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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1964
Page
10
At 7:34 tonight Pittsfield Hospital Auxiliary sponsors a fashion show and card party at the Masonic Temple. The Berkshire Art Association opens the first annual spring exhibition at the Berkshire Museum with a reception.
Forty five Berkshire County residents are among the nine percent artists in the Berkshire Art Association spring exhibition. The show opens with a public reception tonight at 8 at the Berkshire Museum and runs through April, free to the public. Exhibitors include Helen Kianas and Joseph Wood of Pittsfield, Atadorle Harris of Williamstown, Darius Petty of Great Barrington, Ruth H. Barnes of North Adams, Marge LaVigne of Cheshire, Mildred Wheeler of Richmond, and other artists from Adams Lenox Windsor and nearby towns.
Pittsfield Grange will confer the first and second degrees on ten candidates at 8 p.m. Friday at the hall. Eight candidates are from Pittsfield, one from Canaan N. and one from Williams town. The first degree will be given by the regular officers with Harry McNulty as master. the second under Mrs Richard Scace of Richmond with the young people’s group. Refreshments will be served by the cherry group with Mrs James Cross as chairman, assisted by Mrs Samuel Lenhoff and Mrs Robert Crossley.
SPRINGFIELD The 19441 African violet show of the African Violet Society of Pioneer Valley will be at Forbes and Wallace on Friday 10 to 5 30 and Saturday 10 to 3 30. About 75 varieties will be shown across 24 specimen classes four artistic classes and four arrangement classes. the public is admitted free.
Sallyann Gladys Coe, daughter of Alden L. and Mrs Coe of Dublin Road, is engaged to John Albert Kersey, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Kersey of West Palm Beach. The couple plans to wed June 20 at Berkshire Full Gospel Church in Pittsfield. Coe, a licensed practical nurse at Pittsfield General, and Kersey, an aviation storekeeper third class stationed at Patuxent River, met in Florida years ago.
Miss Susan R. Breit daughter of Dr and Mrs George G Breit of Becket has been chosen for a leading reading role in Shakespeare Measure for Measure at Boston University School of Fine and Applied Arts. The production directed by Margaret Webster begins rehearsals this week. Breit a Miss Hall's School graduate is a junior majoring in drama and returned to college after a week with her parents.
Miss Elizabeth Bliss of 30 Cro fut Street has returned after a week in Santa Barbara California where she was the guest of her cousins Mr and Mrs Robert Black of Mansfield Ohio. Mr and Mrs Donald B Miller of Richmond have returned from a three week trip to St Johns Island.
The Woman's League of First Baptist Church will install officers at a dinner tomorrow at 6 15 pm. at the church. Mrs Kenneth Mellen becomes president with a slate including Mrs George A Adams as first vice president and Miss Ruth Card as secretary.
Capitol shows Captain Newman at 1 3 6 8 45 with shorts at 3 and 5 35 8 10 Life Cinema offers a short at 8 and Heavens Above at 8 09 Palace presents Paris When Le Siz zles at 2 20 5 35 8 53 and Danger at 1 05 4 20 7 Union Square runs One Man s Way at 1 00 3 00 5 00 7 00 9 00 Berkshire Drive In open weekends only Ithitsfield Drive In open
Mrs. Elsie Masterson of Blueberry Hill Farm Brandon Vermont will conduct a cooking school for Temple Anshe Amunim Sisterhood on April 3 at 8 pm in the Masonic Temple. Proceeds fund the temple religious school. Tickets on sale Tuesday from sisters or England Brothers book department.
The Golden Age Club at the YMCA featured Easter music performed by the club choir conducted by John J. Callaghan with Mrs. Anne Flynn on piano. Mrs. Sarah S. Eddy presented an April 1 skit. she was assisted by Mrs. Russell D. Bousquet and Mrs. Grace Turner at the piano.
Shaker Heights announces the engagement of Pamela deWindt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mandel deWindt, to Peter Charles Steck, son of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Steck of Wickliffe. They plan a Sept. 5 wedding in Cleveland. Pamela, a Hathaway Brown School graduate, is a Bennington College senior. Peter will receive a Dartmouth College degree in June.
The Heart of the Berkshires dog training group opens a spring session for beginners Friday at 7 p.m. at 24 East Housatonic Street. For details contact Mrs Louis Ettlinger of Dalton or Mrs Leonard Robins of 16 Leroi Drive.
Geoffrey Caston of Woldingham Surrey England has been named assistant secretary in the newly formed British Department of Education. He will work in the higher education division addressing expanding university enrollments planned to reach about 230 900 by 1980.
Cub Scout Pack 2 at First Baptist Church performed Mardi Gras themed skits. Den 1 did an opening flag ceremony. William Tomkins earned an iron badge, Robert Litchman a bear badge, Harry Green a wolf badge. Arrow points were awarded to Harry Green, Tom Bennett, and Steve LeBlanc.
Mount Carmel Confraternity of Christian Doctrine schedules a 7 30 p m executive board meeting in the rectory hall to discuss the annual communion supper. The supper is set for Thursday April 23 at the Lenox House after a 6 15 dialogue Mass in the church with Mrs Gloria Langlois as arrangements chairman. CCD members may bring a guest and reservations are through CCD leaders.
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