Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-30

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! dividuals overlook him and crosse
with him and Of his sceptic;srl d
their trustworthiness, e'pecieIl
In relation to a certain flour s,cl
where Mr.. Gilbert had hidden ;
roll OF money saved from his ara,
pay. These men settled III Orag;l
and have become prominent citi
zens OF the state, said Mr.. Gilbert
who now ls.iEhe over the expert
ence OF man. years ago.
When asled how many peOpI,
we're living IN Salem at the tim'
he came, M. Gilbert made ib,
response that there were 4 n IN. bel
Of people here at that time, bu
just one girl, ~ he met Mrs. GIL
bert soon sf,er his aIT.vai here
when botn attended a Congregn-
tional churcn sociable. Mrs H.
bert blushing,y admitted that the
groom Of flsfy years agr ralle,' az
her home soon after the sGc.able
and five years later the uple
were married.
The wedding was solemnized be-
fore immediate relatives and
friends in the Leonard Mcmahon
house now standing at the corner
OF. Front and Division streets. Rev.
9. G. Stratton, pastor OF the Meth
odist church, read the service and
the couple went to Portland on
their wedding journey, trip that
required between four and five
hours at that time over a road
known as the Oregon and Califor-
MIA. The train was a combination
freight and passenger train. At
the wedding Mrs. Gilbert was at
tended by Mrs. w. H. Bowman, Of
then Miss Aurora Wa.-,
a school teacher here. Allen Cross
man, OF Portland. was the grooms-
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert have made
heir home In Salem during their
fifty years of welded life. Their
children are Mrs. n. n. Gilbert
md Mrs. ID. o. Schucking. OF Salem
md Warren Gilbert Of Denver,
who is at present at the
lone OF his parents in Sa.cm.
Prominent among social events
II the week was the tea yestei day
Ifternoon when Mrs. William j..
Kirk and Mrs. H. ]. Ciem epts en-
ertained at the Kirk residence at
450 State street. Invitations num-
'ering about three hundred we're
istributed and the many guests
allied between the hours from tWO
0 six. The reception rooms were
triking in the beautiful! ,lecora-
ions. distinct color plans being
eyeloped in the various chambers.
n the reception hall whe:e the
ostesses stood an effective ar
angement was obtained with pa
er white narcissus and huge p0r-
lie iris, arranged in large art bas-
cts. The yellow OF scotch hro,m
ranged with the softer toned
olomon's Seal frightened the liv-
az room where the colo. plau vas
lrther supported by yellow cand-
IS in candelabra.
Red predominated In the library
here a long basket OF tulips OF
lis color adorned the mantle and
lpers OF the exact shade were
laced about, and In the sun rorcii
ijoining spirea Van Hou'tt and
hite lilacs produced pleasing
,ntrast.
Pretty with its silver serghe,l
te tea table In the dining room 4
as decorated in pink AMI tais CO. q
r prevailed throughout the room h
large silver basketful OF PINK h
rnations centered the table and 4
'ouped about were tal., slender
nix tapers in cat glass sticks 4
indies were also arran god ON the h
lie tables where bouq1ets Of up
e blossoms stood.
Guests were greeted ut the door
little, golden haired MISS Flor 3
ce Powers, wearing so IVA Of
nix, who ushered them 20 the re \
ption room. Floaters among .ee
ests were Miss Matte Beatty. :
rs. Charles Weller. Mrs. i L. |
eeVes, Mrs. Thomas B. Kav, Mrs. |
II. Robertson and Mrs. William
ausloff. Presiding at the tea
n during the first period, from
o until four were Mrs. F. A. |
lott aud Mrs. C. A. Park ani
.ween four and six Mrs John AL
t and RMS. George Pearce, They
re assisted in serving by Mrs.
rhara Steiner Flegel, Mrs. Nc
'ud, Miss Helen Pearce. Miss
rothy Pearce, Mrs, G. f. Cham
5 and Mrs. Arthur Rain.
Plans are under way with tLel
EN- Arts League to bring to
EN- the week beginning May
the third annual exhibition Of
d birds and wild flowers by
gon artists under the aiiNpis ses
he Oregon Audubon society and
University OF Oregon. The ex-
il was made In PorGlaad from
IL 3 to April II and II is the
n OF the league to u,iuSe the
ee basement rooms " The Salam