The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31

The private dining room on the
third floor of the Y. w. c. A. has
been reserved for the dinner Guests
will meet in the lounge, preceding
the dinner.
The guest speaker for the dinner
will be Miss Hope Hubbard of the
department of zoology of Oberlin
college, who will relate her exper-
fences when she held the Sarah
Berliner fellowship. Miss Hubbard
comes at the invitation of Mrs. John
w. Weddell, fellowship chairman.
Present Life Memberships
A feature of the dinner will be
the presentation Of honorary life
memberships in the association to
Mrs. w. J. Hasselman and Miss
Amelia w. Platter both charter
member of the local branch.
The first of a series of ten book
talks, to be given at the Rauh Me-
mortal library, will be at 7:45 Tues
day night, under the auspices of the
fine arts study group. Mrs. James
Bawden is chairman. Mrs. Bertha
Leonarz Harding viii speak on
What to Read on Mexico"
Mrs. Harding, European born,
came to Mexico City in early child
hood and lived in a house near
Montezuma's legendary palace. Her
childhood contact with Adelaide
Cruz, the family laundress, forms
a background for many of her in
teresting "reminiscences. Old AIDE
laide, in her youth, saw the En-
press Carlotta of the Hapsburg line
ride through the forest Of Chapul-
tepic on brightly caparisoned mule.
Tells of Collection
Mrs. Harding possesses a collec-
ton of portraits, heirlooms, imperial
decorations, crested linens and
other articles of romantic legend.
She adds to her exhibit and dis
cussion of these personal ex-
periences of her visits in Mexico,
where she goes to spend the sum-
mers with her father, Sr. Don
Emilio Leonarz at Monterrey.
Other lectures for January include
a second talk by Mrs. Harding at
10 Tuesday, Jan. 10, entitled THE
Twilight of Royalty; a third lee
ture on Books of the Southwest"
by Marietta Finley Hahn, at 7:45,
Tuesday, Jan. IT; a fourth, BEST
Sellers and Why" by Anne Johns
ton Ross at 10, Tuesday, Jan. "a,
and fifth, Books on the Economic
Question" by Mrs. Ross at 7.45,
Tuesday, Jan. 81.
Miss Mary Dyer Lemon will be
added to the speakers in February.
The time of the lectures has been
alternated, being scheduled morn
ings and evenings. The meetings
are open to men and women.
The fine arts study group will
continue to cooperate with the
Junior League, which is sponsoring
the Ferdinand Schaefer music
hour at 1890, Monday, Jan. %, at
the Caroline Scott Harrison D. A.
R. chapter house, 824 North Penn
Sylvania street.
French Group Meets Wednesday
The international relations study
group will meet at Monday, Jan.
% at the Rauh Memorial library to
hear Miss May Louis Shipp speak
on 1.-THE Undeclared War in the
Far East" Mrs. A. H. Hinkle is
chairman. Guests are welcome.
Mrs. w. L. Richardson, 10 West
Hampton drive will be hostess for
the next meeting of the French
study groups from 10 to II, Wednes-
day morning. Mrs. Arthur E. Fccke
teaches these classes and Mrs. Allen
N. Mitchell is the chairman of the
language study group.
Mrs. Donald G. Drake will be
hostess to the pre- dolescent child
study group which will meet at 1910
Broadway at 2:30 Tuesday, Jan. II
for a general discussion hour and
assignment of reading material. Mrs.
T. Victor Keene is chairman of this
committee. Guests are welcome.
Mrs. Nathan Pearson is chairman
of the pre-school child study group
which meets at the home of Mrs.
r. B. Yule, 1886 Ashland avenue at
2:30 Monday, Jan. 80 to begin the
study Of the Emotional Life of
Child" Guests are welcome.