The Coral Gables Times

Thursday, August 17, 1961, page 19 (of 27)

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by helen reynolds society editor A new world is opening up for Donna Rankin, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Rankin of 634 Alhambra Cir. Donna graduated from Ponce de Leon Junior High School in June. She is taking a trip around the world with her father, Don Rankin, who resides in Burbank, Cal. Mr. Rankin, a retired Navy man, was on hand to meet Donna when she flew to Burbank and together they boarded a French liner. They plan to be gone six months to a year and Donna will keep up with her high school work, through tutoring, while traveling. Mrs. Rankin, her mother, is a teacher at the Blue Lakes Elementary School. She said of the trip that she was delighted for Donna. "I want her to have every advantage and traveling will do wonders for her education. Then, too I think, that her father, who wants to, should share in DONNA her up-bringing." * * * A bridal shower entitled, the "Horse Show Set," honored bride-elect Diane Witters, of 4200 Alhambra Cir., and Diane's maid-of-honor-elect, Jill Faust was hostess. The Wednesday (last night) party took place at the home of Mrs. Leon Dotson, 12240 Sunset Dr. Diane and Jill have been riding in horse shows together since their pre-high school days. Guests made up of their riding friends, also included brides-maids-to-be, Sherry Berman, and Elizabeth Langford. Theme of the shower was Wedding Bouquet, and Diane's gift from Jill was the Bride's guest book. Also on Diane's party list this week, is a kitchen shower Thursday which will take place at the home of Mrs. Wills Kelley. Party givers are the members of the Senior Girl Scout Troop of which the bride-elect was a member, who have been together for nine years. Diane Dieterich, daughter of Mrs. Kelley, assisted by her sister, Debbie Kelley, a junior bridesmaid-elect in the wedding, will be the hostess. * * * And speaking of showers, Cynthia Smith, bride-elect of Moragne Whitney Jr., both of Coral Gables, will be honored at a tea Sunday at 4 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Lawson A. Cheatham, 1413 Sopera Ave. Invited are those officers of the Coral Gables Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, who served from 1955 through 1957. It was during the same years, that Cynthia served in the CAR, or Children of the American Revolution, sponsored by the DAR, as an officer in both the local and state CAR affairs. They are Mrs. Raymond Milliken, Mrs. Robert L. Searle, Mrs. Lawson Cheatham, Miss Eleanor Town, Mrs. William Cashbaugh and the bride-elect's mother, Mrs. Dwight A. Smith Jr.

Ed Rempe To Marry Atlantian

Mr. and Mrs. William Harold Sibley, of Atlanta, are announcing the engagement of their daughter, Nancy Aileen, to Edward Theodore Rempe III, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Rempe, of 700 Catalonia Ave., Coral Gables. The wedding is planned for Saturday, Oct. 28th, and will take place at St. Phillip's Episcopal Cathedral in Atlanta. The bride-elect attends Agnes Scott College, Decatur, and is taking summer courses at Emory University. Her fiance is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology.

THE J. R. BEAVERS She’s 80; He’s 89; They Find Life a Golden Time

By RAYMOND LANG Times Reporter "I'll tell you one reason why I'm not afraid of death," said the 80-year-old woman. "I had been working at a hospital for one week," said Mrs. J. R. Beaver, 1418 Mantua Ave., "when an old man came in and I had to take care of him. "I had put his nightgown on and he was ready for bed. Then he put his head on my shoulder . . . and he was gone." This happened during World War II when Mrs. Beaver was an aide at Hollywood (Calif.) Presbyterian Hospital. Since then, illness has put her in a hospital quite often in the last 10 years, she said. Mrs. Beaver's concern is her life in this era when most are worried about who hits the moon first, when will the recession end, can I buy that new car or will the price of coffee go up again? She is alert and loves to read, but must use a magnifying glass. She is immaculately dressed, well-groomed and loves to meet people, yet the strain of walking up and down the front steps of her home restricts her to a "breath of fresh air" in the morning. What keeps her going. And why? "I learned the tranquility of death," she said, recalling the old man who died, his head cradled in her arms. "To look at his face . . . to see the smile, the peace. "It gave me assurance there is no death; it's just passing into another room of your father's house." Mrs. Beaver finds joy in each day. There's the shell collection of her second husband, 89, whom she married in 1950. There's little, 10-year-old Lizzie Felts, a neighbor's girl from Caracas who visits the 80-year-old woman each day. "I don't feel sorry for myself," Mrs. Beaver said, Carressing the soft, black fur of her tiny French poodle, Pierre. "There is nothing that comes into your life that is too tough for you to rise above if you have the determination and the courage. "So I try to do something good for someone each day. And I've learned to laugh at myself." Pierre, a puppy, leaped from her arms to the floor. She folded her hands in her lap. "I feel grateful for each day," she said. "Every morning when I open my eyes, I thank God for another day." MRS. BEAVER & 'PIERRE'

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Young And Vanderbilt Tie in Golf

Low gross in classes was the tournament Friday at the Coral Gables Country Club Women's Golf Association and there were 42 members out for the morning rounds. Mrs. William Vanderbilt and Mrs. Fred Young tied for first place with a 44. Mrs. Georgia Miller, Mrs. Leland Lee and Mrs. Muriel Marshall tied for second with a 46. In Class B, Mrs. Fay Dobre came in first with a 46. Mrs. Ernest Duhaime and Mrs. Pat Watson tied for second place with a 48. In Class C, Mrs. Estelle Van Arman with a 52 came in first and Mrs. C. J. Cavenaugh was second with a 54.

50 Play at Riviera

Approximately 50 members of the Riviera Country Club Women's Golf Association turned out Tuesday morning, for nine holes of "blind partner, low net." Mrs. George Duvall and Mrs. Morton Bright carded a net 70, to come in first. Mrs. Thomas Bermingham and Mrs. Carl Blohm won second place with a net 76. Third place went to Mrs. L. J. Griffin and Mrs. D. A. Marion who had a net 761⁄2.

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