Ministers' .Wives Here
For Methodist Meeting
Ministers' Wives of the Oregon Conference of the
Methodist church gathered in Medford this week during the
annual session of the Conference, planned election of offi
cers this afternoon. The women attended a luncheon at
First Presbyterian church this noon, with the business
session following. Mrs. Brooks Moore, wife of the pastor
of First Methodist church, Salem, is the retiring president!
of the Ministers' Wives.
Guests of honor for the luncheon were Mrs. A. Raymond
Grant, Portland, wife of the bishop for the Portland area
of the Methodist church; Mrs. Roy Nichols, Oakland, Calif.,
whose husband addressed the Conference last night, and
the wives of the four district superintendents of the Portland
area. They are Mrs. Rector Johnson, Salem; Mrs. Ernest
Wilson, Portland, Mrs. Lawrence Guderian, Forest Grove
and Mrs. Meredith Groves, Eugene.
Mrs. George Roseberry, wife of the pastor of First
Methodist church, Medford. took charge of luncheon ar
rangements. She was assisted by Irs. Donald A.. Faber,
Central Point, who decorated the luncheon tables. About
100 attended the luncheon and business meeting.
Yesterday afternoon the women were honored at a tea
given at First Methodist church here. Wives of Methodist
ministers of the Rogue Valley sub-district of the church
were hostesses, with Mrs. Roseberry as chairman.
A program for the tea was given by the Rev. and Mrs.
Brooks Moore, Salem. Entitled "Around the World in
Eighty Days," the program featured pictures and commen
tary on the recent travels of the minister nd his wife.
Pouring during the tea were Mrs. Herschel Hall,
Ashland; Mrs. Melvin Dixon. St. Luke's church, Medford;
Mrs. Wesley Turner, Grants Pass, and Mrs. Harold Mackey,
Cave Junction. Eighty guests attended the tea.
Oregon Education System
Plans Centennial of Arts
MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford Or.
Friday, May 29, 1959
Dinner
Honors
Scouts
Barbara Gordon Installed
iOueen of Medford Bethel 55
Fifty-seven Medford district
Bethel 55, International Or
der of Job's Daughters, in
stalled officers May 23 at the
Pythian hall, with Miss Bar
bara Gordon taking office as
queen. She is the daughter of
i i c- , , .i Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gordon,
Girl Scouts who have earned; ..0 -
first class rank, were nonorea
recently , at a dinner held at
the Red Cross building.
Salem - The Oregon State
System of Higher Education
has scheduled a summer-long
Centennial of the Arts in con
nection with the Centennial
Exposition.
The program will start with
the International Holiday of
Film, sponsored by the Ore
gon Historical society and the
Portland Summer session at
Portland State college. Films
from the seven principal na
tions with which Oregon
trades will be shown at the
Oriental theater, S.E. Grand
avenue and Morrison street,
with nominal admission.
The Hollywood String Quar
tet will present the same cycle
of three concerts featuring the
Beethoven Quartets that it
performed at the Edinburgh
Festival In 1957.
This series, to be performed
in the Portland State college
auditorium, is scheduled for
Sunday night, June 21; Tues
day night, June 23 and Thurs
day night, June 25.
Quartst Workshop
That week there will be a
workshop for string quartets
each afternoon of that week.
A student recital Friday night
in' the Portland State Recital
hall will climax this activity.
From June 29-July 12 in
ternationally noted - dancer
Charles Weidman of New
York will conduct afternoon
and evening workshops. July
10, 11 and 12 he and his
master dance class will per
form in the college auditor
ium. A musical version of the
popular 100-year-old dramatic
comedy, "Our American Cous
in," will be presented in the
auditorium. It will incorporate
"Songs That Lincoln Loved"
and original dance numbers
done in jthe period 1859-65.
Students of the summer ses
sion theater workshop will
make up the cast. Production
will be directed by a staff
headed by Charles Gaupp,
head of the college's theater
arts department.
Starting July 27, Francis
Chapin, well known Chicago
artist and one of the coun
try's most creative colorists,
will conduct a two week-long
advanced painting workshop
in water colors. A comprehen
sive selection of his works will
be exhibited in the college
center for one month begin
ning July 12.
Chapin also will give public
lectures July 31 and Aug. o.
Plan Conference
Portland State will hold its
second annual writers' confer
ence August 3-14. There will
be workshops, panel discus
sions and lectures on techni
ques in such fields as the novel
and the short story, juvenile
writing, poetry, playwriting
and non-fiction.
. Lecturers will include Karl
Shapiro, winner of the Pu
litzer prize for poetry in 1945
and former editor of Poetry
magazine; Evelyn Sibley
Lampman, the Northwest's
best known writer of girls'
books; and Jacques Barzun,
scholar, teacher and author
of "The Teacher in America
Dr. Barzun is dean of facul
ties and provost of Columbia
university. His latest book,
"The House of Intellect," was
published this spring. He will
deliver a public lecture in the
auditorium August 12. -
Blind Woman Declares Fear
Is Greatest of Handicaps
By LILLIE PITTS
San Francisco -(UPD- Fifteen
yea:s ago, Elena Zelayeta
went blind. Eighteen months
later her husband, Lawrence;
was killed in an auto accident.
Today, at 61, this vivacious
little woman is a popular lec
turer, owner of a small frozen
foods firm, and author of a
new cookbook that explores
the spicy delights of Mexican
eating.
In spite of heartbreak and
handicap, Mrs. Zelayeta dis
covered the recipe for a full,
rich life. She sums it up as
"learn to cooperate with the
inevitable."
Left with her young sons,
Lawrence Jr., and Bill to sup
port, she turned to her one
talent, cooking. She and her
husband had operated a Mexi
can restaurant in San Fran
cisco. "My main handicap in
learning to cook again was
not blindness but fear," . said
Mrs. Zelayeta. "I was espe
cially afraid of the stove and
knives. But now when anyone
asks me if I ever burn or cut
myself, I have to laugh. After
alL doesn't everyone now and
then?"
Gradually Mrs. Zelayeta de
veloped new kitchen tech
niques through sound and
'feeL She learned to separate
eggs by letting them slide
across her palm, to "feel" the
, correct heat of the oven, to
time her recipes by radio an
nouncements.
"Most important, I was
able to take care of my boys,"
she added. "I could feel that
I was being a real mother
even if I did spill spinach all
over Billy's face when I fed
him
It was not long before she
was asked to start the first
cooking school at the San
Francisco center for the blind
' Since then, she has taught
hundreds of similarly handi
capped persons to conquer
their fears in the kitchen
Mrs. Zelayeta is never too
busy to invite two or 20
friends in for dinner,. Sfee-. will
use any excuse to throw a
party.
"To me, serving a dinner
to a friend is a gift of love.
If you tell me not to go to
extra work, likely as not I
won't be able to resist fixing
turkey with mole sauce just
to show I love you," she said.
Mole sauce, she explained,
contains about 20 ingredients
and takes nearly a day to
cook. It is said to have orig
inated in a Mexian convent
where the sisters were pre
paring a special feast. Be
cause they wanted to give it
their best, they kept adding
ingredients, including chili
ana even chocolate.
One may wonder how she
found time to write "Elena's
Secret of Mexican Cooking."
but anyone who have ever
yearned to make delicious
Mexican dishes at home will
understand.
Besides a simplified recine
for mole sauce, which has not
lost the original flavor, the
book includes popular Mexi
can dishes such as chile, tacos
and enchiladas.
There is also a wide variety
of lesser known specialties
such as. sopa de espuma,
"foam soup," because it is so
light, flan, a favorite Spanish
custard dessert, dozens of
sauces, salads and south-of-the-border
cocktails.
The Centennial theme was
used in the pink and lavender
decorations with antique kero
sene lamps amid roses and
chiffon centerpieces on the
dining table. Favors were old
fashioned nosegays.
Following the dinner Miss
Shirley Pritchard spoke on
the Senior Scout program,
followed by a piano solo by
Valerie Knight, Troop 179.
Beverly Bush and Patty
Selby from Troop 74 did a
dance pantomime. Danielle
Graham, Troop 170, presented
a baton twirling routine.
From Troop 181, Linda Dan
iels played a piano solo, and
Fay Lewis also presented
a number. Troop 175 did a
musical skit with Betty Jo
Howell, Christy Elrod, Judy
Bagley, Linda Mullin and
Lynne Eilers taking part.
Girls attending were Kaye
Kent, Ada Harris, Valerie
Knight, Linda Farmer, Mari
lyn Anderson, Sharon
Ritchey, Cheryl Rice, Patty
Fagone, Regina Holland, Judy
Chastain, Dianne Carmichael,
Mary Sue Emerson, Danielle
Graham, Jennifer Hankins,
Sandra Myers, Susan Lind,
Susan Penland, Linda Sever
son, Betty Jo Howell, Christy
Elrod, Judy Bagley, Linda
Mullin, Lynne Eilers, Mary
Walsh, Linda Daniels, Fay
Lewis, Phyllis Overturf, Nic
kie Ober, Karen Griggs, Linda
Sommer, Nancy Lee Atwood,
Christine Bartels, Anita Bren
ner, Catherine Brown, Donna
Budge, Beverly Bush, Jill
Crawford, Bette dePlace,
Claudia Edson, Christine Ann
Finch, Jean Gastineau, Susan
Higgins, Louise Anne Hoover,
Gay Howe, Sandra Irving,
Sandra Jones, Sandra Joyce,
Marybeth Lockington, Linda
McCann, Vickie Karen Nissen,
Ann Parsons, Carolyn Poulus,
Susan Root, Penny Sage, Pa--
tricia Selby, Judy Wood, Patty
Lindsay.
Leaders attending were Mrs.
Richard Finch, Mrs. Berwick
Wood, Mrs. John McCann,
Mrs. Jerold Poulus, Mrs. Nor
velle Jones, Mrs. Maurice
Ritchey, Mrs. Dale Graham,
Mrs. William Bagley, Mrs.
Gilbert Hill, Mrs. Quentin
Lewis, Mrs. Otto Wirth, Mrs.
Mel Steinbach, Mrs. Walter
Dye, Mrs. Georgia Smith,
Mrs. T. M. Lytle and Mrs.
Max Leischner.
Mrs. Raymond Reter was
general chairman, assisted by
Mrs. Orin Schenck and Mrs.
E. Ronald Rice. Members of
Xi Mu chapter of Beta Sigma
Phi were in charge of tables
and favors. Making favors
were Mrs. Russell Budreau,
Mrs. William Prentiss, Mrs.
A. C. Stoddard, Mrs. Larry
Allen, and Mrs. J. Edgar Moir.
Serving were Misses Sue
Davis, Kay Konopasek, Alice
Moir and Mrs. Everett Bal
lard, Mrs. Nils Edin, Mrs.
Prentiss, Mrs. Treavell Tur
pin and Mrs. John Austin.
Chapter
Inducts
Officers
Square Dancers
Plan "Hoedown"
An open hoedown square
dance will be held at Kershaw
square on Cory road starting
about 8:30 p.m. Saturday.
Kenneth Hood and Floyd
Workman, both of Medford,
will call squares, and all
square dancers are invited.
Potluck refreshments will be
served.
WOMEN DOCTORS ARRIVE
London -(DPD Three . Rus
sian women doctors will ar
rive Saturday to attend next
week's annual conference of
the Family Planning Association.
Mrs. B. H. Gilbert was in
stalled as president of Alpha
Lambda chapter, Epsilon
Sigma Alpha, at ceremonies
last Saturday evening at Mon
Desir dining inn. Members,
husbands and guests attended
the dinner meeting.
Mrs. Robert Klumph was
installed as vice president;
Mrs. Robert Shangle, record
ing secretary; Mrs. Richard
Harrison, corresponding sec-
I retary; Mrs. William Riggert,
treasurer; Mrs. Robert Rae,
paliamentaian and historian;
Miss DeMaris Glutsch, educa
tion director, and Mrs. Willie
Fischer, chaplain.
Installing the officers were
Mrs. Lyman Smith, state dis
aster fund chairman, and Mrs.
Chester Peterson, district
council president.
Mrs. Shangle was presented
a jeweled gavel pin as a token
for service as last year's president.
A pledge ceremony was con
ducted for two new members,
Mrs. LeRoy Hatcher and Mrs.
Davis Young. Mrs. Carl Kel
lenberger, former member of
Alpha Epsilon, La Grande,
was received by affiliation.
Committee chairmen an
nounced by Mrs. Gilbert for
the coming year were Mrs.
Klumph, rushing; Mrs. David
Hendrix, ways and means;
Mrs. Wylie McPherson, social;
Mrs. Chester Peterson, jon
quil girl; Mrs. Howard Phil
lips, publicity; and Mrs. Le
land Carpenter, philanthropic.
The chapter has scheduled
the next meeting for June 8
at the home of Mrs. Shangle,
1240 Woodland avenue.
More than 200 guests, in
cluding a number of state of
ficers, attended. Others tak
ing office were the Misses
Marcia Barrell, senior prin
cess; Jackie Mee, junior prin
cess; Teresa Six, guide; Jane
Ward, marshal; Sandra San
ner, chaplain; Janet Turner,
recorder; Lauri Beth Buono
core, musician; Heather Rode,
JoAnn Foresee, Sharon
Hamm,, Virginia Vaughn and
Lana Merrifield, messengers;
Camille Eri, senior custodian;
Willetta Eubanks, junior cus
todian; Dorothy Arney, librar
ian; Brenda Suit, treasurer;
Charlotte Ann Brown, outer
guard; Carol Slater and Pa
tricia Myers, ladies of the
lights; Patricia Selby, soloist;
Sharon Baker, Christine Bar
tels, Patricia Brewold, Cath
erine Brown, Beverly Bush,
Roberta Fetherston, Karen
Mayfield, Linda Morlan, Pam
Trowbridge, and Bonnie Tul
ly, choir members.
Installing officers were
queen, Lynda Knips; guide,
Karalee Selby; marshal, Pa
tricia Hanson; chaplain, Lin
da Eccelston; recorder, Shar
on Blickenstaff; custodians,
Linda Warren and Marva Suit,
musician, Shirley Hopkins,
and Bible escort, Pamela
Cherry.
The Reverend William C
Piper, First Christian
church, gave the invocation
The crowning ceremony was
conducted by Medford chap
ter, DeMolay, with . Lynn
Knight presiding.
Altar soloist was Miss Sara
Hinkle, accompanied by Miss
Lynn Ann Latham. .
New guardian council mem
bers were installed by the
Oregon grand guardian, Mrs.
Joe Rogers, Independence,
and associate grand guardian,
Walter Johnson, Portland
Other installing officers were
Mrs. William Suit, grand
guide, Medford; Mrs. Ralph
Nelson, vice grand-guardian,
Portland; Mrs. Harold Mc-
Isaac, past grand chaplain,
Parkdale; Mrs. C. D. Elhart,
past grand guardian, Med
ford; and Mrs. Etta McKin-
ney, matron of Reames chap
ter, Eastern Star, Medford,
Council officers installed
were guardian, Mrs. Viola
Turner; associate guardian,
Albert Brown, secretary; Mrs.
Raymond Reter; treasurer,
Wallace Eri; music, Mrs. Har
old ' Gordon; sociability, Mrs.
Paul Selby and Mrs. Vernon
Turpin; paraphernalia, Mrs
Marshal Day; hospitality, Mrs
Harry Myers and Mrs. Roy
Dell; publicity, Frank Mee;
fraternal relations, Jack Feth
erston: director of merits
Mrs. Charles Ward.
Honored Queen Barbara in
troduced her parents, her
brother, Don Gordon; grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. G.
Vanderwalker; and aunt and
uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gor
don, Dillard, Ore.
Retiring Queen Lynda pre
sented Queen Barbara with
the traveling queen's pin, the
traveling Jobina, and the Es
ther Turpin traveling tiara.
Queen Barbara in turn pre
sented the retiring queen with
a past queen's pin, a Jobina
doll, and a gift from the
bethel.
Mrs. Gordon presented her
daughter an arm, bouquet of
yellow roses and Mr. Gordon
presented her a check to be
used for a trip to Columbus,
Ohio, in August, to attend su
preme session. Her brother
Don presented her a gavel.
Mrs. Selby presented an
arm bouquet of red roses, in
behalf of the Joe Jorgensen's,
family friends; L. R. Man
ning, Medford, vice-associate
grand guardian, presented the
new queen an arm bouquet of
red roses in behalf of Chester
Hubbard, potentate of Hillah
temple of the Shrine. Miss
Sander presented an honorary
membership to Mrs. Gordon,
retiring guardian, in behalf of
the bethel, and Jobina doll to
Mr. Manning in appreciation
of their interest.
' Mrs. Gordon presented the
Bethel guardian's pin to Mrs.
Turner, -who in turn gave Mrs.
Gordon a past guardian's pin.
Mr. Manning presented Mr.
Brown the Bethel associate
guardian button, and re
ceived his past associate guar
dian button. Final presenta
tion was Mrs. Gordon's gift to
the Bethel, an electric . wall
emblem.
Others introduced were
Mrs. Edward Goodnough, jun
ior past grand guardian, Eu
gene; Harold Mclsaac, junior
past associate grand guardian,
Parkdale; Mrs. Walter John
son, ' grand first messenger,
Portland; and Harry Smith,.
grand junior custodian, Oak
land. Grand bethel officers pres
ent were Miss Sharon Wood,
first messenger, and Miss San
ner, page. A large group of
queens, past queens, DeMolay
officers and representatives of
several valley Masonic orders
were escorted or introduced.
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Queen Barbara Gordon
Following formation of the
officers' cross, an addendum
was presented in honor of the
retiring queen, Miss Knips,
and a reception closed the
evening. f
Decorations were a profu
sion of yellow flowers, ar
ranged by Mrs. Raymond
Reter.
Shower Honors
Miss Jan Smith;
Rites Saturday
Miss Jan Smith, whose
wedding to Stephen Edward
Foster is set for Saturday,
May 30, was honored at a
shower given Tuesday eve
ning by Mrs. G. T. Haupert
and Mrs. R. E. Mencke at the
former's home, 222 Valley
View 'drive.
The wedding is to take
place at three o'clock at First
Presbyterian church here.
The reception will be held at
Girls Community club.
Mrs. Haupert decorated her
home with Japanese parasols
for the party. One half-closed
parasol was filled with roses
and another, which hung over
the gift table had ribbons at
tached which led to yellow
iris arranged on the table.
Among the guests were Mr.
Foster's mother, Mrs. Virginia
Foster of Woodland, Calif.
Others invited to the shower
in addition to the guest of
honor and her mother, Mrs.
Niles Smith, were Mrs. E. L.
B a r t h o lomew, Mrs. R. C.
Beatty, Mrs. Joseph Chez,
Mrs. Fred Chez, Mrs. N. H.
Gladfelter, Mrs. J. A. Grigs
by, Mrs. L. Josephine Hau
pert, Mrs. Robert Lee, Mrs.
Stewart Milne, Mrs. Frank
Morgan, Mrs. S. R. Mosher,
Mrs. R. J. O'Sullivan, Mrs.
Edmund L. Simmons, Mrs.
Wayne Welty, Mrs. J. D. Mc
Pherson, Mrs. A. C. Fries Jr.,
Ashland; Mrs. M. W. Cald
well, Mrs. K. S. Campbell,
Mrs. Lee Hayes and Mrs.
Thomas Van Etten, both of
Eagle Point.
Five-Story House Holds
Family Plus Menagerie
A I.
Gold Hill Girls Present
Annual Event for Mothers
Gold Hill "Garden party";
was the theme for a spring
fashion show and tea hela
Wednesday, May 20, in the
Hanby school gymnasium by
girls of the seventh and
eighth grade home economics
classes. The event was ar
ranged by the teacher, Mrs.
Shirley Anderson, to honor
the mothers of the students.
This was the sixth annual
style show to be given by the
classes, and wast he first open
to the public. The show was
held so the girls could model
garments completed during
the school year in the home
economics classes.
Miss Marilou Garner, Jack
son county 4-H agent, attend
ed the event as well , as Gil
bert Mack, principal of the
two Gold Hill schools, and
Mrs. Audree Beman, school
secretary.
.Mrs. Ruth Brewster, music
teacher, was pianist and Mrs.
Anderson welcomed the
guests. ' ' . .
Garden Party
Miss Jenny Lou Thompson,
eighth grade student, was
commentator for the garden
party of fashion which in
cluded fashions for daytime
and evening wear. Miss
Thompson modeled a light
blue cotton shirtmaker frock
accented with pearl buttons.
Arrangements of spring
flowers formed the back
ground setting for the occasion.
Others were Miss Marion
Payne in a Dan River stripe
cotton dress; Miss Zona Call,
who wore a black corduroy
sheath frock; and Miss Penny
Flenner in a floral print sun
dress. Miss Lyndell Munday
selected a brilliant orange
frock with sleeveless bodice
and wearing . a white bark
cloth jumper, was Miss Karen
Pettersen.
First Projects
A first sewing project was
modeled by Miss Cheri Jero-
laman, who wore a colored
gathered skirt; Miss Karen
Griggs modeled a blouse and
skirt of variegated polka dot
print accented by a plain blue'
blouse. v
Miss Marie Jones wore a
dress with unpressed pleats
in the skirt and a shirtmaker
bodice. Miss Carol White mod
eled a black and white skirt
with white blouse and Miss
Joyce Dye selected a sheath
of olive green rayon flannel,
flocked with tiny polka dots.
Miss Toni Morrow and,Miss
Judie Post modeled their
first garments, which were
skirts of checked cotton fab
ric. Toni chose a black and
white skirt with white blouse
and with a red cummerbund.
Judie wore a lavender and
white check skirt and white
"blouse accented with a laven
der cummerbund. An aqua
marine cotton frock designed
with bolero was modeled by
Miss May Brown while Miss
Dianna Merrington wore a
multicolor printed cotton
sheath.
Black Included
Miss Charlotte Dillon mod
eled a black corduroy sheath
with a jacket. Miss Gail Ross
wore a black and white frock
and Miss Janie Alsenz wore
a trim straight skirt of cot
ton sailcloth, topped with a
blouse designed with slash
front and collar.
Following the modeling of
the frocks for evening wear
tribute was paid to mothers
of the seventh and eighth
grade girls by the choral sex
tet. The vocal group included
Miss Payne, Miss Call, Miss
Thompson, Miss Dye, Miss
Flenner and Miss Loraine
Hixson.
Miss Carol Whaley, who
designed the cover for the
programs, was honored and
Mrs. Anderson presented her
a gift for her art work.
Miss Marion Payne who
wore baby doll pajamas of
yellow crinkle crepe, was
commentator for the second
part of the show.
Casual Wear
A skirt and blouse combi
nation was modeled by Miss
Barbara Schatb which includ
ed a cotton print skirt of deep
greens and orange and olive
green blouse. Miss Pettersen,
appearing in a second gar
ment, modeled Bermuda
shorts of unbleached sailcloth
and Miss Karen Jean Griggs
was dressed for a game of
tennis in red, white and blue
Jamaicas with red blouse.
Karen Jean has completed the
most projects this year.
Appearing in a frock de
signed of brown and turquoise
on white cotton was Miss
Cheri Jerolomon and Miss
Toni Morrow wore plaid
shorts topped with white
blouse, trimmed with plaid to
match the shorts. Toni was
accompanied by Miss Judie
Post who selected a yellow
blouse to wear with her
brown, yellow and white
shorts.
Miss Joyce Dye who has
completed four garments, se
lected an olive green polished
cotton blouse to model with
her corduroy shorts. Miss
Carol Whaley modeled a sal
mon pink polished cotton
blouse with a skirt of heavier
polished cotton, splashed with
salmon pink, browns and
orange. Miss Flenner mod
eled a printed cotton skirt.
Shorts Popular
Miss Ross, wore a skirt of
red cotton chintz. Miss Dye
selected a blue fabric accent
ed by white cord stripes for
her Jamaica shorts. Miss Ileen
Cross wore a blouse of blue
and white striped cotton and
shorts of blue cotton broad
cloth. As each girl completed
her modeling she presented
her mother a white carnation
corsage.
Mrs. Anderson was present
ed a gift by Miss Carol Wha
ley, on behalf of the seventh
and eighth grade homemak
ing classes.
The girls were counseled by
their teacher and became fa
miliar with handling differ
ent types of fabrics, prior to
choosing a wardrobe program
suitable to their individual
needs and finances. They se
lected their own patterns and
fabrics, made the garments
during the school year and
modeled them in the fashion
show.
Refreshments were served
by several sixth grade girls
Committee chairman for
the affair were the Misses
Carol Whaley, program; Cheri
Jeroloman, refreshments; Pen
ny Flenner, decorations; Bar
bara Schatz, serving and ush
ering; Loraine Hixson, records
and music; Judie Post, guests;
and Janie Alsenz, cleanup.
By GAY PAULEY
UPI Women's Editor
New York - (UPD - Most ani
mals are gregarious, says Mrs.
Lorrain D'Essen. After an
a n afternoon
at her hous'e,
I know what
she means.
I interview
ed this unique
businesswom -an
while a
' b 1 a c k and
La&i poodle named
Gay Pauley " Mae Stro"
slept in my lap; a "gregari
ous" Yorkshire terrier called
"Chowzie" chewed my pencil;
a white llama dubbed "Llin
da" investigated the organdy
tucking on my white hat; and
a tiny monkey called "Gigo
lo" clung to my arm like I
was a long lost cousin.
Only a handsome, all-white
Russian wolfhound named
"Brother" was a bit cool.
Later, I understood why. Mrs.
D'Essen said that "Brother"
and Marilyn Monroe are great
friends . . . have been ever
since the two worked for a
color picture series for a na
tional magazine.
Brother" came home with
lipstick on that white coat . .
the dickens to shampoo out,"
said Mrs. D'Essen.
He's been putting on the
dog ever since."
Menagerie at Home
All told, I met, petted and
was licked by 28 animals -Mrs.
D'Essen's count, not
mine. I lost track of totals
as I wandered through a me
nagerie which included a
white lamb named "Amy"; a
talking crow called "Emma";
a prairie dog, "Peanuts"; a
kangaroo named "Victoria";
a graceful, blue-eyed Siamese
called "Jester", plus assorted
basset hounds, sheep dogs,
puppies, a manx kitten, a
stray cat named "Red" whom
the D'Essens adopted, and the
"house mother" of this mo
dern Noah's Ark - a gentle
Dane called "Deborah."
These are just the regular,
and free to roam, occupants
of the D'Essens' five -story
greystone house on Manhat
tan's lowest west side. "It's a
wonderful old house with a
bathroom on each floor," said
Mrs. D'Essen. "Oh yes, even
Llinda gets a regular washing
. . . she likes to soak in the
tub."
The other four-legged crit
ters belonging to Animal
Talent Scouts, Inc., are kept
at the 27-acre Phifer Animal
Farm in Norris County, N.J.
The D'Essens supply talent
to television and Broadway
shows, for commercial pho
tography, the movies, and
publicity and promotion
stunts.
"Jester", the pro of their
Siamese flock, earns $65 an
hour - the highest hourly rate.
Business Grew Naturally
The D'Essens got into this
business the easy way - Mrs.,
D'Essen, went looking for
some lambs to help promote
wool while she was in the
advertising field. Finding
them white, clean and the
right age - took some scout
ing. Then the idea for a "cen
tral casting" for the animal
world was born.
But it didn't grow much un
til 1947 when Mrs. D'Essen,
walking a family pet-a great
dane named "Dickie", now de
ceased-was spotted by a tele-xi
vision producer. "Dickie" and
a feline friend, "Mingkie"
made several TV appearances
and it wasn't long until peo
ple started calling her to lo
cate other animals.
In 1950, she incorporated
the firm and her husband, a
former Navy man, left the
pharmaceutical business to
come in as secretary and treas
urer. Since, the D'Essens have
rounded up a live shark, cam
els, elephants, a python for a
movie, a burro who starred
along with Cyril Ritchard in
"La Perichole" at the Metro
politan Opera company and
for a solo bow, an alligator
for "The Happiest Million
aire" on Broadway, and "cast"
the animals which are in
Ethel Merman's new hit,'
"Gypsy".
Now, Mrs. D'Essen-a pretty
brunette whose inner happi
ness shines right through her
brown eyes-has written about
her animal kingdom, "Kanga
roos in the Kitchen", publish
ed by David McKay company.
Now it takes a staff of 10
to run the business-not count
ing the neighborhood children
who run their own waiting list
on who gets to help walk the
pets.
Ceremony Held
By Relief Corps
Central Point William H.
Harrison post, Women's Relief
corps, draped the charter at
the last meeting, held at the
Legion hall.
The draping was in honor of
Mrs. Edwin Jones, secretary
of the group, whose death oc
curred April 29. Expressions
of deep regret were heard
from many members, since
Mrs. Jones had served as sec
retary of the corps for many
years.
Mrs. Loyd Hays was elected
senior vice-president after the
resignation of Mrs. Wallace
McDowell, who was appointed
to fill the secretarial vacancy.
It was voted to purchase
flags for the graves of GAR
veterans and these will be
used on Memorial day.
Phoenix Teacher Honored;
To Retire After 39 Years
Phoenix - A faculty pot
luck dinner honoring Miss
Mabel Moore was held recent
ly in the Phoenix grade school
cafeteria. Miss Moore is re
tiring upon completion of the
present school year after al
most 39 years of teaching.
This was also the last busi
ness meeting of the Phoenix
chapter of the Oregon Educa
tion association. Husbands
and wives of the faculty were
invited.
Following the dinner, John
Myers, principal of the grade
school, presented Miss Moore
with a gift of money from the
faculty members. Along with
the gift was a pictorial scroll
about 15 inches long indicat
ing wishes and desires from
the faculty members for Miss
Moore. This scroll was made
by Mrs. Shaffer.
Later all members went in
to the gymnasium where they
participated in folk and round
dancing.
Miss Moore's first school
was located 16 miles above
Butte Falls. It was a one-room
log cabin and was unnamed
as a school or district. She
lived with a family there
named Zimmerman. Her next
schbol was at Galls Creek,
where she taught for two
years. She then taught at
Willow Springs, Lone Pine
and Griffin Creek for small
periods, at Gold Hill for 12
years, and for the past 17
years she has taught the fifth
grade in Phoenix.
The dinner committee, with
Mrs. Ernest James in charge,
was composed of Mrs. Fred
Pramann, Mrs. Ethel Bullard
and Mrs. Guy Corliss.
The decorating committee
was headed by Miss Cather
ine Carter, with Mrs. Zubo
Stack and Mrs. Charles
Swingle helping. Gifts were
in charge of Mrs. Nadine
Shaffer and Mrs. Delno Sloan.
On the entertainment and
recreation committee were
Mrs. Bert Stancliffe and Mrs.
Sloan.
Shower Given
Friday afternoon after
school, May 22,' a surprise
personal shower was given
for Miss Moore by Mrs. Bert
Stancliffe at her home. Mrs.
Delno Sloan was co-hostess.
Women of the grade school
faculty were guest.
The room was decorated
with peonies, roses and iris.
An umbrella covered with
yellow crepe paper held the
gifts.
Refreshments were served
by the hostess and the co-hostess.
May 7 "the Phoenix PTA
honored Miss Moore during a
meeting. Bird study is a hob
by of Miss Mdore, and at this
meeting she was presented a
book on birds.
Fourteen Pairs
Flayers Attend
Bridge Tourney
Fourteen pairs of Medford
bridge players were in Grants
Pass last Sunday for the an
nual charity tournament of
the Grants Pass Bridge club.
It is reported that S120 was
raised in the two sessions.
Tuesday, June 2, Medford
Duplicate Bridge club will
hold the monthly master point
play.
Eleven tables of players
took part in the weekly play
May 26. North-south winners
were Mrs. Paul Hatton and
Mrs. Frarfk Baker, first, 133V
points; Mrs. James Winslow
and Mrs. R. T. Jones, second,
1314; Mrs. Marrs Gibbons
and Roy Pruitt, third, 120W,
Mrs. Richard House and Mrs.
A. W. Lingaas, fourth, 117Vi.
Winning east-west were
Mrs. Gvorge Dean and Mrs.
Hatton, first, 135 Va Mrs. Rob
ert Elliott and Robert Dickey,
second, 130; Mrs. Leland
Clark and Berg Marten, third,
113; Mrs. George Rode and
Mrs. Patsy Gilhousen, fourth,
110.
Lake Creek Unit
Installs Officers
At Final Meeting
Lake Creek Miss Mary
Pat Lucy, Jackson county
ome extension agent, installed ,
new officers of Lake Creek
Extension unit at the last
meeting. It was held at the
home of Mrs. Wallace Rags
dale. The new officers are Mrs.
Murray Bartling, chairman;
Mrs. Charles .Gansel, vice
chairman; Mrs. Lee Rogers,
secretary-treasurer.
Mrs. Bartling reported on
the meeting of the Oregon Ex
tension council in Corvallis on
the Oregon State college cam
pus, which she attended.
Miss Mary Ann Clark, stu
dent from Oregon State col
lege who spent a period work
ing in the Jackson county ex
tension office, 'gave a lesson
on making of men's shirts.
Mrs. Leland M. Charley re
ported on coming events in
Josephine and Jackson coun
ties in connection with Ore
gon's Centennial celebration.
Guests for the meeting were
Mrs. John Bohnert and Mrs.
Birdie Sallee.
This was the last meeting of
the unit until fall; an organi
zational meeting will be held
in September.
Some of the craters on the
moon are estimated to be 140
miles across.
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FREE PARKING
CALENDAR
Friday
6:30 p.m.-Pocahontas lodge,
Redman, hall.
245 S. Central at 10th
Across the nation men and women in all walks
of life visit the graves of loved ones who sleep
in eternal serenity. Silently they place wreaths
of lovely, living flowers on the resting places of
their departed loved ones; trees are in blossom
all around, and the world of work and worry
seems far, far away. Let us all set aside this
occasion for deep contemplation, and be genuine
ly grateful that wt are here to carry on the
great traditions of our blessed land. It's Memo
rial Day. Make it a point to do your personal
"remembering."
Medford Pharmacy j
101 North Central, Corner 6th Ph. SP 2-6253
Week Days: 8:30 a.m. to 1 0:30 p.m. gj
Open Sundays & Holidays 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. 1
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