Local debutantes honored at Junior League tea
Debutante tea hosted by the Junior League sustaining members of Westchester on the Hudson was held at James House, Phelps Memorial Hospital grounds in No. Tarrytown. Irvington and North Tarrytown girls named include Victoria Irons, Judith McCormack, Sally Wells Nolan, Katharine Stevenson, Victorine Fleer, and Patrician Melvin, with attendees and honorees attending various local high schools and colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior League of
Westchester-on- Hudson
James House
Phelps Memorial Hospital
No. Tarrytown
Irvington
Victoria Irons
Robert B. Irons
Judith McCormack
Baren J. McCormack
Kathryn Tofante McCormack
Sally Wells Nolan
William J. Nolan, Jr
Katharine Denny Stevenson
Stuart D. Stevenson
Ardsley
Victorine
Suzanne Fleer
Alfred W. Fleer
Patrician
Willian
Melvin
Arthur P. Higgs
North Tarrytown
Ralph L. McAfee
Claude F. Lee
Roger H. Thiele
N. Charles Rorabaugh
Briarcliff Manor
Fleer
Irvington High School
University of California
Pine Manor Jr. College
McCormack
Middlebury
Ryan
Marymount
Ithaca College
Stevenson
Hollins
Virginia
Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs Edwards in Woodbrook Gardens
A daughter named Karyn Michelle was born Monday morning June 10 at Phelps Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Jon D Edwards of Woodbrook Gardens. Mrs Edwards, Judith Pape, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Douglas Pape of Ossining. Mr Edwards is the son of Mr and Mrs Orville D Edwards of Dobbs Ferry. Karyn Michelle is the first grandchild of both families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon D. Edwards
Woodbrook Gardens
Karyn Michelle
Phelps Memorial Hospital
New Tarrytown
Edwards
Judith Pape
Douglas Pape
Ossining
Mr. Edwards
Orville D. Edwards
Dobbs Ferry
Austerity clash over Interior Bureau of Mines spending
Representative H R Gross criticizes the Interior Department for lavish upgrades in the Bureau of Mines director's office. He cites 2018 dollars spent on paint rugs drapes furniture and lighting plus 1500 for an interior decorator. He notes rug-on-rug fashion amid federal belt-tightening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.R. Gross
Iowa
Bureau of Mines
Interior Department
Washington
Jess
Federal Treasury
Eleanor Girard Weds Anthony Gemma Jr in Peabody Mass
Miss Eleanor Marie Girard daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Girard of Peabody Mass became the bride of Anthony A Gemma Jr son of Mr and Mrs Anthony Gemma of 18 South Eckar Street on May 25 in a double ring ceremony at St Johns Church Peabody Rev John Barry officiating Attendants from Rochester N Y and Dayton Ohio Best man Ushers included Pat Gemma Irvington and relatives The couple met at Nazareth College and St John Fisher College and both hold chemistry degrees He is employed by Geigy Chemicals in Ardsley N Y They honeymooned in Puerto Rico and now reside in Irvington
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Marie Girard
Robert Girard
Peabody
Mass
Anthony A. Gemma Jr
Anthony Gemma
South Eckar Street
St. John’s Church
John Barry
Nijale Slapelis
Mary Jean Fudge
Cathy Norris
St. John Fisher College
Rochester
Geigy Chemicals
Ardsley
N.Y
Puerto Rico
Irvington
Notable June Dates From Early American History
Entries note June events and figures such as John Adams moving to the President's House in 1800, the first automatic electric block signal patent in 1870, Charles Lindbergh receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1927, and William Howard Taft becoming Chief Justice in 1921. Also includes quotes about knowledge and life from various 19th and early 20th century editors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Adams
Washington, D.C
Union Tavern
Georgetown
Thomas S. Hall
Stamford
Connecticut
Charles A. Lindberg
William H. Taft
United States Supreme Court
Main Street School field trips close the school year
Irv ington’s Main Street School wrapped up the year with field trips. Vernon Rivers’s language arts class visited the Allied Chemical Building in New York and saw Fiddler on the Roof, while Mrs Mara Ziedins’s class toured the United Nations and the Museum of Natural History.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvington
Main Street
Vernon Rivers
Allied Chemical
New York
Mara Ziedins
United Nations
Museum of Natural History
Nancy Ward Wins Marymount College Scholarship
Nancy Patricia Ward daughter of Mrs Evelyn Ward of 79 South Buckhout Street earns a Marymount College scholarship she will begin as a freshman next fall. A Irvington High School student she belongs to the National Honor Society editor of the yearbook and active as a teacher aid in the Glee Club and on the staffs of the school newspaper and literary magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Patricia Ward
Evelyn Ward
South Buckhout Street
Marymount College
Irvington High School
Glee Club
Cancer Crusade Tops Goal Here
Irvington exceeds its 1968 goal of 3500.00 for the American Cancer Society drive. Chairman William R. Roane III notes 3943.89 raised, compares to 3559.37 in 1967, with volunteers urged to submit kits. Funds support education, research, and care for medically indigent patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Roane III
Irvington
American Cancer Society
Ted Mack
County Crusade
New York
The
County Trust
Main Street
Spooky Rain and Rainy Day Tales From Parochial School
Dreary rainy days spur second graders at Immaculate Conception School to write spooky stories. The collection recounts eerie skies, flying saucers, talking birds, and the fear of storms as children describe visiting friends, lights flashing, and a cast of imaginary visitors, ending with playful resolutions and a dry ending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O—Mmaculate Conception School
Immaculate Conception Pupils Write on Joy by Second Graders
Miss Mary Jane Gibney’s second grade class at Immaculate Conception School expresses ideas of joy in writing. The children describe joy as happiness love helping others friendship and enjoying nature. They connect joy to sharing pennies and passing moments with family and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immaculate Conception
James Bruno
Joy A
Mary Jane Gibney
Immaculate Concepsion School
Fordham Grad Recalls Commencement Joyful Day
Marie Brennan reports Fordham University commencement exercises at Rose Hill campus last Saturday. The article notes graduates including Joy Buckhout Street and references family members with pride as the ceremony marked a celebration of arts degrees and enduring campus scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Ayala
Wlliam G. Finnegan
Joy Buckhout Street
Fordham
Mother University
Rose Hil
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jr. League
David Lane
Ossning
Abbott House
Beverly
Mr. Lane
Irvington Boat Club
Piermont
Juanita Lane
Hattie South
Tarrytown
Painting & Decorating CO
Eleanor Girard
Massachusetts
Pry
County Trust CO
Heliograving
Coatanlyo
Tappan Zee Press
Aqueduct Lane
Irvington, N. Y
Saipma
Wm. Chaffee
Walnut
Bob Pearcy
Danville
Ind
Joseph M. Shaw Iter
Cherokee County
Ala
Dale Holdridge
Langford (S. Dak.) Bugle
Lyric
Medford
Irving Construction Corp. General Contractors
R. Murphy
Irvington, N.Y
William. A. Murphy Real Estate Insurance
Carl Haggerty
Anthony Cudwell
Kevin Hortens
Jackie Bushel
Robert Chesna
Jayne DeLeo
Kathy Foley
Main Street School
Rivers
Alliedical
Bryant Park
Edward Birkner
David Hopkins
Cus
John Nurmi
Donald Hulnick
E. Thayer Drake
Zeidins
U.N
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Ziedins
Sally Stevens
Judy
New York State
BUY
U. S. Savings Sonds
Cancer Crusade
Valley Forge
PTT
Village Cycle Shop
Warburton Ave
Hastings
Harold R. Hegney
Linda DeLeo
Mary Coco
Lin
Linda
Louanne Hongach Tam
Marcella Minotta
Mary Maxfield
Celine Sharman
Broadway
Doctor Rain
Anthony Monti
Joyce DeLeo
Roger Nikitopoulos
Teresa Smith
Joy
Fordham Grad
Marie Brennan
God
U.S
R. Behrens
Grinnel Street
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