April 17, 11)13
HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
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Oregon Women
Busy in Gardens
Slfllo Prosiclonl Mabs Report of Club Activities
Throughout Stale
By MARGARET LAMB
, Willi everything In the world changing faster (linn we cnn
oven pretend lo keep 11 1 wllli , It In no wonder Mint the gar
dun clubs have i-lmnged ton, from groups who thought mostly
of beautifying the surrounding ill which they lived, who
Kltidh'd hiirlh'iilluro for Hut pleaiiuro they derived from learn
ing, lo know better whnt to use In nuikn tholr plantings more
lovely und enduring, mid who studied flower arrangement oi
tin nit, Thin him i-hungcd, Gardeners are more serious now,
they liuvn turned their activities to tho real business of pro
ducing the food thiil they will need 111 tho next year,
The beinity of the pant In
not lorgntleii und must not ho.
Tint old pliuitlng,i muni hu
iniilnliilned mid uddi lions
should he made where It In
nt nil possible. Muny hoyit luivo
written linine from the Implex
mill the deserts and (tin cold
north unking their people to
keep their homes mid their
country an lliey were when
they left, no lliey will know
t lilt t they have Hint lo conic
buck to,
Tho emphasis In Oregon han
hud to he on food In the past
year and next year It will ho
even more necessary, Tim al
titude of government offielaln
toward garden chihn has
changed. Where a year ngo
we were told lo attend to
our flower arranging and to
our petunia beds, now we
are not only linked lo ralso
food for victory we are ex
pected to do our purl,
To show Hint we have not
been Idle n cpienllonnlro wan
nenl out to each club asking
fur sonic figures on the amount
of produce rained and prepar
ed for use thin pant winter.
It wan found Hint tho 2700
member of the Slate federa
tion of Ciarden clubs had 1 402
Victory Gardens In 1IM2. They
will do betler thin year, l'rnm
these gnrdenn they canned
2()H,on4 epiartn of fruits and
vegetables, M. 0.1(1 packages
of frulln and vegetables wero
frozen, .'1,110 pound wero
dried, and 211.000 pounds were
stored or prepared for uio in
other way i.
Besides this plantings were
maintained and lawns that
had been planted before the
war were watered and kept up.
Tho shows that used to bo
flower shows wore reversed
Inst full nnd In their placo
were, the Victory Ciarden
Harvest shows which sent
several hundred dollars to the
relief funds of the Army and
Navy.
Tho study of plnnls such as
herbs that may take the pines
of spices and even lea linvo
gained In popularity. Kven
when wo linvo the spices ngnhi
tho herbs will probably not bo
forgotten becnune they mnko
such a zest (ul addition lo our
diet.
Plnnllngs hnve been mndo
nt army posls, Including many
trucklonds of plant mnlerinl
donated by tho club members
themsclven.
Thousands of bnucpicts have
been furnished to hospitals,
U. S, O,, and other recreation
rooms. Gifts and Christmas
decorations were sent lo hospi
tals, numbering Into the thou
sands, lied Cross work has
been done In amounts that
cannot bo estimated. Donations
linvo been mado to tho Red
Cross In mnny enncs.
In the coastal ureas the clubs
have done their part In air
plnno watching nnd oilier pat
riotic activities necessary In
thnaa localities. Ilnnds linvo
boon purchased by ninny clubs,
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ED IN
Corporal and Mrs, Clcmont Lowell Rhoadcs ol
this city wero ninrrlecl In Sacramento recently.
Tho brldo is tho former Charlotto Elizabeth Van
Motor,
with new clubhouses In mind
for the future.
Cookies hardly seom to bt
garden club work but clubs as
group nnd Individual mem
bers linvo provided llturully
thousands for our fighters.
At the beginning of tho year
wo had 112 clubs, wo now
havo 115 with tho procet of
two more before tho slate
meeting In Pendleton which
will be held on tho first and
second of June. Our member
ship Is slightly lower than It
was last year duo to so many
people taking war Jobs nnd
other work.
Last fall wo had eleven dis
trict meetings, each one of
which wns attended by the
state president, who drove
over seven thousand miles to
the far comers of tho state
to bo present und to explain
the wurk of tho Federation,
and in most cases to give a
demonstration and talk on
flower arrangement. T h e
spring district meetings are
In progress now and will be
finished before tho state meet
ing. A news Jotter has been pre
pared obcIi month by tho presi
dent nnd tho officers and com
mittee chairmen. Muny hunk
dreds of Inches of news spnee
linvo been given us by tho
newspapers alll over the state.
Garden club work always
seems to rate a good spaco
In the news but food produc
tion Is definitely news.
Oregon Is truly a garden
state nnd our Victory gardens
will more than double in num
ber thoso of last year.
SHOWER
ARRANGED
RECENTLY
Mrs. Stanley' Miller was
complimented recently at a
parly given by Mrs, Dick Mil
ler Jr., and Mrs. Lylo Durrcll
nt the Miller home, 1800 Cres
cent avenue.
Bridge wan played with cof
fee served Inter nnd Mrs. Mil
ler, the former Gwendolyn
Lorcnz, received a basket of
gifts.
Guests Included Mrs. Mil
ler, Mrs. Robert O'SuIllvan,
Mrs. Myron Shannon, Mrs.
Don Drullner, Mrs. G. C. Lor
ciir., Mrs. W. E. Mnyborry,
Mrs. Dick Miller Sr., Mrs.
Don Hunt, Mrs. Darrcll Mil
lor, Mrs, Janica Cronln, Mrs,
Norman Moty, Mrs. Jack
Crawford, and Miss Dorothy
O'Sullivan.
Mr. and Mrs. Alva Graham
of Portland are parents of a
daughter, Dlnnno, born In the
northern city. Mrs. Graham Is
tlin former Gcrtrudo Von
Fierthelsdorf of this city,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.
Von Berlhelsdorf of Swan
Lnko. Mrs. Von Bcrthclsdorf
has becn'ln Portland with her
daughter's family.
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BENEFIT CHAIRMAN
Mrs. It. Henry Anderson heads the committee In
charge of the annunl Easter Monday benefit
bridge lea to be given at the Wlllnrd hotel April
tho twenty-sixth by St, Paul's Episcopal church
Guild.
Kcnnoll-Kllls.
Klamath
Maid Weds
Service Read in Sac
ramento Church on
March 22nd
In a candlelight service
read Monday evening, March
the twenty-second, at eight
o'clock, Charlotto Elizabeth
Van Meter, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe E. Van Meter
of this city, become the bride
of Corporal Clcmont Lowell
Ithonds, son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. M. Rhoads of Klamath
Falls.' Tho ceremony took
place In tho First --Baptist
church of Sacramento and the
ring scrvlco was read by the
Rev. Dr. F. B. Palmer before
an open fireplace.
Just before the vows were
exchanged, Mrs. Homer J.
Shcrwin sang "I Love You
Truly" and played the wed
ding march.
The brldo was given In
marriago by her mother as
her father was unable to at
tend the ceremony. For her
wedding, the bride wore a
two-ploco navy blue crcpo
frock with white military
braid trim and her corsage
was of gardenias.
Mrs. Betty Jane Rhoads was
tho bride's only attendant.
She wore a spring print with
a navy blue rcdingote, match
ing accessories and a white
carnation corsage. The best
man was Sergeant E. H.
Flnlg, member of the groom's
company.
Mrs. Van Meter, mother of
tho bride, wore a navy blue
suit with matching accessor
ies and a red rosebud corsage.
The bride has returned to
this city in order to complete
her school year and will Join
her husband In late May.
NEIGHBORS
OBSERVE
ANNIVERSARY
Mrs. Dorothy Abner was
hostess to the Jolly Neighbors
club at the home of her
mother, Mrs. T. R. Skilling
ton, 221 North Tenth street,
Wednesday afternoon, April
the seventh, with Mrs. Millie
Sackctt the assisting hostess.
As this was the nineteenth
anniversary of the founding
of this club, tho charter
member, Mrs. Florence Win
ters, was presented with a
gift by the president, Mrs.
Volma Hull, in behalf of the
club.
The rooms wore bright with
daffodils, and dessert was
served to Mrs. B. N. Hull,
Mrs. Eugene H. Love, Mrs.
Harvey O. Lohr, Mrs. R. J.
Hall, Mrs. R. J. Wiese, Mrs.
J. J. Winters, Mrs. M. M.
Taylor, Mrs. Fred Crapo, Mrs.
H. L. Wlnrd, Mrs. C. A. Cot
tor, Mrs. H. F. Sackett, Mrs.
J. Abnor, Mrs. T. R. Skllllng
ton, and several guests, Mrs.
George Burton, Jonn Taylor,
Dicklo Crapo and Mrs. J. A.
Johnson.
Tho next meeting will be
hold at tho homo of Mrs.
R. J. Hall, 3244 Boardman
street, with Gortrude Wloso
nnd Florence Winters the as
sisting hostesses,
611 3. 8th Phone 5669
Refrigeration
. Service
Ward Arnold, Serviceman
MERIT WASHING
MACHINE SERVICE
CAMP FIRE
AND SCOUTS
ASSIST
The Esquire theater was
filled to capacity with an en
thusiastic and cheering crowd
of youngsters at tho tin can
matinee on Saturday morn
ing, April the tonth. The
picture shown was "Three
Mcsquitccrs," a story of the
American-Spanish early days
In California. Boy Scouts, un
der the direction of R. H.
Lamott, their executive secre
tary, was in charge.
Ushering were Mrs. J. A.
Kennedy, the Camp Fire ex
ecutive secretary, Mrs. Matt
Kohn Jr., Mrs. Frank Peyton,
Mrs. R. H. Reeves and a
group of Camp Fire girls, and
Mrs. A. W. Skinner, Mrs. Leo
N. Huls, Mrs. L. A. Murphy,
Mrs. C. E. Ogle, Mrs. J. K.
Reno, Girl Scout commission
er, and a group of Girl
Scouts.
A guest at the Godfrey C.
Blohm home on Pacific Tcr
raco this past week has been
Mrs. John Marsh of Portland,
sister of Mr. Blohm. From
here Mrs. Marsh is going to
California to visit with her
son who is stationed there.
Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Evans,
accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Ira White, motored to
Ashland Snturday morning.
Mr. White will remain in tho
valley for a short lime. He
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CURRIN'S u DRUGS
9th and Main
Girl Weds
In Texas
Miss Kohler Becomes
Bride of Tulelake
Youth' March 8
Miss Llla Mae Kohler,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.
C. Kohler of 234 Hillside
avenue, became the bride of
First Sergeant Elmer E.
Prince, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Prince of Tulelake,
California, in a ceremony
road Monday, March the
eighth, at half past four
o'clock in the afternoon at
Brown wood, 'Texas.
While stationed at Camp
Bowie, Texas, Sergeant
Prince was Instructor in the
tank destroyer division. Mrs.
Prince resides In Belton,
Texas, near Camp Hood
whore her husband is now at
tending an officers' training
school.
Before leaving for Texas,
Mrs. Prince was honored with
a number of parties both in
Klamath Falls and In Tule
lake. CIRCLE HAS
MEETING
THURSDAY.
The Friendly circle met at
the home of Nettie Good,
2020 Darrow avenue, on
Thursday afternoon, with
Nona Hall assisting. Luncheon
was served to Pearl Marin,
Lizzie Little, Lydia McDon
ald, Katherine Williams, Ag
nace Lowe, Maggie Upton, Es
tcllo Smith, Ipha Brown, Fan
nie Goddard, Arbhur Stone
and to four visitors, Mary
Martin, Mrs. H. O. Lohr, Mrs.
M. C. Rightmier, Vera Good
and daughter Lenora Lee.
During the business meet
ing it was decided that the
organization give $5.00 to the
Red Cross. On April the
twenty-ninth the members
will spend the afternoon at
the Red Cross workrooms in
Mills school, making surgical
dressings, and on May the
thirteenth they will hold a
potluck supper in the Com
munity hall on Garden ave
nue at seven o'clock for the
members, their husbands and
families. This will be the
fifth anniversary of the
founding of the club.
Five of the members whose
birthdays were this month re
ceived gifts from their "Si
lent Sisters."
Mrs. C. A. Poole was hostess
to circle 4 of the First Method
ist church on Thursday, April
the eighth, at her home, 2215
Vine avenue, serving dessert
at one o'clock to eight mem
bers. In the absence of Mrs.
Parker, the chairman, Mrs.
Poole had charge of the busi
ness meeting and Mrs. Gaster
led tho study hour, the sub
ject being "Outlook in Mex
ico." Mrs. Gaster presented
the circle with a quilt top, and
during the afternoon the mem
bers finished the quilt which
Is to bo sold. Mrs. Andrus will
be hostess for the May meeting.
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KLAMATH'S COSMETIC CENTER
Post War Problems
Heads Discussion
League of Women Voters Meet Monday for Reg
ular April Gathering
Post war problems and the peace were discussed In an In
teresting program presented by the foreign policy group of
the League of Women Voters Monday afternoon, April fifth,
at the city library. Mrs. E. A. Geary, leader of the group, was
In charge of the discussion, the first part of which was given
by Mrs. E. K. Loosley, whose subject was "Relationship of the
United States and Great Britain." She gave the background
of this relationship, particularly stressing that of the past
decade.
Mrs. J. A, Schubert follow
ed with the Colonial Picture,
and Its Problems.
Specific problems of the
transitional period between
the end of the war and set-up
of the post war peace plan was
given by Mrs. Roland E.
Wright. She discussed the at
titude to be taken toward the
defeated nations and plans for
the test period before final
peace.
Mrs. Geary summarized the
afternoon's program and con
cluded the discussion which
was one of the most Interest
ing of the League's study year,
Mrs. Everett R. Dennis,
president , of the group, pre
sided. A brief discussion of the
McKellar bill and the equal
rights amendment, both before
the United States congress at
present, was given by Mrs.
H. P. Bosworth, legislative
chairman of the group. The
National League of Women
Voters opposes both of these
measures.
May 18 and 19 have been set
as the dates for the regular
convention of the State
League of Women Voters to
be hald In Portland. Mrs.
Dennis, local president, and
several members of the Klam
ath Falls group are planning
to attend.
The next meeting of the
Klamath League will be. held
Monday afternoon, May 3rd,
at the city library. Mrs, M. J.
Young will have charge of the
program, and her subject is
to be "Woman's Suffrage in
Different Countries, of the
World."
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BENTON VIRTUE
On Thursday, April the
eighth, in the First Presbyter
ian church, the pastor, the
Rev. A. Theodore Smith
united in marriage Harry Lee
Benton of Mt. Shasta, Califor
nia and Rena Dart Virtue of
San Francisco. The witnesses
were Mrs. William C. Hurn
Sr., and Attorney Harold Mer
ryman. The happy couple are
to reside at Mt. Shasta. The
single ring ceremony was
used.
Mrs. John Cada Jr., and
Miss Florence Cada of Modoc
Point, were hostesses at a din
ner given for a few friends
last week. The dinner con
sisted entirely of non-rationed
foods. Bidden to the affair
were Mrs. John Sterner, Mrs.
Lawrence Cada and Mrs. Fred
Grant
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REBEKAH
SOCIAL CLUB
HAS MEETING
The Social club of the Re
bckah lodge met In IOOF
hall Wednesday for dessert
at half past one o'clock. The
Easter motif was used for the
tables. Blanche Barber and
Mrs. Arthur Skinner were
hostesses, Mrs. Minnie Vinup
of Washington was a guest.
Plans were made for a play
to be presented for the bene
fit of the Rebekah lodge,
"Friendship Road," the chair
officers of the lodge to take
the leading part.
Mrs. Gehrke and Mrs.
Golden will be hostesses for
the next meeting, April the
twenty-eighth.
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Friends gathered to honor
Miss Bonita Jean Huddart on
her seventh birthday, Friday,
April the sixteenth. Gifts
were presented and refresh
ments served.
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PROSPERITY
LODGE HAS
PROGRAM
Prosperity Rebekah lodge
104 met In the IOOF hall on
Thursday at half past seven
o'clock. At the close of the
business session a program
was presented by members of
the lodge and the Theta Rho
Girls' club honoring the past
noble grands, twenty-four of
whom were present. The pro
gram Included solos by John
Carter, accompanied by Lou
ise Barnhart, solo by Mr.
Rollln Thompson, accompan
ied by Mrs. Knight, reading
by Dicksy Weed. An Easter
egg hunt was held with Eva
Richardson as winner. The re
mainder of the evening was
spent in games.
On Thursday, May the
sixth, a Mother's Day pro
gram will be given.
FOR EASTER!
Buy Quality
Sport Coats
and
Slacks
Coats from $13.50
Slacks from f 7.M
85 Sport Coats 2(0 Slack
To Choose From!
RUDY'S
MEN'S SHOP
6th and Main
DISTINCTIVE APPARU
Phww 8222 0l MoiiJ
RASTER! Your
metamorphosis
from winter drab
ness should be cry
stalized Into
sparkling new YOU
complete with'
new millinery,
dresses, cult and
accessories. The
breath of spring i
your wardrobe
suilde your morales'