FOOT MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday. October , U44
Society
Miss Pennington
'And Army Officer
To1 Be Wed Soon
Valley friends of the Law
'rence Pennington family will be
Interested to learn of the an
nouncement of the engagement
of Miss Betty Jane Pennington
to Flight Officer Nick Gerritsen
which was made recently. Date
of the wedding has been tenta
tively set for December, depend
ing upon completion of advanc
ed training which Flight Officer
Gerritsen is now taking at
George Field, 111., and the serv
ice will be in Redding, Calif.
The Penningtons resided In
Medford for many years, leaving
a few years ago for Bedding.
After graduation from Medford
senior high school Miss Penning
ton attended Oregon State col
lege and later the University of
California at Cos Angeles. She
is now on the staff of the Civil,
Aeronautics association and is
stationed at McClelland Field
ripnr Sacramento. Calif.
Flight Officer Gerritsen Is the
son of Mrs. Dick Van Risen of
San de Fuca, Wash.
Miss Pennington's sister, Mrs.
Budd Gail, makes her home In
Medford at 300 Mae street.
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Former Resident
Entertained Here
Mrs. Louis Putman entertain
ed a few friends Wednesday eve
ning at her home, 330 Haven
street. In honor of her house
guest, Mrs. H. A. Canariay of
Roseburg. The group enjoyed an
evening of conversation and re
freshments were served. Present
were Mrs. George Watson, Mrs.
William Strode, Mrs. Charles
Hopkins and Mrs. Ray Harrison.
Mr. and Mrs. Canaday resided
in Medford for several years and
have many friends here. Mr
Canaday is district attorney for
Douglas county.
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Doris Mae Scott'
Cap V and a grift
Married Recently
Announcement has been made
of the wedding .of Miss Doris
Mae Scott of Portland to Avia
tion Student Cap Vandagrift of
Medford. The rites took place
September 18 in Grants Pass.
After a brief wedding trip the
groom returned to his training
duties and Mrs. Vandagrift to
Portland where she Is on the
staff of the Federal Reserve
bank there Mr. Vandagrift re
cently graduated from army
aviation prc-flight training .at
the Santa Ana air base In Cali
fornia and Is to be assigned to a
new base. Mrs. Vandagrift plans
on Joining him later.
The bride at one time resided
in Medford and was a student of
Medford senior high school. Her
parents now make their home
in Vancouver. The groom, who
graduated from Medford high
school with the class of 1941,
Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. O.
Vandagrift, 417 North Oakdale
avenue.
Daughters Pack
Yule Packages
Elta Deuel Hubbs Tent No. 11,
Daughters of Union Veterans,
met at the home of Mrs. Walter
Rowley, 311 North Bartlelt
street, Saturday, Sept. 30, to
pack Christmas cans for their
sons in service overseas. At a
later date a meeting will be held
to do the same for sons In the
service in the states.
The committee in charge con
sisted of the Mcsdames May
belle Klemm, Grace Schade, Es
tes, Gray, June Brlsbine. Susie
Standard, Carr, Maude, Holmes
and Edna Kindred..
Mrs. Cave Entertains
Wcnonah club members met
at the home of Mrs. J. O. Cave
on South Holly street Thursday.
After spending the morning
with Red Cross sewing, a cover
ed dish luncheon was served at
noon and In the afternoon a busi
ness meeting was held, with
plans completed for a rummage
sale in the near future.
Next meeting will be Nov. 2
at the home of Mrs. P. M. Ald
redge, 1016 Court street.
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Friends Receive
Invitations to
Gardner Wedding
Friends in Medford have re
ceived invitations to the wed
ding of Miss Peggy Laurcne
Gardner and Dr. John Trovilla
Brunn, Jr., which will take place
October 12 in Salt Lake City.
The bride-elect is the daughter
of the Very Rev. and Mrs. Her
ald G. Gardner and her fiance
is a Salt Lake City physician.
The ceremony is to be at
eight o'clock in the evening at
St. Murk's Episcopal cathedral
in Salt Lake City. The Very Rev.
Gardner is dean of the cathe
dral.
The Gardners formerly resid
ed in Medford, the Very Rev.
Gardner at that time being rec
tor of St. Mark'i Episcopal
church here.
Business Women
Will Celebrate
National Week
In celebration of National
Business Women's Week, which
will be observed Oct. 8 to 14,
members of the Medford club
will breakfast together this
morning and will later attend
church as a group. The break
fast will be at the Holland Hotel
at 8:19 a.m. and the group will
attend services at the First Pres
byterian church. '
Those unable to attend the
breakfast are asked to be at the
church at 10:40 to meet the
breakfast group.
Another event of the week for
the Business Women will be a
dinner meeting at the home of
Mrs. E. L. Lenox, 2322 East Main
street, at which members of the
Medford Zonta club will be
guests. Tne dinner is scheduled
for 7 o'clock.
Newly Installed
Auxiliary Heads
To Conduct Meet
Mrs. Carold J. Parker and hnr
newly installed offlcem will nrn.
side for the first time at the
meeting of Medford Unit No. 15,
American Legion Auxiliary to
be held Wednesday at the arm
ory. The officers were installed
at a joint meeting here recently
of Medford, Ashland and Grants
Pass Legion posts and auxiliar
ies. Following the business meet
ing, scheduled for 8 p. m., the
auxiliary will serve refresh
ments for both post and auxili
ary members. Mrs. Tom Freed
and Mrs. Earl York are members
of the hostess committee.
In addition to Mrs. Parker the
new officers are Mrs; Thomas
Freed, first vice-president; Mrs.
Harry R. Ingling, second vice
president; Mrs. Earl York, secre
tary; Mrs. Nettie Ellenberij,
treasurer; sergeants - at - arms,
Mrs. Frank Martin and Mrs. Leo
Williams; executive committee,
Mrs. Belva Aiken, Mrs. H. M.
Alford and Mrs. Fred Strang.
Society Studies
American Indian
Members of the Adult Mii.
sionory society of the First
innstian cnurch continued the
study of the American Indian at
a meeting held at the church
parlors Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Doty lead the study.
At a business meeting, presid
ed over by Mrs. Walter Kindred,
plans were made for a rummage
sale.
Refreshments were served by
Mrs. C. M. Hon and a committee.
F. L. Club Meeting
To Be Postponed
F. L. Club No. 7 will not hold
tho regular business meeting
October 9 as previously schedul
ed. Members however are asked
to note that on Oct. 23 the group
will mret at the home of Miss
Edna llilderbrand, ,719 Bennett
avenue.
NOTICE
Reporters for clubs and
other organiiations are re
minded that notices for the
Sunday social calendar are
to be turned in either Friday
or Saturday morning by 10
o'clock. Additions or correc
tions during the week must
be in by 10 a. m.
GROCETERIA
NUMBER 1
Sixth and Central
OPEN
TODAY
9 a. m. to 7 p. m.
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Lt. and Mrs. Jack V. Hill, married recently at Dcs Moines, la..
are both stationed at Las Veaas. Nov.. Lt. Hill with the army air
corps and Mrs. Hill with the WASP. Mrs. Hill is the former Made
Ion Margaret Burcham. dauqhter of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Burch
am of Dcs Moines, and Lt. Hill is a son of Mrs. Hester Hill, Route
4, Medford.
Wesley League
Annual Banquet
Held Thursday
Twenty-five young people of
the Wesley League of the Meth
nriist Church enioved their an
nual fall banquet Thursday eve
ning in the parlors oi tne
church. The tables were attrac
tively decorated with autumn
leaves and candles and gloping
fire in the fireplace furnished a
special cheeriness.
Following the dinner Dr. J. P.
Bray gave an interesting talk
nn "The Cliff Dwellers of Ari
zona." The group was enter
tained with reading Dy jerry
Warren and Adabee Seilcr. At
the annual business session plans
were made for the fall and win
ter work after which the follow
ing officers were elected: Larry
Swarner, president; John Oust
erhout, vice president; Thelma
Loughary, devotional cnairman;
Iris Belcher, missionary cultiva
tion; Lucille Seller, social serv
ice; Lois Krcigcr, recreation;
Ethel Wilkinson, secretary-treasurer;
Adabee Seller, pianist, and
Colette Sparks, song leader
Election- Projects
Planned Tuesday
By Voters' League
Pre-election activities of the
Jackson County League of Wom
en Voters were further planned
nt the board meeting of the
group held last Tuesday evening
at the home of the president,
Mrs. Justin Smith.
These pre-election activities
include the election school,
which will be held Oct. 24 at
the Riverside USO auditorium. I
At this time candidates will be
introduced and issues on the
ballot will be discussed. Mrs.
Richard Payne is chairman in
charge of the school.
Another pre-election project is
distribution of a league broad
side on "Your next congress
must act on these issues."
It was announced that a speak
er has been secured for an ap
pearance Thursday, Nov. 2, at
the high school auditorium,
Return To Medford
Master Sgt. and Mrs. W. M
Daws have arrived in Medlord
from Van Nuys. Calif., and plan
to take up residence in Medlord .
Sgt. Daws, who was stationed nt
the Medford air base for more
than eisht years before being
assigned to another station, was
recently retired from the army
after having been a patient In '
the Birmingham General ho.-pi
tal. Van Nuys for several weeks
Ills retirement terminated near
ly 25 years of service with tho
army. For the present Sgt. and
Mrs. Daws arc at the Holland
Hotel.
Lodged Will Hold
Hallowe'en Party
At Next Meeting
A Hallowe'en party will fol
low the next meeting of Olive
Rebekah lodge which will be
held in the I.O.O.F. hall, 221
West Sixth street, Oct. 16. The
Mesdamcs Julia Gregory, Sara
Redden and Minnie Bryant are
in charge.
Serving on the refreshments
committee will be the Mes
damcs Grace Leman, Grace
Pankey, Ella Parks, Elizabeth
Colby, Lilly Demmer and Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Pease.
At the last meeting of the or-
der Nora E. Hamlin, Fredene
Doty and Leora Gillinsky were
initiated into the lodge. Visit
ors present were Mary Neely,
member of Mignon Rebekah ,
loclge at Mapleton, Ore., and I
Mrs. Vivian Knox, Etta Re
beka lodge at Grants Pass. I
Noble Grand Maud Daugher
ty presided at the meeting. I
Plans were made for the visit '
of the state president, Mrs. I
Ethel Bailey of Roseburg, who
will be here in November. Can- '
didatcs will also be initiated at '
that time. -
Medford Woman
Speaks Tuesday
Mrs. Clarence A. Meeker will 1
be a featured speaker at the dis-:
triet meeting of the Methodist
church to be held in Roseburg
Tuesday. Mrs. Meeker, formerly
a national secretary of the Wom
en's Society of Christian Service, ,
has been much in demand as a
speaker since coming to reside
in this district.
Also planning to attend the
meeting in Roseburg are the
Rev. and Mrs. Louis Kirby and
Mayor Meeker. The party will
leave Tuesday and return Wed !
nesday afternoon. Bishop Bruce
Baxter of the church will be In '
attendance. j
Officers, Wives Plan I
Potluck Supper Tonight I
Officers and their wives will
have a potluck supper at the
Outpost this evening, it was an I
nounced yesterday. The potluck !
supper will substitute for the
usual Sunday evening supper
served by the Outpost staff. The
suppers begin at 6:30 p. in.
SURE!
I'LL HELP
More and more surgical
dressings are needed .
and Jackson County's Red
Cross units are mighty busy
supplying the demand. I
can help in this important
work and the American
Laundry will relieve me of
my wash day worries. I've
found It so convenient
economical, tao!
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37tK Consecutive
Year of Aciivity
Started By Club
With a luncheon meeting at
the Holland Hotel last weekthe
Wednesday Study club began its
37th consecutive year of activity
in Medford, Mrs. J, W. Jacobs
Is serving as president of the
club this year.
Following luncheon Mrs, Fran
ces Cochran gave a program on
Iceland, supplementing her own
research material with photo
graphs and literature given her
by Major O. M. Miller. Major
Miller, son-in-law of Mrs. Bert
B. Lowry, club member, recent
ly returned to this country after
having been stationed In Iceland
for a considerable time.
Mrs. Harold L. Brown was
chairman in charge of luncheon
arrangements.
The Wednesday Study club is
the oldest women's club in the
city.
Miss Ham Hostess
Friday Evening
At Shower Party
Miss Virginia Ham was host
ess Friday evening at a layette
shower party which honored
Mrs. Edward J. Ruffo. The party
was at Miss Ham's home. 203
Peach street. Miss Joanna Wyatt
entertained with several vocal
selections during the evening.
Attending were Mrs. George
Wyatt, Mrs. Phelan Benford
Mrs. Duke Guile, Mrs. Flovd
Lawson, Mrs. Mabel Wiley, Mrs.
Lowell Edwards. Mrs. Geraldine
Mitchell, Mrs. Earl Ham, Mrs.
Roma Lindesmith, Mrs. Richard
Wright. Mrs. Rachel Newman,
Mrs. Fred Hallgren, Misses Jo
anna Wyatt. Caroline Sander.
Carol and Edith Ham, the hon
ored guest and hostess.
Mrs. Ruffo is the former Es
ther Wyatt, and while her hus
band, Capt. Ruffo, is overseas
with the 91st infantry division,
is making her home in Medford
with her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
G. M. Wyatt, 807 Pennsylvania
avenue.
Medford Residents
Visit In Bay Region
Mrs. Robert Young and Mrs.
Robert Hunter of Medford are
in San Francisco and Oakland
for a two week's vacation.
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Panama Visitor
Aimong Speakers
At Garden Club
Among speakers at the meet
ing of the Medford Garden club
Thursday was Mrs. Gilbert H.
Davis of Cocoli, Canal Zone,
Panama, who described native
flowers of the Canal Zone to her
listeners. She mentioned espe
cially the orchids and gardenias
which grow in great profusion
in the region.
Mrs. R. T. Nichol, chairman
of the club's bird- committee,
talked on birds of the Rogue
River valley and John Gribble
spoke on cones, displaying a
quantity of these.
Mrs. Nellie 'Finney of Jack
sonville had made several flow
er arrangements for the meet
ing and these were displayed.
At the tea hour which fol
lowed the meeting Mrs. C. C.
Safer and Mrs. R. T. Nichol
poured. On the hostess com
mittee were Mrs. R. G. Beach,
chairman, Mrs. O. H. Brenne
man, Mrs. John Clark, Mrs. H.
F. Cope and Mrs. H. L. Ekerson.
The meeting opened in the
morning when several members
gathered for a laboratory ses-i
sion and received instruction on
making "tussy-mussies", or Colonial-type
bouquets. An espe-1
cially large one was fashioned I
and used with silver candle- i
sticks for the centerpiece of the
tea table for the afternoon so- j
cial hour. i
Mistletoe Camp
Dance Is Planned
Plans for a dance, to which
the public will be invited, were
made at the la,st meeting of Mis
tletoe Camp, Royal Neighbors of
America. The dance will be Oct.
19 at the K. of P. hall and Mrs.
Pearl Miller is general chair
man in charge of the affair.
Ruth Bismark, vice-oracle, pre
sided at the meeting in the ab
sence of Oracle Elsa Walker,
who is in Nebraska on an ex
tended trip. Marjorie Pearson
substituted as musician for Elsie
Alexander, who also is in Ne
braska for a time.
Mistletoe club will meet Wed
nesday at the Girls' Community!
club at 12:30 o'clock for a pot-
luck luncheon. Mrs. Edith Beck
and Mrs. Frances McConochie
will be hostesses.
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Lady Lions Plan
Christmas Boxes
For Servicemen
Lady Lions of Medford have
undertaken as a service project
the packing of Christmas boxes
for servicemen overseas who
have no relatives. Plans for the
project were made at a meeting
of the group held last week at
the home of Mrs. Clyde C. Leon
ard, 922 Reddy avenue.
The packages will be shipped
overseas on the Christmas ship,
to be sponsored by the San Fran
cisco Examiner. ,
The business meeting follow
ed serving of dessert, with Mrs.
Wren Orey and Mrs. Tom Flynn
assisting Mrs. Leonard.
First Fall Meeting
Delta Debs, high school social
group, will hold the first meet
ing of the fall at the home of the
president, Miss Regina Smith.
King's Highway, Tuesday night.
Miss Joan Smith will be co-hostess
for the meeting, which has
been scheduled for 7:30 p. m.
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