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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 3, 1939. Society and Clubs By Clara Mary Davis Attractive Prizes For Winners Of Golf Tournament Women members of the Rogue Htver Golf club have checked Wed nesday on their calendars as being the day of the big tournament and It Is anticipated that a capacity number will turn out tomorrow morning to qualify for the annual club cnamploiishlp competition. Golfers may play at any time In the morning, luncheon will be served In clubrooms at 12:30 o'clock with the tournament being played In the afternoon. Finals will be an event of Sunday. An outstanding array of prizes will be awarded for each flight with the championship flight winner having her name Inscribed on the George Hunt perpetual trophy. Another beautiful trophy Is the cup donated by Larry Schade. The - tournament Is open to any woman dlvoteer of the course and all members are invited to partici pate. Because of the various flight arrangements each class of players will have an equal chance at the prizes. Flights will be run off with handicaps and the finals will con sist of thlrty-slx holes. D. A. V. Meeting Thursday Morning D. A. V. auxiliary sewing club will hold Its first fall session Thursday m rnlng at 10 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Luther Tlngley, 336 South Oakdale avenue Instead of the home of Mrs. Harry Naugle as was pre viously planned. All members are asked to attend. A pot luck luncheon will be served at noon and the meeting will last until 4 o'clock. A WW Study Group Will Meet Tonight American Association of University Women, Arts and Decorations study group will convene this evening at 8 o clock in the Medford high school, room six. League Of Voters Hear National Secretary Talk The National Leagul of Women Voters Is In favor of revision of the neutrality laws, the lifting of the arms embargo and Inclusion of the cash and carry clause In the new law. Miss Constance Roach, secretary of organization for the National League of Women Voters, told a gathering of the Jackson county branch of the league at a meeting yesterday afternoon in the Girls' Community clubhouse. Miss Roach went on to say that foreign relations and neutrality leg islation were of first Interest now. She outlined the league's past and present views on these topics and urged league members to write their congressmen at once expressing their opinions. Policies and practices of the na tional league were also outlined to members and guests at the special meeting. Miss Roach spent the entire day In Medford and In addition to ad dressing the afternoon gathering held j a series of conferences with officers and department heads of the local group. As a background for her talk. Miss Roach touched briefly on the history of this country and stated that un der a strict definition of democracy this nation would be termed a rep resentative democracy instead of a pure democracy. "To function as a representative democracy, the people must know what they want, must be able to express these wants with out fear and must be ' Interested enough to express them," the speaker said. Since a representative govern ment must be backed by an informed public, Miss Roach said, the league strives to Increase participation in government, to teach proper partici pation and to improve the quality of the electorate. Miss Roach further stated that this country has a tradition of lack of interest In governmental Affairs and of too much pressure by special fe V. More servings Interest groups and that the league endeavored to counteract these In fluences to some extent by having a representative membership which promoted only legislation which was first thoroughly studied and known to be for the best interests of the people. The lesgue is the only wo men's group having a full time rep resentative In the national capltol, according to Miss Roach. Mrs. Leonard Carpenter, acting president of the Jackson county group, presided over the meeting. She announced that the October general meeting would be held October 16 at 8 o'clock In the evening at the Girls' Community clubhouse. A re port of the survey "Our Town," made by the department of government and operation, will be given under the supervision of Mrs. Stephen Nye. Current events will also be briefly reviewed by a speaker from the for eign policy department, of which Mrs. Justin Smith Is chairman. Be cause of its timeliness, the league plans to give some time at each meeting to reports and discussion of International relations. Appointment of a number of new officers and department chairmen has been announced by Mrs. Car penter. Mrs. Alfred S. V. Carpenter and Miss Gertrude Butler will Jointly carry on the work of corresponding secretary. Mrs. W. A. Holloway Is the new chairman of the education de partment. She will be assisted by Mrs. Rupert Snyder. Miss Katherlne Stewart has been appointed chair man of the legal status of women department and Miss Marjorle Kelly will act as assistant chairman of the economic welfare department. Elsie Mitchell Weds Mr. Atkins Saturday Evening Miss Elsie Mitchell, daughter of Mrs. Anna Mitchell, became the bride of Walter A. Atkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Atkins at an Impressive service Saturday evening, Septem ber 30. The ceremony took plaoe in the parsonago of the First Christian church 'with the Rev. James M. Ham ilton officiating. The bride wore a dress of grape wine with black accessories and a corsage of gardenias. Miss Wanda Konkel attended the bride and Rob ert Wilson acted as best man for Mr. Atkins. Following the 8 o'clock ceremony a wedding BUpper was served at the Chateau. Guests Included the Misses Wanda Konkel, Jean Bowen, Shirley McCullock and Messrs. Robert Wilson, Eldon Grow, and Clinton Ayres and Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Konkel. Mr. and Mrs. Atkins are well known In this city, both having graduated from the Medford high school. They will make their home at 724 North Riverside avenue here. The recent bride was feted at sev eral very enjoyable pre-nuptlal affairs last week. Mrs. 0. W. Konkel enter tained for her as did Miss Wanda Konkel. RICH IN VITAMIN Bt. Lucie Landen To Select Material SOUTHERN OREGON COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, Ashland, Oct. 3 NOTICE It is necessary that all club, or ganization and society notices be brought or phoned into this of fice by Friday noon if they are to appear in Sunday's societ) page. Notices which do noi reach tbu office by Friday Doon cannot be printed Sunday. 784,000 -Mile Ford Truck Due Here fSpl.l Mr. Rex Unacrwood, dean of the school of music at the Univer sity of Oregon, and chairman of the state student music contest spon sored by the National Federation of Music Clubs, has informed Miss Lucie Landen, assistant professor of music at the Southern Oregon College of Education, that she Is one of a com mittee of six appointed to select musical material for the student contest to be held In Portland some time this next spring. This contest Is lor any musical student between the ages of 16 and 25 and Is divided into three divisions: vocal, violin, and piano. Miss Landen Is one of the advisors of Pro Musics, the music honorary on the local campus. Pro Muslca is also a local affiliate of the National Federation of Music Clubs. Former Valley Restdent Feted Mrs. Henry W. Frame entertained recently at attractive Hlghcroft orch ards with a party honoring Mrs. George A. Morse of Sacramento, Cal. Guests Included Mrs. Henry B. Carter and daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Rosenbaum of Ashland and Mrs, C. C. Hartley. The honoree Is the mother of Carlton E. Morse, author of One Man's Family. She Is a former valley resident having lived some years ago on the Old Anderson ranch west of Talent. Mrs. Briggs Is Party Honoree Mrs. Coyle Briggs of Fresno. Cal., was honor guest at a luncheon and bridge party yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Jack Porter on Minnesota avenue when Mrs. Henry Hathaway. Mrs. Edwin R. Durno and Mrs. Porter were hostesses. Twenty guests were bidden to the pleasant affair. Mrs. Briggs and her husband are spending a week here vacationing. They formerly resided in this city before moving to Fresno. House Guests At Kenneys Home Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Ksnney had as their week-end house guests at their home on Bennett avenue, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Kentner and youngest daughter, Betty, of Santa Barbara, Cal. rTTrTfeATST-" 1 V.i 4i BTTTir if t"- . This veteran Ford V-8 tractor truck with tank trailer, which has been on exhibition at the Ford exposition at the New York world's fair, will ar rive here Wednesday en route to the Golden Gate exposition at San Fran cisco, It was announced by C. E. Gates of C. E. Gates Auto company. The of 3,000 gallons. The unit operated truck piled up the amazing record of 784.000 miles In service of the Petroleum Carrier Corporation of Jacksonville. Fla., hauling a total of 4.800.000 gallons of gasoline out of Charleston, S. C, to filling stations in Florida. Gorg and South Caro lina. The tank trailer has a capacity seven days a week and put more miles behind it each month than the average truck does in a year. During one of its record months It trawled 17.630 miles. The tractor truck and trailer will be shown at the C. E. Gates Auto company tomorrow between the hours of 4:30 and 0 p. m. i Mrs. Miles Leaves On Extended Trip Mrs. T. W. Miles of Medford and her sister, Mrs. A. E. Kinney of Ash land left here Sunday evening by train for an extensive sojourn to be spent In the cast. The two planned to spend most of the time In New York where they were to visit several of their nephews. Other eastern cities were to be In cluded in their itinerary. Mrs. Miles and her sister expect to return here about the first of December, going through the Panama canal enroute. After spending a time here, Mrs. Miles will probably winter In California. Contemporary Club To Meet Contemporary Book club will gather Wednesday afternoon at 13:45 o'clock at Franklin's cafe for lunch eon after which a general meeting will take place at the home of Mrs. Ernest Barnes, 1906 East Main street at 3 o'clock. Mrs. Henry Hathaway will present a pnper on mtslo during the after- Wenonah Club Will Convene Pocahontas lodge met Friday eve ning to observe birthday evening. Re ceiving gifts were Florence Rush, lone Dooms, Pearl Stevens, Anne McBee and Jack Dooms. Attendance prize was won by Verna Shelley. Refreshments were served by Leila Morrow and Gladys and Bud Law- 1 rents. Wenonah club will enjoy a regu lar covered dish luncheon and meet ing Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Redman hall on Apple street. Leah Ivle will be the chair man of the event. 8:00 p. m. A.A.U.W., Arts and Dec orations, high school, room 6. Wednesday Rogue Valley golf club, women's championship tournament. 10:30 a. m. 13th club, home Susie Johnsburg. 10:00 a. m. Navy Mothers club, home Mrs. it. R. McConochle, 101 West lath street. 13:45 p. m. Contemporary Book club. Franklin's cafe. Home Mrs. Ernest Barnes, 1006 East Main street, for meet at 3 p. m. 1:00 p. ra.-I.ady Uon. home Mrs. Carl Blsmark, 17 Glen Oak court. 3:30 p. m. Wednesday Study club, Girls Communtly clubhouse. 3;00 p. m. Women of Rotary tea. home Mrs. Ernest GUstrap, 35 Geneva . avenue. 6 :30 p. m. 6. W. V. auxiliary, armory. 7:30 p. m. Toastmlstress club, Chamber of Commerce building. P.-T. A. Activities Lincoln Parent-Teachers' associa tion will convene Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in the school gym nasium. Miss Luclte Abbott's pupils will entertain with finger stories and Mrs. H. Sims will lead a panel dis cussion on safety. Refreshments will be served by the teachers. Use Mall Tribune want ads. I .2. JREWED I NOlTHWiSTi BREWED IM THI .NOrTHWESTv WlillAit KtAlii CO' Calendar Tuesday 7:00 p. m. Pythian Sisters, K. P. hall. 7:00 p. m. Eagles party, hall, 43 North Front street. 7:30 p. m. P. E. O., chapter BE. home Mrs. Lewis Brown, 737 West Jackson street. PEY IFUEL Dry Blocks Slabs Pres-to-logs Standard Stove and Burner Oils Phone 76 for Any Kind of Fuel Valley Fuel Co. 26 W. Main Wear the Smartest Fashions .... AND PAY FOR THEM WHILE YOU'RE WEARING THEM! Use a Wards Convenient Time ment ccoun' 'ew D"ars a Nlonth '"t7a relief 1 10NTG 117 SOUTH CENTRAL Y WARD TELEPHONE 286 rRSEN snem: It's batting power vs. pitching skill when Joe DiMdggio and "Bucky" Walters meet face to face In the World Series. But they agree on smoking they're both Camel fans! 'ill 16 'oirv,.. er Jia, "ie ii "ui. i bet. Z 5 V '""lie, IIA0INO 10TH IIAOUIS in hitting -the great Joe DiMaggio. Can "Bucky" Walters stop him? Joe'i a tough cus tomer any time. ..an old hand at this World Series business. ..been in three World Series. ..batting for an average of .301. And Joe's a stone wall on the defense. Whether Joe or "Bucky" comes out on top, a Camel fan wins either way. "I'm often asked about my favorite cigarette brand." Joe says. "Well, it's Camels. Camels are long burning. They give me the economy of extra smoking per pack a real sav ing if you're a steady smoker like I am they're milder, with a hearty fla vor. 'I'd walk t mile for 1 Camel!' " tr. Wen. Ill .00. 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