Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 November 1940 — Page 4

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Mask and Wig Club to Present ‘High As a Kite' Here Dec. 27,

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN had his troubles back-in 1740 and he has his share of headaches in the University of Pennsylvania Mask and Wig, Club’s 53d annual production, “High As a Kite,” to be presented Dec. 27 at the Murat Theater. PTS BR aad Celebrating the bi-centennial year of the universfly, the Mask + and Wig Club chose Benjamin Franklin, founder of the institution, as the central figure of its new show. The Indianapolis appear-

ance will be sponsored by the local alumni club, headed by William C. Griffith.

In the afternoon hefere the performance, cast members will be entertained at a tea ‘dance at the Indiamapolis Athletic Club, as they were in 1937 and 1938 when the club appeared here. .A formal supper dance at the club will follow the show.

‘The production played engagements in Trenion, N. J. on Nov, 22 and in Atlantic City on Nov. 23 before opening at the Erlanger in Philadelphia Thanksgiving week. The show will visit 14 cities _as far west as Indianapolis, south to Louisville and north to Boston, The book was written by three stars of last year’s show, Louis - DeV. Day Jr., Sidney Wertimer Jr. and John Collins Parry. Clay A. Boland ahd his lyric writing teammate, S. Bickley Reichner, ' with whom he produced such hits as “Stop Beating 'Round the Mulberry Bush,” are responsib r 18 songs, some already nationally popular. The song hits de “Wasn't He a Terrific. Guy,” “High As a Kite,” “Not So Long Ago,” “Watching the’ Stars Go ‘ By,” “I'll Sing Your Praises,” “Let’s Get Back to Bach” and “Gather Your Orchids.” :

Propylaesum's Buffet Supper Is Tomorrow

NUMEROUS RESERVATIONS have been made for the Propylzeum Club’s monthly buffet supper tomorrow night. After the supper, Tommy Tucker, Hollywood sound effects man, will talk on how sound effects are produced and animated cartoons made. Mrs. Edson T. Wood will entertain for her granddaughter, Miss Evelyn Wood. Others with the party will be Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord ~ A. Wood and Misses Rosemary Wright, Martha and Lois Ann Hufchman, Anne Bobbs and Kay Stephenson. Additional reservations for parties are those of Mesdames James B. Nelson, Isaac E. Woodard, George Philip Meier, William Allen Moore, Hugh Baker, Hugh Carpenter, Giles Smith, O. L. Miller, Frank B. McKibbin, Howard Maxwell, John 8. Wright, Le Roy Kahler, Leo X. Smith, Robert McMurray, Howard Meeker, T. F, Hudgins, J. M. Williams, James H. Genung, Russell Sullivan, Edna M. Christian, and John W. Coffey and Misses Méta B. Gruner, Anna Reade, Margaret Simonds and ‘Ann Fraser.

Smith Club Dance Is Tonight

PATRONS AND PATRONESSES for the Smith College Club’s * dance tomight at the Woodstock Club are Messrs. and Mesdames Ernest Clifford Barrett, A. Kiefer Mayer, Herbert M. Woollen, Alexander Taggart, W. I. Longsworth and Richard Fairbanks and Dr. and Mrs. J. Jerome Littell. . Mrs. Elsa Pantzer will entertain at dinner before going to the dance for Messrs. and Mesdames Herman C. Krannert, Kurt Pantzer and Morris Cunningham, Terre Haute, and Frank B. Shields of Martinsville, - Dinner guests of Mrs. Wilson Mothershead, president of the local Smith College Clup, before the dance will be Mr. and Mrs. William Macomber, Kendallville, Mr. and Mrs. Morris L. Brown and Mr, and Mrs. Hobson Wilson. . : Mr, and Mrs. John P. Collett will have as their dinner guests Messrs. and Mesdames Bruce Bennett, Paul Briny and Arthur Shea, Mrs. Kenneth Metcalf and John Gamble. . In a Dutch treat group at the ‘dance will be Misses Betty Tharp, Betty Hamerstadt and Mary DePrez of Shelbyville, Mr. and Mrs. James K. Northam; James Thomas and Maurice Boyd. Another Dutch treat group will include Mr. and Mus. George W. Jaqua and Mr, and Mrs. A. C. Clark, Winchester; Mr. and Mrs. James Ruddell, and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Patton and Mr. and Mrs. Paul « Cullom of Frankfort. Entertaining at a cocktail party at their home before the dance will’ be Mr. and, Mrs. Robert McMurray. Their guests will be Messrs. and Mesdames Paul Moffet, Earl Conway, Norman Baxter, Russell McDermott, Arthur Pittinger, Edward Everett, George Halverson and James Loer, Mrs. Ibis Wilson and Edward Hawkins. Several persons will go to the Woodstock Club after attending * the Indianapolis Symphofiy Orchestra concert tonight.” These will _include Messrs..and Mesdames James Carroll, Ralph Vonnegut, “Paul Fisher, Theodore Griffith and Edward B. Taggart.

Southern Club Dance Is Dec. 20

FRIDAY, DEC. 20, has been set as the date for the Southern Club’s annual Christmas party to be held at the Indianapolis Athletic Club, : A. L. Rice, club president, has appointed: Mr. anid Mrs. Maxwell Droke as general chairmen. They are to be assisted by Messrs. and Mesdames J Frank ‘Cantwell, H, Emory = Thomas, George Wheldon and Thornton Sterrett, forming the decorating. committee. : Other assistants will be Mr. and Mrs. Magwell Bailey, resere. vations; Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Powers, floor show, and Mr. and Mrs, John W. Hutchings, publicity. - . : :

Literary Club to Hear Emmett Rice

THE MONTHLY LADIES’ NIGHT of the Indianapolis Literary “Club will be held Monday in the D. A. R. chapter house. Emmett A. Rice will speak on“In Green Pastures—Beside Still Waters.”

D.\A. R. to Sew for Red Cross

THE NEWLY ORGANIZED Red Cross unit of the Caroline “Scott Harrison Chapter, Daughters of ‘the American Revolution, will meet at the chapter house at 10 a. m. each Wednesday to sew and knit. Mrs. James A. Sutherland is chairman. Donations Zi} : y posts and camps are being ree ceived at the chapter house by the curator, =

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“|Donald as she becomes the bride of David Thompson in a ceremony at 4:30 p. m. today in the First Presbyterian Church. The cross which came from England nearly 200 years ago has been worn

brides since that time. Miss MacDonald. is the daughter of Mrs. C. P. McDonald of = Lake Harbour, Muskegon, Mjch., and Mr. Thompson is the son of ‘Mrs. R. W. Thompson, 4651 Hinesley Ave. Dr. George Arthur Frantz will officiate at the wedding before a background of woodwardia and cibotium ferns, palms, three sevenway candelabra holding cathedral candles and a standard of white chrysanthemums, pompons, roses and calla lilies. Pews will be marked by aisle pockets of white flowers and satin ribbon. Mrs. Russell J. Sanders, organist, will play a program of bridal music

“Ave Maria.” Ruell Moore is to sing “Drink to Me Only With . Thine Eyes” and the “Theta Prayer.” Entering alone, Miss MacDonald will be gowned in madonna blue slipper satin in Victorian period

i|style with fitted bodice, high, round

neckline and shirred side panels. The bracelet length sleeves have huge puffs at the shoulders. :

Her floor length veil of matching blue illusion will have. a shoulder length face veil caught with a cluster of blue ostrich tips. She will carry a Dresden colonial bouquet of Rapture and white roses, pink bouvardia and carnations, gardenias and violets interspersed -with tufts of tulle. on Miss Mary Lou Over, maid” of honor, will be in champagne slipper satin fashioned like the bride’s gown except that it has a sweetheart neckline. In her hair she will ° wear matching ostrich tips and will carry a satin ‘muff to which will be attached -a cluster of rust pompons and Token roses with matching ribbon streamers.

Brother to Be Best Man

The bride's cousin, Miss Mary Margaret Mayer, will :be junior bridesmaid. Her dusty pink slipper satin frock has long sleeves puffed at the shoulders. and ‘a- sweetheart neckline. She also will carry a-satin muff matching her gown decorated with single pink.pompons, Rapture roses and ribbon streamers.

Philip Thompson will be. his brother’s best man and ushers will be Byron Beasley, William Hart, Charles Bailey and Gerge J. Mayer II, cousin of the bride, all of Indianapolis; George Diener Jr., Louisville, Ky.; Don MacDonald, the bride's brother, and Max Busard, both of Muskegon. : : Corsages of cypripedium orchids will be worn by mothers of the couple and by Mrs. Walter R. Mayer, aunt of the bride. Mrs. MacDonald has chosen a champagne crepe, trimmed in gold: beads, with which she will wear a matching hat. Mrs: Thompson will wear black chiffon with an embroidered bodice, and a small black hat. Ice ‘blue brocaded silk with matching hat will be worn by Mrs. Mayer.

Reception to Follow. The wedding reception for 125

and Mrs. Walter R. Mayer, 4134 N. Illinois St., after the ceremony. Miss Joan Eberhardt, harpist,’ will- play. The table for the bridal party will be set with a cloth of dusty pink lace upon which will be arranged the

wedding cake garlanded: with :blue

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Betty Jean MacDonald Will Wear Heirloom Cross for Wedding Today to David Thompson

An heirloom’ ivory cross will be worn by Miss Betty Jean Mac-

{derich and Charles Over and Misses including “Evening Star” and" the.

guests will be at the home of Mr.|the

only by

forget-me-nots and a cascade off blue tulle. Vases of white roses and smilax will decorate the living room. Small tables. decorated in the bridal colors for the wedding guests will bé placed 2 in the social room. ° Assisting Mrs. Mayer at the recepsiort will be Mesdames MacDonald, Thompson, Ord Everman, W. W.|

Allison, ‘Henry Moffett, Lyman Hunter, Albert Pfeiffer, Robert Wacker, Herbert Redding, Robert Busard, Harry Martin, Harold Hon-

Mary Hanna Sailors, Mae Allison, Myrtle Mayer and Nancy Socwell. Miss MacDonald attended Butler

University and is a member of Kap-

pa Alpha Theta Sorority. She formerly lived ' in Indianapolis.. The bridegroom was graduated front Butler and is a member of Sigma Delta - Chi, national journalism fraternity, and a mémber of Sphinx, junior honorary society. The couple will go to Washington for . the honeymoon and will be| Photo.) 2 ome after Dec. 15 at 3548 Bal O'Donnell, Among. out-of-town, guests at the| Porter Photo.) : wedding will be Mrs. Robert Busard and her son Tom; Mesdames S. A. Jackson, E. L. Fritz, Herbert R..Jesson, Edward Krautheim and A. C. Peine; Dr. and Mrs.”J. A. Racette; Messrs. and Mesdames Everett Jones, C. D. R. Mulder, C. N. Damm, Harry Parker, W. Earl Lakey, James McNiff and Lloyd Southard, all of Muskegon. > Also attending the wedding: will be the: bridegroom’s brother, John Thompson and Mrs. Thompson, Washington; Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Peterson Jr, Bay City, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Peets, Fremont, Mich.;" Mr. and Mrs. Castle Brownell, Lowell; Mr. and Mrs. John Clark, Selma; Miss Mary Hanna Sailors and Miss Helen Holman, Kokomo; Mr. and Mrs. Chester Jaggers, Cincinnati; Mr. and Mss. K. G. Cooley and ‘Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Rogers, Chicago; Mr.: and Mrs. Edward Mitchell, Cushing, Okla.; ‘Miss Hariette Van Dolah and Mrs. Charles ‘Noble, Dililsboro; Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Combs, Mrs. Margaret Davis and Leon Davis, Pendleton. . Fi

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the Second Presbyterian Church.

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Turners’ Auxiliary Sets Annual Party The Women’s Auxiliary” of the Athenaeum Turners will -hold" its

annual Christmas dinner Monday at 6:15 ‘p. m. in the club. rooms.

exchange and a food contribution for .the Yuletide basket. Paul Hamilton will direct the Brass ' Quartet “of Warren Central High-School ‘in a group of Christmas .carols.: Quartet members are James Berry, cornet; Fdwin wk- ; ersmith, cornet; Richard Sanders, trombone, and William Gale, bari- * Hostess for the month is: Mrs. Chris J. Karle, assisted ‘by Mesdames Andrew . Bicket, Anna Habich, Adolph Hoffman and Edward Smith ‘and’ Miss Grace Reger. Mrs. Lucille Weimar To Give Report Marion County Salon 126 ‘of ‘the Eight and Forty will have a gift exchange at 6:30 p. m. Tuesday at the

Canary Cottage. Members will bring toys for Christmas baskets. ;

Leona Berlin Is Shower Guest

. Miss Leona Berlin was to be guest of honor today at a luncheoh bridge and crystal shower in. the Gold Room of the Marott Hotel, given by Miss Cozette Siner. Miss: Berlin's marriage to Lawrence Solmer will take place in the McKee Chapel of the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church Dec. 28. : ’ * Mrs. Lucille Weimar, welfare chairGuests at the shower were to be|{man, ‘will report on the ThanksgivMisses Betty Leach, Ann|ing baskets distribution by the orPfortner, Mildred Haber, Gertrude|ganization ‘and oetline Christmas M. Davis, Katherine Brewer, Gladys| activities. : Hawickhorst, Irene Ross, Dorothea Pyle, Lucy Court, Patricia Shore,

Myrtle Noon, chairman, and the Estella Weathers, Janice Berlin and

Mesdames Desse Meyers, Elsie John-

was: to- assist th

Lillian Hanske.

Mrs. J. CO. Handy|son and Christina McCleary, Mrs. hostess, = Leta Hassé ge.- ©

Each member will bring a gift to

In charge of the party are Mrs.|

1. Mrs. H, Halston Johnson Jr. was Miss Bettyann Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Jones, before. her marriage Nov. 24 (W. Hur-

2. Miss Marie Blackwell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomes J. Blackwell, became the, bride of Robert J. Boyle in a ceremony performed Nov. 23.at St. Joan of Are Catholic Church. (W. Hurley Ashby

3. A Nov. 16 wedding was that of Miss Mafgaret Koesters and John The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Al: J. Koesters. (Ramos-

.4. Mrs, Chester William Beaman was Miss Aghes Coldwell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Horace B. Coldwell, before her marriage Nov, 23 in (W. Hurley Ashby Pho$o.) 5. Miss Betty Hatfield and Homer H. Bassett were married Nov, 21 in the McKee Chapel, Tabernacle Presbyterian Church,” Miss Hatfield is a niece of Mrs. Roberta Smith. (Ramos-Porter Photo.) .

Miss Thelma Parsons, daughter of

Mr. and Mrs. Everett Parsons, before her marriage Nov. 21, (Ramqs-

7. A Nov, 23 wedding was that of Miss Mary Louellg Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. V. J. Clark, to R. W. Schilling. ly

Butsch-Burns Service Read

Miss Deloris. Burns, daughter of Mrs. Harry J. McCullough, was matried .to, Raymond F. Butsch in a ceremony at 9 o'clock this morning in Sacred Heart Church with the Rev. Pr. Myles O'Toole, O, 'F. M., officiating. ty Entering alone, the bride wore a white satin gown made with long sleeves and a full skirt which formed a train. Satin buttons exténded down the sleeves. A white velvet] crown trimmed with seed pearls held her veil and she carried a cascade arrangement of white roses, gardenias and baby breath. Miss Rosemary Burns, sister. of the ‘bride and maid of honor, wore

‘| raisin: rust taffeta styled with short,

puffed sleeves, a sweetheart neckline and a bouffant skirt. In her hair she wore a cluster of gold and bronze flowers caught with matching streamers. Miss Alice Kumpart, bridesmaid, was in green taffeta made like the maid of honor’s gown. Both carried gold and bronze 'chrysanthemums and wore ‘stands of pearls given them by the bride, ' Paul ‘Butsch, ‘the bridegroom’s brother, was best man and ushers were: Harry Martlage and Jack Bradford. © pe A breakfast at the home of the bride's: mother followed the ceremony. After a wedding trip to Chicago, Mr. and ‘Mrs. Butsch will be

Ome at.1424 Union St

{of the Methodist Hospital. White | Cross Guild Thursday at 2:30 p. m.

Guild to Hear Surgeon Speak

Dr. Terry W. Townsend, New York surgeon, will explain “How to Choose Your Doctor” at a meeting

in the auditorium of the nurses’ home, Past president of the New York

State and New York City Medical Societies, Dr. Townsend also will speak Thursday evening before the

“The Doctor Looks at the Citizen.” Copies: of the afternoon talk will be available for use in the guild's “organized conversation campaign’ which will open formally Thursday and continue until March 1. To inform as many people as possible about fundamentals of health, hygiene and modern hospitalization, members of the guild will make 5minute talks before organizations. Each of the 43 guild chapters will appoint a chairman, who will receive instructions Thursday from Mrs. Clarence U. Knipp, campaign chairman, Each chairman then will distribute campaign material to chapter members.” All but 14 chapters have appointed chairmen. | Among chapter chairmen alread appointed are: Mrs. Charles’ Bowes, Alpha Omicron Alpha; Mrs. Irwin Boyer, Brightwood Methodist; Mrs. Ed F. Smith, Broad Ripple; Mrs. C. E. Keller, Broadway Methodist; Miss Josephine DeLong, Business Women’s Guild; Mrs. Bruce Powell, Calvary Baptist; Mrs. John Kennedy, Capitol Avenue; Mrs. John W. Noble, Central Avenue; Mrs. C. IL. Rothermel, Children’s Cheer Guild; Mrs. Ben Riker, Fifty-first Street Methodist; Mrs, W. G. Spencer, Franklin Guild; Miss Esther Kiel, Home Nursing Unit; Mrs. E. B. Pitcher, Irvington; and Mrs. Thomas Petrie, Library Guild, Others are Mrs. Harry Conant, Meridian = Heights Presbyterian; Mrs. William G. H. Holley, Mother Guild; Mrs. Laura Magenheimer, Music Guild; Mrs. James Crooks, North Methodist; Miss Ann. DuValle, Office Guild; Mrs. ‘Augusta Taylor, Olive Branch Christian; Mrs. S. J. Finch, Perry Township; Mrs. F. J. Biesel, Plainfield; Mrs. Donald Kellum, Quaker; Mrs. L. A. Crane, Riverside Park; Mrs, Philip King, Tabernacle Garden Guild; Mrs. J. B. Kaufman, Temple Sisterhood Flower Guild; Mrs. Albert Egby, University Park; Mrs. A. E. Campbell, West Washington Street Chapter; Mrs. Robert G. Spillman, Greenwood Guild.

Legion Unit Collects Food For Needy

Canned goods will be brought to the dinner dance which the Osric Mills Watkins American Legion Post and Auxiliary will have Tuesday night at the Riviera Club. The food will then be distributed to the families of needy World War veterans.

Mrs. Willlam R. Bolen is general chairman of the dance. Reservations

should be made with her. : To Attend Services.

will attend morning services Hillside Christian Church

Methodist Hospital medical staff onl:

‘Organiza 12 tions affiliated with the A Grand Army -of the Republic and |p the Federated Patriotic Societies|

Clergy to Hear : Bishop Noll "Tomorrow

| The Most Rev. John F. Noll, bishop of the Ft. Wayne Diocese, will ade dress priests of the Indianapolis Diocese tomorrow evening, at a dine ner preceding the second annual convention Monday of the Indianapolis Diocesan Council, National

will be principal speaker at the cone

vention. The dinner at the Hotel Lincoln will be given by Bishop Joseph E. Ritter of the Indianapolis Diocese and will precede Bishop Noll’s talk on the parish work of the national women’s council.

open at 9:30 o'clock on the mez zanine at the Claypool Hotel and:

a. m. in the 8th floor Assembly Room, a program at 2 p. m. by the St. Vincent’s School Band of Vine

at 2:30 o'clock. Bishop Ritter will give the opens ing prayer and will preside at the luncheon, Bishop Noll of Ft. Wayne will deliver the principal address closing the afternoon meeting, fol lowing an election of officers, and" Miss Margaret Hughes, president of the Springfield, Ill, Diocesan Coun~ cil, will be the luncheon speaker, The Rev. Albert H. Busald of the St. Philip Neri Church will deliver . the luncheon invocation.

Discussion Scheduled A panel discussion at the morne ing session will be led by the Rev, Fr. August R. Fussenegger, Dio-, cesan spiritual director. Women in

"|charge of topics will be: Miss The

resa Sieffert, organization; Mrs. Miles Baldwin, Christian doctrine; Mrs. Frances Seibert, confraternity study clubs; Mrs. James Russell, literary study clubs; Mrs. Raymond Achatz, missions; Mrs. David Allerdice, press and publicity; Mrs. Peter Lux, rural

and Mrs. Frank Crawford, -youth. Mrs. Charles L. Barry, diocesan president, will preside at all sese sions. eon aré being made with Mrs. Wil liam I. Strack, 412 N. Drexel Ave, of the Irvington Catholic Women’s Study Club.

be ushers at the luncheon. Father Fussenegger will be cele brant of the mass opening the cone vention and Bishop Ritter will de«. liver the sermon. Music will be by the St. John’s Choir, with Miss" Loretta Martin as organist.

Rev. Fr. Bernard Sheridan, chancellor of the diocese; the Rev,

priest at St. John’s: and director of the Catholic Information Bureau of the ‘city; the Rev. Fr. Henry Her man, ota and the Rev. Fr. ter Ni chaplain. at the Vetorare! p Set and the Carmelite Monastery.

Auxiliary to Hear V. M. Armstrong

Council members of the. T

District American Legion

row. Joseph B. Henninger, nation L

inspector general of the G. A.

and O. N. Wilmington, junior

Reservations for the lunche

dianapolis Youth ;Organization; the Rev. Fr. Richard Grogan, assistant :-

_to Bishop Ritter,

Council of Catholic Women. He also

Following solemn High Mass at 8:30 a. m. Monday in St. John's ~ Church, convention registration will"

the business session will begin at 10°

cennes and an afternoon meeting

confraternity of

life; Mrs. J. J. Heidt Jr., welfare, -

‘The women of Our ° Lady of Lourdes Parish Council will -

Leonard Wernsing, diocesan supere :. intendent of schools; the Rev. Fr, Richard Langen, Boy Scout di0e..: cesan director and head of the Ine -

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Assistants at the mags will be the vice