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FOUR MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday. May 20. 193S ivmimwuumiiUfi')jM'.'"m'V" tional church; Mr. Burton is serving his third year on the board of trustees and Mrs. Bur ton is a member of the choir. Mr. Burton, sporting goods salesman for the J. E. Haseltime company of Portland, belongs to Medford Masonic lodge and Medford Gun club. - Wednesday morning the Bur tons left to spend a few days' vacation in San Francisco. Mr. and Mrs. C. Ivan Burton, shown cutting their silver wed' ding anniversary cake, held open house Tuesday, May 15, in ob servance of the anniversary. The Burtons received about 60 friends and neighbors at their home, 26 Richmond avenue. (Landis-Shangle photo) Medford Couple Observes Tenty-Fifth Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. C. Ivan Burton celebrated their silver wedding anniversary with open house Tuesday evening, May 15, at their home, 26 Richmond avenue. About 60 friends and neighbors called between 7:30 and 10:30 o'clock. Mrs. H. D. Christensen served punch, Mrs. William E. Frake poured coff and tea and Mrs. Dean L. Welch,, Mrs. Burton's sister, served the anniversary cake. Mrs. Arlene Swaryck as sisted with receiving guests. The serving table was cen tered with Cecile Brunner roses and forget-me-nots in a silver bowl and flanked by- pink can dles in silver candlesticks. The arrangement had been made by Mrs. Thomas McCamant. Mrs. Burton wore a Navy blue sheath dress and her corsage was a camellia encircled with shat tered carnations. The Burtons, who have lived in Medford since 1947, were mar ried May 17, 1931, at Haddam, Kansas. Both were teachers in Washington county schools, Mr. Burton having served as prin cipal of the Palmer and Narka, Kansas, grade schools. He at tended Kansas State college and both attended summer sessions there and at Nebraska univers ity. Mr. and Mrs. Burton lived in Waterloo, Iowa, for eight years before coming to Medford, and for three years during World War II they lived in the Panama Canal Zone. Mrs. Burton is active in Foot lighters, a member of the South ern Oregon Child Guidance Clinic association and Jackson County Public Health associa tion, serving as television chair man. Both Mr. and Mrs. Burton are members of the Congrega- Eagle Point Club Plans Iris Show Eagle Point "A Century of Iris" will be theme for on iris show to be held by Eagle Point Garden club May 23 at Eagle Point Grange hall from 1 to 9 p.m. Final plans are now being campleted, Mrs. Lawrence Mes- sal, president, announced last week. Mrs. John Carnes is general chairman for the show. Displays of iris will include introduction dates. A silver tea and plant sale will be held in connection. A program will begin at 3 p.m., and another will be held at 7:30 p.m. Any garden club group of the area is invited to enter displays or arrangements and should have them at the Grange hall by 12 noon, the day of the show. Dead line Sunday Classified Is at noon Saturday: 10 a.m. Monday for Monday; other days 5:30 previous day. Chief Completes Visits to Lodges Mrs. Harry Bryant, grand chief of Pythian Sisters for Ore gon, is completing her official visitations to the lodges of the state this week end. She attend ed a district convention at Hood River. Recently Mrs. Bryant made visits to the St. Helens and La Grande lodges. Medford Pythian Sisters met last Tuesday evening for a spe cial program presented in hon or of Mother's day. Corsages were presented to Mrs. Cora Ticknor, Mrs. Ruth Porter, Mrs. James Cech, Mrs. George Thom as and Mrs. James O'Duane, rep resenting the oldest mother, mother with most children, etc, A skit entitled "Applegate Sisters" was presented by Mrs, Don Anderson, Mrs. Harry Bar- neburg, Mrs. Rene Grosh, Mrs. Morley Lamp, Mrs. Ida Ireland, Mrs. Joe Cook, Mrs. Leroy Cline, Mrs. Ed Bostwick, Mrs. Carl Fichtner, Mrs. Polly Offutt and Mrs. George Thomas. The refreshment committee for the evening was Mrs. Sara Dodge, Mrs. Audley White and Mrs. Earl Fichtner. The commit tee for the next meeting will be Mrs. Bessie Herendeen, Mrs. Joe Fritsch and Mrs. Ruth Dodge. Past Chiefs' club of Pythian Sisters met last week at the home of Mrs. Don Ross for a covered dish luncheon. After the business meeting cards were played. ( Pythian Club will meet Tues day, May 22, at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Harry Barneburg, 1297 Sunset avenue, with Mrs. Don Anderson and Mrs. Polly Offutt as hostesses. Chapter Elects Year's Officers Mrs. Darlyne Rudd was elect ed president of the Rogue River chapter, National Secretaries as sociation, international, May 10 when the group met at the Med ford hotel. Miss Gladys Goetz was elect ed first vice-president; Mrs. Kay Jandreau, second vice-president; Mrs. Jeanne Brown, recording secretary; Mrs. Gloria Smith, treasurer and Mrs. Virginia Schuster, corresponding secre tary. An audit committee consisting of Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Schuster, Mrs. Smith and , Miss Aileen Tamney was appointed to audit books for the current year, with Miss Tamney as chairman. . Mrs. Rudd also was elected delegate to the national conven tion to be held in July in De troit, Mich. Final plans were formulated for a rummage sale May 26 and Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Jandreau, Mrs. Jeanne Rose and Mrs. Cas ter were appointed as pickup committee. Anyone who has do nations for the sale should con tact one of the committee mem bers or telephone 3-4057 days and Normandy 4-1457 after a p.m., before May 24. Guests were Mrs. Jjernice Dahack, Mrs. Pat Watson and Miss Jean Johnston. Bride: or 1956 Engraved or Processed WEDDING INVITATIONS or ANNOUNCEMENTS 4-Day Service - CRYSTAL by FOSTORIA Swedish STAINLESS STEEL Tableware by GENSE BRIDES BOOKS and White PHOTO ALBUMS BRIDAL REGISTER To record your choice of Crystal or China DINNERWARE by Lenox and Syracuse China or Vernonware Social Stationery THANK-YOU NOTES IMPRINTED WEDDING NAPKINS RENTALS Punch Bowls and Cups Wedding Cake Knife "Visit Swem's For All Your Wedding Accessories' Y needs of higher education within the association program; it pro vided support for selection of qualified women for state boards, committees and commis sions; included support for the reorganization of Oregon school districts, better teaching facili ties, protection of basic school support. It also asked for the im provement of public library services in Oregon. The convention also took steps to see that AAUW "acts as one group" on matters of state legis lation, and the number of branches required to initiate a poll of all branches on some con troversial issue was raised from three to five. During Wednesday's dinner new by-laws were adopted after a final reading by Mrs. Ander son. The branch will not meet again until fall. Mrs. Frances Willett (at left) was installed president of Medford branch, American Association of University Women, at the annual presidents' dinner held Wednesday evening at Girls Community club. Mrs. Emerson Anderson, pictured with Mrs. Willett. is the retiring president and was honored at the dinner. (Brainerd photo) Medford AAUW Branch Holds Annual Installation Mrs. Frances Willett, who makes her home in Medford and teaches at Crater High school, was installed president of Medford branch, American Association of University Women, at a meeting held Wednesday. The installation took place at the annual presi dents' dinner at Girls Community club. The dinner honored Mrs. Em erson Anderson, retiring presi dent of the branch. Others taking' office were Mrs. A. J. Johannson, first vice-president; Mrs. Milo Kubalek, second vice-president; Mrs. James Mc Goodwin, secretary and Mrs. John Carnegie, treasurer. During the business meeting Mrs. Willett and Mrs. Anderson reported on the recent state con vention of AAUW, the former giving the legislative report and the latter the general convention report. After the convention ses sion, the two Medford delegates declared they believed the Med ford branch is not surpassed by any other in Oregon except in size of membership. Accomplish ments and activities equal larger branches, and surpass those of equal size, the two delegates stated. The local branch is particu larly proud of the fact that two fellowship grants of $500 each have been contributed by the local group to the national AAUW in the past two years. The first was named for Mrs. Justin Smith, for many years an AAUW leader ,and the second was named for the branch. The branch has a number of study groups, promotes an art show each year during National Art week, sponsors a radio pro gram for children and. sponsors a children's play each year as a means of earnmg money for the fellowship grants. At the convention the Medford branch was particularly com mended by Mrs. Willard M. San zenbacher for the quality of the branch survey on nursery school and kindergarten facilities in this county. This was part of a state-wide project and Mrs. San- zenbacher stated "the Medford branch did the most outstanding job of all 29 branches on the pre school survey." The report was the work of Miss Rhoda Wil Mrs. Anderson reported that a number of recommendations grew out of the state-wide sur vey. AAUW has recommended that the state system of educa tion make a further study, of public education on the pre school level; that the budget in clude a full time pre-school con sultant on the state board of edu cation who would be available to advise groups and schools throughout the state; that AAUW and others promote the addition of courses to institutions of high er learning which would train a larger number of kindergarten and nursery school teachers and that AAUW give any possible as sistance to professional groups interested in this work in an ef fort to raise pre-school stand ards in Oregon. The five-point legislative pro gram adopted by the convention included support for educational television in Oregon and for legislation designed to meet the Hedrick School ' Plans Open House Open house will be conducted at Hedrick Junior High school Thursday, May 24 at 7:30 p.m., sponsored by the school parent- teacher group. This will be the last meeting of the year for the organization and a business meet ing will be held with Dr. Lee Mellish, a past president, to act as installing officer. Students and teachers will furnish the evening's entertain ment and will display work done by the students during the year. Ninth grade girls of the home economics department will pre sent a style show. Science and shop exhibits will be made by eigth and nine gmde students and the art and physical educa tion department will have dis plays. The combined chorus of seventh, eighth and ninth grades will sing. Combined orchestras from McLoughlin and Hedrick will contribute several selections. Fellowship Circles To Make Bandages Circles of the Women's Fel lowship of First Baptist church will meet Tuesday, May 22, at 10:30 a.m. to make bandages and to sew for missions. Each one attending is to bring a sack lunch, and the hostesses will furnish coffee. Old sheets may also be brought to be made into bandages. Esther circle will meet at the home of the chairman, Mrs. N. A. Mead, Rt. 1, Box 209, Grant Road, Central Point; Mrs. Ethel Van Cleave will be hostess for Martha circle at her home, 730 Alder street. Mrs. Fred Whitman is the chairman. Ruth circle is to meet with Mrs. James Neeley, at the par sonage, 1037 West Eleventh street. Mrs. Frank Stinson is chairman. Your Doctor's Prescription Is A "Ticket To Health"! But remember this It must be filled accurately if hit faith in the medicine he prescribes is to be ' justified. We are long-time prescription specialists. Our fine Registered Pharmacists are second to none in the country when it comes to accuracy and com plete dependability. . So whenever you have a prescription to be filled whatever it is bring or send it to us. It will get "the right of way," so to speak. And it will be a "ticket to health" that your Doctor wrote. Medford Pharmacy, Inc. We Are Open Today 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. PHONE 2-6253 127 EAST SIXTH Medford Garde n Club Holds Large Spring Flower Show Over 300 guests attended a spring flower show given last Sat urday at Hedrick Junior High school by Medford Garden club. Mother Nature's Flower Basket was the show theme. The stage was centered with a huge basket, with smaller bas kets on each side, filled with dogwood and tamarisk and ar ranged amid a woodland scene of trees and moss. Geraniums added further color at the base of the stage. Mrs. Mattie Carson was staging chairman. The tea table further carried out the theme of the show. A pink nylon cloth edged with sil ver lace was enhanced by the silver candelabra and bowl hold ing matching candles and flow ers. A tea garden with picket fence and garden flowers of fered a pleasant place to relax and enjoy the show. Tea chair man was Mrs. Gerald Von Ting. "Birds Through the Year" was depicted by Mrs. Howard Bush. St. Francis, the patron saint of birds, was shown overlooking a table with arrangements of cer amic birds shown in the four seasons of the year. Louis Gentner exhibited in sects, and Mrs. Gentner exhibit ed a dried arrangement and specimen Iris. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Freeland had an interesting display of tropical fish. Herbs, fresh and dried, and many articles which can be made from them, were displayed by Mrs. C. C. Sater and Mrs. J. W. Ostrander. Mrs. Dee Hendrickson had an educational exhibit on conserva tion, showing pressed wild flow ers and native cones. A table showing a woodland scene was made by the Butte Falls Garden club, and an ex hibit of dried arrangements and novelties was displayed by the Howard Garden club. Other ar rangements were contributed by the Central Point, Crater and Ashland Garden clubs. Southern Oregon Iris society had a display of specimen iris and arrangements. Commercial exhibitors includ ed Mrs. W. L. Walden, wedding decorations; Mrs. K. C. Farley, iris specimens; Morton Milling company and Big Y Seed and Feed company, garden supplies; Berrydale Flower farm, flower display; geraniums, Mrs. L. R. Thomas. ' There were also many ar rangements by members and other flowers growers entered in the different classifications of the show. A plant sale was conducted in connection with the show by Mrs. Evelyn Tice. Entertainment was furnished during the afternoon by Miss Sharon Roberts and Mrs. Oveta Walden from the Prentice Ac cordion studio; dance numbers were by Jackie and Judy Ayers and Leilani and Steve Buchanan of the Colleen Hope Dance stu dio, and solo numbers by Mrs. Irvin Hogan, accompanied by Ray Lewis. General chairman for the show was Mrs. LeRoy Cline aid her committee included Mrs. R. T. Nichol and Mrs. H. J. Boyd. Mrs. C. C. Stearns is president of the club. Dance to Begin Second Year for Members of Club Rogue First National bank club members will begin their second year as an organization Saturday, May 19 when they will meet at Grants Pass at the Izaak Walton hall for an eve ning of dancing. The dance will begin at 9 p.m., and continue until 1 a.m., and dress for the oc casion is optional. Refreshments will be served and an orchestra will furnish the music. All FNB members, husbands or wives of members and friends are invited to attend. Francis C. Ayres, Medford, is adviser for the group, and offi cers for the new year from this vicinity are Ed Bennett, Medford, president; Miss Donna Zeitler, Medford, secretary-treasurer; Mrs. Pauline Mobley and Otto King, both Medford; Miss Mary McLaughlin, Ashland, and Miss Lucile Abbott, Central Point were named to the board of governors. Tickets for the dance are available at the branch banks and will also be available at the hall. Use Tribune Want Ads Topic Announced For Howard Club Howard A roundtable dis cussion on pelargoniums and geraniums will be conducted at a session of Howard Garden club Tuesday, May 22 at the home of Mrs. W. J. McCulloch, route 2, box 378, Merriman road. Mrs. H. Lingren and Mrs. H. Lind will be cohostesses. Members also are Invited to take miniature arrangements with them. Mrs. L. C. McCay is president of the club. 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