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Sunday. July 31, 1955
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Hundreds of visitors attended the 75th
anniversary celebration of Adarel chapter.
Order of Eastern Star, held July 23 in Jack
sonville. Pictured above during the event are
(left to right) Mrs. Charles Coggjns. worthy
matron of the chanter; Miss CarloUa Wise
man. Grants Pass, grand worthy matron; A.
Ray Martin, Eugene, grand worthy patron,
and Fred Gardner, Adarel patron. Pictured
below is the big birthday cake which was cut
by Mrs. Ed Pease, grand representative, Mrs.
Marion Lance. 55-year Adarel member and
Mrs. John Pond, grand representative.
(Brainerd photos)
(CALIEMIIDAirc
Monday
6 p.m. Christian Business
and Professional Women, Jack
son hotel.
6:30 p.m. Westminister Guild
picnic, Mrs. Eloise Winkelbleck,
940 Whitman ave.
8 p.m. Lecture by Chieftain
Whitefeather, Church of the
Kazarene.
Tuesday
1 p.m. Rogue Valley Navy
Mothers club, home of Mrs
James Wicker; picnic, 6:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m. FOE auxiliary of
ficers. Eagles hall.
7:45 p.m. Women's guild of
Zion Luthern church, at church.
8 p.m. Medford Truth cent
er. Unity, Room 203, Holly The
eter bldg.
Wednesday
10:30 a. m. Christian Wo
men's fellowship of First Chris
tian church, general business:
lunch, 12 noon: program, 1:30
p.m. (executive group, 9:45 a.m.),
at church.
10:30 a. m. Women's Mis
sionary council of the Assembly
of God church, annex.
12:30 p.m. Eagle Point Gard
en club, picnic. Ashland park.
6:30 p.m. Past Chiefs club,
Pythian Sisters, picnic, Jackson
Hot springs.
8 p.m. R o x y Ann HEC,
Myhre home, 1070 Spring st.
Thursday
8 p.m. FOE auxiliary, lodge
hall.
Friday
10:30 a.m. Presidents and
secretaries of Siskiyou district,
Oregon Federation of Garden
clubs, Hawthorne park.
Jl a.m. Medford Truth cent
er, Unity, Room 203, Holly the
ater bldg.
Saturday
8 p.m. Dance, Rogue Valley
Country club.
To Arrive
Jacksonville Mrs. Blanche
Reay and daughter, Mrs. Ruth
Drummond, both of Oakland,
Calif., are to arrive Wednesday
to visit Mrs. .Reay's son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Al
fred Hanenkrat, and daughters,
Twila and Violet, Jacksonville.
The visitors will accompany Mrs.
Hanenkrat and the girls to Lake
O' Woods where the group will
camp.
Califomians Here
Mr. and Mrs. James Lewis and
daughter, Marjorie, arrived Sat
urday from their jiome in San
Pedro, Calif., to visit for several
weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Dwyer Jr., 1216 Winchester av
enue. While here the visitors
will spend some time at Lake
o' Woods with the Dwyers at
their camp.
A Tribute To Our
MINISTERS
Each Sunday and of times throughout the week,
the minister of your church lifts his head in prayer
and envisions the heaven of your faith. He is a
patient man. He is an understanding man. He's
there, in sickness or sorrow. He officiates at wed
dings and visits the homes of his parishioners.
Yet with all his biblical knowledge and his interest
in his sermons, he is a man. And he should be
treated as a friend and companion, not merely a
cleric. Your minister and his church deserves all
the support you can give him. Attend services
regularly.
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Edwin Barron
Actor Playing
In Virginia City
Ashland Edwin Barron, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh F.' Bar
ron, again . is participating in
summer theater productions of
the Virginia City players in Vir
ginia City, Mont.
Mr. Barron formerly was pub
licity director for the players
and in 1953 was in charge of
their gay 90's vaudeville.
This year he has moved from
his usual role of hero to comedy
and will play Sample Swichel
in the present production of
"Ten Nights in a Bar-Room."
which opened there Friday, July
29. He also did a comedy role
in the latest production, "No
Mother To Guide Her."
During the seasons he spent
away from the Virginia City
players he has appeared in east
ern summer stock and off-Broadway
productions in New York
City where he now makes his
home.
Mr. Barron is known here for
his work in the Oregon Shake
spearean festival and the Vining
reportory company.
Family Now Home
From California
The Allan family, Jackson
ville highway, returned last
week from a trip to Long Beach
and San Diego, Calif., where
they visited relatives.
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History of Chapter Reviewed on 75th Anniversary
Jacksonville The history of
Adarel chapter, Order of East
ern Star, was reviewed by three
members during a program Sat
urday, July 23, which celebrated
the 75th anniversary of its found
ing. The event was in the gym
nasium of Jacksonville school.
Mrs. Fred Fick, a past matron,
opened the history by telling
of the chapter's institution on
July 23, 1880, in the historic
Masonic temple in Jacksonville,
which had been constructed five
years ealier. Deputy Worthy
Grand Patron W. H. Atkinson
instituted the chapter, assisted
by Mrs. E. D. Dagger, grand
marshal, and officers and mem
bers of Alpha chapter, Ashland,
which had been chartered sev
eral months earlier as the state's
first chapter.
Twenty-one charter members
were initiated. These" charter
members were Mrs. B. A. Miller,
Hattie Jackson, Jennie E.
Reames, Rachel Fisher, Louise
Muller, Lucinda Reames, Julia
E. Beekman, Mary Miller, An
nie Miller, Miss Alice Berry,
Miss Sarah Berry, Mrs. M. A
Berry, Anna Linn, David Linn.
Max Muller, Thomas Reames,
Evan R. Reames, C. C. Beekman.
A. M. Berry, R. S. Dunlap and
William Jackson. The Reames
family'' was to become widely
known. Thomas and Lucinda
Reames were the parents ot
Charles Reames, Medford at
torney, and Evan R. and Jennie
Reames were his uncle and
aunt. C. C. Beekman was a pio
neer Jackson county banker, and
the Beekman building still
stands in Jacksonville.
Installed
Officers installed were Mrs.
B. A. Miller, worthy matron;
David Linn, worthy patron; Mrs.
Hattie Jackson, associate matron;
Mrs. Jennie Reames, treasurer;
Mrs. Louise Muller, secretary;
Miss Annie Miller, who was the
daughter of the matron, con
ductress; Miss Alice Berry, as
sociate conductress; Miss Sarah
Berry, Adah; Miss Rachel Fish
er, Ruth; Mrs. Julia Beekman,
Esther: Mrs. Lucinda Reames,
Mary Miller. Electa; Mr. Beek
man, chaplain; Thomas Reames,
organist; Mr. Jackson, warder
and Mr. Dunlap, sentinel.
The first matron, Mrs. Miller,
was given the honor of naming
the chapter and selected Adarel.
There was no explanation of
the name in the minutes, but
some have said that it is Indian
for "warmth" and others that
Adarel was a Greek goddess of
fire.
The first petition for member
ship was presented by Cora Linn
on August 3 of 1880, and Theo
dore Cameron was the first man
to be initiated into the chapter.
Organ Presented
It -is recorded in the minutes
that Todd Cameron and Frank
Ennis, who had demitted from
a Washington chapter, soon pre
sented the new chapter with a
organ which had been shipped
to Crescent City by water and
was carried over the mountain
trails to Jacksonville. It was
placed in the hall September 1,
1880, and was used at the 75th
celebration. Mr. Cameron was
an uncle of Anna Cater and
Bernice Cameron, who are ident
ified with the history oi the
chapter. Their mother, Mrs. Esth
er Cameron, assisted in organ
izing the grand chapter of Ore
gon on October 4, 1899, in Rose
burg. Mrs. McCall, a member of
Alpha chapter, was first worthy
grand matron in Oregon and
Robert Miller of Adarel was the
first worthy grand patron.
On April 26, 1900, members
of Adarel chapter helped to in
stitute Reames chapter in Med
ford. Mrs. Bernice Cameron, Mrs.
Marion Lance and Mrs. Anna
Langley, initiated in 1897, 1900
and 1905 respectively, still at
tend chapter meetings occasion
ally. During the first 25 years it
is also recorded that Mrs. Hattie
White was named Grand Martha
in 1900 and Miss Alice Hanley,
grand Esther in 1904.
Small Membership
Due to the small membership
of the chapter in its early days,
some of the members held office
almost every term. Mrs. Issie
McCully served as worthy mat
ron and also as secretary for
several years; Miss Mollie Britt
of the widely known Britt fam
ily held office every year for
50 consecutive years and Miss
Hanley was also a continuous
office holder, serving many
times as Esther.
Menno Bachmann, in present
ing the history of the chapter
between 1905 and 1930, pointed
out some of the difficulties ex
perienced bythe group during
these years. Membership fluctu
ated greatly, and sometimes
meetings could not be held be
cause a quorum would not be
present.
Mr. Bachmann mentioned an
amusing entry in the minutes
for June of 1907 when it was
noted that Brother Dunn, Ash
land, worthy grand patron of the
order, had visited Adarel and
that a bill of S1.40 had been
allowed for his "entertainment."
Records Show
A short time later records
show that a bill of $2 was al
lowed to pay for entertainment
of the worthy grand matron. In
April, 1916, the worthy matron
suggested that a penny collection
be taken at each meeting for a
flower fund, and the first collec
tion netted 32 cents.
Mr. Bachmann also found in
teresting the fact that when the
chapter was given a quota of
$215 by the grand chapter to
wards a building fund for a
Masonic and Eastern Star home,
Adarel seemed to feel a bit re
bellious and voted to pay $1
annually. The obligation was met
eventually through personal do
nations of members.
The chapter suffered the loss
of more than $200 when the
Jacksonville bank closed its
doors in June, 1920, the minutes
show.
Mrs. W. R. Peabody summar
ized events of the chapter dur
ing the last 25 years. She spoke
Group Officers
To Meet Friday
All presidents and secretaries
of federated garden clubs in
Siskiyou district are asked to
meet Friday, August 5, at 10:30
a.m. at Hawthorne park in the
picnic grounds behind the Girl
Scout clubhouse.
Plans for club activities dur
ing the ensuing year will be dis
cussed. Each one attending is asked to
take a sack lunch and coffee will
be furnished.
WEDDING
ANNOUNCEMENTS
INVITATIONS
Swem 's
217 E. Main - Medford
of Adarel Social club, organiz
ed in 1930, and of its projects
in years following. During the
depression years the chapter
suffered loss of membership and
attendance, she noted, with the
minutes showing few meetings
with a full roster of officers.
Initiation fees, dues and "pen
ny drills" all showed the scar
city of money, with "the drills
netting as little as 22 cents at
some meetings. One .year the
chapter assumed a medical bill
of more than $100 on behalf of
a member.
Mention was made of the
chapter's celebration of its 60th
anniversary in 1940, the event
being held on the lawn of- the
old courthouse in Jacksonville
with hundreds attending. She
closed the review with a quota
tion from a speech by Mrs. Jean
ette Spencer, a past worthy mat
ron, for homecoming in 1938
who had said in part "Traditions
are among the integral assets of
a nation or a chapter. This night
we ... sit at the feet at those
of longer standing and listen
to the interesting . . . tales of
long ago."
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