Indianapolis Times, Volume 48, Number 50, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 May 1936 — Page 25

MAY 8, 1936.

Patrons, Patronesses of Circus Anticipate Show’s Opening Here yisit to Winter Quarters Heightens Glamor of ‘Big Top’ to Be Pitched With Local Sponsorship Saturday, Sunday. BY BEATRICE BURGAN Society Editor MR. and Mrs. William Krieg and Mr. and Mrs. John W. Shirley have had much of the mystery of circus life cleared for them without the glamor being lessened. After visiting the winter quarters of the Cole Brothers-Clyde Beatty Circus at Rochester early in the season, they are wiser in the ways of animal training. Still pungent smell of the menagerie, mingled with aromas of popcorn, hot dogs and peanuts stirs their imaginations and lures them to the “big top.” They visited the winter quarters when the Indianapolis Orphans

Home Auxiliary decided to sponsor the Saturday performance of the show. Sunnyside Guild members have taken over Sunday’s entertainment. Mrs. Krieg describes their experiences: “Shortly before the circus was to break camp, we visited the winter quarters. Clowns and acrobats had returned from their winter engagements to join the show, and like a college town before the fall semester, things were beginning to hum. Activity Stirs Scene “The buildings which housed animals were located on the outskirts of the town,, and were the scene of great activity.” “We learned that the bam in which the elephants were housed is the bull pen! In the same building the

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‘cats’ were moving about restlessly in their cages, while 29 elephants stood chained to the cement floor, swinging thei rtr-unks back and forth in a steady movement as if they expected someone to hand them peanuts. “The noise of the animals, mixed with the resounding barking of the seals, which were diving in and out of their specially constructed tanks, made our hearts miss a beat.”

They met Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Beatty rehearsing their new act. Mrs. Beatty, they were told, has been working with the animals for only two years and was preparing to do an act alone for the first time this season. Historic Feat Rehearsed For the first time in history, they were told, a lion and tiger are to ride around the ring on an elephant’s back. Mrs. Krieg and Mrs. Shirley, both Auxiliary members, and their husbands, learned that these three animals are natural enemies. “We more than carried out the request to stand motionless outside the cage while the act was being rehearsed. We scarcely breathed.’’ Mrs. Krieg recalled. “Having been rehearsed only a week prior to the time we were there, the animals seemed as worried about it as we did. Sighs of relief rose from the onlookers when the animals finally were led from the cage and Mrs. Beatty, who weighs less than 100 pounds, came out smiling.” Result of Patience The visitors were told that a year before the act was tried the lion and the tiger were placed in adjoining cages. As time passed, they were put in the same cage and fed together. Later these two, selected in the first place because they seemed to have less animosity for each other than any of the other “cats,” were moved close to the elephant. Finally a dummy elephant was placed in the big cage to test the animals’ reactions. “No one seemed interested in the seals, splashing about trying to attract attention. They are the most intelligent and most readily trained of mammals. We were told that although they were swimming in their native Pacific Ocean in November, they performed for audiences the following February," Mrs. Krieg said. Rochester became winter quarters for the circus as the result of a dog and pony show failure in the nine-

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ties. The owner was stranded without funds, and a farmer offered to fead and house the animals for the winter while the showman went on. Undertaking Was Success The following spring he failed to return and the farmer found himself possessor of trained live stock; He made the best of his acquisitions, assembled a show of his own and prospered. Hostesses for Saturday afternoon’s performance are to include Mrs. Shirley, Mrs. Krieg, Mesdames Fletcher Hodges Jr.. Henry Steeg, Walton Wheeler, Norma Cline, William Garstang, Marlow Manion, Robert Mason, Alfred L. Noling, Dudley Taylor, Misses Carolina Host, Mary Margaret Miller, Caroline Hitz, Mary Luten, Frances Morrison and Ellen Rogers. On the committee for the evening show are Mrs. Garstang, Mrs. Krieg, Mrs. Shirley, Mrs. Taylor, Mesdames Robert Blakeman, Howard Fieber, Oscar Jose Jr., Allan Shimer, Benjamin R. Turner Jr., William Bertermann, George Dailey, Robert Ferriday Jr., John Hollett Jr. and Luther Shirley. Children to Enjoy Show Mr. and Mrs. Mason are taking their daughters, Louis and Barbara Lee, with Maxine Buser and Virginia MacCracken to the afternoon show. Mrs. Robert Elliot is to accompany Victor Jose Jr., Elliot Jose, Jean Elliot and Dick Elliot. Larry Noling is to go with two schoolmates, Frank Dailey and Danny Nyhart. John C. Ruckelshause is to take Jack and John Ruckelshause, his grandchildren, to visit the menagerie before the show begins. Arrange Mothers Tea Delta Tau Omega Sorority members are to entertain with a Mothers’ Day tea Sunday. Plans were made at the home of Mrs. Albert Roesener, 1409 Colorado-av, Wednesday. Miss Evelyn Theising, Mrs. Earl Dorsett and Mrs. William Pierson are committee members for the tea.

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Miss Esther Jane Throckmorton (left) and Miss Helen Shepard have completed work on the production staff of the Children’s Theater current offering. “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” is to be presented at 10:30 and 2:30 tomorrow at the Civic Theater Playhouse.

SCHOOL CLUB TO GIVE OPERETTA Rosemary Dangler is to take a leading role in “The Gypsy Troubadours,” an operetta, to be presented by the Little Flower Church

High School Club. The show is to be presented Sunday and Monday nights in the church auditorium, E. 14th-st and Bosart-av. Several high school students are to appear as gypsies. Other leading roles are to be taken by Ralph Judges, Edward Haboush,

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Betty Rochford and Selma Binder. Forty students are in the cast. Proceeds are to be contributed to the club fund. Club to Hold Party Hillcrest Country Club is to hold a dinner bridge party tomorrow night at the clubhouse, Arrangements were in charge of Dr. and Mrs. E. A. Woods and Dr. and Mrs. P. W. Schmidt.

Camp Fire Girls to Be Guests Mrs. Paul V. McNutt to Entertain at Mansion. * Mrs. Paul V. McNutt is to entertain with a garden party for Indianapolis Camp Fire Girls at the Governor’s Mansion from 2:30 to 4:30 Saturday. All girls are to appear in their service uniforms. Spring flowers ar§ to decorate the tables. Mrs. W. D. Little, School 60 group guardian, general chairman, is to be assisted by Mesdames J. F. Bowne, Albert Mueller, A. L. Jenkins, Kyle B. Mayhall, Wendell Phillips, and Misses Helen L. Nichols and Mary Alice Purves. High school group members are to assist serving. Included in this group are to be Jane Wilcox, Betty Baker, Gloria Tomlinson, Rosa Mary Bauer, Catherine Akin, Alice Belle Young, Betty Hall, Virginia Lindeman, Helen Weyreter, Reba Ann 31ark, Edwina King, Betty Lou Kehn, Rosemary Darringer and Dorisann Johnson. Directors to Pour Receiving are to be Mary Lou Hummel, Edna Mae Lewis, Martha Lee Brenner and Betty Alvis. Mesdames Frank Burns, W. O. Lee, Bert Ellis, Kyle Mayhall, Walter Shirley and George W. Combs, Camp Fire Girls’ board of directors members, are to pour. Martha Burns is to play a program of harp solos during the afternoon. She is a member of the Shortridge High School Neta group. Honor guests are to include Mesdames John W. Kern Sr., John W. Kern Jr., O. W. Fifer Jr., J. W. Putnam, Jean Milner, Austin Clifford, Perry Lesh, Booth Tarkington, Albert Beveridge Jr., Paul Stetson, Kin Hubbard, A. E. Baker, P. O. Ferrel, and O. Skinner and Miss Mamie Larsh. Shoulder bouquets are to be given special guests. Miss Marjorie Condon is flower committee chairman.

ENTERTAINMENT PLANS DRAFTED Arrangements for entertainment of women visitors to the National Chiropractic Association convention, to be held here Aug. 9 to 14, were made at a luncheon at the Washington yesterday. Attending committee members were Mrs. Evelyn B. Warrington, Wabash, Indiana Chiropractic Association auxiliary president; Mrs. Pearl Watson, Fort Wayne, secretary; Mrs. James Firth, vice president; Mrs. W. H: Gwynn, treasurer; Mrs. C. W. Sharp, local district president; Mrs. Carl Herther, local organization secretary; Mrs. Gladys Bebout and Mrs. H. K. Mcllroy.

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Miss Rebekah Shideler’s marriage to Charles Lawrence Price Jr. is to take place June 7 at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Shideler, Brendonwood.

Alumnae Group to Fete Chiefs on Wednesday Mrs. Harold Larsh, president of Beta province, Sigma Alpha lota, national professional sorority; Mrs. Frederick H. Sterling, Patroness Club president, and Miss Mae Henri Lane, active president, are to be honor guests at the alumnae club’s dinner Wednesday night. Mrs. Charles C. Martin is to be hostess, assisted by Mrs. Clifford Dunphy, Mrs. Herbert Smart and Miss Helen Von Wilier. New officers to be installed include Miss Emma Doeppers, president; Mrs. Martin, vice president; Miss Patra Kennedy, secretary; Miss Jeannette Tobey, treasurer; Miss Helen Von Wilier, chaplain, and Miss Irma Ross, editor. Mrs. John Kolmer and Miss Ruth Gant, guest artists, are to present the program.

E VENTS SORORITIES Alpha Chapter, Delta Omega Chi. Tonight. Miss Anna Mae Marshall, 3507 Kenwood-av, hostess. Mrs. Robert Anderson, assistant hostess. Bridge. Chi Sigma Phi. Tonight. Mrs. Lucille Freeman, hostess. Mother’s Day tea, Sun. Beta Chapter, Theta Nu Chi. Tonight. Electric-bldg, auditorium. Card party. Miss Eloise Lewis, chairman. Mother’s Day tea, Sim. Claypool. Miss Frances Elrod, chairman. Miss Florence Druley, program. Delta Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi. 7:30 Mon. Spink Arms. Madeline Gruchten and Norma Jay, program. Miss Elfrieda Rodgers, president. PROGRAMS Tuxedo W. C. T. U. Tues. 401 N. Forest-av. Mother’s Day program. Luncheon. CARD PARTIES Woman’s Benefit Association, Silver Star Review 15. 2 Mon. SearsRoebuck Social Room.

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Officials of Guild to Meet Needlework Group to Hold Annual Meeting in West May 21 to 23. Mrs. R. Hartley Sherwood, Indianapolis branch. Needlework Guild of America president, is to represent her organization at the annual convention in San Francisco, May 21, 22 and 23. She is a member of the national board. Delegates from 763 branches throughout the United States are to attend. They are to consider ways of alleviating suffering due to unemployment, sickness and disaster. The organization was founded more than 50 years ago to provide garments for needy persons. This need never has been greater than now, Mrs. Thomas J. Preston, the former Mrs. Grover Cleveland, naational president, believes. “The American Federation of Labor recently estimated there were 11.600,000 unemployed in the United States, with only about half being meagerly cared for by governmental agencies,” Mrs. Preston said. “Such provision averages about $lO a week for a family of five. From this amount, shelter, fuel, food and clothing must come. The Needlework Guild can help stretch this inadequate budget by increasing its membership.” MUSICALE HEARD AT WADE HOME A musical program was to be presented today at the home of Mrs, Harry Wade, 3532 Washington-blvd. Entertainers were to include Don Heisler, Oscar J. Fields, Neville Poland, Betty Schellschmidt, Margaret Kapp, Waldo Littell, Mrs. Frances Starr Bringle, Mrs. Lorena M. Aghinbaugh and Mrs. M. C. Moore.