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WEDNESDAY. Luncheon Planned by Democrats '" A no-host luncheon meeting for members of the Eleanor Roosevelt league and their friends will be held at The Grotto, new restaurant at 10 North Front street at 1 p.m Thursday, February 23, ac cording to Mrs. Dee Newton Ashland, vice chairman of th Jackson County Democratic Central committee. All Democratic women in tercstcd in becoming mem bers of this combined social and educational group are in vited to attend, Mrs. Newton said. ; Organized two years ago and named for the former First Lady with the permis sion of Mrs. Roosevelt, the league has sponsored two re ceptions for distinguished guests here for the annual Roosevelt Memorial dinner, as Well as assisting with recep tions an dother social events for candidates during the 1960 campaign. One was the recep tion honoring President Ken nedy when he appeared in Medford to act as grand mar- . shal during last year's Pear Blossom festival parade, ,-A program of education and interpretation of important de cisions taken by the national administration will be on the league's agenda during the cpming year, Mrs, Newton said. Election of officers for 1961 will take place at the meeting. ; tAmong immediate projects scheduled by the Eleanor Roosevelt league is a rum mage sale to raise funds to pay . the travel expenses of Senator Frank . F. cnurcn, guest speaker for this year's Rqpsevelt Memorial dinner in Miedford. The sale will be held at the Fehl building Tuesday, February 28, from 9 a.m. to 6ijm. All donations of cloth ing; -plants for Spring gar deners and usable household itfims were received at 108 North Ivy st., Monday eve nting, February 27, Mrs. New town said. Items will also be pjpked up If contributors care to';call Mrs. Ralph Poston, SPring 3-3189 or Mrs. Frank Christian, KEystone 5-1389. Painting Class at Center Prepares for Tea and Show Members of the oil taint ing, class at the Senior Activi ty" center met yesterday aft ernoon to complete paintings foV'in exhibit. The show, and a -benefit tea, will be held Synday, February 26, at the center from 1 to 5 p.m. The public is invited to attend. The.' center is located at 601 East' Jackson street. he beginners art class, which usually meets Saturday .Calendar Wedneadayi . 6:30 p.m. - Ladles Auxil iary; Patriarchs Militant, IOOF hall. 7:45 p.m. - Toastmistress, California Oregon Power Company building. 8 p.m. - Women of the Moose, Moose hall, 11 South Newtown st. Thuridayt II a.m. - Jackson County Cow Belles, home of Mrs. John Horner, Highway 238. 12:30 p.m. - Sojourners club, Girls Community club. HAVE YOU A TALENT? We're looking for anyone with talent who would like to join ut in the 1961 version of The Kiwanit Kapers. The casting party will be held tonight, 7:00, at the high school band room. Join us and have the time of your life. Kiwanian AlWANIS J MARCH 8, 9, 10 & 11 I Medford Mail FEBRUARY 22, 1961 Social Events ::: Women's News Mountain Cable Car Ride Calls for Tranquilizers By GAY PAULEY UPI Women'i Editor Caracas, Venezuela - IUPD- Born the cowardly type who was scared to ride even a ferris wheel as a child, I wonder what ever prompt ed me to take one of the wildest as cents ever de vised by man. It was on livvita one of the sit Pauley cable cars which haul visitors by the hundreds daily up the side of Mt. Avila overlooking this city, famous as the modern capital of oil rich Venezuela They snouid ao more 10 publicize that cable car ride. That way, we who class as timid tourists could prepare beforehand with blindfolds and tranquilizers. Aw, come on! said one of the group. "If you're not scared to ride in an airplane, this won't frighten you. Look up the side . . . that moun tain's not so steep." Just a pure 90 degrees sky ward, was all. Reward Awaits "But you'll be sorry if you miss the trip and we have to tell, you about it," they in sisted. Besides, they pointed out, there was a magnificent hotel at the top and it d be about the cocktail hour when we arrived. Later, the House of Travel, which operates shore excur sions for various steamship cruises, told me the first stage of cable car travel takes you in a matter of minutes from ,200 feet, the altitude of the Caracas station, to 6,900 feet. To go on to the pinnacle of afternoons, will not meet this week, according to Clifford Platz, the instructor, The Senior Center orches tra will practice Thursday at l p.m. at the Ked Cross build ing, Ordinarily the group re hearses at the center, but this week, February 23, the Rogue . Valley Council on Aging Is holding the annual meeting at the Red Cross building and the orchestra will play for the opening ses sion, .set lor 2:30 p.m. February 24 the orchestra has been asked to play for Rogue chapter, Grandmothers Clubs of America, which is holding a dinner that evening at Girls Community club. All persons over SO years of age are invited to take part In the activities of the center. It is open every after noon except Friday, three mornings and one evening each week. As an accompaniment to ham or fish, serve whole pit ted prunes with a hot glaze of melted butler and brown sugar. Tribune 5- ' I H Mt. Avila, where the Hum boldt hotel stands like a gi ant concrete and glass sen tinel, you reload onto smaller cable cars for another climb of several hundred feet. So drawing on that inner courage they say we all have, I boarded the steel car with its wide glass area which pro vides a maximum view for its 15 to 20 passengers. To get a good look at Caracas as you climb, sit on a front seat, I was told. Grabbing the front scat was a mistake. For the better the view, the more it scares you. "Don't look down," yelled one of the brave ones. "Look out." That didn't help either. Looking down, you see noth ing between you and the love ly solid earth but several hun dred feet of space and the dense forests of the Andes mountains. Looking out, there's nothing between you and space but glass and a tight grip on the window ledge. I wished then most of all for a blindfold. But the ascent had begun at the rate of 15 miles an hour, I was told. It was a snail's drag to me. If the cars traveled steadily on the steel cable, it would help. They don't. They move. then grind to a halt for what seems an eternity. I found later the pause is for purely technical reasons. But at the time, each stop meant that here we were, stuck nearer to heaven than I wished to be at the moment. Always Ont Joker "They tell me," said one passenger at the rear, "that sometimes these things run so low on power they stop and you sit here for two or three hours. There is one like him in every crowd. Eventually though, the pul ley pulled us to the mountain top platform. Then all we had to do was survive the bus ride along the Avila ridge they substitute a bus for the smaller cable transfer freq uently. The ridge road is a delight to the bus driver, who wheels his Volkswagen around hairpin turns as if he were practicing for the stock car races. To our right beneath us, lay Caracas. To the left, near ly 8,000 feet below, lay La Guaira, the seaport also serv ed by cable car. The trip to the top was the harder one; the Journey down was made after dark, when you could see nothing below but the "spectacular" of Cara cas with its millions of twink ling lights. It wasn t until I got out at the Caracas station, though, that I remembered to chuckle at what one passenger had said as he climbed upward and passed another car mak ing the descent. t'At least, said he, point ing to a man of the cloth in the other car, "they have a priest with them." Mrs. Charles Johnson Honored of Shower Mrs. Charles Johnson, 1214 West Tenth street, was hon ored at a layette shower by the congregation of the Four square church February 16, at her home. Mrs. Dan Haas was hostess for the affair. Those attending were Mrs. Don Rogers, Mrs. Adricne Van Horn, Mrs. Wilmer Gree ley, Mrs. Alvin Lemmings, Mrs. Loyd Rasmusscn, Mrs. George Simmons, Mrs. Bessie Pclham, Mrs. Lonnie Varner, Mrs. R. H. Mnthcwson, Mrs. George Marine, Mrs. William Barlow, Mrs. Ralph Turner, Mrs. Irma Clutter, Mrs. Bes sie Fcrnland, Mrs. Viola Rog ers, Mrs. Hichard Clark and Mrs. Haas. Assisting with serving was Mrs. Alvin Lemmings and Mrs. Lonnie Varner, Rosebud Council Slates Initiation Talisman Rosebud council, Pythian Sunshine Girls, will hold Initiation along with the regular meeting Thursday, February 23. Reports will be made and refreshments will be served after tho meeting. Olficers will wear formal gowns and members who wish may do so. Mrs. Frank Cardoia Home From Oakland Hornbrook - M r s. Frank Cardoza returned home Sat urday after spending a week with relatives in Oakland, Calif. Returning with her was her mother, Mrs. Joseph Klinkhammcr, who, atlor a brief visit here, will travel i to North Dakota to see other Officers Elected The Medford High school chapter of Future Homcmak- ers of America held election of its 1961 officers at a meet ing February 7. Elected were president, Barbara Myers; vice president, Deanna Kun kel; secretary, Georgia Mit chell: treasurer, Linda Wil son; and reporter, Linda Nel son. The elections were held early so that several of the newly elected officers could attend the State FHA meet ing, to be held at Oregon State college in Corvallis March 3-4. The theme for this year's meeting will be "FHA Pan orama." Mrs. Avery Stein- metz, a noted -home econo mist, will be the guest speak er. Georgia Mitchell and Dean na Kunkcl will attend the meeting as delegates. Bar bara Myers, a candidate for the office of state treasurer, will also attend. 4 Professor Speaks For Club Profoundly impressive was the talk given by Dr. Marshall Woodell before the Soroptim- lst club at a luncheon meeting in the Mark Antony hotel Feb ruary 17. The Southern Ore gon college professor based his sobering address on a War College seminar which he at tended last summer in Wash ington, D.C. Americans are apathetic in their attitude toward commu nism declares Dr. Woodell. They have little comprehen sion of the Communist blue print for worldwide conquest and are unprepared for the tactic of keeping us "off bal ance with alternating attack and conciliation." It is Dr. Woodell's belief that the Russians will present reasonable front when they sit down next month at the conference table with the U.S. However, he advises a realis tic review of events of the past five years, saying that the communists are master strategists of long range plans and that we must re-orient our thinking. Coexistence ' is an idle dream," the speaker de clared. In his talk' Dr. Woodell urged his h e a r e r s to read Protracted Conflict by Strausz-Hupe in order to gain a realistic viewpoint of the crisis which the free world faces. He is convinced that the Soviets do not want an all-out war if indoctrination and sub version continue to be suc cessful. Nevertheless they are prepared to go to any lengths to attain their goal of world control. The speaker cited examples of the program carried out by Chinese Communists in their brainwashing of American prisoners of war ,in Korea, saying that "our soldiers were not fortified to withstand the undermining of their morale and were vulnerable because they lacked basic knowledge of their own history and form of government.'' For the first time in American history American soldiers lacked the will to resist. The Soroplimist club mem bers were so impressed that they invited Dr. Woodell to return at a later date to con tinue his informative talk and to answer questions on "what can we do?" There will be no luncheon meeting February 24, but in stead the past presidents will be hostesses on Monday eve ning, February 27, lor a 7:30 o'clock dessert followed by an evening of pictures. Mrs. Frances Worth, club presi dent, will entertain the group at her home on Granite street, and Mrs. Clarence Litwiller will conduct a tour of Europe and Africa telling of the re cent trip which she and her husband enjoyed.-F.M. Convention Plans To Be Completed Final plans for a conven tion ot the Oregon Food Serv ice association will be made at a meeting of the Una B. Inch chapter Friday, Febru ary 24. It will be held at 3 p.m. at Hanby school in Gold Hill. The convention will be held March 16-17 in Medford. The chapter will hold elec tion during Friday's meeting. Mrs. Frances Trone and her assistants will be hostesses. Phoenix Women Set Club Session Phoenix Phoenix Thurs day club members will meet February 23 at the homo of Mrs. Inez Haysc, 407 West Jackson street, Medford, at 8 p.m. Assisting the hostess will be Mrs. Vaughn Quackcn bush and Mrs. Cornelia Barnes. 'B mho-flavored it I KRAUT I MEDFOHD Lady, if you hanker to hob nob with the hoi polloi and the high-and-mighty, the place to be on any Thursday after noon is at the Governor's resi dence in Salem. There, with its austere, pea- green exterior belying the red and gold magnificence of the interior, Oregon's First Lady Antoinette Hatfield, presides over some of the traditional social affairs that are an un avoidable part of each legisla tive session. And there. Mrs. Hatfield is "at home" on Thursdays, in viting anyone interested to come to call, following a cus tom established by past First Ladies including Mrs. Charles A. Sprague, Mrs. Douglas Mc Kay, and Mrs. Robert D. Holmes. You don't need a special in vitation. Just put on your bon net, pick up your gloves, and knock on the South High street door of the nearly cen tury old house. You 11 be greeted by the wife of some state representa tive asked by Mrs. Hatfield to assist that day. A senator's wife will pour you a cup of coffee or tea ('with cream and sugar?"), and there will be an assortment of goodies to munch on while you admire the Hatfield's collection of gifts and souvenirs on display. Cost Covered The governor's special ex pense account of $600 per month ($200 more than any other governor has had) is over and above his salary of $17,500 a year, and helps cov er the cost of entertaining the taxpayers. Unlike the Thursday "at homes," you will need to pre sent an invitation to the spec ial dinners and receptions ar ranged by Mrs. Hatfield. Chances are you 11 have to wait in line to get into the house at the really lavish evonts. At one reception, the rooms were roped off but the guests did get the opportunity to walk down the main hall and out onto the patio where they were served refresh ments. Unfortunately, it was cold and rainy, but, as one Salem society editor put it, the ladies who were helping Mrs. Hatfield pour the punch bravely donned their mink stoles to ward off the chill and it was a memorable oc casion for all. . The punch, incidentally, is always non-alcoholic. No al coholic beverage is served in the governor's house. Governors traditionally fete members of the Legislature at a dinner. The format varies. Governor and Mrs. Holmes preferred to invite legislators and wives in small groups for informal buffet dinners in the Caller Coming For. Dance Here Ron Telford, Alturas, Calif., will call for a dance to be held Saturday, February 25, by Star Promenaders. The dance will begin at 8:30 p.m. at Roxy- Ann Grange hall lo cated at the corner of Spring street and Valley View drive in Medford. Women attending are ask ed to take cookies or cup cakes rather than the usual potluck food articles. Star Promenaders is also sponsoring a beginners class in square dancing' a'. Roxy Ann Grange hall Thursday nights from 8 to 10 p.m Any one interested in the class may call Evan Pruitt, SPring 2-7775 or Byron Dibble, SPring 3-6355, for further in formation. February Birthdays To Be Celebrated By Fifty Plus Club February birthdays will be celebrated by Medford Fifty Plus club at the weekly meet ing set for Friday, February 25. at St. Mark's Guild hall. Guests are welcome at all meetings of the club. At the meeting last Friday, a group of members staged a mock wedding during the entertainment period. Mrs. Martha Bowker, entertain ment chairman, was assisted by Mrs. Mabel Nicholson, Mrs. Cora Peterson. Scott Watson and Mrs. Mathilda Dietcrich. The participants were costumed as "back coun try farmers." Miss Maud Arnold led com munity singing and the after noon ended with dancing. tr j Mail and phone orders filled Phone SP 3-6206 Please Add 50c for Handling MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. By Marguerite W. Wright evening of dancing to records and old - fashioned singing around the piano with the governor himself playing the piano or ukelele. Dinner Elaborate The Hatfields' first dinner for the entire Legislature, wives and press corps all at once, was an elaborate affair two years ago staged at Meier and Frank's department store after closing hours. This year, the governor and his lady invited the entire Legislature and wives to a Sunday afternoon reception with buffet dinner at the Hat field house. Society editors from far and near expressed their delight with this event. Harassed housewives have often expressed their awe at Mrs. Hatfield's ability to keep up , with her heavy social schedule and run a household with two small children, too, but the First Lady of Oregon is known to be coolly efficent, She does much of the plan ning herself, and with the aid of a nursemaid to handle the children, cleaning woman and cateress, manages always to appear fashionably - dressed, calm, poised and self-suffici ent. Besides, this resourceful young ex-schoolteacher enlists the help of the Oregon Na tional Guard to ensure that her social affairs run smooth ly. Officers of the state's mil itia, handsome and polished in their elegant dress-blue un iforms, assist at the governor's house, greeting guests at the door, passing out cookies, and returning dirty cups to the kitchen. Mandatory Parties Other legislative social events made almost manada tory by long practice are a coffee, luncheon, or tea given by the wife of the president of the Senate in honor of leg islative wives and secretaries, and a similar affair given by the wife of the Speaker of the House. These usually take place in a downtown restaurant, hotel, or at Meier and Frank's tea room all of which are geared to produce the proper atmos phere and ladylike accoutre ments (silver tea pot, fancy mints, nuts, assorted sweet meats) expected. The hostess usually provides the tea table centerpiece and any other knick-knacks that might catch a society editor's eye and war rant a favorable write-up in the local or Portland press. The wives of Supreme Court Justices also give a tea for legislative wives. This year s, held at the Bush House Art Museum, a restored Vic torian residence that serves as an art gallery for Salem was on of the flossiest yet, graced by the presence of former First Ladies, state of- fiicals wives, and capital so city leaders. The idea at all these parties is for the ladies to get ac quainted with each other by exchanging gossip and com ments upon each other's clothes. Then, after most of the crowd (and the society editors) have left, the intimate friends of the hostess sit down, relax, have another cup of coffee, slip off their shoes, and talk politics. Out of such feminine frolics are formed the firm friend ships between legislative wives who may discover they have ideas, ideals and aims in common. The wives help in fluence their lawmaker hus bands. The fate of legislation, the turn of a political career, can be decided over teacups as well as over highballs in a smoke-filled room. These social affairs may seem like good, clean, harm less fun like little girls and their dolls having soda-pop and gingersnaps on the lawn on a sunny afternoon. But they are far from child's play something which most wom en understand instinctively, and which lobbyists under stand better than anyone else. That's why some of the leg islative social events are on the delicate borderline be tween bona-fidc for-fun flings and frank lobbying parties. There the stakes run higher, and the guests know they are being entertained in order to serve someone's ulterior pur poses. Another column will be devoted to the "bourbon, beef, and buncombe" circuit around the Statehouse. OUR SPECIAL THIS WEEK Watson Silver lifetime Plate Paul Revera Rnwl w w w ev w U .... W.y . 7.50 I 3.7iM MEDFORD. OREGON ORE. 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