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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1954)
.1! Miss Barbara Manley, daugh . ter of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Manley, 416 King street, is expected to arrive Wednesday fr5m the east to spend the holidays with her family here. Miss Manley is studying at Duke university, Durham, N. C, for her masters' degree under a scholarship granted by the National Science foundation. Miss Manley was graduated from Medf ord High school as valedictorian of her class, and ; later from Willamette univer sity with honors. .Mr. and Mrs. -Noel Erskine, 1304 Kings highway, are leaving Tuesday to spend the holidays in California. They will spend several days with their daughter and family in Hayward, and will also-visit friends in that area. Later they - will visit another daughter and her husband in Chula Vista. They plan to be home the early part of January. Marrs Gibbons . will leave . Monday to join Mrs. Gibbons, who left recently to visit their daughter, Mrs. Joseph Hadley, : Cleveland, O. 7 The three will then go to Bal timore, Md., to spend Christmas James A. Muncie, and Captain Muncie. The Gibbons plan to return in January. Miss Joyce Bearden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Bearden, and University -of Oregon stu- - dent, arrived Friday from Eu- . gene to spend the holidays with her parents. Miss Bearden is a member of Alpha Phi sorority. Mrs. Myrtle Brown, a nurse at the VA domiciliary hospital, Camp White, plans to leave by plane December 20 from Port ' land for Honolulu, Hawaii, to visit there for a month with her son, William A. Brown. He is stationed there with the Navy. Holiclay Visitors, Students : Arrive Here; Travelers Leave Christmas, that happy time when families are together and friendships are renewed, is almost here. Already visitors are ar riving in Medford and the Rogue valley in large numbers,' and others are leaving to spend the holidays with families in other cit ies. Adding to the pre-Christmas excitement is the return "of stu dents from school. .' Arriving this weekend from Santa Barbara, Calif., are Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lawrence Vigus and small daughter, Linda Lee, who will spend the holidays with Mrs. Vigus' parents, Dr. and Mrs. L. D. Inskeep, Hillcrest road. En route north the couple planned to spend a short time with Mrs. Vigus' brother-in-law and sister Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Riordan, in Burlingame. Mrs. Brown plans to make the return trip by the Lurline. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Trim and small daughter, Allison, arrived yesterday, from Eugene to spend Christmas with Mrs. Trim's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Mik sche, 81 Minnesota avenue. Ar riving later will be a son, Nor bert Miksche, Prineville. Mr. and ' Mrs. C. Alvin Pena and family, Gardens Calif., ar rived Thursday to spend the hol idays at the home of Mr. Pena's grandmother, Mrs. Julia Skeet- ers, and his mother, Mrs Mar- jorie Hopkins, oh Crater Lake avenue. Mrs. Ralph Cooley, GeBauer apartments, left Thursday for Fullerton, Calif., accompanied by her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Everson of Walum, N. D. They will visit through the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Hans Jensen, Mrs. Jen sen being a sister to Mrs. Cooley and Mr. Everson. While there they will attend the wedding of Larry Everson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Everson, who is stationed in southern California with the Army. Expected in Medford to spend Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Nichols, 622 South . Holly street, are their son-in-law and daughter, Mi. and Mrs. N. W. Basting and children, Suzanne and Douglas, Mt. View, Calif., and another ' son-in-law and daughter, Capt. and Mrs. Don Pedersen and infant daughter, Diane, Santa Ana, Calif. ' The Pedersens will also visit Captain Pedersen's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Pedersen, and his brother.'Jim and family. Mrs. Lee Shafer and son, Douglas, and daughter, Leta, 211 Third street, will be in Matanu ska valley, Alaska, for the holi day season and expect to remain about a month. They will visit Mrs. Shafer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John McDonald, . and her five brothers. . Mr. and Mrs. Harry Reams and daughter, Diane, 17 Corning court, plan to leave Wednesday morning for Los Angeles to visit the Reams' son-in-law and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. James Hurst. tvr fT It r fill' I 'fi r jJ - - Is aw ..111 Pvt. and Mrs. Richard Ralph Bryant. Announce Plans For New Group Plans now are being made for an organizational meeting Mon day, January 10, to which wives of all Pacific Telephone and Telegraph employees are invit ed. The meeting will be . held at Gilman's dairy recreational hall at 7:30 p.m. The group is being organized for the purpose of community service, and social activities for families of the members. Those wanting further infor mation about the plans or about the meeting should call Mrs. Harvey Parrott Jr., telephone 3-5000; or Mrs. William O'Con ner, telephone, 2-9575. They will be there through the Christmas week end. Miss Gladys Goetz, 305 North Fir street, will leave by plane December 23 for Yakima. Wash- to visit until December 26 with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Goetz and her brother, Dennis Goetz. Dr. and Mrs. William E. White, Camp White, plan to leave Wednesday. December 22 for Westwood Village, West Los Angeles. Calif., to visit throueh the holidays with their daughter, Mrs. Frederick Yates and son. Todd. They expect to be away about two weeks. Luncheon Honors Mrs. John Esp Mrs. John Esp, retiring worthy matron of Reames chapter, Or der of the Eastern Star, was" honored at a luncheon and card party December ll at Rogue Valley Country club. Decorations combined the holi day theme and Mrs. Esp's watch word for the year, "Faith." Cochairmen for the luncheon were Mrs. Jack Ward, worthy matron-elect, and Mrs. Gertrude Niles, secretary of the order. Mr. and Mrs. Esp have plan ned a farewell party for their officers at the December 23 meeting of the chapter. Mr. Esp is worthy patron. Christmas entertainment will be presented and carols will be played by the organist, Mrs. Etta McKinney. Mrs. Harry Nor d wick will direct the singing. Solos will be furnished by Fred Graten. Members who have been in itiated into the chapter during 1954 will be honored by Mr. and Mrs. Esp. Guest Leaves . Mrs. George Hull, Salem, who spent most of the past week as a guest of Mrs. Marion Lance, 1009 East Main street, left for Grants Pass Friday. She will visit relatives there before re turning home. Newlyweds Return From Trip South 'Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ralph Bryant have returned from their wedding trip to ' Marysville, Calif., where they visited the bridegroom's mother, Mrs. Wil liam F. Bryant, and the bride groom has continued to Ft. Lewis, Wash., where he is sta tioned with . the 1 Army. The couple's wedding was an event of November 21 at First Baptist church. The bride is the former Miss Mary Odessa Danford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Danford, 1637 Brookdale road. The wedding was held on the birthday anniversary of the bride's mother and about 100 guests attended. Dr. F. Carl Truex, interim pastor at the church, performed the ceremony. The bride was, given in mar riage by her father. Her gown was made with a lace bodice and satin skirt designed with an outer skirt of net with lace in sertions. Her fingertip veil was of silk net and her flowers were a white orchid and white carna tions. ,. Mrs. Donald M. Wiley, the matron of honor, wore a eown tf blue taffeta with blue nylon net, and her headpiece was of pink and white carnations. She also carried a bouquet of match ing carnations. Ushers were Robert Leo Bur ton and Roger Peyton, Rogue River. , Chrysanthemums were used to decorate the church and wedding songs were furnished by , Miss Emily Gannaway. For her daughter's wedding, Mrs. Danford wore a navy blue suit with white accessories and her corsage was of white and red rosebuds.. . : ; ' At the reception held in the church rooms, Miss Luanne Barnwell cut the cake and Miss Gayle Godden served the nunch. Miss Beverly Taylor and Mrs. feyton nad charge of the gifts. Mrs. Robert Burton registered the guests. . The bride is a secretary in the offices of J. F. Fliegel, attorney, and is a graduate of Medford Senior High school. The bride groom, a graduate of Marysville High school, is soon to receive his discharge from the service after being overseas. He is a private. Plan Party An annual Christmas party for children of the Pocahontas ledge will be held todav at 2 p.m.; lodge officers announced. I Sunday, December 19, 1954 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE Toy Project Nearing End The annual toy project of Medford Lady Lions and Med ford firemen is nearing comple tion. .; ' . ' . Firemen report the repair of toys 'has been completed , and final painting of the last articles will be finished Saturday. Medford Lady Lions and their husbands will meet Monday, De cember 20, at 7 p. m. 'at St. Mark's Guild hall, Fifth and Oakdale avenue, to assemble toys for distribution. Refreshments will be served afterwards at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Jewett, 1104 Queen Anne avenue. . The Medford Fire department and Medford Lady Lions express their, appreciation to the hun dreds of people who donated to this project. , 1 - To Arrive . . Ashland Mr. and Mrs. B. J. 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