Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, November 24, 1963, Image 22

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1963
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON
Prospect Dinner
Set for Today
PROSPECT A Loyalty din
ner for members and friends of
the Church of the Good Shep
herd, Episcopal, is scheduled for
this afternoon at 2 o'clock in
the Community Hall.
Mrs. Heston Grieve is in
charge of roasting turkey which
has been donated for the event.
Those who attend should take
food contributions for the dinner.
'Golden Ball' Chosen
As Annual Event Theme
Phoenix Lions Pa
rty Planned
ed the meeting.
Mrs. Edward Stevens,. presi
dent of the host group and Mrs.
Consbruck, Mrs. Ernest James
and Mrs. Ray Harrison were
presented attendance charms.
Mrs. Kay Claflin was appoint
ed chairman of a Christmas
basket project. Mrs. Stevens ex
pressed appreciation to mem
bers who contributed toward a
recent card party.
PHOENIX - Phoenix Lions
Club auxiliary members made
plans for an annual Lions Club
Christmas party for families of
members at their November
meeting held recently in Cub
by's Restaurant. The party is
scheduled for Sunday, Decem
ber 15 in Phoenix Community
Hall. Mrs. Al Consbruck is a
cochairman for the event.
Guests from Butte Falls and
"The Golden Ball" has been
chosen for the theme of the Jun
ior Service League's annual
Christmas party to be held Sat
urday, December 14, at 8 p.m.
at the Rogue Valley Country
Club. The ball is one of the most
important events of the holiday
season in the Rogue valley.
This year the proceeds from
the ball will benefit the School
of Hope. Again this year fancy
coiffeurs or headdresses will be
in order for the ball.
Invitations for the Golden Ball
are being mailed by League
members and reservations may
be made by telephoning Mrs.
Donald McNeil, 772-2163.
Cochairman for this year's
event are Mrs. Floyd Hart and
Mrs. Robert K. Hood. Mrs.
Loren L. Sawyer is in charge of
decorations and Mrs. McNeil in-
v i t a t i o n s and reservations.
Greeters will be selected by
Crater Lions auxiliaries attend-
Making up one lahle for the benefit party which Mcdford
Junior Women's Club gave 'last Wednesday to aid the Brilt
Music and Arts Festival Association were (left to right) Mrs.
Louis R. Thurman, Mrs. William Isaacs, Mrs. C. Weidon
Kl'ne and Mrs. William B. Clcgg. Topiary trees handmade
from pink net centered each table; programs and table favors
were in the holiday colors of pink and silver. Jean Hart's store
provided clothing and furs for the show and the models went
to the Rose Beauty Center for their hair styles.
us tl a Tj y iff
Mrs. James Walp (at left) decorations chairman, and Mrs.
Jack Lust, general chairman of the annual fashion show and
card party of the Medford Junior Women's Club, are shown dur
ing the event last Wednesday night at Rogue Valley Country Club.
Mrs. Walp, who also modeled, Is wearing a spruce green suede
cinth jumper with turtle neck blouse which she wore for one
appearance during the style show, staged by Jean Hart's More.
Mrs. furl VViinberly Jr.,wns commentator for the revue.
Single Admissions Open
For 'Man of All Seasons'
Single admissions will be of
fered for sale for the Broadway
Theater League play, "A Man
for All Seasons," scheduled in
Medford Friday, December 6
in Ihe Holly Theater, league di
rectors have announced.
They point out, however, that
those having memberships for
all (our plays of the season re
ceive the benefit of a premium
price.
The tickets are on sale at
Piiruckcr Music House and the
Cratcrian Theater or can be
purchased from Mrs. Arlon
Skinner. 772-81113.
British actor, Robert Harris
will play the starring rolo of
Sir Thomas More in the play
by Robert Boll, which won the
New York Critics' Circle Award
and five "Tony" Awards for the
best foreign play of l!Xi2.
Mr. Harris has played in
"King John," "Candida," "Ma
jor Barbara," and comparable
plays in leading roles. He has
played opposite leading ladies,
Helen Hayes and Kathcrinc Cor
nell.
"A M,in for All Seasons," is
Ihe story of the famous Chan
cellor of England, Sir Thomas
More, who "stood up" to Henry
VIII. He refused to condone his
Couple Wed in Italy;
Macaroni Showered
Wire stories from Mantua,
Italy, last week, told of the mar
riage of Miss Maria Assunta
Casarotti to William Douglas
Smith, Medford. The ceremony
took place at St. Andrea Churcn
the morning of November 19,
with Msgr. Osvaldo Mantovam
officiating.
Brother Visits
From Denmark
MONTAGUE - Krlslian Kris
tenscn, Ommol, Denmark made
a surprise visit to his brother-in-law
and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Eric Hansen and son, Monta
gue, recently. It was the first
time in 37 years that the two
men had seen each other.
Mr, Kristenscn ia chief en
gineer on a freighter, and had
just arrived from Australia.
While here for a week, the Han
sens took their visitor on a num
ber of trips to points of Interest,
such as Copco, Iron Gate Dam
and Shasta Dam at Redding.
King's disdain for vows, to mar
riage and church.
It is the story of a man s
passionate conviction that the
world may take from him every
thing but he must remain faith
ful to his conscience even to
death. It is written and perform
ed as colorful, humorous, mean
ingful theater, in the grand nnd
universal style. The play first
was performed in 1WI0 in Lon
don and opened in New York
in 19G1.
Local Student
Takes Part
In Ceremonies
OAKLAND, Calif. - Mills Col
lege senior Miss Laine Donker
of Medford took part in tra
ditional pinning ceremonies on
the California campus last
month.
She received a pearl and gold
class pin at the college's recent
annual upporclassmcn candle
light banquet. More than lfiO
members of the Mills class of
1!M4 were recipients of Old Eng-
iisn M s tnis year, ihe recent
event, held in historic Mills Hall,
is a highlight of senior life on
the West Coast women's cam
pus. Miss Donker is the daughier
of Mrs. Alfred S. V. Carpenter,
Old Stage Road Mcdfcrd. A
graduate of Crater High School,
Central Point, she is majoring
in art at Mills.
Ashland Woman
Leaves for South
ASHLAND - Mrs. Elta Her
bert, Skidmore Street accomp
anied by her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Mabel Groff, Hollywood, Calif.,
will spend Thanksgiving in San
Carlos, Calif, with Mrs. Her
bert's daughter, Mrs. Wesley
Hoxie, Mrs. Herbert expects to
remain in California for the
winter.
Methodist
Ceremony
Weds Pair
ASHLAND In a single ring
service performed by the Rev.
John R. Poet, Karen Lee
Hughes became the bride of
Robert Michael Morris. The
November 18 evening ceremony
in the Free Methodist church
was attended by 35 friends and
relatives.
The bride's parents are Mr.
and Mrs. Douglas B. Hughes,
60 Morse Avenue. Mr. Morris
is the son of Mrs. Martha wcit
man, 2959 Diane Street.
A white brocaded taffeta
gown was worn by the bride.
Her illusion net veil fell from a
rhinestone crown and she car
ried a bouquet of pink carna
tions. Mr. Hughes gave his
daughter in marriage.
Miss Cheryl Hile, maid of
honor, wore a pale blue sheath
and a corsage of pink rosebuds.
Miss Hile and Ronald Spccce,
who served as best man, are
cousins of the bride.
Piano numbers were played
by Mrs. Genevieve Hughes, the
bride s great aunt, who accom
panlcd the soloist, Mrs. Ronald
Fisher, when she sang "Be
cause." Bronze and yellow
chrysanthemums decorated the
chancel.
Following the church cere
mony Mr. and Mrs. Hughes
gave a reception at their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris are liv
ing at 116 Sixth St.
Winter Rites
Are Planned
The engagement and forth
coming marriage of Miss Ruth
Ann Pollock and Gary Lee Sim
monds have been announced by
the bride-elect s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Pollack, Route
l, Box 73, Corning, Calif.
The bride-elect is a 1961 wad-
uate of Corning High School and
now is employed by Bell Tele
phone Company In Santa Cruz.
Her fiance recently received his
discharge from the Army and is
a student at Southern Oregon
College.
The couple plans an early win
ter wedding.
Episcopal Rector
Ashland Visitor
ASHLAND - The Rev. Leon
McDougall, rector of St. Mat
thews Episcopal church, San
Andreas, Calif., arrived Thurs
day to join his wife and two
small sons at the home of Mrs.
McDougall's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Arch Barksdalc, 463 Palm
Avenue. He will make the ac
quaintance of the youngest
member of the family, Andrew
Mark, born Monday at the
Rogue Valley Memorial hospital.
The bride is widely known in
Italy since she has won many
amateur athletic competitions as
a discus and javelin thrower.
She belongs to The Libertas, a
sports club, and the members of
the club broke tradition by
throwing quantities of rigatoni,
a heavy type of macaroni,
rather than rice, at the couple
as they emerged from the
church after the ceremony.
The bride is a member of a
wealthy Mantuan family. The
couple met in August, 1962,
when the bridegroom was in
Italy as the guest of a student,
Rodolfo Righi, who was best
man at the ceremony.
Among the wedding guests
were the bridegroom's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. Benton Smith,
Cherry lane, Medford.
The newlyweds are on a
month's tour of Europe after
which they will ' make their
home in Medford.
Lawsons Return
From Hawaii
Dr. and Mrs. Earl L. Lawson,
301 Windsor Avenue, returned
Sunday from a two weeks trip
to tne Hawaiian Islands where
Dr. Lawson attended the Ninth
Congress of the Pan-Pacific Sur
gical Association held in Honolulu.
The Congress is composed of
all specialities and ancillary
specialities related to surgery.
The members come from all
over the world but more spe
cifically from the countries bor
dering the Pacific Ocean. The
Lawsons report that 1800 doc
tors registered and that niost
were accompanied by their
wives.
The meetings are held every
three years and attendance has
steadily increased with this
meeting having the largest to
date.
The schedule is so planned
that time is. allowed for week
end trips to the outer islands.
The Lawsons chose the Garden
Isle of Kauai and were pleased
with the cooler temperatures
and the friendly manner in
which visitors are greeted. They
mot many friends from various
places. Among those they saw
while in the islands were Mr.
and Mrs. Don Fairweather, for
merly of Medford and now of
Hawaii.
Chapter Plans
Pledge Ritual
ASHLAND Mrs. Lorena
McNairs 323 Oak Street, will be
hostess for the pledge ritual of
Alpha Sigma chapter, Beta Sig
ma Phi, Tuesday evening, No
vember 26.
To be pledged during the cer
emonial arc Mrs. Norman Jcn
nc, Mrs. Ray Tumblcson, Mrs.
Rachacl Knecbone, Mrs. Arthur
Suemnichi and Mrs. Levitt Ben
ham. Other sorority activities plan
ned for the prc-holiday season
are a two-day rummage sale at j
the Pioneer shopping center,
November 22 and 23; a bene
fit coffee during intermission
time when The Messiah is pre
sented December 8, and the an
nual no-host Christmas dinner
to be held in the Elks dining
room December 17.
Californians
Are Engaged
MONTAGUE Mr. and Mrs.
Victor C. Stuart of Montague
have announced the engagement
of their daughter, Barbara, to
William M. Suvia, son of Mr.
and Mrs. William A. Suvia,
Yreka.
The bride - elect was gradu
ated from Montague Elemen
tary and Yreka High Schools,
and is now employed at Bark
low's Dress Shop In Yreka. Her
fiance graduated from Fill
more High School in Southern
California, attended Riverside
Junior College and served in the
Air Force for two years. He is
employed at the Standard Oil
Station in Yreka..
The couple plans to be mar
ried in the Yreka Methodist
Church on February 14, 1964.
Colleen Sue Knapp
(Knackstedt photo)
Parents Tell
Of Engagement
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J.
Knapp, 1006 Sunset Avenue, an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Colleen Sue
Knapp, to Kenneth V. Wald Jr.,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth V.
Wald, 130 South Second Street,
Central Point. s .,
Miss Knapp Is a senior in
Medford High School.
Mr. Wald, a 1960 graduate
of Crater High School, Central
Point, is employed by Olson
Lawyer Lumber Company,
White City.
The wedding is planned for
late August, 1964.
Mrs. Lon Skinner. Mrs. Fred
Lewis is planning menus, Mrs.
Norman Capsey and Mrs. Jack
Lewis, prizes, and Mrs. Gordon
E. Williams Is in charge of pub
licity. Altar Society
Sets Bazaar
Lists Chairmen
The St. Ann's Altar Society
annual bazaar this year is
scheduled for Saturday, Decem
ber 7 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
in St. Mary's Grade School
gymnasium, Eleventh and Holly
Sts.
Co-chairmen are Mrs. Frank
Gritsch and Mrs. R. A. Naumes.
Something new has been add
ed for this year's event, a Coun
try Store section which will in
clude better rummage items
and antiques, and a Santa's
Snack Room where pie and cof
fee will be served.
Committee women are Mrs.
Robert Ashenberner, Snack
room; Mrs. Van Calhoun, the
store; Mrs. Everett Gosch, sew
ing and knitting; Mrs. Donald
Gosch, bakery; Mrs. Peter Orr,
dolls and doll clothing; Mrs.
John Carnegie, candles; Mrs.
Ray Wise, Christmas decora
tions; Mrs. Robert Harper, fish
pond and surprise packages;
Mrs. Mario Campagna, candy
and Mrs. Paul Moore, publicity.
Shower Honors
Bride-To-Be;
Wedding Soon
TRAIL Miss Judy Sanderson,
bride-elect of Jim Gilbreath,
was guest of honor at a bridal
shower given by Mrs. Jack
Carlton, Trail, on November 18.
The home was arranged with
Chris tmas decorations. Mrs.
Neva McKeen, mother of the
bridegroom - to be, made and
decorated a heart-shaped cake
which was served.
Thirty-four guests presented
Miss Sanderson with gifts.
The bride-elect is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Sanderson, Star Route, Box
490, Shady Cove, and Mr. Gil
breath's mother is Mrs. Neva
McKeen, Shady Cove.
The wedding has been set for
December 16 at the Trail com.
munity Church.
Elections Set
For Past Chiefs
The Past Chiefs Club of the
Pythian Sisters will elect of
ficers Tuesday, November 26 at
8 p.m., in the home of Mrs. Carl
Fichtner, 613 South Holly Street.
Plans for an annual Christmas
party will be made. Mrs. Walter
Michael, president, will preside
We Welcome Back
ELENA
SULLIVAN
To the staff of Beauticians at
DE-NA
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Elena' hair styling his won many custmoerj lor her.
Why not let her give you pjrkling new hair-do
for the holiday!?
it Lucilla Smith
fr Dot Bildtrback
& Glennts Cadey
' Elena Sullivan
ifr Dorothy Elliott
For Appointment
Call 772-2096
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