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i Mrs. Robert Riley Minter wai the former
Wynona Mas Womelsdorf. daughter of Mr.
and Mri. R. W. Womelsdorf, Eagle Point, be
fore her weddinq Auqust 10 in Medford
Church of the Nazarene. The bridegroom's
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Minter,
also of Eagle Point. Mr. Minter and his bride
are shown (inset) during the reception as they
drank their wedding punch. The newlyweds
will live on Butte Falls route. Eagle Point.
(Landis-Shangle photos)
Nazarene Church Ceremony IVeds Pair
Eagle Point An event of Fri
day, August 10, was the wedding
of Miss Wyonna Mae Womels
dorf to Robert Riley Minter at
Medford Church of the Nazar
ene. The bride is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Womelsdorf,
Eagle Point, and the bride
groom's parents are Mr .and Mrs.
Marshall Minter, also Eagle
Point
About 200 guests attending the
double-ring ceremony, read by
the Rev. Raymond Hurn, at 8
o'clock in the evening. The
bride's parents were also mar
ried in this Nazarene church.
Solists were Melvin Johnson
and Mrs. Mildred Lindell. Miss
Ruth Bremster was organist.
The bride's gown of import
ed lace and tulle over white
slipper satin was fashioned with
full skirt and slight train. Her
fingertip length veil was held
by a crown of orange blossoms
and she carried white carnations
centered with a white orchid.
Her pearl necklace was the
bridegroom's gift. For some
thing old" the bride wore a pet
ticoat first worn in 1900.
Mrs. Robert Beatty, Medford,
the former Carol Johnson and
an aunt of the bride, was mat-ron-of
honor. She wore a blue
frock with a pearl necklace and
her bouquet was Lady Jane glad
iolus. Miss Doris Hammond,
Eagle Point, Miss Sharon Lilly
and Miss Beverly Cummons,
Medford, were bridesmaids.
Their gowns matched that worn
by Mrs. Beatty but were in a
lighter shade of blue and they
also wore pearls. They carried
Lady Jane gladiolus.
Miss Estcllc Lan'dreth, Mana
ma. Ore., cousin of the bride,
and Vale Womelsdorf, brother of
the bride, lighted the candles.
Miss Landreth wore blue with
Kansans Hold
Annual Picnic
Southern Oregon Kansas as
sociation held the annual Kans
as picnic Sunday, August 12, in
Upper Lath in park, Ashland. A
potluck luncheon was served at
1 p.m. followed by a singspira
tion led by James Cornett of
Grants Pass. Nearly 200 persons
attended the annual affair.
Letters from the governors of
Kansas and Oregon were read
expressing their appreciation of
loylty shown in "state picnics."
Officers elected for 1957 were
Jake Treffinger, president. Mrs.
Marie Giphart, vice-president,
and George Swinney, secretary
treasurer. Those attending the picnic
who were honored included Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Fields and
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fuchlhage,
newest arrivals to southern Ore
gon having moved here from
Wichita: Harry LeClerc, 84. old
est person present; Mr. and Mrs.
Morton Spielbush and ten chil
dren, for the largest family
present; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Gott.. couple who had been mar
ried the longest. 53 years; and
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coggins.
who were married June 17, 1956.
for the most recently married.
Phillips county was also honor
ed for having the largest delega
tion. The Misses Oveta Walden and
Sharon Roberts accompanied the
group on their accordians during
the singing and played several
duets. Mr. Cornett also sang. .
a wrist bouquet of gladiolus.
Georgene Ring, cousin of the
bride from Prospect, was flower
girl and Daniel Johnson, Med
ford, cousin of the bride, carried
the rings. They were dressed as
miniature bride and bridegroom.
Mr. Womelsdorf gave his
daughter in marriage, and Dean
Collins, Eagle Point, was best
man for Mr. Minter. William
Womelsdorf, brother of the
bride, William Brewster, Med
ford and Don Shearin, Phoenix,
seated the guests.
The reception was held in
Fellowship hall. Mrs. Marshall
Caster, Eagle Point, cut the wed
ding cake and punch was served
by Mrs. Walter Caster and Mrs.
Melvin Johnson, Medford. Gifts
were received by Miss Joyce
Cowden, Eagle Point, and Miss
Phyllis Wright, Medford, took
charge of the guest book.
The bride's mother wore a
dark blue dress with carnation
corsage and the bridegroom's
mother was attired in a lavender
dress with carnation corsage.
Here for the wedding were
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Russel, Me
hama, grandparents of the bride;
Mrs. Clifford Landreth, Red
mond. Ore.; Mr. and Mrs. O. E.
Womelsdorf and family of Clat
skanie. Ore.; and Mrs. A. Davis
Grandmothers' Club
Plans Picnic Monday
Rogue chapter. 113. of the
Grandmothers Club, will have
a picnic Monday at 12:30 p.m.
at the home of Mrs. Robert
Rucker, 25 Quince street. Mem
bers are asked to take a salad
or dessert if they have not been
solicited. Visitors are welcome.
Dance at Camp
Veterans of Foreign Wars aux
iliary, Department of Oregon,
plans another dance at the Camp
White Domiciliary Monday, Au
gust 20. at 8 p.m. in the theatre.
Music will be furnished by
Chapman's orchestra.
Anyone wishing transporta
tion may take a bus at Trailways
depot at 7:30 p.m.
Meeting Scheduled
Olive Rebekah lodge will meet
Monday, August 20, at 8 p.m. at
the Odd Fellows hall, 221 West
Sixth street. Mrs. J. D. Brum
mond, noble grand, will preside.
Refreshments will be served.
Grants Pass, grandmother of the
bridegroom.
Mr. Minter and his bride made
a honeymoon trip to Seattle and
Victoria. B. C, and will live at
Butte Falls Route 1, Eagle
Point, after August 19. Both are
graduates of Eagle Point High
school and Mr. Minter is em
ployed by Cascade Lumber com
pany. For traveling the bride wore
a suit of charcoal grey with
white accessories.
Both the Womelsdorf and
Minter families are long-time
residents of the Eagle Point area.
Church Women
Make Plans for
Session in Fall
Coming events were planned
at a board meeting held Wednes
day, August 7, by the United
Church Women in the parlors of
the Methodist church. Mrs. J. C.
Sparks, presided.
The Church of the Brethren,
345 May street, will be the hos
tess church September 7 for an
all-day meeting and World's
Mission institute. The meeting
will start at 10 a.m. with lunch
eon being served at noon.
Mrs. James Morrow gave a
report on the program to aid the
500 migrant workers now in the
valley for the pear harvest. The
local churches are cooperating
in furnishing an international
center which is .open each
Wednesday and Saturday eve
ning in the social hall at the
Catholic church on South Oak
dale avenue. A need for more
assistants, especially those who
speak Spanish, was announced.
The warehouse supplies of
clothing for needy people over
seas have been exhausted and
efforts are being made to collect
used but usable clothing for ship
ment, it was announced. October
7 is the deadline for the collect
ing in Southern Oregon. Differ
ent local churches in Medford
are the collection centers and
duffel bags will be provided for
the donations. All clothing should
be clean and in wearable condi
tion. Following the business meet
ing Mrs. Henry Padgham of
Jackson County Public Health
association spoke on the import
ance of regular checkups and
isolation of tuberculosis cases.
Writer Compares Roman Opera,
Shakespeare Under the Stars
(The followinc letter is from Mrs. I. E. Srhtiler. Medford woman who has
been spending several months in Europe. Here Mrs. Schnler writes about
open air opera performances, other interesting material about Rome and a
trip to the island of Elba.)
Sunday, Angus! IS, 1938
Rome On such a night as
in August when the Shakespear
ean flags flutter in the Ashland
breeze, and the tall pines are
theatrical from artificial light
ing; when the stars are bright,
and there is a moon on such
a night I was at the "Under the
Stars" opera in Rome. In a sense,
the effect wis similar. The
pointed Italian cypress and the
round umbrella pines in. the big
gardens were shot from under
neath with startling greens; there
was a moon, big stars, and a
deep sky.
The backdrop for the summer
opera is the ancient ruins of
the Baths of Caracalla. The stage,
supposed to be the biggest in
the world, is set between two
giant pillars, rising 100 feet into
the air. This immense grandeur,
floodlighted, was quite enough
for me, but thefe was all this
and opera too.
The opening perforance was
a premiere showing of Rossini's
"Moses." It was spectacular.
Moses, in his white robes, was
big and imposing as he strode
up the rock with his tablet. The
storm and darkness was thrill
ing. The Red Sea, with big
waves rising and falling, and
parting for the chosen people,
was convincing. From where we
sat the effect was that of an
animated, three - dimensional
painting.
One thing seemed out of keep
ing. Rossini's music, almost bal
let like with a little, dainty
melodic strain running through
it, was not big enough for the
grandiose theme and settings of
the opera.
The mechanics and settings for
the three operas I saw were all
remarkable. A camel and ele
phant (in Aida) had no more ef
fect in dwarfing the stage than
a Pekingese might on an ordin
ary stage. The 10 per cent rise
towards the back of the stage
and the 30 per cent slope in the
amphitheater makes it possible
to see well in any of the 8000
seats. In the least expensive
seats (prices ranges from 50
cents to S5) I could see and hear
as well as I care to see and hear
any opera.
Oddly enough for such music
loving people, there was but
little applause and curtain call
ing. There was no empathy, and
little rapport, between audience
and performers. People even
began leaving before the end
(in order to be sure of busses).
I've never seen that happen in
a Shakespearean performance
in Ashland.
MEDFOHD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVB
If anyone is going to Romer
and should happen to need salt,
I can advise where to buy it. At
the little tobacco shops, along
with quinine and stamps.
Roma, Sweet Roma
The Romans still drive their
cars as though they were racing
chariots, and something like the
atmosphere of the arena hangs
about the streets and piazzas
where the antithesis between the
quick and the dead is a real one.
If you are not quick, you are
very soon dead.
This is one of the pithy and
succinct statements taken from
a new guide book on Rome. It is
highly entertaining, as well as
being instructive. The author
answers questions you secretly
wish to know, but are ashamed
to ask, because you show such
ignorance regarding the history
that you should remember from
school days. In one easy chapter
he "bones you up" on about 2,000
years of Roman history.
He runs the gamut, in his
book from the ubiquitous cats
in the ancient ruins to the flea
market. Of the latter he has to
say, "I saw one enterprising
grafter selling green tinted wa
ter at 250 lira (40 cents) a bottle
and labelled 'atomic chlorophyll
corn cure'." I appreciated this
because, in the same place, I had
bought a miraculous glass cutter.
I saw. the man cut glass with it,
but when I got home with it, I
couldn't even dent a piece of
paper. I paid only 100 lira for
my buy, though.
"The Inner Man" is a chapter
on eating. In this, the author
discusses among other things the
Italians' preoccupation with their
livers. And this was very amus
ing to me. because even before
reaching Italy on the ships
the women at one table were con
cerned about a handsome young
20-year-old Italian who was los
ing out in his suit with the
glamour girl of the Vulcania be
cause of his excessive worry
about his liver. Since living here
I hear livers discussed as we in
the States might discuss the
weather. Sort of a filler in for
conyersation.
The author of this new book
is Archibald Lyall, an English
man. He is also a film star. He
played the role of the ambassa
dor in "American in Rome." He
calls his book, "Roma, Sweet
Roma."
Island of Elba
I don't suppose that Napoleon
Bonaparte had anything to do
with a choice of place on which
to be exiled, but had he selected
one himself, he couldn't have
chosen a more charming, de
lightful spot than the island of
Elba.
Until a few weeks ago, I had
visualized Elba vaguely as a
nebulous rock somewhere out in
some ocean. It came as a, sur
prise when a friend suggested
that we run over to Elba for the
week end to discover that it is
but a few hours ride from Rome.
' We are now in Elba. We have
traveled the little two - mile
square island from end to end,
end across, up quite steep hills
and down to jewel-like harbors
and tiny bays. We have visited
Napoleon's winter palace and
summer villa, and are now, on as
good a beach at as beautiful a
resort as one could imagine.
My curiosity knows no bounds.
Why this place, every bit (in my
mind anyway) as lovely as either
Capri or Mallorca is not swarm
ing with tourists, I can't figure
out. On the ship coming over
there were a few French and
Germans, lots of natives and we
two Americans. At the hotel
here are two more Americans
from Naples. The only explana
tion they could give is that rich
Italians have bought most of the
desirable bays, have built villas
and are purposely not advertis
ing It. But there is this hotel, as
modern in style and as beauti
ful as anything on the mainland,
about half-filled.
Anyway, like Walter Winchell,
I predict that when Ameri
cans really start coming, the
island will sink from overweight
and high prices.
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