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THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM
SATURDAY, NOV. 17, 1917.
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By AXINE THOMPSON
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MISS RITA STEINER
Popular society belle, whose engagement to Daniel J. Fry, Jr., was niinounc od tliis afternoon at a lovely bridge-tea
QT'ITE tv furf.ro was created in ex- j
elusive society tmlny by the an- !
no h n ci'in I'M t if Miss Rita Mario j
bteiner's i?iiKni,iu?ut to Daniel J. Fry,
jr.
The announcement." wtm made this
afternoon at a large bridge-tea for
which the bride-elect's mother, Mrs.
11. E. Lee Steiner, was hostess, and is
of wide interest 10 s nioty on account
of the prominence of both families,
.who are among the oldest and best
known in .Snleiu.
The engagement is nn especially hap
1v affair iiintsmuch in the friendship
liotween the two fninilieii is one of long
standing.
The inteij'stinjr secret was not di
vulged until the ten hour, when two
charming little maid,. Miss Jacqueline,
Kdgerton nnd Miss Ruth Griffith, en
tered the rooms with gold baskets lad
en with corsage bouquets of violets
and pink eurualiuits, to which the an
nouncement cards were attached.
Miss Steiner i;i the oldest daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. R. K. T.eo Steiner and
a sister of Miss Barbara Stonier and
. young Milton Sloiner. She is consider
ed one of the most attractive and pop
ular girls in society nnd is a great
favorite iu tho younger so, among
Avhom she and her finuco have always
mingled.
Her earlier educntiou was received
lu the Salem schools nnd Willamette
University. Later she attended the Uni
versity tf Washington nt Seattle. She
is a member of the Kappa Kappa
Gamma sorority of which her sister,
Miss Km bam Steiner, also is a popu
lar member.
Fry is a sen of Mr- and Mrs. Daniel
J. Fry, and is one of frnleni 'g most pop
ular young bachelors. He is a brother
tif Mrs. Raymond Welsh (Jennie Fry)
of Sacramento, Cab; Miss Prisoiilu
Vy, and Ori Fry who is passing
tne winter in 1'ortland.
He is a graduate of the Salem
high school, and also of the Philadel
phia college of pharmacy, since which
lime ho has been associated with his
father in the retail and wholesale drug
business.
A definite date has not yet been cet
for the wedding and the plans will bj
dependent on the war; as Fry leaves
Monday to take a course in the ord
nance school at the University of Ore
Kin, in order to enlist iu that depart
ment for active service.
The bridge this afternoon was a
ehnmiing affair, and tho guests in
cluded close to 60 prominent maids
nd matrons of society, a number of
whom dropped in later at the tea hour.
The floral arrangement was lovely.
Hugo yellow and Ivvhitu chrysantht
rni"s enli.nised bv the background of
lirilliant Oregon grape, tho dark foli-
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Mrs. Hugh Caniahan McCamctou (Est uer Carson) a charming bride of tiie
wees
Simplicity was the keyuote of t!u 'and Mrs- Alice II. Dodd wcr hostesses
wedding of Miss Esther Kathleen fnr- .ro honor Mrs. William P. Lord's house
son aud Hugh Unmahnn Mcfaniiuau. 'iruest fri T T -f,,r,w t r. ,ri.,,,
which was solemnized Thursday af- I J- J' Murl' of lo'tlanct.
ternoon as the f arson residence on 1 "e rooras ore attractive with great
South High street. Rev. Carl Elliott of jJnnstes of russet, geld and bronze
the First. Presbyterian churih offici- chrysanthemums effectively combined
ated and the ceremony was attended with brilliant autumnal foliage and
Anlt- V fniK- r,l.t i v.O . ..... 1 !.. "V..!. - T.
ug with its masses or. crimson berrie, 'l,;;. 'v ' u.w ulso was tue Keynote,
inmost hiil.lcn lin.ikii.ij tir t.i .. 01 xba color scheme in the diniiur room
M w u, t l l.a of Although a very small affair, the ! marolds nnd 'vellow 'candles being
HTrynthemuois WBS vfcnrmiiiR. used to adorn the artistic little tea
th?Hr, h keynote of the color tablet which were placed about the
, , ' . , . ... si-heme, and the rooms were uecked i room for the guests.
crs combinimT in 1 lovX cnlnrl,hr-VSau'hemi,,ns' fKriwD pro- serv.ng and was decked with a huge
,ne ' i tS ,lk.tl0f I ." rwi-- . M the, vivid tlowers and veV
ine tindf, wfco is a very attractive low candles. Mrs. Murr.hv iiresi.ll
girl, wore a charming gown of darkiover the center table, around which
blue Georgette crepe with a huge cr-'wero also seated Mrs. M. E. lireyuian,
sage of Cecil Bruuuer roses ard lacey Mrs. William P. Lord, M rs, John Far-f,'rns-
'rar, Sr., and Mrs. 8. Jess.ip of Boise,
Following the ceremony a weddiuir Idaho.
lunch
A K OTHER engagement which will J
tA also be of marked interest to Sa
lem society, is that of Miss Mar
gery Mcintosh Marvin and Emond
Friiz Klade which will be formally an
nounced tonight at an elaborate" din
ner and dance to be given at the H:-
tel Marion, , by the bride-elect 's sis
ter, Miss Cornelia Marvin. It will be
one of the largest atfairs of the earlv
seagon, and the announcement of the
betrothal will first be made at the din
ner, preceding the dauce, to which
about 20 friends of Miss Marvin and
her fiance have been asked.
The dinner will be held in the tea
room, and the dance in the attractive
roso dining room, which will be redo
lent with lovely flowers and glowing
with soft colored lights.
Great palms and a profusion of ivv
will also be arranged everywhere about
the room and in every nook and avail
able place there will be wicker furni-
Iture and Oriental rugs.
the table for the dinner will be un
usually lovely. An adorable minature
inoHiuiii is to piay in a uea ot maiden
hair ferns and at either end there will
be huge baske's of exquisite Ophelia
roses from which garlands of similar
flowers will be festooned to the cen
ter. A single rose will mark each place
with artistic iinnouni ement card.
Seated about tho flower-decked ta
ble besides the lienor attest and her
fiance, will be Mr. nnd Mrs. John J.
Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Chester A.
Moores, Mr. and Mrs. Frederic D.
Thielson, Mr. and Mrs. Asaliel Bush.
Dr. and. Mrs. William II. Lvtlo. Mr.
nnd Mrs,. Robert Kinney of" Astoria,
Mrs. Ada Strong, Miss Ellen Thielson.
Miss Rita Bteiner, Daniel J. Fry. Jr.'.
ami James Young.
Miss. Marvin will wear her mother 's
wedding gown, a white satiu brocade,
which she has had combined with sil
ver lace and made over for the occa
sion. Miss Marvin is tho daughter of the
late Charles E. Marvin cf Seattle and
Olympia, ami has been 'making her
home in Salem for the past five years,
having come here from Olympia. within
a short time after her father's death-
f-he is a very attractive girl with the
gift of making friends wherever she
goes, and has sin.ee coming to Salem
shared in the gayeties of the younger
set. She received her earlier education
under a tutor and Inter passed some
time at Monticello Seminary, near St.
Louis.
Blade is a Canadian, and came to Sa
lem six or seven years ago from Ox
ford, Nova Scotia, where his family
formerly mado their home. Ho is the
youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. William
R. Slade, who now reside in Silverton,
nnd a brother of Mrs. John J. Roberts
of this city, Claude P. Slade aud Miss
Catherine Slade of Silverton, Mrs.
Gertrude Cameron of Boston and
Frank Slade of Montreal. He is a state
bank examiner nnd has recently re
ceived leave of absenco to attend the
U. 8. ordnance school at Eugene.
For the dance the guests will be
Senator and Charles L. ilcNary, Dr.
and Mrs. R. E. Lee Steiner, Mr. and
Mrs. George F. Rodgers, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomns A. Liveslev, Mr. and Mrs.
Asaliel Bush, Mr, and Mrs. John J.
Roberts, Miss Rita Steiner. Mr. and
Mrs. Guy Sargent, Mr. and Mrs. Ben
. Olcott, Miss Florence Hofer, Mr.
and Mrs. W. Melvin Plimpton, Mr. aud
Mrs. John H. McNarv. Mr. and Mrs.
Chauneey Bishop, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
xiawKins, -ir. and Airs. Cliltord. lirown
Daniel J. Fry, Jr., Mr. aud Mrs. W.
Council Dyer, Mr. and Mrs. Milton L.
Meyers, Miss Catharine Carson, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert MeKinnie Hofer, Mr.
and Mrs. Frederic D. Thielsen, Ralph
Moores, Dr. and Mrs. William H. Lv-
tle, Mr. and Mrs. Chester A. Moores,
Miss Ellen Thielsen, Mr. and Mrs-
irnnk II. Spears, Mr. and Mrs. William
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Overshadowing all other social di
versions of the early week was the sec
ond party of the season given by the
Monday Night Dancing club, at the
Moose hall, Monday night.
So little of a formal nature has been
done this winter that these dances are
a welcome relief. They provide a
means o. taking away an evening now
and then from the various relief so
cieties to which matrons and maids of
Salem are so generously devoting their
every available minute.
laq decorations .for the . affair were
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Kellogg Clarke
of Portland came to Salem tonight to
bo guests at tho dance for which Miss
Cornelia Marvin will be hostess in
honor of - her sister, Miss Margery
Marvin.
Mrs. Clarke formerly was Miss Car
rie Gillespy of Seattle and is a girl
hood friend of Miss Marvin's.
While here Mr. and Mrs. Clarke will
be guests at the Hotel Marion.
Dr. and Mrs. J. N. Smith entertain
ed informally Tuesday night with a
ouu party, their guests beniff the
extremely effective and prettv. The imemuerg or. tne Jierry-uo-noima club,
room was abloom with myriads 6f rose- About 28 of tho married set motored
pink Japanese flowers and bright col
ored foliage. Soft shaded floor lamps
reflecting a rosy light, and dozens of
say colored lanterns also added to the
artistic effect-
Some of the members of the Ivlonday
Dancing club are: Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam S. Walton, Mr. and Mrs. George
A-
G. Brown. Dr. and Mrs. Olof
Walton, Mr. and Mrs. David W. Evre. .Olson, Mr. and Mrs. Carl B. Webb
Fritz Slade. Mr. and Mrs. George Wil- Mr. and Mrs- William MeGilehrist, Jr.,
the attractive rooms.
The tea table
unusu
llow
scheme. An artistic basket filled witU
masses of fragrant violets, together
with chrysanthemums in the pinkish
lavender shades, aud lacey ferns, lent
-a additional note of beauty to tho
table.
Assisting about thj rooms nnd dur
ing the tea hours were Mm. Milton L
Meyers, Mrs. Harry II. Olinger, Mrs.
Daniel J. Fry, Mrs- Floyd t.dgerton,
!rs. George G. Brown, Mrs. L. F. Grif
fith and Miss Margery Marvin.
At the door the guests were greeted
ivy Miss Prior ilia Fry,.
"Visi Steiner was charming in a
owa of white taffeta trimmed with
touches of pink velvet ribbon and
cluster of tiny french flower, worn
wi'h a cfTKUiie bouquet of exquisite
crcltiiis aud violets.
was served- I These callin-' were all old frio.it
mt. and .Mrs. Mctamman left for;of Mrs. Murphy when she made her
Portland, en route to Seattle where , home ia Salem.'
they will make their home. ', Assisting, the hostesses were Mrs.
Mrs, .vlct nmmauHwas one of the m ist : Frederick S, S. ewart and Mrs. Chaun
charming girls in Salem society nndjcey Dishcp.
will be greatly missed bv her host of j
frieii8. " Mr. and Mrs. A. X. Bush are back
'from & severl wclc loinum in 'Hi-
Abont 5 prominent matrons rather- leasrn and elserhri in hl east
etj at the Bishop residence on Thursday j They arrived home Wednesday night 'of the Giddings and also of Mrs. Frank
afternoon to participate in the charm- istoi'pinir en route ia San Francisco for G. Mvers. who i one nt her irH-thno,l
tea for which Mrs. C. P. Dish. 'a few dayt. chums".
liam Gray. Miss Hazelle Downinsr. Mr.
aud Mrs. Henry B. Thielsen, Mr. and
Mrs. William H. Burghardt, Jr., Miss
Maude Durbin, Dr. and Mrs. Thomas C.
Smith, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Edger
ton, Misses Gertrude and Margaret
Gray, Dr. and Mrs. Pripce W. Byrd,
James Young, Mr. aud Mrs. Eusse.U
Catlin, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gill, Miss
Mable Witliycombe, Mr. and Mrs. Cur
tis B. Cross, Ercel Kay, Albert Egan,
Mr. aud Mrs. Bob Koberts, Mr. and
Mrs- F. A. Elliott, John Carson, Mr.
and Mrs- Daniel J. Fry, Miss Margaret
vosper, .Miss mace Mean, Mr. and Mrs.
Chauneey Butler, Mrs. Ada Strong.
Mr. and" Mrs. t harles Miller, Dr. Wl
B. Morse, James R. Linu, Mr. and Mis.
W. T. Xeill, William Lerehen, Mr. ami
Mrs. Frederick Lamport, Miss Eliza
beth Lord, Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Moores
Miss Aline Thompson, Mr. and Mrs.
ired Huchtel, Sidney Elliott and Glenn
Patterson.
Guests from out of town will be Mr.
aud Mrs. Willis Kellogg Clarke of
Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Young,
Mr. and Mrs. Rockey Mason and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Stewart of Albany,
iVLr. and Mrs. Keith Powell of Lnfay-1
otte, Mr. and Mrs- Robert Kinney of
Astoria, Miss McMurran of Chohalis,
Wash,; Miss Paula Linn of Euaene, !
Mr- and Mrs. William slade, Mr. and
Mrs. Claude P. Slade, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Reynolds, Miss Catherine Slade
of Silverton, aud Mrs. Gertrude Camer-
jon of Boston, Mass.
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Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, who has been
the house guest of Mrs. Jacob G.
Kamm for a week or so, returned to
her home in Portland Monday.
During her short, visit hero Miss
Jacobs was honored with several de
lightful little informal affairs.
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There is a local golf tournament on
at the Illahee Country club tomorrow,
and if t-ie weather permits society no
aoubt will spend tho creater oart of
the day on the links.
This is the first tournament of the
kind that tne club has held, and many
devotees, both men and women are
planning to participate ia the play.
Cominff home today from a de
lightful soiouifn at the beach were
Mrs- William lirown, Mrs. William H
.uaney, nj Mrs. William H. Eldvidge,
who have been spending several days
at the former's attractive summer
place at Seal Socks.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Myers, Mr. and
Mrs. U. G. Shipley, Mr. and Mrs.
"Bob'! Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Grant
R. Bunnell, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ham
ilton, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas II. Gal
loway, Justice and Mrs. Lawrence I
Harris, Mr- and Mrs. James T. Chin-
nock, -Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Harding,
Mr. and "Irs. E- O.' Siecke, Mr. aud
Mrs. John E. Brophy, Mr. and Mrs.
W, W. Moore, Mr. and Mrs- Roy H.
Mills, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Lewis,
Mr. and Mrs. J. C Perry, Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur S. Benson, Mr. and Mrs. Tage
R. Broyles, Mr. and Mrs - George P.
Fox, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Wilson, Mr.
and Mrs. L. S. Geer, Dr. "and Mrs. Gro
ver C. Bellinger, Mr. and Mrs. Craig
Marvin, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wende
roth, Mr. and Mrs- George Riches, Mr.
and Mrs. William Hamilton. Miss Grif
fin, Miss Townsend, Miss Edna Sniniig
tou, Mr. and Mrs. Linn C. Smith, Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Burton, Mr. and Mrs. S.
ti. Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. Paul John
son, Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester M. Doer
fler, Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Gamjobst. Mr. i
and Mrs. A. L. Wallace, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Wiedmer, F. E. Mangis, Oliver
Myers ana Kobert JJuncan.
The marriage of Miss Ruth Sibyl
Thompson and Archie Bair was solemn
ized at Tne country home of the bride 's
parents, Rev. and Mrs. George M.
Thompson, on Thursday (evening' at
seven o'clock. The bride's father offi'
ciited and the young people were un
attended. About 30 friends and relatives of the
couple attended the ceremony, which.
"was followed by a delightful supper.
Miss iaura Grant of Salem playct
the wedding march.
Mr. and Mrs-" Bair left for a short
wedding trip after which they will
make their home on the groom's ranea
near Clear Lake.
Mr. and Mr. George F. Kodgers,
who divide their time between Salem
and Astoria are here this week; Mrs-
Kodgers having come several davs ago,
and Mr. Rodgers only today. They will
remain until the first of the week.
Mrs. George Watson asked a dozen
matrons to her home for an informal
afternoon over the bridge tables on
Monday; her guests being the members
of the Monday Auction club.
Clusters of feathery chrysanthemums
were used about rhe rooms and the
hostess was assisted bv Mrs. John R.
Pollock.
Playing beside the club guests were
Mrs- George P. Fox, Mrs. John R. Pol-
was one of the most delightful in
formal functions of the week.
Huge clusters of vivid yellow mari
golds and branches of laurel aglow
with brilliant red berries, decked the
eard'roonis. Seven tables were arrang
ed for the players, Governor and Mrs.
Witliycombe being the only additional
guests.
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A delightful affair of last niuht,
was the informal evening of fliu?h for
which Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Jones and
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Millard wero joint
hosts at the home of the former.
The guests included the members of
the Cherry City Flinch club, who have
been enjoying these affairs for sev
eral years and gathered together last
night for their first party of the sea
son. Seven tables were arranged for the
games, which were followed by a very
simple lunch.
Those making up the dub are: Mr.
and Mrs. Fred A. Legg, Mr. and Mrs
J. A. Mills, Dr. and Mrs. B. L. Steeves,
Jir. ana Airs. u. G. iiolt, Mr. and Mrs.
B. C. Miles. Mr. and Mrs- A. A. Lee,
Mr. and Mrs. IT. G. Beyer, Mr. and
Mrs. Swaitord, Dr. aud Mrs. H. C. En
ley, Mr. and Mrs. Burton C. Carrier,
Mr. asd Mrs. E. T. Barnes. Mr. and
airs, vuilinni Kirk, Mr. and Mrs. Jos,:
eph H. Baker, Dr. end Mrs. M. C. Find-
ley, Mr. aud Mrs. J. II. Todd, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry H. Vandervort. Mr. and
jlrs. R. R. Jones and Mr. and Mrs. E.
Millard.. .
Miss Margaret Gray is back from
As.toria, where' she has been spendine
the past two weeks, as the guest of
mends.
During the first part of her visit
Miss Gray was the guest of Mrs. Rob
ert Kinney (Althea Moores) and later
she was with Miss Merle McKelvey.
Mr. and Mrs. John x). Caughell and
small son, John Jr., left today for
Portland, en route to Waupaco, Wis
consin, their old home.
They will be the guests of relatives
during their visit there and will re
main until after .the holidays, return
ing the first of January.
Mrs. 1?. S. Wallace is being welcom
ed . homo from Schenectady, .New
York, where she has been visiting .her
daughter, Mrs- William Lambe, (Ruth
Wallace) for the past few mouths.
Four of Salem's popular voting
beaux, Daniel J. Fry, Jr., James Younj
i ritz Ulndeand Kalph Moores will
leave Monday for the Fniversity . of
Oregon to take a course in the U. S.
ordnance school in order to eulist ia
the orduaijee department.
After -completing the. course .ajt Eu
gene they will enlist and go to Fort
Sam Houston, San Antcnio, Texas, to
train for active service.
Society's younger set has been sad
ly depleted iu the past six months;
and with the several other young
bachelors who are away, those four
will be much missed at the winter's
dances.
Dr. and Mrs. Carl Griffith of Burns
have returned home after passing sev
eral days in Salem with Dr. Griffith's
brothers, Drs. L. F. and J. C. Griffith.
Later, Dr. and Mrs. Griffith will mo
tor to California for a sojourn.
Mrs. C. B. Hagar left this morning
i'or Seattle to visit her son, Harold Ila
f ar, who is taking a course in the qua" -termasters
department at the Universi
ty cf Washington,
Sho will remain away for about i
week.
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A delightful "house warming" was
enjoyed by the friends of Mr. and Mrs.
D. J. Hendricks at their country homo
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Mr. and Mrs. James D. Giddings will
leave Monday for Maideton. Iowa,
where they will speud the winter with i lock and Mrs. Kate Kennell of oPrt
ttieir grand daughter, Mrs. Raymond ,land.
t-assadav.
Mrs. Cassadav. who formerly was
Miss Flora Whiting, visited in'Salem
joefore her marriage and was the guest
t . h i ; j ) : .. 3 1 . . . m l r s .
Miss Paula Linn is here from Eu
gene, having come this afternoon to j
attend the dance tonight. i
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