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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORE SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 1961 4 "vA i J If ?il If Tvw . v ' "I Mr. and Mrs. Richard John Morris (Landis photo) Morris-Gresham Rites Held in Baptist Church Miss Carol Ann Gresham, daughter o Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert Gresham, 920 East Jack son street, became the bride of Richard John Morris, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Morris, Table Rock road, Central Point, in a ceremony held March 12 at First Baptist church. The Rev. John B. Gresham, uncle of the bride, officiated at the three o'clock afternoon ceremony. More than 250 rel atives and friends attended the double ring rites. Baskets of white and laven der stock and gold candelabra decorated the church for the wedding. Mrs. Albert Gandt played the organ wedding music and accompanied her daughter, Miss Julie Gandt, soloist. The bride also sang. The bride wore a white lace and tulle gown over satin with fitted bodice, long sleeves and scoop neckline. The train was of tulle ruffles and her veil was held by a crown of pearls. She carried gardenias on a white Bible. Mr. Gresham gave his daughter in mar riage. Mrs. Ronald Brood, Cave Junction, sister of the bride groom, was matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Miss Diane Franklin, and Miss Loretta Gresham, Nevada City, Calif., cousin of the bride. They wore taffeta frocks with overskirts of darker shades of chiffon, and matching veils. .Mrs. Brood was in orchid color and the bridesmaids wore blue. They carried nosegays of violets. Little Candy Jackson was flower girl. Candlelighters were Judy Franklin and Su san Mason. They wore pink taffeta and chiffon frocks with pink carnation wristlets. Ronald Brood, Cave Junc tion, brot! er-in-law of the bridegroom, served as best man and ushers were Carl Vanderpool, Central Point, and Russell Grove. Jair Rob inson, Central Point, was ring bearer. For her daughter's wedding and reception which followed in the church social room Mrs. Gresham wore a blue and white sheath dress with blue accessories. Her flowers were blue and white carnations. Mrs. Morris chose a pink and white sheath dress with pink accessories. Her flowers were pink carnations. Mrs. Curtis Weaver, Pais ley, Ore., cut and served the wedding cake assisted by Mrs. Charles Clemans. Mrs. Sam Gresham. Nevada City. Calif.. presided at the punch bowl and Mrs. John Gresham poured coffee. Mrs. Russell Grove was in champ nf the guest book and Mrs. Vernon Chapman and Mrs. Roy Mason were at the gift table. They are all aunts of the bride. The couple traveled to Car mel, Calif., on their wedding trip the bride wearing for traveling a tan and beige suit with beige accessories. They are making their home at 273A table Rock road. The bride, a graduate of Ukiah, Calif., High school, at tended San Jose State college and San Jose School of Nurs ing. She is a private duty nurse. Mr. Morris was gradu ated from Crater High school and is employed by the Cen tral Point School district. Among the out of town guests attending the wedding were Mr. Weaver and chil dren, Paisley, Ore.; Sam Gresham and children, Ne vada City, Calif.; Mrs. Sea man Barendregt, Chula Vista, Calif.; Mrs. Walter Reynolds, Valliant, Okla.; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Smith and Miss Sid ney Smith, Sacramento, Calif.; and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Peffley, Spokane, Wash. Dinner Given For Yreka Club Yreka - A dinner hosted by Mr anH Mrs. Wayne Arm strong and Mrs. B. Newton fpntnrins Irish stew was enjoyed by the Yreka Metho dist Wingdingers uoupics ciuo at the church. During the business session, conducted by Pilot Warren nnhnWo Mr. ;inrl Mrs. Wavne Armstrong were named co pilots, succeeding Mr. and Mrs. Ron Nelson, who are leaving Yreka. Navigator Richard Wood ruff read Henry Van Dyke's fanciful story, "A Handful of Clay" as the devotional. Mrs. B e h n k e read a ten commandment paraphrase on how to be a good choir mem ber. The hostess, Mrs. Arm strong, directed a clothes pin drop relay game, with the losers doing the clean-up after the meeting. Fashion Show Held By Class Eagle Point Prom Week end styles were previewed at a style show given by the Eagle Point High school Jun ior class in the grade school cafeteria. Mrs. Vinson Vaughan, mo derator, pointed out that wider, fuller sleeves are in this season's wardrobes along with the dropped waistlines, both sheath skirts and full skirts. The shirtwaist dress re mains popular. The new "hot" or "moon glow" shades of orange and pink are extremely popular this year along with all pas tel shades of green, orchid, and the usual white and blacks. Clothing from Town and Country was modeled by Junior class girls. The models were Misses Jerilyn Hansen, Connie Berryman, Carolyn Hart, L o u i 1 1 a Mason, Ila Satier, Georgia Hubbard, Su sanne Schauble, and Mary Ann Elrod. Mrs. James Wil son accompanied the styles with piano music. Guests were seated at card tables decorated with trailing ivy and Japanese lanterns made of gum drops. Coffee and cup cakes made by the Junior class girls home econo mics class were served. The models walked through a white lattice arbor decorated with climbing ivy and spring flowers. Maynard Hadley entertained with three solos during inter mission, accompanied by Mrs. James Wilson. Miss Judi De Haven and Miss Diane Putman are host esses for the show and tea. Mrs. Don Geren was present ed a pink carnation corsage from the girls as a token of their appreciation for her help with the event. Assisting Mrs. Geren was Mrs. Don De Haven. Miss Carolyn Hart was in charge of decorating the tables, Miss Frances Huf man and Miss Sue Dillard the decorations. Miss Karen Jossy was in charge of serving, with the Misses Jerry Rodgers, Glenda Peterson, Sue Dillard, Diane Barton, Marlene Pech and Sharon Simmons assisting Miss Charity Mesloh and Nancy Kershner helped back stage; Miss Carol Adams and Sandy Wilson were in charge of programs, Miss Eleanore Bartling and Marlene Pech, tickets, and Miss Diane Put- man and Judi De Haven, advertising. Mothers who helped were Mrs. John Huffman, Mrs. Don De Haven, Mrs. .Frank Put- man and Mrs. Everett Elrod, - Resuscitation Film Shown for Parents; Survey School Costs A film on mouth-to-mouth resuscitation was shown to members of St. Mary's High School Parents club at their March meeting. Claude Hag gard of the safely division of California-Oregon Power com pany made arrangements for the film. Dr. N. J. Wilson requested that parents contact him for information regarding cost of schooling per student and the building fund for the new high school. Dr. Florian Slias kcy read a letter from the president of the Executive Women's club, Portland, con cerning the desirability of some television programming. , A report on the recent so cial held for the students of Sacred Heart parish was made by Dr. Shaskey and Mrs. Jack Batzer. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Roy Norcross and Mrs. John Carnegie. Mrs. Sophie Sokolowski and Mrs. Jack Van Dyke headed the greeters committee. Parents are invited to at tend the next meeting in the activity room at St. Mary's school at 8 p.m. April 18. (i & ir ru n i u i mi m w i ,vss? flat mm Among th ip.ak.ri for the tleventh annual conference of the Oregon School Food Service anociaiion, held here March 16-17, was David R. Page, Si. Louis, Mo president-elect of the American School Food Service association. Mr. Page Ii shown here with Mrs. Virginia Wait, (left) supervisor of the school food program for the Medford public school system and chairman of con vention arrangements, and Mrs. Blanche Barnett, Portland, new president of the Ore gon association, during a banquet at Rogue Valley Country club Thursday night. St. Patrick's Party Held on Wednesday By Riverside Club Winners in a St. Patrick's party and special master point event held Wednesday were announced by Riverside Bridge club. North-south win ners were Mrs. Carl Anderson and Mrs. Herbert Reddick, Grants Pass, first; Mrs. G. B. Dean and John Shortridge, second; Mrs. Van Gilbert and Mrs. Delbert Clifford, third; Mrs. F. R. Baker and Mrs. B. L. Sanderson, fourth. Mrs. John Dougherty and Mrs. Jack Mitchell tied with Mrs. C. L. Howard and Mrs. Paul McDuffee for first and second among east-west play ers. Mrs. Glenn Harrison and Mrs. B. B. Hughes won third and Mrs. Fred Hesdorfer and Mrs. M. M. Herman tied with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hlllery, Grants Pass, for fourth. Ladies auxiliary to Siskiyou canton, Patriarchs Militant, will hold a potluck dinner Wednesday, March 22, at the IOOF hall. A business meeting will follow. Dramatics Group May Start Soon at Center A dramatics group will; and a Great Decisions discus start at the Senior Activity sion group Sunday, Center after Easter April 2, according to the Cen ter committee. They have been working on the project for several months trying to find suitable material and a dramatic coach. Mrs. Edward C. Kelly, for mer play reader for the Foot lighters, has loaned a set of light skits and short dramatic plays for use. Many of the seniors have been registered for some time for this type of activity. All men and women over 50 interested may sign up for drama as soon as possible. In formation regarding this new activity can be obtained by calling Dr. Frank Roberts. Spring 2-2874 or Mrs. Fred Rankin, SPrlng 2-8448. The class may meet either Mon day or Wednesday mornings or in the evening. All other days are now filled with other activities. Monday, March 20, the Arm Chair Travelers will view movies and slides from Chris Schempp's collection. This group has the largest attend ance of all groups meeting at the Center. Growth All the varied activities have shown a spectacular growth since the first of he year, it was stated with 100 more people each month vis iting the Center. Last week, over 90 persons attended classes in travel, Spanish, woodcarving, clay modeling, oil painting, orchestral music, ine oil painting class en tered two exhibits in March. They exhibited paintings in the Medford branch, Ameri can Association of University Women's art show at the Pub lic Library of Medford and Jackson county and in the Southern Oregon Society of Artists' show at Mann's. Mrs. Ethel Shuck sold a pic ture of a Siamese cat which she exhibited at the Center Art Exhibit. She donated the money to the Center Building fund during the social hour Tuesday in honor of the visit ing artist, Mrs. Ada Andrews. Mrs. Victoria Staley, teacher, took a cake to the session for the event. Lodge To Observe Founders' Birthday Members of Olive Rcbekah lodge will honor Schuyler Colfax's birthday, the foun der of the Degree, at their meeting Monday, March 20, at the Odd Fellows hall at 8 p. m. Refreshments will be serv ed by Mrs. Frank Chapman, Mrs. Esther Coleman, Mrs. L. F. Clino, Mrs. Harry Bryant, Mrs. Agnes Firch and Mrs. Clara Franklin. At the last meeting mem bers from Hope Rcbekah lodge, Ashland, and one from Mountain Gem lodge, Union, Ore., visited. Following tne meeting a lunch was served , Sacramento, Calif in the dining room. I tives C 5 "Washington's Lady" Reviewed for Group; Motor Trip is Topic Ashland - "Washington's Lady" by Elswyth Thane was reviewed by Mrs. John Bil lings when members of Fort nightly Study club met at the home of Mrs. Alice Willlts, 121) Almond street. The day's short topic, "California's Won derful One." was given by Mrs. Herbert Specht. Two decades of research and study went Into the biography written by Miss Thane, with the result that for the first time "the story of Martha Washington is re vealed In its true light." The book is filled with anecdotes and revealing incidents of tho dramatic years at Mount Ver non and the years of exile during the Revolutionary War when Martha followed her husband and wintered at army headquarters. Mrs. Specht based her half hour talk on a recent motor trip along the California coast on Highway One start ing on Highway 101 at Cres cent City and including San Francisco southward to the fabulous San Simeon castle and estate of the late William Randolph Hearst.- Preceding the 2 o'clock pro. gram the hostess served des sert refreshments. The short business meeting was con ducted by the club president, Mrs. Herbert Lewis. In Ashland Ashland - Mrs. Frieda May, Dallas, Ore., was a guest last week at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr, and Mrs. John Billings, North Main road. She has been in with rela- eriiiiiia in ri Fl mi Stray n fix ' MP owers Liasdotss Leathers The Widest Selection $95 $1J95 from only to I " ALL NEW SHIPMENTS FRESH STOCK Don Forget Your Easier Cards MiTJ,Yw Downtown Medford 'fr----H. 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