The Rentiwel, CoHnrc Grove, Oregon
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Thnrs.. Dec, Î1. l!>50
Beau-Catcher
GITHENS ENTERTAINS
EMPLOYEES AT PARTY
Following the business meeting,
which was preceded by an opening
MISSIONARY SOCIETY HAS
CHRISTMAS PRO«.KAM
On Thursday. Doe. 14, the Wo
man's Missionary Society of the
Free Methodist church. held its
pre-Christmas party at the home
of Mrs. Mary Plunkett, on Harri
son avenue with 24 present.
Mrs. C. B. Starkey, the presi- i
dent presided. Several Christmas
songs were sung, led by Mrs. Ber
nice Overton and Mrs. Helen Hay
nes. Mrs. Mary Ross presided at
the piano. Mrs. Starkey reaii sev
eral portions of the Holy Writ,
pertaining to the Christ Child
The ladies each have a secret
Sunshin«' Pal. and each one has
a missionary as a prayer partner.
Each one reported on her prayer
Mr. and Mrs. Atmer Lombard
partner, and pictures of the same
ef
375 River Road. Eugene, will
were passed around. Each one
gave a short talk on the work of greet their friends and relatives
these missionaries. Mrs. Lillian at open house Sunday afternoon.
Gray Belknap gave a reading from Dec. 24, between the houts of two
and four o'clock, the occasion be
CRESWELL GIRL WEDS
the Missionary Tidings.
their sixtieth wedding anniver
U. S. MARINE NOVEMBER «
After all was over, the gifts were ; ing
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Miss Virginia Sage, daughter of brought out and prosent I'd. then sary. In the evening there will be
Mrs. Ruth Sage of Creswell, be- refreshments were served by Mary a family dinner at the Eugene
came the bride of Pvt. Lloyd Per-1 Plunkett. Bernice Overton and Hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. Lombard were
cell of the U. S. Marines on No- j Iris Morse. The next regular meet-
vember 22 at the Creswell First ing will be held in January, the married in Eugene on Dec. 9.
1890. and have lived their entire
Methodist church. The Rev. Alex- date to be announced later.
married life in the Eugene vicin
ander Hawthorne officiated.
ity. They four children and four
The bride wore a dress of pink FAMILY GATHERING HELD
grandchildren will be with them
organdy with a veil held in place AT CRESWELL HOME
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Schmitt had to help celebrate the occasion. The
with tiny pink carnations. She
carried a bouquet of the same all their children home except one
flowers Jackson Sage, brother of daughter. Mrs R. W. Scott of
North Bend, on Sunday. December
the bride, gave her in marriage.
Miss Barbara Sage, sister of the 10, for a family reunion at their
bride, and Charles Percell, brother home in Creswell.
Those present for the day were
of the bridegroom, were atten-
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Schmitt, and
dants.
A reception was held in the Gary. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Schmitt.
Approximately 35 members of
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schmitt.
church parlor.
Mrs. Percell will remain in and Mr. and Mrs. Coda Pentirò. the Business and Professional
Creswell while her husband is with all of Cottage Grove; Mr. and Women's club gathered around the
Mrs. N. L. Alford and Mr. and beautifully decorated Christmas
the Marines in Japan.
Mrs. N. L. Alford Jr. of Thurston: tree at the new home of Alice
and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Skaggs Breedlove Monday night for the
Wedding Invitations
club's annual Christmas party and
and Judith of Creswell.
—The Sentinel
gift exchange. Adding to the
beauty of her home were potted
poinsettias and Christmas decora
tions.
In keeping with the season
Christmas carols were sung by the
group, after which the gift ex
change was held and the mem
bers viewed and admired Mts.
Breedlove’s new home. Refresh
ments were served at the close
of the meeting.
Each member brought a food
gift for a needy family. Joan Gallo
is.in charge of Christmas box. On
other committees were: Hilda
Walther, music; Sharon Bush and
Vivian Barkemeyer, gifts; and
Inez Hoyt, Lottie Lee Lamb,
Adclia Hatch. Edna Piller and
Hazel Weiden, refreshments.
Approximately 60 guests were
entertained at a turkey dinner and
•octal evening Saturday night in
the IOOF hall by Floyd Githens
of the Githens Motors. Guests in
cluded the employees, their wives
and husbands. Members of the
Rebekah lodge served the dinner
The Christmas season was carried
out In the table decorations of
poinsettias. holly, place cards and
nut cups.
For special entertainment Mrs.
Harold Hicks presented her danc
ing pupils in several numbers and
Malcolm Scott rendered two cor
net solos. Pictures of previous
parties back to 1944 Were on dis
play as additional entertainment.
The remainder of the evening was
spent in dancing.
B-PW Christmas
Breedlove Home
merry
girisi
to all our friends and patrons
SERVICE CIRCLE HAS
CHRISTMAS PARTY
For your last minute shopping convenience,
we are open evenings.
Arnest’s Dress Shop
Dorothy Arnest
509 Main Street — Phone 36
Mrs. R. W. Kensit was hostess
to the Service Circle of the Metho
dist church Thursday at her home.
The evening was spent with games
with Mrs. Cecil Safley and Mrs.
Henry’ Minkler in charge and the
exchange of Christmas gifts.
Guests of the Circle were Mrs.
R. G. Ashbridge. Mrs. Earl Puder-
baugh and Mrs. Ruth Ewing.
Refreshments were served at
the close of the evening by the
hostesses, Mrs. Kensit. Mrs. Eva
Montgomery and Mrs. Boze Con
ner.
A white elephant sale was an
nounced for the January meeting
at the home of Mrs. J. M. Mc-
Clarnan.
money and it was decided to
a cake and pie sale on Satur-
Jan II at Webb's Hardware.
Mrs W< bb being in charge Viso
the annual rummage 'ale on Feb
10 was announced, the place to la’
announced later Plans were also
mad«' to have a pancake dinner on
Shrove Tuesday to be held in the
church building on W.o M । n.
111;
At th«v close of the meeting the
hostv". Mr' Harold Neal, i": t
children aro Herliert Lombard.
Cottage Grow; Miss Nellie Mae
Lombard of Alhambra. Calif.:
Clarence E. Lombard. Eugene: and
Mts Stanley Knapp of Palo Alto.
Calif.
Grandchildren aie Miss Marie
Lombard of Cottage Grove, now
employed in a Portland law office:
Herbert Lombard Jr., junior at
the
of Oregon; and
Stanley Jr., and Betty Ann Knapp,
both of Palo Alto.
Mr. Lombard came to Lane
county from Newbetry Port. near
Boston, and Mrs. Lombard s early
home was Beardstow n. Ill
MRS. WOODWORTH HOSTESS
Mrs. George Woodworth was
hostess to th«> members of the
Elite Bridge club at her horn«' at a
6:30 pit luck limner, follow cd by
the Christmas gift •xchai
Three new members, Mrs. Percy
Webb. Mrs Kenneth Want ami
Mrs Virgil Kingsley, lU’r w,,
corned into the club The January
11 meeting will be with Mrs.
When is n hat not a hat? The
fashion editors of Cosmopolitan
magarine have an answer in thia
entiling pvrk-n boo veil. It's held
on by two velvet hound wires. \n
uldcd i-oqucttlsh touch i« th<
Scart-shaned h»»' tv niarl.
Theta Rho Cirls
Initiate an J
Much activity was on the calen
dar for the Theta Rho Girls Mon
day night with initiation, enter-1
taining of guests and the Christ-1
mas gift exchange. Nine 'Hieta
Rhus from Ixirane were guests and
also Mrs Velma Hennan of Rose-
Rho
burg, chairman of
Board ol Control, who made her
official visit.
Initiation was held for eight
girls: Emily Jenkins. Margaret
Hayes and Carolyn Johnson, all of
Lorane, and Myra Palmer. Thelma
Me!> nald, Catherine Clark, Bar
bara McCoy ali i D<-i <n Fox of
The annual Christmas party
and gift exchange of the Justa-
mere club was held Dec. 12 at tiie
home of Mrs. Brighton I-eonard.
A luncheon preceded the gift ex
Mrs, Fred Langston, who has change. Mrs. E R. Husted will
initiation the
Eolio« mg
completed 30 years of service. 16 entertain the club at the next Christmas gift exchange was held.
of which were as chief operator in ' meeting. January 9.
the local Pacific Telephone ^nd
i efrc'hmcnts
Telegraph Company office, was SQl ARE DAM E AN. 8
Relx k di'
surprised at the local, office on
Square dancing will resume
December 7 when officers and January 8 in the armory nt 8 officers will
• next
local operators showered her with o’clock. Everyone is welcome
mietin". January 15
orchids, gifts and a thirty-years'
service pin. Mrs. Langston said
in her 30 years sho has worked
with and trained more operators
than she can remember. Her voice
is still heard when the switch
board is too busy for the operators
on duty to handle it.
Louis S. Eades. Pacific Tele
phone and Telegraph area man
ager. and L. W. Bare, the com
pany's district traffic manager,
were here for the party and to
offer congratulations. The Cottage
Grove office has 15 operators em- ,
ployed, and the majority of them
were present for the celebration,
gift presentation and refreshments
which marked the occasion.
Mrs. Langston will continue as
chief operator at the local office.
Telephone Operator
When Mix !\>rothy M iry Poyn
■xchanged wedding vow» with
lines Montgomery Thornburg j
i» rnrrh'd h lHH>k of common
ayer which has been in th«'
inuly and used sine«' 1723 Ami
>r "something borrowed," 'he
irrivtl a Inee handkerchief made
> th«' grandmother of Mrs John
Woolcotl, and her "something
ue" was the sapphire birthshine
ng «if her mother. Wedding
iw' were i< |H'ated by the couple
I a double ring ceremony Sunday
ternoon, Dec. 17. to two o'clock
i the home of the bride's parents, [
Mr ami Mrs Rolx rt E Poynter
on Hazelton Road. Silk Creek Illi'
bridegroom is the son of Mr. and'
Mrs (' M Thornburg, also ol Silk
Creek Immediate memliers ol the
(wo families were present for the
ceremony which was read by the
Rev. Clark S Enz. |m«tor of the
The bride is a graduate of the
Metropolitan high school of lx*«
Angeles, and Hie bridegroom nl-
lended the local high school He
Is now employed nt Woodard
Lumber Co.
Out-of-town guests here for the
wedding were Mr. and Mrs Ron
dell Lyons and children, Robert
Rondell. David Risk I in and Kathy
of Seattle Mrs. Lyons I» a »liter
of the bride.
Wedding Invitation»
The Sentinel
Christmas Joy 1950
(HR TRADITIONAL WISH FOR YOU
OF .IOY FILLED DAYS DI RENO
THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
rhoiie
531 Adams
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Just a Little Quickie
With One
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END
To Wish You A‘l
Merry Christinas
In View
To Wish you a
MERRY CHRISTMAS
and
Happy New Year
M. I’. G. < LI B ENTERTAINED
Mrs. Joe T. Smith entertained
members of the M. P. G. club
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Karl
Mills with all members present
A blue cloth and appropriate
Christmas decorations were used
on the luncheon table. Her tree
was especially beautiful with
snow, icicles and blue lights. The
members enjoyed the gift ex
change, an<| Mrs. F nith, president
of the club, presented each mem
ber with a gift.
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$
To Our Friends
cookies and coffee.
Next meeting of the Guild will
bo held in the church on West
Mam at which each one attending
is asked to bring a useful gift for
the church kitchen. Mrs. Roy
Sherman will be the hostess that
day, Jan. 12, 1951.
GUT ENCH \NGE HELD
Nightgown
In Tearose
a
With Santa Claus peepin* around
the corner, and everybody think
ing of everybody else, we want
to pause long enough to extend
our very best wishes for a Merry
Anderson's Quality Market
THE IDEAL MEATING PLACE
FREE DELIVERY
PHONE 1G
and a
HAPPY NEW YEAR Tool
BRUENE'S
14 South Sixth
Phone 90
Yes. this is Christmas-time - and we want to take this
opportunity of extending to you the Season's Best
Wishes-a Merry. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
And we would feel that something had been left undone
were we to overlook this opportunity of thanking you
for the business you have sent us in the past. Your
patronage has been very much appreciated - and we
hope to serve you often in the future.
So we say "Merry Christmas" to you and to yours - and
our sincerest wish will not come true unless 1951 brings
happiness to you
Sincerely,
Merry Christmas and a Happy
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Ionic ( A'rc niom
women
Guild held their monthly meeting
on Thursday. Dee II. at the home
PHONE 555 OR 556
'orninoti Pnivcr at
Methodist church of CotlngC
Grove. An nnh of greenery and
wixkling bells fol med the setting
for tin' wedding.
The bride wore n maroon *UR
with forest green ncicsMorle» «nd
a gardenia corsage.
Mr mid Mrs. Ralph Allen of
Cottage Grow attended the
couple
The couple left on a short wed
ding trip to rnlifornhl Redwood».
They will be nt home In Cottngo
Grove until Jnnunty 3 when Mr.
Thornburg will re|»rt for military
New Year
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Attractive draped gown.
By VERA WINSTON
Cottage Grove Pharmacy
We Give Saving Stamps
5
1132 Main Street
Phom* 244
PRETTY and practical la th!«
da nty nightgown, fashioned of
nylon tricot, so easy to launder
It la nicely draped at the bodice.’
with the drapery caught at the
shoulder and similar detail at
the hipline. The shoulder drap
ing terminates in a soft collar
above tlie neckline In back. The
«hoestring belt ties in front,
CCry S Quality Store for Women
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25 South Sixth
Phone 601
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