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Cinderella Committee Announced Yuletide Ball Workers Also Are Listed Announcement is made of the floor committee for the annual Cinderella Ball which will be held on Dec. 23 at the Hotel Bossert. The group includes the Misses Jean McKee, Mary Elizabeth Fitz-1 Randolph, Alice and Louise Davidson, Pamela Thirkield, Sarah Lee Moore, Ann Warren, Ann and Mary Hume, Elizabeth Winslow, Judith Bennett, Cynthia 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 McElroy Garrard Bennett, Jay Gaiser, Donald Castleman, Herbert Gray, Peter Lassoe, 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. FitzRando.ph 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 College and Columbia University. Mr.

Fitzgerald, who attended Columbia 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 Wyndham of 290 E. 34th St. announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Janet, Cameron Ventres of West Wyndham, to Hempstead. RichMr.

Ventres is the son of Mr. and 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, co-founder of the Foundation and its secretary and executive director, Edward S. Witkowski, will assist Mrs.

Ford as -chairman; Mrs. Thaddeus S. Skladzien and Joseph F. Baluta share co-vice chairmanship honors; Casimir Jarzebowski was appointed treasurer and Mrs. Adam T.

Gutowski, recording secretary. A reception-tea, honoring Mrs. Ford, was given for about 75 guests and committee members at the Foundation headquarters (the former residence of the late Rufus L. Patterson and his widow, Mrs. Patterson, purchased by the Foundation, 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 balls, a dramatic and impressive ceremony, the highlight of the ning, will be the formal presentation of several young women of prominent 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 Kosciusko'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 to lend material aid to scattered Polish refugee studentssoldiers-internees and, 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. Schneider photo DANCE HEAD--Miss Riva Wein rob is mistress of the dance which Delta Sigma Tau sorority will give on Dec. 24 at the Biltmore Hotel, Manhattan. This is their 12th annual charity ball. Proceeds will be given to the Elsa B.

Stein League. G. Richmond' Is Married In Church Miss Coakley To Be Bride Of Mr. Forshay By HELEN BROWN Eagle Staff photo JUNIOR LEAGUE MEMBERS are shown discussing their Braille lesson. They are, left to 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 Schermerhorn St. Jr.

League Has Class In Braille Members to Learn To Transcribe Books for Blind By RUTH G. DAVIS "This is the most interesting thing we have done and by far the most worthwhile." These are the words Junior League member. This 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 Miss Theresa Wood, Braille teacher at the Brooklyn Bureau of Social Service, will describe their classes 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 co 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 Memorial Day Care Center, in hospitals and numerous other social agencies. Started Last Year It was Cast 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 professor at the Long Island College of Medicine, who was known for the large amorat of work he did with the Brooklyn Bureau of Social Service (Brooklyn Bureau of Charities) as a member of the committee for the blind. Unable to obtain a teacher, it was necessary to postpone the course for another vear.

Mrs. Wolseley, anxious 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 Division of the bureau, a teacher was obtained. The nstructor, Miss Wood, volunteers her services to teach these young women, and is most enthusiastic about her class.

Blind since she was 9 years old, she is a home teacher for the handicapped department. For over 20 years Miss Wood has been going into the homes of the blind teaching them to read Braille, how to Eagle Staff 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. SOCIETY BROOKLYN EAGLE, DEC. 15, 1946 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 The Junior League Braille class started in October and will continue for 20 lessons, once a week. at the bureau, 285 Schermerhorn St. The students of Braille are required to spend about an hour and a half in class and do three hours of homework each week.

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 a needed in the studying of Braille transcription, the class is limited to six students. They study from a text published by the Amerian Red Cross and approved by the Library of Congress. Each class must be approved by this latter organization.

The students learn the alphabet, consisting of six dots, two dots deep and two dots Me wide. These are punched on a slate reading from right to left, so that when reversed the page cook, wash, iron, run a home, plan will read from left to right for the 441 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. SEASON'S DEBS -Miss Barbara Virginia Doyle, left, daughter Doyle of 77 Remsen and Miss Patricia Anne Littauer, Victor Littauer of 316 Garfield Place, will be on the receiving the Towers Hotel on Dec. 27. Miss Doyle attended Packer student at Smith College. Miss Littauer was graduated from Wellesley.

Variety of Events Occupy Philanthropic Groups 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 on Wednesday at 2 p.m. business meeting, 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 special features will be action songs, the Brownies, a solo and finally the "Journey to Bethlehem." The hostesses day will be Mrs. Peter P. Smith, Miss Alice Farrell and Mrs. John G.

McNamara. Juniors Organize To Aid Auxiliary Aiding 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 participating in the annual bridge on Jan. 21, at the Brooklyn Woman's Club. At a recent meeting the Junior Committee elected the following officers: President, Miss Clare James; vice presidents, the Misses Carolyn Sparks, Sally Casheman, Barbara Redmond, and Lukie Smith; recording secretary, Miss Judy Bennett; corresponding secretary, Miss Madeline Stanford, and treasurer, Diane Decker.

The Brooklyn Home for Children was established in April, 1854, as the sociation. Brooklyn Industrial School located AsIt formerly was at 141 S. 3d St. and now occupies four cottages at 67-35 113th Forest Hills. Louis C.

Wills is 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 Bruchhausen, 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.

Fitz-Randolph, Mrs. Merrill N. Foote, Mrs. Dorothy Burns Gary, Mrs. Arthur Gnaedinger, Mrs.

Horatio K. Gray, 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. Hamilton M. Love, Mrs. Edwin P. Maynard 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. Mrs. Rodney C. Ward.

Mrs. Richardson Pratt, chairman of the New York Citywide CommitC. A. Reconstruction Fund, will be tee for the Round the Y. W.

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. Mr. and Mrs.

Edward J. Buckley who are at their lumber farm at Thurman Station. North Creek. N. will spend Christmas with Mr.

Buckley's parents at their home in Cedarhurst. Sarony photos of Mr. and Mrs. Frank daughter of Dr. and Mrs.

E. line at the Yuletide Ball at Collegiate Institute and is a Packer and is a freshman at Deckert photo Jan Coakley Jan Coakley to Wed Richard H. Forshay Mrs. John Coakley of Garden City announces the engagement of her daughter, Miss Jan Putnam Coakley to Richard Hoyt Forshay, son of Mrs. Ralph H.

Forshay of Hempstead and the late Mr. Forshay. 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. A Army Mr. Air Forshay, Corps who during served the in war, the is a graduate of Peddie and has resumed his studies at.

Lehigh University. Caryl Maesel Bride Of Alfred Kaercher Miss Caryl Margaret Maesel, 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 her sister's only attendant and Mr. Lawrence Birtwell of Ridgefield, N. was the best man. Garden The bride City High was School graduated and Con- from necticut College for Women at New London.

She also attended Northwestern University and Columbia University. Mr. Kaercher attended Columbia University. Mr. and Mrs.

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

86th Manhattan, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Ruby Reiss, to Irving Kaplan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kaplan of Forest Hills. Society Editor Christ First Presbyterian Church in Hempstead was the scene yesterday 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 of Mr. and Mrs. J. Farnum Brown of Wellsville, N. Y.

The Rev. Dr. Frank Kerr officiated at the ceremony and a reception followed at the Cherry Valley Club, Garden City. Miss Richmond, who was given in marriage by her father, was attended by her sister, Miss Patricia Ann Richmond, as maid of honor; Miss Nancy Hanks Richmond, another 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 blossoms, and she carried a cascade of white camellias. The honor attendant wore a periwinkle blue sltpper satin, with a bustle, matching satin mitts and a coronet of matching satin and ostrich tips. She carried a cascade of variegated white and red camellias. The bridesmaids wore dresses and mitts the same as the, maid of honor. They had bands 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 Comstock cousin of the bridegroom, of Wellsville; Pal Hungerford of Whitesville, N. and Kenneth C. Richmond brother of the bride.

The bride received education Garden City schools, at the Ogontz Junior College and Katharine Gibbs School. She served for years with the U. S. Marine Corps Women's Reserve. The bridegroom attended schools in Wellsville and Alfred University, and was in the U.

S. Navy for four years. He is a member of Klan Alpine, Alfred University. Following a Southern trip the couple will make their home at N. Main Wellsville.

Nursery Juniors Plan Party Friday Braille reader. It is not necessary for the Braille writer to be able to transcribe what she has written. Upon completion of the course, the students will have learned all the 200 characters, knowing how to write italicized words, contractions and French words in the English text. Graduation from a Braille course means that the students have written a 500-word text and had it approved by the Library of Congress. Upon completion of the course and examination to the satisfaction 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 hospitals, 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 Albany, 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 important part of its community service.

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 Graham, 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-chairman.

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 party 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 A.

Goodman 1s chairman of the day. The December 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 on 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 Sheetz, Mrs.

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

Mrs. C. Stuart Mitchell Jr. gave a report on the recent meeting of the executive board of the nursery. The newly eleced officers are: President, Miss Daisy Pandaleon; president, Mrs.

Raymond Cahill; treasurer, Mrs. Helen Carey; corresponding secretary, Miss Wilma 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 Lombardi, Marie Hargous, Daisy Pandaleon, Julia Pandaleon, Edna Tassini, Ruth Laemmel, Enid Marks, Edna King, Marjorie Murphy, Mrs. Joseph Rogow, Mrs.

Raymond Cahill, Mrs. Howard Churchill, Mrs. C. Stuart Mitchell Mrs. J.

Lawlor, Mrs. David Rodger, Mrs. E. W. Thompson, Mrs.

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

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

John A. Trachy and Mrs. Robert Kjeldsen. The next meeting will be held Jan. 13 at the home of Miss Oldham.

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.

Plans will be completed for the children's Christmas at Brookwood 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 the previous month. Reports will also given by Mrs. Benjamin F. Stephens, chairman of the annual Mrs. C.

Vanderbilt Barton, chairman of patronesses for the 1947 bridge party, and Francis E. Walton, assistant treasurer. Bradford Bachrach photo Mrs. Robert F. Brown Alyce D.

Mandel Being Wed Today Miss Alyce Barbara Mandel, daughter Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mandel of of Forest Hills, is being married to Stanley Sidney Unger, son of Mr. and Mrs. 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 groom's sister, is maid of honor, and Myron Mandel, brother of the bride, best man. The bride studied 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, was graduated from Kings Point Academy and served as an officer in the United States Maritime Service for five years. Eagle Staff photo PLANNING TEA DANCE--Meeting at the Hotel Bossert to arrange a tea dance they will give for Trinity Alumnae Fund are the above members of the N.

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

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