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W ! 'Ill OM THE PROGRAM at the Beta Sigma Phi annual Found er's Day dinner held Thursday . night at the Riversdafe Grange were those pictured above: Front row, left to right, Mrs. Lance Brown, Mrs. Stanford Norris and Mrs. Paul SPONSORS AND DIRECTORS of Beta Sigma Phi who were present at the Founder's Day banquet Thursday at the Riversdale Grange were the above. Pictured from left to right are Mrs. J. R. Wharton, Mrs. H. C. Church, Mrs. Beta Sigma Phi Holds Annual Dinner Thursday The Beta Sigma Phi annual Founder's Day dinner was held Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Rivers dale Grange. The occasion marked the 28th anniversary of the found ing of thq social and cultural soror ity. One hundred fifty members from Roseburg and Myrtle Creek attended the dinner which was served by women of the grange. The centennial theme was used and- carried out in the table deco rations composed of covered wag ons, hawthorne blossoms and ivy. Mrs. Stanford Norris was toast mistress. Mrs. Jerry Lyons, guest speaker, had as her topic, "The Centennial." She told of historical points of interest in Roseburg and gave information of coming events of the centennial. Mrs. J. P. Mots chenbacher, in a lovely centennial dress, gave the anniversary ad dress. Piano numbers were pre sented by Mrs. Paul Hult. Group singing was led by Mrs. John Le Duc. The opening prayer was said May Bridge Series Is Started Monday Evening The Monday duplicate bridge players met at the Umpqua Hotel for the first same of the May se ries which will continue throughout the month with an individual win ner. Monday's norlh south winners in cluded Mrs. John Dooring and Mrs. Lee Hargis, first; Verdun Hockett and W. C. Pritchett, sec ond; Mrs. Jim Doyle and Mrs. Meet 10 Best - NEW YORK (AP) New York milliners have created a Hal! of Fame for four women famous for their hats: .Mrs. Dwipht D. Elsen hower, Miss Arlene Francis, Mr9. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney and linger Mary Bolhwcll. Ten top designers name the fol lowing women as the best hatted of 1U59: Mrs. Frank McMahon, of New York and Palm Beach, named by Mr. John. Mrs. James F. Kelly, of New port, Conn named by Robert Dud lev. .Mrs. Donald Tnnsill, of New York and Palm Beach, named by Founder's Day Dinner Held by Mrs. Lance Brown of Myrtle Creek. Others taking part in the program included Mrs. Donald Croucher and Mrs. Merle Rappe. At the close of the dinner the new city council officers were in stalled by Mrs. Clarson Chitwood. New officers are: President, Mrs Stanford Norris; vice president, Mrs. Robert Grensky; recording secretary. Mrs. Del Mobley: cor responding secretary, Mrs. Robert Kent; treasurer, Mrs. Thomas Gar rison; extension officer, Mrs. Don ald Croucher. , Mrs. Rollin Page was chairman for the dinner, with Mrs. Del Mob Icy acting as co-chairman. Serving on the committee were: Mu Chapter, Mrs. Kenneth Swain; Alpha Theta, Mrs. Merle Rappe; Xi Tau, Mrs. Bert R. Griffin; Xi Epsilon, Mrs. Bernard Saar; Beta Xi, Mrs. Glenn Schroeder; Alpha Iota, Mrs. Howard G. Roberts; Xi Omicron, Mrs. Clarson Chitwood. W. L. Blaker, third, and Mrs. Neil Kaser and Mrs. Sanford Pal mer, fourth. , East-west winners were Mrs. Chester Thompson and Mrs. K. L. Fitzgerald, first; Mrs. George C. Anderson and Mrs. Harry Fergu son, second; Mrs. Jack Garnet and Mrs. W. L. Christinsen, third, and Mrs. 0. J. Feldkamp and Mrs. D. Bliss Secoy, fourth. Hatted Gals John Frederics. Mrs. Titus Haffa, Chicago, nam ed by Margaret Cody. Mme. Amanda de Collna, wife of the Mexican ambassador to the United States, named by Cesar Ruhio. Mrs. Austin Kingsley Ferguson, New York, named by Rose Sap phire. Hcdda Hopper, of Hollywood, named by Laddie Northridge. Marlene Dietrich, named by Wal ter Florell. Yvonne de Carlo, screen star, named by Don Marshall. Rosalind Russell, stage and screen star, named by Emme. Hult. Standing, left to right are Mrs. Pete Motschenbocher, Mrs. Don Croucher, Mrs. Clarson Chitwood and Mrs. Merle Roppe. (Chris of Photo Lab). Pete Motschenbocher, Mrs. Georgene Clark, Mrs. Jerry Lyons, Mrs. C. K. Allan, Mrs. C. S. Wegher, Myrtle Creek; Mrs. Neil Kaser Sr., Mrs. Carl Palo, Myrtle Creek; and Mrs. 0. J. Feldkamp. (Chris of Photo Lab). ' Kash-Ledgerwood Party Held As Red Cross Benefit Affair A Red Cross benefit was given Saturday at the lovely home of Mrs. Charles Kasn witn nirs. win Ledgerwood as co-hostcss. Bouquets of iris, coral bells and tulips decorated the room and the tea table. Pouring were: Mrs. Allen Sher- ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Mr. and Mrs. Troy Cox of Oakland announce the en gagement of their daughter, Miss Kathleen, to J. C. Mc Cracken of Roseburg. The wedding will take place June 20 at the home of the bride-to-be's parents. Miss Cox is a senior ot Oakland High School. Mr. McCracken is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Mc Cracken of Jopliir Mo. He is employed ot McCormick Pil ing Co. in Roseburg. Dinnerparty Held An enjoyable dinner party was held Tuesday evening at the Shalimar. Those present were Mary Moore, Connie Warner, Dora Hubbard, Martha Lake, Edna Watkins, Carol Lee, Minnie Crews and Grace Crawford. ' ;'A n imr , -v5 : lock. Mrs. 0. F. McAllistor. Mrs Roy Gordon and Mrs. Marshall Haughn. Those present were Mrs. Corwln Fullerton, Mrs. Vivian Laurence, Mrs. David Burks, Mrs. Frank True, Mrs. A. D. Fox, Mrs. Bart Laurence, Mrs. Ann wanan, Mrs, Barbara Harlan, Mrs. Phyllis Wil liams. Mrs. C, D. McAllistor, Mrs, Verna Burk, Mrs. David Nye, Mrs. Halys Spurgeon, Mrs. Edwin Walker, Mrs. Ralph Peterson, Mrs. James Fosback, Mrs. H. B. Har ryman, Mrs. L. J. Fullerton, Mrs. George Sothman, Mrs. G. E. Sher lock, Mrs. Margaret McCord, Mrs. Allen Farenbaugh, Mrs. Paul Hult, Mrs. Everett Johnson, Mrs. Pat Ritchie, Mrs. Howard Bird, Mrs. Ray Talbert, Mrs. W. O. Walker, Mrs. Paul J. Rummell, Mrs. P. J. Van Demark, Mrs. Lee Hunt, Mrs. V. Gray, Mrs. Lloyd Ferguson, Mrs. M. E. Nash, Mrs. Louis Red mond and Mrs. Phil Johnson. Lookingglass Sets Pre-School Clinic The pre-sehool clinic at Looking glass is set for May 20 at 2:30 p.m. Principal Vince McGovern and the teachers will be in attendance to counsel the parents in pre school guidance and preparation. A film, "They Grow Up so Fast," will be shown, with a discussion of the problems to follow. Birth certificates are required for regi stration and the parents are urged to register at that time. The PTA will serve refreshments, reports Mrs. Hazel Marsh, News-Review correspondent. Lookingglass WCTU Sets Temperance Rally - A temperance rally, under the direction of Mrs. Fred Southwick, president of the Lookingglass WC TU, will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Lookingglass Church. Mrs. Albert Fray, state director of the Loyal Temperance Union of the Oregon Woman's Christian Temperance Union, will tell of preparations for youth camps to be held this summer. Some speech contests will be held, reports Mrs. Hazel Marsh. Newi-Review corre spondent. Reunion To Occur At Grants Pass All persons from this area who are interested In attending a re union of the Grants Pass High School classes of 1933-34-35 and 36 are asked to call Mrs. W. K. (Dorothy Carl) Burnett at 491 NE Newton Creek Road. The reunion will take place at the Grants Pass park in June. Spanish Veterans Will Meet On Monday United Spanish American War Veterans and Auxiliary state offi cers will be in Roseburg Monday and will hold a joint meeting with George Starmer Camp no. 19 and Auxiliary no. 18 at the Rose Hotel at 4 p.m. A no-host dinner will be held at 6 p.m. During the dinner the jtate officers, who are making an in spection tour of Oregon camps and auxiliaries, will tell of the year's accomplishments and the coming encampment to be held at Newport June 28. All local members are urged to attend. State officers to be present In clude Tom West, department com mander; Natalie Williams, depart ment auxiliary president; past commander in chief, Harry Wil liams, and commander Coats, who Is chairman of the 1959 encamp ment for Oregon. Sunday Callers Enjoy Hospitality Of Abbotts Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Abbott were host to several drop-in guests Sun day at their home on Olalla Road. Calling were Mr. and Mrs. Wood row Merriott and Sue and Karen; Mr. and Mrs. -Elmer Hanson and son, Chet; Mr. and Mrs. Joe David son and daughter, Dorothy; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Finster and Fred Louis; Rodney Thompson, Carl Woodward, Mr. and Mrs. Preston Fish and daughters, June and Kathy; Tom Cuzik, Richard Dow and Mrs. Richard Raines. Kellogg Couple Is Honored On Saturday A surprise house warming party was held at the spacious new home of Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Fisher Saturday evening. Some forty rela tives and friends were present. Lovely refreshments were serv ed by the guests at the close of the evening. The Fishers are the parents of four children: Carolyn, Lorin and twins, Ronald and Donald. Blouses Show By DOROTHY ROE . AP Newtfaarun Writor It's a suit spring, and a blouse bonanza. Now that fashion is flirtatious once more, gay blouses add the seasoning to suit fashions and can change the mood of a tailored cos tume as quick as you can say presto-change-o. The favorite suit silhouette of the season is the simple, under stated line with brief box jacket, often worn open. This shows off the blouse to great advantage and makes it possible for a girl to vary her outfit with a wardrobe of blouses. The white blouse is, of course, a must, and it comes in a variety of styles and fabrics, from the crisp pique vest to the dainty sheer cot ton with lace frosting. Many of the new blouses also come in syn thetic fabrics which may be dunk- 1 INITIATED into the Ritual of Jewels Degree ot ceremonies I from left to right are Mrs. William Sims, Mrs. Otis Roley, Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Neil Kaser Jr. were Mrs. Barton Garrison, Mrs. Fred Rawson and Mrs. Richard the Mu Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi pledges pictured above. Frey. (Wilson Studio). - Mil Chapter Has Installation, Initiation Following the Beta Sigma Phi Founder's Day banquet held Thurs day, Mu Chapter met at the home of Mrs. Neil Kaser Jr. for Instal lation of officers and initiation of pledges. 1 Pledges taking part in the ritual of jewels degree ceremony were Mrs. Richard Frey, Mrs. Bart Garrison, Mrs. Otis Roley, Mrs. lilMMIIiyi.HMI . - :vjt " 'I . Si INCOMING JAY-C-ETTE president, Mrs. Richard Frey, left, accepts the gavel from out going president, Mrs. James Hartford, following the Jay-C-Ette installation of officers Saturday evening at the Umpqua Hotel. The new officers ore pictured below. Left to right: Mrs. Richard Frey, president; Mrs. James Golden, vice president; Mrs. Clarence Paul, secretary, and Mrs. Willian Bober, treasurer. . t V , V Hi" J l?y) f l ii ; iff tmk,:z& ' -1 - ' 1 a Off Suits , ed in the wash bowl at night and worn next day without ironing. Next in importance is the cos tume blouse, which teams with a skirt to make a coordinated out- ! lit. This may be a jacket blouse in one ot many fabrics, sucn as hopsacking. raw silk, linen, shark skin or pique. It may matcb or contrast witn tne, skirt color, ana firoves one of the most useful terns of the feminine wardrobe. Flower prints and high colors also form an important chapter of the blouse story this spring. Ha berdashery details such aa winged collars, short cuffed sleeves, shirt tails and monograms add interest to the picture. 1711 .f 19JK U UBIWCCU A11U f1. U1G growth of. literacy in early Ameri ca was spurred by the founding of 22 newspapers. Today, newspapers educate, entortain and inform 100, 000,000 people dally. ' William SImi and Mrs. Fred Raw son. Officers Installed were Mrs. Ted Ranlett, president; Mrs. James Gregory, vice president; Mrs. Rich ard Hollenbeck, recording secre tary; Mrs. Cecil Naas, treasurer; Mrs. Michael Coon, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Richard Frey, ex tension officer; lira, Clair Allen, t. .-I tm mt:m : iil'Ill t i ' 1:1 ii? Ufl I At ! . t I t i klR. VI fit f -r I fi MU m iSliB I! Fri., Moy 8, 1959 The News-Review, Roseburg, Ore. 7 Installation Held r it a t,' o If I I:v ' i - n - r'-i J t n miiii imiiir-i n iti - ..-.7 Mr. And Mrs. Cecil Fessler Feted At Umpqua Dinner A very lovely dinner party was given recently for Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Fessler, of Kerby, who had lived in the Umpqua area for many years. They have been living in their trailer house on the ranch where they had formerly lived and now own. This farm was one of the first to be settled in this district by the lattcr's grandfather, Nicho las Day, in the early 1850's. He and his family pioneered here and he lived near Umpqua until hit death in 1908. Friends of the Fessleri gather ed at the school bouse at noon Sun day. The rooms had been decora ted with bright spring flowers and the long tables had places set for the honorees and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Fortln, Mrs. Lois McNabb, Sit v 1 ''"'- director; and Mrs. Nell Kaser Sr., sponsor. G.OFTS were presented to Mrs. Russell Cary, outgoing president, and to the chapter's director, Mrs. Allen, and its sponsor, Mrs. Neil Kaser Sr. Refreshments were served by the hostess to Mrs. Tom Carter, Mn, Willian Pritchett, Mrs. Neil i nl f i n If M : I 5 1 1 5V ' V . ,t.t., . i Mlllf III St -v;i 1 Uv'V- w i r.'-MsaA -A., M., ,y,l(f Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Haines, Ralph Winniford, Mr. and Mrs. Gail Win niford and sons, Bobby and Dick ie; Mr. and Mrs. George Wilcox, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Teller, son, Carl, and daughterBetty; Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jones, Miss Sharon Wilson, Mrs. Zelma Gorrcll, Mrs. Kenneth Manning, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cul ver, Mrs. Alice Gillespie, Mrs. Al berta Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Henry, Mrs. Margaret Shelton, Rush Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. Sam, Henry and son, Joe; Mr. and Mrs. Ora Welker, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Soloman, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Richardson and the host and host ess, Mr. and Mrs. John Bacon. The Fesslers plan to return to their home on Monday. Kaser Sr., Mrs. Clair Allen, Mrs. Richard Frey, Mrs. Gordon Gcert sen, Mrs. Bart Garrison, Mrs. Otis Roley, Mrs. William Sims, Mrs. Fred Rawson, Mrs. George Strand, Mrs. Leslie West, Mrs. Richard Hollenbeck, Mrs. Russell Cary, Mrs. James Gregory, Mrs. Ken neth Swain, Mrs. Cecil Naas, Mrs. Del Mobley and Mrs. Michael Coen. f I
