Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 December 1948 — Page 17

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7, 1948

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TUESDAY, DEC. 7 1048 as

Chapter Sets Yule Program, | Gift Exchange

Phi Gamma Sigs Plans Holiday Fete

Beta Beta Chapter, Alpha Ohi| Omega Sorority, will hold its De-| cember meeting at 1:30 pe m. Sat-| urday. Mrs. J. K. Mahrdt, 5252 N. Capitol Ave, is to be the hostess. There will be a dessert lunch | eon, Christmas program and gift exchange. Daga Nyberg, a Swedish exchange student attending| DePauw University, will be the guest speaker.. He will discuss| “Christmas in Sweden.” The Girls Ensemble of Technical High School, under the direction of Charles P. Hamilton, will sing. Assistant hostesses are to be

Mesdames Joseph J. Coffin, John!"

Hitz, Terrance Donahue, Noble L. Biddinger, John Medaris and L. R. Kesselem, Misses Edith Allen, Ila Belle Barnes and Virginia Dubois.

Mrs.. George Weaver, 306 N. Mount St., will be hostess to the members of Alpha Chapter, Phi Gamma Sigma Sorority, at a Christmas party tomorrow night. There will be a gift exchange.

Gamma Chapter Gamma Gamma Nu Sorority, will initiate its new pledges at 8 p. m. today. Mrs. Theresa Lonigan, 540 N. Exeter Ave. is to be the hostess.

An initiation service of Gamma | Chapter, ‘Iota Delta Kappa Sorority, will be held at 7:30 p. m. Thursday in - Hollyhock Hill. There will be a dinner for pledges and members preceding the service. The committee in charge of the event includes Mrs. W. G. dodson, pledge captain; Mrs. Charles J. Haessig, president; Mrs. Richard Gentry and Mrs. Willlam Stonecipher. . Initiates will be Mesdames Charles Smith, Joseph Cooper,

Tedrowe and Miss Margaret Presley. Election of officers will follow the initiation.

Mrs.” John Boston, ® 485 8. Somerset Ave., will be hostess for the 8 p. m. meeting tonight of| Nu Chapter, Phi Delta Pi Sorority. There wii be ; a business “ses-

Teen Problems—

By JEAN DOES GRANDMA or Dad or That Special Somebody crave a picture of you for Christmas? Well, chum, get set to oblige them. : And you'd better hurry. - This is the rush season for photographers and time is a-wast-ing. Pick the best studio you can afford and make a date right now. Your friends and relatives want a picture that looks like you, you know.. They don't care 2 fig for, fashion photos of your new clothes. So wear something sim le. A sedate suit, felia, ‘not yous flashy, plaid s jacket. And a conservative tie, please. Folks want to view your face not your haberdashery. ; ” o "= = AND gals, choose a neutral “blouse or sweater, a plain suit’ or school dress—minus draperies and jewelry. Checks, prints and gewgaws cancel your features. ’ Don’t let the photographer talk you into a fake glamor pose, either. Movie stills and. Man of Distinction stuff is fine OF AE THAY cite and snickers in real life.’ In ordering the finished pic- | “tures, take the middle of the | road—medium price, medium size.” “Those bi portraits are white elephants, Eut really. I guess you know that signed photos are old hat. ‘Your One and Only will recognize you And inscriptione, humorous or lov-

By MARJO

ings in a wall panel above her

Chagall, Russian modernist, which was given to Mr. Bulliet by the artist. } The works, framed in dull silver and surrounded by greenblue mats, form a rectangular grouping on her living room wall. The oldest is an“engraving by Durer, early 16th Cen-* tury German, called “Little Fortung.” ~ Other well known works now fn the North Side home are two Picasso etchings, “The Artist

d'Yvetot”; a line engraving of Solomon worshiping the idols by George Pencz; a Henri Matisse portrait head; a wash drawing by Archipanco, and another Chagall etching of a reclining woman. i The oil paintings of "Mrs. “Bobbitt's sister, the late Katherine Adams Bulliett, cover the other walls. One, “Yesterday,” “pictirés three old New Albany homes. Mrs. Bobbitt, besides encouraging her artistic family, has been an active art patron. She furnished the pastels which gave Salcia “Bahnc, “Polish=" American artist, her start after Mrs. Bahnc escaped to the

Women Find Job,

Drive Cars In Africa | SALISBURY, England—Women have fotind a new job Soe can handle in Africa—drivin new cars into Rhodesia ag ing voy battalions” to speed up de-| livery from Ladysmith and other points south.

Miss .1. M. Pople, secretary to, a Ladysmith car dealer, hit on the idea’ of organizing women drivers to make the deliverics to) distant points.

Women Voters

[Will Meet

Tithe Home Rule * Amendment” will be discussed at the general. meeting of the Indianapolis

a. m. tomorrow’ in the Meridian Room of the Colonial Furniture Co. Mrs. Frederick A. McLaughlin, _ichairman, will give ‘the introduc“tion and a resume of city

A report on city government in other states will by Mrs. Ben Weaver. Mrs. Thomas Beasley will talk on the history of the home rule amendment and bring it up-to-date with the league proposal

for the 1949 Legislature, The noon luncheon will be in charge of the Arden group of the

“ing, ‘are pure corn.

league. *

Aye... 1s a Benny Tooking kiltie; for thrifty lassies, with an eye for fun! Brown or Black leather

- kiltie and ‘vamp overlay.

Mrs. Arch N. Bobbitt .

Mrs. Arch N. Bobbitt, 615 E.

the gift of her brother-in-law, C. J. Bulliet; Chicago art critic and author. Her favorite (above) 1s the self-portrait of Marc

4nd His Model” -and-“Le- Rol |

League of Women Voters at 10]

‘govern= ment as it now exists in Indiana.

be presented the advice that she can-glean on

4 DR. ANSWERS—

collects etchings.

RIE TURK 49th St., is hanging eight etchsofa. The new. acquisitions are

United States from an occupied France concentration camp. Mrs. Bahnc gave Mrs. Bobbitt one of her pastels as a thank you gift.

Mrs. Bobbitt

Also Musician Also in her home Mrs. Bobbitt has a lithograph by Henri Fantin Latour and a wood sculpture by Archipanco on her piano. Mrs. Bobbitt is- a musician, having studied in Louisville under Karl Schmidt. Mr. Schmidt worked in the Leipzig Gewandhaus under Brahms, Liszt and Rubenstein. Using .the reminiscences of her. old teacher she has been giving talks for local charities on the German composers. Ahothér' program prepared by Mrs. Bobbitt on Grieg includes stories which her teacher told -about- that. composer, another personal friend. During the war years Mrs. Bobbitt used her knowledge of art and music to help out at Washington: ‘High School.- -Bhe served, during the teacher shortage, as a substitute.

Take Advice . Of Experts

THERE Xp women who only {begin to thing seriously of stepIping out in smart clothes when {their children leave home, and free a budget for: the “nice things” that Mom can now have.

A woman who has been so long| swim may need]

lout of the style lsome expert guidance in choosing the right wardrobe. The best help would be the kind of personal guidance that comes from style counsellors, Lacking that, a woman who is starting out to learn a lot about

fashion. Such books usually present “categories of - all: feminine

on ways to res

THE WOMAN who is too Impatient to stop and educate herself with “book learning” can make shorter cuts to her objective by studying the fashion columns 9 JIewspapers and : - 2

should’ pay close attention to all {dressing simply. The more simply make mistakes in choosing her first. super-duper wardrobe. The best advice she can listen to is that which says: “It's better to have one good, simply-styled suit

{dozen cheaper models.”

Question: I have warts on my fingers and toes. What causes them to spread? Answer: Warte are caused by tiny living organisms, probahly viruses. FHis™ fecting agent can be carried from one part of the body to another merely: by contact to the skin such as rubbing or scratching. s » . Question: I have graying hair. I take cal¢ium pantothenate and put olive oil on my hair. Will this help? Answer: Almost certainly this will not prevent graying hair. Unfortunately up to the present time there seems to be no way of preventing or delaying graying hair in human | beings. 4

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‘resources,” Dr. L. E.

Dr. Burney spoke on legislation) concerning codifieation of the P

: [state health laws and legislation!

‘being sponsored bythe. Indiana! ia Health, Commission at the morning meeting of the group in Ayres’ ‘Auditorium, The philosophy behind the Advisory Health Council established by ‘the 19045 General Assembly, said the commissioner, was to raise the general health of the people and to assist community areas economically unable to support their own share of his re-

About $300,000 for the establishment and mainténance of local health units is expected to be asked from the 1949 Legislature. proposed bill will authorize providing . 25 cents per capita to aid local health units in cities and

provided the local unit contributes 5 cents on a $100.

PTA Urges

wr INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

| Col lector Hangs Etchings i Told State Is Duty- Bound to Gan land Improve Its Wealth in Human Resources

“The human resources of the state are its mest important called! “Women of the World.”... asset and it has thé over-all responsibility of improving theser Following a noon luncheén in ey, state health commissioner, | members of the Indianapolis Council of Women here today.

told

paign. . Volunteer PTA committees in each section of the city active In creating community responsibility among | citizens. The fine: things, about our city, as well as those needing improvement, are examined. _The work of the, publicity committee for the Indiana Schoo Study Commission in acquainting citizens with the recent report was explained by Mrs. Robert Shank, Marion County chairman. “The Commission is unique,” she said, “in that $20,000 for its work was donated by private ‘individuals, .n addition to the §25,Teachers’ Association.” The Commission was established by the October, 1947, convention of state teachers. “The success of the United Nations is still of greatest importance to the National and International Council of Women,” Mrs. B. Lynn Adams, local president, stated in her report of the

Pay Is Set

the Columbia Club, Mrs. Mildred Loring Fitch, professor of government and history at Purdue University, talked on “Germany ~The Keystone of Europe.”

Delp hin Yule

The annual Christmas party of the Dolphins of the Indianapolis Athletic Club will be held at 10:30 a. m. tomorrow. In charge of arrangements for the only guest day of the year is Mrs. Mildred Sweeney, chairman, assisted by Mesdames Gretta Burnside; Marie Goode and Mil. {dred Hurt. Mrs. Bernadine McAree has arranged the menu for the turkey luncheon following the competitive water games, Appropriate prizes will be given. Candles, Christmas greens and individual favors wrapped in red and green celophane will decorate the lunch-

Civic Pride

Mrs. Earl H. Stumpf, PTA]

co-operation, in the long range) educational Civic Pride

10th Floor K. of P. Building Food & Home Products Demonstration

Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1:30 P. M. MID-EAST RECREATION

isin ARID PARPY os Mrs. Dorothy Walker, Chairman Mrs. Leonard Bruce, CoiChairman

Tuesday, Dec. 8, 8:00 P. M. INDIANAPOLIS CHAPTER A ICAN GOLD STAR MOTHERS. CARD PARTY Mrs. R. H, Lovelace,

Chairman

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- By BLIZABETH HILLYER SMALL pictures can do a big decorating Job—but not if you hang one herefand’ another ‘way over there on wall space that's too big for them. Hit and miss picture hanging is one of the commonest of all room faults—so many pictures are too small and too scattered to do-‘the decoration. of the room one bit of good, It makes all the difference in the world in your decorating it you think of small pictures as parts of a design for a wall,

Soroptimists to Hear Mrs. Lillian Kreps

‘Mrs. Lillian Kreps will report on the recent meeting of the Foreign Trade Commission in New- York at the Soroptimist Club luncheon tomorrow in. the Hotel Lincoln. Mrs. Kreps is secretary of the Foreign Trade Committee of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce.

Miss Lucille Pryor, club prest.

Mrs. Dorothy Blackledge and|

council president, discussed PTA|It is hoped, she said, to set up|Mrs. Dorothy Esterline will re-

[ceive bronze medals for comiplet-

eam- national radio program to be'ing 100 points in the program.

dent, will discuss the national as pects of the American system of free enterprise while Mrs. Kreps will give the international. side of the economic system.

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ever just now for using many pictures together in a large grouping, and it's easier than you think to work out the idea for yourself. . » .

TAKE the guesswork out of the job by making paper pat. terns of the pictures you want to use, Make the patterns actual size. Lay them on a table top and arrange them this way and that until you like the effect, then: try the arrangement on the wall

wall or patch them with squares of scotch tape on a painted wall right where you want the pictures to- hang. Rearrange until you're sure you have worked out the best spacing then make faint pencil marks to guide final hanging.

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