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r7 5 6' The Berkshire Esgle, Monday, April 23, 1960 PublyfEvents Samuel Pidgeons Honored Japanese Dancer at Museum Estate Planning Groups Sets Dinner-Meeting I Tonight 8.00 Talk on the role of the role of the high school in preparing" college by John C. er, dean of undergraduate admissions at Tufts University. jPittsfield Citizens Council- for the Public Schools annual meeting. GEAA. Donald Carpenters Tojlead Couples Club Of South Church Mr.

and Mr. Donald H. Carpenter were elected presidents of "the Couples Club of South Congregational Church at a meeting last night in the parish house. Others elected were: Mr. and Mr.

Walter L. Elenburg, vice presidents; Mr. and Mr. Robert Rush, secretary-treasurer', Mr. and Womens Chib Announces Events More than 50 reservation have been made for the monthly birth day supper tonight at the Womens Club at 6 13.

All dub members are Invited and those celebrating current birthday will be honored. Tollowlng the awarding.of gifts, William J. Schultz Jr local artist, will tart a portrait of someone The Estate Planning Council wilL bold dinneV meeting Wednesday at 6 30 m. at the Wendell-Sher- wood Hotel. A panel discussion centering around a hypothetical case of 'Dr.

Fav will be held Panel-members will be Patol K. Fodder, trust officer and vice president of tho Agricultural National Bank, panel chairman; John J. Donna, attorney; George S. Murphyr accountant; Simeon H. Decelles, district Society; and Earl F.

Robbins, trust Officer for the Berkshire. Trust Co. The case of Dr. Fay is an ex ample of estate planning for the self-employed, professional. Each panel member will discuss the problems arising his particular I the audience.and explaialheedu.MriilsonGUncasterrecrea- i.

se mI and 4 t4 Bagpipe To Play in Brigadoon -1 i. a tion publicity. Mis Elizabeth Gatchell, head of the art department at Mis Halls School, gave an illustrated talk on Easter and Mr. Charles P. Steele led devotions, and refreshments were served bvAfr, and Mrs.

Carpenter, Mr. and Mr. Neil Blair and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Walker.

The club will hold a scavenger hunt Saturday May 7. Mr. and Mrs. Elenburg, Mr. and Mrs.

Theodore P. Musgrove and Mr. and Mrs. Chester L. Mosher will be in charge of arrangements.

1 be opened for questions from the floor. Those attending are -to -read -the case-history with costs, death values and taxes in order to take part in the discussion Between 40 and 50 are expected to attend. niques of hi art a he works. Mem bera who cannot attend the supper are invited to hear Mr. Schultz at 7:15.

'Mr. Robert B. Dillon, membership committee chairman, has announced that meeting of -the entire membership committee will be tomorrow at 8 m. Plans will be announced for the monthlong drive' for new members in May andarrangements made for open house. Refreshment will be cerved.

Holiday Weekend Trip Saturday will be the deadline for making reservation on the three-day tour to Williamsburg, Jamestown, and the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md sponsored by the Women Club for Memorial Pa weekend. The trip 1 open to non-members The group will leave Pittsfield at Projected Slides -Made by Special Process To Be Backdrops Three members of a bagpipe band group here have offered to play in the Pittsfield High School production of Brigadoon next Friday and Saturday evenings at 8.15 in-lhechaollauditorium. iniiMWnii 1 1 i jtk LlbriMft Mr. and Mrs.

Samuel Pidgeon rut rake at a party in observ a nee of their 50th wedding anniversary yesterday afternoon. Independent Grocers Hold Annual Banquet- About 200 Independent grocers and wholesale suppliers attended the 29th annual banquet of the Berkshire County Independent Re-tail Grocers Assn, last night at All of Scottish extraction, they are Elwood M. Beach of Lee, James Stirling of 'and Robert Esmond. They will play for the funeral dance, a traditional number called Piobroch danced by-M lssEIaine-Giftos, a sen lor-at and his wife moved to Pittsfield in 1912, and he was employed at the Elmvale Mills until his retirement last year. Mrs Pidgeon, the former Mary A THOUSAND i ONE WOMEN DREAM OF HIS EMBRACE! Mr.

and Mrs. Samuel Pidgeon of 21 Kent Ave. celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at a party in their honor at the Turn-verein Hall yesterday afternoon Guests- attended from Fitchburg Waltham, RoslindalP, Leominster anl Lynn; also Litchfield, Conn Tornngton. Conn Rutland, Vt Glens Falls and White Plains, N. Y.

The Pidgeons were married at St. Vincent-de Paul Church in Lenox Dale April 20, 1910. Mr. Pidgeon was born in Hain-mondville, N.Y., June 12, 1884 and attended schools in Fitchburg. He Ellen IVhite, was born Dorset, Vt, Aug 4, 1889 and attended schools in Lee.

1 The couple have two children, Irving Pidgehn and Mrs. Joseph Neumyer; six giandchildren and fi great-grandchildren. They are communicants of St-Josephs Church. Mr. Pidgeon is a member of the Pittsfield Aerie, of Eagles, and Mrs.

Pidgeon belongs to the Daughters of Isabella. the high school. Scenery for the production has been designed by six membens of the senior class. The Misses Gail Heidel, Eileen Stache, Marie I-in goski, Jane Marks. Linda Castag-netti and Roberta Gallison have drawn the designs on lass slides with colored, pencils, These are projected giving an illusion of painted backgrounds 'and enabling the changing of the nine scenes in the first time used Pjtts riginated by Robert M.

Boland, head of the schools art department apd stage director of the production, and has been used at the Metropolitan Opera House, the University of Massachusetts and oil television. Mitchell About 250 attended a Japanese evening sponsored by the Berkshire Arts Center at the Berkshireduuseum last night. Sahomi Tachibana danced and sangAn the theater after a sukiyaki dinner, which was in the Ellen Crane Me morial Boom. Waitresses and program girls were dressed in Japanese kimonos, ana the museum was decorated with Japanespyibjects of aft and costumes. 7 a 28, and return Mon day night.

May 30, at 11-45' The cost of the tour includes -round-trip transportation, lodging, meals, tips and sightseeing Further information may be obtained by calling the club. Persons who have made reservations and paid the deposit must have balance paid by May 15. The 12th annual couples night dinner was attended by 60. Prizes -for special contests were won by Mr. -and Mr.

George G. Ggnnari, Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Anker, Mrs.

Anthony Cancllla, Mrs. William S. Dopatka and John D. Gow. Briggs School PTA Ter Elect Officers The nominating committee will present a slate of 'officer at the April meeting tomorrow at 7.45 the Wendell-Sherwood Hotel.

JohnsF, Fraser, toastmaster, introduced Malcolm C. McCabe, executive secretary of the Massachusetts Retail Grocers Provision Dealers Assfl, Mr. McCabe spoke on The Young Progressive Independent Grocer prizes were awarded to Mrs. Edward Oboyski and Mrs. Walter I.

Frank. Larry Hashim was chairman of the event. An invocation was given by the Rev Albert E. Breton. p.m.

of the Briggs School Parent-Teacher Assn. Following the meeting, the memorial encyclopedia to the late Miss Mary E. Connor, former principal of Briggs, will be on display. Plans for a May dinner meeting will be made. Refreshments will be served.

Also Second Hit Natchez Trace Zachary Scott any show, and this the dancer achieved with Bleaching of Silk. She employed two long, white streamers, creating great, sweeping patterns the air that filled the stage with movement. Her program is highly recommended to anyone interested in dance, or even mere entertainment, but unfortunately, it will not be repeated. Miss Tachibana is appearing the New York hit show, "A Majority of One, and it was fortunate she was available for this one program. Tuberculosis Topic For Annual of Board of Health The tuberculosis problem In Berkshire County will be discussed at the annual meeting of the Berkshire District Board of Health Assn Wednesday at the American Legion Home in Dalton.

William W. Hooper, president, has announced that turkey dln-, ner will be served at 7 m7 following a social hour. After-dinner speakers include Dr. William Weidman, director of the Division of Tuberculosis and Sanitoria of the state Department of Public Health; and Dr. Harold Stein, local health commissioner.

Their subjectT will be future planning regarding tuberculosis in the county. Hoffmann Bird Club Elects Officers sMrs. Robert B. Deloye was named vice president of the, Hoffman Bird Club at the clubs annual meeting Saturday night st the museum. Chandler M.

Vincent Jr was elected treasurer, and Mrs. Albert Schwab of Lee, to the execu tive committee. Bartlett Hendricks will continue as president to complete his tyo-year term. Also continuing irr office will be Mrs. Malcolm MChes-ney, secretary; and Norman Gardner, on the executive committee.

The meeting was held the color movie lecture, The Living Marsh and -Shoreiiy Ralph -E, Lawrence. Abotir225 attended the lecture. COMING APRIL 28th -The-CAPRIS Tel. 2-0463 Now Showing By RICHARJKV. HAPPEL WHEN Hcomes to putting on a one-man or one-woman show, oursympathy usually is divided ally between the performer and the audience.

As a rule it proves to be an endurance contest, and it was in this frame of mind that we approached last night's recital of Sahomi Tachibana at the Berkshire Museum, sponsored by the Berkshire Arts Center. That we were happily proven wrong Is entirely the doing of the dancer. Miss Tachibana put together combination of monologuerdance, song and eveir audience participation in two spots. The evening flew, and thq big -audience the museum theater was diverted and subtly educated by the dainty Japanese dancer. Much of the recitals success lay in her.

description of each num- esty which is inherent in Jap-anesewomenFPratsexfee ew Englands Finest, Entertainment Combo Reservations Limited! Make Yours by Dialing Tickets may be obtained from thy box office at the school between 9 am. and 4 pm. each schhol day. A special telephone, Htflcrest 2-5298, has been installed for taking ticket orders. Mrs.

WR. Stevens at Luncheon Sirs. William R. Stevens, who is leaving for Lewisburg, Pa May 1, was honored by 35 women aUa surprise luncheon at the Country Club of Pittsfield. Mrsrstevens, wnoTias been active in the St.

Luke Hospital Auxiliary, Kiwanniannes, sales for the blind. Catholic Youth Center, Girl Club and our Lady of Mercy Seminary, Lenox, was presented i th I owe 3-. a nd a -n I ce UNFORGETTABLE! Hollywood Grill 69-89 NEW WEST STREET i NOW PLAYING! fWATHE BIQ M-8-M pmna service. prtitnt AUOREY BURT- Mr. Stevens ha ta kenposttion as manager of the Penn Fuel Gas Co.

in Lewisburg andt-the family has purchased a home there. Social Briefs Mr. Wendell S. Fielding and daughter, Miss Joyce Fieldingrof 121 Fort Hill returned yesterday after-tsitlng Mr. Mrs John Allen Jf-xin Denver for about a weekhe Allens are former residents of Pittsfield.

MOST OF Miss- -Tachibanas numbers were presented seasons ago when she appeared I at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, i Since then, however, she has de- I veloped a more sparkling, vital personality whichnis essential to a one-woman program. Her Mask Dance in which she as-' sumea three different roles was Jhe mosLambitious of th numbers, as she Invested each part with a quite separate personal-ityThla also was true of her Puppet" dance in 'which she changed from a puppet to a living dancer, thenback again with fine distinction. In the field of ceremonial dance, she presented the highly stylized Encounter-with the Serpent and Dojo Temple." Slow and meticulous, these call for the -finest technique and restraint oT the performer. In contrast, the Fishing- Village' Folk tiTMTC noopcnos touM FAerSS DO.JT EAT Till DAISIES Owmlim MtTSOCQVOS PLUS Walt Disneys Noahs Ark W'e will honor all Quaker Childrens Tickets on this Picture! Plus Selected fyiort Subjects Mr Mrs. Harry HRqss and children, Kenneth and Jane, oM45 Bartlett Ave, returne'd yesterday after spending the weekend Paterson, visiting their cousins, Mr.

and Mrs. J. Philip Hall. Mf. Ross spent all last week in New York attending GE training classes.

COMING FRIDAY Tony Curtis Dean Martin Who Was That Lady? OTPmaxLssntHB ri? nw i a in SXTO nWaJiu nmmfi m. nil a ti Movie Timetable Dance," a lively and exciting number, lilting and lighthearted, -a true peasant gambol. Capttoiomth'tod-ThrBsrt- harlans 2 50. 6 00. 9 1 0, "Natchez Trace, 1 20, 4 30, 7 40.

Palace "Please Don Eat the 35, 4 00, 6 25, 8 50. The Best of Daisies, Tyler- -thingm 1 of 6 05, 9 20. Union Square The Unforgiven, 1.15, 3 50, 6 25, 9 00. Berkshire Drive-In Closed today. Pittsfield Drive-In The Last Angry 10 00; Blood Alley, 7.55.

County timetable on page 18 INHER singing numbers. Miss Tachibana accompanied, herseff on a lute-like in strumentr and-though xhe is no diva, her-vojee was light and pleasant. For. an opening number, the gave a striking demonstration of how the fan plays a large part in Japanese dance. Manipulation requires the nimble fingers of a baton-twirler, as fhefan plays various roles itself, a bottle, the rising moon, a hat, or just an ornament to the dance itself.

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