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Yuletide Floor Committee Mrs. Edward M. Fuller, chair J) man of the committee for the Yuletide Ball which will take place on Friday, Dec. 22, at the Hotel St. George for the bene V.

20 BROOKLYN EAGLE, DEC. 10, 1950 Mary Lucretia O'Brien fit of the Brooklyn Kindergar ten Society, announces the floor committee. It includes Seth Faison, chair man; Malcom Bell, James Cash-more, Gerrard Bennett, Donald B. Castleman, George Van B. Cochran, J.

Hamilton Crawford Edmond T. Drewsen Fiancee of i 'J I -v vv h', Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. O'Brien of 870 Ocean Ave.

announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Mary Lucretia O'Brien, to James Bainbridge Lee of Danbury, son of the late Mr, Mary Lucretia O'Brien DEBUTANTES The Mi sses Anne Kather ine ond Katherine Anne Kelly, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Kelly Jr. of 323 Garfield Place, will be presented at the Yuletide Ball sponsored by the Brooklyn Kindergarten Society on Friday, Dec.

22, ot the Hotel St. George. They are freshmen at Rosemont College, Rosemont, and art graduates of St. Angela Hall Academy. The debutantes will be honored at a small dinner party at the Heights Casino before the Yuletide Ball.

etnpomm 1 By RUTH G. DAVIS Society Editor Homer W. Eckerson, Richard A. Edwards, James F. Falrman H.

Dana Fearon 3d, John H. Field, Herbert K. Gray, John P. Howes, David S. Hume, Stewart Hume Peter B.

Lassoe, Terry W. Lassoe, Robert B. Magnus Jr, Joseph P. Mc-Elroy Alfred G. S.

Moody, Leonard P. Moore William H. Moorhead Hugh H. Murphy, Joseph H. Parsons, George G.

Robert- 3d, Paul D. Shafer Jr, Joseph Y. Smith, William H. Stiles, Gilbert H. Thirkfield Robert Walmsley Sheldon G.

Weeks, Willard T. Weeks and John B. Weeth. The members of the Yuletide Committee are Mrs. Samuel P.

Bailey, Mrs. H. Haughton Bell, Mrs. John J. Blust, Mrs.

Rob ert A. Burdick, Mrs. Robert Burns, Mrs. Godwin M. Castleman, Mrs.

Felix N. Charlton, Miss Jeanne Cotten, Mrs. Carroll J. Dickson, Mrs. Edmond T.

Drewsen, Mrs. Littleton H. Fitch, Mrs. John A. Fltz Randolph, Mrs.

Merrill N. Foote, Mrs. Arthur B. Gnaedinger, Mrs. Horatio K.

Gray, Mrs. W. Wilson Holden, Mrs. Russell S. Hume, Mrs.

Darwin R. James Mrs. William G. James, Mrs. John VanPelt Lassoe, Mrs.

Freeman D. Love, Mrs. Robert B. Magnus, Mrs. Jerald H.

Melum, Mrs. Leonard P. Moore, Mrs. William H. Moorehead, Mrs.

Valentine K. Raymond, Mrs. Cyril J. Redmond, Mrs. Paul D.

Shafer, Mrs. John D. Tal-mage, Mrs. Hollis K. Thaver, Mrs.

Robert H. Thirkfield, Mrs. Charles F. Warren, Mrs. Travis H.

Whitney, Mrs. Robert M. Winslow and Mrs. Fosdick Za-briskie. The debutantes who will be presented are the Misses Judith Acken, Joan Griffin Bodkin, Sally Castleman, Diane Marjorie Decker, Barbara Joan Dittmer, Phyllis Blair Higgins, Anne Katherine and Katherine Anne Kelly, Ann Chandler Mackey, Lois Diana Marzullo, Joan Mc-Currach, Laura De Bonneville Moran, Barbara Carol Riedel, Adele Flitcraft Scull, Marjorie Jean Wallace and Juliana A novelty has been arranged for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's benefit party, which attend the event on Jan.

11. candlelight tour of the greenhouses where unusual plants or blossoms will be illuminated with special lighting effects. We can't be sure whether it will be romantic or spookie, the only way to find out is to go to the party. Mrs. Thomas H.

Roulston of 973 Lexington Manhat tan, formerly of Brooklyn, will at 4.30 p.m. for a meeting of the Jtr Wlnburn ommen will make everyone want to The guests will be takei on a open her home on Wednesday executive committee. Chairmen of 40 5th Ave, Manhattan, also Avery Mr. and Mrs. Leonard League's 40th Anniversary Ball, weekend in Baltimore, as 100 Remsen St.

will leave Dec. 22 the Skytop Club, Skytop, John W. Johnsons were guests Stbrk Club television program who will meet with Mrs. Roulston are: Mrs. Emmett J.

McCor-mack, invitations; Mrs. William H. Good and Mrs. Dean C. Osborne, co-chairmen of hostesses; Mrs.

Frank Bailey and Mrs. Leonard P. Moore, co-chairmen of the program committee. Mrs. W.

Rutherford James formerly of Brooklyn, will entertain the members of the deco and Mrs. Frank H. Lee. A member of the Junior League of Brooklyn, Miss O'Brien was graduated from Mount St. Vincent ioiiege Tuxedo Park N.

and Manhat tanville Colleee of the Sacred Heart. She is the granduaugnier of John O'Brien of Potsdam N.Yandthe late Mrs. O'Brien, and of Dr. and Mrs. Alirio Diaz Guerra of Caracas, Venezuela, and Brooklyn.

Mr. Lee is a graduate of the Canterbury School, New Mil ford. Conn, and Georgetown University. Washington, D. and did post-graduate work at Columbia university.

During World War II, he served in the Pacific theater in the artillery division of the 6th Army and was commissioned directly in the field. He was discharged with the rank of captain. Mr. Lee is president of the Frank II. Lee Hat Company, Danbury.

Plans have been made for a May wedding. Chaminade Winter Concert Guests Are Announced The guests of honor at the Chaminade Winter concert, which will be held on Friday eveqing in the Music Hall of the Academy of Music, will Include the Rev. and Mrs. Gordon Baker, Mr. and Mrs.

Luther Cleaveland Bisselle, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bongert, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E.

Boyce, Mrs. Ruth Chandler, Mrs. Gena Brans- combe, Mrs. Jessie Chamberlin, Miss Jessie Chamberlin, Mrs. John McClure Chase, Mrs.

John Dill, Miss Caroline D. Fitzsim-mons, Miss Emily Franz, Miss Irene Golden, the Rev. and Mrs. Cornelius Greenway, Mrs. Edith Baxter Harper, Charles Hanbiel, Mr.

and Mrs. Henry Holden Huss, Mrs. Cecile Jacobsen, Mrs. Royden James Keith, Mrs. Henry A.

King, Mrs. Maybelle Leo nard, Mr. and Mrs. George Mead, Mrs. Rhoda Newton, the Rev.

and Mrs. Theodore Miller, Miss Edith Otis, Mrs. Millard L. Rob inson, Mrs. Charles W.

Roth, the Rev. and Mrs. Arthur Acy Kouner, Mrs. Clarence Rymer, Mrs. William L.

Savacoal, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Stavely Sam mond, Mrs. Claire M. Seme, Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Schroeder, Mrs John F. Stevens, Mr. and Mrs Carl Tollefsen, Mrs. Reuben Tosteman, Miss Mary Tuthill.

Mrs. Lu Mott Von Wagener, the Rev. and Mrs. Alfred Grant Walton, Mrs. Mabel Corey Watt, and the Rev.

and Mrs. John Emerson Zeiter. The reception committee, Mrs. Edwin L. Ryon, chairman, will welcome the members and guests.

Mrs. B. A. Bostelman is in charge of the program girls. Mrs.

William Hays Lawrence is president of Chaminade, Mrs. Amelia Gray-Clarke, conductor, and Mrs. Ruth Smith Plate, accompanist. Christmas Carols Service Arranged race Church, Brooklyn Heights, will present a service of Christmas carols on Sunday, Dec. 17, at 4 p.m.

at the church, Hicks St. and Grace Court. The carols will be sung by the Choir of Men and Boys and the Girls' Choir. During the service, Santa Claus will visit small children in the kindergarten. Afterwards there will be a reception intthe parish house.

rations committee next Sunday at 4 p.m. On her committee are Mr. and Mrs. Louis Buhle, Lewis W. Francis Mr.

and Mrs. Rutherford Piatt, Miss Alys Sutcliffe, Mr. and Mrs. Hollis K. Thayer, Dr.

and Mrs. George S. P. Moore and Mrs. Roulston.

CHIT CHAT Charles Launston Livingston Jr. of 312 Garfield Place, after the Junior was off the next day for a long TO MAKE DEBUT Miss Marjorie Jean Wallace, debu the house guest of Mr. and Mrs. Copeland Morton and to tante daughter of Dr. and 35-15 86th Jackson Heights, will receive at the Yule attend, the Bachelor's Cotillion on Monday night W.

Frank (Billy) Nelms son of Dr. and Mrs. W. Frank Nelms of 384 Sterling Place, bought a race horse in Siam, where he is working for an oil company. This horse's name is First Folly.

We haven't heard yet whether or not he has won a race tide Ball on Dec. 22 at the Hotel St. George, which isj sponsored by the Brooklyn Kindergarten Society. Miss Wallace, who attended the Packer Collegiate Institute, is J. B.

Lee Further Plans Made for Dec. 23 Joint Tea Dance Miss Elizabeth a I chairman of the Junior Auxiliary of the Orphan Asylum of the City of Brooklyn, and the Misses Jane Armstrong and Nadine James, co-chairmen of the Brooklyn Home for Children Junior announce the floor committee for the annual joint dance of the two groups. The dance will take place on Friday, Dec. 29, from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Towers Hotel.

Members of the floor commit tee are Edward Cypiot Bruce Dayton, Lynn Good- nough George Gosnell, Lindsay Haman, John Hawes, Peter Kane, Peter and Terry Lassoe, Robert Magnus, Harry Mirick Hugh Murphy, Gor don Thayer Bruce Wittmer and Craig Wittmer. An Initial list of patronesses for the dance has been made known also. The list includes Mrs. Louis Aldino, Mrs. M.

V. Armstrong, Mrs. Russel T. Bailey, Mrs. G.

Holbrook Barber, Mrs. C. Van-derbilt Barton, Mrs. John Thomas Bender, Mrs. Walter St.

John Benedict, Mrs. Benjamin Webster Blakey, Mrs. Cranford G. Blount. Mrs.

Edward C. Blum, Mrs. Paul Bonynge, Mrs. George L. Bowen, Mrs.

H. La- mont Boys, Mrs. Thomas W. Brander Mrs. Percival G.

Buerk, Mrs. Fred Burgoyne, Mrs. I M. Castleman, Mrs. Felix N.

Charlton, Miss Myra Clark, Mrs. Edward P. Cypiot, Mrs. Frank X. Doyle, Mrs.

Edmond T. Drewson, Miss Eileen Evers, Mrs. A. von Prief Fardelman, Mrs. Henry D.

Fearon, Mrs. Merrill N. Foote, Mrs. Edward M. Fuller, Mrs.

William Howard Good, Mrs. Ernest P. Goodrich, Mrs. R. Whitney Gosnell, Mrs.

Horatio K. Gray, Mrs. Percy R. Gray, Mrs. Carl H.

Greene, Mrs. Robert M. Hall, Mrs. Kenneth B. Halstead, Mrs.

Donald A. Haman, Mrs. Frank C. Hamm, Mrs. William C.

Holmes, Mrs. Darwin R. James Mrs. W. Rutherford James.

Mrs. Frederick L. Johanns and Mrs. William F. Kerbv.

St. Gregory's Auxiliary Plans Xmas Party Mrs. Charles D. McGratty, president of St. Gregory's La dies Auxiliary, announces that a Christmas party and card party will be held on Thursday evening in the school hall.

Mrs. John hostess. Quann will be the! Mrs. McGratty entertained at her home on St. John's Place last week for the officers and past presidents of the auxiliary.

Monsignor James J. McGowan is spiritual director. St. Agnes Auxiliary To Have Meeting, Party The Ladies Auxiliary of St. Agnes Seminary will hold a Christmas party following the regular meeting on Tuesday afternoon at Alumnae Hall, 2221 Avenue R.

Mrs. Thomas Cantrell is president of the Auxiliary and Sis ter Mary Agnes, principal of the school, is the moderator. will hold its Winter conceit on at the Academy of Music. Frederick Miss Maria Le Gois. Miisa Florence Elizabeth S.

Shipman and Mrs. Anna K. Stephens; program girls, Mrs George A. Young. counselor, Mrs.

Theodore An derson Mrs. Robert H. Hewitt, the Misses Virginia Cooper, Constance J. Ewers, Lois Fisher, Marianne Giacalone, Betty Lou Glass, Barbara Grob, Elizabeth Hollenbeck, June Lewis, Joy Morehouse, Lee Ohl-baum, Phoebe Perkins, Grace Virginia Post, Collette Renaud and Barbara Richter, reception of artists, Miss Anita Van Dyke Palmer, music chairman, Miss Meta Christensen, Mrs. Gosta Harding, Mrs.

Frederick Kirschner, Mrs. Hilda Magnusen and Miss Miriam Silli-man; and decorations, Mrs. Frank Cushman. Mr. and Mrs.

Gilbert Malone of to spend the holiday season at returning home Jan. 3 The of Sherman Billingsley on the recently. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, formerly Brooklyn residents, are residing in their new home at Roslyn Harbor Miss Alfaretta M.

Hale, president of the Central Garden Club, is head of a committee which made 550 Christmas corsages to be distributed to that many nurses from various Brooklyn hospitals who will be honored at a special service in the Hanson Place Central Church this evening. The program will include music by the Nurses' Chorus of Brooklyn Hospital Miss Patricia Buda, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Alfred Buda of 7518 Narrows has been selected to play a leading role in the traditional preholiday play, "Christmas, on the Village Square," presented by Harcum Junior College, Bryn Mawr, Pa. Colony House Dinner-Dance To Be Jan.

20 The annual benefit dinner dance of Colony House, will take place on Saturday evening, Jan. 20, at the Waldorf-Astoria, Manhattan, Miss Jacqueline M. Hawes 13 chairman' of the dinner dance. Mrs. Helen Ryon Sayles Is president of the board of directors of Colony House, Inc.

Mrs. Gordon L. Edwards of 9 Prospect Park West entertained the patroness committee at a luncheon at her home on Friday. The committee includes chairman, Mrs. Alfred H.

Everson; vice chairmen, Mrs. Gordon L. Edwards and Mrs. Miles McDonald, and Mrs. Henry S.

Acken Mrs. John B. Ackerman, Mrs. Ralph E. Boyce, Miss Dorothy E.

Brown, Miss Eleanor W. Callahan, Mrs. Henry F. Cor-win, Mrs. William B.

Dunkak, Miss Anita Fusco, Miss Jacqueline M. Hawes, Mrs. Frank A. Herma, Mrs. Russell H.

Ilec, Mrs. Alfred A Koester, Mrs. Arthur E. Lethbridge Mrs. Noel Maxcy, Mrs.

Clarence Rudd Nims, Mrs. William H. Pouch, Mrs. Morrison Pretz, Mrs. Dorothy Roche, Mrs.

Sayles, Mrs. Donald G. C. Sin clair, Mrs. Ainsworth L.

Smith, Mrs. John L. Smith, Miss Betsy II. Soberski, Mrs. John L.

Swan. The Senior and Junior Guilds will meet on Tuesday at Colony House, 297 Dean St. Mrs. John S. Buskey, program chairman, will have as guest speaker the Rev.

Ernest A. Harding. Methodist Home Managers to Meet The board of managers of the Methodist Home for the Aged, 920 Park Place, will hold Its monthly meeting at the home on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Reports of the annual fair will be given. Mrs.

Charles Meytrott, president, win preside. The executive meeting will take place on Dec 28 at 1:30 p.m. at the home. M. Gloria Stevenson, Robert T.

Walker Are Betrothed Mr. and Mrs. R. Chester Stevenson of 60 73d St. announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss M.

Gloria Stev enson, to Robert T. Walker, s6n of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Walker of 325 Senator St. The prospective bride re ceived her education at Fort Hamilton High School, Pace College and Fordham L'niver sity.

Mr. Walker, who was gradu ated from Manual Training High School, served with the United States Marine Corps on Iwo Jima during Wrorld War II He is associated with the Great American Insurance Company, 1 44 Vint Studio M. Gloria Stevenson 1 vmwmmmt St. Angela Hall Auxiliary Plans Jan. 19 Bridge St.

Angela Hall Academy, Mrs. Aaron S. Werner, president, held its monthly meeting at the school last week. Hostesses of the day were Mrs. Russell S.

Fowler, chairman; Mrs. George Buckley, Mrs. William Harrison, Mrs. Frank Luango, Mrs. Claude Langley, Mrs.

Lawrence Lavalle and Mrs. Aloysius McCluskey. Plans for the Winter bridge which will be held Jan. 19 were discussed, A gift sale followed the meet ing under the chairmanship of Mrs. Paul Marcel.

She was as- Fisted by Mrs. Thomas Fischetti, Mrs. Cesaro Castellaneto, Mrs, George McDermott and Mrs, Charles Bienbeck. 5 tj i A Mrs. J.

Thornton Wallace of College, Middlebury, Conn dinner at the Heights Casino Miss Albertson Betrothed to Harold John Walker Announcement is made of tli engagement of Miss Margarr Imelda Albertson, daughter Mrs, Brentwood L. Albertso of 190 E. 3d and the lat Mr. Albertson, to Harold Joh Walker, son of Mr and Mr Harold A. Walker of 352 lit Street.

Miss Albertson was graduate from St. Brendan High Schoo and attended St. John's Un versity, where she Is a meir ber of Sigma Chi Epsilon sc rority. She is a business repn sentative with the New Yor' Telephone Company. Mr.

Walker attended St. chael's High School and Si John's Universtiy and receive his LL.B. from St. John' School of Law. A member 0 the bar of the State of SeJ York and of the Catholic Law yers Guild, Mr.

Walker is en ployed by the Federal Goven ment. During World War II served with the 8th Air Fore of the U. S. Army in the Ei ropean theater of operations. Sohoeuin- Studio i 5j 11 a freshman at Middlebury She will be honored at a before the dance.

Aytoun Society's Annual Bridge To Take Place Ian. 20 The Aytoun Society will hold its annual bridge party on Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Towers Hotel. Miss Anna Hobby, president, has announced the following committees for the event: General chairman, Miss Eleanor Henze; co-chairman, Mrs. Edward J.

Boyd; door, Mrs. Samuel chairman, and Mrs. William Scheele, Mrs. Frank Sprower and Mrs. William T.

Hon.son; candy, Mrs. Henry Albers chairman, and Mrs. F. Matthew Bauer-mann, Mrs. Milton Webber, Miss Mae.

Behrmann and Miss Doris Kellogg; awards, Mrs. Harry B. Wilson, chairman, and Mrs. Robert Ewer, Mrs. John H.

Finn, Mrs. Ho-vard Thomas and Mrs. Arthur E. Korber; auxiliary, Miss Adele McLaughlin, chairman, and Mrs. George Alpers, Miss Alice Bliss, Miss Hobby, Miss Gladys Horn, Mrs.

Thomas Fleming and Mrs. Clifford N. Jenkins. The juniors will be under the chairmanship of Miss Alma Gode A meeting of the society was held last week at the home of Miss Hobby, 770 St. Mark's Ave.

Rosemarie Crawley Engaged to Be Wed Mr. and Mrs. John J. Crawley ot Hampton Bays and Scarsdale, N. Y.

announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Rose-J marie Crawley, to William Charles Andre, son of Mr. and Mrs. Florian J. Andre of Harts- dale, N. Y.

Miss Crawley was graduated from Georgian Court College. Lakewood, N. J. Mr. Andre attended Yale University and was graduated cum laude from Dartmouth Col lege.

He served years with the Navy during World War II and is a lieutenant (j.g.) in the Naval Reserve. He is in his final year at the Harvard Business School. Mr. Andre is a member of the Dartmouth Club of New York. The wedding will take place in' Jun.

Morning Choral Plans Date for Winter Concert 111 Tfple) Morning Choral, Mrs. Charles W. Roth, president, and Howard Kasschau, conductor, Tuesday, Dec. 19, at 8:30 p.m. The guest artists will be Kayton Nesbitt, tenor, accompanied Dy Owen Anderson, who will sing two groups of songs.

The soloists will be Helen Mader auu Anna rainier, vwuiusis, and Hilda Magnusen, who also will sing a solo. Miss Claire Ross is the accompanist. An organ recital of Christmas music by E. Harold Du Vail will precede the concert. Mrs.

George S. Holderness is general chairman of the concert. She is assisted by the fol lowing committees: Ushers, George S. Holderness, chairman, Theodore Anderson John R. C.

Baker, Edward G. Hildebrandt, Edward G. Hilde brandt Charles W. Roth, Harry C. Schroeder, Frank G.

Sterritte, Christian Wolfe and George A. Young; hospitality, Mrs. Alfred Inge, chairman, Mrs. Henrietta D. Burnett, Miss WORKING FOR HOSPITAL FUND Mrs.

William C. Barthman, Mrs. Irving G. Idler and Mrs. S.

Potter Bartley, left to right, members of the Long Island College Hospital Guild unit in the 1950 campaign in Brooklyn for the United Hospital Fund and the Visiting Nurse Association of Brooklyn, were photographed leaving a divisional report meeting. To date the Women's Division has raised a total of $1 32,052. 1 8 toward its goal of $200,000. Margaret 1. Albertson Jessie B.

Chamberlain, Mrs-.

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