Children's Fashions'
To Be Shown Today
As St. Mary Benefit
The Easter Bunny is ever the
welcome guest, and this year
he is to arrive a week early,
bringing the "Easter Chick Pa
rade," an unusual fashion show
by Medford's small fry.
Mister Bunny, his pink nose
twinkling with fun and his ears
wagging, left his basket in St.
Mary's gymnasium today and
this afternoon at 3:30 p. m.,
when the cover is taken off, out
will hop a gay assortment of
"Easter Chicks," all dressed up
for bed, church, play or party
time.
The following "cottontails"
will hop along the meadow,
showing Easter finery; Su
san Iven, Richard and Roger
Schmidt, Gregory and Larry
Wright, Mary and Carol Doyle,
Mary Jo Batzer, Billy and Jim
mie Reverman, Patti Ann and
Michael MacLauchlan, Ann Hav
iland, Karen Fisher, Mary Lee,
David and Lucille Lowery, Di
ane Williams, Nancy Stevenson,
David, Laurene and Jennifer Es
pey, Judy Dunlevy, Janet Young,
Mike and Linda Lewis, Peter,
Patrick and James Naumes,
Kathy Dougherty, Shelley Ely,
Mary Carol Levins, Pattie and
Susan Naumes, Jo Dee McDuf
fie, Annette and Fred Burich,
Sanda Montgomery, Bonnie Fay
tinger, Paul Elliot. Ida Lane and
Marcy Bardeen, and Carol, Mary
and Sarah Robinson.
Refreshments will be served,
the public is invited and proceeds
are to go toward St. Mary's
building fund.
Lady Elks Announce
Meeting for Tuesday
Lady Elks will meet Tuesday,
April 4 at 2 p.m. in the party
lounge of the Elks temple- Fol
lowing dessert pinochle, pool,
canasta and bridge will b e
played.
This will be the last meeting
under the chairmanship of Mrs.
Arthur Hess, and the new chair
man will be introduced.
Hostesses for the meeting will
be Mrs. Fred Rehling, Mrs. Van
Gilbert, Mrs. L. G. Miles. Mrs.
George White and Mrs. Herbert
E- Bismark.
Jean Hart's
Diary
Sunday, April 2
Top o' the Spring to you
and how about your Easter
coat? That is if you art
wearing a print or cotton
dress on Easter Sunday in
stead of a suit. We have
beautiful suits too . . . soft
wools, exquisitely tailored
and In the soft shades to
match your Easter corsage.
But if you are to be a thing
of beauty and a joy for
ever In a print or a linen
dress . . . you will need a
harmonizing topper. Short
or long ... we have them.
The colors are taken from
the old master bunny and
his Easter egg chart. Vi
brant romantic shades of
red, green or blue ... or
delicate muted hues in
gold, cerise, lime. White to
offset and harmonize with
any suit or dress your heart
desires. And fashion-right
for long dresses on party
night.
So ... be a happy girl for
Easter . . . you will be if
you are warm as well at
beautiful.
"The Hart of Fashion"
22 South Crape
Phone 2-8992
Quackenbush-Lavin
Rites Take Place
In Medford Church
An event of Saturday, March
23, was the wedding of Miss
Jean Nadine Lavin, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Ross 2685
Elliott avenue, Medford, to
Archie W. Quackenbush, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Quackenbush,
Freeman road, Central Point.
The candlelight ceremony was
read at eight o'clock at the First
Methodist church, Medford, by
the Rev. Meredith A. Groves.
About 70 guests were present.
Miss Barbara Dickson, Klam
ath Falls, was soloist for the
wedding and Mrs. C. R. Adam
son was organist. '
The bride's wedding gown was
of white brocaded organdy, de
signed ankle length, and her fin
gertip length veil was held by a
band of stephanotis. She carried
a white Bible topped with a
white orchid and stephanotis,
and the pearls she wore were a
gife of her grandfather and had
first been worn by her grandmother.
Mrs. Robert Hamilton, sister
of the bridegroom, served as
honor attendant. Her frock was
of yellow organdy and she car
ried a nosegay of sweetpeas,
roses and violets.
Miss Donna Lavin, sister of
the bride, and Miss Dorene
Jones lighted the candles. Miss
Lavine wore a pink dotted swiss
frock and Miss Jones blue dotted
swiss.
Both the bride's mother and
the bridegroom's mother wore
navy blue dresses with pink ac
cessories and their corsages were
of pink carnations.
Robert Hamilton was best
man for the bridegroom and
Dale Bartley and W. J. Fisher
were ushers. Mr. Ross gave Ihe
bride in marriage.
A reception was held at the
bride's home for members of the
families and the wedding party.
Mrs. Dale Bartley poured and
Miss Gwen Gibeson cut the wed
ding cake.
Baskets of almond blossoms
and pink and white snapdrag
ons, arranged with lighted tap
ers, decorated the church.
The newlywed couple traveled
to southern California for their
wedding trip and later will be at
home near Central Point. For
traveling the bride wore a beige
suit with navy blue accessories
nnrl nrnhiri pnrsaep. Mrs. Ouack-
jenbush attended Central Point
schools and Southern Oregon
college and is a past honored
queen of the Central Point
bethel, Job's Daughters. The
bridegroom, who served three
years in the United States navy,
attended high school in Klamath
Falls and is now with the Table
Rock Lumber company.
Here for the wedding were
Mr. and Mrs. A. Petersteiner,
uncle and aunt of the bride
groom from Klamath Falls; Mr.
anri Mrs. W. Smith of Yreka,
uncle and aunt of the bride
groom; Mr. and Mrs. Bruce
Oihesnn and son. Bruce, uncle
and aunt of the bride from
Yreka.
Baker-Clark Team
Winners At Bridge
Mrs. Frank R. Baker and Mrs.
Josephine Clark took top honors
for the last meeting ot me lvieo
ford Duplicate Bridge club, their
score for the north and soutli
playing position being 130
points. Coming in second for this
position were Paul Hatton and
T. J. Fuson, with 99V4 points,
and third went to Dr. S. Ralph
Dippel and Al Gilhousen with
94 points.
First for east and west were
Mrs. Jean Hall and L. G. Miles,
who scored 122V4 points, and
second were Miss Isobel Stuart
and Mrs. Bernard Hughes, who
scored 107. In third were Miss
Janice Burpee and Jack Verling
who scored 87 '2 points.
The duplicate club plays each
Tuesday evening at the Medford
hotel.
Student To Design
Sets at Stanford
Miss Lovelle Davies, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Davies,
1779 Spring street, a freshman
at Stanford university, who has
been spending spring vacation
here with her family, will leave
today to return to her studies.
A major in commercial art at
the university. Miss Davies will
be responsible for designing and
doing the sets for the freshman
musical to be produced during
the annual "Back to Farm" week
at the university, i
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Married March 25 in ihe First Methodist church. Mr. and Mrs.
Archie W. Quackenbush art thown following the ceremony. The
bride it the former Jean Nadine Lavin, daughter of Mr. and Mrt,
A. R. Rost, 2685 Elliott avenue, and the bridegroom it a ton of Mr.
and Mrt. Guy Quackenbush, Freeman road. Central Point.
(Shangle studio).
Bride-Elect Honored
At Surprise Shower;
To Wed This Summer
Miss Joy Finch, bride-elect of
John Dunn of Banning, Calif.,
was honored at a surprise bridal
shower at the home of her cou
sin, Mrs. A. T. Coppedge, 2029
Orchard Home drive, Wednes
day evening. Hostesses for the
event were Mrs. Coppedge, Mrs.
H. C. Coppedge. another cousin
of the guest of honor, and Mrs.
G. M. Cannon, Miss Finch's
aunt.
Games were played and dur
ing the evening a large decorat
ed box containing the gifts was
brought to Miss Finch by a de
livery service.
The decorations consisted of
colored hearts strung on pink
satin ribbons, and the table cen
terpiece was the cake, which
was white with silver wedding
bells.
Following presentation of
gifts, refreshments were served
by the hostesses.
About thirty guests were pres
ent for the shower, and gifts
were also sent from California
from Miss Finch's grandmother,
Airs. Pearl Watson of Pasadena,
and her fiance's mother, Mrs.
Ed Dunn, of Banning.
The wedding date has been
set for late in June.
Joint Installation
To Be Held Thursday
By Woodcraft Lodges
Phoenix Joint installation
services will be held by Neigh
bors of Woodcraft lodge with
Ashland and Medford lodges on
Thursday, April 6 in the grange
hall here. Mrs. George Drake
of the local order will act as in
stalling officer.
An appointed committee will
have charge of arrangements
with Mrs. Lillian Coleman as re
ception chairman; Mrs. Helen
Norris. Mrs. Jewel Parr and Mrs.
Mark Hackney, decorations; Miss
Eiva Caster, Mrs. Guy Cobleigh,
Mrs. Parr and Mrs. Etta Parker,
covered dish supper.
The suooer will precede the
business meeting. Hot dishes will
be furnished by the local circle
and visiting circles will take
salads and desserts. Meat dishes
have been planned.
Medford Garden Club
"Conservation" will be the
subject for Medford Garden club
members when they meet Thurs
day, at 2 p.m. April 6 in the
YMCA. Mrs. John Litster is con
servation chairman for the
group.
A display of wild flowers will
be exhibited.
Mrs. Roy Guyer will be tea
chairman.
Delegates Report
Honors Received
By Medford DAR
Delegates returning from the
annual state conference of the
Daughters of the American Revo
lution, held at Corvallis this
week, reported a number of hon
ors which came to Crater Lake
chapter of Medford.
The regent, Mrs. D. O. Hood,
was elected state librarian. In to
ken of this honor her own dele
gates presented her with a bou
quet of red carnations to carry
at the reception for officers and
delegates.
Mrs. G. R. Carter of the Med
ford chapter won second place
for her historical scrapbook com
posed of pictures, clippings and
other data pertaining to DAR ac
tivity. First place in the scrap
book competition went to Klam
ath Falls. Mrs. Carter received
special mention for her radio
script on "Old Jacksonville,"
wnicn was given over the radio
recently on the DAR sponsored
program.
Mrs. G. Q. D'Albinl, as chair
man of the Third district, report
ed for that body and also won
special acclaim for her work
work with the classes for new
citizens. Mrs. D'Albini has com
pleted her 24th year in this work
and has prepared 300 citizens.
Crater Lake chapter was also
outstanding for having complet
ed its quota in full to the nation
al building fund. Only one other
chapter in the state claimed this
distinction. The Oregon daugh
ters will undertake a state proj
ect as soon as this building quota
is completed. Their present plans
are to build a caretaker's cabin
at historic Champoeg.
Highlight of the conference
was the address by Oregons
governor, Douglas McKay, who
made a special trip to attend the
conterence. He warmly com
mended the patriotism of the
daughters and their continued ef
forts to further the American
way of life.
In his talk he stressed the
great future of Oregon, which
will depend to some extent up
on new citizens, tneir proper ed
ucation as voters and active par
ticipants in community life. In
this education and training the
DAR, through its citizenship
classes, is taking an active part,
it is pointed out.
Mrs. G. R. Hyslon of Corval
lis was elected regent for Ore
gon. Over 100 delegates from
many parts of the state attended
this conterence.
Mrt. Keaveny on Trip
Accompanied by Niece
Jacksonville Mrs. John
Keaveny, home economies in
structor of Jacksonville high
school, has left for Burbank,
Calif., to spend the Easter vaca
tion with her son and daughter-in-law.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Keav
eny. Mrs. Keaveny will be ac
companied by her niece. Miss
JUdy Mooring, daughter ot Mr,
and Mrs. W. W. Mooring.
Easter is a very personal day. The gifts we give should
be intimate and lasting . , ,
We suggest ... a rosary exquisitely wrought and
jewelled and kept from the world in its own lovely case.
Or a Madonna carved with a simple purity of line and
beauty.
Or a Bible for those being confirmed or baptised
during the Easter ceremonies.
Or a pair of imported china chickens the rooster strut
ling and boastful, the little hen bashful and acquies
cent. Or at least t card . . . sentimental or gay ... as the
situation dictates ... to show time taken from your
bu life for a loving thought.
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You simply have to see this heavcr.iy g,il package ... oil tied
with a satin bow , . . a two-pair box o( Schiaporelll stockings
.. together with a luxurious satin stocking case that
Schiaparelll lashioned especially for this event... You woriS
believe we eon offer this case ot such a special pricel..,
We con.., but nol lot iong...only because this Is the first
. . . special . . . exiling . . . Schiaparelll gift combination planned
just lor your Easter giving. The stockings ot our
regular price ... but (or now, Ihe stockings (2 poir) plui
so beautiful satin cose in this speeiol gift combination
lor only $5,00 No cases sold separately, ol course.
.Credit gladly given
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17 S. Central
Sunday. April I, U30
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIT!
40th Anniversary
Of Medford Couple '
Observed At Party
A group of friends and rela
tives called on Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd Davis of route 2, the eve
ning of March 2, in observance
of the couple's 40th wedding an
niversary. The occasion was In
the form of a surprise to the hon
ored guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Davis were mar
ried at Hazen, N. D., and spent
their early married life there.
Thty are the parents of seven
children, Roy of Great Falls,
Mont.; Mrs. Gene Weitman and
Mrs. Joe Waltz, Shady Cove;
Hartley of Monrovia, Cal.; Dale
of New York city, Mrs. Bob
Bishop, Medford, and Lee, who
was killed in action during the
last war.
All the children were not able
to attend the anniversary party
but a family reunion had been
held here last summer when all
were present. The Davises have
resided here for four years.
Attending last week's party
were Mr. and Mrs. Weitman and
sons, Dean and Kenneth, and
daughters, Linda and Donna: Mr.
and Mrs. Waltz and daughter,
Judy; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Straight, J. R. Harris, Charles
Broughton, Frank Chamberlain,
Cecil Kee and daughter, Cecelia,
all of Shady Cove, and Mr. and
Mrs. Bishop and Mrs. Elsie Tur
ner of Medford.
The couple was presented a
number of pieces of ruby glass
ware in keeping with the 40th
anniversary. A tiered cake which
had been baked by their daugh
ters was served with other re
freshments.
Chapter to Hear
Program on Hawaii
A meeting of chapter BE of
the PEO sisterhood has been set
for Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the
home of Mrs. L. C. Taylor, South
Pacific highway. Mrs. W. E- Hol
mes will give ,the program
speaking on her trip to Hawaii.
Club Meeting
Mrs. E. G. Trowbridge will en
tertain Oak Grove Neighborhood
club at her home on Jacksonville
highway Tuesday, April 4. Des
sert at 1:30 p.m. will be followed
by a business meeting.
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