Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, August 20, 1944, Page 5, Image 5

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    Society
and CL UBS
Royal Neighbor
Picnic Thursday
Honors Butlers
More than 50 were in atten
dance at the picnic dinner given
by members of Royal Neighbors
of America Thursday evening
at the home of Mr. and Mrs,.'
Harry Miller on Orchard Home
Drive. Specially honored were
Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Butler of
Los Angeles, Mrs. Butler being
a me'mber of the Royal Neigh
bors lodge in Medford and of
the Mistletoe club for a con
siderable time.
Since the honored, guests were
but recently married, an im
promptu mock wedding was
staged following the picnic din
ner and Mrs. Butler was pre
sented with gifts from the lodge,
the club, and from friends in the
group. An original potm was
read by Mrs. Miller and Mrs.
Else Walker, oracle, gave a
reading.
The Butlers are leaving to
morrow to return to Los Angeles.
Visitor Honored
At Bridge Affairs
Given Last Week
Mrs. W. E. Ottmer of West
Bend, Wis., a popular visitor in
Medford, was honored last week
at two bridge parties. Mrs. Ott
mer is spending the summer
months with her daughter, Mrs.
W. Alex Kuehlthau, 55 North
Orange street, and has been
complimented with several in
formal affairs.
Entertaining last week were
Mrs. E. S. Degman, who invited
a group of 12 to her home on
Elm street Monday evening for
bridge, and Mrs. Henry Zachari
sen, who entertained at small
bridge patty at her home, 714
Beekman street, Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Leon Nunn"
Is Honor Guest
At Shower Party
A surprise layette shower was
given by Mrs. Lloyd Rupp at her
home in Central Point August
10 for Mrs. Leon Nunn. Mrs.
Nunn was presented with a bas
sinette filled with gifts. Refresh
ments WP CAntArl fr ,LT.
- uw.ivu uiu a mule
decorated with pink gladioli and
stone figures and the afternoon
was spent with games.
Present were Mrs. Robert
reemes, Mrs. Francis Brisbine,
Mrs. Frank TVTpnHo mai-a.
mrs. frca Scott, Mrs. Helen
Lratt, Mrs. George Vincent, Mrs.
E. P. Stone, Mrs. J. Clarke, Mrs.
O. Minnick, Mrs. R. Davies,
Mrs. R. Jull and daughter Gail,
Miss Virginia Rupp, all of Cen
tral Point, Mrs. J. H. Campbell,
who is in Medford from Los An
geles and is a guest of Mrs. Bris
bine, the honored guest and the
hostess.
Medford Student
Given Scholarship
Miss Oda Ball is arriving in
Medford today to spend a few
days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Bali, 726 Newtown
street, having just completed the
summer session at the Univer
sity of Oregon, Eugene. Later
this month Miss Bali will leave
for Ann Arbor, Mich., where
she has been awarded a library
service scholarship at the Uni
versity of Michigan for this com
ing year. Miss Bali will work in
the university library and at the
same time will study in the
library school. During her two
years at the University of Ore
gon she has worked in the
library there.
Miss Bali has completed re
quirements at the University of
Oregon for a bachelor of arts
degree in English. Before at-;
tending the university, she at-,
tended the Southern Oregon
College of Education at Ashland
for two years and is a graduate
of Medford high school. i
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Club Gathering ;
Is Held In Park
Ashland The Stitch and Chat
ter club held the final meeting
of the club year August 10 in
Lithia Park here, with Goldle
Abbott as hostess. Meetings will ,
be resumed in late October. !
Attending were Clara Smith
and children. Bruce. Richard
and Sylvia, of Ashland: Esther
TUrlnw and children. Billy and
David, Georgia Smith and child
dren Audrey and Max. Mona
Hust and son, all of Phoenix;
Eva Tavlor and son, Kenny,
Lora Sommers and Grandchil
dren, Betty Abbott and Melvln
Lockwood, Emma Kerby, Dcnage
Thoreson, Ida Conner, Allena
Floyd and the hostess, Goldie
Abbott, all of Talent.
Frances Taylor and Betty
Wooten of Talent were guests.
But one member, Ethel Cotton of
Phoenix, was unable to attend.
Zonta Club Hears
Convention Report
Zonta club held the regular
business meeting at the home of
its first president, Mrs. Margaret
Fabrick, on Crater Lakavenue,
Monday evening, with principal
business being the report of Mrs.
Effie Kurtz, delegate to Zonta
International convention recent
ly held in Chicago. Mrs. Kurtz
reported that Zonta now has
255 clubs of classifies executive
women, the total membership
of which is 4807. Inspiring talks
were given by members from
clubs in Canada. Nnrwnv nnn
Iceland, she stated.
Mrs. Georeia Hnllnwnv nas
president of the group, was
present for her final meeting
before leaving to reside else
where and she was presented
with a gift.
The business session was fol
lowed by discussions and music.
Refreshments were served by the
hostess.
Pythian Club Plant
Picnic Supper Tonight
The Pythian club will meet at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.
L. Walden, 741 West McAndrews
road, this evening at 6:30 o'clock
for a picnic supper. Knights and
their ladies are invited. Club
members are reminded to bring
their own sen-ice and a card
table.
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Mottner Family Here
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Mottner
and daughter are here from
Bremerton, Wash., to visit Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Mottner and fam
ily of Maple Park Drive. The
two men are brothers. The visi
tor is employed at the Bremer
ton navy yard and his brother is
manager of the Medford Rialto
theater.
Mrs. H. W. Crain
Hostess Tuesday
Mrs. H. W. Crain of 1020 West
Eleventh street entertained Tues
day afternoon at her home for
her house guests, Miss Leone
Baxter and Mrs. f. Preston Brad
ford of Santa Ana, Calif., and
her mother, Mrs. E. A. Meyers
of Portland, who is also a visitor
here.
Court whist was the diversion
of the afternoon and prizes went
to Mrs. Albert Kenyon, Mrs,
Jack Moad and Mrs. Merton Ly-
ster.
Others entertaining for the
visitors last week were Mrs.
Fred Rehling, Mrs. Lyster and
Mrs. Leon Boomer,
ston Is the former Jackie Thur-
man. The Langstons will remain
about two weeks and are at the
home of the lieutenant's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Langston, 114
Tripp street. Lt. Langston, in
structor in night fighter tactics,
has been in the army four years,
having gone into service as a
member of the original Com
pany A of the National Guard.
Luncheon Honors
Mrs. Holloway
Mrs. Clinton D. Wood enter
tained at luncheon Thursday
afternoon, the affair being in
honor of Mrs. William A. Hollo
way, Sr., who left this morning
to reside in Arizona. The lunch
eon was at Mrs. Wood's home,
14 Summit avenue. Guests were
Mrs. Aubrey Norris, Mrs. Earl
Gray, Mrs. O. L. Overmeyer,
Mrs. Thomas Freed, Mrs. Merna
Frink and Mrs. Holloway, the
group all having been associated
in Eastern Star activities in the
county.
Church Group To Hold
All-Day Meeting Tuesday
An all-day meeting is planned
Tuesday for the Ladies Auxil
iary of the First Baptist church
at the church. Beginning at 9:30
a. m. the group will sew for the
White Cross and a prper sack
lunch will be served at noon. A
business meeting will be at two
o'clock. Worship on the subject
of "Possessors of Peace" will
be based on the Bible text John
16:33 and will be lead by Mrs. R.
Arnpld. Mrs. L. Knox will lead
the program on "Gifts for Home
Missions".
Hostesses for the meeting will
be the Mesdames Edwards, B.
Jackson and Wilder. Members
are asked to bring their mite
boxes to this meeting.
Group Leaves Today
For Deep Well Lodge
Mrs. William H. Fluhrer and
a group of friends are leaving
today for the Fluhrer summer
home, Deep Well Lodge, at Lake
o' Woods, and will remain for
a week. Spending the week at
the lodge will be Mrs. Bert L.
Lageson, Mrs. Justin Smith, Mrs.
Edwin R. Durno, Mrs. Glenn
Jackson, Mrs. Robert K. Norris
and Mrs. Fluhrer.
Lt. and Mrs. Langston
Here From Boca Raton
Lt. and Mrs. Jack Langston
arrived in Medford Thursday
from Boca Raton, Fla., to visit
relatives and friends. Mrs. Lang-
Lieutenant And Wife
Entertained At Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Wimer,
604 Park Avenue, entertained
the evening of August 11 at a
trout dinner which honored Lt.
Alvin Wimer. Lt. and Mrs.
Wimer left Sunday for Albu
querque, N. M., after a brief
leave in Medford visiting rela
tives and friends. Lt. Wimer is
a pilot in the army air corps.
Present for the dinner were
Lt. and Mrs. Wimer, Mr. and
Mrs. G. C. Wimer, the lieuten
ant's parents, Mrs. Donald
Wimer, Jack Wimer and the
host and hostess.
Mlsi Virginia Lovell
Leaves For New York
Miss Virginia Lovell left yes
terday for Buffalo, N. Y., wliere
she will remain Indefinitely. I
Miss Lovell will make her home
with a friend, Mrs. Thomas
Lewis, the former Ruth Hum
phries of Medford. During the
past several days a number of
Miss Lovell's friends have enter
tained with farewell parties for
her.
Miss Lovell is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Lovell, 526
Edwards street.
Mrs. Vernon Jenkin
Here From Vancouver
Mrs. Vernon Jenkin of Van
couver, Wash., arrived Friday
morning to spend the week-end I
with her brother-in-law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Clark,
West Jackson Boulevard.
CALENDAR
Sunder
1:30 p. m Sojourners' club :
annual picnic. Members and
husbands meet at city park for
transportation to McKce bridge. '
Monday
8:00 p. m. O live Rcbekah
lodge, I.O.O.F. hall. Program
committee, Lottie Cave, Marion
Mellin, Grace Pankey. Refresh
ment committee, Ella Rogers,
chairman.
Tuesday
9:30 a. m. Ladies Auxiliary.
First Baptist church, for White
Cross work. Bring mite boxes
and paper sack lunch. Business
meeting at 2 p. m.
2:00 p. m. Executive meeting
Adult Missionary society of the
First Christian church, home of
Mrs. Hugh Scovllle, 507 King
street.
6:30 Adarel O.E.S. Social
club, potluck dinner at home oV
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Carlon, A?ate
street off Kings' Highway. Hus
bands invited. Bring table serv
ice. Wednesday
10:30 a. m. Army Auxiliarv
Red Cross production unit, Out
post. 12:30 p. m. Mistletoe club
covered dish luncheon, Girls'
Community club. Call 4954 for
details of special event planned.
Thursday
1:00 p. m. Medford Sojourn
ers' club. Girls' Community
club, dessert and cards. For
reservations call Mrs. Jim Ber
nard. 5198.
8:00 p. m. Chrysanthemums
Thimble club, home of Carrie
Millies, 820 Narregan street.
Bring finished sewing.
Friday
1:00 p. m. Electa Social club,
home of Mrs. H. M. Olson, 425
Benson avenue, covered dish
luncheon.
1:30 p. m. Jolly Stitchers
club, home of Mrs. Bessie John
ston, 697 West 13th street.
Iwill be Introduced during the
i course of the dinner, it was
I staled.
Elmhirst Barbeque
Wednesday Evening
J. A. Elmhirst announced Sat
urday that the barbeque he had
planned for a group of invited
guests at his home on the Old
Stage road will be held Wed
nesday night as originally sched
uled. Adherence to the plan, he
said, was expressly urged by
Mrs. Elmhirst who Is recover
ing from a concussion sustained
Thursday in a fall from a horse.
Elmhirst said entertainment will
be pnvided, starting ai. 7 p, m
and the barbeque dinner, pre
pared by Paul Bulkin, will be
served at eight o'clock. Guests
CURRY LIBS 10
GET CONCESSION
Coquille, Ore., Aug. 19 OJ.R)
Movement of lambs from Coos
and Curry counties has been
slowed by transportation diffi
culties but the Coos County Live
stork Shippers association will
still continue service. County
Agent George Jenkins an
nounced today.
The state highway ruling no
longer permits the use of the
Coast highway by over-length
trucks anj trailers without flag
men. Ervin L. Peterson, state di
rector of agriculture, recently
announced.
Jenkins has assured stockmen
of the regular use of two trucks
for transporting the livestock
and said that others may be ar
ranged for later. To comply with
the highway regulations flag
men will go in advance of each
truck to warn approaching traf
fic of the long trucks and
trailers.
GENERAL KILLED
Washington. Aug. 19 (U.R)
The list of American generals
killed in action in World War II
stood at seven today with the
war department announcement
of the death in France of Brig.
Gen. James E. Wharton, 49. The
war department gave no details
except to say that Wharton had
been killed in actio'
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V, Returns to Station
Miss Mary E. Wilson, yeoman
second class in the WAVEs, will
leave today for her station at the
port director's office, Seattle, af
ter a 10-day stay at the home of
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Wilson, Griffin Creek. Miss Wil
son was accompanied to Medford
by a friend, Mrs. Vivian Free
man of Portland and Mrs. Free
man's daughter, Morlene. who
were also guests of the Wilsons.
Miss Wilson has many friends
in the valley and during her
stay here a number of informal
social events were given for her
and Mrs. Freeman, who also
formerly lived here. Before go
ing into the WAVEs, Miss Wil
son was on the staff of the
Pierce Auto Freight company
here.
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