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for
Fete Named

Patrons and patronesses have
contributed to the fund for the
Bridgeport Nutrition Camp. being
raised by the Alpha Latreian skat-
ing party tonight at Riverside rink
Among them are James B. Darl-
ington, Gov. and Mrs. McNutt, Dr.
and Mrs Matthew Winters, DR.. and
Mrs. Edgar S. Kiser, Mrs. Robert
Sinclair, Messrs. and Mesdames Eli
Lilly, Frank B. Fowler, H. j. Lacy,
Ira A. Minnick, Fred w. Jungclaus,
Alexander L., Taggert, Albert Wohl-
gemuth, E. H. Kemper McComb, E.
H. Harris, Martin McDermott, Har-
ley w. Rhodehamel and Irving
LemauX.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Miller are en-
PERTAINING at dinner before the
party Messrs. and Mesdames Will
liam H. JungclauS, Robert B. Adams,
Tan Joyce, Robert L. Mason, John j.
Cooper and William Horne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin L. Lugar are
to attend in party with Messrs.
and Mesdames Dana Jones, Wendell
Hicks, John A. Bruhn, John A. Nc
Council and Kenneth Adair.
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Calendar Of Club Events
TUESDAY

Meridian Heights Inter Sc Club.
Mrs. A. M. Movie, hostess. Mrs. B.
D. Yarian, Trends in Literature. "
Mrs. B. w. Heaton, 1.-THE Foreign
Born American"
Alpha Beta Latreian Club. Mrs.
Edward kirkpatrick, hostess. $50
tour through Real Silk Hosiery Mills.
Alpha Chapter, Epsilon Sigma
Omicron. Anniversary meeting. Mrs.
c. L. Wilmer, hostess. Election. Re-
view of Ordeal of Richardson Few
ereP' and "Tess of D'Urbervilles, y
by Mrs. G. c. Bosley. Roll call,
names of noted people.
Amicitia Club. Mrs. Carl Day,
hostess.
Spencer Club. Mrs. H. E. Joslin,
hostess. Election. Mrs. Willis Hol-
Imam and Mrs. G. A. Cassidy, as
sistants.
Alpha Kappa Latreian Club Mrs.
D. McDougald, hostess. Mrs. Burch-
ard Carr, assistant hostess. Election.
Anagnous group, Epsilon Sigma
Omicron. Mrs. Frank Symmes, host
ess. Review of Ordeal of Richard
Feverel," by Mrs. w. H. Pearl.
Irvington Tuesday Club. Mrs. T.
w. Garrison, hostess. Mrs. A. F.
Wickes, Immortal Bricks of Asia"
Chapter U, P, E. o. Sisterhood.
Luncheon. Mrs. j. H. Westbay,
hostess; Mrs. H. E. Doggy and Mrs.
j. E. Angel, assistants Mrs. Cath
crime Smith, "Cotty College Day"
Alpha Eta Latreian Club. Mrs.
John r. Surber and Mrs. Leland
Ridgway, hostesses. Visit to Hoosier
Salon Exhibit, Sphinx Arms.
To Kalon Club. Mrs. Lawson
O'Malley, hostess. Mrs. o. M. Jones,
"Chaliapin."
Alpha Latreian Club. Spring
bridge party. Mesdames William
Horn, Robert Bastian, Orien Fifer,
Fred Geyer and George Halverson,
hostesses.
The Late Book Club. Luncheon.
Mesdames r. F. Hartz, A. G.. Wills
and w. L. Meyers. hostesses. Mrs.
Demarchus Brown, travel talk.
Student Group, Epsilon Sigma
Omicron. Mrs. Herman Kortepeter,
hostess. Mrs. Walter South, The
South Pole"
Independent Social Club. Mrs. A.
T. Mayfield, hostess.
Emerson Grove Garden Club.
Luncheon and business meeting.
nter-Alia Club. Mrs. A. L. Rice,
245I Park-av. Luncheon. Mrs. Err
nest Spickelmier, Cast Down the
Laurels." Mrs. Douglas White,
North to the Orient"
st. Clair Literary Club. Mrs. o. P.
Renchen, 4430 Guilford-av, hostess.
Mrs. E. H. Liehr, book review.
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GOOD TO EAT
BY LOLA WYMAN

TOR these days of rounding cor
Il ners, it should be helpful to
know what to do with leftover
bacon and bacon fat.
So here are some practical recipes:
BACON SANDWICH
(Left-Over Bacon)
Chop or c1unble bacon and add
few chopped pickles. Then noisten
with mayonnaise and spread be-
tween slices of buttered bread.
LEFTOVER BACON
Leftover bacon may be added to
spinach or dsndelion greens and
cooked with them.
BROWN SAUCE
Geft-Over Bacon FaD
3 tablespoons bacon fat
l minced onion
3 tablespoons flour
l cup brown stock or water
salt, pepper.
Melt the fat, add the minced
onion and cook until brown. Add the
flour. Mix well and add the hot
stock. Strain and serve.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-21
YOUNG PERSONS
TO FORM CLUB

The Riviera Club is to organize a
young peoples club for social and
recreational activities at 2:30 Sun
day afternoon at the clubhouse,
James Maxim, club president, an
nounced today. Invitations are ex-
tended to young unmarried men and
women of the club.
Richard Bridges, acting president,
is to be in charge Of the meeting,
with Miss Lee Lacy. acting secretary.
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TWO OFFICERS
ARE REELECTED

Mrs. Charles B. Crist is the new
secretary of the Woman's Depart
ment Club community welfare de-
partment, and Mrs. H. c. Ryker is
treasurer. Mrs. Charles H. Smith
and Mrs. Robert L. Moorhead have
been reelected chairman and vice
chairman.
The elections were held at the
meeting yesterday, when Mrs. Edwin
I. Poston, Martinsville, State Fed
Grafton Of Clubs Institute chair
man, conducted an institute on RE
sponsibility of Women in Civic
Work"
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Women Will
Pick Leader

officers are to be elected at the
annual meeting of the Indianapolis
Council of Federated Church Wom-
en- at the North M. E. Church from
$40 to 8 April 8. Mrs. R. r. Mitch
ell, president, is to direct the meet
ing.
Officers to be elected are the pres
ident, corresponding secretary, treas
urer and auditor. The first and sec
ond vice presidents are to be hold
over officers.
Speakers are to be selected to rep
resent social service, race relations,
good citizenship and home missions
departments.
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MONDAY

Eft Cetera. 1890. Snively tearoom.
Mrs. Bert G. Fuller. Mrs. Fred B.
Robinson, hostesses. Luncheon.
Chapter P, P. E. o. Sisterhood,
7:30. Mrs. Floyd McMurray, 1914
Broadway. Mrs. Minnie Coolidge. as
sistant. Mrs. Earl Lewis, women
in Politics"
Monday Conversation Club. Mrs.
E. III. X. McComb, 2145 N. Alabama
st. Mrs S. S. Craig and Mrs. Ernest
de Wolfe Wales, program.
Venetian Chapter, International
Travel-Study Club, Inc. 1890. Mrs.
H. E. Bollinger. Mrs. Alive HyIton
and Mrs. Effie Hill, assistants. Mrs.
Walter Henderson, and Mrs. verin
Crousore, read papers on Holland. y
Election.
The Review Club. Mrs. David AL
lerdice, sos E. 46th-st. Mrs. Angus
tus Harness. "Theaters," and Mrs. ].
Emmett Hall, Chronicles of Bar
rabas."
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SUNSHINE CLUB
PLANS LUNCHEON

Members and guests or the
Children's Sunshine Club of Sun
nyside are to attend luncheon and
bridge party Wednesday at SnRely
Inn, 1880 N. Alabama-st. Tables
are to be centered with vases of
tulips and daffodils.
Mrs. Hodge Worsham, hostess
chairman, is to be assisted by Mes
danes Billy Grimes, Harry Wiebke.
w. T. Miller, Harry Green, T. W.
ForShee. Harry Borse and Misses
Pearl Wood and Mable Kuse.
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PARTY IS GIVEN
LEBANON BRIDE

Miss Helen Lennon entertained
last night with miscellaneous
shower in honor of Mrs. Garrett
Herr. formerly Miss Doris Beck,
Lebanon.
Guests with the bride included
her mother, and sister. Mrs. Ivan
Smith, both of Lebanon, and Misses
Donna Morris, Lois Irelan, Grace
Jolliffe, Lenora Boyd. Donna Jacob
sen and Mrs. Mary Nunley.
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Officers to.
Be Elected

New officers are to be chosen by
the Southern Club at it's annual
business meeting next Saturday
night in the Claypool Florentine
room.
Ernest Edwards, president, is to
lead business discussion before the
musical program and buffet supper
Miss Helen Smith and Mrs. Sarah
Gard are co-chairmen in charge
and their assistants are DR.. and
Mrs. j. F. Wilson, Messrs. and Mes
DANES Robert Bracken, John Patton
and j. D. Smith.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-21
VOTERS LEAGUE
is PUSHING BILL,

The Indiana League of Women
Voters is cooperating with members
OF the national league in urging
favorable action by Congress on the
Ramspeck postmaster bill, Mrs. WAL
ter S. Greenough, local acting presi-
dent, announced today.
This is the next step in the
leagues campaign for the extension
Of the merit system, Mrs. Greenough
explains. Mrs. Lester Smith is local
chairman of the department Of gov
eminent and it's operation.
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Hold Toyland Dance

Pupils of the Irvington Private
Kindergarten, 5506 University-av,
presented toyland dance program
yesterday, and were accompanied by
Mrs. H. H. Arnholter, vocalist. Mrs.
Elwood rogers showed motion pic
lures of scenes in Florida end Cuba.
Miss Mary Louise Meier Co ducts the
school.
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A lew friends Tor luncheon and at
2 80 | went down to the station to meet
our eldesl son. who is his way to Florida with
the idea of Joining his father on his fishing trip.
Actually, he will now get there ahead of time
and wait until my husband arrives. We had a
few minutes together and caught up on all the
family news
I read an interesting article in April Harpers
today 1t is by Louis Adamic and discusses Black
Mountain College, which is apparently rebel
group of teachers and students, The article con-
tains quotation on what education should mean
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Pattern Erpert Comma

Mrs. Edith r. Young, Vogue pat
tern authority. is to be in the L. S.
Ayres a. Co. fabric shop Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday. She is to
advise customers on selection of
patterns and fabrics for spring and
slimrler Kardronesr
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been invited to the tea But the Sisters Province
teaching them vetoed the proposal because they realized
that an artists time is scheduled by minutes.
Just the same, the girls think their idea was good
Their detection has been lightened by the reaza
ton that they will be seeing many friends and relatives
at their party.
The girls have forgotten their Disappointment while
scurrying about borrowing appointments for the tea
Miss Rosae Hall picked out a rock crystal vase at
her home, given to her mother Mrs. William Campbell
Hail. by Miss Halls grandmother, Mrs Carrie r. Rink.
Her eve also fell on Mrs Kinks silver candeahra
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-21
Eiterarg Club to Meet

William r. Higgins is to talk on
"Victcrias Ministers" at a meeting
OF the indianapolis Literary Club
Monday night in the clubrooms In
the D. A. r. chapter house.
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Miss Maryann Bitter and Miss
Adele Bardach have gone to Ann
Arbor to attend the junior prom.
They we're accompanied by Mrs.
Max Bardach.
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Girls at lakewood
Irked- They'll Miss
Nelson Eddy Songs
But Their Disappointment Is Expected to
Fade Tomorrow When They Receive at
Athletic Association Tea
BY BEATRICE BURGAN
Society Editor

THE tnkle of probably will
of the lakewood they
their Athletic
The feelings they moments
to recall that Nelson Eddy singing English's
anticipated
until the
thing would keep them from hearing the
the rr1sc hay rddu
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VI Y DA Y
By Mrs. Franklin d. Roosevelt

WHITE HOUSE, WESTINGHOUSE in Washington
but the floods improving generally and the day
has been the whole very peaceful one Everything
along the Potomac is pretty well flooded but they
have decided to remove the bikes around the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-21
Patrons Parties Formed
for CiUic.S Play Opening

First nghters Theater playhouse to-
night include parties of patrons
Bobbs attend with six guests Mr. and Mrs
L Goodman.
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BACON GRAVY
LEFTOVER Bacon FaD
2 tablespoons fat
Q tablespoons flour
115 rims 111jlk

tablespoons lat
Q tablespoons flour
212 cups milk
salt pepper
Add the flour to fat and blend
thoroughly. Add hot milk gradually.
Season and serve on toast with or
without strips of bacon.
Leftover bacon may be added to
omelets to good advantage. Don't
ever throw away either a strip of
cooked bacon or any of the fat. Per-
sonally, I think there's no better fry
ing fat for most meats than bacon
fat.
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ONE hour after cutting out all that's
~ simple piece except
larger than SO bust which
gngham calico
OF 5o-lnch fabric with 81 yards 1l-inch
To PATTERN -BY-STEP SEWING INSTRUC-
TIONS fill the
with
selection late dress designs purchased
sepatey Or you want to order it with the
just an additional 10
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Pianist Will
Give Recital

Paul Fidlar, Terre Haute pianist,
is to be presented in a recital by the
indianapolis Matinee Musicale at 8
Friday in the American Central
Life Insurance building auditorium.
Active members assisting Mr.. Fid-
lar include Mrs. Howard L. Clip
plnger, organlst; Mrs. James H.
Lowry, soprano, and Mrs. S. K.
Ruick, accompanist. Mrs. Fannie
Kiser Rosenak arranged the pro-
gram.
Mr.. Fidlar studied with Miss
Anna Human, Terre Haute, and is
supervisor of one of the two Fed
eral music projects in Indiana.
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Mary Spald
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-02-12
BIC CROWD TO SEE
STATE VS. CAROLINA
Freshman Tilt Will Precede
Main Go; Heels Given
The Edge

College Station. Raleigh, Feb. 12-
Athletic officials at North Carolina
state are making arrangements to
take care Of a more than capacity
crowd for Friday nights basketball
game between State and Carolina III
Frank Thompson Gymnasium.
According to DR.. r. II. Sermon,
States athletic director and basket
ball coach, the game will probably
draw the largest crowd of the season
surprising the Dukc-Statc attend
ancc on January % when some 5000
fans packed the gymnasium.
All seats have been priced at s.
cents, the usual price charged for
States games. The varsity tilt will
start at $50. at o'clock freshman
teams Of the schools will meet.
Carolina is figured rs having b
slight edge over the Red Terrors. The
team defeated state, 1873, at Chapel
Hill during January and at that time
the team was without the services of
it's star forward, Melvin Nelson. Earl
Ruth. fine sophomore guard played
just few minutes. Both men are il
top shape for Fridays game.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-02-12
Carolina To Play
Davidson at Hill
In Return Game

Chapel Hill. Feb. 12.~~Carolina and
Davidson meet tonight on the hard
wood court as the White Phantoms
attempt to maintain their fast pace
in Big Five competition and As the
Wildcats attempt to make UP for an
early season defeat by Carolina. The
game will be played i'll the Tin Can
here at 7:15 o'clock.
It is being played early SO as not
to conflict with the Gladys Swarthout
recital at $3.50 o'clock.
There will be no freshman game.
Both teams are planning to have
their full strength for the important
Big F'iv. tussle. Coach Laird will like
ly have in his Davidson starting line
up Peabody and Keiswetter at for
wards. Hancock at center, and Quick
and Armstrong at guards. Cardinal
five will consist of Nelson and Ber-
shak at forwards. kaveny at center
and McCachren and Ruth at guards.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-02-12
rf;HNeNN2
York
By "A ~
49, lG1, g. y

New York, Feb. 12-Thcre is a piece
of property six inches wide and q hun
drcd feet long for sale in the heart Of
the Times Square sector.
This fantastic plot, the result Of q
surveyors error, offers many chal-
longing possibilities to the magma
tive owner. He could (and indeed he
may) use it for a sgnboard; but that
would be the least daring Of the uses
to which it could be put.
He could build house on it, in the
manner. roughly, of certain African
and Oceanican tribes. OF course the
house would have to be pretty high
in the air, on q long steel fence-like
affair. braced by girders angling UP
from the sides of the fence. Admitted
~, he would be building over other
peoples property as soon as he ex-
ceeds his six-inch width, even though
he didn't bulge out until the height of,
say hundred stories. Upside down
skyscrapers are doubtless illegal
But the nuisance value Of this plot
ought 20 make it worth while. A SOL
id steel wall. six inches thick and
hundred feet long, towering a thou
sand feet III the air would not only
make the nearby merchants and
amusement vendors feel pretty silly
but it would shut out q good deal of
uptown electrical advertising from the
view. of pedestrians below 42nd Street.
Thus the owner might, for q consid-
Grafton, slice off few feet of his wall
every month. BY the time he was be-
low the skyline he should be rich
man.
New YOU are beginning to think AL
this is mere starine0 imagining. But
wait until the eventual buyer of the
property announces his plans for build
Ing III wager they'll be almost as
grotesque as the ones sketched. I
know the Times Square mood.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-02-12
ANSWERS

I. Rule Is provides that no mem
Der may speak more than twice. the
first speech being not over 30 minutes
and the second not over Is minutes
on any milan question. This may be
changed by q vote of the house. Rules
limiting debate may he suspended, or
a special rule may be adopted.
. Edward Rurleson was secretary
TO General Jackson, another North
Carolnian. was in command Of the
Southern Department, United States
Army, Later Eurleson went to Texas
where he became ce-president under
President Sam Houston.
/. This was the first secret session
aud no newspaper reporters were al
lowed to remain in the chamber. Viii
liam II. Cheek. representative from
Warren. tried to get through motion
to have James II. Moore, reporter for
HE Raleigh Standard and Register
named "inessenger of the House." but
failed. Henry &. Williams. represen-
tative from Nash offered 4. motion
nanilng f. II. Whitaker. reporter for
the state Journal, Resistant clerk
This motion failed
1. A lesson that turned the demo-
Gratis from "egotists" to practical lead
ership for il greater state; lesson
from which they learned liberality
and social Improvement, and the alb
ao'ute need for general educational
advancement
3. The legislature OF 1891 passed Ill
act authorizing the trustees to remove
the college from Randolph county to
the present location of the woman
college unit Of Duke University at
Durham. The act provided for the
| college to be governed by So trustees,
twelve to be elected 10y the North
Carolina Conference, twelve by the
| western North Carolina Conference.
and twelve by the graduates of the
college.
o. Counties having navigable stream
were allowed by the laws of 1915 to
charge peddlers $40; counties not on
such streams were allowed onIv $500.
These license fees We're charged ned
dlers not selling North Carolina man
ufactured goods.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-02-12
DEACONS TAKE ON
GATORS THURSDAY

Wake Forest, Feb. 12.-Although
the Wake Forest basketball team is
playing games against William and
Mary and Randolph Macon III Vir-
ginia the only contest to be played
here this week will be against the
University of Florida Thursday night.
Coach Ben Clemmons, head Gator
mentor, will bring fast and deadly
shooting quint here to oppose the
Eaptists. Ken Expert, and Fill For
;ythc, and Jack Love, arc three for
wards who can be depended on most
anytime to hit the hoop when goals
arc needed. Captain George Smathcrs,
the center, stands feet inches tall
and is exceptionally effective at get
ting the ball from the blackboard.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-02-12
Don't Argue With Signs

One of tile most frequently VIC
lated laws in the whole traffic
regulations category is the injunc-
ton to stop at STOP signs. Many
motorists seem to have the idea
that sign is 81 challenge, some
thing to argue with. something
Starring them
a sign al Highway intersection
that says in bold letters STOP
means just exactly that. It doesn't
mean slow down or take peek
and scoot right OIL into the high
way. It means stop. come to q
complete standstill. and then look
and listen. And if every stop sign
IL the United States were obeyee]
by every motorigt approaching IT.,
then the appalling rate of autoMo
bile accidents Woulc' be cut mate
rally
The driving at the right shows
= car approaching all intersection
apparently at full speed, despite
the warning sign S Z or -
THROUGH TRAFFIC.. The car eli
the left has the right of way and
ts moving at full speed. 1t looks
NIKE d crash is inevitable.
In this drawing there are no OBJ
structions. But what if there were
house Or store on the corner
that obscured the view?
In the United States last year
approximately 36,400 persons were
killed in automobile accidents. In
North Carolina 1895 were killed.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-02-12
TODAY'S YESTERDAYS

Feb. IL, 1655-Margaret Krasiouna
was born III Poland. She Is memoir
able only as a mother-she bore 8
child when she was more than 100
years old! CHer husband was likewise
more than 1000. The child was born
old, It's hair was gray from the first
II never had any teeth, its back was
bent from its very first steps!
Feb. IL, 1SO9-Two of the greatest
men of the 10th century were born
the same day-Charles Darwin and
Abraham Lincoln. Darwin is famous
as the great evolutionist, Lincoln as
the great emancipation. Yet Lincoln
was not the prime mover Ill freeing
the slaves, and Darwin was not the
originator of the evolution theory.
Lincoln who wore a size IA shoe,
and wrote poetry and detective stor-
les, tried some evolution on himself,
growing a heavy beard to conceal his
chin. But he was proud Of his homli-
ness. II looked into the mirror an1
realized l must be the homeliest man
in the world he once related. II re-
solved that if 1 ever saw a homelier
man, I'd shoot him.
II met such a man, drew my gun
and told him Of my resolve. Am I
really uglier than you are?', he ask
ed. Yes l told him.
"Then,- he pleaded. fire away"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-02-12
devastating air attack against Adria
tic cities in Italy.

IT'S TRUE
Britain pays its king salary of
more than 100000 year, but he
isn't the highest paid ruler.
Music freezes. You can't play in
struments when the temperature goes
below SIS degrees; they go flat.
Approximately an extra year has
been added to the life expectancy of
the average newborn baby each three
years of the Goth Century, but the
mans span Of life has not increased.
Alexander Selkirk, whose adven-
lures provided Daniel Defoe with the
idea material for Robinson Crusoe,'
was pirate.
Wheat is harvested II months of
the year. 1t now is harvest time In
India and Upper Egypt.
Thomas Wedders, 18th century Eng
lishman, had nose seven and one
half inches long.
Sonora Macabea Perez of Ecuador
who is ~ years Old is the mother of
u children. But the record for one
mother is 40 children.
Queries, reproofs, etc. are wclcom-
ed by Clark kinnaird. Copies OF
Knowledge Pleasure" guide to
reading man still be obtained by send
ing addressed envelope with Sc stamp