Annual Concert
Musical Society
Arouses Interes:
The program chosen by Med
ford Musical society for its an
nual spring concert on Tuesday,
April 22, is arousing interest
among members and friends of
the society. The concert, planned
for the benefit of the society's
scholarship fund, is to be given
at the Medford High school audi
torium. Josephine Spaulding, well
known mezzo-soprano of Port
land, is one of the artists to be
presented. Mrs. Spaulding has
appeared in Seattle as soloist for
the Ladies' Musical club, has
sung for the Washington Athletic
club and in Portland with the
Portland Symphony orchestra
and the Portland Chamber or
chestra. Doris Helen Calkins, said to
be one of the Pacific coast's best
known harpists and a member of
the University of Oregon school
of music faculty, is the second
artist on the program. Mrs. Cal
kins has studied harp for many
years with Kajetan Atll, solo
harpist for the San Francisco
Symphony orchestra. She has ap
peared as soloist with the Orion
club of Victoria, B.C., with the
Eugene Gleemen and the Salem
Symphony orchestra.
A string quartet, composed of
Mollie Small Hardin, violin; Con
stance Elkins, violin; Gwendolyn
Lamphire Hayden, viola and
Roberta Lathrop, cello, will ac
company Mrs. Calkins.
April meeting of the society,
originally set for April 14, has
been canceled because of a num
ber of conflicting events, it Was
announced yesterday.
Members of the society sell
ing tickets for the benefit con
cert are asked to turn the ticket
money and extra tickets in to
Mrs. Michele Rossi at the Cameo
beauty salon not later than the
day of the concert.
Sojourner Members
Make Plans for Sale;
Easter Meeting Theme
Sojourners made plans at a
meeting Thursday, April 10, for
a white elephant sale for their
next meeting to be held April 24.
At the Thursday meeting Eas
ter decorations were used fea
turing an Easter egg tree made
by Mrs. Joe Materie. Other dec
orations included baskets in
keeping with the motif.
The decorating committee
memoers were ivxrs. r.. i. Ul-
Vecchio, Mrs. W. S. Lair, Mrs.
J. R. Russell and Mrs. D. W.
Robertson.
Prospective members who at
tended were Mrs. H. W. Stur
gean, Mrs. Mildred Joseph, Mrs.
A. V. Hewey, Mrs. Sherman
jMorris, Mrs. T. G. Parker and
IWrs. M. H. Milbrandt. Mrs.
Archie McGowan was - a guest.
Bridge prizes were awarded
to Mrs. N. F. Reed, Mrs. Kirk
Denton; pinochle, Mrs. T. G.
Parker, Mrs. A. G. Motschen
bocker; canasta. Mrs. Mabel
Wright, Mrs. Jack Weddle.
A special prize went to Mrs.
L. E. Juniper. Hostesses were
Mrs. Russell and Mrs. Robert-
Sorority Makes Plans
For Annual Bazaar;
Members Give Program
Plans for the second annual
spring garden bazaar were made
at a meeting of Alpha Beta chap
ter of Beta Sigma Phi last
Thursday at the home of Mrs.
A. K. Owens.
The bazaar will be held April
25 and 26 in the garden of Mrs.
O. A. Eden, and will be similar
to that held last year.
The cultural program on liter
ature and music was given by
Mrs. Walter Carson and Mrs.
Ralph W. Filsinger.
Refreshments in the Easter
theme were served by Mrs. A.
K. Owens, Mrs. A. K. Hayes and
Mrs. Donovan Foster.
Mrs. Dennis Carter, Chi chap
ter, Corvallis, a newcomer to
Medford, was a visitor.
Jacksonville Gardeners
To Meet on Thursday
Jacksonville Jacksonville
Garden club members are re
minded of a change in the time
for their April meeting Thurs
day, April 17 in1 the home of
Mrs. Albert Burch. The meeting
will begin at 2 p.m. Those at
tending are to take flowers for
a plant exchange.
Birthday Sale
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Miss Bette Jane Mooney li the
pie. New York City. Mist Mooney is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
H. L. Mooney, 2675 Hillcrest road, and is now enrolled at Boston
university, Boston, Mass., where she is working for an advanced
degree. The wedding will be in
Bette Jane Mooney
To Become Bride
Of Malcolm Sample
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Mooney,
2675 Hillcrest road, announce
the engagement of their daugh
ter, Bette Jane, to Malcolm E.
Sample. Mr. Sample is the son
of the Rev. and Mrs. George E.
Sample, Pittsburgh, Penn.
Miss Mooney was graduated
from Whitman college, Walla
Walla, Wash., where she major
ed in psychology and was a
member of Delta Delta Delta,
national sorority. After gradua
tion Miss Mooney went to Hono
lulu where she was employed as
assistant personnel director and
editor of the house organ for
Bishop National Bank of Hawaii.
She is presently working toward
a degree of master of science in
public relations and communica
tions at Boston university,
Boston, Mass.
Mr. Sample was graduated
from State Teachers college, In
diana, Penn., and studied law at
the University of Indiana and
the University of Pittsburgh.
During the war he was a navy
pilot with the rank -of junior
grade lieutenant. Mr. Sample is
now associated with the depart
ment of justice in New York
City after having been with the
department in Honolulu for
three years.
Mr. and Mrs. Mooney plan to
attend the wedding, which will
take place in August in New
York.
Miss Mooney announced her
engagement at a party for a
group of her friends at Charles
gate hall, Boston university, on
March 25.
Prentice Studio
Announces Recital
The fourth of a series of re
citals will be held at the Eve
Prentice Accordion studio Tues
day evening, April 15 at 7:30
o'clock. Relatives and friends of
the students are invited.
Appearing in the recital will
be Brenda Bennett, Roger Cop
ley, Jean Drysdale, Ailene Web
er, Nanette Grow, Walter Hum
phrey, Donnie Harrison, Patsy
Eckel, Sonjja Schultz, Margie
Goines, Jerry Yates, Jerry Winn,
Sharon Mielke, Lea Padgett,
Sandra Buxton, Sharon Roberts,
Freddie Drysdale, Marvin
Frazier and Iris Frazier.
Carol and D e 1 o r e s Davis,
teachers at the studio, will assist
Mrs. Prentice with arrangements.
To Tacoma
Mrs. A. Evan Reames, 108 Cra
ter Lake avenue, left Friday for
Tacoma, Wash., to spend the
Easter holidays with her son
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Reames, and other
relatives.
bride-elect of Malcolm E. Sam'
August in New York,
Two Campus Groups
To Plan Details of
Mothers' Weekend
Ashland Two campus groups
at Southern Oregon college have
been appointed to organize the
annual Mothers Weekend pro
gram, according to Mrs. Mar
garet Skerry, assistant dean of
women.
The May 10 program will be
handled jointly by the Associ
ated Women Students and Asso
ciated Men Students, Mrs. Skerry
said. AWi conducted the pro
gram singly in past years.
Miss Patsy Lynn, Pasadena.
president of AWS, recently ap
pointed Miss Sylvia K e a d y,
luamath Falls as general chair
man of the affair.
Committee heads who have
been named by Miss Kcady to
direct specific details of the pro
gram include Misses Claire Cross
and Carol Wikstrom, Medford:
Misses Dorothea Coe and Rose
mary Ring, Ashland; Misses
Carol Sheehan and Mary Smiirt,
Portland; Misses Mary Ellen
Yost and Dareld Veriey, Tule-
lake; Misses Jean Small and
Jeanne Clough, Lakeview; Miss
Phyllis Sabin, Springfied; Mi
Sally Ahlstrom, Grants Pass;
Miss Kaye Benzel, North Bend;
Miss Gloria Robinette, San Jose:
and Miss Mary Campynol,' Mil-
waukie.
MEDFORD. OREGON
n r 'ir ' 1 TTT
iuearora woman unserves
100th Birthday on Friday
Mrs. Christine Godbersen celebrated her 100th birthday anni
versary Good Friday, April 11, with a family gathering at the home
of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Miller, with
whom she makes her home. The
avenue.
Mrs. Godbersen was born in
Schleswig Holstein province, in
Germany in 1852. She came to
America in 1881 with her hus
band and four children and the
family settled at Humphrey,
Neb. Five children were born
in Humphrey, the family total
ing five sons and four daughters.
One son and a daughter died in
infancy and two sons died in
1935. Mr. Godbersen died in
1896.
With Mrs. Godbersen for the
momentous occasion were her
three daughters, Mrs. G. N.
Smith, Jacksonville, Ore.; Mrs.
Caroline Hardin, Eugene, Ore.,
and Mrs. Miller, and her
youngest son, John, who flew
here from Shelton, Neb., for the
event. The oldest son, Carl, of
Nana! mo, Vancouver, B. C,
who is past 80 years of age, was
unable to travel south to be
with the family.
Mrs. Godbersen has 18 grand
children, 38 great-grandchildren,
of whom 18 live in Canada, and
2 great-great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Godbersen is in fair
health and during the recent
fine weather has been outdoors
from time to time. Although a
long-time member of the Luther
an church, and a member of the
congregation of St. Peter's Lu
theran church here, she has been
unable to attend services in re
cent months.
Among the messages received
by Mrs. Godbersen was one
from the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Nicho
las Wegner, head of Boys' Town,
Omaha, Neb. Monslgnor Weg-
ner's family lived near the God
bersens in Nebraska when the
Catholic prelate was a small boy.
Student Returns
To Medford Home
Don Fairweather has returned
to Medford after having com
pleted studies with Frank Lloyd
Wright, the noted architect.
Young Fairweather, a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank ' Fairweather,
Dark Hollow road, worked with
Mr. Wright for more than four
years.
The Fairweathers' daughter,
Miss Chloe Fairweather, will
leave Tuesday to return to her
studies at Katharine Branson
school, Ross, Cal., after spending
the Easter vacation with her
family.
China To Be Topic
For Chapter Meeting
A program on China will be
conducted during the meeting
of Chapter CG, PEO in the home
of Mrs. Donald Ward, 16 Ken
wood avenue, April 16. Mrs. J.
D. McPherson will be cohostess.
Mrs. Niles Smith will give the
program.
I a Promise ...
Ol m reawakened world . .
Ol et renewal ol hope
Ol m florlou luture
Olm Imlltrllle
We ho ft Yom tmare
Imllm ol mil U Joy.
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Miller home is at 217 Vancouver
Vining Company
Play Series Opens
Monday in Ashland
Ashland Vining Repertory
company will open a month's
production of modern plays
Monday, April 14, in Ashland's
Lithia theater. This profession
al company will be remembered
for last fall's successful presen
tation of four plays, in repertory
fashion, in the same theater.
Opening night's play will be
"Arsenic and Old Lace," with
"Claudia" to be given Tuesday,
April 15. "The Importance of
Being Earnest" will open April
16 and "Death of a Salesman"
on April 17.
Members of the company, who
direct, act and stage the plays,
working in various capacities
for various plays, include An
gus Bowmer, Richard Graham,
Phil and Suzanne Hanson, Paul
Kliss, Brad and Barbara Cur
tis, Eddy Barron, Clara Daniels,
Elmarie Wendel and Franklin
Reed.
The four plays will be pre
sented Monday through Satur
day each week until May 10.
Reservations may be made with
Pruitt's or Puruckcr's Music
stores, Medford, or by calling
the Lithia theater in Ashland.
Post and Auxiliary
To Hold Installation
Ed Smith and Mrs. Nora Wal
ter will be installed as com
mander and president of Crater
Lake post Veterans of Foreign
Wars, and the auxiliary on Tues
day, April 15. The joint cere
monies will be held in VFW hall
at 8 p.m.
Merrill A. Beneka and Mrs.
Fred Lawrence will be installing
officers.
The retiring presidents are
Floyd Cartwright and Mrs.
Beneka.
Y
iw Strike
tote back
Sunday. April 13, 15J
Hundred Couples
Attend Benefit
At Country Club
Pete, the Easter Seal rabbit,
Easter-like floral decorations
and a huge rabbit with blinking
electric eyes made a pleasant
medley and formed the back
drop for the gala Easter Seal
benefit dance April 7 at Rogue
Valley Country club.
Over 100 couples attended.
both to have a good time and
to help Oregon's crippled chil
dren. The dance was sponsored
by Rotana club.
Many of the couples comment
ed on the spring flower arrange
ments, the work of Mrs. Tom
Ginn, president of Medford Gar
den club. Both the individual
and buffet tables were decorat
ed by Mrs. Ginn and the club.
Two Beaux and a Peep, the
new orchestra at the county
club, provided both music and
entertainment for the guests
during dancing and the supper
hour.
Mrs. John McCann, chairman
of the dance, states that em
ployees of the country club do
nated their services for the eve
ning, and added that everyone
involved in the dance plans had
been "most cooperative."
All proceeds from the dance
will go to the Easter Seal drive
according to A. C. Fries Jr., lo
cal treasurer for the drive.
Manville Heisels
Have Housewarming
A gala housewarming was
held recently for Mr. and Mrs.
Manville Heisel, who have mov
ed into a new home at 1806
Thomas road.
In attendance were Dr. and
Mrs. Jack Ingram, Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh Jennings, Mr. and Mrs.
Bob Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Dwycr and Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Bessonette.
The Heisels received numer
ous useful gifts for the house.
Dinner was served by Mrs.
Heisel, assisted by Mrs. Dwyer.
Hostess Announced
For Chapter Session
Chapter BE of the PEO sister
hood will meet at the home of
American Cancer
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SERMON "AS IT BEGAN TO DAWN"
Easter Music by Chancel and Vesper Choirs
9:30 A.M. Easter Programs in Nursery, Kindergarten,
and Primary Departments.
Other Departments meet with 9:30 Service
6:30 P.M. Youth Meeting
7:30 P.M. Festival of Choirs
Chancel Vesper, Junior and Church Choir
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West Main and Laurel
Meredith Groves, Minister
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