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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1951
Page
23
A noon card party will be held tomorrow at Holy Innocents Parish Hall located at 20th Street and Pasadena Avenue. Mrs Frank McGovern will host the event for attendees seeking social afternoon gaming.
New York correspondent notes the four best Broadway sellers are Guys and Dolls The King and I Call Me Madam and South Pacific He praises Guys and Dolls for its big crowds and memorable characters and calls Call Me Madam funnier and more topical with Ethel Merman and Russell Nype delivering a standout duet A pricey NYC is noted with dining spots like Twenty one and the Chambord and the Waldorf Starlight Roof Gallagher is highlighted as a rising singing talent The piece also mentions the United Nations building and modern art shows at MoMA
A personal shower for Miss Shirley Ann Little bride to be of William Edward Hagman was hosted by Miss Helen Crozier with co host Mrs C W Richmond. Pink carnations and shasta daisies adorned the trellis over the gift table while refreshments were served. Attendees included Mrs Leora Little and relatives from local towns plus out of town guests from Los Angeles Santa Monica Cypress Downey and Downey residents.
Belmont Heights Circles of the Women’s Society of Christian Service of Belmont Heights Methodist Church meet at noon tomorrow. Circle 1 led by Mrs. G A Herolz at 249 Mira Mar Ave with cohost Mrs. Henry Hink. Circle 2 hosts at Mrs. C C Crihfield 2801 E 15th St with cohost Mrs Grover. Circle 3 with Lester Balkins 5456 The Toledo and cohostesses Mrs H Spokesfield and Mae Gibbins. Circle 4 at 3608 Senasac Ave with Lyle Sisson and H Kirshman. Circle 6 at 3925 Verdant with Mrs Guy Buckmaster and cohost Mrs Don Malan. Circle 7 at 3931 E Fifth St with Mrs KE H Jones and cohosts Madge Fatout and Frank Price. Circle 8 at 263 Terming Ave with Edith Dane and cohostesses A W Lindsay and J C Hoffman.
Mrs Floyd Brown and Mrs Arthur Maspero hosted a pottery and personal shower for Miss Marion White bride-elect of Robert McCollum of Lancaster. A wishing well hidden treasure clue, tea table with a miniature couple, and pink white crepe decor framed by sweet peas marked the event for Long Beach and USC connections. The wedding is set for July 27 at Unity Church.
The Rockefellers and other art enthusiasts own a collection featuring Cezanne Picasso Klee Steiglitz O Keefe Seurat Gauguin Van Gogh Derain Rouault and Toulouse Lautrec. On the first floor MoMA theater shows silent films, including this week Augeles of Red Gap.
Mrs Henry A Carlstedt of Norwalk was guest of honor at a Welch's luncheon hosted by Mrs S C Herron to celebrate the Carlstedts return from their wedding trip to Lake Tahoe and Mt Lassen National Forest A center piece featured a wedding theme with dove ceramics stephanotis fleurs d amour and gardenias Attendees included Pasadena residents Mrs R S Seares Mrs Mervin Grizzle Miss Josephine Nissley and others from Bellflower Compton and Long Beach Mrs Carlstedt a former Excelsior Union High School staff member and Minnesota native is married to a local teacher in the city's secondary schools.
Mrs Howard Mercer hosted a Long Beach Mounted Guard auxiliary evening with hayride songs and a wiener bake. Attendees included Dawson Secombe James Conner Bob Mitchell Orville Hawkins Loyd Annable and Harry Hill with Howard Mercer leading the horse team.
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