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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 1941.
SOCIETY and CLUB NEWS of the WEEK
Br BETTY SHOEMAKER
Betrothal Told
At Afternoon
Tea At Day Home
At a tea Friday afternoon
given by Mrs. John Stewart Day
at her home on Groverland ave
nue. Miss Mary Jane Bragg and
Miss Eleanor Bragg presented
guests with gardenia corsages
which held tiny cards linking
the names of Valeria Gloria
Getchell of this city and Hugh
Howell, Jr., of Honolulu, T. H.
Announcement of the betrothal
was made to a large group of
friends.
The Day home was decorated
with white flowers and for the
announcement party Miss Getch
ell chose an afternoon dress of
pale turquoise with a corsage of
white orchids, sent by her
fiance. Mrs. Day wore a lace
trimmed afternoon dress of blue
with a gardenia corsage and
Mrs. Delroy Getchell, mother of
the bride-elect, was attired In
a white and green afternoon
suit and a corsage of gardenias.
Miss Getchell is the only
daughter of Mrs. Delroy Getch
ell and the late Mr. Getchell,
prominent in Minneapolis and
Medford banking circles for
half a century. She comes of dis
tinguished New England ances
try, being the great-great grand
daughter of Captain David Dick
inson and Captain James Mc
Clure of Revolutionary war
fame.
Mr. Howell, who has visited
at the Getchell home, is the son
of Hugh Howell, well-known
engineer in the Hawaiian
Islands. He is an executive of
the Hawaiian Trust company of
Honolulu, T. H., and an officer
and director of the Walalae Golf
and Country club of that city.
The bride-elect has a wide
circle of friends in Seattle where
she attended St. Nicholas school
and received her B. A. JwM
from University of Washington.
She was affiliated with Delta
Gamma social sorority. She Is
also well-known in the bay re
gion as she is a graduate of
Castllleja school at Palo Alto.
Pouring during the tea hour
were Mrs. T. Corning Kenly.
Mrs. Harold Gordon, Mrs.
George Roberts. Mrs. Ben Day,
Mrs. Eric Westergren and Mrs.
Charles Barnes. Miss Mary Jane
and Miss Eleanor Bragg are the
daughters of Lawrence D.
Bragg. .
The wedding of Miss Getchell
and Mr. Howell will be an
event ol mid-summer, upon Mr.
Howell'a arrival from the
Islands. t
Munki Guests At
Carpenter Home
Dr. and Mrs. Frank Munk of
i Reed college, Portland, were
: houseguests at the home of Mr.
! and Mrs. Leonard Carpenter,
Veritas Orchards, during their
stay in Medford Friday evening.
. Dr. Munk appeared at the coun
1 ty court house auditorium as
guest speaker on the League of
Women Voter's program.
They left yesterday morning
for Klamath Falls where Dr.
. Munk will Join in the trip to
, Harts mountain with the "Order
of the Antelope." They plan to
spend Monday at Crater lake be
fore motoring north.
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To Wed In Mid-Summer
Miss Valeria Gloria Getchell, charming daughter of Mrs.
Delroy Gatchell, 1121 South Oakdale .avenue, whose betrothal
to Hugh Howell, Jr., son of Hugh Howell of Honolulu, T. H.,
was made known Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. John
Stewart Day on Groverland avenue.
Former Resident
Weds Mr. Allen
In Kalamazoo
Announcement is made of the
marriage of Mrs. Charles
Brown, former Medford resi
dent now living in Kalamazoo,
Mich., to Chester Lawrence Al
len. The ceremony was read in
4 Kalamazoo, June 12. After the
first of August they will take
up residence at 805 Wildwood
Drive, East Lansing, Mich.
Mrs. Allen has many friends
In Medford and the valley
where she made her home for
a number of years moving east
about eight years ago.
Social Events
Honor Visitors
Numerous social events have
been held during the past few
weeks honoring Miss Roseanne
and Miss Nancy Elizabeth New
bury of Walnut Creek, Cel.. who
have been visiting at the home
of their uncle and aunt. Mr. and
Mrs. Don Newbury, 7 Eastwood
drive.
During their stay In Medford
they and their cousins. Miss
Nancy Jean and Kenneth New
bury have been entertained at a
swimming party by Mrs. Glenn
Jacksnn; an afternoon party by
Mrs. W. J. Hutchinson, a lun
cheon by Mrs. E. P. Merrick.
Mr. Martin Sands held a lun
cheon yesterday for a group and
Mrs. Newbury honored the visi
tors with a theater party last
week inviting 20 of the younger
set of Medford to the affair.
In company with Mr. and
Mrs. Newbury and Miss Nancy
Jean and Kenneth the visitors
will motor home July 3. Dur
ing their stay in Medford they
have also been guests of their
srandDarents. Mr. and Mrs. Gus
Newbury, 32 Mistletoe street.
CALENDAR
Tuesday
8 p. m. Crater Lake post
1833, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
at armory.
Wednesday
2:00 p. m Adult Missionary
society. First Christian church,
in recreational hall.
Thursday
8 00 p. m. R N.A. members
at K. of P. hall.
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Wedding Read
At Grants Pass
Friends will be Interested to
learn of the marriage of Mrs.
Catherine A. Fischer of this city
and William A. Thatcher of
Talent at Grants Pass last eve
ning. The ceremony was per
formed In the presence of the
family and a few intimate
friends.
The service was read by the
Rev. Herman S. Reichard at his
home In Grants Pass. An in
formal wedding reception was
held later in the evening at the
home of the bride s daughter,
Mrs. C. A. Thatcher, 832 North
Central avenue. They will make
their home at 24 Genessee street
In this city.
Venita Gardner
Is Honored Guest
Miss Venita Gardner cele
brated her eighth birthday with
a party at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Gard
ner, 323 South Peach street last
week. After refreshments were
served and games played a musi
cal program was presented. She
received a number of gifts.
The program Included piano
selections by Fred Alton Haight,
Venita Gardner, Fred Haight,
Jr., tap dance by Alison Camp
bell and Betty Clark; guitar by
Fred Haight, Jr., accompanied
by Miss Gardner; vocal numbers
by Sally Coony, Inez and Reta
Schleigh and Miss Gardner
Dale and Dean Coverstone. The
program was closed with the
group singing "God Bless Amerl
ra" and balloons were given to
the guests.
Enjoying the party were Wil
bur Gardner, Fred Alton Haight
Fred Haight, Jr., Nancy Pierce,
Irene Card, Sally Coony, Inez
and Reta Schleigh, Betty Clark
Alison and Harriet Campbell,
Dean and Dale Coverstone and
the honored guest. Mrs. M. C
Murrey and Mrs. Eaton assisted
Mrs. Gardner. I
Miss Offenbacher
To Wed In July
Mrs. Herman Offenbacher an
nounces the engagement and ap
proaching marriage of her
daughter, Dorland Terrill to
Paul Robert Matheny, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Scotty Matheny of
Jacksonville. The wedding Is
planned for the afternoon of
July 8.
Miss Terrill Is a graduate of
Medford senior high school and
Mr. Matheny of Jacksonville
high school.
APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH
Cor. 3rd and Central, Medford.
Sunday Service 7:48 p. m.
ORGAN PRELUDE
The Heavens Are Tailing", by Hsyda
The End of a Perfect Day" Orchestra
LeRoy Neff, 'Cello Sols.
Tlnal Service Until August 10th
Luncheon Held
At Holland Hotel
For Mrs. Marshall
Mrs. Robert C. Wright-and
Mrs. Clarence Schmidt enter
tained a group of friends at a
luncheon at the Hotel Holland
Wednesday afternoon. The af
fair honored Mrs. Joe Marshall.
Jr.. who is leaving Medford to
make her home in Portland.
Luncheon was served in the
small lobby of the hotel from
tables decorated with a blue and
yellow motif. A handkerchief
shower was given Mrs. Marshall
and cards were at play during
the afternoon with prizes being
awarded to Mrs. Ada Wright.
Mrs. Robert Duff and Mrs. O.
Halboth.
Attending were Miss Mildred
Dugan, Miss Claire Scott, Mrs.
Robert Duff, Mrs. Bernard Nut
ting. Mrs. Ada Wright, Mrs. J.
Verne Shangle, Mrs. Howard
Swanson, Mrs. Larry Duff, Mrs.
O. J. Halboth, Mrs. Paul Beare,
Mrs. Joe Dugan and the host
esses. Relta Powell
Weds Mr. Tucker
In This City
The marriage of Miss Relta
Lea Powell, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert L. Powell of Eu
gene, to Stanley V. Tucker, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Tucker of
Walla Walla, Wash., was sol
emnized Wednesday evening in
Medford.
The couple will make their
home in Medford. The bride has
been attending the University of
Oregon school of architecture
and allied arts Eugene Regis
ter Guard.
Charivari Held
At Owens Home
A group of members of the
Golden Link Sunday school
class of the First Baptist church
called at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Owen on Siskiyou
heights Thursday evening and
honored the recently-married
couple with an old-fashioned
charivari.
About 23 Joined In the festivi
ties and games and visiting were
enjoyed after which refresh
ments were served. Class mem
bers presented the couple with
a wedding gift.
Dinner Honors
Prentice Petty
Prentice Petty was honored
Monday evening by a group of
friends with a no-host dinner at
Burgoyne's. Mr. Petty formerly
postal clerk at the local post
office, left Tuesday evening
with the six selectees for the
induction station at Portland for
the United States army.
Attending were Mr. and Mrs.
Adiel Neff, Mr. and Mrs. Ches
ter Silliman, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Swearlngen, Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Rose, Mr. and Mrs. Boyd
Cline, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Swan
son, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Sher
wood, Mr. and Mrs. Earl York,
Miss Margaret Allison, Boyce
Kellogg. Otto DeJarnett, Kend
rick Watson and Mr. Petty.
Return Home
From Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. bugene Nowlin
and daughter, Winona Jean of
Spring street have Just returned
from a month's vacation. They
motored east by way of Yellow
stone national park and Tetan
national forest. From there they
visited relatives and friends in
Detroit, Lansing, Flint and
Kalamazoo, Mich.
On their return trip they were
Joined in Indianapolis, Ind., by
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Tate of
Salem, Ore., and enroute to
Medford called on friends in
Denver, Colo., .and Salt Lake
City. Utah.
V.W.F. Will '
Meet Tuesday
Members of Crater Lake post
1833, Veterans of Foreign Wars
and auxiliary will meet in regu
lar session at the armory Tues
day at 8 p. m. Reports will be
made of the convention held
recently in Bend.
Attending from Medford were
Mr. and Mrs. Ira D. Canfield.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Bronson and
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shulz. All
members are urged to attend by
Commander Merrill A. Benrka.
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Linen Shower
Honors Recent
Bride Thursday
Honored at a linen shower
Thursday evening was Mrs. Don
Westby, the former Lucille La-
Mlre, who was married recently
in Seattle, wash. The shower
was held at the home of Mrs.
Flovd Darland. Jr.. with Mrs.
L. IDupray and Mrs. Darland as
hostesses.
Games and contests were
played and the honored guest
opened a number of gifts. Prizes
were awarded to Mrs. G. Perry,
Mrs. P. Newcomb. Mrs. G. C.
Nicewood and Miss P. Hedg
path. Mrs. Westby has been visit
ing at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. G. LeMire. She is
a recent graduate of St. Joseph's
School of Nursing In Vancouver.
Wash., and attended college In
Seattle. Mr. Westby is an honor
graduate from the University
of Washington in electrical en
gineering and is now employed
as U. S. engineer with home
office In Seattle. Mrs. Westby
plans to return north this week.
Guests attending the shower
were Mesdames E. Monaco, H.
Young, H. Evans, P. Newcomb,
Betty neupaih, G. C. Nicewood,
G. Hall, G. Perry, D. Mills. G.
LeMire, F. Darland, Sr., Misses
Phyllis Hedgpath, Margaret
Wells, Terry Parent, Evelyn Na
tion, Mary Lou -Harden, Gene
vieve Johnson, Bernice Nary,
Louise LeMire, Eleanor LeMire,
the honored guest and hostesses.
Marian Duggan
Weds Mr. Owens
Thursday Morning
Miss Marian Duggan, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Dug
gan of Central Point and J. Ed
win Owens, son of Mr. and Mrs.
H. A. Owens of Antelope were
quietly married Thursday at 11
a. m. in the county court house
with Judge J. B. Coleman read
ing the service.
The bride wore a white shark
skin suit with blue accessories
and a corsage of pink rosebuds,
blue columbine and bridal
wreath. She was attended by
her sister, Mrs. J. C. McMullen
as matron of honor. Mrs. Mc
Mullen chose a tan tailored suit
with black accessories. The
bride's brother, William Duggan,
was best man.
Following the service the wed
ding party was honored at Val
entine's with a dinner. Attend
ing were Mr. and Mrs. J. Ed
win Owens, Mrs. J. C. McMullen,
William Duggan, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Hundley, Mr. and Mrs.
H. A. Owens, Dennis Duggan.
Miss Allene Owens. Mrs. Earl
May. Mrs. William Duggan, Den
nis Duggan, Jr., Charles McMul
len, Mrs. J. C. Duggan.
The couple returned last eve
ning from a wedding trip to
Lake o Woods and will make
their home on the Owens ranch
at Antelope. Both are graduates
or Medford High school.
Julie Carpenter
Home For Summer
Miss Julie Carpenter, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. V.
Carpenter, returned home dur
ing the last week after attend
ing Stephens college, Columbia
Mo., during the past school
year.
She was accompanied by her
room-mate. Miss Billle Under
wood of Noblesville. Ind., and
another friend, Corydon Taylor
of Peapack, N. J., student at
Dartmouth college. Hanover,
New Hampshire. The visitors
plan to remain in southern Ore
gon for a month. The three mo
tored west, taking eight days to
make the trip.
Dawes Motor
To Crater Lake
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dawes of
Kansas City who are vacationing
in southern Oregon for a short
time, motored to Crater lake
today with Mr. and Mrs. Leon
ard Carpenter.
Mr. Dawes, a special agent for
the Kansas City and Southern
railway, is the nephew of the
late Vice President Charles G.
Dawes. In company with his
wife they are enjoying a pleas
ure trip on the Pacific coast.
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ADRIENNE'S
D. A. R. Choice
in mi i iiw "I' ., .)'i J HP"a
D.A.R. members selected Mrs.
William H. Pouch of New York
as D.A.R. president general for
a three year term, to succeed
Mrs. Henry M. Robert of An
napolis. Md., at a recent D.A.R.
congress.
D.A.R. Elect
New Officers
At Roseburg
At the southern Oregon dis
trict D.A.R. convention held last
week In Roseburg district offi
cers were elected. Mrs. Earl
Duncan of Marshfield was
selected as district chairman
with Mrs. Frances Cochran, of
Medford vice chairman. Mrs.
Ray S. Petrequln of Roseburg
will act as secretary-treasurer.
Mrs. Howard Arnest, state re
gent, who attended the Conti
nental Congress in Washington
gave a report on the sessions
and her visit at Tamassee, one
of the D.A.R. supported schools.
It was announced that the Ore
gon scrapbook ranked second
among those submitted in the
national competition.
Taking part in the convention
were representatives from Coos
Bay chapter, Marshfield; Crater
Lake chapter, Medford; Rogue
River chapter. Grants Pass:
Umpqua chapter, Roseburg and
Mt. Ashland chapter, Ashland.
Enjoy Motor
Trip East
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Hankins
and Miss Irene Hankins accom
panied by Miss Joyce Metzger
of Jacksonville, left last week
by auto for a visit with friends
and relatives in Kansas and
Missouri. Returning by way of
Los Angeles where they will be
Joined by Miss Madeline Metz
ger, the party plan to arrive
in Medford to attend the wed
ding of Miss Lulu Elaine Metz
ger to Glenn Vincent Moffett,
July 13 at the First Methodist
church.
Miss Madeline Metzger, who
is a sister of the bride-elect and
a former Medford girl. Is now
employed in the offices of Dun
& Bradstreet, Los Angeles. She
will be maid of honor at the
wedding.
Party Held At
Bismark Home
Mrs. Herbert Bismark sur
prised her daughter Margaret on
her 12th birthday Monday after
noon when a surprise party cele
brated her anniversary at the
Bismark home in the Beck
apartments.
Games were played and later
refreshments served to Betty
Ann Shaw, Janet Shaw, JeMl
dyn Jerome, D'Ann Beck, Mel
ody Smith, Virginia Long, VeM
Smith, Betty Rogers. Marjorie
Carter, Dolores Bismark, Shir
ley Morrow and the honored
guest.
Visit At
Home of Parents
Visiting at the E. E. Gore
home. 118 Geneva street are Mr.
and Mm. S. A. Mushen of Klam
ath Falls, son-in-law and daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Gore. They
are en route home after a two
weeks' motor trip to San FMn-
cisco and the bay area and plan
to visit In this city a week.
Reames Chapter
Hears Reports
On Grand Chapter
Reames chapter No. 88, Order
of Eastern Star, met Thursday
evening, June 26, In the Masonic
temple, for the last time until
September.
Two candidates were given
the degrees of the order, Mr.
and Mrs. William H. McClure.
who expressed their pleasure at
being made members. Mrs.
Katherine Larison sang several
numbers during the initiation
ceremony.
Mrs. Clair Norrls. wortny
matron, gave a comprehensive
report on her trip to Portland
and the grand chapter sessions
she attended there during the
week of June 8. She said
Reames chapter was well repre
sented at the grand chapter ses
sions where Worthy Patron Au
brey Norris was one of the "min
ute men" and Georgia Holloway
took her place as Grand Martha.
Lillian Lue and Beulah Faber
also represented southern Ore
gon In the proceedings. Mrs. W.
H. McGowan and her sister. Miss
Gertrude Weeks, Mrs. Georgia
Holloway and the worthy patron
and matron, Mr. and Mrs. Au
brey Norris. represented Reames
chapter at the grand chapter ces
sions. Mrs. Beulah Faber gave an
Impressive tribute to the flag.
the same tribute she presented
as member of the travelling flag
committee, at the session of the
grand chapter of Oregon.
After the meeting members
and visitors enjoyed refresh
ments. There will be no meet
ings until September except a
Joint picnic with the Masons
which will be announced later.
Surprise Party
Held Wednesday
Miss Annie J. Bateman of 719
Bennett street was surprised
Wednesday evening when the
personnel of the Southern Ore
gon Credit bureau greeted her
at her home with a birthday
party. Dinner was served after
which Miss Bateman was pre
sented a large birthday cake.
The remainder of the evening
was spent at games and Miss
Bateman received a number of
gifts.
Those present were Marian
Mellin, Zeta Alexander. Edna
Hilderbrand, Eva Walden, Elva
Thompson, Marylynn Davis,
Alice Sparks, Hazel Oliver, Eu
dora Smith, Geraldine Jewett,
Frances Stevens. Joyce Bate
man, Howard Whlllock, Wilfred
M. Moses, Mr. and Mrs. F. E.
Redden and Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph N. Bateman and sons of
Seattle. Wash., who are visiting
with relatives enroute home,
and the honored guest.
W.R.C. Will '
Meet July 17
W.R.C. will not meet July 3
as previously planned but will
hold its next meeting July 17
according to an announcement
made yesterday by corps offi
cers. am
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Mrs. Furrer
Elected Head Of
Sojourner Club
Sojourner club member
elected Mrs. Ralph Furrer at
president for the coming term at
a meeting Thursday afternoon
at Hotel Medford. Retiring pres
ident is Mrs. Eugene Card.
Assisting Mrs. Furrer will be
Mrs. Robert Colbourne. vies)
president, Mrs. Robert Crutch,
field, secretary and Mm. R. E.
Wright, treasurer.
Tables were decorated tn
patriotic motif for Independence)
Day. Hostesses were Mm. Rob
ert Crutchfield. chairman. Mm.
Robert Colbourn, Mrs. Hugh
Erickson and Mm. Arthur Loefr
fler.
Cards and sewing were en
joyed during the afternoon with
prizes awarded to mm. tin
Stroud. Mm. Franci Hughes,
Mrs. Eric Tucker and Mm.
Clevis Renker.
The retiring president ex
pressed her appreciation for
cooperation of club membeM
and committees during her term
of office.
Guests for the afternoon were
Mrs. David H. Boyd, Miss Enid
Thompson, of Portland; Miss
Marian Wolf. Tacoma; Mm. Cliff
Andrus, Eugene and Mrs. C. W.
Leonard, Grants Pass.
Carol Tengwald
Presides Over
Jobs' Daughters
Miss Carol Tengwald, newly
Installed honored queen of Job'i
Daughters, Bethel No. 14, Mel
ford, presided In her new capa
city as queen, Wednesday eve
nlng, June 25. This was the last
meeting until September.
Miss Tengwald expressed for
the bethel their regrets at th
resignation from the council of
Mm. Esther Sanderson, who has
Just completed three yean' serv
ice as guardian. W. P. Brooks,
associate guardian, presented
Mm. Sanderson with a past guar
dian Jewel on behalf of the
bethel and guardian council. Re
grets were also expressed at the
resignation of Mm. Mary Cro
field, guardian secretary, who
also has completed three years'
service. Mrs. Sanderson and
Mm. Crosfield spoke of pleasant
associations they have had In
their work and wished the new
honored queen and her offlceM
success during the new term.
R.N.A. To Meet
At Armory
R.N .A. membeM will meet at
the K. of P. hall Thursday at 8
p. m.
Missionary Society
To Meet Wednesday '
The Adult Missionary society
of the FiMt Christian church
will meet Wednesday at 2 p. m.
In the recreational hall. Mrs.
Ethel Troxell and group will bo
in charge of the program with
Mrs. Virginia Cook and group a
hostesses during the social hour.
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