Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-07-09
Luncheon
Announces
Betrothal

The engagement of Miss Aline
Thompson to William Charles
Kiltz. Jr., of Vancouver, B. c.,
was announced today at lunch
con for which her mother, Mrs.
Sherman w. Thompson, was
hostess. Only a few Of Miss
Thoppson's closest friends were
asked for the luncheon and later
about twenty five guests dropped
in for tea.
Four tables were arranged
about the rooms for luncheon and
these were decked with sweet peas,
each table contributing a distinct
scheme of yellow, pink, blue or
lavendar. Dainty corsage bou-
quets marked each cover. Present
at luncheon were Miss Aline
Thompson, Mrs. Dan ]. Fry, Jr.,
Mrs. Allan Bynon, Mrs. Frederic
| Thielsen, Mrs. John ]. Roberts,
Mrs. James r. Linn, Miss Eliza
beth Lord, Mrs. Melvin Plimpton,
Mrs. Walter L. McDougal, Mrs.
Thomas A. Liyesley, Mrs. Ronald
I Glover, Miss Margaret Rogers,
| Miss Marjorie Brush, of Brookline,
Massachusetts,, Miss Catharine
Carson, Mrs. S. w. Thompson.
The tea table was centered with
huge crystal basket of delphi
mum, snap dragons and flox in
shades of lavendar, blue and pale
yellow, surrounded with blue
candles. Presiding over the tea
urns were Mrs. C. D. Gabrielson
and Mrs. Thomas Livesley and as
sisting about the rooms were Mrs.
John ]. Roberts, Mrs. Fred Thiel-
sen, Mrs. Melvin Plimpton and
Mrs. Ronald Glover.
Miss Thompson is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman w.
Thompson and is from one of Sa-
lem's oldest and best known fami-
lies. She has one sister, Miss
Louise Thompson, who has been in
the east for the past four or five
years and is appearing this season
with the New York musical COM
edy success Irene.
Miss Thompson received her
early education in the Salem
schools and later, accompanied by
her mother and sister, spant sew
eral winters in Southern Califor-
mia, after which she and her sister
attended boarding school near San
Francisco. She also attended the
University of Oregon for a year
and is a member of Kappa Alpha
Theta sorority Since her return
from college. Miss Thompson has
spent the greater part of her time
in Salem, with the exception OF
the two years she was in the
east.
Miss Thompson is member OF
the Illahee country club and is
quite golf enthusiast. She has
given considerably time to charity
work and has assisted with num-
erous entertainments and affairs
giving much time to theatrical
benefits, in which she played lead
ing roles.
Mr.. Kiltz is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Charles Kiltz, Sr.,
of Vancouver, b. G. He is in
terested in the timber business
and also in several trading com
panies up north, of which he is
manager. Mr.. Kiltz is a graduate
of the University of Oregon, hav-
ing received his B. A. degree.
He is a member of Kappa Sigma
fraternity and while in college
devoted much time to athletics.
He played right end on the uni
yersity of Oregon football team in
1908 and 1909 and was also on
the track team. He was also in
terested in other college activities
and in 1909 was elected president
of the University Dramatic club.
Mr.. Kiltz is a devotee of all out
door sports and is particularly in
terested in hunting and sailing.
The wedding of Miss Thompson
and Mr.. Kiltz will be an event of
the late fall and they will make
their home in Vancouver, B. c.