South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-19
Society

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w serious import, proved The
W Offering OF Burueu i. Ford
noted scientist and inventor who
spoke yesterday before a large Een-
eral assembly OF the Progress Club.
on Scientific Demonstrations. az
the club house. Mr.. Ford presented
the intricate subject OF natures
most powerful and invisible force
electricity. delivering his message 10
a sprightlv Kramer and with kindly
humor Probably the most inter-
testing feature OF the lecture was his
burlesque Of the ouija board 8 mani
pulations. solving for his audience
many Of the apparently uneNpiain-
able phenomena of the present day.
He said: Magnetism Is the basis
Of electricity and IS the force on
which the generation of electric cur
rent depends"
For illustration: A simply horse
shoe magnet was brought toward "a
coil OF wire connected 20 two bells of
different tone, and as IL approached
the coil, one bell rang as it was
moved away the other bell respond
ed thus indicating that the action
was merely the current which the
magnet induced i'm the wire The
same thing was done by moving "a
larger coil in a large horizontal cir
Gle, in this case cutting the earth s.
lines of magnetic force. Another iu-
teresung application of this was used
by Mr. Ford i'm deNeIopins "a Drift
Indicator for use I'm airplau.s and
which viii solve for the pilot the
direction in which the plane is NOV
ing relative to the ground. the use
of the compass BEING limited to the
pilot for the reason il does NOT a-o"
for the drift which is the sldeWal-
movement due 10 q cross wind
In speaking of IT, motion pictures.
Mr.. Ford said "The movies of the
future will not be reflections through
strip Of celluiOid but the actual
scene transmitted by wireless from
whore it is happening Current
events will thus Doe seen as they Oc-
cur. This can be done I'm regard rc
music and lectures, for grand opera
market returns and news items -ar
now be heard right i'm our own home.
with a pair of radio ears
with the arrival of this new typ,
/ Of movie, viii come the telephone at
tachment by means of which we WIl
+ be able 10 see whom we are spcakiu4
to-" Mr. Ford added
Throughout his lecture. the speak
er. quite evidently desired to clear
-he pathway of the doUbters and
bring new light TO those interested
in recent scientific achievement
speaking casually of the time when
we will light our houses at u,sh-
with the electricity generated from
/ the rays Of the sun during the day
f In conclusion, AR Ford impressed
his audience with the wonder OF Che
world and a tribute 90 the Creator
for the JOY and riches with which $3.50
are surrounded and which we are
Just beginning to value iu the un-
yelling OF the vast invisible world
Preceding the lecture Hal O.. IAN
Aiken. violnist. accompanied ay Mrs
! Floyd GaumCr played Melody b}
Dawes: Concert Waltz by Schut'
and as an encore responded with AT
Dawning." by Cadmau. Mrs Rich
ard Elbel. president OF the Progress
I Club. introduced the speaker Airs
/ Elbel also announced al the close of
/ the meeting that State Day viii ne
observed Mar. j with the annual
State Day luncheon ar the olive.
/ hotel The principal speaker o.. that
+ occasion viii be lIrs. Percy n PEN
nvbacker. chairman OF American
/ Citizenship i'm the General Fedora
/ ton Of clubs Mrs W j. Terrence
/ Of Evansville Ind. president of The
I state federation viii also appear on
/ the program.
Miss Helen Burke whose mar
rage 70 William Casper KoDin o..
4 Indianapolis viii take place on the
evening Of March 3 az the oliver hoo
/ tel. Will be the honor guest al a
number Of affairs in the next two
weeks. The first 20 be given VIII be
the tea on Tuesday az which Miss
Gertrude Greenbiatt. 122 r. Paris
ST.. will be the hostess. Among tine
guests 20 be received between the
/ hours Of 3 and viii be Miss Ann
! Sparks. Of S. Louis. No and Miss
/ Esther Burke. Of Rockford. Ill., who
viii be in the bridal party and Mrs
/ Fannie Kobin OF Philadelphia. pa
Friday afternoon Miss Kathleen
/ Guilfoyle. $50 ". Lasale az wii
entertain at a tea as courtesy tC
| Miss Burke and Miss Florence Guth-
ne. a bride Of the early spring.
Saturday Miss Burke Will oe hons
/ ored with a theater party 90 be given
/ bv Misses Minerva and GoIdlre Hlr-
\ wich. which viii be followed ny
tea. The following Monday. Miss
I Freda Hershenow. GIL California av
VIII entertain at bridge and IN the
/ evening. the Musicians club will
4 give a dinner at the home ~ Mrs
Walter T. Bryan. IO1 North Shore
Or Miss Belle Livingston VIII 1e
+ hostess az a / O'Clock luncheon on
. Tuesday. Mrs Max Adler. 500 w.
/ Lasalle av. viii entertain with a
+ tea wednesday afternoon. while .r
/ Thursday afternoon Miss Florence
+ Salinger. 6 ST. ST. WIZ eu-
terrain informally and on Friday
+ evening Dr. A. j. SPARKS wI he
7 host az the bridal dinner which VIII
4 be given at the oliver hotel
J. Fred Christman, 10 Marluett.
av.. was surprised az his home sat
T urdav evening by number OF Pas
. friends IN celebration Of his birth
day anniversary. A buffet suppei
wa sserved ar o'clock and IN.
evening spent al the bridge tables
/ The members ~ The Commercial
schooi enjoyed social Friday even
ing at the school The program and