Bill Fredricks of Beaverton and Jon
Bush of Portland, cousins of the
groom. Candlelighters were John
Weller, brother of the bride and
Grant Bowerman.
Following the ceremony, a recep­
tion was held in the church parlors
at which the beautiful four-tiered
cake, decorated with pink roses and
white bells and topped with an orna­
ment of white satin bells and pearls,
was cut by Mrs. Sterling Pash of
Portland, aunt of the btide, and
served by Mrs. Eugene Weller, sis­
ter-in-law of the bride, and Mrs.
Marion Knoll.
Mrs. Beulah Blakeley of Kelso,
aunt of the bride, poured coffee
and Mrs. George Hedges from Port­
land served punch. Mrs. Donald
Lovegren of Clatskanie was in charge
of the guest book.
From the reception, Mr. and Mrs.
Bush left for a honeymoon trip to
the 20 Miracle Miles area and for
travel, the bride wore a winter white
English double knit suit with deep
pink accessories. They are now at
home at 104 Denney Road, c/o Hid­
den Village, Beaverton.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Bush are grad­
uates of Vernonia high school and
are now employed in Portland, he
as an accountant at Weiner’s Store
and she as receptionist for Interstate
Tractor and Equipment Company.
Keasey-Ällen Vows Exchanged
Poinsettias and holly gave a
winter wedding Saturday afternoon
at the First Christian church at 2:00
at theFirst Christian church at 2:00
p.m. at which marriage vows were
exchanged by Carolyn Allen and
Ralph Keasey. The impressive double
ring ceremony was performed by
Reverend Robert Sargent, pastor of
the church. Wedding music was
played on the electric organ by Mrs.
L. H. Thomas.
For her wedding, the bride wore
a two-piece dress of champagne bro­
cade with beige accessories and car­
ried a cascade of holly and red car­
nations,. She was attended by her
sister, Mrs. Leslie Caron, who was
dressed in red with beige accessor­
ies with which she wore a corsage
of holly and white carnations.
Best man was Carroll Keasey of
Oak Grove, brother of the groom.
The Christmas theme also predom­
inated the reception held in the
church parlors for which the three­
tiered wedding cake was decorated
in green and gold with a church on
top. Table centerpieces were high­
lighted with large white candles and
poinsettias.
Mrs. Charles Zinn, stepmother of
the bride served the cake. Pouring
punch and coffee were two sisters
of the groom, Mrs. Richard Wysong
of Lake Grove and Mrs. Glenn Eades
of Portland. Pam Caron and Debra
Conroy were in charge of the gifts.
Following a week end honeymoon
trip, the couple is busy moving to
their new home in the new OA hill
subdivision.
Hertel Heads
Masonic Slate
Hcrace Hertel was installed Thurs­
day of last week as worshipful master
for Vernonia Lodge No. 184, AF & AM
in rites conducted at the Masonic
Temple by Wilbur A. Wellborn, St.
Helens, senior grand warden of the
Grand Lodge of Oregon. Hertel suc­
ceeds Ralph Bergerson in the office.
Wellborn was assisted with the in­
stallation of officers by Harry San-
don, district deputy grand master
and Raymond C. Sheeder of St. Hel­
ens, past master of the St. Helens
lodge.
Other officers installed with Hertel
were as follows: Senior warden,
Frank Serafin; junior warden, Rich­
ard Nightwine; treasurer, Harry
Culbertson; secretary, Walter Linn;
senior deacon, David Zamarripa;
junior deacon, Bill J. Hom; senior
steward, Marvin Kamholz; junior
steward, Ralph H. Sturdevant; chap­
lain, Wilbur E. Wilson; marshall, Al­
bert Brunsman and tyler Ralph Ber­
gerson.
Stretching the imagination will
sometimes work wonders, but it’s a
poor way of trying to make both ends
meet.
Oernonia Eagie
THURSDAY, DEC. 24, 1964_______3
Past Chief Parly Held
At H. Culbertson Home
Mrs. Harry Culbertson entertained
members of the Past Chiefs club
Thursday evening of last week at a
delightful Christmas party for which
her home was appropriately decorat­
ed.
In a short business meeting con­
ducted by club president, Mrs.
Charley Hickman, a memorial gift
to the Oregon-Washington Pythian
Home fund was voted in memory
of Mrs. Pearl Wilkerson, charter
member of the club.
A Christmas game was played and
carols were sung prior to the serving
of delicious apple cake with whip­
ped cream. This was followed by
the distribution of secret pal gifts
and the usual ohing and ahing as the
pretty packages were opened to re­
veal a variety of gifts.
The next meeting, January 21, will
be at the home of Mrs. Hickman.
Announcement Tells
Daughter's Betrothal
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Keith have
announced the engagement of their
daughter Barbara to Tim Seeberger
of Cornelius. Miss Keith is a senior
this year at Vernonia high school and
Mr. Seeberger is a senior at Forest
Grove high. Wedding plans await
graduation.
MR. and MRS. JERROLD BUSH
Bush-Weller Wedding Features
Pink, Burgundy Color Scheme
Saturday, December 5 at 1:00 p.m.,
marriage vows were exchanged at
the First Christian church by Miss
Kathleen Naomi Weller, daughter of
Mrs. Maxine Weller and the late
Paul Weller, and Jerrold Joseph
Bush, son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Bush, all of Vernonia.
For the event, a color scheme of
burgundy and pink was used with
baskets of pink gladioli, white ana
burgundy chrysanthemums, accent­
ed by four candelabra with tall tap­
ers forming the background for the
impressive rites. The church aisle
was marked with large white bows
on the pews from which extended
candle holders with 18 inch white
tapers.
The double ring ceremony was
performed by the Reverend E. J.
Ruff of Corvallis, Montana but form­
erly pastor of the Vernonia Bible
church. Soloist was Otto Bamell of
Monmouth who sang “My Prayer,”
“The Lord’s Prayer” and “God Gave
Me You.” He was acompanied on
the organ by Mrs. L. H. Thomas who
also played the wedding marches,
prelude and postlude.
The bride, given in marriage by
her brother, Eugene Weller, wore a
sheath style gown of white satin
with lace applique embroidered with
seed pearls. It was made with long
sleeves and boat neck with seed
pearls outlining the neckline and
the pointed wristline. Lace and
pearls also accented the chapel
train.
Voices sing
Her fluffy shoulder-length veil fell
from a crystal crown and she car­
ried a cascade of white spider mums
and pink baby rosebuds which also
were featured in the corsages worn
by the mothers of the bride and
groom.
Miss Judi Weller was her sister's
maid of honor and she wore a floor-
length gown of pink velveteen made
with empire waistline and accented
by burgundy accessories.
Bridesmaids were Miss Martha
Bush, sister of the groom, and Miss
Sunny DeHart who wore gowns
made like that of the maid of hon­
or, only of burgundy velveteen with
pink accessories.
Junior bridesmaid was Marcia
Weller, five-year-old niece of the
bride from Beaverton and she wore
a gown in identical style to those
of the other attendants, of white
velveteen with pink ribbon trim. All
the attendants carried nosegays of
white carnations.
Flower girls were Bonnie Weller,
niece of the bride, and Kimmy Fred­
ricks, cousin of the groom, both of
Beaverton. They wore floor-length
empire gowns of pink velveteen and
carried baskets of white chrysanthe­
mums and pink rosebuds.
Ring bearer was Stevie Weller,
nephew of the bride who wore black
trousers and white jacket like the
men in the wedding party and car­
ried the rings on a white satin pillow.
Best man was Delbert Bush, broth­
er of the groom, and ushers were
We offer best wishes
I I
and sincere appreciation to
all our friends on this Blessed Christmas,
BILL HORN REALTY and
VERNONIA INSURANCE EXCHANGE
Bill and Reatha Horn, Franciene Lentz
Thank you for letting
us serve you — best wishes
for a happy, healthy holiday,
wishes
for a Christmas
spiritual
memorable
moments
iU a t| tljr aplrttual blranluya of
lljr (Cljritìtrnau araaon be uiitlj you anb youra.
BOB'S UNION SERVICE
FUITEN-FRIESEN CHAPEL
Mr. and Mrs. James Fuiten
Dr. T. M. Hobart, Dr. S. A. Thüringer
Bob and Eleanor Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Friesen
Dr. Oloff Hansen, Dr. D. Kramer
Lester Shafer
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Thomas