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The Van Nuys News from Van Nuys, California • Page 8

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The Van Nuys Newsi
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8 A VAN NUYS, KIEWS CALIFORNIA 7 AAonday, August 6, 1951 ABOUT PEOPLE Pool Parties Lend Festive Air to Life There is no between-party lull at the Northridge estate of the Tommy Kearns, who believe that a swimming pool and Hawaiian lanai are made for entertaining. Many of their house guests have been friends from their former riome in Honolulu where Mi Kearns was born. Mrs. John Cummins clippered back to Hawaii after a visit with them and Duke Kahanamoku who is due here Aug. 15 with his wife, Nadine.

He will appear on the Arthur Godfrey Ihow and confer with Hollywood producers on a film. Mr. and Mrs. Mace Naylor ofj' Shreveport, are also arriving later this month to spend two and will be royally entei- tained while in the Valley. The Wendell Morgans of Oaks whb are about ready to begin construction of a swimming pool, have been entertaining guests almost every week end.

Among heir most recent were Mr. and Ethel Taylor, Editor THIS ATTRACTIVE FIVESOME, receiving refreshments from Mrs. Henry Walleck's tray, comprises the hostess list for Saturday's cocktail buffet-dance which Valley Heart Guild of the Hospital is giv- Bews Home Is Opened to Guild for Gathering August's balmy evenings are well filled with outdoor party dates for the Valley. Next week Valley Heart Guild of the Childrens Hospital has bidden husbands and associate members to just such an affair on the grounds of the Harry R. Bevis home in Van Nuys.

The fete, scheduled Saturday, Aug. 11,. will begin with 6:30 cocktails, followed by dancing and games. The Bevis home, one of the most charming in the community, will provide an ideal setting for the occasion, hostesses for which are Mmes. Henry Walleck, chairman; Harold Neithart, John D.

Prais- water, Frank Ghiglia Jr. and Wallace Trau. Comprising the complete list are Messrs, and Mmes. Albert Bartlett, Bevis, W. E.

Bierkamp, Raymond Dexter, Vierling Kersey Neithart, Victor Obegi, Don Owsley, Praiswater, Eugene Rouse, Joseph Snell, Whiting Thompson, Trau, Stewart Watson, Walleck, Robert Commagere, Ghiglia, John Holloway, Howard Reinhart, Jess Shaw, Mrs. Florence Weiss, Drs. and Mmes. Clifford Hegness, Gerald T. Sprague, Rynol Dahlman, and Edwin S.

Budge Jr. And the provisionals--Messrs, and Ferdinand Mendenhall, LeRoy Minor, Sabin Sturtevant and Edwin Sutton. ing for its members, associate members and husbands in the Harry R. Bevis patio. From left to right are Mmes.

Walleck, Clifford Hegness, Harold Neithart, Frank Ghiglia and John D. Praiswcter. The News Photo by McGovern ACTIVITIES CLIM FEATURES Phones STate 5-1133, STanley 7-1501 Busy Week as Reseda Woman's Club Will Bankhardt Rite esume Sessions September 25 i Opening the fall season for Reseda Woman's Club will be a Tomorrow's bridal dinner at i unc on slated for Tuesday. Sept. 25, with the place to be announc- Henry's Tail the Cock, Studio City, will be one of the final prenuptial festivities which has accompanied the approaching wedding of a popular young Valley couple--Bonnie Long of San Fernando and Stuart Bankhardt Jr.

of Van Nuys. Saturday Miss Long entertained her attendants and wedding hostesses at a luncheon in the patio of her parents, the Beaugh Longs. ed later, according to Mrs. H. H.

Cockrum, president. When an executive board meeting is called for early this month further program plans will be discussed for the fall and winter season as well as choosing the place for holding the inaugural session. Newly named committee chairmen have been announced by Mrs. Cockrum. They are Mmes.

H. M. Willoughby, parliamentarian; O. 14033 Hubbard St. They included H.

Thorson, program; Kenneth the maid of honor--Joan Dodson; jStout. membership; Walter Ginger- Peggy Ebersole, Jane Fletcher and general chairman of hostess- Jeanne Marcy, bridesmaids; andles; J. H. Barnhill, Bible. Pat Launders and Sally Hope, who Others are Mmes.

E. J. Costello will assist with the serving. Yesterday Stuart had a bachelor barbecue for his groomsmen around the swimming pool of the Bankhardt Sr. home in Van Nuys.

His father is to attend as best man. Showers for the attractive bride- to-be include one given in San Fernando by Mrs. Clyde Ulmer when 15 guests brought kitchen gifts, and a linen shower at which Miss Dodson, Miss Ebersole and Miss Fletcher were hostesses. Among the 20 preent were Misses Dorothy McDonald, Lois McCanlies, Pat Whitmore, Grace Song, Florence Mackert and Mrs. Allen Jenkins.

The wedding, one of the season's prettiest ceremonies, will take place Sunday in San Fernando Presbyterian Church, with a reception following at the bride's home. She is a San Fernando graduate and was an Eta Upsilon Gamma at Woodbury College. Stuart was schooled at Suffield Academy anc was a Theta Delta Chi at University of Virginia. He is a director of Van Nuys Junior Chamber of Commerce and is connected with F. Stuart Bankhardt Associates, insurance company.

IS UNIFORMS Smart 'n' Practical Cool, wearable made into smartly styled Choose short or long sleeves. SC95 LAITY'S 6467 Van Nuys Blvd. STate 5-1949 press relations and record book; Burton Smith, welfare and Lhropy; S. M. Hammer, remem- orance; W.

S. Harned, legislation and government; Ethel Sears, historian; William MeBroom, safety, J. W. Kirston, motion pictures; H.l L. Cady, chairman of the auditing! committee; J.

A. Snider, Americanism; W. C. Smith, guest book; M. I.

Greathouse, hospitality. Also Mmes. Alice West, health; John Hansen, council of international relations; J. A. Price and Virgil Purdue, reservations and transportation; H.

H. Casselman, club bulletin; H. G. Pedersen and E. L.

Hendershot, Junior Women's Club MRS. H. H. COCKRUM Lists Chairmen advisors. Section chairmen and cochairmen are Mmes.

Nason and R. A. Larner, bridge; Ethel Sears and Bernard Schmitz, literature; Gladys Brockman and L. U. Night, arts and crafts.

WEST VALLEY B.P.W. READIES FALL AGENDA Despite inroads made on the membership roster by summer vacations, West Valley Business and Professional Women's Club expects to be able to muster a quorum for a combined board and genera' meeting tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock at Sunnylane Farm, 17701 Devonshire Northridge, as guests of Dr. Gladys Wackerli. Bertha Davis, program coordin; Conducts Rites Lucille Ganey of Van Nuys, junior past president of 20th District, American Legion Auxiliary, conducted installation rituals for the new staff of Burbank unit Thursday and combined ceremonies for the new officers of Lancaster and Little Rock units on Friday. or, will conduct a round table on fall and winter programs and Rosaleen Murman will preside over the business portion of the session.

She will.be leaving the last two weeks of August with her husband, Eugene, for the last portion of a vacation which will take them to Solvang, Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Francisco. They plan to collect California native flora for the botanical prints which Mr. Murman makes. This was also their objective on a BEAUTY ROUND-UP SPECIALS! MACHINE COLD WAVES 3 5 complete complete All Work Guaranteed SPECIALIZING IN MERLE NORMAN COSMETICS Phone SUpericr 8-4433 21519 Sherman Way, Canoga Park recent outing to the Mammoth lakes region. Other members who are vacationing with their families include Lucile Nbrdman of Reseda anc Marie Turner who are both in the east now, planning to return next month.

Appointive chairmen named for the new season Mrs. Murman include Bertha Davis of Woodland Hills, program; Dr. Wackerli Northridge, international relations Continued on Page Nine ighted their stay. A summer house guest of Kale Hendlins in Woodland Kills was Mrs. Hendlin's brother, Dan-i ny Desmond, of Torranee.

They had a drop in party for friends to i meet him. Every week end is party-filled; at the Earle M. Daniels' place in Sepulveda where a lovely pool and two large flagstone terraces offer facilities for large gatherings. They entertained Valley Charity: Leaguers and their husbands for swimming and buffet one Saturday, and this last week end their niece. Marilyn Daniels of Glendale.

had members of her bridal party: at a poolside luncheon for 12. She will become the bride of. Richard Bauer, also of Giendale. on Wednesday. The Daniels' two married Robert of Glendale and Earle Jr.

the Valley, have reserves the rc-o! facilities to entertain tr.fir the coming two weeX fr.is. The Bill Fowler in Sherman which has beer. a mecca for the sub deb se: latsiy. will soon be the scene a series of more adult parties since Bill's return Friday by air from a month's business trip to New York i Back from an outing at Parchersj in the High Sierras are the Eddie Shipstads of Encino, who report excellent luck with their trout fishing. They were accompanied by their children--Eddie, Robert and Don.

and the Merry children- Billy and Robert. The Bill Merrys oined them for a week end. Dorothy and Dr. Henry Bodnerj of 4266 Valley Meadow Road, En-' cino. are having a series of pool'; parties and barbecues for the nurs- ng staffs of nearby hospitals, in-! eluding Valley and iBuena Vista where in both instances the doctor a staff member.

Dorothy has taken a place for two weeks, beginning Aug. 26 on the peninsula at Balboa, when the children will oe with her. The doctor will join! them week ends. Mrs. DeWitt Brady of Los Angeles, who is leaving for Hawaii, and Miss Elizabeth Bryan of Westwood, retiring after 25 years on the library staff at U.C.L.A., were complimented by Mrs.

Norman Hutt Saturday at a delightfully appointed tea in her Millbrook Drive home, Sherman Oaks. Guests were Southland Alpha Chi Omega alumnae sorority sisters of Mrs. Hutt and her two honored guests, all Chi Os. Mrs. Brady will make her home in Honolulu with her son who is assistant pastor of the Congregational Church there.

Enroute to Illinois, Mrs. Effie Stewart of Sherman Oaks postaled from Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado where at 11797 feet they were in the midst of snow. The park straddles the continental divide of the Rocky Mountains. Mrs. Hilda Thompson of Van Nuys, was a delegate to sessions of the supreme convention of Sahara Zuanna, Ladies of the Orient, which ended Friday.

En route Continued on Page Nine THP ARRANGEMENTS committee for an Aug. 18 patio dinner with a Hawaiian motif ore Les. Herberr Bloom, left; Florence Venet and Burt Doling, members of Van Nuys Jewish Center the Bowf hS- Sisterhood which is sponsoring the event ot the David M.ller home. Ralph photo Jewish Women Host Hawaiian Patio Dinner A warm summer evening. tropical outdoor setting and a Hawaiian theme will blend into a backdrop for the patio dinner party which the Sisterhood of Van Nuys Jewish Community Center is giving Saturday, Aug.

IS at p.m. at the David Miller home. S627 Hazeltine Are. Hostesses will be in costume for the pa.rty. receiving guests under palm fronds in the island manner.

Dancing will be in an open air paved area, as will the dinner and entertainment. Because of limited they are advised before Aug. 15 at STate 0-6220 and EMpire 2-3630. jVan Nuys Legion Women JName Appointive Officers Xexvly named committee heads will be announced by Mildred Godfrey, president, when Van Nuys Unit 193, American Legion Auxiliary members assemble at p.m. today in Van Nuys Legion clubhouse.

They are Gertrude Harris, Ameri- icanism; Lucille Ganey, bulletin; tee; Virginia Foote, year book; Es. ther Goettling, Alma Jeffres and Virginia Stautz, child welfare; Flor-i ij ess i Knash, delegates to Los jence Van Nostrand, community iservice: Ollie Slocum and Thelma I Daniels, bazaar; Esther Graham. Angeles County Council: June Pierce, Hi Jinks. During the social portion of the evening refreshments will be serv- cooperative sales; Leota Holmquist.j^ by ue a Babcock and her corn- education; Myra McCardell. Ethel i A meeting of the executive McChesney and Mary Haliock.

fi- board was held Thursday at the 'home of Mrs. Godfrey, 15120 Hart- Mrs. Jacobsen Party Honoree A surprise anticipation shower for Mrs. James A. Jacobsen was given Monday by Mrs.

Leslie Charlesworth, 1S355 Keswick Reseda. Pink and white bootees, siorks and rosebuds adorned the cake and featured the buffet table appointments. Also present were Dr. Mayme A. Colton, Mmes.

Mayo Wiliiams. Howard Reynolds, James C. Jacobsen, Harold A. May, LaVerne D. Area, Clarence Williams, Charles Drummond and Claude Haliock.

nance board. Also Doris Knowlton, Girls State: ook Sherman Oaks. (Esther Graham, hospital a 1 patients' a Gwen Veghte, 1 legislation; Margaret Tyrrell, K.GS6Qa I bership; Nellie Jackson, Past Presi-1 1 I dents Parley: Goldie Streeck, pressiOT I Q3 I 3 I relations; Wilhelmina Wolcott. re-1 habilitation; Leona Robinson, rum-! Residing at 1S611 Hart St. Remage sale; Lois Osborne.

salvage; are newly wed Mr and Mrs. Rosemary Clark, sick and relief; i Byron Lee Morain Phyllis Lucille Ganev. welcoming whose wedding July 21 was solemnized an Bakersfield. The bride wore a yellow organdy frock trimmed with a black velvet sash and her bouquet was white carnations. Attendants were Miss Darlene Steinhoff and Mor- Mrs.

Stanley Martson, 4500 Gable a brother of the bride. Drive, Encino, is opening her home Thg new Mrs Morain resided in at 11 a.m. Wednesday for the a pdor 0 her marriage an nual summer party of Lambda th(J a hter of Mr. and Mrs. Theta Chi Christian Sorority.

Edward Douglas i of Following the potluck luncheon a fj id to be served in the spacious gar-j Resefla resident( dens the guests will enjoy swimming; in the new pool overlooking son Mr anrt Mrs OUO Vallev. Clyde Morain of Bakersfield. Pool Meeting Scene For AUGUST only on all PERSONALIZED CHRISTMAS CARDS You'll wont to choose your cords now at this valuable saving. See our wonderful, complete 1951 collection Including the American Artist Group. The COUNTRY HOME Shop DIRECTLY OPPOSITE U.S.

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$139 I Yd. Vogue Patterns in Stock "Where Quality and Low Prices Prevail' (2 Doors from Barker Bros.) 6508 Van Nuys Van Nuys Open Friday Evening STate 0-1803 rSPAPERf.

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