Coral Gables Riviera

Gablesgrams by HELEN REYNOLDS

Miss Pauline Spofford 410 East Fifty-seventh Street New York City. Dear Pauline: As director of personnel for the Lentheric Company of New York, I salute you. The staff of The Riviera, with whom you were once so closely identified, salutes you; in fact, all of your Coral Gables friends salute you. When Alma Sanchez called me to tell me about your new job, her voice was literally bulging over the 'phone as she said her eyes were when she was bidden to your apartment to a celebrity tea on her recent trip to New York. She said: "Helen, you wouldn't know Pauline, the new glamorized Pauline, the suave sophisticate in a flame colored hostess gown presiding with assurance in her beautiful New York apartment and expertly welcoming all those celebrities." Your rise to the top bracket job with a famous perfume company is no more than you deserve, for your foundations were laid with hard work plus study, garnished with frequent travel trips abroad. Those writing days on The Riviera following your graduation from the University of Miami were preparations for those New York assignments that followed in quick succession. But memories of gathering news for The Riviera must bring up occasional nostalgia. A nostalgia I will attempt to cure by telling you the news of the old home town . . . To begin with, probably . . . Coral Gables' most famous feminine visitor of the week is Catherine Coombes Reed, daughter of the Leslie J. Coombes of 1224 Country Club Prado. Catherine, who escaped from Singapore when it was under its heaviest bombing, was a student in Ponce de Leon High School when you were in Coral Gables. She spent five months in Singapore as a secretarial member of the RAF Casper party, has already had orders to return to Washington and the British Shipping Mission, and will leave as soon as flight passage can be arranged. Catherine looks far, slightly thinner than when she was a high school girl, but her smooth olive skin is darker for those months in the tropics, and her beautiful brown eyes have a new depth of meaning, but remember what she has been through. One of Catherine's first callers on her arrival last week was young Billy Doxey, seven-year-old son of the Coombes' next-door neighbor. Billy went home disappointed, however, and said to his mother, "Aw shucks, she didn't have a scratch on her!" And so she didn't, but then the attractive Mrs. Reed says she travels under a lucky star. The season in Coral Gables has been a gay one in spite of war clouds hovering. Monday night the last of the Century Club supper dances took place. The Century Club, as you know, is finishing its thirteenth year as Coral Gables' most outstanding social club, composed of 200 members, winter and local residents. Jack Erneman called the ever-popular "Paul Jones" and introduced some new "figgers" that were well received. Mrs. William Davies, wife of Commander Davies, newcomer to the Gables, delighted guests with a song or two. Mrs. Davies was fetching in a blue-figured Dresden floor-length skirt soled zinc chiffon jacket, and flowers in her hair. They sang "Auld Lang Syne" at the one o'clock closing dance and everyone appeared to be wondering just what next year would bring. Your old alma mater, the University campus, has taken on a real and prosperous college look with the addition of new swank tennis courts, complete with grandstand and ticket office, and handball courts. Every day great groups of students, including the British and American cadets, extroiting there, are seen upon the courts. And speaking of the cadets, Mrs. A. W. Koch-you'll remember her in charge of girls' residence halls in the old days-now looks after the wants and comforts of the 400 cadets stationed in the old San Sebastian. Mrs. Koch says she never knows whether to cry or laugh when the boys leave at the end of each training period, for she becomes so attached to these boys day a cadet died, 'Bless 'em, every now! now! a soldier's girl never cries," so Mrs. Koch bravely swallows and bids goodbye to the outgoing class with one hand while welcoming in the new batch with the other. She has welcomed more than 4,000 so far. Catherine Powell (Mrs. Royce Powell) works diligently these days for the Women Flyers of America, of which she is a member, working hard toward acquiring her "wings." Catherine tells about a little Easter guest they had over the week-end, Miss Evelyn Stewart, eight-year-old daughter of the W. L. Stewarts of Merritt Island, Fla., and a student at Miss Harris' Florida School. It seems the Easter bunny brought Evelyn four live pastel-colored rabbits and the Powell household was a little upset not by "pink elephants" but by pink, blue, yellow and green rabbits running around. The young people of the Presbyterian Church have hit upon a novel idea for interesting and welcoming young newcomers to the Gables in their open house program every Friday night at the parish house. The older members of the parish stack the icebox with good things to eat. Someone is responsible for a coke line, there you have a party. Tonight an additional feature will be a conversation corner to be led by Betty and Phyllis Potts, who recently lived in China. All you have to do to lead that corner is to do something interesting. In addition, a "key to the city" will be presented to a newcomer. Just a picture of what's going on in the old home town is the above, Pauline, but it will be a reminder of your days with us, and, we hope, a pleasant one. Sincerely, HELEN.

College Club To Fete Mates At Supper

The Smith College Club of Miami again invites its husbands and escorts to the annual supper party, to be held Wednesday evening. This year the party will take the form of a covered dish supper in the spacious A. B. Morrison gardens, replete with barbecue pit, at 1408 Castile Avenue. As singing has always been popular at these parties, a prize will be awarded this year to the person suggesting the greatest number of the old familiar songs of the barber shop variety. Co-hostesses, with Mrs. A. B. Morrison, will be the Misses Rebecca and Katherine Peoples and Mrs. Frederick Stoddard. Anyone wishing transportation may contact Mrs. Sydney Moore, 4-4375 chairman. Members are asked to call Mrs. Morrison, 4-5893, regarding reservations and instructions about the various dishes to be brought.

'Red Team' Will Have Bridge Party

The members of the "Red Team" of the Coral Gables Woman's Club will stage their final party at 2 P. M. Wednesday at the club in the form of a dessert bridge. There will be door and table prizes. Mrs. William H. Ratterman is chairman of this group and her assistants are Mrs. Eldon Boyce, Mrs. John E. Goers, Mrs. R. L. O'Donovan, Mrs. William Robinson, Mrs. Ross Sheetz and Mrs. J. R. Williams. Both the red and the blue teams of the club women have successfully had parties the past month to raise money for the club. Loser team will banquet the winner in the near future. Mrs. Louie Lanford is general chairman.

Church Societies To Welcome New Members Tonight

A reception for all new members received into the Coral Gables Methodist Church during the pastorate of the Rev. Edward Smith will take place at 7:45 P. M. tonight at the parish house. A total of 215 new members will be greeted by the board of stewards and the Woman's Society of Christian Service, who are sponsoring the "get acquainted" evening. Thomas Mayes is general chairman.

Parents Visit Son

Mr. and Mrs. Howard R. Clark of Coconut Grove have returned from an extended motor trip to Oklahoma and Mexico. They visited their son and daughter-in-law, Lieutenant and Mrs. H. Lowell Clark, Jr., at Fort Sill, Okla. Mrs. Clark, Jr., was the former Carol Haskin daughter of Harry H. Haskin of Miami and Indianapolis.

KINGS DAUGHTERS TO TELL OF WORK

Entertainment by the Greater Miami Circle of the International Order of Kings Daughters and Sons will take place at 8 P. M. Tuesday at the Coral Gables Elementary School. A showing of slides of the international work of the order will be shown by Mrs. Frederick Bond, an international officer. Dr. John Gifford will give a talk and there will be musical numbers. Admission is free and the public is cordially invited.

House Guest

Miss Annette Sheehy of New York is the guest for two weeks of her aunt, Miss Loretta Sheehy.

Pretty Rosemary Elizabeth Hartnett is the bride-elect of Richard R. Roberts, 3d. Announcement of the betrothal was made Sunday afternoon at the home of Miss Hartnett's sister and brother-in-law.

Music Club Will Hear Reports Of State Convention Wednesday

The postponed meeting of the Coral Gables Music Club will be held at 2:30 P. M. Wednesday at the Casa Loma Hotel. A board meeting will precede at 1 o'clock. Mrs. C. T. McCreedy will be program chairman. Reports of the state convention, which ends today at Hollywood, will be given by the delegates and various members attending the three-day meet. Mrs. S. LeRoy Smith, state and national chairman, and Mrs. E. E. Pennock, state chairman, spent the entire time at the convention. Each day Mrs. Garland McNutt, president, led a delegation from the club to the headquarters in Hollywood. It was reported so that every member attended at least one of the sessions. Tuesday evening undoubtedly drew the largest number as the club's chorus appeared on the musical program. The musical program of Wednesday's meeting will open with Mrs. John Sullivan playing "The Trout," by Shubert, and "Prelude," by Chopin. Mrs. Clyde Higgins will sing a group of songs by Nevin. She will be accompanied by Miss Margaret Phelan, who will also accompany the club chorus in their numbers. Mrs. Fred Mizer will give the book review. Hostesses for the day will be the new officers of the chorus: Mrs. Richard Bartholomew, president; Mrs. R. C. Witters, secretary; Mrs. Jesse Chapline, treasurer, and Mrs. Irma Betts, librarian. Serving at the tea table will be Miss Margaret Phelan, accompanist, for the chorus and Mrs. J. C. and Mrs. Arthur di Philipi, wife of the club's director. They will be assisted by the other members of the chorus.

Socialites Attend Final Week Of Racing At Gables Tropical Park

This last week of the 1941-1942 racing meet at Tropical Park had an auspicious beginning Monday with a goodly attendance of socialites and race enthusiasts filling the dining room and terrace of the club-house for luncheon and the races. Seats in the grandstand were pretty well filled, too, by the time the first race was called. A sprinkling of Easter corsages were in evidence worn by smartly outfitted women. Noted in the dining room were Mrs. E. E. Lindback, Ventnor, N. J., and Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach; Mrs. Joseph Slattery, Philadelphia; Mrs. Fred Bannerot, Pittsburgh and guest at Indian Creek Apartments, and Mrs. E. G. Diehl, Flamingo Drive and Lake Placid, who was hostess for the day. Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Windsor, owners of the Windsor stables, Chicago, motored down from Palm Beach to be the luncheon guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Clark. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Sheppard also were among club-house visitors. Mr. Sheppard, former Commissioner of Pennsylvania, is the owner of the famous Hanover Shoe Company Farm, Hanover, Pa., one of the largest standard-bred breeding and training farms in North America and also owner of a band of thoroughbreds. The Sheppards have spent most of the winter at their Fort Lauderdale home, which they will close tomorrow, when they will leave for their Pennsylvania home and to return one of their daughters, Alma, to the Warrenton (Va.) Day School. Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Lanning, Chicago, again entertained at luncheon Mrs. R. E. Beck and son, Bill, Kennilworth, Ohio, and Mr. and Mrs. James Bradley from Cleveland, Ohio. Mrs. William Stevens, Niles, Ohio, lunched before the races. Mr. and Mrs. William Cane, Vineland, N. J., had luncheon before occupying their box on the upper terrace. Captain Stuart L. Davis and his wife paid one of their rare visits to this racing center, Captain Davis is stationed in Miami with the Naval Air Station at Opa-Locka. Mrs. George Van Hagen and daughter, Elizabeth, Barrington, Ill., were luncheon guests and later occupied their box on the terrace. Mrs. Jacob D. Lit, Philadelphia, arrived early for luncheon and to get in her usual daily double. Today, the final day of the season of racing, promises to be one of the biggest of the entire meet. Luncheon reservations are increasing daily. Mrs. Dayton Richard Mead, North Bay Road, Miami Beach, has turned in her reservation for a party for that day.

Spring Dance Takes Place At Y. W. C. A.

Spring flowers and streamers in pastel were used in decorating the auditorium Thursday evening for the annual spring formal at the Y. W. C. A. To complete the color scheme for the evening there were beautifully-gowned girls, members of the business girls' group, wearing formals of many pastel hues. Miss Maxwell Eggler, chairman of the dance, and Mrs. Willie McCutcheon, advisor, were in charge of the arrangements. Members on the various committees were as follows: Mrs. Harold Miller, decorations; Misses Ann Hartman and Clydella Brown were in charge of refreshments; Miss Betty Willey, invitations; Miss Ruth Frierson, entertainment. An orchestra provided numerous "slow waltzes" and boogiewoogie numbers. The recreation room was open for all those who cared to participate in ping-pong and other games. Service men from the various camps were well represented.

Miss Hartnett, Mr. Roberts Are Betrothed

Following a dinner for the families on Easter, the engagement of Miss Rosemary Elizabeth Hartnett and Richard R. Roberts, 3d., was revealed at a small informal cocktail party for close friends late in the afternoon at the home of Miss Hartnett's sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Fred B. Hartnett, 1412 Avenue Algeria. Miss Hartnett is a sister of Mrs. Hartnett's and came here three years ago from Sharon Hill, Pa., where she finished at the Convent of the Holy Child. Mr. Roberts is the son of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Roberts, Jr., of 717 Alhambra Circle. He came here with his parents in 1923. He is a graduate of the Ponce de Leon High School and attended the University of Miami. He left Wednesday for Camp Blanding, where he will report for duty in the U. S. Army. Date for the wedding will be set for some time in June. A number of showers and parties for the bride-elect are being planned for the next two months.

OPTI-MRS. CLUB TO HAVE ELECTION

Coral Gables Opti-Mrs. Club will meet Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Gene Williams, 651 Miller Road, for a luncheon. Following a short business session at which election of new officers will take place, bridge and "war chores" will follow. War chores include making kits for the Bluejackets.

GREATER MIAMI CIRCLE TO MEET

The Greater Miami Circle of the International Order of Kings Daughters and Sons will meet at 8 P. M. Wednesday at the home of Mrs. H. H. Trice. Bridge and a social afternoon will ensue. All visiting Kings Daughters are invited to attend.

Woman's Club Will Sponsor Sixth Sunday Afternoon Tea Dance

The sixth in the series of cadet tea dances, sponsored by the Coral Gables Woman's Club for British and American cadets stationed at the University of Miami will be held this (Sunday) afternoon at 3:30 in the clubrooms. Mrs. Malcolm B. McDonald, second vice-president of the club, is in charge of arrangements for the affair. Assisting at the refreshment table and about the rooms will be Mrs. R. R. Bronson, Mrs. Kenneth Van Riper, Mrs. George Corrigan, Mrs. J. H. Peebles, Mrs. Kenneth Cole, Mrs. G. G. Lee, Mrs. Clyde Higgins, Mrs. Carl Lambert and Mrs. Frank N. Holley, Jr.

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COL. TURNER ORDERED TO ACTIVE SERVICE

Colonel Fred H. Turner, U. S. A., retired, was called to active service recently as liaison officer of the Fifth Corps area, with headquarters at Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio. Colonel and Mrs. Turner bought a home here two years ago on Durango Street, and at that time expected to make this their permanent home. However, they expect to return after the "operation." Mrs. Turner will remain here until spring before joining the Colonel in Ohio.

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Have You a Real Estate Bargain?

An established Coral Gables firm can use, if the price is right, two business lots each 25x100. If you have such property write a full description and your lowest cash price to Box AAA, care of Coral Gables Riviera. Make the price in your letter your rock-bottom price. The interested firm is not interested in dickering or bargaining. If your offer doesn't fall in the contemplated price field it will be consigned to the wastebasket.

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