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Shirtwaist Dress Highest Faihion In Summer Vear 7 GAY PAULEY United Pre Corrtipsndeni Dallas. Tex. (U.W Dallas J manufacturers expect to strijr oil In the fashion industry this ummer with the shirtwaist dress. This classic of the American woman's wardrobe ir pouring from production lines in a veri table gusher, and in nearly as rfny variations 83 this fabulous ta' t$ oil wells. "TTtj shirtwaist unquestion t t! No. 1 silhouette," &i4 m. spokesman for Lorch ssabturin company, the old fit 0ion firm In Dallas, and at of th 21 manufacturers pre viBnet their summer collec Ct rr visitir.fl reporters from Otctrm tfr nation. The i-hows are 0fscefre4 by the Dalits Jashion 3B'i!Hy, the shirtwaist is a irr.)Te. r-.ual styl, with but rSrf hyiilic and open throat. Qthw '"inf. omen will be wear ing St ith lace ruffles up the nee th is called the siy birteaist: e-ith narrow okirt an4 kick pleat; or full skirt with Jpied pleats. Lorch featured shirtwaister with voiumi (us skirt, accomplished with ,!ts within pleats, or "stack Qleatin." The shirtwaist comes with full length, three-quarter length, above the elbow sleeves, or sleeveless. Its trim ranges from brass buttons, shown on a slim "ress In beige silk linen from designer Charles Dickey, to rhinestones featured in several lines. One sophisticated version of the shirtwaist is in champagne colored silk, with organza chif fon tied at the throat. This one was from Jean Thompson, a for mer custom designer in Chicago now producing her first collec tion for national distribution. One of the hits of the shirt waist group is made by Dono van Manufacturing, in pure white cotton, with an eyelet em broidered insert across the bod Ice. The firm boasted the dress, 6rie of the many "no irons" in the collections, had been through 25 test washings without need of pressing. Jack J. Kennedy Installed Patron Of Oregon Group Jack J. Kennedy, Medford, was seated as grand royal patron nf thp Orripr nf thp Amaranth at th 3Hth annual weeinn sf th ! grand court which closed in Portland March 9. Mrs. Gay Zim merman, Gresham, is the new grand royal matron. Mrs. Charles Hoppe. Medford, was installed as one of the grand assistant lecturers. The installation ceremony was witnessed by about 1,000 mem bers and friends of the order. A session highlight was the re port of the philanthropic com mittee including the presentation of a check for $1,000 to Kit Con yers, potentate of Al Kader Shrine temple for the Amaranth cast fund. This has been an an nual custom since 1945, and the total sum contributed to this fund by the Amaranth of Oregon has been about SI 5.000. Other philanthropic work reported as follows: 6.446 hours were con tributed by members making 7.358 hospital articles for the Shriners hospital for crippled children, the Doernbecher chil dren's hospital, and the Alber tina Kerr Nursery; 5,096 hours were contributed in working at Red Cross centers, and 130 pints of blood donated. Mrs. Carrie McNuelty, Spo kane, grand royal matron of Washington; Mrs. Leita Zawod sky of Denver, grand royal ma tron of Colorado, and Mrs. Cora Frans of Denver, grand secretary of Colorado were present for the session. Other distinguished guests were Ralph T. Moore, Grants Pass, grand master of Masons in Oregon; Leslie M. Scott, soverign grand inspector general in Oregon of the Scot tish Rite of Freemasonry; Steph en F. Roise, deputy in Oregon, International Supreme council, order of DeMolay; Mrs. Thelma Schild, grand guardian and Frank Mayes, associate grand guardian. International Order of Job's Daughters of Oregon. Approximately 350 delegates from the 32 subordinate courts Membership in the Amaranth is made up of members of the Masonic fraternity and their wives, widows, mothers, daugh ters, sisters, half-sisters and granddaughters. ' The main purposes is the ad- Society rj - . ..4 TO WED Cedle Dionne (above), one of the four sur viving Dionne Quintuplets, plans to get married next September the Toronto Telegram reports in a dis patch from Montreal. The newspaper said she would marry Philippe Langlois, 25, whom she has known for the past three years. Stuffad Potato A baked potato treat that's delicious! Take the potatoes from the oven of your gas range, slice off top, scoop out the centers, mash with a fork, stir in 1 table spoon milk and 1 of cottage cheese, 1 teaspoon minced on ion and 1 teaspoon minced green pepper for each potato, that is. Season with salt and pepper, and don't forget the butter and plenty of it before refill ing the shells. vancement of womanhood, and of charitable and social projects. The Shriner's hospital for crip pled children, the Doernbecher children's hospital, the Alber-tina-Kerr Baby Home, and the Red Cross are the principal Am aranth philanthropic projects in Oregon. .... " - " J" IBS. J J- 1 - 1 . .---' v s. ...... . ...r (0)-PIECE LIVING ROOM GROUPS . and get QUALITY TOO! 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Robinson's store has an L-snaped occupancy, with en trances on both Main and Front sts., and the expansion now gives Pick's entrances on both streets as well as the corner location. Gifts Planned As a feature of the expansion celebration, Pickell said vanity cases will be given to people pur chasing shoes in the newly re modeled and expanded depart ments. Handbags also will be sold in the shoe department. The new shoe department and a new dress department, also re modeled, will provide additional display windows for the store on the west side of the building. Pickell said. Furniture in the shoe depart ment will ' be oak chairs with beige nylon upholstery, he ad ded. Manager of the new depart ment will be Perry Daboling. The whole store recently has been rearranged and trimmed with a pink and green color scheme. New departments at store bring its total floor space to 3.500 square feet, compared to 1.000 square feet when it opened five years ago. Grange Notes Roxy Ann Grange The last meeting of the Roxy Ann Grange was held with a good attendance and all officers present. Charles Whitcher and Roscoe Roberts reported on agriculture and both reported a poor out look for the farmers with over production and prices down. Willetts Sims gave a report of HEC activities, stating there were 23 members present at the last meeting, when plans were made to have a plant, rummage, and baked food sale at the Grange on March 28. The next hostesses for HEC will be Marie Pfnister and Bessie Wight Sever'al work days were planned and all were urged to help paint the dining room. The legislative chairman re ported on the approval of the school bill and discussed the meat inspection bill. Roscoe Roberts reported on insurance stating that new rate manuels will soon be out and a new protection for drivers will be a protection against unin sured motorists. Al Sims brought to the atten tion of members of the urgent need for a woodshed and store room. A vote followed the dis cussion and the building com mittee said that the building will be started as soon as pos sible. Members of the drill team were asked to report for prac tice on Monday evening. The third and fourth degree will be put on by the team at a future date. The program followed Grange with the theme of the Million aire TV program being carried out even to Grange members helping the fortunate person to spend her money and playing the stock market. The next serving committee for Grange will be Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gault, Mr. and Mrs. Burle Griffin and Mr. and Mrs. I Cecil Hall. I Give sparkle to a winter menu ' with a molded salad. Mold shred ded unpeeled red apple grated carrot and plump light or dark raisins in glistening orange fla vored gelatin. Steam the raisins a few minutes in hot water to in sure their plump juiciness. 4-H Club News Pacifiers Club The 4-H child care and baby sitting Pacifiers club of Eagle Point met March 4. We discussed having a party for little children two and three in the music room at school, Friday, March 15. The committees were: Helen Wickown, invitations; Sharon Simons, favors; Ruth Fitzer, re freshments; Patty Claus, games; Sandra Wallis, finding out if we can use the music room; and Shannon Matthews, general chairman. Committee reports were given March 8. At the last meeting the chief of police told us what to do in case of an accident or robbery while babysitting and a repre sentative of the fire department told what to do in case of a fire. Sandra Wallis. Reporter. 4-H Outdoor Cooking Club The meeting was called to order by Ann Higday, president. We decided to have a ride March 17 starting at 11 a.m. at James West's. The destination was un decided. The next meeting will be March 23 at James West's if the weather is good. It will be at James A. Dunn's if the weather Wednesday. March 13. 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE Jewelry Manufacturer Decides Men Should Wear Engagement Rings New. York U.R) One jewelry manufacturer has decided that men, too, should wear engage ment rings. The firm is manufacturing an "acceptance ring" a diamond engagement ring coordinated with the style of the one a man gives his girL Henry Peterson, president of the firm, said the acceptance ring was altogether fitting that, after all, "many men currently wear and are proud of diamond" rings; now they can wear a dia mond ring which helps them de clare their love." Who paj's for the acceptance ring? She does. One pound of peanut butter contains more calories, protein, minerals and vitamins than a pound of beefsteak. is bad. We are to ride horses if the weather is good. Bill More gon and somet others named the parts of the horse, saddle and bridle. Then we had refresh ments. The meeting was ad journed. Ronnie Greb, Reporter. 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