Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 October 1939 — Page 13
IST SESSION OF FRATERNAL GROUPS OPENS
Mayor Welcomes Delegates To Convention at Hotel Severin.
The Indiana Fraternal Congress began its 41st annual session at the Hotel Severin today. The con-
vention was called to order by M. EB. Kilpatrick, 4004 N. Illinois St, president. The Rev. R. M. Dodrill, Broadway Baptist Church pastor, pronounced the invocation and Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan delivered the address of welcome. Also on the speaking program today were Lieut. Gov. Henry F. Shricker; P. O. Bowers, Crawfordsville; Frances Partridge, Port Huron, president of the National Fraternal* Congress; Oscar E. Aleshire, Rock Island, Ill, national president of Modern Woodmen. of America: P. J. Walsh, - HooperHolmes Bureau, Inc, Indiana manager; and Farrar Newberry, Omaha, Woodmen of the World national secretary.
Cu Plan Banquet Tonight
* Sessions are to continue throughout today and tomorrow. There will be a banquet at 6:30 o'clock tonight at which time all teams of the various lodges will be in uniform. After . the banquet the teams will combine for a short drill and the Ben-Hur Drill Team will go through its rou-
tine. The following teams will take part in the exercises; the M. E. Kilpatrick Guards. Woodmen of the World, Anderson; the Protected Home Circle Team, Indianapolis; White: Rose Drill Team, Golden Rule Lodge, ladies’ auxiliary, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; Addie Braley Guards of Romana Grove, Woodmen Circle, Indianapolis; Arrius Court, Ben-Hur Life Association, Indianapolis, and Royal Neighbors, Indianapolis. © The first address of tomorrow's program is to be delivered by Mrs. Grace McCurdy, Rock Island, Ill, national president of the Royal Neighbors of America.
Other Speeches Scheduled
John V. Sees, Laurence, Kas., national secretary of the Standard Life Association, will talk on “A Conscientious Field Worker.” John C. Snyder, Crawfordsville, Ben-Hur Life Association national president, will talk on “The Juniors.” : Comittee reports will complete the morning program. : In the afternoon Harold S. Cheney, Indianapolis manager of Retail Credit Service, wil speak on “Inspection Report Service.” Others to talk are L. R. Wichman, national secretary of the Concordia Mutual Benefit League, Chicago, and Thomas R. Heaney, Chicago, national secretary of the Catholic Order of Foresters. Officers will be elected at the close of the session. . The congress is composed of representatives of 41 affiliated fraternal organizations. H. P. Goeglein, Ft. Wayne, is past president; A. L. Zivich, East Chicago, is first vice president; Gertrude Hoople, East Chicago, is second vide president; J. Raymond . Trout, third vice president; August Fdubel, fourth vice president, and Miss Elizabeth Himes, secretary-treasurer. The last three are from Indianapolis.
Indianapolis Women Brush Up On Kitchener Heel-And-Toe Technique.
By JAMES THRASHER
Reviving memories of World War days, a score or more Indianapolis women are brushing up their knowledge of the Kitchener heel and toe. The Kitchener heel and toe is not a polka devised by Vernon and Irene Castle, as the name might suggest. It is a process figured out for knitters to make the World War soldiers’ socks more comfortable than legend gives them credit for being..And the process is being remembered because the American Red Cross is beginning another large-scale program of merciful activity.
Familiar Faces There
Scenes about the Indianapolis chapter’s headquarters in the Chamber of Commerce Building are reminiscent of the year before United States entered the World War. Many of the familiar faces are there again, and once again the workers are ministering to the innocent victims of conflict. Mrs. Hugh McGibeny, who, with Mrs. Philemon Watson, helped organize the Red Cross chapter here in 1916, today is chairman of volunteer service in the Indianapolis chapter. Mrs. Watson is co-chair-man of the packing committee with Mrs. Wilson Mothershnead. ,Other wartime Red Cross volunteers who have returned to duty are Mrs. Fred Hooker, Mrs. P. C. Reilly, Mrs. Wolf Sussman, Mrs. L. A. Ashley, Mrs. Minnie Cohn and Mrs. Walter Kahn. The only member of the new generation currently working at headguarters is Miss Barbara Stafford, who is volunteer secretary for the work rooms. Clothing Tops the List Today, as in 1916, the primary need to provide clothing for refugees, Mrs. McGibeny and Mrs. Hooker recalled the sateen pinafores nd long-sleeved flannel
dren 23| years ago as they looked over their present stock of colorful prints and up-to-the-minute children’s patterns. But, although the the styles have changed, the need remains the same.
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Refugee garments in the making: Mrs. Wolt/Sussman (left) marks the patterns, while Miss Barbara Stafford and Mrs. Fred Hooker (right) cut the cloth.
begun. The Indianapolis chapter and hundreds of similar groups, are awaiting definite orders, in turn, are awaiting a complete report of
delegation to. Europe. 4 These men are Ernest J. Swift,
Red Cross vice chairman; James T. Nicholson, Junior Red Cross director, and Wayne C. Taylor, former Central Committee member. They recently flew the Atlantic, visited Poland and other war areas, and conferred with the International Red Cross Committee and the League of Red Cross Societies in Geneva.
‘We Take Orders’
On their return,-they are to report to the State Department in Washington, after which, Mrs. McGibeny thinks, Red Cross workers will know better what they are doing. “Meanwhile,” she said, “we don’t know what is to be made or exactly where it is going. When the needs are more clearly revealed we will know better what is to be done. Then we shall receive more complete suggestions—and follow them. We take orders like an army.” _As it is now, the local chapter has more work to do than time to do it in. Already there are specifications for women’s and children’s garments, knitted goods, surgeons’ gowns, bed shirts and layettes. Patterns must be cut and sample garments made and approved. . And even now, more than 2000 garments have been packed and sent to the National Red Cross’ two shipping points in New York. Later, Mrs. McGibeny said, packages probably will be sent directly to over-
an inspection tour by a three-man {liam Schloss ani Mrs. Benjamin
seas points from the Indianapolis office. Volunteers have formed two knitting circles, one organized by Miss Julia Brink and Mrs. William J. Young, and the other by Mrs. Wil-
Cohen. And there are knitters at work who have been occupied constantly since the last war, turning out goods for Veterans’ Hospitals and destitute families of veterans and ministering. to victims of more immediate ‘disaster. . This latter group includes Mrs. L. ‘M. Wainwright, Mrs. Blanche Matthews, Mrs. Mary Rigg, Miss Anne Feazer and the Misses Emily and Josephine McDowell. So far, Mrs. McGibeny said, directions for knitted goods have not been altered from the World War models. Although the knitting is being done now for civilians (and the workers hope they won’t have to. take up another needle for American soldiers) the call still is for socks and more socks, pull-over sweaters and “beanies,” or small sleeping caps. And the big problem, except for the veterans, again will be that of “turning the Kitchener heel.”
NOT IN RACE, SAYS EX-REP. GRISWOLD
Times Special WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.—Former Rep. Glen Griswold of Peru, Ind, who is visiting here, declared today he_has not changed his mind about not running for Congress again from the Fifth District. ! After his defeat last year by Rep. Forest A. Harness (Rep.), he announced he intended to retire to pri-
vate law practice. .
BOULEVARD ON
NORTH BANK OF CANAL ASKED
Park. Board Scans Plan for ‘Linking lllinois St. and Broad Ripple.
A new boulevard extending east from N. Illinois St. along the north bank of the Canal to Broad Ripple is contemplated by the Park Board. Members at a meeting yesterday decided to inspect land lying imme-
afternoon to determine whether the development of subdivision there would interfere with the proposed arterial highway.
Moore Offers Plans
The possibility of building a new boulevard arose during discussion of subdivision plans along the Canal. The plans were submitted for the Board’s approval by A. H. Moore, former City engineer. : Jackiel W. Joseph, Board president, said the plans could not be approved until it was determined they would not block a boulevard “we have had in mind.”
Meet Tuesday Night
The Board decided to invite the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on recreation to discuss plans for the winter recreation program at a special meeting Tuesday night. The Board took under advisement the suggestion of Albert H. Gisler, vice president, that members should confer with other departments next year on a possibility of purchasing supplies jointly. Paint and motorized equipment, which are purchased by the Park and Works Boards separately, he said, might be bought for both Boards simultaneously at a savings.
PURDUE TO RECEIVE
duction of the Hillel Extension Service program at Purdue University was announced here today by Henry Monsky, president of B'nai B'rith and chairman of the National Hillel Commission. | Rabbi Meyer H. Simon, spiritual leader of the Congregation Temple Israel at. Lafayette, has been appointed director of the extension program, Mr. Monsky said. A. Hillel extension unit is also being operated at Indiana University. The unit sponsors educational and social progr for Jewish students.
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BEDFORD, Ind., Oct. 20.—A drive for funds to establish a new hospital here brought contributions of $30,770. : Pledges exceeded the goal and the additional money will be used to buy
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