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By Olive Starcher
All over the nation today mothers will be honored.
Some will 'receive orchids, others a handful of flowers
picked from the roadside; - some will receive expensive
gifts, others will be treated to a rest from kitchen duties
whiie dad and the youngsters cook breakfast and dinner. .
In recent years Mothers' day week-end has been set
aside at schools and colleges as a time when mother
visits sons and daughters away at school. Southern Ore
gon college, Ashland, observes this custom, and several
hundred mothers, many from 'Medford, registered at SOC
for the events planned for yesterday and today.
Taking part in the special week-end festivities were
Mrs. Elmo N. Stevenson, wife of the president of Southern"
Oregon college, and her daughter, Rosemary, (upper left)
o student at SOC. Mrs. Stevenson and her dughter were
photographed in the garden of the Stevenson home, 610
Elkader street, with the family dog, Tippy.
Another mother-daughter pair participating In the pro
gram were Mrs. J. R. Smith and daughter, Sidney, Medford,
(shown lower right). Mrs. Smith has served as president
of Southern Oregon College Mothers' club the past year
and her daughter is enrolled in education at SOC. The two
'were photographed at Susanne Homes hall, where Miss
Smith lives during the college months. The Smith's Medford
home is at 1033 Reddy i -"nue.
This year for the first time both men and women stu
dents participated in the program for Mothers' week-end
at the college, and worked on committees. Committee mem
bers shown at upper right, (left to right) arS Bruce Friend,
Grants Pass; Miss Rosemary Ring, Ashland; Dareld Verley,
Fulelake, Calif.; Miss Emma Redbird, Ashland, newly elect
ed president of Associated Women students and Miss Claire
Cross, Medford. .
Four committee members who helped prepare the pro
gram are (center right) Miss Sylvia Keady, (at left) Klamath
Falls, general chairman for the special week-end; Miss
Gloria Robinette, San Jose, Calif., tea chairman; Miss Mary
Ellen Yost, Tulelake, Calif., honors chairman, and Miss
Wikstrom, Medford, newly elected secretary of Associated
Women students.
Among Medford mothers who attended the Mothers'
week-end events were members of the newly organized
Medford branch of Southern Oregon College Mothers' club,
shown lower left. In the group are (left to right) Mrs. Rollin
Jones, Mrs. Al Wikstrom, Mrs. C. A. Stothers, Mrs. Edward
leach and Mrs. Dale Franklin.
Theme of the week-end program was
"Accent on Arts" and the program includ
ed exhibits, teas, a business session of the
mothers' club, a play reading and other
events. Closing event will be a concert this
afternoon by the Southern Oregon Sym
phony orchestra at 3:30 o'clock in Churchill
hall. (Brainerd protos)
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