The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-14
BY MARILYN

The town has neen throwing
some very ingenious parties of late,
manifesting some clever and origi-
nal ideas.
The dinner bridge at the Highland
Golf and Country club was high
" successful one. and everybody
knows that not once in a blue moon
is a huge bridge party anything but
q way of paying back accumulated
social obligations. But this one was
different
One room at the Highland was
fixed up as the interior Of gro
Gerry store and all members of the
committee wore white caps and
aprons like grocery clerks.
After every four rounds. either
the high scores or the low ones
we're called into the grocery store
and returned to their tables with
a large brown paper bag loaded with
all kinds of edibles-cOttage cheese,
bread. all kinds of iellies. fruit,
/ condensed milk. and what-not.
And the prizes for the final high
est scores we're most effective. One
prize was five dozen oranges. an
other a whole ham. q five-pound
box of candy. a two-pound box of
candy. two dozen bottles Of White
/ Rock. an automobile tire. a certifi-
/ cate for a gallon of ice cream, and
a life insurance policy for $1,000
with the first six months paid,
which was donated by E. Blake
Francis.
The BOBBY prize was an anti
quated open Ford car, model of the
year '01. which was won by Mrs.
/ Dale Bessire. 1t was absolutely
! guaranteed. Vernon Law declared,
/ to get her into town from the coun-
/ try club. but beyond that he could
not safely go.
With a great deal of putting and
blowing and strenuous manipula-
ton of the crank. the vehicle final
/ " was started. and in a burst of
/ cheering and a cloud of dust Mrs.
Bessire drove off Whether she has
ever been seen or heard of since is
another matter.
This is the touch I love One of
/ the towns most conservative and
dignified white-haired matrons won
/ eighth prize and calmly walked
away with a package of five cartons
of Chesterfield cigarettes. much to
the amusement of the crowd.
Temporal mutantur, darling-now
/ they do mutanturi
And some of the clews of the last
/ Bare Knees treasure hunt were eX-
ceedingly well thought up-being
/ for the most part subtle emana-
/ tons from the minds Of Mary Lois
/ Ketcham and Ted SEVERN.
The first clew came to the as
! sembled multitude over the radio,
"WFBM," it read, The kink is
/ ended. but the malodOr fingers on. "
/ If you can guess that one you're a
better man than I am. Gunga Din!
Another clever one. q bit more
obvious. was this. Where Marie
knelt. this is orthodox" Which clew
had the entire thirty machines full
of young people tearing down to
the south side to the Rumanian
/ Orthodox church for the next clew.
At the final roundup back at the
/ Woodstock club. Malcolm Jillson
spent the rest of the evening div
ing into the pool where the last
clew led them. He finally swan out
bearing aloft the bag which con-
tanned the treaSure-one hundred
silver dollars. He split the prize
four ways with the rest of his party,
Martha Taylor, katherine Arm
strong. and Hiram Mckee
In case there is any lingering
doubt n anyones mind. I must tell
YOU that any day now Anna Louise
+ Griffith is about to step out and an
nounce her engagement to one Guy
/ Chester Smith of Detroit. amiable
and attractive friend Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Naumann. Annie met
the gentleman in question While
visiting Mrs. Naumann. who was
Miss Lucie Todd OF Indianapolis.