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TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
pring Brings Many
Teacher. Officer
To Wed in June;
?so Parties Held
Mrs. Dorothy Dowson, 47
South Berkeley way, has an
runced the engagement and
forthcoming marriage of her
Saughter, Harriett Elizabeth, to
Lt. Fred Cutter van Bebber, son
of Mrs. Ralph van Bebber of
Lawrence, Kan.
A June wedding is planned.
Miss Dowson, a 1955 gradu
ate of the College of the Pacific,
Stockton, Calif., is now teach
ing in the elementary school
system of Sacramento, Calif. Lt.
van Bebber is an officer in the
United States Air Force and is
stationed at Sacramento. He was
graduated in 1954 from Kansas
university where he was a mem
ber of Sigma Chi social fra
ternity. Miss Dowson is in Medford
for the Easter vacation, and her
fiance arrived Friday to spend
the week end here.
During the week the bride
elect was honord at two bridal
parties. Tuesday afternoon Mrs.
Gordon MacKenzie and Mrs.
Hugh Collins were hostesses for
a shower party which compli
mented Miss Dowson, entertain
ing at the MacKenzie home, 1616
East Main street. Bridge follow
ed dessert, and Miss Dowson
was presented gifts for her new
home.
The serving table was center
ed with a parasol trimmed with
ivy and camellias and the small
tables Avere decorated with
bridal dolls and nosegays of
fresh blossoms. Romeo and Ju
liet figurines stood on the
mantle.
Twenty guests attended.
Friday afternoon Mrs. B. L.
Nutting and Mrs. Austin Lay
mance gave, a luncheon and
kitchen shower for the bride-to-be,
inviting friends to the Nutt
ing home on Glenn Oak court.
'Sixteen guests attended.
Appointments were in pink,
and a pink umbrella was deco
rated with heather sprays. Pink
blossoms were floated in a bowl
for the table centerpiece.
Annual Tea of Cancer Society
To Be Wednesday at Hillcrest
One of the important events- of this week will be the annual
silver tea of the Medford chapter, American Cancer society, to be
held at Hillcrest orchards Wednesday, April 24, from 2 until 4:30
o'clock. Chapter members will be assisted by members of the
Jackson County unit of the Cancer society. -
Theme for this years tea
"Babies of Yesteryear," a sequel
to last year's theme which was
"Bride of Yesteryear." Many ar
ticles of infant apparel will be
on display, and some of the
christening robes to be shown
date back 100 years. In addition,
guests will be able to see antique
baby furniture and silver cups
used by past generations of
babies.
Many organizations are con
tributing displays for the two
contests which will be held this
year at the tea. One contest will
be for dolls of yesteryear; the
other contest will be for flower
arrangements. There will be
blue ribbons given for first and
This Is Your Life
To Be Show Theme
Final plans for the annual
style show and luncheon will be
made at a meeting of Kiwanian
Dames to be held at the home
of Mrs. Eugene Orr on the Old
Military road Tuesday, April
23. Luncheon will be served at
12 noon with Mrs. C. Lyall Fid
ler, Mrs. William J. Peek, Mrs.
Anthony R. Manno and Mrs.
I. Mirick as assistant hostesses.
Those wishing transportation
are asked to tall Mrs. Richard
Phair, 2-5049. or Mrs. Keva
Hutchinson, 3-1606.
The luncheon and show will
be held at Rogue Valley Coun
try club May 6. The committee
has announced "This Is Your
Life' as the theme. Reservations
may be made by calling the
club, 2-5965, before Friday,
May 3.
-Miss Nadra Moore
Honored Guest
At Bridal Party
Gold Hill Miss Nadra Moore
was honored April 16 at a bridal
shower at the home of Mrs. A.
A. Walker on Second avenue.
Mrs. Walker had created a life
sized bride and bridegroom for
the occasion. They were placed
in front of the fireplace, behind
the gift table, at which Miss
Moore opened her gifts assisted
by her sister, Mrs. Derwin Ma
pie of Central Point.
Hostesses were Mrs. A. A.
Walker, Mrs. Delos Walker, Mrs.
Norman Gail, Mrs. Wilmer Bail
ey and Mrs. Paul Thompson. :
More than 50 guests attended.
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Pledqed
Eugene Miss Deanna Camp
bell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George R. Campbell, 206 Girard
drive, has been pledged by Gam
ma Phi Beta . sorority at the
university of Oregon. Miss
Campbell is a freshman in
chemistry.
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Miss Margaret Ann Ripfl
Margaret Ripfl,
William Perl Jr..
Engaged to Wed
Mrs. Matthew Ripfl, 1123 Da
kota avenue, announces the en
gagement of her daughter, Mar
garet Ann, to William Frank
Perl Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
William Frank Perl, 136 North.
Oakdale avenue.
A late summer wedding is
planned. "
Mrs. Ripfl and her daughters
came to Medford a year ago
from Winnipeg, Canada, and
Miss Ripfl is a student at Med
ford High school. She will be
graduated in June.
Mr. Perl is a graduate of Med
ford High school and the Univer
sity of Oregon. He is a member
of Phi Delta Theta social frater
nity. Following graduation he
was commissioned in the United
States Air Force and served with
the Strategic Air command in
England for two years as a first
lieutenant. He is associated with
his father, in business.
second prizes in each contest,
and the .winners of each contest
will be decided by the ballots
of the guests. One ingenious val
ley resident has planned a flow
er arrangement which will fea
ture an old doll.
The tea table will be decorat
ed in pink and ivory, and the
baby theme will be used in the
table decorations. The women
who will pour have been chosen
because of their service to the
community in a variety of civic
and health organizations.
Medford chapter of the Ameri
can Cancer society was founded
10 years, ago, and several of the
14 members of the chapter have
been active from its inception.
Committee members, all of
whom are working on the tea
preparations are Mrs. Russell
G. Barnes. Mrs. L. W. Bates,
Mrs. Fred Burich, Mrs. Ray Cas
terline, Mrs. John S. Day, Mrs.
Scott Ellis, Mrs. Ray Frisbie
Mrs. Raymond Fish, Mrs. Earl
Lawson, Mrs. George Schuler,
Mrs. Fred Spiegelberg, Mrs.
Ralph Thompson, Mrs. Luke
Vorheis and Mrs. B. Brandt Bar
tels. ' Mrs. Day is "chairman of the
group, in addition to being a dis
trict commander for the. Cancer
society. Mrs. Bartels is assistant
chairman of the Medford chap
ter.
Mrs. Thorn psen and Mrs. Cas-
terline are co-chairmen for the
tea this year.
Miss June Pike
To Edit Annual .
Miss June Pike was among
students receiving offices when
student body elections were re
cently held at Good Samaritan
Hospital School of Nursing in
Portland.
Miss Pike, 1956 graduate of
Medford High, school, was elect
ed as annual editor for the 19o7
Beaver. Miss Pike, editor of the
Medford Hi-Times last year, is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs,
James H. Pike. 10l5 Narregan
st.. Medford. She began train
ing in September of 1956 on a
scholarship fund . supplied by
Alpha Rho chapter of Beta Sig
ma Phi sorority.
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Sunday. April 21. 1957
Engagement Announcements
Tell Engagement
Of Two Students
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Russell of
204 North- Ivy street, announce
the engagement of their daugh
ter, Viola May, to Thomas John
Harrison, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Wilbert H. Harrison of Cascade
Locks, Ore.
Miss Russell is a graduate of
Medford High' school an is a
student in the college of educa
tion at Lewis and Clark college
in Portland. She is president of
Sacajaweans, sophomore honor
society, Lutheran student repre
sentative on the student council
and a member of the college or
chestra. Mr. Harrison, a senior at Lewis
and Clark college, is president
of the Palatinean society, vice
president of Blue Key, national
men's honorary society, and reli
gious activity - commissioner on
the student council. He plans to
enter the University of Oregon
medical school at Portland in
the fall.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
Miss Connie White
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Mid-Summer Rites
Planned by Couple
Mrs. Juanita White, 331 West
Sixth street, Medford announces
the engagement of her daughter,
Connie Arline, to Jack Raymond
Pool, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alden
Keith of 902 Queeh Ann avenue,
Medford.
Miss White is a student at
Medford High school.' Mr. Pool
is a graduate of Medford High
school and is employed by Fir
ply corporation. 1
A mid-summer wedding is
planned.
Group Initiates
Sonja Peterson
Salem Miss Sonja Peterson,
Medford, was initiated into Wil
lamette university's chapter of
Alpha Lambda Delta at cere
monies held last Tuesday eve
ning. Requirements for mem
bership in this national women's
scholastic honorary society in
clude a grade point average of
3.5 or better.
A freshman majoring in mu
sic, Miss Peterson is a 1956
graduate of Medford high school.
A member of Pi Beta Phi and
the University orchestra, she
is the holder of two scholar
ships, the Nancy Black Wallace
and the Elk : Lumber company-
award.
She is the daughter of Mr
and Mrs. Emil Peterson, 2574
Jacksonville highway.
Society Pledges
Meredith Foote
Corvallis Miss Meredith Jean
Foote of Medford was among
the 34 coeds who were chosen
for membership in the Oregon
State college chapter of Alpha
Lambda Delta, national honor
society for, freshman women.
Students must earn at least a
B plus grade average during
their first two quarters of col
lege to, be eligible for member
shiprin the honorary.
.Miss .. Foote is majoring in
home economics and is the
daughter of Mrs. Ruth M. Foote
of 18 Portland avenue, Medford
She is a 1956 graduate of Med
foyd High school.
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90th Anniversary
The annual Founder's Day
meeting will be held Monday,
April 29, of the Pi Beta Phi
alumnae at the Medford hotel
at 7 p.m. Dinner will be served
and officers will be elected.
The meeting will observe the
nintieth anniversary of the or
ganization's founding.
Members are asked to call
Mrs. T. M. Garhart at 3-4698 for
reservations.
WEDDING...
Invitations or
Announcements
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Miss Dora Robertson
Couple to Marry
In June Ceremony
Mr. and Mrs. R. Robertson of
Little Valley, Calif., announce
the engagement of their daugh
ter, Dora Robertson, to David
Wisely, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Wisely, 724 West Jackson
street, Medfoni.
Miss Robertson, who is mak
ing her home in Ashland, is a
graduate of Ashland High school
and is employed by the Cali
fornia-Oregon Power company.
Mr. Wisely is a graduate of
Medford High schpol and is at
tending Southern Oregon col
lege. He is employed by Timber
Products corporation.
A June wedding is planned.
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Miss Edith Suttle
And Bob Robertson
Set Wedding Date
Eagle Point Mr. and Mrs.
Jesse D. Suttle, Eagle Point, an
nounce the forthcoming mar
riage of their daughter, . Edith
Suttle, to Bob Robertson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Robertson,
Route 1, Box 642,. Eagle Point.
Miss Suttle is a student at Ea
gle Point High school. Mr. Rob
ertson attended Crater High
school, Central Point, and has
been employed at Fir Ply com
pany for the past two years.
June second has been set as
the date of the wedding.
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Nisitors Honored
t Dinner Party
Mrs. C. B. Norton and daugh
ter, Mrs. C. N. Hadley and her
two children. Donna and Alan,
of. San Anselmo, Calif., have
been visiting Mrs. Norton's
sister, .Mrs. J. Hays of Central
Point and her mother, Mrs. D.
B. Reinhart, Medford.
Thursday evening, Mrs. Hays
gave a dinner party for the four
generations. -
Mrs. Norton is a former valley
resident.
Joe Reinhart arrived home
from Long Beach, Calif., for the
reunion.
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Ashland Student,
Herbert Chapman
To Wed in June
Mr. and Mrs. L. I. Stimson of
106 Walker avenue, Ashland, an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Yovonna, to Herbert
Ray Chapman, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank S. Chapman of 1041
West Eleventh street, Medford.
Miss Stimson is a graduate of
Ashland High school and is a
student at Southern Oregon col
lege. Mr. Chapman is a gradu
ate of Cottage Grove High school
and served with the United
States Air Force for four years.
He is. employed by Daugherty
Lumber company of White City.
The wedding date has been
set for June 9.
Miss Mary Sue Colley
Mary Sue Colley
And Darwin Bean
Plan June Rites
Prospect Mr., and Mrs. Joe
B. Colley, Prospect, announce
the engagement of their daugh
ter, Mary Sue, to Darwin Bean,
son of Mrs. Marion Bossier, 1913
Hazel' street, Medford.
Miss Colley is a graduate of
Prospect High school and is em-
ployed by Mrs. Emery G. Nye
of Prospect. Mr. Bean was grad
uated from Prospect High
school and is now serving with
the United States Air Force. He
is attending weather observers
school at Chanute ' Air . Force
base, Rantoul, 111.
A late June wedding is plan
ned.
Guild to Meet
St. Catherine's guild of St.
Mark's Episcopal church will
meet ' Monday, April 22 in the
Parish house at 8 p.m. The eve
ning will be devoted to work on
the annual card party to be held
this spring.
Hostesses will be Mrs. Richard
Green, Mrs. Ed Earnest and Mrs.
Donald Johnson.
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Mr. and Mrs. Max D. Burd.
1014 Pine street. Central Point,
announce the engagement of
their daughter, Kay, to William
Morse, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. L.
Mozse, Central Point. Miss Burd
and Mr. Morse are students at
Crater High school. No date has
been set for the wedding. -
League Plans
New Benefit
Medford Junior Service league
is planning a benefit dance
which will be new to the Med
ford and Rogue valley area. To
raise funds for the kindergarten
for deaf children which the
league operates, plans are being
made for a house tour on Tues
day, June 4. Hours will be
from 2 to 5 o'clock.
A group of outstanding homes
will be chosen for the tour,
which will be open to the pub
lic. It is especially hoped that
newcomers will be interested in
seeing such homes.
The tour will conclude with
tea in one of the homes.
Members of the committee
planning this event are Mrs,
Wright Scoville, general chair
man; Mrs. Lon Skinner, co-
chairman: Mrs. Carl Wimberly
Jr., hostess chairman; Mrs. R. B
Thierolf. tea: Mrs. Richard
Reum, invitations; Mrs. - J. W,
Lewis, publicity.
UO Mothers' Club .
Announces Dinner
Thursday Evening
The University of Oregon
Mothers club announces a pot
luck dinner to be held in the
cafeteria of Medford High school
Thursday, April 25 at 6:30 p.m.
Parents of graduating seniors
who plan to attend the univer
sity are cordially invited.
Mrs. J. Alan Wickham, dean
of women at the University, will
be the featured speaker. Guests
are asked to take their own ta
ble service.
Further information or reser
vations may be obtained by call
ing Mrs. Allan Perry, 2-4723.
Residents in the Grants Pass
area may contact Mrs. Robert
Neilson and those in the Ash
land area may call Mrs. Harvey
Wood.
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I Dinner Honors
Medford Woman
A" ' buffet dinner,' honoring
Mrs. J. F. Hibbert, Woodrow
lane was given April 14 at the
home of Mr., and Mrs. H. E.
Pearson, Old Military road.
Guests attending were Pansy
Calder and Mr. and Mrs. C.
Aubrey Sander, Medford; Mr.
and Mrs. v Lester Robin, Bly,
Ore.; Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hib-
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To Visit
Mrs. H. S. Bullock of Grants
Pass, Queen of Zuleima temple,
Daughters of the Nile, will
make her first visitation of the
year to Zuleima Illinois Valley
Nile club April 23. A dinner is
planned for 7 o'clock.
bert, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Ste
phenson Jr. and children, Linda
and Michael, also of Medford.
presents