2 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Thursday, February 12. 1939
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As if it wasn't bad enough for the men to disguise them
selves with Centennial whiskers, they added to the con
tusion at the Mardi Gras ball last Friday night by wearing
masks and costumes. Who would expect that a kindly,
respectable lawyer would show up at the Country club
wearing a week's beard, a torn shirt, a scarf around his
head and another around his middle. The man was John
Dellenback, dressed as a pirate. He looked pirate-ish. too
Rodney Keating, who was Rex I for last year's ball,
arrived at the club wearing a turban and huge gold ear
rings. His Centennial beard is in the Van Dyke tradition,
and after unmasking time a number of persons remarked
that the former Jackson county judge had taken on a sort
of Mephistophelean aura for the evening.
And as for Bill Patton, he wore tightly-fitted ski trous
ers, a black dinner jacket and diver's goggles; he carried
one ski pole. Later in the evening Bill served as Rex II,
substituting for Alfred S. V. Carpenter who had been
chosen for the honor. In spite of the fact that it must have
been the first time a king ever wore a long velvet robe over
ski trousers, he made a very handsome king.
Everyone at the ball agreed that fate could not have
been kinder in choosing Mr. Patton's beautiful bride as his
queen for the evening. Taking the easy way out, the com
mittee had decided to select the queen by chance. A florist
made up three white corsages, tieing two with silver ribbons
and one with gold. The wrapped boxes were brought to
the club, and at the appointed hour, the young women
each chose a box. When they were unwrapped, Mrs. Patton's
corsage was the one with gold ribbons.
The queen's ball gown was of green decorated with
snowflakes, and her corsage was three white orchids. The
two princesses were Mrs. Richard Hawkins, who wore a
gown of bronze-colored nylon organza, and Miss Carol
Lininger, whose gown was a colorful taffeta print with
harem skirt.
A. C. Fries Jr. of Ashland presented the queen and her
court, and Russ Jamison was master-of-ceremonies. Mr.
Patton had the pleasure of placing the queen's crown on
his pretty wife.
While most of the guests at the ball wore evening
clothes rather than Mardi Gras costumes, those who had
taken the trouble to costume were extremely colorful. ,
Dr. and Mrs. Aubrey Hill of Ashland, having just re
turned from a vacation in Mexico, wore clothing which
they had bought while away. Dr. Hill wore an interesting
long jacket made of heavy material and with no sleeves.
Mrs. Hill's costume was a skirt, and white blouse, the latter
finished with many fine tucks and interesting puffed sleeves.
Both had colorful Mexican hats.
(The Pattons were just home from a winter vacation,
too. Bill, iiis wife, Wallace Iverson and Bill Moffat spent
their vacation skiing at Sun Valley , in Idaho.)
Mrs. Beverly Cope was costumed as a maid, wearing a
frilly cap and apron over a dark dress and carrying a
duster. Dr. Cope wore his Scottish kilts and tartan which
he said were tailored back in 1914. The story of the kilts,
he remarked, makes good listening.
Mrs. William Dawkins has a positive genius for costumes.
Friday night her Mardi Gras costume was a cotton dress
of three-alarm red, trimmed in black braid. With this Mrs.
Dawkins wore a band around her neck holding red flowers
and a black circular veil draped mantilla fashion over a
Spanish comb. Her jet black hose, little black slippers with
pointed toes and a cigarette holder at least 18 inches long
all added their bit to the glamorous result.
Mrs. Harry Skerry Jr., also wore a pretty red cotton
dress, but hers was trimmed with white . lace instead of
black. Some of the women at the, ball wearing evening
gowns had gone in for fancy masks. Mrs. Neil Davidson's
white mask had long lashes painted around the eye holes.
Sheila Schuermann, finding that a mask is hard to wear
over glasses, cleverly ornamented her glasses with. lace in
a mask-like effect. '
One of the women choosing to wear formal dress rather
than a costume was Mrs. Frank Van Dyke. Her full-length
gown of red and blue iridescent taffeta was worn with a
long red stole, and she had flowers on her hair. Cocktail
length gowns are often very beautiful, but there is some
thing about a long, formal gown that makes a woman
look absolutely regal. Potpourri reads In the fashion articles
from Paris, Rome, London and New York that long evening
gowns are the fashion again, and we hope so.
The last issue of Program Notes, publication of the
National Association of Manufacturers, contained a couple
of paragraphs about Mardi Gras. According to Program
Notes, this festival was introduced in New Orleans back
in 1847 by a group of young men who had returned home
after going to school in Paris. They organized a procession
of street maskers which marched about the city on the day
before Ash Wednesday.
Program Notes also mentioned the fact that the trend
is to dress less and less formally in this country and con
tinues "something quite special, unexplainable and com
pletely feminine happens to women when they wear formal
dresses" The booklet suggests that where it is difficult to
Attendance at Exhibition
Expected to Break Record
Current attendance at the
van Gogh exhibition, on view
at the Portland Art Museum
until March 1, indicate that
final figures will break at
tendance records. At this
point, when the exhibition has
been on view for 12 days, at
tendance totals 20,338.
This figure includes paid
admissions, members of the
Portland Art Association who
are admitted free, and 2,387
school children who have
visited the museum during
closed hours for special guid
ed tours. Sunday, February 8,
was the peak day with a to
tal of 3,021. -Total attendance
at the 1956 showing of the fa
mous Chrysler collection was
54,983 in a six week period.
Color Slide
Showings of the "Introduc
tion to van Gogh," a color
slide and tape narrative pre
sentation given in the mu
seum auditorium hourly; have
been increased to accommo
date the demand. It now is
shown every half hour on
week ends and evenings when
the galleries are crowded.
The first Wednesday evening
lecture by Jack McLarty, actr
ing dean of the Museum Art
school, and the second lecture
February 11 by Andries Dei
num, film consultant at the
Portland Extension center
were given to capacity audi
ences. There is no additional
charge for the lectures, but
tickets must be reserved in
advance at the information
desk at the museum.
Tickets are still available
for the February 18 lecture
when Dr. Francis J. Newton,
curator gt the museum,- will
speak on "Van. Gogh's Effect
on European Painting.."
The final lecture will be
given February 25 when Ed
ward B. Thomas, director of
education at the Seattle Art
museum, will speak. His topic
will be '.'Provence and Japan:
Influences which "formed the
Painter."
plan costume parties, a formal party be substituted with
intricate and beautiful masks added.
.
We read the other day that one reason for the increased
price of food lis the added cost of packaging. As far as
Potpourri is concerned, some of the packaging is good and
some is a waste of money. Not long ago we bought a loaf
of pumpernickel.' We peeled off a layer of foil which stuck
to something underneath and came off in little ribbons.
Underneath that was a layer of cellophane, or something
and underneath that a layer of wax paper. We love pumper
nickel, but not three layers worth.
If the wrapping around crackers, cookies, spaghetti, etc.,
gets any tougher, the manufacturers will have, to furnish a
gadget to open it with, just like the keys that come with
tin cans.-O.S.
Calendar
Calendar notices and news for
Che society lection of The Mall
Tribune most be submitted .in
writing and deadline for the Son
day edition ts I p.m Friday. Dead
line for the weekly calendar is 9
a.m of the day for publication and
for week day news is 5 p.m the
day before publication.
Thursday:
6:30 pjii. Fraternal Order
of Eagles auxiliary, Wooden
Shoe.
7:30 p.m. Lincoln Parent
Teachers association, Lincoln
school gymnasium.
7:30 p.m. Washington
School PTA, school gymnasi
um. 8 p.m. AAUW Interior
Decorating group, Herndob
ler Furniture company, 125
East Main st., Ashland.
8 p.m. Past Noble Grands
club, Girls Community club.
8 p.m. Writer's Session,
home of Mrs. Alfred Gallacci,
2306 Table Rock rd.
8 p.m. Reames chapter,
Order of the Eastern Star,
Medford Masonic temple.
Friday:
10:30 a.m. Valley View
Home Extension unit, .Valley
View schoolhouse.
12 noon St. Elizabeth's
Guild of St. Mark's Episco
pal church, parish house.
12:30 p.m. Fifty-Plus club,
St. Mark's Guild hall.
1 p.m. Golden circle of
Gold Hill Christian church,
home of Mrs. Bessie Hender
son. 1:30 p.m. Past 'Presi
dents of the Ladies auxiliary
to Crater Lake Aerie, Fra
ternal Order of Eagles, with
Mrs. John' Bowdish, 616
West Jackson st.
Awards Given
During Session
Tom Munds received the
American Legion auxiliary,
Department of Oregon, award
for the veteran with the high
est bridge score for January,
at the last session of the Camp
White Veterans Bridge club;
Other awards were 'present
ed to Walter Humes, second;
Allan Buehler, third; Walter
Gr,Ow, fourth; William Vail,
fifth; John Foley, sixth; and
W. Stafford, seventh..
Top scorers in ' the last
master point play-session held
February 6 in the ijprth-south
position were Mrs." " Frank
Baker and Paul Hatton, 184
points; and in the - east-west
position, Mrs. Cliff ' Howard
and D. H. Barber, 194 points.
Other high scores in the
north-south position went to
Mrs. J. J. Dougherty and Mrs.
Sam Richardson, 115M, " sec
ond; Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Boyd, 174 third: and Mrs. Al
Gilhousen and Mrs. Paul Hat
ton, 167, fourth.
In the east - west position
high scores were received by
Mr. and Mrs. Berg Marten,
191 V, second; Mrs. Fred Pur
din and Mrs. Fred Rehling,
184, third; and Mrs. Frank
Perl and Gene Ricker, ISV2,
fourth.
Following the play Mrs.
Berg Marten and Mrs. Jack
Mitchell were in charge of
refreshments.
Dinner and Party
Plans Completed
Final preparations for the
Valentine dinner and party
for members of the Crater
Lions auxiliary and their hus
bands were made at the last
meetine of the auxiliary. The
event will be held Saturday,
February 14, at the home of
Dr. and Mrs. Jack Ingram,
914 Queen Anne avenue, at
7:30 p.m.
At the last meeting Dr. O.
T. Heyerman spoke on heart
disease. The event was at
tended by 18 members and a
guest.
A joint luncheon for Crater
Lion members and their wives
will be held March 3 at 12
noon at Ping's Garden. Guest
speaker will be Everett wu
cox, superintendent for the
Oregon school for the .blind
at Salem. He will show f urns
of the children and work be
ing done at the school.
2:30 p.m. Hoover PTA,
school gymnasium.
2:30 p.m Roosevelt School
PTA, school gymnasium.
How to Identify
Chocolate's Filling
Told by Institute
New York - (UPD Candy
squeezer of, the world, take
heart. You.don t have to bite
into or pinch a chocolate
dipped confection to identify
its filling.
' This pre - Valentine's Day
advice comes from the Retail
Candy Store Institute, which
says you can usually recog
nize a chocolate-coated candy
by its shape and the initial
on top. Although many manu
facturers use their own iden
tification systems, certain
symbols are universal to the
industry.
' But you may need a grap
hologist's skill to recognize
some of the. fancy lettering,
whether it's "V" for vanilla,
"R" for raspberry, or "C" for
chocolate.
Shapes
Shapes are easier. A square
usually denotes a caramel; an
oblong, a nougat; and a round
piece, a cream.
. Modern boxed candies have
been around scarcely 200
years. But candy-making be
gan in ancient Egypt. Records
don't show when Valentine's
Day got into the act. The
earliest known Valentine box
es contained the names of
saints and martyrs, placed
there by Christian priests
trying to woo ; their people
away from pagan gods.
- The priests had changed the
name of the pagan feast day,
Lupercalia, to St. Valentine's,
and each church" member was
supposed to pattern his life
after the name of the 7 saint
Gold Hill Circle
To Meet Friday '
Gold Hill The Golden cir
cle of the Gold Hill Christian
church will meet Friday, Feb
ruary 13, at 1 p.m. at the
home of Mrs. Bessie Hender
son. Films will be shown and
Mrs. Wallace Neece will give
the devotion.
, -j
Unit to Meet
Nutrition and food values
will be discussed at the Fri
day, February 13, meeting of
the Valley View. Home Exten
sion unit, at 10:30 am.. The
meeting will be held in the
Valley View school house.
or martyr in theTbox he re
ceived. ' ;
Gradually, the custom
changed, first putting the
name of one's sweetheart into
the box, and later,, a gift. .
Day of Prayer
Cave Junction World Day
of Prayer -will be observed
Friday, Feb. 13 at Immanuel
Methodist church from 10 to
IT ajn., the theme, "Lord. I
Believe:". A project of. the
Women's Society of Christian
Service, it will be under the
direction of the secretary of
spiritual life.
Card Party Planned
Pocahontas lodge will meet
Friday, February 13, at 7:30
p.m. at the Redman hall on
Apple street. Following the
meeting a public card party
will be held at 8 p.m.
HELP US!
We Need Clothing, Shoes
Dishes, Furniture. We Pick Up.
HELP OTHERS!
The Salvation Army
SPring 3-7335
Don't Miss This Noted Lecturer!
Dr. George Hunt Williamson
U.S.A. Representative
U.F.O. World Report
of
MOOSE HALL
11 Newtown Medford
FRIDAY, FEB. 13th -8:00 P.M.
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Pictures will be shown
- Admission by donation j
Event to Honor r
Woman Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson An
derson will hold open house
at their home, 2131 Hillcrest
road, Saturday, February 14.
honoring Mrs. Rehana Latif
Islam of Pakistan.
Mrs. Islam, who is work
ing for her doctorate in eco
nomics at the University of
California, will speak at the
luncheon meeting of the Med
ford Branch, American Asso
ciation of University Women
on Saturday.
Anyone interested in meet
ing Mrs. Islam, whether a
member of AAUW or not, is
invited to attend the open
house between 8 and 9:30
p.m.
Ladies... Want to Reduce?
lose Weight and Have Fun Too
. By Joining the
Hip Hips Aweigh
Reducing League
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The Hip Hips Aweigh Reducing league provides
weight control through a sport that is health
producing in itself and which offers to all indi-
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that
viuuais iiiv oppuriumry . igr tompcmion m iiiui
sport, in an atmosphere of gaiety, fun and com
radeship. It offers the reword of recognition for
bowling achievement and for success in r-
.ducing.
Instruction
and
Registration
Period
FRIDAY
Feb. 13
10 A.M.
League Starts February 20 . . . Ends April 24 r
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