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FOUR MEDFOHD (OREGON) MAIL TRIEUNE t ' ' ' f I, . ' fc, - i- t,- f ' ' I Sunday. July 22. 1956 Mm Beverly R. Wehren Miss Wehren Plans Portland Wedding In September Mr. and Mr?. Harold J. Weh ren, 520 Crati-r Lake avenue, announce the miaernrnt and approaching marriage of their daughter, Beverly Rosselie, Robert Edmond Bray, son Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Bray ro.-tland. Miss Wehren. a graduate Kottue River High school, is a ophoinore at Portland L'niver iity School of Nursing. Her fiance atl'Tidcd Portland Uni versity . The wedding will take place in St. Stephens Catholic church in Portland September 1. Methodist Chapel For July Rites Two June zraduate? of Eagle Point High school were married : in a double ring ceremony in the chape: of the First Methodist j ; church July 6. The Rev. George A. Trobough officiated at the ceremony unil- mg Miss Marvena Rae Nelsen i and Richard Newman Wallace. Miss .Nel.-en is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald C. Nelsen, Rome 1, Box 160. Eagle Poinl The bridegroom is the son of Mrs. A. F. Gilbrea'.h of Eagle j Point and E. E Wallace. Route 2 i Box .340, Certral Point. : The bride wore a blue taffeta .-.trcet length dress with white ac cessories and a white orchid cor ?a ge. .Matron of honor was Miss Car- ole Nelson, 531 North Holly St., sister of the bride. Jack Greb, Eagle Point, acted as best man. A brother of the bride, Ronald E. Nelsen, Eagle Point, ushered. Gladiolus and roses decorat- to ed the chapel. of A reception attended by ap proximately 50 persons was giv en by the bride's parents at the church following the wedding. The reception room was decora ted with sweet peas. The newlyweds have returned tn Medford following a wedding trip to California. I 4i - i f T,j f I - III 9 I f ' I Lr.r , - - V ft ' , I - V ' P v, j M r , 1 1 t I t t ? -i Tea Planned For Parents Of Kindergarten Children Officers Installed At Pocahontas Lodge Mrs. Noel Erskine, deputy, great incohonee. and assisting chiefs presided over the instal lation of officers for Pocahontas lodge July 13. HOOF To Install Officers Today Officers of Medford lodge 83, i International Order of Odd Fel ' lows, will be installed by dist rict deputy grand master, A. C. Stri.th and his team tonight. The installation was postponed from its original date of July 17 when Jesse Thomasson. noble grand elect, was called to a Mr. and Mrs. Richard Newman Wallace Gladiolus Parade Saturday at Grants Pass Taking office were: Mrs. Ralph : funeral for his mother who died White, pocahontas; Mrs. Floyd Lewis, wenonah; Mrs. Charles Stelle, prophetess; Icel Johnson, powhatan; Mrs. Carl Ludwig, Mrs. Ruth Iverson. scouts; Mrs. recently in San Fernando, Calif. A Theta Rho club wlil be in stituted August 4 at the I.O.O.F. lodge hall. Girls between 12 and 21 years of age interested in Hans Rammin, Mrs. George Wat-1 belonging to this branch of the son, runners; Mrs. Icel Johnson. order are asked to contact Mrs. Mrs. Mary Fredericks, counsel- j Riley Applegate or Mrs. Melvin lors; R. E. Wicker, Lewis Thomasson. Thompson. Charles Stelle, Henry The Rogue River at Grants Pass, will be the setting for the annual Gladiolus Parade and Festival Saturday, July 26 ac cording to an announcement this week by Don Ward, chair man of the gladiolus commis sion. The Festival will feature the parade of "Lighted Pictures' made of gladiolus blooms, which will float down the Rogue in Dooms, warriors; P. M. Aldridge, Charles Dooms, guards; Mrs. James Cech, musician. Palio Supper Given Members of the Medford Bus iness and Professional Women's club and guests gathered at the home of Ann Rice. 2322 Siskiyou boulevard July 13 for a patio picnic supper. In charge of arrangements were Gertrude Blind. Opal Sweeney, licuhih Nathan, Verna Thatcher and Joan Mast. Helen Webster was in charge of enter tainment and Laura York led the group in singing following the supper. TOWNSEND AUXILIARY PLANS WEDNESDAY MEET The Townsend Auxiliary met July 11 with 16 members and one visitor present for the pot luck luncheon at noon. Mrs. F lorence Boussom presided with Mrs. Lulu Stringer secretary. C. E. Naffziger read the Washing ton D.C. Flash. The next regular club meet ing' will be held Wednesday at noon at Carpenters Union Hall, 1231 2 West Main street, with a potluck luncheon. Regular Townsend club meeting are held the second and fourth Wednes days of each month. The public is invited to attend. Have their Portrait made fcym"umnin ' " ;i mum i mi jiiu i 'mcmumtuf . Tomorrow will be too late... if you want to keep today's memories alive ... for children grow, and grow, and grow . . . and each day they are different. A record cf their growth, in professionally made portraits, will always be your most precious possession. Call, phone, or write for an appointment, TODAY1 Phone 2-5238 CAMERAS PHOTOGRAPHS 120 East Main St. Mission School Starts Monday At Ashland The second annual School of Missions and Christian Service will open Monday, in Susanne Homes hall on the campus of Southern Oregon College of Ed ucation, Ashland. The school is sponsored by the Oregon Confer ence Woman's Society of Chris tian Service of the Methodist church, and will offer training in the four study books to be used in the local societies this coming year. Delegates from the entire state will be in attendance. The two interdenominational books which will b itudied are: "Mission Field, U.S.A.," taught by Mrs. E. V. Hamblen, Portland; and "The Church in Southeast Asia," taught by Dr. Dorcas Hall, executive secretary of the section of education and cultivation, Methodist Woman's division, New York city. Dr. Gertrude Boyd Crane, member of the faculty of Pacific univer sity, Forest Grove, will teach the study "Paul's Letters to Local Churches"; and Mrs. Wayne Stauffer, conference secretary of Christian Social Relations, Eu gene, will teach the study "Youth in a Responsible Society, A Christian's Concern." Mrs. Charles Adamson, Med ford, will begin each evening program at 7:30 p.m. with a per iod of "Adoration Through Mu sic." Following this on Monday evening. Miss Evelyn de Vries, Oregon missionary from Umtali, Southern Rhodesia, will show slides of her work in Africa. Tuesday evening the group will meet in the City Library, Ash land, to view the film "Ming Mei of Malaya," which is part of the study on Southeast Asia. Miss Cora Mason of Ashland wdll be in charge. Wednesday evening will feature the presentation of new quadrennial goals by Mrs. Oliver P. Taylor, Medford, who is conference secretary of pro motion. This will be followed by a message from Dr. Hall. Thurs day evening will be planned es pecially for the Wesleyan Service Guilds with Dr. Crane as the guest speaker. All interested persons in the community are in vited to attend the evening ses sions, which will be in the recre ation room of Susanne Homes hall on the Ashland campus. Those planning to attend from Medford include Mrs. Ben Greas er, Mrs. J- ;ie Minear, Mrs. L. B. Pierce. T.Irs. Jennie Lawless, Mrs. A. S. Feller and Mrs Tay lor, who is chairman in charge of arrangements for the school. Mrs. E. M. Tilton of Roseburg is dean and Mrs. Roy Lochenour, Salem, will be in charge of the morning devotional period. Workshops will be conducted each afternoon by Mrs. Pascal Peek and Mrs. Larry Watson, both of Eugene. Mrs. Eldon Lee, Yontalla, is registrar. front of the Grants Pass city park. Each picture will be in dividually lighted by concealed lamps. The parade is scheduled for 8:30 p.m., Ward stated. The Lighted Picture Parade will replace the former street parade which has been held in the morning j.t Grants Pass for many years. The Festival will open Satur day at noon in the city park with a gigantic carnival and water sports show and the an nual Gladiolus show in which thousands of glad blooms have been entered. Picnic tables and stoves have been set up under the shade trees along the river bank for those who wish to stay for the afternoon and evening shows. Swimming will be available and a complete playground, includ ing swings and slides, is ready for the children. Queen Gladys XVI and her Royal Court will preside over all of the festivities and will be escorted to the reviewing stand in the e-vening by the Roval Gladiolus. Musical entertainment will be turnished by bands including the Ashland Kiltie band and the Grants Pass pep ensemble. Dur ing the Lighted Picture Parade in the evening, organ music and choral groups will broadcast background music. The event is open to the public free of charge except the carn ival booths. Those wanting to play the games will be charged a nominal fee. All booths are sponsored and manned by local organizations. The Festival will start at 12 noon Saturday, and continue un til midnight. An informative tea will be given for parents who are in terested in enrolling their children in kindergarten now or in the near future. The event will take place at the American Legion Hall. Central Point on July 26 at 2 p.m. The Central Point Lady Lions are sponsor ing the tea to give parents an opportunity to learn the opera tion of the kindergarten and to meet Mrs. C. L. Miller, a certi fied registered kindergarten tea cher, who will teach the classes this fall. If a child is not eligible to en roll at this time but will be the next year, parents can learn of the benefits the child can gain by attending kindergarten. George Johns, who will be the principal at the new Central Point elementary school this fall, will also be present to speak to the parents. Summer pre-registration will follow the tea and a registra tion fee of $1.00 per child will be required. The American Le gion Hall will be open from 10 to 12 a.m. for those that will be unable to attend the tea but wish to register their child. Parents can register for their child as it will not be necessary for the child to be present. The Fifty Attend Luncheon July 16 Held by Women Voters League About 50 members of the League of Women Voters in Med ford met at the Table Rock Estates lakehouse of Mrs. John Day for a membership luncheon July 16 . Mrs. Hugh Collins, vice-president and membership chairman, was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Homer Marx and Mrs. Fred Carr supervised serving, with Mrs. Elwood Hedberg assisting. An invitation was extended to those attending to participate in the league's candidates fair to be held in late October by the voters service chairman Mrs. Irving Thomas. Members were also urged to take part in the tentative go-see program for the study of conservation of w-ater resources by Mrs. H. P. Bos worth, chairman. fn-st 30 children enrolled will attend the first fall session. Children will be accepted whose ages are 5 before November 15. The morning class is limited to 30 children but if 50 or more enroll an afternoon session will also be held. 1 Methodist Women To Hear Speaker At Next Meeting The Rev. William Walker will speak to the regular meeting of the Woman's Society of Christ ian Service of the First Meth odist church July 24. The meet ing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. John Kent, 922 South Oakdale avenue. Rev. Mr. Walker will tell of his experiences the past two years in theology school, and will present the plan for training ministers in the ten theology schools in the nation. He will speak of the tour he made with the Seminary Singers and his visit to Minneapolis, Minnesota, at the General Conference of the Methodist church. The regular prayer group of the society will meet at 10:30 a.m. followed by a business ses sion at 11 a.m. wdth a potluck picnic at 12:30. The program will be opened at 1:30 p.m. with devotions led by Mrs. John Poage, secretary of spiritual life. Members and friends are ask ed to bring their own table ser vice. Riverside Bridge Club Holds Regular Session Mr. and Mrs. John Holland, San Carlos, California: Mrs. M. K. Allen. Portland, and Alto Pruitt, Medford. were guests at the regular session of the Riv erside bridge club July 18. North-south winners were: Mrs. Wr. W. Stevenson and Al Gilhousen. 83; Mrs. Thomas Ran dall and Dr. George B. Dean, 7 8 1 2 ; Mrs. M. M. Herman and Mrs. Van Gilbert, 69. East-west scores were: Briga dier General and Mrs. J. P. Va chon. 7214; Mrs. Jack Mitchell and Mrs. F. R. Baker, 67V2; Mrs. M. K. Allen and Alto Pruitt, 62l2. Pink and Blue Shower Honors Mrs. Dodenhoff A pink and blue shower was given Mrs. Lloyd Dodenhoff at the home of Mrs. Morris Curtis assisted by Mrs. Ben Gardner. During the afternoon a penny fine was levied on the word "baby" and the money collected from the group was used for a bank for the new baby. Attending the shower were Mrs. Lloyd Breeding. Mrs. Bob Bever, Mrs. Bert Dodenhoff, Mrs. Ray Griffith, Mrs. Bert Jenks, Mrs. Foster Greb, Mrs. Dave Cox and Mrs. Don Klingle, all from Eagle Point. Mrs. Al fred Peile, Mrs. Kroebel, Mrs. Frank Powell, Mrs. Jim Mar tinson, Mrs. Gene Crandall, Mrs. Ken Diefour, Mrs. Wade Howell and Mrs. Jim Dunkin, all from Reece Creek. All Day Meeting For Grandmothers Club The Grandmothers club num ber 113 will meet at the home of Mrs. Clayton Walker, 129 North Oakdale ave., tomorrow. The all day meeting will feature a picnic lunch at noon and bus iness session at 1:30 p.m. with a program to follow. Herb Society To Meet In Arcady Gardens The Rogue Valley Herb soc iety will meet at the home of Mrs. L. R. Thomas, Arcady Gar dens, 3646 Calhoun rd., Medford Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. for a mor ning workshop of "rose jars and herb jars." This will be fol lowed by inspection of the Ar cady Gardens. At 1:30 p.m. the afternoon ses sion will be called to order with roll call response of "something fragrant." Members are asked to bring their own lunch. Tea will be served by the hostess. Sisier'i Family Visits House guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Thompson, 822 Sher man street, is Mrs. Thompson's sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jorgen Botnen and daughter, Myra, from Edson, Al berta. The Botnens, who are leaving Medford for a trip south to Nev ada Monday, will return to Med ford before leaving for their home in Canada. Use Mail Tribune Want Adi AFTER White, Yellow Gold and Platinum Mountings Your diamond will look larcer, more brilliant set in a new mounting. Choose from Gra bow's stylings in hite or yel low gold or platinum. Here's an example of what a new mounting can do to show all the beauty of your diamond Cost includes free setting and sizing! 1; Grabow's Jewelers George G. Grabow . . . Jeweler and Watchmaker for 35 Years . . . 35 Years of Diamond Knowledge . . . Stones Set in Our Own Shop. 108 EAST MAIN STREET PHONE 2-7554 Officers Installed At Dinner July 10 Officers of the American Le gion auxiliary were installed for 1956-57 on July 10 following a potluck dinner at the Legion home. Those installed were: Mrs. Ross Minneci, president; Mrs. A. E. Reinking, first vice-president; Mrs. Tom Ginn, second vice president; Miss Laura York, secretary; Mrs. Clyde Fiehtner' treasurer; Mrs. George Smith' sergeant-at-arms; Mrs. Charles Wiley, chaplain; and Mrs. Doro thy Sutter, historian. Members of Jackson county salon of 8 and 40. subsidiary organization of the anviliai.. were in charge of the ceremony ..i.j. njujt uuux oi Lfrants Pass, junior past department president of Oregon, acted as installing officer. Mrs. Herb Gil ford, retiring president of the Medford unit, was presented with a gift in recognition of her year's service. Felixianna Club Meet Mrs. Orpha Wendel served des sert luncheon at a meeting of the Felixianne club at her home, 411 Arcadia street, July 17. All members and two visitors were present. The club meets next at tiie home of Mrs. Eva War. 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