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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1957)
h State Day Here State Day for Kappa Delta alumnae and col legiates will be in Salem next Saturday, April 13, with Salem alumnae hostesses for the day. The meeting will be at Uie Marion Hotel. The registration and coffee hour will be at 10 O ClOCK. Mrs. 6. 0. Schucking, an alumna of the group and Salem's First Citizen for 1056, is to bo speaker for the luncheon at noon. Members of the active chapter at Oregon State College are assisting the Salem alumnae in enter taining for the day. Mrs. Ralph Sipprell is general chairman, assisted by Mrs. Floyd Colburn and Mrs. Harris Lietz, the latter in charge of decorations. Oregon's First Lady, Mrs. Robert D. Holmes, will receive at her weekly at home afternoon Tuesday. Friends are invited to call between 2 and S o'clock at the governor's home on Alvarado Terrace. A group of special guests will include memberB of Beta Theta Pi Mothers Club from Portland, Mrs. Martin A. Howard heading the group. Pouring will be Mrs. Allan G. Carson, Mrs. William A. Hasollinc oT Portland. Mrs. Martin A. Howard of Portland, Mrs. G. Herbert Smith. Mrs. Reynolds Allen will assist. State Representative and Mrs. Eddie Ahrens have invited a group of legislative friends for a buffet supper at their Turner home next Wednes day night, about 30 to be in tho group. Hostess to her bridge club on Thursday for luncheon and the afternoon will be Mrs. Bruce F. Pickett. Hosts for a barbecue crab supper on Sunday evening will be Mr. and Mrs. Ira Fills. Invited arc Mr. and Mrs. Eric Nclte, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer 0. Berg, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wirlh, Mr. and Mrs, Russel E. Pratt, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Test, Mr. and Mrs. Phil M. Schnell of Portland, formerly of Salem. Hostess to her bridge club next Wednesday night will be Mrs. Howard Mader. Alpha Phi alumnae are to meet Monday night at the home of Mrs. Norman Sergeant. Reports will be given on the recent State Day in Eugene. Members of Chapter BQ of P.E.O. Sisterhood are meeting Monday night at 7:45 o'clock at Ihc home of Mrs. Alvin H. Randall with Mrs. Gerald McFarland as co-hostess. PI Beta Phi alumnae of Salem will not meet next week, their usual time, the big event this month being founders day banquet on April 25. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Brown, who will be leaving oon on a trip to Europe, will be honored at a din ner and farewell party Sunday night when Mr. and Mrs. Floyd K. Bowers and Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Knapp entertain for them at tho Bowers home. The group will include members of a club to which the Browns belong. At the dinner will be the Browns, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Eltstrom, Mr. and Mrs. George A. Rhotcn, as additional guests, Mr. and Mrs, Oscar I. Paulson, and the four hosts. With Governor and Mrs. Robert D. Holmes for the weekend are their son and datighter-in-lnw, Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Holmes, Jr. and daughter, Deborah Sue, of Gearhart. Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Knapp will be leaving Tuesday for San Francisco, he to attend a confer ence on education there. Accompanying them south will bo their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Edward Knapp and daughter, Sandra, of Berkeley. The Edward Knnpps enmo north to visit his parents and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Hnrtwell, Mr. Knapp returning to" Berkeley this week. A nominating committee was nnmcd this week by Beta Sigma Phi city council at a special meet ing. The group includes Mrs. Mnrvin McClnin, Mrs. Gus Hewitt, Mrs. R. G. Davidson, Mrs. RoI Iin Bair, Mrs. William R. Habcrnicht, Mrs. Victor Bender, Miss Grace White, and Miss Joyce High ley. The group met at the home of Mrs. Charles Shaw, The preceding night the regulnr council meeting was at the home of Mrs. Leo Thomns. New officers tor the council will bo elected on May 1. Hollywood Lions Auxiliary will meet with Mrs. Harold Gillespie, 1670' Broadway, Wednesday eve ning, April 10, at 8 o'clock. 1 St. Cecelia's Guild, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, will meet Tuesday night at 8 o'clock in the (ire place room of the church. Mrs. M. Sloper, interior decorator, is to be guest speaker. Plans will be made (or the group's benefit curd party. Re(reshments will he served hv the host esses, Mrs. Robert Gordon, Mrs. E. O. Elshire and Mrs. William Farms. Bethel 43, Job's Daughters, will observe alter nate bethel night Mondav evening, at 7:30 o'clock at the Scottish Rile Temple. Wedding at Methodist Church Friday Wed Friday night at a service in the First Methodist Church were Miss Dnrycc Elaine deVries and Wayne Arthur Stodcn. The bride is Ihe daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold doVries and Ihe bride groom Is tho son of Mr. and Mrs. I). A. Steffen of Silverlnn. Calla lilies and camellias decorated the church for the wedding. The Rev. Krnnk Harder and Dr. G. W. Bruce nflicinted at the 8 o'clock riles. Gro ver Welly was soloist. Prof. Josef Schnelker play ing the organ. Lighting Ihe candles were Vermin deVries. brother of the bride, and Glen deVries, a cousin. The bride wore a dress of white satin mndo by her mother. It was styled with V neckhne, short sleeves, a long fitted bodice, and full liner length skirt wilh scalloped overskirt and hemline edged with a wide band of Chnnlilly lace. A satin covered crown beaded with pearls and trimmed wilh a bit of lace held in place the nylon illusion veil. The bride carried a cascade of white camel lias centered wilh a white orchid. She was given In marriage by her father. Miss Rulh deVries was maid of honor for her ister. She wore a lavender colored taKcta (rock, atyled similarly to the one worn by the bride, and carried a cascade of dark pink camellias. Miss Donna Meyer of Salem, Miss Ann House of Nyssa, Miss Jacqueline Springer of Newherg, and Mrs. Eugene Knupp of Salem were bridesmaids. Their dresses and flowen matched those of the SOME OF THE conimitlee chairmen planning the annual silver tea of Salem Memorial Hospital Auxiliary met this week to go over plans for the event. The tea will be next Tuesday afternoon, April 9, at the West Lefelle street home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Gormscn. In the group above, left to right: Mrs. Sam R. Haley co-chairman; Mrs. Emery Hobbs, president of the auxiliary; Mrs. Gormsen, hostess; and Mrs. John R, McCullough, chairman. Hours for the tea are between 2:30 and 5:30 o'clock with the interested public invited. In the picture at right arc five more of the workers and chairmen: Left to right in front, Mrs. Fred Sproule, Mrs. Samuel W. Robb and Mrs. RoIIin Haag, and on the steps, Mrs. Thad Moreland, at left, and Mrs. Wayne Hadley. Salem Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Tea Tuesday at Gormsen Home; Public Invited; Large Group Assisting Big social event of Ihc now week will be the annual silver ten ot Salem Memorial Hospital Auxiliary next Tuesday afternoon, April 9. The parly will be at the residence o( Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Gormscn on West Lcfcllc, calling hours between 2:30 and 5:30 o'clock. , The Interested public is invited. All proceeds go to purchase of equipment and facilities for the hospital in projects sponsored by the auxiliary. Greeting guests at the door during the different hours will be Mrs. Willis Ross, Mrs. Elmo Smith, Mrs. William McAllister. Introducing to the line at the different hours will ho Mrs. William C. Perry, Mrs. A. D. Wood mnnscc, 'Mrs. Robert M. Fischer, Jr. In the lino will be Mrs. Gormscn, tho hostess; Mrs. Emery Hobbs, president of the auxiliary; and Mrs. Adam Lcfor, superintendent at the hos pital. Receiving tickets and attending the guest book will be Mrs. E. F. Kirkwood, Mrs. Harry H, Hollowoy, Mrs. John R. Hughes, Mrs. Ion Mac donnld, Mrs. John H. Johnson, Mrs. Steve Ta bacchl. Mrs. Bradley Burklnnd, who with Mr. Burklnnd and family will be leaving later this month for Livingston, Mont, to live, will be honored at an informal coffee planned for Tuesday morning. Mrs. Carroll Ford, Mrs. Richnrd A. Meyer and Mrs. Carl Snos will be hostesses for the party at the Ford homo. Guests, including close friends and neighbors of Mrs. Burklnnd, hnvo been invited to call between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Pouring will be Mrs. Donald Burklnnd and Mrs. Lawrence Brown. In Ihc group assisting will be Mrs. R. II. Lowry, Mrs. Robert Driscoll, Mrs. Hu bert Ashhy of Stnytnn, Mrs. Glenn Hamilton, Mrs. Joseph B. Felton, Mrs. Harold Stone, Mrs. Carl Stcolhammor and Mrs. Henry A. Simmons. Welcomed home nl the midweek were Mr. and Mrs. Claude II. Murphy, who hnvo been away since in November. They went first to Pasadena to visit at the home ol their daughter, Mrs. Cecil A. Crafts. Then Ihey (lew to Hawaii to be gone three weeks, reluming to Pasadena at the Crafts home for Christmas, their son, Kenneth Murphy, joining them there. They look in their 8(h consecu tive Tournament of Roses parade on New Year's doy. Later, the Murphys went to Arizona and Mexico. They returned to Pasadena before coming on home, and stopped en route north at Fresno to visit Mrs. Murphy's sister, Mrs. Minnie B. Fletcher. Gwcn Pilcher, niece of the bridegroom, was flower girl. David Lilly the ring bearer. Ralph Steffen was best man for his brother. Groomsmen and ushers were Stanley Steffen. nlso a brother: Clifford llerr. Albert llnslehncbcr. El mer llnuiy, Cecil Itoth, Tom" Pilcher, Glen Leighty. Jerry Roth. A silk print in grny nnd lavender was worn by the bride's mother with white accessories and a corsage of white orchids. The bridegroom's mother wore a powder blue, white and gray print wilh pink accessories and corsage of white orchids. The reception was in the church Carrier room. Mrs. ltussel Gainer, ounl of the bride, and Mrs. Raymond Lilly cut the cuke. Pouring were Mrs. Rudolph deVries. Mrs. Arthur deVries, Mrs. Chancy Beesley. aunts of the bride. Assisting were Misses Lois deVries, Judy Gainer, Chnrlene Bees ley, Marguerite Hocslcy, Vol Letn Hay, and Betty llarlor, Mrs. Lee deVries. Mrs. Dave Gentry, Mrs. Don Rogouski, Miss Mary Eyre. Mrs. Raymond Andrews. Mrs. Tom Pilcher.' Mrs. Joyce Davis, Mrs. Andrew Sparks. Ihe latter three sisters ot the bridegroom; Mrs. Ralph Steffen. a sister-in-law, also Misses Mary Jo Gainer, Carlen Scharer, Betty Fisher, Mona Grihskov, and Mary Girod; Mrs. Glen Leighty, Miss Joanne deVries. The couple left on a trip to Calilornia. the bride wearing a suit ol navy blue and white check linen with navy blue duster, white accessories and white orchid corsage. The couple will be at home on Route 2, Box 103, Silvcrton. " (Jesten-Miller atudlo picture) I . if I f , THEY PLAN HOSPITAL AUXILIARY'S SILVER TEA -ci I t- V ViJ 'I V J Group io Four Invited to pour arc Mrs. Robert F. While, Mrs. Charles H. lloltzel, Mrs. Douglas McKay, Miss Dorathca Stouslotf, Mrs, George R. Hoffman, Mrs. Robert D. Holmes. In the group inviting guests to the dining room will be Mrs. James G. Watts, Mrs. James C. Stone, Mrs. Joseph B. Felton. , In the group assisting in the living room during the different hours will be Mrs. Richard Upjohn, Mrs. James L. Payne, Mrs. Val D. Sloper, Mrs. Stuart M. Lanceficld, Mrs. Harmon Harvey, Mrs. Kent Mathewson, Mrs. Charles A. Barclay, Mrs. Robert T. Bools, Mrs. GcorgeNSchunk, Mrs. John Graham, Mrs. Wayne Hadley, Mrs. Donald A. Young.1 Mrs. Peter H. Gciscr, Mrs. Richard Tag gesell, Mrs. George Terry Hill, Mrs. George Squire. Mrs. Robert Schneider, Mrs. Robert Y. Thornton, Mrs. Floyd K. Bowers, Mrs. J. B. Monncttc. Others Assisting Assisting upstairs will be Mrs. Al Laue, Mrs. Samuel W. Robb, Mrs. Morris Crothcrs, Mrs. . Philip M. Hawley, Mrs. Robert Johnson, Mrs. John P. Moulding, ajid In the den will be Mrs. Baker-Gamelgard Wedding Saturday A wedding of interest to many friends took place this afternoon in Portland when Miss Sally Eileen Gamclgard, daughter of Mrs. Lawrence S. Gnmelgard, Portland, was married to Neil Ward Bnkcr, son ot Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Ward Baker of Salem. The service was at 3 o'clock In Ml. Tabor Presbyterian Church wilh Dr. Robert Russell and the Rev. Russell Peterson officiating. Pink glad ioluses and snapdragons and white stock decorated the church for the wedding. Pink bows were tied at the pews. Soloist for the service was Douglas Day. Tho bride wore a white Chantilly lace and tulle dress, styled with a collar of the lace, long sleeves and a chapel train. The ingcrtip veil was held in place by a pleated tulle cap edged in seed pearls. The bride carried a spray of white roses and stephanotis. Frank T. Fisk, uncle of the bride, gave her in marriage. Mrs. Ronald DeLong was honor attendant, wenring a champagne brocaded and embroidered pink flowered sheath dress styled wilh pink chiffon drape in back. Her (lowers were pink carnations and baby pink roses. Junior Guild ot St. Paul's Episcopal Church meets for its monthly salad luncheon and business session on Tuesday, April 9 at 1 P.M. in the Guild room at the church. Mrs. H. II. Henry will he chairman of the hostesses with Mrs. Clay McDowell, Mrs. Frank Shufcr, and Miss Virginia Nowlen assisting on the committee. Kntic Geiser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Geiser, observed her seventh birthday, Friday. In celebration of the event. Mrs. Geiser ar ranged an after school parly lor her daughter, H friends being Invited. A son, John Joseph, was born Friday. April 5, at Salem Memorial Hospital. Io Mr. and Mrs. John G. McLaughlin. Also welcoming the baby is a sister. Kimberly Irene. The grandparents are John J. McLaughlin of Tucson. Ariz.. Mrs. Mar garet McLaughlin of Eureka Springs, Ark., and Mrs. Freda Ilofstettcr of Tucson. Chapter BC of P.E.O. Sisterhood will meet for a salad-sandwich luncheon ot 1 p.m. Tuesday at the home of Mrs. George LaBorde, 1010 East lloyt. Mrs. Lynn Switzcr is to be co-hostess. The program will be presented by Mrs. Carl W. Em mons. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Walker returned recently (rom a three weeks' motor trip to Calilornia. Ari zona and Mexico. Stops were made for several days at many points of interest, Including Los Angeles, Palm Springs and Phoenix. Otto Kraushaar, Mrs. Lynn F. Cronemillcr, Jr., Mrs. Daniel J. Fry, Jr., Mrs. Douglas Chambers, Mrs. John H. Kolb, Mrs. William H. Hammond. Serving in the dining room will be Mrs. Ken neth Sherman. Mrs. Charles D. Wood, Mrs. Ed ward A. Lebold, Mrs. Merle Brown, Mrs. Irwin Wedcl, Mrs. C. Ronald Hudkins, Mrs. E. E. Bat terman, Mrs. B. L. Trelstad, Mrs. Carl Gerlinger of Dallas. Mrs. John H. McCullough and Mrs. Sam R. Haley are co-chairmen for the tea, and other com mittee members working on plans have included Mrs. Thad Moreland, Mrs. A. C. Haag, Mrs. George Swartsley, Mrs. Reginald Walker, Mrs. Charles H. Hcltzcl, Mrs. RoIIin Haag, Mrs. Samuel W. Robb, Mrs. Edwin Fronk, Mrs. Fred J. Nich olls, Mrs. R. W. Robertson, Mrs. Glenn H. Bailey, Mrs. R. R. Shiplee, Mrs. F. B. Witteman, Mrs. Wayne Hadley, Mrs. S. D. Wiles, Mrs. Alton L. Chamberlain, Mrs. Oscar Specht, Mrs. Ted Carl son, Jr., Mrs. James Armpricst, Mrs. Gordon Cooley, Mrs. Hubert L. Williamson, Mrs. George Squire, Mrs. Fred Sproule, Mrs. Daniel J. Fry, Jr., Mrs. Ernest H. Miller. Miss Ann Hunt and Miss Carol White were bridesmaids. Their frocks were identical to the one worn by the honor attendant and their flowers were sprays of pink carnations. Lowell Pcarce was best man. Ushers were Philip Gamclgard, Lawrence Paulus, William Read, Jack LeFors. The bride's mother wore a champagne faille and lace dress with corsage ol cymbidium orchids and Talisman roses. The bridegroom's mother wore a navy blue crepe dress with white orchids. At the reception in the church parlors, Mrs. William Read and Miss Nancy Griffee cut the cake. Pouring were Mrs. Frank T. Fisk and Mrs. Jack LeFors. Assisting were Miss Carol Miller, Miss Molly Hanavan, Miss Linda Lundy, Miss Marilyn Rienctt. For traveling the bride wore a champagne linen suit wilh contrasting sable colored accessories and corsage of Talisman roses. The couple left for Georgia, Mr. Baker being stationed at Fort Beoning. He is a second lieuten ant in the Army. Tri-County Dental Auxiliary will meet Tuesday evening, April 9, at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. John A. Dyke, 3750 Hulscy Ave. Dr. John S. Grif fith will show slides taken on a Mediterranean trip. A dessert sale featuring cookies and small cakes will be an evening feature. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bassicn of Turner are announcing the engagement of their daughter. Miss Patricia Campbell, to Gory Gchlcn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Gchlcn of Stayton. A September wedding is planned. The bride elect is a senior at Cascade Union High School aod Mr. Gehlen, a graduate of Stayton High School and Oregon Technical Institute, is employed at Simpson Plywood Company. Planned lor next Saturday night, April 13. is the wedding of Miss Marjorie Joan Vancil and J. Thomas Byerlcy. The ceremony "will be at 8 o'clock in Court Street Christian church, the reception following also to be at the church. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Vincil and Mr, Byerlcy is the son of Mrs. John Sherman. Mrs. Philip R. Peterson. 1060 Cascade Drive, will be hostess to members ol the Laurel Social Hour Club on Tuesday. April 9. The group will meet for a 12:30 p.m. dessert, followed by a social afternoon. The Missouri Club has I potluck luncheon planned for Tuesday, April 9. at 12:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. W..G. Walker, 1045 North Summer. ' M the! L By MARIAN LOWRY FISCHER (Capital Journal Society Editor) ISTERIA Dance Club's monthly party Is slated for next Friday night at Knights of Columbus Hall. Stubbv Mills orches tra is to play for dancing., On the committee for the evening are Mr. and Mrs. Del Ramsdell, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. McDaniel, Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. Bliss Leslie, Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. James Singleton, Mr. and Mrs. George Brass field. New officers will be installed and new members initiated at the meeting of Salem club of Zonta International next Thursday night. Mrs. J. M. Lamb, Mrs. H. W. Winkler and Mrs. John B. Schmidt are hostesses, the meeting to be at the home of Mrs. Lamb's daughter, Mrs. War ren Doolittle. Dessert will be at 7:30 o'clock. 5? v'W ' fife 74, " MRS. NEIL -eBM,nJ;, AT" f,em?n3, J" Vma'"i (Sally Eileen G.njelgard). above. She I, Saleni bridegroom ii the WJt.-: " . i Hti (Jesten-MUIer studio picture) OJOURNERS Club will elect new officers for jj&k the next six-month term next Thursday aft VS1 crnoon. The group will meet for dessert at 1 o'clock, the business session and cards to follow. The meeting is at Salem Woman's Club house. Mrs. V. C. Fletcher is chairman for the day and on her committee are Mrs. R. H. Vincent, Mrs. B. A. Stewart, Mrs. F. A. Lund, Mrs. Har old Proctor. Chapter CB of P.E.O. Sisterhood will meet next Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. G. H. VandcBogart with Mrs. R. L. Porter as co-hostess. Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Melchert are observing their golden wedding anniversary at a reception at their home, 1155 North 17th street, Sunday. Friends are invited through the press to call between 2 and 5 o'clock. l -V. Bruno piciure, Poruandf WARD BAKER "' flernoon was Mn. Neil Ward Baker the daughter of Mrs.'Uwrenee S n,melrd ion of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Ward Bker .f J V" V ''PA " 14 fu yi If '";?ks-k it; v - J i honor attendant, o o - I (