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Diana Russell
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f Miss Diana Russell, daugh
f ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Rus-
; sell, 204 North Ivy street, is a
j student at' the Contemporary
Dancers school, San Francis
co, while attending San Fran
risco' State college for her
Junior year.
The young woman was
,'' graduated from Medford High
school in 1959 and is majoring
in humanities, with phlloso-
phy and dancing minors at the
college. '-.;;'
.... Miss Russell has danced
roles in a number of produc
tions of the school's perform
ine company. They include
f'A Streetcar Named Desire,"
'in which she played the role
of Stella Kowalskl; "Hedda
Gabler," her role, Thea; and
'"Rites of Spring.'
t, i The company ii now pre
paring for a September pro
duction of "Anna Karenina,"
jn which Miss Russell will
dance as Katya. : .-,
The : Medford" student has
attended the Contemporary
Dancers school for two years
with the help of a scholarship
and acts as assistant and sub
stitute teacher on the staff.
1 The school is said to be the
only American , college dedi
cated to the field , of dance
authorized to confer bachelor
of dance degrees.
Performances are given' in
San Francisco at the Contem
porary Dance center. ;
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Department
Heads Visit
In Medford
Mrs. Teresa Read, Portland,
department president of the
United States Spanish War
Veterans National auxiliary,
Mrs . Harry Williams, Port
land department chief, of
staff, Mrs. Ann Mussellman,
Corvaliis, Ore., horned toal of
the Grand Swamp of Oregon,
Military Order of the Lizards,
and Ralph B. Coats, Newport,
Ore., senior vice-commander
of the Department of Oregon,
United Spanish War Veterans,
were recent guests here. .
A banquet was held in their
honor at North's Chuck Wa
gon by Colonel Sargent post
and auxiliary. A round, table
meeting was held; Mrs, James
VanDerSteen, auxiliary presi
dent, presided.
Other honored guests were
Z. N. Age, commander of the
local camp and Mrs..- Agee;
Col. W. H. Paine, Mrs. Wini
fred Vail, Mr. VanDerSteen,
Harry Barneburg, Mrs. George
Brent, past, president of Her
bert Applegate auxiliary, Kla
math Falls; Mrs. Ruth Brown,
Klamath Falls; Mrs. , Grace
Berry, Talent; Mrs. Bertha
Nelson, past auxiliary presi
dent; Mrs. Mable Nicholson,
Mrs. Harry Barneburg, past
department president and Mr.
Barneburg; Mrs, Don Ander
son, past department presi
dent Mrs. Read announced the
deoartment convention to be,
held In Salem at the Marion'
hotel, June 18-21. She said
the Past Department club
members would exemplify the
ritual at the convention; Mrs.
Anderson, Medford, Is the
club president. 1
. .Mrs. Barneburg reported on
the work being done at the
Veterans Administration Dom
iciliary, White City; and es
corted Mrs. Read and her of-
fleers and Mrs. VanDerSteen
on a tour of the domiciliary
Wednesday morning.
Wednesday evening Mr. and
Mrs.' VanDerSteen gave a
party for the visitors at their
home. 900 Mlra Mar avenue,
This was the wedding anniver
sary of the host and hostess,
and the birthday of Mr,
Coates.
THURSDAY. APRIL 27, 1961
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON
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Miss Diana Russell is attending both' San Francisco Stat
Collage as a junior and is alio iiudying and teaching dance
at the Contemporary Dancers school) San Francisco. Mias
Russell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Russell,' 204 North
Ivy street, is shown here as she rehearses the role of Katya
in "Anna Karenina" in which the school will present in Sep
tember. ! (Lloyd photo)
Social Events
Women's News
AAUW Branch
Holds Election;
Africa Is Topic
: Ashland -Mrs,. Martin Elle
will serve as president of
Ashland branch American As
sociation of University Wo
men during the ensuing year.
She was elected at the April
meeting held In Southern
Oregon College Commons fol
lowing a morning spring
brunch. . - . '
Other new officers are Mrs.
Franklin Sturgess, vice, presi
dent; Mrs. Edward Bailes, sec
retary,: and Miss r Lois, May,
treasurer; 'The meeting was
conducted by Mrs. Dan Bulk
ley and included final plans
for the annual May breakfast
when "Ashland's "Woman of
the Year" will v be honored.5
A panel discussion, of "Af
rica South of the Sahara"
was moderated by Mrs. Wil
liam Wlshart, chairman of the
international : relations studyj
group. Guest speaker was Mrs.
Judi Nolta,' whose ;llfe In
Kenya Colony as the' daugh
ter of missionaries gave her
unique opportunity to assess
the needs and problems of
Africans in that "area. Mrs.
Nolta feels that the practical
assistance in such basic needs
as farming, sanitation, reading
Important than, any intangible
philosophies of government.
Others on the panel report
ing on the year's study were
Mrs.. Bailes, Mrs. T. D. Lind
say and Mrs. Anthony De-
Soto.Jn conclusion the chair
man urged members to take
an active part In supporting
such 'specific programs as
UNICEF as well as the long
range African policy of Presi
dent Kennedy.
Friendship Night Held
Central Point - "Friendship
Relays" was the theme for
friendship night, held recently
by , Bethel 38, International
Order of Job's Daughters, In
the Central Point Masonic
hall. 'At the close of the meet
ing representatives from vis
iting, bethels participated In
miniature' games of throwing
soda straw . javelin, paper
plate discus, cotton ball shot
put, dash, and mile relays.
Miss Jane De Young, Bethel
71, was awarded a miniature
trophy for outstanding ath
letic ability.
Guests recognized were L
R. Manning, Medford, associ
ate Brand guardian; Honored
Queena Joey Hume, Bethel
86. Shady Cove; Judy Eber-
hart, Bethel 22, Ashland; Jane
De Young, Bethel 71, Grants
Pass; Barbara Morton, Bethel
14, Medford; and Linda Nash,
Bethel 69, Medford. Senior
Princesses Diane Evernham
from 14. Eda Larson, 96, and
Peggy Parsons, 22. Junior
fipiniMaM wprA M 1 k e 1 y n
Boughner, Bethel 69 and Mary
O'Neill, '71. Introduced were
Misses Susan Eastln, Bethel
56, who is grand bethel repre
sentative to Arizona, and June
Hopkins, grand bethel repre
sentative to Wisconsin,
Guardians attending were
Mrs. J. F. North, Bethel 69,
Mrs. RldSard Eastln. Bethel
B6, and Mrs., T. H. Denney,
Bethel 71. Associate guardians
present were E. K. Milier.l,
Merlyn Borough, 14, and Ed
ward Grimm, 22. Mrs. E. K.
Miller, Bethel 13, past guardi
an, was also introduced.
Prlflclcncy tests were pre
sented by Misses Linda Snider
and Judy Armstrong, rne
Queens' ball, honoring Miss
Rebecca Fcrrell and Miss
Helen Goff, was announced
for, April 25 at: Rogue Valley
Country club. Miss June Hop
kins Is a general chairman.
The bethel's thirteenth
birthday anniversary was ob
served In the cutting :ot a
cake. Misses Janice Ayres, Le6
Hamilton, and June Hopkins
served the refreshments,
Large bouquets of white spl-
rca .and purple lilacs were
used throughout the hall, and
adorning the walls of the din
ing room were gaily colored
pennants, which were ' pre
sented to each bethel attend
ing at the evening's end. The
decoration committee Includ
ed Misses Sharon Thompson,
Cathy Harsh, and Janice
Campbell.
Mix together equal parts of
honey and lemon Juice and
store In a covered Jar In your
refrigerator for a quick and
most delicious fruit ' salad
dressing. 5
Prospect
Auxiliary
Has Election ,
Prospect - Mrs, E. O. Stone
was elected president of the
Prospect Lions auxiliary at
the April dinner meeting held
at'v Beckle's , cafe in .'Union
CreekY";; VV:x .. 0
v Other officers elected were
Mrs; Ralph. Goode, vice-president;
Mrs." James H., Grieve,
secretary; Mrs. Duane Payne,
treasurer; Mrs. Wayne Down
ing Hon tamer. ' ,
Mrs. C. Av Larson, chair
man for, the blood bank, re
ported that the drive for blood
donors In the Prospect-Union
Creek area was most success
ful, Thirty-five donors signed
up to donote blood at the Red
Cross bloodmoblle when it
Ww,s In Shady Cove last week.
Auxiliary members assisting
at the bloodmoblle were Mrs.
.Lowell Ash, Mrs. - Duane
Payne, Mrs. Larry, Dlr a k e,
M:s. Vernon Haddiland, Mrs.
George Hubbard, Mrs. C. A.
Larson and Mrs. Ivan Short,
' Plans are being made for
the 1 state convention to be
held in Roseburg May 18-20,
Mrs. George Hubbard, a past
president of the Piospect aux
iliary,-will be a candidate for
district director, with the elec
tion, being held at the conven
tion. Delegates from the aux
iliary will be Mrs. Stone, Mrs.
Joe Joscphson, Mrs.,. George
Hubbard, Mrs. Wayne Down
ing and Mrs. Caroline Hard-
Ashland Group
Has Guest Day
Ashland - Spring showers
and April flowers were :the
decoration theme for Fort
nightly, Study club's recent
annual guest luncheon. Host
ess for the event was Mrs
Charles Worth, 205 (Granite
street. She was assisted' by
Mrs. Ruth King and Mrs.
Chester Putney. 1
Two violin numbers were
played by Mrs. Ernest Flcg-
uth, accompanied by Mrs.
Frank Davis. , Mrs. W. O,
Yates, presented a book re
view, "Annie s Captain by
Kathryn Hulme.;
The adventure tale a n d
love story tells of the author's
grandfather, Capt. John Cav
arly, and petite Annie Bolles,
the passenger on his clipper
ship, and their long voyage
under the Southern Cross with
a marriage ceremony on .deck
when the ship docked In San
Francisco.
In contrast was the subject
of Mrs. Harold Thomas' short
topic, Jean Kerr, author-play
wright, whose books "Please
Don't Eat the Daisies" and
"The Snake Has All the
Lines" are as modern as to
morrow. Married to a critic
and mother of five lively sons.
Mrs. Kerr is living proof that
a successful humorist can also
succeed in the role of wife
and mother. This ago-old prob
lem Is the theme of M r s,
Kerr's current Broadway com
cdy. "Mary, Mary."
DAV, Auxiliary ;
To Hold Sessions;
Dance Planned ;
A district meeting of the
Disabled American . Veterans
will be held Sunday, April 30,
at the Girls Community club,
229 North Bartlett street. The
district consists of Grants
Pass, Klamath Falls, Rose
burg, Sutherltn and Medford
chapters. '
The meeting is scheduled
for 10 a.m. and dinner will be
served at noon. Saturday
night, prior to the district ses
sion, meetings of. the Military
Order of Trench Rats and the
Military Order of Alley Cats,
subsidiary organizations, will
meet at the Pythian hall, Fifth
and Grape streets, at 7 p.m.
for election of officers. .
The meetings were sched
uled early in order to Con
clude business before a dance
to begin at 9 p.m; in the hall.
The dance is being held as a
benefit for the organizations,
and is open to the public.
Western
Civilization
Is Topic
Miss June Wheaton, dean of
girls at Hedrlck Junior High
school, t spoke- on "Contribu
tions to Western Civilization"
at; the Saturday meeting of
Epsilon chapter of Delta Kap
pa Gamma, honor society for
women teachers." .icJ,:i r v, .
Miss Wheaton based her
discussion-; on the book "Uses
of the Past" by Herbert Mul
ler. She told of the contribu
tions of the various cultures
of the past, among them early
Byzantine culture, the con
tribution of the Roman Em
pire, Judaism and Christian
ity. She indicated some of
the problems as well as the
contributions to Western civi
lization at the present time.
She closed by quoting "one
can found a school upon a
group of ..theories, but it
takes a group of values upon
which to found a culture, a
civilization ' and a new way
of living.".':; .1
Lilacs and candles in
shades - of orchid decorated
the tables for the meeting
held at the Girls Community
club. , Miss Gladys Owen,
president, presiaea ai tne dusi-
ness meeting. Mrs. Merle
Woodward, program chair
man, Introduced Mrs. Marie
Bjorlle who. lead the group
in singing several songs.
Hostesse were Mrs. Mabel
Sims, Mrs. Mildred Rogers,
Mrs. Mae Wells, Mrs. Gladys
Sloan and Mrs. Frances
Klein.
To Meet :
Phoenix-Phoenix Thursday
club will meet tonight at 8
o'clock at the home of Mrs.
R. Mullins, Wagner Creek
road, Talent. Assisting the
hostess will be Mrs. W. D.
Steadman and Mrs. Raymond
Furry. . ,
Oregon's Woman Senator
Honored by .Publication
Senator Maurine Neuberger
of Oregon has been honored
by Marquis "Who's Who" as
one of 14 outstanding women
in the United States. The
firm, which is issuing the
second edition of "Who's Who
of American Women" selected
the group from 20,000 to be
listed in the edition, due for
distribution in late May.
: Senator " Neuberger was
chosen to represent women in
the field of politics.
Others of the 14 top women
are, Anna Hyatt Huntington,
85-year-old sculptor of Bethel,
Conn.,, for art; Mary G.- Roe
bling, since 1937 president of
the Trenton, N. J., Trust com
pany and a governor: of the
American ' Stock , exchange,
banking; Mrs, Margaret Rud
kin, Norwalk, Conn.,: founder
and - long-time president of
Pepperidge Farm, Inc., com
merce; Mary Ingraham Bunt
ing, Cambridge, Mass., presi
dent ,1- ,of Radcliff e college
known' for. her advocacy of
additional training and new
careers- for women who no
longer have family responsi
bilities, education, v . .;
, Also Sylvia jPorter, long
time syndicated financial coir
umnlst, . journalism; Birdie
Amsterdam, New York City
judge and first woman justice
of :the New. York Supreme
court, ; law; .Frances Lander
Spain,, coordinator of child
ren's services, New York City
Public library and president
.of the. American Library, as
sociation, --library. - science;
Margaret-Kernochan Leech,
New York City, writer of his
torical studies and Pulitzer
prize winner, literature. i
. Others re Dr. Janet Tra'
veil,, personal physician to
President John F. Kennedy,
and first woman ever tn sprvi.
as : White House physician.
medicine; Eileen Farrell, long
famous American ' soprano,
music; Mrs. Albert R. Spill
man, vice president general
and member of the executive
board, World Union of Catho
lic Womens organizations, re
ligious and civic activities;
unarioue Moore Sitterly,
Washington, D. C, astro-physicist
and rpcnenizpH aiithnrlt.v
on the composition of the sun,
science; ueraiaine rage, stage
and motion picture actress,
theater. ,
Auxiliary Holds :
District Session; j
Awards Presented
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The auxiliary to Crater
Lake aerie, Fraternal Order
of Eagles, , was the hostess
auxiliary for a meeting oi
Region 5, Oregon State aerie,
April 22-23.: The state drill
team Jamboree was also held
in Medford during the week
end.
Members were present from
auxiliaries throughout the
state. Mrs. Lyle Pickell, Med
ford, took charge of the ritual
istic competition. The Med
ford team was judged the
best team present and Mrs,
Stuart Forbes of the Med
ford auxiliary won the award
as outstanding madam presi
dent. Mrs. William Buchanan
was judged the outstanding
conductor. , j
State auxiliary officers
present were Mrs. Lyle Pick
ell, Medford, Mrs. R. j.
Browns, . Lakevlew, and Mrs.
Thomas Yocum, Sheridan,
past state presidents; Mrs.
Wilfred Fordham, Bend, chap
lain and Mrs. William Blgorti,
Portland, oAtside guard. '
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Mn. Maurine Brown Neu
berger, Oregon's United States
nalor from Portland, it one
of 14 women in this county
chosen by Jackson Martindell,
publisher of "Who's Who of
American Women" as the
most outstanding in lh nai
tion. The women were select
ad from 20,000 to be' listed in
the : second; edition of the
Who's Who for women. . . ,
League Sets ;
Meeting
New officers and a study
Item for the coming year will
be chosen by members of the
League of Women Voters of
Medford'at their annual meet
ing Saturday at 12:30 p.m.. at
Mon Desir Dining Inn.
A study topic related to
home rule government for
Jackson county Is expected to
be adopted by the non-partisan
voters group. Members
have spent the past several
years studying county govern
ment, compiling1 a booklet,
"How Much Do You Know
About Jackson County?", and
following activities of the
county's home rule charter
committee.
- Officers stress that . the
League is open to all women
in the community interested
in the non-partisan study of
government. New residents in
the valley, and others who
have not already been con
tacted by League members,
are especially invited.
Dinner Planned , .
By Pocahontas
Weatonka council, Degree
of Pocahontas, will hold a
potluck. dinner Friday, April
28, at the Redman hall on
Apple street at 6:30 p.m. A
business meeting will follow
at 8 p.m. with past chiefs at
the stations. ' i
These will be Mrs." Walter
W i 1 s o n, Pocahontas; Mrs.
James Wicker, prophetess;
Mrs. Charles Stelle, Wenonah,
and Charles Stelle, Powhatan.
A card party will close the
evening's program.
Calendar
Thursday ' " '
6 p.m.-Grlffin Creek PTA,
chili supper at school cafe
teria.
n nm. Talisman Rosebud
council, Pythian Sunshine
Girls, Pythian hall.
. 8 p.m. - Auxiliary to cra
ter Lake aerie of the Frater
nal Order of Eagles, Eagles
hall. -
8 p.m. - Reames chapter,
Order of the Eastern Star,
Medford Masonic temple.
Friday:
12:30 p.m. - Electa Social
club, Girls Community club.
1-8:30 p.m. - Talent branch,
Jackson County Cancer Soci
ety silver tea and ceramic
show, Talent city hall. -
April Birthdays
To Be Observed
Members with birthdays in
April will be honored at a
meeting of Medford Fifty-Plus
club set for Friday, "April 28,
at St. Mark's Guild hall, Oak
dale avenue at Fifth street.
The meeting is set for 12:30
p.m. and those attending are
to take a sack lunch.
Community singing, a pro
gram, games and dancing are
planned. : ' '. " .
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Home
. Mrs. Isa Luy has returned
to her home, 116 South New
tovo street, after spending the
past ix months with her son,
Paul . Luy, in Bremerton,
Wash. . ,;
Mothers Attend
State Convention
Mrs. E. P. Kurz, president
of Medford chapter, Blue Star
Mothers, of America, Mrs.
Monr V Note department
parliamentarian for Oregon,
Mrs, UUO uaaiuii, ucicsawi
(mm the local chanter, and
Mrs. Roy Hewitt, alternate,
are attending tne department
convention of the group being
held today in Cottage Grove.
mington, Calif-, national first
vice-president, will also at
tend. :
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Return
Gold Hill - Mrs. James G.
Kofhal has returned to her
home north of Gold Hill after
a several weeks vacation at
Billings, Mont., as a guest of
her son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McMasters
and family. .
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest uregory
have returned to their home
at Alhambraj Calif., after
several weeks visit in this
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