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lin the Social Realm s
Mrs. T. M. Lynch has had as her
guests the past few days the Misses
Ethel, Krma and Bertha McCallister
of Grants Pass.
Miss Minnie Owen is home from
San Jose, Cal., where she has been
attending Notre Dame College for
three months.
Ninety members of the Epworth
League met Friday evening in the
league rooms In th.e Methodist church
and spent the evening In a general
good time. Great Btacks of popcorn
balls and apples were consumed and
various amusing games participated
in.
Mr. and Mrs. George White of Rod
Bluff, Cal., and daughter, Mary
Clair, are visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. C. H. Vaupel.
Mrs. O. P. Porter and son of Grid
ley, Cal., stopped over Saturday and
Sunday at the Lilly home while en
route from Portland to California.
Mrs. D. It. Mills Is In the city,
spending the holidays with her son
Vistor. Mrs. Mills has been out of
the Eugene hospital for only a short
period.
A social tea will be given by the
Chautauqua Park Club at the home
of Mrs. McCarth, 595 North Main
street, Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
.. Merle B. Robison entertained at
dinner New Year's eve Mr. Clinton
Purkeypile and Miss Marguerite Car
lie of Medford and Miss Fern Beeler
of Ashland.
The Phoenix Civic Club tendered a
public reception last Saturday even
ing In that city In honor of Miss
Marian Towne, who leaves in a few
days to take up her duties as a mem
ber of the state legislature from this
district. A program of music and
speeches was renedered.
What was declared by all to be the
most enjoyable dance of the season
was held by the younger set in Me
morial hall on Wednesday evening.
Several attended from Medford.
About twenty-five couples in all
danced through the mazes of the fox
trot and minuet to the music of
Herndon's orchestra.
Piano Recital.
The Wagner clan gathered for a
reunion and dinner at the Marsh
Wagner home on Oak street on New
Year's day. Those present were Fred
Wagner and family, Mr. and Mrs. A.
E. Kinney, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Fell,
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Miles, Mrs. Hill,
Miss Lydia McCall, Carroll, Elizabeth
and Robert Wagner.
An appreciative audience attended
a piano recital given by the pupils of
Mrs. Elizabeth Will Goodman Wed
nesday evening at Trinity Guild. The
program was carefully selected and
the various numbers showed careful
training from the very youngest to
the older performers.
Following is the program ren
dered: "On the Lawn" Eva Hash
"Forget Me Not" Vera Warren
"Dance of the Fairy Queen"
Sybil Ellis
Four hand, "Santa Claus Guards,"
Mildred Stevens, Clara Will
"Garland of Roses". . Clifford Putnam
"San Soucl"! Clara Will
Pearl Waltz Mildred Stevens
Mendelssohn number
Stella Stahlman
Four hand, "The Sleigh Ride"...
Bessie and Lillian McMillan
"Chimes at Christmas" (O Sanc-
tisslma) . .Piano, Lyle Sams; voice,
Leah Stoner.
"Sunbeams," instrumental and vo
cal Clara Will
"Cherry Blossoms". .Ruth Anderson
"Little Gazelle" Flora Putnam
Flotilla March Loletia Pierson
Four hand, Czibulka's "Love
Dream" Ivern Keller and
Harriet Trask.
'Anvil Chorus". . . .Lottie Morthland
'Chapel in the Mountains"
Oneita Barnard
"Titania" Stella Stahlman
Four hand, Verdi's "II Trovatore"
. . . Alice Poor and Agnes Hedberg
Mrs. Howard Pike arrived last
week from Houston, Texas, to be
with Mro. J. II. Harris, who Is con
valescing at the Granite City Hos
pital after a serious operation.
Several parties of Ashland people
attended the Page Theatre Saturday
evening to see May Robson in "Mar
tha By the Day," and all pronounced
It a very enjoyable performance.
Mr. and Mr3. A. H. Fisher and
daughter and John Mast and family
of Phoenix, together with J. F. Wort
man and wife of Meldford, spent Sun
day at the Gordon home on the Boulevard.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Finley and Miss
Alice entertalined Mr. and Mrs. Irv
ing Finley, Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Whit
more, Miss RaniKey, Charles Ramsey
and T. II. Hudson at dinner on New
Year's day.
Mrs. A. H. Russell entertained the
following friends and relatives at her
home on North Main street New
Year'B day: Mrs. M. L. Gillette, Mrs.
Walter and daughter Ruth of Port
land, Mr. and Mrs. O. Winter and
Bons Paul and Francis,
Mrs. O. Winter entertained at din
ner yesterday, her guests being Mrs.
II. I WaHer and daughter of Port
land, Miss Cherry Starkey, A. S. Ros
enbauin of Medford, and Miss Mabel
Russell, Mrs. A. H. Russell and Nel
lie Russell.
Forty couples journeyed to Med
ford New Year's night to attend the
ball given in the Natatorium by the
musicians of that city. The immense
floor was crowded to the limit, mak
ing dancing far from comfortable
during the early part of the evening.
The music furnished by the fifteen
piece orchestra was a treat, both to
dancers and to hear.
Miss Amy Leavitt entertained a
number of her girl friends Thursday
afternoon. Games and other amuse
ments occupied the afternoon and re
freshments were served at 5 o'clock.
The guests were Misses Maria Cald
well, Marian Summers, Stella Stahl
man, Ruth Ogg, Alice Hart, Marian
Stratton, Anna Belle Van Natta,
Alice Leavitt, Gertrude Barber and
Martha Gilchrist.
Rilling Schuerman, Walter Jones,
Domina Provost, Edwin Mowat and
Paul and Francis Winter held a
slumber party at the home of the lat
ter on New Year's eve. Coffee and
doughnuts in great quantities were
consumed during the evening and the
piece de resistance for breakfast was
hot cakes. Whether the boys put
any great amount of "slumber" in
the slumber party may be left to Mr.
and Mrs. Winter.
Twenty went from Ashland to at
tend the annual yule-feast of the
Rogue River Valley Scandinavians at
St. Mark's hall in Medford Thursday
evening. Features of the evening
was the program, which was given In
four languages, and the banquet.
a birthday surprise was given
"Wednesday evening at Pilot Rock at
the home of Al Hopkins, in honor of
Mrs. Hopkins' birthday. A very en
joyable eveniDg was spent playing
cards and games. At midnight a
luncheon was served. Those present
were as follows: J. J. Scholer and
wife, Walter and Mabel Scholer, P.
N. Pruett and wife, Marguerite,
Louis, LeBlie and Delbert Pruett,
Mrs. Riley Kennedy, Frank Rltcher
Bon, W. II. Grow, Mary, Jessie, Hazel,
Klmer, Vcrda and Vernon Hopkins.
The social elite of Medford spent
New Year's eve at the Medford hotel,
where a banquet and cabaret enter
tainment turned the night into a
miniature San Francisco New Year's
The entertainment was under the
auspices of the Medford Country
Club and members of the Rose So
ciety Vaudeville troupe furnished
numbers on the program, as did an
excellent orchestra under the dlrec
torship of Mr. Howells.
The Wednesday Afternoon Club
entertained their men folks at the
Presbyterian church last week, al
most all of the club members being
present. The gentlemen were re
quired to register on bells and the
ladies on stars upon arrival, and
were also asked to give the name of
their native state. Each state was
then called upon to furniBh a part
of the evening's entertainment. Wis
consin was the banner state with
twelve members present. Nebraska's
four representatives carried off the
honors, having amung their numbers
Miss Calkins, who delighted those
present with a reading. Other num
bers deserving mention were the vo
cal solos by Miss Doris Bagley and
H. O. Purucker, and a piano solo by
Mrs. J. R. Robison. Mr. Carnahan
read poems on good resolutions and
light refreshments were served. Rev.
Oostler of Scotland wave an Interest
ing talk on that country, and H. G.
Gilmore the same for England, which
is his home. The commitee which
had the event in charge was: Mes-
dames O. Winter, C. B. Lamkin, Ma
bel Russell, Pansy Chllds, Wr. G. Gor
don and A. Schuerman. Mrs. Winter
acted as chairman.
Methodist Annual Dinner.
On New Year's day, in the Moose'
hall, the Methodists held another of
their famous annual dinners, being
about the twentieth. Almost four
hundred were in attendance.
The double hall proved an admira
ble place to accommodate such a
gathering. One large room was' used
for the assembling and visiting of the
members and their friends. Anoth
er, with its six long tables to accom
modate 120,', was prepared for the
dinner. Three times were the tables
filled, and over three hundred and
sixty partook of the hot chicken din
ner with its abundance of 'everything.
The following short but excellent
program was given:
Piano duet
. .Mrs. Van Fossen, Mrs. Palmerlee
Reading Miss Miriam Gregg
Solo ' Miss Ona Patrick
Living graphophone
Miss MInta Cherry
Reading Rev. H. J. Van Fossen
While the entire program was well
rendered, Miss Cherry's imitation of
a graphophone was very clever and
unique.
Rev. W. J. Douglass, In charge of
the program, called the roll of states
and "ascertained the former resi
dences of those present to be: Ala
bama 5, Arkansas 2, California 32,
Colorado 18, District of Columbia 3,
Florida 4, Georgia 5, Idaho 8, Illi
nois 19, Iowa 21, Indiana 14, Kansas
26, Louisiana 1, Maine 1, Massachu
setts 2, Ohio 27, Michigan 17, Minne
sota 16, Missouri 24, Montana 5, Ne
braska 25, New Jersey 2, New Mexi
co 5, New York 9, North Dakota 3,
Pennsylvania 8, Tennessee 2, Texas
4, Utah 5, Virginia 1, Washington
31, Pennsylvania 8, Wisconsin 10,
Wyoming 3, South Dakota 8, Okla
homa 3. Total 377.
THE VINING
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Tuesday evening Miss Everel La
Certe entertained bIx couples at 500
at her home on Fork street. Delic
ious refreshments were served dur
ing the course of the evening. Prizes
were presented to Miss Lucile Bar
ber and Howard Barrett. Miss La
Certe's guests were Misses Grace
Milam, Lucile Barber, Cherry Star
key, Evelyn Merrill, Ruth Scott, and
Messrs. O. A. Paulaerud, Howard Bar
rett. Andrew McGee, Harry Bates
and Wilfred Carr.
Agnes and Elwood Hedburg enter
tained a number of their friends at
their home on Second street New
Year's evening. The guests appeared
in children's clothes, some of the ef
fects being extremely ludicrous. The
time before midnight was spent in
playing a variety of games', all enter
ing into the fun with a zest which
made the evening highly enjoyable.
Refreshments were served during
the course of the evening. The new
year was greeted with great noise
and numbers of resolutions. The
following were present: Misses
Alice Bailey, Alice Poor, Minnie
Rlckman, Gladys Good, Louise Gil
lette, Elizabeth Wilson, Lora Wiley
and Gertrude Barber, Messrs. Merrill
Throne, Arnold Rlckman, Sherrill
Weedon, Harley Holmes, Percy
Blackstone, Albert Bryant, Clark
Bailey and Granville Van Vactor.
Provofit-Parkhill.
Miss Clara Provost, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. Provost of this city,
was united in marriage to W. R.
Parkhill of Portland at high noon in
the Catholic church last Tuesday.
Only a few immediate friends were
present. Mr. and Mrs. Wolf, Mr. and
Mrs. Hum Pracht, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Hurt, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hughes,
Mr. and Mrs. Sylvan Provost, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Provost, Helen Provost,
Angellne, Theodore, Lora and Flora
Provost and the bride's father and
mother were present. The wedding
was followed by a dinner at the home
of Henry Provost, given by the fam
ily, at which the above and Rev.
Father Leo were present. The newly
weds left for Portland, where the
groom is employed in the govern
ment reclamation service, amid a
shower of congratulations and good
wishes from their many friends.
A reception was tendered the
groom by the parents of the bride
upon his arrival here, only the im
mediate family being present.
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Optometrist, at R. J. Smith's Jew
airy Store, Elks Temple, Ashland.
Mrs. Charles Chattln, who re
turned Saturday from a New Year's
trip to San Francisco, reports meet
ing Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Edwards, Mrs.
J. J. McNalr, Miss Nellie Brlggs,
Misses Edna and Angle Nell, and Mr.
and Mrs. George Tyson on the streets
during the course of the New Year's
hilarity. Mrs. Chattln also attended
the opening of the Oregon building
at the exposition, by the Royal Rob
arians of Portland, and reports an
Interesting and impressive ceremony
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Sayle enter
tained Christmas day at their com
fortable home, 183 Gresham street,
their children and grandchildren be
ing their guests. The dining room
was beautifully decorated with ever
green, tinsel and Christmas bells.
The large dining table was the center
of attraction, with plates laid for sev
enteen. Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. R. Rouse and sons James and
Cecil, Mr. and Mrs. James T. Sayle,
Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Jennings and
three children, Bonnls, Louis and
Ward Jennings, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Sayle, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sayle.
Miss Cherry Starkey entertained
the quartet of the class of 1914 at
her home on Oak street last Saturday
evening. The event was an Innova
tion as far as Ashland is concerned,
the boys being turned loose on their
own resources during the course of
the evening and having a regular
"stag" time. Although Billie Briggs
was not present, being out of town,
Victor Mills filled his place in the
singing which occupied a large 'part
of the evening's fun. A two-course
feed was served and the boys depart
ed voting Miss Starkey the best ever,
Those present were Kenneth McWIl-
liams, R. L. Burdic, Harold Merrill
Victor Mills and Donald Walker, who
acted as pianist.
Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Whltmore en
tertalned a few friends in honor of
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Finley on
Thursday night. The evening, was
spent in playing 500 until the new
year came in. Refreshments con
slsted of sandwiches, coffee, cake and
Ice cream. Those present besides
honored guests were Mr. and 'Mrs
George W. Seager, Mr. and Mrs. H
W, Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. II. G
Eastman, Mr. and Mre. HInthorn
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Nlckerson, Mrs
L. M. Snow, Miss Alice Finley, Miss
Owen, Mrs. Emma Jack, Mrs. Arella
Ferguson and Miss Alnsworth.
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Tuesday and Wednesday
January 5th and 6th
Admission 10 and 20 Cents
7:30 and 9:00 p. m.
G. W. Benedict offers a record of
362 eggs for a pen of twenty Rhode
Island red hens for the month of
December, 1914. The record was
kept from trap nests and Is absolute
ly correct. Who can show better results?
Walter Phillips left a few days in
advance of the other Oregon Agri
cultural College students here, in or
der that he might strengthen his
chances for the varsity basketball
squad, who continued practice during
the last week of vacation.
Miss Ruth Hadley was hostess to
a merry crowd of young people at a
watch party held in the Columbia
Hotel on New Year's eve. The even
ing was spent in playing games and
dancing. After greeting the new
year the guests started 1915 in what
all deemed to be the best possible
way by sitting down to bounteous
refreshments. Those present were
Leona Smith, Mildred Gearheart,
Margaret Hodgson, Edith Cole,
Mayne Gilson, Gertrude Moore, Fern
Murphy, Kenneth Lilly, John Finne-
ran, Fred Schuerman, Lawson Riley,
Leslie Cunningham, Howard Frame,
Ralph Harris and Lelth Abbott.
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Attend the Big Union Services
tor the Week of Prayer
One of the pleasant occasions of
the Christmas season was a dinner
given by Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Bun
nell to a few of their friends. After
partaking of a bounteous' repast
served by the hostess, the banqueters
spent the remainder of the time in
story-telling, anecdotes of Scotland,
looking at South African picture
postals and inspecting a herbarium of
California flowers prepared by the
Invalid daughter, Miss Ella. Those
present were: Mr. and Mrs. Far
quhar, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gray
and their son George, Mrs. P. D. Bun
nell, Miss Porter, Mr. and Mrs. Bun
nell and their daughter Ella.
Held at the Presbyterian church Monday,
i Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, and at i
t the Baptist church Thursday, Friday and J
t baiuraay evenings. Splendid subjects have X
been selected.
i The Week ol Prayer will be followed by a
j Union Revival Meeting
: The iirst week to be held in the Methodist : :
church. Everyone invited. Good singing ;;
i ana spienaia sermons by Ashland forces.
I COME! COME! COME!
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A very enjoyable watch party was
hold at the suburban home of L. D.
McKee on New Year's eve. Five hun
dred furnished the chief means of
passing the evening. Light refresh
ments were served. The guests were
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Stevenson,
Miss Mary Holmes, Miss Laura Gar
rett, Frank Garrett and Bert Mat
tern.
China Tainting.
Mrs. A. E. Hall will resume her
classes in china painting this week at
111 Laurel street. Phone 223-J. 2t
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