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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-08
BANKING BY HUMAN TOUCH.


w. ]. Boles, in Worlds Work.
Let me illustrate how the changes have
been brought about by telling the story of
two or three great banks. One whose bust
ness has now grown TO national proportions
some years ago learned the lesson that
sets do not take the place of friends. Ev-
cry one knew that it was strong bank, but
Notwithstanding a yearly showing of large
profits il could not attract out-of-town &C
counts. Other banks with smaller resources
did ten times the out-of-town business. The
problem was studied in a practical way. 1t
was found that the large bank with its
geat resources forbidding place,
where everybody received a chilling recep-
ton 1t earned dividends but il turned
away friends. When country correspond
ent paid il a visit he was looked on with
suspicion and questioned about his business
standing NO one called on MN at MS no
tel or showed the slightest interest in his
personal affairs.
The bank staff complete except for
the absence of a specialist in the art OF
making friends" Such a man was EN-
poyed ard put in charge of the out-of-
town department. He reorganized every
thing shattering rules and violating tradi-
tions. Then he turned his Office into in
formation bureau for the accomm Odation
of visitors He studied the needs of the
banks correspondents, noted the subjects
they were interested in and had a pleasant
word for every one who called He acquired
the convention habit" and went wherever
bankers congregated. That strengthened
his connections and made his institution
kIlONn lIIOuSIOul TIE OUlltu states lie
effect was magical. Business poured in from
all sections until the volume of out-of-
town accounts surpassed all previous rec
ords.
That done, the bank organized itself into
"a financial department store" 1t advised
correspondents that anything desired in
New York could be obtained by telegraph
without expense to the purchasers beyond
the actual outlay. One correspondent bank
reported a scarcity of female labor and
asked 10 have nine servant girls secured
and shipped West at once. They went the
next day. Another asked TO have flowers
sent TO a friend aboard a departing steamer.
That order was filed. A Western bank
wanted its New York correspondent to in
tercede with the customs officials to expe-
dite the arrival of a friend aboard an in
coming steamer. II saved the traveller two
hours delay Another bank requested that
the New York institution attend TO the
comfort of a friend who to undergo a
serious operation at a hospital. That was
done. Others sent dry goods TO be ex-
changed, wanted the bank to buy wedding
gifts and to see to the transportation of
friends from one railroad station TO an
other All these things involved the ex-
pense of money, labor and energy. But they
were worth while.
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Among the Clubs.

Mr. and Mrs T b Messick will enter
tain the st. Johns Social Club, Thursday
evening, at their home, $50 West New York
street.
Sidney w. Elstun will give box party
at English's Tuesday night. and a supper
afterwards. entertaining the officers of the
Minuet Club and their guests.
The Bonaventure Cinch Club was enter
tanned Friday afternoon by Mrs. William
Holt. The prize winners were Mrs. j. w.
Thompson. Mrs. a. NJ. Crouch and Mrs.
William Lewis.
Mrs ]. L. Ellis entertained the Hoyle
prizes were won by Mrs. Charles Gilman,
Mrs. j. l.. Ellis, Mrs. II. o. Winter and
Mrs. A. p. Heron.
The Mothers Club of the boys of the
Father Mathew Brigade will be enter
tanned next Tuesday afternoon and evening
by Mrs. James McCool, at her residence, 10
East Downey street.
The Good Time Euchre Club was enter
tanned Thursday evening by Mr.. and Mrs
w. w. Spencer, of East Walnut street. The
prizes were won by Mr.. Lally and Mrs
Bracket. first: Mr.. Van Camp and Mrs
IzoT, second; Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer, third
The Hoosier Magazine Club will hold its
last regular meeting of the wear tomorrow
evening with Or. and Mrs L. A. Kimberlin,
30l5 North Capitol avenue. DIR. Charles Lit
tie will read a paper on Cecil Rhodes,
and the discussion which will follow will
be led by Thomas r. Thornburgh.
The members of the Century Club gave
their annual dinner last night at the Canoe
Club. Charles p. Doney. president of the
club was POSTMASTER. and toasts were re-
sponded 10 by DR.. Carleton b. McCulloch,
vi w. Thornton. William f. George, VII
liam S. CARRIER. Robert w. Mcbride, Alfred
Z. Dickey and George F. Bass
The Late Book Club was entertained,
last Tuesday afternoon, by Mrs. Anthony
Bowen, assisted by her daughter. Mss Will
lie Corinne yelling Garden flowers were
used in the decorations of the several
rooms. The dining room was hung with
japanese lanterns and parasols and the
refreshments were served in japanese
style. A musical progra NINE was given by
the 'Piccaninny Urchins' and by several of
the members of the club. Mrs. Won Cannon
read the fable by George AIDE. entitled
How the Husbands Were Entertained at
the Woman's Club" Snap shot pictures
were taken of the club members.
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water color cards marked their places
With Miss Strother. Miss Byrd's gues<
were Miss Gladys Wynn. Miss Sallie Hall
Miss Grace Stokes. Miss Grace Hensley
Miss Anna Shackelford Of Anderson, Miss
Maude Mclaughlin OF Terre HaGte, Miss
Graham OF Chattanooga, Miss Bryce OF Co.
lumbus. Miss Talley and Miss Sammis OF
Terre Haute.
Mr.. and Mrs VI. o. Ryker entertained the
members of a club TO which they belong
last night at dinner. Miss Nettie Shower
and Herbert Philip Dahlen. whose marriage
Will occur this month, were the guests or
honor. Pink carnations formed the table
decorations and the light fell from pink
tapers in candlesticks. The other guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Lasher. Miss
Marguerite Shower. Miss Vivian Greene,
Miss Myrtle Smythe. Dwight Ritter. Ross
Helm, Charles McDougal. Harold Conduit,
and Miss Lindsey of Pittsburg. Miss Lorsh
OF Richmond and Miss Dahlen of Terre
Haute and Mrs. c. S. Haver.
The twelfth summer sketching trip which
Miss Susan NJ. Ketcham will conduct this
summer will be along the coast Of Maine.
The party will leave this city July for
Niagara Fails, thence to Toronto and down
the lake and the ST Lawrence by boat to
mountains to Portland, Me. Prouts Neck,
eleven miles from Portland, is the first
stopping place selected. The second stop
ping place is New Castle, y. H, one of the
oldest towns on the coast. Other stops
which will be made equally attractive.
Information concerning the trip can be had
from Miss Ketcham at the Colonial Flats
after June 9.
A lawn fete and children's circus will be
given next Friday afternoon at Mrs. John
I. Brush's suburban home, Lombardy. on
East Washington street. 1t will be the
tertainment promised by the Flower Mis-
sion to the children who took savings
boxes last February for the benefit OF the
poor sick people Of the city. The big yard
around Mrs. Brush's home will be filed
with attractions for the child rem. There
will be balloons, handorgans, clowns, pony
carts and automobile rides. com bined with
all kinds Of refreshments. The children
who took the boxes will be admitted free of
charge: other children and those who at
tend them will be charged an Ambulance
fee of 10 cents. Mrs. Brush who planned
the fete, is being assisted by the members
OF the Flower Mission. If ii should rain on
Friday the entertainment will be neld on
Saturday afternoon.
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Club Programmes.

Culture CIub-June 10. "a Day In the
Woods"
Rosemary Club-June 9. Original story by
Miss Harriet Tutewiler.
Catharine Merrill CIub-June a. Annual
reports: Leisure TO Go a-Fishing," Miss
Kate Layman.
Progress Club OF Tuxedo-June L. With
Mrs. ]. b. Monticue: The Work Basket, +"
shall Boys Be Taught Housework p
leader. Mrs. Rowley.
Over-the-Teacups- 10. Mrs D. L.
Wood. hostess: Effect OF the New Book
Madness" Mrs. Lew Wallace, jr.; Books
OF the Year. reviews by Mrs. A. NJ Dwy-
or. Mrs. E :. Folsom and Mrs. Walker.
FoTtnightly Club - June 10. American
Artists and Their Masterpieces" Miss
NerlSes; Americans Who Grace London s
Artistic and Social World" Mrs. Gibson
conyersation. The House Beautiful" lead
er, Miss Finch.
Monday Afternoon Club-June g. With
Mrs. Ida Gray Scott: Last meeting OF the
year. Reports from the General Fedora
tion OF Womens Clubs at California: re-
ports from Indiana Union Of Literary Clubs
a. Valparaiso; social day.
Frances E Willard Union-June TO- Host
sss Mrs. TrOtter 1906 North Senate av-
enue. Devotions. Mrs Burk; Flower Mis-
sion. It's Origin and Object" Mrs. Wilson
praise service. Mrs. Cornelius Committee
Mrs. Trotter. Mrs. Burke-Beswick and
Airs. Daugherty.
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SNAKES IN HAWAII.
None There Now, but There Is a Fear
that They May Come.
Washington Post.

washington POST.
An interesting young man, tall as his
distinguished kinsman, the Governor Of Ha-
wall trod the mosaic at the st. James yes
terday afternoon and inscribed himself as
]. D. Dole. OF Honolulu. Although little
more than boy. he represents some large
commercial interests in the islands and has
been staying with his father at Jamaica
Plains, Mass, for some months. He
Governor Dole. but at New York branched
off toward Baltimore
Yesterday he called to see the secretary
of agriculture, Mr.. Wilson. His was an
of the islands of the Territory OF the mid
Pacific. With the best OF good nature he
waited in the ante-room till the secretary
could see him. and then the tall young
man made known his errand, after pre-
senting his letter of introduction.
Are you trying 10 be St. Patrick Of
HawaiiY' inquired Secretary Wilson. as
he laid aside his spectacles and looked
searchingly at the young man.
Mr.. Dole explained why he had come TO
talk about the exclusion of snakes. There
are no snakes in Hawaii" said he but
we are fearing every day they will be in
troduced there The local officials used TO
assume the authority TO forbid the land
ing of snakes. but that day is gone by and
not long ago the treasury officials decided
that they did not have the authority 10
exclude snakes from landing in the Terri
tory
well. l have considerable authority over
here in the States. remarked Secretary
Wilson, meditatively. but / am afraid
I have not the authority 10 issue a regula-
ton 10 snakes in Hawaii. Perhaps 1
shall be able TO have the question taken
up at a Cabinet meeting soon" continued
the secretary, buoyantly. though a new
idea had come TO him.
This pleased young Dole, who is very
much in earnest about the matter You
see" he added. while we have kept the
snakes away in years gone by, We are
now in considera bic terror lest they be
introduced on our Islands by accident We
have net allowed any snakes TO come there
with circuses But the soldiers returning
from the Philippines are bringing lots OF
snakes with them. Out there the people
seem 10 keep them as pets, as well to
catch rats. and the soldiers take the snakes
back home mascots- AS l have said,
we are very much afraid lest some OF these
snakes get loose from the transports Once
the islands the mOngoose, as a pest,
would not be IN IL with them.
THAT is because the islands would be a
perfect paradise for snakes. added Mr.
Dole There arc lots OF underbrush where
they would thrive They would soon GER
tainly become a perfect nuisance.
Il shall try 10 persuade the Cabinet TO
discuss the advisability of some precau-
tion against this pest" reiterated Secretary
Wilson.
Then other things touching the depart
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AN UNFINISHED STORY.
A Point Where in Telling 1t the Rev.
DIR. BarrOws Always stops.
Chicago Record-Herald.

Chicago RecOrd-Herald.
The Rev. DR.. John Henry Barrows. presi-
dent of Oberlin College, who formerly
preached TO a Chicago congregation. tells
little story concerning an experience of his
own that may be worth passing along. 1t
was at the time that DIR. Barrows was
making arrangements for the holding of
the great congress or religions here. lie
had an immense correspondence to take
care of, and found IL necessary to employ
a stenOgTa pher. The young lady was pref
ty. 1t is not to be inferred that there are
any but pretty lady stenographers. but the
one employed by DR.. Barrows was especial
ly comedy.
The doctor fitted up a workroom on the
third floor of his house, where he and the
stenographer toiled hard day after day,
undisturbed by callers and well away from
the noises of the streets.
The work OF preparing for the congress
was still going forward on the 18th of Feb
ruary, when the doctors little son became
excited over the sending and receiving OF
about the neighborhood handing love tok-
ems 10 the children he knew and many had
come TO him, when he remembered that he
had father UP on the third floor, In addl-
ton to the one in heaven. Going to his
mother, he proposed that they send up a
valentine
well" said Mrs. Barrows. sit is very
nice Of you 10 remember father. How would
il do for me to write valentine for him
and let you take it up?"
The boy was delighted at the idea and
his mother wrote upon a sheet of paper:
please kiss the bearer"
This she placed in an envelope, which
was properly sealed and addressed TO the
doctor The boy started upstairs with his
valentine, but he had been running around
a good deal during the morning and his
legs were weary When he had reached the
second floor he met the pretty stenogra-
pher, who had started out after postage
stamps or something. and asked If she
wouldn't be kind enough to hand the note
to his father.
She took the envelope. gave the child a
pat on the cheek and ran back upstairs,
where-perhaps prompted by feminine curl
osity-she waited while DR.. Barrows
opened his valentine and read, in his wife 5
handwriting
please kiss the bearer"
Here is where DR.. Barrows always cuts
the story off.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-08
BODY HEAT
Reduced 20 Degrees in Summer.

Never eat heavy carbonaceous foods for
the morning meal. for these foods should
follow and not precede hard work.
The best morning foundation is Grape
Nuts and cream. little fruit a cup OF
Postum Food Coffee and possibly couple
or eggs prepared TO suit the taste-this
breakfast is sufficient 10 satisfy the hard
est worker either OF brain or muscle. IN
I'll the MONDAY meal.
Particularly is this true at the present
season OF the year. when meat and other
fatty foods increase the internal heat Of
the body and make the summer day still
more disagreeable.
Grape-Nuts come 10 you from the grocer
ready 20 serve having been fully cooked at
the factory by food experts and this saw
ing in time and exertion is appreciated BY
the housewife as well as the economy, for
being a concentrated food. four teaspoon
fuls Is sufficient FOR the cereal part OF
neal for one person and costs only one
cent
a booklet OF excellent recipes is found in
each package OF Grape-NBts from which
many easy and delicious warm weather
dishes can be made for luncheon and sup
Ing 20 the palate.
A trial OF the above selection OF food for
ten days will prove 10 anyone that health
and vigor an active mind and keen en-
toynent OF the pleasures Of summer will
take the place Of poor digestion. duh
brain and that heavy draggy feeling caused
b. improper food during tho hot weather.
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The wedding Book.

Good Housekeeping.
I took several sheets of heavy cardboard
and had them bound in covers OF wood,
upon which ! burned and painted in con-
ventional design my husbands initials and
my own and the date of our wedding. sur
rounding the whole with clusters of lilies
Upon one page of the wedding book were
our photographs. taken Immediately after
the ceremony, and upon succeeding pages
those Of the bridesmaids and others of the
wedding party, including that of the rector
who performed the ceremony, and photo
graphs OF the exterior and interior OF the
church The final picture was that of the
new home Around the photographs I
painted sprays Of the various flowers used
IN decorating the church and house. Finally
came a water-colOr sketch of the going
away gown and various samples OF ma
terials used In the rousseau which are
already interesting in showing the changes
OF fashion, though but few years have
elapsed since they were the mode The
collection closed with list of the gifts
and donors, and autographs Of the wedding
party.
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A CATERER To VANITY.
III You Have Tags on Your Trunks
They Have a Value.

A certain young New Yorker who found
himself desperately hard up last week was
reduced 10 the necessity of selling or pawn
ing some of his possessions 10 tide over for
few days. 1t wasn't the first time he
had been confronted with this necessity
and he cast his eye around the room, won
dering which OF the few objects OF value
remaining he could best afford TO part
with. His eye happened 10 fall on a tray
cling bag which he had carried with him
during year abroad.
Il might get 80 cents on that he muir
INJURED. Its frightfully battered up.
though. 1 wonder how it would do TO scrape
of all those labels and polish it up bit?'
But he decided that this was too much
bother, and, taking the valise, he walked
down Sixth avenue till he came to little
trunk shop.
do you ever buy secondhand goods in
your liner he asked the proprietor
That depends" was the reply. Then
with a quick glance at the valise: you've
done some travelling, eh?'
Yes but you can easily get those labels
of. They don't hurt the leather, you
know"
The business man laughed. Take any
trunks with you when you went across?"
he asked.
Eyes. A steamer trunk and one other"
replied the impecunious one. Il was better
off then than now
"I'll pay you $3.50 for this bag" said the
other quickly And if you'll fetch me
those trunks, I'll let you have from 81 to
$40 apiece for them, according TO the num-
Der of labels on them and how much bat
tered up they are.
You see," he went on, noticing the
young mans establishment. dozens of peo-
pie come in here every week searching for
trunks and bags that look as though they
had seen a lot OF knocking about and are
covered with labels. Some persons make a
practice OF going TO the small dealers in
leather goods for just such things. They
are people able TO pay a good price Tor
what they want but who are either too
poor to travel or SO occupied that they
cannot get away from home. They think
nothing of paying from SIS TO $50 in order
to make people think that they are able
to spend their summers abroad
Its all very well to talk about buying
labels and pasting them on ones trunk
and batting it about ones room and ham
mering 1t with a club to make 1T look dis
reputable. and all that, but what results
never looks like the genuine article. The
man woman who wants to put up a good
bluff knows this and has no confidence In
them.
II think I could easily dispose of two
dozen old trunks that have been around
the world bit every week if l had them
That's why l have given you a good price
for this bag. | want to encourage you &c
bring your trunks around And, say, per-
haps you know of other fellows who are In
pretty much the same fix as you are? Just
put them on TO me, will you. L pay about
the best prices of any dealer in New York
Good daV"
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Society n Treadmin.

c. S. WAYNE, in Ainslee's Magazine.
As a matter OF fact, society is a treadmill.
For those Ike Mrs Stuyvesant Fish, who
would keep well TO the fore, there can be
no rest The ceaseIess rotation continues
from years end 10 years end. To falter is
20 slip back To halt is TO drop out. The
season IN New York may be said 10 begin
with the horse show in November BY that
time the clans that have been scattered
during the summer have opened their town
houses and are prepared for the winters
ray. Horse show week is marked by more
or less informal dinner parties and more
or less riotous supper parties Following
the horse show comes the introduction of
the seasons debutantes. For the more for
IuEate, balls and dances are given; but the
great majority make their bows at after
noon teas. This. too. Is the season of au-
tunnn weddings, and the weeks are crowded
with events hymeneaL
A little later the opera season begins and
before the middle OF December there is the
Assembly ball. After the 1st of January
there are so many private balls and dances
that invitations TO subscription balls go
begging. But certain cOtillions, ike the
Cinderella and the Junior. are annual ix-
lures. For three months there is an ever
increasing wnirl or gayety. Every day
every hour, has its event which the woman
that pretends 10 social prominence cannot
anord 10 ignore The pace is terrific, and
how any except those Of unusual mental
and physical vigor stand the strain must
ever remain a mystery. For many the forty
days Of Lent intervening between the sea-
son proper and the early spring season af-
ford little rest. Life at the fashionable
lenten resorts has OF late years become but
a meager modification OF the life In town.
What with dinner parties, high play at
bridge and late hours, there Is really small
relaxation from the dissipation of the win
ter
Easter brings an avalanche of weddings.
and then there is a rush across the Atlantic
for the London season, which means more
dinners, more opera. more balls and event
ually more indigestion and more insomnia.
BY August the Newport season Is on, and
the same ceaseless round continues. Then
there is brief period when house parties
are the thing. but big dinners and bridge
are features here. too. and then-it is horse
show time again.
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Miscellaneous Affairs.

Naomi Auxiliary will meet with Mrs. May
N Clintock. next Thursday evening. at her
home. 1916 Union street.
Major Robert Anderson. W. r. c., will
give a lawn fete, Thursday evening. at the
home of Mrs. Lizzie Shilling, 1907 East
Tenth street.
The Y W. c. A. gospel meeting to be
held this afternoon at the association hall.
will be led by Miss Bartlett. Miss Edith
Surbey will sing.
The graduating exercises OF the Indiana
KINDERGARTEN and Primary Normal Train
ing School will be held in the Tabernacle
Church. Thursday afternoon at o'clock.
Entrance examinations for Princeton
University will be held Thursday and Fri
day of this week at the Indianapolis Acad-
envy under the supervision of Alex S.
Mitchell.
The College-avenue Baptist Church will
give a lawn fete, Wednesday evening. on
The vacant lot on the east side of College
avenue. between Sixteenth and Seven
teenth streets.
The Social and Business Union OF Rob
erts Park Church will meet in the church
parlors tomorrow at 80 p. m. a musical
and literary programme will be given and
refreshments will be served
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Personal and Social Notes.

Mr.. and Mrs Hush MCGOWAN returned on
Friday from New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Griffiths Will spend
this week at the Country Club
Mrs Henry T. Hearsey will go to Boston
This week TO spend the summer.
Miss Mary Trimble will sail for Europe
July 10 on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse.
Miss Iris Wynn has returned from Bos-
ton. where she spent the winter at school
Mrs. Reakirt. or Cincinnati, will come to-
dsy "a spend = few days with Mrs. John 7.
Brush.
Miss Edith Wilson, who has spent the
winter at school IN New York, will return
home to-day.
Mrs W. p. WeHborn. of Princeton, is the
guest OF Mrs. J. L. Cullough, No. 3027 North
Meridian street.
Mrs Charles Layman, OF Woodruff Place.
will 90 to Pittsburg the last Of this week
Tor a short visit.
Harry T. Luneman, who spent the week
with his sister. Mrs William o. Everett.