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EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, May 1, 195S Travelers' Letter Gives Impressions of England Mr. and Mrs. Melvin A. Krows, 1215 East Main street, who now re on a tour of the European continent and today are scheduled to be at Interlaken, Switzerland, wrote of the earlier part of the trip when they arrived in London, England. They left New York City April 7 and are to return there May 30. The letter which the couple sent April 18 from England reads: "We arrived in London via Southampton after a very smooth trip. No severe storms The Holland-America SS Ryn- dam is a new near-luxury tour 1st boat with the usual Dutch housekeeDine and food. At Southampton we were met with a private car and driven to Lon don through the lovely country over the old Roman road, now a fine turnpike. Blacksmiths At frequent intervals were in teresting villages with shops, markets and always a village forge (blacksmith). No fences and no wasted farm lands, when one arrives in London he is there right now, not miles and miles of shacks, signs and ham burger joints, etc. No wooden buildings, but in the country many thatched roofs fabricated in beautiful designs (good for 20 years). The masonry farm build ings are hundreds of years old and have these roofs. First Impression "The first impression of Lon don is strange to us. No buildings are over five or six stories high except the House of Parliament with its Big Ben tower. Those buildings with lifts have the hy draulic type with "bird cage grills" on all sides. The London weather has been good, a good deal of sunshine with night frosts. Most tourists from the states usually contract some res piratory infection, possibly a new type of bug we are not im mune to. "We are now with a group of 12 persons from the states and will be accompanied by a tour conductor through the various countries, with local guides along the way. "On Thursday, April 21 we leave London for a motor tour f southern England, overnight at Stratford-6n-Avon, stopping there at the Alveston Manor ho tel and attending a Shakespear ean play at the Memorial the ater. We are told this is the anniversary of Shakespeare's birth and something special is offered. . Mo Heat "One is impressed by the lack of heat in the hotels and build ings here. We are stopping at a first class hotel, (Grosvenor Court Hotel, Mayfair, London) which is right smack in the cen ter of places of importance. But it is cold, dining room rated su per, but no' heat. The plumbing installed maybe a century after the building was completed and very fundamental to say the least. However rooms have a basin with running water, warm, but not hot, water 7 to 8 a.m., and 6 to 7:30 p.m. "Westminster Abbey has a wonderful history going back 900 years a mass of masonry and human remains that has never been warm nor ventilated always cold and dark. Grtat Men "In an hour one walks over or past the remains of thousands of 'great' men of British history. As usual the conquerers of ter ritory get the greatest honors, Egypt, India, Africa, and others. "Of interest to Rogue River fruit growers: Most fruit on dis play in New York and London that we have seen is from Ar gentina and South Africa, beau tiful Bosc, Cornice and Bartlett pears and good flavor too. Apples of all kinds as good as Yakima or Hood River. Fine grapes, all California types from South Am erica and South Africa. The Lon don shops and department stores are comparable with those in the states but when one comes to making a comparison in prices there come up the difficulties of the complicated British money system. The goods displayed are usually of a heavier type than with us. Not Displayed "As to the intimate apparel of the ladies, we can not speak as they are not displayed publicly, as with us. Of interest to motor ists: All London traffic is thor oughly controlled. All traffic uses only small parking lights at all times and no teenager dri vers with their personally equip ped noisy cars. Have not heard one auto horn." MAYOR NABBED Hartford, Conn (U.R) One of those caught in a drive against motorists who failed to obtain 1955 car registration was Mayor Dominick J. DeLucco. He prom ised to get one right away and no arrest was made. Women's Group Installs Officers At Medford Hotel Mrs. Fred Graten was instal led president of Scottish Rite Women's club at a luncheon meeting April 25 at the Medford hotel. Other officers for the coming year who were installed were Mrs. Frank Sylier, vice president; Mrs. Lloyd Hamlin, secretary and Mrs. L. L. Stone, treasurer. About forty members were present and were seated at tables decorated with large white bas kets of spring flowers in white and purple, the club's colors. The installing officers were Mrs. George Thomas.and Mrs. Marshall Day. Mrs. Graten and Mrs. Ralph Lue, the retiring president, were presented corsages of purple and white orchids and Mr. Gra ten sang a solo dedicated to his wife. Mrs. Lue was presented with a gift from the club as a token of appreciation for her services. She thanked the club and also presented her officers of the year with gifts in appreci ation of their support. After the luncheon cards were played with prizes going to Mrs. C. E. Chamberlain and Mrs. Inez Nagel, bridge; Mrs. E. C Hoffman and Mrs. D. W. Bowers for canasta. Mrs. Graten re ceived a special prize. Guests present were Mrs. C. E. Cham berlain, Mrs. John Esp and Mrs. Raymond Greenhill of Rogue River. The committee in charge of the party was Mrs. Marshall Day, Mrs. Ira D. Canfield, Mrs. George Thomas, Mrs. Charles Hoppe, Mrs. H. L. Alford, Mrs. H. C. Goldsmith and Mrs. Frank lin Jones. Annual Dinner Tuesday Evening Honors First Class Girl Scouts Girl Scouts from Medford and near-by communities who have attained first class rank were honored at a formal dinner at First Methodist church Tuesday evening. The dinner is an an nual event for all scouts of first class rank. Seventy-seven girls and their leaders were present. The troops and their leaders are Troop 30, Build If Yourself Tvo Members Talk on Annuals Mrs. G. G. Stagg and Mrs. Dick Gillespie presented a pro gram on annuals at the last meet ing of Howard Garden club. They brought out that there are over 100 . varieties of annuals, and that they will give quick color to a flower garden. The meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Delbert Ross, with Mrs. Don J Elliot and Mrs. Rob ert Ottoman serving as co hostesses. Roll call was answer ed by each member telling about new plants they were going to start. A plant exchange was held. The next meeting of the club will be at the home of Mrs. J. R. Campbell. 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Actual size paper pattern pieces included, with easy-to-follow number guide. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins for this pattern add 5 cents for each pattern for 1st 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, crochet, em broidery, iron-ons, toys and novelties! Send 25 cents for your copy of this wonderful book now. You'll want to order every design in it! Nurse Attends Portland Session For Presidents Mrs. Sue Monteith, president for this district of the Oregon State Nurses association, attend ed a session held in Portland April 22 for the presidents of the various state districts. The conference was conducted by Miss Henrietta Doltz, presi dent of the OSNA; Miss Marjorie , Elmore, executive secretary of the OSNA, and Miss Nora Marco, associate executive secretary of the state group. "Key Notes to Key Leaders " was the title of Miss Doltz' topic. Dan Hay, financial consultant to the group, spoke on "Potential Strengths Inherent in an Organi zation." Mrs. Virginia Kletzer, parliamentarian, spoke on con ducting business sessions and Miss Leslie Ann Tooze, a mem ber of the Oregonian staff, and a consultant to the group, talked on "Communicating effectively." The afternoon session included a discussion by tne group on "Let's Plan a Meeting," and a discussion of "Our Common Problems." The group decided to recom mend that a president's confer ence be an annual event. WEEK-END SPECIALS $2 Bird's Nest CYPRUS 75 IRISH JUNIPER 4 to S Ft $4 00 Thundercloud FLOWERING PLUM 5 to 6 Ft. Well Branched $2 00 Basket of PANSIES FREE With Every Purchase of $2.00 or More COURT STREET NURSERY 1132 Court Street Mrs. Frank Roelandt, St. Mary's school; Troop 10, Junior High Troop 100, Junior High school, Mrs. Sam Jennings; Troop 130, Mrs. John Russell; Troop 22, Mrs. A. N. Potter Jr.; Troop 128, Jacksonville, Mrs. Wendell Matheny; Troop 101, Central Point, Mrs. B. L. Collingswprth; Troop 38, Mrs. George Large, Griffin Creek. The girls sang new and old Girl Scout songs during the eve ning. Mrs. Michele Rossi,' Rogue Valley area president, explained the curved bar rank, the highest rank in the intermediate pro gram, which takes about one year to earn. Miss Mary Aldrich, executive director, explained the senior scouting program, and described the five point program of the first year of senior scouting, which includes camping, indi vidual service to others, emer gency preparations, a study of the Girl Scout council and its functions, and exploring the dif ferent fields and deciding as a troop which to enter. Mrs. Lois Baker, area field director, described the oppor tunities available to senior scouts such as the chance to at tend conferences, encampments, the 1956 roundup of 5,000 girls in Michigan and the program of exchange counsellors to differ ent countries. This particular program is made possible by the Juliette Low Fund. Chairman for the dinner was Mrs. T. R. Lytle, assisted by Mrs. George Ice, Medford dis trict chairman. Mrs. W. H. Fisher was in charge of the table decorations which were bou quets of manzanita and spirea, and laurel and quince blossoms. Preceding the dinner girls of Troop 10 and 10A appeared on the Val Rogue television show. Mrs. Gordon discussed the earn ing of badges and each girl told how she earned one of her badges. Several Girl Scout songs were sung, with Miss Melody Pierce as accompanist. Colored moving pictures were taken by E. J. Klinko of the Rogue Camera shop and the film will be used during the troop's Court of Awards in the near future. Following the show the girls were entertained at the Dunbar Carpenter home where punch and hors d' oeuvres were served. The table was appointed in pink and white with candles and sring blossoms. Mrs. Gordon was presented with a piece of luggage in ap preciation of her work during the past three years. Mrs. Con ner and Mrs. Gerald Latham assisted Troop 10. Miss Mary Lou White is the leader of Troop 10A. Success Story Note the sweet scoop of neck line scalloped bodice and pocket detail. Lovely outlind with lace trim! 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The setting, a room of many doors, is being fashioned by a stage crew which includes Charles Peil, Lloyd Domachof sky, John , Crisman, George Bacher, Dick Dickinson, Jim Thomas, Hal Titus and Bert Jenks. Otto Wilda, art professor at SOC, is the consultant and Francis Chasm is the stage man ager. "What does a home for a colony of Periplanata Americana look like anyway?" That is a question bothering the "prop" committee. A crate to house an other of Sheridan Whiteside's strange gifts, four penguins, is another construction problem. The SOC maintenance depart ment is also constructing a Egyp tian mummy case, another im portant property in the play. The girls on the committee are able to play Christmas in April, for they have some wreathes to make, a Christmas tree to trim, and presents to wrap. The prop erty crew includes Virginia Fer guson, June Bacher, Joan Jenks, Pat Lull, Barbara Barlow, Lyle Hamilton, Charles Weir and the property manager, Richard Puckett. The lighting crew, with Jim Womack in charge, is planning the lighting effects and is tak ing charge of the radio equip ment and sound effects. This Sojourners Give . Dinner. Party For Husbands Medford Sojourners' club members entertained their hus bands with a potluck dinner and an evening of cards last week. The party was held at Knights of Pythias hall, and over 70 attended. Decorations were bouquets of cut flowers and potted plants. Mrs. Ted R. McLean and Mrs. Harry Reams became members of the club. Mrs. Harold Briggs attended as prospective member, and Mr. Briggs was also present. Bridge prizes were won by H. J. Boyd, Ralph Barclay, Mrs. Barclay, Mrs. Boyd and Mn. E. K. Ricker. Pinochle prizes were won by L. E. Juniper, Ted R. McLean. Mrs. A. L. Schrack, Mrs. C. G. Whitney and Mrs. Owen Middle kauff. Canasta prizes went to M. H. Hall, Bob R. Hart, Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Rosella Theesfeld and Mrs. Hart. 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