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Want Ad Headquarters, Court 4900 THE PITTSBURGH PRESS Other Press Departments, Court 7201 SEVENTEEN Southland Continues wo istnct Brides on Honeymoons Schedule Patriotic Programs Committee for Junior Hadassah's Benefit Dance To Be Winter Haven For Resort Patrons Pittsburgh Society Folks Join Colonists From Other Cities at Favorite Florida Resorts Washington Tea Wilkinsburg Event MONDAY. FEBRUARY 19. 1940 y7 lr '-'-thy A By ANNE WEISS r- I I 5 A series of miscellaneous r- i 3 oro exams centers about the By ADELE MOYER Florida continues to be the haven of winter travelers who are selecting a number of resorts in that state for relaxation from the northern cold spell. Delray has been popular this year and Palm Beach is enjoying its perennial reputation as a rendezvous for society. Miami Beach has a collection of travelers as has Hobe Sound located near Palm Beach.

Boca Raton, resort with an exclusive club complete with outdoor pool, dining terrace and golf course, is the winter address of other socialites. Mr. and patriotic holidays of February. A Martha Washington tea will be held Thursday afternoon at the Wilkinsburg Y. W.

C. A. with the Thursday Afternoon Club as hostesses. A program will he presented by pupils of the Edith Smith Robbins music school. Hostesses for the meeting will include Mrs.

Robert D. Evans. Mrs. S. H.

Huselton, Mrs. H. E. Carmack and Mrs. Edwin Hodge of Beechwood are making this club their headquarters.

Mrs. T. B. Schroeder The annual founders' day din aboard his yacht Lone Wolf, to Mr. and Mrs.

Harry M. Moses, Mr. and Mrs. L. H.

Kelly and Mr. and Mrs. Scott H. Braznell of this city. Mra Samuel J.

Brendel entertained last week at a luncheon in the Indian Creek Club, one of the south most exclusive. Mrs. William A Irvin was among her guests. Miss Esther Fakler, Miss Sylvia Heller and Miss Ruth Davis, left to right, are on the committee for the spring: dance of the Junior Hadassah, which takes place March 3 in the Hotel Roosevelt. Proceeds will be used for charity.

Principals in late winter wed ter 454, Order of the Eastern Star, on Monday at 9 p. m. at Malta Temple, North Ave. Miss Margaret Dippel is worthy matron. Chairman Named Mrs.

Myrtle Hollar is chairman of the pillow slip card party to be held by Augusta V. Mendel, Chap Coeds Rule Pitt Panther ner of the College Club of Carnegie will take place in the Pittsburgh College Club Feb. 26. The club choral will be directed by Mrs. Marion Young in old English madrigals.

Arrangements for the dinner are being planned by the social committee under the direction of Miss Dorothy Benson. The club was founded in 1933 with Miss Josephine Wishart as the first vice president. Rounding out 10 years of activ Girl iris rut uut Leap ear Meyer Jonasson's dings include the former Miss Greta Olson, above, and Samuel L. Kennedy who are honeymooning in the East after their nuptial ceremony which took place Wednesday in the Fourth Presbyterian Church. The former Miss Alice Hoffmann, below, and Graham II.

Harper who were married Wednesday in the annex of the Pittsburgh Athletic Association, are honeymooning in Sun Valley, Ida. Edition of Magazine ATlantic 620' Pittsburgh Owned and Operated ity, the North Hills Woman's Club will celebrate its birthday Thurs University of Pittsburgh co-eds are taking full advantage of Leap Year prerogatives. Now they've issued a special "Leap Year" edition of The Pitt Panther, designed to bowl over the most wary male! Miss Mary Lou Perrin, editor of the Panther, has carried out the feminine angle to the utmost degree. The cover of the campus publication's current issue is done in delicate blue and shocking pink and gives off a not-too-faint odor of day with a social program in the Glenshaw Community Church. Mrs.

T. B. McCafferty, president of the suburban group, is the daughter-in-law of the club's first president, Mrs. E. B.

McCafferty. Past presidents will participate in the celebration, contributing highlights of their administrations. Miss Jane Harrold, architect and interior decorator, will discuss "New Ideas in Spring Decorations." Miss Harrold is the daughter of one of the club's School Shuns 'Social Angle' College President Here As Alumnae Guest -vA f. vrri i eardenia nerfume. In fact it is Mr.

and Mrs. Robert L. Clause of Sewickley Heights are registered at the Boca Raton Club. Many visitors there motor to Phipps Field, nearby Delray to attend the polo games. Mr.

and Mrs. William L. Jones of Sewickley Heights, are in Delray for the season as is Mrs. Benjamin Bakewell. Mrs.

Donald C. Bakewell, chairman of the Sandwich Corner of the Women's Industrial Exchange, will leave later in the month for Florida where she will join Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Robinson aboard their yacht. Mrs.

Robinson is chairman of the board of the Exchange. Mrs. Hugo Paul of Sewickley has left for Fort Lauderdale where she will join her father and sister, Thomas Liggett and Miss Dorothy Liggett, who are in the south for the reason. To Pompand. have pone Mr.

and Mrs. Charles J. Ramsburg who will remain in the south for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs.

Kirtland C. Gardner of Coraopolis Heights, will make California their headquarters for the winter months. They have left for Tasadena from where they will tour various parts of the west coast. Mrs. Gardner, a member of the Pittsburgh Garden Center, probably will bring home many articles native to the west, to be displayed at the annual Garden Market in May.

Palm Springs is a popular resort with Pittsburghers. Mrs. Edward Pitcairn left recently for the California colony which also is the destination of Mrs. Frank R. Dravo and Mrs.

Andrew K. Black Jr. Mrs. William F. Lloyd's address for several weeks will be the British Colonial Hotel in Nassau for which Bahamian resort she left recently.

Mr. and Mrs. Elmore A. Willets are in Miami Beach, visiting her sister, Mrs. Paul Schoellkopf.

The Sewickleyites will visit in New Orleans before returning home. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney S. Liggett of Sewickley Heights, have left for their annual winter visit in Clearwater, Fla.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Bray are planning to leave shortly for Palm Beach, Fla. Mr.

and Mrs. James S. McFadyen said there will be no difficulty in locating a Panther salesman come The "social angle" is somewhat i subdued at Connecticut College for Wednesday. Just follow your nose. As the Woman's Issue, the Women, although it is one of the i favorite colleges among debutantes.

Panther' will play up the women's interests but from a man's point of view. There will be a page of unposed pictures snapped at the There are no sororities or social early members. Music will be presented by the club choral, under the direction of Mrs. T. Fulton Linn.

The choral will also sing at a meeting of the De Haven Parent-Teacher Association Wednesday. Mrs. Malcolm Smith will be hostess to the reading group March 4. The Pittsburgh Monnett Club will entertain with a bridge luncheon at Rosenbaum's Feb. 24.

Proceeds will be applied to the club scholarship fund. Hostesses will be Miss i clubs on the New London campuses, All-University Tea Dance which just organizations to further dra wai held Feb. 5, which promises to matics, sports or higher learning. Whether a eirl bows to thousands throw light on the modern maiden's 4 i or is presented at a small tea, debuts Leap Year tactics. mean nothing much to the college Another feature is a three-page president, said Miss Katharine -J1 Blunt, who was a Pittsburgh visitor spread entitled "Men I Would Like to Date," written by a mythical "Fanny Panther," and followed by hi Saturday.

Margaret Cole and Miss Stella Price. i The Syria Ladies' Social Club A LACEY "A coming out party is a matter between parents and their student-daughter. As long as it does not interfere with the curriculum or school hours, such an event is all right. Miss Blunt stid. But she admitted she didn't read too much about such goings on among her students.

Nor does she make an I it pictures of the campus Lotharios. This revealing little article will state in full the reasons for the popularity of the subjects. Women's fraternity rushing is reviewed from a man't point of view, and a history of cosmetics is given. Another whimsical literary endeavor is devoted to the subject of "How to Tell If a Girl Goes Steady." will begin its new season with a reception for new officers Saturday Pittsburgh Girl To Be Bride At Wedding In Philadelphia afternoon in the Hotel Schenley. Mrs.

Reginald A. Daniells will head effort to attend such fetes. mi the receiving line and will be as L. ss TWEEDS 3995 With Canadian Wolf Collar Miss Betsy Brooks, a Pittsburgh 4- IV sisted in receiving the members and guests by Mrs. Iva Smith, presi student at the Eastern school, was presented here during the holiday Couple Will Live in Baltimore After Southern Trip; Newlyweds Fly to Havana impersonator season, and another.

Miss Eugenia Mercer, is a post-debutante from here, as is Miss Barbara Yohe. "Balancing the budget is far more Television Actress to Appear at Benefit important than the fact that 'Miss Van one of our freshmen, was the hit of the New York debutante season," Miss Blunt said, with dent of the club; Mrs. Arthur C. Meyers and Mrs. Belle Todd Wilson, secretary and treasurer.

Miss Lillian Hall is general chairman of the program. There will be music by Miss Ruth Means and Miss Irene Marshall and a dance number will be presented by Kenneth Phifer and Norma Jean Dor-field. Mrs. E. G.

Everett, Whipple Swissvale, was hostess to members of the local branch of the Allegheny County League of Women Miss Helen Rountree and Ward M. Caldwell, whose engagement was announced recently, will be married Saturday in Philadelphia. The service will be read by Rev. William Taylor Caldwell, brother of the prospective bridegroom, in the Lawndale Presbyterian Church. Later the couple will leave for an extended southern trip including a visit to New Orleans.

They will a proud toss of her gray hair. Margaret Payson Blish, guest "Because we have been able to Town or country coats that you'll wear from season to season. Beautiful lacey tweeds that you'll put on right now when you're so tired of dark coats you'll wear them all spring and they're just as grand for fall. Superb collars of silky Canadian wolf on tweeds of luscious colors. They're tailored in that imported manner we've both fitted and boxy styles.

And at this price you'll "agree they are amazing values. Sizes for misses and women. balance our budget at Connecticut artist on the first television broad-! with the Pittsburgh Xenia Theo College we have had more construction work done on the campus and of Shady Ave. have joined the thrones of winter travelers in Mi-, ami Beach, where they are registered at the Nautilius. At the same hotel from here are Mr.

and Mrs. Ira Leigh Berk, also of Shady who have been in the south for several weeks. Miss Katherine Shields, Mrs. A. C.

Opperman and Miss Marie Opperman. Mr. and Mrs. George S. Baton and Mr.

and Mrs. Grant Dibert also are entering into the social logical Seminary. steadily increased the salaries of instructors. reside at 817 St. Paul Baltimore, on their return.

The bride-elect, a Pittsburgh resident for the past four years, is the daughter of Mrs. Irvin M. Harvey of State College. She is a graduate of Pennsylvania State College. Mr.

Caldwell, a Philadelphian, was educated at George Washington At a tea given Saturday afternoon in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gordon of Wood Voters at her home recently. The "That fact, and, too, the increase cast from Washington, will be presented in Carnegie Hall tomorrow at 8:30 p. m.

as the final presentation in a series sponsored by the Braddock College Club to raise money for a scholarship fund. Miss Blish will present humorous sketches and satires on present day celebrities and Hollywood stars. Misses Doris Peoples and Dorothy Mohr are co-chairmen of the March meeting of the group is to be held at the home of Mrs. Earl Oster, Irvine Swissvale. on announcement was made of Coats Third Floor March 12.

plans of the resort, having been recent luncheon guests or Mr. and University. the engagement of Miss Kitty Gordon to Albert Gusky of Forbes son of Mrs. Jennie Gusky of Steubenville, O. An.

early spring wedding is planned by the couple. in the number of girls who want to continue college, and better times are factors which have brought success to the 25-year-old Eastern school. As an indication of that success, 1000 applications for entrance into the school were made in September, out of which 230 were accepted. "And we want Connectcut College to remain a small school, so we do April Bride-tO'Be 60 Finer Furred Coats entertainment and are being aided The engagement was revealed to Mr. and Mrs.

James Bennett Kelly (Margaret Lanphier Yates), who were married Feb. 5 in the rectory of St. Paul's Cathedral, were bv Misses Helen Bradley, Anna the guests by a scroll encircled by a ring. Gerwig, Rosemary Connelly, Ursula! $20 not intend to increase the enroll-' ment, which now numbers 750 stu-' Griffin, Mary Louise Nugent ana Alice Bair and Mrs. William Berg-strom and Mrs.

Harry Decker. Choirs and Chorals listed among recent passengers aboard the Caribbean Clipper bound visitors. E. T. Wolfe of Columbus, was host Chairman Appointed For Zoar Home Party Mrs.

Edward B. Laughlin, resident of the Zoar Home Auxiary, has been appointed chairman the reception committee for a dessert bridce to be held'by members of the Auxiliary March 16 in the Hotel $40 Values to 79.95 dents in the four classes In Community SinCf' The curse is general, with a few I snecialtips such ns one nn marriai Values to 49.95 for Havana. They are in the south on their honeymoon from where they will return to be at home in The Woman's Advertising Clubj of Pittsburgh has invited Miss Julia Various civic organizations, men's which is optional with seniors, and Coburn to be guest speaker at its the Allegheny Mountains near Llgo meeting Wednesday at 6:30 p. m. nier for tne spring ana summer Reasons Miss Coburn, president and executive director of a school for fashion careers in New York, will speak on; and women's choral groups and church choirs of Coraopolis joined last night for a community sing sponsored by the Jacob Ferree Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Mrs. Joseph O. Stritmaier directed the Century Club Choral in a musical number and the Coraopolis High School Sale of Furs save $65 to $125 "New Trends: In Advertising, Retailing and Business Careers." some on vocational interests. Sports include tennis, badminton, fencing, archery, modern dancing and basketball. Students are prepared for teaching, social service and medical nursing careers.

Many of their "dates" attend Yale University, Wesleyan and Brown. Because school is over early in June, the students who haven't engagements miss the annual Yale-Harvard crew races on the Thames River, located near the Connecticut College campus. Miss Blunt addressed the Pitts The meeting which will mark the club's eighteenth anniversary will be a dinner session at Home's Tea The bride is the daughter of Henry Abner Yates of Bigelow and Mr. Kelly is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Kelly of, Philadelphia, formerly of Pittsburgh. At a shower-tea given at the home of her uncle and aunt. Rev. and Mrs. G.

B. McCreary of Ridge Ben Avon, on Saturday, the engagement of Miss Ruth Ranson Orchestra, under the direction of Room. Schenley. Assisting Mrs. Lauphlin on the committee are Mrs.

Byron H. Seip, second vice president; Mrs. E. E. Meyer, treasurer and a member of the Board of Directors; Mrs.

H. P. Schoenman, secretary; Miss Anne Smith, assistant manager of the Home; Mrs. J. L.

Greene, field worker for the Home; Mrs. F. Harold Lewis, chairman of the benefit; Mrs. C. A.

Brooks, Board member; Mrs. Harry Turner, Mrs. Fred T. Menges, Mrs. George G.

Shoemaker; Mrs. William Shaffer, co-chairman of the benefit; Mrs. K. F. Hessen-mueller and Mrs.

E. D. McCafferty. Mrs. Walter Lundeen will give; W.

D. Simpson, contributed to the program. Speaker for the evening was Hon. Robert J. Corbett, member of the an illustrated talk on her recent; visit to Europe at the meeting ofi the Woman's Club of Edgewood to House of Representatives.

The patriotic program was ar morrow. burgh Alumnae Association of the school at a luncheon in the College Club. She was a breakfast guest oi Miss Norma Gessner will furnisn to Richard Gault was made known to sorority sisters of the bride-elect in this district. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Neel Ranson of Charlotte, Mrs. John E. Nelson and her daughter, Margaret, a graduate of the ranged by Mrs. Vergil Thomas, regent of the Jacob Ferree chapter, Mrs. Raymond Agnue, Mrs.

F. R. Braden, Mrs. E. Howard Ferree, Miss Ida Katherine Gillis, Mrs.

Carlisle Kohl and Mrs. Charles F. Lewis. the musical program at the meeting which will be an open one. New Sorority Group school.

Mrs. Ralph Eustus is presi dent of the Pittsburgh group. Mrs. Fred T. Menges Fairland Overbrook, is in charge of tickets.

1 North Carolina, Miss Ranson was a member of F. A. secret society at Muskingum College from which school her nance also was graduated. The bride-to-be and Mr. Gault, at present a YMCA secretary in Cleveland, will be married in her home To Hold Card Party Bridge Luncheon A bridge luncheon for women Tnpmhrs will be Eiven Feb.

26 at Values to $198 Grey Kid Muskrat Leopard Cat Caracul Marmink Black Kid The recently organized Mothers' Club of Phi Sigma Sigma, national -social sorority at the University of Pittsburgh, will hold a card party! at Rnspnbaum's at 2 P. m. on Rev. McCreary will of 12:30 p. m.

at the Pittsburgh Ath- in June Badminton Party A badminton party will be held next Saturday afternoon at the Chartiers Heights Country Club, followed by a dinner dance at 6:30 p. m. Members from other clubs and a number of outstanding players from other cities will be among the guests. ficiate. The pastor is associated letic Club.

Wednesday. Miss Blunt is a graduate of Vas-sar and also holds degrees from Mt. Holyoke and the University of Chicago. She is a Phi Beta Kappa and a member of the American Association of University Women. Sisterhood Will Fete New, Retiring Slates Newly-elected and retiring officers of the B'nai Israel Sisterhood will be honored at a luncheon meeting Thursday in the Social Hall of the Synagogue.

Mrs. Theodore Abrams, president Officers of the group are Mrs. vn Miss Veronica Boehm, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Boehm of Herman has chosen April 6 the date for her marriage to Stanley Geche, son of Mr.

and Mrs. George Geche of Geyer Ave. The ceremony will be held in Most Holy Name Church. Miss Regina and Elva Boehm will be their sister's attendants and Frank Pickle will be best man. Jack Hirsh, president; Mrs.

Louis Weiss, vice president; Mrs. Joseph trice, recorams seciewiiy, ivxio. ouij Hahn, corresponding secretary anaj publicity chairman, and Mrs. Louis special JOUAR HAND CREAM SLEEPING Victorhaus, treasurer. COLDS' MUSCULAR I AND NASAL MISERIES of the group and daughter of the $200 Values to $325 first president of the Sisterhood, has returned from a vacation in the south and will attend the meet BEAUTY MITTS ing.

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