Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-07-05

- fo- ! few moments as tie flag went
bv and then broke loose. fo0Tta Y. =
lJnlv comes only enee a year, ana 81 \.
4 Feurth but once In life time. No'
even the ineonvenienee Of the teie'
phone strike could dampsn the Spifi.s
Of the crowds and with the Sgnt OF
1.-The olive drah uniforms and lauh1y
overseas caps. always before enc y
was impossible 70 be anything but hap
py. Music and parades, dancing ana
: fireworks, al served to fiu the day
n with pleasure and keep one 5 spirits az
a their highest pitch.
! The prettiest and most elaborate Iea.
4 ture Of the entire celebration was. OF
!. course. the floral parade. And the
1 choicest bit OF that was the wonder.
! ful Cherrian float, with its array or
!, lovely girls and body guard Of UNI
/ formed Cherrians A pretty girl is pret'
, ty. anywhere. And seated behind a
, blue cloud Of star flecked gauze, dress
! ed in robes of state, with silver laur-
el wreath in her hair she is-well, as
Bill Hart would Say-yery easy 10 look
at Miss Margaret White, az the God
dess Of Liberty, was quite capable OF
making the fair lady in New York
harbOr look to her hOnOrS If that wor-
thy could have seen the little western
miss impersonating her. And through
all the glad celebrations there shone
the CLINT Of gold and silver stripes on
the sleeves Of those for whom the fes
tivitics were being staged, and with
ont whom the Fourth would have been
Inothing but a rather drear remem
brance of waving flags and marching
feet.
One of the prettiest weddings Of the
summer was that Of Miss Lille Louise
Boehmke to Ernest Alva Lee Of Port
land on Sunday, June 29th at p. m.
at the home of the bride s mother, Mrs
Enestine Boehmke, 1852 Marion street
Rev, Koehler of the Lutheran church
read the impressive ring ceremony be-
fore an assemblage of twenty relatives
and friends.
The bride was dressed in lovely
gown Of white silk messaline. with sill. |
yer lace trimmings, elaborated with |
pearl beads, and she also wore veil |
of tulle, hanging in graceful folds
from a eoronet of orange blossoms |
Her bouquet was a shower of brides
roses and sweet peas with greeuery.
Miss Frances Gregg was maid of hon.
or. Her gown was Of yellow chiffon,
trimmed with beads and embroidery.
She carried bouquet of Cecil Brunner
roses and sweet peas.
George B. Lee of Portland, brother
Of the groom, acted as best man.
As the bridal party marched down
the stairway, little Viola Boehmke, sis
ter Of the bride and Isabel Gregg, dain-
tily dressed in sheer white frocks.
strewed rose petals in their path. Miss
Joy Turner presiding at the piano,
played the wedding march from Lohen.
grin.
The ceremony was read before an
irehway beautifully decorated with
pink Caroline Testout roses. ocean
spray. wild orange blossoms and meen. 4,
'ry. In the dining room general etTor
'cheme of pink and white was carried /,
'ut. garlands of pink and white stream.
rs swung from the four corners OF
no room and met and were fastened TO ,
he chandeliers. +
In the reception hall, red rambler
'oses and oregon grape were effective.
, combined. The decorating was done /
lnder the supervision of Misses Fran.
es Gregg and Joy Turner.
Following the ceremony a sumntu.
US wedding dinner was served and
fisses Anna Brown and Grace Shields
SISTED in serving.
The bride is a most attractive oir,
nd has only recently come to this citv
1oVing from Aberdeen, South Dakota
ess than two years ago. She is music. :
iiy gifted, being a talented student Of
he violin. VI a
Mr. Lee was discharged from the 5
fmy few weeks ago and is a promis-
lR young business man of Portland g
here he is well and favorably known I
or the present Mr.. and Mrs Lee will a
axe their home with the bride e =
other Mrs. Ernestine Boehmke lO59 \
aaron street, whore they are now al
ome to their friends '" "'
n
A special conference has been r,on =
~ TINS year for the girls Of Oregon ot
'aef the auspices of the Y. W. @. A. n
he conference win no boI1 a. 60 a,