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Saturday, September 21, 1940
The Capital Journal, Salem,' Oregtfn
PARTIES FOR BRIDES-ELECT have taken the
spotlight In Salem's social circles this week,
with announcements of engagements and plans
for weddings keeping capital maids In a whirl
Sharing honors with the brides-to-be were members
of the younger set who were off to college and were
widely feted prior to their departure
The latest bride-elect to announce her plans Is
Miss Dorothy Alexander, daughter of the George Alex
anders, who will become the bride of Edward O. Stadter,
Jr., son of the Edward Stadters of Bend, at a stellar
ceremony In the First Presbyterian church the evening
of October 2 at 8 o'clock.
Rev. W. Irvln Williams will read the ceremony
and Frank Churchill, organist, will play the wedding
marches.
Miss Alexander's honor attendant will be Mrs.
William Dick (Frances Johnston) of The Dalles and
her junior attendant will be Miss Charlotte Alexander,
her sister.
Maurice Stadter will serve his brother as best
man and ushers will be Kenneth Potts, Chester Fritz,
Dr. Ralph Purvlne, Boyd Graybill, George Corwin
Alexander, Jr., and Samuel Schwartz.
Miss Mira Belt, daughter of Judge and Mrs. Harry
H. Belt, entertained a group of friends at the Belts'
summer place at Pacific City Thursday. Invited
were Miss Sally Reed, Miss Julia Smith of Harrlsburg,
Penn., Miss Jean Latourette of Oregon City, Mrs,
Harry Wolfe of Portland, Mrs. Clarence Hamilton
Mrs. Alfred Gcrlinger and the hostess, Miss Belt.
Hagedorn-Charboneau
Creating Interest among the university contingent
is the marriage of Miss June Charboneau and E. Bern
ard Hagedorn of Portland, which will be solemnized
Sunday afternoon at S o'clock in the Calvary Baptist
church in Independence. Miss Charboneau Is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Charboneau of
Independence and her fiance Is the son of Mrs. E.
V. Hagedorn of Portland.
Rev. William Mnhon will officiate before members
of the families of the couple and close friends. The
altar will be all-white, graced with white gladioluses,
white tapers and palms. Candles will' burn at the
sides of the altar and In the windows.
Preceding the entrance of the bridal party. Miss
Helen Dean will sing "Because" and Miss Betty Starr
will sing "For You Alone." The wedding marches
and accompaniment will be played by Miss Wanda
Mcssinger.
The bride will be given in marriage by her father.
Her gown will be a stunning model of white moire
I taffeta with sweetheart neckline, high period sleeves
, with points at tho wrist and her only ornament will
be pearls. Her long tulle veil will be held with a halo
of orange boasoms and she will carry a bouquet of
orchids, white carnations and bouvardla, tied with
white satin ribbons.
The maid of honor, Miss Rosemarie Charboneau,
will wear delphinium blue moire taffeta, with full
skirt and tight bodice. Her flowers will be pale pink
carnations and white bouvardla. The bridesmaids,
Mrs. Charles Greene and Miss Lillian Briggs of Sa
lem, will wear gowns of tea rose moire taffeta, Iden
tical to the maid of honor's gown, and will carry deep
rose carnations with pink bouvardla.
The bride's mother will wear soldier blue with
wine accessories and a corsage of pastel blossoms. For
her son's marriage, Mrs. Hagedorn will wear a black
redingote with light blue trim and a corsage of gar
denias. Gordon Wilson of Portland will act as best man
and ushers will be Gale Smith, Gene Spiker, Price
Dickey of Portland and Tom Gabriel of Salem.
A reception at the Woman's clubhouse will honor
the bridal couple. The serving table will have a cen
terpiece of white and pink roses, with white satin
ribbons, a handsome lace cloth and sliver service,
i Pouring will be Mrs. C. A. Tomassene of Portland
and Mrs. Charles Blngner of La Grande. Serving will
be Miss Eleanor Perry and Mrs. Steven Anderson of
Salem, Miss Elizabeth Norris of Seattle, Miss Dorothy
Norris and Miss Mary Tomassene of Portland, Miss
Frances Knott and Miss Marmarle Williams of In
dependence. For traveling the bride will wear a costume of
soldier blue with brown accessories. The couple will
make their home at 2421 N. E. Irving street. Portland.
Miss Charboneau, who attended Willamette uni
versity, was a member of Delta Phi sorority. Mr.
Hagedorn also attended Willamette and was a member
of Sigma Tau.
A smart affair of this evening will be the buffet
supper at which Mrs. Robert Cannon will preside in
her new home near Mornlngslde, in compliment to
the birthday anniversary of her husband.
Autumn flowers will be used about the rooms and
on the serving table as the decor.
Bidden to honor Mr. Cannon are Dr. and Mrs.
Charles Pomeroy, Mr. and Mrs. Carl G. Collins, Mr.
and Mrs. John S. Lochead, Mr. and Mrs. James Clark,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shafer, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Halvorsen, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Qulstad, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Cross, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cronln, Mr. and
Mrs. Russell McJury, Miss Doris Drager, Miss Maxine
McKlllop, Miss Helen Wiedmer, Miss Peggy Minkie
witz. Miss Marie Patton, Miss Margaret Bell, James
Nicholson, Coburn Grabenhorst, Joseph Devers, Em
ory Hobbs, Orin McDowell, Jr., Douglas Drager, Byron
Mennls and Lawrence Blalsdell, Jr.
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Hostess this week was Mrs. Robert Cannon, who presided at a smart affair Thursday evening
honoring Miss Isobel George, bride-elect of Don Cannon. Mrs Cannon will entertain again
this evening at her new country home honoring Mr. Cannon- birthday anniversary. (Jeatcn-
Adams-Mlshler
Miss Isabella Mishler, daughter of the D. P. Mlsh
lers of Albany, became the bride of Ronald K. Adams,
son of Dr. and Mrs. Kinley K. Adams, at a large
formal ceremony performed Friday night at 8 o'clock
In Calvary Baptist church. Rev. Arno Q. Weniger
read the Impressive service.
A background of wnlte gladioluses graced the altar
and white cathedral tapers, In white candelabra, burned
at either side.
Miss Doris Schunke, organist, played the wedding
marches and accompanied Jack Billeter, who sang
"Because" and "The Indian Love Call."
The bride was given In marriage by her brother,
Harold Mishler. She wore a stunning gown of white
satin in princess style and her long veil was fastened
with Cecil Brunner roses. Her shower bouquet was of
roses and bouvardla.
The maid of honor, Mrs. Howard Beaver, a sister
of the bride, wore a blue moire taffeta dress and
carried rose-pink asters. Miss Margaret Mishler, a
sister, and Miss Betty Isom, the bride's niece, wore
rose taffeta frocks and carried blue asters.
Warren Blggerstaff was best man for Mr. Adams
and ushers were William Parker, Herbert Rasmussen. '
Wilbur Mishler and Willis Mishler.
The bride's mother wore a dress of maroon silk
crepe with a corsage of gardenias. Mrs. Adams wore
navy blue lace and a corsage of gardenias.
A reception followed the ceremony. The table
was centered with pink and white asters, combined
with pink and white tulle bows and streamers, flanked
by white tapers.
Presiding at the urns were Mrs. M. Trapman and
Mrs. T. Kenagy. Mrs. S. Kenyon dispensed the wed
ding cake and serving were Miss Jerry Trapman, Miss
Arden Greenwood, Miss Shirley Kenagy, Miss Mar
garet Mishler and Miss Betty Isom. In charge of gifts
were Mrs. J. Isom and Mrs. L. Greenwood.
The couple left immediately for Philadelphia,
where Mr. Adams will enter the Eastern Baptist Theo
logical seminary. For traveling Mrs. Adams wore a
suit of soldier blue with maroon accessories.
Spinsters will meet Monday night at 7:30 o'clock
at the home of Miss Barbara Compton.
Motoring to Oregon City today was Mrs. William
H. Hammond and her daughter, Constance, who at
tended the birthday party of Miss Constance's cou
sins, Maren and Phillip Hammond,
Great interest is being shown in the flower and
table decorations show to be given Monday at the
Marion hotel by members of the Salem Garden club
and the Little Garden club of Salem Heights. Hours
will be from 2 o'clock In the afternoon to 9 o'clock
In the evening.
The classifications to be shown are dinner tablo
for four, luncheon table for four, breakfast table for
two, buffet arrangement of fruit, flowers or vegetables,
flower arrangement for hall table with any accessories
desired, occasional table for living room using floral
or foliage arrangement with accessories desired, ar
rangement of weeds, grasses, seed pods and grain and
miniature flower arrangement on a tray.
Exhibitors will Include Mrs. Arthur Rahn, Mrs.
Kenneth Bell, Mrs. A. L. Adolphson, Mrs. Carl Nelson.
Mrs. W. J. Buslck, Mrs. David Bennett Hill, Mrs.
Merrill Ohling, Mrs. Arthur Hunt, Mrs. Robert Shlnn,
Mrs. Walter Smith, Mrs. Robert Reider, Mrs. E. M.
Page, Mrs. Abner Kline, Mrs. Charles Sawyer, Miss
Elizabeth Lord, Miss Edith Schryver, Mrs. Chester Cox,
Mrs. Lester Barr, Mrs. O. L. Poe, Mrs. Lloyd Riches.
Mrs. M. Stephenson, Mrs. C. A. Taylor, Mrs. Walter
Spaulding, Mrs. Charles Cole, Mrs. W. C. Franklin,
Mrs. Dean Patterson, Mrs. D. O. Ahrens, Mrs. Alan
Hubbard, Mrs. B. O. Schucking, Mrs. H. V. Compton,
Mrs. Carl G. Collins, Mrs. Bjarne Erlckson. Mrs, L.
R. Springer, Mrs. Lee Canfleld, Miss Lydia Hunt, Mrs.
H. R. Woodburn, Mrs. Sanderson Reed, Mrs. R. E.
Cartwrlght and Mrs. Lewis Judson.
Mrs. David W. Wright was In Portland Friday to
Attend a luncheon given for officers of Nydia Temple,
Daughters of the Nile, at Alderwood Country club.
Mrs. Clifford Johnson (Elizabeth Looney) and her
twin children, Elizabeth Ann and Steven Looney, of
Preston, Wash., are guests of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Marion D. Looney, at their home near Jefferson.
The Ecclesla club Was entertained Wednesday eve
ning at the home of Miss Velma Romlnger. Members
and a few additional guests made up the party.
Mrs. Wilson Stegmund Is arranging a smart affair
for next Saturday for the pleasure of Miss Dorothy
Alexander, whose marriage to Edward O. Stadter, Jr.,
will be an event of October 2.
Leslie Parent-Teacher association will meet In
the library of the school Monday evening at 7:45
o'clock for a short business session, followed by a pro
gram and social hour. All parents and friends of the
school are urged to attend.
Miss Evangeline Phllbln, state president of the
Oregon Federation of Business and Profe& lonal Wom
en's clubs, will be the speaker at the regular dinner
meeting Tuesday, September 24, at the Quelle. Her
topic will be "A Citizen In a Democracy" and she will
also tell about her travel experiences of this summer
In connection with her talk.
Miss Philbin Is secretary of the United States
civil service commission and Is In constant touch with
national and world affairs. She has traveled exten
sively, both In the United States and abroad.
Miss Ann Veith, district chairman of the north
Willamette district, and other Portland members will
accompany Miss Phllbln to Salem to be guests of
the Salem club.
Reports will be made by the committee chairmen
of the events during Business and Professional Wom
en's week.
The Junior Woman's club will hold a rush party
at the Woman's club house in North Cottage street
Monday evening, September 23, at 8 o'clock.
The program will consist of a soprano solo by
Mrs. Ruth Cattrall, piano duet by Miss Luclle Mosher
and Miss June Lochrldge and numbers by the Junior
Woman's club trio. A group of girls from the club
will speak, the Misses Ruth Melson, Ruth Tompkins
and Helen Way.
At the refreshment hour Mrs. Ray Lafky and Mrs.
Vern Robb will pour.
The committee in charge Includes Mrs. George
Roth, chairman, Mrs. Joe Bernard!, Miss Marjorie
Weum, Mrs. R. Steele, Miss Maxine Rodgers and Miss
Ruth Melson. Each member is to bring a guest.
Presiding at dinner Thursday evening were Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Lachmund, who entertained for Major
General and Mrs. George A. White, who are leaving
to make their home in Portland and Fort Lewis.
Covers were placed for ten.
Miss Nona Woodry, who announced her betrothal to
Percy Meier of Los Angeles, formerly of Salem, at a
dinner party Thursday evening given by her mother,
Mrs. Jack Hyett. The wedding will be an event of
October 8. (Jestcn-MUler).
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Miss Allele Hay, attractive debutante daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Harold B. Say, who Is leaving next week
to register for her first year at the University of
Oregon. (Jesten-MIUcr).
Calendared for next week Is the fashion revue
to be sponsored by members of the Salem Woman's
club. Dates are Thursday and Friday, September 26
and 27, and showings will be at 8 o'clock each evening
and at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon.
Proceeds from the revue will be used to assist In
renovizing the clubhouse In North Cottage street. Al
ready the lounge room has been refurnished with
new draperies and Venetian blinds and members wish
to complete the tea room.
Mrs. Herbert Rahe heads the directorate in charge
of the revue and her co-workers are Mrs. George Ailing
and Mrs. Charles Galloway.
Refreshments will be served after each showing
with members of the club presiding.
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Hague, Jr., entertained Mr.
nnd Mrs. Robert Needham at dinner Thursday. Dr.
and Mrs. Kimball Page and Dr. and Mrs, Ralph Tur
vlne were Invited for dessert and bridge later In the
evening.
Alpha Mu Delphlans will hold their first fall
meeting Tuesday morning at 0:30 o'clock In the Fire
place room of the Public library. The topic for dis
cussion will be "The Growth of Democratic Ideals
In Britain."
Topics will be taken by Mrs. O. D. Adams, Miss
Antoinette White, Mrs. Hugh Latham, Mrs. Charles
Klnzer, Mrs. J. T. Burton, Mrs. Charles Fowler and
Mrs. J. K. Hubbard. Mrs. Lawrence Maves will act
as leader.
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Entertaining this afternoon at a delightful bridge-luncheon were Mtss Esther Balrd (left) and
Miss Mary Starbuck, who were hostesses at the latter's home In Dallas complimenting Miss
Dorothy Alexander, popular bride-elect, (Jes ten-Miller),
Frey-Luther
The A. E. Luther residence will be the scene of
the marriage of the Luthers daughter, Miss Vera
Luther, and Clarence Frey, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.
Frey of Salem, at 9 o'clock tonight. The vows will
be exchanged before a large window, decorated with
pink gladioluses. Rev. Raynor Smith of Jason Lee
Methodist church will officiate.
The bride will wear a chic suit of teel blue with
black accessories. Her corsage will be of gardenias
and pink rosebuds. Her only attendant. Miss Lucille
Frey, will wear a black frock with matching acces
sories and a corsage of rosebuds.
Glen Luther will serve as best man for Mr. Frey.
A reception will follow the service. The table will
be centered with a bride's cake, guarded by bouquets
of gladioluses and burning tapers. Only immediate
members of the family will be present.
Following a wedding trip, the couple will live at
1025 North Cottage street.
Miss Luther attended Salem schools, St. Vincent's
Nursing school, the University of Portland and Sac
ramento Junior college. Mr. Frey also attended
Salem schools and is now connected with the Dr.
Pepper company.
In compliment to Mrs. George A. White, who Is
leaving to make her home In Portland and Fort Lewis,
Mrs. John L. Rand will entertain Tuesday afternoon,
October 1, at tea. A group of Mrs. White's friends
have been asked to call to bid her au revolr.
Honoring Miss Arline Sholseth, who will enter
Oregon State college this fall, Mrs. William Borchardt,
Mrs. L. Rudie and Mrs. Max Barhyte entertained in
formally at the latter's home Thursday evening.
The hours were spent informally and gifts were
presented to Miss ShoLseth.
Bidden were the guest of honor and Mrs. Floyd
Rudie, Mrs. A. J. Sholseth, Mrs. Melvin Trindle. Mrs.
Richard Severin, Miss Betty Severln and Miss Bertie
Hubble.
fiomekawa-Yada
The marriage of Miss Em I Yada, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. M, Yada, and Arthur Somekawa, son of
Mr. and Mrs. G, Somekawa of Portland, will draw
three hundred guests to the First Presbyterian church
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Rev. W. Irvln Williams, pastor of the church, will
officiate at the rites.
The bride, given In marriage by her father, will
wear a gown of ice blue marquisette, embellished with
embroidery and painting in pastel shades, and fashion
ed with flowing skirt and full train. Her veil will be
Ice blue and she will wear blue mits. She will carry
a bouquet of orchids and llltes-of-the-valley.
The maid of honor, Miss Martha Okuda, and the
bridesmaid, Miss May Tambana, will wear matching
frocks of orchid taffeta in bouffant style. Their
flowers will be mixed shower bouquets.
Best man will be Howard Nomura of Portland and
William Oda will serve as usher.
A reception for members of the bridal party will
be held in the church.
Presiding at the table will be Mrs. Melvin John
son of Salem, Mrs. Howard Nomura of Portland, Mrs.
James Yada, mother of the bride, and Mrs. G. Some
kawa, mother of the bridegroom.
The wedding cake and the Ices will be cut by Mtss
Freda Sandvlck, Miss Maxine Stenberg, Miss Ruby
Kanoye and Miss Suzie Fukuda. In charge of the
guest book will be Miss Mlnnia Ogura and the dream
cakes will be passed by Miss Klmlko Kusachl.
Assisting in serving will be Miss Yoshlko Yoshikal,
Miss Llllie Yoshikal, Miss Anna Takayama, Mlsi Helen
Tanaka, Miss Yoeko Saito. Miss Sumi Ogura, Mrs.
Thomas Ogura, Miss Koto Kyono and Miss Maye Oye.
The couple will live In Portland. For going away.
Miss Yada has chosen a smart costume of brown silk
with green accessories and a brown fur coat. Her cor
sage will be of orchids.
Both Miss Yada and her fiance are well known
In Salem, where they have a wide circle of friends.
Miss Mary Ellen Hammond and Mrs. Joseph Cro
nln will preside at a delightful dinner party Tuesday
evening at the home of their mother, Mrs. O. C.
Hammond, in King wood Heights.
The affair will compliment Miss Dorothy Alexan
der, bride-elect of Edward O. Stadter, Jr.
Covers will be placed for Miss Alexander, Mrs.
William Dashney, Mrs. Ronald A. Gemmell, Miss Ger
trude Mishler, Mrs. O. C. Hammond and the hostesses,
Miss Mary Ellen Hammond and Mrs. Joseph Cronln.
Brown-Eaton
Tonight at 8 o'clock in the Leslie Memorial church,
Miss Ida Jo Eaton, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. J, L.
Eaton, will become the bride of Lawrence N. Brown,
son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Brown of Salem. Rev.
Dean Polndexter will read the service before seventy
five relatives and friends of the couple.
The altar will be decorated with woodwardla fern,
palms, white chrysanthemums and gladioluses and
glowing cathedral tapers, and will be centered with
cross. Preceding the ceremony John Schmidt, Jr., will
sing "The Rosary" and "Ave Maria," accompanied by
Mrs. Schmidt, who will play the wedding marches.
The bride will be given In marriage by her fathen
Her gown will be a stunning model of wnite satin,
with square neckline of lace, a bodice of lace, with
buttons extending down the back Into the full skirt
and long train. Her short veil will be held with a
lace cap that comes to a point on the forehead. Sha
will carry Mrs. Frank Shafer 's prayer book, from
which will fall Cecil Brunner roses on streamers of
white satin.
The honor attendant, Miss Mae Juza, will wear
blue taffeta with full skirt and quilted velvet bodice.
She will carry a nosegay of pink roses and whtta
bouvardla.
The bride's mother will wear black crepe with a
corsage of album lilies and Mrs. Brown will wear a
frock of wine crepe with a corsage of lilies.
Richard Rentfro will serve as best man and ushtri
will be Thomas N. Eaton of Portland and Frank
Shafer of Salem,
The table, at the candlelight reception to follow
the ceremony, will be all-white. The centerpiece will
be the large bride's cake, which will be decorated
with bouvardla and Cecil Brunner roses In the comers
and flowers on the top.
Presiding at the urns will be Mrs. Roy Bralnard
of Reedsport and Miss Lucy Gllle of Salem. Serving
will be Mrs. Thomas N. Eaton of Portland, Miss
Florence Ritchie, Miss Marjorie Mason, Miss Dorena
Davis and Miss Alice Welch.
Mrs. Frank Shafer will cut the wedding cake
and Mrs. Ray Rhoten will have charge of the guest
book.
The couple will leave following the ceremony for
a wedding trip south. For traveling Miss Eaton has
chosen an enemble of cadet blue and a corsage of
rubrum lilies. They will return to Salem to live and,
after November 1, will be in their new home at 1605
South High street.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Needham and Mr. and Mrs,
Kenneth Potts will leave Wednesday for a trip to San
Francisco.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cross are enjoying a vacation
at Neskowin.
Ticket sales for the Salem Philharmonic Orches
tra association have been under way for the last
week and Floyd Miller, chairman of the ticket com
mittee, reports an excellent response on the part of
the public. Sales will continue for another two weeks
before a final check-up Is made and indications from
early reports are that sales this year will exceed thosf
of a year ago. The subscriptions being received are
practically the same as last year but additional tickets
are being placed as a one-third reduction In pries
was made effective by action of the directorate of
the association.
Other committees are active, a meeting of the
music committee having been held to discuss muslo
and artists who will appear with the local musicians
In concert this year. Miss Frances Virginie Melton
Is chairman of this committee.
First of a series of auditions by Conductor Ed
ouard Hurlimann was held this week. Mr. Hurllmann
Is giving much time to the quest for musicians for
the Salem orchestra In order to achieve a well bal
anced organization. Mrs. Harry W. Scott is chairman
of the membership committee and all Interested In the
orchestral work are requested to call her In order
that arrangements may be made for auditions to be
held later by Mr. Hurllmann.
Mrs. W. E. Hanson presided at a delightfully ar
ranged luncheon Friday afternoon honoring past re
gents of Chemeketa chapter, Daughters of the Revolu
tion. During the afternoon a regents' club was or
ganized with Mrs. Homer Goulet, Sr., named president
and Mrs. C. C. Geer, secretary. Mrs. I. M. Schannep
Mil entertain the group with a luncheon October 31.
Coven were placed for twenty-one.