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OAKLAND TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1939 6 Ti i CHAIRMAN CHAIRMAN MISS SKERRY PLANS VISIT IN NEW YORK, iVIRGINIA Dinwiddies Back From Honeymoon Former Julio Swobo To Be Honored At Tea April 14 Mr. and Mrs. James Dinwiddle, AT BERKELEY HOME WEDDING rrr 'f D.A.R..WM Entertain At Dinner Husbands to Special Guests Next Monday By ALICE STAN ROOD Instead of its monthly meeting, Oakland Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution on Monday next will entertain at dinner when husbands of members will be the special guests. The affair Is on the no-host type and will be held at the Robin Hood Inn, 55 Grand Avenue. Mrs.

Chester B. Valentine, chapter regent, is general chairman. Her assistants include Mrs. Paul R. Blswell and Mrs.

Frederick J. Ahrens. The program to follow the dinner, chosen particularly because of its timely interest, will be the showing of colored motion pictures of Death Valley, Boulder Dam, Clear Lake and other scenic spots in California. W. D.

Vance will be In charge of the pictures. At a short business meeting a nominating committee is to be appointed. Oakland Civic League To Meet Tomorrow Advancing if rounlnr moellns whose marriage took place in February at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dwlght Milton Swobe in Berkeley, have returned from their wedding trip and are now in their own home rn Highland Avenue, Piedmont Thp bride, who waa the former Miss Julie Caldwell Swobe, will be guest of honor Friday afternoon, April 14, at tea for which Mrs.

William Stewart Dinwiddle of Oakvale Avenue, Berkeley, her husband's mother, will give to more than a hundred guests. Mrs: Dinwiddle will be assisted in receiving by her daughter-in-law, Mrs. James Dipwlddie and Mrs. Dwlght Milton Swobe. Also assisting will be a crouo to include Mrs.

A. J. Hill, Mrs. A. P.

Matthews, Mrs. Edward B. von Ade- lung and three daughters-in-law of the hostess, Mrs. Starrett Dinwiddle, Mrs. John E.

Dinwiddie and Mrs. Stewart Dinwiddle Jr. Presiding at the tea urns will be Mrs. Frederick Whitton and Mrs. Charlea Thomas Favier.

The Misses Virginia and Harriet Dinwiddie. with a group of the younger set, will assist in the dining room. Alpha Chapter Gives Formal Supper Aloha Chnrtr at Thai ttnaiin. held Its Snrln formal at the Milbrae Country Club on April 1. Miss Jeanne Tellman, social chairman, was In charge of the affair.

Members and guests enjoylnff the evening were the Misses Janet Fitch, Arley Brown. Bettv Rriimhouoh Sheila Lafferty, Lucille Betz, Bea trice tarnart, Dorothy Smith, Hazel Foulks. Helen FrprfoHrlf.nn Uni.n Rohrback. Pat Leir Mor.T'ofw Catherine Taresh, Pat Farno, Merle uross, Margaret Ann Frederlckson, Grace Reher. Hln norHn.r Mara O'Connor.

Patricia Man W.l. J.mn. Teilman, Mary Castlnoll and Lillian Morse, Messrs. John Behrens, Lieutenant Raymond Stureon, Ed Ragan, Bob FoUlke, Vic Lattaner Milton Jensen, Charles Smith, Jack Johann-sen, Bill Price, Moore Stovall, Hugo Wildschut, Granville Knox Earl Kuenster, Al Nlttler, Tom Ferguson, Robert F. Keith, Vincent Bocknock, Grant Brown, Robert Ramsaur, John Hilburn, Richard Hyde, John Ma-comish and Milan Holdorf.

Patrons and patronesses were Dr. and Mrs. Roy Clausen, Dr. and Mrs. Ralko H.

Rusic and Mrs. Martha Smith, 'j; i 1,1. Fraternity Plans Dance Rho Chapter oVsigrM Phi Upsiloit will hold its. fifth annual Easter sport dance at the Hotel Learning-ton Saturday evening, according to Lyle Wehrmann, publicity chair men. Jim Howard and his orchestra will furnish the music.

The fraternity is a member of the Eastbay Inter-Fraternity-Sorority Council. '1 I In charge of the student loan benefit bridge and fashion show to be clven Anril 11 hv ihm Wnmm'i (Auxiliary to the County Medical Association will be Mrs. Wallace T. Partch. du Charm photo.

38 Oakland Girls to Attend State Meeting Thirty-eight girls representing Oakland Assembly No. 11, Order of Rainbow tor Girls, will attend the Orand Assembly for the State of California, meeting Friday, Saturday and Sunday of this week at Stockton. A bus has been chartered to transport the girls leaving Oakland Fri day morning. Sessions are planned for Friday afternoon and Saturday. A grand ball is scheduled for Saturday night Special Easter services have been arranged for Sunday morning.

Mrs. Rilla Pickering, mother ad visor of Oakland Assembly, Mrs. E. A. Pickett and Mr and Mrs.

Harry Kraus will chaperon the girls. Among those planning to attend are: Frances Furlong, worthy ad visor, Betty Jane Pickett, Helen Klein, Katherine Starkey, Eloise Windfeldt, Alice Partridge, Jean Knudsen, Audrey Whitney, Hazel Burke, Gwyn Owens, Beverly Owens, Gale Reynolds, Sally An-drews; Dixine "Schupert," Lois Jordan, Bernice Miller, Lorraine Johnson, Dorothy Miller, Frances Gilbert, Ethelyn Kraus, Ruth Elaine Kraus, Beverly Johnson, Dolores Hallert, Audrey Farmer, Muriel Mingham, Jean Cooper, Margaret Smith, Julie Pickering, Sally Cam eron, Sally Gregory, Lorraine Elliot, Dorothy Torr, Grace Gorenson, Barbara Campbell, Charmlon Balbo and Margie Day. Sewing Circle Sets Meetings The sewing circle of Eastbay So ciety for the Hard of Hearing will not hold its all day meeting in April, the date falling on Good Friday, with many members wishing to attend religious services. The May meeting will do double duty being scheduled for the birthday of the circle and celebrating birthdays of members whose birth days occur in April or May. Se 1 il rtff Mr.

and Mn. Jarnei Dinwiddle were snapped following their wedding at th Dwlght Swob horn In Berkeley recently. The bride will be guest of honor on April 14 at a formal tea which her bueband's mother, Mr. William Stewart Din-wldde, will give at her home on Oakvale Avenue, Claremont district Berkeley. The Gatchella Studio.

.1 1 Mrs. Lawrence Russell Jacobus, chairman of enter tainment committee for wives o) medicos attending the American Academy of Pediatrics, Region IV, conference opening tomorrow at Hotel Leamington. ELECTION ON PROGRAM AT GLENVIEW Glenview Women's Club, follow ing the monthly luncheon tomorrow, will hold a business meeting when the report of the nominating com' mi tee will be heard and election of officers for the ensuing year take place. Mrs. Frederick J.

Early, president. will preside throughout the day's activities, beginning with the board meeting at 11 a.m. Mrs. Dexter Schroeder is in charge of luncheon arrangements assisted by Mrs, Michael De Lauer. Mrs.

Eugene Roland, guest speaker, will discuss a recent tour of N6rthern Europe, including Aus tria. Colored motion pictures de picting places visited will be shown by Mr. Roland. Assisting Mrs. Schroeder, chair man of the April committee will be Mesdames W.

A. Draysonf Grace Beckman, E. C. Barkell, A. J.

Bren, del, Ida Mae Clemens, J. H. Geer- ing, G. B. Goodhue, C.

R. Johnson, W. J. Lancaster, Mildred Leonard, Thomas Nolle, F. M.

Nlles, Clara Olson, Jean Wills Robbins, Marion RiceErma Schaefer, F. and G. A. Sisson. Glenview Dance Assembly will entertain Saturday evening at the Glenview clubhouse.

Hosts and hostesses for the affair will be Mr. and Mrs. H. Wayne Rice, assisted by Mr. and Mrs.

Ewall Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bird, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Robinson, Mr.

and Mrs. Earl Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Dahl Hack. "Shangri-laJ Gardens, landscape theme of this vpnr'n ffarrinn will ho twice as big and twice as beautiful as any oi the nationally-famous floral exhibitions presented during the nast nine venrr Tn oHHitlnn in the garden show building adjacent to me Auaitorium, several acres of outdoor area are now being converted into fascinating "backyard garden" exhibits by the leading garden clubs of Northern California.

Garden accessories, ranging fr.om garden tools and bug exterminators to fancy garden hats, will be displayed in the outdoor area under a big blue and gold-striped tent Flower arrangements, cacti and succulents, rarities In the horticultural world, arriving every day by air mail from South America from members of the University of California Second Botanical Expedition, flowers from Hawaii, orchids, hew giant -of, iris and many other exhibits are planned as part of the forthcoming show, said Howard E. Gilkey, landscape-architect designer. run or walk to the tele Scheduled In Berkeley City Club Plans Aquatic Program For Young Group Balloon games, walking races and other aquatic sports have been arranged by the swimming committee for the children who will attend the Easter swim party at Berkeley Women's City Club tomorrow from to 4 p.m." int aiiair wmcn introduces mn. Pauline Foster, the new swimming Instructor, is open to all junior members, children of members and their friends. Mrs.

Carl Biedenbach has charge of the event, assisted by Mrs. John F. Halbert, swimming chairman. In addition to the water games there will be two life-saving demonstrations by Mrs. Sidney Bailey; a diving demonstration by Mrs.

Foster; and a formation swim illustrating various strokes with Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. Foster, Mrs. Clara Owena and Mrs. Dorothea Minor participating.

A free style race in which the new girls' swimming team will compete is scheduled. On this team are Georgia Lipman, Marilyn Smith, Betty Heaslett, Jean Tinkler, Jean Cushman, Meredith McCord and Pat Marquard. Quota Club Group To Sponsor Party Members of the Quota Club whose birthdays are in April will be hostesses tonight at a buffet supper to be held at the home of Ruby S. Waterman, 678 Fairmount Avenue, Oakland. Assisting the hostess will be Ava A.

Brown, Helen F. Everett, Cecelia M. Haaga, Alta Fae May-hall, Alva Meyers, Barbara C. Peterson, Ethyl G. Smalley.

After the supper the club will hold its monthly business meeting, followed by an informal evening. Rabbi to Address Marin Jewish Unit The regular monthly meeting of Marin County Council commlttea of San Francisco section. National Council of Jewish Women, will be held Monday. April 17, at 1:30 p.m. in San Rafael.

Rabbi Morris Goldstein of Temple Sherith Israel, will be the guest speaker, his subject, "The Myth of a Jewish Race." Guests are welcome and tea will be served. Mrs. Evelyn B. Levy, chairman, will prseide. El Cerrito Church Announces Officers.

EL- CERRITO, AprirJS.W Martha Canonlca" will head the Children of Mary Sodality, St. John's Catholic Church, as president for the coming year, it was announced today following the annual election held in the church parish hall. Miss Canonica will be assisted by the following staff: Miss Josephine Caluschl, vice-president; Pearl secrcetary, and, Mary Berta and Frances Favero, sacresons. Eleanor Soldavlnl la the outgoing president home Brownatoaa im-parte luitroae aoadea of bloods, coloring agent purely vegetable! Catmotaffeet waring; ot hair. Eoo- fl Will not wuh out.

oOeatalldrugguta; M0WMT0sK America's most scenic summer tour fives vou turn vrorin. U.C.Girl To Be Wed In Detroit Br Sl'ZETTK Planning to eo East, where her msmsge to Mr. Loud Douglas Kay will take place la Detroit, Miss Ger-aldine Skerrr. daughter of Mr. and Mr.

Harry R. Skerry of Alameda, rill leave April 12 for New York to spend a month and then 'go on to Alexandria. Va to attend the mar-riage of her fiance'! brother, Mr. John Dumont Kay, to Miss Ruth Wsddell of New York and Florida. Mr.

Kay la a son of Lou If Douglas Kiy of Morriatown, NJ. He attended CornJih Academy and Brown University, where he waa affiliated with Phi Delta Theta fraternity and the Brown Key Society. Miss Skerry attended the of California and Is a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. Eh will not complete her eollege course, but plans for her wedding this Summer. Trf-Delt Mothers Meet ct Luncheon The Mothers Club of Delta Delta Delta sorority met for luncheon yesterday at the chapter house in Berkeley, and guest of honor was the National president of the Delta Delta Delta sorority, Mr.

T. Dayton Dsvies, who has been attending the State meet In Los Angeles the past week, where 235 delegates from U.C. U.S.C, U.C.L.A., Stanford University and Nevada." wr nresent Among the delegates from Berke Ipv were Miss Virginia Henry, presi. dent, and Miss Marion Scofield, past president of the house; also ine Misses Ann Henck. Betty Lou White, Ruth Jones and Mrs.

Alden Powell Luncheon and' Bridge at Club Honoring Mrs. J. A. Scott who shortly for a month's so journ in the Hawaiian islands, Mrs, Albert O. Hartt, ner asugnier, wn tertined this afternoon with I luncheon and bridge party at the Women's Athletlo Club.

Mr. and Mrs. Scott will sail away next Thursday on the S. S. Lurline with many friends wishing them bon Today's affair brought together group of Mrs.

Scott's close. friends and had its setting Jn the Empire Room. Hawaiian tnotlff were ev denced in decorations with minia ture palm trees used for place cards, gardenias for corsages, and other tropical bloom In the centered flower arrangement. Among those participating were Mrs. Tom Meek, Mrs.

W. I. Pitcher, Mrs. Calvin Pattee, Mrs. Frank Pit ler, Mrs, Arthur Hazen of Ian Ma teo, and from San Francisco, Mrs, carl Eerritsen, Mrs.

Henry Bots wick, Mrs. Harry Edgerly, Mrs. Bird bmnn ana Mrs. Arthur noting. Ccr.utl Smiths cl Dinner Mr, snd Mrs.

Samuel Morton Smith of Manchester Drive wsrs hosts on Saturday evening at dinner party for ten at their home, honoring Mrs, Arthur Rust of Ta- com. The other guests Included Mr. and Mrs. George Thornally, Mr, and Mrs, Robert Budlong, Mis Grayce Eth- elyn McKay, Mr, John Gordon and Mr. j.

Harold Brown. Mrs. Rust, is in town to sea th Exposition and is stopping at the Hotel Claremont. She has brought tier three young daughters with her, and Mrs. Smith i planning a chil dren's Easter party next Friday at her home in honor of Mm.

Rusfs daughters, Billie Jean, Peggy and Helen Anne. Lectures on Nazis At Forum Tonight Pictures making clear the mem' ods of persecution of racial ties in Germany are featured by Julien Bryan, who will show ten rHl of uncensored films tonight at in the Oakland Auditorium The ater and who will lecture on life "Inside Nazi Germany," Bryan will be remembered for his previous lee. tures in Oakland. He 1 one of the outstanding camera men and reporters traveling today and recording history, (n the making. He is being presented to the public tonight by the Oakland Forum, and Mr.

Arthur Moore Is to preside and introduce him. Mr, Bryan is the last of the Oakland Forum celebrity speakers. New Under-am Crcsm Deodorant Crops Perspiration X. Does Hot tot dtmmr'dom tot rjt ikin, 2. No wilting to dry.

Cm pe used right after shsvteg. 2. Iiisantir stops prsplrtioo for 1 to days. Removes odor from perspimioa. 4.

A pure white, gretseless, stain- less vanishing cream, r. Anid has been awarded the Approval Seal of the American Institute of Ljmoderjng, for being harmlcf 9 fabrics. 13 MILLION far Arrid I been sold. Try a far todayl THREE NEW ROSE TYPES ON GARDEN SHOW BILL date a day because of Good Friday, the Metropolitan Oakland Civic League win convene tomorrow at the Hotel Oakland. Th Arrtnru' meetinff In rnlloH fnr tn Vu followed by the program.

A nomi nating committee is to be selected as the major business detail. Featured speakers on the program -will be M. W. Dobrzensky, president of the "Eastbay Safety Council, and Mi flm-onr Anri or. aon, Council executive secretary, wno win Demonstrate "Traffic Safety in the and Myrtle Gus-tafson who will toll the Spring Garden Show.

Mrs. m. v. Labadie will preside at the meeting. Traveler to Talk On South Africa Miss Roberta Hertnr but recently rptumn fi-nm tended trip to South Africa, will ibik on uown Under" at the meeting of the University of California Mothers Club tomorrow.

Miss Hector left Berkeley following her graduation In 1937 and spent a year with an unci in Rmtth Africa, i She went by way of Europe ana on ner return trip toured Australia atid New Zealand. She will be Introduced bv Mrs, r.an. berg. Mrs. P.

S. Beach. tirIHfnt will preside. The club's reaular business meeting will precede the program no is wnea ior p.m. TOMORROW'S CLUB CALENDAR Metropolitan Oakland Civic League Directors' meeting, 1:30 P.m..

followed bv nrntrrnm TTntol Oakland. Oakland Women's ritir rinh Chairmen's meetintr. 11 am- mn Bridge Club brides nartv nm subdebs meeting, 7:30 p.m. Colleee Women'a rltihTn farna. tlonal relations section, 2:30 p.m.

trienview women's Club Board meeting, 11 a.m.; luncheon, 12 American home section, iness meeting, 2 p.m. nalrlan 13 XXI Hotel Leamington, 12:15 p.m. Ship Explosion Kills Six OSLO. Atlril S. P1An vnln.

slon aboard the Norwegian ship Katy, 8826 tons, killed six worxmen toaay ana injured several Other cersons. including wive, nf worxers visiting the ship. vss 109 AND THE MOST IMPRESSIVE DISH YOU CAN LAY BEFORE A GUEST Ob thoie important ccauoas whe iyou want things exlrt nice, scrva Glyapis Oyttm tluy'rt a gour. met's dlight ont of th world's raro delicaciti a high compliment to any futtt. A smglt diih, or a complete Oiympia Oyitor tuppor, can well such a triumph your nest sopbiitirHod guttt will ran em-oar yon fortver.

Carefully and expensively nursed along for iix years In the crytuU cold diked wateri of Puget Sound, they, arevhiked from their beds and rushed fresh on ict to your far-orlte market or dining plar. Olympla OysUrs Fried "Oa of toe rare itHutkf Drtia num, rail la ta craekararbn crunbt a bum tgti 1 gg and pappw. MaaU iaa latall cilia: pww wt oi aytrt. wiih Mil uad h.n ih.n fry ja bwlK v'i a aaldu brave. Serre bat (da net i- u.

u. mv WW Mian plumpaiH by amlMaOi earaiih -laiw a paniryt to full umn. Can oi ayMcn a ck arvt 17c aari up. ateifl SOLDER Writ Olympla Oyetat rwer Aw'a, Olympie, Woak. Check the eapen4foe vacatim REVEALS BETROTHAL Mlse Geraldlne Bkerry, i engagement LouU Douglas Kay hai been announced to her io-rority ilatore, memben of Delta Deltd Delta at University of California.

Coleman photo. International House Plans Ftte BERKELEY, April 4. ThiMeen nationalities will be represented in the Spring Festival, program to be given by International House on the campus of the University of Call-fomia next week. More than 128 students, all members of International House, will take part in tolk singing and dancing in the festival, which will be held Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. This year's fete will illustrate the folk arts of Spain, Germany, Den mark, England, Czechoslovakia, Italy, Palestine, Java, China, Japan, Mexico and the North American Continent; Most of the groups will be led or directed by a native of the country represented.

Camp Fire Girls Attend House Parties Zaster week finds many of the members of Winema, Piedmont Senior Camp Fire group, at house parties in Santa Cruz and Carmel. At the home of the Herbert Ersklnes, at Brookdale, are Marie Hall, Ardah Veltch, Mary Barnhart, Marjorie Goudie, Nancy Veltch, June Elack-aller and Ruth Maddox, Winema president At Carmel a group of seniors have taken a house for the week. In cluded in this group are Mlmi Smith, smriey Arnold, Jane Roush, Helen Gale, Janet Smith. Dolly and Paretta. Marshall, Barbara Longwell, Barbara Dlngwell and Mary Alice Dem-erest.

A group of Juniors also will so- Journ at Carmel, with Dorothy Carew, Mildred Doelse, Adele Tlmp-son, Doshle Marwedel, Peggy Hig- gens, Peggy Milllgan, Betty Rathbun and Marlon Johnson In the party. Low on Store Contract SACRAMENTO. Aorll 6 MV-K. T. Lesure, Oakland, was low bidder today on the installation of pile foundation for a female patient ward at the Mendocino State Hospital in Talmage.

The contractor submitted an offer of $17,952. the State Division of Architecture announced. Townsend Notes An open forum and business meet inug will be conducted at tomorrow' night's meeting of Grand Lake Townsend Club, No. H. Claremont Townsend Club, No.

wju sponsor its monthly whiM party tomorrow night at the 20th Century ciuonouse, ziw Derby Street, A whist party will be held at the Lowell Junior High School, 13th and jviyrue streets, tomorrow night un der the auspices of. Lowell Town-send Club, No. 32. Discussions on current events and a business meeting are planned for tomorrow nignt's meeting of Santa Fe Townsend Club, No. 9.

The club meets in University High School, twin ana urove Havenscourt Townsend Club, No. 3i, will give a benefit dance tomorrow night in Havenscourt Hall, 2714 Havenscourt Boulevard. Eddie Tlcoulat and his orchestra will wo vide the music Three new rose creations will presented to thousands of visitors attending the California Spring Garden Show In Oakland April 27 to 30, as part of the display of more than 3000 growing rose plants cultivated for the year's floral spectacle. One of these three rose "debutantes" Is the "World's Fair," a vivid red bloom created by Jackson and Perkins, the largest rose-growing firm in the world, according to Walter H. Clark, secretary-treasurer of the ahow's board of directors.

This new rose species will not be on the market.until Fall. Two 6ther new creations Jn the rose family to be seen in massed displays, include the "California Beauty," a shell pink bloom, created by Joseph Proietti of San Leandro, and the "Golden State," a golden yellow rose, created ty George Roedlng of Niles "California Beauty" was presented to garden show visitors last year as a new creation and was given the show's highest award, a gold medal. 1 eeJtktir I NATIONAI LM- iiae 1 FASSACI I i 11 Mrr ihone and ask your grocer for these de-icious eV Brick-Oven Baked Beans England's own kind it. which "i-laste to much better than ordinary baked ea a mW bvj ar oeans ana wnicn come reaay to neat end serve for supper in the twinkling of an eye. Burnham Morrux Company Portland, Maine.

ALWAYS" WITH SAM IIOWH 1RI1D round trip from OAKLAND X. I. McNiuihion, Cta. MS Market SU Mil, a raacuco one In the heart of the Canadian Rockies sad the ether oe a smart cruise-ship through the fjords of the Inside Puiige, "America's Norway." You'll want a week at luxurious Jasper Park Lodge-for golf, trail-rides, esaoe. lag, ttaois, swimming and spectacular al-pins motor tours.

Lodge rates are $7 and up a day, including me sis. Ask your agent for new color-folders, and details regard- 1 lag other Northland tours either all by tail or all-steamer. IH TABLE POTS THRIFTY TINS BRICK-OVEN fXf'ry lMOBE SAVINGS 1 l.laVTY. BAKED All DAY IN BRICK OVENS InIoPEN (AN POTS I.

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