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4 THURSDAY. AUGUST 9. 1862 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON Women's News Social Events I I " . i ill I ... J " - ... ' III l-SJ:j J ' n I s I. l A nr.-' V'' ij smith ' ' y'r. r it- I ' ' I k- ..... V 1 iiijrlfcrtii'hVi 1 V Mrs. i f.j-v. Alvin Hopper (at left) and Mrs. Douglas Plumley are two of the members oi Beta Upsilon chapter. Beta Sigma Phi, who will model for the coming benefit style show which the chapter plans. 11 will be held Tuesday, August 14, around the pool at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Skinner, 2112 Hillside drive, and the clothing shown will be from Jean Hart's store. Reservations may be made by calling Mrs. Larry Rose, 773-5753, or Mrs. Jack Rents. 772-6796. Proceeds from the event will be used for the chapter's scholarship lor a Southern Oregon college student. New Eyes for the Needy Collects Old Eyeglasses f 1 f. .VI f it r '1 By GAY PAULEY UPI Women's Editor Short Hills. N. J. -UM- The hrari of a Christian mission in Uoanda. East Africa, wrote thai "1 ininu. this is more N ''S practical way f f , to counteract commun i s m here in Afri ca than any- thing else. . ." A Glen Ridge, N..I man. less fc,f.v international - Cay faulty ly minded a( the moment of writing, said "Enclosed are a ring, a den ture and some watches. This is a conglomeration of a wrecked romance, a wrecked tooth and wrecked time pieces. Maybe melted Into one piece they will be the begin ning o happiness for some one." Both are among Ihe letters received at headquarters in Short Hills, a fashionable old residential community near Nrw York, o the New Eyes for the Needy, Inc., a unique organization celebrating its 301 h anniversary this year. The organization grew from one socially prominent wom an's volunteer work at a Red Cross depot in New York during the depression of the early lfliffls when indigent ap plicants for fond packages of ten could not see how to fill In application blanks. She would lend them her glasses. Quarter-Million Helped It has expanded steadily until today, New Eyes spends each year $!i:t.000 on glasses for the needy around t h e world. It counts a quarter of a million persons helped. The founder of the charity was Mrs. Arthur E. Terry of Short Hills, who decided that a loan of glasses to the food applicants was not the answer. She began rounding up dis carded speetacles from friends 1o rionale. Ultimately, she de cided the only solution was to raise money to pay for new glasses, to he prescribed for the individual. Most of the glasses In the early donations had gold rims and Mrs. Terry figured these rould provide funds. Melt the frames and sell the gold. The EnriKht Hefinery. Newark. N. J , agreed to process the rims, and still does. 30 years later. The U. S. Assay Office gave the organization permission to collect gold scrap. New Eves slill prides itself on never asking for money--although il doesn't lurn down donations. Its income is from sale of the meltings from met al spectacle rims, the gold lhat goes into denture, gold and silver Jewelry which has some gold or silver "wash'' worth saving, and from the resale of real or costume jew elry, watches, lorgnettes, even fancy spectacle cases. Copy the Princess Dwieht D. Eisenhower. Her bert Hoover, Eleanor Roose velt, Bernard Baruch and Nelson Rockefeller are among I he "names" who have donat ed. Distribution of new glass es or some of the old slill usable such as sun glasses shipped to a leper rolony in Okinawa is arranged through hospitals and welfare agencies. Mrs. Terry died In 1947, and the Junior League of the Short Hills area took over. In 1058, because of its expan sion, the whole community adopted the project. Mrs. Jul ius W. Phoenix Jr., of Short Hills, is lis chairman. The day I visited headquar ters in the basement of Ihe parish house of Christ church it was "sorting day." A dozen of the 125 volunteers .were opening packages. These were all sizes from all parts of the country collected and mail ed from service clubs, wom en's clubs, youth organiza tions such as the Scouts, and Individuals. Mrs. Fred R. Emerson, of Short Hills, said that when plastic frames went into pro duction New Eyes worried that its source of income from the metal frames would drop. It hasn't, however, and the volunteers are delighted to hear that Princess Grace of Monaco has been wearing gold spectacles for formal wear. "We hope millions of wom en will copy her,'' said Mrs. Emerson. Gold Hill Church Women Set Meeting Gold Hill - Miss Jean Cun ningham, minister of the Gold Hill Christian church will be hostess for the next meeting of the Golden Circle Women's group on Monday. August 13 at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Gertrude Curry will be devotional lead er. II is planned lhat the event will be held out of doors on the patio. Supper Sunday Marks Birthday Mr. and Mrs. Kenn Knack stedt were hosts for a supper party Sunday evening which observed Mr. Knack s t e d t s birthday anniversary. Supper was served buffet style in the yard of their home, 91 Renault avenue. Fifteen were present for the event. The guests included Mr. Knackstedl s parents. Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Knackstedl. Halfhill7Visir In California Mrs. A. I.. Il.ilfhill and son, Jerry Halfhill. 80 Dakota street, spent six days at No vato, Calif . where thev were guests of Mrs. llalfhiil's son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs J a m e s Halfhill, and i tlieir son. Larry. James Half- hill, a Crater High school graduate, is a siatf sergeant in the Air Force and is sta I lioned at Hamilton field. He I joined the service in 1933. Half-Point Wins Noted For Bridge Several hall-point wins were recorded Tuesday night when Med ford Duplicate Bridge club held the August master point play. Nineteen tables of players were on hand, and play was in two sections. Saturday, August 11, has been set as the date of the monthly master point game of the Medford unit, Ameri can Contract Bridge league. It will be held at Girls Com munity club beginning at 7:45 p.m. North-south winners in Sec tion A last Tuesday night were Mrs. A. W. Lingaas and Mrs. Herbert Reddick, Grants Pass, first, 140; Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Durland, Grants Pass, second, 124Vi; Mrs. Sam Richardson and Robert Dick ey, third, 118'i; Mrs. Jack Mitchell and Mrs. F. R. Ba ker, fourth, 117'i. Winning east-west in this section were Mrs. Fred Pur din and Mrs. Lewis Smith, first, 131; Mrs. F. E. Bowman and Mrs. J. J. Finegan, sec ond, 130Vi; Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Hillary, Grants Pass, 114, third; Mrs. R. C. Cadmus and C. B. Brooks, Grants Pass, fourth, 113'2. Nine tables of players were In the first section, and 10 in the second. Winners In Section B, north-south, were Chester Reavis and George Rode, first, 178; Mrs. J. Herman and Mrs. J. P. Vachon, sec ond. 143; the Paul Hattons, third, 142; the George Brat tons, fourth, 141 4. East-west winners in this section were Mrs. Neal Dun lap and Miss Joyce Smith, Grants Pass, first, 167; the B. L. Sandersons, 166V4, sec ond; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ricker, third, 139'i; Mrs. Kenneth Peterson and Mrs. Jerry Lausmann, fourth, 135. Mrs. George Polskl and Mrs. Raymond Wise served a buffet lunch after the games. Virginians Visit " In Central Point Central Point - Mrs. R. E. Luehrs, and five children, Portsmouth, Va., are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eu gene Beasley and Mrs. Hazel Bowman, 521 Manzanita street. Mr. Luehrs Is a caplain with the medical corps on board the aircraft carrier, "Enterprise," now in the Med iterranean area. En route to Oregon, Mrs. Luehrs and the children visit ed relatives in Washington state and attended the World's Fair. They plan to visit at Merrill, Ore., before returning to Virginia. Couple Returns From San Pablo Hombrook - Mr. and Mrs. Ardon Burns returned Mon day from a week-end visit with their daughter and her family, Mr. and Mrs. William Paulsen and Debbie, Dale, and David in San Pablo, Calif. The previous week, Mr. and Mrs. Burns, accompanied by his mother, Mrs. Zela El more, spent four days in urn ville. Calif., with Mrs. El more's brother-in-law and sis ter, Mr. and Mrs. Eston Henderson. L. P. Olders Leave After Visiting Here Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Older, former longtime residents, have left for Lake Oswego after visiting with their daughter, Mrs. C. J. Nichuas, the former Miss Charlotte Older, and her family Pt 501 South Modoc avenue. At Lake Oswego they are guests of another daughter, Mrs. Donald Benson, the for mer Miss Patsy Older, and her family. After traveling from there to the World's Fair in Seattle and into Canada, the couple will return to Medford for several days about September 15 before continuing into California. They also have visited their daughter, Mrs. Vernon Ward, the former Miss Elise Older, at Eugene, and in Cali fornia they will be guests of another daughter, Mrs. Rob ert Wendt, the former Miss Billie Older, and her family at San Luis Obispo. Since Mr. Older's retire ment about three years ago the couple has traveled throughout Europe and in all but seven stales in the United States. During their trip to Europe, Mrs. Older, who was born in Paris, France, was reunited with relatives for the first time in 48 years. Alumni Dance All former Southern Ore gon college students are invit ed to attend the Alumni dance in the Britl ballroom, Satur day, beginning at 9:30 p.m., free of charge, it was an nounced by Hugh G. Simpson, director of alumni affairs. Simpson added that it was not necessary to participate in any of the other events of the reunion to attend the dance. Book Fair Seeks Annuals Ashland High school and college annuals are in de mand at the Tudor Guild Book Fair in the Stump Art gallery. Yearbooks from any school and of any period are on the wanted list of an anonymous collector. It seems that the gentleman began his unusual hobby in 1927 and has now amassed an interesting collection which includes one yearbook from an Eastern college published in mid-1 9th century. He de clares that he has annuals from every major university in the United States and from many colleges and high schools. Contributors of books to the Tudor Guild Book Fair are asked to take them to the Stump gallery on the Plaza between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. any week day. Proceeds from the sales go to the Guild's Shakespearean Festi val scholarship fund. Mrs. Ball Home From California; Sees Art Exhibit Mrs. Thomas P. Ball, 1025 j Ingrid avenue, is home after a week's vacation in Califor nia. From here she treveled to Redding where she was a guest of her brother-in-law I and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Dulin. Mrs. Dulin then accom-; panied her to San Francisco, their former home, where ! they visited relatives. While in the Bay city they attended an art exhibit at the Maxwell gallery where they i viewed paintings done by ! Robert Watson, an impression ist, and Gian Carlo Erizzo, who uses blues and greys in desert scenes to denote spirit and peace. Guests To Arrive . For Valley Visit Mr. and Mrs. Jack Allen and daughter, Nancy, Wheat land, Calif., and Mrs. Allen's sister, Mrs. Edna Zalk, Omaha, Neb., are to arrive today in Medford as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Meier, 3410 North Pacific highway, and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Tousignant, 137 Wil lamette avenue. They also will vsit Mr. and Mrs. Owen A. Kunkel, 1411 East MeAndrews road, and Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Kunkel, 201 Willamette avenue. The visitors formerly lived in Minden, Iowa, and were neighbors of the Kunkel fam ily. Mrs. Allen was a class mate of Mrs. Meier and Mrs. Zalk was a classmate of Mrs. Tousignant. A dinner is planned for Friday evening when mem bers of the various families will attend. Southern Oregon Artists Announce Week End Show The sixth annual Green wich Village art show in Li thia park, Ashland, has been set by the Southern Oregon Society of Artists for this week end. It will be held Au gust 11 and 12 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. All artists in the area are invited to exhibit, the com mittee states. Eugene Bennett, Medford, Mrs. Mark Young, northern California artist and Dwaine Smith, Medford photogra pher who is the official Shakespearean festival photo grapher, and who operates Classic studio here, are among those who will have works in the show. The public is invited to at tend the show, and to vote for their favorite entry. Oils, wa tercolors, sculpture and other media will be included. The winning selections will be exhibited at thi C a p i t a 1 restaurant in Salem from Au gust 17 through September 11. Calendar Thursday: 6:30 p.m. - Rogue Valley Alumnae of Pi Beta Phi, home of Mrs. Houston L. Bush Jr., 118 Black Oak dr. 7:30 p.m. - Re-La-Da-Sa Women's organization, 1173 Vawter rd. Friday: 2 p.m. - Pas Presidents of Fraternal Order of Eagles auxiliary, 2093 home of Mrs. Primio Ciardi, 40 North Quince st. LADIES GIRLS Handy And Imaginative Razor Shear Haircuts Are Personal Effective Reasonable MR. TIMS GRAND HOTEL 202 N. Front St. For Your Convenience & Savings Big Double load Washers ilDOWHTOW?58" LAUNDROMAT .STEWART' - ... ?5ll TH h v n uu: u K ' 1 II II ULJ I ..11 I " V V? I II ill 1 II II I V J II I on all SUMMER fia SHOES I ONE GROUP I I J I I ONE GROUP II & A I II I B I vaiiif: f I ' I 11 I I U l VALU t J fj $14.99 " J j "j T0 -ii- J J $10.99 n j) MnsHREaPirjsd - W ..... LJ fj HURRY! jpffi I ONE GROUP I EM, SAVE! . 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