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FOUlU-MEDrORD MAIL TRIBUNE Bunder, fsb. 25. 1145 Society and Clubs Miss Donna Jacob Married Recently To Cpl. Chastain The marriage of Miss Donna Jacobs, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Jacobs of Ross Lane, and Cpl. Eldon Chastain. son of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Chastain of route ' 3, Medford, was solemnized Feb. 8 at the home of Rev. Leonard Weston in San Diego, Calif. Rev Weston, a former pastor of ' the Assembly of God church of ' Medford, read the service at 7 o'clock In the evening. Preceding the ceremony, Miss Adaire Weston sang "I Love You Truly." accompanied by her mother. ; For the service the bride wore dark soldier blue dress with a white camelia corsage. Her mother was her only attendant After the ceremony Miss Wes ton sang "Like a Tender Shep herd Lead Us." Mrs Chastain graduated from Medford senior high with the class of 1943. Cpl. Chastain also attended the Medford schools and entered the service In 1942. Cpl. and Mrs. Chastain will make their home In San Diego where he Is taking training at radio commando school. He was stationed there upon returning from two years overseas duty during which time he has seen . action in Africa, Sicily, Italy and France. ' ' '.Palestine Theme Of Club Program Given Wednesday ' An -interesting program on Palestine was presented by Mrs H. T. Hodges, program chair man, at the meeting last week of the Wednesday Study club Mrs. Jonas Wold reviewed "Harvest Desert" by Maurice Samuel, who lived in Palestine for many years. Although the land first gives an impression of extreme desolation, it really Is one of the richest spots on earth, the author declared, and la fam ous for citrus fruits and vege tables. Since- the beginning, of the war, with the resulting In flux of refugees, the country has i undergone many Improvements and developmenti and there Is , further need for reclaiming of ; land by diversion of the Jordan river, Mr. Samuel wrote. Mrs. T. L. Goodwin gave a paper based on the writings of Dr. Walter C. Loudermllk and , other press correspondents writ ing of Palestine. She compared the country in size to the state of Vermont and also spoke of the need of more agricultural development to ear for the 15 million refugees that have re turned to' the motherland. Mrs ; Goodwin also spoke of the Nan , Influence among the Arab popu- lation and of the varloui under ground movements. The program was followed by a discussion of present day prob lems. i i Kiwanis Member ' Entertain Wives At Dinner Party , Kiwanis club members and their wives were entertained for dinner and a program at St. . Mark's . Parish hall Wednesday 'evening, with more than 90 In attendance. Joe C. Long, Portland, was featured on the program, giving an amusing and entertaining talk. Mr. Long is often compared to the late Will Rogers in his manner of making public ap pearances and is widely known In Oregon. A music program Included numbers by a high school quar tet, made up of June Williams Audrey Jarmln, Carl Winkle bleck and Gerald Pence, accor . dion numbers by Loyal Heath and acrobatic dancing by Dervn Sater. Phyllis Furry provided music for the dance number . Numbers were also given bv Carl Wlnkleblecks newly or ' gantzed orchestra. The program was arranged by C. Lyal) Fldler of the Kiwanis : club, and E. E. Kofoed acted as toastmaster. GROCETERIA NUMBER 1 Sixth and Central OPEN TODAY 9 a. m. to 7 p. m. Mis Dorothy Gill To Become Bride Rite To Be Soon Mr. and Mrs. John S. Gill, 122 Cottage street, announce the en gagement and approaching mar riage of their daughter, Dorothy, to Robert F. Llndstrom, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Llndstrom, Jr., of SOS Costa Rica avenue. San Mateo, Calif. The wedding date has been set for March 17 and will take place in San Mateo. Mr. and Mrs. Gill will leave Medford about .the middle of March to attend the ceremony. The bride-to-be attended the Medford schools and graduated from Medford high school with the class of 1938. She was em ployed for several years at the Medford Flower Shop and left last July for San Mateo where she accepted a position with the California Flower shippers. . Mr. Llndstrom attended the schools of Burlingame, Calif., and San Mateo and for the past three years has been with the Hammond Aircraft company. He is now in business with his father. Mrs. Charles McKeever, a sis ter of Mr. Lindstrom, and Miss Lillian Retis gave a miscellane ous shower for Miss Gill on Fri day, Feb. 16, at Mrs. McKeever,s home in San Mateo. Twenty-five friends of the honored guest were present for the affair. Mrs Gill was also a guest, having gone to San Mateo to visit her daughter for 10 days. Five Servicemen Honored At Party . Thursday Evening Mrs. N. C. Benlamln enter. talned Thursday night at an open house party and dance in honor of her cousin, Richard David Holmes, home frntn War. ragut, Ida., after completing naval indoctrination training mere, ine affair also honored Charles Alvln Pena. leave from the Farragut base Pvt. Allen Sterton, on furlough from an air base in Mississippi; Bob' Welsenburger, home on leave from the Great Lakes na val training station, and Jim Tucker, home from the naval station at San Diego. ine party was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brooks, 1307 West Main street and about 75 friends of the young men greeted them during the evening. Music for dancing was furnished hv "Slnoin sirin ny' band," led by Carl Winkle bleck, and refreshments were served. Mrs. Ruth Dnit the honored guest, and Mr. and mrs. Brooks, served as chape rones. The hostess la the former Peggy Coram. Wealevan Guild Hears Missionary uuest speaker for the meeting Of Wenlpvat flm,J n..iu i " T.VD V1UIIU 1USI Tuesday evening at the Metho- "mi cnurcn parlors was the Rev. Perry O. Hanson, returned missionary from China. Also on the program was Mrs. Lucille Schoepert, who gave two vocal solos with Mrs. F, L. Lanti as accompanist. A covered dish supper pre ceded the program, with hus bands and friends as guests of members. The tables were beau tifully decorated, the appoint ments Including handmade men us which carried out the Chin ese theme. . Cook Celebrate 60th Anniversary Talent, Feb. 25. Sixty-one friends called on Mr. and Mrs E. E. Cook durintf tha mtlahru Hon of their sixtieth weddlnp anniversary Thursday. A very pleasant day was enjoyed by the couple who received a number of gifts, cards and cakes. Accor dion mtlftic urn. atinnllftH hv Marie Furrer and Herbert Combs. Miss Creger Wed To Corporal Cram In Chapel Rite In the palm-banked chapel at Vancouver Barracks last Sun day Nancy Greger of Tacoma, Wash., became the bride of Cpl. Roger W. Cram, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Cram of Medford. The bride wore a turquoise jersey dress with black acces sories and her corsage was of white orchids. Miss Verna Mae Dunning of Portland, her maid of honor, was dressed in geran ium pink and wore a gardenia corsage. Best man for his cousin was John Cram of the navy. The bride was given in marriage by Joe C. Long of Portland. Miss Joyce Beadles of Port land played the organ and Mrs. John C. Lea, also of Portland, sang "I Love Thee," and "Be cause." Wedding guests Included Mr. and Mrs. Cram, the groom's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Desmond Fulp of Waldport, Mrs. Houck of Eugene, Miss Shirley Cram of Portland, and Miss Made'iene Obenchain, also of Portland. The newfyweds will be at home in Tacoma while Cpl Cram, a veteran of two years in the south Pacific with, the 41st division, is stationed at Ft. Lewis. 1 Announce Troth , Of Miss Evanson To Calif 'ornian , An informal party at the Fed erated Church in Orland, Calif.. Wednesday evening was the set ting for the announcement of the engagement of Elizabeth Evanson of Medford to William Fcllersen of Orland. Miss Evanson Is the daughter of Mrs. Edward A. Evanson, 530 South Grape street. She grad uated from Medford High school and since September has been a music supervisor at the Orland Hlfh school, v Mr. Fcllersen Is the son of Mrs. Emma J... Fellersen of Or land and is an orchardist in that vicinity. ' Miss Evanson and her fiancee arrived in Medford Friday and are visiting her mother at the family home until Monday. No date has been announced for the wedding. Two Social Event Given Last Week For Grand diet Two social events this week honored Mrs. Sadie Graham Corvallis, grand chief of the Pythian Sisters of Oregon. Tues day' night a banquet at the Hol land Hotel for Tythian Sisters and Knights honored the v isiting grand chief and Wednesday noon a luncheon at the Holland also complimented Mrs. Graham. Following the banquet Mrs Graham madt her official visit to the lodge and a ritualistic meeting was held with initiation of three new members. Refresh ments were served at the close of the ceremonies, the tables being decorated in the George Washington tneme with minia ture stumps and axes. On the re freshment committee were Mrs Ray Yost, Mrs. W. L. Walden, Miss Esther Walden, Roy Bilder back and Mr. Dawson. Skriners' Wives To Meet Tuesday Wives of Shrlners have plan ned a social evening for, Tuesday of this week. The group will gather at the home of Mrs. Geo. Carter, 821 East Jackson boule vard, for a seven o'clock potluck dinner to be followed by cards and other games. Mrs. O. L. Overmeyer and Mrs. H. F. Nordwlck are In charge of arrangements. Gel Cul-of-Doors Yti. It's time to get out-of-Joori in the Victory Gar dsn, tn the flower beds, in the early spring sunshine. Let us take care oi your laundry work enjoy added hours of leisure and work you enjoy. This service is io convenient and economical! Olsens Annocve Daughter's '- -VA To Captain iioss Mr. and Mrs. Harry Olsen of 40 Berkeley Way announce the engagement of their daughter Dorthea, to Captain Raymond H. Ross. The captain is now serv ing in the Philippine Islands with the famous Americal Urn sion of the army. Both Miss Olsen and Capt. Ross attended Medford high school being members of the class of 1939. After a year at Oregon State college Miss Olsen gradu ated from secretarial school in San Francisco. Capt. Ross at tended school here for three years, making his home with the Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Knotts when the Rev. Knotts was pastor of the Medford Methodist church. The captain left here in 1939 and later completed nign school in San Francisco. The Rev. and Mrs. Knotts now reside in Salem. Captain Ross holds the combat infantryman's badge, the bronze star and the silver star for action on Guadalcanal and Bougain ville. Farewell Party Honors Couple From Bellingham Mr onH Mrs. N. T. Hodges Jr., of Bellingham, Wash., were honored at a party given me evening of Feb. 17 by Mr. and Mr. Rnv Edwards. 323 King street. The Hodges formerly re sided here and left for tneir Rellineham the middle of last week after visiting here for two weeks with relatives ana friends. Present for the farewell party were Mr. and Mrs. Hodges, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hawk, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Archer, Mr. and lur,-- .Tack rlnrlf Mr. and Mrs. Ed. StlUwell, Mr. and Mrs. Ber nard Hass, Mrs. Ira Brooks and the host and hostess. The evening was spent play Ing pinochle with high scores won by Mrs. Hass and Mr. Arch er. Mr. Hodges and Mrs. Archer won prizes for low scores.. Medford Woman To Speak Friday Gold Hill Mrs. C. C. Sater of the Medford Garden club will speak at the meeting of the Gold Hill Garden club to be field at the home of Mrs. H. D Force Friday, March 2 at 2 p m. Mrs. Sater will Instruct the club in the making of colonial corsages, or "tussle mussles." Members are asked to bring any spring flowers of any color now blooming. Anyone Interested Is Invited to attend the meeting. vV Wallpaper Shop... Come In and see Wards beautiful selection of wallpaper patterns for 1945 . i . high-styled, high-quality papers for every room In your home! You'll find lovely, refresh ing patterns on papers of washable, fadeproof or Krubbobl. qvalltyj carefully selected harmonizing pat terns designed to go together In adjoining rooms! Wards papers are designed to fit any type of furniture, any color scheme, ony budget) Priced from 7 Vic to 65c a tingle roll Nile Ceremonial, Social Function Given For Queen Planned around the visit to this district of Mrs. Elizabeth Eggert, Syracuse, supreme queen of the Daughters of the Nile, a special meeting and ceremoni al nf Ziileima TeirtDle were held Monday in Grants Pass, followed by a tea and dinner, a large number of people from Medford attended both the afternoon and evening functions. Elaborate decorations with an nrientnl theme had been arrang ed for the ceremonial by a com mittee of which Mrs. r. u. Mer man, past queen of the temple from Grants Pass, was chair man. Reventv women, from 14 towns of southern Oregon, were initiated into the temple during the ceremonies. Mr. Charles Coolev of Grants Pass was chairman of the com mittee on arrangement for the tea which honored Mrs. Eggert and the new initiates. - Ahniit 250 Shrlners and tem ple members attended the for mal banquet and dance given that evening at the Redwood Hotel in Grants Pass. . Banquet tables were decorated with Jon quils, pussywillows and acacia hv a committee of which Mrs. Sam Baker, Grants Pass, past queen of the temple, was chair man. " ' A program and dancing, ar ranged by Mrs. Austin Brownell, past queen, Grants Pass, follow-, ed the banquet. Tuesday evening, Mrs. Frank lin Vannice, present queen of Zulelma Temple, entertained past queens and officers of the temple at a buffet dinner which honored Mrs. Eggert. The dinner was given at the Vannice home in Grants Pass with 40 guests in attendance. ' Bishop Family ' To Leave City Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bishop and little daughter, Marcia, will leave this week - for Portland where Mr. Bishop will become manager of the Portland office of the John Keating Co., radio station representatives. The Bishops sold their home at 1100 East Main street some time ago to Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Hardy and have been making their home since at 20 So. Laurel street. The Bishops' daughter, Beverly, will remain in Medford to complete the term at senior high school, C. L. PERKINS Doctor oi OPTOMETRY Successor to Dr. E. D. Elwood Betterment of Human Vision LENSES PRESCRIBED Ph. 3981 214 Fluhrer Bldg. Cor. Main fc Central. Medford Mississippi Girl Becomes Bride of Prospect Corporal - Prospect A wedding of wide local Interest took place at Col umbia, South Carolina, Feb. 6 when Miss D'Lorraine Stockstill of Picayune, Miss., became the bride of Cpl. Ted G. Jantzer, son of Mr. and Mrs. George L. Jant zer of Prospect. The bride is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Stockstill. Mrs. Jantzer was graduated from Carriere high school in 1942. She attended Draughton's Junior college at Jackson, Miss., and was graduated there last year. , Cpl. Jantzer is well Known here, where he was a member of the 1940 graduating class of Prospect high school. He grad uated from the Southern Oregon College of Education at Ashland in 1942 and enlisted in the army while attending Oregon State College in the fall of 1942. Cpl. and Mrs. Jantzer are mak ing their home at Columbia, S. C, for the present. Mr. Ross Honored At Birthday Party A surprise party was given for Fred Ross, 415V4 South New town street, on Feb. 18, the affair .celebrating Mr. Ross birthday anniversary. Decora tions for the table from which. refreshments were served were in red and white and the birth day cake was cut and served by Mrs. Ross. - The honored guests received a number of gifts. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Barker, Mr and Mrs. M. A. Bliss,1 Mrs. Marv Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Meads, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Coffer Mrs. Mary Page, Mrs. Jennie Dyament, Mrs. Stella Eggers Herbert Logan, E. Hewitt, T. Thomas, Clarence Leonard and Mr. Ross, all being members oi the Medford Townsend club. - Carpenters Are Hosts At Small inner Party Mr. and Mrs. Alfred S. V. Car penter entertained at a small dinner Friday evening at. their home, Topsides, on the Old Stage Road. Guests were Mr and Mrs. Robert Beebe, who re cently came to Medford from Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Graff and Miss Alicia Kuhl. AS StiH IN VOOUt MAGAZINE ' The one, classic all round coat every active woman needs undat ed season after season . . . downy-soft, light, comfortable in any weather. Skillfully de tailored of Shagmoor's exclusive 100 wool ens . . , yarn-dyed to achieve their lovely muted colors Style No. 234 in Shagmoor Mono tone $35. Shagmoor Fleece $45. your good companion: Volunteer Corps February Meeting Held Last Week Volunteer Nurses Aide corps held the February meeting at the home of Mrs. Chester, Gutch es, 1223 West Main street, last week. Mrs. Gutches is corps captain. Mrs. Anne Barmes, R. N., Community Hospital, sooke on the use of oxygen. . Mrs. Don Newbury, chairman of the Red Cross nurses' aide committee Introduced Miss Mary Gray, nursing field representative for the Red Cross, who spoke brief ly. Present for the meeting were Mrs. Thomas Emmens, Mrs. E. G. Randolph, Miss Barbara Ran. dolph, Miss Mildred Dugan, Mrs Paul Bulkin, Mrs. John Boyle. Mrs. Irwin Doty, Mrs. T. R. Florey and the hostess, Mrs. Gutches, Corps members, and the guestsr Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. Newbury and Miss Gray. Following the meeting Mrs Gutches and Mrs. Doty, co-hostess, served refreshments. Baptist Women Plan Missionary Meeting ' A missionary meeting will bo held by women of the First Bap Beauty School SPECIALS Permanent waves $3.00 S4.00 $5.00 $6.00 $8.00 $10.00 COLD WAVE $0.OO Shampoo 50c & Hair Style 50c MEDFORD SCHOOL of BEAUTY CULTURE 235 E. Main ADRIENNE'S M W fa i 1,1 " h Kf 7 ' i .v-I f !'! 'J1 I J - un . . 1 vqoxv wear it anywhere... any time! ttst church at the church Tues day at 2 o'clock. Worship will be on the theme, "Seeking Peace" with Mrs. C. Boshears to . ue in cnarge, ana leaaer OI the meeting will be Mrs. K. E. Wil son, the program to be on "The Price of Peace." Hostesses will be the Mes dames Ekerson, Wright, Knox and Case. c Our Full Personal In the Most Personal of Matters- When you are called upon to put a loved one to rest, and the burden of your - grief makes attention to details dif ficult rely on us to carry out your every wish. 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