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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-20
BU United Press

OINOINNAII, o. sept l6.-Eutter
score 36I SEC: common score discounted
Csc: packing stock No. /. soc; No. 2
c ciIS 20. :; iSe Eess9LoNet; esses IN
seconds. p &C; nearby ungraded use
Live PoultrY-Thin and coarse stock sells
over 2iisc: lbs and over. 3fe: 5 lbs
and over. i9c. Lechorns. lbs and over
l6c, ROSTERS. i3c: colored fryers over s
hroilers over ~ lbs. 23c u lbs arc
over 2Sc; Ieghorns spd Orpireton broilers
over IL lbs. zoe. II lbs and over. 1oc:
chickens I lbs. and over Csc black
sDrinzerS- lee-
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Net Changes

By United Press
NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-Closing
prices and net changes on principal
stocks traded today on the New
York Stock Exchange follow:
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BIZ United Press

FIT. WAYNE. Ind Sept. 19.-Hogs-Mar-
ket. steady to 15c lower; ITO lbs down
1925; 110-12O lbs. $3.50; i20-I3O lbs.
Ss.75; 13014O lbs, S9.25; 140-150 lbs. So so;
150-160 lbs. $685.; 160-l80 lbs. 5000: is0-
200 lbs. S10.35: 200-225 lbs. Sl050: 225-
$50 lbs. $1,000; 25O-S00 lbs. 5000; 300
IS lbs, S1A45 roughs. So; stays, Sc: calves,
Sli so: lambs, ST.
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CHICAGO. Sept. s.-Eggs-Msrket
steady; receipts. 54i4 cases: extra hrsts.
2si7c; hrsts. 25i3c; current receipts. 25d
2ic, ordinaries. lsa2le; seconds. l29 Use.
Butter-Market steady: receipts. s.224
frstS. S4isGsSi &C; seconds. sSs.c; stand
ards. 3siac. Poultry--Msrket steady; re-
ceiptS. cars; fowls. general run, ~ &C;
sprinKers. 20isc: Leshorns I4isGl5c.
ducks, lsc; geese. l6c: turkeys isc:
ROSTERS, l5lsc; broilers. &c. Cheese -
Twins. 15Gisi7c: Young Americas. lee. Po-
tstoes-On track. 5ss; arrivals. io7. ship
ments. $50; market. dull: Minnesota sacked
irish cobblers. sl.s092: Minnesota sacked
Early OhioS, si.75G 80: Idaho sacked rus
sets. s2.40 Q2.I5: Wisconsin sacked Irish
cohblerS S20225.
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lbs. down. good and choice, s775Gs.s5:
medium. S6.25m7T5: all weights common
S4.50@6.25: eeWs. 90-l50 lbs. medium to
choice, s2.50G4.25; all weights. Gull and
lbs. good and choice. s6.5od7.50.
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By Untted Press

CHICAGO, Sept. 19.-Wheat
prices declined sharply on fairly
general selling with little support
near the close on the Board of
Trade today. With the exception of
a morning rise, wheat showed lit
tie disposition to rally the greater
part of the day.
Corn was weak and prices de-
clined readily under commission
house and local selling, in spite of
a bullish tone to the northwest belt
weather report, where frost is ex-
pected. Oats weakened in syinpa-
thy with the other grains with evil
dences of scattered liquidation on
the way down.
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So TIN e Spectal

= 2 7 THICN EUttIIT
CHICAGO. sept. 1e.-Primary receipts:
Wheat iSssooo sgsin nst. $4,000 se no
against $4,000 Shipments-Wheat 6i2.-
ZOO sgainst 76S. 900. corn. $40 900 against
1000: oats. $4,000 AGAINST 10000.
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ATS sfsdsTd. u1IsTTaAt 5sS
firsts, 2siac. Poultry--FowlS. 25c; medium,
CSC: Leghcrn. l4ql6e: heavy broilers coo
&c: Leghorn broilers. ls42ic: ducks. 10
l2oe, old cocks. i4a Ice: geese. zoe.
PotstoeS-Ohio cohblers. SI.25Il.35 per so
10, sack; Maine cobblers. s2.eSd2.75 per
40 H. sack
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IMPROVEMENTS
NOTED IN CORN
CROP CONDITION
Government Weather Re-
port Shows Benefit of
Recent Rains.
By Uuited Press

BV United Press
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1s-The
weekly weather report issued by
the United States Department Of
Agriculture today said:
Rainfall of one to above three
inches was general over the cotton
belt except in some sections with
temperatures above normal There
was considerable interruption to
picking in the central states of the
belt, but fair progress was reported
in most sections"
Corn, with additional showers
some late corn in the northern
portion of the main producing area
shows further Improvement. The
crop is maturing rapidly and much
is now out of frost danger in north
ern sections, with cutting in
progress.
Half Crop Saved
In Iowa the state of maturity
ranges from about four lfths safe
in the north. to one-half in the
south, while more than half is now
safe in northern Illinois.
Crop reports of the Department
Of Agriculture as of Sept. show that
during the months of July and
August this year there was, because
of the prevailing drought. a loss in
the prospective corn crop of about
820,000,000 bushels with 527,600,0 900
of this total loss accounted for in
an area comprising the second i'm
portant corn states of Kentucky,
Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois and
Kansas"
In these seven states the av-
erage deficiency in rainfall for the
two months was 3.35 inches, which
makes for each inch deficiency in
rainfall a corresponding loss in the
corn crop of 147,5O0,O00 bushels.
Rainfall Lacking
In these seven states the prellm-
mary estimate of corn acreage was
43,464,000 acres, which makes on the
average a deficiency of one inch in
rainfall correspond to a loss of 1863
bushels of corn per acre.
I'm actual water equivalents the
deficiency in the rainfall in these
two months amounted to 1913 tons
Of water on the average for each
acre of corn in the area of the seven
states. or thirty-one tons for each
bushel reduction in prospective yield
from July to Sept. l.
THE ground remained generally
too dry to pillow in the middle At
lantic states and eastern Ohio val
ley, but in the central parts of the
latter area good rains were received
and blowing and seeding were ia
vored. Ground is in good condition
also in the southwest and in the
great plains, except that it still is
too hot and dry in much of Texas
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Cash Grain

Sept. 10
The bids for car lots of grain at the call
of the Indianapolis Board of Trade, +. o.
b. basis 4lisc New York rate. were:
Wheat-Weak: No. I red. 1919 a Sole;
No. . red, 7slad79lsc; No. hard, 77la@
7Sisc.
Corn-Week. No. ? white, 90i a &c;
s6Is a SIC: No yellow. S5ia0s6i2c; No.
mixed. sSl3ds4i2c; No. 3 mixed. s2ia@
oSts-weak: No. ? white. s4G35c; No.
white. 33634c.
Hay-F. O. b. country points taking 2Slac
CT iess rates to Cincinnati or Louisville
steady. No. ! timothy. Sl6.50Gl7; No 2
timothy. 7sl5Gl6; No. light clover mixed.
Sl6di6 so; No. 1 clover mixed, Sl6.50Gl7;
No. / clover hay. Sl750Gl8.
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day vas 254.is. on 3.5s. Average Of twenty
twenty utilities s5ls. on i33. Average Of
forty bonds was 1888. up %.
81 United Press
NEW YORK, Sept. ia slow
recovery was in progress near the
close of the Stock Exchange today
following one of the most drastic
reactions in months.
Prices crumpled under relentless
bear pressure during the morning.
Some recovery took place around
noon, but selling was resumed until
the last few minutes when some
shorts covered in anticipation of
rally tomorrow.
Trading was active on the decline
that brought stocks down l to Q
points. Blocks Of 1000 to nearly
10000 shares appeared, indicating
heavy liquidation by long holders.
Largest blocks we're Lehigh Valley
coal 1880 shares; General Motors,
1000; United Aircraft, 1000; Radio,
5000; General Electric, 1000, and
5000 for United Corporation, Stand
ard Brands, International Nickel,
Grigsby- Grunow and Westinghouse
Electric
Millions Wiped Out
Millions in stock market values
we're wiped out in the break which
sent about fifty issues into new
low grounds for the year or longer
Among the issue which made or
equaled their lows of the year were
Anaconda. Calumet g. Hecla, Hupp
International Paper pfd, Michigan
Steel, Abitibi, American Tobacco
new, Curtiss- Wright, Grigsby-
Grunow, Oliver Farm Equipment
Standard Oil of Kansas, Superior
steel, United States Steel. Radio
Preferred B, Seaboard Air Line
Warner Quinlan, Minneapolis
Honeywell and Owens Illinois Glass
Long strings of stocks appeared
on the tickers, which. despite the
rise in volume, easily kept abreast
of the market. Thousands of shares
we're thrown overheard as the SELL
ing movement gathered Roadway.
Harding Active
Bears had two sources of ammu~
milton, neither of much significance
in normal times. The more impor-
tant was rumors of a German po-
litical change This broke German
bonds.
The other bear factor today was
the rise of $79,OO0,OOO in brokerage
loans in a week when prices we're
declining.
Call money held at 2 per cent all
Gay.
Trading was the most active since
Aug. 8 with sales totaling 2,944, 780
shares, more than double the l.
376,990 shares traded Thursday.
The Dow-Jones preliminary in
dustrial average was down 500
points at 228.89, the lowest level
since. Aug. 18, and the railroad az
erage was down SO at 1884, the
lowest since Aug. Is.
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BIZ United Press

TOLEDO. Sept. l9-Hogs-R Receipts.
mediums. $40 $50 1850; workers. sos. 50;
pigs. seGe.50. Cattle-Receipts. 200: mar
ket, steady. Calves-Receipts. 200; mar
ket. steady. Sheep-Receipts light mar
ket. steady.
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BIZ Tinted Press


CINCINNATI. O., Sept. 19.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts $500; including 800 direct; held
over. 435: slow; mostly steady on weights
200 lbs. up: lighter weights weak to Csc
lower; sows, steady to weak: spots Csc
lower; bulk better grade, 200-250 lbs. sill;
practically no heavier weights here; l60-
40 lbs. under weights. sl06l0.35; l70-190
lbs. Sl0.25@l0.65; l40-140 lbs. rs; some
1870 lbs, $3.50; sows, S85069. Cattle
Receipts. 500; calves $50; slow about
steady; few better grade light steers and
heifers, s8.50@9.50; lower grades. s567.50;
and cutters. s3@4; bulls. Sc down: veal
ers. steady to soc lower than Thursdays
average; bulk good and choice. Sll@12:
600 better grade lambs, steady to strong,
spots Csc higher; mostly SS6s.50: few
choice train lambs. S8.75; lower grades
and sheep steady; medium lambs. $6d6.50;
common throwouts, S5Q5.50: fat ewes,
S2509s; culls downward to 81.
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BIZ UnMed Press

EAST BUFFALO. N Y, Sept. 1e.-Hogs
Receipts. $500; hodovers. 400: fairly ac-
tive, mostly to packers, generally steady
s s. is!OnE 4o lSS-2s bs Os l 4o R Ss
down. s1oG10.5o; packing sows. Ss.35@9.
Cattle-Receipts, 200: FOLLOWERS. $50; grass
5sei and sf S5 S aqass bulk bee4s c
cutter COWS, s2.7564. Calves-Receipts,
$50; vealers. soc lower; s14 down. Sheep
quality and sorts considered; good to
choice: $780, medium, $3.50; throwouts
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LOO: holdovers i2s: mostly. Steady; light
lbs. $1o85; iso-180 lbs. 5000; bulk pigs ISS
to Csc lover again on common and ana cutter Utter
steers. around 25650c under Mondays
scattering. S5gS; load lots. $40; cows and
vealers weak to soc lower: better grades.
S14@15; few strictly choice. 1850: COM
mon and medium. $10613; culls downward
to SO and under. Sheep-Receipts, 800:
lambs strong to mostly Csc higher. spots
up more. good and choice quotable. S8@
8:75; few best, So; common and medium,
S567; sheep steady.
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LOUISVILLE. KY. Sept f9.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 500; market, steady; 500 lbs. up,
$i025 i5oi75 lbs. s85: 1870 lbs. down. I
$500: roughs, s775: stays. s6.75. Cattle
Receipts 200; market. steady; prime heavy
steers. SS.5061o; heavy shipping steers,
s7Gs So; medium and plain Steers, $500
7: at heifer $5500f0; good to choice
cows. s4d6; medium to good COWS, $500
bs cu s4@s sedsrs s5 'snPsEs socEcrs
S4m6.25; calf receipts, 400: market. SOC
low n; choice. s8@9.5o; medium to good.
s5.50d750: common to medium, $3.50@
eve and wether lambs. $3.50: buck lambs,
$3.50: seconds. s4@4.5o; clipped sheep
50 so. Thursdays shipments-Cat-
none.
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Bu United Press

81 JntteU PreS8
EAST ST. LOUIS. Ill. Sept 1s-Hogs-
Receipts, $500: market. slow; steady to
1Oc higher than Thursdays average: most
bidding and few early sales l70-22o lbs,
s1o.6O@l0.75: early top, SLOTS: few l50-l6O
lbs, $l0.25Q 1915; packing sows mostly, So
ceipts, 500: market. 7eaieTS' Csc higher at
$ll.50: medium bulls S5.25 down: other
classes generally steady with Thursday:
practically no steers on sale. Sheep-Re-
ceiptS, $500; market. steady: bulk fat
lambs to packers. $7.7598: top to city
butchers. $S.25; throwouts mostly, $3.50:
fat ewes, $2.5093.50.
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PITTSBURGH. Sept s.-Hogs-Receipts
1850. market strong to 15c higher; 100
240 lbs, s1Q11.15i 150-lso lbs. $4,000
$9.5o@l0; good sows, $s.50@8.75. Cattle
Receipts. 90: market, unchanged. Calves
Receipts. 300; market. weak and lower:
desirable vealers. S106l3. Sheep-Receipts,
1900; market about steady; bulk good fat
lambs, S7.75QS.5O
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Liverpool Lower

At the close wheat was rs to
rs cents lower; corn was / to Is
cents lower, and oats were Is cents
down. Provisions we're lower on the
commission house selling of lard.
Liverpool, which opened lower
than expected, remained down
throughout the session and at the
close was rs to 1as cents lower.
Selling of wheat at Chicago stopped
on the decline, as on previous days
of this week. as there was no incli-
nation to sell in a low market. Trade
was slow and weak during the morn
ing, and all attempts to raise prices
we're feeble. Cash prices were z
cent lower and receipts were %
cars.
Corn Bought
Local professionals were the best
buyers of corn at mid session, with
the grain receiving some support
from the holders of bids. The mar
ket was Sympathetically weak, and
in general selling prices were off
| cent from the previous close. Cash
was q to l cent lower, and receipts
were 122 cars.
Oats which were also lower with
other grains at the start found very
little market during the morning.
The session was very dull on the
lowered cash prices. Receipts were
80 cars, and cash was off Il cent.
Scattered liquidation weakened
lard, and all provisions remained
several points lower. The market
was quiet.
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Bank CIearingS

Friday. sept 10
INDIANAPOLIS STATEMENT
ClesTings .......-........-S .029.O00 90
DehttS ..-......-. .....-..-.-. oio0o,UuU.VV
NEW YORK STATEMENT
c,Iesrtngs .-.,......-....sl, or. 900 900 0e
Balance :. .........--.... 10000 OOO.0O
-Fdi' Res. Blk. Cr Bal. 49,. $4,000 900. 90
TREASURY STATEMENT
Net balance for Sept. IT'S 2s9, $685. 64. 81
Expenditures .-......-.:t:. iSS'VSo'UI
Customs reefs. mo- to date Is, 1892, DOL AZ
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BEARISH ATTACK
DRIVES STOCKS
To NEW LOWS
Light Buying Fails to Stop
Most Drastic Downturn
of Months.
Average Stock Prices

Average Of thirty industrisls for Thurs
day vas 234is. OF 3.56. Average Of twenty
twenty utilities Sssis. - on 80. Average Of
forty bonds was 97.3s. up 90.
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Local Wagon Wheat

City grain elevators are paying 79c for
No. ! red wheat and 76c for No. ! hard
what.
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Friday. sept. 10
The Washington times., 1930-03-17
TEA-TABLE
CHATTER

The middle-aged WON an,
cursed with the mealbag figure,
must tighten up her sagging
tummy muscles. Not only be-
cause the tightening will i'm
prove her shape but because it
will be beneficial to her inner
sides, help the internal organs
to function better. A good ex
ercise is to place a heavy book
on the abdomen and to inhale
deeply, lifting the book with
each breath. Exhalation should
be prolonged, forcing the air
from the lower lobes of the
lungs. All bending exercises
are recommended.
When the nose reddens in
cold weather the circulation is
not as active as it should be; in
that event salt glows every
morning are notwithstanding
the body with moistened salt
and removing it with a cold
spraying. If the nose stays stub
bornly rec the trouble may be
a mild Inflammation of the
cutaneouS surface or the result
Of a diet that is to rich, too
salty, too acid or too abundant.
In any case, it is advisable to
apply eminent of zinc oxide
every nieht.
The Washington times., 1930-03-17
By Constance Cameron

There are, I know, many
children who do not receive
enough attention from either
parent, but many times l have
seen a mother and child where
the child would have been less
nervous, less inSistent upon be-
ing always the center of at
tention if the mother had ig.
nored him or kept quiet with
him occasionally.
II live for my children" a
mother told me once. And her
idea Of Giving for" them, of be-
ing conscientious mother, was
to talk to them necessarily.
She took the youngest, a f.
year-old child, downtown on the
street car with me one day and
she prattled and talked every
foot of the way. The child
asked questions, to be sure, as
every normal child does, but
she continued to ask questions
when any normal child would
have quit, just to be sure that
mother wasn't thinking of any
thing but her. Mother had
taught her that that was a
sure method of holding atten-
ton.
have a friend who thinks
that to entertain you she must
keep conversation going full tilt
every moment. A drop, a lull
is to her a sign of inefficiency
as a hostess. And so often I've
sat in her lovely living room
and wished with all my heart
that I could creep into it
alone some time and really
look at it and enjoy it, take
down a book or two and sink
into one of the big soft chairs
and read for Is minutes. But
I can't. That wouldn't be the
way to treat a guest.
I only mention this because
know how it feels, in remem-
bering her, to be talked at
every second. It always gives
me a headache.
On the other hand. I'm
sure we each have the perfect
friend with whom we can in.
dulge in understanding silences.
And, oh, the peace and plea
sure of it!
If youl child asks a good
many questions, there are bound
to be answers, of course. But
vary the proceeding once in a
while by asking him one in re-
turn. If he says: why are we
going to grandmother today?"
The Washington times., 1930-03-17
THE BEAUTY
BOX
BY Helen FOllett-

Like Peter Pan, every woman
wants to stay young. With
good health, regard for the
laws of hygiene and wise living,
any woman has a good chance
to sidestep the branding marks
of Pepper Time, which include
facial etchings and the no.
longer slender figure. A kindly
and sympathetic feeling toward
ones fellow creatures is a help;
1t makes the eyes soft and
tender and puts the radiance
Of tranquility over the human
portrait. To retain the en-
thuSiasm and activity of youth,
mental health is as necessary
as physical well-being.
There is no beauty defect
more disturbing to others than
the shrill voice. Correction is
a simple matter; the shriller
needs only to use less volume
and to train her ear to an ap-
probation Of musical tones. One
Shrieker can keep the nerves of
a whole family on edge. It is
to be observed, also that the
loud talker seldom says any.
thing that is worth listening to.
Individuals who do the most
thinking do the least shouting.
The Washington times., 1930-03-17
BY Beatrice Fairfax
An Authority on Problems of
Love and Marriage

An Authority on Problems of
Love and Marriage
IT is the opinion of bar as
sociations the country over
that the advent Of women Jurors
has killed the breach of promise
industry. In England, it is even
in worse shape than hereof
the 700 legal actions of all
kinds on a recent court list
only eight raised the question
Of broken promise to marry.
And only two such cases re-
ceived any damages at all dur.
ing the past year in England.
1t is the old case of not hav-
ing your cake and eating it
too. A modern girl who prides
herself on being a good sport
can't fall back on the pacifiers
Of a past age - BOBBY prizes
they might almost be called
handed out to women when
they were regarded as de
pendents" by their men folk
and the law held them to be
irresponsible near-children.
There are exceptions to every
rule. A woman who finds her
self without sufficient protec-
ton as the result of a common
law marriage and has children
whose future Is at stake. is en-
titled to assistance under any
label - breach of promise or
not.
But for a capable modern
girl who has suffered nothing
worse than the loss of a Few
ideals, to go into court as the
victim of broken heart, means
more than likely a total eclipse
as far as her future is con-
cerned. The chances are-with
women jurors in the bookshelf
get nothing out of the suit but
ridicule and experience.
Files Of old WeeklieS have a
different story to tell. Illustra,
tions show ladies in hoopskirtS
and bustles crying themselves
into fortunes from $4,000 to
$4,000. The jury-composed of
IL good men and true-"waS
moved to tears" and not infre-
quently the presiding judges
The Washington times., 1930-03-17
If You Are No Longer Slender
Pattern 1856
Washington Times 15c Practical Pattern

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Of the flares create a slender ef-
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very new and very smart.
Pattern 1856 is charming
made of flat crepe or crepe satin
in navy blue, black, bottle green
or purple. The collar, gracefully
knotted to form a jabot, and the
cuffs are made Of cream lace.
Designed only for sizes 80, 40,
~, A, 46 and 48. Size 80 re-
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CORRECT
MANNERS
Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman-

Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
l. What is the correct way to
announce my engagement when
there is no engagement ring?
2. Can an engagement be an
nounced formally in the news
papers in such a case, and how
long before the date of mar
riage should this be done?
PUZZLED.
Just as the engagement would
be announced if there were an
engagement ring: The bride to.
be tells her close relatives and
very close friends, writes notes
to those not so close. either in
degree of friendship or distance,
and then, if she and her par
ents wish, the engagement is
announced formally in the news.
papers.
2. Yes. Whenever the parents
of the bride and the bride
wish to have it announced.
8. Yes. The fact that there
isNno ring does not make any
real difference, since the ring
is only the outward sign or
symbol. What makes the differ
ence is the spiritual fact of the
engagement. Perhaps the fact
that she has no ring makes
the bride-to-be unhappy or en-
barraSSed, but it shouldn't. And
the forms for announcing the
engagement are Just the same.