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PAGE FIVE SOCIETY AND CLUB NEWS OF THE WEEK By CLARA MAST DA VII MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1939. Popular Bride Is Honored at Several Parties A recent bride who wag feted at several delightful social af fairs last week was Mrs. Paul Herron, the former Miss Gladys Benge whose marriage was an event recently in Reno, Nevada. Mrs. Hilding Bengston enter tained for Mrs. Herron at a luncheon and shower party. Eighteen guests were bidden to the affair. Sweetpeas centered the bride's table and holiday decorations were used about the rooms. The honoree was the recipient of many attractive gifts. Other hostesses were mem bers of the junior high school faculty who entertained with a tea which was served In the home economics room of the school. Mrs. Herron received a gift from the faculty. Mrs. Herron Is the daughter of Mrs. Rose Eskelson of Hepp ner, and the cousin of Mrs. Hil ' ding Bengston of this city. She has been prominent for a num ber of years in social, school and theatrical groups of this city and was a school teacher here for a number of years, lately being a member of the Junior High School faculty. Mr. Herron. son of Mrs. Mable Herron of North Oak- dale, has made his home Medford for many years, and was also In business for several years in San Simon, Arizona. for which city the couple left to make their home. Mr. Her ron is re-entering business there. DeMolay Mothers Convene Tuesday DeMolay Mother's club will hold a regular monthly session Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Fred Strang, 416 South Central avenue. Dessert will be served at 130 o'clock. All mothers of DeMo lay boys, whether members of the club or not, are invited to attend the affair. They are . asked to bring a small gift for the tree. Joy to the World! fpMl : Girl Scouts help to keep alive the charming custom of the roving carolers of long ago who used to stop by each lighted window to sing of Christmas cheer. The fresh voices coming clearly through the brisk December air are eagerly awaited each season. Above, a group of Girl Scouts and their friends gather round the piano for an informal rehearsal. Spoik MAYFLOWER Prevailing color is puce, the center floral spray painted in pink, green, and yellow on the famous Gadroon shape. ' Beautiful, yet sensibly priced and can be had in sets or odd pieces. Spode never discon tinues a pattern. Lawrence's Carrying the same high qual ity merchandise found In best stores In larger cities, mnch more moderately priced. Legion Auxiliary Dignitaries to Attend Meeting Among distinguished guests who will attend the district con ference, of the American Legion Auxiliary in Medford Wednes day at the 2 o'clock meeting in the Medford Hotel, will be Mrs. Alfred Mathebat, national vice president of the Western dis trict; Mrs. William Horsfall, de partment president; Mrs. Laura Goode, department vice presi dent; Mrs. Mae Whitcomb, de partment secretary and Mrs. Peggy Young, district president and several members from all units in District 4. Tea will be served at 3:30 o'clock. A busi ness meeting will follow. In the evening the posts and auxiliary members will hold banquet at 7:30 at the Hotel Medford followed by dancing. After the regular business meeting last week the post and auxiliary members enjoyed a Christmas party, several carols were sung by the choral club, directed by Marguerite Luman, each guest brought a toy to be packed by Mrs. Edna Overmyer and sent to the families of the veterans In the Roseburg hospital. Chios Enlenburg, Junior auxiliary chairman, reported on a party held for the Juniors In the armory. Nettle Ellenburg, community serv. Ice chairman, asked two members to go to the Red Cross office each day this week to help wrap Christ mas packages for several needy chil dren In the valley. Lemery Home Will Be Lunch Scene Women of Rotary will hold its annual Christmas party Wed nesday at the home of Mrs. Charles W. Lemery, Rose- borough addition. Mrs. C. C. Leonard and Mrs, M. T. Wray will be the assistant hostesses. A covered dish luncheon will be served at 1 o'clock. Mem bers are asked to bring two gifts, one to be exchanged and one to be put In baskets for distribution. Priscllla Group Meets Wednesday Priscilla circle will convene Wednesday afternoon at o'clock at the home of Mrs Harry Leclerk, 706 Second street for a Christmas party. Christmas SPECIAL WM 7 Lsr IT Arista Silver Fox Scarfs $49.50 & up Wolf Scarfs $12.50 $15. $17.50 Also a large stock of COATS the ideal Xmas GIFT Fur Store Edith Beck New Oracle for Royal Neighbors Lodge At their annual election of officers on. Thursday evening, the Royal Neighbors selected Edith Beck for their oracle for the ensuing year. The officers who were chosen are as follows: Past oracle, Myrtle Arnold; vice oracle, Susanna Braun; recorder. Irene Shirley; receiv er, Nora Glascock; chancellor, Grace Wakefield; marshal, Cora Bashaw; assistant marshal Blanche Arnold; inner sentinel, Gladys Gillman; outer sentinel Donna Taylor; manager for two year term, Delores Norton; man ager for three year term, Fran cis McConochie; captain of de gree staff, Irene Shirley. The graces are: Dorothy Han sen, Pearl Miller, Delores Nor ton, Freda Kingsley and Alta Nyberg. These new officers will be installed the last meeting January. Plans were made for the an nual Christmas tree party to be held the evening of December 21. Each one attending will bring a gift to be exchanged. Susanna Braun and Marjorie Pearson have charge of the pro gram. The camp will also enter tain their state supervisor, Leonori Broili the first meeting in January. Following the business meet ing refreshments were served cafeteria style in the dining room. Blanch Arnold' won the trav eling gift. 1 Christian Church Cantata Program Thts Evening The First Christian church will present a cantata, this eve ning at 7:30 o'clock In the church. Among those attending will be the Presbyterian church members. The program follows: The Christ Child Hawley Presented by choir of Christian church. Effle H. Kurta, director; Mable Sims, pianist; Dorothy Gore, violinist. Prelude. Tenor solo The Voice That Ciieth in the Wilderness. Lou Centner. Baritone recitative The People That Walked In Darkness. Philip Hen-selman. Arise. Shine Chorus. Re Shall Feed His Flock ladles' three-part chorus: Lois Young, soloist. Tenor solo Rail, Hall Ross Stroud. Mixed quartet How Beautiful Upon the Mountains. Joyce Young. Oletha Olson, M. E. Olson, John Klrk-patrlck. Soprano solo My Soul Doth Mag nify the Lord. Joyce Young. Sing, O Heavens. Chorus. Quintette with soprano obllgato Blessed Is He. Euvon Trees, Emma Clement. Ross Stroud, Neal Curry. Ray Cameron, Effle Kurta. Hvmn No. 48 Come All Ye Faithful. Congregation and choir. Offertory The Plains of Bethlehem. Soprano solo O Little Town of Bethlehem. Elolse Wlnklebleck. Glory to God In the Highest. Chorus, Tenor solo Peace On the Earth Marmle Olson with echo quartette: Joyce Sims, Helen Young, Alice Curry, Carl wlnklebleck. Soprano solo Holy Night I Peaceful Night! Mrs. Kurtz and chorua. Final chorus O Praise the Lord. Joint Yule Party Thursday Evening The Oregon State Nurses as sociation and the Business and Professional Women's club will hold a joint Christmas party at the Girls' Community club house Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. Committee in charge of the affair includes Helen Parish Hazel Swayne, Gladys York Enid Funk and Eva Judd. All members are asked to at tend this annual social event. Have you ever looked at your Christmas tree gleaming with bright colored ornaments and wondered where the idea of Christmas trees originated? That happened to a group of Girl Scouts one day. And being good Girl Scouts they set to work to find out the facts. Guid ed by Mrs. Gerrett S. Miller, of Washington, D. C, the girls haunted public libraries and blew the dust off long unopened books. . ., Calendar Rebekah Lodge Dinner Monday , Rebekah Lodge will hold its annual Homecoming dinner Monday evening at 6:30 o'clock in the I. O. O. F. hall. A pro gram will follow the dinner This will mark the last meeting in which the present officers will preside. 1 Just Folks Have Christmas Party Just Folks circle convened last week at the home of Mrs. Ernest R. Gilstrap on Geneva street for a Christmas party and luncheon. Twenty members en joyed the pleasant afternoon. Hostesses were Mrs. E. Brad- fish and Mrs. L. Wheaten Monday 6:30 p. m. Rebekah lodge, I. O. O. F. hall. 8:00 p. m. Crater Lake Guild, home Helen Holt Wil son, 11 Corning Court. - Tuesday 1:30 p. m. Lady Elks, Elks Temple. 1:30 p. m. DeMolay Mothers, home Mrs. Fred Strang, 416 South Central. 2:00 p. m. Presbyterian mis sionary group, home Mrs. A. R. Clement, 1224 West Main street. 6:00 p. m. Mary-Martha cir cle, Methodist church parlors. 6:30 p. m. V. F. W., armory. 7:30 p. m. P. E. O., BE, home Mrs. George Canode, 1716 Crown road. 7:30 p. m. Golden Links, home Mrs. L. J. Knox, 221 Port land avenue. Wednesday 1:00 p. m. Women of Rotary, home Mrs. Charles Lemery Roseborough addition. 2:00 p. m. Priscllla circle. home Mrs. Harry Leclerc,- 706 Second street. 2:30 p. m. Wednesday Study club. Girl's Community club house. 7:30 p. m. Rebekah. I. F. party, I. O. O. F. hall. Thursday 1:00 p. m. Methodist class, home Mrs. A. E. way, Stewart avenue. 1:00 p. m. Relief corps, armory. 8:00 p. m. Nurses-B. P. W. Girl's Community clubhouse. 8:00 p. m. Degree of Honor, clubrooms. Closing time for" Too Late to Clas sify Ads Is 1:30 p. m. O. O Bible Brock Th. Gift That Only YOU Can Give 12 lovely gifts for the price you might ordinarily pay for one. P.rsonaliiy Portraits 24 Hour Servlc. if desired Medford Bldg. Phone 1308 SHANGLE STUDIO Girl Scouts Trace Origin Of Christmas Tree Custom Their first surprise oanie whan they learned that the custom of the Christmas tree did not become popu lar until half a century ago: the second, when their trail led back to early Scandtnavlana long before the establishment of the Roman Empire Before the time of Christ, when sun worship was the major religion. the evergreen was believed to repre sent the sun, Its branches the suns rays. Early Scandinavians conceived the universe to be a gigantic ever green In whose branches, dwelt .the gods and at whose base lived the Three Fatea. today translated Into the Three Wise Men. France, the girls found, had a thir teenth century romance to contrlb ut. In It, the hero finds a huge tree in the forest, laden with candles, some upright, some upsldedown, and above the tree, a chUd with a halo round Its head. According to legend. when the Pope heard the story he Interpreted the tree as mankind, the child as the Chrlstchlld, and the candles as good and bad people. Probably the most popular tale or the Christmas trees origin is that which attrtbutea the custom to Mar tin Luther. One Christmas Eve a. he walked homewards, the winter sky was studded with brilliant sure. Later, filled with the wonder of It he tried to describe the light to his family. But no words he could find suited him, and finally he rushed outside to return with a small fir tree which he decked with lighted candles. But the story which credits St, Wlnfred with the tree's origin seems most In keeping with the spirit of Christmas. While addressing a group of converts, the story goes, h. seised axe and slashed down - a huge oak, that had formerly been part of their Drutdlo worship. As the tree fell to the ground, a tiny young fir tree stool' revealed, unharmed, point ing Its green branches towards the stara. Wlnfred turned to his con verts: "Thla little tree shall be your holy tree tonight. It Is the wood of peace, for your houses are built of fir. It la the sign of an endless lire: for Its leaves are ever green. Let this be called the tree of the Chrlstchlld: gather about It, not In the wlldwood but In your, own homes; there It will shelter no deeds of blood, but loving gifts and rites of kindness.'' The tree -Is not known, to have become a feature of Christmas until the sixteenth century when a Stress- burg manuscript (1608) describes It as part of the Yule celebration. . For two hundred years only the Rhine country decorated Christmas trees. In 1830 the Idea was taken up by Munich, Bohemia, and Hungary. By 1889 trees were on aale throughout Paris. The custom was not prevalent In England until the marriage queen Victoria to a German prtnoa, German emigrants brought the usage to America. Christmas tree ornaments trace their origin from replicas of gods hung on pins trees during the Ro- Saturnalia. Perhaps this ex plains why some ornamenta have faoes on one side. But today the shiny colored balls symbolise the planets of the universe In subjection to the Chrlstchlld. Lametta. or tinsel, which many people think represents Icicles, waa Intended to be the Chrlat ohlld's hair. Often a white stag and several reindeer are hung on the branches. This. In ancient times, Intended to be the sun stag eating up the length of time, with four smaller stags consuming the four seasons. Now, of course, tbey are Santa's reindeer. Under the tree, lambs and cattle guard the manger. symbolising strength and Innocence Instead of animal sacrifice to the gods Mistletoe Is another Christmas sym bol whose source Is pagan. Before Christianity, the appearance of mis tletoe on the trees was believed to mean that the gods wanted to speak. C. P. Alumni Group To Entertain Soon Central Point high school seniors will be honored at a party Friday evening, December 28 at 8 o'clock at Chalker's Motel on the Rogue river near Gold Hill. Hosts for the annual affair will be the Central Point high school alumni association. Offi cers include Ermel Shaver, president, Janice Mealon, secre tary, vice president, Donald Nledermeyer. All alumni and senior class members are Invited to attend the event. Tickets may be obtained at Stone's drug store in Central Point. P. E. O. Party To Be Tuesday Eve P. E. O. chapter BE will en- Joy a Christmas party Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. George B. Canode on 1716 Crown road. " Miss Ora Cox will be the hostess. Committee In charge of the affair is composed of Miss Gertrude Parker, Miss Annette Gray and Mrs. Eudora Ferry. t Blbl. Class to , , M.et Thursday - Mrs. Mary Jones will be host ess to the Women's Bible class of the Methodist church Thurs day afternoon at 1 o'clock at the home of Mrs. A. E. Brockway on Stewart avenue. A covered dish luncheon will be served and a Christmas party will follow. Members are to meet at the church at 12:30 o'clock for transportation. Many Attend Party At Swartz Home Mrs. William Swartz, 40 Ber keley Way, was hostess to the members of the Pythian Sisters club on Tuesday evening for their annual Christmas party. A turkey dinner was served and a beautiful Christmas tree and exchange of gifts was en joyed by the guests. The regular business meeting was held with the election of officers for the coming year. The remainder of the evening was spent in playing pinochle. The following were present: Mesdames Lillian Flynn, Elsie Casebeer, Susie Yost, Belle Yarbrough, Ella W o r t m a n. Blanche Potter, Ruth Waldron, Esther Waldron, Judy Wolf, Fannie Wallcn, Mary Weber, Hermine Kline, Grace Reed, Gene Bateman, Mary Wilson, Maxine Fcrg, Minnie Heine, Mabel Heimroth, Delia Watkins, Emily Conrad, Lula Fisk, Aus tia Barneburg, Grace Fulkerson, Adalaide Swartz, Nell Potter, William Swartz, Ray Yost, D. L. Flynn, J. B. Yarbrough, Mr. Fisk. Wednesday Club Will Meet Soon Wednesday Study elub will convene at the Girls' Communi ty clubhouse Wednesday after noon at 2:30 o'clock. Use Mall Tribune want ada. Mrs. Canode to Visit Relatives Mrs. George B. Canode will be among Mcdfordltes spending the Christmas vacation out of town. She plans to visit over the holidays in Los Angeles with her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Warnock. Mrs. Canode also plans to spend some time with the Ther on P. Hookers and their young son John before returning here to resume her teaching duties in the Washington school. 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