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FOUR MEDFORD (OREGON) Medford Woman, Son . Plan Extended Tour Of European Countries Mrs. George Codding. 1015 Queen Anne avenue, will leave Medford Saturday. April 8 to pend the next aix month! on a leisurely tour of, turopean coun triea with her ion. George Cod ding Jr. Mrs. Codding will board the Queen Elizabeth at New York for the Atlantic crossing. Young Codding has been at tending Institute Unlversltalre, do Hautes Etudes Internation ales, in Geneva and Is receiving his doctorate In political science. The two travelers plan to tour England. Holland, France, Italy, Spain and North Africa. They will attend the music festival at Strasbourg. Austria, the famous Passion Plav at Oberammergau Germany, and also plan to visit many castles and art galleries. Roseburg Meet Held By DAV Auxiliary A district conference for DIs- hl1 Amirlnn Vterans mixil aries of district six wai called In Roseburg, March 26 by Mrs. Paul Olsen, commander of the Delegates were present from units in rviamatn rails, ivienioru, Grants Pass and Roseburg. Many vitHnrl nln attended. Attending from Medford were Mrs. James Lillle, state depart ment commander; Mrs. uisen, Mrs. Cliff Heeter, unit command- Mr Friwnrrl Npff. state ex ecutive committeewoman and Mrs. Lucius Kincald, delegate. Mrs. Nancy Wulf of Roseburg was nominated at the conference for district commander. One more district meeting will Urn halri In HrnnU Pais in MaV. When election will be held for a district commander who win be installed at the state conven tion in June. )ul arrived decorative treas ures In ths popular Chinese motif. A mandarin and maid in black, white and gold would be striking with any color tchtmt. For a whimilcal touch, a pair of cunning Chinese chil dren sit on a whatnot shelf with their trousered legs hanging over the edge. Cigarette boxes with ash trays to match coma In several colors. In Chinese Im ports, we have some lovely pieces in pewter, brass and por celain. We have reecived some polished aluminum trays and bowls that are new and different. Copper handles and trim are In effec tive contrast, and both alumi num and copper are lacquered for lasting beauty. These are in several sites, from small snack tray to large leiy Susan. Among new items for your yel low kitchen are canister sets, bread boxes, dust pans and step on cans, all gaily decorated with spring flowers. Those uie ful Ecko kitchen tools have blos somed out with yellow handles, and Deiey luicert and can openers are here In yellow too. To protect that new dralnboard, ' we have Rubbermaid draining trays in you guessed It yel low. And to show that we aren't In a rut, we have all these kitchen helps In other colors. Bell's Homewares 44 South Central vkA What's H1 New iBELL'S MAIL TRIBUNE Shown following their wedding March 25 at Medford's First Presbyterian church are Mr. and Mn. Arlon E. Skinner. The bride is the former Phyllis Anne Wendt, daughter oi Mr. and Mrs. Chester H. Wendt. Old Stage road, and Mr. Skinner is a son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Skinner, 1004 East Main street. (Shangle photo). Miss Phyllis Anne IVendt Wedded to Arlon Skinner Miss Phyllis Anne Wendt became the bride of Arlon E. Skin ner at one of the largest of the valley's spring weddings, more than 300 guests having attended the ceremony held Saturday, March 25 at 8 o'clock in the First Presbyterinn church here. The Rev. Holly Roy Jarvls of the First Christian church officiated. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester H. Wendt, Old Stage road, and the bride groom's parents are Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Skinner, 1004 East Main street. White snapdragons and white lines, against a background of palms and ferns, and garlands of greenery studded with gardenias decorated the church. The aisle was marked with gardenia bou quets on the pew ends, and doz ens of white tapers lighted the scene. Preceding the riles Mrs. George Wendt and Mrs. Charles Champlin sang, with Miss Debo rah iremblay at the organ. The bride, given In marriage by her father, wore a gown of white bridal salin designed prin cess style with yoke of marquis ette and seed pilaris, and a long train. Her veil of Imported illu sion was held by a coronet of starched lace and seed pearls and she carried a white Bible with a white orchid and stephanotis. Miss Dolores Wilkinson was maid-of-honor. She wore a white taffeta frock with bouffant skirt and carried a nosegay of Amcri can beauty roses. Bridesmaids were Miss Betty Jean flage, Miss Barbara Niedermeyer and Miss Charlotte Niedermeyer, the Misses Niedermeyer being cous ins of the bride. The brides maids' gowns, designed to match Miss Wilkinson's dress, were of American beauty taffeta and they carried nosegays of white roses. The attendants all wore halns of carnations, and white mills. Mrs. Charles Slilnn and Mrs. Raymond Morton, who lighted the candles, wore Identical white marquisette frocks and carried nosegays of roses around tapers. Harold Skinner was best man for his brother, and ushers were William Wall, Warren Wendt. brother of the bride, and Win ston E. Carl. The reception which followed was in the church parlor. Mrs. John Niedermeyer cut the wed ding cake, assisted by Mrs. Otto Niedermeyer. Both are aunts of the bride. Mrs. H. E. Conner, an other aunt, served coffee and Mrs. Dale llarlnn. cousin of the bride from San Francisco, served punch. Miss Patricia Bamum took charge of the Riiest book. Others assisting with the recep tion were Mrs. E. B. DeVoe and Mrs. E G Randolph and Miss Marie Ohenchain, cousin of the bride from Klamath Kalis, pro vided piano music. An arrangement of pink and white snapdragons centered the bride's table and a garland of sweetpeas encircled the punch howl. Other spring flowers com pleted the reception decor. VICTOR Says: The other day I was listening to a lady soice her opinion as to why women had no children or mavbe only one. Her thought was that they had waited for a comement time. Why wait longer? Make this the convenient time for that per manent wave. Then when that special invitation arrives accept ing it is a matter of routine, not one ot anxiety. CRATERIAN BEAUTY SALON 41 I Central A.e. Med. 4llt Sunday. April 2, 1950 For her daughter's wedding, Mrs. Wendt wore a powder blue crepe gown with pink maline hat and pink gloves. Her bouquet was of gardenias and pink rose buds. The bridegroom's mother wore grey crepe with cape of blue lace and blue maline hat and white gloves. Her flowers were also pink rosebuds and gardenias. Mr. Skinner and his bride traveled to southern California for their honeymoon, the bride wearing a navy blue suit with white pique hat and her wedding orchid. The bride has been at tending Oregon State college, where she was a member of Sigma Knuon sorority. Mr. Skin ner attended Oregon Stale col lege for two years and later was graduated from General Motors institute in Michigan. He is member of Toaslmasters and Lions clubs. The newlyweds will live at 710 King street in this city. In Medford for the wedding were Miss JoAnne Chase, Port land: Miss Helen Jackson. Mr. and Mr9. Frank Ohenchain and Carolyn Jean. M. H. Obenchain and Mrs. Frank Obenchain Sr, all of Klamath Falls. Wedding Date Set By Valley Couple Invitations will be In the mail this week for the wedding of Miss Patricia Jean Lawson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd K. Law- son, 1418 Reddv avenue, to Rob ert William Sutton. The rites have been set for April 23 at 3 p. m. In the First Methodist church. Both young people are gradu ates of Medford high school and later attended Southern Oregon college. Mr. Sutton recently com pleted a tour of duty in the navy. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs, Floyd Sutton of Ashland. jjgH Society Announces Next Concert Date; Program Is Varied The Philharmonic Society of southern uregon has announced April 18 as the date of its final concert of the 1949-50 season and the event will be held in the high school auditorium begin nings at 8 p.m. The program, although of con siderable length as planned, will be of great variety and Interest, comprising works from light and grand opera, as well as operatic ballet with Colleen Hope and se lected dancers from her classes, according to Richard D. Werner, director. Selections from the "Merry Widow" by Lehar will open the program and the offering of the chorus for this light opera por tion of the program will be Vic tor Herbert's "M arch of the Toys from "Babes in Toyland' with the orchestra accompany ing. First part of the ballet section of the concert will be "Hymn to the Sun from Le Coq D or second section of this part of the program will be the ballet from "Alda" by Verdi. The grand opera portion of the program will be presented by both soloists and chorus and will include selections from "Pagliac- ci" by Leoncavallo, from Bizet's "Carmen and selections from "Tannhauser" by Wagner. Another operatic feature will be four short choruses from the opera Linda by the director, Mr. Werner. These choruses are Negro in character, and simple in construction, being used In the opera as local color. One, "Treat Me Right" is a real Negro spir itual which the librettist, E. M. Andrews, picked up from an old slave in Alabama. The rest, original music by the composer, are "Hallowe'en Song," "Banjo Song" and "La ment. Artists Prepare For Spring Shows Dated In Portland Local artists are preparing for the annual spring art exhibitions to be held again this year in Portland. The first showing will be for active members of Ore gon Society of Artists from April 17 to 22 in the Meier and Frank auditorium. Original works in oil. watercolor, pastel and other graphic arts may be entered. Medford artists who have en tered paintings to the selection committee, which will pass on all works before they are hung in the exhibition, are Hal Bishop and Clifford Platz. Mr. Platz has entered two paintings, one a winter scene in the newer medium of casein, and a landscape in water color. "Oregon Country" is the title of Mr. Bishop s entry. The paint ing is in oil and depicts emi grants of a wagon train stopped on top of the Siskiyous looking over the country. Eugene Bennett, local artist now attending Chicago Institute of Art, will enter two of his paintings in the exhibition of work of the artists of Oregon to be held in the Portland Art Museum, April 22 through May 21. The two paintings ne is sub mitting will be remembered here from Mr. Bennett's Med ford exhibit last summer. Both are water colors and they are en titled "Mississippi Mansions," and "Sailboats." Im." sxs.se See these aad many other famed Gorham Sterling pat terns is our wide thawing of patterns that lead the 1950 Sil ver Parade . . . Gorham design that are winning Ihe acclaim of America's most discriminating hostesses ! SMW llM nM -eJM BUY STERLING SILVER SPOONS for EASTER GIFTS Lawrence's In Medford 40 Vr$, Mocking th urnc High Qu''tv Mtfrctandisc found tn tht htt storts in th Urgr CttitJ jnd mof moderately priced. 130 E. Main I 12 1 Mr. and Mrs. C. Schempp. 305 Laurel street, are shown war ing farewell to relatives and friends just before their plane took off Wednesday for Sw Francisco and New York. The Schemppt will aail April 7 from New York on the Queen Mary to spend the next three months touring Europe. (Brainerd photo). Pennsylvania Rites Wed Yvonne Gault To Joseph Bianco News of the wedding of Miss Yvonne Louise Gault to Joseph R. Bianco has been .received here. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Gault, 125 Cottage street, and Mr. Bian co is a son of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Bianco. Newark, N. J. The ceremony took place March at noon in the rectory of St. Patrick's cathedral. Harris burg. Pa., and was performed by the Rev. J. Metz. Miss Irene Robinson was bridesmaid and Phillip Savit tiere, Jr., of Phoenix, Ariz., was best man. A reception followed at the Young Woman's club, with Miss Evalina Bianco assisting. The newlyweds made a wed ding trip to Philadelphia and will live in Harrisburg, where the bridegroom is a reporter for the Patriot and Evening News of Harrisburg. The bride is a graduate of Med ford high school with the class of 1948 and has been a student of Antioch college, Yellow Springs, O. Mr. Bianco attended Panzer college. East Orange, N. J., and was graduated from Se ton Hall college, South Orange, N. J. The life of an electric laniD Is decreased if it is turned on and off frequently. Y4 - k I 35a For Lriglit Spring costumes warm new 41, 1.35 Golden Beige . . a new lighter shade wiih gold undertone to wear with light brown, beige or gold, ot the vivid greens so important this Spring. Sunbeam . . . a lovely sun-warmed shide (or tout, pisttli, the soft, muted colors and white. Both in our famous 51 Gauge, 1 5 Denier Nylons lovely, luxurious, high fashion it only l.5 a pair Buster Brown Shoe Store FLUHRER BUILDING " "8 I u Genevieve Hober Becomes Bride of Raymond Minter The wedding of Genevieve Ho ber and Raymond Minter, both of Medford, took place March 22, with the Rev. John Berger of Sacred Heart Catholic church reading the nuptial mass at nine o'clock in the morning. For the ceremony the bride wore a beige suit with green ac cessories and orchid corsage. She was attended by Mrs. Ena Sing ler who wore a blue suit and an orchid corsage. Clarence Schmidt of Medford was best man for the bride groom. Mr. Minter and his bride will live at 346 Apple street in this city following a wedding trip to Seattle. Mr. Minter is manager of the Singer Sewing Machine company here. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Mitchell. 1023 Maple Park drive, and Mr. Min ter's mother is Mrs. Anna Min ter of Lady SmUh, Wis. In Nassau The Harlow Carpenters are spending the week of Easter vacation at Nassau in the Ba hama Islands. Mr. Carpenter, a son of Mr- and Mrs. Alfred S. V. Carpenter, Old Stage road, is a student at Harvard university and the couple lives in Boston. laaJ s es in Miss Jacobs Wed To Melvin Wilson In hbme Ceremony Miss Murlane Frances Jacobs and Melvin Eugene Wilson were married March 18, the ceremony taking place at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Don L. Jacobs, 602 Ross lane. The Rev. Harry Hansen of the Four Square Gospel church of ficiated. Preceding the rites the bride's sister, Miss Ethel Jacobs, sang, with Mrs. Thelma Heidi as ac companist. For her wedding the bride wore a navy blue frock of crepe with white accessories. Her corsage was of gardenias. Thirty relatives and close friends of the couple attended the ceremony and the reception which followed immediately aft er. The bride's sisters, Miss Jacobs and Mrs. Chester C. Martin of Bremerton, Wash., Miss JoAnn Fellows and Mrs. Heidt served the wedding re freshments. For the ceremony the couple stood beneath an archway of white and yellow blossoms and streams decorated with silver bells. Bouquets of daffodils and yellow candles completed the decorations. The bride attended Medford schools and was a student at the Canyonville Bible academy at the time of her marriage. Mr. Wilson was educated in Los An geles and later served three years in the air corps, having been stationed in Panama for two years. He has lived in Med ford for the past year, and with his bride will now reside at 531 Berrydale avenue. Here for the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. Chester C. Martin and their two children of Brem erton. I Chapter To Entertain For Pioneer Members Jacksonville Pioneer mem bers of Adarel chapter. Order of Eastern Star, will be honored by other chapter members Thurs day, April 6 at 6:30 p.m. in the Masonic lodge hall in Jackson ville. A potluck dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Mrs. J. A. Matthews will be chairman for the affair. Cifts that will make this a memorable Easter for your fa vorite lily. V $ 00 M VSJ. lit Ji daisy 2)4 E. MAIN Ml Surprise Shower Given For Miss Donna Wall; Announce Wedding Day A surprise shower given Thursday honored Miss Donna Wall, whose wedding to Loyd Huston has been set for April 16. Hostesses for the affair were Mrs. Frank Roelandt and Miss Billie Lvons, the party being at the Roelandt home, 329 North Holly street. Miss Wall was presented her gifts in a decorated umbrella, and following the presentation, refreshments were served. Guests included Mrs. James Cummings, Mrs. Elmer Bailey, Mrs. Joe McAllister, Mrs. F. T. Lawson, Mrs. Gordon Schultz, Mrs. Floyd Davis, Miss Joan Davis, Miss Anne Christenson, Miss Josephine Kantor, Miss Betty Peterson, Miss Carol My ers, Miss Jacqueline Walker and the guest of honor. Miss Wall is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin E. Wall, Jack sonville, and Mr. Huston's par ents are Mr. and Mrs. George R. Huston of 1006 Court street, Medford. Annual Luncheon Planned By Group For Easter Monday An outstanding event of each spring in Medford is the annual Easter Monday luncheon of St. Anne's Altar society. The event has oulgrown the parish house of Sacred Heart church, and this year will be held in the YMCA building. Luncheon is set for 1 p.m. Mrs- J. W. McDuffie Sr., Is chairman of this year's luncheon, and assisting her are Mesdames O. J. Halboth. T. R. Eslinger, J. J. Dunlevy, Walter Young, Ray mond Miksche, G. E. Horton, John C. Boyle, Louis Rentz, Myrle Merriman, Paul Meyers, W. W- Stevenson and J. H. Murphy and Miss Pat Wilkinson. Coffee Hour St. Mark's Evening guild will sponsor another coffee hour Sun day, April 2, following the eve ning service at the church, it is announced. Everyone attending the evening service is invited to attend the coffee hour. Hostesses will be Mrs. Fred Morlan. Mrs. N. H. 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