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Oregon WCTU Will Hold Session Here An invitation to Oregon "Wo rn e n ' s Christian Temperance union to meet here for a state convention September 7 through 9 has been accepted, the local union announced last week. A letter of acceptance was read during a meeting Thursday of the Medford union at Girls Com' munity club. Mrs. Glen Hayes of Evanston I1L, the national president of the union, will be the main speaker at the convention. The Rev. E. J. Gilstarp was main speaker for the afternoon The Rev. R. W. Hum gave the devotionals and Edward Taylor furnished special music in the patriotic theme in observance of Lincoln's and Washington's birthdays. He also provided mu sic for a memorial service for the founder of the organization, Frances E. Willard. Mrs. Olaf Severson, the pro gram director, presented the speaker, and Mrs. G. O. Sanden gave a brief tribute to the founder. She pointed out that a statue of Frances E. Willard is the only statue of a woman in the Hall of Fame at Washington, D.C. and that many buildings and places have been named in her honor. Patriotic colors were used to decorate the refreshment table. Miss Elizabeth Burr, Mrs. Vivian Kyker and Mrs. H. G. Wilson were in charge. Members are asked to save items for a rummage sale which is planned. I A new Loyal Temperance leg ion was organized recently by Mrs. E. J. Gilstrap. About 20 young persons attended. The of ficers elected are Bruce Fowler, president; Frank Schuchard, vice-president; Frances Fowler, secretary; Charles Henney, treas urer and Jeff Beatty, yell leader. MeetingSjWill be the first Satur day in the month. Further an nouncements will be made. Mrs. Robert Croskey of We natchee,i Wash., was a visitor at the 'meeting She is 'a. former member of the group. Mrs. Guy Cox, president presided at the meeting. - . .. . , : - -4- : Birthday Party Honors Woman In Central Point ; Central Point Mrs. Henry s Conger was honored on her w t)U J . WW UU1 J 5 with a surprise party given at r tne nome of ner son and daugh ter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Homer A. Conger, West Scenic avenue cin Central Point. The evening was spent play , ing cards, and the honored guest was presented many gifts. A birthday cake and other re freshments were served. In addition to the honored : guest and Mr. Conger, those at the event were Mr. and . Mrs. ; Ernest Niedermeyer, Mr.- and Mrs. Chester Wendt, Mr. and '.Mrs. Carl Neidermeyer, Mr. and 'Mrs. Otto Niedermeyer, Mr. and . Mrs. Henry Niedermeyer, Mr. 3 and Mrs John Niedermeyer, ;Mrs. L. T. Sutherland and daugh ters, Susie and Doris, Mr. and 'Mrs. Lew Conger and son, Ward, and the hosts, and their chil dren, Anita, Jim and Ross. Grants Pass Couple Married In Grange Hall . Of ,interest in the Gold Hill and Rogue River vicinities is news of the wedding January 28 of Miss Wanda May Wilde, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John I. Wilde, route 2, box 590-K, Grants Pass, and Robert LeRoy McCormick, son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. McCormick, route 2, box 590-J, Grants Pass. The Rev. Hugo Gurney of the Grants Pass St. Paul's Lu theran church officiated for the double-ring ceremony, held in Shan Creek Grange hall. Mrs. Jack Henderson, Gold Hill, served as matron-of-honor and Kenneth McCormick, broth er of the bridegroom acted as best man. The ushers, were JackieMcCormick, another broth er of the bridegroom, and Bobby Wilde, brother of the bride. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a yellow nylon dotted Swiss gown and her headpiece was of yellow car nations.- She carried a single orchid on a white . Bible. Mrs. Henderson's gown was of blue faille and her flowers were pink rosebuds formed in a corsage. Music was furnished by Mrs LeRoy Barnes, Miss Nancy Bul- lard and Miss Janet Sutton. Mothers of : the bride and bridegroom wore navy blue dresses and their , accessories were white. Both wore corsages of white carnations. Miss Darlene Lehm and Miss Lorna Thompson poured the cof fee and punch served during the reception in the Grange dining room. Miss Lucille Biles, a cous in of the bride -was in charge of the guest book. Out-of-town, guests from Gold Hill included Mr. and "Mrs. R. W. Dusenberry, maternal grand parents of the bride; Raymond Dusenberry, the bride's uncle; Mrs. A. W. Kendall, aunt of the bride and her children, James, Kenneth and Kerry; Mrs. Ivan "Smith, the bride's great aunt, and Mrs. Nora Wait, great-great-aunt of the bride. From Murphy were Mr. and Mrs. Bob Tucker - The bride is a 1954 graduate from Grants Pass high school and the bridegroom was gradu ated from the same school in 1953. He is to return February 17 to. Treasure Island, San Fran cisco, for reassignment with the Navy.-He has been on duty with the flagship of the 7th fleet. The bride will remain in Grants Pass. ysssxm :t Teachers Judge Speakers7 Talks Don Lacy, an English, speech and drama instructor at Crater High school, and Jerry McDou gall, instructor at Junior high school in Central . Point, were the judges for a speech contest held February 8 by Toastmis tress club. The session was held at radio station KBOY, and Mrs. Clarence Wilson, president, pre sided. s Mrs.' Wallace ' Martin, topic mistress," announced the eve ning's speakers, who were Mrs. C. R." Thatcher, Mrs. Effie Kurtz and Mrs. J. R. Seiler. , .. Rereshments were served by Mrs. Russell Wade. JEAN HART SUGGESTS ' , . tako tho I m slinky look . we nave just !A to spring If j you favor .1 the .-. slim and slinky look . . . we have just what you are booking for v. . in our New Spring - Collection of Suits arid Dresses styled in the Long Lean Lines to em phasize . your sleek silhouette m Or ... if you favor the . Full, Ripply fashions with flaring skirts: and petite- . . we' have those too! Our Spring se lection' is the new- ' est . . . prettiest .-gayest ever.; 1 Come in, see them all, you're sure to find a New Spring Costume perfect for you. SHOP AT THE PINK STORE WHERE YOU PARK AT THE DOOR 617 East Main '.'. Phone 2-8992 u3 ' Shown here are officers and members of Medford Sojourners' club who took part in the 15th anniversary party of the club Thursday noon at the Medford hotel. Seated are (left to right) Mrs. Earl H. Crismon, publicity chairman, and Mrs. George Lov enborg, president; standing are Mrs, Wayne Safley, one of the club's newest members, and Mrs. Arthur Marineau, chairman of the birthday party. Sojourners has as its purpose the welcoming of newcomers to the city. . . Medford Sojourners Celebrate , 15th Anniversary at Luncheon r Medford Sojourners club celebrated the 15th anniversary of organization with a lunclfeon at the Medford hotel Thursday. Nearly 70 members, inactive members and guests were present. Louengborg, Mrs. George president, introduced charter members, Mrs. Bren H. Sljarcher, and Mrs. C. M. Starnes, 'Grants Pass, and six past presidents, Mrs. C. M. Lee, Mrs. F. E. Can trill, Mrs. E. F. Cronin, Mrs. B. B. Coleman, Mrs. H. J. Boyd and Mrs. Ted Quinn. All were seat ed at the honor table and each presented with a carnation cor sage. ' . A large decorated birthday cake centered the table and oth er decorations were cupids mail ing a valentine and valentine trees. Red cupid name tags were used for all guests. . Mrs. C. M. Lee spoke, giving the history of the club and wel coming all newcomers ,to the club. Medford Senior High school Madrigal singers, directed by Allan Lehl," sang three songs for the group. . Birthday greetings were ex tended to Mrs. Bob R. . Hart- A special prize was awarded to Mrs. F. F. Morris. . Prospective members present were Mrs. D. F. Corderman, Mrs. Bob R. Hart, Mrs. John S. Nelson, Mrs. David Stearns, Mrs. Basil Garris and Mrs. Ar vid Atthens: . New members welcomed were Mrs. William B. Youngberg and Mrs. Victor Kasser. An out of town guest was Mrs. Edith Hall. from. San Diego, California, who is visiting her sister, Mrs. Lee. Cards were played for the re mainder of the afternoon, bridge prizes being' won by Mrs. J. L. Davidson and Mrs. John Lusk. Canasta prizes by Mrs. Floyd Neilson and Mrs. John S. Nel son, and pinochle prizes by Mrs. Paul Harper and Mrs. H. H. Howard. . , , Inactive members attending the celebration were Mrs. Doug las Heinsley, Mrs. Jack i James, Mrs. Douglas Roach, Mrs. Sara Woods, Mrs. Floyd Nielson and Mrs. John Graves. ' ; Hostesses for the afternoon were Mrs. Arthur Marineau, Mrs. O. W. Larson, Mrs. Rosella Theesfeld, Mrs. John - Graves, .Mrs. C. G. Whitney and Mrs. J. H. Parker. The next meeting of the club will be held February 24 at the Medford hotel. Women . having resided in Medford two years or less are invited to attend and become members of the club The organization is purely so cial and has for its main purpose helping . newcomers to Medford to become acquainted. Mounted Troop Captain Names New Chairmen Mrs. Clarence Dodge, captain of the Ladies Mounted troop. auxiliary to the Jackson County Mounted Sheriff's posse, an nounced the appointments of the standing committee chair men during a meeting of the group Tuesday evening. The ses sion was held at the club house at the posse grounds. Mrs. Mary H. Brown heads the entertainment committee: Mrs. Gordon Koehler, hostesses: Miss Montana Emerson, rides; Mrs. O. D. Martin, Junior posse advisor; Mrs. H. B.. Hammond, membership; Mrs. Guy Hughes, publicity; Mrs. .H. B.. Murphy, house committee;. Mrs. C. Rease Braley, blood bank; Mrs. Thomas Whittle, telephone; Mrs. George B. ' Dean, flowers and visiting the ill; and Mrs. H. B. Murphy, assistant to the posse during shows. , . Missionary Circle To Meet on Monday A program concerning Portu gal will be conducted Monday, February 14, during a meeting of Gorsline missionary circle of the First . Baptist church. Mrs. Helmar T. Tinseth, 1300 Queen Anne avenue, will be the host ess in her home. Mrs. William Uhrine will be in charge of the program. The business session is to open at 7:45 p.m. . Devotions are being planned by Mrs. Kennejth Bramhall. The White Cross items to be taken to the meeting this session are pastel colored wash cloths. Members also are to take items of clothing and other ar ticles which have been signed for and which are to be sent to the Ralph Gorslines. The articles should be gift wrapped. Scissors will be required for White Cross work.. Students Speak For Parents' Club On Government A p a n e 1 discussion by. the eighth grade students of St. Mary's . academy opened the February meeting of the Par ents club of St. Mary's Grade school Monday evening. Preceding the discussion the entire class recited the pream ble to the' United States con stitution. The members of " the panel traced the origin of our self-government from its begin nings in old England, through its development in early Amer ica and finally leading to the constitution as it is today. Chairman of .the: panel . was Mary LaBar and members were Sharon Roberts, Molly Re vis, Nancy Beaton, Constance Soko lowski, Karen Fisher, Lawrence Espey, Robert Farra, Paul.Pav lat and Paul Smith. " After the discussion the class sang the national anthem. The meetmg was conducted by the vice-president, Charles Hill. Plans ; were made for a money-raising social (to be held March 20 and a committee was formed to work on it. . The Rev. Charles Scott closed the meeting with a prayer. Officers Announce Change in Meeting For Rogue-Elk Unit Rogue. Elk A change in meeting dafe and schedule of the day's session have been an nounced for members of the Rogue-Elk Home Extension unit. The meeting will be held Thurs day, February 24 instead of Feb ruary 16, and the project les son will open at 10:30 a.m. It will be conducted by Miss Jean Brooks. The business session will be held during the - afternoon, of ficers pointed out. The meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Chester Wil son on Elk Creek road and the lesson will concern good weight for good health. ' -f Dinner Planned A nohost dinner and meeting are planned by members of the 8 and 40, fun and honor group of the American Legion auxili ary, Tuesday, February 15,' at 7 p.m. The event is to' be held at the Tally Ho restaurant. Sunday. February 13. 1955 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE Teachers To Hold Meeting; Saturday' C "Effective ways that the school and community can help the beginning teacher,"" will be the topic of a discussion ? Satur day, February. . 19, ; at , .2 p.m., when members of Epsilon chap ter of the Delta Kappa Gamma sorority will meet. The -session will be held at Girls' Commun ity club. ' - ;' - '. - Mrs. LJillie Callander of Grants Pass will be the discus sion leader and Mrs. r Georgiana Beier will be the social chair man. .... , FL Club Holds Valentine Parry Central Point A valentine party was held February 8 for members of the FL club, when Mrs. Neil Glenn, was in charge and Miss Ilda Penland was host ess. Fourteen members and two guests attended. Preceding the meeting several of the members attended a theater in Medford and returned to the party later. Next meeting of the group will be at the home of Mrs. Rob ert Booth on February 22. JACKSONVILLE "CLUB CHANGES MEETING . Jacksonville Members of the Jacksonville Garden club will meet, Thursday, February 17, at 1:30 p.mi, instead of at the home of Mrs. L. M. Hamilton. Mrs. Hamilton, . however, will serve as the hostess. Save That Garment! Have tlie Damas Re-Woven Invisibly. ARROW GLEANERS 520 So. Riverside. Phono 3-1811 ' -. 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