The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-01-31
ENGAGEMENTS ARE
OF INTEREST HERE
(From the 0regonian)


Two more delightfully."- charming and
popular girls have been added TO the
steadily increasing list of brides elect.
and in both cases the United States
army is in favor. Miss Alice Gilman's s
betrothal TO Fordham Kimball, Of the
regular army, stationed at Fort Bliss,
Tex, was announced at a luncheon
Thursday by Miss Evelyn Carey, also
one Of the weeks quota of prospective
brides. Practically at the same time
Mrs. j. z. 0'Brien and Mrs. Coe A..
McKenna presided at pretty luncheon
to announce the engagement of Miss
Cornelis Stanley to Lieut.. Clare Wal
lace Woodward, l4th Infantry, U.S.A.,
stationed at Camp Lewis.
Mr.. Kimball's fiancee is daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Luthene c. Gilman,
the former being president of the S. P.
& S. railroad, and sister of Benjamin
H. Gilman, who is in Seattle in bust.
ness.
Mr.. KimbalI is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter b. Kimball, prominent
and old established family of Boston,
Mr.. Kimball, Sr., having been identI-
fled with art circles as a connoisseur
for years in the Hub City. The family
also is prominent socially and finan-
ciallv in the east and they are spend
ing the winter, following their usual
custom, in southern California. Mr..
Kimball came to the Northwest on a
visit and decided to locate in this coun-
try. He, therefore, purchased large
tract of land in the Hood River valley
and entered the Oregon Agricultural
College for special course in garden
ing and agriculture. He was educated
abroad, and has travelled in Europe
and the United States. Some months
ago he enlisted in the field artillery
branch of the regular army and was
assigned to duty at Fort Bliss. As yet
there are no plans for the wedding,
but it is probable that it will soon take
place, as Mrs. Gilman and her daughter
left Thursday night for the south.
planning to go to Ell Paso, Tex, to
visit Mr.. Kimball. They first stop off
at Los Angeles with the Kimball fam
| lily for brief stay. Both Miss Gil
man and her fiance have hosts of
friends in Portland and they are great
favorites in society.
Miss Stanley's fiance is West Point
man, of 1917, and he has received or.
ders transferring him to Fort Wright
at Spokane. Consequently, plans for
their wedding are most indefinite, but
friends of the couple are anticipating
the wedding very soon. Miss Stanley
| is daughter of Frederick S. Stanley
and the late Mrs. Stanley, and she is a
charming, attractive and interesting
| young maid.
| Mr.. Woodward is a Washington, d.
c., man, his family being among the
best known and Oldest in the city. He
is in the l4th Infantry and upon his
graduation was assigned to duty at
Vancouver Barracks, later being trans
ferred to American Lake. He is a
favorite with his brother officers, and
is also in demand at all the social
functions in and around Camp Lewis.
The luncheon, which was presided
over by Mrs. O'Brien and her daugh.
ter, Mrs. McKenna, was one of the
prettiest of the season. Patriotism
abounded in the floral decorations and
appointments, charming old blue
bowl being filled with red carnations
and bride rosebuds. At each cover a
nosegay of the tri.color marked the
places, the guests spending the re.
mainder of the afternoon knitting foI
their relatives and friends in the army
and navy.
Miss Stanley is well known here,
having frequently visited her cousins,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Blanchar.