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TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Bender-Findley Wedding Held Saturday 4t Mid ford First Presbyterian' Church One of the season's largest weddings was that of Miss Diane w . 1 - . V V. 1 I z lnaiey to xxainamei 0. ocaaei Jr., held Saturday, June 25, at First Presbyterian church, Med ford. The bride is a daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Dwight Findley, Old Stage road, Medford; and the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel B. Ben der, 1941 Westerlund drive, this city. Dr. D. Kirkland West read the double-ring rites at two o'clock in the afternoon; The reception followed at the Findley home, with 300 guests attending. Later in the day Mr. Bender and his bride left by plane for a wedding trip to Hawaii. The newlyweds will be at home at 1162Vs Franklin avenue after July 11. The bride's wedding gown was of white imported organdy fashioned with close-fitting bodice and bell-shaped bouffant skirt, floor length. Her finger tip length veil was held by a circlet of eyelet embroidery and she carred white rosebuds and baby gladiolus. Miss Jeanene Findley was honor attendant for her sister. Her frock was .of pink nylon dotted Swiss with white daisy braid at neck and waistline and her headdress was of the braid and white rosebuds to match her c bouquet. Bridesmaids were Miss Karen Drury, Seattle, Miss Kathryn McAllister, Miss Gail Bender, sister of the bridegroom and Mrs. Dennis Conner. Their pink frocks matched that worn by the honor attendant and their head dresses were of the white daisy braid and pink rosebuds. They carried bouquets of pink rose buds. Dr. Findley gave his daughter in marriage and Dan R. Olson, Seattle, Beta Theta Pi fraternity brother of the bridegroom, was best man. Ushers were Jack Findley, brother of the bride, Charles Wilson and Russel Fer guson Jr., Seattle, and Howard Onstott, San Francisco, the last three being fraternity brothers of the bridegroom. Small Paul Wulf, cousin of the bride . from Salem, was ring bearer. Miss . Patricia Lydiard and Miss Kaye Durno lighted the candles. They wore pink ny lon dresses with pink rosebud wristlets. eMrs. William McAllister, sang and Miss Priscilla West was at the organ. - The church bouquets were' of Queen Anne's lace, white del phinium and pink and white peonies. White candelabra held white tapers, and were decor ated with pink peonies. Mrs. Raymond Miksche took charge of the church decorations and with other members of Mrs. Findley's - bridge . club also assisted with the reception dec orations. The bride's table was covered with pink faille and net and arranged with white carna tions and white candles. For the reception Mrs. Robert Wulf and Mrs. P. Hadden BrydonjT -Salem, cut the cake, using Mrs? W. J. Warner's heir loom knife which has become a tradition at Medford weddings. Mrs. Roy Lockenour, Salem, and Mrs. Bayard Findley, Rickreall, Ore., served coffee. All are aunts of the bride. Serving punch were Mrs James Vranizan, Portland; Mrs. Peter Trim, Eugene; Mrs. Law rence Neer, Miss Sonja Jorgen- sen. Miss Margo Lageson, Miss Tanya Trowbridge and Miss Carol Coleman; Mrs. Dell Mc Kay, Roseburg, took charge of the guest book. Assisting with the serving were Miss Jean Gibbons, Rose burg, Miss Linda Lemery, Miss Ann and Miss Carol Denman, Miss Sandra Hubbard, Miss Diana Getchell, Miss Susan Graff. Miss Suzanne Reichstein and Miss Ellen West. , For the wedding the bride's mother wore a frock of turquoise blue with matching hat and gloves and pink orchid corsage. The bridegroom's mother wore a wheat-colored dress with matching hat and accessories and her corsage was of green orchids. The bridegroom's parents were hosts for an informal ter race dinner following the re hearsal Friday night. Twenty six attended, and the group went to Rogue Valley Country club Annual Breakfast Planned by Court At Hoppe Home The anual breakfast for mem bers of Roxy Ann court. Order of the Amaranth, and their in vited guests, will be held Sun day, July 10 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Hoppe, 305 Lozier lane, according to Mrs. Ira D. Canfield, chairman of the ways and means committee. Waffles, bacon and eggs will be served between the hours oi 9 a.m. and 1 pjn. Those assisting Mrs. Canfield include Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Harwood; Mrs. Corinne Rob- bins, Mrs. Thomas Freed, Mrs. Hazel Baker, Mrs. V. A. Turpin, Mrs, Glenn L., Linn, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Hoppe and Ira C.Canfield. - T I - -. . Miss Diane Findley is shown here with her father. Dr. Dwight Findley, as they wait ed for the attendants to precede them down the aisle at First Presbyterian church where the Bender-Findley wedding took place June 25. The bride's sister. Miss Jeanene Findley (far left), holds her bouquet and the satin pillow on which little Paul Wulf, cousin of for dancing after dinner. Saturday night Dr. and Mrs. Findley entertained family members and out-of-town wed ding guests at a dinner at their home, and the Benders also gave a dinner for relatives and guests who came from a distance for the wedding. '. , Among the- wedding guests were Mrs. M. B. Lierley, Santa Rosa, Calif., grandmother of the bride; Dr. M. C. Findley, Salem, grandfather of the bride; Dr. and Mrs. Robert Wulf and three sons, Dr. and Mrs. Roy Locke nour and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. P. Hadden Brydon and two First Plans Made For CivicMusic Annual Campaign Jackson County Civic Music Association has started plans for its membership campaign next fall. During the week commenc ing October 17, memberships will be solicited from the music- loving people of the Ashland Medford areas. After that week no further memberships will be sold and the winter series of con certs is available to members only, no single admissions are sold.' Recently Collins Ervin, repre sentative of the association's booking agents. Civic Concert Service, Inc., met with members of the local board at the home of its president, Seth M. Bullis. Mr. Ervin discussed outstanding groups and single artists, orches tral, vocal, and instrumental, that will be available for next season. " Chairman for the membership campaign is Mrs. Darrell Huson; secretary is Mrs. Leland Mentzer and Mrs. Wilbur A. Arnold is treasurer. A considerable portion of the membership has already renewed memberships for next year. Last season it was neces sary to return over a hundred applications by reason of the seating - capacity- limitation of the Senior High School audi torium, Mr. Bullis states. -" Grants Pass Club To Be Guests of Medford Golfers Women's Golf association of Rogue Valley Country club has planned the monthly luncheon for Thursday, July 7 at 1 pan. Grants Pass lady golfers will be guests. . -' Members of the organization will be contacted for reserva tions, anyone not reached may call Mrs. Royal Bebb, 3-1581. Monthly awards and ringer awards for May and June will be presented after the luncheon. Thursday will be the first play off between Medford and Grants Pass for the Grants Pass trophy. During July the Rogue valley women golfers will travel to Eu gene for the third play in the Willamette Valley Southern Ore gon tournament. - In California Jacksonville Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Markwith and daughter, Lindora, who formerly lived on South Oregon street here, are now ' residing in the Pacific Beach area near San ' Diego, Calif. Miss Markwith, who has been attending Oregon Institute of Technology .and enrolled in x-ray technician's courses, en tered Scripps Memorial hospital. La Jolla, Calif., as an x-ray tech nician interne. -- . Sunday, July 3. 195S vine bride from Salem, carried the wedding rings. Miss Karen Drury, Seattle, is shown in the center and Miss Kathryn McAllister, Medford, is at the right. The bridegaoom's sis ter and Mrs. Dennis Conner, the other at tendants, had already entered the church. sons, Mr. and Mrs. Bayard Find ley, Rickreall, Ore., all relatives of the bride; Mr. and Mrs. Peter DeBoer and daughter, Seattle; Mn and Mrs. Glen Gibbons, Miss Jean Gibbons and Mr. and Mrs. Del McKay, Roseburg; Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Arthur Stockton, Calif.; Mrsi Jerrold Wyatt, North Bend, Ore.; Mrs. Helen Drury, Seattle; Mr. and Mrs. H. E. George, uncle and aunt of the bridegroom and their three children, Seattle; Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Hurlburt, Seattle; Mr. and Mrs. Seabury M. Wood, San Ma teo, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Gary, Burlingame, Calif.; Mary Segessenman To Chester Henry P fluke Shady Cove Miss Mary Elizabeth Seggessenman became the bride of Chester Henry Pfluke Jr. in a ceremony held Saturday, June 25, in Sacred Heart. Catholic church, Medford. The Rev. William McCloud officiated at the double-ring service held at one-thirty o'clock in the afternoon. The bride is the daughter of 1 Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Segessenman, Shady Cove, and the bridegroom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Pfluke, Can ton, Ohio. The ceremony was followed , by a reception at Rogue Valley Country club, and the newly weds traveled to Nevada for their honeymoon. They will live in Berkeley, Calif. For her wedding the bride wore a gown of lace over satin fashioned with princess collar, long sleeves and a pleated panel in the skirt front. She carried a bridal , prayer book with an orchid and stephanotis and her fingertip length veil was held by a coronet of flowers and seed pearls. Miss Dolores Roach, cousin of the bride from Saskatoon, Sas katchewan, Canada, was maid of honor. She wore a gown of pink lace and tulle and carried blue daisies. Bridesmaids were Miss Mayme Roach, cousin of the bride from Vancouver, British Columbia, Miss Joyce Conner, Shady Cove, Miss Betsy Jefferis, Seaside, Ore., and Miss Kay Carrara, Medford. They wore frocks of blue lace and carried pink daisies. The attendant's headdresses were-of veiling and sequins matching their gowns. Claudia Ward, Gervais, Ore., another cousin of the bride, was flower girl. She wore a yellow frock and headdress of yellow flowers and carried a basket of petals. Jimmy Lynch, cousin of the bride from Victoria, British Co lumbia, was ring bearer. Mr. Segessenman escorted his daughter down the church aisle and Dolf Larson, Shady Cove, served as best man for the bride groom. : Ushers were Charles Fisher, Berkeley, Robert Blaess and Donald Mathias, Medford, and Henry Conner, Shady Cove. Bruno Pellegrini provided the wedding music For the wedding and reception the bride's mother wore a gown of dusty rose crepe and lace, white accessories and an orchid corsage. At the reception Mrs. David Ward, Gervais. cousin and god mother of the bride, took charge of the guest book. Mrs. E. C. Vossen, aunt of the bride from Eugene, and Mrs. Minnie Blaess, Medford, poured. Mrs. A. Car rara took charge of the gifts. Also here for the wedding were Mrs. John Pollard, the former Dolores Durkee, who came from Grand Rapids, Mich., and John Roach, uncle of the bride from Eugene. . The bride attended St. Mary's school here and the University (Brainerd photo) Mrs. Dan R. Olson and Mrs. Bus sel Ferguson Jr., Seattle, and Mrs. Howard Onstott, San Fran cisco. The bride has attended the University of Washington, Seattle, two years and Whit worth college, Spokane, one year, . and plans to finish her course at the university.. She is a member of Alpha Phi sorority. The bridegroom was graduated from the University of Washing ton and is now with the adver tising firm of Botsford, Constan tine and Gardner in Seattle. He is a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. of Oregon. The bridegroom at tended the University of Nevada after completing High school in Reno and is with Western Elec tric company. " Among tlie parties which pre ceded the wedding was the re hearsal supper given at the Shady Cove home of the Seges senmans Friday night. Twenty- eight attended. . Brockways Return From Trip East Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Brockway have returned to their home on Stewart aveune after attending the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Berg in Lu verne, Minn., June 14. Mrs. Berg is Mr. Brockway's eldest sister. Rayden, Brockway, another brother living in Medford, had left earlier in order to attend a reunion of his class at the Uni versity of Minnesota as well as the golden wedding celebration. He returned to Medford with the Brockways. - Mrs. Brockway's sister, Mrs. R. E. Waldron, Vallejo, Calif., came to Medford to be with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira C. Jones while the Brockways were away. She was joined this week end by Mrs. Waldron, and also in Medford for a visit is Mrs. Gene Johnston, Eugene, daugh ter of the Waldrons. Other guests of Mr. and Mrs. Brockway for the July Fourth weekend are Mr. and Mrs. Ira Hart, Eugene. & : ' i :' Mrs. Volney Dixon" To Leave Medford Mrs. Volney Dixon, long-time resident of Medford, has sold her home on Tenth street and ex pects to leave soon for Roseburg where she will spend the next several weeks with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dixon. Later Mrs. Dixon will go to Fnoenix, Ariz., to make her home. Her daughter, Mrs. T. B. Hancock, lives in that city. Maureen Rice Becomes Bride Of 'Randolph Earl Middleton ' ' Of interest here is news of the wedding Sunday, June 19, in Eugene of Miss Maureen Eve Rice, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph William Rice, 707 South Holly street, Medford, and Ran dolph Earl Middleton. The bridegroom's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Earl Middleton, Eugene. The double-ring ceremony was read at two o'clock in the after noon at Fairmount Presbyterian church by the Rev. David White, pastor of Westminster Presby terian church, Eugene. Mrs. A. T. Goodwin, organist, played wedding music and Rob ert Growth, University of Ore gon violist, was soloist. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a dress of embroidered nylon tulle over satin with' chapel length train. The gown was designed and made by the bride and, her mother. Her finger-tip veil was of illusion net held in place by a coronet of pearls and satin. She carried stephanotis centered with a white orchid on a Bible which had been presented to her mother's great-great-grandmother 100 years ago. The Bible was covered with satin and heirloom Irish Limerick lace. The bride also wore an Irish linen hand embroidered petticoat fashioned from her Irish grandmother's wedding gown and which had been elaborately embroidered by her g r e a t - grandmother. The bride's pearl necklace was bor rowed from her mother. Miss Marion Rice, Sacramento, Calif., honor attendant for her sister, wore a frock of apple green net over taffeta fashioned with tiers of ruffles and a jacket She carried a nosegay of Edith Wilkie. roses and delphinium with apricot streamers for con trast. The gown of the little flower girl, Jackalyn Simmons, cousin of the bride, was styled identi cally to that worn by the honor attendant. Her nosegay was a miniature of the one carried by the honor attendant and they both wore heart-shaped head bands of taffeta and net match ing their dresses. Keith Heller, University of Minnesota, served as best man. Donald Laird, Medford, and Rob ert Huff, Taft, Ore., were ushers. For her daughter's wedding Mrs. Rice wore a gown of navy blue lace over taffeta with white accessories and a corsage of Edith Wilkie roses and white carnations. The bridegroom's mother wore a light blue lace dress with pink lace stole and pink accessories. Her corsage was also of Edith Wilkie roses and white carnations. Flower decorations for the wedding were planned around Edith Wilkie roses, chosen flow er of - University house, living organization of the bride during her college years. .Baskets of white stock and these roses with candelabra holding white tapers formed the background for the wedding party. About 100 guests were present. .. . A reception was held at West minster Foundation on the uni versity, campus. The serving ta ble was covered with an Irish linen handmade cloth, a family heirloom. The cake was served with a silver server presented to the bride by University house girls and inscribed "University House President '54-'55." Mrs. Eila Rogers, housemother, and Mrs. David White, served the wedding cake. Mrs.' R. John Laird, Medford, and Mrs. D. J. Stotts, Altadena, Calif ., aunt of the bridegroom, poured pnch. Mrs; Elmer Coats, Sacramento, Calif., aunt of the bride, took charge of the guest book. Mrs. Ross Minneci, Medford, 'received gifts. The bride and bridegroom's parents were joint hosts for a buffet party Saturday evening following the wedding rehearsal. Medford Pharmacy, Inc. W are Open Today 1 1 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. ' PHONE 2-6253 127 EAST SIXTH Both the bride and bridegroom were graduated from the Uni versity of Oregon June 12. The bride, in addition to serving as president of University house, is a member of Mu Phi Epsilon; music honorary sorority. The bridegroom served as student assistant to the minister of West minster Presbyterian church, Eu gene, and both young people worked with the Junior church and were active in the Univer sity of Oregon Westminister Foundation. The couple traveled to Du buque, la., for their wedding trip, stopping en route at Yellow stone park for several days. The bridegroom will enter the Pres byterian seminary, Dubuque, in the fall. They are at' home at 2160 Grace street in Dubuque. In addition to the parents, others who traveled to Eugene for the wedding were Williams Simmons, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Simmons and daughter, Jacka lyn, Marysville, Calif., and Mr, and Mrs. Elmer Coats, Sacra mento, relatives of . the bride: Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Stotts, Alta dena, Calif., aunt and uncle of the bridegroom; Miss Nancy Quinn, Portland; Miss Ruth Tay lor ana Eric Carson, Berkeley, cam.; Mr. .and Mrs. R. John Laird, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Min neci, Mr. and Mrs. Orrie Moore and daughter, Marianne, Miss Donna Witter and Jerry Witter, Miss Nancy Jennings and Miss Ann Rentchler, Medford. Chapter to Give Reception Friday For UN Reporter Mrs. Ruth Gage-Colby, corres pondent with the United Nations will be honored Friday, July 8 at an informal reception on the lawn at the home of the Rev. and Mrs. Thomas McCammant, 300 Oakwood drive. The recep tion will be sponsored by Med ford chapter of Oregon United Nations association,, and is set for 7:30 o'clock in the evening Anyone interested in meeting Mrs. Gage-Colby and in hearing her informal talk is invited to attend. The visitor was with UNICEF, UN agency dealing with the welfare of children around the world, before taking up her present work. She came to the west coast for the UN anniversary meeting in San Francisco and since that time has been a guest of Dr. and Mrs. Karlin Capper-Johnson, Port land. Dr. Capper-Johnson is president of the Oregon UN group. Bruce Manley, president of the Medford chapter, and Mrs, Herbert Sampert, member, also were in San Francisco for the UN meeting and will attend the reception. It is stated that in the event of poor weather, the meeting will be held in the auditorium of . the Congregational church, of which the Rev. Mr. McCam mant is pastor and that there is ample parking near the church for cars. Medford Couple Sets Wedding Day Mrs. L.. Josephine Haupert, 2123 Capital avenue, announces the engagement and approaching marriage of her daughter, Jose phine . Haupert ; Benson, 1428 Crown avenue, to Archie C. Fries, Jr., 2317 E. Main street, Medford. The wedding will be an event of July 17 at Medford's First Presbyterian church. Independence Day ... a time for rejoicing in oW great national heritage. The 4th of July ... Ih birthday of our notion. We celebrate wihS festivi ties, with picnics, with lire works exhibits. 4 But let ui also celebrate this great day with a pause 'to consider the truths upon which our notion stands: liberty and Justice for AN in one nation indivisible ... the equality of men in Sod given rights . .' . and a gov ernment of, by and far the people. Happy Birthday, U.SA! Mr. and Mrs. Shirley Nigl, James Hill Wed Miss Shirley Nigl became the bride of James W. Hill at 3 o'clock' afternoon rites June 18 at the Sacred Heart church. The Rev. Charles Scott read the double ring ceremony. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman J. Nigl, 53 North Orange street, and the bridegroom, an airman first class, is a son of Mrs. Oscar Swanson, Central Point, and W. O. Hill, Darby, Mont. Miss Barbara Nigl, , sister , of the bride, was honor attendant, and Dean Glenn, Central Point, a cousin of the- bridegroom, was best man. The bride's gown , of brocaded satin was made by her mother. and her hat and slippers, of the same .material, were made by her father. Her corsage was of phalaenopsis orchids and . step hanotis, The : honor attendant's gown was of nylon and her corsage was of pink rosebuds, For the occasion the bride's mother wore a blue dress with white accessories and her cor sage was of gardenias. Mrs, Swanson wore a light green fig ured nylon dress and she also had white accessories. Her flow ers were red rosebuds, A wedding dinner was served at the home of the bride s par ents and was attended by mem bers of the families. A reception was held later that evening, also at the Nigl home.-' Mrs. Bill Catey,' Miss Margie Newman, Miss Myrna Potts and Miss Joan Mete assisted at the dinner and the reception. . The bride was graduated from Medford Senior' high school in 1955. The bridegroom, is serving with the Air Force at Fairchild, Wash., near Spokane, where the couple will live for the present. They made their wedding trip to Crater Lake and points . in Idaho. -Out-of-town guests were Mr. if you're thinking of a buffet.,. THINK OF TOWLE! Jamm't Cwic Cmmtntt Dbh ad Starliafl Cmtm mmt Trap tia.lt $50.00 Make sure your table has that finishing touch of silvery elegance.. .Sterling by Tbwle! ; We have a joyous array of serving bowls, bon bon dishes, cigarette unu,candlesticks...in fact everything a well-bred table could hope for. And prices are amazingly moderate for the finest of sterling... many items cost only a few dollars- Visit us soon, won't youT - : ; LAWRENCE'S YOUR SILVER STORE Specializing in Fine Diamonds and Watches, Too! ' 130 E. Main - JiBlS8ilIBiVl rBlllIIll:' James W. Hill and Mrs. Ken W. Greer, North Bend, a brother-in-law and sis ter of the bride, and the Greer's daughter, Janelle. .- . k - Student Attends Convention, of Young Republicans Steve Nye, who completed his freshman year at Stanford umV versity in June, has returned to Medford to spend . the summer with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. .Nye, West Tenth street. - After school closed the young man, who is president of the Stanford Young Republican club, attended the national con vention of Young. Republicans held in Detroit, Mich. He made the trip to Detroit with - Bob SprinkeL national chairman of the college committee of Young Republicans. Young SprinkeL who is from Billings, Mont., is also a student at Stanford. Young Nye served as parliamen tarian for Mr. Sprinkel and the college committee during the convention. The Medford student will re turn to Stanford in the fall for his sophomore year. ' . . College Editor At UN Session In San Francisco " Jim Lattie, student at Oregon State college, has arrived home to spend the summer vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Melvih Lattie, Phoenix road. ' : Before coming to Medford the young man attended the United Nations meeting in San Francis co, having been sent to the ses sions by the college. He will be editor .of the OSC newspaper. The Barometer, beginning next fall. Young Lattie will be a senior in agricultural economics. fcirirt 10- Inr $27.50 TnM iNhiM $10.00 ' r" EST. 1908
