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MRS. GLENN PIRTLE
ELECTED today as the new state president of Oregon Federation of Business and
Professional Women's clubs at the convention in Salem was Mrs. Glenn Pirtle, above,
of Eugene, Installation takes place tonight at the formal banquet of the convention.
OSC Dinner
Annual no-host dinner sponsored by Ore
gon State College Mothers club is to be
Monday night at 6:30 o'clock at the YWCA.
Invitation is extended to all interested par
ents, particularly to parents of prospective
students.
Dr. A. L. Strand, president of OSC, and
Mrs. Strand will be guests, as will Dean
Dan Poling of the college and Mrs. Victor
Carlson of Lebanon, state president of the
OSC Mothers clubs.
New officers will be installed for the
local Mothers club, including Mrs. John
Terhune as president; Mrs. Bjarne Ericksen,
vice president; Mrs. Ellsworth Ricketts, re
cording secretary; Mrs. Archie Elliott, Sr.,
treasurer; Mrs. Robert Radcliff, correspond
ing secretary.
Mrs. Walter Nelson Is general chairman
for arrangements for the dinner and head
ing other committees and assisting at the
event will be Mrs. R. L. Porter, Mrs. John
Olson, Mrs. Robert Radcliff, Mrs. Earl Sal
lng, Mrs. Ellsworth Ricketts. Mrs. Ralph E.
Jackson, Mrs. Carl J. Wcndt, Mrs. Bjarne
Ericksen, Mrs. Elmore HilL
The Royal Neighbors Sewing club will
meet Wednesday for a 12:30 salad lunch
eon at the home of Mrs. Phillip Bouffleur,
348 Leslie street. Mrs. E. Davenport and
Mrs. B. Gaines will assist
Mrs. Arthur Davis was hostess to Past
Presidents of Marion auxiliary. Veterans
of Foreign Wars, Thursday evening with
Mrs. Dave Furlough .and Mrs. LeRoy
Simpson assisting.
Twenty-one members were present. The
following officers were elected: Mrs. Mae
Wilder, president; Mrs. Mel Clemens, vice
president; Mrs. Arthur Davis, treasurer;
Mrs. Ed Van Santen, secretary; Mrs. Leon
Hansen, hospital chairman; Mrs. Don Stup
ka, publicity chairman.
The past presidents are to be hostesses
for installation of the auxiliary.
Secret pals were revealed, gifts ex
changed and new names were drawn. Plans
were discussed for a picnic later in the
summer.
Mrs. Mary Champ will be hostess to the
group for the next meeting, in September,
with Mrs. Ed Van Santen and Mrs. Ivell
Haley assisting.
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MRS. NORMAN
THF WFDDING of Vr. Norman L. McDonald (Kay Wesely), above, was an event
f last Saturday. The bride Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon F, Wesely and
Mr. McDonald is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. McDonald.
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LUNCHEON will be eiven Monday
for Rotarian Women, at the home
. of Mrs. Roy Harland, at 1 p.m.
Hostesses are members of the ex
ecutive board, including Mrs. L. O.
Arens, Mrs. Charles H. Heltzel, Mrs.
Claude A. Miller, Mrs. Carl J. Wendt, Mrs.
Robert Sprague, Mrs. Roy Harland, Mrs.
K. H. Pickens, Mrs. Thomas Roen, Mrs.
Preston Doughton, Mrs. Clifford Bowen.
Social night for the auxiliary and the
Barracks 113, Veterans of World War I,
including a no-host supper, is planned for
Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the VFW halL
The May committee has planned the no
host dinner. The committee is to be re
sponsible for the dessert, rolls and coffee.
Serving with Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Brock,
chairman, are Mr. and Mrs. Paul I. Davis,
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Dickson, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Grove New
man, Mr, and Mrs. Elwin Penrod, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank ViTaris, Mrs. TiUie Isham,
Harry Schaffer, Newall Sanders.
A short business session will be conduct
ed. The auxiliary constitution and by-laws
will be read.
Dr. L. E. Barrick will show the movies
of his trip around the world.
"Springtime in the South," is the theme
for the mother-daughter banquet of the
First Evangelical United Brethren church
to be Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the lower
church auditorium. All women of the
church and friends are invited to attend
and bring their mother or daughter.
Mrs. Jack Steiger is general chairman
of the banquet with Mrs. J. A. Kitzke as
toastmistress for the evening. A variety
program will be presented in a minstrel
skit. Included will be a Dixieland band of
junior age boys and Dick Perrin as solo
ist. Devotions will be given by Mrs. Ralph
Eyre.
Dinner will be served by the men of
the church. Mrs. Warren Pahl heads the
committee in charge of the menu and
food. There will be no charge for the
dinner.
Miss Pat Fitzsimmons is in Salem this
weekend, from Coos Bay. She will attend
"The Pajama Game," in Portland tonight
with Miss Shirley Karsten, and Miss Diane
Perry, who is now living in Parkrose,
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L. Mc DONALD
Gub to Install
Newly-elected officers will be installed
at the meeting of Salem Woman's club
next Friday afternoon in the final session
of the group. The board will meet at 12:30,
and the regular meeting will be at 2 p.m.
The officers will give their annual re
ports, after which the officers will be in
stalled, with Mrs. Estill L. Brunk, installing
officer.
Mrs. Paul A. Hale and Mrs. David H.
Cameron will furnish a musical program.
Mrs. Frederick Leupold will be the tea
chairman, and assisting her will be Mrs.
Cora B. Hartzell, Mrs. Arthur A. Atherton,
Mrs. B. F. Williams, Mrs. Walter C. Wins
low, Mrs. C. J. Ramsden, Mrs. W. J. Beard,
Mrs Charles W. Palmer.
Salem unit, 136, American Legion auxi
liary, will meet Thursday evening at 7:30
o'clock for nomination and election of offi
cers, and installation of the junior auxi
liary officers. The entertainment for the
evening will be provided by the poppy sale
committee.
Salem Toastmistress club will meet
Thursday at the Golden Pheasant at 6
o'clock. Speakers for the evening will be
Miss Amanda Anderson, Miss Edna Haal
and and Miss Ada Ross. Mrs. Vestal Matter
is in charge of table topics and Miss Con
stance Weinman is toastmistress. Mrs. A.
E. Ullman will be hostess. General evalu
ator is Miss Maxine Heringer and critics
are Mrs. Gene Blush, Mrs. Robert Morrow,
Miss Alberta Shoemake.
Evening circle of Leslie Methodist
Woman's Society of Christian Service, will
meet Tuesday, at 8 p.m., at the home of
Mrs. George Rohde, 2755 Pioneer Drive.
A puppet show will be given by Mrs.
Elizabeth Olsen. Mrs. John Stuller will be
co-hostess.
Members of the social club of Chadwick
chapter, Order of Eastern Star, will meet
Tuesday for 1:15 dessert at the Masonic
temple.
Mrs. J. P. King is chairman of the com
mittee, and assisting her are Mrs. L. W,
Howell, Mrs. W. G. Burris, Mrs. Paul H.
Hauser, Mrs. Hugh J. Hickerson, Mrs.
Claude Murphy, Mrs. B. B. Herrick, Mrs. .
Thomas Kelly, Mrs. N. A. Kenny, Mrs. T.
J. Scroggin.
Circles of the Woman's Society of
Christian service of the Jason Lee Metho
dist church will meet at 1:30 Wednesday
SS follOWS!
Laura Austin with Mrs. E. W. Gallagher,
1995 North 19th street, Mrs. Carolyn
Battleson assisting.
Anna Lee circle in the church basement
Members are to tie a comforter.
Helen Kim with Mrs. Robert Forkner,
1855 North CapitoL
The executive board of the Woman's
Society of Christian Service of the First
Methodist church will meet Wednesday at
1:30 p.m. in the Carrier room of the church.
Booster club and the Men's club of St
Mark Lutheran church plan a joint meeting
in the church social rooms. Monday, May
23, at 8 o'clock. Refreshments will be serv
ed by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hillstrom, Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar F. Sederstrom, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Mapes, Mr. and Mrs. t, M. Wilker
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Stanley Akerson, president of the Men's
club, has arranged for the Rev. Omar Barth
to show his colored slides of the Holy
Lands. All interested in seeing them are
invited.
Sublimity A bride last Saturday, May
14, at St. Boniface Catholic church, was
Miss Darlene Marie Kintz, daughter of
Mrs. Myles Kintz, and the late Mr. Kintz.
She was wed to Herman Louis Hendricks,
son of Mr. and Mrs. August Hendricks,
Sublimity. The Rev. Joseph Schubring of
ficiated at the service at 10 a.m.
Apple blossoms and Dutch irises decor
ated the altar, with blue and white satin
bows and white bells at alternate pews.
The St. Boniface high school choir sang,
with Miss Geraldine Hcuberger accompan
ist. Miss Margaret Laux played the proces
sional and recessional marches.
The bride was esc.irtcd to the altar by
her brother, Errol Kintz. Her dress was of
nylon tulle and imported Chantilly lace
over satin. The bodice had scalloped lace
and tulle with iridescent sequins. Ruffled
tiers of nvlon tulle and tiers of lace were
around the bottom of the bouffant skirt
The fingertip veil of pure silk illusion fell
from a headpiece of nylon tulle ruffles
edged with princess lace and was sprin
kled with Stardust pearls. The bride's bou
quet was of stephanotis and lilies of the
valley, centered with a white orchid. The
bride wore a gold cross worn by her moth
er at her first communion.
Mrs. Wilfred F. Ditter. sister of the
bride, was matron of honor, and brides
maids were Miss Lovelle Kintz, niece of
the bride, Mrs. Gerald Roberts, Miss Ger
aldine Hartmann and Miss Sharon Lam
brecht, cousin of the bride. They were
dressed identically in white over blue
dresses, with a lacy rose pattern of net
on the bedices halfway down the blue nylon
tulle skirts. They all carried rosaries of
stephanotis, the honor attendant's in blue
with white and the bridesmaids', white
with blue, all with large gold crosses.
Best man was Leonard Hendricks, broth
er of the bridegroom. Ushers were Fran
cis Hendricks and Cletus Hendricks, both
brothers of the bridegroom, Eugene Laux,
Frederick Ripp and Vincent Etzel.
Altar boys were Allen Hendricks, broth
er of the bridegroom, Jackie Ditter, Eu
gene Hendricks and Kenneth Lambrccht.
The bride's molher wore a teal blue
suit dress with beige accessories vand cor
sage of pink cymhidium orchids. The
bridegroom's mother wore a charcoal gray
suit with white and black accessories and
a corsage of pink cymbidium orchids.
Following the service, the couple went
to the side altar, and while the choir sang
"Mother at Thy Feet We're Kneeling," the
bride placed a rosary of white stephanotis
at the feet of the Blessed Mother statue.
A reception was given in the parish hall
of the church. Blue and white were used
in the decorations. The table was covered
with an ice blue cloth with white net
flounce and blue and white satin bows and
white bells, and it was centered with the
bride's cake. Cutting the cake was Mrs. Carl
Podrabsky, godmother and aunt of the
bride. Pouring were Mrs. Harold Wolf, sis
ter of the bridegroom, and Mrs. Errol
Kintz. Others assisting were Mrs. Margaret
Kintz. Mrs. Sim Etzel. Miss Isabell Ditter,
Mrs. Phillip Albus, Mrs. Leland Manning,
Lvons, cousin of the bride, Mrs. Delbert J.
Ditter, Miss Kathy Hartmann and Miss
Jeannette Kintz. Mrs. J. H Ditter, Mrs.
Mamie Ijux, Mrs. Gilbert Kinlz. Serving
were Misses Diane and Marlene Podrabsky,
Mfrv Jo and Irene Hendricks. Anita and
Rosemarie Levrrman. Charlotte Kintz and
lola Boedighcimer. Mrs. Andy Kintz was
in charge of the dining room. All those
assisting wore white daisy corsages.
For a trip south, the bride wore a Brit
ish tan silk suit dress with white acces
sories and a white orchid. After May 26,
the couple will be at home in Sublimity.
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NEW OFFICERS for Washington School Mothers club were honored at a tea for which Mrs. Edwin Butler
and Mrs. Dale Mallicoat were hostesses this week at the Butler home. The officers of the club are pictured at
the tea table above, left to right: Mrs. James Gcmmeil, Mrs. R. G. Davidson, the president; Mrs. William See
ley, Mrs. James Davidson.
EGULAR dinner meeting for Salem
Business and Professional Womens
club will be Tuesday night at the
uoicien rneasant at o:3U o clock.
Dr. A. W. Niemcla, who is in special
education guidance work for the public
schools, is to be guest speaker to discuss
"Art in Living." The arts department of
the club is in charge of the program, Mrs.
John Vcrsteeg as chairman. For the music,
Kennie Ruth Carlson is to play piano num
bers. Final reports on the club's assistance in
entertaining the state convention of Ore
gon Federation of Business and Profession
al Women's clubs this weekend also will
be given.
Salem Navy Mothers will meet at the
home of Mrs. Louis Mauer, 481 North 18th
street. Mrs. Gladys Penner is co-hostess.
Gamma Gamma chapter of Epsilon Sig
ma Alpha is to be entertained Monday
night at the home of Mrs. Thomas Adolph
son with Mrs. Orville Schultze as co-hostess.
Gamma Gamma ' gave a rush party
Thursday evening at the home of Mrs.
George Steinmann. The theme was a "hobo
party'' in honor of prospective members
from Albany where a chapter is being or
ganized. A prize was given and Mrs. Rob
ert Sandstrom received a prize for the fun
niest costume. Several games were played
and each "hobo" received a bundle of small
gifts attatched to a yardstick. Refreshments
were served.
Salem friends will be saying farewells
soon to Mr. and Mrs. E. Kenneth Jackson
and children, Barbara, Tommy and Jane,
the family moving in mid-June to Pendle
ton. The Jacksons will go into ranching.
They came to Salem from The Dalles.
City Fire Chief Ellsworth Smith is to be
guest speaker for the luncheon meeting of
Salem Soroptimist club next Wednesday
noon at the Golden Pheasant. He will re
port on. one of the recent atomic explosions
in Nevada and will show pictures,
James W. Tindall Is the new president
for Bonheur Dance club, the group naming
new officers at its party last evening. Ho
succeeds Sam Patrick in the office.
Fred Halvarson is the new vice president
and George Malstrom is secretary-treasurer
for the new year.
The final dance of the season was last
evening, a no-host supper preceding the
business session and dance.
Cosmis club is not staging a dance in
May because of the Memorial Weekend
holiday, the next party to be June 25.
Molalla Mrs. Edna Shaver entertained
this week with twu tables of contract at
the home of Mrs'. Norman Edmondson. Des
sert was served at the dining room table
covered with a lace cloth and centered with
pink carnations and matching tapers .
Invited for the evening were Mrs. Ray
Hciple, Mrs. J. W. Moore, Mrs. A. B. Gay
ner, Mrs. P. J. Breen, Airs. F. M. Ilenrik
sen, Mrs. Norman Edmondson, Mrs. Joe
Leonard. High score award went to Mrs.
J. W. Moore; second high to Mrs. Joe
Leonard and consolation award to Mrs. A.
B. Gayncr.
Jefferson Installation services for
Acacia assembly, No. 40, Order of Rainbow
for Girls, were conducted at the Masonic
temple recently. Installing officers were
Misses Margie Drager, worthy adviser;
Twila Price, marshal; Sara ilagger, chap
lain; Jane Cox, recorder; Nora Lee Craven,
musician.
Officers are Misses Pat Nyman, worthy
adviser; Cheryl Klf, associate worthy ad
viser; Leatha Lierman, charity; Myra Mey
ers, hope: Barbara Jeanne Hart, faith; Car
olyn Bethell, recorder; Connie Kimsey,
treasurer; Karen Vose, chaplain; Anne Wil
son, drill leader: JoAnn Hrnwn, associate
drill leader: Pat Humphreys, love; Koxanne
Kayser, religion; Lonna Moreland, nature;
Nancy Hammer, immorality; Kmma Joy
Brown, patriotism; Lavelle Humphreys,
service; Kathryn Mesphclt, confidential ob
server; Nancy Thurston, musician; Darlene
Drischol, choir director.
The Santiam DeMolay group assisted
with the crowning ceremonies. A program
was presented consisting of two vocal num
bers by a school quartet, including Misses
Beth Robinson, Val Borst, Glenda Hrown,
Paula Hams and Nancy liavidson, and two
solos by Mrs. Gilbert Looney.
Jefferson girls of Aracia chapter per
sented a gift to Miss Nyman. Other gilts
were presented from Euclid chapter. Ordvr
of Eastern Star, and Jefferson Masonic
lodge. A myrtlewood gavel was presented
to Miss Nyman by her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Nyman.
NEW OFFICERS FETED AT TEA
Installation for Club Monday Night-
Installation of new officers for Salem
Junior Woman's club will be next Monday
evening at Randall's Chuck Wagon. The
social hour will be at 7 o'clock, with the
banquet following at 8.
Mrs. Earl Hampton and Mrs. George C.
Huggins, Jr. are co-chairmen. Committee
chairmen include, Mrs. Howard Price, en-
WU Events
Commencement time Is practically here
again.
Willamette university's baccalaureate
comes next Sunday, May 29.
Dr. G. Herbert Smith, university presi
dent, and Mrs. Smith will entertain at a re
ception following baccalaureate, the affair
to be for members of the senior class. The
reception will be at the Smiths' Fairmount
HiU home between 4:30 and 6:30 o'clock.
Among those assisting will be the 10 new
members of Cap and Gown, senior women's
honor society.
On June 4, Mrs. Smith will entertain at
her annual luncheon for wives of members
of the university board of trustees; and on
the evening of June 5, Dr. and Mrs. Smith
will entertain at a buffet following com
mencement, the supper to be for commence
ment dignitaries.
Mrs. J. F. Causey will be honored at a
coffee party Tuesday afternoon, from 2 to 4
o'clock, when Mrs. Gerald Fisher entertains
at her home.
Mrs. George H. Swift i.nd Mrs. Louise
Mullcr will pour. Assisting will be Mrs.
Lawrence Osterman, Mrs. Clay McDowell,
Mrs. Carl Jordan, Mrs. Gale Fox and Mrs.
Floyd Colburn.
A no-host barbeque for members of
Muriel Morse Horizon club and their dates
was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
John II. Johnson, Friday evening. The af
fair was a farewell party for high school
seniors. Miss Diane Miller was in charge
of the affair.
New officers for Sigma Kappa alumnae
were elected this week President is Mrs.
E. E. Beckman; secretary, Mrs. Dwight Al
len: treasurer, Mrs. Leon Evcritt; publicity,
and historian, Mrs. Earl Hampton: Panhcl
lenic representative, Mrs. B. W. Staccy.
The spring class of the Joan Ross school
of charm and modeling will be graduated
at a style show event set for next Thurs
day night, May 26, at the YWCA gymnas
ium. About 30 are in the class. The fashions
for the style revue will be from Lipman's.
All interested friends are invited. The
program is planned at 8 o'clock.
Piano students of Mrs. William Bush will
he presented In recital Sunday, May 22, at
4 o'clock at Roberts studio.
Those participating include: Carla and
Cary Buchanan, Cheryl and Linda York,
Marabee Groom, Donna McElroy, Billy and
Ralph Shopard, Patricia Ritchie, Terry
Nichols, Cathy Huntley, Kathrync Donkin,
Leslie Butler, Pamela Ilrownell, Kathleen
Brownell.
Mrs. Pirtle Heads
Climaxing a big day for the convention
of the Oregon Federation of Business and
Professional Women's clubs this evening
will be the formal dinner at the Marion
hotel at 7 o'clock.
Mrs. Isabella J. Jones of Pittsburgh, Pa.,
n.i!ional legisl.it ive chairman, is speaker
for the event. New officers of the feder
ation will be Installed, Mrs. Jones officiat
ing. Concluding the convention will be the
breakfast event, Sunday morning, when
State Senator Mark Hatfield of Salem will
be guest speaker.
Mrs. Cora I. (Glenn S.) Pirtle, Kugeno,
was unanimously elected president of the
federation during its convention session
Saturday afternoon. She succeeds Mrs. Na
talie Hums, Canny.
Mrs. Pirtle, who was born in Rapid City,
South Pakota, Is a graduate of Oregon Col
lee of Kducation at Monmouth and re
ceived a H.S, detree from University of
Oregon in 1041. She also attended Univer
sity of Southern California graduate school
of social work, and received a master's de
gree in special education from the Univer
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tcrtainment; Mrs. Ted Kerr, decorations;
Mrs. Lawrence Michel, social hour; Mrs.
Murray Schoficld, program and placecards;
Mrs. Francis Knapn, reservations, cashier
and installation. Others assisting are Mrs.
James R. Gray, Mrs. John Gunderson, Mrs.
Donald Klcinsmith, Mrs. George Norris,
Mrs. Charles Proctor,
Mrs. R. B. Cunningham and Mrs. Walter
White are to be hostesses Tuesday evening
at the Cunningham home at a miscellaneous
shower honoring Miss Karen Young, who is
to be married on June 19 to Donald
Stewart.
Honoring Miss Young will be her mother,
Mrs. Francis Young; Mr. Stewart's mtoher,
Mrs. Willard Claggett; Mrs. Tillie lsham
and daughter, Bcrnice; Mrs. Loreene Ciew
ford; Miss Gertrude Westphal; Mrs. Mag
deline Westphal; Mrs. Ray Westphal; Mrs.
Roy R. Beardsley; Mrs. R. Shantz; Mrs. N.
A. Scott; Mrs. Jesse Baldwin; Mrs. Minnie
Gregory; Mrs. C. A. Martin and daughter,
Cleata; Mrs. William Simpson; Mrs. Delbert
Ditter; Mrs. Walter Wellard and daughter.
' Jerry Mrs. Lyle Conover Mrs. C. Witten
berger and daughtor, Lynn; Mrs. Roy Eil
ert; and the hostesses.
The monthly meeting of the Refrigera
tion Service Engineers Society auxiliary
was on Thursday at the home of Mrs. Wil
liam Wolfe. A surprise shower was given
for Mrs. Bill Luke, secretary of the club.
Mrs. Walter Clause won the special prize.
Members present were: Mrs. Walter Clause,
Mrs. Bill Luke, Mrs. John Brandt, Mrs. Ivan
Roysc, Mrs .Merle Plank, Mrs. Robert Pres
ton and the hostess. Next meeting will be
June 10 at the home of Mrs. Merle Plank,
845 North Liberty St.
The women's division of the United Jew
ish Appeal of Salem has launched its cam
paign for the 1955 drive .Appointed as
chairmen are Mrs. Theodore Linn and Mrs.
Aleck Cohen. Working as captains are Mrs.
Jules Jacobson, Mrs. Daniel Gassncr, Mrs.
Robert Brown, Mrs. Syd Levene, Mrs. Theo
dore Linn, Mrs. Aleck Cohen, Mrs. Mike
Stcinbock, Mrs. Abe Samuels and Mrs.
Isaac Saffron,
In its 17th consecutive ycor of service,
the United Jewish Appeal has assumed the
responsibility involving the rescue, settle
ment, welfare and rehabilitation -of more
than 2,000,000 men, women and children.
Woodhurn Installation of the officers
of St. Mary's Court No. 593, Women's Cath
olic Order of Foresters, will be Tuesday,
May 24, at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Clar
ence Hagenauer. The installation formerly
planned for April, was postponed to the
May meeting. Mrs. A'. Ixiuis Steffen will be
co-hostess with Mrs. Hagenauer.
Mount Angel A social for members of
Court Marion, Catholic Daughters of Amer
ica, will be Monday evening, May 23, at 8
o'clock in the school club rooms. Cards will
he played and refreshments served by the
hostess committee.
Mrs. Arnold Zoilncr, chairman, will be
assisted by committee members, Mrs. Mar
garet Splonski, Mrs. Robert Zollner, Mrs. E.
B. Stolle, Mrs. Don Schaefer, Mrs. Joseph
Hauth, Mrs. Lelloy Aman, Miss Margaret
Traeger, Mrs. Janice Sampson and Mrs. Ed
wad Schiedler.
BPW Federation
sity of Oregon in 1954. She Is a member
of Pi Lambda Thcta national education
honor society.
The mother of two daughters, Mrs. Non
da Fay Stone and Mrs. Patricia Joan Muel
ler of Kugene, Mrs. Pirtle was principal of
River Road school of that city for nine
years. She served for 10 years as mannver
of Lane county chapter, American Red
Cross. Other community service includes
Girl Scouts, 4 II club leader, and research
for Lane county juvenile department.
Organizations with which Mrs. Pirtle is
affiliated in Kugene are Order of Eastern
Star, Zonta club, Armistad club, Lane
County Social Worker club, Oregon Con
ference of Social Workers, American As
sociation of University Women, and League
of Women Voters. She is a past president
of both .onta and Armistad. She has serv
ed for the past year as first vice nresMent
of the Oregon Federation of BPW clubs
and is a former state chairman of public
affairs.
Dr. Klcanor fiutman, Portland physician,
succeeds Mrs. Pirtle as the state federa
tion's first vice president.