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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-02
HARD OF HEARING MEET
Head Sets Link Each Convention
Seat to Microphone.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
CHICAGO, June 2.-Deafness did
not prevent SEQ members of the
American Federation Of Organiza-
tions for the Hard of Hearing from
conducting their twelfth annual
convention today in exactly the
same manner that all conventions
are conducted.
Speakers on the platform dis
coursed in a normal tone OF voice.
At each seat, headphone was
+. connected with a microphone at the
speakers table.
Those too hard of hearing to dis
tinguish the words through the
head sets, read the speeches from
the lips of girls with normal hear
ing stationed at intervals in the
aisles, who repeated the words
after the speaker.
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Youth browns

BIZ Times Special
VINCENNES, Ind, June 1.-THE
first Wabash river drowning victim
CT the season here was William T.
Lane, 20, overcome by cramps when
he attempted to swim across the
stream.
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Here is comedy work that is right.
He forgets himself in his rather old
man conversation and he becomes
the family.
The way that Elliott closes this
show is done in the right comedy
touch.
The direction is nicely done. The
sets are right and very much in the
right idea of doing the entire show.
Here is a show new to us. 1t is
Splendidly done and I doubt if we
could have seen it unless Casey gave
it to us.
AT Englishs all week.
Other theaters today offer:
Trader Horn" at the Terminal;
Women of All Nations" at the
Apollo; "Daybreak" at the Palace;
dude Ranch" at the Circle; Brooke
Johns at the Indiana; double movie
bill at the Ohio: movies at the
Colonial. and burlesque at the
Mutual.
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STATInNa az THR COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM

TUESDAY
-8:15 p. M
KYw iio20)-Paul White
mans orchestra.
WBBM f77ol-R. B. Aristo-
$50 p. VI.
CHS twFBM) - Paramount
MIC (wGN-Clara. Lu and
-8:45 P. M
KYW 1920 - ARnew's or
% P. M
'KDRA (osol-Sports review:
Bestors orchestra.
.KYW il020l-Sports: news;
state Street"
CBS-Henderson's orchestra.
WGN G20) - Tomorrow S
Tribune: Hungry Five.
.WGY t790)-Jack Miles or
Amos N Andy (NBC)
KTHS. WENR. WFAA,
MDAF. WMAQ. WHAS.
WSM.
-9:15 p. M
NBC (wENRl - Calloway's
orchestra.
CHS CWFBMl-Pryor's band.
-9:3O P. M
'RYW flo2o) = Russo's or
chestra.
CHS lWFBM -sameI quar-
ter hour.
WENR (870l-WENR revue.
WGN t720)-Wayne King S
orchestra.
WGY t790)-Organ.
WJR (750l-Answer Man:
i1strumentalists.
WMAQ (670l-Dan and SYl-
via.
10 P. M
.NBC (WENR) -Albin's or
chestra.
.CBS-Romanelli's orchestra.
WGN f720) - Coon Sanders
orchestra
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Rebels Blast Burma Bridge

By United Press
RANGOON, Burma, June a.
Rebels blew up a bridge between
Rangoon and Mandalay today,
causing the wreck of a mail train
express.
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IAN Adventure with Death Valley Scot
~ Is the title OF the dramatic sketch IN
the Death Valley days Iesture at 1850
.. n. Tuesday over an NBC-WJz net
The most serene and spiritual passage
In Warmers religious music-drama
"Parsital.' will be the featured work
in the Philco symphony concert. under
the direction Of Howard Barlow. to be
heard from 1880 to D. m. Tuesday. over
the WABC Columbia network.
Light music In the Fuller Mans broad
cast includes Deep Night" ana selections
from The Five O'Clock Girl" over WLW
and sn NBC network at 1880 p. m. Tues
day.
full hour Of dance rhythms by B. A.
Role and his Lucky Strike dance orchestra
provide the NBC-WEAF network feature
81 p. m. Tuesday.
The Blue Ribbon Malt program. "Sest
for Fun. viii move TO q rev Schedule nj "a
the Tuesday broadcast over WABC and
the Columbia network. TIE feature VIII
nov be broadcast over a coast-to-coast
network from 70 Sis D. m. repiacine
the former schedule whereby tic psorrar5
va snroedcast ct e:iS ? IA
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HIGH SPOTS OF TUESDAY NIGHTS
PROGRAMS

6:0o-NBC fWJzl-Paul White
mans orchestra.
T:oo-NBC (wJzl-Household cele-
britieS.
-Columbia-Philco symphony.
NBC tWEAFl The Fuller man.
Nec (wJZl-Desth Valley
DAYS.
s:oo-NBc (wJzl -Historica Drama.
MIC twEAFl-B. A. Rolfe's or
chestra.
S:30-Columhis - Paramount hour
with Morton Downey.
-Columhia-Fletcher Herdsrson's
orchestra.
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Day Programs
WFBM (123O) Indianapolis
indianapolis Power and Light Company
"WEDNESDAY

A. M.
7:30-RecordS
9:0Q-Announced.
9:15-Aunt Sammy.
0:00-Transcription.
10:l5-DesSa Byrd at the organ.
Silent until Noon.)
l2:00-Farm Network (CBS).
P. M.
i:00--Salon orchestra (CBS).
l30-Three Doctors (CBS).
1:45-Syncopated Silhouettes (CBS).
2:00-Talk
2:05-Syncopated .Silhouettes (CBS)
2:30-Two Thirty Tunes.
3:GO-5:30-Sileht.
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Fishing the
Air

Listening on Some Radio is a novelty
number to be offered by Julia Sanderson
and Frank Crumit in the Blackstone Plan
tation program over an NBC-WEAF net
work Tuesday night from to $50.
Irene Beasley, 1.-The Long, Tall Girl
from Dixie" is now being featured with
the Round Towners Male Quartet during
their program from 6:l5 to $50 D. M,
svery Tuesday over the wABC-COlumbia
network.
musical bouquet will be extended to
listeners by Paul Whiteman's orchestra
in a special 'hower" program from WLw
and the NBC Chicago studios from 6 to
ESQ p. m. Tuesday Mildred Bailey, blues
singer: Jack, Fulton IT., and The testers
will add the vocal touch to the program.
Numbers include 'Narcissus" and Rose
Honeymoon"
Selections from Victor Herbert's Mile.
Modiste" and by the River 81. Marie
are among the varied numbers to be Of
fered in the McKesson Musical Magazine
over an NBC-WEAF network at p. m.
Tuesday.
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g P. M
NBO CwLWl-Paul White
mans orchestra.
--6:15 P. M
CBS-Round Towners.
WBBM l7l0i-Mike and Her
$50 P. M
KDEA Cssol-Musical feat
XIV fl020l-Orchestra.
CBS-The News.
GAS p. M
CBS-Gloom Chasers.
WBBM t77ol-Meeker's or
chestra.
WMA0 Cs7o)-Daily news
feature.
II P. M
CBS-Henry-George.
WDAF l6l0l-Gay Elneties.
NBC fWEAFJ - Musical
magazine.
NBC (WJZl - Household
celebrities.
WIS f870l-Gisl Reporter;
Westphars orchestra.
WMAQ (67o)-WhitneY trio.
1870 P. M
KYw uo2o) - Berry pro-
gram.
CBS-Philco symphony.
WBBM (770l - Francis x.
Bushman.
NBC (WEAFl Fuller Man.
WGN (720j-Tune Tangles;
basso.
WJR (750)-Bubble Blowers.
NBC (WENRl-"Death VAL
lev Days"
IS p. M
CBSERitchv Craig Jr.
KYW (l020l-Old Heidelberg
Rathskeller.
EBC (WENRl B. A. Rolfe's
orchestra.
WGN f72Ol-MinstreI show
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WLW (7OO) Cincinnati

WLW \IUUJ CINCINNATI
TUESDAY
P M
4:o0-Murray Horizons orchestra.
4:29-Time.
4:30-Old Man Sunshine
445-Lowell Thomas (NBCl
500-Amos m Andy (NBC).
5i5-WLW Highlights.
530-Announced.
5:45-Announced.
5:50-BaSeball scores.
5:55-Seger Ellis.
6:00-Paul Whiteman's orchestra (NBC)
6:30-Ted Weems orchestra.
6:45-Sterling Jack.
footed WeemS orchestra.
7:15-Singin' Sam, songs, plano.
7:30-Bubble Blowers.
s:OO-Ba rbasol Ben and his BARRIERS
s:oo-The Cotton Queen MINISTRIES.
9:30--Variety.
9:45-Bob Newhall.
9:58-Weather.
10:00-Los Amigos.
10 :30-VoX Humane.
IL :00-Village RhymeSter.
II :15-Ted Weems orchestra.
IL :30-Henry Buses orchestra.
1900 Midnight-Hotel Gibson orchestra.
A. NJ.
I2:30-Sign off.
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WKBF (14OO) indianapolis


indianapolis Broadcasting. Inc.)
TUESDAY
P NJ
4:30-Records.
4:45-News Flashes.
5:l5-The Home Towner"
5:25-Crazy Crystal.
5;30-"Gloom Chasers."
5:5o-Cecil and Sally
6:00-Band program.
6:i5-Baseball scores.
6:20-Barry Bason's Fletcher American
program.
6:35-Orchestra
ZOO Earl Burnetts orchestra.
7:l5-I. A. G. orchestra.
7:30-"College Chums"
7:45-Studio orchestra.
3:15-Peggv Hoffman.
S:30-"Charlie and Ruth"
8:45-Connie's orchestra.
9:00-VauRhn Cornish.
9:30-Ft. Harrison boxing bouts.
10:30-Connie' EleventhHour Dreamers.
11:0o-Sign off.
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WFBM (123O) indianapolis

WFBM (123O) indianapolis
indianapolis Power and Light Compauy,
TUESDAY
p M
5:l5-Winesar's orchestra (CBs)
5:30-Rollo and Dad (CBSl.
5:45-studio program.
o-8:o0-SlIent.
s0o-Salon Group.
s:15-Tito GUITAR (CBs).
s:3o-Paramount-Pu hour (CBs).
900-Fletcher Henderson orchestra (CBS)
9:l5-Arthur Pryor's band (CBS).
9:30-Camel quartet hour (CBS).
9:45-Asbury Park orchestra (CBS)
f0:00-Pomanelh and orchestra (CBS).
10:30-The Columnist.
l0:45-Nocturne (CBS).
Evening star., 1931-12-17
SCIENCE CALLED UPON TO LEARN
TRUTH OF WILKES BOOTH DEATH
Mummi6ed Body of "John St. Helen'' Examined b,
Chicago Medical Men for Clues.

session of Finis L. Bates, then attor-
ney general of Tennessee, who wrote
book attempting to prove that St
Helen was Booth. When Bates died
the st. Helen body became a side show
exhibit and later was purchased for
So, 900 by Mrs. Agnes Black of Chicago.
She decided to have St. Helens claim
tested and the examination of the
mummy was arranged by the Chicago
Press Club.
Beneath food of light the body was
subjected to the scrutiny of Dr. Bundle
sen and his associates, and, while nc
definite conclusions were reached the
Chicago Herald and Examiner said that
X-ray plates showed markings that
might account for injuries and surgical
treatments which Lincoln's assassin had
received.
The examination recalled the events
of April 26, 1865, when Federal soldiers
stormed a barn near Bowling Green
Va, and killed fugitive identified as
Booth. Despite this, a controversy has
sometimes been waged as to whether
the slain man was Booth.
Evening star., 1931-12-17
DRY RAIDERS PREVENT
EXECUTION BY GANG
Agents Arrive in Time to Drive Off
Hoodlums Bent on Killing
Suspected Tipster.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 17.-Timely
arrival of prohibition raiders at an
Illicit distillery Tuesday night saved an
accused informer from gangland execu-
ton.
Battering their way into a deserted
varnish factory where huge still had
been set up, the agents surprised five
hoodlums dragging John Wolf, pleading
Tor his life, toward a car parked in the
reaF IN which he was slated to take a
one-Way ride" The abductors
Scampered away as the raiders burst
in and escaped.
Wolf told that the hoodlums accused
MN OF tipping" officials that still
was being operated at the place and
mad summarily condemned him to
death. A 2,000-gallon still, a l,500,-
gallon recooker and 300 gallons of
contraband in the place we're con-
fiscated
Wolf was recently appointed custodian
OF the building by its receiver and had
gone there on an inspection trip yes
terday when he was trapped by the
gangsters
Evening star., 1931-12-17
Nv tho Associated Press

by Ute NSSUCIdVtU FTPSS.
CHICAGO, December 1.-THE wiz
zardry of modern science is being en-
ployed in an effort to answer a question
that has been argued off and on for IS
years-namely, what became Of the
body of john Wilkes Booth, assassin
of Abraham Lincoln?
A group of Chicago scientists, in
Guiding Health Commissioner Herman
Bundesen began an attempt to find
the answer last night by the examina-
ton of a gaunt, mummified body of
a man who killed himself almost 20
years ago at Enid, Okla.
The body was that of man known
as John st. Helen, who had claimed
he was the real Booth Before he died
he reiterated his statement. Following
his death his body came into the pos
Evening star., 1931-12-17
DENVER OFFICIALS
DEATH IS SOLVED
Assistant District Attorney
Killed by Alcoholic
Heart Shock.
Nv the Associated Press.

W the hSsOclated Press.
DENVER, Colo. December 17.-Mys-
terry surrounding the death of Joseph E.
Graves, assistant district attorney, whose
battered body was found in a parked
motor car Tuesday night, has been dis
sipated by a coroner's report attribut-
ing it to alcoholic heart shock.
Glen o. De Puy, who was with Graves
before his death, was released from the
county jail last night after signing 3
statement asserting Graves had been in
a drunken stupor and that he had fallen
from their car in scuffle over who
should drive.
Earl Wettengel, district attorney, said
De Puy would not be prosecuted. Tom
Scardino, 80, truck driver, who said
he had obtained liquor for De Puy, was
held for grand jury inquiry.
Ofhcers at the time of the finding of
Evening star., 1931-12-17

the body of the assistant prosecutor ex-
pressed the belief he might have been
the victim Of gangsters Graves came
to Denver from Akron, Ohio, as a
Youth
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-14

Madame Priser--French designer
and dress-maker, $50 Commercial
st. Phone 1854. str
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-14
Arrange Program
For Institute

Programs for the annual Imper-
ial County Teachers institute have
been sent today from the county
superintendent of schools office
to every teacher in the county.
This year, in addition to the
group meetings, conferences on va
rious subjects will be conducted.
Prior to the institute each teacher
was asked to send in her prefer
ence as to the particular subject
in which he or she was interested.
AS far as possible the teachers
have been assigned to the confer
ence groups which coincide with
their expressed preferences an d
they are to attend these confer
ences.
The institute will be held on
December 81, %, and % in the
Central Union high school auditor
ium.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-14
SCOTTISH RITE MEETING

Sixty of the valley Scottish Rite
Masons met in the Brawley Ma
sonic temple Saturday night where
a highly successful meeting was
held. The San Diego Masons, of
which there we're 80 present, put
on the 3lSt degree.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-14
COUNTY Y BRIEFS

Injured Girl Dorothy
Lomholdt, 12-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lomholdt, is
improving satisfactorily from in
juries received in a collision last
week between a bicycle she was rid
ing and an automobile. She was
taken from a local hospital this
weekend to her home where she
is being treated for fractured knee
and injuries to three ribs.
DIR. ii. Hooper-Dentist. X-Ray
service. 10 North 9th st. 28tf
DIR. A. b. Hanson, Dentist, Davis
Bldg. Extraction specialist.
3tf
Perishable Shipments-Perishah
shipments this week end included
one carload of grapefruit and one
of mixed vegetables, according to a
report submitted by B. A. Harrigan,
agricultural commissioner.
Ruptured? Brook style truss, $5;
other kinds up to $25. Expert fit
ter. DR.. Seaton, Hotel Annex.
u,fr-tf
Madame Priser--French designer
and dress-maker, $50 Commercial
st. Phone 1854. 3ltf
Baby Dies - Baby Potiet, infant
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Potiet OF
Calipatria, died in a local hospital
Saturday night Interment took
place this morning at Evergreen
cemetery. B. E. Lemons, local un-
dertaker, was in charge.
Wood for stove, fireplace or fur
mace Tier, $500: cord, $1,000. Call
No. /, Pioneer Truck and Transfer
Co. 14tf
Serving Sentence-George Gahan.
25, is in the county Jail today serv-
ing a six months sentence for
assault and battery The sentence
was passed by Judge f. f. Kiefer
OF the Calexico police court.
Hotel California ~offe. shop -
Our new addition is now open--50c
and 75c meals all day. Breakfast,
l5c up. Open all night. 14tf
Library Decorated - The county
library has received gifts of attrac-
tive desert plants which have been
used as its Christmas decorations
this year. Miss Romaine Rich
mond. county librarian, announces
that there will be no special book
display this yeal, but that any adj
vice desired in selecting books will
be gladly given.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-14
RED PAINT DISGUISED SON

MANCHESTER. Ia, iU.PIDon-
aid Ackerman, II, toppled into a
tank of red paint while playing
with group of boys. His COM
panions rescued him, but when
Alderman ran home with paint
dripping from his hair, face and
clothes, his mother did not recog-
nize him.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-14

Heavy transforms during the sum-
mer have kept Nevada deserts III
heavy bloom until snow covered the
flowers.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-14

Dinner At Church-Members of
the First Baptist church are re-
minded of the pot luck dinner to
be held Wednesday evening of this
week, November 16, in the church.
The dinner is planned as a get-tO-
gether meeting for the congrega-
ton and friends of the church.
Cash and Garry" at the Marsh
Dry Cleaners. Mems suits $1.00,
trousers soc. Dresses 90c up. 3tf
Wooda Bicsy Dance Studio -
Ballet, tap, acrobatic, ballroom, for
grown-ups and children. 723 Orange.
Phone 733. 12tf
Canal Club To Meet - Members
of the All-American Canal club will
meet at 7:30 o'clock tonight in the
club room on State street. All
new members of the organization
are urged to be in attendance as
matters of paramount interest and
Importance are to be brought up
for discussion.
Just Arrived - Choice Towering
plants for Xmas Strickler Floral
Co. $40 South Sixth. l4t1
Corns, bunions, ingrown nails and
all foot disorders, 81 yrs. exp. Not
a faker. Licensed under medical
act. Dr.. Seaton, Hotel Annex.
, tu,fr-tf
Pleads Not Guilty-Watson Col
Inns, colored, today pleaded not
guilty to failing to answer sum-
mons issued by the labor commits
sioner, when arraigned before Judge
I. Mayfield He was released on
S25 bond to appear for trial We'd
nesday afternoon.
Newkirk'c Beauty Shop - For de-
pendable service. Phone 227. 17tf
Sues On NOte-Burton B. Wilcox
today filed suit in superior court
against H. D. and Helene M. Paulin
and George w. and Dorothy S.
Paulin 10 foreelose a mortgage on
a $4,000 promissory note.
"Rely on Narsn's" for fast serv-
zee. One hour for q cleaning Job if
It's an emergency. No extra charge.
Wood for less. Phone 1913. Ed
Royce. 23tf
Hearing Continued - Preliminary
hearing of evidence against w. f.
F'risbey, charged n several courts
with grand theft, today was con-
tinued by Judge I. Mayfield until
January 18 because of the illness
of f. r. Dalton, complaining wit
ness for a n insurance company,
of which Frisbey was formerly
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-14

Wood for less. Phone 1913. Ell
Royce. 23t
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-14

Hotel California ~offe. shop -
Our new addition is now open--50c
and 75c meals all day. Breakfast,
l5c up. Open all night. 14tf
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-14

Ruptured? Brook style truss, $5;
other kinds up to $25. Expert fit
ter. DR.. Seaton, Hotel Annex.
tn, ,fr-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-14

Perishable Shipments-Perishahle
shipments this week end included
one carload of grapefruit and one
of mixed vegetables, according to a
report submitted by B. A. Harrigan,
agricultural commissioner.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-14

Serving Sentence-George Gahan.
25, is in the county Jail today serv-
ing a six months sentence for
assault and battery. The sentence
was passed by Judge f. f. Kiefer
of the Calexico police court.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-14

"Rely on Marsn's" for fast serv-
ice. One hour for a cleaning job if
It's an emergency No extra charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-14

Wood for stove, fireplace or fur
mace. Tier, $500; cord, $1,000. Call
No. l, Pioneer Truck and Transfer
Co. 14tf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-05

which is rather dry anyway. gets
stringy. Keep lie pieces plump. That's
why I suggest large broilers.
"Dredge the pieces with flour to
which you have added some salt, pep
per and cayenne. Brown carefully and
lightly in butter melted in deep and
heavy frying pan. Don't let the butter
get so hot that it smokes or changes
color. You lose the delicate flavor
when you do that.
Take the meat out of frying pan,
put in lump Of butter-let your con-
science be your guide-let butter melt,
add che cup of cream and two table
spoons of cooking sherry. This is not
the sweetened sherry.
Put the breasts in this mixture. Put
cover on frying pan and set over a low
fire that will let meat cook slowly until
tender. Take cut and add one-hsIf
cup fresh mushrooms and one-half cup
cream. Let these cook in the cream.
Take out and thicken the gravy with a
little butter and flour made into roux.
Pour this over chicken and mushrooms
en- hot platter. Garnish with rounds
Of cold corn-meal mush which have been
fried until crisp.
Serve with grapefruit salad dressed
with French dressing And be sure to
have enough Of everything. There will
be calls for second helpings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-05
let They do not have any other form

diet. They do not have any other form
Of food
1t has been said that young prin-
cess about to wed will go to the home
mushroom bed and take a small bit of
the spawn with her. After she mates
she goes about the business of home
construction and starts her mushroom
bed. BY the time her children come
along, she has their food ready for
them.
Each species of attiini ant has its own
particular mushroom. They keep out
all other varieties. These mushrooms
have a most delicious flavor and grow
to great size, If permitted to.
The great mounds Of earth to be
found where this ant Is known have
nothing whatever to do with the great
city underneath. The mound really
indicates the size of the city by the vast
amount of excavation which has gone
on. The dirt has been brought up grain
by grain and deposited near the en-
trance.
The workers are said to live four to
six years and the queens as many as
fifteen. The life goes on for years and
years. The age of the largest mounds
is unknown.
BY estimation it is not common thing
to have one city of 100000 ants near
a forest which supplies them with the
particular leaf they must have to grow
their crop.
(CopyrIght. is3io
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-05

The word occasional" has entered
into the parlance of interior decoration.
It is as useful to the decorator as to
the amateur. 1t covers a multitude OF
things which may or may not be odd.
1t is word which, in furniture, means
scarcely more than does the word rheu-
matism in medical Technology. Each
is so inclusive that the former signifi-
canoe and definiteness has faded away.
Exactitude demands the qualification of
either. But, for this very reason the
words are valuable because comprehen-
sive
"A need or exigeney" is one Of the
definitions of the word occasion. 1t is
this idea which is present in the word
occasional in the dictionary of the deco
rator. 1t does not specify use on spe-
Cial occasions or festivities, but an ar
tiCle which fills some special need, what
ever that may be. at the time.
For example the occasional table is
one that is ready to be put to whatever
use person may wish at the time. 1t
may be to hold a book. or a sewing
basket, a smoking set or tea tray, and
these regardless of the fact that there
are regular tables for each. The use
is as variable as the word itself. 1t is,
therefore, consistent. The one impera-
tive thing about the use of the oc-
CaSional table is that when its present
use is ended. it is left bare. Thus only
is it ready for some other persons need
ana devoid of any specialized purpose.
There was a time when this word was
employed in relation to tables only.
Then it crept into floor coverings and