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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1951
Page
21
Long Beach schools plan open houses April 23 to 27 with cafeterias serving coffee and doughnuts. At Edison PTA meetings residents heard summer play area ideas from D K Jones, and multiple school groups announced officer installations, classroom demonstrations, and social events led by parent groups and teachers.
The Lincoln unit elected new officers at a PTA meeting with Mrs. John A. Merritt elected president. Others named as vice presidents, secretaries, treasurer, auditor, and historian, while additional remarks covered library services and a reading group demonstration. The report included remarks from Dr. Virginia Bailard on early mental health support and ongoing PTA activities across the Long Beach area.
John Orokasamy South India Rotarian exchange scholar spoke to the Long Beach Phi Beta Kappa group at Alamites branch library on democratic ideals freedom and Gandhi Nehru peace. He described India current politics social reforms and education aims while war clouds loom. Lunch planned Pomona May 12 and Long Beach meeting May 23 with Dr Earl Cranston as speaker.
Directors of the Junior Flower Growers Club met at the Wiley home to plan the annual parade of flowers on May 19 in North Long Beach. Mrs Wiley is parade chairman. Attendees included Mrs. Trigg, Mrs. Wood, Mrs. Darling, Mrs. Jordan, and Mrs. How.
A Tri Sigma shower at Mrs. D F Bassett home honored Mos 3 8 with gifts and pink blue calla decor. Attendees included numerous chapter members. similar installs occurred at Pi Delta Epsilon with an April motif and officers named. Ocean View WCTU held a Belmont Heights Church meeting with a program led by Edith Cocks and Irene Olds focusing on church aims and religious education.
The Service Chapter No. 414 OES will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Jonic Room Town Hall with Worthy Matron Phyllis Peterson and Worthy Patron R D Taylor presiding Blanche Hales chairs the evening with a business session to urge letters supporting Camp Hi Hill legislation to William S Grant Herbert Kleckstein and Francis Dunt Jr Mrs D L Bryant will be delegate to the state convention at San Diego First grade room mothers hosted the coffee hour
New Lakewood chapter of the Daughters of the British Empire received its charter yesterday and elected and installed officers at a tea hosted by Mrs. Arthur J. Zerbe. Mrs. Samuel E. Tremelien elected regent and state recording secretary, with Mrs. Arthur J. Newton of Long Beach installing officers. Other officers include Mrs. Dorothy Ketteringham as first vice regent and Mrs. Victor Gessford as recording secretary. Initiates included Mrs. Zerby and Dr. Ellen Magnall. Lt. Commander Sylvester resumed duties in Oakland after a visit by plane with Mrs. Sylvester and their parents Mrs. M. B. Dunicle and Mrs. V. W. Sylvester.
The Long Beach Branch Auxiliary to the Los Angeles County Medical Association held a tea at Mrs. Ben Parks home on El Roble Avenue to welcome new members. Mrs. H Milton Van Dyke and Mrs. Lorin Nelson led the event with Mrs. Parks greeting at the door. Honored guests included Mines R A Lake Franklin B Wilkins Theodore Schepeler Gustavus Bock Jack L Lymn Edward J Winter and others.
A birthday dinner honored Ann Colwell with entertainment and games. Guests included Mollie Ellison Elizabeth Witt Jerry Owens Betty Jan Colwell Blanche Spencer Ann Parry Helen Lockey Gertrude Legent Helen Livingstone Sue Kim Mark Keesem and Ira Connors. Capt and Mrs John Preller of Locust Ave returned from a holiday at Gilman Hot Springs near San Jacinto.
Reissued advertisement spotlights blouses that look like linen yet are nylon. The items are praised for texture and quality, offered at the same affordable price as before. Sleeveless styles highlighted.
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