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ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL Page Nine February 6, 1938 LATEST PORTRAITS OF PRESIDENT AND HIS MOTHER ROBERTA BECK IN NEWS 1 AT PEAB0DY COLLEGE! MOVIE GOSSIP FOR BRICKWALK FANS SOCHTf I Pi -va frV Plans for Will Rogers Memorial Approved OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 5 The Will Rogers Memorial Commission Saturday approved plans for a $300,000 museum at Claremore and announced a contract for construction would be let about March 15. The museum, a permanent memorial to Oklahoma's cowboy humorist, will be situated on a 17-acre tract adjoining the Oklahoma Military Academy. It will contain three galleries, a memorial room and a lobby. A bronze statue of Rogers will be placed in the lobbv.

ROSE CULTURE FOR GARDEN CLUB TALK Herb Stewart, formerly horticulturist at the State College now employed in the U. S. Soil Conservation Service, will address the Garden Club of Albuquerque on "Rose Culture" when it holds its regular monthly session at 7:30 p. nv Tuesday at the Chamber of Commerce auditorium, Mrs. M.

E. Musgrave, program chairman, has announced. A short talk nn the transplanting and pruning of shrubbery will bx given by Frank Wayne, Bernalillo county agricultural agent. The Garden Club programs are open to all mm and women interested in gardening. The Nashville Tennesscean in! a full-page article describing the George Peabcdy College for Teachers at Nashville, includes among its illustrations a dance pose of Miss Roberta Beck, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. O. E. Beck, 1102 Ridgecrest Drive, of this city. Miss Beck, who attended the University of New Mexico before she entered the southern educational institution, teaches a dance class at the Young Women's Hebrew Association in Nashville.

She was a popular dance recital-ist in Albuquerque. Words of Wisdom What men want is not talent, it is purpose. Bulwer. producer. "Let the cowboys ride up to the end of this blind canyon.

Then the sheriff can say: 'I know a short cut. We'll walk. It's President Franklin D. Roosevelt These latest portraits of President Roosevelt and his mother, Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt, were taken for the President's 56th birthday, Jan.

30. The President is reported in excellent physical condition. Central Press. It Sara Delano Roosevelt GIRL SCOUTS What Girl Scouts are doing in Albuquerque will be presented in a program before parents of members, troop leaders, council and committee members and Community Chest officials Mar. 18, the public relations committee decided at its Friday session.

Miss Edith Nicolai, executive secretary for the Girl Scouts, met with the committee at the scout office in the Korber building, with Mrs. Lansing B. Bloom, chairman, Mrs. Earl Mount, Mrs. Margarette Williams and Mrs.

Andrew Slew-art present. Mcmbers of tne Junior High I School Girl Scout Troop met with their new leader, Mrs. Robert Harris, last week to invest four new members Dorothy Land, Margaret Brewer, Jean Ann Pfiei-der and Martha Brewer. Girls served tea to their mothers after the investiture ceremony, using a Valentine motif in appointments. Troop Seven went on a picnic to the Y.

W. C. A. Blue Triangle Lodge in Cedro Canyon last week, accompanied by Miss Nicolai and Miss Barbara Strong. In the group were Harriet Kemper, Ruth Kim-bal, Shirley Ann Mount, Dorothy Mae Earnhart, Betty Hall, Mary Laurence Hayes, Judy Ann Rogers, Sarah Jean Anderson.

Miss Olcda Gray, teacher at the Washington Junior High School, is this troop's new advisor. The girls are working on Mexican belts. Troop Nine, at Ranchos de Albuquerque, is working on a quilt to be sold for the benefit of the camp fund. At their Friday meeting Mr. C.

T. Worley, father of one of the girls, showed the group how to tie knots. Mr. Worley is a former Boy Scout master. Troop One, consisting of older girls, has organized a basketball team under their new leader, Miss Carol Bloom.

The group is studying for First Aid, Home Nurse and 1HLI) F.LECTROCl'TED MOBERLY, Feb. 5 Bemeice Ridgeway, 11, was killed, late Saturday by coming in contact with a fence which had been wired with electricity. Truitt-Norge Appliance Store 118 N. Third Phone 1041 B28 Douglas Fairbanks Jr had Rn embarrassing experience recent He rented a house i Santa i a. and planned to hire iervants for the place.

Being in the middle of a picture of he had little time to interview servants Siso lie had the ap plicants come io Douglas the studio At Fairbanks, Jr. last, he found a housekeeper and told her to go home and prepare a dinner for four. That night, th star showed up with his cousin. Letisha Fairbanks, Marlene Dietrich and the Earl of Warwick. They found the hous dark and the following note on the door: "This house Is too big.

I have left." The Fairbanks party had their dinner at a Hollywood restaurant. An agent's suit brings out the fact that Jon Hall, muscular hero of "The Hurricane," received only $150 a week salary on the picture. But Hall will tell you that all he actually got was $132 a week. Ten per cent of his check went to his agent and the other three dollars a week, to pay Government taxes. The new Goldwyn discovery isn't too happy over the fact that his next option in April will boost him only $50 per week.

It will take him seven years to reach $2000 a week, he says, unless the studio relents. Check reveals that Stanley Price, now in Taramount's "Tip-off Girls," is the original Abie in "Abie's Irish Rose." He appeared in all of the 2015 performances. In ''The Baroness and the Butler," William Powell is a butler who goes into politics and eventually marries the daughter of his rich employer. Studio officials can't decide how to shoot the scene of their first honeymoon breakfast, whether to let the baroness serve Powell breakfast in bed, or the reverse. After i weighty conferences, the plan i now is to film the scene both ways and let preview crowds, take their choice.

Producer of a quickie western was trying to finish scenes with I horses so he wouldn't have to rent them for another day. Darkness came on too fast, how-, ever, and it was obvious that they couldn't get to the scene of the posse's arrival at the villain's cabin. There was a brief conference. "I've got an idea," said the 1 The Wonderful Response That the Values We Are 14 SEMI-ANNUAL SALE ORIENTAL RUGS AND HIGH GRADE BR0ADL00M CARPETS Savings of 25 co and More $285.00 Persian Ispahan, 9x12. COOC A A Reduced lo LLD.uU $355.00 Persian Royal Sarouks, 9x12.

COQC AH Reduced to OOJ.UU $365.00 Kermanshahs, finest weave, 9x12. C9QC fid Reduced to OLJJ.UU Hand Hooked Rugs, $75 00 Buy now, lifetime Ruf at the lowest prices In history Sold at least three times this price before 1929. Large selection of Scatter Rugs as low a $12a50 FRIEZE BR0ADL00M CARPETS $7.00 square yard quality, Reduced to $5.25 $5.75 square yard quality, Reduced to $410 BETTER RUGS AND CARPETS at- MEHAGIAN'S ORIENTAL RUGS 601 East Central Telephone 4765 "OUR LOCATION' MEAN'S A SAVINGS TO YOU.1 OrEV EVENINGS BY APPOINTMENT ContlnntA from Soelrtr Fr Miller, Kathleen Kirkpatrick, Barbara Simpson, Virginia Eanes, Mimi Chadbourne and Betty Jane Hall. Miss Bruce is a sophomore at the Albuquerque High School, and is the daughter of Mr. Richard C.

Bruce. Her grandmother, Mrs. T. W. Bruce, and Mrs.

Byron Beets assisted Mrs. Sauser with the dinner. MARY TOWNSEND AND CLIFFORD ('. CONDIT The marriage of Miss Mary Townsend of Flora Vista and Mr. Clifford C.

Condit of this city place at 8 p. ni. Saturday at the home of the bridegroom's father, Mr. Watson Condit, south of town, wilii the Rev. C.

E. Maness, pastor of the Central Avenue Methodist Church officiating. Mr. and Mrs. 0.

F. Townsend of Flora Vista, parents of the bride, were present at the ceremony. The newlyweds will occupy their home south of the city on its completion. ELABORATE PROGRAM FOR WHITE SHRINE The Albuquerque White Shrine will be entertained with an elaborate program Tuesday following a brief business session, at the Masonic Temple. The Ballut Abyad Shrine band will entertain the organization with a concert in the Shrine room.

Mrs. J. P. Todd, voice student at the University of New Mexico, will be presented as soloist. Later the White Shrine will adjourn to the banquet hall where a minuette will be danced by costumed members in observance of George Washington's birthday, a February occurence.

Patriotic and St. Valentine appointments will prevail at refreshment time. Mrs. John W. is in charge of the niimieUe, with dancers to be Mines.

J. A. Riehl, Irvin Moore, Jack Q. Motto, John Fidel. A.

A. Cochran. Alice Lyons, Roy M. Coe. Pearl Walker, Nora Simpson.

J. B. McCaustland. Earl Mountt, Tom Sncll, Artie Foster, J. H.

Collister, 0. H. Eichelberger. Strumquist. KAPPA MOTHERS ANNUAL PARTY The Kappa Kappa Gamma snrority's mothers' club will give its annual silver tea from 3 to p.

m. Saturday at the chapter house, with Mrs. Frank Hubbell chairman of the committee in charge. Mrs. J.

C. Blam is president of the club. FRANCES WILLARD MEMORIAL PROGRAM The Anna Gordon Women's Christian Temperance Union will observe its annual Frances Willard Memorial Dav with a program and tea at 2:30 p. m. Wednesday at the Ives Memorial Building, with Mrs.

Minnie G. Gorrell in charge of devotions. Mrs. George Endicott, state chairman for medal contest work, will present a reading entitled "The Brewer's Parade," Special music is being arranged. FORMAL IN( AT SAVDIA SCHOOL Girls in the upper school at the Sandia School will be guests of the Parents Club for a formal Valentine dance Saturday night.

The club will be addressed at its regular session, to take place at 3:14 p. m. Tuesday at the school, by one of the teachers, Miss Caroline Preston. Miss Preston's topic will be "The Growing Girl, Her Nature and Habits." Miss Preston will base her talk on experiences when she was a national director for Girl Scout camps and on the national Girl Scout staff. Miss Preston has also done extensive social service work in New York Citv.

NEW MEXICO DAMES "ELIGIBLE" TEA Wives of marripd University Fred G. Koester (Key 5 CITY STAMP CLUB The Albuquerque Philatelic Society devoted much of its regular session Friday night to discussing the possibility of a special stamp issue for the Coronado Cuarto Centennial Celebration in 1940. The only other 400th anniversary stamp has been of Christopher Columbus when a full set of stamps were issued and which are now one of the most popular issues among collectors. J. K.

Elder, past president of the local stamp club, has been invited by the celebration committee to act as philatelic advisor. He has appointed Paul E. Tewkesbury as his assistant. Gilberto Espinosa, secretary for the commission, was greeted by the club Friday as a new member. Howard W.

Gibson is another new member. Visitors to the club included F. B. McMurray of Washington state. The society has opened a sales exchange department and has begun a narrative concerning a fictitious beginning collector called "Master Phil A.

Telly," chapters of vhieh are to be read by the president, Milton E. Hagen- sjcji at each session. February as the birth month of Abraham Lincoln was observed with a short talk on the patriot by J. R. Milner.

A spelling bee in philatelic style entertained the members. NEW OFFICERS ALAMOGORDO, N. Feb. 5 W) Dr. E.

P. Simms has been elected president of the Chamber of Commerce here. Irvin Menger was elected vice president, and H. IT. Brunnell, secretary.

archery badges. Girls in this group are also training for leadership. Council members will meet at 2:30 p. m. Wednesday at the scout office, with Mrs.

L. G. Dixon, city scout commissioner, in charge. New officers will be elected. Troop Three, led by Mrs.

James Bosick, is planning a court of awards for February. The group meets at 4 p. m. each Friday at the Girl Scout Little House on the University Heights school grounds. At present the girls are making Mexican belts.

The first meeting of a new Brownie troop will be Saturday at the Lew Wallace school. Mrs. W. M. Heber will be the leader.

1 2Q Mrs. BUSINESS COLLEGE STUDENTS PRESENT PRACTICAL DRAMA Practical tips in applying for jobs were illustrated by students at the Western School for Private Secretaries in a four-act skit presented Friday afternoon before the student body. Bob Allen acted the part of a business man interviewing appli cants. Answering his advertisement were the following types: Benny Sanchez, product of a short correspondence course: Eufemia Sanchez, a timid, self-conscious young woman; Edward Wortman, self-assured, overly confident; Jeanette Hahn, emphasizing personality above ability; Ruth Lou Farrow, an irrepressible, talkative type; Margaret Davidson and Phillip Pratt, graduates of a business school. Trinidad Gurule took the part of private secretary to the business man.

Bertha Waldo presented the characters, and Del-mar Gaby interrupted the second scene as a newsboy shouting "Extra" and making personal mention of faculty members. SOCIETY NOTES Mrs. Dan J. Burns it leaving Thursday for Newark, where she will join her brother, Mr. Willard J.

Murphy, and Mrs, Murphy on a month's vacation trip to Bermuda. Mrs. W. R. Anderson of El Paso, old friend of the Burns family and a former Albuquerque resident, will arrive early this week from El Paso to spend a month at the Burns home.

The late Mr. Anderson was a contractor and constructed the St. Joseph Hospital addition, several schools and other buildings here. Mr. and Mrs.

Loren Mozley have as their guest for a week Mrs. Mozley's mother, Mrs. William F. Meyer of Costilla, Mr. Ernest A.

Foetisch of Santa Ana, is here for a short visit with his sister, Mrs. P. K. Scheck. BE MY VALENTINE matched ensemble In the new "First Lady" pattern designed br Granat Its fine quality refleeted in its radiant beauty.

White or yellow aolid fold, and loveliest spark lint blue-white diamonds, that have never et been worn. Either rlnj can be purchased separately. on Easy Credit at Albuquerque's Original Credit Jeweler Since 1921. CHURCH SOCIETIES Mrs. W.

R. Anderson of El Paso, organizer of study clubs for the El Paso diocese of the National Council of Catholic Women, will be a guest of the Albuquerque Center of the Council at its Wednesday night session, to be at 7:30 p. m. at St. Vincent Academy.

Mrs. Anderson will review D. Sackville-West's "Joan of Arc." An international fellowship program and tea has been arrasg-ed by the Ladies Aid and Missionary Society of the Central Avenue Christian Church for Tuesday afternoon at the church, with all the church women to attend. The program will be presented from 3 to 4 p. and tea will be nerved from 4 to 5:30 p.

m. Plans for the annual silver Valentine tea by the Women's Council of the Monte Vista Christian Church, to take place Friday, are engrossing council members, with elaborate details being carried out in red and white bv Mrs. J. S. Eilar and Mrs.

J. W. Dief-endorf, members of the arrangements committee. The tea will be from 3:30 to 5.30 p. m.

at the home of Mrs. Edward Sackett, 214 Vassar, and will be open to the public. Mrs. B. E.

Dieckman is in charge of the dining room, and Mrs. Carl Whittaker and Mrs. Roy Allen are supervising tea arrange-1 ments. Mrs. J.

Tom Dannel is preparing a program, and Mrs. Q. C. Bess is publicizing the party. The Friendly Bible Class of the Central Avenue Methodist.

Church will entertain with a Valentine box supper at 7:30 p. m. Friday in the church basement. A special program of music will be presented. Hostesses will be Mmes.

Dan Oakley, Marion Dargan, Wsyne Robertson and J. A. Bass. The Ladies Sodality of the Immaculate Conception Church will take Holy Communion in a body at the 7 a. m.

mass Sunday at the church. The regular monthly meeting will take place at 2:30 m. Sunday at the St. Mary's school hall. of New Mexico students, women students who are married, and wives of faculty men, all eligible to membership in the New Mexico Dames Club, are Invited to be tea guests of the club from 3 to p.

m. Friday in the South Parlor of Hokona Hall on the campus. Hostesses will be Mmes. J. W.

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