Fathers Beam as Daughters Are Presented at Ball
Nelson Rising had that proud glow as he looked at his pretty daughter Corinne in white pique Scaasi elegance. David McIntyre held daughter Caroline’s red bouquet while she adjusted gloves. Everywhere, the dads in white tie and tails beamed as they took the arms of their daughters, primed to present them to the Most Rev. Roger M. Mahony, archbishop of Los Angeles, at the Social Service Auxiliary Presentation Ball at the Beverly Hilton. Thomas McCarthy and daughter Colleen. Michael O’Neil and Shannon. Edward Turrentine and Glynis. Bobby Vinton (yes, the singer) and Jennifer. Thomas Lieb and Christianne. Maurice DeWald and Michelle.
The Presentation Ball is such a time-honored tradition that founder Marjorie (Mrs. Joseph) Hegener planned at the time of their births the presentations of her granddaughters: Susan Bernard of Glencoe, Ill., and Heather Parrish of Norfolk, Va. “I’ve waited 19 years for this,” Mrs. Hegener said.
There was no shortage of pomp. Master of ceremonies Thomas Edgar Workman Jr. and orchestra leader Joe Moshay gave cues. The honor guard marched forth--a handsome lot including Paul Jerome Conn, Cornelius John Pings (his wife, Marjorie, chaired the ball), Peter Mullin and former Ambassador to Ireland Peter Dailey.
The presentees giggled. Mother Norma McIntyre wiped away a tear. Auxiliary president Gretchen Wayne beamed. The archbishop urged the girls “to build up our community, as your parents and grandparents have done.”
More presentees: Julia Abajian, Elizabeth Chandler, Jennifer Eikenmeyer, Anne Fletcher, Jennifer Given, Yvonne Gurash, Robyn Hamilton, Shannon Joyce, Michalyn King, Tiffany Maulhardt, Kristin Olivier, Heather Salz, Maura Shea, Margaret Smith, Emilie Terry.
OK? Can Bobby Vinton waltz? He gave up on the father-daughter waltz and rocked into boogie. Fathers Robert Hamilton and Stephen Maulhardt struggled valiantly onward . . . step, slide, step.
PARTY STYLES: The mental state of Pasadena Mental Health Center supporters was decidedly vital and happy for Italian Pranzo al Fresco--dining, dancing and vista viewing at the home of David and Pam Banks. Benefit co-chairs Melinda Winston and Eileen Zimmerman borrowed designer Edward Turrentine’s talents and slathered tables in Italian prints and buffet tables in bread sticks, pastas and pizza for a contented crowd: Sheryl Griffith, Gary and Lou Lund, Esme and Bob Gibson, Dr. David and Annabelle Dahl, Elayne and Tom Techentin. . . .
The big gala for Huntington Hospital’s new building isn’t until Nov. 30 (with Weta Mathies and Katie Tuerk co-chairs), but Huntington Hospital Society 1992 Associates (major donors) put on “M.A.S.H.” T-shirts for a happy hour at the building site, followed by dinner in the mess tent. . . .
Circle of Friends of Julia Ann Singer Center guests will travel through a space tunnel into a world of lasers and dance on an alien spaceship on Thursday at a black-tie dinner and dance at the Biltmore. The circle is a support group for the nonprofit center’s programs for abused, emotionally disturbed and learning-disabled young children and their families. . . .
LIFE (Love Is Feeding Everyone) chose a night of solving murder mysteries for a fund-raiser . . . .
Childhelp U.S.A. took the profits from the “Cut-A-Thon” at James Laurence Hair Salon in Encino, with 30 hairstylists donating time . . . .
The Cultural Foundation went black-tie/Western for their “The New Cowboys: A Rhinestone Roundup,” starring Red Buttons, at the Gene Autry Museum. . . .
Pasadena Guild of California Institute for Cancer Research UCLA saluted William J. Bird, president of the English Speaking Union, at “Gala Britannia” in San Marino, staging a wee Wimbledon tourney, Piccadilly Circus booths, tea and scones. . . .
And, the new Malibu Branch of the American Heart Assn. ate a “heart-healthy” four-course gourmet dinner created by Geoffrey’s Malibu instead of the usual cholesterol.
PAST PERFECT: Everyone should turn 50 with the elegance of Julie Pizzinat. The party was pretty special in Hotel Bel-Air’s Garden Room. The flowers on tables towered almost to the ceiling. Husband Art Pizzinat and their offspring--Victoria, Christopher, Sheldon and Jason--tried to keep it a secret, but a friend called from Hawaii to say she was so excited to be coming.
Never mind slip-ups. The champagne flowed. And Art brought in lambada dancers for instruction. Quick learners: Dulce (Julie’s mother) and Jim Harris, Dee and John Maechling, Penny and Adam Bianchi, Beau and Wendy Bianchi, Ruth and Ed Shannon, Eileen and Bill Zimmerman, Sheryl and Bud Wegge and Kris and Jane Popovich. Carol and Bill Mitsch came up from Palm Springs.
In his toast, Dr. Frank Thompson called Julie “alive, beautiful, lively, witty, mischievous, a little crazy sometimes, always adorable--thank God, all of us have a Julie Pizzinat in our midst.” Both godmothers were there--Biji Wilcox and Ginie Braun, who also toasted Julie.
ROMANCE: Honeymooning at his home in Hydra, the Greek Islands, are the new Mr. and Mrs. Michael Buckner Kelland (Lisa Branum Cobey) after their marriage at her home in Venice and a celebration at the Bistro Gardens.
James A. Cobey, retired state Court of Appeal judge, performed the ceremony for his daughter, who has resigned as vice president of Citicorp. The couple will live in Tokyo, where he is a member of Citicorp policy committee and manages global finance activities for Japan, Australia and New Zealand. The bride, a graduate of Westridge, the University of Florence and UC Berkeley, is also the daughter of prominent volunteer Virginia Cobey. The bridegroom, a graduate of Stanford University and Wharton School of Business, is the grandson of the late writer Clarence Buddington Kelland and the son of the late Thomas and Mary Kelland of Phoenix and Santa Barbara.
