Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 September 1949 — Page 17
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supper. The hostesses are to be
Mrs. Damian Spalding.
" Date Is Set
Sororior— Sorority To Meet -
. Covered- Dish ~ Supper Planned
The Delta Beta Chapter, Psi Jota XI Sorority, will meet at 7 p. m. Monday In the 38th St. branch, Merchants National Bank. ay , There will be a covered dish
Mrs. W. B. Lewis, chairman, assisted by Mesdames Linus Minfk, W. A. Alexander, Howard 8. Williams and John Connor, Miss| Marjorie Johnson and Miss Elizabeth Richard.
The first meeting of the reason) for the members of the Indianapolis Chapter, Beta Sigma Omi-| cron Sorority, is scheduled for | 1:30 p. m., tomorrow in Block's Terrace Tearoom. Miss ‘Leota Haynes, president, will discuss plans for the installation of a new chapter in Evansville on Sept. 24 and 25. Mrs, Harold Miscol is reservation chairman,
Officers Announced
The new officers of the Alpha Chapter, Omega Nu Tau Sorority, are announced. Mrs. John Darting is presen! The other officers are. Mrs. Hugo Martinez, vice president; Mrs. | Harold = Smith, representative; Mrs. Dorothy Seifert, recording secretary; Miss Jo Abbott, treasurer; Mrs. John Adams, social secretary; Mrs. Harold Butler, |g society editor; Miss Virginia Moore, chaplain: Mrs. Alice Hill,
Blackwood on Biidge
Lead Fools
Mr. Dale's
Opponents.
Revolution in the Washtub—
U. S. Housewife Is Not Over Battle Between Soap and Detergent - meer
historian, and Mrs. Robert Hares, [il
sergeant-at-arms.
Guests of the Lambda Chap-| ter, Phi Delta Pi Sorority, will be feted at a masquerade party. The event is being planned now and will be held this month in the home of Mrs. Dorothy Doss, 2109 Southeastern Ave. The group opened its rush activities with a formal tea in Mrs. Walter E. Ford's home, 4345 N. LaSalle St. The members also had a card party in the home of Miss Dorothy Horton, 602 Lexington Ave.
The Bridal Scene— Miss Spalding Sets Wedding
Miss Norma Spalding and John Arthur Burgess will be feted at a bridal dinner tonight in the Marott Hotel. They will be married tomorrow. The parents of the byide-to-be, Mr. and Mrs, E. Warren Spalding, are to be hosts at the dinner, Guests will include Messrs. and Mesdames Frank - Spalding, Da-|
mon Kromer, and Ferd P. Hallick, Miss Joan Meisberger ‘and
A186 Mr. Merrilt--Taggart, | Holicong, Pa., mother - of the prospective bridegroom; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burgess, East Aurora, N. Y.; Mrs. Beulah Webber, Louisville; Mrs. D, V. Bonnett, Washington, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Spalding, Dayton, O.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Land, 1129 N. King Ave, announce the approaching marriage of their daughter; Naomi K., to Kenneth E. Harper, son of Mr. and Mrs.
By DOUGLAS LARSEN NEA Special Correspondent WASHINGTON, Sept. 9— Caught in the middle of the great American washtub revolution, the-U. 8. housewife is reeling from the fury of battle. She's trapped in the vicious cross-fire of the keenest commercial sharpshooters in history, the soap bucksters.
But does she care that the de-
| tergent boom has caused the
biggest American business upheéaval in a quarter of a century? Is she concerned that hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake and that the future of several major industries hangs in the balance? No, sir. All she wants to know is: “Are detergents better than soap?” Even the best chémists aren't too sure about this. But here's the best answer to that question
today.
Better in Cold Water
It's hard to generalize because there are many different kinds of detergents and soaps, each designed for a special job. Nevertheless, basic comparisons can be made. Practically all detergents are better than - soaps in cold water. They lather better than soap and they are tasteless. in Generally, according to government reports;-detergents are not as good as soap for washing linoleum, paint and furniture. Soap is better than any detergent yet on the market for removing heavy dirt from cotton fabrics. Soap is preferred for bathing and is a lot handier, because a “successful detergent “bar” has not yet been developed.
Se aii. wi . Soap for the bath — detergent for the dish
Special chemical advantages of detergents: make them generally better for washing dishes and wool. The specialty” detergents, designed for individual cleaning jobs such as washing wihdows, are more efficient than all-purpose soaps for those purposes. . : For commercial use, detergents are better for washing fruit, for example, because they can be washed off easier and are tasteless. However, in big laundries that have water softening plants, soap is usually used.
Useful on Farms
Agriculture Department speclalists are conducting many tests of the comparative worth of soap and detergents for different purposes. The Bureau of Standards is also studying the problem. And the Pure Food and Drug Administration is’ analyzing hundreds of new detergents to determine if any are harmful to the skin. Sales of some. already have been stopped. . “A portion of any soap solution is first used up in removing the hardness of water,” E. H. Little, president of the Colgate Company explains, “and after
“that; ~the-~balance--can doa
cleaning job. With detergents, none is used to soften the water and. all of the detergent is immediately effective in cleaning.” He adds, “On the farm détergents are most useful in gleaning milking machines and cream separators and they save cleaning time and reduce th
- germ count.” .
Because of the specialized nature of many of the detergents now on the market, most American hopsewives aren't taking
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advantage of the savings claimed for ‘them. They are used to handling soap and don't seem able to put only a-few drops or few tablespoons of a detergent in the water to do a job. That advantage for soap will disappear as soon as the women learn how to use the detergents,
‘Here to Stay’
For the long run competition, detergents are favored. They are more adaptable to improvement and development than soap. The first detergents which hit the market during the war have already been greatly improved. Oddly enough, the most neutral participants in the soap vs. detergent revolution are the big soap makers who are manufacturing and selling both products. Taking the long view, E, H. Little says: “Detergents are here to stay and they are going to grow some more, because the consumer is going to demand them. But we would just as soon sell one as the other. If there had been no detergents, we would not have had to spend a great deal of money in building the new detergent plants: We had soap factories. There is no more gross profit in detergents than. in soaps.” } - Richard R. Deupree, chairman of "the board or Proctér and Gamble says: , “I believe that this competition between soaps and detergents will always continue. Some consumers will continue to prefer soap and some will switch to detergents. We are planning for the future on this basis.” ;
Presley Harper, 5062 Bradbury Ave. The vows will be read Oct. 8.
Sorority Group
Arranges Picnic
The. Indianapolis Alumnae, Theta Sigma Phi Sorority, will
Friday. Mrs. Robert Sturgeon] will be the hostess, Mrs. Rosamond Risser Jones will be the honor guest. She won
Hospital Guild = Combination To Meet Monday “
. The 8t. Vincent's Hospital Guild will. meet at 10 a. m. Monday in the M. Donato is officer of the day, have a picnic at 6:30 p. m. next| assisted by Mrs. Ralph-Betz and Miss Mary Virginia Feeney.
nurses’ home. Mrs, Albert
Luncheon will be served at 12:30!
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Champion, Masters! Team Defeated
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It wouldn't. In fact it wouldn't haye happened this time {if Mr, Dale had used “ordinary” tactics. — Taking some chance, Mr. Dale ignored his seven card diamond |suit and opened the bidding with a club, His reasoning was that a {club would" be safe opening lead for Mr. Muzzy in case Mr. Masters played the hand. Also the unorthodox call might cause the enemy to go wrong in “reading” (his and Mr. Muzzy's distributions. Against the four-heart contract Mr. Dale quickly cashed three club tricks and switched to the deuce of spades. Mr. Champion was confident. “I've got this one counted,” he said smugly. “I
finesse.” And he went up with the ace of spades in dummy.
Three Card Club Suit
Mr. Champion had noticed that Mr. Dale held only a three-card {club -suit. To him, that meant {Mr. Dale had an-evenly balanced hand and certainly no five-card or longer suit. This was a, reasonable enough assumption — in the usual case. When Mr. Dale led the deuce of spades at trick four it looked like he had four spades and three cards in each of the other three suits.’ In that case hearts would be sure to fall in three leads and {Mr. Champion would discard his losing spades on dummy’s good diamonds. So a heart was led to the queen and then the king of {hearts was cashed. On this trick Mr. Dale played a {diamond. - Mr. Champion winced. |“No hearts?” he demanded, {h oarsely. Mr..Dale carefully {looked through his. hand and {shook his head. } . Mr. Champion saw he was down one but he still hoped to get rid of his spades. He led a heart to
dummy’s ace. Then he led a dia-|
mond but Mr. Muzzy ruffed with the jack of hearts and led a spade to Mr. Dale’s king. Mr. Dale had nothing left but {diamonds and had to put dummy back in. But a two trick set was {a fine result against a hand that could have been made. | Note that if Mr. Champion had taken the spade finésse; thén he would have been in a position to play the hearts more safely.
The Woman's Auxiliary to the He could have won the first heart
Indianapolis
meet at 8 p. m. Tuesday in the,
Hotel Washington.
Trafic Club wil trick in his own hand and the
second one with dummy’s ace. On this trick Mr. Daie would
Movies of have shown out and the necessary
human growth will be shown by|finesse against Mr. Muzzy’'s jack
the Indianapolis Red Cross,
‘would have been obvious.
don’t ‘even need the -spade|
Luxembourg,
the legation has meant not only affairs of state but also careful redecoration of the building and training of the domestic staff,
Although the new minister to Luxembourg admits that her spoken French is faulty, she's able to understand the language -readily. “And that’s a big help” she observes, “in reorganizing a staff of nine or 10 domestics who speak no English at all.”
Loads of Flowers
For Mrs, Mesta's regime, the dining room and two reception rooms of the classic, 19th century building are being redone in tones of cream and gold. From the legation’s terrace, there's a wonderful view of the towered city and the gardens are full of flowers just now “Everyone is always sending me flowers here,” Mrs. Mesta smiles.
Formal presentation of the new minister's credentials to Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg will not take place until late September when the Grand Duchess returns from Switzerland to open the duchy’s official court life.
“I'm glad,” sighs Mrs. Mesta, “to have a little chance to rest up before the season begins.”
Land of Plenty
Even on such short acquaint-’ ance, Mrs. Mesta likes the Luxembourgh people—and they like her; On the evening -of her ar‘rival, a torchlight procession complete with brass band came
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Mrs. Perle Mesta
By RUTH ANN HAMILTON, Times Special Writer LUXEMBOURG, Sept. 9—Running a United States legation abroad is a man-size combination of two jobs—housewi diplomat—for Mrs. Perle Mesta, newly appointed minister to
To Mrs. Mesta, who arrived a little more than a week ago at her post in this tiny, fairytale kingdom of 300,000 persons, opening
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to play “America” in front of the legation. She's discovered, too, the delightful old world eustom of sipping coffee for an hour on the terrace of the Grand Casino de Luxembourg while the whole country, seemingly, passes by in review, Luxembourg City has rebounded spectacularly from the effects of the war. There's plenty of everything in the stores and on the tables. But, as Mrs, Mesta points out, much of the northern part of the little grand duchy was devastated by war and stands now in ruins. For Luxembourg, like all of war-torn Europe, there's a big job of reconstruction ahead.
Gardeners Plan
Flower Show
The Delphinium Garden Club is reviving a pre-war custom with a fall flower show this week-end at the Northwestern Community Center. It will be open to the public tomorrow and Sunday from noon to 9 p. m. Mrs. J. Wesley Hall, librarian
at Crispus Attucks High School, Burus,
is club president. Mrs. Vivian
Moore, dean of girls at Attucks, is general chairman. Her com-
mitee includes Mrs. Dora Powell, Mrs. Dorothy Whiteside, Mrs. Violet. Reynolds and Mrs. Mozelle Carr. Mrs. Herbert Willis is pub-
Orga od . a ’
Daughters
Of Isabella ; To Meet
Initiation Services Set for Sunday ~~ °
Sunday afternoon in the Indianapolis Athletic Club, There will be a dinner after the service. Candidates from Indianapolis Bl n, Greensb and Shelbyville will be initiated. The Mother Theodore Circle will con duct the initiation. Miss Catherine Fletcher, stats president; Mrs. Thelma Seal, Columbus, Ind., state secretary, and Mrs. Ellen Witt, South Bend, state treasurer, will attend. Other guests will be ' Mrs, Nelle C. Meyer, Muncie; Mrs, Louise Bartlett, Bloomington; Mrs. Thelma Firsich, Shelbyville; Mrs. Elizabeth Lammey, Greens= burg; Mrs. Esther Brinker, Ane derson, and Mrs, Mary Cashman, Ft. Wayne. - The Rt. Rev. Msgr. August Fussenegger is to be‘'an honor guest, 5 ;
PTA Units to Meet Five County PTA Units will meet next week. The Shadeland Unit will meet at 7:15 p. m. Monday in the school. There will be registration and a reception for the new teachers. Mothers of new pupils will be honored at a tea at 1 p. m. Friday. An organization meeting is set for the Oaklandon PTA for 7:30 p. m. Tuesday. The Cumberland Unit will also meet at 7:30 p. m. T
'uesday. The Glenns Valley PTA will meet at 8 p. m. Thursday. The Rev. M. D. Wilson of the Mt. Pleasant Christian Church will speak and Lawrence Robertson will present a musical program. The Bridgeport unit will have a program and meeting at 8 p.m. Thursday, Mrs. Earl N. Armbrust, chairman, will present
program “Getting Acquainted With Our PTA :
card party at 8:15 p. m. tomorrow in the hall, 521 E. 15th St. FEE
Garten Book Reviews Set
The women of the First Friends Church will present a series of four book reviews by Mrs, Kathe
ryn Turney Garten again this year. “Books for Friends” is the name of the series.
The programs will be Oct. 11, Nov. 8, Dec. 6 and Jan, 10 in ~ the Caleb Mills Hall at Shortridge High School. : Mrs. Orville A. Wilkinson is gen~ - eral chairman. She will be as. sisted by Mesdames Charles A. Reeve, Isaac E. Woodard, Frank D. Spradling and M. J. McCulley. Also Misses Jeannette Henley, Josephine Turney and Atta Thompson. “Mrs. Garten is a member of the
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