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OAKLAND' TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1932 27 i 'WORLD OF WOMEN BUREAU GETS II I Veterans Ready Fftr Big Show Pinole Rebekahs Install Officers PINOLE, July 15. With Mrs. Miriam Phillips of Richmond, district deputy president, officiating as installing officer, newly elected executives of Pinole lodge ot Rebekahs were inducted last night in Pythian castle. Elective officers seated- Include Ina LoWn, noble grand; George Lehmkuhl, vice-grand; Jessie Clark, secretary, and Josephine Poinsett, treasurer. Martha Davis to JIBS FIB AHEND NOVENA Club Ju tilers TOWED Given Praise 'be Married at Employment of 766 Oakland women was found by the Women's For Activities Employment bureau of the Com Thousands of pilgrims of Alameda 'coum are expected to at-end the Novena to St.

Anne, commencing at Old St. Mary's church, Seventh and Jefferson streets, on Sunday, and lasting for nine days. munity Chest during the past six months, it was announced today. In a semi-annual report submit Chapel Sunday Friends land Relatives Only to Attend Ceremony a Tea and Reception to Follow. Distrirt Federation Bulletin One of the colorful features of the Novena will be the solemn pro ted by Helen Sanford, executive secretary, It was shown that during the six-month period 10,386 requests for work had been made at the bureau's offices in the Y.

cession of the Blessed Sacrament through the streets around the Tells of Work Done and Progress of Organization of Clubs. Reports from the 1932 bulletin Veterans have completed plans for the benefit performances tonight and Saturday night at Roxie theater. Many artists have promised their services and rehearsals 'are under way; according to H. L. Burlingame, commander of post 1010, Veterans' of foreign Wars, the under wliose 'auspices the shows will be given.

Tickets are obtainable for the shows, Burlingame said, and may be purchased at leading stores and hotels in Oakland. They also will be on sale at the Roxie theater box office tonight and Saturday night. George Parsell, otherwise known as "Banjo Joe;" will present a special act. "Spec" and Don, dance team from vaudeville circuits, also will, participate. Captain Dobbsie, Irving.

Kennedy, Bonnie Walker, Jess Stafford and his bond, Harold Dana, Reef a Miller, Henry Starr, George Taylor and His Gang, Buddy Lyman and his Oscar Young and Dell Perry, the Krowflight Hour Revue, Forrest Taylor and 'i and Madge will be other church on Sunday afternoon W. C. building, 1616 Webster KJuIy 24. street. Another will be the blessing of Mr.

and Mrs. Donald Hall Davis of the Hillcastle apartments an The 766 women were placed In of Alameda district, California Fed hundreds of babies, and their diversified jobs, including stores, eration of Women's clubs include nounce the approaching marriage hotels, hospitals, factories, laun 4 sot their daughter, Miss Martha many interesting comments on the dedication to St. Anne, to lake plade at 3. p. m.

Tuesday, In the dries, restaurants, markets, clubs, Ashby Davis to Mr. Mulford White work ot the Junior packing houses, beauty shops and Several million Westerners homes. depart church. Devotions will be conducted by Rev. Reginald Lewis and Rev.

W. Gerald Martin. Miss Sanford said In her report Sovt, that every effort is being made 1 ment. The year a been one of By the bureau to cooperate with Eastbay employers in obtaining for head Collins next Sunday afternoon, July 17, at four o'clock, in the Chapel of St. Paul's Episcopal church at Montecito avenue and Bay place.

service will be witnessed by relatives and intimate friends of the young couple, and will be followed by an informal reception and high tea at the, home of Mr. Increased, activity and them the type of employee desired. Seven hundred employers were start the day on icings of the Morning aided in this manner by the bu a lavement. Two new clubs have been reaus social workers from January IIPIll A 1 to July 1. CARD 20 YEARS LATE EUGENE, Ore.

In May, 1912, Mrs. Thomas Awbrey was living in Portland. She mailed a post card to her father, W. B. Andrews, Eugene pioneer.

The card arrived in Eugene in May, 1932, just 20 years late. It Is about 100 miles from Portland to Eugene. Andrews died seven years before the card arrived. added to the list and LAWRENCE1, Mass. Samuel Rudkin went deep-sea fishing recently.

Luckless for over an hour, his line finally grew taut. It todli all his strength to pull in the catch, about fifty Assessed Valuation new members. There bers. There which proved to "be an anchor In Santa Cruz Down SANTA CRUZ, July 15. The 1 lins' parents on Bonita avenue, I Piedmont.

I Mr. Collins Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hilliard Collins and is a brother of Miss Ruth Collins, I now at Oxford, England, a-nJ ot Mr. Robert Hilliard Collins, whose bride of the late spring was Miss Nancy Morgan.

I Following their marriage, the young couple will make their home i in the Eastbay. weighing nearly 100 pounds. are now total assessed valuation of property rtee organized junior in the city of fianta Cruz for the coming year is Jl 68,646 less than for last, according to fisuves by the county assessor. Low Cost clubs 1 the "district with an ug- 3 Miss Martha Ashby Davis, who will become the bride of Mr. Mulford Whitehead Collins Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Chapel of St.

Paul's Epis-' copal church. The drop in assessed vvluntion. Vacation cruises a MRS. GEORGE M. DAVIS.

membership of 600 girls. with its resultant curtailment in municipal tax revenue if the tax rate is held at Its present level, will impose upon the city adminis In Alameda county, for the first SEATTLE -PORTLAND time in the history of the C. F. tration necessity for more rigid LOS ANGELES -SAN DIEGO W. therexwas realized the ultimate objective of the junior economies than It has effected In the past year.

A Junior club, sponsored by the The biggest drop in the assess Information and Reearvatlonei 420 Thirteenth Street, Onklnnd Phone HI ghitate 2000 2103 University Avenue, Herkeley Phone TH ornvrull 1042 Eastlake Social Service club of Oakland, was graduated into the ment figures is In personal property, largely in automobiles and senior Federation aa a body and la household furnishings which have now affiliated with Alameda district as the Dorian club; This is not been replaced with new ones, which shows a decrease of $73,274, the first time in the history of the California Federation that an entire club has come into the federation through the Junior depart ment. This year, more than ever, spe cial effort has been made to in Miss Grace Chapman Honored at Luncheon Miss Mary Jeanntte Edwards was hostess this afternoon at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Paul Edwards of Trestle Glen road, at aAncheon at which her honored guest was Miss Grace Chapman whose marriage to Dr. Clark James Burnham on Satur-day, July 23, is being preceded by much entertaining.

Miss Edwards' guests Included Mrs. Rowan Gaither (Charlotte Castle-) Mrs. John Holstius (Ursula Sawyer), Mrs. Armond D. Herb (Marjorle Quayle), Mrs.

Donald Skillen (Mary Olive Cox), Mrs. Thomas Chapman, Miss Virginia Hart, Miss Cecilia and Miss Mary Coleman of San Francisco. Tomorrow afternoon Miss Cecilia Coleman has planned a luncheon at the home of her father, Mr. T. J.

Coleman of Mason street, San Francisco, with Miss Chapman as the honoree. On Tuesday the betrothed pair are to be honored at a lute afternoon party which Mr. aid Mrs. John Holstlus are to give at their new apartments in San Francisco. Mrs.

Rowan Gaither has planned a tea for Misa Chapman on Wednesday afternoon, January 20, and will entertain at her home in Berkeley. Mrs. Donald Skillen has planned a luncheon for the brlde- form the juniors and to create a dren, Barbara and Marian Templeton and Robert, William and Jack Templeton, will sail next Wednesday on the Santa Teresa via the Panama Canal for New York, their future home. Mr. Templeton has already left for the east co'ast.

The new home will be established at Elmira, N. Y. Members of the service set who have come here to muke their home are Lieutenant Commander Stanley U. Womble, U. S.

and Mrs. 1 who hove taken apartments at the Regillus in the Lake district. They are here from Shanghai. Mr. and Mrs.

J. S. Burknan of San Mateo have returned to the Eastbay and are again living at the RegilluH. Mr. and Mrs.

R. C. Calloway and their daughter, Miss Claudine Calloway who make their home there, have left for Santa Monica where they will pass two months at the seaside. Mrs. James Tyson has returned from a three weeks' BOjourn in the north, where she visited with her son James Tyson, in Seattle.

better understanding of the aims, ideals and accomplishments of federated club women. The planning of Joint club ac tivities is alo encouraged. Alta Mira Juniors of San Lean- dro are the youngest of the Jun iors. They confine their efforts to their own social affairs and assist the mother club at similar functions. The College Women's Juniors of Berkeley have found a field for rvice among the children In the California Home for Deaf and Blind at Berkeley.

Each Saturday, the juniors take a group of the blind for a hike. They have many philanthropic contributions to their credit, especially during the winter ly IU-UU uil hnrna nn I'nclflr- BVPnilC in l'letl- Loss of Olive Tree Believed Evil Omen ATHENS. The superstitious among the Greeks and there are period. m.mi Mian f'hiniman was a bridra- The Dorcas Juniors of'Berkeley -giaid to Skillen at her wedding are the newest ot the Alameda dls- many fear that the country Is going from bad to worse because trict Junior clubs. The Eastluke Social Service Juniors are also newcomers engaged in helping in a recent storm the olive tree growing within the Erechtheum others.

the temple on the Acropolis, was The Escalon Girls' Improvement club among their activities, hold a snapped off some 30 inches from the soil. Although not originally a scion of the olive tree sncred td Pallas mother's night annually when they prepare a special program of entertainment for1 their mothers. Sewing and helping the needy are several seasons oacK. inuisuay evening Miss Virginia Hurt will fete Doctor Burnham and Miss Chapman ut a dinner at the home of her mother, Mrs. E.

H. Hart, on Panoramic way in Berkeley. Elizabeth Du Frane To Wed in Garden A garden wedding is planned by Miss Elizabeth Du Frane who la to become the bride of Mr. Edward Santos of Auburn, at late afternoon service on Saturday, August 20, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

K. L. Du Frane of Harrison street, Oakland. Athene, most Athenians looked upon it as the continuator of one ofAthe greatest of traditions and Included in their endeavors, Aronos Juniors of Sonora re the consider the snapping as an evil omen paired some 300 toys for children (dopyrlnht. 1932.

for Th. TRIBUNE.) at ChrlHtmas, Many are the philanthropic accomplishments of the Foothill Boulevard Juniors of Oakland. The Mfs. J. Hager, of Santa Cruz, Dies SANTA CRUZ, July 15.

Mrs. Glenvicw Juniors, too, are active In philanthropic work and annually 0 I) Miss Du Frane is being exten give a formal ball. Josephine Hager, daughter of George Otto, a Santa Cruz pioneer The Jewish Juniors, an older group, carry on work similar to that of the senior club women of 1851, died here yesterday afternoon at the home of her sister, Miss Minnie Otto. Mrs. Hager sively entertained oy n-iiua uib the younger set before the nuptial service.

She is at pi t-sent "on a vacation. Mrs. Templeton and Children Will Sail Special talks are given at thejr meetings. Their social service work is extensive. was born in Santa Cruz 68 years ago.

After her marriage to Ward Hager -jn 1886. she removed to Lodl Juniors have financed their philanthropic work through their Portland, where Bhe made entertainments. They have a Mrs. U. P.

Templeton of Pacific avenue. Piedmont, and her chll- her home until three years ago. choral of forty The club Mendelssohn of Richmond specializes in drama and musl. They give recitals annu al J. The Christmas party sponsored by the Hock Ridge Juniors is i imniw-- in -i i mi mini i mm cjnahdt beau valued lw UtmA ltb I I Tr.T.mmm...Jr a Ji YOU GET MORE BEANS THE SAME OLD PRICE fj IN.

THIS BIG NEW CAN YOU PAID FOR THIS ONE! nJ -stiSsf LnJ JU ul IL baked o) lf famed and la planned for a local charity. The bal masque at the Oakland Women's City club this evening will attract hundreds of members and their guests to the clubhouse "WHAT. IS A tERRARLANE?" ASKS ARTHUR BRISBANE on Jackson street. Many beautiful and unusual costumes will be worn at this evening's social affair. Dancing will commence at nine o'clock.

Masques are In order, but guests may weur costume or eve nings dress. Mrs. James A. Murray is In charge of arrangements this eve ning and is being assisted by Miss Gene lielean There will be many no host groups' this as well as those planning larger parties. The sewing circle of the Monday Universal club will sponsor a cara party, Monday afternoon, July 18, at the home of Mrs.

George M. Davis, 2932 Harrison Btreet, this city. Mra. Harvey Selegman is in charge ot reservations for the bridge. These may be made by telephoning her at uleneourt 1285 The affair is to be a vacation bridge tea.

Mrs. Elmer F. Morrill will open her home at 239 Mandalay road for a bridge tea, Wednesday afternoon. July 20; at 2 o'clock. A large at tendance is destrM as the pro-ceeda will be added to the build- Ing fund of the Montfclatr Women's BECAUSE he knows people, their burdens, their hopes, their yearnings, the mbst widely read newspaper writer in America is quick to report the rumor of a new-type automobile and say, "What is a 'terraplane' Because he knows economics and the automobile business, he concludes, "It takes courage to start anything new just now, more particularly a new automobile.

But there is always toom at the top, and for there is no crowd there to impede your movements." Is Arthur Brisbane right? Is there a place to-' day for; a car. to fit the word which he asks about? Does the man accustomed to costly, heavy car luxury and "road sense" want the same thing at a price to fit his 1932 purse? Does a generation which planes on water and in the air want the same gliding swiftness, the same fluid smoothness in land transportation? Is any motor car factory daring enough in engineering, quick enough on its feet, independent enough in executive control to produce a 'terraplane'? One of these days Hudson-Essex will announce such a par. club. Pittsburg Veterans Plan Installation PITTSBURG, July 15. Installa lion plans were being formulated today by newly elected officials of the David A.

solan post or Amer lean Legion, according Edward Pendleton, who succeeds William Keay as commander, Ceremonies are scheduled to be held on August and District Commander C. W.f W. St. John of Richmond, will officiate. Those to be seated with Pendle ton are: Charles Conrow, first vice commander; Emmett O'Brien, sec ond vice-commander: Clay Blszant, adjuttnt; John F.

Mason, finance officer; George Haynes, sergeant at-arma; Harry Baer, historian Guests of honor at the recen election session were: Rex Boyer Americanization chairman of the HUDSON MOTOR CAR COMPANY, DETROIT. MICH. 1938. HuIob Mow Cm Cmnpiiy Ninth district, and Anthony Reg gtardo and Steve Nellson, bQth.past commanders ot th Maxtines post..

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