Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-15
By ALINE THOMPSON

pie Of pleasureable surprise during tae
week was the engagement of Miss Err
mine Janice Harding to Clarence Bak-
er Won Slyke of Chelan, Washington.
Mrs. Merlin Harding, sister-in-law of
the bride-elect, was hostess for a
charming luncheon Wednesday to make
known the happy news.
| The rooms were attractively adorn-
ed with Caroline Testout and Dorothy
Perkins roses. In the dining room
pink candles and an array of soft col
ored sweet peas mingled with maiden
hair ferns adorned the luncheon tables.
Pretty corsage bouquets of the same
fragrant blossoms marked the places.
Luncheon was followed by an after
noon of music.
Mr.. Won Slyke and Miss Harding
have Just graduated from the Univer.
sity of Minnesota and it was while at
tending college that the groom to be
met and developed decided penchant
for the attractive Salem girl.
Miss Harding is the daughter of Mrs.
Agnes Harding and sister of Marlin
Harding of this city.
Mr.. Won Slyke is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs j. A. Won Slyke of Chelan, and
is soon to enter his father s bank.
| The guests who were the close
friends of the bride-eledt included,
Mrs. James Elton (Florence Churenill)
Miss Louise Benson, Miss Helen Pearce
Miss Edith Shaw, Miss Dorothy
Pearce, Miss Irma Botsford, Miss Mae
Steusloff, Miss Leila Slater, Miss Luz
ellie Kuntz, Miss Marie Churchill, Miss
Adelta Nye, Miss Inez Goltra, Miss
Helen Wood, Miss Lyla Miles and Miss
Olive Rosche.
Mrs. Asahel Bush and small son,
Asahel, Jr., and Mrs. Bush s Mother
Mrs. William Henry Boot, left today
for "The Breakers, Breakers, Wash
ington, where they will linger until
after the tournament, which is to be
held August 81 to 26 inclusive.
They were accompanied by Mr..
Bush, who will return Monday.
Mrs. Bush is an enthusiastic tennis
devotee and will probably participate
in the tournament. At the last Break
ers tournament she and her partner
Ralph Gorrill, the California champion
were awarded the cups in the mixed
doubles. Later in the summer Mr.. and
Mrs. Bush will go 70 Rhododendron
for a sOjOurn.
An informal and gay little party
was given Tuesday at the McNafg
ranch when group of matrons motor
ed out for the day. They devoted
the afternoon to playing tennis and
were joined in the evening by the men
who drove out for supper.
Those making up the party we're:
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. McNary, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas C. Smith, Jr., Mr..
and Mrs. Guy Sargent, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas A. Mvesley and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben O. schucking.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Chinook left
Friday for a motor trip to San Fran
cisco and other interesting points a
round the bay. They are planning to
be away for about three weeks and
will stop en- route in Medford and
Grants Pass
Informal yet charming was the af
ternoon affair for which Mrs. Gerald
Volk was hostess Friday at her subur
ban residence "tVolkland' to honor
her house guest Mrs. Victor Murdoch
prominent matron of Wichata, Kan
sas.
The rooms were PRETTY adorned with
garden flowers and Mrs. Volk was as
sisted by Miss Gertrude East.
Calling to meet the visitor were Mrs.
b. j. Miles, Mrs. S. S. East, Mrs. 5.
M. Eidicott, Mrs. Donald Miles and
Mrs. G. w. Wood.
MIR. and Mrs. David Burnett and
children John and Martha, who have
been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
George II. Burnett left this morning
for their home in San Jose, Califor-
MIA.
Thursday evening Mr.. and Mrs. Bur
nett entertained informally in honor
of the visitors, asking few old
friends as guests.
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