Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-28
By Eliza Nolan

anu Mrs' II. II. Downing, Miss
Hazel Downing, popular belle of
Salem society, will become the
bride of William Baxter George
Jr., son of Senator and Mrs. w
B., George of Billings, Montana.
The ceremony will be performed
in the presence of intimate friends
and relatives, the Reverend Kant
ner officiating. Immediately fol-
lowing the ceremony the couple
will leave for visit to Montana
after which they will enjoy an
extended tour of the eastern cit
les.
The bride elect is one of the
most popular and attractive girls
in Salem society and a large num-
Der Of affairs have been given
in her honor during the last
month. Miss Aline Thompson,
Mrs. Raymond Walsh, Mrs. Geo.
e. Waters and Mrs. James Linn
have been among those who an-
tertained recently for Miss Down
ing.
Mr.. George served during the
world war as a captain in the ia
nous Yankee division and was
decorated for bravery with the
Croix de Guerre, distinguished
Service Cross and the Blesse
Medal Militaire, the highest mil
itary honor conferred by France
upon a foreigner. He is at pres
ent engaged in business in Mis-
soula where he and his bride
will make their home.
Honoring Miss Isola May Smith
and Miss Annie Gibson, Mrs. |
Joseph N. Smith Mrs. Carl s.
Scott and Miss Mary Flynn were
Joint hostesses Saturday evening.
lmpromptu music occupied the
earlier hours. The special feature
of the evening was not made
known until the guests were ush-
cred into the dining room which
was most attractively decorated |
in pastel tones. The lights were
by soft shades and a
large rainbow of tulle ribbon
graced the center of the table.
Reading in succession the mes
sage attached to the individual
nut cups, the guests discovered
the delightful secret of a double
that of Miss Isola
May Smith to Archer O. Leech
and Miss Annie Gibson to Klopy
Smith At the close of the. lunch
con dainty little Carlene Scott
to each of the guests
If honor, a handsome Indian robe.
he gift of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Y. Smith. Guests who were in
yited upon this occasion were
Mrs. Shurl Pearson, Mrs. Daniel
Gibson, Mrs. Clifton Ross, Mrs.
Carl Miller, Mrs. ]. A. Carpen-
ter, Mrs. Arnold Cook, Mrs. w.
H. Wright, Mrs. Cora Hendry,
Mrs. H. G. Hummel, Miss Elma
Weller, Miss Isobel Croisan, Miss
Frazier, Miss Lucille
Tucker, Miss Lillian Stangl, Miss
Sarah Kau, Miss Eva Scott and
Miss Eva Miles of Newbeln and
Miss Mary Bullock, Miss Georgia
Jacobs, Miss Florence Frazier,
Miss Laura Commons, Mrs. Carl
C. Scott and Miss Sarlene Scott |
all of Portland.
Miss Isobel May Smith IS a
student in the home economics
department at o. A. c., and her
fiance is taking a post graduate
course in engineering at Cornell |
university.
Miss Annie Gibson has charge
Of the children's section of the
public library, and Mr.. Smith is
employed in the state highway
garage. Their wedding will be an
event of June.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard w. Mon
tague, Mr.. and Mrs. Buford Paine
and Miss Carol Montague of
Portland motored to Salem Sat
urday to spend the day with
friends.
In compliment to their house
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. Shls-
Ter of Harrisburg, DR.. and Mrs.
H. H. Olinger invited an inti-
mate coterie of friends to IN
attractive Easter breakfast yes
terday morning at nine o'clock.
A profusion of gay spring bios
SONS, suggestive of the season
formed an appropriate table cen
terpieee. Covers were placed for
Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. Shisi3r, Miss
Barbara Shisler, Mr.. and Mrs.
George G. Brown, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. L. Meyers, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
w. Matthews and DR.. and Mrs.
Olinger.
An interesting guest at the w.
P. Babcock home last week was
A. F. Magaw of Edenburg, midi
ana, who has been spending tile
winter in California and stUpped
off in Salem on his return to tfe
east. On Friday Mr.. Magaw mo-
tored to Newberg with Mr.. and
Mrs. Babcock to spend a few
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