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MIFW uVg ttw Cinderella Committee G. Richmond' Is Married In Church Announced Miss Coakley To Be Bride Of Mr. Forshay i ill; si: i'tfSl Yuletide Boll Workers Also Are Listed Announcement is made of the floor committee for the annual xm; rw.w ih Mm i JU1W VT Society tutor Christ First Presbyterian Church In Hempstead was the scene ytster day afternoon of the marriage of Miss Gail Elizabeth Richmond, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Calvin Richmond of Garden City, and Robert Farnum Brown, son ot Mr.

and Mrs. J. Farnum Brown ot Wellsvillt, N. Y. Th Rev.

Dr, if 7 Eagle Staff photo JUNIOR LEAGUE MEMBERS are shown discussing their Braille lesson. They areleft to right, Miss Joan Hamlin, Miss Barbara RoBerts, Miss Georgiana R. McGill and Mrs. Berton J. Delmhorst, standing.

They are learning to transcribe books for the blind in classes that meet once a week at the Brooklyn Bureau of Social Service at 285 Schermer-horn St Sti-onr photot SEASON'S DEBS Miss Barbara Virginia Doyle, left, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 'Frank Doyle of 77 Remsen and Miss Patricia Anne Littauer, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. P.

Victor Littauer of 316 Garfield Place, will be on the receiving line at the Yuletide Ball at the Towers Hotel on Dec. 27. Miss Doyle attended Packer Collegiate Institute and is a student at Smith College. Miss Littauer was graduated from Packer and is a freshman at Wellesley. Variety of Events Occupy Philanthropic Groups Eagle stiff photo VOLUNTEER PROJECT Junior League members with their instructor are shown seriously studying Braille.

Left to right are Miss Beatrice Zinn, Miss Therese Wood, instructor, and Miss Margaret Gordon. 7 Jr. League Has Class In Braille Members to Learn To Transcribe Books ior Blind By RUTH G. DAVIS "This is the most interesting thin? we have done and by far the mast worthwhile" These are the words of a Junior League member. Tills year the league has added to its volunteer projects the learning of Braille, in order to enable them to transcribe books for the blind.

Any of the leaguers studying with Mi.ss Theresa Wood. Braille teacher at the Brooklyn Bureau of Social Service, will describe their classes as hard work, fascinating, most worthy and an excellent hobby. Two Braille classes, meeting on Monday and Wednesday evenings, are being held in connection with the policy of the Junior League of Brooklyn, that each provisional member give one season of volunteer service before she may become a member and that all active members continue to give volunteer service to the community. Besides participating in the Braille work the members are active in the Children's Theater program, the Low Memorial Day Care Center, in hospitals and numerous other social agencies. Started Last Year It was year that plans for the Junior League members to take part In a Braille course germinated.

It was the idea of Mrs. Charles W. Wolseley, who was then assistant placement chairman. Her interest in working for the blind was inherited from her father, the late Dr. Robert Merriam Rogers, widely known eye specialist and clinical 1 j-l 1 i i vtm i 1 1 1 1 1 11 VIII I I I I 1 IJ I I I I Frank Kerr officiated at the cere mony and a reception followed at the Cherry Valley Olub, Garden City.

Mis Richmond, who was given in marriage by her father, was at tended by her sister, Miss Patricia Ann Richmond, as maid of honor; miss nancy names menmono, an other sister; Miss Ethel Nagopian of Hempstead, Miss Jean Dunn of Freeport and Miss Ann Duke of Pulaski, as bridesmaids. The bride wore an early American period gown of slipper satin, made with a panier draped skirt, with a bustle and full length train. Her heirloom veil was trimmed with Viennese lace, held In place by a tiara of lace and orange bios-soms, and sha carried a cascade of white camellias. The honor attendant wore a periwinkle blue slipper satin, with a bustle, matching satin mitts and a coronet of matching satin and ostrich tips. Sh carried a cascade of variegated white and red camellias.

Th bridesmaids wore dresses and mitt the same as the maid of honor. They had bands of red camellias in their hair and carried cascades of red camellias. Palms, ferns and seasonal white flowers were used to decorate the church. The bridegroom's father was his best man and the ushers Included J. William Dean and Edwin Corn-stock cousin of ihe bridegroom, of WellsviUe; Pal Hungerford of Whjtesville, N.

and Kenneth O. Richmond brother of the bride. The bride received her education in Garden City schools, at the Ogontz Junior College and Katharine Gibbs School. She served for 24 years with the U. S.

Marin Corps Women's Reserve. The bridegroom attended schools In WellsviUe and Alfred University, and waa in the U. S. Navy for four year. He Is a member of Klan Alpine, Alfred University, i Following a Southern trip the couple will make their home at 125 N.

Main WeUsvUIe. Bradford Bkcbracb photo Mrs. Robert Brown Alyce Z. Mandel Being Wed Today Miss Alyce Barbara MandeU daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Mandel of Forest Hills, ls beinj married to Stanley Sidney Unger, son of Mr. and Mis. Charles Unger of Brooklyn, this afternoon at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, Manhattan. The ceremony will be performed by Rabbi Ben Zion Bokser of the Forest Hills Jewish Center. Miss Gertrude Unger, the bride grooms sister, is maid of honor, and Myron Mandel, brother of the bride, best man.

The bride studieoV at Highland Manor and New York University and is a member of the National Honor Society of Phi Theta Kappa. Mr. Unger, who also attended New York University until the war, wa graduated from Kings Point Academy and served as an officer in the United States Maritime Service for five years. Cinderella Ball which will be held on Dec. 23 at the Hotel Boesert.

The group includes the Misses Jean McKee. Mary Elizabeth Fltz Randolph, Alice and Louise David son, Pamela Thirkield, Sarah Lee Moore. Ann Warren. Ann and Mary Hume, Elizabeth Winslow, Judith Bennett. Cvnthia Pretz, Carla King, Jennifer Pyne, Beverly Himes and Constance Doyle.

Also, Leonard B. Moore, John B. Weeth, Paul Shafer J. Hamilton Crawford, Stuart and David Hume, William Holmes, Frederic R. G.

Sanborn, Joseph Mc-Elroy Garrard Bennett, Jay Gaiser, Donald Castleman, Herbert Gray, Peter Lassoe, James Fairman, John Dowling, Franklin Elliott, Robert Nevins, Willard Weeks, William Purdy, Russell E. Iler, James Merwarth, George Roberts, Boyd Givan. Garrett Pettingill, Peter Fyfe, John Field and John Bussing. Mrs. John A.

FitzRandoiph will entertain at tea at her residence this afternoon for the committee: Jeanne Lewis Wed To John Fitzgerald Mr. and Mrs. David W. Lewis of 164 S. Oxford St.

announce the marriage of their niece, Miss Jeanne Louise Lewis, to John Lawrence Fitzgerald yesterday. The bride attended Barnard Col lege and Columbia University. Mr. Fitzgerald, who attended Colum bia University, served in the army in the E. T.

O. A small reception was given for the immediate families at the Lewis home. Wyndham Ventres Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Paul Wynd ham of 290 E.

34th St. announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Janet Cameron Wyndham, to Rich ard D. Ventres of West Hempstead. Mr.Ventres is the son or Mr. ana Mrs.

Reginald D. Ventres and was recently honorably discharged from the U. S. Army Air Forces, where he served as sergeant in the 366th Bomber Squadron. He now plans to continue with his aviation career.

Polka Ball to Be Event of Jan. 31 Mrs. Nevil Ford has accepted the appointment of chairman for the 14th annual Kosciusko Foundation Polka Ball and Entertainment, which will take place on the night of Friday, Jan. 31, in the grand ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Manhattan.

According to Dr. Stephen P. Mizwa, oorfounder of the Foundation and its secretary and executive director, Edward S. Witkowski, will assist Mrs. Ford as co-chairman; Mrs.

Thaddeus S. Skladzien and Jcseph F. Baluta share co-vice chairmanship honors; Casimir Jarzsbowski was appointed treasurer and Mrs. Adam T. Gutow- ski, recording secretary.

A reception-tea, honoring Mrs. Ford, was given for about 75 guests and committee members at the Foundation headquarters (the for mer residence of the late Rufus L. Patterson and his widow, Mrs. Pat terson, purchased by the Founda tion, last year), at 15 E. 65th Manhattan, on Friday afternoon.

In accordance with a tradition established at the first of the memorable "Night in Poland" pre-war a dramatic and impressive ceremony, the highlight of the eve ning, will be the formal presentation of several young women of promi nent Polish-American families whose residences are scattered throughout the country. An entertainment attraction will feature a series of characteristic folk dances of Poland, in colorful native dress, by the Matusz Polish Folk Dance Circle of New York. In past, pre-war years, the Kos ciusko's Foundation's aim was to establish cultural and intellectual relations between this country and Poland through the exchange of students, research scholars and visiting university professors. During the war, an emergency program was set up to lend material aid to scattered Polish refugee students-soldiers-internees and, through a collection drive, medical, scientific and educational books were sent over to help replenish Poland's war devastated libraries. Now, laboratory equipment, scientific instruments and literature must be replaced and Polish culure and history re-established through educational reconstruction.

Schnfldtr photo DANCE HEAD Miss Riva Wein-rob is mistress of the donee vhich Delta Sigma Tou sorority will give on Dec. 24 ot the Biltmore Hotel, Manhattan. This is their 12th annual charity boll. Proceeds will be given BROOKLYN EAGLE, a budget and even bring up a family. By appreciating their difficulties Miss Wood is able to lead the handicapped in the right direction to a full and happy life.

Each evening after class members of her class escort Miss Wood to her home. Class Is Limited Tne Junlor Laue Brallle class, St. The students of Braille are re quired to spend about an hour and a half in class and do three hours of homework, each week. At each lesson they gather around their instructor completely interested and fascinated as she goes over their homework, explaining thei rerrors. and revealing the features of the new lesson.

Because of the concentrated effort needed in the studying of Braille transcription, Nursery Juniors Plan Party Friday The DecemtJer meeting of the Bay Ridge Day Nursery Juniors was held at the home of Mrs. Jacob Sheetz, 467 Bay Ridge Parkway, last week. Mrs. Sheetz presided and Miss Mabel Oldham and Mrs. Joseph Rogow were hostesses, Plans were discussed for the Christmas party to be held for the children of the Nursery dh Friday.

Gifts were brought for distribution at the party, which will be held at the nursery. Miss Anne Ross Is In charge. The following members will be hostesses: Mrs. William Brooks, Mrs. Vincent Maroney, Mrs.

Charles Gillespie, Mrs. Earl McClure, Mrs. Jacob Sheatz, Mrs. C. S.

Mitchell, Mrs. William Hooks, Mrs. Lawrence Butler and the Misses Vivien Zrike, Adele Julia and Daisy Pandaleon and Marie Hargous. Mrs. C.

Stuart Mitchell Jr. gave report on the recent meeting of the executive board of the nursery. The newly eleced officers are: President, Miss Daisy Pandaleon; vice president, Mrs. Raymond Ca ll ill; treasurer, Mrs. Helen Carey; corresponding secretary, Miss Wil- ma Stenzel; recording secretary, Miss Vivian Zrike; chairman of entertainment, Mrs.

Earl McClure; publicity chairman, Miss Marie Hargous. The following members were present: The Misses Vivien Zrike, Anne Ross, Mabel Oldham, Adele Marie Hargous, Daisy Pandaleon, Julia Pandaleon, Edna Tassini. Ruth Laemmel, Enid Marks, Edna King, Marjorie Murphy, Mrs. Joseph Rogow. Mrs.

Raymond Ca-hill, Mrs. Howard Churchill, Mrs. C. Stuart Mitchell Mrs. J.

Law-lor, Mrs. David Rodger, Mrs. E. W. Thompson, Mrs.

Vincent Maroney, Mrs. William Brooks, Mrs. Charles Gillespie, Mrs. Edward Wienberg, Mrs. Earl McClure, Mrs.

John B. Carey, Mrs. H. W. Engelschjon, Mrs.

John A. Trachy andMrs. Robert Kjeldsen. The next meeting will neia Jan. 13 at the home of Miss Old ham.

Miss Enid Marks will be hostess. Orphan Asylum Meeting Planned Mrs. Donald A. Haman, president of the Orphan Asylum Society of the City of Brooklyn announces the concurrent meetings of the board of directors and the Society at Large to be held Wednesday, at the executive offices, 215 Montague St. at 10:30 a.m.

1 Plans will be completed for the children's Christmas at Brookw.ood Hall, East Islip, of which committee Mrs. G. Holbrook Barber is chairman and Mrs. Harry Lawrence Mirick co-ohairman. Jason S.

Pettengill, the executive director, will present his report for the previous month. Reports will also be given by Mrs. Benjamin F. Stephens, chairman of the annual fair fund, Mrs. C.

Vanderbut Barton, chairman of patronesses for the 1947 bridge party, and Francis E. Walton, assistant treasurer. in October and will con- for the large amo'i it of work he did with the Brooklyn Bureau of'tinue for 20 lessor, once a week, Social Service 'Brooklyn Bureau ofjat the bureau, 285 Schermerhorn Charities) is a member of the com mittee for the blind. Unable to obtain a teacher, it was necessary to postpone the course for another year. Mrs.

Wolseley, anxitus to have the course proceed, received the offer of the Brooklyn Bureau of Social Service. Mrs. Mary Childs Draper president, to co-operate with much gratitude. Through the services of Miss Roberta Townsend, director of the Handicapped Divi Dcckert photo Jan Coakley Jan Coakley to Wed Richard H. Forshay Mrs.

John Coakley of Garden City announces the engagement of her daughter, Miss Jan Putaam Coakley to Richard Hoyt Forshay, son of Mrs. Ralph H. Forshay ol Hempstead and the late Mr. For shay. Miss Coakley, daughter of the late John Coakley, was graduated from Friends Academy, Locust Valley, and is now attending Connecticut College for Women in New London, Conn.

Mr. Forshay, who served in the Army Air Corps during the war, is a ffrudiiate of Peddle and has re sumed his studies at. Lehigh University, Caryl Maesel Bride Of Alfred Kaercher Miss Caryl Margaret Maesel, I daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Stuart Maesel, of Garden City, and Alfred Thomas Kaercher, son of Mrs.

Augustus John Kaercher, of Roslyn, and the late Mr. Kaercher, were married at the home of the bride's parents yesterday in the presence of the immediate families. Miss Barbara Maesel was ner sis ter's only attendant and Mr Law rence Birtwell of Ridgefield, N. was the best man. The bride was graduated from Garden City High School and Con necticut College for Women at New London.

She also attended North western University and Columbia University. Mr. Kaercher attended Columbia University. Mr. and Mrs.

Kaercher wui reside in Stony Brook, L. I. Reiss Kaplan Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Reiss of 51 W.

86th Manhattan, announce the engagement of their Mist Ruby Reiss, to Irving Kaplan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kaplan ot Forest Hill. The December meeting of the Ladies of Charity of the House of the Good Shepherd will be held on Friday at the convent. A report on the recent bridge party will be given by Mrs.

Thomas Reilly and Mrs. Thomas McEnaney, and a check will be presented to the Rev. Mother Gaudentius by the president, Miss Helen C. Hansbery. A social hour will follow, with Mrs.

George W. Kuhn acting as hostess. Dr. White Christmas Meeting Wednesday The Christmas meeting of the Dr. White Memorial Catholic Settlement Association will be held at the settlement, 181 Gold St, on Wednesday at 2 am.

A business meewig, conducted by the president, Mrs. Charles J. Buchner. will be followed by a Christmas entertainment given by the children of the settlement. The kindergarten and intermediate groups will take part.

Some of the sbecial features will be action songs, the Brownies, a solo and finally the "Journey to Bethlehem. The hostesses for the day will be Mrs. Peter P. Smith, Miss Alice Farrell and Mrs. John G.

Mc- Namara. Juniors Organize To Aid Auxiliary Aidine the managers and the auxiliary of the Brooklyn Home for Children is a recently formed Junior Committee composed of academic students. The young women will assist in the Christmas plans for the Home as well as par- ticioatine in the annual bridge on Jan. 21, at the Brooklyn Woman's Club. At a recent meeting the Junior Committee elected the fol lowing officers: President, Miss Clare James: vice presidents, the Misses Carolyn Sparks, Sally Cashe-man, Barbara Redmond, and Lukie Smith: recording secretary.

Miss Judy Bennett; corresponding secretary, Miss Madeline Staniford, and treasurer, Diane Decker. The Brooklyn Home for Children was established in April, 1854, as the Brooklyn Industrial School As sociation. It formerly was located at 141 S. 3d St. and now occupies four cottages at 67-35 113th St Forest Hills.

Louis C. Wills ls chairman of, the board of directors and Mrs. Hollis K. Thayer is president of the home. Yuletide Invitations Out; Group Named Invitations, have been issued by the Yuletide Committee of the Brooklyn Kindergarten Society for the Yuletide Ball, to be given in honor of the debutantes of 1946 at the Towers Hotel on Dec.

27. Members of the committee assisting Mrs. Robert W. Small, chairman, are Mrs. Samuel P.

Bailey, Mrs. John J. Blust, Mrs. Walter Bruch- hausen, Mrs. Robert A.

Burdick, Mrs. Robert Burns, Mrs. Felix N. Charlton, Mrs. Francis T.

Christy, Miss Jeanne Cotten, Mrs. James F. Fairman, Mrs. Horace Fay, Mrs. Littleton H.

Fitch, Mrs. John A. Fite-Randolph, Mrs. Merrill N. Foot, Mrs.

Dorothy Burns Gary, Mrs. Arthur B. Gnaedinger, Mrs. Horatio K. Mrs.

W. Wilson Holden, Mrs. Charles C. Hull 2d, Mrs. Russell S.

Hume, Mrs. Darwin R. James Mrs. John V. P.

Lassoe, Mrs. Freeman D. Love. Mrs. Hamil ton M.

Love, Mrs. Edwin P. May-nard Mrs. Leonard P. Moore.

Mrs. Charles B. Podmaniczky, Miss Nathalie Nealley. Mrs. Willis G.

Nealley, Mrs. Cyril J. Redmond. Mrs. Frederic R.

Sanborn, Mrs. Paul D. Shafer, Mrs. Hollis K. Thayer, Mrs Gilbert H.

Thirkield, Mrs. C. Hudson Thompson Jr. and Mrs. Rodney C.

Ward. Mrs. Richardson Pratt, chairman of the New York Cltywide Commit tee for the Round-the-World Y. W. C.

A. Reconstruction Fund, will be the guest of honor and speaker at a meeting to be held in the home of Mrs. Russell V. Cruikshank, 15! Monroe Place, at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon. I i Mr.

and Mrs. Edward J. Buckley who are at their lumber farm at Thurman Station. North Creek. N.

wiir spend Christmas with Mr. Buckley's parents at their home in Cedarhurst. Mon of the bureau, a teacher class limited to six students, obtained. The nstructor. Miss jThey study from a text published by Wood, volunteers her services tojthe Amerian Red Cross and ap-teach those young women, and by the Library of Congress, most enthusiastic about her Each class must be approved by Blind since she was 9 years old, this latter organization.

The stu-shc us a home teacher for the han-jdents learn the alphabet, consist-ciicapped department. For over 20 ing of six dots, two dots deep and ears Miss Wood has been going two dots wide. These are punched into the 'homes of the blind teach- jon a slate reading from right to ing them to read Braille, how to left, so that when reversed the page cook, wash, iron, run a home, plan will read from left to right for the DEC. 15, 1946 Braille reader It Ls not necessary for the Braille writer to be able to transcribe what she has written. Upon completion of the course, the students will have lgarned all the 200 characters, knowing how to write italicized words, contractions and French words in the English text.

Graduation from a Braille ireo nr antic tk'ot tl-iA i ir4 nr VIA Illl-fit9 UlCllf UIC ObUUUIW) have written a 500-word text and had it approved by the Library of Congress. Upon completion of the course and examination to the sat isfaction of the Library of Congress the students will become authorized Braille transcribers and teachers. To Aid the Blind It is the ambition of the Junior League of Brooklyn, Mrs. Newton Crane, president, as well as these Braille students to aid the blind by translating scores of stories. There is a particular need today for good short stories for veterans in hos pitaLs, for text books for college students, for Spanish books, law books and for Braille transcribed music.

There are two Braille libraries in New York State, one in Manhattan, and the other in At bany, and only 27 Braille libraries in all of North America. The Braille volunteer work of the Junior League is a project the League expects to branch out and become an im portant part of its community serv ice. All their work for the blind will be turned over to the Brooklyn Bureau of Social Service. The members of the present class are Mrs Berton Delmhorst, Mrs. James F.

Brock, the Misses Beatrice Zinn, Margaret Jordon, Georgianna McGill, Joan Hamlin, Barbara Roberts Joan Badger and Mrs. George Gra ham, placement chairman, who aided Mrs. Wolseley in organizing the class Nursing Sisters Meet Tomorrow A Christmas meeting and tea of the senior auxiliary of the Nursing Sisters of the Sick Poor will be held tomorrow afternoon at 441 Henry St. Mrs. James J.

Fee is president. Mrs. John J. Robinson heads the committee of arrangements, with Mrs. Edward B.

Goate as co-chair-ma'h. Hostesses of the tea will be Mrs. William V. Herbert, Mrs. Henry G.

Dowsett. Miss Jule Dunne. Mrs. Peter P. Hughes.

Mrs. Robert Patterson and Mrs. George S. Rice. Singing of Christmas carols will be a feature of the meeting, with Miss Josephine P.

Grille as the soloist and Mrs. Jeremiah B. callaghan as the acompanist. The afternoon will close with benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament by the Rev. Raymond Leonard, moderator of the auxiliary.

Party to Be Held At Anthonian Hall The yearly Christmas parly for Anthonian Hall, 101 Greene Home for Blind Women, will be held on Dec. 22 at 3:30 p.m. in the Administration Building, for the blind women, the Blind Guild of Anthonian Hall and the Junior and "Senior Auxiliaries. Miss Elizabeth A. Goodman Is a ft 0 It jwnfsfm JTJ Ravitz photo AT NURSERY Mrs.

James J. Fee, left, and Mrs. Edward B. Goate are shown on the steps of the Nursing Sisters of the Sick Poor mother house, where a meeting of the senior auxiliary will be held tomorrow. Mrs.

Fee is president and Mrs. Goate is co-chairman of tomorrow's party. Mrs. John Robinson, chairman, is in the background chatting with Sister Mary Margaret. PLANNING TEA DANCE Meeting at the Hotel Bossert to arrange a tea'dancethey will give for Trinity Alumnae Fund are the qbove members of the N.

Y. Chapter of th Alumnae. From left to righf they are Mrs. Michael E. Clavin, chairman of entertainment; Mrs.

James F. Reid, chairmon of publicity; Miss Carolus Wenzlik, co-chairman of student committee; Mrs. William R. Geiler, president of the chapter; Miss Monas Buer-mann, chairman of student committee, and Miss Mary Clavin, general chairman of the event, which will take place Jan. 4 at the Hotel Pierre, Manhattan.

to the Elsa B. Stem League. chairman of the day..