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TWO MTDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
TuMdir. Julr 8. 1957
Potpourri
Philadelphia, July 4 Some 7.000 people stood in line for prac
tically hours last night in order to be presented to an Oregonian.
Pretty and charming Martha Shull, retiring president of National
Education association, was honored at a formal reception given by
NEA and Oregon Educational association in the Grand ballroom
of the Benjamin Franklin hotel and which jammed the hotel.
The honor of also meeting the vice-president of the nation,
Richard Nixon, went to the first several hundred through the line
then the vice-president excused himself and the reception contin
ued without him. The vice-president had spoken at the general
assembly which preceded the reception, but for various reasons,
the fact that he would attend the reception had not been generally
announced. Hostesses, including Maxine Smith of Medford, were
informed of the vice-president's attendance at the party only an
hour or so before Miss Shull and Mr. Nixon arrived.
A reporter-photographer team from Life magazine has been
coverim; the centennial convention, and were on hand at the
party, along with a lew other reporters ana pnotograpners. vari'
ous "big wheels" in NEA and OEA stood in the receiving line
from time to time in order to receive guests and be photographed
with the two honored guests. Miss Shull wore a long pink lace
gown which was becoming with her graying hair and fair com
(P'mxion, and a pink orchid corsage. However, the decorations in
tit! Grand ballroom and the three other rooms reserved for the
arty vre red roses, and the Oregon room at the hotel has had
Obnk rti roses, dozens of them, every day. They are a gift from
Osa fian ef Margaret Perry, Monmouth, who was McCall Maga-
' "Teacher of the Year" in 1955 and who is attending the
invention. She was honored at the annual dinner of the Depart-
tcttt o Clatsroom Teachers Tuesday night.
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As ni the case when Vice-President Nixon visited Medford
tfurirvt the last election campaign, a swarm of secret service men
and at Philadelphia police stood close at hand during the recep
tion. Totpourri wandered over to talk with one, who said that he
I'aari't rally very worried that when the federal men are on the
JcgS, the local men feel everything is under control.
Aeeerding to this native son of Philadelphia, the city is "noth
im mrt than a hick town." He conceded that this sounded odd,
sine the population is more than two million souls. But he said
the poodle generally are narrow-minded and that there are a lot of
"silly blue laws" on the books.
Pptpourri brought along a book to Philadelphia called "The
Philadelphian" and written by a native son, a former newspaper
man. He makes the native Philadelphian out to be a grasping, pret
ty unprincipled person with little interest in his neighbor and
says that Philadelphia "society" is an ever-dwindling circle be
cause the "best families" are dying out and no others are being
accepted. Just now we asked a fellow reporter in the NEA press
room if Philadelphia isn't known as the "City of Brotherly Love."
"Gsh, I guess it is," he said, "but I haven't heard that in a long
time."
A team of speakers who visited Medford not long ago, and
ho were former Philadelphians, maintained that there' is no con
certed effort in the city to solve the problem of the Negro slums
or of juvenile delinquency. The policeman more or less agreed
with this and said the proportion of Negroes is increasing. "I'm
going to get out as soon as I can," he concluded.
Teachers, however, seem to be making an effort to treat chil
4em simply as children, and not as Negroes, whites, Jewish
AiWren or gentiles. Almost 3,000 Philadelphia school children of
OJi ages and their teachers presented a simply fabulous "schools
O parade" program for the convention Tuesday night that brought
-fcstravagant praise from the teachers.
The youngsters were thoroughly trained, the pageantry color
ed and exciting and the music very beautiful. And in almost every
umber, the Negroes and whites played and performed together.
tba visiting teachers were further impressed with two scenes of
ihe pageant. In one instance when scores of children had scam
pered from the huge auditorium floor, one small child lay curled
up in the middle, seemingly asleep but with a bright spotlight on
tim. After a moment, one of his companions came and woke him
foad the two scampered off together, hand in hand. One was white
-the other very black.
The closing scene of the pageant was impressive, with a huge
iBtni of learning towering over a platform. With children on all
swies, four teachers dressed in costumes to represent the last 100
3 years of education in this country, and accompanied by three or
, four white children so dressed, entered the room and stood below
the Lamp of Learning. Last to enter was sweet-faced Miss Shull,
with her characteristic warm smile. By one hand she led a small
white child, by the other a small black child. And she took her
place by those who had preceded her to the Lamp of Learning.
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Potpourri's part in the program was concluded this noon, and
now we feel somewhat freer. The centennial convocation speakers,
Norman Cousins of the Saturday Review, Dr. James Conant, for
mer president of Howard university, and Waurine Walker, a
former NEA president, spoke during the morning. In the after
noon Potpourri led one of the 115 circles, made up of teachers
and lay persons from all over the U.S.
We were six a kindergarten teacher from New Jersey: a New
York teacher from a high school of 4,000 who teaches German
and English; another New Yorker from a rich district who teaches
English and Social studies; a man who teaches mathematics in a
school near Philadelphia and a Catholic sister who heads the
science department at a Philadelphia parochial college.
This morning we took part in a symposium on "Teamwork in
Comniunications Between Lay and Professional People." Our news
room boss, EA, maintained from the first that the title was nega
tivand didn't "communicate" anything. He was right. We were
five on the panel nine listeners showed and two left by the
time the moderator finished.
Later we learned other groups met the same fate. One woman
Sid a panel Wednesday led by Gordon Sabine, former dean of
Urm University of Oregon Journalism School and now dean of the
CWkne t Communication Arts, Michigan State university, had
ralkal to a handful. The topic was "The Effect of the Rise of
Ttfcafi Hadn."
Last year's NEA convention was held in Portland, and teachers
ar still talking about how outstanding it was. Many delegates.
CALENDAR
Calendar notices' and newi for
the society section of The Mail
Tribune must be submitted in
writing and deadline for the Sun
der edition hi 1 D m Friday Dead
line for the weekly calendar is 9
.m- of the day of publication and
for week day news is 5 pjn. the
day before publication. .
Tuesday
8 p.m. Roguette circle 4, Mili
tary Order of Lady Bugs.
Wednesday
10:30 a.m. Central Point
Garden club, Ashland Lithia
Park.
12:30 p.m. Medford League
of Women Voters, at lake house
of Mrs. John Day. Gold Rey road..
12:30 p.m. Medford Town
send club, at Carpenter's union
hall.
Central Point
Club to Tour
Ashland Park
Central Point The C e n t ral
Point garden club will tour the
Ashland Lithia park after a pot
luck picnic - there tomorrow.
Mrs. E. W. Jermark is hostess.
Members are to meet at the
Central Point grange hall at
10:30 a.m. and eo directly to the
park. Those with names begin
ning with letters up to "K" are
to take salads, those with names
"L" to "Z" are to take hot dishes.
Society
Potluck Luncheon
Wednesday Meeting
C. E. Naffziger and Mrs.
Charles Boussum were delegates
from Medford to the fourth dis
trict council meeting in Cottage
Grove, Sunday, July 7. Mrs. Ida
Kelly, club member, also attend
ed. Thirty club members and six
visitors were present at the
Fourth of July picnic held by the
club in Ashland's Lithia park
Six persons were visitors.
The next regular club meeting
and potluck lunch will be held
Wednesday, July 10. at 12:30
p.m. in Carpenter's union hall.
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Guests Leave
For Portland
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Heisten,
Portland, left for their home last
week after a visit at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Michael,
475 Charlotte Ann road. Mrs.
Michael and Mrs. Heisten are
sisters.
The two sisters spent a few
days in Roseville, Calif., visiting
their brother, Albert Daugherty.
Altrusan Plans
New Orleans
Convention Trip
Miss Grace R. Smith, 1288
South Columbus ave., leaves
Medford tomorrow morning by
air on her way to the Altrusa
International biennial conven
tion in New Orleans, July 21 to
25. Miss Smith is immediate past
president of the local Altrusa
club.
Before boarding the conven
tion train at Chicago, Miss Smith
plans to visit relatives and
friends in Michigan and Wiscon
sin. After the New Orleans
meeting, she will take an air
trip to Mexico, returning by way
of Tucson and Los Angeles. She
will be home early in August.
Delegates from 426 Altrusa
club in Bermuda, Guatemala,
Great Britain, Canada, Hawaii,
Mexico, Puerto Rico and the
United States will gather for the
convention. Dr. Loretta M.
Miller, past 12th district gov
ernor from Ellensburg, Wash.,
is a candidate for second vice
president of the international.
She is now a member of two
international committees.
Featured at the convention
will be a speech given by Dr.
Jose Amora, Uruguay, director
general of Organization of
American States, on "Crucial
Developments in the Western
Hemisphere." Dr. Amora will
include in his talk the planning
for peaceful uses of atomic
energy.
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Fruit and Ice Cream
Make Dreisy Desserts '
New York IIP) Dress up des
serts by using fruits in season,
served with a topping of ice
cream.
Here's one suggestion. Peel,
core or pit and slice your favor
ite fruit pears, apples, peaches
or plums. Poach in enough sug
ar and water syrup to cover,
using 23 cup of sugar to 1 cup
of water, flavored with J,4 tea
spoon of pure vanilla extract.
Chill and serve topped with ice
cream.
Houseguest
Mrs. George B. Dicus of Hut
chinson, Kan., is visiting her
mother Mrs. Frank R. Baker,
938 South Riverside aveune,
Medford. Mrs. Dicus will spend
about a week here.
Saturday by Ladies Troop
Second Annual Horse Show
The Ladies Mounted Troop.
Auxiliary to the Jackson Coun
ty Sheriff's Posse, will put on
their second annual horse show
Saturday, July 13.
The show this year is ac
credited with the Oregon Horse
man's association. The points
won here will count on cham
pionships for the state of Ore
gon. Riders from other parts of
the state will attend.
The classes and games this
year will be as follows: parade
horse, matched pairs, English
pleasure, jumpers, Shetland
ponies to bike, Arabian native
costume, Appaloosa and Pinto
Indian costume, western plea
sure horse, seat and hands, 12
and under. Palomino, Texas bar
rel race, scurry race, and baton
race.
There is an entry fee for all
horse show classes. A first place
trophy will be awarded in each
class and ribbons to fifth place.
All entries must be in by 8
p.m. Thursday, July 11. For
entry blanks or more detailed
information call Mrs. Iris Dodge,
KE 5-2518 or write her at Box
365, Talent.
seeing our Oregon badge, stop to say how much they enjoyed their
stay in Oregon last summer. These included one Hawaiian woman
and two Puerto Ricans. One New York woman said she wrote a
special convention report, saying how truly friendly and hospita
ble everyone had been in Portland, and how efficiently the ses
sions had been organized.
The hotel is jammed again tonight for "Friendship Night." The
lobby and all stairs are solid from wall to wall with jostling men
and women and the elevators are mobbed. Conventioning teachers
are a hardy lot meeting from 7:30 a.m. until 10 p.m. and then
fun afterwards.
Here it is almost time to leave the City of Brotherly Love just
as we discovered the only place in town where the coffee doesn't
taste like lye. O.S.
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Medford IOOF
Hold Installation
Tonight in Lodge .
District Deputy Grand Master
John Black of Jacksonville will
be in Medford tonight to install
newly elected officers of Med
ford lodge. International Order
of Odd fellows.
To be installed are Larry Hor
tcn, noble grand; Vern Stickle,
vice-grand; Jack Huston, secre
tary, and George Howard, treas
urer. Appointive officers will be
named at the installation.
A planning committee is work
ing now with ladies of Olive Re
bekah lodge to arrange a lodge
picnic soon.
Master Point
Play Held by
Riverside Club
Thirty two players competed
in last Wednesday master point
duplicate bridge tournament of
the Riverside Bridge club.
High scores were in the north
south position Mrs. B. J. Sander
son and Mrs. Marie R e h ling,
ing, first; Mrs. M. Herman, and
Charles Munds, second; Mrs.
George Dean and Mrs. Y Dalen,
third. East-west position play
ers were Mrs. Howard Boyd and
Al Gilhousen. first; Mrs. Paul
McDuffie and Mrs. Richard Mile
stone, second; and Mrs. Van Gil
fa e r t and Mrs. J. J. Beaman,
third.
Mrs. George Ware
Returns Home After
Visit to Arizona
Mrs. George R. Ware, 1818
Winema Way, returned here Sat
urday from Tucson, Ariz., where
she visited with her son. Cap
tain Donald M. Hall, and fam
ily. She was accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. Frank A.
Kimball, and granddaughter Col
leen Kimball, of Springfield,
who spent the week end at the
Ware home.
Captain Hall is stationed at
the Davis-Monthan air base, near
Tucson, and is the father of two
small sons. On the trip home
the Oregon people spent some
time in Hollywood and also
visited Mrs. Ware's niece. Mrs.
Ralph Ralston and family at
Ramona, Calif.
Britain's Monarch's Fall Visit
Brings Out Elizabethan Look
By GAY PAULEY
United Press Correspondent
New York HP Look for an
Elizabethan era in American
fashions for fall.
The visit of Britain's young
monarch and her husband to the
United States is three months
away. But Seventh Avenue
manufacturers already are busi
ly cutting clothes with "regal
simplicity, from fabrics rich
enough for royalty, and in colors
appropriately named "Windsor
Rose," "Elizabethan Blue" and
"Royal Purple."
"The Queen's visit will have
a strong influence on the way
Miss and Mrs. Average Ameri
can will want to look," said
Roxane, who with Cecil Beaton
designed the Samuel Winston
fall and winter collection.
Designer Collections Shown
The Winston group was one of
the designer collections pre
viewed Monday for 200 visiting
fashion reporters here for shows
by the Couture group of the
New York Dress Institute.
Roxane's "fit for a queen"
fabrics include silk satins in
jewel tones, a S60 per yard lame,
ottoman silk brocades and wools
with velvet-like texture.
Monte Sano and Pruzan, pace
setters in coat and suit styles,
came up with the "great circle"
coat cut full enough to en
velop just about any costume in
a woman's wardrobe. They also
showed the three-quarter length
and seven-eighths length coat,
the latter done in large-pattern
plaid tweed, in circular, barrel,
straight and bias cut.
Natural Waist Highlighted
Suits belted at the natural
waistline highlighted the Harry
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Frechtel collection. Frechtel Is
one of several manufacturers
providing plenty of walking
room in narrow suit and dress
skirts, with deep box pleats, or
slits.
Nettie Rosenstein featured all
sorts of jackets in her suits
some of them hipbone length,
others waist, some single-breasted,
others double, some belted,
others unbelted.
One of the most striking
dresses in her collection: A
vamp type gown of clinging
crepe, with the decolletage
slashed to the waist at back. It
is named "Inky."
Jane Derby's evening clothes
feature skirts cut with extrava
gant fullness; but bodices so
sparse they just barely are
modest.
Are you the parent of teen
age youngster? Books at the
Medford Public library will
help you cope with the many
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