2 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Monday, Augurt 18, 1958
U.S. Women Downtrodden
;Lots Says Englishman
By GAY PAULEY
UPI Women's Editor
New York (UPD U. S.
'women are a downtrodden lot,
says Alistair Cooke, famed
British-born reporter of the
.American scene.
"And by that I don't mean
!that she should have two
votes," Cooke added. "But the
-American woman's ambitions
'are too high. In England, in
; Europe generally, a woman
decides early what type she
.will be good mother, good
' cook, or siren ...
" "Women here want to be all
of these . . . wife, mother,
cook, nurse, mistress and run
Wall Street at the same time.
It's a hard job . . . the nation
is full of women who believe
. they're doing it well. But I
often think they are under
heavier strain than any others
in the world."
Who's to blame? Cooke said
, both sexes.
"The American woman
seems to lack the sagacity to
see that the home is the most
; resourceful place a woman
can operate from . . . but the
man expects her to be all
' these things and like an idiot
she accepts. I don't know the
reasons, unless it's the good
old American belief that life
; is improvable."
' Comes From England
Witty, urbane Alistair
Cooke came to this country
from England in 1932 to be
i come an actor. He studied
: drama at Yale and Harvard
: but most of all, he said, he
' studied America, which "I
t found as exciting as a nine
' ring circus."
Today, he is a U.S. citizen,
is host on the NBC television
I show "Omnibus" and is a
. peripatetic reporter for the
: Manchester Guardian, He
; brags that "I have filed stories
I from every state."
t Married twice, .his second
j wife was a war widow from
I New Jersey. "There are four
children," said Cooke. "I have
1 two, she has three, we have
: one." Work on it awhile, it
i adds up.
- Cooke said, in an interview,
it'd be easier to talk about
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subjects less controversial
than American females ' you
keep opening up chasms for
me to drop through," he
laughed. But he went ahead
anyway, and then touched
briefly but scathingly on
American males.
Some excerpts from my
notes:
On the career woman
"She is a monster . . . the su
preme escapist from the role
of being a woman. I'm not
talking about the working
wife whose job supplements
family income. I think the
difference in the two is in
happiness. I never met a hap
py career woman."
Mistaken Idea
On conversation "Long
ago we gave woman the ms
taken idea this was one of
their main roles."
On cooking "The Ameri
can woman is essentially a
part-time cook, but one of the
best part:time cooks. We're
not obsessed with food in
America or England anyway.
I'm a devoted seconder of A.
J. Liebling, who said 'an Eng
lishman telling an American
about cooking, is the blind
leading the one-eyed'."
On fashion "The Ameri
can woman is the best aver
age dressed in the world. The
working female populations
nowhere else strike such a
high standard; but there is
less really first-rate dressing
among women who make a
fetish of it. I notice one dress
ing defect, especially in mid
dle age . . . the woman be
comes a portable jewelry
store. As she sees her hands
going, she puts on "three more
bracelets . . . and inevitably
the anklet chain."
On American men "Strik
ingly spoiled on the whole; ex
pect to remain,' though not a
thing of beauty, a boy for
ever. Look at the shy, boyish
movie heroes. Millions of men
remain unweaned from the
womb to the tomb."
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in Maple park, near the new
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Mrs. W. W. Davis, Medford, (at left, (at right, front) is the new president and
front) retiring president of the Willamette the remaining new officers are (left to
Valley-Southern Oregon Women's Golf as- right, back row) are Mrs. Ralph T. Moore
sociation, is shown here with the new offi- Jr.. Grants Pass, the new yitfe-president;
cers elected at a meeting held Wednesday Mrs. Milo Marlatt, Eugene, secretary and
at Rogue Valley Country club. Miss Bever- Mrs. E. C. Sullivan. Bend, handicap chair'
ly Steel, Laurelwood Country club, Eugene, man.
Travelers Return
From Island Trip
Among those returning last
week from vacations were Mr.
and Mrs. Wallace E. Haskins,
228 North Holly street, Mrs.
Haskins' sister, Mrs. Louise
Schramm, Pekin, 111., and
Mrs. Mabel Hundley, Central
Point. The four made a trip
to Hawaii on the liner Mat
sonia. They made trips by plane
to the various islands and
while in Hilo were among the
guests at a Hawaiian wedding.
The travelers spent some
time with Mrs. Corinne Rob
bins, who formerly taught at
the West Side school here,
and who teaches now at
Kamehameha school for girls.
They found the Bishop mu
seum interesting and attended
services at the oldest Protest
ant church in the islands.
Servicers are conducted in
both English and the Hawai
ian language.
The four were registered at
the Princess Kuilania hotel.
When Mrs. Schramm arriv
ed in Oregon in June, the
Haskins met her in Portland
and all three attended the
Rose festival there. Mrs.
Schramm will return home
later in the summer.
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Mrs. Herschel Obye. (at left) Grants Pass, was among
the women golfers who attended a dinner at Rogue Valley
Country club Wednesday night sponsored by the Willamette
Valley-Southern Oregon Women's Golf association. Also at
the dinner were Mrs. W. M. Clarke (center) Medford, and
Mrs. Robert Sproat. Klamath Falls. All three women played
in the WVSO tournament Thursday.
Mrs. Warren Lesseg, (at left) retiring secretary of the
Willamette Valley-Southern Oregon Women's Golf associa
tion, was one of the Medford women attending a dinner
Wednesday night at Rogue Valley Country club which pre
ceded the tournament Thursday. Mrs. Richard Finch, a past
president of the Medford club, was co-chairmen with Mrs.
Lesseg for the tournament and Mrs. Frank Tamney, (at
right) is president of the Medford women's association.
Dancers
Booked in
Ashland
Ashland Making its North
west debut next weekend in
Ashland .will be Ballet Ce
leste, appearing under the
auspices of the Oregon
Shakespearean festival. The
noted San Francisco organi
zation, trained and directed
by Merriem Lanova, will
dance two matinee perform
ances Friday and Saturday,
August 22 and 23, at 3 p.m. at
Churchill hall, on the South
ern Oregon College campus.
Special classes for local
dance students will be held
during Ballet Celeste's local
booking. Miss Lanova will
meet with junior students who
have had a year or more of
ballet training at 9 a.m. and
with 'teen age, adult, and
more advanced junior groups
at 10 a.m. Both classes, set
for Friday morning, August
22, are open to the public.
They will meet at the Colleen
Hope Studio, 45 Hawthorne
avenue, in Medford.
Thirty young performers
comprise the widely herald
ed dance company. Original
ly formed in San Francisco,
the group has successfully
toured the United States, reap
ing critical praise wherever
they have appeared. Miss La
nova, formerly a soloist with
,the Ballet Russe, de Monte
Carlo, has developed a reper
toire of over 20 ballets for the
organization, including a wide
range from the classics to the
modern.
Tickets for Ballet Celeste's
premiere Northwest appear
ance may be secured at the
Oregon Shakespearean festi
val box office in Ashland.
Prices are $2 for adults and
$1 for children. There will be
no reserved seats. Tickets may
also be purchased at Mann's
in Medford, or by writing
"Shakespeare, Ashland, Oregon."
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coat by Masket sports a fashionable fur collar. At right: For
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or shine.
At Your Charge Plate Store . . .
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a colorful garnish on hot or
cold soups. Chopped pimien-to-stuffed
olives are also good
in hot rolls. Stir 34 . cup
chopped olives into 1 package
hot roll mix and prepare ac
cording to package directions.
To be sure of the best in
frying chicken, look for the
government inspection and
grading label, either fastened
to the bird or printed on the
package. Top quality fryers
bear the tag: "U. S. Inspected
and Passed, Grade A."
Navy Mothers' Club
Announces Meeting
Rogue Valley Navy Moth
er's club will meet Tuesday,
August 19, at 10 a.m. for an
all-day session at Girls Com
munity club.
During the morning the
group will sew, and a potluck
luncheon will be served at
noon.
All mothers of Navy, Ma
rine corps and Coast Guard
personnel are invited to attend.
Miss Lauren Kell
(Brainerd photo)
President Leaves
For Convention
Miss Laurene Kell. Med
ford, president, Department of
Oregon, Ladies Auxiliary to
the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
left last week for New York
City where she is attending
the national convention of the
auxiliary. The convention,
which started today, will con
tinue through August 22.
A school of instruction for
presidents will follow the con
vention. Miss Kell was accompanied
on the trip by Mr. and Mrs.
Ted Hopkins, Rogue River,
and her sister, Mrs. Richard
Gray, Portland. Mrs. Hopkins,
a past department president,
is serving as the department
membership chairman this
year.
On the return trip the Ore-
gonians plan to visit the VFW
Children's Home at Eaton
Rapids, Mich. Recently com
pleted there was an Oregon
cottage for six children and
a housemother.
Miss Kell, a member of Del
Rogue auxiliary, Grants Pass,
plans to take pictures of the
activities to show to the local
auxiliaries on her return.
Medford Jaycettes
To Meet Wednesday
Medford Jaycettes, auxiliary
to Medford Junior Chamber
of Commerce, will hold the
second meeting for August
Wednesday at the home of
Mrs. Wilbur Robertson, 1313
Mt. Pitt avenue. Co-hostesses
will be Mrs. Thomas J. Reed
er and Mrs. Kenneth Knack
stedt. Mrs. Arthur Van Leeuwen,
president, asks each member
to bring a guest or another
member who has not attended
in recent months.
Plans will be discussed for
the safety - car check which
the Junior Chamber will hold
in September. Jaycettes are
to assist their husbands with
this project.
Ashland YMCA
Announces Camp
Ashland Registrations are
now open for the annual fami
ly camp to be conducted by
the Ashland YMCA Saturday,
August 30, through Monday,
September 1, at Camp Mc
Laughlin on the west shore
of Lake of the Woods.
Each family will have one
of, the tent cabins to them
selves with the program plan
ned for the week end includ
ing swimming, water skiing,
boating, fishing, camp fires
and vesper services.
Meals will be served family
style. Each family must pro
vide bedding and other per
sonal belongings.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gett
ling are in charge of the Ash
land contingent which will
share the camp with families
Sorority Holds
Annual Picnic
The annual summer picnic
of the combined chapters of
Medford Beta Sigma Phi sor
ority, was held recently at
the home of Mrs. Barthold
Barnum, 3976 South Pacific
highway.
Dinner was served on the
patio adjoining the pool, and
members and guests swam.
Guests for the evening in
cluded Mrs. Scott Davis, di
rector of Beta Upsilon chap
ter, Mrs. James Callan, spon
sor of Ah)ha Rho chaDter. and
Mrs. David Harem, of Rose-
burg.
Spelling Topic
For Lectures
Ashland Dr. Margery Bai
ley, director of the Oregon
Shakespearean Festival's In
stitute of Renaissance Studies,
has announced a special three
day lecture series, open to the
public. Dr. Ralph Lane, 1958
Protector of the Institute, has
arrived in Ashland to present
4 o'clock lectures, Monday
through Wednesday, on
"Shakespearean Spelling."
Scheduled for the Ashland
Public Library's Gresham
room, Dr. Lane's survey of
Elizabethan spelling charac
teristics is another in the
summer series of readings,
lectures, discussions and spe
cial presentations designed by
the Institute to background
the current Festival season.
Dr. Lane's three-day program
is presented to Festival pa
trons without charge, spon
sored by the theatre's board
of directors.
Dr. Lane, currently sssist
snt professor of English at J.
Ormand Wilson college in
Washington, D.C., took his
first academic degrees in
Ohio and completed his doc
torate at George Washington
university. He has a degree
in Dutch - Malay languages
from Stanford, was in the
School of Foreign Service at
Georgetown university, and
received a Fulbright scholar
ship for study in the Nether
lands. He has published arti
cles on language and the
teaching arts, traveled exten
sively throughout Europe, and
has attended many Shake
spearean performances both
at home and abroad.
from Klamath Falls. Registra
tions may be made by con
tacting the YMCA at MUr
dock 5-8616.
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