Charity Gala Feasts and Fashion Amid NYC Society
A week of charity balls in New York showcased lavish decor at the Pierre and Museum of Modern Art venues. Guests wore opulent gowns from Oscar de la Renta and others while fundraisers for Just One Break, Inc and the Children's Asthma Research Institute drew high society crowds.
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Nowas
Feather Hall
Ellen Lettman
McCliskey Lane
Pierre
Versailles
Long
William P. Rayner
Ahmed Ertegun
Inc
Blackamsers
V. Paleevitch
Conde Nast Public
Rayner
Samuel Pryor Reed
Oscar de la Renta
Fernanda Wanamaker Wetherill Leas
Robert W. Saenoff
Mrs. de la Renta
Waldorf-Astoria
Museum of Modern Art
Lipshitz Unveils 78 Year Old Masterpiece “Peace on Earth”
Russian born sculptor Jacques Lipshitz poses with his 10 foot tall 10 ton chromework titled Peace on Earth at a Sunday unveiling in the Los Angeles music center. The $250000 sculpture, donated by two philanthropists, shows a dove descending to earth carrying blessings of peace to humanity as hands rise in reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacques Lipshitz
Los Angeles Music Center
Fashion and finance mingle at New York party amid artful chaos
An opulent Rockefellers Plaza gala blends investment hosts with a dress code of bold prints and art nouveau pajama styles. Guests include Mrs. William Garrigues of E. F. Hutton, Mrs. John V. Lindsay, and Bud Palmer while organizers boast a cross between a New England supper and a union meeting.
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William Garrigues
E. F. Hulton & Company
Chester Weinberg
John V. Lindsay
Dokhr
Bud) Palmer
Donald Brooks
Kitchen Linen Shower Honors Miss Sacit
A kitchen and linen shower was held Sunday for Miss Kendra Hach of 310 LaSalle Drive NW as she plans to wed Maya Long of 1320 Second Avenue SE. The event hosted by her aunts Mrs Warren Erbe of Cedar Rapids and Mrs R V Formanek of Mt Pleasant at O P Erbe’s home drew 32 guests.
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Kendra Hach
LaSalle ‘Drive
Maya
William Long
Second Avenue
Bbride-Elect
Warren
Erbe
Cedar Rapids
R. V. Formanek
Mt. Pleasant
0.P. Erbe
Highland Drive
iMrs. R. ¥. Formanek, Jr
Town City
Arthur Selzer
iHomestead
Gaylene Gatens
Elmturst Drive
Gwen iKolda
Sixth Street
Roy Vanderpool
Miss Gatens
Bej
Kenneth
Lowder
Fifteenth Street
Eleanor Houts
Washington Avenue
Raymond Lund
Fourth Avenue
Houts
Coe College Music
Gedar Rapids
Martha
Kathy Lund
James Slonkins
Nineteenth Street
Bob King
Laurie Egger
Thirteenth Street
Joan King
Fifth Avenue
Miss Houts
Dor Jenkins
Mes Cranbaugh Re elected to Mayflower Post
Mes R Bryan Cranbaugh aged 37 of Eighteenth Street SE was reelected historian at the annual Meeting of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Town at the Montrose hotel. Others named to roles include M Raymond Maiden governor Mrs Vernon Harris secretary and Mrs William Hoyt Bonham treasurer for three year terms.
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R. Bryan Cranbaugh
Eighteenth Street
Society of Mayflower Descendants
Tile Montrose Hotel
M. Raymond Maiden
Marshalltown
Vernon Harris
Des Moines
William Hoyt Bonham
Montezuma
Treasuer
Paul C. Miller
Charles City
Leroy D. Lillie
Ames
Elder
George H. Utley
Clarence
Wendell P. Paxton
Betteriatt
Juninor
Rellin Alevens
Harold C. Lounsberry
Davesport
Philip Ryan
FI Madison
George Rigler
Tuwa City
William Fdgar Wilson
The
Johnn * Cutter
Fred Danfort
Shenandoah
Sweet Adelines Winners Named at Cedar Rhapsody Event
Miss Marty Waddle of Jefferson high and Miss Kate Petersmith of Regis were named winners of the fifth annual Sweet Adelines scholarship contest at the Roosevelt hotel Conservatory. Waddle received 150 dollars and Petersmith 350 dollars. Other competitors were Ann O’Neill Patricia Kenney and Pamela Burns, Regis seniors. Dr. Robert Eckert of the University of Iowa served as judge.
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Marty Waddle
Jefferson High Sedua
Kate Petersmith
Regis
Sweet Adelines, Inc
Roosevelt Hotel
Waddle
Herbert L. Waddle
Eastview Drive
Petersmith
Robert H. Petersmiths
Fourth Avenue
Ann O'Neill
Patricia Kenney
Pamela Burns
Regis High School
Robert Eckert
University’ of Iowa
Post-Nuptial Shower for Mrs Nowlin Held at Sunrise Court
Mrs. Patrick Nowlin formerly Susan Yancey was honored at a post-nuptial shower Sunday evening hosted by Mrs. Lloyd Koehler in Sunrise Mobile Court SW. The event included 21 guests with Mrs. James Tisdale assisting.
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Patrick Nowlin
Sunrise Mobile Court
Lloyd Koehler
White Pine Drive
James Tisdale
Nowlin
Susan Yancey
Daugher
Louis E. Brown
Duchess d Uzes Rumored Expecting Third Child
The Smart Set notes chatter that the Duchess of d Uzes may be enceinte, signaling a possible third child. It recalls her American heritage and high society life in Paris, with details on past marriages and connections to European nobility and international social circles.
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Duchess d'Uzes
Mme. la Duchess d‘Uzes
New York
Long Island
Tommy Bancroft
Prince’ Pierre d'Arenberg
Prince Charles WA
Ieug Wuees
Ee Premiseré
France
Peggy Bedford
Paris
Agra
Zanzibar
Emmanuel
Manu
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James Mews
Bertuen
John
E. H Stern & Company
Les Levine
Museum
Architectural League
Jean Shrimpton
James C. Crimins
A.M
Rockefeller Plaza
American Printed Fabrics Council
Fifth Avenue Assn
George Plimpton
Kappa Sigma
Diana Didi
Auchineless
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Sacit
Wilterunner
Second Street
Troy
Wt Ave
Eas! Ano
Anjoy
Choamers
Mes. Cranbaugh
Mayflower
Sweet Adelines
Mrs. Nowlin
FOX & Hounds
Heinrich von Thyssen
Nina
Heinrich
Sadruddin
iAga Khan
Karim
Aga Khan
Black
Harry
Nina Dyer
Geneva
Winston
Ginastere
Bomara
New York City
Paolo
Duke of Romerzs
von Stade
Frederica von Stade
Metropolitan Opera
Met
Frederica
National Council
Met Opera Studio
Prince
Biker
Poole
George Weidenfeld
Humphrey
Cleeves Lodge
Hyde Park Gate
London
Weidenfeld
Sandra Yayson
Jack Whitney
Jack
Britain
Hubie
Leopold
Capt
Edward Molyneaux
Antibes
Dennis Birkicht
Wilma Birkicht
Seventh Street
Delta Tau Delta
Iowa State University
Albert
Dacron
Oller
Crtena
Shomaanda
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