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A MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon. Sunday. December 14, 1958 WKfmn u uiiu inj .., t'.ir'mmwi wmwA Nil K??i " Musicians from bolh Ashland and Med- Among lhe soloists will be Lois Miller ford are combining Iheir efforls today for Windsor, contralto; Louis Clayson, (center) the presentation of Handel's "Messiah" in tenor, and Maynard Hadley, bass. All three lhe Southern Oregon college gymnasium at are accomplished vocalists with much train- 8 p.m. Dr. Herbert Cecil of the college ing and experience. The fourth soloist is faculty will direct a chorus of 100 voices Virginia Cecil, soprano. The public is in- which includes the college choir, of which vited to attend without charge, but those Oscar C. Bjorlie is director. Also playing attending may contribute lo a scholarship will be the Southern Oregon Little Sym- fund, phony orchestra, directed by Dr. Cecil. Duplicate Club : Christmas Party : To Be Tuesday ; A Christmas dinner and party will be held Tuesday, December 16, at the Girls ; Community club for members and invited guests of the Med ford Duplicate Bridge club. " The event will start at 6 p.m. . and following the meal an ex- change of gifts is planned. Following the exchange of ; gifts a master point duplicate game will be played. The din '. ner is free to members and a . nominal fee will be charged ' visitors. At the regular play session ; of the club December 9, 12 , tables participated. Mrs. Al Gilhousen and Miss Isobel . Stuart with 170Vi points were ; iirst in the north-south posi tion, while Mrs. Robert Elliott .' and Robert Dickey were first in the east-west position with 153 points. Other top scores in the east west position were won by Mrs. Oda Thomason and Dr. George Dean, second, 148 Vz ' Mrs. Josephine Clark and ; Thomas Randell, third, 142; and Jack Harris and James Morgan, fourth, 141 M. High scores in the north south position were won by Mrs. Leland Clark and Mrs. Paul Hatton, second, 152; Mrs. Ray Stewart and Mrs. A. W. Lingaas, third, 139V2; and Mrs. John Dougherty and Berg Marten and Jack Mitch ell and Howard Boyd tied for fourth, with 136 each. Members planning to attend the Tuesday dinner are asked to contact Mrs. Frank Baker. Luncheon Slated By Past Matrons Central Point-Past Matrons' club of Nevita chapter will meet Wednesday, December 17, at the home of Mrs. Leon ard Freeman, Wilson Road, Central Point. Luncheon will be served at 12:30 p.m. Co hoslesses will be Mrs. Signa Day, Mrs. Mollie Neale and Mrs. Leta Kyle. The annual Christmas party will be held, with exchange of gifts not to exceed $1 in cost. Mrs. D. W. Husband will preside at the business meet ing and election of new offi cers will be held. All past matrons of Nevita chapter are invited to attend. Program Announced A Yule program is planned for a meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance union at Girls Community club at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Decem ber 18. A community "sing" of Christmas songs is planned, and a solo by the Rev. Rich ard M. Jones. Devotions will be given by Mrs. Geneva Schwan. The refreshment committee is Miss Elizabeth Burr, Mrs. Vivian Kyker and Mrs. Mary Igo. The public is invited.. Mrs. John Nelson To Be Hostess For Yule Partv Xi Mu chapter, Beta Sigma Phi, will hold its annual Christmas party Wednesday, December 17, at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs. John Nelson, 1616 Lenora avenue. In charge of entertainment are Mrs. Larry Allen and Mrs. Russell Budreau, and cards will be played. Refreshments appropriate to the holiday sea son are being planned by Miss Adabee Seiler, Mrs. Everett Ballard and Mrs. Jim Chap man. The evening will be highlighted by the Christmas gift exchange and the reveal ing of the names of secret sisters. The last meeting of the chapter was held at the home of Mrs. Maynard Paup, 3298 Hollywood avenue. Following the business meeting Mrs. I Wilson Slater presented the program, on "Secrets of a Well Dressed Woman." Re freshments were served by the hostess assisted by Mrs. R. A. Hubbard. Add a dash of cinnamon and a spoonful of instant cof fee to hot chocolate. When hot, quickly fold in whipped cream. Serve in mugs with crispy cookies. Red Cross Service Groups Honored at Board Meeting Two Red Cross volunteer service groups, the Junior Red Cross and the Gray Ladies Service to the Community Corps, were given special recognition during the De cember meeting of the Jack son County chapter board meeting, Thursday. Mrs. E. A. Littrell, chair man of volunteers, introduced and presented awards to Mrs. John S. Day, chairman; Mrs. Joe Hearin, first co-chairman and Mrs. Myers D. Jones, sec ond co-chairman of Junior Red Cross and their committee members, Mrs. Reese Alexan der, Mrs. Paul E. Lea and Mrs. Robert Johnson Student representatives re ceiving similar awards were Grant Quinney Jr., Junior Red Cross Council president, and Miss Dianne DeLorme and Danny Eddy, delegates to the summer training school. Mrs. Day reported on the outstanding success of the membership drive this year and excellent cooperation and enthusiasm of the teacher- sponsors in every school. Those receiving awards in the Gray Lady Service to the community were Mrs. H. P. Poston, chairman; Mrs. W. H. Reichstein, co-chairman; Mrs. Blanche Coffeen, chairman of transportation for the Chin-Up club; Mrs. Elmer Fjarli, visit ing committee for multiple sclerosis patients; Mrs. Chris Zink, blind program; Mrs. A. Z. Dean, Mrs. H. L. Prentice and Mrs. Roy McCleary. Bloodmobile Coming The Bloodmobile will again be in Medford, Wednesday, December 17, according to Mrs. J. W. Burba, chairman. It will be at the Red Cross building, 60 Hawthorne ave nue, between 1 and 5 p.m. On Tuesday the Bloodmobile will be in Shady Cove from 2 to 7 p.m. A letter from the regional office of the blood program' expressed praise and appreci ation to the donors and volun teers who made the Novem ber 5 special collection of AB negative type blood so sucess ful. This blood was used the following morning in Port land for a five year old girl undergoing heart surgery, and the letter advised that the op eration was completely suc cessful and the child recover ing rapidly. A disaster workshop for nursing services was conduct ed in an all day session De cember .2, Mrs. O. A. Eden r e po rt e d, with registered nurses attending from Grants Pass, Cave Junction, Ashland, Shady Cove, as well as Med ford and other southern Ore gon communities. The training session was led by Miss Barbara Hirsch, R.N., Pacific Area Nursing Services representative, and Mrs. Hel en Geary, R.N., a volunteer representative of this service from Eugene. The nurses stressed the importance of trained personnel in time of disaster, particularly regis tered nurses and doctors. Guest speaker during the afternoon was Maj. Gen. J. H. Hicks, chairman of Civil De fense for Jackson county. Other reports were given by Mrs. Robert Shepherd, hos pital council delegate, on projects for the Camp White Domiciliary, and by Mrs. Ray mond Reter, representative for the United Medford Cru sade. Worker Praised In a letter from the Pacific area manager, Mrs. Frank Fairweather was given a vote of appreciation for the suc cessful orientation she recent ly conducted - for the newly organized service to nursing homes. As volunteer field con sultant, Mrs. Fairweather gives assistance to chapters throughout southern Oregon strictly on a volunteer basis. H. C. Wainscott's appoint ment to the board was an nounced by the chapter chair man. A total of 821 hours of serv ice by 67 volunteers was given during the month of Novem ber, it was reported. Approximately 50 members were present for the lunch and business meeting . with Man ville Heisel, chapter chairman, presiding. 4 An eggs shell does not bring out the flavor of coffee, says the Coffee Brewing Institute, Inc. Egg white may clear the beverage, but the yolk gives an undesirable flavor. Best coffee is made with out any part of the egg. Officers Named For Bethel 55; Ball Announced Election of officers was held by Bethel 55, International Order of Job's Daughters, at a meeting December 9 in the Pythian hall. Named to office were Miss Linda Knips, queen; Miss Bar bara Gordon, senior princess; Miss Marcia Barrell, junior princess; Miss Jackie Mee, guide; Miss Teresa Six, mar shal. Queen Karalee Selby asked bethel members to secure their tickets for the annual holiday ball of Job's Daugh ers as soon as possible. Named the Winter Fantasy ball, the dance will be held Friday, De cember 26 at Rogue Valley Country club. - It was announced that Tues day, December 23, will be in- Former Resident Now in Africa William M. Shepard, who at one time was general agent for The California - Oregon Power company and made his home in Medford, is in Nai robi, Kenya, Africa, for the holidays. Ir. Shepard is with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. David Eardley Bloomer and their young son. He has written valley friends to say that his address with the Bloomers is P.O. Box 30200, Nairobi. spection night, and installa tion of officers will be held December 27. The inspection will be made by Mrs. E. A. Doognough, Eugene, grand guardian. Practice has been set for Saturday, December 20. 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Retired Teachers Holds Yule Party A Christmas party was held by Jackson County Retired Teachers association in Ash land December 8 at the home of Mrs. Alice Willits. The meeting was conducted by the president, Mrs. Ruth MacCol- lister. Thirty - one members re sponded to roll-call by giving appropriate quotations. Mrs. Ethel Thompson was recently admitted as a new member. Mrs. Coral Sabo was a guest. A report from the Retired Teachers' Association of Port land was read. A paper was read regarding the new manor that is being built in Portland for retired teachers. Christmas carols were sung, with Mrs. Alice Willits at the piano. Christmas gifts were exchanged. Assisting Mrs. Willits were Miss Eugenia Carson, Mis Edna Kennedy, Mrs. Verna Egli. Mrs. Maude Ditsworth and Mrs. Bertha Baughman. ' The January meeting will be held at the Girls Commu nity club in Medford. Some cedars in the Roose velt Grove in Idaho are esti mated to be 3,000 years old. 3 aSX ft 1 ""i. 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