Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 January 1950 — Page 21

Page PDF (7.52 MB)

Back to issue view

RS" ,* -- a sift =~"

tf £3

fe Hit

ittention, ple. No one revent ‘that cal sclentists 0) cancer je - prevented 16 cancer

atching dis- ~~ r and diphd- terrifying

GOW a FOO er

gainst them ts and, in y sanitation. ockjaw, and ‘other conainst which helpless in an have our gainst them,

vallable for nallpox long s something , out 's resolution p protection vaccination ime. If you nated within ee your doc-

doctor Is a healthy New aination” will in time to

y eScape ger’ ¢eidents, berary to popujust happen.

SR ——

hb ®

~ PutsOn For Wash

Yiu om

Second Lady

of the lady ambassador, of The New Year, in belong to the Vice President's

Louis woman who will shortly settle

Elise Morrow

r and more svelte

eapital’'s social structure, Washington is still the stronghold of dowagers and a paradise for social climbers. The social suc cess in Washington of folk who wouldn't be invited to the dpening night of a super market in Grand Rapids continues to be incredible. Getting enough men remains a major problem" for hostesses. The definitive ine on that, delivered by an ‘har-

Tata

}

yes, I know he's .a no-good drunk, but he dves fill up the chair.” 4 . .

Funniest Party ‘One of the aspirants to the throne vacated by Mrs, Mesta has been serving wines which one outraged embassy attache referred to as Heathen Brothers, 1948. When -one friend finally whispered to her, charftably, that you can't pour red

get the booze wholesale through some contiection which allowed

them no choice: Her husband, . Was

said, believed that no one {the difference. (“What, |good to. those

tht

important man,. whom not know, to her daugh-

;

It happened ther day. *

er day. party the

of the year Soviet emreception their October

5 Pte Li

in celebration revolution, a

full A and strange dialog pastry models of the KremThe most original party the headdress ball given by several French embassy bacheJors. This had on display such

{FE

roney of Oklatioma gotten up like nothing ever seen. in Oklahoma.

Washington System The best parties were those given by the few hostesses in Washington who operate on the

ington \ Second Lady Expected to Surpass : Mrs. Truman in Social Circles

"WASHINGTON, Dec. 31—In the social life of Washington, 1949 has been the year of the romantic old Veep, canasta, and of the new-rich,

fed and liquored—by the somewhat wife of one of Washington's great homegrown, self-made commercial fortunes. : Otherwise, the year ending tonight saw few changes in the

of comic opera |,

gton

> y . >.

is expected to bride, the warm and pretty St

' By the beginning of the 20th Wh. :

1825 in New .

oes Ca

University Women, Ed AC

for Childhood Women Lawyers, Congress of/ nts and Teachers, Council | (of - Women DAR, *- Colonial ames, ° Pen Women, Needleworjy Guild and church denominatignal groups

noon-day dinner, cogked over the and kindling bu stove by 2:30 o'clock in the after-

the women had taken their in someone else’s spotless

Propylaeum

ether the club woman of

Indianapolis Club Conscious Even af Turn of Century

By AGNES H. OSTROM - 5s century” Indianapolis already was

,iwoman's ability, rights, powers,

.lcounty infirmary. They listened y.|child training, education and ar

-was located on North St. |

ignited the state. Indi-

ladies, “Public sentiment has undergone a radical change as to

privileges and accomplishments « + « Justice now demands for her equal chances in. the battle of life, equal pay for like service.” Betterment of their community was foremost in “the minds of these Gibson Girls. They pointed

a woman physician was needed to attend the females in the

to lecturers on free hospital work, in the public schools.

officers of another group, the Political Equality Society, a branch of thé National Woman's Suffrage Society, ° The year also marked the successful 11th convention of the

Several local clubs belonged and their delegates attended the event in Lafayette. One of their re‘corded resolutions, ‘however, re-

rse and

as she sat erect and alert | n a wooden chair or on a horse-| hair sofa. - By then the year’s program of, the following clubs were carried in the newspaper: Clio, Inter Nos, ni Irvington Fortnightly, Magazine, Indianapolis

Woman's, Research, Parlor,

| Tuxedo Historical League, Fort-

' nightly Literary, German Literary, Aftermath, Indianapolis Cer- of literature, art or music shall]

amie, Irvington Woman's, Local

{Council of Women, Conversation!

Friday Afternoon, Over the Teacups, Sketching, Catharine Merrill and the Matinee Musicale.

days, guest days and election of

quaint theory of inviting peo- 4,mcers were noted. It was the

ple they like, and who cling to the silly notion that a bore is & bore, even if he does sit all day on the Supreme Court ®ench or in the Senate chamber, This approach, qf course, rules out the basic Washington system, which is: One Senator, one important ambassador, one unimportant but charming ambassador, one visiting celebrity, one Good Mind for class, several pretty women, and, course, the extra men to fill up the chairs, .

ence of another fashionable section, to give Georgetown competition. Georgetown, of course, ‘is the most chichi, the Valballa where all good social ¢limbers go. The newly discovered, equally roach-ridden district, is on Capitol Hill, where ancient boarding houses are now being done oyer and, lke town, will presently rent for astounding sums, The worst social crisis of the year, or one of the worst, occurred at a dinner party when ‘an inexperienced hostess sat a powerful political columnist between two women who for political reasons literally would not speak to him from soup to nuts. There was another less cataclysmic crisis when another big e took a sleeping pill ncert one night, timing ft to work when he got home, and instead almost passed out cold at a British embassy re-

of -

— One important change-during | the year has been the emerg-

height of the literary era. The majority of the programs were about classical writers or the works of | popular authors. Topics ranged from Browning and “Pip Characters in Fiction.” But, a few groups were delving into the sub-

ment. Programs Planned one of the

bers presented the program. Occasionally a man appeared on the speaker's platform, In their meetings in the Propylaeam the Indianapolis Woman's Club, founded in 1875, was-dis-cussing “Club Literature,” “Dawn of the 20th-Century,” “Burns, the |Patriot” and “The New Era in | Russia.” . ; The very founding of the

{Propylaeum grew out of a com-|

{mittee from- that club hunting a {suitable meeting room in 1888. Members had stared open{mouthed when Mrs, May Wright {Sewall, internationally known {protagonist of women's interests {and dévelopment, suggested the {formation of a stock company to |erect and own a building adaptjable far the use of various literary, artistic and special clubs. But it was successfully incorporated. A new building with a frontage of 75 feet: on North Street on the present site of the World War Memorial Plata was

had arrived by street car, flected the trend away from art " Ta or on/and literature. It authorized a t, her starched shirt-waist and committee to co-operate with the ing skirt appeared neat and legislature on the improvement

The presidents days, Indiana scene of the

Passes” to “Real|g,ch an organization March 7

ject of the Boer and Spanish- eration of Clubs immediately. Six American Wars, And a few others years ater the Union of Literary|

were involved in planning for Ciybs united to form the Indicivic and community advance- ana State Federation of Clubs. At {the

club. mem-|Clubs, was adopted.

of Indiana forestry.

State Organization The Indianapolis Woman's Club and one of Its members, Miss Elizabeth Nicholson, are credited] with being the inspiration for this first state organization of clubs. Its by-laws had been adopted ten) years before, so any “Indiana ¢lub having for its object study

{be eligible.” Formation of the Indiana State Federation of Women's Clubs cast the die for the subsequent | half-century. South Bend was the first convention |Nov. 15 and 16, 1900. Strangely, |of the 20 ¢lubs who first joined, norie were from Indianapolis, {although representatives of the Indianapolis Woman's: Club and

{the German Literary Club had

| been present at the first call for

{in the English Hotel. Indiana joined the General Fed-

1910 convention the present name, Indiana Federation of

many changes in the club picture. {Groups reflect the interest of every type woman, the housewife, the mother, the literati the card enthusiast, the office secretary and the professional. In|dianapolis groups range from the

Lullaby and Newco Clubs to {the garden or tions, ' from {home economic groups to flyers.

Women may spend the morning, afternoon, evening or all day attending. They may play bridge or leafn about atomic energy and government controls.. They may sew or do other kinds‘of social service and welffre work. An editorial in an Indianapolis paper of 1809 noted that women take clubs seriously, that it has “not been good enough to belong

apparently been that if one is good, more is better.” In this respect the local -club

(Glenns Valley PTA To Have Luncheon

.Mfs. Oren

out to the county commissioners |

And the Indianapolis Sentinel] «|recorded Jan. 9 the election of

Indiana iow ut 2 itetaty Clubs. |.

to one club; the argument has

pictire seeins not to have altered.|"

Mann, Bouthport Road, will entertain the Glenns Valley PTA Study Group at an 11:30 a. m, covered dish luncheon

t| Wednesday. She will be assisted

Three members of the Florence Nightingale Club check final Day meeting fo be Friday in the Warren Hotel with Miss Ma Club members are Mesdames Ethel Gatewood, Ernest Millholland and Howard Spurgeon. Mrs. M holland is general chairman for the event.

i . v i) pris bh - » oy - 0 hy BQ. a TIARA 1s on rr ey he TY SL Coir EE A AR SAT 8

far-sighted gentleman of the] period, the Governor told the! -

arrangements for the Founders H. Sutton (left), banquet manager.

Program, Mrs. BE. E. Wasson which helped organize the sori o ay ane Nellie B.¥ aa : § * : . G, PEO--T7:30 p. Miss : | security of Tilinols, Prot.| Clara M. Ryss 1550 Crast(CHAP. AF, PEO—Noon. Mrs. H. Timmons will talk on “Your Fam-| Drive, Woodruff Place, + | A. Vertrees, 24 8. fly and Mine In’ r's World.” TUESDAY Ave, hostess. Reading of He will speak at 1:15 p.m. = . council and state by-laws, : {at 10 a.m. Mrs, Merrill G. Chris-| Block's Auditorium. “The BOOK REVIEW-—1:30 p. ; tie, club reports chairman, will] Egyptian” (Waltarl), Mrs] Ayres’ A > present Mrs. Clifford J. Richter,| Kathryn Turney Garten. tian” (Waltarf), Mrs. ‘Kathryn Police Department) GAMMA PHI ZETA—S8 p. m. In-| Turney Garten. Ladies Auxiliary; Mrs. Edward B.| didnapolis Power & Light Co. LADIES FEDERAL-—Noon. Mré Raub,’ Hos Koonaomes Sub Lighting demonstration. Willian Rickets, ‘8072 Dews} : president; Mrs. . Hueber, In- ol t., hostéss; Mesdames Charles dorsers of Photo Plays president! 3 Iu Mrs. Daniel 8 Adar Tuttle, John T. and ahd Mrs. Ethel Gassert, delpgate] o.0" \\a 0 "0 a™ hostess. | Paul Burkhart, ts. of the Indianapolis Business and| oo. "2 © oo Letters,” 1908—1 p. m. Mrs, Oscar - Lee,

Browning, assistant. “ INDIANAPOLIS PANHE L-| | ENTO _ASSOCIATION—1 p. m. 38th. St. Branch, Indiana Na-| Hohad Bank. Business. EW — 1 p. m. Mrs. Roy Horne, 2040 Park Ave., hostess.

Professional Women's Club. Joseph Pearson, community ‘education director for the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, will also talk on “Twentieth Century American Heritage.” Mrs. Julius: Rockner, Americanism Committee chairman, will introduce Prof. Timmons.

Mrs. Florence W. Fulghum. {CHAPTER Q, PEO—2 p. m. Mrs. © K. 8, Means, 2101 N, Pennsylvania St, hostess, Founders Day program, Mrs, W. H. Crump and Mrs. W, E. Kyle. SUNNYSIDE GUILD-12:30 p. m. Indianapolis Athletic Club. Mrs. William H. Hanning, chairman; Mesdames Ralph Martin, Gilbert- Small, Charles'y 4 Byfield, G. J. Bookwalter, A. c. Men Outnumbered {1153 S...Drexel Ave. will hold Zaring, T. E. Root, George W.| WASHINGTON — Australia's {open house from 4 to 8 p. m.| Shaffer and David 8. Stone, chief cities now have 160,000 (today. There are no invitations.| . assistants. : {more women than men, ;

hostess. ‘ NORTH SIDE STUDY 12:30 p. m. Mrs, J. Blaine Hoffman, . 5240 Broadway, hostess. “Ar lington and the Lee's,” Mrs. J, D. Hendricks. : : CHAP. AF, PEO--Mrs. Lawrence Dorsey, 3540 N. Pennsylvania St., ‘hostess. Study of constitu tion, Mrs. J. T. Rohm. -

Plan Open House

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sexson,

AA to HAASAN SRA tA ET ANTONIN moe in Ty A Lg Fa

ES a.

——— —- ————— — fo—

— ——— ————— A —— ve S———

Ee $0 W, \ LN 1 RSS SA

F xtends fo you,

our friends and patrons,

its warmest New Year's wishes, | accompanied by the hope that the New Year will bring the best of health, happiness.and prosperity

to all. May it establish more firmly the blessings of freedom

and good will in this great land of ours . . . and in the world.

"oy