Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-22

ldl6e dSbtulDldBb lllleu Jue spa
cious Sunday School room on the
ground floor of First Methodist church
and the guests were received by Mrs
Fletcher Homan, Mrs. Edwin H. Todd
Mrs, Charles Miller, Mrs. B. L. Sleeves
Mrs. F. A. Legg, Mrs. Frederick s
Bynon and Mrs. J, w. Beckley, and
directed to places by four pretty girls
in handsome costumes of fair Japan
Miss Florence Hofer Miss Barbara
Steiner, Miss Marcella Bynon and Miss
Georgia Rouse.
Oregon-grape and fir boughs, with
d canopy of blue and white garlands
We're used as platform decorations
In a delightful Japanese tea garden
partitioned by screens completely hid
den with pink cherry blossoms smoth,
ering brown branches, were the dainty
tables presided over by Mrs. A. N
Bush, Mrs. William Kirk, Mrs. j. II
Albert and Mrs. Gaylord Patterson
Further decorations in the room
were panels of Japanese cloth in blue
print on white and green bay trees
Assisting with serving were the Jap
anese maidens of the drill.
The gift Of a willow pattern plate
was presented each guest in exchange
for her admission ticket, and the Il
lustrated story In blue pictures was
delightfully."- recited by Miss EtheI
Thomas, graduate Of the Sara Brown
School Of Expression. The romantic
tale is of two lovers who are made
unhappy by the young woman's fu'
rious father, and good fairies Of the
island on which the lovers hide, trans,
forming them into doves until they
escape from wrath, to live in happi'
ness forevermore. Mrs Vera Byars
Glover preceded the story, reading 6
poem of the willow plate romance
Under direction of Mrs. B. o. Schuck
ing, picturesque drill of graceful
eyolutions with fan and parasol, was
the charming contribution of Velmi
Hayes, Vesta Smith, Helen Loomis
Grace Farrar, Genevieve Yannke, Mar
garet Livesly, Thelma Young, Grace
Hunt, June Cooley, Ethel Rupert, Mar
garet Legg and Muriel Sleeves, becom
ingly attired in brilliant kimona'
with head ornaments and beauty o
face artificially enhanced, truly Jap
anese.
h Miss Evelyn De Long provided
piano music for the drill. Mrs Myrtle
Long Mendenhall sang beautifully
Mozart's "Tell Me Fair Ladies'"
"A Lesson in Patriotism" was givel
by the Japanese maidens and five lit
tie native Chinese girls, Mary Sun
Esther Sun, Bessie Sun, Annie lie
and Eunice Lee, in gorgeously EN-
broidered tunics and trowsers and or
namented head dresses, who sang Il
chorus one of our nations patriot
melodies, America"
The splendid attendance with 1t
consequent financial success, encour
ages the members of Willamett
League to plan another surprise 70
the amusement of Salem people an
for the benefit of Willamette's en-
dowment fund.
A wedding with pretty surrounding
was solemnized on Wednesday, Feb
ruary nineteenth, at seven o'clock 4
the evening, at the home Of Mr.. an
Mrs. A. L. Headrick, 455 North Cot
take street, when their daughter, Lol
Deryl, was united in marriage to MI
Ralph H. Cooley, Reverend Davis Br
rett reading the ring service.
The living rooms were In Ivy, smI
lax and pink and white carnations
and the dining room in ferns and re
carnations.
Preceding the ceremony, Miss Grac
Fawk sang Hardelot's Because" an
following the service Mrs. f. L. Wat
ers sank "The Madrlgal. Miss MabC
Smith accompanied with piano and a
so played Mendlessohn's Weddin
March.
Little Louise Chessman Of Portland
the brides cousin, bore the ring o
a white satin cushion.
Miss Vera Martin was maid Of hoI
or, and wore yellow crepe de chen,
She carried a shower Of pink carnf
tions.
The brides robe was of white chal
meuse; her long tulle veil was al
ranged from a cap head dress and he
flowers were brides rosebuds wit
shower Of lilies of the valley. Whe
the bride tossed her bouquet, Mis-
Mabel Smith was the fortunate cal
tor.
Miss Berdine Yantis served pune
Mrs. William Skipton and Mrs. o.
Price, the brides sister, cut the Ices.
Assisting with serving were; Mis-
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