Coral Gables Riviera

FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1942- THE CORAL GABLES RIVIERA PAGE 7-

Debaters Go To U. of F. for State Meet

The oracles of Ponce hasten to liquidate their laryngitis and dust off their tonsils, as the date for another oratorical ordeal approaches. The debate team will journey, this time, to Gainesville, Florida, to compete for the state championship. Six members of the team and Mrs. Herberta Leonardy, sponsor, will travel to the event on March 19 and return March 21. The six contestants who will go to debate the issue, "resolved: that every able bodied male citizen should be required to have one year of full time military training before attaining the present draft age," have not been chosen yet, but the decision is to be made this week. They will be formed into two teams of two each as the negative and affirmative sides with one alternate for each team. In the Orlando Debate Festival, the Ponce representatives made top showing by winning 13 out of 16 debates. The B team's victory in seven of eight debates and the A team's 6 out of 8 made possible Ponce's record of the most outstanding school at the festival.

Betancourt Sends Patriotic Song To Publisher

A gum-chewing brown eyed drummer with a crew cut is 17-year-old Jimmy Betancourt, who has just sent a selection of his original musical work to the Marks Publishing Company in New York City. "I think it's good," said Jimmy in a modest tone of voice, when questioned about his song "We Made them Say Uncle, Uncle Sam". Although he has written words and music to four other songs and lyrics to about 50 more, this is the first to be sent to a publisher.

CHURCH CIRCLE MEETS TODAY

Mrs. George M. Murdoch of 605 Avenue Alcazar, will entertain members of group 4 of the Presbyterian Church at 11 a.m. today for sewing and luncheon.

Traveled Student Misses Snow, Most Impressed by Hongkong

"Where's the snow?" asked Geraldine Carpenter dismayally, when she first arrived in the Gables this winter from Langley Field, Virginia. Being an army officer's daughter, she has traveled a great deal, both throughout the United States and to such places as Hawaii, the Phillipines, China, Japan, Guam and Panama. Wakiki Beach, in Hawaii, disappointed her terribly and she claims that there is "nothing there but water, yellow sand and razor sharp coral rock." She is crazy about the rest of Hawaii. In the Phillipines she raised canaries and attended a tiny school in Manila for some time. Hong Kong and Shanghai, the only two cities in China they were allowed to visit owing to war time conditions, fascinated her the most, she says. She liked to watch the gaily colored turbans on the natives of India who acted as policemen in China, wobble back and forth, towering in the sky. And though the few days that they were there were foggy, rainy and downright miserable they managed to visit some of the very old Chinese temples

SERMON TOPIC ANNOUNCED

"Life Calls for Great Resources" is the subject on which the Rev. Carl Stackman will speak at the Coral Gables Congregational Church on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Mrs. C. T. McCreedy will sing "Sheep and Lambs" by Sidney Homer.

ST. PATRICK'S PARTY SET FOR TUESDAY

The Little Flower Society of the Church of the Little Flower are planning a night of dancing and fun for Tuesday, St. Patrick's Day at the Coral Gables Woman's Club. An eight piece orchestra has been secured and games and refreshments will be enjoyed.

P.F.A. Donates 36 New Benches

Ponce Fathers' Association has secured $100 from the school board for 36 new benches for the campus. The benches are being made in the NYA workshop under the supervision of Mr. R. M. Bagley, Sr. Fathers working on the committee are Mr. Walter Pierce, Mr. Hayes Wood, Sr. and Mr. H. F. Cordes. Any suggestions as to where the benches are needed are to be given to Hayes Wood, president of Student Council.

CORAL GABLES MUSIC CLUB HEARS PRESIDENT

Mrs. George Barco, state president of the Federation of Music Clubs, addressed the March meeting of the Coral Gables Club Wednesday at the Casa Loma Hotel. Mrs. Barco talked about the coming convention, to be held April 7 at the Hollywood Beach Hotel.

U-TALK By BARBARA BROWNE

Chuckles and gigles rocked the walls of the Cardboard Theater last night at the opening of "The Royal Family", a comedy presented by the Theta Alpha Phi dramatics fraternity. The play, which is a tkae-off on the lives of the famous Barrymores, will continue to run tonight and tomorrow night. The cast includes Barbara Willock as Julie; Manuel Roth, Wolfe; Walden Getzman, Perry; Lowell Veach, Gunga; Mary Alice Kirton, Kitty; Shirley Goldstein, Gwen; Evelyn Auslander, Fanny; Betty Batcheller, Della; Herbert Malts, Joe; Sidney Cassell, Tony; Beatrice Collins, Miss Peake; William Diamant, McDermott; and Dick Motter, hall boy. "P.K.A. Dream Girl" Betty Jeanne Bozarth was elected the "Dream Girl of Pi Kappa Alpha" by members of that fraternity at a dance last Saturday at the Country Club of Coral Gables. Other candidates for the honor were Betty Schulte, Gayle Stinson, Madlyn Anderson, Betty Hatch, Betti Ann Westerdahl, Mary Ruth Graves, Mary Frances Heether, Helen Ankerbrand, Rosemary Burkhart, Lorraine Corsiglia, Muriel Smith, Janet Evans, and Ethel Dimmig. Latest to join the ranks of "air brides" was Alma Jane Lindgren, Chi Omega, who left school last week to marry Burt Swartzenbach, 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Corps. Before she left for Tampa where the wedding took plcae, she was entertained by sorority sister Martha Gifford with a linen shower. 24 Pledges Initiated Proudly displaying shiny new pins are the new initiates of Kappa Kappa Gamma and Alpha Epsilon Phi sororities who became active members of those groups last week-end. Pledges who were taken into Kappa Kappa Gamma were Betty Batcheller, Mary Jane Davies, Virginia Meyer, Mary Crimmin, Janet Evans, Betty Jeanne Bozarth, Lillian Baldwin, Madlyn Anderson, Harriet Marshburn, Margie Stinson, and Barbara Kent. New members of Alpha Epsilon Phi are Phyllis Gilberg, Vivian Cirlin, Reene Greenfield, Shirley Tillis, Adrenne Goldwyn, Esther Rosenstein, Minx Mansbach, Lee Renner, Marianna Bronston, Annette Maltz, Rita Schoenfeld, Ray Savitch, and Muriel Newfeld.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH WILL HAVE SERIES

Rev. Frank E. Harlow of the First Christian Church, Menores Avenue, at Ponce de Leon Boulevard, is giving a series of pre-Easter Sunday morning messages on the general theme "Toward Calvary with Christ." March 15, "Christ Calls to the Highest"; March 22, "Christ's Testament of Love"; March 29, "Christ the King" and April 5, "Christ Triumphant". At the evening worship during this period, Mr. Harlow is speaking on the "Incidents in the Life of Christ during Passion Week". Morning worship at 11 o'clock and the evening service at 8 p.m.

CHURCH GROUP MEET AT CHURCH

Circle group 5 of the Presbyterian church will meet at 11 o'clock this morning at the church with members bringing sandwiches. Group 6 will meet with Mrs. Charles Brand, 1025 Avenue Sevilla at 10 o'clock for sewing and luncheon and group 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Miss Elizabeth Louis, 1125 Avenue Almeria.

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