Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 December 1941 — Page 5
ororities Theta Alumnae Dinner Is Monday Night Delta Theta Chi Will Have Holiday Dinner
Difihers are the main fehtures of sorority news. The GAMMA ALUMNAR OF KAPPA ALPHA THETA will meet
at the Butler University chapter house Monday. for a 6:30 p. m.
dinner, A program arfanged by Mrs. Rosalie Spong, will be presented. Mrs.
Frank Osborn is chairman of host-
esses. ‘Mrs, Mary Keegan, housemother, will have charge of the dinner. Members have been asked to bring toys, food and Clothing for Christmas distribution.
The INDIANA ALPHA CHAPTER OF DELTA THETA CHI will have its Christmas dinner for the fifth consecutive year at Holly Hock Hill Monday at 7:30 p. m. Mrs, Charles E. Willis, president of the sorority’s state organization, will be guest of honor, and Miss Hejen Christine Wallin, president of the chapter, will preside. For its Christmas charity project this year, and in subsequent years, the chapter will participate in the support of the new local charity, “Girl's Town.” Following dinner, a program will be presented in the cabin on the grounds, Miss Claire Faucette, educations! director, Miss Martha Ellen Davis and Miss Mary Margery Bodkin will h&ve charge of the program. Mrs. Charles Smith will give “The Spirit of Christmas”; “Just Before Christmas” will be Miss Charlotte Wehmeler’'s topic and Miss Urith Kennard and Mesdames William Kraas IIT, Max Hofmeister and Raymoh DeGraff also will participate in the program. Gifts will be exchénged.
THE MU CHAPTER OF GAMMA NU. SORORITY will have a formal dinner dance at Dén-Zell’s tonight. MPs. Jeanne Weesner, hostess, will be assisted by the Misses Mary Alice Lamporter, Mary Elizabeth Mueller, Juanita Lewis and Irene Ulrey;
THE DZAN SORORITY will held its Christmas party at the Joslin Chicken Dinner Place on Pendleton Pike Tuesday at 7 p. m. On the committee in chjrge are Mrs Charles Keeler, Mrs. Francis Bechert and Miss Dorothy Huse.
The services of 15000 members of TRI KAPPA have been offered to the Indiana State Defense Council. The 130 chapters of the organization expect to co-operate with coutity - defense councils in their
‘The sorority’s executives in their ahhountement said: “This offer is made to the Council because we feel that it is prépared. at this time to assist and direct organization of this type in the stite and county and in the defense program which is developed and whith may develop in the future. , . . As an organizabry we wish 0 re i Teun or ; War, at which filme we Wivambulance and equipment for a hase hospital as well as continuing work’ in this country.”
NU ZETA CHAPTER, SIGMA AEPHA IOTA music sorority, will nave A dinner and Christmas party y night at the home of Mrs. T. M. Rybolt. t hostesses will be Miss Erama pers, chairman, and the Mesdames Harold Sweeney, Warren Bosworth, Paul Brown and the Misses Jeanette Girdiner, Helen Von Willer, Patra Kennedy, Julia Guess and Laura Martin
Following the 6 o'clock dinner, all guests will be “initiated into the Land of St. Nicholas.” Mrs. Charles Hedley, a patroness of 8 A I, is assisting the program committee. The sorority is making a contribution to the Family Welfare Society as iv its annual custom at Christmas,
Miss Ruth Cochran is in charge of the for the Christmas party of the ALPHA CHAPTER, ALPHA DELTA OMEGA, Tuesday night. Dinner will be at 6:30 p.m inthe Propylaeum.
BETA CHAPTER OF THETA NU CHI will meet at 8 p. m. Monday in the Hotel Lincoln.
Gifts will be exchanged by members of BETA CHAPTER, THETA NU CHI, tomorrow at a dinner and party at Joslin’s Chicken Dinner Place,
A silver offéring for Christmas baskets will be taken by ALPHA CHAPTER OF SIGMA DELTA PI at I8 Christmas party and guest meeting Ne bngay night. Mrs. F C. Champe, 410 Blue Ridge Road, the hostess, will be assisted by Mrs. Marie Orr and Miss Marie Sullivan.
The ALPHA CHAPTER OF SIGMA DELTA SIGMA will meet for a dinner and Christmas party Monday night ih the home of Mrs. Ruth Mannon, R. R. 2, Box 538 W.
Miss Norma Renihan, 3957 ColAve, will entertain ALPHA APTER OF CHI PHI GAMMA \ 8 p. m. Monday. Mrs. John Cook y assist the hostess at the annual Christmas party.
LAMBDA CHAPTER OF OMEGA will have a business meetk in the Y. W.
day. Mrs. Harry Appel. 20001 N. DOAware SL, WII be Lontoss tor (he dinner, a
Miss Stanley Hostess
The Indianapolis Chapter of the American Association of Amateur
The public is invited.
Attend Purdue Dance
Misses Helen Reis, Gladys Heidenteich, Judy Aldrich and Mary
tzger are among Indiganapdtl Whe will attend the Orpes Theta
Dale Be Pi A . night,
Party Will Be Thursday
The Christmas guest party of the Caroline Scott Harrison Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, and its Wheel and Distaff Committee will be held at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon in the Chapter House.
The Technical High School Madrigal Singers, directed by J. Russell Paxton, will sing Christmas carols. The group includes Misses Clara May Masterson, Betty Abbott and Betty Merser, Robert Logan, John Phillips and Jene Oaks. Mrs. James Lathrop Gavin will read “The Seventh Christmas” by Coningsby Dawson. A short business meeting of the board of managers is called for 1:30 p. m. by the regent, Mrs. William Dobson. At the tea hour following the program, Mrs. Ralph W. Showalter and Mrs. William F. Kegley will pour. Other hostesses will be Mesdames Claus H. Best, Lawrence L. Clark, Francis H. Sinex and Nathan T. Washburn.
Ruby L. Lillard Shower Guest
Miss Ruby Lou Lillard will be guest of honor at a shower tomors
Ave. Miss Ann Clark, Kokomo, will be co-hostess. Miss Lillard’s marriage to Franklin R. Hoff will take place Dec. 21 in the Irvington Pres< byterian Church. Shower guests will include the Mesdames Ralph W. Lillard, John F. Hoff, Ross E. Mitchell, A. Russell Jenkins, Carl H. Brown, Morris Silvey, Edward Plummer, John BE, Mitchell, Ada Clark of Kokomo, Miss Crystal Schuman and Miss Betty Augustus.
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1. Mr. and Mrs. Delbert H. Giffin announce the engagement of their daughter, Betty Jane, fo Rich-
ard Winn Taylor, Victoria Field, Tex., son of Mr. and Mrs. Marion E. Taylor, Lucerne, ind.
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2. Miss Joanne King’s engagement to Pvi. Lyle W. Faith, San Diego, Cal, is announced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry King, Tuscola; Ill. Pvt. Faith is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Faith.
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S$. A Dec. 21 wedding will be that of Miss Mildred Twietmeyer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Twietmeyer, to Harold W. Riess.
4. Miss Martha Meek, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Meek, will be married to John J. Jones,
son of Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Jones, at 7:30 p. m. tonight. a ow fat the of.) CE Mis r, daugh "Dr. ahd Mrs, ©. M. , Canily, will be" mifirtied to Ernest E. Ow Shemgon ut the rai §. Mise Mildred Wildes; daughiter of Dr. ahd M Wilder, Canby,
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Dillon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Dillon, Christmas Day in the MeKee Chapel, Tabernacle Presby-
terian Church.
Toys Provide By Which Chi
Homemaking—
the Make-Believe in Play Id Is Prepared for Reality
Party to Honor Dorothy Blake
Miss Kathryn Hadley, assisted by her mother, Mrs. Harlan J. Hadley, will envertain Monde y night at their home with a personal shower for Miss Dorothy Jane. Blake whose marriage to Dr. Edward Cline Lidikay will be Dec. 27 in McKee Chapel of Tabernacle Preshyterian Church. Guests will include mothers of the betrothed couple, Mrs. Robért White Blake and Mrs. Edna B. Lidikay of Ladoga: Mrs. Richard J, Lowther, who will be matron of honor for the ceremony; Mrs. Donold Buschmann, Mrs. Kermit Bunnell, Miss Carolyn Varin and Miss Adelaide Denton. .
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Art as Spoils of War
Is Curator’s Topic
“Works of Art as Spoils of War” will be the subject of a gallery talk by Robert Tschaegle, assistant cura-
a
playtime, ant
ecessary perts of the Child Play Association, the Toy Guidance Council and the Toy Association.
pedal toys such as velocipedes and
wagons. boards and nding sets teach IRE
and chalk on le they love make-believe play housekeeping equipment.
to avoid muscles. You should study yout youngster’s general level of jcal | the nd mental development. are his ‘spontaneous interests and what further interests should - be encouraged through attractive play material?
LITTLE PITCHERS HAVE BIG
EARS. And bigger eyes than many
grownups realize, and wider interests.
So, when you're being Santa Claus t6 a 2<to-5-year-old youngster,
This age is still almost entirely and toys are character
body buiders. Variety i
to the child, say ex:
Toddlers need push and pull and Building blocks,
surfaces, and with
Toys should be large and simple on the eyes and
at
tomorrow at 4 p. m.
esses will
and Anton Scherrer.
tor, at John Herron Art Muséum
Representing the Art Association of Indianapolis as hosts and hostbe Mesdames Brandt Steele, Frederic M. Ayres and Robert B. Failey, Judge Russell Ryan
. - ” Substitute for Reality TOYS ARE LIVE THINGS for children and are the substitutes for practical and real living until they arrive at an age when they can comprehend reality. That is why you will find a little girl mimicking her mother as early as her second year. And science each year con-
Lecturer
tributes more truth to her makebelieve world with doll carriages, tea sets and housekeeping toys. It’s often hard for grown-ups to realize that the routine of homemaking, which they rate as drudgery, is an
venture to the younger set. And there is a whole world of toys to love and cuddle in the
bear is of specially ES . Kangaroos have Bing. any kangaroos are tucked.
for , period Junior of developing muscular control. Just be sure sat save your fine ano Birger Ton na
Develops Child 3 ry you ean hol hip
him with play- (lin
remember, you wouldn't like steak every day, and he doesn’t want only stuffed teddy bears.
ents thould not take too seriously
& tumble or two. And mother should not be afraid
if her little ones decide that they want to play with guns or ships or tanks. Military toys hold a special fascination for boys.
Actually, the sinking of a few paper ships may release all the rebel« lion in Junior's make-up, ———————————————————
Ladywood Play Is Tomorrow
A gift for a child will be admission to the play
which School will give
at 8 p. m. tomorrow at the school for parents and friends. “The Light
of the Star,” a nativity play, will be portrayed by Miss Jane Madden as the Madohna; Miss Betty Blackwell as Joseph; Miss Suzanne Coughlin, Herod; Miss Jane Monahan, the king's chamberlain, and Miss Patsy Walker, the king’s sister, Others in the cast will be the Misses Audrey Manes, Marie Hancock, Virginia Noonan, Gene Read, Marilyn Fisher, Anne Reiss, Betty Garland, Helen Dunham, Clarissa Jordan, Pat Dougherty, Ellen Wagner, Rosemarie Clark, Mary Mayer, Mary Jo Curtis, Joyce Nester, Laurette Martin, Ann Wagner, Nancy Leescn, Helen Betz, Eugene Mo-
exciting and educational play ad-<|dreher
stuffed animal kingdom. An auto-|Laughlin, designed
tty Karr, Brady, Hartz, Kernel, Bett Kramer, La Weisenberger and
Mary Sinclair to Talk
, Laugh« Madden, Edith Vest, Yegge.
Miss Mary Sinclair of the Wom-
Betty Campbell Becomes Bride
A wedding breakfast at the home of the bridegroom followed the marriage this morning of Miss Betty Campbell to David Dunwoody, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Dunwoody, 117 N. Sherman Drive. The bride's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Campbell, Jasonville. The ceremony was performed in the home of the Rev. U. 8. Clitton, pastor of the Tuxedo Park Baptist Church, in the presence of the immediate families. The bridegroom’s sister, Miss Mary Agnes Dunwoody, was maid of honor. Her dress was a street length moss green crepe, trimmed in antique gold, and she wore a rubrum lily corsage. Lawrence Haynes was best man, w The chose a street length dress of soft corded beige wool with brown accessories. Her corsage was of red roses and baby breath, After a short wedding trip, the couple will be at home in London, Ind. Mrs. Dunwoody was graduated from the St. Vincent's Hospital School of Nursing.
Hanging of Greens Is
Tomorrow at Y. W.
“Told in All ues,” a play written by Miss Lucy Schulte, business and industrial secretary of the Y. W. C. A, will be given tomorrow as a feature of the Hanging of the Greens program at the Y. W. The verse speaking and singing choirs and a reader will tell the story of the contributions of other nations and cities to make our American Christmas what it is. In the play will be the Misses Phyllis Kraus, Hannah Hart, Edith Lois Howard, Virginia Pettinato, Kath-
Lila Taylor, Peggy Madden, Kath« ryn Busenbark, Martha Miller, Billie Ettinger, Ruth Thompson,
Betty Baynes, Barbara Sharkey, Marjorie Little, Louise Parkhurst,
and louise Ann Tutterow.
Women Accountants
Dine Monday
Mrs. Edna Brown is chairman of arrangements for the annual Christmas dinner party of the American Society of Women Ace
Room of the Severin Hotel.
guerite McCoy, Esther Kantz, Edythe Jean Dunbar, Lucille M. Shaefer, Mrs. Christine Clapp and Mrs. Eva
A musical :
erine Henderson, Margaret Trittipo.|:
Miss Martha Busby and Miss Edith |
countants Monday in the Rainbow] her are the Misses Mars |} Mae Adkins, |}
S. R. O. Sign Is Out at. Civic Theater
Heavy reservations for the third production of the Civic Theater's season caused the S. R. O. sign to be hauled out at the theater last night and it is being brought forth for tonight's performance of e€ Women,” Clare Boothe’s satire. Among parties attending tonight will. be one including Messrs. and Mesdames Chauncey H. Eno II, Piatt Searle, Paul R. Matthews and William B. Stokely. Theater guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Breene will be Mr. and Mrs. Frank Callahan and Ray McKenna. Misses Janet Fowler, Deborah Thomas and Dorothy Beckerich, Mr. and Mrs. Max Wall, Howard MecCracken' and George Coffin will be guests of Richard Thomas. Dr. and Mrs. Herbert F. Sudranski will entertain their theater guests at dinner before attending the performance. Their guests will be Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Efroymson, Mrs. Ray Levy and Dr. Harry Epstein.
Other Reservations
Another theater party will include Mr. and Mrs. George Pittman and Mr. and Mrs. Max V. Bailey. Dinner and theater guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord A. Wood will be Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lee Hargitt. With Mr. and Mrs. R. Ralston Jones will be Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Scheidenhelm and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred W. Noling. : In another party will- he Messrs. and Mesdames J. W. Lee, Lawrence Schaffer and Robert Mannfeld, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Alexander and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Alexander will attend the theater together. Miss Alberts Grimm will entertain Misses Marietta Brugett, Maryellen Sherman and Genevieve Orme. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Kuerst and Mr. and Mrs. William J. Stout will attend together. Mrs. Helen McMurtry and C. W. Henry will be guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Lynch. Another party will include Messrs. and Mesdames J. L. Goldthwaite, Ronald M. Hazen and Jack Gordon.
To Help Buy Tiny Tim Bed for Hospital
The annual Christmas party of Muothodist ministers of the Indianapulis Distriet and their wives: will be held at the Lawrence Methodist Church Monday at 6 p. m. Mrs. F. Marion Smith is chairman of the program committee. Ine stead of a gift exchange this year, a contribution will be made toward the purchase of a Tiny Tim bed at the Methodist Hospital.
Alpha Chi Party
The Alpha Chi Alumnae of Alpha Chi Omega Sorority will spon sor a Christmas party at 8 p. m. Monday at the home of Mrs. Rus« sell: White, 21156 N. New Jersey St.
Moore, Edward E. Petri, Fred C. Tucker, Isaac BE. Woodard, Arthur T. Cox, John P. Collett and Cornelius O. Alig, Misses Anna Hasselman, Belle Noble Dean, Mary L. Sullivan and ‘Mary E. Griffin,
Lucy Anne Meurer To Be Wed Dec. 30
Mr. and Mrs. Albert F. Meurer have issued invitations for the wedding of their daughter, Lucy Anne, to Frederick H. Steuber. The ceremony will be at 2:30 o'clock the afternoon of Tuesday, Dec. 30, in the Bethlehem Lutheran Church. A reception in the Propylaeum will follow the rite. Miss Meurer has chosen Mrs. Raymond Riethmeier, Saginaw, Mich., sister of the prospective bridegroom, as her matron of honor; Miss Anne Todd as bridesmaid, and Margaret Riethmeier as flower girl. Ralph Schwarzkopf, Detroit, will serve as Mr. Steuber’s best man, and ushers will be Hugo Patrie, Dayton, and Harry Nevin.
C.A.R. Names
Patronesses For Dance
guests for the annual formal Christmas dance held by the Old
Glory Society, Children of the American Revolution, has been announced. The dance will be at the Hotel Antlers next Saturday night and will be: attended by active C. A. R. members, guests and members home from schools for the holidays. Special guests will be Mrs. Edmund Burke Ball, national librarian of the C. A: R.; Mrs. William H. Schlosser, recording secretary general of the D. A. R.; Mrs. Lafayette
Mrs. George W. Garner, state C. A. R. director;. Mrs. John Johnson, honorary past president of the C. A. R. Mrs. George Chester, past state director of C. A. R.; Mrs. Ray Traub Fatout, senior president of Old Glory Society; Mrs. William Rooe Simpson, vice-president of the senior group of Old Glory Socie'y; Mrs. Kenneth N. Rider, president of the Junior group of Old Glory &ociety; Mrs. Alexander Taggart, of the national executive committee of the C. A. R.; Arthur Northrup, national Junior president of C. A. R.; David Simpson, junior state president, C. A. R, and Miss Jane Wright, national divisional chairman of C. A. R. Red Cross. ’ Patronesses will be Mesdames William Dobson, William H. Coleman, Wilbur Johnson, James: L. Gavin, Maurice E. Tennant, Charles F. Voyles; Bertram Day, Fred D. Stilz, Gustavus B. Taylor, Albert Rabb, Walter ‘H. Montgomery, Wayne Guthrie and Ralph Colby
and Miss Julia Landers.
be followed by a gift exchange.
Marjorie Jaqua Is Engaged
JA a pd a po i ON te 5 Libis i wt ee ow a png) em ¥ i? , ue? od
A list of patronesses and special |G
LeVan Porter, state D. A. R. regent; art
€ity club calendars are filled with , 8 es. ; The: REVIEW CLUB will have its December meeting with Mrs. Frank 8. Dowling, 5507 Washington Blvd, Monday . . . o% » . » ‘ Mrs. - Clarence B. Merrell 1 will con: | talk on * Mrs. C. A assisting hostess.
Hostesses for the noon luncheon "Christmas party of the CARNELIAN CLUB Monday at the Sun Dial Tearoom will he Mesdames Louis A, Fleury, Percy R. Chevalier and J. Frank Holmes, Members will being ous for a Christmas contri-
‘Henry Harrison.” Harms' will be
The FORTNIGHTLY STUDY CLUB will have its Christmas party at' the home of Mrs. George B,
*|Gannon, 5319 N. New Jersey St.,
Monday. i “The Peace That Failed” will be the subject of Mrs. Walter Eicholtz, and “The. Peace That Cannot Fail” will be Mrs. Frank A, Symmes’ topic. Mrs. H. C. Tope will be. co-hostess.: Christmas carols will be played on: the marimba by Miss Jean Rae Gannon, accome paned by Mrs. Gannon.
CHAPTER P of the P. E. O. SISTERHOOD will hear the Girls’ Sextette from Technical High School at its Christmas party Monday. - Mrs. Edmond W. Hebel, 5515 Washington Blvd, will entertain the group. Assisting hostesses will be Mesdames David E. Fox, ‘M. Chase McKinsey and Emmett C. Michaels.
Miss Reeta Clark, 2831 N. Dela« ware St., will be hostess to CHAPTER G of the P. E. O. SISTERHOOD Monday. The Social Come mittee will be in charge of the Christmas party. Assisting hostesses will be the Misses Lucy Ward, Jessie E.. Moore, Mildred Foster and Mrs. Marie Parker.
The INDIANAPOLIS PARLIA. MENTARY LAW CLUB, INC. will have a Christmas party Monday at the home of Mrs. Charles Franklin Voyles, 4150 N. Meridian St. A 12:30 p. m. luncheon will precede a business meeting and program. Mrs. Frank B. Hunter will have charge of the music. “Christmas Thoughts” will be the title of a talk by Miss Frances Darracott. Mrs. Vance Wilkinson planned the pros gram. Gifts will be exchanged. Ase sisting hostesses will be Mesdames Ralph L. Lochry, George P. Ruth and Jasper P. Scott. !
The WOMAN'S RESEARCH CLUB will have a Christmas tea Monday at the home of Mrs. A. M. lossbrenner, 3210' N. Meridian St.
Mrs. E. E. Padgett; 3648 N. Dela ware St, will be hostess to the NEW ERA QLUB Christmas: ro Monday. There will be a 1 o'clock luncheon. The club members will Join in singing Christmas carols’ and Mrs. Charles E. Smith will tell a seasonal story. A gift exchange will follow.
The CHEROKEE CHAPTER . of the INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL, STUDY CLUB will have a luncheon meeting at Catherine’s Restaurant Monday at 12:30 p. m. Mrs. Stews’ Baker will speak on “El Sale vador.”
Hostesses for the LADIES’ FED. ERAL CLUB Christmas party will be Mesdames Ira Lester, George Sheehan and Charles Truman. The party will be held at The Homestead Thursday at 12:30 p. m.
The MOTHERS’ CLUB of ROB« ERTS KINDERGARTEN will dise cuss “The Living Spirit of Chuiste, mas” at its meeting Tuesday at 1:30 p. m. ;
An election of NATURE STUDY CLUB officers will be held in the Cropsey auditorium’ today at 7:45 p. m. Following the business meet« ing, moyies of various club outings will be shown. : Tomorrow the club will meet at the Woollen’s Gardens eabin at 2:30 p. m. for a Christmas patty, '
- The IRVINGTON HOMEMAK« ERS" Christmas luncheon and: ine stallation of new officers will ‘ba held. at .the home of Mrs. Ray Hole land, 260 S. Arlington Ave., Wednes-
Mrs, C. L. Bellfry, president; Mrs; Paul Miller, vice president; Mrs. Ale bert Gray, secretary; Mrs. Herman:
Mrs, Holland will be assisted by Mrs. P. F. Farrell and Mrs. Roy Rainey.
The WOMAN'S CLUB of Wiha
A talk on “El Salvador” will be given by Mrs. Clara Bedell
Miller, 5508 Broadway. Mrs. Vernon Rogers and’ O. Gooding will assist the
Ellen Jacobsen Will :
Miss Ellen Jacobsen will entertain: at dinner tonight at the home of" her: parents; ;
sophomore ‘class *at the Woman's De; ent Club. oa will « inclutle. the Misses Anita Hancock, Jacqueline Losche, [Nancy Morrow, Jang Osborn, uf
Shirley, Robert Simpson and Charles Thompson. vrs pl
To Help Needy ‘The annual Christmas party SR ads