Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-04-06

The following Dit OF society new
will be of interest to Mr.. Chester
Murphy's friends and acquaintance IL
Salem.
Society is finding pleasant topiC
of conversation in the betrothal an
nouncement of Miss Angela NJ Kin,
ney and Chester Griffin Murphy
which was made yesterday at tea
to which Miss Klnney's sister, Mrs
James A. Dougherty, bade few close
friends. Many whispers Of this in
teresting event have been going the
rounds, so that the formal announce
ment was not an absolute surprise
Bride roses combined with plumes of
white lilacs made graceful and ar
tistic decorations. The table was
further decked with favors suggestive
of the coming wedding. Mrs. Lewis
G. Clark and Mrs. Andrew j. Giesy,
sisters of Mr. Murphy, presided.
They were assisted by Mrs. Alexan-
der Angus Mcdonnell and Miss Mai
da Hart
Miss Kinney is, the daughter of
Timothy Kinney, of Salt Lake; a sis
ter of Mrs. Charles Whitley, of the
same place and of Mrs Dougherty,
of Portland, with whom she has made
her home for the past two years. AT
ter finishing school in a New York
convent, Miss Kinney spent a year
abroad In January of this year she
returned from the east, where she
had been in company with Mrs.
yVbit1o,, and loot Cupdo,, eho oor,n
home from Honolulu, where she jour-
neyed with Mrs. Dougherty and Mr..
Kinney. Miss Kinney is one of the
popular members of the younger set
and is a prominent horsewoman.
Mr. Murphy is the son of the late
]. S. Murphy and Mrs. E. C. Murphy
both pioneers. He came to Portland
from Salem, where he still retains
numerous business interests Mr..
Murphy prepared for college at Will
lamette university He took his A.
B, degree at Stanford in 1900 and af-
ter returning for a year of law he
went to Harvard, where he was grad
uated from the law school in '02. He
is Zeta Psi man and holds an en-
viable athletic record, having played
all four years in college on the base
ball and football teams, and having
been member of the track team.
He also played on the Harvard law
school football team and was promi-
nent in golf here few years ago. He
maintains a stock farm at Wood
burn and owns a number of good
saddle and driving horses, so that he
is well known in equestrian circles.
After finishing at Harvard Mr.. Muir
ply spent year abroad before en-
tering the law offices of William D.
FentOn. He has now been estab-
lished for himself for two years and
is referee in bankruptcy in the
United States district court for the
district of Oregon. Mr.. Murphy is a
brother of Mrs. Lewis G. Clark, Mrs.
Andrew j. Giesy, a brother-in-law of
Mrs. S. w. Church and an uncle of
the Misses Ruth and Genevieve
Church, and cousin of Mrs. Milo NJ.
Potter Of Santa Barbara, and her
daughter, Miss Nina Jones' He has
membership in the university, Multi
nomah and Golf clubs.
The wedding will be an event of
June, Mr.. Murphy and his BRIDE
elect will live in Trinity Place apart
ments, which he recently built, until
they finish their residence in Kings
Court-Oregon journal.
Mr.. and Mrs. William C. Knighton
entertained with charming Easter
dinner Wednesday evening for their
bridge club. Great branches of beau
tiful cherry blossoms with daffodils
and Oregon grape were used through
out the rooms. In the dining room
was a compliment Of Easter emblems
and arranged on the table combined
with spring flowers, were the fluffy
yellow chicks and the little grey bun
nies. Ice cream was served in dain-
ty Easter baskets adorned with red
roses and tiny chickens perched on
the edges,
The club guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
S, G. Sargent, Mr.. and Mrs. Rollln X.
Page, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Meyers.
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builOl anu mIS. -, ". GflIHLl en-
tertained the Ave hundred club last
Tuesday evening Mrs. George Rose
and Mr.. Cattanach won high score
prizes.
Mrs. Frank w Benson, widow of
the late governor of Oregon, and
Mrs. Oswald West, wife of the pres
ent governor, were honor guests at
a tea given by Mrs Thomas Graham
Crothers Of San Francisco, in the
Palace hotel. Callforia wild flowers
in gold baskets were the graceful
decorations
Doctor and Mrs. r. r. Lee Steiner
and Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Fry left
Salem early Thursday morning for
NeskOwin, where they will remain
for a short visit at their cottages.
Mrs. w j. Ball is entertaining her
sister, Mrs. Harry Siegel, Of New
York. who was Miss Ernestlne Levy
before her marriage Mrs Slegel