Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 November 1949 — Page 17

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* faculty, will act as moderator. The mothers

and Miss Suzanne Harrah, Noblesville, served as th: maid of a ricusmalds were Mise oan , an Mae Ellen’ Chuzch.

‘basque and court length train.

She had an imported {illusion veil and carried a Job's Daughters’ Bible covered with white orchids. | John Davies was the best man and the ushers were John Ellis, | Metuchen, N. J.; Manson Church| and John Martin. The reception was in the home of the bride's parents, For her wedding trip to the Bouth the bride chose: a navy checked suit with red accessories. The couple will live at 2410 E.

10th St. The bride attended But-| oP

ler University and the bridegroom is a Butler graduate and a Sigma Nu Fraternity member,

Butler Group Sets Meeting

'Women In the News'

To Be Discussed

A panel presentation by local newspaper women on “Women in the News” will highlight the No-. vember méeting of the Butler University Mothers Council. It will be at 2 p. m. Friday. Mrs, Charles Ferguson, council president, will be in charge of the meeting. Mrs. Lotys Benning Stewart, Indianapolis Star fashion editor; Mrs. Agnes H. Ostrom, The Indianapolis Times women’s club editor; Miss Patricia Burnett, Indianapolis News feature. writer, and Miss Alice Robertson, Butler senior journalism major and managing editor of the Butler Collegian, student daily newspaper, will take part in the panel, Prof. Rosamond “R. Jones, a member of the journalism department

of Pi Beta Phi Sorority members and Sigma Chi Fraternity members will serve tea afterward. Miss JoAnne Prall, In-| dianapolis sophomore, will play] piano selections during the tea.

By MARJORIE TURK

CELEBRITY catching is the job of two Indianapolis women. They have been trapping big names for 18 fears-and bring-ine-them- to Town-Hall. Mrs. Nora Bingham and Mrs. Josephine Vetter are the hunters and have alwavs found the persons in .the speaking field for their Friday morning audiences. Mrs. Bingham and Mrs, Vet ter are sisters. And they founded the Indianapolis Town Hall in 1931. Although novices in tne operation of a booking agency, they had expert help. When they decided to start a Town Hall, based on the pat: tern of the one in New York, they imported another sister (0 get the operation rolling. This sister, Mrs. Kathleen Snow-Stringer, had had three years of experience as the head

of the ‘Detroit Town-Hall

which now has the biggest morning audience of any Town Hall in the country.

in English's

Mrs. Snow - Stringer came down from Detroit for the first few months and Mrs. Vetter joined Mrs. Bingham from Pittsburgh and stayed on. That first year, the series had 20 speakers and was held in : English Theater. Memberships were sold for the season and single tickets for individual lectures—a system which is still used.- Luncheons for those who attended the lectures followed the 11 a. m. meetings. The guest speaker attended and answered questions. This practice is also still in operation. y . Now Town Hall has moved to the Murat Theater and the

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Mes. Nora Bingham and Mrs. Josephine Vetter.

luncheons are in the Athenaeum. The number of lectures has been streamlined to 12 during the season. The first speaker in the Indianapolis Town Hall was Albert Edward Wiggam, the author, That same year the

sisters brought Princess Der’

Ling and the swashbuckling Raphael Sabatini.

Temperamental Millay

Others who were among the first to appear here under the Town Hall auspices were Fannie Hurst (Kathleen McNutt gave a tea for Miss Hurst in the Governor's Mansion) and Edna St. Vincent Millay. Mrs. Bingham reports that Miss Millay was the most temperamental speaker to appear. She wanted $25 for each autograph. Alexander Woollcott was also a problem child for Mrs,

The traditionally cold Indianapolis audience 1s a challenge to the Town Hall speakers, according to Mrs, Vetter. The celebrities write that the questions asked here during the in-

most interesting and intelligent that they receive.

In the 18 years only one speaker has failed to show, and when it was too late to call off the meeting; a pinch-hitter was supplied. Two speakers have arrived late. One was Mr. Knickerbocker, who got held up in a flood and hired a private plane to keep the engagement, . The other was Margaret Bourke-White. She was tied up in a snow storm and didn't get in until 2 p. m. But Miss White came back for a later appearance. When not working on Town Hall in their office on the mez-

Bingham and Mrs. Vetter.” He ;‘zinine of the Claypool ‘Hotel

told Mrs. Booth Tarkingto who introduced him, that he would walk off the stage if anyone arrived late or left early, and he almost did. Another tense moment for the Town Hall heads was when John Strachey, now a member of the British Labor government, repeatedly addressed the audience as “comrades.” Mrs. Bingham says that the Hoosier audience is a very con-

sérvative one. “Humorists do —

not ~please them as much as those who have something vital to say,” she declared. Favorite Speakers

John Mason Brown is the biggest repeater. He is. coming

back this year for his fifth *

lecture. The late H. R. Knickerbocker was another favorite. He also was a five-time speaker.

the sisters visit the other members of their family. They take a swing up to Detroit for more

Town Hall talk with Mrs."

Snow-Stringer and go on to New York to pick up the lecture circuit gossip. Mrs. Bingham and Mrs. Vetter also visit another sister, Mrs. Grace A. Rush of Cincinnatti. Mrs, Rush is a career woman, too. She puts out the

Martha Ann products, fancy

nuts and sauces which are shipped all over the world. The four women are the daughters of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. R. O'Malley, Manistee,

Mich. Mr. O'Malley was the

editor of the Manistee Advo-

cate. They were all educated were Messrs. and Mesdames

in Michigan and each began her career after having been

married and having reared a Mr. and Mrs. Held were gradu-|'

family.

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’ rey i Jerry Withrow, bridal

"|the bride. A full length illusion

30 o'clock last aight in the Free Methodist - Church. Rev, Gerald Mikels read the

The bride is the ter of

in St. bridegroom's. nts are Mr. and Mrs. Elvin s, 2118 Bellis 8t. ©

Miss Beverly Millikan, Miss - Hewitt, Mrs. Leo McCoy

attendants, wore pastel colored

The best man was Howard Jordan. The ushers were Mr. ‘Withrow, Kenny Davis and Carl Jacobs.

A gown of white satin made on princess lines was worn by

veil was trimmed in lace and fell from a pear! tiara and she car-| ried white roses. {

After a reception in the home| of ‘the bride’s parents the couple {left for a trip to Florida.

OSU Alumni

Corwin T. Geyers Entertain Tonight Mr. and Mrs, Corwin T. Geyer, {Brendonwood, ‘will entertain {members of the Ohio State University Alumni Club of Indiana lat a 6:30 p. m. buffet supper to(day. Mr. ‘and : Mrs. John David {Baker are in charge of arrangeiments. Assistants include Messrs,

and Mesdames L. G. Stewart]

{Robert P. Joyce, Donald C. (Drake, Robert ‘B. Plessinger, John A. Lane and Frederick W, Gilchrist, Dr. and Mrs. Ralph V. Everly and Miss Helen Draving.

Film to Be Shown

Mrs. Hugh J. Baker St. willl

show kodachrome pictures which she took on the first postwar {flight around the world last year. {Honor guests will include Dr. and {Mrs. William F. King and Mrs. {Frank Evans, charter members {of the alumni group, in addition {to Mrs. Baker who helped launch

al tit cs a haat

Just Arrived From Grenoble!

{the organization in 1912, Members motoring this week-rend-for-Ohilo-State’'s homecoming game with the University of Iiliinois in Columbus were Mr. and Mrs. Harry I. Hipple Jr. They were the guests of Mrs. Hip-

ple’s. parents, Mr, and Mrs. Wil-|

{ard B. Morris, Powell, O.: Others

Harry 8S. Hanna, Theodore M. | Hela and William B. McCaw.

‘ated from Ohio State this June.

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