gift exchange was neld. Assisting were Mes- dames Ruth Wood, Tressa Van Nuys, Louise Erickson, Gertrude Clubs ThelHome IERTME ENGLISH Society Editor Z7 Sheffer and Miss Shirlee Freele. cnnsimas carois were sung ana a noem. A. Visit from Saint Nick ' revealed -nd new ones drawn for the coming1 year. There was also a white elephant drawing. Refreshments were serv ed to 36 guests. Miss Vesta Shinn arrived home ! 4UC!U-J' " fv j M J. ai a. l ! i nouaay wn ner parenis, me w- A. Shinns. She will return Sunday to Seattle. i I Negro Speaker Talks to Council ) Edwin C. Berry, executive sec retary of the Urban league of Portland, an inter-racial organi zation, was the speaker at the Friday meeting of the Salem j Council of Women's organization. j His speech was in the interest of i better understanding nf the mi nority groups, especially- the MONMOUTH Friends here negro race. Being a negro, he are interested to learn of the mar was particularly interested in ! riage of Miss Lorraine Kenison, raising the standard of living : .h fnrmc,riv rsi4 w r,ri I among people of that race and I . 7 , . . lm oi a Dewer unaersianaing 01 me potentialities of the negro; , Mrs. Lawrence Fitzgerald pre-' sided at the business meeting at which a uuuduuu ws vuieu 10 me child guidance clinic. Mrs. Wal ter Spaulding was appointed iiiiiii ii rpnrvspnuuvH in inf. mar Memorial committee and Mrs. Charles W. Hogan to the tele phone committee. Mrs. Fred Gast asked for do nations from the group to be in cluded with the Junior Woman's club's Friendship boxes for chil- All of Us at Miller's Wish You and Yours a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS dren overseas. The boxes are to contain simple necessities for children. The annual Christmas tea fol lowed the meeting. Miss Wilda Siegmund poured. Mrs. W. J. Beard, assisted by Kirs. Fred Gast, Mrs. Mayme Hill, Mrs. Al bert J. Walker and Mrs. George Ailing, were in charge of the tea hour. , . , , ' , was graduated from Oregon Col- lege of Education, to Alfred J. Lewis of Huntington Park, Cal., in Huntington's Wedding Chapel, wovemDer zz. rue Kev. . L- lien- i nett read the service at a dandle- tight ceremony. Miss Kenison Carlton for a taught school in time, and more recently has been employed by a California gas company. Lewis, a graduate of Riverside Junior college, is em ployed by the Railway Express, and attends night school in Hunt ington Park. . : www. iiirrf V .. -J Masons, Wives Feted by Star STAYTON Gala event of the year was the Christmas party of the Eastern Star Tuesday night when Masons and wives werelt i f guests at the close of the regular MCltrOnS rlVe meeting. A program was planned by the social club. Mrs. Mable Tate chair- man, during which gifts and a ! red carnation bouquet were pre- sented to the outgoing worthy , matron, Estelle Hussey, including , her past matrons pin with gavel attached. A past patron's pin was given H. A. Beauchamp by the chapter anj Mrs. Beauchamp. nu rv, ,,k. Other program numbers in-; eluded a humorous reading by ! Mrs. Alta Bodeker of Lyons and a Christmas story read by Mrs. Dorothene Wilson, Mehama; group singing of Christmas songs and short talks by several members and visitors, including the worthy grand patron of Eastern Star of Oregon, Roy Hatfield of Portland, who gave his impressions of the national lodge gathering held re cently in Miami, Fla. Installation of 194? officers will be held at 8:30 p.m.. January 7. Instruction school will be Janu ary 18. A gift exchange was held with refreshments following. Luncheon- RTAVTflM A rkri4m kn'tu iuncheon was held Thursday at NTnrm-jnHu M-r. ,r, four locai women were hostesses, were Teresa Duncan Ann Dejardin, Theresa Crabtree, and Anne Dejardin. , Bidden to the affair were Mes- dames Mae Schachtsick. Maurice i Heater, Louise Beauchamp. Lu- cille Cox. Louise Leslie, Edith Burrell. Pat Miller, Ann Andrews, jean iJaney, upai Bryant, Sue Tuel, Josephine Bell. Mar Ha ret Likes, Margaret Andersen, Bula Smith, Gloria Heater, Ruth Span iol, Genevieve Smith, Abbie Bell, Dora Dozler, Maude Beauchamp, Margaret Williams, Margaret Cun ningham, Dorothy Wright. Rose Goss, Grace Neibert, Marcille Ware, Kathryn Wed die, Henriet ta Powe4L Frances Morgan, Mur iel Pintler, Robert Drager, Maa Spraker, Ruth Peek, Bessie Waa delL all of Stayton; Zelda PowelL Mrs. Tom Allen, Margaret. Miller, Helen Simpkins. all of Turner; Erma Saalfield, R. D. Paris, Lois Siegmund. Kenneth Hansen, Ed win Keech. and Henry Hanzen, all of Salem. The Beauty Bar 291 First Natioaal Bank Bldg. Formerly Beauty Hacienda Under the New Management of Nan Williams and Zana Hales Features Hesile Peraanenls and Halliwell Cold Waves Other C ana Permanent J B Phone 3925 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 MUter's 2 2 5 i ! if 3 15 ! X