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PAGE TWOCORONADO CITIZEN—PHONE HENLEY 3-3464FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1941DELPHINE SMITHSociety Editor★ Coronado Society, Clubs, Women’s ActivitiesyPhone Henley 3-3464Phone Henley 3-5456LatiivAmerican DigToBe Tendered ReceptionVisitors Occasion Round of PartiseTwo outstanding social events are scheduled for next week. An informal reception honoring chiefs of naval general staffs from eleven Latin American countries will be held in the Commissioned Officers' Mess, Naval Air station, at 3.30 Monday afternoon. The reception willI—tUfbe one of the highlights of the entertainment program arranged for the visiting dignitaries during their one-day visit to the San Diego area. The guests ofhonor include: ^Vice Admiral Jose Machada de Castro e Silva, Brazil; Vice Admiral Julio Allard P., Chile; Vice Admiral Jose Guisasola, Argentina; Rear Admiral Gustavo A. Schroder. Uruguay; Rear Admiral Carlos Rotalde G. del V., Peru; Commodore David Coello Ochoa, Mexico; Captain Julio Diez Ar-guelles y Fernandez Castro, Cuba; Colonel Francisco Tamayo Cortes, Colombia, Commander Cesar A. Mogollon Cardenes, Ecuador; Commander Antonio Pic-ardi, Venezuela; Commander Ramon Diaz Benza. Paraguay.Rear Admiral C. A. Blakely, U. S. N., commandant of the Eleventh Naval district, is host to the ‘’good will” chiefs of staff during a five day stay in the Eleventh Naval district. Assisting the commandant with arrangement for inspections of defense facilities in the district are:Maj. Gen. Wiliam P. Upshur, U. S. M. C., commanding general Marine Corps Base and Department of the Pacific; Rear Adm. Aubrey W. Fitch, U. S. N., commanding Carrier Division one, U. S. Pacific Fleet; Maj. Gen. Clayton B. Vogel, U. S. M. C.,commanding general. Second Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force; Capt. George M. Rovenscroft, U. S. N., chief of staff, Eleventh Naval district, San Diego; Capt. Richard B. Coffman. U. S. N., assistant commandant, Eleventh Naval district, Los Angeles; Capt. Ernest L. Gunther, U. S. N., commanding Naval Air station, San Diego; Capt. Samuel J. Zeigler jr., General Inspector of Naval Aircraft, Western Division.A large share of this week’s social life centers around out-of-town visitors.Mrs. E. L. Walbridge has in-v ted friends to a cocktail party this afternoon in her home in compliment to her aunt, Miss Sally Libby of Toledo, O., and Mrs. Charles Ashley of Toledo who will spend a month here with Mrs. Walbridge.Mrs. Walbride’s mother, Mrs. G. G. Major, who makes her home at Hotel del Coronado, entertained at dinner Wednesday evening in honor of Mrs. Ashley and Miss Libby. Mrs. Major will accompany Mrs. Walbridge and her house guests to Castilleja school when they go north to attend the June graduation of Miss Betty Walbridge.Rear Adm. John Sidney McCain, commandant aircraft scouting force, and Mrs. McCain, and officers of the staff of the commander of aircraft scouting force and their wives and Lt. Comdr. W. M. McCade, commander Patrol Wing 1 and Mrs. McCade and the officers of Patrol Wing 1 and their wives are entertaining at tea from 5 to 7 Wednesday afternoon in the Commissioned Officers' mess, North Island. Approximately 40 invited guests will attend.The patio of the La Avenida cafe furnished the setting for one of the most attractively appointed parties of the week, the mothers and daughters luncheon given by an out-of-town visitor, Mrs. William Freshour of Piqua, 0., who is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Jessop, and Mr. Jessop of San Diego. Mrs. Freshour’s guestj numbering 10 were from San Diego.Betrothed Couples Plan June WeddingsHonored guest at Alberto Cam-pione’s shpper party in the Circus Room at Hotel del Coronado Saturday evening was Mrs. Waldo C. Bryona who is to leave for her home in Bridgeport, Conn., following a six months sojourn at the hotel.NANCY'S NOTEBOOKGREETING many of her old fr.’ends in town a few days last week was Mrs. Maurice E. Curts, who was a house gues* while here of Mrs. C. R. Brown. Bobby Curts was down for the week end at the Brown home. Mrs. Curts and Bobby and Danny have set June 25 as their sailing date for Honolulu to join Comdr. Curts.BEING WELCOMED here are Mrs. Harry E. Ryan and her daughters, Mary and Kathleen, family of Lt. Ryan (MC) who have come from Centralia, Illinois, to join him. Dr. Ryan is on duty at the Marine Base, San Diego.NOW RESIDING at the Monterey apartments are Lt. Comdr. and Mrs. Fremont B. Eggers, who have recently arrived from Bremerton, Washington. Comdr. Eggers is attached to the USS Saratoga.THE MANY friends of Mrs. GuyD. Engle are happy to hear that she is convalescing nicely from a recent illness. Her husband, Dr. Engle and their daughter, Mrs. Graham Paul Brig’ht, who were caded here by her illness left Friday by train. Dr. Engle will return to his medical practice in Pittsburgh, Pa., and Mrs. Bright to Anacostia Naval Air Station where her husiband, Lt. (jg) Bright is stationed.IN CELEBRATION of her 11thbirthday, Connie Rodee, daughter of Lt. Comdr ami’ ‘Mrs. Walter Rodee, invited several of her little friends to a luncheon at her home Saturday, May 2 and later took her guests to the theater.I)R. C. C. LATHAM was host Monday evening, May 5, at an attractively appointed dinner in the La Aventdb cafe, his guests being the board of directors of the San Diego county Dental Society.THE GARDEN of their North Island quarters was the setting Sunday for the first of a series of Sunday buffet luncheons to be given by Capt. and Mrs. A. C. Miles. The party complimentsd Capt. E. L. Gunther, commanding officer of the Naval Air station, and Mrs. Gunther. As Capt. and Mrs. Miles will depart this summer for the east, the parties will serve as a farewell to their many friends.MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM R.DARLING, jr., have moved next door to the house they formerly occupied on Isabella ave. Their former home now being redecorated by its owner, Mrs. Percival Thompson, mother of Mrs. Darling .LEAVING yesterday for San Francisco to spend two weeks with relatives and friends was Mrs. Frank Godfrey. She will be the house guest of Mr. and1 Mrs Jefferson Alison, jr., of Berkeley this week-end. The Alisons plan toLuncheon Fetes Staff Officers WivesMrs. W. C. Chambliss was hostess May 7 at luncheon in the Commissioned Officers’ Mess, North Island, feting wives of officers attached to Rear Adm. William F. Halsey’s staff. Invited were Mmes. J. J. Gaffney, John Hoover, Miles Browning, W. H. Buracker, D. L. Taylor, H. L. Dodson, Henry R. Ooster, B. E. Grow, Edawrd M. Gondra, R. F. Parker and Karl Day.■Sacred Heart Church Sceneof Matheson-DeGarmo RitesAt a nuptial mass read by Father John Purcell at 9 a.m. Monday in Sacred Heart church, Miss Doris Agnes DeGarmo, the daughter of Mrs. Pauleen A. De Garmo, became the bride of James Boyer Matheson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Matheson. White and pastel flowers decorated the altar and side altars ofHOBBS-KIEFER WEDDING RITES SOLEMNIZED SUNDAY AFTERNOONThe Graham Memorial Presbyterian church was the setting at 4 p. m. for the marriage of Miss Golden B. Kiefer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Kiefer, and Harold F. Hobbs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest H. Hobbs of Washington, D. C. The Rev. Kenneth Carson performed the ceremony.The bride, given in marriage by her Tather, wore a full skirted white lace gown styled with sweetheart neckline and long, close fitting sleeves. Her elbow length veil was held in place by a cap of orange blossons and lilies of the valley atva1 she carried a white bible with a marker of lilies of the valley.Miss James Sets Wedding DateMaid of honor was the bride’s sister, Miss Martha Kiefer. Both attendants wore gowns of pastel shades. Serving the bridegroom as bestman was the bride’s brother, Kenneth Kiefer.The bride attended Coronado schools and is a member of the Eastern Star. Mr. Hobbs attended Washington college, Washington,D. C.Following a wedding trip to the northern part of the state the couple will live here.the church. The bride wore a powder blue redingote style dress with matching turban and gloves and a corsage of white orchids.Miss Charlotte De Garmo served her sister as maid of honor. Her beige and brown crepe dress was accented with brown and white accessories and a gardenia corsage. Harry Titus was best man.Andrew Shawles played Lohengrin and Wagner wedding marches and Bach Gounods Ave Maria at the beginning of the service and soft music for the remainder of the ceremony.A buffet supper followed in the home of the bride’s mother, •736 I Avenue. After a short wedding trip the couple will return to live at 853 I Avenue.The bride studied at St. Mary’s of the Springs college, Columbus, Ohio, and Mr. Matheson attended University of Redlands. He is now connected with the Coronado branch, Bank of America.\/ ©thru the turnstyle tofnr o viait oa ormn u QMiss Marjorie James, who with her mother, Mrs. C. M. James, has been living here for the past several months, has chosen June 1 as the date for her wedding to Ens. Eugene Volney Knox, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert C. Knox/ %economy and valuelmeat/t-bone steaks
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Coronado Citizen
Coronado, California, US
Fri, May 16, 1941
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