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' V- 4 r-'.r. a' J Robert Boyer. Medford, state chairman of the Democratic parly in Oregon, was mong those who attended the inaugural ball last Monday night in Salem which honored the state's new governor. Robert D. Holmes, and Mrs. Holmes. Mr. Boyer is shown here with Mrs. Norman Nemer. Portland (at left), who was chair man of the ball, Mrs. Thomas Wright (at right) and Mrs. Cornelius Bateson, both Salem. More than 2000 guests attended the ball, held in the Salem Armory and the Marion hotel, next door. An awning connected the two buildings. Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Hold Installation Ceremony Mrs. Homer Vinzant was installed noble grand of Olive Rebekah lodge and W. H. Dyer noble grand of Medford Odd Fel lows lodge in a joint ceremony held Tuesday evening at the Odd Fellows hall. Mrs. Riley Applegate was in stalling officer .for the Rebekah lodge in the absence of Mrs. A. H. Gregory who was unable to attend. She was assisted by mem bers of the Central Point lodge. Officers installed included Mrs. Lewis Thompson, right sup porter to noble grand: Mrs. Frank English, left supporter to noble grand; Mrs. Elbert Mc New, conductor; Mrs. Richard Wilson, warden; Mrs. Esther Coleman, color bearer; Mrs. Floyd Murray, recording sec retary; Mrs. Riley Applegate, financial secretary; Mrs. L. O. Howard, treasurer: Mrs. Alice Smith, inside guard; Mrs. Frank Chapman, outside guard; Mrs. Lee Garrett, vice-grand; Mrs. Donald Ivie. right supporter to vice-grand; Mrs. J. A. Thomas son, left supporter to vice-grand; Mrs. Elsie Lewis, musician; and Mrs. J. D. Brummond, past noble grand. Corsages, planned by Mrs. officers of Olive Rebekah lodge Gregory, were presented the officers of Olive Rebekah lodge by Thcla Rho girls," Miss Joyce j Gilinsky and Miss Lou Ann Thomasson. Assisting Mrs. Applegate in the installation were Mrs. Clark McDowell, Mrs. Melvin Frick, Mrs. Neal Glenn, Mrs. Forrest Thomasson, Mrs. Gerald Kime. Mrs. George Smith. Mrs. Mar shall Weidman. Mrs. Frank Glenn, Mrs. L. D. Hayes, Mrs. Harold Wilson, Robert Suther land who was color bearer, and Mrs. George Brownlee, musician. Officers installed in the Odd Fellows lodge included George Wimer, right supporter to noble grand; C. D. Perkins, left sup porter to noble grand; . Duane Curtis, vice-grand; Frank Clay ton, right supporter to vice- grand; E. D. Scripter, left sup porter to vice-grand; Jack Stepp, right scene supporter; Forrest Samples, left scene supporter: Carl Hoskins. inside guard; Charles Swingle, outside guard: Emil Buhl, chaplain: Lawrence Horton, secretary; Jack Huston, treasurer; Jack Adams, warden; and Ray Stickel, conductor. Central Point lodge installed the IOOF officers assisted by A. C. Smith, district deputy grand master. Also assisting ai ijeaii 617 Shop at the Pink Store . . . it were Forrest Thomasson, district deputy marshal; D. C. Kline, dis trict deputy warden; L. D. Hays, district deputy chaplain; George Smith, deputy secretary; Mar shall 1 Weidman, treasurer; Rob ert Sutherland, color bearer; and Neil Glen and Clark Mc Dowell, escorts. Following the installation ceremonies refreshments were served. Committee in charge of arrangements included Homer Vinzant, E. B. McNew. E. D. Berkins, Mrs. Minnie Bryant, and Mrs. L. O. Howard. Olive Rebekah lodge will meet Monday, January 21, at 8 p.m. at the Odd Fellows hall, with the new officers presiding. Mrs. Vinzant will name commit tees for the year. Refreshments will be served, with Mrs. Roberta Daniels heading the committee. Medford Group Attends Meeting Veterans of World War I and auxiliary of Roseburg barracks were hosts January 13 for a din ner and meeting of District 7. H. W. Barnes, national comman der from Portland, spoke. Speeches were also given by other department officers. Attending the meeting from Medford were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Myers, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Lucas. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Root, Mr. and Mrs. H. Leuty. Mrs. James Cech, Mrs. N. R. Walters, Mrs. Goldie Brooks, Mrs. Bertha Penwell and Mrs. Ruth Custard. Medford barracks 540 and auxiliary of the organization will be hosts for the district meeting in April. Department Head Attends Meetings Mrs. Don Anderson, 803 Pine street, returned yesterday after attending two meetings in Salem and Cottage Grove. Mrs. Ander son is department president for Oregon of the United Spanish War Veterans auxiliary. Thursday Mrs. Anderson was installing officer for the auxili aiy Hal Hibbard post. USWV. Salem. Friday she visited the Cottage Grove auxiliary. hart's The Perfect Traveler! As featured in Harper's Bazaar David Crystal's vivacious dacron and rayon pique collared and cuffed dress ... fascinating myriads of permanent pleats stay free of creases, and belt from side to side. Navy and white or black and white. 39 95 East Main Phone 2-8992 Where You Park At the Door Philharmonic Society to Give iConcerts Sunday Afternoon The Philharmonic Society of Southern Oregon will present its second symphony concert of the season, Sunday, January 27 at 3 p.m. at Senior High school in Medford. The program will be repeated at 8 p.m. at Grants Pass Junior High school. The orchestra is growing in Board Members Of Philharmonic Announce Events At the meeting of the board of directors of Philharmonic So ciety of Southern Oregon held Thursday several events were announced that are scheduled during the coming week. Mrs. Ronald W. Bartlett, first violinist for the Philharmonic orchestra, and Mrs. Charles Free man will be interviewed by Don Williams, publicity manager of radio station KMED, Monday, January 21, at 6:30 p.m. on KMED. They will discuss the hour-long program of classical music that will be broadcast on that station from 6:30 until 7:30 p.m. Mondays. Also this week Harvey Robert son, president of the society, Richard Werner, Philharmonic orchestra conductor, and Mr. and Mrs. Huot Fisher, Ashland, orchestra members, will be inter viewed on television station KBES-TV Thursday, January 24, at 6:50 p.m. Thursday morning at 10 a.m. a music appreciation house will be held at the home of Mrs. Otto Frohnmeyer, 1656 Spring street. It was announced that coffee would be served during the in termission of the concert sched uled for Sunday, January 27, at 3 p.m. Several business matters were discussed at the meeting attend ed by the eight board members. Election of officers will be held at the next meeting February 19. Jefferson PTA To Hold Dinner A committee of Jefferson Parent-Teacher association mem bers met Monday at the school to coordinate final plans for the group's annual family night pot luck dinner. This event is the major fund raising project for the Jefferson PTA, and is sched uled for Thursday, January 24, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. In charge of the planning committee are Mrs. Robert Newland and Mrs. El wood B. Hedberg. Other committees working on the details of the dinner are headed by Mrs. Harvey Bell and Mrs. R. P. Knights, kitchen crew; Mrs. Homer Sullivan, clean up; Mrs. Bill Barnes and Mrs. Mike Wagar, tickets; Mrs. Warren Wolf, decorations; and Mrs. A. L. Nash, hospitality. Theme of the dinner will be Jtfferson Jets, taken from the name of the school athletic teams. Tickets will be sold at the main entrances to the school the evening of the dinner. Serv ing will be continuous from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and it is expected that nearly 600 people will be serv ed during the evening. Visiting Nurse To Speak Monday For Local Group Miss Mary Becken, practical nurse from Bartlett, Alaska, will speak at a meeting of Med ford chapter, Oregon Licensed Practical Nurses' association, to be held Monday, January 21, at 1:30 p.m. in the social room of Sacred Heart hospital. Miss Becken, who is em ployed at Seward sanitarium in Bartlett, is in Oregon to visit relatives and friends. The visitor will report on the nursing situation in'Alaska, and speak of other pertinent events. A potluck supper will follow the program. Mrs Bessie Mae Baldwin, president, states that the meet ing is unusually important. Chairman Named For Bridge Club Board members of Medford Duplicate Bridge club re-elected Mrs. W. W. Stevenson chairman at a meeting. Howard Boyd will serve as treasurer, and Mrs. Richard Milestone as secretary. Several members of the club plan to attend a regional tourna ment of the American Contract Bridge League in Seattle in early Februaary. Winning north-south at the last meeting of the Medford. club were Dr. George Dean and George Rode, first. 96 Vi points; Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Fuson. second, 96: Mrs. Jack Mitchell and Mrs. William Kennedy, third, 86. East-winners were Mrs. Mile stone and Mrs. Edna Miller, first, 92'2 points: Don Reverman and Paul McDuffee, second, 92: Mrs. Fred Purdin and Mrs. Thomas Randall, third, 89. On Committee Eugene Sub - chairmen for the YMCA Smorgasbord which will be held January 20 at the University of Oregon, include Dorothy Rhymes, co-chairman of the promotion committee. Miss Rhymes is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Rhymes, 1715 Crown avenue, Medford. size with additional new mem bers enrolled. Conductor Rich ard D. Werner announces. An especially important new mu sician is William Jelski. oboist from Roseburg and formerly of the Portland Symphony. The program, although diffi cult in some measure, is being ably rounded into shape by the orchestra, despite rehearsal "fog out" during December, the con ductor believes. Varied in nature and in in terest, the program will open with Massenet's overture "Phedre", followed by Mozart's ''Symphony No. 40 in G minor." Two elegiac pieces for string orchestra by Grieg and "Three Dances to Henry VIII" by Ed ward German will follow the intermission. The concert will close with the stirring "March Slav" by Tschaikowsky. The Philharmonic guild will serve coffee during intermission. Tickets may be obtained at Purucker Piano House, Cal-Ore Machinery company and Jorgen sen's dairy, the latter two spon soring the programs, and at the box office prior to concert time. No membership is required to attend any or all concerts. Amateur Program Is Announced By Butte Falls PTA Butte Falls Butte Falls Par-ent-Teacher association set March 29 as the date for the an nual amateur performance when members met in the high school auditorium Monday night. Mrs. Charles Capello heads the com mittee in charge and other mem bers are Mrs. William Norling, Mrs. Elmo Ellefson, Mrs. Ray Chambers and Mrs. Charles Fer guson. The amateur night committee will be glad to have song, dance, or skit numbers volunteeered. Also, donations of pies or cakes for the auction after the enter tainment will be welcomed. Mrs. Ellefson, chairman of the room representatives committee, announced the following mem bers: first grade, Mrs. Douglas Finch: second grade. Mrs. Rob ert JJriskell; third grade, Mrs. Charles Capello; fourth grade, Mrs. Howard Simmonds; fifth grade, Mrs. William Lytle; sixth grade, Mrs. Daniel McKeen; sev enth grade. Mrs. Alva Webster; eighth grade, Mrs. John Fuiten. High school representatives will be Mrs. Burrel Facey, Mrs. Edward Wolf and Mrs. Kenneth Hawkins. Founders day will be featured at the next PTA meeting Febru ary 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. A special committee composed of Mrs. B. T. Fredenburg, Mrs. Douglas Finch, Mrs. John Fuiten, and Mrs. Ray Chambers was appoint ed by the president, Mrs. Harry Dalton to arrange the program that night. Society to Meet In Gold Hill Home Rogue Valley Herb society will meet at the home of Mrs. John Hoist, Lampman road, Gold Hill, Tuesday, January 22, at 1:30 p.m. Roll call response will be an unusual or quaint use for a cul inary herb. Mrs Glen Hoist will have the arrangement for the meeting ofibereberis aquafolium, and Mrs. Edgar Vanderlip will arrange an exhibit of herb cook books with suitable accessories. The lesson for the day with recipes and demonstrations will be: Mrs. Walter McLean, herb honey bread; Mrs. Otto Nagel, herb butter; and Mrs. William Perry, herb tea. Members planning to attend are asked to take paper and pen cil and six postal cards. Meeting Announced For Sewing Club The VFW Auxiliary club will meet Wednesday, January 23, at 12:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Hazel Rumsey, 21 Summitt ave nue. A . potluck luncheon will be served and secret pals will be told. Ruth Wyant Welcoming... Shampoos and Hairdressing Rayette Product Our Specialty! Vogue Beauty Salon 15 North Fir Phone 3-5501 Closed Saturdays Open Evenings by appointment Ill IIIL.t HUH!! J.L II UlllI U '. ?' U ' ' ! ? J IT V ' JmX Conductor R. D. Werner Miss Davis, Jack Pfeifer Wed Recently Shady Cove Miss Joselle Da vis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Merton A. Davis, Union, Ore., became the bride of Jack D. Pfeifer, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Pfeifer, Shady Cove, in a late afternoon ceremony in the Union Community Methodist church, Wednesday, Decem ber 26. . The bride is a national travel ing secretary for Sigma Kappa, national collegiate sorority. Dr. Virgil A. Bolen officiated at the candlelight ceremony. Baskets of white chrysanthe mums and evergreens decorated the church for the wedding. Miss Sandra Spears played the traditional organ wedding mu sic. Miss Oneita Umbarger sang, accompanied by Mrs. Le Roy Childers. Given in marriage by her fa ther, the bride wore a ballerina length white chantilly lace gown over taffeta fashioned with a flounce of pleated tulle. Her veil of illusion fell from a half hat of crushed taffeta and chantilly lace embroidered 'with seed pearls. She carried a bou quet of lilies and miniature red roses. Mrs. Ronald E. Young of Cor vallis was matron of honor for her sister. She wore a ballerina length dress of emerald green crystalette with matching head piece, and carried a white satin muff with sprays of red roses. Candlelighters were Kathleen and Jeanne Fitzgerald. Melissa Davis was flower girl. All three are nieces of the bride and wore gowns of white embossed nylon Ronald E. Young served as best man. Christmas greenery, poinset tias, and holly decorated the Fellowship room of the church where the reception was held following the ceremony. For her daughter's wedding Mrs. Davis chose an afternoon dress of beige lace with a cor sage of pink roses. Mrs. Pfeifer wore a powder blue crepe with corsage of red roses. For her traveling attire the bride wore a tailored sheath of soft beige wool. After a wedding trip through the Southwest the bride will return to her work with the sorority. The bride groom attended Oregon State college and majored in engineer ing and is now stationed with the United States Army at Ft Sill, Okla. Association Sets Meeting Tuesday Women's association of the First Presbyterian church will meet for luncheon Tuesday, Jan uary 22, at 1 p.m. Trinity circle will serve. A visual presentation of the outline of the Presbyterian wom en's organization will be made bv Mrs. Ronald Cordon, Mrs. W. F. Roemer, Mrs. W. E. Herch er and Mrs. Kennth Cook. Mrs. Grover Corum will give the de votionals. Nursery will be provided for the children. and Gerti Wheeler ADELL KING To the staff of the Vogue Beauty Salon Try Our New "Masterpiece" Permanent Sunday. January 20, 1S57 Lodge Holds Installation Blue carnations and white daisies in white baskets and sil ver leaves decorated the Pyth ian building Thursday evening during the installation officers for the Royal Neighbors of America. Officers' installed were Mrs. Bill Russell, oracle: Mrs. Harvey Rowden, past oracle; Mrs. I. V. Lawrence Jr., vice- oracle; Mrs. Wynn Arnold, chancellor; Mrs. Carl Pearson, recorder; Mrs. M. S. Mallory, receiver; Mrs. Irvin Patten, marshal; Mrs. Lewis Ba shaw, assistant marshal; Mrs. Frank Gidney, sentinel; Mrs. Sam Yates, outer sentinel; Mrs. Bashaw, manager; Mrs. Floyd Bewley, musician; Mrs. George Culy, flag bearer; and Mrs. Carl Pearson, captain degree staff. Inrialling officers were Mrs. Irvin Patteen, installing offic er; Mrs. A. B. Shirley, installing chancellor: Mrs. I. V. Lawrence Sr., installing inner sentinel; Mrs. Tom Lynch, ceremonial marshal; and Mrs. Randy Hug- dal, assistant ceremonial marsh al. The five graces installed were. faith. Miss Blanche Arnold: courage, Mrs. Tom Mee; modes ty, Mrs. Anna McCormick; un selfishness, 'Mrs. Earl Cass; and endurance, Mrs. Dave Froysher. Mrs. Keith Pace, Mrs. A. B. Shirley, Mrs. E. M. Lovell, and Mrs. Art Johnson served the re freshments. Two visitors also attended the ! installation ceremonies. Helpful books on all aspects of club and organization work ;3.rMeusE TRIBUNE CLASSIFIED ADS! It's From our sterling is something you're going to be proud of every day for the rest of your life. Rather than gamble on what you're getting at a "fly-by-night" store that carries everything from phonographs to frying pans, it makes sense to get it at Brophy's. To begin with Brophy's carry an enor mous stock, so you'll be sure to find a pattern you'll be happy with always. 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