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MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. A
Sunday, Jan. 3, 1960
Marcia Barrell Installed
As Queen of Bethel 55
Miss Marcia Barrell, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bar
rell, 101 Greenway drive, was
installed as honored queen of
Bethel 55, International Or
der of Job's Daughters, at
Pythian hall Tuesday, Decem
ber 29.
Other officers installed were
the Misses Teresa Six, senior
princess; Jane Ward, junior
princess; Barbara Mitchell,
guide; Lauri Beth Buonocore,
marshal; Pamela Trowbridge,
chaplain; Patricia Selby, mu
sician; Cathy Brown, libra
rian; Devonne Prough, Sharon
Baker, Christine Bartels and
Gretchen Meier, messengers;
Roberta Fetherston, junior
custodian; Ann Van Dyke, in
ner guard; Sylvia Zundell,
outer guard; Judy Mee. ladies
Six, lady of the lights, east;
Andrea Smith, page.
Cheryl Cummings was in
stalled as soloist along with
the following choir members:
Sharon Chipman, Judy Wood,
Lona Taylor, Jeanne Salade,
Christine Finch, Dorothy
Janes, Sue Root and Pat Har
denburger. Installing Officers
Miss Barbara Gordon, retir
ing queen, was the installing
queen. Other installing offi
cers were the Misses Karalee
Selby, guide; Lynda Knips,
marshal; Micke Noble, chap
lain; Mrs. Philip Selby, re
corder; Mrs. John Muller and
Miss Patricia Hanson, custo
dinas. and Miss Niki Isted,
Prineville, cousin of the hon
ored queen, musician.
L. M. Manning, past associ
ate guardian of Bethel 55 and
vice associate grand guardian,
presented Miss Gordon with a
crown of flowers as the last
charter member of the bethel
to have been honored queen.
Guests introduced were
Miss Linda Prather, Kerby,
honored queen; the Misses
Carla Borough and Marion
Parson, Bethel 14; Sandra
Piper, Kerby,. grand bethel
representative to Mexico, and
Diane Evernham, Bethel 14,
grand bethel representative to
Australia, all princesses.
Others introduced were
Mrs. Frank Little, royal ma
tron, Roxy Ann Court, Order
of Amaranth, sponsors of
Bethel 55; and Furnan Ever
enham, eminent commander,
of Malta Commandry.
Guardians and associate
guardians were Mrs. C. D. El
hart, Merlin Borough, Bethel
14, and Mrs. D. W. Piper,
Kerby. Past guardians and
past associate guardians were
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Snider,
Kerby; Mrs. Paul Selby and
Mrs. Harold Gordon, Bethel
55.
Worshipful Master John
Eddy, Medford Lodge AF&
AM, was presented and intro
duced his officers.
Crowning Ceremony
The crowning ceremony was
conducted by Medford Chap
ter, Order of DeMolay, with
Lynn Knight, master councel-
lor, presiding.
Miss Sue Baker sang "The
Lord's Prayer" as the altar
solo. Miss Jill Hibbs was the
Bible escort and Miss Krista
Baker handed out the pro
grams. Mrs. Little presented an al
tar cover to the Bethel in be
half of Roxy Ann Court, Or
der of Amaranth. Other pre
sentations were by Miss Bar
bara Gordon, a presiding hon
ored queen pin and traveling
Jobina doll; "Corky" Barrell,
brother of the queen, a gavel;
Mrs. Paul Selby, a bouquet of
roses in behalf of Chester
Hubbard, potentate of Hillah
Temple, and Miss Brenda Bar
rell, a bouquet from the fam
ily. Queen Marcia in turn pre
sented the retiring queen with
a past honored queen's pin
and Jobina doll. She intro
duced her family, her grand
mother, Mrs. William Well-
Miss Marcia Barrell
(Classic Pholo)
man, Portland, and her aunt
and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Morri
Isted, and cousins, Niki, Judy
and Charles, Prineville. Other
line officers introduced their
parents.
Benediction
The Rev. George R. V. Bol
ster, St. Mark's Episcopal
church, offered the benedic
tion. Miss Gordon was escorted
to the altar where she signed
the Bible as retiring queen
and was then escorted into
the circle of past queens.
At the reception which fol
lowed, Mrs. Isted poured cof
fee, Mrs. Paul Selby, punch,
and Miss Brenda Barrell and
Mrs. Ralph Hibbs served cake.
Decorations were baskets of
green and white carnations ar
ranged by Mrs. Raymond Re
ter, carrying out the new
queen's color scheme.
The next meeting of Bethel
55 will be January 12, at 7:30
p.m., at Pythian hall.
To Hold Rehearsal
Central Point -Mrs. D. C.
Mapel, publicity chairman,
announces that the District 6C
Mothersingers will meet Tues
day, Jan. 5 at 9:30 a.m. The
meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. Harvey Field,
Seven Oaks road., Central
Point.
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MAIN
Potpourri wasn't at her desk last Tuesday. Instead we
spent the entire day serving as a juror in district court. It
was a traffic case and as a result we've been driving with
extreme caution, and meditating over what it would be like
to try and remember several months afterwards exactly
what happened at an exact spot at an exact time. Potpourri
did decide one thing. It would be a mighty wise thing to
write down, as soon as possible, all pertinent details of the
accident. And not just on a police report, either, but to pre
pare a document which we could keep and refer to after
wards. This six-person jury, five women and one man, split
three and three and all were stubborn (not just the society
editor). Not one changed his or her mind after deliberation
and argument. The talk was forceful and heated, too, and
there was much drawing of sketches and diagrams as each
tried to prove his argument, or clarify ideas. -
One fact we're pretty sure of now. Jurors may be in
telligent, educated, conservative and law-abiding, but they
take their prejudices into the jury box and jury room,
whether they believe they do, or not.
(After reading this, Pal Peg informed us that some firms
make available a form or booklet to be kept in the car and
used for an immediate record of "an automobile accident.)
"This year, mend a quarrel. Seek out a forgotten friend.
Dismiss suspicion, and replace it with trust. Write a love
letter. Share some treasure. Give a soft answer. Encourage
youth. Manifest your loyalty in word and deed. Keep a prom
ise. Find the time. Forgo a grudge. Forgive an enemy. Listen.
Apologize if you were wrong. Try to understand. Flout envy.
Examine your demands on others. Think first of someone
else. Appreciate. Be kind; be gentle. Laugh a little. Laugh
a little more. Deserve confidence. Take up arms against
malice. Decry complacency. Express your gratitude. Go to
church. Welcome a stranger. Gladden the heart of a child.
Take pleasure in the beauty and wonder of the earth. Speak
your love. Speak it again. Speak it still once again."'
The above was part of an advertisement inserted by the
editors of McCall's magazine in the New York Times.
Potpourri took the liberty of making it read "This year"
instead of "This Christmas" because we believe it is good
advice for all the year.
What do you consider the most significant development
for women in the past 10 years?
More than half a million women were asked this question
at fashion shows across the country by a jewelry firm.
The women cited frozen, instant and packaged foods, out
door cooking, aerosol cans, hair-coloring, wash-and-wear
clothes, automatic dishwashers and clothes dryers, automobile
power steering and braking, and shopping centers. Also men
tioned were the increased use of color and the acceptance of
women in business and politics.
For years, Mrs. Charles Plueard of Cottage Grove had
all her children and grandchildren and later the great-grand
children at her house for a big family Christmas party. But
times change, and so do customs, and this year Grandma
Plueard and her family all came to Medford and spent the
holiday in the home of the John Thruns, Mrs. Plueard s
son-in-law and daugther.
In SDite of the fact that 3 sons, 2 daughters-in-law, 5
grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren could not be here,
the gathering numbered almost 40 persons.
Mrs. Thrun, reporting the family reunion to the Tribune,
wrote: "P.S. Now w know what Grandma went through
all those years! O.S.
Christmas Customs Topic
For Medford Study Club
Mrs. Carl W. Peterson, 630
Siskiyou boulevard, Ashland,
was hostess last Tuesday for
Travel Study club, of Oregon
Federation of Women's Clubs.
Mrs. Ray Glidwell assisted
Mrs. Peterson.
Christmas decorations were
used throughout the house,
and a lighted Christmas tree
was made of pine cones.
Christmas carols were played
and there was an exchange of
gifts. Mrs. Thomas Reid was
Santa Claus.
Highlight of the afternoon
was "Christmas around the
World." Mrs. Clay M. Lee
gave the program. Austrian
Christmas custom places em
phasis upon light as a symbol
of the eternal light God gave
man in the Christ child, Mrs.
Lee stated. In Belgium, the
chimes in the 500-year-old ca
thedral in Antwerp chime
ninety-nine bells on Christmas
day to summon the worship
pers to services. The Bulga
rian Santa Claus is called
Grandpa Koleda. The Yule
log and kernels of corn are
very important in the Christ
mas ceremony. Chinese chil
dren call their tree the "Tree
of Light" instead of a Christ
mas tree. It has no candles
but is decorated with bril
liant paper flowers, colored
paper chains and cotton snow
flakes. "
Christmas to the people of
Czechoslovakia means the
ending of all quarrels and the
beginning of a new year
among friends. One of Den
mark's prettiest customs - is
the remembrance of the birds.
A sheaf of grain is saved from
the fall harvest, and on
Christmas morning, every ga
ble, gateway and barn door
is decorated with a bundle of
grain, the . birds' Christmas
dinner.
In Finland straw is piled
upon the floor, and reminis
cent of the Christ child, the
children sleep on a manger
like bed.
The immortal carol, "Si
lent Night, Holy Night," Kris
Kringle, and hand carved
toys, are only a few of the
many contributions to the
Christmas season from Ger
many. Their Christmas tree
is called the "Tannenbaum."
December 25 is a happy day
for the people of Greece, for
it is the time of family re
unions, parties and merry
making. Greek mothers make
their famous fried cakes,
while the children watch and
listen to old folk legends. In
Holland, Saint Nick appears
on a large white horse. The
animals and birds are remenv
bered in Norway, since they
were the only ones present at
the birth of the Holy Babe.
Members of all denomina
tions assemble to worship and
sing carols in the church of
the Nativity in Bethlehem,
directly above the birthplace
of the Holy Child. The Yule
log and grain are symbolic of
Christmas in many countries
Mrs Lee ended her pro
gram by saying America is
especially beautiful at Christ-
mastime. America of rich
and poor, of high and low, ev
ery faith, and every social
caste meets on one common
ground, around a manger and
a child; and all join hands
and hearts to sing and pray
their glad and joyous hymns
of praise," Mrs. Lee said.
Mrs. Gertrude Bartlett,
state historian and chairman
of poetry for district one, of
Ashland, read "Christmas
Everywhere."
Preceding the program,
Mrs, Lee, president, conduct
ed a business meeting. A rum
mage sale will be held March
3 in the Fehl building.
Guests of the club were
Mrs. Bartlett, Mrs. Widener
Hendrixson, first vice-president
of district one, and presi
dent of Ashland Civic club;
Mrs. Ralph Foster, secretary
of district one, Mrs. Mae Rus
sell, treasurer of district one,
Mrs. Roy Nye, art chairman
for district one. all of Ash
land, and Mrs. Forbie Pitzer,
New Castle, Perm.
The next meeting will be
January 26, at the home of
Mrs. Edward C. Root. This
will be guest day and the
executive board will be hostr
esses.
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Every Year is
For Girls of W
By S. M. KISMADI
United Press International
Jakarta-dTI)-Every year is
leap year among the Minang
kabaus in West Sumatra..
Not only do girls do the
proposing, but" they are will
ing to pay . if their proposal
is accepted. They even throw
in a completely furnished
home.
This seems to be a good
deal for men. But in exchange
they must recognize their
wives as the heads of their
households.- Their children
will not be named after the
father, but will carry the
mother's family name.
Persisting in 20th century
Indonesia, this custom has
been maintained for centur
ies in West Sumatra. The so
cial organization of the Min-
angkabaus is known as a ma
triarchy. The mother is the
governing head and descent
and relationship are traced
through the mother.
Although the Minangka-
baus have been influenced by
Western culture as much as
ar.y other population group in
Indonesia, they still maintain
the old customs.
The Minangkabaus live in
clans. Each clan, headed by
the oldest woman, occupies
one huge house, appropriate
ly called "rumah gadang," or
big house.
Clan Affair
Traditionally, marriage is
a clan affair. Two entire
clans are involved in the arrangements.
If a boy and girl have de
cided to get married, they
bring up the matter with
Leap Year ;
est Sumatra
their respective clans. If their
parents and other clan mem
bers have no objections, fur
ther plans are made.
On a day approved by all
parties, a delegation of the
girl's clan officially hands in
the girl's proposal.
A spokesman of the girl's
clan leads the negotiations,
talking in verse, improvising
throughout the proceedings.
He praises the girl's beauty,
sweet character, dexterity
and skills.
But the boy's parents re
fuse the proposal. Immediate
acceptance would be consid
ered improper.
Although a decision has
been made in previous in
formal meetings, the official
delegation must return sev
eral times to plead the girl's
cause. Tradition prescribes
at least six such formal visits, i
After the boy's parents1
have given their consent, ne
gotiations are held to deter- .
mine the amount of the girl's '
dowry, and to fix the proper:
wedding date.
After the wedding, the
husband moves into his wife's !
home, and she becomes boss. !
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folds only after you are sure
of their placement. Pressed
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which are difficult to remove.
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