The Indianapolis times., 1928-09-13
The City in
Brief
Wilma Banky

/ Brief
FRIDAY EVENTS
Altrusa Club luncheon, Columbia Club.
Knights OF Columbus luncheon. Sphinx
Master Painters Association luncheon,
Exchange Club luncheon, Lincoln.
indianapolis Round Table luncheon,
Lincoln.
Phi Delta Theta luncheon, Hotel Eng
First Ward Republican Club meeting.
Compton Hail. p. m
indianapolis florists will be
guests tonight at the annual picnic
of the State Florists Association
at Garfield park. A basket dinner
will be served at 6 p. m. and pro-
gram of amusements will follow
Those in charge are Miss Lennis
Elder, Mrs. Thomas Roberts, Mrs.
Fred Rose and Mrs. Edward G.
Grand.
Indianapolis police have been
asked to search for John McDon-
aid, 83, of Alexandria, Ont. Nc
Donald, former railroad man Of
Peru, Ind, has been missing from
his home for some time and rela-
tives believe he may be in Indian
apolis
An argument between Everett
Campbell and his wife, Gladys, 16,
at their home, 314 Koehne ST., on
Wednesday night, reached a eli
max when Mrs. Campbell drank a
bottle of poison, police said. The
officers sent her to city hospital,
where her condition was regarded
not serious after treatment, and she
was returned home.
VatchelI White, 20, of 757 Vir-
ginia Ave, was reslated at city
prison today on charges Of auto ban
ditry and robbery White, detectives
said, is alleged to have held up the
Indian Oil Company filing station
at Delaware and South Sts., Aug. 16
and robbed the attendant Of $40.
Pressing business affairs maks it
impossible for Governor Ed Jack
son to attend the Kentucky State
fair at Louisville, the Governor an
pounced today. He received an in
vitation to the fair Wednesday from
Governor Elem Sampson of Ken
lucky.
Indianapolis Lodge No. 669, F. g.
M, will hold an automobile pilgrim
age to the Masonic Home at Frank
lin, Ino., Sunday afternoon. The
program for the annual visit in
cludes an inspection of the build
ings and grounds, services in the
auditorium, and a speech by j.
Stephen Fullen. Miss Margaret al
so will give reading.
About 200 persons attended the
stag dinner and reception Wednes-
day night for members of the
Cathedral High School faculty in
the school cafeteria given by alumni
and others interested in the school.
L. A. Buennagel, secretary of the
Fletcher Savings and Trust Com
pany, will leave Monday for the
four-day convention of the Finan-
cial Advertisers Association at Utica,
N. Y.
indianapolis and Cincinnati Trust
Equipment Company receivership
suit filed in Federal Court several
months ago by Fred H. Kelley,
Peoria, Ill, was dismissed Wednes-
day by Federal Judge Robert G.
Baltzell on petition Of Kelley. Ac-
cording to the petition, stock of the
company has been purchased at sat-
isfactory prices by the new owners
of Indianapolis and Cincinnati
Traction Company, now the In
dianapolis ad Southeastern Rail-
road Company, of which the equip
ment company was subsidiary.
w. G. Archer, sanitary engineer
and former military advisor to the
king of Arabia, addressed members
of the Kiwanis club in the Hotel
Claypool Wednesday. Mr.. Archer
traced sanitation methods used in
the last 5000 years and termed
sanitation the greatest contribution
to civilization.
T. M. Ovefley, for the last two
years manager of the Indianapolis
Better Business Bureau, has been
appointed instructor of English aat
the Y. M. G. A. night school, A.
F. Williams, educational director,
has announced.
A total of S47 boys i ave enrolled
in various Y. M. G. A. gymnastic
classes, according to a report made
by the association, at the close Of
the first week of its fall opening
campaign. The employed boys class
has an enrolment of seventy-six
while fifty-one high school boys
have been taken into classes.
Judge Paul C. Wetter of munic-
ipal court spoke before the Indi-
annapolis Young Lawyers Associa-
ton at the Board of Trade Tuesday
noon. He urged thorough prepara-
ton of legal cases.
Plans for a treasure hunt iii
South America we're announced by
George w. Moody, 1404 Central
Ave. Moody will head an eXpedi-
tion in quest of gold properties III
Brazil. He Is awaiting official
sanction from the Brazilian gov