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3 By 2 Column AppMn Daily oh Pag 4 Central Illinois HOME NEWSpaper Since 1846 BLOOMINGTOX, ILLINOIS, SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 1950. FIFTEEN I HARVEY K. SMITHS Mks Hold Klondike Party lV -AV A jMt I Jit I hit OF THE PARTY were Mr. and Mrs. Olive R.

Lnerssen (at left), who provided their own GUESTS DONNED all types of attire for the affair, which was held in the backyard of the Chapin home, 406 E. Beecher St. Above: Miss Frances Elfstrand (in far coat and mittens) and Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Host eat picnic style on the lawn.

sled, which was used by guests as a dining table later. Above: Mr. Luerssen's Groucho Marx costume draws close inspection from Hostess Smith (with lorgnette) and Mrs. Chalmer C. Taylor (standing at right).

FORTHCOMING ALASKAN TRIP planned by the Harvey K. Smiths furnished theme for "Klondike party' held Wednesday night. Above: Mr. Smith. Mrs.

David Chapin, Mrs. Charles White, Mrs. Smith. Mr. Chapln and the Chapin youngsters.

Luclenne and Thomas. Anita Brian Wed In Double Ring Esther Phares To Be Bride In Early Summer Rites in Normal Fifty guests attended a double 2 L4'ZQJ-1 Mr. and Mrs. Oscar M. Pnares ring ceremony at 7 p.

m. Saturday when Miss Anita Brian, ef LeRoy have announced the engagement and approaching mar daughter of the Bert Brians of riare ef their daughter, Esther, to Monticello, became the bride of Roger Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Duncan who is the on of Dr.

C. E. Duncan of J. P. Jones of 803 N.

School St, Charleston. Normal. Miss Phares attended Rockford College and is a graduate of the The Rev. H. Corson O'Brian officiated at the service in the Uni University of Illinois, a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma, social versity Christian Church of Nor sorority, and the Letitia Green Stevenson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

She was employed as a teacher mal. Robert Allan was soloist; and Mrs. B. M. Bunnell, organist.

The bride was given in marriage by her father. She wore a white, crepe dress with navy accessories and a red rose corsage. Her maid Of honor was Miss Paula Laird of Milford, ri 8 ef English and speech at West High School in Aurora and recently was a psychiatric social worker at the Elgin State Hospital. Mr. Duncan graduated from the r.

yvii-K 5. 1 I 3 i who wore navy crepe with white accessories and a pink rose corsage. Richard Adams of Normal Principia School in St. Louis, OTHER GUESTS included sea ted) Mrs. Rupert Kilgore, Mrs.

Orlin Spicer, Dr. W. E. Schults, TWaH ManrlnHll fstandinr) Mrs. Henry Charles, Mr.

Luerssen and Mr. Charles. (See story was best man; and usners were Charles Geshiwlm and Philip BANDANNA HANDKERCHIEFS and plaid shirts were costume choices of several guests. Left to right above are Lawrence Tucker, Mrs. Forrest Watt, Mr.

Watt (whose beard was bright orange), Mrs. Tucker and Francis Barnard. College of Commerce. He was a member of Zeta Psi, social fraternity. During the war, he served in the 33rd infantry division and was sta Jones.

ANTAQKAPH PHOTOS on Alaskan trip elsewhere on page.) Assisting at the reception for 50 guests which followed in the tioned in the Philippine Islands VACATION VARIETIES church lounge were jyuss woDeria Angela Lowell Visits En Route Mrs. Madden To Visit Africa and Japan. He is now employed district salesman for the Phillips Petroleum Company and lives in La Salle. The wedding will take place in Who's New Elects Officers Mrs. Charles Chandler of 1302 Lakeside Slates 'Golf Dance An informal "golf dance" has Three Hostesses Named for BCC Bridge Luncheon Mrs.

Harold Walsh, Mrs. I. J. Brian, Mrs. Betty Jean Adams and Miss Lucille White.

For traveling, the bride wore a navy suit with navy accessories. Guests attended the wedding from Monticello, Champaign, Plainfield, Milford, Watseka and Blooming- To Anchorage daughter Mrs. Pamella Tilden Madden of been set for Lakeside Country Miss Angela Lowell, N. Fell Ave. is the new president Alaskan Camping Trip Planned By Harvey K.

Smiths of Mrs. Helen Lowell Xenia, Ohio, former Blooming- ton-Normal. the early summer. Californians VI siting Here Evans SU has been visiting her ton resident, is on a trip to Africa Club for Saturday night. The affair will be from 10 p.

m. to 1 a m. Bower and Mrs. Leslie Ernst will be hostesses Tuesday when the of Who's New Club, which, with The couple will be at home in She left May 11 for England where its June meeting and election of Hosts and hostesses for the Bloornington Country Club Women's Bridge Auxiliary meets for Normal. Both the bride and bridegroom have attended Illinois State Normal University for three officers, suspended activites for event are Mr.

and Mrs. Howard the summer. Next meeting of the luncheon at 1 p. m. followed by Mr.

and Mrs. Edward J. Dooley, J. Rosensteel and Mr. and Mrs.

group will be Sept. 7. bridge at 2 p. m. years.

Other officers are Mrs. Frank Prizewinners last luesaay she boarded the M. V. Dunnottar Castle. Among the places she will visit are Marseille, France; Genoa.

Italy; Port Sudan, Egypt; Zanzibar, East Africa, and Cape Town, South Africa. She plans to return July 18. A summer-long camping trip in Warner, vice president; Mrs. Lyle E. Murphy.

Moves From Pontiac were Mrs. Willis MaGril, Mrs. Alaska has been planned by Mr. mother since her arrival iv. from Miami, where she just completed a secretarial course at Barry College.

She will leave by plane June 17 for Anchorage, Alaska, to join her brother in law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Sydney G. Lawrence. Miss Lowell plans to enter civil service work there.

Saturday, she left for Chicago to vistt another sister and her family until time for her departure for Anchorage. While in Chicago, she will be guest former resident of Bloornington, arrived Thursday from their home In Studio City, for a visit with relatives and friends here. Mr. Dooley Is associated with the L. F.

Zweng Jewelry Store in James Spellman, secretary, and Mrs. Oscar Barthel, treasurer. Elizabeth Freese, Mrs. L. B.

Cavins and Mrs. F. S. Larison. Mr, lTa7l fhamhprs of 709 E.

tt" Walnut St. recently moved here E. University St. They will leave 9 Junior Horsemen Meet At Carol a pen's Home Miss Carol Capen of 12 Country Club PI. will be hostess Tuesday night when the Junior Horsemen'i Association meets at her home.

The meeting is set for 7:1 p. m. from Pontiac. where she taught Studio City. Mrs.

Dooley is the about June 22 and return to their new home in New Haven, Conn, I school. She is the mother of Mrs. Lakeside Men Set Stag Dinner for Thursday Men of Lakeside Country Club former Emily Zweng. Decern Club to Meet Mrs. Louise Griffin of 934 Mac-Arthur Ave.

will be hostess to the Decern Club at her home at 8 p. m. Wednesday. Omega Phi Tau fo Meet Sigma chapter of Omega Phi Tau Sororitv will hold its regular tv fh TUinnis'Clavton Marks of 805 E. Market HoteL 'St.

about Sept. 1. Mr. Smith has been assistant will hold a stag dinner beginning of honor at a birthday party lor her niece, Mary Ann Porter, who meeting at 7:45 p. m.

Tuesday at at 7 p. m. Thursday. Hotel Tilden Hall. was 4 years oia saturaay, professor of dramatics at Illinois Wesleyan University for two To Be Bride In Fall nimii iuiiiiiifT Visitors From Far and Near years.

He has accepted a new po sition at Yale University where he will be assistant to Prof. Stanley McCandless, one of the foremost 1. authorities on stage lighting. Mr. 4.

Smith will also do research work while at Yale. Fitted Station Wagon The couple's trip to Alaska will be made in a station wagon, into which they have built lockers and compartments for their stove and refrigerator. Their tent and sta tion wagon will je joined at nights by a mosquito net passageway. From here, they will go to St. Paul and Winnipeg, Can.

Y- 1 "v-r where they will visit mends of Mrs. Smith who were fellow army nurses, tvery nignway uiey wiu travel from Winnipeg north and until they return East to Montreal in the late summer will be gravel or worse, air. imitn saia. Fly Over Arctic Circle After crossing Manitoba and Saskatchewan, they will reach Edmonton: the last large city be fore they begin traveling the Alas ka Highway at Dawson Creek. They will drive to Fairbanks, cen ter of activities for the interior of Alaska and then visit Circle on the Yukon River, the most north ern point on the American con tinent that can be reached by car over connecting highways.

They will fly over the Arctic Circle while in that area. In the southern part of Alaska thev willl visit Anchorage and i 1 Valdez as well as Haines, only point in the "panhandle accessi V.v hi I 1 Ltl 1 t. i ble by car over connecting hign ways. After a boat trip to Juneau AX. and Ketchikan, they will turn east PAFLO BRAZIL, is the Home or me var ianuu, vuiuu SAO and.

if time permits, visit Jasper Park and the Banff area. They will MRS. ROBERT E. JORGENSON and her family returned to their home in Lewistown Friday after a visit at the home of Mrs. Jorgenson's mother, Mrs.

Andrew W. DuBois of 1012 N. Clinton St. Mrs. Jorgenson is the former Betty DuBois of Bloornington.

She is pictured above with her three children, Dick, Mary Elizabeth, 4 months, and Bob, 4. The Jorgenson family arrived in Bloorn make the trip to Montreal MISS SUZANNE COSTIGA.V wUI be the bride ef John E. Reidy of 50S E. Chestnut St. in an early faU ceremony, according to an announcement made by her parents.

Mr. and Mrs. Will F. Cntifu ef 1S21 E. Grove St.

Mr. Reidy is the son ef the through Canada and will visit summer at the home of Mrs. Le Var's parents, the Harry Melbys, 4 White PL Above: John, iYt: Mrs. Le Var. the former Mary Melby; Helen, Peter, ZV.

Mr. Le Var, assistant to the general manager of Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. in Brazil, will Join his family here in mid summer. This is their first visit in three years. They have been in Brazil nine years.

friends in New England before go Mrmull ington Sunday for their visit. ing to their new home in New Ha ven. Conn. Coriaaa Pbot laU Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph Reidy..

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