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t 35 Slvt ommencemen ma5 a II I ,L , .XT- :G ft, s"tSSrtt. '- I ' I-- " IKS M .'V By ANN CONNELL COMMENCEMENT at the University of Oregon seems a signal lor a rush ol weddings which apparently only awaited the end of classes. Several ceremonies took place In the past week, and today there is the marriage of Miss Mari lyn Griffith to James W. Kays, taking place at three o'clock at First Methodist Church. One wonders what burst of sound there would be if the guests suddenly should start singing, for members of both the Eugene Gleemen and the Women'g Choral Club have been given mass Invitations. Next Sunday will see two wed- , dings of special interest to the ATl QCJ f jHiOTYT campus. Miss Stephanie M. Hue- J.V1IOO stis, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. T T) i 1 Ralph R. Huestis, will be married O YC f 1 tffcvfi'' " feill-Blli photo, Wlltshlrt engraving) MRS. CURTIS Tbt marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Baker Curtis ((Marilyn Rowling) took place Saturday fcinj it St. Mary's Episcopal Church. (fifantijvi iowtiviy Serenaded at lAJeddincf Members of the Sigma Chi fraternity serenaded the bride with "Sweetheart of Sigma Chi" at the btion which followed the wedding of Miss Marilyn Rowling to Richard Baker Curtis, Saturday ining. Miss Rowling is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Loy W. Rowling of Eugene, and Mr. Curtis, the I of Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Curtis of Spokane, formerly of Portland. Their wedding service was id at eight o'clock last evening by the Rev. Ernest S. Bartlam, at St. Mary's Episcopal Church wtine gladiolus and pale pink peonies were used to decorate tne cnurcn at tne aiiar ana in tne pace. I Mr. Rowling gave his daughter in marriage. She wore a gown of white organza, trimmed with Its up the front and down the sides of the skirt, and with a ruffle all around its train. bother ruffle outlined the ( round yoke of the bodice. veil of white net was held I Met cap formed of cross es of the net. Clusters of i:e daisies held it in place, and ! daisies formed her sum- Si bridal bouquet. She wore a nd wrist watch, which was from the bridegroom. For the wore a garter of bine satin and lace, made especially for her by Mrs C. A. Leighty. Matron of honor was Mrs, Robert L. Curtis of Portland, the bridegroom's sister-in-law. She wore a gown of blue dotted swiss, made similarly to the bride's. It had a deep ruffle around the front of the skirt, which extended up the back to form a bustle. She also carried white daisies, and wore a halo of the flowers in her hair. Bridesmaids, all in blue Swiss dresses like the matron's, carry ing bouquets of daisies and wearing the daisy wreaths, were Miss Joan Preble of Portland; Mrs. Norman P. Sorenson of Corvallis and Mrs. Paul R. Bocci of Portland. All are sorority sis ters of the bride. Michael Curtis, the bride- (CONTINUED ON PAGE 6B) Vows Exchanged Saturday Evening First Congregatioal Church provided the setting for the wed ing of Miss Janice Lee Hansen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hansen of Junction City, to JohnBaymond Gilbertson, ion of Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Gilbertson of San Carlos, Calif., which was solemnized Saturday evening, June 12, at eight o'clock. The Rev. Joseph Harris of Westmin ster House officiated. The bride wore a gown of white satin trimmed with net applique and cut work, and a full court train. Her full-length veil was edged in lace and was held by a coronet of orange blossoms. She carried a bridal bouquet of gardenias and stephanotis, cen tered by a white orchid. Maid of honr 0 Mawssi S Maid of honor was Miss Doro they Thomson of San Francisco. Miss Marie Lombard, Miss Shirley Kissling, Miss Marjorie to Frank Allison McLean at three-thirty o'clock, at First Congregational Church, and Miss Gem Cressman, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. L. S. Cressman, will be married to James T. Nelson of Portland. Saturday evening, June 19, will see the marriage of Miss Nonda Faye Pirtle, daughter Mr. and Mrs. Glenn S. Pirtle, to John Gerald Stone, at St. Mary's Episcopal Church. The time is eight o'clock. Invitations are out for the marriage of Miss Lidy Lu Swof ford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Andrew Swofford, to Glen Mearl Hankins, for Sunday, June 27 at three o'clock, at Lighthouse Temple. July 10 is the date now set for the marriage of Mrs. Frances Elfving of Astoria to John A. Warren of Eugene. The cere mony will take place at Trinity Church in Portland, according to plans. Mrs. Elfving is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Watzek of Astoria, who announced the wedding plans recently in Port land papers. The couple will make their home in Eugene, where Mr. War ren is coach in basketball and track, and assistant coach In football, at the University of Oregon. Mrs. Thomas Hooper Ness an nounces the engagement of her daughter, Mary Genevieve, to Michael O. Lydon of Roseburg. Their marriage Is to take place in the fall. Mrs. John B. Perry announces the engagement of her daughter, (CONTINUED ON PAGE SB) DANCING CLUBS ANNOUNCE FLANS Two dancing clubs announce plans for last-of-the-season af fairs this week. In Church A sapphire lavalier belonging to her mother was the "some thing borrowd" which Miss Dorothy M. Oberg wore when she became the bride of Williar M. Brundy last Sunday after noon in St. Mry's Episcopal Church. The bride is t. e daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Oberg, and the bridegroom is the son of Mr. adn Mrs. E. H. Lor ence, all of Eugene. The Rev. E. S. Bartlam ilficiated at the three o'clock ceremony. Miss Oberg wore a period gown of white satin, made with leg o' mutton sleeves, folds of satin at the waistline forming a bustle in the back, ad full length train. The long veil was held by a crown of seed pearls. She carried a white Bible topped with two lavender orchids and stephanotis. Miss Eloyce L, Oberg, sister of the bride, was maid of honor. She wore a gown of pale blue taffeta and net, a head band of sweetpeas and stephanotis and carried a nosegay of sweetpeas and rosebuds. Mrs. Lee Heater and Miss Phyllis Hixson were bridal attendants, wearing simi lar gowns of pink and carrying matching flowers. Mrs. Oberg, mother of the bride, wore a dress of royal blue with oorsage of pink rosebuds. Mrs. Lorence wore a dress of brown and white print with cor sage of Talisman roses. Jay Morris Crooks served as best man. Ushers were Robert Read and Willard Dodds. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Carnations, iris and snapdrag ons were used in baskets, with candelabra, for decoration. Mu sic was provided by Richard Mock, who sang "Ave Maria" and "The Lord's Prayer," ac companied by Milton Dieterlch. Bonne Heure Dance Club yjSLaunt(..and Mrs. Clarence Larson, a cousin, cut the wedding cake at the reception in the parish hall. Mrs. Jack Ames and Mrs. Laurence Magnuson, aunts of the . Wiltshire engraving. A GRADUATING GRANDMOTHER Is Mrs. Giustina of En gene, who above searches through the lung IBM list of seniors who today nill receive their degrees from the University of Oregon. a era Lovely imported lace, embroidered on net, formed the bodice of the wedding gown of Miss Alice Virginia Bailey, bride of Donald D. Derickson in a ceremony of last Sunday. The rites were read by the Rev. Llewellyn O. Griffith in First Methodist Church, at two o'clock. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Bailey of 100 Mayfair Avenue, and Mr. Derickson is the son of Mr. and Mrs Murray Derickson of Route One, Springfield. Delphiniums, both blue and white, and pink peonies were used in decoration of the church auditorium. Before the cere mony, Lowell Chase sang a solo, with accompaniment by Glenn Griffith. White slipper satin formed the skirt and underbodice of the bride's hand-made gown. The lace bodice was simply cut, with Peter Pan collar and long sleeves. She wore a fingertip veil of illusion, gathered into a halo and fastened with orange blos soms, and she carried pink rose buds and gardenias as her bridal bouquet. She was given in mar riage by her father. The bride's sister, Mrs. Wil liam L. Peterson of Ontario, Ore., was her matron of honor. She wore a gown of faille in royal blue, with pink carnations in her hair, and carried a cascade bou quet of pale pink peonies. have its last dance "of the year Thursday evening at the Masonic Temple. Summer sports clothes will be in order. Dancing will be from nine until twelve . o'clock. Committee in charge is. Mr. and Mrs. Roy McTavish, co chairmen; Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Bresler, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Dag man, Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Heckets weiler, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rath bone, Miss Elma Downing and E. E. May. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 6B) Grandmother to Get Degree With Class A distinguished member of this year's graduating class at the university is Mrs. George Giustina of Eugene, "Mazle" to her close friends, who are many. Her head of silvery-white curls has been mingled with bobs and braids of brown, blonde and au burn in numerous classrooms. Mrs. Giustina, mother of three girls and grandmother to two, has been taking courses in high er education ever since 1922, and in 1942 she decided to work gradually toward a degree. When her husband, a prominent Eu gene lumberman, died in 1946, she decided to "indulge myself in study, the thing I have always wanted to do." So Sunday, Mazle Giustina will receive her bach elor of arts degree in foreign languages. She is the third in ner family, two of her daughters having received degrees from Oregon. She speaks Spanish, Freneh, and Italian fluently, and she has a good working knowledge of Latin and German. That isn't quite enough, however, so next fall she plans to return to the (CONTINUED ON PAGE 6B) . university to work on a master of arts degree in languages. And after that well, her greatest ambition is tied up with the uni versity art department. Sht hopes eventually to study art and learn to paint children's heads. Quite a future seems to be ahead for this Eugene grandmother. Centurion Dance Club will !' ' Wi I ) ' ifcU' ! ' ! 11 ill lllfH i have its closing dance Friday ; -S-s-t i j f ,tt; fl't I " 1 1 . - i 'it 1 , H 1 1 1 If 1 evening at the Cascade Club, ( - ' h' ' f I ? - 1 I I I 1 i ' I I li Jl'lt-l llfllll with dancing from nine-thirty - "' ' ,' " " ; , . f I - J U , I ' I !' 1 1 It ! 1 1 1 until twelve-thirty o'clock. There ' : ' ' ' U'UjJ , . ,1 ' J If III 1 1111511 1 is no limit on guests, and no 1 '''' t . H" Y . U' "I.!! t (CONTINUED ON PAGE 6B) need to call lor reservations. - ; , f . " . 4 r i j 1 1 l JJ Tehlr phota WUUBlre EngnrlDS , MRS. GILBERTSON N Bn:"M-blossorn en,-.i .. ., u. tr. John Raymond Gilbertson ( Janics '. Ho he, wtdding a,ur,, the wedding taking Pl MRS. BRUM) Bride of last Sunday was Mrs. William M. Brand (Dorothy Oberg) whose tows WW said at St. Mary's Episcopal Church. Kenneu-Ellls photo. Wiltshire enrravtnt MRS. DERICKSON The marriage service was read at First Methodist Church last Sunday (or Mr. and Mrs. Donald D, Derickson (Alice yirglnia Bailey).
