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A--THREE wmwTM i JHW '7 1 ft c. MRS. PETER KEETON LEISURE Bradford Bachrach Miss Kathleen Blair and Peter K. Leisure, Lawyer, Married Yesterday in Fairfield Twenty-Three Attendants Serve Couple at Ceremony in St. Thomas Reception Follows in Blair Home, Couple to Live in New York The marriage of Miss Kathleen Blair, daughter of Mr.

and'Mrs. Edwin Foster Blair of Sasco Hill road, Fairnelrl and Madison, to Peter Keeton Leisure, 'son of George Stanley Leisure of New York city and of Airs. Lucille Pelouze Leisure of New York, was solemnized yesterday afternoon in St. Thomas church, Fairfield. The Rt.

Rev. William F. X. Casey, pastor, offi ciated at the 3:30 o'clock ceremony which was followed by a reception in the Blair ome. The bride entered me church on the arm of her father who gave her in marriage.

Her gown of white satin and rosepoint lace was designed princess mode with a high; neckline of lace on the satin bodice, long snug-fitting sleevevcuffed in lace and a full, flared skirt of satin which ended in a rounded train. She wore a veil of heirloom Duchesse and rosepoint lace, mantilla style, and carried a bouquet of phalaenopsis orchids, stephanotis and lilies of the valley. Ten attendants frocked in red faille preceded the bride up the church aisle. Miss Mary Kane Blair was her sister's maid of honor, and serving her also were Mrs. Bruce C.

Adams of Huntington, L. Miss Rosanne Blair, a sister of the bride. Miss Elizabeth Carmichael of New York, Mrs. Philip Hendel of Westport, Mrs. Coster Gerard of Shreveport, Mrs.

George S. Leisure. of New York, sister-in-law of the bridegroom, Miss Frances B. Connor of New York, Mrs. Gregory B.

Littell of Waverly, and Mrs. Lawrence Noble of New York. Their headdresses match- Edited by Winifred Nicholas Shaefer of New York and Dr. Charles R. Snorf of Chicago, III.

After a wedding trip, the couple will live in New York, where Mr. Leisure is associated with the law firm of Breed, Abbott and Morgan. Mrs, Leisure, who is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Blair of Dallas, Texas, and the late Mr.

and Mrs. Hugh Kane of Dallas, was graduated from the Ethel Walker school in Simsbury and Smith college. She is a member of the New York Junior League. Mr. Leisure is an alumnus of the Choate school, Wallingford, Yale university and the University of Virginia Law school.

He is a member of the Racquet and ed their -gowns and they carried Xcnnis club in New York and bouquets of anemonies from red to blue. shading George S. Leisure, served his brother as best man and the usher corps included two other brothers, David and Michael Lei- served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Artillery for two years at Fort Bliss, Texas. The bridegroom is a grandson of the late Mr.

and Mrs. Louis H. Pelouze of New York and the sure, Ernest V. Moncrieff. i U1 1 a 1U Rve N.

Bruce C. Adams of late -f" Jose A Le Huntington. L. Edwin J. Blair, sure OI a brother of the bride, John S.

Burr of New York, H. Lcland Getz of New York, John Glover of New Orleans, William W. Miner of New London, Frederick W. Pape, of Lloyd Harbor, Huntington, L. F.

W. Dietmar Mrs. John H. Wheeler and her children of Sturges Common, Westport, will return this weekend from a week's stay with Mr. and Mrs.

Percy B. Goldthwaite in Chester, Vt. Mrs. Lashar Honor Andrea Townson Today Mr. and Mrs.

William L. La-! shar of Sasco Hill road, Southport, will entertain at a cocktail party in Brooklawn Country club this afternoon to introduce Miss Andrea Townson whose engagement to their son, Lt. William Lewis Lashar, USAF, was recently announced. Miss Townson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Douglas Castle Townson of Rochester, N. Y. Dr. and Mrs. Pierre Garneau of Sunnieholme drive, Fairfield, and their daughter, Donna, have returned from a week of skiing in Londonderry, Vt.

Miss Phyllis Tomlinson of Brooklawn avenue has returned from Phoenix, where she has been vacationing for three weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Norman K. Parsells and their children of Burr street, Fairfield, will return to- dav from a week in Hilton Island, S.

C. Princeton Alumni Group To Dance Saturday Reservations for the Princeton Alumni association which is scheduled for Saturday night in the Fairfield County Hunt club may be made with Mrs. Harold M. Cashmore, 102 Fairfield Beach road, Fairfield. Proceeds will benefit the scholarship fund.

Fairfield Women Entering Exhibits In Flower Show International to Open a a in New York City Members of the-Fairfield Garden club are -talcing an active part in the International Flower show which opens Saturday in the New York Coliseum and continues through March 12. Six members are entered in the Arrangement and horticultural classes in the Garden club of America division, showing on March 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12 and several serve as hostesses on Wednesday evening the 9th. Mrs. J. Ogden Bulkley is chairman of the hostesses, who are Mrs.

William C. Keator, Mrs. Samuel W. Hawley, Mrs. German H.

H. Emory, and Mrs. J. Edward Lumbard. On Friday morning; the llth, Mrs.

Richard Joyce Smith Mrs. Franklin Vilas will be coffee hostesses 'or exhibitors." Members "of the Sasqua Garden club of Greens Farms, have been asked to serve as hostesses on Monday the 7th. from 4 to 7 p.m. and those.who will aid visitors at that time are Mrs. Bryan 3ancy, Mrs.

Alfred C. Bruce, Mrs. Marion W. Smith, Mrs. James P.

Kinard and Mrs. David 3ibson. "Designs for Today's Living" 5 the theme of arrangements in the Garden Club of America division, the exhibits to be changed daily in both classes. They are as follows: March 5, class one, an arrangement expressing wind, must contain some living plant material; class an arrangement of one species of plant and its component parts. March 6t, class one, a budget class, an arrangement to feature lasting greens, accents of ilowers seed pods permitted; class two, a line arrangement of dried plant material.

March 7, class one, an arrangement of any plant material, the shadow to be-judged as part of the design; class two, a novice class, an arrangement of any plant material in a contemporary bottle or jug. March 8, class one, an arrangement in tones of black and white in a contemporary ceramic container, only living plant material permitted; class two, an arrangement of cacti succulents. March 9, class one, an arrangement to compliment a hang- ng scroll; two, budget class, an arrangement in a container made of wood. March 10, class one, a line ar- composed of dried )lant material, in a stone con- class two, an arrangement of living foliage, fruit or seed pods permitted, container to be made of pewter. March ir, class one, an arrangement to compliment an accessory; class two, an arrangement expressing motion.

March 12, both large and small xhibits are challenge classes, exhibitors to be given, on arrival, identical containers and plant material provided by the flower show committee. In addition, there are four pool plantings in competition also sev eral horticultural classes and mailing classes. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C.

Wiliams of Sunnieholme drive, Fair- 'ield, spent last weekend In Manchester, Vt. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph B. Sperry of Warner Hill road, Southport, and their children will return this weekend from Williamsburg, where they spent the week.

Miss Barbara A. Warden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Max R. Warden, 971 Burr street, Fair- ield and a senior at Bucknell university, has been cited on the Dean's Honors list for scholastic achievement during the first semester.

Mr. and Mrs. Ira F. Warner of Mill Hill, Southport, will return tomorrow from a month in Arizona and California. MISS JOYCE ELIZABETH MILLER Troth of Miss Joyce E'.

Miller To Robert Sammis Announced Daughter Lynda Is Born To Mrs. Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. George L. Jacobs of Williston Park, L.

announce the birth of a daughter Lynda Carol on Feb. IS in Nassau hospital, Mineola, L. I. She has two brothers Van Etten and Donald Leigh. Mr.

and Mrs. Carl C. Van Etten. 73 Noyes road, Fairfield and Mr. and Mrs.

George H. Jacobs, 159 Field Rocks road, Fairfield are the grandparents. Mrs. James Quinn Are Parents of Son Mr. and Mrs.

James J. Quinn, 210 East 68th street. New York city announce the birth of a son Francis Joseph 2nd on Feb. 22 in the Lying-in hospital, New York. Mr.

and Mrs. Francis J. Quinn Mrs Daniel Steidl Announce Son's Birth Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hildreth Steidl of Ann Arbor, announce the birth of their first child, a son, Karl Ransford, on Feb.

24 in University Women's Hospital in Ann Arbor. The child is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil N. Hoagland of Sterling place and of Mrs.

John Henry of Saranac Lake, N. Y. Mrs. F. L.

Lindstrom of Brooklawn avenue, Frank 0. Hoagland of West Hartford and Mrs. Daniel Hildreth Jones of Saranac Lake, N. are the great grandparents. Nancy Ann Cooper Married in Florida To W.

J. Daly, Jr. In Jacksonville, last evening Miss Nancy Ann Cooper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Chalmers Cooper of Jacksonville was married to Walter John Daly, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Daly of Easton road, Westport. The ceremony at 7:30 o'clock took place in St. Mark's Episcopal church with the Rev. Dr.

L. Watkins Taylor officiating. Mr. Cooper gave his daughter in marriage. She was gowned in antique taffeta, fashioned with a Sabrina neckline, yoke and sleeve caps of embroidered lace, long sleeves and a very full skirt caught up at either side with lace, and ending in a cathedral train.

A Mary Stuart cap of taffeta trimmed with seed pearls, fastened her four tiered illusion veil and her bouquet was a cascade of calla lilies and ttephano- tis. Miss Jan Clair Cooper was her sister's maid of honor, frocked in turquoise peau satin trimmed with aqua arid wearing a matching velvet pillbox hat with scalloped shoulder length veil sprinkled with seed pearls. She car- red a cascade of yellow tulips and acacia. The other attendants, Miss Sara Ann Balgy, Miss Joyce Malmberg. Miss Mary Lou Marx and Mrs.

Fred Ossi were similarly frocked in aqua trimmed in turquoise with matching headdresses. Their cascades were of pale yellow tulips and acacia. James Daly of Westport was best man for his brother and Fred Ossi, Arnold Stott. Clayton Miller and Charles Story all of Jacksonville ushered. A reception followed in Leatherbury hall after which the couple left for Canada.

They will make their home in Canton, N. Y. Mrs. Daly was graduated from the Robert'E. Lee high school In Jacksonville and Florida State university in Tallahassee, Fla.

Mr. Daly is an alumnus of the South Kent school He attended St. Lawrence university in Canton and having completed his tour of duty with the U. S. Marine corps, will return to St.

Lawrence. Mr. and Mrs. Everett C. Benton, 28 Northwood road, Fairfield vacationing at the Half Moon hotel in Montego Bay, Jamaica, BWT.

Miss Diane Forsberg, i Instructor and Lordship Resident to Wed in June The engagement of Miss Joyce Elizabeth Miller to Robert Howell Sammis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Stuart Sammis, 80 Park boulevard, Lordship, Stratford, is announced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank William Miller of 'Laverock, Philadelphia, Pa.

A June wedding is planned. Miss Miller attended Hood college and was graduated from the Columbia university. College of Physicians and School of Nursing. She is currently with the Presbyterian hospital, New York, as a supervisor-instructor. Her father is president of the Yarnall-Waring company of Chestnut Hill, Pa.

Mr. Sammis attended Williston academy, Easthampton, and Bucknell university and was graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan college. He served as a special agent with the Army's Counter Intelligence corps both in the United States and the Far East and is currently associated with Hemphill, Noyes and company in New York. His father, formerly a'vice president of the Underwood corporation, is now chairman of the board of the Minshall Organ company in Brattleboro, Vt. and a founder and trustee of the American Shakespeare Festival theater in Stratford.

Mr. and Mrs. Huntley Stone of Sport Hill road, Easton, and their children have returned from a week of skiing at Snow Brook inn in Wilmington, Vt. Mr. and Mrs.

Norman W. Locke, of Argonne street, Fairfield and their children, will return this weekend from Charlotte, N. C. Sunday Post photo--Pliunmer The Junior League of Bridgeport entertained members' children at a party Wednesday noon in the Wonder Workshop Junior Museum. Among the youngsters in attendance were Betsy Morse, eight, who is presiding at the punch bowl and, left to right, Robert Graham, nine; Givens Goodspeed, eight and Peggy Gilliland, six.

Hostesses Outline March Calendar At Country Club The March program at Brooklawn Country club has been arranged by Mrs. S. Nelson Buell, Mrs. Cecil N. Hoagland, Mrs.

Gilbert Johnson, Mrs. Raymond Mrs. Ronald A. Malbny and Mrs. Raymond Smith.

Flower hostesses for the month will be Mrs. Dwight H. Hall and Mrs. James J. Hooker.

Scheduled to open the program will be luncheon on Tuesday at 1 p.m. preceded by cocktails and followed by a demonstration by Roland Mattson, hat designer. On Saturday, March 12, Mrs. John Cotsworth will show pictures of her trip through central Africa. At 9 p.m., this will follow cocktails at 6 and dinner at 7:30.

Other events planned are duplicate bridge parties each Tuesday morning; a junior-parent bowling match on the sixth at 2:30 p.m.: a bridge-dinner-bridge on the 13th; mixed bridge on the 25th at 8 p.m. and mixed bowling on the "The Play of the Hand" by Hilaire Savard is set for Thursday, March 17. The final event on the calendar will be the ladies bowling luncheon on March 31, with the awarding of the season's prizes following 1 o'clock luncheon. Mr. and Mrs.

George A. Meder of Stillson road, Fairfield, entertained at cocktails in their home last evening before the Harlequin dance at Brooklawn. Their guests included Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B.

Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Philip H. Smith, Mr. and Mrs.

Gilbert Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ams and Mr. and Mrs. John Strong.

Mr. and Mrs. E. John Van Ort of Ridgeway road, Easton, were hosts at cocktails in their home also. Other parties to attend the dance were arranged by Mr.

and Mrs. George W. Meder, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Strong, Mr.

and Mrs. Chester H. Buttcrfield, Mr. and Mrs. Robert H.

Whitney, Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Wilson and Mr. and Mrs.

Edward W. Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Nebil, 104 Edward street, Fairfield have left to spend six weeks vacation in Florida, during which time they will visit in Fort Lauderdale and Ocala.

Sunday Post plimo--Brinsko Frederic M. Card, second from left, founder and first president of the Music Study club, was honored at a reception by the group Wednesday afternoon in the YMCA. With her, left to rtefrt are Mrs. Howard A. Bull, first vice president; Mrs.

Clarence D. Shannon, Mrs. Chester A. Pnndore, president, presenting flowers to Mrs. Card, and Mrs.

Arthur Bradsbaw. of Burr Farms road, Westport of Mr. and Mrs. Ewald Forsberg, are the paternal Burbank avenue, and Mr. and Francis J.

i and a student at the Baptist Mjs-j Line of Waverly, N. Y. theisionary Training school in Chi-j maternal granparents. Mr. Quinnicago is on tour this weekend, is an attorney with the Internal jwith members of the choir Revenue department In New! religious drama group appearing in cities in Illinois and Iowa.

MRS. JOHN FRANCIS DANIELS, JR. Pretax itutflo Brenda M. Gaf ney, John Daniels, Jr. Wed in Westport Miss Brenda May Gaffney, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Francis J. Gaffney of Overlook road, Westport, was married yesterday morning to John Francis Daniels, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniels of Pittsfield, in the Church of the Assumption, Westport.

The Rt. Rev. John Landry performed the 10 o'clock ceremony. Escorted by her father, the bride wore a gown of white silk organza over taffeta, fashioned with a portrait neckline edged with a rose pattern applique, short sleeves and a full skirt. Her illusion fingertip veil was caught to a satin headdress accented with a flat bow, and her bouquet was a cascade of white roses and hyacinths.

Miss Jean E. Gaffney, sister of the bride, as maid of honor, was attired in an aqua silk organza ballerina length gown and wore a matching headdress. She carried a cascade of pink carnations and white hyacinths. Miss Judith Ann Gaffney, another sister, served as bridesmaid, frocked in pink silk organza with a matching headdress, and carried a cascade and white of aqua carnations hyacinths. The best man was Peter Heli- well of Pittsfield, and Donald Renten of Pleasant Valley, N.

ushered. After a reception in Manero's, the couple left for a wedding trip to New York and the Poconos. They will reside in Leominster, Mass. The bride was graduated from Malvernc high school, New York, and the University of Bridgeport, School of Dental Hygiene. She is a member of Theta Epsilon sorority.

The bridegroom, a graduate of the University of Bridgeport with a degree in industrial design, is a member of Alpha Gamma Phi fraternity. He is in the U. S. Army, stationed at Fort Devens, Mass. Miss Judy Bell, daughter of IVfr.

and Mrs. Charles H. Bell, 1160 Unquowa road, Fairfield, has been named to the Dean's list at Connecticut college, New London where she is a member of the sophomore class. Miss Beil was the recipient of the college dance scholarship award for the 1950' summer session of the School of Dance and since September has Drama Department To Meet Tuesday With Mrs. Moore Mrs.

John A. Barrone, program chairman for the drama department of the Southport Womtn'i club, has group will p.m. in the home of Mrs. Richard H. Moore, 234 Old Spring -rotd, Fairfield.

The program will feature reading of Bernard Shaw's "Man and Superman" under the leadership of Mn. Frank Millington, and Miss Catherine Gowdey, Mrs. W. J. Fitzpatrick, Mrs.

W. C. Ettershank, Mrs. Floyd J. Angevine, Mxt.

i Hildes-Heim and Charles J. Walsh. Tea will be served by Mrs. Millington. According to Mrs.

Linda Rich, president of the Southport Woman's club, the board will meet Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the home of Mrs. Herbert K. Shay, vice president, 2825 Burr street, Fairfield. Miss Nan Sparks, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Robert B. Sparks, of Twin Circle drive, Westport and Miss Linda ter of Mr. and Mrs. D.

Leonard Vidmark of Weston road, Georgetown will sing with the Orphean club, the choral society of Lasell Junior college, Newton, at the seventh annual father- 13. Mrs. Balsley to Speak' To Greens Farms Club Mrs. Andrew Bisset of Punch Bowl drive. Westport will open her home Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.

to the Greens Farms Garden club. The speaker will be Mrs. Harriet C. Balsley of Stamford, a member of the staff of the University of Conecticut, taking as her topic "The Importance of Eleven Assisting Mrs. Bisset as MRS.

WALTER JOHN DALY, JR. been teaching classes in modern dance at the college, to children of the New London area. hostesses will be Mrs. Raymond Fisher, Mrs. Paul Queneau and Mrs.

George 'Goodspeed. Flower arrangements will be done by Mrs. Sidney Dawson and Mrs. George Stanton. Miss Berenice E.

Nettleton, 5S5 Maplcwood avenue, is on a trip of several weeks through the southwestern part of the country including visits to the Grand Canyon and California. She to resume her, teaching in Ma.