<Jhe acquet (9Iub VOL. XI, NO. IV PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA 92262 JANUARY, 1972 rom Charlie Dear Member: Well , we opened this year to a fly­ ing start with the usual opening cocktail party that was a jam-up bash. Everything has been going fine this year, we have had the dol­ drums and usual lull before the storm - before Christmas and New Year's "hitting the fan". We had trouble getting our bulle­ Edgar Eisenhower with friend Charlie at 'How sweet it is' Millie White and Min­ his last visit to the club. ette Haber with the big one. tin out last year due to the sudden death of our long-term photograph­ er, Bill Anderson - we just didn't know where "nothin' was". The condominiums are coming along fine and we are showing you some pictures of construction. Can't give you a sales pitch as, for some reason, it's against real estate regulations, but you can certainly see them when you come out. Con­ dominiums are becoming very, very popular in Palm Springs and they are springing (no pun intended) up all over. They say it's the only way to fly ·- I mean, live , in Palm Springs. Your club looks fine and running very successfully - noon-time in the Bar and Garden Room makes you think you are in Club 21 (Jack and Charlie's). We had such a good picture of Charlie, Mollie and grand­ son, thought I would give it the place of honor. In the not too-distant future, three more tennis courts will be built when our old-fashioned bungelows in the 20's are going to be removed. Who says tennis is not on a terri­ fically big upswing. Love and kisses, Charlie Cha rlie and Mo llie Berns with gra ndson . ~ Rose and Charles Wohlstetter celebrate New Years at the club before returning to N. Y. 'Happy New Year' Dr. and Mrs. Joe Sage. '""'"""'""-~ ' ,,;~ Standing, Jeanne Hull,. newscaster-TV star Seated, co-hostess Jean Ann Hirschi, host Paul Friedlander, Sr. and wife Marge, Jerry Dunphy, seated, Mary Dunphy and Dr. John Hushaw and Edith Eddy Ward down from Seattle to celebrate the com­ Sherman Hull, ring in the new year. greet arriving friends to cocktail party ing year with friends. held in the Terrace and Main dining rooms. < _1:-_.-•vA' -~~- .~ rs. and ice- dmiral R.E. Peet, Charles Mary and Harold Hicks enjoy.. a Sunday Farrell, Admiral and Mrs. Bernard Cleary at Southwest Naval Commandary party. night buffet put out by our great chef, Admiral Cleary is commander of the Paci­ Kurt. fic Fleet and was the guest speaker. Kirk Kerkorian enjoying 'fun in the sun' poolside at the club. Frances Brown and Alice Faye Harris. Viva Selig and escort Lew Kerner at open­ 'Wild, Wild West' Ross Martin relaxing at ing cocktail party in the Farrell House. the Racquet Club after a busy movie and TV schedule. Happiness is 'Double Celebration'. Mr. Nettie Wolf, hostess of luncheon for Mr. and Mrs .•\Ji/ton Caniff at cocktail and Mrs. Walter Heymann. Walt er's birth­ Mr. and Mrs. Gar Moore. party in the Farrell House. Mr. Caniff is day and their wedding anniversary. well known for hi ·srere Canyon'. Erickson, a client of his, to star in ecutives including head of produc­ the new CBS tele-series, "Medex." tion Robert Evans, are all raves And on the subject of productions, about the score and screenplay of Rose Wohlstetter is busy as asso-. the first musical the "My Fair ciate with Arthur Cantor, Fred Coe Lady" duo have written together and Charles Taubman in the pro­ since "Camelot". Evans has also duction of the new comedy, "Prom­ been a frequent Racquet Club enade All" opening on Broadway in visitor. April with Anne Jackson, Eli Wal­ Steve McQueen, Burt Lancaster lich and Hume Cronin co-starred. and William Holden dropped in re­ It was a family night for the cently and spent the evening chat­ he New Year arrived with ting about m6vies and enjoying Richard Zanucks who were with the precision of a moon Tony Rose's music .. Donald Stra-. their two daughters and Richard's T shot. Among revelers seeing !em arrived in town for the opening mother, Virginia (Mrs. Darryl) Zan­ m 1972 to the beat of Tony Rose of the Desert Museum's new season. uck. The Zanuck daughters, in the and his orchestra, confetti and fun He's president of the Museum and spirit of the holiday, even helped for all were the Joe Halls with Mrs. was joined here by Racquet Club release the balloons from the ceiling William Edris, Sybil and Harry regulars, Alice and Fred Sleight at the stroke of midnight. Brand and Pat Gertenzang; Dr. and and Harold and Mary Hicks. Mrs. Joe Harris with long-time The pre-New Year downpour did Things started off on a high note friends and Racquet Club members, not dampen anyone's spirits as and continued that way starting the Walter Markses; the Nat Du­ Fritz Loewe, the Irving Lazars, with the Racquet Club's opening monts hosting a large table that in­ the Kirk Douglasses, the Billy Wild­ party which attracted more than cluded the Harry Kesslers, Toni and ers, Greg Bautzer, Minna Wallis 300 members. Enjoying the fun Milt Holt, Jolie Gabor and Edmond and the Henry lttlesons, and Eva were the Ray Fines, Lew Sherrill, de Zigethy, Ed Hoban and Romana Gabor and the Zeppo Marxes made Mary Alice Millen (Dick was in de Vries; Mary Alice anp Richard up the almost daily lunch bunch Tokyo at the time), Marguerite Millen with the Glenn Billingsleys, ... Dorothy and Al Strelsin arrived Zacharis, Mary Hurrell and the Niles Anita and Richard Canning, Marcel­ here from New York for the New Howells, the Gabriel Barnetts. Rich­ la Flynn and Jim Hutson and Pearl Year holiday. ardson Dilworth (former Mayor of and Ed Thrasher. New Racquet Club regulars are Philadelphia) and Mrs . Dilworth. Included among those having fun Mike Frankovich and his wife, Bin­ the Harry Joe Browns (Dorothy at the Charles Wohlstetter table nie Barnes, who recently purchased Gray), the Walter Markses and of were the Paul Friedlanders, Jan and Kitty and Mervyn LeRoy's desert course our own Charlie. Ellen Mitchell and the Howard home ... and chose Christmas week Others who arrived for the open­ Goulds and Max Wyman. The Jules as time to move in to their desert ing this year and have been regulars Lederers (she's Ann Landers) saw digs, which just happen to be at the club ever since are the Syd­ in the New Year with fellow Chi­ around the corner from the Rac­ ney Schiffs, Mrs. Carl Leserman, cago-ites, columnist Norma Lee quet Club. Edna Rothbart, the Gil Nathansons, Browning and her husband, Russell The Jan Mitchells are having so H.K. Oakes, the Ernest Primmsi Ogg. Other Chicago-ites were Cook much fun here that they may stay Dottie and Stanley Ecker (they County clerk Eddie Barrett with until spring ... one of the biggest bought a home here last summer), his· wife, Jeanne, and Magda Gabor and best parties of the season was the Lionel Steinbergs, the Stanley and her constant escort, artist John hosted here by the John Hushaws Rosins, Magda Gabor and artist Morris. and Jean Ann Hirschi ... It seemed John Morris and "Mousie" Powell. Geri and Sam Firks celebrated as if most of Palm Springs and Palm Vic Orsatti, another Racquet their 18th wedding anniversary at Desert were aboard for the party Club regular, admits he has attended the New Year's Eve party at the held in the club's main dining 34 Racquet Club opening nights Racquet Club with the Lou Townes room. and it's still his favorite place. and George Wrights. With the Jerry The Alan Jay Lerners spent the Come to think of it, it's everyone's Dunphys were Jeanne and Sherman month of November here and most favorite place . or perhaps we Hull, the Dean Livelys, the Kay of December. They' ll return after should borrow a title from Charlie Kaisers and the Howard Tons. Lew the first of the year so Lerner and and say it's everyone's "Seventh Sherrill dropped by with Marguerite Loewe can finish their long-awaited Heaven." And, hopefully, we'll all Zacharis and announced that he had score fo r the Paramount musical, be in Seventh Heaven throughout just finalized arrangements for Leif "The Little Prince." Paramount ex- 1972. f ,. ~. ( Jeff Austin, runner-up, and Haroon Rahim, winner, (both of 18th Seniors Invitational (4) and over doubles) Bob Galloway, UCLA) receive awards from Charles. 16th CDF Invitational. Pro Bill Davis, Don White, runners-up, with Sam Match and Ron Dunas, winners. f \ &.. _ _ _ Dino Martin and Desi Arnaz before siz­ Jim Connors, UCLA sensation, a sight to CDF and Pancho Gonzalez. It's always a sling match at the R. C. see on the courts. treat to watch Pancho. Fixed attention on the Gonzalez, Segura match on the CDF Sta­ Nancy and Bill Talbert relax poolside with sons Pike and Peter. dium Courts last year. fended his title, but upset-minded Murray. John Shea fo ught his down to the Jim Murray: A beer from Marty wire before bowing 6-3, 4-6, 7-6. Dubow. In the 55 division, Bill Smith agai_n Danny Kaplan: More time off. won the title by downing his per­ Lou Taubman: A better "back" hand. petual foe, John Faunce, 7-5, 6-4. • Bill is also ranked No. 3 nationally Marvin Friedenberg: X-rays of and won the title without the loss his game.