Capital journal., December 21, 1950, Image 6

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Edited by MARIAN LOWRT FISCHER
6 Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Thursday, Dec. 21, 1950
Houck-Smith Wedding in
Eugene as Church Ceremony
A Christmas setting, featuring holly, carnation and candles,
marked the wedding in Eugene on December 9 when Miss AJta
Irene Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Smith of Canyonville,
was married to Roy Lester Houck, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
L. Houck of Salem.
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Some Notations . .
By M. L. F,
Wednesday's social calendar
the United Lutheran church with
the Rev. Charles A. Epple offi
ciating. Elden Penttila was so
loist and Mrs. Phil Nordling the
Given in marriage by her fa-!'" marked by two beautifully
ther, the bride wore a wedding appointed Christmas teas . . .
', ,; i, ... Festive occasions with friendly
with , shnrt v-neck- i "Merry Christmas" echoing all
line, a row of satin buttons down about as callers greeted one an
v.. . ... .k. .ict s.h other . . . Mrs. P. D. Quiscnber
wide lace band over the shoul- i7 was hostess to a arge group
ders forming a v in front and; at her Fairmount Hill home be-
back. The skirt was pleated from ween j ana o o ciock enicnain
the waist, the pleats in back fall- "g 'n ho"or f, , her luure
tag into a full length train. The j daughter-in-law, Miss Barbara
fingertip veU was arranged fronvKf Hendnckson of Portland . . .
a Juliet cap of lace trimmed! Hendnckson is to be mar
with seed pearls and satin. Forced next Wednesday evening to
her flowers the bride carried awight Quisenberry, t h e wed
bouquet of stephanotis centered ! ding to be one of the holiday s
with a white orchid. s'eUaJ vent Recdving with
The bride's three attendants I lhe hostess and the honored
were gowned alike in grass guest for the tea w-as Miss Hen-
Hendrickson of Portland
ereen satin dresses, and all car-
t-; nncooave nf Viripht flump
colored carnations matching theiThe arrangements of Christmas
flowers in their hair. Mrs. Rich-'W1" about the rooms were es
ard E. Torrev of Eugene, sister penally outstanding greens and
of the bride, was matron of hon- cones along the mantel with a
or: Miss Dora Smith of Canyon- wreath of 1 fir greens on
ville and Miss P o 1 1 v Frey of wall at either side; lighted
Portland, the bridesmaids. Christmas tree in the front win-
Dean C. Thomas of Tillamook dow; and artistic arrangements
was best man. Ushers were Car- ?f candles and holly about the
los and James Houck, brothers llvln8 room . . . tnrougn tne aen
of the brideeroom. (window overlooking the gardens
The bride's mother wore an
aqua silk crepe gown with cor
sage of red roses. The bride
groom's mother was attired in a
beige silk crepe gown with cor
sage of red roses.
The reception was in the social
room of the church. Mrs. Marvin
M. Cornutt, sister of the bride,
cut the cake. Assisting were
Mrs. Cecil V. Smith, sister-in-law
of the bride, Mrs. Del R.
Gorsline, Mrs. Neil V. Torrey.
Miss Treva Alspaugh passed the
guest book.
For the trip to southern Cali
fornia the bride wore a dark
gray suit with wine velvet trim,
and the orchid corsage from her
bridal bouquet
The couple will be at home at
Canyonville after December 27,
Mr. Houck being in the highway
contracting business. He is a
graduate of Oregon State col
lege and a member of Sigma Phi
Epsilon fraternity. The bride is
a graduate of Southern Oregon
College of Education.
The couple are expected to be
in Salem to spend Christmas
with his parents.
HOLIDAY guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Wal
lace will be their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Guild and son, Robert Stuart
Guild, of Seattle: also Miss Edna
Sterling of Seattle.
SALEM CHAPTER. Order of
Eastern Star, is meeting Satur
day evening at 8 o'clock at the
Masonic temple. It will be the
last meeting for the 1950 offi
cers and following the business
session, there is to be a white
elephant exchange and square
dancing.
Women Give Party
gave its annual Christmas partv
Wednesday at the club hali.
Thirty-five persons were present
for dinner. Mrs. J. W. McCor
mick, Mrs. Rufus Dodee. Mrs.
was seen a lighted Christmas
tree on the terrace . . . The tea
table, covered with a rich dark
green satin cloth, was striking
in green and white, and silver
. . . a large branched silver can
delabrum in the center with
white candles, a low arrange
ment of white carnations and
white bouvardia at either end.
. . . Smilax trailed around the
candelabrum, and smilax wreaths
caught up the corners of the
cloth . . . Among out-of-town
guests were Mrs. J. J. Elliott and
Mrs. Herbert Darby of Portland.
Mrs. Albert C. Gragg was
hostess between 3 and 5 o'clock
at her North Capitol street home
for her annual holiday tea for
neighbors and other friends . . .
Mrs. Paul T. Karschnia assisted
her mother in greeting the guests
... A tall Christmas tree was the
center of attraction in the re
ception room . . . Here and there
about the rooms were greens and
green and red vigil candles . . .
Angel hair with tiny Christmas
ornaments and candles made an
attractive mantel arrangement.
. . . A green satin cloth covered
the tea table . . . The center
piece was a crystal bowl of small
Christmas ornaments, red can
dles in crystal holders standing
at either side, with a half-circle
of red candles at the back . , .
Mrs. G. A. Reeher poured . . .
Mrs. Carl W. Chambers and Mrs.
R. D. Paris assisted in the dining
room . . .
Men of the staff in the office
of the secretary of state were
entertained at an informal open
house Wednesday evening at the
home of Secretary of State Earl
T. Newbry , , ,
were hostesses Mrs. Sam Yates,
Mrs. Dick Siddall and Mrs. C.
L. Burbank decorated the hall
and tree. Mrs. Dodce had charse
Pedee The Woman's club; of the Christmas procram.
Mrs. Lafe Edwards, who is
moving to Philomath to make
her home, was presented a gift.
Secret friends were revealed and
new names were drawn for the
Sara Maddux and Mrs. Fritz coming year
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Engagements
Are Announced
Two engagement announce
ments feature mid-week news.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Kiser are
annnnnrinff thp hptrnthal nf Ihpir
visitors ai me meeting 01; daughter, Miss Geraldine Kiser,
Kappa Delta alumnae, Wednes-to Harold Edwards, son of Mr.
day evening, were Miss Mary an(j Mrs. Charles C. Edwards.
Lou Leslie of Portland, prov- n0 wedding date is set. The
ince omcer ior me sororuy, ana bride-elect is on the staff at the
Wed In Woodburn Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Gibbs were
united in marriage in late November in the Woodburn Church
of God. The bride is the former Anita Miller, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Miller of Woodburn. Mr. Gibbs
Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Gibbs of Hood River. They
are at home in Tigard. (Jesten-Miller studio picture)
Two Entertain
Preceding Dance
Among the coke parties pre
ceding the Rainbow formal Fri
day evening will be the one for
which Miss Julie Mill. ;' and Miss
Mary Lou Zumwalt are to enter
tain at the home of the former's
parents, Dr. and Mrs. Vern w.
Miller. A large group of high
school friends has been bidden.
The Rainbow formal is to be
Friday evening in Crystal Gar
Miss Barendse Wed
In Vancouver Recently
Hubbard Miss Velma Bar
endse, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Barendse, and James Wil
liam Hall, son of Mrs. Alpha
Hall, were united in marriage
Saturday morning, December
16, at a 10 o'clock double ring
ceremony performed by the Rev.
Paul Kunzman at his home in
Vancouver, Wash.
The bride wore a navy blue
suit with gray accessories and
a gardenia corsage.
Maid of honor was Miss Joan
Fish, cousin of the bride, from
Brownsmead, and best man was
Wayne Lee Hall of Roseburg,
brother of the bridegroom.
The bride's mother wore a
wine street-length dress with
wine and brown accessories and
a yellow rosebud corsage. The
bridegroom's mother wore a
black pin-stripe suit with black
accessories and pink rosebud
corsage.
A reception was given in the
Legion hall in Hubbard between
2 to 5 p.m. The cake was served
by Mrs. Richard Sorenson, aunt
of the bride, from Brownsmead,
assisted by Miss Thelma Loop.
Ice cream was served by Walt
Copus of Woodburn. Mrs. Ernie
Rose, sister of the bridegroom,
poured the coffee and Mrs. Les
ter Rose of Vancouver presided
at the punch bowl. Also assist
ing were Mrs. Wayne Hall of
Roseburg and Mrs. John Strawn
of Hubbard. Dream cakes were
passed by Miss Virginia Rose,
niece of the bridegroom. Miss
Nella Barendse, sister of the
bride, passed the guest book and
Miss Joan Fish helped wth gifts.
After a brief trip to the coast
the couple will make their home
at Hubbard and the bride will
complete her senior year at
North Marion union high school.
The bridegroom was graduated
from North Marion in 1949.
The bride was honored at a
pre-nuptial shower in the Le
gion hall by Mrs. Ernest Rose,
Mrs. Howard Jones, Mrs. John
Strawn and Miss Thelma Loop.
Miss Arlene Strawn and Miss
Loop assisted with the gifts and
refreshments were served by the
hostesses to 45 guests.
Open House Planned
An open house is planned at
Salem Memorial hospital Friday
afternoon between 2 and 6
o'clock. Invited to tour the hos
pital are members of the hos
pital staff, staff doctors, hos
pital board of directors and families.
Navy Mothers Club
Elects Officers
Election of officers and a
Christmas party were combined
by the Salem Navy Mothers club
when it met recently at the
home of Mrs. Willie Boone. Mrs.
Ivell Haley and Mrs. Iva Ham
ilton were co-hostesses.
Mrs. C. M. Briggs was elected
commander for the ensuing year
and her corps of officers are
Mrs. W. R. Howard, first vice
commander; Mrs. L. H. Hudson,
second vice commander; Mrs. L.
J. Barrett, chaplain; Mrs. F. E.
Caspell, adjutant; Mrs. Gene
vieve Olson, finance officer, and
Mrs. Clem Ohlsen, matron-at-
arms. Installation of officers
will take place at the January
meeting.
Reports were made on home
made candy sent to sons in the
service with 24 cans being pack
ed and shipped. Each member
brought gifts for the Christmas
boxes perpared for the club's
two adopted veterans in the
Roseburg hospital.
Following the business hour,
an exchange of gifts and a so
cial time was enjoyed by mem
bers present, with refreshments
being served by the hostesses.
HIGHLAND School Mothers
club met this week. James
Bishop talked to the group on
4-H clubs and O. E. Palmateer
showed colored pictures o f
Hawaii and Alaska.
The club voted to present a
wire recorder to the school as
a Christmas gift. The figurine
prizes for the most mothers at
tending went to the rooms of
Mrs. Laura Miles and Mrs. Doro
thy Claus. Carols were sung, led
by Mrs. Lyle Ertsgaard. The
meeting was in the high school
auditorium and the group ad
journed to the cafeteria after the
program where the sixth grade
students sang songs, directed by
Mrs. Miles. Some of the first and
second grade mothers served the
tea.
VISITORS for the holidays
due to arrive Friday are Major
and Mrs. Henry Marsden, Jr.,
and children, Jane and Henry,
of San Francisco. They will visit
his mother, Mrs. Henry Mars
den, also his brother-in-law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Perry.
Miss Florence Nicolai of Port
land.
The meeting was the Christ
mas party for the local group,
Mrs. George Bagnall and Mrs.
Ralph Sipprell entertaining the
group at the Bagnall home.
Mrs. R. D. Affolter was wel
comed as a new alumna. Des
sert was served and gifts ex
changed. Attending the party
were Miss Leslie, Miss Nicolai,
Mrs. Affolter, Mrs. Leo John-
ison, Mrs. Norman Edwards, Mrs.
Peter btoltenberg, Mrs. F. G.
Rankin, Mrs. J. A. Carlon, Mrs.
William Ashby, Mrs. Floyd Col
burn, Miss Leona Burgoyne and
the two hostesses.
8 and 40 Entertains
With Christmas Party
Marion county salon, Eight
and Forty, No. 412, met for its
annual Christmas party Wednes
day evening at Marshall's Inn
with 36 members and guests at
tending. Dinner was served at 7 o'clock
with a gift exchange and danc
ing following. The tables were
decorated in the Christmas mo
tif.
Guest at the partv was Mrs.
Stanley Krueger of The Dalles,
department president of the
American Legion auxiliaries.
Mrs. Frank Zinn accompanied
those attending for group sing
ing. General chairman for the af
fair was Mrs. Earl Andresen.
AMONG HOLIDAY visitors in
the capital will be Mr. and Mrs.
Guy F. Raymond of Winona,
Minn., who will be guests of
their son-in-law and daughter,
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Purvine.
Little French shop and Mr. Ed
wards is on the city police staff.
Smith-Karsten
Mr. and Mrs. John Davis an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Diane Karsten.
to Fred Smith, son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. L. Smith. No plans are
announced as yet for the wed
ding. The bride-elect is a graduate
of Salem high school and Mr.
Smith was graduated from Sil
verton high.
Jaycee-ettes Elect
Jaycee-Ettes met this week at
the home of Mrs. Milan Boni
face and elected the following
new officers:
Mrs. Milan Boniface, presi
dent; Mrs. Lawrence Moore, vice
president; Mrs. Melvin Bedsaul,
secretary; Mrs. Jason Lee, treas
urer. Installation will be in January
at a dinner dance being planned
by the group.
IN ABERDEEN for the week
end will be Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Franko to visit his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. A. Franko. They
will return to spend Christmas
day with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. G. A. Reeher.
LEAVING Saturday for Taco
ma will be Mr. and Mrs. Keith
Dyer and children, Marilyn and
Donald, also Miss Barbara Pick
ens, to spend the Christmas
week-end with the Dyers' son,
Recruit Robert K. Dyer, who is
at Fort Lewis. They also will
join friends in Tacoma. The plan
to return to Salem on Monday.
Independence
Couple Wed
Wednesday
The wedding of Miss Clara
Brown and Sgt. James L. Cor
win was an event of Wednesday
evening at the Calvary Presby
terian church in Independence.
The service was performed by
the Rev. John Hood.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Orley Brown of
Independence. Sgt. Corwin, son
of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Cor
win of Independence, is with the!
air force stationed at Mather'
field in California. 1
Auxiliary Meeting
West Salem Lions club auxil
iary was entertained Monday ,
evening at the home of Mrs. Rob
ert Langhoff with Mrs. Junior1
Eckley presiding. ;
The group is assisting the
Lions club in filling and distrib-
uting baskets for needy families i
at Christmas time. Mrs. Ches
ter Douglas was appointed to
visit the auxiliary's convalescent
patient and present her with a
Christmas gift.
The auxiliary expressed ap
preciation to Mrs. Will Knower
for her work in chairmaning the
joint dinner with the Lions club
at the Gold Arrow.
Mrs. Langhoff and her sister,
Mrs. D. A. Yung sang duets and
Christmas music was played.
Gifts were exchanged around
the Christmas tree. Dessert was
served buffet, Mrs. Yung presid
ing at the urn. The table was
decorated with candles and
holly.
Guests were Mrs. F. W. Covalt
and Mrs. Yung. The next meet
ing is planned in January at the
home of Mrs. Chester Douglas.
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