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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1940)
Saturday, December 21,' 1940 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS bring much gaiety to Oregon's capital, with the younger set home from school and many visitors In the capital. Tonight the Spinsters Ball at the Marlon hotel holds the limelight with many out-of-town folk expect ed to be in attendance. The engagement of Miss Eleanor Swift and Roger Putnam, which was announced at an "at home" last night at the home of Rev. and Mrs. George H. Swift, Is evoking the cordial interest of society. The Salem Garden club's showing of Christmas greens Monday at the Y.W.C.A. will draw many out-of-towners as well as Salem folk. Unusual arrangements are being designed by the exhibitors. Last-minute shopping and decorating keep Salem matrons and maids busy when they are not dashing from one holiday affair to the next and Christmas week will see society in a gay whirl of Tom and Jerry parties, dances and dinners with "Merry Christmas" the password. . . . ft v Governor and Mrs. Charles A. Sprague are expecting their daughter, Miss Martha Spra gue of San Francisco, to arrive In the capital In early January to remain through the leg- 5 ft Mrs. George Becker, Jr., left Saturday for a holiday at Palm Springs and Los Angeles. 6 ft Ross-Millard Miss Lola Millard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Everett B. Millard, will be married at a beautiful candlelight ceremony to Elbert W. Ross, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ross of Minneapolis, Sunday afternoon at 4 o' clock. Dr. J. c. Harrison will read the cere mony in the Carrier room of the First Me thodist church before relatives and friends of the couple. Mrs. Archie Millard of Portland, aunt of the bride, will sing "I Love You Truly" and "Because" Just before the ceremony and Prof. T. S. Roberts will play the wedding music. The altar will be decorated with artistlo arrangements of white chrysanthemums, rosa carnations and lighted cathedral tapers. Mr. Millard will give his daughter in mar riage. The bride has chosen as her wedding gown a model of rose taffeta, fashioned with a peplum Jacket with wide reveres and a floor-length skirt. She will wear a blue veil ed turban trimmed with French blue stream ers and she will carry a nosegay of whlta orchids, blue forget-me-nots, white and rose bouvardla. Miss Frances Hodge of Portland, the honor attendant, will wear a gown of French blue crepe fashioned with tight bodice, full skirt and short sleeves. She will wear pearls and a cluster of white and rose bouvardla In her hair. Her nosegay will be of white gardenias and rose bouvardla. Tim BJelland of Woodburn will serve as best man for the bridegroom and ushers will be E. C. Ordway of Eugene, Russell Beutler and S. W. Marsters. Mrs. Millard will wear a striking gown of teal blue crepe and a corsage of orchids for her daughter's marriage. A large reception will follow the ceremony with members of the wedding party receiving informally. The serving table will be covered with a handsome lace cloth centered with a wedding cake, and pink and white bou vardla and white candles. Miss Gladys Humphrey will-cut the ices and Miss Etta White will pour. Miss Leila Johnson and Mrs. Roy Llvesay will dispense the wedding cake. Assisting in serving will be Miss Ann Boentje, Miss Lillian Davis, Miss Ruth Stover, Miss Clvilla Reeher, Miss Jean Brlggs, Miss Mabelle Lllburn and Miss Mary Margaret Llvesay. Mrs. Russell Beutler will be In charge of the guest book. Mingling with the guests will be Miss May Rauch, Miss Beryl Holt, Miss Margaret Rosecrans, Mrs. S. W. Marsters, Mrs. Lew Ballantyne of Eugene, Mrs. Tim BJelland of Woodburn, Mrs. E. C. Ordway of Eugene and Mrs. Gilbert Fish of Clatskanie. For going away the bride will wear a black crepe frock trimmed with blue-green clips and belt, a black Persian lamb coat and black hat trimmed in Persian lamb. Her corsage will be of orchids. The bride attended Willamette university, where she was a member of Beta Chi soror ity, and was graduated from the University of Oregon. She has travelled extensively abroad and for the past several years has been a member of the Parrlsh Junior high school faculty. Mr. Ross Is a graduate of Grlnnell college and attended Northwestern College of Law In Portland. He is now a consulting engineer in Seattle. T" ALEM SOCIETY is interested in the announcement of the engagement of Miss Eleanor Swift, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. George H. Swift, and Roger Put nam, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rex Putnam. The engagement was announced Friday evening at an "at home" given by Miss Swift at the home of her parents in Chemeketa street between the hours of 8 and 9:30 o'clock with 60 of the deb set calling. Miss Swift was assisted in receiving by her mother, Mrs. George H. Swift, and Miss Jean Claire Swift, younger sister of the bride-elect, greeted the guests at the door. Lighted tapers and motifs of the Christ mas season were arranged about the rooms and centered the attractive serving table. Assisting in the living room were the Misses Doris Drager, Bobbe Shlnn and Helen Lan gllle. Presiding at the urns were Mrs. Paul H. Hauser, Jr., and Mrs. Roger Kellogg. Assist ing in the serving were Miss Sybil Spears, Miss Mary Eason and Miss Barbara Compton, Miss Swift is one of the most attractive and popular members of the capital's deb set. She Is active in the Spinsters and St. Cecelia Guild. She attended the University of Oregon, where she was a member of Gamma Phi Beta and Kwama. Mr. Putnam is now stationed at Camp Murray. He attended the University of Ore gon, Oregon State college and Willamette university law school. No date has been set for the couple's marriage. Miss Ann Ltndle and Miss Lulu Heist of Portland will spend the holidays with Dr. and Mrs. Carl W. Emmons at their home in Fawk street. Leaving Thursday for Dallas, Texas, were Mrs. Edgar S. Fortner and her daughter. Dr. Lucille Fortner. They will visit In San Francisco and Palo Alto en route and will spend the Christmas holidays In Piano, Texas, with Mrs. A. H. Fortner. Dr. Fortner has accepted her lnterneshlp at the Parkland hospital In Dallas. Air. and Mrs. E. T. Pierce will have Mrs, Anna Becke of Aurora as their guest over the Christmas holidays. & ft vt A gracious hostess of Thursday afternoon was Mrs. James J. Panton, who entertained at luncheon honoring Mrs. George A. White of Portland, formerly of Salem. Mrs. Panton, wearing burgundy lace, and Mrs. George Alexander, attractive In blue crepe, received informally with Mrs. White. A Delia Robbla wreath over the fireplace and other Christ mas greens were arranged in the drawing room. The serving table was centered with blue balls, tinsel and silver cellophane in a foun tain arrangement and silver candles in silver candelabra. Contract was in play during the afternoon with honors going to Mrs. Homer Carpenter, Mrs. Homer Goulet, Sr., and Mrs. U. O. Shipley. Among those bidden to greet Mrs. White were Mrs. Charles A. Sprague, Mrs. Charles L. McNary, Mrs. Charles Gray, Mrs. Louis Lachmund, Mrs. John L. Rand, Mrs. Arthur Rogers, Mrs. William H. Lytle, Mrs. Russell Catlln, Mrs. George Alexander, Mrs. George Otten. Mrs. Richard Williams, Mrs. Frank H. Spears, Mrs. Frank Healy, Mrs. Sydney Kro mer, Mrs. Burton Myers, Mrs. Charles Mc Cargar, Mrs. U. G. Shipley, Mrs. T. O. Rus sell, Mrs. Homer V. Carpenter, Mrs. Homer H. Smith, Sr., Mrs. E. J. Scellars, Mrs. Homer Goulet, Sr., Mrs. David Eccies, Mrs. C. W. Parker, Mrs. Donald A. Young, Mrs. Mar garet LcFurgy, Mrs. J. B. Conmy, Mrs. San derson Reed, Mrs. Paul B. Wallace, Mrs. Walter Pearson and Mrs. Lloyd Smith. ft V Presiding at a family dinner Christmas day will be Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Lee Btelner. Their guests will be Dr. and Mrs. Milton Steiner and children, Ann, Jean and Lee, of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Meyers, Mrs. Walter A. Denton, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J, Fry, Jr., Miss Marylee Fry and Danny Fry. V ft ? Dr. and Mrs. George S. Hoffman are raving Saturday, December 2. for Los An geles, Calif., where they will attend the annual Rose Bowl game. They will be ac eompanled south by Mr. and Mrs, E. R, Qulno of La Grande. The Capital Journal, Salem,' Oregon iwaggggyg- .. 1 . jut 1 ISS GERALDINE Frances Rinker of Forest Grove, bride-elect of Gordon . Gless Black of Salem, has selected Sunday, January 26, as the date of her wed ding, at the Forest Grove Methodist church. Dr. Jesse W. Bunch will read the service. Miss Jeannette Sims of Corvallls will be the maid of honor. Mrs. Talbot Bennett of Hlllsboro and Miss Lois Armstrong of Walla Walla, Wash., will be attendants. George Causey of Salem will be best man. Miss Rinker is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stanley Rinker of Freewater, and has attended Pacific university and Ore gon State college. Mr. Black, a graduate of O.S.C.. class of 1940, Is affiliated with Phi Sigma Kappa and XI Sigma Pi forestry honorary fraternity. S Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pickens (Mary Yea ger) will leave their Philadelphia home to spend the Christmas holidays in New York with Miss Jane Bishop, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Bishop, according to word received by Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Yeager. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shlnn, Miss Bobbe Shlnn and Bill Shlnn, who Is in the capital from Oregon State college for the vacation, will motor to Portland Christmas day to be guests of Mrs. Shlnn's parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Kerr. $ vt Members of the women's auxiliary to the Disabled American Veterans of the World War are entertaining their families with a Christmas party Monday night at the Moose hall, 12th and Leslie streets. A no-host din ner will be served at 6:30 o'clock followed by a program and a Christmas tree. In charge of the Christmas party ere the child welfare, good cheer, entertainment and decorations committees. The Junior members are making he popcorn balls. IS ft V Miss Margaret French and Felix French motored to Portland Friday to attend the December meeting of the Oregon Society of Composers, at Rouen Faith's studio, at which time Miss French sang a group of Mr. French's compositions. sr ft A group of old-time friends will gathfr at (he country home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Wallace for dinner Chrhlm&s night, ft Dr. and Mrs. Edward A. Lebold and their two sons. Bob and Frank, will entertain at dinner and exchange of gifts around the tree Christmas day at their home In King wood Heights. Their guests will be Mr. and Mrs. Leo Ketchum, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lebold of Mt. Angel, Joseph Lebold, Jr. of Camp Clatsop, Miss Lorena Lebold of Eu gene and Rev. T. J. Bernards of Salem, r.V "1; ' jwemi '. in mis i pi - - rxr sate7"' c -r.' . , 1 g& ' . n..:J ?j-,,,v, yJf hrlstmas Cards by Jesten-MUler Dr. and Mrs. Carl W. Emmons have Issued invitations to a smart "at home" for Christ mas day from 3:30 to 6 o'clock. A large group of their friends will make up the guest list. 3T $ Mrs. Richard Kriesel of Bolivia and Mrs. John Drager of Shanghai, both popular visit ors in Oregon's capital, were honored guests at a luncheon given this afternoon at the Town club in Portland by Mrs. George A. White and Mrs. Drager Mishler. Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Myers are making plans to drive to Los Angeles for the Rose Bowl game New Year's day. Accompanying them on the trip will be Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Hulden of Arlington, fc V Dr. and Mrs. Stuart M. Lanceficld will entertain with an egg nog party at their home in North Summer street New Year's day. They are Inviting a group of their friends to call Informally. The P. L. E. and F club met with Mrs. W, J. Peck for its Christmas party Thursday evening. After a short business session and exchange of gifts, cards were In play with prizes going to Mrs. Dorothy Wilson and Mrs. C. J. Pugh. Members present were Mrs. P. Andrcsen, Mrs. Mary Aplln, Miss Daisy Hayden, Mrs. Charles Parmenter, Mrs. Laura Johnson, Mrs. Earl Burk, Mrs. Sylvia Kelly Furlough, Mrs. Chester Hlxon. Mrs. C. J. Pugh, Mrs. Dorothy Wilson, Mrs. Charles Klnzer and the hostess, Mrs. W. J. Peck. Miss Ruth Peck assisted her mother In serving refreshments. The group adjourned at a late hour to meet with Mrs. Mary Aplln January 2. 3? Vf ft Among those motoring north In spend Christmas at the Empress Hotel In Victoria, B. C, are Mrs. O. M. Hammond and her daughter, Miss Mary Ellen Hammond. V ft 0 Mr. and Mrs. David W. Eyre, Jr., of Port land will arrive Tuesday afternoon to spend Christmas wilh D. W. Eyre at his North Bummer street residence. tr ft v A group of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Gcrllnger's friends entertained with a housewarmtng last night at the Gcrllngers' new home In Falrmount hill. Making up the party were Miss Mlra Belt, Alex de Schwelnltx, Mr. and Mrs. Chandler Brown, Dr. and Mrs. Harold Ollnger, Mr. and and Mrs. Robert Drager, Mr. and Mrs. Lorlng Schmidt, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Herrall, Mr. and Mrs. James Walton. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Perry and Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Foreman. THE SPINSTERS Annual Christmas Charity Ball, to be given this evening from 10 to 1 o'clock, is one of the stellar events of the holiday season. The dance will be held In the Mirror and Marine rooms of the Marion Hotel and both rooms will be open to dancing. Small tables will be arranged along the walls, decorated with Christmas greens and candles. Roger Mil ler's orchestra will play. The president of the Spinsters organiza tion is Mary Ellen Hammond, and the vice president and chairman of the dance is Shirley Evenson. Proceeds of the dance will go to the various charities the Spinsters are supporting. Many of the university contingent will attend, and a number of out-of-town guests are expected. Several affairs are being plan ned before the dance. Hostesses for the affair will be Misses Barbara Compton, Esther Baird, Barbara Crain, Barbara Pierce, Dorothea Corey, Marylee Fry, Wilda Jerman, Charlotte Mc Clary, Shirley Evenson, Rovena Eyre, Mary Ellen Hammond, Doris Drager, Patsy Lives ley, Frances Ann Mott, Helen Langllle, Sally McLellan, Bobbe Shlnn, Sybil Spears, Betty Simmons, Eleanor Swift, Margaret Simms, Kay Laughrlge and Margaret Wagner. Hon orary members who will attend are Mrs, Charles Claggett, Mrs. Carl G. Collins, Mrs, William Dashney, Mrs. Robert Drager, Mrs. Ron Gemmell, Mrs. Clarence Hamilton, Mrs. Joseph E. Harvey, Jr., Mrs. Kenneth Man ning, Mrs. Charles B. Pomeroy, Mrs. James J. Walton and Mrs. Edward O. Stadter, Jr. Miss Mary Ellen Hammond and her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cronln (Betty Hammond) of Portland, will entertain at an informal party for six couples preceding the dance. Guests will be Miss Doris Drager, Miss Maxlne McKillop, Miss Gertrude Mishler, Miss Shirley Evenson, Miss Charlotte McClary, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cannon, James Nicholson, Coburn Graben horst, William Patton, Lt. Roy Edgerton of Tort Lewis and Franklin Evenson, Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Hauser, Jr., will be hosts at an Informal party before the dance. They will have as their guests Miss Margaret Hauser of Fossil, Miss Alice Unruh, Mr. and Mrs. Talbot Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Harvey, Jr., Bill Miller and Douglas Olds. Mr. and Mrs. James Wilkinson of Toppen lsh, Wash., who are here for the holidays, will entertain at cocktails preceding the dance. Guests have been invited to the home of Mrs. Wilkinson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Monroe Hamilton, and will Include Mr. and Mrs. Emery Hobbs, Mr. and Mrs. John Ritchie, Mr. and Mrs. William Beard, Miss Vivian Wilson and Jack McCullough. ft The Car) Nelsons will preside al a family dinner Christmas day at their home. Their son, Stuart, will be here from the University of Oregon for the holidays. ft Mr. and Mrs. Jesse U. Stout of Spokane and Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Strasser of Port land will spend the holidays in Salem as guests of Mr. and Mrs, John Wrath. ?r ft v Mrs; Harry V. Collins, who returned re cently from an extended stay in the east, had the pleasure of meeting two Interna tionally famous musicians, Maurice Elsen berg, cellist, and Percy Grainger, Australian concert pianist and composer. Mr, Oralnger played in Salem several years ego and was honored at a reception given by Mrs. Charles H. Martin. He remembered having met Mrs. Collins at the affair. Mr, Elsenberg, whom Mrs. Collins met on the train coming from New England, Invited her to listen to one of his dally practices. W ft Vf Dr. and Mrs. Charles Kaufman and their three children, Margaret Ann, Robert Gould and Richard Morehouse, will spend Christ mas In Salem as the guests of Mrs. W. O. Morehouse at her home In South Commer cial street. H ft 9 Mr. and Mrs, C. D. Gabrlelson and Carl Gabriclson will spend Christmas In Portland with the Robert Chauncey Bishops. Other guests will Include Mr. and Mrs, Charles Kay Bishop of Washougal, IT ft f Mrs. Elizabeth Savage will entertain with a family dinner Christmas day at her home. Among her guests will be her son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Von Eschcn, and their youna son. Ellis. Jr. Five XI A 111 I I II -lU ,1 Jtt- CHARMING EVENT of the Chrlst O0I mas season will be the showing of S -UL Christmas greens and unusual yule tide decorations, which will be shown by the Salem Garden club at the Y.W.C.A. in State iVeet Monday, starting at 3 o'clock In the afternoon. The showing of Christmas decora tions is the third annual exhibit to be given by the Salem Garden club. The first Christ mas show was held at the old Patton man sion and last year's show was given at the Salem Art Center. The rooms of the Y.W. headquarters will make a splendid background for the show. It is one of Salem's oldest houses, being 7S years old. It was once the Methodist parson age when Rev. J. C. Wise lived there. The house has been remodeled twice, first by Mrs. Charles Gray and later by John 3. Roberts, who sold the property to the Y.W. Unique and interesting greens will be shown at Monday's exhibit including bay branches, from a tree many years old; Jun iper from central Oregon, cedar of Lebanon; Armenian cypress, hemlock, sweet scented cedar, pine, spruce and holly, A committee from the Garden club haa made 20O individual corsages to be given to those In attendance. A voice, violin and piano trio, composed of Frances Shlsler, Florence Skang and William Putnam, will present a program at 4:30 o'clock and at 8 o'clock the Girl Reserves will sing carols. The show will close at 9 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Gerlinger and their young daughters, Barbara Jean and Carol Lee, will be In Dallas Christmas eve as sup per guests of Mr. Gerllnger's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gerlinger. ft Dr. and Mrs. James L. Sears will be hosts Christmas eve at a family dinner at their home. Covers will be placed for Mr. and Mrs. James D. Sears, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sears and their daughter, Roberta, and Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Cuslck of McMlnnvllle, ft Mr. and Mrs. Dan McLellan will entertain at Christmas dinner Wednesday. Their guests will be their daughter, Sally, home front Oregon State college for the holidays, their son, Dan, from Camp Murray, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Bragg of Portland, Mr. and Mrs, Wallace Carson and son, Wallace, and Mist Norma McDonald of Corvallls, S ft The Spinsters are inviting their patron esses to be guests at a formal dinner which is given each year in their honor during tho Christmas holidays. The dinner will be held December 30 at the Salem hotel at 7 o'clock. Patronesses who will be guests are Mlsi Beryl Holt, Mrs. Henry V. Compton, Mrs. Curtis Cross, Mrs. Dan Fry, Jr., Mrs. Arch Jerman, Mrs. O. S. Hamilton, Mrs. L. R. La Furgy, Mrs. Robert Shinn, Mrs. Homer Smith! Sr., Mrs. Frank Spears and Mrs. George A. White of Portland. Hostesses for the dinner will be Spinster! and honorary members of the organization. ft Vf Mrs. George Burton and Miss Edna Burton of Portland will be In the capital Christmas day as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. Gale Sanders and their son, George, at their horns in Lambcrson street. ft Christmas day guests of Mr. and Mrs. William L. Phillips will bo Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dunham of Woodland, Wash., Mr. and Mrs. Howard DuPuy and Howard, Jr of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Olson and son, Keith, of Salem. sr ft vt Mrs. George E. Allen will spend Christmas with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds Allen, and their two children, Jimmy Jay and Sara Ann, at their home In North Church street. S ft Holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Luks Shields and their children, Carol and Roger, will be Mrs. Clara Shields, Mr. and Mrs. Cllvs Shields and their daughter, Miss Orace, H of Salem. 3 ft V Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wiley Poole will b among those entertaining at Christmas din ner. The occasion is also the sixth wedding anniversary of the hosts.
