Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-04-20
FASHION SHOW OF
PART.TM ECLAsSEs
DRAWS BIG CROWDS

Ashland women should be among
the best dressed in the state here
after, II the gowns and hats on ex-
hiblt at the fashion show yesterday
are any criterion. When women canl
eliminate the expense attached to
dressing that accompanies the pur-
chase of ready to wear garments or
hiring them made, there is no ap-
parent reason why Ashland here
after cannot produce handsomely
gowned women at much less tax to
the family purse than heretofore.
All of this springs from the dress
|Imaking and millinery classes that
have been conducted under the aus
pices of the Parent-Teachers Associ-
alton which have been in vogue for
1.-THE past month. Since March Ash
Iland women have enjoyed the priyi-
llege of part-time clGsses In dress-
making and millinery as provided by
kthe Smith-Hughes act. Four sepa-
Irate classes were conducted last
month in sewing, and three in mill
lnery, with total enrolment of S6
members. This work proved so sat
lsfactory that when the first unit was
completed second one was started.
This month three classes in sewing
and one in millinery are in opera
Ntlon.
These classes have all been under
the tutorship OF Mrs. Kittie Hunts
berry. one of the prominent modistes
of Ashland, who had charge of the
dressmaking department, Mrs. G.. N
Gray and Miss Freeman. who taught
the millinery classes. The efficient
work of these instructors brought
such satisfying results that the class
members decided to put their made
garments on exhibit and hold a fash
ion show In order to show other
women land incidentally their hus-
bands) what can be done along these
lines.
Tuesday, April 12. the date OF the
regular Parent-Teachers Association
meeting, was set apart for this fash
ion show, and the Chautauqua Pio-
neer hall was selected for the place
of the exhibit By happy co-incl-
dent Mrs. G. w. Hayhurst, state pres
ident OF the Parent-Teachers Associ-
alton, could be secured to pay the
Ashland association q visit. and the
dress and hat exhibit was planned
for the same time. The slight fee Of
10 cents admission was charged for
the fashion show. the proceeds for
which were to go towards securing
new apparatus for the children's play
ground.
The Parent Teachers Association
meeting, called for 2 o'clock had an
unusually large attendance. Elec-
tion OF officers was held and resulted
in the reelection Of those in COM
mand last year, who are: President.
Mrs. Louis Dodge; vice-president oil
Hawthorne school. Mrs. A. c.. joy;
vice-president OF Junior high school. !
Mrs. w. y. Blake; secretary. Mrs.
Prescott.
Plans for the coming year were
discussed, among which the keeping
up OF the children's playground and
securing new apparatus for 1t. Mrs.
Hayhurst addressed the meeting. and
outlined the work and accomplish.
ments OF the Teachers Asso-
citation throughout the state. She ex-
pressed herself as more than pleased
with Ashland's progress and reviewed
with satisfaction the hearty co-opera-
ton OF the women OF Ashland and
the teachers, which have brought
about many praiseworthy results.
Miss Bertha Davis. who is super
visor OF home economics and voca-
tional. training in the state under the
smith-Hughes law. came to Ashland
Yesterday from Corvallis expressly to
see what the part-time classes had