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Secretaries' Group
To Be Formed Here
By National Worker
A southern Oregon chapter of
the National Secretaries' associa
tion is being organized in Med
ford at the present time by Mrs.
Jean H. Williams, Kansas City,
Mo., field representative of the
group and Mrs. Williams has just
completed organization of a
chapter at Corvallis, Ore., and in
February a chapter was estab
lished at Eugene under her su
pervision. Portland and Salem have had
chapters of the association for
the past few years.
Mrs- Williams states that the
organization is non-union and
non-profit, and was formed spe
cifically for secretaries to pro
mote educational, professional
and social advantages for women
With the aid of Mrs. Thelma
King, receptionist tor tne t-au-fornia-Oregon
Power company
who has been a member of the
group located in another city,
Mrs. Williams is engaged in con-
..-tni-loc nf MedfOrd
lading i.-.iciMiM
and a number of. announcements
have gone out mis ween. ivna.
Williams also states that any
secretary interested in the organ
ization may call her at room 410,
Medford hotel.
Prospect Association
Hods Dinner Meeting;
Coming Events Planned
Prospect Last meeting of the
Prospect Parent-Teacher associ
ation was a dinner, March 28, in
the school cafeteria. Eighty mem
bers were seated around a horseshoe-shaped
banquet table dec
orated with yellow daffodils and
tall white candles in crystal
candelabra.
During the program hour,
Mrs. C. Reese Bralcy of Medford
told of her experiences while
visiting in Siam two years ago.
Next meeting of the associa
tion will be April 25 and Mrs.
Blanche Frisbie, public health
nurse, will speak on cancer.
Scheduled for Tuesday, April
18. is a meeting of the social hy
giene group of the association at
the home of Mrs. James Popp at
1:30 p. m. There will be a talk
by Miss Kathryn Berberet, coun
ty school nurse, on "Safety in
the Home." Refreshments will
be served and everyone is wel
come to attend.
Central Point Corps
Schedules Meeting
Central Point Women's Re
lief corps of Central Point will
meet Thursday at the IOOF hall
at 2 p- m. Plans will be made for
a "merchant's luncheon" to be
given soon, and the president
asks for a full attendance of
members.
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Eagle Point Schools
Hold Open House;
Addition Described
Eagle Point A room-by-room
display and general open house
featured the last meeting of the
Eagle Point Parent-Teacher as
sociation held at the school. This
attracted one of the largest
groups ever assembled for a PTA
meeting in Eagle Point.
A tour of both high school
and grade buildings proved in
teresting and instructive to the
group and generous displays of
school work were shown in all
rooms from the lower grades
through all high school depart
ments. In the high school, infier
est was centered in the shop and
the work being done there, in
addition to the well-equipped
home economics department.
These are both additions to the
system since consolidation was
effected seven years ago.
Interest was shown in speci
mens of flys made in the natural
science department and in the
same department, dark room fa
cilities were seen that assist in
developing the hobby of photog
raphy.
Additional interest was shown
in two new rooms added to the
high school during the past win
ter. These are large rooms wun
the latest lighting equipment and
amply insulated against sound.
The systematic tour through
the whole 6ystem was designed
to afford a means of tracing the
school's growth from the time
of its consolidation up to the
present time- It was pointed out
that the school has grown from
a small plant of four elementary
rooms to one of 12 rooms seven
years later, with now a com
pletely new high scnool system
with shop and gymnasium and
an increase in daily attendance
in high school from 50 to the
present figure of 190 pupils.
It was also pointed out that the
increase in room and equipment
has raised the physical, value of
the plant from approximately
530,000 in 1943 to the present
figure of $205,000.
Durine the Droeram of the as
sociation's meeting. Superintend
ent Hale reviewed the recent
growth of the school but spoKe
principally about the first wing
of a new elementary structure
upon which work was recently
started. He said this building
would be a long, single-story
structure of four rooms with full
lighting from the north and ele
vated strip lighting of glass
blocks on the south. He said the
building will be constructed of
pumice blocks and would be
equipped with a radiant heating
system. It is expected to be ready
for use when school opens in the
fall, according to the superin
tendent. John Richards, county juve
nile officer, addressed me meet-
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ine presenting his case for the
need of temporary detention fa
cilities for cases upon which
final disposition has not been
made.
Mrs. Farlow reviewed the goals
toward which the association has
been working. Mrs- Eleanor Par-
cells, unit president, presiciea
over the meeting.
Visitor Honored
Before Departure
Mrs. George F. Dames of St
Paul, Minn., left Sunday evening
for her home after spending
three weeks in Medford with
her son and daughter-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert D. Dames of 33
North Barneburg road.
Tuesday afternoon of last
week Mrs. John C. Mann and
her sister, Mrs. H- Gates, enter
tained at a small tea which hon
ored Mrs. Dames and Friday af
ternoon the visitor's daughter-in-law
was hostess for a tea in her
honor. Sunday noon Mr. and
Mrs. I. E. Schuler were hosts for
an informal luncheon which hon
ored Mrs. Dames before her de
parture. Airs. Beck Entertains
Club Members At Home
Calico Crew held its monthly
meeting Friday with Mrs.
Michael Beck, Old Stage road.
A business meeting followed
luncheon, with Mrs. Albert
Frank presiding in the absence
of Mrs. George Watson.
The afternoon was spent in
sewing for the hostess.
The club will entertain hus
bands of members at a dinner
and cards Saturday, April 23.
Next regular meeting of the club
will be at the home of Mrs. Ray
Harrison. 719 West Fourth street,
April 28.
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New Officers for
Woodcraft Circle
To Be Installed
New officers of the Medford
circle, Neighbors of Woodcraft,
will be installed at a joint meet
ing with Phoenix and Ashland
circles set for Thursday night in
Phoenix.
To be installed are Mrs. L. O.
Howard, past guardian neigh
bor; Mrs. Clarence Jordan,
guardian neighbor; Mrs. B. L.
Staats Sr., advisor: Mrs. Edith
Dcvaney, clerk; Mrs. J. M.
Dodge, banker; Mrs. LaMurle
Reinking, magician; Mrs. Charles
Boussum, attendant; Mrs. George
L. Watson, captain of guards;
Mrs. George Cu'y, flag bearer;
Mrs. Vern L. Bailey, inner sen
tinel; Mrs. Carrie Milnes, outer
sentinel; Miss Verene Bailey,
musician: Mrs. Watson, cor
respondent; Mrs. Howard, Mrs.
Boussum and Mrs. Milnes, mana
gers. Mrs. Florence Drake of the
Phoenix lodge will be installing
officer.
League Hears Report
Of Legislative Study
At Meeting Saturday
A report of the legislative
study made in recent weeks by
members of the League of Wom
en Voters was given to the gen
eral membership of the league
at a meeting last Saturday.
Mrs. Lester Adams. Apple
gate, is chairman of the com
mittee which made the study,
and she was aided by Mrs. Frank
Van Dyke and Mrs. William Mc
Allister. For Saturday's meeting Mrs.
John S. Day spoke on rules of
procedure for legislatures and
Mrs. C. Rease Braley spoke of
the organization of standing
committees. Mrs. Ben Day's
topic was the effects of power
given presiding officers of the
house and senate on committee
members and assignment of bills.
In addition, a film was shown
which portrayed the process of
Dassage of a bill through a state
legislature, the film having been
made with the Wisconsin legis
lature as a model. The film was
secured by Miss Jeanette Thatch
er of the league.
Ruch-Sterling PTA
Postpones Meeting;
Party Reports Given
Ruch Due to Easter vacation,
the April meeting of Ruch-Sterling
Parent-Teacher association
has been postponed one week,
and will be held at the school
April 14 at 8 p. m.
The April Fool party held by
the association was pronounced
a success, and the PTA council
has extended its thanks to all
parents and friends for their
help.
During the evening a number
of contests were held. Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde .Wilson won the jit
terbug contest, Morris Byrne and
Mrs. Johnny Bowman won the
waltz contest and in the "lemon
dance" C. W. Childers, Bill God
frey and Everett Beard were
winners left "holding the lem
ons." Each winner received a
home-made cake.
Announce Wedding
Of Medford Couple
Mrs. Thora Smith Lawrence
and Dr. Frank Roberts announce
their marriage on Tuesday, April
4. in Vancouver, Wash. Both are
from Medford.
The couple will spend a few
days in northern Oregon and in
Washington and will return to
Medford Sunday by plane. They
will be at home at 2218 East
Main street.
RNA to Meet
Royal Neighbors of America
will hold the regular business
mcet;ng Thursday, April 6. at
7:30 p. m., in KP hall, with Mrs.
D. T. Ferguson presiding.
All members of the degree
staff and their substitutes for
the state convention are asked
to attend for practice.
Club Postponed
The meeting of the College
Women's Club of Rogue River
valley, scheduled for April 8, has
been postponed to April 15. Mrs.
frank Davis will be hostess to
the club with the meeting to be
at the Methodist church in Ash
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Woman Composer
Of Native Opera
Finishes New Work
New York U.R) America's
only woman opera composer
wishes this country would en
courage its native composers' to
write opera so she wouldn't be
in a class by herself,
"There's no truth In the idea
that America can't produce a
Verdi or Wagner," Florence
Wickham said. "We'll have na
tive opera when there's a market
for it."
Miss Wickham, who turned to
operatic composition 25 years
after she retired as a leading con
tralto at the Metropolitan Opera,
said she has found operatic com
posing "a deluxe undertaking."
The tall, blue-eyed blonde who
sang with Caruso and Scotti
ought to know. She had to go to
Germany in 1938 to have her
first opera, "Rosalin," produced
When news of its success seeped
back to the United States she fi
nally found a market here at
home.
New York Coming
This summer Americans will
have a chance to hear her second
work, "The Legend of Hex
Mountain." It is a folk opera
with Pennsylvania Dutch trim
mings, and Miss Wickham calls
it a "real native work" because
it has its setting in her home
state. She wrote the whole works
music and libretto.
"It takes a lot of courage to
write an opera when you know
tnere is almost no cnance of nav
ing it produced," she said. "But
I do think there's a better chance
of success if a composer writes
about an American theme."
She has fashioned her plot
about an old Amish legend that
a witch who does a good deed is
freed from the evil spell which
binds her. Miss Wickham has ob
tained just about the best witch
in the country for the role- She
is Dorothee Manski, who won
fame at the Metropolitan as the
witch of "Hansel and Gretel."
The opera will have its pre
miere in August at the Plym
outh, Mass.. music festival with
a cast of Metropolitan singers.
Then Miss Wickham plans to
move it to Broadway to chalk up
a musical record.
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Meeting on Thursday
Sams Valley Sams Valley
Ladies' club will meet at the
home of Mrs. Arnold Nease
Thursday, April 6. Members at
tending are to bring articles for
the Junior Red Cross to the meet
ing. Last session of the group was
at the home of Mrs. Jack Korner,
March 23.
"Broadway seems to be the
only outlet lor an American
opera right now, although fi
nancing a New York production
Is prohibitive," Miss Wickham
said. "There is little chance of
getting a hearing with one of our
opera companies although sing
ers, conductors and directors all
are eager to try new works."
She said opera composers such
as Kurt Weill and Gian Carlo
Menotti already have given the
Broadway public a taste for a
layer of opera in their theatrical
sandwich. If the appetite keeps
growing, opera composing may
become a paying proposition, she
leieves.
"Goodness knows, opera com
posing is the most up-hill work
in the music world," she said. I
think it can be done only on di
rect inspiration with as little
thought of box office sale as possible-
Opera should be real art,
that's why so few composers can
afford it."
CALENDAR
Wednesday
7:30 p.m. Job's Daughters,
Masonic temple.
8 p.m. Gold Star Mothers,
Girls' Community club.
8 p.m. Central Point Rebe
kahs. Oddfellows hall.
Thursday
12 noon Zonta club, Jackson
hotel.
12:30 p.m. Wenonah club,
Mrs. Ralph Parks, Dixie lane.
1 p.m. Women Golfers
Rogue Valley Country club.
1:30 p.m. Woman's Bible
class, Mrs. A. E. Chew, 1404
West Main street.
2 p.m. Medford Garden club,
YMCA.
2 p.m. Nichols Branch Get
Together club, home of Mrs. Wil
bur Reed.
2 p.m. Central Point Wom
en's Relief corps, IOOF hall.
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