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TOOT MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, June 19, 1953 ;- XX "-s'' ' " ' "' ' ffit' i mill Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Layton (Classic Studios) Central Church of Christ Scene of Recent Wedding ; Central Point Central Church of Christ, Medford, was ;the scene June 11 ot the wed ding of Miss Erma Childress and Gordon Layton. The bride's uncle, the Rev. ; Adrian Fraley, performed the marriage ceremony assisted by J the pastor of the church, the Rev. E. J. Gilstrap. The rites 'were read at 8 o'clock in the 'evening. The Rev. Mr. Fraley is pastor of the Church of Christ, Anacortes, Wash. . About 175 guests attended the wedding. The bride, a secretary in the 'DeForest and Hansen law of fices, is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Childress, route 2, box 39, Central Point. The bride- Family Reunion Held by Sandens In Ashland Park A reunion of the G. O. Sanden family, 304 South Central ave nue, was held ' last Sunday in Lithia park in Ashland when 20 relatives met to picnic there. The event was the result of a visit here of Capt. and Mrs. H. Stoll of Laredo, Tex., who were accompanied by their three chil dren, Gary Lee, Linda Lois and Gale Ann. They arrived the pre vious Wednesday to visit Mrs. Stoll's parents, the G. O. San dens. Another daughter, Mrs. D. E. McMullin was here from Rose burg, with her four children, Dale Jr., Eunice Kathleen, Ricky Lee and Gerald. Others at the picnic were Mr. and Mrs. Jewel Parr, Phoenix; Mr. and Mrs. Preston Card and sons, Richard and Barry, Klam ath Falls; Edward Pathmann and Mrs. Seth Waters of Medford. All of the visitors have re turned to their homes with the exception of the Stolls, who returned last Thursday after vis iting in Roseburg and Cottage Grove. They plan to leave Mon day for their home In Texas. En route they also will visit in Klamath Falls. Captain Stoll is in the medical division of the Air Force at the Laredo Air Force base. He served for 10 months in Korea at the beginning of the Korean conflict. The family lived in Ja pan for a time during his tour of duty overseas. groom is a son of Mrs. Ruby Crawford of Norfolk, Va. He is employed at the Cascade Wood Products company. Mr. Childress escorted his daughter to the altar. Her gown was of white brocaded satin in ballerina length and she wore a shoulder length veil. Her bou quet was of gardenias and step- hanotis. Miss Gayle Childress, a sister of the bride, was the honor at tendant, and Judy Childress, an other sister, was the flower girl. They wore matching gowns of pale pink. The Misses Betty White, Vicky Day, and Patricia Snook, brides maids, Cathy Bradford, a cousin of the bride, who acted as ring bearer, and the Misses Helen Tonn and Jeanie Stelle, candle lighters all wore similar gowns in a deep pink shade. The bride's attendants and the flower girl carried bouquets of elf and de mure pink roses. The bouquets which decora ted the church and the reception decorations were designed by the bride's aunt, Mrs. Stanley Shaf er, and were of pink peonies and white stock with woodwar dia ferns. Garlands of white net and satin decorated the altar and pew ends were marked with small baskets of white net and satin with pink peonies. Mrs. Norman Fraley, Klamath Falls, an aunt of the bride, fur nished the wedding songs and Miss Velma Brock was accompanist. About 150 guests attended the reception which was held in the church rooms. Mrs. Al Bradford and Mrs. Dick Fraley had charge of the reception and Mrs. Fran cis Bonn, Oregon City, poured the punch. Mrs. Nolan Haugen, Portland, cut the wedding cake. Miss Carolyn Hall had charge of the guest book while the Mis ses Barbara Crawford, Eagle Point, and Sharon Fraley, pre sided at the gift table. Other out-of-town guests at the wedding were Mrs. Wilcox, Tulare, Calif., grandmother of the bridegroom; Don Alexander, Springfield, a cousin; Mr. Hau gen; Mrs. Adrian Fraley and family, and Norman Fraley and family. The bride attended Central Point elementary schools and Crater High school. The bride groom received his education in Eagle Point and Watsonville High schools. Mother Attends Recent Wedding In Washington Mrs. Fred Fick, 502 North Hol ly street, returned home last week from Pasco, Wash., where she attended the wedding June 11 of her daughter, Mrs. Virginia Sleeper, to Leo A. Miazga. The wedding was held at the Pasco Episcopal Church of Our Saviour at two o'clock in the aft ernoon. The bride, the former Miss Virginia Fick of Medford, wore a simple afternoon dress of gray brocaded material, the bodice de signed with Elizabethan collar. She wore a small white hat and white accessories and carried an orchid corsage on a white Bible. , Mrs. E. P. Erwen, matron of honor, wore an afternoon dress of gray and lavender. Her hat was lavender and she carried a nosegay of roses and sweet peas. Lester Murphy was best man. . Mrs. Fick wore an ensemble of blue and rose with rose colored hat and a gardenia corsage. The informal wedding recep tion was held at the Lester Mur phy home where Mrs. Murphy cut and served the cake and Mrs. Elmer Matheson assisted in serv ing a buffet lunch. After their wedding .trip to Lake' Louise and Banff, Mr. and Mrs. Miazga will be at home at Richland, Wash., where he is an attorney for the Atomic Energy commission. They will live later in their new home at West Pasco when it is completed. The bride is a graduate of Med ford Senior High school and at tended Southern Oregon college. She received her degree in edu cation at the University of Wash ington, where she majored in music. Student Receives Nursing Degree Trail Miss Sharon L. Wilde, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil lard Wilde, Trail, received her bachelor of science degree in nursing from the University of Utah during commencement ceremonies June 6 in Salt Lake City, according to a release from the university. About 1,200 students were awarded diplomas during the outdoor exercises in Stadium bowl there. George Al bert Smith Jr., Harvard univer sity was the principal speaker. Miss Wilde is a 1951 graduate of Prospect high school. Leaving Mrs. Clyde Fichtner, 227 North Oakdale avenue, will leave this week end for a two-week trip to California and Mexico. At Sac ramento she will visit her moth er, Mrs. John Daley, who will accompany Mrs. Fichtner to San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, and into Mexico. They ex pect to spend several days at Ensenada. En route they will visit at Napa, Calif., with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wagner. Mrs. Wagner is the former Miss Valeria Whitney of Talent. ; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lee Bennett District Rebekah Lodges Meet In Gold Hill Hall-Many Attend Gold Hill The 47th annual convention of Rebekah lodges of District 12 of the Rebekah Assembly of Oregon, held at Gold Hill Wednesday in the Odd Fellows hall, was attended by some" 130 members. Lodges at Ashland, Medford, Central Point, Jacksonville, Kerb y, Grants Pass, Glendale and the hostess lodge, Gold Hill, were repre sented. Mrs. Edna Bradley, Clats kanie, president of Oregon Re bekah Assembly, was present to conduct a school of instruction, to speak and announce her spe cial projects for the coming year. She announced her motto as "Scatter Seeds of Kindness," and asked the members to carry out this idea by doing a kindly deed each day. Mrs. Bradley gave her slogan, "The road to happiness is thoughtful service," and con gratulated the lodges on their many community service pro jects as well as their work with in their own organizations. The assembly president said that her emblem is the bluebird and her flower, the rose, and special color,, pink, were carried out in decorations of the lodge, room and dining room for the event. Mrs. Bradley's chosen song, "I Will Be True," was sung by several groups during the sessions. . She announced her pr6ject as new furnishings for the dining room of the Odd Fellows Home in Portland. Officers for the 1956 conven tion, to be held in Glendale, were chosen. They are Mrs, Mae Basye, Glendale, chairman; Mrs. George Brownlee, Jacksonville, vice-chairman; Mrs. Nadine Rey nolds , Glendale, secretary-treasurer; Mrs. Ethel Gibbs, Ocean lake, assembly, vice-president and Mrs. Iva Gilmore, Grants Pass, right and left supporters to the chairman; Mrs. Dolores Lester, Gold Hill, warden; Mrs. Robert Pfaff, Central Point, con ductor; Mrs. Clarence Jordan, Medford and Mrs. Twyla Savage, Kerby, guardians; Mrs. Lewis Thompson, Medford, and Mrs. W. H. McDanile, Jacksonville, right and left supporters to the vice-chairman. A welcome was sung by three Gold Hill members, and the re sponse was by Mrs. Joyce Heald, Kerby. Theta Rho girls of Cen tral Point gave a tribute to the assembly president and present ed girls from the convention chairman, Mrs. Irene Johnson, Gold Hill, to all her officers. A memorial for Rebekah members who died during the past year was given by Grants Pass, mem bers. Reports were given by all lodges and lodge clubs of the district, and a tribute to the flag was presented by Jacksonville members. Demonstrations of portions of the, ritual were given by Central Point and Glendale members, and Mrs. Bradley answered ques tions. The evening session was the of fical visit of Mrs. Bradley to a joint meeting of Gold Hill and Central Point lodges. Presiding over the meeting were Mrs, Dolores Lester, Gold Hill noble grand, and Mrs. Lula Glenn, Central Point noble1 grand. Mrs. Evelyn Thompson, Gold Hill and Mrs. Pfaff of Central Point were presented their com missions from Mrs. Bradley as district . deputy presidents Of their lodges and were introduced and honored. The initiatory de gree work was given by Ash land lodge members. Mrs. Bradley introduced Mrs. Service Held At Bray Home Weds Couple Miss Peggy Ann Gillaspey and Fred Lee Bennett were married in double ring rites June 4 at 5 o'clock in .the afternoon at the Dr. Jouett Bray residence. Dr. Bray, a Methodist minister, per formed the ceremony. The bride, a 1955 Phoenix High school graduate, is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy O. Gillaspey and the bridegroom's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bennett, 820 Marshall avenue. He is a graduate of Medford Senior high school and is em ployed at the Kay Paper Prod ucts company. For her wedding the bride wore a silk print dress and her accessories were white. . She wore a corsage of red rosebuds. Decorations about , the Bray home were of wild azalea blos soms, rhododendrons and red peonies. ' The reception was held at Mary's casa. , For the occasion Mrs. Gillas pey wore a navy blue suit with matching accessories and the bridegroom's mother wore a beige suit with black and white accessories. Both had pink and white carnation corsages. The couole left for the Oregon and California coast and' they will make their home in Med ford. The bride has lived here her entire life and the bride groom has been a resident for about 10 years. He is in Ft. Lewis, Wash., with the Oregon National guard on an annual training mission and will return next Saturday. Terry Cloth Used For Cushion Covers New for lawn furniture this summer are "terry toppers." Thick, fluffy terry cloth is used in a group of covers for lawn furniture cushions. With elasticized binding and mitered corners, the terry cloth covers fit smoothly over a chaise lounge or other cushions. In addition to the lawn furni ture covers, the cotton terry is also made up as an auto seat topper for summer. These top pers are custom fit for the front seat of any car. Elastic gores and adjustable tapes make it easy to install and remove. , The terry toppers, which come in several solid colors, can be washed with ease and require no ironing. Charter Meeting Set for Bethel Members of Bethel UD, Job's Daughters of Medford, will meet to receive their charter Wednes day, June 22 at 7:30 p.m., in the Pythian building. Visiting officers will be guests and include Mrs. Velma Green, Portland, grand guardian and Roy Colburn, Roseburg, associ ate grand guardian. Parents of members, guardians of Job's Daughters and persons with proper Masonic affiliation are invited. The meeting will be preceded by a dinner at the Medford hotel. Also at the session will be members of the guardian coun cil, other grand officers and bethel line officers. ,' Louise Pirozzi of Ashland, past president of the Rebekah As sembly, and Mrs. Thompson, in side guardian of the assembly. A tribute to Mrs. Bradley was given by F-L clubs of Central Point, Medford and Glendale, and she was presented also with a gift from the Central Point and Gold Hill lodges. After the talk by the assembly president, the meeting closed and refreshments were served. - Vsni . . t- 1 w -mi Taw- o" I Ml VvA i i A BRIDE rltJ: v. 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