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The PlttsbmrglL Press Society Clubs Fashion History Bridge Theaters Art Movies Books Letters Mai' A PITTSBURGH, SUNDAY, MAY 6, 1934 SOCIETY is ''stepping" to the Child Health cabaret dance be held May 29 at the Edgeworth lub. The Misses Alice Brown, Georgianna. Collin and- Mary Elizabeth Floyd, left to are: rehearsing tap dance Sweet Girl Graduates Will Soon Come Home From Finishing School Commencement at Exclusive Educational Institutions Is Matter Of Packing a Bag By EVELYN BURKE 7 SCORR OT? i i 0 a i. ouu-ucum win start xnis montn to ten the world they're all ready to make their bows to society or to higher education. The fashionable finishing schools will be turning out their classes this month, and then it will P4i "7 I IhA -ietv P-irls I ii vc li 1.

be up to mama and papa to decide whether the sweet girl graduate goes to college or comes out. Most of the exclusive finishing schools make very little ado about commencement. In fact getting all dressed up in caps and gowns and delivering valedictory addresses behind rows of potted palms is one dash of romance usually denied the sub-deb. When students from Miss Porter's School, the oldest girls' school in the United States, are ready to put away their French books and their algebras, they do it without a single commencement address. IN FACT the young women in their last year, who are making preparations to leave school; are not even sure until after their grades have been averaged, that they will receive diplomas.

The Masters School at Dobbs Ferry, N. will have a r. i rehearsing fomhe benefit at the Edgeworth Club are the Misses Fredericka Hold-ship, left, and Bertha Brooks 'in Vv tow mm ill 1- I. very simple graduation program, May 29 and 30. Several Pittsburgh AS '1 parents -Rill attend the event and IN If bring their daughters back home.

George C. Coolidge of Aylesboro Avenue, will go East for the graduation exercises as will Mr. and Mrs. John Frazer Hillman of Shady Avenue. Miss Betty Coolidge who will receive her diploma, is one of the sub-debs to go in for more school rather than a debut party next winter.

She will attend Miss Nixon's School in Florence, Italy. Miss Constance Hillman and Miss Margaret Berger. are two other Pittsburgh girls to be graduated. Miss Berger's youncer sister. Miss Anne Berger is in her second year at the Master School.

The girls are daughters of Mr. and Mrs. George R. B. Berger, of Fifth Avenue, who will go East for commencement, accompanied by another daughter, Miss Frederica Berger.

AFTER graduation the Bergers will go to Clinton, to spend a few weeks at the farm of Mr. Berger's mother, Mrs. George E. Berger. Early in July, they will open their summer home in Beaumaris.

Mr. and Mrs. Hillman and their children also plan to fTend the summer in Beaumaris, where they have a summer home. Mr. and Mrs.

John P. Hoelzel of Aylesboro Avenue and Miss Elmore Hoelzel, will go to Dobbs Ferry for 5s Beaver, College Plans Anniversary Festival Mrs.J6seph W. arsh of Pittsburgh, as Only Member Of Class of 1881 Present, Will Crown May Queen At Saturday 'Birthday' Celebration 4 N. i I at i.i I 4 i I By ANNE WEISS WHEN THE eightieth anniversary of Beaver College is observed next Saturday in Jenkintown, where the college is located, Mrs. Joseph W.

Marsh of Woodland Road will be i 0 the only member to represent the class of 1881. As guest of Dr. William B. Greenway, president of the college, and Mrs. fj Greenway, Mrs.

Marsh will walk in the procession to the Grey Towers There 1 estate adjoining the campus, commencement and will bring another daughter. Miss Phillis Hoelzel, a student there, home with them. Miss Elinore, who is finishing her course this year, did not return to clases after the Easter vacation, because of an injury she had re-cpived during her spring vacation. She will be one next season's debutantes. Miss Barbara Taylor, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Matthew Taylor of St. James Street, will be graduated in June, 1935. from the Master's School and will then enter Smith College. Mr.

and Mrs. Taylor and their xamily will leave the first of June (Continued on Page 4) Mrs. J. Wray Connolly, Orchard Road. The program, arranged by the music committee includes a group of songs by Mrs.

Romaine Smith Russell, soprano, accompanied by her daughter, Miss Betty Russell. The hostess will be asisted by Mrs. Charles Ow, Mrs. Carl Van Der Voort, Mrs. E.

K. Thorpe, Mrs. Kenneth Buffington, Mrs. A. D.

Johnson, Mrs. Roy Thomas. Mrs. O. A.

Peterson. Mrs. Edgar W. Bell, and Mrs. G.

William Jones, Jr. Tea will be served. she will crown the college May Queen. The reunion progi am will follow. Representing the Pittsburgh branch of the Beaver College Alumnae Club, which she founded in 1910, Mrs.

Marsh will unveil a copy of the painting of the "Aurora," the Guido Reni masterpiece which she presented to the institution. The painting has an interesting RS. FRANK M' RS. Royal NER, Put nam ties her tap slippers in preparation for a Goldsbury, right, above, is history. An earlier copy was brought from Europe by the late Dr.

Riley Treadway Taylor whei he was president of Beaver College. Mrs. Marsh unveiled that picture 42 years president of the Child Health Two guest day programs are listed on the calendar of the Mt. Lebanon Woman's Club. The drama department will entertain tomorrow afternoon in the-home of Mrs.

S. B. Alexander. Ray Hurd, director of dramatics of Shady Side Academy, will speak. Mrs.

Arthur L. Schiel will entertain members of the music department Friday afteroon. Mrs. A. E.

Loeffler Ls in charge of the pro ago. However, in 1902, the college was burned and the picture destroyed. rEVERAL years later, at the re- A oc i ation. Miss Margaret McCre ady is ar5f' quest of Mrs. Marsh, Mrs.

Lyde one of the am- j7: Cox Rutan, a well-known artist, painted another copy of the "Aurora" which was presented to Dr. Taylor. The painting nung in his Girl of Colonial Ancestry Becomes Bride In Ceremony at Phillips' Hall Near Butler gram, which will include a song recital by Margaret Estep; violin selections by Helen Hirtit Allen, and piano numbers by Luella Volmrich. Miss Grace McMillan will be accompanist. Committees have been named for a dance to be given by the junior section.

Woman's Club of Wilkins-burg, Friday night in the Edgewood rooms at the college until his removal to Baltimore in 1894. In 1910 the picture came into Mrs. Marsh's possession and hung in her own home for 24 Is She is presenting it to Beaver Col country Club. The event will mark the close of the junior club season. Mrs.

A. J. Wilson, chairman, will Nuptial Service Takes Place fn Living Room Of Home Miss Margaret Phillips Wed to Augustus C. Succop lege in the name of the Pittsburgh be assisted by Miss Betty Newell. Beaver College Club, in memory of Dr.

Taylor who presided over that Miss Mildred Bastian, Miss Frances Leander McCormlck Goodhart, (Janet Phillips), of Washington. D. C. wore It When they became brides. The latter was matron of honor yesterday.

Mrs. McCormick-Goodhart wore a quaint orchid marquisette gown and large orchid picture hat of the same material. Her Dresden bouquet was of spring flowers. Miss Helen Spaide of Butler, maid of honor, appeared in poudre blue institution for 35 years, fenaring honors with Mrs. Marsh during the reiser, Mrs.

Edwin C. Flint and Mrs. John Cleland. itrirmrnn 1 11:1:1 mwm 11 v. Mitchell of Forbes Street: Mrs.

reunion festivities will be Mrs. By ADELE MOYER DESCENDANT of Colonial ancestors, second member of Samuel Hill of Baltimore, a daugh Lb- -5 A H. Phillips, who was hostess at the rehearsal dinner Friday night at her home in Butler, and Miss Mary ter of Dr. Taylor, who will accompany the Pittsburgh woman in the INDEX last year's debutante set to be mar marquisette and a large matching Louise Succop, sister of the bride procession. I 1 hat.

She carried spring flowers. ried, became a bride yesterday. She was Miss Margaret Sherman Phil groom, who entertained at a break 7) Mrs. Hill is the widow of a dis Ernest Evans was his cousin's best fast at her home yesterday morning. lips, daughter of former Congress man.

tinguished educator who served as professor for a number of years in a college in Allahabad, India, where man Thomas w. Phillips, and The little ribbon bearer, Suzanne Mrs. Phillips of BOTH the" paternal and ma O' Kipling, the English poet, The marriage of the suburban ternal sides, jesterday's bride was his student and protege. society girl and Augustus Craig traces her ancestry back to early colonial days. Among her direct ancestors are John Sherman, Fel low of Harvard and a Founder of Hartford, Lord Lion Gard MRS.

MARSH and Mrs. Hill will be guests at a luncheon and dinner which will feature the reunion. At- the conclusion of the program Mrs. Marsh will leave for New York to visit her daughter, Mrs. E.

F. W. Salisbury. Other prominent women who were iner of Gardiner Island, and Major Phillips, was dressed In a baby pink chiffon frock, with small ruffles tiered on a full length skirt. Completing this outfit was a bonnet of the same material and a small colonial bouquet of spring flowers.

The bride's mother wore a gown of copper brown mousseline de soie with sable bands. Her hat was of brown taffeta. She carried orchids. Mrs. Succop was attired in a black lace gown.

THE BRIDAL table was in the breakfast room. Buffet tables were on the terrace and in the dining room. The house was decorated John Maitland, "the famous Pequot Warrior," who was deputy governor Succop, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.

H. E. Succop of Castieman Street, Pittsburgh, and Elm Lane Farm, Butler Plan Road, took place at 4:30 p. m. at "Phillips' Hall" near Butler.

Dr. Samuel Semple, yastor of the First Presbyterian" IChurch of Titusville, read the service in ths living room before a large fireplace which was banked with cibotium ferns and palms. The bridal procession entered the room to the music of Mendelssohn's Wedding March, with Harvey Gaul at the pipe organ. Page I Art 10 I Aviation 10 8 Books 8 1 Bridge 10 Fashion 3 8 Foreign News 10 I Girl Scouts 5 Letters 9 I McFarland 11 Monahan 6 Mrs. Howe I Palmer 3 I Parry 6 I Pattern 3 Pittsburghers 11 1 Schools 10 I members of the Beaver College Class of '81 are Mrs.

William H. Ewing of of Connecticut for 10 years The bride's Mayflower ancestry ls direct from Elder William Brewster and Richard Warren. Her paternal grandfather was a member of Congress, as was her father. Her maternal grandfather was Roger Sherman, noted lawyer of Western Penn with spring flowers. sylvania three decades ago THE isses Janet McKinney, left, and Margaret Holdship rest on the porch of the Edgeworth Club between rehearsals for the benefit event Among out-of-town guests present Shady Avenue, Mrs.

J. J. Davidson and Miss Lydia Dravo, both of Beaver. Mrs. Davidson is the mother of Mrs.

Herbert May. More than 150 women are members of the Pittsburgh Beaver College Club. They maintain a scholarship fund and sponsor programs which are chiefly of a philanthropic nature. were Leander McCormick-Goodhart, The bridegroom family has been a member of the British diplomatic prominent in civic affairs of Pitts- HE BRIDE was attired in a simply fashioned white satin corps at Washington: Mrs. Samuel purgn ior tnree generations 1 The new Mrs.

Succop attended classes at the French School of New York, Miss Madeira's School Washington. D. and La Rosieraie School, Paris, France. Mr. Succop attended Shadyside Academy, Ha v-erford College, Haverford.

and the business school of Harvard University. Society 1-5 I Theaters 6-7 1 Veterans 11 1 Your Hi gown with full court train and long sleeves. She carried a mall bouquet of lilies of the valley and gardenias. The rare old -lace veil which she wore came fron Bruges. It has been in the brides- family for many years.

Her two sisters Madame Lucien Van Hoorn, Kath-erine Phillips-of Vienna and Mrs. Semple, Titusville; Miss Mary Jane Bailey, Zanesville, Miss D'Arch Clyde, Swarthmore, and Miss Lorraine Nally of New Orleans, La. Those who entertained at pre-nuptial parties for the bridal couple included Miss Margaret Mitchell, who gave a tea at the home of her parents, Mr. aad Mrs. Harry SUBURBAN junior and senior clubs plan -a variety of social programs for the current week.

The annual spring musical of the Club of Ingomar will be held Thursday afternooa la the home at.