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THE MEMORIES TEA held by the Women's Fellowship of the First Christian Church was a large and successful event of Thursday afternoon. Serving the punch above is Mrs. Lloyd Crenshaw. Standing are Mrs. Newell Morgan, general chairman of the affair; Mrs. Selby Leep, Mrs. Jess Marr, Mrs. Byrop Harmon and Mrs. 0. J. Feldkamp. Below, Mrs. Bert Brewer poses as the bride in one of the program numbers and Stephanie Jellison and Carleen Burnett served as "Yesterday's Girls," and pulled the drapes to show the various feotures. (Pictures by Chris of Photo Lab). ri t ' ' -. M -. i I Ait 1 'I j. W . - rJ 1 1 ' Cl.T Women's Fellowslnp of the Fust Christian Church held a "Mem ories Tea" on Thursday aflernoon, honoring all women in the church past 70 years of age, and all shut ins regardless of age. Chairman for the tea was Mrs. Newell Morg an. Assisting Mrs. Morgan were Blanche Marr, refreshments; Es telle Harmon and Jo Feldkamp, decorations; Virginia Marr, roses for remembrance; Sally Leep and Toni Crenshaw, pouring; Jerry Morin, Marilyn Shirley, Helen Ni day, Pat Nidav, Thelma Stubble field, Kay Snyder and Marlene Wi rick, serving. Living pictures that were highlights of the women's memories were the feature of the program for which Veloris Bax ter was the reader. Carleen Bur nett and Stephanie Jellison as "Yesterday's Girls" opened the curtains on the past. Special num bers included a vocal solo by mim rkiro AtlklC nra tea-A . ; rUUK ucntivniiui-j r-- -- - - birthday of Mrs. James H. Shepherd of Tuscaloosa, o, shown at the left who is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Juanita Buenger, or Glendale; her grandson, Richard Reid, and her great-grandson, Donnie Reed, also of Glendale. (Fox Photo). lAJliippfe lainilif Reunion J4e(cl -4t 3)rain Sunday The annual Whipple family reun ion was a large and enjoyable event of Sundav at the attractive home of Mr. and Ms. E. G. Whip ple in Drain. Enjoying the event were: Attorney and Mrs. R. L. Whipple, .Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Stewart and children, Nancy, Rog er and Joanne: Mrs. Betty Raw ton and children, Larry. Cheryl and Ronda and Mr. and Mrs. Ned Dixon, ail of Reburz: Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Whipple and son, Jim- 4 it v ' '' III' u ' 'Jl V Marion Jones; prayer by Jennie Ncsseth and daughter, Laura Jean; the 23rd Psalm by Marilee Currier, reading by Sue Hamm; piano solo by Betty Lou Yundl; The Lord's Prayer sung by Lena Polle; a vo cal solo by Christie Ncsseth and a vocal solo by Nellie Bailey. Others assisting in the program were: Naomi Murdoch, Nina Brewer, Mary Hooten. and Ethel White. Honored guests present were Emma Beckley, Myrtle Bailey, Cora Church, Lina Cranfill, Ada Davis, Mrs. T. W. Delaney, Ethel Hughes, Mrs. Ross Lovelace, Hat tie Neal, Mrs. W. A. Pearce, Mrs. F. I. Perry, Alice Wing, Mrs. Mrs. W. E. Strickling, Mary Stcl zier, Daisy Dillingham, Mrs. Leah Perdue, Mrs. James Long, Luella May Rice and Etta Wilson, all of Roseburg; Mrs. Mary Cothrell of Eugene, and Mrs. Clara M. Marks of Los Angeles, Calif. nirtnrH nhnvA nn the 72nd imy: Mr. and Mrs. Grant McCor ! mack and children. Linda and Er jnie; Mrs. Jim Whipple and chil Idren, Bob and Carol, all of Drain; i.Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Whipple and ! daughter, Sherry, of Fishtail, I Mont.; Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Whip I pie and children, Edward and I Joan: Mrs. C. S. McElhinny and i daughter. Mrs. Bruce Rankin, and the latter's baby, all of Salem; and Mr. and Mrs. J. Joel and two chU Idren of Oakridge. ! - I A. Mi - I W J ft rj Jji- Lip f " t f'S J, it " "t- LETSOM RANCH IS SCENE OF REUNION The annual Lelsom family re union held each year at the Let som ranch in Scotts Valley was held Sunday. Three of the original Letsoms were present: Mrs. Mar tha Harris of Corvallis, Mrs. Ben (Letha) Hedrick of Drain, and Kit Letsom of Yoncalla. A basket din ner was enjoyed under the big trees of the Lctsom home. Those present to enjoy the oc casion were Mrs. Harcel Hodges of Moses Lake, Wash.; Mrs. Hazel Woos, Mr. and Mrs. John Hed rick, Mrs. Bessie Vroman of Eu ;jcno; Mr. and Mrs. Chester Au brey and family of Creswell; Mr. and Mr. Milton Laying and son of Boring; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Lay ing and daughter, Walda; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Theis and family, Joe Schneider, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Raphael Au brey and family; Mrs. Eva Au brey of Cottage Grove; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Jones and family of Roseburg: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Miller and family; Molly Letsom of Drain; Henry Miller and sis ter and husband of Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Potter, Miss Maxine Potter, Mrs. Evelyn Patrick and family; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Miller and son: and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lee of Yoncalla. One of the original members of the family, Mrs. Harris, was unable to attend. Visiting and horse shoe throwing was enjoyed during the afternoon. MRS. S. V. O'REILLY HONORED AT PARTY A farewell party was given bv Mrs. E. R. Foster at her home for Mrs. S. V. O'Reilly. Mr. and Mrs. O'Reilly and family have left for han Jose, Cauf., to make their home. Canasta and pinochle were played and prizes were won by .Mrs. O Kemv, .Mrs. Harold Des biens and Mrs. T. M. O'Connell. A lovelv gift was presented to Mrs. O'Reilly. A smorgasbord was serv ed to Mrs. S. V. O'Reilly, Mrs. Nelson Howard. Mrs. James Kil kenny. Mrs. William Amiot. Mrs. Harold Desbiens. Mrs.t. J. Raade. Mrs. E. M. Murphy. Mrs. Robert Wandling. Mrs. Robert Herbage, Mrs. T. M. O'Connell, Mrs. Fran cis Circle. Mrs. Schafer, Mrs. Hen ry Flury and Mrs. Ray Ward. HIGH SCHOOL CLASS REUNION DATE CHANGED The date of the reunion-picnic of the 1943 Roseburg High School class has been changed from Sept. 4 to Sunday, Sept. 11, at 1:30 p.m. at Umpqua Park. Teachers and members from out-of-town are ex pected to attend. Committee mem- bers. Mrs. Dan Kennerly. Mrs. El i wood McLouehlin and Mrs. Bert Young, would like to hive those 1 planning to attend to call on them. 'Those attending are asked to bring I a salad or hot dish and deuert and own table service. HANDS ENTERTAIN PINOCHLE CLUB Fair Oaks Pinochle Club met Saturday night at the Alfred Hand home west of Oakland. Beautiful bouquets of summer flowers grac ed the rooms. For the eveuing's pinochle play, Edward Lamorcaux won high score for men and Mrs. Pearl Hand, high score for ladies; sec ond high scores went to Alfred Hand and Mrs. Maggie Francis, and consolation prizes went to Lee Williams and Mrs. Dorothy Austin. At midnight a delicious potluck supper was served to Mr. and .Mrs. Edward Lamorcaux and son, Jon; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Aus tin, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Williams, -Mrs. Mabel Allen, Mrs. Mabel Crouse, Mrs. Maggie Francis and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hand. The next meeting will be held o:ic week early on account of the Labor Day holidays, Saturday night, Aug. 29, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Francis. BRENT CLAYPOOL CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY Brent Claypool began his birth day celebration with a family ham- Durger fry Saturday afternoon. Members of the family attending were his mother, Tressie Claypool; Jerry Claypool, Hyle and Joyce Hughes, Karen and Steve Hughes. Marvin Schneider was a guest. The children played games on the lawn alter Brent opened his birth day gifts. On Sunday morning the Clav- pools and Hughes went to the Ivan Landers home where thev had a late breakfast. During the after noon they went swimming. ''J t -v . X imm RECEIVING THE PRIZE for beinq the oldest penshioner at the picnic is George Singleton, above left. At the right N. V. Dicianna, a Southern Pacific conductor from Eugene, who acted as master of ceremonies. I; '' r f X i i WINNER of the chair given as a prize at the S. P. picnic Sunday was A. E. Rummell, retired ogent from Marcolla. At the left is A. W. McGuire, co-chairman of the picnic committee. A large event of Sunday was the first annual picnic of the South ern Pacific employes and pension ers. Five hundred people were present to enjoy the dinner and entertainment, which included a skit by Mrs. N. V. Diacianna; drill by the Knights of Pythias drum and bugle corps, directed by Billy Black: barbershop chorus num bers, directed by Chuck Ricketts; dance and baton novelty numbers by Joy Powell Dance Studio; and hammond organ music by Jack Coxen, operator of Eugene. N. V. Diacianna, conductor of Eugene, was master of ceremon ies. Mayor Ernest Barker, intro duced by trainmaster, Ted Ber nard, gave an address of welcome. L. R. Smith, superintendent of Portland Division; and Roy Put man, eeneral supt. of MW Dept., San Francisco, gave short talks. P e n s i o ne r s were introduced. George Singleton, oldest pensioner present, received a gift of a silver spoon, courtesy of Roseburg Jewel ers. A. E. Rummell of Marcola won the easy chair. Games and contests took place THE HODGES FAMILY held a delightful family reunion Sunday at the Ted Hodges home. From left to right are: Mr. and Mrs. Lee Roy (lona) Wilson ond son, Ricky, 8-months; and daughter, Terrie Lee, 5 years; Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hodges and daughter, Glenae, 9-months; Mr. The home of 5Ir. and Mrs. Ted Hodges, 321 E. 2nd Ave. S., has been the scene of a family reun- v: W '1' ? -jr s ( - t, a throughout (lie day under the di rection of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Pein- berton. Co-chairmen of the event were A. W. McGuire and Mrs. It. V. Miller. The picnic was proclaim ed a grand success through the cooperation of local merchants, in cluding Ott and Ricketts, i'aylcss Drug. Shrocdcr Furniture, Scher ner Bottling, Medo-Land Ice Cream Co., Roseburg Jewelry, Roseburg Cafe and Harris Cafe. Guests of honor were pensioners A. E. Rummell, Marcola; C. P. Moody, Yoncalla; Andrew McCar thy, Grants Pass: S. D. Willis. Rid dle; George Trimble, Albany, W. F. Monahan, San Francisco; A. J. Huggerth, W. G. Burt, C. O. Hos mer, H. F. Ogden, all of Eugene. Sam Starmer, Coquille; H. C. Movie, Camas Vallev; J. E. ( lark, 0. W. Nelson, J. A. Zimrick, II. F. Hatfield, George Singleton, J. E. Dent, W. M. Chalmers, F. S. Mon roe, R. D. Williams, C. II. Mc C'lung, E. W. Sharp. J. F. Byrd, 0. D. McAllister, H. F. Snyder, W. A. Long, J. G. Hunter, J. B. Patrick, Herbert Hough. D. B. Boone, A. L. Howard, B. F. Ryan, E. C. Adams and R. W. Meiss'ner. MR W;1 1 'J Wilma's Beauty Shop Closed on Mondays REGULAR SHOP PERMANENTS From $5 up SHAMPOO and WAVE, $1.50 up Telephone 2-1552 Two Doors North of Gordon Valley Rural Fire Hall, 1935 Beocon Way fc-ft - i.-i -ft bV-f v-.;-v. 1 ion the past ten days, during which time their sons, the Rev. Lynn Hodges and family came from To- peKa, nans.; tne kcv. t erry Hodges with his wife and small son came from Overbrook, Kans.; A6ociation Jo S C7 )pon3or jrair The Roseburg Art Association is sponsoring an exhibit at the fair grounds Aug. 28-27-28. Those help ing to register the work entered are Mrs. George Powers, M r s. Floyd Warner, Miss Amy Robin son, Judy Brubakcr, Mrs. Jack West and Mrs. Earl Wiley for the fine arts; Mrs. W. Frank Brown, weaving and miscellaneous arts, and Mrs. Harry Brubaker for the ceramics and china painting. The committee for arranging and hanging the pictures includes: Mrs. Thomas Parkinson, Margaret Cnrr, Mrs. Earl Wiley and displaying of weaving and miscellaneous arts Mrs. Frank Brown and Mrs. Cos. ter Eaton; arranging and display ing ceramics, Mrs. Harry Brubak er and Mrs. Paul Beaver; chinn Wa, Jf, onore To honor Mary Kathryn Purdy, hrirlp-plppt nf Hfind llnlflni n charming bridal shower was iv. en by Mrs. Deming Bremen assist ed by Miss Judy Brubaker and her mother, Mrs. Harry Brubaker, at (he beautiful Bronson home on the South Umpqua River Wednes day evening. Zinnias fowiied the room decorations, while sweet- peas were used for the table decor ations. Invited to honor Miss Purdy were her mother, Mrs. Frank Pur dy; Miss Kay Emery, Miss Mar lene Emmitt, Miss Cindy Randall, Miss Leola Lorenzen, Miss Bar bara Brand. Miss Joyce Knudson, Miss Donna Ellison, Mrs. Don jQn formal &)iniier Jdeid lAimberui JJo As a farewell honoring Mr. anil Mrs. Robert Hcaly and children. Jimmy and Kalhy, of Los Angeles, and to honor Mr. and Mrs. Lcland K. Wimberly on their 9th wedding anniversary. Judge and Mrs. Carl L. Wimberly entertained at a fam ily dinner party at their home Wed nesday evening. I 0 327 West announces OPEN HOUSE demonstrations in 2) ance and (J3alon Ballt, Top, Toe, Acrobatic, Character Dancu ond Baton Twirling. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 1 8:00 P.M. WOMEN'S CLUB 201 West Mosher Street All art Invited. A refreshments will be served pleoia phont ORchard 2-2880 or ORchord 2-1523 (or re servation. No Admission Crarge Enroll Your Private lessons or classes oil ages. Special classes for 9 Sat., Aug. 20, 1955 The News-Review, Roseburg, Ore. 9 I.ITWWWMWiW.yjHWWy III I if ,- ..... . ond Mrs. Ted Hodges; Mr. and Mrs. Terry Hodges ond son, Stephen, 1 year, and the Rev. and Mrs. Lynn Hodges and sons, Lynn Jr., 11, and Stanley, 5, and daughter, Shirley, 13. (Picture by Gene Powell, Master Studio). and Glenn with Mrs. Hodges and small daughter came from Eugene. The Hodges son-in-law and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Wilson (lona) and children, Terri Lee, 5, and Ricky, 8 months, live at Green. Exhibit painting, Mrs. Vein South, and photography, Mrs. Norris Jewell. Judges for the miscellaneous and craft arts will be Mrs. Hatch of Eugene. Judge for the fine arts will be Dean Vincent of tne uni versity of Oregon and for photog raphy, Charles Conkling, master photographer from Portland. All work to be exhibited must be in the fairgrounds before 6 p.m. Sundav. Aug. 21. Further lnforma tion may be had bv calling Mrs. Jack West, general superintend, ent: Mrs. Earl Wiley, fine arts sup erintendent; Mrs. Harry Brubak cr, ceramics; Mrs. Frank Brown miscellaneous arts, and Mrs Nor ris H. Jewell, superintendent of the photography division. Strumbo, Mrs. Dave Burks, Miss Charlotte Davis, Miss Carolyn Pat- ' on, auss jan jonnion, Mil. wii - " " MtoMri7rs"uto Muriel Ellison, Mrs. Marjorie El lison ran. irry roaicr, an. Jack Holder, Mrs, W. W. Hist- mann, Miss J an Mauro , Miss Jeanne Thomnson, Miss Shirlee Miller. Miss Arlenc Red mond, Miss Bettv Rudzik, Miss Anita Herrman, Miss Dalene Bu senbark, Miss Cvnthia Powers, Mrs. L. S. Wolfe. Miss Kitty Jen ny, Mrs. Leonard Langlcy and Mrs. Lowry Thomas. A lovely dessert-supper was serv ed by the hostesses and a delight ful social evening was enjoyed. Tome Following the dinner, friends called in farewell to the Healys. Mrs. Healy, the former Frances Wimberly, is the daughter of Jiidgn and Mrs. Wimberly. Lcland K. Wimberly, is the daughter o Judge and Mrs. Wimberly. Leland K. Wimberly is a son of the C. E. 'Wimberlys. ance Cass Child Now for girls ond boys of pre school students. . 1 lltflTTJI III II HTllHilW '')T-t The grouo sDent Mondav and Tuesday at the coast enjoying an outing. The Rev. Lynn Hodges, Mrs. Hodges and their children. Shirley, Lynn Jr., and Stanley, left Wednesday for their home in To peka, where they pastor the South Topeka Community Baptist Church ana originate the "Way of Life" radio program. rne Kev. Terry Hodges with Mrs. Hodges and their small son. Stephen, will leave over the week end for Lodi, Calif., where they will visit with Mrs Hodges' par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Smith and family. They will then proceed to their home in Overbrook. Kans.. fwhere the Rev. Mr. Hodges teach es in the English and Speech de partments of the high school and has charge of the library. Both Lynn and his brother, Terry, are working for their master's degrees in the University of Kansas at Lawrence. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hodges and daughter, Glenae, will leave Sun day for Eugene where the former is employed with Montgomery Ward and Company. The family group has been united at 'this time for the first gathering in two years. During their stay here they have made numerous public appearanc es conducting church services and programs in connection with the local broadcast over KRNR, which comes on the air at 6:45 each week day morning as the "Way of Life." Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hodges resid ed in Lookingglass for a number of years with their growing fam ily. All o the young folk attended the valley school and Lynn and his sister lona graduated from tho Lookingglass High. The two young er ioys graduated trom Koseburg Higb. The young folk conducted (e Sunday morning service at tho - m - oij i,ome church" in Looking. ?Z Z ,fS2 JLTa7'i - H,e service were Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hut o and dnuzhter. Alma rirxPA nf Rlpnr?.iln. Hoi nJ ir-c C. N. Currier and son, Beryl, of Roseburg; Rev. Grace Jla'rtley Nclson of LaGrande; and Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Bucll, Portland. DUPLICATE BRIDGE WINNERS ANNOUNCED North South duplicate bridge play winners for Tuesday night at the Elks were Mrs. M. H. Phil- lina anH ATro A R filh'fH firt- ' Mm Cl.iv f'ftrnplt. nnH DavIa Presncll, second, and Mrs. Lyle Bodenner and Oscar Wallace, third. East-West winners were Mrs. G. W. Marshall and Mrs. L. E. Mc Clintock, first; Mr. and Mrs M. C. Bowkor, second, and Mrs. M. L. Hallmark and Mrs. Harry Hilde burn, third. CINDY POST HAS BIRTHDAY PARTY Cindy Post celebrated her 10th birthday Friday at the home of her parents in Garden Valley. Horseback riding was enjoyed by the girls. Mrs. Post served birth day cake to Toni Perkins, Linda Langlcy, Sandy Zuver and Susan Ilardick. Studio h M.wiw.1 Mii)iiwiiwPi!Mi':;,y Dance Instruction By Joy Powell Baton Instruction By Maxine Merk
