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Adam & Eve
Their hearts did not begin
to pound, they did not lose
their power of speech, their
eves did not mist, they did
not swoon, the stars did not
collide, violins did not begin
to play softly in the
background when Bill
Bower and Kathy Yinger
first saw each other.
Ta
Mrs. Donald
Leonhard
Douglas, Bill and Kathy Bower
In fact, they can’t remem-
ber exactly when they first
became aware of each
other’s existence. They
were both students at
Albright College in Read-
ing, Bill a freshman and
Kathy a sophomore.
Albright had a small
student body, and all the
(left) and Mrs.
prepare recipe booklets for ‘Sounds and Spirits of 76.’
Marietta Aux. to sponsor
Col.
“Sounds and Spirits of
"76°", sponsored by the
Marietta Auxiliary to the
Columbia Hospital, will be
held on Saturday, May 8,
from 3 to 7 p.m., at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Miller, 111 Fairview Avenue
Marietta.
The benefit be a
colonial fest celebrating
the 200th birthday of our
nation and the 75th anniver-
sity of the local auxiliary.
Colonial foods and punch
will be featured.
Hostesses and hosts for
the event, in addition to the
Millers, are: tickets-Miss
Elsie McCloskey and Mrs.
Richard White; accouter-
ments-Mrs. Robert Henry
and Miss Ruth Wisman;
Colonial treasurers (White
elephant), Mrs. Robert
will
Hospital
Carroll, Kathryn and Vickie
Carroll; Colonial crafts-Mrs.
Carl Houseal and Mrs.
Charles Margraff; Country
Corner-Mrs. Harold Drager
and Mrs. Robert Hiestand.
Music-Mrs. Ralph Miller;
Booklet committee-Mrs.
Ralph Youtz and Mrs. Don
Leonhard; Afghan chances-
Miss Ruth Wisman. Colon-
ial Foods and Spirits will be
provided by Mr. and Mrs.
William Heisey, Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Youtz, Miss
Jane Youtz, Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Leonhard, Mrs. Wiil-
liam Landis, Miss Barbara
Landis, Mr. and Mrs. James
Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Carroll, Mrs. George
Houseal and Mr. George
Moyer.
The booklet committee
has printed the recipes and
Ralph
_ students saw each other now
and then on the campus.
Kathy first became aware of
Bill because his shoulder,
injured in a football game,
was wrapped with ban-
dages. They were intro-
duced to each other one
evening when Bill was
dating another girl, and
Youtz (right)
benefit
menus that will be served;
the booklets will be sold at
the benefit for a small fee.
Selections include claret
wine cooler, sherried sea-
food, lemon ginger punch,
Brinser’s corn meal bumbo,
fish house punch and Mary
Anderson’s lemon sugar
cookies.
The booklet also contains
the history of the Marietta
Auxiliary to the Columbia
Hospital. The auxiliary was
organized in 1901 with Mrs.
Henry S. Heistand as its
first president.
Current officers are: Mrs.
Joseph Gilmartin, presi-
dent; Mrs. Joseph Carroll,
vice-president; Mrs. Ralph
Miller, secretary; Mrs.
George Houseal, treasurer;
Mrs. William Heisey, chap-
lain; and Mrs. Ralph Youtz,
coordinator.
Kathy another guy. They
started saying hello to each
other as they passed on
campus. One morning at
breakfast, Bill asked Kathy
for a date.
They went to a dance after
a basketball game. ‘‘There
wasn’t much to do around
there,”’ Bill says now. On
subsequent dates they'd
sometimes go to the movies
via bus.
One advantage of a boy's
and girl’s getting acquaint-
ed at college is that they get
to know each other really
well. They see each other at
breakfast when they are
hardly awake, at chapel,
going to classes almost
every day, and in the
evenings when they’re tired
from studying hard.
Being together so much in
college is not at all like
going out on an occasional
date, when one can look and
act his or her very best and
create an impression that
may not last.
Bill and Kathy Bower got
to know each other really
well.
When they first started
going together they seemed
very different. Kathy was a
top student (she graduated
magna cum laude) and was
active in lots of clubs and
activities.
Bill wasn’t doing so well
in some of his studies and
wasn’t into extracurricular
activities. He was quiet;
Kathy found him a good
listener.
They started studying
together in the library, and
Kathy helped Bill with his
studies, especially English.
She also encouraged him
to get into activities. Among
other organizations, Bill
joined the YMCA and soon
became an active member.
Before Kathy graduated
she wore Bill's college pin,
signifying that she was his
girl. He had pinned her on
her birthday, a Monday,
about the time that a song
by the Mammas and Pappas
was popular: ‘‘Monday,
Monday.”’
Kathy graduated a year
ahead of Bill and took a job
as a social worker in York.
They saw each other week-
ends.
Bill had changed so much
during the time he had
known Kathy that he was
president of the YMCA and
was on the dean’s list.
They became engaged
during Bill's senior year at
Albright, Christmas, 1968.
They were married in
August, 1969.
Bill was working as an
accountant in Lancaster,
where they started house-
keeping in an apartment.
Kathy switched from being
a social worker to an
elementary school teacher.
She continued studying at
Millersville State College,
where she earned an M. Ed.
in education.
In 1971 the Bowers moved
to their present home in
Mount Joy, on the V-inter-
April 28, 1976
section of West Donegal
Street and Donegal Springs
Road. >
In June, 1974, Kathy gave
up teaching to have a baby,
Douglas, born in December,
1974.
Today, Bill and Kathy
Bower are different from the
freshman and sophomore
who met at Albright in 1965.
Kathy, an outstanding
campus leader at Albright, a
Who’s Who In American
Colleges) is a homemaker
today enjoying sewing and
taking care of Douglas. She
believes a mother should
devote her time to her
children while they are
growing up. She thinks
motherhood is a high
vocation, requiring as much
skill and patience as teach-
ing, for example.
She also sings in the choir
at St. Mark’s Methodist
Church in Mount Joy.
And Bill, the shy and
retiring freshman, is an
active community leader.
He just finished a term as
president of the Mount Joy
Jaycees.
But he is not too busy with
his accounting work and
club activities to spend lots
of time with his wife and
son.
The Bowers have a new
exciting family activity -
camping. With a new trailer
this summer they will take
off in comfort to woods and
lakes.
Photo shows a few of the girls and their pets who entered the pet show at St. Luke's
Church. From left to right are; back row- Kelly Brown and Fluffy, Tracy Geltmacher and
Charlie, Yvonne Lightner and Yancy; front row- Tracy McCurdy and Scottie, Beth
Moran and Kelly, Emily Zuch and Trixie.
Girl scout pet show held
Winners of the Pet Show
for Girl Scout Troop #32
Mount Joy Penn Laurel Girl
Scout Council, held at St.
Luke’s Church were: Kelly
Brown, cutest pet; Tracy
Geltmacher, funniest pet;
Tresa Meyers, smallest pet;
Virginia Zushlag, largest
pet; Emily Zuch, Virginia
Zushlag, best pedigree;
Youngest pet, Teresa Myers
oldest pet, Carolyn Geh-
man; outstanding tricks,
Carolyn G. Gehman; most
obedient pet, Crystal Kelly;
Most colorful pet, Tracy
McCurdy; most playful pet,
Emily Zuch and Wendy
Germer; fastest pet, Beth
Moran and Yvonne Light-
ner; best groomed pet,
Stacy Ricedorf and Rhonda
Shank.
The
working on
been
“Pet
troop has
the
Badge’ for two months,
compiling records.
The scouts visited an
animal shelter and toured
Sipling’s Pet Shop where
they saw rabbits, tropical
fish, hamsters, gerbals,
guinea pigs and mice.
Judges were Nancy Kopf
and Ella Gainer, advisors,
and Coleen Poper and
Heather Farmer, members
of the troop.