Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 266, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 March 1934 — Page 5

MARCH 17, 1934

‘Old Maid’ Praised by New Judge Florence E. Allen Cites Thankless Help Given Kin. BY GRETTA PALMER, Tim** s ‘p*rl Writer N r EW YORK. March 17.—During the period of financial distress the unmarried woman earning her own living has stood out like a star," according to Miss Florence E. Allen, now the first woman judge of the United States circuit court of appeals. “I do not

know what many a family would have done if it had not been for that refuge from their problems—the old maid in the family.” It is a remark like that that makes you feel that women really are coming along. For it means that reco g n i t i o n and gratitude are at j last being given to the most

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downtrodden and unfortunate members of their sex under the patriarchal rule of the last century. Consider the lot of the women who had the twin misfortunes of being genteel and unmarried as we encounter them in the novels of, say, Jane Austen. They were a prim little army of governesses and poor relations who spent their lives taking over all the unpleasant duties of married relatives’ households. They fed the baby and watered the flowers; they counted the linen and tended the sick and Kept the household budgets. And in return? Why, they got a room a little better than the chambermaid's and a sound alpaca dress at Christmas time. For these they were expected to show a lovely appreciation and humility. Subjugation Was a Racket It appears, indeed, that the spinster oi those unhappy days was the victim of one of the neatest rack- j ets of the time. Her relatives knew ! well enough that she was terrified j at the prospect of going out into | the world among strangers. They took advantage of this fact to wring from her far more in serv- j ice that the poor little pittance which they gave her deserved; they had nerve enough to demand her gratitude to them for keeping her in a state of peonage. Oh, it was a lovely age. the Victorian! When the businesses and professions began to make a grudging place for the woman worker tnese mouselike gentlewomen ventured j forth. They found that they could i be paid in real money for their j services, instead of in cotton dress j lengtlis. They discovered that they could; command a measure of respect from j their employers—a lar pleasanter I reward tnan sufferance, too. Oh, their lot was immeasurably improved. They became known as the independent women” —and, compared with their predecessors who had to ask dear brother for their street car fare, they were. But they never became the self-suffi-cient, detached entities you might suppose. Tney went right on working for their sisters and their brothers and their parents, but less directly, instead of sewing on their buttons they contributed to their support. Government statictics show that more than three-fourths of the single working women in the coun- j try today have one or more depend- j ents—that they contribute far more ; to the support of their families than ! the single sons. Egg-Money Fallacy Persists Os course, this fact still is largely unrecognized. Employers have a high-handed manner of dismissing their women workers first in the curious belief —evidently inherited from the farmer's wife's "eggmoney” tradiuon —that every woman is supported by seme man and only works to pay lor luxuries. Once tne spinsters’ services were not taken seriously because they were not paid for. Nowadays they are not taken seriously because there is something ludicrous, to most men employers, in the idea that the 'head of the family." or even a seriously contributing member, should be a woman. Women work for pin money, as any sound member of the old guard knows. The maiden woman has been given a raw deal by her married relatives for centuries. She would have been quite justified, we believe, in walking out when the opportunity offered and leaving them cold.

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A Woman’s Viewpoint BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

CHICAGO has a bad case ox jitters. Mayor Kelly has ordered all news reel pictures of mob scenes or riots banned from the motion picture theaters. It is evidently considered unwise for the Chicago public to see what is going on in Vienna. Thus Mayer Keily nas made open confession ot weakness and pernaps guilt—an act almost as alarming as a riot. It is a typical ostrich gesture. The tear "tnat such pictures might incite local Communists to moo action ’ is tne. excuse given, and a poor one it is. Because for each individual who might be moved to open violence by suen scenes there are a thousand wno would, perhaps, by fear, intelligence or even plain common sense be urged to some serious tninking about sporadic mob outbreaks. Tnese thousands even might be induced to wonder what could oe done to stop them. We may be sure they will not be suppressed by banning their reproduction in picture houses. The really smart official would invite all tne political and financial overlords of his city to look at those disturbing scenes over and over again. Let them witness the result of French governmental incompetence and graft. Let them observe with their own eyes the finest apartment house ever built riddled with bullets. Force them

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to look on while women and babies are killed in a civilized city. Rub their noses in the filth that hate, war and poverty made. It may be this will bring them to realize that, man's highest talents, because they have been exercised so steadily for material gain, have brought him to the very brink of destruction. It may not be good for Chicago’s Communists, by which, I take it, is meant Cnicago's unemployed, exploits and miserable, to see these riot scenes now going on at the other side of the world, but it would be mighty good for mayors and governors ana statesmen to look at them long and often. Professor Will Speak Professor Ernest J. Leveque of Indiana university will be honored at a dinner preceding his lecture on ‘‘French Canada” at the meeting of the Alliance Francise at 8 Thursday in the Washington. Professor Leveque. native of Amians, France, spent eight years in Saskatchewan, Canada. Party Postponed, The Southern Club party scheduled for Friday night at the Riviera Club has been postponed indefinitely because of the death of a club member.

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Inspector Will Be Honored by Zeta Tau Alpha Zeta Tau Alpha sorority of Butler university will honor its national inspector, Mrs. Edward C. Prophet, Lansing, Mich., at tea, from 3:30 to 5 tomorrow at the chapter house, 329 Hampton drive. Miss Rosemary Ford is in charge. White candles and spring flowers will be used in the decorations. Presidents of the campus sororities, presidents of . sorority alumnae groups, alumnae Paniiellenic representatives, Mrs. Thor Wesenberg, chairman of the woman’s council and alumnae of Zeta Tau Alpha have been invited. Mrs. Guy Shadinger, faculty ally of Zeta lau Alpha, will pour. In the receiving line will be Miss Ruth Ann Carson, alumnae president; Mrs. Eva Tomey, house mother; Mi's. Richard Lennox, alumnae adviser; Mrs. Prpphet, and Miss Martna Heller, cnapter president. Mrs. Prophet wili be a guest of the chapter until Snunday. She will be nonored at a dinner to be given by Mrs. Leslie DeVoe, alumnae rush captain of Alpha Delta of Zeta Tau Alpha, at her home, 5779 North Delaware street.

MRS, MATTHEWS IS PARTY HOSTESS

| Mrs. J. K. Matthews, 4226 Rookj wood avenue, was hostess for a silver tea of the Indianapolis council of the P. E. O. Sisterhood today, given from 2:30 to 5 tomorrow. Members of five chapters served in the dining room and Mrs. David Fox, Mrs. Ralph McKay, Mrs. W. 1". Chafee and Mrs. M. C. McKinsey {wured. A musical program was : presented during the afternoon. Mrs. Matthews will be assisted in | receiving by delegates to the counI cil, Mrs. J. M. Smith, Mrs. W. T White, Mrs John Kuebler, Miss Ruth Speer, Mrs. A. R. Dewey, Mrs. Wil- | liam Baum and Mrs. Edward Fivecoate, president. SPECIAL NUMBERS TO BE PRESENTED Specialty dances have been arranged for the Butler university I sophomore cotillion tonight at the ; K. of C. hall, according to Everett ! Kalb, chairman. The program includes a Spanish ■ tango and an Apache dance by Everett Jones and Miss Maryanne Patterson; a ‘'fisher s hornpipe” by Mr. Jones and Ovid Jones, and an Irish | reel by a group composed of Miss Patterson, Joan Bayior, Genevieve Padou, * Marion Hodge, Catherine Smith and Virginia Shepherd. A special tap dance will be given by Siino Greene and an eccentric tap dance by Vernon McMorris. Miss Patterson will close the program with a shadow waltz. The dances have been arranged by Andre-Sara-ncff. IRVINGTON GROUP TO SPONSOR TEA A fashion musicale and tea in ■ Ayres’ auditorium will be sponsored at 2 Wednesday by the Irvington j Service Circle ox the King's Daughi ters. Mrs. Walter Wagoner, chairman. will be assisted by Mrs. Arthur C. Wagner and Mrs. Wilfred J. Moore. Mrs. Joe B. Wiles, ticket ! chairman, will have as assistants . Msi. O. H. Bakemeier and Mrs. 'Layman D. Kingsbury. A musical program will be given by Mrs. Helen Harrison Dailey and Mrs. Margaret Harrison Shimer. Mrs. Tyler Oglesby is president cf the circle. Members of other King s Daughters Circles in the city are invited. Chapter Will Elect Officers will be elected by Hawaiian chapter, International Travj el-Study Club Inc. at 11 Friday at i the Colonial tearoom. Mrs. S. R. Artman will lecture.

Chicago Man Takes Bride Here Today Miss Anna Burkert and Eclwin Cree Wed in Home Rite. Spring flowers and greenery decorated the home of Mr. and Mrs. George C. Burkert, 2942 Broadway, for the marriage today of their daughter. Miss Anna Louise Burkert, \ and Edwin Dugal Cree, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dugal Cree. Chicago. The Rev. Dennis R. Honn. Ft. Recovery'. 0., read the marriage service before an improvised altar banked with greenery. Pasquale Montani played traditional airs during the ceremony and reception which followed. The bridal table was appointed in white and j centered with a tiered wedding cake. Attend by Sister The bride w>as attended by Mrs. Mark Hampton, Plainfield, her sis- ; ter, who w T ore a gown of powder blue lace with brown accessories. Her brown tulle hat was worn with a short veil and she carried yellowspring flowers, tied with brown tulle. The bride’s gown was fashioned of w'hite angel skin lace with slight train. The high neck line in front was caught with a bunch of white velvet violets. The sleeves, full to the elbow, were tight to the wrists. Her three-tiered veil fell from a Juliet cap made of plaits of tulle with lace trim. She carried an arm bouquet of gardenias. Mrs. Burkert and Mrs. Cree, mothers of the bride and bridegroom, were gowned in blue lace and w'ore shoulder corsages of gardenias and sweetheart roses. Wesley Becker, Chicago, was Mr. Cree’s best man. Travels in Brown Suit Mr. and Mrs. Cree were to leave on a trip south following the ceremony, the bride traveling in a brown suede cloth suit worn with cross fox furs. They will be at home after April 15 in Chicago. Among the out-of-tow'n guests were Mr. and Mrs. Becker and Mr. and Mrs. Cree all of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. George Karkleson and Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Lahrman, all of Richmond; Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Rush, Plainfield; Miss Alice Spage and Wilbur Stevenson, both of Portland; the Rev. and Mrs. Honn and daughter, Miss Esther Honn, Ft. Recovery, O.; Mr. and Mrs. Carl B. Friedersdorf, Madison, and Miss Rachel Benton, Greencastle.

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Department Club Group Will Hear Ten Speakers

Members of the Community Welfare department of the Woman's Department Club will hear a discussion of "How Criminals Are Made," at a meeting at 12:30 on Wednesday at the clubhouse. ,The talk will he preceded by a luficheon. Donald DuShane, Columbus, superintendent of Columbus schools and editor of the Indiana Teacher, will be the speaker. Winston Riley Jr., supervisor of relief education, will discuss relief work in connection with the civil works administration. Reservations for the luncheon may be made with Mrs. E. J. Shields and Mrs. Frederick Bowen. Mrs.

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Mrs. S. L. Dock —Photo by Platt. The marriage of Miss Esther Sacks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Max Sacks, and S. L. Dock took place Sunday at the Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Dock are on a wedding trip to Bermuda. Club Tea Scheduled Members of the University of Chicago Club will be guests at the home of Mrs. William L. Richardson, 110 Wes£ Hampton drive, for tea from 4 to 6 tomorrow.

Othniel Hitch, department chairman. will preside. Officers will be elected at the meeting. A panel jury discussion will feature the general club meeting scheduled for Thursday. Buffet luncheon will be served at 12. Mrs. Clayton H. Ridge, chairman of arrange- ; ments. will open the club institute. ! Invitation is extended to all club presidents and delegates to the | Seventh district to attend, Mrs. Frederick G. Balz. leader of | the discussion, has chosen the fol- | lowing as members of the jury: Mesdames R. O. Me Alexander, i Robert A. Hicks, Edwin I. Poston. 1 Felix T. McWhirter. E C. Rumpler. j Edward Franklin White, J. F. Ed- , wards, George A. Van Dyke. J. W. Moore, William A. Eshbach. J. M. Dungan. Paul T. Hunt, Philip A. : Keller and Mrs. Ridge. Hostesses for the luncheon will include Mrs. A. C. Barbour, chairman, and Misses Bessie McClain. Pearl Kiefer, Mary Beatrice Whiteman and Mesdames Albert E. Adair, Otis Carmichael. Forrest W. Danner. Edgar Lawrence, Henry Leighton, Carl Winkler, R. H. Simpson, Charles Thompson, Nellie R. Gorruch. L. P. Robinson and Charles B. Crist. Reservations for the luncheon are limited to 200 and may be made with Mesdames H. O. Warren, J. T. Hallet, O. P. McLeland and A. Edgar Shirley. Meridian Hills Schedules Final of Bridge Play Final play in the women's contract bridge tournament at Meridian Hills Country Club will be held following a luncheon Monday, March 26. Mrs. Isaac Woodward will be chairman of the monthly luncheon bridge party for members and guests Tuesday. Her assistants will be Mrs. Bert F. Kelly and Mrs. Harry J. Berry Both contract and auction bridge will be played. Members and guests will attend an auction and contact bridge and dinner i*irty at 7 Saturday, March 24. Mr. and Mrs. Austin V. Clifford, chairmen, will be assisted by Messrs, and Mesdames Verne A. Trask, Robert W. Clark, George Weaver and Charles C. Binkley. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Krick, entertainment committee chairmen, announce the continuance of the Sunday night suppers, with one scheduled tomorrow'. Service will begin at 5.

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Sunshine Club Party to Have Easter Motif Luncheon tables at a spring bridge party of the Children's Sunshine Club of Sunn.vside Wednesday, April 21 will be festive with Easter decorationr. Favors will be miniature spring bonnets, filled with candy Easter eggs. Each table will be centered with a candlestick holder, shaded as a jonquil blossom and holding a tall taper. One hundred reservations have been made for the party to be held at 1 in the Columbia Club. Mrs. W. J. Overmire, hostess, will be assisted by Mesdames David Jolly, George J. Haslev, Harry Knannlein, Harry K. Green. William T. Miller, W. J, Kiesle. Harry Wiebke and Harry Grimes. Mrs. Alva Craddick is president. Out-of-town guests will be Mrs. Thomas Bauer and Miss Florence Hunsicker, Lafayette, and Mrs. Alfred Sucese, Chicago. Children of Sunnyside were entertained at a St. Patrick's birthday party today. Children with birthdays in March received gifts.

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