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8A MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford. Oregon, Sunday, January It, 1939
Valuable van Gogh Show
Planned in Portland Soon
Portland According to an
announcement by Dr. Max W.j
Sullivan, director, one of the
most valuable art collections
in the world will open to the
public at the Portland Art
Museum on January 28. The
155 paintings and drawings by
Vincent van Gogh, valued at
nine million dollars, were
flown to San Francisco from
the Stedelijk Museum in Am
sterdam for opening at the de
Young Museum in October,
where attendance broke all
records. The exhibition, now
in Los Angeles, was assembled
especially for the four west
coast museums and will re
turn to Holland after the Se
attle showing in April.
The wide appeal of the
painter whose genius flowered
in a scant decade which ended
'with his death in 1890, re
mains unexplained. Neither
the novels nor the movie on
his tragic life can be respon
sible for the capacity crowds
which fill the galleries
wherever the paintings are
shown, and who return again
and again to see the marvel
ously exhilarating and vivid
works whose subjects are com
monplace: trees, fields, people
and places in the artist's daily
life, his room, his house, flow
ers, still life.
While the subjects, which
reflect his permanent preoc
cupation with the land, with
workers and peasants, never
change, his style makes the
, most amazing leap in a few
; short years from the power
ful but tense and dark works
, of the first years to full frui-
t tion of his enormous talent
in the works done at Aries, in
Southern France.
Work Unsurpassed
It is in this brief period
of little more than a year that
: such unsurpassed masterpieces
as the Sun Flowers, the many
f beautiful orchards, the Draw
bridge, the Yellow House, the
Harvest, the Zouave and many
others were produced in a re
lease of crative energy which
has no parallel. His last work,
.the tormented Wheatfield
with Crows, is included in the
' exhibition.
His life as a painter began
at 37, when after failures as
a clerk in the Goupil firm of
art dealers with which his
family had connections, . and
as a lay-preacher among the
poverty stricken miners of the
Borinage in Belgium, he be
came aware of his calling as
an artist. The religious in
tensity with which he under
took his mission to the miners
is absorbed by his painting to
which he devotes his tremen
dous creative powers unwav
eringly and entirely without
financial success.
At his death, following the
brief but widely publicized
period of mental disturbance,
he had produced approximate
ly 800 paintings and 800 draw
ings. He had sold only one
painting and received only
one favorable critical notice.
He was supported almost en
tirely during his creative
years by his devote.d brother
Theo, to whom he wrote the
hundreds of letters character
ized by such deep feeling and
vivid poetic imagery that they
would have won him distinc
tion even if the paintings had
not survived.
Shaw Cost High
The works being shown in
the west coast museums, val
ued at very little at his death,
are with only four exceptions,
from the collection V. W. van
Gogh, nephew of the great
Vincent and son of Theo. They
were preserved by the widow
of Theo, who died not long
after his brother and are on
permanent loan at the Stede
lijk. Museum (Municipal Mu
seum) of Amsterdam.
The exhibition will be on
view at the Portland Art
Museum until March 1. Open
hours have been extended ar,
follows: Open daily, Monday
included, from 12 noon to 5
p.m.; Wednesday and Friday
from 12 noon to 10 p.m. To
cover the considerable cost of
bringing the works to Port
land, an admission of .75 will
be charged adults, .25 for chil
dren under 14, and high
school students with student
body card. Free guided tours
for school children during
closed morning hours are be
ing arranged.
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has decided to
change its parking meters.
Police discovered a trick by
which motorists can get 18
hours for a nickel on the 24
hour meters. Officials refuse
to disclose the trick.
The city
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Central Point
Phone NO 4-1226
We've decided to plant more winter jasmine. It not only
blooms when the weather is cold, dark and dreary, but it
is yellow. Yellow is the color of spring, and the yellow
flowers somehow make up for the lack of sunshine in
January. ;
Potpourri cut several branches a few days before we
took the little Christmas tree down. It quickly burst into
bloom in the warm kitchen, and the minute the tree was
gone, we replaced it with the jasmine fronds with the cheer
ful flowers. Since we cut so much, and yet enjoy seeing the
bright blossoms on the driveway fence, another clump will
come in handy.
While cutting up the little Shasta fir in pieces small
enough to burn in the fireplace without setting the house
on fire, Potpourri also came to another decision. This year
we're going to buy, or plant ourselves, a little evergreen tree
in a tub. Somehow, this business of cutting down so many
beautiful little evergreens for Christmas trees makes us
unhappy. Potpourri would enjoy having a living tree which,
when too large to bring in the house, could be, planted out
doors and continue its life, instead of having to be destroyed.
Many fathers dread escorting their daughters down the
aisle on their wedding day. We hope John Bailey didn't
mind, for he had to make two trips. The Bailey's daughters,
Marilyn and Carol, were married January 1 in a double
ceremony. The etiquette books say that the father of sisters
being married in the same ceremony should escort them at
once, one on either arm. But alas, the aisle in Central Point
Presbyterian church was too narrow. So Mr. Bailey walked
down the aisle first with daughter Marilyn, returned and
came down a second time with Carol on his arm.
Society writers dread double weddings - the wording
often becomes so complicated. The matter was simplified for
the Bailey's story because each couple served as attendants
for the others. ,
When bride Carol came in with the wedding question
naires, she was still smiling over a honeymoon incident.
Carol and her fiance, Terry Brereton, told everyone they
were driving south for a honeymoon, but secretly decided
to go north. They made reservations at a motel near Eugene,
motored up after the reception and registered. About 20
minutes later another couple moved in next door. And guess
what - it was sister Marilyn and husband Eugene Wright.
The Ralph Thompsens and three daughters, Holly, Cassie
and Pat, had great fun" at Sun Valley during the holidays,
even though there was almost no snow at the famous resort.
The Thompsens enjoyed ice skating, and a sleigh ride into
the hills. ' -
At the resort during the Thompsens stay were Ernest
Hemingway, the noted novelist, and actor Robert Cummings,
Mrs. C. and their five children. Holly and one of the Cum
mings brood struck up an acquaintance, and Holly reported
one day that the resort photographer had taken the Cum
mings family picture, including herself. Now the Thompsens
are wondering if puzzled society reporters will find them
selves confronted with a Cummings picture in which the
actor and his wife seem to have acquired another daughter.
-O.S.
Calendar notices and news for the society section of The Mail
Tribune must be submitted in writing and deadline for the Sunday
edition is 1 p.m. Friday. Deadline for the weekly calendar is 9 a.m. of
the day of publication and for week days is 5 p.m. the day before
publication.
Today:
2 p m. Pythian Sisters,
Pythian building.
Monday:
11 a.m. Home Economics
club of Upper Applegate
grange, Grange hall.
12:30 pjn.-Adarel Past Ma
trons club, home of Mrs. Wal
lace B. Brill, 75 Lozier lane.
1:30 p.m. Jackson County
Retired Teachers association,
Girls Community club.
7:20 pjn.-Medford Squad
ron Civil Air Patrol, CAP
building, airport.
7:30 pjn. Pythian Sisters
and Knights of Pythias, Pyth
ian building.
8 p.m. Alpha Lambda
chapter, Epsilon Sigma Al
pha International sorority,
home of Mrs. Lyman Smith.
8 p.m. Degree of Honor
Lodge, Girls Community club.
8 pjn. St. Mary's Grade
School Parents club, at school.
Tuesday:
10:30 ajn. Oak Grove
Home Extension unit, home
of Mrs. G. S. Munden, 480
Clover lane.
12:30 p.ml First Presby
terian church Women's associ
ation circles: Bethany, with
Miss iSlizabeth Burr, 1012
Queen Anne ave.; Charity,
with Mrs. Leonard Mayfield,
1 Black Oak dr.; Faith, at
church; Grace, with Mrs. Rex
Nicodemus, 1112 West Fourth
st.; Hope, with Mrs. John Hen
son, 2000 Westerlund dr.;
Mercy, with Mrs. Glenn Har
rison, 1382 Kings highway;
Temple, with Mrs. Glenn Bes
sonette, 2607 Hillcrest Dd.;
Trinity, with Mrs. H. D.
Christenson, 29 Richmond
ave.
12:45 p.m. Women's As
sociation, Central Point First
Presbyterian church, at
church.
4 p m. Jackson County As
sociation of School Librarians,
Children's Literature library,
Southern Oregon college.
7:30 p.m. First Presby
terian church Women's associ
ation circles: Candelight, with
Mrs. Jack Edson, 108 Geneva
ave.; Vesper, with Mrs. Her
bert Rooerts, 1006 South Oak
dale ave.
7:30 pjn. Lone Pine Par
ent -Teachers association,
school gymnasium.
8 pjn. American Legion
auxiliary, Legion hall, 533
Edwards st.
. 8 p.m. Central Point Ne
vita chapter, Order of Eastern
Star, Masonic Temple.
8 pjn. Oregon Nurses As
sociation, District 4, doctor's
lounge. Sacred Heart hospital.
8 pjn.-Pythian club, home
of Mrs. George Bryant, 3384
Forrest ave.
8 pjn. Roguette circle,
Military Order of Lady Bugs,
Veterans hall.
Wednesday:
10-12 noon Kiwanian
Dames coffee, home of Mrs.
John Dellenback, 257 Windsor
ave.
11 a.m. Medford Town
send club. Carpenters hall,
123 West Main st.
12 noon Reames Social
club, Medford Masonic hall.
12:30 p.m. Women of Ro
tary, home of Mrs. Leonard
B. Mayfield, 1 Black Oak dr.'
1 pjn. Book Review
Group, American Association
of University Women, home
of Mrs. Neil Davidson, 1708
Lenora dr.
" 7:30 p.m. Medford Lady
Lions home of Mrs. Ray Bar
nett, 1208 Fortune dr.
7:45 p.m.-Medford Toast
mistress, Girls Community
club.
7:45 p.m. West Side Moth
er's club, West Side school.
8 p.m. Medford Junior
Women's club, home of Mrs.
Pythian Orders
Plan Ceremony
Joint installation of offic
ers for Medford Knights of
Pythias and Pythian Sisters
will be held Monday, Janu
ary 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the
Pythian building. Mrs. P. M.
Aldredge will be installing of
ficer for the Sisters, and Dis
trict Deputy Grand Chancel
lor Rolland Beach will act as
installing officer for the
Knights.
Practice for installation will
be held today, Sunday, at 2
o'clock at the Pythian build
ing. At the Sisters meeting last
Tuesday evening the past
chiefs assumed the various of
fices, with Mrs. Aldredge act
ing as most excellent chief.
Mrs. W. L. Walden report
ed on the purchase of silver
ware, and also advised mem
bers to continue saving cou
pons. Mrs. Don Anderson report
ed for the auditing commit
tee, and Mrs. W. A. Gro
chacki, Mrs. John Russell and
Mrs. Polly Offutt were ap
pointed the refreshment com
mittee for installation. Mrs.
Harry Bryant and Mrs. Leroy
Cline are in charge of decora
tions. Mrs. Rene Grosh presented
all the attending past chiefs
with a gift of appreciation.
The refreshment committee
was Mrs. Grosh and Mrs. Jack
Hall.
Members are reminded of
the invitation to the installa
tion of Grants Pass officers
Wednesday evening, and those
desiring transportation may
contact either Mrs. Harry
Bryant or Mrs. Ed Bostwick.
Pythian club will meet
Tuesday, January 13, at 8 p.m.
at the home of Mrs. George
Bryant, 3384 Forrest avenue,
with Mrs. W. L. Michael assisting.
Past Chief's club of Pythian
Sisters met last Wednesday
evening at the home of Mrs.
Harry Bryant with Mrs.
Originality Recommended
In Furnishings For Home
By GAY PAULEY
UPI Women's Editor
New York -(LTD- If you let
your home wait in '58, make
it shine in '59, says Paul Mc
Cobb, the furniture and indus
trial designer.
McCobb said this should be
the homemaker's top resolu
tion for prettying up the
place. He blamed procrastina
tion and indecision for mak
ing a "shambles" out of many
homes.' He explained that
"The family hesitates to buy
a few new things, as they're
needed, so the pieces get shab
bier and shabbier Pretty soon
they pull the whole room
down; even the good pieces
take on a shabby look."
McCobb's second resolution:
Remember that style is all-encompassing.
Apply your taste
not here and there but every
where. "Some women spend
Mabel Nicholson as co-hostess.
" New officers were installed
by Mrs. Michael and Mrs. Carl
Fichtner. Mrs. Aldredge was
installed president, Mrs.
George Bryant, vice president,
Mrs. Harry Bryant, secretary,
and Mrs. Cline, treasurer.
The report of the auditing
committee was read by Mrs.
Harry Bryant. Mrs. Aldredge
presented gifts to Mrs. Cline
and Mrs. Michael, retiring of
ficers. Cards were played with
prizes won by Mrs. Don An
derson and Mrs. John Russell,
and a special prize by Mrs.
Ida Ireland.
The next meeting, January
21, will be held at 8 p.m. at
the home of Mrs. Harry Barne
burg with Mrs. Anderson as
sisting. New members will be
initiated at this meeting.
all their time and money on
the living room," said Mc
Cobb, discussing his list.
"That is the room visitors see.
Eut good taste can apply to
the whole house . . . good
looking utensils for the kitch
en cost no more than ugly
ones. Good design is not ne
cessarily expensive design."
Other resolutions:
Pretend you live in a glass
house. Look at your own
home with a critical eye be
fore you cast a critical eye on
your neighbor's home.
Un-decorate as you re-decorate.
Said McCobb, "You
have twice as much furniture
and furnishing in your home
as you need. Most home-owners'
eyes are bigger than their
rooms. Don't overcrowd and
don't clutter."
Be original, if you would
get ahead of the Joneses. Fur
nish your home so tastefully
that the Joneses will want to
keep up with you. It's more
fun than trying to keep up
with them.
Hang your head in shame if
you haven't some original art
in your home. No matter what
you can afford, good art is
within your means and can be
the greatest touch of taste in
the home. "Comb the local art
galleries," he said. "Often
you'll find an original work
which costs far less than a re
production of some famous
painting."
Stick close to the family,
but don t let family life get
sticky. Cultivate individual
ism. "This togetherness is ov
erdone," McCobb said in an
interview. "It's like the casual
trend which eventually came
to mean sloppy."
Resolve to give Johnny a
trtace to studvr children need
I some privacy and comfort for
doing a good job with the
homework.
Also, give some thought to
An arfiilt. rnnm " wlipro TVTnm
and Dad can entertain or get
away from the kids. "Don't
try," said the designer, "fori
Gene Chamberlain, 46 Wind
sor dr.
8 p.m. Xi Mu chapter,
Beta Sigma Phi, home of Mrs.
R A. Hubbard, 3562 Jackson
ville highway.
Thursday:
. 12:30 pjn.-Chapter AA of
PEO Sisterhood, home of Mrs.
Meyers Jones, 49 South Mo
doc dr. . ,
1 p.m. Women's circle of
Christian Service, Central
Point First Presbyterian
church, home of Mrs. Homer
Jeffries.
1:30 pjn. Jacksonville
Garden club, Community hall.
2 p.m. WCTU, Girls Com
munity club.
7:30 p.m. Lively Rogues
dance club, Rogue Valley
Country club.
8 p.m. Adarel chapter,
Order of the Eastern Star,
Jacksonville Masonic temple.
8 p.m. Roxy Ann court,
Order of Amaranth, Masonic
temple.
Friday:
1 p.m. Getoegther club,
Girls Community club.
8 p.m. Scottish Rite Wom
en's club, Medford Masonic
temple.
Saturday:
2 pjn. Epsilon chapter,
Delta Kappa Gamma, home
of Mrs. Paul R. Smith, 3412
Madrona lane.
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something besides a playrooms
with pine paneling and cheaf
linoleum."
And resolve to put more en
ergy into making home a bet
ter place in the new year
"The family spends most of its
time the'-e," said McCobb
'Why neglect it."
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