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CORAL GABLES Riviera Times

Personals Society - Clubs CORAL GABLES Riviera Times FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1947 PAGE NINE

Margaret Blue Chosen Royal Poinciana Queen

CORONATION BALL IS JUNE 6 AT GABLES COUNTRY CLUB MISS MARGARET BLUE —Mileo Photo To be acclaimed the "Queen" June 6th at the Coral Gables Country Club's gala Coronation Ball, and chosen to reign over the 10th Annual Royal Poinciana Festival which will celebrate the blooming of the world's most beautiful flowering tree from June 1 to 9th inclusive, is Margaret Blue, University of Miami senior, and one of the most outstanding graduates of South Florida's own university. Florida born — Margaret, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Grant Blue, is a native of Perry — she came to Miami when she was 5 years of age, and has received all her schooling in Dade County. Her scholarship and leadership manifested itself early, and even in Ada Merritt Junior High Margaret was president of the Junior Honor Society. As she continued her studies, so all sorts of honors continued to pour upon her. She won the American Legion medal in Junior High, the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizenship Medal in Miami Senior High where she was also editor-in-chief of the 1943 annual, Mlahi; member of the Girls Council and National Honor society. When Margaret entered the University of Miami she continued her round of student activities—she was editor-in-chief of the Ibis in her sophomore year and as a junior she made Nu Kappa Tau, women's highest honorary society on the campus. Not only is she president of her sorority, Chi Omega, but she was president of Pan-Hellenic last year, and she is also president of the senior class of '47 and for two years has been president of the Baptist Student Union. It is almost a sure guess to say that Margaret is the "presidentist" Poinciana Queen who has ever been chosen! She is a member of Snarks, Quill, and Lead & Ink, her hobby is writing. A journalism major, she served the Hurricane as editor in the following departments; service, news, managing and associate. As a junior and again this year as a senior, she was elected to Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Following her graduation, Margaret plans to go to New York to begin her career as radio script writer, but on Friday June 6th she will reign as the Royal Poinciana Festival Queen and the city of Coral Gables will do her just homage.

JUNIOR MUSIC GROUP PLANS RECITAL

The University of Miami Junior Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Haft, conductor, will present a program of chamber music at 4:30 p. m. Sunday afternoon in the new lecture hall on the main campus of the University. Appearing as soloists with the orchestra will be Melvin Michaels, violinist, playing Randel's Concerto for violin; Don de Lermo, playing the oboe in Wayne Barlow's "The Winter's Passed," and R. Watson Dutton, tenor, singing Aubade, from the opera "Le Roi D'Ys" by Lalo. Other numbers to be performed by the orchestra are Bach's Concerto Grosso in A Minor, Hindemith's Adagio and Allegro, and compositions by Grieg, Bizet, and Volkmann.

Gablesgrams

By HELEN REYNOLDS, SOCIETY EDITOR One of the busiest persons we know is Mrs. Herbert O. Vance of 4520 Avenue Santa Maria, who is leaving early next week on a vacation jaunt of three weeks. Accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Vance and her mother will visit Georgia kinsfolk and spend a little time revisiting their ancestral plantation, now the home of the commandant at Ft. Benning in Knoxville, Tenn., they will pick up Mr. and Mrs. Vance's daughter Jo, who, incidentally has just become vice president of her sorority, Sigma Kappa, at the University of Tennessee. The trio will visit Mrs. Bryan Hanks at their home in Cashiers, N. C., before returning. Mrs. Vance is probably identified with more club, school and civic committees than any other Miamian one could name. She has written, still writes publicity stories for her pet projects by the dozen, and no task is too great for her to undertake. Her aptitude to this type of work dates back to her newspaper days on the old Miami Metropolis, now the Miami Daily News. Mrs. Vance tells us that when she was a member of the staff, the office was piled high with coconuts, loads being given away daily to visitors. It was then she learned to meet people, found many of those same tourists becoming citizens. Mrs. Vance * * * Mrs. R. S. Bennett and her daughter Betty Ann Bennett have sold their home at 2301 North Greenway Drive to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Robinson, winter visitors for the last several seasons, from Long Island, N. Y. Mrs. Bennett and Betty are planning a long and exciting year ahead. Now the owners of a trailer they plan to travel the length of the United States, to winter in California—and then return to Coral Gables to reside. * * * Mrs. Creswell Stedman of 1014 Hardee Road is honoring her daughter Joyce with a tea next Thursday afternoon, on the occasion of her graduation from the Elementary (Please Turn to Page Ten)

TO JOIN IN ROYAL POINCIANA FESTIVITIES

Venetian Pools, Country Club Plan Two Days Of Entertainment Coral Gables city-owned Venetian Pools and the Country Club of Coral Gables are joining hands in the Royal Poinciana Festival, June 1 through 8. A gigantic water carnival at the pools, sponsored by the City of Coral Gables and the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce will take place on the 4th. Andrew N. Houston is chairman and John Rosasco manager of the pools, director. Swimming races, water ballets and fancy and comic diving will be included on the program which is open to the public free as are all of the Royal Poinciana events. Friday night is the date chosen for the invitational Queen's Coronation Ball at 8 p.m. at the Country Club of Coral Gables. Mrs. William T. Hilles is general chairman of this event. She is being assisted by Mrs. George M. Corrigan, decorations. This ball is being sponsored by Coral Gables and the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce. Honor guests will be the Royal Poinciana Queen, Miss Margaret Blue; her court, Miss Floriana and her princesses. Royal Poinciana Board. Invited are members of all civic groups of Coral Gables, the Riviera Country Club, Coral Gables Country Club, Elks Club, Coral Gables Junior and Senior Woman's Club, DAR, UDC, the Chamber of Commerce, the Coral Gables Chapter American Legion and Auxiliary, the Coral Gables Chapter Masons and Order of the Eastern Star. The Country Club office will take table reservations for the ball, at any time according to Gordon Taylor, manager.

Wm. Sweitzer to Give Graduation Recital

William Sweitzer, pianist, who will graduate from the University of Miami School of Music at the end of the present semester, will present a graduation recital at 8:20 p. m. Wednesday in the new lecture hall on the main campus of the university. Mr. Sweitzer's program will include the Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by Bach; Sonatine by Ravel; Romance and Novelette by Schumann; The White Peacock by Griffes; two preludes and an etude by Scriabine; Prelude in G by Rachmaninoff, and the Scherzo in B Flat Minor by Chopin.

For the Summer

Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Steinlein of 1603 Granada Boulevard, are motoring north and will spend the summer as is their custom at their cottage on the ocean front at Elberon, N. J.

Expected Home This Week

Miss Ella Higgins is returning to her home, 447 Avenue Navarre, after an extensive trip to California. She visited in San Francisco and Los Angeles for about four months and incidentally saw some radio shows featuring top movie stars in Los Angeles. Following a visit in Phoenix, Ariz., with a day or two at Carlsbad Caverns and New Orleans, Miss Higgins will fly home from Louisiana.

Past Presidents to Meet

Mrs. George Wight, president of the Miami Chapter, National Past Presidents' Assembly, will preside at the meeting at 10:30 a.m. today at the home of Mrs. Charles Lalor, Miami Shores. Other officers include Mrs. Victor Sharman, secretary-treasurer, who will be assisting hostess; Mrs. Philip Hond and Mrs. P. A. Kelleher, first and second vice presidents.

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