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-VTA" THE MONTCLAIR TIMES, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1942 l.i SOCIAL' NEWS OF INTEREST IN TOWN AND BOROUGH Long Island Campers Rosemary Rice, High School Senior Young Actress Notes News In Play Cast Heading for Broadway which was presented by the students I ta College Women's Club Mrs. William E. Simpson Jr, bership chairman, ha announced tN following new members of the cliA Mrs. Clifford Anderson, fNew jersi College for Mrs. j.

Hudson (Washington Vr, Mrs Kurt Passoth (Mt. Allison Columbil). Mrs. George Rodgers (George Wukl ington U. Reinstated memberi Mrs.

Richard Damko-hler, Mis Vir. ginia Poore, and Miss Virginia Houih Mrs. Simpson also announces that membership in the club is open to an, woman who has had two yean more in an accredited colleee versity. Applications or inionhation mciiiuci mp are obtain, able by calling Mrs. Simpson.

Mont" clair 2-4765J. a Mrs. Arthur M. Clark, nomination chairman, has announced th pointment of Mrs. William E.

Bach." as nospitaiity cnairman to tuc. ceed Mrs. Harry S. Jackson Jr. The Understanding Other Counties group met Monday at the noma ct" Miss Margaret Moir, 364 Park Street, Upper Montclair.

Mrs. Barret Russell "assisted the hostess. Home Nursing Oct. 7 Starting Wednesday, Oct. 6, a home nursing course will be given by the Glen Ridge Chapter of the American Red Cross.

Scheduled for six weeks, the course will be conducted Wed- nesday and Friday afternoons of each week from 1 until 3 o'clock at the Women's Club of Glen Ridge, new Red Cross headquarters. Mrs. Joseph Unsworth will be the nurse instructor. Buy bonds or wear 'em. WATCHES DIAMONDS JEWELRY Since 1889 mm 49 BLOOMFIELD AVENUE MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY Jewelers Silversmiths Current Affairs at The Women's Club Of Glen Ridge The Glen Ridge Women's Club is offering a delightful aid to better understanding between the Americas, North and South, in the person of Margarita Madrigal and her guitar, Valentina, at the opening monthly meeting on Tuesday Oct.

6 at 3 P. Miss Madrigal has a truly Pan- American background with a Span ish father and an American mother. In the course of fier father's career, tne lamuy, uvea in an 11 ve central American republics and in Mexico. In 1923 her mother decided that she had forgotten too much English so she sent her back to Kansas where she attended the Wyandotte High School and, as she says, "got a little Kansas tradition in our make-ups." Following her stay in Kansas, Miss Madrigal went to Mexico where she studied and later taught at the Puegla State Teachers College. Recently the University of Mexico commis sioned her to make a survey of the study of Spanish in the United States and she returned to Kansas, followed by a tour of the United States gath ering material for her thesis.

She later settled in New York City, in the village, because she found more Spanish architectural atmosphere there. She evolved her own method of teaching Spanish (which includes frequent use of her guitar because it is "good for the rhythm of the and numbers among her pupils such famous personages as Sherwood Anderson, the playwright, Mrs. H. V. Kaltenborn, wife of the radio commentator, and Mrs.

William Lloyd Garrison 3d, curator-in-chief of the Brooklyn Children's Museum. At a time when Pan-American unity is so essential for the safety and welfare of the entire hemisphere, Miss Madrigal's message is important. And the fact that her English has a slight western inflection and her Spanish is as flat and softly staccato as the purest Castilian, will in no way detract either from the import ance or the enjoyment of her message or songs. Mrs. Ruth Swee2y, the program chairman, will introduce Miss Mad rigal.

Cedar Grove A. Hears School Head The first meeting of the Parent- Teacher Association of Cedar Grove was held yesterday at the Recreation Hall. Leonard R. Parks, principal of the Cedar Grove School spoke on the work of the school and its plans to meet present day needs. The class mothers and teachers at tended a tea at the school on Sept.

16. The executive board of the asso ciation held its first meeting at the home of the president, Mrs. Albert Emden, on Sept. 15. (Glen Ridge The Central Home and School As ocition -sill hold a dessert and white elephant' card party tomorrow at 1:15.

This will he the only money raising project for the year. Mrs. H. Hasbrouck, general chairman of the has arranged to have tables in various homes so that every one will he able to walk to a party and -Save the car, gasoline and rubber. Th followine are opening their homes and serving as hostesses: Mrs.

E. D. Crandell, 27 Wildwood Terrace; Mrs. H. L.

Fates, 50 Lincoln Street; Mrs. H. Hogen, 30 Sherman Ave- Mrs. H. M.

HI, 42 Woodland Avenue; Mrs. L. C. Roberts, 80 Doug last Read; Mrs. C.

P. Snover, 271 Ridgewood Avenue; Mrs. J. C. Talbot, 33 Hillside Avenue; and Mrs.

F. M. Vogel, 50 Highland Avenue. If you have never attended a white elephant party, you don't know what you have missed. What might be white elephant to you is just what someone has been wanting for years Many hostesses have planned interesting ways of distributing the prizes but that will have to be secret until tomorrow.

Door prizes are being collected by Mrs. Leland Palmer. Mrs. G. Y.

Whitten is taking care of the dessert so that you may be sure lc Is going to be something extra special. Tickets may be obtained from Mrs. Herbert HI (Glen Ridge 2-5123). chairman of the ticket committee, or from any of the above mentioned hostesses or from a class mother. Fall Rummage Sale S.

Delapenha is general chairman of the annual Fall rummage sale to be held at Glen Ridge Congregational Church Wednesday, Sept. 30 and Thursday, Oct. 1 from 10:30 to 4:30. The committee includes, Mrs. Glen Lowell, hats; Mrs.

J. M. Cairn, curtains; Mrs. Harry Dickinson, jewelry; Mrs. Fred Berry, antique silver; Mrs.

Andrew Hageman and Mrs. William R. Dilworth, white elephant; Mrs. Robert Shepherd, pbcketbooks; Mrs. Julian Zelchenko, house furnishings; Mrs.

S. W. Harder, children's clothing Mrs. P. E.

Lenfesty, women's clothing; Mrs. Robert H. Thompson, thrift shop; Miss Lucy Stevens, handmade quilts; Mrs. William Bell, books and pictures; Mrs. William Post shoes; and Mrs.

Ada Pattee, rag rug Articles will be sold on commission in the Thrift Shop. The Sunday night supper will be held in the church parish house Sunday evening at 6:30, and will be the first social gathering of the season. The Rev. Charles Stires. new rector cf Christ Church, and Mrs.

Stires will be guest. Mr. Stires will give an informal talk. Mrs. Burtis Horner and STANLEY M.

CR0WELL CO. Dispensing Opticians 26 South Park Street Near Church Street MONTCLAIR. N. J. her committee are In charge of the supper.

The Red Cross group of the church mill resuru work Oct. 7 from 10 to 4. Mrs. Zeifcenko is chairman. Lunch eon will be served by the canteen group.

The Business Women's Red Cross group of the church will start Oct. 6 and will work from 8 to 10 P. M. Country Club Dance This past week members of the Glen Ridge Country Club received a "long-winded," in size only, announce ment of the opening dance of the Fall season to be held Saturday evening at the clubhouse. "Old Grandad" is pictured on the announcements, toot irig a life-size horn and the announcement reads, "You're darn tootin, mister that Sept.

26 is the date and Glen Ridge Country Club is the place for the biggest fun-bargain of 'em all!" The announcement, almost yards long, goes on to tell of the golf tournament beforehand In the afternoon with prizes, the "skee-rumptious dinner 'a la Henri', a floor show" and the dance. If you haven't made your reservations it might be a good idea to get busy right away because at this point a capacity crowd is on tap, and with the pep and enthusiasm of the entertainment committee, the season is bound to get off to an even better start. Prentice-Riley Wedding The wedding of Miss Dorothy Caroline Riley, daughter of Alfred Riley of 370 Ma6lis Avenue, and the late Mrs. Riley, to Lieutenant Marshall Prentice, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Lester Marshall Prentice- of Yon- kers, N. took place last Thursday in the Glen Ridge Congregational Church. The pastor, the Rev. Dr. William Weston Patton officiated, and a reception for the families and intimate friends followed at the bride's home.

Mrs. Harold G. Riley Of Bloom- field, sister-in-law of the bride, was her only attendant, and Robert Pren tice served his brother as best man. The couple will reside temporarily in Atlanta after a wedding trip to Connecticut and Vermont. The bride is a graduate of Glen Ridge High School and Lasell Junior College.

Lieutenant Prentice was graduated from RooseveltHigh School, Yonkers. and was with theKingsport Publishing Kingsport, before en tering the service. He recently completed an officer training course at Fort Monmouth. To Live in East. Orange Miss Lillian Mac MacLennon, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Alexander M. MacLennon of 22 lJurnett Street, and James Naismith Noble, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Noble of Bloom-field, were married Saturday evening at a ceremony in Glen Ridge Congregational Church.

The pastor, the Rev. Dr. William Webton Patton, officiated, and a reception followed at Forest Hill Field Club. Miss Winifred Ann MacLennon attended her sister as maid of honor, and bridesmaids were Mrs. Edward J.

Jacobus of Bloomfield, Miss Marguerite James of Newark and Mrs. Ulrich Fiore of East Oraange. The bride "wore a white satin gown with lace insets. Her finger-tip veil was fastened to a coronet of orange blossoms and she carried white rose buds and stephanotis. The honor attend ant wore aquamarine silk marquisette of Montclair High School last Win ter, and for her performance in one of the three one-act plays that were produced by the Montclair Dramatic Club last season.

This is the first play for Rosemary and it comes at the end of a Sum mer spent at the Irvine Dramatic Studio where she attended Saturday afternoon classes last In ad dition to this she attended the Cape Cod Institute of Drama and Music the previous Summer. A double assignment is ahead for Rosemary. In order to complete her course at Montclair High School and graduate with her class it will be necessary for Rosemary to go to school while carrying on in the the atre. To this she has agreed, and will return to school when the show comes back from tour. Glen Ridge Auxiliary Holds Board Meeting President's Resignation Accepted by Juniors.

Is At a special board meeting of the Glen Ridge Junior Auxiliary held on Tuesday, Sept. 15, the resignation Of Mrs. Herman Lazarus as presi dent of the auxiliary, was regret fully accepted. She has been active in the auxiliary since i936, and prior to her election as president was a member of the board and officer of the club, most recently as recording secretary. Her unexpired term will be filled by the vice president, Mrs.

Glen Yates of Glen Ridge, who has been a member of the auxiliary since 1937, and acted as treasurer for the years 1941-42. Reports on the Summer activities of the club were made by several board members. A report on the work of volunteers stated that the libraries at Mountainside and Community hospitals continued to bring pleasure to the patients and that many girls carried on other volunteer jobs in both institutions as well as Red Cross and civilian defense work. In addition to their regular social service work, the members furnished a children ward at community Hospital, under the direction of Mrs. Paul Christner assisted by Mrs.

Alexander Cowan and Mrs Robert G. GoOdman Jr. Cribs, chairs, book and 'toy shelves were painted azure blue with curtains and chair cover ings done in a Raggedy Ann print. Over 125 baby jackets, to be don ated to Community Hospital, were made by the sewing group, consisting of Mrs. Harris Burrows 3d, Mrs.

B. R. McBath. Mrs. Robert Jacobsen, Mrs.

William Gesell, Mrs. Channing Soule, Mrs. Paul Christner and Mrs. Kenneth Beisheim. Mrs.

Charles Stevens, charity re search chairman, reported that funds were appropriated during the Sum mer to send two needy boys to camp for two weeks. The club decided against holding projects such as the cabarets to raise money as they have in past years, because of wartime uncertainties. The ways and means committee, headed by Mrs. S. Ward Stanton, is con sidering instead several smaller af fairs to be spread over a longer period.

The first of these will be a rummage sale of useful goods such as books, rubbers, baby carriages, children's velocipedes, etc. Mrs. Stanton's home will be the collection headquarters until the latter part of October at which time the sale will be held. No definite date has been set. 594 CENTRAL MISS ROSEMARY RICE with matching hat, and the bridesmaids wore maize silk marquisette with hats to match: They all car ried bouquets Of Fall flowers.

Mungo Noble of East Grange ser ved his brother as best man and another brother, Arthur Noble of Verona, Thomas Maule of Nutley and Mr. Jacobus, ushered. After a wedding trip the couple will reside at Colonial Gardens, 162 Park Avenue, East Orange. The bride is a graduate of Newark Teachers College. Mr.

Noble was also gradu ated from Newark Teachers College and is a member of Sigma Theta Chi. He is in the engineering division of Eastern Aircraft Corp. Entering Bennett Junior College at Millbrook, N. this week is Miss Constance Nagel, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Frank C.

Nagel of 120 Stonehouse Road. 1 Mr. and Mrs. W. S.

Buswell and family of 111 Ridgewood Avenue will move Saturday to 111 Halsted Street, East Orange. Miss Mildred Barretl, daughter 6f Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Barrett of 3 Cambridge Road has returned to the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va.

Mrs. William A. Little of 21 Lin coln Street returned this week to her Summer home at ThetfOrd, where 6he will spend about two weeks. Mrs. Walter R.

Anderson and son, Walter and Mrs. Anderson's sis ter, Miss Eunice Beveridge of ,299 Ridgewood Avenue have returned from their cottage at Lake HOpatcong where they spent the season. Son to J. L. Smiths, Mr.

and Mrs. J. Leonard Smith of 1 Hamilton Terrace, Upper Montclair, have announced the birth of a son. Leonard Franklin Smith, Sept. 6 at Mountainside Hospital.

The Smiths have a daughter, Carolyn Sue. Mr. Smith is with the Mennen Company in Newark. Birth Announcement Mr. and Mrs.

Richard Lawlor Coop er 01 Brattieboro, have an nounced the birth of a son, Richard Lawlor Cooper born Sept. 9. Mrs. Cooper is the former Miss Helen Neal of Springfield, Vt. Mr.

Cooper is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Drury W. Cooper of 30 Parkhurst Place. Report Busy Season Fire Place Lodge Took Part in Defense Work.

Fire Place Lodge, Summer camp for girls at East Hampton, L. closed its seventh season' recently with a record enrollment and a busy Summer program of music, arts, ath letics and defense activities. Nine musicals were held during the season. The dramatic department presented a series of sketches and plays, climaxing their program with "The Amateurs" on the final night of camp. The camp chorus of forty- five voices sang at the plays.

As a part of the defense program, a junior unit of the American Women's Voluntary Service was formed at the camp under the direction of Mrs. Adelaide M. Purcell of Mont clalr and Miss Margaret McAllister of East Orange. A carnival was held by the fireplace lodge unit, co-operating with the MOntauk unit, at the Montauk Surf Club On Aug. 15.

The remainder of the final week, tennis tournaments, swimming exhibitions, boat races and archery meets were held. Awards for honor camping and achievement weire made at the final banquet. Thosft awarded honors were Patricia Bradley and Cecily Anderson of Montclair, dram atics; Sally Vanderwolk of Montclair, fine arts; Betsy Ware of Riverdale, N. and Marcia Frutchey of Mont clair, music; Joan Cross of Montclair, tennis; Marilyn Mcllvain of Mont clair, swimming; Joan Parker of Montclair, boating; Betsy Ware, sail ing; Marilyn Mcllvain, signaling; Shirley Emmons of Glen Ridge, first aid; Barbara Fuller of East Orange, archery, and Marilyn Mcllvain, farming. Campers from Montclair: Cecily Anderson, Barbara Bell, Joan and Nancy Blackburn, Patricia and Diana Bradley, Joan Cross, Ann Edwards, Marcia Frutchey, Carol Johnson, Elaine Just, Marjorie Mack, Marilyn Mcllvain, Betty Nordquist.

Joan Parker, Marilyn Randall Joan Kempthorne, Marilyn Stewart, Joan and Susanne Swenson, Monica and Betty Toye, Sally Vanderwolk, Patsy Wehman, Caroline Kennedy. Campers from Glen Ridge: Shirley Emmons, Betty Emmons, Ellen Cogan, Phyllis Hood, Ruth Heiderich, Barbara Ann Jones, Jane KnowltOn, Barbara Brassell, Diana and Vonnie Newell. Campers from East Orange: Laure Down, Barbara Fuller. Members of the staff from Montclair and vicinity: Mrs. Adelaide M.

Purcell, director; Robert H. See, sailing counselor and instructor in map reading; Mrs. Robert H. See, administration; Miss Jean McMullen, fine arts; Mrs. S.

Shepard Wilson (formerly of Montclair), land sports; Miss Peggy Walter, handcrafts; Miss Shirley Matthewson, tennis; Miss Edith Black (East Orange), swimming; Miss Margaret McAllister, music (East Orange); Mrs. Ebba Johnson, R. American Red Cross, instructor of first aid, camp nurse and health advisor. Herberts Have Son Mr. and Mrs.

Frederick Davis Herbert Jr. of 35 Glen wood Road, Upper Montclair, have announced the birth of a son, Frederick Davis Herbert 3d, born Sept. 18 at Mountainside Hospital. Mr. and Mrs.

Herbert have two other children. Son to Dunlaps Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Duhlap of New York City have announced the birth of a son, Bryan Robert, born Sept.

4. Mrs. Dunlap is the former Leonie M. Coan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Philip Coan of 76 Elm Street. EASJ Cling to the traditional beauty of IRISH LINEN DOUBLE DAMASK cloth, 18.00 08" cloth, 21.50 cloth, 26.00 cloth, 30.50 napkins, doz. 18.50 (All sizes approximate). There's really nothing lovelier on a table than sparkling white linen damask. And It's correct for every occasion luncheon, a formal dinner, or a buffet supper.

This is a beautiful quality of damask in a charming, simple design of satin stripes. Unhemmed. Miss Rosemary Rice, Montclair High School, senior, and daughter of Lieutenant Commander and Mrs. Albert F. Rice of 119 Edgemont Road, Upper Montclair, has stepped into the footlight spotlight.

She has joined the Cast of a new play, "Franklin Street," produced by Max; Gordon, producer of "Junior Miss," and directed by the distinguished author and producer, George S. Kaufmann. "Franklin Street" opened in Wilmington last Friday night and moved to Washington, D. where it is playing this week. The play will run two weeks in Boston prior to the scheduled opening on Broadway, Oct.

13. Many students and residents of Montclair will remember Rosemary for her performance in the leading female role in "The Ghost Train," Werona Notes At a candlelight ceremony in the Church of the Holy Spirit Saturday, Miss Doris Rita Apgar, daughter of LeRoy H. Apgar of 69 Hillside Ave nue and the late Mrs. Apgar, became the bride of Robert Evans Hickie, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Robert J. Hickie of 4 Valley Place, Upper Montclair. The Rev. J. Thurston Travis, pastor, officiated.

A reception followed in the Mayfair Club, West Orange. Mrs. Barbara Partington was matron of honor and Miss Marjorie M. Apgar was maid of honor for her sister. Gilbert R.

Hickie served his brother as best man and ushers were Robert Merklas of Verona and George Quinn of Montclair. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a gown with a full net tufted taffeta bodice, sweetheart neckline and three-quarter length sleeves. Her finger-tip veil fell from a Juliet cap of shirred net and she carried a cascade bouquet of gardenias and bouvardia. For traveling she wore a dark green suit with matching hat, red and white accessories and a corsage bouquet of gardenias. Her attendants wore gowns of pale blue faille cloth and matching face veils falling from bows in their hair.

They carried spray bouquets of red rOses. The bridegroom's mother wore royal blue trimmed with silver and a corsage bouquet of gardenias. Miss Eleanor Sterett and Miss Marjorie -Sterett," daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Sterett of 134 Morning-side Road, have left for Meadsville, where they are students at Allegheny College.

Eleanor is a senior and Marjorie is a sophomore at that college. I Miss Winifred Bonnett of 16 Winding Way was hostess to the Verona Players Tuesday evening. The opening luncheon Of the Verona Women's Club will be held tomorrow at the Franklin Arms Tea Room, Bloomfield. Mrs. Aren Kaslander and children, Robert and Ruth of 15 Marion Road, have left for San Antonio, Texas, to visit Second Lieutenant Kaslander, who is in the air force stationed at Duncan Field, Texas.

The Rev. John Kavasch, pastor of the Calvary Lutheran Church, attended the dedication conferences of the Lutheran Youth Building in Chicago last week. Mr. Kavasch attended as membership secretary of the New Jersey District Of the Walther League. It was announced by the Verona Service League that starting today, sewing for the Red Cross would be done each Thursday at the home of Mrs.

Donald North of 17 Beechwood All members interested are cordially invited. Each person brings her own sandwiches and coffee is served. A spaghetti dinner will be served by the women of the Calvary Luth eran Church tonight from 5:30 until 7:30. The guild is in charge of the dinner. Miss Virginia Shaw and her brother, John, have left to resume their studies at the University of Wisconsin at.

Madison. They are the daughter and son of Mr. and Mrs. G. R.

Shaw of 9 Sylvan Road. Mrs. Vinson Phillips of Presdue Isle, has concluded a week's visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry F.

Pierson of 101 Cumberland Avenue. Mrs. Phillips was present at a shower given last Thursday for her sister, Miss Jean Pierson, whose engagement to S. William Preus of Stoneham, has been an nounced. Mrs.

George W. Piche, an aunt, of Highfied Terrace, Bloomfield, was hostess at the party. Birth Announcement Mr. and Mrs. Jerome B.

Fisher of 143 Elmwood Avenue, Verona, have announced the birth of a son, Jerome Boneparte Fisher 4th, Sept. 12 at Mountainside Hospital. Mrs. Fisher is the former Miss Patricia Graves, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Charles E. Holmes of Ashnrv Park. Scout Mothers Meeting The Scout Mothers Association of Eagle Rock Council has arranged its first meeting for next Monday at 9:30 A M. at Scout headauarters. Plans.

ff cESfN Suburban Classic Grey menswear flannel suit with sfack pleated skirt 100 Sizes 10 to 20. 25 PLANNING TO MOVE? Please Let Us Know About It NOW! If yoo-. are moving- to a new address shortly it is important that you notify Public Service NOW. This year there is a shortage of man power, gasoline and rubber to handle the work of connecting and disconnecting electric and gas service. We need all the time you can give us to make arrangements for having service ready as close to the time ordered as possible.

Your cooperation will help greatly to avoid delay in providing you with electricity and gas at your new home. Notify your nearest Public Service Commercial Office-of the moving date and the new address (with floor or apartment number). Please do it nowl 4 fWICTOCT BUY I ImiTKS JkL tTATU Jr TfIC PRIMROSE SOP 461 BLOOMFIELD AVENUE MQNTCLA1R AT THE. CENTER HUBLIC)SFWTrR will be made for the coming year. 9:30 o.

m. to 530 p. m. Free Forking,.

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