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Customs, hair styles and automobiles
have changed since these pictures were taken; so have our philanthropic
programs as well as the newspaper coverage of our programs. The
focus of newspaper articles about Assistance League these days is on our
work in the Tucson community rather than on our apparel. Times
have changed for the better!! Enjoy this stroll through the past
when Woman's View was a section of the newspaper.
January 1960. Three member of
the Service League of Tucson, (left to right) Mrs. Samuel H. Woods, Mrs.
Wallace Diers, recording secretary; and Mrs. Gilbert /C. Hespen, vice
president; prepare invitations to patrons for the approaching benefit
exhibit, "Informal Elegance for the Southwest." Dates of the
exhibit are Mar. 12-14 in the Pioneer Hotel Ballroom. Under the
sponsorship of the league in cooperation with the National Society of
Interior Designers, the exhibit will feature completely furnished room
displays and unusual table settings. Proceeds from the show will
be used to help establish the Homemaker Service, a Service League
project. The league is a non-political, non-sectarian, voluntary,
woman's philanthropic organization. It was started in Tucson in
May, 1959.
Mrs. Robert MacCartee (left), tea dance chairman, and Mrs. Robert
Gibson, ways and means chairman, go over the Service League tea dance
patron list which they plan to close out this weekend. The dance -
set for Dec. 15, 1963 at the Pioneer Hotel - will benefit the league's
pet project, Homemaker Service.
Also appearing in the Women section is an article by Betty
Milburn about the tea dance, the article is transcribed as follows:
"Don we now our gay apparel..."
And of course the gayest apparel of the holiday season will be seen
at the Service League Tea Dance tomorrow. What a pretty party it
always is! The Service League boasts a number of members on the
Ten Best Dressed list.
Prexy Grace Lovell will wear a rose red brocade gown with matching
coat and shoes. Sitting with Grace and Mitch will be the Frank
Kidds, Dan Kinerks, Robert McCarthys, Ray Rodigs and Bern Van Der Kerks.
Dance chairman Nancy MacCartee will be gowned in a white brocade
sheath as she and Bob and Sam and Henley Woods entertain Sam and Bud
Crary, the Conner Creighs, String and Lib Davis (whose
postponed-from-last-year New Year's Eve party has been rescheduled this
year, to the delight of those invited), Bob and Mary Foster, Elnora
Hansen, Bennette Kidd, Eleanor Mansfield, the Gordon Mattesons, Jack and
Tula O'Dowd and Carlos and Betty Ronstadt.
Ralph and Ethel Bilby (she has chosen Christmas green satin with lace
and iridescent sequins trimming the top) have invited the Harry Camerons,
Mundey Johnstons, Leon and Marge Levy, Harold and Peggy Steinfeld, and
the Harold Warnocks to the party.
Green is also Betty Stant's choice - her gown is a Maurice Rentner.
Table decorations for the Service League of Tucson's annual Tea Dance
on Dec. 15, 1963 take shape under the watchful eye of Wallace Diers
(right), decorations chairman. Committee workers with her amid the
happy angel centerpiece are (left to right) Mrs. Shirley Dolph, Mrs.
Fred Landeen, and Mrs. Robert J. Brooks.
November 1963. Lending a helping hand with invitations for the
annual Christmas Tea Dance sponsored by the Service League of Tucson
Inc., are Diana, 11 and Greg Diers, 14, and Col. Edward M. Strode.
The dance is planned Sunday, Dec. 15, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Pioneer
Hotel. Mrs. Wallace Diers, mother of Diana and Greg, is
co-chairman of the decorations committee, and Mrs. Strode is in charge
of invitations. The dance is open to the public, and
proceeds go to the league's Homemaker Service.
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Mrs. George Fraser has been named chairman of " A Day At The Races"
sponsored by the Service League of Tucson, Inc. The party will be
held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 14 1964 at Rillito Park. A
buffet lunch will be served in the clubhouse at noon. Mrs. Paul A.
McKalip is co-chairman of the event. Other committee chairmen are
Mrs. John Brooks, special activities; Mrs. William H. Brand,
decorations; Mrs. Richard K. Burke, admission tickets; Mrs. Gerald
Hauer, hostess; and Mrs. Clyde A. Mowrey, tickets. Colorful
ribbons denoting win, place and show will be awarded to the women
wearing the prettiest hats. Members may be contacted for tickets.
The party is for the benefit of the Service League's Homemaker Service
project.
The Chapter House as it was in the 1960s. It has been changed
but is still in use today, housing the assistance League Thrift Shop.
CHARTER MEMBERS OF THE SERVICE LEAGUE OF TUCSON 1959
Tucson Country Club was the setting yesterday noon for the first annual
meeting of the newly organized Service League of Tucson. Charter
members attending included (from left seated) Mmes. R. D. McDonald,
Virgil I. Hancock, Richard P. Knight, Wilbur A. Dinsmore, Roy P.
Drachman and James N. Lane. In the back row are (from left) Mmes.
Wallace Iers, N. M. Lovell, Gilbert Raymond, Samuel H. Woods, Robert
MacCartee, Lee Newcomb Spooner, Ralph Bilby, Howard Gilbertson, Alan J.
Richards, Miss Mary Gerdan, Mrs. Gilbert Hespen and Mrs. Donald Stant.
Officers elected were Mrs. Knight, president; Mrs. Hespen, vice
president; Mmes Diers and Richards, recording and corresponding
secretaries, respectively; Mrs. Bilby, treasurer; Mrs. Raymond, projects
chairman. Charter members not pictured are Mmes. Arthur Grunewald,
Barbara Plumer Sears, Holmes Tuttle and D. Cargill Southam. |
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