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Ripperger-Doty Ceremony
Held in Camp'White Chapel
Miss Marilyn Mae Doty be
came the bride of Lewis Albert
Ripperger Sunday, January 29
in a 3 o'clock afternoon cere
mony read at the Camp White
veterans administration chapel.
The Rev. Albert S. Feller, chap-
Mrs. Peler Frederick Purdum
(Brainerd photo)
Family Arrives
Here from Seattle
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E.
tegas and children, Rosanne,
fSruce and Laurie, have moved
lo Medford fro:i Seattle, Wash.
nd are living at 220 North
Harneburg road.
Mrs. Legas ,is a" graduate of
Whitman college a member: of
Kappa Kapp Gamma sorority
and the PEO sisterhood. Mrs.
I.egas is a member of a north-'
est pioneer, family. ' Captain
Henry. Roeder, founder of Bel
llngham, Wash., . was one of
them. ' . . ,;
Mr. Legas - is a sales -repre
tentative for - Monsanto Chemi
cal company, .a graduate of the
University of Washington and;
a member of the Bellingham
Yacht club.' ' .
Miss Doris Drost
Honored at Party
Miss Doris Drost was guest of
honor Saturday, January 28; at
a coffee hour at the home of
Mrs. Russell Roseborough, 151
Highland, drive. Miss Drost, a
former president of Alp'ha
Lambba chapter, Epsilon Sigma
Alpha sorority, is now attending
San Jose State college in, Calif
ornia, where she is taking ele
mentary teacher's training.
She was presented "a corsage
from her sorority sisters.
. Other guests present , were
Mrs.- ; J. D. Barney, Mrs. John
Bens.on,: and Mrs. Chester Lind,
inactive members of the local
chapter, and Mrs. Joe Whitsett
formerly of Alpha Kappa Chap
ter, Ashland.. .
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Episcopal
Ceremony
Weds Pair
Miss Phyllis Merrick became
the bride of Peter Frederick
Purdum in a ceremony held Sat
urday, January 28, at St. Mark's
Episcopal church in Medford.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.J
and Mrs. Emerson f. MerricK,
Plaza apartments, and the bride
groom is a sort of Mrs. Ray Pur
dum, Corvallis, Ore., and the
late Mr. Purdum.
The Rev. George Rl'V. Bol
ster read the marriase" ceremonv
at 10 o'clock in the morning,
and Mr. Mer.rick gave his daugh
ter, in marriagei. She wore a bal
lerina length wedding gown of
embroidered i.hrastaljine and
net and her sho'uldef-ierigth veil
was held by a cap of lace and
pearls. She carried a prayer
book with sweetheart roses.
Miss Madeleine We'tten, Can
by; Ore., was maid-of-honbr. Her
frock was of rose colored chrys-
talline and she carried pink car
nations arranged with, tulle.
.Patrick' Gaffney,- Bellview,
Wash., was best. man for Mr.
Purdum and Edgar R. Barton,
La - Grande, Ore.; , seated the
guests. -
Mrs'. Ernest Conrad was at the j
organ, playing Bach's "Now Let
Every Tongue. Adore Thee" for
the wedding-' processional. The
altar flowers were white chrys
anthemums and the seven
branched ' candelabrum held
candles.'-
A reception for about 40
guests, was held at ths home of
Mr. and Mrs. Ward Hammond,
131 Highland drive. The bride's
table -.was decorated with pink
and white carnations. The orna
ment atop the wedding cake was
first been used for the wedding
cake of the bride's parents and
has been used at several wed
dings -since.. Mrs. Robert G.
Quickenden, .Eugene, Ore.,
poured, Mrs. Howard Merriam,
Goshen.r Ore., vcut the wedding
cake and Mrs. Ethel Walker,
Eugene, assisted. All three wom
en are auits of the bride. Also
assisting with the reception was
Mrs. George Gates.
For the wedding and recep
tion the bride's mother wore a
pale green knit suit with pink!
accessories and her corsage was
of pink carnations. The bride
groom's mother wore a dark
blue shantung suit with pink
carnation corsage. '
Mr. and Mrs. Purdum will
live in Corvallis where the bride
is on the staff of Good Samari
tan hospital as a medical tech
nologist and the bridegroom is
a student at Oregon State col
lege. The bride was graduated
fromv Medford High school and
Mills college, -Oakland. Calif.
The biide's father has lived in
the valley 50 years, and the
bride . was . born, and reared in
Medford.
Preceding the wedding rehear
sal the evening before the wed
ding,' Mr. and Mrs. Merrick
were hosts for a dinner at Rogue
Valley Country 'club. "Twenty
three attended.
Among the wedding guests
were Howard Merriam, Goshen,
and "Miss Suzanne Smith, Cor
vallis. - '. 1
Shipmates class of the Meth
odist church will meet for a pot
luck dinner and party, Friday,
February 10 at 630 p.m., at the
church. Members are invited to
take guests: -
Recent Rites
Of Interest
In Medford
Of interest here is news of
the wedding of Miss Edna Jeane
Driscoll and Lt. Robert; Bruce
McKay which took place De
cember at Long - Beach Navy
station chapel, Long Beach,
Calif. The couple is living at
Carmel-by-the Sea while the
bridegroom attends the Navy
post graduate school at Mont
erey. The bride is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Driscoll,
Long Beach, Calif., and the
bridegroom's parents are Mr. and
Mrs. R. A. McKay, 1025 Reddy
avenue, who went south for the
wedding.
' The bride wore a nylon tulle
and Chantilly lace . gown with
full skirt trimmed with panels
of the lace. The bodice was trim
med in sequins and pearls and
her lace-edged nylon tulle veil
was held by a juliet cap, also
with jewel trim. She carried a
white orchid with lilies of the
valley on a Chantilly lace cov
ered white Bible.
Mrs. Paul Wicorek, sister of
the bride, was matron of honor,
and Miss Margaret Marshall was
bridesmaid. Both wore ballerina
length dresses of azalea rose
delustered satin, and matching
juliet caps with face veils. Their
bouquets . w e r e nosegays V of
garnet roses and pink carnations
backed by rose, nylon lace..
The , best man ' was Lt. (jg)
Brian Jar chow. Paul Wicorek
and Edward Keller were ushers.
The reception attended- by
about 100 guests' was held at
Allen center.
. Mrs. ' Driscoll ' wore a black
suit with pink pearl-trimmed
hat and gloves, while Mrs. Mc
Kay selected blue with match
ing accessories. Both wore pinK
camellia corsages.
The bride was graduated from
Wilson high school and Long
Beach City college -where she
was active in SFO and Sigma
Phi Gamma sorority. Her Bach-,
elorette membership is relin
quished with her marriage. ,
The bridegroom received his
early education in Medford and
iater attended Willamette' un
iversity. He was graduated from
the University of Washington
and the USN language, school in
Washington, D. C. His fraternity
is Sigma Phi Episilon. .
lain, performed the rites. Only
members of the two families and
close friends attended.' ; .
The bride, until recently em
ployed in San Francisco as a sec
retary, is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. A. Ralph Doty, 1815 Prune
street, and the bridegroom is as
sistant manager at the F. W.
Woolwor;th company store in
Roseburg. He is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Clemens Ripperger, 112
South Keeneway drive.
The bride wore a white wool
jersey street length dress .with""
shoulder-length veil . which was
held by a crown of pearls. She
carried a fan with violets and a
green orchid.
""he diamond earrings which
the bride wore had' been given
her by her late grandmother,
Mrs. Mary A. Doty, who had had
them for 50 years and who gave
them to her ' granddaughter to
wear first for her wedding day;
Mrs Anna Lou Marrs, a sis
ter of the bride, and honor at
tendant, wore a deep blue; vel
vet street length frock. Her bou
quet was of white" chrysanthe
mums with, yellow centers, bor
dered with acacia.
Miss Shirley Lynch, -Medford,
came from Eugene where she is
a student at the' University of
Oregon, to serve as candle light
er. Miss Barbara Cook, organ
ist, also attends the university.
William Hercher, Eugene, was
best man.
Mr. Doty gave his daughter
in marriage, and . ushers were
Charles Plummer and James
Hollowell. . :
Violets were used.io decorate
the altar -and were entwined on
the candlesticks.
Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Sims were
hosts for the reception at their
residence at Camp. White. About
60 guests attended. Mrs. Marrs
cut the wedding cake and Mrs.
Floyd Barnes, aunt of the bride
groom, served the punch.
Miss . Lynch . registered the
guests and in charge of the gifts
were Mrs. Howard Watkins and
Miss Jean Johnson.
The bride's' mother i wore a
hyacinth blue dress and her
flowers were salmon colored or
chids with white hyacinths. The
bridegroom's mother was dress
ed in navy blue and her corsage
was a white orchid with pink hy
acinths. The bride attended Medford
schools and is a graduate of
Medford High school. She also
attended Southern Oregon col
lege and Oregon State college.
The bridegroom attended
Roseburg schools" and until the
wedding was employed by the
Woolworth company at Eugene.
He received a transfer to Rose
burg arid will begin his new du
ties. February 6. The couple left
Saturday for their.; new home
there at 1J56 N.E. Fremont
street. .
- They' made their wedding trip
to eastern Oregon.
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Mrs. Lewis Albert Ripperger
(Landis-Shangle photo)
Mrs. Maurice Tuitls
To Conduct Program
For Mission Society.
Mrs. Maurice Tuttle will con
duct a program Tuesday, Febru
ary 7 for Woman's Baptist "Mis
sion society of the Eastwood Bap
tist church. The meeting will
open at 1 p.m.'and will be at the
home of. Mrs. Don . Tucker 854
Stewart avenue.
Hostesses -will be Mrs. Ma&
Eaton and Mrs. Lora Strahn. Devotions-
will be given by Mrs.
S. D. Earhart. .
'Women who attend are to take
love gift offerings which will be
dedicated by Mrs. Don Tucker,
chairman.
Anyone who needs transpor
tation may telephone Mrs. J. T.
Johnson, 3-2576.
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Initiated
Robert Sevcik; son'of Mr. and
Mrs. R. Leo Sevcik, 26 Willa-1
mette avenue, recently was ini- j
tiated into Pi Kappa Phi, fra- j
ternity, a national social fratern
ity. He is a sophomore student
in the school of business at Ore
gon State college. .
Pledges
Eugene Miss Flori Sloniger,
Medford, has pledged Gamma
Phi Beta sorority at the Univer
sity of Oregon during the winter
term open rush period.
Miss Slonigjsr, a freshman ma
joring in liberal ; arts, is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. 'E.
Sloniger, 398 Stewart avenue,
Medford. She is a recent grad
uate of Medford High school. .
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Gold Star Mothers will meet
for a potluck luncheon Tuesday,
February 7 at 12:30 p.m., at the
home of Mrs. Lottie Tiede, 645
Pine street, Medford.
Shirley Mae Turk .
Becomes Bride of
Laurel E. Krause
Shirley Mae Turk and Laurel
E. Krause were married Janu- -ary
15 in rites read by the Rev.
Leo Hamilton at the Methodist
church in Sparks, Nev.
The bride is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Darold Garman,
route 2, Box 377L, Medford, and
the bridegroom is a son of Mr,
and Mrs.' Elmer Krause, route 3,
box 169AA, Medford. !,
. For '- her wedding the bride
wore a pale lavender suit.
She is a 1952 graduate of Med
ford Senior high school and is
employed at the Big Y market. '
The bridegroom is a bookkeep
er for Rogue Valley Country
club. -.
The couple" is living at route
3, box 233, on Fern Valley road.
On their arrival January 19
from their wedding trip mem
bers of the Medford Trail Riders
met at the couple's home to
charivari them.: About 20 per
sons attended and music and
dancing were diversions of the
evening. They presented the cou
ple gifts for their new home and
refreshments were served. The
bride and bridegroom are mem
bers of the club.
Lady Elks Plan
Leap Year Dance
Salad Luncheon
Lady Elks have planned a
"Leap Year" dance Saturday,
February 11, for Elks and their
invited guests. Once every four
years the ladies entertain the
men at this special event. Favors
and decorations in the Leap
Year theme have been prepared
for the occasion.
John Lusk and his orchestra
will furnish the music for the
dance and special entertainment
is 'also planned.
. Lady- Elks will meet for a
salad luncheon Tuesday, Febru
ary 7 at 1:30 p.m., and the re
mainder of the afternoon will be
spent ,in playing cards. " "
Mrs. Van Gilbert, Mrs. George
Howard and Mrs. Larry Juniper
will be hostesses. Wives of all
Elk lodge members are invited.
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