The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 13, 1954, Page 3

Society — Personals — News Of Interest. To Women ITEMS OF INTEREST TO EVERYONE Garden Club Learns About Orchids And Corsages At First Meeting E JONES, Editor MRS. CHARLES McNABB—are pictured leaving the Hi ting ceremony—Poray Photo. Chapel after their wedding on Saturday, October William A. Lane, Lt., USN, officiated at the double Maxine Howard And Charles McNabb Are Wed At Naval Station Chapel Chaplain William A. Lane, Lt. USN, performed the double ring ceremony that united Miss Maxine M. Howard and Charles. W. Mc- Nabb in marriage at the Naval Station Chapel at 4 o’clock in the af- ternoon of October 9. The bride, a Naval nurse stationed at the US Naval Hospital, is daughter of Captain and Mrs. Chester, F.\ Thurness of Seattle, ashington. ithe pond is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben McNabb of Newport, Tennessee. He is stationed aboard the USS Howard W. Gilmore with the Navy Hospital Corps, The chapel altar “ay padial with, ti White gladiol and ee “candles in 6 branched candelabra. Robert H, Johnson, organist of- fered a program of prenuptical music. His selections were “Be- cause,” “Thine Alone” by Victor Herbert, “Serenade” by Romberg, and “I’m Yours.” The traditional wedding march- es, Wagner’s Bridal Chorus and Mendelssohn’s Wedding March, were used. The bride entered the chapel on Dr. Moore To Speak At JayShee Meeting Thursday The JayShees will meet at the home of. Mrs. Kenneth Knowles, 2115 Staples Avenue, at-8:00. Thursday pond s Guest speaker be Dr. Herman Moore whose topic will be, “Heart Disease.” PLAY DAY PLANNED AT HARRIS SCHOOL Sixth graders at Harris school have invited Poinciana and Tru- man school'sixth graders to'a play day Oct. 18, from 2:30 to 3:30 p. m. The children will play games af- ter being divided into six teams. the arm of Lt, Gordon R. Nagler, skipper of the USS Peregrine, who gave her in marriage. Her ballerina gown of cham- pagne lace over ivory bridal satin was fashioned with a scoop neck- line piped in satin. The three - quarter length sleeves were also bound in satin and the bodice fast- ened down the back with satin cov- ered buttons, A fitted satin cum- berbund defined tlie waistline. Her half hat of satin and lace was trimmed with flowers made of the lace and small seed pearls. Matching rosettes were fastened to her slippers. Her only jewelry was a single strand of pearls and she carried a colonial bouquet of talis- man roses and tulle. Her only at- tendant was Miss Edna «Mae Ma- jor, of the USN Hospital and Atlan- ta, Georgia, a friend of the bride. Miss Major wore grey-green peau-de-soie with matching satin slippers and a yellow Juliette cap. Her flowers were a nosegay of yel- low carnations. George E, McNabb, of Oakridge, Tennessee, was his brother’s best man and ushers were Richard J. Sanders and Joseph G. Grabonski. A family reception was held at the Nabler residence, 2119 Seiden- berg Avenue, after the ceremony. Arrangements of yellow and bronze mums were placed at vantage points throughout the rooms. A wreath of stephanotis was placed around the bride’s cake. Mrs. McNabb is a graduate of the University of Portland School of Nursing in Portland, Oregon. She will be detached from tae Na- val Hospital on.October 23. The: groom attended Tennessee Wesleyan College before entering the service. . After a short wedding trip to North Miami Beach, the couple will make their home at 711 Cath- erine Street until October 27 when Mr. McNabb will be from the Navy and they will go to Knox- ville, Tennessee where he will en- ter the University of Tennessee, Out-of-town guests here for the wedding were the groom 8 parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben MeNabb, Mr. and Mrs. George McNabb and their two children, Patricia and Carolyn, Play days are plarined’ by the school system for various grades to teach the children to work and play together. Dr. Cobo To Speak At Mothers’ Club Meeting Dr. Delio Cobo will be guest speaker at the Mothers’ Club meeting at the Convent Audi- torium at 7:30 Thursday eve- nine. All mothers of children at- “sq the Convent of Mary Immaculate and St. Joseph's Senool are cordially invited to attend this meeting. os (Continued from Page Two) (the latter spelling is just the way it appears in the article and is ob- vious a typographical error—how- ever, tomorrow shall continue with why yours truly found this article interesting, in view of other infor- mation about “The Bloomer Girl” Am sorry—but hope you'll enjoy the rest of it.) dry when the rains fall, and you won't ha in argument on your hands because the children will be real proud to own and wear the new RAINCOATS at Ideal Togs, 534 Duval Street! Those for girls are in pastel colors with) fitted waist, flared skirt and a precious jeweled de- sign outlining the hood! The boys will take happily—like “ducks te- water” to sporting the -goed- looking, waterproof, lightweight raincoats which will not crack, peel or mildew! The coats are fully waterproofed and for the older boys (size 8 to 14) the style Mrs. Edgar Stark told memb that an “inexpensive” way to gro to invest in “back bulbs.” ers of the Key West Garden Club w their own orchid corsages was These bulbs do not produce. blooms for several years but the re- well worth the time and effort. from her own garden and the gar- dens of friends. also. gave a demonstration corsage making including in her Later club members made up corsages of stephanotis, sweetheart roses and orchids under Mrs. Stark’s direction. Other guests at the meeting were Harold S. Peters, regional director of the US Department of the In- terior, Fish and Wildlife Service who spoke briefly on his work. He was the guest of Mrs. Frances Hames, Mrs. Errett Albritton of Wash- ington, D. C. and wife of a Rock- efeller Foundation doctor, and Dr. E. P. Dillip, retired head of: the National Herbarium in the Sm#h- sonian Institute in Washington, D. C. were the guests of Miss Hilda Cunniff. Guest speaker for the Novem- ber meeting will be Mrs. Talmadge E. Coffey, a flower show school lecturer, who will speak on “Hor. ticulture and Flow Show Practice.” Mrs. Blanche Hesse, junior club chairman, reported that 500 juniors were at her first meeting and all schools were included except Har- ris. The juniors studied flower ar- rangements and corsages during the summer. They put out 187 hibiscus cuttings and all grew except four. The Douglass School: group. was the most enthusaistic‘ junior group. Mrs: Hesse: asked for five ‘people to teach flower arrangements. She may be contacted by writing to P. 0. Box 374 if someone ‘would like to volunteer. The club accepted the recom- mendations of the board of direc- tors regarding an increase in dues and that only members be eligi- ble to exhibit at the flower show. Non-members who have been exhi- biting will be asked to become members. Radio program chairman, Mrs. Guy Carleton, gave. a very inter- esting little talk on her work. Be- ginning in November Mrs. Carle- ton will have a 15-minute program once a week. She is to be known as the “‘Gar- den Club Lady.” Listeners will be asked to phone in questions which will be answered by. Miss Hilda Cunniff. ‘The Garden Club will have a so- cial meeting in the garden of dif- ferent members once a month in addition to the regular business meeting. The third Sunday was suggested as a tentative date for the second meeting. Mrs. Al Mills made the suggestion for the two meetings a month. Mrs. Curry: Moreno, conservation chairman, reported two large trees has been removed and were to. be replaced by Royal Poincianas, There was also-a discussion about cocoanut palms that. had been des- troyed by a car. Mrs. Moreno was asked to find out if there was a fine for such an act. Mrs. Lee Goddard, president of the Garden Club, presided at the meeting and ‘at the request of the treasurer ordered an audit of the vais ttractive program booklets were distriouted to all members ery collar makes it extremely goed looking. Kate Greenway dresses for girls are familar te many ef yeu because of their distinctive sty- ling plus long-wearing qualities. A complete line of these frecks— starting at the toddler age and continuing through the sizes for the sub-teens are now at Ideal Togs. Prices start at $2.98 and the fabrics ‘and style are new and pretty. Yes, you'll find these Kate Greenway frécks are per- fect for “ ittie doll”, s To pick oe an ‘orele and ~ get out of a rut Call DONALD'S - 2-2142 and have your heir .cut! s and am afraid if I bid ‘adieu un- til tomorrow” in that language—it might be translated as “Happy Doorknob” — or “Goodbye, dear table” or “Farewell, blue pencil” —so, shall merely say—THANKS EVER SO MUCH for today’s. visit with you swell. peoples. YOURS is more grown-vp—and a cordu- | TRULY, jeamnette (Adv’t.) by the program co-chairmen Mrs. Thomas Chandler and Mrs. H. M. McCutchen. Club members are looking for- ward to a very entertaining and instructive year. Exemplar Chapter Plans Festival On October 23 Xi Alpha Theta Exemplar Chap- ter of Beta Sigma Phi met on Mon- day evening, October 11 at the home of Mrs. Ida Gellrich, 3624 Sunrise Drive. Miss Elizabeth At- cheson, chapter president, conduct- ed the meeting. Plans were presented to the group for the ways and means pro- jects to raise funds for the resus- citator being purchased for the Monroe General Hospital. The first of these events will be a Halloween Festival on Saturday, October 23 at the home of Mrs. Thomas Caro, 1014 Johnson Street. The second project will be a mus- ical fashion entertainment entitled “Flapper Jamboree”’ and promises to be something unusual in the way of entertainment. This affair will be held during Thanksgiving week and details will be released at a later date, accord- ing to Mrs. Florence Rabon, ways and means chairman. Requests received from one of the local schools for items to be purchased from the “Joy For Un- derprivileged Children Fund” will be taken care of by Mrs, Jeff Knight, chairman of the service committee and members serving with her. In response to a letter from the American Legion, the members unanimously voted to enter a de- corated float in the Veterans Day parade on November 11. An interesting discussion on par- liamentary procedure was con- ducted by Mrs. Blanche Miller, chapter parliamentarian. Mrs. Julie George, scrapbook chairman, displayed a beautiful white and gold book for the mem- bers approval, and Mrs. Jeff Knight, chapter historian, present- ed the volume which will be used during the year to compile the chapter’s history. = The business session was follow- ed by the program presented by Mrs. George Curry, program chair- man. The topic for discussion was “De- corations, Ornamentations and Texture” and was conducted by Mrs: George and Mrs. Curry. A lively question and answer ses- sion was with members participat- ing was enjoyed. It was announced that Sylvia Knights had submitted the winning title for the chapter’s bulletin. Her Suggestion was “Exemplar Chat- ter.” She was presented with a prize of perfume for submitting the winning name. The meeting adjourned at 10:30 Pp. m. and was followed by a social hour. A delicious refreshment course was served by the chapter hostess- es for the evening, Mrs. Ida Gel- Irich and Mrs. George Curry. Members present were Miss Eli- zabeth Atcheson, Mrs. Ida Gellrich, Mrs. Jeff Knight, Mrs. Joe Sirugo, Ages To Train as Ball Full or Part-Time at ZX-11 Group Elects New Co-Chairman Mrs. R. Ashford was elected as new co-chairman of the ZX-11 Of- ficers’ Wives Club at a recent cof- fee held at the home of Mrs. D. Ashe. Mrs. J. Cruse will serve as the new advisory board member. The meeting was called to order by Mrs. J. R. Allen. Minutes of |the last meeting were read and the treasurer’s report was read by co-chairman Mrs. R. E. West. The welfare board discussed a Thanksgiving Day project and a committee was formed to look into the various projects. Mrs. E. Musel, Mrs. R. Young and Mrs. R. Ashford were appoint- ed to make arrangements for a Halloween Party for children of club members. Members were reminded that the Navy Christmas Dance is formal and will be held on December 18 at Ft. Taylor. Reservations are necessary. The club expressed its apprecia- tion and thanks to the out-going chairman, Mrs. J. R. Allen and the outgoing advisory board repre- |sentative, Mrs. C. P. McMurray for their excellent work with the club. The next regular luncheon meet- ing of ZX-11 will be held at the A and B Lobster House on October 20. Hostesses will be Mrs. C. P. McMurrary and Mrs. L. Jennison. The hostess for the coffee, Mrs. Ashe, served hot coffee, iced tea, hot sweet rolls and donuts, Future Plans Made By Salvation Army Plans were discussed for the fu- ture work of the Salvation Army in Key West at an Advisory Board meeting at the La Concha Hotel at noon on Monday. Chairman Hugh Duggan called the meeting to order and the min- utes of the previous meeting were read by Mrs, Grace Crosby, sec- retary. Guests present were Brigadier and Mrs. Gordon C. MacGillivray and S-Major L. Van Egmond. Members who were present were Duggan, Mrs. Crosby, Allen Hamp- ton, Joe Boza and Lt. and Mrs, Henry Russell, WINNERS ANNOUNCED Fur articles, being presented nightly duting Eskimo Week at the Drive-In Theatre, were gi- “|Ven Monday night to Mrs. Susan Ault, 609 Francis St., and Norman A. Hicks, 526 Grinnell. Tuesday night’s winners were Mrs. Ed Haury (no address given) and Martin Testardo, 170-D Poin- clana, ee Mrs. Newt Ketchings, Mrs. Tho- mas Caro, Mrs. Julie George, Mrs. Douglas Pearson, Mrs. Hollon Ber- valdi, Mrs. Blanche Miller, Mrs, Paul Landrum, Mrs. George Curry and Mrs. W. C. Rabon, Jr. ee CARD OF THANKS Neighbors and friends were ex- ceedingly kind during the brief ill- ness and following the death of my beloved wife, the late Mrs. Jose- phine Solano. To those friends I wish to extend my deep apprecia- tion for their many deeds of kind- ness and expressions of sympathy and especially do I wish to. thank those who sent flowers and cards and who attended the funeral. ENRIQUE SOLANO. FRED ASTAIRE NEEDS: MEN AND WOMEN 18 - 32 liroom Instructors His Key West School Must Be Neat, Intelligent, Local Resident Personal References Required Apply in Person Only to Mrs. Pollock 534 DUVAL ST., FROM, 10 A.M, - 12:30 P.M. and 6:30 - 8 P.M, ———— Don’t Delay ... Anything that Cleans Polishes, Preserves or Beautifies FULLER Has It DELIVERY SERVICE 9 A.M, to 7 P.M, TELEPHONE 2.6868 THE ONLY... FULLER BRUSH STORE IN THE WORLD 1113 TRUMAN AVENUE Ask For the New Christmas Catalog World's Finest Cosmetics and Toilet Articles Created by DAGGETT and RAMSDELL THE HOUSE OF CREAMS SINCE 1890 TELEPHONE: Citizen Office, 2-5661 Harris Cub Scouts |Out-Of-Town Receive Charter |Couple Wed At PTA Meeting Here Oct. 2 Harris School Parent Teacher! Miss Jessie Murphy of Boston, Association met Tuesday night for | Massachusetts, and Howard Wal- its regular monthly meeting. The|ter McConnell of Marathon were Association was called to order by| married at the Old Stone Church Mrs. Doris Edwards, president, |on Saturday October 2 at 7 o'clock ing blue shoes and lace gloves completed her costume. } She carried her white orchid cor | sage. Mrs. William R, Ross was. ma- tron of honor and was growned m |burgundy antique taffeta fashioned fon the same style as the bride’s dress. Her accessories were pink and her flowers were a wrist brac- |let of pale pink baby orchids. Mr. William R. Ross was best- and appropriately opened by an} inspiring devotion given by Mrs. Mayfield Salis followed by the’ Flag | Salute and the singing of the Star) Spangled Banner. Mr. Vincent Gehr directed the group singing | which was. enjoyed. George Wood, District Commis- |sioner of the Monroe County Boy | Scout Council gave an interesting | talk on the growth and importance of the Boy Scout Organization in| Monroe County. He introduced Mr. Claude Spear, chairman of Organization and Ex- tension Committee of the Monroe | County Boy Scouts who presented | |the Organization Charter to Mrs. | Doris Edwards in recognition of Cub Scout Pack 257 sponsored by \the Harris School P. T. A. Mrs. Edwards in turn presented |the Charter to Mr. Smith, the Cub Scout Pack leader, who expressed | |his appreciation for the Charter. Den 1 of Pack 257 under the leadership of Mrs. Anna Roberts | and Mrs. Edna Mae Castleberry,| Den Mothers, presented a very in-| teresting Puppet Show, which was closed’ very impressively with the | Cub Scout Prayer. | The business of the Association followed. In the committee reports it. was brought out that the mem- bership was lagging behind. If you are a Harris School Parent, | and have not joined your P. T. A., | do so now. The room count went to Mrs. Et- hea Stricker’s first grade and to Mrs. Allene Cates’ fourth grade. A good attendance was there and enjoyed refreshments in the lib- rary after the association was ad- journed. If Window Cleaning || Is Your Problem JUST CALL... 905 SIMONTON PHONE 2-6217 HER in the evening. man for the groom. Reverend J. Paul Touchton per-| Four - year - old Anna Michelle formed the single ring ceremony | Ross, daughter of Mr. and Mra. before the altar of the church | Ross was the flower girl. She wore banked with white flowers, }a daimty white organdy dress ap- Lighted tapers in tall candelabra | Pliqued with pink linen, and pink |furnished the only illumination jn |Velvet ribbon and flowers in her hair. phe. chars® | Little Miss Ross preceded the bri- ide, a prominent n Pp é tals from her basket. late Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mur | ‘A. wedding-@idmer Soc. petetaal phy, Mr.’MecConnell is the son of “ ‘ s: friends and relatives was served the late Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mc. h ‘ C ll of Saginaw, Michiga: jon the patio of the Casa Marina os sophie: @ sl Hotel after the ceremony. The bri- The traditional wedding march-| dal arbor was lavishly decorated es were used and the church organ-| with tropical flowers from the ho- ist also played “Because.” |tel gardens. The bride who was given in mar-| Mrs. McConnell attended Welles- riage by Emmett F. Conniff wore |ley College, Wellesley, Massachu- a champagne colored faille dress | setts, and Perry Kindergarten Col- styled with a long molded bodice | lege. and bouffant skirt in afternoon| Mr. McConnell is well known in length. Her bridal hat was poudre| Marathon and owns several gift blue velvet with tiny veil, Match-| shops along the Keys. & All - Star & <a & GIRLIE SHOW Featuring IRENE BOYD “MISS CANADA OF 1953” and Her Daring Preview Girls JAM SESSION—Every Saturday, between 4-6 P.M, FUN LAUGHS — REAL JUMPY JACKIE LANE ® NORA FORD GORGEY FRANCINE ® CAROL COLLIER BILLY BURKE ® BONNIE BLUE Comic M.C., DON COSTELLO MUSIC by JOE TRENT we PREVIEW LOUNGE 700 DUVAL 2782 STREET MAN’S