Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-19
Hickey News

Capital Journal Special Service.
Hickey, Ore, April l9.-The Thendora
club met at the home OF Mrs. f. Whit
ney Wednesday afternoon. After short
business meeting in which it was deeid-
ed to send small gifts to the boys of
our neighborhood who are and viii be in
the army. the most important event of
the afternoon, the wedding occurred
Thirty years ago Mr.. and Mrs, d.
A. Harris were married and "a years
ago Mr. and Mrs. f. Whitney were also
united in marriage.
The families have been neighbors for
several years and both couples have
been happy and visited each other aud
celebrated their wedding anniversaries
together.
As the Oregon women have the right
to vote the women of our neighborh0Od
decided they like the men must also
have a club, so the Thendora club was
organized.
Mrs. Harris and Mrs Whitney have
seen much of each other since the club
began its life (but all thought with the
consent of their families). But it
seems they were tired of their old life
and had decided to begin life anew, 50
for the name of the club and neighbor-
hood on their anniversaries August
Harris and Margaret Whitney were pad
locked together according to the rites
of Sears 4 Roebuck. As the choir Mrs.
+. A. Lewis end Mrs. NJ. NJ. Magee) fin
ished singing Here Comes the Bride, y
the bridal party entered.
First came little Margaret Magee
granddaughter of the bride) bearing a
large whisl1 broom in which was hid
den the ring of (brass), next came Mrs.
Grim (the parson), carrying a Sears &
Roebuck eatalog on which her ecre-
mony was based. Then entered the
bride and groom attended by Mae Ed
wards and Muriel Whitney, carrying a
sack of straw.
The bride knelt on the sack of straw
and clung tightly to her bouquet, Ga
bunch of kale from which dangled
streamers of sack string to which was
attached potatoes), during the ceremony
and the groom held the arm of his bride
with both hands as he made his prom
ises. While the bridal party were
dressing the guests had rummaged the
closets and pantry and secured rice and
old shoes with which the couple were
showered as they were leaving the
room, AS the happy couple were enjoy
| ing their wedding breakfast the young
er members or the club slipped out and
treated them to an old time chivaree.
! The bride wore a white waist, a sheet
as skirt, and lace curtain as a veil
The groom wore brown suit and derby
hat. The parson wore black suit, a
miniature derby and very high collar
Both parson and groom carried large
silk handkerchiefs. The attendants
hats and gownswere very much bedeck
I'd with gay ribbons and flowers.
The brides boquet was. caught by
Mrs. Killium. Mrs White captured the
dime and Mrs. Morefield the ring from
the cake.
The next meeting win be held at the
home of Mrs. Talon.
The members present were: Mesdames
Harris, Dickman, Grim, Magee, Haines
Paine, Morefield, Killium, Lewis
Fitzpatrick, Edwards, Caplinger, Buster
White, Tallion, Whitney and Miss Mac
Edwards; visitors, Mrs. Shrunk and
Miss Whitney.
/ a Plohu heto bNSii PuiNhoStN wv lh'
school.
Several from our neighborhood at
tended the basket social at Macleay
Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Drorbaugh have
been visiting Mr. Drorbaugh's $ parents
Mr. and Mrs. A. NJ. Drorbaugh
Little Elnora Edwards, of South Sa
lem, spent several days with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Edwards
last week.
Miss Laura McGee is visiting hel
mother, Mrs r. McGee.
| Frank Harris, Owen Fryslie and Irwin
! Caplinger attended a party at Auburn
Monday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brown, who have
lived here for the past two years, leave
for Colorado in short time. The
Browns will be greatly misstd by the