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SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, February 8. 195S 'Woman for President Plans Spring Convention By ELIZABETH TOOMEY United Press Correspondent New York-flJ.R) An organi zation called "Woman For Pres ident" has been quietly boring from within for 19 years, un known to most men and, for that matter, to most women. Its headquarters is here in New York. Its aim is to put a woman in the White House. Not right away, but. eventually. "Woman For President" has been pretty inactive recently but it never stopped smouldering. It is a serious organization Activities declined during World War II after a brisk pre- , s war start and settled into a com fortable rut of wishful thinking -during the post-war era. But Efew determined women saw that the Manhattan phone book kept a listing of "Woman For Presi dent And Other Public Office." A, Madam President? One wealthy woman almost -left the organization $100,000, but. she died before she could sign the will. -i he organization has been functioning internally," said Lillian Rock, an attornev who found herself with a cause after sne made a sDeech to a mnven. tion of women lawyers in Chica go m 1936. She told them she expected to see a woman nrpsi. denf of the United States in her imime. i was deluged," Miss Rock recalls. Being a woman of ac tion, who had a forceful nerson ahty and plenty of influential friends,5 Miss Rock quickly turned the overwhelming re sponse from women into an or ganization with 30 successful women on the board of direc tors. Chairman, Not President They decided against having a president. Miss Rock was named national efralrman. They moved in on both the Republi can and Democratic national conventions that year with but tons, banners and suggestions for women presidents Alice Roosevelt Longworth for the Re publicans and Ruth Bryan Rohde for the Democrats. Now the fire's been rekindled. The organization plans to hold a national nominating conven tion here this spring. The organization has no spe cial woman in mind, though Miss Rock said it must be a woman trained as an executive and leader, ideally from busi ness, professional or educational , fields. "I think we'll start with a woman for vice-president," Miss Rock said thoughtfully. "If you work on things they come about. The idea of our organization isn't to get a woman in the White House immediately," That make you breathe easier, men? Gardeners Hold Dinner Meeting In Eagle Point Eagle Point Eagle Point Fed erated Garden club met at the Teenage Clubhouse February 2. Members and their husbands en joyed a ham dinner. B. C. Kline, Medford, whose hobby is hybridizing lilies, en tertained the group with slides. Victor Hay played several se lections on his musical saw. Miss Yetta Olson gave a comic recita tion. A special district meeting at Girls' Community club in Med ford February 8 at 10:30 a.m. was announced. It was said the session will be of special interest to those planning flower shows. Members attending are asked to take a sack lunch and coffee will be served. Square Dancing Club Formed in Jacksonville Jacksonville A square dance club has been formed n Jackson ville. It meets Thursday nights at 8 o'clock in the Community hall, according to members. John Niedermeyer is caller. Al Minshall has been, elected president, Mrs. Edna Blue, sec retary, and E. O. Cox, treasurer. The club has not yet been named. Anyone in the vicinity is invited to join the group. Carnival Planned For OES Chapter Central Point Courtesy Girls of Nevita chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, have planned the annual carnival for Tues day, February 8. This annual event is held folowing a state meeting of the chapter in Cen tral Point Masonic temple. Visiting members are wel come. 4 OLD BISCUIT Troy, Ala. U.R) Wallace Moore has a 53-year-old biscuit. It was served to him at break fast the morning before he left college in 1901 for the Christ mas holidays. Although it's cracked in a few places, Moore said the biscuit is still in fair condition and is easily recogniz able for what it is. 1 Blonrf otic cliest ' Sffir jjl ' AS AOVttmO M 18th Century 0- " ' 111 , .,k-yf chest, in .genu- jtj - - i 1 11 im , M ioe mahogany. 1 " " ' j -r i Blond oak chert- with full lena cue arawcr. JC Cnt!I A A mim with full length XA" ONE GARMENT SAVED rtOM MOTHS CAN PAY fO A LANit Buy At GATES Easy Terms nrJ FREE I $Jzs Customer fN Parking ffuni'DiittTinip ill Medford O Grants Pass O Ashland W 341 NORTH CENTRAL - MEDFORD IPcDtt jpcDiuiirirn "Women go to work at any age," is the title of a booklet by Dr. George Lawton, written in cooperation with the women of Altrusa International. The booklet is part of a national project of Altrusa to study and help solve the problem of employment for older women, and to help business and industrial leaders understand the worth of the mature woman as an employee. Medford Altrusans, as their share in the project, have set up a grant of $250 to aid an older woman enter or re-enter the bus iness world. In other cities Altrusans operate counseling and placement services for older women and sponsor handwork clubs. The six women pictured on today's front page are representa tive of scores of mature Jackson county women who are leading busy, efficient and successful lives as : business and professional women. . . Four leaders of Medford Council of Church Women came home from the annual meeting of the Oregon council in Eugene filled with excitement about the excellent program and inspired to ac celerate their support of .Christian activities, and the United Nations. One of the four, Mrs. S. D. Earhart, also came back with news of Miss Pauline Walton, who taught in Medford High school from 1907 to 1909. Miss Walton showed up at convention headquarters and asked if she could play hostess to members of the Medford delegation, so Mrs. Earhart and Mrs. Arthur Cummings became her guests. Hearing that one of the two women was Mrs. Earhart, Miss Wal ton at once inquired if she knew "Darragh Earhart," one of her former Medford pupils, and was pleased to learn that her guest was "Darragh's" wife. Miss Walton also inquired after Fanny Haskins (Mrs. Frances Cochran) and learned that she passed away not long ago, wanted to know about the Gores and then asked about one of Dr. Earhart's boyhood friends remembered that his last name was Lumsden but had forgotten his first. Next morning she triumphantly announced "I remembered the name of that Lumsden boy it was Treve. (Mr. Lumsden also passed away during the past year.) "Did your husband go through life with that name Darragh?" she asked Mrs. Earhart, who replied that he managed to shed the unusual name and for years had been known by his first name, Samuel, with Sam for short. For the benefit of those who remember Miss Walton, Mrs. Ear hart reported that after leaving Medford she taught English in the Eugene High school and later did library work for the University of Oregon. Miss Walton is still active in civic affairs in Eugene and in the Methodist church there. A graduate of the University of Oregon with the class of 1904, she is still interested in her alma mater and is secretary of her alumnae group. Her newer interests include the United Nations group in Eugene. Miss Walton, lively and vigorous, celebrated her 76th birthday anniversary last Monday by getting her driver's license renewed. Mrs. Lyle Wilcox came in with a PEO notice Friday morning and brought along a clipping from the Press-Telegram of Long Beach, Calif., which was of considerable interest to Potpourri. It was a color picture used in a recent society section of that paper, and one of the two appealing children in the picture was Kirk Wilcox, 4, a son of Mr. and Mrs: Lyle T. Wilcox and grandson of the Medford Lyle Wilcoxes. The boy's mother wrote from Long Beach to say that the color picture was the first one of its kind ever used in the Press-Telegram. It publicized a carnival which the auxiliary to Children's Memorial hospital in the California city was giving as a fund raising event. . Bill Dawkins called up one afternoon last week to sav that he had been to Portland and had seen the production of "Hamlet" currently running in the Oumansky Magic Ring theater in that city. Paul Kliss, known among Shakespeare festival fans in the Rogue valley as an intelligent and skillful actor and director, not oniy directed tne Portland play but is doing Hamlet as well. Bill D. said he had never seen a better portrayal of the diffi cult Shakespearean role and also reported that the play has caused such excitement among Portland theatergoers that it is being continued beyond the original closing date. A brisk exchange of pro and con letters in the Portland papers helped to arouse inter est in the play, as it has for a Footlighter play produced here last week. Mr. Dawkins also said he and a few other little theater enthu siasts in the Rogue valley are tinkering with the idea of bringing "The Fourposter" as produced by Kliss, to Medford. Hope they succeed. Many parents, alarmed by the increasing tendency of teen agers in this country to "go steady," will be interested in an article in the February issue of Seventeen magazine. The author suggests that young people try going "almost steady" at first but have an occasional date with someone else. '. Seventeen agrees that there is nothing inherently wrong with the "going steady" custom but adds that the emotional security derived from such a relationship can also be found by building up a "taken for granted" relationship with two, three or four boys. Granting that young people nowadays say that "going steady" is a form of social security, Seventeen answered that "going steady is taking an unnecessary risk." Even the most solid of young loves have been known to crumble and many a boy or girl has been left with nothing. It is even suggested that sheer laziness keeps some teenagers going steady and it is advised that those of the younger generation keep all the old friends but add a few new ones now and then. - Potpourri would like the cooperation of valley folk in col lecting old pictures for a page to be used in the near future. Any one having pictures of Jackson county scenes, buildings and ev ents taken 30 or 40 years ago is invited to submit them to The Mail Tribune staff for possible use on the page. So, if you have pictures of your grandfather's pioneer home with grandpa in the front yard, Uncle Tom's livery stable and a stagecoach or maybe a picture of a pioneer couple in their wedding finery, bring it up and let us see what kind of .a layout we can make from early-day photography. O.S. A Tribute to the BOY SCOUTS February 6 to 12 Is National Boy Scout Week In America, and this year also marks their 45th anni , versary. The Boy Scouts are devoted to a great cause ... it is building character. Their influence since 1910, when scouting was founded here, has enriched the lives of millions of boys and thus strengthened America physically, mentally and spiritually Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Explorers and Leaders now number 3,660,000. They are "Building for a Better Tomorrow" with the, help of Scouting. Strengthen this great move ment by giving it your active support! Medford Pharmacy, Inc. We Are Open Today .. .1 1 a.m. to 1 0:30 p.m. . 127 EAST SIXTH PHONE 2-6253 We Salute Our Town! Medford Society Elects Officers; Rosarian Installs Wynne P. Grier was elected president of Medford Rose so ciety at the last meeting of the group. E. Glen Brown of Ash land is the new first vice-president; Eldred Peyton, second vice-president; Mrs. Bert F. Sim mons, secretary; Miss Florence Bain, treasurer; Mrs. W. R. Pea body, librarian; Mrs. Ranald Ax tell of Trail, historian; and Miss Claire Hanley, parliamentarian. Ernest Vehrs, Grants Pass, dis trict rosarian, was installing of ficer for the installations which were held at the same meeting. The specie rose, was the sub ject of Glenn Brown, the eve ning's speaker. He gave a brief history of the specie rose and stated that geologists had found fossil imprints of various forms of plant life and other indica tions that roses were one of the earth's first, plants. The first double rose of any importance was discovered around 1700. The tea rose, Mr. Brown said, is claimed by some horticultur ists to have been introduced to Europe by the Chinese tea mer chants. Mrs. L. G. Gentner was given a vote of appreciation for her efforts in organizing the local society. She is the retiring presi dent. Mr. and Mrs. Ranald 'Axtell, Mrs. R. W. Smith and Mrs. E. B. Rippon were in charge of the social hour. Miss Adabee Seiier Hostess for Meeting Past Presidents club of the Degree of Honor Protective as sociation met Tuesday at the home of Miss Adabee Seiier. The new president of the group, Mrs. Ernest Tarr, took charge of the meeting. Games in the valentine theme were played and refreshments were served by the hostess. Nine members were at the session. Legion Auxiliary To Hold Meeting Medford unit of the American Legion auxiliary will meet Tues day, February 8, at 8 p.m. at the Legion home, with the new president, Mrs. H. W. Gifford presiding. . The unit-has contributed $10 to the March of Dimes from the organization funds, and has turned over an additional $26 which was collected at a benefit card party held on January 24. . Dead line Sunday Classified la at noon Saturday : 10 ajn. Monday for Monday: other days 5:30 orevious dav From Pontiac Mr. and - Mrs. Ralph Kline, Ross lane, have as a visitor Mrs. Marguerite Fisher of" Pontiac, Mich. Mrs. Fisher is their niece. She arrived Tuesday and will be here for an indefinite visit. A LA CARTE . Holdrege, Neb. (U.R) Notic ing his seat ' cushions ablaze, Hanson drove his auto to the fire station, sounded the alarm, and waited for the fire to be ex tinguished. He then drove away, sitting on a wet seat.' Program on Drama Planned for Meeting Of College Women Drama will be the subject ef the program Saturday, February 12,' for members of the College Women's club when they meet at the home of Miss Elizabeth Burr, 1012 Queen Anne avenue. Mrs. J. R. Smith will be the program chairman, . and Mrs. Glenn L. Linn, social chairman. Mrs. Stanley Lacy will be guest soloist. Use Mail Tribune Want Ada JSL riOl'J YOU '.CAII.BE SURE of a Perfect Quality Dicsnend arry Schade HEATHER $350.00 Also $100 to 2475 Wedding Ring $12.50 Guaranteed Perfect No double talk here! Every Keepsake engagement diamond is guaranteed in writing to be a perfect gem. In many beautiful styles, guaranteed by Keep sake and this store. wry Schade J FINE DIAMONDS SINCE 191 9 SOUTH CENTRAL FLUHRER BLDG. 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