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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1926
Page
2
Sister Mary outlines simple methods to improve home made confections such as fondant cream candies and fudge. tips include using invert sugar or glucose, careful acid additions, avoiding stirring during cooking, wiping sugar crystals from pans, and proper cooling to prevent grain.
The Welfare Club presented a baby grand reproducing piano with 135 rolls to the Indianapolis Home for Aged Women at 1731 N Capitol Ave during a Christmas party. The rooms glowed with holly and red candles as a large tree stood adorned. The executive board led by Mrs Otis Luft planned the event with members including Mrs R C Scott and Mrs Herbert Grimes.
Mrs. Harry C. Rockwood presides over the Ladies Auxiliary Christmas party at the armory Prospect and East Streets. Children will receive gifts from a large Christmas tree assisted by outgoing and incoming officers. Seventh District Republican Club held a luncheon at 12:30 p m with Samuel Lewis Shank as chairman. Miss Clara Gilbert of Kendalville spoke on The Political Parade. Hilton A. Brown discussed his trip to Europe. Hostesses were Mesdames Frank
Miss Maude Ann Searcy serves as general chairman for the Butler University Delta Delta Delta Christmas formal. Committee members in charge of the event are Miss Clara Foxworthy and Miss Gladys Hooker, with the dance planned for Friday night at the Propylaeum.
Imported chiffon hose claim a new slenderizing method by vertical shading. A list of names including A Butler J C Ruckelshaus St Clair Parry Grace Urbahns A R Robinson D M Parrett F T McWhirter Mary Morgan F W Connell J E Fischer O W Dunlavy Russell Gard H E Nagley B F Moore and M J Hogue accompanies the feature.
Mrs WilliamS Lindholm was hostess for a Sunshine Club of Sunnyside Christmas party at the McLean Arms Tea room. Assistant hostesses included Mrs James Whelan Mrs Richard B Kirby Mrs Harry Kennett Mrs Simeon Ham Mrs George Livingston Mrs James Diggle Mrs Walter Zimmerman and Mrs Anna Gimble.
The Marmon Athletic Association plans a pre Christmas dance and card party at the Riverside dance pavilion on Saturday evening. Funds from the event support Marmon employees athletic and social activities. Alpha Delta Pi Sorority at Butler University holds its annual Christmas dance and house party at the chapter house on University Ave Friday night. The house will feature holly mistletoe candle lighting and hand painted programs in Christmas colors. Miss Ruby Stout chairs the event. Prof T G Wesenberg and Mrs W G Goodwin act as chaperones.
Mrs Herbert Miebergall hosted the third annual Christmas dinner for the Pour Platcir Club on Wednesday. Christmas colors adorned the home with ribbons tying placards to a large red and silver gift basket. Guests included Mrs Chris Martin Mrs Edwin Marsh Mrs William Rowan Mrs James J Wood Mrs C A Petit Mrs William Fahey and Mrs Ralph Wood.
John T. Riley and Mary Elizabeth Brooks were married Wednesday at 8 30 PM at Roberts Park M E Church with Rev Edwin Dunlavy officiating. Alvena Heid attended as bride’s attendant Forrest Welch was best man. Fifty guests later gathered at the bride’s parents home 930 N Jefferson Ave for a reception. The couple will reside at home after January 1.
William Lawrence Saunders, chairman of Ingersoll Rand, pledges $100,000 to the American Society for the Control of Cancer. He provides $50,000 for identifying what cancer is and how it can be prevented and $50,000 for an absolute cure.
A quick laundry tip advises stretching the stained area over a bowl and pouring boiling water directly onto the stain to lift it. The method leverages heat to loosen fruit dye from fabric fibers.
A critical open letter by Mrs. Walter Ferguson attacks religious leaders and organized churches for graft and hypocrisy. It calls on faithful members to denounce erring ministers and fakirs, urging a stand on divorce, internationalism, and war to restore true Christianity. It laments growth of skeptical citizens turning to religion outside creed.
The U S Catholic clergy issued a strong encyclical accusing the Mexican government of persecuting and enslaving the church by treating it as a department of state political machinery. The document, the first encyclical in seven years, was released from New York on December 16.
A pattern department notice from the Indianapolis Times requests customers return an order blank with 15 cents enclosed for pattern number size and address details. The item appears as an ad seeking consumer participation in mail order patterns.
A new pattern No 2931 features a deep V opening front with contrasting inset vestee and plaited side sections creating a wide box plait effect. Sizes 16 to 44 inches require specific fabric amounts and costs. patterns are mailed after 15 cents payment with about one week delivery.
A column mocks Mussolini’s bachelor tax plan as Italy taxes bachelors but spares spinsters. The writer questions marriage incentives, defends practical men, and laments the law as a curious intrusion into personal life.
The noted writer Fannie Heaslip Lea ends her marriage to a Honolulu husband citing a breach. The column mocks romance fiction while arguing that women with unsatisfied romances often write to cope, warning that such temptations lead to desertion and drink.
Advice to keep homes tidy by keeping equipment off the floor. Attach a screw-eye to the tips of brush and broom handles so they can hang rather than rest on the floor.
A brief tip states linoleum wears better when varnished upon laying and waxed tightly every month after washing, preserving shine and surface protection.
A guidance note suggests using a damp but not dripping cloth to scrub wood or metal. Excess moisture reduces surface friction needed for effective cleaning.
The Girl Reserves plan a Christmas Eve caroling pilgrimage starting at 4 30 p m from the Central Y W C A and south side branch. Manual High School clubs lead groups including Schools 25 37 39 18 13 in the south, Tech in the east, Shortridge in the north, with Butler sorority and Delta Tau Delta fraternity joining the serenades.
Brooklyn tale centers on Clara Patterson whose son Victor, 22, is jailed for a murder-linked robbery. John Maxwell, executed after a confession, claims motive and resemblance to Victor. DA Dodd seeks new evidence to test the claim before Christmas.
Recipe notes a reader submitted for publication in The Times Kitchen column. The method uses lukewarm water two yeast cakes or one, salt, sugar, four quarts flour, one box raisins, long rising times, and a 400 degree oven. It emphasizes air in dough and suggests buttered loaves for a golden crust. Mrs. W. W. Collins provides the entry.
A kitchen tip describes brushing beefsteak with a blend of melted butter and flour before placing it under the broiler to preserve juiciness and flavor.
University of Wisconsin players present Hasheesh a new realistic play set in a morgue. Two principal roles remain unfilled as the faculty declines to supply cadaver actors from the anatomy lab. The action involves an attendant, an assistant, and two corpses.
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