Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-29
S SOCIETY

For a trip in Alaska covering a
fortnight's time, Miss Effie Man King
and Miss Marie Hofer will leave Sa-
lem a week from tomorrow.
OF interest to many in Salem will
be the following account taken from
a Kansas City paper:
One Of the prettiest home we'd
dings of the season was solemnized
Saturday, June II, at the home of
Mrs. W. o. Bechtel when her daugh-
ter, Mary, was united in marriage TO
Mr.. Charles Colin Patrick, of Port
land, Ore. Promptly at $3.50 o'clock
Miss Bernice Brown, OF Holton, sang
Il Love You Truly" and mot Re.
cause Your Heart Is Nine" accom-
panied by Mrs C. W. Welcome. To
the strains of Lohengrin's wedding
march played by Mrs. Welcome, the
matron of honor, Mrs. Charles Heu-
ser, OF Salt Lake City, came down
the stairs followed by the maid of
honor, Miss Eva Bechtel Then came
the bride on the arm of her brother.
DR.. S. L. Bechtel, who gave her
away. The groom and his best man.
Lawrence Hofer, of Salem, Oregon,
came from the library and met the
bridal party in the parlor where the
ceremony was performed by Rev. L.
L. Hassenpfiug, using the Episcopal
ring service. "Schubert's Serenade"
was played during the ceremony.
The bride was gowned in a creme me-
teor gown over white silk and
trimmed with Chantilea lace and
hand embroidery. Her long tulle veil
was caught up with lilies of the val
ley, She carried a shower bouquet
OF brides roses and lilies of the val
ley and wore the groom's gift, an an
tique chain and locket set with
rubies and diamonds. The matron of
honor wore a pale blue crepe charm
euse and carried pink Killarney
roses. The ceremony was performed
IN the bow window in the parlor he
fore an arch made of daisies and
smilaX. Suspended from this hung
wedding bell made of smilax and
white carnations, the Taper being
an electric light bulb. On either
side of the arch tall candle sticks
were placed and the soft lights from
the candles made a most beautiful
scene Rope portiers of daisies and
smllax were used in all the rooms
and daisy chains entwined the stair
way. The library was also in daisies
and smilaX and in the dining room
where the luncheon was served, the
center piece for the table was
crystal vase continuing bouquet of
killarney roses. Misses Regina Hart.
Ruth Alexander, Lois Voneida and
Gertrude Tharp assisted with the
serving. Misses Rose Mitchell and
Marie Willitt served punch on the
portch. Mrs. H. C. Wheeler. Mrs g
W. Welcome and Mrs. B. ]. Alexan-
der assisted in receiving and had
charge of the decorations. When
the brides cake was cut Miss Luella
Neibling got the ring, Miss Janet Nc
Laughlin the dime. When the bride
threw her bouquet it was caught bv
Miss Bernice Brown. The brides
going away gown was a blue serge
suit with hat to match. Mr.. and
Mrs. Patrick left by auto for st. Jo-
seph and from there went to st. Paul
and the northern lakes. From there
they will go to Portland, Oregon.
where Mr.. Patrick is a member of
the Bridal Veil Lumber company"
Mrs. Stanley Morgan was hostess
last Wednesday to a crowd of young
women who were asked for a miscel-
laneous shower, Miss Marguerite
Klein being the honoree. The guests
were neighbors and close friends of
the bride-elect and spent a charming
afternoon in the pretty apartment of
the hostess on North Commercial
street. Writing materials were Civ
en- the young women that they might
record for Miss Kleins future use
the best rules for training and keep
ing trained-a husband Mrs. A.
Klein read the astounding advices
which caused an uproar of merri-
ment. 1t was suggested they be
compiled in book form that on occa-
sion they could be referred to.
At the luncheon table blank cards
with the guests name were used to
mark places. On these the young
women were requested to write re-
cipes. In this contest Mrs. ]. H.
Lewis and Miss Hazel Erixon re-
ceived gifts for the longest and
shortest recipes, Forming the CEN
ter-piece on the table was a full
rugged ship lighted with tiny red
tapers and from this, strewn over the
cloth, fastened with long white rib
bons, were the many daintily
wrapped packages containing all
manner of beautiful gifts Miss Ger
trude Erixon gave pleasure with vo-
cal selections.
Mrs. G. D. Gabrielson was a Port
land visitor this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George G. Bingham
and daughter, Alice, motored to Elk
City yesterday for few days out
ing.
Bernice Craig returned home last
week Friday from visit at the ranch
home of her aunt, Mrs. W. H. How'd.
During the tennis tournament last
week in Portland, many very COM
plimentary notices of Miss Irene
Campbell's excellent playing, were
given in the local papers One of
the evening issues spoke of the re-
markable form in which she played,
giving her the right to appear
against Miss Fording for champion
ship of the state of Oregon. Miss