European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 07, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 the stars and stripes Friday february 7, 1969 Anna Marie Kurtz miss Kurtz engagement announced Kaiserslautern g e a Many special the engage ment and impending marriage of Anna Marie Kurtz daughter of col. Walter j. Kurtz jr., an William m. Method jr., son of or. And mrs. William  of Downey Calif., has been announced. The wedding Date has Bee set for july 4," 1970. Miss Kurtz is presently employed at the Vogel Weh Post Exchange Here and the prospective Groom is attending Long Beach state College Long each Calif. Frankfurt women plan Art fair Frankfurt Germany special an Art fair will High Light the feb. 20 luncheon of the american women s club of Frankfurt at the Terrace club. There will be exhibits an demonstrations of Batik Flower arranging japanese Brus painting crafts for children embroidery knitting ceramics Oil painting and the creation of a hat from Start to finish. Hostesses will be from Theta Nus association wives club. Pir Masens wives plan activities Pir Masens Germany special the Pir Masens no wives club has scheduled Fasching dance 7 30 p.m., feb. 8 and a funny hat luncheon 1p.m., feb. 11, both at the fron tier club. Prizes will be Given at Bot activities for the Best costume at the dance and for the fun Niest and prettiest hats at the luncheon. Topper club wives schedule tour Fasching lunch Frankfurt Germany special the Topper no wives club has scheduled Atour to the Rosenthal porcelain factory in bad Soden on feb.11, and a Fasching luncheon at the Topper club on feb. 18.members going on the tour should be at the Topper club at 9 a.m., club spokesmen said. Highlight of the luncheon costumes May be worn if desired will be a food Demon stration. Quarterly Coffee Darmstadt Germany special the  Community service will hold it quarterly Coffee in the rain Bow no club feb. 20, 9 30a.m. All acs volunteers and their guests Are invited. Mrs. Russell Curtis. Bullen Curtis Frankfurt Germany special or. And mrs Mel Vin l. Bullen have announce the recent wedding of their daughter Mary Adele to rus sell a. Curtis. Or. Bullen is the Frankfurt area civilian personnel officer. The newlyweds will reside i Kenton Ohio after april Farewell Coffee honors departing arc Volunteer Darmstadt Germany Spe Cial a Farewell Coffee was held recently for Rosemary Wil son Darmstadt bed Cross chairman of volunteers. Mrs. Wilson a registered american red Cross nurse be came chairman in january 1968and, in the performance of her duties averaged 30 Volunteer hours per week for the organization. She has been directly responsible for the development of All existing arc Volunteer pro Grams in the Darmstadt area. Sweethearts banquet Mannheim Germany Spe Cial members of the protestant women of the Chapel Benjamin Franklin Village will hold their annual Sweet hearts banquet at 7 p.m., feb. 13. A program and social hour will follow the Buffet supper. Yemen influenced jewish jewelry much of a collection of traditional and modern Jewis jewelry now on display at the Deutsche Goldschmied Haus in Hanau Germany is actually yemeni in origin As Are Many of the Folk songs and dances and embroidery usually considered native to Israel. As wit everything that concerns the Early history of the yemeni jews the origins of their jewelry work Are concealed in darkness. Art historians agree however that it is an Independent jewish hardworking tradition whose roots go far Back in Antiquity. Among the most interesting of the modern and traditional workfare those which incorporate the Eilat Stone into their designs. The Stone a mixture of Turquoise and Mala Chite is produced in the 3,000-year-old Copper mine of King Solomon. The mine is located at Timna inthe Vicinity of the red sea port of Eilat and was re discovered in 1952, today there Are Only about 50yemeni silversmiths in Israel who still practice their traditional Art. Eilat stones dominate new old necklace Fasching Royalty mrs. Jay s. Ruffner whose husband Isth 26th combat support group judge advocate at Ramstein air base was recently chosen by German villagers of  Kusel As their Fasching Princess for the 1969 season. Known As Princess Mary Ell i she promised the City s Fasching club that she would be a merry ruler Over All the fools of Alt Englun and Ramstein in the forthcoming Battle of humor. Leaders named proc plans Retreat a Retreat for protestant worn in sponsored by the protestant women of the Chapel and designated the worship and study Institute will be held at the Alpine inn in Berchtesgaden March 3-7. The leaders of the Institute will be or. Fred s. Craddock professor of new testament and homiletics at Phillips University Enid qkla., and Chap lain maj John f. Richards Tempelhof Chapel  As the theme for this annual Retreat a the new testament interprets  make reservations for the worship a d study Institute Contact your base or Post Chapel. Hanau catholics hold meeting Hanau Germany special members of the Catholic women of Hanau gathered for their monthly meeting recently Fol lowing a Novena to our lady of the immaculate Conception. Chaplain maj Richardi