Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • Page 30

Sunday Morninn. Auaust 23.1936 THE ABILENE MORNING REPORTER-NEWS PAGE THREE Discarded Diffidence About Private Affairs Exposes To World Distress Of Modern Woman, Says Welshimer LADIES IN DISTRESS! The taken pictures to IM that no detail TJwld challenge to man'i chivalry riam today as never before. In the final analysis, what ate the condition! that focus attention on the modem LADIES IN DISTRESS? That It the question which Helen Wdahlmec examines in this concluding article of her plight. series analyzing woman's By HELEN WELSHIMER years ago, when woman's chief concern, was the family group, and her day centered around the twilight hour when (he would watch for a man on the long; trip home, her life was compartlvely free from public unpleasantness. Her ac tlvltles were confined to such a small circle, and known to such a small group, that little she did was ever news.

For that matter, the news channel was a limited one. If Carol Frink had sued at that Harry Payne Whitoey had struggled over the custody of a small girl and hermillions, half a century ago, undoubtedly a settlement would 'have been reached with less than in the 'period of personal broadcasts which marks the present if. Carol Fink had sued at that time, Helen Hayes would have been spared the unnecessary humiliation of an expose of her husband's an episode for which, it turned out, said no part. Living in a quieter, more unevent- ful vein when women supported their children. with a needle or by teaching the village, school, Mrs.

Florence Thompson the night hostess who was murdered before the eyes of her young eon, would have lived more quietly and have evaded her fate. Public Feasts on Tidbits From Private Lives unquestionably have been 'getting into hot water of ten lately, though. But more, attention Is call-? 'ed to woman's 1 plight In this mod: ern, enlightened age. We are letting the public in on the dramatic proce- idure of heartbreak arid scandal. of whispering about the in the closet we have made It a page one court exhibit, and of structure Is missed.

Open courts, in which the public may hear, and later read about the misdemeanors and unfortunate events In. the lives, of our spotlighted citizens his plunged women Into distress of late. England closes its courts. It holds Intimacies as sacred. We put on the flood lights, fill the seats, and shout that It Is time for the.

show to begin. Forever and forever young Olorla VanderbUt will be known as the child who was the pawn In a legal tug of war between her mother and aunt. Helen Hayes, Innocent of any role in the marriage drama of Carol Frink and Charles MacArthur prior to their divorce, was buffeted In an unjustified alienation of affection suit. The Chicago hostess, tossed into the twentieth century economic maelstrom, couldn't battle her way through the men-who lined that play world, and died. Cariosity Turns Spotlight on Women's Plight Woraen, victims of unfortunate circumstances, can blame the progress of civilization for the publicity they are.

receiving; the pecuniary, individualized, co-operative, specialized and morbidly curious social structure of the present day is at fault. Ladies in distress would: be happier if the sensational litigation of our courts.were abolished. It is'dif- ficult enough to endure emotional hardship without the whole world watching from the gallery. Privacy Is. a beautiful word.

One needs it physically, mentally and spiritually. Not to have a corner of one's house, or one's soul, where one may be alone Is to Inflict undue suffering. Women, perhaps, being more cloistered through the ages men, heed such protection even more than their husbands and fathers. Therefore, to be deprived of entirely--to have their affairs head-lined to the world--can'do nothing but bespeak Ladies' distress becomes a matter of concern because people are so curious" about everbody else's business! 1936, NBA VARI UGHT JF THE SON 5 IN INTENSITY 2O PER I Wkfs fcft Qwfchesff AN ELECTRIC USINQ ONL.V ITS FRINGE-LIKE' ANAL FIN, CAN SWIM EITHER OR. -WTTHOUT PENDING ITS BODX DURING the last: 10 years, measurements have been made b' light radiation, and a decided variation has jeen noted.

The year of 1932 showed it at a very low ebb, and scientists are endeavoring to ascertain 'whether these variations affect human life. HmVriiJnF people liffhlnl Win" 8. Homecoming In Mitchell County Is Happy Event For Mrs. J. D.

Sherwin At 94, Oldest Of 3,500 Celebrants UNIVERSITY BAPTIST Back at home after a month' vacation, the Rev. Charles A. Pow ell, pastor, will occupy the at both services. The morning sub ject will be "Primary Principles Prayer" and the 8 p. m.

sermon will be "Isaac and Rebecca, and Jesus and the Church." school at. 9:45, Baptist training union at 7'p. m. SACRED HEART CATHOLIC Harry Knufer announced holy mass at 8:30 and second mass in Clyde at 10:30. FIRST BAPTIST Dr.

M. A. Jenkens, pastor preaches in Macon, Dr. N. A Moore of the Hardm-Simmons Btbje department will substitute at both services.

"Christ and the Crisis" Is the morning subject aad "The Finality of Jesus Christ" is the 8 p. m. topic. Sunday school at B. T.

U. at 6:45. VICTORY BIBLE CLASS 1 The' IfBC boys' quartet and the Victory Bible girls' quartet will Judge James p. will discuss the lesson. The class meets at in the Majestic theater.

ZION LUTHERAN The Rev. H. L. Wiederaenders, pastor, will speak on "There Is a Difference Between Knowing and Doing" at 10:30 a. m.

Sunday school 9:45 a. Sunday school and service at Hill Side school at 4 p. m. and junior and senior Walther league meetings at 8 p. m.

ST. PAUL METHODIST O. P. Clark, pastor, will preach at both services. Morning anthem will be Praise the Lord" (Stults), and a men's quartet composed of Floyd Hardln, H.

M. Harrison, L. E. Dudley and Lyle Walker will sing. Dudley will sing at the (Vening service.

Sunday school at 9:30, poung people's meeting at 7 p. and church 10:50 and 8. tr 11 a. m. and on "Accordins to the power That Worketh in tjs," based on Ephesians 3:20, at 8 m.

Special music is be provided for both services. FISHERMAN'S BIBLE CLASS Meets at 9:45 at University Baptist church. Special by a quartet from Hardin-Simmons Ruth -King, Ete- wanda Riddle; Dorothy Sue Collins and Da'isy'Mae Cagle. teacher, discuss the lesson. PRDIITIVE BAPTIST Elder 1.

W. -West preach at the Primitive Baptist church, North Eighteenth and Orange streets, Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. FIRST METHODIST The Rev. Childress, pastor, will preach at 10:50 a. m.

and. 7:30 p. m. Sunday, school at 9:30 and young people's meeting at 6:45. FIRST CHRISTIAN Dr.

F. M. Warren, pastor, will preach at 11 a. m. on "The Church 1900 and Now." Geraldine and Dorothy Jean Shaw will sing.

No evening service is scheduled, jut young people's meeting is set for 7 o'clock. ANSON AVENUE BAPTIST A revival meeting, with the Rev. M. M. Griggs as evangelist, is underway.

Sunday morning he will preach on "How God Deals With Man." The revival will continue through he coming, week. CORINTH The Rev Roy. Kemp, pastor, will return today after conducting a- revival meeting at the Lamar Baptist church in Greenville, and will fill his pulpit at.both the 11 a. m. and 8 p.

m. services. A bap- Ismal service is scheduled. for the vening session. The church is lo- ated at'South Sixth and Sycamore treets.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE 506 Orange street. Services Sunday morning at 11; Sunday school, Wednesday evening meetings at o'clock. Reading room, 908 North Second street, open daily except Sundays and holidays from 11 to 4 o'clock. CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN Dr. E.

B. Surface, pastor, will preach on "Is Your Religion Sufficient," based on Psalms 116-7, at Electrolysis We Remove Superfluous Hair Permanently Hair tinting, And Facials City Beauty Parlor 1-2 HIM Dial mi Albany Stockman Centennial Guest Siwelnl Tft-The ALBANY, Aug. Robert, pioneer stock farmer of Shackelford county, and former member of the Texas ranger force Is attending the Texas Centennial exposition in Dallas for'three days as an honored guest. He is a naturalist of high ability and is still rated an. of cattle and horses.

His ranch was In eastern Shackelford county, where he settled upon coming from McLennan county nearly 50 years ago. The ranch Is how the property of Oeorge DeLafosse. Two Tax Officers Undergo Surgery TIM Krporltr-Nnra COLORADO, Mitchell county's tax assessor-collector arid one of his deputies were both taken from their work this' week by the need of major surgery. Boy Warren, tax assessor-collea- tor, taken to the veterans' hos- pltnl In Albuquerque, New Mexico, (or an operation. Jack Helton; his deputy, underwent surgery In I las.

HAS SURGERY BRONTE, Aug. J. D. Leonard, wife of Dr. j.

n. Leonard, who rewntly underwent major surgery at a.San Angtlo hospital, has been returned home and Is recovering wry satisfactorily. To Thfl Rrnnrter-Nem COLORADO, Aug. 22. Handicapped though she Is by falling eyesight and the careful inactivity that must come with -advancing years, Mrs.

J. D. Sherwin, who at 94 is probably Mitchell countys 'Oldest old-timer, was following every phase of Mitchell's county's three-day homecoming and Centennial celebration in Colorado with the alert Interest has characterized all her living. Thursday she was driven through Colorado's bunting-draped streets arid' she could distinguish the brightest colors. Whether she could see them or not, she liked knowing they- were there, just as she insists on sitting always hi the sunniest room of her home with her bright potplants and flowers all around her.

A number of her old- time friends who came back to Colorado for its second homecoming In a decade have called on her at her home. The name of Sherwin has been identified prominently with Colorado's history almost since the beginning. Mrs. Sherwin and her late husband came here during the town's early boom years and Mr. Sherwin engaged in the furniture business, which has been carried on by his James D.

Mrs. Sherwin Is' a charter member of Colorado's first and oldest study club, the Standard. And she Is no "associate" or "honorary" member, either. She rarely misses a Friday afternoon. session during the club seafon.

She still grows flowers in bright profusion, always giving away those she cuts. Every morning she waits eagerly for someone to read the dally paper to her. She keeps up with everything, remembers everything. Above all, she loves the social things--people about her, conversation, activity. Although she has lived In Colorado long, Mrs: Sherwln's 94 years have been spent over a wide section of'the'United States.

Born in New York, 'She was reared and educated in Milwaukee, at- tending the Milwaukee Downer col lege after high school. Music lg on of here chief delights--she taugh music classes' when a girK Apparently, long and active Uvei run in Mrs. Sherwln's family. She is the last of a trio of sisters near the same age. One sister, Mrs.

E. Rlordan, also a pioneer Colo- radoa'n, died in 1931, being past 90 years of age at her death and having been active In church, and Sunday, school work. until shortly before she died. The other sister, Mrs C. H.

Townsend, recently died In Oklahoma City at 97'years. Mrs Townsend was the oldest alumna of Milwaukee Downer college before her death. Mrs. Sherwin and her son, James live alone, but she is well attended by 'her 'nieces, Misses Mamie and Nellie Rlordan, and her nephew Jerold Riordan, arid his wife. TRC Workers Meet Saturday A staff meeting of all workers from counties of district 13 was held in the Abilene office of the Texas Relief commission Saturday.

Matters pertaining to the recently inaugurated Intake program for the Works Progress administration were discussed and recent changes in rules and regulations were thoroughly explained. About'35 case workers attended, along with John M. Hendrlx, assistant director of WPA, Mrs. Bernlce Landers, assistant employment director of WPA and her staff of welfare workers "These meetings are held monthly to keep all workers fully informed and to enable them to render to.their clients the most efficient service," O. J.

Sweeney, district administrator, said. Approximately 700 applications for, WPA jobs have been-received through.the commission and acted upon. Those" accepted have been notified to hold themselves In readiness for assignment to Jobs as soon as they are available. Ernest Grissom's For the second time the Woman's club presents "Reelfoot or Indian blanket and Bluebonnets in story and drama" written by Corinne Campbell Cotton of Abilene. This beautifully written book is for sale In the Gift Nook.

wiuwn Gift Nook Special LAMPS $1.00 A generous assortment of attractive stylet and colors: Dainty crystal fonts wllh shades, wooden fonta with' parchment shades, wall lamps--a replete selection, former prices to 1.49. An excellent gift suifesUon or for your own-lovely room. ALONG THE CHISHOLM TRAIL AbJUnt court of honor will'be Introduce held Monday night at 7:30 at the city hall, with Dr. R. A.

Maddox appearing before the board of review are eligible for appearance before the court of honor. BcouU and scoutes, who were scheduled to attend the national jamboree In Washington, D. In IMS, are to hold a reunion and pep rally for the .1937 national Jamboree at Camp Tonkawa, Aug. 30. 9 9 A majority of the Ramlln high school football team, now training at Camp Tbnkawa, are members of Boy Scout troop 15 of Hamlln, Executive Ed shumway of the Chliholm trail has been invited by the plney chamber commerce and members, of the Olney Rotary club to conduct a community singsong ttie first.

Monday In September. It. will be held in the city auditorium, and the program, carried Into the streets by a loud speaker, will climax the regular First Monday Trades Day at Olney. Song books published by the na- lonal office, Boy.Scouts of Amerca, contain' words written by Shumway which are sung by scouts hroughout America. "The Bugle Is telling" was written by ghumway wo years ago, and "Hurry Back," has proved popular with Abilene couts.

Plans are being made to the latter at the Texas Centennial exposition, i What! No Lollypops? Special Xke Reporicr-NeKi STAMFORD, Aug. gallons of Ice-cream, 60 cases of soda pop, and two barrels of lemnnade are 'on the. provisions list for the annual "Sunshine Special" sponsored by the Stamford Exchange club for young boyi and gtris. Date for the event was set for Friday, August 88, at committee meeting this week. Pre-school age children and boys and girls of the lower elementary grades are Invited to the frolic.

The Texas' Cowboy reunion grounds and the municipal swimming pool will be scene of entertainment, O. G. Lewis, Exchange cltA president has announced, T. R. -Tlnsley Is general chairman of arrangements.

Henry Fisherman Veterinarian 802 So. llth. Phone 6953 Abilene, Texas ERNEST GRISSOM'S To The Hund a Of who soon go to their important'; Jobs of Issuing knowledge to first graders high schoolers, to college and university students! YOUB appearance will be studied with'an appraising eye, I too, and the right clothes will help in that first. deep Impression. Ernest Grissom's Is ready with scores of perfect classroom frocks.

Pictured: Forest green velveteen, 3 piece frock, 29.75. An Ideal College Wardrobe basically selected by Vogue arid augmented by Ernest Grissom's well chosen selection's, Vogue says, "A college wardrobe does not bulge with clothes, biit rather it contains just the right number, and all are one hundred percent successes. It takes: long-suffering tweeds, volumes of sweaters, a knowledge of classics, one good upper-class top coat, disturbing prom clothes, a whole S3'llabus of accessories." EN ROUTE, the smart collegienne wears a green wool two piece tailored suit topped with, a brown swagger length lapln coat. Entire outfit, 78.75. Or she may choose two piece rust tweed tailored suit with raccoon collared rust plaid wool swagger coat Entire suit We've a copious selection of sweaters from 1295 SUetle Jackets from 5 85 the new high wall plateau last.

All brown suede piped in chaudron calf. Also black suede with gunmetal calf, 6.75. For burning midnight oil, lounging and sleeping yolande hand made non-wrinkle crepe--navy or burgundy. Pajamas, 8.75. Matching robe.

10.95. Choose from an innumerable selection of perfect campus and classroom talloreds--both wool or silk. From 12.75. "JEEP'Vexactly as pictured except with lower heel. Inside quarter'calf.

Outside quarter Brown or black: Johansen, 6.75. An irresistable electric blue taffeta evening gown with velvet trim--to maKe an evening--and 'you--unfor- 49.75. For many occasions and big mo- mepts, the college girl wants something classic with a peplum, 3r or princess lines in black 'or one of the many rich' autumn shades. From 19.75. The college girl will go a-dancteg In this low heel silver kid or bronze kid evening sandal.

8.50..