Rolarians from several southern Oregon
elubt and their guests gathered in the Elks
dining room Wednesday night for a dinner
which observed the golden anniversary of
the organization. Pictured above (left to
right) are Frank W. Thomas, president of the
Grants Pass club; Robert Reinholdt. presi
dent of the Ashland club; Lester D. Harris,
Medford resident; Barney Root, head of the
Myrtle Creek club and J. L. Hopkins, vice
president of the Shady Cove club. A feature
of the program was a parade of 1905 fash
ions, arranged by Mrs. Phil Brainerd. Amoag
those taking part in the show were (left to
right) TeH Lawson, son of Dr. and Mrs. Earl
Lawson, Mrs. Kenneth Cook, Carol Denmam,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Denmaa,
Mrs. Robert Kline, Miss Janet Jamison,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Jamison and
DeEtta Lawson, the Lawson's daughter.
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Concert Planned Thursday;
New Music Group Organized
Marking National Music week
here this week will be a concert
Thursday, May , at Medford
Senior High school by the Phil
harmonic Society of Southern
Oregon. Director Richard D.
Werner states that the program
will begin promptly at 8:1
p.ra.
Tickets are ea sate at Pur
ucker's Piano house and the Mu
sic Mart in Medford.
Jeatured soloist with the or
chestra will be George Peckham,
well knrwn basso from Seattle,
Wash. Mr. Peckham, who lived
in Medford as a youth and whose
Barents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Peckham Sr., still live at 219
Beatty street, is one at the better
known singers ef the western
states. Now on the faculty of
the Cornish school in Seattle,
Mr. Peckham recently sang one
season with the famous Robert
Shaw chorale, hsm sung leading
roles in opera, light opera and
oratorios. i
Playing in the orcestra are
Audrey Brist, concert mistress,"
Elmer Ayres, Alyn LehL Tod
Tibbut, Nancy Walstead, Lois
Reed, Leah Knutson, Grants
Pass, Zonja Peterson, Lois Fie
guth, Ashland, Doris Kepley and
Doris Bell, Ashland, violinsts;
John Drysdale, associate conduc
tor, Edward Root, Viola Russell
and Diana Campbell, violists;
Bernard Windt, Ashland, Norma
Bazzet and Julie Moore, Grants
Pass, cellists; Delmar Myers and
Jeanette Marshall, flutists; Vir
ginia Westerfield and Terry
Brereton, clarinetists; J e r ry
Pierce and Glen Mathews, both
Ashland, oboists; Jean Bowers,
bass viol; Milo Kubalek, tim
pani; Jack Stong, trombone; Wil
son Gilinsky, French horn; Lou
ise Harwood, bassoon.
Club Hears Talk
On Wild Flowers
Jacksonville Mrs. Harry ' O.
Smith spoke April 11 to Jack
sonville Garden clue members
regarding the importance of wild
flower conservation which she
explained can be gained by edu
cating the public in numerous
ways. Miss Claire Hanley. intro
duced the speaker.
Mrs. Smith also showed pic
tures of wild flowers of Orsgon,
Glacier National park and scenes
ia Arizona.
The session was held at the
home of Mrs. Robert Sorber,
who served tea and other re
freshments, assisted by a com
mittee. The 18th anniversary
ef the club also was observed
during the social hour.
Mrs. Lee Bort, president, pre
sided, and 22 members attended.
Mrs. M. O'Shea, a guest, also was
awarded a prise. Roll call was
answered by aaming a favorite
wild flower. .
A report was give en a re
cent sale conducted by the club
and suggestions were made for
the group's part in the coming
Jacksonville Jubilee parade.
The next meeting will be
May 19 at the home ef Mrs. Ray
Coleman on Third street in
Jacksonville.
Here .
Mrs. Harriet Starfas, Ventara,
Calif., is a guest in Medford of
her daughter, Mrs. Marina
uates, eSSA Haven street.
A new group to be known as
the Philharmonic Society guild
was organized at a meeting of
valley women held last week at
Rogue Valley Country club. Pur
pose of the new organization is
to promote the interests ef the
Philharmonic Society of South
ern Oregon and of music in gene
ral. Mrs. ,T. M. Popham.was elect
ed chairman, with Mrs. Ralph
Burgess as Ashland chairman
and Mrs. Warren Butler, Grants
Pass chairman. Mrs. Ralph Mat
lack, Medford, is secretary of the
group.
First project ef the guild will
be to promote the concert of the
Philharmonic society to be held
in Medford Thursday, May 5,
and all members have tickets. A
ticket booth at Barker's stors
will be manned by members and
will be open from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. Monday through Thursday.
Among others interested are
Mrs. Otto Frohnmayer, Mrs. Wil
liam McAllister, Mrs. Rolf of
Grants Pass, Mrs. George Mad
dox, Mrs. R. W. Gray, Mrs. Al
Henke, Mrs. Robert Scherzing
er, Mrs. R. O. Werner, Mrs. Har
lan P. Bosworth Jr., Mrs. J. C.
Collins, Mrs. B.' B. Lowery, Mrs.
H. C. Sampert, Mrs. Jack Stong,
Mrs. Rawles Moore and Mrs.
Royal Bebb.
ftaaday. May 1, 1S5S
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE
Beta Sigma fhi Chapters
Hold Anniversary Dinner -
Beta Sigma Phi chapters of Medford and Ashland held a formal
dinner at the Medford hotel Thursday evening which observed the
24th anniversary of the sorority's founding. Sponsors and directors
of the chapters were special guests and Mrs. Dolph Phipps of Med
ford was guest speaker.
Accordion Band
To Give Concert
The Eve Prentice Accordion
band will present a concert in
Medford Senior High school
Monday, May 9 at 8 p.m. Lea
Padgett, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Padgett, Central Point
will be featured soloist.
Among her solo numbers will
be . "Orpheus In The Under
world Overture, "Prelude in
C Sharp Minor," "Poet and
Peasant Overture," "Dizzy Fin
gers" and "Doll Dance."
The Accordiana Girls and Ac
cordionaire Boys will play sev
eral intermission numbers, in
cluding "Lady of Spain,
"Twelfth Street Rag," "Nola,
"Bumble Boogie," "Tranquillo
Overture," and "Quick Silver.
Ensemble numbers will be
given by the entire band.
Vocalists to be featured dur
ing intermission are Richard
Cooper, Lynn Miller and 7-year-old
Sandra Charters.
Larry Robertson of Trailways
Bus company will come from
Portland to act as master of
ceremonies for the concert.
The public is invited and
there will be no admission
charge.
RebekahsTo Hold
Friendship Night
Friendship night for the eight
Rebekah lodges in the district,
including Jackson and Josephine
counties, will be observed Mon
day evening at a meeting of the
Olive Rebekah lodge. The ses
sion will open at 8 p.m., and will
be held at the IOFF hall, 221
West Sixth street. -
Officers are to wear formal
dresses and other members are
invited to do so.
After the meeting a program
will be given and each lodge
will take part. Mrs. Charles
Swingle is in charge of refresh
ments. Visiting members also
are invited.
A highlight of the program
was announcement of each
chapter's "girl of the year."
They are Mrs. Russell Budreau,
Alpha Rho chapter, and Mrs.
Nick DeWitt, and Mrs. Charles
Gosha, Alpha Sigma chapter,
Ashland, Alpha Beta chapter,
Medford.
Installation of inter-city coun
cil officers was held with Miss
Jacqueline Walker, retiring
council president; conducting
the ceremony. Installed were
Mrs. Lawrence Allen, Alpha
Rho, president; Mrs. Oris Goble,
Alpha Beta, vice-president; Mrs.
Roy Stein, Xi Mu, recording sec
retary; Mrs. Charles Gosha,
Alpha Sigma, Ashland, corres
ponding secretary; Mrs. Charles
Marrs, Alpha Rho, treasurer.
New presidents of the chap
ters presented the retiring pres
idents with pins. Making the
presentations were Mrs. Edgar
Moir to Mrs. Wilson Slater, Xi
Mu; Mrs. Arthur Kreisman to
Mrs. Doris Lassen, Alpha Sigma;
Mrs. Nils Edin to Mrs. Nick De
Witt, Alpha Beta and Mrs. Tom
Lytle to Mrs. John Lamberty,
Alpha Rho. Miss Walker was
given a council gavel pin for
her year as president.
Alpha Beta chapter presented
a gift to the sponsor, Mrs. C. A.
Eden. Also introduced were
Mrs. Mamie Sleeter, director of
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Alpha Rho; Mrs. K, L. Denton,
Alpha Rho sponsor and Mrs. C.
Rease Braley, Alpha Beta direc
tor: Mrs. Lassen read a message
from Walter W. Ross, founder
of the sorority, during which a
new degree, the order of the
rose, was announced. This will
be conferred on those who have
been active or honorary mem
bers for 15 years. Mrs. DeWitt
read a founder's day pledge
which all members repeated.
Mrs. Phipps talked on Mexico,
where she traveled last winter,
and exhibited a number of ob
jects brought from that country.
Mrs. Phipps stated that the Mex
icans have a great reverence for
God, and are devoted family
members. She said the nation is
one of great contrasts between
city civilization and primitive
country living, and between
wealth and poverty.
The speaker commented that
in recent years Mexicans of In
dian ancestry are becoming
more important in the life and
events of the nation and that
the influence of the Aztec cul
ture and heritage is becoming
more pronounced.
Miss Walker summarized Jhe
accomplishments of sorority
chapters, commenting on schol
arship awards, support of the
Pilot school in Phoenix, camp-
Lady Elks
Lady Elks plan a salad lunch-
eon Tuesday, May 3 at 1:30 p.m.,
to be followed, by an afternoon
of cards. The event will be held
at the Elks club lounge and
wives of all Elks lodge members
are invited. Hostesses will be
Mrs. H. J. Boyd, Mrs. Claude
Hoover and Mrs. Raymond 8.
Wise.
ships awarded and charitable
work among the needy.
It was announced that Mrs.
Lassen and Mrs. Allen were
leaving the next morning to at
tend a regional conference in.
Vancouver, B.C., and they were
presented corsages.
Mrs. Roger Note was decora
tions chairman, and these were
in a Spanish--theme. Mrs. Anne
Davis loaned dolls from her col
lection for table decorations.
About 60 attended the dinner.
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