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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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