The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-04
By Aletha Barr Taft.

NW| COTTlNGliAM OF 9l9 West
VNJl Seventeenth street announce
the engagement OF tneir dauHh-
ter Madeline Valentine to Mi Evan
Owen Thomas III OF Toledo, ONO. he
marriage will take place some time dur
ing the early fall The announcement
was made by Mrs, Cottngham at
luncheon given taday at ! o'clock tor
ten intimate friends. Patriotic oolorS
and iavorS carried out the symbol OF
the day. The American flag turIed
with those OF the allies formed the cen
tral decoration for the luncheon table,
with individual patriotic and Fourth o'
July iavors at each guest plate Inc
announcement, cards bearing the names
of Miss Co,,ingham and Mr.. Thomas
were enclosed between two American
flags decorating the ices and were not
disclosed until the close OF the luncheon
The guests were Mrs, Roy Hoffman,
Mrs Samuel H. Harris, Mrs. Samuel
W. HAYES. Mrs Cody Fowler Miss
Ethclyn Johnson, Miss Ethel Lchr MISS
Elizabeth Ames, Miss Eleanor Atkm OF
Knoxville. Tenn, and Mi" Dorothy
Hoffman
Miss Co,tngham is the only daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs Cottingham has a
wide circle OF friends here and Though
out the state. She has lived III Okla
homa City six years, having previous
10 that made her home IN Guthrie She
attended school at Dana hail. Wellesley
Mass. and at Miss MerrlllS school
Oaksmere. Mamaroneck, \. Y, IRON
which she was graduated a year ago
Since her debut last fall she has been
one OF the most interesting and charm
ing members of Oklahoma society, and
has been identified prominently not only
with things social but with those more
worth while in every civic and chart-
able work. Mr. Thomas is the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J +. Thomas OF Toledo
and has made his home here since las
fall. having been associated with ,h'
Overland Automobile company. lie Il
Chicago university man and mem
Der OF troop B OF the Oklahoma Ma
tional guard
Mr.. and Mrs Walter {. Dean ct II:
fWcst Eighteenth street, M. and Mrs
George {. Grogan OF 222 West IwtnN
eighth street, Mr., Walter {. Short Mr
Don Houscman. Mir Gus O'Ncll an'
Mrs Finley ScruggS motorcd to luls;
carly this morning Mrs. Dean Mrs
Short and Mrs. Grogan Nill re'urlkb
train this evening.
y
Mrs. A. NJ. Young, who has beet
visiting her sons, MIR o, +. Young, 8l
West Tenth street and Mr.. II, I
Young, 1878 West Thirty-scvcnth street
and Mrs. a. NJ. Young jr, AlS CIaS'el
boulevard. returned to her home II
Muskogce Monday evening
Mrs. b. +. hartman and Miss kath
crime hartman OF 10 East seventh stree
who have been visiting in Kansas City
are now in Wichita and expect to re
turn the first Of next week
The G.. T. u, club meeting for tomor
row has been postponed II will NEE
July 10 with Mrs. Harry Nation, 200
North Hudson avenue.
The ri Delta koppa fraternity CAV
dance last night at tonant hall a
which Mr.. and Mrs ! ". Prycr an
Mrs. Roger T. Upshaw were chapcron'
One hundred guests were cn,ertanct
among them DR. Norbert & Sevcrnt
Mr.. lack Carroll, Mr. Ralph T, Clark
Mr.. Roger p Almond Mr. Anto
Bon,,, Mr. Ray Ellis and Mr. John Mill
sison, all of Wichita, who were the hor
or guests of the occasion. A banqu'
will be given this evening in the Lee
| Huckins hotel in honor OF these sam
quests who are visiting their fraternit
brothers in the city
y
The Misses Bcrnite and Mary Nee T
! III West Fourteenth street cnter
tanned At dinner last evening in hone
Of the Merry Maids of which the la
Ter is a member followed by Slumb'
party Patriotic suggestions and IA
vors were used TO decorate the Dime
table.
The friends OF Miss Dorothy Stor
OF AS West Thirteenth street, WI
was thrown from her horse ycStcrda
morning during horseback ride vi
o. be glad to know that she was not 81
rou,ly injured as at first feared b,
is suffering from .hock and sever
bruises only Mrs & h Store, Mi
Dorothy and linlc Frances will lea,
Sunday ior Kansas City cnroutc
h spend the summer in Colorado. MI
~ Jessie Stone. who is visiting her 81
ter, Mrs. Jack Ward and Mr. War
Yin Kansas City will Join them ther