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eN' .. ,'\ ". I' Thursday, January 28, 1960. From Another Pointe of Vie,v By Patricia Washington to' attend a business convention in. the nation's capital. * • * • • * Talbot Although experts olaim .that Michigan slopes are among the best, the real ski fans want to try the European Alps, (especially those who viewed last Thursday's ski movies at the Country Club). Mr. and Mrs. Cyril J. Edwards, Jr., who usually ski / at Otsego or out in Aspen at this time of year, will be flying to Zurich in mid-:F'ebruary. On the same flight will go Mrs. Livingstone Howard, also a devoted skiier. They will spend three weeks in the Austrian Tyro!, and the Swiss and French Alps before flying home again from Zurich .. Flying toward the end of February to Munich are Mr. and Mrs. John W. Stroh, Jr., and Howie Knaggs. They will all be skiing in the Swiss Alps, destination for the Strohs hot definetely decided. Mrs. Stroh says they will follow the snow to where the skiing seems best. Mrs. Whelden Off to the Capital Also looking to an April in Florida vacation are Mr. and Mrs. William D. Byron, Jr. But this Wednesday they will be off to visit Mrs. Katharine Edgar Byron, of Washington, D.C., Mr. Byron's mother, fo.r a week. Last week.end the Byrons had as house gueilts, the Gibbs L. Bakers, from the capital, and gave a dinner for them Friday night and a cocktail party on Sunday. On Saturday night the quartet attended the GPYC's Commodore's Week-End Ball. Notes * ... * to Entertain Mrs. Gilbert Whelden, 'newly elected president of the l03.year-old Neighborhood House Settlement, will entertain board members this Thursday in her P~rk lane home. Neighborhood House c1ose.d its doors s~me time back but has taken on a new project, "Meals on Wheels" in the Herman Gardens area. ~Ieals 'are taken to shutins and the aged by a mobile up.it, hot and appetjzing. The former settlement has become a. member of the Neighborhood Service Organization which is sponsoring this new activity. ) Board mel)\bers, who wiII be at Mrs. Whelden's, were elected last week at a luncheon at the City Club. They include Mrs. Perry TeWalt, Mrs. Ralph Thomas, Mrs. Glenn M. Coulter, Mrs. George Primeau, Mrs. Fred A. Hughes, Mrs. William J. Scott, Mrs. William ~. Lichtenberg, Jr., Mrs. Carleton J. Healy, Mrs. Nell Bentley and Mrs .. Ezra Lockwood. . • * * April in Florida The Henry T. Ewalds, Jr., will not be taking their usual trip to Arizona this season. With the Herbert , Books they have bought a duplex in Del Ray Beach, Fla., and plan lpl April visit to their new property. Mrs. Book's mother, Mrs. Theodore Osius, who is down in Florida now reports the weather is chilly, but by April all should be sunny again. This week-end Mr. and Mrs. Ewald are traveling to Home from a fast trip to New York and Greensboro, Continued on Page 14) Short and to the Pointe MR, and MRS. FREDERiCK OLLISON. and daughter, JUDY. of Provencal road, are vacationing at the Colony Hotel, Palm Beach, Fla. ... * * Assisting in a r ran gin g the program for the .Nationality luncheon at the International Institute on February 4 is lIlRS. JOHN EHRLICH, of Essex boulevard. * * * JOHN and JOE SIEFFERT, sons of the JOHN SIEFFERTS, of Neff road, left this week for San Antonio, Tex., where they will enter St. Mary's University. Enroute they stopped at Kansas City. Mo., their former home. Before classes begin the two will ha\'e a brief holiday In Mexico. * '" * MR. and. MRS. HENRY B. JOY, JR., of Provencal road, will leave next month for Fl. Lauderdale, Fla., where they will board (heir cruiser. Spray II, for a cruise through the Keys. '" * * The JOHN IIIASSEYS, of Washington road, will be mov- Ing next month to Winnetka, Ill. Mrs. Massey and her daughter, DEB B I E, with Mrs. Roy TOLLESON, of Kenwood road, and SUZIE, are skiing at Otsego. * * * The FREDRICK W. PARK- ERS. JR., of Washington road, left Friday for two weeks in Palm Springs, Las Vegas and San Francisco. '" * * In Pebble Beach, Calif., for the golf tournament last, week were MR. and MRS. WILLIAM CLAY FORD. of Provencal road. * '" * The ALBERT NAVARROS, of Muir road, entertained last week with cocktails and luncheon. *. '" * ROBERT D. WELCHLI, of Provencal road, gave a welcome home party Sunday for MR. and MRS. W. MERRITT JONES, JR., of Vernier road, who have returned from Scotland where he was 011. duty \vith the Army. . *... * MR. anti MRS. THOMAS R. QUILTER of Hampton road are attending a Seminar in l\liami Beach. Florida during the week Of January 24. * '" '" PENNY THEWALT, daughter of MR. and MRS. FRANK THEWALT of Littlestone road and MARGIE REINS, daughter of MR. and MRS. RICHAIID RElNS'of NE'lI'berry place were recently elected Vice-president and secretary, respectively, of Open Monday through Saturday 9:30IA. M. -.5:;30 P. M. G RO SSE P 0 r NT ENE W S Arranging VERY TRULY YOURS is the theme for the luncheon, fashion show and card party to be held at 12:30 o'clock on February 25 in the recreation hall of St. Clare de Montefalco Church. Proceeds will be used for the maintenance of the church altars. Sigma Zeta Chaptet' of Kappa Delta Soror.ity at the University of Michigan. Both were graduated from Grosse Pointe High School in 1958. * * J. MR. and MRS. EDWARD C. GIERMANSKI of Wedgewood drive, will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary on Saturday, February 27. Follow i ng Mass at Our Lady Star of the Sea at 10 a.m., breakfast will be served at the residence for the original bridal party and family. In the afternoon the couple 'will hold opEn house for their f r i end s. Mr. and Mrs. Giermanskl have two children, a son JAMES RICHARD, who is attending the Belmont Abbey College in North Catolina and a daughter. JACQUELINE ANN, who attends Our Lad)' Star of The Sea School. ... * * DAVID K. MURLEY, son of ELLSWORTH :M. MURLEY of Loch'moor. boulevard, was recently elected treasurer of Sigma Tau Gamma, social frat. ernlty at Western Michigan Unifersity. Kalamazoo. A graduate of Grosse Pointe High School, David is a sophomore at W'estern, majoring in physics. He also sludied at Highland Park Junior College. * * * MRS. "WESSON SEYBURN, of East Jefferson avenue, and her ~ister. MRS. I S A BEL DODGE SLOAN, of New York, have opened their Palm Beach homes for the season. * * * MRS. LESTER F. RUWE, of Touraine road, left last week for New York and then will go on to Palm Beach. * '" * Visiting in Florida Is MAR- SHALL E. TEMPLETON, of Kenwood road. He first stopped in New York to see his son-Inlaw and daughter, MR. and MRS. WILLIAM B. SLATER, Party A t St. Clare Church State University who has received the outslanding' basic cadet award. . The award is presented to freshmen and sophomore cadets who achieve a place in the top 5 per cent of their class during the preceding term, according to Colonel Merton E. Munson, professor of military science and tactics at MSU.. Col. Munson 'explains that the "top 5 per cent" criteria includes academic standing, proficiency in drill. military altitude and bearing,
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