2 MAIL TRIBUNE, Mtdfori, Oregon, Monday, Dtccmbtr 8, 1958
Do-Good Hospital Visitor
Sometimes Bad Medicine
By GAY PAULEY
UPI Women's Editor
New York - (UPD - The do
good visitor to the hospital
sometimes is bad medicine for
the patient.
I bring this up because
statistically about 23 million
persons are hospitalized an
nually, which means many
more times that total in
visitors, and because having
illness in my own family re
cently, there has been ample
time to observe viistors and
their bedside manners.
This column is meant to be
written with kindliness, and
with the desire to help both
the patient and the visitor.
. Sure. Call on the hospitaliz
ed patient. He or she wel
comes company, unless the
doctor orders otherwise and
the "no visitors" sign is out.
My personal observation is
that a little company does a
lot to brighten a long day.
But don't be one of those
types who doctors tell me are
inevitable in the hospital
room.
Stays Entir Day
There's the long-faced
visitor, who already has
buried the patient although
the lucky soul is being dis
missed tomorrow. Another is
the long-staying visitor, who
apparently figures as long as
he's doing his good deed, he
might as well make it for the
whole day.
Or, the bubbly, nothing-
eets-me-down visitor whose
presence probably is an asset
at a cocktail party, but some
times is more than a sick per
son can take. Strike a happy
medium in cheerfulness.
I often wonder what the
natient. who has to be con
fined, thinks when a visitor
remarks, "Boy, does that bed
look good. I could use some
of the rest you're getting."
Or, the reaction of the pa
tient to the visitor who says,
"You look better than I ex
pected " Or, "You look worse
than I expected."
There also is the "I told
you so" visitor, who reminds
the patient that ii ne had
listened to good ole Charley
this illness could have been
orevented. And there is fi
nally, I've noticed, the "well
my doctor says" visitor, who's
THE imminent authority on
the patient's. Illness because
she has talked it over with
her own physician.
"I wish the visitor would
quit comparing . ailments,"
one prominent New York phy
sician told me when we were
discussing this subject. "And
above all quit giving free ad
vice. This is the worst of all
and may undermine the pa
tient's faith in his own doc
tor." Soma General Rules
Blue Cross, the hospital in
surance plan, with the aid of
physicians has compiled a
chart for us visitors. It in-
Nevita Chapter
To Hold Meeting
Central Point Nevita
chapter, Order of Eastern
Star, will meet Tuesday, De
cember 9, in the Central
Point Masonic temple. Mrs.
Merrill Harsh, matron, will
preside.
. Chairman of the entertain
ment is Mrs. Elva Edler and
the refreshment committee is
Mrs. Wyles Berry and Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Snook. Mrs. Har
old Head is decorations chair
man. Calendar
Calendar notice and flew for
society section of The Mail
Tribune most be submitted in
Writing and deadline for the Sun
day edition is 1 o.m. Friday. Dead'
line for the weekly calendar Is 9
a.m. of the day for publication and
for week day news is S pjn. the
day before publication.
Monday;
6:30 p.rrl. - MedfOrd Neigh
bors of Woodcraft, Eagle hall.
7 p jn.-MarinerS Club, First
Presbyterian church of Phoe
nix, at Church.
8 o.m. - Degree of Honor
lodge, Girls Community Club
Tuesday:
10:30 a.m. - Kaffeeklatsch,
Derby Home Extension unit,
home of Mrs. Edward Burg.
10:30 a.m. -Oak GrOve
Home Extension unit, home Of
Mrs. Kenneth Williams, 1060
Stewart ave.
12:30 p.m. - Central Point
First Presbyterian church as
sociation of Women, at
church.
12:30 p.m. - Urst Presby
terian church circle meetings
of Womens' association: Beth
any, Mrs. Lloyd Neilfkra, 2130
East Jackson st.; Charity, Mrs.
C. W. Lemery, 200 Windsor
ave:; Faith, at church; Grace,
Mrs. Garner Haupert, 222 Val
ley View dr.; Hope, Mrs. Clar
ence Young, 2418 Hillcrfest
rd.; Mercy, Mrs. Otto J.
FrOhhmayer, 1656 Spring st.;
Temple, Mrs. Al James, 1426
Euclid ave.; and Trinity, Mrs.
James Rowan, 828 Minnesota
ave. '
12:30 p.m. - Women's Fel
lowship, First Baptist church,
at church.
eludes these suggestions to
those who would speed the pa
tient s recovery.
-No more than two visitors
in the room at a time.
-Make your visits as brief
as possible. A cheerful 15 min
utes are ample.
-Be calm, cheerful and
optimistic. Avoid all excit
ing, disturbing subjects.
-Don't sit or lean on the
bed.
-If you have a cold, don't
pay a visit.
Speak quietly, walk quiet
ly, laugh quietly. Rest and
quiet are major contributions
to recovery.
If the patient is critically
ill, only members of the im
mediate family should visit
Don't deluge the' patient
with flowers all at once.
Space them out, if the illness
is long. Books, magazines and
games also often are welcome.
Don't bring food, unless the
doctor or nurse approves.
No smoking, please; in case
oxygen is used, positively no
smoking.
Blue Cross said hospitals
have their individual regula
tions on permitting children
to visit, but that a pretty good
rule is, no children under 13
permitted.
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Auxiliary Plans
Christmas Party
Jackson County Medical
Society auxiliary has planned
the annual Christmas party
for Wednesday, December 10.
It will be held at the home of
Mrs. Theodore P. Barss, 332
Windsor avenue, and dessert
will be served at 7 o'clock
Mrs. John Porto will be co-
hostess.
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Party Planned
Medford Home Extension
unit will hold the annual
Christmas party Wednesday,
December 10, at the court
house auditorium. A potluck
luncheon will be served at
noon. The program will be
followed by an exchange of
gifts costing no more than 50
cents each.
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Landscape Expert
Gives Program
For Garden Club
Mrs. Fred A. Lorish, local
landscape architect, was guest
speaker for the Medford Gar
den club's Christmas program
Wednesday at the Courthouse
auditorium. Her subject was
"Trees Give Us Beauty Too."
Mrs. Lorish opened her inter
esting talk with when is a
tree not a shub and when is
a shrub not a tree.". She ex
plained in detail the differ
ence between heavy c shade
trees for use on the streets,
types for the front yards and
the smaller patio type, includ
ing the various flowering
trees.
Mrs. R. T. Nichol, Siskiyou
district director and past
president of the club, was wel
corned to the meeting. Other
guests were Mrs. J. M. Chan-
celor and Mrs. L. E. Bean
Two new members who will
be initiated into the club at
the January meeting will be
Mrs. W. D. Durkee and Mrs,
Chancelor.
Mrs. J. W. Ostrander, Camp
White welfare chairman, re
ported she and her committee
had made 868 Christmas dec
orations for Camp White out
of metal can lids and painted
paper bells cut from egg car
tons. Meeting in the Court
house Monday morning to
help her in the project were
Mrs. C. L. Miller, Mrs. Charles
C. Stearns, Mrs. H. L. Eker-
son, Mrs. Charles Cardona,
Mrs. Carroll Miller, Mrs. Lulu
Bartress of Shady Cove, Mrs,
Clarence O. Lack, Mrs. Day
ton DePue, Mrs. LeRoy Cline,
Mrs. L. P. Rentchler, Mrs
Reimer Peterson and Mrs. Ira
Fitzgerald.
Prizes were won by Mrs.
N. F. Crowelle and Mrs. C.
L. Goff .
The annual Christmas gift
exchange was held around the
living decorated evergreen
tree which is to be presented
to a local school.
Tea chairman, Mrs. H. L.
Ekerson introduced her com
mittee, Mrs. Reimer Peterson,
Mrs. Nellie Ferris and Mrs.
Olen Arnspiger. The red cov
ered tea table was centered
with , an arrangement of a
large bowl of colorful Christ
mas bells flanked with silver
tinted holly sprays.
The next meeting of the
Medford Garden club will be
Monday, January 5. There
will be no executive board
meeting in December.
Classes
Continue ;
At Center
Classes are continuing this
week at the Senior Activity
center. A gift-wrapipng class
was scheduled for this after
noon, and Tuesday, December
9, a class in oil painting will
be held from 1 to 3 p.m.
Wednesday's class 'will be
wood carving from 1 to 3
pm. and Thursday a review
of basic dance steps will be
given from 10 a.m. to 12
noon. Friday the reading
room and library will be
open from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
Miss Margaret Ossenbrugge,
who teaches the Oil painting,
Tuesdays, will carry on the
class through Christmas and
after the new year if interest
continues, and Glenn Van
Wickle, who teachers the
wood carving, will continue
that course and will add clay
modeling the first week in
January. The class in dancing,
taught by Mrs. Gene Cham
berlain, will continue through
December and January.
Plans for additional pro
gram features after the first
of the year are being made.
One of these will be an "arm
chair" course in "See the
World," with colored slides
and movies. Shuffle board
and chess tournaments are
planned.
It is reported that 415 men
and women have used the
center up to December 1. AH
teachers are volunteers, as
also are the hostesses, Mrs.
Judd Greenman, Mrs. C. A.
Thatcher, Mrs. Martha Greg
ory, Mrs O. A. Eden, Mrs.
Clayton Walker, Mrs. Ena
Toss, Miss Gladys Eaton and
Mrs. Fred Rankin.
The center, unique in Ore
gon, is sponsored by Rogue
Valley Council on Aging. . .
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Frozen vegetables cook in
about half the - time needed
for fresh vegetables bcause
they are partially cooked be
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cook frozen vegetables in the
Oven.
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Disaster .
Workshop
Sponsored
A disaster nursing work
shop was held at the chapter
house, Jackson County Red
Cross, December 2, with Mrs
Helen Geary, volunteer nurs
ing consultant and Miss Bar
bara Hirsch, nursing field di
rector, in charge. The agenda
was based on disaster policies
of the American National Red
Cross.
Speakers were introduced
by Col. C. E. Stafford, disas
ter, chairman for Jackson
county. Mrs. O. A. Eden is co
chairman. Also attending the meeting
were Mrs. Nova B. Young,
Civil Defense nurse consult
ant; Maj. Gen. J. H. Hicks,
director of Civil Defense for
Jackson county; Mrs. Roy
Stein, disaster nurse chair
man; Mrs. Robert Stephenson,
nurse enrollment; Mrs. C. E.
Garrett, mass care disaster co
chairman; Miss Hazel Swayne,
co-chairman first . aid; Mrs.
James A. Love, Mrs. Lester
Gilman, Mrs. Thomas J. Dona
hue; Mrs. E. S. Strothers,
Shady Cove; Mrs. A. E. Con
verse, Ashland; Mrs. Helen
Starnes, Mrs. Barbara Hall,
Mrs. Verna Ziebarth, Mrs.
Eunice Candler, Grants Pass;
Mrs. Lea Hathway, Cave
Junction; Mrs. Allie Jacobson
and Mrs. N. Gillespie, Eugene;
Mrs. Frank Fairweather, vol
unteer field consultant; Mrs.
E. A. Littrell, chairman of vol
unteer services for Jackson
county, and Mrs. Helen A.
Wilson, executive secretary.
General Hicks addressed
the group and displayed cur
rent instruments being used
in the Civil Defense program.
A "mock" shelter was set up
and a skit presented showing
the problems that might occur
if a disaster should occur in
this area, and how the prob
lems should be met.
Member Honored
By Bridge Club
Medford Duplicate Bridge
club honored Mrs. Josephine
Clark at the last meeting.
Mrs. Clark, who plays regu
larly with all the local dupli
cate clubs, celebrated her
9 0th birthday anniversary
Sunday, December 7. In spite
of her 90 years, Mrs. Clark is
considered a formidable op
ponent at the bridge table, i
A birthday cake was served
in Mrs. Clark's honor.
The games which followed
counted for master points.
North-south winners were
Mrs. Frank Baker and Roy
Pruitt, first, 189 points; Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Hillary, Grants
Pass, tied with Mrs. Ernest
Pearson and. B. L. Sanderson
for second and third, each
pair scoring 172 points;
and the Paul Hattons were
fourth with 171.
East-West winners were H.
J. Boyd and Ray S. Wise,
first, 224; Mrs. Thomas Ran
dall and Mrs. Alto Pruitt, sec
ond, 176Vi; George Polski and
George Rode, . third, 176
points; Mrs. Marrs ' Gibbons
and Mrs, D o 1 p h Phipps,
fourth, 169 points.
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At Wedding
Mrs. L. G. Frink," 1654
Thomas road, returned home
Sunday from Long Beach,
Calif., where she spent . four
days. Mrs. Frink attended the
wedding of her . daughter,
Meta Jean, to Lt. Martin
John Kinnaird, Springfield,
Mo., which took place Sat
urday in the Navy chapel at
Long Beach.
Mrs. Frink was accompan
ied south by Mrs.. Dom Pro
vost Jr., Ashland.
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From Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. Earl C.
Brown have returned to
Medford after spending the
past two months traveling.
The Browns went first to Ari
zona, and later traveled and
visited in several states in
cluding South Dakota, Iowa,
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky,
Tennessee and Texas.
They returned to Arizona
for a- time before continuing
to Oregon. The Browns are
temporarily living . at 1556
Stewart avenue.
Knights to Hold
Annual Election;
Party Planned
The annual election of Offi
cers for Talisman lodge,
Knights of Pythias, will take
place at a meeting tonight at
8 o'clock in the Pythian
building. Refreshments will
follow the meeting.
Lt. Col. Charles Ord Reed,
will be guest of honor. He is
a member of the local lodge
and also a votary of Fuhat
Burkan temple, DOKK, for
many years. Lt. Col. Reed,
who returned recently from
his duties in Korea and Ja
pan, will spend the holidays
with his family here. Mrs.
Reed's mother is Mrs. Rosa A.
Young, 509 North Riverside
avenue.
Final plans will be complet
ed for the annual Christmas
party to be held in the Pyth
ian building Tuesday, Decem
ber 16. A potluck dinner at
6:30 pjn. will be followed by
a program of entertainment
and a visit by Santa Claus,
who will distribute bags of
sweets to the children and
'teenagers gathered around
the Christmas tree.
Rae Jack, is general chair
man for the Knights and Dok
eys, with Emil O. Johnson,
Edward Bostwick, Dan Kadin
and Don Copeland as helpers.
Mrs. Bostwick is chairman for
the Pythian Sisters. The par
ent order, Knights of Pythias,
Pythian Sisters, Rosebud
council, Sunshine Girls
Troop 16, Boy Scouts, spon
sored by Talisman lodge;
members of the Dramatic Or
der Knights Of Khorassan, No
mads of Avrudaka; their fam
ilies and friends are invited
to participate in the Christ
mas festivities according to
Joe W. Fritsch, representing
the lodge.
Club to Hold
Dinner, Dance
Welcome Wagon club of
Medford is planning a Christ
mas dinner -dance Saturday,
December 13 at MOn Desir in
Central Point. The evening
will begin at 8 p.m, with cock
tails and the prime rib roast
dinner will be served at 8:30
p.m. Dinner will be followed
by dancing.
The club has extended an
invitation to all new residents
of Medford to attend the
dance.
Attire for the evening is to
be semi-formal.
Reservations should be
made no later than Thursday,
December 11, by calling eith
er Mrs. Leland L. RauCh,
SPring 3-3314, or Mrs. Nicho
las A. Vanikiotis at SPring
3-5650. Directions for driving
to Mon Desir will be given
with the reservations.
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Guild to Meet
St. Elizabeth's guild of St.
Mark's Episcopal church will
hold the . annual , Christmas
party Friday, December 12,
in the Guild halL Luncheon
will be served at 12 noon.
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Applegate Unit
Has Program On
Candle Making
Applegate Valley - Upper
Applegate Extension unit was
free to choose a topic for the
Christmas meeting Wednes
day and asked to be shown
how to make Christmas can
dles. Mrs. Fred West and her
daughter, 'Mrs. Glenn Bailey
of Phoenix, who also is a unit
member here, were asked to
give the lesson, because they
had distributed some very suc
cessful gift candles in the
past. .
The extension service is not
giving a candle making proj
est this year, so the two wom
en searched for material, end
ing up with a complete proj
ect of their own that, more
than satisfied the unit. They
made roses, bowls, choir boy
candles and all manner of ob
jects for decorating even
though it took most of the
equipment from their kitchen
and the childrens' balloons
and crayons to do it. They
gathered information from ex
tension bulletins a grange co
op bulletin Sunset magazine
and commercial sources. Mrs.
Bailey will use the demon
stration as a basis for a candle
booth for the Phoenix Parent
Teacher association soon.
The local extension units
have gained county wide
recognition for their joint fes
tival held in the community
last spring according to Mrs.
Dora Krouse county commit
tee representative here. The
idea may be used throughout
the county next spring for ex
tension unite, to hold joint
community festivals. Mrs.
Krouse urged stronger partici
pation by the units in the 4-H
program.
Thirty-two women attended
the meeting including several
guests. Mrs. Krouse and Mrs.
Curtis Gearhardt were from
the lower1 Applegate unit and
other guests included Mrs. B.
J. Sanford Mrs. Edward Kam
merer, Mrs. William Roby,
Mrs. Raymond Lumas, and
Mrs. Clarence Roloff. The lat
ter two became members.
A Christmas dinner was
served with table decorations
of the tin can craft taught in
the November meeting.
Mrs. ROlland Smith is chair
man of the unit.
Mrs. Everett Grissom
Honored at Shower
Central Point - Mrs. Rine
hold Boes, Robin Lane, gave
a shower Dec. 2 honoring
Mrs. Everett Grissom. A tall
stork stood among .the gifts
on the pink covered table and
above the table an open um
brella of pink and blue com
pleted the setting for the
gifts.
Mrs. Wayne Vincent assist
ed Mrs. Boes with the re
freshments.
Guests were Mrs. Lloyd
Walch, Mrs. Paul Kroon, Mrs.
Ray Guss. Mrs. Frank Mc-
Kimmens, Miss Ila Mae Hig
inbotham, Mrs. Norma Higin
bOtham, Mrs. Keith Lawton,
Mrs. Geqrge Rainy, Mrs. Lil
lian Wright, Mrs. Wayne Vin
cent, Mrs. Harvey Cassman,
Mrs. Wayne Thompson, Mrs.
Dick Lawton, Mrs. Claire
Higinbotham, Donna Fay,
Billy and Gloria Jean Thomp
son, Sharon, Rose, Raymond
and Teresa Boes, Mrs. Vin
cent and the honored guest
Mrs. Grissom.
To Elect
Mistletoe club will elect of
ficers at a business meeting
set for Wednesday, December
10, at 12:30 p.m. at Girls
Community club. The meet
ing will be followed by a
Christmas party, with gift ex
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