Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, November 13, 1955, Image 21

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Misi Nancy Higinbotham
Tell Engagement
Of Young Couple
In Central Point
Central Point Mr. and Mrs.
Glenn Higinbotham, Route 2,
Box 68. Central Point, announce
the engagement of their daugh
ter, Miss Nancy Lee Higin
botham, to LeRoy Asher, son of
Mr. and Mrs. George Asher,
Route 2, Box 160D, Central
Point.
Miss Higinbotham is a senior
at Crater High school. Mr. Asher
was graduated from Crater High
school with the class of 1955 and
is now employed at Farm Pack
ing 'company.
No wedding date has been set.
Plans Announced.
For Kindergarten
Rogue River A group of
mothers from Evans Valley and
Rogue River met last Monday
with Mrs. LeRoy Buck and or
ganized a kindergarten for chil
dren aged 4 to 6 years. It will be
known as the Rogue River Co
operative Kindergarden and will
be conducted in the Fellowship
hall back of Hope Presbyterian
church. School hours will be 8:30
to 11:30 a.m. Monday through
Friday. Mrs. Buck will be the
teacher. Any one desiring to
enroll a child may contact her at
Route 1, Box 240. Rogue River,
or by telephone, 2-3590. The
a present enrollment is 17 and up
to 24 children can be accom
odated under the present ar
rangements. Since this is a new venture
there is a lack of working ma
terial such as indoor or outdoor
toys, furniture, books, records
and puzzles, Mrs. Buck states.
Persons having any of these arti
cles to donate are asked to con
tact Mrs. Buck. Another meeting
is planned for November 14, and
anyone interested in this project
will be welcome to attend.
Elk-Trail PTA
Adopts Budget
At Last Session
; Elk-Trail Several matters of
interest to Elk-Trail Parent
Teachers association were trans
acted during a meeting Novem
ber 4 in the school cafeteria.
The budget for next year was
presented by Mrs. Oscar Han
son and accepted. Mrs. Leroy
Draper reported on a well baby
clinic held at the school. Sev
enth and eighth grade students
have started a Christmas card
sale to raise money for uniforms
for the basketball team. Parents
are asked to cooperate by pur
chasing cards.
The afternoon program was
composed of songs, skits and
poems presented by the second
grade students under direction
of their teacher, Mrs. Alice
Greenley.
Refreshments were served by
mothers of the fifth and sixth
grade and prior to the meeting
children in the third, fourth,
fifth and sixth grades introduc
ed and entertained their moth
ers in their classrooms.
Mrs. Lee Merriman's third
grade students presented "Cin
derella," and fourth, fifth and
sixth grades gave historical ac
counts of the 15th and 16th cen
tury explorers. Mrs. James Saw
yer instructs fourth grade and
Mrs. Arthur Moore is the teach-
ed for fifth and sixth grades.
Mrs. Arthur Hume, president,
presided for the meeting and
Mrs. Albert Johnson offered the
invocation. New members were
introduced by Mrs. William Wil
son, hospitality chairman.
Workshop Planned
For Scout Leaders
Wednesday at Club
A workshop for Brownie
Scouts and intermediate leaders
of Girl Scouts will be held
Wenesday, November 16 at the
Girls Community club, 229
North Bartlett street.
The Brownie leaders will meet
from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon and
are asked to take notebooks
pencils and old felt hats.
The intermediate leaders are
to convene at 12:30 to 2 p.m.,
and they should take notebooks
and pencils.
Work will include nature, belt
and Christmas crafts for the
Brownies. Leather, metal and
nature crafts will be instructed
for the intermediates.
Those who are planning to at
tend should register by tele
phoning the Scout office, tele
phone 2-5912, Monday, Novem
ber 14. ..
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LaDel Newmann
And Gary Prom
Engaged to Wed
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Neumann,
1108 Withington street, announce
the engagement of their daugh
ter, LaDel Jean Neumann, to
Gary Prom, son of Mr. and Mrs.
George Prom, Central Point.
Miss Neumann is a student at
Medford Senior High school.
Mr. Prom attended Crater
High school and is now employed
at Double-Dee Lumber company
in Central Point.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
Dental Assistants
Postpone Session;
Delegates Report
The November meeting of
Southern Oregon Dental Assist
ants society planned for Thanks
giving week will be postponed,
the date, place and program to
be announced to members by
mail, officers said last week.
At a recent meeting of the so
ciety held at Camp White Em
ployees club, reports of a nation
al convention were given by
Mrs. Sybil Prescott, Grants
Pass, state president. Mrs. Irene
Culy, alternate delegate, spoke
regarding the entertainment at
the convention which included
tours, luncheons, teas and a
banquet that honored the na
tional president, Mrs. Ruth
Doring.
Mrs. Marion Lusk gave a re
port on table clinics some of
which were put on by members
of the local society. Mrs. Sybil
Prescott, Mrs. Frances Demp
ster and Mrs. Lucille Wilson
presented a clinic entitled, "Miss
Proper and Miss Improper."
Mrs. Culy and Mrs. Frances
Rutter, the latter president of
the local group, presented the
clinic, "Have You Tried This."
Mothers to Hear
Convention Report
Mrs. Rex Note, department
president of the Blue Star Moth
ers of America, will give a re
port of the 14th annual national
convention of the group held re
cently in Detroit, Mich., during
a meeting of the local chapter
Thursday, November 17. The
session will be held at 1:30 p.m.,
in the Carpenters union local
hall, 123 West Main street.
Mrs. Carl B. Leonard, Detroit.
was elected national president
during the convention succeed
ing Mrs. Irwin Hoffman of Co
lumbus, O.
Among business discussed was
the fact, that the mothers plan
to petition congress to amend
the GI bill of rights to give In
dian servicemen, whetner on
reservation or off, the same ben
efits other American veterans
are entitled to. They endorsed a
resolution to that effect.
They also voted to expand the
agency, fund. The fund aids vet
erans hospitalized in isolated sec-
rans hospitalized in isolated sec
tions of the country. The broad
er scope voted will cover more
hospitals and give 'more service
to patients.
Former Resident
Visits in Medford
Mrs. Enola Hamilton, San
Francisco, a former resident of
Medford, is here visiting old
friends, it was reported Satur
day.
Mrs. Hamilton left Medford
some 35 years ago. Before that
she was associated with the old
Nash hotel for a number of
years. She is staying with Mr.
and Mrs. Lester Childs, 210 Van
couver ave., and is visiting with
a number of other friends and
acquaintances of years ago,
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Annunce Trothal
Of Miss Hanson
To Charles Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Han
son of 863 Marshall avenue,
Medford, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Carol
Yvonne, to Charles R. Lewis,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lewis
of Grants Pass.
The bride-elect is employed
as a dental assistant for Dr. H. H.
Bresee. She was graduated with
the class of 1955 from Rogue
River academy, and held the of
fice of class president.
Mr. Lewis, who recently re
turned rom serving with the U.S.
Army in Europe, is now attend
ing Walla Walla college in Wash
ington, and is majoring m
biology.
The wedding date has been set
for June.
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Miss Carol Hanson
(Brainerd photo)
lodge will meet Monday, Novem
ber 14 at 8 p.m., at the home of
Mrs. Olen McCoy, 400 Laurel
street. Anyone needing trans-
I portation should call Mrs. Lee
Garrett, telephone 3-5553.
Meetings of Circles
On New Schedules
Circle meetings of the First
Christian church have been
changed and the new schedules
were announced last week.
Circle 1 members will meet
Tuesday, November 15 at 10 a.m
at the home of Mrs. Carl Pear
son, 118 Clark street, when a
covered dish luncheon will be
served.
Circles 2 and 6 are to meet
in Fellowship hall at 10 a.m
Tuesday, to quilt. A covered
dish noon luncheon will be
served.
Those who work in Circle 4
will meet with Mrs. J. T. Davis,
1112 East Main street, for a 1
p.m. dessert luncheon Tuesday
with Mrs. Laura Walters as co
hostess.
Circle 3 will meet Thursday,
iNovemDer n wim Mrs. a.
Peterson, 2584 Bullock road, for
a 1 o'clock dessert luncheon.
Circle 5 will not meet until
November 28 at 1 p.m., with
Mrs. Jennie Hutchinson, hostess
at her home, 522 West 10th
street. Dessert luncheon will be
served.
Camp, Auxiliary
To Meet Sunday;
Attend Ceremony
Colonel Sargent camp and
auxiliary, United Spanish War
Veterans, will hold their meet
ings and a potluck dinner at
1 p.m. at the Redman hall Sun
day, November 20. Mrs. Frank
Widner will be in charge of the
dinner.
A delegation from Colonel
Sargent auxiliary attended in
stallation of officers of Rogue
River auxiliary in Grants Pass
Sunday, November 6. The de
partment president, Mrs. Millie
Schweitering, Eugene, made her
official visit at that time and
installed the officers. Mrs. Kath
ryn Sweetland is the new presi
Miss Trowbridge
Named to Office
Miss Tanya Trowbridge,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben J.
Trowbridge, 1625 East Main
street, Medford, has been elected
president of the pledge class of
Gamma Phi Beta, national social
sorority, at Arizona State Col
lege at Tempe, it was announced
today.
A junior at Arizona State col
lege, Miss Trowbridge is major
ing in elementary education in
the College of Education. She
was graduated from Medford
Senior High school in 1952.
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Luncheon Planned
For Electa Club
Electa Social club members
will be guests of Reames Social
club for a luncheon planned for
Wednesday, November 16. at
Medford Masonic temple. Lunch
eon will be served at 12 o'clock
with cards to follow.
State Officers
Of Two Groups
Guests in City
Forty-six members of the Dis
abled American Veterans and
auxiliary, Jackson County Unit
8, attended a dinner at the Cen
tral Point Grange hall, Tuesday
evening in honor of Mr. and
Mrs. Arch Brewster, state com
manders of the chapter and
auxiliary.
Other guests present were
Mrs. Thomas McEwen, com
mander of Unit 11, Grants Pass
auxiliary; Gerald S. Kelsey,
state service officer; Baden Rob
inson, commander District 5;
and Mrs. George Simmons, com
mander District 5 auxiliary.
Mrs. E. M. Patton led in
group singing.
Mrs. . Brewster reported on
the national commanders' and
adjutants' conference held in
Colorado Springs. This year a
Mae Holmes trophy will be giv
en to the unit which most com
pletely covers the program out
lined by national with 100 per
cent activity in all phases of
the program. Mrs. Brewster said
that November 20-26 will be
"Know Your America" week
Mr. Brewster and Gerald Kel
sey spoke on membership and
legislation, and Mr. Brewster
stressed the need for an effec
tive legislative plan.
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Women of Moose
Hold Initiation;
Member Honored
Women of the Moose held ini
tiation Wednesday at the Moose
hall, 11 South Newtown street
at which three new members
were taken into the lodge. Ini
tiated were Mrs. Clifford Graves,
ivirs. rtuue Kinney and Mrs. Har
old Baldwin.
Sunday, November 13, 1955
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE
Guild Announces
Meeting Monday
St. Mark's Evening guild will
meet Monday, November 14, at
8 p.m. in the Parish house. Host
esses for the meeting will be
Mrs. William Edwards, Mrs.
Walter Tomlin and Mrs. John
Price.
Final work on the Bazaar will
be done at this meeting. The
Bazaar is scheduled for Thurs
day, December 1.
Bow Bells Chapter
To Hold Meeting
Bow Bells chapter, Daughters
of the British Empire, will make
plans for a Christmas party
when they meet Wednesday. No
vember 10 at 8 p.m. in the Girls
Community club.
All women of British, Cana
dian or Australian birth or an
cestry are invited. Further infor
mation may be obtained by call
ing Mrs. Darroll Davis, tele
phone 2-5672.
The program and refresh
ments were under the direction
of the library committee, of
which Mrs. Lloyd Meeker is
chairman.
Mrs. Clara Eldridse. Mrs. T?
L. Winn and Mrs. John Norvell
recently returned from Corvallis
where they attended convocation
and capping ceremonies. Mrs.
Eldridge received the "green
beanie," one of the degrees of
honor of the auxiliary. .
Miss Irene Williams
College Students
Engaged to Wed
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Williams,
121 Ashland avenue, announce
the engagement of their daugh
ter, Miss Irene Ann Williams, to
Harold Dewane Bruner, San
Jose, Calif.
Miss Williams was graduated
from Medford High school with
the class of 1951 and then at
tended San Jose State college.
She is now employed at a doc
tor's clinic in San Jose and at
tends college part time.
Mr. Bruner is also a student
at San Jose State college.
The wedding will be an event
of January 28 in First Methodist
church. Medford.
Mrs. E. P. Vilas and daughter.
Mrs. David Holmes, are expect
ed to arrive home the first of
the week after being in Bakers
field, Calif., to visit another
daughter of Mrs. Vilas, Mirs
Catherine Vilas. The latter is a
kindergarten, teacher in the Cal
ifornia city.
They were accompanied south
by Mrs. Vilas' mother, Mrs. F.
K. Deuel, who is in Los Angeles
visiting her son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kra
mer Deuel. She will return here
soon accompanied by the couple
who plan to remain for some
time.
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