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X mm 2 TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday, February 13. 1958 First Woman to Head Clan Is 80-Year-Old Dame Flora - By GAY PAULEY commerce," said his grand- JJnited Presi Women' Editor mother. "Nowadays is takes New York flf! Keeping quite an income to keep a International ties of the Mac- castle. In olden times, our i,eod family knotted is the motto 'Hold Fast" referred to full-time job of an 80-year-old physical strength . T . today, woman, who gets around al- to less romantic things." most as much as John Foster With Variations Dulles Dame Flora MacLeod, the first woman chief of a Scot tish clan, is on the last lap i,tf an around -the -world air Z triD to visit MacLeod societies - scattered from Saskatchewan j; xo syaney. "The early clans had one Z purpose survival," she said Z during a stopover here beiore Z flying on to Scotland. "Today S our whole purpose is friend 2 ship between families and S friends. When vou think that for 700 years, this family big at it has become has held Z together well, in our unsta - ble world, it gives me a real feeling of something stable. The world needs to hang on 2 to some of the traditions. 2 "And I do believe that be Z cause all English speaking peoples have kept close to il gether, we have been able to 2 maintain our world as we Z know it today. Z The MacLeod clan traces Z Its heritage to the Norsemen, - but the first Scottish chief, - who settled on the Isle of Z Skye, came along about 1200, - pame Flora said, nis name Z was Leod. The Mac, which is Z Scottish for son, was added Z as children came along. Just Home - I The first chief Dame Flora S L, the 23th started construc- Z tion of the fortress like cas 2 t3e, called Dunvegal, and oth- 2 Sr generations added to it. It 2 fiow has "24 to 25 bedrooms, " Six or seven living rooms . . . - a very big place," said the - plan chief, -who still occupies E tt. ; : The castle also is the gath : tring place for MacLeods - from all over the world, and fcas become quite a tourist at- fraction. T.nnHon Times executive, be- ardson. Miss Ina Freeman, - i u.Ai in-jc Mrs. Frances Klein. Mrs. El came cian ciucx m ooi nuci - . her father died. She was the sie Turner and Miss Eugenia enly direct descendant of the parson. first chief. ; "The task Is entirely a vol untary one," she explained, Voif rhiof Trmst alwavsl ... - -m. , V. Uorvauis unanes isray occupy Dunvegal. I m sure o Medford has been picked snm of th a parlv chiefs turn- I i r i v v ... ... . ed In their graves to think that a woman was the head of the family." To keep the family name going, she changed her mar ried name of Water back to MacLeod. Her successor one day already is selected a grandson, John, who has changed his name to MacLeod from Gordon. The 22-year-old heir appar ent is a student at McGill uni- "He's studying business and Dame Flora said she had no idea how many MacLeods or McClouds, or MacLouds or about 20 other variations of the name now populate the world. "We're the most organized clan,1' she said, "but I'm sure there are more Campbells, MacDonalds and McKenzies." The chiefs latest jaunt, which she financed herself, took her through the Middle East to Australia and New Zealand, back across the Pa cific to San Francisco, all the way across Canada, and into New York, where MacLeods and friends gathered for a big dinner last Friday. The chief, a lively litue woman with wavy white hair, sees nothing unusual about ah 80-year-old making a 25,000 mile trip. "Mv dear." she said, "in my time I've seen a lot of changes ihp comine of electricity, mntnr pars, telephones, radio and television, and airplanes. I've been flying for years. Now. the dawn o tne space age. Maybe we won't be going to the moon in my time, but I'll bet you one of the early settlers wiu pe a MacLeod." Society to Hold Session Saturday EDsilon chapter of Delta Karma Gamma, honorary soc iety for women teachers, will hold a meeting at Girls Com munity club Saturday, Feb ruary 15, at 2 pjn. "Anticipation Unlimited" will be the title of a sympo sium to be conducted by Mrs. Ivah Dobbs Murray. Mu sic is also planned. Hostesses will be Mrs. Es ther Fliegel, Mrs. Mae Rich- 4- i v-... a ft i i fcuMi i rr ' i" ' y r fit it Medford Student n Cast of Play as a member of the cast for the Oregon State college play, "The Crucible," February 13 to 15. The OSC speech depart ment presents six plays each year. "The Crucible" is built around the witchcraft hys teria of 1692 in the colonies. Young Bray is a senior maj oring in business and techno logy. A 1949 graduate of Med ford Senior high school, he is the son of Dr. J. P. Bray of 317 Lozier lane. 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Dr. Dorothy Stolp is direct ing the childrens theater play. Miss Leek, the Southern Oregon College candidate for Snow Queen at the recent Winter Carnival at Mount Hood, is a freshman student. She has played in two pro ductions at Medford High school. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Leek of Medford. The prince, played by Richard Swinney, was in the senior class play at Medford High school. He is active in scouting and DeMolay work. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Swinney. Other members of the cast are: Eldon Francis, Galafron; Steven Wiseley, Curdkln; Pe ter Lundgreen, Roland; Miss Florence Moore, the mother; Misses Barbara Cox and Kath- ryn Stewart, sisters; Miss Audrey Hite, the queen; Miss Janet Anderson, fairy god mother; and Miss Myrtle Con verse, Felecia. John Converse, Roland in the second cast, will play the herald and Ir- ma Penwell will appear in both casts as ihe page. Favorite Pancake Mix Good for Sandwiches New York (IP) Cheese sandwiches for lunch? They'll get raves when made with pancake mix. Cut 2 tablespoons of short ening into 2 cups of your fav orite mix. When the mixture resembles coarse crumbs, add 2-3 cups milk and stir until just dampened. Turn out on lightly floured board and knead gently a few seconds. Roll to a scant Vi-inch thick ness. Cut 12 4-inch squares. Put a slice of cheese between two squares, sealing the edges with a fork. Fry in a small amount of shortening over a medium heat. Turn once to brown both sides. Serve with soup, crisp relishes and milk. Dinner and Meeting To Be Held by Class A potluck dinner and meet ing of Shipmates class will be held at First Methodist church; Friday at 6:30 p.m. A program has been planned by Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Brood, Older persons interested in "food and fellowship" are in vited to join the class. - Mrs. Donna Doyie Makes Buying Trip Mrs. Donna Doyle, Mann's department store, has return ed from a buying trip to San Francisco. Mrs. Doyle, buyer for the ladies-ready-to-wear department, had previously viewed the spring fashions in Los Angeles. On her last trip she purchased the new spring lines in cotton for the store. Give Dinner Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Lack entertained with a one o'clock dinner Sunday at their home on Beatty street. Covers were placed for Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Street of Grants Pass and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Davis of Jacksonville. The occasion was in observance to Mrs. Lack's birthday. - Gourmet Touch New York (IPl Potatoes become a gourmet dish serv ed this way. Dice potatoes into small cubes. Dice the bottoms of artichokes. Add truffles, and season with salt and pepper. Saute in butter until golden brown. Mardi Gras Ball Saturday To Be Gay Carnival Event Late winter merrymakers are awaiting the Mardi Gras costume ball, to be staged this week end by Tudor guild members. A highlight of the area's winter social season, the event will unfold Saturday evening, February 15, at Rogue Valley Country club, and the public is invited to attend. Mrs. William Dawkins and Mrs. Harry Skerry, both Ashland, are co-chairmen for the fete. Two orchestras will provide dance music for the costumed guests, with continuous music from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. in both the Terrace lounge and the Crest room. Highlighting the program will be the crowning of a Mardi Gras queen, whose identity will not be reyealed until that evening, and County Judge Rodney Keat ing, who has been proclaimed Mardi Gras King. Menu of the "royal feast" will include roast beef, fried chicken, prawns, spaghetti and meat balls, baked beans, various salads, relish plate and French apple tarts, . the Country club chef states. It will be served buffet style in the new Terrace room. The committee hopes that many guests will come in costume, but for those who do not wish to do so, formal gowns and dark suits are in order. Masks are mandatory, and may be obtained at the Toy House in Medford. Prizes will be awarded for the most original and prettiest cos tumes. Tickets must be purchased is in essential process in dry cleaning which introduces a lubricant into the fibers. We Retex All of Our Dry Cleaning at No Extra Cost Medford Gleaners Hale & Kathryn Wheeler 34 No. Holly, SP 2-6500 F'ee Pickup and Delivery Blazers Return For Men's Wear By United Press Now it's the return of the 1920's styles for . men. One manufacturer (A. Sulka and Co.) says blue blazer jackets with brass buttons are a fa vorite with the Palm Beach set this winter. Worn with the jackets? White flannel slacks, of course. One national chain of beauty shops (Helene Curtis) offers this forecast for spring coif fures: very short, but brushed up with a revival of the early career girl, or Amelia Earhart, look. New color combinations are on the way in the jewelry in dustry. The Fashion Coordi nation Institute said two "comers" are white combined with rhinestones for daytime suits and dresses, and silver jewelry worn with beige cas ual clothes. The cotton industry, which each year choses a grown-up "Maid of Cotton," now has de cided she needs company. For the first time this year, it will choose a national "Little Miss Cotton" to represent the in dustry in the children's wear field. The "Miss," to be crowned in Memphis May 16, will be between six and 10 years old and selected, said the National Cotton Council on basis of "beauty, charm and background." One St. Louis designer has come up with a variation on that old fashion theme of ver satility. It's a two-day cos tume, one side a slim cotton sheath of solid color, but lined in a gay print. The dress is completely finished so that it can be turned inside out for a change. " Lodge Announces Valentine Dance A valentine dance will be given by Pocahontas lodge Friday, February 14, at Red man hall on Apple street. The dance will follow the usual lodge session, which will take until 8 p.m. Members are asked to take dance records, and sandwiches for refreshments. To save scorched food, first plunge the bottom of the cooking pan into cold water before transferring it from the burned pan to another. The charred - taste then is much less noticeable. in advance, and are available from guild members, - Jean Hart's store, Gates Furniture company or at the Shake spearean festival office in Ashland. All receipts from ticket sales will benefit the Tudor Guild's actors scholarship fund. For the past eight years the Tudor guild has served as an auxiliary but independent function of the Oregon Shake spearean Festival. Its fund raising activities have made it possible for many talented performers to gain the unique Ashland experience of a sum mer with bhaKespeare. ine guild also presents annually the midsummer Bard'i Hey day celebration, the opening night banquet in Lithia park, and special entertainments for the acting company. Junior Symphony To Give Premiere Of Composition Portland The world pre miere of . a work by David Diamond, one of the most em inent of contemporary Am erican composers, will be presented at the Portland Junior Symphony's mid-winter concert, under the direc tion of Jacob Avshlomov, on Saturday, February 15, 8:30 p.m. in the public auditor ium. The composition is entitled "The World of Paul Klee," and is a musical "portrayal of four paintings by the late Paul Klee, one of the most creative artists from the French - tradition of modern art. In honor of the occasion, the New York Museum of Modern Art is arranging a loan of at least one of the paintings, which will be on view on the night of the con cert at the auditorium and later will be shown for a month in the Portland Art museum. The David Diamond com position is the first to be pre sented in the commissioning series made possible by the Junior Symphony's $10,000 grant from the Rockefeller Foundation "for music par ticularly suitable for perfor mance by junior orchestras." Mr. Diamond, who is resid ing in Florence, Italy, has written that the opportunity to compose music for the Klee paintings has been a cherished dream of his for many years. The second new work in the commissioning series will be "Dance and Reverie" by Roy Harris, also one of the greats among con temporary American compos ers. It will be presented at the Junior Symphony spring concert on April 19. Holiday Log Makes Interesting Dessert A Holiday Log makes an in teresting dessert for a Wash ington's birthday party. It is made from honey-flavored wheat cereal, with an ice cream filling. For the .log use 1 cup firm ly-packed brown sugar, lVz tablespoons light corn syrup, va cup milk, 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, 3 Vi cups honey-flavored wheat cereal, IVi pints vanilla ice cream, cup heavy cream whipped, and 5 marachino cherries. Wrap a rolling pin in waxed paper; grease well. In a quart saucepan mix together sugar, corn syrup, milk and butter, Cook, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved. Con tinue to cook, stirring occa sionally, until mixture reach es the soft ball stage at 238'F. cn a candy thermometer. Meanwhile, place honeys in a large bowl. Add cooked syrup and mix quickly until all cer eal is coated. Turn out on greased waxed paper; pat out to 8 x lOVi" rectagle. Shape around rolling pin; seal edges. Cool until firm. Pull away outer waxed paper. 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