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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1965

Page

8

Card party and dances at local clubs this evening

Tonight at 8 00 two card parties under Women of St Martin s Church and Mount Carmel Ladies Guild in the parish house and Bubble Room The Lighthouse Boys Club hosts a dance from 9 00 to midnight Tomorrow at 1 00 pm a dessert card party by the Women s Club of Pittsfield Grange at the hall local listings note multiple social events with venues and times

Women of St. Martin’s Church Mount Carmel

Mary Eckel Named Dormitory Officer at Northfield School

Northfield School announces junior Mary Eckel as the student officer of West Marquand dormitory for the 1965 66 school year. She was elected by faculty and dormitory residents. Miss Eckel is the daughter of the Rev and Mrs Malcolm W Eckel of 11 Brunswick Street Pittsfield.

Northfield Mary Eckel Northfield School West Marquand Miss Eckel Malcolm W. Eckel Brunswick SL Piltsfield

Westovers Celebrate 45th Wedding Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Elhie Westover of 65 Cole Ave marked 45 years of marriage with a dinner party hosted by their children Tina Barzie William W Shade Edward Desey and Eugene Coty at 130 Gamwell Ave. The honored couple born Cora Turner in Great Barrington and Hillsdale NY, have seven grandchildren and belong to Pilgrim Memorial Church.

Elhie Westover Cole Ave Tina Barzie Gamwell Ave William W. Shade Edward Desey Eugene F. Coty Barzie

Tickets Available For Grange Card Party in Pittsfield

Reservations for the annual dessert card party of the Women's Club of Pittsfield Grange are set for tomorrow at 1 PM at the hall. Edward Sturgeon reportedly organized the event, announced today by Avs. Raymond Drumm, publicity chairman. Tickets will also be sold at the door.

Women's Club of Pittsfield Grange Edward Sturgeon Avs Raymond Drumm

Baldessarinis Observe 25th Anniversary

Mr and Mrs Joseph Baldessarini of 290 Elm St celebrate 25 years married with a weekend trip to New York Their children plan an anniversary Mass Sunday at 10 30 am at All Souls Church The couple wed April 27 1940 at Mount Carmel Church Betty Conte is the former wife They have two children Lucy Hartford Conn and Ann Pittsfield High School student Mr Baldessarini works in GE power transformer dept The couple attend All Souls Church He is a Knights of Columbus member

Joseph J. Baldessarini Elm St New York All Souls’ Church Mount Carmel Charles Zanotli Baldessarini Betty Conte North Adams

Martin P Harris Heads College Dance at RIT

Martin P Harris son of Mr and Mrs William Harris of Pittsfield Mass chairs a May 8 dance at Rochester Institute of Technology. The event caps a three day spring weekend. Harris, a senior studying business administration, belongs to Delta Sigma Pi and spent holidays with his parents.

Rochester N.Y Martin P. Harris William McArthur St Pittsfield Mass Rochester Institute of Technology Harris Delta Sigma Pi Fraternity

Stearns PYA to Hear Mr Plouffe on youth aid

Edward Plouffe of the Boys Club speaks at Stearns Parent-Teacher Association meeting on how the Boys' Club helps with delinquency. The talk includes Camp Russell details and is followed by refreshments at 7 30 pm at the school.

Edward Plouffe Boys’ Club Stearns Parent-Teacher Association Camp Russell

Quadrozzis Mark 25th Anniversary Celebration

Mr and Mrs George Quadro zzzi of 28 Cromwell Ave observe their 25th wedding anniversary today. A party Saturday at Bubble Room Copper Pin Restaurant, hosted by children Jane George and Douglas, attended by 50. Gifts and a purse were given. Mrs Quadrozzi, born Ruth Boyer, and her husband married in Notre Dame Church by the late Rev Lea Levioleile. He works in GE woodworking, she in GE power transformer department. Couple are communicants of Mount Carmel Church.

George Quadrozzi Cromwell Ave Jane George Douglas Quadrozzi Ruth Boyer Quadrozzi Pittsfield Notre Dame Church Lea Levioleile Quadrazzi Mount Carmel Church

Drum Corps Parents To Sponsor Social Evening

Parents of the Cavalier and Imperial Drum Corps will hold a penny social tomorrow at 8 p.m. in Dante Mazzini Hall. Chairman Mrs Richard C Gilardi and assistant Mrs Terrence J McGovern organize the event with refreshments to be served. The public is invited.

Cavalier and Imperial Dante - Mazzini Hall Richard C. Gilardi Terrence J. McGovern

Notre Dame Club to Hear GE Manager Talk

Richard J. Anton of New York will speak on Change or Consequences at the Notre Dame Club of the Berkshires Universal Notre Dame Night dinner. The event 6 p.m. tomorrow at the Country Club of Pittsfield features the Father Hesburg award for excellence and invocation by Rev. Paul Casper.

Notre Dame Club Richard J. Anton New York Drover’s Banks Chicago Oliver Corp Anton Hotpointion Hotpoint Business Education Service Crotonville N.Y Father Hesburg Joseph Wilk Frederick Gabriel Bernard G. Auge Berkshire County Paul A. Casper Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary Lenox Friends of Notre Dame Harold McKenna A. J. Ezdola John KE. Theberge Robert J. M. Nesbit James Dresser Great Barrington Dr. Wilk Cheshire

Sullivans Feted on 50th Anniversary

Mr and Mrs Nicholas Sullivan of 14 Grave St were honored at a family dinner at the Yellow Aster Restaurant for their 50th wedding anniversary. Married April 27 1915 in Middlebury Vermont they plan an August open house as their son Rev Nicholas J Sullivan on sabbatical in Europe returns. The couple have two sons Edward of Boston and John at Pittsfield Post Office and two grandchildren.

Nicholas Sullivan Grave St le Moyne College Syracuse N.Y Europe Edward New England Telephone Co Boston John Pittsfield Sullivan Etta T. Castella Middlebury

Sorority to mark 34th anniversary event

Beta Sigma PhiSorority chapters Lambda Beta Kappa and Phi Ela celebrate 34th anniversary with banquet at Lenox House Thursday. Ceremony includes history review by members, new member welcomes, and a special message from founder sourced to International Headquarters. ITAM Lodge will sponsor a Saturday food sale at Adams Super Market to aid Pittsfield Citizens Scholarship Fund.

Lambda Beta Kappa Phi Ela Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Lenox House Robert H. Bolza Concord Pkwy Abilene Kan James D. Ward Helen H. Forrest Barbara L. Strange Roger A. Prior Mitchell Vo Wiluk Sorority International Kansas City Maurice C. Bredin Jr Barbara C. Finn Irene N. Zaveruka Donna L. Johnson Phi Eta Jane M. Drake Joan M. Adams Helen c. Mason Coleen J. Ward Itam Lodge Sons of Italy Adams Super Market Dalton Avenue Pittsfield Carolyn M. Zola

Red Sox Team Will Visit Rotary Club Meeting

The Pittsfield Red Sox baseball team will visit the Rotary Club at its Thursday meeting at 12:15 p.m. at the Stanley Club. Red Sox president Joseph Buras will speak and be introduced by Robert L. Gibson.

Pittsfield Red Sox Rotary Club Stanley Club Joseph Buras Red Sox Robert L. Gibson

Six Will Graduate As Practical Nurses Tomorrow Evening

Six students will complete the thirteenth class of Pittsfield Vocational High School Practical Nurse program and graduate tomorrow at 8 p.m. at South Junior High School. Named are Louise H. Waller, Marilyn Maths, Ellen J. Sagendorph, Louise A. Winters, Pauline C. Burback, and Linda A. Plant. The ceremony features Rev. Thomas F. Curran delivering invocation and benediction, with greetings from William J. Dehey and Joseph J. Canavan. Main address by Thomas A. Duane, pins by Barbara Pecker, diplomas by Canavan, class pledge led by Dorothy Potter, and music by the Pittsfield schools AV department.

Pittsfield Vocational High School South Junior High School Louise H. Waller Marilyn 7 Maths of Windsor Ellen J., Sagendorph Lenox Louise A. Winters Savory Conn Pauline C. Burback Linda A. Plant Thomas F. Curran St. Joseph’s Church William J. Dehey Joseph J. Canavan Thomas A. Duane St. Luke's Hospital Barbara Pecker Canavan Dorothy Potter Pittsfield Public Schools

Pony Pull at Rocking HR Riding Club in Lanesboro

A pony pull will be held at the Rocking HR Riding Club grounds in Lanesboro on Sunday starting at 1 p.m. Gates open at 10 a.m. Rain date is Sunday May 9. Prizes and trophies will be awarded. Public invited. Refreshments will be available.

Rocking HR Riding Club Lanesboro

Social Briefs Reflect Travels and Returns of Local Families

Mr and Mrs Francis M Callanan of 47 Bishop Parkway returned after a three month stay in Lauderdale by the Sea Florida Mrs Albert L Hall formerly of Pittsfield now home after visiting Miss Elizabeth B Bliss of 36 Crofut Street Peter P Brail has returned to St Michael s College Winooski Park Vermont after a week with his parents Ale and Mrs Peter T Brail and his wife at 57 Dalton Avenue Brail is a senior Philip Osherg left for Frankfurt Germany after visiting his sister Miss Margery Osberg of 110 Bartlett Avenue Mr Osberg with American Express has been transferred to Frankfurt from Stockholm Sweden Dr and Mrs George M Shipton of 407 Williams Street returned from a three week trip They visited their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Harald Brinton in Columbia District of Columbia their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs William Winter in Paoli Pennsylvania and their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs James M Shipton in Ossining New York

Albert L. Hall West Hartford, Conn Pittsfield Elizabeth B. Bliss Crofut St Peter P. Brail St. Michael's College Winooski Park Ale Peter T. Brail Dalton Ave Mr. Brail Philip Osherg Frankfurt Germany Margery Osberg Bartlett Ave Osberg American Express Stockholm Sweden George M. Shipton Williams St Harald Brinton Columbia D.C William Winter Paoli James M. Shipton Ossining Charles J. Lafond Mastron Lee Allman Westfield Alrman Lawrence Schafer Weslaver Michael Jeffrey Lawrence Shaker Farms Westlfield Myr Mapleton Depot Air Force Chester

Carolyn Hahn Engaged to C F Sawyer of Dalton

Mrs Louis F Hahn and Mr Louis Hahn of 30 Prospect Street announce the engagement of their daughter Carolyn to Charles Francis Sawyer son of Mr and Mrs Henry Severance Sawyer of Dalton An August wedding is planned Miss Hahn is a 1964 Mount Holyoke College graduate and assistant to the dean of students at Wheaton College Mr Sawyer teaches social studies at Williams High School Stockbridge and will enter Boston College Law School in the fall He is a Yale 1963 graduate and member of several Yale societies bands and clubs a Dalton High School golf standout and Andover alum.

Miss Lafond Weds Pennsylvania Man

The Chester wedding of Miss Jacquelyn Ann Lafond and Airman J C Samuel H Booher was held at St Thomas Church Huntington with Rev Richard Willett officiating. The couple plans to reside in Chester after a wedding trip to Washington D C, Pennsylvania, and New York.

Chester Jacquelyn Ann Lafond Charles I. Lafond Old Huntsington Road J.C. Samuel H. Booher Fred Brumbaugh Kenneth Booher Mapleton Depot St. Thomas' Church Huntington Richard Willett

Berkshire County Pharmaceutical Association Meeting Set

Berkshire County Pharmaceutical Association will meet tomorrow at 10 p.m. at the Highland Restaurant. Committees will be appointed for the year and plans made for the 1st annual banquet May 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lenox House. Heart of the Berkshires Grange will meet tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the hall with the lecturer in charge and refreshments served.

Berkshire County Pharmaceutical Association Highland Lenox House Heart of the Berkshires Grange Tomoorrow

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