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PAGE SEVEN NEWS-PILOT SAN PEDRO CALIFORNIA SATURDAY EVENING DEC 23 1929 Social Fraternal and Club Activities EDITED BV HELEN CSMPBELI Scientist Sees Asia as Holding Secret of America Prehistory Married FRIDAY MORNING STUDY CLUB IN CURRENT EVENTS PROGRAM rf y4 A ty fo '4 9' i1 4 Jty ft Cabrillo Theatre IN RE: forget there are only a few more days to procure your reserved seat tickets for the Fox Cabrillo Theatre New Year's Eve Midnight Matinee You know of course that this is the first time that "The Cockeyed has ever been shown in any Los Angeles theatre Those who were lucky enough to see the preview here some months ago will doubtless want another look at this great show f- A most Interesting and instructive meeting of the Current Events section of the Friday Morning Study club was held yesterday morning at 10 at the A with the chairman Mrs Bourgeois in charge Mrs Guenther in covering international events spoke of the increased trade between this country Mexico and Chile of the twelve million dollar payment made by France on her war debt to this country of the fact that Haiti has asked for the protection of the United States at the time of her next election of the growing prosperity in Germany where every while immediate rain is not an assured fact an abundance of moisture beginning in January and continuing until May is foretold Mrs Carlson traced most interestingly the history of magazines from the time of their first appearance in France In 1665 and later in England and Germany until 1741 when what was the forerunner of the Saturday Evening Post appeared in Philadelphia She mentioned the beginning of the Home Journal first published in 1833 by the Curtis Publishing company Review of recent worthwhile magazine articles were given one Marriage and in the De -pm 4'n SgS: factory is working full time and of the exploitation of Berlin in Interest In covering the subject of plays and talkies Mrs Amar ad- endeavor to make it truly a world city and of the recent shipment of art treasures worth seventy rf' 9 '4 This is the former Miss Elizabeth Merrill 22 Chicago heiress whose marriage on Thanksgiving day to William Booth former riding master and present owner with her of a riding stable has just been revealed Her estate is reported to run into the millions By Oscar Leiding Science Editor (Associated Press Feature Service' WASHINGTON The key to American prehistory lies not in Alaska but in Asia in the belief of Dr Ales Hrdlicka Smithsonian anthropologist His contention supports a previous view that Monogoloid migration across Bering strait was easy it was inevitable contrasting with a prevailing opinion that the Eskimo had a purely American origin Scant hope of uncovering even i dim records of the far past in Cen 1 tral Alaska is seen by the noted scientist who traversed the Yukon river from source to mouth during the summer in search of archaic lore some most fortunate accident he said "we shall never be able to find real ancient remains in the Yukon valley nr delta because the country has been remade by sea and river Remains have been swept away by the water as it gnawed at the banks or lie covered up in deep jungles or tundras however through archaeological and other evidence substantial steps have been madp this year towards the solution of the problem of the origin of thp Eskimo and his relation to the The anthropologist returned with more than 60 boxes of material one of the most striking parts of the colection being nearly 800 tools and objects in fossil ivory belong' ng a wonderfully rich and artistic old culture discovered but a few years ago Light also may be thrown on the past by a double burial in a stone-lined grave the oldest uncovered so far along the Yukon and similar in type to some in Northeastern Asia material" Dr Hrdlicka said rich but only careful study will show hew important The main achievement was to save for science much that would soon have been lost for all time "Smithsonian expeditions while A styy million dollars from Italy to England where an exposition soon is to be held Mrs Pangle touching state news told of the Rose Tournament in Pasadena which bids fair to be the most successful yet held with every prospect of establishing a record from the standpoint of attendance at both the tournament and the New Year's football game She spoke of the forthcoming visit to California of the Lindberghs and brought the welcome news that 4 vised the group to see the Fair-banks-Pickford classic Taming of the which opened in Los Angeles on Christmas day and spoke of the Orpheum pioneer vaudeville house soon to be converted into a home for the talkies All members present not only listened Intently to the splendid talks but took part in the discus sion which followed each subject Dr Neff will give the second of her lecture series at the meeting of January 10 Coming Events today Christmas festival for children of St Peter's Episcopal church at 7 pm Ladies' auxiliary card party at 8 pm In Carpenters1 halL 351 Ninth ctreet joo's Daughters meet at 730 pm in Masonic temple 233 Sixth Swimming for timid women at Memorial at 9:30 am Ocean Queen Retekah lodge meet? at 7:30 pm in LOOP halL Etude elub meets at 2025 Alma street Ladies auxiliary Carpenters local card party at 851 Ninth street Lodge Viking meets at 8 pm In 100 halL Dance at La Casa Grande 867 Tenth Street at 8 15 Public invited Knights of Pythias hard times Lnce in Odd ball TOROMMOW Musical program at 4 pm at YWCA MONDAY Neighbor of Woodcraft public ward party at 8 in IOOP hall Degree of Pocahontas meets at 8 pm in halL BPOE No 668 meets at 8 pm in Elrs hall Community Sing meets at 8 pm in of hall Womans elub chorus and monthly tea at club house at 2 pm Business Women Entertaj Children at at YWCA FridaEve With members of the Business and Professional club as hostesses 25 children were their guests at a holiday festivity at the A Friday evening Attired in fantastic and unusual garb the members of the club entered into the spirit of the occasion with gay abandon and apparently derived as much pleasure from the Juvenile games a3 the children themselves Mrs Merle Pickering and her daughter Ida Mae Pickering directed the various activities with Mrs A Norton furnishing piano accompaniment for the musical games The feature of the evening was a burlesque boxing bout staged by two well-known members of the club whose antics in the ring created a riot of amusement Refreshments consisting of ice cream animal crackers and stick candy further recalled childhood days Later in the large reception room gifts of toys and novelties were distributed from the large tree Mrs Lizzie May Gentry chair' man of the evening was assisted by the presiding officer Ardys Ing-mire Edith Mahony Alvina Cook Mary Skifich and Ida Fawcett who served refreshments Christmas Festivities Enjoyed at Tietz Home A series of gay Christmas festivities brightened the holiday season for members of the Tietz family On Christmas eve at the home of Mr and Mrs A Riepe 740 Fourteenth street the annual Christmas tree party was held and gifts distributed to Mr and Mrs Tietz and Miss Elsie Tietz guests frem Monrovia Herman Tietz sr and jr Mr and Mrs Lawrence Tietz and the host and hostess Mr and Mrs A Riepe On Christmas morning Mr and Msr Lawrence Tietz of 959 Seventeenth street entertained the same group at a festive breakfast when red gladioli ferns scarlet tapers emerging from silver candlesticks and Santa Claus place cards emphasized the Christmas colors In the evening Mr and Mrs Riepe entertained at an elaborate Christmas dinner additional guests being Mrs Hedwig Swanberg and William Myron of Monrovia and Peter Loughren Mrs Riepe employed yellow roses red gladioli and holly berries in pretty floral ornamentation at her table and about the room iivESAi: mr 158- Dr Ales Hrdlicka shown at left beside the oldest grave found along the Yukon river says ancient village sites near the river appear as mere rifts (above) He has made observations of Eskimo (right) and Indian (below) types Mrs Carlson Bridge Hostess For Visitor Mrs Carlson of 1415 Le Grand Terrace was a charming hostess of Friday evening when she complimented a visitor from San Francisco Mrs James Carey at a pleasant bridge party The rooms where the games progressed still retained the colorful atmosphere of the holiday season Mrs Beckwith scored high and Mrs A Jacobsen held the second hand A dainty repast concluded the evening which was shared by Mes-dames Fred Meyers Fred Crow Gunther Arthur Hailstone Beckwith A Jacobsen Mc-Nerney A Jorgensen Miss Lucille Knudsen of Long Eeach the hostess Mrs Carisen and honored guest Mrs James Carey A Holds Golden State Assembly Friday The Golden State rally of the Benefit association was held Friday in Tumverein hall in Los Angeles when 100 reviews were inspected Honored guests included Minnie Aydelotte supervising field director and national inspector from Port Huron Mich Julia was unable to spend the Christmas Ginn state regional director of Cali-hokdays with her family in San fomia and Nevada Julia Ward criss-crossed from bank to bank la search of ancient sites more than 1500 miles being covered in an open 18-foot canoe A large majority of the surviv ing full-blood Indians and Eskimos melting before civilization even a the relices of their ancestors are being destroyed by nature were measured observed and photographed records on this vanishing Dr Hrdlicka said are saving precious material and data from the American side of Bering sea make more urgent an extension of the work in Northeastern Asia It is there it is felt evpn more strongly that the material and information lie that will clinch indications obtained on the American More than 3000 miles were traveled on the great river famous from the days of the gold rush The scientist assisted by Dr Maly of the University of Prague state director of Oregon In the degree of fraternity in which officers and guards were selected from various reviews Mrs Pedro tut remained in the northern city to be with her relatives during their illness Friends of John Booth will re Vital Statistics INTENTION TO MARRY Milton Price Wilmington Pearl A Earsnberger Long Beach George Bumard Hill and Anna Luke both of Wilmington Anton Kovacavich S3 San Pedro Andrea Costanti 27 Los Angeles Vernon 21 Erline Bowen 21 both of San Pedro BIRTHS Mr and Mrs Demade Lara 1047 Maher street a eon Mr and Mrs Elias Benxor 534 East street a son DEATHS Charles Kelley age 42 years Lilly Pauline Ornberg age 46 years eret tn loam hiV i Bertha Entner representing the San ticn which is causing much ccnra named vice fw -e 1- president to members of his family For Fisht Over Gifts Gambling Wrecks Point Moral For Monte Carlo HELD ILLEGAL several months Mr and Mrs Booth have been in Acton Calif in the hope that Mr Booth's asthmatic condition would be improved Mr and Mrs Donald Troutner of 934 West Twelfth street presided over a delightful party on Christmas Eve and a Christmas dinner on Wednesday afternoon at their home Their guests included Louis Weiss of Los Angeles Mr and Mrs Richard Troutner and daughters Edith and Marguerite of La Crescenta Mr and Mrs Robert Troutner of San Pedro Mrs Self and children Billy Paul and Sister of San Those who were present from the San Pedro review included Mes-dames Harriet Genther Marie Ol-styn Loretta Hall Bessie Peterson and Bertha Entner La Casa Grande to Hold Big Spot Dance Tonight A spot dance with pound boxes of chocolates as the delectable prizes will be the attraction at La Casa Grande 857 Tenth street tonight when all terpsichorean devotees of the community are invited to enjoy be English Thirty years ago she too was a belle of Europe She still plays because the Turkish Pasha who befriended her provided against the chances of luck and settled an annuity on her When flush at the first of the month she plays at the maximum tables By the twentieth she is reduced to playing five-franc chips guardedly A day or so later she watches the others play Gentlemen From Gascony MONTE CARLO Gentleman From is dead Woman in is broke for keeps But Woman in plays on Few people in the giddy principality know the true identities of these typical oid timers among the devotees of the casino yet virtually everybody knows their stories The Woman In is an austere old woman Dressed in the fashion of a gone generation she sits from ten In the morning until nine at night in the Cafe de Paris staring across the square at the white casino She scarcely moves during the day Black coffee for breakfast bread and sugared water for lunch sugared water and spaghetti for Pedro besides the host and hostess an evening of dancing to the strains i and their son Stanley of a Epiendid orchestra At the largely attended Christmas Eve dance Miss Nina Vitalieh won the lovely dresser scarf and Rob Hannah claimed the turkey given as a special prize CLUB CHORUS MONTHLY TEA MONDAY Following the regular rehearsal of the Woman's club chorus to be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock the monthly tea honoring members whose birthdays have occurred during the month will be held The Mr and Mrs James Walden had as guests at a turkey dinner on Christmas day Mr and Mrs Charles Porter and daughter Ruth Mr Burnett Mrs Cleo Burke of Seattle and their young son Clarence Walden An hour of sociabil-ty and the distribution of gifts followed the enjoyable dinner Mr and Mrs A Cobo of 3708 Dolphin avenue will have as dinner guests on New day Mrs father William Read her Friday January 3 Date of 3rd Club Party Friday January 3 is the date chosen by the Ways and Means committee of the Woman's club of which Mrs Herman Coons is chairman for the third of a series of benefit card parties which are being given to increase the building fund of the club The affair will be given at the club house with bridge and five hundred games beginning at 8 o'clock Interesting prizes will bi offered and an attendance equalling the previous large party given by this committee is expected All card lovers are heartily invited Ledge Viking Host at New Eve Dance OPENS WILL FIGHT LOS ANGELES Dec 28 Isaac Zien today filed suit to break the will of his uncle Albert Zunde-lowitz of Wichita Falls Tixas and Santa Monica Zundelowitz left the dinner is her routine Waiters serve bulk of his estate valued at $500000 her automatically Old-timers bow to eight other relatives and certain low as they pass her table charities Joined with Zien in the Thirty years ago this mysterious suit are eight relatives who declare Irishwoman was the favorite of a they should have shared In the (Continued from page one) by Secretary Wilbur and came in connection with an opinion on flood control The attorney general set forth that it was manifestly not the intention of Congress to require the Secretary of the Interior to make provision by his contract to insure any payment to those states during the 50 year amortization period The attorney general held that revenues exceeding the amount necessary to meet periodic payments were to be the sole source of payments to Arizona and Nevada during the years of amortization The all-American Canal mentioned is to be constructed at a cost of about $40000000 to supply water to the Imperial Valley of California now supplied by a canal which 1 skirts a mountain range by a detour i through Mexico Impelled by fear that some Mexican disturbance might cut of the water supply Imperial Valley farmers who depend absolutely on Irrigation started a movement for the building of Boulder Dam more than 20 years ago AIR-RAIL SERVICE LOS ANGELES Dec 23 The Transcontinental Air Transport-Maddux lines and the Southern Pacific railroad today began a new air-rail service from northern cities to the Agua Caiiente Mexico racetrack Racing enthusiasts may make the round trp under the new plan from San Francisco in 25 hours Using fast Southern Pacific trains time from Seattle and Portland will be reduced to a minimum London has forbidden the use of i flags and banners for advertising Los Angeles Party Notes Birthdays of Local Folk A party given in Los Angeles at the home of Miss Gerda Blum Friday evening served to note the birthday anniversaries of Mrs A Williams and Guy Donald of San Pedro the latter of whom with Miss Blum was responsible for the pleasant affair A Christmas tree with other Yule-tide decorations provided a holiday atmosphere for the event and the distribution of gifts to each one of the guests indicated that Santa Claus had not yet left for parts unknown Bridge games provided diversion for the group with Mr and Mrs Kirkpatrick playing high and Mr and Mrs Green of Los Angeles low The final hour was given over to the enjoyment of a delicious repast served to Mr and Mrs Kirkpatrick Mr and Mrs A Williams Mrs Ella Hickman and Earl Newkirk of San Pedro Mr and Mrs Russell Mr and Mrs Green Miss Gerda Blum of Los Angeles and Guy Donald DRAMA SECTION MEETS JAN 8 The drama section of the Los Angeles Federation of clubs Mrs George Frederick Alien chairman will meet at 10 a Tuesday January 7 at federation headquarters A splendid program consisting of an open forum a talk on the Little Theatre and the reading of three original one-act plays will be a part of the conference which Is open to members of the federation NEW EVE SACRED CONCERT POSTPONED Owing to illness which has be fallen certain members of the choir of St Episcopal church in Los Angeles the sacred concert announced for New Year's Eve at the Methodist church will not be given at this early date but it is hoped that the program may be rendered a few weeks hence estate -A king When the iiason was broken she was worth a fortune Since then three fortunes have trickled onto the green cloth of the gaming tables Today her frugal meals are paid for by the sons of old waiters to whom she often gave a $509 tip Woman in is also a brother and sister-in-law Mr and complimented guests Monday will Mrs Theodore Read of Los Angeles be the director Frans Hoffman and and Mr and Mrs Warren Harkness 1 Mrs Hoffman Hostesses who and son Donald of Long Beach through decorations and appoint- meats will create a cheery holiday Mr and Mrs Lufkin and atmosphere for the affair include Miss Fronia Whitehead Mrs Union Pacific offers special excursions to the Ogden Livestock Show going January 7 8 9 10 and 11 Round trip fare Los Angeles to Ogden reduced to $3950 with liberal stopover privileges on return Arthur Cobo and Mrs mystery though she is known to trip Final return limit January 2L £2 Mrs Elia King above Chicago housekeeper for the late Charles Sulsifer former board of trade operator is fighting to retain gifts valued at 8200000 given her by Pul-sifer before his death His granddaughter Mrs Alice Crockett below has appealed to a Chicago court to order the return of the gifts DOES NOT EELONG TO LAUNDRY TRUST HARBOR LAUNDRY CO Inc LOCAL A ND INDEPENDENT CONCERN 132 So (larbor Blvd San Pedro Use Soft Water and Soap Only Rough Dry (flat work finished) 30 piece $100 FAMIIV DRT CLEANING NO RAISE IN PRICES Phone San Pedro 132 Long Beach 635-167 daughter June accompanied by One of te gaieties planned foi Pherson returned Thursday eve- 10 bf 1 ning from a motOT trip to Monterey given in 0-d Felloes hull by msm- CaL where thev Tuf bei of Ledge Viking lor the mother Mrs A De Bow and her sister Mrs Walter Nelson They best of music will be provided and the entire evening devoted to danc-1 teach DefMone ing with refreshments served at the Del Mocte and other pomU close of the dance program All dance lovers are cordially invited The Christmas social arranged for members of the lodge and their families will be held tonight in the lodge room 0 Gass Guests cf Miss Mildred Malloy Atlanta is to have a combination office building and cold storage warehouse costing between $2500-000 and $3000000 CHARLES KELLEY DIES FUNERAL MONDAY Charles Kelley 42 of 554 West Twelfth street died yesterday at the Los Angeles city hospital Death came after a short illness A member of the local Union Mr Kelley has been a resident of San Pedro for three years Besides his widow Mrs Nell Kelley he is survived by two children Robert and Dorothy A Kelley of San Pedro and his father Shephard Kelley of Tacoma Washington Funeral services will take place at the Cleveland Garden chapel at 10 a Monday with the Rev 1 Tanner Brown officiating Pallbearers will be members of the Union Interment will take place in the Roosevelt Mem- orial park 6 6 Mr and Mrs Leo Stefni who have been holiday guests at the home of Mrs mother Mrs Beddome of 632 Fifteenth street returned Friday on the Yale to San Francisco where they are making their home Mrs Stefni came to San Pedro three weeks ago and was joined over the Christmas holiday by Mr Stefni Pleasure Ship DeLuxe Speed Eoats from Dock Long Beach Every 20 minutes DANCE POSTPONED The dance scheduled for New Eve by Aerie 312 Fraterna' Order of Eagles has been postponed indefinitely it was announced Capt and Mrs McMullen entertained a number of friends last evening at their beautiful home 1911 South Patton avenue Games supervised by Miss Dora McMullen were a feature prize winners being Mrs Chas Alford and Gantort The guests included Mr and Mrs Johnson Williams Mr and Mrs Alford Mr and Mrs Gainfort and Mr and Mrs Clarkson Fauik Eve lion The annual Christmas party given by the young ladies of the class of the First Baptist Sunday school yesterday afternoon proved to be a most charming event" Miss Mildred Malloy entertained the class at the home of her mother Mrs Richard Quinn 209 Hanford street Following eames of various kinds and a distribution of gifts from a heaVly laden Christmas tree l'ght refreshments were served Ill's class under the lead-ershiD of Mrs Elvira is a fast PTow'ng organization and now numbers 23 rtls between the ages of 14 and 17 rfinTrs INTrr TION' TONIGHT The last initial'll under the regime of Ma-gie Cu-en retiring I oueen of San Pedro of LILLY PAULINE ORNBERG Dauehters win be held tonight at wife of Bemt A 457 16th St age 45 7:30 in Ma'onic temple 233 years Funeral services Monday 2 Sixth street An invitation is ex-p at the Cleveland ChapeL Rev tended to all Masons Easem Sfar Thomas Grice and Officers of Pt rremb-rs and parents of the bethl Flrmin Chapter officiating to witness the exemplification of the Interment Sunnyside Mausoleum (work AUXILIARY PLATS CARDS TONIGHT The monthly card party of th' DR GARVEY Elvin McClure of Yuma Arlz th mother Mrs Mary Hoard besides the San Pedro visitors and the host and hostess i Mr and Mrs Joseph and Mis Bordoll of 964 Sepulveda daughter Marjorie former resl-street was taken to the San Pedro dents of San Pedro vhited the hospital Friday evening where she home of Mr and Mrs Amas Kriesel was expected to undergo a major I 551 Second street yesterday Mr operation today Her many friends Esoia has been construction rjper-will regret to hear cf her serious intended for the Standard O-J NEW EVE NEW DAY- BIG ALL NIGHT -VAUDEVILLE- PLENTY OF BATHING BEAUTIES SCREEN RADIO STARS Dancing All Night Art Screenland Serenaders SPECIAL NO COVER CHARGE Souvenirs Favors Noisemakers AH Free The Best Time You Have Ever Had Saturday Sunday and Holidays I First Boat Week Days 5 illness company for many years and leaves I soon after the first of the Year fo Mr and Mrs Fred Hoard of 721 Portland Ore where he win super-Eighth street returned Friday from interdeni construction work for spending the Christmas holiday three month after which he arr i auxiliary "of lo- wnth Mr sister and brother- his family will return to their home cal will be held tonight In the in-law Mr and Sirs Robert Dundas 1 at Richmond CaLf While in Games of Oxnard The Christmas day dm- Southern CaLfomia the Esolas will hall at 351 Ninth street DENTIST Closed Unta Dec 27 1115 So Pac Are Phone 4916 win begin at 8 open to the public vi- San going across the border Sunday to see the t--c -s and are ner had as guests a niece and jnephtw of Mr Hoard's Mr and Mrs "WEWITO.