B'nai B'rith Leaders To Attend Albany Meeting
Local B'nai B'rith leaders head to Albany for a National Leadership Caravan. Attending are Mrs. Samuel Cutler president. Mrs. Gordon Swirsky first vice president. Mrs. Earl Rosen second vice president. Aliston Sefkowitz lodge president. Mr. Cutler vice president. Joseph Cohen treasurer. Benjamin Klein membership chair. Four national figures will discuss expanding programs, with panelists Maurice Weinstein, Mrs. Louis Perlman, Herman Edelsberg, and Harvey Platt as moderator.
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Sever
B'nai B'rith
Albany
N.Y
Samuel Cutler
Gordon Swirsky
Earl Rosen
Aliston Sefkowitz
Lodge
Cutler
Joseph Cohen
Benjamin Klein
The
Order
America
Maurice Weinstein
Charlotte, N.C
Louis Perlman
Chicago
Herman Edelsberg
Washington, D.C
Harvey Platt
Engaged: Constance King to James Murphy Jr in Saratoga Springs
SARATOGA SPRINGS NY Mr and Mrs Carleton J King announce the engagement of their daughter Constance Mary to James Augustine Murphy Jr son of Mr and Mrs Murphy of Brooklyn and Great Barrington Mass A December wedding is expected Miss King holds a BA from the College of St Rose Albany and is a Albany Law School student secretary of her class Her father is a NY 31st District congressman elect Murphy graduated from Williams College with a BA and is a senior at Albany Law School associate editor of the law review and secretary of the student bar association
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constance Mary
James Augustine Murphy Jr
Albany Law School
Law Review
Student Bar Association
Golden Age Group to See Demonstration on Merry Christmas Tree
The Golden Age Club special interest group will host a demonstration titled The Merry Christmas Tree presented by Kathleen Downey an home lighting consultant and C P Welch of Western Massachusetts Electric Co. The meeting is Wednesday at 1:80 p.m. in the electric company auditorium Slides of last year’s family designed displays will be shown Joseph Ressler chairs the group Mrs Jessie Soderstrom is secretary and Mrs John W Albright chairs the College Club aides.
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Kathleen Downey
C. P. Welch
Western Massachusetts Electric Co
Golden Age Club
Electric Company
Joseph Ressler
Jessie Soderstrom
John W. Albright
College Club
Rotary Club Plans Talk By Springfield Man
William Boucher manager of J Clayton Flax Co Springfield will speak on How To Make Your Dollars Grow at a Rotary Club meeting Thursday at 12 15 pm Wendell Sherwood Hotel
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William Boucher
J Clayton Flax.& Co
Springfield
Rotary Club
Wendell-Sherwood
Hillcrest Auxiliary Plans Christmas Dinner at Stanley Club
Hillcrest Hospital Auxiliary will host its annual Christmas dinner party Tuesday at 6 30 p m at the Stanley Club. Members are asked to bring a grab bag gift and a small prize.
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Hillcrest Hospital Auxiliary
Stanley Club
Fifth annual bazaar and parish events at Holy Family
Public events document Holy Family Rosary Sodality in parish hall with a fifth anniversary bazaar from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. and a 10:15 a.m. nature hour for boys and girls at Berkshire museum. events span from 10:00 a.m. to 9:60 p.m. and continue tomorrow.
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Tetley
Bessar of Holy Family Rosary Sodality
Berkshire Museum
Holy Family Rosary Sodality
Berkshire Country Day pageant and sale next Saturday
Berkshire Country Day School students present a Twelve Days of Christmas pageant at 11 a.m. Saturday in Lenox Community Center. Arranged by Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Dengler, the event features a bell choir and a Christmas greens sale in Bassett Hall, with volunteers from Pittsfield and Great Barrington coordinating decor, snacks, plants, and books. Proceeds aid the school.
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Lenox
Berkshire Country Day School
Lenox Community Center
William W. Moore
Howard J. Dengler
Dengler
Bassett Hall
Lenox School
Daniel England
Pittsfield
Arthur LO. Cassel
Great Barrington
Frank K. Paddock
John Brooke
Anthony Fiorini
H. G. Wilde
W.E. D.stokes Jr
Mys
Fintan G. D. Casby
Stockbridge
William C. Gulick
Donald Oakes
Thurlow H. Pelton
W. EK. Tate Jr
Optometrists To Hear Dr Mauro In Massachusetts Meeting
Dr John A Mauro consulting optics engineer at GE ordnance dept speaks to Berkshire and Western districts of the Massachusetts Society of Optometrists Monday at 6 30 p m at Rosa Restaurant His talk covers workplace vision needs and comfort and includes outer space photographs with explanations. Dr Donald C Exford is program chairman.
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John A. Mauro
GE Ordnance Department
Berkshire
Massachusetts Society of Optometrists
Rosa
Mauro
Donald C. Exford
WSCS Gift Shop Schedules Holiday Hours
The WSCS of First Methodist Church announces the gift shop will be open Saturdays before Christmas from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church, with additional Tuesday and Thursday hours from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The sale features Christmas cards decorations handmade articles and jellies.
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WSCS
First Methodist Church
Sal *Minucci
Richard Agar
Karu Nursery School Plans Open House
Karu Nursery School will hold an open house Monday and Tuesday from 10 a.m. to noon. Parents of children at the school are invited to observe as students sing play games hear stories and try arts and crafts in a welcoming event.
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Karu
Janet Digweed Engaged to Donald C Yakey in Peru
Mr and Mrs Frank Digweed of Peru announce the engagement of their daughter Janet Jean Digweed to Donald Charles Yakey son of Mrs Charles Yakey of Hinsdale and the late Mr Yakey. An early summer wedding is planned. Miss Digweed is a senior at Dalton High School and Mr Yakey, a 1959 graduate of Pittsfield Vocational School, is employed by Byron Weeton Co. Dalton.
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Peru
Frank Digweed
Janet Jean
Donald Charles Yakey
Charles Yakey
Hinsdale
Mr. Yakey
Miss Digweed
Dalton High School
Yakey
Pittsfield Vocational School
Byron Wee ‘Ton Co
Dalton
Free Piano Recital At Amherst Monday
Pianist Elliott Schwartz of the University of Massachusetts music department will present a free public piano recital in Bartlett Hall auditorium Monday at 8:30 p.m. He will perform diverse works including one of his own compositions. Schwartz is a Columbia University graduate with an M A from Columbia in 1958 and is pursuing a doctorate in education.
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E . ST
Elliott Schwartz
University of Massachusetts
Bartlett Hall
Schwartz
Columbia University
May Mattoon Class Plans Christmas Party
Mrs. Owen G. Rogers is named chairman of the May Mattoon Class covered dish supper and Christmas party. The event is Monday at 6 30 p.m. in Barrett Hall at South Congregational Church. Miss Kathleen Downey of Western Massachusetts Electric Co will speak on The Merry Christmas Tree with C P Welch assisting and showing slides of last year's local decorations.
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Owen G. Rogers
H. Mattoon
Barrett Hall
South Congregational Church
Kathleen Downey
Western Massachusetts Electric Co
C. P. Welch
Heart Grange Confers Third And Fourth Degrees
Heart of the Berkshires Grange conferred third and fourth degrees Wednesday evening at the hall. Mrs. Leo F. Melle was ritual master and Mrs. Jane G. Putnam’s ritual master for the third degree, with Waldo E. Barnes acting master for the fourth. Mrs. Theodore Laframboise chaired tableau committees and Mrs. Frank VanBuskirk led a table committee. Members were urged to bring stamped Christmas cards for the Veterans Administration Hospital and items for the Christmas food basket by Dec. 9 via Mrs. Charles Berne of 5 Reuter Ave. The Ladies Club meets Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. and the newly formed Men's Club also meets at 7 30. all Grange men invited.
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Heart of the Berkshires Grange
Leo F. Melle
Jane G. Putnans
Waldo E. Barnes
Theodore Laframboise
Frank VanBuskirk
Home Community Service
Veterans Administration Hospital
Charles Berne
Reuter Ave
Visiting Nurse Association
Berne
The
Grange
Christmas Party Set by Kiwani Annes
Mrs. David W. Wiltsle chairs the annual Kiwani Annes Christmas party at the Stanley Club Monday. Cock tails from 6 to 7 and dinner at 7. Officers include Mrs. Raymond F. Coakley vice chair and Mrs. Francia L Woods in charge of decorations. Attendees bring wrapped child gifts for Salvation Army. Movies of the Curtis Hotel fashion show from September will be shown.
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David W. Wiltsle
Kiwani-Annes
Stanley Club
Raymond F. Coakley
Francia L Woods
John K. French
John L. Canning
Edward J. Haddad
Michael J.kelly
Albert D. Reinhardt Jr
Edward H. Chapman Jr
Dalton
Salvation Army
Curtis Hotel
Wille
Lettercarriers Wives Plan Supper Meeting
The Lettercarriers' Wives Auxiliary will hold a covered-dish supper on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Women's Club. A grab bag will be held and members may bring guests.
Movie Timetable and Public Notices Mixed Listings
Capitol shows Flute and the Arrow at 1 15, 4 35, 7 50 and A Breath of Scandal at 2 40, 5 55, 9 15. Palate offers Walk Tall at 1 10, 4 20, 7 30 and Butterfield 9 at 2 25, 5 40, 8 50. Union Square lists Edge of Eternity at 1 5, 4 21, 7 36 and Let No Man Write My Epitaph at 2 30, 6 45.
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Capitol
Local Bride Barbara Goddard Mertens Weds Henry Rossell Jr
The former Mrs. Barbara Goddard Mertens of Harwinton Connecticut married Henry E. Rossell Jr. son of Mr and Mrs Rossell of Sheffield and Deland Florida last Saturday in Simsbury Connecticut.
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Fape
Barbara Goddard Mertens
Harwinton
Conn
Henry E. Rossell Jr
Rossell
Sheffield and
Deland
Fla
Simsbury
HOA Class Plans Yule Party at White Tree Club
The Help-One-Another Class of Trinity Methodist Church will host a Christmas party at the White Tree Club on Tuesday with dinner at 6 30 p m. Attendees should bring a Christmas present for exchange with donor’s name and a small prize for games. Reservations may be made with Mrs Karl Lepisto.
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Trinity Methodist Church
White Tree
Karl Lepisto
Omitted Names From Dance Club Performance
Two pupils from Mrs. James E. Hartigan's dance classes were excluded from Thursday's report on the Golden Ape Club at the YMCA. Bonnie Mikna performed pantomime and baton twirling. Royal Hartigan did piano and drama solo.
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James E. Hartigan
YMCA
Bonnie Mikna
Royal Hartigan
Meehans Celebrate 45th Wedding Anniversary at Yellow Aster
Mr and Mrs William J Meehan of 10 Hillside Street marked their 45th anniversary with a party at the Yellow Aster Restaurant. Present were their sons and daughters in law Richard C Meehan of Albany and John W Meehan. A daughter Mex Martred Gillesm of Palos Verdes California and seven grandchildren are noted. Mr Meehan retired three years ago from the Pittsfield Post Office after 43 years of service.
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William J. Meshes
Hillside St
Agener
Meehans
Richard C. Meehan
Albany
John W. Meehan
Mex
Martred Gillesm
Palos Verdes
Calif
Meehan
Pittsfield
St Charles Women to Meet Monday
The December meeting of the StCharles Rosary Society will be Monday at 7 30 p m in the church. The program includes Rosary Benediction and a short business session with installation of new officers and a Christmas social at the school hall. The party will feature a grand bag community singing and refreshments.
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St. Charles
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