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FOUR MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, March 25, 195S fe fr K - trit'y &0p jt ""l ? t ' i Two visitors from Belgium, Mrs. Paul van Schoonbeek and Mrs. Edmond Poullet, were honored at an informal coffee given Thursday afternoon by their hostess, Mrs. L. L. Sanders, t her home, 6 South Groveland avenue. Pic- lured are (left to right) Mrs. Sanders, Mrs. Ray Frisbie, Mrs. van Schoonbeek and Mrs. Poullet. The two young women, wives of Belgian naval officers, are traveling down the west coast by motor and will join their husbands in San Diego. (Brainerd photo) Belgian Women Guests Here; Tour Mill, Visit Crater Lake Medford visitors last week in eluded Mrs. Paul van Schoon beek and Mrs. Edmond Poullet, Belgian women traveling in this country. The two were guests of Mrs. L. L. Sanders, 6 South Groveland avenue, and contin ued south Friday evening. Mrs. Van Schoonbeek is the wife of a captain in the Belgian Navy, and Mrs. Poullet's hus band is a naval executive officer. Captain van Schoonbeek was sent to this country to accept two minesweepers being turned over to the Belgian government by the United States under a NATO arrangement. The transfer of the ships took place in official ceremonies sev eral days ago and Captain van Schoonbeek took command of one which has been re-named the "Breydel" after a Flemish hero. Mr. Poullet is also assigned to the Breydel, and the mine sweeper is to be docked at San Diego for a time before continu ing to a Belgian port. Mrs. van Schoonbeek and Mrs. Poullet are making the trip by motor in order to see more of the western United Rogue River Club Is Commended by Road Departments Rogue River Letters from the state highway department and Jackson county road depart ment were read at a meeting March 20 of Rogue River Gar den club which expressed appre ciation for the interest and as sistance of club members in re moving flood debris after the pre-Christmas floods in the area. Mrs. Carl Christensen was named flower show chairman for the annual flower show," the date and place to be announced. Mrs. Sam H. Bellah gave the horticulture lesson and it was announced that a new book, "Birds of the Northwest," was being added to the club library. The library consists of books on flowers, conservation subjects and other items of interest to gardeners. The library is kept at the home of Mrs. Paul Hughes on Highway 99 south of Rogue River and is maintained to as sist all who seek information on the subjects, officers announced. Mrs. Andrew Griffin was hos tess at her home for the meeting with Mrs. Earl Brooks, Mrs. Wil lard Termey and Mrs. Earl Miller as cohostesses. Dessert luncheon was served and prizes were won by Mrs. Harold Dun ham, Mrs. Hughes and Mrs. Henry Bonney. The club as a group is a mem ber of the Rogue Basin Flood Control and Water Resources association and members plan to give all support possible to the project. A sample of advertising put out by Sinclair Oil company was shown at the meeting. The ad vertisement consists of gardens throughout the country and scenes along highways. Post, Auxiliary Set Installation; Members Honored Installation ceremonies for Crater Lake post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and auxiliary are announced for Tuesday, April .24 at 8 p.m., in the VFW hall. Presentation of awards for 150 hours of service at Camp White was presented Mrs. Ralph Pittock and Mrs. Hazel Ramsey March 20 at a meeting of the auxiliary. Guests attended from Steelhead post and auxiliary. Shady Cove. They were Mrs. Harry Birch, department chair man of Camp White hospital work, Mrs. Dale Sawyer, Mrs. Frances Miller and Mrs. James Hopkins, president-elect. States. The former came to the United States last fall by way of England and Canada, traveling across the latter country by way of the Canadian Pacific railway. Mrs. Poullet made the trip by air, enplaning at Amsterdam for a flight over the polar route by way of Iceland. Mrs. Poullet re lated that in the belief the trip would be a cold one, she wore heavy clothing only to find up on landing in Iceland that the weather there was warm and springlike. Her plane also made stops at a Hudson Bay base and in Vancouver, B. C. before she arrived in Washington state. While here the two women visited the kindergarten for deaf children operated by Medford Junior Service league. Mrs. Poullet is an expert in Braille, having taught this, and Mrs. van Schoonbeek, a former teacher, is interested in work with cerebral palsy victims. The women toured Elk Lum ber company's plant and Thurs day morning were guests of the Greeters' committee of Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. Friday morning they made a trip to Crater Lake National park in the company of Mrs. Sanders and Mrs. Jim Pree. This is the second trip to this country for both women, each having previously visited in the eastern states. Mrs. Van Schoon beek visited in the United States in 1954, arrangements having been made by the World Travel organization. Before her mar riage she was a member of the Belgo-A merican association, meeting through this group Am erican students traveling in Eu rope. Mrs. Poujlet, who lived in Liege before her marriage, vis ited here a few years ago with friends. Mrs. van Scheenbeek and Mrs. Sanders met in 1954 when the two were passengers on the same ship en route to Europe from New York. Thursday after noon Mrs. Sanders was hostess for an informal coffee at her home which honored the two visitors. The trip to Crater lake proved unusually successful since a cloudless sky made the snow covered scenery unusually ef fective. 1 Shady Cove Group Schedules Events; Nomination Held Shady Cove Officers were nominated and coming events discussed at a meeting of Shady Cove-Trail Lions' auxiliary held at the home of Mrs. Ray Chubb March 21. Mrs. Delbert Spain, president, presided. The style show scheduled for the spring has been postponed until late summer. Nominated for office were Mrs. Athel Dudley, president; Mrs. Tom Quail, vice-president; Mrs. Delbert Spain, secretary; Mrs. Don Harmon, treasurer, and Mrs. Ray Chubb, lion tam er. A rummage sale is scheduled for Saturday, April 28 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Shady Cove Cleaners. Donations are to be taken to Mrs. Frank Fagalde. This money is to be applied on the scholar ship for a student from Shady Cove-Trail area. Next meeting will be April 4 at the home of Mrs. Frank Fag alde. Grade Teachers To Hold Election Officers will be elected by Medford Grade Teachers group Monday, March 26 when they will meet at 7:30 p.m., at Wash ington school cafeteria. Dessert will be served by members of the Roosevelt faculty. The program will be furnished by Roosevelt schooL Deanna Mitchell Honored at Party Applegate - Jacksonville A farewell party for Miss Deanna Mitchell was held at the home of Mrs. Clifton Childers, Palmer Creek road. Friday. Miss Mitch ell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Mitchell and a former student of Jacksonville High school, will leave this week for California where she will attend California Air college. Guests who attended were Mesdames Willard Wilson, Ches ter Jones, Chester McDonough, Paul Mac Beth, William Dyrdahl, Don Fossen, Lee Myers, Nick Weinfurter, Floyd Hawkins, Buck Graves, Ben Twiss, Loran Cooper, Carter Hibbs. Ted Adams, Lawrence Snopl, Ed Saw yer, Lee Hall, David Cooper, Morris Byrnes, George Mitchell and Miss Jane Cooper. A cake, baked by the hostess, was decorated with a pink air plane which had a picture of Miss Mitchell looking out the window. This picture was taken by Mrs. Childers when Miss Mitchell was 10 years old and had her hair in "pig tails." The plane was donated by Rickey Fossen. Miss Mitchell was presented a fountain pen and pencil set and lingerie. Fred Becks Visit In California Mr. and Mrs. Fred Beck and children, Old Stage road, spent a few days last week in the Bay area in California. They .visited friends, some having lived in Medford. They are the John Rasmussen family, Mr. and Mrs, W. W. Pedersen, Mrs. C. E. Ber lin and Peter Berlin. Easter Music on Programs Easter and Christian signs and symbols will be subjects of music to be featured in broadcasts dur ing the week. The Telephone hour's Easter program, to be broadcast from Carnegie hall on Monday, March 26 will be heard here at 9 p.m., over radio station KMED. Miss Eileen Farrell, soprano, will sing with Donald Voorhees directing the chorus and orchestra. Climax of the program will be Miss Farrell's singing with the chorus of Cesar Franck's inspir ing, "Panis Angelicus," tradi tionally associated with the Eas ter season. She will also sing Burleigh's setting of the spirit ual, "Were You There, When They Crucified My Lord?" The chorus will give the first performance of a new work by Ross Hastings, "Prayer of St. Francis." Here the California composer has made a setting of the prayer attributed to St. Francis of Assisi which begins, "Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace." Two choruses from Gounod's oratorio, "The Redemption," will also be presented on the Tele phone Hour Easter program. One is "While Her Watch She Is Keeping" and the other is "For Us the Christ is Made a Victim." The chorus will open the broadcast with Darst's "Ride On! Ride On In Majesty." In the early part of the pro gram, Miss Farrell will sing two operatic arias associated with the beginning of spring, "Thou Art the Spring" Wagner's "Die Walkure,1 Magola's Air" from "La Rondine." from and Puccini's The Standard School Broad cast to be heard Thursday, March 29 from 9:30 to 10 a.m., also over radio station KMED will be done on the theme of Christian signs and symbols. Through the centuries man has used various kinds of plant life and music about plant life to symbolize events associated with the life of Christ. The musical selections to be hpard will include "I Heard a Forest Praying," by De Rose, to be sung by Charles Harmon, baritone; "O, Christmas Tree, (O, Tannenbaum)," sung by the Stan dard choir; "The Holly and the Ivy," also to be done by the choir; "The Jongleur of Notre Dame: Legend of the Sage," Mas senet, and "The Palms," Faure, both to be sung by Charles Har mon; "Were you There?, a Negro spiritual to be sung by Thurl Ravenscroft basso, and "Alleluia," Mozart, by the choir. Knights To Hold Social Evening A social evening will be con ducted by Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters lodges Mon day, March 26 at 7:30 p.m., in the Pythian hall. A cake walk will be held and a dutch auc tion conducted. Box lunches will be served. Friends are invited. Proceeds from the evening's activities will be used for the fund for a Pythian home at Van couver, Wash. Medford High School Choir To Give 'Babes in Toyland7 The operetta "Babes in Toy- land" by Victor Herbert will be presented by the Medford High School choir Friday and Satur day evenings, April 6 and 7. Allan Lehl, vocal instructor at the high school, is the director. His faculty assistants include Robert Stedman, dramatics; Warren Wolf, scenery; John Drysdale, , orchestra; and Miss Jean Brooks, costumes. This delightful fantasy brings to life such favorite Mother Goose characters as Contrary Mary, Tom the Pipers' Son, Jack and Jill, Little Bo Peep, Peter the Pumpkin Eater, Tom my Tucker, Little Boy Blue, Bobby Shafto, Little Miss Muf fet, Curly Locks and Little Red Riding Hood. The three scenes are set in Contrary Mary's Gar den, the Spider Forest, and the Master Toymaker's workshop. Music of the show includes some of Victor Herbert's most popular selections, "I Can't Do That Sum," "Toyland," and "March of the Toys." Dances by Colleen Hope's students, Linda Durkee and Walter Knight, and toy soldier march routines by the high school majorettes will add color and interest to the great variety of vocal solos and choruses. It is said the sophisticated hu mor and child-like charm por trayed in the show will appeal to audiences both young and old. A special matinee for element ary children will be presented Thursday afternoon, April 5. However, parents are invited to bring their children with them to the Friday or Saturday night performances if they prefer. Tickets will go on sale tomor row at the high school, at Pur ucker's Piano House and at the Music Mart. They may also be purchased from any members of the cast. Proceeds from the operetta will be used to finance a short choir trip later in the spring. 1 Salmon Is the most valuable product of Canada's extensive fishing industries. Portland Woman Conducts Course For Scout Heads Mrs. Clifford Johnson, mem ber of the training committee of the Portland Area Girl Scout council, was in Medford to con duct an eight-hour board train ing course on Tuesday and Wed nesday at the Girl Scout office. The course covered the na tional policies of the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., local council char ter requirements-, the adminis trative work of a council, the board members' work, commit tee management and long term planning and evaluation. These meetings are a part of a twelve hour board training course. Those who have been at tending are Mrs. Michele Rossi, Mrs. M. N. Hogan, Mrs. Charles Barnes, Mrs. Tom Lytle, Mrs. R. W. Gray, Mrs. W. W. Steven son, Mrs. Frank Tamney, Mrs. G. M. Gastineau, Mrs. Richard Finch, Mrs. Orbin Cooksey, Mrs. Kenneth Denman, all of Med ford; Mrs. Robert Smith of Cave Junction; and Mrs. Hugh Moul ton and Mrs. Ben Spalding, Grants Pass. 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