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TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Wedntiday, Aoril 27. I9SS Lutheran Women's Group Holds Annual Conference in Medford Southern Oregon conference of the Women's Missionary so ciety, United Lutheran Church in America, closed tfie seventh annual meeting yesterday afternoon with a luncheon at Zion Lutheran church. Mrs. B. O. Treslstad, Salem, Ore., presided over the conference and Mrs. Olger Engen, Longview, was named to succeed her during the business sessions. One new society was added during the conference, that of the Women of the Church, Shep herd of the Hills church, Steven sor. Wash. Other officers elected were Mrs Chris Horn, McMinnville Ore., vice-president and Mrs Bernard Weiszhaar, Eugene, sec retary-treasurer, The Rev. George Flora, San Jose, Calif., was the main con ference speaker, telling of his work in Liberia with the Loma people. Monday evening he told of the mission schools and semi nary and showed colored .films describing the work. He also de scribed the witchdoctors and their work among the natives, saying in many instances how hard it is for the natives to over come their fear of the witch doctors Tuesday's address stressed the complete poverty of the peopl not only in personal belong ings but in their knowledge of how to live. The Rev. Mr. Flora displayed many interesting sou venirs and told of their use and value in the foreign field. Soloists for the conference were Miss Gayle Turner and Otto Ewaldsen. Devotions were given by Mrs. H. Edwardsen and Mrs. Arthur Cummings all of Medford.v Theme for the confer the best way to say you care Garis j:lit;i it (A ence was "Evangelism. Two skits were given, the first, "Two Copies of Lutheran Woman's Work," which is the official magazine of the society, was presented by the Eugene Royal Neighbors District Meeting Held in Ashland Mrs. D. T. Ferguson, Medford, was elected district oracle of the Royal Neighbors of America dur ing a district meeting held last week in Ashland. A delegation of about 30 members attended from the Medford lodge. - ... . i Ttmm rAA lUAnlt InnlfBtn. croun. The second skit. "JNomi- cu'6e "tuuli im..3-- nating Committee at Work" was ville, was elected vice-oracle for presented by the Klamath Falls the district, Mrs. Carl Pearson, Aieaiora. was named recorder- 48 State Flowers receiver and Mrs. Elsie Lang- mire, Klamath Falls, marshal. Next district convention will be held in Medford. A visitor at last week's meet ing was Mrs. Mae E. Logan, Portland, state supervisor and group. Mrs. L. H. Steinhoff, wife of Dr. Steinhoff, Portland, Presi dent of the Pacific synod of the United Lutheran church in America, was among the out-of- town guests and brought greet ings from Dr. Steinhoff. Pastors and wives from out-of-town were district deputies attending were the Rev. and Mrs. Baughman Mrs. Elsa Walker,. Medford, and from near Vancouver. Wash.: the Mrs. Jessie &teeie. Rev. John Recher Jr., Klamath Falls Falls, and Mrs. O. W. Ebright Mrs. Thomas H. Callahan from Salem, wife of a former Ashland, retiring district oracle, pastor here from 1950-1952. conducted the sessions and Mrs About 100 delegates and visi- Henry H. Mayberry, oracle of tors were served luncheon by the Ashland camp, opened the I m. a . hit T- i 1 the Women's guild and circles of anernoon meeung. mayor men Zion Lutheran church Monday ard Neil of Ashland gave the evening a social hour lonoweci "A wutume, nu wc xc- the meeting, with Ruth circle sponse was given by Mrs. Lo members as hostesses. Mrs. I. gan- iogan stated mat xne Eitreim. guild nresident. and Royal XMeignoor lodge nas Deen Mrs. Hannah Anderson poured organized for more than 60 years at the tea table. Sectional Leaders ak for Council and is one of the leading frater nal organizations in the United States. During the sessions Mrs. Anna C , I t :l Schaffer. Klamath Falls, and OptTdrv IUI V-UUIIUI Mrg Harry Miuer, 'Medford, Mrs. Fred J. Walton of Port- were both honored for having land presided at the Tuesday aft- been members of the lodge for ernoon meeting of the nineteenth 47 years. A school of instruction annual district Women's Mission- was conducted . by the various ary council now in session at the camps under the leadership of Assembly of God church on Mrs. Logan during the atternoon West Main street. A song service session, and this was followed by was led by Mrs. Edward Graft- a banquet in the Elks dining strom, Glendale. room Mrs. r. J. Rrpnt. Tanvnnville. Initiation was conducted by Mistletoe camn. Medford, dur- oca J outV nvvuiiiuiibu C l i - niano hv Mrs V. TClpmine Rr.P. ing the evening meeting, wna burg. Irvin P. Fatton, mistletoe oracie, D;n;t;n - : presided, initiated X ax bxxxscxbxijg xxx a txuatxvrii axxix i - . answer panel disucssion as to how WMC could best help home and foreign missionaries were several sectional leaders. Speak ing were Mrs. F. O. Manning, Springfield; Mrs. Walter Smith, Dufur; Mrs. T. H. Fuller, Gresh am; Mrs. R. M. Culbertson, West port, and Mrs. Leo Gilman, Gold Hill. Afternoon missionary speak ers were Mr.- and Mrs. Ward Woods, on furlough from the Gold Coast, Africa, and Walter Haydus, on furlough from Gua tamala. The WMC motto is, "We Min- were miss Marcia Macklin, Miss Eula Stans bury and Mrs. Bess Cobb, Ash land: Mrs. Ada Ward and Mrs. Genevieve Workman. Central Point; Miss Irma Lawrance and Mrs. Or-a Lawrance, Meoioro; Miss Fay Dowson, Miss Nancy Adams and Miss Doris Buck, Jacksonville. A urogram given later was open to the public. Mrs. D. R. Allred of the Central Point camp conducted a memorial service, with Mrs. Ada Ward as soloist, arid the new district officers were installed by Mrs. Logan, Mrs. Walker and Mrs. Steele. The Klamath Falls lodge con ister as Unto Christ," and the ducted the retiring march. Other slogan is "The Heart of the church with missions at Heart.' Practice Announced For Pythian Sisters Pythian Sisters' staff members will practice tonight at 7:30 o'clock in the Pythian building. It . M ... - U , I XlON prep,anre MIRRO-MATIC j j' q j j electric percolator 21i-qt. $12.95 8 -qt. $23.95 ' t, ' fff 6-qt. $21.95 16-qt. $29.95 L 401 QC f bell with cord, rack and rtcipt book. Ftd. Tai Incl. t L. f m i wTdecorative ! A Ml RRU Arnold et-rs-N $ moldj, 2'i to 4Vx cup. ' C45 iES15! Pm m Mil plaque, too. Comoltt,rQ" M"j" 1 1 WSi keeps cakes lft?if ovENFRESH! Rl) jb sP cake carrier J New wint-artv hamflt. 6 MtK. with heat-proof pUstie np, won't tarnish, chip, peel, or show fingerprints! MIRRO Coft-ioo canister set $695 ,?$1Q45 FREE GIFT WRAPPING ON ALL MOTHERS DAY GIFTS FREE PARKING - - FREE DELIVERY rr rnrw rs KUNUIS a OS. SPECIALISTS IN MEDFORD HOMEWAKESI CENTRAL POINT numbers were a drill bv Job's Daughters, Central Point; Hill Billy band, Jackson ville camp; solo, Miss Ruth Mc- Danal, accompanied by Mrs. Es ther Smith, Ashland camp; drill, Job's Daughters, Ashland; drill, Medford camp; skit, Jacksonville camp; reading, Donna Smith, Jacksonville; drill, Klamath Falls. The evening closed with pre sentation of gifts to distinguish ed visitors and an appreciation talk by Mrs. Logan. Veterans? Bridge Club Announces Winners Camn White Camp White Veterans' Bridge club held th3 weekly session at camp Friday, and winners have been an nounced. North -south winners were William Hickey and VirgU Tem pie, first, 72Vi points; Mrs. Roy Pruitt and William Isaacs, sec ond. 71 points; Mrs. Clay Cor nett and Mr. Pruitt, third, 70 V4 points. .Winning players in the east west position were Mr. and Mrs. Burton Sims, first, 71 points; John Sharp and Emery Wheat, second, 67 V4 points; Mrs. vVil liani Isaacs and Asa Kimball, third, 65 Vz points 7204 Smk The pride of every state its own lovely flower embroider ed on this cozy quilt. 48 blos soms in all, to beautify your home! Pattern 7204: Floral quilt' Dia grams, transfers of every state flower included. Quilt 72 x 102 inches, double-bed size. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins for this pattern add 5 cents for each pattern for first class mailing. Send to Medford Mail Tribune, Household Arts Dept., P.O. Box 168, Old Chel sea Station, New York 11, N.Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS and PATTERN NUMBER. Order our 1955 Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalogue.' Enjoy pages and pages of exciting new designs knitting, croche, em broidery, iron-ons, toys and nov elties! Send 25 cents for your copy of this wonderful book now. You'll want to order every design in it! Rogue Elk Unit Elects Officers Visits Court Trail Rogue Elk Exten sion unit elected officers at the April meeting held at Mallery Maples. Elected were Mrs. Ranald Ax tell, chairman; Mrs. Alma Mai lery, vice-chairman; Mrs. Aa drey Collier, secretary-treasur er; Mrs. Glen Anderton, record ing secretary. Final plans were made for members to attend the annual Homemakers' festival to be held May 5 in Central Point. Mrs. Harry Casebier and Mrs, Oscar Hanson gave the program on "Simple Home Repairs. Luncheon was served by Mrs Mallery and Mrs. Lee Merriman, VFW Sewing Circle Will Meet Thursday The sewins circle of VFW auxiliary, Crater1 Lake post, will meet at the home of Mrs. Fred Lawrence, 1422 Euclid avenue. Thursday, April 28, at 8 p.m, Mrs. O. O. DeBarry will be co- hostess. All auxiliary members and their friends are invited to attend. Girl Scouts Visit Station Brownie Troop 172, led by Mrs. Charles Rowan, visited the west side fire station recently, They were instructed in the use of fire equipment and told what to do in reporting a fire. The girls were asked to memorize the correct phone number. Ida Harris is a new member of this troop. In the neear future the girls will visit Gilman's dairy. Troop Picnic Brownie Troops 180 and 166 journeyed to Ashland April 13, where they had a playtime and picnic in Lithia park. They re turned home on Southern Pacific train. Exhibit For the past week Girl Scout Troop 22" of Junior high school has had an exhibit in the court house showing the function of the county health association. It is on display in the county health office. Mrs. A. N. Potter is leader of this troop and Mrs. Elliott Becken, assistant. , . - Judy Potter Scribe There are 28 national parks in the national park system of the United States. CALENDAR Calendar notices and newi for the society section of The Mail Tribune must be submitted in writing and deadline for the Sun day edition is 1 p.m Friday Dead line for the weekly calendar is 9 s.m of the day of publication and for week day news is S DJn the day before publication. Wednesday 6:45 p.m. Rotary Interna tional golden anniversary ban quet, Elks club lounge. 8 pjn. Bow Bells chapter, DBE, Girls Community club. Thursday ' 9 a.m. Registrations for state department convention, Blue Star Mothers of Oregon, Grants Pass library auditorium. 12:30 p.m. . First Christian church circles, all meet at Fel lowship hall; program at 2 p.m. p.m. Golden Link Bible cla?s, home of Mrs. Grace Rob erts. 1011 West Tenth street. Singing Time Held Today At College Ashland More than 1100 children, the, largest number ever to participate in "Singing Time," the elementary school music festival for Jackson coun ty, sang together in Memorial court at Southern Oregon col lege this afterooon. The festival director was Miss Helene Robin son of SOC who states the pro gram was a prelude to Music week. j The program featured songs from several nations. Jim Baker and Lyman Pruitt assisted as student directors, and also assist ing were a number of students from foreign lands including Miss Jeanette Bush, Miss Mildred Okamura and Miss Rita Wong of the Hawaiian islands and Miss Glorida Padilla of Honduras. In addition to the main festt val chorus, the Central Point Junior High school chorus, a girls' chorus directed by Mrs, Bertie Moore, a chorus from Sams Valley school directed by Mrs. Jeanne Carothers and the Talent Junior and Senior High school bands directed by Ralph Carroll also appeared on the program. A quartet composed of James Baker, Dick Bonney, Lyman Pruitt and William Sparks sang, and the Singing Time radio group, composed of the Misses Helen Brown, Yvonne Claypool, Ina Feero, Ruby Gardner, Judy Hall and Esther Powell were on the program. Accompanist for the festival chorus was Mrs. Charlotte Han nan. Schools-participating were Applegate, Eagle Point, Elk- Trail, Evans Valley, Griffin Creek, Gold Hill, Howard Jack sonville, Phoenix, Prospect, Rogue River, Sams Valley, Shady Cove, Talent, West Side and Medford. Auxiliary Group Attends Meeting Of State Board Four members of Crater Lions' auxiliary, Medford, at tended the annual spring board meeting of the Oregon State Lions' auxiliaries held recently in The Dalles. Mrs. Lowell Ed wards, president, was the auxil iary delegate and she was ac companied by Mrs. Dan Dwyer, Mrs George Potucek, Mrs. Wen dall Vaughn and Mrs. Howard Miller, president of the Rogue River Lady Lions. The meeting was conducted by Mrs. L. : L. Hickock, state president. Most important -feature of the business meeting was the presentation of the annual budget for the 1955 State Blind institute, by Water Dry, super intendent of the Oregon State School for the Blind. This institute is supported and financed entirely by the Lions' auxiliaries and is to be held this year from June 3 through the 9 at the Oregon State Blind School in Salem. Purpose of the in stitute is to help parents of vis ually handicapped children to adjust themselves and be of as sistance to their children before they enter the blind school. This year's budget was for $3,125, and the entire amount will be supplied by the Oregon L'.ons' auxiliaries. Crater Lions' auxiliary held a benefit card party at the Rogue Country club Monday afternoon as one of their projects to raise their proportionate share of the $3,125 for the institute. f- To Meet Central Point Job's Daugh ters will meet on Thursday, April 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the Cen tral Point Masonic hall. Parents of members and all persons of proper Masonic relationship are invited to attend. To Size 52! " rl vjOPu 9286 34-1? You look slimmer, trimmer in this 3-piece ensemble! It's de signed especially to Hatter the larger figure.. 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Last weekend the two couples fished in the Rogue river at Gold Beach. 4 Visits at Bend ' Mrs. George Rehart, royal matron of Roxy Ann court, Or der of Amarnath, traveled to Bend, Ore., last Saturday where' she attended installation of of ficers of Mirror court of the order in that city. Monroes Visit Mr. and Mrs. Adair Monroe have arrived in Medford to spend two weeks with their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Allyn A. Monroe and chil dren, Old Stage road. The Mon roes, who are from New Orleans, will be here two weeks. A number of parties are be ing planned in nonor of the couple. lipoid Starch. have more time for leisure because Vano Liquid Starch saves tune... saves work. Van If WI'K NOT USING VANO YOU'RE WORKING TOO HARD! A 1 Adrienne s , An Ideal Gift For MOTHER! New Sheer S-T-R-E-T-CH WONDER-WEARING X-90 Hosiery by LARKWOOD Thursday Luncheon and Fashion Show - Pionear Room Jackson Hottl 12-1 p.m. April 29 90-DAY GUARANTEE PERFECT FIT HOSIERY! 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