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Medford Group Travels To Eugene for Program When recounting the ad vantages of the freeway type of highway, one should not forget the fact that it widens the cultural horizon for those who have access to it. The case and speed with which one can travel to Eugene, Portland or even San Fran cisco for concerts, plays or other musical or dramatic events means that an increas ing number of persons are doing so. Thus it was that a substan tial number of valley mem bers of Jackson County Civic Music association were in Eu gene Saturday night for the Civic Music attraction, "A Program for Two Players" starring two of this nation's outstanding dramatic perform ers, Helen Hayes and Maurice Evans, in Shakespearean ma terial. Twenty-five members chartered a Greyhound bus for the trip, the first time such a venture has been car ried out within the member ship, and others went by priv ate car. Executive Experience' This writer cannot speak for others, but. we" found the evening a completely satisfy ingeven an exciting experi ence. The combination of two truly fine stage players and Shakespeare could hardly miss. Miss Hayes and Mr. Evans lirst performed this program for the American Shakespeare theater festival in Stratford, Conn., last sum mer and since it was so suc cessful, it is on the road this winter with a total of 80 cities to be visited. Surely the two and' their company of managers and as sistants will not find, any where else on their tour, such an unfavorable place in which to stage a dramatic produc tion as McArthur court at the University of Oregon. It's main virtue is its size re gardless of the number of per sons who wish to attend a performance in it, there is always room in the cavernous building, used mainly as a basketball court. Because of its size, open construction and bad acoustics, musicians find the building a. poor one in which to give a concert. To present a program such as Miss Hayes and Mr. Evans are giving is truly a great challenge, and the two met the challenge admirably. Mi crophones and loudspeakers are, of course, a necessity, but the -system Saturday night worked so efficiently and un obtrusively that one was seldom aware that the words were being applied. After Saturday night's ex perience in Eugene, this writ er is convinced that Miss Hayes truly deserves her great reputation as an actress. After 57 years on the stage (she made her debut at the ago of five) Miss Hayes is a still vital, magnificent. The program runs the gamut of Shakespeare-tragedies, come dies, histories, songs and son nets, and Miss Hayes is equal to all of it. True, she may create a more perfect illusion for one character than an other, but this is of little con sequence. "Coniiance" Memorable This reviewer chose her portrayal of "Constance" in "King John" as the high point of the program. Seated with covered, bowed head, her face showing the agony of a mourning mother, she gave the scene in which Constance laments the death of her son, beginning with the words "I Am not Mad." Although brief, the scene is a memorable one. In other parts of the pro gram, the great actress was scarcely less fine. She strutted about the stage and created a bright and gay Rosalind for Mr. Evan's Orlando: with coy looks and fluttering eyelids she was Katherine respond ing to the wooing of Henry V. And she strongly matched wits with Mr. Evans in scenes from "The Taming of the Shrew." Technique is usually taken for granted in the truly great, but we cannot resist mention ing this woman's excellent diction. It is a positive joy to hear her speak the English language. Evans Distinguished Mr. Evans, whose career in American theater is also dis tinguished, both as an actor and as a producer, received the warmest applause Satur day night for his rendition of the scene from "A Midsum mer Night's Dream" in which the parts are being distributed and he is Bottom and com pany, changing the timbre of his voice for the various clowns. Mr. Evans enjoys this, and the audience enjoys it with him. He was commanding in his rallying cry speech from "Henry V" "once more into the breach, dear friends." This may be hearsay, but we had spected more of Mr. Evans. His voicb at least as he used it in the vast reaches of McArthur court, seemed to lack the richness and author ity which we have found in some of the actors who have appeared on the Ashland stage for the Oregon Shakespearean theater. Like every other Shakespeare fan in the audi ence, we waited for the fa mous "O, that this too too solid flesh" speech from Ham let, but it failed to stir us as it has done time after time from the Ashland stage. But as we have indicated, players are working against great handicaps when appear ing under such circumstances and with such a program the actor must shift swiftly from mood to mood, from role to role and there is little time for the actor to make the necessary mental preparation to build the character. Miss Hayes and Mr. Evans present their scenes and sketches on a small stage with a few simple benches and couch-like pieces of furniture; variety to the staging is fur nished by different stage levels. Miss Hayes opened the program wearing a handsome blue chiffon gown and after a time changed into one of brilliant green. She complet ed the program wearing an Not a Trace of Dirt It's fia.nitnnft uiean. 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(UPI photo) New Noble Grand Names Officers Gold Hill-Mrs. Albert Gas con, incoming noble grand of Amethyst Rebekah lodge, an nounced appointive officers who will be installed with her during joint ceremonies for 1963 officers of Odd Fellow lodge and the Gold Hill Re bekah lodge .Tuesday, January 8 at 8:30 p.m. at Gold Hill Grange hall. They are Mrs. Roy Borno man, right support to noble grandr Mrs. Joe Lewis, left support to noble grand; Mrs. George Dorman, chaplain; Mrs. L. L. Martin, warden; Mrs. Charles Stripling, con ductor; Mrs. Walter Dye, flag bearer; Mrs.' Earl Moore, out side guardian: Mrs. Evert (cq) Jennings, inside guardian; and the retiring noble grand, Mrs. Walter McLean will be instal led to the office of past noble grand for the coming year. A team from the Jackson ville Odd Fellow and Rebekah lodges will conduct the cere mony. Mrs. Earl Moore, re cently elected by Amethyst lodge as district deputy presi dent, will assist. ' Return . Mr. and Mrs. Dana W. Bow ers, 48 North Rose avenue, have returned after being in Eugene to. visit their son Ev erett Bowers ind his family, and in Portland to visit an other son, Donald Bowers, and family. SECTION C Medford! PAGES 1 to 8 t A If Tribune MEDFORD, OREGON. MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1963 Security Benefit Club Sets Event A large attendance was not ed for the Security Benefit club's first meeting of the year on January 2. The group meets each Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Pyth ian building. A noon lunch is served and dancing is conduct ed from 2 to 4 p.m. Interested persons are invited. The committee for January in charge of the lunches is made up of Mrs. Letha Jones, Mrs. Rose Crawford, Mrs. Leta Estcs, Mrs. Jesse Stagg, Mrs. Mamie Bryant and Mrs. James Bishop. Fred Clifford and Woddy Murphy assisted other mem bers of the orchestra in fur nishing the music for dancing at last Wednesday's meeting. The regular group is made up of J. P, Graham. Mrs. Ellaleen Townsend and Mrs. Otto De Jarnctt. A dance is planned for the evening of Friday, January 25. Hours will be from 8 p.m. to 12 midnight, with lunch for a nominal charge to be served at 10 p.m. The event will be held in the Pythian building. Social Events Women's News C1flflf7f7ff 1" FREE PARKING H. D. CHRISTENSEN elegant black gown of shim mering silk made with over skirt and small train. She made use of large shawls' and stoics to create mood and for the concluding sec Acs from "The Taming of the Shrew" she added an orange colored over-garment of velvet with loose panels. Her grey hair was worn in braids arranged in a high knot on top her head. The chartering of a bus seems to be an excellent idea for Civic Music members who wish to go to Eugene for pro grams, and we hope the plan is repeated. Saturday's group left the Greyhound depot about, 2:30 p.m. and slopped at the Village Green for a lei surely dinner, an arrangement which seemed to please every one. The group arrived at the court in good time and left soon after the end of the pro gram for the return trip home. O.S. Relatives Visit Hickman Home Guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hickman, 539 North Holly street, are their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Sutherland mil children Barbra. Debbie. Scott and Brent, Redway, Calif. Brent stayed ai ine Hickman home until the other members of the family re turned from southern Cali fornia. Another dauchlcr and son- in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Dunagan, Connie and Ronnie have just returned to their homo in Red BlufI, Calif., alt er visiting here. Mrs. Sutherland and tne Dunagans are former Medford residents. Canadians Leave After Visit Here Mr. and Mrs. Lester Camp bell of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and Mr. and Mrs. Lynwood Campbell of Co- bura. Ore. were houscgucsts of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Barnc- burg, 1297 Sunset avenue, i during the New Year holiday. Mr. and Mrs. Barncburg enter tained with a dinner Sunday afternoon for their honored guests and Mr. and Mrs. Don Anderson. Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. Barncburg were- childhood friends of Lynwood Campbell and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Campbell in Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Campbell left Tuesday morning for San Diego and Phoenix, Ariz, where they will spend the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Lyn wood Campbell returned to their home in Coburg. Washington Family Leaves After Visit Gold Hill-Mr. and Mrs. Vern Divers and five children left for their home at Ellcns bcrg. Wash, alter spending the holidays here with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Holderncss, Maple lane. While in Gold Hill the Divers also visited with hrr brother and sistcr-in law. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Holderncss and three children. A family dinner was held at the Paul Holderncss home. Family Dinner Recent Event Mr. and Mrs. John Benson, Highway 270; Eagle Point, and their son, Donald Benson, a Southern Oregon college student, joined Mrs. Benson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gleason at their home in Medford for a holiday observ ance. Others attending were the Glcasons' son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ches ter Peterson and family, Med ford; Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Glea son and family, Portland; and David Knox, formerly of Ash land, now a student at Long Beach State college, Stanton, Calif. The Ernest Glcasons earlier spent several days at Albany, Ore., where they were with their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Royal Gleason, and children. They were met there by another son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Al Gleason and their three sons from Lake Oswe go, Ore. Couple Entertain At Dinner Party Col. W. H. Paine and his sister, Mrs. Winifred Vail, 56 North Orange street, enter tained a number of friends at dinner on New Years day. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Rcnnc Grosh, Wilder villc, Ore., Mrs. Mollie Kcene, Karl Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Barncburg. and Mr. and Mrs. Don Anderson. The event was held at Stanley's restaurant. Visit 7 . Central Point-Recent visi tors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Gordon. 741 Free man road, were their grand sons, Finlcy and Roland Pa ccy, Grenada, Calif. While here they also visited their other grandmother, Mrs. Julie Tummcrs, Mon Dcsir Dining inn, 4615 Hamrick road. Wednesday Meeting , Set at Rogue-Elk Rogue-Elk-The members of Rogue -Elk Home Extension unit will meet Wednesday, January 16 at 10:30 a.m., in the home of Mrs. George Eastman. - - Mr. Albert Estin will as sist the hostess and the proj ect leaders will be Mrs. Oscar Hanson 'and Mrs. Morris Bush. Wilson School PTA Will Meet Don Hansen, Medford attor ney, will be guest speaker for the monthly meeting of the Wilson School Parent-Teacher association Friday, January 11, at 2:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Mr. Hansen's topic for the afternoon will be "The Legal Aspects of the School and Your Child." Entertainment will be fur nished by the Hungry Five, a Hcdrick Junior High group. Refreshments will be served by mothers of children in the fifth grade. Teachers will be in their rooms from 2 to 2:30 p.m. and available for parent consulta tion. Child care will be avail able in the activity room for pre-school children. At Lodge Hornbrook-A m o n I the guests at Kutzkey's lodge on the Klamath river are Robert Culpepper and his son. Earl, both of Sacramento. The pair arrived the day after Christ mas for their eighth annual winter fishing vacation at Kutzkey's. , Family Arrives Ashland-Mr. and Mrs. Don ald Scriptcr and children. Larry and Cindy, have arrived from Virginia and are visiting with the Paul Retters, 760 Clover lane, and with other relatives. They expect to make their permanent home in Ash land. Mr. Scripter recently retired from active army service as a chief warrant officer. The family lived in Ashland several years ago while he was on duty in Korea. Assembly To Install Jackonvillc-The tri-annual open installation of officers of Warren assembly, Internation al Order of Rainbow for Girls is scheduled for 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Sunday, Janu ary 13. All Masons and Order of the Eastern Star lodge mem bers and friends are invited to attend. Officers and choir girls of the assembly are to attend a practice session at the hall Saturday, January 12 at 1 p.m. Washington PTA Sets Observance Dad's night will be observ ed by the Washington Parent Teacher association Thursday, January 10 at 7:30 p.m., in the Washington Elementary school. Dr. Betty Lou Cunlop of Southern Oregon college, will speak on "Current Trends of Education.' Songs will be provided by Jarl Dyrud, vocal student at Medford High school. Refresh ments will be served. Return Home Gold Hill-Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Smith , and infant daughter, Shauna Jean Smith, have returned to their home at Corvallis after spending the holidays in southern Oregon. They were guests of his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Smith, Sardine Creek road and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Skyrman, Central Point. At School Gold Hill-Miss Donna Bur nett, a student at University of Oregon, has returned to Eugene after spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Burnett, Upper River road. CALENDAR Monday: 7:30 p.m. - Oak Grove PTA, school cafeteria. 7:30 p.m. - Parents Without Partners, First Christian church, 209 South Oakdale ave. 7:30 p.m. - Ruth Esther and Susannah Wesley units, Wcs leyan Service guild, at First Methodist church. 7:30 p.m. - Westminster Guild, fireplace room, First Presbyterian church. 7:30 p.m. - Women's Mis sionary circle of Bcrcan Bap tist church, with Mrs. Francis Poole. 8 p.m. - Olive Rebekah lodge, Odd Fellows hall. Tuesday: 9 a.m. - Women's Fellow ship executive board, First Christian church. 9:30 a.m. - Women's As sociation circles of First Pres byterian church: Hope, with Mrs. R. C. llousel, 547 Oak dale dr.; Mercy, with Mrs. A. A. Dumas, 2011 East Main st.: Temple, with Mrs. Otto Frohnmaycr. 1656 Spring st, 10 a.m Woman's Mission society, Eastwood Baptist church. 10:30 a.m; - Oak Grove Ex tension unit, home of Mrs. At Purdy, 1850 South Peach st. 12:30 p.m. - Woman's As sociation of First Presbyterian church, Jacksonville, home of Mrs. Dave Allen, 1000 Huener lane. 12:30 p.m. - Women's As sociation circles of First Pres byterian church: Bethany with Mrs. E. R. Durno. 2512 East Main St.: Faith, at church; Grace, with Mrs. E. G. Randolph, 1316 Siskiyou blvd. 12:30 p.m. - Women's Fel lowship, First Baptist church, at Girls Community club. 1:30 p.m. - Gold Star Moth ers. Medford chapter, . horn of Mrs. Matilda Dietrich, 939 North Central avc. 1:30 p.m. - Red Cross Com munity Service, club. 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