Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 May 1941 — Page 20

By ROSEMARY REDDING

MEET THE WOMEN—today’s race heroines—the wives of the men who are driving those .race cars at terfic speeds around the oval. They're seated here and there in the paddock or the grandstands. But they're seated there—that’s all. For in many of those speeding cars there is a second driver. Call them backseat drivers if you will, for they watch every mile, every turn, every straightaway. Those wives are waiting stoically, praying that there will not be one single crackup—not even one single skid. Those men out on the track today are not race drivers to them. They are husbands and fathers, These women won't admit they're afraid. Their attitude is a mixture

of fright, pride and hope. Each has the utmost confi-.

dence in “her man.” : ' There is Mrs. Wilbur Shaw, wife of the three-time winner. She’s over there in Box 27 in the Paddock. “I don’t think about what might happen,” she says, “I have too much confidence in Wilbur's ability.” : With her is Mrs. Charles E. Morgan, Wilbur’s “Mom,” and Mrs. Horace Millhone of Akron, wife of a Firestone executive. Shaw is connected with Firestone as the head of the aviation department. His competition in the race is really his vacation. After the race, he and his “Boots” will hie back to work in Akron. ” ” ”

“BOOTS,” A PETITE brunet, used to pinch-hit as his secretary until Wilbur went with Firestone and a secretary went with the job. She says she has a “smattering of ignorance” about racing. The fact is that she has spent more time than usual at the track this season. Does she want him to get out of the “game”? No! As she puts it: “It has been his business 21 years

and I have been married to it for 12. Naturally you get to

sort of like it t00.” But they don’t discuss it at home—that’s the spot for relaxation. Mrs. Shaw does a spot of knitting now and then and Wilbur claims that she has been working on the same piece of yarn for almost eight years. He

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pits and waving to her.

furnished house in Akron. os “Boots” doesn’t believe that her famous husband has a charm from the gods for she well remembers two accidents that weren't exactly lucky breaks. One happened some years back on the very track over which he is driving today. He went over the wall and she admits that she had a bad 10 minutes until he was back across in the Another time on the Ascot Speedway, Wilbur was tossed out on his head and saved only by a crash helmet. Incidentally, Mrs, Shaw is proud of the fact that Wilbur introduced that helmet on tracks in this country and that it is now regulation equipment.

. ” 2 ” MRS. MAURI ROSE has her “mind” divided today.

She is watching the race with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

R. E. Ricketts, and her brother and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ricketts. But there is the no small matter of Mauri Richard Rose. He's only about 2 months old and much too small to care whether his daddy “brings home the bacon.” But Mrs. Rose thinks he will be all right at home with Great Grandma R. BE. Ricketts. And just in case he has been wondering about the absence of his mama these days, she’s been out at the track on all but one of the qualifying days. She is proud that the 100-Mile an Hour Club predicted that Mauri would get the checkered flag first, but says “I don’t care if he wins or not, just so long as he comes out without anything wrong with him.” They don’t, talk about the race at home. Instead, they are pretty much taken up with Mauri’s job in the engineering department at Allison's.

THE WIFE OF REX MAYS, the third of the “big three” contenders, came from California for the race. She is the reserved type. With her is Mrs, Bob Swanson, wife of one of last year’s Speedway drivers who was killed shortly afterward in a midget race. The Ralph Hepburns and the Cliff Bergeres came out from California three weeks ago and share a house in Speedway City. Hepburn is one of the familiar faces at

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Dr 1ver. y’ Wives Are Unsung Heroines— They Just Sit Out There, Hoping and Praying

usual at the track this season and has with her today her 8-year-old daughter, Joan, After Joan has seen a few laps, Mrs. Hepburn will take her home and return to watch the race with Mr. and Mrs. Mack Tefferteller of Van Nuys, Cal, “just neighbors out there,” Ralph works for Associated Oil. Sure, she just “hopes he’s going to win.” - : : Chris Marz, Mrs. Bergere’s father, came out from Oregon to attend the race with his daughter. Mrs. B. has been a frequent visitor at the track with Cliff (he’s the Hollywood stunt man) ever solicitous that she get a parking spot near the garages where he can dash over now and then for a chat. - Incidentally, the drivers’ wives - have no better luck than other women in “crashing” the garages, pits and pagoda. wl 2 8 8 '

KELLY PETILLO has a boy 13 who is rooting for him and there is a new “bambino” in the Petillo household, Ted Horn has a baby ‘about a year old and’ the George Barringers have a little hoy. - eo NERS In the stands today, too, is Mrs. Lou Meyer, offen called the “young dean” of them all. Lou is here for the race, too, but as a spectator this time. June Meyer and Mrs. Fred Offenhauser,' wife of the noted: racing car craftsman, drove out from the West Coast with friends so that Lou and ‘others could have their coveted place reservations. Mrs. Meyer is one of the few wives who really knows the history, legend and mechanical problems of the racing world. ai

AND NO STORY of the women connected with the Speedway would . be complete without mention of Mrs, Harry Miller, wife of the dean of racing engine designers. Mrs. Miller says she has been going to the rdce “practically ever since its beginning.” She keeps “track” :of the drivers’ new babies, their ‘ups and downs” and is practically a one-woman unofficial welcoming committee when the wives come to town. i The drivers’ wives have racing in their blood just like the men. But they can’t forget the practical side—~that on winning or losing often depends the family budget for

claims, too, that she unravels a dress every two years or so and starts knitting it all over again. They have a

Country and Town Clubs Are Scenes of Speedway Gaiety

THE SPEEDWAY RACE CROWDS last night “took the green flag” that started them on a recordshattering whirl of parties and dances this week-end. In the first row of the social lineup were the Woodstock Club’s dinner dance, the Indianapolis Athletic Club’s annual Speedway Ball, the Columbia Club’s annual Sweepstakes dance and the Highland Golf and Country

Club’s Speedway Splurge. The dizzy pace was to continue today with a buffet dinner at the Woodstock, the Indianapolis Country Club's formal dinner dance, the Athletic Club’s annual Victory dinner dance and the Co-

the Speedway.

Michael D. Bakers On Wedding Trip

Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Baker left last night for a short wedding trip following their marriage at 7 p. m. in the Zion Evangelical Church. The bride was Miss Marie Theresa Schubert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl G. Schubert, 130 N. Wallace St. Mr. Baker is the son of Mrs. Ruth Baker, 956 N. Oakland Ave. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Frederick Daries, and Dale Young, organist, played. The couple’s attendants’ were Miss Mary Jane Traver, maid of honor; Mrs, Carl E. Schubert, the bride’s sister-in-law, bridesmaid; Robert Lammert, best man, and Carl E. Schubert, usher. A reception at the church followed the ceremony.

; “Sparky,” his red-haired wife, believes this is his 16th year there. She has spent more time than

Mrs. Baker Hostess The Olnosi Study Club will have a luncheon at 12:30 p. mi. Tuesday at the home of Mrs. E. L. Baker Jr., 5114 Central Ave. Mrs. C. G. Bevis and Mrs. Ray Burnside will assist the hostess.

Seniors to Be Guests Of Academy Alumnae

The St. John’s Academy Alumnae Association will entertain: the

school’s senior class at its annual banquet and dance Monday at 6:30 p. m. in the Indianapolis Athletic Club. Doc Grayson’s orchestra will play. Mrs. Eugene O'Sullivan will be toastmaster. Under Mrs. Mary Comerford, general chairman, are Miss Frances Scherer, in charge of dinner music, and Miss Frances Lipps.

the year. And that one little skid might mean. .., They're just unsung heroines.

Paddock Saddle Club To Picnic Sunday

Horsemanship competition will be on the program for the annual picnic given by the Paddock Saddle Club Sunday at the Laurel Hall grounds, 46th St. and Emerson Ave. Events will begin at 10:45 a. m. and continue until 4:30 p. m, Prizes and trophies will be awarded for amateur and open jumping, three and five-gaited classes, hackney ponies, livery horses and riders, horsemanship for- contestants under 16, games, a park class and a “working cowboy” contest. These will include features for both the English style rider and the Western style. Judges for the show will be Harold Johnson, P. O. Ferrel, Robert B. Rhoads, P. B. Denning, Fred Whitehouse, Don Bose, A. Hastings Fiske, O. E. Keesling and Mrs. Margaret Feore.

Elizabeth Louise Johnson to Be Tudor Awards

lumbia Club's annual Memorial Day dinner dance. There also was

An improvised altar of greenery,

Married to Donald Hamilton In Service This Afternoon

yellow and white spring flowers and

candelabra arranged before a living room fireplace will form the back- . ground for the wedding of Miss Elizabeth Louise Johnson to Donald G.

* Hamilton at 4:30 p. m. today.

. The ceremony will be read by the Rev. Willlam H. Knierim, pastor tof St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church, at the home of the : bride's aunt, Mrs. Peter Nutz, 4210 N. Illinois St. The bridegroom is the “son of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Hamilton, 1502 N. Drexel Ave. and the bride

‘is the daughter of Mrs. James A. : Johnson of Indianapolis and Wi-

‘1 Bona Lake. .

? iMiss Victoria Montani, harpist, play a 30-minute program of © pridal music before the ceremony.. 3 Rose Hamilton, sister of the

~ { bridegroom, accompanied by Robert

“Burford, will sing. ~~ Entering alone, the bride will ~ wear mousseline de soie over slipper satin. Bowknots are scattered over - the fitted bodice and full skirt of ‘the frock which has short sleeves ‘and a sweetheart neckline. The “ bride’s fingertip length veil will be ~ held by a wreath of stephahotis and she will carry a’ colohial bouquet of ~rosebuds and stephanotis interspersed with puffs of white tulle ‘and tied with streamers. Mrs. Paul Church, matron of honor, will be in yellow organza styled with fitted bodice, full skirt and . short, puffed sleeves. She will wear ‘a picture hat of yellow and will ~ carry a colonial bouquet of yellow

* his brother’s best man. ~~ Mrs. Johnson, the bride’s mother, ‘will wear an aqua crepe gown with - white accessories and Talisman yoses. Mrs. Hamilton will have * sweetheart roses and white accessores with her dusty: pink Sheer and pale blue hat. Mrs. Nutz, the bride’s aunt, will wear a pink “and blue Liberty print with whice accessories and a corsage of Delight roses. ; ; Following the ceremony a recep“tion will be held in the garden of the home. As the couple leaves ‘for a short motor trip north, - the bride will wear a cattail brown suit of embroidered lirien with Kelly ‘green and white accessories. -They will be at home after July 1 at 1503

roses and cornflowers tied with blue JT Harry C. Hamilton will be

~ "NN. Linwood Ave.

2 / Among out-of-town guests will be Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Miller and Mrs.

~ Frank Widbin, St. Louis; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Emigholz, Albion, ‘Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Humes, Hobart, and Mr. and Mrs. “Wynn Kirke, William Kirke, Dor-

‘man Kirke and his son Jimmy, all ~ of Ft. Wayne.

Y oung-Kervan Wedding Is This Afternoon

Miss Ann Marie Kervan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Kervan, 3240 Ruckle St, was to become the bride of Charles Robert Young, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Young, 2837 Robson St., in a one o'clock ceremony this afternoon in the rectory of St. Joan of Arc Church. ; With her French powder blue costume she was to wear navy accessories and an orchid corsage. Miss Betty Kervan, her sister’s only attendant, was to be in dusty rose with brewn accessories and gardenias, The bridegroom’s brother, Robert, was to be best man. A reception at the home of the bride’s parents was to follow the ceremony. After June 5 the couple will be at home at 3515 N. Pennsylvania St. Out-of-town guests were to be Mrs. Cora Young, Camby; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Steele and Miss Helen Steele, Henry, Ill; Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Farmer, Columbus, O.; Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Henneman, Terre Haute; Miss Mary Doyle, Cincinnati, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gross, Greensburg.

Polishing Furniture Use only clean cloths for dusting

end polishing furniture, or furni-

ture surfaces will be foggy and discolored rather than glossy and showing their fine grain. Never apply polish to furniture that is not absolutely clean. Dust thoroughly with a clean, lintless cloth, apply polish, let it stand a little, then rub with a

clean, dry cloth until the surface is dry. Polish with a piece of soft flannel until a high luster is obtained.

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At Class Night

Miss Suzanne DePrez, Shelbyville, and Miss Mary Janet Stanley, New Castle, received the Tudor Hall Shield award at class night exercises last night at Tudor Hall School. Miss I. Hilda Stewart, principal, announced the award, which is presented annually by vote of the Student Council and the faculty, to those students who are outstanding leaders in citizenship in the school. Miss DePrez is president of the Student Government Association and Miss Stanley is president of the residence. The award came as a climax of a program of honor presentations, which was conducted by Miss Doris Wilson, Bicknell, president of the senior class’ ’ Miss Nancy Taggart . won the scholarship cup award for attaining the highest academic record in the senior class. Recognition of

undergraduates was given by the Cum Laude Society to the following students: Juniors—Misses Margaret Rogers, Julia Jane Carman, Fatricia- McConnaughay, West Lafayette, and Miss Suzanne Ganter, Muncie, Sophomores—Misses Marlou Hyatt, Nina Lockwood and Maryann Zinn;

Miss Shirley - Ann Amos, Edinburg, Miss Marjorie Bain and Miss Ann Atkins. The seniors who are members of the Cum Laude Society are: Miss Stanley, Miss Taggart, Miss Sara Jean Wildman of Greencastle, and Miss Wilson. Miss Peggy Lockwood received the award of the Alliance Francaise for proficiency in senior French and Miss Taggart won the award of the Indiana Alpha Association of Phi Beta Kappa. Faculty Recommendations

Faculty recommendation for work in special fields was given the following seniors: Miss Mary Janet Stanley and Miss Eva Taggart in art; Miss Marilyn Mulvihill in music; Miss Lockwood and Miss Alice Boozer for their work on the school publications, and Miss Nancy Wohlgemuth for her work in the Indianapolis Community Fund campaign. Miss Mulvihill is president of the Prelude Club; Miss Lockwood and Miss Boozer are respectively editor and business manager of the Chronicle, the senior yearbook, and the Crown, the school magazine. Miss Cynthia Test, president of the Masquers. C'ub, won, the Masquers Club trophy for outstanding work in dramatics. Honorable mention was given to Miss Stanley. Prizes in the’Chronicle prose and poetry contest were announced by Miss Lockwood. First place in poetry went to Nancy Taggart for her poem, “Low Tide”; honorable mention was given to Miss Carolyn Slappey, a freshman. In the prose division, the first prize was won by Miss Wilson for her story, “Dinner at Eight”; honorable mention went to Miss DePrez. Judges of the contest were A. J. Kettler, Shortridge High School, and Miss May O. Mackenzie and Miss Phyllis A. Straus of the Tudor Hall English department.

Athletic Awards Miss Joan Haywood, president of the Athletic Association, made the sports awards. The tennis bowl was] given to Miss Ann Atkins, a freshman, whe won the Green and White singles tournament. for the White’ team. - Miss Emily Flickinger and Miss Atkins received the class tennis cup for winning the doubles tournament. The seniors won the class cup for scoring the highest total of points in interclass competitions; and the Green and White cup was won by the White team. Seniors who have received school blazers for co-operation, good sportsmanship, and proficiency in athletics were announced as follows: Misses DePrez, Haywood, Lockwood, Mulvihill, Stanley, Eva Taggart and Wilson.

Vera Suhre Is Engaged The engagement of Miss Vera B. Suhre to Thomas Cook of Columbus,

10. is .announced by her parents,

Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Suhre; 2717

high scholastic achievement among |

Freshmen—Miss Emily Flickinger,|

to be a 500-mile race today.

adding to the gaiety. night at their country

house guests, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Jaffee, Chicago, were Mr. and Mrs. Ellison Fadley and

Attend Woodstock Dance

Mesdames Henry E. Todd, Sam Miss Cynthia Test entertained and their escorts at dinner

by Mr. and Mrs. Haywood; Tom Binford, William

Hosts for a party of 50 at

Thomas R. Kackley and

Grosse Pointe. The

C. Griffith were together. by Mr. and

Wemmer, August C. Bohlen and Mrs. Wilson Mothershead’s party Mrs. E. Randolph Harrington, W. Shipnes and their guests,

Club dance last ni Among their out-of-town guests Mr. and Mrs, A. x guests at cocktails preceding. Club. The group had breakfas before going to the Speedway. Week-end guests se Wheeler include Senor and Santa Engracia Hac residents have been en

Hastings, Mich.; P. Lasher, Cleveland. Ch ‘Mr. and Mrs. Niblack Thorne of Chicago, at the race today.

in-le.w and daughter, ton, W. Va.; Wallace

Kirch-Proud Rite

Is Performed

The wedding of Miss Beatrice Janette Proud and william E. Kirch took place at 9:30 o'clock this morning in St. Joan of Arc Church rectory with the Rev. Fr. Harry Hoover officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Mary Proud, 206 E. 24th St., and Mr. Kirch is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Kirch, 57 E. LeGrande Ave. Miss Juanita Caldwell sang before the rite and Miss Florence Yoder was the bride's only attendant. She wore navy with white accents and a. pink rose corsage. Harold Kirch acted as his .cousin’s best man. - : The bride's costume was a French blue redingote worn with white accessories and a corsage of white carnations and pink roses. A dinner at the Kirch home for the attendants and immediate families was to follow the ceremony.

Sunnyside Guild Will Lunch at Highland

Sunnyside Guild will have a Guest Day and luncheon at noon Monday at the Highland. Golf and Country Club. Mrs. Olive Enslen Tinder will follow “This Is Life” (Ellen Glasgow). Mrs. Carl E. Wood heads the hostess committee, assisted by the Mesdames William H. Wemmer, G. B. Johnson, Thomas C. Whatton, J. 'P. Tretton, Richard H. Tuttle, Herbert C. Tyson, Jesse Lu Van Camp, Richard A. Wall, Stowell C.

Wasson, Walter C. Webster; Sidney

and Mrs. Otis Mr. and Mrs. George Hilgemeier Jr. The Hilgemeiers are entertaining with home for the group following the race. Mr. and Mrs. C. Henry Hathaway, : of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Reid Sr., were among a group of friends entertained at dinner last night by the Reids.

James Murray and Frank Barnett of Wabash.

esdames Charles A. Greathouse Jr. i Joh Rockwood. The party was enter{ained at the Greathouse home before going to the club. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur P. Nauman of Grosse Pointe, Mich., enter=

i roup that included Mr. a oT Naumans who came to attend the race with

the Reekies are the week-end guests of Mrs. Nauman’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Newton Todd. With Mr. and Mrs. Howard S. the dance were Mr. and Mrs. William Morrison. Mr. and Mrs. Louis H. Schwitzer Jr. entertained a party of eight. Mr. and Mrs. Norman A. Perry Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. William here Mrs. David P. Williams Jr. McKee and Richard F. Hoberg also had guests with them at the club.

Additional Guests Here for the Race IN ANOTHER PARTY were Messrs. and Mesdames William H.

Winnetka, Ill; Mr. and Mrs. Hans Boek, Dyan .: Mr. and Mrs. Fisk Landers and Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah L. Ga ck. ss Mr. and Mrs. William Frederick Souder Jr. were at the Athletic ght with the party sttending the race with them.

D. Murray entertained the t this morning at the Murray home

Senora Jose ] ienda in Tamaulipas, Mexico, many Indianapolis tertained. Other house guests of the Wheelers

are Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Pocock, Dayton, O.

. and Mrs. A. r : M arles True Adams of Chicago 1s entertaining

and Mr.

In addition to club activities, a number of private parties are Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Foster entertained last place, “The Shack,” at 91st St. and Spring Mill Road for the party seeing the race with them today. With their

T. Stern and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bradway, New Castle; Mr.

a buffet supper at their

New York, ‘week-end guests

AMONG PARTIES at the Woodstock last night was that of Mr. and Mrs. Howard J. Lacy II who had with them Messrs. and 1. Griffith and R. Norman Baxter. a group of Tudor Hall classmates before attending class night at the school. Members of the group which went later to the dance given Roy Elder Adams for their niece, Miss Joan Hay-

wood, were Misses Eva Taggart, Peggy Lockwood, Alice Boozer and

Higgins Jr. Charles Bookwalter, were Messrs. and

the Woodstock Ruckelshaus and

Thomas

and Mrs. Sherwood Reekie of

Morse at

24 in the group entertained

were Mr. and Mrs. Hiram W.

Irving M. Fauvre. With Mr. and were their house guests, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley

is Samuel Insull Jr. of Chicago. a party of out-of-town

dirner dance at the Columbia

eing the race with Mr. and Mrs. Clark S.

Martinez at whose ranch,

‘Keeling are Messrs. and ips and D. A. Siegal, all of H. Eckdahl, Los Angeles, and H.

and Mrs. Robert Carr, also

5 llace O. Lee’s Speedway box were their sonIn War and Mrs. William L. Clinkscales, Hunting=

Jr. and Robert and George Feiwell, Chicago.

Commends Appointment

The Indianapolis Council of Parents and Teachers at a meeting this week commepded Mayor Reginald Sullivan and the board of public works on the appointment of a city traffic engineer.

Return Home

Mr. and Mrs. Howard C. Feightner, 7707 N. Meridian St., have returned from a week's visit to Philadelphia and Atlantic City.

Rev. T. E. Thompson

To Read Service

A double ring wedding ceremony at 1:30 p. m. today in the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church was to unite Miss Edythe Hall and Aaron B. Fellers of Lebanon, soa of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Fellers, also of Lebanon. The Rev. T. E. Thompson was to officiate. Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Clay were to be the couple's only attendants. Mrs. Clay was to- wear a hrown ensemble with a whitetrimmed ‘brown hat, brown accessories and a corsage of pink rosebuds. With her light blue street-length dress, the bride was to wear a light blue hat with a navy veil, elbow length gloves of blue doeskin, white accessories and a gardenia corsage. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Homer L. Hall, 1506 E. LeGrande Ave. Mrs. Hall was to be gowned in green chiffon worn with white accessories. After a wedding break-

as to Juve for.

fast at Holly Hock Hill, the couple

5 tis rather for us to be

here dedicated to the great unfinished task remaining before us, that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion; that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in van; that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people and for the people shall not perish from the earth.”

ADDRESS AT GETTYSBURG By Abraham Lincoln, Nov. 19, 1863

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