Coral Gables Riviera-Times

Friday, November 7, 1947, page 9 (of 12)

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Lions Ladies Collect for Flood Victims Auxiliary Charts Charitable Plans

Clothing and furnishings for local flood victims is the collection project of Coral Gables Lions Auxiliary with Mrs. George Borer, 222 Avenue Romano, as chairman. Mrs. Dalton Wright will accept contributions of clothing, which should be marked as to kind and sizes, at the USO offices, 2200 Ponce de Leon Blvd. At the Tuesday meeting of the Auxiliary, a pledge of $50 was made to the Youth Center drive for operating funds; $10 to the "Lend a Hand Fund" and $25 for new books for the library at Kendall Children's home. Mrs. John Rostron is chairman of the latter project and will accept contributions of books, games and puzzles suitable for children nursery through school age. It was also reported that $10 has been donated to the Red Cross, Mrs. Clyde Higgins, chairman, for packing nine Christmas boxes for the boys overseas. Mrs. Robert Standard, new member, and Mrs. Frank Chaires, prospective member, were welcomed. Other recent additions to the club roster are Mrs. Wilbur Brewer, Mrs. L. W. Larson, Mrs. Thomas Hughes and Mrs. Fred Diestlehorst. Mrs. A. C. Zimmerman, past president of the Miami Beach Lions Auxiliary, and guest, suggested a joint meeting of the four auxiliaries of Greater Miami, comprising 150 members. Details of this luncheon-meeting will be announced.

Chicagoan Sold on Coral Gables

By Helen Reynolds For a newcomer, pretty Mrs. Roy Wilson has become a dyed-in-the-wool booster for Coral Gables. Prominent in club social life in Chicago, Ill., where she and her husband, Dr. Wilson, made their home for many years, Mrs. Wilson has preceded the doctor, who will arrive in time for Thanksgiving. Together they will look around for a place to build. "My husband and I thought we would rather live in the country for we enjoyed our farm at Sandwich, Ill., so much," she told us. "But on looking around I find I am sold on Coral Gables and I am tossing my husband that he too, will become a Gables booster." Mrs. Wilson exclaimed over the virtues of our city, the splendid women's clubs, the Philharmonic Society to which she is a subscriber, the Country Club with its many features, and said "I wrote Dr. Wilson that even the weekly paper had gone daily and if that wasn't progress, what was?" Mrs. A. W. Barrett left this week for a month or so in New York City and Pittsburgh, Pa. In Gotham she will be seeing the late shows and operas and have reunions with friends who are arriving from abroad. In Pittsburgh, Mrs. Barrett will visit her brother, Dr. John S. Mackrell, and greet old friends, for the Mackrell family were old time prominent residents of Pittsburgh a decade ago. Incidentally Mrs. Barrett's daughter-in-law, Mrs. John Mackrell Montgomery, of 1511 Cortes St., is expecting her parents, Dr. and Mrs. John Walker from Pasadena, Cal., to spend the Christmas holidays. Arrival of the Hibbens is always the signal for parties for this popular couple endeared themselves to the many Gableites they met on previous visits. Receipts of congratulations to the Riviera-Times daily have reached this desk from old time subscribers. Among them were Col. and Mrs. Richmond P. Gibson of 3231 Monseratte St.

A Word to the Wives

By JULIA D. HARUM Mr. and Mrs. Edmond A. Hughes can't tell you how it feels to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel-but they almost made the trip in a yacht. The yacht was brand new and agleam from stem to stern with bright work and paint. The captain was an old hand, with a wealth of piloting experience in the northern inland waters chosen for the maiden voyage. Or so it said in the sea-locker full of references he presented along with his application for the job. They were out of home port about a week when Mrs. Hughes interrupted her husband's noonday cat-nap on the afterdeck. "People all along the shore were waving at us," she explains. "We thought it very friendly of them-and waved right back." They got more and more friendly as we cruised along," says Ed drily, taking up the narrative. "The waving seemed to become frantic." When an industrial plant along the waterway added the shrill frenzy of its whistles to the "reception" Ed rushed up to take over the wheel and order engines full speed astern. A while later, a launch sped out from shore with the information that the brink of Niagara was only a short distance ahead. After a lapse of two years, Mrs. Hughes can shrug off the experience with the mild comment "The captain must have lost his way somewhere along the line." "H-m-m-pf!" snorts her husband-which might lead one to believe the captain also lost his job at next port of call. SILVER LINING-Can anyone think of a reason why household equipment manufacturers don't provide camphor-saturated shelf paper for blanket storage closets and sachet-scented linings for dresser drawers? MUM'S THE WORD-Regardless of personal or impersonal feelings toward Mr. Petrillo (Don't SAY that word!) it appears his recent transcription edict may clear the air of some of those noxious singing and canned commercials. A new depth was plumbed in the latter category by a Richmond, Va., station broadcasting a blurb for "Dr. Swett's" soda pop. We're trying to believe the name is spelled that way, but it is hard. After the usual ululations a voice as peremptory as that which endlessly summons Dr. Brent to surgery bleated: "Calling Dr. Swett! Calling Dr. Swett! Dr. Swett-wanted in the refrigerator!" Not mine, bub. SLICK TRICK-Mrs. I. J. Lovell, a yearly visitor to Coral Gables, wearied of risking life and limb on un-anchored scatter rugs and did something unique about it. By sewing flat rubber mason jar rings here and there on the under side of the rugs she made them skidproof and also curbed their tendency to rumple when walked upon. TOO TOO FRUITY?-When serving fruit salad color the mayonnaise with a dash of maraschino juice and add a few chopped red cherries for good measure and good eating. COUNTER POINTS-Men lost their last alibi for five o'clock shadow when Santacross and Pelligrini placed "Vest-Pok" a lighter-sized shaver, on their counters. Rubbed over the face like an eraser, the miniature bladed razor whisks off whiskers in a trice ... Wearing your heard on your wrist? Get Roal's new bracelet with the letters "I L-O-V-E Y-O-U" dangling from it instead of charms ... The kids love it, but a hex on Holley's for inflicting that plastic bubble stuff on unsuspecting parents!

QUESTION BOX

See how many answers you can get without peeking. Every reader on his toes should get at least four right. Three is passing. Answers elsewhere on this page. 1 A gherkin is (a) a short, laced leather jacket; (b) a type of Navajo rug made only in New Mexico; (c) a small, pickled cucumber; (d) a lizard-like animal that changes colors easily. 2 At a wedding, who pays for: (a) the bridesmaids' flowers; (b) the bride's bouquet? 3 What is the "color of persimmon?" 4 A jalousie is (a) blind or shutter; (b) a vegetable resembling a tomato; (c) an armless couch; (d) a type of dance popular in Cuba. 5 If a man has a wedding ring, he should wear it on (a) the third finger, left hand; (b) the little finger, left hand; (c) the second finger, left hand; (d) any finger.

ANSWERS TO "QUESTION BOX"

1 (c). 2 (a) The bride; (b) the groom. 3 Yellowish-red. 4 (a). 5 (a).

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Coco Plum Women to Honor Faculty Members From Four Schools at Formal Reception

School mar'ms and school masters from the University of Miami, Ponce de Leon High and South Miami and Kendall elementary classrooms will be honored Wednesday evening at the annual reception given by members of the Coco Plum Woman's Club. Fall flowers carrying out the green and orange varsity colors will form a gay background for the formal dress of guests and hosts at the traditional event scheduled for 8 o'clock in the clubhouse. Five hundred invitations have been issued to the time-honored party, the first of which was held in 1932 for the purpose of introducing new faculty members and expressing the gratitude of the community to new and old alike. Mrs. J. J. Miller, reception chairman, announced today that Mrs. Clyde Higgins, accompanied by Miss Mary Winter, will present a program of vocal selections. Chamber music will be played throughout the evening. Guests will be greeted at the door by Mrs. Miller, a past president of the host organization, who will introduce them to the 1947-48 president, Mrs. C. Ernest Snyder. In the receiving line will be Mrs. Ted Reber, vice-president; Mrs. Robert Symington, second vice-president; Mrs. T. Howard Oden, recording secretary; Mrs. Leonard K. Markman, corresponding secretary and Mrs. Kenneth L. Brockway, treasurer. Mrs. Fred F. Ravlin and Mrs. V. E. Eisfelloer, both past presidents of the Coco Plum Club, will officiate at the tea tables. Assisting in arrangements for the reception are Mrs. R. H. DeWitt, Mrs. Herberta Leonardy, Mrs. Charles D. Leffler, Mrs. William H. Jeffers, Mrs. Alfred Elgie, Mrs. G. Bennett Findley, Mrs. Maurice Hart, Mrs. H. Taylor Haynes, Mrs. Thomas C. Hughes, Mrs. Lloyd Le Man, and Mrs. John Myers. In the capable hands of Mrs. Van E. Huff will be responsibility for decorations. Mrs. Andrew T. Healy is chairman of hospitality.

Bostonian Guest Of Cousin Here

Arriving from Boston, Mass. recently was Allan G. Gottschaldt, who will spend several days here with his sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. E. Eldridge Pennock, Hardee Rd., Coral Gables.

NEWCOMERS CLUB REVEALS PLANS FOR TROPICAL BAZAAR

Details of a tropical bazaar with a real garden setting will be presented by the officers to all the members of the Coral Gables Newcomers Club when they meet at 12 noon Thursday at the Country Club of Coral Gables. Following the luncheon, Marion of "Interiors by Marion" will be the guest speaker. Her subject is to be "Decorating the New Modern Home." Choosing the Garden Shop at 27045 Ponce de Leon Blvd. as the setting for the bazaar to be held Dec. 6, the club will use tropical plants, colorful umbrellas and soft music to create a South Seas atmosphere. All proceeds from the sale of the many gifts will be devoted to the Coral Gables Youth Center, which has been "adopted" as 1947-48 project by the new-comers. Members of the club take turns behind the snack bar at the popular Gables Center throughout the week, dispensing hot dogs, cokes and snacks to hungry youngsters. They also assist Director Betty Ward with her clerical chores.

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