Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 217, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 January 1935 — Page 5

JAN. 19. 1935

Boxes Form Collection in Exhibit Mrs. Walter Montgomery Displays Most Unique Group of Articles. BY BEATRICE BI'RGAN limn Woman's Pace Editor Tl/TRS. WALTER MONTGOM- ■*- ERY S collection of boxfs was one of the most unique on di* play at the antique tea and card party of the Irvington Union of Clubs yesterday at the Irvington Masonic Temple. Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery long

have been devotees of the antique hobby. Mr. Montgomery coll ec t s shawls and often lectures on them. Mrs. Montgomery's family had started the collection of boxes and she always has searched shops closely for something to add to the set. now numbering 45. The most un-

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usual, of the assortment of snuff boxes is one of tuele enamel from Russia, which is wrought of gold. A .'■mall china patch box of Dresden china is heart-shaped and the marking on the bottom reveals it to be nearly 150 years old. A letter box of pine carries the marks of a century of use. Bears Coat of Arms A small jewel box of apple wood with a serpentine lid was brought down the Ohio by Dr. Shadday in 1790 into Vevay. Switzerland County. Several lap desks, used during the Civil War, are in the collection. One came from Virginia, just outside of Mt. Vernon, and bears the Washington coat of arms inlaid in mother of pearl. A work box is complete with compartments for all the sewing necessities, with places for needles, thread, thimbles and scissors. Four secret compartments arouse one’s interest. Several wine cases are included in the set. One, made in 1825, is of French ebony and contains receptacles for 18 glasses, four kinds of wine, sugar and spoons. Tea Caddies Shown Among all the boxes used in the early days of the colonies, none had quite the importance of the tea caddies. They were of different designs and frequently of precious metals and had a unique place in the family household. Tea, which was carried from China after many months of seafaring, sold in America at from SSO to $l5O a pound. The colonists kept it as a precious possession in moistureproof boxes, tightly locked, and when the early American hostess served tea, she produced with her tea set an elaborately decorated caddy with various clever little spoons for measuring each tiny leaf. Among Mrs. Montgomery's collection is a valuable Sheridan tea box of mahogany. It is about 4 by 12 inches and 6 inches high with a clever little lock and key. Among several articles loaned by Mrs. J. Willard Bolte was a book of sermons by Samuel Willard, once president of Harvard University and pastor of the Old South Church in Boston. Os great interest is the Saki Bowl, presented to Mr. Bolte’s parents by the royal family of Japan at a tea in Tokio. It is white china inlaid with gold and used only by members of the royal family.

SCHOLARSHIP FUND PARTY SCHEDULED

Proceeds fron a benefit card party of the Elria A. Blaker Club to be lield at 2 Saturday, Jan. 26,* at the Banner-Whit chill auditorium will be used for the club's scholarship fund, the president, Mrs. Blanche G. Mathews, announces. Mrs. O. K. Gaskins is chairman of, tickets and reservations; Mrs. John F. Encelke. prizes; Mrs. Richard A. Rice, candy; Mrs. Jean M. Da Vie, entertainment; Mrs. F. B. Leib, hospitality. and Mrs. Orren E. Smith, publicity. Other officers of the club are Mrs. William V. Kingdom vice-president; Mrs. Harold Baker, recording secretary; Miss Josephine McDowell, treasurer, and Miss Anne Fern, corresponding secretary and membership committee chairman. Chairmen of standing committees include Mrs. Leib. hospitality; Mrs. Da Vie. entertainment; Mrs. Engelke. finance; Mrs. Milton Carey, membership: Mrs. Smith, publicity; Mrs. Vesta Cook, memorial; Mrs. Gaskins, flowers; Mrs. A. W. Bowens, notification, and Mrs. Helen Wallick. scholarship.

Sororities

Delta chapter. Phi Sigma Tau sor- | ority. will meet at 7 Monday night at the Lockerbie. Business meeting of Beta Beta chapter. Pi Omicron sorority, is scheduled for 7:45 Monday at the' Lincoln. Miss Lorena Niedhamer, 651 W. J 32nd-st. will entertain members of \ Phi Tau sorority Tuesday night. Alpha chapter. Omega Kappa sorority, will entertain with a slum- i ber party tonight at the home of Miss Martha Elson. 930 Jefferson-st. Mrs. Noble Morgan will entertain Alpha chapter. Phi Tau Delta sorority. at her home. 4806 Allison-ville-rd, Friday night. Church Group to Meet Woman s Association of the Meridian St. M. E. Church will meet at 12:30 Wednesday for a luncheon and program. Miss Bernice Ragan will provide the music and Mrs. F. O. Johns will have charge of devotions. Mrs. Robert D. Armstrong Miss Lillian Taggart. Mrs. W. F Hansman. Mrs. E. Kennedy Reese and Mrs. Fred Brader will be host-, esse*. Tri-Kappa Club to Meet Supper meeting will be held by the Indianapolis Tri Kappa Club at 6:30 Monday night *t the Colonial Tearoom, 1433 N. Pennsylvania-st.

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Mrs. Irrgang to be Hostess for Hospital Guild Mrs. Carl H. Irrgang, 2228 W. Washington-st, will be hostess for meeting of the Riley Hospital Cheer Gtaild at 2 Tuesday afternoon. Following a business session, Mrs William C. Adams will give a devotional talk and Mrs. O. A. Tooley. soprano, will be presented as guest artist in a group of songs accompanied by Mrs. T. M. Rybolt. During the social hour and tea. Mrs. Irrgang. president, will be assisted by the social committee composed of Mesdames Lloyd A. Bowers, E. M. Costin. Alice Carper. Claud J. Mick. L. Taylor. Charles Wiltsie, Ira F..:ier. John G. Beale. C. G. Jaequert. J. S. McLaughlin, and O. W. McMichael. Mrs. Gordon Mess will pour.

White Cross Guild to Celebrate Completion of Project

In celebration of the completion of new outfittings provided by the White Cross Children s Cheer Guild of the Methodist Hospital, open house w’U be observed by the guild from 2 to 4 Tuesday on the Thomas Taggart Memorial children's floor. Members of the guild have worked for six months on curtains, bedspreads. dresser and screen covers in chintzes for the rooms of patients. Invitations have been sent to members of the Medical Advisory Board of the hospital, to the Executive Board and pediatricians I and their wives. All White Cross i Guild members also are invited.

Matinee Musicale Will Present Program of American Numbers

American music will be presented in a program sponsored by the Indianapolis Matinee Musicale at 3 Friday in the American Central Life Insurance Company Building. Dale Young, organist, will be presented as guest artist. Others appearing on the program will be Mrs. Thelma Harris Thompson, contralto Mrs. Ruth Ranier Nessler, harpist; Mrs. Jane Johnson Burroughs, soprano; Miss Dorothy Merrill, pianist and the Boys’ Concert Club of Technical High School, directed by Russell Paxton. Mrs. Robert O. Bonner, chairman, has arranged the following program: “In The? Is Gladness” New Years Choral Prelude Bach "Christmas in Sicily" Yon Dale Young, organ. "Speak to Me” Mana-Zucca

Tea will be served in the solarium. Mrs. W. C. Hartinger, Mrs. John G. Benson, Mrs. Chauncey D. Meier and Mrs. Brandt C. Downey will | pour. Mrs. Carter Stephenson, Mrs. Roger L. Trueblood, Miss Marjorie Brownlee and Miss Gertrude Ebner will serve. Miss Lois Axline will be in charge of music and Mrs. Her- : schell Wright, Mrs. J. Lemuel Johnson and Mrs. James R. Bowen in charge of refreshments. Mrs. Arthur Vehling and Mrs. Wesley Gilbert are in charge of invitations. Mrs. B. A. Boyer, Mrs. Harold Gray, Mrs. Herman Cox and Mrs. George , Weir compose the reception comj mu tee.

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"I See in Your Face a Garden”... Braine "A Crv at Dawn” Cadman Thelma Harris Thompson, contralto. Louise Swan at the piano. "Romance” Alfred Holy "Dance Orient-ale” Harriet Cady ‘To a Wild Rose” MacDowell Ruth Ranier Nessler, harp. "Salutation of the Dawn” .. Mary Turner Salter "Bells of Bergen” Samuel Richard Gaines "At the Well” Richard Hageman Jane Johnson Burroughs, soprano. Louise Mason Caldwell at the piano. "Praeludium” (from First Modern Suite) MacDowell "March Wind” MacDowell "The Eagle” (from Four Little Poems) MacDowell "Rigaudon” MacDowell "Hungarian” (from 12 Etudes) MacDowell Dorothy Merrill, piano. "Drums” Sumner Salter "Chillun’ Come on Home”-.. .Noble Cain "White Horses of the Sea”.... Elinor R. Warren "The Grasshopper.” (A tragic cantata composed bv Innes Randolph in 1878 for the bachelor Wednesday evenings, subsequently organized into the Wednesday Club of Baltimore. This work has recently been published by Joseph Clokey.) Bovs’ Concert Club of Technical High School. J. Russell Paxton, director. Traveler to Speak Spring membership campaign of the World Travel Study Club, Inc., will open at 8 Friday night at the American Central Life Insurance Cos. building when Walter T. Biscoe will talk on “The Indian Empire As I Know it.” Mr, Biscoe. a world traveler, will tell of his experiences in India and his view’s of the inhabitants. Alumnae Entertain One hundred tables of bridge were entertained at a party which the Alpha Chi Omega Alumnae Club gave today at the Banneri Whitehill auditorium with Mrs. Orval Hixon, chairman. Mesdames i Grace Federamn, Marvin Cockrane, ; Frank Echolds, Joseph Coffin, E. T. | Small and Miss Rea Bauer and i Mary Love Hewlitt assisted.

‘La Boheme’ to Be Subject for Harmonie Club l Puccini's “La Boheme” will be studied at a meeting of the Harmonie Club Monday, with Mrs. George Kadel, 5131 Washingtonblvd. Mrs. Reid Steele will read a paper on the opera and accompanists will be Mesdames Stewart Greene, F. T. Edenharter, S. K. Ruick and Robert Bonner. Hostess will be assisted by Mesdames Robert Blake, Ralph Chappell, Glenn Q. Friermood, James Lowry, James M. Ogden, Norman Schneider, William Stark and F. F. Voyles. The program includes: "Rudolph's Narrative” Mrs. Wendell Ooler "Muni's Aria” Mrs. Ralph Chappell "Musetta’s Waltz Song” Mrs. S. E. Fenstermaket “Marewell to the Overcoat” Mrs. Mildred Moore ‘‘The Farewell Duet.” Mrs. Ruth Devin Mrs. Lissa Cox, CLUB SPONSORS BRIDGE PARTIES Auction bridge parties are held at the Hoosier Athletic Club from 3 to 5 on Sundays. The committee is headed by Harry Sharlow, assisted by Mrs. Paul La Shome. Contract bridge parties are scheduled in the clubrooms for members and guests on alternating Thursday nights. E. E. McFerren is committee chairman. Club to Meet William G. Sullivan will talk on "William Hone” at a regular meeting of the Indianapolis Literary Club Monday night at the club rooms in the D. A. R. chapter house.

MR. AND MRS. W. H. McPHERSON announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Madge Ann McPherson, to Bruce C. Humbert, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Hurlbert. The wedding will take place Jan. 31. Miss McPherson attended Butler University, where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority, and also studied at Cornell University. Mrs. Irvin Wesley, w’ith Mr. Wesley, is among the hosts and hostesses for the Columbia Club dinner-bridge and dance to be held Saturday night, Jan. 26, at the clubhouse The Nancy Martens presentation of ‘Continental Varities” scheduled for Feb. 2 at English’s will be sponsored by the Indianapolis League of Women Voters with Mrs. J. J. Daniels, president. Among the workers on the project is Miss Mary Sinclair, executive secretary of the league. Proceeds will be used to further the league’s program of civic and social work. Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. West announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Muriel West, to K. A. McGaha, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. McGaha, Los Angeles, and the engagement of another daughter, Miss Janet West, to D. H. Rundles, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Rundles, Ft. Wayne. Activities of the alumnae chapter of Alpha Xi Delta Sorority are in charge of. Miss Charlotte Engle, president. Mrs. Ralph McKay is vice president; Miss Catherine Lewis, secretary; Mrs. George Ford, treasurer, and Miss Betty Clark, corresponding secretary.

Parties to Begin Tuesday First of a series of card parties will be given by chapters of the International Travel-Study Club, Inc., at 2 Tuesday in Ayres auditorium. Style show will be held, with Mrs. Robert Caplinger general chairman of arrangements.

Club Schedules Party Mrs. A. J. Hueber is chairman of a card party to be held by OctDahl Club at 2 Friday at the Sears, Roebuck & Cos. auditorium. Proceeds will be used for charity. Party assistants will be Mesdames Albert M. Maguire, Fred J. Schlegel, L. E. Dixon and Charles B. Morrison.

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Homeßepair Covered by Book List City Library Pamphlet Inspired by Interest in Exhibition House. BY HELEN LINDSAY VISITORS at Exhibition House. rebuilt and redecorated cottage on the lawn of the Federal building, will find available next week pamphlets, listing books w’hich may be used to advantage in the repair and modernization of property. The pamphlet was prepared by

Miss Nancy Todd and Miss Elizabeth Ohr. of the Indianapolis Public Library, following a demand from the public for such books. Miss Todd has reported as high as 100 requests in one day for such books. “We have at the library the Julia Connor Thompson memorial collection on the fire arts of

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home making, which contains many books on architecture, home design interior decoration and modernization.’’ Miss Todd said, commenting on the list prepared. “Every day we have requests for books which will show various types of houses, plans for arrangement of rooms, and the approximate cost. Because of this demand, we have prepared the booklet which advises those interested concerning the books available.” Provisions Announced Such information also is in the hands of architects in Indianapolis, who have full information on the National Housing Act and its operation. More recent provisions of the act provide for new home construction. and were announced only a few weeks ago. Six local banks, approved by the Federal Housing Administration making major loans, are now qualified to receive applications for such loans. They include the Fletcher Trust Company, the Peoples State Bank, the Indiana National Bank, the Indiana Trust Company, the Bankers Trust Company, and the Union Trust Company. One of the new ideas suggested for home builders in the current issue of McCall's is for a clothes closet that grows up along with the little girl of the family. It has a low rod that can be raised as dresses and coats are lengthened; easily reached compartments for skirts, panties, sweaters and sleepers, and a section for hats and berets. Room Decorated v On one door is a hook for her nightie and a rack for her bedroom slippers. Above them on a painted blue background sails anew moon and silver stars, indicating to the child that the garment below is for night time. On the door opposite is painted the rising sun, a reminder that the bathrobe hung beneath it is for morning wear. Painted on each compartment are the names of the garments to be found within, to help the little girl learn her letters. In painting well-aged brick, stucco and concrete, no different paint is required than that used for other exterior work, according to paint experts. If the surface are well-aged, however, they should be given special primers which contain tung oil varnishes. Any high quality house paint then may be used. Ordinary brick, concrete and stucco are unusually porous, and this is an advantage from the painter’s view, because it allows the paint to penetrate deeply and obtain a firm anchorage. The elaborate studio dressing rooms recently finished for Jean Harlow have been finished to match the platinum hair of the actress. The w'alls are an off-shade of white, and so are the rugs. Miss Harlow helped to mix the paint, to get the shade just right.

BRIDGE TEA TO BE GIVEN WEDNESDAY

Assisting Mrs. Fredrick E. Matson with a novelty bridge tea to be held at 1:30 Wednesday at the Caroline Scott Harrison, Daughters of American Revolution chapter house, 824 N. Pennslyvania-st, will be Mrs. Waldo B. Rosseter, Mrs. W. E. Fieber and Mrs. Albert E. Steame, vice chairmen, and Mrs. H. A. Van Osdol, treasurer. Other assistants are Mesdames Roy Elder Adams. Archie N. Bobbitt, Eugene H. Darrach, Charles A. Edwards, John W. Esterline, Fred C. Gardner, Walter H. Green, Albert Gall, Fred Hoke, W. L. Horne, Wilbur Johnson, Arthur Jordan, William F. Kuhn and John J. Madden. The committee also includes Mesdames Walter C. Marmon, A. k, Monroe, Warren D. Oakes, James M. Ogden, Edward B. Raub, Obie J. Smith, J. H. Taylor. G. B. Taylor, Thomas Taggart, N. Wilford Van Osdol, Harry Wade, Ernest DeWolfe Wales, Edson T. Wood and Frank F. Wocher.

Announcements

Madden-Nottingham Unit, American Legion Auxiliary, will hold a covered dish luncheon Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Sophia Lutz, 2163 Winter-av. Covered dish luncheon will be served by members of the Auxiliary to Golden Rule chapter, Order of Eastern Star, Monday at the home of Mrs. Florence Herrman.4B3s College-av. Jobs Daughters Bethel 9 will entertain with a chicken supper Saturday night, Jan. 26, at Verita* Temple, 3350 Roosevelt-av. George H. Toomas Post, Woman’s Relief Corps, will meet at 2 Monday at Ft. Friendlv. Chapter Meeting Set Mrs. Jules Zinter and Mrs. William Didwell will be guests of Colonial Boston chapiter, International Travel-Study Club Inc. Wednesday at Webb’s tearoom, 1300 N. Pennsly-vania-st. Hostesses will be Mesdames Harry Hancock, Ralph Smith, Harry Burnell, and Fred Bamum. Mrs. S. R. Artman will lecture on Russia.