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TOLD AT A LUNCHEON SATURDAY AFTERNOON was the engagement
of Miss Joy Randall, daughter of Mrs. Bessie Randall, and John Johnson, son
of Otto Johnson. The couple will marry June 28.
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Benefit Tea A smart successful event
of last Saturday afternoon was the bene
fit tea arranged by the Salem Spinsters
organization ... It was held at the
Floyd Shepard home in North Summer
street. , .
Attractive Flower arrangements Pa
troness of the group, Mrs. Henry V.
Compton, and Mrs. Shepard took honors
for the lovely flower arrangements . . .
one of the most attractive was low bowl
of white tulips ... in the hall, peach
colored plum blossoms and on the piano,
huge arrangement of blush pink ca
mellia! . , ,
The Tea Table Springy and delicate
was the tea table, covered with a white
organdy cloth . . . centering it was a
silver bowl filled with wax-white ca
mellias, white and pink and lavender
hyacinths and white tulips. . .
'jjj. Seen About A picture was the re
; ceiving line . . . Mrs. William Burghardt,
in a navy faille suit with rose-topped
; hat, Mrs. Stewart Johnson in pale blue,
, Mrs. Linn C. Smith in a carmen and
white print with the new knife pleated
skirt (her gown matched camellias grow
ing outside the window before which
she was standing) and Vice President
: Lorraine Taylor, in a black faille suit . . .
Assisting Miss Virginia Case, chairman
of the tea, wore a greige jersey two
piece dress with long sleeves and a high
i neckline . . . the dress had a red belt
but only in back the front belt matched
her dress ... In a black and pink
springy print was Mrs. C. Stuart El
hinny and in black with velvet trim
and a bow at the hipline was Phyllis
Fisher . . . mid-way in the afternoon,
Helen Shepard arrived from Portland
where she had come in on the plane from
Stanford for spring vacation . . .
The Younger Set Sidney, known to
everyone as Nubs Shepard, in a heaven
blue dress with white lace trim, greet
ed guests at the door . . . Mrs. Shepard
wore a springy white and green print . . .
Among the Guests A handsome blue
velvet hat with huge pink roses was
Mrs. Ralph Cooley's . . . Mrs. Robert
Brady's pink satin bonnet was decorated
with spangles of a rosy, shade and Mrs.
Velma Farmer, wearing a smart navy
blue suit, had on a Napoleonic hat of
navy blue wool piped with scarlet . . .
Sue Small, there with her mother, wore
a huge-brimmed black hat . . . lots of
girls home from school came with their
mothers . . . Mrs. John Carson and Anne
and Jane were there . . . And it was
good to see Elizabeth Steed and her
mother, Mrs. J. Lyman Steed . . . Eliza
beth is working in Portland . . . also
down from Portland were Betty Childs
h and Mrs. R. G. Vandeneynde . . .
'Y Going On a Trip Mrs. William Fisher
entrained on the City of St. Louis Fri
day morning for a three months' trip
which will take, her to both Kansas
Cities, then Chicago and to Valparaiso,
Ind., where she will see her daughter,
Lois Ruth, who is attending Valparaiso
university there . . . then Mrs. Fisher
will go on to New York, Philadelphia
Baltimore. Washington, St. Louis, Kan
sas City, Mo., Denver, San Francisco and
home ... in all the cities she will visit
with friends and relatives ...
Returned A wonderful four months
had Mrs. Nora Thompson, who arrived
home last week by air from San Fran
cisco . . . she's returned from a long
visit with her son, David, in Honolulu.
... She spent most of her time on
Oahu, but they flew once to Maui . .
everywhere she was royally entertain
ed
she went both ways on the S.S.
Matsonia ... en route north, she stop
ped with her daughter, Mrs. Lynn Crone
miller, Jr., in Corning and spent several
days with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Wol
ford Emmell, in San Mateo. . , .
Oregon Gamma chapter of Pi Beta
Phi announces that it has postponed the
benefit bridge party which was to have
been held at the chapter house Tuesday
afternoon. The affair, proceeds from
which will go to the Gatlinburg, Tcnn.,
ttlement school, will be held April
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fEMBERS of the Salem General
hospital auxiliary are being
called to the annual tea meeting
of the group, to be held at 2:30 o'clock
April 1 at the Mayflower hall. Mrs.
Chandler Brown, president, will pre
side. Election of officers will be held and
speakers will be Douglas McKay, who
will discuss the accomplishments of the
past and the aims of the future for the
hospital and auxiliary.
The nominating committee is Mrs.
E. M. Page, chairman, assisted by Mrs.
Harold Ohling and Mrs. William Burg
hardt. Following the meeting, tea will be
served by the committee which includes
Mrs. David Bennet Hill, chairman, Mrs.
E. M. Page, and Mrs. William Burghardt.
Mrs. Carl Nelson is chairman of ar
rangements for the meeting.
MAKING PLANS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING of the Salem General
hospital auxiliary to lie held Tuesday afternoon al (lie Mayllm.cr hall
are Mrs. David Bennett Hill, committee cl. tirman, Mrs. Willi.. ,i II. Burghardt
and the president, Mrs. Chandler Brown. (Jesten-Miller studio)
The Women's Bible class of the First
Methodist church met on Friday after
noon in the Fellowship room of the
. church.
After a song service Mrs. Merlin
Estep, the president of the class, read
a Scripture passage.
Mrs. Irene Clurgman and Mrs. , Clara
Starr and Mrs. Minnie Williams present
ed the program.
The hostesses were Mrs. Oren Strat
ton, Mrs. Burt Blalchford, Mrs. Rose
Bunse and Mrs. John Robins.
Other members present were Mes
dames Amie E. Mills. Zero Polaire.
L. B. Jones. U. S. Dotson, M. H. Utter,
Leona Mickey. Clara Farmer, Wesley
Wire. A. M. Washburn", Etta Haskell,
Caroline Underhill, A. A. Lee, B. F.
Kumler, Lena Lisle and Edith Ficklin.
Dinner hosts Thursday evening at
their country home, Wallace Orchards,
were Mr. and Mrs, Paul B. Wallace.
Covers were placed for Mr. and Mrs.
Charles A. Sprague, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Strong of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Myron
M. Foster and Mr. and Mrs. Wallace.
Born early Saturday morning at Sa
lem General hospital to Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Ostrin, was an eight-pound, seven
ounce boy, Stephen Louis. The little
boy is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. E.
R. Frederickson and Mr. and Mrs. C.
Ostrin of Salem.
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Alpha Chi Omega Mothers' club will
meet Tuesday at the chapter house in
Court street. Hostesses - will be Mrs.
Carl Emmons and Mrs. J. C. Kimbel.
Alpha Chi Omega mothers are invited
to attend.
ROMANTIC announcement made
Saturday afternoon with a lunch
eon at Winona chalet is the en
gagement of Miss Joy Randall, daughter
of Mrs. Bessie Randall, to John John
son, son of Otto Johnson of Salem.
A poem, tucked inside individual East
er eggs, made the announcement of the
engagement and the wedding date, June
28. Bunny rabbits held the ribbons at
tached to the eggs in the large green
basket in the center of the table. Daffo
dils further carried out the springtime
theme.
The bride - elect attended Salem
schools and will graduate from Mills
college in Ookland, Calif., June 8, where
she majored in home economics. Mr.
Johnson also attended Salem schools,
following which he served in the army
two years. He is now attending the
University of Oregon, where he is af
filiated with Phi Delta Thcta.
Covers at Saturday afternoon's lunch
eon were placed for Miss Pat Vicsko,
Miss Mary Ana Bollinger, Miss Joan
Beakly, Miss Kathleen Hug, Miss Car
men Campbell, Miss Barbara Crawford,
Miss Nancy Montgomery, Miss Corrine
Wade, Miss Jo Ann Twccdie, Miss Rita
Harr, Miss Elizabeth Johnson, Mrs. Wil
liam R. Shinn, Mrs. W. E. Hutchens, Mrs.
B. M. Randall, the bride-elect's young
er sister, Miss Joan Randall, and Miss
Randall.
The Theater Arts group will meet
with Mrs. W. E. Kirk Tuesday afternoon
at 1:15 o'clock. Mrs. F. A. Elliott is in
charge of the program.
v'VITATIONS arc in the mail this
week-end for the wedding of Miss
Jean Rowland, daughter of Mrs. B.
W. Stacey of Salem and Reed Rowland
of Portland, to George Schroeher, son
of Mr. and Mrs. George Schroeher, Sr.,
of Roosevelt, L. I.
The pair will exchange their wedding
vows on Saturday morning, April 19,
at St. Joseph's Catholic church at 10
o'clock with a nuptial mass.
Maid of honor for Miss Rowland will
be Miss Mary McKay, Pi Beta Phi so
rority sister of the bride-elect. Jack
Woodfield will stand with Mr. Schroeher
as best man.
The pair will live in Salem, where
Mr. Schroeher is employed with the Pa
cific Telephone a'nd Telegraph company.
The young couple will greet their
friends and relatives following the
wedding in the foyer of the church.
A breakfast for members of the wedding
party and the two families will be
served at the Marion hotel later.
The couple met while Mr. Schroeher
was stationed with the army at Camp
Adair. The bride-elect, who is a mem
ber of Pi Beta Phi from Willamette uni
versity, is now employed by the state.
Her fiance served three years in the
army and was a prisoner of war in
Germany.
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Miss
Magdalene Jackman, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. C. A. Jackman, will become
the bride of Dennis M. Brenner, son of
Mrs. Meda Brenner.
Rev. Dudley Strain will perform the
rites at the First Christian church be
fore a gathering of the couple's friends
and relatives.
Miss Monette Moling will sing before
the ceremony and Harold Rantan will
accompany her.
The bride will be given in marriage
by her father. She will wear a powder
blue suit with a pink hat and accessories.
Her flowers will be pink and white car
nations. The sister of the bride, Miss Dclorise
Jackman, will be her only attendant.
She will wear a yellow suit with white
accessories and white flowers.
Best man will be Paul Lippold. Seat
ing the guests will be Gilbert Clausman
and Stewart Leake.
Mrs. Jackman will wear a navy blue
suit with corsage of white carnations
for her daughter's wedding.
Immediately after the ceremony, the
couple will leave lor a wedding trip.
After April 6. they will be at home at
510 Judson street.
Mrs. Carl G. Collins will preside at
luncheon Tuesday afternoon at her home
in Market street in compliment to mem
bers of her contract bridge club.
Thursday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Heath and Mr. and Mrs. William De Pew
arranged a surprise party for Mr. and
Mrs. Norval Edwards.
About 40 friends of the honored pair
called during the evening at the Ed
wards home in State street.
-RS. SUSANNE LaVATTA, bride-
elect of Frank Newell, is being
much feted these days. Tuesday
evening Mrs. Dean Trumbo will preside
at a dessert bridge in her honor at her
country home.
The affair will be a bathroom shower
for the bride-elect.
Guests will be Mrs. LaVatta, Mrs. J.
J. Wilson, Mrs. Craig Coyner, Mrs. Vic
tor Collins, Mrs. John Gardner, Mrs.
William Whitmore, Mrs. Orville South,
Mrs. Alan Siewert, Mrs. Hillary Etzel,
Mrs. Gordon Park Keith, Mrs. Wayne
Hadlcy, Mrs. Warren James, Mrs. Gor
don Krucger. Miss Beth Siewert, Miss
Lorraine Taylor, Miss Marcella Schwartz,
Miss Mary Jean Huston and the hostess.
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LEAVING NEXT WEEK to loin her husband who Is In business In Nampa.
Idaho, is Sirs. Charles Stuart McElhinny, attractive young matron. Several
airairs have been arranged In au revoir to Mrs. MrKlliinny. Thursday evening
.Miss Phyllis Fisher entertained at her home in Stale street. (Jesten-Miller
tudio)
T" ATURDAY afternoon at 3 o'clock,
in a setting of white snapdragons,
and white blossoms, at the First
Congregational church, Miss Jeanclte
, Wieder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Van
Wiedcr, became the bride of Kenneth
Buchanan, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Buchanan of Salem.
Rev. Selh R. Huntington performed
the ceremonies. Singing before the riles
was Miss Edith Fairham and Mrs. Lewis
Mitchell played the organ.
Mr. Wieder escorted his daughter
down the aisle and gave her in mar
riage. She wore a suit of springtime
blue wool, made with a straight, slit
skirt and a bustled jacket with short
lapels. With her suit, she wore a small
cap of rough black straw, at the right
side of which was a huge, black satin
bow. Her accessories were black and
she carried an arm bouquet of red roses
tied with contrasting ribbons.
The bride's sister. Miss Carmen Camp
bell, was her only attendant. She wore
a smoke-grey suit with a cutaway jacket,
double-breasted buttons and a slit skirt.
Her hat was black straw and she car
ried a bouquet of violets and red roses.
Best man for Mr. Buchanan was Ver
non Windsor and ushers were Bruce
Jones of Portland, Marvin Long of Sa
lem, Robert Bailey and Emit Porter of
Brooks.
For her daughter's marriage. Mrs.
Wieder wore a black suit with scallops
around the bottom of the jacket. She
wore a while straw hat with black veil
and black satin ribbon trim and her
flowers were orchids. Mrs. Buchanan
chose a navy blue dress with matching
accessories. She wore baby white or
chids. A reception at the church parlors
followed the wedding. Presiding at
the urns was Mrs. D. R. Ross and Mrs.
William J. Busick cut the wedding cake.
Miss Lorraine Murdock passed the guest
book and serving were Miss Irene Wich
man. Miss Jeanne Busick, Mrs. Fred S.
Anunsen, Jr., Mrs. Jack Woodfield, and
Mrs. Lawrence Feldschau.
When Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan left for
a wedding trip to Seattle, the bride ad
ded a corsage of yellow orchids to her
wedding ensemble. Following a short
honeymoon, the young couple will be at
home at the Sundberg apartments in Sa
lem. Miss Mary Parker was hostess Satur
day afternoon for a reunion of old
friends home from various colleges for
spring vacation.
The affair, given at the home of her
parents in Rose street, was a luncheon
with an informal afternoon following.
Guests were seated at individual
tables centered with a cut glass bowl
holding a single pink Perfection camel
lia. Place cards were printed in pur
ple and tied with large pink satin
bows. The buffet was centered with a
low crystal bowl of white magnolia and
pink camellias, flanked with orchid
tapers tied with satin bows, the stream
ers of which extended down the table.
Guests were Miss Margaret Jane Em
mons, Miss Jeanne DeMytt, Miss Anita
Fayc Hager, Miss Marilyn Hjort, Miss
Margaret Moritz, Miss Jeanne and Janice
Myers, Miss Grace Shields, Miss Jane
Walsh, Miss Joan Kathan of Rogue
River, Miss Jane Mathers of Portland
and the hostess.
Miss Janet Nelson was a Portland vis
itor on Friday.
"EMBERS of the Westminster
Guild who are to serve on the
committee in connection with
the Recital of Virgil Fox of New York,
at First Presbyterian church on April
30th have been appointed.
Mrs. Hal DeSart, the president, has
chosen Mrs. Garlen S'mpson, general
chairman. Serving on the committee
with Mrs. Simpson are Mrs. T. N. New
land, Mrs. Ray Webber, Mrs. Charles
Layport, Mrs. Robert Lantz and Mrs.
Edward Klippert.
Tickets will be on sale, after April
1, at the Commercial Book store and
Steven's Jewelry store or from members
of Westminster guild.
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EP. AND MRS. ALEX G. BARRY
Portland were hosts Friday
fnr an informal party at
the North Liberty street home of Mrs.
Asahel Bush.
Guests were friends associated with
the legislative session, numbering about
75.
Assisting the hosts about the rooms
were Mrs. Rudic Wilhelm, Jr., Mrs. John
Gantenbein, both of Portland, Mrs. John
Bates of Lake Grove and Mrs. Donald
Hcisler of The Dalles.
Out-of-town guests were Mrs. Mal
colm Frykman, Mrs. Joseph O. Stearns,
Jr., and Mrs. Palmer D. Weeks, all of
Portland.
Visitors in the capital for the next
fortnight are Major and Mrs. Howard
Adams, who will be with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. II. Corey, at their
home in Stale street.
Major and Mrs. Adams make their
home at the Presidio at Monterey. He
is stationed at Ft. Ord.
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BRIDE OF SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THREE O'CLOCK was Miss
Jeannette Wieder, who In simple ceremonies at the First Congregational
rliueh, exchangrd her wedding vows with Kenneth Buchanan, son of Mrs.
W. M. Buchanan. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Van Wieder, They
will be at home in the Sundberg apartments. (Jesten-Miller studio)
ATTRACTIVE First Presbyterian
church was decked with white
spring blossoms, stock and calla
liles Saturday afternoon for the mar
riage of Miss Anne Challoner Huston,
brunette eldest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Oliver B. Huston, and Allan Thom
as Gilliland, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Allen Thomas Gilliland of San Jose,
Calif.
Dr. Chester W. Harnblin performed
the rites at 4 o'clock, before an assem
blage of the couple's friends and rela
tives. Miss Elizabeth Nelson sang before the
rites. Mrs. Ralph Dobbs accompanied
her and played the wedding marches.
Two of the bride's sisters. Miss Har
riet and Miss Virginia Huston lighted
the tapers before the service. They wore
mist blue marquisette - over - taffeta
gowns, designed with peterpan collars
and buttons down the front to the low
waistlines. The gowns had bishop
sleeves and full skirls. Large gardenias
were fastened at the bases of the candles
the girls carried.
Mr. Huston gave his daughter in mar
riage. Her gown, worn two years ago
by her sister Jane when she became the
bride of Maurice Fitzsimons, was de
signed on simple lines, with a sweet
heart neckline, full sleeves buttoned and
tight at the wrist and a darted, low
waistline falling into a full train. A
coronet of starched lace held the double,
finger-tip and full veil in place. For
"something borrowed," the bride wore
an emerald, gold and mother-of-pearl
Livelier belonging to her sister, Harriet.
She carried a shower bouquet of white
tulips.
Preceding her sisler down the aisle
was Mrs. Maurice Fitzsimons, who wore
a mist-blue gown of moire, fashioned
with a peterpan collar, buttons down the
front of the bodice to a low waistline
and full skirt. She carried a shower
bouquet of American Beauty shaded
tulips.
Bridesmaids were Miss Harriet Hus
ton of Salem and Mrs. Eston E. Balsiger
of Klamath Falls. They wore gowns of
American Beauty shades, fashioned like
those of the other attendants, and car
ried shower bouquets of pale pink tulips.
Best man for Mr. Gilliland was
Maurice Fitzsimons. Seating the guests
were Eston E. Balsiger of Klamath Falls,
William S. Duncan of Silverton, and
William R. Shinn.
Mrs. Huston wore for her daughter's
wedding a floor-length white jersey
gown, printed with grey and black roses.
The gown had cap sleeves and a draped
skirt embellished with a large blaclr
bow. Her hat was a fluff of black ma
line with black roses, and she wore
net with axe black roses, and she wore
elbow-length white gloves. Her flowers
were lilies of the valley with white
roses.
Mrs. Gilliland wore a beige, floor
length gown with a draped skirt. She
wore a beige hat trimmed with spears
of wheat. She carried a baum marten
stole and wore long brown gloves. Her
flowers were tiger orchids.
A reception for the couple's friends
was held at the Huston country home
in North River road. Presiding at the
urns were the bride's aunts, Mrs. R. L.
Challoner of Victoria, B. C, and Mrs.
Carl S. Huston of Salem. The bride
groom's grandmother, Mrs. Fannie
Booktcr of Snoqualmie, Wash., cut the
wedding cake. In charge of the dining
room was Mrs. Lora Taylor Hawkins.
Serving were Miss Barbara Patterson
of Portland, Miss Mary Jean Huston,
Mrs. Rollin Haag, Mrs. Donald Barnick,
and Miss Beverly McGilchrist. Mrs. Wil
liam R. Shinn passed the guest book.
When the couple left for a wedding
trip to San Francisco and Southern Cali
fornia, the bride wore a grey suit ol
white pin-check with a fine, horizontal
stripe of robin's egg blue. The suit was
designed with a short, turn-back collar,
black buttons and a leather belt.
Across the back of the jacket was a
yoke and single pleat and the skirt was
straight.
The bride's accessories were black
leather and her hat, white felt, with a
rhincstone egrette and white ostrich
plume trim. She wore cymbidium or
chids tied with robin's egg satin ribbon.
San Jose will be their home.
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