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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1960)
The new royal son of Queen Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip, will before long wear a robe of pure silk spun by English silk worms. This interesting bit of information - came from Helen Denver of Women's News Service in Lon 'dpn, who recently interviewed Lady Zoe Hart-Dyke. Lady Zoe, delivering a parcel of pure silk to Buckingham Palace, indignantly denied that it had been spun by Russian silk worms and said that the material represented an entire sea son's work of her English worms. Lady Zoe, it is said, is England's only sericulturist and one of few people ever to turn a childhood hobby into a thriving business. This interesting Englishwoman has kept silkworms since she was six years old and has had silk worms . as a business for 25 years. She began with 5,000 worms, and now has several million. Since silk worms love mulberry leaves, Lady Zoe im ported bushes from the West Indies and now grows her own leaves. She once killed several thousand worms by letting - them eat leaves which had been sprayed, and once took a quantity outside as an experiment; the birds ate them. To avoid such catastrophies, she has revived an ancient European custom of taking the worms to a local church once a year for blessing. This, according to Helen Denver, involves a solemn procession of girl workers carrying leaves, incu bators, and cocoons to the altar rail, where the rector pro nounces the blessing. Mrs. Raymond Reter is fond of gay colors, and enjoys decorating her house on Glen Oak court for parties. Last Saturday evening Mrs. R., who is sponsor for Beta Upsilon chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, gave a cocktail party for her chapter before the annual valentine dance of the sorority. Small bouquets of acacia, red roses, white china lilies and other flowers were' here and there about the rooms, and scattered on the big refreshment table were little nosegays of purple violets and red roses. Mrs. Reter served deep red champagne punch. This in teresting beverage is made from several wines and colored red with maraschino. Mrs. Reter mixes the still wines with fruit juices and powdered sugar some time before the party is to begin, and then adds champagne, sparkling burgundy and soda water at serving time. Mr. Reter arrived home from the east just in time for the party, and was filled with interesting news about the fruit industry, foreign trade and the advantages of traveling by jet airliner. In spite of years of traveling by air, Mr. R. said it was exciting to be able to fly from San Francisco to New York in four and one-half hours. (CAHEMDM.. Monday: 12 noon - Alpha Rho, Beta Sigma Phi, luncheon and style show, Rogue Valley Country club. 12:30 p.m.-Rogue chapter, Grandmothers Clubs of Am erica, Girls Community club. 6 p.m.-Neighbors of Wood craft, Eagles hall. 8 p.m. - Crater Parent Teachers association, cafetori um. 8 p.m. - League of Women Voters, with Mrs. Thomas Rutter, 1033 Queen Anne aye. 8 p.m. - St. Catherine's guild, St. Mark's parish house. 8 pjn. - Scottish Rite Wo men's club. Masonic temple. Tuesday: 10 a.m. - Elta Deuell Hubbs tent, home of Mrs. Elmer Gott. 10:30 a.m. - Applegate Val ley Home Extension units, Grange hall. 10:30 a.m. - Willow Springs Home Extension unit, home of Mrs. Ray Vogel, Tolq rd.,' Cen tral Point. 10:30 a.m. - Woman' Soci ety of Christian Service, First i Methodist church. 12 nooa - Kiwanian Dames, home of Mrs. Vernon Bacon, 2512 Lyman ave. 1 p.m. Howard club, home of Mrs. Carl R. Ludwig, 5 U Austin st. 1 p.m. Travel Study club of Oregon Federation of Wo men's clubs, home of Mrs. Thomas Reid, Route 1, Box 429F. 1 p.m. Past Chiefs club, Pythian Sisters, with Mrs. P. M..Aldredge, J4Q3 jjagj Main st. ,7:30 p.m. - Natural Foods Associate, room 28, Medford Garden High school. r Prospect Parent association, High 8 p.m: Teachers school. Wednesday: . , 11 a.m. - Medford Town send club, Carpenters hall, 123 West Main st. 12:30 p.m. - Chapter AA of PEO Sisterhood, home of Mrs. R.-W, leejer,-39. Berkeley Way. - 12:30 p.m.- - Mistletoe clubj Girls Community club. 12:30 p.m. - Westminster Women's association, West minster Presbyterian church fellowship hall. 1 p.m. - Electa Social club, pirls Community club. 7:30 p.m. - Southern Ore gon Dental Assistants society, Red Cross building. 7:45 p.m. - Toastmistress club. Girls Ppmwwptty cjub, Thursday: . 12:30 p.m. - Medford ' So journers club, QirU? Conimu nity club. ' ' , 8 p.m. - American Assocjar tion of University Wemep board meeting, home of Mrs. F. Wilson Wait, 220 Vancou ver ave. . .. . 8 p.m.-Reames chapter, Or der of the Eastern Star, Med ford Masonic temple. 8 p.m. - Units 3, 5, 6, St. Anne's AUar Society, Girls Community club. Friday: 2 noon Episcopal Women of St. Mark's church, parish house. 7 p.m. - Eagle Point Parer.t-Teacher-Student association, family night, gymnasium. Saturday; 1:30 p.m. American Asso ciation of University Women fellowship luncheon, Ping's MAIL TRIBUNE. Medford, Or. Sunday, Fb. 2 J, )9$0 Garden, 2330 highway. North Pacific We Give GREEN STAMPS CENTRAL SEXALL DRUG Main and Central The returned traveler had gone first, to Chicago for the annual meeting of the United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Growers association, and then went on to Washington, D. C, for a meeting of the United States National Fruit Export council. The council is an advisory group for the secretary of state and the secretary of agriculture and advises on foreign trade policies affecting the fruit and fruit products industries. Mr. R. in some instances shares the views of those who believe that U- S. business, industry and agriculture may h nriein itself out of the world market and said that when so many other countries come up with products as good or better for less money, the U. S. better take stock of the situation. The Reters have traveled a great deal in recent years because of Mr. R's fruit business and his tendency to get elected to office, and have many interesting and amusing stories. They both love this one: In the summer of 1958 they went to Montreal, Canada for a meeting of the Interna tional Apple Growers association, Mr. R. being . pres ident of the group at the time. (The members grow all man ner of fruits although the association title mentions only apples). t . ; - The couple had reservations at the new Queen Eliza beth hotel in Montreal and discovered upon arrival that the management had placed the hotel's royal suite at their disposal as a gesture of good will to the president of such an imposing international association. '' "It was out of this world," related Mrs. R. "The man ager himself escorted us up and . showed us around the suite of several rooms. It was new and absolutely lavish. Then he had the housekeeper and two or three other staff members come up and he lined .them up by-the f door and introduced each and said they were at our service." At this stage Mr. Reter always interrupts his wife and takes over the. story for the punc line. "The manager asked 'Can we do anything for you now?' and what do you think Joan did? She stopd there, for awhile and then blurted out 'Could I borrow an ironing board? , When the laughter subsided Mrs. Reter added "Well, I'm still a country girl and the first thing I want to do when I arrive in a strange hotel in a strange city is to do some pressing. I knew I couldn't spread a towel out and press clothes on that gorgeous, new furniture." The management of the new Queen Elizabeth may have been startled, but they sent up the ironing board and Mrs. Reter pressed her clothes. - ' ' ' . ' ' - The next week the suite was occupied by Princess, Mar garet of England and her entourage. O. S. Dinner Observes Anniversaries Gold Hill - A dinner given Saturday, February 13 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Christensen celebrated Mr. Christensen's seventy - first birthday and the 16th wed ding anniversary of their son- in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. gam Jones. Others attending were the Joneses son, Bill Jones and their daughter, Miss Marie Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Rolland Washburn and three children, Patty, Carol and Larry, and Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Chap man, their son, Dennis, and two daughters Linda and Les lie Lynn. Mr. Christensen, a retired employee of the Ideal Cement company, was born at Raerup, Denmark, and came to the United States in 120.. f- Meeting Planned By Social Club Electa Social club will meet at 1 p.m- Friday, February 26, at Girls Community club. A business meeting and social hour will follow dessert. The committee in charge is Mrs. Frances Taylor, Mrs. D D. Roberts, Mrs. A. L. Carroll and Mrs. D. L. Chase. Any Order of Eastern Star member who is not affiliated with a chapter in the Rogue River valley is cordially in vited to meet with the "club at this time. - Tp Speak of Trip Miss Carolyn Mencke, Med ford High school student, will show films of her recent trip to Finland at a . meeting of Mistletoe club Wednesday, February 24, at Girls Com munity club. Dessert luncheon will be served at 12:30 o'clock. Miss Mencke was an ex change student to Finland. Tent Announces Coming Meeting Elta Deuell Hubbs tent, Daughters of Union Veterans, will meet; a 1 10 a.m. Tuesday, February 23, at the hpme of Mrs. Elmer Gott for a sack lunch and business meeting. CLEARANCE We must reduce our stock of used sewing machines. Every used machine in pur shop is reduced for quick sale. ELECTRIC PORTABLES $jgso From . CONSOLES 24S0 1 Only Heavy Duty Gear Driven Singer Portable with B-Holer and Zig-Zaggir & $A"V50 Full Singer Guarantee. OnyrM . Several Good Treadles . 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