Clackamas-Multnomah-Marion County OR Archives Marriages.....Bowen, Charlotte - Culbertson, W.C. April 8, 1928
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Canby Herald April12,1928
W.C.Culbertson and Miss Charlotte Bowen Married
An Easter wedding of charm and distinction at the subrban hmoe of Mr. and Mrs. 
James Edward Bowen,when their daughter,Charlotte Kandace Bowen,became the 
bride of Mr.Willima C.Culbertson,a prominently known hotelman of the Pacific 
Coast,operating a chain of hotels in Oregon and Washington.James Martyn 
Wilson,miistaer of St.James Presbyterian church read the impressive unrevised 
service at 2:30 o'clock on Easter Sunday,April 8,befoer an assemblage of the 
bride's family members and close friends.
In a corner of the living room was an improvised arbor of three lofty 
standards filled with pink and white pompom chrysanthemums,sword ferns and 
trailing vines,while at the base were potted Easter Lilies.A profusion of 
dainty spring flowers were arranged in bouquets about the rooms.
Miss Doris Smith sang "O Promise Me" to accompinament od Miss Viola Jackson,as 
the bridal party advanced from the stairway.Little Junior Dibble,nephew of the 
bride,was clad in a black satin suit wih Lord Fauntleroy collar and cuffs of 
white lace,and he carried the wedding ring within a spray of Easter 
Lilies.Betty Jean Clacker,sweetly dainty in her frock of pale pink crepe de 
chine with lace ruffles,had her tiny basket filled with sweetpeas.
The Misses Eve and Harriet Bowen,sisters of the bride,wore pastel colored 
dresss and they carried Bibles,forming the base for their bouquets of 
rosebuds,valley lillies and forget me nots.
The bride was gowned in an imported model of exquisite white chiffon,hand 
painted in orchid and silver colors predominating,and specially designed for 
the extremely long skirt with uneven hemline,flowing sleeves and a caoe 
extending almost to the waist over each shoulder.The dress foundation was 
cream shaded satin.With the Bible also carried by the bride,was a nosegay of 
valley lilies and a single large orchid.
The groom,with his attendants,the bride's brother and nephew,Mr.Carles Bowen 
and Bruce Holt,were attired in dress suits with white carnations in the lapels.
After the ceremony,Miss Smith sanf"I Love You Truly" and there was an informal 
reception over which the bride's mother and sister,Mrs.Robert Bowen and 
Mrs.E.C.Holt,Sr.,presided.The wedding dinner was served to thirty six guests 
and seated with the seventeen family members,at a seperate table,were Mr.and 
Mrs.Wilson.The bridal motif for the table was a miniature bride and groom 
surmounted on a heart shaped centerpiece and surrounded with low bowls of 
daffodils and gleaming tapers.
A program consisted of readings by Mrs.Walker,of Seattle,fancy toe dances by 
Betty jean Hacker,Leona and Billy Hacker;violin solos by Miss Irene Jackson 
and piano solos,Mr.Charles Bowen.
Mr.and Mrs Culbertson departed on their wedding trip,motoring ot Vancouver and 
Victoria B.C. and points South,expecting to take residence at the Hotel Seward 
in Portland after May 1.
For traveling Mrs.Culbertson wore a modish ensemble of lack satin and Kasha 
cloth with the double cape and a close fitting black straw chapeau.
Aside from his present reognition as a leading hotleman,Mr.Culbertson has been 
a lawyer,practicing in the courts of Missouri,especially in Kansas City,for a 
number of yers prior to his arrival on the Pacific coast in 1919.He also owned 
and edited newspapers in his native state of Missouri and now owns a newspaper 
at Canby,Oreogn,near which place he owns one of the finest farms in the 
state.He is an orator of marked ability,a member of the Royal Roarians and was 
their primeimister for some time;also a member of the Portland Chamber of 
Commerce.Mr.Culbertsons hotel holdings,;argely in Oregon,include the Cornelius 
and the Seward in Portland,New Hotel Salem and New Hotel Corvallis in those 
cities

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