Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, October 25, 1955, Image 27

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- Mrs. Harold Geigle
Honored at Shower
In Central Point Home
Mrs. Harold Geigle was hon
ored at a shower given October
14 by wives of the Oregon state
highway commission survey
erew now in this area.
The event was held in Cen
tral Point at the home of Mrs.
Dennis Hayden. Mrs. Vic Bern
ings, also of Central Point, was
the hostess and she and Mrs.
Hayden served refreshments.
Games were played and Mrs.
Geigle was presented gifts.
Others at the event, all from
Medford, were Mrs. Jack Row
land, Mrs. Roy Stein, Mrs. Earl
Purdy, Mrs. Wilmer Robertson
and Mrs. Frank Brown. Mrs.
Geigle is the mother of a son,
Calvin Vern, born October 2.
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Williams celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary October 16 with open house at the
home of their daughter, Mrs. Elmer Vickoren, 728 West
Eleventh street. The Williams have lived in Medford sine
1911. (McMurray photo).
Couple Holds Open House
On Golden Wedding Day
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Williams observed .their golden wed
ding anniversary October 16 a I open house held at the home of
their daughter, Mrs. Elmer Vickoren, 728 West 11th street.
They were married October
18, 1905 in Oroville, Calif, and
came to live in Medford in 1911.
For many years Mr. Williams
was associated with the Guggen
heim Mining company and for
two summers was employed by
that company in Alaska. "
In 1915 he was employed by
the Rogue River Valley Canning
company where he was superin
tendent for 30 years . until he
retired in 1950.
Many friends called on the
couple during the1 open house
and' they were presented gifts
and flowers in honor of the oc
casion. , 1
- The anniversary cake ' was
served by Mrs. Mabel Cox. Serv
ing the coffee was Mrs. Orville
Evansizer, a longtime friend of
the family who was here from
Berkeley, Calif.
The punch was served by Mrs.
Dean - Pruett and Mrs. James
Kneeland had charged of the
gifts. Mrs. L. E. McMurray reg
istered the guests.;
Mrs. Vickoren -was ,assisted
by Mrs. Kathryn Shipman, Oak
land, Calif., aunt of Mr. Wil
liams. Others who assisted about the
rooms were Mrs. Julia Brown,
Mrs. Albert Trautman, Central
Point, and Mrs. Carol Vickoren,
Eagle Point. Mr. McMurray took
pictures of the event.
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Officer Honors
New Grand Chief
At Lodge Session
Mrs. Harry Bryant, newly
elected grand chief of Oregon
Pythian Sisters, was introduced
at the last meeting of Talisman
temple here. Mrs. Bryant, a past
chief of the temple, was pre
sented a corsage from Mrs.
George Thomas, present chief.,
A rummage sale was set for
November 8 at 106 North Ivy
street. Members having rum
mage are to take it to the Pyth
ian building. Members who wish
to contribute toward the fruit
to be sent to the Pythian home
are to contact Mrs. Polly Offutt.
A prize was won by Mrs. Rose
man. The refreshment committee
for the evening was Mrs. Joe
Cook, Mrs. Edna Lamp and Mrs.
Leroy Cline.
The next meeting, November
1, will be roll call night and the
committee , will be Mrs. Max
Hawks, Mrs. John Russell and
Mrs. Betty Whitney.
Pythian club members are re
minded that the next meeting
will be held November 8 at the
home, of Mrs. Don Ross. : -
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ROS., Inc.
President Names
Committee Heads
For Howard Unit
Howard Extension unit held
its : first regular fall meeting
Thursday, October 13, in Har
mony hall of Friends' church,
Merriman rd. Mrs. Ernest Glea
son, chairman, conducted the
business meeting. " Committee
chairman named were AACW,
Mrs. Roy Carley; hospitality,
Mrs. William Breeden; citizen
ship, Mrs. Herbert Lingren;
safety and health, Mrs. Warren
Holbrook. ,
A request for Betty Crocker
coupons for silverware was is
sued in behalf of Azalea house,
a cooperative women's residence
hall on the Oregon State college
campus. Azalea house, from the
time of its construction and fur
nishing, has been a continuing
project of all Oregon Home Ex
tension units. College women
wishing residence in the house
must submit their application
for approval by the County Ex
tension service, since this appro
val is the basic requirement for
residence.
One major study project of
the Howard unit will be con
cerned with Ceylon, which is the
site of the 1956 world confer
ence of the Associated Country
Women of the World. Mrs. Roy
Carley, who attended a similar
conference in Denmark in re
cent years, will lead this study.
Mrs. C. C. Peterson and Mrs.
Verle Walker gave the first les
son on gift wrapping. Hints for
pretty packages included util
izing available materials, prepar
ing things ahead of time, and
the shape of a package deter
mining the type of wrapping.
Many clever ideas were offered
for economical yet novel wrap
ping materials that the average
housewife can find in her own
home.
A basket weaving lesson was
given, by Mrs. M. J. Swing and
Mrs. Henry Friesen. Each mem
ber made a reed mat. Making
a basket will be the project for'
the second lesson at the Novem
ber 10 meeting of the unit.
Hostesses for the luncheon
were Mrs. Ralph Merritt, Mrs.
LeRoy Bailey and Mrs. Gleason.
Tables were recorated with bou
quets of fall roses and .colorful
berries. Twenty-one regular
members attended the meeting,
and two new members are Mrs.
Earle Fichtner and Mrs. F. C.
Freeman. Four visitors were
C. E. Qhisum, Mrs. J. R. Tun
gate, Mrs. Troy Spaur and Mrs,
C. W. Brown ...
Rosebud Council
Elects Officers
At last Meeting
'' Miss Betty Kyker was elected
royal princess of Talisman Rose
bul council, Pythian Sunshine
Girls, at elections held October
13. . ' ' - '
Miss -Rosemary Tokar was
elected, to the office of charity;
Miss Darla Walker, friendship;
Miss Barbara Stamper, prelate;
Miss Betty Lou Cline, royal
guide; Judy Tolle, mystic one;
Miss Judy Harden, royal warder;
and Miss Annice ' Black, royal
sentinel.
Trustees elected' are Misses
Layle Bostwick, Dianna Taylor
and Berta Crippen. ... V ,
Other officers include Miss
Donna Walker, recorder; Miss
Cecilia Fichtner, exchequer;
Miss Cynthia Blachley, musician;
Miss Shirley Brown, press; Mrs.
Harry Bryant, installing officer;
Mrs. Leroy Cline, adviser; coun
cillors, Mrs. Bryant, Mrs. Mil
dred Tolle, Mrs. Ben Blachly,
Mrs. Edward Bostwick, . Mrs,
Morley -Ramp,' LeRoy Cline and
Edward Bostwick.
; The officers will begin their
terms November 1. -
"There Are No Trains Today;"
a skit was given by the Misses
Black, Crippen' and Kyker.
Refreshments : were served by
Miss Walker, Miss-Fichner and
Miss Bostwick.
The group's next meeting is
scheduled for October . 27 . and
those who have birthdays in
May or in the following months
through October will be honor
ed. On the refreshment commit
tee will .be Miss Stamper, Mrs..
Kathy Smith and Miss Fichtner.
Oregon Officer
To Visit Salon
Mrs. B. F. Updike, who is le
chapeau departmental du Ore
gon, will make her official visit
to the Jackson County salon of
8 and 40 Thursday, October 27.
A social hour will be held at 7
p.m. at the home of Mrs. .H. J.
Meiring, 2460 Hillcrest road, fol
lowed by a no-host dinner at
Henry's.
Mrs. Updike makes her home
in Toledo, Ore. .
. All members of 8 and 40 are
invited to attend, as a discus
sion period will follow the din
ner. v
Junior High
To Organize
PTA Unit
Mrs. Wayne Jamison ; is ser
ving as chairman of the steering
committee for organization of a
parent-teacher association at E.
H. Hedrick Junior High school.
The committee met October 20
in the school' library with Mrs.
John Benson,. Jackson county
PTA vice president.
Organization of new PTA
units is the responsibility of the
county council president as a
member of the state board of
managers, with the assistance of
any other state board members
who happen to be in the given
area. Mrs. Benson is also state
parliamentarian. Mrs. C. F. Con
ley, of Ashland is county, coun
cil president.
The organizational meeting
will be held Monday, November
14, at 8 p.m. in the 'school cafe
teria. At that time members will
be enrolled, by-laws adopted and
officers elected. Vincent Bevis,
principal of the new school,
asked to have a PTA unit organ
ized in his school.
Present at the meeting be
sides: Mrs. Jamison and . Mrs.
Benson were Mrs. Roland
Holmes, Medford PTA council
president, Mrs. Frank Van Dyke
and Mrs. William . Frake, : who
will prepare the by-laws; Mrs.
A. K. Morse, acting secretary
and program chairman; Mrs. C.
G. Van Valzah and Mrs. J. C
Donahue, in charge of hospital
ity; Mrs. Eric de Place, publi
city; and Mr. Bevis.
All members enrolled at the
organizational meeting will be
charter members of Hedrick
Junior High PTA.
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Dead line Sunday Classified Is at
noon Saturday; l t.'m Monday for
Monday: other days 3 JO crevious day
HOLIDAY PRINCESS
BY JOLYN JUNIOR
What a love of a dress with its full, full, skirt
and button -back, bow-tied over a decollete.
Trimmed at the waistline with grosgrain rib
bon and a costume pin. Of tucked faille in
- these festive colors: champagne, Chirstmas
red and aqua. Sizes 5 to 15.
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Sunday, Ociobtr 23, 1933
Rogue River Club .
Invites Students
To Enter Contest
Rogue River Students of the
Rogue River schools are invited
to enter the annual conservation
poster and essay contest spon
sored by Oregon Federation, of
Garden clubs, it was announced
at a meeting of the Rogue River
Garden club held last week.
. More extensive plans were
made at the meeting for a
Christmas bazaar to be held De
cember 10 in the Veterans ' of
Foreign Wars hall at Rogue Riv
er. A silver tea will be served
during, the event..
. Mrs. Herb Brooks, program
chairman, showed slides of birds
and arrangements. .
The meeting was held at the
home of. Mrs. Willard .Tenney
with Mrs. John Breeding, Mrs.
Phil Strahan and Mrs. Cameron
Parr as the cohostesses. Dessert
luncheon was served.
Eighteen members attended.
Mrs. Richard Shontz was a guest.
Mrs. Earl. Brooks, president,
presided for the business session
and Mrs. Henry Bonney offered
an opening prayer. Mrs. Herb
Brooks gave a report on a re
cent district . convention, of the
federated clubs held in Eagle
Point. Mrs. Earl Miller , dis
played Christmas items, and Mrs.
Harold Dunham called for a fall,
"cleanup day" for Dave's Rose
garden in Rogue River, a club
project. ' '-,
Mrs. F. M. Shontz, Highway
99 South, will be hostess for the'
next club meeting November 15.
'. .
Baked Irish potatoes won't be
come soggy if they are pricked
two or three times with a fork
as soon as they are removed
from the oven. .
Here's Holiday Excitement
For Your Wardrobe!
A Large
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN
Workshop To Be Held.
At Littlefield Home
On Basket Weaving
Shady Cove Shady Cove
extension unit members met at
the home of Mrs. Max Hawks
Tuesday morning. " Mrs. A. C.
Cooper gave a demonstration on
gift wrapping before the regular
meeting opened.
Mrs. T. R. Daw, chairman, pre
sided. Membership money was. sent
to the child guidance clinic.
. Mrs. T. M. Littlefield reported
on a meeting she attended in
Medford given by the. Mail Trib
une, for club correspondents.
Mrs. William : Shepherd will
attend a program ' planning
meeting. Mrs. William Bishop
and Mrs. Hawks gave the lesson
on basket, weaving. .
Mrs. William Shepherd won a
prize during the meeting.
- It was announced that a spec
ial workshop will : be held on
basket weaving Tuesday, Octob
er 25 at 10 a.m., at the T. M.
Littlefield home on Rogue Riv
er drive. Others interested in
the project are invited. A sack
lunch will "be required for the
noon meal. -
Imprinted Wedding Napkins
Punch Bowl Rentals
Shower and Wedding ' ,
Selection
end up
Crisply Gay for, a Holiday,
A Priceless Young Fashion
By Betty Barclay
Picture-pretty ... this rustling Empire dress of
yarn dyed Chremspun and acetate rayon check.
Velvet trimmed collar and cuffs and its own
lylon net petticoat make it
of the season. Pink, corn or
black. Sizes 7 to 15i
We Give S&H
112 EAST MAIN STREET Next
Former Residents I
Now in Colorado
With Park Service
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Rich
ard J. Smith, formerly of 623
North Central avenue, will be
interested in learning that the
couple 'now live in Estes Park,
Colo. The family left Medford
several years .ago,. , when Mr.
Smith was transferred - by the
national, park service.
. The couple's son," Neil Jones,
and his family live here at 856
Ross lane.- ;
; The Smiths left Vallejo, Calif .
in April,, 1953,. when he was
transferred to Gettysburg, Pa.
Mr. Smith was chief clerk at
Gettysburg. ' Their daughter,
Miss Esther Jones, was graduat
ed last spririg from the high
school there. . " .
In the meantime Mr. Smith
was transferred to Philadelphia
where he - was - administrative
assistant at Independence Hall
National museum.
They moved in October to
Rocky Mountain National park
at Estes Park, Colo.
Miss Smith entered nurses
training at St. - Joseph's school
of nursing at. Denver, Colo., in
early September. '
Be Sure To
List Your Choice of
China and Crystal
In Our
BRIDAL REGISTER
2nd Floor
one of the charmers
powder blue' with
GREEN STAMPS
See Ou Collection of
: NEW FALL, BELTS
to Robinson Bros.
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