The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 15, 1953, Page 3

SOCIETY — PERSONALS — NEWS OF INTERES: JO ELLEN KELLER, Editor ITEMS OF INTEREST TO EVERYO! THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Page 3 Poinciana Will Tuesday, December 15, 1953 Harris School Gives Party At La Concha Harris School Faculty and guests were entertained by the Harris School Room Mothers recently at La Concha Hotel with a deliciou turkey dinner. The tables were de corated with poinsettias, Florida holly, hibiscus, and blooms from { the Christmas candle tree. In charge of the decorations were Lo rene Campbell, Florence Key, Mic key Laird and Dorothy Claxton. Margaret Armfield and Jean Knowles prepared the place cards Mrs, Annie Ulehar and Mrs. Juan ita Pinder pinned corsages on the ladies as they entered. Willie Mae Simmons welcomed everyone as chairman of the room mothers and Mrs, Ethea Stricker gave the response. As a surprise event of the evening a group of the teachers entertained with the sing- ing of Christmas carols. News- papers were handed out and the contest was on for the making of the best hat from materials ot hand. Vincent Gehr won the prize for his original design. Collusion is suspected, since all three judges were men, Supt. O'Bryant, Princi, pal Simmons and Glenwood Sweet- fe. Santa Claus made his appear. ance and with the reading of nu morous verse on each gift handed Funny Millinery Nine Key Westers ‘Hold Program Win Red Cross 'For Christmas Nursing A wards Poinciana School will present a Christmas program consisting of ie 1 boral music, solos and a pl Nine hi s completed the © * ay Plast eee rieiet aeeg The latter is’ titled “The Drum” te a Req 2nd is by Frances Singler. There ed Will also be a Christmas ballet dance by Patty Chapman. National week annou! Home Nursing e Key West Chap ter. The Red Cross authorized in. structor was Mrs nneth Bates. This is an edt conducted by It teaches s ciana school auditorium Thursd December 17th at 8 o'clock. € sing care of VX-1 OWC the sick r own homes and Will Have Party ways of ness Members of the class will be For Children presented with their certificates and pins at the PTA meeting of| Members of VX - 1 the Poinciana School on the eve- Wives’ Club will honor their small ning of January 11th, These awards sons and daughters at a Christmas will be received by Mrs. Eula|Party to be given at Aeropalms on} Amdahl, Mrs. Polly Anderton, Thursday, December 17th from 3 Wilma Bennett, Mrs. Franes Gain-'to 5 o'clock : Mrs. Vina Hanson, Mrs. Clara’ There will be a Mrs. Santa Claus M. Langston, Mrs. Julia Rhone, to distribute gifts while ice cream Mrs. Frances Vaughan and Mrs.|and cookies are being served by Domemica Margaret Valiz. the following committee members: | enn the Mesdames H. W. Lindesmith,| out presents to each of the teach-|chairman, H. Morrison, A. A. Lit-/ ers) present. Mrs who was general chairman of the Mrs. R. O. DeNevers will be Mrs.| very successful evening, then read Santa Claus a hilarious poem on The Night After Christmas. \Woman’s Club Board Santa Claus gifts were in Her Meets Thursday of Anna Roberts and Edna Mae Castleberry. | The Board of Directors of the} \Key West Woman's Club will meet) jat 3:00 Thursday afternoon at the Club House, 319 Duval St. This will be an important meeting and all Board members are urged to at- tend, K Audubon Society S$ The nature films sponsored by t and presented here by William a ed by both adult and children au | On Wednesday evening, in th |torium, Mr. Wagoner illustrated t account of the Wagoners’ wander Beginning with scenes of beauty) along the coast of Maine and Mas- sachusetts, he led his audience to the Everglades of Florida, where |they found and photographed the very colorful, and shy, painted bunting, the purple gallinule, sora ‘rail, little green heron and many other birds. Alligators and a dia- mond-backed rattler were shown in their natural habitats and the pri- vacy of a racoon was invaded to give an idea of what this noctur- jnal animal is like at home. In un- derwater scenes along the Florida Keys they donned water helmets jand pursued butterfly fish, eels and rays into their coral caves, From Florida the Wagoners’ tra- vels took them to the Arizona de- |sert, where they captured the fra- gile beauty of the cactus flower and viewed, through the lens, the The program will be in the Poin- Officers’) Titled “Wanderland” To Key West, Narrated By William Wagoner |Key West Bride i || 904 FLEMING ST Annie Ulchar trell, T. E. McCoy and D. D. Nass,| | LOVELY ANITA ESPERDY, gowned in Chantilly lace, cuts her five-tier weddi ke after her marriage to Shelby Mellies of Mor; The former Miss Esperdy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Fernandez, Jr., of Key West. sa! 1 \Miss Esperdy Becomes Bride Of Shelby Mellies Miss Anita Esperdy became the bride of Shelby Mellies in-a candle- light ceremony before a gladioli| banked altar at First Methodist (Old Stone) Church on Sunday, No- vember 29th at 5 o'clock. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Fernandez, Jr., 801 Vir-| ginia Street, was given in marriage} by her father. She wore a gown of white chantilly lace, rose pat- tern, over white satin with a bouf- fant, haljerina length skirt and) short jacket which had long, tap-| hows Films he Monroe County Audubon Society | nd June Wagoner were well receiv- diences. e Harris Elementary School Audi- he film “Wanrderland,” a pictorial ings to out of the wv places. showing a greater variety of birds and animals and some exciting views of aquatic games in natural settings. At the School the speaker was introduced by Master John Laudens! rand at the Tru-/ ered sleeves. Her finger-tip length man School Master Max Foster|veil of white illusion was attached demonstrated a familiarity with/to a,crown of chantilly lace trim- hone, The children look) Med with sequins, = | fopwavi 45 tha atdwing Ob thend She carried a white Bible topped apa EE Ses with an orchid and shower of lilies nature films with a at deal of of-the valley. enthusiasm and this was the first) At the double ring ceremony per- in a series of five lecture-films) formed by the Rev. J. Paul Touch-| scheduled for this season by the ton, the bride was attended by her Monroe County Audu! Society. |sister, Miss Sylvia Fernandez, who - las maid of honor, wore a gown of royal blue nylon net over satin, made in the same design as the} bridal gown. She wore long gloves! Poinciana the microph WEDNESD. ADELINE $ Today's |massive formations of Grand Can- ‘and a nose veil of the same color, 3 } PROF. VINCENT GEHR, fifth grade at Harris School, won first prize with the headpiece which he wears Thursday night at a banquet held by Parent-Teacher Association at Hotel La Concha. Sheets of newspaper were passed to all present and each was made into a hat and worn by the designer.—Citizen Staff Photo Finch. Our Mrs. Brooks \ NO, NOT MISS BROOKS OF RADIO b Brooks; first grade . teacher, when Parent-Te: Asso ing was Santa—Citizen Staff F school anta Thu teacher at Harris School, Mrs.. Jeannette and carried a nosegay of roses, Joyce Padron, cousin of the! bride, was flower girl and her cos- tume matched that of the maid of yon. They thrilled their audience) \by scaling Mt, Whitney, in Califor-} WY ‘nia, the highest mountain in the} eine etoile ig eee By DOROTHY ROE | honor, aR carried a basket of e : | ‘ ‘ rose petals. jnatural arches that exist there. AP Women’s Editor | Ring bearer was Master Ralph io two perp Lohan in Bancells, Jr., cousin of the bride. | e Poinciana and Truman elemen- self, men, This) The groom, who is the \tary schools were different from| Get a grip om yo ; lthe adult program, in that they Year the girl may look a lot like|Mr. and Mrs. Leo Mellies of Mor- jwere slanted to appeal to children, )# Christmas tre jaanville, Kansas, chose as his best t g it is that the/man, his brother, Jay Mellies. I don’t know lyuletide fect some of Ushers were Nester Alverez, cou so|sin of the bride, and Richard B: y sane sell, a friend of the groom. hs of The bride’s mother wore navy ting blue lace with navy accessorie: on. |and pink gloves. Her corsage was lavender orchid. 4 Following the ceremony a recep-| ‘Is tion was held at the Elks Club an- al-/nex for approximately 250 guests. | The bride’s table, covered in lace, t of a season/held a five-tier wedding cake are bound ringed in white roses and ferns. n this star- The table was lighted with white where.” |tapers, | use, she; Serving at the reception were| i = dust the Mesdames Janet Fields and ver or mul r par- Becky Busby and Miss Gloria Pad- s “starry-eyed ron, q who cue & The bride wore a two piece frock or “‘strik- of ashes of roses faille with brown eee She also accessories for her travelling cos- $ your fingernail tyme, accented with the orchid| hile it is still trom her wedding flowers. i Born in Tampa, Mrs. Mellies was graduated from Key West High School, attended the Florida State University and is a member of the | Junior Woman’s Club, the DOES, and Nu Phi Mu sorority. The groom was graduated from Morganville High School and atten- ed Bethany*College in Kansas, and has been in the U. S. Navy for two mall years. He has recently been trans- to- ferred to Charleston, S. C. where he de and his bride will make their home. Out of town guests imcluded Jay with Mellies, Morganville, Kansas, Rich- rees ard Bissell, New York, Joe Sonto, r- Miami, Edward Germann, Morgan- — ville, Kansas, and Mrs. M. B. Kerr, 's, Ocou, Fla. off like s One of th 1 beauticians, for ins' the silly se jto sprinkle jlic when_ sparkii \to happen is refl \di ng for eye Especially for suggest polish with seq: wet, And a bit of sequii jlipstick is reco: Certain hair come pac! dust to be now iver he hair place with laeq " to go out tiny Christ- . The 24 million dollars a year that mas tree,’ tourists spend in Bermuda is about ud the 95 per cent of the islands’ total income. ursd y night at La Concha Hotel “TO WOMEN PHONE: ANNOUNCEMENT CALENDAR ™ | TUESDAY. 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