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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1965
Page
6
Miss Patricia Holden of 39 Harris Street will sing with the Westfield State College glee club at the New York World’s Fair on September 25. The group performs twice at 1 and 3 p.m. in the New England Pavilion.
Mrs. Victory EF Bourquard, chairman, announced her committee for the public card party sponsored by the French American Club. The event is Friday evening at the club rooms with prizes handled by Mrs Herman A Clément and Mrs Edmund Mayhew, refreshments by Mrs Frederick Fortin, and tickets by Mrs Wilfred L Daigle.
Mrs James M Healy announces the engagement of her daughter Mary Kathleen Healy of 478 Beacon Street to John Joseph Deely of Wellesley and West Falmouth son of Mrs John F Deely of Wellesley Hills Lee and the late Mr Deely An April wedding is planned The bride is a Trinity College graduate and chemist for Jarrell Ash Company Healy formerly of Longmeadow and Cranwell Lenox College of the Holy Cross The groom is a Boston College Law School graduate and claims manager for A NA Worcester office
VFW and auxiliary completed plans for a Roarin 20s Night at the post home on Saturday. A 7 p.m. buffet dinner precedes a 1920s program with the VFW Flappers entertaining. Tickets limited to 75 couples. back door use advised. decorations set for Friday at 7 30 p.m.
Capitol shows Morituri at 1:15 4:55 8:40 and Fort Courageous at 3:30 7:10. Little Cinema features China at 9:05 with a 8:15 featurette. Palace screens Tickle Me 2:45 6:05 9:25 and Gunfight at Co manche Creek at 1:00 4:15 7:30. Union Square offers From Russia With Love 1:00 5:00 9:00 and Dr No at 3:00. Berkshire Drive In opens weekends only. FitsField Drive In presents From the Terrace at 7:30 and Three Faces of Eve at 9:00. Sunset Drive-In opens weekends only.
Public works commissioner John F. Daniels will speak at the Kiwanis Club luncheon at 12 15 Wednesday noon at the Stanley Club. The club observes National Public Works Week and notes the minstrel rehearsal tomorrow at 2 at the YMCA. An interclub with Stockbridge West Stockbridge is set for 6 40 Thursday at Stockbridge Country Club. call George H Blaisdell to attend.
Miss Dorothy H Palmer kindergarten teacher and Richard H Mezejewski principal will speak at Tucker School for the first fall PTA meeting at 1 tomorrow afternoon. Topic The Value of Kindergarten. All kindergarten mothers invited. Refreshments by Mrs Francis Maslanka.
Miss Susan Amelia Sargent of Boston and William Francis Bolza of Boston wed at Centre Congregational Church in Brattleboro. The ceremony featured maid of honor Ann Pyle and bridesmaids Joan Plaisted and Lee Erwin, with Richard Bolza as best man and ushers Donald McCaig and Merrill Pierce. The couple plans to live in Woburn Massachusetts after a Florida honeymoon. The bride, from a Boston family, wore a candlelight satin gown with Watteau train.
Public notices announce a Pittsfield Women’s Club fashion show at Curtis Hotel Lenox tonight. Tomorrow at 1 30 p m Denise Sehorr of Fitchburg will discuss gourmet cooking Food for the Gods sponsored by Berkshire General Hospital Group at the Berkshire Museum and other venues.
Miss Evelyn Lucille Johnston daughter of Mr and Mrs Edwin L Johnston of 109 High St wed James Gordom Thorpe son of Mr and Mrs Rufus Thorpe of 42 Taylor St in St Stephen s Church at 2 30 yesterday afternoon The Rev Malcolm W Eckel officiated with Rev Wayne A Holsman assisting A reception followed at the groom s parents home The bride escorted by her grandfather John Foster Jr wore white satin brocade with scoop neck long sleeves and A line skirt Her veil came from a white net flower headpiece and she carried a colonial bouquet Mrs John Garcia was matron of honor in a beige knit over satin dress Her bouquet was pink roses Best man was Mr Garcia The bride is a Pittsfield High School 1965 graduate Thorpe attended Pittsfield public schools.
Miss Linda M Keene daughter of Mr and Mrs C Irving Keene Jr of 55 Wellesley St has entered the freshman class at Cazenovia College She is a 1965 graduate of Pittsfield High School John E Reed son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Reed of 64 Springside Ave has entered the junior class at the University of Miami He graduated from Berkshire Community College in June Mrs Paul K Fodder of 18 South Mountain Road entertained at cocktails after the concert yesterday at South Mountain Temple of Music Mr Elbert H Neese Jr of 477 Holmes Road gave a cocktail party last night for Miss Elizabeth Fitch Miss Prescott Ellis Miss Grace Witherspoon and day students parents of Miss Hall's School Miss Mary E Terrell of 74 Wendell Ave will go to New York tomorrow She will be joined by Miss Agnes M Jordan of Wainscott L I for a week's vacation They will tour the World's Fair and visit Miss Terrell's sister Mrs Eva T Edroes in Livingston N J The Misses Marcia and Arlene Fierman daughters of Dr and Mrs J Harry Fierman of 64 Commonwealth Ave returned to college last week as freshman sponsors Marcia Fierman is a junior at Barnard College New York and Arlene Fierman is a sophomore at Boston University
Clement A Ferris special justice of the Central Berkshire District Court will address the Women's Club fall business meeting and birthday supper Monday evening Sept 27 on the topic South Viet Nam. Dinner at 6 15 p.m. with 150 limit. nonmembers may attend the 7 30 p.m. program. Luncheons resume Oct 5.
Exchange Club will elect officers at a 6 30 p.m. meeting at Rosa Restaurant with W Stanley Cooke chairing the nominating committee and Ross Snyder Richard Griffing Lyman Macdonald Frederick Houghton John Lawrence Donald Exford and Henry Packard named to various posts. Annual reports will be presented and officers will be installed Saturday October 2 at Green Acres Restaurant Cheshire.
The Anglo American Friendship Association will meet tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the Franco American Club. Women born in Britain or of British origin may join by calling Mrs. Madeline Reardon after 5 p.m. The Friendship chapter of First Baptist Church will meet tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at the church, with a sewing bee planned.
Pittsfield College Club groups announce speakers for meetings tomorrow and Wednesday. A. F. DeWylder of Lord and Burnham will speak to the garden group at 7 30 p.m. at 230 North St. Mrs World War I Veterans hosts. Mrs G Bradford Davis and Mrs Richard A W Ogle assist. The book group will hear Mrs Donald E Hall of the Berkshire Athenaeum discuss Books To Read in 65 at 225 Williams St. Wednesday 10 a.m. Mrs David W Morrison assists. All members invited. new members should call hosts.
Berkshire Museum Auxiliary names committee chairs for a two day Festival of Arts at the museum to be held Friday and Saturday. Nine demonstrations are planned including colored glass blowing with exhibits of stained glass carved wood religious panels crewel work pewter and wood and metal sculptures. Hours run 9 am to 3 pm and 7 pm to 9 pm Friday and 9 am to 5 pm Saturday.
Miss Susan Marie England of Miami Beach announces her engagement to Ist Lt Mel Alan Forman USAF son of Mr and Mrs Ben Forman of Milwaukee Wisconsin The wedding is planned for December 27 at Temple Beth Sholom in Miami Beach with a reception at Diplomat Country Club Hollywood Florida Forman is a Wisconsin graduate with BS and MD degrees and is stationed at Hancock Air Force Base Syracuse New York The couple will reside in Florida after marriage
Mr and Mrs Albert Cardozo announce the engagement of their daughter Barbara Ann Cardozo of 3814 West Union Street to Richard A Blowers of West Lebanon New York. The wedding is planned for Oct 30 at St Mark's Church Cardozo is a beautician from Pittsfield High School class of 1964 and LaBaron Hairdressing Academy graduate Blowers is a truck body worker at Cronin's Truck Body Nassau New York a Berlin Central High School alumnus and former Marine who served four years two in Cuba and two in the Marine Reserve.
Harold D Barnes and wife of 35 Spadina Parkway returned from a month long West Coast trip visiting relatives in Forest Grove The Dalles Ore Menlo Park and San Mateo Calif including Mr and Mrs Kenneth G Downing Myron H Bates George Harding and Mrs Bates All are retirees The return trip included the wedding of their grandson Stuart Manix of Lancaster Pa to Sally Scully in Peoria Ill The Barneses also stopped in Chicago to see cousin Thomas W Barnes a former athlete and Mercury Manufacturing sales engineer The trip was by plane.
Thomas D Agostino is elected president of the student council at Northampton Commercial College. He is son of Mrs Emily D Agostino and Mr and Mrs D Agostino of 28 Parkside Ave Pittsfield.
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