Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, July 21, 1945, Image 7

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Newspaper Page Textn H. AND MRS. ROY NELSON were honored on their 25th wed ding anniversary Monday night it; when a group of close friends entertain ed with a no-host surprise party at their home in North 19th street. Supper was served following an informal evening. Honoring Mr. and Mrs. Nelson were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Follis, Mr. and Mrs. Glade Follis, Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth Ricketts, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. James McFarland, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Furher, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Harvey, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Gamee R. Cranor, Mrs. E. Ed,man, Rev. George Quigley. Mr. and Mrs. Art Kinman of Milwaukie, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Staple, Mrs. Ray Webber and Mrs. M. Stephen son. Mrs. Robert Gentzkow and her two sons, Robert and Douglas, have return ed from an extended visit in Potlatch, Idaho, with Mrs. Leslie Lande. While in Idaho the group enjoyed a stay at Coeur d'Alene. MRS. CHARLES HARRIS OF MANILA, glimpsed with her two sons, Thomas Sheridan Harris and Charles Waildinglon Harris. Mr. and" Mrs. Harris and their sons are popular visitors in the capital as guests of her mother, Mrs. James Waddlngton. The visitors recently arrived in the States from Manila, where Mr. Harris was connected with the National City Bank of New York before the Japanese occupation. Mrs. Harris was feted at tea' Thursday when Miss Dorathea Steusloff and Mrs. G. F. Chambers were hostesses. (Jesten-Miller) O' F MUCH interest to Salemites is the marriage of Miss Betty An rirpws daushter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Andrews of Portland, and Jay Savereid, son of Mrs. S. J. Savereid and the. late Mr. Savereid. The cere mony will be solemnized tomorrow' at the Arlington Heights' home of the bride's parents. Rev. Bernard Montgomery will offi ciate in the presence of Salem and PoH friends. Mr. Andrews will give his daughter in marriage. The lovely brunette will wear a white satin wedding gown de signed along princess lines with a full skirt extending into a court train. Her veil of illusion is trimmed with princess lace, which was worn by her mother when she was married. The bride has asked Miss Eileen Hutchinson, formerly of Salem and now of Seattle, to be her honor attendant. She will wear a frock of light pink taffeta and carry an arm bouquet of pastel garden flowers. Mr. Savereid will have George New of Chicago as his best man. The couple will greet their guests at a wedding reception following the cere mony. Later they will leave on a short wedding trip and upon their return they will come to Salem where they will make their home at the Carkins' apart ments in North Summer street. The bride-to-be is a graduate of Wil lamette university, where she was prominent in campus activities, and is a member of Pi Beta Phi. Her fiance is a graduate of Northwestern univer sity. i r.c lamoe J. Walton and their children, Elisabeth and Jeff, have been enjoying a holiday at Ncskowin. From Bexley Heath, England, comes word of the marriage of Miss Joy A. Beaver, daughter of Mrs. R. Beaver, i. and Pfc. Carl S. Beebe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy A. Beebe of Salem. The ," marriage was solemnized recently in England with the Rev. Mr. Moore of-7- ficiating. The bride was given in marriage by ", her brother, Anthony Beaver, and her - bridesmaids were the Misses Margaret : Mercer, Barbara Hill and Betty Courch- Sgt. Herbert Jaquist was the best man. , A small and informal reception fol lowed the ceremony and later the cou ple left for a honeymoon in Surrey. House guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kirk at their home in South High street are Mrs. Florence Blackley and son, Terry, who arrived from their home in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cochran and their daughter, Miss Gwendolyn Cochran, all of Tilla mook. Miss Rosalie Dalke has been entertain ing as her guest during the past week her mnthpr onri .ictpr Mrs. Anna Dalka and Miss Ruth Dalke of Aberdeen, Idaho. RS. BYRON B. HERRTCK an Miss Edna Lucker will enter tain informally in the gardenj at the former's home in Richmond ave nue next Thursday evening in compli ment to members of the Salem Zonta club. A dessert supper will be followed by a business session. OVERNOR AND MRS EARL -SNELL will be moving into their new home at 160 East Lincoln street early next week. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Spaulding are now "at home" in their new residence, 219 West Lincoln street, formerly occu pied by Governor and Mrs. Snell. Eastern Star Social club will meet for all-day Red Cross sewing at the Masonic temple Tuesday. Luncheon will be serv ed at noon. TirAROM WASHINGTON, D.C., comes In word that Miss Doris Armstrong,, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Armstrong, has been named as a Red Cross staff worker in Washington and will act as assistant to Miss Minnie Har mon, special service head. Miss Armstrong, who went east this spring, recently completed her course of training at American University in Washington. She has attended many interesting functions in the nation's capital, including the luncheon given recently at the Hotel Statler in compli ment to General Dwight D. Eisenhower. The home of Supreme Court Justice and Mrs. Percy R. Kelly will be the scene of a gala picnic on August 12 when members of the Salem Shrine club en tertain. Over 60 Salem folk are ex pected to be in attendance. , MRS. RONALD FRIZZELI, l blnf wrlromrd In Salem after an extended residence In Seattle with Major Frlr.iell, who t now servln oversea. Shown with Mrs. Frlnell Is her sleek , Blsckle II. The Friiiell had their yarht moored at the Seattle Yacht club while living in Seattle and enjoyed cruising about the sound. (Jesten-Miller) THE WEST SALEM METHODIST church was the scene of a beau tiful wedding at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon when Miss Idabelle Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd J. Clark of Ontario, became the bride of Lt. Joseph W. Rierson, United States Army Air Corps, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rierson of West Salem. Rev. Nevett Smith officiated. White gladioluses and palms graced the church altar. Before the ceremony Miss Elizabeth Nyegaard of Eugene, a classmate of the bride at the Emanuel School of Nursing, sang. Mrs. Raymond Martsolf, sister of the bridegroom, play ed the wedding music. Mr. Clark gave his daughter in mar riage. She wore a wedding gown of white brocade combined with marqui sette. The tight bodice was fashioned of brocade and the bouffant skirt was made of the delicate marquisette. Her fingertip veil was held with a Juliet cap and she carried a bride's bouquet of Talisman roses. Her only ornament was a strand of handsome blue heir loom beads, which had belonged to her grandmother. Miss Lucy Barham of Salem, vho was the bride's roommate at Emanuel School of Nursing for three years, was the honor attendant. She wore a quaint model of pink dotted Swiss and her flowers were gardenias. Wayne Snider, United States Army, was the best man. Seating the wedding guests were Miss Bonnie Dixson, cousin of the bride groorn, and Miss Dorothy Dick, who was In nurses' training with the bride. Mrs. Clark wore a navy blue dress and accessories and a corsage of Talis man roses for her daughter's marriage and Mrs. Rierson wore a costume of blue combined with white and a cor sage of roses. A reception followed in the church parlors. Mrs. E. A. Dickson and Mrs. George Lathrop cut the wedding cake and presided at the urns and Mrs. Merle Phillips passed the guest book. For going away the bride wore a wool crepe dressmaker suit with a white hat and accessories. Her blouse was made of nylon parachute silk, which Lt. Rierson had made into a blouse on the Isle of Capri. Her corsage was of rose buds. The' bride was graduated from the Emanuel school of nursing this spring. She attended Ontario schools. Her hus band also attended Ontario schools and has just returned from Italy, where he has completed his tour of duty as a B-24 pilot. He completed 34 missions. Upon completion of his 30-day leave he will report to Tampa, Fla., for further orders. Miss. Dorothy Cornelius was a visitor In Newberg on Thursday. Miss Roberta Paulus is spending the week-end in Portland as the house guest of Miss Estella Douglas, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Vernon A. Douglas, former Salem residents. JVlisses Dolores Clement, Betty Twedt, Beverly Kenney and Barbara Upjohn are spending the week-end at the Up john cabin at Cutler City. There for' the summer are Mrs. Oscar I. Paulson, Jr., and her son, Stephen Michael. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Heath were Port land visitors Thursday. Dr. and Mrs. Lee Strickland of Oregon City were the guests of Mrs. Francis W. Smith at her Kingwood Heights resi dence Wednesday. ARRIVING In Salem ' next week from Washington, D.C., will be Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Hanger and daughter, Patricia Lou, who will visit Mrs. Hanger's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sharp. Mr. Hanger, an employe of the United States government, has been transfer red from the nation's capital to Port land, where the family will make their home following their visit here. ENATOR AND MRS. JOHN H. ! CARSON have as their house -5 guests Mrs. William Reinhart and her son, Bill, of Washington, D.C., who are here en route to San Francisco, where they will join Lt. Commander Reinhart. Mrs. Carson will entertain at tea Tuesday afternoon at her home in South Commercial street in compliment to Mrs. Reinhart. Thirty-five matrons and maids will make up the guest list. Mrs. Reinhart and Mrs. Carson are sisters. Mrs. Wallace Carson and Mrs. Dan McLellan are arranging a luncheon for next Thursday honoring Mrs. Reinhart. The visitor was honored Friday when Mrs. James B. Young presided at lunch eon on the terrace of her North Sum mer street residence. EMBERS OF THE General Fed eration of Women's clubs have sold war bonds totaling $72.- 509.470 this year to help provide an air armada for the navy, Mrs. Charles W. Robison of Portland, chairman of the Oregon federation, learned this week from the national organization's chair man, Mrs. Mervin G. Pierpont. The campaign, major project of Am erican clubwomen during the 1944-45 club year, closed June 30. When final figures are tabulated, total sales are expected to reach $100,000,000, Mrs. Pierpont said. The figure she quoted represented totals for 36 states. Leading the list is Texas with bond sales of over $12, 000,000. The Ohio federation was in second place, reporting $6,574,485; Missouri was third with $6,272,100. Others in the top ten were Tennessee, Florida, North Carolina, Michigan, Massachusetts, California and Wiscon sin. Oregon sales reached $811,950, Mrs., Robison said. The air armada drive was a follow up to the. "buy a bomber" campaign conducted by the general federation in 1943-44, when its women sold enough bonds to "pay for" more than 400 army bombers. Purpose of the air armada effort was to supply the pur chase price of eight types of navy planes ranging from Corsair fighters, which cost about $108,000, to Mariner pat rol bombers, which cost about $413,000. Mrs. Sheldon F. Sackett, of Coos Bay, who is the house guest of her mother, Mrs. James Walton, will be In Portland Monday to attend the state board of higher education session. - . The .home of Mr. and Mrs. G. LaMire was recently the scene of the wedding of their son,- Francis La Mire, and Miss Emelia Weikum. Mrs. Howard Olson played the wed ding march and Howard Olson sang.. The bride was dressed in a white gab ardine suit with white accessories. She wore a corsage of red roses and . gar denias. Mrs. Charles Warren, sister of the bride, was. matron of honor.. Mrs. War ren wore an aqua colored suit with light accessories. Elwood Obert was Mr. LaMire's best man. A reception was held after the cere mony at the home of Mrs. Warren. The couple spent a short honeymoon at the Oregon beaches. They will make their home in Salem, where Mr. LaMire Is in business. Miss Janet Kirk was a visitor at Breit enbush Springs Friday. Mrs. Asahel Bush and Miss Jody Bush are enjoying a visit with friends in Grants Pass and Klamath Falls. Miss Maryann Croisan entertained a group of the sub-deb set with a gala buffet supper at the home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. George Croisan, last Tuesday evening. A striking arrangement of mixed summer flowers centered the attractive buffet table. Bidden were the Misses Madeleine Kcene, Suzanne Small, Midge Newton, Gloria and Barbara McClintock, Cathy Moran, Patsy Nickens, Harriet Huston, Barbara Sundet, Pat Agee, Peggy Sears, Jane Carson, Dorothy Bergsvik, Peggy Paxson, Miss Joan Lochead, Dolores Hamilton, Miriam Shellenberger, Joan Randall and the hostess, Miss Croisan. Supreme Court Justice and Mrs. James T. Brand had Mr, and Mrs. J. W. Mclnturff of Coos Bay as their house guests Tuesday. Miss Mary Jane Simmons, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Simmons, who is attending the University of Oregon sum mer session, will spend next week-end in Salem with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Heltel have been enjoying a sojourn at Neskowin, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Adams will enter tain the Sons of Union Veterans and auxiliary with a picnic at their home in Glen Creek drive on Tuesday even ing, July 24. Several additional guests are expected to attend from Portland and Eugene. Returning from a holiday at Neskowin Inn Friday was Mrs. Clo Johnson. I V JO - i Mm lift ' . I- - in. mvuJi,.! ilT lniir-rmniiMiininmii iinrliriiniai m n BIRS. SIIKI.DON F. SACKETT and her children, Miss Marcla Anne and John Walton Saikctl, all of Coos Bay, who are spending a fortnight in the rapital with .Mrs. James Walfon in Center street. Fritzi, the dachs hund, is the children's constant companion. Mrs. Sackett was feted with an informal garden party Tuesday by Miss Fliiabeth Lord and Miss Edith Schryver and Mrs. Walter nnrsch presided at luncheon Thursday in her honor. (Jesten-Miller) ROMANTIC news evoking the In terest of capital society today is being announced by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Simmons, who are revealing the engagement of their daughter, Miss Betty Simmons, a prominent Salem Spinster, and James B. Haley, son of Mrs. Emma Haley of Salem. No date has been set for the wedding. The bride-elect is a graduate of Sa lem schools and attended Leland Stan ford university. She has been excep tionally active in Spinsters and has serv ed many hours as a Red Cross Nurse3 Aide. Mr. Haley recently received a medi cal discharge from the United States Army air corps. He attended Salem schools and is now manager of the Gen eral Finance Company. A gay house party will be held at Neskowin this week-end when Mr. and Mrs. Robert Needham entertain for a group of the younger married set at their beach house. Making up the party will be Mr. and Mrs. Carl G. Collins, Miss Esther Baird, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Buck, Lt. Ralph Purvine and the Needhams. Mr. and Mrs. Lowetl Kern had Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hendricks as their house guests at Neskowin last week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Goodenough of Salem were invited to a gay picnic at the McMinnville country place of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Marsh last Sunday. The affair was arranged in compli ment to members of the Oregon State Bar board of governors and their wives. SGT. AM) MRS. RKRNARP Genlj.kow of Marvsvllle. Calif., who have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Gentzkow. Sgt. Gentzkow. who served in the Pacific war theater for 22 months, is now stationed at Camp Beale. Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Saturday, July 21, 19457 ad . fx, rORE THAN 600,000 women ai all-time high now are mem' bers of the American Legloi auxiliary, Mrs. Charles B. Gilbert, Iti president, announced during the weel from national headquarters in Indian apolis. The 600,000 mark was reached foi the first time in the history of the or ganization when the July membershil report showed a gain of 64,359 mem. bers over the same date last year. Total enrollment now Is 619,231, with ad ditional memberships for 1945 still com, ing in. According to Mrs. Earl Templar d Klamath Falls, vice-president and mem bership chairman of th departmen) of Oregon, membership In this statt stands now at 8,278, highest on record This is more than 1,000 more than th 1944 figures for the same time, whicl was 7,250. During the past year the Oregon da partment has added seven new units Mrs. Templar said, which is the larges number organized in any one year sinc the early period of expansion In thi state group. The new units were char tered at Myrtle Point, Sandy, Indepen dence, Waldport, St. Paul, Central Point and Gold Beach. New members of the auxiliary an women eligible through the service o) men of their families in both World War I and II, and women who them selves have served in the armed forces Mothers, wives, sisters and daughters o) servicemen are not eligible to mem. bership in the auxiliary until the ser viceman has been honorably discharg. ed and has become a member of tin American Legion. Women members ol the families of men who lose their livei in the service are immediately eligible. Women serving in the armed forces ar eligible upon discharge.