TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Sunday, August 17, 1952
Tea Given Friday
By Medford Woman
To Honor Visitor
Mrs. John A. Fitzgerald of
New Orleans, La., and Colum
bus, Tex., was honored Friday
afternoon at a tea given by Mrs.
Charles W. Lemery at the Lem
ery . home on Windsor a venue.
Mrs. Fitzgerald is spending a
few weeks as a guest of Dr. and
Mrs. Lemery. . ' ' "
Pouring during the afternoon
were Mrs. N. B. Bender, Mrs.
Don Newbury, Mrs. Earl Law
son, Mrs. M. N. Hogan, ' Mrs.
Burt L. Lageson, Mrs. Edwin R.
Durno, Mrs. C. I. Drummond,
Mrs. Raymond Miksche and
Mrs. William McAllister. Assist
ing were the Misses Ann Hart
and Kaye Durno.
About 150 guests were bidden
to the event.
Sojourners Introduce
New Club Members
At Meeting Thursday
Medford Sojourners club as
sembled at the Medford hotel
Thursday afternoon, August 14
with Mrs. Ralph Krows, Mrs.
N. E. Crosby and Mrs. G. E.
Mason acting as hostesses.
Prospective members were in
troduced and included Mrs. D.
C. Goodman, formerly of Port
land; Mrs. L. A. Edington from
Spokane; Mrs. D.. H. Hinesly
from Santa Ana, Calif.; and Mrs.
D. M. Anselm from Eugene. New
members were Mrs. O. W. Lar
son, Mrs. H. H. Howard, and
Mrs. W. P. Downing
Special prizes were awarded
to Mrs. L. A. Edington, Mrs. B.
F. Coleman and Mrs. H. W.
Sturgeon. Bridge awards went
to Mrs. Edington and Mrs. C.
M. Lee. Pinochle prizes 'were
awarded to Mrs. H. H. Howard
and Mrs. T. B. Keig, and canasta
prizes to Mrs. P. R. Sipple and
Mrs. O. W. Larson
A guest, Mrs S. F. Coleman,
San Mateo, Calif., was intro
duced. The next meeting of Sojourn
ers club will be Thursday, Aug
ust 23, and all women having
lived in Medford two years or
less are invited.
Three Couples Give
Large Cocktail Party
One of summer's largest par
ties was given last evening by
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Littrell, Dr.
and Mrs. L. L. Sanders and Mr.
and Mrs. Dave Brainerd.
The event was a cocktail
party at the Littrell's home,
Fairview, with guests bidden be
tween . five and. eight o'clock.
About 300 were invited.
Married
Gold Hill Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Lucas, married recently in Cali
fornia, have arrived in Gold Hill
to make their home.
Mrs. Lucas is the former Miss
Beverly Dair of San Geronimo,
Calif., and the marriage took
place Sunday, August 3, at San
Rafael. Mr. Lucas is the son -of
Mrs. Lester Parker, Old Stage
road.
Miss Donna McCullough
Honored at Showers;
Plan September Rites
Miss Donna G a y e 1 Mc
Cullough, whose wedding to
Robert C. De Voe is set for Fri
day, September 12, has ' been
feted with several bridal show
ers recently. :
Mrs. Steve . Saimons, 1035
Winchester street, honored the
bride-elect with a miscellaneous
shower August 7. About 25
guests attended and games-were
played during the evening. Priz
es were won by Mrs. Sam Jones.
Mrs. Don Ward and Mrs. Frank
Ward. Gifts were arranged on a
cart decorated with pink and
white crepe paper.
Miss Carol Lausmann was
hostess at a party given at her
home, 200 Medford Heights on
August 5, with Mrs. A. A. Laus
mann assisting her daughter.
About. 15 guests were present,
and gifts for Miss McCullough
were on a coffee "table with a
red umbrella over the top..
Another -shower is planned for
August 30 at Hilt, Calif. Mrs.
Don Ward and Mrs. Fred Haynes
will be hostesses, and 32 guests
,are invited.
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Honor Phoenix Couple
With Shower Party;
Wedding To Be Today
Phoenix Miss Bonnie Bote
fur and Wesley Claflin were
honored at a shower given Aug
ust 8 by Mr. and Mrs. C. R.
Claflin.
The shower was held on the
lawn at the Claflin home, and
refreshments were served on the
natio. Assisting Mrs. Claflin
were Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Ger
mer.
Miss Botefur and Mr. Claflin
will be married Sunday, August
17, at three o'clock in the Phoe
nix Presbyterian church. It is
stated that friends of the couple
are invited to attend.
Present for the shower party
were Mr. and Mrs. Mark Norton,
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Claflin, Mr.
and Mrs. V. C. Claflin and chil
dren, Michaer and Cherryl; Mr.
and Mrs. Dick Kane and daugh
ter, Cathy; Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Keen Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Weyer, Mrs. Tom Bell, Miss Bar
bara Frye, Miss Myrna Ford,
Donald Randle, Otto Caster,-Lee
Claflin and the guests of honor.
Clerks and Auxiliary
Hold Picnic In Park
The National Federation of
Post Office Clerks Local No.
342 and the auxiliary held a pic
nic at TouVelle State park fast
Sunday., ....
'After a fried chicken dinner,
the clerks served coffee and des
sert, which they furnished.
Thirty people- attended.
Swimming and baseball were
enjoyed during the afternoon.'In
the evening the clerks chal
lenged the auxiliary to a game
of softball. The final score was
62 to 44 in favor of the women.
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Janet Rutherford
Becomes Bride of
James Rowan Gray -
Of interest here are -details of
the wedding of Miss Janet Ruth
erford, to James Rowan Gray,
held July 20 in the McMinnville
Methodist church. The bride is
a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam D. Rutherford, McMinn
ville, and the bridegroom's par
ents are Mr. and Mrs. R. W.
Gray, 18 Modoc avenue, Med
ford. The couple exchanged memo
rized vows in a double-ring
ceremony before the Rev. Law
rence Guderian at four o'clock:
in the afternoon. White and lav
ender gladiolus formed a set
ting for the bridal party.
Miss Ellen Louise Stone was
soloist, and Mrs. George Muhle
was at the organ.
The bride's gown was of
white chantilly lace over taffeta
fashioned with fitted bodice and
full skirt. Her french illusion
veil, trimmed with lace, was
held by a juliet cap of lace -and
pearls and she carried white
orchids, roses and stephanotis.
Miss Mary Kay Reeves, Leb
anon, sorority sister of the bride,
was maid-of-honor and brides
maids were Miss Jane Cline and
Miss Molly Mattecheck, Mc
Minnville. Miss Sue Gray, sister
of the bridegroom, was junior
bridesmaid.
The attendants' ballerina style
gowns were of dotted swiss over
taffeta worn with big sashes of
matching taffeta, small caps and
mitts to match. Miss Reeves and
Miss Gray's gowns were laven
der, and they carried baskets of
lavender ester reed daisies. Miss
Cline and Miss Mattecheck were
gowned in yellow and they car
ried baskets of yellow daisies.
Mrs. James Case and Mrs.
Richard Close, sorority sisters of
the bride, lighted the candles.
They wore matching ballerina
gowns of pink organdy..
Robert Gray was best man for
his brother and ushers were
Richard Henselman, Medford,
Herm Kaiser, Eugene; Gayl
Ness, Berkeley, Calif., and Nor
man Combs, McMinnville, fra
ternity brothers of the bride
groom. For the wedding and recep
tion the bride's mother wore a
ballerina gown of rose silk
organza over taffeta and a white
orchid corsage. The bride
groom's mother was gowned in
a ballerina dress of gray lace
worn with purple accessories
and her corsage was a lavender
orchid.
The reception which followed
was in Youngson hall. Pouring
serving and assisting at the re
ception were Mrs. Ronald Ruth
erford, Mrs. Arlie Walker, Mrs.
Art Beedle, Mrs. Neil Pyle, Mrs.
Bruce Chalmers, Miss Nancy
Wells, Mrs. James Bunnage,
Mrs. Glen Patton, Mrs. Donald
Hendrickson, Miss Pat Clark,
Miss Shirley . Quilliam, Miss
Pauline Deggendorfer and Mrs.
Jennie Fink.
Miss Mary Adams andMrs.
Richard. Boubel provided back
ground music for the reception
and sorority sisters of the bride
serenaded the couple with the
sweetheart songs of the bride
and bridegroom's fraternal
groups.
Mr. Gray and his bride made
a wedding trip to Victoria, B.C.,
and are now at home at Hay
ward, Calif., where Mr. Gray is
with the consumer research divi
sion of Continental Can com
pany. Mrs. Gray will teach home
economics in San Lorenzo High
school this fall.
The bride was graduated from
McMinnville High school and
Oregon State college- where she
was a Pi Beta Phi sorority mem
ber. Mr. Gray served with the
army after graduation from high
school and is an alumnus of Ore
gon State college where he was
a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon.
In addition to the bride
groom's parents and sister, those
attending the wedding from
Medford were Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Henselman and Miss
Jane Barker.
Dinner Meeting Held
By Eagle Point Group
Eagle Point Members of
Eagle Point Lions auxiliary held
the monthly meeting at Dead
Indian Soda Springs lodge Mon
day, with a dinner preceding the
meeting.
Plans were discussed for the
coming Charter night for the
Auxiliary.
Fourteen members attended.
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Mr. and Mrs. James Rowan Gray art shown following their
wedding July 20 in the McMinn..lle Methodist church. Before her
wedding Mrs. Gray was Miss Janet Rutherford, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William D. RutKerford, McMinnville, and the bride
groom's parents are Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Gray, 18 Modoc avenue,
Medford. The newly wedi are living in Hay ward, Calif.
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Committee Honors
Miss Alice Grace
Miss Alice Grace, who resign
ed recently asf assistant proba
tion officer of the Jackson Coun
ty juvenile court, was honor
guest at a luncheon given for
her by the advisory committee
of the juvenile court in appre
ciation for her work there. The
luncheon was held at the coun
try club Wednesday, August 13.
Those attending the luncheon
included Mrs. Chester Guches,
Mrs. Una B. Inch, Mrs. Marjory
Hopkins, Mrs. Henry Padgham,
Mrs. William Thorndike, Mrs.
Kay Kunkle, new juvenile offi
cer, Miss Laura York, Miss Jean
Parker, Mrs. B. C. Tennant, Mrs.
Dunbar Carpenter and Mrs.
Blanche Lyman. .
They presented Miss .Grace
with a gift. She left Friday for
Seattle where she will make her
home and be on the staff of a
Seattle youth center.
To See Plays
Dr. Pauline Alderman, music
ologist who teaches at the Uni
versity of California at Los Art
geles, will arrive soon to attend
the Shakespearean Festival at
Ashland.
Visits in California
Mrs. Esther Jones, 31 Myers
court, left Saturday for Susan
ville, Calif., to. visit her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. V.
Jones and son, Billy Dale.
Mr. Jones is with the U.S. For
est Service there. After spending
about two weeks visiting with
them, Mrs. Jones will return to
Medford.
Women To Hold
1 Picnic in Ashland
Altrusa, Rotana, Zonta and the
Credit Women's Breakfast clubs
will join with the Business and
Professional Women's club for
a picnic next Thursday evening,
August 21, at 6:30 in Lithia
park, Ashland.
Each organization will arrange
for its members to provide food
and the BPW will serve ice
cream and coffee for all. Table
service is to be taken by each
club woman.
The September meeting of the
BPW will be devoted to mem
bership with "Know Your BPW"
as its theme. The program for
the year will be outlined by
Miss Dana Platz, program Coor
dinator. 1
Son Honor Guest
At Party Friday
Mr. and 'Mrs. Luther Stone, 70
Janney lane, have been enter
taining Mr. Stone's son, Luther
E. Stone, Schenectady, N. Y., for
the past week.
A party was given at the Stone
home Friday evening in his
honor. Guests were Mrs. Carl
von der Hellen and daughter,
Mrs. James Luce, Mr. and Mrs.
Berthold Barnum and Mr. and
Mrs. A. C. Allen Jr. and family.
While he is here the Stones
and Barnums have been attend
ing the Shakespearean plays at
Ashland also.
The visitor is with the General
Electric company and came to
Medford to vacation after spend- j
mg a week in Los Angeles with
relatives. He will return home
this week end by plane.
Roxy Ann Court
Sets Annual Dinner
On Thursday Night
The annual progressive din
ner of Roxy Ann court, Order of
the Amaranth, has been sched
uled for Thursday, August 21st,
at 6:30 p.m. The dinner will be
gin with fruit cocktail served
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herb
Morris, 1416 Crown avenue. Sal
ad will be served at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn L. Linn,
119 Washington street, Mr. and
Mrs. Elton Waldron, 630 South
Holly street, will serve the en
tree and Mr. and Mrs. John Esp,
Eagle Point, will serve dessert.
Members in ) need of trans
portation are asked to call Mrs.
Mrs. Elton Waldron, 2-2824,
Mrs. Glenn L. Linn, 2-6825, or
Mrs. Charles F. Hoppe, 2-6378.
Presbyterians Plan
Missionary Tea
First Presbyterian church will
hold a silver Missionary tea at
2 p.m. Tuesday, August 19.
Mrs. Bert Elliott will" show
slides on Palestine, Mfs. Hugh
Collins will present the devo
tions and there wil be special
music. Merritt and Ever Ready
circle members will serve at the
tea.
This missionary tea is an an-
rnual function given by Presby
terian women throughout the
country for a national project.
This project is to raise funds for
the Valley Presbyterian hospi
tal, Palmer, Alaska, which is the
only medical help of its kind in
the Yukon Presbytery.
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Hayes' Daughters . '
Visit Parents Here
Dr. and Mrs. James E. Hayes
have as guests at their home on
the Rogue river, their three
daughters from Portland and St.
Louis, Mo.
Their son-in-law and daugh
ter, Mr. and Mrs. William Ehr
man and children, Gayle, Laurie
and Lisa, Portland, have been
there a week and plan to stay
for another month. Miss Mary
Hayes, St. Louis, arrived home
Friday and will also stay a
month. The third daughter, Miss
Virginia Hayes, wjll return to
her home in Portland today. She
has been spending a week with
her parents.
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Medford Woman Home
After Two-Months Trip
Mrs. Laura Alldredge, 1504
West Main street, returned to
Medford Thursday after a two
months trip east.
She visited her nephew,
Leighton Housh, who is sports
editor of the Des Moines Register-Tribune,
and other relatives
and friends in Des Moines, la.
From there she traveled to Leon,
la., and then ot Kansas City, Mo.
and home.
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Recenf Parties Given
For Mrs. Jean Hall;
Wedding Set Monday
Mrs. Jean Hall, 403 King
street, whose wedding to Wil
liam Kennedy is set for Mon
day, August 18, has been guest
of honor at several parties re
cently. Mrs. Paul Hatton and Mrs. Al
Gilhousen were hostesses at .a
buffet supper given for the
bride-elect, Sunday, August 10
at the Hatton home, Camp
White. The guests played bridge
after the supper, and about 24
attended.
A surprise shower was held
at Mrs. Hall's home Wednesday,
Aug. 6. Mrs. Nell LittrelL Mrs.
A. O. Tollefson, Mrs. Lynn
Brown, . Mrs.. Clifford Proctor,
Mrs..Arvella Carbionier, Mrs.
Dolly Miller and 'Mrs. Richard
Mole, planned the shower.
Former Residents
Visitors in Medford
Mrs. Lutie Daily and .her
daughter, Miss Fern Daily, Seat
tle, spent a short time in Med
ford .last week visiting friends.
The Dailys formerly lived in
Medford.
The two women had been in
San Jose, Calif., and were en
route home.
Idaho Girl To Wed
Medford Engineer
In Late Fall Rites
Mr. and Mrs. R. Tom Church,
Burley, Ida., announce the en- '
gagement of their daughter,
Kathryn, to Walter H. Hoffbuhr,
son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Hoff
buhr, Klamath Falls, Ore. Miss
Church is a graduate of - the
University of Idaho and a mem
ber of Delta Delta Delta sorority.
The bridegroom-elect, now an
engineer for the city of Medford
water commission, is a graduate
of the University of Idaho and
a member of Kappa Sigma fra
ternity. The couple plan a late fall
wedding.'
Nurse Visits Medford
As Guest of Benders
Marjorie Fraser King, former
head nurse of the oral surgery
department of Tripler General
hospital, Honolulu, T.H., left by
plane Tuesday after having been
a guest In Medford of Mr. and
Mrs. N. B. Bender, 1941 Wester
lund drive.
Miss King recently resigned
her position at the hospital and
was en route to her former home
in Marietta, Ga.
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