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6 C Today! 2 p.m. - Jackson Council of the Blind, Guild hall ol St. Mark's Episcopal church, Fifth st. and Oakdale ave. 2:30 p.m. J- Rogue Valley chapter, Oregon Music Teach ers, with Mrs. Effie H. Kurtz, 4 Newtown ave. Monday: 12:30 p.m. - Past Matrons nf Ariarpl. home of Mrs. George Mero, 1615 Thomas 1:30 p.m. - Jackson County Retired Teachers association Girls Community club, j an n m. - Civil Air Patrol CAP Building, Mcdford air port. 7:30 p.m. - Southern Ore inn Preschool -association with Mrs. Lester Harris, 707 Smith Oakdalo ave. 7:45 p.m. - Neighbors of Woodcraft, Eagles hall. 8 p.m. - St. Catherine's Guild, St. Mark's Episcopal rhnrrh. 8 p.m. - Scottish Rite Wom en's Guild, Masonic temple. 9:30 a.m. Women's Associ ation circles of First Presby fprian church: Mercy, with Mrs. R. W. Ackerman, 746 Oak st.; Temple, with Mrs. Lester DeArmond, 18 North Grovoland ave.; Hope, with Mrs. E. J. DeVoe, 2200 Wood lawn ave. 12:30 p.m. - Women's As sociation circles of First Pres byterian church: Bethany, with Mrs. Carrie Walters, 21 North Berkeley Way; Faith, at church; Grace, Mrs. Don Vessey, 1424 Whitman ave.; Charity, with Mrs. Marrs Gib bons, 1790 Old Military rd. 6:30 p.m. - Roguelte circle, Military Order of Lady Bugs, Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW hall. 7:30 p.m. - Nitellghters Home Extension unit, home of Mrs. C. L. Walter, 855 Beall lane. 7:30 p.m. - Women's Associ ation circles of First Presby terian church: Candlelight, with Mrs. Roy Custance, 1310 West Main st. 7:45 p.m. - Wilson Park Home Extension unit, home of Mrs. Loyd Turner, 1525 Jas per st. 8 p.m. - Alpha Reta chap ter, Beta Sigma Phi, home of Mrs. O. A. Eden, 211 Gennes see st. 8 p.m. - Ncvita chapter, Order of Eastern Star, Cen tral Point Masonic temple. Wednesday! 11 a.m. - Townsend Har- mony auxiliary club, Walker's Dreamland, 415V4 East Main it. 12 noon - Past Matrons club, Novita chapter, OES, Masonic temple, Mcdford. noon - Reames Social club, Medford Masonic tem- P'C. . . ' 2-HOUR SERVICE Be sura every member of your family looks hit best on Easter morning-send your drestet, suits and coatt to be cleaned nowl We will give them our very expert attention, elean and press them, make thorn look like newl SAVE TIME . . . SAVE STEPS Use Our Convenient DRIVE-IN-SERVICE Drive Right Up to the Doorl Phone SP 2-6165 (or FREE Pickup and Delivery Service in n ri iiuiwnDVA DPV CLEANERS Your Professional laundry Serving the Rogue Valley for Over 50 Yean SUNDAY. MARCH 12. 1961 l an n m. ContemDorarv Book club, with Mrs. Frank Farrell, 1510 East Main st. 2 p.m. - Wednesday Study club, Girls Community club. 7 p.m. - Veterans of World War I, barracks and auxiliary, Girls Community club. 7:30 p.m. - Bethel 14, In- tnrnutinnal Orrfpr of Job's Daughters, Medford Masonic temple. 7:30 p.m. - Lively Rogues, Rogue Valley Country club. 8 p.m. - Medford Jayceetcs, home of Mrs. Delbert Moore, 1530 Bryant ave. Thursday: 1 p.m. - Medford Blue Star Mothers, Santo hall. 1:30 p.m. - Jacksonville Garden club, Jacksonville Community hall. 1 :30 p.m. - -Woman's Chris tan Temperance Union, fire place room, First Presbyterian church. 6 p.m. - Mistletoe Camp, Royal Noighors of America, Knights of Pythias hall. 6:30 p.m. - Adarel chap ter, OES, Jacksonville Ma sonic temple. 6:30 p.m. - Neighbors of Woodcraft, Phoenix Commun ity clubroom. Friday: 12:30 p.m. - Nevlta Social Club, style show and lun cheon, Crater High school gymnasium. 1 p.m. - Get Together club, Girls Community club. Saturday: 6:30 p.m. - Welcome Wagon club, Red Cross building, 60 Hawthorne ave. 7 p.m. - Malta Command ery, Knights Templar, Ash land Masonic temple. 8 p.m. - Explorer ball, American Legion hall, 404 Walnut st. Chapter Holds Jewels Ritual Four members of Alnha Beta chapter, Beta Sigma Phi sorority, recently received the ritual of jewels degree in a ceremony held In the home of Mrs. Floyd Eastwood, 940 Sharer lane. Recclvinc the decree were Mrs. Charles Tucker, Mrs. Harris Ross, Mrs. Richard Card and Mrs. Alfred Van Navaretlo. Officiating at .the formal ceremony were Mrs. Ernest Flakus, chapter president, Mrs.,0. A, Eden, sponsor and honorary member, and Mrs. Eastwood. Clifford Plalz, .local artist, tnnko nn ihn "Artist Land scape," and displayed several of his own paintings. The next mooting will be nf flip, honin nf Mrs. O. A. Eden, 211 Genessee street, on Tuesday, March 14, at B p.m. Wt Give vl & Redeem SILVER DOLLAR STAMPS Fellowship Installs Officers Hornbrook - New officers of the Christian Women's Community Fellowship of the Hornbrook Methodist church were installed at the March 9 meeting at the home of Mrs. Bertha Bradley. Installed were Mrs. Dudley Killingsworth, president; Mrs. Bradley, vice-president; Mrs. Harry Chapman, secretary; and Mrs. Ardon Burns, treas urer. The date for the annual Easter Bonnet tea was set for March 23 at the church. It was decided to vary the procedure for the lea this year. Instead of making their hats ahead of time, each .per son attending will select her materials and make her entry for the contest the afternoon of the tea. Members of the C.W.C.F. will furnish the materials which will be spread out on a long table for. each person to make her selection. Prizes will be awarded for the three hats judged best by those present. Refreshments will be served. All women in the commu nity are invited to attend and the afternoon of fun and fool ishness, Mrs. Killirtgsworth stated. Units Announce Two Meetings, Postponement Two Home Extension units have scheduled meetings for Tuesday, March 14, and an other has announced postpone ment of this week s meeting. Oak Grove The Oak Grove unit will meet at Mrs. Glen Allen's home, 951 South Stage road, March 14 at 10:30 a.m. Mrs. Robert Wobbe is co-hostess. The project lesson on the selection of children's cloth ing will be led by Mrs. J. R. Coffin and Mrs. V. Whorton. On the luncheon committee are Mrs. John Aeschliman, Mrs. Martin Gates and Mrs. Leroy Everson. Child care is available by calling Mrs, Rob ert Wobbe SPring 3-5062. Wilson Park Selection of children's clothing will also be the topic of discussion by program lead ers, Mrs. L. D. McNealy and Mrs. Michael B. Smith, at the Wilson Park unit meeting. Members will meet at Mrs Loyd Turner's residence, 1525 Jasper street, Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. Ideas for next year's pro gram planning will be discuss cd and a nominating commit tee will be appointed during the business meeting. Co-hostesses for' the evening will be Mrs. David Shaffer and Mrs. W. E. Smith. Central Point Unit Due to spring vacation, the Central Point unit will not meet on Wednesday, March 15, but will meet the following Wednesday, March 22, at the home of Mrs. George Dunphy, 911 West 10th street, Med ford. Care and selection of children's clothing will be the topic and there will also be a while elephant sale. Women To Plan Sale of Plants Jacksonville Plans for a spring plant sale will be made at a meeting of Jacksonville Garden club set for Thursday, March 16, at 1:30 p.m. in Jacksonville Community hall. The sale will be held Satur day, March 25, in Jacksonville Community hall. The business meeting will open with the roll call of 'Plants Native to Holland." The program will consist of a talk on "Song Birds of the Area" by Mrs. Frank Janosky and Mrs. Ray Coleman will speak on "Floribunda and Polyantha Roses." The membership is asked to participate In making the flower arrangement of the month. All horticulture exhib its are welcomed. Anyone in terested in horticulture and gardening Is Invited to at tend. Tea hostesses will be Mrs Lee Wright and Mrs. Harold Reed. Blue Star MoffWs Sponsor Card Party A dessert luncheon and i card party was given by Med ford Blue Star Mothers for ! members and guests March 3 ial the home of Mrs. J. J. Brown, 2520 Merriman road. ; High score prizes were won 'by Mrs. J. R. Seiler and Mrs. F. B. Cleaves. Mrs. Esther Coleman and Mrs. Otto Gas ton won low prizes ! Donations from the club were approved for the S. S. I Arizona, memorial. The next regular meeting will be Thursday, March 16, at 1 p.m i In Santo hall. i Party Planned Get Together club an nounces a public card party to be held Friday, March 17. at the Girls Community club. I Dessert luncheon at 1 p.m. I will be followed by cards. f. t , , " it f t" ' A luncheon at Rogue Valley ored Mrs. John Soliss, known as "Aunt Betsy" to dozens of children for whom she has served as a "baby sitter." The event was given ty parents of the children. Mrs. Soliss' broth er and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hoover, also gave a party in her honor. Mrs. Soliss has lived in Medford .since childhood. "Aunt Betsy" On Eightieth Birthday Mrs. John Soliss, 111 Gen essee street, was honored at a luncheon and reception Wednesday, March 8, in cele bration of her 80th birthday anniversary. The luncheon, held at Rogue Valley Country club, was given by the fami- Extension Agent To Be Speaker Shady Cove-Trail-John Mc Laughlin, Jackson county ex tension agent, will speak at the Monday, March 13, meet ing of the Shady Cove Garden club at the home of Mrs. Frank Flink, Old Ferry road. His topic will be the eradi cation of moles and gophers in gardens and protection against deer. Members will answer the roll' call by giving tips on composting. Mrs. O. L. Williams and Mrs. Bela Molnar will be co hostesses. Plans will be made, for the all-day meeting of the Siski you district, Federated Gar den clubs, to be held at 9 a.m. Friday, April 21, at the Shady Cove school gymna sium. Members of the Home Economics club of the Shady Cove Grange will prepare and serve the luncheon which will be held at the dining room of the Catholic church hall in Shadv Cove. 220 East Main 77 d q imL e MEDFORD MAIL 'A rsT . l Country club March 8 hon Honored lies of children for whom Mrs. Soliss has served as a 'baby sitter." Wednesday evening her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hoover held a reception in her honor at her home. The honored woman, who is known as "Aunt Betsy" or "Soliss," came here with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Hoover, on the first passenger train from Rose burg to Medford when she was only three years old. Be cause of her love of children and pets, she has acquired a large "family" and many friends in 20 years devoted to baby sitting, and she says, "These years have been the happiest part of my life." A cake decorated with a miniature lady In a rocking chair, surrounded by children and a dog, dominated decora tions at the luncheon. Mrs. Soliss' remarked that "They have yet to catch me in a rocker." Guests at the luncheon were the Mosdames C. C. Hoover, Bertha Penwell, O. A. Eden, N. J. Wilson, O. J. Halboth, Ralph Thompsen, R. E. Hibbs, Alan Markee, R. Alexander, V. P. Nicolctti, H. A. Stanley, B. B. Bartels, J. M. Alexander, Hermiston, and R. Barnes, Minneapolis, Minn. Numerous families, friends and neighbors attended the reception. for ... the A smart new version of the ever popular Spectator ... a luscious new tan shade combined with white. TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORB Two Newcomers Lodge Visitors; Events Planned Gold Hill - Newcomers to the Gold Hill vicinity were visitors of Amethyst Rebekah lodge during a recent session of the organization held in the IOOF hall. Mrs. Jerry Hcrrington, dis trict deputy president of the Gold Hill lodge, and Mrs. Walter McLean, good of the order chairman, introduced Mrs. Curtis Stensruds, a mem ber of Mineral Rebekah lodge, Superior, Mont., and Mrs. Ralph Spence, a member of Salem Rebekah lodge, Salem, Ore. Mrs. Clarence Parsley, noble grand, pre sided. Both women commented that the people of southern Oregon, and the Gold Hill area "are more than friend ly." The visitors were asked to participate in the attend ance contest now going on. Team captains are Mrs. Mc Lean and Mrs. Daniel Stew art. Mrs. McLean's team is leading. Mrs. Paul Thompson, re cording secretary, reported that invitations for Friendship night have been mailed to all Rebekah lodges in this dis trict. It will be held at the IOOF hall in Gold Hill in conjunctibn with the next regular meeting of Amethyst lodge Wednesday, March 15. Odd Fellows are also invited to participate. Each fraternal group will be asked to pre-' sent a number for the pro gram. On the refreshment commit tee for the event are Mrs. Mc Lean, Mrs. Earl Moore, Mrs. Edith Thompson, Mrs. L. L. Martin, and Mrs. Howard. Burnette. All Rebekahs of Amethyst lodge are asked to assist. Those who wish may contact Mrs. Moore or Mrs. McLean. Mrs. McLean, program chairman, said the St. Pat rick theme will be used. She asked everyone to wear some thing green for the occasion. Mrs. Delos Walker was named to a committee to de termine if the summer recrea tion program will need funds from the Odd Fellows and Re beka lodges this summer. A chili feed in March was discussed. The Odd Fellows lodge invited Amethyst mem bers to participate in t h i event, which will be given as a tribute to Hanby Huskies, school basketball team. f Families Meet In Hornbrook Hornbrook-A family gath ering was held last week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Smith when all of the Smith children and grandchil dren were able to be together. Dr. and Mrs. E. M. Smith and children Mike and Karen Marie, arrived from their home in Orland, Calif., and were met by their son, Rob ert. Roseburg, Ore. Completing the family cir cle were their daughter and her family, Mr. and Mrs. Al bert Newton Jr., and children Kathv and Al, Yreka. Other family members pres ent for dinner on Sunday were Mrs. Smith's mother, Mrs. Dora Marlahan, her brother and sister-inlaw, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Marlahan and son Mike; her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Burnell Burton and son Ern est, and Jerry Johnson, all of Scott Valley. EASTER! two-color story by J 0 h i6" a n s e n Painting 'The Is Subject of Meeting Yreka - Colored pictures of the painting of the crucifix ion, by the artist, Jan Styka of Poland, were projected on a large screen by an opaque projection machine at the meeting of the Woman's So ciety of Christian Service Tuesday, March 7,- at the First Methodist church. Mrs. Halbert Smith was narrator. This painting, one of the largest in the world, is now installed in a building espec ially built for it at the Forest Lawn cemetery in Glendale, Calif. The painting is called "The Crucifixion" and is 195 feet long and 45 feet wide. The building is named the "Hall of Cricifixion" and there are special tours and meetings for the public. Those who have seen it claim it to be awe-inspiring. The artist took years to as semble his materials and had a canvas especially woven. The actual painting time was about 12 to 14 years. It was brought to this country in 1900 toy Dr. Hubert Eaton of Chicago. The Rev. Harold Coleman sang a solo, "Be neath the Cross of Jesus" at the close of the devotional period. j Mrs. Donald Clements con ducted the business meeting in the absence of Mrs, James! Sullivan, president. i Monday, March 13, there Mrs. Charles Perdue Honored at Shower A surprise layette shower honoring Mrs. Charles Per due was given March 6 by Miss Lynda Knips and Missj Jane Ward at the home of! Miss Knips, 753 Oak Grove rd., Medford. The event was attended by Mrs. Frank Bernheisel, the honoree's mother, Mrs. Her bert Perdue, her mother-in-law; Mrs. David Elrod, Mrs. William Knips, Miss Lana Merrifield, Miss Dette Floyd, Miss Peggy Perdue, Miss Ward, Miss Knips. and the honored guest. Game prizes were won by Mrs. Elrod and Miss Floyd and gifts were presented to Mrs. Perdue. Refreshments were served to the guests from a table centered with early spring flowers. Study Club Mrs, E. W. Jermark, Ash land, will review "The Gov ernor's Lady," by Earl Con rad, and Mrs. L. V. 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