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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-25
SAYS TWO MEN WERE
IN AUTO HE PASSED
Defense Attempts to BeIittIe
Testimony, Saying Prose-
cution Switched Theories
of Murder of Mrs. Helen
Hager WheIchel.
BY John L. Niblack
Times staff Correspondent

HARTlNSVlLLE, Ind, May
25.-Pointing to the figure of
John Thomas Shaw, colored,
crouehing among his attorneys
in Circuit Court here, Harry
Belford, 1901 Broadway, In
dianapolis, today identified him
AS the colored man he saw in
an old Ford automobile on the
Rockville Rd. at 4 a. M. Nov.
%, 1923, with the recumbent
body of woman beside him.
Belford was a surprise State wit
ness.
Shaw is fighting charges of muir
dering Mrs. Helen Hager Whelchel,
%, Indianapolis beauty operator,
and throwing her mutilated body
from an overhead bridge across Big
Four Railroad tracks west OF In
dianapolis, close to the spot where
Belford said he saw Shaw.
Shaw's Defense
Dead from a fractured skull, her
hair matted with blood, the woman s
body was found early Nov. 2S. Her
missing watch, found in an Indiana
Ave. pawn shop, was traced to Shaw,
and Mrs. Whelchels diamond ring,
police said, Shaw gave to his sweet
heart.
Shaw says Hunky John, an AL
banian, used his (Shaw's) auto the
night Of the murder, and the next
day gave him the jewelry.
Belford told the following story:
He and three others left Indian
apolis at a. M Nov % to go hum
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-25
Judge Who Will Hear Case
Is Widely Known
JuriSt.

IN ItmfS special
NOBLESNILLE, Ind, May ca
Fred T.. Hines. judge OF the Hamil-
ton, Circuit Court. who will preside
at the trial of ID. c. Stephenson.
Earl Gentry and Earl Klinck. for
the alleged murder of Miss Madge
Oberholtzer. which has been venued
from Marion county to this city, is
widely known in central Indiana as
a jurist. He has been on the bench
four years and during that time has
tried many notable cases, including
trial of Lee Kincade. charged with
the murder of his father. James j.
Kincade: two cases growing out of
seven bank failures in Hamilton
county. and the Big Four track ele-
vation case of Indianapolis, tried at
Franklin.
Courthouse Old
The courthouse in which Stephen
son. Gentry and Klinck will be tried
is forty years old but has been mod
ernized and has every convenience.
The courtroom has been the scene
Of many notable trials, including the
will contest of United States Sena-
tor Joseph Z. Mcdonald thirty years
ago.
The Jail where the defendants are
to be confined when they are brought
here this week has fourteen cells.
with no special accommodations.
Sheriff Charles Gooding said Stephen.
son, Gentry and Klinck would be
treated the same as other prisoners.
The structure is also about forty
years ago. Only one set of prison
ers has escaped the Jail, and they
walked out OF a door the sheriff had
left unlocked.
Youthful Prosecutor
Prosecutor Justin Roberts, who
will assist Prosecutor Remy of In.
lianapolis. has been in office since
the first of the year. He was gradu.
Tated in law from the University of
Michigan year ago and is asso-
ciated with his father, ]. A.
Roberts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-25
BURGLARS START WEEK
Department Store On Massachusetts,
Ave. is Entered.

Burglars began a new week on
Massachusetts, Ave. with the
Sablosky Department store. S04
Massachusetts, Ave. the first victim.
Three times last week bricks were
hurled through the front windows,
Of this store. early today a glass
was broken from a side door and
forty pennies. and three suits of
mems clothes were taken.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-25

by Ralph Test, county agent.
The damage was said to be one.
fifth OF the yield of the county. Six
hundred acres Of tomatoes were
killed and fruit, corn and wheat
were heavily damaged. At New.
castle ice froze nearly half an inch
thick
The Sunday night frost followed a
remarkable change from torrid to
frigid temperature within a few
hours.
Tomatoes Suffer Most
Tomatoes appeared to be one OF
the most severely damaged crops.
Plants around indianapolis pre-.
sented a sorry appearance when the
sun rose.
The cold wave extended through
the Middle West.
Saturday this territory was in the
grip of extreme heat
Temperature is expected to rise
slowly today and tonight, and by to.
morrow the danger should be passed
There is, however, a possibility OF
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-25
BALL PARK LEASE
AGREEMENT NEAR
Mayor and Club Secretary Confer on New Site for
Grounds at Fall Creek and Northwestern Ave.

Virtual agreement on lease Of
thirteen acres OF city ground at
Northwestern Ave. and Fall Creek
for new baseball park for the In
dams was reached today. II was an
nounced following a conference be-
tween Mayor Shank and William f..
Clauer, secretary of the Indianhpo.
lis baseball club.
Mayor Shank said the agreement
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-25
What the Cold Wave Did

Garden crops in Indiana badly damaged Tomato and
melon crops probably ruined.
Corn and wheat somewhat damaged.
Lowest temperature for late May recorded in lndansp
oils "a degrees at 6 today.
Temperature drops A degrees in "a hours
Whole mid west included in cold
Indiana temperatures below freezing
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-25
INDIANS GAME HALTED
Cold Weather Prevents Opening of
Columbus Series.

BU Times Special
COLUMBUS. Ohio, May 25.-The
opening ball game of the Indian
apolis- Columbus series, scheduled
here this afternoon, was postponed
on account of cold weather. Today's
Louisville Toledo game at Toledo
was postponed for the same rea-
SON
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-25

was presented to attorneys for the
city and baseball organization with
the understanding that the club will
pay the interest of the bond issue
of s65.O00 and redeem the total
amount when 1t is due in 1914 In
terest would total nearly $4,000, 1t
was estimated.
Clauer said the Indians plan to
,,Tov ~ The nou, ~ro,,uds ,,awf goo =.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-25
IN SIGHT
City Hopes TO Eend Dispute Over
Railroad Bridge.

Agreement between the city and
the Indianapolis Union Railway
Company over cost of $1,000, 900 Belt
Railroad bridge over White River is
probable this week. William Bosson,
cit yattorney. said today following a
conference with Joseph J. Daniels,
legal representative of the company.
Bosson seeks an agreement where
by the railroad would pay at least so
per cent of the bridge. first step in
track elevation plans. while the COM
panys plan would place burden on
taxpayers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-25

Indiana patches lay in shrved ruins today, the
suit of of the late fross many years.
Corn wheat and of the other major crops also
hard hit.
Agricultural experts unable estimate the extent Of
the damage in dollars but it will into high figure they
said.
Damage in Henry County alone estimated at 81 100000
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-25
TOM MIX DELAYED

Visit here of Tom Mix, movie star
and his horse Tony was postponed
until Wednesday, when word was
received this afternoon tina this ar.
rival in Cincinnati today had been
DELAYED by train wreck. Die was
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-25
Cold Wave Cause
of Baby's Death

BU Times Special
EVANSVILLE, Ind, May %.
One fatality was recorded,
due indirectly to the cold wave
here Sunday.
Mrs. Elmer Fuquay wrapped
up her five-months-old baby
for an auto ride. The child
smothered to death.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-25
DRAWS PRISON TERM
Man Gets Sentence on Charge OF
Child Desertion.

Perry r. Bland, 81, was sentenced
one to three years at the Indiana
State prison today by Criminal Judge
James A. Collins on a charge Of
child desertion. Bland is alleged to
have left his wife, Mrs. Clara e.
Bland, 1857 N. Talbot ST., and their
son, Arthur, H. on Jan. 5, 1925.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-25
Deputy Controller and
License Clerk Take Stand
to Show Motor Coach
Company Complied With
All Laws.
SHIFTING OF ROUTES Is
CITED IN RETALIATION
Charges of Discrimination
Also Denied as Drivers
Are Put on Stand in Re-
newaI of Hearing Before
Commission.

Testimony tending to show
that the Peoples Motor Coach
Company, in past operations,
had observed III effect all laws
and ordinances covering the
subject of transportation, was
introduced by witnesses for the
company today in its hearing
before the public service com
mission, asking authority to
travel Indianapolis streets.
Thomas A. Bowser. deputy city
controller, and Ralph r. Boyer,
former license clerk in the city con-
troller's office. declared operators
licenses were issued to the coach
company immediately on the filing
Of indemnity bonds. Will II. Latta,
attorney for the Indianapolis Street
Railway Company, opponents of the
coach company's petition, countered
with the statement that the bonds
were incomplete and that bus
routes had been shifted frequently.
Pointing to the Brightwood line
which was bought Of the Clark and
Reno firm by the Peoples Company
Latta showed that the destinations
remained the same. but that inter.
mediate routings were shifted. James
w. Noel, attorney for the coach
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-25
Three Accused Men WhiSked
to New Quarters to Wait
Murder Trial.

ID. c. Stephenson, former
grand dragon of the Ku-Klux
Klan, in Indiana, and his two
aids, Earl Gentry and Earl
Klinck, were lodged behind the
bars of Hamilton county's for
ty-year-old jail at NOblesville
today, to await trial on a
charge of numbering Miss
Madge Oberholtzer, 2S, of 5SC2
University Ave.
They were removed from the
Marion County Jail as result OF
change Of venue granted by
Criminal Judge James A. Collins
Saturday.
Sheriff Omer Hawkins and three
deputies left by auto for Noblesville
with the prisoners shortly after 10
a. M, making the trip in forty-five
minutes. 1t was brisk, cold drive in
an open touring car and the three
prisoners housed in Jail since April
20. shivered in the breeze.
Prospects for trial the latter part
Of July were seen today following a
statement Of Judge Fred f. Hines.
who will try the three men.
Under ordinary circumstances, no
hearing would be held on the case
until the October term" Judge Hines
said. The docket now is filled up
until July %. But criminal cases
have the right of way and if the
defense insists, l will make an effort
to hold a hearing this term Of court
New Rule at Jail
Sheriff Charles Gooding, of Mobiles
Vile, who assumed responsibility for
the custody of the men upon their
surrender by Sheriff Hawkins, an
nounced a new rule at the Jail. which
will confine Stephenson to a narrow
single old-fashioned cell and tiny
corridor. four feet wide and fifteen
feet long.
Hitherto. prisoners in the Hamil.
ton County Jail had access to an
outer corridor. The new order which
went in effect this morning requires
all prisoners be locked in the upper
tier of cells.
These men will be given the same
privileges as the other prisoners, and
no more" said Sheriff Gooding.
Stephenson was visibly embar.
rassed and i'll at ease when Sheriff
Hawkins introduced him to Sheriff
Gooding. He took off an overcoat
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-25
NO WORD RECEIVED

Hope Still Expressed for Safe Re-
turn of Explorer.
Bu Unitci Press
OSLO. May 25.-With more than
three and a half days elapsed since
the Am Ellsworth aerial ex-
pedition hoped off for the peak OF
the universe, no authentic news OF
the expeditions fate had come here
up to a. m., today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-25
May Have to Replant

County Commissioner John Kitley,
living ten miles southeast OF the city
in Warren Township, said potatoes
and beans, and probably corn on his
farm had been killed and would have
to be replanted.
Wheatfield and farmland, with %
degrees, were the coolest places in
Indiana. Heavy frost was reported
from Paoli. Vincennes, Bloomington
Terre Haute, Farmland, and FIT.
Wayne. Frost extended as far
south as the Ohio River. and west
to Arkansas.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-25
a. Degree Drop

|. The chill wave descended upon
indianapolis Saturday evening
Temperature at p. m. Saturday
was SS. nearly a record for the year.
At Z p. m. it was SO degrees, and at
a. m. Sunday il was so. Sliding
down all day Sunday it reached SS
degrees at p. m. drop OF a.
degrees I'm "a hours.
A low area Of barometric pressure
over northern Michigan. which had
drawn southern winds, and heat
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-25
Home Edition

rs BARRY'S love for Chickie
Il deadY They reach a climax
in their affairs. See back page.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-25
Reports Show That Tomato and Melon
Crops Are Practically Destroyed by
Late Cold Wave = Other Plants
Shrivel Up Wheat and Corn Hurt.
DAMAGE IN INDIANA WILL
MOUNT INTO HIGH FIGURE

Whole Midwest Caught by Great
Change in Temperature in Short
Time-LoW Mark for Late May Set
in Indianapolis - Danger Tonight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-25
Forecast

TAIR tonight and Tuesday;
y slowly rising temperature,
but frost probably again to-
night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-19
LUMBER HOLIDAY
WILL Be SHORT
loggers Closing, However,
10 Oppose Rail Rate
ny FRANK FOSTER

Surprises arc not usual IN the lum-
Der trad. but We have experienced
a genuine ono during the past few
days With everything uot for au
early ana indefinitely prolonged mid.
summer holiday. va find ourselves
suddenly confronted with the fact
that the shutdown will ho brief hard
IS as long ha usual.
There Is rather heavy stock OF
logs enough, It is said 20 keep the
mills going Tor eight or 10 weeks.
Many OF tho iogEera are closing.
as t. tho custom az this time OF IN.
year Several say they do not in-
tend 10 reopen with log rates on tho
basis tho railroads AFRO now per
mittsd 20 charge
The loggcrs claim that they have
tolerated two raiscs In the rats i'm.
posed BY tho railroads on hauling
logo without murmurlng. but that
they VIII not stand tho latest In
crease, which they claim viii reduce
them TO an operating loss.
Mills are declining business that II
no, offered for prompt delivery. Vel.
low pine from the Pacific Coast 81
competing actively with Douglas Fir
IN the markets Of tho Middle West.
particularly IN Minneapolis. Price.
arc somo 81 per 1000 under thoae
% fir,
business with Japan II quiet Some
offers Of good business we're made
from China FOR prompt loading, but
they had hardly appeared when that
country lnpsed onco moro into civil
war,
There IN promise % some orders
from South Afrlca. bat. oil round.
tho outlook for immediate trade Il
dull.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-19
Seattle Man Saw
Eastern Hurricane

James O. Love, 1920 Boren ave.
returned Thursday morning from tho
Reformed Presbyterian synod in
Beaver Fails, Pa. 10 which he was a
delegate,
While visiting relatives In Abba.
Ia. no witnessed the hurricane that
devastated parts Of the Middle West
~ Abba an automobile and driver
WIS blown across tho street, trees
were blown down ana crops were
damaged
lie also relates Of lightning strik-
Ing house, tearing a big hole IN the
roof. following pipe down, then
crashing thru a lard pail into the
floor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-19
HOSPITAL DRIVE
BROKE RECORD
0rthOpediC Fund TotaIed
More Than a Million

TotnllnE IlOi6ist5o. The fund
raised by lifc underwriters for the
orlhopedlc hospital smashed all rec,
urda for raising endowmenw by this
means Mira robert, secretary Of
tho urthopcdlc hoapital warmly
thanked the Seattle Life undcrwritr
ors' association az "a banquet held
on tho liner President Grant Thurs
day night
Awards ~ merit were presented
hy - r. skinner. sponsor o. the
campaign. William NJ Elliott was
named aa tho man who got tho
largest amount of insurance AL.
ready Ia force assigned 90 tho hos.
pital: bradley T. Fowlkes, largest
amount OF cash subscriptions, jules
l.. Charbncnu. largest number OF
applications: Edward Guernsey.
next largest number Of applications,
Nliss Gertrude Knudson, second
largest volume Of new endowment
insurance,
Officers for the coming year are
as follows George l., Buck. prosl.
dent, Harry NJ walthow and John
PHnE vice presidents. Charles y.
Cole. treasurer kenneth white,
secretary
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-19
INVENTORS NAME.
OFFICER LIST
Seattle Is Chosen for 1926
Convention City

Closing the firrt annual session gf
tho National Association of Invent.
ora at Frederick a Nelson auditor
ium Thursday. T. T. Carlson, Of See
attic. was elected president ana Sc
attic unanimously voted on for the
1895 convention.
All Officers elected are Seattle
men. Thoy are, a. q, Clark. sec.
rctnry,trcaHurrr John H.. Dlrkos,
first vlco president; Fred N Nelson,
second vice president and Robert +.
Martin, third vice president
President Carlson then presented
Merle J WiEhtmun. T.. H. Holhort
j. H. Walk ana J. G. Peterson
with honorary lifo memberships In
recognition of their genius and age
which have made them prominent
In their recognized field.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-19
HOSE FOR FIRE CHIEF

BOSTON. Tho fire chief OF a
small Massachusetts town wrote "a
company dealing Ia flro APPARATUS
and asked for a price list on hosc,
The company rushed is star sales
man down In hopes 81 getting n big
order lie got an order for 20 feet
OF giAden hose. which was nil the
chief wanted.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-19
OKERS CAR BUY
TindalI Says Rainier Valley
Price Is Not Too High

support Of tho proposed purchase
OF tho Rainier Valley Street railway
system ht price OF 100000 was
voiced By Phil Tindnll. chairman OF
the city utilities committee. IN an AL.
dress before Tho Engineers club
Thursday.
Tindall said that. considering the
railway WIS to be paid for with util-
lty bonds 20 bc redeemed out Of tho
earnings. the price WAS no, too high.
He claimed the system win pay a
net profit Of $4,000 n year. which
viii enable the city to pave mile
Of track out Of the proceeds OF oper-
alton every year. In a few years tho
entire valley line would be paved.
Tindali claimed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-19

paying guest" She died recently
and her VIII left about $1,000 to
benefit inmates OF the institution.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-19

Motion-piCtusc directors have
found that parafnn. when spread
over the water and photographed,
win resemble Ice.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-19

BRtDGEwATER. Eng Because
she was lonely. Mra. Melvina Cobb
entered tho local workhouse as "A
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-19

Berlin drinks just about half as
much milk as Il did before the war.
milk substitutes stln being used in
large quantities.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-19

How 10 make your vacation
budget worl, overtime, back page.
Advertisement.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-02-21

Los ,Anpeles-I orraine Pas and Maxine Thompson g.
who were among persons va Thompson says she
made repeated attempts poison with sulphurc acid from
radio battery.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-02-21

Cave City, Ky.-Floyd Collins,
explorer who lost his life in Sand
Cave by beng entrapped by large
boulder, which pinioned him.
Evening star., 1925-10-18

Frances Via of Norfolk were guests
last week of Mr.. and Mrs. William
c. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith have
alsS as their guest the latter's mother,
Mrs. Fannie +. Hayes of Gloucester
County.
The American Legion Auxiliary
gave large bridge party Wednesday
evening at Lee Camp Hall. Among
those who had tables were Mr.. and
Mrs. Milton Glasgow, DIR. and Mrs.
Samuel B. Moore, Mrs. Robert S.
Barrett. Mrs. Charles ID. Barrett, Mrs.
II. Marshall Jones, Mrs. George Uhler,
Mrs. Anderson Sommers, Mrs. M. r.
O'Sullivan, Mrs. Frank NJ. Dillard,
Mrs Morris l.. Horner. Mrs. Benja-
min r. Iden. Mrs. Thomas b. Coch-
ran, Mrs. Albert Dreifus. Mrs. j. X.
NJ. Norton, Mrs. Jean Carter Bayly.
Mrs Windsor Demaine, Mrs. Edward
II. kemper, Mrs. Lydia l.. Spofford,
Mrs. David n. Hulfish, Mrs. Gardner
L. Boothe, I'd; Mr. and Mrs. +. c.
Gibbs, Miss Emily Gibson, Miss Inez
Moore, Miss Jeanette Cochran, Miss
Eliza abeth Smith, Miss Anne Lewis
Jones. Miss Elizabeth Ramey, Mr.. j.
Clinton knight and Mr.. Walter Cam
eron Roberts.
Evening star., 1925-10-18
Wicked Witches Listed
At Pre.Halloween Seance

The Sunbonnet Women of America
wish to solve the problems of their
business brothers and sisters, so they
invite them to come and help invoke
the Wiles of the 'wickedest witches"
| in a pre-halloween seance and dance
Thursday evening. October 20, at Cen
trail Armory, Eleventh and Clifton
streets northwest.
The unique invitation runs:
| 80 the ancient near.witch, Sunbonnet
Sue,
Extends a summons to all of you
Who'd dance and laugh and brew and
plot
To try the luck of the witches pot.
Disguise yourselves in Halloween hues.
If you'd be favored in the pot that
breWs,
And present your card at the door
of Fate
For the fun begins at half-past eight.
There are favors that may be got,
SO be on time to brew in the pot;
You may not know. but 1t sure is true.
Sunbonnet girls are among the few
Descended from the Salem witches
And work their wiles for Halloween
wishers.
Now. come you all. so eager to learn
If Fate for you her wheel will turn.
The business men do recognize
wise,
So they have placed in the witches's
pot
Some lovely things which they will
plot
That may be won by only those
Who please the witches by their
clothes.
Now, brothers and sisters, eager and
true,
Dress up quite well, 1t may be you"
Among some new ones to wear hte
bonnet are Mrs. Susie Moore, Hiss Hell
en- E. Burnett. Miss Helen G. Clark
Miss Nita s. Hinman, Mrs. Amelia r.
Byrne. Mrs. Elsie G. Gulli, Miss Eliza
beth NJ. Wall, Mrs. Mabel Driver. Miss
Elizabeth X. Prender, Miss Mabel j.
Carter. Miss Bertha V. Zeller. Miss
Alice NJ. Blandforth, Miss Margaret X.
Shedd, Miss Annie Louise Carroll
Miss Edith L. Tate and Miss Madeline
Diers, all prominent in Government
professional and business circles.
Evening star., 1925-10-18
Boxholders for Series
OF Morning Musicals

The complete list of boxholders for
the series of morning musicals which
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend has ar
ranged includes Mrs. James Couzens,
Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett. Mrs. w.
Harry Brown, Mrs. Van den Bosch,
Mrs. Perry Belmont, Mrs. Stephen B
Elkins, Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock, Mrs
Marshall Field, Mrs. Rafael r. Gown
Mrs. Stokes-Halkett. Mrs. Arthur
Amory Houghton, Mrs. Otto H. Kahn
Of New York, Mrs. Lyman B. Kendall
Mrs. Frank c. Let's. Mrs. George T
Marye, Mrs. Frank w. Mondell, Mrs
Frank Brett Noyes, Mrs. Arthur
O'Brien, Mrs. Stephen H. p. Pell. Mrs
Richard II. Townsend, Mrs. Frederick
Vanderbilt, Mrs. Thomas F.. Walsh
Mrs. Henry White, Mrs. Norman c.
Williams and Mrs. Charles Boughtor
Wood. The first recital will be given
at 11:15 o'clock Wednesday morning
December 9, and will continue on alter
nate Wednesday mornings through
January, in the ball room of the Hote
Mayflower. Mr.. Lawrence Tibbetts
and Mr.. Paul Kochanski will give the
program at the first recital