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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1943
SOCIETY and CLUB NEWS of the WEEK
By OLIVS STARCHXH
Moffitt-Prime
Rites Are Held
At Church Here
Miss Jane Moffitt. elder
daughter of Mr. and Mra. Clyde
B. Moffitt. 512 North Holly Bl
became the bride of Second Lt.
Frank A. Prime Sunday, Dec. 8.
in a ceremony at St. Mark's
EDUcopal church. Lt. Prime is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. S.
Prime of Seward, Neb.
The informal ceremony took
place at 1:30 o'clock in the after
noon with the Rev. George ft.
Turncy, rector of St. Mark's
church, reading the service
White chrysanthemums, palms
and candelabra with white ta
pers were used to decorate the
church for the wedding. Mr.
Ernest Conrad played a program
of wedding music and the wed
ding march.
Miss Moffitt, given In mar
riago by her father, wore a suit
of watermelon pink wool with
accessories of brown. Her flow
ers were a shoulder bouquet 01
brown orchids. Attending the
bride was Miss Patricia Farreli.
who wore a dress of grey with
white accessories and a laven
der orchid.
For her daughter s wedding
Mrs. Moffitt was gowned In a
dressmaker suit of grey and her
flowers were a shoulder bouque
of white orchids.
Major Merrill G. Welter was
best man for Lt. prime ana serv
ing as ushers for the wedding
were Major W. K. Evans, Lt.
Robert Duke, Lt. Robert Hood
and Lt. Minot R. Scarpelll. .
The reception was held In the
lounge ot the Holland Hotel
which was decorated with white
chrysanthemums and white
tapers. The wedding cake was
served from a table arranged
with bouvardia and the while
tapers. Lt. and Mrs. Prime cut
the first slice ot wedding cake
and Mrs. Dob' W. Gaibreaith fin
ished the serving. Also assisting
at the reception were Miss Sally
Moffitt, the bride's younger sis
ter, Mrs. H. L. Ford, Mrs. Lloyd
Hubbard, Miss Carol Tengwald
and Miss Jean Hermanson,
Lt. and Mrs. Prime made a
wedding trip to San Francisco
and are returning today to make
their home at 318 South Central
Ave. Mrs. Prime has a large
circle of friends In Medford. She
Is a graduate of Medford senior
high school and then attended
Post Secretarial school In San
Francisco for a year. Recently
he has been secretary to Major
Wtller, head of the Camp While
Post Exchange. Lt. Prime Is also
with the Post Exchange system
at the camp.
Martha Gear hart .
And Onnis Grieve
Wed in California
' Ashland News of the wed
ding of Miss Martha Jane Qear
hart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
H. H. Gearbari of Ashland, to
Onnis Grieva, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Grieve of Prospect,
has been received here. The
rites took place Nov. 26 at Oak
Knoll chapel at the Oakland
Naval hospital, 'Oakland, Calif.,
the groom being stationed there.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Grieve arc
graduates ot the Southern Ore
gon College of Educotlpn and
Mrs. Grlevo taught in the Le
banon, Ore., schools last year.
Mr. Grieve, hospital apprentice
first -class, has been In the navy
year.
v The couple will reside in
Oakland for the present.
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Mrs. Bill Hagen Leaves
For Visit With Husband
Mrs. Bill C. Hagen left Med
ford Thursday for College Sta
tion, Tex., where her husband
arrived recently for navy train
ing at Texas Agricultural and
Mechanical college. Mr. Hagen,
seaman first class, was recently
transferred from Wright Junior
college, Chicago, to the Texas
school. He Is being trained In
radio and radar work. Mrs.
Hagen will remain in Texas un
til her husband completes his
course, which will be approxi
mately three months. Mr. Hagen
Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Al.
Hagen, Bl North Peach street.
YOU ARE INVITED TO HEAR THE
VICTORY QUARTETTE
OF SPOKANE, WASH. 7:30 P.M.
TONIGHT
Musical Society
Sacred Concert
Date Announced
Augmenting the usual pro
grams of Christmas music will
be the concert of sacred music
to be presented the evening of
Dec. 20 at the Presbyterian
church under the auspices of the
Medford Musical Society.
Featured on the program will
oe Cpl. Mark Keisel, Camp
White, organist, and he will be
assisted by E. N. D Prez, bari
tone, Mrs. title Kurtz, soprano.
and the ladies' choir of the First
Christian church, which Mrs.
Kurtz directs.
There is to be no charge for
the concert and everyone i in
vited to attend. Servicemen
and their wives are especially
invited to be present.
Mrs. M. N. Hogan is chairman
in charge of the concert plans.
University Women
View Art Exhibit
At S.O.C.E. Monday
Ashland Medford and Ash
land branches of the American
Association of University Wom
en met Jointly in Ashland Mon
day evening, Dec. 8, the occa
sion being an exhibit of art
prints from the Portland art
museum,, displayed in a room of
the administration building of
the Southern Oregon College of
Education.
The exhibit, which was spon
sored by the two chapters of
AAUW and the college, con
sisted of some 35 prints includ
ing lithographs, linoleum block
prints, steel engravings, silk
screens and woodcuts. Robert
Dodge of Ashland gave a dis
cussion ot the different tech
niques represented in Ufa collec
tion. Previous to the exhibit, held
at 8 o'clock, members of the
AAUW met at dinner served In
the parish house by Trinity
guild of the EpiscopaL church.
Mrs. Robert Dodge, president of
the Ashland branch, introduced
Mrs. Arthur Cannon, president
of the Medford branch, and
Mrs. Justin Smith, Medford,
state chairman of the AAUW
International Relations division,
who spoke briefly regarding
the work ot the group, and
Miss Betty Evanson of Medford,
who gave two piano solos.
Thirty Medford women were
In Ashland for the dinner and
exhibit.
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Women of Rotary
Christmas Party
To Be Wednesday
The annual Christmas party
will be given by Women of
Rotary Wednesday of this next
week at the , home of Mrs
Ernest GUstrap, SB Geneva St.
The affair will ba a covered
dish luncheon at 1 o'clock and
will ben fallowed by an ex
change of gifts and a program,
the latter to be presented by the
girls' sextette of the Medford
senior high school. ,
Members of the group are
asked to bring a gift for the
members exchange and also a
gift for a charity project of the
club.
Assisting Mrs. GUstrap will
be Mrs. C. J. Semon, Mrs. Rob
ert Duff and Mrs. Kenneth Den-
Gold Hill Group
Hears Army Nurse
Riviera Gold Hill Health
unit met at the home of Mrs.
Maude Martin In the colony
the afternoon of Dec. 8. Miss
Helen Parish of Medford was
present, accompanied by Capt.
Beatrice Dare of the army nurs
ing corps of Camp White, who
gave an interesting resume of
the duties and activities of
army nurses.
Refreshments were served by
the hostess to the Mesdames W.
A. Boye, Arthur Boye, Carl
Boye, Cameron Hill, Potter,
Long, Freauf, Chase, Meiimler,
Miller, Bolt, Gail, Miss Parish
and Capt. Dure.
Announcement of the next
meeting, the first Monday in
January, will be made later.
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FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
Don't Miss Rev. Cooper and his
musical troupe. Bins and play th
Vlbra Harp.
Lt. James Henry
And Lorraine Ude
Married in South
Of much interest in the val
ley is the news of the wedding
of Lt. Rupert James Henry of
Medford. His bride is the for
mer Lorraine Evelyn Ude, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ude
of Windsor Gate. Great Neck
Long Island, and the ceremony
took place December 1 at Christ
Episcopal church in Alameda,
Cal. Mrs. Rupert James Henry,
Sr., went south for the wedding
and has now returned to Med
ford. For the ceremony, read by the
Rev. Henry M. Shires, Miss Ude
wore a gown of ivory satin fash
ioned with a full skirt and long
train. Her veil, an heirloom
used toy brides in the Henry
family, was of rose point lace
held with a cap of the same
material. The bridal bouquet
was of orchids and bouvardia.
Miss Ude was given In marriage
by her father.
Only attendant for the bride
was Mrs. Arthur Petrecca of At
lanta, Ga., who for the service
was gowned in blue and wore
a headpiece of lace. Her flow
ers were yellow roses.
Best man for Lt. Henry was
Jbi. ug) jonn Robinson of the
navy medical corps and ush
ers were Lt. Warren Bayliss,
marine air corps Lt. Robert
Knowles and Lt. William Joy
ner, navy air corps, and Lt.
Tom Sullivan, army air corps.
For her son's wedding Mrs.
Henry wore a dress of purple
and gold with a corsage of yel
low orchids. The bride's mother
chose costume of rose pink
and her flowers were purple
orchids. '
The wedding, which was at
8 o'clock in the evening, was
followed by a reception at the
officers' club at the Alameda
naval air station, for ISO friends.
Mrs. Henry, Jr., is a graduate
of Lasell Junior college, Au
burndale, Mass., Adelnhl col
lege, Long Island, and the Kath-
erine Gibbs Secretarial school
in New York. Lt. Henry at
tended the University of Wash
ington before going Into the
navy. He has been stationed at
Oakland, Calif., with the naval
air corps, but is to be trans
ferred to a new post soon.
The lieutenant has many
friends in the valley, the fam
ily having resided here for
many years.
Newlyweds Leave
For Eastern Trip
Eagle Point Miss Janet
Hurd and Capt. Phillip E.
Thompson were married Satur
day, Dec. 4, in St. Mark s Epis
copal church in Medford by
the Rev. George R. Turney and
left that evening for a wedding
trip to Chicago. The bride is
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Hurd of Eagle Point.
Attendants for the couple were
the bride's sister, Mrs. Marion
Ayres and Lt Barnes.
Enroute home Capt. and Mrs.
Thompson will stop in Fargo,
N. D., to visit Capt. Thomp
son's father, Philip E. Thomp
son, Sr. Capt. and Mrs. Thomp
son will make their home in the
valley for the present, the of
ficer being stationed at Camp
White with an ordnance bat
talion.
Mrs. Thompson has resided
In the valley for several years
and is a graduate of Medford
senior high school.
Nurses From Camp
To Attend Party
Nurses from the Camp White
Station hospital will be enter
tained by the Medford Business
and Professional Womens' club
for the annual Christmas party
of the organization to be held
Thursday night of this week.
Originally planned for the com
munity house at the Medford
housing project, the party Is
now scheduled for the Girls'
Community club and will be at
8 o'clock.
Members are asked to bring
two gifts for children.
GROCETERIA
NUMBER 1
Sixth and Central
OPEN
TODAY
9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Concert Season
,Of Association
Opens Wednesday
Music lovers from all parts of
the valley are looking forward
to the opening of the concert
season for the Jackson County
Civic Music association next
Wednesday evening. First con
cert of the series is to be given
by Sidor Belarsky, distinguished
Russian bass-baritone, who is
making his first western tour.
The concert is to be at the high
school auditorium on South
Oakdale avenue and opens at
8:15 o'clock.
Belarsky is often compared
to the late Feodor Chaliapin
and critics point out that 1.6
larsky's combination of a great
voice and unusual dramatic
ability make him a worthy suc
cessor' to Chaliapin. Belarsky's
appearances, both in concert
and opera, have rated much
praise from New York critics.
Second on the series of five
concerts will be presented Jan
15 by the Don Cossack's Rus
sian choir. The concerts are
open to only members of the
association.
Miss Edmondson,
Pfc. Zimmerlee
Wed in Medford
Butte Falls A wedding of
much Interest in this district
was that of Miss Iona Edmond
son to Pfc. Dallis Zimmerlee.
The marriage took place Mon
day. Nov. 29. in Medford, the
service being performed by Jus
tice William Coleman.
The bride wore an afternoon
dress of powder blue and a cor
sage of pink talisman rosebuds.
She Is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Edmondson of Butte
Falls and is a popular member
of the senior class at high
school. She plans to continue
school and to graduate with .her
class.
Pfc. Zimmerlee is the son of
Mrs. Blanche Zimmerlee of
Trail and a graduate of the 1940
class of Butte Falls high school.
He is at present stationed at
Camp Adair.
After the ceremony, attended
by a small group of relatives
and close friends, pre. zimmer
lee and his bride left for a brief
wedding trip and the groom re
ported back to Camp Adair Dec.
5.
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Honor Hakkerupe
On Anniversary
Prospect In celebration of
the- thirty-first wedding anni
versary of Mr. and Mrs. John
Hakkerup, a group of friends
gathered Dec. S at the Hakkerup
home. ' After the two o'clock
dinner, the remainder of the
afternoon was spent with music
and group 'singing. The guest
of honor were presented with
set of glass cook ware. Attend
ing were Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Petersen and children, Char
leen and Marvin, Mr. and Mrs.
Heine Hertager, Mr? and Mrs.
Halvor Haukll, Mr. and Mrs.
Mike Vognild, Mrs. Frank
Salter and Mr. and Mrs. Ray
mond Artmire and son Frankie.
Mr. and Mrs. Wlllard F.
Hprn entertained the little Pin
ochle club at their home, Dec.
4. Glenn Falrchlld, Sr., won
high prize score, Elmer Clem
ens won the consolation award,
and the traveling prize went to
Mrs. Elmer Clemens. After the
play, refreshments were served.
Medford Navy Mother
Plan Christmas Party
Medford Navy Mothers' club
members are planning a Christ
mas party which will be held
Wednesday, Dec. IS, at the home
of Mrs. Frances McConochie,
1015 West 12th St. The party is
planned for 2 p. m. There will be
an exchange of Christmas gifts
and each woman attending Is
asked to bring fruit Juice or
cookies. Mothers, wives and sis
ters ot men In the navy, naval
reserve units, marine or coast
guard units are invited to at
tend the club meetings.
Miss Williams,
Cpl. Bornofska
Wed Last Week
An informal wedding last
Wednesday evening united ia
marriage Miss Cleo Goltra Wil
liams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
E.' L. Williams of Marshfield,
and Cpl. Donald Bornofska,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Born
ofska of Racine, Wis.
The double-ring service took
place at the home of the bride's
uncle and aunt, Dr. and Mrs.
Frederick G. Thayer,' 2525 Ly
man Ave., at 8 o'clock and was
read by the Rev. George R. Tur
ney, rector of St. Mark's Episco
pal church. An improvised altar
had been arranged at one end
of the living rom 'and English
ivy, tall candelabra with, white
tapers and baskets of greens and
red berries formed a background
for the bridal party. A program
of nuptial music preceded the
service.
For her wedding Miss Wl!
Hams wore the wedding gown of
white net and lace in which Mrs
Thayer was married. Her flow
ers were a Colonial bouquet of
gardenias and bouvardia. At
tending the bride were Miss
Helen Brown, wearing a floor
length gown of blue, and Miss
Claire Sporney, who wore a
floor-length dress of maize color.
Both bad corsages of roses and
pom pom chrysanthemums. Mrs.
Thayer was attired in a dress of
rust toned velvet.
Best man for. Cpl. Bornofska
was Lt. George O'Brien, Camp
White.
Following the ceremony a
-wedding supper was served
with Cpl. and Mrs. Bornofska
cutting the weding cake. Mrs.
Ray Frisbie poured and Miss
Elizabeth McGalliard assisted
with the serving. Thirty-six
guests attended the wedding.
Cpl. and Mrs. Bornofsko are
on a wedding trip, during which
time they will visit the bride's
parents in Marshfield. The cor
poral is on a month's leave and
will report to the army in Spo-
krne at the end of that time.
Mrs. Bornofska is on a month's
vacation from her work as t
public health nurse with the
county health department and
will continue to make her home
here for the present. She has re
sided in Medford for the past
two years, making her home
with the Thayera.
Wilsons Returning Horn.
After Visit In Medford
Mr. and Mrs. Orvllle V. Wil
son are leaving this evening to
return to Portland after spend
ing the past four days visiting
Mr. Wilson's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. V. T. Wilson of 223 North
Central avenue. Mr. Wilson, a
graduate of Med ford, high
school, is. a petty officer first
class in the U. S. navy medical
corps, attached to the office of
naval officers procurement in
Portland. Mr.. Wilson makes
her home in Portland near her
husband' station.
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Auxiliary Will Hold
Party In Central Point
The annual Christmas party
and a special business meeting
will be held Friday night of
this week by the auxiliary to
the United Spanish War Veter
ans post here. The meeting is
to be at the home of Mrs.
Bertha Bonney, 515 Laurel St.,
Central Point and there will be
Initiation of candidates and a
Christmas gift exchange. Those
in Medford desiring transporta
tion are asked to phone 2809.
The party is scheduled for 8
p. m.
LIKE NEW
LINENS . . . for th. HoU
day tables. Make your din
ners really gay event, by
not having x to do your lin
ens over. Bend th.m to
American, where they will
b. returned sparkling, and
snowy whit.
BUY WAR IONDS
AND STAMPS
Mrs. Hope Wood
Elected Matron
Reames Chapter
Mrs. Hope Wood was elected
worthy matron of Reames chap
ter. Order of the Eastern Star,
at th. regular meeting last
Thursday night at the Maconic
Temple. She succeeds Mrs. Luti-
cia Kurtz in that office. Elton
Waldren was named worthy
patron, succeeding Edward C.
Root.
Other officer elected were
Mrs. Amelia Hiles, associate ma
tron; Willis Williams, associate
patron: Mrs. Hattie Alden, secre
tary; Mrs. Jane McCarty, treas
urer; Mrs. Bertha Morse, con
ductress; Mrs. Delia Denny, as
sociate conductress.
Following the meeting, con
ducted by Mrs. Kunz and Mr.
Root, Men's Night was observed
and the men of the chapter
served supper. Mr. Root was
chairman of the committee In
charge. Among the large num
ber of Stars present was Mrs.
Edna Overmeyer, member of
Reames chapter who has return
ed to Medford to live after an
absence of two and a half years.
Union Celebrates
70th Anniversary
Of Founders' Day
The 70th anniversary of the
founding of the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union was
celebrated Thursday by the Med
ford unit with a meeting at the
home of Mrs. L. N. Younger.
Mrs. Ira Jones, whose mother
was one of the crusaders in
Minnesota in 1873, spoke on
the early campaigns of the
union In that state and showed
pictures of events of those days.
Dr. Susie V. Standard, presi
dent, announced a program of
Christmas carols. Mrs. Donn
Piatt lead the songs, accom
panied by Mrs. E. R. Cobb at
the piano and Mrs. Aletha Knut
son on the guitar. The Rev.
Karl W. Brockhaus of Zlon
Lutheran church gave a devo
tional message on "Thoughts
About Christmas," and Mrs.
Piatt sang a carol, accompanied
by Mrs. Cobb.
Mrs. Minnie Bryant, county
president, spoke on the Chil
dren's Farm Home work and
thanked the women for the gen
erous gifts of clothing, toys and
other donations for the home,
Including a large cash gift.
Mrs, Millie Tucker and Mrs.
A. E. Lyman assisted Mrs.
Younger. Mrs. W. E. Nichol
son will entertain the January
meeting.
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Medford Soldier
Married at Fort
Announcement has been made
of the wedding of Miss Evelyn
Gilmore, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Lester Gilmore of San
Fernando, Calif., and Pvt. Lewi
R. Setchell, son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Setchell of Medfordv The
marriage took place Nov. 28 at
Ft. Knox, Ky. Pvt. and Mr.
Setchell are making their home
at 104 Shawnee Terrace, Louis
ville. Ky.
Pvt. Setchell graduated from
Ashland high school with the
class ot 1B40 and has been in
the army for the past year.
ANNOUNCING
John B.
Kennedy .
NEWS
COMMENTATOR
10 -10:15 A. M.
TODAY
and Every Sunday
K.M.E.D.
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Reinita Goldsmith
Lt. Charles Welch
Married At Carmel
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Goldsmith.
Ross Lane, announce the mar
riage of their daughter, Reinita
Jean, to Lt Charles Owen Welch,
son of Mrs. Caroline Welch, Den
ver, Colo. The ceremony took
place Nov. 29 at Carmel-by-the-.
Sea in California at the Church
of the Wayfarer and was per
formed by Dr. James E. Crowth
er, pastor of the church.
The bride wore a suit of green
wool with black accessories and
an orchid corsage for the serv
ice, witnessed only by imme
diate members of the bride's
family.
Mrs. Welch is a graduate of
Medford senior high school and
then attended Southern Oregon
College of Education in Ashland,
where she was a member of
Gamma Delta, local sorority. Lt.
Welch attended Colorado Col
lege and Denver University,
where he was a member of
Kappa - Sigma, national social
fraternity.
Lt. Welch and his bride spent
several days in Carmel and San
Francisco and have now re
turned to Medford to make their
home here. Lt. Welch is sta
tioned at Camp White with the
370th Ordnance Company. .
P.-T. A. Activities
Junior High School
The Junior High School Par
ent-Teacher association will meet
Thursday, Dec. 16, at 3 p. m. in
Room 41 of the school.
Lone Pin.
The Lone Pine Parent-Teacher
association met Friday, Dec. 3
with 15 members in attendance.
A committee working on the
project of obtaining band uni
forms for students reported that
material was unavailable at this
time. Refreshments were served
by Mrs. Thornton and Mrs. Rob
ertson.
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Thimble Club Members
Plan Annual Dinner
The Thimble club of the
Neighbors of Woodcraft lodge
is planning the annual turkey
dinner. It is to be Tuesday,
Dec. 14, at 12:30 p. m. at the
home of Mrs. Frances McCo
nochie, 1015 West Twelfth St.
During the afternoon Christmas
gifts will be exchanged, "mys
tery pals" will be drawn and
election of officers will be held.
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Outpost Cancels
Weekly Affairs
No Thursday bridge-luncheons?
will be scheduled at the Offi
cer' Outpost for next week or
Christmas week, it was an.
nounced yesterday at the club,
but the weekly affairs will be
resumed after Christmas. Tha
bridge-luncheons are popular
with the wives of officers sta
tioned at Camp White.
Last week's luncheon was in
charge of a committee composed
of Mrs. Charles Thorn, Mrs.
Thomas Gray, Mr. Freeman
Reynolds, Mrs. Fred Ohland and
Mrs. Willard Knight. Honors at
cards went to Mrs. M. E. Ileitga
and Mrs. M. Chennard.
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