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SOCIETY and CLUB NEWS of the WEEK
BY BETTY SHOEMAKER
Zonta Members
Jean Henselman,
Richard V. Finch
Southern Oregon
Residents Wed
In Seattle Church
Wartime Fashion
St. Mark's Choir
Members, Families
Hear Mrs. Fontaine
Talk On Colombia
Betrothal Told
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDTORD.' OREGON, SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1942.
Nov Fad
Enjoy Picnic
Members of St. Mark's Epis
ZJ
Russian Evening
Planned By USO
Drama Department
La Conga steps will give way
to the spirited rhythm of Kol
omeka, a popular Russian na
tional dance, under the direction
of Penny Fontaine. USO pro
gram director, when Camp
White soldiers and local USO
junior hostesses attend the Rus
sian evening to be held at K. of
P. hall Thursday at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Fontaine's Instruction In
the Kolomeka will climax a col
orful program of skits, music
and feature numbers to be stag
ed by the USO drama depart
ment. The Russian program, direct
ed by Mary Greiner Kelly and
Dorolhy Pruitt will include Rus
sian dances by Colleen Winter
halder and Kathleen Hammack,
a specialty song and dance num
ber. "The Volga Boatman" by
te .Timmv Cnstella and
girl chorus, accompanied by Rae
LeFevre; vocal numDers Dy nei
en Webb, accompanied by Roger
Wolf; clarinet solo by Corporal
Martin Berger; Russian Knife
act by Paul Bulkin; Russian mu
sic by Roguette accordion trio;
violin solo. Ina Pearl Lucas:
dance. Frankie Rinabarger of
Grants Pass; piano selections,
Ruth Fitch.
The Antnn Tchekoff nlav. "A
Marriage Proposal" will feature
Sergeant Harry Conradi; Pri
vate, John Romeo, Private
'James Kahlo and Jean Stoddard
in star roles; costumes for the
performers and ushers have
been designed by Marian Ady
nt AVilanrl nnH will be made DY
Doris Danford and Dorothy Lee
and their staff. Private Bob Kay
will he mnke.un artist. Techni
cal advisors for the occasion are
Katherine Bolhovitin. Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Bulkin and D. J. Bol
ton.
Invited to act as patrons and
patronesses for the dance to fol
low the Russian entertainment
are: Major General and Mrs.
Charles Gerhardt, Col. and Mrs.
Owen R. Meredith; Lieut. Col.
and Mrs. Frank N. Mallory, Ma
jor and Mrs. John R. Livengood,
Chaplain and Mrs. Edward A.
Rein; Chaplain Jans Vander
Graff; Major and Mrs. Clyde K.
Warren; Mr. and Mrs. Dolph
Phipps, Seth Bullis, Miss Helen
Bullis, Mr. and Mrs. John B.
Mof fatt. Rev. and Mrs. Herald
G. Gardner, and Rev. and Mrs.
R. W. Coleman.
Party Honors
Mrs. Johnson
At Clare Home
A group of friends honorea
Mrs. Hal Johnson ot mis cy
at the Royal Clare residence
Werinecriav afternoon when Mrs
Clare and Mrs. Frank Hum
phrey were hostesses at a fare
well party for Mrs. Johnson
who is leaving soon for Port
land where she will make her
home.
Three tables of cards were at
play following dessert luncheon
Mrs. John McCabe and Mrs.
Richard Payne held high score
at bridge.
Couple Wed In
Quiet Ceremony
Elmer Calvin Knight and
Grace Eleanor Sellers, both of
Paradise, Cal., were married
July 7 at 7:45 p. m. in the First
Christian church. The cere
mony was read by the Rev. R.
W. Coleman. The couple was
unattended.
CALENDAR
Tuesday
2 00 p. m. Women's Mission
ary society of First Presby
terian church, at church parlors.
Latin America, topic.
6:30 p. m. Methodist church
potluck dinner honoring pastor
and family at church social hall.
7:30 p. m. Medford Dupli
cate Bridge club. Medford hotel.
8:00 p. m. V.F.W. post and
auxiliary at armory.
Wednesday
1:00 p. m. Get-Together club,
dessert luncheon, card party.
Eagles hall, public invited.
Thursday
1:00 p. m. Medford So
journer club. Girls' Community
clubhouse, telephone 2593, Mrs.
A. J. Loeffler, reservations.
1:15 p. m. Just Folks circle
of First Methodist church, home
Mrs. Marybeth Bradfish, 110
Ashland avenue.
1:30 p. m. Chrysanthemum
Thimble club. NOW, home
Frances McConochie, 1015 West
12th street.
Friday
1:00 p. m. Electa Social club,
home Mrs. Dorothy Neil, 43
Bartlett street, no-host picnic.
OI.Fisnieoe.RiTlTsj
Own I tit uwwte
med ;
Znnta Tntern.tinnal heM their
regular luncheon meeting Mon
day, at the Hotel Jackson. Mrs.
Pennv Fnntjiine wna auet nf
the club and gave an interesting
talk on South America where
she lived for some time In Bo
gota, Colombia.
She tnlri nf life and euatnmit-
stressing the point that this is
a country of many contrasts be
tween the upper and lower
classes of people. The peons
have no education and no recre
ation and are always in their
num flM Thev are verv dis
honest, have no fuel so eat most
of their food without cooking.
There is also much poverty
among the peons. .
The upper class Colombians
are well educated and speak
many languages. They are also
great travelers, Mrs. Fontaine
said.
Much American merchandise
is shipped to South America
where it is sold for exorbitant
prices to the natives.
The luncheon table was deco
rated with South American dolls
and mementoes which Mrs. Fon
taine brought to the states with
her. She showed the Zontians
many pictures depicting life in
countries to the south of the
United States.
Couple' Weds
In Bremerton
Church Rites
Two southern Oregon resi
dents, Lucille V. Smith and Wil
liam W. O'Brien, both former
residents of Ashland, were mar
ried July 8 in Bremerton, Wash.,
with the Father William un
ninffhem armv chaolain. read
ing the ceremony at the Star of
the Sea Church in Bremerton.
The bride wore a dusty pink
nit with hat and brown acces
sories and a corsage of garde
nias. Mr. O Brien wore xne piue
uniform of the marine corps.
Attendant were Miss Kather
ine Hock and William Shaw,
both of Bremerton.
Mn . O'Brien has been em-
ninveri fnr the nast 10 years in
the law office of Briggs and
Briggs in Ashland and Mr.
O'Brien has been a policeman
in this city for several years.
He is now stationed with the
U. S. Marine corps at the naval
torpedo station at Keyport,
Wash.
Mrs. O'Brien is a graduate of
St. Joseph's Academy in Ana
heim. Cal.. and Mr. O'Brien at-
. Oregon Nor
" " . Tn,v r make
Bremerton. Mrs.
n-Rrlen nlannins to join her
husband there the latter part of
August.
Guild Members
Plan Entertainment
At meetinv n( Junior Guild
of St. Mark's Episcopal church
at the home of Miss Dorothy
Burgess on South OaKdale ave
nue Tuesday evening members
mane nlans for the entertain
ment of military men in south
ern Oregon.
The first of a series of affairs
will be an informal dance at
the parish hall the evening of
July 28 following a potluck
dinner at 6 p. m. for Junior
Guild members.
Miss Ruth Fitch presented
several piano selections follow-
mA hv numbers bv Miss BurgesS.
Later refreshments were served
by the. hostesses. Miss Burgess
and Miss Bernice Reames.
Duplicate Bridge
Enjoyed Tuesday
Six tables of cards were at
nlav Tuesdav evening at the
regular .nceting of Medford
Dnnlirate Bridge club at Hotel
Medford. All Interested in play
ing duplicate bridge are invuea
to the weekly session at 7:30
d. m.
Mrs. Holton and T. J. Fuson
held first score with Leland
Clark and Bill Isaacs scoring
vernnn and Mrs. Helen Conley
and Mrs. A. F. Stennett scoring
third.
HEAD MISSIONARY SOCIETY
Portland, July 18 IIP) The
Rev. Wesley L. Graves of Ma
dras -as elected president of
the young people's missionary
society of the Oregon Free
Methodist conference yesterday.
The baby carriage industry Is
about to be converted from
metals to wood; 11.000 tons of
steel will be saved by substi
tuting wood, for the most part,
in the construction of coaches,
strollers and walkers.
Dutch Boy Paints
YOUNGER tt LANCE
31 No. Bartlett
A Victory corsage, "the newest thing In flowers", adorns the
jacket lapel of Miss Florence Dornin, lovely Powers models of
New York. Cellophane covered war stamps tied with red. white
and blue ribbons form the bouquet. This new patriotic fashion
trend, designed as a novelty to promote the sale of War Savings
Bonds and Stamps is sweeping the country. Like real flowers, the
Victory c6rsage should be worn only a few times. Then the stamps
should be pasted into a war stamp album to aid in the purchase
of a bond.
Helen Latham,
Duane Fitzgerald
To Wed Today
Miss Helen Latham, whose
marriage to Duane Fitzgerald
of Grants Pass is to be an event
of today, was honored Tuesday
evening with a picnic dinner at
the H. G. Axland residence by
employes of Western Thrift,
where she has been employed.
Dinner was served followed
by cards with Mrs. Gerald
Latham and Mrs. Eugene Peter
son scoring high.
Invited to the affair were the
Mesdames H. C. Degerness, H.
G. Axland, Dayl Burris, Joe
Eller, Harold Wing, Gerald
Latham, Conway Latham, Mark
Taylor, Eugene Peterson, P. C.
Latham, H. V. Olson, Helen
Ebinger, Jeannie Boyd, Charles
Dwight and Miss Velma Newton
and Miss Betty Latham.
Tuesday, July 7, Miss Latham
was honored with a shower
when Miss Velma Newton and
Miss Martha Shelly entertained
a group of friends at the New
ton home on South Second
street.
Invited were the Misses Hen
rietta Spivey, Carlin Piatt, Ruth
Hedges, Delia Mae Dale, Georgia
Chamberlain and Mrs. Edith
Hooy.
The Latham - Fitzgerald wed'
ding will be read today at the
home of the bride s brother and
sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ger
aid Latham of Park avenue.
Mr. Fitzgerald is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Stanley Fitzgerald of
Coquille.
Medford Residents
Visit In Roseburg
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Walker
and children. Bob and Sally of
this city spent the last week in
Roseburg visiting relatives and
friends. They are former Rose
burg residents.
Past Presidents
Picnic af Ashland
A number of Past Presidents
of Degree of Honor lodge mot
ored to Ashland Tuesday eve
ning for a picnic dinner in
Lithia park.
PIONEERPICNIC queen
Prlneville. July 18 iPi Mrs.
Elizabeth Schaeffer. 73, has
been named queen of the Crook
County Pioneer association pic
nic here August 2.
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H arwood-Robbins
Rites To Be Read
In Garden Ceremony
Miss Corrine Harwood of this
city and Kenton Eugene Rob
bins of Ashland will be married
at 3 o'clock this afternoon in a
garden wedding at the) home of
the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. W. Harwood, Park avenue.
Rev. R. W. Coleman will read
the ceremony
Members of the bridal party
include the bride-elect's sister,
Mrs. John Neilson as matron of
honor; her cousin. Miss Ruth
Harwood of Santa Cruz, Cal.,
Miss Betty Dano of Marshfield
and Miss Kaiherine Bishop of
Portland as bridesmaids; Clar
ence Mathes of Portland as best
man and her cousins. Miss San
dra Harwood of Portland and
Miss Helen Pense of Redmond
as flower girls.
Miss Harwood has been feted
at numerous showers by her
friends Mrs. A. V. Muchmore
entertained a group at her home
Thursday evening with dinner
followed by a shower. .
Fidelity Circle
Hears Mrs. Manley
Fidelity circle of the First
Methodist church enjoyed a
meeting Tuesday afternoon at
the church parlors when Mrs.
W. E. Manley, returned mis
sionary from China told of her
experiences in the foreign coun
try. Mrs. Manley has two daugh
ters, one in hospital work and
the other a teacher in China.
She recently received letters
from her daughters, written In
April and arriving in this coun
try last week. The letters, sent
airmail, cost S9 each for post
age. Mrs. Manley and her hus
band were among the first
evacuees to leave China. Her
husband Is now located in Utah.
Mrs. E. G. Roseborough and
Mrs. I. . N. McCollom were in i
charge of the circle meeting.
Mrs. Manley is visiting her
niece; Wilna Klncald, 120 South
Oakdale avenue.
Church bells weighing more
rhan 22 pounds are being requi
sitioned by the Germans for
conversion into war materials.
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BULOVA WATCHES;
Announcement of the betroth
al of Miss Jean Henselman,
daughter of Mrs. Nellie Hensel
man of this city and Richard V.
Finch, son of Mr. and Mrs. B.
Finch of Colorado . National
Monuments was revealed to a
group of friends at the Hensel
man residence Tuesday, evening.
Individual corsages of sum
mer flowers contained the en
gagement news and were dis
tributed to the guests. Later
cards were at play.
- Miss Henselman graduated
from Medford high school and
attended Oregon State college
where she is affiliated with
Sigma Kappa social sorority.
Mr. Finch is also a student at
Oregon State college.
Refreshments were served
from a table centered with
clarkia and lighted white tapers.
Attending the betrothal party
were the Misses Patricia Far
rell, Lois Pringle, Nanette
Holmes. Jean Schuler, Carol
Tenewald. Virginia Bradfish.
Gretchen McAllister, Jane Mof
fet, Peggy Gardner and the
hostess. 1
Patriotic Fiesta
Planned By League
Members July 28
A patriotic theme has been
selected for the League of Wom
en Voters annual summer fiesta
the evening of July 28 at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. Por
ter J. Neff on Berkeley Way.
The theme will be carried out.
not only in the decorations, out
defense stamps will be given as
prizes at various booths.
The affair, one of the ouv
standing projects of the league
during the summer momns is
open to league members and
their friends. Fortune leinng.
horse-racing", "taxi - dancing
and a humorous quiz are among
the entertainments listed during
the evening.
Tickets for the fiesta will go
on sale the first of the week
,ith Mrs. Frank Humphrey In
charge. Mrs. Kenneth Parrett is
in charge of food; Miss Patricia
Thompson, "taxi-dancing" ' and
Miss Jean Schuler is arranging
the quiz. ,
Bridal Shower
Given Mrs. Schatz,
Miss Rosie Currier and Miss
Neva Childreth were co-hostesses
Friday evening with a
bridal shower honoring Mrs.
Arthur Schatz. the former Vera
Childreth, whose marriage was
an event of July 1 in San Diego,
Cal. .
Games were played and prizes
awarded. Many gifts were pre
sented to the honored guests and
later refreshments were served
by the hostess. assisted by
Mrs. George Childreth and Miss
Georgia Currier.
Attending the affair were the
Mesdames Schatz, Norman Judy,
Thomas Kenton, Ross Turman,
Harold Vessey, Raoul Finch,
Melvin Cannon, William Dark.
John Hein. Harry Walker, Don
ald Way, Carl McMlllen, Charles
Hobbs, George Currier, Henry
Leaders, George Childreth.
Misses Georgia Currier, Caro
line Leaders, Rosie Currier and
Neva Childreth.
V.F.W. and Auxiliary
Entertain Soldiers
Veterans of Foreign Ware,
nn.t 1833 and auxiliary enter
tained a group of soldiers last
week-end.. Then men attended
the baseball game between
Klamath Falls and Medford and
later refreshments were. served
at the Wright home and games
enjoyed. A meeting of the
V.F.W. and auxiliary Is sched
uled for Tuesday evening at 8
p. m. at the armory.
About 2.5 billion pounds of
candy valued at $400,000,000
was sold in the United States
during 1941.
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Repairing and Restyling
Arista Fur Shop
Building Phone 4SI7
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Of interest to their friends In
southern Oregon is the marriage
of Miss Juanita Boardman,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. J.
Boardman of route 2, Ashland
and Robert L. Keith, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Byron Keith of Talent.
The ceremony was read the
evening of June 29 in the First
Christian church of Seattle,
Wash., at 8 o'clock by the Rev.
Warren Muir. Attending the
couple were Mrs. Byron Keith,
mother of the bridegroom and
Don Neidermeyer.
Mr. and Mrs. Keith are grad
uates of Talent high school.
They will reside in Seattle
where the bridegroom is em
ployed by the Boeing Aircraft
company.
Nina Blake,
Fletcher Prim
Wed In Stockton
Word has been received here
of the marriage of Nina Blake
of this city, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry C. Hoehne of Rose
burg to Fletcher H. Primm of
Stockton. Cal.
The ceremony - was read In
Stockton, June 30 in the parson
age of the First .Christian
church.
Prior to her marriage the
bride was employed at Bear
Creek Orchards, as stenographer
at Grover's Dairy Products In
Grants Pass and with Beck's
Bakeries at Medford and Klam
ath Falls.
Mr. Primm. the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Fletcher Primm of Los
Angeles is employed in the fire
department of the quartermas
ter's motor base ' at Stockton
They are residing at 1120 East
Miner street in stocKton.
Former Phoenix
Resident Weds
Portland Doctor
Sybil D. Farmar, daughter of
Mrs. Fred E. Furry of Phoenix
and Dr. J. H. Alexander of Port
land were married July 11 at
Vancouver, Wash., at the First
Baotist' church with the. Rev.
James M. Bennett reading the
service.
The bride chose a blue-green
wool ensemble with white ac
cessories and a corsage of orch
ids. Her. attendant was Ruth
Barbour-and best man was
Buford Bridgewater.
Following the wedding, lunch
eon was served at the Alexander
residence and the couple left
for a short wedding trip to the
coast.
Mrs. Alexander Is a member
of a prominent pioneer family
in southern Oregon. Her mother,
Mrs. Furry was present for the
ceremony.
They will take up residence
at Barcelona Apartments, 1953
N.W. Irving street, Portland.,
Parents Tell
Of Betrothal
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Daugher-
ty of this city announce the en
gagement of their daughter.
Betty to Grant H. Hutchina of
this city. No date has been ar
ranged for the wedding. '
Miss Daugherty la a graduate
of Medford high school and Mr.
Hutchlns graduated from Mo-
butic high school . in Texas.
Both are well-known in ' this
city. ' ' - - .
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To help conserve glossier ma
terial for parachutes and other
war needs. Marguerite Chap
man, screen actress, leads a fad
for cotton socks.
Mary Harnish,
Neal Ballard
Marry Sunday
A marriage of last Sunday
morning was that of Miss Mary
Harnish of Eagle Point and
Neal Ballard of Yuma, Ariz., in
a home ceremony. The couple
was attended by the bride's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Harnish.
The bride wore a navy blue
redingote. She is a graduate of
Eagle Point high school.
Her betrothal was announced
In June when Jean Holmes and
Mrs. Ray Harnish entertained
with a tea at the George Holmes
residence.
Last Sunday evening Mrs.
William Hoefft and Edith Hoefft
entertained over 80 relatives
and friends at a shower honor
ing the bride at the Harnish
home.
Mother Announces
Daughter's Marriage
Mrs. Lola Reed announces the
marriage of her daughter, Eliza
beth to Enoch Daniel Herring,
Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. E. D.
Herring, Sr. of Eagle Point
The ceremony took place at
the home of the Judge Daney
In San Diego, Cal., July 3. Mrs.
Herring. Jr.. is a graduate of
Medford high school. Mr. Her
ring. Jr , is stationed at San Die
go with the U. S. N. R. where
they will make their home.
Local Resident
Returns From South
Miss Rae LeFevre has re
turned to this city after a vaca
tion in San Francisco and Val
lejo, Cal. At Vallejo she visited
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Scripter,
former Medford residents.
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copal church choir, their fam
ilies and friends enjoyed a
picnic dinner at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Frame at
Phoenix Thursday evening, July
9. The outdoor grille furnished
barbecue, for the dinner which
was served in the summer gar
dens of the residence.
Later group singing was en
joyed by the Mesdames R. W.
Frame, R. E. Bebb, R. Scott, C.
O. Larison, H. S. Hinman, El-
wood Hedberg, Stephen Nye,
Jr., W. W. Howard. R. Mulhol-
land, Eva Marsh; Fred Strang,
A. Neff; Messrs. W. W. Howard,
B. Banton. A. Neff, R. E. Bebb,
Fred Strang, R. W. Frame,
Elwood Hedberg, R. Mulholland;
Sergeant W. Quigley; and A. J.
McDonough; the Misses Ann
Purucker, Audrey Davis. Bere
nice Reames and the Rev. and
Mrs. Herald G. Gardner.
Mistletoe Club
Members Honor
Mrs. Roy Cameron
. Mistletoe club members hon
ored by Mrs. Roy Cameron with
a shower at the home of Mrs.
Carl Pearson recently with
about 35 attending. Dessert
luncheon was served with deco
rations carrying out the shower
theme In pink summer flowers.
The honored guest received
many gifts. Mrs. Pearson assist
ed in serving by her daughter.
Miss Beverly Pearson and her
house guest. Miss Beverly Mea
of Thompson Creek. A short
Mistletoe business meeting pre
ceded the social afternoon dur
ing which time USO activltiea
in relation to the club were dis
cussed. Mrs. E. D. Scripter wai
a guest of the club.
Medford Residents
Wed at Christian Church
William E. Galvin and Gene
vieve E. Teltz, both of this city
were quietly married the eve
ning of July 3 at a ceremony at
the First Christian church par
sonage with the Rev. R. W. Cole
man reading the ceremony.
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