Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-25
MissCarsOn
Announces
Engagement

trothal of Miss Catherine Carson
to Walter Allen Barsch of Oak
land, California, is the motif for
one of the smartest teas of the
fall this afternoon with Miss Eliz-
abeth Lord hostess for the affair.
Guests were hidden to call be-
tween the hours of four to six.
Violet Dusenbury will open the
door and Margaret Bell, another
dainty maid will hand the guests
cards which tell of the betrothal.
The wedding date has not been
definitely set but will probably
be an event Of the early spring.
Miss Carson is the daughter OF
Mrs. John A. Carson and the late
John Carson, and has spent all Of
her life in Salem, having been
born at their present home on
South High street. She is a grad
uate Of Salem high school and
G. G. G. graduate of the Uni
versity of Oregon with highest
honors" and member of Gamma
Phi Beta sorority Miss Carson is
talented harpist. The engage
ment of Miss Carson who is one
of Salem's most popular society
maids, comes as a surprise to
many of her friends.
Mr.. Barsch is the only son of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Barsch of Spo-
kane, and is now connected with
the Durant Motor company of
California, at Oakland. He attend
ed Gonzaga college and the Uni
versity Of Washington.
Assisting in the living room
which will be attractive with
yellow chrysanthemums will be,
Miss Mable Robertson and Miss
Eleanor McClain of Silverton.
The dining room and the tea
table will be decorated in beauti-
fully shaded flowers of orange
and bronze hues. Brass candle
sticks with orange candles will
give an added richness and har-
mony to the attractively appoint
ed tea table. During different
hours of the afternoon.society ma
irons will preside at the tea ta-
BILE, Mrs. D. o. Schucking, Mrs.
Thomas Livesley, Mrs. Ernest Ho-
fer and Mrs. William Burghardt.
Assisting in the dining room will
be Miss Charlotte Zieber, Miss
Bruce Putnam, Mrs. Allan Car
son and Mrs. Laurence Hofer.
The Rebekah lodge entertained
Monday evening with Harvest
Home dinner after their regular
lodge session. The table was ef-
fectively decorated with pump
kins, apples and chrysanthemums,
with streamers reaching to the
lights. The bountifullness of the
table and the decorations of |
fruits and fall flowers was sug- |
gestive of Thanksgiving time, Just +.
as the toasts were based upon the
Thanksgiving idea.
Mrs. David Wright was toast
mistrcerr and interspersed the 9th
sr toasts with short snappy stor-
les, humorous and interesting.
The following toasts were given:
Mrs. f. L. Waters, 1.-THE Flag"
Mrs. LaMoine Clark, Turkey"
Mrs. Hutton, Cranberry" r. G..
Thanksgiving" Mrs.
}. A. Noyes, First Thanksgiv-
ng;" Mrs. ]. c. McAdams, "PiI-
grim Fathers" Mrs. Ray White,
Plum Pudding" T. McCroskey.
Things" Mrs. Clifford Taylor,
Why is Salem Rebekah Lodge
Before the dinner the william
tie quartet and stringed orches- 1
ra gave a very enjoyable music
i program. The entertainers
we're, T. NJ. BliDkensop, leader, II
.yall Bolton. Jack Vinson, Ed
ward Warren, Byron Arnold, pi-
mist. Delbert Moore, violinist,
very Hicks, celloist.
The committee who prepared I
or the dinner were. Mrs. w. A. d
cummings, Mrs. G. W. Hubbard,
frs. Irene Scott. Mrs. West, Mrs. !
lugenia sigmund, and Miss Grace
lobertson.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Page and Laura [
Wagner went TO Portland yester- J