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a a a a in in in in in in in in Eight PALM BEACH NEWS THE PALM BEACH POST-TIMES Sunday Morning, February 21, 1943 -Photo by Robideaux Inspecting the facilities of the Institutum Divi Thomae, research organization of Palm Beach and Cincinnati, yesterday, were a group of dignitaries invited by Charles F. Williams, president of the Western-Southern Life Insurance Company of Cincinnati, who is shown standing in the center of the picture to the left of Major Edward Bowes, of radio fame, who was one of the honor guests. Left to right are Dr. George Sperti, scientific director of the Institutum, Alfred W. Donovan, Timothy J.

Falvey, Quinn, Bolton Armstrong, E. E. Mr. Williams, Major Bowes, George McDonald, William' A. Shawcross, William E.

Walsh, Michael L. Madden, Joseph J. O'Brien, Joseph Donahue, and Monsignor Cletus A. Miller, dean of the Institutum. Mrs.

Diana Guest, French Ace Wed In Quiet Home Ceremony Mrs. Diana Guest. daughter of the late Capt. the Rt. Hon.

Frederick E. Guest and Mrs. Guest, was married to Lt. Col. Jean de la Valdene, son of Henry, Comte de la Valdene, at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon at Casa Bendita, home of her uncle and aunt, Mr.

and Mrs. John S. Phipps. The wedding was marked by extreme simplicity, the ceremony being witnessed only by members of the family. Dr.

John E. Charlton, pastor of the Royal Poinciana Chapel, officiated. The bride wore a white, formal, floor-length gown with white straw hat. Her bouquet of white orchids by her young daughter, Diane Sevastopoulo, who was in white organdy. Following the serv ice was an informal family reception.

Col. and Mrs. de la Valdene expect to go to New York later for the rest of the winter. The bride, who has spent many seasons here, arrived about two weeks ago to be with her mother at the Guest lake front house. Her father was a cousin of Winston Churchill.

Col. de la Valdene was born in France. At the age of 17, he volunteered in World War 1 in the French Air Force as a pilot, became an ace flier, accredited with shooting down 22 German planes. He served as a reserve officer with the French Air Force during the present war until the fall of France, then was on duty in England. THE BOOK NOOK Old Mother Hubbard Went to the cupboard And whipped tasty stew: She had read "Thrifty Cooking" When no one was looking, And so she knew just what to do.

From left-over rice, And a substitute spice, made a dish fit for a throne; With her new cookbook near lost "rationing And--P. S. The poor dog got his bone! Inspired by Alice B. Winn-Smith's "Thrifty Cooking for Wartime." Two very distinguished men are to speak in Palm Beach this coming week. Both are writers as well as being notable on other counts.

Maj. Alexander P. de Seversky, author of "Victory Through Air Power," is to speak on that same subject next Wednesday afternoon at the Everglades Club. Joseph C. Grew, former ambassador to Japan, is slated to speak next Sunday at the same place.

Both will talk under the auspices of the Palm Beach Round Table. Ambassador Grew, who served in Japan from 1932 to 1941, turned to this country last gust, after spending months as a virtual prisoner. When he got home he was shocked to find how dangerously Americans underrated the Japanese. He has sounded that warning in his "Report from Tokio" in which he says: "I know Japan. I know the Japanese intimately.

The Japanese will not crack. They will not crack morally or psychologically or economically, even when eventual defeat stares them in the face. They will pull in their belts another notch, reduce their rations from a to a half bowl of rice and fight to the bitter end." It is hard to imagine "Tilda" as the work of Carl Van Doren, generally acknowledged as one of America's distinguished men of letters. author of the strange "Windless the brilliant narrative poem, "Mayfield Deer," and the Pulitzer prize winning "Collected Poems." As a nice character study of an unusual modern New York girl, "Tilda" is a work of art; as 3 story, it is rather trivial, not especially true to life, lacking the peculiar blending of the commonplace and the macabre that marked "Windless Cabins" and "Mayfield Deer." Tilda was 21, with unusual responsibilities in a wartime world. She mothered two young brothers and her father, kept house, ran a secretarial job, and acted as air raid warden on free evenings.

For the five days covered by the story she is disturbed, shaken from her routine by the sudden intrusion into her life of John Morgan Hood. Hood was a strange man, who caught her attention as he leaned motionless on a hotel balcony, a block from her apartment house. They met, became interested. He told her of the personal tragedy that had led him to New York and into her life; their storbecame curiously entwined. Some of the psychological quirks fail to ring true, at least to this reviewer, the plot veered rather to the pulp side, but the story was readable, timely, Maj.

Eric Knight, author of "This Above All," regarded as the first big book to come out of this war, was killed in a plane crash on his way to North Africa. He was planning a new novel, and in a book to his publishers just before his death said: "When I get where I'm going I'll write you I'll be cut off from typewriters for a good part of the time and Cartier Inc. A Lasting Gift Diamonds from Cartier Today especially, it is important to consider, along with their beauty the sound value of Cartier diamonds, at moderate cost. We suggest our extremely fine selection of diamond line bracelets. Cartier exceptional gifts from $1 Special gifts for those in the service Prices Include Federal Tax WORTH AVENUE AND HIBISCUS PALM BEACH PALM BEACH NOTES One of the larger of the many luncheons of Saturday at the Bath and Tennis Club was that at which Mrs.

George H. White was hostess. Her guests included Mr. and Mrs. William L.

Schultz, Mr. and Mrs Terry West, Mr. and Mrs. Eliot Cutter, Mr. and Mrs.

James Taylor Terry, Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Dale, C. Percival Dietsch.

Mrs. Robert McCoskry Butt was hostess there for eight guests, honoring Mrs. William Cummings Fisher's guest, Mrs. Alfred A. Spadone.

John H. Perry entertained at a stag party 16 for his guests Earl Sproul and Daniel J. Schuyler of Chicago, while Mrs. Perry had a smaller group. Other luncheons were given by Mr.

and Mrs. Frank G. Ahern, Miss Paula Uihlein and Charles Sumner Woolworth. Mr. and Mrs.

William H. Donentertained several guests at luncheon Saturday at the Everglades Club's golf house, including Mr. and Mrs. Charlton Yarnall, Mr. and Mrs.

John Barnes Townsend and Colonel Owen Hill Kenan. There were also several other smaller luncheon gatherings there. Mi Estrellita was the setting last night for a small dinner given by Mr. and Mrs. Philip Kauffmann.

Mrs. Benjamin Rogers entertained with a luncheon at Thatchcote. Mrs. Frederic Neilson gave a dinner at La Winthrop, Resolana, her home in Hobe Sound, where John Hupfel of New York arrived Saturday to join her house party. Mr.

and Mrs. J. Dinsmore Tew were dinner hosts last night at the Patio. In honor of Mr. and Mrs.

Claude Durham Smith of Biltmore Forest, N. Mr. and Mrs. Murray man entertained at cocktails Saturday afternoon at their home. Dr.

and Mrs. Charles F. K. Bean, 'who are at Whitehall, entertained there at the tea hour Saturday, having as their guests, Mr. and Mrs.

Timothy J. Falvey, Mrs. Thomas Murray, Mrs. William F. Bode, Miss Ruth Wallace, Mrs.

George Albert Eddy, Mrs. won't be able to more work on next book. It's about a coming home from the war -that's all. I'd like to have it done by the time the war over, but I don't know. The thing biles is, we'll win this war by killing Germans, not by writing books -E.

K. Alexander M. Paul, Mrs. H. D.

Reese, Mrs. Frank K. Reese, Mrs. Doran Lyons, Mrs. William Barbour, Mrs.

George Hale, Miss Ruth Wallace, and Alfred Donovan. Dr. and Mrs. Edward Shea, who are at Twin Palms for several weeks were hosts to a party of ten, as was John Jay Cisco. Among others having guests for tea were Mr.

and Mrs. Bryson Paine, E. L. du Bois, Mr. and Mrs.

E. E. Stokes, Mr. and Mrs. A.

W. Erickson, William A. Shawcross, Mr. and Mrs. L.

L. Stephens, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Rosenberger, Mrs. Lydia O'Leary, Mr.

and Mrs. Cyril Bath. Mrs. Parris Forman had as her guests Mr. Edward Sims and Pfc.

and Mrs. James Massa. Mr. and Mrs. John L.

Judson had a party of 15 for supper and dancing last night in the Palm Court. Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. V.

Schulke had a small group for cocktails Saturday afternoon at their Pendleton Ave. residence. Renedord was the setting for a luncheon given Saturday by Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sidney for a small party of friends.

Mrs. Lorenzo Cantagalli entertained with a cocktail party Saturday at her Chilean Ave. residence. Mr. and Mrs.

Warren Hayward Durkee gave a dinner last night at Casa Maudena for Mr. Durkee's brother, Harris S. Durkee of New York, who is visiting them. Mr. Durkee, who returned after several years in Europe, is leaving shortly for Mexico.

A group of Palm Beach women going to Miami Saturday to attend the annual art and celebrities' breakfast by the Miami branch of the League of American Penwomen, included Mrs. Grace Thompson Seton, Mrs. J. Russell Wyeth, Mrs. Franklin L.

Miller, with her guest, Baroness Violet Wenner and Mrs. Myron Fowler. Drew Pearson, whose "MerryGo-Round" is enjoyed by countless readers throughout the country, with Mrs. Pearson, ar(Continued on Next Page, Col. 3) EVERGLADES TO HOLD GALA DINNER DANCE J.

GREW WILL SPEAK AT ROUND TABLE Joseph C. Grew, America's ambassador to Japan for 10 years, now assistant to the Secretary of State, will address the Palm Beach Round Table next Sunday at 5 p.m. the Everglades Club on, "At War With Japan." Mr. Grew is regarded as one of the country's best informed men on the Japanese situation, holding the ambassadorship from 1932 unthe beginning of hostilities with Japan. He has been constantly in diplomatic service or with the State Department since his first appointment as clerk to the consul-general in Cairo in 1904.

He served in Mexico, Berlin and Austria prior to 1917, was on committees to study and settle international problems, and a member of the peace conference. In 1920 he was appointed minister to Denmark, serving subsequently in Switzerland and as ambassador to Turkey. The former ambassador's book, "Report To Tokio," tells why the Japanese think they can win this war and what this country must do to defeat them. Last August, Mr. Grew returned home on the Gripsholm after several months as a virtual Japanese prisoner.

In 1 his book he indicates how shocked he is at Americans underration of the Japanese foe. His lecture will be one of the Palm Beach Round Table series, with members admitted by card. Non-members may make reservations by calling 6336 and proceeds will go to the scholarship fund of the Students International Union to send students to the Institute of World Affairs at Salisbury, next summer. RESORT REGISTRY IS NOW- AVAILABLE The Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce announced Saturday that the annual directory of residents and winter visitors is available for free distribution. Owing to wartime conditions, regular deliveries will be impossible, according to R.

L. Ray, secretary, but, copies may be obtained at the Chamber of Commerce Bldg. on the lake front south of Royal Park Bridge. This directory, issued annually for several years, is for the convenience of residents. It contains a map of the town, names of officials, and additional information regarding the municipality.

SOCIETY of the FOUR ARTS PALM BEACH EXHIBITION "Americans 1942" Assembled by the Museum of Modern Art, N. Y. Feb. 13th through March 7th, 1943. PROGRAMS Feb.

21st Informal BuffetDance for Single Officers of Morrison Field and Vicinity. 7 p. m. to 11 p. m.

Feb. 26th-Dr. Beaman Douglas' Illustrated Lecture: "Showy Flowers of Florida" 5. p. m.

Members free: guests $1.00 Feb. 27th Informal BuffetDance for Officers of Camp Murphy and the Vicinity. 7 to 11 p. m. LIBRARY Lending Reference Daily 10 a.

m. to 5 p. m. GALLERIES Daily 10 a. m.

to 5 p. m. Sundays 2 p. m. to 5 p.

m. MEMBERSHIP PRIVILEGES Library: Programs; Previews, Free to Members Members of the Armed Forces are cordially invited to enjoy the Library and Galleries, and to attend all Cultural Programs of the SOCIETY. SLIGHTLY off the RECORD With EMILIE KEYES For years I've attributed the remark "Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it" to Mark Twain (if it had been a bit more recent, it probablyn have been credited to Dorothy Parker or Wilson Mizner) Unexpectedly this week 1 learned it was said in Hartford Currant in 1890 by Charles D. Warner, whoever he may Probably very unimportant information, but as weighty as most remarks about the weather The recent cold spell may have been hard on visitors like Sonja Henie (who insists she loathes chilly weather) but natives had little kick after the perfect December, January and half of February handed down by the gods Sidelights The same donors of the kerosene stove to the Thrift Shop returned this past, week to buy it back! One Palm Beach maid had her family dither Friday morning, insisting that a new cold wave was on the way, she'd read it in the paper Finally produced The Post, pointed to an ad: "Processed foods frozen during coming week" Not only does George Washington's Birthday no longer mark the denouement of the Palm Beach season, with most colonists remaining at least into May this year, the mid-season promises to be stretched to the breaking point with Easter coming at the latest possible date Lent doesn't begin until March 10, with Easter Sunday on April 25 Also with transportation being what it is, most Palm Beachers lucky enough to get South this year, are going to be rather reluctant to tackle the problem of going back North Excerpts from a talk by Maj. Palm Beach: "This used to be Gold Coast now it might coast'.

Barclay H. Warburton on wartime somewhat sneeringly referred to as the better be called the 'hearts of gold Palm Beach's Towie Club has gone to war Yessir. a group of Palm Beach matrons who used to spend their Wednesday afternoons playing Towie, the unusual three-handed bridge that has managed to retain its popularity here, now may be found at the Gas Company kitchen learning all about the use of rationed foods in wartime They're attending a new nutrition class, designed to teach them how to instruct their cooks or to handle the cooking problems involved personally Among the group Mrs. Pierre L. Barbey, Mrs.

Lakeman Ward, Mrs. Alexander H. Rutherford, Mrs. Henry K. Harding, Mrs.

Cyrus R. Miller, Mrs. George Alexander McKinlock, Mrs. Edward Shearson "It made me so ashamed I'm doing so little!" Thus did one Palm Beach woman echo the, sentiment felt by many after attending the Palm Beach Ambulance Corps showing of Noel Coward's film, "In Which We Serve" It was a tribute to the picture's subtle propaganda The very quality of the silence during most of the film's unrolling spoke for the hold the play had on the audience Later a few expressed the opinion it had been over-rated; one was heard to term it too talky; someone behind us attributed the shimmering of the water in the flashback technique to faulty British film! But the main the audience concurred with the enthusiasm of New York critics one of whom termed it "a fine picture, a gallant picture, a picture to whip a froth to your emotions" to which we added an amen Despite transportation difficulties, it was a brilliant audience Interesting fashion note: One woman wearing black velvet dinner pajamas with tuxedo jacket and the new narrow trousers Signs of the times, and I do restaurant: "Please be kind to our In a war office: "If it doesn't Then, there was the woman a local hospital, indifferent to the but pleading: "Please, do be careful Palm Beachers who may have grand old man, Gen. J.

Ernest J. Smith, him via a letter in which he expressed the only nonagenarian at John eon General Smith and Mr. original members of the board of The general is at his home in office! He wrote: "I am feeling the past three or four years I this year am looking forward hope to come down next year and luncheon My doctor made an he said I was as good in a man of forty or fifty years old mean SIGNS In a Key West help; customers can be replaced" aid. the war effort, train forget wreck it" at victim recent disposition of her money and jewels, of my nylon hose!" wondered about the winter colony's will be interested to hear from regret at not being able be Shepard's recent octogenarian lunchShepard are only two remaining governors of the Old Guard Society Wilmington, goes regularly to his better this year than I have for would have brought my golf clubs to my ninety-fourth birthday and be with you at the octogenarian examination of me about two weeks regard to my physical condition as How false impressions spread through inaccurate feature stories, based on hearsay or written by reporters unconversant with local conditions From one northern newspaper in a column purporting to deal with Palm Beach: "There are difficulties to be sure, like getting a sort of passport from the government to use on trips to the mainland at West Palm Beach" Must be referring to the identification cards, easily obtainable at the Palm Beach police station daily from 9 to 5, for 25 cents and a few moments of time required of those employed in homes or hotel, used by many colonists as the simplest form of identification on bridges From a feature story sent out by a large service: "Nothing is certain about the eventual fate of the Everglades, an enormous $7,000,000 pink pile built by Paris Singer toward the close of the World War I Closed now, it has been inspected by Army engineers Later in the same article: "The Colony is closed this season, although the members-only Everglades is operating" The writer apparently couldn't make up his own mind Wanna buy an otter? I'm no they could be trained to retrieve ducks tomorrow at the Thrift Shop have been spoken for sportswoman, but I've been told slated to go on sale Three were donated, but I hear two ler Wedding Is Event At West Florida Resort Saturday The marriage of Mrs. Betty West Chandler to Walter Weber, New York and Beverly Hills, Saturday afternoon in Safety Harbor was an event of interest to Palm Beach friends.

The ceremony took place in the Presbyterian Church at 5 o'clock in the presence of a few intimate friends. The Rev. William J. Rourke, pastor of the church, officiated. Mrs.

Albin Jansik, the former Mrs. Gracie Hall of Palm Beach, both played the harp and served as matron of honor, her husband, Dr. Jansik, attending Mr. Weber as best man. The Misses Gracia and Sandra Jansik were flower girls, and Peter Jansik, ring The Popular Rendezvous, of Smartly Dressed Women prices 100.

are most popular KERMANS Now 327 Clematis West Palm Beach Washington's Birthday will be celebrated Monday night in Palm Beach with a gala dinner dance at the Everglades Club. After dining and dancing for charity at the Good Samaritan Hospital benefit. members are planning to attend a party, designed for entertainment without serious purpose. Feature of the evening will be the presentation of Richard Maylor, brilliant young Russian baritone, who is coming from New York to sing on this occasion. The singer is heralded as an outstanding artist.

Reservations are still coming in, indicating a large crowd in Orange Gardens tomorrow night, Among those who have reservations are Mr. and Mrs. John Burger, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kenna, Mr.

and Mrs. John W. Madden, Mr. Mrs. Ben T.

Wright, Mr, and Alexander Thomson, Mr. and Mrs. Bruno Schwill, Mr. and Mrs. James Roche.

Mr. and Mrs, Hugh Dillman, Mr. and Mrs. Timo. thy J.

Godde, Mrs. Tailer Carpenter, Mrs. Morgan Wightman Daboll, Mrs. Lucius Buck, Mrs. John White, Sydney Emlen Hutchinson.

ROUND TABLE GROUP HEARS NOTT A large number of Paim Beach Round Table members, soldiers and girl students from Palm Beach Junior College gathered Saturday afternoon for the soldiers' Round Table at Bywater Lodge. Stanley Charles Nott talked on "China's Heritage," after which, assisted by Mrs. Mott, he showed motion pictures of the Burma Road. Miss Bell Gurnee, chairman of the library committee, was tea hostess for the afternoon. Among those assisting with refreshments was Mrs.

Paul Healy. Mrs. Clyde Pelton is chairman of Bywater Lodge committee. SAR Will Celebraie Birthday By Concert The Palm Beach Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, will celebrate Washington's Birthday by sponsoring a patriotic concert Monday night in Flagler Park. The Boca Raton Band will play military and patriotic airs.

The concert is open to the public. Annual election of officers will be held at 5 p. m. Tuesday at the Everglades Club. Miss Eddye Johnson Weds Oliver Yates Mr.

and Mrs. John H. Yates of Bristol Center, N. have announced the marriage of their nephew Oliver Yates, formerly of Hobe Sound, to Miss Eddye Johnson of Minneapolis. The marriage took place in January in Minneapolis.

15 Via Parigi Palm Beach Tel. 9375 Meath is Chicken scarce Pancakes" but come and and and and enjoy "Gabrielles one of our COCKTAILS IN THE "BAR PARISIEN" bearer. The bride wore a smart powder blue suit, with suede tricorne hat. Following the wedding, Dr. and Mrs.

Jansik entertained at a wedding supper at their home. Mr. and Mrs. Weber are remaining a few days in Safety Harbor, after which they will return here to occupy an apartment for a short time before going to Beverly Hills to make their future home. Mrs.

Anna M. Weber, the bridegroom's mother, came from New York to attend the wedding, and accompanied the prospective bride and bridegroom to Safety Harbor, when they left Paim Beach, Wednesday, be guests of Dr. and Mrs. Jansik. Mrs.

Weber has been making her home in California for the past year, returning to Palm Beach a few weeks ago. Five Lengths Of Hose Stolen At Palm Beach Five 50-foot lengths of hose were stolen from the Town of Palm Beach tool shed on the Brazilian Ave. dock, sometime between 5 p. m. Friday and Saturday morning.

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