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iMrs. Elmer Ness Winner
Of Toastmistress Contest
"Bell, Book, and Candle"
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way play March 5-7 in Chur
chill hall. Written by John
an Drusen. author of "The
Voice of the Turtle." the play
is directed by George H. Bell
of the speech and drama de
partment. Southern Oregon
college.
"Self Inventory" was the
title of the speech given by
Mrs. Elmer Ness which won
for her first place in the Med
ford Toastmistress' club an
nual speech contest held Feb
ruary 25, at Girls' Community
club. Mrs. Ness presented her
talk as taking inventory of
the boxes on the closet
shelves, these boxes repre
senting character qualities in
a person's life. She stated that
introspection can help to over
come mistakes along life's
road.
Second place winner, Mrs
Clarence Rolls, entitled her
speech "Fidelity". She stress
ed that fidelity is the quality
that marriage, politics and na
tions need to keep them run
ning smoothly. "Ready for the
Road", subject of Miss Anna
Streed's speech, pictured the
various roads one may choose
in childhood and the ultimate
results of each. Mrs. C. H.
Redmond's speech "Challeng
ing Today's Women" was a
comparison of opportunities of
the American Women and
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that of the Russian women.
Mrs. Clarence Wilson, toast
mistress, explained briefly the
change in the contest rules,
before introducing the speak
ers. Main change made was
that the contestants were in
formed 24 hours in advance
of the final contest what their
subject would be; each was
given a choice of one of three
subjects.
The contest committee, Mrs.
Effie Kurtz, chairman, Mrs.
Wallace Haskins and Mrs. El
len Lynner made all arrange
ments for the meeting. Judges
were Dr. Leon Mullings of
Southern Oregon college, Mrs.
L. W. Buonocore, Al Brad
ford of Medford Toastmaster's
club and Mrs. Mary Catherine
Powell, Grants Pass Toastmis
tress Club.
Miss Irene Barclay, club
treasurer, was presiding offi
cer for the evening. Topic
mistress, Mrs. John Schroeder
presented topics to members
for impromptu speeches on
the Oregon Centennial, Table
decorations, the work of Mrs.
Thomas Ball, chairman, Mrs.
Harry Marshall, and Mrs.
Jack Cummings, were covered
wagons, campfires, small for
ests, picks and shovels remi
niscent of the early days.
The refreshment committee
was Mrs. James VanderSteen,
chairman, Miss Irene Bailey
and Mrs. Lloyd Neilson.
Invocation and flag salute
were given by Mrs. C. A.
Thatcher. The education talk,
"Effective Expression", was
presented by Mrs. Arnold
Bohnert. .Mrs. Bernice Kunz
man was lexicologist and tim
ers were Mrs. Ethel Mclntyre
and Mrs. Thatcher. Program
evaluator was Mrs. Janet Bab
cock of the Grants Pass Toast
mistress Club.
Guests for the evening were
Mrs. Frank Price, Mrs. Mary
Hornby of Crescent City, Mrs.
Eloise Winklebleck and Mrs.
Edgar Sitton.
An invitation from the
Grants Pass Toastmistress
Club was accepted and the
two clubs will hold a joint
meeting on March 17, at
Rogue Riviera. The meeting
of Medford Toastmistress Club
for March 11, has been can
celled. :- nV'- . r
The Council speak-off will
be April 12.
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Potpourri and Photographer Bob Vroman came back
from last week's picture-taking with heads buzzing with
dates, names and information about Jackson county and
Oregon history. While at the H. L. Alford home we learned
more about the Applegate family, particularly Mr. Alford's
grandfather, Lindsay, who lived in the Ashland area. In
addition to the Applegate heirlooms pictured on today's
front page, Mr. Alford has a number of other objects, in
cluding a west coast directory published in 1867. The book
resembles the Polk directories familiar to business people
oi xoaay. it listed 16 residents and businesses for Ashland,
possibly the ones which the publishers' agent considered the
most important.
Mr. Alford also has a copy of A. G. Walling's History of
Southern Oregon, published in 1884. It has always amused
Mr. Alford that Mr. Walling fails to mention his grandfather
except once incidentally as a member of a group whose
activities the historian was describing.
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At the Gordon Warner home the reporter and photog
rapher spent a fascinating two hours looking at historic
diaries, maps, letters and journals, many written by the
late William Mason Colvig. W. J. Warner, son-in-law of the
well known early-day lawyer who was termed "judge" by
many of his friends and "governor" by the younger men
of the family, has many stories of this colorful man.
William Colvig came to Oregon from Platte county,
Missouri, as a small boy with his parents, arriving in Port
land in 1852 and later moving to the Canyonville area. Wil
liam's father, William Lyngae Colvig, was a physician.
William and his brother, Volney, were among the men
who made up the volunteer Company C, First Oregon Cav
alry. They thought they were soing to be sent south to fight
in the Civil War - instead they remained in Oregon and
William, who was company clerk, went on an exDedition
into the area which is now roughly Klamath, Lake and
Malheur counties. William drew a crude map of the terri
tory -,the first ever made, and the man was later sent to
Washington, D. C. for copying. The original is one of 'the
family's most cherished possessions.
Mr. Warner recalls that Doctor Colvig and his wife, who
had 10 children of their own, also raised two of the Wood
ford boys, the Woodfords being related. The Woodfords also
remained in this area and became one of the well-known
families. (
William Mason Colvig, who married Adelaide Birdseye,
spoke the Indian language well and set down in his writings
material which the Indians told him. This includes the beau
tiful Indian fable, told to him by the Klamath chief Lalek,
about the origin of Crater lake. The "judge" always defended
the Indians, and maintained that they were honest, intelli
gent, nonoraoie people wnose lives naa Been ruined by the
coming of the whites.
When Potpourri asked Mr. Warner about Mr. Colvig's
judgeship, Mr. W. smiled and said his father-in-law had been
given the title by fellow citizens and recalled that the
"judge" had been wont to say in fun that the only thing he
was a judge of was good whiskey.
Mr. Warner enjoys telling another story about "the gov
ernor, who remained rugged and individualistic until his
death when he was in his 80's. One day a man called the
judge an insulting name. Without hesitation Mr. Colvig,
then well past 80 years of age, drew back his fist and
socked the offender.
During the picture-taking at the home of Mrs. Lewis
Ulrich, Mrs. Ulrich and Photographer Bob discovered that
she had been a playmate of his mother, the former Mable
Reeve, when the two had both lived in Jacksonville as girls.
Mrs. Ulrich, who was Marie Nickell, and Mable Reeve, !
now Mrs. E. Vroman, were both born in Jacksonville, and
Mrs. Ulrich recalled the other Reeve children, Delia, Lena
and Clarence, whom she had also known.
Reminiscing about former days in Jacksonville, Mrs.
Ulrich said that she and her chums sometimes traveled to
Woodville, now called Rogue River, to visit the Birdseye
family and other friends. By horse and buggy, the trip took
an entire day. The travelers would spend the night in Wood
ville, visit the next day and the third day would be spent
on the return trip.
Mrs. Ulrich was born in the brick house which stands
near the Jacksonville museum. The home belonged to her
grandfather, Judge P. P. Prim (Mrs. Ulrich's mother was
Ella Prim), who came across the plains in the early 1850's
when the gold fever was on the land. He later was one of
Oregon's first chief justices of the state supreme court, and
was one of the founders of the Pioneer Society of Oregon
in 1879.
Potpourri was especially interested in the painting by
Dorland Robinson which Mrs. Ulrich owns. This gifted
young woman, daughter of the pioneer physician, Dr. J. W.
Robinson, died rather young but some of her works are
prized possessions of Jackson county families. Her father
established a drug store in Jacksonville which served resi
dents for many years and then for a time ceased to operate.
It was recently re-established and is now being operated as
part of the Foster chain in the county.
All this talk about heirlooms and antiques and family
treasures brought up this question in the news room: How
old must an object be before it can be considered "antique."
Pal Peg offered her definition-an antique is furniture which
is paid for.-O.S.
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Women of Moose
Hold Session With
National Regent
Several members of the
Medford Women of the Moose
with Mrs. Lola Wolf, grand
regent from Moose Heart in
Illinois, during a recent air
port stopover in Medford.
The local members had
been unable to attend a meet
ing in Eugene last week
where Mrs. Wolf spoke. Be
tween planes at Jthe Medford
airport the women discussed
the lodge.
Attending the two hour ses
sion were Mrs. Harvey Wyatt,
senior regent; Mrs. Leo Web
ster, Mrs. Ray Martin, Mrs.
John Keener, Mrs. Yetta
Flowers and Mrs. William
Dean. .
Sorority Plans
DinnerMeeting
Members of Epsilon chap
ter of Delta Kappa Gamma
are asked to note the change
in a dinner meeting date
from March 12 to March 5. It
will be held at Hoover Ele
mentary school at 6 p.m.
Guests will be selected
members of all future teacher
organizations in Jackson
county along with their advi
sors. Mrs. Betty Lou Dunlop,
Southern Oregon college, will
moderate a panel discussion
on some phase of education.
Mrs. Mabel Winston will
bring greetings to the high
school students from the col
lege.
Mrs. Virginia Wait, co-ordi-
nator of cafeterias for the
Medford schools, is dinner
chairman.
Winners Announced
By Riverside Club
Winners in the Riverside
Bridge club's regular dupli
cate game last Wednesday
have been announced.
In the north-south position
winners were Mrs. Paul Hat
ton and Roy Pruitt, first;
Mrs. Richard Milestone and
Mrs. William Knope, second;
Mrs. George B. Dean and
Mrs. Paul McDuffee, third.
Winners in the east-west po
sition were Mrs. John Dough
erty and Mrs. Sam Van Dyke,
first; Mrs. Walter Winner
and Mrs. Mary Trout, second;
Mrs. Jack Mitchell and Mrs.
Fred Purdin, third.
Election Planned
By PEO Chapters
Election of officers will be
held at meetings of PEO sis
terhood chapters planned this
week.
Chapter CP will meet Wed
nesday, March 4. at the home
of Mrs. A. R. Schoenbere.
Camp White. Luncheon will
be served at 12:30 p.m. Co-
hostess will be Mrs. I. A. Mi
rick. The annual election of
officers is planned.
MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Sunday, March 1, 1959 7A
Masonic Degree To Be Conferred
Knute H. Linderen and
cast, under the direction of
Ralph Lue, will present the
fifteenth degree of Scottish
Rite Freemasonry in the Ma
sonic Temple, Monday, March
2, at 8 p.m. The present class
of candidates will receive a
degree each week until May
11, when they will be joined
by other aspirants to start the
semi-annual reunion class.
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