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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1959
Page
14
A flurry of holiday gatherings filled Los Angeles area homes with cocktails, lavish décor, and open-house events. Notables from Anoakia open house to the Cannons and McCabes hosted friends and relatives, while hosts on St John Ave and Kensington Drive favored gilded motifs, gold leaves, and snowball decorations.
Mrs. N. Thomas Christopher of 53 S. Parkwood Ave. returns from a two month visit to relatives in Berkeley and San Jose. She stayed with Dr. and Mrs. Philip K. Ferrier and their sons Stephen, Douglas, Alan and David, and with Dr. Howard Christopher and family in San Jose. The trip ended at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Attias in Westchester.
Following the Messiah by Pasadena Symphony and Chorus yesterday afternoon, Dr and Mrs Clif ford Hughes of South Pasadena hosted a dinner on Ashbourne Drive. Teens who usher at all concerts gathered for supper at Carol Colvin's home in Sierra Madre. Symphony Juniors held a supper party at Mr and Mrs W W Adams home on South El Molino Avenue.
Mr and Mrs Donald Whit tier of Pasadena invite 80 Santa Barbara friends to two sit down dinners at their Montecito home. They moved there last spring and designed a Japanese themed house on 10 acres of wooded grounds outside Santa Barbara.
Helen Eloise Wellington of Arcadia and James Lawrence Chilton of Arcadia are betrothed after an Engagement Tea hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wellington. The couple, Arcadia High School graduates, are students at PCC where she pursues dental assisting and he electrical engineering. Chilton recently returned from overseas Navy duty. Wellington is a past honored queen of Bethe 215 Jobs Daughters. No wedding date has been set.
Sierra Madre Daughters of the American Revolution marks its fourth birthday with a 6 30 p m dinner and meeting at the Park House. State Regent Mrs John J Champieux of Alhambra helps host with Mrs Forrest Bassford. cake by Mrs Edwin R Wiseman. decorations by Mrs Archer S Frey. carols led by Mrs Carl Q O Larson. Mines Gwen Becker and Thomas H Bailey oversee the party. guests may attend by reservation.
Victoria Sue Ronald was born November 23 at Hoag Memorial Hospital Newport Beach to Gene Ronald and Beverly Bryan of Corona del Mar. She is the first grandchild of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Bryan of San Marino and the paternal grandmother is Mrs. M. D. Ronald of Corona del Mar.
A letter to Dear Miss Vanderbilt urges readers to sign the guest book at the door of funeral parlors to comfort grieving families. The writer, Mrs. R.S., shares a grandfather's death experience and notes directors value the attendance list. The piece also reports Mrs. Gordon Scott hosting a holiday cocktail gathering for Mrs. George Humphries.
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