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10 -:- m MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. ORE. ' Washington Showman Frank Sinatra leadi Mn. John F. Kennedy, wife of the Preiident-elect, up the itairi to her box at the National Guard Armory to attend tne pre-inaugurauon Gala itaged by Mr. Sinatra to help pay off the Kennedy cam paign debt. Mn. Kennedy it wearing a gown of white iilk ottoman made with modeit, high neckline, a modified full kirt with pleati at the waiit front and a fabric roiette worn above the waistline at the only ornamentation. It li an Oleg Canini design. (UPI Telephoto) Mrs- Kennedy's New Role Brings 'Mixed Feelings' By HELEN THOMAS United Press International Washington (UPD Mrs. John F. Kennedy today becomes - the nations first lady with mixed feeling about her new role. Her youth-she is 31, her shyness and natural reserve. ; her interest in the arts rather than politics, have combined to make her wary of the White House But in the past few months : she has been taking a new look at the job and preparing herself to meet the tasks that lie ahead. ' Admires Mrs. Roosevelt She succeeds Mrs. Dwight Eisenhower, 64, who concen trated on making the1 White Hduse charming and her pub lic appearances strictly social. Mrs. Eisenhower, a sentimcn ; talist, is always sorry to leave , any home where she has been ' happy-and that includes the White House. Tall and elegant, Mrs. Ken nedy has been boning up on ", the White House and first ladies, including one she per haps admires most, Mrs. But Mrs. Kennedy plans to . i i - Jiosi-we visiting the evening social fes tivities. She will wear a stun ning white gown, which she designed herself, for an ele gant dinner party and the six inaugural balls. Winners Game Scheduled By Bridge Clubs The combined units of Med ford and Grants Pass Dupli cate Bridge clubs will hold their bi-monthly winners game at Grants Pass Satur day night, January 21. The Medford club also plans a charity party for February 19. Fifteen tables of players took part in the regular Medford session January 17. Mitchell movement was played. North-south winners were Mrs. Jack Mitchell and Mrs. Paul McDuffee, first, 223; Mrs. Delbert Clifford and Roy Pruitt, second, 198VS; Mrs. Ben Todd and Mrs. Robert Elliott, third, 1911A; Ray Wise and Leland Clark, fourth, 187; Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Gordon Social Events Women's News mm 4 set her own pace. First, she desires to make the presi dency, which her husband has ' called the "loneliest" job, not so lonely for him and her fam ily. She often has said that , her life revolves around her husband's. 1 At Husband's Side Jacqueline Kennedy, still recuperating from the Caesar- : ean birth of her son John Jr. ' November 25, selected warm clothing for the Inaugural cer- emony at the snow-swept Cap itol. She planned to remain by the new President's side through the big day, attending ' a post-inauguration luncheon ; for the VIP's, watching the ; colorful inaugural parade and Calendar - Csl.ndsr noriuej and news for the lociety section of Th Mall Tribune must be submitted in writing end deadline (or the Sun day edition Is 1 p.m Friday Dead, line (or the weekly calendar is 0 a.m of the day of publication and for week day news is 8 p.m the day bafora publlcaUoa. Friday! 6:30 p.m.-Womcn of Moose, lodge hall. 7:30 p.m. - Wcatonko coun cil, Degree of Pocahontas, Redman hall. 8 p.m. card party. 8 p.m. - Ladies Auxiliary, Medford Carpenters union, Carpenters hall, 123V4 West Main st. . Saturday) 1:30 p.m. - Delia Gamma Rogue Valley Alumnae as . soclation, Red Cross building. west top scores went to Mrs. Hugh Collins and George Rode, first, 185!4; Frank Do lenshck and John Shortridge, second, 181; Mrs. Leland Clark and Mrs. A. W. Lingaas, third, 179; Mrs. Glen Har rison and Mrs. John Dough erty, fourth, noi Mr. and Mrs. Richard Geary, fifth, 167. Installation Announced The Roseburg, Grants Pass and Medford Rose societies will hold joint installation of officers Sunday, January 22, at the Red Cross building in Medford. Mrs. Daniel Heffncr, Port land, Pacific Northwest direct or of the American Rose so ciety, will be Installing of ficer. The ceremony Is set for 2:30 p.m. and a social hour will follow. Following the installation, a business meeting will be held by the Medford society. Louis Gcntner is the retiring presi dent and Mrs. Ranald Axtcll, Trail, will head the local group for the coming year. Vaughn Quakcnbush will act as moderator of a panel. Visitor Returns To Bakersfield Hornbrook-Mrs. Hattie Hol land has returned to her home at Bakersfield, Cnlif., after spending the past two months here at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Dwnln Hamner. The Great Discovery of the Age Attend a FREE Lecture "CHRISTIAN SCIENCE: The Science of Christianity" by James Walt, C.S., Washington, D.C. Member of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ Scientist, In Boston, Massachusetts Tonight Jan. 20th 8 p.m. At First Church of Christ, Scientist 100 Windsor Ave., Medford, 1 Block S. of E. Main ALL ARE WELCOME Perhaps we were wrong to decide that the excitement going on in Washington over the inauguration of a new presi dent gets wilder every year. When Thomas Jefferson wrote of the inauguration of George Washington in 1793, he alluded to the "phrenzy which prevailed in New York on the opening of the new government." And he related an incident which makes very Interesting reading. A portion of Mr. Jefferson's Journal, relayed to Potpourri by Mrs. E. H. Hedrick after a recent reading, describes the incident as follows: "June the 10th, 1793. Mr. Brown gives me the following specimen of the phrenzy which prevailed at New York on the opening of the new government. The first public ball which took place after the President's arrival there, Colonel Humphreys, Colonel W. S. Smith and Mrs. Knox were to arrange the ceremonials. These arrangements were as follows. "A sofa was to be placed at the head of the room, raised on several steps, whereon the President and Mrs. Washington were to be seated. The gentlemen were to dance in swords. Each one, when going to dance, was to lead his partner to the foot of the sopha make a low obeisance to the President and his lady, then go and dance, and when done, bring his partner again to the foot of the sopha for new obeisances, and then retire to their chairs. It was to be understood, too, that gentlemen should be dressed in bags. "Mrs. Knox contrived to come with the President, and to follow him and Mrs. Washington to their destination, and she had the design of forcing an invitation from the Presi dent to a seat on the sopha. She mounted up the steps after them unbidden, but unfortunately the wicker sopha was so short, that when the President and Mrs. Washington were seated, there was not room for a third person; she was obliged, therefore, to descend in the face of the company, and to sit where she could. In other respects the ceremony was conducted rigorously according to the arrangements, and the President made to pass an evening which his good sense rendered a very miserable one to him." Mrs. Hedrick added that "There is also a letter to Jeffer son from a friend who recounts the same incident and with the additional explanation that Martha spread out her hoops so far that there was no room for Mrs. Knox and that the room which was completely filled by that time offered only one place for Mrs. Knox to sit in the far end and some people did not conceal their amusement at the poor lady's distress." Journalists will doubtless have a wealth of stories and anecdotes to report following the close of the Kennedy inau gural festivities. It would be interesting to know what John F. Kennedy would say if he gave his honest opinion of the entire program-the Gala, the Balls, the parade, etc. It is written that when George Washington learned he had been elected first President of the United States, he heard the news with a heavy heart. On the day of his first inauguration, it was reported that "self doubts rushed over him like flood; by the time he reached the balcony of the Federal building at the head of Broad street, where he was to take the oath of office, he was actually 111 and sank into the nearest chair. But when the time came, he arose and in a ringing voice repeated the oath of office with his hand resting on a large Bible. It was reported this morning that because of the many people wishing to attend the Inaugural Ball, it or should one say they will be held in six different locations. Meyer Davis, the nation's most famous society band leader, will play for the Ball. Meyer's band (he actually supervises a number of dance bands) played for Mrs. Ken nedy's debut, when she was Jacqueline Bouvier, for her moth er's wedding, and for the wedding of Jacqueline to Mr. Kennedy. ' When asked for her preference for music to be played at the ball, Mrs. Kennedy wrote the leader that "she loved everything" but did ask him to play his own arrangement of the "The Waltz From Traviata" for her, and suggested that he might play "Greenslceves" for her husband. Potpourri also has a fondness for this old English tune, having come to know it well through attendance at the Ashland Shake spearean festival. The Kennedys will also hear two special numbers com posed by Mr. Davis and his wife, Hilda Emery Davis, for the Inauguration, One is "The Inaugural Waltz" and the other a tune written for Mrs. Kennedy called "Jacqueline." It will be sung by the Davis daughter, Ginia, in both English and French. This will be the seventh Inauguration for which Meyer Davis has played. In such demand is Mr. Davis for social events, that he is booked through 1975. Mrs. Pierre S. duPont has engaged his services in advance for that date when her granddaughter, Wendy, will make her debut. The Saturday Review published a few lines in the January 14 Issue which many are finding most amusing. It was called to the attention of the editors that the 1961 edition of "Infor mation Please" does not contain the name of John F. Kennedy in the "Celebrated Persons section. It contains the names of Dwight David Eisenhower, of Henry Cabot Lodge, of Richard Milhous Nixon and of Robert t. Kennedy but not John F. Kennedy. O.S. Miss Mary Beth House! Assembly Worthy ' Advisor Miss Mary Beth Housel was installed worthy advisor of Warren assembly, Order of Rainbow Girls, in ceremonies held at the Jacksonville Ma sonic temple January 12- Miss Housel is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Charles Housel, 619 South Oakdale avenue, Medford. Other officers installed were Miss Lona Buffington, worthy associate advisor; Miss Cora Ravenor, charity; Miss Marilyn Smith, hope; Miss Mary Satterfield, faith; Miss f rJ - X". J ' 1 New President Has Board Tea; Prayer Day Set Mrs. George Flanagan, new ly elected president of the Medford Council of United Church Women, was a recent hostess in her home for a tea and business session of council board members. Plans for the annual World Day of Prayer observance, scheduled February 17, In the First Christian church, were made. The Prayer Day will be held only in the morning, from 10 a.m. until 12 noon. The World Day of Prayer numbers 14S different coun tries of the world In the prayer chain this year. It Is stated that this year marks the 75th observance of World Day of Prayer which began with prayers for missions and was Inspired by women of Canada and the United States who were much concerned about the progress of mission work In foreign and home fields. Gradually, through mission workers, interest in the day grew and other coun tries became members of the prayer chain which Is con cerned today with peaceful relations, between nations. Theme fur the observance this year will be "Forward Through the Ages." Mrs. Wa9 HlkVtf) Medford Woman Returns Home; Sees Grandson Mrs. Chorles P. Whltlock, 1425 Crater Lake avenue, re turned Sunday from Portland after spending several days visiting her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Whltlock, and new grand son, Jeffrey Philip. The child, the first for the Richard Whltlocks, was born January 7. His father Is a Junior at the University of Oregon Dental school. Paternal great grandparents of the child are Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Qulnn, Casa Rogue Motel, Gold Hill. Rosenbergs Return To Hornbrook Home Hornbrook - Mr. and Mrs. John Rosenberg returned to their home here last week after a trip south. In Tracy, Calif., they visited Mr. Rosen berg's brother, and In Stock ton, they visited his sister and brother-in-law, Mr, and Mrs. Elmer Shoemaker. chairman for the day's pro gram. All council members are asked to bring a friend to the service. During the afternoon at the Flanagan home, devotions were given by Mrs. Flanagan and Mrs. Lyle Schoppert ac companied the group during Mary Beth Housel Janice Armstrong, recorder; Miss Joyce Crow, treasurer; Miss Melba Graham, chap lain; Miss Nancy Housel, drill leader; Miss Carol Hall, love; Miss Gloria Johnson, religion; Miss Edie Reinking, nature; Miss Margaret Atkinson, im mortality; Miss Darcy John son, fidelity; Miss Madge Bar ker, patriotism; Miss Caroline Rickard, service; Miss Diana Nordstrom, confidential ob server; Miss Linda Jahnke, outer observer; Miss Toni Compagnoni, musician; "Miss Joyce Statts, choir director, and Mrs. Gertrude Winning ham, mother advisor. Choir members are Misses Anice Black, Christina Kil lingsworth, Cynthia Barnett, Pamela Luehrs, Rebecca Starnes, Roxana Crowley, Janet Christianson, Sandra Wilson, Sidney Condon and Susan Ritchey. Advisory board members, made up of members of War ren Masonic lodge and Adarel chapter, Order of Eastern Star, are Gail Buffington, chairman; Don Shores, secre tary; Fred M. Gardner and Donald Lue, auditors; Mrs. Ralph Johnson, publicity chairman, and Mrs. Roy Pic ard, Mrs. Hulda Thurman, Joe Crawford, Albert Johnson, Everette Ravenor and Virgil Wilkes. Installing officers were ad visor, Mrs. Fred Gardner; marshal, Mrs. Ralph Johnson; chaplain, Mrs. Ronald Shores; musician, Mrs. George Mero; and recorder, Mrs. Thurman. Miss Housel's parents were escorted and introduced and she presented a corsage to her mother and a buttonniere to her father. Miss Housel told her theme for her term of office "This Is My Country" and her colors are to be yel low and indigo. Members of Warren lodge presented her a bouquet of flowers in her colors, and also a bouquet of carnations to the mother advisor and a cor sage of yellow rosebuds to the retiring worthy advisor, Miss Janice Armstrong. Miss Armstrong thanked her offic ers for making her term of office "a happy and success ful one" and placed in the hands of the new worthy ad visor, the assembly mascot and the birthday bank. Escorted and introduced was Mr. Buffington, chairman of the Rainbow Advisory board and worshipful master of Warren Lodge. Various guests congratulated the as sembly and expressed their best wishes for continued suc cess. The assembly is a new group, having been instituted in July, 1960. Refreshments were served. Square Dance Slafed by Club Hitttoppers Square Dance club will hold a square dance at the old Wagner creek school Saturday, January 21. Dancing starts at 8:30 p.m. and all square dancers are invited. . Potluck refreshments are to be served during intermission. Francis Cronin and guest callers will call the squares. One-Act Plays To Be Presented Eagle Point Two one-act comedies will be presented by Eagle Point Elementary Parent-Teacher association Feb ruary 4. They are "Quiet Please" and "Sisters Mcin tosh." Co-directors are Mrs. Vin son Vaughan and Glenn Fos ter. rnt in "Sisters Mcintosh" are Mrs. David Kahl as Tizzie and Mrs. John Barton as Julie, the two sisters. Norman Chap man will be tneir young nephew. "Quiet Please" is the story of two bachelor brothers who are carrying on an old feud, even though they live together in a one-room cabin. Donald Pulley is cast as Jeff and Oscar Frei as Judd, the two old men. Mrs. John Huffman will play Catherine, Mrs. Margie Warrick is Mattie, Mrs. Lester McFall is Jessica, Mrs! Virgil Miller, Josie, and Murray Bartling, a minister. a beautiful "new room" in just one day with 1HI DE LUXE LATEX WALL PAINT IPICIAWSM IN HOMIWAIIII ! 244 . Ceitral at loth j HAPCO'S "BUY BYE" SALE ENDS MONDAY! 60 MODELS GOING AT BAG REDUCTIONS!!!! Refers - Freezers - Ranges - Washers - Dryers - TV - Dishwashers Look What You Get! Look at Your Savings! 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