Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 December 1950 — Page 20

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Children s Museum to Mark 25th Anniversary Crobp

Dinner Scheduled Wednesday Night

By AGNES H. OSTROM

AS BRILLIANT as sil- |

ver which traditionally

marks a quarter century

anniversary is the Children's Museum 25-year community service record. Wednesday a grateful! community will express its appreciation on the birthday of the Indianapolis museum's opening for the first time to youngsters. Officially. the birthday cake will be cut that night at a dinner for trustees, executives and special guests in the museum. But over the city its junior patrons will take their cue from a pre-adolescent. On hearing of the 25th aniversary he ex- - claimed, “Now I'll have a good excuse to wear my membership pin all week.” Since that early December day the museum has established itself as a center of learning, culture and neverending curiosity to the children who flock its gallerys, challenge its patient staffers with prying questions. Today it's a quarter-mililion dollar plant. This includes the 3010 N. Meridian Bt. property, its modern attractive fourth home, and more than 100.000 catalogued. articles for display donated by interested citizens « hot to mention a live animal display. - ~

CREDIT for begining this

; third museum for children in

Events—

the U. 8B. belongs to four farsighted women . . . Mrs. John N. Carey, Miss Faye Henley, Miss Florence H. Fitch and Miss Eliza A. Browning. It was patterned after its two predecessors, the Brooklyn and the Boston Children’s Museums. For 19 rent-free years the museum was housed In Mrs, Carey's Victorian mansion, 1150 N. Meridian St. It reopened in its present spot or its 21st anniversary. It now requires six full-time and six part-fime staff members to do the work once performed by only two. Arthur B. Carr, director from 1926 until his retirement in 1941, and Mrs. Grace Golden, who became executive secretary in 1928 were the official family for many years. Mrs. Golden succeeded Mr. Carr. » ” . 5 ALMOST 18.500 children carry junior membership cards and Laisplay the pin bearing a sea“horse emblem. Since, the 1931 General As-

TOMORROW

Alpha Epsilon Latreian — 1:15 _

p. m. Mrs, George House, 222 Biue Ridge Road, hostess. Christmas readings, Mrs. Eimer] Love.

Alpha Xi Latreian--8 p.m. Mrs.

Frank Hardy, 246 Blue Ridge Road, hostess. Articles for! Camp Atterbury’s recreational facilities; Christmas gift to Marion County Guardians Home children. Athenaeum Turners Woman's Auxiliary—86 p. m. Athenaeum. Christmas party.

* Alpha Epsilon Chap., Delia Theta Tau—745 p m. Mrs. G. L. —

| Why we have grown to be

“be. pin the

King, 5635 Broadway, hostess. Business, Fortnightly Study—1 p. m. Mrs.| H. C, Tope, 6281 Central, hostess. “Christmas Story.” Mrs. H. P. McChord. { Indianapolis. Panhellenle — 7:30] p. m. Mrs. Raymond Elliott, 8008 Westfield Bivd., hostess. | Party and gift exchange, Mrs. | W. F. Montgomery, chairman. | Indianapolis Associate Chap, Kappa Kappa Kappa ~ 12:30] p. m. E. 38th St. branch, Indi-| ana National Bank. Mrs. G. 8. Eads, hostess chairman. Christ- | mas stories, Mrs, McCauley

| wvisers,

Times photo by Jobn R Spickiemire.

Museum docent, Miss June |

Joyce, arranges the monk in a scriptorium, part of the new “Art of Writing” exhibit she has assembled. The 16-inch

body was made and dressed by |

Mrs. John C. Troyer, the plas. ter head and hands designed and fired by Mrs. Donald Me. Griff, both Children's Museum Guild members.

sembly, the Indianapolis board of school commissioners has made an annual grant in recognition of the work done for visiting school groups and through the popular lending department. Exhibits are changed to keep abreast the school curriculum. One of the newest is an entire gallery showing growth of writing from symbols set up through funds given in memory

of Col. Richard Lieber, one of i Indiana’s best students on the

subject. o _ Forty-minute classes and clubs are open daliy to the children after school. A game hour is the feature, » » .

IN ADDITION to the board |

of trustees, headed by Henry

project. ~ Ex-officio trustees are the current school

PTA president.

Kurt Vonnegut, a member of |

the present board of trustees, has served continuously since the museum was chartered. Guild members give volunteer service

classes. Through two annual social events they maintain an emergency fund for use by the museum director.

Vandivi.r; party. t :

Monday Aftc'noon Reading —/

12:30 p. m. Mrs. Ida B. Hoyle. | 721 Boulevard Place, hostess. “Program, Mrs. Edward Bilyeu! * and Mrs. Elsie Haverfield. {

Monday, Conversation—2

Pp: Mrs. Mark Dawson, 325 E. 37th. | hostess. “The Well and the Btar," Mrs. Roy Adams; music, | Mrs. Fredrick Sale, { New Era—12:30 p.m. Mrs. W. L. Tillson, 4425 Guilford, hostess. “History of Buttons," Mrs. Mar-| jorie H. Shellhouse. | Chap. G, PEO-T:30 p. m. Mrs.| . C. P.“Brinkman, 4722 E. 15th, hostess. -

Legion Unit Books

Dinner and Program The Robison « Ragsdale Unit, | American Legion Auailiary Post. | Juniors and Sohs of Legion mem.

bers will hold a joint Yule dinner

76:30- p. m. tomorrow. It will Central. Christian| Church. The Golden Singers of Broad] Ripple High School, under the| direction of Roger Riley, will} present a Christmas program. |

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Sigma Chi Mothers Will Honor Fathers

Dad's Night will be celebrated! by the Butler University Sigma Chi Mothers Club Tuesday with| A program in the Atherton Cen-| ter. It will be at 7:30 p. m. Reid G. Chapman will be in of the program. Members ‘of Rho Chapter will be special "guests for_the evening.

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