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Daniel-Truman Wedding Service Held Yesterday; Devoid of Pomp By MARGARET RICHARDS United Press Correspondent Independence, Mo. U.R; Miss Margaret Truman yester day became the bride of New York newsman, Clifton Daniel Jr., in a simple sacrament, com pounded of beauty and rever ence, devoid of pomp. Bright sunlight streamed " down on the bridal party as Miss Truman and her attendants en tered the tiny Trinity Episcopal church of h e r childhood. The party began its measured pro cessional to the rolling organ tones of a liturgical march, 'Trumpet Voluntary," by the 17th century English composer, Henry Pursell. The great organ music of Bach preceded the cere mony. The processional was brief, only 45 feet down the green carpeted aisle between aging pews. The bride, wearing a pale beige, ankle length gown of 200-year-old Venetian lace, and a veil floating only a little below her shoulders, entered on the arm of her father, former Presi dent Harry S. Truman. Two old and dear friends pre ceded her. First came Mrs. Cole man Branton of Kansas City, formerly of Independence, clad in a gown of palest yellow. She was followed by Mrs. John Hor ton. the former Drucie Snyder, in apple green, contrasting subt ly with the bride's gown. Margaret Radiant, Solemn , Miss Truman carried a prayer book given her by her grand mother when she was confirmed in the same little church 16 years ago. She met her bridegroom at the same altar rail where her par ents exchanged their marriage vows on a June Saturday nearly 37 years ago. The best man was John Knox Barrow Jr., of Ahos kie, N. C, a boyhood friend of Mr. Daniel. ! There, too, stood Father Patric Hutton, wearing vestments top ped by an inricately embroid ered cape of gold cloth. Radiant but solemn, the bride followed Mr. Daniel's spoken pledge in virtually the same words. "I, Margaret, take thee Clif ton to be my wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or worse, for ricner for poorer, in sick ness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to God's holy ordin ance, and thereto I give thee my troth. When the words were spo ken, the bridegroom placed the ring on her finger with the tra ditional words of many faiths, including his own and that of former President Truman, a Baptist. ' "With this ring I thee wed; in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost." he said. Everything Simple The events leading up to the Medford Couple Now in Europe; Daughter to Join Mr. and Mrs. Agnar Larsen, 2234 Aloha street, are en route to Rome, Italy, after visiting at Copenhagen, Denmark, with rel atives of Mr. Larsen. In Ger many they purchased a Volks wagen with which they will tour Europe. They made the trip by Scandanavian air lines across the Polar route, leaving Medford March 27 and Los Angeles March 28. After visiting Rome the travel- lers will arrive at Paris, France, where on June 12 they are to meet their daughter, Mrs. Floyd Hart, 25 North Berkeley way, who will accompany them on the motor tour of Europe. She plans to leave here June 11 and also will go by Scandanavian air lines, but will leave New York City directly for Paris. With the exception of a broth er in Iowa, Mr. Larsen's imme diate relatives live in Denmark and the family, after driving through European countries, will return there to visit. Mrs Roosevelt Attends Wedding En route to Medford to speak at the Roosevelt Memorial din ner tomorrow, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt yesterday attended the wedding of her granddaughter, Miss Ruth Chandler to Henry D. Lindsley III at Ft. Worth, Tex. The ceremony took place in All Saints Episcopal church and a reception afterwards was held at River Crest Country clubs at Ft. Worth. Only the families and those who were in the wedding group attended the wedding, but the reception guest list was a large one. The bride is a daughter of Mrs. Harry T. Eidson 'of Ft. Worth, and Elliott Roosevelt of Meeker, Colo. The bridegroom's parents are Mrs. Robert H. Stew art Jr., Dallas, Tex., and Henry D. Lindsley Jr., also of Dallas. Mrs. Roosevelt will be a guest at a morning coffee hour Tues day, April 24 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. Rease Braley, the event being arranged by the Medford chapter of Oregon United Nations association. Dur ing the Memorial dinner Monday evening. Mrs. Roosevelt will re ceive an honorary membership in the international chapter, Beta Sigma Phi sorority. Couple Married In New Jersey Trail Mrs. Nancy A. Busch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Busch of Trail became the bride of Michael J. Figueroa, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bienvenido Figue roa of Brooklyn, New York, in a ceremony performed April 16 by a justice of the peace in Pleasantville, N.J. The bride was attended by Miss Cynthia Garner. The bride, a 1954 graduate of Eagle Point High school, enlist ed in the Navy in July of 1954, attended technical schools in Jacksonville, Fla., and Olathe, Kan., and is now stationed at Atlantic City, N.J., with the rat ing of air controlman third class. The bridegroom is a graduate of Haaren High school in New York, and spent four years in the National Guard. - attaining the rank of technical sergeant. He then enlisted in the Navy, spending 28 months aboard the USS Wasp, and is at present sta tioned at the Naval Air Base at Atlantic City as an aviation boatswain second class. The newlyweds are honey mooning at Niagara Falls, N.Y., and Washington, D.C., and will be at home soon in Pleasantville. wedding were devoid of pomp and circumstance and were as far apart as Independence is from Monaco. Such personages as party giv er Perle Mesta of Washington and Mr. and Mrs. William Zeck endorf of New York were in Independence for the wedding, but the socialites were outnum bered by the longtime friends of Margaret's childhood. Only relatives attended the bridal dinner Friday night at the Kansas City club in down town Kansas Ciey. The party was headed by former President and Mrs. Truman. No airplanes swooped down dropping roses, as was the case in ' that other wedding," but the owner of the filling station next dcor to the church got a new coat of white paint on it in a hurry- Pomp is unknown in Inde pendence. Instead, a man trims his hedge, sweeps the walk and cleans the lawn to get ready for a thing like a big wedding. One has to walk around the square and stand in front of the tall, frame house on North Dela ware street to get the feel of the city. Unless one gives the com munity the benefit of patience and understanding, he may snap-judge this community of 30,000 souls and think it cold. It isn't. Trumans Overjoyed . Since Margaret was a child here, she has been kown as a happy, bright, personable girl. Living in the White House didn't change her, nor did her own good fortune on the concert stage and in the fields of television and radio. The Trumans like privacy, though they find it hard to come by, even at home where home folks try to protect them. Today is well beyond their control, but Mr. and Mrs. Truman were ever- joyed in their daughter's happi ness. The bridegroom, an assistant to the foreign news, editor of the New York Times and former foreign correspondent, already had won the approval of the townspeople. The quiet, dignifed newsman said he had not seen much of Independence but found what he had seen charming. The bride has said she will be an early-rising wife who pre pares breakfast for her husband before he leaves for his 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. stint on the foreign desk of the New York Times. She will begin that chore in about two weeks when they re turn from their honeymoon in the Bahamas. They expect to be back in time to see Mr. and Mrs. Truman off for Europe on May 11. Speaker Announced For Herb Society "The Ancient Ones," will be title of a lecture on herbs which will be given by Mrs. Stephen F. Counts at a meeting of Rogue Valley Herb society planned for Tuesday. April 24. Mrs. C. C. Stearns, 522 West Fourth street, will be hostess. "Old Herbals" will be the theme for exhibits to be furnish ed by members. "Spice Cara vans" and Chinese figurines will be used for the days herb ar rangement. In keeping with the day's theme, roll call will be answered by members naming an herb used in ancient times and giv ing' their uses. We are proud to welcome Mr. Larry to our staff Hair-Cutting Hair-Styling A Specialty (No charge for private consultation) : f "V N' is.? iiiii?; M 1 - r v yyf : V M PHONE 2-6434 FOR YOUR 'APPOINTMENT Mr. Larry is an Eastern stylist and has had extensive and advanced training in hair cut ting and hair-styling. If you want a com pletely "new look" we suggest you make an appointment soon. Mr. Larry will bt a per manent member of our staff. Beauty Salon MEDFORD ft ' :$'-4l - ffeT" J t rrw - A I W 1 i - - ft Sunday, April 22, 1956 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE Many handsome old wedding gowns will be modeled at the annual benefit tea and hobby show of Jackson County unit, American Cancer society, o be held Wednesday, April 25, at Hillcrest orchards. Pictured here are Mrs. L. Scott Ellis modeling a dress which is a copy of the wedding gown worn by the late Mrs. Reginald Parsons, mother of Mrs. John S. Day (at right). Mrs. Day is general chairman in this county for the American Cancer society, and general tea chairman. The original lace was used when the gown was re-made, and' the cap and veil are the originals worn by Mrs. Parsons. The tea Wednesday is open to the public. (Brainerd photo). Annual Silver Tea, Show To Be Held at Hillcrest Final plans for the annual sil ver tea and hobby show of the Jackson County unit, American Cancer society, were made Wednesday morning at a board meeting held at the home of Mrs. L. W. Bates, 19 South Barneburg road. The tea is planned for next Wednesday, April 25, from 2 to 4 o'clock at Hillcrest Orchards, Hillcrest road, Medford. The pub lic is invited to attend. Many beautiful wedding gowns, several dating back to the 1860 era, will be displayed and some of them will be mod eled by local women. Miss Eliz abeth Burr, Medford, will pour at the tea table wearing the wedding dress of her mother. As in the past, the tea set of Miss Burr's mother will be used at the table. The bridal theme will be used again in the table settings which are being arranged by several women's organizations. Prizes will be awarded for the best set ting. Interesting hobbies and old wedding pictures will be another highlight of this year's tea. Mrs. John S. Day, county chairman, will serve as chairman of the tea.' Mrs. B. Brandt Bartels and Mrs. L. W. Bates are vice chairmen. Mrs. Raymond Mik sche will arrange the flowers for the tea. Other committee chairmen are Mrs. B. Brandt Bartels, hobbies; Mrs. Fred Burich, table settings and newspaper education; Mrs. L. W. Bates, food; Mrs. Ralph Thompsen, scheduling of work ers; Mrs. Ray Casterline, cour tesy; Mrs. L. Scott Ellis, secur ing of models; Mrs. M. L. Vor heis, radio and TV publicity; Mrs. M. Donald McGeary, news paper publicity. Funds derived from the annual campaign of the American Can cer society go mainly for re search. Much recent research has been in the field of lung cancer, one of the leading killers in the United States today and one of the least understood by the pub lic in terms of how to protect themselves, the society states. According to a current ACS statement, "Pandemic (widely epidemic) lung cancer has re corded the most rapid increase ever ascribed to a non-infectious disease." ACS figures show that in the last 20 years the age-adjusted death rate from lung can cer has increased about 400 per cent among white men and about 100 per cent among white women. "The estimated number of deaths from that specific disease in this country for 1955. at the latest indicated rates, is 27,000." At least four out of five occur among men, and more than 90 per cent of such cancers develop after the age of 45," the society states. "So every man over 45 is in the group of highest suscep tibility to lung cancer, and should have a chest x-ray exam ination every six months, in ad dition to a yearly general phys ical checkup to keep well." It is pointed out that lung can cer now kills more Americans in a single year than tuberculosis or diabetes, or murders and sui cides combined. This alarming increase has been attributed to environmental factors. Under in vestigation are known and sus pected cancer-inducing agents found in tobacco, automobile ex hausts, industrial fumes, and chemical dusts, coal and oil smoke, smog, and other irritants common to modern civilization. Kiwanian Dames To Meet at Peeks Kiwanian Dames will meet Tuesday, April 24, at the home of Mrs. William J. Peek, 2511 Hillcrest road. Luncheon will be served at 12:30 p.m. All wives of Kiwanis club members are invited to attend, and reser vations may be made by calling Mrs. John H. Pletch, telephone 2-8116. Mrs. Paul J. Selby, Mrs. Ray mond S. Wise, Mrs. William A. Singler, Mrs. Del L. Wright and Mrs. Peek will serve as host esses. Transportation may be ar ranged by telephoning Mrs. Milo Kubalek, 2-8196, or Mrs. Thom as C. Anderson, 2-5616. A social afternoon, with bridge and canasta, is planned to follow the business meeting. Sojourners Sojourners' club will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 26, at the Medford hotel. Women who have resided in Medford and vicinity less than two years are cordially invited to attend and become members. Bridge, pi nochle and canasta will be play ed. . Gardeners Plan May Flower Show At Hedrick School "Mother Nature's Flower Bas ket" is to be the theme for the spring flower show which the Medford Garden club has plan ned for Medford and Rogue Valley flower lovers on May 12. Hours will be from 12 noon to 8 p.m. This year's show will be in the Hedrick Junior High School building, 1501 East Jack son street. Since the show will be held on Saturday, there will be am ple parking space for all who wish to attend this gala event. The exhibit is planned for both attraction and education value and will feature the artis try of many of the valley's most able arrangers. The show will be non-competitive and open to all arrangers and flower lovers, both as individuals or from groups, clubs and organizations. Rules, regulations and instruc tions will appear in The Mail Tribune soon. Chairman for the show is Mrs. Leroy Cline, telephone 2-4770. Committee chairmen are sched ule, Mrs. J. E. Harper; staging, Mrs. Mattie Carson; publicity, Mrs. Ruby Rusque; hospitality, Mrs. R. W. Smith; announce ments, Mrs. A. O. Floyd; entries, Miss Florence Bain; properties, Mrs. E L. Crain; conservation, Mrs. Dee Hendrickson; corsages, Mrs. Evelyn Tice; tea, Mrs. Ger ald von Ting: birds, Mrs. How ard Bush: herbs, Mrs. C. C. Sat er; horticulture, Mrs. E. M. Wal lin: commercial exhibitors, Mrs. R. T. 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