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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-24
Supper at Night

IN CERTAIN rural and SIN aIl-tovn
sections of the country the custom
of taking the heaviest meal IN the
middle of the day never gave way TO
the custom of having late dinner.
Within tho past few years an inter-
estfngly large number of people have
been going back to the midday din
ner proposition. during warm months
at least. because # hAs advantages
for tho housewife. It means some
times considerable saving of time
and friction. especially In families
where there are children who must
hare midday dinner anyway.
So rhere are any number OF peopis
who go away for the summer who
adopt this rural custom as soon az
they leave the city.
Old persons. like children, are better
of not to eat heavy meal at night,
and IL you are outdoors or engaged
in active exercise during the morning
you viii be ready TO take your heavy
meal by half-past twelve or one. The
fact that this Is not the formal city
custom offers little argument against
1t. for We are getting more and more
willing TO plan our lives TO suit our
own convenience instead OF some one
else's.
Once having adopted the midday
dinner plan your hodsework takes on
an entirely different aspect. 1t means
that all ordering and marketing have
to be done early in the morning.
Sometimes 1t is necessary even to
have roasts the day before in order
TO have them In the house early
enough to cook for midday How
ever, 1t Is always an advantage TO
market early. because then you Will
not need to keep the meat or vege-
tables on ice at your own expense.
It also means that almost imme-
diately after breakfast some OF the
dinner preparations have TO be begun
This means that such work as in
specting and cleaning the ice box
must take a place in the early part
of the morning. With a good part
OF the morning taken up in prepar-
ing the largest meal ii means that
some OF the cleaning that used to be
done in the morning has TO be shifted
to the early hours OF the afternoon.
Ii you have supper In the evening.
however. you may have the satisfac-
tion of having the kitchen in order
for the day as soon as the dinner
dishes are washed. Supper needs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-24
OUR LIVING ROOMS

room. and the other reception room,
lounge, music room, book room. or
smoking room. as the case may be.
The word "parlor" has gone out conf
pletely among up-to-date folk, just
as the stiff. prosaic room that bore
the name has gone out OF our scheme
OF things. Really drawing room as
| 1t was once used Is q good word, but
as most persons understand 1t, Is .
bit pretentious and for that reason
it IL better not to use 1t save where
you have a large and formal house.
To most of us II is used most fittingly
when applied to such a room As the
blue drawing room in the white house
"a formal, stately room used only
for formal entertainments and not in
the old sense a drawing room at all.
II you still have formal parlor
in your house. room dedicated to-
formal calls, daughters suitors, card
parties, the minister when he comes
twice a year and the hour or SO after
dinner when you give what you call
dinner party-dont forget that 1t
should be aired and allowed sunlight
as well as any other room in your
house.
II you have only a small house
don't waste one whole room In this
way. Make 1t into true living room,
one used every day for tho family
social hours together. 1t is looked
upon as just, little old-fashioned
and bourgeois for persons in mod
crate circumstances to keen up the
traditions OF such a room. Daughters s
suitors should be received in the fam
lily circle when they call, Il they call
IN the evening. or with the mother OF
the house IL they call in the after
noon and mother happens to be at
leisure.
II you have an upstairs living room
besides, this may suitably be kept for
what the English call a morning
room. room where the occupations
of the morning take place. 1t prop
erly contains desk and q lounge,
easy chairs. sewing tables and
baskets and plenty of sunshine. 1t
is essentially room dedicated to the
women members of the house, just
as the lounge. IL you have Z living
room called by that name. is room
whittier the men OF your family can
withdraw to smoke and talk together
alone.
Afternoon tea II you aspirt TO it
is served in the living room, or draw
ing room. or wherever you and your
guests happen to be seated when
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-24
MOST Americans the te

IN MOSl A"cTiCduS the lci II
drawing room is a formidable
one and suggests rather
rheerless. formal and impersonal
place where for six months out Of
the year the chairs are upholstered
with hideous ticking cases. where the
curtains are drawn for fear Of allow
Ing tho sunshine to fade the carpet
and where no one goes save on formal
Rails or when q stately and preten-
tlous party is In progress.
In reality of course the word comes
from Withdrawing room and ii was
6rst used TO designate the room
whittier the family and guests with
drew after dinner. 1t was especially
important in old Engand where din
ner was the great and usually only
social event Of the day. The diners
went into the drawing room to enjoy
each others conversation and society.
10 play games OF cards, to sing, and
irle away the evening hours. II was
there that guests arriving after din
ner were welcomed into the family
group. there that courting WAS car
ried on and that politics were dis
eussed. And it was a cheerful room,
usually containing the most comfort
able chairs in the house. a cheerful
open fire and such musical instru-
ments as the house afforded. We
read in books on life in the middle
states and the South shortly before
the Revolution OF such drawing
rooms when dinner began at two or
three and lasted several hours. Then
the guests withdrew to the drawing
room so that the servants could clear
the table apd get the dining room
ready for supper at seven or eight
Then among persons OF wealth when
one entertained a guest for dinner
the invitation included supper usually
and the intervening hours in tie
drawing room. So in reality the
drawing room was nothing more nor
less than the afternoon sitting room.
To be sure it was a room Of leisure
and pleasure, but 1t was not formal
and forbidding.
Nowadays. however, most Ameri-
cans do not use the name for any OF
their rooms usually unless they have
= rather large house. II they have
but one or two living rooms down
tAlrs they usually call ono the living
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-24

little work IN preparation and a
warm weather only little cooking
This makes an arrangement that .
usually very attractive 70 servants.
And IL you do your own cooking x
assuredly has attractions II Is al
ways tiresome for the housewife %
have TO anticipate all day the hardest
part of the days work~-the assem-
bling OF the hearty dinner. II she
likes to dress for dinner she does not
like TO think that after she haS
donned her dainty summer afternooa
frock she will hAvc to &c out IN the
kitchen, to stand botcEe = hot stovo
making meat grAUra10onnpA
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-24

without running the risk Of being IN
bred. All society asks us Is that we
shall be well tubbed and we can suit
ourselves as to the method of securing
that result. IL we were hermits or Rob-
inson Crusoes we should have few
pages TO our books of etiquette.
SO the closer we live together, the
more careful we should be Of our man
ners- And for this reason the city folk
who dwell close together have to think
more Of etiquette than country folk
Complicated machinery always needs
more lubricating oil than machinery of
few parts and 10 folk who live in close
contact with ono another need the most
rules Of etiquette.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-24

tea wagon at tea time. A convenient
table for the tea tray or nest of
tables which when set out provide
little stands for each tea drinker may
be left in the living room, but they
should be free from tea accessories
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-24
To Most Americans the Designation Drawing
Room Is Not So Pleasant AS Living Room

four o'clock comeA But 1t is not in
good form to have tea table set up
in any living room containing tea
cups and other tea accessories. These
are properly brought from the
kitchen or pantry ON q large tray or
The Winslow mail., 1921-12-02
THE ENGADINE OF THE WEST

In the State of Arizona twixt the rivers
There to
For beside the Painted
The village of the IIopi and the prairie dogs below,
There the Frisco Mountains those
From who's summit tops Old Mexico the Colorado
When Arzona-to that land bes
Where aded
Put off that tired feeling and yourself
To contemplatons pleasant
Where the Canyon the distance viewed
Calls always onward climb
There talk Alpine fiords divine
ia the
One think of Mount
And the OF a that maxi
But in dsance overpowerng a. its best
The San Francisco Mountains
Driving through
Reminds the birches their
And then before the snowne those
Accost by their beauty and wish al the world
From then the summit
The beauties of the
OF GreenlandS on The
With their shadows slow advancing at the
You need only stand quetude
Across the distant desert from those lofty mountains sheer
10 see those the
Perecs the Painted Desert and brings the distant
For understanding
But
Simply to Arizona and its peaks
And for yourself take wend
the with
AS look toward the Future the
Dedicated by Hamilton to The
Boulevard
The Winslow mail., 1921-12-02
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
(Verla Oare)

School re-opened Monday morn
ing after week of vacation. Every
one entered classes with renewed
energy and it seemed that there had
been enough rest for awhile, at least
until the Christmas holidays.
Several of the students of the high
school met train No. % Tuesday af-
ternoOn to- see General Diaz, who
was passing through ell route to
New York City.
The girls basket ball team left
Thursday morning to play series
of games with Flagstaff, Williams
and Kingman The lineup of the
team is as follows: forwards, Mable
Kelly and Eloise Williams: centers,
Helen Ramage and Rowena Dunn;
guards, Esther Williams and Nora
Dover; Virginia BLY,, Sub-forward
and Chubby Walters, Safeguard
and sub-center. 1t is hoped the
team will be as successful this year
IS last
Miss de Gomez, a representative of
the Pacific Division of the Red Cross
is conducting several classes for
girls in Homie Hygiene and Care of
the Sick. The work began Monday
and will continue four, weeks.
The football team will leave Fri
day for Mesa and Clarkdale where
they will play. Thus far the team
has won every game played.
The High School plays will be
presented December 16 The casts
are working. hard and the people are
assured of a rare treat in the way
of amature dramatics. Both plays
are of the very highest tyne. The
Students felt that it was time for
Them to attempt something ambit-
ious and really worth while.
"The Melting Pot" and a cutting
from ''As You Like It" will be pre-
gented. The former is one of the
most powerful and moving dramatic
productions of modern times. The
story is woven about an immigrant
who comes to this country and
makes YOU proud that wou are an
American, while "As You Like It.,
IS every one knows, is one of the
most fascinating of all of Shakes
peare's productions.
The Winslow mail., 1921-12-02
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! HAPPENINGS AMONG
! THE CITY PEOPLE

Mrs. George Kingrea and daught-
er Dolores have returned from Hol-
brook where they spent several days
visiting friends.
Claude Fussell leaves Thursday of
this week for Phoenix where he will
make his future home. Mr. Fussell
was employed as mechanic a. the
jennings Auto companys garage.
Mrs. Chayes Walker has retained
from HolbrOok where she has &c, n
vi3i ing relatives and friends.
Mrs. Fl. PAYNE was the victim of
ptomaine posing the latter part
of last week AT t! is writing she is
improN TX ,apidly.
Mrs. James F. Hudson of Grenada,
Mississippi is visiting her daughter
Mrs. r. C. Rhodes for a few weeks.
d. e. Skeen has taken over the
proprietorship of tsle Statler Cafe
and is catering to the hungry peo-
pie.
The D. and A. Lunch room which
recently opened in the Drumm
building is enjoying nice trade to
the satisfaction of the eating public.
Scientist have determined that
many of the giant trees in the Coco
nino forest around Flagstaff are
more than 500 years old
The Winslow mail., 1921-12-02
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Rev. w. L. Martin, Pastor

Bible School at 9:45 a. NJ.
Preaching at II a. and 1880 p. m.
Christian Endeavor at $50 p. m.
Prayer and Bible Study. Wednes
day, 1880 p. m.
Choir Rehearsal, Thursday, 1880
p. m.
Next Sunday is Woman's Mission
ary Day and the morning cervice
will be a special service stressing
the great work of our Woman's Mis-
sionary Society. The state mission
ary program will also be presented.
The Pastor is starting Church
Attendance campaign next Sunday
to continue for three months. The
purpose of the campaign is to stim-
ulate the attendance of both men,
bers and son-members at the church
services.
Next Sunday evening the first and
fourth special Sunday evening SER
vices will be given on Great Poets
and their spiritual messages" Mrs.
Gammage will read for us Tenny-
sons "Enoch Arden" and the pastor
will give the spiritual messtge.
There will be special music at each
of these special services. The peo-
pie are cordially invited to attend
these services.
The Winslow mail., 1921-12-02
CLUB NOTES

The program of the last two meet
ings of the Friday Culture Club
were indeed. "a rare treat to the club
members. In reviewing the plays,
"'The Easiest Way" bv Engene Wal
Preston Peabody, Mrs. Grady Gam
mage presented to the club two of
the foremost American dramas.
1t is always pleasure to hear a
well rendered reading of a play. but
it was surely delight to listen to
one who could present these plays
in manner that would reveal to
the audience the veiled humor and
the subtle mystic spirituality in the
sentiment of the lines
During the business sessions let
ters were read from Senators Ash
urst and Representative Hayden
saying that they had taken action
against the bill that would put a
tax upon all musical instruments,
and that the measure had failed to
pass. Womens' clubs from all parts
of the country brought pressure to
bear against this bill and it was
largely due to their influence that
it failed.
Several weeks ago the club was
asked to express itself i'll approval
of the Boulder Canyon dam and 9th
er Colorado river projects. A COM
mittee was appointed by the presi-
dent and number of men have
been asked to be present this aft
ernoon to assist the club in discus
sion of the subject
Owing to it's greatly increased
membership the club has engaged
the Maccabee hall for all future
meetings
"The Great Dividet William
Vaughn Moody's greatest play, will
be the subject for study at today's
meeting
The Winslow mail., 1921-12-02
ROME

Every one has used the saying;
when in Rome do as the Romans
do" Paul had long voyage be-
fore he reached Rome by ship and
this last long voyage of his repre-
sentsl many things in the voyage of
life; some of us have a long journ-
ey; some clouds and storms. sun
shine and shipwrecks, pei iods of
smooth sailing; but we always look
forward to the safe harbor at last
as Paul did. Come to the Methodist
Church, 9:45 a. m. Sunday, and
Study with us about Paul in Rome,
not doing as Rome did.
The Winslow mail., 1921-12-02

The sudden death Of Operator
William Molden Of Glendale, Arizona
this week brings to light some past
Incidents in Mr.. Moldens l;fe that
will interest the relatives and many
friends of the late Mr.. Mathis. They
were boyhood friends but had lost
sight of each other during their lat
er life and their acquaintanceship
was renewed when Mr. Molden came
to this division as an operator only
month or so ago When the up-
timely death of Mr.. Matthie was an
nounced by wire to the various
places Mr.. Molden was the first to
make wire request on the LEGAL Of
fees for wreath and with this
wording, Goodbye. Billie Those
in close touch with Mr. Molden say
that the shock of his friends death
only fastened his own and they are
now both beyond the great Divide.
The Winslow mail., 1921-12-02
THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETS AND
DOES THINGS

There was meeting of the Town
Council Wednesday night. Every
member Of the council was there
The first business that came up was
the adoption if resolution of in
tention for the paving of certain
streets of the city with concrete
The resolution was passed unanf-
mously and appears in the columns
Of The Mail this week. This fol-
lows the city's effort to get btu
lithic pavement, the bid on which
was held up by State Engineer Tom
Maddox because he determined the
bid of Warren Brothers to be too
much. We will now await the time
whsG comparison can be made
with bona fide concrete bids The
Dan LaRoe Company which filed the
low bid with the city during the
time of the request for bitulithic
bids, has failed and has turned ov-
er all his assets and contracts to
the bonding company and the work
is now being carried out by other
parties.
The council also started in to re-
duce city expenses. Because of no
further street and sidewalk work
can be done at present, City Engin-
eer H. r. Jones was laid off for the
time being and Superintendent of the
Streets Peter Henderson instructed
to lay off all men for the present
and to look after the department
personally
The city marst,alship also came
up for discussion which ended in
reliving city Marshal Ed. Gardner
of his city title and the appointment
of Enoch Wilson to the office. Mr..
Wilson has been on the night shift,
j. G. Brown was appointed to take
up the night work. There seemed
an impression with the council that
the day and night forces were not
working in harmony and therefore
without efficiency. Mr.. Gardner is
constable of the township, this be-
ing an elective office.
Judge of the Police Court G.. c.
Bazell, who also city attorney.
was asked to resign the office of pO-
lice iudges and the resignation was
rendered. This action was taken be-
cause Judge Bazell has not the time
to give the court which it should
more financial returns from the jul
dicial department of the city. No
appointment was made for the Of
flee and the place will probably be
filled at the meeting next Tuesday
night at the regular meeting of the
council.
All of the actions taken were
unanimous and no criticism was Of
fered except in the case of Mr.. Gard
ner who was charged with fail
ure to stop a few poker games and
some Of the other kindred luxuries
which flesh is heir to. Mr.. Gardner
stated he had done his full duty as
far as he was able but the vote of
council indicated that they thought
a change would benefit conditions
and SO it was made.
The Winslow mail., 1921-12-02
OF Public in Handling
Christmas Mail

Patrons of the Postoffice should
be impressed with the necessity oil
cooperation with the Postal Service
to the fullest possible exte'-t in pre-
pairing and mailing their Christmas
parcels in order that the heavy hol-
iday mail may be handled expedL-
tiously and satisfactorily. and IN
this connection should emphasize
that the careful observance OF the
following simple conditions by mail
ers is of the utmost Importance in
accomplishing the end desired.
Prepay postage fully on alf par
GELD; also prepay fully the internal
revenue stamp tax on parcels sub
ject to 25 cents or more postage.
Address parcels fully and plainly.
Place name and address of send
er on all matter.
Pack articles carefully and wrap
them securely, but do not seal them
as sealed PACKAGES are subject to
postage at the letter rate.
Mail parcels early; they may be
marked do not open until Christ
mas"
Insure valuable parcels.
written lHScflpIiOHS SucH dS MeT-
ry Christmas" Happy New Year."
With Best Wishes" and numbers,
names or letters for purpose of de-
scription, are permissible additions
to fourth-class (parcel posD mail.
Books may bear simple dedicatory
inscriptions not of a personal nat
ure. Other written additions sub
ject parcels to letter postage. Com
munications prepaid at first-class
rate may be sent with parcels pre-
paid at fourth-class rate, provided
they are placed in envelopes secure
ly attached to outside of parcels.
See article 54, page Is of the July,
1921, Postal Guide.
The Winslow mail., 1921-12-02
NEW RAILROAD OFFICIALS ARE
NAMED

Bulletins have been issued by the
Santa Fe appointing j. D. McCully,
tralnmaSter at San Bernardino. to
superintendent of the Albuquerque
Division at Winslow to succeed the
late William Matthie: W. P.Arntz
appointed as trainmaster to succeed
RI. G. Story, assistant superintend-
ent of the Phoenix branch, the office
Of assistant superintendent being
abolished; w. w. Kelly of San Ber-
nardino to succeed w. H. Oliver as
assistant chief engineer of the Coast
Lines; Mr.. Mccarthy to su coed nr.
McCully as trainmaster at San Ber-
nardino; r. S. Goodrich trainmast-
er of the first and second districts
OF the Albuquerque division to sue
ceed A. r. Wood at Needles, Mr..
Wood succeeding Mr. Mccarthy;
and M. B. Clark of Needles succeeds
Mr.. Kelly at San Bernardino as en-
gineer; and O. w. Schleuter, chief
dispatcher at Winslow will succeed
Mr.. Goodrich.
Assistant Division Engineer Frank
Kinney has been promoted to Div
ision Engineer at San Francisco and
will be succeeded her by Roadmast :
er r. E. Chambers of Prescott. Mr..
Chambers will be succeeded by Yard
Foreman Ed. Conway of Williams.
Trainmaster Jos. Rohrer of this
city has been transferred to Wick
enburg and will be succeeded here
by r. l.. Borden of San Bernardino.
V. H. Wilson has been appointed
as chief dispatcher succeeding Mr..
Q. w. Schleuter.
The Winslow mail., 1921-12-02
OFFICERS GET NEGRO WANTED
MURDER AT GALLUP

Deputy Sheriff w. G. Kelly and
Constable Ed Gardner and a rail-
road officer this morning arrested a
negro wanted at Gallup for the mur-
der of Jim Irwin. Kelly discovered
the negro and with the assistance of
the other officers who covered him
their guns, made the arrest. He was
mean, carried big As and took
tap over the head before he would
submit Constable left on train No
9 with the prisoner for Gallup. No
details are known here
The Winslow mail., 1921-12-02
ELKS MEMORIAL SERVICE

The Elks Memorial Service will
be held Sunday at 3 p. m.. December
4, at the Washington School Aud
itorium. Appropriate and special
music will be rendered The prin-
cipal address will be made by Hon
F.. M. Struckmeyer of Phoenix. The
public are invited to this service
given by Elks throughout the ma
ton in memory of their departed
brothers.