Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 105, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 September 1934 — Page 8

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Vacationing Days End for Society Folk Return to Homes After Escaping Heat at Points North VtY ELIZABETH CARR 4 HUMID and sweltering summer saw society vagabonds depart with bag and baggaze for more comfortable points, and September finds them returning to committee meetings, club programs and classrooms to resume fall and winter activities. With her sons. Allan and Alexander. Mrs. James Carroll returned yesterday morning from a vacation spent at Les Cheneaux. Mich., and Mrs. William H. Cobum is home after a month at Harbor Point Lodge. Harbor Point, Mich. Mrs. Cobum enjoyed her holiday with Mrs. Edward L McKee and Mrs. Samuel Dowden who accompanied her to Indianapolis. George Arthur Frantz and family are back after spending the summer at Este* Park. Col. They arrived Saturday night. One daughter, Elinor, is preparing for another successful year of studies at Smith college. She is planning to leave in two weeks. Trout Fishing Good Tales of successful trout fishing are Earl Barnes' proof of an enjoyable vacation. Mr. Barnes returned Sunday from a trip to Goulais Lake. Canada, and joined Mrs. Barnes whose vacation was spent at Lake Louise and Banff Young Tommy Hollett and Tommy and Susan Atkins had the time of their lives at a cottage at W'alloon lake, near Petoskey. Mich., where they spent the summer with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hollett Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Atkins Jr. Prepares for School Joan Haywood is getting notebooks and pencils ready for the opening of Orchard school Sept. 19 Joan returned Sundav night with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs Rov Elder Adams, after a glorious vacation at the Adams Lake Wawasee home. Last week Dr. and Mrs. Bishop Mumford and Mrs. Mumford’s daughter. Miss Eileen Bingham Booker, returned after a vacation at Leland. Mich. The Wilbur D. Peats have returned after a vacation in Michigan and Mr. and Mrs. F. Neal Thurston and sons Jimmie and Fred were guests of friends during their stay in Leland. Mich. Mrs. Alexander Rieman Holliday is expected to return the end of the week from the east. She will be accompanied by her daughter. Miss Frances Holliday, who attended the Wellesley institute this summer. Nicky. Mary and Susan Longworth. with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. W I. Longworth. have just returned from Wawasee and are at, their home In Golden Hill. Nicky will be among the youngsters attending the Orchard School kindergarten this fail. Nineteen months old Margo Payne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Payne, is quite a veteran traveler, in spite of her youth. Last week she returned from her second trip to the east coast and Virginia Beach. Va.. the former home of her mother. Mrs Payne and Margo also stopped in Baltimore before returning to Indianapolis with Mr. Payne. STUDENT TO BE HONORED GUEST Friends of Miss Frances Scanlon ' are entertaining in her honor before she leaves next week for classes at St. Mary-of-the-Woods. A group of friends will entertain tonight and Sunday Misses Mary Pfarr and Marv Riesbeck will entertain.

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Contract Bridge

Today’s Contract Problem South has the contract at four spades. If West opens the ace of hearts, continues with a heart, and, when he wins with the king of spades, leads another heart, can East defeat the contract? 4 ts KJS 4 K Q J 19 7 *A7 6 2 4KN49 " * < 2 VAB 7 3 w EVJIO 6 49854 S ♦ A <? *9S 4 3 DVr I4K 10 5 4 A Q 10 8 5 3 VQ 4 2 4 3 2 * Q J Solution in next issue. 4

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any one of which would be a guess. Today's hand was selected for several reasons; first, because it would provoke deeply an argument as to the bidding procedure; second. because of the method of play which should be pursued. tt a tt THE score and vulnerability, of course, have a bearing. If you are vulnerable, caution should be the watchword. The hand might not fit with partner's and severe penalty would be the outcome. If not vulnerable, a pre-emptive bid certainly would be considered by those who believe in such tactics. When the writer originally saw this deal played, the South player was one of those who did not believe in halfway measures and bid four hearts, which secured the contract. although I would hardly recommend this as sound. an u WEST opened the king of diamonds, declarer ruffing. Declarer has two methods of play, either to set a long diamond in dummy, in case West holds only three, or to eliminate diamonds from the West hand if he holds four, then throw him in with the king of spades, forcing a lead up to the king of clubs. Fortunately, both methods call for the same line of play. At the second trick South leads a small trump to dummy’s king. A small diamond is returned and trumped by South, who must now i give up the possibility of three diamonds to the ace, king, queen, with West and play to strip the West hand of that suit. For the fourth and fifth tricks, South leads ace and queen of hearts to pick up the outstanding trump, ; and next follows with a small spade, dummy's jack being finessed. The third round of diamonds is led for declarer to ruff and dummy again is put in with the ace of spades. At the ninth trick the fourth round of diamonds is led and South can either ruff with his last trump or discard a losing club. If the former, he then leads the queen of spades to put West in with the king. If the latter, West will be in and, after making the king of spades, is forced, to lead a club to South's king. (Copyright. 1934. NEA Service. Inc.) Sigma Phi Elects At the national convention of Sigma Phi sorority, held recently at the Washington, the following officers were elected: Mrs. Amos Sawyer. president; Mrs. Fred Schweiker Jr., Philadelphia, vicepresident; Mrs. Robert B. Minta, secretary; Miss Dina Swindsen, Philadelphia, corresponding secretary; Miss Catherine Minta. treas- ■ urer; Mrs. Victor Landis, chaplain, and Miss Frieda Brimberry. histoj rian. Mrs. Schweiker and Miss Culbertson are visiting in the city. Travel Group to Meet Mrs. Harry Warner, 306 North State street, will be hostess for the meeting of the Flemish Flanders I chapter. International Travel Study Club Inc., at 7:45 tomorrow night. Mrs. William Baker will assist the lecture on "Rocky Mountain States.”

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Club to Be Hostess for Card Party Event of Latreian Group Discussed Today at Luncheon. Plans for an October card party were made at an organization day meeting of the Alpha Kappa Latreian Club today at the Charm House. Eighteen attended the luncheon session with Miss Elizabeth Hisey, president, in charge. Mrs. Paul Suits will direct, the bridge party to be held Oct. 5 in Ayres auditorium. She will be assisted bv Mrs. Royer Knode Brown, Mrs. Robert Berner and Mrs. Frank Miller. At the meeting today, Miss Margaret Stilz. program chairman, announced the meetings and programs for the coming year. With Miss Hisey, other officers are Miss Stilz. vice-president; Miss Lucille Baker,recording secretary; Mrs. L. M. Green, corresponding secretary; Miss Helen Noble, treasurer; Mrs. Burchard Carr, publicity, and Mrs. David Ross, group sponsor. Mrs. Brown is retiring president.

NEWLYWEDS TO LIVE IN BEDFORD

Mr. and Mrs. Lee G. Adams ■will make their home in Bedford after a motor trip to Chicago and Wisconsin. The marriage of Miss Nancy Duncan, daughter of Mrs. Frank S. Owen, Bedford, to Mr. Adams, formerly of Indianapolis, took place Saturday at All Souls Unitarian church. Dr. F. S. C. Wicks officiated. The bride wore brown mossy crepe with white trim and a shoulde/ corsage of gardenias and lilies of the valley. Mrs. Maurice T. Baker, sister of the bridegroom, and only attendant, w r ore aquamarine crepe with black accessories and a shoulder corsage of gardenias. John Duncan, Bedford, brother of the bride, was best man. A reception followed at the Baker home. 2167 North Meridian street. Miss Louise Swan played bridal music during the ceremony. The bride attended Indiana university and Mr. Adams attended Carnegie Tech institute.

Sororities

Alpha Tau chapter, Alpha Zeta Beta sorority, will install officers at a meeting at 7:45 tonight at the Charm House. Dinner will follow the service, with Mrs. Irene Pletts, loastmaster. Epsilon chapter. Alpha Omicron Alpha sorority, will meet at 2 tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs. Elmer A. Cruews, 1214 .Shannon avenue. Miss Mary Lou Growe will entertain members of Phi Tau sorority tonight at her home, 3024 North Pennsylvania street. Alpha and Kappa chapters. Pi Omicron sorority, will meet at 7 tomorrow night at the Lincoln. Miss Margaret Benson will entertain Alpha chapter. Phi Tau Delta sorority, Friday night at her home, 3148 Central avenue. CLUB LUNCHEON GIVEN AT HOTEL Mrs. W. L. Meyers presided at a meeting of the 11 Jamalie Club at a luncheon yesterday at the Marott. Other officers with Mrs. Meyers, president, are Mrs. Robert Price, vice-president; Mrs. C. E. Lupton, secretary; Mrs. Edward Soltau, corresponding secretary, and Mrs. C. J. Richter, treasurer. In charge of the party were Mrs. Ted Jordan and Mrs. E. S. Larrison. Mrs. H. L. Richardson is retiring president.

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MISS STARK, TO BE BRIDE SOON, FETED Mrs. Robert Hanna entertained last night at her home. 2539 Broadway. in honor of/Miss Mary Paulyne Stark, whose marriage to William True Lewis will take place Saturday. Guests included Miss Stark. Mrs. John H. Sherburne. Boston. Mass.; Mrs. Walker Knotts. Mrs. Paul L. Kahn. Mrs. Rudolph Warner, Mrs. Arthur Carrington. Mrs. R. Don Irvin and Mrs. Robert Miles. Misses Jane Crabb. Alma Royer, Loretta Corcoran and Virginia Rother.

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Miss Helen Coffey is a member of the hostess committee for a swimming and luncheon party to be held tomorrow at the Indianapolis Athletic Club for wives and daughters of club members of both the Athletic Club and Columbia Club.

Manners and Morals

If you are intelligent enousrh to look before you leap, write to Jane Jordan before you make an important decision. She will help you see your problem more clearly. Dear Jane Jordan —I am going with a sweet little girl of 21. I am 22. We botfi are very much in love and we want to get married secretly. The reason is that I am not working. I was in a sanitarium for fourteen months and still under the doctor’s care. I can work half a day, from five to six hours each day, but my girl says no. You see. she was a patient in the sanitarium also, and she knows best. I am afraid if we get married and the folks find it out, they would want her to leave home and live with me. We want to live together as soon as we can, but do you think it would be wrong to keep our marriage a secret until we are able to live by ourselves? JAN. Answer —You and your girl are biologically ready for marriage, but marriage is much more than a biological relationship. You are not ready to assume the heavy respon-

sibilities and difficult adjustments which accompany the physical side of marriage. You are handicapped by immaturity, b y uncertain health and financial inadequacy. The very fact that these problems remain unsolved is evi-

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dence enough that you are not ready to tackle the still more advanced problem of marriage. It is like trying to solve the problems in the back of the arithmetic before you have learned the answers to the simpler problems in the front of the book. It is like trying to arrive in New York without passing through any other cities en route. In other words, you are trying to get somewhere without taking the unavoidable preliminary steps. Such an illogical approach to marriage is bound to result in confusion. I see your point, of course. Your young bodies yearn for each other, but you can not assuage your hunger without making your relationship legal. But mere legality has no power to mature you in years or experience. It can not produce robust health or put you on your feet financially. Marriage is a socially responsible relationship, an adult problem for adult partners. To marry secretly in an effort to evade its more serious responsibilities is not an intelligent or a mature approach to one of the most important problems of life. n n m Dear Jane Jordan—l am a girl of 19 and a graduate of Shortridge high school. I wish to say a word about the letter sent in by “A Wife and Mother.” Personally, I have managed to struggle through my relationships with boys without falling in love or involving myself in trouble, but some of my friends have not been so fortunate. Therefore, I know that when a girl is in trouble she wants aid and sympathy from a person who can help her profit from her mistake and hold on to her self-respect. She does not go for comfort to someone who considers himself an able pinchhitter for the Almighty. I always have found that the children of these cold-blooded Christians are the most offensively dirty-minded people I know—in a sly little way, of course. A SINNER. Answer—ln all justice, let us admit that all Christians are not coldblooded. But those who are stand in grave danger of driving their children to regrettable excesses. Many parents cling to the belief that they are duty-bound to impose by force heir own conceptions of good be-

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havior upon their children. When instinct is cruelly throttled by parental command, it will avenge itself by sneaking out in other and more objectionable channels. The successful parent is a confidant and an ally who aids the child in understanding the problems it confronts and who explains the inherent reasons for system and selfdiscipline without resorting to the bludgeon of shame.

LEADERSHIP TO BE SCHOOL TOPIC

Mrs. E. H. Montgomery is dean of the standard leadership training school to be held at the Lynhurst Baptist church, Sept. 17 to 28.

The Rev. C. Scheick is pastor. Courses and members of the faculty will be: "A Study of the Pupil,” by Mrs. Mary O’Dell ; “The Old Testament,” by Arthur D. Moore; "Young People's Administration,” by the Rev. L. C. Trent; “Training in Worship and Devo-’ tional Life,” by the Rev. Frank Messersmith, and

“Principles of Christian Service,” by the Rev. Clive McGuire.

Personals

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hempstead and son Gordon Hempstead and Mrs. Hempstead, all of New York, are spending the week at the SpinkArms. Mrs. John Middleton, who has been visiting Mrs. William H. Coleman, left yesterday for Louisville. Mr. and Mrs. Paul V. Brown and Mr. and Mrs. George A. Bangs are aboard the steamship Juniata cruising on the Great Lakes. Mrs. Demarchus Brown is on a lecture tour in the south. William McGaughey, son of Mrs. Martha McGaughey, 5219 East Washington street, left today to complete his senior year at De Pauw university. Dr. and Mrs. Thor G. Wesenberg have returned from a vacation in Michigan and Illinois. Mrs. E. Vernon Hahn will go to Chicago the end of the week to join Dr. Hahn. Mrs. Max Leckner has returned to her home, 1409 North Delaware street, after a vacation at Hilltop, Brooklyn, the summer home of Dr. and Mrs. H. G. Morgan. James Preston Highley, has left to enter Indiana university. Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Riffle, 1402 Park avenue, have returned from a motor trip in the east. Misses Barbara and Elizabeth King spent the week-end in Chicago. Miss Marjorie Pendleton, daughter of Mrs. George Pendleton. 3518 Winthrop avenue, has entered De Pauw university. Mr. and Mrs. N. Taylor Todd and children have returned from Minneapolis, Minn. Luncheon Meeting Set St. Margarets Hospital guild has announced Tuesday, Sept. 25. as the date for the annual luncheon meeting which will convene at the Lincoln. Mrs. Dudley Griffith. 2249 North Meridian street, is in charge of reservations. W. C. T. U. Program Set Broad Ripple Woman's Christian Temperance Union will hold a program tomorrow with Mrs. Harriet Dawson, Seventy-third street and Ditch road. The group will leave Sixty-third street at 16.

Mme; Rubinstein’s Niece Gives Beauty Pointers on Visit to Ayres Store Relative of Internationally Famed Expert on Feminine Appearance to Be in City Remainder of Week. BY HELEN LINDSAY NO more ardent admirer of Madame Helena Rubinstein exists than her charming young niece. Mile. Mala Rubinstein, who is at the L. S. Ayres’ store this week. At a luncheon given in her honor in the Ayres' tearoom yesterday, where representatives from the press had been invited to meet her, Mile. Rubinstein gave an intimate and vivid picture of her aunt. Mile. Rubinstein has lived in Paris with Madame Rubinstein for a number of years, and in her interest is making now her first visit to America. ‘Madame Rubinstein is a dynamic person; she creates the

personalities of the people who are around her,” Mile. Rubinstein said. "When I came to Paris to work with her ten years ago. she told me that I would have to work exceptionally hard. ‘lt is not enough that you are my niece.’ she told me. ’Because of that, you will have to work harder than any one else. You must watch for things that other persons do not do; if there is dust in the comer, and no one removes it, you must dust'.’’ “It is interesting to work with her, and more interesting to live with her. She seems to always be doing something, and she has a faculty for seeing many things which are unobserved by others. If she goes to an antique sale, she is likely to find some rare object in an obscure corner which every one else has overlooked. She has many hobbies, the latest of which is the collection of Negro masques." Mile. Rubinstein's visit to America was made in

company with Madame Rubinstein shortly before the European trip in which the founder of the business is now engaged. The primary purpose of the visit was to establish in Hollywood a Rubinstein salon for the movie colony. tt tt tt B tt tt Entertained By Film Stars “T TOLLYWOOD is a most amusing place,” Mile. Rubinstein said. "It XJL is different from any other place which I have seen. We met many of the screen celebrities there, and were entertained charmingly by several of them. Frank Borzage. director of many beautiful pictures, among them ‘Little Man. What Now?’ gave a large party for us at his Malibu beach home. It was amusing to see the guests. There were stars, directors, and actors and actresses who have had roles in many of the current productions. "Hollywood persons will do anything in the way of dress to make themselves stand out from the crowd. I saw one young girl at the Borzage party in brief shorts, a brown blouse, and an evening hat with a feather. At first I thoight she was wearing the costume just to be amusing. Then, when I snw with what care she kept the hat on, I realized that it was just the Hollywood desire to be noticed.” * b tt 0 a a Even Grandmothers Seek Beauty NO family physician or legal advisor listens to more •‘heart-throbs’' than a beauty advisor, Mile. Rubinstein believes. Recently she was approached by a grandmother, who desired a cosmetic which would help eliminate wrinkles. "My small grandson looked at me the other day, and appeared surprised,” the grandmother explained. “'I never saw so many wrinkles,' he said. I would give anything to appear attractive to that child.” Another instance of the thoughtless remark of a child spurring a woman to beauty care was related by Mile. Rubinstein. "A patron came to me, who had married rather late in life, and became the mother of a son. When the boy was 13 he said, ‘Mother, I wish you had married younger.’ When she asked him for a reason, ha said, ‘So I would have a younger looking mother.’ ” Suggestion Given Home Women MLLE. RUBINSTEIN believes that women who are not employed, but spend their time in home-making, should pay more attention to their personal appearance. "The actress appears before her public only when she is at her best,” she explains. "But the home-making woman is in constant competition with well-groomed women in business, in theaters, and places of entertainment. If she is not careful of her appearance at all times, she is at a disadvantage.” She will remain in the Rubinstein booth at Ayres this week, where she may be consulted personally.

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TNDUBITABLY there exists the problem Josephine Lawrence writes about in her much discussed'book, "Years Are So Long,” but I hate to think any one family could have five such unsympathetic and heartless children as she describes. Miss Lawrence, so they say, gathered her material from a newsp a p e r

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desk where she received so many plaints on the subject, she decided she’d write a book about it. The idea set forth is that children should not feel responsible for the personal care of aged parents. If, under the law,

they are forced to support them, they should do it in any way that suits their convenience and without any consideration for the feeling of the old folks. And she certainly pounds down hard on the poor boobs who spend their money on advantages for their offspring instead of saving it for their own last years. Doing that, she has created the most disagreeable and unlovable

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A Womans Viewpoint

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set of sons and daughters I ever encountered either in real life or novels. Although the author, so we are told, actually believes her thesis —that children owe nothing to parents—she manages just the same to gain the profound compassion of the reader for the poor old pair, shiftless and unwise as they were. As for the children, their husbands, wives and progeny, you feel the world would be better off without the lot. Theoretically one may share the author's opinion. It is indeed unfortunate when young people must postpone homebuilding and a family because they are burdened with the added expense of one or two old parents, but if they shirk that responsibility somehow you feel they deserve neither. When we arrive at that high point in our civilization when respectable citizens refuse to share their bread and roof with those who bore, nurtured and loved them, it will be about time for the general annihilation of the race which calls itself human. So far as I can see, there’s no object in propagation if we can’t produce anything better in our line than the sort of children Josephine Lawrence writes about. The book, on the whole, is a grand argument for birth control. Don’t have children and enjoy a comfortable pleasant old age. Do have children and accept charity in the old folks’ home.