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.
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"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.
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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!
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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.
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