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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1955)
I i "LADIES OF THE CHAMBER" - Local business women members of the Klamath County Chamber of Commerce, are pictured on today's page. l W',k he pcopion of Alice Lamm, are identified with enterprises owned end operated solely by women. She occupies the place .of honor on Jhe page for her many continuous years at a C of C member and because the was the first women to be elected as a director of the local chamber -when ihe wee with the Klamath Development Company. . , , w 4 4- w x v., , i s - ck?s V i l-ir ,f . - U 1 u " f " j ill J . - -.r--,., -- v.J? I I ' 'i, -H - i' 1 1 : s o c E T Y MNly ALICE LAMM Firit womn to be a director of the KUmath County Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. Umm needs no !ntro duction to Klemfh County. She has been an outstanding figure in civic and social life sine she came to Klamath Falls in 1914 and accepted a position that year with the Klamath Develop ment Company. It was during the time she was with the K-D Company that her ability was recogniied and rewarded with a chair at the chamber board of directors' table the first given a woman. Alien the lt was last year's president of Soroptimitt Club, whern she answers membership roll call with her classifi cation as "Timber Interests". . - i - - ' 3 " ? Klamath County ' Chamber of Commerce Klamath Falls, Oregon AVIS McCONNElL, owner-manager of the Pelican Cafe, 722 Main Street, has been a member of the Klamath County Chamber of Commerce for nearly 20 years. She came here from Seattle where she was attending the University of Washington, while she was working for her masters. She had prepared herself for a teaching career, and already had her certificate when she came to work for CaU tfornia Oregon Power Company instead in 1924. Her first business venture into the culinary realm was a ta room at 560 Congerthe home of Mrs. Twyla Ferguson, where Mrs, McConnell also lived. And later, another tea room more centrally located at fifth and Pine Streets in the Addta Walker house, a local landmark, rated several years ago to provide parking space for LePointe's customers. Customers from all over the world have been greeted by Mrs. McConnetl at the Pelican Cafe for 22 ye art. Her estab lishment is widely known for good food lerved in a setting of : art treasures rare oriental rugs, rich Chinese (Win, an unusual collection of silver serving dishes and Chinese obfefs d' art cot fected by the feminine restaurateur throughout the years. fiosidoi the main dining room, the Pelt'can Party Room it available for private parties -and The Wing, for cocktails. Kitchen operation is supervised by Lucille Warner, assistant managnr, . ( "ALICE THE 2nd" in our "ladies of the chamber" is Alice Vitus, presently director in charge of civic affairs for the Klamath County Chamber of Commerce board. She has been J, member since 1934. Mrs, Vitus owns and manages the Guidn Printing Company. She also owns the building which houses the fully equipped commercial; printing plant, at I20S Klamath Avenue. , She came here in 1931 from the University of Oregon as a member of the Herald and News advertising staff. Mrs. Vitus started her own business the Klamath Shopping Guide in 1933. She changed the business name to Guide Printing Company in 1950, when she discontinued the paper. Alice the 2nd also finds time for civic work. For three consecutive years she was county chairman for the Klamath County Polio Drive; she was a board member of the United Fund; and is an active member of Quota Club, of which she was charter president and district governor. fe? ifeM tit . . . . - mmsmm,wfm9 IK AJ ry -.r aha hrv ' ' urn i I , , " , ' r ' ', ' .! " ' ' mi i. .,, j ;. ss,-..--; i .. .. ' . , : - v ; - VERA RUTQUIST who is the "baby" member in the women-owner chamber members is the Vera of Vera's Own Meke Candies ad Nuts. 1006 Main Street She is a comparative newcomer to Klamath Falls, coming here about three years ego but she is an old hand in the candy manufacturing, business, and has never wanted to bt? any thing else since sKa started learning the trade as a youngster, in about a yer enrl a hlt in the tenny jar. Portland. For two years prior to the move from Portland to ' All photos on the page by MMly ftamsby. Klamath Falls, Mrs. Rutquiit was in Honolulu teaching our methods of chocolate dipping and candy manufacture to em. ployes of Hawaiian Candy and. Nuts. She has had her own candy factory and shop for about in and one-half years where she caters to party orders for special canities. She wat associated witn Mrs. McDonnell ror ELLEN FARRENS -became a member of the chamber short, ly alter April I of this year, when she bought the Ace Mimeo, 124 Main Street. She and her partner, Frances M. Watkins, who more recently became half-owner of the letter shop, in. etude a telephone answering service in their business operation . V which is. in effect, an auiliary office to a cuslomer-litt of local and out of-t.iwn business firms. Mrs. Ferrens came to Klamath Falls about 12 years ago from Portland. She is also a "1st" the first woman to be sec retary of the Public Utilities Commission of Oregon a post she held in the 1930 s. . ', As it usual with busy business women she finds time for volunteer work on the -registration desk with the flloodmobile: she was a volunteer office worker for the United Fund drive: and the it secretary of the Klamath County Republican Club For Better Government.
