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rOUH MEDrORD (OHEOON) Announce Dates Benefit Lectures; Party Is Planned Dates for the Shakespearian lectures which Dr. Margery Bai ley of Stanford university will give in Medford thu summer hive been set by the Medford committee sponsoring Dr. Bai ley's appearance here. The lees tures will be given July 14, 16 and 17 and are planned with the double purpose of providing background Information for the four plays which are to be pro duced this summer by the Shake spearean Festival association In Ashland and of setting up a scholarship fund. The first and third lectures will be at the Esquire theater and the second will be given In con nection with a large party at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred S. V. Carpenter, Top sides. July 14 Dr. Bailey will lec ture on "As You Like It" and "Comedy of Errors" and on July 17 she will speak on "Henry IV" part one, and "Antony and Cleopatra. The lecture at the party, to be held Sunday, July 18, will be in a general vein with Dr. Bailey speaking about Shake apeare's play and and the fes tival. Dr. Bailey, who is on the faculty of the English depart ment of Stanford university, Is an outstanding authority on Shakespeare and an actress of much ability as well as being an authoritative and entertaining lecturer. When the Medford committee has funds sufficient for schol arships, a plan of aiding students who come to Ashland in the sum mer to study and act in the fes tival plays will be worked out. Club To Meet Members of the FL club will meet Monday at 8 p.m. In the home of Mrs. Edith Davis, 825 West Second street. At the last meeting of the club In the Girls' Community club, an invitational card party was held. Lawrence's In Mecfford 40 ytan, repuation for the finest diamonds only. Ask the one who wears a Lawrence diamond. 130 EAST MAIN MAIL TRIBUNE I J ,-!, -SI , i . & Iff 'V .ly-iyt.-.. .;'' Pa W i" 4 1 Mrs. Donald F. Siddtns is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Deaver. 408 West Second street, and her wedding to the Portland man took place June 21 in St. Michael and All Angel's Episcopal church in Portland. Mr. Sid dens Is a son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Siddens of Portland, and the couple will live in that city. (Krohn photo, Portland) Miss Christensen Wedded in Nevada To Ronald Smith The marriage of MlsS Bonnie Jane Christensen to Ronald C. Smith was announced at a recep tion and shower party given Sat urday, June 17, at the home (ft the bridegroom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Smith, 203 Vancouver avenue. The bride Is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl F. Christensen, 802 North River side avenue. The wedding was held June IS in Reno, Nev. The bride wore a tan suit with white accessories for the ceremony. The brlde'a mother and Mrs. Carl F. Christ ensen J r.. accompanied the couple to Reno. For the reception, Mrs. Ted Christensen entertained with ac- cordlan music and a buffet sup per was served. A shower of gifts was presented the newly wed couple. Guests Included Mr. and Mrs. Elbert McNew, Mr. and Mrs. William McNew, Gloria Joy, Jer ry and Leonard; Mr. and Mrs. Lee McNew, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Norum, Jeanle and Walter and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Guss, all of Central Point; Mr. and Mri. Oliver Guss, Carrol, Merlyn and Gary and Sidney Budman of Medford; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Culley and Richard Lee of Klam ath Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Christensen Sr., and Kenneth, Mrs. Ted Christensen, Karen and Gary, Mrs. Carl Christensen Jr., and Kathy, Medford. Sunday. June 15, 1950 aiji,lsi.wiil I t- ih former Elisabeth Jane Deaver, Miss Lola Phillips And Richard Wilson Wed in Nevada Miss Lola Phillips, daughter of Mrs. Albert Phillips. Blddle road, became the bride of Rich ard L. Wilson of Janney lane, at a ceremony held June 14 in Reno, Nev. The bride's gown was of white taffeta and she wore a corsage of pink rosebuds and sweet peas. The bridegroom Is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Wilson, 232 Janney lane. He is a grad uate of Medford senior high school and attended Southern Oregon college. He has been em ployed at the Medford post of fice. The bridegroom's mother was in Reno to attend the wedding. The couple will be at home at 2ZH West Jackson street. To Meet Tuesday Ladies Auxiliary of Baptist church will meet In the home of Mrs. H. Bradshaw, 44 North Orange street, Tuesday. June 27 at 2 p.m. It will be a missionary meeting. 1 for the New Bride A Complete Range of Stemware and Occasional Pieces Make Your Choice From Our 27 Fostoria Patterns Elizabeth Deaver . Becomes Bride of Portland Student Medford friends of Miss Eliz abeth Jane Deaver, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Deaver, 406 West Second street in Med ford, will be interested in news of her wedding to Donald F, Siddens, which took place Wed nesday, June 21, In St. Michael and All Angel's Episcopal church in Portland. The bride groom is a son of Mr. and Mra. A. E. Siddens, Portland. The service was read at 8 o'clock In the evening by the Rev. George Turney, former rec tor of St. Mark's church here. Mr. Deaver gave his daughter in marriage. For her wedding the bride wore a white satin gown with nylon net yoke trimmed with venentian lace, and a chapel train. A headpiece of white satin and matching Venetian lace held a short veil of nylon net, and the bride carried a white orchid on a prayer book. Mrs. R. D. Hollenbeck of Medford was matron-of-honor for the bride. She wore a frock of green dotted organdy with headdress of flowers in halo ef fect and her lace gloves matched her dress. She carried sweet peas. Mrs. H. C. Bernash and Mrs. M. C. Schultz, both of Portland, were bridesmaids. Mrs. Bernash wore a yellow gown matching that of the matron-of-honor with yellow foral headdress and yel low lace gloves. Mrs. Schultz's gown was of orchid color of similar design and she wore or chid lace gloves and a floral headdress. Both carried bou quets of sweet peas. John A. Siddens was best man for his brother and ushers were H. C. Bernash and Richard A. Dawson. The reception which followed was in the parish house. Mrs. C. A. Woodford, aunt of the bride, and Mrs. Carl Rasmussen poured. Mrs. Richard A. Daw son cut the wedding cake. Mrs. Phil Barnett and Miss Cecelia Nissl presided at the punch bowl. Standards of white flowers decorated the church and the service was read by candlelight. In the reception room a fan- shaped floral arrangement pro vided a background for the re ceiving line, and on the refresh ment table white sweet peas en circled the wedding cake. Mr. and Mrs. Siddens traveled down the Oregon and California coast for their wedding trip, and will be at home at 1024 Southwest Harrison in Portland. The bride is a graduate of Medford high school and is em ployed as a bookkeeper at the Mobilift corporation in Port land. Mr. Siddens is a graduate of Lincoln high school, Port land, and Is a senior at Pacific university. Forest Grove, where he is majoring in optometry. Mr. and Mrs. Deaver were both in Portland for the wed ding and among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Woodford, North Hollywood, aunt and un cle of the bride; Mrs. Pat Grant, Medford. aunt of the bride; Mrs. L. L. Whiteside and Dr. and Mrs. William B. Siddens, broth er and sister-in-law of the bridegroom. Tell Engagement Margaret Gammill, Frederick Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Miles Gammill, Pioneer road, announce the en gagement of their daugheer, Margaret Ann, to Frederick Her bert Wilcox, son of Mr. and Mra. Ralph H. Wilcox, Evelyn apart ments. The wedding will be an event of late summer. The bride-to-be holds a bach elor of science degree In educa cation from Southern Oregon college and a bachelor of science in psychology from the Univer sity of Oregon. She will teach in the Grants Pass schools next fall. At the university she was member of Alpha Delta PI soror ity. Mr. Wilcox is a navy veteran, having served three and one-half years and spending considerable time in the Pacific theater. He has studied electrical engineer ing at both Southern Oregon col lege and Oregon State college. Mrs. Florence MeVay And Robert Guthrie Married in Nevada Mrs. Florence McVay and Robert Guthrie were married June 18, in Reno, Nev. The couple had been accompanied there by Mrs. McVay's son, Gor don, and her mother, Mrs. Har riett Haswell. Following the marriage, the wedding party left for San Francisco where the bride's aunt, Mrs. Mary Berry and her cousin, Richard Berry, enter tained at dinner. The bride wore a gold col ored suit with tan accessories and an orchid corsage. The cou ple will make trie:r home in Corvalls where Vr. Gu'.hrie is employed by Pierce Freight lines. Mrs. Guthrie has been on the staff of Rolland's Stu dio of Beauty. Attend Wedding Of Yakima Couple Mr. and Mrs. William Stephen Bolger of Yakima, who lived in Medford for many years, have announced the wedding of their daughter, Jean Clarice, to Paul Rice Walsh. The rites were read Saturday, June 17, In St. Paul's Catholic church in Yakima. Mrs. Claire DuBois, aunt of the bride, from Medford, was in Yakima for the wedding. She was accompanied by her son, James Wright. Mr. Bolger was manager of the Penney company store here when the family lived in the valley. SHORTS HALTERS values to $3.98 00 HOSIERY BATHING SUITS values to $1.45 00 PEASANT BLOUSES values to $3.50 1 98 Ad Usten to Dr. George Paulena Carter, Radio Executive Wed in California From Los Angeles comes news of the wedding of Miss Paulena Carter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Carter of Los Angeles and Sacramento to Jack Worm ser, also of Los Angeles, on Sun day, June 11, at Chapman Park oratorio. Mr. Wormser Is a son of Mrs. Albert Wormser of Los Angeles and Indianapolis and the late Mr. Wormser. Miss Joy Lyle, Los Angeles, attended the bride as maid-of-honor and the bridesmaids were Miss Laura Lee Swanson, New York, and Miss Margaret Ann Wagner, Los Angeles. The bride's gown was of em broidered organdy and lace made on princess lines with a full skirt ending in a train. Her veil cascaded from a crown of illus ion and orange blossoms and she carried a bouquet of white orch ids and valley lilies. David Wormser was his broth er's best man and ushers were Hal Kanter and Carlos Morales. After the ceremony the guests assembled in the Green room of the Chapman Park hotel for a reception. Mr. and Mrs. Wormser will live in North Hollywood after a honeymoon at Arrowhead Springs and Apple Valley. The bride, well known concert pian ist, is a granddaughter of the late Mrs. L. A. Philips. Ashland pioneer, and is a grand-niece of Mrs. A. Belle Anderson and Mrs. Dora E. A. Wight, both of Ash land. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. C. Tol man of Gold Hill are cousins. Mrs. Wormser Is an alumna of Chapman college and studied in New York with the late PIga Samaroff Stokowski. She was first winner of the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchejtra's young artists competition at the age of 13 and has since appeared with Alfred Wallenstein and the Los Angeles Philharmonic as a solo ist. For the past four years she has been the featured soloist with the Meredith Willson show, guest artist on the Standard Hour 18 times and has appeared on such programs as the Radio Hall of Fame, Bekin's Holly wood Music Hour, the Jack Smith show. Command Perform ance and the Ford Sunday Eve ning Hour. She has played un der several noted conductors, and will appear with Arthur Fielder this summer on the Standard Hour. Her husband, an alumnus of the University of Southern Cali fornia, served during the last war as a captain in the signal corps. After VJ day he was pro gram director of Radio Tokyo and had the distinction of di recting a dramatic program. Croup of bathing suits from such famous makes as Cole, Mabs, Caltex and Catalina. One and two-piece styles. Colors White, Black, Red, Blue, Maize Royal and Pink. Sizes 32 to 40. Values to $25.00. Vacation Special $6.00, $9.00 and $11.00 SUN DRESSES Croup of Picolay Sun Dresses, shirred elastic bodice with full skirt. Pastel shades in Pink, Blue, Maize, Orchid. Regular price $12.98. SHEER Croup of sheer and cotton dresses from our regular stock. One and two piece styles. Washable and perfect to wear on vacations Regular and Junior sires Values to $14.98. Vacation Special $7.98 rienne s W. Crane, noted physicolegisr, 1 W 1 1 Y&k I .It Si P'k - .J Mrs. Jack Wormser, (Paulena Carter) is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Carter of Sacramento and Los Angeles and a member of a pioneer Ash land family. Her marriage to Mr. Wormser was held June 11 in Los Angeles. The bride Is a concert pianist and radio artist and Mr. Wormser is a producer of television and radio shows. with an all-Japanese cast, for the purpose of giving the Japan ese people their first true pic ture of Pearl Harbor. In recent years he has written and produced radio and tele vision shows, and at present is producing the Meredith Willson show. He is on the staff of the American Broad casting com pany. Picnic Announced For Cruisers' Club Cruisers' club of First Presby terian church will hold a picnic Monday at 7 p. m. at the Elliott farm. Pre-Holiday Sale Monday, June 26 Stock up on vacation needs at these REDUCED PRICES DRESSES 214 East Main Phone 2-7169 1:15 a m. Monday thru Friday. Director To Review " Shakespearean Play : Thursday Afternoon James Sandoe of the Univer sity of Colorado will be guest speaker at a meeting of the American Association of Univer sity Women Book club Thurs day, June 29, In the home of Mrs. Frances Minn, BU4 west Main street. The meeting will commence at 1:30 p. m. Mr. Sandoe is In the valley for the summer as a director for the Shakespearean festival in Ash land. At the meeting he will re view "Antony and Cleopatra." All members of the university women's association and their guests are invited, as well as any woman who wishes to at tend. Those who plan to attend the meeting are asked to call Mrs. Harry Dowson, phone 2-9274, or Mrs. Jerry P. Tobin, phone 2-7431. 1 Two Showers Honor Miss Marilyn Nkkle; July Service Planned Miss Marilyn Nickle, whose wedding to Richard Henselman, has been set for July 0, was hon ored at two showers the past week. Mrs. M. N. Hogan and Mrs. Don Newbury were hostesses for one party, entertaining at the Hogan home, Siskiyou heights. Refreshments were served from a table centered with a silver bowl holding magnolia blossoms, and white bells with satin rib bons and lace completed the table decorations. Gifts were hidden about the house, and Miss Nickle was given clues written in rhyme by Mrs. Newbury to help her find each gift. A cabinet of the guest' favorite recipes was filled and given to the bride. Thirty-five guests were pres ent. Friday evening Mrs. Thelma King and Mrs. Hartin Sands were hostesses for a shower which honored the bride-elect, the party being at the latter'a home in Roseborough addition. The party was held in the kitchen of the Sands home, and Miss Nickle was presented gifts for the kitchen of her new home, these having been arranged on the kitchen stove which was dec orated with fruits and vege tables. Miss Nickle's appropriate corsage, presented by the host esses, was of small radishes. Sixteen guests attended. Mistletoe Club To Meat Wednesday Mistletoe club, Royal Neigh bors of America, will meet for a covered dish dinner Wednesday at 12:30 p. m. in the Girls Com munity club. Vacation Special $9.98 KMED. Sunday 1 p.m.
