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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 14. 1940. PAGE THREE Society and Clubs By Clara Mary Davis Laura Jones Is Lauded for Play Performances If there'i any credit due, Laura Jonei says it's all the re sult of having won a "hawg calling" contest. Mrs. Jones, who plays the nart nf Mrs. Quickly in William; Shakespeare's "Merry Wives of Windsor" in conjunction witn the sixth annual Shakespearean Festival closing this Saturday night in Ashland, Is being hailed as the new "find" of the year and had drawn unreserved ac claim for her deft characteriza tions. In the play, Mrs. Jones as sumes the role of a typical back yard housewife who has her fingers in all the neighborhood business. Harold Hunt, drama editor of the Oregon Journal who was here for the opening night's presentation, put her on a par with the late Marie Dress ier who won millions of fans with her down-to-earth roles Physically. Laura Jones also resembles the heroine of "Min and Bill." Her diet has never been "light." She has a round, merry face. twi-.Vling eyes and as gusty and boisterous a laugh as ever caressed a vocal chord. She is not new to dramatic ventures, either. A couple of years ago she was in the "home town movie" which was made here and has also been in the atricals in her younger days. Of course, she says, raising a fam lly is quite important, too, but now that her family is old enough to know one knife from the other, she plans to get back Into the "theatah." Mrs. Jones has been cast only In one play this year and to night will be the last opportu nity for patrons to see her work. However, observers believe that theatrical circles have not heard the last of this former "hawg caller" and predict great things In the future. Mrs. Trowbridge Has House Guests Overnight guests of Mrs. Alice Trowbridge at her home on West Tenth street were her son-in-law Captain E. A. Elkins and his son, Edgar, Jr., of Van Nuys, Calif. The two traveled to Cra ter Lake National park today and expect to leave for their California home soon. Captain Elkins is a retired army officer but is anticipating a call to active service soon. Mrs. Elkins is the former Miss Mary Trowbridge and Is well known in Medford. Owelmans Home From Vacation Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ovelman returned to their home on the Jacksonville highway last eve ning by motorcar from a three weeks vacation spent in the north. They visited friends in Kalis pell, Glacier park, Spokane. Seattle, Everett and Portland and traveled home via the coas tal route. Shakespearean Play Schedule Wednesday, Aug. 14, 'The Merry Wives of Windsor." Thursday, Aug. 15, "Much Ado About Nothing." Friday, Aug. 16, "The Com edy of Errors." Saturday, Aug. 17, "As You Like It." All plays begin at 8:30 o'clock in the Ashland Civic Elizabethan theater. CONTINENTAL DliTIUING CORPORATION, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Bride-Elect Is Feted at Recent Shower Party Miss Edith Todd, whose mar riage to Robert L. Brantley of Ashland will be an event of this month, was complimented at a surprise shower party given at her home on East Ninth street recently by Mrs. LcRoy Williams and Mrs. R. Angus Todd. The affair was held m the gar den and the honorce participated in a treasure hunt to find many lovely miscellaneous gifts. Miss Mary Anne Gates entertained with several musical selections. Guests enjoying the pleasant party were Mrs. Lee Williams, Mrs. John Russell, Jr., Mrs. Eva Brittsan, Mrs. Edith Prescott, Mrs. H. W. Brittsan, Mrs. Carl Brommer, Miss Orva Stevens, Miss Gates and Miss Olivia Todd of Medford. The following guests from Ashland were also present: Mesdames R. L. Bentley, H. C. Jobbins, W. E. Reed, Jack Walker, Floyd Sanford, Charles Sturgill, and the Misses Doris Hunter, Margaret Starnes and Clarice Brantley. Johnson Home Is Scene of Party The home of Mr. and Mrs. Vale Johnson on Woodrow street was the scene of a surprise birthday party honoring their daughter Ethel Mae Monday evening. The affair was in ob servance of her thirteenth birth day. Games were played after which refreshments were served. Miss Johnson received numerous gifts from the guests including a bicycle which was presented to her by her parents. Guests included Mildred Wes cott, Juanita Moore, Anna Lee Russell, Grace Moore, Miriam Cummons, Fannie Belle Sulli van, Alma Rogers, Mildred Johnson, Ellen Sullivan, Thayer Shearin, Jimmy Johnson, John Sullivan, Mclvin Johnson, Hom er Sullivan, Stewart Shearin, Warren Arnold and Delton Johnson. Others were Mr. and Mrs. Russell Womelsdorf, Mrs. Marjorie Moore. MedfordCUA Is Invited to Event Business and Professional Women's clubs of Medford and Grants Pass are invited to be the guests of the Klamath Falls club at a picnic Sunday noon at Lake of the Woods. The event will be held in the White Pine picnic area near the lodge. Those planning to attend from Medford are asked to contact club president, Lunetta Bussey. Miss Gentner Returns Home Miss Laura Gentner returned recently from Portland where she vacationed for a week with friends and relatives. Mrs. Hoots Home From California Mrs. Vale Hoots returned to her home here by train this morning from Fresno and San Francisco, where she enjoyed a two weeks vacation. Pythian Club Will Convene Pythian club will convene next Monday evening at 6:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Wil liam Swartz, 121 Genesee street for a potluck dinner. Members and their families are invited to attend. They are asked to bring j their own service and covered j dish. A business meeting will I follow the dinner. SIX m In "Merry Windsor Wives" I "v, ; . , ....urn ,11 in; h 1 l L.jLi' Rlxdi Plots and counter plots. But it's all in the spirit of good bois terous fun. Here art Laura Jones, Miybelle Hotell and Kath ryn Denser, chuckling orer some joke, probably directed at Falstaff. in a scene from "The Merry Wives of Windsor." to be repeated this evening in Ashland's outdoor civic Elisabethan theater, starting at 8:30 p. m. (Bushnell Photo.) Maxine Waters Has Interesting Job In Canal Zone Interesting news received in Medford recently tells of the po sition of Miss Maxine Waters, former Medfordite. Miss Waters left here on July 1 intending to take a vacation trip to Honduras in Central America. However, when she ar rived in the Panama Canal Zone she obtained a civil service gov ernment position on the Pacific side of the canal zone and is re siding in Ancon. Miss Waters wrote to friends in part as fol lows: "they are building a third set of locks down here which has resulted in quite a boom. I just happened along at the right time and as long as I had a civil service rating it was no trouble at all to find work. Prior to leaving Medford, Miss Waters was employed for six months at the local office of the forest service. She came here from Olympia, Wash. Mrs. Woods To Leave Soon for Ogden, Utah Mrs. Harold Woods was hon ored yesterday afternoon at a delightful luncheon and hand kerchief shower at Rogue River lodge when a group q friends entertained. Those present were Mesdames Eugene Orr, Arthur Adler, E. A. Littrell. Fred Lennard, Charles Pritchett, Bill DcLong and Jack Creager. Mrs. DeLong lives in Hcaldsburg, Cat., and is a house guest here of her sister, Mrs. Pritchett. Mrs. Woods and her son, Wal lace, plan to leave Medford in a few days to join Captain Woods in Ogden, Utah. Captain Woods, in the army reserve, quartermas ter department, was assigned to active duty several weeks ago. The Woods, prominent Medford residents, will live in the Utah city for at least a year. Mrs. Touhey to Visit Friends Mrs. Clara Touhey of Spo kane. Wash., arrived in Medford this morning by train to be the house guest of Mr. and Mrs. Bren H. Starcher at their home on the fhoenix Jacksonville road. a Daws Hosts to House Guest Miss Helen Shultz of Portland arrived here this morning to spend a week or ten days visit- iWKAArArninMtnA Qfy Then popular ll-fxpcnw court operated' daily to Septembn 1, 1940, ofl a complete advenrure in the Canadian Rockies. Play in two great National Parks, Banff and Yoho ..mile high golf on s II hole chimptonihip coune ..swimming, rennii, ithing. riding sod evenmg GLORIOUS 1171? I ful mom, BsnfSpntu Hut. PAYS from SPECTACULAR tA-ll DAYS From ' 4 COLORFUL I 5722 DAYS From VONDERFUL $70 DAYS From Tour, brgta ii Bejnff Of Frt-ld, itxlutie borel tccoa rr.odi'ttonv axil tmj 126 n. i lanof motoring Round nip fare from Portlind to &nfJ tl IV Modrnrt I'rrptng tntj dining iff chifffl An mnditumd iraini from Vincosm dailv. connrtnng with Primttu tnmit.ipt from Srsnlc. ing at the home of Sgt. and Mrs. W. M. Daws on Kenwood ave. Miss Shultz is Mrs. Daws' cousin. She will be taken on trips about the valley during her stay. . Wenonah Club Will Convene Wenonah club will meet Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock for dessert bridge and pinochle party at the home of Gladys Rammin, 831 West 12th street. Mrs. Todd Is Visitor Here Mrs. R. Angus Todd and baby son of Oakland, Cal., are the house guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Todd of Medford and Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Brantley of Ashland. Meteorological Report B r. S. WEATHER Bl HEAD Forrcasls Medford and vicinity Pair tonight and Thursday, warmer Thursday. Oregon: Fair tonight and Thursday, but local fogs on the coast: warmer In the Interior Thursday, moderate northwest wind otf the coast. Local Data Temperature a year ago today: Highest. 93; lowest, 6a. Tota.1 monthly precipitation, norue. Deficiency tor the month, .06 Inch. Total precipitation since Sept. 1. 1030. 32.90 Inches. Cicesa for the season. 4 84 inches. Relative humidity at S p. m. yes terday, 33; s a. m. today. 64. Tomorrow: sunrise, 6:19 a. m.; sunset, 7:13 p. m. Observations Taken at 4:30 a. 120 Meridian Time. iTWW D 5 " s 2 C ts 3 a 3 ! I ? T S 2 2 City Boise Boston - Chics fro ' BO 84 aa 87 - 63 - 86 - 81 86 83 - as 105 77 as S3 70 71 67 to 64 63 63 73 60 76 55 48 SS 63 64 64 40 74 60 Clear Pt. Cldy Cloudy Pt. Cldy. Clear Clear Cloudy Clear Clear Pt. Cldy. Pt. Cldy. Clear Clear Clear Pt. Cldy Cloudy Clear Clear Cloudy Clear Denver Eureka Havre Los Angeles.. Medford New York Omaha , Phoenix . Portland . Reno Roseburg 80 Salt Lake 101 San Francisco. 60 Seattle 72 Spokane 80 Wash.. D C... 1 Yakima 89 Closing time for Too Lata to Claa- slfy Ads la 1 30 p. m. low-cost Aixexpcusf b hiking, dancing tn the Vittn to three delight. Lki Chilu.. with 126 miln of spectacular mountain motoring. 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The distingrtihsed educator, a guest of Dr. and Mrs. Walter Redford of the Southern Oregon College of Education, highly lauded the play and commended Director William David Cottrell for his skillful handling of the dramatic sequences and the com edy narrations. Outstanding characterizations were given by Jimmie Baugh man as Touchstone; La Murle Beck, as Audrey; George Francis Smith, as Jaques; Duke Senior, played by Delmar Solem; Duke Fredrick, portrayed by Harry Moses: Rosiland. by Ethel Mae Robbinnette; Celia. by Dorothy Lee. and Orlando, by Doug Hub bard. The play Itself will be repeat ed Saturday night, closing the 1940 Shakespearean season. Tonight, starting at 8:30, the entire reportoire will be started again, with the second and final showing of "The Merry Wives of Windsor." This production, emphasized as one of the fun niest of Shakespeare s WOrkS, arew mum avL.u.c i.,......... from first nighters. Ticket of fices. both here and In Ashland, report a flood of requests for tonight's performance, many per sons planning to atlend the sec ond time. Radio Highlights By Associated Press. (Time Is Pacific Standard.) New York, Aug. 14. Despite the blitzkrieg threat to England, apparently the CBS network, together with British and Can adian radio, is confident that all will be well in London through Saturday night of another week. For at 2:30 p. m., August 24, there has been placed on the schedule a rather ambitious half hour broadcast of London after dark, in which, by a series of eight about-town pickups, it is planned to show that life is go ing ahead normally. Tonight: Europe CBS 4:5S, 6:30; WJZ-KBC 6; MBS , 6:15; NBC 8. WABC CBS 6:45, Lieut.-Gen. Hugh A. Drum on army war games. Thursday: Europe NBC 4 a. m 9:45 a. m.; CBS 4 a. m., 2:45 p. m. CBS-Chain 1:30, War games broadcast. Archers Barred Albuquerque, N. M. (O.R) Fishermen may take carp from the state's lakes with spears or "gigs," but it is illegal to use a bow and arrow. Deputy Game Warden Homer Pickens said the practice of shooting the fish "Indian style" violated state law INDIGESTION mt f d Uh Haul j fUt tnT ! Um wtamMth m ruliM fur tt Hke fcaxfr tritt oa Om bmrt. At Um B't tin at rflitrwM J aun as en mm) wogrwn 44ka4 Bi uu Tablau t XXSSSrJZTXS&KrZZi. i'JS aaa NMlra MMMA sUaaf aha. TRAVEL SYSTEM a rAi.rwMi r, f.VV 1 Fall Silhouette Straighter I 1 I ; r I i i -to : . ! V K.l 1 ; Mrs. Mary Bierma, of Mont gomery Ward's Fashion depart ment, has Just returned from Portland where she attended the semi-annual Ward Fashion flinif. mnrliiMiwI hv Mil-, flttm Q ..L pntinmlKT IrnAtun tvliet , and fasnion authority. 'This winter's fashions show a trend toward quieter feminin ity ... a subdued, well-bred gen tility so becoming to American women", says Mrs. Bierma. The new silhouette is graceful, slen der, and willowy. Skirts are straighter; shoulders less exag gerated; waistlines natural. Many coats and dresses give an illusion of slim length by "side draping." This year s fashions are more adaptable to the busy life of an American woman. There is far less definition between "dressy" and "sports" clothes, which is certainly a boon to the woman who must dress on a limited budget. The majority of cos tumes can be worn with assur ance to the office, to shop in, to luncheon, dinner, or to the mov ies. Simplicity is the keynote of this year's fashions. Simplicity of line . . . simplicity of color, Black looms on the fashion hori- WE BOUGHT AT THE MARKET'S LOWEST PRICES! zon as the most important basic color, with restrained browns, greys and wines in second place. Navy, too. Is a good fall basic color. Brilliant color contrasts in collars, belts, and Jewelry add interest and novelty. Simple dresses lend them selves to all kinds of accessory changes. Skirts are short and youthful. Tailored styles are often softly feminine . . . some times classicly tailored, with pleated skirts, nicely detailed bodices and little collars. After noon dresses acquire distinction by side draping, front fullness, and lower waistlines. Hats are no longer crazy They, too, reflect good taste and breeding. Light-hearted and fri volous . . . yet combined with a serene sanity. For one thing, they cling firmly to the head through blustery winter winds. Deftly manipulated turbans, off the-face berets, and forward- tilted toques . . . ALL are on to stay. Mannish sports hats are classic or softly feminine. Bright feathers and veils add a dash of color. Rich velvet will be seen everywhere. 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