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O O o ( ) O u O c-s O I, (!) O o CD. .) MAILTftllUNt Hd,r. - Women's News Social Events 1 Senior Activity Center I Sets Open House Sunday Plans for the open house 1o be held in the Senior Ac C tivily center at 601 East Jack T. son "street Sunday, May 22, ' from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. are complete according to Mrs. C C. A. Thatcher, chairman. The - open house is the first event "of Senior Citizens week. '.. The public is invited to this annual affair which is held to interest retired men and women in the opportunities now available at the center. New hobbies in music, art, crafts, drama, foreign lan guage study and travel are arranucd at the center. Thirty paintings in oil and pastel are on exhibit, and an interesting group of hand carvings in wood. New class schedule for classes and other activities for the summer 'months will be available and (those interested can register Three hundred invitations to visit the center have been sent out tu city, state and Officers I Elected For (Two Groups J New officers of Crater ; Lions club and auxiliary were 1 elected Tuesday night at a ' dinner meeting at Rogue Val - ley Country club. They will ' be installed June 25. Mrs. Earl Richardson is the I incoming president of the aux 5 iliary; Mrs. Robert Hays, first J vice-president; Mrs. William SnMattson, second vice-presi-"dent; Mrs. Dalton L. Gressett, recording secretary; Mrs. Richard Hawkins, correspond ing secretary; Mrs. Jim Fos ; ter, lion tamer; Mrs. Wayne y Safley, treasurer; Mrs. David DeArmond, first director; Mrs. Ed McFarlane, second di rector; and Mrs. Frank Wil son, third director. Mrs. Murrey A. Dumas is outgoing auxiliary president New officers for the Lions club are Dave Franklin, pres ident: Tom Shoop, first vice- president: Richard Hawkins. second vice-president; Earl Richardson, third vice-presi dent and publicity chairman; ' Harvard Bre.see. re-elected secretary; O. P. Taylor, treas urer; Die Walsh, re-elected tail twister; Clyde AVheaton, 4ion tamer; Michael Alesko and E. McFarlane, two-year directors; Jack Ingram and C. D. Larson, one-year direc tors; Ellis Feinstein, bulletin editor; and Dan Dwyer, con vention chairman. Arlon Skinner is outgoing president. The state convention of the Lions club will be held at Pendleton June 9, 10 and 11. Fifteen couples plan to repre- sent the Crater club. . Tiller-Drew Club Has Full Calendar Tiller-Drew - Club 227 has full calendar of spring events. A dance for adults was held I May 14. and a dance for teen , agers is planned for May 28. ; 11 will be chaperoned by Mrs. - Howard Midkiff. June 18 is the date of a chicken dinner, to be followed by a dance. The cost of the dinner will include admission to the ; dance. Mrs. Virglc Lowry and Mrs. Robert Lowry are in charge of advertising these events. Vlrgle Lowry, club presi dent, slates that work is con tinuing on the club building. The last business meeting of the club was held at the Robert Bouncy home, and the next will be June 3 at the hall. Mrs. Jeanctte Jci.ks will take charge of refreshments. GIVE HER (l-ostoria J CRYSTAL For Graduation For Her Choice of Pattern REFER TO OUR GRADUATES CRYSTAL REGISTER Mobt of the Girls in the Nine High Schools in Jackson County have indicated their preference. A 'r. M. M. IN county officials as well as clubs, churches and other or ganizations. The center, which has now been open a year and a half has been used by al most 3,000 men and women. From 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. the officers of the Kogue Valley Council on Aging, which has sponsored the center, will be the reception committee to greet the guests. The group includes Frank Glonning, chairman and Mrs. Glonning; Omar Bacon, vice-chairman, and Mrs. Bacon: John Crib ble, secretary; Mrs. C. A. Thatcher, Mrs. Rilla Norns, president of the Fifty Plus club. Edward Eick. chairman of the Senior Citizens week, and Mrs. Rita Holmes, Ore gon Director of Senior Citi zens Inc. Mrs. Bacon, Mrs. Bertha Penwell and Mrs. John Soliss will pour at the coffee table and Mrs. Judd Greenman and Mrs. Belle Jones will preside at the guest book. Members of the Monday af ternoon Arm Chair Travel group will serve refreshments and act as guides. From 2:30 until 3:30 p.m. the woodcarving class and the art class members will act as nosls. with me recep tion committee from the coun cil. This group will include William Hoxic. Mrs. Elsa Walker, James Pullman, Mrs. Chester Guches, and Col. C. A. Williams. Art teachers and statf host esses during the last year who will register the guests and pour include Mrs. Nettie Williams, Mrs. Ruby Twedell, Clifford Platz, Mrs. Victoria Staley and Glen Van Wickle, teachers; Miss Gladys Eaton and Mrs. Audrey Roberts, hostesses. They will be assist ed by the members of the two classes who will serve re freshments and guide. From 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. the Spanish class members and the Senior Center orchestra will be hosts to the public. Council members on the re ception committee will be Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Roberts, Russ Jamison, Mrs. O. A. Eden, Mrs. Harry Fuller, Ed ward Jacobson, Mrs. Fred Rankin, Robert Haworth. Pouring will be Mrs. Rilla Norris, Mrs. Edith Whillock, Mrs. C. A. Thatcher and Mrs. Maude Arnold, and handling the guest book will be Mrs. Pearl Spackman, Mrs. Ena Foss and Mrs. Ann Divert. The Senior Center orches tra, under the leadership of Edward Root, will play at the opening of the open house lift will furnish incidental music during the afternoon, finishing up with a short con cert during tlie last hour. The committee in charge of the open house expressed ap preciation to members of the Medford Garden club who planted the window boxes with attractive flowers and to the house committee, headed by Bill Jones, which put the center in order for the party. President Visits Group Miss Lorena Ward, Klam ath Kalis, president of the Oregon Retired Teachers asso ciation, was a guest at the last meeting of the Jackson Coun ty Retired Teachers associa tion. The meeting was held al Uellview Grange hull, Ash land. Miss Mildred Dressier, new ly elected vice-president of Unit 5 of the association, was also present. Miss Ward reported on tin- regional convention, held re cently in Spokane. The mi tional president spoke on how reurecl teachers might work for world peace. Miss Want said. She also spoke of the Plan organized al Occidental college, Los Angeles, for send ing magazines to countries lacking reading material. "The Lamplighters" was re viewed by Mrs. Alice Willilj. Ashland. This recently com piled book is stories of Ore gon teachers from early o re cent times. Theme of the book is thai "as the source of light for teachers has changed and developed, so have the teach ers and their profession changed." Mrs. B c r n i c e Kunzman. Medford, president ol the Jackson county unit, conducl iCd the business meeting. She reported on Ihe state conven tion held in Portland, and out lined the activities of the lo cal unit. Hostesses were the Mcs damej Edna Kennedy, Mar. guerita Andrews, Mary An drews and rrna F.gll. Mrs. Elhcl Fleischer and Airs, ber lh Hiughiiiao pound. t i 'i NJwvrp ij ' Peruvian pianist Miss Aida Okamoto, now a student at Southern Oregon college, is pictured looking over some of the musi cal scores for the Southern Oregon Little Symphony orchestra's concert scheduled for Sunday, May 22, at 3 p.m. in the Churchill hall auditorium. Holding the music is Dr. Herbert Cecil, concert conductor and chair man of the SOC music department. Look ing on are SOC students James Maffett, Rose Society Plans for the aiu.ual rose show of the Medford Rose so ciety will be completed Mon day, May 23, at their meeting at 7:45 p.m. at Medford High school cafeteria. The show will be held Saturday, May 28. Show schedules and entry tags will be distributed to members at this meeting, and members instructed how to make out enlry tickets for the show. The rose show schedule has several new classes this year. Special classes feature the new hybrid tea roses, "Gar den Party" and "Kordes Per fecta," and there are new classes for mauve roses, both hybrid teas and floribundas. These include Sterling Silver, Lavender Girl, Lavender Princess, and others in the mauve shades. Decorative or garden roses Show and Tea At Days Creek Honors Mothers Tiller-A slyle show, with girls of the home economics classes modeling dresses and skirts they had made during the past year, was the high light of a Mother's Tea held in the Days Creek high school auditorium Friday, May 13. Theme of the tea was "Mother, Queen of My Heart" and all mothers were given golden paper crowns to wear. A program followed the welcome by Phyllis Jewett. A flute solo was given by R i c h a r d Harter: "Winter Styles" were woolen skirts modeled by pupils of Home Economis II; a pantomime was given by Donna Brown; "Spring Is Blooming" intro duced summer dresses made in Home Economics I: the boys sexlel sang and a duet by Darlene Parks and Mari lyn Howell closed Ihe pro gram. Mothers were served re freshments at tables decorated with reen streamers and spring flowers. A party honoring the first and second grades for Having the highest percentage of par ent members in Ihe PTA was held al the Tiller-Drew school Thursday. May 12. The PTA past president, Mrs. Jim L. Jenks. and the room mothers had planned a treasure hunt on the South I'mpqua river above Tiller, hut because of a downpour of rain the party was held at the school. The children were given prizes Hiui refreshments were hot dogs and marshmallows. roasted over a fire outdoors after the rain ceased. Those helping wilh the party were Mrs. Jack Hughes, Mrs. Bill Godwin. Mrs. Roy Jackson, and Mrs. Howard Ward, teacher. - - - Marshall Family Visits Medford Mr. and Mrs. Eugei e Mar shall and children were week end visitors at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sim mons. 910 Valley View drive and Mr. and Mrs. George Sim mons. 60fl Valley View drive. The Mars-halls, former Med ford residents, now live in Springfield. Ore., where Mr. Marshall is employed by Greyhound Bus company. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall also visited at the home of Mr. MurnhaUi jMieuli ux latent. center, from Grants Pass, and Herbert Bell, Ashland, who will serve as solo trumpeters for the annual event. Miss Okamoto, one of Miss Helene Robinson's piano students, will play .the first movement of Grieg's popular "Concerto in A Minor for Piano and Or chestra." There is no admission charge, though donations may be made for the Music Scholarship Fund. Announces are to be exhibited in a sep arate class in the show. These are varieties which do not normally develop exhibition form, and include Christopher Stone, Fred Edmunds, Grand Duchess Char lotte, Eclipse, Audie Murphy, Mme. Henri Guillot and others. All colors of hybrid teas, flori b u n d a s, grandifloras, miniatures and climbing roses will be shown, as well as old fashioned roses. All amateur rose growers are invited to enter these classes, and it is not necessary to be a member of the Med ford Rose society to exhibit. Containers will be furnish ed for all specimens except miniatures, vases of 12 blooms and vases of 6 buds. Committee Listed The enlry committee will assist growers with their en tries. On this committee are Mrs. Richard Travis, chair man; Mrs. Charles Hobbs, Mrs. V. L. Quackenbush, Mrs. Jes sie Walters, Mrs. Jessie Wil son and Miss Florence Bain. The ent'y committee for ar rangements include Mrs. A. O. Floyd, chairman, Mrs. Jessie Stagg and Mrs. O. V. Poe. Co - chairman of the show are Mrs. Edith Updike and Ranald Axtell, Trail. V. L. Quackenbush is chair man of the education commit tee, assisted by Dr. Louis Centner. Roy Arthur and Dr. Alfred Lees. The hospitality and regis tration committee is headed by Mrs. O. C. Maust, and in cludes the following members of the Rose Society: Mrs. Ward Spatz, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Lenox. Mrs. Judd Greenman, Mrs. Eugene Thomdike. Miss es Ch.ire and Mary Hanley, Mrs. Emmett Tucker and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Miller. The silver tea committee are Mrs. Lome McCay, chair man, ,.nd Mrs. Jessie Stagg, Mrs. Elbert Lenox, Mrs. L. M. Hamilton. Mrs. Jessie Walters, Mrs. W. R. Peabody and Mrs. Emmett Tucker Jr. Mrs. Grace Fiero will fur nish music during the show. There will be eight differ ent classes for floral arrange ments. All classes are to be made with roses predomina ting. Roses must be garden grown, but need not be grown by Ihe arrangers. Judging of entries in these classes is to be in accordance with the American Rose society scale of points for rose arrange ments. The classes include coffee table arrangement, lea table arrangement and arrangement for entrance hall table. Two classes feature small roses: A small arrange ment featuring small roses (not miniatures) and an ar rangement of miniature roses. Also an arrangement of mauve roses in silver container, an arrangement using shrdes of yellow and orange roses in metal container, and an ar rangement using one or more figurines. Roses must pre dominate in all arrangements. Classes in arrangements are BIG Y CLEANERS Recommends Your Attendance et MEDFORD ACTIVI ClUI'S ACTIVE VARIETIES SitiNiy, Hiy 21 Show Plans divided in three groups. One division is open to all persons, one for American Rose so ciety members who have won sweepstakes in the arrange ments division of any flower show, and one division open to any and all garden clubs in Jackson county. It is hoped that each club will enter in all eight classes. Each garden club is request ed to report the number of entries its members plan to make not later than May 23, 1900 to Mrs. Carl Norris, 105 Lozier lane, Medford, phone SPring 2-4677. The Dr. and Mrs. L. G. Gentner trophy will be awarded to the cluo receiving the most blue rib bons. The Will Tillotson Memorial award will be given for the "Old Rose Bouquet," to be made in old fashioned vase, entirely of old type roses. The show will be held at Medford High school cafe teria and entries will be ac cepted beginning at 7 a.m. and must be in place for judging at 10 a.m. The show will be open to the public from 1:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. Rose show schedules can be obtained from Lawrence's Jewelers, Elton's Farm and Garden store and Monarch Feed and Seed store. Large Audience Attends Concert Central Point Approxi mately 900 people attended a spring concert held recently at the Central Point Junior High school gymnasium. Pre senting tiie program were the Central Point Elementary school band and the Junior High school band, both under Ihe direction of Harry Meyers and the Junior High school chorus under the direction of Mrs. Lorna Meyer. Mrs. C. W. Anhorn had dec orated the gymnasium with several tall baskets of spring flowers. Gary Vincent do signed the program cover. The 66 piece beginning band presented five numbers. The chorus sang 10 songs ranging from spirituals to popular numbers. The 110 piece Junior High school band's numbers in cluded the song "The Rarest Gift" by Director Meyers. Mr. Meyers wrote the work last year to enter in the Oregon Centennial song contest and the song won second place. Slav in Styl New York - ll'i'O - For the woman who has everything else: a 24-karat gold-plated electric iron. Priced at S35. it was made especially for a New York store when its win dows featured a collection of antique irons. To store rubber gloves or other rubber articles, wash them, dry thoroughly and dust with a powder. They'll be fresh, bright and soft for the next wearing. r 30 p.m. Medford High School Auditorium Director Lists Concert Numbers Ashland-Prograin numbers for the spring concert of the Southern Oregon Little Sym phony orchestra, set for Sun day, May 22, in Churchill hall, have been announced by Dr. Herbert Cecil, conductor. The program will open with the overture to "The Se cret Marriage" by Cimarosa. The "Concerto for Two Trumpets and Strings" by Vi valdi, will feature Herbert Bell and James Maffett, trum peters, and Mary Williams, harpsichordist. Grieg's "Concerto in A Mi nor for Piano and Orchestra" will have Aida Okamoto as piano soloist. Also on the program are "Prayer and Dream Panto mime" from the opera, "Han sel and Gretel" by Humper dinck: "Wine, Women and Song," a waltz by Johann Strauss: "Jamaican Rhumba" by Arthur Benjamin, and "Fiddle Faddle" by Leroy Anderson. The harpischord which will be used in the Vivaldi con certo is used through the courtesy of the Oregon Shake spearean Festival association. There will be no admission for this concert although an offering will be accepted for the benefit of the music schol arship fund. New Chapter Organized Chartering of a new chapter and joint installation of of ficers will be held by Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority Satur day, May 21, at Rogue Valley Country club. Alpha Lambda chapter of the sorority, active here for several years, recently organ ized a sister chapter. The first meeting and election of offi cers of the new Delta Omega chapter were held Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Herbert Herzog. Mrs. Robert Klumph, new ly elected president of Alpha Lambda chapter, conducted the meeting. Officers elected for the new chapter are Mrs. Robert Shangle, president; Mrs. Leland Carpenter, vice president; Miss DeMaris Glut sch secretary; Mrs. Richard Meister, treasurer; Mrs. Le Roy Hatcher, parliamentar ian; Mrs. Kenneth Vannice, educational director. Alpha Lambda chapter's new officers are Mrs. Klumph, president; Mrs. William Rig gcrt, vice-president; Mrs. Rich ard Harrison, recording secre tary; Mrs. Carl Kellenberger, treasurer; Mrs. William Cox, parliamentarian: Mrs. Wylie Macpherson, educational di rector. Diamonds Topic For Meeting of Mineral Group At a recent meeting of Roxy Ann Gem and Mineral club, 61 members and guests saw the motion picture. "A Diamond Is Forever." This film showed not only mining and concentrating processes used in recovering diamonds, but also the techniques util ized in cutting and faceting this gem. In addition the club saw the first public appear ance of the Blue Notes, a vocal quartet composed of Paulette Creek, Mary Carpen ter, Annette Carter, and Linda Mullin. Mrs. John Dodge announced that Frank Otis' display in the the U.S. National bank will continue for another month. This exhibit features topaz crystals from Topaz Moun tain, Utah. Plans were presented for the club's participation in the I960 national gem and min eral show at Eureka, Calif., on July 8 through 10. Held in conjunction wilh the joint convention of the American Federation of Mineralogical societies and the California Federation of Mineralogical societies, this event will fea ture some of the finest gem and mineral collections in the United States, it is said. Two club cases of minerals and lapidary work are being prepared, in addition to which a number of members are planning individual exhibits. A pot-luck dinner will be hold at the next meeting, and the annual picnic is slated for -SWIM POOLS Extension Festival Shows Wide Range of Applegate Valley - A widel range of activity within the j field of home extension in a period of a year was view ed in exhibits at the homemak ers' festival held at the grange hall Saturday evening. Wo men of Lower and Upper Applegate units sponsored the festival which included 4-H exhibits and a program with Mike Loftus as master of cere monies. Mrs. Lynn Valentine gave a history of extension work which had its beginnings with the first land grant colleges in Lincoln'i day and started in Jackson county in 1914. Mrs. Valentine described ex tension work as giving bene fits of a college education in capsule form, and reviewed the numerous phases covered by the local groups, which in cluded giving of two $25 scholarships to 4-H summer school. A style review was a fea ture of the evening, ladies iriod!ing suits of cotton or synthetic materials made in local extension workshops this spring. Mrs. Harley Hall was narrator for the show. Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Glenn Travis were project leaders for the dress making. Those directing the workshop for the lower unit were Mrs. Howard Piete and Mrs. Fran cis Krouse. Modeling their dresses be sides the leaders were Mrs. Earl Hvall, M'-s. Thornton Gapen. Mrs. Gene Krouse, Mrs. Claud Williams. Mrs. John Byrne, and Mrs. Rolland Smith. A number of visitors were introduced, including two members of Ihe county court. county Judge Earl Milter ana Commissioner Chester Wendt. Their wives also were intro duced, as was Mrs. Evelyn Nye. state representative. Ex tension officials introduced were Miss Leona Sheean, Jackson county home demon stration agent: Miss Rizpah Douglas. Josephine county demonstration agent; Mrs. E. H. Ahlstrom of Grants Pass director of District 5: Gene Winters. Jackson county field agent; Mrs. Mabel Thornton, Mrs. Alice Ricks, and Mrs, Dora Krouse, members of the county alumni extension com mittee; and Mrs. Rolland Smith, county committee member. Exhibits of the 4-H included those from the Knit-Wits, led by Mrs. Gene Krouse; the Sewing Susans, led by Mrs. Francis Krouse; Forestry club led by Neil Suttell; Electrici ty club led by Bruce Matheny; and record books from Ruch livestock clubs. Exhibits of unit projects completed this year included patio cookery, color in the h o m e, better dressmaking, cake decorating, care of syn thetic fabrics, and living with in 24 hours, which showed a rural community in miniature arranged by Mrs. Loftus. The exhibit on cake decor ating showed a cake topped with a Maybaskct of flowers and was made by Mrs. Harry Davis. Varied exhibits fea turing Associated Country Women of the World, includ ing bandages rolled for a hos pital in India, were arranged by Mrs. W. D. Pearson. The program opened with introduction of the master of ceremonies by Mrs. Otis Buck, festival chairman, which was followed by flag salute and opening prayer by the Rev. Thornton Gapen of Applegate church. A home extension song, written by Mrs. Leon Offenbacher, was given by a trio comprised of Mrs. Offen bacher. Mrs. Lester Rich, and Mrs. Curtis Gearhardt. A skit written by Mrs. Edna Sawyer portrayed efforts of a home maker to get her husband to purchase a dress form. Roles were played by Mrs. Smith, Santha to Meet Idella Rogue santha, No mads of Avrudaka. will hold a business meeting at the Pythian building, Saturday. May 21. at 8 p.m. July. Those wishing more in formation concerning the club and its activities may contact the secretary. Delmar Smith, NOrmandy 4-1355. Gunite Constructed From $2,400 up Includot Filter Completion in 3 WmIoj 20 Years Pool Experience Southern Oregon's Oldest Pool Builder NORTHWEST swiuuirg poet go. 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