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MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford', Ore., Friday, April 11, 1958 Rauschers Visit In Central Point. Central Point Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Rauscher, Walla Wal la, Wash., were guests brief ly Tuesday of Mrs. Vinie Nouy and Bernice Nouy Flem ing, First and Oak streets, Central Point. Mrs. Rauscher. the former Verna Adams of Tacoma, and Mrs. Fleming were roommates at Marylhurst college, Oswe go, Ore., and had not met since 1948 when Mrs. Rau scher was in the valley for a visit at the Nouy home. Conference Set In Grants Pass A large delegation of Med ford members will attend the annual spring conference of Southern Oregon district of the Business and Professional Women's club Saturday eve ning and Sunday morning, April 12 and 13, in Grants Pass. The conference will start with a dinner at 6:30 o'clock Saturday evening at Larry's banquet room on Highway 99 south. The theme will be "Down on the Farm" and each one is asked to come in jeans or calicos for an eve ning of getting acquainted and information. Mrs. Louise : Norcross of Portland, state ..public affairs chairman, will : conduct a panel on "Our Re- : lation to our Community. Sunday morning breakfast "will olso be at the banquet rom at 9 o'clock, with the theme of "Blossom Time". Mrs. Elsie Downing, Myrtle Point, state first vice-president, will represent the state federation as the main speak er with "Retaining Member ship' as her topic. Other out of the district visitors sched uled to attend are Mrs. Erma Ferguson, McMinnville, state international relations chair man, and Mrs. Evelyn Kriede man, Portland, state health and safety chairman. Prizes will be given the club travel ing the greatest distance and the club having the largest number present. A luncheon is planned for Saturday noon at the Medford hotel for Mrs. Kriedeman for Medford. BPWC members are invited to attend. Council of Blind To Meet on Sunday Jackson Council of the Blind will meet Sunday, April 13, at 2 p.m. in St. Mark's Guild hall. Members who attended the recent semi nar in Portland will give reports. Grand Guardian Bethel Visitor Mrs. J. Wesley McGill, Portland, grand guardian of Oregon for International Or der of Job's Daughters, was the honored guest at a meet ing of Bethel 55 here Tuesday evening in the Pythian build ing. Mrs. McGill inspected the bethel and initiation was held for the Misses Sylvia Coggins, Barbara Mitchell, Jane Ward, Marilyn Smith, Carol Slater and Ann Van Dyke. , Introduced were Miss Mar cia Spence, past queen of the bethel; Mrs. C. D. Elhart, past grand guardian; Mrs. Ralph Nelson, Portland, grand mar shal; L. H. Manning, grand outer guard; Mrs. Paul Selby and Mrs. W. K. Suit, past guardians; Mrs. Gertrude Win ningham, matron of Adarel chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, Jacksonville. Mrs. Harold Gordon, guard ian, gave final plans for the grand session which opened yesterday in Medford. Mrs. McGill was honored with an addendum, and re freshments were served in the dining room. Serving on the refreshment committee were Mrs. Leonard Mayfield and daughter, Karen; Mrs. John Tizeker and daughter, Mar garet and Mrs. Alan Jewett and daughter, Sandra. f PTA Announces Meeting Monday Hedrick Parent-Teacher as sociation will meet Monday, April 14, at 7:30 p.m. at the school, leachers will be in their home rooms from 7:30 to 8:15 p.m. for consultations with parents, and at 8:15 p.m. a business session will con vene in the cafeteria. The Mothersingers will pro vide entertainment. Retired Teachers To Hear Reports Mrs. C. D. Vroman will be hostess for a meeting of Re tired Teachers' association in her home on Coleman Creek road Monday, April 14, at 1:30 p.m. Assisting her will be Mrs. Mamie Bloomfield, Mrs. Ma rie Dizney and Mrs. Agnes Deaver. Reports of the state conven tion in Portland will be given. , Plan Dance Pioneer Square Dance club will hold a dance Saturday, April 12, at 8:30 p.m. at Ker shaw Square. Caller for the dance will be Kenneth Howe, and potluck refreshments will be served. ' Miiirini " CEREMONIES OPEN Formal opening ceremonies for the 34th annual session of the Oregon Grand Guardian council, Inter national Order of Job's Daughters, were conducted last night at Hedrick junior high school by Mrs. J. Wesley McGill, Portland (at right) retiring grand guardian, and Dr. L. A. Maulding, Nyssa, (at extrerrfe right) associate grand guardian. Also here for the grand session are Harold Mclsaac, Park dale, vice-associate grand guardian, and Mrs. Edward Goodnough, Eugene, vice grand guardian. Under the order's tradi tional system of holding office, Mrs. Good nough and Mr. Mclsaac are slated to be come grand guardian and associate guard ian, and formal elections are. set for today. About 1500 Daughters, council members and visitors representing other branches of the Masonic lodge are in Medford for the sessions. (Knackstedt photo) Grants Pass Girl Chosen Queen By Job's Daughters Field Trip Set By Mushroom Club Southern Oregon Mushroom club will hold it's first spring field trip Sunday, April 13, in a wooded area a few miles north of Grants Pass. The group will meet at the Fred Lawrence home 1422 Euclid avenue, and leave at 9:30 a.m. Further information may be had by calling Mr. Lawrence at SPring 2-6767. Chapter, Auxiliary Plan Social Meeting Jackson County chapter, Disabled American Veterans, and auxiliary will hold p so cial meeting tonight at 8 o'clock in the Rea building, 60 Hawthorne ave nue Women attending are asked to take cookies. . Pear Blossom Special! Famous Johnson Bros. Imported English Dinnerware Piece Regular 79" Value Mow Only 44 Set 4 Patterns to Choose From Winsdor Flowers Winsdor Fruit Savoy Mt. Vernon Limited Time Offer Drop in or Phone SPring 2-9331 or SPring 2-4089 AT ONCE Only Swem's Can Offer You This Tremendous Savings TIME PAY OR LAYAWAY IF DESIRED Dinnerware Dept. 2nd Floor WELCOME Jobs Daughters and Friends. We hope you enjoy your convention in Medford 'The Store of a Thousand Thoughtful Gifts' Installation of 1958-59 grand bethel officers, chosen yes terday, business sessions, a series of luncheons, a banquet and a formal dance are on the program today for the 34th annual session of the Oregon Grand Guardian council, Inter national Order of Job's" Daughters, and bethel members. Miss Janice Williams, Grants Pass, was chosen hon ored queen of the grand bethel, replacing Miss Carol Curran, . Oregon City. The grand bethel officers and rep resentatives are chosen by means of drawing rather than election. Other new officers an nounced are Miss Carolyn Hunt, Henley, senior prin cess; Miss Elizabeth Frazier, Ontario, junior princess; Miss Beverly Cockrell, Riddle, guide; Miss Patricia Crawley, Klamath Falls, marshal; Miss Karen Potter, Estacada, chap lain; Miss Janice Hubert, Be thel 4, Portland, treasurer; Miss Penny Ostrander, Rose burg, recorder; Miss Gail Har rington, Bethel 2, Portland, musician; Miss Candace Cox, Glendale, librarian; Miss Car ole Roberts, Portland 63, Miss Judy Pratt, Portland j4, Miss Sandra DeVore, Wjnston, Miss Sharon Call, Portland 16 and Miss Lou Ann Wain, Salem 35, messengers; Miss Jean Rhine, Beaverton, Miss Bertie Kirk, Bend, custodians; Miss Judy Martin, Portland 7 and Miss Sharon Washburn, Lake view, guards. Members of valley bethels chosen grand representatives include Miss Sharon Ander son, Central Point, represen tative for Arizona; .Miss Car mel White, Kerby, for Al berta, Canada; Miss Mavis Strom, Medford, representa tive to Ontario, Canada; Miss Penny S a m p e r t, Medford, Utah, and Miss Brenda Woods, Ashland, representative to Saskatchewan, Canada. Miss Linda Eccleston, Shady Cove, was named a grand page. Other representatives are Miss Valerie Fields, Coquille, for Alaska; Miss Virginia Arnett, Portland 21, Australia; Miss Linda Crew, Bandon, for British Columbia; Miss Gloria Kerns, North Bend, for Cali fornia; Miss Peggy Lucas, Sa lem 59, Delaware; Miss Carol Robb, Salem 43, District of Columbia; Miss Judy Hackett, Astoria, for Georgia. Also Miss Susan Halladay, Portland 1, Hawaii; Miss Paula Sundsten, Parkdale, for Idaho; Miss Claudia Batters by, Portland 31, Illinois; Miss Barbara Hull, Molalla, Indi ana; Miss Dorothy Doggett, Myrtle Creek, Iowa; Miss Besty Corbett, Portland 24, Kansas; Miss Montales Uchy til, Springfield, for Kentucky; Miss Linda Myrmo, Eugene 60 Manitoba, . Canada; Miss The British Museum in Lon don contains more than six million books and manuscripts. Margaret Lauerman, Inde pendence, Maryland; Miss Judy Cheeseman, Portland 2, Michigan; Miss Gatha Gra ham, Oakland, for Minnesota; Miss Christine Holland, Coos Bay, Missouri. Others Named Others named were Miss Collette Courtnier, Pendleton, Montana; Miss Karen Gul- dager, Eugene 26, Nebraska; Miss Claudia Truby, Portland 5, Nevada; Miss Gretchen Rinehart,. Nyssa, New Mexico; Miss Sharon Ellis, Portland 9, Ohio; Miss Beverly Kipp, Portland 41, Oklahoma; Miss Ardie Olson, Gladstone, Penn sylvania; Miss Sandra Kraft, Redmond, Philippine Islands; Miss DeEtte Wald, Milwaukie, South Dakota; Miss Teresa Adams, Prineville, Texas; Miss Leslie Keller, Hermis ton, Virginia; Miss Nancy Col burn, Salem 48, Washington; Miss Sue Petralli, Portland 3, West Virginia; Miss Gwen Bowen, Gresham, representa tive for Wisconsin; Miss Linda Belden, Port Orford, Wyo ming; Miss Carol Chamber lin, Oswego, for Colorado. Miss Carolyn Osborn, Klam ath Falls 61, was also named a grand page. Grand bethel officers were installed this morning at Hedrick Junior High school. Luncheons included one at the Masonic temple for-adults, a Royalty luncheon at Rogue Valley County club for queens, one at the Jackson hotel for princesses and a Jobie's luncheon at the Elks club for bethel members. Saturday's program in cludes a hobo luncheon at Hedrick school for bethel members, the annual compe titive drills beginning at 1 p.m. and installation of the grand guardian council at 8 p.m. at Hedrick. Hundreds Attend Hundreds of delegates and visitors were on hand last eve ning for the opening cere monies at Hedrick school. About 30 guests were seated on the platform with Miss Curran, retiring queen, and Mrs. J. Wesley McGill, Port land, grand guardian, who presided. Colorful ceremonies were staged by bethel queens and princesses wearing white satin robes, purple velvet capes and gold coronets, and members in the white robes. A memorial service was held, and the majority degree con ferred on a class. Soloists were Miss Carol Ann Foeste, Portland, Miss Sallie Mackie, Oregon City, and Miss Doro thy Wymore, Portland. The 1 chorus of the Medford Bethels ! 14 and 55 also sang. j Society To Issue Envelope Details of the planned re- enactment of the journey over the Oregon Trail by covered wagons, and of an official phil atelic cachet cover to com memorate the event were read to members of Southern Ore Stamp club at a meting April 3 in Girls Community club house. According to a letter from the South Lane Stamp society, Cottage Grove, the covered wagon journey, which will start in June, will focus at tention of the nation on the Oregon Centennial and Ex postion to be held in 1959. The wagon train will be spon sored by the Oregon Junior Chamber of Commerce and the On to Oregon Cavalcade, Inc. The release from the South Lane society states "On June 2, 1958, the cry 'chin up,' and 'wagons Ho,' will echo over the plains at Independence, Mo., as some 20 covered wag ons begin the 2000 mile cross ing of the Oregon Trail in an exciting and colorful reeinact ment of one of the greatest epics in American history." The Covered wagon train, will be as authentically con structed and outfitted as pos sible, and will follow the high ways along the actual Oregon Trail to reach Champoeg State park in Oregon about Septem ber 7. The society has announced it will produce a souvenir il lustrated envelope, to be dis tributed as the "official cachet cover" in commemoration of the event. This souvenir envelope, wil be made availa ble to the general public and will actually be carried on the wagon train. A special postal permit has been issued by the United States Post Office de partment for the trek, and this special mail will consti tute the first official U. S. mail to be carried over the Oregon Trail by covered wag on in nearly 100 years. Each envelope will bear a historical illustration, or ca chet, pertaining to the Oregon Trail, which is reproduced from an original sketch drawn especially for this cover by the well know Oregon artist, Robert S. Drenner. The official cachet cover will be canceled at Independ ence Mo., on June 2, 1958, and will be backstamped at the Independence, Ore., post office upon completion of the journey. The covers will be distributed to the addressee from this latter post office. Camping Program Planned for CFG Camp Fire Girls summer camping program was planned at a meeting of the board of directors of Rogue council held April 7 at the home of the president, Mrs. J. P. Rowan, Medford. A pamphlet prepared by Mrs. Mae Lowe, Talent, de scribing campsites throughout the area, camplore, and camp cooking, was presented and will be made available for the group leaders. Mrs. Rowan, Mrs. Ruth Ger ety, executive director of the council, and Henry Enders, Ashland, regional representa tive, have been selected to represent this council at the regional conference in Salm April 18 and 19. Thursday evening, May 29, was announced as the date of the grand council fire in Med ford while Sunday afternoon, May 25, has been chosen for the Ashland grand council fire. -4 Square Dance Waggin Wheelers plan a dance Saturday, April 12, at the Square Corral, Camp White. Dancing will begin at 8:30 p.m. with Douglas Deck er calling. All square dancers are invited. Potluck refreshments will be served. Special slogan cancellations are planned for use in cancel line this mail, and all covers will bear a special stamp j marking to indicate that it is official U. S. mail carried over the Oregon Trail by covered wagon. Although the trek will end at Chamnoes State park in Oregon, the mail will be trans ferred to pony express to be carried on to Independence, Ore., (named for the city in Missouri), for the backstamp. Appropriate commemorative postage stamps will be used on all mail. The souvenir envelopes, or official cachet covers, are be-j ing distributed at a cost oi cents each, in coin, no stamps accepted, or five covers for one dollar. All orders for this historical item must be made to the South Lane Stamp Soc iety, Inc., P. O. Box 484, Cot tage Grove, Ore. All orders must reach the society by May 24th, as none can be taken after that date. The Southern Oregon Stamp club members decided to order several of these cov ers. The South Lane Stamp society is a non-profit civic organization cooperating with the project sponsors to give philatelists a special type of souvenier covers for their collections. Open 24 Hours Every Day SELF SERVICE 20c per 8 lb. 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