SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Sunday, April 29, 19S6
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AAUW Branch Commended
For Contribution Survey
Mtmbri of the Motheriingsri of Medford Council of Parents
and Teachers will give a concert this afternoon between 4:30 and
5:30 o'clock at Hedrick High school cafetorium. Members of the
chorus are shown here on the steps of the school before a recent
rehearsal. Pictured (left to right) are Mrs. H. Chandler Drew, ac
companist, Mrs. LeRoy C. Jensen, director, Mrs. Darell F. Huson,
PTA Chorus
To Appear
In Concert
Mothersingers of the Medford
Council of Parents and Teachers
will present a concert this after
noon at Hedrick Junior High
school cafetorium. The concert
will begin at 4:30 o'clock and
continue for an hour. It is open
to the public without charge.
Mrs. LeRoy C. Jensen is di
rector of the Mothersingers, and
Mrs. H. Chandler Drew is ac
companist. In addition to the chorus num
bers, the program will include
duets, solos and numbers by a
small ensemble, which is di
rected by Mrs. Darell F. Huson.
Mrs. Stanley Lacy and Mrs. Tim
E. Popham will sing the duet
from "Lakme" and both will
also be heard in solo numbers.
Mrs. Popham's solo numbers
will be "In the Silence of the
Night" by Rachmaninoff, and
"Eres tu" from Sandovals "Bo
lero." Mrs. Lacy's numbers will
be "My Lover is a Fisherman"
by Lily Strickland "When I
have Sung my Songs' by Ernest
Charles.
A trio composed of Mrs. John
Childers, Mrs. Herb Gifford and
Mrs. John Mason will sing two
numbers.
The full chorus will sing "A
Song for Peace" and "Hear my
Supplication" by Arkhangelsky
Krone to open the program, and
will be heard in five other num
bers during the concert.
The Mothersingers are a proj
ect of Oregon PTA units, the
first having been organized in
1946. During recent state con
ventions the combined groups
have been featured, and three
members of the Medford council
Mothersingers sang with the
group during the 1956 conven
tion. They were Mrs. Herbert
Sampert, Mrs. Charles Bird and
Mrs. Nick DeWitt.
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Mrs. Stanley Lacy, Mrs. John Childers, Mrs. LeRoy Williams, Mrs.
Warren Renner, Mrs. J. T. Brandenburg, Mrs. Robert D. Sledman.
Mrs. Herbert Sampert, Mrs. Lucian van Gordon, Mrs. Herb Gif
ford, Mrs. Nick DeWitt, Mrs. John A. Mason, Mrs. Hoyt Hay, Mrs.
Tom E. Popham, and Mrs. Laurel G. Case. (Brainerd photo)
Medford branch, American
Association of University Wom
en, has been commended for its
contribution of S500 to the fel
lowship fund to be used for
graduate study by a deserving
woman. The commendation was
made by Mrs. William Niskan
en, state fellowship chairman,
Bend, during the 31st annual
state convention which conclud
ed April 21 at Oregon State
college, Corvallis.
Mrs. R. Willard Duncan, state
president from Klamath Falls,
presided at the three-day meet
ing which was attended by some
250 members of 28 of the state's
29 branches.
Mrs. Emerson T. Anderson,
local branch president, has an
nounced that the fund has been
named the Medford branch
grant. This is the third S500
grant to be made by the Med
ford branch. The second, made
two years ago, was named the
JoAnne Smith grant in honor
of Mrs. Justin Smith, former
president of the branch and for
mer state board member.
Mrs. Anderson also announced
winners from the local branch
in the art exhibit which was
judged by a jury of five. Mrs.
Fred E. Rankin, local branch
publicity chairman, placed sec
ond in the oil, landscapes divi
sion and Mrs. Herbert Kinder
placed second in the metal arts
division.
During the convention dele
gates adopted a legislative pro
gram favoring education, im
provement of library service in
Oregon, education television and
the appointment "where appro
priate," of qualified women to
state committees, commissions
and boards.
Included in the program will
be support of reorganization of
school districts, better teaching
facilities, protection of basic
school support and appointment
(rather than election) of slate
and county school superintend
ents. The organization voted to con
tinue study of pre-school and
day care centers and to urge
the state board of education to
include in its budget funds for
a full time kindergarten and
nursery school consultant. The
Medford branch was commend
ed for the excellence of the local
kindergarten and day care cen
ter survey made for the state
group. Miss R h o d a Williams
headed the committee in charge.
Keynote speaker at the Fri
day banquet was Judge Lucy
Somerville Howorth, rrember of
the AAUW survey committee,
board member of the association
since 1941, former general coun
sel for the War Claims Commis
sion and former Mississippi state
legislator.
Mrs. Howorth said the com
mittee is evaluating the AAUW
program in terms of 20th. cen
tury living and hopes to present
a "plan of vision" at the nation
al convention next spring in
Boston. Mrs. Carl Brandenfels,
Oregon state treasurer, St. Hel
ens, has been appointed general
chairman for the convention. "
Honored at the banquet were
Mrs. Marshall Duncan, Lake
view, Oregon's Mother of the
Year, and Mrs. Paul L. Patter
son, widow of the late Governor
Paul Patterson, who was named
Education Citizen of the Year by
the OEA.
Speakers included Dr. A. L.
Strand, president of OSC; Mrs.
C. D. Winston, Ashland, North
Pacific region vice-president, and
Mrs. Crecene A. Fariss, national
status of women chairman, Portland.
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sliced very thinly and spread
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Zontians to Give
SOC Scholarship
Medford Zonta club voted
Thursday to continue to give a
scholarship which will cover the
tuition for one year at Southern
Oregon college. This scholarship
has been one of the club's ser
vice projects for the past few
years; it is always awarded to a
girl who could not otherwise con
tinue her education.
Other business discussed dur
ing the luncheon meeting includ
ed plans for the International
Conference of Zonta to be held
at Sun Valley, Ida., June 25-28.
A delegate and other members
from the local club will attend
the convention. Clubs from Dis
trict VIII will be the hostesses
at Sun Valley. Medford, Grants
Pass and Roseburg clubs are to
have char,"e of one dinner.
Mrs. Effie Kurtz, president, ap
pointed Mrs. Oletha Olsen, Mrs.
Dora Gates and Mrs. Elsie But
ler to serve on the nominating
committee. The new board mem
bers will be elected at the next
meeting.
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Friendship Night
Planned by Lodge
Jacksonville Friendship night
Will be observed by Adarel chap
ter; Order of the Eastern Star,
at its stated meeting Thursday,
May 3, at 8 p.m. at the Masonic
hall in Jacksonville.
A covered dish dinner at 6:30
p.m. will precede the session,
Officers
Elected
By Society
Mrs. L. G. Rankin was re
elected president of the Woman's
Society of Christian Service of
First Methodist church at a
meeting held Tuesday, April 24
in the Schweitzer room of the
church.
Other officers elected for the
coming year are first vice-president,
Mrs. Ben Schmidt; second
vice-president, Mrs. B. Pierce;
secretary, Mrs. Lee VanAusdall;
treasurer, Mrs. Floyd Lewis; sec
retary of promotion, Mrs. Ray
mond Balcomb; secretary of mis
sionary education and service;
Mrs. Jessie Minear; secretary of
Christian social relations, Mrs.
Jennie Lawless; secretary of
local church activities, Mrs. W.
G. Werner; secretary of spiritual
life, Mrs. J. W. Poage; secretary
of literature and publications,
Mrs. Ray Harrision; secretary of
supply work, Mrs. Byron Grif
fith; secretary of status of wo
men, Mrs. C. H. Thompson, Jr.;
secretary of children's work,
Mrs. John Kent; secretary of
youth work, Mrs. Ben Greaser;
secretary of student work, Mrs.
Verne Wilson.
Circle chairmen for the com
ing year also elected are Mrs.
Edward Branchfield, Mrs. Mamie
Bloomfield, Mrs. T. J. Johnson,
Mrs. Clarence Jordan, Mrs.
Kenneth Knapp, Mrs. G. L. May
field, Mrs. Eugene Ray, Mrs.
Olaf Severson, and Mrs. H. R.
Walkef.
Mrs. L. B. Pierce, Eugene dis
trict secretary of spiritual life,
reported during the lunch hour
on her recent trip to Missoula,
Mont., where she represented the
district Woman's Society at a
workshop on world understand
ing. Mrs. -Eugene G. Ray showed
the filmstrip "No Longer Strang
ers" which portrays work of the
United Nations throught the
world and the U N flag was
displayed in the front of the
room. Mrs. Walter Higgins lead
the afternoon devotions.
Miss Marilyn Parsons, mem
ber of the MYF, was nominated
as a delegate to the Summer
School of Missions at Camp Mag
ruder. This school is sponsored
by the Woman's Society and six
teen girls from the state of Ore
gon are elected to attend for
training each year.
Guild Schedules'
Annual May Party
An event of early May will be
the annual spring party of St.
Marks Evening guild, set for
Wednesday, May 9. This large
card party always requires both
the Guild hall and the Parish
hall, as in past years, tables for
the women players will be
placed in the Guild hall, and
couples will play in the Parish
house.
Games will include bridge, ca
nasta ando pinochle. j
Reservations may be made by ;
calling Mrs. Victor Milnes. ;
2-5624, or Mrs. Fred Morlan,
2-9753. Other guild members
also have tickets.
Mrs. Eddie Simmons is chair
man, with Mrs. G. H. Barrell as j
co-chairman. Mrs. Robert Dames j
will be in charge of the table j
arrangement and Mrs. William
Duhaime will be in charge of the i
table setting. Mrs. Fred Lorish j
is chairman of refreshments. .,
Mrs. Ralph Matthews and Mrs. j
Chris Barker will manage the
serving, and decorations are be-1
ing planned by Mrs. L. G. Miles, j
Mrs. N. H. Gladfelter is in !
charge of the flower arrange- j
ments. A large number of prizes I
will be furnished by local mer
chants. Mrs. R. P. Corbin is
chairman of prizes.
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president of the National As
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ers, told the group's annual con
vention here that more super
size bedding are being produced.
He said the reason Is a kind
of "reverse evolution" in which
succeeding generations of Amer
ican are growing taller. The
average height of five-ten of the
time of Cro-magnon man seems
possible, he added.
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and following the meeting there
will be special entertainment
numbers planned by the worthy
patrons and associate patrons of
each of the valley chapters.
The committee for the evening
is made up of Mrs. Wallace
Brill, chairman, Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Lue, Mr. and Mrs. Erwin
Hoffman, Mrs. William Chil
dreth and Mrs. Earl Brewold.
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