Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 February 1942 — Page 11

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11, 1942

Society—

Spring Party of the Junior Assembly Will Be ir Two Sectiens This Year

THE ANNUAL SPRING PARTY of the Junior Assembly will be a “double header” event this year. The evening of April 11, young members of the afternoon classes of the Assembly will have their party at the Marott Hotel and on April 17, the high-school age dancing

students will have a party at the same place. In addition there will be a ballet recital the evening of April 24 at the Woman's Department Club. Date for the February dance of the Assembly has been changed from the 20th to 27th. It will be at the Woman's Department Club. Final event of the regularly scheduled dances before the spring ‘parties will be a supper dance, March 20, at the Indianapolis Athletic Club. The committee for this month's dance, announced by Mrs. William Byram Gates, sponsor, includes Misses Anne Caldow, Juliann Hartley, Joalyn Lyda and Martha Scott; James Bash, William Nordyke, Wesley Hare and William Wainwright.

D. A. R. Sponsors Bridge Tea

A BENEFIT Valentine bridge tea will be given at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon by the finance and student loan committees of the Caroline Scott Harrison Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. The party will be at the chapter house. The committee in charge includes Mrs. Carl E. Onstad, finance committee chairman; Miss Corinne Welling, student loan committee chairman; Mesdames J. Francis Madden, Daniel S. Robinson and Geant C. Appel and Miss Florence Morrison. The finance committee aids the chapter’s national defense projects—both preparedness and war relief movements. For several months a Red Cross sewing unit has been working at the chapter house and a contribution of $50 has been given to the Red Cross. Recently a $1000 defense bond was purchased by the chapter, and all members registered last June for home defense including such services as nursing, sewing, cooking and clerical work. Duplicate registration cards are on file at the national D. A. R. headquarters. The chapter also has contributed to the U. S. O. Six students now are being aided through the student loan committee and a seventh will be helped with proceeds of Friday's party. A recent activity of the chapter is the organization of a unit working with Bundles for America with Mrs. William C. Harrison as chairman. In addition to these projects, chapter members are collecting canceled postage stamps from which dye is extracted and sold, the resulting funds being used to maintain beds for crippled

The Bridal Scene

1. Mrs. Arthur Cole was Miss Beulah Mary McCalister, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. McCalister, before her marriage Jan. 3. (Kindred Photo.) 2. Miss Beverly Virginia Carlisle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rogers Westlake Carlisle, became the bride of John F. Carson in a ceremony performed Feb. 1.

The Bridal Scene

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= 3. Miss Lucille Hoeping and Kenneth Shelby Deer were married Jan. 24. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Mary Hoeping. (DexheimerCarlon Photo.) 4. Mrs. Edward B. Nichaus was Miss Mary Weber, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Weber, before her marriage Jan. 17. (Bass Photo.)

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Exhibit Work of Mrs. Florence B. Smithburn

John Herron Art School and a native of New Augusta, is being shown at the Herron Museum this month in connection with the current exhibition of primitive African arts and crafts.

with her a number of her paintings of the landscape and natives of the country in which she has been living since 1938. Her husband,

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month. They are hanging in the textile room, where the arts and crafts are displayed. The pictures were shown last month at the

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of Uganda and the Belgian Congo. and her work portrays them at a number of their customary pursuits. Dr. and Mrs. Smithburn will return to Africa the latter part of this month.

afternoon in her home for the monthly meeting of the Over the Teacups Club. The program will include a talk, “The Deep South in Literature,” by Mrs. E. R. Shoemsaker.

Mrs. Hugh H. Hanna is chairman the latter.

WORK OF Mrs. Florence Bartley Smithburn, a graduate of

Returning from Central Africa recently for a visit, she brought

Kenneth Smithburn, is with the Rockefeller Foundation. The Museum has secured the paintings for exhibition for the

Students League Gallery in New York. Mrs. Smithburn has become well acquainted with the natives

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Mrs. Donald A. Morrison will be hostess at 2:30 o'clock Friday

Church News— Girls’ Federation Plans Party At Third Christian Church; Mary Conkle Circle Entertained |

night at 8 o'clock in the church parlors by the GIRLS’ FEDERATION CLASS of the THIRD CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Games and entertainment will be followed by refreshments.

Mrs. Corinne Ridge and the Misses Ruth Lewman, Orpha Bodle and

A Fun Fiesta and Valentine Party have been scheduled for Friday

The committee in charge includes Mrs. Cecile Claffey, chairman,

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Esther Carpenter.

Mrs. E. M. Haggard and her daughter, Doris, 2916 Washington Blvd, were hostesses at a 12:30 p. m. covered dish luncheon yesterday for the members and guests of the MARY CONKLE CIRCLE of the THIRD CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Mrs. A. M. Vaught was chairman for the meeting assisted by Mes- | dames R. E. Bishop, Nell Epler, J. | Albert Crouch, W. P. Whittington, Saul Bernat, L. A. Von Staden, June Thomas, K. R. Vaught and Doyle Boggers. Mrs. Dorothy Busch-

mann, speaker, was presented by Mrs. Kenneth Lemons, program | chairman; Mrs. L. C. Campbell led ' devotions, and Mrs. Edward Don-

AYRES

War's Effect On Consumer

To Be Outlined

William J. Stout, assistant to the general manager of L. S. Ayres & Co., will speak on “How the War

Program Affects Retail Business and How That in Turn Affects the Consumer” at the Y. W. C. A. Consumers’ Forum at 10:30 a. m. tomorrow. This program is the second of a series of six public forums which will include discussions of “Planning Low Cost Meals for Good Health”; “Conservation”; “Advertising,” and “What Can Consumers Do?” Mrs. H. H. Arnholter of the Marion County Civilian Defense Committee is co-operating in this series.

Lang-Nevitt Rite

Is Announced

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Nevitt announce the marriage of their daughter Mildred Agnes to Charles W. Lang of Lancaster, O. The ceremony took place in the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, Park Avenue and E. 10th St., Feb. 1 with the Rev. T. E. Thompson officiating. The bride’s sister, Mrs. Adam Dowty, was matron of honor and Miss Beatrice Reed, bridesmaid. Mr. Lang's attendants were Mr. Dowty, best man, and Don Kindred and Gene Conger, ushers. Mrs. Lang is a graduate of Indiana Central Business College and Mr. Lang was in the Medical Corps of the U. S. Army for six years. The couple's at home address is Route 12, Indianapolis.

We, the Women—

Some Things We Can Do Without

By RUTH MILLETT NOW THAT AMERICA is at war and even the most frivolous among us has had to face the fact that sad and serious

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Miss Rosemary Marrietto is chair- | man of the Valentine Dance to be! given by the | YOUNG PEO- tiie | PLES CLUB OF ST. JOSEPHS {CHURCH Friday from 9 p. m. to midnight. Music will be {provided by Duke | Williams, The dance will ‘be held in St. Joseph’s Hall, 617 |E. North St. Serv- Miss Mariette jce men in uniform have been in-' vited. Following a 10:30 a. m. executive board meeting of the WOMEN'S | GUILD of the FIRST EVANGEL-| ICAL AND REFORMED CHURCH tomorrow at E. 10th St. and Oak-| land Ave. a noon luncheon will be’ |served. Mrs. C. J. Russom is chair- | | man of "hostesses. | The afternoon session will include la business meeting with Mrs. | | George Gebhardt, newly installed president, presiding and a program entitled “My Responsibility to World Order” presented by Mrs. | ‘Bert Everhardt, program chairman. ‘assisted by members of her committee. Short talks on five outstanding religious leaders will be given. Mrs, Harry Hollenbeck will have charge of devotions.

The Red Cross unit of the WOM- | ANS SOCIETY of CHRISTIAN SERVICE will meet at the BRIGHTWOOD METHODIST CHURCH at 9:30 a. m. tomorrow. A sandwich luncheon will be served at neon.

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Pictures of women whose interest in defense is just strong enough to get them to some committee meeting in time to have their pictures taken. All mention of Tommy Manville, his wives and his exwives. ~All the phoney stories cooked up by press agents that link some dumb, blonde actress’ name and bathing-suit-clad figure—with the war effort. All and any stunts that tie up commercial products improperly with the war effort —such as being the first to put sandbags around your night club in a midwestern city for the sole purpose of getting your night club's name in the paper. All and any news about the doings of Cafc Society. All pictures of bathing beauties lined up on the boardwalk in a V-for-Victory pattern to publicize your resort hotel. . All nominations of the glamour girl of the year. k All nominations ©of bes dressed women. The “cute” note in feminine styles.

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A bridal dinner is a feature of

Guests will include Miss Cooling’s maid of honor, Miss Jane Allison, and Dr. Brady's best man, Lieut. Leo Kirch, Ft. Benjamin Harrison. Others at the dinner, which will follow the wedding rehearsal, are to be the bridegroom's cousins, Robert and Alex Craig of Gary, students at the Indiana University School of Medicine; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lee, Gary, brother-in-law and sister of Dr. Brady. Mrs. Robert D. Morgan, Danville, Ill; Miss Phyllis Carleton, Wilmette,. Ili; Miss Betty Smith, Evanston, Iil.; Miss Betty Allen, Chicago; Miss Ruth Brown, Glencoe, Ill, and Mr. and Mrs. William P. Cooling. Flower girl for the wedding will be the bride-to-be’s niece, Virginia Anne Cooling, the William P. Coolings’ daughter. Miss Allison will entertain Sunday morning with a breakfast for Miss Cooling. Guests with the latter will be Mesdames Parke A. Cooling, Wilbur S. Allison, Lee, Morgan and Joseph Walker Barr;

Misses Carleton, Smith, Allen, Brown

and Mary Hall.

Honor guest at a dinner bridge and crystal shower given tomorrow night at Feeser’s Food Shop by Miss Joan Casey and Miss Pequetti Helton will be Miss Helen L. Elliott who is to be married Feb. 21 to Robert M. Sutherland. Miss Elliott is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl D. Elliott, 5253 N. Michigan Road, and Mr. Sutherland is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George C. Alexander, Rushville. Miss Helton is to be maid of honor for the ceremony which will be read in Meridan Heights Presbyterian Church. Mrs. William PF. Geyer and Miss Nancylou Fullenwider will be bridesmaids. Guests at tomorrow’s party with Miss Elliott, her mother and Mr. Sutherland’s mother will be Mrs. Geyer, Misses Fullenwider, Jerry Ramsay, Betty Noonan, Helen Lewis, Charlotte Tindall, Sue Aldrich, Patty Ferguson and Mary Lee Kixmiller. Mrs. Geyer and Miss Fullenwider will entertain Friday at the former's home, 245 W. Maple Road, with a luncheon and shower for the bride-to-be and on Saturday Mrs. A. Tevis Spencer will be hostess at a luncheon in the Columbia Club. On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Alexander will give a dinner at the Kopper Kettle in Morristown and on the 17th, Miss Ramsay will be hostess at a personal shower at her home, 5251 N. Michigan Road. A bathroom shower at the bride-to-be’'s home Feb. 18 will be given by her aunt, Mrs. W. A. Elliott, Shelbyville. The bridal dinner will be Feb. 20 at the Marott Hotel. Mr. Sutherland has chosen as his attendants Anthony Marra, best

_|man, Mr. Geyer, John E. Thurston,

Wilbur A. Elliott and Richard A. Kelleher, ushers.

The engagement of Miss Isabel Morris to Parker Pengilly, Chattanooga, Tenn, son of the Rev. and Mrs. Richard Pengilly, Medaryville, has been announced by her mother, Mrs. J. Edward Morris, 6140 College Ave. The wedding will be at 4:30 p. m. Saturday in the Broadway Methodist Chuch. The bride-to-be was to be honor guest today at a luncheon given in Ayres’ tearoom by Mrs. John D. Garrett. Attending with her were to be her mother and Mrs. Elmer Gay of Franklin, Mesdames Joseph K. Taylor, Emerson Boyd, Gaylord Rust and Harry Sibbitt.

Sponsor Card Party

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Mr. and Mrs. Parke A. Cooling, tain Saturday evening at the Meridian Hills Country Club with a bridal dinner for their daughter, Jane, and her fiance, Dr. Thomas A. Brady, Indianapolis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A Brady, Gary. Their marriage will be Sunday at the Cooling home.

Parke A. Coolings Will Entertain Saturday With Dinner for Their Daughter and Her Fiance

today’s pre-nuptial notes. 5636 Washington Blvd., will enter-

SORORITIES

Highlighting sorority meetings this week are an election, “white elephant” party and a writers workshop. : The nominating committee of ALPHA OMICRON PI ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION will present a slate of officers to be voted upon at the group’s business meeting at 8 p. m. tonight in the home of Mrs. Victor Brown, 5506 N. Illinois St. Committee members are Mrs. Shockley Lockridge, chairman, Miss Mary Jo. Spurrier and Mrs. J. L. Davidson. Mrs. H. L. Pond, general chairman for State Day, will report. The annual event has been changed from March 14 to March 15 owing to the six-day class schedule now in effect at Indiana University. Due to wartime conditions, the annual State Day Dance will be cancelled and alumnae will entertain Indiana active chapters with a dinner at the Columbia Club. Assisting Mrs. Brown tonight will be Mrs. Robert Penn and Miss Portia Adams.

Mrs. William R. Richardson is a member of the committee of INDIANAPOLIS ALUMNAE of THETA SIGMA PHI sponsoring a talk by Miss Martha Meadows, who conducts Ayres’ Shopping School of the Air, She will speak at the seventh meetof the Writers’ Workshop at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday in thelarge np. Richardson studio of WIRE. Miss Meadows’ subject will be “Writing and the Research Involved When Writing Radio Script of Interest to Women.” Miss Luana Lee, president of the alumnae group, will preside. Miss Meadows was graduated from Butler University and h#s been in radio work for the last 11 years at KYW in Chicago, WLW in Cincinnati, N. B. C. in both Chicago and New York and C. B. S. in New York.

A “white elephant” party will be held tonight for members of INDIANA NU CHAPTER, DELTA THETA CHI, at the home of the president, Mrs. Max Moss, 5901 E. Washington St. Guest of honor at the party will be Mrs. Charles Willis, state president. Mrs. Raymond Jerge and Mrs. Frank Standish will be assistant hostesses.

ALPHA PI SIGMA will have a regular business meeting at 7:30 p. m. today with Miss Peggy Karsner, 3214 E. 13th St. as hostess.

BETA CHAPTER, BETA CHI THETA, will entertain members of ALPHA CHAPTER with a Valentine Party at the home of Mrs. Max Forrest, 1312 N. Oxford St. tonight.

Pledge services will be held by ALPHA CHAPTER, TRI CHI, at 8 o'clock tonight at Hotel Lincoln. Mrs. Alden C. Palmer Jr. was hostess at a Flag Tea recently for members and guests of the chapter. Guests included the Misses Emma Clark, Opal Morford, Louise Klinge and Grace Huffman, Indianapolis, and Miss Mildred Faust of BETA CHAPTER, Evansville. The hostess was assisted by her mother, Mrs. Julius J. Wichser,

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Rite Announced The marriage of Miss Virginia Secrest to Sergt. Norman E. Crouch, son of Mr. and Mrs, R. L. Crouch,

2914 Carson Ave. has been announced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs, W. T. Secrest, 1521 Leonard St. The wedding took place Jan. 31 in the chapel at Ft. Dix, New Jersey. The bride is*a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa Sorority. Sergt. Crouch is an instructor in the radio signal corps at Ft. Dix.

Golfers to Play Cards

The Women’s Golf Club of Indian Lake Country Club will ‘give a card party for members and guests at 8 p. m., Saturday in the clubhouse. Mrs. George Pfeilschifter is chairman.

Clubs—

Nature Study Club’s Banquet Is Saturday at Spink Arms; Narrators to Hear Review

The annual banquet of the Nature Study Club will be held for members and guests at the Spink Arms Hotel at 6:30 p. m. Saturday. Miss Catherine Stair, harpist, will play during the dinner.

Following, Mrs. Albert L. White will entertain with chalk drawings and Faustino Rico will sing and play the guitar. >

Mrs. Helen McFall will be hostess tonight to the LUCKY THIRTEEN CLUB. Each member will be presented with $1 in defense stamps as a gift from the club treasury. All prizes for games to follow the business meeting also will be defense stamps. Mrs. Mertie Bridges will preside.

“Keys of the Kingdom” (Cronin) will be reviewed by Mrs. Charles W. Compton at a Valentine guest luncheon of the MOTHERS’ CLUB of BOY SCOUT TROOP 72 at 12:30 p. m. Friday in the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church.

Music will be under the direction of Mrs. Laurence B. Hayes. Mrs. Roy Ewing Vale and Mrs. T. W. Allen are to be honored guests. Hostesses will include Mesdames Colvin B. Dunbar, J. L. Rodabaugh, Irvin Ball and L. G. Epsteen.

CASTLE CRAIG CHAPTER, INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL-STUDY CLUB, will have a Founders’ Day party tomorrow at the home of Mrs. P. J. Bland, 4946 W. 15th St. A supper will be served at 6:30 p. m. with Mesdames Russell Davis, Virgil Marshall and Bland in charge.

Mrs. Merton Johnston will review “The Great Lady” (Margaret Gilmore) and Mrs. F. E. Spindell will read an original paper on “Health” at a meeting of the NARRATORS CLUB in the home of Mrs. Thomas Carlin, 3720 N. Pennsylvania St., tonight at 8 o'clock.

Hostess to the THURSDAY CLUB of SOUTH BEND tomorrow will be Mrs, Bert Gerpheide. Mrs. Orval Newport will discuss “Pearl Harbor” and Mrs. Gilbert Barker will give a book review,

At a meeting of the INDIANAPOLIS CURRENT DISCUSSION CLUB tomorrow at the home of Mrs. O..A. Mason, 816 E. 40th St. Mrs. R. D. Stober will give a talk on “Scientific Study of New Foods.”

Clifford Byers, B. E. Moon, L. H, Newton and Alva Robinson,

An all-day Red Cross sewing bee will be held at the home of Mrs. Altys Cooley, 518 N. Emerson Ave. tomorrow by the ON-EA-OTA CLUB. Luncheon at noon will be followed by a short business meeting.

Mrs. O. T. Wingfield, 4840 Guilford Ave. will entertain members of the NORTH SIDE STUDY CLUB tomorrow at a meeting at which Miss Ruby Hardin will re view a memorial book “Spring Goes on Forever.”

A luncheon and business meeting of the LADIES FEDERAL CLUB will be held tomorrow with Mrs. H.

S. Gudgel, 118 E. 46th St., as hostess.

PILOT CLUB INTERNATIONAL will have a noon luncheon at the Canary Cottage tomorrow.

Mrs. John A. Hook will give an illustrated talk on her trip to Wil liamsburg, Va. at a Valentine tea to be given for the GARDEN STUDY CLUB Friday at the home of Mrs. George Kirkwood, 312 Buckingham Drive. Honored guest will be Mrs. Marie Doyle.

The LAWRENCE HOMEMAKERS’ CLUB will meet at 1 Pp. m. tomorrow with Mrs. George Malone, 46th St. and Post Road.

At 8 p. m. tonight, Mrs. Joseph Krug, 209 S. Sixth St., Beech Grove, will entertain members of the TA-WA-SA CLUB.

Pi Phi Mothers’ Club Plays Bridge

The Pi Beta Phi Mothers’ Club

(was to give a bridge party at 2

o'clock this afternoon in Block's auditorium. Mrs, Frank H. Milles was general chairman in planning the event. Assisting her were Mrs. O. L. Mummert, tickets; Mrs. John Forrest, prizes; Mrs. Carl J. Getz, candy, and Mrs. P. R. Sylvester, cards and tallies.

Assisting Mrs. Mason will be Mrs. J. C. Morrison.

Members of the SERVICE -| STUDY CLUB have planned a| Guest Day meeting tomorrow. Hostesses for the event will be Mesdames E. J. Katzenberger, Julius Roskener, Karl Theilig, R. E. Davis, |

Guild Lunches

St. Hilda Guild will meet in the Parish house of Christ Church toe morrow from 10:30 a. m, to 3 p. m. Hostesses for luncheons and programs for this month are Mesdames Donald Hayes, Frederick Mitchell and Bernard McDonnell,

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