Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 February 1949 — Page 19

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. This a frequent conver: sation between five - year - old Becky Beasley and her mother, Mrs. Thomas J. Beasley, Jr. Sally, as Mrs. Beasley's . known to friends, recently was - named to’ the four member State Personnel Board by Gov. Schricker. She's the second woman to sit on the board which determines policies of employees under the merit system. "(In 1043 Mrs. Oscar B. Ahilgren of [ was ap. pointed fuk a th " * term.) ley Mendy has a beaten pa! worn between . Ea ve N committee of the Indiana of ‘Women Voters,

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is séen tapping legislators. on the shoulder, it could be Mrs. Beasley. If the conversation that follows concerns reapportionment {0 include women, the BomS "Tule Smstdmnt of the penal survey, probably is Mrs. Beasley. It's a job she enjoy, because she's fond

ean A of péople and because she believes in active participation in government. ’ : Political science has fasci-

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‘zénship that early influenced - her thinking. “The tendency today i8. to take the easiest way out. We don’t want to work to see that democracy succeeds,” she says.

'. ALTHOUGH a Democrat

: Mrs. Thomas J. Beasley Jr., daughter Becky sud sow Tobey

-group; Juvenile Court and other committees.

A next-door neighbor fostered her active political career, In 1944, Charles DeTurk, then head of the Indiana State Parks, needed a Democratic precinct worker..80 Mrs, Beasley has been election worker, precinct vice - committeeman,’ and for two years 20th Ward vice-chairman. In 1946 she ran

"unsuccessfully for the City Council, >

Attending the 9 Truman _fn-

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“It was a very

, Serious ceremony,” she said. “I

and ate bean soup in the House restaurant.” MRS. Beasley is a member of Stansfield Circle, Indianapolis Free Kindergarten Society, Rockford College Club, Pioneer Society of Indiana and

Ann Hamilton, Times Staff Photographer. -~n «relax at home. - - - - - the Meridian. Street Methodist Church. She serves on the Executive Committee of the Bi- ! partisan Juvenile Court Com- ' ‘mittee and the Juvenile Court Advisory Council. Easter Morning finds her on Monument Cirgle helping in the Ogden Choral Sunrise Service. She. is the er of Mr. | and Mrs, Walter B. Smith, 4154 N. Sherman Drive. Capable, gracious and very frank-—she has lots of ideas, and good ones on those who have worked with her will vouch-—she still ‘has time to go out with husband, Tom, as--gistant - manager “bf merchandise and quality cohtrol. at Lilly's, play “Sunny Jungles” | ‘with her own two juveniles; | entertain friends and be a | homemaker, : : This despite many telephone - callg which “sound like a voter, | Mommie,”

Plan Special Events Here

Miss Francis Eickhoff. State Day for the group will be Mar. 19 in the Indianapolis Athletic Club, Miss Eickhoff is luncheon chairman and Miss Alice Jones is chairman for the dance.

The annual founder's day banquet of the Theta Chapter, Phi Delta Pi Sorority, will be at 7 p. in. Wednesday in Gammon's Restaurant. : New officers to be installed in-

. Members of Delta Beta

n! Mrs. John Shanks, Crown Point, editor of the sorority's official publication, will be

Robert - Hendrickson,- Howard C.

Legion News—

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Unit will have a dinner at 6:30 p. mu.

Martin and Mrs. Anthony A. Rose are chairmen of the dinner. Assisting the hostess will be Mesdames Wilfred J. Overmire, Ralph Hessler,” Robert Moorhead Jr., Hezzie B. Pike, Dale White, Robert -Tatman; Frances - Polen;

Dehner and ' Miss Anna, Mae Tatman. aa Mrs. J. Turner Couchman is in charge of reservations.

The Irvington Unit will spon-| sor a pillow slip card party at 1:30 p. m. next Friday in the Food Craft Shop. Mrs. Blanche Curran is chairman. The unit will have a covered dish luncheon at 12:30 p. m. Thursday in the post home. The

luncheon will be preceded by a

On Feb, 13 the group will join|. the 101 Men's Bible Class for) their Legion Day celebration. The

man of ‘hostesses: - ow

—————————— Hereditary Mohawk Chief to Speak Chief Brightfire Thunder-Sky, last Sachem chief of the Mohawk tribe of the Iroquois Nation, will speak at 1 p. m. tomorrow in the Children’ Museum. . 3

Navy. The talk will be open to

guest. pi Mrs. Charles Seal will be chair- DVA Group

To Be Guests ” Members of the Howe High School PTA will be guests of the Men's 400 Club at 8 p. m. Tuesday in the school. Parents of new pupils will be special guests. Dr. Henry. Noble Sherwood will discuss “Lincoln, A Message for Today.” There will be business meetings after the talk, and the teachers will be in their class

rooms for conferences from 7:30

to 8 o'clock. Mrs. Frank Parrish is hospitality chairman and Mrs. Darrell

the public.

IFC Contest

At Council Meeting Here

Arrangements for & General Federation of Women's Club con-| test on “Build a Better Community” in co-operation with the Kroger Co. was explained today at the final session of the midwinter couneil meeting of the Indiana Federation of Clubs. Guest speaker was Roy W. Godley, Cincinnati, public relations

consultant. ; “Under women’s club leadership, each town-represented in the federation contest will embark upon a campaign of self<improvement. At a time when there is such a marked tendency to refer even local problems to the state and federal government, the selfreliant, self-supporting character of the federation program is particularly worthy of praise,” Mr.

As tangible evidence of its belief that community problems should and can be met at community level, the Kroger Co. is available ' the ' $60,000 Jim money for. the contest. very club which furthers a projest for. comminity betterment

will be a winner in the long run,|cil

the representative declared. “The winners will. be the

Gooch is social chairman.

Announced

Other Cash Prizes To Be Awarded

There will be’'a second prize of $3000 and a third prize of $2000 awarded in each group. An additional $5000 will go to the best of the three top winners in the respective categories, resulting. in one club recelving $10,000, Prizes also will be offered in state-wide competition. They will go directly to the winning groups for use in their communities. : “If the members of ‘women's

pride’ problems with mops, brooms, scrub

organizations would attack “civic|

Veterans

American Legion Auxiliary, post home. Mrs. Carl Woerner, of a display of articles made

event will be at 9:15 a. m. in the Broadway Baptist Church. The

-| Legion band will play, and gold « star mothers will

be honor guests. Vesper services in the Veterans Hospital will be conducted by the unit at 9 p. m. Feb. 20.

The McHivanei-Kothe Unit will have a covered dish luncheon at

ise Formam, A “white elephant” sale will follow. :

“land professor of music at West-

BPW to Meet Thursday

The Indianapolis Business and) Professional Women’s Chib will} meet at 6 p. m. Thursday for a dinner in the Woman's Department Club. ; Miss ' Mildred Milford, pianist

ern College, will play selections of Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Gershwin and Khatchaturian. Miss Milford, who studied in| the New England and Cincinnati Conservatories, 4s a native of Marion. Marvin Smith, Lafayette, tenor, will sing. Miss Mar.| garet Fink, .soprano, will also} sing. Mrs. Jean Wessler will ac-| company the soloists.

e ogram, | .{ Wilbur D. Peat will give an illus-

trated talk on the masterpieces in the Herron Art Museum.

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