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by HELEN REYNOLDS Everyone thought it was a wedding anniversary, the John E. Normans were celebrating Sunday afternoon, because the house was so profusely decorated with all white flowers, quantities of Easter lilies, and glads with the hosts themselves in white, but Mr. and Mrs. Norman were only following a custom established years ago in their home of using white (its so cool and inviting looking) for decorations. Only note of color was the quaint Colonial bouquets of the assistants, Mrs. Robert H. Cook, Mrs. Charles G. Brand, Mrs. Hewett Brown, Mrs. Fay Irwin, and her daughter, Miss Ellen Mary Orr; Mrs. Stewart Lee Jeffrey, Mrs. Harold Armstrong, Mrs. Clyde A. Epperson, Mrs. George J. Baya and Mrs. Stephen Ryan. Punch, (Mr. Norman calls it 'moose milk') was served in the breakfast room, overlooking the garden and the solarium. There were 250 guests from Coral Gables, Miami, Miami Beach and Coconut Grove. It's all excitement at the James D. Girtman's home just now, what with the daughter of the house planning her wedding come the 22nd and the telephone ringing to that parties for this popular miss. Not to be outdone, however, by his sister, Charles Girtman and Miss Sally Burrus were wed April 15 and have just returned from their honeymoon trip to Cuba. They will live in Miami where Charles, a graduate of the University of Miami and a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon is a practicing attorney. The junior Mrs. Girtman is a popular member of the Axacia club. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Leser of 644 Alhambra Circle are leaving this week for a motor trip through California and the far west. The Lesers maintain homes in New York City and Nantucket but are calling Coral Gables home, more months out of each succeeding year. Mrs. James Mcfarlane who will be hostess Monday afternoon at her home, 1709 Granada Boulevard to the members of the American Association of University Women, is planning to reverse the usual order and give her guests tea first. That, to us sounds like a very sensible idea. With the social hour starting at 3:30 the program will follow. Mrs. Paul McGarry is writing enthusiastic letters home all about the lilacs and apple blossoms in bloom in Hendersonville, N. C., Mrs. McGarry is spending a week with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Campbell Boyd, nee Nell McGarry and enjoying a look at Nell's lovely new home, in the mountain resort city. Highlight of the tea-musical given Saturday at the home of Mrs. T. G. Leitch for Britians aid was the duet and arias from Puccini's La Boheme sung by Arturo di Filippi and Mrs. James Marshall. Mrs. Marshall, a pretty young blond has a surprisingly lovely soprano voice. She and her husband Captain Marshall are living in the penthouse atop the former San Sebastian Hotel. Mrs. Marshall, a puil of di Fillipi has studied at the Julliard School of Music. The Coral Gables Garden Club deserve praise for its noteworthy decorations and flower arrangements for the city's luncheon Monday, honoring the National Editorial Association delegates at the Country Club. The club combined freshly cut coconut blossoms, rear bleached ivory, and red amaryllis blooms in large vases. Quantities of gardenias decorated the tables. Tiny orange colored calamondins were festooned to the tablecloths, and last but not least the hibiscus flowers used were of the double peach color variety. Favorable comments and questions were heard on every side. Mrs. Evan D. Roser retiring president of the Coral Gables Woman's Club entertained the retiring board and library board at a May Day tea Thursday at her home. The Gods smiled away the rain Wednesday afternoon just for the marriage at three of Miss Betty Geer and Edgar McKee at the First Presbyterian Church; for Betty's wedding gown was an especially dyed gray sheer sent from Wanamakers and raindrops would have been just too bad. We wish to thank our many readers who phoned in thanking us for our open letter in Gablesgrams to the Sandy Sandquists in last week's birthday edition. The Sandquists "ears" should burn and they ought to be tumbling lids of tiffany if everyone wrote, who said our timely letter reminded them to do likewise. And while we are taking bows, we also want to thank those who have complimented us on the new photo above. We really didn't think it meant so much. Flies To Coast Little Miss Tessie Ann Beaton, nine year old granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Beaton, 508 Majorca, carrying a sleeping doll in one arm and her Easter Bunny in the other, was quite the delight of crew and passengers on the hugh air-liner Friday as she traveled alone by air to her parents and home in Los Angeles Calif., after a six weeks visit.

Sixteenth Annual Woman's Club May Breakfast Scheduled For Monday

The Coral Gables Woman's club will write "finis" to its year's work Monday, with the annual May breakfast taking place at 12:30 sharp at the Miami Biltmore Country Club. The junior department's table will be prominently located in the arrangement of tables seating more than 200 members and guests. Joint installation of the new officers of both clubs will follow the breakfast. Decorations and flowers will center a spring motif. Amusing little picket fences intersperced with the spring flowers in garden effect will be placed on the tables as centerpieces. Mrs. Charles J. Susong, incoming president is general chairman for the party. Mrs. Evan D. Roser, out going president will preside and act as toastmaster. Mrs. H. G. Lesley is chairman for the juniors, assisted by Mrs. W. R. Blackwood and Mrs. D. D. Anderson. Mrs. J. H. Brock and Mrs. L. B. Wilkes will arrange the flowers, assisted by Mrs. Frank Andre, Mrs. Harry Meigs, Mrs. W. H. Redfearn and Mrs. A. C. McConnel. Mrs. Clyde Higgins, popular member of the senior club and talented singer will sing a group of numbers. Mrs. John Wade and Mrs. E. B. Hunter are receiving reservations for the breakfast which should be in by today.

Bride of the week is the lovely Mrs. Donald Hamilton Randell pictured above. As the former Miss Patricia Crandon her marriage to Capt. Randell of the United States Army creates wide social interest in the entire South as well as in the New England States and New York. -Bachrach Photo

Miss Zelma Girtman Will Wed Popular Young Gables Business Man

Among the first of the pre-nuptial parties to be given for Miss Zelma Eugenia Girtman, whose engagement to Richard Gustav Schmid, jr., of Coral Gables was announced this week by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Davis Girtman of 1700 Le Jeune Road, is the cocktail party tomorrow night, by Mr. and Mrs. Walter V. Morrow and Mrs. Fay Britt in the latter's home, 1519 Granada Boulevard. A tea, planned for May 10 by Mrs. W. T. Lanier and her sister, Miss Erma Horne will be given for the bride-elect also a shower on the ninth by Miss Georgia Mae Pankey, Miss Lilian Foulks and Miss Rose Horne at Miss Pankey's home, 45 Avenue Montilla. Tentative plans are in the making for many more parties right up to the date of the wedding May 22 at the First Methodist Church. Miss Girtman is a native Miami-an and her parents are pioneer Gableites, having lived here since 1902. She attended the local schools was graduated from Miami Senior High school and attended the Florida State, School for Women at Tallahassee. Mr. Schmid is a popular young business man of Coral Gables, being proprietor of the College Cupboard, a place equally important as a gallery for art exhibits of prominent local and nationally known artists. Mr. Schmid was graduated from Beloit College, Beloit, Wis., and is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Smiths Return Mr. and Mrs. McGregor Smith returned Monday from New Orleans after a short visit at their former home. While there they also had a visit with Mr. Smith's parents, Major and Mrs. Rutledge Smith of Nashville, Tenn., who visited here last October. Mrs. Lee Gebhart of New York, who spent last season here is a guest at the Venetia for a month.

Geer-McKee Nuptials Take Place

Simplicity marked the wedding of Miss Betty Elizabeth Geer and Edgar McKee, which took place at 3 p. m. Wednesday in the chancel of the First Presbyterian Church. Dr. Nevin C. Schaaf performed the ceremony and Warner Hardeman, organist, played nuptial music. Given in marriage by her uncle, Allison B. Curry, the bride was attractive in a gray triple sheer with which she wore dusty pink accessories. Her flowers were white lilacs and shaggy carnations. Miss Doris Bartlett of Chicago was maid of honor. She wore blue triple sheer with pink accessories, and rose corsage. Allison Bernard Curry, jr., was best man for Mr. McKee. A wedding supper for the bridal party took place later at the Country Club of Coral Gables. The bride, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Geer of Johnston, Pa., and the niece of Mrs. A. B. Curry. She graduated from the Johnstown High School and the Belleview Hospital Training School in New York. Mr. McKee is the son of Mrs. E. E. McKee and the late Mr. McKee of Topeka, Kans. He is a graduate of Washburn College, Topeka and attended Oregon State College. He is a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity and is associated with the Belcher Oil Company in Miami. The couple will reside in one of the new colonial apartments at Biltmore Way and Anderson Road.

KING ARTHUR CHAPTER WILL MEET AT BEACH

The King Arthur Chapter, Daughters of the British Empire will meet at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Charles F. Dow, 2152 North Alton Road, Miami Beach. A full attendance is requested.

Sermon-Lesson

"Everlasting Punishment" is the subject of the lesson-sermon which will be read throughout the churches of Christ Scientist Sunday May 4th.

She Takes Office

Mrs. Charles J. Susong -Pilkington Photo

To Install New Officers

The newly elected officers of the young people's group, Christian Endeavor, of the First Presbyterian Church will be installed at 6:30 p. m. in the chapel Sunday. Following the services the group will meet as is customary at the home of one of the members for a social hour. Miss Margaret Ann Thompson is president; Miss Lilian Gregory, vice president; Miss Dorothy Luther, secretary; Allan Hutton, treasurer; Bill Pierce, missionary chairman; Miss Betty Ellis, membership chairman; Ogden Houstoun, social chairman.

Zeta Tau Alpha's Compliment Resident Chaperone With Surprise Party Last Night

A surprise party and dinner was given Mrs. Zona Irick, resident chaperone of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority house, last night at the home of Mrs. Jack Frankish, 604 Avenue Alcazar. The party was given by the alumnae club in appreciation of the splendid cooperation and work Mrs. Irick has done in her first year as house mother for the active chapter. The sorority house is situated at 707 Avenue Escobar. Mrs. John Gazlay, jr., and Miss Martha Dorn were cohostesses with Mrs. Frankish. Games and music followed the dinner. Members of the alumnae club attending were, Mrs. Henry Ollinger, Mrs. Henry LaRocque, Miss Mary Lou Walker, Mrs. Horace Seepe, Mrs. Arthur Sparks, jr., Mrs. Henry Cole, Mrs. L. J. Hatfield, Miss Martha Jean Jones Mrs. Elizabeth Lewis, Miss Betty Serpas, Mrs. A. L. Buzzell, jr., Miss May Frohberg, Mrs. Hollis Plotts, Mrs. Dow Woodward, Miss Betty Johnson and Miss Jean Sandhammer.

She Retires

Mrs. Evan D. Roser

PAST MATRONS WILL CELEBRATE THIRD ANNUAL DINNER

Mrs. Irene Frazier past matron of the Coral Gables chapter of the Eastern Star will be hostess at the third annual past matrons and past patrons dinner Sunday. The party, a buffet dinner, will be held at 6 p. m. at the Frazier home, 814 Salzedo and will be attended by the 14 past matrons and their husbands; the 14 past patrons and their wives. Mrs. Marjorie Hanes, a past matron, and now grand instructor of District 29, will be honor guest.

ENTERTAINS FOR BOARD

Mrs. Charles Kelly entertained at a 12:30 p. m. luncheon Wednesday at the Barcelona for the members of the retiring board of Town and Gown of which she is retiring president. Bridge followed luncheon.

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