Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 February 1942 — Page 12
PAGE 12 THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4, 1942
Parasite? Cousin Alice May Giggle But Mrs. Welles Is Going To See Sumner About It
By ROB RUARK Times Special Writer
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.—“Get on the phone,” the man said, “and call up some social hotshots. Find out what they think about FDR's latest—you know, if you're a parasite, get out of town. Find out if they're going to open those 20-room mansions to the war workers.” Well, there is Mrs, Alice Longworth. She lives at 2009 Massachusetts Ave. in a house so big you could throw a six-day bike race in the foyer. She's Franklin's cousin, too, although their political sentiments don’t perfectly jibe. Dial the number. Are you a social parasite, Mrs. L.? “Absolutely no comment,” says Mrs. Longworth, smothering a giggle. “Except I think it's a huge laugh. I will await your survey with the greatest interest.” Let's see. How about Mrs. Joe Davies, wife of the former Ambassador to Russia? The Davies could afford
cut smaller than the Kremlin. Ought to be able to house a whole typing pool from OPA. ' “Mrs. Davies isn’t here,” the butler said. “She's gone out of town. She will be away for a month. So soddy.” She could not have taken F. D.'s hint could she, if she's coming back? ® . . s o 8 WHO ELSE, now, would have plenty of extra room for the homeless file clerk? The Sumner (State Depart-
ment) Welleses own a couple of Taj Mahals, one empty
at 2121 Massachusetts Ave. and one at Oxon Hill, Md. And so, Mrs. Welles, what are you going to do about the President's command to rent or git? “l really don't know what to say.” replied Mrs. Welles. “We have already given our stables to the Government. I shall have to see Mr. Welles. It's up to him.” Very fine. Then there are the sisters Patten, who live in a huge heap at 2122 Massachusetts and who date back to the days when you could define Washington
Frosty voice on the phone: “I am sure Miss Patten
has nothing to say to a newspaper. She is not interested in being in a newspaper. I am sure she will not speak
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with you. . . . ® Okay, let her be exclusive. Mrs. Longworth ain't.
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IF AT FIRST you don’t succeed, dial another number. This time it’s Mrs. Bva Stotesbury, Philadelphia socialite Doris Duke's ex. Buckingham Palace and the Stotesbury manse are about Ought to be enough room there to take care of
and mamma to Jimmy Cromwell,
equal. the entire OCD.
Nice friendly male voice answers the phone.
“No, Mrs. Stotesbury isn't here. She's in New York.”
How about Jimmy ?
“Oh, Mr. Cromwell's just leaving for New York. Is
there a message?”
Nope. But there wasn't any need for all this rush.
The President wasn't that serious. We'll all get a month
to lug a couple of tons of frozen cream to Russia, and they have a hutch at 1901 Foxhall Road that's just one
Lend Helping Hands to the Service Club
or so to pack the portraits and crate the china.
Asks Education Be Stressed Despite War
Dr. Malan Addresses Clubwomen
society—days when salon and saloon were not synonymous, Mrs. Longworth
Mrs. Davies
oclety—
Oaden Nash to Appear Before the Contemporary Club on Feb. 24
Sororities— Chi Tau Alpha’s Valentine Fete Is Tonight
Tri Chis Will At Hotel Lincoln
Mrs. G. B. Jackson Heads Gray Ladies
Mrs. Perry Lesh, chairman of volunteer services for the local Chapter of the Red Cross, has announced the appointment of Mrs. G. B. Jackson as volunteer head of the Red Cross Hospital and Recreation Corps stationed at Billings Hospital. ‘ Mrs. Jackson Educational needs shouid not lose | id ; consideration in the rush to carry | Jackson, Sucreeqs Mis... Louise out defense programs, declared Dr. Sparks, who resigned to become Clement T. Malan, state superin- Red Cross assistant recreational, ditendent of public instruction, speak- | TeCtOr at Billings, ing this morning before the mid- Members of the corps, which now winter council meeting of the In- includes 12 women, are called Gray diana Federation of Clubs in the[DAdies, a name given them by the Palm Room of the Claypool Hotel. hospital patients. Women who Dr. Malan's subject was “Schools volunteer for this service are rein the Defense Program.” His talk quired to take an intensive trainfollowed Rabbi Maurice Goldblatt's| 08 course at the hospital and pass on “The Home and the Church in|? examination to complete the the Defense Program.” course. : “Government of the people,” said Their work is supplemental to the Dr. Malan, “is possible only when Professional service of the Red we have an enlightened citizenry, |Cr0SS medical and social units as- . Dictator nations do not prov side Signed by the national organization to general hospitals of the Army and Navy. The volunteers provide recreational activities for hospitalized men, the type of service being
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and delicate palates wife of Dr. G..B. no one worthy of their ballots, terrible gets elected
what I expected!
refined discover someone
They say, There, that's just
THE GENTLEMAN who wrote that little bit of “free-hand” verse is Mr. Ogden Nash, the very same one who will appear before the Contemporary Club on the
evening of Feb, 24. Contemporary’s “Evening With Ogden Nash” will start at 8:30 in the World War Memorial Building. Before his talk, the famed humorist will be the dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Hickam, Mr. Hickam is president of the organization The man who has made himself famous for such delightful little parodies as: ! think that I shall never
have such they can hen
They That
And then w
Sorority news today includes a Valentine Party and numerous busi riess meetings. Miss Patricia Quinlan, 2361 N, New Jersey St. will entertain CHI TAU ALPHA SORORITY tonight with a Valentine Party in her home. Co-hostess will be Miss Mary Dwyer. Miss Maxine Grover is serving as president, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mrs. Wilbert E. Ballard, and Miss Mary Murray is the newly elected vice president. The sorority is knitting for the Red Cross.
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or believe In education. “It is easy to stimulate interest in the building of roads, streets and
see A billboard lovely as a tree. it known from one end of the
Miss Virginia Buddenbaum, presi=dent, will preside at a business
nation to the other as one of the major humorists of the times, In addition to appearances on Information Please and with Bing Crosby and Charlie MeCarthy, Mr. Nash has won acclaim in recent vears for his ability on the platform. Not quite 40, he has long been in the publishing spotlight. He was connected with two publishing companies and later served as managing editor of The New Yorker Magazine. In 1934, the sales of his verse reached such proportions that he was able to withdraw all other functions and devote himself to verse. Among his Hard Lines” “The Primrose Path” “When You Say N d “I'm a Stranger Here Myself” too. has come many a quoted couplet: Only the gamefish swims upstream, Rut the sensible fish swims down.
D. A. R. Chapter to Meet at Propylaesum
STATE PARKS" will be the subject of a talk by Frank N Waltomorrow afternoon before the Cornelia Cole ers of the American Revolution. The in the Proprviaseum. for the guest dav will be Mesdames Edgar H. Evans, - Rradford. Henry C. Atking, Charles B. Robertson, Walter tgomery, Douglas Reid and James Layman Schell and Miss nie Belle Fleming ion of delegates to the national D. A. R,
Elect: n Washington next April is scheduled for the meeting,
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be at 2:30 o'clock
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Hostesses
® = = = = - Ar. and Mrs. Wilbur D. Peat, Mrs. Marie Dawson Morrell and Miss Blanche Stilison are members of the supper committee for The Portfolio eh is meeting in the Propylaeum tomorrow night. Mrs Jacob P. Dunn is to read a paper on “Vacations.” =. ” 2 = . > Trvouis for the third production of the Children’s Civic Theater season will be held at 3:30 p. m. tomorrow and Friday at the Civic Plavhouse. Mrs W. Walden, Children’s Theater chairman, announces that pupils of the seventh grade through high school are eligibl le to participate. The play to be given Feb 28 and March 1 is “The Secret Garden” and it will be directed by Mrs. George Fotheringham.
Symphony Luncheon Hostesses Listed
HOSTESSES for the luncheon preceding the Friday afternoon concert of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra will be Mesdames Rslph Coble. Orland A. Church, William E. Gavin, Edgar T. Daab and Edward E. Petri. The noon luncheon at the Athenaeum will be followed by an explanatory music talk, given by Mrs. Lenore Coffin, on the program to be plaved that afternoon and Saturday night at the Murat Theater. . = . = = = The annual DePauw University dinner will be held Feb. 27 at §:30 p. m. in the auditorium of the American United Life Insurance Co. Building. Stanley Barnett, a member of the DePauw class of 1915. who is now managing editor of the Cleveland Plain-Dealer, will speak On “American Newspapers and the World War Situation.” William Kinnally, head of the DePauw alumni organization, and Miss Mildred Blacklidge. vice president, are in charge of arrangements
Joseph
Jeannie Hunt (seated), Miss
bers of the Victory Club,
EVEN SOLDIER BOYS “just like mom's.”
Club. is doing her best to satisfy t home to them. The men can make up their own! party and come out to her house and take over. There they can cook their supper and spend the evening. | One group which accepted her hospitality recently got up from the| table. washed the dishes and even] ran the vacuum cleaner.
That is just a part of the effort Indianapolis is putting forth to, make men in uniform feel at home. | One of the major agencies through which the work is being carried on is the Service Men's Club. | There is no draft age limit for" women and girls in service there or men for that matter. Those enlisting for duty range from grade school youngsters, who help to fill the cookie jars, to a grandmother, who is repeating her service to! men in uniform during the first | World War. Representative of the former is] a group of girls from School 57. They belonged to a craft club and] have been doing a job of “converting” their organization to help w ith |
Party Benefits lw arren Township ‘Knitters to Meet The Red Cross
Assisting in arrangements for th
: igh School cafeteria. card party of the women's |B
annual Organ izaty on, of Retail Druggists, to be held in pleted.
Chris Iverson and Mrs. Wayne] E. C. Dravis.
| Warrick. Proceeds from the party! will be donated to the Red Cross. | IW. C, T: U. Hears Mrs. William Spansagle, general chairman, will be aided by the fol- | MIS Shullenberger owing committee chairmen: Mrs . W. C. Freund. hostess; Mrs. Ww. T. Mrs W. tterson, tickets; Mrs. Bert Frink and Mrs. Will Rossiter, special prizes; Mrs. A. C. Fritz, table prizes; Mrs. Learny Jones, candy; | Mrs. Iverson, cards and tallies; Mrs. | Jd. I. Gelly, special project, and T. Wayne Gill, publicity.
the Y. W. C. A.
{led group singing.
Anriliary to Meet The Women's Auxiliary of St.|
ey preside. rs. rs. Joyce Hostess
Beta Gammas Alpha Goapie wil mee 4 8 5. 1m. Yo-|hod e rerume
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‘Society to Meet
Material for 92 garments has been policy right here at home. National Association gistributed and 50 of them com- |by Mrs. Chester Barger, 4631 Park Instructors are Mesdames| |Ave, Arres’ auditorium Feb. 14, are Mrs. ‘J. A. Tilletson, C. E. Williamson and} jher neighbors put their heads to-
A. Shullenberger spoke at the February meeting of the Me- with the club earlier in the week to ridian W. C. T. U. this morning in|{see what 1s needed and, as far as
Mrs. R. E Hinman was hostess; IMrs. H C. Gemmer was in charge | point out, is the first instance of Mrs Of devotions, and Mrs. Martha Best neighborhood co-operation to help
Schedule Luncheon
Mrs. William R. Edwards and | much they appreciate their thoughtGeorges Episcopal Church will meet | Mrs. Grover Druley will be hostesses! fulness, the service men have a Gift 7:30 p. m. today at the Parish to the Uniben Club at a 12:30 p. m.| | Book. Mrs. Charles Robson will luncheon in the Colonial Tearoom | donations to their comfort and en-
A A ings a Jou) Sitiaey 3 business 1
the war effort too. They call the| | new setup a “Victory Club” and are iturning out toothsome bits for the! | Service Club's cookie jar, delivering |them on Saturday mornings. = = 8 MRS. WILLIS HICKAM, for whose son Hickam Field in Honolulu was named, presented men in the iservice with little booklets during the last war. They contained her choice of Bible verses which she believed would be helpful to them. Reicently she gave the Club similar
The Warren Township Red Cross ones to be distributed to bovs inj Knitters will meet from 1 to 3 p. m War IL e ig in the Warren Central
Then there is that group which is practicing the “good neighbor” It is led
Recently she and several of
| gether, enlisted the help of their husbands, and began doing friendly little acts for the Club. Each Friday some of the men appear at the
Miss Jo Ann Marquis, Miss Suzanne Foster, Mrs. Joanne Reed (standing left) and Miss Helen Hodges, The girls are mem-
get a yen now
Miss Noone Guest
Club with contributions, ranging | | from food to magazines.
Usually there is a check made]
jis possible, the group helps to sup(ply it. This, officials at the Club
the recreation center.
JUST TO SHOW Indianapolis citizens in some small way how
In it they keep a record of
| tertainment. Cards are sent out | (Ee wiary thanking contributors in | the name of the men.
A glance at the book shows some
doing and can do for the “boys.”|
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Willis Hickam,
Citizens Do Their Bit to Make | Service Men Feel at Home; | They Can Even Raid an Ice Box This Ev ening
and then to raid an icebox| |
One gracious woman in town, co-operating with the Service Men's
hat yearning.
point and a soldier, sailor or marine finds himself “dead broke.” Those are the times when a stamp, a postal | card or money for a telegram come in handy. Cognizant of this and doing something about it are members of the Service Mothers of America, Ine. Stemps and cards for both the club, |adjacent to the Traction Terminal, land the canteen at the Union Station sare contributed, too, by the Broadway Chapter of the Eastern | Star. And after meetings of the In|dianapolis Homebuilders Association ‘there are always stamps, cards and money for wires to be found at the, Club. Mrs. Iva Linebarger has brought in a packet of sheet music and small red and blue bound “inspirational” | booklets to fit into soldiers’ pockets. { Mrs. C. W. Ardery has given the club a flag. Pencils with which to write those cards and for pockets are being con(tributed by groups at the State House, State Library, a department lat the Wm. H. Block Co. and the {Junior Red Cross at Tudor Hall! School.
Miss Hannah Noone, Marion County recorder, will be a guest this evening at a meeting of the Democratic Club. Center Twp., Outside, in the home of Mrs. Edward Wakelam, 1424 Albany St, Beech Grove. A card party will follow the business meeting.
Betrothed
Photoreflex Photo.
The engagement of Miss Bernice G. Maple, Indianapolis, to Pvt. Thomas Woods McVicker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett McVicker, Van Buren, has been announced. The bride-to-be is the daughter
Miss Patricia Hunnell and Miss
Pies-Earl Rite tol 'Be Pertormed
In a ceremony to be performed lat Roberts Park Methodist Church |
She has opened her i,,iont at 7.45 o'clock, Miss Alice board meetings.
|Barl will become the bride of John | {R. Pies, son of Mrs. Henry Pies, Terre Haute. The Rev. Sumner L. Martin will officiate, The bride, to be given in marriage
by her uncle, William IL. Everett, will wear a white slipper satin dress with a short train, long sleeves and square neckline trimmed with seed pearls. Her finger tip veil of illusion will be caught with orange blossoms and she will carry a bouquet of white roses and calla lilies. Miss Evelyn Little, maid of honor, and Mrs. Sam Wehmeier, bridesmaid, will wear blue and pink slipper satin dresses, fashioned on identical lines. Their bouquets will be made of pink roses. Theresa Pies, | sister of the bridegroom, will be! flower girl. Waldo Littell will be Mr. Pies best man, and Messrs. Boyd Stocker, Dan Everett, Sam Wehmeier and Sexson Humphreys will usher. Bridal airs will be sung and played by Mrs. Jane Johnson Burroughs, vocalist, and Frank S. Watkins, . organist. Following a wedding trip, the! couple will be at home in Indianap- | olis. Mr, Pies is a graduate of Rose Polytechnic Institute, Terre Haute. |
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Parties Honor
Bride-to-Be
Mrs. Stanley Valinet was to entertain with a luncheon today in honor of Miss Florence Lustgarten, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lustgarten, whose marriage to Philip Fogel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Fogel, will take place Sunday. | Guests were to be Mesdames Arthur Londe, Harry Stokes, Max Zimet and the Misses Joan Weiss, Anita Cohen, Betty Sachs and | Mary Furscott. | Last night Miss Weiss and Miss Sylvia Maierson gave a buffet din- | ner and personal shower in the for- | mer’s home, Those attending were Mesdames| Ben Maijerson, Ann Lustgarten, George Weiss, Edward Lustgarten, Ruth Lustgarten, Zimet, Londe, Valinet and the Misses Natalie Stolkin, Annette Simon, Janet Cooler and Furscott. Other parties given recently for the bride-to-be include a kitchen shower by Mrs. Zimet, a linen shower by ‘Miss Cooler and Miss Furscott, a dinner at Hollyhock Hill by Mrs. Fogle and a luncheon by Mrs. Londe.
To Play Cards
Officers of the Altar Society of St. Philip Neri Church, assisted by committee members, were
first night.
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parks, but many of these can be deferred until after the war. I am inclined to believe that we cannot and must not neglect the education | of childhood and youth. “First, we must continue to exercise every bit of effort and energy in organizing and promoting materials and men to win the present war, and second, we must begin to set up a program for those days after the war which are certain to come, and which will be equally as baffling as those which confront us relative to the war.
Wants Women Candidates
Mrs. Oscar A. Ahlgren, Whiting, state president, emphasized the importance of women's activity in local government, both in office now to aid in defense work and in office to aid in reconstruction work after the war. She urged that women candidates appear on party tickets in the May primaries. She is asking that each club in the state form an “I Want to Know" [committee to attend community, {city council, library and education The committees, she explains, are not to be “snooping” groups but information-gath-ering units. The three objectives of the Gen-
eral Federation of Women's Clubs |§&
will form the themes for the three days of the convention held by the Indiana Federation at French Lick May 19, 20 ani 21. The progrant committee for the convention, meeting here yesterday, planned that the three days should be represented by “Preservation of the Representative Form of Government,” “Return to Religion” and “National Defense."
Executive Board Meets
Mrs. John L, Whitehurst, Baltimore, G. F. W. C. president, will attend the convention, speaking the G. F. W. C. department chairmen who will be on the program are Mrs. Jefferson D. Atwood, Roswell, N. M. American citizenship; Mrs. H. C. Houghton, Red Oak, Iowa, education, and Mrs. Nancy Rupley Armstrong, Houston, Tex., international relations. The executive board of the I, F. met last night in the Claypool | Hotel in preparation for today’s an(nual mid-winter council meeting at the hotel. The next executive board meeting will be held here next month. Candidates Entered The state convention committee for the May session is headed by
Mrs. Frank J. Sheehan, Gary. Candidates entered for the office of
recommended by medical staff and approved by the commanding officers. Dale is the commandant at Billings.
We, the Women
Keep National Defense Spirit High
complaining about our lot. us not feel sorry for ourselves because we have to send a son or husband into the armed forces, or because our money doesn't go as far as it used to, and won't buy certain things, at all.
gently doing whatever job seems most important—no glamour is attached to it or little recognition we'll get for doing it.
the hospital's
Col. Harry L.
By RUTH MILLETT ONE THING we women must re-
member is that we are all persons of considerable influence.
Our feelings and attitudes in-
fluence those of our families, those of our close circle of friends, and
to some extent ~—probably more than we ever realize—those of the persons we meet casually and to whom we say but a few words. Because of that, it is a really import a nt matter that each one of us has the right attitude in all matters related to the war or national defense. let's not have any Let
Ruth Millett
First of all,
We must take national defense
moge seriously than we have in the past, too. Right now it is the habit of a great many Americans to regard as unnecessary, and slightly ridiculous, taken in each community against attack or sabotage and the preparations being made “just in case . .
the precautions being
And we must co-operate intelliin our own communities, little how
matter how
We're persons of considerable
influence, we women, and we must not forget it for the “duration.”
meeting of ALPHA CHAPTER, TRI CHI, in Hotel Lincoln tonight at 8 o'clock.
BETA CHAPTER, PHI DELTA PI, will meet at 7:30 p. m. today at the home of Miss Evelyn Ressler, 701 Sanders St.
Miss Alice K. Smith, 1340 N. Dearborn St. will be hostess to BETA CHAPTER, DELTA PHI BETA, at 7:45 p. m. in her home today.
A monthly business session of LAMBDA MU CHAPTER, SIGMA BETA, will be held at 7:30 p. m. today in Hotel Lincoln, with Mrs. Shelion Cox, president, presiding.
Mrs. J. H. Chandler, sponsor of ALPHA PI SIGMA, will entertain members tonight in her home, 3201 Broadway. Miss Jean Chandler, president, will be in charge of the meeting.
The monthly educational meeting of INDIANA NU CHAPTER, DELTA THETA CHI, will be held tonight at 7:45 o'clock at the John
Mrs.
Herron Art Museum. Mr. Wilbur D. Peat, museum director, will give an illustrated talk on the Gilbert Stuart portraits now on display in the galleries. Preceding the educational program, Mrs. Jerome Long, vice president, will conduct pledge training and Mrs. Oran W. Allen will discuss “To Postpone Action.” Mrs. Charles Willis, state president, will be guest of honor at the meeting. Mrs. Charles G. Speake, educational director, assisted by Mrs. Raymond Jerge, will be in charge of the program and Mrs. Max Moss, president, will preside at the business meeting.
ALPHA CHAPTER, OMEGA PHI TAU, will have a business meeting at 8 p. m. today in the Spink-Arms Hotel.
The ALPHA DELTA PI ALUMNAE CLUB will meet at 7:30 p. m, tomorrow at the home of Mrs. Paul Butt, 48 8, Gladstone Ave.
Gee Entertains Beta Chapter of Omega Phi Tau Sorority will meet at 8 p. m. today at the home of Mrs. Paul Gee, 963 N. Arlington Ave.
Pha Delta Pi to Meet
A business meeting will be held at Hotel Washington at 8 p. m. to=day by Delta Chapter of Phi Delta Pi Sorority.
trustee, the only one to be filled at the meetings, are Mrs. James Riggs, | Sullivan, and Mrs. Robert Wilson, Boonville. Juniors of the I. F. C. will meet the second day of the convention with Mrs. George R. Dillinger, French Lick, third vice president, | and Mrs. Michael Benne, Hammond, | in charge. f During the convention, clubwomen | will begin plans for the entertain- | ment of the G. F. W. C. convention in | Indianapolis in 1943. This year’s convention will be held April 27 to! May 2 in Ft. Worth, Tex., and will
| be followed by a 10-day trip to
Mexico. Mrs. Ahlgren and Mrs. George W. Jaqua, Winchester, General Federation director, will take the trip. This afternoon there was to be an “Information Please” program conducted by Mrs. W. H. Lykins, Covington, first vice president, and Mrs, Walter C. Allen, Ft. Wayne, second vice president. Presiding was to be Mrs. W. D. Keenan, forum chairman. .
Rush Tea Sunday
The annual rush tea of the Euvola Club will be held Sunday afternoon at the home of Miss Joan Wilson, 5910 Washington Blvd. The rush committee inciuses Misses -Kix<
to Eponsor a card party at the hew
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