News Scrapbook 1985

Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles Co I Times (San Diego Ed.I (Cir. D 50,0101 (Cir. S 55,573) (JI/'

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Poway, CA Rancho Bernardo Journal (Cir. W. 2,500)

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David Nelaon / Society Irish Throw a Lively Party in a Serious Vein SAN DIEGO- "Unena and Lace" doea not aound lllte a very mucullne Utle for a party honoring two guys like U.S. .Ambaaaadoi to Mexlco John Gavin and San Diego County Sheriff John Duffy. But It wu the perfect name for the Ireland Fund'• third annual Southern California Dinner Dance, alnce Iliieiiind lace (along with peat-flavot1ld whiakey) e among Ireland'• moat ftmoua producta. About 35010n1 and daughters of Ireland (and other land,) converged on the Sheraton Harbor I land Eaat'a Cbampagn Ballroom Friday evening for a convivial get - together that had a decidedly aerloua purpoee, • the ra11lng of money for the Ireland Fund'• aoal of foet ring pe ce, culture and charity In that troubled country. The group malnta!N a nonpolitical and non-eeetarian u.nce All In II, It proved to be a rather splaahy party, and one that had more than a touch of St. Patrick'• Day to It. Many of the women wore green, a hade that moat of the men repeated In their llee nd cummerbund.s. The entertainment ala<> caught the mood; dur1n& the lengthy coclttail'r epllon, the Paradi e Street Band rapped out lrlah folk aongs with auch fervor that committee m mber Tere Shea was moved to exclaim, "You have to have lrlth In your blood to play that well!" Al dinner, youngsters from the Plummer StudJoe reeled eneraetlcally throu,h a riea of hvely jig , and tenor Patrick B1111 aang both the American and Irish nattonal anthelllll. (He later returned to th stage with a rendition of "Danny Boy" thJt I ft few eyes unmieted ) G vin amved In the company of hie Stanford roommate and rrat rnlty brother, Gordon Luce, at who home the actor-turned -am dor Wlually stays when in town. Ala<> in the group were Karon Luce; Gavm'a mother, Bee Golenor, and hie mother - in -law, Ardath Towera. Gavm'a wile, aclre Constance Towen. had planned lo attend, but wa.s called to New York by the demande of h r work achedule. Quite a few other guests rolled In from out of town, including I rel nd Fund co-found r Bob Fitzgerald {first cousrn to the late Pruldent Joljn F. Kennedy); former U.S. Amb,!Nador lo Ireland Pluae 1ee IRISH, P..e II ta'&o lo'uwrv

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: 'Linens and Lace' Is a Splashy Affair

Contlaue4 frem Pase l t>eL.:r IJ,uJey and his wire, Jackie, dnd Ireland Fund ChaJrman An - Ul011y J.l•'. O'Re11ly, a Dublin native who now rt!s1des in Pittsburgh and presides over the H. J . Heinz Co. O'Reilly took the podium early in the evening, smce he had to leave the party m tune to make a flight to AustralLa. 'l'he hurry by no means left lum breathless, though; he toot tune to quote several wittic1Sms, mcludJng one attributed to Samuel Johnaon t.hat states, "The Irish are a fair people. They never spealt well of one another." But O'Reilly spoke well of the I reland Fund's supporters. "Ireland is m its hour of need," he liald. "Your generos1ty m giving reso- nates very loudly m your ancestral homeland. It supporta the trinity of peace, chanty and culture." Another famous lnshman, Presi - dent Ronald Reagan, attended the party via videotape Both Gavin ,md Duffy were honored-and sur- pnsed-by videotaped tributes that brought the greetings of friends and well -wishers who were unable lo attend m person. The Gavin tape included a message from movie maker Robs Hunter, who rather startled some members of the audi- ence when he suggested that Gavm 3hould be elected President of the Uniled St.alee. Gdvm was honored as Southern Cahforma Irishman of the Year (following in the footsteps of Steve Garvey, who took the title in 198-4), and Duffy for his efforts to unite 'i,m Dwgo's lnsh commuruty. Ap- ropos the silver cup awarded him for hi.s labors, Duffy SaJd, "This seems appropMate for an Inshman. The only thing ffil881nl ui the

Bushm1lls," a brand of Irish whia- key. The guests enjoyed a menu lhat ignored lnsh cwsine m favor of French, and included lobster bisque, chicken W elhngton and St. Honore cake. In keeping with the eveni's theme, the women received lace-wrapped sachets as party fa- vors, and the men Insh linen handkerchiefs. Dan Broderick chaired the din- ner, and among those present were local Ireland Fund Chairman John Lynch and his wife, Cathy, Jane and John Pentele1-Molnar; Connie and Larry Cronin; Ann Evans, Colleen and Terry O'Malley, Mari- lyn and Hy Miller, M.sgr. William Cudd.thy (he ga,,e the invocation), Vicki McClure; Sally Corson, and Steve Schreiner. D The Ireland Fund dinner capped a long day for Carol Alessio and Alison Tibbitts, who that morning served as chairman and co-chair- man of "Wme, Women and Song," the 29th annual fashion luncheon given by the University of San Diego Auxiliary. _ ...-- "USO and wine are two of my favorite things," Alessio said in explaining her choice ·of tht! day's theme. Her enthusiasms appeared to be shared in the commuruty, since 900 guests (mostly women, although there were a few men in the crowd) assembled at the Town & Country's M1ss1on Ballroom for a luncheon of chicken salad, and a fashion show presented by Robin- son's. The event lilted re~atedly to- ward romance; strolling violinists paBSed .among the tables playing

love ballads. and each woman re ceived a small bottle of Seduction du Corps ("seduction of the body") perfume as a party favor. Guests who sat aL patron's tables also received silver-plated bottle sLOp- pers, which they could use. iI they chose, to cork up the remams of the wines donated to the luncheon by I.he Gallo Vineyards. The USD admm1stration was well-represented and included President Author Hughes and hJS wife, Marge; Sister Sally Ftlray, vice president for academ1l' aff.. 1rs, and Sister V1rgmia McMonal(le, dU'ecU>r of constituent snv11 es The day benefited the univ rs1ty·~ financial aid program, and Hughes thanked the audience for 1t.s sup- port by pointing out that these momes come at a lime when federal and state funds are shnnkmg Many of the guests felt as 1f they were the heirs of Damocles, smc.e three enormoUB nets suspended over the crowd contamed mas ·s of red, white and b ack !loons These finally were releaaed 111 a blitz of color and explOS1ons ( they provoked a merry storm of laugh- ter as guests balled them from table to table), but not until the audience had been treated to a show that was, typically for Robin son's, as much an entertainment as a fash10n presentauon. It opened with bagpipes and dancers performing the Highland Fhng (guests s1tlmg near the stage discovered exactly what is worn, or rather not worn, under kilts), and continued with interludes of mod- ern dance and other amusements interspersed among a parade of fashions. Pleueaeel

Barbara Mendel.son of Poway has been appointed assistant director for programming, law development and alumni relations at the~ity of San Di~o Law Sciiool. Ms. endelson will assist Law School Development and Alumni Relations Director Elizabeth Stroube in fundraising, alumni ac- tivities, special events and press relations. She was promoted to the newly created position after spending two years as Ms. Stroube's senior secretary. Before Joining the university, Ms. Mendelson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Mendelson of Rancho Bernardo, was the San Diego County

press relations officer for Sen. Gary Hart's presidential campaign, com- munity relations officer at Western International University in Phoenix, and a CBS Television News produc- tion coordinator in New York and Washington, D.C. She also was a CBS production assistant for the Democratic na- tional conventions in Chicago and Miami. For one year, she taught self-contained eighth grade at Har- vard St. George School in Chicago. Ms. Mendelson holds a bachelor's degree in English and literature from The American Umvers1ty in Washington, D.C.

San Oiega, CA (San Diego Co.) San Diego Union (Cir. 0 . 217,324) (Cir. S. 339,788) NOV7

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~ood Catholic? You should be congratulated for giving wide coverage to the Roman Catholic Church's speaking ban of Jane Via. Roman Ca tholic scholar Jane Via ha been barred from speaking before Catholic forums be- cause she called for discussion of church doctrine concerning abortion. Why doesn't the Catholic Church want to discuss it? Why can't the church stand to have its doctrine questioned by the laity? Why do they want to practice thought control over the laity? :t-t'f ', ,r' If Jane Via is such a ferriole Cath- olic, in the view of the church, why was she employed as a professor of religion at the Universit'....2L,San Diego? Evidently some people felt tlrarshe was a good Catholic when she filled that position. MARY M. DALLAS / San Diegg..

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/Manchester hosts USD Dean's Ball Several La Jolla?«~ will be joining Mr. a;;ctJi;';,Ernest Hahn and President and Mrs . .Author E. Hughes as they chair the Univ~ of SJID Diego Deans' Ball ~ay, Nov. 15. ~ouglas Manchester, will be hostmg the ball at his Hotel Inter- Continental, where Academic Deans of USD's five schools and college will be honored. After dinner dancing will feature the Bob Crosby Orchestra. Proceeds from the event will benefit research and financial aid programs as USO. For reserva- tions and information, please call 698-1156. ../

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Peter Dailey with Ardath Towers, left, IRISH: 'Linens and -Lace' Is a Splashy Affair Conllnue4 frona P..e.U

USD Al.lld.liary President Rita Neeper atlended as the official represenlative of that body, and the committee included Lee Matu- ro, Christiane Guittard, Irma O'Connor, Michelle Biltt.aglia, Ann Brown, Linda Moore, Gayle Ste- phenson, and Nancy Hester. Serving as hostesses were Vickie Mogilner, Mac Canty, Kay Deter- - man, Liz Armsl.rQng, Suzanne Pet- tigrew, Helen Pickard, Marsha Jes- persen. Dawn Matthiesen, Sandra Vecchione, and members of the Alcala Women's Club, a volunteer organization composed of USD stu- dents. • SAN FRANCISCO-Rather like a pair of impish magicians, Jeanne and Larry Lawrence used mirrors to conjure up a stylish, pre-Hal- loween good time for the dozen or so San Diego pals who flew up to the City by the Bay for Jeanne's Oct. 29 birthday. The mirrors-which reflected the likei, of Ted and Audrey Geisel, Kay and David Porter, Jeanne Jones, and Unda Chester-lined :-;;;;;;==~------

the walls of the Sybaritic 24th- noor aerie in the new Montgom- ery-Washington Tower that was used as the launching pad for several days festivities. Michael Tiiylor, one of the reigning princes of San Francisco's decorator corps, literally lined the residence with mirrors. so that every surface seemed renective. Phyllis Parrish, who fiew up with her husband, John, was so stricken by the design that she aslted, "Could you imagine walking around here looking bod?"

champagne. Huge clusters of heli- um balloons strained against the ceiling in every room, and aa the party rel!ched one of its several urbane crescendos, the Lawrences carried a bunch to the terrace and released them to the night winds. Veryl and Aage Frederiksen, Nancy and Henry Hester, and Patrick Abarta also made the birthday scene; they mingled with 100 or so San Franciscans that included Giants owner Bob Lurie, California Supreme Court Justic~ Stanley Mosk, Tiffany Vice Presi- dent Charles Dishman, Magnin family patriarch Cyril Magnin; Vic- tor Gotti, who owns the famous Ernie's restaurant, and Lia Belli, whose husband, attorney Melvin

Jeanne's birthday presaged the opening (the following night) of the San Francisco Fall Antiques Show, which had a reputation suf- ficiently grand to entice most of the San Diegans in town to stay over for il But the birthday party itself was the real celebration to attend• ~,-------,~--........... --.----...U Belli, waa in Tibet.

all stops were pulled, no holds wer~ barred, and it was, indeed, some- thing to see. San Francisco caterers actually seem to know what good food tastes like, and this particular ca- terer sent out endless traya of ca.napes, which the gueste wuhed' down with touis Roederer Cry • tal