The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-16
Skinner Home Is
Scene of Pretty
| Afternoon Party

ner of 1Z17 Eleventh avenue, mo-
line. today announce the engage
ment of their elder daughter, Miss
Alice Skinner, to Robert w. Vain
of Davenport, son of Mrs Joseph
Ryers VAIN OF 1928 East River
street, Davenport. They also pre-
scented their younger daughter. Miss
Jane. to tri-city society at charm
ing tea this afternoon at their
home, Red Cliff. Miss Jane has
lust finished Miss Choates' school
in Brookline, Mass.
More than two hundred tri-city
women and girls were guests.
thronging the rooms OF the nome
and the lovely gardens surround
ing it between the hours OF ana
L6. Immense bouquets or pink
gladioli, blue Iarkspur and rambler
roses, filling tall silver and crystal
vases. added their beauty to the
home and to the grounds. On the
lawn which joins the skinner
grounds with those of the Cady
residence next door. the guests
gathered about the three tables.
brilliant in their silver and erystai
amendments for refreshments.
irons all in dainty afternoon
frocks, helped to make the scene
striking one.
Guests were received on the
north porch of the home, by MRS.
Skinner, Miss Jane, Miss Alice
Skinner and Mrs. Vain. AS they
arrived guests were presented to
Miss Jane by Mrs. Skinner, who an
nounced the engagement of her
elder daughter and introduced Mrs.
VAIN. Mrs. Skinner wore hand
some gown of white net and lace
and her flowers were corsage
bouquet of orchid, sweetpeas and
pink rosebuds. Miss Alice Skin
ner's frock was of cream lace over
peace-colored taffeta and her flow
ers were Ophelia roses and lilies
of the valley in corsage arrange
ment Miss Jane wore a pretty
| frock of embroidered white net and
/ lace and her flowers, in corsage ar
rangement, were Ophelia roses and
! bronze gladoili tied with cores
ponding tulle. Mrs. Vain was in
a handsome gown of white Spanish
/ lace and her flowers were sweet
peas in orchid and pink. Miss Mar
| jorie Veile, who returned about
three weeks ago after several
months stay in New York city, and
Miss Alice Peek, who returned
| from Vassar last week, Miss Grace
Murphy of Rock Island, and Miss
| Gretchen Biederbeck of Davenport.
who assisted in serving the frappe
and refreshments, were all in light
summer frocks. Assisting about
the rooms were Mesdames ] mes
| Conner. Ben Cable and Phil Mitch
| ell of Rock Island, and William
Butterworth. Arthur Stephens and
John Cady of Moline; ROLAND Har-
ned and George Watson French of
Davenport.
Miss Alice Skinner attended st.
Katherine's school in Davenport,
later going to Miss Spence's school
in New York city from which she
was graduated in 1919. After a year
at home she returned and took a
years work in voice. Mr.. Vain at
tended the Bradley Polytechnic
school in Peoria before coming to
| Davenport some ten years ago. He
| later attended the Davenport high
school and the University of Wis
consin from which college he was
| graduated. He is a member of the
| Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He
| is now connected with the Harmed
| and Won Maur company of Daven-
/ port, Mr.. Harmed being his uncle
The wedding will probably bean
! event of mid-winter or early next
! year.
! Miss Jane. the debutante daugh-
! ter of the household. attended St.
| katherine's in Davenport, Miss
Spence's school. Miss Benefits
school in Milbrook, n. Y, and Miss
! Choate's school. Both she and
| Miss Skinner expect to spend the
SKINNER in Moline with their par
entS
Mrs. Murray Rush of the army
post at Fort Des Moines, who is
visiting at Villa Velie. was an out
of-town guest. A series of charm
ing affairs have been arranged in
compliment to Miss Skinner and
Mr.. Vain, Mrs. Butterworth to en-
terrain at dinner this evening at
Hillcrest. There will be IS guests.
Miss Velie has invited guests for
| party Sunday afternoon and eve
ming, tennis to feature the after
noon hours before the serving of
buffet supper. Monday evening Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Deere Wiman
will entertain at a swimming party
and dinner and next Thursday Miss
Grace Murphy of this city will be
hostess at dinner at the Arsenal
Golf club house.