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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12. 19B1 MEDFOHD MAIL TfllBUNE. MEDFORD. ORE. Play Cast Announced . Members of the cast for "The Crucible," by Arthur Miller has been announced by the Medford High school sen ior class. The play will be pre sented by the senior class March 2, 3 and 4 at the high school auditorium. It tells the story of John Proctor's efforts to maintain his integrity against the pressures of the Salem witch trials of 1892. Judy Nelson will portray Betty Parris; Mark Goodman, Samuel Parris; Carolyn Finch, Tibiita; Linda Jo Waltermire, Abigail Williams; Ann Mc Elrath, Susanna Walcott; Rosa lita Patch, Ann Putnam; and Lane Hoxworth, Thomas Put nam. Mercy Lewis will be played by Diana Hunter; Mary War ren by Sara Hinkle; John Proctor, John Games; Eliza beth, Beverly Gebhard; Rebec ca Nurse, Karen Simcox; Giles Corey, Bob Walker; . John , Hale, Dean Hiser; and Francis Nurse, Vance Welty. Bill Deckard will play Eze- kiel Cheever; Lynn Oflord John Willard; Bob Betts Judge Hathorne; Dan Camp '. bell. Governor Danforth; De- . Ann Taylor, Sarah Good; Shir ley Hopkins, Martha Corey; . and Bruce Bush, Hopkins 1 . Secretary At Session Mrs. Charles Adamson, Med ford, Oregon conference sec , retary of the Wesleyan Serv ice guilds of the Methodist church, is in Phoenix, Ariz, : attending the meeting of the Western Jurisdiction, Wesleyan Service guilds, February 11 and 12. Also attending from the Rogue Valley are Mrs. Malcolm Hammond and Miss Cora Mason, Ashland., Mrs. Adamson will attend, on February 14-16, the meet ings of the Western Jurisdic tion, Woman's' Society of Christian Service, over which : Mrs. E. M. Tilton, Portland, : Jurisdiction president, will 1 preside. Theme, ior the ses- , sions is "Set Us Aflame." During these meetings, Miss Edra Holder, native of Salem, . Oregon, and returned mission ary from India who spoke in Medford In January, will be 1 retired officially from active service. Miss Holder plans to make her home near Vancou- ' vcr, Wash. Featured speaker of (he : meetings will be Mrs. J. Fount Tillman, Woman s Division president of the organization, with offices in New York. - Delegates attending will be from (he 12 western states, including Hawaii and Alaska. ' The Western Jurisdiction Dea coness Association will meet February 17-18. Elliott Becken To Be Speaker Elliott Becken, assistant su perintendent of Medford schools, will speak for a meet ing of Jackson County Re tired Teachers association on Monday, February 13. It will , be held at 1:30 p.m. at Girls Community club. Mr.. Becken's topic will be "What Is New in Education." Larry Brunette will sing. Hostesses for the afternoon are Mrs. Ivah D. Murray and , Mrs. Bertha Hasklns. The social committee Is Mrs. Marie Dlzney, chairman, : Mrs. Ethel Fleischer. Mrs. Zel- da Van Valzah and Mrs. Agnes Evenson. Syr 1 Medford Sojourners' club celebrated the of Sojourners, and Mrs. Elmer Ness (at left) 21ft anniveriary of founding at a luncheon is the retiring president. Mrs, C. C. Griffitts held Thursday at Girls Community club, was chairman of the hostess committee. Mrs. Evelyn Hendricks (at right) is president ' Sojourners Celebrate Anniversary at Party Seventy-two women attend ed a luncheon Thursday which celebrated the 21st anniver sary of Medford Sojourners club. The valentine motif was used, the past-presidents' tabic being decorated with a heart tree and rod and while cup cakes holding candles. Red and white carnation corsages lined the center of the table and were later presented to each of the past presidents. The luncheon was prepared by Roxy Ann Grange women with Mrs. C. C. Griffitts, Mrs. Elmer Ness and Mrs. Frank DeCosta acting as ; hostesses. Mrs. Evelyn Hendricks, president, introduced the fol lowing past president:. Mes- dames F. t. Cantrill, Uene Chamberlain, Esther Coleman, Charles Crary, Clay Lee, John Mansfield, Walter Marquess, A. L. McClure, Elmer Ness, James Winslow and Dee Wood. Mrs. Bren H. Starcher who became a member of Sojourners soon after it was organized, was a special guest. Prospective members at tending for the first time were Mrs. George Cary and Mrs. John Spicer. Mrs. James Briggs, Mrs. An drew Foley, Mrs. Everett Hardin, Mrs., Clifford Reeves and Mrs. Arthur Rcisch be came members at the Febru ary 9 meeting. Mrs. R. L. Vorce of Lud ington, Mich., was a guest. Card prizes went to Mrs. Ralph C. Jones and Mrs. Clif ford Reeves for canasta; Mrs. Lena Stueben and Mrs. Mabel Wright for pinochle; and Mrs. Paul W. Johnson and Mrs. Charlotte McCullough for bridge. A special prize went to Mrs. Herbert Rowe. Sojourners club is an organ ization devoted to the inter ests of newcomers to Medford and vicinity. The next meeting will be held February 23 at the Girls Community club. Anyone interested may call Mrs. Gerald Schwlnler, SPrtng 2-9655, for further in formation. , i Cookie Sale Announced The annual area-wide Girl Scout cookie sale will begin Friday, February 17, and ex tend through Monday, Febru ary 27. The cookie sales Is the Rogue Valley Area council's main fund-raising project, with a portion of the profit going into the troop funds and the remainder supporting the council's camping program. Aided with the funds raised will be the day camps, troop camps and the established camp, Low Echo at Lake of the Woods. Cookie sale chairman for the North Jackson district is Mrs. John C. Wilson; South Medford chairman is Mrs George Baylor. Missionary Talks For Group Here John Scanzonl, rural mis sionary from' Looking Glass, Oregon, told of his many expe riences in that small commu nity west of Roseburg at a recent meeting of the Chris tian Women's club. The lunch eon meeting was held at Rogue Valley Country club. Mrs. Scanzonl played two numbers on the trombone. She is a graduate of Eastman School of Music and is a for mer member of the Maryland Symphony orchestra. ' Miss Shirley Cornwall, Ash land, gave a special program on the making and firing of ceramics. Miss Irma Norle- man, area representative, in troduced to the club another missionary, Miss Winnifred Nicholson. Both are from Kan sas City, Mo. One hundred and four wom en attended the meeting. The chairman, Mrs. Donald Lind strom, Invited all those pres ent to bring a guest to the next meeting. Ashland-Talent Women Plan Annual Prayer Day Ashland Celebration of the 75th anniversary of the World Day of Prayer is announced for Friday, February 17, when a 1:30 p.m. worship service will be held in the Congrega tional church, 717 Siskiyou boulevard. United Church Women of Talent and Ashland sponsor the prayer observance. The day of special prayer is world-wide and the theme is "Forward Through the Ages, in commemoration of the "loyal and devout women who have carried the message of Christianity." , Mrs. Glen Prescott, presi dent of the Ashland United Church Women, will preside at the Friday service. Taking part in the program will be the Rev. Edward Wulfkueh- ler, Congregational minister; the Rev. Malcolm Hammond, Methodist; the Rev. B. J. Hol land, Presbyterian; the Rev. Duane S. Alvord, rector of Trinity Episcopal church; the Rev. James Sinclair, First Church of Christ, and the Rev, Department Head To Visit Circle The official inspection and visit by the royal lady gold bug, Mrs. Betty Lou Curl, Tillamook, will be made at a meeting of Roguette circle, Military Order of Lady Bugs, Tuesday, February 14. The group will meet at 8 p.m. in the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall. . Mrs. Con Host will be in charge of the serving committee. Earnest Bell, Talent Methodist church Representative women from the member churches are to participate and men as well as women of the community are invited to join in the worship hour. In addition to the money gifts made on the annual World Day of Prayer-for min istry among migrants, Indian Americans and sharecropper groups, this year two other special projects have been added, one for Africa and the other for Alaska. Africa needs a half million books and leaders trained in mass communication, it is said. The work and much of the expense will be carried by the church in Africa but the amount of $100,000 is being asked of United Church Wom en to provide literacy and teaching materials, scholar ships and faculty funds. In Alaska the rapid increase of population is of growing concern, making imperative community church develop ment and leadership. The booming frontier city of An chorage is one named as in desperate need of church leaders and facilities. Gifts and prayers are also asked for the Eskimo boarding school at Sitka-by-the-Sca and for the 400 bed hospital "Double attendance and double giving" is the goal set for the 75th World Day of Prayer. See the Newest IN DANISH MODERN FURNITURE Convenient Credit Terms rm I It Ati CCajlMU 5-8771) Green Stamps on All Cash Purchases Gold Hill Woman Honored at Event Gold Hill-Mrs. Rex Allison was honored during a recent program sponsored by the Adult Bible class for the en tire Bible school of the Gold Hill Christian church. The tribute was in recognition of Mrs. Allison's work as Bible school superintendent. - A featured part of the eve ning was a movie from the "Homestead, U.S.A." series. Music was provided by a trio composed of Mrs. Leonard Andrews, Miss Jean Cunning ham, minister of the church, and Mrs. Carl Hover from Central Point. Bible school teachers and church officers were introduc ed by Mrs. Allison. Refreshments were served during the fellowship hour. 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