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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON THURSDAY. APRIL 23. 1H3 A S Social Events President's Youngest Sister, Quietest Editor's note: This is the fourth of five profile-interviews of "the other Ken nedy women" the Presi dent's sisters and sisters-in-law. Today's subject is Jean Kennedy Smith,-the Presi dent youngest sister and the wife of one of the pow erful behind the scenes men in the Kennedy campaigns. By GAY PAULEY UPI Women's Editor New York - tl'Pl - A 9-by- 12-inch nhntnaranh nf ihn President nf the Ilnitori State ' sits on a small occasional table in a handsomely furn- ished duplex on Filth avenue. inc photograph, in black and white, is inscribed: "For Jean. Don't deny you did it." It is signed "John." Jean Kennedy Smith, youngest sister of the Presi dent, explained that her bro ther's inscription refers to her role in the 1960 campaign for the presidency. Jean is the quietest of the Kennedy clan. And the in scription is a joking exhor- j tation to her never to admit ! that she didn't elect John F. "It's just part of a family joke about the campaign, said Mrs. Stephen E. Smith, "and the help 1 gave on it." Actually, she said, she wasn't very active in 1960 al though she and her sisters, Eunice and Patricia, pitched in on the Wisconsin and West Virginia primaries, two key ones which were a powerful factor in her brother's win ning the Democratic nomina tion. Husband in Politics Jean Kennedy Smith, mother of two small boys, may play down her role in campaigning for the mascu line members of the family. But her husband's role is a major one, usually behind the scenes. Smith, a handsome, person able 35-year-old New Yorker, currently is handling a new assignment from his White House relative. His job reportedly: To smooth over splits in the Democratic party, especially in the key electoral vote states of New York, Michigan Ohio and Pennsylvania where the Democrats took a lacing in the 1962 contests for gov ernor. Smith has been active in the Kennedy political for tunes since 1958 when he quit as vice president of his family's tugboat and barge firm to run the Boston head quarters of John F.'s Massa chusetts Senate campaign. Smith opened the first Ken nedy for President headquart ers in 1959 In Washington. He showed up in Boston last sum mer to help with Ted Ken nedy's campaign for the Sen ate. Move !o New York Now, the Smiths have given up the rented house in j Washington and moved into a spacious cooperative duplex apartment on New York's Fifth avenue. Mrs. Smith said they have lived in New York since last September, but her husband still goes to Washing ton a couple of days a week. He is on the go to other parts of the country the rest of the time. The day this reporter called on Mrs. Smith she was in the midst of arranging circus tickets for the older son, Stephen Jr.. or "Stevie," and one of his friends. Stephen. 5. is in St. David's, a private Catholic school for boys from nursery through' the eighth grade. William, who is two and one-half, was home and letting everyone know it when Mrs. Smith came down the red-carpcted stairs into the drawing room. He was protesting with healthy cries some matenul decision. Gay 'n Giddy Washables. . a 259 L x 31 2 pairs $5 4? Said his mother, "He i doesn't see why he can'i i come down and be intrr ' viewed too." She explained that a nurse, j cook and maid are her staff in the New York apartment, but she usually takes the chil dren on a daily afternoon visit .o Central Park, winch faces the apartment. Won't Tell Age Jean Kennedy bnutn won t ; tell her age - "Just say I'm l " . ""S""- an Biuwuca scuuqu England when her father was ambassador to the Court ed : 1949 'from Manhattan- vjne College of the Sacred Heart, at Purchase, N.Y. She majored in English and his tory. She and Smith were mar ried in 1956, with Francis Cardinal Spellman of the Archdiocese of New York of ficiating. Like the rest of the Kennedys, she is athletics minded, shoots golf in the 90s, and joins the others in touch football and skiing. Brunette, blue-eyed Jean is the smallest of the Kennedy sisters, with a height of five feet seven and one-half inches to Pat's five feet nine and Eunice's five eight and one half. She weighs 128 pounds and gets a beauty salon to New York-Mrs. Jean Kennedy Smith, youngest niter of President John F. Kennedy, William (left) 2Vl. and Stephen, ment. (UPI) telephotol Annual Music Set Friday and Saturday Ashland-The annual South em Oregon district large group music contest will be held at Southern Oregon col lege Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27, it was an nounced by Dr. Herbert Cecil, head of the music department at the college. Bands, orchestras, and choruses from schools in southern Oregon will appear before a panel of three judges to receive a rating and con structive criticism. Schools which are sending musical groups include: Ashland, Myr tle Creek, Riddle. Sutherlin. Glide. Drain. Klamath Falls, Medford, Roseburg, Sacred Heart High school. Grants Pass, Days Creek, Phoenix, Lakeview, and Josephine County schools. Judges for the event will be Edwin Kruth. San Fran cisco State college; Lcs Sim ons, Myrtle Point public schools: Simon Carfagno, Chico State college; Neil Wil TEENS & LADIES' cushion insole canvas Oxfords with long-wearing sole? that take you where the fun is' White, Chino Tan and BIcW. Women i snes to 9. Children s sizes 5 to large 3 tn white, b'ue c red Women's News streak her casual, short bob into a sun-bleached effect. She rarely wears a hat and for church her head covering is a mantilla, similar to the head-dress often worn by her sister-in-law, Jacqueline Ken nedy. Of the First Lady, Jean Smith says "She has done 1 quite a remarkable job . . . j I can't think of any mistakes I she has made. She has no airs . . . Likes Casual Clothes mrs. omun prefers cdudi doming ana ner wararooe is full of suits. "I don't buy from any one special designer," she said. "I just wander around." At the moment, she was wearing a pale gray and white suit in nubby wool from the Paris designer Yves St. Laurent. Mrs. Smith is active with the Kennedy Child Study center. New York, which helps retarded children. It is one of several centers sup ported by the foundation her father established in memory of her brother, Joseph Jr., who was killed in World War II. She sees no reason for criti cism of three brothers in high federal office and lets slide by references to a "Kennedy dynasty" except to say "I think it is wonderful ... in spiring." is shown with her two sons bVj, in her New York apart Contest son, university of Oregon; Gordon Tjcrnlund, McMinn- ville public schools; and Le land Barlow, Humboldt State college. There will be no admission charge for any of the events and the public is invited to at tend. Instrumental groups will appear in the College gymna sium and choral groups will sing in Churchill auditorium. Bloomingcamps Visit Medford Hornbrook - Mrs. Minnie BloomingcamD and son Charles were guests Sunday at the home of Mrs. Blooming camp's daughter. Mrs. Marge Snyder and children Karen and Victor in Medford. Other guests were another daughter and her family, Mr. and Mrs R. D. Wyatt and children Steven, Paul and Teresa, Med ford. The previous week. Miss Janet Cavin of Holt visited Mrs. Bloomingcamp, her grandmother. Miss Karen Tipton, reign ing queen of the Douglas County rodeo for 1962-63, is pictured above in western rid ing attire such as she will model during the annual State of Jefferson Quarter Horse association show April 26 through 28 in Roseburg. The style show, set for 2:30 p.m., Saturday, April 27 at the Douglas County fairgrounds, will be the first such event held in conjunction with the annual show. Styles will be from The Westerner Apparel and Saddlery shop, Medford. Horse Show To Draw Local Crowd Some 200 Jackson county horsemen and women, includ ing young horseback enthusi asts, are expected to attend the annual State of Jefferson Quarter Horse association show scheduled at the Doug las County fairgrounds in Roseburg Friday, April 26 through Sunday, April 28. Many will participate in the show which will include classes for both working and pleasure horse classes. President of the associa tion is Delbert Terry, Med ford. Ed Mayfield of the Double D ranch, Long Moun tain road, Eagle Point, is vice president. A director is Tom Hart, Medford. Joe Burrows, Ashland, is a past president. The show festivities will open Friday at 7:30 p.m.. with a cocktail party and banquet at the fairgrounds. Saturday's events will begin at 8 a. m.t and at 2:30 p.m. a style show of western attire will be shown in fairgrounds banquet room. Miss Karen Tipton, queen of the Douglas County rodeo for 1962 and 1963 will model western riding clothing furnished by The Westerner Apparel and Saddlery Shop in Medford. Some 385 event entries are listed and 185 registered quarter horses have been en tered for show events. Exhib itors are expected from throughout the northwest, in cluding Idaho. Two Square Dance Events Announced Among square dance events in the area this week end will be a graduation square dance Friday, April 26 in the American Legion hall and the monthly square dance session of the Star Promcnadcrs Sat urday, April 27 in the Roxy Ann Grange hall. The Friday party will begin at C:30 p.m., and potluck re freshments will be served. Art Shoemaker will be the caller and the dance will be sponsored by the recently graduated Monday evening class The Star Promenaders will begin their Saturday session at 8:30 p.m. Potluck refresh ments will be served. All interested square danc ers are invited to both events. Entertain Talent - Mr. and Mrs. Keith Thoreson recently entertained members of their family at dinner. Attending were Mr iiiuicsuna inou.cr, mm. unr ise Thoreson; his brolhcr-in- law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Stephens and daughter, Gwen. the Thoresons' on-in- law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs Don Mullin and children and their son and daughtcr-in-laV, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Thoreson, all of Medford. 68S1 Last week it was big parties this week it's big sales. Last week two of spring's largest parties the Easter Monday luncheon of St. Anne's Altar society and the an nual tea to benefit the American Cancer society, plus the annual Homemakers' festival, Today a huge rummage sale the School of Hope and tomorrow and Saturday the Jack son county chapter of the American Red Cross is having a Potpourri sale. In case there should be any confusion, let us hasten to add that the writer of this column is in no way con nected with the Red Cross event, except to willingly give the chapter space to publicize it. Several weeks ago when the chapter had the sale idea, Esta Darling, the publicity chairman, called to ask if we had any objection to the use of the word. We pointed out that the word "Potpourri," meaning a mixture or collection of articles or ideas or what have you, is in general usage and that we certainly had no monopoly on it. Of course, there are organizations in this country who take unto themselves a word as a name and then try to dictate how it shall be used. This we think is wrong, and sometimes downright silly. Anyhow, the Red Cross Potpourri sale isn't in any sense just a plain rummage sale, of which there are dozens every year for as many worthy causes. The Red Cross gals may have "rummaged" for what is going on sale at the chapter house on Hawthorne avenue this week end, but it was mostly in the stores and shops of the city and county where they collected heaps of new articles. WD CROSS ltf ANNIVERSARY MEbFORO TRIBUNE These hard-working and other clever scheme which Edith Eden and maybe idea of baking a big 'cake the first page of a newspaper, staff as a present. Of course, attention to the Red Cross 100th anniversary and their money-making event, so much the better. So Mrs. Lee Wilks made and decorated the cake in black and white, with frosting headlines about the chapter, life-saving courses at the "Y"t the visit of the Bloodmobile and the Potpourri sale. It was presented with a great flour ish, photographer Bob took a picture and then the news staff carved it up and had their sweet teeth satisfied for quite some time. It was a whopper of a cake good, too. As far as that goes, this Potpourri's mind is still on food. We heard and read with interest about all of the bar gains to be offered at the sale but it wasn't until we read about the homemade bread, to be baked on the spot, that we decided no amount of work al the office could keep us from the sale. If there's anything we like better than cake, it's fresh bread, warm from the oven. Please pass the strawberry jam. O S. Hot Breads, Baked Foods To Be Sold Red Cross Community Serv ice volunteers, a group made up of senior citizens, will be in charge of the snack bar and the baked foods during the Potpourri sale to be con ducted by the local Red Cross chapter, Friday. April 26. from 10 a m. until 5 p.m. and again on Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The Potpourri sale is the big fund raising event of the year for the local Red Cross chapter volunteers and will lake place at the chapter house, 60 Hawthorne street. One of the features of the baked food sale will be home made bread baked on the scene and sold hot out of the oven. Mrs. Mary Frcdricks will have the bread in pro duction throughout the two day event. Cakes, pies, nut breads and cookies will also be available. In addition to the snack bar and the baked food sale, new merchandise donated by local merchants, old merchandise, garden and patio accessories, and a full garden sale will be in progress. At 3 p m., on Saturday afternoon an auc tion will be conducted on the premises and orchid plants, an Ansco camera and a 1052 Chrysler will go on the block Volunteers hope to meet the balance of their financial need duriu? this two day ,1'otpourn Mc ; Family Visits O Brien - Mr. and Mrs Joe Johnson and family recently spent a week visiting Mrs JolnVon's mother. Mrs. Faye Warren. O'Brien.' were all held in one week. is being given by friends of MWFP Altai-8 1 . f .Mail i - - I clever femmes also had is doing double duty. Esto and some of the others bad the and decorating it to resemble and taking it to the Tribune if this just happened to call Two Teachers Present Pupils Mrs. Olaf Olcson and Mrs. Frank Glonning of Oregon Music Teachers association, held a joint monthly recital in the First Christian church Friday evening, April 19. Students presented were Karen Becker, Lynn Chriss, DcVonna Cole, Lori Cook, Deborah Edwards, Debbie Gee, Philip Gilbcrtson, Gail Ingram, Cretchcn Oustcrhout, Lorinda Poindexlcr, Cynthia Roberts, Andrea Roberts, Don na Shuler. Gail Shuler. Deb bie Tarns, Laurie Ann Trout man, Douglas Vail, Walter Vail. Londa Wcler, Danny Wilson, Jerry W i r k k u 1 a, Charles Wirkkula, Betty Jo and David Wolk-Lanicwski. Enromble music Is being stressed by Oregon Music Teachers association this year, therefore several duet selec tions were played during the evening. In Lebanon Trail - Mrs. Grace Stafford, Trail, and daughter. Mrs. Nor ma Burroughs. 645 J street, Medford, were in Lebanon, Ore , last week end to attend a banquet and installation ceremonies of the Elks lodge there. Mrs. Stafford's son, Dr. John W, Burdell, was in stalled as lecturing knight. He is a Medford High school giad uate and is an optometrist in Lebanon. Return Athlad Mrs Mabel Win ston and Mrs. Louise Wallers, president and vice president of Soroptimist club, returned j the first of the week from ! Billings, Mont . where they ; represented the Ashland club I at a regional conference. MR -. I I - -fiNk j Kenneth California Tenor To Sing In Opera at A well-known tenor from California is to sing the lead role in the opera "Martha" which the Philharmonic So ciety of Southern Oregon will present Friday and Saturday, April 26-27, at Medford High school auditorium. He is Kenneth Wohn. who has appeared in several operas and who has loured the Unit ed States with the San Fran cisco Operatic quartet. In ad dition, Mr. Wohn is also a concert soloist and recently finished a series of Youth con certs in the San Francisco area. Mr. Wohn's reviews have been excellent. The Los An geles Times critic wrote that "Kenneth Wohn did amazing ly well he sang artistically and his promising voice has quality and ample power." The Tucson, Arizona, Daily Citizen, wrote that "Kenneth Wohn has a fine lyric voice which he turned to good dra ma tic purpose" and the Santa Barbara News Press said Fifty Plus Club To Meet Friday Dancing will be on the pro gram for Medford Fifty Plus club members when they meet Friday, April 26 at 12 noon in St. Mark's Episcopal Guild hall, corner of Fifth street and North Oakdalc avenue. Those who attend should take sack lunches. Coffee will be provided. Cards also will be played during the after noon. All interested persons arc invited. Dinner Meeting Set by Council Past Chiefs club members will preside for a meeting of the Weatonka council, Degree of Pocahontas lodge Friday, April 26. The meeting, which will begin at 8 p.m., will be preceded by a covered dish dinner at 6.:i0 p.m., in the Redman hall on Apple street. The dinner committee is made up of Mrs. Charles Cusich and Mrs. Jack 1 hotnas. The club members who will occupy offices are Mrs. wai ter Wilson, Pocahontas; Mrs. Charles Dooms, Wenonah; Mrs. Lewis Thonuipson, prop hetess and Mr. Thompson, Powhatan. A card party is to be con ducted following the meeting. Members whose birthdays are in April will be honored. Wohn High School "Kenneth Wohn gave a vocal performance that was actually thrilling in its highest emo tional 'moments. Here is a voice to reckon with and an operatic actor of resources and conviction." Singing the feminine role of "Martha" is Sylvia (Mrs. Henry) DeVoss, Talent, who has a soprano voice of a love ly, pure quality. Curtain time both nights is 8:15 p in. All scats are re served. Tickets arc on sale at Mann's and Puruckcr's stores, or may be purchased at the door. Townsend Club To Make District Meeting Plans flans to attend a district council meeting will be made by Mt. Pitt chapter, Town- send club of Medford during their Sunday, April 28 meet ing. The session will open at 12 noon in the home of Mrs Florence Boussum, 720 Welch street, and a potluck luncheon will be served at 1 p.m. The district meeting is scheduled for Sunday, May 5 at 10 a.m., in Coos Bay. According to a report from national headquarters of the club in Washington, D. C, John Doyle Elliot, economic consultant for the Townsend plan will begin a tour of Townsend clubs In the three Pacific coast states, Washing ton, Oregon and California, beginning this month. The lo cal club meets the second and fourth Sundays of each month. Dance Friday Shady Covc-Thc next dance for Shady Squares members will be Friday, April 26 at 8:15 p in., in the Shady Cove Veterans of Foreign Wars hall. Robert Glathcr will call for the square dance club. All interested dancers arc in vited. Potluck refreshments will be served. Returns Central Point - Miss Gail Osborn has returned to her home in Seattle after having been a guest here of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Johnson and their daughter, Miss Elaine John son, 91 South Ninth street. Miss Osborn is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Osborn, former Central Point residents. 4 days only save on MATERNITY BLOUSES instead of 5.95. From your favorite maker. A huge assortment of styles at tremendous 4-day savings in our Stork Nook. Dorcas Society Reports Given; Items Listed "Hunger," a film picturing; the majority of the three bil lion of earth's population who are born, live and die with their hunger never complete- ly satisfied, was shown to nearly 100 members of South ern Oregon Seventh-day Ad ventist Dorcas federation re cently in the old library building in Grants Pass. Shown to give members of the 11 societies present a bet ter understanding of the needs of the world, the film, which was compiled in cooperation with the Church World serv ice, showed the masses of humanity in wartorn Africa, overpopulated India, Hong King refugees, the afflicted of Korea, and the destitute of Pakistan. Relieves Needs Oranglzed with the purpose of relieving the needs of man kind throughout the world, the societies maintain welfare centers for help in their own communities, and also send supplies to the denomination's shipping depot in Watsonville, Calif., for distribution to disaster areas throughout the world. Mrs. Howard Dunlap, Med ford, president of the federa tion, presided. Mrs. Eli Davis, Central Point, secretary, gave the biannual report. The com bined report from the two Medford societies, one located in the basement of the Med ford church, 1900 Greenwood street, and one at the Valley View church on South Stage road included 9,429 articles of clothing, 284 food baskets, 232 pieces of bedding, a lane number of which were quilts made by society members, and 475 articles of furniture, be sides a number of miscel laneous items. A total of 2,634 hours of volunteer serv ice were reported, and a total of 1,316 persons helped in Medford and vicinity. With the exception of the articles of clothing reported. which Included a number of cartons sent to the Watson ville depot, the majority of the reported work was done lo cally. A large amount of the clothing was also distributed locally with 1,588 articles re ported from the Medford center alone in the past three months. The Medford church center Is open to the public each Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and anyone needing help may apply. The valley View center is open on Tues days. A report of interest to the local societies of the use made of materials sent to the Wat sonville depot has been re ceived from R. R. Figuhr, president of the world con ference, of Seventh-day Ad ventists, who recently visited the village of Ghasel Geshliiuf in Iran, rne village was one of 200 that were nearly de stroyed by earthquake in September last year. MOTHER'S DAY Sunday, May 12 OBI 217 I. Msln St. Medlofd
