Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 January 1950 — Page 13

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ground for Mrs. Lamson. At the morning session, she talked on designing for outdoor living, touching on nee-

essary things such as consid-

ering the utilitarian spots before planning the - beautiful ones. A laundry yard and

paths, recommended methods of laying brick and the proper use of gravel got first ats tention. She discussed the trend toward easy to care for gardens and said that design, not size; gave the proper effect. She was most amusing in pointing out the expense of growing one's own vegetables and recommended sticking

.to the gourmet ones such as

tomatoes, aspar , lima beans and peas. She said her own strawberries cost nine times as much as raspherries while the latter sold for four times the strawberries in the market.

Mrs. Lamson was iIntroduced by Mrs. Conrad Ruckelshaus, program chairman. I had to take my mind off gardening long enough to notice her taupe velvet hat and matching gloves, worn with a gray suit. Many people went over to Woodstock for lunch between sessions. In the afternoon small flowering trees and shrubs were discussed.

Modern Landscaping

MRS, LAMSON recommended using native material and putting it in large enough to get immediate effect. She made an interesting peint in saying that foundation planting was designed for old houses built off the ground. Modern architects are building houses that need no disguise for the foundation, which changes the picture considerably. Flowering crab, burning bush, dogwood and Japanese cherry and lilac are among her favorites, partly because of their shape which {is attractive in the winter. The Wednesday afternoon meeting, for members only, was at Mrs. Robert B. Failey’'s. Here the subject was garden flowers carrying through the whole season. Seven foot wide beds to take four rows of plants and early planting help insure this. Many people entertained for Mrs. Lamson who stayed with Mrs, William Rockwood. Monday night she dined at ‘Mr. and Mrs. Bowman Eider's. Mrs. Ruckelshaus had a few people in for tea following the Tuesday sessions. Wednesday she went to lunch at Mrs. Frederic Ayres Sr. and that night was at dinner at Mr. and Mrs. Anton Vonnegut's. Her whole visit was pleasant for her as it was more or less & homecoming, since she lived in southern Indiana as a child.

Indian Movies TUESDAY aftermoon Dr. Tom Noble Jr. showed his movies on Navajo Indians and addressed the National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Indiana at a meeting in the 38th Street Branch of the Merch&nts Bank. Mrs. Noble Dean, program chairman, introduced him. The subject was a happy

“selection as the society is cur-

rently supporting a. school room for Navajos. It was interesting to learn that the Navajo is an individualist, living in his own hogan, in contrast to the Pueblos who gather in communities in close quarters. Mrs. Jean Milner and Mrs. George

Denny poured tea following

the program. Mrs. Charles Latham left last Thursday for New York and will sail on the Queen Mary the 28th for France. She will meet Mrs, William Macgregor Morris, formerly

joined by her son this summer. Clever Decorations

"WEDNESDAY Mrs. C. Augustus Harms gave a

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ghter Debbie . . . her husband remembers to

mail letters but forgets his umbrella.

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Prof. and Mrs. Kenneth St. Clair . . . she's started putting

exam dates on the family calendar. : By DONNA MIKELS IS THERE ANY foundation for the old “absent-

minded professor” gags?

The loyal wives of five Indiana Central College professors say “No.” Professors, they declare, are just like people. Take, for instance, Mrs. Thelma Weber, wife of Prof, James Weber, head of the Bible and religious department of ICC. “Why my husband isn’t absent-minded,” she declared. “He has his classes, he’s chairman of the chapel and assembly committee of the college, sponsor of the Student Christian Associa-

tion and chairman of the adult committee of the Church Federation Religious Education Committee and of the curriculum committees of the Board of Week Day Religion and of Manual PTA. “Besides that he teaches two Sunday School classes in two different churches every Sunday. He remembers all these meetings and usually gets there on time.” At that moment, the gentleman in question walked out of his study in the Weber home at 1526 Castle Ave. and started into the rainy outdoors. “See,” beamed his wife pointing proudly, “he even remembered to put on his boots.” 'Forgot My Keys' Her beam disappeared less than a minute later when her non-absent-minded husband - re-entered, eyes downcast. “Forgot my keys,” he sald, grinning. Mrs. Weber had no more to say. When she was asked to

help in research to prove that college professors are not absent-minded, Mrs. Miriam 8t. Clair, wife of Prof. Kenneth St. Clair of ICC's history department, broke into a smile. “If “you're trying to prove that you've come to the wrong place,” she said. Prof. ‘St. Clair, she says, gets so absorbed in the’ history of reconstruction in the South that he tends to run a little behind the clock getting to meals. He's usually just a little forgetful she says. But one afternoon last term he went to class at what he thought was exam time to find a roomful of empty chairs. Turned out the test was really scheduled for that morning and that the whole class had been there waiting for their “absent-minded” professor. The family budget took a beating when the Prof. had to pop for cokes to make peace with his class,

Home for Lunch Mrs. Helen Kellogg says her husband, Allen B. Kellogg,

Mrs. Allen Kellogg . . . "I'm here today™ says the note which she puts on her husband's car in the campus parking lot.

Mrs. James Weber . . . her "non absent-minded husband remembered his

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boots but forgot his keys,

Mrs. Angus Nicoson and son Danny . . . "Look, mommy, daddy forgot his wallet again."

professor of English and academic dean, isn't at all like savants are caricatured. He's very punctual, she says, and juggles his many activities on an efficient schedule. He's especially prompt about getting home for lunch. One day just recently he

hurried out of class and drove home to 1411 Loretta Drive right on time. Only trouble was, he walked into an empty house. He'd forgotten that it was Mrs. Kellogg's day to teach violin at Indiana Central and that he had driven her to school with him

that morning and left her there. But Mrs. Kellogg defends her husband anyway. By and large, she says, professors aren't any more absent-

minded than anvone else. Her view is shared hv Mrs, Flizabeth Cramer. wife of rhilneanhv prafessor Robert : Cromer. Prof. Cramer, gave his wife does verv well ahont eoattine home to meals, rememharine rlage echadules and even mailing letters,

"Where's the Umbrella?’

Hie Achilles hee! is the

family umbrella. When he starts to leave home on a rainv morning he discovers ha left it at school. And on davs when he needs jt at school he finds he left it at home. In tha nast rainv few weeks the four hlncks bhetween schonl and their home at 42511, Bowman Ave. has been verv damn Another defender of the maligned nrofs is Mrs. Bea Nicoson. She savs her husband. athletic director Angus Nicnson, {isn’t absentminded. Preoccupied, yes, but not absent-minded. She admits, however, that he set probably what was an all-time record on the old “I left my wallet at home” routine. When the team onlays out of town Coach Nicoson fis suppossed to carry the money for meals. But for three games in a row last year he forgot his wallet and had to rush around borrowing money to feed his. hungry team. All in all, the study of 1CC professors to determine the truth of the absent-minded professor legend leads to only one conclusion . . . they have very loyal wives.

Historical Council Devotes Time To Preservation Of Pioneers’ Work

} By AGNES H. OSTROM “THE WOMEN OF TODAY are advancing because of the pioneer work done by our predecessors in woman suffrage, civic

and social reform.”

This idea so engrossed a young president of the Indianapolis Council of Women that she decided to make certain contributions of these early feminine leaders were never forgotten.

Nov. 22, 1943, Mrs. Donovan A. Turk laid the groundwork for the Indianapolis Historical Council. As president of the Indianapolis Council of Women she called together a group of active ¢lubwomen in Ayres’ committee room,

It was agreed to create an alumnaé organization of the Council of Women to preserve the work achieved by these women to improve the city and their own status. And on the 52d anniversary of the council, Feb, 1, 1944, the perfected new organization affiliated with the parent club.

Charter members with the founder were Mesdames A. B. Glick, Laura E. Ray, Lowell 8. Fisher, Harry Dragoo, W. C. Bartholomew, Henry Ker, Bert 8. Gadd, Charles E. Smith, E. E. Padgett, 'M. E. Robbins, E. C. Rumpler, Frank E. Weimer and Ernest Fullenwider.

‘Membership was opened to the past directors, officers, parliamentarians, historians

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dent of the Indianapolis Council of Women, Mrs. Glick, the first president, tem-

_ porarily assumed her duties.

‘Membership of 85

Today membership has reached 85. Each individual is currently collecting old club scrapbooks, year books, histories, papers, programs and photographs to add to the fast-growing file. Personal letters and anecdotes prove invaluable. “Eventually,” explains Mrs. Turk, “we hope to include every outstanding woman in Indianapolis and Indiana. “The pattern of our organ{zations and their programs are largely the same today as that of 75 years ago. Women are working to relleve the distress of the sick, the poor and the orphan. They . interest themselves in all matters pertaining to the ‘common good.’ “Each year or two a different set of officers are elected in organizations to administer the affairs of that group. These officers hold ior trust the prestige, the place "in the community established

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by their predecessors. “Their place in society,

Mrs. Donovan A. Turk . . . founder of the Indianapolis

Historical Council.

their freedom, the esteem held for them by the public at large has been established previously by those” courageous, determined women who preceded them.” ig ie Howard Peckham,

Indiana Historical Bureau "director,

’ a session of the historical council May,

1945, he suggested that the compiled records be given to

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the Indiana State Library. The* founder was asked to undertake this project. Last February it was voted to donate the material to the brary for safekeeping and availability to researchers, historians and all those interested. i 2 “That's a bigger order than you - imagine,” laughs Mrs. Turk. It seems the condition

of some of the fled material

is precarious. Much of the .

handwritten information has to be typed and it isn't always readily legible.

However, as soon as the records are in + good shape, they will be turned over to

"the library as a permanent

file.” ~ '

On Feb. 14, the sixth anniversary of the Historical Council, will be celebrated at -a luncheon meeting in the Turk home, 3313 Washington Blvd. Mrs. Lowell 8. Fisher is president; Mrs, Ray and Mrs. Padgett, first and second vice presidents; Mrs. M. G. Christie, recording secretary, and Mrs. Walter Geisel, treasurer. 4 “By giving an accurate pieture of what Indianapolis and Indiana women were doing to struggle out of the housewife status, we'll have an accurate picture of what women over the world have done or are doing,” believes the founder. In addition to her work with the women's and historical councils, Mrs. Turk has worked with the Girl Scouts, Chamber of Com-

merce and Indiana Federa-

tion of’ Clubs, She is queen of the Koran Temple, Daughters of the Nile and was the first woman in Indiana to be appointed on a board of re-

view. She was reappointed to

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Counter-Spy— | Sewing Contest |

Pulls Attention To Fabric Counters

Spring 1950 Selections of Yard Goods Are Prettier Than Ever Before By LOUISE FLETCHER, Times Woman's Editor ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE THIRD Indianapolis Times Sewing Contest, on today's first page, will set needles flying and sewing machines humming between now and mid-April. That's when the completed contest entry garments will be gathered in for judging, and for exhibit. This

year's entries should be especially interesting because contest ants will have a far more intriguing lot of fabrics from which to make their selections. Suitability of fabric to the garment’s design is one of the factors taken into consideration by the contest judges, so a study of yard goods counters is a wise approach to the making of a contest entry. Your Counter-Spy already has a line on some of the fabrics that may be making their appearance in contest garments. Cottons, of course, are headliners for spring sewing. (There are cotton dress and beach or playclothes divisions in the contest). At Block's, they have some new waffle pique prints with huge floral motifs which would be pretty for anything from sundresses to summer evening frocks. Typical designs are outsize yellow or red poppies with black leaves on white; whopping big clusters of lilacs, in probable and improbable colors, on white or pastel grounds; purple daisies on white. In 36-inch width, these piques are $1 a yard. The printed Indian Head fabrics at Block's are eye-catchers, too. Also $1 a yard, some of them reflect the batik influence; others are striped; one has a drapery-like Colonial landscape in white on rose-red or mustard background. One design (pictured) should make any girl feel herself a honey. Scattered over pastel blue or red backgrounds are scores and scores of honeybees. The Indian Head also comes in plain colors to match the backgrounds of the prints. This is 79 cents a yard. Terry cloth for beach robes which may be entered in the sewing contest is 36 inches wide, $1.19 and $1.29 a yard. It comes in white, yellow, blue, gray, petal pink, rose or nile green, » » . . AM 8’ A local millinery buyer knows what it means to “throw yourself into your work.” In New York recently, she was being firm with a temperamental hat designer. “I want THIS hat shape (she pointed), in THIS hat's color (a sweep of the arm), and with THIS hat’s ribbon.” With that, she bent over to bring the ribbons from a tissue lined hatbox on the floor. Also with that, her hipbone swiveled out of joint. The rest of the wee she creaked abotit New York at a 45-degree angle. But she getting the hat she wants. ) 3 » dd . : » . Fine for cool summer frocks is printed rayon jersey and this is on hand at Block's, too, mostly in all-over designs involving leaves, flowers, shadow plaids or abstract motifs. It is $1.50 a yard and is 39 inches wide. Subtle coloring marks a group of pure silk prints, 41-inch width and $3 a yard. Notable in this group is a design which suggests the translucent coloring of a stained glass window. There are also some Bianchini pure silk hand-blocked prints (39-inch, $4.95 to $6.50 a yard) featuring shadowy designs and all-over patterns with a few pieces sport. ing wide-spaced motifs for a change of pace. Plain-toned fabrics are equally beautiful. One is Remon Holland's Reshanta, a frosty looking shantung weave, firmer than silk shantung, and available in cool grays, mauve, lime and other pastels. Forty inches in width and $3.95 a yard, it looks like a good bet for summery tailored dresses and suits. Suits occupy an important spot in spring fashions—and in The Times sewing contest. Fabrics for these are as numerous as they are lush. Some wool crepe suiting at Block's has a pebbled surface and a pretty range of colors—copper, gray, beige and Balenciaga among them. » n € . » n . To give home seamstresses an idea of how well their handiwork can look, Block's iomorrow and Tuesday will have informal modeling of garments made of Miron woolens over Vogue patterns. The modeling will go on all day in the fourthfloor fabric department.

White Is Triple-Threat Style

TILL ON THE SUBJECT of suits, and fabrics therefor, Wasson’s have a variety of excellent suit materials. One, Milliken's Worsteray, combines virgin wool and rayon in 20 and 80 per cent ratio, making a crisp fabric that takes to tailoring like a duck to water. All ready for the needle (54-inch width; $2.98 a yard), it is

shown in small checks and glen plaids as well as plain tones, Then there are Botany checks and glen plaids, mostly brown or black-with-white mixtures, at $5.95 a yard, and a group of 100 per cent wool multi-colored checks at $4.98 a yard. Silks for dresses are there in extensive array. The small, all-over motifs favored by high-fashion designers are represented in Onondaga pure-dye, pure-silk miniature prints. One of these, red, white and green, is pictured. Price is $2.98 a yard; 39-inch width. Solid color pure-dye silk crepe in a rainbow of shades is $2.79 a yard: Pure dye silk Surah crepe which keeps its crispness through the most wilting weather is $2.98 a yard and has fanciful designs such as shells, scrolls, unicorns, etc., all in jewel-clear colors.” For youth- : ful evening dresses, Wasson's show printed and checked taffeta as well as stripes and novelty weaves at §1.39 a yard. Some of these——the ones in a quiet mood-—may be used for suits; after. noon and date dresses, . . LJ ” x » » Heading north from southern resorts is a triple-threat spring fashion . . . the popularity of white costumes. Home seamstresses who want to-cash in on the style value of white will find all kinds of “makings” at Wasson's. White fleece coating is $6.98 a yard; white herringbone wool Is $3.98; white Botany gabardine $8.50; white flannel $4.75 and white Botany Baronette wool dress crepe $4.75. # 5 =» . » » Cottons at Wasson's go in for surface interest, or textured effects to the uninitiated. One called Pik-Seer looks like corded seersucker and is $1.19 a yard; 36-inch width, Also on deck are basket weave effects in white, black, pastels, dark tones and high shades like American Beauty. Fine quality striped seems sucker. “Tubby Tub” brand, comes in both pinwalée and wide wale at 89 cents a yard. Lacking “surface interest” but une rivaled for sheer beauty is Lovely Lady credse resistant volle which is back in all its pre-war glory. At $1.20 a yard it comes in paisley designs, all-over florals, dots and plain colors. = =

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