Putnam patriot., 1926-06-25

N eiAt Ssliius WfeaKnS over there last year she met Us. She is my ;.laa ot Che perfect nurse-calm. beautiful and so efficient.
 F.s l see you have a new High school as well, wonder if l knew any of the instructors.
 L.. Perhaps you would. Harold Ar hold, the author uf that clever httle book Hints on Correct Spelling" IS principal, then Celia Kaminskv. quiet and efficient as ever, is teaching commercial subjects. IL seems Co me ! read ln last nights paper that Eliza beth Authier. just back from two years study iH France. had been en- sased L2 head the French department.
 r.; What was the reason for the long line of cars parked outside the school2
 L.: The worlds champion typist is giving a demonstration there today. Mss Bonin Is naturally modest but the principals persuasive manner at last gained her consent Co perform in public.
 P; Have you any definite plans for the weekend?
 L.; Surely, 1 hope you brought your best froek for I'm taking you to a bridge-dinner dance tonight.
 P: Oh, l don't know as 1 ought to go. you see l have had a long trip and besides l never was an expert in those lines.
 L.. Col My dear. you must The chance to meet the smartest matrons of the season
 P. Is anybody in particular to be there?
 L.. Anybody in particular Why Hazel and the two Idas. Dot and Alice. Helen and Jane and Martha-you'll go. of course?
 P: Well. yes. perhaps I will go. What should l wear to such an affair?
 L.: Your loveliest frock. for you never saw such chic group of young matrons. Hazel and Alice are still up 10 the minute in style, Helen and Jane are still as trig as ever.
 P: Where is all this to take place? In a private home or in a clubhouse.
 L.: Tn the new Country Club design ed by Frances Miller. There is a splendid dancing floor which coupled with Paul Wheaton's orchestra makes even me want to dance
 fFew seconds pause. L. pours out more tea and passes P cakes
 P: What lovely cakes. Where did you get them?
 L. One of Mabel Writings recipes, tried in her own cooking school II you want some very good food I'll take you to tea-room l know of to- morrow.
 P What sort of a place is it? Like every other road stand, l suppose
 L.. Not at all-it's an old fashioned cottage on the road to Pomfret. Lii lian and Harriet manage it SO clever ly -waitresses in costume. gift shop and such delieous food.
 P On the road to Pomfret. Isn't that near Major McGarry's Training Camp l read an interesting article about his camp not long ago.
 L.: Yes. we pass right by if. No doubt you will see the young men out at target practice.
 P. Have you any plans for this evening?
 l. You are fortunate enough to be here for reception that the Ro tary Club is giving some of it's famous members. Don't you love Co meet famous people?
 P. Yes. but my daughter who is in college is quite the opposite. Last week she wrote me that Stanley Ami don had been at college to read some of his poems and she didn't even take the opportunity to meet him.
 L.. What a shamel But you will meet them. such notables-a member of the Presidents eabinet-Ailen Colburn.
 P: Oh yes. he is secretary of the Lost and Found Bureau is he not?
 L.: Then the three Harvard profes sors, Professor Norman Amidon-
 P: have heard of him. He funk ed my son twice in Math
 L.: Professor White
 P: Have you read any of his long Latin epies?
 L.: Nc. I'm fonder of Professor Gilpatric's French novels.
 r. Those things all seem SO easy in comparison with what Jimmy Naida has been doing. You know he is a civl engineer.
 L.. He'd promised to speak in- formally af his experiences in Alaskan construction Wofh dt Ltit ttN1P PNt'ti but his courage failed him, you know he was always very bashful If you don't think those professors work worth while in comparison with en- cheering what do you think of pro fessional baseball? We've been dis eussing that at my club.
 P..I don't approve of 1t myself, but my son does He nearly worships Sylvio Dupre the great star pitcher.
 L.: Well you must remember he's not only an excellent player but good sport But then-though we disagree on these subjects we will all agree upon the refreshments to- morrow night. They always have that splendid French caterer, St, Onge.
 P: Did l understand that this re- ception is Saturday evening" You know l have to leave Sunday morn ing.
 L.. Not Sunday morning-why you must come to church with me. I'd planned on that, you must not miss It.
 P: Why? What is the great at traction?
 L.: The best of music and the soloists of the choir are the highest paid in the worid-Dorothy Kenyon, Mabel Farquhar and Pearl Morse.
 P: Music is splendid bu. 1t cer- tainlv is not everything in a church service. Who is your minister7
 L.. Ah-the most inspired preacher in een.uries-a man of noble eharac-