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Kant Ad Ileadqnartenc, Court 4900 Other Press Departments, Court 7200 THIRTY-ONE PITTSBURGH PRESS Gay Prenuptial Fetes Honor Socialite Couple Who Will Wed Tomorrow In Bride's Home Juniors To Sponsor Benefit Bridge Conference Attracts 200 Girl Reserves FRIDAY, FEB. 25. 1938 Problems of High School Students to Be Discussed In Two-Day Meeting at Y. W. C.

A. Doctor To Address Sheraden Women By ANNE WEISS Officers of the Young Women's Christian Association are Cruise To Bermuda To Follow Nuptial Service -Eastern Flower Show Interests Pittsburghers By ADELE MOVER Prenuptial parties galore are preceding; the wedding of Miss Jane McEIdowney and Edward Brewster Freeland, which will be held tomorrow at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Allen W. McEIdowney, of Westminster parents of the bride-elect.

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore W. Friend, will give the final party, a luncheon, tomorrow at their home on Solway St. This evening, Mr.

and Mrs. Aiken W.e taking an active interest in the week-end conference of 200 Girl Reserves from Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia a fr ft )s I 'I ft 1 v- Louis B. Hays, Mrs. John G. Frazer, Mrs.

A. S. F. Keister, Mrs. William M.

Duff, Mrs. T. Clifton Jenkins, Mrs. Alfred E. Hunt, Mrs.

Frederic Schaefer, Mrs. George E. Tener, Mrs. H. H.

McClintic and Mrs. Thomas Ingram. -v cr I 1 i in the Y. Central Branch today Reserves will be hostesses to supper tonight. Mrs.

Herbert L. Spencer, chairman of the city-wide Girl Reserve committee will speak at the session this evening, which is in charge of the Wheeling group. With the "Broadcast of 1938" as the conference theme, program features will include a "hit parade" of songs, a "Court of Human Relations," in which various problems of high school girls will be discussed; family relationships and inter-racial and international problems. The conference planning committee consists of girls from Washington, McKeesport, Wil kinsburg and Pittsburgh. Miss Gertrude Schmalzreid.

head of the Senior Girl Reserve Council, is conference chairman. Adult discussion leaders include Mrs. Elinor Snethen of the Child Guidance Center, Miss Ruth Buckwalter of Kings-ley House, Mrs. Sidney Brown of the Children Aid Society, Miss Carolyn Allen of the East Liberty Y. W.

C. Miss Marian Wilkerson of Central Branch. Miss Antigone Kostopoulos of the International In- stitute and Miss May Klinckle of Center Ave. Y. W.

C. A. Dr. Harry M. Little of the Child Guidance Center will talk about the "Problems of Children" at the meeting of the Junior Woman's Club of Sheraden Monday in the out be to Miss Jane McEIdowney, above, who will become the bride of Edward Brewster Freeland tomorrow, is being at numerous prenuptial parties.

Miss Dorothea Dashiell. left, and Miss Janet Perring are among: members of the committee for a mixed bridge party to be given Monday evening by the Dormont New Century Club Juniors in their clubhouse on Glenmore Ave. Proceeds will be applied to the club welfare fund. Having Starred On Screen, Tech Queen Enjoys Stage Polly Rowles Aspires to Legitimate Theater Fame Before Resuming Hollywood Movie Career European Conflict Nearer, Writer Tells Voters' Group Press Foreign Editor Pictures Events That May Lead Come Scc Save! Special Anniversary Offering Lustrous Tight Curl PERSIANS To Conflict in Talk Before League First she reigned over the campus. Then sine tackled one of the toughest cities in the world Hollywood and made them like her, too.

Now she is in the "Big Town" and making good. Her name is Mary Elizabeth Rowles or "Polly'' Rowles to her friends and public. Miss Rowles left Pittsburgh for New York early in January. She had no contacts she would use. Shef A vivid word-picture describing national situation which brings Europe closer to the brink of war than at anytime during the past few years, was painted by Guy V.

Miller, Pittsburgh Press foreign editor, who spoke yesterday before the Alle gheny County League of Women Voters. "War seems inevitable should Hitler's Nazis invade Mr. Miller declared. Plan Lecture About City's Pioneer Days Talks Before Thursday Afternoon Club Other Events Listed An illustrated lecture on early Pittsburgh history turned back the years for members of the Thursday Afternoon Club of Wilkinsburg yesterday when Prof. E.

E. Boyd exhibited pictures showing early landmarks of the city before it became the steel center of the world. The meeting was held in the home of Mrs. Eugene Gaskill of North Ave. Mrs.

James V. Stewart and Miss Charlotte Atkinson assisted the hostess. Mrs. George L. Robinson is general chairman of a card party to be given at the Metropolitan Club, this evening, for the benefit of the Alumni Club of De Paul Institute for the Deaf.

The last of a series of dances given by the Monongahela Valley Council of Jewish Juniors wiU take place Sunday night at Slovak Hall, Monessen. Miss Sylvia Katz is chairman. A meeting of the Lutheran Woman's League of Pittsburgh was held at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, North Side, this afternoon. Mrs.

Phyllis Menge and Mrs. John W. Schreiber poured tea following the program. New officers and directors of the Syria Ladies Social Club will share honors at a reception to be held tomorrow afternoon in Syria Mosque. Mrs.

J. W. Frey is general chairman. Past Matrons of Alpha Chapter, Order Eastern Star will hold a card and bingo party this evening in Eastern Star Temple. The annual spring dance of Allegheny County Council, American Legion Auxiliary, will be held tonight at Higgins Tavern.

Proceeds will be devoted to Council welfare work. I The bi-monthly meeting of B'nai Brith Juniors will be held Sunday in the home of Miss Kornstein of Chislett St. Miss Sara Rosenbloom will discuss the National Jewish Hospital of Denver. Dr. G.

R. Lacey, J. W. Simpson, Mrs. R.

L. Kelley and Rev. C. C. Fisher lead discussions Wednesday night at the annual dinner of the Dormont-Mt.

Lebanon a n's Christian Temperance Union in the Dormont Baptist Church. "Alcohol as a Hazard to Health, Safety, Business and Home Welfare" was the program theme. Dr. John Oliver Nelson of the Brentwood Presbyterian Church, spoke yesterday at a meeting of the Thursday Noon Club for Business Women in the First Presbyterian Church. Sale in Years! in mciciv wcni me rounds OI me case- ing offices and used no "pull." At least, she didn't ask for it.

This was one case where an old college friend came in handy, William former student at Carnegie Institute of Technology, where Miss Rowles was queen, is now casting director of the Mercury Theater group in New York. When he heard that his former classmate Miss Rowles was in the city, he called her and asked her to report to read some lines for the group. Miss Rowles had known Mr. Herz this is a step that Nazi Germany is quite ready to take, however, and the result of such an invasion would be sternly resisted by Czechoslovakia, which is already preparing to defend her territory. The present crisis in Central Europe is the outcome of a carefully planned program which has long been in existence, the speaker pointed out.

France he described as the country left standing alone, surrounded by belligerent nations. Neither does he see much hope for any tangible benefits to be expected from the League of Nations in view of the foreign policy adopted by England's Prime Minister Chamberlin. Mr. Miller who recently returned from South America, told of the prosperous trade relations established between nations of that continent, Italy and Germany. Another speaker was Miss Bess B.

Howard, of Philadelphia, a member of the League of Nations Association. Mrs. David Alter, chairman of the League's Government and Foreign Policy Association, presided at the luncheon which was held in the Congress of Women's Clubs. Preceding the luncheon, reports and tomorrow. Pittsburgh of town visitors at a buffet club rooms.

Mrs. Maxwell Glenn will introduce the speaker and the hostesses will include Mrs. Wlnfield Burns, Mrs. Amos Barbin, Mrs. El-dom Cady and Mrs.

Hugh J. Horner. Recently the program committee held a benefit bridge lunchon in the home of Mrs. John V. Snee of Mt.

Lebanon. A similar luncheon will held tomorrow in the club rooms for the benefit of the club budget. The Mt. Holyoke Alumnae Club of Pittsburgh will meet at the International Institute tomorrow afternoon, when plans for the alumnae conference to be held next week at South Hadley, will be discussed. Mrs.

Robert Campbell of Washington, is club counselor for the current year and returning college with her next week will be Miss Helen Booth, a member of the alumnae committee. Hostesses for tomorrow's meeting will be Mrs. Claude Hubbard. Mrs. John S.

Brown. Mrs. Robert Wilson and Miss Florence Feicht. Mrs. John B.

Nicklas. former president of the Mt. Lebanon Worn- an's Club, will give a talk over KDKA Tuesday at 2:30 p. m. Her subject is "The Women's Division of the Salvation Army in Relation to Club and Civic Organizations." Mrs.

Nicklas is a member of the Army Women's Division. GRES? 1938 ft itSST4VST it. 'jy y. LIBERTY at OLIVER 7 Fisher will entertain at a dinner party at their residence on Beechwood Blvd. Before the dinner, Mr.

and Mrs. John H. Follans-bee will be host and hostess at a cocktail party at their home on Shady Ave. Mrs. Howard K.

Walter, sister of Miss McEIdowney, gave a luncheon at her residence on Wilkins Ave. today. Yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Henry C. Fownes, II, entertained at a cocktail party in her home on Wilkins Ave.

After the reception at home, the bride and groom will leave for New York from where they will sail Wednesday for Bermuda. On their return from their wedding trip, they will reside on Emerson St. Mrs. Walter B. Riley of Champagne, 111., mother of the prospective bridegroom, will be a guest at the ceremony.

Society members are checking through their greenhouses to find possible arrangements or blooms to send to the twenty-fifth annual International Flower Show to be held at Grand Central Palace, New York, on March 14 through March 19. Mrs. Alfred G. Harlow of Se-wickley, will have an entry in the Silver Jubilee event. For several years, prominent women from Pittsburgh have been represented in the Flower Show which is the leading one in the country.

Mrs. Richard Beatty Mellon usually sends her head gardener East with a display from the Mellon greenhouses. Mrs. Roy A. Hunt has attended the annual shows as well as exhibited but this year she is spending the season in California and will not be in the East for the floral exhibit.

Mrs. Frederick G. Blackburn is another who goes to New York for the annual exhibition. Other social affairs of the weekend include the presentation of the Salzburg Opera tonight at Syria Mosque and a dinner-dance to be given tomorrow evening at the Edgeworth Club. Mozart's comedy, "Cosi Fan Tutte" will be presented by the opera company which has given its musicals in Salzburg and Vienna.

Among those who will occupy boxes are Mrs. John S. Patterson, Mrs. Thomas S. Anderson, Mrs.

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th Ave jf srsvj fO! ry DARKER 1 colors I HIGHER I ST0CKWGS was at the theater, but she did not leading role in the current produc-want to get an opening through the tion of the Mercury group, which is influence of a friend. However, she under the direction of Orson Welles, consented to read for them and i Anniversary Price A fur coat sensation that out-; shines all others a special feature that owes its unusual value to Anniversary! A limited quantity, so extraordinary in quality at this concentrated low price, we can't hope to duplicate it! A look will convince you that this is the fur buy! Furs Third Floor she walked away with a part under her arm. It was the part of Cal-purnia in the play "Julius Caesar," which opens at the Nixon Theater, Monday with a different cast. She replaced another member of the original group. The New York company is near-lng its 100th performance of the play.

They use no scenery, and except for a few military uniforms, the cast wears simple street clothes in modern styles. Miss Rowles is in favor of this idea. "It cannot be done in all plays. My Day 6.75 recent developments in the Inter were given by delegates to the re cent Cause and Cure of War Con ference held in Washington, D. Mrs.

A. H. Bowman was in charge of the morning conference in the absence of Mrs. R. Templeton Smith, who is vacationing in Flor ida.

Juniors To Sponsor Pre-Birthday Dance The Junior Woman's Club of Clairton will hold a pre-anniver sary dance tonight at Bill Green's Casino. The anniversary celebration of the club will be held in April. Miss Susan Phillips is chairman. Her assistants will be Misses Vera Anderson, Margaret Chalmers, Alice Johnston, Helen Billy, Sara Jane McVey, Gail St. Clair, Carolyn Skapik, Dolores Laughlin and Emma Grace Hare.

New officers of the group are Miss Margaret Bodley, president; Mrs. Naomi Hall, first vice president; Mrs. Alva Camp, second vice president; Miss Evelyn Bonner, recording secretary; Miss Mary Louise Mullvaney, corresponding secretary, and Miss Dorothy Bruck-miller, treasurer. ATlantic 5916 sne saia "But in a play of true dramatic worth, a lot of furniture and scenery, costumes and whatnot distract the attention of the audience. The lines in "Julius Caesar" are so beautiful that all attention should be paid the characters saying them, not to the background." The young Pittsburgh actress likes New York.

Although the climate of California was the chief attraction out there, Miss Rowles says she does not object to the cold and rain of the East. She also says she is definitely "put" now and intends to stay in New York, if "they will keep me." She will not return to Hollywood until and if she has made her reputation as an actress on the legitimate stage. At the same time, along with her ivii. nuiw is uiiuersiuaying lour different parts in "Shoemaker's Holiday." Both plays are at the National Theater. Carnegie Tech has a small family of its former pupils in the East now, all of whom are in the same company of "Julius Caesar." They include Miss Rowles, Mr.

Herz, George Uoyd and Thomas Koehler. The latter two are in mob scenes of both productions. Mrs. Ralph T. Rowles.

of Neville returned Sexurday morning from New York, where she visited with her daughter. Eleanor Btf Roosevelt visit and I was most anxious to hear him again, but he had engagements in England which he returned to fill and I fear we have missed seeing him on this trip. The President came in late yesterday evening and the first person who met him this morning marveled how rested he looked after five days in the country. There is nothing so beneficial as a return to the surroundings of your youth. I have just come from a luncheon with the District of Columbia League of Women Voters.

They are the one voteless league and feel their lack of direct power. In spite of that, I think they are doing a remarkable piece of work. The reports from their committee chair- men were concise and interesting. The play presented by Mrs. David relief situaticn Washington was so well done felt actuaIly in a relief office facing a real situation.

These situations can be duplicated all over the country again and again. I only wish every citizen could sit behind the desk for a half a day in any one of the relief headquarters and listen to the stories. It would help us to a true sense of values and give as a better picture of the needs of the people of the country. Mid-Winter Dance The Evening School Association of Duquesne University will hold its annual mid-winter dance tomorrow night at the Shannopin Country Club. The vice presidents of the of rrvirp "Rut In WASHINGTON We had two teas yesterday afternoon.

The first one was for the Society of Sponsors, who are the christeners of naval ships and come together for a meeting once a year Last year I went to their luncheon, but this year, having another engagement at the luncheon hour, I invited them to have tea with me I was much interested to see my co-sponsors from many different states. or more He came back fDr a short Come See Save on These Anniversary Specials! DEBUTANTE TIE r-i ri yii i At a ciock we naa a larger tea and to this my little grand-d a ughter, Chandler, came as a hostess with me, for she had no the guests were fed. if she was 1 very careful not to drop a plate! 4 I jeiore iong.1 her next to me Mrs. Koosevel shaking hands with our guests. A little later she was piloting me towards the elevator as fast as she could, with the idea of getting more attent ion for herself and less for a guests! the tea Our invalids are improving today.

Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt arrived last night, which was a great pleasure and comfort for her children, and a pleasure and relief to me. I have seldom had as delightful an evening of music as we had last night. Mr. Rene Leroy played the flute and Mr.

Leveque, a French pianist, accompanied him and played a number of additional selections for u.s. This is Mr. Leveque first trip to this country, but Mr. Leroy has come to me for a number of years eer since he brought me a letter of introduction on his Initial trip to the United States. I hoped to have a visit this week from a young American singer who V) playmates and ii' was a bit lonely.

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