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Section Three THE CAPITAL TIMES Society News Official Paper of the State of Wisconsin Edited by MARY BRANDEL, Society Editor: NO. 105 MADISON, SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 1931 PRICE FIVE CENTS VOL. 27, The World Hf Society and Fashions Homeward For MidTerm Vacation at Height During the Coming Week Those Who Cannot Return Have Plans for Travel or Visits in Other Portions of the Country MRS. M. V.

O'SHEA MISS First "First Lady" of State A Charming Southerner, With a Quick Temper Mrs. Nelson Dewey's Portrait Hangs in State Historical Museum Today HERE SHE IS, over there on the west wall of the State Historical museum--the first First Lady of Wisconsin. Staunch gray eyes made guilefully feminine by curling eye lashes, straight disdainful nose, full curving lips clenched at the corners with determination, and just a bit of sullenness, the high broad forehead of an aristocrat partly hid by a little hood edged with white ruching, a deep wine colored velvet cloak over her shoulders with its white swansdown edging snuggled under her chin. It is Mrs. Catherine Dunn Dewey, wife of Nelson Dewey, first governor of Wisconsin from 1848 to 1852.

Mrs. Dewey was the daughter of Charles Dunn of Louisville, who was the chief justice of the supreme court of the territory in 1836-48, and the granddaughter of Judge Shrader. only five feet tall, this little southerner made up for her lack of her fiery temper. Charming, brilliant, and talented she was, but her overshadowed all. teacups and amid the rustling of silken skirts, the eyebrows of fair lifted at the name of Mrs.

delightful and welcomed of course, but her temper: a positive dislike for people, and it is rumored that many a time was bare of servants when guests would arrive. Mrs. Dewey thought to find a rustic community in 1848 when she her husband to Madison. next door to Prof. E.

T. Owen, the Deweys took up their Not until the time of the did the governors have an residence. Mrs. Dewey was SO imMadison and its educaopportunities that she Te returned her daughter, Kate Dewey the University of Wisconsin. was graduated in 1875: for a two years stay in her mother.

Echoes of still be told by some Mad- Miss Dewey returned and in Milwaukee, while her went to Missouri, where she the Washington, D. Kate Dewey Cole, wife of whose sparkling wit, conand friendliness is still a memory. dinners and parties were humor, wit, philosophy, laughter mingled on joyAlways interested in Wisher university, Mrs. Cole the Association of Collegiate was the leading factor in Club house. 13, 1922, she died leaving Felix Cole, who is in the consular service in Ber- hangs Catherine Dewey's James R.

Stuart--a gallant southerner who rode horsethe muddy streets of Madi1850s. DAUGHTER Mrs. James H. Wegener, 1508 announce the birth of a Susan Jane, at the Methodist Saturday, Mar. 21.

MISS DOROTHY FULLER MRS. NELSON DEWEY Pinckney state president of represent Wisconsin at the GenLeague of Women Voters in other delegate from the state and Mrs. Joseph Dean, 636 E. recess from the university where brother and sister-in-law, Mr. (Photoart by Constable.) Sigma Kappa, and daughter of formerly of Madison, now of Mil- Spring Luncheon of Demeters Scheduled For Saturday, Apr.

11 THE Daughters of Demeter spring luncheon will be held Saturday, April 11, in the Memorial Union. Reservations are being taken by Miss Margaret Stitgen, University 91, until Wednesday, April 8. Mmes. Bazan and Zapata Give Second of Teas 4 to Today RS. LELAH F.

BAZAN and Mrs. Emily M. Zapata are giving the second of a series of teas this afternoon between the hours of 4 and 6 at the home of Mrs. Bazan, 616 S. Baldwin st.

Mrs. R. F. Norris and Mrs. Shirley Nelson will pour.

SATURDAY RECITAL Members of the piano class of Miss Lydia Lurass at the East Side Branch studio of the Wisconsin School of Music, 1962. Atwood will hold a program and social meeting at the branch center on Saturday afternoon. Miss Luraas will read the life of Mozart to the children, after which the program will be given, followed by games. The -program will be given as follows: Duet--A Little Journey White Beatrice Lachelle Billy Fraser The Skating Rink Rolfe Vivian Arnold Jack in the Pulpit Mokrejs Jean Marie Jackson Duet -Meadow Play Elaine Luloff Virginia Hatch Jolly Little Fisherman Billy Fraser The Crow Story Bilbro Woodnymph's Harp Virginia Hatch Old Folks at Home Foster John Gratz Duet--Old Tome Fiddlers June Johnson Charlotte Kalbacken FROM DE FOREST Mr. and Mrs William Cox, E.

Gorham have been recent hosts to the Misses Anne and Rose Mooney of De Forest. REESE GUESTS Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. O.

Reese, 422 North include Mr. and Mrs. John Christman of Evansville and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Spencer of the same city.

MISS KATHLEEN MORRISSEY waukee, is one of the special assistant chairmen for Mothers' week-end at the university, which will be observed May 22 to 24. Miss Fuller has also recently been elected senior class representative on the Women's Self Government council. (Portrait by the De Longe Studio.) James R. Stuart's portrait of the wife of Wisconsin's first governor, Nelson Dewey, hangs on the west wall of the State Historical museum. She was the first First Lady of the state.

Miss Kathleen Morrissey, 1322 Randall is attending the Military ball on April 17 with Louis E. Dreyer, who is publicity chairman for the event. (Photoart by Constable.) The Artists League Meets On Monday Plan to Bring Artist and Public Into Contact THE Madison chapter of the American Artists Professional League will meet Monday at 4:30 in the Memorial Union building. The meeting will be conferential in character. An effort is being made to invite everyone actively engaged in creative visual art to be present.

Plans to bring the public and the artist into closer contact will be considered. Suggestions which have been made and new ones which may be presented will be discussed and a constitution and program be adopted. The league is a national organization with headquarters in New York. It is composed of many of the most distinguished artists of the United States and uses "The Art Digest" as its organ. Its object is to promote the interest of contemporary American artists through collective acts of its membership; to win better conditions for creative artists in America; to discuss and disseminate among them a fuller knowledge of the technique of their art or craft; to promote a better cooperative spirit among American artists and between artists and art dealers and the general public; and to arouse the interest of the people of America in all fields and manifestations of visual art by living American artists.

NATIONWIDE BANQUET The annual Nationwide banquet of Business and Industrial girls was held Tuesday night in the Y. W. C. A. gymnasium.

At this same hour business girls all over the world celebrated. In some countries they sat down to breakfast, some to luncheons and some dinner in order to carry out the same program at the same hour, and to bring about a realization of fellowship that is world-wide. Miss Susan Davis was speaker banquet here. She spoke on "Having an Organized Hobby" and illustrated her talk with lantern slides. Miss othy Hall from the university of musicd gave two violin selections accompanied.

by Miss Dorothy Jahr. Guests from foreign countries were Mrs. T. C. Hsu from China and Ruth Berensohn from Hamburg, Germany.

ASTER and "spring" zards and snowdrifts. younger set who are Miss Marjorie Forbes Madison as a guest at J. H. Forbes, 619 E. in Plainfield, Wis.

Miss Bernice Winchell, Winchell, 200 N. Prospect where she teaches Madison. Vaughan is 'a senior student at Miss Sadi McCaughey, Caughey, 2114 Sommers will pass parents. Miss McCaughey teaches school Dr. and Mrs.

Homer Sylvester, 2245 ter, Miss Jeanette, home Friday. Miss Mrs. A. C. Stark, 1913 Keyes is Anna, will be able to spend Easter in Miss Marion Gilbert, daughter of Adams is returning Friday from spend Mr.

and the holiday, hermiall, Pinckney are uncertain whether their daughter, Miss Bonnie, will be able to come to Madison for Easter. Miss Small teaches speech at Oconomowoc and sponsors the plays of the school. Miss Nellie Sholts, daughter of Mrs. Mary Sholts, 1311 Mound will spend her spring vacation in Madison. Miss Sholts teaches speech correction at Eau Claire.

Miss Caroline Lloyd Jones, who is a student at Bryn Mawr, and Miss Eleanor, a student at Vassar, daughters of Prof. and Mrs. Chester Lloyd Jones, will not return to Madison for Easter holiday. Mr. and Mrs.

P. O. Fish, Castle are expecting their daughter, Miss Lois Fish, home for the Easter holidays. Miss Fish is doing social work in Milwaukee at the St. Vincent De Paul society.

Miss Louise Dallas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Hirst, 1829 Van Hise will be unable to return from Boston due to the fact that she took both her Christmas and Easter holiday together.

Miss Hirst is doing social work in Boston at the Women's Educational Industrial Union. Miss Eunice Clark, daughter of Prof. and Mrs. Paul F. Clark, 2136 Van Hise is not expected home for the Faster, the holiday.

Radcliff Miss college, Clark is Boston. a stuMiss Ruth Oeland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. L.

Oeland, 1725 Chadbourne does not plan to return to Madison for Easter, but will visit with friends in Ohio, where she attends the Oberlin college of music. Prof. and Mrs. Walter W. Hart, route 7, are expecting their daughter, Miss Mary, to arrive in Madison on Thursday for Easter.

She will be accompanied by a guest, Miss Elizabeth Thomas, Long City, Mo. Miss Hart is studing at the Lindenwood college in Missouri. Miss Ruth Rowe will come from the Columbia College of Expression, Chicago, to be the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.

W. Rowe, 711 W. Johnson st. Miss Rowe is interested in dramatics and an active member of the Junior Dramatic league. After an illness of a month during which time she underwent an operation for appendicitis, Miss Eleanor Parkinson, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. E. E. Parkinson, 25 E. Gorham returned to Delavan to.

continue her teaching in French. Miss Parkinson is spending the weekend in Madison. Theodore Dodge, son of Prof. and Mrs. R.

E. N. Dodge, 115 Allen will be unable to return from Harvard for the Easter holiday but plans to spend a few days visiting his aunt in New York City. Mr. Dodge is active in cross country running and track at Harvard.

Some at Yale Dr. and Mrs. Henry Bunting, Chadbourne will be unable to have their daughter, Miss Elizabeth and their son, Henry Bunting, with them for Easter. Both Miss Elizabeth and Henry Bunting are at Yale university. Prof.

and Mrs. Charles E. Mendenhall, 205 N. Prospect, will entertain their son Thomas, who is a student at Yale, and their son John, who is studying at Andover, for Easter. Mr.

Thomas is planning bring a guest, Keating Coffey, Los Angeles, for the Easter holiday. Miss Julie Callahan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Callahan, 1441 Mound arrives in Madison Friday to be a guest of her parents Easter. Miss Gertrude is expected Friday for the Easter weekend.

Miss Julie is head of the French department in Waukesha, and Miss Gertrude is head of the English department at the Stout Institute. Miss Hazel Seifert, daughter and Mrs. E. R. Seifert, 2125 E.

Washington will arrive this weekend to Spend Easter with parents. Miss Seifert teaches music in West Bend. Tuesday evening Miss Mary Kessenich, will arrive in Madison to spend the spring vacation as a guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.

F. Kessenich, 1234 Sherman ave. Miss Kessenich is student at St. Mary's-of-the-woods, Indiana. Mr.

and Mrs. Carl Knope, 546 Doty are planning for their daughter Miss Wilma Knope to arrive Thursday to spend Easter. Miss Knope teaches Latin at the South Milwaukee high school. Miss Enid Miller who is studying interior decorating at the Layton Art school, Milwaukee, will spend the spring vacation at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

C. L. Miller, route 6. Miss Beulah Miller, who is teaching general science at the South Milwaukee high school, will also be a guest at the home of her parents. Miss Marjorie Thomas, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Ivo Thomas, Oakridge vacation are on their way in spite of blizAnd they are bringing many of the away at school on their homeward way. plans to spend the Easter holiday in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mis. Gorham st.

Miss Forbes teaches French daughter of Prof. and Mrs. A. N. returned Friday from Chicago geography to spend the spring vacation in Winchell will visit in Pittsburg, Pa.

He Rush Medical school, Chicago. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Methe Easter holiday at the home of ner in Montello.

Rowley are expecting their daughSylvester teaches art in West Allis. uncertain whether her daughter, Miss Madison. Miss Stark teaches in Wausau. Mr. and Mrs.

Glenn L. Gilbert, 1636 Milwaukee where she teaches speech, to JANET DEAN Mrs. Michael V. O'Shea, 529 N. the League of Women Voters, will eral Council.

meeting of the National Washington, D. in April. One will go. (Photoart by Constable.) Miss Janet Dean, daughter of Dr. Gorham will spend the Easter she is a freshman, at the home of her and Mrs.

Joseph Dean in the East. Miss Dorothy Fuller, member of Prof. and Mrs. William J. Fuller, Committees on Woman's Club Concert Given Assist Mrs.

Hastings in Arranging Werrenrath Appearance ASSISTING Mrs. W. A. Hastings, of the Madison Woman's club, who is general chairman of the Reinald Warrenrath concert sponsored by the club on Apr. 23, are: Mmes.

W. F. Winterble, H. F. Wilson, Harry Geisler and T.

L. Bewick. The committee on ticket sales includes Mmes. Henry Zantow. Lawrence Tuttle, A.

G. Woodward, George Ritter, and Clark Putnam. The concert will be given Christ Presbyterian church. Tickets are $1 and $1.50. Junior Division Has April Fool Party at Home of its President TUNIOR DIVISION will entertain at a Fool's Feast party on Wednesday at 2:30 at the home of Mrs.

John James. 802 Huron Hill, Nakoma. The party is being given by members cf the executive board who are Mrs. John James, president; Mrs. Seymour Kletzein, social chairman: Mrs.

Ivan Fay, treasurer; Mrs. R. J. McCubbin, program chairman; Mrs. Walter Price, membership chairman; Mrs.

Glenn Trewarha, secretary. RECENT BIRTHS A daughter wag born on Mar. 24 to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cnare, 1443 Williamson st.

On Mar. 25 a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Sheehan, 105 Ohio ave. Mr.

and Mrs. Johnston, 2115 E. Mifflin announce the birth of a son on Tuesday, Mar. 24. VISIT IN MIDDLETON Mr.

and Mrs. Andrew Milbrook, Mid- dleton, were hosts on Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. Otto Milbrook and daughter, Caroline, Ryan Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Milbrook and daughters, Gladys and Myrtle, 2303 Willard and Miss Eda Schwens, Evergreen ave. FROM LAKE MILLS Mr. and Mills, and son, Jim, tertained Mrs. W. I Miss Jean Walker and Douglass Orr United in Marriage The wedding of Miss Jean Walker, daughter of Mrs.

Samuel T. Walker and the late Mr. Walker, Madison, to Douglass W. Orr, son of Dr. and Mrs.

H. Winnett Orr, Lincoln, took place at the chapel of the Chicago Theological seminary on Saturday. The ceremony took place during the afternoon 'in the presence of relatives and close friends. Mr. Orr and his bride will take up residence in Chicago, where the former is a student in the Northwestern university Medical school.

was a teacher of English in the Experimental college here and a dormitory fellow in Adams hall last year. Miss Walker has studied until recently at the University of Wisconsin. She is a member of Sigma Kappa sorority. Dr. and Mrs.

Orr and their daughters, Josephine and Gwenith, motored from Lincoln for the ceremony. McCORMICK-PLACKE Mr. and Mrs. James McCormick, 1955 E. Washington have announced the approaching marriage of their daughter, Florence, to Gerhard F.

Placke, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Placke, St. Nibory, Nebr. The ceremony is to be performed on Tuesday, at 9.

The Rev. Father William Eggers will officiate at St. Bernard's church. Attendants will be Miss Margaret McCormick, sister of the bride, as maid of honor, and Miss Winnefred Freney, bridesmaid; Bert, William and McCormick, all brothers of the bride, will act ag best man and ushers. A wedding breakfast will be served to relatives and close friends after the ceremony.

Mr. and Mrs. Placke will live in Grand Island, Nebr. FROM SAN FRANCISCO Forest Miller and children, La Verne and Clayton, San Francisco, were recent guests at the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs.

Samuel Miller, route 6. GUEST AT BALL" Miss Marjorie Thomas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ivo Thomas who is attending Temple college, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania attended the interfraternity ball at University of Pennsylvania Friday. DISRUDE-GROTH Announcement is made of the proaching marriage of Miss Nora Disrude, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Nels Disrude of Blue Mounds and Erick Groth, son of Mr. Carl Groth of Verona. The wedding will take place in Perry on April 15. will not return from Temple college, Philadelphia, for Easter.

Miss Thomas plans to visit the John Smiths at Long Island, N. Y. Miss Dorothy Schlatter, daughter of Prof. Mr. and Mrs.

Edward B. Schlatter, 2259 Regent plans to visit in Chicago and then to spend the Easter week-end in Madison. Miss Schlatter teaches Latin in Evansville. Miss Marietta Hipple who teaches in Detroit will not return to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

J. S. Hipple, 610 Schiller but will travel to West Virginia, Washington, D. and New York. Mr.

and Mrs. Otto Heise, 2202 FOX are expecting their daughters, Miss Laura and Miss Esther home for the Easter week-end. Miss Laura Heise teaches music in Baraboo and Miss Esther is an instructor in home economics at Monroe. Due to the fact that only a three day holiday is granted, Miss Delphine Rosa, who is an instructor at the North Dakota Agricultural college Fargo, will be unable to visit over Easter at the home of her parents, Mrs. Charles D.

Rosa, 941 E. Gorham st. Mr. and Mrs. T.

H. Davies, Lathrop are uncertain whether their daughter Miss Gladys will be able to visit in Madison on Easter. George Blake, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey E.

Blake, 1016 Sherman will not return for the Easter recess from Harvard where he is studying law. Miss Florence May Nichols will arrive in Madison Thursday to be a guest at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey E. Nichols, 1151 Rutledge st.

Miss Nichols teaches speech correction in Manitowoc. Miss Gladys Jensen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. V.

Jensen, 2202 Jefferson will leave soon for the South to spend the Easter week as a guest of her sister, Miss Viola Jenson, who is an instructor at Spellman college, Atlanta, Ga. Miss Alethea Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Smith, 1148 Spaight who is on a semester leave of absence from the Women's State college in Tallahassee, where she teaches English.

She is studying for her master's degree in English at the university and will spend Easter with her parents. Miss Gertrude Helsig, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M.

Heisig, Jenifer will spend Easter in Madison. Heisig teaches at Waukegan. Miles, Monday Mrs. Joel Stebbins, Observatory Hill will leave Madison to attend the American Association of University Women convention at Boston, and spend the Easter week-end visiting her daughter, Miss Isabelle, who an instructor in. history at the Dalton school, New York.

Misses Pearl and Winifred Siljan, daughters of the Rev. and Mrs. O. G. U.

Siljan, 729 E. Gorham will enjoy the Easter week-end in Madison. Miss Pearl teaches in Milwaukee and Miss Winifred in Fond du Lac. SEIFERT GUEST Mrs. E.

H. Eggers, Cincinnati, Ohio, is visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. R.

Seifert, 2125 E. Washington ave. The Eggers will move to New York after their in Madison. BRIDGE HOSTESS Mrs. C.

L. Miller entertained her bridge club Friday night at home, the Pines, on route 6. FROM SHEBOYGAN John Cavanaugh, Van Hise has returned from a visit in Sheboygan. GUEST OF SON Mrs. Brown, Spring Green, was a recent guest the home of her son, Dr.

Damon Brown, 305 Norris ct. HOSTESS TO CLUB Mrs. Paul Nystrum, 305 Norris entertained her bridge club Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Frank Doyle, 330 Norris won the prize.

MISS DEADMAN HOSTESS Delta Zeta alumnae were entertained at a chow mein dinner at the home of Miss June Deadman Tuesday. Miss Deadman is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. C. A.

Deadman, 107 E. Wilson st. Although height by hot disposition Over the ladies were everywhere, She had her residence No doubt, accompanied Right 625 States residence. Fairchilds official Impetuous pressed with tional to educate Cole, at Miss Dewey then sailed Europe with this trip can isonians. Later taught school mother died in 1898.

Then into circle came John Cole, geniality cherished Kate Cole's affairs where politics, and ous terms. consin and organized, and the National On July one. son, United States lin, Germany. So there portrait by little fiery back down son in the WEGENER Mr. and Drake daughter, hospital on Walkers of Racine Entertain Fiancee of Hugh A.

Walker Mr. and Mrs. Warren H. Walker, Racine, gave a large supper-dance last evening at the Racine Country club in honor of Miss Barbara Standish Bense of Woonsocket, R. who has come for a visit with them.

The engagement of Miss Bense and Hugh Allen Walker, son Warren H. Walkers, was announced several months ago. These from Madison who attendMis3 Cary Calendar. Thermon Murdock. Bill Jones, John Hand.

Ted Wadswerth, and 1 Bob Hershell. Miss Bense was an attendant at the recent wedding of Suzanne Shaw of Coldwater, and Gordon Walker, of Racine, a cousin of Hugh Allen Walker. She attended Dana hall and graduated at Walnut hill, Wellesley. Mr. Walker attended the University of Wisconsin.

EPSILON SIGMA ALPHA Members of Epsilon Sigma Alpha will have dinner at 7 at the Rendezcous Tea room preceding their regular meeting Monday evening. MISS MARSHALL GUEST Miss Elizabeth Marshall, daughter of the late Samuel Marshall, one time owner of Edgewood, has been a recent guest in Madison at the home of her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. William Marshall. Her childhood was spent at Edgewood.

TO FLORIDA Miss Agnes Power, Williamson st, is spending a few weeks in St. Petersburg, Fla. TO CHICAGO Mrs. Thomas McKee, 318 Norris drove to Chicago last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Keller, Dayton st. Mrs. Charles Jacobs. Lake Mr. and Mrs.

Otto al.d of Marshall, have been enthe past weekend by Mr. and L. Davis, 221 N. Sixth st. FROM ST.

PAUL Mrs. Charles Foster, St. Paul, is visiting at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nystrum, 305 Norris ct..