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Saturday, January 2, 1937
THE MARKET BASKET
• ..Food Research In 1936 Several times a week for the
past fifty-two weeks you have ifrobabty filled the family market basket at the local store. Have you ever speculated on the figures behind the scene who had a part in the food products you have just selected? One must go far back of the retailer who has completed the final transaction. And back of the farmer, even, who grew the fruits, and vegetables, the meat animals, the poultry. Farther back even than the manufacturers of packaged and and canned foods made from agri-
cultural materials.
Behind all these distributors and producers of food are the scientists—the people who are continually working for better kinds of foodstuffs, handled with less waste, and reaching you, the consumer, *in more perfect condition. Numbered among the scientists also are the nutritionists who point out the relation between good diet and phj'sical well-being, and advise what to - put in the market basket every week. / Economists, chemists, and regulatory agents also belong
in the picture.
As a housewife, interested in
allow the meat to cook slowly and evenly, and thus hold its juices. Home canning is another of the important research lines. During the year, the most recent canning recommendations for fruit, vegetables, and meats were brought together in a new Farmers’ Bulletin, No. 1762-F. For safety and economy, ,the steam pressure canner is recommended for corn, peas, beans, and all the other non-acid vegetables, and for all meats and poultry canned at home. Practically every vegetable and fruit in your basket has at some time concerned the plant scientists of the department. Just at present the wheat that goes into your bag of flour is getting special attention. You have bought peas and tomatoes in midwinter because plant breeders have found out which varieties can be grown successfully to provide a year around supply, and have endeavored to stahdardize these varieties. Cabbage, or any other vegetables or fruits is the result of years of study. When scientists produce a disease-resistant strain of lettuce that can be grown during the winter in the mild climate of Califor-
Fit the Family Income " Whatever ln <5 prot . ec 1 ll ' re m s ?J“? I?!” ,, the limitations ot your food budget. ,n °" r wmter market basketS ' this publication is a guide to the 1 Some of y° u have PossMy a basbest food values for the money ket of strawberries among your se-
lections, even though it is the end of December. Florida began shipping berries about two weeks ago. and the shipments from there will continue to increase for the next
enlists have improved. Domestic Swiss cheese and the mild, soft Bel Paese cheese have been 1936 projects. The texture oof ice cream; the use of whey; and the packaging of dried milk powder are some other recent food studies of the bureau. Chemists of the department engaged in food research are the ones who anticipate the commercial developments that bring new products to the grocer’s shelves. Canned grapefruit Juice and orange juice have been greatly improved in flav-. or by scientists of the Bureau of Chemistry and Soils. Many other citrus by-products such as marmalade, confections, and beverages have been tests as uses for fruits that it is unprofitable to market as such. Studies of frozen-pack fruits and vegetables are designed to make possible carrying them over from seasons of plenty to seasons of scarcity or relative scarcity in as near the fresh state as possible —in other words, a year round supply. “So among the hundreds of food materials and manufactured foods that go into your market basket there are few that are not improved by scientists at some time or other, many >hat are better fot* work done in the year just ended:
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you have to spend.
Then on various items in the market basket, the bureau has conducted special studies during 1936. Take oranges and tomato
juice, for example. The bureau’s tw <> months. Later crops come from vitamin Mudies have shown that Louisiana and other areas north
both these foods are important for vitamin C. Quantity for quantity, however, orange juice is two or three times richer jn this neces* sary element than canned tomato juice. So you buy intelligently by ccmparing the relative cost of the quantities of the two juices needed to provide the vitamin C. And when you choose your vegetables, do you Judge them according to mastiness as well as appearance and food value? . One study made by the bureau shows that onions, tomatoes, young carrots, and snap beans loss less than 10 per cent, as waste in preparation for cooking. Vegetables having waste of less than 20 per cent, are potatoes, sweet potatoes, turnips. cabbage, cauliflower, egg plant, broccoli and squash. The vegetable having the greatest waste is green corn on the cob with 75 per cent., and those vegetables growing itf pods—peas and lima beans. Kale and spinach waste 1 about 50 and 50 per cent., respectively. • * The .cooking qualities of differvarieties of potatoes, of green soy
of Florida. The Bureau of Plant Industry has been particularly interested in recent years in breeding strawberry varieties of better quality for eating, fresh for canning, preserving and using in other ways. Seven such varieties have been introduced. They are now being grown commercially in insufficient quantity so that some of them will find their way to your spring mar-
ket basket.
That carton of “Government Graded” eggs; the “U. S. Prime" stamped on your roast of beef; the “Grade B” on your canned peaches; the “92 score” on your pound of butter, and numerqus other indications of grading on foods you have bought during the year represent an improvement in selling methods brought about by the grading work ot the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. This is the bureau that told us this fall about the record crops of onions, grapefruits, peanuts, and turkeys, so that we have known these would be good food buys from the price
standpoint.
L*:!’s look at that roast of beef
Mrs. Adtlie Johnson and her nephews, Samuel Aster. Issue and Chester and their company, Charles Johnson. Miss Hattie Peaks and Miss Louise Peaks were the dinner guest of Fulton Jones' and Willie Maes in Loulseville, Kentucky, Christmas day. Mrs. Oka Banlel from Louiseville. Kentucky. Miss Louise Langley from Louiseville, Kentucky and Mrs. Georgia Phelps and son Junior from New Albany were dinner guest of Mrs. Mary Langley. Christmas day. Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Harris and daughter, from Louiseville, Kentucky spent the week-end with his parents, sister and brother. Theodore Johnson from Jeffersonville, Indiana spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. James Boyd, Mr. and Mrs. George Smith from Indianapolis spent a few days during the Christmas with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hayden, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Oglesby and their two daughters Margaret and Louise and their company were dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. William Green Christmas day. Rrv. J. W. Harris delivered an inspiring searmon Sunday morning.
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GRAHAM MARTIN, President ESTHER DANIELS, Assistant Secretary
LITEfeARY CORNER ....BOOK REVIEWS....
Questions: What does Christmas signify? Give the origin of the Christmas tree. Is there a Santa Cfaua? Christmas, December -5 — The greatest holiday; the universally recognized; festival the reputed anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ; recognized by Protestant, Catholic, and Greek Churches; a day of thanksgiving, of rejoicing, of home-coming, feasting, gift-giv-ing, and merry-making and charity everywhere. Great as the holiday is, nobody knows who first celebrated it or how, and nobody knows if December 25 is the exact anniversary date of Christ’s birth. In early days the celebration of birthdays was looked upon as heathenish. Early historians credit the celebration to pagan origin, and the first Christmas Day celebrations recorded were indeed “heathenish” in the extreme. Today for past centuries Christmas been the days of days to the children of many lands.
'JOSEPH POTTER Vice President ROBERT WOODARD, Secretary
The first organization of Crispus Attucks High school was the Student Council. It began to function effectively in September, 1927, and has steadily grown *ih its sphere of activities until the fullness of its influence is felt beyond the environs of the school to the community at large. The personnel of the council consists of one representative and one alternate from each roll room. The council up to the current year selected its own officers, but. the present group of officers were elected 'by the student boy. Since the beginning of the organization, the following have served as presidents; 1929 Robert Storms. Harry Thompson Melvin Harding Rowena Hardrick. the first girl to serve as chief officer J. Walter Durham Charles DeBow Elizabeth iMitcham— Martha Ann Fisher Graham Martin
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1936
CLUB NEWS
beans, of fats for deep-fat frying. | ag ain. In addition to the quality and various other foodstuffs has j g rat i e mark, there is a little round
been tested and tasted. The rib roa&t of beet in your basket illustrates the cooperative meat studies which the bureau carries on Jointly with the Bureau of Animal Industry and state experiment stations, in which the cooking test is the function of the Bureau of Home
purple stamp on it that says, “U. S. Inspected and Passed.” This means that inspectors from the Bureau of Animal Industry saw to it that your cut came from a healthy animal. The meat inspection work has been going on for years, but the report for this year
Economics. While these studies < j g ju a t there have been far fewer are primarily intended as a guide an i ma i Si than usual condemned for 4o .the production of better meat. | bovine tuberculosis. Meat studies they aim at better standards for j by the bur eau eventually affect selection and cooking. The bureau j your mar ket basket, too. found, for one thin*, that less , Research ot the Bureau ot Dairy shrinkage occurs when meat is , nduatry hag made some co „ tri bu. roasted by a constant-moderate j fjons to your grocery order. That temperature, or by the quick sear, | piece of Cheddar cheese is only slow-flnish method, both of which ’ one of three cheese types the sci-
Household Hints
To clean fireplace bricks, cover them with a paste made of powdered pumice and household am-mon-ia. Let. it dry for am hour, then scrumb with warm, soapy watei;. ! - A teaspoon of granulated sugar added to the water in which turnips are boiled removes the strong turnip taste some object to. Should a cake burn while baking, lay over It a clean towel, which has been wrung out of hot water. This softens the burned part and it is then more easily removed. A lump of sugar put in to boil with green vegetables will preserve the color and wilt not take away any of the nutritious qualities, as soda will often do. When spreading crackers with cheese, fhix a little butter with the cheese, creaming with a fork. The mixture will spread more easily on the crackers and have a better flavor. If you want to modernize an old paper parchment shade, make slashes in the top about an inch deep and run grosgraiti ribbon through them, tying in a small bow with long ends at one side. Brown, dark blue, or black ribbon is very smart on a white or cream shade. Do this with inexpensive paper shades. To clean paint brushes: After using enamel, dip them In turpentiife; after shellac, in denatured alcohol. Then wipe them softly with a softand put. tji€jn away. To prevent a scum from forming on cocoa, beat the beverage
Thompson. The exchanged gifts. LEND-A-HAND
Mrs. Eiizalietii Dram- entertained the club December m. A very in-
GRAND TERRANCE, JR,N. Miss Margie Smith entertained the club last week. Plans were discussed for a wedding shower to be given honoring its former members, Iva Winfrey-Smith. The shower was given December 27 at
the bride’s home. VANITY BRIDGE
Mrs. Willa Martin in Shriver avenue entertained the club December 7. Prizes: Mrs. Florence Edmonson, Mrs. Theresa Givens,
Mrs. Clara Patton. ENSEMBLE GIRLS
The club met December 2H with Mrs. Leila Clements. 2705 Indianapolis avenue. Prizes: Mrs. Julia Bilmore, Mrs. Irene Winfrey, Mrs.
Louise Harris, and Mrs. Lucretia ! January 3 at 6 o’clock. Love. Guest prizes: Mrs. Ethel ! AMIGAS
Hub niemN^s
Among the important activities of the council is fostering and carrying out for the student-body worthwhile projects. For Planner House or The Recorder Christmas Funds. In this, the council linked the school with the civic life of the community. Within the school proper, the council has taken the lead in several undertakings, among which are, the raising of money for loud speakers, scholarship aid, and to aid other clubs in conducting their activities. The council has also served as a medium to bring the clubs together in an annual luncheon and the donaof a twelve-inch silver cup that is awarded each year to the outstanding club for the year. The most important work of the council is the building up of character and training for citizenship. Here it is that future leaders are found and developed, and every student is made to feel his part in the community where he lives. SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Wreatha Grene
The Complete Story of the Christmas Tree — By Janet Payne
Bowles.
The first ancestor of the Christ-
mas tree is the heavenly sun tree of the Aryan race in Asia, about three thousand years before Christ. The light of the rising sun appeared to the ancient Aryan as a great pillar of fiery light, like the trunk of a gigantic tree. So, to the Aryans these ascending rays spreading in all directions, seemed like branches and twigs from the trunk of the sun and the little clouds of dawn were like the leaves of the tree. This celestial sun tree was natural and consistent image throughout; it came from a vivid suggestion of nature, included all the elements in the sky and tree, and brought in no others that were not reasonably accounted for, and because it dealt with celestial material, the worship of it was nat-
ural religious consequence. But the most perfectly developed
descendent of the ancient sun tree, and the next contribution to our Christmas tree, is the World ash, Yggdrasil, revered by the Scandinavians, As described in the Edda, the book containing the religious
teachings and traditions of
neys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming dowri, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world. You may tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man ,nor even the united strength of the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Eloise, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding. No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, he lives forever. A thousand years from how, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.
And to our many patrons the members of the Dunbar Library staff join in wishing you— To you and thouse within your home This Christmas Day may blessings come And may good luck, good health, good cheqr Be guests of you$s for all the year. Miss Beatrice Elliott.
CARDS OF THANKS Among the most treasured and touching tributes are those shown us during the hour of sorrow of a loved one brings. People of taste and distinction use a Recorder Card of Thanks to acknowledge kindness of their friends at such times. Rates are two cents a word and ten cents for the heading and each signature. A call to LI. 7575 will bring a representative to your home. BARDWELL—We wish to thunk the many friends for their kindness at the death of Dubois Bardwell. We especially want to thank the Rev. Baxter Duke for his con soling words, the choir and so'oist, Mrs. Maude Wilson and those who donated cards, Altel Brothers and Winfrey for their efficient services. Georgetta Bardweil and Family.
CLEMONS—I wish to thank all who ministered in any way during the illness and death of my husband, Sidney Clemons, neighbors and friends of St. Paul Temple, Rev. S. D. Hardrick also missionary society, Rev. H. H. Black, Allen Chapel, the beautiful floral offerings and soloist and King and King Undertaker. Wife.
PAMPA JOE
By C. E. Scoggins
PAMPA JOE was a raw lad from Texas and it is -on the pampas of | the Argentine that unfolds the breathless story of Ids great adr venture. In its setting of vast treeless plains, the story has the vigor and color of one of the most picturesque of South American landscapes. I^jve, romance, knavery, fighting, speculation, and humanity are joined to form a tale notable for the author’s ability to people the adventure with characters who are truly alive and distinctive. Visiting South America with a
MINETT—We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for the*.r kindness shown at the death of our beloved husband and brother, James Arthur Mi nett. We especially thank Rev. H. H. Black of Allen Chapel for Ibis consoling words, the singers, Rev. H. White and Mr. Virgil Cunningham and the waiters of the Indianapolis Athletic club, Abel Brothers and Winfrey for their efficient services and all for their beautiful floral offerings. Wife,'Sister, and Brothers.
IN MEMORIAM
Time speeds on, the years have passed Since death its gloom, its shadows
cast
Within our home, where all seemed bright,
Joe finds in the gaucho country a
teachings and traditions of the I bravery and charTeutons, the World ash, Yggdrjasil, ac f er ^ ^ limi K An epic struggle _ . T 1 arises between him and the pow-
er of Don Carlos Kennedy, great ranchman and grandfather of the
And took from us a shining light
view to regaining his once roving ^ e niiss that light, and ever w^ll, father’s rights in a ranch. Pampa | The vacant place there’s none tu
was a gigantic evergreen in whose branches were contained the dwelling places of gods and men, of giants and dwarfs. Just as the an-
The Calendar says, December
25. the Children’s most favorite Arvans had conceived their
holiday in near, but judging fTom | f/®”;
the blooming Uowers and the green
teresting program was rendered i,y i s hruhbcry in yards and parks it * J could he Easter. Lodges, clubs,
churches and some individuals
seem to he vicing with each other in giving toward charitable purposes. Tin* Madam Walker club and the A. H. Wall unit of the American Legion are^ both sponsoring trees for the more unfor-;
CALL MURPHY for •Turkeys — Doeks ? ! . •Chickens — Fish ' •Oysters — Game
with the egg heater when it is finished until a foam forms on top. If washable curtains become rusted on the rods during damp weather, dampen the rust spots, i cover with a thin coating of salt and lemon and let stand until stain disappears. When ironing long lace table runners or sash curtains, fold the ends together right side up. Then stretch and shape so that scallops and design are exactly even, and then iron, but do not crease the center. Open out and iron the middle section. Turn the runner over j and lay it on a heavy bath towel and press it on the wrong side. This gives straight unfluted edges and a professional appearance. Whenever you have an egg white left after making some dish using ’ only the yolks, leave it in a warm place until thoroughly died. Scrape off the crystals which will have formed and store in jars. A tablespoon of the powder dissolved in two tablespoons of water will equal one egg whit. It beats up perfectly. Tea stains on colored linen or silk may be removed without injury to the color or fabric if treated with glycerin. To remove obstinate bluing spots from white clothing, boil in deaf water. Keep brown sugar in an air tight jar and in a cool place to prevent it from becoming lumpy. Honey will soon granulate if kept in a bright light. Always keep it in the dark. Use the egg whites as soon as they hav§ been beaten stiff. If left to stand they will flatten and will not beat up again. Handkerchiefs arf always lovely and suitable gifts, but if you would like to make them more interesting, they can be dressed up by making umbrellas of them. Take a piece of wire- six inches kmg and •center of the handkerchief to one ehd of the wire, gather up the corners with ribbon and tie in bow.‘ You can tack this toe if U slips. Then take the pinchers and Jiend the extra wire for a handle.
Edwards, Mrs. Mary Austin, and Mrs. Josephine Rendergrass. JOLLY SIX Members of the Jolly Six celebrated their Christmas party, December 23 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Wilson in Wheeler street. Usual gifts were exchanged. AKANTU Sam Morris. 1002 Fayette street, entertained the club Tuesday evening. Business of importance was discussed. BELLE AIRE BRIDGE Mrs. I^eon Maize entertained the club at her home, 2H2G N. Broadway. George Martin and Miss Marie Craig were special guests. Prizes : Robert Durham, and D. O. Robertson. The club will have a party, January 18 at 364 W. 25th street at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith. DEBANNAIRE GIRLS Miss Margaret and Ethel O’Banion entertained the club Tuesday evening in their home on Blvd. plajee. Prines: Misses IPara Lee Jones, Anna Katherine Davis, Margaret O’Banion, and Louise Winston. The club entertained Saturday evening witli a Christinas party at the home of the president. Miss Maurice Winston in Udell street. Cards and dancing were among ‘the features of the eve-
ning.
TWELVE SPORTSMAN’S The culb held its annual election of officers as follows at the last meeting: president, Claude Dixon; vice president, Anthony Southers; secretary* Earl Johnson ; treasurer, Earl Clemons; chairman of yoard, Emmett Rudolph; sergeant-at-arms. James Roberts and reporter, O&c-ar Shorter. QUEEN OF CLUBS Miss Henrietta Logan entertained the club at her home on California street. ' Presents were exchanged. A fairwell party was given honoring the club reporter. Miss Della Allen who left Christmas day for Louisville, Ky. Prizes: Misses Louise Herron, Della Allen, and Arletha Hardy.r NIFTY EIGHT BRIDGE A Miss Lillian Jones, 921 E. 25th street, eutertained the club last week. Prizes: Miss Genevieve Allen. Jimmy Jerry, and Mrs. Ruddie Simmons. CALICO BUDDIES Mrs. Anna Thompson. 837 Johnson street, entertained the club at its last meeting. Prizes: Mrs. Clare Lowery, EUem Braham, Mrs.
members of the club. The club will have their holiday party, J-m nary 1, at the home of the presi-
dent, Mrs. Aretha Logan.
DEWDROPS
Mrs. Marie Turner .-entertained the club Wednesday evening. Prizes: Mrs. Marie Turner.
Mrs. Cora Perry, and Mrs. Eugenia t unate kiddies.
Hayes. Mesdnmes Margaret Knox and M. K. C. 1 Margery Williams are on the sick Mrs. Mary Coleman, NOl W. 9th list. Mrs. Terfel who is improving street, will be hostess to the club I slowly is being taken to the home
i of her daughter in the conntnr. for a complete rest. The ReV. A. A.
Saturday afternoon Miss Sim i Moore of Bcrkely, California, was Jenkins, 2037 Highland place, will the morning speaker at Bethel
be hostess tp the club. GOTH AMEGUS The first meeting of the year for the club will be* held at the home of Vander Hicks, 22?) W. . 21st street. December 17. the club met with Mrs. Edith Ewing. ZONTA BRIDGE Mrs. Daisy Cash entertained the club Wednesday evening. Prizes: Miss Elizabeth Martin, Mrs. Amylee Ross, and Miss Dora Burrus.
ETON
Sunday morning. ‘His subject, “Divine Perfection”, was full of inspiration and hojie. The trustees of Bethel are elated over the fact that They are clear of debt once more made possible by a membership rally for which they and the pastor. Rev. X. C. Runyan says, • Thanks A Million”. * The Allen Progressive club of which Mrs. Blunt is president gave their first Christmas party at the
The club met with Mrs. Anna } parsonage, Thursday evening. Chr-
Thoruton, 4141-2 Douglas street, recently. Prizes: Miss Odeila Fisher, Mrs. Eva Moten, and Mrs. Hazel Williams. JOLLY NINE Mrs. Rhoda Garrison was hostess tc^ the cluli on last Monday evening. Prizes: Mrs. Effie Manning, and Mrs. Cordelia Cool. Arrangements have been completed for a New Year’s party.
istmas stories, carols and exchange of gifts made the evening an enjoyable one. Bethel Sunday school gave a Christmas party, Christmas eve night. Helen Walker played the leading part in the play the Light Shown, which was given by the Bethel Sunday school. Miss F. A. Herring has returned from a business trip to Salt Lake city
Utah.
light tree, and then symbolized it in marials, so the Teutons made their substitutes for their heavenly evergreen of imagination, and on festivals they decorated small evergreen with candles in honor
of the gods.
The next epoch in the origin of the tree did not happen until the third century after Christ, when the Romans had their festival, the Saturnalia, to celebrate the winter solstice on December twentyfirst. Friends feasted each other and there was interchange of pres-
girl whom Pampa Joe comes to
love.
A beautifully delineated and varied group of characters moves over the pampas, and their patriarchal, almost metlieval ways of
fill
Down here we mourn, but not in vain; For up iu heaven we’ll meet ngain.
FERGUSON—In loving remembrance of our dear daughter and sister. Ruth L. Ferguson. wh<t passed away two years ;igo, December 31. 1934. In our home Ishe is fondly re-
membered.
Sweet memories cling to her name;
loo.' -
the region, is accustomed to dominate his .world, though his stern old wife sees througth him and his every act. Elena, the heroine, is an independent and most compelling young woman. Wayne Corliss, rather engaging, yet thdroughly unprincipled, comes as Pampa
in death just the
cerely.
Still love her
same.
Sadly missed by Mother. Father, Sister, Brothers, and Son.
ents, the objects presented 'being I becomes faithfully devoted to Pam
FERGUSON—In memory of our dear friend. Ruth F. Ferguson who
, , . , ,, , , . passed away December 31. 1934. Joe does from the outer world, but jj er sm iij n g W ay and pleasant face, the role he plays is that of the : a pleasure to recall: villain. Among the other eharac- g be b ad a kindly word for each
And died lieloved by all.
ters is the tremendous gaucho who
Services at Bethel A. M. E. dhurch were largely attended Sunday evening. The program was a great success given by the Brotherhood of the church. Rev. Williams made a wonderful address to the elub. Total collections were: $23.00. Frank Johnson and Jimmie Wilson read splendid papers. The Senior Girls reserve will enjoy a party given by their advisor, M. !>. Hoffman, December 2& at the Y. W. C. A. The Amanda Smith cluli of Bethel church will have a Christmas party, Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs.. Sylvia Johnson on Hartford street. Miss Mabelle McDonald of.Chlcag ) is spending the holidays with li t parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar McDonald on Salem street. Charles Groom of Salem street entertained the social club Monday evening n an unique manner. The house was beautifully decorated. Prized were won by Mrs. K. Betty Leonard Inman and Harry Hubbard, Miss Thelma McDonald was guest. This club will entertain Saturday evening, January 2, at Elks.hall on Columbia street. , The Mary L. Club will meet, Manually 1 with Mrs. Johu.Mltchcil
Davis, Ruby Jones and Mrs. on Tippecanoe street. *iiss Louise
Bohanon, an instructor in higi school in Alabama, is spending the holidays with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Alliert Bohanon on South Third street. Mr. and Mrs. Bettie R. Benson and Mrs. Benson and Mrs. Benson, Mrs. Sam Wart mi, and Allison Coffay motored to Indianapolis to be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. Noisier on Roach street. Rev. and Mrs. Benson, Mr. and Mrs. Fred V uiglin, Allison Coffoy and Mr. ana Mrs. H. J. Bett'ie of Indianapolis were dinner guests of Mr. asd Mrs. R. Bettie of 519 N. 13th street, Christmas day. Services were well uttended flt the Baptist church. Rev. Carroll pastor, preached Sunday morning and evening. Watch meeting will he held at Bethel , church Thursday evening. Services Will begin at 10:30 p. m., sermon by Rev. Andrews. Prof. McElwaine and wife, Miss Sophie Daniels were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edd Masons Christmas day. Mr. and Mr.wOllie Wheeler of Danville, Indianav ■ spent Christman day with her 'mother, Mrs. Sally Brown of Salem l street.
branches of trees and lighted tapers to symbolize the increasing light of the year. It was not until the seventeenth century in Germany the decorated fir tree evolved as we use it now and added its religion^ history to the parent stem of antiquity. But even in the seventeenth century it was not wide spread, and German theologians did all they could to suppress it. It was in the first years of 1800 that it became known as Christ’s tree, and since that time its diffusion throughout the world has been so marvelously rapid that there is nothing to compare with it in the whole history of popular customs. The tree was unoknw in England until Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria, introduced it, and from thence it came to America definitely through our mania for English styles.
Mrs. White and Family.
AN APPRECIATION
Is There a Santa Claus? We take pleasure in answering at once and thus prominently the communication below: Dear Librarian: I am eight years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says “If you see it in the book, it’s so.” Please tell me the truth! is there a Santa Claus? .—Eloise Milliron. Eloise, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skeptism of a sketical ai They do not believe except th see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensivle by their little minds. All minds, Eloise, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. Yes, Eloise, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as if there were no Elois* es, or Marys. Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chim-
ps Joe and in fact his man Friday. DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK
By Walter D. Edmons Here is the story of the forgot- j Rev. and Mrs. M. W. Clair. Jr., ten pioneers of the Mohawk Valley 1 and daughters wisli to thank their during the Revolutionary War. many friends for their kindness Here Gilbert Martin and his young received during the Xmas Season, wife struggled and lived and [ To all we extend the Greetings hoped. Combating hardships al- r of the Season and wish for you a most too great to endure. Jhey Happy and Prosperous New Year, helped give to America a legend i — which still stirs the heait. In the rti ix'iuaxti midst of love and hate, life and BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA
death, danger and disaster, they j stuck to the acres which were theirs, and fought a war without ever quite understanding it. /This,
Is one of the outstanding hlntort- Andernon and family TOIt«<
cal novels of the present* year.
THE HUDDLE By Carolyn Wells
Henery Evans and Quilla Moore are on the sick list. Mr. and Mrs.
with their daughter. Mrs. Wesley j Gibson in Crowfordsville Christ- ! mas day. Mrs. * Margret Ashby | spent the Christmas hollidays in
In this latest Fleming Stone , Indianapolis. Mrs. Alene Alexandmystery novel, the great detective j er , Harold Duerson. Bernard Johnis confronted with an appalling S on, and Floyd Johnson spent Chiquestion. Was dynamic Robert j istmas in Indianapolis. Allenby murdered by one of his i The homes of Rev. M. M. Porter
three business associates? At his request, they had come to his private office -for an all important
and Mrs. Bessie Dudley were damaged by fire last week. Mr. and Mrs. Sandford Drake entertained
conference. When Allenby left the w jth } , Christmas dinner. Mr. and room, to which he had asked the Mrs . Chester Drake. Philip Drake,
three men to come, to hunt for some important papers in his adjoining bedroom, the three men took turns searching with him. But the last one to visit him cried out in an agonized voice—Allenby was lying across his bed—witli a knife through his heart. The mystery proves a baffling one even to the keen mind of Fleming Stone. Few motives and no important clues are available. Even when the eldest of the three associates dies of a curious blood disease. Stone is very little nearer the solution. But the famous detective is as shrewd as ever and at last brings to justice one of the cleverest and most cold-blooded of all Carolyn
Well’s criminals.
THE CORPSE WITH THE FLOATING FOOT
By R. A. J. Walling
It was the black of night when Mr. Tolefree crept cautiously into the old mill wheel. Farrar, standing on the bank of the mill stream, held a flashlight for him. The thin pencil of light showed in the black water first -a mass of wriggling eels-—and then a shoe, which seemed to float to and fro downstream—because it was attached to
a foot.
This new mystery is laid in the village, of Combe. A retired naval commander has converted an old mill house ‘iftto an inn, and there in
and family, Philip Drake, Jr. and family. A lovely dinner was served. Miss Edith Chandler who teaches in Princeton, Kentuckey, spent the holidays with her father. LouP* Chandler. Mrs. James Hopkins and son of Gary spent the Christmas holiday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Morris and relatives. Miss Edna R. Anderson was the guest Sunday of Miss Lula Jennings of Evansville. Indiana Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Smith of Champaign, 111., spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Joe West. Mrs. Francie Eagleson of Durham. X. C.. is spending the holidays with her mother. Mrs. Marshall on West Seventh street. Mrs. Margaret Johnson is the holiday guest of Dr. and Mrs. Ezra Alexander of
Indianapolis.
Combe is collected as strange and interesting a group of characters as Mr. Wallig has ever assembled. Tolefree and -.Farrar, returning from a Guy Fawkes bonfire, find one of the guests missing from the inn. And things begin to happen. Mr. Walling is the author of the following mystery novels: THE J CORPSE WITH THE DIJITY FACE,. TH,E .CORpSE IN THE CRIMSON SLIPPERS. THE CORPSE IN THE COPPICE LEG acy of Death. '
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