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The Times Leader from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania • Page 10

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Ten WILKES-BARRE RECORD, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1940 Counlu Iflfiedical iJluxiliam to Monor Slat oCuncli i .1 icer uzerne a eon a NEW GRADUATES HONORED BY GENERAL HOSPITAL ALUMNAE MISSIONARY TO ADDRESS i I-1 5 SODALITY Wedgwood China Lecture to Close Season for Club PhUadelphia Visitor Will" Talk to Wyoming Valley Plymouth Dinner Party Plymouth Women's Civic Club will have a dinner party on Monday night at 6:30 at the American Legion Home, Center Avenue, Plymouth. A program has been arranged. Committee: Mrs. Ralph Worth-lngton, Mrs. Joseph Bittenbender, Mrs.

Frances Glou. Mrs. George E. Gwilllam, retiring president, who haairveAfefor two consecutive yeSSs, iftple' Reservations are to be made no later than Saturday with committee members. Rev.

John Gerard McMenamin, C. of St. Ann's Monastery, Scran-ton, will speak at the annual communion breakfast to be held by Blessed Virgin Sodality of St. Mary's Church, South Washington Street, on Sunday morning, May 19, at Hotel Fort Durkee following the 8 o'clock mass. Rev.

Father McMenamin recently conducted the School ofjsociai Action "tri this- ty.2J:""a'"'r,:''"'"'"; AT BREAKFAST Mrs. Burton Weil Elected Head of Auxiliary Board Plymouth Woman Succeeds Mrs. Vivian P. Edwards, Who Served. 4 Years Mre.

Burton Weil of Plymouth, wife cf Dr. Weil, was elected president of the Woman's Board of Nes-bitt Memorial Hospital Auxiliary at the-annual meeting held yesterday afternoon in the nurses home. Mrs. Weil succeeds Mrs. Vivian P.

Edwardsville, who haa served as head of the; board the last four years. Elected to serv with Mrs. Well: first vice president, Mrs. D. R.

Daniels; vice president, Mrs, M. S. Johnson; third vice president, Mrs. Ray Shiner; fsurtn vice president, Mrs. H.

B. Glidden; recording secretary, Mrs. J. H. Haeatter; treasurer, Mrs.

R. H. Goulstone; assistant treasurer, Mrs. Richard JD.ungan Yearly reports were submitted by representatives of the various branches. A picnic'to be held at Irem Temple Country Club on June 7 was planned.

Mrs. Edwards and HEPS Nt J- I fen 1 Ii 7 Miss Miriam Winters is- -toast-f master. The following are assisting on the committee. Jc6ephine Cur-ran, Helen Andes, Marie Sperduto, Betty Featheretone. Agnes Stein-, Jean Seiger, Eleanor Reinhard.

Rev. William E. Burchill. moderator of the sodality, invites all members and their friends to attend. For.

irservations call St. Mary's Rectory. f-erdoiiafd Mrs. John H. Blackman, of Idetown; Mrs.

Paul Bedford of West South Street; Mis. William Conyngham of South River Street and Mrs, John Doran of Butler Street, Kingston, went to Vlltamsburgr Va.ryesterday to remain until Saturday. Mrs. Albert Lewis of Bear Creek -11 return late in May from St. Augustine, Fla.

R- O'Hara. Secretary of the Commonwealth, will speak in AK toona at a Mother's Day dinner for rls of the senior class of Altoona School and their mothers on Saturday. Miss O'Hara will also Turak- at-a-mtettng-of-he--Valley-Forge Council of Republican Women on Monday afternoon at 3 at Berwyn. Her suojeci win uc "FeJeration-State Relations." On Monday evening. Mies O'Hara will ner meeting of the Business and professional Women's Club of Har- risburg at Carlisle lea Koom.

MrandMrs.jCharles Davis of Ph ladelphia will spend the end as guests of Frank Townend at Dallas. Attorney John J. Hibbard of Newport Township is recuperating at his summer residence at Lake Nuangola after having been a pa-t ent at Geisinger Hospital, Dan-vil'e, for five months. Rev. Gardiner M.

Day- of. South Franklin, Street went to Orkney Va yesterday to lecture at an Episcopal Young People conference. He will retui on Saturday. Mr. Mrs; William T.

Nicholls have changed their res' from 273 Pierce Street. Kingston, to 32 Avenue, Dallas. Mr. and Mrs. Peter A.

Garrity of Rose SUeet. Forty Fort, have returned from Buck Hill Falls Inn where they attended the Rotary conference. Mr. and Mrs. Isadore Tomberg of Charles Avenue, Kingston, will go to Newark today to attend the Induction -'ceremon'es D' Louis pec nd jnJrsWeiliom-ebatheaWhich concluded the meeting.

About 60 Mrs. J. Bertram Hervey of Philadelphia will speak on "The Romance of Sarah and Josiah Wedgwood" at the final meeting of Wyoming Valley Woman's Club which will be held in form of a luncheon on Tuesday afternoon at 1 at Irem Temple Country Club. Officers will be elected and reports of committees submitted for the year. Mrs.

Mae Townend, program chairman, is arranging the meeting. Mrs. Hervey's talk will be illustrated with pottery from her own fin collection cf Wedgwood and lantern' elides taken from old steel engravings. The speaker, an authority on Wedgwood, is a former chairman of arts of State Federation 'of Pennsylvania Women and was one of the founders of national art week. -She is past president of Philadelphia Federation of Women's Clubs and allied organizations and a member of the board of Metropolitan Opera Guild.

In 1938, Mrs. Hervey received a plaque in Philadelphia for having been voted the outstanding woman who had done most for work in i citizenenip in fnnaaeipnia. rne plaque was presented by Representative Martin Dies. Mrs. Hervey this year received an award from Phila- jrlelphia County Dental Society for her work in establishing free dental clinic for underprivileged children in public schools.

She also founded the first, so far as is known, county i of $100a month few cancer research at Lankenau Hospital. Members of the local Woman's Club wishing to exhibit pieces of Wedgwood have been invited to do so; Mrsr J. Bart Smtthof West River Street is. accepting reservations. Mrs.

Robert Ireland is trans portation chairman. Kappa Gamma Pi Scranton Chapter Will Show Styles Three Local Girls Will Be Among Models at Affair Saturday Afternoon Scranton Chapter of Kappa Gamma Pi will have a style ehow at the meeting to be held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 at the Chamber of Commerce Scranton. Among the models will be Miss Mary Donohoe and Miss Mary Whalen of this city and Miss Ann Feeneyof Plymouth. Both Misses DenorioeanbTwrraP" en, graduates of College Miseri-cordia, received the honor of selection as princesses at the Poco-no Laurel Festival during their senior years at college. Miss Feenev, also an alumna of College Misericordia, berved as May Queen at that college in 1938.

Proceeds from the affair willga.j toward a fund to provide a book 1 shelf for the Osterhaut Free Library. This year, the chapter provided a book shelf for the Scranton public library. Engagement Announced Announcement has been made of, the engagement of Miss Julia Olexy, daughter of Charles Olexy of 170 South Sprague Street, Kingston, and the late Mrs. Olexy to Michael Klem, son of Mr. and Mrs.

John Klem, of Weir Street, Plymouth, Wedding will take place in June. The-bride-eleet-is -ft-graduate -of Kingston High School. Mr. Klem attended. Plymouth High School, and is employed at Al Wasley's Jewelry Store.

Engagement Announced Mr. and Mrs. Michael McHugh of 214 East Main Street. Miners Mills, have announced the approach- mkrriage of their daughter, iMlnr of Mrs. Jean Olmis cf Miami.

Wed ding wilj take Place in Blessed Sacrament Church, Miners Mills, on June 8. The bride-elect is a graduate oi St.Mary's High SchooLMr. Olmis is engaged in business at Miami. -m 9 I I. ipi--WM-r.

ii -mmmi 7 j' Vjvt Entertainment included vocal trio numbers by Doris Scheckler, Joan Morgan and Dorothy Richards, accompanied by Mrs George Youhon. Miss Richards also gave several solos. Preceding the meeting, Mrs. Edwards was honored at a luncheon given at Hotel Sterling by the board. Mrs.

Edwards received a shoulder bouquet of gardenias, Mrs. J. H. Haertter making the presentation. Also attending: Mrs.

Burton Weil, Mrs. D. R. M. Stanley Johnson, Mrs.

Ray Shiber, Mrs. R. H. Goulstone, Mrs. William Heyer, Mrs.

Charles Doran, Mrs. J. J. Groblewskl, Mrs. Seward, Mrs.

Donald Closterman, Mrs. Robert Miller, Mrs. Marianne F. Mangan, Mrs. John McAlarney.

Irriva is Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Vincent of West New York, have an nounced the birth of a son on May 8 at North Hudson Hospital, Wee-hnwkon N. Mrs.

Vincent is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Gillespie of Pittston.

Mr. Vincent is the son of Mr. and MrsT'B. C. Vincent of Kingston.

A son to Mr. and Mrs. William Schiel of East End Boulevard on May 6 at General Hospital Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Brown of 85 Walnut- Street, have an nounced the birth of a son at Gen- A daughter to Mr.

and Mrs. Her bert Field of Noxen on May 5 at General Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Duffy of 369 Blackman Street have an nounced the birth of a son at General Hospital on May 5.

A son to Mr. and Mrs. John Bloski of 122 Park Place, Kingston, on May 5 at General Hospital. Mr. and Mrs.

David Howell of 22V6 Union Street, Kingston, have announced the birth of a daughter on May at General Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Roger E. Miller of Pocono Pines have announced the daughter at General "Hos- son to Mr.

and Mrs. Alvin 'Mv-Lcvttsky as r-abbiof the Ruth Gillespie, eregatlon at me onouaiu fees tonight at 7:45 at Ohev Shalom Synagog, Newark. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dixon of Plains, whose, home was destroyed by fire this week, are residing temporarily with her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. George B. Courtnght of Kingston. Mr 'nd Mrs. TeldeTf, Troth Announced Mr.

and Mrs. W. H. Morris, 9 East Northampton Street, Laurel Run Borough, announce the engagement of their daughter, Jane Le-nore, to Leslie A. Lyons, son of Mr.

and Mrs, Lyons, 19 Hill Street, city. Miss Morris is a graduate of James M. Coughlin High School, and is employed by Edward Eyerman Son. Mr. Lyons is a graduate of G.

A. R. Memorial High School, and is employed by General Motors parts division, Forty Port. The wedding date has been set for May 30. LAZARUS Beauty Salon; hat been selected by Rowe anUT Iierrsfaf for their Beauty Services while in Wilkes-Barre Mrs.

Nancy Rowe Let Mr. John of Lazarus Beauty Salon examine and test your hair before your next permanent. He can you cn what type per- manent is best suited for your particular hair texture. Mr. John recently returned frdm the New York Hair Style Show where he studied the latest trends in modern hair styling and skin care.

John about your beauty prob- lemg no matter what they LAZARUS Beauty Salon Second Floor Florist tv 4-1119 Uial 4-1118 Flowers Delivered Anywhere I 4 I No than Horowitz, West Ktver Street. Miss Mafy Evcrs of 504 Hazle Street is spending the week end at State College where she will attend May Day festivities on Saturday afternoon on the campus. Mrs. J. Stewart Wiliams, who was taken ill while attending Red Cross conference in Washington, returned Wednesday night to her home on Wyoming Avenue, Kings- ton, where she is recuperating.

Miss Mollie Crossin of College -Misericordia and Mir-s Grace Murphy of Marywood College will At an annual formal dinner-dance given at Hotel Sterling oil Wednesday night, Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Nurses' Alum-nas Association welcomed members of thia year's graduating class. Left to right: Top, upper four sisters, Mrs. Henry P. O'Connell, '32, Jean Evans, '35, Bette Evans, '40 and Marion "Evans, of Mr. and Mrs.

Morris Evans of 236 Old RlveiJrvoadt Miss BetteTO graduating class, will shortly join her three sisters as members of Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Alumnae Association, being the fourth daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Evans to enter nursing prof ession. Top rightr Miss Mary-Hoffmanr director-of-alumnae associationr-Miss Ruth Underwood, president of the alumnae association; Miss Katharine-Hoper-one-of older graduates-of member of the reception committee at the dinner; Miss Jessie Cunningham, toastmaster; Mrs. E.

U. Buckraan, one of the former directors of nurses at the hospital; Miss Emma Ballamy, present spend the week end at Villanova to a auK Zttand the-Junior Prom and other M.ay birth of a i i activities of Junior Week. MTSsTane Rolens has move' from Hotel Sterling to 107 North Welles Street, Kingston. Miss Isabel Morris of Susque- hanna Avenue, vvesf soendine the week end in Easton attending the Lafayette festivities. Mrs.

Lenard Jones of 54 First Avenue. Kingston is home from Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Eraetft Warnick -of Carey Avenue is vUi'in? her daughter Marion at Rehoboth Beach Delaware. t. Mrs.

Walter Steelman of Horie- dale has been spending 10 days with her mother. Mrs. Ya.ter Mills of 170 Mill Street. Parsons. Rev.

and Mrs. of 109 Dana Street left ytswrdsy scorting for Reading Mr. cas accepted a eH fram tie First BvanKeaeali urea. ASTrs.Z.fcei later a t-j rr. t-m a Second from top: left, Esther Williams, Margaret Gray, Margaret Jones, Virginia Snyder, Olive Schimmel, Frances Warnagiris, Lottie Skonieczki; right, Mary E.

Partyka, Eleanor Wenders, Helen Krawchek, Ruth Lewis, Jean Jones, Marjorie Herman, Alice Eipper. Third from top: Louise-Furte, Doris Swanbery, Marguerite Rusnock, Florence Rau, Kay Suitch, Helen Littlefordi Mary Pawlak; right, Myrle Daniel, Catherine Parker, Ruth Benninger, Cella Halko, Isabel Deobler, Catherine McDade, Reda McHenry. Bottom: left, Eleanor- Piatt, Bette Evans, Lilian Spencer, Dorothy Cannon, Betty Davis, Geraldine Schmitt, Jule Ciar; right, Virgina Rosser, Bertha Bosssrt, Ruth Cooper, Elizabeth Pfeiffer, Henrietta DeWitt, Esther Sorber, Eleanor Tetlak. (Photo by James flutter) Quota Club Will Hear Y. W.

C. A. Speaker Monday Miss Jane Button to Talk Durinrr-DinnerMeetingr aLJLIotel Sterling vu cMon u. 0 A. and president of the Wilkes-1 Barre Branch of Women's International League for Peaoe and Freedom, will epeak at.

the dinner meeting of Wilkes-Barre Quota Club on Monday night at 6:15 at Hotel Sterling. Miss Gertrude Schwab is president of the club. Miss Flora L'Hommediue will direct singing. Members of the executive board of the club held a dinner meeting in the private diningroom of P. A.

Brown's cafeteria on Wednesday night. Attending: Gertrude Schwab, Emma Gemmel, Alice Minor, Cecelia Jevons, Christin Cocking, Margaret Burns, Katharine Hope, neien speece. $53 SET $68 ill iitvea-xii i ueneiai xiuBfjuai. Mother's Day Tea Rev. W.

A. E. Schewe, pastor, ri4l give a short talk 1h cmimieinu- ration cf Mother's Day at a tea on Sunday afternoon at 4 in First German-English Lutheran Church parlors. Several members of the Sunday School will present readings and musical numbers A bouquet will be given oldest mother and the youngest mother also will re remembered. Ccmmittee: Mrs.

Arthur Swan-son. Mrs. Fred Schmaltzreidt, Mrs. Stanley Brggs and Mrs. Bertha Farrell.

Mrs. Herman Leitke is piesident of the Hope Circle, which is in charge of the entertainment W. J. Lemke, seaman second attached to the Satterlee. is hoan cn-furlough afUr a brief cruUe to the West Indies.

He is Mr. Jacoi. Korn of 810 South Main Street is a patient at Mercy Hospital. Mrs. Boyd R.

White of 55 Man-1 r.attan fatreet. Asniey, gave a bridge oarty and linen shower recently in honor of Miss Lillian Drust Mrs. William Milz and Dorothy Hatcher leceived prizes. Guests numbered 12. Miss Jean Smith, Kingston, re-! cently was elected a member of Priest to Review -Sister Miriam's Poem Publication RevrJohn Gr McMenniTnen to Appear Sunday at Lady" of Victory House- Rev.

C7TT John Girard McMennimen, will review, wovenror me Sky," by Sister Miriam, R. M. at Lady of Victory House, on Sunday afternoon at 3. Rev. Father McMennimen is widely known in Wyoming Valley because of his lecture course given under auspices of School of Social Action.

The Book of the Month news letter says of Sister Miriam's work, "the poetry cf the recluse often manages to convey security and peace to those who are still affected by the hurly-burly cf the world Her book, 'Woven of the will please all those who like pure poetry exquisitely felt and recorded." Sir William Granville Bantock of Trinity College cf Music, London, has asked permission to write and publish a musical setting for the poems. Public is invited to attend Rev Father McMennimen's review of the poems. Mr. and Mrs. David J.

Jenkins and family have changed their residence from Bear Creek to 117 Slocum Street, Forty Fort. IMPORTED Singing Canary IN A BEAUTIFUL CAGE TO MOTMEQt the Circulation-Staff -Of Fni-t hi Representative and Mrs. Don E. Wilkinson and son, Don Earl of been at Harrisburg attending the special sessions of the Legislature. M.

suctittr from Immi mu- cot iimiea. -c la aenfl wife. -rui com remaining at the home of his par-anxufcl Cr-urrt. Eacicg. entg jjr.

and Mrs. A. Lemke, 10 i Bev. JVLr. fife at Poolar Sf re Pt aro vnt.

com flew M-t. street. to succeed ENGAGEMENT and WEDDING RING SETS $33 UP SET $162 SET and Grey, the Hood College news-! paper. Mother's Day SPECIAL! Nestle Eugene Helen Curtis Frederics 5 2-95 Machine or Machinelcss Can be used on Gray, White or Bleached Hair. Regular Price $5.95 II Permanent il Complete, OrKN EVKNINGS Evangelical Miss Ruth Karp tif 2T Paik Ave- Hue has retmrasS trom Ken- York.

Mrs. Ethel Matiitf cf North Washington Strnet, i-egioim dirtc- tor of Pennsylvania Fetit ration of Democratic Wcmea will attend annual Democratic convention at Allentown, today, and Friday. Following the convention Mrs. Matthes will leave for Philadelphia to attend a conference with the Guffey-for-Senator leaders. Miss Ellen L.

Caskey of 17 Mohawk Street, Fcrty Fort, a at Elmira College, has accepted a position as nature counselor for the 1940 season at the Girl Scout camp of New Brunswick, JM locatedsin Bear Mountain Park. Mr. and Mrs. Carl O. Paul and daughter, Dorothy, and son, Robert of Paterson, N.

spent the week end with the former's mother, Mrs. Oscar H. Paul of 109 North Franklin Street. Mrs. Tillie Mosteller of 39 North Main Street is a patient at Homeopathic Hospital where she submitted to an operation.

Mrs. daurhter, Mrs. Marjorie Welsh of Detroit, is spending several days in this city. Condition of Mrs. Fred Tretha-way of 103 Matson Avenue, Parsons, is improving at General Hospital following an operation, leUifti remedy developed by DhYilolM IB all smeoee lor xpel-IIdi Urf rod sans.

Din wormf VMS warn Children end' adult. One xruur tuMd bottle expelled 133 wcrmi. it 7 tw tern PtoeMnt to lake. Drunleti or by bum) Ad bottle. Send for free circular.

Lovely Flowers "The original Mother's Day Gift" Every woman' a favorite flower ytorious in color, fresh cut, long stemmed a' beautiful selection of potted plants. EVANS ENGAGEMENT RINGS, $25 UP 1 WEDDING RINGS, $8.50 UP DIAMOND SET WEDDING RINGS, $18 UP WE INVITE YOUR CHARGE ACCOUNT FRANK CLARK. JEWELER 63 SOUTH MAIN WILKES-BARRE RLIIPPLIEPS dept. 71-73 South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre TO MY MOTHER The 14 North Main St. Most of all the other beautiful things in life comes by twos and threes, by dozens and hundreds plenty of roses, stars and sun-sew, brothers and sisters, aunts and cousins but only one MOTHER in all the wide world.

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