TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Sunday. January 15, 1956
Miss Carter
To Appear -!n
Medford
Miss Paulena Carter, well
known concert pianist, will ap
pear here Sunday, January 29
as soloist with the Philharmonic
Society of Southern Oregon. The
concer will be given at Med
ford Senior High school audi
torium. The Sunday afternoon
concert will be directed by Rich
ard D. Werner, organizer of the
group.
Miss Carter has appeared
many times on the Standard
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phony orchestras. She has se
lected "Concerto in G Minor"
by Mendelssohn for her appear
ance here and also will play
a group of selections.
Philharmonic Society guild
members, who engaged Miss
Carter, also plan to bring other
artists of her caliber for future
concerts. The guild is an aux
iliary group which aids and pro
motes the musicians in their
endeavors.
The" orchestra has grown in
numbers though Mr. Werner
could use more string players,
especially violists.
The program t will include
"Fingal's Cave," overture -by
Mendelssohn; "Symphony No.
1," by Beethoven and "The Blue
Danube Waltz," by J o h a n n
Strauss on their program for
the January 29 symphony.
Rehearsals Begin
At High School
For Senior Play
The annual senior class play
at Medford Senior high school
is now in rehearsal and will be
presented two nights, February
14 and 15, at the high school
auditorium. "Dear Ruth," by
Norman Krasna is the play se
lected for this year's class. Rob
ert D. Stedman, drama coach
and instructor at the school, is
director.
Tickets may be obtained later
this month at downtown points
and reserved seats may be ar
ranged by telephoning the sen
ior high school office.
In the play are Miss Carol
Denman who takes the title role,
Ruth; Dick Brown, who plays
Bill Seawright; Larry Gants, Al
bert; Miss JoAnne Martin, the
mother (Edith); Jack Gregory,
the father (Judge); Miss Honor
Stansbury, Martha; Dick Ar
nold, Chuck; Miss Saundra Kit
tle, Mirium; Miss Janet Perry,
Dora, the maid; and Jerry Gat
lin, Harold Klabbermeyer.
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Lt. and Mrs. Dale Cooper
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Cooper-McBride Wedding
Held in Tennessee Church
The wedding of Miss Geneva
Ann McBride, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Luther McBride, to
Lt. Dale Cooper, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Claude V. Cooper, 528
Hamilton street, Medford, was
announced here last week. The
marriage took place Sunday, De
cember 4, at Asbury Methodist
church in Ripley.
More than 200 guests attended
the double-ring ceremony, read
by the Rev. Pittman Marbury,
pastor of the church. Gayle
Perry Jr., cousin of the bride
was soloist and Mrs. Russell G.
Evans was at the piano for the
wedding music."
Baskets of white chrysanthe
mums, ' magnolia" foliage and
smilax arranged with candelabra
holding white tapers decorated
the church.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a waltz
length gown of imported French
Chantilly lace" over slipper satin.
The neckline of rosepoint lace
medallions was1, embroidered
with iridescent sequins. Her double-tiered
shoulder length veil
of illusion fell from a tiara of
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seed pearls and sequins and she
carried a heart-shaped bouquet
of white and wine colored or
chids. Mrs. Donald Corlew was ma
tron of honor and bridesmaids
were Miss Nifia Perry, Memphis,
Mrs. George Ray, . Covington,
Miss Barbara Kate McBride and
Miss Martha Jane McBride, cou
sins of the bride. They wore
identical frocks of wine colored
iridescent taffeta with fitted
bodices and waltz length skirts.
They carried white pompon
chrysanthemums and their head
dresses matched tliefr gowns.
Mr. Cooper served as best man
for his son and ushers were Jim-
mie McBride, brother of the
bride, Billy Maxwell, her uncle,
Vernon McBride Jr., a cousin
and Donald Corlew.
The bride's mother wore a
navy crepe dress and corsage
of white carnations and i the
bridegroom's mother wore a
gold colored frock wih black
velvet accessories and corsage
of white carnations.
A large reception followed at
the home of the bride's parents.
The bride's table was covered
with white satin and tulle and
centered with an arrangement
of stock and chrysanthemums
flanked by siiver candlesticks
holding white tapers. Assisting
at the reception were Mrs. Vern
on McBride, Mrs." Arthur Walk
er, Mrs. Allen McMahan, Mrs.
Wilber Maxwell, Mrs. Bennie
Burns, Mrs. Paul McBride, Mrs.
Herman Phillips, , Mrs. Billy
Maxwell, Mrs. Charles McMa
han and Mrs. Will Burns.
The couple was honored at
several parties preceding the
wedding, and Mr. and Mrs. Coo
per were present for those given
after their arrival in Ripley.
One of the parties was given
by the choir of Asbury Meth
odist church, which the bride
has directed.
Lt. and Mrs. Cooper are liv
ing at Topeka, Kan., where the
officer, .a jet pilot in the United
States Air Force, is assigned to
duty with the Strategic Air
command. He attended Oregon
State college after graduation
from Medford High school and
received his cadet training at
bases in Texas and Mississippi.
The bride was graduated from
the Ripley schools and from Mis
sissippi State college, Columbus,
Miss.
Sh ower Honors
Miss Helon Tonn
Central Point , Miss Helon
Tonn, bride-elect of ' Richard P.
Dun, was honored at a bridal
shower January 8 held at the
home of Mrs. Robert W. Sage,
401 Oregon terrace, Medford.
Cohostesses were Mrs. Ernest P.
Leavitt and Mrs. : J. . anf ord
Richardson.
The wedding is planned for
January 21 at the First Presby
terian church.
Miss Tonn is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Tonn; Central
Point, and her fiance is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dunn, who
also live in that city.
Miss Tonn was presented mis
cellaneous gifts.
Gardeners Plan
Meeting Thursday
Jacksonville "Herbs for
Medicinal Value," will be the
topic of R. C. Cordis, speaker
scheduled for the Jacksonville
Garden club meeting to be held
Thursday, January 19. The
meeting will be held at the home
of Miss Claire Hanley. It was
originally planned for the home
of Mrs. L. N. Surles.
Double Wedding
Of Interest Here
Of interest to many in the
valley is news of the double
wedding of two former Medford
teachers. The ceremonies were
read December 18 at Laurel
wood academy chapel at Gaston,
Ore. 5
Miss Mabel B. Dougherty be
came the bride of John W. Gib
son, Forest Grove, and "Miss
Esther Miller and Mark Lans
bery, Florence, Ore., were wed
ded in the double ceremony.
About 500 guests attended. A
reception, held at the Miller
home after the ceremony was
attended by only relatives and
close friends.
After- teaching for several
years in Medford, Roseberg and
Vancouver, Wash., Miss Dough
erty has been on the faculty of
the Portland Union academy for
eight years.
Miss Miller also lived and
taught in the valley for many
years and for the last 10 years
has been associated with Laurel
wood academy as a teacher of
the Spanish language and art
instructor.
The Gibsons will live in For
est Grove and the Lansberys at
Laurelwood.
Margo Lageson
Honored at Party
Miss Marge Lageson, whose
wedding to Robert J. Reverman
is set for February 4, was hon
ored at a shower given Friday
morning by Mrs. Charles W.
Lemery, Mrs. Robert Norris and
Mrs. Glenn L. Jackson. The
party was a brunch at the Jack
son home, 117 Green way circle.
About 20 guests were invited,
and Miss Lageson was presented
a shower of miscellaneous gifts.
Miss Lageson's wedding will
take place in Sacred Heart Cath
olic church here. She is a daugh
ter of Dr. and Mrs. B. L. Lageson
of Glen Oak court.
Miss Wilma Bench
Honored at Party: '
Talent Miss Phyllis Ann
Floyd was hostess for a surprise
birthday party for Miss Wilma
Bench, entertaining at the Bench
home in Talent Monday eve
ning. Attending were the Misses
Dorothy Long.'Katherine Long,
Marie Furrer, Dixie Jennings,
Julie Hanson, Leah " Hazelton,
Mary Ka Olson, Esther Quinn,
Doris Bench, the Rev. Alice May
Woolley, Mrs. Damon Floyd,
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Bench and
sons, James and Larry, the guest
of honor, ' Miss Bench, . and the
hostess, Miss Floyd.
: The evening was spent in
playing games. Refreshments
were served by Mrs. Bench and
Mrs. Floyd. .
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Chapter to Hold
Annual Benefit
At Country Club
Plans for the annual benefit
card party were discussed by
Alpha Rho chapter, Beta Sigma
Phi, at a meeting held Monday
j evening at the home of Mrs. Har
old Skinner, 34 Portland avenue.
The card party will be held
Monday, February 6 at the Rogue
Valley Country club starting at
12 noon. During the luncheon
Beta Sigma Phi members will
model fashions from Burelsons.
Bridge, canasta and pinochle
will follow. The public may
make reservations by phoning
3-3110 or N04-2688.
Proceeds from the card party
will be used to provide a schol
arship fund for a needy high
school senior girl who wishes to
become a nurse but who does
not have adequate funds to con
tinue her studies.
Mrs. Edward Bunnell and
I Mrs. Roger Note are co-chairmen
of the event.
The cultural program for the
evening was presented by Mrs.
Bob Norris. Her topic was "Poise
and Charm" and Mrs. Norris dis
cussed how to achieve some of
the necessary qualities of a
charming woman, such as well
groomed and well-dressed ap
pearance, correct speech, good
social behavior and a pleasing
personality.
The next meeting planned by
the group will be a "get-acquainted"
party for members
and guests Monday, January 16
at the home of Mrs. K. L. Den
ton, 805 West Second. ,
At the conclusion of the meet
ing, refreshments were served
by Mrs. Henry Schroder and
Mrs. Maynard Paup.
Couple To Wed
In February Rites
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon J. Rob
inson, 1917 East Main street,
announce the engagement and
approaching marriage of their
daughter, Alicia, to Theron G'.
Karrick Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Theron G. Karrick, 1016 Murray
street. '
The wedding will be held Sat
urday, February 4, at St. Mark's
Episcopal church.
'Miss Robinson is graduating
from Medford; Senior High
school at the end of the present
term. Mr. Karrick will enroll
at 'Southern Oregon college for
the spring quarter.
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Luncheon Planned .
For. Social Club
Reames Social club, Order of
the Eastern Star, plans a pay
luncheon and an afternoon of
cards for Wednesday, January
18 at 12 noon in the Medford
Masonic hall. -
Officers for 1956 will be in
stalled. Mrs. Fred Lawrence -heads
the committee in charge of the
event.
Miss Margaret Huson
(Kennel-Ellis, Salem)
Margaret, Huson,
Kenneth Brown To
Wed in Summer
Mr. and Mrs. Darell F. Huson,
45 Lindley street, announce the
engagement of their daughter,
Margaret, to Kenneth Brown,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Orrin L.
Brown, 1203 Queen Anne ave
nue. A summer wedding is planned.
Miss Huson, a senior at Wil
lamette university, is president
of Associated Women students.
She is also president of the uni
versity chapter of Mu Phi Epsi
lon, honor society for music ma
jors, is secretary and treasurer
of the campus UNESCO group
and is pianist for the university
choir.
Both Miss Huson and Mr.
Brown are graduates of Med
ford High school and Mr. Brown
was released from the United
States Navy in December after
four years of service. He will
enter college in the near future
90th Birthday
To Be Observed
Mrs. R. I. Stuart, a Medford
resident since 1911, will be hon
ored at a tea this afternoon in
observance of her 90th birthday
anniversary. The event will be
from three to five o'clock at the
home of a daughter, Mrs. T. J.
Filson, 2005 East Main street.
Friends and relatives of Mrs
Stuart are invited to attend. ,
Another daughter, Miss Isobel
Stuart, will be cohostess for the
tea. .
Mrs. Miles Stuart, a daughter-
in-law and Mrs. A. Orm
Schenck will pour. They are al
so making birthday cakes . for
the occasion. Mrs. Al Gilhousen
will assist.
A family buffet dinner will
be served after the tea.
Mrs. Stuart is active, and gar
dens as a hobby.
U n i ve rsi ty Wo men
To Hear Talk by
Local Librarian
Miss Helen Webster, county
and city librarian, will speak at
the January meeting of Medford
branch, American Association of
University Women, to be held
at the home of Mrs. C. E. Gor
don, 101'9 South Oakdale ave
nue. It is set for Wednesday,
January 18, at eight o'clock.
Mrs. Lowell Chamberlin, head
of the book review section of
the club, is in charge of the pro
gram and will introduce Miss
Webster .whose talk will be on
the "Serious- and Humorous As
pects of Library Work." She is
well known in this area for her
former work as librarian at the
Veterans' administration facil
ity, Camp White, and for her
Women's Hour!' on KMED.
Miss Webster . who has had a
varied experience in her voca
tion, has only recently) returned
to the valley to take over the
administration of the local li
brary. She has transferred her
membership in AAUW to . the
xocai Drancn. -
Hostesses for the-evening are
Mrs. Wallace Robinson, chair
man, assisted by Mrs. W. . W.
Deakins, Mrs. Paul McDuffee.
Mrs. O. X. Brown, Mrs. Milo
Kubalek and Mrs. John Bran
denburg.
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Pupils Presented
In Piano Recital
Mrs. W. E. Hercher presented
her piano pupils in recital Janu
ary 11 at her home on Stratford
avenue. Parents and friends of
the pupils, were invited "and re
freshments were served after
the program.
Those who nlaved niano solos
and duets were Sally Polk, Clai
Folk, Dickie Anderson, Donna
Budge Linda Morlan, Barbara
.Budge and Karen Morlan.
Guests who attended were
Mr. and Mrs. Tom G. Polk, Mr.
and Mrs. Emerson Anderson,
Donald Anderson. Mrs. B. E.
I Budge, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mor
lan, Mrs. A. -Aldrich and Mrs.
Ronald E. Cordon.
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Mrs. Earl Bigalow
To Be Salon Hostess
Jackson County Salon of 8
and 40, fun and honor group
of the American Legion - auxil
iary, will hold the January meet
ing at the . home of Mrs. Earl
Bigalow, Tuesday, January. 17, at
8 p.m. Mrs. Lillian Capsey will
be co-hostess with Mrs. Bigalow.
October Wedding
Announced Here
News of the wedding of Miss
Barbara Biebfeld and Billy M.
Sparks was announced here
this week. The bride is a dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
E a- k e s , Sacramento, Calif.,
and the bridegroom, an . air
man first class in the Air
Force, is . a son of Mrs. J.
A. Westensee, 300 South , Co
lumbus avenue, and W. R.
Sparks, Glendale, Ore.
- The wedding rites were read
October 29 at 8 o'clock in the
evening in the home of the bride
by Dr. Culver of Asbury Meth
odist church. About 40 guests
attended.
The bride is a long distance
wool dress and her flowers were
white roses.
Mrs.- Kenneth Noble was ma
tron of honor. William Wright
served as best man.
The bride s a long distance
supervisor for Pacific Telephone
and Telegraph company at Sac
ramento and plans to join her
husband soon at Stead Air Force
base in Reno1, Nev. She attended
California .Junior high school
and M c C I a tchy Senior high
school at Sacramento. The bride
groom attended Medford schools.
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Couple Returns
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver D. Frazee
have' returned to their" home, ,
525 West. Second street, after
an extended visit with their son-in-law
and daughter, Dr. and
Mrs. George R. Bergman, Wil
mington; Calif., and the Berg
man's four sons.
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