Maguire, and Mrs.
16.
The sixth annual Starlight
Ball, sponsored by the Woman’s
Auxiligley of the Wilkes-Barre
widespread recognition as ‘‘one
of the foremost charity balls in
Pennsylvania and the East.”
Proceeds of the ball will be used
to help fulfill thé auxiliary’s
$500,000 commitment to
General Hospital’s $8 million
building and expansion
program.
Under ball chairman Mrs. B.
Todd Maguire, and co-chair-
man, Mrs. Edwin Lyons, all of
the various sub-committees
have been busily completing
their assignments for the gala
event to be held at the Gus
Genetti Hotel, Nov. 16. Ben
Cutler’s Society Orchestra will
be featured.
Invitations for the ball have
been mailed, but Mrs. Maguire
emphasized that attendance is
open and reservations may be
made with the reservations
committee or with any member
of the general committee.
The complete roster of the
committee, including the
chairmen and co-chairmen of
the various sub-committees in-
cludes: ball chairman, Mrs. B.
Todd Maguire; co-chairman,
Mrs. Edwin Lyons; patron,
Mrs. G. Guthrie Conyngham,
chairman, Mrs. Louis Maslow
and Mrs. James L. Brown, co-
chairmen; invitations, Molly M.
Durkin, chairman, Mrs. Albert
Schiowitz, co-chairman;
Orchestra, Mrs. Charles
Epstein, chairman; publicity,
Mrs. Stanely Ushinski, chair-
man; reservations, Mrs. Carl J.
Schmitt Jr., chairman, Mrs.
Warren Johnson and Mrs.
Stephen Wartella, co-chairmen;
program, Mrs. Justin Bergman,
chairman, Mrs. John Conyng-
ham, co-chairman;
Arrangements, Mrs. Richard
Ayre, chairman; decorations,
Mrs. Samuel J. Mackall, chair-
man, Mrs. Jay Karnofsky, co-
chairman; treasurer, Mrs.
Adrian Pearsall; honorary
chairmen, Mrs. William O.
Sword, Mrs. David Baltimore,
Mrs. Sanford Sternlieb, Mrs.
Paul J. Schalm III, Mrs.
Richard Levy, Mrs. William L.
Conyngham.
Mrs. Frank Henry is presi-
dent of the auxiliary; Mrs.
Charles E. Myers, former
president, is an ex-officio
member of the committee,
Linda¥'J. Nicol, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Nicol
Jr., 67 Perrin Avenue, Shaver-
town, became the bride of
Richard E. Staaf Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard E. Staaf Sr.,
7247 Spruce St. Upper Darby,
Sept. 21 at the Wyoming Avenue
Christian Church, Kingston.
The double ring ceremony
was performed by the Rev.
Edmund L. John, pastor.
Special music was provided by
Wesley R. Fader, soloist, and
Mrs. George Shields, organist.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, selected a
Bianchi gown of white silk or-
ganza designed with an exten-
ded neckline finished with
imported Venise embroidery,
fitted bodice of matching em-
broidery, long sleeves with cuff
also edging of embroidery, na-
tural ine with a slightly
bouffant skirt and aisle width
chapel length train. Her head-
piece was a waistline mantilla
of white silk organza and Venise
embroidery. She carried a nose-
gay of white and aqua minia-
ture carnations, rosebuds and
daisies.
Mrs. James Yarnal was ma-
tron-of-honor. She wore an aqua
Bianchi gown of crystal marac-
aine jersey designed with an
extended draped neckline, brief
sleeves, Grecian styled bodice
and skirt with a fabric tailored
sash. Complimenting her gown
she wore a pale yellow picture
hat and she carried a single
long-stemmed yellow rose: The
bridesmaids, attired identically
to the matron of honor, were
Mrs. Robert Fogarty, Dallas
and Jacqueline Hill, Philadel-
phia.
Serving as best man was Alan
Lee of Philadelphia. Ushers
were Michael Mungiole and
Richard Seraydarian, also of
Philadelphia.
The bride’s mother selected a
sleeveless floor-length gown of
floral print organza. Her gown
featured a matching longsleeve
waist-length jacket. She carried
ture carnations and daisies.
The bridegroom’s mother
chose a sleeveless floor-length
knit gown of floral print with a
matching jacket. She carried a
purse corsage of aqua minature
carnations and daisies.
Members of the wedding
party, fami,y and guests were
entertained at a reception given
by the bride’s parents at the
Castle Inn immediately follow-
ing the ceremony. The bridal
party and immediate family
were entertained at a rehearsal
Pinebrook Inn given by Mr. and
Mrs. Richard E. Staaf Sr.
The bride was entertained at
a dinner in Philadelphia given
by her co-workers. She was also
entertained at a shower given
by her attendants at the home of
Mrs. Robert Fogarty, Dallas.
A graduate of Dallas Senior
High School, Mrs. Staaf
graduated from Wilkes-Barre
Barre General Hospital School
of Nursing and is presently
employed in the Orthopedic
Operating Rooms at the Hospi-
tal of the University of Pennsyl-
vania. She attends the univer-
sity where she is completing her
B.S. in nursing.
Mr. Staaf is a graduate of
Drexel University and is em-
ployed by B.P. Oil Corp. in
Marcus Hook as a chemical
engineer.
The couple left on a honey-
moon trip to Bermuda. Upon
their return they will reside in
their new home in Brookhaven.
Rummage Sale Planned
By Presbyterian Women
The United Presbyterian
Women of the Trinity United
Presbyterian Church will spon-
sor a rummage sale in the chur-
ch rooms. The church is located
on Church Street, just beyond
the Dallas Elementary School.
The sale will take place Nov. 1
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Nov. 2
from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
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OCTOBER 17, 1974
By Auxiliary
Twenty-four members of the
Back Mountain branch of the
Mercy Hospital Auxiliary att-
ended the luncheon meeting at
the Mercy Center, Dallas, Oct.
9.
Mrs. Adam Hozempa, presi-
dent, opened the meeting with
the salute to the flag. Jessica
Thomas recited the Mercy
Prayer. :
Mrs. Joseph Yenason read
the minutes of the previous
meeting. Ann Stenger gave the
treasurer’s report. All standing
committees reported.
Mrs. John Konsavage, chair-
man, announced that the third
annual cocktail party will be
held Oct. 20 from 4 p.m. to 6
in Dallas
p.m. at Kennedy Lounge, Coll-
ege Misericordia, Dallas. Mrs.
Hozempa is honorary chair-
Mrs. Konsavage’s committee
consists of: refreshments, Mrs.
Leonard Grabowski and Mrs.
Joseph Yenason; decorations,
Mrs. Michael Yozviak and Mrs.
Paul Menapace; tickets, Mary
Weir, Jessica Thomas, Tillie
Loveland and Mrs. William
Purcell; publicity, Mrs. John
Thompson. :
Anyone wishing information
may contact Mrs. Konsavage or
any members of her committee.
Following the meeting a
White Elephant Sale was held.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Traver,
Noxen, celebrated their 50th
wedding anniversary Oct. 16.
The couple was married in the
home of Mrs. Traver with the
Rev. W.S. York performing the
ceremony. Mrs. Traver is the
former Alice Schooley. Mr. and
Mrs. Elvin Schooley, brother
and sister-in-law of the bride
were the attendents.
’
The Travers have four
children, Gene, Moravian,
N.Y.; David, Gread Bend;
Corey and Alice, at home; 11
grandchildren; and 1 great-
grandchild.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A.
Hughes Jr.; ‘Huntsville Road,
Dallas, announce the engage-
ment of their daughter, Eileen
Mary, to William A. Jones, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R.
Swartwood, 111 Girard Ave.
Plymouth.
Miss Hughes is a graduate of |
Dallas High School and atten-
ded College Misericordia. She is
employed in the travel depart-
ment of The First National
Bank of Eastern Pennsylvania.
Mr. Jones is a graduate of
Plymouth High School and
attended Wilkes College. He is a
reporter for the Wilkes-Barre
Publishing Company.
A February wedding is
planned.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerard H.
Harris of RD 4, Box 378-A,
Dallas, are happy to announce
the engagement of their
daughter, Patti A. to Mike A.
Kopcha, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Julius Kopcha, Box 97, Market
Street, Noxen.
Patti and Mike are graduates
of Lake-Lehman High School.
Patti is employed by her father,
Gerard Harris, in Idetown.
Photo by Alex Rebar
The Dallas Junior Woman's
Club opened the new club year
with an International Covered
Affairs Committee, with Mrs.
David Perry as chairman,
decorated the tables to repre-
sent different countries and the
club members were served a
variety of international cook-
ing.
Mrs. Alan- Kluger, of the
Justice for Children Study
Committee, spoke about Justice
for Juveniles, a project sup-
ported by the Pennsylvania
Federation of Woman’s Clubs.
Library Book Club
Plans Fall Meeting
The Book Club of the Back
Mountain Memorial Library
will hold its first fall meeting
Oct. 21 at 1:30 p.m. at the
Library Annex, Main Street,
Dallas. Mrs. Dana Crump will
preside.
Mrs. Robert Roe, an officer of
the Wyoming Valley Chapter of
D.AR. will talk on ‘“The Bona-
partes in America’ as a service
to the community in promoting
historical awareness.
Mrs. Roe has many interests
which include oil painting, bird
watching and gardening. She is
currently president of the Wyo-
ming Valley Garden Club and
writes a local column, ‘‘Some-
thing for The Girls”.
Mrs. Lawrence Clark will talk
about the newly-formed
cultural society in the Back
Mountain. :
Mrs. Harry Schooley will
read the list of new books avail-
able. Anyone who has read an
interesting book is asked to tell
others in the club about it.
Mrs. E. Scheifly and her com-
mittee, Mrs. Homer Moyer and
Mrs. Fred Anderson will serve
tea.
Fabric Center to Hold
Sewing Carnival, Oct. 16
Josephine Kotch, extension
home economist of Luzerne
County, announces that a
tured at the Scranton Fabric
Center for all Northeast Region
homemakers, students and
teachers. Some of the famous
and well known clothing: con-
struction supply companies will
do continuous demonstrations
on all phases of home-
construction of women’s
fashions.
The Sewing Carnival will be
held Oct. 16 from 10:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m, :
The audience will also have
the opportunity to see a demon-
stration on a variety of sewing
machines featuring new tech-
The Alderson United Metho-
dist Youth Fellowship will
sponsor a White Elephant Sale,
Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at
the Alderson Methodist Church,
Harveys Lake.
Mrs. Allen Sorchik, Luzerne
County president, informed the
club about the federation pro-
jects of the new administration.
Mrs. Clyde Davis introduced
four new members: Mrs.
William Augsburger, Mrs.
Peter Touw, Mrs. Frank Roll-
man and Mrs. Jeffrey Town-
send.
- Reports were made by
committee chairmen Mrs.
Nelson Fey, Fresh Air Fund;
Mrs. Jack Barbose, home life;
Mrs. Omar, Thrasher, legisla-
tion; Mrs. David Wejcie-
chowski, choral director; Mrs.
Edward Thompson, library
auction; Mrs. William Farrell,
fashion show; Mrs. Charles
Butler, cookbook; and Mrs. Jay
Niskey; bicentennital.
The ‘“‘President’s Project”
this year will be to complete the
two PEWC period rooms at the
William Penn Memorial
Museum in Harrisburg.
The club will coordinate a
blood drive Oct. 8 at St.
Therese’s Church, Shavertown.
Babysitters will be available for
donors. Hours will be from 11:45
a.m. to 5:45 p.m. :
the Back Mountain Memorial
Library, the proceeds from the
sale of candy at the Library
Auction.
Mrs. David Wojciechowski,
Chorale director,
the need for new members in
the singing group.
The cookbook will be ready by
the December meeting. Orders
for the book are now being
taken by any club member.
The. conservation departme
Mountain area. The first drive
will be held at the Shavertown
Methodist parking lot Oct. 26.
Plans have been made for a
bus trip to New York City, Oct.
19, to see the play ‘Pippin.’
The club will present an In-
Hess Brothers at the Dallas
Junior High School, Nov. 7.
The next regular meeting of
Annual Talent Auction is on the
program.
Mr. and Mrs.
Kubasek, 99
Mocanaqua,
John T.
Italy = St.,
announce the
Photo by Alex Rebar
Village Inn, Nanticoke, as a
receptionist. SATA
Mr. Miller is presently ser-
ving with the U.S. Air Force,
stationed at McGuire Air Force
Base, N.J. He is a graduate of
Northwest High School.
A June wedding is planned by