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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1959
Page
10
Floral decor and an old fashioned garden theme framed a Mothers Day breakfast by Taoleon Club at the Boulevard Room of the Lafayette Hotel. Janine Buehner led the program with contributions by Junior Taoleons and a playlet Grandmother's Garden starring Grandma Keys.
Lorraine Relen-Rivera and Huston Lee Schivartz tied at Four Square Church in a single-ring rite. Parents Albert Rels and Emil Macks, both of Long Beach, attended. The couple reside at 3600 E 7th St.
New York based Felicia Canova runs a cultured pearl business and contrasts warmth with price tags noting cultured pearls cost far less than genuine ones. She explains genuine pearls can reach eighty six thousand dollars while cultured varieties range from two hundred to five thousand depending on quality and strand length. She and club members attend a Saturday party at the American Legion Post in Signal Hill hosted by Gazelles club with their French-born spouses.
The article profiles Mrs Canova a former secretary who joined Leonard Rosenthal’s firm after WWII then opened her own pearl business. She discusses pearls as symbols across cultures, jewel tones for different complexions, and notes the Hope pearl’s status. She recalls wearing pearls as a beauty standard and advises selecting tones to suit hair and skin.
Regina Ruth Sullivan and David Erle Ritchie were married in a double ring Catholic ceremony at St Barnabas Church. Sullivan wore a white lace and tulle gown with a seed pearl Juliet cap, carrying a bouquet of Phalaenopsis stephanotis and carnations. Her sister, Mrs William H White, served as maid of honor in aqua silk.
The ceremony for the son of Mr and Mrs Eric V Ritchie of Pomona was attended by best man J Ed Brown. The couple plan a Bay Area home after a Carmel honeymoon. The bride is a Polytech High School graduate and Long Beach City College alumna with Sigma Delta Phi and BPW affiliations. Alpha Gamma Chapter delta Chi Sigma to host 12 chapters in Lynwood on Thursday at World Saving and Loan Bldg. Social hour to follow. committee led by Mrs Robert Harris.
Miss Helen Davenport was seated as dean of the Organists Guild along with officers at the season’s final meeting held at First Presbyterian Church. Rev. Richard Irving of North Long Beach Presbyterian conducted the installation, Davenport also serves as organist at First Presbyterian and accompanist for the Schola Cantorum of Long Beach City College.
Signal Hill unit 490 American Legion Auxiliary will hold a 6 30 p m potluck supper at City Hall Tuesday with election of officers at 8 00 p m. Special guests are Judy Robinson, unit 490 delegate to Girls State in Sacramento, and Mary Kay Gish, past auxiliary representative.
Mrs Reed Jensen will host an alumnae gathering at 616 Eberle Street Tuesday evening. A Long A public card party at Beach Alpha Omicron Pi is planned for 8 p.m. Tuesday with St Francis Guild attendees. The Our Lady of Refuge Catholics meeting at Pauls Restaurant 4101 Bellflower Blvd includes dinner, awards, and refreshments.
At an open house for Mr and Mrs George Higgins of 3840 East Sixth Street guests learned of the engagement between Georgia Lea Higgins and Marshall Arthur Petersen both juniors at the University of Redlands. The couple have not set a wedding date. The event featured pink and silver decor and engraved silver cards announcing the engagement. Georgia Higgins, a Wilson High School graduate, has held student government roles at Redlands University and been active in Spurs and Delta Kappa Psi. Petersen, son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Petersen of Whittier, is Redlands Student Body president and a member of Alpha Gamma Nu Fraternity.
Mr. and Mrs. Kermit W Hallenbeck announce the engagement of their daughter Katherine Inez Hallenbeck to Don Evan Appleby son of Mr. and Mrs Harold R Appleby. Katherine a former Job's Daughters queen and Millikan High School graduate studies nursing at Good Samaritan Hospital Los Angeles. Don Appleby a Polytechnic High School graduate attended Long Beach City College where he led AMS and student council and served as secretary of Thane.
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