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y t i M ',; ill W ,tfrUf. i i - li 1 Past president and charter memberi of Medford branch. American Association of University Women, were honored at a lunch eon February 16 which observed the 20th an niversary of founding. Pictured (above, left to right) are Mrs. Dorothy Dowson and Mrs. Emerson Anderson, past presidents. Mrs. LeRoy Smith, luncheon chairman, and Mrs. Justin B. Smith, a charter member and past president, as well as a former state commit tee head. Shown (below, left to right) are Mrs. James Cummins. Mrs. Frances Willett, who is the current president. Miss Elizabeth McGalliard, Mrs. Herbert Seitz and Mrs. J. P. Tobin. Mrs. Robert Hart, founder of the branch, was unable to attend. It was an nounced that the branch had raised funds suf ficient to establish a fourth educational grant. "?1 ? . i" -f "5fT w- in ' ' - - ,! y mst -. . Sorority Holds Annual Ball; Valentine Queen Is Crowned Mrs. Russell Budreau, Xi Mu chapter, was crowned queen of the annual Valentine ball given by the city's Beta Sigma Phi sorority chapters last Saturday evening at the Jackson hotel's Pioneer room. Her princesses were Mrs. Her bert Haglund, Alpha Beta chap ter; Mrs. Jonathan Middleton, Alpha Rho; Mrs. R. L. Palmer, Beta Upsilon, and Miss Norma Granger, Nu Phi Mu, "little sis ter" group of the sorority. Mrs. Nick DeWitt, president of Beta Sigma Phi City council, crown ed the new queen. The ballroom was decorated in the valentine theme with col ors ranging from pale pinks to bright reds. Huge candy boxes and cupids covered the walls and at the front of the room was a large manzanita tree colored a deep pink and hung with pale pink lights and glittering hearts. The entrance-way was made into a big heart through which the members and their guests en tered. Tables were decorated with pale pink candles in deep red heart holders. A huge shadow box heart decorated with red foil roses held pictures of the queen candidates. Following the coronation a buffet supper was served. Music was by Barney Beaton's or chestra. Mrs. K. A. Hayes was general chairman of the dance. Her co chairmen for decorations were Mrs. Ray Morton and Mrs. Wil liam Tycer. Mrs. Austin Murray and Mrs. Irving Thompson took charge of tickets and ballots. AAUW Establishes Educational Grant Establishment of an educa tional grant, to be known as the Medford Branch Twentieth An Jversary grant, has been an nounced by Medford branch, American Association of Univer jity Women. It is the fourth Arrant to be established since the Medford branch was founded in 19.16 MV. Robert Hart was organi zer of the local branch which held a 2flth anniversary lunch eon February 16. Officers for the first year were Miss Carin Degermai. president; Mrs. F. Wilson Wait, vice president; Mrs. Kenneth Denman, secre tary and Mrs. Angu- Bowmen now of Ashland, treasurer. Charter national members were Miss Winifred Andrews, Mrs. William A. Barker, Miss Myrna Barrett, Mrs. O. H. Bengt son, Mw. Golda Boone Gross man, Miss Emily Frazer Brown, Miss Mary C. Brown, Mrs. An gus Bowmer, Miss Maurine Car roll, Miss Carin Degermark, Mrs. Kenneth G. Denman, Mrs. L. A. Farly, Mrs. Frances Flinn, Mrs. D. H. Ferry, Mrs. William Fo ley, Miss Mary Louise Foster, Mrs. Horatio Gates, Miss Mar jorie Goff, Miss Annette Gray, Miss Aletha Gray, Mrs. F. H. Gray, Mrs. Moore Hamilton, Mrs. Robert C. Hart, Miss Vera Humphrey, Mrs. Darrel F. Hur son. Miss Josephine Kirtley, Mrs. Frank Roberts, Mrs. Mabel C. Mack, Mrs. Harley Miller, Miss Helen Parish, Miss Mildred E. Patterson, Mrs. A. Render, Mrs. E. A. Rostell, Miss Lois Beth Scofferin, Mrs. Justin B. Smith, Mrs. Lyle Van Scoy, Miss Alice L. Spurgeon, Mrs. F. Wil son Wait, Miss Helen Winter, Mrs. Kenneth S. Wood, and Mrs. A. J. Wurts. Associate charter members were Mrs.: H. D. Byington, Mrs. C. L. Drummond, Mrs. Everett A. Faber, Mrs. Kenneth A. Hul burt, Mrs. Paul A. Menegat, Mrs. T. R. Merryweather, Mrs. H. F. Padgham, Mrs. Richard E. Payne, Mrs. A. F. Perry, Mrs. John Conner, Mrs. C. L. Tunnell and Miss Delia M. Whisenant. Members still active are Mrs. Flinn, Mrs. Hart, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Walt and Miss Whisenant. Past presidents of the local branch include Miss Deger mark, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. David Yale, Miss Elizabeth McGalli ard, Mrs. Robert Shepherd, Mrs. Arthur M. Canon, Miss Parish, Miss Whisenant, Mrs. Don Lane, Mrs. Dorothy Dowson, Mrs. C. B. Collins, Mrs. Jerry Tobin, Mrs. James Cummings, Mrs. Herbert Seitz and Mrs. Emerson Ander son. Three of the Medford women have had state offices. They are Mrs. Smith, chairman of inter national relations; Mrs. Shep herd as secretary and treasurer and Mrs. Tobin, chairman of sta tus of women. This year Mrs. Robert J. Keeney will serve on the state legislative committee. In 1940 the 16th AAUW state conference was held in Medford with Mrs. Smith in charge. Tho purpose of the organiza tion is the uniting of the alum nae of various institutions for practical educational work, for collection and publication of statistical and other information concerning education, and in It i'niiw), lion Our laundry divides each bundle received into several parts. Each part goes into a net bag. The net bags filled with clothes go into the washer. Suds and water run freely through the open mesh of the nets. Yet the nets protect clothes from tangling and knotting. Have your clothes washed in nets regularly to. protect them and get them cleaner. DUMAS DOMESTIC LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANERS PHONE 2-6165 For Free Pickup and Delivery Service "YOUR APPEARANCE IS OUR BUSINESS" 30 North Riverside Ave. Medford City council members made final plans for the ball at a meet ing February 11, and first plans were made, for the annual Founders' day dinner to be held in early spring. Next council meeting will be March 11 at the home of Mrs. Thompson, 410 North Ivy street. Alpha Rho chapter will hold a birthday party Thursday, Feb ruary 28, at 7 p.m. in the home of Mrs. Kurt Denton, 805 West Second street. Dinner will be served and each member is ask ed to take a small gift for ex change. Mrs. Marcus McKenzie pre sented a program on "Nature's Landscape" at the last meeting of the chapter, held in the home of Mrs. John Lynch, 2148 Wood lawn drive. Mrs. McKenzie showed colored slides made in several countries in all parts of the world. They were from the collection of her aunt, Mrs. Charles E. Barnhardt of Char lotte, N.C., who has made three world cruises. Guests for the evening were Mrs. Paul Dix, former member of Alpha Rho and now in Exem plar chapter, and Mrs. Lee Minkler, Los Angeles, former member of the chapter. Mrs. William Werner, Mrs. Richard Riggs and Mrs. James Tengesdal were co-hostesses. Upsilon chapter held its sec ond February meeting at the home of Mrs. Jack Canon on Plum street with Mrs. Howard Blew presiding. The corresponding secretary, Mrs. DeVon Wray, reported all the international cook books sold and displayed the shield insignia for the chapter's table cloth. Mrs. Carl Christenson, city council representive announced the chapter would be in charge general for the maintenance of high standards of education. Study groups have been or ganized, to which anyone may belong by contacting the chair man. Legislative chairman have presented panels to discuss is sues on the ballots. Each year an art show is presented in which artists cf the valley par ticipate and for the past three years AAUW has sponsored the "Children's Hour" on KYJC during which time stories are read for children. One of th policies of AAUW is to advance the interests of women in education. Mrs. Flinn was the first fellowship chair man and the film, "The Last of the Mohicans," was sponsored to raise money for the branch's first fellowship grant. Several stage shows have been present ed to raise money for the grants and to bring live theater for the children of Medford. A slate of officers was an nounced by the nominating com mittee during the luncheon. Nominated were Mrs. A. J. Jo hannson, president; Mrs. Harry Chipman, first vice-president; Mrs. Roy C. Elmgren, second vice-president; Mrs. Lester Stin son, secretary and Mr. John Carnegie, treasurer. Sorority Queen of table and wall decorations for the Founders' day party. The ways and means chair man, Mrs. Marsh Ramsby, held an auction of aprons and cooked foods. Plans were made by the social chairman, Mrs. Canon, for a pot luck supper March 15. Husbands of members will be guests. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Ramsby. Next meeting will be March 5 at Mrs. Gerald Von Ting's home, 1853 Delta Waters road. Club Started Singing Star On Career Club women planning to hear Claramae Turner of Medford High school Monday evening may be interested to learn that the contralto owes the start of her career to a sister organiza tions. Miss Turner is sponsored by Jackson County Civic Music association, and curtain time is 8 p.m. The first lines of the Claramae Turner success story, recently climaxed by her role in the 20th Century-Fox film ver sion of "Carousel," were written by the Eureka, Calif., chapter of the Native Daughters of the Golden West. Claramae was barely into her teens at the time, but the pro gram chairwomen of the local NDOTGW knew that she could sing as well as accompany her self on the guitar. Accordingly, she was asked to provide en tertainment for one of the chapt er's meetings. The fee was a dinner plus three dollars in cash. This rep resented Miss Turner's first pro fessional income, and it seemed so nice to be paid for enjoying herself that she decided then and there to make singing her life. Up to then Claramae had not taken a single singing lesson, but, she immediately signed up for every music subject at Eureka High school. She even dared hope to sing with its delegation to the forthcoming Golden Gate Exposition. Just as insurance, she also sought out a voice coach. ' It was the good fortune of this teacher, Maude Homan Riley, to precise moment when she was ready for basic training. Every thing worked out as the eager youngster dreamed it would. She not only went to the big show won individual first prizes in every classification for which she qualified. In the face of this, Claramae s parents hardly could find fault with her determination to pursue music beyond the town limits. Mrs. Riley warmly concurred. With their blessings, the teen ager set out for San Francisco. Again the timing was right. Nino Cornel, her ext teacher, remembers that the Turner voice in those days was like "a beautiful little tree not quite fit for the garden" but the sprout soon enough bloomed and flow ered to his satisfaction. By 1942, when she made her formal debut in a church, Miss Turner was a chorister at the San Francisco opera and also a staff vocalist at the NBC west coast network meaning that she appeared almost daily on one of several network programs. By 1945 she was musically ready for bigger assignments, but her dramatic Experience had been woefully little. Miss Tur ner joined a local Gilbert and Sullivan troupe. One evening the audience i n c 1 u ded impresario Gaetano Merola of the Opera. The very next season Merola gave leading roles to the new found "portegee who had been in his employ all along. These past ten years have been a saga of endless success for his hardest-working and most stern ly self-critical of artists. Soon after she created the title role in Gian-Carlo Mentotti's ."The Sunday. February 24. 1937 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN Hungarian Writes 1957 Service for World Prayer Day Mrs. Serena Vassady of Buda pest, Hungary, wrote and ar ranged the service which will be used for the annual World Day of Prayer this year. The observance is sponsored here by Medford Council of Church Wo men. Council leaders state that the writer, born during World War I, has seen many devastating changes in her country and it is because of her abiding faith through all the trying years that Mrs. Vassady was chosen to pre pare this prayer service. The writer stated "My thoughts were written in agony and prayer as I considered the unjust slaugh ter of my countrymen." Brigadier James Fooke, Port land, will be the speaker. Mrs. William Ricken, newly arrived Salvation Army leader, will serve as chairman for the day's observance. Mrs. Joe John son will direct musical numbers. Mrs. James Morrow, Council president, will open the service and other members of the coun cil assisting will include Mrs. Jessie Minear, Mrs. William Moore and Mrs. Glen Harrison. Ministers who will assist include the Rev. John Reynolds, the Rev. Ernest Volkman, the Rev. Robert Cull, Clynton Crisman, Dr. Raymond Balcomb and the Rev. Raymond Hurn. The service will be held in Church of the Nazarene, 520 North Holly street, Friday, March 8, at 1:30 p.m. All in terested are invited to attend. Churches of the Valley will, as in former years, observe the Chain day of Prayer the day preceding in the small chapel of St. Mark's Episcopal church. 4 Auxiliary to Host District Session Prospect At the last meet ing of the Prospect Lions auxil iary plans were made for a dis trict meeting to be held in Pros pect April 17. Letters from the officers of the Oregon School for the Blind in Salem were read thanking the group for the val entines and treats sent. At the meeting a dinner was served by the Ladies' guild of the Church of the Good Shep herd. The birthdays of Mrs. Joan Rochester, Mrs. Vic Chapman. Mrs. Ralph Goode and Mrs. Har ry Harding were observed with cutting of two birthday cakes. A valentine party was held after a business meeting. The Prospect Lions plan an. other crab feed in the future Medium" she became the young est singer ever to win an ap pointment to the regular roster of the Metropolitan Opera. which will be open to the pub lic. The next meeting will be held March 13. Keep bureau drawer from sticking or squeaking by lubri cating the inside edges with pe troleum jelly. I meoWcs fashion c&m 5CJ JlV. mw 7 ' ' I' . as advertised in CHARM Go places with Lassie . . . and be the beit-dressed person going! This Lassie has some smart new angles a notched collar, squared-off pockets, and an abbreviated belt, buttoned center back. Of Lassie's own Levmoor, a new kind of tweed that's given a ribbing, in a choice of colors. 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