Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, December 29, 1963, Image 19

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    MEDFOHD .MAIL TMBINE, MEDFORD. OREGON
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29. 1863
Find ley-Leek Rites
Miss Patricia Ann Leek be
came the bride of Dwight
Holmes Findley in two o'clock
afternoon rites held Saturday,
December 21, in Medford First
Methodist Church. Dr. George
Rosebeny officiated. The wed
ding and the reception which
followed were among the large
social gatherings of the season,
with about 300 guests attending.
The bride is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Leek, 1530
West Main Street and the bride
groom is a son of Dr. and Mrs.
D. H. Findley, 737 Stevens
Street.
Mr. Leek escorted his daugh
ter to the allar and gave her in
marriage. The bride's gown was
of peau de twillc with fitted
bodice, tapered sleeves and
Sabrina neckline. The full skirt
was accented at the back with
a self-material bow and design
ed with chapel train. A crown
of seed pearls held her elbow
length veil and she carried
white roses and orchids.
Mrs. Steven Wisely, Eagle
Point, was matron of honor and
Mrs. Kenneth Leek. Portland,
a sister-in-law and Mrs. Robert
Glover, Grants Pass, were
bridesmatrons. Miss Betty Ar
nold, Long Beach, Calif., was
the bridesmaid.
Wear Gold Brocade
Their frocks were of gold bro
cade with A-line skirts and Sa
brina necklines. They carried
bouquets of chrysanthemums.
William Cochran, Grants
Pass, was best man. Seating
the guests were Leroy Nceley,
Bend; Gordon Smith, Dallas,
Tex.; Malcolm McNeil, and
Walter Garner, both Portland,
and Arthur Ekerson, Medford.
White flocked trees hung with ,
golden balls, and baskets of
chrysanthemums decorated the
church. I
Maynard Hadley was soloist.
The reception was given by
! the bride's parents in Mon Desir
Dining Inn. Mrs. Alton Ander
i son and Mrs. Frank Boone re-1
ceived the guests. Serving the
!cake were Mrs. Neeley, and
, Mrs. Cochran. Pouring punch
were Mrs. Gerald Bartz, Salem,
Miss Joann Kerr, and Miss Car-
ma Hovdey, both Portland.
Mrs. Ekerson served the coffee.
I Mrs. Oris Thetford, Portland
registered the guests.
i For her daughter's wedding '
' Mrs. Leek wore a green bro- j
cade dress witn jacnei ana
beige and green accessories.
Her corsage was an orchid. The
bridegroom's mother chose a
blue peau de twille frock with
matching accessories and she
i wore a gardenia corsage.
To Lake Tahoc
The couple made their wed
'ding trip to Lake Tahoe. Their
, home is at 10825 Southwest
Bamed Road, 3, Portland. The
bride's traveling attire was a
light green knit suit with camel
colored mohair coat, and vel
j vet hat. Her corsage was an
! orchid.
I The bride and her family
I have lived in this vicinity for
the past 13 years and the bride
groom was born and reared in
Medford.
Out-of-town guests included
Mrs. Robert Wulf and sons,
Robert Wulf Jr., and Mark
Wulf, and Mr. and Mrs. Bartz,
all Salem; Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
;Lent, Grants Pass; Mr. and
I Mrs. Harold Thompson a nd
Mrs. James Tetrick and son,
Todd Lee Tetrick, all Klamalh
Falls. Mrs. Bartz is a sister of
the bridegroom and Mrs. Lent
his cousin. Mrs. Thompson and
Mrs. Tetrick are aunts of the
bride.
Following the wedding re
hearsal the bridegroom's par
ents entertained at dinner in
Rogue Valley Country Club.
Twenty - four guests attended.
Gold and green decorations in
the Christmas theme were used.
The bride attended Medford
High Schooi and Southern Ore
gon College. She is a teacher
in the Beaverton School System.
The bridegroom attended the
same schools and also Portland
State University. He is associa
ted with Dean Vincent, Inc.,
Portland.
Marriage News
Received Here
News of interest here is of the
marriage of Peggy M. Clay and
Theodore W. Klett which was an
event of December 19, in Holly
wood, Calif. The bride is a
daughter of Mrs. A. H. Miller,
Medford Plaza Apartments, and
a sister of Mrs. Robert Emmens
1511 East Main Street.
The newly married couple
now reside at 1321 Morningside
Drive, Burbank, Calif.
Visits
Among students home for the
holidays is Keith Harrison, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Harri
son, 1382 Kings Highway. He is
a graduate student at Vander
bilt University, Nashville. Tenn.
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Father Officiates
At Marriage Rites
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Holmes Findley
Gala Holiday Parties
Continue in Valley
Main at Central
Medford, Orewa
By OLIVE STARCHEB
llain in the valley and snow
in the mountains has not damp
ened the spirits of Rogue Valley
residents. Holiday parties, vary
ing from small groups of close
friends to large events in homes
and private clubs, are being
given this week end and New
Year's Eve.
Snow and ski fans, of course,
are taking every opportunity to
indulge in their favorite winter
time sport and especially wel
come the snow falling in the
close-by hills.
Rogue Valley Country Club
will be the scene of the tradi
tional gala New Years Eve
formal dance and dinner party.
Many new club members will
attend the annual event for the
first time, and other members
have houseguests who have re
turned here to attend the gay
party, as they have done for
the past several years.
Reservations are closed,
James J. Dunlevy, club man
ager, announces.
The committee in charge is
made up of Mr. and Mrs. R. B.
Browns, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
VV. McFadden, Mr. and Mrs.
C. W. Curl and Mr. and Mrs.
William MacNeal.
The event will open al 9 p.m.
with refreshments and hors
d'oeuvres and a buffet dinner
will be served from 10:30 p.m.
to 1 a.m.
Breakfast will be served from
12 midnight to 2 a. m.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Ellis arc
general chairmen. They also are
members of the decorating com
mittee with Mr. and Mrs. Dale
Graham, Jerry Ernst and Rob
ert Babcock. The Grahams also
make up the door committee.
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Scheffel,
107 North Third Street, Jackson
ville, are to entertain this aft
ernoon from 3 to 5 o'clock at a
torn and jerry party and onen
house to which they have bidden
irienas in Jacksonville.
When Miss Glyndon Ruth, former Sunday School teacher
Hunter and Robert Edward Mc-1 of the bride, had charge of the
Dowell were wed December 21 reception and serving the wed
in Medford First Presbyterian 1 ding cake, punch and coffee
Church, the father of the bride-! were the bride's attendants.
groom officiated for the cere- For traveling the bride wore
mony. a cranberry red dress and coat
The bride is a daughter of 1 ensemble with matching fur felt
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hunter, , hat. After January 1 the couple
1960 Crcstbrook Road, Medford I will be living at 217 C South
and the bridegroom's parents ! Baker Street, McMinnville,
are the Rev. and Mrs. James where the bridegroom is a sen-
McDowell, Port Angeles, Wash, i ior student at Linfield College.
The Rev. Mr. McDowell, ai The bride is a Medford High
First Baptist minister, perform-! School graduate and she has at-
ed the rites at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon.
Given in marriage by her fa
ther, the bride wore a long bell
skirted gown of peau de soie
with chapel train. The long
sleeved lace jacket buttoned at
the back. Her mantilla-styled
tended Southern Oregon College
George Fox College, and Oregon
Stale College from which she
was graduated, receiving her
degree in political science. Un
til her marriage she was em
ployed as a social worker in
state aid to dependent children
veil, of Belgian lace held from ' program in Portland. She will
A holiday tea Friday after
noon was given by Mrs. Glenn
Jackson, 117 Grecnway Circle,
for two women wno recently
moved to the Rogue Valley from
Portland. Honored were Mrs.
Robert Buck and Mrs. Patrick
Ford, daughter of the hostess.
Assistine Mrs. Jackson was
Mrs. Otto Frohnmayer. Pouring
during the tea, attended by 80
guests, were Mrs. James Hayes,
Mrs. Keith Blackhurst, Mrs.
Among events scheduled for
this week is a cocktail party
planned for Saturday, January
4. by Mr. and Mrs. George Ras-
musscn In tneir home at 21
Acorn Way.
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Reid,
1845 Old Stage Road, planned a
cocktail party for Saturday eve
ning in their home. About 100
guests were expected to attend
Mr. and Mrs. Robert R.
Dickey and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
Olson entertained at a cocktail
party Friday evening in the
home of the Olsons, 100 South
Grovcland Avenue.
a crown trimmed with seed
pearl flowers, had been pur
chased in Sweden and was loan
ed by a college friend of the
bride. The bridal flowers were
red roses arranged in a cascade.
Sister Attends Bride
Miss Diana Mac Hunter, Port
land, a sister of the bride, was
honor attendant and another
sister, Miss Veda Joy Hunter,
was bridesmaid. Mrs. Delbert
Mayfield, Central Point was the
hridesmatron.
Lighting the candles were
Carolyn and Kathy Ruth Shodin,
Bellview, Wash., cousins of the
bride.
The bride's attendants wore
Christmas green satin floor -length
gowns and carried white
fur muffs decorated with sprigs
of holly. Their green satin pill
box hats were trimmed with
holly encircled in net.
The candlelighters wore white
choir robes.
Gilbert Cuddeback, Eugene, a
student at Linfield College,
served as best man. Stewart
Young, and William McDowell,
Pullman, Wash., a brother of
the bridegroom, seated the
guests.
White chrysanthemums and
holly decorated the church.
Attendant Sings
Miss Diana Mae Hunter, the
honor attendant, sang and Mrs.
N. S. Thames was organist.
The bride's mother was dres
sed in a cranberry red velvet
sheath frock and her corsage
was of gardenias. The bride
groom's mother chose a light
green brocade jacket dress and
she wore a red rosebud corsage.
Some 200 guests attended the
ceremony and about 150 were
at the reception given by the
brides parents in the church
rooms. Mrs. Fred Landers, a
if in
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kilward McDowell
(Knackstedt photo)
continue in the same Held m
McMinnville. The bridegroom is
working toward his master's de
gree, planning to teach liter
ature and other subjects in this
area.
Out of lown guests at the wed
ding included Mr. and Mrs. E.
Clyde Duerr, San Francisco,
grandparents of the bride; the
Rev. and Mrs. Ray Shodin, and
children, Stephen, Caroline and
Kathy Ruth, uncle, aunt and
cousins of the bride; Mr. and
Mrs. A. K. Kaser, Grcsham;
Mr. and Mrs. John Fianigan,
Corbett, and Mrs. William Mc
Dowell, Pullman.
Alaskans Visit
Relatives Here
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ellis and
children, Miss Ruth Marie Ellis,
and William John Edward Eu
gene and Steven Richard Ellis,
arc visiting for the holidays from
Anchorage, Alaska, with Mr.
Ellis' parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.
B. Ellis, Sams Valley.
The visitors are former Med
ford residents. They lived here
(or about eight years while Mr.
Ellis was a member of the Bur
eau of Reclamation staff work
ing on the Talent Project. They
have lived at Anchorage for the
past one and one - half years.
Mr. Ellis now is a cadastral homc (or the season witn his
surveyor with the Bureau of Larcnls Mr and Mrs Evcrctt
Land Management Their daugh- R Huffman, 11411 Loal Street,
ter, Miss Ruth Marie Ellis, is
a student al Pacific Lutheran
College, Tacoma, Wash.
To Islands
ASHLAND Mrs. Lorcna Mc
Nair, Oak Street, flew to Port
land the day before Christmas
to join a party which will tour
the Hawaiian Islands for two
weeks.
Keatings Hosts
To Houseguests
ASHLAND Houseguests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rod
ney Keating, 148 Valley View
Road, Ashland are Mr. Keat
ing's daughter, Miss Lucy Keat
ing, a freshman student at Uni
versity of Oregon, and Mr. and
Mrs. John Dinwiddy and infant
child. Mr. Dinwiddv, a son of
Mrs. Keating, attends the Uni
versity of California at Berkeley.
Timothy Keating who is serv
ing with the Navy as a lieuten
ant junior grade, and Miss
Marianne Keating, a student at
Welleslcy College, Wellesley,
Mass., could not be home for
the holidays.
Student Visits
For Holidays
Wallace Huflman, a sopho
more student at University of
Oregon, majoring in music, is
Sigma Kappas
Set Open House
Alumnae of higma Kappa, na
tional sorority, will hold the sec
ond annual Christmas holiday
open house at the home of Mrs.
Bruce Mills, 1545 Old Stage
Road, on Monday, December 30,
at 8 p.m.
Assisting will be Mrs. Richard
Finch, Mrs. Robert Goodrich
and Mrs. Robert Rickman.
Members of college chapters
home for the holidays and their
mothers and all Sigma Kappa
alumnae in the Rogue Valley
are invited to attend.
Daughter Here
With Relatives
Miss Judy Bullis, Portland, is
visiting her father, Tuny Bullis,
and grandfather, Seth M, Bul
lis, 15 Florence Avenue, Med
ford. Miss Bullis, a senior al Madi
son High School, will return
north this week to resume her
studies.
Mayor and Mrs. James Dun
levy were hosts last Sunday for
a dinner which observed the
18th birthday anniversary of
their daughter, Judy. Guests in
cluded former Mayor John
Snider and Mrs. Snider, whose
birthday anniversary falls on
the same day as that of the
honored guest.
Dr. and Mrs. S. Ralph Dippcl,
1 Eastwood Drive, plan to en
tertain this afternoon at dinner
honoring Mrs. Dippcl's brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
rinll Vnhtinlrc in nhunrvunno nt
Uorotny Monroe ana wrs. ,nii;lncjr wcdding anniversary
wimuei ly.
Mrs. Fred Rankin, 18 Rich
mond Avenue, was hostess Fri
day afternoon for a small coffee
which honored guests and new
comers. Guests included Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Younglove, Sioux City,
Iowa, who arc in the valley to
visit their daughter, Mrs. L. E.
McEachron, and Mr. McEach
ron; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Da
vis, Yankton, S.D., guests here
of their daughter, Mrs. H. D.
Christensen, and Mr. Christen
sen; and Mr. and Mrs. George
Manor.
Other invited guests arc Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Lefflor, Mrs.
Maizie Daily, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Hesdorfor. Col. Frank Ap
plin, Mrs. Maude Codding and
Mr. and Mrs. Earl York.
Guests Arrive
For Wedding;
Dinner Held
A number of out-of-town guests
were in Medford this week end
to attend the wedding riles for
Miss Judith Ann Brill and Rob-
Young, who formerly lived at : crt Keith Addington read Satur
Paso Rubles, Calif., and now day afternoon at 4 o'clock in
are residing at Rogue Valley First Presbyterian Church.
Among tnem were -Mrs. lien
Law, a sister of the bride, here
from La Mesa, Calif., and Mrs.
Robert Edminster, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Brill, Trail,
Merced, Calif. Also here was
Mrs. Caroline Bell Gilsort, for
mer resident with her daughter,
Michclc, Vista. Calif.
Mrs. James K. Iloey and Mrs.
Scott Brill entertained at dinner
following the wedding rehearsal
Friday evening. The event was
held in in the homc of Mrs.
Hoey, 56 Quince Street. About
25 guests attended.
The bride is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Brill, 75
Lozicr Lane and the bridegroom
is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Har
old Addinglon, Klamath Falls,
who were here (or the cere
mony. Hawks Arrive
From Illinois
ASHLAND - Mr. and Mrs.
Friday evening Eugene Ben
nett, the artist, invited a group
o( (riends and relatives to his
homc on Third Street in Jack
sonville (or a holiday dinner.
The house, almost 100 years old,
has been renovated by Mr.
Bennett and furnished with heir
looms and antiques in keeping
with the house and historic Jack
sonville. His holiday decorations in
clude a copy of his Christmas
greeting to friends, which con
sisted of the alphabet in large,
illustrated letters of the year
1884, hung on the door pane.
Scores of Christmas cards and
greetings from friends are ar
ranged throughout the various
rooms.
Two of Mr. Bennett's friends,
Ray Lewis, Jacksonville, and
William Cottrcll, Medford, the
actor, assisted him with the
dinner.
j Paul C. Hawk. LnGrange, III.,
Saiwe S0 guests ar.e expected j arrived by plane December 28
to attend toe annual E-lk-s Lodge 'o spend the week-end with Mr.
Xfcw Year's fs-all in the Elk-s
Club Kw.jWFo Room. C Li f.f Sim
wran' five pieso band vwM fur-n-.-ih
tfac dance music and r.e
froshmeots will be served
Ihrougk.tit tie evcniig.
tfewk's sislor, Mrs. William B.
MeCuilough, Vft Cfctweh Stwot.
Tlwy wild atao visit io Fior-kjiloy,
CaW., bofoHi 4Mflt.lJtaM4aRa
for Mi FSfrfsn fcwl paw B New
Year's. ' '
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