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By HELEN REYNOLDS Dr. and Mrs. Reid R. Bronson of 918 Avenue Calabria, are announcing the engagement of their daughter, Miss Betty Bronson and Kirkpatrick Wallwick Dilling of Ken-nelworth, Ill. Mrs. Bronson has just returned from Chica-go,where the announcement party, a luncheon for 16 of Betty's intimate friends, was held at the Arlington Hotel, home of the Bronsons when they are in Chicago. Later a large tea was given by Mr. and Mrs. Dilling in their Ken-nelworth home for Betty and Kirk. The bride-elect has paid Coral Gables fleeting visits only of late, as she has been in prep schools in Philadelphia and Chicago where she has carried off many a swimming honor. This winter she is enrolled in the Domestic Arts and Science School (a popular one with brides and debutantes) in downtown Chicago. Mr. Dilling attended Cornell, had a year and a half at the Sorbonne, in Paris and will gradu-ate this year from Northwestern University. The young couple plan to be married in May immediately following commencement. Interesting note in the May marriage, planned by Betty and Kirk, is the fact that most northern colleges have set up commencement a whole month and have thereby eliminated spring vacations. Perdue and Northwestern have already announced the plan. * * * Mrs. Edgar Porter of Chicago has arrived for a month's visit with Mr. and Mrs. Forest J. Alvin of 447 Coral Way. Mrs. Porter, who is a sister of Mrs. Alvin's is enjoying her very first visit to Coral Gables . . . Miss Thelma Murray of New York City will arrive today for a visit with Capt. and Mrs. E. B. Wharton, 533 Avenue Ma-jorca. Mrs. Wharton very recently returned from Ft. Monroe, Va., and a visit with Major and Mrs. W. V. Davis, her sister. Mrs. Davis returned with Mrs. Wharton and will remain for several weeks. * * * Dr. and Mrs. William G. Sanchez, former residents of Coral Gables, have leased their Miami Beach residence for the season and are temporarily with their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. F. Coster Jenkins (Anna Laurie Sanchez) who recently built a new home at 1216 Milan. Mrs. Sanchez says, "It's like being back home to live again in the Gables." They spent almost 14 years here and were prominent in club and school life during Coral Gables' early days. * * * Entertaining at a dinner party Wednesday night were Mr. and Mrs. S. Duffield Hopkins, Jr. of 1403 North Greenway Drive. Later Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins took their guests to see the first showing of "The Philadelphia Story" starring Barbara Pearson, at the Towers Studio. Fifteen Guests of the Hopkinses were Dr. and Mrs. Wil-liam Dismukes, Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Hodge, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Turner, Mr. and Mrs. Hawley Russell, George B. Caster, Mrs. Beryl Chapman and Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Cesarano.

These two promising young musicians, Jim Neill, left, and Gene Neill, right, are the sons of Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Neill of Segovia Circle. Jim is cornet soloist and Gene is first chair saxophonist in the Coral Gables Elemen-tary School Band. Under the direction of bandmas-ter "Bill" Bennett, this or-ganization of young musi-cians has become one of the outstanding school bands in the Miami area and the very first of its kind in the state of Florida. Some time during the later part of February, Mr. Ben-nett will present his young musicians in the second an-nual night concert. At that time the curtain will rise on a stage set with the band in their uniforms as pictured by the Neill bro-thers. The girls wear white duck skirts to match the boys' "ducks" with green sweaters, bearing the letters C. G. and open necked white shirts. Jim will be featured in a cornet solo "The Victor", with full band accompaniment. * * * Dr. and Mrs. Howard Ozias of 4408 Palmarito Road have as their guests for two weeks, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Erdman of Philadelphia . . . Mr. and Mrs. Leon A. Baldwin have returned to their winter home at Ocean Ridge after a weekend visit with Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Johns, San Rafael Avenue . . . Herbert Nelson Sell of South Point, L. I., left yesterday for his winter home in Palm Beach after a two weeks visit with Mrs. John T. Rowe of Avenue Zamora. * * * Most enthusiastically received by Coral Gables maids and matrons alike were the announcements in the Riviera of the free first aid classes at the University of Miami, registration of which, took place last week. Classes began Monday. Mrs. J. H. Brock, who is attending the Tuesday class also plans to register Friday at the Filter Center to do her bit, has solved a problem for the women who go just to the day time in the Filter Center to do the even-ing shifts, that is for neighbors to go together. * * * Happy to be home again where it's warm are Mrs. W. N. Frost and her daughter, Miss Willie Fay Frost of 3407 Toledo Drive, who returned Saturday from Alabama and Mississippi where they have been for two weeks on business and pleasure. Mrs. Frost visited another daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Petty and their three children in Selma. * * * Mrs. Leah Ramsdell Fuller, wellknown book re-viewer and writer of Maine, has just purchased the resi-dence at 1231 Genoa Street, formerly owned by Miss Ma-rion Hogg of Scarsdale, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Fuller are busy redecorating and refurnishing their new residence. Miss Carlotta Lewis who negotiated the sale, also leased the Howard Weenick home at 714 Avenue San Antonio, to Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Powers, racing enthusiasts of New York . . . Mr. and Mrs. Edward Joseph Flynn are new residents from Pittsburgh and have taken a house at 215 Avenue Mendoza. Mr. Flynn is the new owner of the Ga-bles Bowling Garden.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST

LeJeune Road and Avenue Andalusis Sunday Morning Service, 11:00 — Sunday School 9:30 A. M.—Sun-days Evening Service at Eight O'clock—Wednesday Evening Meeting, 8:00 P. M. Free Christian Science Reading Room 144 Avenue Aragon—Open daily except Sunday 12 to 5. Monday and Thursday evenings 9 to 9

Pen Women's Annual Party To Press Takes Place Today

The annual Press Breakfast of the Miami Branch, National League of American Pen Wom-en, will be given an interna-tional note this year, through its main speaker, Dr. Enrique Noble, of the University of Havana. Our close neighbors to the south, citizens of the island of Cuba, followed suit almost im-mediately (after our entry into the war) in declaring a state of war existing between their coun-try and those of the enemies of the Allies, while the "V for Victory" has been adopted all over South America. Annually the Miami Pen Women have as their guests rep-resentatives of the newspapers of the Greater Miami area. Dr. Noble's subject for the break-fast, which will be held in the lounge of the Miami Biltmore Hotel, today, is "Press and Edu-cation for the Americas." An exchange professor from the University of Havana to the University of Miami, Dr. Noble is a clever exponent of geography, history and sociology of His-panic American culture. Our present-day problems are so international and such defi-nite attention is being given to the economic bearing, one na-tion's activity has on the other, that only one, who has made a lifelong study of these relation-ships can give a comprehensive and graphic view of them. One of the branch's former members, and a well-known news-paperwoman, Miss Pauline Cor-ley, will also speak. Miss Cor-ley has the distinction of hav-ing the first book accepted, which she has written, immedi-ately accepted and published last fall. Seated at the speakers' table will be the president, and other officers of the Miami branch, chairmen of departments and honor guests representing the press. An especially attractive color scheme has been chosen for this occasion, and the American flag will hold a place of prominence behind the speakers' table. Luncheon will be served at 12:30, with the president, Mrs. Charles J. Dougherty, in the chair. Mrs. David Koger, gen-eral program chairman, will pre-sent the chairman of the day, Mrs. John E. Norman, who is publicity chairman for the Miami branch, and fourth vice-president, National League of American Pen Women. Mrs. Alan Connett, with her able assistant, Mrs. E. M. Law-rence, will be in charge of the decorations. Mrs. Clifton Doll Benson, so-cial courtesy chairman, will greet guests at the door. Assisting her will be Mrs. Edmond A. Hughes, Mrs. Roy Page, Mrs. F. N. Holley, Jr., Mrs. W. Street Russell, Mrs. Ralph L. Engle, Mrs. Isaac S. Diller and Mrs. Horace Stevens.

Fairchild Tropical Garden To Have Orchid Show

Fairchild Tropical Garden will open the year's program with an orchid show Wednesday and Thursday at the garden. The annual tropical ramble will be held at the Col. Robert Montgomery estate February 16-17. The annual meeting of the Orchid Society will be held at the garden February 18-19. The annual meeting of the 10th of the F. T. G. will take place at 3 P. M. At this time the dedication of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Palm Glade will take place. Dr. Hu Shih, Chinese Am-bassador at Washington, has been invited to give one of the principal addresses. The hours for the orchid show, Wednesday and Thursday at the Garden, are from 12 noon to 9 P. M. An outstand-ing exhibit of rare and beau-tiful specimens by growers of national reputation will be on view.

Mrs. Greaves Chapter Hostess

Mrs. Thomas Greaves of 520 Avenue Catalonia will be host-ess for the February eeting, February 6, of the Chaucer Chapter, Daughters of the Brit-ish Empire. New officers were installed at the last meeting of the group, meeting at the home of Mrs. A. H. Gleason. Mrs. Thomas Gran-ville Leitch was again elected regent; Mrs. Greaves was re-turned to the office of 1st vice-regent; MMrs. Stephen Adam 2nd vice-regent, and Mrs. A. B. Kelley 3rd vice-regent. Mrs. S. Earle Giffen was in-stalled as secretary - treasurer; Mrs. Winston Harrison, corre-sponding secretary, and Miss Audrey Leitch, standard bearer.

From Chattanooga

Joining their good friend, Mrs. Charles E. Beardin at the Casa Loma Hotel where she has been for several weeks, are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hardie who ar-rived recently from Chattanoo-ga, Tenn.

Woman's Club Will Meet Monday

The regular business meet-ing of the Coral Gables Wom-an's Club will be held in the clubrooms on Monday afternoon, January 19th, at 2:30, and all members are urgently requested to be present, as the meeting is vitally important. At 3 o'clock, after the con-clusion of the business, Mrs. Clarence W. Francis, Literature Study chairman, will present Miss Mary B. Merritt in a re-view of "A Leaf in the Storm," by Lin Yu Tang. Mrs. Clyde Higgins, music chairman, will sing "A Chinese Lullaby," ac-companied by Miss Margaret Phelan.

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From Buffalo

Arriving at the Casa Loma to spend another season are Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Bury of Buffalo.

REPAIR NOW . . . CONSERVE FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE

It is still possible to secure needed materials for necessary repairs of your home. But to help insure ultimate victory, it is essential that all building materials be used wisely in order to protect waste. Repair—repaint your home now before deterioration becomes too great. RE-NU-ART LUMBER YARDS, INC. "Everything to Build Anything"

Take a "STITCH IN TIME" for Uncle Sam!

Needless to say, all Americans are eager to economize in all ways possible these days. The "stitch in time" is becoming increasingly important. That's why it's such a good idea to keep your electrical appliances always in tip top shape. For that first repair "stitch" is cheap, compared to the "nine" that may be needed in the future. It saves metals and materials now sorely needed by Uncle Sam. See YOUR REPAIR DEALER TODAY FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY THE GREAT AMERICAN PARTNERSHIP Appreciating the benefits and freedoms of the American Way—especially liberation from drudgery—the women of the United States are today the active citizen-partners of the men in defending America's ideals against all alien forces that are seeking to destroy free democratic living throughout the world.

Woolworth Opening . . . Thrills all Coral Gables Thank You,

Mr. and Mrs. Coral Gables, last Saturday hundreds of shoppers thronged the new Woolworth store, taking part in the gala opening. We are grateful for this enthusiastic support. Our every effort will be to continue your valued patronage. Thank you again. - W - WE ALSO WISH TO PUBLICLY COMMEND our loyal sales force for the splendid work they did to make this opening a success. The cashier, sales people, stock boys, all contributed. We owe them a vote of thanks, too. - W - SEE, WITH YOUR OWN EYES, the magnificent store all Coral Gables is talking about. Join the thousands who have thrilled to the Woolworth Store. - W - THEY CAME — THEY SAW — THEY WERE AMAZED — Breath-taking beautiful is this new Woolworth's. The symetrical grace of line —the streamlined design of the store's exterior and new beauty to the shopping district of Coral Gables. More than three blocks of counters laden with thousands of amazing values. - W - AMAZING VALUES. Outstanding Woolworth values line each sparkling counter. Merchandise as new as the store itself. Apparel, accessories, furnishings — everything for you, your family and your home. All at Woolworth's amazing low prices! - W - FLUORESCENT LIGHTING AND BREEZE CONDITIONING THROUGHOUT. Ideal shopping conditions! "Daylight" indoors—just as bright at the Florida sunshine, yet restful to the eyes. Year-'round breeze conditioning! Air that's fresh, pure and invigorating. DEFENSE SAVINGS STAMPS NOW BEING SOLD BY WOOLWORTH'S STORES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. BUY YOURS HERE AT INFORMATION DESK. OUR EMPLOYEES ARE ALL DEFENSE STAMP SAVERS THOUSANDS OF AMAZING VALUES PROVE THAT SMALL SUMS DO THE WORK OF BIG MONEY — AT WOOLWORTH'S