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ccc THE SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER: FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1937 15 SEAMAN'S TO BE HALL OPENED Fritzi Reader's Betrothal To Maddan Jr. Told Society NEWS OF CLUBWOMEN SUSAN SMITH'S CHAT Federation Board Backs Orphan Bill ENGAGEMENT RUMORS CONFIRMED Auxiliary Arranges Dedication Ceremonies And Reception Sunday By Hazel Hollv THE WOMEN'S AUXILIARY of the San Francisco Apostleship of the Sea will display to the public the results of five years' hard work when members preside at a reception THE CALIFORNIA FEDERATION of Women's Clubs executive board yesterday requested Governor Frank F. Merriam to sign the orphan aid bill, which will grant State aid to orphans between the ages of 16 and 18. The executive board ended its summer conference yesterday in Berkeley with Mrs. Duncan S.

Robinson presiding, by asking the State Highway Commission to reconsider its decision to abandon the Hannagan Road, a scenic coastal highway in Del Sunday which will mark the open-- ing of the Seaman's Recreation I HEADS JUNIORS Wedding in Autumn Is Being Planned by Couple By Cholly Francisco (Roistered tT.S. Patent Office.) FRITZI READER, chic re-futer of the old saw about women and secrets, revealed her engagement yesterday nine months after she first said "yes" to Robert Harwood Maddan Jr. The announcement came from the Chestnut street home of the bride elect's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Bramston Reader.

Fritzi and Bob had originally set their wedding bells for June, but a troublesome appendix sent Fritzi to the hospital six weeks ago and the engagement announcement was deferred until her complete recovery. i I I Nolle County. Federation members asked the commission to keep it open to traffic as a secondary highway. Hall and chapel at Fremont and Harrison streets. With the aid of the Rev.

James O'Kcllcy, the group of 250 women has raised funds through card parties and other benefit affairs, in order that men in the United States merchant marine might have a recreation center and chapel while they are in the port of San Francisco. Mrs. J. D. Roantree, president of the auxiliary, and members of her committee have worked for months to renovate the old St.

Brendan's Church, situated at the foot of the San Francisco Bay Bridge, into a pleasant headquarters for seamen. THE BOARD VOTED Mrs. Robinson power to appoint a federation committee to co-operate with officials of the Golden Gate International Exposition. Mrs. Albert Launer was appointed chairman of the 1938 convention committee.

The convention will be held in Los Angeles next May at the Ambassador Hotel. Mrs. Robinson, president; Mrs. George A. Rigg, vice president, and Mrs.

Albert W. Stokes, trustee, were elected members of an executive committee to administer federation business when the executive board is not in session. The executive board will hold six meetings next year, one in each of the federation districts, in order that federation members Now they are to be married in the fall and it will probably be a party summer for the attractive Fritzi and her fiance. r'r. r'r.

ir. A BURKE graduate and a THE RESULT of their work is a completely equipped chapel, a writing room, showers and laun- I Spinster, the bride elect is the dry facilities, and a recreation room. The group hopes eventually to accommodate seamen by establishing living quarters for them, according to Mrs. Roantree. Archbishop John J.

Mitty will dedicate the chapel Sunday at 5, granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Habenicht, and the great-granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Van Bergen.

She is a niece of Mrs. David i- McLaughlin of Piedmont, Mr, and the reception will follow the can become better acquainted with the work of the officials Walter H. Reed of Alameda and dedication ceremony. The chapel George and Rudolph Habenicht. will be called St.

Christopher's who represent them. rli Barbonl Photo. MISS MARIE DOYLE, who tua, in-it ailed last Saturday as president of the California Club Junior and will hold office for the next year, Bob is the son of Robert Harwood Maddan and the late Mrs. SAN FRANCISCO District, headed by Mrs. Harold P.

Dyer, announced to board members that the local program next year will include a study of marriage and divorce laws, in an effort to bring about uniform laws, and aid to the Little Jim ward in the San Francisco Children's Hos- BETROTHED Miss Fritzi Reader and Mr. Robert Har ipital. Photo bv Krnnriso KxHimnor. yesterday, photographed on one of their frequent appearances together, which belied engagement denials. wood Maddan whose engagement was announced 4 Susan Smith TK THE FEDERATION as a whole will concentrate on crime prevention, understanding of public affairs, a definite program of peace education, and child welfare.

Melissa Steans And W.H.Morse Rosalind Cargill Is Married to Edward McRoskey SIMPLICITY WAS the keynote Maddan. Jack Hart Maddan is his brother. His grandparents were the late Mr. and Mrs. John Rankin Maddan of Melbourne, Australia.

He attended the Belmont School for Boys and is a member of the Bachelors. 3-AFTER THEIR autumn wedding, he and his bride will continue to make their home here. rr Parties Arranged For Bride Elect ALREADY ENTERED on the calendar of Miss Virginia Ruiz de Roxas, whose betrothal to William E. Young was announced only a few weeks ago, are many pre-nuptial parties. First to honor the bride elect will be Mrs.

James Parks Bradley, who is to be a luncheon hostess next Wednesday at the Meadow Club. A week from today she will be Mrs. Benjamin Nyman's honor guest at luncheon at the Menlo Circus Club. On June 20, the newly betrothed nair and Mr. and Mrs.

Gordon NEVER HAS THE CHURCH-fhat of beige and black, and re- Virginia Feineman Becomes Bride Of Ensign Taylor IN ACCORDANCE with the ceremony traditional to navy weddings, Miss Virginia Wood Feineman became the bride Mon- niarkably alluring slippers of different colors matching the colors Daughters of Pioneers Will Dedicate Tablet DAUGHTERS OF THE California Pioneers will dedicate a bronze tablet to the memory of Capt. William A. Richardson, first settler in Yerba Buena in 1835, at ceremonies to be held tomorrow at 2 p. m. at Richardson avenue and the entrance to the Presidio.

Mrs. James J. Donnelly, as chairman of history in the Century of Commerce celebration, in 1935 proposed the name Richardson avenue to the Board of Supervisors in behalf of the Daughters of California Pioneers for the new diagonal cut beginning at Brodcrick and Lombard streets. The tablet will be unveiled by a great, great grandson of Captain Richardson, James T. Davis, Mrs.

Donnelly will be program chairman, and among those participating in the ceremonies will be Mayor Angelo J. Rossi, Lewis F. Byington, I. M. Peckham, Emmett Hayden, Miss Louise Chapel, as St.

Christopher is the patron saint of travelers. Mrs. J. J. Curran is reception chairman, Mrs.

George Wagner, chairman of hospitality; Mrs. Margaret Towle, program chairman, assisted by Mrs. Joseph MeFarland; Mrs. Elsie Hurson, decorations, assisted by Mrs. Joseph Gallagher, and Mrs.

Patrick Furlong. Directors who will also receive on Sunday include Mrs. Al Redding, Miss Christine Matthews. Mrs. William Davis, Mrs.

William Kiefeidorf, Miss Mary Sinnott. Mrs. John Zeeman, Mrs. A. A.

O'Reilly, Miss G. Harrison and others. A -A Councilettes Install Officers NEW OFFICERS of the Councilettes, auxiliary to the National Council of Jewish Juniors, were installed Sunday by Mrs. Oscar Geballe, junior past president of the Council of Jewish Women, at a luncheon meeting. Officers are Miss Beverly Zwerin, president; Miss Bernice Sherman, vice president; Miss Lorraine Haines, secretary; Miss Jean Hurwitz, treasurer.

rii Mothers' Club THE SPRING VALLEY Mothers' Club will install Miss Mary E. Keating as president of the of yesterday's nuptials which of St. Matthew in San Mateo been more entrancingly beautiful than on the occasion of the marriage of Isobel McCrecry to Augustus Taylor Jr. last Saturday. The altar was a profusion of white in the corsage! MRS.

BERNARD FORD, in ashes of roses crepe, wore a large united Miss Rosalind Cargill and Edward Leonard McRoskey. The 4 o'clock ceremony was held at picture hat to match, and never: day of Ensign David Wooster appeared handsomer. Tay)oi. jr of San Francisco. The Mrs.

John Drum was lovely in the Burlingame home of h(Tiijrs por background white parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Car II gill.

hat trimmed with white flowers The bride's gown of white or ganza was made with boutiant Will Be Married AT THE STANFORD Memorial Chapel at 2 tomorrow, Miss Melissa Kingsland Steans will become the bride of William Howard Morse. Dr. D. Elton Trueblood will officiate. Miss Lee Steans, who will graduate from Stanford the following day, will be her sister's only attendant and John Shicls will be best man.

The bride elect who, following her graduation from Stanford two years ago, became a member of the dean of women's staff there, formerly attended the University of California at Los An skirt and short puffed sleeves. The grosgrain streamers on her matching picture hat were tipped stocks were woven into tall, pointed trees. At each pew, a column of the same sweet-scented flowers was topped by a wreath. Delicate sprays of gypsophila lent their mistiness. Stateliness and dignity marked the entire ceremony, and as, at the end of the service, the bride which matched the flowers in her gown, and a silver fox cape perfected the beautiy of the ensemble.

Never did Mrs. Robert Henderson appear lovelier than on this occasion. In a gown of pale lavender with a large picture hat of a deeper shade, she was one of the most picturesque and most correctly dressed women present. formed at All Saints' Episcopal Church in Long Beach, the pastor, the Reverend Martyr, officiating. The bride, who walked to the altar on the arm of her father, Comdr.

W. M. Feineman, wore white satin and a tulle veil which billowed over the long train. She carried lilies of the valley and white roses. ATTENDING HER were Misses Ruth Jones and Jean Haines, both former Delta Delta sorority sisters at the University of California.

Ensign Slade Cutter of Os-wega, star of the navy's foot Dennis (Betty Shortlidge) will share honors at a breakfast which Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moraghan will give at their home. For the affianced couple. Miss Kathleen Walsh will entertain at cocktails on June 26.

Tabcr and Miss Geneve Shaffer and groom turned from the Tea Planned FOR HER NIECE, Miss Peggy organization at a meeting June geles, where she was a Kappa Kapap Gamma. Her fiance, son of Mrs. Robert Irvine Morse and the late Mr. ONE OF THE very handsome matrons was Mis. Joseph D.

Grant, in black, with a handsome fur over her shoulder. Mrs. James Flood wore black lace and aMarge both tall and with that poise which only fine physique and graceful carriage can give, there was never a handsomer couple. FEW WEDDINGS have been marked by such perfection, both in the church ceremony and in the later reception at the house. 16.

Miss Keating founded the organization in 1913, and will again take over executive duties I with orange blossoms and she carried a colonial bouquet. Her only attendant, Miss Doris Shean, wore pale blue organdie and carried a round bouquet of peach colored begonias. Robert McRoskey was his brother's best man. The garden reception following was attended by sixty guests. On their return from' a month's honeymoon tour, Mr.

and Mrs. McRoskey will live in San Mateo. The bride attended the University of California, where she was an Alpha Omicron Pi sorority member. The bridegroom, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Edward L. McRoskey of Burlingame, is a Stanford graduate and a Delta Upsilon member. Fairlie, Lieut. Wilson Neal's fiancee, Mrs. Chester B.

Moore, will be hostess at tea on June 19 iat her Pacific avenue home. for the coming year. From Cholly's Notebook Morse of Bellingham, completed his course at the Stanford Graduate School of Business last year and is now in business in San Francisco. The Htcucc of Clubs THE CALIFORNIA Federa offspring rival the fishes in aqu- atic prowess Mother, watch ME! JOURNEY'S END. A social register pair at Division Point.

Mrs. McCreery has a genius for planning and for supervising personally every minute detail. The McCrecry estate was a fitting setting, with its noble, wide-spreading oaks shadowing the lawns, its generous and spacious rooms, the sweeping terrace, which for this occasion was shaded by a golden-hued awning which was most flattering to all who stood beneath it. Tuckers Leave For Rogue River THE NION TUCKERS left yesterday for their home on the Rogue River. Accompanying them were their daughter.

Miss ball eleven of three years ago, was best man, and the ushers, in service whites, were Ensigns D. Allen Harrell, Henry Gearing III, Martin Miller and R. A. Thatcher. The Long Beach home of Commander and Mrs.

Feineman, scene of the reception following, was decorated in white snapdragons, Shasta daisies and sweet peas. THE NEWLY-WEDS will tour the southern States on their honeymoon and are to make their home in Pensacola, where the bridegroom, who has been on the California since his graduation from Annapolis two years ago, will be on detached duty at black hat with paradise plumes blowing in the breeze. Mrs. George Pope wore a crocheted gown of many-colored velvet, an effect, most unusual and becoming. Her grandchild, the youngest bridesmaid, in her dainty pretti-ness, reminded us of a little Edith Pope.

Mrs. Jerd Sullivan, all in brown, caught our eye as did the attractive toilettes of Mrs. Athol Mac-Bean and Mrs. Edward Hills. IN FACT, WE SAW so many stunning gowns and ensembles at this brilliant affair, that we could go on indefinitely, cataloguing all the lovely details, but we are reminded that we have only so much space alotted us, so we must content ourselves with saying that the wedding of Isobel McCreery and Gus Taylor was one of exceptional beauty, and one which will long be remembered.

The James Leaches a HIGHER "Skyland." Their new home built to Leach or DANCE HOSTESS Nan, and a group of her young friends. Misses Genevieve Lyman, Mary Morse, Frances Woodhead tion is getting itself on record right at the start of the new administration regarding political matters, so that nobody can say, "Well, I didn't know," when she becomes embroiled in party politics. According to a resolution passed yesterday, the Federation may endorse specific political measures, but it may NOT endorse candidates. Ti" i THE JUNIOR and Juvenile members of the Western Women's Club are going to hold a swim WE DIDN'T GET around to the Emeritus Dinner at the recent California Federation of Women's Clubs convention, and from the account in the Federation News, it looks as though we missed something. Theme of the dinner was "Me First," and the slogans "Say nothing, do nothing, be nothing." Officers were elected by Mrs.

Rebecca Coolot and a rubber stamp, without calling for nominations. Need we say that this was a burlesque? and Katherine Kennedy, who will spend a week there. The Tuckers, who entertain at frequent house parties during the summer, will keep their river THROUGHOUT THE SUNLIT afternoon there floated impressions of delicious refreshments, iced champagne, women beautifully gowned escorted by men correctly dressed, strolling on the terrace or in the gardens, or stopping for a look at the shimmering silver of the bride's table, decked with white flowers. the naval air station there. Ensign Taylor, member of an old San Francisco and Marin County family, is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. David Wooster Taylor. home open until November 1. Peninsula Dinner ming meet tomorrow morning in the club pool, and Mrs. Claudia Korbel, who heads the group, has invited mothers of the young members to come and see their Advprtiwuwnt MISS DOROTHY AMES will entertain at dinner Saturday at her Peninsula home in honor of Mrs.

James Townsend Russell. HARRIET HERZER WED Bride of Colin Moreton MISS HARRIET HERZER andof horsehair in matching shades. 'facing the Sun der on a Ross hilltop. Modern colonial, with rare antiques, to carry on the amily HOME name. SONS and DAUGHTERS: Edwin Lancaster Hobbs, the Kenneth Lancaster Hobbs' FIRST heir, born June 2 BARBARA, Fiesta baby with the Morris MacKnight Doyles since May 27.

Jerry Baumgartner relieved of Nob Hill duties to do his bit on JURY DUTY. RUSH! School closed, the Dean Dillman children taken toute de suite to their Santa Cruz grandmothe r's, Mrs. Charles C. Moore, for summer play. Mrs.

Dillman, in town to pack, to retake the Santa Cruz highway tomorrow. rt ri ii KAPPA Patsy Walker home from U. C. L. A.

with -a Car-mel-Tahoe design for summer living on her calendar. Expand the Beauty of Your Complexion with Mercolized Wax MRS. M'CREERY'S thoughtful-ness had not stopped with her preparations for her guests. A delicious feast was prepared for all those who in any way contributed to the success of her plans, and chauffeurs, policemen, maids and footmen toasted the thought-fulness and graciousness of the hostess. AMONG THE VISITORS specially noted was the Hon.

Mrs. Leigh, a relative of Mrs. McCreery, who married the second son of Lord Leigh. Mrs. Leigh is ft Dinner Party MR.

AND MRS. HERBERT FLEISHH ACKER JR. were dinner hosts Wednesday in honor of Mr. and Mrs. John Magee and Templeton Crocker.

Sullivans Hosts MR. AND MRS. JERD SULLIVAN were hosts at an informal dinner Tuesday. Colin Moreton were married yesterday at St. Vincent de Paul's Church at a 9 a.

m. ceremony. The Rev. Father Mootz, S. officiated and Walter Herzer gave his daughter in marriage.

The bridal gown of white satin was fashioned with long sleeves, a train and a high-waisted, high-necked bodice. A ruffle of tulle held the flowing veil and she carried a shower of lilies of the valley. Miss Marie Louise Moreton, her She carried a shower of begonias. Best man was Edward Dermot Doyle. Only members of the families attended the reception which followed at the St.

Francis Yacht Club, which was also decorated with white flowers. The bride, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Herzer, was graduated from the Academy of the Sacred Heart and the San Francisco College for Women. Her husband, who is a graduate Poes your complexion discourage with its blackheads, rouBliiiess and ase-ridden dryness Or does it captivate its clearness, smoothness ind radiance of Mercolized Wax counteracts a 1 1 complexion worries by steadily renovating the tissue, making you "'Skin-Sure." a circumstance which aids essentially in your routine of life.

Mercolized Wax begins at the pores, causing them to breathe and Examination of the many residences already occupied ghes the purchasers proof of the desirability of this fine district. Orer hundred acres of carefully restricted tie sites leel, rolling, wooded eminences. Marin's Finest District FRANK HOWARD ALLEN Owner! Ajcnli the daughter of that General Gordon of whom we have read so much in "Gone With the Wind." sister-in-law's only attendant, was i of the University of San Fran- Many were the chic women who graced this occasion. Mrs. Edward Tobin wore a handsome beset a skin surface or surpassing smoothness and caressing clearness.

a jar of Mercolized Wax today and bring out your hidden beauty. I nr Snullte A.triimriit daily. A rrf rrnhfiiir, Ktimulating ftkin tunic Smooths out wrinkles and asce lines. Kefines coarse pores Klinunates oilj- i ness. dissolve Saxolue in one-half piut witch hazel.

Al all drug mores. the son of Arthur gowned in rose colored marqui-! cisco, is K0H. ANTISEPTIC Smart ehoto. MISS HELEN WULFF, who enter-taineJ recently at a dinner dance for her clattmaiet at Mitt Hamlin: sette trimmed with deeper-hued i Moreton. black gown with corsage of multi- colored flowers, a large picture ribbon and wore a picture hat They will live in Sixth avenue.

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