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Women Long Beach 12, Sunday, April 19, 1953 'Be Individual With Personality, Says City Manager's Wife "About the only way I can keep track of my husband is to read about him in the papers," says Mrs. Sam Vickers, which is but saying in other words that the handsome city manager of Long Beach sheds the cares of his office the minute he steps inside the door of his attractive Spanish-type home at 3647 Lime Ave. to join the family circle, composed of his charming wife, his daughter, Marilyn, 19, and sons, Sam 14, and 9-yearold Richard. A visitor is immediately aware that here is a close-knit family group that lives and laughs and learns together, They have so many things to do and to talk about, a new rosebush to set out, perhaps, a fishing trip to plan, or some other activity for the five of them to discuss that little time is left for extraneous matters. It was while on their honeymoon that the Sam Vickers first came to Long Beach to visit the Charles Vickers family.

That was in June, 1933, three months after the earthquake. But in spite of the reconstruction going on, they liked the city and decided to make it their home. Coming here from the Black Hills of South Dakota, Mrs. Vickers recalls, they found the Spanish names California a trifle confusing and "just for the fun of it" enrolled in' an evening Spanish course at Long Beach Junior College, now City College. While their children were growing up, it was the Vickers' ambition to do things together as a family.

There were camping trips when they all learned to swim, fish, hike and ride horseback, they traveled extensively in the United States to view the American shrines in connection with the children's history lessons. The five. of them spent many vacations hunting and fishing in Canada, and visited most of the national parks to follow combined family hobby of taking colored slides of the scenery and the animals along the trails. They have hundreds of these interesting pictures as reminders of happy hours together. Being the wife of a prominent public official is demanding in many ways, Mrs.

Vickers avers, but it is her philosophy that every individual should develop his or her own personality, and By RUTH REECE never to be shadow of someone else. While her husband and children are her paramount interest, Mrs. Vickers hast made it a point to a add other activities of her own to her busy days. Her special type of activity, she admits, is her church. When they came to Long Beach, she and her husband joined the First Methodist Church and have been members ever since.

She has served on the executive board of the WSCS and currently is president of the Hilbert Class, which originally started as a young married class. "Now most of the members are grandparents," she laughed. She is also a member of Group PEO, and is active in three Parent-Teacher organizations. As for her own personal hobby, Mrs. Vickers follows china painting, for which she has much talent and originality.

She started this as a young girl but gave it up during the war years when materials became scarce. While, they Vallejo were Junior living in College Valwas directly across the street from their home, and with her three children in school, she enrolled in a ceramics and china painting class. Many of the patterns she has painted are roses copied from rose garden, which is antheir, hobby of the five Vickers. Her favorite is Heart's Desire, a red rose which is so very fragrant that she uses the petals in making a potpourri, a Frenchtype rose petal jar. She follows an heirloom recipe originally belonging to a Paris family which calls for lavender and this plant also grows in their garden.

It requires six months to make this recipe, but when completed the jar is so potert the heavy fragrance completely fills the room and serves to clear the air of tobacco smoke or other odors, in the same manner as Chinese incense. Characteristic of most mothers, Mrs. Vickers preferred to talk about her children rather than herself. The boys are stamp collectors. Marilyn attends a sculptoring class Polytechnic High School, and does water colors, one of which was chosen from among many entries by other art students to hang on the wall of the dining room at the school.

And of course, the five Vickers are avid Pacific Coast basehall fans. MRS. SAM VICKERS Her Children Are Her Jewels Dr. James B. Helme to Marry Eastern Girl; Tour Europe Of interest to his friends in the Southland is news of the engagement of Dr.

James B. Helme to Miss Josephine Coleman Douglas, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Beverley Douglas of Nashville, Tenn. The benedict-elect is the grandson of Mrs.

William M. Van Deren of Long Beach. She will attend the wedding May 23 in Nashville. After their marriage the couple will fly to England for the their home in Baltimore, where Dr. Helme interning Johns Hopkins.

He was graduated from Princeton University. Prenuptial Whirl Is Beginning 67 d0 484 I BUSY AS BEAVERS THESE DAYS are members of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the and Mrs. J. B. Windsor, chairman of the ways and means committee, which is Long Beach Pharmaceutical Association as they prepare for their annual benefit sponsoring the event.

Mrs. Windsor, general chairman of the benefit, announces dessert bridge-canasta party to be held at 12:30 p. m. Wednesday at Houghton that it is open to the public, tickets J. to E.

be Brockman purchased from members or at the door. Park Pictured (left to right) are Mrs. P. A. Tenkhoff, who models a Also on the committee Mmes.

and Walter Probst. Photo was white, hand-knitted stole which will be given away at the benefit: Mrs. J. Vernon taken in the garden at the W. C.

Abrams' home. Proceeds will be used for the Brown, vice president; Mrs. E. J. Gavin, president; Mrs.

E. J. Quiggle (standing), Auxiliary's philanthropic photo by H. S. Melvin.) Crown Headgear Adds Sparkle to Dinner; Adieux Said at Gay Champagne Breakfast By BETTY CAREY Independent Women's Editor The pages are pristine and blank now, but the log for their travels presented to Jean and Clyde Dunlap at a bon voyage dinner dance at Allen Center will be filled before long with accounts of the fascinating trip in store for them.

Setting forth yesterday, they'll travel with Clyde's cousins, Lillian and Bill Dunlap, go to Canada and down the St. Lawrence before boarding the Empress of Scotland. They gO first to the continent and then back to England where, the lucky ones, they have seats in front of Windsor Castle which to observe all the and glory of the from, coronation parade. Thus it was most appropriate that a miniature dreamboat made by Peggy Watson centered the dinner table at their party. Furthermore, the honored pair were given elegant sequinned crowns to wear during dinner, provoking fascinated buzzing at near-by tables.

The -givers included Shirley and Chuck Planting, Jean and Ted Wicks, Margaret and Wayne Fredericks, Evelynand Clarence Miller, Garnet and George Hedley, Marje and Ed Demler, Joan and Don Stage, Marilyn and Bill Osborne, Peggy and Leonard Watson, Ruby and Doug Bothwell, Phyllis and Fort Alcorn, Nancy and Phil Hartley, Lou and Wes Marje and Norton Eastwood. Another form of farewell was the champagne breakfast for Dorothy and Art Adkisson who. left Thursday several weeks in the east. They flew back to Detroit and planned to tour Sojourners HomeTuesday Returning Tuesday from two month tour of South America will Miss Maureen Kelly, daughter of Mrs. William Kelly of 500 W.

20th and Miss Nadine Deleree, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin G. Deleree of 1498 Linden Ave. After a five day visit in New York they sailed on the S.

S. Brazil March 5. En route their ports of call were Port of Spain in Trinidad, on Janeiro and Santos, Brazil, and Montevideo, Uruguay. At Buenos Aires, they left the ship and crossed South America by. train to Santiago.

The return trip is being made by plane with several days in Lima and Cuzco, Peru; Panama City and Guatemala and then to New Orleans. their a visit to the An interesting, side trip on pre Incan ruins of the Citadel of Sachsahuaman. "House Guests Mr. and Mrs. George P.

Lyons of 1034 E. Carson St. have as house guests this week end Capt. French (USN) and Mrs. French.

Capt. French has just returned from Korea where he was commanding officer of the aircraft carrier, Kearsarge, He will take over the post of commanding officer of the Alameda Air Station. A wedding in June and one in May have begun the whirl of prenuptial fetes for the sunny. season's brides-to-be. Among the host of June brides will be Miss Shirley Robinson, daughter of Mrs.

John Wesley Robinson, 2505 E. First who was feted at the first of a series of prenuptial parties this past week at Bel Air Hotel. Hostess for the affair, luncheon, was Mrs. Miles' B. of Pacific Palisades.

Floral decor included a large basket and bowls of raggededged tulips, cherry blossoms, roses, carnations and sweet peas in tones ranging from pink to deep wine. Guests received perfume as favors. Attending were Mmes. Robinson, E. E.

Buffum, Russell J. Buffum, Theodore Neil, Misses Anita Robinson, Jena Neal and Nita Neal, all of Long Beach; Mrs. Frederick Victor Larson, mother of the prospecbridegroom Carlyle Larson), Mmes. F. Havely Larson, Kelvin Keene Larson and John E.

Johnson, all of Pacific Palisades; Peyton, Westwood Hills; Mrs. Frank H. Reynolds and Miss Frances Reynolds, North Hollywood; Mmes. John E. S.

Dockweiler, Douglas MacKay Arthur B. Winter, Norman Rockwell and Miss Nancy Schumacher, Los Angeles. Another courtesy complimenting Miss Robinson and her fiance was given by his parents, who entertained members of the two families at dinner and a swimming party at their Pacific Palisades home. The party was for bride-to-be's grandalso planned. as a bon voyage parents, Mr.

and Mrs. E. E. Buffum, and her aunt, Mrs. Russell J.

Buffum, who left Friday by plane for a six-week vacation. The travelers returned the courtesy when they entertained the Larson and Robinson families at dinner at Pacific Coast Club. May bride-elect Miss Virginia Brown will be honored this morning at 11 o'clock at a brunch and bathroom shower given by Mrs. John W. Campbell and her daughter, Patricia.

For the occasion the Campbell home at 4256 Country Club. Dr. will be arrayed with bouquets of spring blossoms. Miss Brown will wed David Eagleson. Guests will be Mrs.

Newton Eagleson, mother of the prospective bridegroom; Mrs. Jack Campbell, sister of the bridegroom-to-be; Mmes. Earl Wallace, Ola Wallace, Newton Wilson, Loyal Pulley, Wendell Gowdy, Joseph Robbins, Richard Teaford; Misses Judy Hickman, Joyce High, Teresa Dunne, Rosemary Moran, and Mrs. Alfred Smart of Temple City. Mrs.

Florence Pearson Weds Herman Ridder in New Jersey Montreal, Quebec, Cape Cod, to visit Beth and Randall Stone (former Long Beachers) in New York City, thence to Washington and to visit friends in Philadelphia. Breakfast hosts were John and Marian Chestnut, in whose sunlit patio on Lido Isle the six couples supped on curried eggs and toasted the departing Adkissons. And add Ann Molina's name to those shaking the local dust from their pumps. She leaves in early May with Sina Ros of Burbank for six weeks abroad. They'll houseguest with Sina's brother, Col.

Jack Reed, and his wife. in Paris, and do France, Switzerland and Spain. They'll travel everyplace by air. Punch will be ladled out to many a good man and true at Fran and Walt Greenwood's next Saturday. The reason all these fine fellows will gather is because their wives are either current provisionals of the Junior League or members of last year's provisional crop, the party being given by the latter for the former.

Recent transfers from other leagues will also be guests. Honored guests will be past and present presidents, Helene Drown and Barbara Davis; past and present provisional training chairmen, Marje Clarke and Dottie Chapman; Virginia Stanton, past admissions chairman; Margaret Sully, provisional vice chairman, and their respective husbands. Everyone will wears little nameplates to expedite their getting acquainted. Down from San Francisco is Gayle Bailey to greet her husband, Bob Bailey, whose ship, the President Taft, was in from Japan. Bob's cousin is Nance Winston, and she and Bill hosted at dinner for the visitors on Wednesday.

Bridge luncheon hostess. on Thursday in her Linden Ave. home was Della Huscher whose guests were Irma Leebrick, Stella Campbell, Alice Williams, Bertha Jaques, Stella Hart, Naomi Bendinger, Maude Kaylor, Frances Maloney, Hazel Murray, Loette Brown and Maude Warnick. A salad luncheon topped off Silver Year Celebrated Celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary last Sunday were Mr. and Mrs.

J. E. Livermore at an evening party in their home, 4106 Brock Ave. A cake of interlocking hearts decorated in white and silver centered the buffet table which was graced by silver and crystal appointments and floral piece of Chinese lilies. Hostesses at the fete were Mmes.

W. W. Rogers, C. O. McEwen and 'A.

C. Livermore. Guests were Messrs. and Mmes. Irle Foltz, Frank Rosenthal, D.

McDonel, R. ter Haar, M. McCracken, Joel Cunningham, J. Boutwell, L. L.

Bendinger, M. McEwen, Oliver well, J. Kennison, A. Harder, Nels Christensen, P. G.

Smith, R. Bellew, H. Ames, Messrs. C. 0.

McEwen, W. W. Rogers, A. C. Livermore and W.

D. Livermore, with luscious chocolate cake, using members' prized recipes, is the lure offered for the Assistance League cookbook house on according to luncheon league clubMathe, cochairmen Mildred Wing and Ruth Green. Hostesses are to be Julia Witz and Cassieta Walker, assisted by Mildred Brayton and Peggy Fairley. These delectable luncheons have filled a hostess' need for entertaining guest- of all sizes, and they'll be sorry to hear that this is the final one of the current year. Eastern Trip Dr.

and Mrs. Robert W. Godwin, 5500 El Parque, returned Wednesday from three and a half week east. The couple spent two weeks in Bermuda after visiting St. Louis, Washington, D.

and New York City. In St. Louis, Dr. Godwin was guest speaker at a national meeting of the American Academy of General Practice. The wedding of Mrs.

Florence Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Duncan clair, N. and Little Boar's Head, of Long Beach, son of Mrs. Hilda Bernard H.

Ridder of St. Paul, noon yesterday in the Chapel of ceremony was performed by Rev. reception was held at Mayfair The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a ballerinalength of ice blue lace, with a fitted bodice, sweetheart neckline and long sleeves. She wore a coronet and slippers of the same. lace and a corsage of deep purple orchids.

Mrs. Ceeburn Lee of Geneva, N. was the bride's matron of honor. She was gowned in a fuchsia nylon tulle with matching hat and accessories and wore a corsage of pink orchids. Miss Gail Murphy of Essex Falls, N.

niece of the bride, junior bridesmaid, wore a dress of white Chantilly lace over pale orchid taffeta, a hair circlet and wristband of pale lavender baby orchids. Bernard H. Ridder was best man for his son and ushers in- Murphy Pearson, daughter of Murphy of Llewellyn MontN. to Herman Henry Ridder Ridder of New York City and place at Montclair at Central Presbyterian Church. The Dr.

Morgan Phelps Noyes, and a Farms, West Orange. cluded Daniel Ridder of St. Paul, and Joseph B. Ridder Saratoga, brothers the bridegroom; Edwin C. Hedekin of Mamaroneck, N.

and Edwin S. Vogler of Manhasset, N. Y. Mrs. Ridder attended the Kimberly School of Montclair and National Park Seminary, Washington, D.

C. graduate of Miss Beard's School. Ridder is a graduate of All Hallow's Institute and is an alumnus of Columbia University. He is publisher of the Independent-Press-Telegram of this city and president of Ridder Publications, Inc. He holds rank of lieutenant colonel in the Marine Corps After a wedding trip to Mexico, couple will reside in Long Beach.

Panhellenic Event Enjoying a bridge luncheon Wednesday at Executives and Officers Town Club were member of Beach Panhellenic Association. Mrs. Charles Brown Long, decorated the tables with abalone shells and sprays of coral, carrying out a South Sea Island theme. Mrs. M.

F. Palmer president, welcomed members and guests and announced plans for the forthcoming scholarship tea, which will be in charge of Mrs. Alex Hansen. ST. ANTHONY'S HIGH SCHOOL MOTHERS' CLUB is sponsoring its annual spring card party at 7:30 p.

m. Thursday in Catholie: Center. The public is invited, and tickets may be obtained at the door or from Mrs. James McGanney, ticket chairman. In the picture (left fo right) are Mrs.

McGanney, who is modeling a knit dress to be given away at the benefit; Mrs. Clifford E. Wavell, who holds ribbons and wrappings preparatory to wrapping the numerous awards; Mrs. Seldon Snellbaker, chairman of award tickets, and O. F.

Johnson, ticket chairman of the knit dress committee, who is wrapping awards. Picture was taken at the home of Mrs. Wavell, 614 Santiago Ave. Bridge, five hundred and pinochle will be played -(Staff photo.) make at.