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Coconut Grove News

Complete Coverage Of Coconut Grove Every Week— A RIVIERA FEATURE FEBRUARY 21, 1941 PRICE FIVE CENTS Susan Howe Clarke Grove Editor Ph. 4-1634 — 4-3132

The Clipper Crowd NEWS OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PERSONNEL OF PAN-AMERICAN AIRWAYS By Nancy Humphreys

June is the traditional month for brides—but it's always June in Miami—and Pan American Airways. At five p. m today in Winter Park, Florida, at the winter home of the bride's mother, the wedding ceremony of Miss Mary Elizabeth Siewars and Alvin E. Peterson will be performed. It will be a quiet wedding, with only relatives and close friends in attendance. Immediately after, the newlyweds will leave on a very short trip; this fall they will have a longer honeymoon. Miss Siewars is the daughter of Mrs. William Albert Siewars of 3 Claremont Road, Scarsdale, New York, and the late Mr. Siewars; and a newcomer in Pan American's ranks. Mr. Peterson, son of Mrs. Frederick E. Peterson of New York City and the late Mr. Peterson, has been statistician for Pan American for lo, these many years. He is a member of Phi Sigma Kappa, Yale Club of Miami, and the Country Club of Coral Gables. The couple will reside in Coral Gables. The next wedding on Pan American's calendar is scheduled for March first, at 8:00 a. m. in the Coral Gables Congregational Church, when the Rev. Leslie Barnett will officiate at the wedding of Miss Elizabeth Kugler and A. S. Galbraith, purchasing agent for Pan Am's Eastern Division. Attendants will be Miss Alice Halverson, maid of honor, and Robert Horn, best man. The bride will wear a simple white tailored gabardine suit, as they will leave immediately after the ceremony by Clipper for Nassau. On their return, Mr. and Mrs. Galbraith will be at home at 700 Sevilla Avenue, Coral Gables. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victory Kugler, 30 N. E. 67th Street, Miami, formerly of Woodbury, N. J. Now honeymooning (and even the bride's mother doesn't know where!) are Mr. and Mrs. Grant Shafer. Mrs. Shafer is the former Miss Mary Elizabeth McLaughlin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Parks McLaughlin, of 659 N. E. 68th Steet, Miami, and Columbus, Ohio (where Mr. McLaughlin is U. S. Post Office inspector). Also honeymooning are Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Danton (Betty Gelhaus), whose wedding was an event of Valentine's evening in the beautiful Dinner Key Terminal. Incidentally, this was the first wedding ever to be held in this building. On March first the Dantons will leave for San Juan, where they will make their home for the next three years. Just transferred to the Atlantic Division was Lothar Boeck, 2827 Coconut Avenue, Coconut Grove, junior pilot, formerly stationed in Miami. Other junior pilots soon to go to the Atlantic Division include: William B. Bails, 2580 Andros Avenue, Coconut Grove; Calvin T. Dyer, 3059 McDonald Avenue, Coconut Grove; Clarence G. Mead, Jr., 736 Majorea Avenue, Coral Gables, and Charles R. Elmore, 1868 S. W. 17th Street. Miss Helen Turner, from Trenton, N. J., newly employed Pan Am's Airport Development Project offices, and Miss Katherine Thompson, of Fort Worth, Texas, now in Express Accounting, are getting settled in their new home with Miss Frances Manning, at 123 N. W. 24th Avenue. H. E. Hendren, Chief Chemist, is now in New York on company business; expects to be away another six weeks. And Bill Garrison is trying hard to keep things under control. Henry I. Mossbarger, jr. is now laboratory assistant down at Dinner Key. He will take care of the planting program which is to be installed under the supervision of the H. E. Hendren, Chief Chemist. At last John Yeomans, assistant to the vice-president and treasurer, and Paul Velte and F. G. Peterson, have completed their work in Miami on the Latin America rate case, and departed for points North. Vice-president and General Traffic Manager Victor E. Chenea is way down here in the sunny south getting the best tan he can in the few moments he can spare away from Pan Am's offices. Raoul Alvarez del Corral, assistant district sales manager from Havana is in town for a few days on a familiarization trip. In the Y.M.C.A. Commercial Basketball League Pan American keeps teetering between second and third place. "The most interesting game of the league" is the description to that played on February 11th, when Pan Am toppled Graham Dairy, 31 to 25. (Well, naturally, if it was interesting we won!) Duncan from Pan Am and Liddell from the losers tied for scoring honors with 13 points each. At the last report, to date individual scoring was as follows: Duncan, 86 points; Lewis, 85 points; Smith, 68 points; Tanner, 48 points; Harrell, 36 points.

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Grove Will Have British Society

Plans are underway to form a Coconut Grove British War Relief Society, it was announced this week. All interested women residents and winter visitors in the Grove area are invited to attend an organization meeting scheduled for 2:30 in the Housekeepers Club, McFarlane Road, Monday. Mrs. F. Gordon Smith, Greater Miami head of the organization, will be present to explain the rulings and purposes of the group, and will invite women to join the local society being planned. Tentative plans include weekly work days in the clubhouse, where women may sew or knit for British soldiers.

Women Plan Events For Next Week

Plans were completed for the regular Tuesday evening bridge party scheduled for next week, at the meeting of the Lindlyeen DeGarmo frmrPtaoce Lindley DeGarmo Post No. 70, the American Legion Auxiliary, Tuesday night. Mrs. Thomas Allen is in general charge with Mrs. L. M. Duncan, Mrs. W. D. Burkins, Mrs. W. Dowey Johnson, Mrs. W. M. Martin, and Mrs. L. M. Martin assisting. The unit will entertain the Dade County Council, American Legion Auxiliary at luncheon in the Legion Home, Tuesday at 11:30 a. m. covered sih luncheon. Due to the illness of Mrs. W. H. Christian, council head, Mrs. L. C. Henry will preside. Poppy day receipts Saturday far surpassed previous years in Coconut Grove, acording to Mrs. George Trevathan, poppy day chairman for the Grove unit.

Church to Honor Rev. B. W. Sopers Tuesday

Parishioners of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church are arranging a reception in honor of Rev. Benjamin W. Soper on the 25th anniversary of his rectorate in the church. The event will be in the parish house at 8 p. m. Tuesday. In charge of plans are Miss Virginia Withers Ast, Miss Sophie Downer, Mrs. C. C. Olson, and Mr. and Mrs. Victor S. Allien.

BRYAN SERMON IS NAMED

"Honesty Towards God" will be the theme of Rev. Albert Dale Hagler's sermon at Bryan Memorial Church, Sunday at the 11 o'clock service. The service will observe "Laymen's Day", several lay members of the congregation taking part in the services. The communion service will conclude the regular morning prayer.

Garden Party Earnings Please Work Committee

Approximately $750.00 was was earned at the first annual Dr. Fairchild Garden tour and frolic, held in the estate of Col. and Mrs. Robert H. Montgomery, old Cutler Road, last week, it was reported yesterday. Funds will be for maintenance and further development of the Garden, which were founded by Col. Montgomery and dedicated in honor of the noted naturalist, Dr. David Fairchild, three years ago. With Mrs. Montgomery in general charge of the tour party, members of the Garden organization assisting included Miss Lisa DeP. Downer, guides; Mrs. Fairchild and Mrs. Edward Clarence Dean, flower arrangements; Mrs. Halstead Ritter, flower and plant sales; Mrs. Lorraine G. Watt, music and punch; Mrs. W. Alton Jones and Mrs. Ralph Chapman, soft drinks and "hot dogs"; Mrs. John Paul Riddle, costume designer, who also arranged the visits of two live turtles at the party, and Mrs. F. E. Knowles, in charge of the museum and sales of books written and published by Dr. Fairchild. Heralded as one of the winter's most unique garden party tours, it was attended by approximately 500 local and visiting garden and tropical plant lovers. Among prominent out-of-town guests were Mrs. Frances Crowninshield and Mrs. S. V. R. Crosby (sister of J. Pierpont Morgan), Boston residents, who came over from Boca Grande, spending the night as guests of the Montgomerys. The tour will be a regular annual event, Mrs. Montgomery said, February 14-15, being set for the 1942 dates, when the public will again be invited to tour the Montgomery palmetum for the benefit of the Fairchild Gardens.

FORTUNE SHOES $4.00 NEW SLACK SUITS $4.95 - $10.95

IRVING'S MEN'S SHOP 3414 Main Highway

ROLLER SKATE IN COMFORT SPECIAL RATES TO PARTIES

Afternoons 3 to 5 P. M. Children 15c - Adults 15c plus tax Evening 7:30 to 11 P. M. Admission 35c plus tax VENETIAN SKATING RINK 2790 S. W. 27th AVENUE

SNOWDEN'S GROVE SERVICE STATION

GRAND AVE. - VIRGINIA ST. Complete Body - Fender Painting and Mechanical Work

Mrs. Charles John Peacock and Mrs. George L. Roberts two of the four original members of the Housekeepers Club.

Reception Celebrates Club Founding in 1891

No stories are more interesting than those of the early days of Coconut Grove . . . and the story in tableau form, of the origin and founding of the Housekeepers Club yesterday, was delightful to all those attending. The occasion celebrated the 50th anniversary of the club's founding. With the club's first records to follow, the organization meeting (in 1891), was repeated by club members, with Mrs. Oliver Sollitt as mistress of ceremonies and introducing the several eras of the club. Characterizing the first members were Mrs. J. Lawrence Kelley as Miss Flora McFarlane; Mrs. J. B. Pierce, jr., as Mrs. Kirk Munroe; Mrs. Angus Macvicar as Miss Catherine Roberts; Mrs. J. E. Auld, as Mrs. Benjamin Newbold; Mrs. C. L. Theed, as Mrs. Charles Peacock; Mrs. George Hardie as Mrs. Charles John Peacock; Miss Mimi Lee Pierce as Mrs. Joseph Frow; Mrs. E. C. Farnham as Mrs. Rosie Richards and Mrs. Alice Meeke as Mrs. Matilda Pent. Second part of the family album" story, titled "Why Julie Couldn't Come, included Mrs. Howard T. Oden as the husband; Mrs. Wally Van, the wife and Mrs. Farnham the member. Bride and groom parts were taken by Mrs. E. L. Taylor and work and the "war baby" epi-Mrs. Charles Berndt. Red Cross sode (1917), was portrayed in the tableau by Mary Joe Pierce (the baby); Mrs. Theed, (wife); Mrs. J. H. Johnson, (mother); Mis Mildred Harrison (young girl); Mrs. Auld and Mrs. John Brinson, Red Cross members. Building of the clubhouse in the '20's, was portrayed by Mrs. ham, Mrs. C. Herbert Poore, Mrs. E. M. Lawrence, Mrs. Leslie Barrett and Mrs. John Ritter . Mrs. H. Clay Carver, present president, presented Mrs. Thurman Roberts (Jacksonville), president of Florida Federated Women's Clubs, who spoke on "Fifty Years of Organized Womanhood". sented to Mrs. G. B. Certain, Mrs. F. E. Treat, Mrs. J. B. Pierce, jr., Mrs. Oliver Babbitt, Mrs. Sollitt, Miss Athene Foster, Mrs. Poore, Mrs. W. E. Walsh, Mrs. Lawrence, Mrs. S. J. Kent and Mrs. Florence P. Haden. Furniture, gowns and jewelry of the period were displayed and all club members were gowned in the fashions of the 'nineties. Mrs. Ralph Fuzzard, with Mrs. Ray Hasker, accompanist, sang songs and Miss Muriel Ann Canelia played marimba selections during the tea hours. Mrs. S. J. Kent and Mrs. Pierce, jr., poured. Miss Mimi Pierce was general chairman of the event, with these assisting including Mrs. David Thurman, distinguished guests and reception; Mrs. T. J. Clarke, tea chairman; Mrs. W. E. Harrison, guest book; Mrs. W. T. Milton and Mrs. Lawrence Brown, corsages; Mrs. R. E. Wright, cakes, Mrs. Wally Van, director of tableau; Mrs. Taylor, costumes; Mrs. Kelley, furniture.

Highway Jottings

Anyone in South Florida who breathes the word "boom", is at once catalogued as slightly ridiculous . . . No Floridiaan wishes for or would have any part in a bombastic, farcical real estate frenzy . . . But several prominent persons, either because of sincere love of the country, or for safe investment purposes, have bought quite enthusiastically and heavily, into that area that lies close to The Fairchild Tropical Gardens, Matheson Hammock beach and the Hervey Allen estate. Granada Park is the name of the section and it lies close to Coconut Grove, one quarter mile from the Gables city limits, and about one quarter mile from old Cutler Road. It is just south of Sunset Road, has cement walks, oiled roads, and is close to schools and bus lines. Eight one acre lots have been sold by the Irving J. Thomas Real Estate Co. recently, leaving but two of this size . . . and each of these is equal to and may be cut into about nine 50 x 100 foot lots . . . there are still available several 2 1/2 to 5 acre tracts in the same vicinity. No city taxes, only small county taxes, and the property is fully protected by Dade county zoning regulations. Distinctive shell and hand painted place cards, coral necklaces and those exquisite blackberry and rice shell necklaces find special favor with gift seekers. Marian MacLean Craig (Patio Gift Shop), can scarcely keep them in stock they are so popular. Tropical Beauty Shop has been amiss in not informing Grove womenfolk long ago, of their handling those Max Factor cosmetics, for the perfect makeup . . . they are used by stage and screen stars and are perfect for quick "stay-on" makeups.

Washington's Birthday Anniversary Set for Voluntary Registration

Coconut Grove World War Veterans and local Legionnaires will register in the Coconut Grove Elementary School tomorrow, Commander W. M. Martin Lindley, DeGarmo Post No. 70, announced yesterday. Adjutant C. F. McNeil, named as chairman of the special national defense registration committee, will be assisted by officers of the local post. The 209th anniversary of the birth of George Washington was fixed by National Commander Nilo J. Warner as national defense registration day for all American Legion members and such unaffiliated World War Veterans as may desire to participate. Registration does not involve any military liability and is entirely voluntary. From the questionnaire to be filled out, local legion posts, departments and national headquarters will prepare indices which will list the experience, education, training and other qualifications of registrants. Information obtained thus will be made available to federal, state and local authorities should the need arise.

Many in Coconut Grove Attend Banquet Honoring Auxiliary Head

The American Legion has urged adequate national defense for the country for the past several years. Mrs. Louis J. Lemstra, visiting national president of the American Legion Auxiliary, told 110 guests at a banquet given in her honor Friday evening. Our nation would be fully prepared for any possible national emergency, she said, "had the Legion's forewarning received some action." Mrs. Lemstra reported the auxiliary had contributed $25,000 toward aiding the legion's work of establishing veterans' claims for compensation. The auxiliary also pays ten cents per capita each year, to aid those states where calls for veterans' assistance exceed the ability to pay. The banquet tables featured poppies and tall white tapers. Twenty five members of Lindley DeGarmo Post No. 70, Legion and Auxiliary, attended from Coconut Grove, with Mrs. A. L. Buzzell Departmental president, and Mrs. C. M. Stout, enburg, department secretary, arranging details of Mrs. Lemstra's official visit.

COLLEGE PRESIDENT TO PREACH SERMON

President of Piedmont College, Malcolm Boyd Dana, Demorest, Ga., will preach the sermon at the 11 a. m. service in Plymouth Congregational Church, Sunday.

CHURCH GROUP MEETS MONDAY

Circle #2, Bryan Memorial Women's Society for Christian Service, will hold a luncheon meeting at 12.45, Monday at the home of Mrs. McGhan, 195 S. W. 7th street. Mrs. Clarence Perry will assist. The group will hold a business meeting in the church parlors, Friday morning the 28th.

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GIFTS PRIZES HAND-BLOWN GLASS NOVELTIES TROPICAL WOOD AND SHELL JEWELRY Patio Gift Shop

21 ANTHONY ARCADE COCONUT GROVE

THEATRE GRILL

Next to Grove Theatre Luncheon - - 35c Dinner - - - 50c 3502 Main Highway Ph. 4-9478

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Just South of Grove Theatre Coconut Grove, Florida Phone 4-6471

SECOND CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST 3850 Main Highway Coconut Grove

Sunday Services 11:00 A. M. - - - - Sunday School 11:00 A. M. Wednesday Evening Meetings 8:00 Free Christian Science Reading Room, 3456 Main Highway Open Daily (except Sundays and Holidays) from 12:15 to 5:00 P. M.

ANNOUNCING OPENING OF CONNOLLY'S THRIFT

Cleaning Laundering Tailoring FUR CONSULTANT 3412 Main Highway Coconut Grove

Norwood & Pierce

Texaco Gas Expert Lubrication Body and Fender Garage Service 2974 GRAND AVENUE

WHY PAY CITY TAXES?

You can buy an acre lot (more square feet than 9 50x100 lots) on Ponce de Leon Boulevard, just south of Sunset, with oiled road, cement sidewalks, close to schools, bus line, and but a short distance to Matheson Hammock Park and Swimming Beach for only $650 Or 300 x 310 ft. diagonally across School House Road from Hervey Allen's Estate for only $1,500 Also a 5-acre Hammock tract with large oak trees for $3,000 Irving J. Thomas Co., Realtors Coconut Grove Opposite Grove Theatre Specializing in Coconut Grove - Silver Bluffs Properties Since 1913

HOUSE OF COMMONS

MAKERS OF PLATINUM PALMWARE CAMEONAS The Banyan is a spreading tree, It spreads and spreads as you will see, It grows in a land where the sun is bright; It grows all day, and grows all night. It bears no fruit except a fig, That's good for nothing but a pig. But the Banyan tree does have a use, For elastic is made of Banyan juice. It gives you shade when the weather's warm, And it sheds the rain in time of storm. The largest Banyan in the U. S. A. Is found at Douglas and Main Highway Just six miles south of the center of town, Where all the tourists drive around. Under this tree, in a bungalow, There lives an artist that you should know. In the "House of Commons" she does her chore, And visitors have made a path to her door. If a little curious you might be, A visit will solve the mystery. 3940 MAIN HIGHWAY COCONUT GROVE

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