The Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky • Page 52

TT 1 2 THE COURIER-JOURNAL, LOUISVILLE, KY. SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 9, 1966 SPEAKING OF PEOPLE I Mummers' 'Young Idea' Script Finally Catches Up to Music By Joan Kay III I II it, i. 4 vv- ff- 0t -II. I II III I Though the title Is "The Young Idea," the ninth annual Mummers and Minstrels production slated for March is, ironically, rather an old concept. the scene of action "because it had dramatic possibilities" and because Anchorage once had a similar school, the old Bellewood Female Seminary, operated from 1860 to 1911.

school. Then about a year later she found out that Mrs. Miller and Barbara (Mrs. Joe) Wheeler had turned out whole series of songs on this theme. The songs were all on tape with the Ideas for the music and book have But the musical is by no means an been rolline around in the minds of helD of singer Helen Dean and her three Anchorage creators for at least husband, David, who did one of the accurate reproduction of the seminary three years, ever since Ruth Mary Miller melodies.

her many historical liberties include walked up to Ruth (Mrs. Henry This fall, "when I got around to writ- changing the time to 1923. Sanders one day and said, "We ought ing the book," says Mrs, Sanders, she The romantic Involvement between the to get another idea for a show." found that the music writers had followed faculties and between the students of Mrs. Sanders, who wrote the first show Independently most of her ideas on the girls' school and a military academy given by the Anchorage amateur group characters. So there was no problem form the backbone of the action, in 1958, chatted Informally about the of fitting the two halves together.

The title is a phrase of a poem that various characters in a girls' finishing The author chose a girls' school as flashed through Mrs. Sanders' head one day. "Delightful task! To rear the SIH PhotM On their wedding trip to Mexico Mireille and Rice Leach, at left, bought silver for their apartment in Lexington, where they settled last week. Mireille and Rice were married last month in Guate mala City. Also visiting the Brownie Leaches last weekend were, at right, another son, George Brown Leach an Amherst senior; his fiancee, Prudence White, Scituate, a Smith senior.

Guatemala City In operated by her aunt. private school Cwens, Links, and Alpha Lambda Delta honorary societies, and Alpha Kappa tender taught. To teach the young idea how to shoot" is from an 18th century poem, "The Seasons," by James Thompson. Attended Frankfort Sessions Playwrlting is less than a once-ayear proposition for Mrs. Sanders.

A former member of the Anchorage School Board and a former president of the Louisville League of Women Voters, she has been active this year with the state league as chairman for constitutional revision, attending many of the sessions in Frankfort in the past months. "I only got into this because we wanted to buy a new curtain for the Anchorage School stage." Mrs. Sanders was at an Anchorage Children's Theatre board meeting "when we joked about putting on a show to raise money." Writing a script fell to her, and 1958's "A Most Unspotted Lily" spoofed individuals and activities in the Anchorage community. She also wrote the second show, "A Slight Case of Crisis." Now eight years later the amateur productions have outfitted the stage with new lights, sound system and floor, plus benefiting Recording for the Blind, Anchorage unit, the Anchorage Garden Club, and Bellewood Presbyterian Home for Children. The shows have also proved to be "a good way for people to get to know each other," says Mrs.

Sanders "it cuts across age lines and interest lines." At least 100 are Involved in some aspect of the show, and acting roles will be cast today at open tryouts at 2 p.m. at the Anchorage School. A RECEPTION was given in Richmond, yesterday by Mr. and Mrs. George Riley Mercer in honor of their daughter, Mary Rutherfoord Mercer, and former Louisvillian Allen Mead Ferguson, whose engagement is announced today.

Kentucky family attending the party ft Qf Jfllll 1 1 yC" -f T-n-i i i.i i ii ill i) nVn i i ii MBMBHBM Delta. She is following her fiance's footsteps in another capacity, too. Last year Bill served on the President's Student Centennial Committee, and this year Linda is a member of the committee. Bill, who was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa honorary society and Patterson Society and is a member of Sigma Delta Chi journalism fraternity, has been working in Washington since his graduation as director of the Collegiate Press Service. Each year a graduate in journalism is selected for a term as head of this wire service, which chiefly serves large university and college newspapers.

When the next school year starts, Bill will be working toward a master's degree in political science at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gcrnert Korfhage will give a party from 5 to 7 tonight in honor of their daughter, Diane Walker Korfhage, and Beverly W. Oates, whose engagement is announced today.

Rice, who is very interested in public health, was one of 10 students sent on another research trip this past fall by UK. He worked in community medicine in a village outside of La Paz, Bolivia. Dr. and Mrs. Labbe hope to visit Kentucky in May for Rice's graduation.

And there's another wedding coming up in the Leach family in the summer. Prudence White of Scituate, a Smith senior, and George Brown Leach an Amherst senior, will be married after their graduations. THE KENTUCKY KERNEL has gotten to be a family affair, and the situation is going to be compounded. Last year the editor-in-chief of the University of Kentucky's newspaper was Bill Grant, and this year he has been succeeded by his brother, Walter. And today the engagement is announced of Bill and Linda Mills, the present executive editor.

Linda and Bill met working on the Kernel. She is a member of Theta Sigma Phi women's journalism fraternity, were Allen's sister, Mrs. Alastair R. H. Lamberton of Louisville; his aunt, Mrs.

James M. Taylor of Sunrise Acres Farm, Georgetown; and Mrs. Taylor's son, James M. F. Taylor, also of Georgetown, who will be an usher in the April wedding.

Louisville is still home to Allen's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Allen Ferguson of Richmond, who spent two months here in the fall, visiting with their daughter and family and with many friends.

And since Ferguson is now retired, says his wife, "we will come back even more frequently to visit" Mrs. Ferguson, a native of Louisville, and her husband, a native of Bourbon County, originally left Louisville in 1938, then moved back in 1952 to live here for five years before his transfer to Richmond. He retired in September as general manager of heavy manufacturing for Reynolds Metals Co. A large family reunion in March will bring them back to Kentucky to help celebrate the 100th birthday of Ferguson's aunt, Mrs. Joseph Hall, who lives near Paris.

Allen is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Omar Collins Mead of Louisville and the late Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hume Ferguson of Bourbon and Scott counties.

Three of the talents behind the Anchorage Mummers and Minstrels March show, "The Young Idea," are, from left, Mrs. Henry V. Sanders, book; Mrs. Joe Wheeler, music; and Mrs. Hood Miller, lyrics.

-V I ity ki A inmi i "rpf-ry' fj-1 I III. I I li -u. 1 I i 9 THE WEDDING Saturday of Barbara Reese and Tom Dudgeon is bringing about a reunion of former Brooklyn Dodgers players and their wives with Barbara's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold H.

"Pee Wee" Reese. Coming in for the ceremony from Anderson, will be former pitcher Carl Erskine and his wife he's now in the insurance business and also baseball coach at Anderson College. Arriving from Lenoir, N.C., will be the Rube Walkers he's a former catcher and was Reese's roommate for eight years, and now is a coach with the Washington Senators. Former pitcher Clyde King and his wife will be here from Goldsborough, N.C. he's now a coach with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Both the Walkers and the Kings have daughters named for Barbara Reese. A bridesmaids luncheon planned for the day of the wedding by Mr. and Mrs. Norman Her has been turned into a brunch so that the men could come to the party, too. For the past two months Barbara and Tom, son of the Thomas C.

Dudgeons, have been fixing up their future quarters' the second and third floors of an older home on Birchwood. They've plastered and painted the 10-foot high walls, moved the furniture in last weekend, and Barbara is engrossed in a lengthy project draperies for the 9-foot-high windows. Part of the young couple's furnishings will partially denude the Reese home. Barbara's paintings "are hung all over my walls," says her mother, "and I'll have to take them down and let her have them back." Eventually Tom will fix up a studio on the third floor for Barbara, who works as a commercial artist. Since the dining room in their home is so large, half of it will be turned into a study for Tom, who goes to the University of Louisville at night and works Mercei" Ferguson Mr.

and Mrs. George Riley Mercer of Richmond, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Mary Rutherfoord Mercer, to Mr. Allen Mead Ferguson, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Karl Allen Ferguson of Richmond, formerly of Louisville.

Miss Mercer, a graduate of St. Catherine's School and Mary Baldwin College, made her debut in 1960 and is a member of the Richmond Junior League. Mr. Ferguson was graduated from the Louisville Country Day School and Washington and Lee University, and he attended the University of Virginia Burtlorf Hill Mr. and Mrs.

Frederick Burdorf Jr. announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Catherine Mills Burdorf, to Mr. James Robert Hill, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Wright Hill III.

Miss Burdorf is attending Hollins College, Hollins College, Va. Her father is president of Burdorf Galleries. Mr. Hill, who was graduated from Aquinas School, is attending the University of The South, Sewanee, where he is a member of Kappa Alpha order. His father is district man- Mills Grant Mr.

and Mrs. Donald B. Mills of Avon-dale Estates, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Linda Alice Mills, to Mr. William Russell Grant of Washington, son of Mr. and Mrs.

R. Russell Grant of Winchester. Miss Mills will be graduated in May from the University of Kentucky where she is executive editor of the Kentucky Kernel. She was a recipient of the Grace C. Pride award for the outstanding unaffiliated junior woman.

Mr. Grant was graduated in May from UK where he was editor-in-chief of the Kentucky Kernel and was named outstanding male graduate in journalism by Sigma Delta Chi in 1965. The wedkiing will be June 4 in Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Decatur, Ga. School of Law. He is a first lieutenant ager for Dun Bradstreet, Inc.

A June in the Marine Corps Reserves. His father wedding is planned in Christ Church is a former executive of Reynolds Metals Cathedral. Co. An April wedding is planned. lA Painting end plastering 10-foot-high walls of their future home has been an after-work task lately for Barbara Reese and Tom Dudgeon, who will be married Saturday.

Paintings are by Barbara. ikii 1 OPIN MONDAY NIGHTS PARK Fill AT ANY IOT 'ft A I 11 1 "of- w4 LnMMkhM in the daytime as a floor director for W1IAS-TV. Minted Own Shower Some overtime recently made Tom miss out on most of a party planned in his honor. Mr. and Mrs.

Darrell Nau organized a surprise gadget shower at the Reeses" home but Tom was told merely that there was to be a dinner party. Called into work unexpectedly, Tom didn't arrive at the scene until 9 p.m. when dinner and the shuffleboard and ping pong tourneys were long over. "Everyone had a great time but Tom," says Barbara. He ate a late dinner, opened the gifts, and then the guests all had to go home.

His school schedule will add a hectic note to the wedding day he has an 8 a.m. final exam Saturday. The ceremony will be at 4:30. TWO SUMMERS AGO Rice Leach of NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO BEGIN YOUR SPRING SEWING Spring fabrics THOUSANDS OF YARDS JUST ARRIVED BONDED WOOL CROCHET BONDED WOOL JERSEY BONDED WOOL CHUNGA Rnwnrrt Anni riAMKici ft BONDED WOOL CHECKS yd. Price Smith Coopei Schneiter McMillan Spears Mr.

and Mrs. Walter H. McMillan of Louisville was sent by the University of Mrs. William Calvin Cooper of Inde- and Mrs. Roland Porter Price of Mr.

Whites and all new light spring colors. 54" NEW SPRING PRINTED MAGIC CREPES AND NEW SPRING PRINTED ESTRONS Lexington announce the engagement of Taylorsville announce the engagement pendence, announces the engage- Kentucky Medical School to do research 1 39 ment of her daughter, Miss Dorothy Jean of their daughter, Miss Jane Thomas in tropical disease in Guatemala. In Guatemala City he lived with Dr. Fed- yd. A wide choke of lovely new patterns in new spring colorings Hand washable and anti-crtase.

1 f95 SALE! 100 CASHMERE SUEDE In black, natural, reseda and copen. yd. it; their daughter, Miss Dalna Renee Price, to Mr. William Clifton Smith, son of Mrs. Burdette Morris of Canton, Ohio, formerly of Owensboro, and the late Mr.

William C. Smith. Miss Price attended Christian College, where she was a member of Phi Theta Kappa and Delta Eta Chi honorary fraternities, and was graduated from Vanderbilt University where she belonged to Gamma Phi Beta sorority. She attends Washington University Graduate School. Mr.

Smith, a graduate of Vanderbilt, attends Washington University School of Medicine, where he is a member of Phi Beta Pi medical fraternity. An August wedding is planned In Lexington. Cooper, to Mr. George Robert Schneiter, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Elmer Schneiter of Louisville. Miss Cooper, daughter of the late Mr. Cooper, is a graduate of Kansas State University where she was president of Smurthwaite Scholarship House. She is working on a master's degree at Purdue University. Mr.

Schneiter received bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering and will complete work toward a doctoral degree at Purdue, where he served as editor of The Purdue Exponent and was a member of Triangle fraternity and Iron Key men's honorary society. The wedding will be Feb. 23 in Independence. I 1 632 s- jfl McMillan, to Mr. Larry Houston Spears, son -of Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Wilson Spears of Taylorsville. Miss McMillan attended Nazareth College. Mr. Spears was graduated first in his class, magna cum laude, from the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy where he was a member of Kappa Psi professional fraternity and vice-president of Rho Chi honorary fraternity.

He was awarded the Lehn and Fink Gold Medal award, Kappa Psi scholarship key and the Otter-back award. The wedding will be Feb. :5 at 7:30 p.m. in Taylorsville Methodist Church. erico Labbe family, which included a daughter, Mireille.

Rice and Mireille were married last month in Guatemala City, and this year it will be her turn to become acquainted with new customs and modes of living. After a visit in Louisville last weekend with Rice's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Brown "Brownie" Leach, they have settled into an apartment in Lexington till June when Rice will be graduated from medical school. Mireille, who attended high school and secretarial school in Canada, has been teaching English the past few years in.