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of Your 3-4141 TI THE EVENING NEWS, WILKES-BARRE, PA. SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 23, 1940 ADS TO About Folk You Know Society News Organization Women's Activities Personal Paragraphs Notes Fiancee of Willard C. Thomas -Doust, Syracuse, N. Y. MISS MARGARET'J.

CULVER Mr. and Mrs. Floyd W. Culver, 1114 Butternut street, Syracuse, N. announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Margaret J.

Culver, to Willard C. Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis R. Thomas, 30 Oaklawn avenue, Lee Park.

The betrothal was announced at a party given by Miss Culver's parents at their home. Miss Culver was graduated from Blodgett Vocational High School and is associated with the Central New York Power Corporation. Mr. Thomas is a graduate of Hanover Township Memorial High School, Wyoming Seminary, and will receive his degree from Syracuse University in June. He has been prominently identified in football during his scholastic career.

The wedding will take place in the fall. PERSONALS NAL Mr. Henry H. Stebbins, of Rochester, N. are weekend guests of Attorney and Mrs.

Neil Chrisman, West Ross street. Miss Simons and her brother Bettes of Philadelphia are week-end guests at the Smith residence, Riverside Drive. Miss Hettie Bixby, student at Smith College, is spending the weekend with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Edward Bixby, South Franklin street.

A. De Witt Smith will arrive from Lafayette College today to spend the holidays with his parents, Col. and Mrs. Ernest Gray Smith, Riverside Drive. Miss Helen Mullison; student at Katherine Gibbs School, New York City, is spending the week-end with her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Olin Mullison, Butler street, Kingston. Mr. and Mrs. M.

J. McLaughlin, South River street, have returned from St. Petersburg, Fla. Frank Sahm, Williamsport, is spending Easter at his home on Rutter avenue, Kingston. Russell Jefferies, Pittsburgh, is spending the Easter week-end at his home on North Main street.

Mrs. Louis Haffett, Mrs. Morris Ageloff and Mrs. Robert Gallun entertained at a shower in honor of Velve Chernin, at the home of Mrs. Haffett, 235 East Market street, on Wednesday night.

There were 60 guests. Walter Greenwald, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Greenwald, 342 North Maple avenue, Kingston, has turned from the Children's Hospital at Mt. Alto, where he had been a patient for the last nine months.

His condition is improved. Misses Ruth and Frances Smith, 245 South Main street, Ashley, are spending the holiday week-end in New York City. Miss Evelyn Hannis, West River street, and Stanley Gould, Washington, D. will spend the week-end end guests at the Hannis residence in Allentown. Mrs.

Sarah Peters and daughter, Louise, West River street, are ing the -end in New York City. Miss Victoria Cavanaugh, West River street, is passing the weekend in Harrisburg. Miss Elizabeth Burnaford, 207 Academy street, is the holiday guest of her sister at Williamsport. Mrs. G.

B. Courtright, 87 Price street, Kingston, is spending Easter as guest of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. James Mitchell, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Miss Elizabeth Brennan, Great Neck, Long Island, is spending a week at her home on West River street Mrs. George Fenner, South Franklin street, is spending some time at Colton Manor, Atlantic City. Mr. and Mrs. William Leacacos, North Main street, have returned from Palm Beach, Fla.

Their daughter, Miss Georgia Leacacos, student at Edgewood Park, Briarcliff Manor, is home for spring vacation. IF YOU HAVE A COLDin low. Medicine which FATHER up Rich in JOHN'S D. Dorothy Moore, William Ingham Set Wedding Date Mrs. H.

L. Moore, of 800 McAlpine street, Avoca, announces the approaching marriage of her daughter, Miss Dorothy Louise Moore, to William D. Ingham, son Mrs. Ingham, of Park. Place, Kingston.

The wedding will solemnized at noon on Saturday, April 13, in cliffe Jeanette Presbyterian Moore, Church, sister vortine brides elect, will be maid of honor and John Daniel will be best man, Ushers will include Edward Atkins and Edward McGuire, of Kingston; Robert Banks, of West Pittston, and Robert Moore, of Avoca, brother of the A reception will follow at the Moore residence. Woman's Club To Study City Budget of Wilkes-Barre, interested citizens, will study the city budget at the second meeting of Wyoming Valley Unit of National Consumers Tax Commission to be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 at Chase Hall, auspices of Wyoming Valley Woman's Club. Mrs. Franz N. Rupprecht, president, will have charge.

There will a study of the tax dollar spent in Wilkes-Barre with charts as illustrations. Men or women interested in disposition of the tax dollar will attend. Any question that cannot be answered at that session will be given further study. A preliminary report of the committee which was assigned to visit City Council and the County Commissioners, at the last meeting, will be read and discussed. Easter ParadeGets The Cold Shoulder Washington, March 23-(P)-Easter parade hopes got the cold shoulder from the weatherman today.

He served up a forecast of unseasonably coldweather for all the country, except the deep south and far west. The east and mid-west may even have Easter, for the weather maps "inlicate threat of snow in those sections today and tonight. On the basis of the forecasts, the best bet to bundle in warm winter overcoat after you've donned your spring finery. Easter bonnets need not make their debuts under wraps, however. Generally speaking, the weatherman doesn't think you'll need an umbrella tomorrow, but he doesn't rule out the possil bility local precipitation.

Mrs. Millicent Arnold, of South Franklin street, is a guest of Mrs. Paul Hoiermann, in New York City over the Easter weekend. 85th Birthday Charles C. Shiber was guest of honor at a party held at his home, 188 North Washington street, on Tuesday evining in honor of his 85th birthday anniversary.

Mr. Shiber received many gifts, cards and telegrams. Pinochle was enjoyed and the following won prizes: Mrs. George Malick, Mrs. Henry Fielder, Mrs.

William Frey, Alfred Shiber and Mr. Henry Fielder. A color scheme of pink and white WAs carried out in table decorations. The following attended: Mr. and Mrs.

Arthur Houck, Mr. and Mrs. George Malick, Mr. and Mrs. William Frey, Mr.

and Mrs. Henry Fielder, John Frey, Lawrence Frey, Miss Kate Frey, Miss Julia Frey, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Shiber, Mr. and Mrs.

Ray Shiber, Mrs. Harry Ohlman, Miss Helen Prezzi, Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Shiber.

Sodality Plans Post-Easter Dance Blessed Virgin Sodality of St. John The Baptist Slovak Church of Miners Mills, have completed plans for a post-Easter dance to be held Tuesday evening, March 26th, at the SS. Peter and Paul's Ballroom, Hudson Road, Plains. Tag and leap year dances will be specialities of the evening. The committee: Rev.

Paul A. Koval, honorary chairman; Miss Mary Paddick, general chairman and Miss Gertrude Panzik, cochairman. Golden Weddings Mr. and Mrs. Oscar F.

Turnbaugh, of Sugarloaf, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Monday. They are well known in WilkesBarre, having resided here until four year ago. Members of their immediate a family will honor them with dinner at Boyd's Restaurant, Kingston, Monday evening. Married in Conyngham, on March 25, 1890, Mr. and Mrs.

Turnbaugh resided in Wilkes-Barre on Hollenback avenue for many years. The former was an engineer at Prospect Colliery until 1934 when he retired, due to an injury. Two years later they moved to Sugarloaf to reside with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Zehner, their son-in-law and daughter.

They are the parents of four children, William Turnbaugh, City Cemetery caretaker; Mrs. Mildred Walton and Mrs. August Claus, of this city; and Mrs. Zehner, of Sugarloaf. They have 13 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Club Plans Dance John Ryan has been appointed general chairman of the semi -formal dance to be held by the "Ranch Boys" Club at Hotel Redington on Friday evening, April 26. Ray Vitali is chairman. Members of the reception committee are Donald Siley, Nello Burian, Frank Calaguire, Fred Nichols and Alfred Burian. Other committees follow: Tickets- -Paul Rowland, chairman, and Kenneth Mugford; music- Joseph Emerick, chairman, and Jack Markel; floor and Charles Gardner, chairman, -Leo Phil Gabriel; reception- Vitali, chairman, and Thomas Ruddy. Covered Dish Supper The Truth-Seekers Sunday school class of Pittston Methodist Church held covered dish supper and shower, complimentary to Mrs.

Fred Williams recently at the home of Mrs. Ailing. Present were: Alphretta Aston. Isobel Eweitzer, Natalie Healt. Wilma Kikert, Grace White, Dorothy Krow, Betty Andrews, Grate Morgan and Mrs.

James Engaged to Arthur R. Stebbins -Bachrach. MISS HESTER LONSDALE CHRISMAN Vassar Graduate Will Become Bride of Yale University Alumnus Mr. and Mrs. Neil Chrisman, 63 West Ross street, City, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Hester Lonsdale Chrisman, to Arthur Robinson Stebbins, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Henry H. Stebbins, of Rochester, N. Y. Miss Chrisman, the granddaughter of the late General and Mrs.

Asher Miner, was graduated from the Wilkes-Barre Institute in 1935 and from Vassar College in 1939. For the past year she has been a laboratory assistant at the Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N. Y. Mr. Stebbins graduated in 1930 from Phillips Academy Andover, and in 1934 from Yale University, where he was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.

He is assistant treasurer of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Rochester. and the Union Signal. and she will attend sessions of the Mary O'Connor will will will read "Skylark." Take a daily KITCHEN VACATION while your Modern AUTOMATIC RANGE does the cooking! 1 P.M.- LEAVES NO WATCHING NO WAITING NO BASTING NO OVEN-PEEKING You can be down town shopping or visiting. miles away NO from your kitchen without thought or anxiety about your HATS COOKING at evening home. meal when you have a modern, fully-automatic Range While you're away, your Range does the cooking and baking, and automatically turns itself "off" at the time you set before leaving.

And when you return, a fully-prepared meal awaits you inside the ready to serve, piping hot, deliciously done. 6 -HOME AGAIN DINNER PERFECTLY AND DELICIOUSLY COOKED With modern cookery YOU can take a Vacation from the Kitchen every day. MAKE Your LIFE BEGIN IN LIVE AND WORK THE Modern Way Pennsylvania Power Light Company And Your Local Appliance Retailer Lois Andrew, 15, George JesselDelay Wedding New York, March 23- (INS)George Jessel, the comedian, Lois Andrew, the dazzling Broadway show girl who says she will turn just sweet sixteen tomorrow, decided today to wait for at least a month before making a final decision on their hastily announced plans to mother, Mrs. Geraldine Andrew, who arrived by plane from Hollywood, persuaded the lovestruck couple to delay their plans. Jessel, who says he'll be 42 in few months, declared: "We're going to think this over for a month.

If at the end of that time we're still as much in love as we are now, we will get married come hell or high water. Judy, Andrea Are Sisters-In-Law Hollywood, March 23-(P) -The house of Howard welcomed into its rans another movie-actress bride today. Judith Barrett, who played the role of Bing Crosby's fiancee in "The Road To Singapore," married Lindsay Howard, Crosby's racingstable partner, at Yuma, yesterday. They flew back to Hollywood after the ceremony. The bridegroom's brother, Bob Howard, recently married Actress Andrea Leeds.

The Howards are the sons of. Charles S. Howard, owner of the racehorse Seabiscuit. Miss Barrett, 26, is the former Lucille (Ukelele Ike) Edwards. Lin Howard was divorced from Anita Zabala Howard, mother of his three children, to whom he had been married for more than 10 years.

Hubert- -Jacob Wedding- Pittsburgh, Mar. 23-(P)-Another of the Jacob boys is marrying into the the Hubert family next week, 26- year-old Charles F. Jacob claiming as his bride. blue-eyed Grace B. Hubert.

They became "really interested" in each other five years ago when Charles' brother Earl wed Gracie's sister Margaret. Since then Vincent, Jacob fourth married of the Barbara Hubert Hubert. girls, 17-year-old Marie, will be Grace's bridesmaid Charles' best man will be a nephew--there are no more Jacob boys. Wilkes-Barre W. C.

T. U. Wilkes-Barre W. C. T.

U. will meet Monday afternoon at. 2:30 in Y. W. C.

A. sunparlor. William Kleiner will preside. Mrs. Harry O.

Fichter will have devotionals. The speaker will be Mrs. Edward Keene who will talk on Citizenship Bride-Elect of Dr. Frank Gardner MISS MARGARET E. SHAPPELLE Mrs.

Daniel S. Gardner, Penn avenue, Scranton, will entertain at tea on Tuesday afternoon, April 2, in honor of Miss Margaret E. Shappelle, daughter Mrs. Rose Shappelle Dickerson, of Wanamie, and the late Charles E. Shappelle, formerly of 44 Dorrance street, Kingston.

Miss Shappelle will be married in June to Dr. Frank B. Gardner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S.

Gardner. She is a gradWilkes-Barre General. Hospital Training School for Nurses and is now associated with the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York. Dr. Gardner is a graduate of Mercersburg Dental Academy, School.

Lafay. ette College and University of Pennsylvania is a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and XI Psi Phi Dental fraternity. Y. W. Industrial Dept.

A motion picture, "Color Makes It Sing" will be presented Tuesday evening, March 26, at the Forum by the A Art Company, of North Hour of the Industrial Department will be a film on home decoration. Main street, paint distributors. or It An all-day hike to Wolfe's Den will be held Sunday, March 31, it has been announced by the sports committee. Hikers will meet at Public Square at 10 a. m.

Miss Genevieve Liscavage has been selected to represent the Industrial Department of Wilkes at the National Y. W. C. A. convention in Atlantic City from April 10 or 16.

She will be one of three voting delegates sent from the local association and she will attend sessions of the 7 of the National Industrial Assembly held in conjunction with the convention. A club member for two years, she has served on the Executive Council of the Department, attended a Y. W. C. A.

Mid-Winter Conference in Germantown, and has studied at the Hudson Shore Labor School. Miss Marion Wint, North Main street, to spend several weeks at Miami Beach, Fla. Miss Anne Kunkle, New York City, is the week-end guest of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dale, Elder street.

Joseph Conlon, student at Bucknell University, and William Conlon, a student at Penn State College, are home for the Easter vacation with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Conlon, 23 Adam street, Miners Mills. Mrs. John E.

Jones, 204 Montgomery avenue, West Pittston, has returned from Philadelphia where she spent a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Coyle, New York City, are spending Easter with Mrs. Coyle's parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Elmer J. Willman, Manhattan street, Ashley. Mrs. Walter L.

Peterson, Philadelphia, has returned to Philadelphia after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Carl Forve, Margarida Apartments. On Wednesday Mrs. Petersen was luncheon speaker at the meeting of the Scranton Kiwanis Club at Hotel Casey.

Mrs. Petersen, who is the former Miss Ella L. Nayman, is a member of the Philadelphia and Luzerne County Bar, is secretary to Judge Curtis Bok, president judge of Court 6. Miss Betty Brown, New York City, is spending the week-end at her home on South Washington street. Henry E.

Charles, South Franklin street, is spending the holiday weekend with his mother, Mrs. Henry E. Charles, at Patterson, N. Jr Thomas J. Turner, a senior at Blair Academy, Blairstown, N.

is spending the Easter vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Turner, 184 Robert street, Nanticoke. During the winter term he was member of the orchestra, the dance orchestra and the band. Mr.

and Mrs. Henry Albrecht, 57 Pershinging street, announce the Birth of a daughter on March at home. Mrs. Albrecht is the former Miss Marguerite Jane Rice. Mrs.

James J. Burke, 413 North Main street, has returned home after visiting her daughter, Mrs. E. R. Klein, of Allentown.

Mrs. Harry P. Jones, Elder street, recently entertained the Maureen Club at dinner and cards the Dresden, Winners were Mrs. Thedore Morgan and Mrs. John J.

Miller. Others present: Mrs. Francis B. Crawley, Mrs. Frank Barbara, Mrs.

Frank Martin, Mrs. Kathleen Marley, Mrs. John Burke, Mrs. Fred Koons. Mr.

and Mrs. Russell Andress and daughter Gloria Mae, of Kingston, are spending Easter with Mrs. Andress parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Livengood, Forest Hills, Pittsburgh.

Mr. and Mrs. James 8. Briggs, 240 North Maple avenue, Kingston, have returned from Dunkirk, N. where they were called by the death of Mr.

Briggs' mother. Tau Kappa Sorority of WilkesBarre entertained at a progressive dinner. on Thursday evening. Novel decorations were used. Hostesses were: Sylvia Kaufer, Natalie Waldman, Ruth Silverblatt, Lucille Goldstein and Margery Meyer.

This was the organization's first annual progressive dinner. Del Your Beater Greetings POTTED PLANTS and FLOWERS White's Drug Store Reading and Tea A tea and reading will be held March 31, at the Knights of Columbus home, South Franklin street at 2 p. m. Mrs. William Mellus is chairman of the affair assisted by a capable committee.

Reservations or information may be had by calling Mrs. Mellus of Kingston. Refreshments will be served. Miss Mary O'Connor will will will read "Skylark." 26 Sophomores Are Chosen to Carry Traditional Vassar Daisy Chain Poughkeepsie, March 23 -Twentysix sophomores at Vassar College have been chosen to carry the Daisy Chain at Vassar's Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Class Day exercises June 7. As announced by Judith Russell of West the Hartford, president of the senior class.

They are: Frances Ferry of New York Mary Pinchot of New York City. Patricia Townsend of New York City. Elizabeth Gentry of Governor's Island. Dorothy Burns of Brooklyn. Mary Draper of Brooklyn.

Caroline Slutter of Garden City. Monnie Douglass of Greenwich, Conn. Anne Nevin of Darien, Conn. Suzanne Klaar of Larchmont. Elaine Ott of White Plains.

J'Anne Ashley of Princeton, J. Josephine Farny of Morris Plains, N. J. Mary Skidmore of Summit, N. J.

Eleanor Stoddard of Madison, N. Catherine Little of Chestnut Hill, Mass. Elizabeth Mills of Milton, Mass. Jane Plimpton of Cambridge, Mass. Margaret Lukens of Conshohocken, Pa.

Josephine Uliom of Germantown, Pa. Mary Eliza Brown of Pittsburgh. Ellen Blackwell of Richmond, Va. Harriet Cody of Winston Salem, N. C.

Helen Seelbach of Louisville. Grace Shumway of Lake Forest, Ill. Jane Hibbard of Grand Rapids, Mich. Miss Stoddard is president of the sophomore class, and Miss Douglas was president of the class during the first semester this year. More than 5,000 of Vassar's 10,000 alumnae are expected to return to the college for the anniversary celebration, which will begin on Friday, June 7, with alumnae and class day exercises.

Saturday there will be "open house" on campus. On Sunday there will be an anniversary convocation in the chapel. Purim Masquerade A Purim masquerade and entertainment will be held at the Talmud Torah on Sunday afternoon at 2:30. Children enrolled will take part. Prizes will be presented for the most attractive and most original COStumes, and refreshments will be served to the children by the Ladies' Auxiliary of Talmud Torah, by Mrs.

Harry Rutstein. Marriage Announcement Mrs. Emilia J. Varhely, of 165 Lee Park avenue, has announced the marriage of her daughter EreLyn, to James O'Neil son of Mr. and Mrs.

John O'Nell of 205 South Empire street. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. Gryezka, of St. Hedwig's Church, Kingston, April 12, 1989.

Cheerie Club The Cheerd Club of Pittston met recently at the home of Betty MeGovern. Present were: Helen Lisewski, Lottie Jayzock, Cora Evans, Natalle Heale, Ida Young, Mary Yurack, Josephine Adamita and Mary Maleski. Convention Club Convention Club of Lazerne District No. 2. Daughters of America, will meet Monday night at the home of Mrs.

Edith Planterich, Mary.