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THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1941. Ho osier Society and Clubs; News Interest to Women 4 WEDDING DATE AND ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED TARKINGTON GIFT TO MUSEUM LEGION AUXILIARY TO AID RED CROSS College Group and NYA Heads i jM a Programs Representatives of Indiana col-lieges and universities met with na G. F. W. C.

PLANS YEARLY SESSIONS I Waynetown Croup Hears Dis All Local Units to Co-Operate in Program Other Croups Participate i cussion on Bees at Meeting: Mrs. M. Ayres. ci the p.T.Tsfncv vo.untcer serv.ee 9' i By SUSAN M. OSTROM In view cf the rapidly chancing American scene the General Ferier-; at ion of Women's Clubs officially; has decided to hold a convention 'yearly instead of triennially.

The; i 1 1 .3 tional youth administration officials here today to plan NYA programs for the corning school year. It was the first session of the college division of the newly-formed state NYA student work advisory council, designed to bring a closer understanding between the schools and the NYA work program. It followed a meeting of the public schools section Monday in the Indiana University extension building. Harland White, principal of Morocco High School, was elected chairman of the schools council. Principal at Morocco the last five years, he ha been mathematics teacher and principal In several Indiana high schools.

He Is an Indiana University graduate. Floyd Hunter, executive secretary of the Council of Social Agencies, was named temporary chairman of the NYA advisory council for Indianapolis at Monday's meeting. Roberta West Nicholson, Marion county NYA superintendent, is to be executive secretary. next convention, at Austin, the spring cf 1942, will stress Pan-j American friendship and will bej followed by a goodwiL' tour of; Mexico. The topic, "Bees," presented by Mrs.

John Webster, July 9, at the meeting of the Waynetown Flower Lovers Club, in the heme cf Mrs. Darrel Hamm, proved of unusual interest. Mrs. Webster gave much interesting information and! said the the honey bee should be more valued. Members were also interested in Mrs.

Hamm's description of her recent trip through the Great Smokies and the region around Asheviile, 1 1 ii -2 I is "Li- I i i V- i. committee of the Indianapolis chap-: ter. American Red Cross, today an- I r.ouncpd the twenty-eiht local Units cf the Twelfth District Auxili- ary. American have co-cperation in it ir.g and knit-: tin? garments for the chapter. I Mrs.

Gwendolyn Wigzin MacDor- ell, national secretary of the auxili- ary, reported to the committee that at a recent meeting called by I.Irs. P. S. Eoyle. Twelfth District presi- dent, ail units gave assurance of; full co-operation in the Red Cross program from the entire auxiliary membership of th city.

A committee appointed by Do exposed cf Mrs. Mrs. Mjrlle Noon, incoming. Twelfth District president, and the; president of the twenty-eight local i utiits, wlil direct and knit-' tin? activities. Mrs.

said ewii, groups which meet reg-j ularly to make gann'-nis for Die: Red Cross have already been organ-'. Ized by a number of units, and pres- i ldnt.s of other units plan to, form similar Brcitrp, Mrs. R. T. Sweeney, chairman of the Newman Mothers Club of Rut-j Jer University, lias organized a group within the club which sews and knit parments for the Red Cio each Wednej-day from 10 a.

m.1 to 4 p. m. at the Athenaeum. Mrs. Walter P.

Morton, chairman rf the Women's Overseas league, Is' forming a knitting unit which will iret at hT home. Mrs. John G. Hale, Miss Mabel Dunn and Mrs. Thomas L.

Bridjes also are organizing home sewing Units. Miss LaVrrne Herber to of The riifagrment Miss Jean L. Smith will become the bride of Ensign Myron F. Melvln August 10 in Washington, D. C.

(Photo Reflex.) Paul E. Spencer has been announced ith a fall wedding scheduled. i N. C. As devotional leader, Mrs.

Anna Freeman used the theme, "Outdoors with God." Members presented bouquets of zinnias as 300 CHILDREN ATTEND METHODIST CHURCH CAMP BATTLE GROUND. July 22 (SpU More than 300 children of the Northwest Indiana Conference of the Methodist church are attending the annual junior and Intermediate camp this week for boys and girls nine to fourteen years of age. The Rev C. R. Lizenby, Indianapolis, is supervisor and the Rev.

Otis Collier, Winamac, is assistant riage to John A. Yager will take; place Friday. A kitchen shower was given. roll call responses. Assistant hostesses were Mrs.

Anna Freeman, Mrs. Ella McCarty, Mrs. Ora Utterback i i tint nM lt( I 1 1 nt firm A 4k Children of Acorn Camps Will Give Pageant of Pioneer Life The life of the early American settlers, complete with Indian attacks, a festival and a "pony express," will be presented by the children of the Acorn Camps, near Oakcroft, Sunday with a picnic and pioneer pageant. This event annually climaxes the season at the camp, which this vear celebrates its ninth consecutive summer with Herbert A. 'and Mrs.

Dr. and Mrs. John J. Bibler havej in the business session changes returned from a three-week tour of I were made in the by-laws to create Mexico. They went by way of New an inactive membership list for Orleans and San Antonio, then to! those who wish to remain paid Mexico City for ten days, members without responsibility of Booth Tarkington, one of the.

The Art Association of which M-1- jjev jj. u. Western, Royal Center, country's most widely known art Tarkington is a director, has chrpctor of the intermediate collectors as well as one of its cepted the gift with pleasure. The camp, and Miss Golda Bass, Frank- Vera Cruz and Taxco. actively participating in the clubs most famous writers, has presented picture has been hung in Herron's, is director of the junior camp, program and activities, also to make! thp Hprron Art Museum aiiarrp south eallerv.

where it is nowiAt the opening of the camp Sun- Miss Mary Belle Parks. 1 he regards the bestjon Dublic view. rLtlZZZl is the guest of her ary members. Miss Anna Lhzabeth of his twentieth century Tn characteristic letter to Mrs ttH tuMv orfnit Mrs. Richard Heumutn.

Mrs. neii--Mane ivruger was appointed ciuoIt is Ernest Blumenschein's "The i it win ij uuuiv va i w. Fesler. nresident of the Art, muth and ner son ana miss fanes; nistonan. ine ciuo neia a nower will leave Wednesday to spend a show at the First Baptist church in (shown here), a large AssociatiQn, Mr.

Tarkington madenpifll itp WFflQ RROWPR oil Daintiner of an Austrian actor. ffn htr ccvinir in; ouuihui i vvcuo Dnurcn Mr. Tarkington bought it from the! part: which all residents of the township and club members were eligible to exhibit for prizes. The evening of month at Pleasant lake. Miss Beverly A.

Brown has left to spend a month at the summer Paris salon, where it was first ex- picture i.s Qf its one hibited in 1908, and has been will probably be thought-fond of it that he has kept it the ciouds have rolled away the workroom of his home, first atan excenent and craftsmanly period. July 23, the club will hold its an cottage of her parents, Mr. and! nual street ice cream supper to earn Mrs. Burton J. Brown, Lake for its many charities.

COUPLE WEDDED SECOND TIME AFTER 59 YEARS i CONNFJtKVILLE, July 22 Spl .) Cavsie Jackson Monroe; Eleventh and Pennsylvania streets jj think you know Blumenschein: Mich. The July meeting of the Tipton then in his present home, 4270 the Metropolitan and I County Home Economics Associa-: North Meridian street. i haven't known an honester, harder- Members of Alpha Pi Chapter, tion in the Public Library with Mrs. Davis Monroe, ave and John F. Monroe, seventy-eight, i working or more thorough-going painter.

The subject of the paint-ling was an actor, not a model, in AFTER DIVORCING COWBOY CHICAGO. July 22 (AP) Socially-prominent Joan K. Biddle and William F. Ladd, New York stock broker, were married just four days after she received her second divorce from a cowboy wood carver. The wedding was a civil ceremony in the Blackstone hotel suite Jf her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Louis G. Kaufman, New York, Palm Beach and Marquette, Mich. It was the fifth marriage for the thirty-two-year-old bride. Her first husband was George Drexel Biddle, Philadelphia social registerite.

Her second was Joseph M. Wlnterstecn, another Philadelphian. i Alpha Omicron Alpha, will entertain their husbands with a dinner Wednesday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence L.

Kittle. Joins Butler Staff Paris a tragedian oi tne tpe that'd follow a cafe acquaintance all over town in the hope of being Frank Wheatley as leader, was devoted to a patriotic program planned by Mrs. Wheatley with the assistance of Mrs. John Tebbe and Miss May Hobbs, president. Patriotic music was provided by Mrs.

Earl VanBibber. Names on Honor Roll. director. Counselors are the Misses Florence Gipe and Mary Elizabeth Fletcher and James Jeffrey, Calvin Hamilton, Douglas White and James Sewall. The camp is divided into two groups, for older children, who attend Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays and for younger ones, whose camping days are Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays until August 30.

The ambitious young campers will impersonate pioneers and Indians and will display all the methods of outdoor lore by which they lived. They will begin by demonstrating some of the things they have made during the summer a log cabin, for the construction of which they studied the Conner farm owned by Mr. and Mrs. Eli Lilly and on which stands the first brick farmhouse in the state; a dome-shaped oven, a real coal cellar, a wooden mortar and pestel and numerous other Pioneer-iana. The girls will cook biscuits during the pageant.

A group will thresh wheat with flails that they made, and then will winnow the chaff from the grain. They have planted two gardens of corn, beans and wheat and these will be hoed and watered during the performance. Youngest campers will churn and some of the boys will whitewash the walls. All the seventy-six children who attend the camp will take part in the event. Mr.

and Mrs, James E. Bingham and son Jimmy have returned from a few days' stay at Lake Wawasee. Mrs. Frederick G. Johns, and little daughter Sally Ann, South Bend, are visiting her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Howard S. Young. Mr. Johns and Gene Rurark are In Baker's Lodge, on a ten days' fishing trip.

B. Nusbaum. Nusbaum has Mrs. J. L.

Rodabaugh and soniust returned from a week stay at Edward are spending the summer Clear Lake, Mich. asked to dinner. Blumenschein The Emera Club will have a picnic supper at Christian park Friday at 6 p. m. picked him up and perceptively didn't Eta Chapter, Phi Theta Delta, will! Mrs- J- E- Courtney, president of have a picnic Wednesday evening; the Greencastle Twentieth Century me planning their ff-cond honey-j moon, a trip back to his home Inj San Bernardino county, where lie has been manager of the Arrowhead Valley Montreal Water: Company the last live years.

They were married here again, fifty-nine years after their first; union which was the of a achool days romance at the' Barnes School In Shelby county. After they had lived together six jeais Monroe became gravely 111; and Mrs. Monroe went back to her; parents, lie later went to Califor-! Mia for his health and they didn't iee each other until he drove here! last week after much correspondence. Both had married again! at Forest park. Club, and Mesdames H.

R. Nicholas, J. H. Pitchford and Milo West, members, have had their names placed on the honor roll of the state federation through contribution to the federation foundation fund. Mrs.

3 Maryland's First Congresswoman Courtney is reciprocity chairman of paint him in the studio took mm to Mrs. Blumenschein's dainty little reception room instead to emphasize character and enhance comedy." "I suggest that the picture is piquantly 'popular' yet no worse for that. A Life photographer who came in March went over the house and at sight of 'The cried. 'There! Let's get him in. Sit A few things can be both 'good' and popular.

It's the best of our twentieth century pictures." Blumenschein, American artist, is now living in Taos, N. where he does mainly landscape work and studies of Indians. He wrote to his friend Mr. Tarkington June 15: "I am more than glad he has given some joy to my dear friend during more than thirty years and at last has found a permanent home." MISS MILDRED NIERMAN, JOHN W. SEARS WEDDED SEYMOUR, July 22 (SpU Miss Mildred Nlerman, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Edward Nierman, and John W. Sears, son of Mrs. Anna Sears, Indianapolis, were married at the Brownstown Lutheran church, the Rev. J.

Th. Herrmann, pastor, officiating. Attendants were Miss Gertrude Oer-tel, Indianapolis, maid-of -honor and the Masses Marian Dunlap and Evelyn Dunlap, bridesmaids. George Sears, of Indianapolis, was his brother's best man and John Nierman and Joe Nierman, brothers of the bride, were ushers. and had lost their mates.

Putnam County Federation and Mrs. Omer Beck, another member, is county chairman of Indiana Club Woman subscriptions. The club was organized in 1898 and federated in 1921. Membership i.s invitational and limited to thirty-six. Programs are diversified.

Members are civic minded and patriotic. Each year $5 is given to the school milk fund and in addition, last year the club contributed to the federation foundation fund, with her mother, Mrs. Edward B. Soltau, at her cottage on Lake Wawasee, 170 ATTEND 4-H CAMPS MONTICELLO, July 22 (Spl.) One hundred and seventy boys from seven counties attended the annua! 4-II Club camp at Camp Mr. and Mrs.

Merritt Fields joined friends from Louisville and spent i he week-end at FYench Lick, Dr. and Mrs. Halston H. John-json will return to their home in il I Miss Mary Loul.se Awbrey, Evans- Friday ville. is visiting her aunt, Mrs.

F. G. Johns, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tecumfseh near here through Monday.

the penny art fund and the infan Miss Lucile Calvert, former as- tile paralysis drive Desiaes selling Uociate nrofpssor of sneech at. Tie iState College, the end of the (week. For several weeks they have been visiting Mrs. Johnson's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Frank C. Jones, and Dr. Johnson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.

H. Johnson. mm towels for the blind, giving to local pauvv University, will assume duties charities and organizing for Bundles September as head of the Butler PL for. Britain and Red Cross and hospital work. The club joined the six federated clubs of Greencastle for 4 University college of religion's newly-created speech department.

She received her bachelor of arts DOWWS res STOKE GOLDSTEIN'S Received Just in Time for July Cleuruncc Limited I'umher IbO E6CELAIIV LAMPS f) OrlfiUmlty I IV 1 I 'y Mrs. O. C. Fansher, Chicago, spent the week-end with Mrs. Thomas Mrs.

Robert E. Jones, Goshen, is I visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. i Maxwell V. Bailey, for a few days.

a reciprocity guest meeting last year degree from Lake Forest College, and observed a musical guest tea inWhere she held a teaching post for May and an evening picnic in time, in 1927. In 1929 she received park for the husbands and families the master of arts degree from in June. Northw estern University. New officers of the Gaston Wom-i For the last two years she has an's Club for 1941-42 are: Mrs. Omer; been appearing under the auspices Hedgeland.

president; Mrs. Johnjof the Leigh Bureau of New York. Stratton, first vice-president; she is the daughter of Mr. and Gale Thompson, second vice-presi- Mrs. T.

B. Calvert, Muncie. dent; Mrs. Addie McCreery, record-j Mrs. Myron L.

Rees and daughter; i Patricia. Sorine Mill park, arej Mr. i visiting Mrs. Rees's parents, 'and Mrs. J.

T. Moran. ing secretary; Mrs. Chester faipe, Intended to Sell tor $5.00 corresponding secretary; Mrs. Bar 2 DOWNSTATE COUPLES TAKE MARRIAGE VOWS Mr.

and Mrs. Hobert Matthews announce the engagement of their 'daughter Martha Alice to Dale Jo-Iseph Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. WASHINGTON, July 22. Maryland's first woman member of congress, Mrs.

Katherine Edgar Byron, is shown as took the oath of office as successor to liam D. Byron, killed several her husband. Representative Wil-months ago in an airplane crash. clay Love, treasurer, and Mesdames Russell H. Lawson, Sam Conner and Alden J.

Smith, program committee. A miscellaneous program has been outlined beginning September 3. Taylor. The wedding will take! BEDFORD, July 22 Juanita Owens, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Roy Owens, Need-more, became the bride of George Gratzer, son Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Gratzer, Bedford, Saturday at the home of the Rev. Warren Sanders, Mitchell. The couple will live in Bedford.

Miss Flossie Wint, Tell City, and JWXM, Wedding Thursday place in August. Miss Marie Bardash entertained 'Saturday night at her home with a I miscellaneous shower in honor of IMiss Margaret Whitlow whose mar-triage to Joseph Bardash will take i place August 9. 5 ffi Indianapolis Man to Head issouri School for Girls Richard Southern, Bedford, were married here Sunday at the home of the bridegroom's parents. Mr. and Mrs.

Theodore Dann are recent arrivals in Colorado Springs, Colo. I Mr. and Mrs. John B. Holmes have as their guest James DuPont Hagel II, Baltimore.

FULTON, July 22 (AP) Harlie L. forty-one, Indi-: anapolis, has been elected president of William Woods College for T1 h. I- -v MARY CONGER MARRIED TO RICHARD LA GRANGE i SHELBYVILLE, July 22 Miss Mary Conger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Conger, of this city, was married to Richard LaGrange.

son of Mrs. Marie La-Grange, of Franklin, by the Rev. H. E. Perigo, Indianapolis.

Mr. La-Grange attended DePauw University and Ls state director of surplus commodities distribution. After August 1 the couple will be at home in Franklin Miss Mildred Mae Howell. New succeeding Dr. H.

C. Harmon, who York. Ls voting Miss Pearl Mvers. resigned to become president of Miss Howell formerly lived in Indi- Drake University. Des Moines, la.

anapolis. I Smith has been executive secre- jtary of the board of higher educa-, Judge and Mrs. Charles J. Kara-; tion for the Disciples of ChrLst since bell recently arrhed in Atlantic 1939. For several years he was head City.

of the department of business ad- 'ministration at Transylvania Col-; Miss Julia G. Recker and her! lege, Lexington, Ky. USE OUR BUDGET PLAN Each lamp has its our i smartly sty led shade of ray on celancse and many arc velvet trimmed. 41 neice. Miss juna Ann just, re JUST 12 WITH A BEAUTIFUL MOIRE Mr.

Smith was head of the de- turned Sunday by plane from Wash-! ington where they Vuit ipartment of education and director ey aSoTisl'ed in of Public reIatl0ns pf Culver-Stock- 11 s. in? ten days. Th AT AH III- ton Colleee. Canton. before Baltimore.

COMPARE OUR PERMANENT WAVE coming to Indianapolis in 1939. i He was born at Marysville, and was reared in that state and SPIRiriG EARLY SEASON FHICE! Mrs. Margaret Miekcl Pfahicr, San Diego. is the guest of Mr. and Mrs.

John Ettinger. A Mie- FRANKLIN. July 22 Kansas. He was gracuated from VALUES mj rAiiono Tiivinotftn Miss KPitv nnn. aauKiiier oi kel reunion her honor win be he too his M.

de- and Mrs. Austin Flinn. of this city, at 2 p. nv Sundaj at the Riverside; nf be married Thursday in the hisher will You'll ieam whs apr beco mSns the city's most popular shop. Truly, exquisite lamps of extraordinary quality end value! New type urn-shape bases in genuine porcelain with unique and colorful designs.

Also a few in plain colors! Interesting white metal bases in swirl design These make "perfect wedding or shower gifts" and no doubt you'll want a pair for your own home. i Tabernacle Christian church, Franjc- amusement pars: sneiter nouse. education three years later. 1 He is secretary of the executive hn, to Kooert jonnson. oi scnenec-Mrs.

Furman Stout entertained of tne council of Church tady, N. Y. The bridal party will the Fidelis Sunday school class, 'Boards of Education, a member of be composed of Miss Dorothy John- MILKALEEN or CROQ tICNOI.E Lamps, Fifth Floor I Irvington Methodist church. Monday central committee and board of son. Dubuque, maid cf honor; Inti'jdes text cure fhampoo, and evening at ner nome in nonor oi directors of unifiei promotion and i Miss Rosemary Bice.

Franklin; Miss Miss Ruth Ex Merritt, whose mar- At Recker's Important fur fashions with enduring as well as initial beauty! We purchased just twelve in an early season, While they last the price is 6D.50. Shtcs IZ to 20, 3S to 40. Wither! H.b Re SO EUGENE to your own S50 kill pfrrsir.ality. You save $5 00. treasurer of the Association for the.

Polly Johnson, bheibyvme; miss Promotion of Christian Unity, all of Mary LuCary, Greensburg. and Miss Disciples of Christ, and a past gov- Dorothy Pults. College Corner, ernor of Kiwanis International. bridesmaids; Carl Wurt, Marion, Mrs. Smith, formerly Miss Vir- best man.

ginia Throckmorton, Lexington, is Both young people are graduates vice-president of the A. at of Franklin College, Miss Flinn be-Shortridge High School where their ing a member of Delta Delta Delta son. Harlie Lawrence Smith, is Sorority," 'and Mr. Johnson, Sigma a sophomore. -Alpha Epsilon.

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