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l .V. SECTION TWO THE WSATH1E Cloudy tonight and tomorrow, Th MMf of tk riMga, White Fair weather. niuoHaln or snow. Whltn and blue Local shower Ulnck triangular Above white, warmer; below white, colder. White with black center Cold. Medford Mail Tribune FIFTH YEAR. MEDFORD, OREGON. SUNDAY, JANUARY 8. 1911. NO. 248 '1 sJ IN MEDFORD'S SOCIAL REALM s The new year was stnrted oft well by nt least n dozoh young Indies who met nt the home of Miss Sue dicer Wednesday night for the pur pose of organizing it new club. These yoiittg Indies were formerly members of the St. Agues guild which was disbanded several weeks ago, and the new club was organized to take the place of the guild and work along the same Hues; although, as yet, no definite plan of work has been laid out. At Thanksgiving .several com plete dinners were gotten up and taken to ii"edy families by the y'ou.ig Indies, nnd a Christmas tree .was planned for, but on account of the disbanding of the guild the idea was' not carried out. The great est of enthusiasm and ener gy is displayed by all the mem-, hois in the work, nnd the future of the did) is an assured success, Tli?y hope to extend their work along broader lines and will surely piove a valuable aid in all charitable work. The organization is non-.sectaiian and is not a'tfiliated with any other organization, but in an entirely inde pendent' iu(&iltifjon, am! the young ladies will ltd assisted in all their work by Mises McDormott,Foslor Snedicer and Putnam. The iinmo decided upon lor the cluli was "Leudnhnnd.' The officers elect ed were president, Miss McDer inott; vice president, Frances Hentli; secretary, Jessie Purdy; treasurer, Mary Deuel; corresponding secre tary, Elizabeth Putnnm. A com mittee on by-laws mid constitution was appointed-: Jean Anderson, Mil dred Antic, Louise Williamson, Jen nie Snedicer. Those present were Misses Frances Heath, Evelyn Carey, Mary Deuel, Ruth Ilutchings, Ethel llazelrigg, Jessie Purdy, Vera Olm slcad, Mildred Antle, Jean Ander son, Louise Williamson, Ethelwyu Brown, McDermott, Foster, Snedicer and Putnam. Tim next meeting will be January 11, at the home of Miss McDounotl. b- Miss Horfhu English entertained at fifll) Wednesday afternoon at her home on Oakdalc nvciitic. Ferns were used moslarlistically for deco rations, and u yellow solar scheme was carried out in the score cards nnd refreshments. Misn Davis with the highest score won a silver pic ture frame. The invited guests were Misses Mildtcd Ware, Madge Hiddell, Hess Kcntner, Hazel Davis, Hazel Euyart, Alethii Emerick, Mabel Hay, Ruth Merrick, Fern Huichison, Lu etic Marshal,!, Star Marshall, Alice St root, Florn Gray, Sarah Riley, Lolti Luko, Gertrude Triechler. Laura Triechler, Jcanette Osgood, Phoebe llance, Mamie Deuel, Helen Watt, Loiettn Kelly, Perry, Jerome, Puller, Holen Worrell, Jones, Fortes cue, Gladys Heard, Smith, Mrs. Rotli ernial, Mn., Hill and the Misses Man ning and Herring of Central Point. The first .meeting of the new yen of i lu Lndio Aid of the Fiist M. E. church .was held Wednesday after noon. PJaiih were laid for tut nre irk. It is hoped that in the neai tuture a Saturday market will bo e.- tablished, whoto bread, cake, cold meats, pien .salads etc., made by the ladies of the society, can bo securou nnd thereby save the busy housewife much care and worry about her Sun tiny dinner. Work in the basement evory week will continue, tho princi pal feuturo being rug-making. Other work is contemplated and any one who desires to aid in this line of church work can now have full op portunity to use all their tune and The Chicago Land vShow j& (By John P. Manley.) Tho Chicago Tribune's big land show, hold recently In Chlcngo, was a tremendous success from start to finish, and In lino with modern meth ods of putting a legltlmuto proposi tion fairly and squaroly beforo the general public. This- show was something on tho order of our big natloual expoiltions aud was u tei farther and on a bigger and broader plan thau any similar, show; but af tor all dates back to tho county fair or pumpkin exhibits which are an nually held in hundreds of farming districts for the purpose of display ing the products of tho farm, and boII, with Uiolr attending attraction or borbo-raolng and elde shows to draw tho crowds. Tho land show. Jiowevor. hold strictly to business and from (ho moment tho visitor entered tho coliseum ho was confronted with " " ! " " """ " l" ' i . ii i mm i.. in mj i mi i mmmmmmmmmtmm WJPEBBBkBIBK!BKm- 4fj ryFt&f " 'j? SR? '" ' fWfwjinii " "iBBHIB?8H5hiri 1 BUUttBWBtiKlBBBmliSBmSBmi&jKti&i "flHlFu -..Bi'JrByi ?A'iwiaiiB!UMMKLfrfe IrwiSff?' 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Mrs. Glasgow was tho win ner of tho first prize. A bunch of violets and n silver iolet pin, and Mr.s. Knight carried off the.consola tion prize, a cut glass vase. The in vited iruosls were Meudames Root, Ware, Caroy, Riddel!, Deuel, P. J. Neff. Parr.ons, Porter, Watt, Nye, Oluscow, Merrick, Holmes, Harmon Jennings, Ken I nor, Lux, Luke, Dfidgc, Knight, Dciiiiitttou nnd Purdue. Tho Greater Medford club will give its second reception in tho club rooms at the Natatorium Januurv 18. Evory member is requested to be piesent nnd bring as many new members as possible. ' The recep tions are given so that the members may meet the newcomers, and iiIh to interest the newcomers in tho woik which irt being done by the club. All Indies are invited to attend and it it hoped each member will make a spe cial effort to attend and bring now members. V . . . Mr. and Mrs. Jioudiunl Counoi had as dinner gnosis Wednesday exciting nt the Xash grill Mr. an J. Mis. Coitro Fieio. The table was beautifully decorated with orchids, and a cry elaborate dinner was served. more conernl information on the sub ject of lands than ho evor Imagined existed outside of tho department of agrlculturo, For tho first few mlti utos tho visitor felt ralhor confused and dlrzy, as ho llxtoned to tho meg aphone announcing tho government exhibits in tho gallorlos, tho bands playing, and any uutnbor of burkora all tulklug at onco and tolling of the wonders of a dozen dlfforent local ities. If he was disposed to accopt things us he found thorn, ho suddenly realized that he was malting a wasto basket of himself and carrying a load of literature bonring on land propo sitions from Maine to aCllfornliv that would at least rill his largest pleca qf baggage, far every third mun pre sented him with a booklot or a pios pectus, and It wub not an uncommon thing to soe a man carrying enough reading matter to last bint through tho winter Somo of tho visitors stayed with their Jobs but man. 3neaked off to some convenient cor ner aud deposted their loads, refus The engagement is scheduled for duction linufglit iorwnrd hi the past next, Thursday night at the Medfoid two seasons. It comes hero diroi t theatre, and bids fair to bo witnessed from, a year's run at the Circle the by mi immense audience. It is prob-! atio in Chicago, vhoro it created ably tho most talked-of nuisioal pn-( nothing leas than n, sensation. Suit. The wedding of Mr. W. O'Haia nnd Miss Julia Kinkcl was solemnized in Jacksonville Decern- her 31. Mr. O'Hara recently arrived hero from Limn, Ohio. After pur chnning the Loomis ranch and decid ing to nettle hero ho sent for his li nilcc, Miss Kinkcl. She arrived Sut urdny when the marriage occurcd. Mr. nnd Mrs. O'Hara will be nt home to their friends on South Fir street. Mrs. W. W. Illinium met with n serious accident Tuesday of lasN week, whilo nttondiug the F. F. club at the residence of Mrs. J. M. Root. In changing tables Mrs. llaimon turned her nitklo nnd fell, bicnkipg her leg just above tho ankle. She wiis remoed to her apartment at tho Xash hotel and is doing very nicely, although she will ho disabled for some time. A very plenonnt "wntch parly" was given by Miss Phoebe Ilan.i, when tho now year was welcomed iu. Cards wero played during the even ing and a chafing dish .supper wu& sorved. The guests piosont woio Misses Hess Kcntner, Jcanette Os-H good. Hoi tba' English, Messrs Rend, Lindsey, Rcdford n'ld Itrown. u The ball given by tho Modfoid Ashlnnd Typographical union, Xo. ..!), Monday night was a gioat suc cess and was thoroughly enjoyed by every one present. This is the first to be given by the union iu Medford-, bull Jo ho givon by the union' in Mcd fpid, mid it will bo by ui moans the lust. Mis Mnrgnret Hubbard was tho guest of Mrs. Folger for severnl days last week. Ing further favors in tho way of souvenlr booltlots and got down to business In u .general Inspection of the splendid exhibits. If tho visitor hud given the matter only n casual thought, and like hundreds of others, had only stopped In to see what it was all about, ho was not long In finding out that thoro woro bigger things doing in tho development of lauds than ho had ever before dreamed of or realized. If he had boon attractod by tho offer of some laud compapy In somo distant part of tho country he Immediately looked up the display from that particular district, and If the think looked good, that district was In a fair way to huvo a new ojtizon. Tho land show was bold under the auspices of a groat bitblnoss and educational Institution, that Is to say, tho Chicago Trlbuno, and was held for two purposes; first, ptoro than likely, for tlm purposo of making money, and, second, for tho purpor,o of glv.ng tho p30plr of Cbl- ' ago, and the world at large, an In- The opening of, tho Rogue River Valley University club, which le- i curred Satnrda.y aftdraoon was quite ' an event. Tho club rooms in the Mail Tribune building are beautifully furnished and nre a great credit" to ths valley. Mr. Hauauer and Mir. Claude Miles were hosts Xew Yeai's ove al the Xash grill. Those."' present were Mr. and Mrs. Miles, Miss Maude Ragsdale, Truest Webb, Edmund Darke and Mr. lllackhurn. The F. F. Piidge club mot with Mrs. J. M. Root Tuesday afternoon, but owing to tho accident which bo foil Mrs. Haiiqou, when she toll and broke her leg, the party was necos surily ended. Mr. and Mrs. Geoigo Dagget enter tained nt dinner Sunday evening at the, Xnsh grill. T1iog present were Mr. nnd Mrs. Evan Iteuuies, Mr. and Mrs. Hudinol Connor qud Air. O'Xtil of Chicago. Mr. Edmund Ihirko-wus host nt u dinner party at the Xnbh Suuda.vj evening. Mis guests vuie Mr. and Mrs. C. Milug, Miss Helen RagHilulo, Mi.-.- Maud Rugsilnloiiud Mr. Lriiot h. , Mrs. Sony Smith was hostoes Now Year's eve at a wi pretty patty at the Xash grill, ller guests wore Mr. and Mm. Ocotgc Daggett, Mr. Mid dle burger and Mr. Gerald Sorv Smith.' The Ladies aid of fho Presby terian church will iiieaf(,with Mrs. W. W. Eifo,rt on Ninth Cqn'trnl a venue, TiiohiIuv afternoon at ii:!J0 o'clock. j& .. j& sight Into the development, tho op. portunltles, nnd the attractiveness of tliogg parts of our lountry which the average city man oanly hears of or thoso parts of our 'iiintry which tho avorago city man only burs of or reads about. 4 Here, spread out 'or tho Inspection of every visitor, wero the pr)ductH of every Important district of the west nnd south and inuiiy that woro not Important, and on ovcry hand well-posted men fnu tho districts represented were thoro to answer questions, nnd gtw out Information fin m luirunnnl fivni- lOnco run! iirpKimt the attrnctlvo facts ieaj-ng on his par ticular locullty. Tho show was undoubtedly n groat dispenser of run! Information, and thousand will ho InlorosUd who heretofore have marcely glvon tho subject a thought tl has reached the man who has savedu little nnd is tblnklnog of inn'l.int; a rhungo to more congenial siirroundltiKB Lt was it surgcstlon to the mun who spends Eduuuls and Harry Short head a cast of unusual excellence, ltntli the company and pioductiou are o1 unusual uiaguitude, requiting u spe cial train of live ears for transpor tation. Tho book is by Paul M. Pot .Mrs. Detinislon and her niece, Miss Riley, enteitnined at bridge Satur day afternoon. Her guests wero Mosdninos English, Walt, Luke, Misses Rcrllut English. Helen Watt Loietta Kelly rail Lot In Luke Mr. and Mrs. Jack .Tninlin enter tained al supper at (heir homo on Molly slieet. Their guests wero Mr. and Mrs, C. M. Hoynton, Miss Tom- lin, Rolf Hardwoll, Irwin Turney. Miss Roithu 'Kglish ciifertuined at luncheon Tuesday for M'ism Loretla Kelly nnd Miss Helen Walt. Miss Kellv as guest of honor received a pretty bunch of violets. .Miss Triechler was hostess nt a dinner Friday .night, given for -tho pleasure of Mias Lorelta Kelly. "Tho other guests present wero Misses Hei'tha Kugliuh and llelou Wall.- Mr. nnd Mrs. Don Gnrnutt au receiving congrutttlutioiis upon the arrival of a nine-pound boy. The young man arrived Thursday even ing. Mr. William Colvig, who has Iiqcii quite ill, was lakcii to Portland Thui'sdny, where sho will ho oporaleil upon. Dr. Gale mid Mrs. Reamed ac companied Mi'd. Colvig. The M'onday Hridgo club wiis to hnve been entertained by Mrs. Gale Friday afternoon, but on account of the illness of her mother the mooting wqs postponed. a Miss Loretla Kelly lonvos Sunday for her homo iu Devil's Lake, X. 1)., after speding several months tts (ho guest of Miss Watt. j& jz? his monthly Income and dneti not save a dollar; It offers a solution to tho man who has no deflnlto plans for his future, yet earns sufficiently to lay aside a little every month, and shows him the way to buy whllo he works and put his mouoy In a homo, innybo nwuy out wost where things aro new aud opportunities nro plen tiful, maybe In tho Uoguo River val ley, and In nu orchard tract that will some day not only furnish him with u homo but an Income, and help hi in to work tho hardor If his work Is tiresome, and uninteresting, nnd holp him to savo with a will, taking pleasiiro lu each small economy which leads on to tho big, grnnd purpose, of having n homo, a home with an Inconio whore he Is muster, away out In a now country, where things nre different and life Is worth living, nvny out In tho glorious country of southern Oroson. Tho Medford exhibit was not pre tentious It did not have the ribbons, the bunting, aud tho hot air cannm ka ter, with music by John T. Hull and lyrics by Vincent Pryan, and is said to bo u correct portrayal of night life iu Paris. 11 is full of blight Paris ian novelties and an abundance of song hits and chorus features. Mr. ami Mm. O. J. Pntton enter tained NowYear'H day 'with an elab orate full cpurgo dinner.. Thosolpreq out;v,:Qro: Mr. nnd Mrs. 'F. ii, Wat son, Russell IJnnunuor, Mart Tatton, J.' D. Pntton. .Tho Chanticleer club gave 1(r sec ond dnnco Monday evening nt St. Mark's hall. Those dances are very popular nnd nr,e nlways well attend ed; nnd tjlniH provh.o no exception to the rule, Mr. nnd Mrs. J. D. Olwoll uro ox- pected homo front Portland Sunday moinlug. Thoy expect to lenvo for a trip to Cltlcngo nbout the 15th or the mouth. Mr. nnd Mrs. Goorco Cnrjiontor loft Sunday for Corvallla, where they will take a couruo In the agricultural col lego. They expect to ho away two moiitliB. Mrs. J. I Roddy and family Is ox pceted homo this lust of tho week from Spokane, whore hIio has been Hpondlng the hollduys with her fatli or, - Mrs. Wnkemnn enterlulned the Urldge club Wcdncmltiy afternoon. The gucHts of the club wore' Mrs. Hutchinson nnd Mrs. Vnwtnr. Professor nnd Mrs. O'flnrn and Mr. nnd Mrs. J. W. Lawlor were the New Year's day gubsts of Mr. and Mis. Horace Peltou ut Gold Hill. Minn Kntio Shook of Anhlaud war. Iliejuiiest of Mrs. Diiisman last week. $ irr. F. W. Holliii entoitained in -foimully nt curds Friday ufternoon. By John that wero so common with many oth er exhibits nt Dm show, but It carried with lt tin air of real facts, plainly nnd simply put, n display of real fruit, apples and poms that hoi'o ihelr own testimony of valuo and quality. Tho inon at tho booth Impressed. the visitors moBt favorably, for they did not put on n lino of hot-air-talk, but presented our lutorests llko business moil, reprosoullng a guaranteed and standard commody, which needed touting further than "thank you for your orded." Oregon was tho whole thing at the Applo show hold at tho Armory. Four soperato oxblblts told tho story with such forco and omphsls, Hint tho old time glory of Oregon apples wns held most firmly against all comors. The Mud fold exhibit was strong mid to the point. The fruit was of tho highest quality, and no visitor could ; doubt tho standing of our district. j Tho Hood Uhor car of Spltzon bergs was possibly as flno as that other tur from tho Huguo River val- i Tho litnrrlaEO of F. J. Molding to Miss Flora Grnco Crandnll wus sol einiiized at the ''-101" ranch near Medford Xcw Yenr'g duv. The Kov W. F. Shields officiuted. Only tho immediate family nnd n few friends wero present. Mrs. Holding Is a sis ter of -Mrs. William Webb'er Cf the "401" ranch and recently camo hero from Colorado. Fletchor Fish, nsslstant manager of the Nat, whllo skating Monday night wu8 unfortunate enough to loso one of his skates, which caused him to sprain his anklo and break his leg. Ho' was taken to his home at If. C., KetUner's and It will probably bo some tlmo berore ho will bo about again. , SOC cmfwypjjpu Jpu Jpu Mr. and Mrs. E. 0.,Trowjirldge and Mr. Ben J. Trowbridge returned last week from Wisconsin, whero they wont to visit their mother, who was 111. When thoy !oft!hqr she was appatently well, but on 'the'lr return to Medford they recolvbd 'rieW of hot .death. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Carnnhan re turned last week from Eugene, whero they' spent tho holidays with Mrs. Carnuhau's father. Mis? Grnco Barbor of Worchestor, Mass, Is tho guest of Dr. and Mrs. IE. II. Porter on South Oakdale ave nue. Stato Senator-elect H, von der Hel ton loft Thursday for "Salem, whero ho will attend the legislature. Miss Allco Streets left last week, for Dorkcley, whe-o she is attending tho Unlvorslty of California. ' j , . ' Miss Toes Merrill entertained n few friertds informully Tliursduy oveniug' with u chafing dish supper. ' Miss Annette Wnkotunn entortaln cd nt dinner Saturday n few of her friends. Miss Ruth Morrick nnd . Miss Alothu Enioriek returned to Eugene lust week. J. A. Wcsterlund loft for Salem Friday nighl, where he will attend legisluture. Charlie liny ontortalnod a number of hlu frlendH nt IiIh home on Friday evening. Vornon Vnwtor returned to Eugene whero ho Is attending the university, Sunday night. Mr. J. It. Tomlln and' Mr. 0. M. Hoynton nro lu Portland on a busi ness trip, i Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Kceno left Fri day for a short 'trip to Portland. Miss Glndyu Henrd is quite ill nl her homo on Siskiyou heights. Mr. Ira Dodge wont to San Fran cisco last week for a few days, Mr. and Mrs. Ficd Thompson arc spending lite week in Portland, k Miss Joy Folger left Wednesday for Stanford university, Colonel Mundy loft last week for tho east. P. Manley ley which swept tho Spoknno show off Its feet a llttloxover two years ago, but that, or courso, Is past history, and wo will all have our soporuto op inions. Tho Hood Rlvor display or Xowtown Pippins were very credit able but tho Ashland car was tho queen of tho Bhow. Xovor did a car of yollov apples look so beautiful. These wonders of horticultural oxcollonso seemed perfection' Itself, and whllo tho wrltor ctood boforo this splondld display, ho thought of Ashland. 2000 miles awny, and folt happy In tho thought that Ashland, like Medford, had dis covered that tho real way to raise parfect fruit, fruit that would take National prizes, fruit that would stand forth as the finest of Us kind, was to accept the "Wisdom ot tho aucioius", to rouow ho beaten paths that has tor hundreds of years been an accopted scluotlllo way of apply ing moisture to thq pluuta mid trees that Is to raise tht rrult by Irriga tion. i ' - IIM.I.J I