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ill inunaUht, AfnlL ID, iaoj MtWUKO MAIL IHldUNE, MEDFORD. OB!' Social Events Women's News RIBS When visiting with mother at Sharon Home in Ccnlralia we spend a part of each day reading aloud. This time much of the reading was in John Steinbeck's "Travels With Charley" which Sister Peg had already started and which was at hand. We recommend this thoughtful hook in which Steinbeck "discovers" his own country and says some things about it which need to be said. There's a lot to be seen and heard and learned while driving around these United States, and John Steinbeck's mastery of words is put to good use in recording what he saw and heard and learned. Too, there's Charley, the big poodle of the book. The trip and the book would have been much less interesting without Charley. Early in his travels Author Steinbeck drove through Maine at potato harvest time. He wrote: "I've seen many migrant crop-picking people about the country Hindus, Filipinos, Mexicans, Okies away from their states. Here in Maine a great many were French Canadians who came over the border for the harvest season. It occurs to me that, just as the Carthaginians hired mercenaries to do their fighting for them, we Americans bring in mercenaries to do our hard and humble work. 1 nope we may noi oe overwhelmed one day by peoples not too proua or too lazy or too soft to bend to the earth and pick up Wf things we eai. Charley accompanied his master almost everywhere but not the morning that Author Steinbeck decided to attend iervicea in a John Knox church in Vermont. The writer found that there was no nonsense in this church and that the minister preached a fire and brimstone sermon. "Hav ing proved that we, or perhaps only I, were no aamn gooa, he painted wnn cool certainty, wnm wan unuiy w invyoi A Ani-im inrH I I V ' II II IVMI IVVW Company To Be Honored At After-Theater Party An aflcr-theatcr party hon oring Dame Judith Anderson and her company, booked to appear here April 27 for the Mcdford Broadway Theater league, is being planned by the board. The supper will be held in the banquet room at North's Chuck Wagon; all those who hold Theater league season tickets are invited, and a charge will be made. Those wishing to attend are asked to phone their reserva tions to Mrs. Fllzhugh Brew er, 772-5651, or Mrs. Gordon Williams, 773-5211. Three players will accom pany Miss Anderson, who is often called the greatest trag Ic actress of the present time The program will include ex cerpts from Medea and "Macbeth." William Roerick, veteran actor who has appear ed in many dramatic produc tions, plays opposite Miss An derson, and the remaining players are Lilyan Chauvin and Fred Forsman. The per formance will be at the Holly theater. This will be the final play for the 1962-63 season, and Rebekah Lodge Appointments to us if we didn't make some basic reorganizations for which he didn't hold out much hope. He spoke or neii as an expert, not the mush-mush hell of these sort days, out a well-stoked, white-hot hell served by technicians of the first order. This reverend brougnt it to a point wnere we could understand it, a good hard coal fire, plenty or orati, and a squad of open-hearth devils who put their hearts Into their work, and their worK waa me. i Degan to ieei good all over. For some years God has been a pal to us, practicing togethernesa, and that causes the same emptiness a lather does playing sonoaii wnn nis son. inis vermuru God cared enough about me to go to a lot of trouble kick ing the hell out of me. He put my slna In a new perspective. Whereas they had been small and mean and nasty and best forgotten, thla minister gave them some size and bloom and dignity. I hadn't been thinking very well of myself for aome years, but if my sins had his dimension, there was some pride left. I wasn't a naughty child but a first-rate sin ner and I was going to catch it. "I felt so revived in spirit that 1 put five dollars in tne plate and afterwards, in front of the church, shook hands warmly with the minister and as many of the congregation as I could. It gave me a lovely sense of evil-doing that lasted clear through till Tuesday. I even considered beating Charley to give him some satisfaction too, because Charley is only a little less sinful than 1 am. All across the country I went to church on Sundays, a different denomination every week, W nowhere did I find the duality of that Vermont preacher. He forged a religion designed to last, not predlgested obsolescence. Gold Hill - Members of Amethyst Rebekah lodge have voted to recommend Mrs. Walter McLean for the ap pointment as district deputy president. Mrs. Albert Gas con, noble grand, will be the other delegate to represent the lodge at the Rebekah As sembly of Oregon at the Dallas May 21 through May 24. Mrs. Gascon presided at the meeting held at the home of Mrs. Daniel Stewart. Plans to attend two friend- ahip nights of their lodges in the district were made. Mrs. McLean, good - of - the-ordcr chairman will have charge of entertainment arrangements. Members will go to Mt. Pitt Rebekah lodge at Central Point to attend Friendship night there on Wednesday, April 17. Prior to leaving for Cen tral Point the regular busi ness meeting of Amethyst lodge will be held at 7 p.m. the Mcdford league is already working on plans for the next season. The membership drive will be May 12-18. Tnose wishing to renew their mem berships may call Mrs. Arlon Skinner, 772-8913. Already booked for next season are "The Sound of Music," "Take Her, She's Mine" and " A Man for All Seasons." All of these have been Broadway hits within the last season or so. Friendship Night Is Observed Friendship night recently was observed by Bethel 69, International Order of Job's Daughters, Escorted and Introduced were bclhel queens, Miss Patricia Harris, Bethel 14 Mcdford; Miss Jeanne Mast ers, Bethel 71, Grants Pass senior princess, Miss Ada Har ris, Bethel 14; junior prin cesses Miss Kathy Collings worth, Bethel 38, Central Point, and Sandra Drewer, Bethel 71, and Miss Patricia Brewold, past queen of Bethel 89 Mrs. Kenneth Gildner, grand guardian for Oregon who was present for an in formal visit with the bethel, also was escorted and intro- duced. Mrs. John North, a grand messenger; Mrs. Thomas Den- ney, guardian of Bethel 71; Mrs. Glenn Kelley, guardian of Bethel 38; past associate grand guardian and present supreme fraternal relations and grand fraternal relations, L. R. Manning; and Fred Pur din, thirty-third degree Mason and inspector general of Scot tish Rite, all were introduced. Morris Boughner, past asso ciate guardian of the bethel was introduced and acted as associate guardian for the evening. It was voted to donate money to the Ethel Wead Mick memorial fund, Mrs. Mick being the founder of the Job's Daughters. Money will IMaaaHaaaaaaHaBalaaaflHMHaHHaV' Vtajfl Wf I KL Rehearsals Under Way For Play Calendar "Five Finger Exercis." a drama about family life problems, is now playing at the Footlighter theatar at tha Fairgrounds. In the cast are (left to right) John Gregory, cast as the father who cannot understand his college-age ion; JoAnn Berg is the domi neering, loo - possessive mother and Eldon Mitchell ii their frustrated, fearful son. The play will continue nightly through Sat urday and curtain time is 8:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale at the box office. Coffee and cookies are served during intermission. . ,. . . . , j at the home ot Mra. Paul One of Steinbeck's disappointments was that he found Thom ,on few who wanted to talk politics (ne snouiq nang arounu Th(, l0i0wnJ night Gold The Mall Tribune newsroom for a time!) but there were H, Rcbekahs plan to go to aome. une waa a man in no ...u , Mountaineer Rebekah lodge the conclusion that "belting the Hussians has become a L, Giendale to attend Frlend univeraal outlet for Americana. He remembers the 'I ship night there on Thursday, wnen -people iook evtrjiumi i n ' , April 18 ... . I n i liar I I, ..A,, .,...1. Dude ano 1 The successful completion of the annual membership campaign and details of the coming season's programs were announced yesterday by Jackson County Civic Music association. More than 1,000 memberships were sold dur ing the campaign which clos ed April 6, and during the next several days three addi tional concerts were arranged making a total of five for the 1963-64 season. In addition to the previous ly announced Vienna Boys choir and the Paris Chamber orchestra, the county associa tion has booked Erick Fried man, violinist; Lucine Amara, Metropolitan Opera company soprano, and Hans Richter Haaser, noted European pianist. Mrs. Darell Huson, presi dent of the association board. points out that all three of the artists signed are much n demand and none would have been available if the association had not conducted spring drive. In the case of Miss Amara, the local as sociation was able to secure the one remaining open date the artist had for the coming also be donated for a scholar- season. shiD fund in memorv nf Miss rs. Huson reminded mem- Civic Music Association Completes Season's Plans nmii ie (ho Russians. "Mavbe everybody needs Russians I'll bet even In Russia they need Russians. Maybe they call it Americana." At the time of writing, we haven't finished the book, but we certainly can't stop In the middle of it. His description of the "carcinomatous" (cancerous) growth of the Pacific Northwest Is particularly arresting and he wonders "why progress looks so much like destruction." Of course Mr. Steinbeck knows that the reason progress looks like de struction Is because it is destruction. For instance growth and civilization in the western states is based partially on destruction of the forests, and our fine, new "fearways" as Radio Commentator Hemingway calls them, have in a sense, destroyed thousands of acres of fine, fertile soil, which had been producing food, flowers, plants and trees. O.S. William Force Visits Family Gold Hill-William R. Force came from his home in West Vancouver, Canada, to spend the Easter week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. II. D. Force, and his sister, Miss Judi Force and brothers, Jack and Dave. Guests Visit In Brookings Illinois Valley Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Robinson and family, Kerby, were week end guests in Brookings in the home of Mrs. Robinson's mother, Mrs. Una Burgess. Home Prospect - Mrs. Robert Conger returned last week from a trip to San Francisco and Los Angeles. She luid been accompanied to the Bay city by Mr. Conger who re turned after a week's visit there. They were guests of Mrs. Conger's mother, Mrs. Betli Nichols, who then ac companied Mrs. Conger to Los Angeles for a visit with Mrs. Conger's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Elchorn. During the annual Jackson ville Trek on Saturday, April 20, Mrs. SIrena Davis, a can didate for Amethyst lodge wlill receive the initiation de gree. Mrs. Charles Stripling, gen eral chairman of the I. O. O. F. and Rebekah building fund committee, gave a pro gress report. Mrs. Gascon announced the reappointment of Mrs. Evert Jennings a9 chairman of the United Nations Pilgrimage for Amethyst lodge, and also renamed Mrs. Jennings as chairman of Community ser vice. Mrs. Myrtle Kelso, long time member of the lodge, who now resides in Mcdford, attendee! the mceling. Party Is Held In Central Point Central Point Joe Niko dym Jr., was honored at a card party April 12 at the Nikodym li o m e, 435 Orr drive, which observed his birlhdny anniversary. His classmates in the sev enlh and eighth grades of Central Point Junior High ..liiMiWc .,.!, n ....I I . iiio .roup ,.. aanccd, and save a lop of each color. I were served. Before discarding men's or refreshments Law.' ee i oeV I La Pointe's Lingerie I I Maternity B Foundations I CTORK I s,re,ch Pan,s I Wlml H-B Dresses H I NOOK I Swim Suits I Linda Young who was senior princess of Bethel 4, Portland. The senior princess an nounced her project for the term as an auction to be held at the meeting on May 2. The junior princess announced a rummage sale would be held on Saturday, April 27. The girls of the helhel whn participate in the Lord's Prayer ceremony performed for the Scottish Rite lodge Thursday, April 11, and will perform for the Blue lodge. April 19. An addendum was held when visiting bethel girls made Easter bonnets. First prize was won by the Central Point bclhel. Refreshments were served by the Misses Day Lynch, Lorna Clark, Cheryl Bram hall, Shirley Isaacs and Betty Meyers, assisted by their mothers. The next meeting will be Thursday. April 18, at 5:30 p.m. in the Mcdford Masonic temple, Following the meet ing plans have been for mem bers to attend the Friendship night of the bethel at Shady Cove. Student Work Is Displayed Ashland - Drawings, paint ings, block prints, and ink drawings by students or Soulh Junior high school. Grants Pass, are on display in Brill Student center. South ern Oregon college, it was an nounced by Miss Marion Ari.v of the college art department. The exhibits, which were accomplished under (he direc tion of Mrs. Marjorie Bou ncy, art teacher, are de scribed as being good ex amples of desirable junior high school work. Teachers in t ho field are encouraged to bring in selections from their Students work to display at the college. Miss Ady said. The works may be viewed in Brill ill. in the hallway outside, and in the window of Brill 120 during regular class hours. Couple Honored By Yreka Lodge Yreka -A farewell parly in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Manning was given by sever al members of Siskiyou court. I Order of the Amaranth, at ' the Masonic temple recently. Mr and Mrs Manning will i move, front Yreka in the near future io Palo Alto, Calif., ! where he has a new position Mr. Manning is Ihe retiring ! royal patron and Mrs. Man ning is a past royal matron Gifts were presented the honored guests. The Mannings recently rc I turned from a 10-day trip to j Mexico bers of the season just closing that one concert remains on the schedule. The Tipton Chamber Music group will play here May 16. In addition to ensemble numbers, one number will be a piano con. certo with the remaining mu sicians playing the accompa niment. Earlier this week Dave Sengstack, head of the Sum my-Birchard company, own ers of the Civil Music associ ation, spent several hours in Medford conferring with Mrs. Huson abobt association plans. Memorial Dinner Plans Reviewed The Eleanor Roosevelt league at its April meeting at the Hotel Medford review ed plans for the annual Roo sevelt Memorial dinner as pre sented by Ted Philips, co- cnairmap with Mrs. Frank Christian, for the 1963 event. The dinner will, be held on May 11 at the Hedrick Junior High school with Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin as speaker. Because of the extensive planning for the Memorial dinner, Mrs. Christian an nounced there will be no May meeting of the league. All members of the league are assisting with the plans for tne annual banquet. The June meeting of the league will be an evening session to Which the members are inviting their husbands. It will be held in the new home of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Norton and the tentative date is June 13. MOLB Elects Delegates Delegates were elected April 9 by Roguette circle, Military Order of Lady Bugs for a royal hunt of the group to be held May 3 through 5 in Coos Bay. Elected were Mrs. E. G. Heim, Mrs. Lucile Warner, and Mrs. Virgil Lacy. Alter nates elected were Mrs. Lill ian Hukili, Mrs. Mary New mann and Mrs. Thomas Wil kins. Reports were given during the meeting on a recent visit to the Veterans Administra tion hospial in Roseburg. Giv ing the reports were Mrs. Ivan Lusk and Mrs. Con Rost. The trip was sponsored by Silver Peak circle of Riddle with local circle members as guests. On the trip from here were Mrs. B. F. Allison, royal lady gold bug of Oregon; Mrs. Cora Card; Mrs. Lusk, royal lady firefly, Mrs. Rost, assist ant royal lady firefly, and Mr. Allison, who represented the World War I veterans group. Mrs. Lusk, hospital rep resentative, Willi Mrs. Harold Sutherland, her assistant, will sponsor a party for MOLB of Oregon at the Veterans Domi ciliary in White City April 25. Announcement was made of the annual hobby fair at the domiciliary April 20 and 21 when Veterans Administra tion Volunteer service women will serve refreshments. Mrs. Thomas Lynch is refreshment chairman. Calendar nonets ana newi roe the society section of The Mnil Tribune must be eubmitten in writing end deadline for the Sun day edition ! 1 p.m Friday I'-.id- l:n fnr tha ulrlv iilanrfi, i. il Phoenix - Rehearsals are a.m of the day of publication and , ii ni :.. tor wees day news ii 9 p.m tha under way for the Phoenix d befor, publicauon. High school Mask club pro-1 duction of "The Mouse That I Thursday Roared," adopted for stage! 7 p.m. - Table Rock en- by Christopher Sergei. The play will be held in the Phoe nix High school gymnasium, May 2 through 4 at 8 p.m. A small charge will be made campment and auxiliary, Med ford IOOF hall. 7:30 p.m. - Rogue Valley district, Oregon Music Teach ers association, student reci- and a special price will be I tal, Purucker's Music house, given students. ; Medford. "The Mouse That Roared" P.' RNA od P. u.i i- , ttnan bldg. 'S, a,,s i V! ? comed; 8 p.m. - Adarel chapter, of United States foreign aid OES Jacksonville Masonic policy. Fenwick, a small teniDle duchy, is slowly going broke." It's head of state is Duchess Gloriana, played by Lori Braun and understudy Rosa Hlte. Her uncle. Count montjoy, Mike Langley, and man of the people David Benter, Richard Coulter, have several plans to solve the nation's problems. Hero Tully Bascom, Dale Sauer, is final ly sent to declare war on the United States. The plan is to lose to the United States and then receive United States aid to "rehabilitate" the "conquered" country. The result of this plan is a quite startling turn of events, caus ing international complica tions. Professor Kokintz, Frank lin Perkins, an eccentric American, Chet Beslon, Secre tary of State, Jim Cearly and Dan Cooper, and the Presi dent of the United Stales, Ron Patterson, are other major roles. A total of 36 students pariicipate in the Mott, art and English instructor, is director. Carol Anderson and Pat Beniley are assistant director and stu dent director, respectively. Others on the production staff are, stage manager, Dennis Grennan; make-up, Barbara Watson; costumes, Carol An derson and Barbara Watson; house, Pam Grove; lights, Steve Denham, and publicity, Laura Griffith. Session Planned By Pocahontas Weatonka council, Degree of Pocahontas, will meet Fri day, April 19 at 8 p.m., in the Redman hall on Apple street. Members are reminded by of ficers to take "white ele phant" items with them for game prizes. The refreshment committee is made up of Mrs. Noel Erskine, Mrs. Esther Hobbs and Mrs. Lyle Brown. 8 p.m.-Dcrbv Hoedowners, Derby Community hall. Friday 12 noon Medford Fifty plus club, St. Mark's Episco pal church, Guild hall, cor ner Fifth st. and North Oak dale ave. 12 noon - Southern Oregon chapter, National Association of Retired Civil Employees, Army Reserve building, 701 North Columbus avenue. 2:30 p.m. - Jefferson PTA, at school. Fifty Plus Club To Hold Party Members with birthday an niversaries in April will be honored at a meeting of Med ford Fifty Plus club Friday, April 19. It will be held at St. Mark's Guild hall, corner of Fifth street and Oakdale avenue, at 12:30 p.m. Members attending ara asked to take a sack lunch and birthday cakes will ba provided. Cards, games and dancing are planned. All interested persons ara invited to attend. t Dance Classes Are Announced Buckles and Bows Square dance club will sponsor square dance lessons begin ning Monday, April 22 from 8 to 10 p.m., in the Country Square, one mile west of Tal ent junction on Colver road. All persons interested in learning modern square danc ing are invited. The first two lessons will be free of charge. Instructors will be Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Workman. Those who want further information may call the Workmans. tele phone 535-1150. Teenagers may join the group and if enough respond a night will be set aside especially for them, those in charge announced. PEAR BLOSSOM Thursday -Friday -Saturday Only! Sensational Dress Value! Lovely spring prints in cottons, silks and peasantes, includ ing formals and costumes. Tremendous size range . . 5 to 15, 8 to 20 and 12' 2 to 22Vi. Bring a Friend To Help You Share These Terrific Dress Buys! V Rids 'n Shop Member Regular to $35.00 $' 17:2ss29 Regular to $45.00 27:2i$49 Regular to $69.95 $ 37 Your Charge Account Invited! Main and Bartlett Streets Downtown Medford Phone 772-6428
