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August may be a dull month in some places, but It isn't in
Jackson county. In the past week Potpourri judged a parade,
watched another one, went to see "Romeo and Juliet" on the
screen, saw th festival production of "Henry VI" in Ashland, got
up at 1 a.m. to speed some travelers on their way, counted meteor
ites for Astronomer J. Hugh Pruett until 3 a.m., went to a "come
s you are" party at 7:15 a.m. one day and spent an hour with
a delightful celebrity and her equally charming family.
All this, of course, was extra-curricular and had to be sand
wiched in with cooking, cleaning, laundry, watering of the flowers
and spending the usual hours at the editorial desk. Even so,
summer is still the favorite time of the year for Potpourri. The
night sky, "o'er laid with gold." the jewel-like fuchsia blossoms
which border the patio, and the feel of the early-morning air as
we hunt among the strawberry leaves for our breakfast treat
of fresh berries more than repays us for the extra work which
summer brings.
When the telephone rang at 6:30 a.m. and a cheerful voice
said "This is the day of the come-as-you-are breakfast I'll expect
vou at 7:15" we dragged our feet a little, ihere was washing to
do we said, and a dental appointment at 11, and besides, this was
the day we planned to start painting the kitchen, a chore which
should have been done long ago.
But Mrs. Charles Hoppe reminded us of our promise and so
wt went to the party wearing our wash day slacks and smock
and with hair combed but undone. The party was a lot of fun
Faces were minus make-up, hair was in pin curls and nets and one
or two guests, who had risen from bed to answer the phone, were
in naiamas and house robes. And
who hesitated so long in going
Qnd the table talk so much we
and was the last to leave.
Come to think of it, our Jubilee parade judging falls into the
(ime category. When Hazel Swayne called and asked us to be a
judge we put up a dozen good reasons why we couldn't. The
persuasive. Miss Swayne just wouldn't take no for an answer,
though so noon on Sunday found Potpourri sweltering on the
judges stand, along with Mrs. Effie
In spite of the heat we enjoyed the small chore of judging the
old-fashioned costumes, and thanked our stars we weren't wearing
one of the long-sleeved, high-necked old-fashioned gowns. Mrs.
James Grigsby, parade chairman,
a sweet little black hat, but looked ready to faint and Mrs. A. E,
Reinking. selected by the three judges as first-place winner, de
clared she would - probably be
the morning. She lifted a fold of the enveloping skirt she wore
to display the heavy underskirt and, groaning, said "I've got on
a waist-cincher, tool
Then, instead of going home
told Miss Swayne "we simply
stayed to watch the big parade and then went on to the art show.
Jerry Jerome went to see "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in
Ashland last week and probably enjoyed the production more
(Shan anyone else in the theater. For Mr. Jerome it was a senti
mental gesture 50 years ago he played Theseus in a production
of the same Shakespearean drama.
"You know," said Mr. J.f "I can't remember what happened
to me day before yesterday, but I can still repeat my lines for
hat play!" He recalled how the play had been given by the 1905
graduating class of Crookston High school in Crookston, Minn.,
and displayed an elaborate program, a souvenir of the performance,
and a picture of the cast. "We were pretty good, too," said Mr.
Jerome. "One of the Minneapolis reporters gave us a good review,
and we were invited to give the .play again in Minneapolis."
When Mrs. Corinne Stoughton arrived from California to at
tend the wedding of her son, Bill, and Ann Rentchler, she almost
decided to buy another dress and discard the one she had planned
to wear. For the bride's mother and the bridegroom's mother
discovered that both had purchased pink dresses of the same
material, with the same trim and designed almost exactly alike.
After the first shock, the two decided it would be fun to wear
the dresses, especially after they found out that both have the
same birthday and that actually, they look somewhat alike.
Potpourri complimented the Rev. John Reynolds on his read
ing of the wedding ceremony. Some ministers make the service
sound like a sermon, others hurry along in a "let's get this over
with as soon as possible" manner and still others read it off with
a "now you mind this and don't forget" air. But the Rev. Mr.
Reynolds made the service sound like poetry, and it was a welcome
relief.
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The celebrity we met this week was Kathleen Norris, and the
brief interlude will remain a bright spot with us. For Mrs. Norris,
who has a long list of stories and novels to her credit over the last
40 years, is an exhilerating personality friendly, witty and earn
est in her convictions about politics, and women. Mrs. Norris, with
her niece and a granddaughter, spent the past week in Medford
attending the Shakespearean festival plays, visiting friends and
Saturday she spoke at a Republican picnic.
Mrs. Norris enlivened the picture-taking episode by telling
her niece and granddaughter not to expect much in the way of
restDts and said briskly "I don't know why, but in a picture my eyes
always look like those of a horse about to take the hurdles."
She recalled the days when women were working for the right
to vote and said she at first had been shocked when women entered
into political discussions and insisted on knowing what was going
on in government. Some time later, Mrs. Norris said, she heard
a man whom she knew to be a rum-runner say that he was seeking
public office, and how he had been promised a victory. "Some
thing rose in me," she said. "It was the spirit of Bunker Hill, or
Barbara Fritchie, or something, and I just decided to join the
suffrage movement."
O Mrs. Norris spoke of the fight for women's suffrage as a
"bloodless revolution" and added that women still weren't awake
to the possibilities of their power in politics.
"it I have any convictions at all, it is that women should make
up their minda politically, and work for their beliefs and their
party," she declared, with much vigor.
Gold Hill may only have a population of 700 or so souls, but
the town should be proud of its feminine leaders. Those selected
for today's page, in a more or less random fashion, testify to the
fact that Gold Hill women are attractive, intelligent and energet
ic.(rhe trip was an entertaining one in more ways than one, for
Potpourri and Photographer Bob Dyer were escorted around by
no less a personage than Bill Force. BF, former Mail Tribune re
porter now with the United Press bureau in Portland, was In
Gold Hill to visit his parents, and obligingly served as chauffeur
using his gorgeous new "Four Hole" blue Buick as a taxi. After
he had demonstrated its speed on
install safetyQbelts.
Mrs. Flora Witt, Memphis woman, celebrated her 102nd birth
day recently with some observations on what's wrong with the
younger generation.
"When I was young," she said, "children obeyed their par
ents. Now, it's almost as if the parents obeyed the children." O.S.
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woman t you know Potpourri
was the one who enjoyed breakfast
ate second helpings of everytning
Birdseye and Mrs. H. Hanna
wore one of the old gowns with
five pounds lighter by the end of
and doing all the work which we'd
had to do on Sunday, Potpourri
the highway, we urged him to
Building
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Sunday, August 14, 1953
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Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Dee Coleman
Sojourners Club Meets at Hotel
The figurine of a Dutch girl by.
a wishing well decorated with
marigolds furnished the center
piece of the serving table at a
meeting of Sojourners club
women Thursday at the Medford
hotel. Other decorations were of
gladiolus blossoms.
Hostesses were Mrs. Lee Wil
lits, Mrs. R. D. Scott and Mrs
Carl E. Borg.
Prospective members who at
tended were Mrs. Frank Wilson,
Mrs. William Duhaime and Mrs.
Frank Holgate.
New members introduced
were Mrs. Edwin Harper and
Mrs. Forrest Taft.
Mrs. M. H. Parsons brought
as her guest her mother, Mrs
Frank L. Smith of Los Angeles,
Calif.
Birthday congratulations were
extended to Mrs. E. F. Cromn,
an inactive member.
Special awards made during
the afternoon went to Mrs. Es-
ther Coleman, Mrs. Mabel
Wright and Mrs. Etta Pryor.
At cards prizes were won by
Mrs. Marten, Mrs. Frank Wilson,
Drama Director
Here to Attend
Festival Plays
Miss Lillian V. Breed of Long
Beach, Calif., will arrive in Med
ford Tuesday night to be a guest
of Miss LaMoille V. Pugh, 914
West Fourth street. Miss Breed
retired a year ago from Poly
technic High school in Long
Beach where for 30 years she
had been the drama director and
responsible for many plays, op
erettas, and Christmas pageants.
She plans to attend the Oregon
Shakespearean festival for the
first time.
Among the stars of today's
stage and screen who received
their first tutelage and casting
under Miss Breed are Miss Bar
bara Brittain, Miss Lorraine Day
and Van Heflin. During the past
year Miss Breed travelled to her
former home in South Dakota
and to New York City and is
now en route to Coeur d' Alene,
Ida.
Miss Pugh arrived in Medford
from Long Beach a week ago,
and this week has joined the
staff of the Robertson School of
Business.
Family Returns
-
Mr .and Mrs. James Dunlevy
and children, Pat, Judy and
Betsy, 408 Ardmore avenue, re
turned home Friday night after
being on a three-week trip to
Akron, O., their former home
They visited delatives of both
Mr. and Mrs. Dunlevy and they
made the trip by train.
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bridge; Mrs. O. W. Larson and
Mrs. John Mansfield, canasta;
and Mrs. Robert Beatty and Mrs.
J. H. Parker, pinochle.
The next meeting will be Aug
ust 25 at the Medford hotel and
newcomers to the vicinity are in
vited. A special invitation is also
extended to inactive members.
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Shady Cove
Church Rites
Wed Couple
Shady Cove Miss Myrtle
Elizabeth Flowers and Franklin
Dee Coleman were wedded
August 3 at 7:30 p.m., at the
Shady Cove Assembly .of God
church. The Rev. Ron Curren
performed -the ceremony which
was on the 19th wedding anni
versary of the bride's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Flowers.
The bridegroom is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Cole
man. About 45 guests attended the
ceremony.
The bride's sister, Miss Mar
ion Flowers, was honor attend
ant and their cousins the Misses
Patsy and Betty Myers, were the
bridesmaids.
Robert Engle was best man.
Mr. Flowers gave his daugh
ter in marriage. Her floorlength
gown was desiened with lone
train and her fingertip veil was
trimmed with pearls. She car
ried a bouquet of white carna
tions and pink rosebuds.
The maid of honor wore a blue
gown of taffeta and net, also
floorlength. and her bouauet
was of white sweetpeas and pink
rosebuds.
The bridesmaids wore similar
gowns in ballerina length, Miss
Patsy Myers wearing blue and
Miss Betty Myers, green. The
former carried a bouauet of nink
roses and the latter's bouquet
was of red carnations.
The ceremony was performed
before an arch decorated with
daisies and ferns.
The reception was held at the
home of the bride's grandmother,
Mrs. H. M. Flowers, also of
Shady Cove.
For the occasion the bride's
mother wore a blue dress with
black accessories and the bride
groom's mother was dressed in
dark blue. The bride's grand
mother wore a black and white
dress and all wore contrasting
corsages.
At the reception Mrs. Audrev
Collier served the punch and
Mrs. Violet Soden. Central Point.
cut the wedding cake." Mrs. Cur
ren took charge of the guest
book.
Decorations were done in pink
and white.
The couple made a triD to the
coast and are living at Oakland,
Ore.
Both attended Eaele Point
High school. The brideeroom is
an employee of the Martin Box
company at Oakland.
Two Travelers
Now in Ireland
Miss Noreen Kellv and Miss
Catherin Clabby, young Med
ford women now on tour of the
British isles, are in Ireland after
arriving at Plymouth, England
on the SS Liberte, a French
liner. They made the trip to Ire
land intending to visit only
briefly but have written home
that they have been invited, to
remain for a longer time.
The two will visit Scotland
and return to England before
leaving for Hamburg, Germany
where they expect to arrive
about September 1. There they
will take delivery of a Volks
wagen in which they will make
the remainder of the trip. They
expect to visit in France, Italy,
and Spain and return to this
country about December 10.
CELEBRATE
Oxford, N. Y. U.R) Mrs.
Rhoda Crandall observed her
100th birthday anniversary by
helping to call square dances at
the party celebrating the event.
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nmu house
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Meunier, 1316 Washington street, are
shown here cutting their silver anniversary wedding" cake. The
Meuniers' three children held ooen house August 7 in observance
of the anniversary.
Open House
Held Sunday
For Meuniers
An open house honoring Mr.
and Mrs. C. A. Meunier, 1316
Washington street, was given
Sunday, August 7 between the
hours of 3 and 6 p.m. in observ
ance of the couple's 25th wed
ding anniversary. The event was
given by their children, Mrs.
Lee Pendergast, Mrs. Robert
Messer and Laval Meunier at
the home of Mrs. Messer, 1894
Archer drive. About 100 per
sons called during the afternoon.
Mr. and . Mrs. Meunier were
married at St. Edouard Catholic
church in Alberta, Can., in 1930
and they have lived in. southern
Oregon since that year. They
moved to Gold Hill immediately
after their wedding, and in 1943
to Medford. For the past 12 years
Mr. Meunier has operated a
grocery store.
The couple was presented
many gifts, Mr. Meunier's gifts
to his wife being a silver tea
service. Mrs. L. L. Rentz took
charge of flowers and table dec
orations and refreshments were
served.
From out of town for the open
house were Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
Fleming. Grants Pass, and Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Newnham, Gold
Hill.
For the occasion Mrs. Meunier
wore a grey flowered dress with
white accessories.
Blue Star Mothers
Plan Monthly Session
Blue Star Mothers of Amer
ica. Chapter No. 2, will hold the
monthly meeting at the home of
Mrs. Fred Middlebusher, 1517
West Main st., Thursday, Aug.
18, at 1:30 p.m. All mothers who
have had sons or daughters in
the services of their country are
invited to attend.
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Butte Falls Butte Falls Fed
erated Garden club will meet
at the home of Mrs. Clyde Moore
Tuesday, August 16, at 1:30 p.m.
Last month's meeting was a
picnic in the City park with
members of the Eagle Point club
invited guests.
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Sideways Picture
Wins Show Prize
Salt Lake City U.R) V.
Douglas Snow, a member of the
art faculty at Utah University
here, can't help wondering.
Snow, a modernistic painter,
entered one of his finer pieces
in the Utah State Fair art ex
hibit. A judge called to tell fiim
the work had won an honorable
mention.
Snow proudly went to the
fair to claim his ribbon only to
find the picture had been hung
sideways and was judged from
that position.
The artist wonders what he
might have won had the picture
been displayed right side up.
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day at 8 p.m. at the home of
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avenue.
Pythian club met last Tuesday
evening with Mrs. Don Ander
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Florence Bain as hostesses.
Prizes were won by Mrs.
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