TOUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, August 27, 144 I
Society
Dorothie Rice,
Sgt. Bovernini
Wed In Medford
At a pretty home wedding
Friday evening, August 18, Miss
Dorothie Marie Rice, youngest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. C.
Rice, 810 West Eleventh street,
became the bride of Sergeant
Daniel Boverini. The service
was read by the Hev. Ward A.
Rice of the First Christian
church, the bridal party stand
ing in front of the flower-banked
fireplace in the living room.
For her wedding the bride
wore a suit of fuchsia shade
with white accessories and a
gardenia corsage. She was given
In marriage by her father.
Bridesmaid was Miss Ruth
Gentry, who was attired in light
green with fuchsia accents.
Attending Sergeant Boverini
as best man was Robert Ford
and the wedding march was
played by Pvt. Lorenz A. Reg-
ner,
Immediately after the cere
mony a reception and dinner
was held at Burgoyne's for the
hrUnl nnplif momKnra nf fha
Dtu urcnesua uuu uiuau menus
of the family. First slice of the
traditional wedding cake was
cut by the bride after which the
cutting was completed by the
bride's 'sister, Mrs. Harvey
Walker of Ashland.
Sergeant and Mrs. Bqverlnl
have gone to Santa Barbara,
Calif., where the groom will be
c-t, 1 . 1 I J ..
stationed. For the past two years
the sergeant has been stationed
at Camp White where he was
leader of the SCU orchestra.
Sergeant Boverinl's parents are
Mr. and Mrs. D. Boverini of
Cicero, III.
Mrs. Boverini has resided her
entire life in Medford and has
many friends here.
Jantzers Honor
Mrs. H. Goode
On Anniversary
Prospect. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Jantzer entertained a group of
friends at an evening party Aug.
19, In celebration of Mrs. Harry
Goode'a birthday anniversary.
Dancing was the diversion of
the evening, after which refresh
ments were served. The guest
list Included Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Goode, Mr. and Mrs. Charles B.
Broomfleld, Mr. and Mrs. Dcl
bert Spain, Mr. and Mrs. Archie
McKlllop, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
Nygren and Mr. and Mrs. Jantz
er. Mrs. Everett Shafcr was host
ess for the Jantzer Girls club at
her home Aug. 23. Attending
were Mcsdames Richard Dits
worth, Lewis Jantzer, Delbcrt
Spain, Ben Haynes, Chas. B.
Broomfleld, Archie McKlllop,
Ralph Lacy, Frank Doty, Paul
Dalton, Cecil Smith, Harry
Goode, Victor Chapman, Allen
Colllnwood, Bob Bean, .Paul
Snook, and the hostess, Mrs.
Shafcr.
MUi Holmes Leaves
For San Francisco
Miss Nanette Holmes leH
Wednesday for San Francisco
after spending part of the sum
mer in Medford with her father,
David Holmes of Rcddy avenue.
In San Francisco she will be
with her mother, Mrs. Kinney
Holmes. September 4, Miss
Holmes will enroll at Dominican
college in San Rafael, where she
Will bo a Junior. Her freshman
and sophomore college courses
were taken at the University of
Oregon where she was a mem
ber of the university chapter of
Kappa Kappa Gamma.
College calls again ...
and young woman are
approaching their
education with a seri
ous viewpoint. You're
serious about your
clothes, too. You want
them right. You want
them attractive and
e o m f o r table. You
want them to wear
wall . . yet to be light
hearted. We share
your viewpoint . . . aa
you'll see when you
viiit our store.
and Clubs
Visitors Brighten
Social Calendar;
Eagles Celebrate
Parties for visitors and new
comers to the valley and city
are brightening a social calen
dar lagging somewhat at the
close of summer, and outdoor
affairs continue to be popular as
long as the weather holds fair.
Opening of colleges and univer
sities being near, the younger
generation Is concerned with
shopping lists and letters to
deans and registrars. A few have
already left for schools which
open early in September, but
the majority will leave about
the middle of the month.
One of the large affairs of
this week-end Is the annual birth'
day celebration of the Medford
Eagles lodge, which Is today
holding Initiation and other cere
monies in observance of the 18th
anniversary of the lodge's in
stallation here. Charter mem-
bfirg are being s'pGclaily honored,
and a number are expected to
attend. It is said that about 300
people will attend the dinner,
program and dance this evening.
Jean Coppedge
Guest Of Honor
Wednesday Eve
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Coppedge
entertained for their daughter,
Jean, Wednesday, on her sev
enth birthday anniversary. The
party was given at 5:30 o'clock
in the afternoon at the Coppedge j
nome, oua aumiuii oveuue
Games were played and a birth
day lunch served, with Miss
Ernestine Bigham assisting Mrs.
Coppedge. Jean was presented '
with a number of gifts.
Highlight of the evening was rj J?--,-,.
an unexpected telephone cMDonna LOU Barker
from Jean's uncle, Eugene V.I Honored At Party
Coppedge, for wnom tne nine
girl Is named. Mr. Coppedge,
electrician's mate in the navy,
had just arrived at a California
port that day after 21 months
sea duty In the South Pacific
area. He Is expected In Medford
about the middle of September
and after visiting here will go to
Rotnn, Tex., to visit relatives.
Guests at the birthday party
were Kenneth Myers, Judy and
Carol Ellison, Phyllis Watklns,
Roger Ball, Dixie Hcmmcrlce,
Corinno Richmond, Charles
Finch, Judy McCraw, Tommy
Y'Blood, all of Medford, and
Carol Stockwell of Phoenix.
Portland Woman
Is Honored Guest
At Bridge Party
In honor of her sister-in-law,
Mrs. J. J. Colton, Mrs. Sam Col
ton entertained Wednesday
afternoon at her home, 1619
East Main street. Mrs. Colton
returned to her home In Port
land Friday after spending sev
eral days here.
The Wednesday affair was
luncheon and bridge, with Mrs.
Arthur Cannon and Mrs. Royal
Clare receiving prizes for hon
ors at cards.
Several luncheons and dln
ern were given for Mrs. Colton
while she was in Medford.
Oldar Family Leaves
For Vacation Trip
Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Older and
two daughters, Billie and Patsy,
Berkeley Way, left Friday for
Eugene where a third daughter,
Miss Charlotte Older, has been
attending summer session at the
University of Oregon. The fam
ily will return the lattor part
of this week after a vacation
trip.
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Lt. W. C. Purdin
And Bride Arrive
To Visit Parents
Lt. Worlow C. Purdin and his
bride, the former Miss Marjoric
Scott of Aruba, Curacao, Nether
lands West Indies, arrived in
Medford last week to spend sev
eral days here with the lieuten
ant's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Purdin, 335 Fairmont avenue.
The bride is a daughter of W. D.
Scott of Aruba.
Lt. and Mrs. Purdin were
married August 15 in Fayette
villo, Ark. Attendants were Miss
Jackie Dobbs of New Orleans,
La., and Lewis Thompson of
Little Rock, Ark. A wedding
supper was served at Mountain
Inn following the service and
the couple then left for the trip
west.
Mrs. Purdin has been attend
ing school in the United States,
having first been a student at
the University of Arizona and
later attending the University of
Arkansas, where she was en-
rolled until the time of her mar-
riage. She is a member of Delta
Gamma, national social sorority.
Lt. Purdin recently returned
to this country from overseas
where he was with the Fifteenth
Air Force in the Mediterranean
area for 14 months as a pilot
Before going into the air corps
he was a student, attending Med
ford senior high school, the
Southern Oregon College of
Education at Ashland and Comp
ton Junior college in Los An
jgeles. Ho received his
army
Phoe
commission at AjUkc rieia
nix, Ariz.
The Purdlns are members of
one of the city's older and well
known families. Lt. Purdin's
grandfather was the late Judge
Mahlon Purdin, well known at-
tomey w(,0 at one time served
mavor of Medford.
Lt. and Mrs. Purdin will leave
the latter part of this week for
Santa Monica, Calif., where the
officer will reDort.
A parly was given Tuesday
for Donna Lou Barker, small
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Barker, Four Corners, in cele
bration of her third birthday
anniversary. The party was at
the home of Donna Lou's grand
mother, Mrs. J. W. Hublcr, 859
East Ninth street.
The little folk played games,
pictures were made during the
afternoon and the guest of honor
was presented with a number of
gifts. Refreshments were served
on the lawn from a large table
decorated In red, white and blue
and with birthday cakes at each
end of tho table. Favors with
small flags marked the places
for Charles Hublcr, Dickie Ran
kin, Johnny and Jimmie Faw
cctt, Sharon and Clayton Cop
sey, Marilyn Barker, and the
honored guest.
A number of mothers also
were present. '
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Oreys Entertain
Son And Fiancee
Jack C. Orcy, aviation radio
man third class in the United
States navy, is spending a leave
in Medford with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. L. Orcy, 53 North
Peach street. Mr.Orey's fiancee.
Miss Norma Larson of Berkeley,
Calif., arrived in Medford the
early port of the week and is a
guest at the Orey home.
Announcement of the engage
ment of Miss Larson and Mr.
Orey was made April 8. Miss
Larson is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. T. Larson of Detroit, Mich.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
Mr. Orey graduated from ad
vanced training at the, Navy air
station, Hutchinson, Kan., be
fore coming home and reports
next at San Diego, Calif.
Robbins Family
Holds Reunion
At Briscoe Home
Phoenix Holding the first re
union in 22 years, members of
the Robbins family gathered at
the E. G. Briscoe home in Phoe
nix Sunday, August 20. Dinner
was served outdoors and during
the afternoon family group pic
tures were taken. Twenty-three
persons were in attendance, in
eluding Mrs. Anna Robbins
Phoenix, mother and grand
mother of the family, Mr. and
Mrs. R. H. Robbins, Oakridge,
Ore.; Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Schmitt,
j Grants Pass; Mr. and Mrs. G. G.
Robbins and children, Nelda
Gayle, Winston and Neil, Gold
Hill; Mrs. H. A. Radtke and chil
dren, Sheila and Bill of Bremer
.ton, Wash.; C. L. Robbins and
sons, Ronald and Gary, Phoenix;
Mrs. Fern Harris and daughter,
Nancy; Mrs. Harriet Walker and
daughter, Susan, Medford, and
Mr. and Mrs. Briscoe.
Two groups of four-generation
pictures were taken, one with
Mrs. Robbins, Mrs. Briscoe, Mrs.
Walker and Susan Walker and
the other with Mrs. Robbins,
Mrs. Briscoe, Mrs. Harris and
Nancy Harris.
The Robbins family was one
of the pioneer families of the
Phoenix district and various
members have resided in Phoe
nix, Gold Hill and Medford for
many years. ,
Junior Red Cross
All-Day Picnic
Is Held Yesterday
comers to the city. A number
Eighty youngsters who haveof prizes were distributed dur
worked with the Junior Red th nf(rnnnn anH fniMwinu
Cross in recent months were re-
warded yesterday with an all-
day picnic and swimming party
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Al
fred S. V. Carpenter, Topsides.
The gay crowd left town at 10
o'clock and returned at 4 o'clock
in the afternoon.
Swimming lessons and games
were managed by Milo Ross and
John Bales, and Pfe. Morz of
Camp While acted as lifeguard.
At noon the lunch which each
youngster had brought was aug
mented with the popular hot
dogs, buns and ice cream, a treat
of the Carpenters.
Other adults who assisted
with the picnic were Mrs. Dean
Falwcll. Mrs. H. D. Byington,
Miss Vera Humphrey, Mrs.
James Fleshman, Mrs. Kinche
loe, and three Red Cross staff
members, Mrs. Howard Picker
ing, Mrs. Gertrude Yeiser and
Mrs. Fred Rankin. Miss Humph
rey is chairman of Junior Red
Cross activities for the entire
county.
Music Instructor
Home From South
Mrs. Royal E. Bebb has re
turned from a month's vacation
spent in San Francisco and
southern California. While in
the south Mrs. Bebb was a guest
of Mrs. O. B. Kee at her estate
in Arcadia and spent a week in
Santa Monica and Los Angeles.
While awny Mrs. Bebb, Med
ford music instructor, attended
a concert at the Hollywood Bowl
which presented the Los Angeles
Philharmonic orchestra and
Vivian Delia Chicsa as soloist,
Mrs. Bebb also attended the ,
light operas, "The Waltz King ", I
the life and music of Johann
Strauss, and starring Richard
Bonelli, "The Merry Widow"
and the premiere of the new pic
ture, "Wilson".
Mrs. Bebb will reopen her
music studio at her home, 528
South Grape, in September.
Loyalty Circle Plant
nnual Picnic Thursday
Members of Loyalty circle of
the Methodist church will hold
the annual picnic Thursday of
this week at the home of Mrs.
L. P. Crocker on the Jackson
ville highway. Those desiring
transportation are asked to meet
at the cii.irch at 12:30 p.m. Each
person attending is to bring a
picnic lunch and own service.
Mrs. John Carter is president of
the circle.
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To Viiit Hedbergt
Paul Jones, Jr., of Klamath
Falls left Medford Saturday to
return to his home after spend
ing a few days visiting at the
home of his aunt and uncle, Mr.
and Mrs. C. Elwood Hedberg.
ll'6 East Main street.
GROCETERIA
NUMBER 1
Sixth and Central
OPEN
TODAY
9 a. m. to 7 p. m.
Tea Given Friday .
At Roberts Home
Honors Two Guests
Mrs. George M. Roberts enter
tained at her home, 1815 Crown
avenue. Friday afternoon at a
tea which honored Mrs. Ralph
Norris and Mrs. Louise Dodson.
Mrs. Norris recently came to
Medford to reside and Mrs. Dod
son, her house guest, is here
from Kingston, Penn.
Mrs. Roberts was assisted by
her daughter, Mrs. George Ras
musse'n. Appointments of the tea
table were pink, with an ar
rangement of pink zinnias and
pink tapers. About 60 guests
called during the afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Roberts were
hosts the preceding week for a
dinner party, entertaining 16
guests at their home Tuesday
evening.
Sojourners Hold
Annual Affair
At McKee Bridge
Medford Sojourners, with
their husbands and families, held
the annual picnic last Sunday at
McKee bridge in the Applegate,
with about 50 attending. The
early afternoon was spent with'
swimming and games and the:
picnic dinner was served at 5
o'clock.
With H. W. Crain acting' as
master of ceremonies, each So
journer introduced her husband,
named the firm for which he
worked and the city from which
the fnmilv enme. Sotnnrnprs'
I club Is an organization for new-
dinner Mrs. Herschel Morris!
jead erouD sineine. with Dolores i
Morris and Vincent Smith ac-
company ing with accordion j
music.
Committee on arrangements,
was Mrs. Crain, Mrs. Merton'
Lyster, Mrs. Fred Rehling, Mrs.
Herschel Morris,' Mrs. Leo'
Hazel and Mrs. Orrin Brown.
Thursday of last week thei
group held its regular meeting
at the Girls' Community club
with Mrs. J. W. Mack. Mrs. How- j
ard Swanson and Mrs. O. A.(
Welsh acting as hostesses.
Dessert was served from a
table centered with a large bou-
quet of asters.
Preceding the business meet-'
Ing Eldort Drysdale spoke on
"Keep Oregon Green". Mrs. W.j
H. Allen was appointed flower
chairman to replace Mrs. Joe
Rausch, who has moved to!
Tacoma. i
At bridge prizes went to Mrs.
Welsh, Mrs. Rausch and Mrs. j
H. W. Crain and pinochle prizes
were won by Mrs. Fred Reh-
ling and Mrs. Robert Church. .
Another prize was presented to
Mrs. Donald Swecker, prospec
tive member in attendance for
the first time. Mrs. Swecker,
came here from Rowlcsburg, W. j
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Newcomers Here
From Oklahoma
Interesting newcomers to the
city are Dr. and Mrs. Joseph T. ;
Antony and family. The Antony
family came to Medford from
Lawton. Okla., and have taken
up residence at 2303 Hillcrest
Road, the home having been
purchased from Dr. and Mrs.
W. G. Bishop. This fall three of ;
the children will enter school,
Paul entering senior high school,
Sherry attending junior high
school and Joe Graham, grade
school. Tcrryl Anne, the fourth,
is seven months old.
Mrs. Antony is an author,
writing short stories and poetry.
She has had her material pub
lished In magazines o'f national
circulation for several years
past, Including Blue Book, Ar
gosy, Esquire, Good Housekeep
ing ond others, and writes under
her own name of Arden Antony.
Dr. Antony plans to enter the
practice of medicine here soon.
Mn. Williamson Leaves
For Home In Tacoma
Mrs. Margaret Williamson is
leaving today for Tacoma. Wash.,
after having spent a few days
here as the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
H. S. Deuel. 1100 With Oakdale
avenue. Mrs. Williamson is to
be director of the medical-social
department of the Pierce county
hospital. The visitor, who for
merly resided here, has been re
siding in Denver. Colo.
Chlcago Wedding
Is Announced By
Gold Hill Family
Gold Hill Announcement has
been made here of the marriage
of the second son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed. Shoemaker, Pfc. Ed
ward Shoemaker. Pfc. Shoemak
er's bride is Miss Elsie Gleason,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
i Gleason of Chicago, 111.
The wedding took place Aug.
! 6 at two o'clock in the afternoon
at the home of Pastor Farden
I in Chicago. Attendants were the
I bride's sister and brother-in-law,
j Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Anderson.
For the service the bride wore
a pale blue dress with white ac
j cessories and carried red roses,
j Mrs. Anderson wore a grey
dress and her flowers were pink
i roses.
Following the service a wed
ding dinner was served at the
home of the bride's parents, 22
guests being present. Pfc. and
Mrs. Shoemaker made a wed
ding trip to Ashland, Ky., where
they were guests of the bride s
sister.
Pfc. Shoemaker is now sta
tioned at Presque Isle air base
in Maine, having returned to
this country after one and one
half years overseas.
Subscription Club
Dances At Chateau
Saturday Evening
Last evening a summer dance
was given at the Chateau by
members of the Subscription
club, which plans dances from
time to time during the year.
About 35 couples attended last
night's dance.
. Preceding the gathering at the
Chateau, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
A. Graff, Jr., and Lt. Col. and
Mrs. Joseph Burba entertained
a group of friends at a buffet
supper, the supper being at the
Graff home, 2510 Lyman ave.
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M. M. Dept.
Friends To Honor
Former Resident
Visiting In City
Friends of Mrs. A. J. Loeffler,
who arrived in Medford last
week from Missouri, are plan
ning several informal social
events for her pleasure. Lt.
Comdr. and Mrs. Loeffler and
their family formerly resided
here and have many friends In
the city. The commander is sta
tioned at Park College in Mis
souri with the navy.
About the middle of Septem
ber Mrs. Loeffler will go to
Portland to atatend the wedding
of her son, Robert Allan Loef
fler, and Miss Betty Glaves,
Ontario, Ore., which is to take
place Sept. 23 at St. Michaels
Episcopal church In Portland.
Young Loeffler is completing his
study of medicine at the Uni
versity of Oregon medical
school in Portland under the
navy's V-12 program.
Mrs. Loeffler was accompan
ied west by her youngest daugh
ter. Marv Ellen, who plans to
remain in Oregon and to take
up nurses' training this next
winter. Miss Grace Loeffler had
returned to Medford some time
ago and is employed at the air
base. The Loefflers left Medford
about a year ago for Missouri.
Mrs. Loeffler is a house guest
of Mrs. A. O. Bauman, 215 North
Ivy street.
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Mrs. Wolfe Returns
Mrs. Mary Wolfe, 335 South
Ivy street, returned to Medford
Thursday from Seaside,. Ore.,
where she spent the summer
with her son, E. L. Albert. Mrs.
Wolfe will remain here for a
fpw wppks in order to dispose
of Medford property and Willi
then go to Seaside to make her
home. She was accompanied toj
the Oregon resort by her grand- j
daughter, Patricia Troutfeather, I
who returned to Medford with j
her last week. '
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Colony Club Plani
Smorgasbord Party
For This Evening
A smorgasbord supper has
been planned for Colony club
members for this evening, the
affair to be at the clubhouse at
six o'clock. Mrs. A. S. Cummins
is chairman of the committee
makine arraneements for the
supper, and she is being assisted
by Mrs. Lillian saiaae, Mrs.
Charles Pitts and Mrs. George
Roberts. Mrs. Fitzhugh Brewer
is in charge of decorations.
About 60 persons' are expect
ed for the supper.
Rebekah Lodge
Meets Monday
Olive Rebekah lodge met
Monday night for social and
business session, with Maud
Daugherty, noble grand, presid
ing. Plans were made for Initia
tion, to be held in the near
future, and for a rummage sale
which the lodge will hold in
October.
Lottie Cave and Grace Pan
key were in charge of entertain
ment and games were enjoyed.
The Mesdames Ella Rogers,
Julia Gregory, Lona Bergman
and Florence Klatt and George
and Carolyn Edwards served
watermelon.
C. L. PERKINS
Doctor of OPTOMETRY
Successor to Dr. E. D. Elwood
Betterment of Human Vision
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Cor. Main & Central, Medford
Fur Remodeling
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