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CORAL GABLES Riviera Times

Society - Clubs Personals CORAL GABLES Riviera Times FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1947 PAGE SEVEN

Lions Auxiliary Plans Party At Venetian Pool

Members Hope to Strengthen Welfare Fund with Oct. 18th Fete A night in Monte Carlo is the name of the hugh benefit the Coral Gables Lions Auxiliary is staging Saturday night Oct 18 at the Coral Gables Venetian Pools. Members of the group under the ticket chairmanship of Mrs. A. L. Lancaster have been working hard to perfect plans for the party, proceeds from which will be used to augment their welfare fund. Prizes have been donated by Coral Gables merchants and these same fine gifts will be auctioned during the evening. The club has also made reservations, as a unit, for two performances of the Ring and Box Theatres, dates to be announced. Mrs. Clyde Higgins, chairman of the Red Cross activities for the club will pack the kits for the over-seas service men's Christmas gifts. She will also advise members wishing to pack their own kits. The club donated $5.00 to be used in this work.

Gablesgrams

By HELEN REYNOLDS, SOCIETY EDITOR Fred Koch, Jr., is always thinking up something new for the University Theatre Players or their assistants to do to help the public. This new venture, "Fashion Theatre," which will have an all-star cast of professional models, will give its initial performances November 21, 22 and 23 at 4 p. m. in the Ring Theatre. Robert Eads of the Miami School of Modeling will furnish the models. Coral Gables merchants will furnish the gowns and patrons will see costumes, dancing, pantomine and fashion done in the best Hollywood manner. Tickets for this newest of new will be only 60 cents per. And that isn't all, Mr. Koch and his assistant, George Campbell, are proposing a "Playmakers Variety Club" talent for which will be supplied by Messrs. Koch and Campbell through strict auditions and fee simple. This new offering which should be a boon to civic clubs and church groups needing a quick, sure-fire interesting program headliner, will start functioning November 3rd. Mr. Campbell conducts a radio program at 6:15 p. m. every Wednesday over Coral Gables station WBAY. Mr. Koch tells us with the thousands of new students, many of them headliners in G.I. shows during the war, now studying at the University of Miami, talent is just "bursting" around us ready to be tapped. * * * A bridge-luncheon honoring 20 of her friends, mostly senior classmates at Ponce de Leon High school has been planned for tomorrow at 12 by Miss Betty Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Coleman Jones, 914 Madrid Street. Betty, who is also marking her birthday anniversary, has invited the Misses Alice Davidson, Betty George, Dorothy McNellis, Barbara Bendinger, Eve Vance, Ann Topping, Joan Crowder, Jeanette Watters, Ann Simpson, Carolyn Coplan, Betty Montgomery, Kacky Hughes, Barbara Harding, Ardeth Dienger, Sally Peacock, June Widman, Susanne Summers, Jane Lewis, Florence Stewart and Betty Ann Brown. * * * Sentimental journey to Tampa yesterday was taken by (Please turn to Page Eight)

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ST. THERESA'S P-TA PLANS FESTIVAL

At a meeting held at the home of Mrs. Howard H. Gleason 2039 Alhambra Circle on Thursday morning, the home-room mothers of St. Theresa's PTA and their assistants met to discuss plans for the coming year. The booth chairman for the Halloween festival also attended this meeting in order to organize the room mothers for their part in the festival. Room-mothers from the kindergarten through the 12th grade include: Mrs. Bernard S. Good, Mrs. J. J. Hoy, Mrs. V. Giganti, Mrs. E. D. Long, Mrs. Kirby Brooks, Mrs. C. F. Lowe, Mrs. J. J. Barry, Mrs. E. Norman, Mrs. J. F. Junger, Mrs. A. H. Monahan, Miss Alicia Brooke, Mrs. Leon O. Prior, Mrs. T. E. Norman, Mrs. Jack Fiscus, Mrs. W. M. E. McNichol, Mrs. Oscar O'Hanlon, Mrs. Russell Derwich, Mrs. Thomas J. Cooke, Mrs. C. M. Farrell, Mrs. H. S. Lamont, Mrs. E. L. Duhalme, Mrs. P. F. Fenno, Mrs. B. Simonetti, Mrs. R. L. Rohe, Mrs. H. C. Leduc, Mrs. A. Lopez, Mrs. W. L. Miller, Mrs. G. Haverkamp, Mrs. F. A. Knauer, Mrs. C. N. Trotter, Mrs. A. J. Muzzy, Mrs. C. P. Gilmor, Mrs. E. E. Herndon, Mrs. George Murray, Mrs. Amadee Renaud, Mrs. J. A. Bennett, Mrs. J. H. Houghton, Mrs. Harry Herndon, Mrs. C. A. Hardison, Mrs. Steadman Stahl, Mrs. A. Foisy and Mrs. E. J. Doll.

State Officer To Visit Gables Unit

Mrs. A. E. Reinhard, Tenth District President of the American Legion Auxiliary will visit the Coral Gables American Legion Auxiliary at 8 p.m. October 22nd and present the Department President, Mrs. Jane Fleetwood, of Tallahassee, who will make her official visit in this District. Miami Springs Auxiliary will be hostess with the Coral Gables Unit, with presidents Mrs. R. F. Wickard and Mrs. Lillian Kee presiding.

Miss Hardeman Pledges A.D.P.

Miss Katherine Lucretia Hardeman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Vines Hardeman, 2852 S.W. 35th Ave., has been pledged by Alpha Delta Pi national social sorority. Miss Hardeman, a graduate of Ponce de Leon high school, is a member of the freshman class at Brenau College.

Obligation Night On O.E.S. Calendar

Coral Gables OES, 174 will meet at 8 p.m. Thursday in the chapter rooms, Douglas Entrance. This will be the first meeting after three months vacation and will be known as obligation night. Mrs. Violet Dorre, worthy matron and Harley Pittman, worthy patron, will preside.

At Summer Home

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stier have returned to their home at 335 Avenue Navarre, after a summer in Massachusetts.

HALLOWE'EN COSTUMES

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Mr. and Mrs. Norman Ashe Live Here Following Friday Marriage

Wedding bells ring for Mr. and Mrs. Norman Ashe as the bride's uncle Rev. N. L. Euwer, who performed the ceremony, listens for the bells also marked his own wedding anniversary. -Carl Walden Candid One of the unusual weddings of the early fall season in which relatives of both the bride and groom played an important part, was that Friday evening of Miss Ruth Richardson of St. Louis, Mo., and Norman Ashe who formerly called Pennsylvania home. The ceremony took place in the bay view home of Dr. and Mrs. Bowman F. Ashe, 2475 South Bayshore Drive, uncle and aunt of the bridegroom. The ceremony was performed by the bride's uncle the Rev. Norman L. Euwer who with Mrs. Euwer came from St. Louis, for the event, also both parents of the bride, Mr. and Mrs. Walter King Richardson of St. Louis and Mr. and Mrs. William F. Ashe, parents of the bridegroom from Gibsonia, Pa. To make the event a little more interesting the marriage taking place on Oct. 3rd was also the anniversary of the Rev. and Mrs. Euwer's marriage. For the 7:30 p.m. ceremony, the bride wore a wedding gown of Ivory Alencon lace and carried a bouquet of phaleanopsis and stephanotis. Her jewels were a single strand of pearls. Her father gave her in marriage. Gray faille fashioned the two attendants gowns and bouquets of American Beauty roses with matching coronets, were contrasting notes. Miss Barbara Taber of St. Louis was maid-of-honor and Miss Doris Hart of Miami was bridesmaid. Dr. James J. Carney was best man for Mr. Ashe and Allen Richardson, brother of the bride was usher. Mrs. Richardson, mother of the bride wore a paisley print crepe dress with glamellias corsage and Mrs. Ashe, the bridegroom's mother, was in royal blue silk crepe and glamellias corsage. Miss Geraldine Rasmussen, was soloist and Harry Lenhoff, pianist. A string trio played during the reception following. Miss Sally Haas caught the bride's bouquet. For traveling the bride wore a brown faille dress cut on the new long lines, brown accessories and a corsage of glamellias. The newlyweds are at home at 931 Avenue Catalonia. Mr. Ashe is associated with the General Electric Supply Corporation in Miami.

Miss McDougal To Be Hostess In Arts Group

The Creative Arts Group of the American Association of University Women will meet at the home of Miss Violet McDougal, 1300 Granada Blvd., at 3:30 p.m. Monday. Instead of the program of Chinese Poetry, as previously announced, there will be two book reviews. Mrs. Ruby Leach Carson will review J. D. Snider's "I Love Books" and Miss Marion Graham will review "The Hour of Night Fall" by Myron Brinig. Assisting in receiving will be Miss Luelle Shaw, Mrs. Robert F. Underwood, Mrs. Benjamin F. Brady, Mrs. John G. Stephenson, and Mrs. M. Lewis Hall.

Alpha Gam Alumnae To Make Plans

Mrs. Gerald Tanner and Mrs. J. T. Ownby, Jr. will be joint hostesses for the meeting of the Alpha Gamma Delta Alumnae Club. The meeting to be held Tuesday, Oct. 14th, at Mrs. Tanner's home, 57 S. E. 6th Street, is for the purpose of discussing the Christmas project for this year. Also, plans will be made for the annual party to be given in honor of new pledges and the under-graduate members returning for the Christmas holidays. The new pledges at Florida State University are the Misses Olive Jane Whitehead, Edith Ann Bates, Helen Johanson, and Barbara Hutt; at the University of Alabama, Miss Kakie Jones. Mrs. Donald MacArthur, national rushing director of Alpha Gamma Delta, is at present visiting the various chapters in this province. She expects to be gone about a month.

Visits Son

Mrs. Charles N. Manfred visited her son, Charles N. Manfred Jr. a student at Fishbourne Military Academy, Waynesboro, Va., en-route home from New York where she vacationed at one of the Glenn Clark Camp's, called the "Farthest Camp Out", at Lake Winnepesaukee.

Attends Choate

James A. Wright, II, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Attmore Wright, 1430 Placentia Avenue, is one of the five hundred students currently enrolled in The Choate School, Wallingford, Connecticut.

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Eight and Forty Chapeau Gets National Appointment

Eight and Forty, honor society of the American Legion Auxiliary in Dade County has been just honored by the appointment of Mrs. J. V. Trent, immediate past Departrment Chapeau (president) of Florida, as National Child Welfare chairman of Area C, which consists of the Southern States. The group will again assist the Dade County Tubercular Association with the stuffing and stamping of the Tubercular Seals and in late November assist in the selling of them. Mrs. Max Froom is in charge of the group and will be assisted by Mrs. Elizabeth Bridson, Mrs. Arellia Steward, Mrs. Ralph Peckham, Mrs. esse N. Koehler, Mrs. A. E. Reinhard and later on many other members will help. The members have just given 66 hours helping the Tubercular Association with their mobile Unit which chest Xrays in this area. Mrs. Peckham, T. B. chairman was in charge. The organization's "Glee Club" under the direction of Mrs. Juljus Naiman, and Mrs. Edwin J. Barker will meet again at 8 p.m. Monday in the Elise Ehram Dance Studio, 1437 Drexel Ave., Miami Beach, when the final program will be made for entertaining the Department Chapeau, Mrs. Joe Rovira, of Tampa, who will make her official visit to Dade County. Other special guests will be Mrs. J. B. Kirkpatrick, of Eustis, newly elected vice-president of Southern Division; Mrs. Hal Whitehead, past national chapeau; Mrs. Helen Woods, Tampa, department chaplain of Eight and Forty, and Mrs. Jane Fleetwood, Tallahassee, Department president of American Legion Auxiliary. This huge affair will be held in the home of the local chapeau, Mrs. Esse N. Koehler,

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