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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1963)
m -mm tVJn it! Fri MedfoecTeibune MEDFORD. OREGON, StJNDAY, DECEMBER 8. l3 One of the best known symbols of sharing at Christmas time is the Salvation Army worker standing on a busy city street with kettle and tinkling bell. Pictured as she stood in front'of Mann's Department Store one morning last week is Mrs. Irvin Boyd, Jacksonville. The custom of using the soup kettle to collect money for those in need dates back to 1894 rn San Francisco; the Salvation Army, already feeding hundreds because of a depression, was without funds or food to aid the crew of a shipwrecked vessel. One of the "lassies" had an idea and taking a kettle from the kitchen, stood on a downtown corner asking for funds. Passersby gave, and that evening the soup kettles in the Army kitchens were filled. it V HtHef. I III T- A : : -I' I .r ' y .-I---- . . L. J Lrf v, Y ; i ri , , . : Ik ..... . a--. iJLsI Sharing at Christmas if ' 1 ! I V 1 . , v - l i l 1 v a ' ' '( i ' ' . 1 5 . . . I - ... . .i The School of Hope in Medford will benefit this year from the annual Christmas charity ball of Medford Junior Service league,. Modeling for a small showing of furs and evening gowns to be given by Jean Hart during the ball, planned for December 14 at Rogue Valley Country Club, will be Mrs. Carl Wimberly Jr. (at left), and Mrs, Robert Taylor. Mrs. Wimberly Is wearing a while wool slim evening gown with a sheared beaver wrap, and Mrs, Taylor models red peau de sole gown with lacket and mink wrap, A number of little girls in Jackson county will be happy at Christmas because of the long hours of work done by Mrs. Charles Reeder, Route 1, Box 291, Central Point. Mrs. Reeder is one of about two dozen women in the county who are renovating and making clothing for dolls which will be distributed by the Salvation Army, She hopes to complete 40 or 50 in time for the distribution. For many years past Medford firemen have col lected discarded toys and made thorn over for the youngsters of Jackson county who otherwise might have no gifts at Christmas. The firemen remodel, add wheels and tires and paint with such skill that the toys look brand new when they are completed. Dwight Kenner was repair ing an electric train when this picture was made. t ,x V As their Christmas sharing project, members of the Busy Blue Birds collected toys and took them to the firemen. Pictured with their contributions are (left to right) Beverly Witt, Georganna Shaff stall, Susan Scott, Ralinda Stevons, Bcrnice Will, Karen Knips and their leader, Mrs. Gene Scott. The girls plan to go Christmas caroling December 20, t J .
