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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1960

Page

4

Lillian Broley to Wed Ralph Freas in Great Barrington

Lillian F. Broley to marry Ralph F. Freas at noon in the Great Barrington home of Mr. and Mrs. Merrick Hall. The ceremony will be conducted by Rev. Frederick B. Spyker with a private reception for families. The bride, a Pittsfield High School and Modern School of Applied Art graduate, works in The Eagle’s display advertising department. Freas, audios editor of Hi Fidelity Magazine, is Rutgers educated and ex-Air Force navigator.

Lillian Broley Ralph F. Freas Hi Fidelity Great Barrington Lilian F. Broley Peter G. Francese Dawes Ave Ralph Frederick Freas Mill River Freas Raymond J. Freas Short Hills Sarah M. Freas Merrick Hall Frederick B. Spyker First Congregational Church Alice Cole Stockbridge Warren B. Syer the Eagle Pittsfield Mr. Freas Hi Fidelity Magazine Rutgers University

Christmas Party Planned by Chapter F PEO Sisterhood

Chapter F PEO Sisterhood will hold its annual Christmas party Tuesday at the Lenox home of Mrs. James C. Sweeny. A 12:30 luncheon is planned with hostesses including Mrs. Hugh L. Jacob and others. After lunch members will recite readings and music, with Christmas readings by Mrs. Moss, Mrs. Somerville, and Mrs. Thomas, carols led by Mrs. Ellis, and a final message by Mrs. Townend. Contributors are asked for the Christmas donation to the International Peace charity.

PEO Sisterhood Lenox James C. Sweeny Hugh L. Jacob James W. Blackwell David J. Thomas Richard B. Wiley Donald G. Moss St. Luke

War Widows Name Rita Sheinhouse Party Chairman

Mrs. Rita Sheinhouse is named chairman of Pittsfield Chapter Massachusetts Widows of World War I annual Christmas party. The event, at 6:30 pm, will be held at the White Tree Club.

Rita Sheinhouse Pittsfield Massachusetts White Tree Club

CYC Auxiliary Plans Annual Card Party Date

Plans for the Catholic Youth Center Auxiliary card party were set for Friday February 10 at the center to fund basket ball league expenses. The auxiliary will meet January 4 at 7 30 PM instead of the usual time to boost attendance for party arrangements. Volunteers are needed for the snack bar.

Catholic Youth, Center Auxiliary

Miss Duda to Wed David F Brooks in Army Groom’s Post

Miss Judith Marsha Duda daughter of Mr and Mrs Matthew W Duda 1451 Tyler St will wed David Franklyn Brooks USA son of Mr and Mrs Henry Parks of West Cummington at St Marys Church with Msgr Eugene F Marshall officiating A reception follows at the Polish Community Club The bride a 1959 Pro Merito graduate of Pittsfield High School will wear a Chantilly lace gown with a lace queen s crown veil and carry a Colonial bouquet The groom a 1956 Dalton High School graduate has been in the Army four months and will be stationed at White Sands NM after Dec 19

Judith Marsha Duda Matthew W. Duda Tyler St David Franklyn Brooks USA Henry Parks West Cummington Eugene F. Marshall St. Mary’s Church Mr. Duda Shirley Duda Francis Pisiewski Jr Dalton PHS Pro Merito Pittsfield High School Brooks Dalton High School E. D. Jones Corp White Sands N.al

Book Review At Women's Club Features Harper Lee Life

Eighty two reservations have been made for a book review supper at the Women's Club at 6 15 p.m. Mrs Albert E Larkin announces. Mrs Frank R Mullen will present a life summary of Harper Lee author of To Kill a Mockingbird. Those not attending supper may join the review at 7 15 p.m. The executive board meeting and Christmas party are set for Monday December 19 at 6 30 p.m.

Book Review Women’s Club Albert E. Larkin Harper Lee Frank R. Mullen Frank R. Munn

Bank P omen Named By Insurance Forum

Mrs Janet P Maynard of City Savings Bank was named treasurer of the Western Massachusetts Savings Bank Life Insurance Staff Forum at a 17 attendee meeting at Old Storrowton Tavern West Springfield. Miss Anne E Campbell of City Savings Bank was named publicity chairman for the Pittsfield area. Roy Powers of Holyoke Savings Bank was elected forum chairman. The next meeting is planned for March.

Janet P. Maynard City Savings Bank Western Massachusetts Savings Bank Life Insurance Old Storrowton Tavern West Springfield Anne E. Campbell Pittsfield Roy Powers Holyoke Savings Bank

Trinity Mothers Club Plans Christmas Party Tuesday

Trinity Methodist Mothers Club announces a Christmas party Tuesday at the White Tree Club. Dinner starts at 6 30 pm. Reservations should be made with Mrs. Chester Lathrop. Attendees are asked to bring a gift for exchange and a small prize for games.

Trinity Methodist Mothers’ Club White Tree Club Chester Lathrop

Miss Fatseas to Wed Joseph Pelkey in Greek Orthodox Ceremony

Miss Sophia Fatseas of New York daughter of Stephan Fatseas of Athens will marry Joseph F. Pelkey son of Mrs Mae Pelkey of 20 Crofut St Pittsfield Mass this afternoon at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Trinity The Rev George Bacopoulous will perform the ceremony assisted by Mrs Christopher Eastis of Bronxville Olive wreaths will be placed on the couple by Mrs Eastis A reception follows at 160 Riverside Drive The couple will live in New York and Pittsfield and will be at home during the holidays at 831 Tamarack Road Pittsfield The bride a Parsons Franklin Art School graduate exhibits oil paintings and wood cuts in New York She designs illustrations for Coward McCann and has worked for Neiman Marcus Parent's Magazine and B Altman She plans Berkshires classes this spring Pelkey is president of Editions Limited Manufacturing Corp.

Creece Joseph F. Pelkey Airs Mae Pelkey Crofut St Pittsfield Wallace Senter Riverside Drive New York Tamarack Road Parsons Franklin Art School Bride Sophia Coward-McCann Linda Dorothy Cleves Neiman-Marcus Dallas Tex New School of Social Research Berkshires Pelkey Editions Limited Manufacturing Corp

Living Rosary Planned By Mount Carmel Sodalities

Members of the Senior and Junior Blessed Virgin Mary Sodalities of Mount Carmel Church will hold a living Rosary tomorrow at 7 30 PM in the church with candlelight, benediction, and prayers in observance of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.

Living Rosary Sodalities Mount Carmel Sodality Anthony M. DeCesare

Grady Children To Appear on TV Show

Michael and Thomas Grady sons of Mr and Mrs Edward P Grady of 71 Maple Grove Drive will appear on the Freddie Freihoffer show at 5 45 Monday evening over WRGB TV Thomas turns three Monday and Michael will be four years old December 19

Michael Thomas Grady Edward P. Grady Maple Grove Drive Freddie Freihoffer Wrgb TV Thomas

Christmas events light up Lenox and Pittsfield total day

Public events run from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. featuring a Christmas sale by the Women’s Fellowship at the Christian Center, a 11:00 a.m. musical pageant Twelve Days of Christmas, and greens sale by Berkshire County Day School in Lenox. An 8:00 p.m. Berkshire Dance Club record hop at Lenox High School gym aids The Eagle Santa Toy Fund, followed by 8:30 p.m. Come Back Little Sheba by Town Players of Pittsfield at the Berkshire Museum. A 7:30 p.m. Christmas tree lighting with carols occurs at Park Square, and 8:00 p.m. second chamber music concert by Pittsfield Community Music School faculty members concludes the evening.

Women's Fellowship Christian Center Berkshire County Day School Lenox Lenox Community Center Bassett Hall Lenox School Berkshire Dance Club Eagle Santa Toy Fund Lenox High School The Town Players of Pittsfield Berkshire Museum Towerrow Park Square

Archey Marries Martin In St Josephs Ceremony

Miss Myrna Louise Archey daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Shultz of 7 Whipple Street marries Allan Kent Martin son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Judson Martin of 25 South Merriam Street at St Josephs Church. Rev Raymond A Lanoue presides. Reception at 234 Second Street. Dean Martin best man. They plan to live at 59 Dartmouth Street after a New York trip.

Myrna’ Louise © Archey Charles Joseph Shultz Whipple St Allan Kent Martin Afr Herbert Judson Martin South Merriam St Raymond A. Lanoue St. Joseph's Church Anthony Aulisio Second St Schultz Henry Aulisio Dean Martin New York Dartmouth St E. DB. Jones Corp St Joseph’s High School William Henry Archey

VFI To Entertain 410 Children At Christmas Party

VFI plans a Christmas party for 410 children of VFW members tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the Boys' Club. Ages up to 12 attend. Pittsfield Musicians Union Local 109 will provide a five piece orchestra directed by Peter Vittone. Gifts and refreshments distributed by Santa Claus and his Clowns. Cartoon movies will be shown. Attendees enter via the North Street entrance.

VFW Boys’ Club Joseph S. Spagnuolo Pittsfield Musicians Union Local 109 Peter Vittone Music Performance Trust Fund American Recording and Television Industries Santa Claus North Street

Budapest Quartet to Perform Seventh Annual Concert at Williams College

The Budapest String Quartet will give its seventh annual concert in Chapin Hall Tuesday at 8:30. Beethovens Opus 18 No 5 Hindemith Opus 22 No 3 and Schumanns Opus 41 No 3 highlight the free public program. The group, now American citizens all four born in Russia, marks 30 years since its US debut and tours widely from the Pacific to the Atlantic coast.

Williamstown Budapest String Quartet Chapin Hall Williams College Thompson Concert Committee Beethoven Hindemith Robert Schurmann Budapest Quartet United States Schumann Budapest Europe Far Middle East Israel San Juan Puerto Rico Pacific Coast Midwest Washington, D.C Library of Congress New York Joseph Reisman Alexander Schneider Odessa Vilna Boris Kroyt Mischa Schneider Joseph Rossman

Joan Babcock Weds Alfred G Boryta

Announcement of the marriage between Miss Joan Mae Babcock daughter of Mr and Mrs Philip I Babcock Shelburne Falls and Alfred George Boryta son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Boryta of 68 Grove St The ceremony was July 23 at St Mary's Church with Msgr Eugene F Marshall officiating The couple reside at 245 Cheshire Road Mrs Boryta is a stenotypist in the GE ordnance department and Mr Boryta is a GE drafting apprentice

Joan Mae Babcock Philip I. Babcock Shelburne Falls Alfred George Boryta Boryta Alfred Boryta Grove St St. Mary’s Church Msgr Eugene F. Marshall Thomas LaCroix Nancy Edmounds GE Ordnance Department Boryia Cheshire Road

Luncheon Monday For MCA Women Christmas Party At Y

YMCA Auxiliary hosts a covered dish Christmas luncheon at the Y on Monday at 12 30. Mrs Kenneth Met len leads devotions. A playlet Know Your Heritage by First Baptist Church women. Mrs Carteton A Mixer chairs the event and attendees should bring a dish and a wrapped gift. Rolls coffee and dessert provided by the executive board.

YMCA Kenneth Metlen First Baptist Church Carteton A. Mixer

Capitol and Palace Show Times With Two Ocean Titles

The Capitol lists Beyond the Time Barrier at 1 00, 3 30, 6 00, 8 15 and Amazing Transparent Man at 2 25, 4 55, 7 25, 9 55. The Palace screens North to Alaska at 10 00, 4 55, 8 45 and The Secret of the Purple Reef at 3 35, 7 10. Union Square offers The Last Angry Man at 1 00, I’m Alright Jack at 2 34, 5 54, 9 14. County limetable on Page 22.

Capitol Palace Alaska Purple Reef Union Square Jack

Yule Theme Set For Women’s Club Game Night

A Christmas style event at the Women’s Club Monday at 8 features novelty bingo and bridge led by Mrs. William H. Briggs. Open to non-members with a gift donation for the thrift shop, door prizes, and refreshments. Mrs. Lawrence G. Hamilton is general chair. thrift shop offers a special display of homemade foods, crafts, novelty items, and candy with surprise packages for adults and kids.

William H. Briggs Lawrence G. Hamilton

Social Briefs on Finkelstein and Tournier Travels

Dr and Mrs Nathan Finkelstein sail tomorrow on the SS Monterey from San Francisco bound for Tahiti Rarotonga Auckland New Zealand Melbourne and Sydney with a return set for January 25 They will tour the South Pacific and Australia Mr and Mrs Francis A Tournier depart by plane for Santa Fe New Mexico to attend the investiture of their son Very Rev Msgr Francis A Tournier Jr as a papal chamberlain He is editor of the New Mexico Register official publication of the Santa Fe archdiocese They will stay a few days with their son before returning

Nathan Finkelstein Spadina Parkway Monterey San Francisco Francis A. Tourier Winter St Santa Fe N.M Msgr Francis A. Tournier Jr New Mexico

Immanuel Sunday School Plans Christmas Party Pageant

Immanuel Sunday School will hold its annual Christmas party tomorrow evening with a covered-dish supper at 6 followed by a pageant titled The Candle to the Cradle. Santa Claus will attend and each family is asked to bring a covered dish.

Immanuel] Community Sunday School Santa Claus

Faccioli Club to complete Yale party plans

The Faccioli Club will finalize plans for its Yale Party at a 7 pm committee meeting in the Santino C. Cornelio office at 78 North Street. General chairman Santino Cornelio leads the event set for Wednesday at the Wendell-Sherwood Hotel with Anthony Gull as music chairman and Samuel and Constance Quadrozzi handling decorations.

Santino C. Cornelio North St Carsnelio Wendell-Sherwood Hotel Anthony Gull Samuel Constance Quadrozzi

NAACP Berkshire County to Elect Officers at Meeting

The Berkshire County branch of the NAACP will elect officers for a two year term at 8 tomorrow evening at St. John's Hall. Lafayette Walger, current president, asks committee chairmen to bring annual reports to the gathering.

Berkshire County NAACP St. John’s Hall Lafayette Walger

Lions Auxiliary Dinner Meeting at White Tree Club

The Lions Auxiliary will meet for dinner at 6 30 Monday evening at the White Tree Club. After dinner and a business meeting the group will work on its Christmas project. Mrs Joseph J Grimaldi heads arrangements assisted by Mrs William Cooper and Mrs Joba Giftos.

Lions Auxiliary White Tree Club Joseph J. Grimaldi William Cooper Joba Giftos

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