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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-21

Members of the State Assembly
Women's Club will be guests of the
indianapolis League of Women
Voters, Thursday, at the tea, to be
given at the home of Mrs. William
Ray Adams, 1895 North Meridian
street.
Mrs. Dow Harvey of Kokomo, for
mer chairman of the education
comr- zee of the Illinois League
and a member of the Kokomo
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-21
STUMP TO
BE CLUB SPEAKER

Albert Stump will talk on the
Psychology of Happiness" before the
members of the Martha Hawkins
society of the First Baptist church
which will hold an all day meeting,
Thursday at the home of Mrs Paul
Bessire. 1924 Washington boulevard.
Vaughn Cornish will sing a group
o. selections. Assisting the hostess
will be Mesdames Kenneth Miller,
G. S. Merrick. w. 3. Paul, and group
) of the church.
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Maxine Quinn to
Be Hostess to
Alunnae Group

Miss Maxine Quinn, 1916 Salem
street, will be hostess for the buffet
supper meeting of the Indianapolis
alumnae of Delta zeta sorority at 6
Tuesday night.
Miss Helen Bingham chairman,
will be assisted by Miss Mary K.
Campbell, Miss Dorothy Duesenberg
and Mrs. Robert Gilmore.
j Plans for the state luncheon will
be formulated at the executive COM
mittee meeting which will precede
the supper. Mrs. Roy Peterson, will
preside.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-21
WALTER HICKMAN
TO ADDRESS CLUB

Walter Hickman, dramatic and
music critic of The Indianapolis
Times, will give a book review at
the monthly program of the Mu-
nicipal Garden Women's Depart
ment club Monday afternoon in the
community house.
Mrs. William Ray Kester, pianist,
will present a program. Mrs. A.
NJ. Mcintyre will be hostess, and
Mrs. w. H. Hodgson will preside.
Mrs. Roscoe Conkle arranged the
program.
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International
Study Club

Mrs. S. R. Artman will end her
talks on Central America next
week before chapters of the Inter
national Travel-Study Club, Inc.
Her subject will be THE Old and
New Panama
Venetian chapter will be enter
tanned Monday with a l o'clock VAL
entine luncheon at the home of Mrs.
Elizabeth Underwood, 627 Stevens
street. Mrs. Eff1e Hill will assist.
Mrs. Glenn Thrasher will give a talk
on Personality and Character De-
fined" and Mrs. George Macy, THE
Origin of Valentine Day"
Erin Isle chapter will meet at 8
Monday night at the home of Mrs
Burt Kimmel, 2058 North New
Jersey street, for its monthly meet
ing.
Arabian chapter will be enter
tanned Tuesday with a IL O'Clock
luncheon at the home of Mrs. Eli
Thompson, 912 North Rural street
The hostess will be assisted by Mr.
j. H. Flynn and Mrs. Lester Jones
The program will include a piano
trio, Anvil Chorus by Verdi, given
by Thelma, Geneve and Dorothy
Jatho; piano solo, Majesty of the
Deep" by. Hamer, played by Doro-
thy Jatho; Panama Canal" read
by Mrs. Katheryn Bayne; vocal solo,
"Unfurling of the Flag" by Dens-
more, given by Mrs. Alfred Sweet
man; talk on panama hats by Mrs.
Charles Shull; piano trio, Soldiers
Chorus" by Gounod, by the Jatho
sisters, and world news by Mrs. Bax-
ter McBane.
Two new members, Mrs. Lester
Jones and Mrs. Ada Staley, will be
received into the chapter.
Colonial Boston chapter will meet
at the Lumley tearoom, 1910 North
Meridian street, at 10 Wednesday.
Luncheon and musical program
will follow the lecture and business
meeting. The hostesses are: Mrs.
Norman LOOMS. Mrs. Ralph Ken
needy, Mrs. William Kennedy and
Mrs. Henry Miles.
Mt. Vernon chapter will be en-
tertained at the home of Mrs. Ross
Winder, 1857 West Thirty first
street, Wednesday, with an old
fashioned party. Mrs. John Brisen-
tine and Mrs. Lloyd Pottenger will
assist the hostess.
Each member will come dressed
in an old-fashioned dress. Mrs. Art
man will give reading, Mrs. Johr.
Strack piano solo, and Mrs. Henry
Roberts will sing old numbers.
Luncheon will be served at /.
Castle Craig chapter will meet
with Mrs. Blake Thomas, 80 Ridge
drive, at 745 Thursday. Mrs. Rob-
ert Crawford will assist the hostess.
Mrs. John w. Thorburgh, president,
will preside.
Kuyder Zee chapter will meet
Thursday for l o'clock luncheon
at the home of Mrs. Merle Titus.
PIT Rowland avenue. Mrs. Isadore
Koby, program chairman, will give
musical reading.
Hawaiian chapter will meet with
Mrs. Irwin McFeeters. 1923 jackson
street, Friday. Mrs. Grace Frazier
will assist the hostess. All mem
bers are requested to be present at
10 to make an emblem. Mr.. John
w. Thornburgh will be guest of
honor. Luncheon will be served at
1890.
Lady Aberdeen chapter will meet
at 1890 Saturday at the Lincoln.
Mrs. Oscar Passmore will give a
piano solo.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-21
DRAMATIC SORORITY
TO GIVE PROGRAM

epsilon chapter of Phi Beta. pro-
1eSslonal dramatic sorority of the
Artnur Jordan Conservatory of
MUSIC, Will present an open pro-
gram at 8 Wednesday at the school.
Harry Fowler Of the John Heron
Art Institute will present a puppet
snow, assisted by Miss Maxine Nc
hay. Mrs. Helen Morton will pre-
up"
Miss Bernice VanSickle will give
current events pertaining to drama.
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ne Columbia Club
Following the address. Mrs. Ie-
land Fishback will play violin solo
and Mrs. Victor Hindze will sing a
group of songs. Tea and a social
hour will follow. The president, Mrs.
Helen johnson Harms. will preside
The meeting is open to all women.
New board members of the club
are; Mrs. A. A. KiSt of Portland.
Mrs. Ida G. Belzer, Mrs. H. E.
Barnard, Mrs. Blanch McKinny.
Mrs. Ivan c. Morgan of Austin.
Mrs. Bert Thurman. DR.. Amelia r.
Keller, Mrs. E. E. Neal of Mobiles
vile, Mrs. Jessie Gremelspacker of
LoganSport, and Mrs. John Horning
OF Greensburg.
Following are the names of the
newly appointed members of COM
mittees:
HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE
Mis- Minnie B. Cowan. chairman.
Mrs. Spann Waymire of Anderson.
and Mesdames Ovid Butler jane
son, Samuel Lewis Shank, Bert
Morgan, Frank Cones, Harlan Rat
cliff. Charles Miller, J. Burdette
Little, Clara Gilbert. Louise Weisen
berg, Mary Poster, Minnie Darling
and DR.. Lillian Sielken.
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
Mrs. Ella Van Sickle Gardner.
chairman; Mesdames Hester Hart.
Phoebe Link, Linton A. Cox, Ella
Gronninger Anna Q. Boyle and
Misses Alice O'Hair. Genevieve
Brown, and Adele Starch.
PUBLICITY COMMITTEE
Mrs. H. f. Barnard. chairman.
and Mrs. Henry R. Campbell. vice
| chairman.
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
Mrs. E. E. Nelson, chairman. and
Mesdames Ruth Marshall. ] r
rope, Luella Graham, Clarence
Martin, Harry Dunn, Chloe Davis.
herbert J. Luckey. Fannie Huff, and
Martha Higgins.
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
Mrs. Eleanor Barker Snodgrass of
Nashville, chairman: Mrs r Harry
Miller, vice-chairman Misses Edna
Holowell and Nellie Grav HoloweIl
both OF Pendleton, and Mesdames
Lucille Stinegraph, George Bonham
OF ElWood, Florence Thornburg of
newcastle, Neal McCallum of Bates
vile, Robert Mckay. Margaret
Dietrich and Rollie Granger ~
Logansport.
SPEAKERS BUREAU
Mrs. A. A. Kist of Portland chair
man; Mrs. Ruben Miller. vice-
chairman; Mesdames Grace Urbans
REYNOLDS of Cambridge, Florence
Heodlck Boys of Plymouth. Charles
Coombs of Bloomfield Frederick-
Meeker of Portland, Willard
Armataage and Miss Mary Sleeth Of
Rushvile. ~
TELEPHONE COMMITTEE
Mrs. Charles R. Stuart, chairman.
Misses Imma McNanny, Miss GLADYS
opeckler and Mrs. Lula Norris
Parilamentarian, Mrs. Julia Belle
TuteWiler. e-4e
LUNCHEON COMMITTEE
MRS. f. L. Brunette. chairman.
MISS Dorothy Cunningham and
Mesoames Julius Travis, Omar Haw-
KlnS. Wolfe Sussman, Ronald Eos
ter Tllden Greer, Edward ], Hecker
= A. Hobbs, David Ross, Thomas
Demerly and Nettie New,
DECORATIONS
Mrs. Martha Saulcy, chairman
ana Mesdames Maud Ogborn. Lewis
F. Pomush, Oral Chitwood pear
FlodIe and Joe Hogue.
MUSIC
MRS. Pearl Randall, chairman and
Mesoames A. Jack Tilson. Leland
FIShoack, Archie Bobbitt, Samuel
Fletcher, George w. Hufsnojtr Row
Roudebush of Greenfield, Hall Iu:n
OF Scottsburg, Ina Stebbinp and Miss
Frances Sellers of Newcastle
House chairman, Miss Jessie Ie-
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JOAN OF ARC CLUB
TO HOLD FOOD SALE

st. Joan of Arc Womens club
VIII give a card party and food sale
at Saturday, Jan. %, in the school
nan, Forty-second street and Park
avenue.
Mrs. E. Park Akin and Mrs. John
Rels. chairmen, will be assisted by
the following committee:
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Council to CO1lUene

The May Wright Sewall Indiana
Council of Women, will hold a regu-
lar meeting at the Lincoln, Thurs
day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-21

given Friday night at Avalon
Country Club.
Miss Jane Hogate, 5470 Univer-
sity avenue, is a member of the
supper committee for the meeting,
to be held Tuesday by the Indi-
annapolis Alumnae Association of
Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority,
at the Marott. Mrs. E. N. Hill is
chairman,
Mrs. Russell w. Johnston, 2845
North Pennsylvania street, adapt
ed Hans Brinker and the Silver
Skates" for presentation by the
Children's theater at 2.30 today at
the Playhouse, 1847 North Ala
bama street, and at 1890 and
2:30, Jan. % She is author of
several children's stories.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-21
PR0PYLAEUM WILL
HOLD BRIDGE PARTY

The next contract bridge dinner
of the Propylaeum club will be held
Friday at the clubhouse. Hostesses
will be Mesdames Thaddeus R.
Baker, Hal R. Keeling, Charles R.
Weiss, c. P. Lesh, Frank F. Powell
and John M Cunningham.
The club will entertain with a
musicale on Monday, Jan. 80.
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PAGE 6
War Conference Delegates
to Be HOnOred at Tea
Next Saturday at Y. w.
-Four Women, Who Attended Washington
Farley to Discuss Cause and Cure of
Conflicts, to Be Chief Guests.

Delegates the conference
II to 20 Washington, a
Saturday green pao w A. They are Mrs Robert
Sinclair Mrs Louis Wolf H. Krin
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-21

DR.. R. Clyde White to
Speak to c.. @. P. Women
on Unemployment Issue
How to Meet Problems of Jobless Will Be
Topic of Butler Sociology Expert;
Announce Committees.

DR. R. Clyde White sociology Indiana university
extension division Problem
employment the opening meeting the Indiana Womans
Republican Club at Thursday n Columbia Club.
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Hostess tn Cbub

Hostess to Club
Mrs. Emery Brown, 1916 Wood
lawn avenue, will be hostess for the
1903 club, Thursday. Following the
noon luncheon, members of the
group will sew for the Red Cross.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-21

Officers to Be Named
Officers will be elected Monday
night at the meeting of the Brook
side Players at the community
house. 5 Miss Caroline Brown is
president.
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Hostess to Club

1IOOLLOO % VttU
Mrs. Hattie Seal will be hostess
Of the Mothers Club dance, to be
given at Tuesday in Rhodius park
community house. Assisting on the
dance committee are Mesdames
Edith Purvis, Anna Bardash, Anna
CatoSka, Mary Jordan and Francis
Buttz.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-21

Mrs. S. R. Artman will end her
talks on Central America next
week before chapters of the Inter
national Travel-Study Club, Inc.
Her subject will be The Old and
New Panama"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-11-16
CHAPTER XII
The Trail of an Abb


The purser aboard the steamship
Florida ran his finger along the pas
senger list he had placed on his deck
before Rankin.
"There, you see, Mr.. Rankin" ne
said as his hand paused under par
ticular entry, "is the name you ar,
looking for-Miss Laura Du Monte
She occupied Cabin % on & deck. !
don't recall her, but that seems T."
settle that she made the voyage, ns
she claims"
The detective verified his readin.
Not necessarily. Mr.. Hammond" he
returned. at 10 possible. you know.
for someone else to register as her. in
her place. think ought to question
your ships doctor. the nurse, Miss
Sumner. and Mrs. Winters, just to
check up on it."
II saw Doctor ireland go ashore
this morning." Mr.. Hammond nodded
affably. "But believe the stewardess
and Miss Sumner are still here; all
cabin employees were to stay aboard
till noon. I'll send for them. for you"
"Please do. And I'll appreciate any
other assistance you can give me-"
The detective first interviewed the
nurse. At his explanation Of his mis-
sion and full description Of Mrs. Jor-
dams blond golden hair, bow lips and
statuesque beauty, she promptly iden-
titled her patient Of the last voyage in
Room %. She supported the actress
cabin throughout the voyage. Even
when she felt better, she failed to go
on deck. In fact. on embarking, she
did not reserve either deck chair or
a table in the dining room.
sand that struck me as peculiar"
Miss Sumner asserted. because it's
practically the first thing every pas.
senger does. You would almost sup
pose she had decided to stick to her
stateroom and see no one"
"How do you happen to know she
didn't arrange for a chair or table
space"
81 advised her several times to sit
on deck. when the cabin became
stuffy." the nurse replied. 1.-THE air
would have helped her But she re-
fused because she had no reserva-
tons and declined to let me procure
them"
DO you mean to suggest she re-
manned in her cabin to escape observa.
tion?" Rankin probed shrewdly. THAT
her Illness was pretense 10 avoid en-
counters with passengers ana crew ;
r. II n"sshle that she feigned much nf
her distress to have a reasonable pre-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-11-16
Thursday, November 1e. 1888

spoke apprehensively. II don't under.
stand why Won suppose have anv.
thing to tell you"
You returned only this morning
from New York. isn't that SOP" Ran.
kin queried deliberately. "You went
by boat from st. Louis last Sunday
and yesterday started back here nv
train. You impersonated someone else
on the voyage. You booked your pas
sage on the boat as laura Du Monte"
swell. what Of that?" the show.
girl retorted spiritedly. "There is no
harm in that, as long as she doesn't
object" But she caught her breath
In dismay at the extent of his informa.
ton.
Rankin shot his next question at her
abruptly. "Then you admit disguis-
Ing yourself to resemble Miss Du
Monte? How much did she pay YOU
to make the trip?'
you have no right to ask me
that. She didn't pay me any,
thing"
In the fact Of this obvious lie, the
detective attacked with increased
vigor
'Then what did you expect to gain
by the deception?" he demanded in
credulously. "That is what am after
your purpose and hers, in arranging
that little trickery. Let's have It'll"
''But l can't tell you that!" Myra
Prentiss cried desperately. at is pri-
vate and has nothing to do with YOU
! promised Laura to keep 1t secret"
"For your own sake. Miss Prentiss,
you had better talk. We are quite pre-
pared to place you under arrest; but
first we wished to give you a chance
to clear yourself"
At the direct threat, fear returned
to the show-girl's eyes and harassed
expression replaced her bravado.
"clear myself Of what? l haven't
done anything wrong. swear only
intended to help Laura out of tight
place."
Rankin's manner became suddenly
grim. Eyes. by concealing a murder
and protecting the criminal with an
alibi. That is always private. IN help
ing Laura. you've made yourself &C.
cessory before the fact of murder!"
Strangely. Miss Prentiss' features
held more horror than dread; the
blood drained from them. leaving them
CHASTITY hue beneath the rouge.
Murder? Surely il wasn't that IN
she cried, with a note of surprise.
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ago. in 81 LOuIs. But jus. IS Laura
DumOnt had done year before. she,
too, for some reason. remained in ST.,
Louis instead of returning east with
the company. For the last entry about
her was notice she sent Equity on
about January twentieth. of her new
address in st. Louis. permanent until
changed: this was the HOlcomb apart.
ments. 2435 Charges street.
THOMAS RANKIN
'ea HOMICIDE BUREAU, POLICE
HEADQUARTERS
''NEW YORK CITY N. Y.
"MYRA PRENTISS. EX-CHORUS GIRL
RESIDENT AT HOI.COMR APART
MENTS SINCE JANUARY 18TH STOP
AT PRESENT ABSENT FOR A WEEK
STOP EXPECTED POSITIVELY TO
RETURN TODAY OR SUNDAY AT
LATEST
CAPTAIN PHILIP CHAMBERS, ST.
LOUIS HEADQUARTERS"
This telegram was the reply to RAN
kin's inquiries about the girl by long
distance phone. of the St Louis police;
and as soon as It arrived. he pur.
chased train ticket to st. Louis.
At headquarters in st. Louis, Cap
tain of Detectives Chambers. notified
of his coming in advance. awaited
him. He greeted Rankin cordially,
extendinn calinnSed hand
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-11-16


Laura couldn't be mixed up in any
thing so terrible"
"But she is. just the same. For the
past week. you kept to your cabin
aboard the Florida. to escape the OBJ
servation Of passengers who might
penetrate your disguise. And all the
time you pretended to be her on the
ship, she was east committing a dread
full crime. You must have realized
what she was doing"
"Oh. My God! didn't, Mr.. Ran
KIM" the girl insisted. "Please be-
lieve acted innocently. thought she
was just deceiving her lover into sup
posing she remained in st. Louis while
he was out of town for a month"
"Was that her story to get you to
agree to her scheme?" the detective
asked.
A realization of her serious position
compelled the girl to answer frankly.
"Yes, she said she was two-timing
him. He had gone east and mean
while. she also left st. Louis with
some other chap she loved; unknown
to the first lover. she was having a
secret affair with the other. But
later. when he sent for her from Phil
adelphia, she had arranged to Join
him there"
Rankin spoke less severely. "Give
me her exact explanation" he request
ed. "You were to make that trip.
while she actually Travelled east from
wherever she was staying with her
clandestine sweetheart
"That's right" Myra Prentiss re-
sponded. II had to create the impress
sion, by coming from St. Louis. that
she had been there and faithful
all the while. He was extremely jeal-
GUS and suspected her; he would prob
ably check up on her, perhaps even
hiring detectives to do It. That was
why ! was unwilling to give you any
Information when you first arrived"
well. ] advise you now to describe
the whole arrangement from beginning
to end. Obviously. Miss Du Monte
made up that story Just to satisfy
ron; II wasn't to Join any lover that
she left 81. Louis. Miss Prentiss."
Ito be continued next week.
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Dose viii Stuart affections.

loose w.Ih Stuart affections.
Not once. either. did she mention
her intention Of Joining the boy In
Philadelphia. in March, and in view
Of her statement that It was prear
ranged, the detective regarded 1t with
suspicion. But there was another in.
depreciation for her appearance lust
at this time, so startling that Rankin
wiped his brow excitedly as he con.
templated 1t. Could her FIVE day Jour
ney east by boat be purposely to o.
tablish an alihi for herself covering
the Tuesday night of the murder?
That she wanted to protect herself.
knowing in advance when the crime
would be committed? Such conduct
presupposed that she was aware Of
an elaborate plot involving Others. Ia
remove Jordan: hut the theory was
not beyond the bounds Of probability
The final deductions Rankin drew
from the last two letters. In these
when Establishments failed. she had
changed her tone. II Stuart did M,
come to terms. she promised to an
prize Mr. Merrick of his disastrous
nuptials before May sixth. It was
sheer bluff. of course, Rankin rea
sOned; such betrayal would give the
guardian power to strip the boy-and
herself, as well-of the Jordan estate.
Not even for revenge would she de
liberately rob herself of the coveted
inheritance.
At the same time. the situation fur
nished the actress an all-powerful Mo
tive for numbering Jordan before his
twenty-second birthday. On his death
before twenty-five. there was no dan
ger of her ever losing the properly
either through the boy himself, or
through Mr.. Merrick. In the absence
Of will. she alone. as his lawful wife
automatically fell heir to his immense
estate.
But beyond establishing this motive.
the letters did not involve Mrs. Jor
dan; and Rankin refrained from
drawing far-fetched conclusions. New
ertheless, the situation was suspicious
enough to justify his swift resolve to
investigate the actress as his next
move.
In the meantime, however. Mr.. Mer
rick's alibi about his journey from
Vandalia would not be neglected. AS
a suspect, his position was similar to
that of the actress.
Before Rankin could call it a day
and go home. he received from the
sergeant a resume of his interview
with the nurse at the university hos.
pital. 1t was short one, but verified
Ben Crawford's account of his move
ments on Tuesday night as far as
Florence Dalton could verify 1t. Sh.
had apparently. however, been fore
warned by the student to expect some
sort Of Interrogation by the police
And when Gilmore treasured her thai
her statement would not be made pub
lie, she spoke more freely. In accord
ance with Crawford's story. he had re
NAMED with the girl until morning.
AS Rankin realized all too we'll, the
report settled nothing about Craw
ford's whereabouts during the cere
mony itself. 1t offered no support for
his tale of the blind date that was not
kept The difficulty about suspecting
Crawford Of the crime was that there
was no iota Of evidence to connect
him with it. And no suggestion of
any motive he might have harbored
for wishing Stuart Jordan out Of the
way.