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0 o MEDFORD MAIL ThlBUnti. Mturotit), OHrJGON Federated First District Win Convention Honors. WLUHLaUHI, MA t In. iHod First district, Oregon Fed eration of Women's clubs, won 25 awards during the re cent state convention to top all districts of the state. The awards were announced and presented at an annual ban quet in Portland. Among the honors was the coveted Golden Rule Honor award presented to Travel Study club, Medford, for out standing participation in the General Federation of Wom en's clubs CARE program. Richard W. Reuther, East Setauket, N.Y., executive di erctor of CARE In the United States, presented the award. The Oswego Women's club was second and Roseburg Women's club, third. In the Richfield conserva tion contest, club awards were presented by K. W. Ne werf, conservation adminis trator, to Tigard Women's club, first; Wallowa County Junior Women's club, second; and Talent Federated Wom en's club, third Mrs. Clay M.. Lee, presi dent of First District, was pre sented an award for the dis trict with the greatest aver age inches of publicity per club. The Medford Junior Wom en's club took first place in the district, gathering in nine awards; Travel Study Club second with five awards; Ash land Women's Civic Club was third with three. Keynote Givan Keynote speaker at the convention, held in the Mult nomah hotel, was Mrs. Walter V. Magee, recording secretary of the General Federation, Lakewood, Ohio. Mrs. Magee emphasized "Membership," stating that membership is everybody's business, and that individuals and state clubs are important. She urged all clubs to be tal ent scouts. She explained that with the honor and pres- GLASS STAIN REMOVER Removes water stains, alkali deposits from windows, shower doors, tile, chrome, toilet bowls and basins. At your HARDWARE and PAINT STORE tige of office also comes re sponsibility. Mrs. Magee told how the federation is working to fur ther better relations between the women of the United States and other countries. One hundred and fifty federa tion women traveled to South America last year in order to better understand their prob lems, she said. Mrs. Frank Terrall Mrs. U. S. Savings Bonds, and a member of Zenith club of St. Helens, and Mr. T. S. Prt deaux, chairman Oregon sav ings Bonds committee, were featured speakers at a "Buy America" luncheon. Mrs. Terrall, an ambassa dor of good will for savings bonds, urged young women to enter this contest, and to remember it is a homemaker's convention, not a beauty con test. She stated that a patriot is one who guards his coun try's welfare. Officers Listed There are now 97 clubs with 3,715 members. New of ficers elected and .installed for the coming year are Mrs. Melford M. Nelson, Mon mouth, president; Mrs. John S. Tyler Jr., Salem, first vice president; Mrs. Walter B. Rich, Portland, second vice president; Mrs. Wallace Smith, Portland, member of West Hills Junior club, third vice president; Mrs. Thomas Onsdorf, Corvallis, recording secretary; Mrs. W. A. Burnap, Powell Butte, financial secre tary; and Mrs. Frank D. Reid, Rufus, treasurer. Mrs. Nelson's theme for the year is "A Challenge to Lead ership." She states that the challenge will be to add more qualified women and more clubs to the Oregon Federa tion through good leadership. Delegates from first district were Mrs. Lee; Mrs. Gene Chamberlain, Medford; Mrs. Roy Nye, Mrs. Ralph Foster, Ashland, delegates for the state; Mrs. William E. Sweet, Medford; Mrs. H. J. Stephens, delegates for first district; Mrs. Gladys Dooms, repre senting Ashland Women's Civic club; Mrs. Carl W. Pet erson, Travel Study club; Mrs. Eugene W. Ingram, Mrs. J. W. Grigsby, Jr., Mrs. F. D. Nelson, Medford Junior Wom en's club; and Mrs. William R. Harms, Mrs. Allen Cooley, and Mrs. C, M. Inman, Grants Pass Women's Federated Breakfast club. Mrs. Jack D. Brummond, Medford, Travel Study Club, also attended. Give the bow on your hat band a brushing occasionally. It's hard to get the dirt out of creases if it's allowed to accumulate. ( : -ys- s' L' Y-'f S . "l-lW-j TS- Sri rr vv - ? Tom Semple, Medford High school art student, nas won two awards this spring. The student was first named winner of the 1962 art talent contest for high school sen iors sponsored by the art division, Oregon Federation of Women's clubs. Sponsored in the contest by Travel Study club, Medford. the student entered a Northwest forest scene. More recently he was announced as winner of the Strathmore award for a black ink drawing entered in the national high school art exhibition. Young Semple is pictured here with Warren Wolf, art instructor at Medford High school, who is completing his last year in the local system. Mr. Wolf will leave this summer to take a position as as sistant professor and head of the art depart ment at Midland college, Fremont, Neb. Advice Given Gardeners For Winter Cold Damage , n r -a 1 ??'S rrdLnciscd.n loliitestone wre START Y0U 1CT FOR AS LOW AS Plac settings, starter sets and completer sets at SAVINGS! DINNERWARE-3RD FLOOR E. Main St. dford, Oregon Central Point The dam age to trees and shrubs from the severe cold of the past winter was the subject for Mrs. John Holmer's talk to I members of the Central Point j Garden club when they met recently. Mrs. Holmer advised very severe pruning in many in stances to give the root sys tem a better opportunity to send out a heavy growth above the ground. Mrs. Wallace West complet ed the program .with a talk on Oregon iris. Prizes were won by Mrs. Steve Benton, Mrs. Mads Mad sen and Mrs. H. W. Sturgeon. Arrangements of iris were shown by Mrs. Arnold Bohn ert and Mrs. Fred Shere. The date for a tour of the Garden of Old Roses in Jack sonville has been changed to May 23 at 10 a.m. A picnic lunch is planned at noon. Mrs. Don A. Faber will act as chairman of decorations at the Veterans Administration Domiciliary chapel during the month of July. A workshop on flower ar rangement, conducted by Mrs. Gaston Floux, at the home of Mrs. Holmer, will be held on Saturday, May 19, at 10 a.m. Members are to take their lunches and also flowers, fol iage, containers, clippers, frogs and clay. Mrs. Ivan Skyrman an nounced committees for the annual flower show to be held Oak Grove To Entertain Beginners Oak Grove school will hold a "Beginner's Day" Thurs day, May 17. Children who will enter school next year in the first grade, will be regis tered at that time. Members of the Oak Grove Parent -Teacher association will assist in the registration, which will begin at 12:45 p.m. in the school gymnasium. After registration, the chil dren will go to the first grade room to which they have been assigned and will take part in planned classroom activi ties and be served refresh ments. The parenls will meet in the gymnasium to hear a panel discussion of "Things of interest to parents of chil dren entering school for the first time." The panel will consist of Miss Gladys Dur rand, Medford school district elementary curriculum super visor; Mrs. JoAnne Driscoll, city school nurse; Mrs. Ja necn Johnson, speech thcra. pist with the city schools, and Robert Phillips, principal at Oak Grove school. Mrs. Marie Shafer. Oak Grove PTA president, will be moderator for the group. The program will be fol lowed by a tour of the school grounds Refreshments will be served the parents in the gym nasium. Daisy Sale Set Friday Saturday Medford Blue Star Mothers will holriethe annual Daisy sale Frwlay and Saturday, May 1819. Funds derived from the sale will be utl to carry on the group's work with men at the Veterans Ad mijwstration domiciliary, at White City, who are confined to wheel chairs The mothers also aid the families of veterans. in the Jewett Elementary school June 13 and 14. The club voted to again provide a 4-H scholarship. Mrs. Bohnert reported on the progress of a tree planting project at Jewett school stat ing that 185 trees have been planted to date. Mrs. C. W. Anhorn report ed on the junior activities and announced nine awards were won on essay and poster con tests at a recent district meet ing. The members voted to send in dues for two junior clubs to the state federation. One is led by Mrs. Anhorn and one by Mrs. Benston. Mrs. Wallace West and Mrs. Robert Schmidt will go as delegates to the stale convention in Sa lem, June 18 through 20. Mrs. Don A. Faber was host ess for the meeting assisted by Mrs. Fred Shere and Mrs. Wal ler Ricks. The June meeting will be in the home of Mrs. Don E. Faber. Sorority Plans Spring Luncheon Epsilon chapter, Delta Kap pa Gamma, International or ganization for women in the teaching profession, will hold the annual spring luncheon Saturday, May 19, at 12:30 p.m. at Tally Ho restaurant, Talent. On the program are a busi ness meeting, convention re ports and installation of of ficers. Mrs. Melvin E. Ottis, Grants Pass, will conduct the ceremony. Japanese Customs Theme For Talk at Women's Club Mrs. Richard Doi of Ash land spok to members of the Medford Junior Women's club of the Oregon Federation of Women's clubs May 9 in the home of Mrs. Robert Vincent, 1364 Siskiyou boulevard, Med ford. This was the last meet ing of the club year for the group. The speaker was born and educated in Japan on the Main island near Tokyo and has lived in this country for 11 years. Her subject was on "Japanese Women in the Home." In telling of Japanese customs, ways of living and traditions, Mrs. Doi said the wish of everyone in her home land was to have a Japanese Bridal Shower Is Given For Miss Tresham Miss Beverly Tresham, 306 Garfield avenue, whose mar riage to Steven Carlos Morris will be an event of July 20 in the Medford First Presby terian church, was guest of honor May 11 at a bridal shower in the Eagle Point Community building. Hostesses for the event were Miss Yetta Olson, Mrs. LeRoy Regester, Mrs. Jake Olsen and Mrs. D. J. Clave, of Areata, Calif., and formerly of Eagle Point. Decorations represent 1 n g brides and bridegrooms were used and the gift table was centered with an arrangement of red peonies. Miss Tresham is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Tresham of Areata, formerly of Eagle Point, and Mrs. Tresham trav eled with Mrs. Clave from Areata especially to attend the shower. The" bride-elect Is a gradu ate of Eagle Point High school and is assistant buyer of wom en's ready-to-wear at Mann's Department store. The bridegroom-elect is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Morris, 128 Mistletoe street. He is a Medford High school graduate and is attending the University of Oregon. Over 40 guests attended the event. In Klamath Falls O'Brien-Mrs. Evan Kubli is In Klamath Falls to spend some time with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs Richard Mock. wife, an American house and a Chinese cook. Eaeii of these ideals were explained as she spoke. Mrs. Doi explained that she enjoys western ways and western living and hopes that she can remain always in this country. Her husband is an art instructor at Southern Oregon college. Mrs. Robert Haworth pre sided at the meeting. The group endorsed the Sa bin oral polio vaccine pro gram being held in the coun ty, and plans for the annual installation banquet were made. Mrs. Robert Billingsly is chairman for the event, and she announced that the date has been set for May 23 in the Rogue Valley Country club. Assisting Mrs. Vincent will be Mrs. James Alleman and Mrs. William Clegg Jr. Ceremony Slated By Howard PTA ! Howard Parent-Teacher as sociation will install Mrs. Bruce Bateman as president for the coming year Thursday, May 17 at. 2:19 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose room. Mrs. Max Weston, president of Mc Loughlin PTA will be Install ing officer Others taking office will be Mrs. William Grensky, vice president; Mrs. Delhert Ross, secretary. Mrs. W 1 1 f o r d Schell, treasurer. Wilson Smith is retiring president. Music will be furnished by the Howard department chor us under the direction of Mrs. Victor Birdseye. Refreshments will be served by the execu tive committee and child care will be in the school gym nasium by members of the Howard Girls league. 7 Heippy Camp Woman Honored at Party .. Happy Camp - Mrs. Bob Haskell was honored at a sur prise birthday party given br , Mrs. Jack Welgle at the Wei gle home. Mrs. Haskell was given a shower of earrings. J Cards and refreshments followed. Prizes were won by Mrs. A. A. Hall, Mrs. Bcrnica Sutcliffe, Mrs. Marvin Sut cliffe and Mrs. Harvey West-by. GRADUATION W hen you ctre enough to send (he very best Cuom'e 217 E. Mai Off C III & Medford ( . Downtown Medford J I j ' " )P TAKE YOU J Roamer -j Imported Punched Florentina Calf Flexible full-platform soles f CHICK r'7mou, "Cushion Crescent THIS! supported arch PIATUKIIi Mid-height walking heel Combination last Black, uhite, bone uilh ecru trim; green uilh hemp tnm. ! 4 to 11, AAAA to O -I d $l6'95 l0 $l995 Bone Meih H W. Black Patent Black Leather i B rAr t7 rrVS Perforated Pig U O ' pO.0 I YOUR CHARGE ACCOUNT Min ind bre" S,ree,s , ! invited! 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