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Beta Sigma Phi Gives Reception w For Field Officer Miss Elsie Anderson, field representative from the Inter national office of Beta Sigma Phi sorority, was a guest of the Medford-Ashland Area council of Beta Sigma Phi last weekend. Friday, a reception was held for Miss Anderson at the home of Mn. Nick DeWitt, 320 Keene way drive, president of Alpha Beta chapter of the sorority. Members from XI Mu, Alpha Rho and Alpha Beta chapters wera present during the eve ning. Refreshments were served by the hostess, Mrs. DeWitt and Mrs. Nils Edin. Saturday afternoon Miss An derson presided for a business meeting at the Jackson hotel. Officers of Xi Mu, Alpha Sigma, Alpha Rho and Alpha Beta chapters as well as the officers of the Medford-Ashland Area council, attended this meeting. Discussion was held regarding the proposed silver anniversary chapters and it was decided that both the Ashland chapter and Medford chapters would organ ize a silver anniversary chapter. Mrs. Curt Butterfield, exten sion officer of Alpha Rho chap ter, signed the silver anniver sary scroll for Medford and Mrs. Doris Lassen, president of Alpha Sigma chapter signed the scroll for Ashland. This scroll will be presented to Walter Ross, founder of the sorority, end will be framed and hung in the international headquar ters of Beta Sigma Phi at Kan sas City, Mo. Members of the Medford-Ashland Area council served coffee and cookies to the members at the Camp White Domiciliary center Wednesday evening. Members and guests from XI Mu. Alpha Rho. Alpha Sigma, Alpha Beta and Nu Phi Mu chap ters also gave a program. On the program were Miss Krista Baker, Miss Laura Lamberty, Miss Betty Hawkins, Miss Carol Slater, Mrs. Wilson Slater, Miss Delores Meyer, Miss Vernola Hutchinson. Miss Adabee Seiler, Mrs. T. R. Lytle and The Delazo Trio from Ashland. Noble Grands Club List Activities At Recent Meeting Members of the Noble Grands club met last week with Mrs. Helen Chapman in charge. Mrs. Katherine Fleming was recom mended during the business ses sion for the degree of chivalry. The members received a note 'fit thanks from Mrs. Byrle E. Druryt president of the Rebek ah Assembly of Oregon, thank ing them for their gift of dimes which they gave during the last March of Dimes drive. Mrs. June Hoskin, a Rebekah Jpdge member from Myrtle Creek, attended the meeting. A cake walk was conducted fcy Mrs. Rozella Theesfeld and Mrs. Charles Weingle furnished piano music. Mrs. Lewis Thomp son, degree staff captain, an nounced a practice for March 31 at 7:30 p.m., to prepare for Initiation ceremonies. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Lewis Thompson, Mrs. O. S. Walden, and Mrs. Margaret Davis. - Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday: 1 a. m. Monday for Monday: other daya 5:30 previous day. Four Willamette university students from Medford who were elected io important class and student body posiiions this semester, are pictured in the Bearcat Cavern. They are (left to right) Tom Gail, son of Mr. and Mrs. Budd Gail and vice-president of the freshman class; Mits Margaret Huson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Darell Huson, president of Associated Women Students; Miss Nancy Newton, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Dale Newton, first vice president of Associated Women Students; Keith Mirick, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Mirick, president of the senior class. Miss Newton will attend the national AWS convention to be held April 6-10 at the University of Kansas. (Willamette University photo.) Club Women Discuss District Convention A district convention to be held in Ashland on April 21 was discussed at a meeting March 24 of the Mistletoe club. A discussion also took place re garding the coming Medford Pear Blossom festival in which one of the juvenile members, of the Royal Neighbors of Am erica lodge, Linda Chew, is a queen candidate. The meeting was held at the girls Community club and a covered dish luncheon preceded the business session. Potted pansy plants centered the lun cheon tables. A guessing game was conduct ed by Mrs. W. H. Arnold and was won by Mrs. Ana McCor mack who was presented a prize. Another prize won dur ing the session was received by Mrs. Art Johnson. The next club meeting is set for April 13 when a dessert luncheon will be served by Mrs. Randy Hugdahl, Mrs. Harry Mil ler, Mrs. A. R. Allen and Mrs. McCormack. Accordion Students Entertain Veterans; Presentation Made A group from Eve Prentice's accordion band entertained the Veterans of Foreign Wars in the Camp White veterans hall, Wednesday evening with an hour of music. Sandra Charters, 7, di rected and band and sang several numbers. Other soloists were Lea Padg ett, Oveta Walden. Melody Pierce, Virginia Walters snd Richard Cooper. Post Commander Young pre sented Eve Prentice with a hand tooled leather mat which had won five blue ribbons in exhi bitions in Texas. The presenta tion was made by Ivan Lusk. Mrs. Freda Lawrence and Mrs. Ivan Lusk of the Auxiliary VFW served refreshments. JEAN HART SUGGESTS: for EASTER v. 5o distinctive, so feminine . . designed to go everywhere and bring you compliments! DAVIDOW . . . OURS EXCLUSIVELY Shop at the Pink Store Where You Park at the Door 617 East Main Phone 2-8992 Annual VFW Essay Contest Winner is Nancy Hamilton Sunday, March 27, 1955 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREH Nancy Hamilton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Moore Hamilton, 43 Rose ave., is the winner of the annual essay contest sponsored by the auxiliary to Crater Lake Chapter 1833, Veterans of For eign Wars, it was announced last week. Miss Hamilton is a senior at Medford High school. She will be presented with a bronze med al and a prize of $25 by the aux iliary. Theme of the contest was civilian defense. Second prize goes to Stanley Culy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gale Culy, 21 Washington st. He will receive $15. Third prize will go to Miss Susan Devoe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. DeVoe, 2200 Woodlawn dr., who will receive $10. All three contestants and their parents will be invited to be at a meeting of the auxiliary in the near future, for presenta tion of the awards. Miss Hamilton's winning es say will go to the state headquar ters, where it will compete with other winners throughout the state. Winner of the state contest will be entered in the national St. Marks Guild St. Mark's Evening guild will meet in the Parish house Mon day, March 27 at 8 p.m. Host esses for the meeting will be Mrs. Ralph Cutshall, Mrs. Louis Thurman, and Mrs. James Arm-son. essay contest for the top award of $1,000. The top state prize is $50 and a medal. Mrs. R. E. Schulz was contest committe chairman, and judges, who selected the winners with out knowing who the contestants were, included Attorney James V. McGoodwin, James Dunlevy of radio station KYJC, and Mrs. Bren Starcher of the Mail Tribune. Medford Society To Make Plans For Rose Show Plans for a rose show to be held in early June will be made at a session of the Medford Rose society Monday, March 28 when they will meet at 8 p. m., in the Jackson county courthouse. Wayne P. Grier, president, in vites all persons interested in growing roses to attend the meeting. This will be the first meeting presided over by the newly elect ed officers. 4 Church Council . Mrs. Claude Sparks, president of the Medford Council of Church Women, has announced a business meeting of the coun cill for Monday March 28 at 2:00 p.m. at the Methodist church. Officers, committee members and representatives of the local churches will attend. Beauty on a budget Beauty Box Ensemble Prelim Consultation Preliminary Shampoo Special Rim Styled Set Cold Wava Permanent from 7 50 And if you ara not yet one of our regular patrons you'll want to be one. Let us creata your next new hairdo and you'll agree it's tha loveliest you've aver had. Phone 2-6133 or 2-6434 for your appointment Beauty Salon Style Revue of Tudor Guild Attracts Capacity Audience "Reflections in the Glass of Fashion" was the theme of the spring style show given by Tudor guild Monday evening at Tally Ho Hunt room on the highway between Medford and Ashland. The event, attended by a capacity audience, was a benefit for the actor's scholarship fund of the Oregon Shakespearean festival. The show was lifted from the realm of the ordinary by H. Paul Kliss, Portland, Shakespearean actor and director who served as commentator, and Rod Bar rows, Portland, who prepared the script. Lines from Shake speare were used to put sparkle into the commentary, and during intermission the two men enter tained with songs and dialogue from the show "Kiss Me Kate." The number "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" from the show proved especially popular with the audience. Mrs. Wallace Sousa, Ashland, was accompanist for the numbers, and Mrs. Loren F. Flannery of Medford provided background organ music for the show. Models for the show included small children, teenagers and adults. Included in the list were Mrs. Harry Skerry, president of the guild, Mrs. William Dawkins and Mrs. Beverly Cope, who were co-chairmen for the show. Suzanne and Betsy Cope, Chris topher and Michael Dawkins, Mrs. John Thompson, George Harrington, Richard Graham, Mrs. Aubrey Hill, Pam Kaegi, Kathy Ingle, Chris Cotton, Jeanne Eberhart, Lucy Keating, Mrs. William I. McKinney, Miss Fran Barta, Mrs. Herbert Specht, Mrs. Donald MacDougall, Mrs. Virgil Bolton, Mrs. Frank Fair weather, Mrs. Rose Robinette, Carole Singmaster, Mrs. Gerald Martin and Mrs. A. C. Allen Jr. The show, in five scenes, opened with "at home" wear and included streets and sports cloth ing, Easter and "Sunday best" for the children and more formal clothing for adults. Mrs. Skerry closed and opened the show, and for her final ap pearance wore a Don Loper orig inal in white lace with fox stole. Appearing with her in the clos ing number was Richard Graham in a tuxedo suit. Cooperating shops were Burel son's, Big Y Tot shop, Barker's, Jean Hart's. Adrienne's, Mann's, Bert Pree, Hadley's, and the An ticipation shop, all Medford, and Carole Anne shop, Ashland. Serving as ushers during the evening were Mrs. C. Rease Braley, Mrs. -Max Wimmer and Mrs. Myron Root, Medford, and Mrs. E. W. Jermark and Mrs. Frank Davis, Ashland. Mrs. Bra ley was chairman. Cut and potted flowers, and parakeets in cages provided a colorful setting for the show. Rotana President On Annual Visit Installs Officers Miss Beatrice L. Crewdson of Portland, National Rotana pres ident, made the annual presi dent's visit to Medford Rotana club Wednesday evening. A dinner meeting was held in the Rogue room at the Medford hotel. Following dinner, candle light installation services were conducted by Miss Crewdson for new officers of the Medford club. Those installed were Mrs. Rob ert L. Powell, president; Mrs. Hugh F. Friel, first vice-president; Miss Jane Hansen, second vice-president; Mrs. William O. Blackledge, secretary; Mrs. Mar vin F. Trautman, treasurer, and Miss Mabel Nye and Mrs. Jess G. Vincent, board members. The national president was presented a gift from the Med ford club and a past president's pin was presented to Mrs. Vin cent, retiring president. Miss Crewdson made sugges tions on betterment of Rotana clubs and spoke on the history, aims and accomplishments. Guests for evening in addi tion to Miss Crewdson were Mrs. E. J. Klimko and Mrs. Dora Car nail. Mrs. Florence Lance be came a member. When using a paint roller to apply an oil-base paint, line the roller tray with aluminum foil. The lining makes cleaning up easier once the painting is done. Auxiliary Conducts Installation Rites; Vote to Aid Project Mrs. George Howard and Mr. George Nichols were installed at right and left supporters to Mrs. E. C. Dameron, vice-president of the auxiliary to the Canton Siskiyou, Patriarchs Militant, during a meeting of the canton and auxiliary Friday evening. Also installed were Mrs. Eber Weed, as flag bearer and Mrs. E. W. Pease, officer of the guard. Mrs. Blanche Robinson, past president of the auxiliary, did the installing, assisted by Mrs. O. S. Walden, adjutant. Frank Mannis, captain of th canton, presided for the men's meeting and Mrs. Fred Daugher ty, auxiliary president, took charge of the women's meeting. The women voted to present a gift of money to the state auxi liary president, Mrs. Nellie Rog ers, for use in her project of the year, an electric stove for th IOOF home hospital. A gift of money has been sent for a fami ly night program and to th Heart fund. Mrs. Howard, Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Weed were in charge of dinner arrangements. The April committee appointed is made up of Mrs. Pease, Mrs. W. H. Dyer and Mrs. Lewis Thompson. 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