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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-23

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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-23
FOR RENT

FOR RENT House with four
rooms and large lot or three
for housekeeping. o. s. Finseth.
Hoboken. 1wpd
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14
Mission Band At
North Redwood In
Rally At Danube

North Redwood. - Delbourne
and Lois Prodoehl, Milton Ziels-
dorf. Marcia and Palmer Hanson,
Wayne Becker. Velma Brandt and
Virginia Kuenzli, members of the
Mission band here, took part in
the Mission band rally at the
Darube Evangelical church Sun
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Schulz
end daughter of Delhi were din
ner guests at the Clark Burdick
home Tuesday.
The Becker families were enter
t,ained at a picnic dinner at the c..
5. Kurtz home Sunday.
M. and Mrs. C. F. Ecl1elbarger
OF Belview were Sunday dirner
guests at the Roy Castle home.
Ed BethlSe of Stewart was
business caller here Saturday.
A large group of relatives ga
thered at the home of Mrs. Ade-
line Simondet Sunday for a pic
mic dinner in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. HI. Simondet and family
ard Clarence Ryan and friend of
Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. R. Simondet
nnotored to I,amberton Sunday to
take their daughter IRA, who
began teaching in a school near
there.
Emma ZWemke who teaches at
Gibbon spent the weekend here.
Mrs. Bernard Worsech of Red
wood Falls spent Tuesday evening
with Mrs. Alvin Becker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Johnson
and family of Redwood Falls Wis
tied Tuesday evening at the Err
nest johnson home.
Mrs. J. c. Budik. Dick and Dav-
id of Redwood Falls spert Friday
afternoon with Mrs. w. M. Somm-
ers.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Martinson
of Huntington, w. Va. were guests
of Mr.. end Mrs. u. II. Lipp sew
eral days
Mrs. j. P. Gaffney, Mrs. c. A.
SALISBURY, Mr.. and Mrs. P. C..
Whittet returned from Canistota,
S. .. Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Priem Mrs.
Ernest Mavala, Eva Whittet and
Howard Anderson of McGregor
were dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. P. Gaffney Monday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Messer and
Ida Mae of Olivia and Melvin
Childs of Lowell. Wash were
guests at the William Prodoehl
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Whittet of Nc
Gregor and Mrs. A. Whittet of
Redwood Falls visited at the Al
va Caffney home Wednesday ev-
eninc.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Albert of
Fkslaka, Mont. were guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Scmmers
Sunday az d Monday.
Mrs. Sarah Lenihan returned to
her home after snending several
months in Iowa. She was accom-
panied by Wayne and Dale Bur-
dick.
Mrs. Sidney Abel is a patient. at
the University hospital in Mimi
eapolis.
Mary Roswell of Redwood
Falls visited at the Sid Abel and
Mary Teich homes Saturday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14
Noted Harpist To
Give Willow Lake
Concert Next Week
By Verna Fenger


Willow Lake-Otto Baganz of
Fond Du Lac, Wis, one of the
leading harpists in the United
States, has been engaged for a
concert September % at p. m.
in the Willow Lake Trinity Lu.
theran church of which the Rev.
Christ Mack is pastor. No admis-
sion will be charged, but a free
will offering will be taken.
He is a pupil of Enrico Ira
mont, who is recognized to have
been the worlds greatest harpists
and of Edmund Schuecker, the
great chorale harpist. For seven
seasons he studied under and
worked with Joseph Vito of the
Chicago Symphony orchestra. IN
the last three years he has Civ
en- 1900 concerts in Lutheran
churches in 20 states.
Assisting the harpist in his con-
certs are Rhoda Trapp, with the
vibraharp and chimes and his
son, Reuben with the Cathedral
marimba.'
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Pingel
and Willis and Roman from
Chano, Wis. visited Monday and
Tuesday at the home of Rev.
Mack.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ochs of
Springfield and Mr.. and Mrs.
htobert Fenger and family visited
Thursday evening at the Heroeif
Fennern home at Springfield
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Foelster and
family accompanied by Mr. and
Mrs. Christ Fennern and Carol
visited Saturday and Sunday at
Mankato and New Ulm.
Elvera Aftermath of Redwood
Falls visited her mother Mrs.
Louise Aftermath over the week
end.
Gust Fennern and family left
Thursday for northern Minneso-
ia and the Dakotas.
Mrs. Paul Radel and family
were Redwood Falls shoppers
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Helmuth Timrn,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Fenger, Mr..
and Mrs. Christ Mack, Florence,
Frieda, Hertha, Arthur, Harold,
Ernest, William, George and AL
fred Fennern visited Sunday eve
ming at the John Kuehn home
near New Ulm.
Rev. and Mrs. Christ Mack ac-.
companied by Mrs. Walter Feng-
er and Mrs. Ben Foelster motored
to the Twin Cities Thursday.
They also visited Lois Mack at
New Ulm.
School began in district CT
Monday with Edna Nelson Of
Morton teaching the lower grades
and Leone Mages of North Red
wood the higher grades.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Fenger
and Raymond Fenger and Hilman
Fenger left Tuesday for Alex
andria were they will fish until
Friday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14
Injuries Will
Confine Lucan
Man 6 Months
ALFRED WEGNER STILL
In POOR CONDITION;
OTHER NEWS ITEMS
By Mrs. Paul Martin

Lucan-Latest reports on the
condition Of Alfred "Pat'' Wegncr
hurt in an accident north of Wal
nut Grove Labor day reveal that
he has three broken and four
cracked ribs. The ligaments in
his right leg are so badly torn
that 1t will be impossible fu.
him to walk for at least six
months without the use of crutch-
es. He is still in critical condi-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Prokasky
entertained at dinner Wednesday
evening Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Wig
gins and Helen and Lyle Fox, all
of Walnut Grove.
MIR. and Mrs. Donald Grams of
Milroy spent Sunday at the Mil
ton Jensen home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Jaros and
sons of Vesta were Sunday din
ner guests at the Thorvald Mel
son home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Honetsch-
lager and sons and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Zeug spent Monday at Fort
Ridgely.
George Suess Jr. and daughters
Marcella, Ordella, Loretta and
Lucille of Golden visited at the
Frank Suess home Sunday.
Peter and Clifford Wichmann
and Melvin Kramer visited at the
Clarence Wichmann home at
Wanda Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Suess and
son and Mildred, Myrtle and Lyle
Raverty of Sleepy Eye visited
at the Frank Suess home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brau and
Marion spent Wednesday and
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-20
MclIwoin-C Clements
Marriage August 20

MIR. and Mrs. j. K. McIlwain an
nounce today the engagement and ap-
preaching marriage of their daugh-
ter, Kathleen, to Mr.. Louis A. Gle
ments of Durant.
Miss McIlwain is the daughter of
the Honorable j. E. McIlwain, mem
Der of the State Legislature, and Mrs.
McIlwain, of Artesia. She received
her education 1rom Alitesia High
School and M. S. C. W., Columbus.
While in college she was a member
of the Theatre Guild and very active
in other school activities. During the
past two years Miss McIlwain has
taught in the Durant High School.
Mr.. Clements is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. A. B. Clements of Durant
He received his B. s. degree from
the University of Alabama and will
receive his Masters degree from the
same institution this year. He is a
member Of the Phi Sigma Kappa
fraternity and played football on the
Crimson Tide team during his col
lege days. For the coming season he
Is to be the principal of the Month
cello High School, Monticello, Miss
The wedding ceremony is to be
soaemnized in the Artesia Methodist
Church on August 10th.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-20

Mrs. A. b. Lowe, of Belzoni, is
spending a week here with her hus-
band.
Mrs. Elkin Whyte, Birmingham
Alabama, and little daughter, Nor
ma Jane, are visiting her sister, Mrs
r. E. Rosson, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. willard Holmes and
little daughter. Wilma Lee, and Mrs.
Charles Gibson and Mr.. and Mrs,
Jimmie watkins and little son. jim
mic. Jr., and Mr.. and Mrs. Carey
Craft of Memphis attended the flu
neral of Mrs. Oscar Thomas and
visited in the home of Mrs. John
Craft.
Florabeile Morrie of Silver Creek
and HELEN Smith spent Monday with
Miss Ruth Howard. They attended
the intermediate G. A. Camp at Gas
Italian Springs.
Beverly Briscoe was business Wis
itor in Durant Tuesday.
Mrs. M. r. Ernst, formerly Miss
Lillian Rhyme, Durant, now of Brook
Ign, is visiting Mrs. r. w Rhyme, Sr.
Miss Martha Rhyme has been visit
ing Mrs. r. w. Rhyme in Memphis
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Norwood and
Betty have gone to Indianapolis, Ind,
for their vacation.
The Rev. and Mrs. E. s. Lewis
and Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w, Drane spent
the weekend in Greenville. While
there Rev Lewis attended reun
ion picnic Of Sunday School class
he organized about thirty years ago
Today the class has about $50 mcm-
bers.
Mrs. Jeb Kelly has returned &c
Bristol, Va, ayjer spending some
time with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Campbell
Little Miss Mary Jane Campbell
underwent tonsilectomy in jack
son Monday.
Mrs Martha Hale. Chicago, is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. John Campbell
Mrs. T c. Conn, Memphis. was here
Friday for meeting os the o. f. s.
Mrs. J. A. Crum went to Memphis
Wednesday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-20
Mary Brown WiIburn
Honors Visitors

Miss Mary Brown Wllburn was hos
tess to a delightful party Tuesday
morning honoring her guests, Misses
Martha Middleton and Anita jackson
both of Marks.
Dainty refreshments were served
to the honorees, Miss Middleton and
Miss Jackson, and the following
guests: Miss Isabel Howard, Miss
Vicente Howard, Miss Margaret Gull
ledge, Mrs. Pete King Phillips, Mrs.
VIII Ellen Taylor, Miss Mary Cooper,
Miss Bonnie Brannon, Gadsden, Ala.
Miss Betty Wilburn, Miss Velma Har-
riet Wilburn and the hostess.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-20
|VeImo Harriet WiIburn
Entertuins With Dance

Miss Velma Harriet Wilburn was
hostess to a dance Tuesday even
ing honoring Miss Mary Lee Brown,
of Mobile, Alabama, the house guest
of Mrs. Walter Odom.
Those enjoying this courtesy were
Miss Martha Lou Kicks, Miss Mar
garet Moore, Miss Eloise King, Miss
Bonnie Brannon, of Gadsden, Ala.
Miss Ann Howard, Misses Carolyn
and Myra Brumfield, Miss Ann Mont
gomery, Miss Ann Elizabeth Grimes
the hostess and honoree.
Johnny Dinas, Marcus Love, James
Longinotti, Chubby Storms, Junior
Blanton, Earl Mitchell, John Kraft
Ernest Gibson, James Odom, Maury
HUMPHREYS, Robert Horace Bowie
James Gordon Allen, and Carl Her
rim, Jr.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-20

Miss Elizabeth Carlton of Memphis
is expected next week for a short
visit with her aunt, Mrs. ]. A. Crum.
Miss Maggie Rivers, of Gwin, Is
spending a few days with relatives
here.
Miss Rosemary Howell and Miss
Ann Joyce odom leave today for
Memphis where they win stay a
week.
DR.. and Mrs. Lapsey Dodd of Kos
ciusko were the guests of Mrs. j.
A. Crum Tuesday.
Miss Lauree Durham, Jackson
spent the weekend here with her
family.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-20
Thomos-C hristopher
Marriage August 10th

Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Thomas an
nounce the engagement and approach
ing marriage of their daughter, Ev-
elyn Virginia, to Mr.. Arthur A.
Christopher, Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur A. Christopher, Gary, Ind.
The wedding will be solemnized at
2 o'clock on August Goth at the home
of the brides parents After honey
moon trip the young couple will be
at home in Gary, Ind. where Mr..
Christopher is connected with the In
land Steel Corporation.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-20
Mrs. Paul Odom Hostess
To Bridge Club

Mrs. Paul Odom was hostess to
the Tuesday Bridge Club this week.
Mrs W. S. Heggie was winner of
high score. Those playing were Mrs.
Heggie, Mrs. Eugene Cole, Mrs. FRANK
Calender, Mrs. G. W. Drane, Miss
Catherine Calender, Miss Winifred
Mcintyre, Mrs. A. S. Tatum and the
hostess.
Refreshments were served.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-20

Miss Ada Glass. formerly of Clarks-
dale, is now located in Durant with
her mother, Mrs. Sallie Glass.
Miss Adelaide Howard went to
Hattiesburg Friday where she en-
rolled in summer school at State
Teachers College.
Miss Gladys Rhyme Of jackson spent
the weekend with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. E. Rhyme.
Miss Peggy Alsbury has returned
from delightful two weeks trip
to New Orleans and Mobile.
Mrs. Sumrall and Billy have re-
turned to Jackson after visiting her
daughter. Mrs. Robert Grant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-20

Miss Carolyn Collins, Laurel, is Wis
iting Miss Cargill Howard.
Among those attending the dance
at Water Valley this week were Miss
Ann Elizabeth Grimes. Miss Dot Glib
son. Miss Ilene Holder, Wiley Hum
phries, James Odom and Gwin Kolb.
Mrs. Houston De Ramus (nee Miss
Katherine weeks) and little daugh-
ter, JUN De Ramus of Washington,
d. c., and Miss Anna May Counts
were dinner guests of Miss Oarlens
Order last Wednesday.
Mrs. C. s. Crider, accompanied BY
her brother, Mr.. c. N. Culley OF
Clarksdale, attended the funeral of
their uncle, DR. John Norman, OF
Farm Haven, Miss, last Sunday at
ternoon.
Miss Lucille Sudduth Of McAdams
spent the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace Sudduth.
Miss Carlena Order returned to
Ingomar for the opening of school,
this last Monday. She is mem
Der of the faculty of the High School
there.
Mrs. VA. C. Martin has returned
from Canton where her daughter
Mrs. A. B. Mansell, Jr. has been
confined to hospital. Her many
friends here will be glad to know
that she is very much improved and
will be removed to her home in
Camden in a few days.
Bill Flowers. Jackson, was bust
ness visitor in Durant Wednesday,
Commercial Credit Company, Jack
son, was business visitor in Du-
rant Wednesday.
Miss Martha Middleton and Miss
Anita Jackson, both of Marks, and
students at Blue Mountain College
are the attractive house guests OF
Miss Mary Brown WiIburn.
Little Patricia Stout of Montgom-
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Rhyme
for the months of July and Aug
ust
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-20

Mrs. Clara Williams, Memphis, was
the house guest of Mrs. J. M. Howard
last week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-20

1Eugene Cole spent the weekend
in Memphis on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Hewitt have
returned from Texas to spend the
rest of the summer in Durant.
Mrs. Wick Winborn and Dixie and
little Joy Willis will return from
Texas where they visited Mr.. and
Mrs. v. L. Willis.
Mrs. Zouella Bacon and Mrs, Eu
gene Cole attended the political speak
ing at Ebenezer Tuesday night.
Mrs. Van Lawshe, Jackson, visit
ed her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. N.
Thorne, last week.
Mrs. Felix J. Underwood, Jr, Jack
son, spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Hill.
The many friends of Jake Her
man will be happy to learn that he
Is much improved ait the Lexington
Hospital and is expected to recover
completely from a major operation.
Mrs. Lucille McSteel, director Of
the Holmes county lunchroom pro-
ject of the WPA, inspected the can
ming project in Durant this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ Rogers, Little
Rock, Ark. visited Mr. and Mrs. ].
M. Howard last week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-20

Miss Carolyn Collins, Laurel, is Wis
iting Miss Cargill Howard.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-20

lEugene Cole spent the weekend
in Memphis on business.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-20

Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Hewitt have
returned from Texas to spend the
rest of the summer in Durant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-20

Among those attending the dance
at Water Valley this week were Miss
Ann Elizabeth Grimes, Miss Dot Glib
son. Miss Iene Holder, Wiley Hum
phries, James Odom and Gwin Kolb.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-20

Mrs. Houston De Ramus (nee Miss
Katherine Weeks) and little daugh-
ter, JUN De Ramus, of Washington,
d. c., and Miss Anna May Counts
were dinner guests of Miss Oarlens
Crider last Wednesday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-20

Mrs. c. s. Crider, accompanied b.
her brother, Mr.. C. N. Culley o
Clarksdale, attended the funeral o
their uncle, DR. John Norman, o
Farm Haven, Miss, last Sunday af
ternoon.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-20

Miss Lucille Sudduth of McAdams
spent the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace Sudduth.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-20

Mrs Zouella Bacon and Mrs, Eu
gene Cole attended the political speak
ing at Ebenezer Tuesday night.
Evening star., 1939-11-05
Queries on Trade Unions
Answered by Libraries

sions Of the labor question in rela-
ton to its historical, economic and
psychological factors. Another book
covering the field from practically
the same angle is Norman j. Wares
Labor In Industrial Society,""
The library also has available
very current and brief material in
pamphlet form. Some Of the best
of this type are the Headline
Books" Of the Foreign Policy As
sociation, the Public Affairs Pam
phlets," prepared by the Public AZ
fairs Committee, Inc, and the
Town Hall" pamphlets reproduce
ing the broadcasts of the University
of Chicago Round Table. Addition
al brief and timely material may be
found in many magazines. The
Monthly Labor Review probably
heads the list of periodicals cover
ing the subject, but reliable infor-
nation also may be had from ar
ticles in Business Week, the Ma
ton, New Republic and Newsweek.
Fortune often carries long accounts
OF the history, organization and
function of some particular in
dustry.
Since the recent overwhelming in
terest In John Steinbeck's novel,
'The Grapes Of WRATH" many re-
quests have come to the Public
Library for the facts behind the
story Of the migratory workers. A
book Just published, Carey McWil-
liams' Factories In the Field" COW
ers both the historical background
and present conditions Of the mi
gratory field worker in California.
An article. "California's Grapes Of
Wrath" by Frank J. Taylor, q Cali
fornia author, in the Forum for
November, condensed in Readers
Digest. presents the opposite point
Of view.
An excellent article by James e.
Bryan, member of the staff Of the
Carnegie Library Of Pittsburgh,
Library Materials of Interest to
Trade Unions" appears in the
"Booklist" Of the American Library
Association for October Is, 1899. It
includes the titles mentioned above
and additional material, along with
q list of the names and addresses
Of organizations and publishers fur
nishing up-to-dats information on
trade unions.
Evening star., 1939-11-05
| Brief Reviews
lOf New Books
Novels.

Novels.
ONE HOUSE CONTAINS US. BY
Oscar Leonard. New York: Live
right Publishing Corp.
Story Of emotional tangles under
dictatorship. Intense sort Of thing.
BOSS MAN. BY Louis Cochran.
Caldwell: Caxton Printers.
One of those share cropping
things, exploitation and what have
you.
AXEL. BY Freda Lngstrom. Bos-
ton: Little, Brown g. Co.
Story Of the problems q man faces
when he adopts q family. Serious.
L1GHTWOOD. BY Brainard Cheney.
Boston: Houghton, Mimin Co.
A feud novel about squatters and
their enemies In the deep South in
the days after the Civil War.
Starkish.
THE GREAT TRADITION. BY
Frances Parkinson Keyes. New
York: Julian Messner.
A novel about the rival claims to
q young mans loyalties Of Ameri-
can and German inheritance. Told
In terms Of Germany's capture by
the Nazi dictatorship, with I dash
Of dictator Spain thrown In. Mrs.
Keyes' usual manner.
10 THE END OF THE WORLD.
BY Helen G. White. New York:
The Macmillan Co.
Story Of young man who became
q monk In the days preceding the
French revolution and Of how he
lived through the terror and sur.
Wved to carry on hts work after
ward. Serious. -...
Mysteries.
CROOKED SHADOW. BY Kurt
Steel. Boston: Little, Brown 4
Co.
The wise-cracking detective, Hank
Hyer. pits his talents against NaM
conspiracy which operates on Long
Island. Much thrilling.
THE DOUBLE SHADOW MUIR
DERs. BY Allan McRoyd. New
York: The dreystone Press.
Murder gets into the PERSONAL Of
. young ladies' school Average.
Evening star., 1939-11-05

who has always smoile to her lip
even when tear trimbles in her OF,
she is a woman at heart (fancy
thatD and so she must love some
body and bye-and-bye she consoles
herself. Meanwhile the boy has
married q girl of his own crowd
anyway. .
The reviewer is not given to de-
nouncing works which deal in coun-
try matters, as readers of this page
will realize. Her feeling is that pro-
priety is relative sort of business
and by that she means that any
thing can be said, If 1t be said in its
true relation to whatever surrounds
1t. Coyness and dirt. she submits,
are not related to one another, and,
moreover, both are highly objection
able.
Evening star., 1939-11-05

light-heartedness Is laid on with
steam shovel. If she was harsh
with Mr.. Untermeyer, she has more
than atoned. She has done penance.
She has read Mr.. Milne and her
one wish now is to go to a good
heavyweight prize fight. It may
sound extreme, but only such a
contrast, she feels, could effectively
clear the air.
Well, 1t is like that. Mr.. Milne
gives quite bit of space to his
childhood and to the prankish
pranks which he played along with
his brothers, his cousins and his
friends. On single page in this
part, the reviewer found him
describing some playmates as having
adorable Scottish accents and an
adorable Scots twinkle in the eye,'
while he himself did something mis-
chievous with "a merry laugh" That
will give you an idea. Just try to
fit it to yourself. How often do you
refer to your laughter as "merry?'
How recently have you described
your male friends, being yourself
male, as having adorable twinkles?'
But that is the way Mr.. Milne
thinks. He has been Christopher
Robin so long that remains Christie
pher Robin. One feels that he will
be Christopher Robin to the bitter
end.
There is more of it, of course.
1t goes on to tell how its author
went to schOOl-mOre merry mis-
haps-went to war and set out to
conquer literary England, and did
so. too-which let nobody deny. Mr..
Milne IN his time has been the hero
OF the perfect success story. He is a
man who could produce Winnie the
Pooh and make the whole world
like it. and for. that let laurels rest
upon his brow.
What one misses In his autobi-
ography is any note of acknowledge
ment. Presumably a life history
is a mans own evaluation of his
career. If, tongue-in-cheek, he has
set out to make a profession OF
whimsicality, it would seem that he
ought to indicate as much when he
writes himself down-even if he
only does it by implication. But
Mr.. Milne gives nothing away. He
remains round-eyed with surprise
and innocence right to the end. As
said, he is Christopher Robin. That
ought to sum it up. Meanwhile
when Is the next good bout?
NC r.