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VFW Post and Auxiliary Hold Annual Installation Mrs. T. R. Pittock Jr., was installed president of the auxiliary to the Crater Lake post. Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Prentice Petty was installed post commander at joint installation ceremo nies held Tuesday at the VFW hall. Delegations from Grants Pass, Central Point, Gold Hill, Rogue River and Shady Cove attended Other new auxiliary officers i are Mrs. Richard Schulz, senior .vice-president; Mrs. Ben F. Alli son, junior vice-president; Mrs. Merrill Beneka, chaplain; Mrs. Hazel Ramsey, conductress; Mrs. Ira Canfield, treasurer; Mrs. O. O. DeBerry, secretary; Mrs. Nora Walter, guard; Mrs. Edith Heim, historian. Trustees are Mrs. Fred Law rence, Mrs. Ivan Lusk, and Mrs. Amy Randle. The flag and banner bearers are Mrs. Ernest Braunig and Mrs. John Scljuster; color bear ers, Mrs. Albert Hall, Mrs. Lusk, Mrs. Louis Kula and Mrs. Ger trude Edmonds, patriotic instruc tor, Mrs. Russell Zundel; mu sician, Mrs. Etha Wall. Installing officers for the aux iliary were Mrs. Harry Birch, department hospital chairman and president of Steelhead post auxiliary. Shady Cove; Miss Phyllis Brownlee, Grants Pass auxiliary; Mrs. Mabel Hornseth, Steelhead auxiliary; Mrs. W. O. Beard, and Mrs. Mary Hopkins, Shady Cove. Mrs. Mabel Drinkwater, Grants Pass, was musician; Mrs. Dan Krotz, Shady Cove, treas urer, and Mrs. Warren Fichtner, Eugene, secretary. Officers Present Department officers present were Mrs. Theodore Hopkins, Rogue River, president; Mrs. Drinkwater, musician, and Miss Brownlee, color bearer. LOOK YOUR PRETTIEST In A Lovely COLD WAVE PERMANENT from Burelson's Beauty Salon PRICED FROM We Are Proud To Announce ANN FULTON Formerly of Mann's Beauty Salon Has Joined Our Staff! Phone 2-2096 for Appointments is Created for us . . . and you by De lilSQ Pure delight . . . and on exciting fashion-experience this close-up view of DeLiso debs talented coverage of shoe news. BLUE CALF $1795 WHITE LUSTER $1995 Main and Bartlett Mrs. H T. Lafferty, Ashland, District 7 president, attended with a group of auxiliary mem bers and district officers. Mrs. Pittock's family was at the installations. In addition to Mr. Pittock were her daughter, Mrs. Fichtner of Eugene: a son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Pittock and their fam ily; a son, Tom Pittock: and an other son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Schroeder, all of Medford. Mrs. Lusk, the retiring presi dent for the second term, was given a check as a gift from the auxiliary. Mrs. DeBerry pre sented the gift and in turn she was given a check for three years of service as auxiliary secretary.' Gifts were presented Mrs. Birch and other installing offi cers. A p:n for 25 years of con tinuous membership was pre sented Mrs. Albert Hall by Mrs. Lusk, and a gift of money was also given to Mrs. Lusk from her officers of the past year. Refreshments were served. Post Officers Other officers installed for the post are Ray Huston, senior vice commander; Bill Watson, junior vice commander; Ira Canfield, chaplain; E. J. Braunig, quartermaster; Edward Smith, adjutant; Richard Schulz, post advocate. Mr. Lusk, surgeon and guard; Etha Wall, trustee; and $J50 For The Finest In Select yours from famous names as HANDMACHER DON LOPER MOORDALE GLEN HAVEN USE BURELSON'S CONVENIENT AND EASY LAY-AWAY If It's From Burelson's . . . It's Streets THE ONLY Burelson's In Medford! Among the passengers sailing aboard the Matson Liner SS Lur line for Hawaii from San Francisco on April 21 were Mr. and Mrs. James L. De Armond, 16 North Groveland street, Medford. Mat son Lines photo) Merrill Beneka, officer of the day. Harry Birch, department jun ior vice commander, was install ing officer with Mr. Beneka as installing officer of the day. Junior past commander, Cecil Bell was presented a ring in token of his year as commander. Mr. Canfield made the presen tation. National, department and dis trict officers were present in cluding the national chief of staff and department poppy commit tee member, Theodore Hopkins. Mr. Canfield is a past department commander. Bert Swigh, District 7 commander; and Dan Krotz, district senior vice - commander and national aide de camp, at tended. Also present were Allon Bohannon, Central Point, past district commander; Tom Laf ferty, Ashland, department co chairman of membership; George Perry, department hospital chairman of Camp White domi ciliary. Others attending were George Muckrid?e, Grants Pass, and John Leyon, Rogue River, post commanders; Chauncey Page, Gold Hill, past post command er and Faul . Dupras, Marine corps sergeant and recruiter, member of Steelhead post. Sergeant . Dupras presented Mr. Birch a gift. Other organizations represent- such PLAN Beautiful! G3 1 ' 7 I V Your Charge Account Invited! Reese Creek Women Postpone May Session Reese Creek Reese Creek Extension unit has postponed its May meeting from May 1, as previously announced, to Tues day, May 8, because of the Homemakers' festival on May 2. The meeting will be at the home of Mrs. C. J. Kelley. Mrs. Ben Gardener and Mrs. Paul Johnston are leaders for the project "Garment Finishes." Members attending are asked to bring scissors, pins, needle, thread, thimble, measuring gauge, tailor's chalk or white pencil, about one-half yard cot ton fabric and a skirt zipper. Lunch will be served by the hostess and a committee, and table service is required. Any one in the community who is in terested is invited to attend. Grandmothers Club To Meet Monday Grandmothers club will meet to quilt Monday, April 30, at the home of Mrs. Clayton Walker, 129 North Oakdale avenue. ed were World War I Barracks, Disabled American Veterans and the Cooties, fun and honor or ganization of the VFW. Use Tribune Want Ads QUICK ana EASY! s Phone 2-6428 Sorority Confers Membership on Mrs. Roosevelt Beta Sigma Phi sorority con ferred an international honorary membership on Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt during the sixth an nual Roosevelt Memorial din ner Monday evening at Hedrick High school. Mrs. Roosevelt was principal speaker for the ban quest. The ceremony, conducted by candlelight, marked the opening night of the silver anniversary ot Beta Sigma Phi which will be shared by the sorority's 125,000 members in countries throughout the world. Members from the four Med ford chapters as well as repre sentatives from Ashland and Grants Pass chapters totalled 75 in attendance. The special Beta Sigma Phi table was placed down the center of the room and was appropriately decorated in the sorority's colors, black and gold. The centerpieces for the table included two cakes denoting the 25th anniversary celebration. Mrs. Frederick Kruggel present ed her cake as a gift from Alpha Beta chapter, and Mrs. William Tycer presented hers from Alpha Rho chapter.' Many bouquets of yellow roses and black candles completed the decorations. In charge of table decorations were Mrs. Larry Allen, presi dent of Beta Sigma Phi City council; Mrs. Nick DeWitt, in coming president; Mrs. J. E. Moir, president of Exemplar chapter; Mrs. Oris Goble, Alpha Beta, Miss Muriel Saimons, Xi Mu, and Mrs. Jonathan Middle ton, Alpha Rho. Mrs. Middleton made the presentation to Mrs. Roosevelt and during the ceremony gave the two badges, which are the official insignia of the organiza tion, and a scroll denoting the induction into membership of Mrs. Roosevelt. Mrs. Roosevelt typifies the cultural, social and service ideals of the organiza tion. Event Announced By Wenonah Club Wenonah club's annual smor gasbord and public card party has been postponed from May 3 to May 8, officers have an nounced. The event will be held in Redman hall on Apple street. Those who wish to reserve ta bles for the event should con tact Mrs. Floyd Lewis, 707 Sher man street, or Mrs. Hans Ram min, 831 West 12th street. Next club meeting will be Thursday, May 3, at the hall, when a covered dish luncheon will be served. YOUR CHARGE ACCOUNT INVITED Main and Sunday, April 29, 19S6 New Veteran Organization And Auxiliary Instituted A new veteran organization and auxiliary were added to the list of such groups in the county with the institution and installa tion of Veterans of World War I, Barracks' 540 and auxiliary, April 26' in Redman hall. N. R. Walters was installed command er of the barracks and Mrs. Wal ters was installed auxiliary pres ident. Others installed for the auxil iary were Mrs. David Dow, sen ior . vice-president; Mrs. Ruth Custard, secretary; Mrs. O. O. DeBerry. conductress; Mrs. Gol die Brooks, Mrs..Gusta Johnson, Mrs. Ethel Offutt, trustees; Mrs. James Cech, chaplain; Mrs. Fred Myers, guard; Mrs. Charles J. Myers, Mrs. Anlo Penwell, Mrs. A. L. Schrack, Mrs. Hazel Kin caid, color bearers; Mrs. J. P. Graham, patriotic instructor; Mrs. Maude Arnold, musician, and Mrs. Hazel Rawls. historian. Other barracks' officers in stalled are Charles Myers, senior vice-commander; Albert Hall, junior vice-commander; J. P. (Pat) Graham, quartermaster; Albert Johnson, adjutant; Israel Watson, judge advocate; and William Long, Frank Root and Hans Sorenson, trustees. At the close of the installation of barracks' officers the newly installed commander was pre sented the group's charter by John Dillage, department com mander, who was instituting and installing officer. He was assist ed in the installing by sergeants at arm ' and color bearers of Grants Pass. Commander Dillage also spoke on reasons for organ izing the group. The commander of the Grants Pass Barracks, Lee Turner, and Mrs. Turner, department guard, presented a myrtlewood gavel to Mr. Walters. Mr. Lee had presided at the opening of the meeting, Mrs. Lee also conducted a part of the session and introduced the de partment auxiliary president, Mrs. Jeanette Wooley of Coos Bay, who was the instituting and installing officer for the auxiliary. She was assisted by department patriotic instructor, Mrs. Jennie Cuin, also of Coos Bay, Mrs. Turner, and- Mrs. Daisy Nugent, chaplain of Grants Pass auxiliary. The hall was decorated with lilacs and bridal wreath and the Club Schedules Potluck Luncheon Get Together club members plan a potluck luncheon for 1 p.m., Wednesday, May 2, at the Moose hall. . newly ifSw " ' ' y" ' - -&4'"J ifewi W gossamer and gfeaca fbeee o5tra sheer MDdaMoot njrlon with the jeweler's seam .a metallic golden Sun Seams or sOvery Moon Seams. 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The auxiliary will sponsor a dance at Camp White Monday, April 30 at 8 p.m., and women who attend are tc take cakes. A bus will transport those who attend and will leavie Trailways depot at 7:30 p.m. c s 1
