MCOFOKD MAIL TRIBUNE. MXDFORD. OREGON
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1913 MHS Class Has Reunion
Misi Mabel Mean, (center) who wai
teaching domestic science in Medford High
school in 1913, was an honored guest at
the reunion dinner which the class of 1913
held June 15 at Rogue Valley Country club.
Pictured here with Miss Meart. who lives
at Rogue Valley manor, are Robert Wilson,
who. came from Portland tor the event,
and Mrs. Perl Could Buerer. who came
Jrom Citrus Heights, Calif., to attend.
When members ol the 1913 1
Medford High school gradua
tion class assembled recently I
for their fiftieth anniversary
reunion at Rogue Valley
Country club, 51 graduates of
the 1912, 1913 and 1914
classes were present. Guests of
the group also attended.
A special guest of the 1913
class was Miss Mabel Mears,
who In that year was the do
mestic science teacher at Med
ford High school. She now
lives at Rogue Valley Manor.
Edison Marshall, widely
known author now living in
Augusta, Ca., and a member
of the class, sent a message,
as did absent members. The
letters were read by Herbert
L. Alford, master of cere
monies, who also had been
active In making arrange
ments for the event.
Robert Wilson, Portland,
was the man who traveled the
greatest distance to be here
and Mrs. Pearl uouia Buerer,
Citrus Heights, Calif., was the
woman who came the greatest
distance.
Paul Dodge, of the 1913
class, with his son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Layton and children, Su-
san and Robert Layton, all
Yreka. Calif., made up the
largest family group.
A social hour preceded
banquet which was served in
the Top Flight room.
Tables were decorated in' mine being a good example.
the class colors of blue and
gold with blue pennants bear
ing the class motto, "Eureka,'
gold letters, and flower
arrangements. At each table
place was a California poppy.
the class flower. In charge of
the decorating were Mrs.
Irene Smith Phetteplace and
Mr. Alford.
Mrs. Louise Williamson
Isaacs and Mrs. Edith Wilson
Gifford made up the registra
tion committee, assisted by
Mrs. Bernice Crowson Alford.
Mrs. Agnes Robinson Deaver
nd Miss Frances Kenney
were on the hospitality com
mittee. '
Throughout the evening the
group renewed old friend
ships and discussed events of
intervening years.
Author Sends Message
Edison Marshall wrote in
his message, "Having ad'
dressed numerous universities
and high school graduating
classes in my lone career as a
writer, I observe one differ
ence between the class of 1913
of Medford High school from
any other. The only word
can use is that our class was
more cosmopolitan.
'Rogue River valley was in
the midst of a great boom; al
most none of our class mem.
bers had deep roots In the
earth of the Rogue River val-
ley. Our families had come
there from all parts of the
United States and some from
abroad. We had not known
one another as little children
"We brought to our group
different accents, mores, cul
ture and customs of thinking
and belief. On the whole, we
were insecure, the fathers of
many of us having pawned
their life savings In orchards,
Paul Dodge (at right) member of the 1913 Medford
High school graduating class, brought four members of
his family with him from Yreka, Calif., to attend the
50th reunion which the class held June 15 at Rogue Val
ley Country club. Accompanying Mr. Dodge were (left to
right) his son-in-law, William Layton, his granddaughter,
Susan Layton, his daughter, Mrs. Layton end his grand
son, Robert Layton. Members ot the 1(13 and 1914 grad
uating classes were also invited to the reunion.
'I would think, as a whole.
the class evinced a remarka
ble capacity for establishing a
bond of fellowship. Many of
us do not know the parents,
let alone the grandparents of
our fellow classmen. There
were representatives of almost
every class ot society. There
were quite a number of mark
edly different individuals.
It happens that I have be
gun to write my autobiogra
phy, working at it at odd
times and expecting to finish
it in four or five years. I am
writing ot my days in Med
ford High school. Thus my
mind is full ot memories, some
of them happy, some ot them
poignant in the extreme
We must congratulate
one another upon our exper
iences. Our so-called fortunes
greatly vary, so does our
health and strength, but the
day has dawned and the night
has fallen well over twenty
thousand times in the life ot
every one of us; every heart,
assurge with life, has beat two
billion times. We have known
the warmth ot friendships, the
glow of love, the thrill of vic
tory, the sting of defeat, we
have known innumerable
shapes and scenes of beauty;
we have laughed and wept.
Actually we have obtained in
vulnerability against all harm
except that done to people
whom we love
"And In that invulnerabll-
lty we can be braver than
ever before; we can still tight
the good fight against evil
which is only man's inhuman.
ity to man. So let us be like
'that old Lord Maurice' in
the immortal poem: 'Not
whit subdued by his gray
hairs'.'
Promotion of Peace
Encouraged by Woman
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All interested persons, par
ticularly those who have lived
In the Scandinavian countries,
are Invited to view slides
which will be shown Monday,
June 24 at 1 p. m. at the cen
ter, 601 East Jackson street.
The scenes to be shown by
Vernon Rasmussen of Med
ford, were taken by him while
on a trip to Denmark, Nor
way, Sweden, Germany, Hol
land, England and Scotland.
Of particular interest are the
pictures taken while on vis
its to the birthplaces of his
father and mother.
From Copenhagen, Den
mark, the traveler left by
ferry to cross the North sea
to the Island of Fyiv where
his tather was born. In Nor
way, near Oslo, he spent
two months with his mother's
relatives and learned the Ian
auaee so he could converse
with them. In the event of
insufficient time for all the
pictures, the showing will be
continued the next week.
Dr. Frank Roberts, former
leader of the group, plans to
attend the Monday meeting.
Mrs. Karl Knutson and Mrs.
Judd Grecnman have arrang
ed other interesting programs
for July.
The Spanish class Is In re
cess until the latter part of
July. The Tuesday afternoon
oil nainting class meets rcgu-
' larly and Is directed by Mrs.
! Victoria S t a 1 e y. Members
plan to take part in the Green-
on other than
hands of
bridge. Get
Into action for
promotion of
world under
standing and
peace, says
one woman
active In a
number of or
ganizations in the field ot in.
ternational relations.
Mrs. Harvey Picker, wife of
an Industrialist, mother of
two teen-age daughters, states
her view of women's role in
the world's future in this way;
"Apparently half the world
is man power, half woman
power. This gives us equal
responsibility.
"I feel strongly that Ameri
can women who are provided
financial security by tneir
husbands should get on at the
job of working toward inter
national understanding."
Number Grows
Statistically, she said, a lot
of women - and men - nave
heeded the call.
Mrs. Picker estimated that
todav there are some 350 big
organizations working lor
peace. Ten years ago, it
wasn t even respecuoic.
Mrs. Picker, of Quaker
heritage, is active in 1Z or
ganizations working toward
world peace.
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Herbert L. Alford was chairman of the
reunion dinner which members of the 1113
graduating class of Medford High school
gave June 13 to mark the 30th anniversary
of graduation. Members ot his committee
were (stated, left to right) Mrs. Edith Wil
son Gifford. Mrs. Agnes Robinson Deaver,
Mrs. Louise Williamson Isaacs: Mrs. Irene
Smith Phetteplace (at left standing) and
Miss Frances Kenney. Ot the 48 members
of Ihe class, 13 are deceased and 31 either
attended the event or sent messages to be
read.
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wich village park show dur
i ing the summer.
! The clay sculpture class
taught by Mrs. Ruby Ralston,
will not convene this week,
it has been announced
! The copper tooling class Is
s c h e d ulcd on Wednesdays
; from 1 to 3 p m
, The Senior Center orches
tra has recently furnished
programs for the Meaiora
Fifty Plus club, the Camp
White Fifty Plus club open
house, snd the Federated
Women's club of Talent.
L. C. Davis has announced
that the Senior Bridge club
which has been meeting Sat
urday afternoons will adjourn
until Saturday, July 6 when
they will meet from 1 to 4
p.m. Interested persons are
invited to contact Mrs. Fred
MiddJebufher for further In-
i formation in regard to joining
I the elub.
Medford
Woman Is
Elected
Mrs. Robert Wolfe, Med
ford, was elected commander
for the deoartment of Oregon
Disabled American Veterans
auxiliary, at the annual con
vention held In Bend, June
1315.
Officers elected to serve
with her are senior vice-corn-
mander, Mrs. Frank Owens,
Bend; junior vice-commander,
Mrs. Oliver Mc Eucn, Grants
Pass: chaplain, Mrs. Alice
Manlcy, Fern Ridge; treas
urer, Mrs. Charlotte Troy,
SprinRtield; national delegate,
Mrs. Mary Green, La Grande;
national alternate, Mrs. Frank
Owens, Bend: 13lh district na
tional executive committee-
woman, Mrs. Olga Van Lan
ingham; adjutant, Mrs. Hazel
Rawles, Medford; conductress,
Mrs. Vince Hagen, Salem; as
sistant conductress, Mrs. Rob
ert Finton, Klamath Falls
patriotic instructor, Mrs.
Chester Meyers. Bend; serg.
eant-at-arms, Mrs. Blanch
Beldernae, Klamath Falls;
historian, Mrs. Harney Cass-
man, Central Point; musician
Mrs. Arch Brewster, Salem;
publicity chairman, Mrs. ,
George Simmons, Medford.
Installing officer was Mrs. '
James Lillie, Medford, Instal
ling conductress and Mrs.
Floyd Dover, Portland.
Mrs. Wolfe and Mrs. Rawlrs
presented convention reports
to the local organisation at a
meeting June 17. They spoke
on pending legislation.
It was announced that the
1963 convention will be held
In Eugene.
"The only way I don't get
confused Is to keep brief
case for each group," she said,
with laugh.
The organizations i n elude
the Committee of Correspon.
dence, Inc., the Institute for
International Order, and the
Quaker sponsored Committee
for International Friendly
visits.
"The Correspondence com
mittee consists ot a group of
American women who work
with women leaders in other
countries to better their peo
ples living standards, she
said.
To Tour Russia
The Institute Is private,
non-profit organization found
ed in 1948 by Earl D. Osborn,
a wealthy Long Island indus
trialist, as an educational proj
ect to support the United Na
tions. One of the institute's
most successful projects, Mrs.
Picker said, is publication of a
pamphlet called "Ten Minutes
for Peace," a questionnaire
designed for a personal audit,
which since its publication In
December 1961 has been dis
tributed to an estimated halt
million persons.
Mrs. Picker will take copies
of the questionnaire translated
Into Russian for her next per
sonal tour In matters of Inter
national gctting-along.
She will leave June 19 for a
tour of the Soviet Union, a
tour sponsored by the Com
mittee for International
Friendly Visits and made nt
the invitation of the Soviet
government.
I just hope the pamphlets
will stimulate the Russians to
some mental exercise," said
Mrs. Picker.
"People everywhere want
the same things," she said in
an interview. "Food, shelter,
clothing, security ... the right
to hope . . ,"
Jane Picker, who graduated
from Smith college In 1942, is
the wife of the president of
Picker X-Ray corporation,
manufacturers of x-ray appa-
ralua and nuclear Instruments,
The couple have two dauglv
tcrs, Frances, 14, and Gale, 12
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Modoc Indian
Treaty Program , ;
Topic at Yreka
Yreka.- The newly opened
Colony house was the setting
for the recent installation din
ner for the Yreka Soroptimlst
club. A social hour preceded
the dinner which was held it
the Yreka inn.
Installing officer was Mrs.
Ruth Barlow, a past president,
Installed as president was
Mrs. George Wacker; vice
president, Mrs. Albert Wedin;
secretary, Mrs. Timothy Phil
lipe; treasurer, Mrs. Grant
Hostord; and director, Mrs.
George Walter.
Corsages were presented to
the Incoming and retiring of
ficers. Mrs. Jack Young, retir
ing president presided at the
meeting and Alan McMurry
ot Yreka was guest speaker,
he spoke on the Modoc Indian
treaty.
Freeman Leave for
Wyoming, Colorado A
OBrlen - Mr. ana Mrs.
(Walter Freeman and family
I will aoon leave on a trip for
could 1 Yellowstone park and Golden,
tai.a. u.-.v.M virtAlw knnwn Xmarlcan writer.
. .,tm-,A h. unlan which tallow members et the 11131 Colo. Their son. Welly, will
...j...ai.. .i... .1 M.riiani wish achaal hold June IS In I enroll at the School ot Mines
Medloid, but ne sent a picture ena in iur , v
.i .-. ....I Mr MTt,haii- author el many novels, meruit- won inn year. '
Ing "The Viking" and numerous short stories, at one time I Herbert Graham will stay
received the O. Henry Memorial prise for one of his short at the Freeman place in their
torl.a. Mr. Marshall, now makes tils noma in Augusta, ua. i aosence.
Mrs. Bjelland Is
Honored at Shower
Prospect - Mrs. Dennis
Bjelland, the former Celeste
Burrcll, was honored at
shower June 18 at the Eugene
Burrell home.
Cohostesscs were Mrs
James Heath, Medford, Miss
Mary Anne Hubbard and Miss
Andra Burrell. Some 20 guests
attended Including Miss Lor-
enc Reed, Mrs. Garnctt Big-
gcrs and daughters. Mrs. Alvy
Bowman and daughters.
Centerpiece used for the
event was a pink stork.
USW Veterans
Are Honored
During Party
When members of the auxil
iary to Colonel Sargent camp,
United Spanish War Veterans,
met recently In the Redman
hall, renorts were made on a
June birthday party given by
the auxiliary at Veterans
Domiciliary, White City. Vet
erans whose birthdays were
in June were honored.
Special guests at the party
were two Spanish American
War veterans, John A. Cress
and William Hunter, domi
ciliary members. Each guest
at the party was presented
gift from the auxiliary.
Mrs. Harry Barncburg, de
partment hospital chairman
and Veterans Administration
Volunteer service advisory
rnuncil member, and Mrs.
Polly Offutt, entertainment
chairman, were In charge. As-
latins them were Mrs. uon
Anderson, Mrs. Alice Smith,
Mrs Leila Lamb and Mrs, Ar
thur Gillmof and daugniener,
Miss Carol Glllmor.
Eleven cakes were baked
by members of the auxiliary,
and Mrs. Renne Grosh, Mrs.
Florenz Brcilcmcycr and Mrs.
Beth Schulz, members of the
Rogue River auxiliary, Grants
Pass, furnished seven cbkcs.
Entertainment was provided
by Mrs. Grosh, Mrs. Lamb and
Arthur Kenton.
At the recent meeting Mrs.
Smith presided. A "lad
luncheon was served.
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