The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-01-05

the churches had membership OF
100 or less-whch obviously is insuffi-
cient for proper church support. Since
one minister often serves widely sep
arated communities, they receive little
PASTORAL attention, and the term Is
so short that the minister Is discour-
aged from attempting to discover ana
meet the needs of the community In
which he is trying to serve. In wide
areas the church is now failing to dis
pei ignorance and superstition, 10
prevent the spread of vice and disease,
to check the increasing production OF
undeveloped and abnormal individuals,
Ohio is not the only state where this
is true, so ministers and laymen gen.
orally will be interested In what the
authors of this book have to say on
the subject, Macmillan, So
The making and operating of
marionette show is a wholesome, abb
sorbing amusement for children, and
an educational one as well. THE Tony
Sarg Marionette Book" (Huebsch, SD
was written by F. J. Mclsaac purpose
" to tell children how to make the
doll actors, construct stage for
them, and present little plays at home.
Tony Sarg's own clever and humorous
pen drawings illustrate it profusely,
and Anne Etoddard has added the text
of two short plays, Little Red Riding
Hood" and "Snow White and the
Dwarves". simple enough for child
ren's use. The history Of Tony Sarg's
passion for this queer, fascinating
phase of the theater, and Of his studies
in New York, and in London in Dick
on's Old Curiosity Shop, occupies the
first two chapters Of the book. linen
the author tells us the secrets OF the
business; how Jan Vedder In RIP
Van Wrinkle" is made to pull real
smoke from his pipe; how Gruffanuff
is turned into doorknocker IN
"Tne Rose and the Ring" and the ugly
old Countess Gruffanuff turned into
beautiful young girl right before
your eyes. The Introductory part is
more suited for grown-ups, but even
quite small children can enjoy the IL
Illustrations and plays and follow them
The children might act. the plays
themselves. if they are not ingenious
enough to make and operate the mar
ionettes.
A club woman asked me for tht
name of a book or two giving enter
tainment ideas, games and stunts.
III suggested the following: let
Breakers" and at Is To Laugh, boil
by Edna Geister, and f. H. Botsfort
Folk Songs of Many Peoples" al
three from the Woman's Press, co.
Lexington Ave, New York City; Rene
B Stern's "Neighborhood Entertain
ments" (Sturgis & Walton) Wolcott.
Book of Games and Parties" (Smal
Maynard). Social Entertainments b.
Mrs e. l.. Day (Moffat Yard & co..
the annual issues of the Party Book
, and 1.-THE Bogie Book" from the DENIM
son Mfg. Co., birmingham, Mass, I
think THESE tWO are oOhI AiSSp
, leaux, Charades and Pantomimes (Ih
, Penn Pub. Co.. Cranston Metcal1
; Amateur Entertainments" (Dutton)
"A Treasury of Plays for Children
, by Montrose ]. Moses (Little Brown
and also a book of RED Letter Da
a Plays" by M. c. Parsons, (Women
e Press.)
Some time since / was telling yo
4 about Sarah Ware Bassett's new 10y
n el. Granite and Clay" so you may
v interested, as | was to learn someti
i ing about Miss Bassett. AS her nov
II would indicate, she is New EN-
: lander-lives, in fact, on Beacon III
l. Boston, in an old fashioned house III
: Of Colonial furniture. She is net
c neighbor of Miss Alice Brown, wi
a Is also a writer of delightful tales
! New England country folk. do n
Al know whether Miss Basset is still
Is ardently anti-suffrage in her views
IN she was half dozen years ago, D
a that Is likely, as she has long pr
If cedent behind her. Her family q