Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 194, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 December 1921 — Page 3

FRENCH DEMAND CAUSES PARLEY SEVERE SHOCK Admiral de Bon Intimates Nation Will Stand Pat on . Tonnage. WON’T ABOLISH U-BOAT WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—France's request for a submarine fleet of 90,000 tons, the maximum figure set for the United States and Great Britain —gave indications today of throwing the Armament Conference on the horns of another dilemma more serious than any that has been encountered. The French request has not been laid officially beore the conference, but Admiral De Bon, the French naval adviser, has given fair warning that this figure Is what France considers necessary to her national safety and that she will be extremely loath to accept anything less. The French progran in detail has been received from Paris and may be laid before the powers todiy, for, undeterred by the proximity of Cnristmas, the conference drove ahead behind closed doors. The Impression prevailed, however, tha; the formal presentation of the French figures will await the ending of tho lengthy debate over England's proposal to abolish submarines entirely. Submarines will not be abolished. The powers others than Great Britain are too solidly against It, but the British spokesmen will be allowed to have their full say. anyway. w TERMS OF F-BOAT SETTLEMENT. Out of the yards of debate that have taken place in the secrecy of committee rooms, it appeared today that the powers will settle the Submarine question in substantially the following manner. 1. Fix the size of the submarine fleets to be retained by the countries represented here. 2. Renewed pledges that the rules of international warfare will be observed by the powers signatory to the proposed naval treaty. 3. Possibly adopt new regulations governing the manner In which submarines are to approach ships. The French demands admittedly form the chief obstacle to be overcome. Having yielded on the capital ship issue, with the plain warning that a similar concession could not be made In the matter of auxiliary ships, the French are prepared to press their demands to the utmost. Against this ambitious French program, the British are prepared to fight with grim determination. The British cons'aer 90.000 tons of submarines far too many even fjr themselves and the United States, as the two chief naval powers of the world, let alone for France, a minor naval power. MUST REVISE JAPS' RATIO. A revision of Japan's auxiliary craft ratio will be necessary if the demand of the French experts is met. Under the terms of the Hughes agreement. Japan was to retain 54,000 tons of submarines, as the third rankihg naval power, or 30.000 tons less than the French are now demanding as the fourth naval power. Italy, while satisfied with existing strength, will demand an equal rating with France and thus the whole auxiliary ship ratio will be thrown out of gear.

Shank Faces Pair of Xmas Dinners With Shaky Knees It was with dire misgiving that Mayorelect Samuel Lewis Shank today viewed the approach of Christmas day. His reasons were gastronomical and not sentimental. Mr. Shank must eat two Christmas dinners Within an hour of each other tomorrow. There probably are a hundred places where the mayor-eleet would be welcomed with open arms at dinner-time tomorrow, but there are two places where the mayor says he just can't get out of eating, and doesn't want to. He has accepted invitations to eat dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Hutchinson at 1 o’clock and with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. nogue at 2 o'clock. Mr. Hutchinson and Mr. Hogue have been Shank lieutenants for many years, both being appointees in the new administration. Both Mrs. Hntchinson and Mrs. Hogue are famous among politicians who nave been their guests for the bountuul ‘ables they set.

Sunday Services in City Churches

Capitol Artnae M. E. Church—Pastor, Bw, J. Edward Murr. The pulpit will be occupied at both the morning and evening services by Dr. C. E. Bacon. In the morning there will be a special Sacrament service. Grace M. E. Church—Pastor, Dr. C. E. Bine. The Sunday School and church con--’•'•rntion will meet jointly from 10 o’clock until 11:30 Sunday morning. In *e eveii.ng a Christmas cantata will te riven by the Sunday School. St. Paul's M. E. Church —Pastor, Rev. 'rank I- Hovis. The children of the Sunday School will be the special guests of the pastor at the Christmas morning services at St Paul's M. E. Church. In e ev. uing tuere will be a special Christmas song service. Morris Scrert M. E. Church—Pastor, Rev. E. P. Jewett. At 9 o’clock Sunday morning Mayor Charles W. Jewett will address the Men’s Bible Class and at the church services will speak on ‘A Christmas Message, the Song of the Angels.” The evening theme will be ">. h° r’romised Messiah,” and the vested choir of thirty voices, led by wcorge J'ueek, will provide special music at both services. St Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church —Pastor. Rev. L. C. E. Fackler. This evening at 8 o’clock there will be a special Christmas service and the pastor will speak on “Te Know That He Was Manifested.” There will be no Sunday services. CnlTersallst Church—Pastor, Rev. Edwin Cunningham. “The Two Sides to Christmas” will be the pastor's morning topic and there will be special Christmas music. East Park M. E. Church—Pastor, Dr. E. A. Robertson. At the morning services, the pulpit will be occupied by Dr. C. E. Bacon, superintendent of the Indianapolis district of M. E. churches, and in the evening the pastor will speak on "The Birthday of Hope.” using Van Dyke's "Lost Word” as the theme. All Souls' Unitarian Church —Pastor. Dr. F. S. C. Wicks. "The Unitarian Story of Christmas” will be the pastor's theme at the special Christmas services Sunday morning. * It. Rita Osthollc Church—Nineteenth street and Arsenal avenue—There will be a midnight mass tonight and services at 7 o’clock and 9 o’clock tomorrow. The choir will sing at each service. At the 9 o’clock mass the children of the church will sing. There will be a sermon at each mass. MEETINGS. A Christmas cantata, “The Birth of Jesus.” will be presented at 7:30 o'clock Christmas evening by the Junior and primary departments of the Englewood M. E. Church. The entertainment will Include a Christmas treat for the children. The Sunday school pnpils of the Grace M. E. Church will present a Christmas cantata at the evening services Sunday: First Baptist Church will have midweek prayer service Thursday evening. The men’s Bible elase of the Roberts Park M. E. Church will attend the Christmas morning services in a body after the regular Bunday meeting. at which Capt. Joseph Edwards will speak

Dances and Parties Mark * Festivities of Holidays Sororities , Fraternities , Clubs and Individuals Busy With Entertainment.

Christmas is upon us! The last minute shoppers, wild-eyed and disheveled, have only a small margin left them for their own. People are arriving and de* parting, bag and baggage, for holiday visiting festivities. The social horn of plenty is rapidly overflowing with Yuletide gaities, sororities, fraternities, clubs, to say nothing of private individuals who are vleing with each other with parties, dances, teas, luncheons, dinners, college folk, home for vacation, in many cases being honojr guests. The group of charming young debutantes is also the center of a whirl of festivity. On Tuesday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Dickson will entertain with a dancing party at the Woodstock Club for their daughter, Miss Eleanor Dickson. Tonight, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Augustus Gladding are giving a dapee at the Woodstock fc>r Miss Sarah Frances Kaekley; this afternoon, Mrs. S. Robert Greer received at her home, 1443 North Meridian street, for her daughter. Miss Elizabeth Nord* Greer. A number of dinner parties will precede the Gladding dance this evening, among them being that of Miss Julia Fletcher, who will entertain informally at her home. 3051 North Delaware street, for a small group of young people who are home for Christmas and who will attend the dance. Invitations for a tea dansant Wednesday afternoon have been issued by Gaylord Barton Millikan to be given in his home, 1394 North Merid* ian street. EVENING CROWDED WITH DANCES AND PARTIES. Last evening Mr. and Mrs. Otto Haueisen entertained 200 guests at the Woodstock Club for their daughter. Miss Sally Haueison, the ball room being beautifully decorted with holly, Christmas trees, laurel and poinsettias. Preceding the dance Miss Lucie Margaret Todd entertained a group of the guests with a buffet dinner at her home. 1404 North Pennsylvania street. The guests included Mr. and Mrs. John D. Gould, Miss Anna I oulse Griffith. Miss Elizabeth Lockarf Miss Sally Haueisen, Miss Eleanor Die son. Miss Elizabeth Greer, Miss Elizabeth Moon of Eau Claire, Wis., Henry Severln Jr., Irvin Page, Theodore Severin. Meredith Nicholson Jr., Shirley Murphy. Herbert Todd, James George. Taylor Todd, Herbert Kennedy of Wln- ' nka. 111., and George C. Morehouse Jr., of Utica N. Y. Miss Haueisen wore a dainty frock oi white chiffon, beaded in pearls and Mrs. Haueisen was handsomel • gowned in black velvet. Mr.'and Mrs. Herbert Duckwall also entertained last evening with a dancing party at the Propylaeum for their daughter. Miss Virginia Duckwall, and Miss Louise Schurmann. The stace was effectively arranged with a large Christmas tree and smaller trees topping the posts, shining with vari colored lights.

MAYOR GIVES YEARLY PARTY FOR NEWSBOYS (Continued Urotn Page One.) word of greeting for each boy whom ho happened to recognize. He knew a lot of them, too. The boys filed into the rotunda and found seats on chairs, the floor, H>e stairway and the bases of the tall marble columns. The Orloff trio opened the pro- j gram and was followed by several songs by Baby Bernadine McCarthy, a wee | sprite whom the mayor thinl.s is headed straight for big time vaudeville. A treat for the old as well as young was offered through the courtesy of Manager Hotare Eggleston, manager of Keith’s theater when Horace Golden, headliner on Keith's bill this week, demonstrated his magic powers. A surprise stunt preceded the feature of the program next in importance to the distribution of the candy. CHRISTMAS PAGEANT IS FEATURE The feature was a Christmas pageant. “The Heart of a Christmas Tree," staged by the recreation department with children from the community centers and girls from the recreation department training school at Lauter Memorial House in the cast. Miss Maurlnne Watkins had charge of the dramatic features of the pageant and Mrs Carroll Carr of the music. Miss Verdi Miller was soloist and Misses Elizabeth Sucre, Helen Bedell, Martha Doris Miehnelis, Veryle Holt and Helen I.edig as solo dancers, assisted by youthful dancers from the Greet street and Brightwood community centers and the chorus from the recreation school. R? Walter Jarvis, director of recreation, and his assistant, Miss Alice Mescali, were in charge-of arrangements. The mayor's party was one of the high lights HI a general observance of Christmas by Indianapolis citizens, marked by a return to the fine old customs which have helped for centuries to keep In the minds of the people that the true reason for the holiday is the offering of thanksgiving for the birth of the Savior those 1921 years ago. CITY CELEBRATION TO BE BIG AFFAIR. The municipal observance, under the recreation and park departments is to be on its usual extensive scale, while churches and civic and fraternal organizations are doing more than their share. Tonight the carolers from the recreation school will sing Christmas songs In the downtown hotels and public buildings and then sing at the thirteen spots where community parties are being held around Christmas trees furnished by tho park department. At 3:30 o'clock tomorrow morning, twelve brass quartettes, furnished by the boards of park and school commissioner?, will start roaming about the city to herald the dawn of Christmas day with the melodies with which men have expressed their appreciation of the Christ’s natal day for centuries. The musicians will play until 6:30 o’clock. Public-spirited men will carry them in their automobiles. A Christmas party was to be held in the rotunda of the tSaAhouse this afternoon with Mrs. James Ogden's Christmas carol singers on the program. A big Christmas tree occupied the center of the rotunda. Little folk whose parents are not so sure that Santa Claus is going to come to their house this year have no need to worry. If the chimney Is too small for Santa to get down it’s the business of the kiddies to look up Santa Claus. He will be at a number of places to which such boys and girls are urgently invited. There is the party which the Salvation Army is giving in Tomlinson hall this evening. The guests here will be honored above those at any other Christmas party because Governor Warren T. McCray has promised to forego his own Christmas eve plans and make u speech. Christmas night the Wheeler Rescue Mission will be host to all children who do not have a Christmas in their own homes at the old Empire Theater. The First ward Republican Club will start out at 4 o'clock this afternoon to take Santa Claus and a group of child carollers to seven places In the First ward. Candy will be distributed to all children who gather at the stopping places. While all of these public affairs are going on, dozens of churches and organizations and hundreds of private citizens are distributing overflowing baskets, containing all the necessities of a real Christmas dinner, to the poor of the city.

Christmas lanterns covered the side light and red, silver and green balloons floated overhead. Among the Grees-letter events of the coming week is the Pan-Hellenic dance to be given in the Kiley room of the Claypool Hotel, which promises to be a brilliant function. Several hundred guests are expected. Fraternity folk of the city and their guests have arranged for a number of supper parties in connection with the affair. Mrs. C. B. Durham, president of the local club, is in charge of genera! arrangements, with Mrs. George Losey heading the decoration committee, Miss Cleo Frazier arranging the music, Mrs. James Murray, chairman of the committee on hotel arrangements, and Miss Rebecca Dixon in charge of the tickets. All the national sororities in the city will be represented and have representatives on the various committees. SORORITY TO Gli’E DANCE. Sigma Alpha lota musical sorority will entertain for Miss ltutli Rainier and Miss Mary Mitchell, who are home for the holidays, with a dance at the Woman’s Department Club Tuesday evening, and on the same evening the alumni women of St. Agues Academy are giving a charity ball at the Hoosier Athletic Club, the proceeds to go for the free children s ward in St. Vincent's Hospital, which is supported by the Alumni Association. Miss Gertrude Fogarty is in charge of the general arrangements. Phi Beta Sigma will give their holiday dance at the Athenaeum Wednesday evening. Delta Pi Omega will dance at the Department Club on the evening of Dec. 29; Phi Delta Theta will give Us dance Dec. 26 at the Spink Arms, and Lambda Chi Alpha will entertain Dec. 29 at the Odeon. Many fraternities have entertained this week, Kappa Kappa Gaininu giving an attractive dauce last evening In the Spink Arms, holly wreaths, ropes of laurel and a Christmas tree adding to the general festive atmosphere; on Thursday evening Delta Delta Chapter of Butler College gave its dance at the chapter house in Irvington, the rooms being effectively arranged with Christmas trees, poinsettias, with a real yule log blazing In the fireplace. On the same night at the Propylaeum, which was festive with Christmas greens and polnsettias, Pi Beta Phi entertained. Miss Lillian Painter being in charge of arrangements. Open houses will be featured on New Year’s day by the fraternities and sororities, Kappa Alpha Theta will receive at their new house on Butler avenue. as will various other college organizations. And the grand finale to the deluge of Christmas hilarity is the Charity ball on the evening of .fan. 2, in the Kiley Room of the Cla.vpool, given under the auspices of the Indianapolis Free Kindergarten and Children’s Aid Society, when local society will turn out in a blaze of glory to trip rn* light fantastic.

Marion County W. C. T . U. Notes

The regular monthly meeting of Marlon County W. C. T. U. executives will be held In room F at the Young Men's Christian Association building Monday. Jan. 9, Instead of Jan. 2, on account of the new year being celebrated on Jan. 2. Mrs. Minnie Nater Bronson, couqty president, requests all local unions to arrange for their spring institutes as early in the season as possitle, so ns to get the plan of work before ail members. University Heights Union will meet In the Y. W. C. A. room at Indiana Central University at 2 o'clock, Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Glpe, State superintendent of soldiers and sailors, will talk. All members are tirged to come and the public is cordially Invited to attend. Mrs. Martha Glpe has charge of the Christmas entertainment at Ft. Benjamin Harrison at Sendee Club No. 2 tonight at 8 o’clock. A splendid program has been arranged for the entertainment of the boys and gifts will be distributed. Refreshments will be served. Club Index Inter-Alla Club Tuesday. Hostess, Mrs. H. R. Rayley, .(638 Kenwood avenue. Mrs. L. M. O'Malley will talk on “Customs and Manners of Colonial Period" and Mrs. C. W. Tyler will discuss the “First Congressional Congress." Independent Social Club—Tuesday. Hostess, Mrs. Alex Goodwin, 2221 Ashland avenue. The regular business meeting is to be held. Inter Nra Club —Wednesday. Hostess, Mrs. Ralph Douglass. 3 Boulevard apartments. The general subject is to he Walt Whitman. Mrs. Ortn Hack will talk on “His Relation to Culture,” and Mrs. George Tomlinson on “His Self-reliance.” Mrs. J. F. Moyer will lead the discussion and Mrs. Hannah Wllmouth will read the letter. Mystic Tie Clut—Thursday. Hostess, Mrs. C. E. Smith. The regular luncheon will he held. The responses to roil call will be New Year resolutions. Woman’s Advance Club—Thursday. Hostess, Mrs. C. A. Cook, 3248 Wash ington Boulevard. An evening Christinas party will take the place of the regular meeting. Zetathea Club—Wednesday. Hostess. Mrs. Ray N. Reed, 3535 Ashland avenue. The club will entertain with a children's nstmas party.

Among the gay pre-Christmas festivities this week was the clever children's party given by Miss /Jertrude Hacker for her junior Btudents of the Choisler

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WINTER COLONY OF INDIANAPOLIS FOLK INCREASES Additional Tourists Arrive at St. Petersburg, Fla., for Yuletide Gayety. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., D ec.24.—An atmosphere of gayety prevails over the “Sunshine City” with the arrival of the Christmas holiday season, shops and hotels are gaily decorated with evergreens, palms, ! oinsettias, hibiscus and holly, while huge Christmas trees have been placed 1 nthe center of ballroom floors, laden with gifts for guests. Tourist travel into St. Petersburg was extremely heavy, with Northerners eager to take part in the holiday festivities, fully three thousand having arrived during the week, with the greater number eoming from the Middle West through the Cincinnati gateway. Indianapolis’, winter colony was Increased by the arrival of several new winter visitors. Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Gaines of Indianapolis are spending their first season here and are registered at the Hotel Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. Eldon V. Keygandt. have taken a bungalow at 317 Seventh street, South. Mr. W. L. Hayden is staying at 520 Third avenue, South. Mrs. Martha Lavelie of 3033 Washington boulevard, is at 453 Fifth avenue. Charles F. Mitchell is staying at 669 First avenue, North. Mis. (bstella Tempe has taken an partnienl- at 551 First avenue, north. Lida S. May is visiting at 104 Sixth avenue, north, [gESaarf Mrs. S. It. Greer entertained with a tea from 3 to 6 o'clock this afternoon at her home, 1443 North Meridian street, in honor of her daughter, Miss Elizabeth' Nord Greer. The table was beautifully arranged with bowls of pink rosebuds and pink candles in silver candlesticks. Mrs. Greer wore a gown of black lace, combined with silver lace and Miss Greer A ore a dainty frock of orchid canton crepe, with a corsage of pink and orchid flowers. Among those who assisted in entertaining were the following debutantes : Miss Lucy Todd, Miss Sarah Frances Kaekley, Miss Sally Haueisen, Miss Eleanor Dickson and Miss Anna I Louise Griffith. * • • The Friday afternoon Reading Club 1 held a delightful Christmas party yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. i Charles Cherdorn, 1414 North LaSalle st eet. While a large yule-log was burn- : lug. a program was given. Including a paper on "Yuletide Customs in Other Lands,” by Mrs. Kate Conder. A reading by Marion Cberdron, a group of violin solos by Miss Louise Waldorf, accompanied by Miss Marjorie Alexander and the singing of Christmas songs by , the club completed the progrum. • • • The marriage of Miss Ada Cheney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Campbell of Talboft, Ind., and Franklin Thayer of Bloomington, Ind., was solemnized last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Ilaverfleld, of Bungalow Park. The Rev. Charles E. Harris !of Bloomington performed the ceremony before an altar of palms and ferns, and the rooms were arranged with haskets of pink and yellow roses. Miss Lora Cooke played the wedding march and Miss Mabel Ellercamp sang “Ob Promise Me” and "I Love You Turly” i preceding the ceremony. Miss Katie i Deane of Chicago, as bridesmaid, wore a frock o fyellow taffeta and a corsage jof tea roses. H. F. Atchison of Clri- ' elnnatl was best man. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, I wore a gown of bridal satin, trimmed ; with real lace and silver cloth. Her : veil was arranged In cap style aed she ; carried a shower bouquet of valley llllles ' and Ophelia rrses. The out-of-town guests were: Miss Hnzel Charles of Talbott, Ind.; Robert Fair of Bloomington; Louise Fort, Ruuhvllle, and Frank White of Bloomington. Following the service a reception was held, at which Sirs. Ilaverfleld was assisted by Mrs. Ram Enrp. Mr. and Mrs. Thayer left f r a wedding trip, which will incluJe a rißlt in Chicago. • • • Mr and Mrs. H. Joe J’rankman of Cleveland Ohio, will spend the holidays with their parents, Mr. and MrA T. N. Strother, 2249, nyenue, at and Mrs. J Frankman, 2313 North Meridian street. * • • Dr. and Mrs. J. Kelser of Akron. Ohio. ; will spend the holidays who their parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Kelser, 2946 Kenwood avenue, and Mrs. J. Frankmnn, 2213 North Meridian street. • 66 Mra. Russell B. Moore, 2933 North Capitol avenue, and her sister, Mra. W. H. Brlglns, will entertain next Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Moore, with a 1 o'clock luncheon-bridge. There will be tweniy-four gueata, Including Mra. R. F. Geyer of Tulsa. Okla., who la visiting her mother, Mrs. B. Lusc, 1109 North LaSalle street. • • * Mr. and Mrs. E. noward Cadle, 830 East Maple Road boulevard, will leavo the first of the week for Miami Beach, Fla., where they will spend the winter. • • • Miss Elizabeth Carr, who has been studying in the Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati, and Miss Martha Carr, who is teaching in Middletown, Ohio, j have come to spend the holidays with I their mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Carr, 921 j Congress avenue. * * * Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Ralston will have as their Christmas guestsr Mr. and Mrs. Julian Hogate and Donald llogate ! of Danville, Ruth Craven and Theodore

School of Ballet Group

School oi Ballet, at the studio, 1959 Broadway. Old Santa Claus, In full regalia with gifts, and balloons for the little folk, was the real thrill of th-

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MISB MARY MITCHELL. MAUDE 8. KRAUSE. Craven of Bloomington and Brook Winter of Miami, Fla. Miss Ruth Ralston has come from De I’au.v for ihe uu.-uu.ss Mias Freda Arthur has come from De Pauw to pass the Christmas vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Arthur. • • • Mr. and Mrs. George Sphar of Lafayette, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Ritchie ot Lebanon, Mr. and Mrs. J. li. Marviu.-Misa Mary Spahr of Frankfort, will be ihe holiday guests of Mr and Mrs. George Losey of 3858 College aveuue. „ Mr. and Mrs. Edward I.indley of Chicago are the tuAise guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Martin, 2524 Central avenue. Mrs. Llndley was formerly Miss Helen Martin. • • Miss Ruth Wiltrout, 2928 Broadway, will be hostess for the meeting of the Mu Phi Epsilon Sorority Tuesday afternoon Assistant hostesses will be I'iss Genelve Ilughel and Mrs. Elsa Holzworth Smith. • * • Mrs. Hattie Wangelin, who has been spending a few days in Colombo*, Ohio, has returned to her home, 659 East Twenty-Second street Mr and Mrs. Harold Felghtner, 4152 Ruckle street, have gone to Huntington to spend the week end. • • • • Mr and Mrs, Volqey Fowler of the Spink apartments have gone to Marion for the Christmas holidays. Charles Mlllholland, who Is attending Indiana University, has come to be with his mother, Mrs. Anna Mlllholland, 5143 Winthrop avenue, for the vacation period. • • • Announcement Is made of the marriage of Miss Sue Garden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. U. W. Garden. 915 Belle View Place, to Pr. Allan -H. Mitchell, which was solemnized Thursday evening at I>r. Mitchell’s apartment, 2538 West Washington street, with Dr. Frederick E. Taylor officiating. Dr. and Mrs. Mitchell have gone to St. Louis, Mo., and on their return will iff- at home at 2538 West Washington street. MOTHERS-IN-LAW! DURHAM, England, Dec. 24.—Tho only defense offered by Robert Harrison when sued for breach of promise by Miss Eliza Hunter, was that their mothers had disagreed, that It would have been necessary to live with one or the other mother-in-law, owing to the scarcity of houses, and that, consequently, the marriage would have been unhappy. Miss Hunter was awarded $125. POISONED, BUT HOW? LIVERPOOL, Dec. 24.—Miss Annie Cockburn died the day after she was admitted to a local hospital apparently suffering from epilepsy. It was found she had died of strychnine poison. The strychnine in her body would have kflled any one In two hours, yet while she was in the hospital she was under constant observation and could not have poisoned herself.

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Among the Christmas dances of next week is that of Sigma Alpha lota, which U so be given Tuesday evening at the Woman’s Department Club in honor of Miss Ruth Rainier, who has come from W eliesley College to spend the vacation days with her parents, the Rev. and Mrs. J- F. Rainier, 2716 Sutherland avenue, and Miss Mary Mitchell, who has come from Boston, where she has been studying piano with Pasquale Talerico, both members of the local chapter of Sigma Alpha lota. Maude S. Krause, president of the organization, is In charge of the

CHARITY BALL OF 22 YEARS AGO WAS DIFFERENT Horse-Drawn Vehicles Brought Revelers to Doors of Tomlinson Hall. Can yon remember when the height of social elegance was to escort your sweetheart to a dance in a closed carriage, drawn by prancing steeds and chauffured by a liveried coachman, who looked las if he were almost bursting out of his regalia? In those days, the racy Romeo with outfit fairly screaming with sliver mounted harness, satiny steeds and ellkhatted driver, looked with amused eyes on his unfortunate brother who drove to the ballroom door in a public can driven with only one horse uttached and a rather nondescript-appearing driver. Can you imagine an array of such vehicles parked around the courthouse yard, the Circle or the Claypool Hotel nowadays? Fancy the smart, young buds of this season, in their abbreviated frocks,and bobbed hair stepping from such an equipage. This year, on the evening of Jan. 2, mlladi will step from her suitor’s steamheated, velour-upholstered, twelve-cyl-inder limousine, at Mr. Claypool’s up-to-date hotel and will fox-trot through the evening on the skiddy tile floor of the Riley room, to the rather discordant, although decidedly foot-tlekllng music of the sighing saxophones, banjos and other instruments that go to make up the dance orchestras of today. The modern jazz, modified no doubt to suit the elite taste of the conservative members of the Indianapolis Free Kindergarten and Children’s Aid Society board, who will once more entertain with the usual brilliant charity ball thnt concludes the local holiday guttles, with a gorgeous flourish. Well, it was iu those horsey days of twenty-two years ago, when the motor car was very much In embryo, that the first charity ball was given by this self-same association. On the evening of Jan. 1, 1900, in Tomlinson Hall, the very thickest of the cream ot Indianapolis society, in coach and fours were thickly lined around the market place, for such an Innovation must needs be supported by the real blue bloods of the city. Perhaps the most unique feature of the affair was that during the day of the "soiree,” moving vans were unloading at the hall, for the boxes were sold to various folk who furnished them with all the comforts of a drawing room, parlor lamps, oriental rugs, velvet cushions, unholstered chairs ’n everything. The hall, so they say, bore the aspect of a multi-roomed mansion perhaps one might say It looked like an apartment building made up of one-room flats; and the families, old and young, watched the dancers. And, it is said, the dancing was of a different variety from that of today. The two-step was in its heyday of popularity and the dreamy old-time waltz was the delight of the romantic young swains. What a sensation the shimmy of today would have created at that conservative function. Mrs. John Holliday was one of the activo workers in that day with the society. Today she is still on the board and this year's event gives promise of excelling all others in brilliancy. The board of trustees includes Mrs. Louis J. Blaker, Mrs. Henry W. Bennett, Mrs. E. M. Campbell, Mrs. D. L. Chambe-s, Mrs. W. W. Critchlow, Mrs. Samuel H. Fletcher, Miss Alice Finch, Mra. Fred Hoke, Mrs. John 11. Holliday, Mrs. Albert B. Metzger, Mrs. Herman Munk, Mrs. S. D. Miller, Mrs. A. F. Potts, Mrs. David Ross, Mrs. G. A. Sehnull, Mrs. Alexander P. Spruance, Mrs. James 11. Taylor, Mrs. Clemens Vonnegut, Mra. Evans Woollen, Mrs. W, N. Wishard and Mrs. E. D. Wales. Mrs. Metzger is In charge of reservations. PENNSYFLYER STRIKES DITCH CHICAGO, Dec. 24.—Scores of passen-ersge-s narrowly escaped injury and possible death when the engine and two cars of the crack “Mercantile Express” of the Pennsylvania lines left the track and went into the ditch near Buffington. Ind., early today, according to word received here. Tho train was enstbound and left Chicago late last night. According to reports to Pennsylvania officials here no one was seriously Injured. Details of the wreck are lacking, however, due to the demolition of the telegraph wires by the wreck*. The engine and the express and mall ears lijft the track. Cars containing passengeis were not derailed. Railroad officials here expressed the belief that a switch had been tampered with and that this caused the wreck.

MISS RUTH RAINIER.

t general arrangements for the event, i Miss Rainier is a talented harpist and • has studied for three years with Alfred ! Holy of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, j She will graduate from college in June. I Miss Mitchell, who was formerly a member of the faculty of the College of I Music and Fine Arts, is well known in | musical circles, nnving appeared in reIcltal here a number of times. Members of the Mu Phi Epsilon Sorority and Sigma Alpha lota- alumni, are patronesses and actives will compose the : guest*.

ARMENIANS SEND PLEATOHARDING Foreign Quarter Here Fears for Countrymen. "Christian civilization ought to find a way to stop these periodical outrages against Christians,” was the plea •of a telegram sent to President Harding last night by thd local Armenian colony. Prominent Armenians of the city, alarmed over the threatened withdrawal of French troops from Cilicia, Turkey, a territory in which the Near East Relief operates extensively in the care of thousands of orphans, wired the President to use his influeuce and that of the United States in preventing the withdrawal Os protection to the Armenian population. Cilicia in which the old city of Tarsus is situated is in the heart of the Bible lands. The appeal to the President declares that the withdrawal of the French would leave the remnant of the Armenian nation in that part'of Turkey sometimes known as “Little Armenia” in imminent danger of massacre and unspeakable atrocities. "The Turks here boasted that they would rebuild their war ruined mosques and minarets with skulls of Armenians of Cilicia when French protection is removed,” the message said, “and past experience indicates that this is no idle threat.” "Time Is short for action If this remnant of our people is to be saved from utter destruction,” the message added, “and we beg of you to do all in your power to save these, our allies in the war. In the name of humanity cannot something be done?” LOCAL ACTORS PLAY ‘NATIVITY’ Little Theater Society at Herron Art Institute. The cast of the Nativity play which will be produced by. the Little Theater Society tonight in the John Herron Art Institute will include another of those who have won the aproval of Little Theater audiences in this and fofmer seasons. Miss Angeltne Bates, who played the charming neurotic heroine in the "Spring,” will take the role of the angel. GabrieL Miss Hildegarde Flanner will play the Virgin Mary, and Dr. Ferd Weyerbacher, Joseph. The throe kings, Gaspar, Melchior and Balthazar, will be played by Murray Wickard, Herman Earnest and Alvin R. Dittrick. Larry Fletcher, as the Prophet Isaiah, and Arleigh Waltz as Ezekiel complete the cast. Because the singing of special carols will precede the play. Director Somnes has requested the audience to be seated before 11:45 o’clock.

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RUSSIAN OPERA FANTASY READY TO BE PRESENTED Chicago Opera Company Will Produce ‘The Love for Three Oranges .* CHICAGO, Dec. 24. —After three year* of building and painting scenery, and creating costumes; and after several weeks of orchestral rehearsals, Serga Prokofieff's Russian opera fantasy, “Tna Love for Three .Oranges” will be produced by the Chicago Opera Company, Friday night Dec. 30, at a special performance, Auditorium Theater, for tho first time o n any opera stage. The Investment represented is in excess of $80,01.0, Nina Koshetz, famous Russian soprano will make her debut in the premiere. Mary 'Garden, general director, Inherited the in completed opera from her predecessors, including the late Cleofonce Campanini, who signed for “The Love for Three Oranges" before it was written. , It is a monster production tn four acts and ten scenes, with the largest cast of any opera this year. Given on a non-subscription nignt, the public is on an even footing in seat reservations which wijl be at standard prices. The story of the opera, which is to be sung in French revels in buffonery and satire, concerns the son of the ruler of an Imaginary kingdom, who can not be cured of his ills until he laughs. It Is a fairy tale in strange settings and stranger music. I’rokolieff. among musicians, is called the bolshevist of the baton. He will conduct the premiere. Monday night of Christmas week brings Edith Mason and Lucien Maratore In Massenet’s “Manon,” for the first time this season. Grovlez will debut as conductor. Ihe Jewels of the Madonna” follows Tuesday night, with Rosa Raisa as Maliella, and Forrest Lament as the blacksmith, making his first appearance this seasun. The Wolf-Ferrari opera carrier an unusually heavy cast. The PavieyOukrainsky ballet appears In incidental numbers. Cirnini conducts. Wednesday night, Dec. 28, is scheduled Miss Garden's long awaited revival of “Salome,” previously postponed by her overwork. She has excluded herself from all appearances until that date. Muratore, with whom she sang the role one hundred times at the National Opera, Paris, will sing Herod, for the first time in America. Polacco, whose ambition of a lifetime has been to conduct the oneact Strauss music drama, will have hi* wish gratified. Galli-Curcl will sing her third-opera in nine days on Thursday night, Dec. 29, appearing as “Rosina” in “The Barber of Seville.” Tito Schipa, Vittorio Trevisan, Virgilio Lazzari, Vincente Ballester and Marie Claessens are also cast in thia always delightful Rossini opera. Friday night comes “The Love for Three Oranges,” and then Saturday matinee. Dee. 31, “Thais,” In which Mary Garden relinquishes one of her favorite roles to Marguerite Namara, who makes her first appearance of the present season as does Riccardo Martin, the latter as Nicias. For Saturday night. New Year’s eve, is scheduled “Carmen” at all-star prices and cast. Garden, Muratore, Mason and Baklanoff at $lO for orchestra seat*, already Indicate a clean sell-out. The Pav-ley-Oukrainsky ballet again will be a feature for the special New Year’s eve opera attraction.

CHRISTMAS CAROLS

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—It’s going to be a tough yuletide for Antonio Castellano, 9. He saw a petticoat he though hia slater would like on the bargain counter of a big department store. He rustled It | under his coat—but a policeman was watching him. NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—Christmas tree dealers were reported indignant and outraged when they found bottles of liquor ; tied in the fir trees they received from the Canadian border, but none of them got outraged enough to report it to the police. EVANSTON, 111., Dec. 24,—Maude, a neighbor’s mule, ate Martin Grueswer’a Christmas tree, decorations and aIL Grueswer asked police court to Issue an Injunction to restrain the mule’s appetite. CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dee. 24.—Two children, 3 and 5, were hunting for Santa’s gift in a clothes closet in Mrs. Isaac Mendel’s apartment here. They dropped a lighted match. Six families were routed by the fire that followed. WASHINGTON. Dec. 24.—President Harding will hang up his stocking at the White House mantel piece. Employes of the executive mansion will be remembered with small gifts. Immediately after Christmas the President expects to lest 8 few days at Plnehurst, N. C. DES MOINES, lowa, Dee. 24.—Tw* prominent Ds Moines business men were Joint owners of a big Christmas turkey. They were too tender hearted to behead the turkey so they chloroformed him, plucked his plumage and laid him away in the ice box. When they returned to their house Mister Turk In complete nudity, was strutting the parlor floor. SLEEPS IN CHURCH TO ROB. GLASGOW, Pec. 24.—A thief who had slept in the edifice to carry or.t his plan stole a valuable chalice from the Church of Our noly Redeemer.

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