The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-15
THE CITY
IN BRIEF
FRIDAY EVENTS

FRIDAY EVENTS
Optimists luncheon. ClaypooI.
PM Delta Theta luncheon. Chamber Of
Knights Of Columbus luncheon. Sphinx
Delta Tau Delta luncheon. Board of
Trade.
Exchange Club luncheon. Lincoln.
Friday Forum luncheon, Chamber OF
Aitrusa Club dinner. Columbia Club.
Indiana Stamp Club meeting. Chamber
OF Commerce, p. m.
Thrift shoe store employees will
hold a turkey dinner and annual
Christmas frolic at the Indianapolis
Athletic Club tonight.
Leisure is the real test of charac-
ter, DR.. Edwin L. House, author
lecturer, told the Bible investigation
class at the Y. M. c. A. Wednesday
night. He urged more emphasis on
spiritual and less on intellectual
values in religion. DR.. House is
giving a series of lectures at the
First Evangelical Church this week.
Out Of work and with a 4-year-
old son to support. Della Millikan,
20, Negro. 2710 Graceland Ave,
drank poison at her home Wedne5-
cay She will recover, city hospital
doctors said.
Edward M. Johnston, 144S Central
Ave; Everett G. Winnings, r. r. c.,
and Verne w. Bohnke, Decatur, Ind,
are among 100 aviators just given
commercial pilots licenses by the
Department of Commerce.
Announcement was made today by
Adjutant General William Kershner
that Will Rogers, humoris5, will
speak at the dinner of National
Guard and Naval Militia in the
Armory here Jan. 20. Rogers las
appeared here a year ago.
Lawrence II. Whiting. president of
Whiting & Co., Chicago investment
bankers, will tall on "In0iana'S
Limestone Industry" at the Friday
forum of the Chamber of Commerce
Friday noon. The speaker financed
the merging of twenty-four lime
stone companies in the Bedford
Bloomington district in 1925 and is
now Chairman of the board and
finance COMM tees Of the Indiana
Limectone Company.
EcCiairsvl'c Improvement AssO-
citation to6ay voiced CiGapp"oTal Of
elimination CT che street car track
on She by ST, south from Perry
Ave. to Hanna Ave.
Police today endeavored to locate
Ada B. Elmer to tell her that her
brother, Charles Sorrell, died in a
tuberculosis sanitarium in Cincin-
natl.
These officers Of the Garden
Flowers Society were selected at
Central Public Library Wednesday
night. Frank P. Manly, president;
Ward j. Rice, vice-president, Mrs.
Lulu Hughel, secretary treasurer.
Prof. S. D. Conner, of Purdue ex-
perimental station, talked on care
of lawns.
The December court Of honor of
the Boy Scouts was held at First
Presbyterian Church Wednesday
night. Merit awards we're given 273
Scouts. making the total for the
year 2,0l9. Troop So leads both for
the month and the year, fifty-two
Scouts from that troop receiving
awards for December and 1873
throughout the year.
Ar1pur S. Overbay of Topographic
ServNe, Inc, addressed the Adver-
Using Club at the Spink-Arms Ho-
tel tocay on means Of improving
advertising Typography.
The Writers Cub, meeting at the
Columbia Club Wednesday night,
elected Mrs. Elizake5h Mahan of
Indianapolis to membership. 1.-THE
Mamma Doll" a story by w. G.
Proctor of Indianapolis, was read
and discussed. Miss Margaret M.
Scott, president, read translation
of a poem, my Last Farewell" by
DR.. Jose Rial.
Thirty-fiv medical reserve Off
GERS attended the school for officers
of the 309th Medical Division,
United states Army, at the Cham
her of Commerce Wednesday night
Instruction will be given semi
monthly for the next six months
Col. L. D. Carter Of indianapolis is
in charge. assisted by Maj. S. G.
Marlley of Richmond and Capt
James A. Bristow Of Indianapolis.
william Landers, Is, Negro, S14
w. Eleventh ST.. was taken to city
hospital with cuts and bruises after
his bicycle was struck by an auto
mobile at Tenth and Missouri SITS
today. Driver of the car was Frank
Harper, %, Of 21O6 Dexter Ave.
Fifty alumni of Butler University
attended luncheon at the Column
bia Club today. John j. Mitchell
Greenfield, was in charge. Mis-
Imogene Pierson, Butler student
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