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Auxiliary 1
President
Guest Here
Mrs. Richard Gcarhart, of
. Portland,' Oregon, depart
mcnt president of the Amer
ican Legion . auxiliary, made
' her official visit to the Med-
', ford unit April 18. A cock-
. tail party was given in her
honor at the home of Mrs.
' Earl Bigalow prior to a ban-
' quet held at Rogue Valley
Country club.
Other guests present were
Mrs. Jack Larson, Spring-
' field, state vice-president;
1 Mrs. Bethal Smith, Coos Bay,
district president; Mrs. Linn
McBeth, president of Jack
sonville unit; Mrs. Lela
Lamb, representing Central
Point; Mrs. Polly Offutt, Vet
erans Administration, repre
sentative at White City for
the auxiliary, and Mrs. Earl
Bhalow, Mcdford, past de
partment president and now
serving as national committee
woman for Oregon.
Reports were given to Mrs.
Gearhart of the activities of
the local units which includ
ed the child welfare work
done in the county, participa
tion in the Red Cross blood
donor program, heart fund
drive, rehabilitation work at
White City, and the teas
sponsored twice a year for
the new citizens held after
the naturalization ceremon
ies. Mrs. Gearhart spoke to the
group of the , work being
done by units throughout the
slate and stressed the idea
that not enough is made
known to the public of the
programs carried on by the
auxiliary. Mrs. Fred , Beck
was introduced as a new
member.
Mrs. Edward McGinty took
care of arrangements for the
dinner.
Mrs. Waller Collins, Mcd
ford unit president, conduct
ed the meeting. Members
from Jacksonville, Central
Point and Medford attended.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1962
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON
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The roles of Baroness LivenbBum and Princ Bounina
are played by Judie Brookman and Greg Kefth in the pro
duction of "Anaitasia" which opens at Medford High school
auditorium Thursday, April 26, for : a three-night run. It is
being given by the school's Thespian troupe, under the di
rection of Mrs. Lenore Zapell, Tickets will be on sale at
the box office.
Regi
Singer Wins
lional
Auditions
Louis O. Clayson, former
assistant professor of music at
Southern Oregon college,
Ashland, has won the regional
finals for the San Francisco
Opera Debut auditions, It was
announced by Dr. Herbert
Cecil, chairman of the SOC
music department.
A panel of four judges,
headed by Kurt Adler, the
general director for the San
Francisco Opera association,
selected Mr. Clayson. He will
sing with the San Francisco
Opera orchestra for the fi
nals at the War Memorial
Opera house in mid-July, and
have the opportunity to parti
cipate in the seven week Me
rola memorial fund training
program.
Winners will sing with the
San Francisco Symphony
orchestra in concert at Stern
Grove and are considered for
contracts with the Opera
company.
Mr. Clayson is presently on
the music staff at Sacramento
State college. While in Ash
land he performed in a num
ber of musical events as a di
rector and soloist and was in
strumental in founding one of
the college's outstanding sing
ing groups, the Populaires.
Meeting Announced
For DAV Auxiliary
The auxiliary to Disabled
American veterans will meet
i uui-Autiy, April zo, at 11 a.m.
at the home of Mrs. Lavina
James. S223 Gcbhard road,
Central Point.
A potluek luncheon will be
served at noon.
Needlework, Crewel
Gaining Popularity
By GAY PAULEY I Ion on hubby's coat now are
' UPI Women's Editor taking lessons in needlepoint
New York-iUPH Needlework I crewc'
had its origins in the stone
age when women first stitched
for necessity. Today, she is
a rare female who doesn't do
some sort of sewing, cither
from necessity as did her sis
ter of centuries ago, or for
relaxation and satisfaction of
the creative talents.
It is of this latter group we I
Women's News
Social Events
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Gardeners Elect Officers
At Spring District Session
Some of them have become
true artists, as exemplified
in (he first nationl exhibit
this week by the American
branch of the Embroiderers'
Guild, a British-based organ
ization with branches through
out the English - speaking
world. i
Original Work
. , , , ., i more man iuu memDers, in-
wish to speak now-lhe worn- cIudin(? some men
en who are turning out
needle point and crewel em
broidery which are works f clou k
an.
Sources in the needlework
field agree there is a whole
resurgence in the hand-made.
Women who once confined
'their sewing to putting a but-
embroideries ranging from
centerpieces to a priest's
jcioax, irom tramed paint
ings 10 nanaDags, irom cus
hion covers to play shoes to
a birth certificate.
The American branch of
the guild, founded in 1958,
is made up of embroiderers
who are artists with the
needle. Some have been do
ing needlework since child
hood. Most are amateurs, but
a few are professionals who
teach privately at arts and
crafts schools, or at colleges
and universities, and create
designs for others to embroid
er. Some of the amateurs do
their own designs. Others con
sult with the professional de
signers. That centerpiece for
a large dining room table was
done in varying shades of
brown thread on a natural
color linen background.
"How many hours did I
spend nn it.'", said its creator,
Mrs. Daryl Parshall of Mil
brook. N.Y. "I've no idea. I
usually have four or five
pieces of embroidery going at
once. To ask how many hours
one work took is like asking
movie fan to estimate how
History Group
Slates Meeting
"Indian Artifacts" will be
the topic of the program for
the April 26 meeting of the
Natural History club of Med
ford. The session will begin
at 7:30 p.m., and will be held
in the Crater Rack museum,
owned by Dclmar Smith.
Those who attend should
drive one mile north of Cen
tral Point on Highway 9ft and
then turn right and continue
for one-fourth mile.
Members and visitors are
invited to lake articles for
exhibit and identification.
Portland Pair
Visit Medford
Mr. and Mrs. George
Thompson,- Portland, were re-. many hours she spends cach
cent housegue--ts at the homo
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry W.
Barneburg, 1297 Sunset ave
nue, Medford. Mrs. Barne
burg and Mrs. Don Anderson
attended the installation of
officers of Roxy Ann court.
Order of the Amaranth, with
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson.
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson arc
royal patron ard matron of
year going to the picture
allows " .
Chairman of the exhibit Is
another skilled embroiderer,
English-born Mrs. Frederic P
Houston, wife of a New York
lawyer.
Mrs. Houston said the
Amerienn branch of the guild
has 750 members scattered in
all parts of the United States
Talcni - Mrs. O. V. Poe
5127 South Pacific highway,
was elected Siskiyou district
director of the Oregon Feder
ation of Garden clubs at the
recent spring district conven
tion. Sessions were held in
the Talent City hall, with the
Talent Garden club as host
group. Mrs. L. C. Gorden,
Central Point, was elected as
sistant director; Mrs. Dale
Hoover, Ashland, secretary;
Mrs. Ira Fitzgerald, Central
Point, treasurer.
Federation officers attend
ing were Mrs. A. H. Mason,
Portland, president; and Mrs.
J. W. Schcel, Corvallis, vice
president. Retiring district of
ficers who conducted the
meeting were Mrs. C. O. Long,
Talent, director; Mrs. Poe, of
Medford, assistant; Mrs. E. G.
Taylor, Talent, secretary;
Mrs. L. F. Cline, Medford,
treasurer.
In her talk Mrs. Mason
urged garden club members
to take an interest in the
younger generation and to
educate them in gardening.
Winners Named
Winners of the 1962 con
servation poster and essay
contest were announced by
Mrs. R. H. Westerfield, Ash
land. In the poster contest,
fifth and sixth grade winners
were Bonnie Ayriss, first, of
Rogue River; Jay Wilson, sec
ond, Shady Cove; Connie
Kcarns, third, Rogue River.
Seventh and eighth grade
winners in the poster event
were Elaine Haley, first, Cen
tral Point; Judy Badley, sec
ond. Rogue River; Kathy
Thorpe, third. Rogue River.
High school winners were
Marsha Bever, first; Carol
Griffin, second; Richard Mul-
ler, third, all Central Point.
In the essay division the
fifth and sixth grade winners
were Jack Snook, first; El
speth Miller, second, and
Cathy Anhorn, third, all of
Central Point. Winning in
the seventh and eighth grade
were James Anhorn, first,
and Rosctta Bower, second,
both Central Point, and Rus
sell Brokaw, third, Sunny
Valley.
The high school winner was
Karyl Bishop, Shady Cove,
first.
M. B. Hubbel, county weed
control agent, spoke on ways
of controlling weeds in lawns.
He named the various chem
icals suitable for use, and
urged caution in handling
them. He said poisons should
be kept in locked cupboards
out of the reach of children
and the empty containers
should be burned or deeply
buried.
The Rev. Violet Bolliger,
First Methodist Church, Tal
ent, gave the invocation and
Talent Camp Fire Girls led
the flag salute. Mrs. B. L.
Lockwood, president of the
Talent club, welcomed the
group. During the noon hour
Mrs. John Stone entertained
with organ music and Mrs.
William Johnston sang.
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Diagonally Across From Po Oflite
Open All Day Saturday
iino way needlework is grow
ing as nn nil. we could double
j our membership tomorrow,"
I she said.
! Ages Old
Kmhrnidery, bislnnnns say,
flourished in England from
the Middle Ages, when most
of the work was done in the
i convents and abbeys for the
churches. The first Queen
Kli:ibrth and the unfortunate
Mary, Queen of Scots, both
' were accomplished needle
' women and some of their
! works Mill survive.
; Crewel embroidery gets its
! name from the word "clew",
'which means a ball of worst
, ed thread. Originally it was
'done with woolen threads, but
' now embroiderers work with
a variety of materials. One
j series of paintings at the ex
Ihibil included gold and metal
lic silk on silk, pulled work
on linen, wool on canvas, ap
plique, and wool on brocade.
One New York firm whose
i clientele reads like a combi
nation who's who and the sv
, cial register agreed that need
lepomt addicts are increasing
Readily Albert Mint., man
ager of the needlework art
, vhop. siud one of the reasons
was the satisfaction a woman
received troni making R beau
tiful handball, rug or cushion.
The shop's customers in
clude the Duke and Duchess
of Windsor, Princess Grace of
Monaco, Mary Martin. Mrs.
Gary Cooper, Mry John D
Rockefeller, Mrs. Henry Ca
bot Lodge and model-actress
Suzy Parker.
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I y' r jf I j y f5" chiffon. These formali
: .O '(AVx 2 Pictured are three from
I 1 I La Pointe's wide
H collection.
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