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December 27, 1935 The Daily Clintonian, Clinton, Indiana Page Three CLINTON SOCIAL NOTES Tri Kappa's Dance Success Christmas Frolic at Dreamland Hall Attracts 125 Couples The Tri Kappa Sorority's annual Christmas dance at Dreamland Hall last evening was considered a complete success by both the sponsors and others who attended the affair. While a complete check -up on the sale of tickets has not yet been made, it is thought that 125 coupler were present, Decorations in black and white, the sorority's colors, were effectively carried out, with the words Tri Kappa in black letters on the walls on each side of the hall, and large (letters, KKK, at the entrance. The (tables were also decorated in black and white. Music for dancing was played by Leo Baxter's orchestra of Terre Haute. Proceeds from the dance will he used by the sorority for charity.

Mr. and Mrs. Amos Patterson of Walnut Street had as their Christmag Day dinner guests Mr. and Mrs. Carl Biggs and son, Walter.

of Walnut Street and Mrs. W. H. Knight of Anderson. Miss Orletta Griffiths of Louisville, and Miss Margaret Gritfiths of Indianapolis have returned after spending Christmas with their parents, Mr.

and Mrs. William Gritfiths of South Third Street. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Griffiths and baby son, Filly, of Columbus, also visited there over Christmas.

Mrs. Griffiths and son remained for a few more days' visit. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Replogle of Dayton, visited Mr.

Replogle's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Replople, over Christmas. Robert Allen Nagle of South Fifth Street is spending the holidays in Indianapolis with his uncle, and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.

Roy Carter. Mr. and Mrs. G. Roy Stultz and children and Mr.

and Mrs. W. J. Thomson and children of Clinton and Mr. and Mrs.

S. J. Teal of Terre Haute have returned to' their homes from Indianapolis, where they spent the Christmas vacation. On Christmas Eve the family had dinner and the Christmas tree at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

E. M. Carter. The Christmas breakfast was served at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

W. S. Teal, and the Christmas dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L.

W. Galloway. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest, Monical of Indianapolis were also there.

Dr. and Mrs. E. A. Evans of South Fifth Street had as their dinner guests Wednesday Mrs.

Evans' brother, C. G. Connerley, Mrs. Connerley and daughter, Marjorie Ann, of Ter1e Haute. In the evening they were guests of Dr.

Evans' parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Evans of Terre Haute.

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond O. Evans and baby daughter, Linda. of Crawfordsville are expected to spend the weekend at the home cif Dr.

and Mrs. Evans. Fane Used in 3000 B. C. Fans have been known since about 3000 B.

C. in China. The earliest form was of dyed pheasant or peacock feathers mounted in a handle. The All-Seeing Eye The all-seing eye made its first pearance in great seal history when it was' suggested for the great seal of the United States and finally was adopted by congress. SOCIAL CALENDAR The Rebekah Lodge will meet this evening at 7:30 o'clock at the I.

0. 0. F. Hall, South Main Street. The Women's Choral Society will meet this evening at 6:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs.

John W. Reeder on South Fourth Street to rehearse for the concert to be given at the Maple Avenue Methodist Church in Terre Haute Sunday. Miss Sara Downing of Elm Street had as her Christmas Day dinner guests Mr. and Mrs. H.

W. Warren, South Fifth Street, a and Mrs. Ethel Boatman, Elm Street. Mr. and Mrs.

George Henkel of Fairview entertained with a Christmas dinner Wednesday at their home. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Shew, Mr. and Mrs.

Howard Shannon, Mr. and Mrs. William Sanquenatti and son, Mr. and Mrs. Harry D.

Kelly, Robert Shew and Virginia Morley, all of Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Whitlock, Charles Whitlock and Miss Clarabell Hollis of Terre Haute. Miss Armilda Ummel of west of the city was pleasantly surprised Christmas evening at a party given in honor of her birthday.

Games and contests were enjoyed and refreshments were served. The honor guest received several gifts. Guests vere the Misses Kathryn Johnson, Martha Eaton, Helen Farrington, Lois June Wright, Margaret Suchta and Dean Griffith, Robert Foltz. Herschel Gilmore, Thomas Spurr, Millard Maddox and Virginia Ummel. Mrs.

Joe Williams, who has been spending several days at the home of her sister, Mrs. W. R. Clingerman, and family of Walnut Street, left this morning for her home in Panama, Ill. Ray Clingerman, who attends West- Point Military Academy, is visiting at the home of his parents.

Miss Mary Louise Carbon, who teaches school at Oldenburg, is spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Carbon.

She brought as her guests Miss Margaret and Albert Kessing, also of Oldenburg. Miss Grace Funcannon of Vincennes is spending several days at the home of her sister, Mrs. H. M. Caldwell, and Mr.

Caldwell of South Main Street. Marriage Licenses Issued This Week AT NEWPORT Collett K. Harrison, 31 years old, mechanic, Clinton, and Ethel R. Wallace, 24, of Shepardsville; Waiter Richardson, 23, laborer, Montezuma, and Doris Glaze, 19, of Rockville. AT ROCKVILLE Harmon K.

Phillips, 27, farmer, of Brazil, and Janet Rosemary Pefley, 22, of Bridgeton; John F. Swafford, 45, farmer of Rosedale, and Millicent P. Jukes, 39, of Rosedale; Foster farmer, Rockville, end Virginia Greene, 19, Rosedale, Harold Ernest Miller, 22, farmer, of Chrisman, and Thelma Louise Blue. 18, Montezuma; Robert Frank Thomas, 23, truck driver, Rockville, and Drussa Louise Harrington, 23, nurse, Rockville, and Melvin Hesler, 23, farmer, Montezuma, and. Mary Banta, 19, Bloomingdale.

At PARIS, ILL. Roy Hold, 21, and Ethel Piank, 22, both of Montezuma, Ind. Henry Mengel and Janet Gray Married The wedding of Miss Janet Gray, daughter of Mrs. Margaret Gray of Walnut Street, and Henry Mengel, son of Mrs. Julia Mengel of North Sixth Street, took place at noon Christmas Day at the Sacred Heart Rectory with the Rev.

George Ziemer reading the vows. Miss Margaret Gray, sister of the bride, was, maid of honor, and Frank Stanisha, best man. Mr. and Mrs. Clement Lindsey also attended the wedding.

The bride wore a blue crepe dress with black accessories, as did the maid of honor. Their corsages were of lilies and roses. Following the wedding a dinner i was given at the home of the bride's mother. Guests other than the wedding party were Mr. and Mrs.

William Gray Jr. and family, Miss Irene and Miss Helen Meng1, Joe Mayrose of Terre Haute and John Hardy of Universal. Mr. and Mrs. Mengel will live at the home of the bride's mother.

Miss Bessie Van Duyn and Mrs. Maria 'an Duyn of South Fourth Street, Mr. and Mrs. U. G.

Wright of Vine Street, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Horney of South Fifth Street and Mr.

and Mrs. Grover Wright of Terre Haute were Christmas Day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.

Bonner, South Third Street. Mrs. Maria Van Duyn and Miss Bessie Van Duyn of South Fourth Street entertained the following Christmas Eve: Mr. and Mrg. Harry Van Duyn and family, Mr.

and Mrs. Wright Van Duyn and family, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Cluder and family, all west of the city, Mr. and Mrs.

Leonard Hayworth and family, South Third Street, Mr. and Mrs. U. Wright, Vine Street, Mr. and Mrs.

W. H. Bonner and Miss Viola Crume, South Third Street, and Mrs. Narcissus Paine, sister of Mrs. Van Duyn, Sycamore Street.

Following refreshments served by the hostesses, gifts were exchanged among the children. HOSPITAL NEWS Joe Granger of Universal was admitted to the Vermillion County Hospital. Mrs. David Polletto of Route 2 is critically ill at the Vermillion County Hospital. Mrs.

Ella Martin of South Fifth Street, who was operated several weeks ago at the Robert Long Hospital. Indianapolis, is getting along satisfactorily. Modern Etiquette by Roberta Lee Q. When one receives a card with P. P.

C. written in the lower lefthand corner, what does it mean, and does it require an acknowledgement? A. It means "to take leave," and does not require an acknowledgment. Q. Would it be all right for a man to wear light-gray or tan hose with full evening dress? A.

Only black hose should be worn with full dress. Q. When is it permissible to cut meat with the fork? A. Whenever the meat is tender enough to enable one to do so gracefully. This Little Fellow Has Had a Very Busy Day Jimmie Warner relaxes is fast asleep, Salt Lake City, meadow, nor the Jimmie took time a farmer near work.

Provencal Girls Still Do "Popping of Question" The abbreviation "Sirs." came into use early in the Seventeenth century. and was read wistress, the title of courtesy. But just as the ab. breviation of master, through "haste and necessity of despatch," as Walker puts it in his dictionary of 1791, be came corrupted to mister, so Mrs. be came corrupted to missis.

The cor rapted pronunciation, obtained by eliding tr in mistress, was for some time a vulgarism, then became vernacular usage, and by Walker's time was the only pronunciation. -Literary Digest. The Abbreviation "Mrs." Robot Policeman Invented A robot policeman for dangerous crossroads has been invented in Buda pest. Hungary. The dummy holds an electric torch in one hand.

On its back is a telephone connected with the nearest police station and ambu lance post. It has several pockets con raining motor maps in various 131 guages and copies of the traffic regulations. Thames Race 200. Years Old An English actor. Thomas Doggett, bequeathed in 1722 a sum of money in trust to the Fishmongers' company "for the promotion of a race between young Thames waetrman who shall.

within 12 months of the event. have taken up the Freedom of the River." completed their apprenticeship One of the conditions of the race is that "It shall be rowed against the tide at a time when the tide runs the strongest." 'The course is from London bridge to Chelsea bridge (four and a half miles) and the winner re. celves an orange-colored cont and breeches, a pair of silk stockings, with a badge of Liberty, and a silver badge to he worn on the left arm bearing the White Horse of Hanover. He receives also a cash prize of 20 News. Planned City of Washington Maj.

Plerre Charles who planned the city of Washington, was born in Paris August the son of an academiciad who was "painter in ordinary to the king in his manufacture of the gobelins." with a turn for landscape and especially for batties. Trained as a French military gineer, young L'Enfant at the age of twenty-three obtained a commission as volunteer lieutenant in the French colonial troops, serving at his own expense. He preceded Lafayette to Amer ica by a month, arriving in 1777. whereupon he entered the Continental army at his own expense. Swarming of Bees The first swarm of bees of a season leaves the hive under the guidance of the old queen, before the new brood is hatched.

This swarm consists of most of the old workers and drones. As soon as the new brood is five 01 six days old, young queens lead forth other swarms, composed for the most part of young bees, until only one queen remains in the old hive with a swarm. CAN HOW by Anne Ashley Q. How can I file old magazines in a way that any article can be referred to later, without long searching? A. Cut out the page with the table of contents, and write the name of the magazine and date at the top of this page.

Keep in a convenient place. Q. How can I make a good liver tonic? A. It is claimed that a good tonic for the liver is to drink the juice of one-half a lemon in a cup of hot water, the first thing upon getting up of a morning. Q.

How can I prevent tarnish in the silver drawer? A. A ball of camphor in the silver drawer not only prevents tarnish, but if the drawer is lined with felt it will keep away the moths. Many Species of Scallops Nearly 300 living species of scallops are known and are found in all seas, from high latitudes to the tropics. Alligators Native to New World Except for a branch of the alligator family in China (with members about six feet long), all koowu alligators are native to the New world. They are found in the southwestern part of the United States, chiefly in Florida, but also in Georgia and the Carolinas.

They also live In tropical parts of South America. Following an ancient medieval (14- tom, Provencal girls still "pop the question," according to 8 Avignon (France) United Press correspondent. This is how it is done. The young woman bakes a delicious Provencal cake called a Then, she places it with a jar of wine outside her house. In fact, certain old houses have niches in the wall made especial ly for this purpose.

When her prospective husband ap pears, he eats the cake and drinks the wine. Finally, he leaves a token on the niche, usually a silken sash or scarf. This is his way of saying "Will you marry me?" She answers the following Sunday, simply by wearing the scarf or whatever it was. when she goes to church. A few weeks later the wedding hells ring.

But. if the Provencal girl prepared the "fougasse" as a Joke. if she considered. it only as a pleasantry. she says "No" to the young man by offer.

ing him a handful of eats. Holding up the bridal party after the wedding still is a common custom in Provence. A flower decked rope is stretched across the street and kept there until the bridegroom DaS'8 toll to Cupid's highwaymen. Further. when a French girl marries a young man from another village, her old friends barricade the road until the groom has treated everybody to drinks Instead of resenting this custom.

the bride judges her popularity by the size of the crowd that stops her. On the bridal night. friends also serenade the newly-wed couple. Some times there is music by the local band At other times, the serenade is merely a bedlam of noise. Ancient Prize Fighters Had to Battle to Death In ancient Rome the gladiators who corresponded to our pugilists were paid nothing.

They were usually war captives whom no one would ransom and whom the possessor had no other convenient means of disposing of. He fed them, put them through a course of training, and then armed them and sent them into the arena. They had to fight, willing or not: and. moreover. had to fight hard, for only death ended A match, and unless a man killed hiopponent, he would be killed by him It was understood also, comments writer in the Detroit News, that if fighter showed cowardice his owner would extinguish him by slow torture These regulations lent to the com an element.

of sincerity which modern. ones sometimes lack. It was very seldom that a gladiator did rubber leg act. took a dive. or grinned at the audience until he had the point of his sword on his prostrate antag onist's throat.

Frequently a whole troop of gladiators would be engaged at once. Julius Caesar, who had uncommonly large supplies of captives, once put on 8 show involving 320 pairs. All this was without any recompense to the fighters, except that if they won in the first contest they could live until they lost in the next. And the promoter, who staged the shows at his own expense to entertain the populace. got no financial profit either, except that when his tives had killed each other he no longer had to feed them.

History in a Canal Early in the Nineteenth century. when Napoleon was the "bogeyman" of English children, diplomatic nightmare of politicians and dethroner of kings. Englishmen peered anxiously across the Channel, watching for signs of his invading army. says Pearson's Weekly. Warning beacons were built.

roads barricaded, and stout-hearted men of Kent prepared to defend their hearths and homes. One of their means of defense was to build a canal between Shorneliffe and Rye, 'to flood the Romney marshes in case of need When Napoleon was defeated and the fear of Invasion vanished. the Royal Military canal fell into disuse. Shading Changes Tobacco Leaves Tobacco leaves grown under shade cloth have a different chemical com position from those grown in the open. The shade plant leaves contain more nitrogen and less carbohydrate than the sun-grown plants.

experiwents made at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station show. There also are differences in physical characteristics. The leaves under shade are thinner, longer and broader, which makes them more desirable for cigar wrappers. See Airplane 12,000 Feet person with normal eyesight can observe an airplane at about 12,000 feet. Bacteria Extremely Hardy Some kinds of bacteria are extremely hard.

They have been found to thrive in and actually consume as food that very powerful germicide and caustic poison-carbolle acid, writes Berton Strickland, Longmont, in Colller's Weekly. Solid gold wedding rings, $3 up. Faraco's. t49 NANA Regular Regular $2 $5 For $3.50 Croquignole Croquignole Wave Wave IN NE HOLIDAY SPECIALS! For $1.50 IN CO-ED BEAUTY SHOP Over White's Pharmacy MINNIE WILLIAMSON, Licensed Operator Wizardry Shown in Escape CANTON, Lewis, 22, was puzzle to Sheriff Joshph T. Nist.

not SO much because he escaped through the bars of a second floor cell clad only in underwear, but because he was found later along a railroad track a short distance away, fully clad. Massachusetts' Highest Peak Mount Greylock is the highest tain peak In Massachusetts, It 3,500 feet high. Children's Colds Yield quicker to double action of CKS APORUB STAINLESS now, if you prefer BOB MACKIE Announces the Opening of His GROCERY STORE Saturday In the Old McCracken Store On South Ninth St, We Invite Your Patronage New FOR 1936! THE WORLD'S OUTSTANDING RADIO VALUE! LONG and SHORT WAVE AIRPLANE DIAL TONE CONTROL Only $1999 Sold on money back guarantee Easy Payments RADIO TAYLOR'S SERVICE CLINTON'S OLDEST AND LARGEST RADIO DEALER 447 North Ninth Street Phone 792 NE NE NE WEEK-END SPECIALS! LARD Pound PURE KETTLE RENDERED Pasteurized CAN Armour's Oranges Full Sweet of and Juice CHOCOLATE DROPSI610c Navy Beans 10 Ibs to Milk Unsweetend and LARGE HAND PICKED- -FINE COOKERS Half or Whole Bacon CURED SUGAR Sliced Beef Steak ROUND Pound SIRLOIN 25c INSPECTED AND SELECTED for Quality and Tenderness. BOSTON Pork Steak Roast or BUTTS STYLE 12 MOLUMBUS OPERATIVE 1-STORE959 N. 9th St.

and Corner Main and Vine St. Tel. 745 We Deliver. Tel. 737 Like Little Boy Blue, Jimmie Warner but the cows won't get in the sheep in the corn, because his father, Utah, was tending herd while off for a pap after a day of hard.