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EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday- March 26- 1950 Society and clubs New Garden Club Formed Tuesday; Officers Elected A new valley garden club wa organized Tuesday night by gar deners living In the Oak Grove district at a meeting in the Oak Grove schoolhouse. Officers were elected, with Mrs. F. H. Gardner named presi dent and Lyle T. Thurman, vice president. Mrs. Paul Janney was elected secretary and Alec Con nell. treasurer. Mrs. R. T. Nichol, Medford, district vice-president of the Ore gon Federation of Garden Clubs, opened the meeting and installed new officers, assisted by Mrs. W. L. Walden, a past-president of the Medford Garden club. Mrs. Gardner appointed com mittees, naming Mrs. T. E. Knackstedt chairman of a com mittee to write a constitution. Other committee chairmen nam ed were Mrs. Alec Connell, pro gram chairman', Mrs. Hay Marks, ublieity; Mrs. r. M. uarnner, istorian: Mrs. Hans Meier, so cial chairman. A committee headed by Carl Norris will propose a suitable name for the organization. The new garden club will meet the third Tuesday of every month at 8 p. m. in the Oak Grnve school. Nearly 40 charter members were present at the meeting, which closed with the serving of refreshments. Sams Valley Unit Hears Program On Electricity; Japanese Article Read Sams Valley Sams Valley Extension unit met at the home of Mrs. Floyd Dolan last week with Mrs. Sam Wright and Mrs. George Botsford as project lead ers for the topic, "Getting the Most From Electricity." Defining electricity as a form of energy, Mrs. Wright gave a discussion of the electrical terms ampere, volts, watts, and kilo watt and told of the operation of circuits, fuses, and meters. The leaders also talked on how to use electricity to the best ad vantage in the home and told how to use the numerous appli ances at one time without involv ing danger to wiring and equip ment. They showed how to re pair the outlet plug on a cord. Mrs. Roy Carley has been se lected by the state extension council as a prospective delegate from Oregon to the triennial ACWW conference which it be ing held in September in Copen hagen, Denmark. Mrs. Floyd Dolan read an In teresting newspuper clipping about geisha girls of Japan, the story having been sent by her son. Floyd D. Dolan Jr., chief radio engineer with the army of occupation stationed at Itazaka air base in Japan. Mrs. uninna ii lustrated the dinning with rec ords made In Japan by geisha girls. Leaders from Sams Valley unit to the recent cancer lecture "what we should know about cancer" were Mrs. Rny Carley and Mrs. Arnold Nease. Mrs. Carley reported that Mrs. Blanche Frlsbie, county super visor of nurses, gave an Informa tive talk on cancer, also that movies were shown on the sub ject. It was decided that the unit would co-operate with the local Smart Additions ow Everything everything this season must have a collar! These three add another fashion ele ment a touch of smart crochet. Fabric phu crochet, and plain crocheted collars! Pattern 7040 pattern parts; crochet directions Our improved pattern visual with easy lowe charts and pho tos, and complete directions makes needlework easv. Send TWENTY CENTS in coins for this pattern to Medford Mail Tribune, Household Aits Depart., P. O. B.ix 840. Chicago 80. III. Print plainlv NAME, AD DRESS with PATTERN NUM BER. Our ALICE BROOKS Needle work catalogue is the best ever! Send fifteen cents, in coins, now for your copy. Illustration of designs for crocheting, knitting, embroidery, toys, miiltn, clnl dicn'i cloth, j. Free needlework pattern is printed In book. Society Picture Shown For Medford BPW Club; Present Irish Program Medford Business and Profes sional Women's club saw the picture, "A Day in the Life of a Cerebral Palsied Child" at a meeting of the group Thursday in the Girls Community club. The public affairs committee, of which Mrs. Vcrna flowers is chairman, was in charge of the program. The picture, sponsored by the Oregon Society for Crippled Chil dren and Adults, was shown by George Goodman and Martin Johnson, members of the YMCA. Miss Hazel Swayne spoke brief ly on the work of the society, some of which is done in this community, and she urged sup port of the society through the purchase of Easter seals. A St. Patrick quiz, prepared by Miss Helen Webster, local author, was enjoyed by the group and this was followed by the singing of Irish melodies. Mrs. Katheryn Morris, accompanied by Mrs. Eva Marsh, sang a group of solos. Mrs. Edith Baker and Mrs. Mabel Hundley and committees were in charge of refreshments. As Mrs. Morris sang "Come Back to Inn, the doors to the dining room were opened to show a table appointed in keeping with the spirit of ht. Patricks clay. Guests were Dr. Mary Jane Fowler, Mrs. Irma White, Mrs. Ettie Pair, Mrs. Myrtle Lee, Mrs. ; Donna Doyle, Mrs. Thelma Hal-i vnrsen, Mrs. Harriet Eitemiller, ! Mrs. Grace Lawson, Mrs. Eliza beth Di Vecchio, Miss Jean Dixon and Mis; Hazel Walton. j Mrs. Johnson Hostess For Circle Meeting Mrs. Robert Taylor led devo tionals at the meeting of Circle 3 of the First Methodist church when members met at the home of Mrs. T. J. Johnson for dessert j luncheon. Mrs. Taylor gave her ; favorite Bible verses and a poem, : "The Beauty of God." Mrs. Mary Smith was assistant hostess. Eighteen members and six vis itors were present. The visitors were Mrs. A. E. Brockway, Mrs. , Floyd Lewis, Mrs. Clarence Tay-: lor, Mrs. Dolph Heath, Mrs. 1 Goldie Robinson and Mrs. B. C. Kiqht. Mrs. Ray Johnson was elected from the group to act as a circle chairman for one of the new i circles to be formed in June. I 0& I v fs'kGxV : i Jim Ward was installed mas ter counselor of the Medford chapter of DeMolay at cere monies held in the Masonic temple last night with a Sweet heart ball following. Young Ward is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ward. 847 West Second street. (Brainerd photo). Sons And Daughters Visitors In Medford Sons and daughters of Mrs. William Swartz, 121 Genessee street, are In Medford because of the Illness of their mother, a patient in Sacred Heart hospital. Mrs. Swartz -is said to be con valescing satisfactorily. Here are Mrs. R. D. Groves. Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Frank Hemingway and Royce Finley of Hollywood and Frcderica Finley of San Francisco. Mrs. Groves, a former Powers model, now makes costume designing for olavs a hobby and Mrs. Heming way is the wife of the well-known commentator for radio station KHJ of Hollywood. Royce Fin ley is with Paramount studios' et decoration department. Another son, Kenneth Swartz. formerly of Hollywood, Is now living in Medford and has opened the Maple shop. He was an in terior decorator while in Holly wood and was once given an academy award for having de signed the finest interior dec orations for any movie of the year. UC BOOKS PILE UP Berkeley, Cal. !U.R) The book collection of the eight-campus University of California has passed the 2,500,000 mark. More than half the volumes are on the' Berkeley campus. Central Point Troops Give Juliette Low Tea For Mothers, Teachers Central Point Girl scouts and Brownie troops entertained their mothers and teachers witn a lea and program last Friday after noon in the Scout room. It was the annual tea held in honor of Juliette Low, founder of Girl scouting in America. Each troop had a part in the program, and they and their leaders were introduced by Mrs. Donald Patterson, neighborhood chairman of Girl scouts in Cen tral Point. Mrs. Patterson gave a short talk on the history of scouting and explained the mean ing of the Juliette Low Fund. Troop 100, which is the sixth grade girls, was the hostess troop. This was part of their work to wards tneir nostess Dadge. ana they arranged the tea table, made the favors, and served the tea and punch. About 125 guests and scouts enjoyed the program and re freshments. Girl scout troops and their leaders taking part during the afternoon were: Troop 100, leader Mrs. W. T. Parsons, as sistant leader, Mrs. Verne Allen: Troop 18. leaders Mrs. Paul bnook and Mrs. w. L,: Childress; Troop 46, leaders Mrs. Harry hlden and Mrs. Bert Castor; third grade Brownies, leader Mrs. Doug Sawtclle, and fourth Oak Grove Association Holds Annual Election; State Officer Speak Officers for the coming year were elected at a regular meet ing of Oak Grove Parent-Teacher association held Monday eve ning at the school. Mrs. Paul At kins was elected president, Mrs. Hanns Meier vice-president, Mrs. George Allingham secretary and Mrs. C. H. Thompson treasurer. Mrs. Frank Conner, state ment al hygiene chairman, and Mrs. W. R. Glass, state regional vice president, both of Medford, spoke to the large attendance concerning benefits of the or ganization and national accom plishments of the group. Mrs. Myrna Frink. principal of Griffin Creek school, spoke on the Mother's club, an organiza tion of that school. ' Members of the school board were guests at the meeting and the seventh and eighth grade basketball team and Coach Bruce Metzger. principal of the Oak Grove school, were honored. Refreshments were served by mothers of seventh and eighth grade pupils. Decorations were in the St. Patrick's theme with arrangements of spring flowers on the tables. grade Brownies, leaders, Mrs. Doyle Stockton, and Mrs. Sain Taylor. HI1 A nnrl nrncfinl a nrtrti-n.n nn cancer at their next meeting held in ii. Next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Ben Day. Club Women Take Over Old Prison In Town Homerville, Ga.(U.R) There aren't many towns where club women are In Jail as regularly as here. The women use the old prison for their club house and it's a far cry from the barren old building of past days. Attractively spaced ivy grows up the outside walls, curtains are strung across the grim win dow bars and the cells have been painted and refurnished. Many a tombstone is created by chiseling in traffic. A nnouncinq On Display at SMITH DYNGE LUMBER CO. Eighth and Fir Phone 2-7166 The New 1950 YOUNGSTOWN Kitchens You'll find YOUR Dream Kitchen in this 1950 showing . . . enjoy the work-saving wonders of a genuine white enameled iteel YOUNGSTOWN KITCHEN . . . Beautiful convenient, surprisingly moderate in cost! 9t? 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