Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-04
Miss Smith
To Marry
Don Davis
By BILLY THE BACHELOR


place cards announced the en-
gagement Saturday of Miss
Dorothy Kathleen Smith. daugh-
ter of Mrs. Stanley w. Smith.
and Don y. Davis. son of Mrs.
F. d. Davis. who'll be marrying
soon though they don't say
Just when.
The glad tidings were made
known al a large luncheon at
Devon Gables where the lady
guests were arranged around
small hower-centered tables and
later conveyed 10 Sunny Hollow
in Bloomfield, Hills for bridge
playing.
The bride-elect is a graduate
Of the University of Michigan
where she was an Alpha Chi
Omega
Mr.. Davis was also graduated
from the l.. of NJ. where he was
a member of Trigon Fraternity,
and then attended Wayne where
he received his law degree.
HONORING THE betrothed
Miss Alice Elizabeth Whit, Mrs.
Herbert Schollenberger Jr. will
come forth, Wednesday. with a
garden party and show @ T
promptly at 1890 o'clock.
Attending this al freSco fete
will be such of your friends as:
Mrs. Henri Gripekoven, Miss
Alice Mcfarland, Mrs. Verne
Donnelly. Mr., Edward l.. Eisen-
berg Mrs. George Marker, Mrs.
Frank Donovan. Mrs. Carl
Smith, Mrs. Howard Lang, Mrs.
{. Upton Shreve III, Mrs, Merle
Clark, Mrs. Joseph Burke and
many more.
DR.. WILLIAM r. VALEN-
TIMER. accompanied by his
daughter. Miss Brigitta, has
been making a three-day stay on
Mackinac Island and will be
getting back 10 their palatlal
home in Lake Shore road to-
morrow via the North American.
After this slight respite, DR..
V. will be in trim to make ar
engagements for an important
series of exhibitions for the
coming Fall art season.
MISS FRANCES ROBERTS
and John Francis Kane, who'll
be united in holy matrimony be-
fore long, were the center of at
traction, Saturday evening, when
the James Gilpins up and enter
tanned with buffet supper.
The unusual angle about the
whole affair was that it was
For The Bridegroom Elect
that poor, almost-completely-
overlooked guy who's fortunate
if he's rendered a bachelor din
ner. as a rule.
In this case, the young man
received a Handy Man Shower
with such nifty little items as
streamlined garbage pail, ham,
merS, nails, saw and all that.
Both the buffet table and the
small tables were done in
yellow and centered with match
ing blooms.
Among the several guests:
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Francis
Roberts. parents of the bride
elect; Mrs. William Murray, Mr..
and Mrs. Forrest Mcmillan, Mr..
and Mrs. Donald Mcmillan, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Louisell. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Lippert and
Miss Margaret Wood.
The bridegroom-to-be, by the
by. is the son of the Robert
Kanes of Mt. Clemens.
RECENT AND nicely ap-
pointed wedding was that of
Miss Mary Rita Bloomgarden,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
Bloomgarden of Edison avenue.
and Herbert Jerome Kessler, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph KesSler
of Whitmore road.
They were married in the
English Room Of Hotel Statler
with Dr. Leo Franklin offici-
ating.
The bride wore white net over
taffeta and veil of frothy illu-
sion topped by a Mary Stuart
cap
She carried a prayer book
with spray orchids and white
SlephanotiS.
Miss RoSlyn Berger Of Buff
falo was her only attendant and
was gowned in buttercup yellow
marqulSette and lace.
She carried yellow roses and
blue Cornhowers.
- Stanley KeSSler was best man
and Ralph Granet and Henry
Carver seated the guests.
Baskets Of yellow gladioli anc
blue cornflowerS decorated the
aisle and the altar was massec
with white glads. euphorbia and
NUNS backed by palms and tai
Candelabra.
After their reception The
young couple left for the Broad
moor at Colorado Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. RAYMOND NJ
Whyte OF the Indian Village
Manor are off on a cool-makinl
trip