MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8. 1883
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Virginia Cecil will be the
soprano soloist In the Southern
Oregon College presentation of
Handel's "Messiah" on Sunday
afternoon, December 8. This will
be her sixth appearance in the
annual performances of this
traditional event in Ashland.
Mrs. Cecil, who is the super
visor of elementary vocal music
in the Ashland Public Schools,
is a graduate of Western Michi
gan University and has done
graduate work at the University
of Michigan and at Texas West
ern College. She is well-known
to Rogue Valley residents, both
for her appearances as soprano
soloist and for her work with
her Ashland elementary school
choruses.
Mrs. Adelaide Spencer will be
contralto soloist for the annual
Southern Oregon college presen
tation of Handel's "Messiah" to
be given in the college gymnas
ium at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Mrs. Spencer has had a wide
and varied musical background
and is now leaching in the Weed,
Calif., public school system.
Sojourners
Plan Party
The annual Christmas party
and election of officers will be
held when the Medford Sojourn
ers meet Thursday, December
12, at noon at the Girls Com
munity Club.
The executive board will be
hostesses for the party. Those
attending are to take a gift to
exchange.
At the last meeting the host
esses were Mrs. Alexander CoV
lins, Mrs. Wayne Craig and Mrs
Elmer Ness. Card prizes were
won by Mrs. Herbert W. Rowe,
Mrs. Martha Leslie and Mrs.
Eva Stults, bridge; Mrs. Harold
Burback and Mrs. Earline Spar
go, pinochle, and Mrs. Ralph C.
Jones and Mrs. Grace Todd,
canasta.
All women who have lived In
Medford and vicinity for less
than two years are eligible for
membership.
Fill apples with your favorite
stuffing and simmer in a cov
ered skillet with one cup of
cranberry juice cocktail for
about 20 minutes or until ten
der. Serve as a fruity accom
paniment to roast pork.
'Messiah'
Scheduled
Today
ASHLAND Handel's oratorio.
the "Messiah" will be presented
by members of the Southern
Oregon Little Symphony Orches
tra,' the Messiah chorus of 120
voices and four soloists this aft
ternoon at 3 o'clock in the South
ern Oregon College gymnasium.
ur. Herbert Cecil, head of the
college music department, will
direct.
Soloists for the event include:
Mrs. Cecil, soprano: Mrs. Ade
laide Spencer, contralto; Ray
Tumbleson, tenor; and Maynard
Hadley, bass.
According to Dr. Cecil. Georce
Frederick Handel was one of the
foremost composers during the
Baroque period, a period which
extended from 1600 to 1750 A.D.
The composer was born in Ger
many in 1685 and after studying
music in Italy, spent nearly all
of his adult life in England.
After the collapse of an opera
company which he had formed,
he turned to the composition of
oratorios and in 1741 he com
posed what has become one of
his most renowned works, the
Messiah.
Mr. Tumbleson Is a new
comer to the Rogue Valley, hav
ing come here from Los Angeles
where he had studied at the
University of California. He has
had extensive experience in pro
fessional music and formerly
was a member of the Robert
Shaw Chorale.
There will be no admission
charge for the concert, although
an ottering will be accepted for
the benefit of the music scholar
ship fund. Coffee will be served
at the intermission by Alpha
Sigma Chapter of Beta Sigma
Phi, the proceeds of which will
go to their scholarship funds.
Fellowship
To Install
The Rev. Bernard Andrews of
First Baptist Church will in
stall officers of the Women's
Fellowship of the church dur
ing the group s next meeting
Tuesday, December 10, in the
Fireside Room of the church.
A dessert luncheon will be
served at 12:30 p.m., by Eliza
beth Circle members, Mrs. Don
Lindstrom, chairman.
All women of the church are
invited.
To be installed are Mrs. Clar
ence Wilson, president; Mrs.
Warren Smith, vice president;
Mrs. Harold Gangstee, secre
tary; Mrs. Robert Langhott,
treasurer; Mrs. Herman Eker
son, White Cross chairman, and
Mrs. Don Zimmers, Missionary
chairman.
Committee chairmen named
by the president are Mrs. Gang
stee, musician; Mrs. Nell Card
ner. Draver: Mrs. Elvis Wood
devotional; Mrs. Geneva Ruth,
Christian Fellowship; Mrs.
Charles Gilbert, flowers; Mrs.
J. E. Lester, press; Mrs. Fred
Landers, Rebecca circle; Mrs.
Don Lindstrom. Elizabeth cir
cle; Mrs. Verdie Jones, Martha
circle; Mrs. Gangstee, Mrs.
Jesse Flenner, Hannah Circle.
Mrs. Ron Brenneman will pre
side for the business meeting.
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Gardeners Plan
Christmas Party
Mrs. J. A. Wicker, 809 Adams
Lane, will be hostess for the
Christmas meeting of Howard
Garden Club Tuesday, Decem
ber 10. A potluck luncheon will
be served at noon. The program
will be "Christmas Ideas" with
all members participating. A
gift exchange is planned.
Mrs. John G. Crawford, (center) 1503 East
Main Street, was hostess for the second annual
Advent tea which Episcopal Churchwomen of
St. Mark's Episcopal Church gave Thursday
afternoon. Mrs. Richard Dill (at left) Is presi
dent of the organization and Mrs. Chris Barker
was one of the women Invited to pour during
the afternoon. The tea table was centered
with a tiered arrangement of fruits, vegetables
and nuts arranged by Mrs. F. C. Lorish.
BusyBlue Birds Small
In Number, Earn Name
The Busy Blue Birds is made
up of only five members but
their enthusiasm and eagerness
to learn and accomplish proj
ects make up for the lack in
number, their leader, Mrs.
Gene Scott points out.
Plans for December include
making Christmas tree decora
tions from cranberries, pop
corn and chicken wish bones;
snow flakes for window decorat
ing and Christmas cards.
A field trip is planned for
December 10. On December 20
the girls will sing Christmas
carols and close the evening at
the home of Mrs. Gary Stevens,
sponsor, with hot chocolate and
doughnuts.
More field trips are planned
for the coming months, one a
bus trip to Ashland to visit
Lithia Park and have a picnic
lunch.
The girls also will do em
broidery work, and make pre
parations for a Mother-Daughter
Tea in May.
Earlier they took toys to the
fire department, toured the de
partment and had lunch down
town.
They also learned to make
place cards for their Thanks
giving dinner tables.
Members of the group are
Karen Knips, Susan Scott,
Georganna Shaffstall, RaLinda
Stevens and Bernice Witt.
Music Society
Pledges Student
CORVALLIS - Marie An
toinette Manno of 646 South
Holly Street, Medford, has been !
chosen for membership at Ore-j
gon State University in Euterpe,
music honor group for women. !
She is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. A. Manno of the Holly
Street address.
Twelve coeds were chosen for
the group this fall on the basis
of high scholarship and interest
and service in music.
Miss Manno is a junior in the
I school of education.
Slates Meeting
Natural Foods Associates will
meet Monday, December 9, at
7:45 p.m. at Medford High
School. A taped talk by Luke
l nomas will he heard during
the program.
Senior Activity Center
Weekly Schedule Given
Jesse Anderson, Ashland, will
show pictures of the second part
of his trip to the Scandinavian
countries during the Monday,
December 9, meeting of the
Arm Chair Travelers at the Sen
ior Activity Center, 601 East
Jackson Street, at 1:30 p.m.
' Included will be scenes in Ice
land of whaling stations, scenery
and Reykjavik, t h e capital.
Travel in Finland, Denmark and
some parts of Sweden and Nor
way not included in the first
showing will be included.
Monday from 3 to 5 p.m. the
knitting class meels.
Today the Singing Seniors
meet at 3 o'clock at the center.
Tuesday's schedule includes
the oil painting class with Hal
Bishop as the guest artist. He
will give a critique on both por
trait and animal drawing, ac
cording to Mrs. Nettie Williams,
teacher. All students are to take
some of their own work to hang
in the center and for criticism,
if desired.
Wednesday, December 11, the
Spanish class will meet in the
morning. Last week the day was
used for senior craftsmen to
take handcrafted articles to the
receiving and judging commit
tees. Thursday the shuffle board
teams and senior orchestra will
meet. The meeting times are 10
a.m. to noon and 1 p.m., respec
tively. The orchestra has been invited
to attend the Shipmate Class
Christmas party of the First
Methodist Church, which begins
with a dinner at 5:30 p.m. After
wards the orchestra will give a
program.
The Saturday bridge group
meets Saturday, December 14,
from 1 to 4 p.m.
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Bazaar Planned
By HEU Groups
A Christmas bazaar is to be
sponsored by the Central Point
and Westside Home Extension
units Friday, December 13 from
9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., in Central
Point Grange.
Featured will be gift articles,
baked food and "white elephant"
items. Coffee and cookies will
be served.
Potluck Supper
Precedes Services
O'BRIEN A potluck supper
was held at First Baptist Church
of O'Brien Wednesday evening.
Later services were held with
Rodney Wilson, missionary to
Argentina, as guest speaker.
Toastmistress
To Have Guests
Grants Pass Toastmistress
will be the guests at the regular
meeting of the Medford Toast
mistress Club Wednesday, Dec
ember 11, at 8 p.m. at the Girls
Community Club.
Mrs. Dennis E. Garcelon,
toastmistress, will introduce
three speakers. Mrs. George
Watson and Mrs. Ester West
will speak on the theme "Yard
sticks for Success." Mrs. Dale
Hearrell will give her autobi
ography. Topic mistress will
be Mrs. L. E. Payton.
Guests at the last meeting
were Mrs. Ross Conner and
Mrs. Elmer Ness.
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