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MEDFORD MATT, TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 7. 1940. PAGE THREE Society a"d Clubs By Clara Mary Davis Valleyites Are Rapidly Buying Fiesta Tickets Drama minded residents of the valley are greatly anticipat ing the initial performance of a series of Shakespearean plays Friday evening in the Elizabeth an theatre in Ashland. Chairmen of the sponsoring membership drives both in the Lithia city and Medford report that sales are exceeding those of last year and everything points to a gala opening. It has been pointed out by a number of persons purchasing season tickets that they are especially interested in having their youngsters attend the per formance series. At an impres sionable age this particular type of drama is thought to be espe cially benefitting for the chil dren. Tickets are still available at either Pruitt Music Center here or at the Shakespearean theatre office in Ashland. Antong valleyites who have already obtained memberships are: Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Hedrick. John Tomhn, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Mann. Mrs. Blanche Lyman, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Schade, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Boyle, Seth Bui lis, Mrs. Elizabeth Bowerman, Mrs. P. B. Bigelow, Miss Mae Carlton, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Carpenter, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Carpenter, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Colton, Mrs. George B. Canode, jlarry B. Duncan, Dr. and Mrs. 8. R. Elliott, Mrs. H. Chandler Egan, Dr. Frank A. Freeburger. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Gammill, Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Griffiths, Rev. and Mrs. Harold H. Gardner, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Janney.' Mr. and Mrs. Edward Janney, Mr. and Mrs. F. Corning Kenly, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Klocker, Mr. and Mrs. John Lawrence, Miss Ann Livingston, Mrs. W. H. Lyd iard, Miss Lura Lynch, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Meeker. Mrs. H. D. McCaskey, Mr. and Mrs. Porter J. Neff, Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Parsons, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Pierce, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Ruhl A. S. Rosenbaum, Mrs. Alex Sparrow, Mr. and Mrs. A. Orin Schenck, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stedman, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Thorndike, Mrs. A. L. Withing ton, Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Van Valia. True-Howard Marriage Event Of Monday Eve The First Christian church manse was the scene of the wed ding Monday evening at 6:15 o'clock of Miss Frankie Bernice True and Bill Howard. The Rev. R. W. Coleman united the cou ple in marriage in the presence of only immediate members of both families. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. True, wore a black suit with pink accessories and a corsage of white blossoms. She was attended by her sister, Miss Ruth True. Mr. and Mrs. George Howard re the parents of the bride groom and Mr. Howard was his son's attendant at the ceremony. The couple left after the ser vice for Diamond Lake where Mr. Howard is associated with his father in management of the lake resort. The young couple are both graduates of Medford high school and well known In Medford. Long Baach Two Visit Relatives Mrs. Lawrence Fitzpatrlck and son Donald arrived here recently from Long Beach, Cat., to visit relatives. Mrs. Fitz patrick is a former local resi dent and is the sister of Mrs. C. E. Lockman and W. L. Byrum. You can enjoy these advantages of MORTGAGE LOANS 1, Prompt service no delay or red tap. 2. Small monthly psymtnts out el Income. S. Long terms! low interest rates charged on decreasing balance. 4. Loan expense small, no commit sion to psy. I JACKSON COUNTY FEDERAL Savings & Loan Assochtion Medford Man Is Wed in Recent Ceremony North Of interest locally was the marriage on July 27 of Miss Eileene Shirley, daughter of H. E. Shirley of Corvallis and Thayle M. Ford, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Ford of Medford. The impressive double ring ceremony took place at the First Christian church in Corvallis with the Rev. C. W. Reynolds officiating. The stately bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of white satin fashioned semi-princess style with lace yoke and train. Her shower bou quet was composed of gold band lilies and bavardia. A finger tip veil of silk tulle fell from a wreath of bavardia. The bride's three sisters acted as attendants. Mrs. Harold Prin die as matron of honor wore a pale pink chiffon frock with matching hat of tulle. Her bou quet was of pink lilies. The misses Wandah and Lovelle Shirley dressed in gowns of pale blue, were the bridesmaids. Their small tulle hats matched the dresses and they carried bouquets of pink gladiola. Dean Ford, the bridegroom's brother was best man and ushers were his cousin, Charles Gil more, Carl Blood and Rae Crab tree. Prior to the 8'o'clock evening service, Mr. Crabtree sang "Because" and the Misses Eileen and Jean von Lehe sang a duet of "1 Love You Truly". Mrs. M. Moorhead played the wedding music. Vows were spoken at the altar which was decorated with palms, tall baskets of white .gladiolas and matching tapers in cande labra. A reception for 125 guests followed in the church parlors. The couple left later on a wedding trip to the coast. The bride chose a navy blue and white redingote for her going-away ensemble. With this she wore matching accessories and a corsage of white lilies and Blue delphinium. They are making their home for the present time on the Jack sonville star route here and plan to resume their studies at Ore gon State college in Corvallis in the fall. Mrs. Ford is affiliated with Delta Zeta sorority and is a member of the Junior class. Mr. Ford is a graduate of the Medford high school and is a senior at the college. Both are associated with many organiza tions on the campus and are active and popular members of the student body. Among Medford residents at tending the ceremony were the bridegrooms parents and Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Kurtz. The senior Fords were the house guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Wilmot in Corvallis. The Wilmots formerly uvea in tnis city. D. A. V. Sewing Club To Meet D. A. V. Sewing club will convene Thursday from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. at the home of Mrs Luther Tmgley, 1113 South Oakdale avenue. All members are asked to attend. A pot luck luncheon will be served and quilting will be enjoyed throughout the day. FEMALE PAW Women who miffer painful, irregu lar peiioda with nervous, moody apelli due to functional cauta ahould find Lydta E. Ptnknam'a Vegetable Compound amply mar reout to relieve sucn dlttrett. Pinkhara'a Compound la made especially to help weak, tired worn en to go smiling thru difficult daya. Over 1,000.000 women have reported amazing beneAU. WELL WOBTB TRY IN O I 126 East Main Mrs. Earl Leave F or New York Mrs. R. J. Earl left last eve ning by train for Utica. N. Y, to attend a reunion of mem- , gate river was the scene Monday ' on ,n -m W roaa. A cov bers of the Langworthy family, t evening of a large picnic supper sh supper wil be enjoyed. Mrs. Earl entered the Daughters ' and party, when members of! "he camp will sponsor a of the American Revolution I the Medford branch of Zonta In- benefit pinochle party Friday through her Langworthy heri- ternational entertained their hus- evening at 8 o'clock at the home tage. The gathering is held bands and friends. jof Dclores Norton. 718 Palm annually and members of the Miss Louise Basford, chair-1 s,reft- A" Persons interested line come from all over the! man of the menu committee. are mvited to attend. United States. This will mark the first time that Mrs. Earl has attended. From Utica. she plans to visit in New York City, Niagara Falls and Washington, D. C. In the latter city she will call on Ethelyn Evans, daughter of Mrs. Lottie Daniels and sister of Frank Hull of this city. En route home the southern route, Mrs. Earl expects to visit relatives in Missouri. She plans to return here in a month. Mrs- Lathrop Returns Home Mrs. A. T. Lathrop arrived here Sunday from Corvallis to spend six weeks at her home in Central Point. During the spring and sum mer, Mrs. Lathrop, Jackson county delegate to the country women's conference held in1 London, England last year, vis ited many organizations in the state, bringing further publicity to this county. She gave fireside talks at Joint homemakers camps at Silver Creek falls near Sil verton, highlighting her trip to London. She also spoke to the Coos county federated women's clubs at Marshfield and to granges in Yamhill and Benton counties. At Grants Pass and Bend she spoke to homemakers groups. Oregon State Club To Meet Thursday Jackson County Oregon State Boosters' club will hold a meet ing Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in the Lincoln school gymnasium. Charles Schuman, president of the Memorial Union of Corvallis will present interesting informa tion regarding college for the coming year. He also plans to show pictures of the campus taken last year. All graduates of Oregon State, present students and prospective students are invited to attend. Plans will be discussed for a pic nic dance to be held the latter part of August. 1 Driggi Return From Vacation Mr. and Mrs. J. Richard Driggs and small daughter, Jacque and Martha Andruss, returned yes- terday from the coast where they enjoyed a two weeks vacation at a summer home near Bandon. Ice-cold Coca-Cola. Just a drink, sZlTTK If Ul I 1 M " -but what a drink! Millions of times VGSjr0?A i " ' il -ttS1 uWl t ' a day people the world over experi- VVSr- 2L A a J ' k t'!oft'4 J-'--i--J ence the thrill of its taste, the feel- V latHOIt ?JSV A I ing of its refreshment Thirst asks rcJr- VZ THE PAUSE THAT RE F R SJj ffv"f j ixrrn.ro i-ndi authowty ot th cocaou co. by COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO., of Medford, 601 No. GrP St. Phone 3339 117 Q. ctWTHAt. DIAL wo Zontas Enjoy Monday Picnic The inviting McKee bridge rx-roatinnal nmn on the ADole- proved to be an accomplished cook and caterer with the able assistance of Mrs. George Rob-: , j i; nwuii vim hum vaiiic Zonta president. following supper ine u,nomf, with M c w Bentley gathered on the river beach for .. 80, Nal.Ban ,,,,.. bonfires and games. Mrs. Phares Is Party Honoree Mrs. Maxlne Anderson enter tained with a recent shower party at her home on South Oak dale avenue in honor of Mrs. Wiley F. Phares. The enjoyable afternoon was spent in playing cards and sew ing. Refreshments carrying out a color scheme of pink, blue and white were served. Guests included Mesdames Andy Hanna, John D. Rafferty, John H. Elson, Robert B. Elson, Roy Palm, Jack Chisum, Arvid Friedland. Ruth Fortin. Warren Mallery, Harper Hamilton, Jack Woods and Miss Frances Maguin' Berkeley Couple Visit Relatives Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Piper (Gertrude Hargrave) of Berke ley, Cal.. are visiting relatives here for two or three weeks. They are guests of Mrs. Piper's parents, Dr. and Mrs. H. P. Har grave, and her aunts, Mrs. W. H. McGowan and Miss Gertrude Weeks. The couple will be greeted . here by their many friends. Mrs. Piper formerly lived here and j is wen Known in me vauey. Youngs Return From Vacation Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Young and daughter. Patty, returned yesterday from a two weeks'! trip. They sojourned at Lake! Tahenitch on the Oregon coast J Crescent City, Chico, Cal.. andj briefly at the Golden Gate Inter- national Exposition on Treasure' Teln4 Mr. Young's father, Harry L. Young, accompanied the group to Chico. Visit Her From I V " aw v V TT Grants Past Born to Mr. and Mrs. Dean orders months agel Yoy get botto r VJ kN lr""w"" Mrs. E. C. Westergrcn and Pieper of 125 North Holly street , iNrV Jj)S? lf l ' small son Bard are visitors here in Community hospital Tuesday skin and excellent workmanship at l S .CnL (. at the home of her parents, evening, August 6 at 6:50, a boy . .' fir- Vi t?Sv Y'&rf H Mr. and Mrs. Ralph G. Bard- weighing five pounds, eleven lower prices bocaus thasa tlna coots V w iltvVA " JfT well on South Oakdale avenue, ounces. Mr. Pieper is publicity mrm ,h. i X V V ( "VvfiXtW- ', The Westergrens reside in director of the Oregon Shakes- w.ra mada b.for. th rush iaasonl 0 i Ti V?T Grants Pass. pearean Festival association. i!K"i&. Jo I I A X f : I MasX W 1L - ibf-nr V ! T.- & Xifi 1 I Mistletoe Camp To Have Parly Mistletoe club and camp will n' )"'" meeting August is the home of Mrs. Edith Beck Ec.cl" ,. ?. J r , . o Miss Blanche Eccles of Boone, Iowa, arrived in Medford this morning by train to make her This marks Miss Eccles first trip to Oregon. Denmans Home From Vacation Mr. and Mrs. K. G. Denman and three children returned Monday from Milton-Frecwatcr and Cold Spring where they enjoyed a week's vacation. Mrs. Andrews Is Home From Villi Mrs. Will Andrews returned Monday from the Klamath agency, where she visited her daughter. Mrs. Conro Fiero, for several days. CALLED By DEATH Mrs. Isobcl Pattcrson wife of Jesse Patterson, passed 'away at her home, 715 Narregan street yesterday evening. She had been failing in health for many years. She was united in marriage to Mr. Patterson in 1901 in New Mexico. Immediately following tnis they went to Alaska where they spent the next ten years. They returned to the states and for ten years made their home in eastern Oregon. Eighteen years ago they moved to Med ford, living here continuously since. Mrs. Patterson is also survived by one daughter, Mrs. Floyd L. Renfro. of Ontario, Calif. Funeral arrangements will be u," V"1" runviai ranurs, I Births I WARDS SAVED YOU MONIY fcv niacin IN ACTION OVER CHILD'S CUSTODY A return on the writ of habeas corpus in the application of Wil ma Hansen against Walter Lipes and Ida Lines residents nf the Gold Hill district, was filed today j circuit court. The action is for custody of Vernon llouk. eight, by the grandparents Exclusive custody of the boy Is sought on the allegation the mother is not a fit person to have it. The document cites Wilma Hansen was married at the age of 14 years to Gordon Houk, and in 1935 divorced him. that she then married Chris Hansen, a man 30 to 33 years her senior, and later married Hansen's son, now in the marine corps. Other alleged reasons are cited. It is further claimed the boy has physical ailments, which require the motherly care now ministered by his grandmother, and that it would be best for the lad if he remained in his grandparents' custody until fur ther order of the court, Attorney O. H. Bengtson rep resents the Lipes in the action, Local Kiwanians were enter tained at their Monday luncheon meeting with a movie record of a summer cruise to Alaska by Kiwanian C. Reese Braley, who recently returned from a sum- mer vacation cruise with his fam ily. To supplement his pictures ne gave an Interesting account of his various observations in the north country." Bill Barker, acting as presi dent pro tern,' and presiding of ficer for the day. announced there would be no regular noon l l luncheon meeting of the club Monday, August 12. Arrange ments are complete for Kiwan ians and their ladies to meet with invited guests at the Snider cabin at Shady Cove on Rogue river for a picnic dinner to be served at 7 p. m. Each Kiwan ian lady has been asked to bring lunch and necessary tableware for her own party. Coffee will be provided by Mrs. Snider. Fa cilities will be made available for swimming and recreation for those who wish to spend the earlier afternoon on the river. All Kiwanians who intend to at tend are asked to call either Mrs. C. H. Paske at 4708, Mrs. Verne Rolfe at 3606, or Mrs. H. C. Obye at 3632. Dr. Charles W. Lemery show ed motion pictures of his recent trip to Havana, Cuba, to attend the convention of Rotary Inter national, at a Joint meeting in Hotel Medford last nisht of the Active and 20-30 clubs. Thirty- six members of the two orga nizations were present. Royal Clair, president of the Active club, and Jack Hartley, 20-30 president, jointly presided at the meeting. FORGERY SUSPECT TO BE RETURNED HERE Albert C. Mertz of Ashland who is wanted here on charges of obtaining money by false pre tenses, has been arrested at Oak land, Cal., and will be returned for prosecution, state police said today. Mertz has waived extra dition. It was stated in a tele gram received by state police from Oakland authorities. According to police, Mertz re cently wrote "several hundred dollars worth of bad checks" in Medford and vicinity. Cloalnf tuna for Too Late to Clas sify Ada Is I :S0 p. m. ENJOY BITS FROM FESTIVAL PLAYS Highlights of the four plays to be given during the sixth an n u a 1 Shakespearean Festival which opens in the Ashland civic Elizabethan theater Fri day evening, were shown be fore newspapermen, their wives! and special guests last night. Scenes from "As You Like It." "The Comedy of Errors." "Much Ado About Nothing" and "The Merry Wives of Wind sor" were enthusiastically re ceived. New sound equipment, full make-up, costumes and lights emphasized the scenes and brought widespread favor able comment. A special orches tra was recruited for the "Much Ado" sequences and will be used during the formal presentation of that play. Final arrangement! are being completed for the formal open ing, with 'The Merry Wives of Windsor" as the first play. Tick ets are available for both spon soring memberships and single reserved admissions at Pruitt s Music Center In Medford and the Shakespearean theater in Ashland. The official souvenir program, listing names of all participants, casts and other pertinent infor mation concerning the Festival, will be available for Friday night patrons, Director William David Cottrell announced. Current Indications point to a more elaborate and successful season than has ever been ex perienced in the past. Commit tee heads handling the sponsor ing membership drive report that reception is much mora favorable this year than in the past. INDIGESTION Mr afael tfaa Haart M tJ frtt. tU lUlUft fcatt utl f tlM fill - Unt mnim taw far wi4 Dtmlm. If Mat VUUWsl 1
