ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK at the Kappa Gamma sorority house on the
Oregon State college campus was the engagement of Miss Joan Beakey,
daughter of Major and Mrs. John Beakey, to Roger Schncll, son of Mr. and
Mrs. P. H. Schnell. Miss Beakey is a junior at Oregon State and her fiance,
a junior at the University of Washington, where he is a member of Alpha
Tau Omega, No date has been set for the wedding. (Jesten-Miller studio)
JOTTINGS by JEAN
Large Affair One of the largest and
loveliest affairs given in Salem during
this year's legislative session was the
luncheon for which Mrs. Leslie Scott of
Portland was hostess Thursday after
noon at Normandy Manor . . . Mrs. Scott
was charming in a delft blue dress and
matching large-brimmed hat . . . assist
ing her was Mrs. Kay Louaiza, who
wore a smart black fish-tail suit, the
front of which was decorated with pail
lettes . . . her hat was tiny and black,
fronted with black taffeta bows
A Gorgeous Table The huge horse
shoe table was handsome . . . the color
scheme was springtime white and yel
low, with a huge bouquet of white
tulips, yellow roses and white stock
centering the head table . . '. center
ing the tables were gardenias for each
- guest, and the whole scene was lighted
with yellow tapers ...
Lots of Smart Outfits Legislative
and Salem ladies braved the rainy day
to wear their best bib and tucker tor
the affair ... In beige was Mrs. Earl
Snell ... her small hat accented with a
black plume ... all in black was Mrs.
Robert Farrell who wore a silver fox
jacket ... in American beauty was Mrs.
John Hall, a good looking, small-waisted
suit and a big black hat . . . dashing
Mrs. Eugene Marsh, whose silver fox
hat matched her large muff . . . dark
eyed Mrs. Paul Hendricks wore a light
brown suit ... it looks like brown
shades and beiges will be springtime
favorites in Salem this year ...
Glimpsed Sisters-in-law, Mrs. John,
Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Wallace Carson . . .
Mrs. Rex Davis, Mrs. Milton Meyen
and Mrs. Ronald Jones ... in a flower
garden hat of pink was Mrs. Ralph
Moody . . . animated and having fun as
always was Mrs. Ralph Watson . . .
Another in the List A wonderful
time was had by all at the large affair
given Thursday evening by senate
President and Mrs. Marshall Cornett
. . lots of gorgeous dinner gowns on
display among the 120 or so guests . . .
Mrs. Cornett greeted them in a charm
ing springtime print dinner gown . . .
to it were pinned eight lovely butterfly
orchids . . .
Comments on the Flowers Many
were the comments on the lovely flower
arrangements at the party . . . weeping
cherry and forsythia branched around
the rooms and at the head table was a
pink and blue and white bouquet of
iris, stock, carnations and hyacinths
. , . down the tables were beds of lacy
fern centered with anemone and on the
buffet, another big bouquet of pink,
blue and white . . .
Among the Guests A handsome pic
ture was Mrs. Earl Sn'ell in eggshell
chiffon set off with two huge orchids
... in a novel and very smart aquama
rine wool dinner dress was Mrs. Robert
S. Farrell,' Jr. . . . rosy-red was the
shade petite Mrs. John Hall chose for
her dinner gown ...
Mrs. Paul Kenny, the Leslie Scott's
daughter, down from Portland for the
occasion, wore a dashing cocktail gown
of black crepe with iridiscent sequins
on the bodice . . . Tiny Mrs. Earl Fat
land of Condon . . . chose dusty rose,
with an all-round pleated skirt, one of
the first we've seen since the war . . .
a feminine fashion happily revived . . .
Mary Jo Killips, who came from Rose
burg to attend the party with her
father, Senator Thomas Parkinson, wore
a black pleated skirt with a charming
pink angora sweater decorated with se
quins . . . especially smart was her coronet-braided
hair . . Mrs. Dean Walker
wore chartreuse and Mrs. Arthur Knox,
a handsome black nylon marquisette
gown with baby orchids ... in black
with gold sequins at the neckline and
hem was Mrs. Ronald Jones . . .
Dancing Round Gay was Mrs. Carl
Porter's rich green skirt with which
she wore an eggshell blouse . . . Mrs.
W. W. Balderee was stunning in an
aqua cloth o' silver gown with the same
woven in her cornet braids . . . Mrs.
Earl Newby chose a lighter shade of
sea blue, decorated with seed pearls on
the bodice ... in light green and hand
some too was Mrs. C. C. Chapman . . .
her gown was decorated with silver
a. -
bugle beads ... all in black with se
quins, and lovely with her white hair,
was Mrs. Ralph Watson . . . Mrs. Doug
las McKay in black too, the square neck
line of which was outlined in cream-colored
lace . . . in aquamarine was Mrs.
. Paul Patterson and in a black crepe
gown with a perky taffeta bustle was
Mrs. William Walsh.
Off for Sunshine The trips being tak
en in this, the first year of normal travel,
are something to dream about . . . Fri
day, Miss Dorathea Steusloff, Mrs. Har
ry U. Miller and Mr. and Mrs. G. Fred
erick Chambers took off from the Salem
airport on a true "holiday" . . . going
from here to Los Angeles by air, they
will transfer to Pan-American, going
on to Mexico City . . . they plan several
stops in Central America, then will go
to Bogota, capital of Colombia . . in
Caracas, Venezuela, they'll see Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Harris , . , Mrs. Harris is
the daughter of Mrs. James Wadding
'ton, who is living here , '. 7 Mr. Harris
is with the national city bank in Carar
cas . . . the Salem party plans to spend
three or four days with them . . .
Cross the Caribbean They'll cross
the blue Caribbean to the Yucatan pen
insula in Mexico, stopping at the fascin
ating city of Merida , . . then they'll go
to New Orleans and then to Los An
geles and home . . . planning to be away
five weeks, they will fly all the way
. . . the only thing which stumped them
in the weeks of preparation was how
to pack a complete wool through silk
and back again wardrobe in fifty pounds
of luggage . . .they should have many
wonderful tales to tell . . .
South in Our Own Land From Mr.
and Mrs. Ercel W. Kay, who are vaca
tioning in Miami, come exciting stories
of what they've seen and done . . . the
city is crossed with waterways filled
with deep turquoise water, all crossed
with hundreds of sun-white bridges . . .
everything looks new and shiny-bright
. . . and everyone, has a yacht or cruiser
tied at the bottom of the lawns, which
slope to the water . . . it's quite a shock
to the traveler who suddenly finds him
self face to face with a boat at the end
of a street . . . they motored out to the
famous Keys . -T. a long string of is
lands . . . about a 100-mile trip . . . they
visited the monkey jungle, too, where an
old Negro sits where the cars are park
ed .. . armed with a B-B gun, he keeps
the chattering monks from making off
with windshield wipers and other im
portant items from visitors' cars . . .
Visiting Friends Another Salemite
who recently returned from the south is
Mrs. Winnie Pettyjohn, who flew south
December 21 to spend Christmas with
her daughter and family, Mrs. Edward
Foley, in Burlingame . . . then she went
on to Riverside where she visited with
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Robinson, former
Salemites . . dropping in for a visit
while she was"there were Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Baird (Gertrude Thielson),
also former Salemites . . . she saw Clay
and Billy Stone in Santa Anita and in
Beverly Hills, Mrs. Lou Roman ... he
was former president of the U.S. Na
tional bank here . . . Then in Carmel she
saw Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peck . . . she
will be remembered as Mrs. Edwin Hof
nell ... en route home she spent time
with Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Shepherd at
Vallejo ... he was former hfiad of the
navy unity on the Willamette campus
. . quite a wonderful "old home" vaca
tion, we should say . . .
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The Deaconess hospital auxiliary will
hold its regular monthly meeting in the
chapel of the hospital Monday afternoon
at 1:30 o'clock. The chapel is located
west of the hospital building.
An important business meeting, with
reports of the recent rummage sale, has
been announced by Mrs. W. H. Barber,
president. Rev. H. A. Schlatter, pastor
of the Church of God, will lead devo
tions. Mrs. Mayme Hill will give a read
ing, and presiding U the urns during
the tea hour will be Mrs. C. C. Edwards,
Mrs. H. P. Toevs and Mrs. I.: W. Geer.
Marion Auxiliary No. 661, VFW, will
hold a business meeting- Monday eve
ning at 8 o'clock at the VFW hall.
IN A setting of white, pink and blue,
carried out in snapdragons, stock an
baby blue iris, Miss Marie Ann New
man, attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
C. Lester Newman, will become the bride
of Donald O. Wells, son of Mr. and Mrs.
O. G. Wells of Independence on Sunday
afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The rites will take place at the First
Congregational church, with Rev. Seth
R. Huntington officiating.
Miss Patricia Vincent of Selma, Calif.,
a Sigma Kappa sorority sister of the
bride at Oregon State college, will sing
before the ceremony. Mrs. Jean Hobson
Rich will accompany her.
Miss Roberta Meyer and Miss Carroll
Gragg, wearing baby blue gowns and
white lace mitts will light the altar
tapers and the satin-tied tapers at the
pews.
Mr. Newman will give his daughter in
marriage. She will wear a traditional
long-sleeved white satin wedding gown
designed with marquisette yoke edged
with lace flowers. Small buttons will
mark the back of her dress and the court
train will fall from a bustle. Her finger
tip length veil will fall from a high lace
and net tiara. She will carry a white
Bible topped with a white orchid tied
with satin streamers. Completing the
ensemble is a cameo necklace, gift of
the bridegroom.
Miss Mary K. Finney of Hood River,
sorority sister of the bride, will be her
maid of honor. She will wear a pink
chiffon gown with shirred bodice. The
full skirt is caught with ties at the
waist. The bridesmaids, Miss Grace
Shields and Miss Barbara Hodley, will
wear gowns made like that of the maid
of honor, in aqua chiffon. All will wear
circlets of pink bouvardia, sweetpeas and .
for-get-me-nots at the back of their hair,
contrasting with their dresses and lace
mitts matching their gowns. They will
carry baskets made of pink and blue
flowers contrasting with their gowns.
Best man for his brother will be How
ard Wells of Independence. Seating the
guests will be Robert Schneider, Keith
Schneider and Hal Pallay of Portland
and Clare Millhauser of Independence.
For her daughter's marriage, Mrs.
Newman will wear a floor-length aqua
gown with gold embroidered polka dots.
She will wear a flower pink hat with
aquamarine flowers and veil and pink
gloves. Her flowers will be Portland
Pink carnations.
Mrs. Wells will wear a long black
skirt and a white brocade blouse. Her
hat will be pink flowered and her flow
ers, pink rosebuds.
In charge of the reception to be held
at the Salem Women's club following the
rites will be Mrs. Albert Gragg. Presid
ing at the urns will be Mrs. E. H. Ken
nedy and Mrs. Richard A. Meyer. Cut
ting the bride's cake will be Mrs. L. V.
Benson.
Miss Jeanne Toy of Billings, Mont.,
sorority sister of the bride, will pass the
dream cakes, and Miss Patti De Sart, the
guest book.
Serving will be the Misses Jean and
Janice Myers, Miss Roberta Meyer, Miss
Carroll Gragg, Miss Patsy Schneider,
Miss Margaret Jane Emmons, Miss Velma
Wichman, Miss Eleanor Swanson of
Portland.
Cutting the ices will be Mrs. Harris
Leitz and assisting will be Mrs. B. E.
Owens and Mrs. John Brady of Salem.
When the couple leave for a short wed
ding trip to the Oregon beaches the bride
will be wearing a pearl gray crepe gown
with a drape over the right shoulder
which is caught at the waist, crossing to
the left side. It is held with a gold belt.
With the gown she will wear navy blue
accessories, a hat with a pastel blue bow,
and a fur coat, to which she will pin a
white orchid.
Following their sojourn at the beach,
the newlyweds will motor to Modesto,
Calif., where they will make their home.
The Junior Guild of St. Paul's Episco
pal church will hold a luncheon meeting
at the parish house Tuesday noon. Hos
tesses will be Mrs. Carlton Smith, chair
man, Mrs. U. G. Shipley, Mrs. E. E.
Bragg and Mrs. Lola Fursman.
REVEALED THIS WEEK are the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. H.
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hall
vows Saturday, March 22, in the
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-IE program meeting for Salem ,
lonta club members will be held
text Thursday evening at the home
of Miss Eleanor Trindle. Dessert will be
at 7:30 o'clock. Mrs. Saul Janz and Mrs.
I. N. Bacon will be assistant hostesses.
For the program, the American Red
Cross and its service will be featured
with Miss Susan Faherty, executive
manager of the Marion county chapter,
as guest speaker.
Dates for the spring conference for
Zonta clubs of Oregon and Washington
are announced for April 12 and 13, the
event to be in Seattle.
Miss Louise C. Grace of Detroit, Mich.,
president of Zonta International, will
visit the Salem club on April 14. Mem
bers of the Corvallis club are being
invited for a joint meeting with the
local group.
wedding plans of Miss Patricia Niemeyer,
Niemeyer, and George Hall of Corvallis,
of Madras. The pair will exchange their
chapel of St, Paul's Episcopal church.
ANNOUNCED RECENTLY IN EUGENE
was the betrothal of Miss Betty Hill
Strom of Eugene, daughter of Mrs. Ma
bel IDllstrom and the late Andrew A.
Hillstrom of Eugene, to J. Warren Cark
in, son of Mr. and Mrs. John II. Carkin
of Salem. The couple will be married In
the early fall. Both attend the Univer
sity of Oregon, where she Is a member
of Delta Delta Delta, and he, Sigma
Chi. (Kennell-EUis studio, Engene)
REVEALED THIS weekend is the
engagement and forthcoming
marriage of Miss Patricia Nie
meyer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. H.
Niemeyer of Salem, and George Hall
of Madras, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Hall of Madras.
The couple will be married Saturday
afternoon, March 22, in the chapel of
St. Paul's Episcopal church by Rev.
George H. Swift.
Miss Niemeyer, who attended Salem
schools and Willamette university, took
training at the laboratory technician
school in connection with the Univer
sity of Oregon Medical school. She has
recently been with the Salem Medical
laboratory.
Her fiance is attending Oregon Stale
college, where he is majoring in en
gineering. They will live In Corvallis.
Matron of honor for Miss Niemeyer
will be Mrs. Richard Cooley. Standing
with the bridegroom as best man will
be Ronald Eborall of McMinnville.
RIDAL PLANS are being made
known by several soon-to-weds
this weekend.
Miss Betty-Gene Simmons, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Simmons of Sa
lem, will exchange her marriage vows
with Gordon Scott Halstead, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Paul F. Halstead of Portland,
on Sunday evening, March 23, at Grace
Memorial church in Portland.
Rev. John Richardson will perform
the 8 o'clock rites.
Sigma Kappa sorority sisters of the
bride, Miss Betty Churchill and Miss
Marian Battey, will light the altar tap
ers. Singing will be Cornelius Make
laar. Maid of honor will be Miss Marge
Andrews of Portland, and bridesmaids
will be Miss Diane Bainhart of Eugene
and Miss Geraldine Makelaar of Port
land, a cousin of the bride.
Best man will be Wallace High of
Warrenton and will be Jerome Wil
lims of Salem and Jack Hillburn of
Portland.
The bride's small brother, Douglas,
will be the ringbearer, and little Judy
Cottingham of Portland, a cousin of the
bride, will be the flower girl.
A reception in the parish house of
the church will follow the rites.
The young couple will live in Port
land, where both will finish their col
lege work at the University of Oregon
extension center.
The Nancy Black Wallace alumnae
chapter of PI Beta Phi will hold a meet
ing Thursday at 7:30 o'clock at the State
street chapter house. Chairman Is Mrs.
Wolcott Buren and assisting will be Mrs.
Paul Morse, Mrs. Frank Cross, Mrs
Charles Sprague, Mrs. James Humphrey,
Mrs. John McCullah and Miss LoretU
Fisher.
HQ RIDE of Sunday afternoon, March
IrS 16, will be Miss Shirley Boucher,
-aL- daughter of Mr. and, Mrs. Joseph
Boucher. Her betrothal to Charles
Richcy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Richey of Springfield, was announced in
January. ,
They will exchange their wedding
vows at the First Presbyterian church
with Dr. Chester W. Hamblin officiating.
Singing before the rites will be Miss
Mary O'Conner of Stayton. Mrs. Ralph
Dobbs will accompany her.
Lighting the tapers will be friends of
the bride-elect from Eugene, Mrs. Ver
non Brock and Mrs. Robert Boehm.
Given in marriage by her father, the
bride-elect has asked her sister, Mrs.
David Nyberg (Dorothy Boucher) to b
matron of honor.
Bridesmaids will be Miss Kay Statzer
of Eugene and Miss Joy Richey, sister
of the bridegroom-elect, of Springfield.
Flower girl is a niece of the bride,
Jaylyn Stroud of Vancouver, Wash.
Best man is Donald Combs of Spring
field. Seating the guests will be David
Nyberg of Salem, Ray Barnes, Vernon
Biock and Robert Boehm of Eugene.
A reception following the . wedding
will be held at the parlors of the church.
Guest at the North 14lh street home of
Mr. and Mrs. Ilarland Judd is Mrs. How
ard Stover (Blanche Ferguson) of En
terprise.' She is former court reporter
here. Several affairs are being planned
in her honor by her Salem friends.
Bride ot Friday evening at 7 o'clock
at the First Congregational church was
Miss Patricia Scott of Salem, daughter
ot Mr. and Mi's. Carrie Scott of Van
couver, Wash., to Paul Grellert of Port
land, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Grel
lert of Portland.
Rev. Scth Huntington performed the
double ring rites in the Fireside room
of the church before members of the
two families and a few Close friends.
The mantel was decked with while
tulips and white tapers:
The bride chose an aqua street-length
dress for her marriage. The gown had
a deep v-nccklinc. a draped skirt and
cap sleeves in dolman cut. She wore
a white flowered hat and white ac
cessories and flowers.
Matron of honor was Mrs. Don Mar
tindalc of Salem, who wore a pink
gown, pink corsage and hat. Her ac
cessories and flowers were while.
Best man was George McGee.
Following the rites, a reception was
held at the North Winter street home
of Mr. and Mrs. George McGee.
The pair left following the reception
for a wedding trip to Seattle and Van
couver, B. C. They will be, at home in
Seattle. Mrs. Grellert attended Battle
Ground, Wash., schools and was ver
batum reporter with the public utili
ties commission before her marriage.
Her husband served 4 ',i years in the
South Pacific ' with the medical corps,
before returning to his work as an ar
tist and sculptor. He attended the Port
land Art Museum school.
Week-ending at the John Strickfadcn
home are Mr. and Mrs. Szymanskl of
Portland,