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FOUR MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ' Sunday, October 30, 1S5S l f j : : h Miss Myrna Potts (Braintrd photo Announce Trothal Of Myrna Potts And John Green Mr. and Mrs. Earl S. Potts, 8Vi North Orange street, an- nounce the engagement of their daughter, Myrna Maureen Potts, to John 0. Green of Spokane, Wash. Mr. Green is theoson of Mrs. Harry Smith of Spokane, Wash., and the late Charles Green. . Miss Potts is a senior at Med for Senior high school and will be graduated in late January. Her fiance recently received his discharge from the Navy. They plan their wedding for February 11. Annual Roll Call o Is Announced for Pythian Sisters The annual roll call will be held at a meeting of Pythian Sisters Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the Pythian building. The committee for the evening will be Mrs. Max Hawks,. Mrs. John Russell lnd Mrs. Belle Whitney.. Past Chiefs of Pythian Sisters will meet Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. W. L. Walden, 848 West McAndrews road for a covered dish dinner. Offi cer and Wife Visit in Medford; Now at Ft. Lewis Lt. and Mrs. Howard P. Egger are now making their home in Ft. Lewis, Wash., the officers having recently returned to the United States after a period of service in the Far East with the United States Army. Mrs. Egger is the former Roila Lee Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Sutherland, 1217 West Eleventh street, and the couple visited here before going to Ft. Lewis. Lieutenant Egger is a son of Major Egger, Guam. Lieutenant and Mrs. Egger were married' in the Methodist church in San Rafael, Calif., and spent their honeymoon at Car mel and Monterey. " Mrs. Egger was , graduated from Medford High school, at tended Southern Oregon college and recently was graduated from Samuel Merriott School of Nursing in Oakland, Calif. Lieu tenant Egger is a graduate of Grants Pass High school, and also attended Southern Oregon college before entering the Army. Eagle Point Club Plans Symposium On House Plants Eagle Point A symposium on house plants will feature a meeting of Eagle Point Garden Club Wednesday, November 2 at 1:30 p.m. at tl?e home of Mrs. Otto Nagel. Mrs. Ira Fitzgerald will be co-hostess. Chairman for the discussion will be Mrs. John Huffman. Mrs. Wilford Davies will discuss "Vines in the Home," Mrs. Glenn Clymer will speak on "Flower ing House Plants," 3nd Mrs. Ray Harnish will talk on ".Foliage Plants." - . , v Roll Call will be answered by A House Plant Problem I Have." 4 Guest in Medford ' Frank Ferguson, Klamath Falls, was a guest' last week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Edwards, .414 West Jackson street; Mr.. Ferguson is the Ed wards' son-in-law. Lt. and Mrs.' Howard P. Egger (Brainerd photo) NEW do-it-yourself Color Creme Rinse turns gray or graying dark hair to lustrous, shining silver! du Barry SILVERETTE fSYl Just shake directly on hair" after your next shampoo and comb through. 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"Art is a spiritual quality which enriches the lives of individuals and is of great importance to the people of our community," the document also states. The mayor also asked the cooperation of local citizens in making a success of the annual art exhibit sponsored by Med ford branch, American Associa tion of University Women. The exhibit will be held at the Med ford hotel, opening Thursday, November 3, and continuing through Friday. Mrs. Emerson Anderson, pres ident of the branch, and her officers, Mrs. Gordon MacKen zie, Mrs. William Knope, Mrs. Stanley C. Jones Jr., and Mrs. J. V. McGoodwin will open the exhibit Thursday night, receiv ing as special guests the exhibit ing artists,' and others; The opening night reception will be from' 7 to 9 p.m; Mrs. R. H. Denning, chairman of the show, and her committee, Mrs. John Warneke, art chair man, Mrs. Sam Taylor, Mrs. Paul McDuffee and Mrs. A. J. Johann sop, are in charge of all arrange ments, guest book registration and introduction of artists and Quaker Religion Topic for Meeting Clinton Crisman, pastor of Medford Friends' church, was guest speaker for a meeting of Alpha Lambda chapter, Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority, last Mon day evening. Mr. Crisman explained the be liefs of the Friends or Quakers and traced the history of their religion from George Fox, their founder, of 17th century Eng land up to today. The Friends church is one of the oldest de nominations in America today. Friends in the Northwest maintain Greenleaf academy, a Christian high school at Green leaf, Ida., and George FoxCol lege, a college of liberal arts,- at Newberg, Ore. TJie church has youth camps and conference groups on the Oregon coast, on Payette Lakes in Idaho, on Puget Sound, in, Washington, and on the: Greensprings mountains of Southern Oregon. The Friends also maintain? a strong missionary-program in Bolivia, South America. Mrs. Charles Jones and Mrs. Harold Adams were hostesses for the meeting. , Gardeners Plan Program on Birds " The Rev. Thomas McCamant will be speaker for a meeting of Medford Garden club Thursday, November 3, at 2 p.m. at the Py thian hall, Fifth and Grape streets. The minister's stopic will be 'Birds of our Valley," and he will show slides. ' Mrs. Howard Bush will dis cuss "Shrubs, Attractive to Birds." Initiation of new members will be held. There will be an executive board meeting at the home of the president, Mrs. Charles C. Stearns, 522 West Fourth street, Monday, October 31, at 1:30 p.m. V ..- ' guests. Gallery guides and hos tesses for ths evening are Mrs. Herbert Seitz, Mrs. Fletcher Fish and Mrs. Fred Rankin. The art exhibit- is open to the general public both Thursday evening and all day Friday from & a.m. through noon and dinner hours up to 9 p.m. in order that business -and -professional peo ple may also enjoy the show. Members of AAUW serving as gallery guides and hostesses through Friday, are Mrs. L. J, Smith, Mrs. Bernice Scofield, Mrs. Fred Wilcox, Mrs. Roy C, Elmgren, Mrs. K. A. Carroll, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. McGoodwin, Miss Rhoda Williams, Miss Jeral- dyn Jerome, Miss LaMoille V. Pugh and Mrs. M. L. Tweedy. Every artist in the valley and in southern Oregon is cordially invited to exhibit two paintings, in any medium, executed during the last two years and not ex hibited before in the Medford AAUW show. The committee will receive the paintings on Thursday, November 3, up to 12:30 noon at the Medford Ho tel basement. If possible, artists wishing to participate are asked to notify the committee in advance in order that sufficient space for tanging the pictures can be pro vided. Oils and pastels must be framed, watercolor, charcoals and drawings should be matted, frames should be wired for hanging. For additional informa tion, artists may contact 'Mrs Denning at telephone 3-TA6-4451 or obtain an invitation form at the Art Center. . The committee states this an nual art exhibit is a community service of Medford AAUW and tbtre is no charge to either artists or the public. The public attending will te asked to judge the paintings through a public poll, voting for the first, second imd third award to the artists work they like best. on Vlant We lot Vlaiet BUY THE NEW' AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC GE Hater Heater Wash a Load of Clothes EVERY HOUR -All Day Long- ONLY $5.00 A MONTH " NOTHING DOWN ' HOME APPLIANCE 115 EAST MAIN Authorized Dealer CENERAlQElECTftie Water Heaters Sojourner's Club Plans Dinner Dance; Many Newcomers Guests at Last Meeting . A dinner dance November 10 1 is being planned by the Sojourn ers club,-the'event to be held at the Ashland Elks temple. Plans were completed during a meet ing Thursday at the Medford hotel. The dinner is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tickets will be avail able at the Lusk Piano company, 333 South Riverside avenue, or from any of the committee mem bers. The committee is made up of Mrs. George Lovenborg and Mrs. Lawrence McConnell, co chairmen, Mrs. John Lusk, Mrs. Meredith Parsons, Mrs. Earl Crisman, Mrs. Thomas William, Mrs. William Riley or Mrs. John Mansfield. Calls may be made to Mrs. McConnell, telephone 2-9130, for further information concerning the tickets and the party.' . About 70 members and guests attended the Thursday meeting, and the Halloween theme was used for decorations. Arrange ments of corn, fruit and pump kins were used as a main center piece , and: branches of pyra cantha berries were p 1 a c e abou; the room. ,. , Mrs. Berg Marten, Mrs. Victor Kasser arid Mrs. Thomas Wil liams were the hostesses, . . , Introduced as new members were Mrs. James Winslow, Mrs. Jack Mitchell, Mrs. Roy Van Sickle and Mrs. Bart' Stanbury. . Out-of-town guests included Mrs. Lewis O. Treyz, New York, a guest of Mrs. J. L. Davidson, and Mrs. John F. Weaver, Dallas, Tex., a guest of Mrs. C. M. Lee. Birthday greetings were ex tended to Mrs. Marten, Mrs. K. B. Black and Mrs. W. A. Thaa num. ' Special awards were won by Mrs. Thaanum and Mrs." Bruce Braaten. . Prospective . members attend ing for the first time were Mrs. Carl Whitmore, Mrs. H a r,v e y. Taylor, Mrs.. Edward Hartman, Mrs. Don Carlon, Mrs. Chet Tay lor, Mrs. Albert Walker, Mrs. John Andrews, Mrs, James Cal lan, Mrs. Floyd Robertson Mrs. Henry Robertson, Mrs. Don Mar tin, Mrs. Wallace Watkins and Mrs. Horace Greening. ' Mrs. D. B. Whalin and Mrs. Emil Mohr'of the Junior Service league called on the Sojourners and announced the follies which they will give November 2 ahd 3. They spoke regarding the use of the proceeds for support of the league's kindergarten for deaf children. Bridge prizes went to Mrs. Callan and Mrs. Clyde Knight. 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