South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-15
SOCIETY

As a courtesy 20 Miss Marie
Magyar. who iectured at the First
Presbyterian church Friday evening
on the Passion play. Mrs. h. a.
Hickox. 74I w Washington av-. en-
tertained with q / o'clock luncheon
Friday. Covers were placed for II.
Among the guests were Mrs. J. p.
Blrdsell. Mrs w Temple, Mrs. De-
Lorenzi Of Mishawaka, Mrs. BeL-
Wilcox. DR.. and Mrs. c. A. Lippin-
colt. Dir. and Mrs George W. Whit
wer. Mrs. J. d. Oliver and Mrs. Pat
rick O'Brien. Friday evening Mrs.
Birdsell entertained Miss Magyar at
o'clock dinner at the Oliver.
Covers were laid for four guests. To-
day Mrs. George NJ. Whitwer IL
showing Miss Magyar around the cry
and at 2 o'clock she viii leave for
Chicago where she will lecture Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Noisom, W.
jefferson blvd. will leave this even
ing for Detroit where they will at
tend the wedding OF Mrs. Nelson's
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afternoon at o'clock TO Dr. George
A. Drescher. The ceremony will be
performed at the home Of the bride.
249 ID Bethune ST. Miss Kern was
formerly OF this city.
Measures Of vital Importance be-
fore congress today and the gen
eral workings Of the house were
taken into consideration by Mrs.
Anthony French Merrill or Chicago.
who spoke Friday before her Lenten
lecture class at the Oliver hotel Her
topics for the afternoon We're Is
sues Before Congress Magazines-
Newspapers" the NTH Of the series
OF talks.
Questions before congress, ex-
planned Mrs. Merrill, are too entirely
In the hands Of committees. The
house is made up Of some 20 com
mittees and divided into two classes.
a nominal and a working commit
tee. she said, and everything is re-
ferTed TO the chairman. who is ap-
pointed. by prestige She pointed
out these as only few of the many
curious workings of the house Of
congress.
Preparedness is spectacular is
sue. said Mrs. Merrill. land is an
excellent illustration Of the commit
tee workings on questions OF national
concern. Some 70 committees have
been named. and a question that
should be settled now Will take
months for them 10 take action on
\
legislation is retarded"
Woman's suffrage and prohibition,
swO other bills that have been dis
sussed. have been thrown into such
a state OF affairs that nothing can
pa done until after the election. she
said. Just where they wanted
HEM" said the speaker.
Publicists. she said had been
writing articles bringing up some Of
ne other workings that have been
buried in the same way.
Magazines. said Mrs Merrill.
have decidedly changed within the
past few years and with the increas-
ng popularity OF civic and public
affairs. there is a very noticeable de-
line in the magazines devoted en-
irely 10 literary articles. There is
css fiction. too. in the magazines of
aigh standards. as they are giving
sTeater space to discussing current
events"
Mrs. Merrill said our newspapers
ire the most important part OF our
ives. but not enough real interest is
AIKEN in the influence back OF the
paper I'VE should have a good
lear grasp of the business" she
aid. "and certain allowances should
,e made in regard to accepting ma
ional questions and not permitting
ourselves to ne led too far to one
dde Of the question or the other. I'll
would be better" she said. Ito take