Capital Women
Edited bT MARIAN LOWRT FISCHER
Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Monday, May 2. 1949
Betrothal
Announced
At Sorority
Two announcement! were
mari- t the Chi Omen loror
ity at Willamette during the
May day week-end.
Mist Helen Blevini announ-
ed her engagement to John Mar
tin at Luncheon, Saturday, uai
loom were distributed, two or
three of them having the cards
bearing the couple s name in
side. Miss Blevins. a aophomore
at Willamette, is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred R. Edwards
of Fossil, Ore. Mr. Martin,
who is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Martin of Kelso, is a mem
ber of Sigma Chi fraternity on
the campus and is doing gradu
ate work.
The wedding is planned for
some time this summer.
Barker-Andresen
At a midnight fireside, Fri
day, Miss Marjorie Andresen
told her sorority sisters of the
date of the marriage to Bruce
Barker. The wedding Is plan
ned for August 27. Miss Andre
sen, daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
H. W. Andresen of Camas,
Wash., is a senior on the cam
pus. Mr. Barker, son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. O. Barker of Ocean
Lake, Ore., also is a senior on
the campus and a member of
Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Guests Entertained
All four of the sororities en
tertained a number of guests
for the May week-end festivi
ties, including high school girls
and some alumnae.
Yesterday, Pi Beta Phi sor
ority entertained at dinner to
honor the May queen. Miss
Edith Fairham, member of the
sorority, her two princesses.
Miss Barbara Miller, also a Pi
Beta Phi, and Miss Carol Di
mond. and the attendants for
the three.
Anniversary Event
Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Hill were
honored on the occasion of their
40th wedding anniversary at an
informal reception Friday eve
ning at their home. Friends and
neighbors called between 7 and
10 o'clock.
Two of the couple's daugh
ters, Mrs. E. J. Hallisy and Mrs.
Jean Meeks, were the hostesses.
Another daughter, Mrs. R. F
Hughes, lives in Columbus,
Georgia, and was unable to at
tend the reception.
The refreshments were served
buffet style. The table was set
with a lace cloth, the large an'
nlversary caka and lighted ta
pers in crystal candelabrum!.
NAMED on a nominating
committee In the Salem Toast
mistress club ara Miss Marie
Bosch, chairman; Miss Ruth
Jaynes and Mrs. Emerson Tea
gut. The group will select a lilt
of candidates for office! for the
next term.
THE MEETING of the Hi-Y
Mothers club for Tuesday has
been postponed one week, the
meeting to be May 10 at the
YMCA for dessert luncheon.
Wins for Designs
Miss Joan Voigt of Salem
walked off with top honors In
the 1949 fashion show of the
School of Art Institute, Chica
go, April 27, 28 and May 2.
She received first place for the
best all around group of de
sign, first place for suits with
her town and country tweed, a
special award for her coat and
suit ensemble, and first place
for her white satin print eve
ning dress.
Miss Voigt is the daughter ol
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Voigt, 770
Belmont, Salem. Judges rated
her the outstanding young de
signer at the school.
Past Presidents
The Past Presidents club of
Capital Unit No. S American
Legion auxiliary met at the
home of Mrs. Donald Madison
Assisting hostesses were Mrs. O.
E. Christensen, Mrs. B. M. Ben
nett and Mrs. Earl T. Andresen
The business meeting was pre
sided over by Mrs. Paul Gem
mell, president. Plans were
made for a party at the Veter
ans hospital in Portland, June
10.
Mrs. Malcolm Cameron was
appointed chairman of a com
mittee to make poppy corsages
to be worn by members of the
ritual team. A paper on cur
rent events was given by Mrs
Albert C. Gragg. Donald Madi
son showed motion pictures tak
en on their trip to Europe. Mrs.
Madison showed articles pur
chased in Europe.
Members present were: Mrs
J. H. Boening, Mrs. O. E. Pal
mateer, Mrs. Malcolm Camer
on, Mrs. Hattie Cook, Mrs. Paul
Gemmell. Mrs. Albert C. Gragg.
Mrs. E. W. Richey, Mrs. Frank
Marshall, Mn. Merle Travis,
Mrs. Mem Pearce, Mrs. H. G
Kottke, Mrs. Jennie Bartlett.
Mrs. Austin H. Wilson. Mrs
Florence Ames, Mrs. Ella Voves.
Mrs. James Garsn, Minnie
Gregory, Mrs. William Nothel
fer, Mrs. Olga Lee of Portland,
a guest and the hostesses.
At Beach
In a group spending the week
end at the beach home of Mrs
Frank H. Spears at Neskowin
were Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Hicks and children. Ann anri
Jimmy; Mr. and Mrs. William
Ryan; Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Fal-
tyn; Mr. and Mrs. Russell Ren-
ner; Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Mc
Leod and children, Franca and
ECOtt.
Van Ausdell-Taylor Nuptials
At Church Saturday Evening
An attractive bride Saturday evening was Miss Lorraine
Tavlor. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Austin C. Taylor of Molalla,
who exchanged her marriage vows with P. Dixon van Ausdell,
Jr., aon of Mn. Beth Van Ausdell of Salem and the late P. D
Van Ausdell, in a ceremony at the First Baptist church, the
rtev. Lloyd T. Anderson read
ins the service at 8 o'clock be
fore a large gathering of rela
tives and friends.
The service was entirely hi
candlelight. White candles
burned in all the windows and
at the pews down the proces
sional aisles. At the altar were
four large and two smaller can
delabrum! with burning taper!.
A white basket of pink and or
chid snapdragons stood at either
side of the altar and palms and
ferns also were used in decorat
ing. The wedding music was pro
vided by Mrs. Robert F. Ander
son who sang and by William
Fawk at the organ.
Candlelighters were Miss
Helen Zielinski and Mrs. Mich
ael Bakala of Portland. Both
wore sky blue net gowns with
matching headdresses and mitts
In Organs! Dress
The bride was a charming
picture in her wedding gown of
white nylon organza. The dress
was designed with a high round
neckline outlined with a band
of applique flowers of the dress
material. Little bands of the
same applique flowers embel
lished the shoulders of the lfg-
o'-mutton sleeves and at the
wrists. The full skirt, ending
in a short sweep, was trimmed
with horizontal insert bands of
the applique flowers. The fin
gertip veil of net, belonging to
Mrs. Vernon Barkhurst of Eu
gene, was arranged from a little
cap with clusters of orange blos
soms at either side. For her
flowers the bride carried a
round bouquet of white roses
centered with cynbidium orch
ids. Mr. Taylor gave his daugh
ter In marriage.
Mrs. Barkhurst was the
matron of honor. She wore a
gown in lavendar taffeta fash
ioned with a bertha collar and
the skirt caught up in front
wtih a large bow. She wore
mitts matching the dress, and a
tiara of net and flowers. Her
bouquet was an arm one of pink
snapdragons.
Bridesmaids were Mrs. Duane
Lantz of Molalla and Mrs. Rex
Adolph, both in bonbon pink
gown! made similarly to that
of the matron of honor, and the
two having the matching mitts
and bouquets of lavendar anap
dragons.
Malcolm L. Page was the
best man. Ushering were Wil
liam Pero, E. Jack Smith, Carl
ton Ramsden and Duane Lantz.
A toast colored taileur with
red accessories and a corsage
of red rosea and lilies of the
valley was worn by the bride
groom's mother for the wedding
Mrs. Taylor wore a gray taileur.
with white accessories and
corsage of red roses and lilies
of the valley.
Reception Follows
The reception was in the
church parlors. The table was
set with a white damask cloth
caught up at the sides with lav
endar and light pink bows and
arranged with streamers down
the center. Maiden hair fern and
pastel blossoms encircled the
cake.
Mrs. Mark Hungate of Sil-
v-rton, aunt of the bride, served
the cake. Mrs. A. W. Vernon,
also an aunt of the bride, and
Mrs. Chester G. Zumwalt pour
ed. Mrs. Homer Munson of
Molalla, sister of the bride, pre
sided at the punch bowl. As
sisting in serving were Miss
Marcella Schwartz, Miss Paul
ir.e Turin, Miss Ruth Skinner.
Miss Dorothy Richard (of Port
land), Mrs. Ivan T. Lowe, Mrs
Malcolm L. Page and Mrs. Ger
ard Brown. Mrs Hillary Etzel
passed the guest book. In charge
of the gift table were Mrs. Don
McNeill, Mrs. Oscar Donaldson.
Jr., and Miss Ardell Scott.
For going away, the bride
wore a toast colored suit with
balenciaga accessories, a natural
straw hat with the balenciaga
trim and a corsage of orchids
The couple will be at home
in the Royal Court apartments
after May 15.
MRS. LOFJELLA Engstrom
was hostess recently to the Am
erican War Mothers, SO mem
bers and three, guests attending
The guests were Mrs. Louella
Edy of Yelm, Wash., a Gold Star
mother, Mrs. Edith Frentz, a
Gold Star mother of Woodburn
and Mrs. Justina Kildee of Salem.
At the business meeting a
letter was read from the veter
ans hospital at Roseburg ex
pressing appreciation for the
card table covers sent by the
American War Mothers, also for
the homemade Easter cookies
and other items.
Mrs. Kildee gave two read
ings, followed by a Maypole
winding. Refreshments were
served, a birthday cake honor
ing mothers who have birthdays
in April and May. The mothers
honored included Mrs. Bertha
Smart, Mrs. Ada Skiff, Mrs
Hulda Bradford, Mrs. Gene
Benson, Mrs. Cora Hutchins.
Mrs. Bessie Grayson, Mrs. Gol
die Kyle and Mrs. Carrie Lind
say assisted the hostess for the
afternoon.
SPANISH ciub members met
Friday evening at the YWCA
and elected the following new
officers:
Carl Gies, president; Mrs. W
W. Chadwick, vice president;
Miss Verna Keppinger, secre
tary. For the program, Mrs
Carl Gies, Mrs. Phil Brownell
and Otto Paulus were speakers
to tell of their recent travels
south of the border.
The Spanish club meets the
second and fourth Fridays of
each month and all persons in
terested in the study of Latin
America are invited to attend
the meetings.
Recital Tuesday
Taking part in the recital to
be presented Tuesday evening by
the Salem Music Teachers' as
sociation in the T. S. Roberts
studio will be the following:
Lou Ann Wolf, Elaine Stan
ley, Virginia Miller, Connie
Nickey, Charles Hargrave, Jr.,
Marilyn Taylor, Dorjs Jones,
Alice Rowland, Betty Jo Dav
enport, Willeta Hersch, Rose
Marie Wilhoit, Bruce Goldblatt,
Edna Marie Hill, Jessica Kinsey
with Dorothy Pederson to do
the accompaniment for Willeta
Hersch.
The program will be at 8 p.m
as one of the features of national
music week.
THE YWCA Service club Is
meeting this evening at 8
o clock at the home of Mrs
Peery Buren, dessert to be serv
ed. Mrs. L. M. Johnson Is co-hostess.
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man to Earl M. Wiggs of
Portland has been announced
at Dallas. Miss Lierman
teaches in the schools .here.
(Jesten-Miller picture.)
Phi Beta Kappas
Meet at Linfield
The president's house on the
campus of Linfield college was
the setting for the spring meet
ing of the Central Willamette
Valley Association of Phi Beta
Kappa, Thursday evening, when
Dr. and Mrs. Harry F. Dlllin
welcomed members from Sa
lem, Newberg, Yamhill and Mc
Minnville. Dr. Winthrop W.
Dolan, Dean of Academic Ad
ministration In Linfield, spoke
on the topic, "Measuring the
Beautiful."
Members of the Association
together with husbands and
wives attending from Salem
were Dr. and Mrs. Chester F
Luther, Dr. and Mrs. Robert D
Gregg, Mr. and Mrs. John E
Black. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Dev
ers, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Ratcliff
Mrs. Florence R. Parish, Miss
Elizabeth Russum, Mrs. Bertha
B. Sheets, Dr. and Mrs. Louis
Garfin, Miss Jenette Roberts
Dr. Martha E. Springer, Mrs
R H. Saxton, Mr. and Mrs.
Chris Seely,, Edward C. Koll
man, Miss Irene Hollenbeck and
Dr. Norman Huffman.
Each spring the Association
gives an award to the freshman
outstanding in academic work
and character. Dr. Norman
Huffman, who presided over
the business meeting, appoint
ed Dr. W. W. Dolan for Lin
field college, E. C. Kollman for
Willamette university, and Mrs.
John E. Black for Oregon Col
lege of Education as a commit
tee for the award.
Going to Seattle
The Rev. George H. ' Swift,
rector of St. Paul's Episcopal
church, and Mrs. Swift, and
Mrs. George Corwin of Inde
pendence left Monday for Seat
tle for a church meeting.
The synod of the province of
the Pacific in the Episcopal
church, representing the eight
states west of the Rockies, will
be meeting there May 3, 4 and 5.
Mrs. Swift as president of the
women's auxiliary for the dio
cese of Oregon and Mrs. Cor
win as the corresponding secre
tary for the group will attend
the women's meeting of the
province, Mrs. Corwin being the
delegate.
Queen Candidate
Miss Shirley Freeburn, daugh
ter of Mrs. Jane M. Freeburn,
471 North Winter, is one of the
eight candidates for May queen
at Whitworth college in Spo
kane.
Miss Freeburn is a senior at
Whitworth, majoring in Eng
lish.
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COURT CAPITAL City of the
Catholic Daughters of America
gathered last week for their
"spring party," the first social
event since the beginning of
Lent. All wore cotton dresses,
as requested by the committee,
in the spirit of spring. Mrs. John
Ritchie assisted by Miss Olvia
Hobbs and Mrs. George Gru-
chella were in charge of the en
tertainment and provided many
clever games in keeping with
tne season. Mrs. N. Rocque, Mrs
J. P. Schmidt and Mrs. Sylvan
Mauer served light refresh
ments. Rev. George L. O'Keefe
and Rev. Ervin Vandehey were
guests
Pledge Sororities
Among new pledges for so
rorities at University of Oregon
at the close of spring term rush
are Miss June Stowell of Salem,
who pledged Alpha Omicron Pi,
and Miss Shirley Wilson of Al
bany, a new pledge of Alpha
Delta Pi.
THE WOMAN'S Society of
Christian Service of the Lealie
Methodist church is meeting at
1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the
church parlors. The hostesses,
representing circle one, are Mrs.
E. W. Stripling, Mrs. Mason
Bishop and Mrs. John Bertelson.
The program topic is "Light in
Latin America."
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HOSTS Saturday evening to
their bridge club were Mr. and
Mrs. Wilmer H. Page, the group
meeting for a no-host dinner
and cards. In the group are Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Clumbers,
Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Schiess and
the Pages. Additional guests
were Mr. and Mrs. William Mc-Elhinny.
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