' WEDNESDAY. APRIL 24. 1963
President's Sister 'In Background'
(Editors note: This is the
third of five profile - inter
views of "the other Kennedy
women" the President's
sisters and sisters-in-law. To
day's subject is Pat Kennedy
Lawford.)
By VERNON SCOTT
United Press International
Santa Monica, Calif. - Url -Pat
Kennedy Lawford has
succeeded in a most difficult
accomplishment she has
managed to stay pretty well
in the background although
her brother is President of
the United States and her
husband a movie star.
At 35, Mrs. Lawford rep
resents the Kennedy family
on the West Coast. Califor
nia casual is how she describes
New York Mrs. Peter
Lawford, sister of President
Kennedy, has succeeded in a
most difficult task - manag
ing to remain in the back
ground even though her broth
er is President of the United
Stales and she is married to
a well-known actor. (UPI).
her life with her husband,
Peter, and four children in
their beach - front Santa Mon
ica home.
Like her famed sister-in-law,
Jacqueline, Mrs. Law
ford is in the process of com
pletely redecorating her Spanish-style
home, which previ
ously belonged to the late
movie mogul, Louis B. May
er. Tall, slender and athletical
ly inclined, the President's
sister is "in" with the Holly
wood set, and was a mem
ber of the socially active
movie crowd long before her
brother became president.
Meet at Convention
She had worked for Kate
Smith and the National Broad
casting company in Holly
wood before she met her husband-to-be.
And when they
did become romantically in
volved it was at the 1952 Re
publican convention, of all
places, where both were spec
tators. In April of 1954 the cou
ple was married in the Ken
nedy family home. The bride's
brothers were ushers for Ac
tor Lawford.
Because the Lawfords duck
publicity they rarely venture
to motion picture premieres
or parties in night clubs, pre
ferring instead to entertain
at home. Occasionally they
can be found having dinner
with friends at LaScalla res
taurant in Beverly Hills.
Mrs. Lawford, however, is
far from the typical Califor
nia housewife.
Works With Children
She is a member of the
board of directors of the Ken
nedy Chi'1 Study Center in
Los Angeles, spending many
hours a week working with
the children. She also is an
active member of SHARE
which provides for orphans
in countries throughout the
world.
When lime allows, the Law
fords dash off to the Riviera
Country club, a 15-minute
drive from their home, for 18
holes of golf. Lawford says
that his wife is the better
golfer.
They also ride horseback,
and Mrs. Lawford is a tcn
. uitili Privacy prevails
when the couple swim it's
in the family pool rather tnan
the ocean whose combers
break only a few feet from
their patio wall.
Mother of Four
For the most part Mrs.
Lawford's life is devoted lo
her children. Christopher. 7.
Sidney. 5, Victoria. 3. and
Robin. 1.
In the past year Lawford
produced his first movie.
"Johnny Cool." and Mrs. Law
ford was a frequent guest on
the set.
At home two servants care
for the housekeeping and
rooking, although Mrs Law
ford is an accomplished cook
herself. In the evening when
friends drop by and most
of them are show folk it
is not unusual for Pat to
retire to the kitchen to pre
pare a snack.
She dresses in colorful and
very chic blouses, shorts and
Capri pants around their
rambling house. In public she
is attired expensively and in
the height of fashion.
President's Favorite
A great fSYDfttt of the
President's. Mrs. Lawford
was surprised on her birth
day last year when her hus
band took her to a plane and
flew her to San Francisco.
where more than a dozen of
the Lawford's friends had
gathered from Hollywood for
a dinner party. The President,
although not present, was in
on the conspiracy from the
beginning.
The Lawfords visit Hyan
nis Port, the Florida White
House and Pennsylvania ave
nue every year, most of the
time taking their brood along.
She still admits it is a great
thrill to visit the White House
where she and Lawford fre
quently spend the night on
visits to the most renowned
Kennedy of them all. Both
Pat and Peter keep their ears
to the ground politically, too.
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These every day prices range from 26.95
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Our everyday price is 3.98. These famous name
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Forsake "Clan"
The Lawfords no longer
are members of Hollywood's i
so-called "clan." Rather, they
mix socially with a wide va
riety of picture people, from .
Janet Leigh and her husband i
to song writer Jimmy Van
Heusen and producer Arthur
Loew Jr.
Around these people, indi-1
i viduals she has known for i
years, Mrs. Lawford's reserve
breaks down and she moves
easily in the conversational
give and take of "show biz."
The Lawfords resent being
called "hipsters," but they
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NYLON SUPS
MEDFORD
Orchid Society
Slates Session
A meeting of the Rogue Val
ley Orchid society is planned
for Friday, April 26, at 7:30
p.m. at the D. J. Bolton home,
1701 Panorama drive, Med
ford. Interested orchid grow
ers are invited.
are definitely "hip" to the
special lingo of Hollywood.
Politics is a favorite topic
with the Lawfords, sports a
favored pastime. But the
highpoint of any given day
is when Mrs. Lawford's big
brother calls from Washing
ton to say hello and to in
quire about his nieces and
nephews.
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MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON
Speaker Listed
Dr. Stewart Atkinson,
Southern Orgeon college in
structor and clinical psychol
ogist for the Family and Child
Guidance clinic, will be the
guest speaker of the evening
circle of Women's fellowship
of the Congregational church,
Thursday, April 25. Beginning
at 8 p.m. the meeting will be
held in the home of Mrs. Em
mett Bullard. 22 North Berk
eley way. Assisting Mrs. Bull
ard will be Mrs. Harry He'd
enrich and Mrs. Riley Win
chcll. Devotions will be led by
Mrs. Porter Lombard. All wo
men of the church are invited
to attend this newly-organized
evening group.
4 days
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Floral prints, stripes, checks and novelties in care
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4 days savings on
Cotton Knit Dresses
$
7.99
usually to 14.98 cotton knit dresses and shifts in a
wide array of solid colors and beautiful woven
jacquards. 4 days to save.
Medford Woman
Returns Home
Mrs. Fred Rankin, 18 Rich
mond avenue, has returned to
her home here after spending
more than a month in Blair,
Neb. and in Paradise. Calif.
Mrs. Rankin, who was call
ed to Blair by the death of her
sister-in-law, visited her
brother, Mark Bcaty and oth
er relatives in Sioux City and
Omaha.
Returning West, Mrs. Ran
kin spent the Easter holidays
with her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce
McDonald, an dfamily in Par
adise, Calif.
O'Brien - A former princi
pal of Selma school, Bill Love,
Hemct, Calif, visited in the
Illinois valley last week.
only
DRESSES
Trip Reviewed
For Members
Ashland - Members of the
Senior Citizens' club who
were brave enough to face
Tuesday's wintry weather had
an afternoon trip across the
United States with George
Babcock. They saw the coun
try from New York to Oregon
through the narrator's de
scription. A presidential gavel, gift of
Herbert Specht, was received
and a game presented by the
Soroptimist club was played
for the first time. Mrs. Delta
Martin and Mrs. Belle Dieck
man were hostesses. The meet
ing was held in Trinity Parish
hall.
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Dance Lessons Slated Tonight
v Round dancing lessons will I no obligation to continue, the
be given this evening from 8
to 10 o clock in the Country
square, one mile west of Tal
ent junction on Colver road,
officers of the Buckles and
Bows Square Dance club have
announced. Instructing will
be Mrs. Floyd Workman. Cur
rent and old round dances
will be danced and reviewed.
All interested square dancers
are invited.
Beginners square dance les
sons will be sponsored by the
club every Monday from 8 to
10 p.m. begining April 29 in
the Country square. Anyone
interested in learning modern
square dancing la invited. The
first two lessons will be giv
en without charge and with
4 days savings
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shift gowns and sleepcoets in Dacron Polyester
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MATERNITY BLOUSES
5.79
Instead of 5.95. From your favorite
assortment of styles at tremendous
in our Stork Nook.
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CAPRI PANTS
4.49
Usually 6.95 to 8.95. Nationally famous manufio-turer-in
capri and surfer styles-jacquard woven
cotton fabrics in plaids, stripes and novelty weaves.
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officers point out. further in
formation may he obtained by
calling Mrs. Workmen,
535-1150. The Workman will
instruct.
Missionaries
Guests Here
Central Point-Mr. and Mrs.
R. L. West were recent
guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
Isaacs, Central Point. Mrs.
West, formerly Miss Audrey
Isaacs of Medford, is a niece
of Mr. Isaacs.
For the past 10 years the
Wests have been serving as
missionaries ln Japan. While
here Mr. West spoke at the
Central Church of Christ.
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