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1 Ehell Group to Gather This Morning This morning Mrs. Charles E. Love will preside at the meeting PAGE 6 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1940 PART II i Vi 'N A. rrj A Dfx AT v'' V- LA u2a I ii: a. 7 i pmmmimm Palm Springs Season Opens This Week-end Brilliant Reel Cross Benelit Party to Be.

Held Saturday at Tennis Club BY CHRISTY FOX All roads lead to Palm Springs this coming week-end for the desert season is on. And simultaneously the Palm Springs Tennis Club opens its doors to the winter residents with a huge Red Cross benefit party Saturday evening. Mrs. Earl Gibbs is chairman and Mrs. P.

A. Staley is cochairman. Mrs. Edith D'Eliscu, who heads the Riverside County Chapter of the American Red Cross, is assisting the Palm Springs branch in its endeavor. A buffet-dinner and dancing will serve the twofold purpose of opening the desert season and presenting the Red Cross with a substantial bit of assistance.

Patrons of the affair are Messrs. and Mmes. Philip Boyd, Thomas A. O'Donnell, Earle C. Anthony, Charles Townsend Baisley, Herbert Carpenter, Arthur K.

Bourne, Fred S. Mark-ham, George Heighe, Warren Pinney, George Roberson, Harold Lloyd, Frank Morgan, 2 SPEAKER Mary A. Ding-man will address Y.W.C.A. members at luncheon tomorrow on world affairs. INTERESTED Annabella Word, left, of Lexington, relates this one os Althea Davis and her sister, Gay Davis, daughters of Mr.

and Mrs. Pierpont Davis, and James' Kuhn listen in at the Victor Hugo, where they made up a gay midweek party. CHATTERBOX Betrothal Comes as Surprise radio t'other a.m. only, to arrive at the airport to meet Lee Bowman's New York plane two hours early she had taken soundings Ex-Prisoner of Italy Will Tell Adventures Mary Dingman, Released by Federal Action, to Talk at Y.W.C.A. Luncheon BY BESS M.

WILSON Captured by the Italian government, held in prison for 24 hours and then released through activity of the United States consular authorities on condition that she leave the country, are among experiences of Miss Mary Dingman, now in Los Angeles. Miss Dingman will tell of her adventures tomorrow when she speaks at the luncheon sponsored by the Young Woman's Christian Association at the Friday Morning Club. Former member of the World's Y.W.C.A. and a leader in Charles Farrell, Paul Lukas, Spencer Kellogg, Reginald Owen, women's peace and disarmament groups, Miss Dingman was in Europe in December during those early war days. Her arrest came when she was on a train traveling from Geneva to Italy.

She never knew why she was arrested, but assumed her name was on the list of people not wanted in Italy because of their antiwar activities. Miss Dingman as chair man of the Women's International Organizations had presid ed a short time before her arrest over a meeting which condemned Italy for the use of poison gas in Ethiopia and totalitarian countries for their continued use of force. of the Shakespeare department of Ebell of Los Angeles with Mrs. Grace Monk Hall and Mrs. John C.

Webster giving the class readings. Mrs. Love will present Hobart Bosworth, who will pre sent scenes from "Hamlet," "Mac beth" and "Othello." This program also will be followed by luncheon. This afternoon Mrs. Scott Rager will present a program of French music.

Ruth Miller Chamlee will give a discussion of French music with a group of artists illustrating her talk These are Richard Craig, baritone; Sonia Lubin, accompanist, and Betty Herold, harpist. Barbara Lee Behynver will dance, with Vera Gay as the piano accompanist. Ebell Juniors, directed by Mrs. James M. Clizbe, will present the prologue tomorrow morning when Mrs.

Benjamin Folsom Ferris presides at the meeting of art and travel department. In the group will be Miss Irene Bronnais, Mrs. Donald M. Coul-son, Mrs. John Fraser, Mrs.

Norman Hackstaff, Mrs. Kay Moss, Mrs. Morton Phelp, Mrs. M. A.

Rathfon, Mrs. Robert Garner, Mrs. Robert McLain, Miss Mar-jorie Stockwell, Mrs. Frank Williamson, Miss Winifred Dutton and Mrs. Myron M.

Wasson. There also will be a showing of Sun Valley films arid pictures. The deans of women of three local colleges will speak tomorrow when Mrs. A. Bartlett Ross presides at the president's lunch eon of the month.

The subject for discussion Is Campus Reac tion to Conscription." Monticello Debs Dance The costume dance at the Monticello School for Girls last week celebrated the birthdays of Miss Katherine Jane Alderson and Miss Patricia Ann Rector. Assisting Mrs. Madie Burmes-ter McBride, in receiving were Mrs. Robert W. Marshall, Mrs.

Herbert C. Stinchfield and Miss Benetta Lindsey. Among those attending were Misses Pamela Rivers, Joan An-nis, Meyera Teiler, Patricia Bailey, Marjery Gurholt, Barbara Lore Switzer and Jeannette Stinchfield. CLUBDOM Hulplnir Hand' Layette sewing group, Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, 12. Highland Park Kbell Program meeting, Bible section, 12:45.

Westwood Hill Women's Club Dessert-bridge party, 1. National Council of JewKh Women El Nido odds and ends group. El Nido Camp, international relations, 349 N. Mansfield 10:30. Kbell of Jio Angeles Shakespeare, buffet luncheon, music, 2.

Hollywood Woman' Clnb Board meeting, public speaking, 1. Tuesday "Afternoon Club of Glendale Fine arts, junior meeting, 2. Faculty Women' Club of TT.C.Ii.A. Book section, home of Mrs. H.

T. Swedenberg, 1423 Washington Santa Monica. 1:30. XortU Hollywood Woman's Club-Chorus, Red Cross, 9:30 to British war relief, 1 to 4. Woman'sAnxiliary, Goodwill Indu-Irie Program meeting, 342 San Fernando Road, 11.

Hollywood Community Sing Program meeting, 7078 Hollywood Blvd. Town and Gown of S.C. Luncheon program. Southern California Woman' Pre Club Open meeting, Friday Morning Clubhouse, 2. AVest Kbell School of government, 11; American home, 12; magic program, 2:30.

Wilshire Womtn'i Club Civic affairs program, business meeting, luncheon. Downtown Business Girl' Club Program and dinner, First Methodist Church, 6. Cosmos Club Book review program, 11; luncheon, 12; business meeUng, program, 2:30, Elks' Temple; junior meeting, home of Audree Lohman, 6234 Afton Place, 7:30. Beverly Hill Women' Club Books and current literature section, 2. Friday Morning Club Drama workshop, public affairs, 2.

Soroptlmlst Club Luncheon program, the Biltmore, 12. I.inroln Study Club Home decoration program and luncheon. Averlll Study Club Program meeting. South Pasadena Woman's Club-Philanthropy, 10. South Kbell Program meeting, luncheon- board meeting, music section, 9:30.

Kschselioll.U Chapter D.A.R. Pageant program, Women's University Clubhouse, 2. California State Nurses' Association. District Five Program meeting, 245 S. Lucas 2:30.

Fiftv-nlnth St. P.T.A. Chorus meeting. 9. Went wood P.T.A.

Community Chest and Red Cross talks and tea, 2:30. Kvergreen Ave. P.T.A. Board meeting. 1.

Canadians Pay Visit Mrs. Robinson Maclean of Toronto, and her daughter PLAYWRIGHT Leota Summerhays' play will en-re a i the Dionysians at Thursday's meeting. othy Valleron, Mary Hokom, Dor. othy Laird, Crickett Miller, Edy-tha Robinson and Hazel Smith. D.A.fl.

Giving Pageant at University Cluh Eschscholtzia Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, will entertain members and guests this afternoon at th Women's University Club presenting, a pageant of living portraits, "Early Daughters of th American revolution." The groups will include the first founders of the national society and its officers and leaders in th early days of the local group. Mrs. Samuel A. Widney will direct the presentation and will give a short talk. Mrs.

William II. Nolan, chapter Regent, will preside and the program will followed by a social hour and tea. Jewish Unit to Hear Eddy When the Los Angeles see. tion, National Council of Jewish Women, meets tomorrow at th Council House to hear Sherwood Eddy speak, Mrs. Melbourne) Leavitt will preside.

As first vice- president, Mrs. Leavitt is chief executive during the absence of the president, Mrs. Isaac Pelton. Mrs. Pelton, accompanied by other members of the organizationis in New York to attend the meeting of the national group.

The delegation includes Mrs. Joseph K. Ferguson, national director and nast local president, and Mrs. Samuel tferch and Mrs. Morton Garbus, also former presidents.

A surprise was announcement yesterday of the engagement of Miss Margaret Elizabeth Canterbury and Howard Charles Smith at a tea in the Beverly Hills home of Mrs. Edward E. Modine. The marriage is to take place some time this month. Miss Canterbury, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. James Ralph Canterbury of Lake Sherwood and Hidden Valley, w'as educated at Ramona Convent and U.C.L.A., where she was an Alpha Phi. She is active in the Thrift Shop and Tearoom of the Assistance League. Mr. Smith, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Oscar Clarence Smith, attended S.C. and is a Sigma Chi. Mmes. Canterbury, Smith and Modine received with the bride-elect, who was attired in a red crepe afternoon gown with corsage of white orchids.

White flowers were used in profusion throughout the house and on the tea table. Mrs. Lawrence Gun-drum and Mrs. Brado Dale presided at the tea urns, while a group of Miss Canterbury's closest friends assisted. They were Mmes.

Earl Van Slyke, Milton Harvey, Harold West and Allan Leonard. Miss Barbara Canterbury, sister of the future bride, also assisted. Press Club Lists Double Lecture Mother and daughter will share speaking honors at the Southern California Women's Press Club open day meeting today when Mrs. Gertrude Wes-selhoeft Hoffman, character actress, and Eleanor Hoffman, author and artist, address the members. 1 i Crossley Peterson, chairman, will turn the music program over to Ruth Florence McLean, who will have as a guest artist Albert Dennis Tes-sier, pianist-composer.

Van Nuys Women Show Paintings Observing National Art Week, an exhibit of oil paintings, water colors and pen work by members of the art section of the Van Nuys WToman's Club opened yesterday to continue through Dec. 1. Mrs. Rollin S. Henry, section curator, announces that the group includes Anne McElroy, Sigrid Kildahl Henry, Hallie Dupree Shipman, Grace O'Neil Nieto, Alice Bills Teresa Bout-tier, Ruth Wagner, Delia Newton, Esther Foulger, Francine Lane and Emily Kelsey.

Patricia BulVs Engagement Told The engagement of Miss Patricia Bull, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bull, to. George Oliver Lynch was announced at a luncheon whicji Mrs. Bull gave in her Crenshaw Blvd.

home The wedding will take place Dec. 6 The bride-elect U.C.L.A. and was pledget! to' Delta Delta Delta. Mr. Lynch attended Loyola and is affiliated with Sigma Phi Zeta.

1 attendedlSally Society is on tiptoe over the election. To alleviate the suspense many are gathering around radios to record returns and score the photo finish. Van and Dicky Dell i have scheduled a nocturnal event at their spanking new domicile Mrs. Jock Kuhrts with a buffet and thirst-quench ers to intercept the precinct counts. The zero hour will find friends of Jack and Alice Brie sen in a huddle at their address celebrating one way or another.

And Jack and Helene Kuhrts have also decked out their spa cious dining room to take care of a throng of voters. ALOHA ON THIS SIDE OF THE PACIFIC Two little girls who won't get much shut-eye tonight for flurry are Betty Pierr and Monica Roche fa vorite escorts, Hal Boettcher and Bill Doran, steam by Terminal Island aboard the Lurline to morrow. Jack Buchtel and Jack Doran with hifuture biscuit-burner, Helen Becker, will rally friends of the travelers at a Tail O' the Cock soiree in the; evening. Hal and Bill have been in ukelele land since the latter part of the summer. The third party of the estate, Herb Fox, is still on the poi island and has just been released from a Honolulu ether establishment where he has been mending a surfboard injury.

He is now awaiting his call in the reserve arm he not only wants to be, but IS a captain! Don't know which was prouder over Ginna Janss at her warbling debut at the Santa Barbara Biltmore devoted papa, Harold Janss, or ardent suitor, Jack Hyland. Anyway, Miss Janss did herself up proud in her flute-like voice and a white and silver creation that had the Montecito upper crust whipping out lorgnettes. John and Helene (Albright) Wheeler and Louise Young and Tony Moreno were some of the localities who went up to applaud. LEAGUE FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN BALL Mrs. Alvia Brockway taking bows as presi dent of the fine organization orchids to Jeannette (Mrs.

Harold Herman) Brix, in shimmering white satin, for the clever Mad Hatters' floor show Alice (Mrs. Mac) Currie, one of the beautiful models with her blond head peeping from beneath yards of white tissue paper in a mammoth hat box Marsh Duf- field dancing and dancing and dancing with a vest-pocket partner Dean and Betty Christy glad to be back from New York with their young debutante once again the George Henrys trading rumbas with Maurice and Paquita Machris Kay (Mrs. Henry) Bonesleel modeling a creation titled "Buck Benny Rides Again" Howard and Eleanor McKay at the head of a long table with Baltis Allen and a lot of others Betty Atherton swirling in breath-taking black with big red bow.s on the skirt Karl and Virginia Lewis getting hilarious over the men's hat-trimming contest and Gracie (Mrs. William) Dan iel, a cute trick in black velvet and ermine DAYLIGHT SAVING? Helens Valle set her clock by I -) wit ii ifir irri trr" tnrr Brandt-Colby Wedding Set The wedding of Miss Virginia Colby, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

R. R. Colby, to Garner Brandt, son of Mrs. Gustav Brandt of Tasadena, will take place Saturday in the Wee Kirk o' the Heather. Miss Doris Colby is to be maid of honor and Miss Hope Rogers and Miss Juanita Hanson are to be bridesmaids.

Valerie Living stone will be flower girl. Roy Barker is to serve as best man and Sydney S. Rogers Jr. and George Michy will usher. After a motor honeymoon the young couple will make their home in Pacific Palisades.

Pasadenan Plans Rite The engagement of Miss Viola Porter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Porter of Pasadena, and Robert Ash way, son of Mrs. Ella Ashway of Pasadena, was announced at a tea which Miss Hazel Hurst gave at the Vista del Arroyo. The wedding is to take place in January.

Miss Frances Porter and Miss Marion Ashway presented guests at the tea with gardenias attached to announcement cards. Wilshire Group Varies Program Mab Copland Lineman will discuss civic affairs before the Wilshire Women's Club this afternoon. A current events talk by Mrs. Charles B. McCoy will precede the program.

Dr. Adrian Hartog, Consul for The Netherlands, will be the morning speaker, telling of the effect of war in Holland. Mrs. Francis Eugene Payne, chairman, also will present Alta Turk, soprano, and Mrs. John Boyce-Smith, pianist.

Skinners Return From Eastern Trip Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chester Skinner and Mrs. Skinner's mother, Mrs. Sara Ellen Repine, are at home in Beverly Hills after a vacation in the East.

They visited in Kansas City and also visited Mr. Skinner's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Skinner in Illinois.

TODAY League for Crippled Children, all-dav sewing meeting in home of Mrs. William F. Norton, 5229 W. Second St. Birthday party of Elana Schreiner, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Herbert Schreiner. San Francisco Opera Co. at Pasadena Civic Auditorium. How Amazing Proved Hygienic Protection for Married Women Thousands upon thousands of -women have now learned to use a sensational, scientific discovery for hygienic purposes.

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So successful has Zonite been that over 20,000,000 bottles have already been used. Get Zonite from your druggist today. It's surprisingly easy and economical to use. Ideal lor feminine hygiene. Follow the simple directions snd enjoy proved hygienic protection list you may nevtr have known before I from the Salt Lake station, via mountain time! THUMBNAIL DESCRIPTION Bob Groves, tall, dark and con- scriptable.

Yes, he won the lottery with No. 158! Out of our mailbag glowing descriptions south of the border from Toddy Crail now eating enchiladas and enjoying siestas in Tialpan (YOU pro nounce it) Mexico he's enrolled at Gobert College absorbing cul ture and contemplating a trip to Acapulco come one of these manana days when he gets around to it. LOOK-ALIKES Ernie Potts and Wendell Willkie with different color hair. THE HUMAN SIDE When biggie and important H. G.

Wells arrived at the Ambassador Satur- Mrs. W. Van Cott Niven day, the first thing he did was whip out his socks for Ruth Cowan to mend. With Juanita Wagner Elliott she is behind the throne on his appearance before the Lecture Guild tomorrow night. ROUND TABLE SCANS YOUTH "We can't expect much from youth when it reaches years of adulthood unless we have taught boys and girls' the right things, and that is the responsibility of all of us who must work in complete co-operation," Dr.

Ernest G. Bashor told clubwomen of Los Angeles County yesterday. Dr. Bashor was presented to the round-table meeting of the county federation by Mrs. Marvin Lynn, chairman of the department of youth, co-operation.

The. meeting was held at Rosemead with the Women's Club of Rosemead as the hostess group. Mrs. Will Lee Austin, State trustee, told the group that no bad investment had been made in funds of the State federation during the past year, and that this involved care well as wise understanding of investment values. Miss Helen King discussed propositions on the election ballot and the renovation of San Fernando Mission was discussed by those in charge.

Mrs. Harry E. Willits, presi-dent, conducted the meeting and Mrs. Thomas McGee and Mrs. Marry A.

Orcutt headed the hostess group. Brewer enison Marriage Told Mr. and Mrs. Austin Jenison of Lansing, are announcing the marriage of their daughter Barbara to Given Brewer, son of Basil Brewer of New Bedford, and Mrs. Jean Given Brewer of Holly-wood, Oct.

19 here. Mrs. Brewer has been visiting her grandmother, Mrs. William Daniell of La-guna Beach. The bride attended Michigan State Collpge and is a member of Alpha Thi.

Mr. Brewer is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Vx Freeman. Gosden, Frank Bennett, Earl Coffman, Forrest Q. Stanton and Frank Pershing.

Other patrons are Charles Ben der, William Pri.sk, Frank Soles, William Peake, Irving Snyder, Gabriel Duque, Theodore Wilcox, Robert Ransom, Harry Bedford Jones, Joseph Hill, J. W. McAlis ter, Henry Wick, Col. and Mrs. Henry Hoagland, Judge and Mrs.

Ralph Clock, Mrs. McCahill-Larie, Mrs. Stanley Guthrie and others. Committee chairmen include Mrs. James B.

Oliver, tickets; Francis Crocker, finance; Mrs. Al va Hicks, refreshments; Antho ny Burke, entertainment; Mrs. Foster Dudley, booths; Mrs. Phyllis Atwood and Miss Nancy Relf, reservations; Mrs. Jack Kann, door prizes and Mrs.

Raymond Cree, publicity. Get out your newest and your smartest and we'll look for you! there! Gay Parties View De Ruth Dances Sunday was a gay evening at the Beverly Hills Hotel with lovely Herminia de Ruffo charm, ing her many friends and admir ers with her dancing. Among I hose on hand were Mr. and Mrs. Rathbun I lees, Voltaire Perkins, the Bob Blanchards, the Harry Macys and the Raymond Hunters.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sibert headed a table as did the Murphy Churchills, Dr. and Mrs. Everett Lambertson and the B.

B. Odoms. Mrs. Vera Tucker and Guv Wolverton were at a table and the Lawrence Grays were with Mr. and Mrs.

Richard Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Combs Jr. and Mr. and Mrs.

Pierre Barnes. Alfred de la Vega entertained in honor of Jack Kennedy, son of Joseph P. Kennedy. Scattered about at other tables were Mrs, Andrew Dossett, the Stanley Barbees, the Vernon Bet tins, the George Rourkes, the John Redfields and the Lawrence Frankleys. Couple Wed 60 Years Honored About town Mr.

and Mrs. Walter Smith and Mrs. Kenneth Mace held open house Sunday in the Smiths' home on N. Harvard Blvd. to celebrate the 60th wed ding anniversary of Mrs.

Smith's and Mrs. Mace's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Shelley Mr. and Mrs.

Everett Jerome of Nantuck et Island, and New York City, have returned to the Bry son for the winter Cathleen Duffy, daughter of the A. J. Duf- fys of Hightower Drive, is a new member of the Yucca staff, campus paper at Brown School for Girls in Glendora Mrs. Spencer-Thompson is at Casa de Manana, La Jolla, for a three- week stay Mrs. E.

L. Do heny, accompanied by Mrs. H. R. Fullenwider, Mrs.

Rose Kelley and Alice Enqulst, and Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Leyden of Doheny Park, are at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City And don for get the Junior League luncheon tomorrow at the Ambassador! Candy Passing Reveals Troth Candy was passed at the Alpha Phi house at U.C.L.A.

recently to announce the engagement of Miss Patricia Hillard, daughter of Mrs, Hester Baker Hillard of Hollywood, and Colby Dorr Howe, son of Arthur E. Howe of Philadelphia, Pa. No date has been set for the wedding. Mr. Howe is a.

graduate of Dartmouth and a member of Alpha Delta Phi. Dinner. Party Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morgan of Holmby Hills and their son George, a student at Stanford, were dining at the Little Hungary the other evening.

Miss Dingman is now touring the United States speaking on the lessons to be learned fromj events happening between 1918 and. 1939, and, despite all the things she has seen in Europe, she is not she saidj upon her arrival here. I In fact she believes that peace may have a better chance at the end of the present conflict since civilians have suffered and are suffering more than in any previous war. "Education progresses slowly," she said as she discussed methods by which people may be brought to see the futility of w-ar. "Perhaps we will have to pass through the hell of war several times before the lesson is finally learned.

But the work of education goes on. In England the remnants of the peace and disarmament groups already are making plans to become effective when the war ends." "The World's Y.W.C.A. functions in 50 nations and is carrying on in them despite war," she commented during a discussion of her own organization. "Women in France have sent money to China, and now members of the Chinese Y.W.C.A. are joining in the world-wide campaign to help women in unoccupied portions of France.

And at the end of this war there can be no isolation and no neutrality for our family of nations." Dionysians to Meet in South Pasadena Two plays written by prize-winning members will be presented Thursday when the Dionysians meet for their annual play presentation at the Women's Clubhouse at South Pasadena, The writers are Leota Summerhays, who has written "The Last Lullaby," and Flora Stuart, writer of "The Amethyst Vase." The first play will be given by Pauline Olson, Velma Mary Beelby, Marinda Pitts and Ruth Rucker Stacey. Miss Stuart's play, directed by Julia Barber, will be given by Dor- BEGINNING TO WALK? The first walking shoes ore SO IMPORTANT Beginners Flcxies Flexible yet firm shoes for the baby Ifeorning to walk, Moulded arch portion will start the child correctly. Plain or moccasin style. Sizes 3 to $2.95 Sizes to I $3.50 VjcuiLDCcrsl ss; STOZZS 541 S. Broadway 8 Broadway Arcode 5512 Wilshira Boulevard Pasadena: 465 E.

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