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"3 I . . 2 - Saps Jlfel, t , fL An open house March 7 celebrated the 50th wedding niersary of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Ward, 2104 King high way. The Wards, married in 1910 in Klamath Falls, have resided almost continuously in Jackson county since that time. The Wards have been members of Eagle Point Grange since 0$ organization, and he was the first master. (Landis photo) 50th Pledding Anniversary Celebrated at Open House Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Ward, 2104 Kings highway, celebrat ed their 50th wedding anni versary Monday, March 7, Frakes Observe 50th Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. William L. Praxes, 719 West 13th st., cel ebrated their golden wedding fnniversary January 19 at a family dinner at the home of their son-in-law and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer H. Moore, 2735 Merriman road. The Frakes' were married in 1110 in Atwood. Kan., and move-4 to Medford in 1957. T h t i r grandchildren and great - grandchildren were present at the celebration. A and daughter-in-law of th eouple, Mr. and Mrs. Rayiwjii Frakes, and family reiS$ ks. Nebraska. Spring Vacation Activities Slated By Youth Group "Gold Hill - Plans for a hike ant picnic during spring va cation week were made by members of the Senior Meth odist Youth Fellowship of the Gold Hill Community Meth odist church, when the group met last Sunday. Bill Stan ton, president, conducted the business session. Earl Meister led a round table discussion on classic lit erature for devotion. Mrs. George T. Allen, lead er of the group, said that Tom Huntington has been named chairman of the membership conteet which will continue throujh March and April. Refreshments were served during the social hour by Earl Bowen, Rogue River. Mrs. Allen reported that members of the senior MYF recently volunteered their services to clean the yard and the church. . All eighth grade through high school age students of the community are invited to participate in the local fel lowship whether or not they attend this church. The young people meet each Sunday eve ning at the church at 6:30 o'clock. Activities also include entertainment during a por tion of the evening. , Bartlett Club Meets Mondays o Bartlett Duplicate Bridge club meets each Monday at 10:30 a.m. at the Red Cross building, 60 Hawthorne ave nue. The club is affiliated with the American Contract Bridge League and is open to anyone who is considered a junior player, those wishing to start playing bridge or to improve his game. There is a 30 minute in struction p er i o d preceding each Monday play. Those wishing information or to play may contact the director, yrs. W. W. Stevenson, SPring 2-8185. At last week's session Mrs. F. E. Bowman and Mrs. Joseph Clark were first: Mrs. R. T. Jones and Mrs. James Winslow, second; Mrs. J. J. Finegan and Mrs. William Cowning, third; Mrs. M. D. Freeland and Mrs. E. H. Hedrick, fourth, and Mrs. Glen Fabrick and Mrs. Earl Yoakley, fifth. - Royal Arch Masons And Wives' Club Announce Dinner Jacksonville A potiuck dinner for Royal Arch Masons and Royal Arch Widows will be held in the Jacksonville Masonic hall Tuesday, March 15. at 6:30 o'clock. Those attending are asked to bring a dinner dish of their own choice. A business meeting will follow. with an open house at their home. About 80 relatives and friends called on the couple during the day. Mr. and Mrs. Ward were married in 1910 in Klamath Falls and have resided in Jackson county since that time, with the exception of about six years in Klamath county. She is the former Luella Mae Huson. They have one daughter, Mrs. Clifton Friend, Med ford; a son, Gerald H. Ward, Klamath Falls; four grand children and six great-grand children. A decorated cake was pre sented to the couple by Mrs. Eugene Fields. Daffodils, chry santhemums, rosebuds and acacia decorated the rooms. Mrs. Friend served as hos tess for the event, assisted by the couple's niece, Mrs. Noel Erskine. Among guests were three couples who had celebrated their 50th wedding anniver saries within two previous weeks. They were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Nipper, Medford, and Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chamberlain, both of Eagle Point. Many cards and gifts were received by the couple. They included a gift from the Eagle Point Grange, of which the Wards have been members since it was organized. Mr. Ward was the first master of the Grange. Main and Bartlett Sts. Advance Night Held by Lodge; Installation Set Phoenix Newly-elected of ficers took new posts in the Neighbors of Woodcraft lodge 242 at an "advance night" at the Phoenix Grange hall March 3. Mrs. Mervin Hixson was installing officer. The ldoge chose Mrs. Mabel Matheny, a district officer, to be installing officer for the joint installation to be held at the community hall April 9. Circles from Medford, Ash land. Grants Pass and Klam ath Falls have been asked to be guests. A special meeting will be held March 17 at the Grange hall for practice for the in stallation. No social night will be held this month. Mrs. Christine Dinsmore and Mrs. Hixson served re freshments. The lodge held a social night in February at the home of Mrs. C. J. Hunter. Mem bers of the Thimble club met Friday night at the home of Mrs. Bertha Cobleigh for a covered-dish luncheon and business meeting. The club is making towels and pillow cases for sale, under the direc tion of finance committee members, Mrs. Etta Smith, Mrs. Harlan Glascock and Mrs. C. J. Hunter. The next meeting - of the Thimble club will be the first Friday in April. Mt. Pitt Lodge To Hold Meeting Central Point Mt. Pitt Rebekah lodge will meet March 16 in the Central Point IOOF hall. Hostesses will be Mrs. LaMurle Farrar, Mrs. John Foster and Mrs. Ernest Taylor. Mrs. James Williams states that drill practice will follow the meeting. At the last meeting, FL club members sponsored a cake walk, with Mrs. Earl Oben shain winning the cake. Dessert and Cards Set For Lady Elks Medford Lady Elks will meet for dessert and an after noon of cards on Tuesday, March 15, at 1 p.m. in the downstairs party room at the Elks temple. Mrs. Fred Rehling, Mrs. E. Eugene Sharp, and Mrs. Frank DeCosta, winners at cards at the last meeting of the group, will be in charge of refreshments. Ladies of the Elks meetings and parties are open to wives and widows of Elk members. Q-spTHg fashion strategy CI rlc S c j f !i by Blush is a sharp, sweet, pink surprise of lipstick and Fresh Paint Nail Lacquer color. A provocative make up scheme for Spring and Summer. Have our Beauty Consultant show you The Blush Look... pink lips and fingertips... shy lilac eyes... lit with Face Powder made-to-order just for you. Blush Lipstick, $1.50. Blush Fresh Paint $2.00. All prices plus tax. Vee Halgren, Consultant Your Charge Account Invited Phone SP 2-6428 Visitors7 Service Seeks Volunteers One of the newer and little known service groups of the valley is the Friendly Vis itors' Service. Organized by the health committee of the Rogue Valley Council on Aging, the women who work in Friendly Visitors strive to bring assistance and cheer to senior citizens of Jackson county who reside in nursing homes. Some of these seniors no longer have relatives and friends able to visit them, and nursing home operators and employees are too busy to pause to read letters, talk with the patients or remem ber a birthday anniversary. There is said to be a great need for volunteers to give these services and assistance. The service was organized in November of 1958 after an investigation among the Jack son County Welfare Depart ment employees, physicians and nursing home operators as to what the health commit tee might do within its abili ties. The Rogue Valley Coun cil on the Aging was, of course, set up along with oth er councils throughout the state - and nation - by legis lative action to begin plan ning and help in an area which is becoming an increas ing problem in our country. Program Endorsed Though there are many church groups and individuals who call at some of the nurs ing homes to sing for patients, it was thought that there was a need for visitors on a regu lar basis to perform other services. Because mental well being is so closely linked to physical well-being, the pro gram has had the endorse ment of medical groups. Letters appealing for vol unteers for the service were sent to church and civic groups in the county and around 45 women and a few men were given a training course in basic social service concepts by Mrs. Frank Fair weather, Red Cross social service trainee, and by Mrs. Vyvyan Gardner and Miss Agnes White of the Jackson County Welfare department. The "dos and don'ts" of work ing with nursing home pa tients were given by nursing home operators and the Red Cross supplied space for the training. Each volunteer was then assigned to a nursing home where the operator desired the service. Ideally, each vis itor is to have four or five patients to call on once a week to read and write let ters, visit, take for rides or walks and perform such serv ices as requested. However, I because of the shortage of volunteers this is not always possible. There needs to be a con stant recruitment and train ing of new volunteers to re place those who have had to drop out. Mrs. S. D: Earhart, who has recently moved from the city, has been in charge of recruitment and will be re placed by Mrs. Judd Green man, representing Medford Council of Church ' Women. Mrs. Chester Guches is chair man of the health committee. "It is hoped in the future there will be sufficient vol unteers to call in all homes in the valley," Mrs. Guches states. "Ashland is especially in need of volunteers. It is Student Cast In Production Theodore Lawson, Univer sity of Kansas freshman, will play the role of Otto in the Children's Theatre produc tion of "Rapunzel and the Witch" March 14-19. The student is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Earl L. Lawson, 301 Windsor avenue, Medford. The production, staged for children 8 to 12 years old, is the second of this year's pro gram by the KU Experimen tal Theatre at Lawrence. Sams Valley Unit To Meet Tuesday Sams Valley - Sams Valley Home Extension unit will meet Tuesday, March 15, at 10:30 a.m. at the home of Mrs. Earl Bigham, Webber road. Mrs. George Loftin and Mrs. Bigham are in charge of the program. A potiuck luncheon observing St. Patrick's day will be served. All women in the commu nity are invited to meetings of the unit. Your Charge V. I " ! Account Invited! fr"J I 'jAl To Complement Your New Spring Ensemble Visit Burelson's HAIR FASHIONS Under the Direction of Glenn Phone SP 2-5252 for Your Appointment Main and Bartlett Streets also hoped sometime in the future the service may be ex tended to bedfast patients or elderly people alone in pri vate homes." Other counties in Oregon are now in the process of or ganizing a similiar service. Multnomah and Jackson are the only two now organized. Miss Walker Heads Group Miss Jacqueline Walker was elected president of the Insur ance Women of Jackson Coun ty at a luncheon meeting Tuesday, March 8, at the Jack son hotel. Mrs. Carol Robertson was elected vice-president and Mrs. Helen Stevens, secretary treasurer. The group made plans for a joint meeting with the Rogue Valley Insurance Wo men of Grants Pass which will be held Friday night, March 18, at Mon Desir. Mrs. Ethel Miller, director of region IX, will install new officers at that time. Music Teachers Continue Series "The Impressionistic View point" will be discussed at a meeting of Rogue Valley Dis trict of Oregon Music Teach ers association at the home of Mrs. Darell F. Huson March 14 at 7:45 p.m. Mrs. Kenneth L. Brown is in charge of the program, which is the second in a ser ies on contemporary, music. Howard Kennett, pianist, will present selections from Debussy, Cyril Scott and Ravel. Others interested in the program are invited to attend. Hi o Betty Duffy Chosen For Guide JVisit Miss Betty Duffy, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Duffy, Ashland, has been cho sen to attend one of the Ju bilee camps sponsored by the Girl Guides association in Great Britain as part of their celebration of the 50th anni versary of the Girl Guides. Miss Duffy was selected by the Rogue Valley Girl Scout council for this activity. It is pointed out that through this international program, Girl Scouts are given an op portunity to help interpret the United States to other na tions and at the same time broaden their own attitudes about other parts of the world. The Jubilee camps will be held in different counties in England during the summer of 1960. A group of Senior Girl Scouts and two leaders will travel together to Great Brit ain for the project. Upon ar rival in the British isles, the girls will go to various camps in small groups, and will also be entertained in homes throughout Great Britain. The Girl Scouts from this country will be away during July and August. The general plans of Great Britain's Golden Jubilee in clude a festival entertain ment at the Wembley Pool, near London, for three days with more than 1,000 girls between 14 and 21 taking part. National Thanksgiving serv ices will be held at St. Paul's cathedral, eWstminster cathe dral and the Central Syna gogue in London. Cathedrals and other places of worship, in all parts of the country, are also holding services. Miss Duffy is a senior at Prepare To Be Prettier r t rash ion approved for Downtown Medford I Ashland High school and has been a Girl Scout since 1949. She has had seven years of day camping and five years of troop camping including a summer at an established camp in Hawaii. She was one "of two girls from Orecon chosen to attend the All-State Etban Allen FURNITURE FOR FAMILY LIVING "YOUR FAMILY FURNITURE STORE Corner 6th & Bartlett Downtown Medford and Smarter In The i spring and easter by Malwin of California Jeweled buttons enhance this lovely coat by Malwin of California. Select yours now from a large collection of newly arrived spring coats. The New Flower Hat Starting right now, the prettiest heads in town will be veritable bouquets of flowers. Our garden variety collection includes all shapes and colors. MAIL TRIBUNf, fctedtorrf. Of. 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