Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 September 1936 — Page 2
FURNITURE AID ART OF LIVING, | ROTARY IS TOLD
Ghicagoan Stresses Need for Comfort and Beauty in Homes.
Expiaini ng that jurni ture should oe pomiortable and have a “heauy Dat springs from anit n diversit Bernard C. Jakway Ay the Ameri-
tan Walnut Manufacturers Associ-
@lion, Chicago, toid Rotary members at a luncheon meeting 1 the Hotel Claypool today meli-furnished room contri £eelly io the art of gracious livans : The subject was made timely, he Sait, by National Furniture Week, Orve > In 10 i his formula of ans a beau2% merely y nia all SOL ie or nly Dy seetogether I 0 means, he rnishings must not
Furniture can and does do some0 he said.” "It is a dy r than a merely pas: lives. It SS
is that every nouid be chosen 0 are to use it
e of the room 4n
Mr, Jakway oi "Suite tall ed, or
rely ur 1com-
uncomfortable
tables are tri- |
v digestion, cailed
Light Is Energizing
ted out that light is an rZzng agent, while shadows are
and darkness letn-
stful in effect by be equipped with the admitted by the h must be eli-shad ied lamps, ani or wall brack-
= ts a tired man in the Same way,” he said. "He can not hope io ind the maximum effect of ‘f Tepose in a room with white walls, or with pale ivory or any color that spproaches white in tone. A room, Br association of ideas. is invested =ith a quality of restfulness by sirong, emphasis upon horizontal ines upon length as opposed "to ent The richt furniture. he concluded fam soothe or stimulate, bring rePose and serenity, or gayety and animation NEWLIN ies HEAD
OF M'GUFFEY, CLUB
John H. Newlin, 2019 Park-av, is the new president of the Indianapolis McGuffey Club. He was
gected 10 succeed S. B. Prater, |
856 N. Gray-st. Other officers named were R. C.
Burrell. Bloomington, first vice}
president; Harry M. McColgin, secend vice president; Mrs. Jennie M. Sparks, third vice president; Mrs.
Rose W_ Sadler. recording secretary; | Mrs Libby Runyan, financial secre- | fary, and Ad Henry F F. Bond, treasurer. |
| STOCK K INDEX DECLINES
men Spec inl
NEW YORK. Sept. 22.—The in- | Tvestment companies common stock | price index declined last week, as|
evidenced bv the averages compiled . by Distributors Group. Inc. Average
. for common stocks of 10 leading |
management companies . influenced By the leverage factor stood at 20.78 at the close of Sept. 18, compared with 21.12 on Sept. 11. : The average of the mutual funds . ciosed at 16.40 on Sept. 18, compared
with 15648 at the close of the prei
eeding week.
[REPORTS ON WPA WORK AT AIRPORT
Progress of WPA work on the i Municipal Airport was to be re- | ported today to WPA officials at Washington by I. J. Dienhart, airport superintendent. Mr. Dienhart flew to Washington today for a conference with WPA executives. He said he had no indication whether added projects at the airport would be considered. Fhe city recently filed a request |
that the government constrict a!
new hangar. Development of the
| field for Army planes also has been
considered.
* DE PAUW HEAD HOLDS
IDEALISM IS NEEDED
c8 Specinl GREENCASTLE, Ind., Sept. 22.—
"The function of college students and
professors is solution of world prob- |
lems in a spirit of idealism. Dr. | Clyde E. Wildman, De .Pauw Uni- | versity president, declared in his|
first address to the student bodyy yesterday. President Wildman struck at the
{ “forces of materialism.” and cited
the need ofeducation institutions to adjus t to a changing world.
COURT REQUESTED TO RULE MAN IEA
Timez Spee inl BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Sept. 21. LA petition to have a man declared legally dead prior to 1919 has been filed in Circuit Court here in connection with the settlement of the
estate of Thomas A. Shields, World |
War soldier, who died in 1919.
Shields, father of Thomas, be de-
clared legally dead before 1919. ! ( Paris Shields, ‘the petition states,-| | disappeared in 1896 or 1897 and has |
not been heard from since.
I The son carried $10,000 war in-
surgnce to which his mother was beneficiary. The mother died re- | cently with about $2000 of the in-
"| surance money still unpaid. In order
that heirs may be given the balance of the estate, it is desired that Paris | Shields be declared. legally dead.
WILDE TO ADDRESS LIONS Carl Wilde, president of the Board of School Commissioners, is to discuss the public school housing situation and the school budget before members of the Lions Club at their luncheon meeting tomorrow noon in | the Hotel Washington.
I am delighted with the new
ence!
Miss Chamibors Recommends
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The petition asks that Paris |
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ings with every type
of bric. Speed of washing, fade! shrinking — all kinds of tests. Silver Dust is one soap that proved safe "and efficient for everything.”
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Junior Miss.
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T. BEGIN WITH we're not a typical “basement store” or “bargain basement.” True, we're located on one great floor below the street level . . . but that’s where the resemblance ends. Our merchandise, our methods of handling transactions are identical with those of medium-price upstairs stores. The Downstairs Store of L. S. Ayres & Co. is a complete store in itself . . . it is actually “
stoye within a great store”! ... a flourish-
ing part of the entire L. S. Ayres & Co. *
Ayres Downstairs Store is one of the greatest “traffic centers” in retail Indiana! More people pass through our aisles than in many large upstairs stores . . . truly “The BUY-WAY of Indianapolis.” One of the reasons why this is true, as any of our customers can testify, is that we present the merchandise that is wanted—WHEN it is WANTED! Nothing is brought down from the upstairs store and placed in our stocks for clearance. We carry large, regular stocks in complete assortments and in wide variety—all bought by our own Downstairs Store buyers.
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Our ready-to-wear departments feature inexpensive clothes that are in good fashion, and good taste. New merchandise arrives almost every day, and en-
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They say it’s hard to get MEN to shop
‘in a department store, yet we outfit hun-
dreds of men—not just once or twice a
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How many customers do we serve each day? Our records show. that an average of several thousands of people shop here each day. Therewerenearly amillion and a half separate purchases last year alone . .. and this year promises to be a record breaker! There are TWENTY-SEVEN separate departments... and over 40,000 square feet of floor space in our Downstairs Store. Our staff of employees often numbers more than 200—so that you can be served efficiently and without loss of time.
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*RIGISTIRED
white Correct Fashions are Less Expensive!