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frbftitrv f. ItU ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL 15 Corrales Artists Contribute Works Show 'Hearts for Art9 Benefit fM, M-' 1 1 hML'f If I ruff' 'W fc.JV 1 I I rd i is For Exhibition Displayed During Tea Corrales Art Assn. will entertain at a "Hearts for Art" tea Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. in Paradise Hills Country Club. The St Val entine Day party is given as a benefit for the Corrales Art Gallery.

Mrs. Robert P. Gall is general chairman of the tea, working with Mrs. Louis A. Hopkins association membership chairman.

Invitations are being issued state-wide. An exhibition and sale of art works, contributed by members of the Corrales Art will be a feature of the afternoon. Membership in the association is open to both artists and patrons of the arts, Mrs. Hopkins emphasized. Among artist members donating original works for the exhibition and sale are Bette Casteel, Judith Nelson, Julie Graham, Betty Colbert, Le-nora Hatten, Mary Osborn, Carl Paak, Peggy Robb, Annette Rosenthal, Llrena Stalker, and Mary Poe, The art exhibition will Include a display of works by these artists and craftsmen, and will also include original works by Emilie von Auw, Paul Morris Wright, Channel Graham, Alice Carver, Pa tricia Smith, Ruby Mullin, Betty Benscics, Ada Ellis, El and Byron Grover.

Other artist members of the Corales Art Assn. interested in contributing items for the exhibition and sale are invited to contact Mrs. R. E. Casteel at Corrales.

ORIGINAL ART Mrs. J. D. Newton, 1204, Carlisle NE, will be hostess for a meeting of Chapter PEO, Wednesday at 1:15 p.m.. with Mrs.

Arch Dial as co- hostess. Mrs. H. K. Heath will give the program on "Origi nal Art." 4 4- Urmia Cnrtia Ursula Curtiss Writes Novels Of Suspense in Everyday Life CORRALES ART ASSN.

members Peggy Hight Robb and Carl Paak are among the first to contribute arts and crafts to be used as a benefit for the association's gallery. The art works, contributed by members, will be sold during the "Hearts for Art" benefit tea Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. In Para dise Hills Country Club. Mrs. Robert E.

Casteel Is chairman of the art exhibition planned for the tea. Mrs. Robert P. Gall, chairman of the tea, and Mrs. Louis A.

Hopkins membership chairman, are in charge of arrangements for the tea, featuring a Valentine theme. (Journal photo) Cousins Speaking AtU. State Museum WrnPnillPQ VtllCUUlCO Varied Events From the Journal's Santa Fe Bureau SANTA FE Museum of New Mexico has released a arhprillla ft BnHitnrinm Avpnta piannea mrougn reDruary. Wednesday night at 8, Stan- ton Waterman will lecture and By FLO WILKS Ursula Curtiss, wife of John Curtiss 8408 Rio Grande NVV, continues her successful writing with the publication of her 14th book-length novel, "Out of the Dark," in tht current issue of Good Housekeeping Magazine. It will appear in book form this apring, published by Dodd Mead.

Mrs. Curtisi utilizes real and imaginary situations of her own children and their friends In most of her books. In "Out of tha Dark" she bases the suspensa novel on tha predilection of teenagers to "call up" people anyone at all. "They just open the telephone directory, and call any number, which leaves frightening possibilities as the end result," Mrs. Curtiss commented.

Fortunately, the incidents in the novel are not children, yet characters of in nannnninne Tit nr nurn the story are based on four of the five Curtiss youngsters Mrs. Lurtiss has always been a writer, so long as she can remember. The daughter of distinguished parents, she grew up in the artist colony of West Port, Conn. Her father, Paul Reilley, was a fine artist and cartoonist for the old Life and Judge Magazine, and lor Ballyhoo. Several Ot snow a color rum lears the ballroom ef Under the Sea," in St.

Fran-1 cis Auditorium, for School of itha University of New Mexico American Research members. jStudent Union, under tha aus-Santa Fe Symphony concert pices of the cultural commit-ia scheduled for 8:15 p.m. tM He wag originally sched-reb. 16 jn St. Francis Audi- tQ speak at UNM last i nr spring, but postponed his ap- The Role of a Museum nv pearance to go on a special the Community is the title i j- v.

ii government mission to of a panel discussion Feb. 17 5, Norman Cousins Wnrman Cousins, author. editor, and analyst of current events, will speak Tuesday at are scneauiea during reoru-ary at the University. Rolf Goetze, expert on Berlin's cultural and political history, will speak at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the lecture hall of the Geology Bldg.

Howard K. Smith, author, Rhodes Scholar, commentator and news analyst, comes Feb. 18 to lecture at 8:15 p.m. the ballroom. Ecclesiastical Crafts Show Planned The Aquinas Newman Center at the University of New Mexico has announced that It will hold a statewide ecclesiastical craft show In May.

The ecclesiastical crafts are defined as any object or group of objects designed specifically for use or ornamentation in a worship service or place of worship. Entries should include all types church crafts, Indian, Christian, Jewish and Oriental. They will be judged on the basis of esthetics, function and craftsmanship. This is the first time an ecclesiastical show has been held in the state for local craftsmen's work, according to Father Jude Johnson, O.P., Newman Center. "It gives an opportunity for the public to appreciate the creative work and artistic expression given to religious ideas and ideals by New Mexico craftsmen," he continued.

Entry blanks will be mailed to craftsmen individually; prizes and jury will be announced soon. Mrs. Allan Aaron, 2821 Rio Vista Ct. SW, is director of the show. Film Society Schedules Fourteen Films for UNM The University of New Mex ico Film Society's spring calendar lists 14 more movies to be shown in the theater of the Student Union between Friday and May 15.

Local residents may purchase single tickets or season admittances at the door. The coming movie, "The Im-poster," is a Japanese film involving a swashbuckling ad venture story. It will be shown twice at 7 and 9:15 Friday night. REHEARSAL SLATED Choir members of San Mar-cial chapter No. 34, Order of the Eastern Star, will meet at 7:35 p.m.

Monday in the home of Mrs. R. K. Foster, 1728 Vas-snr Dr. NE.

for rehearsal. Assisting hostesses are Mrs. L. E. Johnson and Mrs.

Zclla Troyer. copper nwdowwcl 34341 udOY "0 po'kmf tdtoctnt at 8 p.m. in the Folk with Charles C. He has been editor of The Proctor as moderator. It is Saturday Review since 1939.

onpn to the nuhlic frp nf i Three other major lectures won the Dodd, Mead Red I Badge prize that year." Local Scene Among Mrs. Curtiss' most recently published novels! are forbidden Garden, and "Hours To Kill," laid in Santa Fe. "Out of the Dark," laid in Albuquerque, was written around the five curtiss children, Katy, 15, John, Paul, Kieran, and Mary, 6. "When my publishers cut the novel for publication, they eliminated one character so that one boy doesn't appear in the novel as now published," she said. "Out of the Dark" centers around the area near the Curtiss' home, specifically men- tiomng the endge and various streets of the North Valley area.

It opens as the Man-nerings (leave) to go to Santa FV lpavinir hahvsittpr. Mra a stay with their five children. ft.it Austen, cnarming new f.ipnfl Mannprinff's young daughter, is staying over-night. As the couple left Mrs. Mannering's comme that Kit "Looks quite adult," was confirmed by subsequent results of the terrifying night.

In a folksy kind of way, Mrs. Curtiss leads up to the telephone conversation of Kit with strangers, as 15-year-old Libby Mannering looks up numhon frr hpr A fhrnatv implied, led men on the receiving end of her "line" to judge her a mature woman. and one wno far more ner comments con- firmed. Through the black night, Dorothy House Paintings At Griegos Valley, will have an exhibi- I I REDMONDS charge. Manley Johnson Negro Spirituals, sponsored by Santa Fe Friends meeting is arranged for 8 p.m.

Feb. 21. "The Story of Elsa," by Joy Adamson will be given for School of American Research members at 8 p.m. Feb. 26, in St.

Francis Audi-! torium. The Santa Fe Symphony concert is scheduled for March his pen and ink drawings arepoiish, provocative sec (Journal photo by Ray Carjr) made more frightening by blinding rain storm, events progress from the childish prank of illicit phone calling to involve innocent passers by in a murder and a ghastly betrayal of identity. Pacing the action of the story with nicety of balance, Mrs. Curtiss plans the arrival of the Mannerings back home just in time to save the fam ily and establish the true identity of a wanton killer. With simplicity of 6tyle, and a forward thrust of plot, the author presents her novel with genuine suspense, charily deleting words and pharses with clear cut editing, io give tne novel truly pro fessional polish.

Dorothy House Paris-mspirrt fashions By Duplers incomparable experts ts little as $39 trade-is en i ne fur CALL 243 4454 fef free consultatiw and fur advice your on home by I Dup'er fur expert OPEN FRIDAY NIGHTS TIL 9:00 401 YOUR FUR Copper NW hung in the Curtiss home. Oblique Slant The author's mother, Helen Reilly, was a famous author of 35 mystery novels, selling successfully until her death two years ago in Albuquerque. "I was brought up in an atmosphere of alibis and rigor mortis," Mrs. i explained, "so the oblique slant on personalities comes quite naturally. In fact I sometimes find myself mentally wondering, as I meet some smiling and friendly souL just how 1 at 8:15 p.m.

in St. Francis1 Dr. Mortimer j. Aaier, cn-Auditonum. itroversial author and educa- Museum hours are from 9, tor, long associated with the a.m.

to 5 p.m., a Great Books and the Syntopi-throufih Saturday; 2 to 4 p.m. con. comes Feb. 24 as guest Sundays and holidays. It is of the Newman Forum.

closed on Mondays. PROGRAM ON HISTORY COUNCIL SESSION Mrs. Baylor B. Tripktt, re- Senior Citizens Council is to gent, will preside at a meeting meet Monday, 1p.m., atof Lew a 1 1 ace Chapter, Heights Community Daughters of the American 823 Buena Vista SE. All sen-; Revolution.

Saturday at 2 p.m. ior citizens are invited for in Botts Memorial Hall, 423 card play. Refreshments will Central E. The program will be served. 'be on American History.

many people he has done Dorothy House, of the Rock-in?" ing Horse Ranch in Pojoaque ltlon of her paintings Feb. 12- amiiy uienis aeem viuh Curtiss' uncle, is an internationally known collumnist and screen personality, and Mrs. Curtiss' sister, Katherine Reilly, is a painter. Handsome Oriental rugs nrf in nntinup ronnpr lamD 1B1US. viprn Discontinued Lines Now ON SALE SPORTSWEAR are among family March 7, in Griegos Branch of Albuquerque Public Library, 10th and Griegos NW.

Mrs. House is perhaps best known for her paintings of particularly child ren of the Mexican tropics, where she paints each winter. Her paintings are in galleries of Santa Fe, Taos, and hang in Homes across the United States, and in Mexico and England. The artist studied with the So very Davldow: the "little suit" with cropped jacket jj'yh'' In soft Bella ine tweed. Petal jS i notched collar, Fs Av' pockets and jacket Js edge mark it un- I mistakably so.

M'iUJi I A Ik Mm- l.V! i brought when Mr. and Mrs. Curtiss moved to Albuquerque four years ago. A huge log burning fireplace an(j deep cushioned furnishings invite their children's friends, and their own, into a warm circle of friendliness and fun. T3 SUITS DRESSES Jane Colby Nardil Da Hot 25 Off Includes: Capri Sloasct Stocki Knit Top Mrs.

Curtiss was a copy-jetcher, Bernhardt Wall; with writer in New York City. L. C. Mitchell of the Underwriting fashion copy a sity of Missouri; with the late merchandizing advertis i Dura Cockrell of William for Macy's, Gimbles, and Woods College, where she was Bate Mills prior to her mar-1 assistant to the director of the liage. The couple married in art department.

She has most New York. (recently studied with Emil -I was always so used to Bisttram in Taos, having typewriter around.) Gallery hours are from that 1 finally rented one, and p.m. Tuesday and began my first novel," Mrs.lThursday; 12:30 5:30 p.m. Curtiss said. "It was titled Wednesday and Friday; 9 Voice Out of and a.m.

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