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THREE ROSEBURG RESIDENTS were honored, when Ore
gon's Grand Chapter, Order of 'the Eastern Star, was in ses
sion June 8-11 at the Masonic Temple in Portland. Mrs.
The session began with Informal
opening and memorial service Sun
day evening, presided over by Al
ice R. Eobinson, Worthy Grand,
Matron and Leon B. Bakctel,
Worthy Grand Patron. Monday
and Tuesday meetinss were filled
with business sessions, committee
reports, addenda. The Session was
climaxed by the Installation of of
ficers for the ensuing year Wednes
day evening, June 11 at which
time Mrs. Wimberly, a Past Ma
tron of Koseburg Chapter ,No. S
was installed as Worthy Grand
Matron. This event climaxes years
of service Mrs. Wimberly ha i ren
dered the Order of the Eastern.!
Star which includes a term as
Grand Representative from Ore
gon to the District of Columbia,
fifteen years a member of the Jurisprudence-
Committee of the
Grand Chapter, and election to the
office of Associate Grand Conduct
ress in June 1949 which led to the
present office this year of Worthy
Grand Matron.
Mrs. Wimberly Is the wife of
Judge Carl E. Wimberly, Rose
burg. They have a daughter Fran
ces Louise, (Mrs. Robert Healy),
Weslwood Village,- Los Angeles,
,who flew to Portland to be wit'i
f her mother during Grand Chap
ter; a son, Carl E. Jr., Medford,
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NEW OFFICERS Pictured above are the new officers installed into the Lady Lions Mon
day evening at the home of Mrs. J.' P.' Mots chenbacher. From left to right ore Mrs.
Chester Thompson, new secretary; Mrs. Wal ter Welker, treasurer; Mrs. Glen Clute, vice
president; Mrs. Edell Bryant, president; Mrs. Pat Manning, director and Mrs. I. J. Bean,
lion tamer. Installed by proxy was Mrs. E. R. Buckingham, director. (Photo by Paul
Jenkins),
Installation for Lady Lions was
held Monday evenin; at the home
of Mrs. J. P. Mo'.ichnbacher. A
potluck dinner was served on the
patio, an 1 was followed by the
business meeting aid officer in
stallation. Three guts's from Sutherlin
were pr".sc;it including Mrs Ear'
' Thatcher, M.'s. Favett" Thompson
I nd Mr;. Oni McC-.rd. J!i.
Thompsen reported on the iUle
conven'ii..!.
and a son, Leland K., Roseburs.
Mr. Wimberly, Sr., Mr. and Mrs.
Carl E. Wimberly, Jr., and chil
dren Lee and Carolyn, and Mr.
and Mrs. L. K. Wimberly motored
to Portland to be present at the
Installation. This made her family
complete with the exception of the
children of Mrs. Healy an! the Lee
Wimberlys who were unable to ue
present because ol illness.
The Shrine Auditorium in the
Masonic Temple was beautifully
decorated to represent the "Hills
of Home." This tremendous task
was performed in a very short
time by a well organized group of
Portland and Vicinity's Associate
Matrons and Patrons who had
spent many hours in advance prep,
aration so everything would be
ready to be placed when the room
was available. The East was a
breathtaking scene; a huge oil
painting covered the backdrop
a scene of Mrs. Wimbe.-ly'g home
nestled in Southern Oregon's wood
ed hills, "The Hills of. Home."
Livo trees-Douglas fir, pine, oedar,
homlocIT and noble fir ranging In
height from two feet to twelve
feet, were placed in a natural fash
ion surrounding the painting. Small
noble fir trees of uniform height
marched the length of the huge
room on either side. Fern and
The, roums wri decorated wi'.ii
spring fbwjr.;. The new and te
aring olfireri we.-j prescitc-l with
inrsagei. M'l Bruce lletricl;. re
tiring president, was presented
with the past president' pin and
gavel. Assisting Mrs. Hetrick with
the installation ceremony was Mrs.
Leroy Inman.
Present were Mrs. I. J. Bean,
new lion tamer; Mrs. Buckley Bell,
Mrs. Edell Bryant, new presi ient;
Mrs. Conrad Clune, Mrs. Glen
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Carl E. Wimberly Sr., above left, was installed Worthy
Grand Matron of the Grand Chapter of Oregon; Mrs. George
Churchill, was installed Grand Chaplain, and right, R. Cloyd
Riffe, member of Josephine Chapter No. 26, and now a
white lattice fencing covered with
red roses and greenery filled in the
spaces between the small trees.
Ail the trees had stands of cross
cut blocks from small trees with
the bark exposed. They were cut
on the Umpqua National Forest by
George Churchill, Worthy Patron,
John Robertson, Associate Patron,
and Ray Hampton, Jr. Past Patron.
They drove to Diamond Lake to
cut the noble fir which -stow only
in higher elevations. Other trees
were cut in the North Umpqila
district near Glide. About 75 trees
were used. They were sprayed to
make them fire resistant to con
form with the Fire Marshal's
code In Portland. A woodsy niche
was placed b?low the platform in
the East. It was centered with a
water fountain surrounded by fern,
moss, lichen and moss covered
rocks. Amber spotlights highlight
ed the scene. The red rose theme
was artistically carried out with
baskets of roses and trellises plac
ed on the back of each Star Point
chair, which were covered with
vining red roses.
Immediately after Mrs, Wimber
ly was installed to her high of
fice, Mr. Riffe sang "Prayer Per
fect" a capello. Other elective of
ficers were installed, followed by
the appointive officers. Mrs. Georg
Clute, vice-president; Mrs. Roland
Edic, Mrs. Bruce Elliott, M r s.
George Foster, Mrs. Stanley (iott
schalk and her sister, Mrs. Eakcn;
Mrs. Roy Hcbard, Mrs. Bruce
Hetrick, Mrs. Leroy lnman, Mrs.
Pat Manning, director; Mrs. J. P.
Motschenbacher, Mrs. Bernard
Raar, Mrs, Harold Stein, M r s.
Charles Thomas. Mrs. Chester
Thompson, secretary; Mrs. Ralph
Turner, Mrs. Walter Welker, trea
surer and Mrs. John Looslcy.
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Churchill, Worthy Matron of kose
burg Chapter this year was instal
led Grand Chaplain. Mr. Riffe,
past Patron of Josephine Chapter
No. 26, Grants Pass, was Installed
Grand Organist. Mr. Riffe has dir
ected the Roseburg Star Choral
Club since its organization three
years ago. The Choral group sang
three numbers, "Love Sends a Lit
tle Gift of Roses," dedicated to
Mrs. Wimberly, during which her
two small grancfchildren, Lee and
Carolyn, walked the whole length
of the auditorium carrying between
them a big basket of red roses
which they took, to their happy
grandmother in the East. The
group sang "Prelude from the
Cycle of Life," dedicated to Elton
Schroeder, Worthy Grand Patron.
Mr. Schroeder is from Elgin
Chapter No. 24, Myrtle Point.
Songs were concluded by singing
"A Fancy Children of the Moon,"
an invitation to all to come to Rose
burg July 19 to attend the recep
tion to be held then in honor of
Mrs. Wimberly. Mr. Riffe directed
the singing group, accompanied by
Lois Ann Stewart. The members
were dressed in their new coral
dresses. They were: Mattie Lee
Taylor, Frances Gcrretsen. Gladys
Wiley, Ramona Hampton, Frances
Ellison, Dora Ritzman, Hallie
Woodward, Harriet Turner, Bea
trice Churchill, Florence Plum
mer and Margaret Austin.
At the close of the installation
several addentlas were presented
which included the Newport As
sembly of the Rainbow Girls, a
group of Honored Queens from
Portland and Vicinity. Then 23
girls from Roseburg Bethel No. 8,
Order of Job's Daughters put on
an attractive drill for the great
audience. The girls, accompanied
by several mothers motored to
Portland for the event Wednesday,
staying at the YWCA. They return
ed the next day. Mrs. A. J. Ellison,
Guardian of the Bethel, was in
charge of the drill.
The next addendum was present
ed by Roseburg Chapter's Court
esy Girls. It was proceeded by a
song, "Only a Rose," sung by
Thomas McNeill, member of Rose
burg Chapter, now living in Port
land. Mr. McNeill's high tenor
voice thrilled his listeners, when
he sang for the new Worthy Grand
Matron. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Stewart. Seventeen girls and
three officers took part in the "Hap
piness Trees" addendum. Sixteen
girls dressed in while dotted Swiss
formals, girdled with niic green
sashes to which were attached red
rosebuds, marched under a white
arch, through a garden gate which
was opened and closed by Virginia
Hicks, Ramona Hampton, Con
ductress, Grace Robertson, Asso
ciate Matron, and Beatrice Church
ill, Worthy Matron. The arch was
covered with green vines and red
LESLIE CHPMANS HAVE
FATHER'S DAY FETE
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Chapman
graciously entertained at a family
party at their beautiful new home
in South Yoncalla, Sunday honor,
ing the fathers of both Mr. and
Mrs. Chapman. A delicious picnic
dinner was enjoyed on the patio,
after which music and visiting
were enjoyed by the following:
V. M. Chapman, Mr. and Mrs.
Clair Chapman, Francis, Denny,
Allie, Mike and Leslie of Cottage
Grove; Mr. and Mrs. Lewclyn Wil
liams and baby from Albany: Mr.
and Mrs. Brad Fox of Fort Angeles.
Wash.; Mr. and Mrs. French of
Sutherlin; Mr. and Mrs. Sherman
Chapman and daughter, Shar
maine, and son. Brad, of Drain;
Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Phillips and
daughter,- Nadine, and Mr. and
Mrs. Leslie Chapman of Yoncalla.
ROTARY ANNS TO MEET
AT DINNER THIS EVENING
Rotary Anns will meet at a sev
en o'clock dinner tonight at Carl's
Haven. This will be the last meet
ing until fall. Wives of all Rotar
ians are invited.
Installation of the new officers
will take place. An interesting pro
gram has been arranged for the
occasion. The committee in charge
of the affair includes: Mrs. Story
lies, chairman, Mrs. Harold Horn,
Mrs. Beniamin DuFresne. Mrs.
Kenneth Fitzgerald and Mrs. L.
L. Powers.
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: resident of this city, was Installed Grand Organist.- Mrs,
; Wimberly's picture wos by Moderne Studio and Mrs. Ch"--'i-ill's
photograph was taken by Clark's Studio.
roses. The sixteen girls carried lit
tle Happiness Trees small whits'
trees decorated with red rosebuds.
While Mrs. Robertson and Mrs.
Churchill went to the East to bring
Mrs. Wimberly and Mrs. Schroed.
er to the center of the floor where
the arch was situated, Mr. Mc
Neill sang, "For You." A swing
mysteriously appeared under the
arch and the two were seated in
the swing and swung rhythmically
while the girls , completed their
drill. The lights were dimmed and
the sixteen little trees suddenly be
came lighted, the red rosebuds
glowing in the darKness. wrs.
Wimberly was presented an arm
bouquet of red roses and a gift
from the Chapter. A gift and a
boutonniere from the chapter were
presented to Mr. Schroeder by
Mrs. Robcrfson. They were return
ed to the East and the Courtesy
girls completed their degree by
marching out with their lighted
trees. The addendum was planned
and directed by Mary Marshall,
Past Matron, who Is to be com
plimented on . her presentation of
an outstanding degree. Members
of the Courtesy girls who took part
arc: Gladys Hart, Jean Calkins,
Clarcne Brydges, Ruby Havens,
Barbara Rich, Virginia Hicks, Dor
ris Hughes, Estella Harmon, Betty
Fariss, Helen McElrov, Helen
Hicks, Ellen Chitwood, Pat Hall
craft, Mildred Fisher, Evelyn As
hurry, Lois Quine and Phyllis
Givens.
More than one hundred mem
bers of Roseburg Chapter and
friends drove to' Portland to oe
present at the Installation. Rose
burg Chapter was allowed a re
served section of 81 seats, In ad
dition to reserved sections for the
Choral Club and the Courtesy
Girls.
Following a clever degree of an
Elgin clock presented by Mr.
Schroeder's Chapter, Elgin No. 24,
the Southern Oregon Association
put on a folk dance. Participants
were appropriately dressed in their
colorful costumes and added much
to the evening. Roseburg members
taking part were Bruce and Olive
Elliott and Viola Spencer. Mrs.
Earl Wiley was chairman of the
committee planning this degree
from different chapters in South
ern Oregon,
The evening was climaxed by an
intricate drill, expertly executed
by members of the Associate Ma
trons and Patrons of Portland and
vicinity. There were 80 taking part.
The ladies were dressed in lovely
fuschla red dresses; the men in
dark trousers and white formal
coats. The precision of their drill
was excellent and a thrilling spec
tacle to watch.
The evening's events were close J
by the Grand Officers forming a
large semicircle In the East and
"A Benediction" was sung by a
F. S. CLUB TO
MEET ON TUESDAY
The F. S. Club will meet Tues
day afternoon, June 24, at the
home of Miss Marie Martens, 1032
N. Jackson Street. All members
are most cordially invited to at
tend. LUTHERAN LAYMEN'S
LEAGUE HAS INTERESTING
MEETING SUNDAY NIGHT
The regular meeting of the Luth
eran Laymen's League was held
Sunday evening at St. Paul's Luth
eran Church.
Following (he business session,
an informal talk was given by H.
Vansteenburg on the highlights of
the District Synod Convention held
recently in Portland, to which he
was a lay delegate.
The topic study, which was to
have been led by Walter Nehring,
was dropped due to the interest
shown in the report by Mr. Van
steenburg. This topic will be held
at a later date.
Refreshments were served later
in the evening bv Mr. and Mrs,
Carly Bennett and' Mrs. Carl Hinth
er.
Returning Home Mrs. John
Gardner and two children are re
turning to their home in Roseburg
this week, following a trip to Glen
dale. Calif., to attend the wedding
of Mrs. Gardner's sister.
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quartet composed of Hallie Wood
ward, Margaret Austin, Tom Mc
Neill and Gene Holm, Eastgate
Chapter No. 116.
Members of Roseburg Chapter
are planning to hold a reception
Saturday evening, July 19 at the
Junior High School in honor of Mrs.
Wimberly, Worthy Grand Matron,
at which time many officers, mem
bers and friends from over the
state will come to honor her.
FaulkE-slayTOn
WEDDING IS EVENT
OF SUNDAY, JUNE 15 '
The Sutherlin Methodist Church
was the scene of the wedding of
Dorothy Jean Slayton and LeRny
Allen Faulke. Rev. " Mr. Fred
Waugh, Morman minister, per
formed the ceremony June 15. The
bride is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. H. C. Slayton of Sutherlin,
and the bridegroom Is the son of
C. Faulke and Mrs. R. Mason of
Vancouver, Wash., and Spokane,
Wash., respectively.
Miss Betty Klllin'gsworth of Suth
erlin, friend of the couple, was
maid of honor. Gordon Crase of
Roseburg, friend of the couple,
was best man. Ushers were G. B.
Shurts, grandfather of the bride
from Shoshone, Ma., and Kavo
Btirnes. friend of (he couple, from
Sutherlin.
The bride was given In marriage
by her father, II. C. Slayton. She
wore a pale blue ballerina length
formal with matching stole. She
carried a white Bible topped with
a white orchid. The bridesmaid
wore a yellow pastel ballerina
length dress with matching stole.
Her corsage was of red rosebuds.
The church was enhanced wjth
pink floral deenrallons of gladioli.
Two songs. "Why Do I Love You?"
and "All the Things You Are" were
sung by Dorothy Bringle and Nick
Norton.
Following the ceremony, I re
ception was given by Mr. and
Mrs. Jav Crase at 1117 Rainbow
Lane. The wedding cake and
lunch were served to the bride
and bridegroom and the many
guests
The now Mr. and Mrs. Faulke
went lo Canada and Washington
for their wedding trip. For travel
ing, the bride wore a blue linen
afternoon dress with white acces
sories .
The bride's mother, Mrs. Hoy
Mason, wore an aqua taffeta rint
dress with matching accessories.
Her corsage was of red rosebuds.
The bridegroom's mother w a s
dressed In a gray and pink suit
with matching accessories. Her
corsage was of red rosebuds.
Out-of-town guests included Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Butler and family
'of Myrtle Creek; Mrs. Frank Mil-
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Bethel 42, of the International
Order of Job's Daughters of Oak
land, held installation of officers '
at the Masonic Temple In Oakland
last Friday evening.
Those - installed were: honored
Queen, Betty Jones; senior prin
cess, Carol Firman; junior prin
cess, Harriet . Scroggins; guide,
Gay Anderson; marshall, Frances
Heaton; recorder, Nancy Essel
strom; treasurer, Mary Ellen'
Krickson; chaplain, Betlo Bab
cock; librarian, Margaret Rose;
musician, Harriet Kiggs; senior
custodian, Jean Hatcher; junior
custodian, Leone Riggs; first mes
senger, Sharon Roadman; second
messenger, Connie Winslow; third
messenger, Nancy Sparks; fourth
messenger, Judy Grubow; fifth
messenger, Billie Rao Soweil; in
ner guard, Carol Kablcr; outer
guard, Evelyn Frotschcr; report
er, Judy Hensley; historian, Nancy
Foster, and lady of the lights,
Barbara Ballenline.
Those in the Bible, ceremony
were: Judy Hensley, Nancy Fos
ter and Sharon Roadman. Conduct
ing' the flags were Nancy Dor
man, Barbara Short, Norene Watt
man and Mary Ellen Eri-kson. .
Installing officers were: guard
Ian, Meryl Wahl; associate guard
ian, Richard Riggs; honored
queen, Harriet Riggs; guide, Jan
ice Parks; marshall, Shirley Bak
er; recorder, Donna Pclzcl; chap
lain, Evelyn Wahl; musician, Ruth
Riggs; junior custodian, lla Gour
ley; senior custodian, Alta Jean
Campbell; and soloist, Susan
Stearns.
The Council installed for the en
suing term is as follows: guard
ian, Irma Cornish; associate
guardian, Lloyd Cornish; guardian
secretary, Eleanor Dorman;
guardian treasurer, Naomi Riggs;
guardian of music, Ruth Bridges:
guardian of socialbility, Selma
Erickson;' guardian of parapher
nalia, Grace Wood; guardian of
finance, Evelyn Frotschcr; guard
ian ot Hospitality, Ruth Bunch;
guardian of degrees, Meryl Wahl;
guardian of publicity, Veda Hollo
peter; guardian of goodwill, Kath-
ryn Roadman, and guardian of
scrapbonk, Juanita Holgate.
Installing the Guardian Council
were: deppty grand guardian, Na-
THE WEDDING OF Dorothy Jeon Slayton and LeRoy Allen
Faulke was an event of June 15 at the Methodist Church
in Sutherlin, In the above picture are left to right: Miss
Betty Killlngworth, maid of honor, the bride and bridegroom,
and Gordon Crase, best man. Below, the bride and bride
groom cut the first piece of the wedding coke ot the recep
tion. (Pictures by Sid Fredrickson of the Photo Lab).
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chell. Grants Pass; Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Steele, Portland; Mr. and
Mrs. (i. B. Shurts, Shoshone, Ida.;
Mrs. Hoy Mason, Spokane, Wash.;
Mr. and Mrs. Bus Sigler, Van
couver, Wash.; Chuck Yeamuns,
Eugene; Mr. and Mrs. Ixtreii
King, Vancouver, Wash.; George
Slayton, Sutherlin; Warren Slay
ton, Sutherlin; Mrs. Fred Waugh,
Sutherlin; Mr. and Mrs. Francis
Landfair, Mr. and Mrs. Cleve
Langford and family; Mrs. Jessie
Culver, Sutherlin; Miss Opal
oml Riggs; associate installing of
ficer, Roy Colburn; : guide, Fran
ces Ellison; marshal), , E r m a
Holms; recorder, Norma Col.
burn, and chaplain, Ella Sparks.
Thoso escorted to the East for
escorts and honors, were: Evelyn
Wahl, past honored queen of Beth
el 42, of Oakland; Janice Parks,
past honored queen of Bethel 42,
Oakland; honored queen of Beth
el 8, Roseburg, Naomi Riggs, past
guaruian 01 uemei 42, Oakland;
Erma Holms, past guardian of
Bethel 8, Roseburg; Francis Elli
son, guardian of Bethel 8 of Rose,
burg, and Roy Colburn, associate
guardian of Roseburg Bethel 8.
Naomi Riggs, is also grand treas
urer in the State of Oregon and
Frances Ellison, is grand musici
and in the State of Oregon.
The majority degree was given
Mrs. Evelyn Cornish Wahl, and
Mrs. Ila Cornish Gourley. They
were presented with a small Book
of Job by the Honored Queen,
Betty Jones.
Honored Queen Betty was pre
sented the gavel for her reign by
her father, and the white Bible
from the Guardian Council was
given to her by Meryl Wahl. Tho
Past Honored Queen, Harriet
Riggs, presented Queen Betty with
the Queen s jewel.
All graduates of Sutherlin anil
Oakland grade and high school
were presented handkerchief cor.
sages by Harriet Riggs. A poem
was read to them by Evelyn
Wahl. Merit badges were award
ed to the girls who had carnel
them, by guardian, Irma Cornish.
A drill presenting the past hon
ored queen, Harriet, with her past
queen jewel was comprised of Al
ta Jean Campbell, Shirley Baker,
Janice Parks, Margaret Rose, Car
ol Firman and Betty Jones.
The drill presenting the outgo
ing guardian, Meryl Wahl. and as
sociale guardian, Richard Riggs,
with their gifts from the Bethel,
was given by Harriet Riggs, Alta
Jean Campbell, Betty Jane Jones,
Shirley Baker, Susan Stearns, Bet
te Babcock, Margaret Rose, Carol
Firman and Janice Parks.
Candlelight ceremony closed ths
meeting by all newly installed of
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aaitjuSIn i ttm ArnV vn. A
Welch, Sutherlin; Miss Arleen
Nelson, Bonnie Hall, Mr. and Mrs.
Otis D. Stnner, Sutherlin; Mrs.
Don E. .Stoner, Sutherlin; Mrs.
Annie Cray and Judy, Sutherlin;
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Stoner, Suther
lin, and Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Smith, Sutherlin.
The couple is now nt home to
their friends in Roseburg. Mrs.
Faulke is employed at Thatcher'j
Cleaners, and Mr. Faulke is dis
trict manager for the Oregon Journal.