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DOUBLE ENGAGEMENT
TOLD IN FAMILY
Mr. and Mrs. William Ernest
Brown of Eugene announce the
engagement of their daughter,
Miss Fay Jean Brown, U. S. ca
det nurse corps, to David R.
Moon, son of Rev. and Mrs. E.
R. Moon, retired missionaries of
Eugene; and of their son Pvt.
Douglas A. Brown, to Miss Vir
ginia Taylor, daughter of Mr.
and Mis. J. A. Taylor of Dur
ham, North Carolina.
Miss Brown graduated from
Eugene high and the Bible Stan
dard training school before en
tering nurses training at Sacred
Heart hospital. Mr. Moon is at
tending Northwest Christian col
lege. Miss Brown and Mr. Moon
are preparing for medical mis
sionary work.
Pvt. Brown attended Eugene
schools, University of Oregon,
Multnomah school of the Bible In
Portland, and was in the ASTP.
at Oregon State college. He is a
radio code operator and was
home on furlough for a few
days recently before going over
seas. Miss Taylor is completing
her senior year in high school,
and is also employed in the
newspaper office on the Duke
university campus.
No dates have been set for the
weddings.
Booth To Wed
27 In South;
Ky On Saturday
Bv MARIAN LOWRY
knantic announcements are
Fin the social spotlight, sev-
Ibetrothals and weddings be-
tld the past week,
aling interest among a large
of friends is disclosure inai
Celesta Ann Booth, daugh-
H. Roy Booth of tnis city,
next Wednesday for Cali
to be wed at Santa Maria
fcase to Sergeant Kenneth F.
I. stationed with the army
force at Santa Maria army
kse, and son of Mrs. Blanche
irson of Port Angeles, Wash.
ping south with the Driae-
wiU be her father and her
-in-law, Mrs. Robert Roy
ah, Jr. The wedding will be
uary 27 at the airbase.
bride-elect is a graduate
ugcne public schools and
m'i county high school at
eville, She went for one year
university -o'f Oregon and a
it Oregon State college,
loring in home economics, she
been active in the local USO
the past two years. Miss
Ith i a granddaughter of the
Robert A. Booth, beloved
ene pioneer.
krgeant Perin recently re
lied after one and one-half
s in the Mediterranean area
Italy. He will be re-assiened
ktly to duty In this country.
I educated in Eugene
poll nd was graduated from
f wsity high school in 1938,
t prominent in athletics at
school. He went into emer-
service with the national
in 1939-1940. and enlisted
the service in 1941, going
iraas In 1942.
er Given
in Saturday afternoon, the
ce-elect's aunts, Mrs. Freder
K. Davis, and Mrs. Edith
-ert entertained at the Davis
'ith a shower and party,
railed guests besides Miss
ci were Mrs. John Kellv.
cy l
Mrs. Ella Macy, Mrs. Carol Mill
er, Miss Eloyce Oberg, Miss Mar
cella Oberg, Mrs. Frank Calkins,
Mrs. Jamie McClain, Mrs. John
Miller, Mrs. Emma Drain, Miss
Mabel Simmons, Miss Mary Ida
Miller, Mrs. Henry W. Davis,
Mrs. Mark Hathaway, Mrs. Noel
Thomas, Mrs. R. Roy Booth, Jr.,
Mrs. Frederick H. Booth, Mrs.
Robert P. Booth, Mrs. H. L. Ed
munds, Mrs. Mike Keating, Lt.
Elsie Nedrow, Mrs. Herbert Og
den, Mrs. L. L. Lewis, Mrs. Rob
ert G. Smith, Mrs. William Bar
ker, Mrs. Dudley Miller, Mrs.
Gordon Perllch, Mrs. Philip Till
man, Mrs. Thelma Perin,, Mrs.
Omar Fendall, Mrs. Clarence A.
Elkins, Mrs. Charles Hoflein,
Miss Nancy Cordz.
Miss Booth has been visiting in
Prineville the past week. There
she was honor guest at a dinner
party and shower given by Miss
Leatha Smith.
P.E.O. TEA GIVEN
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Members of Chapter AY, P.E.
O. Sisterhood, were hostesses
Saturday afternoon at a tea given
in the parish hall of St. Mary's
Episcopal church with members
of Chapters H and AM, and un
affiliated members as guests.
Mrs. Genevieve Turnipseed
was general chairman for the
tea, and Mrs. John Cordell and
Mrs. Fred Flock headed other
major committees. Mrs. Earl M.
Pallett and Mrs. Theodore Kratt
received guests at the door. Mrs.
Percy W. Brown and Mrs. J. W.
Silva were hostesses about the
room. For the program, Mrs. J.
D. Bryant and Mrs. Phil Nordling
of Chapter H, the Chapter AM
trio, Mrs. J. M. Gravensteln,
Mrs. Harry G. Talbot, and Mrs.
E. E. Gray, and Mrs. L. H. John
son of Chapter AM assisted.
Mrs. E. A. Stacks, president of
H, Mrs. H. A. Theda, president
of AM, and Mrs. L. A. Wood,
president of AY, poured. Mrs. J.
O. Holt and Mrs. L. J. Temple
poured. Mrs. Milo Glassman
and Mrs. A. C. Stockstad had
charge of the guest book.
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MOTHERS fTTND FOR
SCHOLARSHIPS GROWS
Mrs. George Hopkins and Mrs.
Loy W. Rowling, co-chairmen for
the project to raise money for
the University of Oregon Moth
ers' club scholarship funds, re
port to date the group has one
hundred and sixty dollars In.
This total does not include re
turns from the rummage sale
held by the club on Saturday.
Donations are still being ac
cepted, those interested to con
tact either Mis. Hopkins or Mrs.
Rowling. Late contributions list
ed are those from Mrs. G. S.
Beardsley, Mrs. E. S. Sawyer,
Mrs. Robert W. Prescott, Mrs. C
A. Huntington, Mrs. J. A. Wick
ham. The mothers club held its
meeting the past week, Wednes
day. At this meeting a sum of twenty-five
dollars was set aside for
scholarships in the fund in mem
oriam to Mrs. C. L. Schwering.
Mrs. Cogswell Campbell, Mrs.
W..B. Hilton, and Mrs. Claude A.
Potter were named as a nomin
ating committee to report at the
group's next business meeting,
April 18.
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MISS CELESTA ANN BOOTH
i,arv 27. Miss Celesta Ann Booth will be wed to Sergeant
tin F. Perin at a ceremony at the Santa Maria air base in
Jernia.
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Plummer-Tripp
Yedding Sunday
At a pretty wedding Sunday
evening last, Miss Virginia Ann
Tripp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd Tripp of Minneapolis,
Minn., was married to Sergeant
John A. (Jack) Plummer, Jr.,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Plum
mer of Eugene, the service being
a double ring and candlelight
one at the Plummer home here.
Rev. J. L. Sawyer of the United
Lutheran church officiating. The
ceremony took place at six-thirty
o'clock before the fireplace in
front of which stood baskets of
spring flowers and ferns and on
the mantel of which were other
flowers and candles.
About forty-five relatives and
close friends were present for the
wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Carml
chel of Portland attended the
couple.
The bride wore a gold colored
crepe dress with matching hat,
and her corsage was of white or
chids with yellow throats. Mrs.
Carmlchel wore a brown crepe
dress with matching hat and cor
sage of bronze flowers.
For her son's wedding Mrs.
Plummer wore a black velvet
dress with corsage of purple or
chids. For the music, Mrs. Gordon
Tripp played the piano, the num
bers including the wedding
marches.
Reception Held
Following the service, an in
formal reception was held. Mrs.
W. E. Parrish poured and Mrs.
Georglana White of Hollywood,
Calif., aunt of the bridegroom,
served the cake. Assisting with
'the serving about the room were
Miss Wilda Parrish, Mrs. Will
iam Wheeler, Miss Maxine
Wheeler, Miss Eileen Wheeler.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hooper and Mrs.
Irene Carey assisted with the re
ception, as did William Buell and
Eugene Miller.
Mrs. Carter Wilcox, aunt of the
bridegroom, had charge of the'
guest book.
For traveling, the bride wore a
fuchsia costume with black ac
cessories and corsage of orchids.
The couple will be at home at
524 Boylston N, Seattle, follow
ing a trip to the coast. Sgt.
Plummer is stationed at Fort
Lawton, Wash. He is a graduate
of the University of Oregon, be
ing a member of phi Sigma Kap
pa fraternity on the campus.
Out-of-town guests at the
wedding included Mrs. Geor
giana White of Hollywood and
Mrs. Bruce Martin of Corvallis.
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MISS MARIE DEVOS
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Phi Beta Group
Meeting Tuesday
Pht Beta Patronesses group Is
meeting Tuesday afternoon, des
sert to be at one-fifteen o'clock
in Gerlinger hall on the Univer
sity of Oregon campus.
Mrs. John A. Warren is chair
man and will be assisted by Mrs.
Irvin F. Schulz, Mrs. Dan E.
Clark, Mrs. Anson B. Cornell,
Mrs. H. A. Bork.
The program will be In charge
of the active members of Phi
Beta, arranged by Mrs. Claire
Kneeland from the patronesses.
ENGAGEMENT TOLD
AT RECENT TEA
The engagement of Miss Doris
Brown to Sgt. John Allan
Clarke of Sunnyside, Wash., was
announced at an informal tea
Tuesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. S. E. Stevens. At the door
the guests were given nosegay
corsages in which were the
names of the couple. Mrs. Wal
ter Fiscus stood with Miss
Brown to receive the guests.
Mrs. Vernon Kullowatz and
Mrs. Walter Naff poured. Miss
Ethel Clarke sang "Always, and
Mrs. Naff played several piano
selections.
Invited guests were: Mrs. John
Fiscus, Mrs. Walter Fiscus, Mrs.
Roxanna Clark, Mrs. G. E. Bar
ton, Mrs. Roy Ewing, Mrs. Maude
Skaggs Woodyard, Mrs. Vernon
Kullowatz, Mrs. Walter Naff,
Mrs. Ethel Kreiger, Mrs. Bar
bara Burke; Misses Jeanne
Diehl, Mary Lou Harter, Verla
Haskell, Carol Crozier, Ethel
Clarke, Martha Weller, Mary
Weller, Nona Greiner, Shirley
Altig, Evelyn Foreman, Dolores
Young, Ruth Harmon, Bernice
Jellsett, Juanita Johnson, Rue
Aaron Crooks, Ruth Rae Cox,
Marie Wilks, and Patricia Coler
ick. Miss Brown is a student at
Northwest Christian college and
Sgt. Clarke is an instructor with
the marine detachment at
Clarkesville, Arkansas.
No announcement has been
made for the wedding.
LUNCHEON HOSTESS
Mrs. Russell Yockey was hos
tess at a luncheon Wednesday,
honoring her daughter, Miss Lois
Yockey, HA 1-c, Waves, and two
other Waves, Misses Marguerite
Welgant and Hazel Wells, both
HA 1-c. Besides the three honor
guests, others attending were
Mrs. Wells, Mrs. Madeline Welg
ant, Mrs. Wallace Dodge, Mrs. F.
A. Macomber, and the hostess.
Service Wives
To Form Group
A new organization Is being
established in Eugene, an infor
mal group to be known as the
Service Men's Wives club, its
purpose to provide some social
activity and opportunity to make
new friendships among the large
group of women whose husbands
are non-commissioned men in
the army, navy, and marines.
A preliminary meeting was
held to promote the group, and a
second meeting is arranged for
the coming Tuesday evening as
a dessert at eight o'clock in the
Del Rey cafe banquet room.
Invitation is extended to all
wives of non-commlssloned men
of all branches of the service.
Those interested in attending
are asked to call Mrs. Roy Malos,
4908-W to make reservations.
Mrs. Glenn Sweeney is serving
as temporary chairman, and is
being assisted by a large group
volunteering to aid in organiza
tion, including Mrs. Robert Pin
nick, Mrs. Delton Mann, Mrs. W.
C. Koepke, Mrs. Fidelia Hansen,
Mrs. Elvie Hall, Mrs. Jeff Hodges
and others.
Mrs. W. J. Gilmore from the
Officers Wives club Is assisting
the new group in organizational
plans.
VISIT FROM SALEM
Visitors here over the week
end are Major and Mrs. Vern W,
Miller and daughters of Salem,
guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. M.
Miller. Major Miller, a Salem
doctor, recently returned from
thirty-four months service In the
south Pacific with the 41st divi
sion and had been orthopedic
surgeon with the 42nd general
hospital. He leaves January 23
for Fort Sam Houston, Texas, for
re-assignment.
PARTY ON THURSDAY
Mrs. Fred Hills and daughter,
Mrs. J. H. Leabo, were hostesses
Thursday evening at the Hills
residence near Jasper at a party
and shower to honor Mrs. Hills
niece, Mrs. John Clayton. Jr.,
(Barbara Huntington). About
forty were present. During the
evening. Miss Geraldine Leabo
played piano numbers. When re
freshments were served, Mrs.
Fred Flock and Miss Eva Smith
poured.
S. D. club will be entertained
next Friday evening by Mrs.
Roy B. Wilcox at her home in
Springfield, seven-thirty o'clock.
FORMER EUGENE AN
WED IN KANSAS
At a double-ring ceremony,
December 2, in the Metropolitan
Methodist church, Kansas City,
Kansas, Miss Norma P. Bebblng
ton of Kansas City and S-Sgt.
George M. Keefauver, Jr., U. S.
army air forces, formerly of Eu
gene, were married. Rev. Russell
Fosmire performed the ceremony
at eight in the evening, before an
altar flanked by tall candelab
rums of white tapers against a
setting of chrysanthemums and
palms.
John Bebblngton of Erie, Kan
sas, gave his daughter in mar
riage. The bride's white satin gown
was fashioned on princess lines
and fastened at the back with
tiny buttons. Its sweetheart
neckline was of lace as were the
inserts in the long train. Her
fingertip and blush veil were
held In place by a crown of
seed pearls. She wore a neck
lace of pearls and carried a
bouquet of white mums.
Mrs. Margaret Combs was ma
tron of honor for her sister.
The bridesmaids were Miss
Mary Heckman, Miss Lois Bris
tow. Miss Virginia McCauley,
Miss Madge Partonnar, Miss
Geraldine Hoke and Mrs. Jack
Burnham. Marilyn Nelson was
flower girl. Little Larry Combs,
nephew of the bride, carried the
rings on a white satin pillow.
The tapers were lighted by
Misses La Verne Wilson and
Barbara Jano Woods. Virgil W.
Duval, cousin of the bride
groom's mother, was best man.
Ensign Lelnnd Rlchey, U. S. N. A.
C, Major Joseph F. Glcch, Louis
Heckman and Melvin K. Neff
were ushers.
After the ceremony a recep
tion was held at the home of
Mrs. R. G. Bebblngton, grand
mother of the bride, where the
bride has made her home the
past few years.
For her going away, the bride
chose a Kelly green suit.
The couple are at home at 209
east El Camino, Santa Maria,
uanr. iiie Drinegroom is sia- T-)i..
tloned at the army air field Arrange .Party
there. S-Sgt. Kcefnuver attend
ed EuRenc high school from
1937-1040, nnd Is the elder son
of Mr. and Mrs. George M.
Keefauver now living on route
4, Albany, and for many years
Eugene residents.
Eugene Regfster-Guart!, Sunday, Jan. tl, IMS Fag 11
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, MISS JANICE LEE HANSEN ',
Recently Installed as worthy adviser for the newly tnstltnted
assembly of Rainbow Order for Girls In Junction City Miss Janice
Lee Hansen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hansen of that city.;
Officers Wives
"President's Ball'
Of Elks Jan. 27.
Beta Sigma Pht members will
meet at the home of Miss Rose
mary Hobbs, Monday evening,
Miss Bette Hack as assistant hos
tess, Mrs. R. Wilson Hutchinson
to have the program on the Pa
cific area.
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SGT. AND MRS. JOHN A. PLUMMER, JR.
The wedding of Sergeant and Mrs. John A. (Jack) Plummer,
Jr. (Virginia Ana Tripp) was an event of last Sunday evening.
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Just about everything In the
way of "special" surrounds plans
and secrets for the January 24
dinner and program of the Offi
cers Wives club. The Wednesday
event will be at the Eugene ho
tel, six-thirty o'clock.
Notices from Mrs. DeWalt
Payne, club president, speak of
"special" guests, "special" pro
gram, "special" decorations,
"special" entertainment.
L. Kenneth Shumaker of the
University of Oregon faculty Is
to be guest speaker. Miss Maxine
Cody is providing the entertain
ment, musical take-offs.
Hostesses will be Mrs. James
J. Coleman, 4904-J; Mrs. Frank
E. Johns, Mrs. Philip Tillman.
MISS THORSLAND
NAMED BY GROUP
New president of Kwama,
sophomore women's service hon-'
orary at the University of Ore
gon, Is Miss Martha Thorsland
of Eugr-nc, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. D. S. Thorsland. Miss
Thorsland replaces Miss Roscann
Leckle, Worthington, Ohio, who
was president during fall term.
Miss Jean Watson, Corvallls, was
elected treasurer of the group,,
replacing Miss Beatrice King of
Portland.
PLAN TEA
Plans have been made for a
rushing tea by members of Gam
ma Alpha Chi, national women's
advertising honorary. The tea
will be held at the Alpha Chi
Omega house on the University
of Oregon campus Thursday,
January 25.
Miss Arllss Boone, San Fran
cisco, Cnlif., president of the
honorary, Is in charge of rushing
activities for the group. She pre
sided at a luncheon meeting
Wednesday at the College Side
Inn at which time plans were
made.
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Annual "president's ball" will
be held by the Eugene lodge of
Elks Saturday, Jan. 27, from
nine-thirty until twelve-thirty
o'clock, at the Elks temple. Tht
dance will be informal, and for
Elks and their families only, no
guests. Music will be provided
by Herschel Davis' orchestra.
Entire proceeds from the
dance will be given to the fund
to fight Infantile paralysis.
P.E.O. CHAPTERS !
All three local chapters of
P.E.O. Sisterhood meet this next
week. j
Chapter H Is meeting Monday
evening, home of Mrs. Dan W,
Crites, a potluck supper to be
served at six-thirty oclock. I
Chapter AY will be entertained
Wednesday, one oclock, home of
, Mrs. A. C. Stockstad.
Chapter AM also meet! Wed
nesday afternoon, one oclock,
home of Mrs. Samuel H. Tylor,
Mrs. J. H. Stofiel and Mrs.
Thomas S. Wells assisting. -
SILVER TEA DATE SET
Date for the annual silver tea
given by Mu Phi Epsllon Pat
ronesses association Is announced
for February 28, Delta Gamma
sorority house on the University
of Oregon campus. This Is on
of the largest benefits of each
year. Mrs. B. R. Wagner Is gen
eral chairman, Miss Maude Gar
nett Is arranging for the music,
and Miss Bertha Comings Is lri
charge of invitations. i
SHAKESPEARE CLUB '
Shnkespeare club Is meeting
Monday afternoon, two-thirty
o'clock, home of Mrs. Virgil D.
Earl. The group will begin study
of Rlchnrd II, Dr. Dorothy Col
Iter leading. )
La Junta club Is meeting Fri
day afternoon, one-thirty o'clock,
home of Mrs. Frank W. ScoberU
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PVT. 8USANNE WORDEN
Announced recently In Ohio was the engagement of Pvt. Susanne
Worden, marine corps women's reserve, to Aviation Cadet Fred
erick Edwin Denniston of Eugene.
Ohio Girl To Wed
F. E. Denniston
Announcement has been made
by Dr. and Mrs. Rollln D. Wor
den of Ravenna, Ohio, of the en
gagement of their daughter, Pvt.
Susanne Worden, marine corps
women's reserve, to Aviation Ca
det Frederick Edwin Denniston,
son of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Den
niston of Eugene.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
The bride-elect graduated
from Ravenna high school and
attended Kent State university
for two and one-half years, be
ing a member of Gamma Sigma
Phi sorority here. She went into
the marine corps women's re
serve March 3, 1944, and Is now
at Camp Miramar, San Diego.
Mr. Denniston graduated from
Eugene high school and attended
University of Oregon. He Is now
at flexible gunnery school, Hnr
lingen, Texas, training as a navi
gator in the air forces.
ORIDES MOTHERS
Orldes Mothers' club Is meet
ing Wednesday evening of this
week, seven-thirty o'clock, Ger
linger hall, Mrs. Edith Slcfert
and Mi. S. T. Gaard as hostesses.
Scholarship Set
Up For Nursing
A scholarship for pre-nursing
students at the University of
Oregon, to stimulate interest In
the nursing profession, Is being
offered by the State Federation
of Womens clubs, it is announced
by Dean Karl W. Onthank, head
of personnel administration. A
sum of one hundred fifty dollars
is mane available with the prom
ise that one hundred fifty dol
lars more would be given if In
terest warranted it.
Dean Onthank also announced
that the Oregon Mothers club has
established a sum to be used as
scholarships for pre-nurslng wo
men students.
Both scholarships have been
offered so that university women
interested In nursing may have
an opportunity to obtain their
educational background and be
able to help fill the vital short
age of nurses.
Anno.incement has been made
of the engagement of Miss Wll
ma Carol Crone, daughter of
Mrs. Myrtle V. Crone of Eugene,
to Dr. M. Luther Vorheis of Med
ford, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. L.
Vorheis of that city. No date is
set for lha wedding.
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MR., MRS. CALVIN A. BONNET J
A recent wedding was that of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin A. Bonney
(the former Wllma Dressel of Grants Pass). Mr, Bonner la an AMAI
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