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SUNDAY. MAY 14. 19S1 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON Center Plans Open House Today In Observance Of Senior Week Senior Citizens Week starts at 1 o'clock this after noon when the Senior center holds open house for its mem bers and interested persons until S o'clock. From 1 to 2 p.m. the re ception committee will be Dr. Frank Roberts, Walter Hatch, Mrs. Clayton Walker, John Gribble and Mrs. Mary Fred erick. Pouring will be Mrs. Frank FBirweather and Mrs. Roberts. Registration will be in charge of Mrs. Judd Green- man and William Jones. Mem bers of the Arm Chair Travel group will be hosts. Members of the art classes will serve as hosts from 2 to 3 p.m. The reception com mittee will be Omar Bacon, Russ Jamison and Frank Glonning. Pouring will be Mrs. Bacon and Mrs. Glon ning. Registering will be Mrs, Alva Reed and Mrs. Helen Ditmanson. The woodcarving and dra ma groups will serve as hosts Ashland Organizing Auxiliary to Hospital : Ashland - Timed to the ob servation of National Hospi tal week was the announce ment in Ashland that an Ash' land Community Hospital aux iliary is being organized. la itial organizational steps are being taken now, but the new group will not function untu the new hospital building is completed some time in the fall. . It is stated that since hos pitals throughout the United Rebekah Team To Appear At State Session i The drill team of Olive Re bekah lodge held a dress re hearsal for lodge members Monday evening in prepara tion for their role in the an nual convention of the Re bekah assembly of Oregon at Pendleton next week. Women in the team performed at the and gift cart. regular lodge session in the , Mrs. Skerry States derive great benefit from the work of women'; auxiliaries, such a group should be useful in Ashland Interested women were Sought out by the hospital board, and a committee appointed. . Committee members ' are Mrs. Earl Lininger, Mrs. John Cotton, Mrs. Arthur Kreis- man, Mrs. Walter Bosshard Mrs. H. S. Ingle and Mrs. Harry Skerry. Mrs. Skerry is serving as temporary chair man, i . Only "spade work" is being done now, it was said, and general meeting of interested Women will not be called un til shortly before the hospi- tal is ready to open. Members of the new auxili ary will perform such serv ices as secretarial work for the hospital administrators, caring for flowers, mail and aiding visitors; they will make surgical dressings, sew and mend; work at the Informa tion desk and operate a coffee IOOF hall. They wore matching dress es of blue lace over white taf feta, of prlnaess style. Participating- were the Mesdames . K. G. Stockhoff, John Small, . James Hoskins, Esther Cole man, Carl Pearson, Evelyn Mahan, C. E. Naffziger, Frank Chapman, Bernice Houghton, Lon McNew, Geneva Mang, Homer Vinzant and Henry Guss. Mrs. Myrtle McCracken is pianist. ', The team will assist In in stallation and seating of grand officers of the assembly May 17. Mrs. Riley Appelgate of Olive Rebekah lodge,' Med- tord, is to be Installed as presi dent. The next meeting of the local lodge is set or Mon day, May 15, at 8 p.m. Re freshments will be served by Mrs. Agnes Furch and Mrs. Lee Garrett. . ' ' . 4 -'', Christian Union To Hold Institute. . A bi-cqunty institute will be held by Woman's Christian Temperance union Thursday, May 18, at 9:49 a.m., in the Fireplace room of First Pres byterian church. A potluck luncheon will be served at 12 noon;, each per son attending is ' asked to bring table service and a cov ered dish.' Mrs. Kay Crowell will speak at 2 p.m. on juvenile problems of Jackson county. All women interested are in vited to attend any or all ses sions of the institute, states that women of Rogue Valley Me- morial hospital have aided the Ashland women- greatly in making first plans. Officers Named By Extension Unit Ashland - When the Ash land Home Extension unit re sumes its meetings next Sep tember, Mrs. E. E. McLaugh lin will succeed to the chair manship which has been held this year by Mrs. R. J. Gunth- er. t The retiring chairman In stalled Mrs. McLaughlin and other new officers at a recent session in the Civic club house. Mrs. Ruth Better will iserve as vice chairman and Mrs; Glenn Wiltse as secre tary-treasurer. Program subject and prol ect lesson, "Selection,- Care and Storage of Small Electri cal Equipment," was led by Mrs. Joe Deardorff and Mrs. Henry C. Dooms. ' The final meeting of the year is to be a picnic June 13. John Del lenback To Speak for Club ' Rep. John Dellenback will discuss the Oregon Legisla ture at a meeting of the Jack son County unit of the Ore gon Federation of Women's Republican Clubs Monday noon. Luncheon will be served at North's Chuck Wagon. -Reservations should be made with Mrs. Ernst Rueg- ger, spring 2-8BS8, from 3 to 4 p.m. Mrs. Martha Bowker and Miss Gladys Ea ton will take charge of the guest book; Mrs. Victor Birds eye and Mrs. Edith Whillock will pour. On the reception committee will be Gene Wil liams, Thayer Tarvln and Ed ward Root. From 4 to 5 o'clock the Spanish and orchestra class es will serve. Mrs. Blanche Rinebarger and Mrs. Bernice Brahs will register guests; Mrs. C. A. Thatcher and Mrs, Harry Fuller will pour. On the reception committee will be Roscoe Roberts, William Hoxle, Col. Clarence Williams and Mrs. Fred Ranking. This will be the third an- Third Party nual party for the center. A new awning has been install ed over the front door and members of the Medford Gar den club have planted bloom ing flowers in the window boxes. The Medford parks de partment has cleaned up the area, It was. announced, and the house committee, headed by William Jones has cleaned the center's interior. Throughout the week clubs and churches have scheduled events where the "senior' citizens will be honored. Thursday the Rogue Valley Council on Aging will meet at the center at 3 p.m. to con sider a public housing proj ect. Any senior citizen inter ested Is invited to attend This subject was the topic of talk given last- Wednesday by Roger Spaulding. Pacific Coast Housing authority head. Tuesday at 8 P.m. the Sen ior Center will play for the Hammond Organ society at Purucker Music house. The orchestra members will be guests of the society that eve ing. . .... j ..... To Mark Birthday me Medford Fifty Pius club will observe its third birth day Friday, May 19, with a celebration and open house for all members and guests. It will be held during the reg ular meeting from 12:30 to 4 m. at St. Mark's Eolsconal church guild hall, Fifth street and Oakdale avenue. Regular activities at the center will also continue this week. A. film on the Oreson sand dunes will be shown tor the Arm Chair Travelers Monday at 1 p.m. The art exhibit will remain in the building for this week, it was announced, In order tnat those who can not view it at the open house may drop Dy during me week. . New members are invited to Join either art class. Thev are held Tuesdays taught by Mrs. Victoria Staley and Sat urdays, for beginners, taught by Clifford Platz. Both meet at 1 p.m. During the summer months a new beginning Spanish class will meet Mondays at 7:30 p.m. and will be taught by Mrs. Victor Birdseye. This class will start Monday, June 5. The other two Spanish classes will recess for the summer and will resume in September. The Drama group continues on Wednesdays from 3 to 5 p.m. taught by Thayer Tarvln. The orchestra meets, on Thursdays from 1 to 3 p.m. Regisratlon for any of these classes may be made during the open house today. I M I r (? 1 'fo 1 7f "4-. 0 ft ' : f - ' Women from several western cities gath ered at Sacred Heart hospital last Sunday to attend an open house which celebrated the hospital's SOlh anniversary of founding, and National Hospital week. Those coming from a distance had graduated from, or attended, the hospital's school of nursing which operated for a number of years. Among this group were (left to light) Mrs. W. H. Heath (Lanier Hansen), Grants Pass; Mrs. Jack Wilson (Edith Thorbus), Monte . bello, Calif.; Mrs. Austin' Lyitle (Mayno Thorbus), her twin sister from Minneap olis, and Mrs. Fern Donaldson Schulti, San Anselmo, Calif. i -TV,,, ! ,.." Two members of the first class to be graduated from the former Sacred Heart Hospital School of Nursing were in Medford last Sunday for a reunion of nurses who had attended the school. They were Mrs. noss A. Mccloud (Mary Barba) (at left), who came from Sacramento, Calif., and Agne Broad Nikolaus, Coquille, Ore. Twenty-six nurses. tome from the Medford area, attended the reunion and open house which observed the hospital's 50th anniversary and also celebrated National Hospital week. '. Epsilon Sigma Alpha Observes Anniversary DURING MAY ONLY! ARTHUR MURRAY invites you to ACCEPT THIS $50- DANCE COURSE FOR ONLY1452 Here's what you get f 8 INDIVIDUAL STUDIO LESSONS AN INVITATION TO A STUDENT PARTY 3 HOURS PRACTICE SESSION Arthur Murray is making this special Introductory offer to show you how quickly you can become a wonderful dancer. Learning Is fun because there is only one step to master. What a more, while you learn to dance you're invited to many free student parties, so you can count on lots of j good times. Don't wait. Put yourself in the it 1 J S A .1 - W 1 nanas oi an Annur murray expert ana your dancing popularity is guaranteed. ARTHUR MURRAY Air Conditioned Studios Open 10 A.M. to 10 P.M. 323 E::t ttm St. O Phone SP 3-5365 M' J - ,f I. i mm IsSf Both Delta Omega and Al pha Lambda chapters of Ep- tlonal sorority recently cele brated Founders' day and In-' ternational week, and install ed officers for the coming year. i t The installation ceremonies were held May 6 at Tally Ho restaurant, Talent and were conducted by Mrs. Robert Shangle of Delta Omega chap ter, the newly appointed state publicity chairman of the group, with the assistance of Mrs, Chester Peterson of Al pha Lambda chapter. New officers for Delta Omega are: President, Mrs, Leland Carpenter; vice pres ident. Miss DeMarls Glutsch; recording secretary, Mrs. Shir ley Hatcher; corresponding secretary, Mrs, Richard Mels ter; treasurer, Mrs. John Uer lings; parliamentarian, Mrs MMvin Saltmarsh; educational director, Mrs. B. Gilbert; jun ior past president, Mrs. Rob ert Shangle; rushing chair man. Miss DeMarls Glutsch; philanthropic chairman, Mrs. ahangle; ways and means chairman, Mrs. Saltmarsh chaplain, Mrs. Pat Brinson; historian, Miss Sandy White- sides; social chairman, Mrs, Ernest Black; paraphernalia chairman, Mrs. Herb Herzog telephone, Mrs. Black and Mrs. Herzog. Jonquil, Grape vine-Mrs. Richard Melstcr. New officers for Alpha Lambda chapter are: presi dent, Mrs. Lyman Smith; vice president, Mrs. Rob ert Rae; treasurer, Mrs. James Ristau; recording secretary, Mrs. Davis Young: corresponding secretary, Mrs. William Rlggcrt; educational director, Mrs. Dan Kidd; par liamcntarlan, Mrs. Peter Greene; philanthropic chair man, Mrs. Herb Partridge; ways and means, Mrs. Richard Harrison; chaplain, Mrs. Jack Huston; social chairman, Mrs. Rlggert; paraphernalia, Mrs. Smith; jonquil girl. Mrs. Wil lie Fischer; publicity chair man, Mrs. Dclbert Cantrall. A candlelight jewel pin ceremony was conducted by Mrs. Petersen, assisted by Mrs. Riggert, for Mrs. Harold Edmonds, Mrs. Partridge and Mrs. Jack Huston. Dinner Served Dinner ' and dancing fol lowed the ceremonies. Mrs. Shangle, outgoing president of Delta Omega, was presented an Epsilon Sigma Alpha ring on behalf of all members of her chapter. Mrs. Shangle presented, members of her chapter with gifts, and retir ing officers with pins. Mrs. Fischer, outgoing pres ident of Alpha Lambda, pre sented all members with indi vidual handmade jewel pin cases. Retiring officers were also given pins. She also had made corsages for all Alpha Lambda members. ' Alpha Lambda chapter held a Founders day tea and grad uation exercises May 1 at the home of Mrs. William E. Cox, Lynwood avenue. Mrs. Jack Huston and Mrs.Delbert Cant rall were hostesses.' Guests were Mrs. James Benson, Mrs. Steven Hall, Mrs. Robert Bennett, and Mrs. Robert Barbee. Mrs. Howard Phillips, member-at-large was also a guest. The new presi dent, Mrs. Smith, announced her committee chairmen. -. Following graduation exer cises, Mrs. Wylie Macpherson, educational director, present ed Mrs. Fischer a gift of ap preciation for her help in pre paring the educational book and program for the year. Pouring during the tea were Mrs. Fischer and Mrs. Barbee. The chapter's May meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Riggert with Mrs. .Harrison and Mrs. Greene as hostesses. It was announced that Mrs. Peterson has been named chairman of the fall Oregon State council meeting which will be held in Medford Sep tember 23. Committees met to formulate plans for the com ing year, and it was decided to follow the state theme, "As You Like It" for the edu cational program. Rush I n g theme for the year is "friend ship" and this is also Mrs. Smith's theme for the year. Mrs. Richard Bladorn. mem ber of Beta Sigma chapter In Salem, was a guest. week Observed Founders' day and Interna tional week ended May 7. The first Epsilon Sigma Alpha chapter was founded in Jack sonville, Tex., in 1929. E. Rob ert Palmer, educator and phil osopher, now heads the non academic women's organiza tion with 3,000 chapters and about 30,000 in several coun tries. The Oregon State coun cil has 89 chapters and over 1,000 members. Main purposes of the soror ity are service and education. The Oregon state philan- Exemplar Day To Bev Celebrated Exemplar day will be cele brated by Xi Mu chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Wednesday, May 17. , Members of the new exem plar chapter have been in vited to join Xi Mu members for dinner at the Mark An tony hotel at 7 p.m. The group will then attend the movie, "Song -Without End," the story of Franz Liszt, at tne varsity theater. Millard Hoffman, superin tendent of Jackson county larm nome, spoke for a meet ing of Xi Mu last week at the home of Mrs. Wilson G. Sla ter. He expressed aDDreci. ation for the projector which was given the home by Alpha Beta cnapter several years ago when many of the women who now belong to Xi Mu were in Alpha Beta. Mr. Hoffman traced the his tory of Jackson county care for the indigent from 1894 He said that, while the total population of Oregon has in creased 16 per cent in ten years, there has been a 51 per cent increase in numbers of persons from 75 to 84 years old. Physical therapy is the most recent addition at the home, and, according to Mr. Hoffman, the most necessary. This is used principally for siroxe patients, and enables many, to return to private homes, thus eliminating need for extra beds. One physical therapist is employed four half days at the home. She trains nurses to help with physical therapy. Mr. Hoffman showed a movie which was made at the home to show physical ther apy in use. He emphasized that the earlier physical ther apy, is begun, the shorter the treatment necessary, and the more complete recovery. Association To Hear Pathologist Speak Tuesday Dr. Thomas J. Tjnsley. path ologist, will discuss laboratory procedures at the May meet ing oi District 4. Oreeon wurses association. The meet ing will be held at Sacred Heart hospital on Tuesday, may it), at 8 p.m. sixty registered nurses at tended the conference on im proved nursing practice held May 3 at Sacred Heart hos pital. Discussions of interoer- sonal relations and communi cations were led by Mrs. Fran ces Gold Brown, director of nursing education. Oregon State hospital, Salem. Robert Flynn. administrator of the new Ashland Communi ty hospital, stressed the im portance of the Nurse Practice act and the need to know the legal implications involved in professional nursing. Members of the panel were Mrs. Jane Anders, Mrs. Myrtle Marsters and Mrs. Jane King, staff nurses at Sacred Heart hospital. Nurses Return for Celebration Twenty-six women who had received part or all of their nurse's training at the for mer Sacred Heart Hospital School of Nursing were in Medford last week end to at tend an open house held by the institution. The event cele brated Sacred Heart's 50th anniversary, and also ob served National H o s p 1 1 a week. Here for the celebration were Sister Mary Bona, Sister Phillip de Fienne and Mary Barba McCloud, all of Sac ramento, Calif.; Fern Larson Erickson, Grants Pass; Gene vieve Austin, Napa county, California; Gladys Marlow Chiuminatto, Yreka, Calif.; Olga Hansen Heath, Grants Pass; Bertha Snider Harlan, Klamath Falls; Hazel Swayne, Victorine Hiatt Garrett, Hilda Singler Clifford, Bessie Fal- way Garrett, Edna Bottom Silliman, Mary Kerns Jones, Florence Van Dyke Fish, Eliz abeth Applegate Barry, Eve lyn Gritsch Reavis, all Med ford; Agnes Broad Nikolaus, Coquille, Ore.; Fern Donald son Schultz, San Anselmo, Calif.; Marion King Newber ry, and Flora Collins Reese, Mt. Shasta, Calif.; Marion Thorbus Lyttle, Minneapolis; Edith Thorbus Wilson, Monte bello, Calif.; Margaret Wilcox McAnn, Long Beach, Calif. June Hall Mann, Bremerton Wash., and Margaret Jensen Bronson, Castroville, Calif. Attracted by the double celebration, hundreds of visi tors thronged the hospital for the open house and a tea planned by members of Prov idence guild of the hospital Tea tables were arranged in De Molays Win Trophy At Conclave Medford chapter, Order of De Molay, was presented the Shrine traveling trophy for outstanding work at the state De Molay conclave held at Seaside, Ore., May 5-7. The trophy, presented by Al Kader temple, ' Portland, was accepted for the chapter by Roger Kelsoe, master counselor. Eighteen members-of the Medford chapter attended, re turning home Sunday eve ning. The delegates were Master Counselor Kelsoe, Senior Counselor Larry Little, Junior - Counselor Michael Fetherston and Paul Mitchell, dad advisor. Delegates Kelsoe, Little and Fetherston, with Jerry Giem and Michael Dwyer, made up a team which placed second in the state bowling tournament. The convention program included degree work conducted by the Past Master Counselor's club from the University of Oregon, and installation of new state of ficers. A banquet honored master counselors and advi sors, and a Sweetheart's ball was the closing function Saturday. 4 Library Friends To Hear Author Jackson County Friends of the Library will meet Wednesday, May 17, at the meeting room in the library at 8 p.m. Mrs. Anne Fisher, novelist, short story writer and author of 14 published book;, will be the guest speaker for the meeting which is open to the public. Among her books whicli were best-sellers are "Cathe dral in the Sun," "No More a Stranger," "Brides Are Like New Shoes, You Have to Break Them In," and "It's a Wise Child." Mrs. Fisher recently moved to the valley and is making her home at the Rogue Val ley Manor. two rooms,, one set aside tor the returning nurses and their friends, and another for other guests. A profusion of garden flowers were arranged throughout the corridors and reception rooms, and yellow roses, with other blossoms, centered the main tea table. During the afternoon the hospital administrator, Sister Luke of the Saviour, dis- . . i i. t i nnn played a cneun xur ?a,uuu which Providence guild had presented to her earlier in the week and which has been added to the hospital's build ing fund. Mrs. Charles Lasher is guild president. Mrs. N. J. wnson ana rars. John Welch headed the tea committee. Installation and Clinics Planned by PTA Council New officers of the Jackson County Council of Parent Teacher associations will be installed at the May meeting of the council to be held Wed nesday, May 17, at the Eagle Point Grange hall. 1 Mrs. Leigh Gustison, Med ford, immediate past 'presi dent of the Oregon Congress of Parents and Teachers, will be the Installing officer. Mrs. Chester Keene Jr. replaces Mrs. William Seibert as presi dent of the council. Other of ficers to be installed are Mrs. William G. Travis, Ruch, vice president; Mrs. Rodney Mer riman, Ashland and Mrs. Lew is Dusenberry, Eagle Point, area vice presidents; Mrs. S. J. Fagone, Medford, secretary, and Mrs. David Bergren, Shady Cove, treasurer. Four "clinics' for new of ficers and committee, chair man will be held. Moderating the clinics for PTA unit pres idents will be Mrs. Keene; programs, Mrs. Gustison; hos pitality, Mrs. Glen Stewart, and ways and means, Mrs. David Bergren . A coffee hour will begin at 9 a.m. and at 10 a.m. the Rev. Warren Christensen will . give the meditation for the day, followed by greetings from Superintendent Glenn Hale. . The Eagle Point grade school brass quintet and chor al group will entertain. At noon the Eagle Point PTA unit will serve luncheon for a small cost per person. Aft er luncheon reports from the state convention held in As toria in April will be given. Child care will be provided for 50 cents per family, but lunch is not provided for the children. Oregon State Mothers Hear Scholarship Reports Glimpses at Glamour From DOROTHY ELLIOTT thropic project has been the Crippled Children's HosDital scnooi in bugene for many years with the 1960-1961 years donation being Just over $11,- 2UU. Governor Mark O. Hatfield provided a public statement for Epsilon Sigma Alpha, say ing: "May you enjoy every success in your observance of ESA International Week. The people of Oregon recognize the coptributions made to the nation by your members and offer congratulations as you H r. i n M - uut uiu jrcai, There's more than one way now days for working gals to beat the clock! Cut time-corners by keep ing your hair correctly permanent- ed. It won t require nightly pin - ups then. There are new varieties of permin ents out now that don't take us long to give to you . . . not too much longer than a shampoo and set. 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New state officers are Mrs. J. K. Roe; Mrs. M. D. D Guire, vice president; Mrs. N. L. Peck, secretary; and Mrs. Frank Graham, treasurer. Other valley' parents who attended include 'Mrs. Lloyd Parsons, Mrs. Sam Stelle, Mrs. Thomas A. Culbertson Jr., Mrs. Charles Cummings, Mrs. Doyle Franklin, Mrs. Gretchen . Wade, Mrs. Paul Selby, Mrs. Fred Morlan. Mrs. Frank Bash, Mrs. Jack Hoff bur, Mrs. Chester Hubbard, Mrs. Paul McDuffee, Mrs. D. W. Paulsen, Mr. and Mrs. Shirley Brannock, all Med ford; and Mrs. Phoenix. Ernest James, - Miss Phyliss Kirkland, Jackson county 4-H club lead er, spoke of opportunities for different groups available at Oregon State university, at the last meeting of OSU Moth ers club. She introduced Miss Nancy Shaver, Molalla, Ore., student at Southern Oregon college, who spoke about her experi ences as an exchange student in the International Farm Youth .Exchange program. She spent several months in Germany and showed pictures of farm life in Germany. 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