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PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1937 Engagement Announced of William H. Evans and Marion Elizabeth Ca Thanksgiving Parties Given in Suburban Homes To Reveal Betrothals Ba'lef-estra Ofis-I One cf tDTTr-: 1 artistic eve-: By Doris Duquesne rR AND MRS. JOHN ROBERTS CAULK of Ballas road, fVf. Russe df iZ: he the nr-u- -n tne new chest ra. Clayton, announce the engagement of their interest IS bM.

-10 Junior Leaguer Entertains Children V. v. I- s. -T-mZ 1 -iff i A i usua tioiKtl marv 0-' tracted bv he 'c-Among hav. auons ir Mrs.

W. Marion Elizabeth Caulk, to "William H. Evans, son of Mrs. T. Raymond Evans of Beechwood bouleA-ard.

The announcement is one in a series of betrothals which have been a conspicuous part of Thanksgiving week. Ellis Graduate Fiancee of Ohioan Laiifrhlm. Mrs. r'''-' tfl i i C.W. Coopers' Housewarming Party Yesterday Youthful Mr.

and Mrs. Charles William Cooper were among the Thanksgiving Day hosts. They entertained yesterday afternoon with a cocktail party as a housewarming in their new home in Grant street. Mrs. Cooper is the former Martha S.

Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Weir Smith of Coraopolis Heights. She and Mr. Cooper were married in the early falL Mr.

and Mrs. Ralph Emerson Davis of Northumberland street, told of the engagement of their daughter, Miss Euretta Davis, to Robert McLain Falconer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert demons Falconer of Shaker Heights, Cleveland, O. Miss Davis is a graduate of Ellis School, studied a year in Paris and was graduated from Swarthmore College.

Mr. Falconer was graduated from Williston Academy in Easthampton, and Swarthmore College. The wedding will take place in spring. Ben A von Girl's Betrothal Told At a tea in their home yesterday, Mr. and Mrs.

Merle W. Smith of Briarcliff road, Ben Avon Heights, announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Carolyn Smith, and Knox M. Young, of Irwin ave- nue, Ben Avon. Betrothal Told At Edgewood Dance Last night, at a dance in the Edgewood Country Club, J. C.

Morrow announced the engagement of his daughter, Miss Mildred Morrow, to Karl R. McBride son of Mr. and Mrs. Karl R. Mc- Bride of Glens Falls, N.

Y. Miss Morrow attended Penn Hall -and Mary Baldwin College, and is graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta. Mr. McBride is a graduate of Silver Bay Preparatory School and Allegheny College. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

Aides for the dance were Miss Mary Smith, Miss Barbara Mateer, Mrs. Clark E. Werner, Miss Dorothy McKee, Mrs. E. Carl Hanks and Harry Lewis.

Bazaar and Dinner Esther Chapter No. 24, Order of the Eastern Star of Turtle Creek, will conduct a bazaar and dinner next Wednesday afternoon and evening in Masonic Hall. Pitt To Honor Admission Of Women Students Commemorating the admission of women to the University of Pittsburgh 42 years ago, the traditions committee of Women's Self-Govern-ment Association has planned a program- to be held in the Stephen Foster Memorial on Friday, December third, at 12:30 o'clock. Miss Stella Stein and her sister, Mrs. John C.

Fetterman, the first women students at the university, have been invited to attend the ceremony. They entered in 1895, and were graduated in 1898. On the platform of the Foster stage will be prominent Pittsburgh women representing various professional fields in which women have been successful. Following the program there will be a reception in the mezzanine to give women an opportunity to meet the guests. According to Miss Marie Powell, chairman of the traditions committee, "Women's Day" tags will be worn by all women on the campus on Friday.

Other members of the traditions committee include: Alice Benovitz, Verna Douglas, Elsie Ekstrom, Glenda Fitch, Evelyn Goldsmith, Peggy Hammond, Joy Hartman, Eleanor Haught, Ruth McHenry, Mary McKeown, Betty Phillips, Helen Poole. Dorothy West, Salome Winters. Lillian Zinsser and Roberta Webb. MiW. HKMiV MASON UiO.

WALLACK ii. UUWE 111. NELSON HARPER JR. JOAN McKAV. At a meeting recently in the home of Mrs.

C. S. Shumaker of Parish lane, Morewood Heights, children of Junior league members gathered and each brought a toy for the League's Thrift Shop. Mrs. Henry Mason Reed, entertained the children with stories during part of the afternoon.

the yonngsters will see "Snow White and the Seven Hwaifs" tomorrow Sthenley Theater, and ushering will be Miss Hetty Walton, Miss Betty George G. Burkley, Miss Nancy Patterson, Miss Dorothy Blaxter, Mrs. and Mrs. C. B.

Peck. East End Girl Is Bride In a Blue Ceremony Gertrude Marie Novak Bride of Regis Kemper THANKSGIVING MORNING at 10 o'clock, Miss Gertrude Marie Novak, daughter of Mrs. John W. Novak of Stratford avenue, became the bride of Regis T. Kemper, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Theodore A. Kemper of Butler, Pa. High nuptial mass was celebrated by the Reverend Howard J. Carroll in Sacred Heart Church.

The bride, given in marriage by her brother. Dr. John G. Novak, wore a white satin gown simply fashioned with a long court train ''-mer pincott, H. 'er Miss 8 C-C.

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Snydtr. 1 kAl I ivn. ueudnon uy Hears Art The art of id an's Club of Mi. Lebanon on Tuesday at the boat John H. Brandt v.k?n will discuss the Art Exhibit.

Mrs. Jjhn 31 will discuss Boughtes's 'f Going to Church." an, Mr Martin John's "The On Thursday, the Round Table group wSrs the home of Mrs. George S. for a discussion of Mrs. V.

Krarr.er paper on "Hawaii," sr.4 Mai Beals has. as her aragua." Squirrel Hill Cli The Squirre! ihTf Club will have Bryon V. Coeducational director cf culosis League, as guiS 91 at its meeting today. if FREE PUBLIC FROM SATURDAY. NOVEMBT AT THE AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION Sanderson galleries 30 EAST 57ih STREET NEW YORK, N.1' (MITCHELL KENNERLEV.

H. THE LIBRARY CCU LECTFD BY THE tATE JOSEPH B. SHEA riTTSBURCH. PESN5)Wsa TART AMERICANA Oin BY ORDER OWNER, MRS. JOEfH Kl- li at at 2 0 8:15 oVW ILLUSTRATED CATALOG" SALFS BY MR- A N.

MR. E. HAROLD THCW i A. yf cr A if'- I blue tulle draped from a tiara of fresh forget-me-nots. She also carried forget-me-nots in her prayer book marker.

Her sister, Susanne Degnan, as maid of honor, wore sky blue transparent velvet. Her gown was princess style with a train. The bridesmaids, June Degnan, Dorothy Caldwell and Anne Cusick also wore transparent velvet fashioned like the maid of honor's. Miss June Degnan's was myosite blue, Miss Caldwell's sapphire blue and Miss Cusick's regal blue. They all wore matching calots with shoulder length veils and carried matching muffs with corsages of gardenias.

The bride's mother wore dark rust with black accessories and orchid corsage and Mrs. Walters wore black with white accessories and orchid corsage. Robert I. Walters was his brother's best man and the ushers were John and James Degnan, brothers of the bride, Joseph Pierce, William Gamble and Myrl Kennedy. A breakfast at the Schenley followed the ceremony.

After a trip to New York City Mr. and Mrs. Walters will make their home in East End. MARTHA KEEL). themums and twin-gold candelebras of seven-taper candles.

The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of white transparent velvet, fashioned princess mode, with Queen Ann collar. Her turban matched and she wore a shoulder-length tulle veil and carried white roses showered with valley lilies. Miss Irene Miller, as her sister's maid of honor, was attired in dubonnet transparent princess gown with matching turban and veil. Her accessories were in gold and she carried Johanna Hill roses. Miss Betty Laidig, Jeannette, as bridesmaid, wore royal transparent velvet with matching hat and silver accessories.

She carried Briarcliff roses tied in silver. Wade Wentzel was his brother's best man. The ushers were Alfred Miller, brother of the bride; Harry Brown, Harrison City; Jay Poole, Jeannette, and Grant Wentzel, Jeannette. A reception followed the ceremony in the Miller home for the immediate families, after which Mr. Wentzel and his bride left on an Eastern motor trip.

They will be at home after December fifteenth in Harrison avenue, Jeannette. Laird-Anderson Wedding In East Liberty Chapel The chapel of the East Liberty Presbvterian Church was decorated with cibotium ferns, bowls of bronze chrysanthemums and seven-branch candlesticks for the marriage or Miss Margaret Elizabeth Laird and Adolph G. Anderson at 6:30 o'clock last evening. Dr. Stuart Nye Hutch ison performed the ceremony.

The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of ivory satin made with a long train and a yoke of lace from her mother's wedding gown. Her tulle veil fell from a lace cap and she carried lilies of the valley and gardenias. The maid of honor, Miss Gretchen Aufhammer, and three bridesmaids, Miss Martha Williams, Miss Dor othy Anderson and Miss Ruth Jane Canfield, were gowned alike in apple green taffeta with short jackets and ruffled skirts. They wore gold bands on their hair and car ried bronze chrysanthemums. J.

Walter Derby served as Mr. Anderson's best man, and the ush ers were William Laird, III, brother of the bride, Richard Miller, Aller-ton Miller and Richard Canfield. Following the ceremony a reception was held in the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter S.

Laird, in Farragut street, which was decorated with chrysanthe- Some of in the Curtin, Mrs. Henry V. Blaxter In a gown of ice blue satin fashioned with a tulle yoke, close-fitting shirred girdle and an unusually long circular train, Miss Elizabeth Mae Degnan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James A.

Degnan of Inwood street, was married Thanksgiving morning to Francis Joseph Walters, son of Mrs. I. Rolland Walters of Upland street. The ceremony was performed in Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church by the Reverend Regis M. Hannon at 10 o'clock.

The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a long veil of ice mums in fall tones. The bridegroom is the son of the Reverend Dr. and Mrs. C. Adolph Anderson of Lorenz avenue.

The bride's mother wore a gown of black velvet with corsage of orchids and the bridegroom's mother chose wine velvet and also wore orchids. Following an eastern trip Mr. and Mrs. Anderson will make their home in Ellsworth avenue. McMahon-Walker Announcement The marriage of Miss Kathryn McMahon and Robert D.

Walker has been by the bride's father James F. McMahon, formerly of North Negley avenue. Mr. Walker is the son of Mrs. Estelle R.

Walker of Waterford street. The ceremony was performed in St. Lawrence's Church by the Reverend Francis J. Bailey. Engagement Told At a tea given in their home yesterday afternoon Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph Albert Beck, Lytton avenue, Schenley Farms, announced the en gagement of their daughter, Miss Jane Schroeder Beck, to Joseph Grange Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph V. Smith of Beverly place.

Hear Dr. Clausen The Pittsburgh Female College Association will hold its monthly meeting in the Woman's City Club on Monday, with Mrs. Thomas E. Jones as chairman for the afternoon. Dr.

Bernard C. Clausen, pastor cf the First Baptist Church, will be the speaker. I i. of Dr. and Mrs.

J. B. Bell of Gra ham avenue, Windber. The ceremony was performed by the Reverend H. J.

Baumgartel of the First Presbyterian Church of Ebensburg, a cousin of the bride. The bride wore a princess gown of ivory satin made with a court train. Her finger tip veil of ivory tulle fell from a coronet of pearls. She carried white chrysanthemums. Miss Floretta Maneval was her sister's maid of honor.

She wore a dress of gold bengaline and carried an arm bouquet of bronze chrysanthemums. Miss Betty Manevel, as bridesmaid, wore a similar gown of russet bengaline and carried an arm bouquet of gold chrysanthemums. Miss Betty Baumgartel of Ebensburg played the wedding music. F. Donald Smith of Cambridge, New York, served as best man and Ralph Manevel, brother of the bride, acted as usher.

The bride, a former Latin teacher at New Kensington High school, is graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, where she was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha fraternity, Pi Lambda Theta and Mortar Board. The bridegroom is a graduate of Albright College and the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Surgery. He is a member of Psi Omega fraternity. Following a dinner at the bride's home, Dr. and Mrs.

Bell left for an Eastern wedding trip. They will be at home after December fifteenth in Windber. Jeannette Couple Wed In Church Ceremony Watson Memorial United Brethren Church in Jeannette was the scene of an attractive wedding last night at 7 o'clock when Naomi Pearl Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W.

Miller, Hacker avenue, Jeannette, became the bride of George C. Wentzel, son of the Turney P. Wentzels of Lin coln Heights. The Reverend M. M.

Houser officiated. in cnurcn was decorated in cibotium fern, palms, chrysan nernminalu Beautiful Lead crystal and gold plated Vanity Lamps Clare de Lune Shades. Pair, 7.95, complete. You can male somebody happy this Christmas with a pair of these lovely lamps order them now for future delivery. The price is exceptionally low.

Your friends will adore getting a gift package from Reizensteins. 625 Liberty Ave. AT. 6070 if ir 1 and high cowl neckline. Her longO tulle veil fell from a halo of finely pleated tulle held at the back of the head with a cluster of orange blossoms and seed pearls.

She carried a shower bouquet of Belmont gardenias and lilies of the valley. Mrs. D. N. DiSilvio, the matron of honor, wore Cognac rust velvet fashioned on princess lines with a slight train, and her matching bon net and gloves were of rust suede.

She carried bronze chrysanthemums. The bridesmaids, Miss Nancy T. Sloan and Miss Lucille Kemper, wore similar gowns of d'Luniverte green. Their bonnets and gloves were brown and they carried yellow chrysanthemums. J.

Edward McGrath was the best man, and the ushers included Dr. D. N. DiSilvio, Emery H. Sutch, Henry T.

Busch and Joseph F. Novak, brother of the bride. Following the ceremony a break fast was served in the Spanish room of the Hotel Schenley. i The bride's mother, Mrs. John W.

Novak, wore a sapphire blue velvet jacket dress trimmed with blue and silver lame and a corsage of orchids, while Mrs. Kemper, mother of the bridegroom, chose a gown of wine crepe, with orchid corsage. After a wedding trip to Miami Beach, Mr. and Mrs. Kemper will be at home in the Emerson apartments after the middle of December.

Boehm-Franz Wedding Told Miss Mary Louise Boehm, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Boehm of Wilkinsburg, became the bride of Milton J. Franz of Brentwood last Saturday, with the Reverend Joseph Hochberg officiating in St. James' Church, Wilkinsburg.

The bride, given away by her father, wore white moire taffeta made with a high waistline, banded in velvet, a square neckline with a collar, ana a coun train. Her finger tip veil was held in place by a Mary Queen of Scots halo headdress. She carried a prayer book showered with lilies of the valley. The matron of honor, Mrs. Alex Ross, wore blue corded taffeta, a blue velvet poke bonnet with a blue plume falling over the brim.

Miss Helen Trunick, the maid of honor, was similarly attired in old rose. Two small cousins of the bride, Betty Berger and Lorraine Trestle, as iunior bridesmaids, wore old rose taffeta and velvet poke bonnets with sprays of flowers under the brim. All the attendants carried colonial bouquets of fall flowers. Lerov Wentzel served as best man, and Albert Boehm and Joseph Franz ushered. A wedding breakfast was served in the Penn Lincoln Hotel with covers laid for twenty-five.

A reception in the bride's home followed. After a wedding trip to Florida and Cuba, Mr. and Mrs. Franz will be home in Brentwood. Windber Girl Is Bride Of Dr.

John H. Bell At a beautiful home wedding on Wednesday at high noon. Miss Katherine Maneval. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

R. Maneval of Cambria avenue. Windber, became the bride of Dr. John H. Bell, son a mdome I THE DEEPENED PASTELS of winter are at their loveliest in Vendome's ex- 9 elusive evening fashion, with moulded 1 lines and brief bolero.

Sixty dollars. 1 KAUFMANN'S I eleventh I Yl I a floor of distinctive shops ff SILVER WING 7 liL-o rtnv Vi- 3 i .1 4 rhe insteD and mere 1 kid straps accent beauty of this Black or tinrable white ver Wines is but one of a of lovely Delman modes tor phase of '3 Delman Shoes, Exclude Home's in Pn''-r Decorating Shop invites you to AN EXHIBITION OF ANTIQUE FRENCH WALL PAPERS AND PANELS from a foremost New York collection Place: Gimbels ninth floor Time, 2 :30 today. The exhibition will open with an informal discussion of the collection, which will remain on view until December 6th. JOSEPH HORNE CO i floor.

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