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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1948)
-The Stat man, Salem. Oregon. Sunday. December 19, 1948 Seen and Heard . . . By IERYME ENGLISH AWAY FOR CHRISTMAS , . . On the high seas on Christmas Day will be Mn. Nora Thompson, who sails on the Lurline Wednesday for the Hawaiian Islands, where she will sojourn for three months . . . She will first atop In Honolulu to visit Ann Munson former sec retary of the Salem Chamber of Commerce, who now holds a teaching position there . . . Then Mrs. Thompson will fly to Hilo to be with her son and his wife, the David Thompsons . . . David Is labor representative for the five Hawaiian Islands .... Flying to Honolulu for Christ mas will be the David Bennett Hills and grandson. Vernon, who leave Thursday by plane . . . They will b? t the Royal Hawai ian hotel for two weeks and will attend holiday festivities at the hotel .... i Bound far the south .... Mr. and Mrs. Clarence W. Parker are driving south to Sacramento this week to spend Christmas with her son and dau4 ter-in-lavv. Dr. and Mrs. Williatv Parker . . . and most important of a-il their twin .granddaughters. Cathy and Susan, who will be 13 months old . . . For New Year's t'.ie Parkers will go to San Francisco to be with her brother and hi- wife. Col. and Mrs. Tyler J. Walker. A MUSICALE . . . Outstanding event of the year given by the Salem brancn AAUW members is the annual Christmas musicale . . . On Tuesday night and The First EvangeNea1 United Brethren church the s-!n3 . . . The dark woodwork of t:-e sanctuary high lighted with r;er:S of red tapers . . . holly w;-'-: candles burning in the stained glas windows . . . the pews marked with holly and red satin bows . . . Two punch tables arranged downstairs in the reception room . . . Decorated identically with miniature trees and with tiny red bows and at the base colored Christmas beads . . . flanked by tapers and greens . . , The program . . . Betty Stan Anderson (Mrs Robert) the solo ist, who sang a lovely group of Christmas numbers . . . Though she only moved here in the fall with her husband and three chil dren, she is not new to Salem, having graduated from Willam ette university. . . . Betty sang beautifully and her many Willam ette friends were more than thrill ed with her voice . . . For the occasion she wore a becoming black and red changeable taffeta gown with voluminous skirt and carried a red poinsettia encircl with black lace . . . The Wll lamette A Cappella choir, color ful in their burgandy and gold satin robes . . . Ralph obbs, pianist, and especially enjoyable was his playing of "Carillon", by Liapounow . . . one could almost hear the Russian bells Ringing out side . . . and William vFawk, or ganist, who also accompanied Bet ty for "O Holy Night" . . . Sever al hundred attended . . . a number of men noted in the crowd . . . One event that should be repeat ed year after year . . . and there hve been thirteen musicales to date .... PRE-HOLEDAY TEA ... on Tuesday when Mrs. C; R. Kingan entertained at her attractive Fair mount Hill home for a newcomer, Mrs. Everett deWeese, 5who moved here in the fall from Portland . . . A charming person to; know . . . she studied at the Sorbonne in France and the University of Munich after graduating from Smith college . . . and while in Portland did publicity for the Junior League . . . The deWeeses and their three children are now settled in their Fairmount Hill home, which they completely re modelled before moving in . . . The decor . . . the tea table in shades of green . . . the cloth a pale green damask . . an ar rangement of acuba leaves, green tapers and wide satin ribbon and tiny figurines of lambs and angels for the centerpiece . . . At the tea urn . . . Mrs. Ward Davis and Mrs. Theron Hoover in black . . . and Mrs. Charles Wood wearing a brown silk crepe . . . on an oc casional table a handsome antique English epergne in a turquois shade filled with desert holly from Death Valley .... About the guests . . . Mrs. Jo seph Hamer, who formerly lived here, down from Portland chic in a grey ensemble . . Fetching hats ... a winter white felt for Mrs. Alfred Gerlinger; ... a con tinental green velvet worn by Mrs. Arthur Fisher with her plaid suit . . , A perky red hat with feather highlighting Mrs. Clarence Hamil ton's charcoal grey tailleur . . . The ever popular black chosen by Mrs, Kenneth Wilson!. . . a ma line pouff on her hat . . . and black for Mrs. Robert W. Wilson,: jr. . . '. her quaint shoes with but tons up the side . . ; Mrs. John Griffith attractive in' a red and green plaid taffeta on a grey back ground. ... WEDDING ECHOS ... A Christ mas setting for the i marriage a week ago of Peggy Seairs and Rob-; ert Tonnesen . . . red poinsettia the colorful note . . . white chry santhemums and poiftsettia buo- quets at the altar . . . a poinsettia at the base of the candle the tap er girls carried . . . The all white brocaded satin f rocks, of the at tendants highlighted ; with the poinsettia and silver tricotene bou quets they carried. . . About people ... A contingent of the bride's Gamma Phi Beta rority sisters and the groom's igma Alpha Epsilon fraternity brothers filling the first three news . . . Assisting . . . petite Dolores Clement wearing a gold brocaded frock . . . Patsp Nick ens, who left college to be a ca-j reer girl, down from Portland . . , Welcome home for the Hubert Williamsons, who hive been in Long Beach, Calif., coming in with the Edward Salstroms . . . Out-? standing . . . Mrs. Carl Porter's black ensemble adorned with a white ermine jabot and hat . . :. Mrs. Arnold Krueger's stunning gown of black crepe with white satin draped neckline and rhine- stone buttons down the side . . . About the mothers . . . Mrs. James Sears made the handsome bottle green satin gown she wore for her daughter's wedding . . . Capt. and Mrs. A. S. Tonnesen, up from San Francisco for their only son's marriage, both gracious and pleas ing to meet . . . she wearing a becoming royal blue gown . . . Captain Tonnesen brought his new daughter a genuine alligator purse for Rio de Janeiro, which she car ried with her going away cos tume. . . . Bridal Plans Revealed : A bride during the Christmas holidays will be Miss Dorotha Flo rene Inglis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Allan Inglis of Dal las, who will be married to Mark Peter Miller, son of Mrs. Mark P. Miller of Portland. The ceremony will take place on December 28 at the First Christian church in Dallas at 4:30 o'clock with Arch Deacon Perry Smith of Corval lis, assisted by Father Hanney of Dallas, officiating. Josephine Al bert Spaulding will sing, accom p a n i e d by Mrs. Alfred A. Schramm. William Caldwell will be the organist. Miss Ann Gerlinger of Dallas and Miss Doris Helen Spaulding of Salem will light the candles. Miss Janet Feenaughty will be the maid of honor and the Misses Je anne Foster of Salem and San Francisco. Jean Smith of Dallas, Elizabeth Jones of Eugene and Jean Edmonds of Portland will be bridesmaids. James Robbins. jr.. will serve as best man and ushers include Robert Smith, jr., Ramsey Fen dall. Carl Reusser, Frank Bosch, Wilbur Craig, all of Portland, Al lan Inglis, jr., of Dallas, brother of the bride, and Clief Dunson of Eugene. The reception will be held at the Inglis home in Dallas. Campfire Corner Ninety Camp Fire girls and Blue Birds participated in the annual ( Camp Fire Christmas broadcast, j Thursday night on KOCO and groups taking part were chosen at 1 an audition. Groups selected were: Soenki, led by Mrs. C. Lambert; Elutamda, Mrs. J. Button, leader; Tucoda, Mrs. Charles Coleman, ! leader; Johnny Jump Up, Mrs. L. Thomas, leader; Fairy, Mrs. J. Has kell, leader: Jolly Time Mrs. G. Fisher, leader; Happy, Mrs. E. Zamzow, leader; American, Mrs. O. 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