TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Tuesday. June 7. 1955
Queen To Ride in Limousine
Instead of Golden Coach
Br ROBERT MUSEL
United Pratt Correspondent
London (U.R) Queen Eliz
abeth rides to open the first
new Parliament of her reign
Thursday not in a golden coach
out of fairyland but in a black
limousine out of an assembly
line.
It's a blow to the record
throng of tourists here.
For the state opening of Parl
iament is the pageantry high
spot of the year." Tens of thou
sands pack the ancient route
from Buckingham Palace to
Westminster to marvel at the
gilded coach so like a storybook
chariot and to stare at the Queen
and her handsome prince.
They'll still be able to see
both of them Thursday through
the high plate glass windows of
the royal limousine But auto
mobiles on great days like this
are for ordinary people, not for
beautiful queens.
The decision to use the car
instead of the state coach with
its prancing pairs of Windsor
greys was taken deliberately be
cause of the railroad strike. It
will keep down the size of the
crowd and that is important with
so few trains running.
Trooping of Colors Cancelled
Elizabeth already had cancel
ed another historic ceremony
trooping of the color by the bri
gade of guards because of the
strike.
Calling it off has made the
spring even more drab. The
Queen is in her 30th year and
only for a few more will she
ride from her palace, sidesaddle
on a charger, at the head of the
glittering and clattering house
hold cavalry. It is a moving and
memorable moment and those
who have come a long way to
witness it are understandably
disappointed.
Very few tourists, either, will
be lucky enough to get a seat in
the packed House of Lords to
witness " the magnificent cere
money there and hear the sur
prisingly high voice of the
Queen reading the speech pre
pared by Prime Minister An
thony Eden's government.
That's too bad for it is one of
the great royal spectacles.
Heralds Lead Party
Heralds in gold braided ta
bards will lead the royal party to
the lords robing room where the
Queen will don her crown of dia
monds and mantle of velvet and
ermine. Her personal body
guards, the corps of gentlemen-at-arms
with their ceremonial
axes and plumed helments, will
take up stations on her path to
the House of Lords.
Two delightful bits of play
acting will have taken place by
this time. The yeomen in their
Tudor uniforms will poke around
in the cellars of Parliament with
spears as they have done ever
since Guy Fawkes tried to blow
up the palace in 1605.
And a messenger of the Queen
called Black Rod will have the
door of the House of Commons
slammed in his face. The tri
umphant commoners, having
proved they can assert such in
dependence, then flock to the
Chamber of Lords in time to see
the splendid arrival of the
Queen on the arm of the Duke of
Edinburgh.
There is a moment of silence.
Then, as many kings and queens
have said over the past 600 years
or so, the Queen will say:
"My lords, pray be seated."
Medford Altrusans
Plan Installation
Installation of officers for the
year 1955-56 will take place at
an evening social meeting of
Medford Altrusa club Thursday,
June 9 at 7:30. o'clock at the
home of Mrs. Betty Flannery on
North Crater Lake avenue.
Mrs. Bertha Haskins, retiring
president, will conduct the cere
mony, assisted by Mrs. Flan
nery at the organ.
Hostesses for the occasion are
Mrs Helen Wilson and Mrs.
Judy Stoll. The dinner meet
ing usually scheduled on this
date has been postponed until
the next meeting June 23.
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Delegates Report
For Stamp Club;
Winners Named
Delegates from the Southern
Oregon Stamp club who attend
ed the fifteenth annual exhibi
tion of the Northwest Federa
tion of Stamp clubs reported on
the show at the monthly meet
ing of the Southern Oregon club
June 2.
Several members besides the
official delegates attended the
exhibition. Delegates were Mrs.
Edward Leach, who exhibited
her "Boy Scouts on Stamps,"
and Clyde Smith who exhibited
"Foreign Air Mail Covers." Mr.
Smith also represented the local
club as judge. Also . attending
were Frank Applegate, Mr. and
Mrs. Russell Herbert, and Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Carley The Car
leys also represented the Veter
ans' Stamp club of Camp White
and Mr. Carley served as judge
from that club.
Mrs Carley exhibited several
collections and received a silver
medal for her "Hunting Stamps
Complete," and a bronze medal
for her "Bible Story on Stamps."
She exhibited in the novice class
as she had never won in any
major stamp exhibition.
Mr. Smith, exhibiting in the
general open class, won a silver
medal for his "Pioneer Foreign
Air Mail Covers." It is reported
that the judges had a hard time
deciding between his collection
and the winner.
There were 96 exhibitors and
375 frames entered in the
show. In 1956 the show will be
held in Yakima, Wash., June 1-3.
The next meeting of the South
ern Oregon Stamp club will be
a picnic July 7 at Hawthorne
park
Jackson County Auxiliaries
Aid Annual Institute for Blind
Members of every Lions club
auxiliary in Jackson county con
tributed to the support of the
annual summer institute for
parents of blind children now
being held in Salem according
to Mrs. L. L. Hickock, The
Dalles, 'president of the Oregon
Lions Club auxiliary. The insti
tute, conducted in cooperation
with the Oregon School for the
Blind, opened June 3 and will
close June 9.
The institute was adopted as
the state auxiliary project in
1950, and receives its entire sup
port from local clubs. This year
a budget of $3,125 was provided.
In addition to providing funds
for the institute, Lions' auxili
ary members participate in an
other way. In order for parents
to spend a week in Salem, it is
necessary - for most of them to
take their children. Over 250
women from more than 30 clubs
throughout, the state are acting
as baby sitters for the children
while the parents attend classes.
Recognizing the need for help
ing the visually handicapped
child very early in life, Walter
Dry, superintendent of the Ore
gon School for the ' Blind, or
ganized the first institute for
parents in 1949 when the grow
ing need for such help became
overwhelmingly apparent.
Parents attending the lectures
and discussions are helped to
recognize the problems facing
them and their handicapped
children. An insight into the
medical and psychiatric prob
lems attending a visual handi
cap is given by medical experts,
and the parents learn what help
is available to them in these
fields. Trained staff members
from blind schools in Oregon,
Washington and California are
guest speakers at this year's in
stitute. '
' Adult blind speak on their suc
cessful adaptation in college,
home making and the business
world. Of particular interest is
a panel entitled "We have a
handicapped child" led by par
ents of a blind child, a deaf child
and a child with cerebral palsy.
Throughout the year, a follow
up of the child's progress is
given by the home pre-school
counseling service throughout
the state. Mrs. Laura Zetsche is
the counselor in the Portland
area, while Miss Mollie Vlasnik
maintains offices in Salem and
Portland and works throughout
the rest of the state.
With the assistance, when
necessary, of an educational
fund set up by the Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks,
31 visually handicapped children
are now entered in play groups
and nursery schools in Oregon
This number is double that oi
previous years, according to
Mrs. Hickock, and it is particu
larly encouraging to staff work
ers in Oregon who have been
among the pioneers in helping
blind children become active
members of their own commu
nities. The Elks have also pro
vided specialized ' equipment
used in the pre-school eye clinic
at the University of Oregon
Medical school in Portland, and
they give assistance where ne
cessary to bring children to the
clinic.
Mrs. Hickock states that every
auxiliary member contributes 25
cents per year to the institute
fund by way of her. dues, and
that in addition, the various aux
iliaries raise large sums of
money through benefit projects.
Some Jackson county auxiliaries
contributed more than $100,
and Crater Lions' auxiliary in
Medford contributed. $300. Lay
ette items are also contributed
by auxiliaries. - ;
U NU IN ISRAEL
Bedgrade, Yugoslavia (U.R)
Burmese Premier U Nu arrived
from Israel today for a 10-day
state visit
Amaranth Group
Attends Meeting
Of Douglas Court
Mrs. George Rehart, royal ma
tron of Roxy Ann court. Order
of the Amaranth, and Carl Oes
treich, royal 1 patron, together
with Mrs. Carl Oestreich, Mr.
and Mrs. Ira D. Canfield, Mr.
and Mrs. V. A. Turpin and Mr.
and Mrs. Marshall Day, attended
friendship night at Douglas
court in Roseburg last Friday
everyng.
Mrs. Hans Madsen, Portland,
grand royal matron,' and Ray
mond Howell, Portland, grand
royal patron, were present also,
together . with Mrs. Charles E.
Hunt, Eugene, junior past grand
rayal matron, Mrs. Raymond
Howell, grand marshal, Mrs. Gid
eon Zimmerman, grand conduc
tress. Earl Beeson, past grand
royal patron, and Mrs. Beeson. '
Mrs. Paul Sipple, Eugene, a
former resident of Medford, was
also present.
Members of Willamette court,
Eugene, assisted with the open
ing and closing ceremonies.
Rosebud Council
To Meet Thursday
Rosebud council of Sunshine
Girls will hold initiation Thurs
day, June 9, in the KP halL The
meeting is set for 7 p.m. and
members are to wear formal
dress.
Miss Banra Miller heads this
girls' fraternal group.
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