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6A MAIL TRIBUNE. Medford, Oregon, Sunday, September 7, 1958 ' Ceremony At Church Weds Pair Wearing a while &ress which she made about 75 years ago, Mrs. Callie Palm posed Wednesday for her 95th birthday anniversary picture. The dress is of white linen, embroidered by herself, and handmade Irish lace. Born September 3, 1863. in Kenton, Ohio, Mrs. Palm came to Medford with her hus band in 1888 and has lived here since that time. The well known Medford woman was honored at a tea at her home. 343 South Holly street. Mrs. Callie Palm Honored On Ninety-Fifth Birthday Wearing a white dress which she made about 75 years ago, Mrs. Callie Palm posed Wednesday for her 95th birthday anniversary picture. The dress is of white linen, embroidered by herself, and handmade Irish lace. Born September 3, 1863, in Kenton, Ohio, Mrs. Palm came to Medford with her hus band in 1888 and has lived here since that time. The 'well known woman was honored at a tea at her home, 343 South Holly street. Mrs. Callie Palm, who has watched Medford grow from a village, celebrated her 95th birthday anniversary Septem ber 3. Mrs. Palm was honored at a tea given by her niece, Mrs. E. N. Eldridge, assisted by a second niece, Mrs. Harold Burk, and other relatives. The tea was held in Mrs. Palm's home, 343 South Holly street, which adjoins the Eld1 ridge home. The tea table was centered with pink dahlias, and a big cake which held 95 candles in such a fashion that each piece cut held a small candle. Other bouquets were of pink dahlias, and of red carnations. About 55 guests called dur ing the tea. Mrs.' William L. Barnum, who came from Portland for the tea, poured. Mrs. Palm wore a dress of embroidered - linen and hand made Irish lace which she made for herself about 75 years ago. Mrs. Palm and her hus band, the late Charles W. Palm, came to Medford in 1888 from Kenton, Ohio, Mrs. Palm's birthplace. They rent ed a building on South Front street, where they operated a variety store, and later Mr. Palm built a small frame structure on the corner of Main and Fir streets; Mrs. Palm still owns the building on that corner. At the time it was erected, it was the only building west of the Southern Pacific Railway tracks. When the Palms moved into the building, Mrs. Palm added a millinery stock to the variety store, since she was a trained milliner, and later they disposed of the Variety stock. Mrs. Palm was in busi ness for 19 years. Later the couple built the home on South Holly street where Mrs. Palm still lives. A statue in the library park was erected in Mr. Palm's honor. In recent years Mrs. Palm, a devoted Presbyterian, donated the carillon bells which now sound daily from Medford First Presbyterian church. At 10 ajn. on the day i of Mrs. Palm's 95th birthday, "Happy Birthday" was played j by the chimes. j Mrs. Palm remains active and Interested in the affairs of the city, state and nation. Every Sunday morning Mrs. Palm is to be found attending the 11 o'clock service at the church, and the coffee- hour which follows. One of her di- Zuleima Temple To Hold Session In Grants Pass Zuleima temple, Daughters of the Nile, will hold the first stated session of fall, Satur day, September 13, at 1 p.m. in the Grants Pass Masonic temple. A covered dish lunch eon is planned for 12 noon, with the Coquille Valley Nile club in charge ; All officers of the temple are asked to be in Grants Pass at the Masonic hall at 9:30 a. m. to practice for the ceremonial that is to be held id Medford, September 27. - versions at home includes cards, and she is particularly fond of canasta. Here for the event Wednes day were Dr. and Mrs. Wil liam L. Barnum and sons, Bill and Bob, Oswego, Ore., Miss Karen Kisky, and Mrs: Mar guerite Elliott, Portland, and Kirt Watson, Alameda, Calif. Dr. Barnum is a son of Mrs. Eldridge. , : ' ' Shady Cove Miss Chloe Dell Willson became the bride of John Ivan Greb in a double-ring ceremony held Sun day, August 10, at Eagle Point Community church. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester A. Willson, Cald well, Ida., and the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Greb, Eagle Point. About 160 guests attended the wedding held at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The Rev. Jo seph Munshaw of the Eagle Point Community church of ficiated. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a gown of lace and satin with lace panels over an illusion skirt. She carried white Fuji chrys anthemums with .variegated ivy centererd with a lavender orchid. Miss Sheila Dolenshek, Trail, was maid of honor and bridesmaids were Miss Jo Ann Cooper, Shady Cove,, and Miss Linda Hertager, Eagle Point. Miss Dolenshek wore a green taffeta and white lace frock with green chiffon cummer bund and 'carried white Fuji chrysanthemums and laven der gladiolus. Miss Cooper's frock was lavender taffeta with white lace worn with lavender chiffon cummerbund and Miss Hertager wore a pink taffeta and white lace frock with pins' chiffon cum merbund. Both carried bou quets of gladiolus with white chrysanthemums on net hearts. -Deborah Perry, Trail, cou sin of the bride, was flower girl and Tommie Greb, Eagle Point, brother of the bride groom, was ring bearer. Wayne Christian, Eagle Point, was best man and ush ers were Ted and Robert Greb, Eagle Point, brothers of the bridegroom; Gale Friend and Dick Wallace, Shady Cove. Baskets of . white, pink and lavender gladiolus and fern with white candles decorated the church. Miss Georgia Weidman was at the church organ and Miss Carol Scott sang. The reception was. held in the church parlor. The wed ding cake was made by Mrs. Albert Cooper, Shady Cove, and served by Mrs. Rodney Perry, Trail. Pouring was Mrs. Harvey Nelson. The newlyweds spent their honeymoon in ,Marysville, Calif., and Reno, Nev., and now are at home at Yuba City, Calif., where the bridegroom will attend Yuba City college. I s, fell " -a nTBiwur ' ' ' immmimmmimmmJt Mr. and Mrs. John Ivan Greb Meeting Announced By Westminster Guild Westminster .guild of First Presbyterian church will meet Monday, September 8. at 7:45 p.m. in the Fireplace room of the church. The program and devotions, on the subject of "The Chris tian Answer," will be given by Mrs. James Medley and Mrs. Marjorie Snyder. Hostesses for the evening will be Mrs. Ivah D. Murray, Mrs. Marie Dizney, and Mrs. Stanley Jones. Both bride ; and - bridegroom are graduates of Eagle Point High school. ; .,-. Out of town guests attend ing the wedding included Mrs. Owen Willson, Oakridge, Ore., aunt of the bride; Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Willson, Dayton, Ore., her grandparents; Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Perry, Sweet Home, Ore.; Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Evans, Myrtle Point, Ore., and Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Mast, Port Orford, Ore., all aunts and uncles of, the bride; Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Pahl, Myrtle Point, her great-aunt and uncle; Mrs. John ' Flecher, Myrtle Point, her grandmoth er, and Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Crose, North Bend, Ore., and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Moore, Coos Bay, Ore., cousins of the bride. - ; Harriet Johnson Is Assistant for Rare Operation Miss Hariett Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Johnson, 38 Oak street, Central Point, a regis tered nurse, recently assisted in the much-publicized heart surgery performed on a 7-year-old Portland girl at the University of Oregon medical school hospital, her parents reported Saturday. The rare surgery was cov ered by writers and photog raphers from both Portland newspapes, and Miss Johnson was among those pictured in the operating room in an Ore gonian photograph. . : Miss Johnson, a recent grad uate of the University scnool of nursing, served at Rogue Valley hospital here before, joining the medical school nursing staff. - . To Meet on Monday Jacksonville Adarel Past Matrons club will hold the September meeting at the home of Mrs. Fred J. Fick, 502 North Holly street, Med ford, "Monday September 8. Assisting Mrs. Fick with des sert luncheon at 12:30 p.nu will be Mrs. E. E. Evans. A short business meeting will be held following the luncheon. . " SCHOOL SEWING TIME! 45,000 IN PRIZES L &SyWWr. Fashion f m your A 1 i ' HOME" SEWING CONTEST "S U "Make it Yourself with Wool" in 5 (S& ow STORE Win a free trip to Paris,. Lon don, Rome via Pan American Worjd Airways. Stop in at MANN'S Fashion Fabric1 center for your entry blank and full details. Wool Crepe wool woven in a fine dress crepe to start. fall wardrobe. Beige, green. blue, red. i a. Washakie Wool Plaids An all wool fabric in new fall plaids that is completely washable. Here is a chance for color to dom inate your choice. 3' Menswear Flannels Suitings in 100 wool that give a soft. luxurious, feeling. A natural for the cool weather ahead. 60 inches wide. - Pendleton Woolens Fabrics fqmous jiame.in dress yardage. Known as the standard in fine woolens, Pendleton comes in Tartan plaid. Rainier flannel, & Cascade plaids. Marriage Rites Held In Ashland Ashland - Mountain View Chapel, Ashland, was the scene of the wedding August 29 of Miss Marlene Elliott to LeRoy Parris, son of Mr: and Mrs. Seth Parris of Portland. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan R. Elliott, 343 North Main street. The Rev: E. E. Crawford of ficiated at the double ring ceremony. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a white Chantilly lace gown with fingertip length illusion veil held by a tiara of seed pearls. Her bouquet was a cascade of pink rosebuds, Mrs. Kathleen Schoonover was matron of honor while Wendell Clawson served as best man. Joe Hasler seated the guests. . ' , Following the ceremony a reception was held at the Women's club house on Win burn Way: Assisting with the reception were Miss Donna Dunkeson, Mrs. Jack Coffin, Miss Francis Hoeg, Medford, and Mrs. Gerald Elliott. The newlywed couple will make their home in Salem where Mr. Parris is affiliated with the Western Electric company, following a wedding trip along the Oregon coast to SeattleWash., Victoria and Vancouver, British Columbia. Among the out of town guests attending the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. Seth Parris, parents of the bride groom, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Williams, all Portland; Mrs. Jack Breednower, Los An geles, Calif., and Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Couey, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Allen, and Mr. and Mrs. Clorin Moore, all Medford. Member Reports On Stamp Shows Clyde Smith spoke of his recent trip to attend the an nual outdoor stamp show, sponsored by the East Bay Stamp club of Oakland, Calif., at the September meeting of the Southern Oregon Stamp club. Mr. Smith is a charter member, .and is now an, hon orary member of the East Bay club. The outdoor stamp ex hibition was held in the Oak land Chrysanthemum gardens in August. The public voted for the exhibit they thought was the best and that display was awarded a cup, the only prize given, Mr. Smith also spoke of his trip in May ' to ' Vancouver, B.C., to attend the annual con vention and exhibition of the Northwest Federation of Stamp Clubs, held May 29 through June 1, The local stamp club is a member of the federation, which is now com prised of 29 such clubs, in Oregon, Washington, ' Idaho and British Columbia. The ex hibition was held in the new library in Vancouver, and the host clubs were British Co lumbia Philatelic society of Vancouver, and the Royal City Stamp club of New West minster, B.C. Because it is the centennial year of British Columbia, many special displays were present. Mr. Smith displayed his collection, "World-Wide Air Mails." Mrs. Edward Leach dis played a frame of stamps at the local club, that was as sembled by Mrs. M. S. Brain erd of Brookings, Ore. The stamps picture flowers from around the world; the frame was sent over to be shown to the Camp White Stamp club, of which Mrs. Leach is ad visor. Mr. Brainerd writes for several stamp magazines and helps provide stamps for Use of the veterans "at Camp White. New Junior Women's Club Plans First Fall Session A social meeting for pros pective members of the,, new Medford Junior Women's club will be held at the home of Mrs. TJ. E. McConnell, 1401 South Whitman avenue, on Wednesday, September 10, at 8 pjn. The club, which has held informal summer sessions, is affiliated with the Oregon Federation of Women's clubs and is dedicated to commu nity service and adult educa tion. Clubwork is delegated into the following depart ments: 'American home, com munications, community af fairs, conservation, education, fine arts, religions, public af fairs had international affairs. Committee chairmen have been named by the president, Mrs. Robert Billingsley, to serve through the following year. They are Mrs. D. E. Chapman, hospitality; Mrs. Gene Chamberlain, ways and means and philanthropy; Mrs. David De Armond, education, and Mrs. Clifford McGinty, publicity. Purpose of the Wednesday meeting will be to acquaint the prospective members with the aims and purposes of the club. Dartmouth, across the har bor from the city of Halifax, N. S., was first settled in 1751. FOR BACK TO SCHOOL PRINCESS GARDNER Picture Book,, holds 33 snaps of paltt . and room for 32 more windows. ii Favorite of the teen-set. 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