Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, May 15, 1910, GREATER MEDFORD CLUB EDITION, SECTION II, Image 9

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Newspaper Page Text, l li fllfl I III mull Medford Mail Tribune SECTION II Pages 9 to 16 GREATER MEDFORD CLUB EDITION YISAR. MEDJfOltD, OltEOON, SCNIUY, MAY 15, J910. No. 47. jz? IN MEDFORD'S SOCIAL REALM gT (MISS ELIZABETH PUTNAM.) Tlio Intent and immt novel form of entertainment found in .Mod ford in tho "comot party," and judging from tho frequency with which tlioy occur they uro vory popular. Ho far iih i: known, tho nffairH arc Htriolly "stag affaira," and iih (IiIh Ih a "womnu'M number," tho cntortuitimcutH can on ly ho spoken of hy huarHay. Now Yorlc'H -100 had ita "monkey" and "dog" parties, lint it took tlm men of hraiiiH and capital in Med foul to originate tho "comot pnrtioH," and nn tlio comot in still in tho iiHcond anoy" wo may expect to hoar of many mora of thoHo, Modford'H Int Ht fad. Ho if tho hoad of tho Iiouho failH to arrive homo at tlio proper lime, put it down to tho comot and nxpoot to huar of tho glorioH and poouliaritioH of tho sky wandoror .it lircakfaNt timo. MrH. Shuphard, tho Htato president of tho W. C. T. U., of Utah, who in callod tho "Nilvor-tongued orator of tho woHt," addroHHod a women's menting at tho Baptist church Sun day night. Tho church wan packed to tho doom and a very warm recep tion waH given Mrs. Shepherd. She Hoke on the four great uviln gnmhling, Sahhath desecration, li- pior tratlic and social impurity and made a vory eloipient address. Sixty now members were gained lor tho W. C. T. .U. Mrs. Shepherd nil dreHHod a mooting for men only at tho MolhnriiHt church Sunday after noon, and they wore very anxioiiH to have her return to clone tho cam paign in Oregon. Tho collection from tho two meotingH waH $.'M. Sunday wim Mrs. Shepherd's hint day in Oregon, and nIio said it wiih the best day hIio had had since com ing here. Although hIio had heeu in larger plnccH, thin woh tho moHt on- iluiHinHtio of thorn nil. One of tho orchardixta of Million' aires' Itow had an experience last week which might have proved fatal. Ho waa taking a trip through the valley on a hieycle and was intent on examining the quality of the soil, when ho wiih aroused hy a loud Hnort. Looking up, ho saw facing liim a vory fierce hull, with a hoard over its o.voh, ready to charge him. There was no direct escape, and ow ingto tho keen hearing of the boast tho exact location of tho young man was apparently known, although the animal could not nee. Hut hy dodg ing from treo to tree ho finally man aped to mako good his escape, hicy clo and all and now when he oxnni inoK tho Koil ho first examinoH the inontH of tho evening. Tho guoHtH woro regaled with a doliciouB course , liiuoh. TIioho prompt woro: Misson! Mildred Garig, Opal Daly, Miunio ' Jackson, EHtelln PhoiHlor, JoHie Riley, Cordelia Goffe, Loretta Sny-J dor and CryHtal McMary; also Mohhi'h, Lester Meeker, CharlcH Coo-1 loy, Erwin White, Frank Fnrrcll and I Clifford Miter. I Tho Wodnofiday Study cluh heldj tho last mooting of the Benson at the i roHidonco of Mrs. Porter .1. Neff. I MrH. 10. H. Picket read some koIcc tiotiH from "Aunt Jane of Ken tucky" (Eliza Calvert Hall) and Mr. Mahul HolmcH ParwinH had a very ! intorcHthig paper on LcHKing, the German author and dramatiKt. Mih.: A. M. Warnook, HiHtor of Mm. Neff, sang n group of four koiu'h, "Shun Pol" (Guy d'Hnrdclot), "His Lulla hy" (Carrio Jacoh Pond), "When Song Ih Sweot" (San Souci) and "Mary" (Kiohnrduon). The election of officers will ho held nfter the return of Mr. II. C. ICoutiicr. ON THE TRAMP Putnam and Hicks were attacked with a mild species of "Trampdoin" Satur day. A prominent citizen whose word is above reproach guaranteed they had walked from the -Mail Tribune offices to the Nash hotel at least ten times inside of an hour. Asked as to how they looked, he hesitated, then laughed, and final ly blurted out the following: "Well, if you ever seen two kids celebrating the Fourth of July, you have a fail' idea of how these fellows look. Their faces are wreathed in smiles and a sledge hammer wielded by .Mcrriman, the blacksmith, would make no impression or alteration." "Don't you think you arc exaggerating a little?" remonstrated the reporter. "I should say not. Just step into the Nash and you will find them discussing women's rights from an entirely new standpoint. They have each a glass in hand, filled with fuzzy wuzzy, and a twinkle in their eyes that makes the late Mark Twain think he had overlooked a bet." D. R. W. Mr. L. F. Mozier has been elected In honor of Mrs. William Ficro nnd delegate to the convention of the Miss Emily Ficro of Chicago, Mr. American Women's league, which is and Mre. George T. Androws gave to he held in St. IxMii". Juno tt, 10 a dinner Saturday night. Those and 11. Mr. Francis E. Roth will prcficnt were: Mrs. Ficro, Miss Fiero, iiIko attend, ns she earned a trip Mr. and Mrs. Hnmil, Mr. and Mrs. there hy getting ten new member for Olwcll, MisB Grace Andrews, Mr. A. the league. Fourteen new member Conro Fiero und Mr. and Mrs. An- iV iiiivii ., t 1 shower Friday evening. The linen. wcro received into- no league. .,irs. urcwH, whirlt tho guoBtn brought, wan putM0Zlcr aim f1' 1,0,11 IB,"U under an umbrella to carrv out the J,""! 4 for ,,lt' C,,M In honor of Minn Toft, whose en gagement to Mr. C. W. Ileilbroiiner, tho manager of the Hutchison k Lumsdcn Ktorc, ban been announced, M!nh Minnie Dorcharbt gave a linen idea of the shower. Dainty refresh-1 inontH were Honed, and a very en joyable evening was spent. Those present were: Mosdumes Jasper. Al di'iihagen. Williams, the Misses Ileff ler, I.uey Camp, I.otlio Little, JoHsio Purdy, Toft and Kiama and Miunio DorHchnrbt. . Mr. and Mrs. .1. D. Heard return ed ThiirHday from a trip to ltos burg, whoro they went to attend tho' funeral of Mrs. Vial, whose tragic "loath occurred liiKt Saturday bv Mre. G. L. Schcrmerhnrn and Mrs. Trowbridge entertained the Five One of the early .June welding Hundred club Friday afternoon at will be that of Miss Grace Andrew the homo of Mrs. Schermcrhoni. and Mr. A. Conro Ticro, the date of Mrs. Hamilton won the first prize which is sot for June ". In their nnd Mrs. Trowbridge the second. The honor Mr. and Mrs. Philip Ilamil will prizes were handsorao souvenir give n theater party Monday night to hear the Damrosch byinphony. Later in tho week Mr. and Mrs. .1. I). Olwell will give them a dinner, to be followed by a dance. spoons. The skating rink vas the scene of a jolly party Thursday night when about 50 young people, all members , . , of tho high school.Vtook possession A new skating club ls bomg form-y t,,0 , imd from Q.M tQ Jnid. ed which will be known as the , . ,.., di-owning. Mrs. Vial was tho daugh- "ntch Treat" club. The first mcet- , tor of Mr. and .Mrs. Fred Hlakelev. inP wns ,,el(l Priliiy night, and thoj club cxpocts to meet every week ilur iug the summer. The starters of the club arc Mr. nnd Mr-. We Green. Mr. nnd Mrs. Pert Andcr-on. Mis .Mablo Kiiy and Miss .Icnucss Putler. I r in.. i.. i i ir.. t, i i .nr. niiihciin nun .'ii. neani nave boon liUHinesH associates for some years. While in Itoseburg. Mr. and Mrs. Hoard were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Julian Perkins, former res idents of Medford. Miss Ida Loo ICentnnr entertained at dinner Tuesday evening in honor of tin birthday of her cousin, MUs Mamie Stevens, of Albany. Or., who is her guest. The decorations were Tll''- expect to spend the smn- reil carnations. Those present were lur t Mr. Fiero's country place ami the Misses Mamie Stevens, Lnwson ; will go there as soon ns the house and Ida Leo ICentnor; Messrs. Leo completed. Hoot, Leonard Woodford and Herb ert ICentnor. Mrs. Sumner and Miss Sumner left Wednesday morning for an ex tended visit in Santa Hnrbara, Cal. Miss Sumner has been quite ill, and jit is to be hoped the change will benefit her greatly. Mrs. ricro nnd Mis Ltnily 1'ieroi ill i m i . oi Liucngo avnvco iiuirsony 10 in- i i l t.i: i.i: i! ' iuiiii inu i iuni-viniiuwfs HuuuiiiK iiiiu j tllillCtl lit are tlie guests oi .Mr. and .Mrs. . T. Andrews m South Riverside aw- Mrs. John Olwell entor dinner Mondny evening. Their guests were Miss Grace An drews and Messrs. Fiero nnd Carle-ton. Mrs. A. M. Warnock of Minneap olis is the guest of her sister, Mrs. P. J. Neff. She will remain for sev- horizon to hod all Is nafo. . ! Monday night nil music-lovers will Tho senior class of Medford high, turn out to hear (he Oaiurosch Syin- Hchool, with several of their friend-, phony. It is not very often a town were ploiiHiintly entertained Friday of the size of Medford has evening by Misses Loretta Snyder chance to hour such an organization and Cr.stal McMary at the home of nnd nil music-lovers arc erv irrnte the hitler. Parlor giiuiCH with post- ful to Manager Hazelring tor linn-; cards as a basis woro tho amuse- able to get them., ' .Mrs. II. ( . Kentner and Miss Ies.sioni weeks. Kentner return from California the first of next week. Mrs. Kentner Mrs. G. L. Scliunnerhorn leaves went to Perktlcy to attend the grnd-jthis weok for San Fmnaisco, where Hating exercises of the I'niversily of 'she will, spend the summer with her tu. I ( alitorniu, ns Mis Kcutuer of the graduates this year. is one sisters. Mrs. Pereivul Shea entertained .it Hi". J. F. Hoddy has returned from j bridge at her home on North Cen n trip to Portland. tral avenue Monday afternoon. The Chrysanthemum Circle of the Women of Woodcraft had their reg ular social evening Tuesday. An in itiation was also held and the candi dates wero Vina Williams, J. H. Bal Iingor and Stephen Adams. After the initiation and dainty refresh ments were served nnd the remain der of the evening was spent in dancing. The committee in charge of the cveniug were: Etta Stevenson, Flora Butler, Lucinda Storer, Susie Fears nnd Kate Skeel. Mrs. Charles King, who is making her home in Portland at the Norton, returned this week, having come out for her little daughter, Miss Jen nesse, who has been visiting her grnndparents. Mr. nnd Mrs. J. G. Van Dyke. Mrs. C. M. English left Tuesday for Minneapolis to he present at the graduation exercises of her daugh ter, Miss Bertha, who completes her course at Stanley Hall, a popular young Indies' seminary. Miss Gertrude Hnrgrave, the little daughter of Dr. nnd Mrs. H. P. Har grove, who hnd the misfortune to fracture hor arm recently, is recov ering rapidly from the effects of the accident. Mr. and Mrs. Will Stewart, with Dr. and Mrs. J. if. Keene and Dr. nnd Mrs. Barber ns their guests, took n CO-mile trip Sunday, covering a greater part of the valley during the afternoon. Mrs. R. W. Cluucy. 7-2-1 West Eleventh street, gave n charming child's party recently in honor of the sixth birthday of her little daughter, Miss Winnifred. Mrs. O. J. Shirley and ohildren of Talent, who hnve been visiting rela tives in Medford. left for Corvnllis and Portland Thursday morning. Mrs. vv. i. vawter returned on Thursday from Eugene, where she has been spending the week with her son Vernon, who is attending col lege. Saturday evening Mrs. Vawter was one of the patronesses at a dance given by the Sigma Nu fra teniity, one of the most exclusive frats, of which her son is a mem ber. The dance, which was one of tho most elaborate given this year, wns held in the Armory, the walls of which were covered with Oregon grape. Festoons of sweot brier roses decorated tho hall, which, blending with the colors of the Frat., pro duced a very artistic effect. The programs were very unique, tho cov ers being of Tirnss, on which were the symbols of the fraternity, which, when removed from the program, formed dainty little pin trays, and will be treasured by the young ladies as souvenirs of the occasion. Quite a party from Portland at tended the dance, one of whom was Miss Fern Hutchinson, a former Medford girl, and Miss Ruth Mer rick of Medford, who is attending the university. The patronesses of the affair were Mesdames F. W. Ben son, wife of the governor; E. T. Geary, formerly of Medford; F. Rig ler of Portland; W. H. Moore, T. L. Campbell, R. S. Deane, S. H. Friend- ley, W. N. Masters, H. F. McArthur, Thomas Kay, Ray Goodride, W. I. Vawter of Medford. Miss Ruby Burke entertained with a May dinner. A miniaturo May pole formed the centerpiece, amid flowers and ferns. The evening was spent in games and music. The guests were: Misses Ethel Hnzelrigg, Ruth Hutchings, Jessie Purdy, Messrs. Alan Hazelrigg, Paul Leon ard, ITnrold Cochran nnd Wallace Wilson. Mrs. E. Z. Bentty of Portlnnd, who is the guest of her niece, Mrs. Hollis, was the guest of 'honor at a bridge party given by Mrs. L. E. Wakemnn, Wednesday evening. Those preseut were: Mr. nnd Mrs. George Davis. Mrs. E. Z. Beatty, Dr. E. B. Pickel, and Mrs. L. E. Wnkemun Mr. and Mrs. Bert Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Wes Greon, Misses Joan Anderson and Vora Olmstead and Messrs. Curtis Anderson and Bert Thierolf spent Sunday at ''Happy Camp," on Itogue river. Miss Helen Watt has retumad from Portland, whore she has been attending St. Holon's Hall. Owing to the scarlet fever epidemic there the school line beon closed. Mrs. E. B. Piekel is visiting with friends in Portland. V Mrs. J. W. Ling is visiting friends in Eugene. Miss Lorainu Bliton was hostess at a very pretty lawn party Friday night, given in honor of the sopho more class of tha high school. The lawn was lighted by lanterns, which were hung from tho troos, making quite a fairyland appearance Ruga and pillows wero scattered about the lawn. Games woro played the first of tho evening, after which dainty refreshments wero served. The guests woro: Misses Rubv Blake. Jessie Purdy, Marion Henshaw, Har riet Lomptin. lone Flynn, Nellie Drcsslor, Ethel Eifort, nnzel Arm strong, Ethel Hnzelrigg, Mnmio Swan and Ilay Curroy; Messrs. Ralph Burgess, Curtis Anderson, Fred Heath, Bert Stull. Lvman Mor rill, Lyle Marquis, nal McDonald, Emerson Merrick, Paul Leonard, Paul Schuler, Frank Ray and Carlo- ton bhirley. Tho senior class of the hich schoa were delightfully entertained Frida; night by tho Misses Chrvstal Mo Nary nnd Loretta Snvdcr at tho homo of the former. Tho nartv took a trip through Oreiron ami Cali fornia by means of postcards, illus trating their tnp. The house was artistically decorated with red and white roses, red and white being tho class colors. After the trip refreshments were served. Those present of the crrndu- ating class were: Misses Leola Ew bank, Cordelia Goff, Josephine Riloy, Estella Pheistie. Minnie Jackson. Lo retta Snyder and Chrystal McNary; Messrs. Lester Meeker. Frank Far- roll, Clifford Mizer. The invited guests wero: Misses Mildred Gerig and Opal Daly, Messrs. Irvine White, itoy Martin and Charles Cooley. The benefit dance given under tho auspices of tho Red Men Friday night proved a great success, both socially and financially, and tho committees in charge thank tho pub lic for responding so generously to a good cause. Thoso on tho com mittee of Red Men woro Messrs. F. E. Martin, W. Schultzo nnd Jack Dent, and of the Pocahontns tribo, Mesdnmes II. Harrington, chairman; Belle Bennett and Mr. Roy Surano. Mr. Douglas Janney entertained a jolly picnic party at his ranch on Millionaire Row last Sunday, nnd de spite the warm weather, shady nook were found beneath the old oaks. Mr. Frank Treicklor and dnughtor, Miss Gortrudo Treicklor, left Tues day evening for a month's visit with friends nnd relatives in Minneapolis. Tho Colonial Bridge club meet at tho residence of Mrs. Neff, Friday afternoon. will P. .1. Mrs. R. G. Gale and children woro the guests of Mrs. Ran Inst weok. (Continued on Pago Thirteen.) What Meiiford Needs From Woman's Standpoint (MRS. S. A. NYU.) If I could have my wishes in re gard to makiin' Medford the "City Beautiful," 1 think 1 would begin by having the electric light, tclorliJiiu and telegraph polus removed irom the HtruotH mid alloys and the wires places underground. Oakijalu ave nue, olhunviso a strout of which uuy small city uould bo proud, iH an ex ample of tho disfigurement unused by these poles. 1 would like to koo more parks for Medford, and buliovo that Htups should bo taken at onco to secure thoin. The town is growing, tho pri.'o of property is advancing and it would be tho IiohI hiisiiii'HH policy to buy laud for thin purpose now. Nothing adds more to the attraetive uesH of a city than woll-kopl parks and plenty of them. 1 would like to kco a general movement toward the removal of fences and hedges abutting on the streets in tho lesideiutu suctions of the eilf. There is no particular util ity in having fences whore stock is kept off tho HtreetH, and eorlainly thoy add nothing to tho appearance or valiio of property. The saloon row along Front utroot is an oyosoro which will ho more ap parent when the various improve ments contemplated by the Southern Pacific arc complotcd. People go ing through on the trains will re ceive a bad intproKsiou of tho (Own. Thi street u a poor advertisemetit for the city, anil if some other lo cation could be found for tlic.-e places it would ho an improvement vory much to bo desired. The city should have an inciner ator to dispose of garbage and rub bish; this is a necessity from the standpoint of health, if for no other reason. We cannot havo a clean city without Homo menus of disposing of ruhb'iHh. I would like to sea the billboards removed from the street. 1 would like to see steps taken to abolish the distribution of dodgers, free sam ples and such trash throughout the resilience districts, Billboards ami dodgers avo twin advertising nuis aucos. Lot them 'patronize the newspapers. I (IRENE HAMPTON ISAACS.) Tu rosponso to n request to write an article hy way of suggestion for further betterment of Medfordr, my thought naturally turns to tho sub-! jeet of deepest interest to me per sonally and the one nearest my heart, namely, music. 1 Our wonderful natural resources continually extolled and utilized to such great advautago commercially by our onorgotio citizons nro making Medford famoiiH. Our business and oivio improvements nro progressing as rapidly as timo and our count v court will allow. Musically, Medford again has uniquo advantages. In hor midst arc all tho chief members of the once famous Andrews Opora company, to gether with nn experienced musical conductor whose prestige has brought to our city many of tho host theatrical productions of Portland nnd San Francisco, and who this Inst winter gave Medford her first grand opora. In nddition to this, we havo causo for prido that our first symphony concert will be America's greatest orchestra under tho leader ship of tho far-famed Damroeh. These attractions fill our loe.il opora house with an enthusiastic, in telligent audionco who appreciate what they hoar. Notwithstanding thoso facts, the quostion arisos, Is Medford artistic ally hooping pace with her progress commercially? From tho fact that a town must first bo established commercially, it usually follows that art must wait indefinitely and not t become nn integral part of any com-! munity oxcopt a largo and long-es-J tablisliod one When one would in troduce music into a small town they havo tho pionoor tnsk of hewing away, inch by inch, the dense apathy1 that enshrouds tho people nnd ofj plnnting horo and thcro a seed of in terest which sometimes grown nnd spreads, but which more often dies at the vory outsot. j Many will be surprised to learn that in Medford, as in thor towns, tho difficulty arises chiefly over money. In u town so unusually prosperous financially, ono really marvels to find this conxlition pre vailing. Money is no object to our citizons whon it comos to gratify ing somo mntorial pleasuro or in ob taining some tcmpoial luxury. Music is n pnrt of tho soul, one of tho fow spiritual nnd eternal ac quisitions that it is our privilege to gain nnd wo hesitate to pay for it and f tiil to see that wo nro getting value for tho money invested. What wo gain spiritually surely surpasses our transitory, mntorial acquisitions, nnd tlioy who gain most mentally have tho ridiost, happiest lives. Porhaps Modford's artistic spirit may awaken early, as has her com morcial spirit, and what more do we nood to command the admiration nnd rospoct of tho rest of tho world and to truly mako our city tho "Flower of tho Rogue River vnlloy"? (CATHERINE M. WAKEMAN.) Medford has so much of which to bonst that it hardly seems fair to sonrch out tho fow small points in which sho is lacking; but ns it is this samo spirit that has inndo Medford tho progressive little city that she is, I offor a fow stray thoughts that sucgest themselves. Can any ono deny tho fact that with all hor beauty and enterprise Medford is a poorly lighted city? It would scorn timo that she had adopt ed n street lighting plan. Nearly all tho citios nro today using the curb cluster lights in the business por tion, ns being tho most effective, both from a practical standpoint nnd ns an addod means of beautifying tho city. Tho small incandescent lights of the rcsidenco portion should bo replaced by modern inclosed are lights, plnced at tho intersections of ovory other street. A well-lighted city does much toward its advertis- Has it over occurred to you that our beautiful shade trees, of which we have a fow, are frequently per mitted to grow so low that thoir branches intorforo with pedestrians and vehicles, beside detracting from an up-to-date appearance of the stroot over which thoy project? Wo need more and good school buildings not in tho business por tion, but in the rcsidenco district of tho city, and built for the future. And while on. tho school topic, why not givo our boys a summer manual training school? Work of this kind is boiug done in all parts of our country and is mooting with tho ap proval of educators and parents. Tho work not only gives tho boy em ployment during six weeks of tho sunvmor, but is of pornmiiout benefit. Query: Has Medford an ordinance regarding expectorating on side walks ? (MRS. M. PURD1N.) I would like to sco tho water ques tion settled and tho city havo a good supply of puro water; the projected paving of tho streets completed; tho old wooden sidowalks with tho ex tended nail heads disappear and bo (roplacod with now cement walks; the i old fences in front of homes come jdowu and each yard with u nice green lawn and flowors; a million jmoro rose bushes in the yards in the city; all tho back yards and alloys .clennod up, and all bad crossings Imado now. (Mrs. E. B. Shea.) I A good inspector would bo u good improvement in Medford. It is ra til ler trying for tho housokeepor to pay the high prieos sho must for food and then havo a great dual of it un fit for uso. If there was u food in spector tho commistiiou moil would not daro accept a groat doal of tho groon stuff which is unloaded in Modford markots. Dairymen would not soil workod-ovor buttor for first class at exorbitant prices, and tho ranchers would bo a little moro par ticular about collecting ggs for mar ket, If tho housokoopor woro got ting first-class food she would not j object to paying the high prices. (MRS. L. G. PORTER. Tho Modford Commercial club nnoT tho Ladies' Grertor Medford club aro at present in tho thiokost of n groat advertising campaign to lot tho peo ple of tho world known of this won dorful vnlloy of tho Rogue. Possibly through no other advertising medium, has Medford beoif brought moro con-r spicuously boforo tho tourists thani through tho band concorts of tho past sonsons. Thoso who havo hoard' thoso splondid programs can speak; nothing but praise for tho Medford band. Lot us havo good band concerts this season. (MRS. L. B. WARNER.) Ono of Medford's greatest noodt is uot only nn interurhun trolloy lino but a good system within tho oily limits. (MRS. E. S. PARSONS.) I would liko to seo tho hastening of installing of gas for domosfiq purposes. (MRS. E. M. JANNEY.) My particular hobby at this timo is sanitary milk tiokots. If tho wo men domund them jhoy nro ours. s (MRS. G. L. DAVIS.) In my opinion, havo tho rosidouco streets uniform in width, tho park-1 ings in proportion to tho width of streets, and all well kept.