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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1954

Page

3

Mrs Warner Leads Sasqua Garden Club Flower Show Effort

Mrs Ira F Warner is general chairman and Mrs James T Garretson and Mrs Jesse H Van Alstyne are co chairs of the flower show titled Christmas Past and Present to be staged Thursday from 1 to 8 pm at Pequot library Southport. Six Christmas arrangement classes listed with numerous assistants handling staging schedule decorations entries and awards.

Ira F. Warner James T. Garretson Jesse H. van Alstyne Sasqua Garden Club Pequot Library Southport Charles T. Lipscomb, Jr Briggs John T. Harrison Eugene W. Stetson Marion W. Smith Paul Mooney van Alstyne Benjamin M. Hines Bryan Dancy Elmer H. White Frank R. Mead Nils Anderson, Jr Arthur Gengler Laurence Cavanagh Barney, Jr

Junior Holiday dance date set for Fairfield Country Club

January 3 has been fixed for the annual Junior Holiday dance at Fairfield Country Club. Plans to invite guests will be discussed Tuesday morning when the committee meets with Mrs. Arthur A. Gieichert of Harbor Road Southport. Mr and Mrs Buell entertain next Sunday. Mrs Field and her children arrive from La Jolla tomorrow to visit Mrs Marjorie de Kuyper in Fairfield until after Christmas. Suzanne de Kuyper returns with them. Warren Schenker hosted a cocktail party yesterday afternoon in Stratford.

Country Club Fairfield Arthur A. Gieichert Harbor Road Southport Nelson Buell Barlow Road Russell Field, Jr David and Linsley la Jolla Calif Warren Schenker Matthew Drive Stratford Raymond A. Balkcom Crestwood Road

Country Club Holiday Dances and Dinners Planned

Brooklawn Country club hosts social events this month with Mrs Herbert Seeley Mrs Richhard Van Horn and Mrs Walter North as hostesses and Mrs Ronald Malony Mrs John Finch Mrs William Parsons Mrs William McNaughton Mrs Sara Lovegrove and Mrs J Grady Rooe arranging the flowers. Today features mixed bowling at 2 15 p m followed by dinner. Thursday brings the annual meeting after cocktails and dinner. Also on the calendar are Dec 18 mistletoe ball Dec 19 children’s party for sub teens entertainment at 3 p m in the ballroom Dec 22 junior dance for ages 15 to 20 family Christmas day dinner Dec 29 young teen dance dinner on New Year’s Eve and a buffet supper on New Year’s Day.

Herbert B. Seeley Richhard H. van Horn Walter E. North Brooklawn Country Club Ronald A. Malony John R. Finch William C. Parsons William B. McNaughton Sara G. Lovegrove J. Grady Rooe

Spirit of Christmas Flower Show Opens in Bridgeport

Bridgeport Garden Club staged The Spirit of Christmas flower show and sale at the Bridgeport Art League Club House on Clinton Avenue with Mrs. George E. Kirsten designing the doorway display featuring pine branches, gilded cones, and a white ball. The event awarded prizes across classes for doorway windows mantels tables and wreaths with judging by local members including Mrs. Frank B. Lucas taking top honors in Spirit of Christmas. Special horticultural awards and exhibits recognized exotic materials and evergreen collections.

George E. Kirsten Bridgeport Garden Club Bridgeport Art League Clinton Avenue Madonna Frank B. Lucas Hawaii Paul F. Strubel G. Roy Fugal E. M. Beach Milford J. Robert Beecher John H. Venman Oscar C. Tonnig Frederick H. Vaughan Frank A. Rogers Irving Bradley Roger F. Diffenderfer Carleton B. Patrick Lewis F. Hall Charles W. Nichols Samuel A. Cutting John R. Finch R. G. Worsley G. Harrison Shill W. Warren Booth Donald Smith Louis M. Snyder G. B. Chambers F.judson Barnes Tanning John W. Wright Sara G. Lovegrove John F. McGowan Patrick Tonning Frank V. Damtoft Hall George S. Alcorn Maxwell L. Griffith Alonzo J. Parsons Alvin C. Smith Frederick C. Carder Cheshire Charles O. Rauschkolb Easton Caroline F. Lexow Simpson Kirsten Miss Lexow Cutting Lillian Grumman Kiraten Misa Lexow Snyder Charles H. Barnes Rogers McGowan Stanley C. Burritt Shelton Sanitarium Venman Bradley Beecher H. H. Pease Damtoft William G. Rockwell Cush Man Grumman Maloney Wright H. J. Zellers Burritt

Christmas Doorways To Be Judged By Greens Farms Club

Greens Farms garden club enters eight doorway displays for a Christmas judging on Tuesday. The tour starts at 1 p.m. followed by a 2 30 p.m. club meeting at Mrs C Reginald Oates home Greens Farms road. Awards address evergreen quiz. Hosts assist Oates include Mrs Paul J Herold and others. Also report: Mr and Mrs Owen D Collins of Old Orchard park Fairfield returned from a week in Bermuda.

Greens Farms Garden Club C. Reginald Oates Greens Farms Road Richard W. Luce Harbor Road Southport D. Verner Smythe Stellan C. Wollmar E. Randolph Harlow Homer M. Jewitt Owen D. Collins Old Orchard Park Fairfield Bermuda

Stratford Student Engaged to Army Lieutenant Palmer

Mr and Mrs Charles Neal Hunziker of 39 Stiles Street Stratford announce the engagement of their daughter Marilyn Anne Hunziker to Lieut Charles Dunford Palmer U S Army son of Mr and Mrs Charles Vance Palmer of Sioux City Iowa Miss Hunziker a Stratford high school graduate and Wheelock College student in Boston Lieut Palmer a MIT graduate and Phi Sigma Kappa member is stationed at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri

Charles Neal Hunziker Stiles Street Stratford Marilyn Anne Charles Dunford Palmer U. S. Army Charles Vance Palmer Sioux City Iowa Hunziker Stratford High School Wheelock College Boston Lieut Palmer Massachusetts Institute of Technology Phi Sigma Kappa Fort Leonard Wood

Elizabeth Keane to Marry Robert Rossbaum on Dec 28

Elizabeth Anne Keane, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Keane of Fairfield, will wed Robert Philip Rossbaum, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Rossbaum of Stratford, on December 28 at 11 30 am in the Church of the Assumption. A Rose Room reception at the Stratfield hotel follows.

Misa Elizabeth Anne Keane Paul A. Keane Sedan Terrace Fairfield Robert Philip Rossbaum Gustave Rossbaum Terrill Road Stratford Church of the Assumption D. Augustina Keane Gramwell Preparatory School Lenox Mass Stratfield Hotel Dorothy Keane Susan Bray Patricia K, Sparkman Larchmont Jeanne Gildea Heileen Geaney Leslie Rossbaum Anthony DiGennaro Emmet Murray Thomas Cummings Richard Ross Usher

Bodine Family Welcomes Daughter Nancy Conant

Mr and Mrs Richard Bodine of 9 Dogwood Drive Easton announce the birth of a daughter Nancy Conant on November 28 at Bridgeport Hospital. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Chester H Butterfield of Round Hill Road Fairfield and Mr and Mrs Alfred W Bodine of Beaver Dam Road Stratford. Dr and Mrs Thomas H Connell Jr of Hilltop Drive Nichols host cocktails December 14. James B Funk of Judson Read Fairfield connected to David Funk of Detroit. Bernard F Martin III of Round Hill Road Fairfield will entertain guests next Saturday.

Richard P. Bodine Dogwood Drive Easton Nancy Conant Bridgeport Hospital Chester H. Butterfield Round Hill Road Fairfield Alfred W Bodine Beaver Dam Stratford Thomas H. Connell, Jr Hilltop Drive Nichols James B. Funk Judson Read Mr. Funk David Funk Detroit Bernard F. Martin

Cocktail Parties Precede Junior League Dance in Bridgeport

Cocktail parties hosted in members homes will precede the Junior League of Bridgeport Inc Christmas dance at Brooklawn Country Club next Saturday evening. Hosts include Dr and Mrs Edwin H Mulford of Fairfield with numerous guests, plus many other local families hosting pre dance cocktails across Fairfield and Trumbull.

Junior League of Bridgeport, Inc Brooklawn Country Club

Pamela Cartright Born To Mr and Mrs Begg

Mr and Mrs James Lee Begg of Atlantic street announce the birth of a daughter Pamela Cartwright now 22 in Bridgeport hospital. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Frank A Wilmot Jr of Ocean avenue Lordship and Mr and Mrs Claude T Begg of Maple dale place. Miss Barbara Kellogg of Euclid avenue and Mrs C Crego Standish of Brookview avenue are weekend skiers in Manchester VI.

James Lee Begg Atlantic Street Pamela Cartwright Bridgeport Hospital Frank A Wilmot, Jr Ocean Avenue Lordship Claude T. Begg Mapledale Place Barbara Kellogg Euclid Avenue C. Crego Standish Brookview Avenue Manchester

Drama and Music Units Of Southport Club To Present Pageant

The Southport Woman's club Drama and Music departments plan a pageant titled Christmas Its Carols, Customs and Legends at a joint meeting Tuesday afternoon in the Gould Homestead Fairfield. Mrs Frank Millington directs with the chorus sung by Mrs Ralph L. Talbot. members portray various countries in costume with named club members listed as England Holland Sweden Denmark Germany France Italy and Brazil flag bearers. The chorus is aided by lyric soprano Mrs Hazel Kennedy of Norwalk and includes many club members.

Southport Woman's Club Gould Homestead Post Road Fairfield Frank Millington Ralph L. Talbot Everett L. Whiting England William C. Ettershank Holland Charles J. Walsh Sweden Charles H. Bell, Jr Denmark Harold S. Kircher Germany Alan G. Day France John Murphy Italy Chester B. Smith Brazil Philip Roberts Charlies B. Kentnor Jr Hazel Kennedy Norwalk Henry S Burr, Jr Frank B. Clarke Eugene M. Dederer F S Grandin Ernest A. Hawkin John P Hellmann Walter H Hellmann Eric Hildes-Heim John C. Huenerberg Misa Olive Pease Ruth C Pillsbury Clayde R. Thorson Pillsbury Lewis W. Burr Stanley C. Burritt T. Waldo Grumman David H. S. Huntington Elizabeth Jennings Herbert W. Jones Elbert S. Overbaugh Frederick Sturges, Jr Philo S Shelton Roger P. Welles Earl E. Yahn

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Winifred Nicholas Mrs. Warner Sunday Post Mathewson Francis A. Rogers Greens Farms Club Marilyn A. Hunziker Lt. C. D. Palmer Marilyn Anne Hunziker Loring Studio Plummer Harry J. McCabe Leslie B. Robinson Wheeler Park Avenue McCabe George A. Mallett Robinson Frederick R. Silliman College Club of Bridgeport Wilbur Euerle Henry W. Hincks Jonathan Randle Euerle John Gripp Donald Sammis Elizabeth A. Keane Robert Rossbaum Richard Bodine Edwin H Mulford Puritan Road Bradford N Warner Arthur C. Williams Anthony H Flack H Mefford Bunyan Alfred C. Bruce Marshall M. Bassick J. David Lee William B. Hutchinson Joseph B. Adams, Jr Charles Ams Trumbull Adams Margemere Drive Robert A Orr Edward S Carter, Jr Gilbert H Johnson James Crawford Alpheus Winter Donald W. Waterman Wiliam A Wintter Raymond M. Ford W. Owen Graham Summers Hosta Jasper S. Mathews, Jr Vincent V. Baker Paul Queneau H. Sumner Farwell Charles D Coxe Albert B Earl Andrew W Bisset Westport Edward C Sterling Manning M. Exton Carleton A Weidenhammer Donald G. Robbins Frederick B Silliman Milbank Road William S. Simpson Redding Road Silliman John C. Miller A. Forrest Birch Road Garret D. Crispell Diane Terrace J. Donaldson Paxton North Cedar Road Norwick R. G. Goodspeed South Benson Road Norman Schaff, Jr Bronson Road David B Smith Parkwood Road David W Calhoun White Plains Road B Davis Kent Howard Morris Cedar Road Cocktaila Mrs. Gray Blanchet Pamela Cartright J. L. Begg Wiliam A Donnelly North Avenue Carlton A. Weidenhammer Bridgeton N. J Philadelphia Southport Club Gay R. Norton Wesley E. Norton Norton Road University of Rhode Island Rhodetts Rhode Island
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