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BY HELEN REYNOLDS. Hostesses automatically turn to the red, white and blue as colors for decorations in parties these days and the American Flag is displayed in all sizes from the tiny starched paper emblem, mounted on a tooth pick to the huge ten foot square bunting job hanging as a feature in a room. Patriotic colors were therefore used for the luncheon and bridge, Mrs. Vincent D. Wyman gave Tuesday. The party, one in a series of small parties Mrs. Wyman is giving this season complimented the attractive Mrs. Richmond T. Gibson who has returned to Coral Gables to live. Mrs. Gibson, wife of Lieut. Col. Gibson, at present in command of his regiment abroad, is the guest of her sister and brother-in-law, Major and Mrs. C. H. Crim of 3285 Riviera Drive. She plans to reopen the home she and Col. Gibson built about five years ago in Monseratte Street, about the first of April. Invited to greet Mrs. Gibson were Mrs. Bowman F. Ashe and her sister-in-law and house guest, Mrs. Stanley Ashe of Pittsburg; Mrs. Clifton Doll Benson, Mrs. Beryl Chapman, Mrs. Harry Collins, Mrs. Crim, Mrs. W. Scott Deming, Mrs. A. E. Huntley, Mrs. A. H. Gleason, Mrs. W. L. Huntley, Mrs. Harry Morgenthaler, Mrs. G. F. Newburger, Mrs. E. C. Hodge, Mrs. W. O. Jones, Mrs. George A. Hughes, Mrs. R. E. Cutts, Mrs. Thomas Holcomb and Mrs. Augustus Schuck. * * * Mrs. John T. Rowe and Mrs. Ralph Payne Craft will be co-hostesses today at luncheon for 16 at the Barcelona, complimenting Mrs. Craft's daughter, Mrs. Joseph Wayne Earnshaw of Quantico, Va. Mrs. Earnshaw's husband, Major Earnshaw, is in the foreign service. * * * Mr. and Mrs. W. Scott Deming are planning two parties for the eleventh and twelfth of March we hear. The beautiful rainbow room of the Deming's new home will be the scene of the parties and guests will dance underneath the iridescent glass roof which half covers this unique room. * * * Dr. and Mrs. Allen D. Tanney and Thomas P. Hall are returning today to New York City after two weeks' stay as house guests of Mrs. Charles F. Flynn on Country Club Prado. Mrs. Flynn gave a small cocktail party Wednesday for her visitors. * * * Mrs. Howard Sullivan, her daughter, Mrs. A. J. Koswell and small daughter Ann will return tomorrow by motor from Boston, Mass., where they have been for a week . . . Mrs. Roy Evans and Mrs. Bessie Eubanks returned this week after a visit at Mrs. Evans' former home in Charleston, W. Va. * * * Mrs. I. F. Swallow of Kansas City, Mo., is the house guest of her aunt, Mrs. Arthur O. Hodges and Mr. Hodges of 803 North Greenway Drive. This is Mrs. Swallow's first visit in six years. She plans to stay until spring . . . Mrs. Robert E. Suddath and baby son Robert, Jr., have returned to Atlanta after a visit with her sister, Mrs. H. G. Lesley, 706 Avenue Palermo. Mrs. Lesley's mother, Mrs. P. A. Williams of New Orleans arrived Wednesday for a visit with her daughter and family, will go on to Atlanta later to visit the Suddaths. * * * One of the most attractive studio-guest houses in the Coral Gables area and just receiving its finishing touches, is the one belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Armin Alsessers at 2412 Toledo Drive. Designed to fit in the landscape at the back of a gently sloping 100 foot lot adjoining their house, the Alsessers, who dabble some with the arts, have included a screened porch, which boasts of a large open fireplace, the huge studio room with adjoining dressing room and bath and a car porte under one pretty rambling white tiled roof. Mrs. Alsessers, the former Betty Ramer complimented two visitors from Gainesville, Miss Margaret Smith and Miss Jessie Ramsey and Mrs. Howard Reeder of Miami at a bridge foursome and luncheon Tuesday. * * * Mr. and Mrs. John E. Zimmerman and daughter Barbara have returned to Detroit after a two weeks' visit with his mother, Mrs. John Zimmerman, 1414 Alhambra Circle. Barbara, just twelve, has the distinction of making the only "catch", a 15 pound Kingfish, while on a deep sea fishing trip with her parents and several other visitors, during their stay. Barbara confidently confided to her grandmother the next day after the big event, "that her wrists hurt a little, but she just couldn't let those men take her rod, when she, the youngest aboard, had the only strike of the day." * * * Little did Gladys Becker know, when she requested cinema star Betty Grable's autograph (just for fun) at Hialeah Park the other day that she would be taking dictation from the picture queen for a radio show the very same week. Mrs. Becker, who is president of the Coral Gables Business and Professional Woman's Club, doesn't know how she really got the job, but all at once she found herself standing amongst he stage at the Miami Theatre one Friday afternoon taking dictation for the Kate Smith Show to be broadcast that same evening. Mrs. Becker was hired by the increditable Kate Smith, herself, who with her manager, Ted Collins, heads up a company called the "Kated". Mrs. Becker remembers it all as a confused dream, the noise, the confusion, the Kate Smith orchestra playing opening up on another floor their music, stuttering Lou Holtz, Jack Oakie, Miss Grable all yelling at the same time. Mrs. Becker transcribed her notes for each of the actors-in "caps", doublespaced-with no more than four or five words to a line. It took about three hours rehearsing for one hour of show. * * * Mrs. Lothe Lanford can well take a bow. As chairman of the Coral Gables Woman's Club division for collecting blankets for the first aid stations established throughout the county, she is the first to report her quota of 50 blankets filled. Appointed by Mrs. Clifford H. Reeder, general chairman, Mrs. Lanford has worked diligently towards her aim. Now the 50 blankets, cleaned and folded, are in their especially designed space at the Elementary School.

'Double Header' Endeared Artist To Audience; Plays Here Monday

Ruth Posselt, American-born violinist, who will appear with the University of Miami Symphony Orchestra, directed by John Bitter, on March 2, played a double-header in Utrecht, Holland, one night. That was a night Miss Posselt will never forget, for she was ill with a bad cold and all she wanted was to stay in bed. When she arrived at the concert hall in good time, the manager rushed up to her saying, "You have three minutes to spare." It was a case of a mistake on the part of the conductor and Miss Posselt walked onto the stage still smoothing her hair. But her troubles that night had just begun. After playing Dvorak's Concerto and feeling ready to go back to bed and nurse her cold along, the conductor rushed up to Miss Posselt. "Miss Posselt," he begged, "I have a great favor to ask of you! Please will you help me out. My concert master is too ill to continue. Will you take his place?" "But, Miss Posselt objected, 'I, too, am very ill and besides I have never been a concert master or even seen the music of the Franck Symphony which you are giving.'" This all ended when Miss Posselt looked over the score in the ten-minute intermission and the conductor showed her the tempi. When Miss Posselt went on again the audience was astonished to see her in the concert master's chair andwhen the conductor proceeded to make a speech explaining the situation, and the audience widely applauded, Miss Posselt did her best with the unfamiliar music and must have succeeded, for there was no end to the recalls she had to make. It is interesting to note that the critics were unanimous the next day in declaring in their respective papers that they had for the first time heard a finer rendition of the Franck symphony and wondered if it might have been Ruth Posselt's presence in the orchestra which resulted in such a degree of perfection. They also stated that the people of Utrecht would receive her with open arms whenever she returned. And this is why the people of Utrecht have sworn to love Miss Posselt forever. The complete program for the March 2nd concert follows: EIGHT RUSSIAN FOLK SONGS Anton Liadoff | 1—Religious Chant | 2—Christmas Festival | 3—Lament | 4—Dance of the Insects | 5—Legend of the Birds | 6—Lullaby | 7—Solo Dance | 8—Village Gathering | CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRA Samuel Barber | Allegro Moderato | Andante | Presto in moto Perpetuo | Ruth Posselt | Prelude and Love-Death from "Tristan and Isolde" Richard Wagner | "On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring" Frederick Delius | "Guaracho" from the Latin American Symphonette Morton Gould

Ponce de Leon Parent-Teachers Will Hear Glee Club Wednesday

The regular monthly meeting of the Ponce de Leon High School P.-T. A. will take place at 3:15 p.m. Wednesday in the auditorium. Mrs. A. Beverly Kelley, program chairman, will present the girls glee club under the direction of Mrs. Belle Crutchfield in a group of patriotic airs, one number to be accompanied by the Ponce de Leon band. Miss Marguerite Harvey, speech and dramatics teacher will give a one act play entitled "Back of the Yards", by Kenneth Sawyer Goodman. The nominating committee will be appointed to prepare a slate for the election of officers for next year. Following the meeting, Mrs. Wylly Keck and her committee will preside during the social hour.

University Baptist Church To Give Sacred Play Sunday

A sacred play, "The Challenge of the Cross" by Charles A. Marsh, will be given at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the University Baptist Church. The cast is drawn from the members of the Young People's group with Miss Dorothy Heard taking the part of "Evangel". Disciples are Mrs. P. I. Hopkins, Miss Lucy Johnson, Miss Frances Kirkland, Miss Jean Rasco, Mrs. S. D. Stearns and Earl Brown. A quartet composed of Mrs. H. D. Le Cato, Mrs. John Paschalm, Fred Vollmer and Mrs. Le Cato will sing the incidental music. The public is cordially invited.

Gables Elementary P.-T. A. Will Inspect Schoolrooms

Annual evening meeting of the Coral Gables Elementary P.-T. A. will take place at 8 P. M. Tuesday in the auditorium of the school. The various classrooms will be open at seven for inspection. Teachers will be on hand to act as hostesses and parents may view their children's work. Miss Lucille Maxwell, program chairman, will present the Elementary School band, with William Bennett director, in two numbers: "Wigwams," by Johnson, and "Pan American," by Lamater. The girls' glee club, under the direction of Charlotte Bellscamper, will sing; "I Pass By You," "Play, Gypsies, Dance Gypsies" and "Neapolitan Nights." Dr. W. H. McMaster of the University of Miami faculty, will speak on "Dealing With Youth During War Times." Following the meeting, Mrs. D. R. Smith, Jr., and her committee will serve the refreshments in the patio, weather permitting.

Woman's Club Announces Poetry Contest

Much interest has been created in the English department of Ponce de Leon High School by the announcement of the annual Ponce de Leon Poetry Contest sponsored by the Coral Gables Woman's Club. Students are to submit their entries to Mrs. Ralph Engle, poetry chairman of the club, on or before March 10th. Each contestant may submit as many poems as he or she desires, and judges will be Mrs. L. C. Olson, Mrs. Daniel Redfearn and Mrs. Engle. Prizes, which will consist of books, will be awarded at the Woman's Club Poetry Forum, to be held in April. In connection with the poetry forum members of the Coral Gables Woman's Club are reminded by Mrs. Engle to prepare their own poetry, verse or jingles to be read at this meeting.

Business Women Have Social Meeting

A quiz on George Washington and a book review by Mary Helm Clarke highlighted the social meeting of the Coral Gables Business and Professional Woman's Club Tuesday evening at the home of Miss Felecite DeJardins. There were 15 present. Miss Clarke reviewed, "Wind Swept" by Mary Ellen Chase. Miss Bonnie Montgomery and Miss Mary T. Schuster were the "smartest" on the quiz. Miss Esther Richards, transfer from Alentown, Pa., and a home economist, made a chocolate cake in the shape of a "log" in keeping with the holiday note which was greatly admired and eaten.

Housekeepers Will Meet Thursday

Regular business meeting an annual election of officer of the Housekeepers Club will take place at 3 p.m. Thursday, March 5th, at the Housekeepers Club. Burton Clark will be the guest speaker, following the theme "World Civilization is Threatened, in this crisis what are theatres doing?" Mrs. C. H. Forbes, soprano with Miss Katharine Thompson at the piano, will sing a group of songs. Mrs. Virgil Cline will present a group of her students, Rosalie Morette in recitations; Douglas Jackson, Annette Jones, Lora Shonta and Jean Allison in a skit, "An Actress's Life"; and Joan Gurringer in "The News". Tea hostesses include Mrs. Charles Fascell, Mrs. Hayes Wood and Mrs. Lida B. White.

Little Flower Plans Real St. Pat's Fete

A real St. Patrick's Day party is the plan of the members of the Little Flower Society of the Church of the Little Flower for the 17th of March. The party will be given in the evening at the Coral Gables Woman's Club. Dancing, card games and refreshments will be the order. Mrs. Boyd Taylor, president of the group, is general chairman. Mrs. Benjamin LaPointe is in charge of tickets.

YOUNG PEOPLE

The young people of the Congregational Church have chosen "Living Religions of China" as the subject for discussion at their 7 P. M. meeting Sunday night. The senior group will meet at 7:30 P. M., with Mrs. Lubelle M. Hodgman and Lorin E. Coppock in charge.

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MISS HENDERSON WILL ENTERTAIN BRITISH UNIT

Miss Elizabeth Henderson will be hostess for the next meeting of the King Arthur Chapter, Daughters of the British Empire, March third, at her home, 1225 Avenue Valencia. All members are urged by the regent, Mrs. John Moore, to be present and make final plans for the state convention scheduled to take place at Deauville, March 11 and 12.

Mrs. John E. Oberne is visiting in her former home in Canada for three weeks. Accompanied by her husband and young daughter, Penelope Ann, she left by plane Saturday. The Obernes live on Sunrise Avenue at the bay.

March Program And Tea Will Be Monday

The March program and tea of the Coral Gables Woman's Club will be held in the clubrooms at 2:30 P. M. Monday. A feature of the program will be a short play to be given by the drama and playreading group, consisting of Mrs. William Hiles, chairman; Mrs. C. B. Brasington, Mrs. H. H. McDonald, Mrs. John A. Campbell, Mrs. E. J. England, Mrs. Horace E. Moore, Mrs. Ross Beckstrom, Mrs. C. B. Certain, Mrs. Bernard Waite, Mrs. Coulton Skinner, Mrs. George Williams and Mrs. Charles R. Cordon. Music will be under the direction of Mrs. Clyde Higgins, music chairman. Refreshments served at the conclusion of the program will be under the direction of Mrs. L. E. Huguelet and Mrs. E. H. Padgett, hospitality chairmen, and their committee, consisting of Mrs. William T. Sunley, Mrs. George H. Roerig, Mrs. Frank H. Zimmerman, Mrs. J. C. Dawson, Mrs. Jack Harding and Mrs. John K. Tilton.

WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION MEETS TODAY AT CHURCH

The Woman's Association of the First Presbyterian Church will meet at 10:30 this morning for a business session, followed by a program at 11 a.m. Mrs. H. O. Jones, settlement worker among the negroes will be the speaker. Mrs. Ralph Engle will lead the devotions and during luncheon at 12:30 the group will sing negro spirituals.

BOARD MEETING

The executive board of the Coral Gables Woman's Club will meet at 10 A. M. Thursday at the clubhouse for a meeting, followed by a covered dish luncheon.

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