THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday May 4, 1945

List Sponsors
For 'Rusaika'

Friends of Opera Announces
Cast for Production at
Masonic, May 27

Detroit Friends of Opera Inc.
announces a distinguished list of
honorary sponsors of its produc-
tion of "Rusalka" by Anton
Dvorak, to be • given in English
for the first time in the U. S.,
Sunday evening, May 27, in the
Scottish Rite Cathedral of the
Masonic Temple.

The list includes: Col. Vladim-
ir Hurban, Czecholslovak ambas-
sador; Gerald Warburg, vice-
chairman of the City Center of
Music and Drama of New York;
Leon- Barzin, director of radio
station WQXR and musical di-
rector of the National Orchestra
Association; Harry D. Gideonse,
president of Brooklyn College;
Leonard Liebling of the Musical
Courier; Herbert F. 'Peyser of
Musical America; Mayor La-
Guardia; Bruno Walter, Mischa
Elman; Walter Damrosh; Charles
Sink, president of the University

Mrs. Boddy Talks
At Center Sunday

University Hadassah
To Elect Directors,
Hear Reports Tuesday

Mrs. Meyer Prentis will be
"From Sappho to Ogden
hostess at the annual meeting • of Nash" is the subject of this Sun-
University Group of Hadassah, day's "Tea Talk" to be given by
at her home, 1905 Balmoral Frances Louise Boddy at the
Road, Tuesday, May 8. Luncheon
will be served at 12:30 o'clock.
Mrs. Esther Mossman will re-
view "Black Boy" by Richard
Wright. Mrs. Mossman, a past
president of Junior Hadassah,
is director of Detroit Zionist
Youth Commission.
The business portion of the
program will include the an-
nual election of directors; and
report on the Honor Roll Drive
under chairmanship of Mrs.
Robert Newman. Mrs. Harry L.
Jackson will install newly elect-
ed officers. Mrs. David Cooper
will preside.
Mrs.. Phillip Weisman is gen-
eral chairman for the luncheon;
Mrs. Leo Orecklin, chairman of
program, and Mrs. Jack Lefton,
heads the hospitality committee
which includes:

Mesdames Morton Wolf, Harry
Paysner, Saul Dunitz, Bernard Siegel,
Sydney Solomon, Harry Pliskow,
Leon . Winkelman, Arthur Blopm,
Harry Jones, Milton Mahler, Benja-
min Goode; Joseph Fenton.
Jack Goode, Samuel J. Greenberg,
Irving Mahler, Leo Orecklin, Alfred
Meyers, Samuel Rubiner, Mitchell
Shlain, Benjamin Jackson, Lewis
Daniels, Harry Rott, Lee Oppenheim,
Albert Carnick, Lawrence Sterling,
David Emerman.
Philip Gilbert, Randolph Weber,
Benjamin Mossman, Irving Wartell,
Paul Tilds, Herman Osnos, Philip
Lipson, Sidney Wallace, Benjamin
Shlain and Henry Stark.

Marriages

WIDRICH - KLEIN: The mar-
riage of Miss Ruth Klein, dau-
ghter of Bernard Klein of 2040
Gladstone, and Henry P. Wid-
rich, son of Mrs. Frieda Widrich
of London, England, was per-
formed on May 1.

SHERMAN - MEYERS — Mr.
of Michigan School of Music; and Mrs. Ma:: Meyers of Lin-
Karl Kruger and Mrs. Dorothy wood Ave. announce the mar-
K. Roosevelt, of Birmingham, riage of their daughter, Betty,
Mich.
to Leonard Sherman of Toledo,
The cast, composed entirely of O., on April 28; Rabbi Leon Fram
Detroit talent, includes: Marguer- officiated. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman
ite Kozenn, soprano, who will are spending their honeymoon at
sing the title role; Rose Delmar, the Edgewater Beach Hotel in
contralto; Avery Crew, tenor; Chicago.
and Cyril Wezernael.
GROSS - FRIEDMAN: Mrs.
The supporting cast consists of Sophia Friedman Simon of 9243
Harriet Toomey, soprano; Tracy McQuade, announces the marriage
Silvester, tenor; June Gardner, of her daughter, Marian Fried-
contralto; •Wyn Garden and man, to Joseph Gross, son of Mr.
Leah Crohn, sopranos; Geraldine and Mrs. Morris Gross of Brook-
Kunkel, contralto; and William lyn, in New York City, April 30.
Tennant, baritone.
Participating in the opera will
be 45 members of the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra. Herman
Adler of New York will conduct;
Richard Richtarik, also of New
York, will be stage director. •
Julius Chajes is artistic direc-
tor and Charles Frederic Morse
is chorus master. Violette Ar-
man is ballet mistress.
Tickets for "Russalka" are on
sale at Grinnell's, 1515 Wood-
ward.

Engagements

MRS. WILLIAM ISENBERG

Jewish Center at 3:30 p. m. Mrs.
Boddy will discuss some of the
great poets.
A short musical program by
Betty Kowalski, pianist and
pupil of Julius Chajes will intro-
duce the program. Refreshments
will follow.
Mrs. William Isenberg is chair-
man of the general committee
on women's activities and Ruth
Friedland chairman of "Tea
Talks." The committee is com-
posed of Elsa Berger, Sylvia
Collins, 112aryan Fleisher, Mil-
dred Grossman, Sophie Kutlov,
Esther Mossman, Corrine Perlis,
Sadie Saferstein, Birdie Scher-
mer, Sophie Blanche Schwartz,
Dorothy Weber and Betty White
and ex-officio: Ann Chapin and
Diane Rosenblatt.
Mrs. Benjamin Jaffe, vice-
president of the Center's board
of directors and chairman of its
program division, will preside.
Mrs. Nate Schermer is in charge
of the tea and is assisted by Miss
Sophie Kutlov.
The "Tea Talks" are presented
by the Center and co-sponsored
by Bnai Brith Business and Pro-
fessional Women, Bnai Brith
Young .Women's Council, Busi:
ness and Professional Division
of Hadassah, Center Service
Wives, Junior Hadassah and Na-
tional Council of Jewish Juniors.

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Bridal Calendar

May 8—Due to Army regula-
tions Sgt. Baach who has just
returned from 18 months in the
Pacific was unable to arrive for
the original scheduled date. His
marriage to Miss Elaine Helen
Rollins, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. N. E. Rollins of Parkside
Ave. will take place Wednesday,
May 8 at the Book Cadillac
Hotel. A reception for their
friends will follow the ceremony
rona to 11 p. m.„

A Mothers' and Daughters'
evening will be held by the Louis
Marshall Women's Lodge, the
Young Women's Group and the
Junior Girls on Tuesday ..evening,
ay ;8, at the Bnai Moshe Syna-
gogue.
Entertainment will be supplied
by the three groups. The Junior
Girls will present novelty songs
and dances. Participating are
Harriet Marder, dramatic chair-
man; Mae Gosman, Harriet
Adler, Ruth Sporo, Esther Pearl-
man, Marjorie Nadis, Jeanne
Cohen and Ann Nochman.
Present a Comedy
The Louis Marshall Women
will present a comedy in whose
cast are: Thelma Weiss, Evelyn
Bevlow, Millie Kaufman, Bernice
Israel, Julie Reisner, Fay Levin,
Elsie Weiner, Mary Feldman,
Tobie Laker, Gertude Cross,
Mollie Goldstein, Bessie Cohen,
Lillian Greenberg, Rita Eck-
house, Lillian Strickstein and
Martha Freeman.
The play was written and di-
rected by Mrs. Ann Snyder and
Mrs. Julie Reisner. Costumes
were designed and made by
Mrs. Evelyn Serlow, Mrs. Martha
Freeman and Mrs. Elsie Weiner.
Charlotte Waterstone of the
Young Women's Group will be
mistress of ceremonies.
Choral Group to Sing
A choral group will be pre-
sented by the Young Women.
The following are participating:
Clara Lapidus, Gloria Sonburg,

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Edith Boren, director of the choir;
Ruth Katz, Harriet Keller, Char-
lotte Waterstone, Mae Pental-
nick, Betty Skolnek, Marilyn
Einhorn, Beverly Levine and
Marilyn W e r e b e r. Charlotte
Morris will accompany the chorus
on the piano. They will sing sev-
eral Bnai Brith songs and a num-
ber of popular Yiddish numbers.
Refreshments will be served
and all members are requested
to attend. Guests are invited.

Bnai Brith Women
To Honor Mothers
At Luncheon Sunday

Bnai Brith Young Women will
hold their annual Mothers' and
Daughters' Luncheon in honor of
Mothers Day, this Sunday at the
Bnai Moshe Synagogue at 2 p. m.
Guest speaker will be Rabbi
Benjamin Groner of Windsor.
The program will include songs
by the Naomi Choral Group and
by Reva Cohen of the Deborah
Auxiliary.
Highlight of the afternoon will
be the coronation of the "honor
queens" of the individual auxil-
iaries.
General chairman is Ruth
Weiss and ticket chairman is
Natalie Sumner. I n d i v i dual
group chairmen are: Mildred
Cohen, Deborah; Harriet Nach-
man, Naomi; Frieda Krause,
Louise Marshall; and Adeline
Selman, Rebecca Gratz.

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Mr. and Mrs. Herman Doiny
of Richton Ave., announce the
engagement of their daughter
Alice Charlotte to Alvin Nus-
baum, son of Mr. and Mrs. Max
Nusbaum of Leslie Ave. The
marriage will be solemnized on
Aug. 19.

Marshall Women's Groups Plan
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