Lois Evelyn Southwell To Wed ...

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THE POST, FRIDAY, JULY4, 1947

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Betty Scott Engaged

Entertain At Tea Party

To Herbert Kemmerer Jr. At Ray Shiber Home

Betrothed

Miss Elizabeth Jane Owens

Personal Mr. and Mrs. Russell E. Scott, Sr., of Loyalville, announce the engagement of their, daughter, Betty Jane,

to Herbert M. Kemmerer, ]Jr., son

"Mr. and Mis. Clyde Cooper of Lehman Ave. had as weekend guests, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Williams and

children, Eleanor and Don, of West

field, N.J. Eleanor is spending the week here. The "Coopers will drive her home this weekend.

Mr. and Mrs. H. Michael Strub Jr. and children of Machell avenue are spending their vacation with the lat ter's parents, . Mr. and Mrs. Richard Giering, of Easton.

of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Kemmerer, Sr. of Sweet Valley, R.D.

Miss Scott is a student at Laketon High School. Mr. Kemmerer received his honorable discharge from service about a year ago after serving overseas.

He is engaged in farming at Sweet Valley R.D.

No date has been set for the wed-

ding.

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Lois Evelyn Southwell

Mr. and Mrs. Howell E. Rees, of

Nassau, Bahama Islands, will arrive carly this month to spend a month's

vacation in New York City, Shick-

shinny and Dallas.

Mr. and Mrs.-C. W. Bertels and family, former Forty Fort residents, have purchased the Hunt farm at Trucksville R. D. and are making their

home there.

To Wed Russell Bertram

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Southwell of Chase road announce the engagement of their daughter, Lois Evelyn, to Russell Bertram of Hughes street, Luzerne.

No date has been s?t for the wedding.

Mrs. Ray Shiber of Center Hill

road and Mrs. David Evans enter-

tained at a lovely tea, the first of a series sponsored by Dallas W.S.C.S. at the Shiber home on Saturday afternoon. Proceeds from the teas will be used to buy communion plates in honor of the late Mrs. Laura Patterson. Saturday was Mrs. Patterson's birthday anniversary.

The party table was attractive with centerpiece of pink and white roses and pink and white tapers. A huge birthday cake covered with candles, honored Mrs. Patterson and also Mrs. Frank Garrahan whose birthday was Saturday.

|r Mrs. C, S. Hildebrant and Mrs.

Philip Ritter poured.

Present were: Mrs. Wesley Hino

ler, Mrs. Ralph Hallock, Mrs. Richard Robins, Mrs. F. B. Schooley, Mrs. Fred Welsh, Mrs. Harry Snyder, Mrs.

Elmer Parrish, Mrs. Sterling Machell,

Mrs. A. H. Van Northwick, Mrs. Thomas Varker, Mrs. A. C. Devens, Mrs. John Jeter, Mrs. W. Rodman

Is Bride Of Robert Stewart

Miss Elizabeth Jane Owens, daughter arranged on crown of orange blos-

of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Owens of soms. She carried a shower bouquet

Harris Hill road, Trucksville, became the bride of Robert S. Stewart of

of white roses and baby breath. Miss Morris selected blue dotted

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New Castle, Del., in Trucksville Methodist Church Saturday afternoon at

swiss gown and carrfed pink roses. Bridesmaids chose pink dotted swiss

two o'clock. Rev. George Roberts and pink roses and delphinium.

performed the ceremony. Mrs. George Hetherington was soloist accompanied

Following the ceremony, a recep-' tion was held at Irem Country Club.

by Mrs. Ruth Turn Reynolds.

Dorothy Brace Has

Miss Jane Morris, cousin of the

bride, was maid of honor and Mrs. Tenth Birthday Party

Daniel Crispell and Mrs. John "Ul-

rich, bridesmaids. Kenneth Wigett was best man and John Owens, brother of the bride, and John Ul-

rich, ushers.

Dorothy Brace celebrated her tenth birthday anniversary recently by entertaining a few frineds at her home. Present were: Iva Derby, Ila Lou Wil

The bride was attractive in nylon son, Joyce Sweppenheiser, Barbara

gown with fingertip veil of illusion Vavrek, Beatrice Race and Dorothy.

HOLIDAY SALE

Mr. and Mrs. William Lynch of Harrisburg are spending sometime with

the latter's mother, Mrs. Morgan Wil

cox of Lake street. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dungey .of

Lake street had as guests several days last week Mrs. E. B. Lewis of Alexandria, Va., and Mrs. Dungey's aunt, Mrs. L. A. Clark of Scranton. Last weekend the Dungeys spent at Buck Hill falls and Saturday they attended the Dungey-Anderson wedding in Ber-

To Teach at Lehman

Derr, Mrs. William Baker, Sr., Miss Margaret Veitch, Mrs. Edgar Brace, Mrs. Stanley Davies, Mrs. Ralph Brown, Mrs. Morgan Wilcox, Mrs. Harold Titman, Mrs. Clarence LaBar, Mrs. Donald Frantz, Mrs. J. S. Rinehimer, Mrs. Amanda Yaple, Mrs. Arthur Keefer, Mrs. Belle Lauderbach, Miss Mary Still, Mrs. Bert Lewis, Mrs. William Lynch, Mrs. Frank Garrahan, Mrs. Hildebrant, Mrs. Ritter and the hostess.

Girls' & Misses Shorts i

Girls' Slacks

"DP price

wick. Mr. and Mrs. John Dungey

and daughter, Carol, are their guests

this week.

George Taylor, supervising principal,

and David Price, teacher of Laketon

High School are attending summer school at Bucknell University.

Russell Ruble, Ray Henney and

Mr. and Mrs. Shaver Entertain at Party

Mr. and Mrs. Milford Shaver entertained a number of friends at their home at Goss Manor Saturday eve-

MISS JANE JOSEPH

Sun Suits and 3c |

Overalls $1.00

Sheldon Mosier. and Miss Jean Staple: ton attended the American Vocational

Association conference at Eaglesmere

last week. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ide of

Trucksville entertained a few friends

at a hamburg and hot dog party at

their outdoor fire place Sunday even-

ing. Be. and Mrs. A. A. Mascali of

Machell avenue will have as holiday guests, Mr. and Mrs. George Bonanno

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ning. Present were: Mr. and Mrs. John Yaple, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Shaver, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Richards, Mr. and Mrs, Ross Lewin, Miss Mary Weir, Mrs. Lettie Culver and the host

and hostess.

pleting her senior year as student Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Joseph of ) nurse in Wilkes-Barre General Hoston avenue announce the engagement pital.

of their daughter, Jane, to Ernest Mr. Thomas is a graduate of CoughThomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel lin High School. He served three

Thomas of Hollenback avenue, Wilkes- years `with the U.S. Navy during the

Dr. and Mrs. Mascali

Barre.

war and is now employed by the

Miss Joseph is a graduate of Dallas Wilkes-Barre Savings and Deposit

Are Hosts at Reunion

Borough High School. She is com- | Bank.

Miss Dorothy Huminik Is Dr. and Mrs. A. A. Mascali enter-

Summer Dresses

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and George of Upper Montclair, N.J. Miss Charlotte Hauck, Mrs. Mascali's

sister, is spending the summer in

Dailas. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Reed of

Huntsville road had as weekend guest the latter's mother, Mrs. Ford Johnson of Shavertown. . Mr. and Mrs. `John A. Reedy of

enter Hill road had as guests over the weekend Dr. and Mrs. Albert G. Morrish of Wilkes-Barre. Tuesday Mrs. "Reedy left for New York City where she will `visit her daughter, Mary, a student at Columbia Univer-

sity. nh and Mrs. Harry Ruggles of

West Dallas had as dinner guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ruggles, Sr. of Kingston and Mr. and Mrs. John Ruggles and sons, Jack and Dick of

West Dallas. C. J. Eipper, former Dallas Town-

ship school director, is a patient at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital where he is recovering from a heart attack suffered Thursday evening. Employed in Philadelphia for the past six years, Mr. Eipper had returned home on Tuesday for a few days vacation. He is being treated by Dr. Malcolm

Borthwick. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Clemow have

returned to their home at Idetown after spending a vacation in Michigan.

Mrs. Robert Milne and daughter, Marlene of Machell avenue left Tues

day to spend several weeks with the

former's family in Canada.

Miss Lois Griesing, student nurse at

University of Pennsylvania Hospital is spending a two week vacation with her parents, Mr. and `Mrs. Herbert Griesing of Franklin street.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Payne of Harvey's Lake had as guests over the weekend the latter's sister and brotherin-law, Mr. and Mrs. William Wright

of Point Pleasant, N. J. Mz:. and Mrs. Lloyd Richards and

daughter, Susanne of Elizabeth, N. J.,

spent the weekend with Mrs. Richards' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Addison Wool

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"Lady in the Lake"

Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter CARTOON

Miss Ruth Shellhamer, daughter of tained at a family reunion at their

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Shellhamer,

of Nanticoke, and a member of the 1947 graduating class of Drexel University, has been elected as home economics teacher at Lehman High School. She will also be in charge of the Lehman cannery during the

summer.

Holding a B.S. Degree in Home Economics, Miss Shellhamer comes well prepared to maintain the high standards established at Lehman by her predecessor, Mrs. Hannah Orr. Mrs. Orr resigned recently to accept a position: with Luzerne County Gas and Electric Corporation in Kingston.

home on Machell avehue Sunday to celebrate the birthday anniversary of

Mrs. Mascali's father, Charles Hauck.

Present were: Mr. and Mrs. Charles

Hauck of Lock Haven; Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Hauck of Ephrata; Mr. and

Mrs. John Shrack, Mrs. Ben Rambo,

Shirley, Jean Rambo, Bill Smith of Royersford; Mr: and Mrs. Michael Chyke and Eleanor, Calvin, David, Martha, Rachel of Tower City; Mr. and Mrs. Orval Hauck and Eddie and Carol of Kutztown; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hauck and Kitty of Norton avenue;

Miss Charlotte Hauck, Dr. and Mrs. Mascali and Marian.

Married To Charles Smith

Miss Dorothy Huminik, daughter of carried American Beauty roses. Her

Mr. and Mrs. Anton Huminik of shoulder-length veil was caught with

Harvey's Lake, became the bride of organdie bows.

Charles Smith, son of Raymond Mrs. Huminik, mother of the bride

Smith of Harvey's Lake, Sunday, chose aqua crepe skirt with eyelet top

June 29 at 4 PM. The Very Rever- and white accessories. Her shoulder

end Anthony Reppalla performed the bouquet was of American Beauty

double ring ceremony in St. John's roses. Mrs. Jacob Brin, maternal grand-

Russian Orthodox Church of Edwards. mother, wore pink with red roses.

ville, before "an altar banked with Best man was Walter Huminik,

white "peonies and mock orange and brother of the bride.

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lighted by tall white tapers.

Following the ceremony, a recep-

The bride was attractive in gown of tion for about a hundred and fifty

At Drexel, Miss Shellhamer was a member of Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority, the Home Economics `Association and Y.W.C.A.

Sweet Valley Class Picnics At Allen Home

Kings' Daughters Class of the Church of Christ enjoyed a picnic at the home of Otis Allen, Harvey's

Lake, Monday. Present were: Rev.

and Mrs. E. J. Waterstripe, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Allen Jr., Mrs. Eva Allen, Mrs. Arden Birth, Mrs.- Earl Hartman, Joan, Mrs. L. C. Wesley, Mrs. Lewis Williams, Mrs. Stanley Hontz, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Cope, Rhoda and Lois, Mrs. Alfred Bronson, Janice and Dean, Geraldine and Larry Hontz, Clyde Casterline, Miss Bethia Allen and the host and hostess.

Have New Son

Mr. and Mrs. George Taylor of Harvey's Lake announce the birth of a son at Nesbitt Hospital Thursday, June 26. Mrs. Taylor is the former Lola Reynalds of Westchester. Mr. Taylor is supervising principal of Laketon Schools. This is their first child. They will call him Douglas Wilson.

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Mrs. Borge Lyhne Is

Honored At Shower

Mrs. George Berlew was hostess at a shower honoring Mrs. Borge Lyhne, a recent bride, at her home at Demunds recently. Mrs. Lyhne received many lovely gifts. Guests were members of Demunds Harmony Club.

Plans were made to hold a picnic July 24 at Rozelle Park. Mrs. Wil

white satin fashioned with tight

bodice, high neckline, long tight sleeves ending in points at the wrists and full organdie skirt ending in train. Her finger tip veil fell from a wreath of apple blossoms, and she carried a bouquet of white roses and baby's breath.

Miss Betty Smith, sister of the

bridegroom, acted as maid of honor. She selected whit? net gown and

guests was held at the home of the bride and the couple left for a trip to Canada.

Mrs. Smith is a graduate of Laketon High School and has been employed by Natona Mills. Mr. Smith was also graduated from Laketon High School and served during the war with the Merchant Marines and the U. S. Army. He is now engaged in painting.

Charles Goodriches,

| Arthur Dungeys Are

Honored At Shower

Hosts At Supper Party

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Goodrich were guests of honor at a variety shower given by Mr. and Mrs. Fred

Goodrich at their home in Alderson, Saturday evening. Mrs. Goodrich is the former Betty Steidinger of Carver-

ton. Many beautiful and useful gifts were received by the couple.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dungey of Lake street: entertained members of the Atherton Sunday School Class of First Presbyterian Church of WailkesBarre at a covered dish supper last Thursday evening.

An evening of visiting and group singing was enjoyed.

Present were: Mr. and Mrs. Charles

liam Rozelle, Mrs. Ira Frantz, Mrs.

bert of Goss Manor. They will also John Perry and Mrs. Leon Fredd will spend the holiday weekend with the be in charge.

Woolberts.

Present at the shower were: Mrs.'

Mrs. Lettie Culver of Machell ave: Robert Green, Mrs. Howard James, nue and Mrs. Charles W. Lee of Lee Mrs. Byron Kester, Mrs. Henry Phil-

Acres spent several days last week lips, Mrs. Weldon Carle, Mrs. Ira

in New York City as delegates to the Frantz, Mrs. Leon Fredd, Mrs. William

National Convention of Federated Rozelle, Mrs. Harry Sweppenheiser,

Women's Clubs. They stayed at the Mrs. W. E. Schoonover, Mrs. Carl

Waldorf.

Smith, Mrs. J. J. Voitek, Mrs. John

Mrs. Lloyd Shaver and children, Perry, Mrs. Henry Wells, Mrs. Paul

Jery Ann and Lloyd of New Town Square spent last week visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ross Lewin of Goss Manor. Mr.

Mahler, Mrs. William Love, Mrs.

Borge Lyhne, Thais Rozelle, Carol Mae Smith, Harry Sweppenheiser, Jr., Roger Bellas, Joseph Voitek, Richard

Berlew, and the hostess.

Next meeting will be at the home of

ATHLETES FOOT GERM rs. Henry Phillips. HOW TO KILL IT.

Present were: Mr. and Mrs. Walter

Handel" of Noxen; George Pekhaller of Philadelphia; Grace Robbins and Mrs. Minnie Comstock of Wyoming; Raymond Steidinger of Carverton; Mrs. Thomas Rooche and son Tommy of Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. William

Harris, Mr. and Mrs. William Hil

gert, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Nava-

josky, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Hoyt, Mrs.

Marion Witter and Charles Witter,

Miss Lois Ward, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Jones and Ruby Jones, Mrs. Florence Conden, all of Alderson; Mrs. William Delhammer of Beaumont; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Frantz and Christine Steidinger of Kunkle; Billy Goodrich, the guests of honor, and the host and hostess.

Dana, Mr. and Mrs. John Reedy, Rev. and Mrs. Jules Ayers and David and Joanne, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Philips, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Blanchard, Mrs. Aurora Knorr, Mrs. William Wilson, Mrs. H. H. Zeiser, Mrs. I. A. Clark, Mrs. E. B. Lewis, Mrs, Maude Fletcher, Mrs. Waite, Miss Bess Davis, Miss Kate Williams, Miss Clara Leuder, Miss Effie Enterline, Miss Harriet Frantz, Miss Lottie Briggs, Miss Sarah Geddes, and the host and hostess.

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Shaver and Brent Bray and Elizabeth Whitely drove up for them over the weekend.

Mrs. Frederick Kirkendall and chil dren of Kingston have opened their summer home on Terrace street.

Mr. and Mrs. Anton Huminik of Harvey's Lake have as guests Mr. and

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Joseph Schoenwetter of Luzerne spent the weekend with his daughter,

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By lo Qriielrs

Author of Early American Furniture Makers

Story of American Furniture Collecting Antiques in America

*Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.

Antique Chairs for Children

ALTHOUGH furniture before the They were made from about 1725 era of factory production was made to the end of the hand-craft period. to order, small-sized pieces for in- Arm-less ones are even favored tofants and children were not over- day by adults as durable chairs for looked. In England they were made use in front of a fireplace. 1 have an as early as the Tudor period and in arrow-back Windsor rocker which America the only piece of furniture was made by the local cabinetknown to have come ashore from the maker in a small Vermont town beMayflower was a wicker cradle which tween 1830 and 1835 for a child of

rocked the infant, Peregrine White seven. Sturdy and strong as the day who was born aboard ship and lived it was made, it has rocked four

past the turn of the 18th Century. generations of youngsters as well as

During his life span he saw Mas- those of a considerably larger growth sachusetts grow from nothing to a and is still in constant use. prosperous colony of some fifty Examples of four post beds, chests thousand people who lived in houses of drawers and even desks for chil-

that compared favorably with those dren in various styles from: Chippenleft behind in England, both as to dale to the Victorian have survived

size and furnishings. There, and in the years but they are much less the other eleven colonies that

were settled during those eighty years, life grew easier and

house furnishings more plenti-

ful. Among these were small chairs, beds. chests of drawers and the like for children. Such

pieces were sturdy of construc-

tion and simple of adornment

sinceseven in the days of stern

discipline, childish possessions

had to be tough to survive. How-

ever, this small-size furniture' was made as carefully as that

for adults and was influenced

by the same trends in fashion. From the numbers that have

survived, chairs appear to have

been especially popular. The little armchair shown here is a

simplified version of a turned

chair that developed in southern

New England early in the 18th

Century. Its turned parts and

shaping of arms were similar to

the banister and lat-back chairs

of the period, but the back with its central splat and yoke-

shaped top reflected the Queen

Anne style which reached

America about 1715 and re-

mained popular well past the middle of the century. Inc.den-

tally, the central splat having somewhat the silhouette of a violin earned for this type of

A CHILD'S CHAIR 200 YEARS AGO This chair with its vase-shaped back splat, curved top-piece, turned front and rear legs and splint seat, was made by some New England village chairmaker between 1740 and 1760. A child between three and five years oid can still sit in it very comfortably.

chair the name "fiddle-back."

Like many of these latter-day appel- numerous than chairs. From which

lations, 1t is a misnomer, since the one infers that while the average

original inspiration was the oviform parents could finance a chair or two

vases imported from China to Eng- for the younger members of the fam-

land at the time. But names have a ily, furnishings for an entire room

way of sticking, so chairs with a in the pint size came under the head

vase-shaped splat, whether plain or of luxury.

ornate. continue to be called "fiddle- In this category also would be the

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Mrs. J. J. Voitek of Demunds.

Mrs. Robert Prideaux and son, Lance, of South Boundbrook, N.J. spent several days las week visiting

the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Parsons of Trucksville.

Mrs. Harry Ohlman and daughter,

Marilyn, of Machell avenue, spent Thursday at Temple University in Philadelphia. Mrs. Mildred Stritmat-

ter is a guest at the Ohlman home.

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backs."

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Much more numerous were the

slat-backs and Windsors in sizes suited to children. They ranged from

high chairs to low-hung arm and side chairs, with or without rockers.

The Windsors were as varied as

those made for adults and included

comb-back, hoop-back, bow-back,

rod-back, and arrow-back types.

fine miniature furniture, believed to

have been shop models of larger pieces. This furniture-in-the-little

ran the gamut of household pieces and was produced in the varied style periods in vogue during the cabinet-

making years. Some of it probably later became toys for the children of well-to-do clients, while especially fine cabinets and other case pieces served as jewel and trinket boxes.

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