Baltimore Chapter

Ruth F. Friedman, a homemaker and former Pikesville resident, died Oct. 6 of kidney failure at the Jewish Nursing Home in Harrisburg, Pa. She was 97. The daughter of a businessman and a homemaker, Ruth F. Mazur was born in Burlington, N.C., and later moved to Baltimore, where she graduated from Forest Park High School. Before her 1938 marriage to clothing manufacturer Henry Cohen, Mrs. Friedman worked as a secretary for U.S. Sen. George L. Radcliffe. After her first husband's death in 1966, Mrs. Friedman married Dr. Louis W. Wice, a Baltimore physician, in 1969.

The LXM Pro Challenge had its final stop on the 2012 tour Saturday night in Del Mar, Calif., and Team STX defeated Team Sole, 15-12, in their series' seventh game, a contest that featured nine lead changes and eight ties. Team STX had already clinched the series victory with a 22-20 win in Henderson, Nev., on Dec. 1. After his record-setting seven-goal performance in Nevada, Sam Bradman (Salisbury) started right where he left off and beat former Sea Gulls teammate Johnny Rodriguez to give Team STX the early 1-0 lead.

More than 200 people gathered early Saturday morning in their Sunday best for the Baltimore NAACP's prayer breakfast, an annual fund-raiser focused this year on the local branch's efforts to recruit young people and guide them in successful lives."

Former Loyola women's lacrosse All-Americans Tricia Dabrowski of Timonium and Suzanne (Eyler) Williams of Street will be among the 10-member Class of 2013 set to be inducted into the Greater Baltimore Chapter of the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame in January, the organization announced recently.   The duo helped Loyola to a 75-21 record from 1999 to 2003, including a 24-2 mark in four years of Colonial Athletic Association play. The Greyhounds won two CAA regular-season and tournament titles with Dabrowski and Williams and advanced to five straight NCAA tournaments, including making three semifinal appearances.

FOR DECADES, the Mountain City Mill, a three-story building at 40 S. Carroll St. in Frederick, was a place where flour was made. Now, it's the Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center, a place where art is made. After a $4.4 million renovation and expansion, the old mill property contains spaces dedicated to drawing, painting, computer graphics, photography, printmaking, ceramics and woodworking. There's also a gallery, library, conference room and auditorium. "It's a stunning building," said Catherine Moreland, executive director of the center.

A blood drive to benefit Baltimore Police Department personnel and their families will be held from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the Southern District in the first block of Cherry Hill Road.The drive is sponsored by the Baltimore Chapter of the American Red Cross three days a year.

An article by Vickie J. Gray on the Opinion * Commentary page Thursday incorrectly identified her as the president of the Baltimore chapter of the National Law Firm Merchandising Association. In fact, she is immediate past president.The Sun regrets the errors.

The holidays took an elegant turn at the Continental Societies Baltimore Chapter "Christmas Extravaganza" black-tie ball. The Martin's West ballroom shimmered in decorations of black, white and silver, while a well-turned-out turnout of 1,200 added the sparkle. Enjoying this festive holiday treat: Gladys Rice, event chair; Gwendolyn A. Lindsay and Lynda M. Brown, event co-chairs; Elnora B. Fullwood, Continental Societies Baltimore Chapter board president; Dr. Susan Jones, Margaret C. Turner and Emily Peck, chapter charter members; Kathy Owens Wyatt, board secretary; Magdalene Fennell, event honoree; Joseph H. Brown Jr., president of Joseph H. Brown Funeral Home; Dr. Charles W. Griffin, member of Morgan State University board of regents; Charlotte Wing, director of pupil services for Baltimore City schools; James Mitchell, owner of Mitchell's Lawn and Landscaping; and Clolita M. Williams, UMBC assistant vice president.

On December 11, 2003 SONJA H. DEAN (nee Heffner); beloved wife of Frank G. Dean; loving daughter of Ebert L. and Cleo K. Heffner; devoted mother of Sharon K. Boxall and F. Steven Dean; loving sister of Laron Heffner. Mrs. Dean was a founding member of the Baltimore Chapter of Choristers Guild. A Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, December 16, 2003 9:30 A.M. At Timonium United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Baltimore Chapter of Choristers Guild, C/O Barbara Perkins, 7907 Crisford Pl., #L, Baltimore, MD 21208.

The Baltimore Chapter of the NAACP is holding a "Landlovers Party Cruise to Monte Carlo" June 29 at the Tawes Center of Coppin State College.The summer fund-raiser, which begins at 9 p.m., will include an evening of games, food, live jazz, dancing and other entertainment.Tickets cost $18 in advance, $20 at the door and are available at the NAACP Office, 8 W. 26th St., or by calling 366-3300.

Ruth F. Friedman, a homemaker and former Pikesville resident, died Oct. 6 of kidney failure at the Jewish Nursing Home in Harrisburg, Pa. She was 97. The daughter of a businessman and a homemaker, Ruth F. Mazur was born in Burlington, N.C., and later moved to Baltimore, where she graduated from Forest Park High School. Before her 1938 marriage to clothing manufacturer Henry Cohen, Mrs. Friedman worked as a secretary for U.S. Sen. George L. Radcliffe. After her first husband's death in 1966, Mrs. Friedman married Dr. Louis W. Wice, a Baltimore physician, in 1969.

William C. Farrell Jr., a retired Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. executive, died Sept. 4 of complications from renal failure at his Annapolis home. He was 87. The son of a C&P telephone installer and a homemaker, William Charles Farrell Jr. was born in Baltimore and raised on Fairmount Avenue. After graduating in 1943 from Polytechnic Institute, he briefly attended the Johns Hopkins University's Whiting School of Engineering before enlisting in the Army that year. Mr. Farrell served with the Signal Corps and was initially assigned to Squire Laboratories Inc. in Revere, Mass., before completing tours of duty in Europe and Japan.

The "Jaws" theme music plays over the Windup Space's sound system as a short, striking young woman stretches out on stage in a shimmering green mermaid costume. Buh-duh. Buh-duh. The woman stays very still, until she notices it - a five-foot-long shark, bearing its teeth and wagging its fin, floating directly above the pasties-adorned mermaid. And then the crowd, along with the night's model, Little Luna, erupts with laughter. It's just another Monday night at Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School, the burlesque-meets-life-drawing session that normally takes place the second and fourth weeks of every month at the Station North bar. This Monday, GiGi Holliday of Sticky Buns Burlesque will take the stage at 7 p.m. And in June, the Baltimore chapter - co-created and run by Mount Vernon's Alexis de la Rosa, 32, and Aaron Bush, 36 - will celebrate its fourth anniversary.

When an African-American was accused of raping a white woman and another of murdering a white locomotive engineer, Springfield, Ill., exploded into a race riot on the evening of Aug. 14, 1908. The mob grew furious when they learned that the two men had been spirited away to Bloomington, Ill., by the sheriff. Sensing trouble, Gov. Charles S. Deneen sent the National Guard to the city to restore order, but the rioters were not to be stopped. After destroying a small black business district, the mob turned its fury on Badlands, a black neighborhood, where they burned some 40 homes while a crowd of 5,000 spectators looked on. An African-American barber who had tried to defend his shop was lynched.

Stevenson men's lacrosse coach Paul Cantabene and Sheehan Stanwick Burch, a lacrosse analyst and reporter for CBS Sports and ESPN2, headline the class of 2012 for the Greater Baltimore chapter of the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame. In addition to Cantabene and Burch, members of the Class of 2012 include Courtney Martinez Connor, Lisa Dowling Costello, Betsy Givens Economou, Kathy Altemus Franz, Tim Hormes, Jeff Jackson, Rob Lindsey and Jim Wilkerson. The ceremony will be held Jan. 21 at The Hillendale Country Club in Phoenix.

The Fitzgerald, a transit-oriented apartment and retail project in midtown Baltimore, won the Grand Design Award this month in the annual Excellence in Design program sponsored by the Baltimore chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Design Collective of Baltimore was the architect of The Fitzgerald, developed by The Bozzoto Group and named for writer and one-time Baltimore resident F. Scott Fitzgerald. The building is located at Mount Royal Avenue and Oliver Street, on the former Bolton Yards property next to the Mount Royal Cultural Center stop of the light rail system.

On May 14, 2005 HOWARD E. for 68 years the beloved husband of Grace V. Hipsley (nee Ebelein); devoted father of Carole Ann Hartman. A Graveside Service will be held at the St. John's Cemetery, Ellicott City, MD on Tuesday at 11 A.M. Arrangements by WITZKE FUNERAL HOME OF CATONSVILLE, INC. 410-744-8600. In lieu of flowers family request donations to the Alzheimer's Association, Baltimore Chapter, 1850 York Rd., Suite D, Timonium, MD 21093-5142.

On November 4, 2003, BLANCHE M. (nee Euler), beloved wife of Henry Green and devoted mother of Christine MacDonald and Robert Urban. Dear grandmother of Alex and Cara Urban, Michael and Matthew MacDonald, Jamie and Jason GrimmA Memorial gathering will be held at the Candle Light Inn, 1835 Frederick Rd. on Saturday, November 8 at 11:30 A.M. In lieu of flowers family request donations to the Alzheimer's Association, Baltimore Chapter, 1850 York Rd., Suite...

The mayor pleading poverty and Housing Commissioner Paul Graziano being "totally sympathetic and sensitive" are unacceptable and insulting excuses for Baltimore's not paying lead-poisoning judgments where children have suffered brain damage while living in city public housing. Putting major capital needs before our children should be reason enough to cause the City Council to call into question the actions of the housing authority and other agencies at a public hearing I concur totally with Del. Samuel "Sandy" Rosenberg that "the housing authority has to find a way to meet its legal obligation to the children whom a jury and a judge found were poisoned for life because of the negligence of the housing authority.

Harry G. Gesser Jr., a retired Bendix Radio engineering draftsman and a lifelong rail and streetcar fan, died March 16 of kidney and heart failure at St. Agnes Hospital. The former longtime Woodlawn resident was 85. Mr. Gesser was born in Baltimore and raised in West Arlington. After graduating from Forest Park High School in 1943, he began his career working for Bendix on East Joppa Road in Towson. He entered the Navy in 1945 and, after serving for a year, resumed his career as an engineering draftsman.