The Coral Gables Times

MRS. CHARLES POORE MUNROE

Mary Johnston Is Bride Of Charles Poore Munroe

Mary Margaret Johnston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McE. Johnston, 2800 Alhambra Cir., became the bride of Charles Poore Munroe December 20 at the First Presbyterian Church of Coral Gables. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wirth M. Munroe, 3485 Main Highway. He is the grandson of Miami pioneer Commodore Ralph Munroe who settled in Coconut Grove in 1885. Rev. Thomas McE. Johnston Jr., brother of the bride, officiated at the ceremony. The bride wore a floor-length wedding gown of imported peau de soie and re-embroidered Alencon lace. Designed with a molded lace bodice, the dress featured a Sabrina neckline and long sleeves with point on hand. The aisle-wide skirt was adorned with an all lace front panel while the back was softly pleated and ended in a chapel train. The veil was tiers of French illusion attached to a pillbox of alencon lace which was sprinkled with seed pearls. The bride carried white orchids with iris. Mrs. Fred W. Beesley Jr., sister of the bride, was matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Mrs. Thomas McE. Johnston, Jr., Carol Harding, Susan Chrisman, and Martha Hodsdon. The attendants' gowns were gold satin with square necks in front and soft drapes in back. The skirts featured soft, unpressed pleats. William M. Munroe, brother of the groom, was best man. Ushers were Shepherd D. Johnston, Harold E. Kendall Jr., Robert L. Manly, Donald J. Neese, Earl Spenser, Stewart, Charles E. Virgin, Robert J. Young, and Edwin P. Moure. The bride is a graduate of Coral Gables High School and the University of South Carolina. She teaches at Rockway Elementary School. She is a member of Biscayne Bay Yacht Club, Coral Gables Country Club, Riviera Country Club, Spinsters, Junior League Provisional, and Presbyterian Church Singles Club. The groom is a graduate of Coral Gables High School and Georgia Tech. He is an engineer with Maintenance Engineers Department of Eastern Airlines. He is a member of the Biscayne Bay Yacht Club. The couple will be at home at 7621 SW 56th Ave. after a honeymoon in Mexico.

Gableite's Engagement Announced

Mr. and Mrs. John O. Pitcher, 300 Candia Ave., announce the engagement of their daughter Cynthia Lee to Peter L. Harrell, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Harrell, 533 San Lorenzo Ave. A summer wedding is planned. Miss Pitcher is a graduate of Coral Gables High School and attended Stephens College in Columbia, Mo. She is employed by Florida Power and Light in Miami Beach. Her fiance is a graduate of Coral Gables High School and the University of Florida in Gainesville. He is employed by Peter Kiewit Sons' Co. and is located in Kenmare, N.D.

PEOPLE

Margaret Morrison, a freshman at Bradford Junior College, Bradford, Mass., is home for the Christmas holidays. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl G. Morrison, 1001 S. Alhambra Circle.

Biltmore Golf

The Biltmore Women's Golf Association held its annual Christmas party at the 19th hole Dec. 20. Before the party a nine hole tournament, with a low gross on the six longest holes, was held. Class A winner was Mrs. R. W. Brown with 30. Second place went to Mrs. K. Kessler with 31. Mrs. L. Funderberg won Class B with 34 and Mrs. W. J. Clarke was second with 35. Class C Winner was Mrs. H. Hirsch and Mrs. B. Singer was second.

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Marine Lance Corporal David C. Sinclair, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don H. Sinclair, 911 Capri St., returned to the Marine Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, N.C., Dec. 1 from Florida where his unit had been deployed during the Cuban crisis. ★ ★ ★ Captain George A. Matthews, son of Mr. and Mrs. Aitken L. Matthews, 6520 SW 57th Court, has been awarded his Air Force Pilot Wings following graduation from pilot training at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Matthews, a graduate of Coral Gables High School, is being reassigned to McClellan Air Force Base, California.

CENTURY CLUB'S new president, D. Merle Walton, and Mrs. Walton, are shown at the recent Christmas dinner dance at the Gables Country Club.

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Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Halvorsen, 845 Lorca St., have named their fourth child Cathy Jean. She was born Dec. 3 at Jackson Memorial Hospital and weighed six pounds, 121⁄2 ounces. The Halvorsens came here four years ago from Chicago and have three other children, Susan, 12; Richard, 10; and Charles, 2. Richard is an employe of Southern Bell.

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A German couple and their 10-months-old son are spending the holidays with the Walter Elwells and Ernest P. Jones', 738 Santander Ave. Walter met Hilda and Dietrich Menzel and their son NapaMuk at the University of Chicago where Dietrich is on a Fulbright Scholarship in chemistry. Walter is working on an advanced degree in New Testament. The Menzels are from Damstadt, Germany, not far from Tuebingen where the Elwells spent last Christmas when Elwell was a student. ★ ★ ★ Mrs. J. M. Ingersoll and her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hessler of 3300 Segovia Blvd., are planning a week in Nassau shortly. All they'll need is a fourth since the Hesslers are both bridge instructors.

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