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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1960
Page
6
Beulah Yager and Mr and Mrs Harry Garland of Long Beach return from a 17 day trip with 41 members of the Railroad Social Club of Long Beach. The group visited points of interest and spent two days at the Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans.
Del Mar Rebekah Lodge 275 marks the birthday of Schuyler Colfax founder of the Degree of Rebekah with a Tuesday 8 pm meeting in the Ma chinist Building. Mrs Harriet Henriksen of San Pedro district deputy president attends as official guest and delegates are elected to the Rebekah Assembly in San Jose next May. Mrs Lorraine Ely hosts the social hour.
The Sun Shine Circle led by Dr Margaret Clark will meet for a luncheon on Tuesday in Colonial Hall located at 51 Locust Ave. The event invites members to attend and discuss upcoming activities.
London dispatch describes Princess Margaret’s wedding day with minute timing from 8 am May 6 to balcony appearance at Clarence House and Westminster Abbey. Antony Armstrong Jones accompanies Margaret through morning rituals, procession, ceremony, registry, carriage ride, reception, and public balcony moment.
The Mathers Club will meet at 7 pm Tuesday in the Belmont Shore Masonic Temple at 1630 E Anaheim St. Mrs Jean Halverson will preside and new officers will be installed.
May wedding planned as Mady Coetbraod of The Hague announces betrothal to James Byrne of New Rochelle New York. The families May celebrate a forthcoming marriage with ceremony in the Netherlands and United States involvement.
Miss Evelyn Collins Hill, a 70 plus year old owner of Sea Breeze near Lynn Haven Virginia, presides over a 200 acre estate with azaleas, roses and a bird sanctuary. She funds garden restoration, exhibits at the New York International Flower Show, and views gardening as life despite criticism from others. Her family history links to Seaboard Railroad and notable Virginia figures. She plans a July 9 wedding for Joanne Osman and Frederick Elders, both prominent in college life and journalism circles.
Georgene Smith will be installed as worthy high priestess of Calgary Shrine in an officer installation at 8 p.m. April 1 in the Monte Vista Masonic Temple, 1420 E Market St. New officers include Henry LaRose as watchman and Maybelle LaRose Kathleen Glover Joanna Kent Sue Hall Edna Ballard and Viola Roberts. Alpha night for retiring leaders Helen Beckett Drennan and Aldine Mallett was staged at a recent shrine meeting.
District deputy president Mrs Len nie Atchley will observe American Legion and Rebekah Lodge 360s 41st birthday with a 6:30 pm potluck supper and 8 pm program at Marie Butler Bertha Veterans Building. Arthur L Peterson Post and St Patrick theme will decorate. James Collins Zorn will guest speak at the business meeting.
Jeannette Bernstein will host a Hadassah Business and Professional Women meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. in her home at 2364 Atlantic Ave., with io members expected to attend.
Coastal Ruths Assn. will meet Saturday at noon at Village Inn 2094 Bellflower Bird. Hostesses will be Belmont Shore Chapter members of the Order of Eastern Star with Evaneal Allred as chairman.
Dr Donald H Scott political science instructor at Long Head City College will speak to the 18th Congressional District Republican Women after 1 p m Wednesday in the Lafayette Hotel Red Velvet Room His topic What Republican Women Can Do About the 1960 Elections A 10 minute film What I Saw in Russia with commentary by Vice President Richard Nixon will supplement the talk Mrs John L Kelly will preside An Annual School of Politics for the Los Angeles area will take place at 10 a m March 23 in Rodger Young Auditorium Los Angeles Local members may make reservations with Mrs Kelly
Folk music attracts many patrons at the Main Library as new phonograph records and books arrive. New weekly acquisitions include American song collections by Lomax and Seeger, Songs of a New York Lumberjack, Jewish Folk Songs, Matlachi Vargas of Tecalitlan, Gaelic Songs and Legends, and Negro Prison Songs from the Mississippi State Penitentiary. Patrons may borrow for two weeks from the Main Library record selection.
Richard Dyer-Rennet will sing a rollicking concert of rare ballads and folksongs at Wilshire Ebell Theatre Los Angeles at 8 40 p m March 24. He will accompany himself on guitar and brings both performer and musicologist credentials to a program spanning ancient to modern tunes.
Mildred Flanary editor of The Independent Press Telegram won two California Association of Press Women awards at a Los Angeles luncheon. She placed first in the women's Sunday features division and earned a third place honor.
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