Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 189, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 December 1930 — Page 6

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OLD DANCES ARE AS FAR OUT OF STYLE AS OLD CLOTHES

Fox Trot and Tango in Limelight Lilt year's danres are as oat of date as lilt jear'a dreseei. The new vo.Toe (or rraceful taneoes and intricate waltres and foi trots Is described in the follow in* article which Arthur Marra-. America's foremost sutboritv on ball room daneinr has written for The Times and NEA Service. BY ARTHUR MURRAY, Wrttt-n for NEA Service. NEW STYLES In clothes, new standards of feminine beauty, new rhythm in music, new steps in dances. That is progress. That is 1931! Each of these is in itself an expression of a different phase of the one art—the art of living. All reflect to some degree the same underlying currents of civilization. Subtlety has been added to life, the obvious is out. Glamor and romance are smart and they bring back to the world a zest, an exhilaration that the blunt yesterday sadly lacked. Dancing reflects all this. Dancing has always been responsive to changing times. There are twenty or thirty outstanding new steps. The new fast music has not become popular. Dreamy, slow music has the hearts. Collegians Decide Steps But new steps adjust themselves to get the greatest pleasure out of this tempo. They take a double step to this slow music. The collegiates are learning many steps to interpret the syncopated secondbeat rhythm that orchestras are playing. As go Harvard. Princeton, Yale, so goes the whole dancing world. For it is the collegiate who decides the fashions in dances. Dance teachers- interpret the collegiate not only to himself and his colleagues, but to all of America. What the boys and girls are dancing in the foremost Eastern colleges today, the rest of the nation is dancing tomorrow The tango is the dance of the moment. Not the wild, unrestrained tango of the Argentine that the natives there dance with such abandon, with such intricate open steps It’s a New Tango Americans, travel”-* abroad, have seen and adopted as their own the restrained, precise, elegant tango steps that highly bred aristocrats dance in Paris. They call it the French or Parisian tango. But it is merelv the Argentine tango danced as the elegant vyper classes there dance it. The waltz is very popular this winter. Every other dance at some parties is a waltz. But even the waltz, with all its romance and beauty, has gone modern. It has retained its grace and charm and added an exhil a ration achieved by the addition of diversified steps. The old one-two-three-turn waltz is too level and monotonous fop today’s generation. Things must be interesting to be smart. Therefore the waltz adds a few side motions here, a gentle, short, quick step which turns the firl all around while the man merely pivots, an altogether new swing or hold. An Old Friend Beautified Seeing it danced is like meeting an old acquaintance who has come back rejuvenated, beautiful and fascinating. Fox trots arc great favorites this year, with many of the waltz variations plain steals from the fox trot steps. But there are few open steps. There is intricacy, there is tremendous variety and originality, there is a premium on all individuality. But there is above all reEtraint and elegance. The best dancers have a precision in their steps that is workmanlike. They have pride in the fine craftsmanship and artistry of their steps. Because of this, it is a winter when women must learn the dances quite as much as men. They should know how to do all the steps alone, so that they actually can dance with a man rather than merely hold on end let him bear the burden of responsibility for both. Body Control Is Given Grace, self-reliance, pleasure in expression come through actually knowing and dancing the new steps. Perfect control of the body, the feet, the hands come through mastering the steps Once tills is done, the mind is stimulated. There comes a mental that adds life and sparkle dance. result is the kind of brilliant performance that makes of each dance a real self-expression. : n artistic expression, a tremendous joy both to those who particiapte end to those who look on. MRS . JOY BINGHAM WEDDED AT HOME The marriage of Mrs. Joy Bingham to Remster A. Bingham took iilace at 6 Tudlday night at the home of James Bingham, 4014 North Pennsylvania street. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Jean S Milner in the presence of only the immediate families. Following the ceremony a dinner for the bridal party and families was served at the Indianapolis V-hlctic Club. Mr. and Mrs. Bingham are on a short wedding trip, following which they will make uieir home in Indianapolis.

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He supervised the teaching of the new dance steps to 40,000 persons in his New York studios this year. And now Arthur Murray, above, America’s most famous instructor in ballroom dancing, has written for The Times and NEA Service a series of twelve articles that tell how to dance the new tangoes, waltzes, fox trots and two-steps, which are in vogue during the present holiday social season. Murray's first article will appear in this newspaper Thursday.

Just Every Day Sense

BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

“npHE filming of Tom Sawyer is frankly an experiment,” say Hollywood press reports. A singularly successful one, if wc are to judge by the long lines of youngsters panting with a desire to see their boy hero on the screen. The theories of those who contended that it never .would pay to produce plays for children are all upset, for Tom Sawyer is drawing great crowds wherever shown. Like all first-class juvenile stories, it allures grown-ups as well as children. Another silly Hollywood idea that is given the bounce in this picture is the one that the story must be changed in the filming. Indeed, if the producer erred at all in his presentation of the irrepressible and lovable Tom, it was when he diverged from the Mark Twain tale at the very last of the narrative. Much complaint was registered in our neighborhood by lads who recently had just read the book. They were disappointed tremendously over the cave episode. a a a AND they should have been. Half the joy of seeing the picture was the delight they got out of recognizing the incidents and, as children are more literalminded about such changes, they found it hard to understand the new version tacked on to the finale. It always has seemed addlepated for moving picture men to buy well-known books or stories and then twist them about so their authors do not recognize them. If they know so well what the public wants, why destroy the plots built up by great masters now dead and the talented writers of today? Why not have entirely new stories to begin with, and at least cease to disappoint that part of an audience that goes to see a film version for the sole purpose of watching characters that long have been loved put through bewildering scenes and compelled to act entirely foreign to their fictional natures?

OFFICERS OF CLUB PARTY HOSTESSES Officers of the Oct-Dahl Club were hotesses for tire annual holiday party held today in the Athenaeum. Luncheon was served at tables decorated with miniature Christmas trees and lighted with red tapers in crystal holders. Places of the guests were marked with poinsettias, which were as favors. The officers are: Mrs. Harry Winterrowd, president: Mesdames Fred Fox, D. F. Watson, Charles Hogate and Martin Birk. Following the luncheon a program was presented in the parlors of the At henaeum, where a lighted Christmas tree stood. Mrs. C. J. Earle and Mrs. H. O. Warren were in charge. Mrs. Noble Hiatt presented a group of readings, followed by a candlelight processional of a group of the members, and the singing of Christmas carols'.

MRS. SWEENEY IS DINNER HOSTESS Mrs. James Sweeney, 326 East Twenty-second street, was hostess Tuesday night for the annual Christmas dinner of the Delta Tau sorority. Mrs. Sweeney was assisted by Mrs. Joseph Stetzel. The pledges entertained with a playlet. Covers were laid for: Mrs. Sweeney, Mrs. Stetzel. Mesdames Neal Burke. Herman Schendel, Edward Miller. Joseph Dien'nart and Misses Bee Madden. Sally Otterbach. Helen Reeidy, Genevieve Stetzel. Kathryn O’Donnell Mildred McGlinchy. Ann Meloney, Marietta O'Brien, Mildred Gallagher, * Kathleen Cain. Mary GriGin. Helen Brewer, El Vera Klafunsky and Betty Klegg. CHAPTER APPOINTS WELFARE LEADER 'Miss Marian Hill has been appointed committee chairman of the Alpha chapter. Phi Theta Delta sorority, Christmas welfare program. She will be assisted by Misses Katherine Gibson and Virginia Mattern. A complete outline of the program will be given at the next meeting of the sorority at 8 tonight at the Antlers, in dining room 3D. Pledge services for Miss Marian Hill will be held. TEA PARTY GIVEN FOR BRIDE-ELECT Mrs. Louis Weiss and Mrs. Lena Weiss entertained this ■■ afternoon with a tea at the Columbia club in honor of Miss Mildred Reinitz, whose marriage to Harry Berke will take place Thursday. 5 The tea table was centered with pink roses and sweet peas and lighted by pink tapers. Miss Hortense Hahn, Miss Hortense Falender and Miss Eleanor Wolf asi sisted. Entertained at Party Alliance Francaise entertained I members and guests with a dinner ■ and Christmas party Tuesday night ! at the Spink-Arms. The table was decorated with evergreen, miniature Christmas trees and red tapers. Distribution of gifts followed dinner. The committee in charge of arrangements was Mrs. S. E. Fenstermaker, Mrs. Paul H. Krauss Jr., and , Miss Louise Wikel.

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Club Hears Address on War Cure Mrs. R. T. Hudelson, only Indiana delegate to the world court conference last year in Washington, spoke on “Cause and Cure of War” before directors of the Indianapolis Business and Professional Women’s club Tuesday night at the Claypool. Mrs. Adah O. Frost, president, presided. The executive committee met before the .regular board meets’ ing. Mrs. Hudelson wall attend the conference to be held in Washington in January to study the world : court and find a v;ay for world understanding and permanent peace. Plans were made for a bridge tournament, to be sponsored by the finance committee, headed by Miss Mame Calphi. Miss Clara M. Cramer, former vice-president of the Utah Federation of Business and Professional ; Women’s clubs, was a guest.

Personals

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Baker Williams, formerly of Indianapolis, will spend the holidays in Florida. Mrs. Caroline Vagen Collins, Spink Arms, has returned from a two weeks’ visit in New York. Hutchings Hapgood, Provincetown, Mass., will spend the holidays with his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Hapgood, Spink Arms. Miss Virginia True, teacher in the art department of the University of Colorado, at Boulder, has come to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. True, 2941 Washington boulevard. Miss Edith McCoy, who is attending National Park seminary, Washington, will arrive Friday to spend the Christmas holidays with her mother, Mrs. Henry J. McCoy, 2036 North Meridian street. Robert William Todd, New York, will come Monday to spend the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. E. Clifford Barrett, 3173 North Delaware street. Commander and Mrs. J. H. Ingram and their children, Miss Mary Birch Ingram and William T. Ingram, Philadelphia, will spend the holidays with Mrs. Ingram’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Coffin, 1213 North Meridian street. Mrs. Charles Harvey Bradley will entertain with a dinner party for them preceding the performance of the Dramatic Club Monday night. Miss Marjorie Kittle, who Is attending school in Chicago, will come Thursday to spend the Christmas holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Sloane Kittle, Kessler boulevard. Mrs. Harriet Bliss and her daughter, Mrs. J. D. McDowell, SpinkArms, have left to spend the winter in Cuba. ALPHA CHI OMEGA WINS FIRST PRIZE First prize in the annual Geneva stunt contest, sponsored by the Butler university Y. W. C. A. at the Meridian Heights Presbyterian church Tuesday night, was awarded to Alpha Chi Omega sorority. Kappa Kappa Gamma won second and Delta Zeta third prize. Miss Cave to Wed Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Exley Cave, Cleveland, formerly of this city, have issued invitations for the wedding of their daughter, Miss Cornelia Colby Cave, to Leslie Lawrence Lenz of San Antonio, Tex., which will take place at 4 Monday, Dec. 29, at Wade Park Manor in Cleveland. Omega Chi to Meet Alpha chapter, Omega Chi sorority, will meet tonight at the home of Miss Ada Cecil, 15 Christian street. t Drying Curtains If you hang your glass curtains up into the rods when they are w r et, they will dry quickly and evenly and you can press the hems out easily.

Mothers to Be Honored by Sorority Mothers of members of the active chapter of Delta Zeta will be honored at the annua! Christmas party and dinner tonight at the chapter house, 248 West Forty-third street. Miss Josephine Ready is chairman of the committee in charge, assisted by Misses Marcella Mathews and Loese Headrick. The chapter house and the tabic will be decorated in the holiday colors, and there will be a mas tree. Gifts from the mothers, the active chapter, and the pledges will be presented to the house. Butler chapter, Delta Zeta sorority, will hold its annual Christmas guest formal dance Saturday night at the Propylaeum. The hall will be decorated with a Christmas tree, holly wreaths and other holiday ornaments. Jack Berry’s orchestra will play. Programs with the sorority crest on a shaded green background with cords of rose and green, the sorority colors, will be given as favors. The committee In charge includes Miss Ready, chairman, Miss Headrick and Miss Matthews. Chaperons will be Mrs. Edna Christian, social director of the university; Mr. and Mrs. Merwyn Bridenstine, Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Hightower and Mrs. Susan Davis, chapter hostess

ME PHI THE CLUB WILL HAVE PARTY

Miss Loretta McManamon, 2922 Talbot avenue, will entertain members of the Me Phi The Club with a Christmas party tonight. The program will be given by Misses Loretta Martin, pianist; Georgette Schmitt, soloist, and Genevieve Statz, reader. The hostess will be assisted by her mother, Mrs. Martin McManamon. Guests will be: Misses Dorothy Olisrer, Cecilia Ollger. Gertrude Fox, Esther Commons. Violet Martin. Georgette Schmitt. Irene Hergenrader. Marjore Meyer. Charlotte Snyder, Alice Dietz. Dorothy Noope. Catherine Noone, Loretta Martin. Matilda Morgan, Ruby Hood, Grace Beatty, Carmel Martin, Hyaldok Utt. Helen Utt and Loretta Strack.

GROUP TO ATTEND CHRISTMAS BRIDGE

Mrs. Norman Dean, 406 North Gladstone avenue, will entertain with a Christmas bridge at her home this afternoon. Gifts will be exchanged, and favors and decorations will carry out the holiday colors. The hostess will be assisted by Miss Mary Crabill. Guests will be Mesdames Earl Richardson, Hugh Brown, Arthur Lyday, E. P. Endsley, Phillip O’Toole, Fred Hedges and Miss Lctta Honnold.

GIFTS EXCHANGED AT CLUB’S PARTY Mr. and Mrs. F. X. Kinsey, 728 North Bancroft street, entertained members of the St. Clair Literary Club at their home Tuesday night. Husbands of the members were special guests. The table was centered with a miniature Christmas. tree. Christmas greenery decorated the home and the only light was furnished. by red candles. Gifts were exchanged from the Christmas tree, after which a miniature golf tournament and a musical story contest furnished entertainment. Mrs. W. E. Lawson was assistant hostess. Party to Be Held Kappa Kappa Sigma sorority will hold its annual Christmas party tonight at the home of Miss Mae Miller. 39 North Bradley street. Mrs. Cecil Altenbach and Miss Florence Wilson will be assistant hostesses. Plans for the distribution of Christmas baskets will be made at a short business meeting prior to the party.

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Monday Guild Entertained at Party Given by Club Group

Annua! Christmas party of the community welfare department of the Woman's Club for members of the Monday Guild was held today at the clubhouse. The guild is composed of eightless women. Mrs. Barnard Wagnei arranged the program. On the program were Mesdames Wagner. John Dynes, Edgar Kistler

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Pledges of the Butler university chapter of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority will entertain members of the active chapter with a formal Christmas dance at the Meridian Hills Country Club Friday night. The club will be decorated to represent the arctic, and the theme of the dance will be a trip to the north pole. Music will be provided, by Denny Dutton’s orchestra. Those in charge of arrangements are Misses Martha Heller, Mary Lou Metsger and Katharine Nitterhouse, MISS lONE TAYLOR GUEST AT PARTY Miss Lucille Woodward, 321 Grant avenue, entertained with a Christmas farewell party in honor of Miss lone Taylor Tuesday night. Miss Taylor left today for her home, Charlottesville, W. Va„ where she will reside. Christmas greenery was used in decorating. During the evening, gifts were exchanged and bunco was played. The hostess was assisted by her mother, Mrs. Charles A. Woodward. Guests with Miss Taylor were Dr. Julia Swain, Misses Margaret Bruce, Sylvia Weber, Marie Echols and Betty Dresall. DAUGHTER TO BE PRESENTED AT TEA Mrs. William M. Rockwood, 3640 Washington boulevard, will present her daughter. Miss Josephine Rockwood, to Indianapolis society at a tea this afternoon. Mrs. Rockwood will be assisted by a group of intimate friends, who will receive, and by this season’s debutantes, Misses Helen Danner, Ruth Burford, Edith Anne Stafford, Sybil Stafford, Anne Ayres, Frances Wales and Lois Graham. Miss Rockwood will wear a tea gown of cream lace, and Mrs. Rockwood will receive in black satin. The tea table will be centered with a plateau of roses and other flowers. Officers to Be Named Gamma Phi Rho sorority will hold the regular business meeting tonight at Hotel Antlers. Officers will be elected.

Milton Faxton: Misses Clara Miller and Mary Bullock, and the Guild Glca Club. Gifts were distributed from a Christmas tree. Children of the guild members also received gifts. Arrangements were in charge of the Christmas cheer committee of the welfare department, including Mrs. Robert B* Wilson, Mrs. W. P. 1 Morton and Miss Mary Cain. Mesdames Othniel Hitch. Charles B. Crist and Harold Bachelder assisted the committee.

W. C. T. U. to Entertain at Ft. Harrison

Soldiers at Ft. Beniamin Harrison will be entertained with a Christmas party by the W. C. T. U. at the fort Friday night. The Rev. A. H. Kenna, pastor of the Roberts Park Methodist church, and a veteran of the World war, will speak. Other numbers on the program will be musical monologues, Mrs. Lewis E. York; vocal solos. Miss Marjorie Alexander, accompanied by Miss Constance Davie, and music by an orchestra from the fort. There will be a Christmas tree, and gifts will be distributed to the soldiers. Mrs. Will Handy, county director, is in charge, assisted by the local directors. Mrs. Martha L. Gipe, state director, will preside.

Card Parties

December circle. Holy Cross parish, will hold a card party and food sale Thursday afternoon and night in the school hall. Ladies’ society, B. of L. F. and E., -will entertain at cards at 8 Thursday at the hall, 116’i East Maryland street, fourth floor. Women of Mooseheart Legion will hold a card party Thursday afternono at their hall, 135 North Delaware street. Mrs. Raymond Staggs is chairman. Social club of Sacred Heart parish will entertain with bunco and lotto at 2:15 Thursday in St. Cecelia clubrooms. Altar society of St. Roch’s will hold a tournament card party Thursday in the hall, 3600 South Meridian street. Mrs. Louis Ferry, hostess, will be assisted by Mesdames Emil Kernel, Charles Wagner, J. J. Heidelberger, Alvin Qtterbach, Xavier Buergler and Joseph Buergler. Transportation from the car line will be provided. Christmas Luncheon Held Wednesday Art Club held a Christmas luncheon Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Harry Woirhaye, 910 lowa street. The table was decorated with Christmas trees and miniature Santas. Mrs. Edward Trempe and Miss Minnie Holzer gave a program. Gifts were exchanged and in the afternoon cards were played.

Peoples of many lands and times have contributed to the Christmas customs. The Druids hung mistletoe over the entrance of their dwellings as a propitiation to their sylvan deities. The English tradition of catting the Yule log and dragging it ceremoniously to the baronial hall, where it blazed a welcome to high and low, originated in Scandinavia. The great Yule candle was a forerunner of our own Christmas lighting. The custom of employing holly and other plants for decorative purposes at Christmas is also one of antiquity and is regarded as a survival of the Roman Saturnalia, during which the Romans lighted and decorated evergreen trees. Drusus, the Roman, introduced the custom into Germany, where it was first adapted to the Christmas festival. Light has always signified joy, celebration. Light up your home for Christmas, both inside and out! Lights for your Christmas tree, wreaths, windows, shrubbery! Let your home say “MERRY CHRISTMAS.” ir ★ INDIANAPOLIS POWER & LIGHT COMPANY 48 MONUMENT CIRCLE

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Altrusans Frolic at Club Party Seventy-five members of the Ali trusa Club attended the annual Christmas banquet and program in the women's dining room at thft Columbia Club Tuesday night. Decorations resembled icebergs and snow, and the table was adorned with icicles. Each plate was marked with a favor, a flashlight, covered with a poinsetta. Mrs. Nelle Warren and Mrs. Emma Bassett, dressed as Mr. and ! Mrs. Santa Claus, distributed gifts | from a Christmas tree. The program represented a radio broadcast, and was under direction of Frits Schneider of Station WFBM. Numbers were given by Vaughn Cornish, soloist; Majorie Rose, reader: a group of girls from Shortridge high school, who sang a group of songs, and a brass quartet. According to an annual custom, small savings banks, to which the members had contributed during the | last year, were opened. Several liunj dred dollars were contributed to I the club's charity fund and to char- ! itable organizations in the city. Part of the fund this year will go to the public school milk fund and jto buy clothing for needy school | children. Miss Minnie Springer had charge of arangements, assisted by: Mesdames A. Otto Abel. Carrie Temperley. Nina Justus. Misses Bertha Lemitifr. Helen Nichols. Katherine Daily, Helen Clayton. Lou Norton. Jessie Bass. Eva Kuetemeler. Christine I-lousman. Mary Dickson. Audra Folcketner, Mary Ann Fitzsimons and Nan Bryan.

PARTY GIVEN FOR CARNE L! AN CLUB Mrs. W. C. Smith entertained members of the Carnelian Club with its annual Christmas p.-.rty at her home, 2910 College avenue, Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Smith is hostess to the holiday party each year. During the afternoon the members voted too give two suppers at the Wheeler Rescue Mission on Jan. 5 and 6, instead of holding their annual exchange of gifts. Annual Dinner Given The boarding department of the Real Silk hosiery mills gave its annual Christmas dinner and entertainment in the cafeteria at the mills Tuesday night. Following the dinner a program was presented, consisting of songs by the Fosmer Twiits, clog dancing by a group of girls and a group of duets by Donald Guzzort, drummer, accompanied by his mother, Mrs. Elva Guzzort of ShelbyviUe. Gifts were distributed by a Santa Claus.

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