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SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 5. 19S1
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORE.
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Annual Valentine Ball
Set For Saturday Night
Shirley Siegmund
(Madirnt photo)
Betrothal News
Told at Party
Held in Eugene
Eugene Announcement of
the engagement of Miss Shir
ley Siegmund, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sieg
mund, Eugene, to Ronald
Mitchell of Chico, Calif., son
of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mitchell,
Medford, was told Saturday
January 28, at a party at the
Siegmund home In the Pleas
ant Hill area,
A June wedding is planned
' The engagement announce'
mcnt was on white ribbons
tied to miniature golf clubs.
Both Miss Siegmund and Mr
Mitchell are well known in
golfing circles, she having
won the women's division of
the Southern Oregon Tourna
ment at Rogue Valley Coun
try Club in I960. Mr. Mitchell
was runner-up in the men's
division.
Miss Siegmund was gradu
ated from Pleasant Hill High
school and attended Univer
sity of Oregon. She now is a
student at Southern Oregon
college, Ashland. She Is presi
dent of Eugene Spinsters club.
Mr. Mitchell attended high
school at Boise, Ida., and was
graduated from Chlco High
school and Chlco State col
lege. He now is a civil engi
neer for the Public Works De
partment at Chlco.
Mr, and Mrs. Mitchell were
in Eugene for tho announce
ment party.
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Mrs. Ira 8mith
To Be Hoiteii
Jacksonville - Mrs. Ira
Smith, Griffin Creek road.
will be hostess at a 12:30
o'clock dessert luncheon tat
Adarel Social club Thursday,
February 9. Mrs. Gertrude
Wlnnlngham will be co-hostess,
On the social calendar for
next week end will be the
annual Valentine Ball of Beta
Sigma Phi set for February
11 in the Starlight room of
the Rogue Valley Country
club. It is for members and
invited guests.
This is a formal event given
by the seven local chapters
of the sorority. Two chapters
will be participating for the
first time this year. They are
Gamma Rho, Phoenix, and
an Exemplar chapter not yet
named.
A princess is chosen to rep
resent each chapter. This year
they are Mrs. Harold Ames,
Alpha Beta; Mrs. Robert
Goodman, Alpha Rho; Mrs. C
W. Curl, Beta Upsilon; Mrs
Darrel Greb, Gamma Xi; Mrs,
Charles Rhodes, Gamma Rho;
M.-i. Burnell Austin, Xi Mu;
Miss Jean Cardona, new Ex
emplar chapter.
The queen will be an
nounced the night of the ball
and will be crowned at 10
p.m.
A buffet dinner will be
Betrothal News
Is Made Known
Hillsboro - Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Gerber, Hillsboro, have
announced the engagement of
their daughter, Leanorc, to
Donald A. Weber, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Waller Weber, 2009
Suzanna street, Medford.
Miss Gerber is a Junior in
education at the University of
Washington, Seattle. Her fi
ance, a graduate of Medford
High school and Oregon Stale
college, is an electrical engi
neer employed by Boeing Air
craft company, Seattle, as fa
cilities engineer, Aero Space
division.
The young man Is a former
Mail Tribune carrier and won
the first college scholarship
offered by the paper.
An early summer wedding
is planned.
Party Is Given
For Miss Ownby
Central Point - Miss Ernes-
line Ownby was guest of hon
or at i party given last Fri
day evening by Miss Melba
Donner, 923 Maple street.
Miss Ownby, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ownby,
left Wednesday morning for
Portland, where she enplaned
for Maryland to begin train
ing with the Navy Waves.
She is a 1960 graduate of
Crater High school and has
been employed at Melba's
cafe. Guests at the event
brought gifts for the new
servicewoman.
served from 7:45 until 8:45
p.m., after which Bell Van-
Dyke will play for dancing.
Cochairman for this tvent
are Mrs. David Irving and
Mrs. Floyd Eastwood. Com
mittees are: Decorations, Beta
Upsilon; coronation, Alpha
Beta; publicity, Alpha Rho;
tickets, Gamma Xi; music,
Gamma Rho; greeting, Xi Mu;
dancer mixers, new Exemplar
chapter.
The Valentine Queen con
test is held nationally in Beta
Slgmi Phi chapters.
Art Show
Announced
Artists of southern Oregon
and northern California are
invited to participate in the
annual art show sponsored by
American Association of Uni
versity Women, according to
Mrs. Lloyd R. Bishop, chair
man. Scheduled for March 9, 10:
and 11 in the Public Library
of Medford and Jackson
County, works in all media
by local artists and art stu
dents will be shown. Two
entries which have been com
pleted In the last two years
will be accepted from each
entrant. Visitors will vote for
the most popular work In each
media.
Entry blanks are available
at Rogue Gallery every day
except Monday from 12 to 4
p.m., or from Mrs. Bishop,
SPring 3-8730, or Mrs. Peter
Schmitz, SPring 2-4754.
Medford Woman
Sees Ceremony
Mrs. Moore Hamilton, mem
ber of the Oregon State Board
of Education, was in Salem
last week for a board session
and to attend a ceremony.
Following the board's morn
ing session, the group went
to the office of Gov. Mark
Hatfield where Dr. Leon P.
Mlnear, Portland, was sworn
In as the new state superin
tendent of public Instruction.
He succeeds Dr. Rex Putnam
who has retired after serving
In the office for 23 years. Dr.
Putnam was presented a
plaque with the signatures of
board members, Mrs. Hamil
ton reports.
Dr. Mlnear has been prin
cipal of Benson High school,
Portland. . i
In addition to board mem
bers and others invited, a
group of school children tour
ing the capitol was invited
to see the ceremony, Mrs,
Hamilton reports.
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Kappa Alpha Theta members held a din
ner recently at Rogue Valley Country club
to celebrate the 91it anniversary of the
founding of this collegiate sorority. Pic
tured during the event are (left to right)
Mrs. Gregory Hornecker. Mrs. Richard K.
McLaughlin, president of the Kappa Alpha
Theta Alumna club, Mrs. Gail Hammond
and Mrs. Richard Kuhn. Mrs. McLaughlin
holds a copy of the brook, "Sixty Years in
Kappa Alpha Theta." The sorority was
founded at DePauw university, Greencasilt,
Ind.
Minister-Laymen Panel
To Dicuss 'Decisions7
A panel of ministers and
laymen representing local con
gregations will consider the
Christian churches' role in
seeking world peace at a
Great Decisions meeting Sun
day, February 12. All persons
interested are Invited to the
meeting, which will consider
a number of questions of par
ticular interest to thechurches.
Dr. George Rgseberry will
be moderator. The program
will begin at 3 p.m. at First
Methodist church. Participat
ing churches are Congrega
tional, Presbyterian, Metho
dist, Episcopal, Brethren and
Friends. The Medford chapter,
Oregon United Nations associ
ation, is sponsoring the meet
ing in collaboration with
Great Decisions.
Some questions to be con
sidered are, "Is Christianity a
massive deterrent to atomic
violence?", "Can the churches
help prepare dedicated citi
zens adopt a new American
approach and assume a spe
cial responsibility for a peace
ful world?", and "Is it the
churches responsibility to pre
pare the American people for
peace though now prepared
Ladies of Elks
Events Slated
Medford Ladles of Elks will
meet Tuesday, February 7, in
the party room at the Elks
temple. A dessert luncheon
will be served at 1 p.m. fol
lowed by the semi-monthly
card party.
Taking honors at cards on
January 17, were Mrs. J,. C.
Murray, and Mrs. E. Eugene
Sharp, bridge and Mrs. H. U.
Mitchell, pinochle. These
women will serve on the re
freshment committee at Tues
day's party.
Ashland Ladles of Elks have
extended an invitation to the
Medford group to attend a
social afternoon Wednesday,
February 8. Reservations have
been made by 80 Medford
women to attend.
Wives and widows of all
Elks are invited to attend any
party of Medford Ladies of
Elks.
Smiths Return
To Central Point
Central Point - Mr. ' and
Mrs. J, W. Smith have re
turned to their home, 3637
Old Stage road, Central Point,
after spending the past few
months In other states.
The Smiths left last Oc
tober and first went to Reno,
Nev., where their son, Larry
Smith. Is a student at the
University of Nevada. While
there, the couple celebrated
their 31st wedding anniver
sary. They continued to Ard
more, Okla., and DcQuecn,
Ark., and later were in Long
view, Tex. Their son, James,
Central Point, Joined them for
Christmas in Longvlew.
The Smiths returned to
Ardmore December 26 for a
class reunion.
They spent the New Year
holidays In Phoenix, Ariz.,
and later were In Ontario,
Calif., to visit William Smith,
a brother.
morally and militarily to
make war? .
The panel will be one of
the events planned locally to
emphasize the eight-week
Great Decisions study pro
gram. One study group is being
formed to meet at the lounge
in the Public Library of Med
ford and Jackson county. The
sessions will be every Tuesday
at 2:30 p.m. and anyone in
terested in joining the group
is asked to call Mrs. Marrs
Gibbons, SPring 3-1148.
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Quartette
To Play
Miss Martha Womack .
Womacks Tell
Betrothal News
Jacksonville - Mr. and Mrs.
Owen L. Womack, Route 1,
Box 19C, Jacksonville, an
nounce the engagement of
their daughter, Martha Alecia,
to Darrell Gary Johnson, Cen
tral Point, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Edwin Johnson, Brook
ings, Ore.
Miss Womack, a senior at
Medford High school, is em
ployed part time by the Com
mercial Credit corporation.
Mr. Johnson was discharged
from the United States Air
Force in June, 1959, and em
ployed by Rogue River Valley
Irrigation company, Central
Point.
The wedding is planned for
April.
Visitors Return
To Washington
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Nore
lius, Morcer Island, Wash.,
have returned to their home
after a week's visit here at
the home of Mrs. A. E. Brock
way and her sister, Mrs. R. E.
Waldron, 2325 Stewart ave
nue. The Norellus' were en
route home from a three
month trip in the southern
states.
Other recent houseguests of
the Medford women were
Mrs. Waldron's son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Philip
Janes, and three small daugh
ters, Suisun City, Calif.; her
daughter, Mrs. Gene Johnson,
and small son and two daugh
ters, Santa Rosa, Calif.: and
a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Char
les Waldron, and young son,
Charles, Vallejo, Calif.
Mrs. Johnston and Mrs.
Janes are former Medford
residents.
The Medford High school
string quartett will perform
excerpts from string quar
tettes of Mozart and Hadyn at
a meeting of the Medford
chapter of the Oregon Music
Teachers association, The
meeting will be at 7:45 p.m.
at the home of Mrs. Darell
Huson.
Betty Kiker, Carolyn Brea-
zeale, V. Ronald Stockman
and Walter Ayres will per
form in the quartette and
John Drysdale will direct.
They will also play the first
movement of the Mozart
"Serenade for Strings" and
Mrs. Kenneth Beebe will play
"Romanza" by Mozart for
pianoforte.
Mr. Drysdale and Mrs. Hu
son will provide biographical
background on the above com
posers of the classical period,
which is the theme chosen by
the Oregon Educational chair
man for 1961.
Miss Fontaine
Committee Head
Portland - Miss Susan Fon
taine, 516 'Belmont street,
Medford, is serving as chair
man of the decorations com
mittee of the annual Oregon
Associated Women Students
convention to be held on the
Lewis and Clark college cam
pus, Saturday, February 18.
Representatives from the
neighboring Oregon colleges
and Lewis and Clark will at
tend an all-day session begin
ning with a keynote address
by Dr. Hester Turner, director
of professional services for Or
egon Education association on
"Today's Woman in Tomor
row's World."
Miss Fontaine, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William Fon
taine, is a freshman pre-nurs-ing
major.
Pai.ne-Schmeer
Rites Announced
Hornbrook-Of interest here
is news of the wedding Jan
uary 20 of Miss Stephanie
Louise Schmeer and Robert
Treat Paine, which took place
in St. Mark's Episcopal church
Portland,
The bride's parents -are Mr.
and Mrs. Steadman Berger
Shaw, Portland, and the
bridegroom is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lauran Paine, for
merly of Hornbrook, now of
Ft. Jones.
Both young people are stu
dents at the University of
Oregon and plan to continue
their studies there. They are
making their home at 914
East 18th street, Eugene,
Minister, Wife
Ashland Visitors '
Ashland - The Rev. and
Mrs. Ross Knotts, Springfield,
Oregon, were Ashland visitors
last week at the home of Miss
Cora Mason, 349 East Main
street. They were accompa
nied by Mr. Knott's father,
Rev. Joseph Knotts, who en
tered the Rogue Valley Man
or. The younger minister, for
many years pastor of the
Ashland Methodist church,
was one of the persons who
worked strongly for the re
tirement home now nearing
completion.
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the Bridal Party
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Court To Hold
Valentine Party
Saturday Night
Plans for a valentine social
and card party were announc
ed at a meeting of committee
chairmen of Roxy Ann court,
Order of Amaranth, Friday,
February 3. They met at the
home of Mrs. Merritt J. Swing,
associate royal matron.
The party will be held from
7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Feb
ruary 11, on the second floor
of the Masonic building. Court
whist will be played follow
ing a special program. Re
freshments will be served at
10 p.m.
Reservations should be
made by calling Mrs. Merritt
J. Swing, SPring 2-6081, or
Mrs. Ira Canfield, SPring
3-1017..
Committee chairmen made
reports o'n the tenth annual
smorgasbord which took place
January 29 at the Masonic
building. Every member of
the court served on a com
mittee. Mrs. Swing, general
chairman of the ways and
means committee for raising
funds for philanthropic proj
ects, said that the smorgas
bord funds were used pri
marily in operation of the
Albertina Kerr nursing home
and hospital for crippled
children.
Anniversary
Party Set
Medford Sojourners club
will observe the 21st anniver
sary of the founding of the
organization with a luncheon
catered by Roxy Ann Grange
and a card party Thursday,
February 9 at 12:30 p.m. at
the Girls Community Club.
Sojourners extends an invi
tation to all new women in
Medford and vicinity to attend
the luncheon.
Reservations are to be made
not later than Monday, Febru
ary 6, by calling Mrs. C. C.
Grlffitts, SPring 3-5663 or
Mrs. Robert Babcock, SPring
3-7928.
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Catholic Parish
To Hold Party
A parish card party has
been planned by Sacred Heart
Catholic church parish for 8
p.m. Wednesday, February 8,
at Girls Community club.
Pinochle and bridge will be
played; both single and
couple players will be wel
come. ' New members of the parish
are extended a special invita
tion to attend the party and
to get acquainted with others
in the church. ' '
Mrs. Cora May Honored Guest
A surprise party January 31
honored Mrs. Cora May, 3444
Forest avenue, on her birth
day anniversary. Members of
the Ever Ready circle of First
Presbyterian church arrived
May's
unexpectedly at Mrs.
home for the event.
Mrs. J. R. Seller presented
a gift to the honored woman
and read a poem appropriate
to the day. Ten women attended.
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