Coral Gables Riviera-Times

Tuesday, November 18, 1947, page 5 (of 8)

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Riviera CC Men Invited To Feminine Fashion Show (S-s-t! It's a Trap, Fellas!)

"How to untie the husband's purse strings" will be the title of the first fashion show buffet supper to be staged at the Riviera Country Club on the night of November 29. Following their successful presentation of a fall fashion show-luncheon in October, the feminine members decided that member-husbands would be intrigued by watching a fashion show done in the latest manner and, well, Christmas is in the offing and furs from Pinto will be shown; gowns from Mirra Lee, accessories from Raol's and "hair-do's" by J. Baldi on the Mile. Presented in skit form under the direction of Phillis Carr, fashion coordinator, the scene will open with Mrs. Frank Newman shown reclining on a couch talking with her husband. She will be wearing a chic hostess gown and leafing through one of the swarm magazine showing styles. As she turns the pages, the page itself will come to life with models depicting the copy. Early reservations are urged for this buffet-style show, for club's entertainment committee overstated with the more than 300 clamoring for luncheon reservations at the last show. The show will be held in the patio and a full moon is promised for the dancing afterwards.

UNIVERSITY GROUP TO HEAR TALK ON CHILD CARE

Mrs. Jay F. W. Pearson, 1329 Alhambra Circle will be hostess to the members of the child study group of the University of Miami Woman's Club, at 8 p. m. tomorrow. "Know your child through his play" is the topic Mrs. H. Franklin Williams will discuss. Mrs. Williams, the mother of two small children, was an instructor of nurses after completing her M. A. work in nursing at Columbia Teachers College, and at present is a lecturer in the Home Economics Department at the University. On Thursday of this week, a week in advance of the regular date, the Day Bridge group will meet at 1 p. m. at the home of Mrs. Harry M. Panco, 745 Avenue Anastasia, as a dessert bridge. Mrs. E. E. McCarty will be co-hostess.

JAYCEE WIVES PLAN AUXILIARY

Wives of members of the Coral Gables Junior Chamber of Commerce were urged today to attend a meeting at the Country Club of Coral Gables Thursday evening at eight, to discuss possibility of formation of a woman's auxiliary to the Jaycees. "We are making every effort to reach Jaycee wives by phone or card, but lack of phones and recent changes of address may cause some to be overlooked," a Jaycee wife told the Riviera-Times. "We do want to stress that all are welcome." Organizational details will be discussed if those attending approve the idea of formation of a woman's group to supplement the philanthropic activities of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Refreshments will be served after the meeting.

Luncheon Honors Pensacola Visitor

In honor of Mrs. Veerman Thompson of Pensacola, Mrs. Don B. Arnold, 525 Avenue San Esteban, entertained recently at a luncheon at the Country Club of Coral Gables. Guests present were: Mrs. Frank Rentz, Mrs. George Martin, Mrs. Vance Welter, Mrs. Roger Brown, Mrs. Philip Fachtel, Mrs. Herbert Tuckerman, Mrs. Alonzo Bliss, Mrs. Sidney Casell, Mrs. Jacquelyn Pierce, Mrs. Jeanette Tolleson, Mrs. W. W. Sasser and Mrs. Mary Harrison.

University Women Combine Bridge Dates

The evening bridge group of the University of Miami Woman's Club will combine its November and December meeting at 8 p. m. Dec. 4th at the home of Mrs. Robert Meisenholder, 2101 S. W. 14th Street. Miss Patricia A. Lassalle will be co-hostess. Mrs. Reinhold P. Wolff is the newly elected chairman of this group.

Plan Xmas Bazaar

Plans for a Christmas bazaar to be held December 2 were discussed at a meeting of the two circles of the South Miami First Methodist Church this morning. Following the meeting, which was held at the church, a covered dish luncheon was served.

Personalized CHRISTMAS CARDS

CORAL GABLES' LARGEST SELECTION! RAE'S GREETING CARDS STATIONERY GIFTS 2144 Ponce de Leon MONOGRAMING

AMERICAN, SOCIETY MEETS BRITISH POETRY

Mrs. Cleland Davis, of 925 Castile Plaza, will be hostess at 2:30 p. m. Thursday for the opening meeting of the Miami branch, Poetry Society of Great Britain and America. Mrs. Henry Carr is co-hostess. Two English visitors prominent in London poetry circles, Miss Marie Caffick and Miss Agnes Gleason, will be present. Miss Caffick, president of the Cuba Vidal Poetry Branch of the International Poetry Organization, edits two magazines of verse. Miss Gleason will bring greetings from the London Poetry Review, official publication of the Poetry Society. Mrs. Pearl Safford, program chairman, will present Miss Aileen Edgeworth, contralto who will sing a group of songs. Howard Dachselager will play a program of piano preludes and etudes. Professional activities of poetry writers will be subject for the round table discussion led by the guest of honor Mario Tello Phillips, president general of the American Branches of the society, who has just returned to her Miami Beach home from her summer home in Harwichport, Mass.

It's a Date

Today | CORAL GABLES MUSIC Club, home of Mrs. E. R. Treverton, 3717 Royal Palm Avenue, Miami Beach, 10:30 a. m. | Tomorrow | BAZAAR, St. Philip's Church, at Salvadore Park, 3:30 p.m. on; turkey supper, 6 p.m. | JUNIOR Woman's Club, compulsory meeting, City Hall, 10:30 a.m. | COCO PLUM Woman's Club, luncheon forum, at the clubhouse, noon. | MASONIC HOME Helpers, First Christian Church, 222 Menores, confection sale, turkey dinner, 1-5 p.m. | PONCE DE LEON PTA meeting, 6 p.m. Turkey dinner in cafeteria. 6 p.m. | CHILD STUDY Group, University Woman's Club, Mrs. Jay F. W. Pearson, 1329 Alhambra Circle, host; 8 p.m. | FLAMINGO ENDING Group, University Women's Club, Mrs. Willard Hubbell, 119 Lisbon, host; 8 p.m.

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La Mode BUTTONS

match new costume colors rococo maple leaf LaMode buttons are fashion first - in more ways than color. See the new imports, the new bright metals, crystals and jets - see all the wonderful shapes and sizes! Come now while the collection's still at its peak! fashion fabrics 207 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE CORAL GABLES

Country Club Woman Golf Champ

-Riviera-Times photo by Binner THE WINNAH-Mrs. G. M. Nelson (third from left) is awarded the trophy she won along with the title of Woman's Golf Champion of the Country Club of Coral Gables in tournament play last week. Shown with the "champ" are (left to right) Mrs. W. B. Clark, Mrs. Charles D. Kirk, Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. A. C. Randolph, Mrs. William Redelsheimer and Mrs. J. H. Burns.

GABLES, GROVE LADIES WHIP 'ELEPHANTS' INTO LINE FOR VILLAGE FAIR FRIDAY

Sorting and tagging White Elephants will be the out-sized job tackled by Mrs. L. C. Olson and her committee members from the congregation of St. Stephen's Church tomorrow when they meet at the Olson home, 814 Coral Way. The "elephants" will be a feature of the Village Fair being presented Friday on the church grounds in Coconut Grove by members of St. Anne's Chapter of the Woman's Auxiliary. Proceeds will swell the fund for construction of a new Sunday School building. Contributions have been coming in from all sources for the proverbial "White Elephant" table-something you don't need any more than you need a white elephant, but which someone else might find a use for, the chairman reported. Yesterday Mrs. J. Harlan Lloyd, Mrs. William Howden, Mrs. O. J. Studeman, Mrs. Julian Eaton, Mrs. Fred Diestelhorst, Jr., Mrs. Hill Gordon, Mrs. James Ammen, and Mrs. Shirley Haynesworth collected the White Elephants and sorted them. Tomorrow Mrs. T. P. Caldwell, Mrs. R. D. Maxwell Jr., Mrs. William Seay and Mrs. William Powers will price them. When finally ready for the fair, the White Elephants will be packed in barrels and taken to Coconut Grove. The committee plans to rig up a ping pong table on top of the barrels to serve as sales table. Mrs. Olson, who is donating the barrels, must not need them any more than she needs a White Elephant, for she's contributed them to the cause, and they, too, will be for sale. After all, someone may need some barrels.

Dr. Logsdon Host To Review Group

Dr. Mayme I. Logsdon of 225 S. W. 43rd Avenue, will be hostess at 8 p. m. next Tuesday, when the members of the Book Review group of the University of Miami Woman's Club, meets. Miss May A. Brunson, counselor for women at the University, will give a resume of Erskine Caldwell's "Sure Hand of God." Mrs. George Smart, program chairman, will give a report on future programs. Mrs. Ross Beiler, Mrs. Jess Seirer and Mrs. J. Paul Reed are preparing a list of books for discussion. They are being assisted in their choice by Mrs. Isabella O. Klinger, assistant librarian at the University.

Woman's Club Committee Honors Speaker

Robert Hunter, curator of the Norton Art Galleries of West Palm Beach, was guest of honor at a luncheon given yesterday at the Antilla Hotel by Mrs. Trippe Whittaker, chairman of the Fine Arts Department of the Coral Gables Woman's Club. Mrs. Whittaker and her committee honored the art connoisseur preceding the afternoon meeting of the Fine Arts group, at which Mr. Hunter spoke.

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Sharks--Bridge Table Variety, That Is, Author Warns Canadians Against Gables

Coral Gables' charm as a Summer resort traveled North to Toronto recently on the lilting phrases of Mrs. Douglas F. MacDonald, staff member of the Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate School in the Canadian city. "August in Florida? Friends cocked eyebrows," wrote Mrs. MacDonald in an article in "Gossip", a Toronto magazine. "It was with misgivings that I hearkened to the promptings of an hospitable aunt in Coral Gables and a heat-loving salamander strain in my ancestry." The misgivings vanished when she was settled in a guest room at the home of Mrs. B. C. Budd, 29 Avenue Oviedo. "A week later I lay in the gracious shade of palm trees as a sweet breeze ruffled the warm waters of Matheson Hammock. It was with great glee that I read letters from home complaining bitterly of 90-degree (plus) temperatures and unbearable humidity!" The article gives Gableites an amusing picture of themselves-as other see them. "Floridians speak with awe tinged with horror of The Season, when, locust-like, the tourists descend upon them. They cherish their peaceful summer and seem to be united in a consipracy to keep its joys unpublicized. "I write, therefore, at risk of incurring the wrath of many charming friends," she added. "I can only hope that my enthusiasm and their pride may soften their anger." Mrs. MacDonald, who is mother of a husky 16-year-old football player at Kitchener Collegiate, found it easy to understand the intense pride of Floridians in their state. "Since most of them live there as a matter of choice, not as the result of a blind accident of birth, their frequent expression of this pride is refreshing rather than objectionable," she declared. Although newly made Gables friends apologized that flowers were not at their best in August, the visitor found them "profuse and unbelievably lovely." "We dined regularly in the com-pany of a bowl of fragrant gar- (Please Turn to Page Eight)

First Comers Get Free Pony Rides at Bazaar

First 25 children attending St. Philip's Bazaar tomorrow at San Salvadore Park will get free pony rides. The ponies will be on hand from 3:30 to 5:30 p. m. to give the kiddies the thrill of a lifetime. The bazaar, with every thing to sell from hand-made children's clothes to "white elephants," will be held in the park directly across the street from the church. Personalized Christmas cards and gift wrappings will be on sale and homemade cakes and candies will also be available. The famous "Frangipani" and other tropical plants will be shown. At 6 p. m. the Parish House will be open to serve the homecooked turkey dinner and all the trimmin's. Under the chairmanship of Mrs. J. R. Mathews, this turkey dinner is an annual event with the women members of the auxiliary and one eagerly anticipated by the members of the Parish and their friends. Member-chairmen of the auxiliary assisting are Mrs. John Rawson, Mrs. J. S. Thompson, Mrs. J. E. Newson, Mrs. W. T. Thorn, Mrs. Rose Patrick, Mrs. Kenneth Uptegraff and Mrs. James Thayer Jr., president of the group. Miss Dolly Gamble will be in charge of her own table display of hand crocheted baby outfits. Mrs. J. Kenneth Cole, 3801 Durango Street, will be hostess for the regular monthly dessert bridge of the Lions Auxiliary at 1 p.m. tomorrow.

Airborne Infant

One-year-old Richard Harold Ray is not one to keep both feet on the ground. He has been flying since he was two months old and now he's planning another trip with his mother, Mrs. H. E. Ray of Woodbine, Iowa. Come December 23, they'll be Coral Gables bound and they will stay with Mrs. Ray's sister-in-law, Mrs. A. C. Zimmerman out at 438 Sunset Road, until January 2. According to Mrs. Zimmerman, her home is beginning to look like a nursery since she has already begun preparations for Richard Harold's visit.

MRS. OPAL BARTOW FETED AT OES TEA

Mrs. Opal Bartow of St. Petersburg, Worthy Grand Matron of the Grand Chapter, Florida Order of Eastern Star, was honored at a tea at the Antilla Hotel on the occasion of her annual visit to this District. Close to 150 local members of the OES paid tribute to the State leader at the afternoon affair given by Worthy Matrons of Dade County Chapters. Mrs. Violet Dorro, Worthy Matron of the Coral Gables chapter was among hostesses sponsoring the tea. Coming down this week-end to watch their alma mater tackle the University of Miami Hurricanes are Milton Wynn, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Clarke Wynn, 334 Avenue Navarre, and his guest, George Dickerson from Marianna. They will return to the University of Florida Sunday night.

Janet Harris Announces the FORMAL OPENING of the DIANNE SHOP

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