bered very pleasantly aa Mine Alice Vhndersliitb yrho bps ifan y Ashland'' friends interested in news of M r .*• her California home. > . T h e. account of this delightful .reunion came through the cour­ tesy, of Mrs. Bari Fraley, for­ m erly of Ashland, but now Qf Alameda California. Past Noble Grands* Club Meet*— Mr$. Grace E. Andrews, Editor Thursday, December IO— Flower Growers to meet at Public Library at 8:00 p. m. Thursday, December I D — Elks Ladles’ Card Club. Host tesses, Mrs. D. Perossl and Mrs. O. V. Gillette. Friday, December . 11— P. N. G. Mrs. Frank . Club. I. O. O. F. J. E. Oowland and Nelson hostesses. Friday, December 11— Indies mlttee. '• • A t this meeting, there w ill be re a d ,b y Mrs. Violet Chaney, a paper on “ The History and Growing* of Pears.’’ This Is in line w ith a study plan on fruits, and at each meeting a different hind of fru it Is discussed and its history given. d th e r than the study Indi­ cated, a book or play review Is prepared by some member. At this meeting, Mrs. W illiam Glenn w ill present “The Ten Coin- maadmenta.” The roll call Is always In­ teresting. z F o r this program, each member w ill te ll her fa­ vorite author and why, and a vocal solo by Mrs. W . A. Strat­ ton completes a program of more than usual Interest. Mrs. J. R. McCracken and Mrs. James Lennox have charge of the refreshments for this meeting. Aid Society Presbyterian church. 2: SO p. m. Friday, December 11— Home Mis­ sionary Society. 2:00 p. m., z, Mrs. Frazier on North Main, hostess. ~- Frfahsy, December 11— Haw­ thorne P. T. A., Hawthorne Building. 3:30 p. m. Saturday, December ISA— Daugh­ ters of the Nile meet in Med­ ford. Luncheon at 12i30. Saturday, December IS — College Club. Medford. Mrs. Victor Setber hostess. Norwegian Realism, "The Growth of the Soil Mrs. R. B. H am , Mr. and Mrs. W . G. Tucker 'mond. '8 o c la l Chairman, Mrs. R . K. Shinn.---------- ..-x were host and hostess a t a d e ­ Sunday, December 19— Westmin­ lightful dinner party, w ith cov­ ster Guild. '<>30, in the e rt laid for thirteen a t the beautifully appointed table. Junior Room. The dinner was given, honor­ Monday, December 14— Ashland Study Club. Mrs. Louis Dodge, ing Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Coun­ tryman and Mrs. Countryman's hostess. Monday, Deeember 14— French mother, Mrs. W hitm ore of Bel­ Club. M rs. Clare Beebe. lingham, Washington, who'«were on their way south but who Avery street, hostess. Monday( December 14— Art Club. stopped in Ashland, their old home, to visit old time friends. Covered Dish Supper. • , Ti&edny, December 4 « — Civic Club. Covered Dish suppdr. Mrs. W hitmore lived here many years ago, and usually stop C lub. House. . They Tue«daj> December IS— Instal­ on their way through. lation officers, Alpha chapter. found many changes In Ashland Thnrwley, December .17— Val­ since they lived here and nputy ley View, Community Club., A f­ improvements. ternoon. A Reunion of Ashland F o lk s .. A rt Clnb Meets Monday Night— The A rt Club w ilt hold its regular meeting Monday, De­ cember the fourteenth featuring a covered dish supper. T he usual business meeting with the social hour, the ladies are occupied fn dainty needle work. This organisation meets the second and fourth Mondaya In ­ stead of the first and third, which dates used to obtain. hence the mistake in ahnounce- ment last week. Neighbors of Woodcraft Me e t ■ On Monday evening of thia week the neighbors of Woodcraft held an experience social and covered dish supper at ’ tlnr I. O. O. F. H all. Prio r to the meeting, each member bad been requested to earn fifty cents for the flower fund. They were each to tell In rhyme just how they earned It. ’ ' These experiences were en­ joyed heartily, both in the good­ ly sum gained, hnd In the jolly evening spent in listening to the One of these, written and read by Mrs. Ed High occasioned much m irth. The jo lly take off of the different members and the amusing story told of hor efforts, aa eompared with* what others could do, was very in­ teresting to the members. Owing to the length of the com- publlsh It In the social columns but It w ill be found ’eMewhere In today’s paper. ♦x • » < Valiev View CnmWsdig A reunion of form erly of Ashland people occurred In Berkeley, California, w ith -Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth King aa host and hostess, who entertained a group of Ashland friends most delightfully the afternoon and evening of December sixth. The happy reminiscent visit of old friends, music and a t the close delicious refreshments n il- ed the hours to overflowing w ith ' The Past Noble Grands’ club are ( entertained Friday, Decem­ ber 11 by Mrs. J. E. Oowland and Mrs. Frank Nelsen, at the I. 0 . O . F .„ H all. This club have wonderfully pleasant meet­ ings and this one promises tc be no exception to the rule. A large attendance Is expected. Wednesday Club Meeting— Yesterday the Wednesday club, the social organisation of the Presbyterian church held Its reg­ ular meeting In' the church par­ lors, w ith a good attendance. There was aa especially pleas­ ing program, with Mrs. J. R Robertson heard In a number of beautiful piano selections and Mrs. Spanker of Medford favor­ ing the guests with several songs which were well received. The earlier part of the after­ noon was spent in the short business meeting, with its re­ ports and' plans. Later, all as­ sisted in finishing a comfort which the club have been mak- A t the close of the pleasant social hour, the hostesses Mrs. Peterson and Mrs. Cook served dainty refreshments. , Study Club M ee t* Mrs. Fred Engle was hostess a t Monday’s meeting of the Ash- land Study Club. .Mrs. G. G. Eubanks completed the review of "A Passage to India,’’ and Mrs. Gordon MacCracken gave as her selected topic a biography of Celia Thaxter. The ro ll call brought out many Interesting items. The next meeting w ill be at the home of Mrs. Louis Dodge. The Flower Growers of Ash­ land are asked to meet at' the lib rary at eight o’clock tonight to discuss the formation of a Flow­ er Growers Society; to plan for the flower shews tQ be held next season and w ith that also 4» plan for seeds and bulbs to be ordered. Every flower grower and ex- hlbltor of flowers are asked to be sure to be present at this meeting. i'r.'ix’h Club Me e t s The French Club w ill meet at the home of .Mrs. Clare Beeba on A ve rr street. Monday eve- hig, next. A new assignment of lesson was made In the ab­ sence of Mrs. T . J. Malmgren, who was lit and could ndr be The guests on this pleasant preset occasion were: M r. and Mrs. Harold M e rrill, Mr. and Mrs social Ernest Mlnuth and tw o , sons, \eigfo Mr. and Mrs. H. R. King, Miss The Elsie King of Wisconsin, Mr. a got Jay W ithrow , Miss Schrader, Cembe Mias Helen ritnderaon and Mr. B i*n and Mrs. B ari Fraley and chll- pecUll dren. Dur M r. and Mrs. M errill who were the married recently are planning electe« to spend the holidays In Ash- shenu land- , Vice Mrs. Kenneth King Is remem- cellor, Wall Papering and 'Painting Peabody; Managers, Abbie Hood, A rthur Madden a n d . MoSlne Barnes; Captain of Degree Staff, L illia n . Qreubemer. The hostesses on this occasion w ere, Mrs. Elisabeth Reid and Miss Margaret McNabb. W ill- lam Qrfeubemer acted as toast­ master sad the new officers re­ Upper Valley Community sponded in clever little speeches. Club Meets— The Upper Valley Community The meetlhgs are at Moose' club held Its meeting Tuesday H all convening at 7; SO p. m. of this week 'a t the home of A New Club House Planned^— Mrs. C. A. Brown In Bellview. It la keeping w ith the forward was an all day m eeyng, with looking plans of the Upper V al­ Miss Ada Brewster present to ley, announcement Is made that supervise the m ating of delicious a new. Community House Is candles. ’ The morning was spent in planned, w ith the Upper Valley Community Club §nd the Bellview candy making, with quite a num­ P. T. A., squarely behind the ber there to assist. Others came in the afternoon. Lunch was movement. In November, a piece' of served at noon following the ground adjoining Bellview school usual plan. At this meeting It was de­ grounds and facing the street, running north, was asked for cided to donate to the com­ and the request granted by tbs munity house fund the money district, thus giving ample and from the sale of the candy at Christmas entertainment. suitable grounds for the build­ the ing; The men of the community E \ery one present was enthus­ iastic over the prospect of promised to donate th e ir labor. W ith the ground secured, the building a Club House and en­ labor promised, and in each or­ tered heartily Into the plans ganization *a substantial sum al­ looking toward that end. The next meeting w ill be In ready accumulated, enthusiasm runs high, for the Community January w ith another a ll day meeting featuring the cooking House seems quite assured. To augment the sum already of winter vegetables, breads and In the treasury, a series of en­ angel food cake. Miss Brewster tertainments are planned. . < will be present. • The first la to be the annhal Christmas entertainment. This Marriage Announcement— The marriage of Mrs. Blanche annual festival of fun is looked E. Daugherty and Mr. Rollle J. forward to, not only by those in th e . community but there Is Rinabarger was solemnized Mon- always a large crowd from Ash­ dayafternoon at half past four o'clock at the Methodist Par­ land who never fa il to attend. The Rev. H. F. Pem­ The announcement of some­ sonage. thing doing at Bellview school berton officiated. The wedding was a very quiet house under the auspices of the Upper V alley organisations la affair, there being, other than sufficient to insure a crowd of the contracting parties only Mrs. enthusiastic spectators. (Continued on Page Four) Knowing the object for which the entertainments are to ho ^Jven, w ill but give added Ip- I t is planned to have a food and candy sale in connection with the Christmas play. The date of the entertainment I» not set bnt w ill be shortly be­ fore Christmas. i h . The plans for the Community Hondo Inelude a building fifty LITHIA SPRINGS GARAGE PR ESC R IPTIO N D R U G G IST S WE HAVE GATHERED FOR YOU THE WORLD’S CHOICEST ODORS In packages that rival the frag­ rance of their contents. Paris and New York have sent ns their finest perfumes and toilet waters ,and they are packed equisitoly in bottles and boxes that rival the charm of their fragrant contents. If there is a fair lady on your Christmas list, we can help you select a gift perfume or toilet water that she will cherish. Suggestions Christmas Gift Stationery EASTMAN KODAKS |6 to >31.50 • De Vilbiss Perfumizers >1.00 to >3.50 Incense Burners 50c to >3.00 Complexion Soaps 25c to >2.25 PARKER DUOPOLD PENS AND PENCILS Parker Pens . Parker Pencils Military S e t s ........ Vanity Sets .. r i . . iv o r y r yrttiin r>ct» 24 Hour Service Storage b Half Block South Lithia Springs Hotel Phone 63 iW * That’s Santa’s Suggestion for mother —and he’s a wise old bird, he knows best. * A vacuum cleaner to chase the flirt, complete with attachments, a special part payment price >42.50 s Sulphate of Ammonia Lasts WE WILL SELL AT >76 PER TON An electric percolatoi—really a household neces­ sity at rook-bottom cost, $8.00 and up. Ashland Fruit and Pro. Association Urn sets, Tray, Sugar Bowl and Cream Pitcher complete, >22.00 and up. ,. “Auto Suggestions” When you reach Dad’s name in the list, you hesitate. He has nearly everything. But have you given hipi the nn- usu^l—an accessory for his. car! * • There’s a trickey search­ light; a set of spark plugs, tools, a spare tire, and many other things which will de­ light him. ' / ■ COAL A. Guarantee of Let us make suggestions. We I probably know what he needs. Maximum L E E D O M 'S COMPANY 384 Oak St. Across fi. R. Tracks Phone 20 Tires and Service Parts -Opposite Lithia Springs Hotel •« REMEMBER, WE TAKE ORDERS FOR CHRISTMAS ENGRAVED CARDS UNTIL THE 20TH OF DE CEMBEB* • < j i. Do not wait until the last minute to have your clothes dry cleaned and pressed for the holiday functions; but. phone us now and we will call for Ashland Gleaning and Dyeing Werks » MANICURE SETS >1,00 to >10.50 Clean Clothes For The Holidays Steam Heated Building • We hhve the right shades and colors, and a great variety to choose from. •__ • ’ ’___ I, CARD CASES >1.00 to >5.00 PACE POWDERS WHILE 15 TON Next week is scheduled a splendidly arranged programs for the VaHey View Community Clnb, w ith Mrs. James Lonnox at the h ead 1 of the program com- FOR THE HOLIDAYS by thirty, with a kitchen, a stage and dressing rooms. It is to be rustic In design, architecturally artistic, and quite in keeping with the beautiful woodsy sur- b in d in g s . The Civic Club especially and the community at large .con­ gratulate the organisations who are sponsoring the election of thia building and await with interest its accomplishmdnt. ATTENTION, FRUIT MEN ( , Dress up the House corder Alice Turner; Receiver, Fern Randles; Marshall, M ar­ garet McNahb; Musician, Elisa­ beth Reid; Inner Sentinel, NeUfo Bandies; Outer Sentiqel, Aureii% An electric iron, of course, >3.50 to >7.50. Invention has made possible a number of other new electrical conveniences now carried in stock. No housewife can afford to be Without them. Make her happy With one or more of these labor- saving devices. ■ . „ '• ' : - Murphy Electric "An Electric Appliascc for Crerjr H m 1 « 4 J Ht <