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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16
To Welcome Former
Pastor Sunday

Al TIE riesr 81 The evening ssfx-
Ice Eundsy. members and friends
q Central IslshsraA church wiil
gather In the church paFlors 10
greet Dr.. =. n Hegge. former
pastor u The church, Many friends
IN the city welcome the announce
ment Of has brief visit n the
~esi coast. Tnr Ladies' guild will
be ha@scsscs al this social hour.
pr, Hexgo will be The guest speak
sF 81 ths evening service. which
wali he conducted by Rev. =. n.
iioff. present pastor OF Central
church.
Assisting Mrs. g. n cJertsen.
guild president. on the hostess
committee will b. AIRS. r. u. Hoff,
with Mssdamca Robert W. Risscn-
beck. Arthur l.. Elmore. N. ~.
Royn and A. r. Elmer IN charge
q refreshments. Other members
q The guild will assist
Autumn foliage and flowers Will
be used in decorating. with Circle
10 IN charge. Miss Ruth Drowley.
chairman. has appointed Mrs.
Leonard n. Berglund. Mrs. Alvin
Andersen and Miss Pearl Oliver
on this committee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16
Feied at Farewell Party

A surprise farewell party was
given last week for Mrs. John
Socolich (Ann DemiclO at the
home Of Mrs. Matthew wekell on
No. 3lst st.
Games were played during the
evening and prizes were won by
Mrs. Steve Demick. Mrs. John So
colieh, Mrs. Mike Setka and Mrs.
+. Rodman. a late buffet luncheon
Was served from a table centered
with late summer flowers and
white tapers.
The honored guest was presented
with gift and good wishes from
all OF the guests. Mrs. Socolieh
left by train with her young son
the following day. for San Fran
cisco. where she was to meet her
husband. They planned to attend
the fair before leaving for their
home in San Pedro.
Guests at the party were Mrs.
Steve Demiek. Mrs. Howard Qualls,
Mrs. Matt Gunovick. Mrs. Donald
Demick and daughter Louise, Mrs.
F. Rodman. Mrs. Mike Setka. Mrs.
Jack Saletic. Mrs. Matthew Wekell
and the honored guest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16
Miss w O o d
Wed Oct. &
Rev. Sharp Reads Csfe-
rnonY N Presence OF
immediate fsnay

In a quiet ceremony read by
the Res William J. sharp OF
Bethany Presbyterian church.
last Friday evening at )
o'clock. Miss Dorothy Viola
Wood. daughter q Mr. and
Mrs. {. ". Wood. 1889 so. !
ST. became the bride Of Dir.
". ". Crawford, son Of Mr.
and Mrs. +. L. Crawford OF
43l3 So. Park ave.
Vows were exchanged in the
presence Of immediate family
members only.
For her wedding the bride chose
blue ensemble and wore with II
a corsagc q gardenlas Her attend
ants were Miss Marjorie Lswtas
and NJ Robert Crawford. brother
Of the bridegroom. Miss Lewtas
wore a navy ensemble with rose
buds IN her eorsage.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Crawford are
graduates Of Lincoln high school.
They Will make their first home in
the Olympic apartments on Taco
ma ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16
Mills eIlinsson Rites Of
Much Interest

In Trinity Lutheran church at
$50 o'clock Saturday evening. Miss
Olga Helene Eliingson. daughter
OF Mrs Elmer Rernhardt Ellingson
and the late Mr.. Ellingson. became
the bride OF Mr.. Milton Wright
Mills. son OF Mrs. C. ". Mills Of
North Platte. Neh. Or. o. A. Tin
gelstad. who officated at the mar
rlage Of the brides parents. per-
formed the wedding ceremony.
Palms and white gladioli formed
the setting for the eandle-lighted
ceremony. Miss Elsa Monmsen
played the wedding music and
Mrs. Philip Garland sang.
Given in marriage by her broth
err. Mr.. Edwin Ellingson, the bride
wore an ivory satin wedding gown.
empire style. made with long
train. About her throat was a
triple-strand OF pearls, and her
tulle veil fell from a halo embroid-
cred in seed pearls.
Miss Evelyn Ellingson was her
sisters maid OF honor. while three
other sisters-Misses Alma, Juli-
cite and verna Ellingson-were the
bridesmaids. Csndlelighters were
Mrs. Harry Palmer of Longview
and Miss Mary Ansupova. Little
George Ann Ellingson, niece of
the bride. was the flower girl.
Mr.. Lynton Mills was best man
for his brother, and ushers were
Messrs. Edward Coles, Wilbur AL
way, Carl Ellingson and Oswald
Ellingson. brothers Of the bride.
A reception in the church parlors
followed the ceremony. with Mrs.
Ellingson receiving in black velvet
with a eorsage Of gardenias and
bouyardia. Fail flowers and green
cry were used throughout the
rooms and centering the all-white
collation. table was the wedding
cake thanked by tapers in crystal
candelabra. Those presiding and
assisting at the reception were
hesdames Lynton Mills. Edwin
Ellingson. Carl Ellingson. Richard
Matthews. Joseph Lampert and
Misses Martha Schwartz. Gladys
HOMELAND. Margaret Schoenbachler
and Amy lack.
For her wedding trip the bride
wore a moss green wool dress and
brown fur jacket. Her eorsage was
OF orchids. The new home will be
made in the Charlesbee apartments
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16
Enieris;ns for Sons
First Birthday

Mira. Bernie r. Dawson enter
tainea on Friday afternoon 81 .
party marking the first birthday
a. her son. Billy. sharing The
occasion were his great grand
mother. Mrs Jacob Painter Of
olympsa. and his ErandmoiheFs.
Mrs. Waiter y paviasoa and Mrs,
John ". Painter q Tacoma Other
gucsls were Mrs A. g. fassut and
daughter parleen. Mrs. Waldo 6.
Dawson and sue and Walter. Mrs.
c. Woodrow Mills and Jsnna. the
latter two waiting from 81 John.
Wash. With Mr.. Mills they are
spending few weeks with Mrs.
Mills parents. Mr.. and Mrs. HAr.
cid v. Davies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16
Marjorie Lawrence To Open
Civic Music Series
Australian Singer TO Appear in First Baptist Church
Oct. al Program TO Be Occasion for
Much Informal Entertaining

Opening night-eager anticipation of Tacomas finest
cert and theater in yearsng music by of the
worlds greatest sngersa make Friday
ming important for Tacoma music lovers.
Civic leaders prominent musicians society leaders all will
be in the audience at the First Baptist church To hear Mar
ore Lawrence brilliant young Australian soprano and star
the Metropolitan. that evening Great of Wagner fine
eder music from Tosca Saome synonymous with Miss
Lawrence
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16
Entestsins For
Miss Jackson
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16
Couple Honored on twenty
Fifth Wedding Anniversary

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wizard
OF Fife were honored last Satur-
day on their 25th wedding ami
yersary. The party was a sur
prise and was attended by nearly
score friends and relatives Of
the couple from Fife and Tacoma.
Included were Mrs. Wizards par
enls. Mr.. and Mrs. G.. W. Cox.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16
Busy Week In Store for
Presbyterian Women

First Presbyterian church WOO
men face a busy week with circle
and guild meetings crowded into
the first three days To make way
for the meeting of the Presby-
terrain Synod of the State OF
Washington, for which members Of
First church are to be hosts.
At 1890 o'clock Monday morn
ing. members Of Inez F. Weyer
guild will hold a welfare meeting
in Yoder parlor. All attending are
asked 10 bring thimbles and
sandwiches. On the same day. at
1890. Caroline A. Laid guild
members will gather in Nelson hall
for luncheon with Mrs. c. T. Hea-
ton and Mrs. J. r. Heats as host
esses. Later in Middleton parlor,
Mrs. Burton A Brown will pre-
side for a business session while
Mrs. George Poe will conduct the
devotional service. Mrs. Omar
Berry will begin the review OF
the mission book, Women and the
Way" covering the mission work
of women in Africa.
On Tuesday. Circle F will meet
with Mrs. J. II. McAdam at S16
So. sth for 1890 luncheon. Mrs.
Roy F. Dodd will conduct the
Bible study and Mrs. w. J. Moore
will present the mission lesson.
Circle NJ win be entertained at
the same time for luncheon at
the home of Mrs. Lena Henry, GA
No. Prospect. Mrs. A. p. Easton
will be in charge of the Bible les
son. Mrs. w. C. Hodgdon. 3015
No. 18th, with Mrs. A. V. II. Ba-
con assisting, will entertain men,
beers of Circle II at 1890 lunch
con. Mrs. Margaret Graham is the
Bible study leader.
For 1880 luncheons on Wednes-
day, Mrs. Silas Nielsen, 402 So.
Sheridan, will entertain members
Of Circle c, with Mrs. Roy T.
Dodd giving the Bible lesson. Cir
Gle L will meet with Miss Caro-
line Gleason and Miss Alice
Vaughn. 1928 No. 18th. Mrs. A. r.
assisting Mrs. Mar
garet Graham will have the Bible
study and Mrs. George Dunlap will
talk on mission work in the Philip
pines. Circle T members will meet
with Mrs. w. c. P. Meddins, 1925
So. Tacoma ave, with Mrs. Will
lam Gillespie assisting. Mrs. F. X.
Essig viii present the Bible study.
On the same day, for a one
o'clock dessert luncheon, Circle G.
will meet with Mrs. J. w. Mathe-
son, SIS No. J. with Mrs. c. w.
Overturf presiding in the absence
of the president, Mrs. NJ. G.
Roper. Mrs Roy Dodd will give
the Bible lesson and Mrs. C. w.
Johnson will speak of her work
among the Indians at Cushman
Indian hospital.
At 6:15 in Nelson hall. Florence
B. Hays guild will meet for din
ner. Mrs. H. F. Gambell and
Mrs. Myrtle Johnston will present
the mission and Bible study and
Miss Mary Moore of San Francisco
will be the guest speaker.
Thursday and Friday will be
given over to the Synod meetings
and a large attendance of the
church women is desired TO assist
in the welcoming of guests.
Rising Sun Spiritualist church
lard party viii be given at the
church rooms, sos Fawcett ave,
Saturday evening at s o'clock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16
Republican Women Plan

Members OF the Women's United
Republican club OF Pierce county
Will meet Monday at Fishers civic
center for a 1913 o'clock lunch
con. Speaker OF the afternoon
will be John T. McCuteheon. whose
topic will be Neutrality" Ques-
tons on the subject will be an
swered.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16

following a motor trip to Califor-
mia and Mexico.
Mrs. Mills is a graduate Of Lin
coin high school and the Tacoma
General Hospital School of Nurs-
ing, later doing post graduate work
at the Los Angeles General hospi-
tai. The bridegroom attended
school in Nebraska.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16
Ma. Hsines 10 Be
Hostess to Guad

The Service Guild q Independent
Rsble church win meet for 1890
luncheon Monday At the home Of
Mrs. J. /. H2anes. lola So. Proctor.
Mrs. Perry Miller will assist. Mrs.
J. W. psane win preside over the
me<tinx and Mrs. Charles McEsch-
ran WI lead the Bible study.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16

Members Of Rachel guild OF The
Independent Bible church are Com
pleting plsns for home coming
dinner for their husbands and
friends 10 BE- given II ESQ o'clock
Friday in the church dining room.
lfrs. Harry MeCones win be
tosstmistrcss for the program TO
follow. Mr.. Robert Myles win Be
n charge Of group singing and
DR.. X 7. Brumbsugh viii be the
speaker Of the evening. Special
rnusic wia b presented by Mss
Margaret uyles Miss Aaureen
Sargent and Mrs. Edward Ander-
aon. Mrn. w. J. Allison win be
hoard IN = group Of readings.
Mn. Harry .. Hurihut. president
o. the guild. extends . cordial In
xifnfzon - al young married cou-
pleu to attend and requests that
reservations b made 1t PR SOFT
by We6nendsy.
The nursery win be open TO care
Tor young children during the eve
ming.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16
Scores Anticipate Affair
AT Fircrest Clubhouse
As.s D ~ woes Is 6s@stsl cAssrr.ss o. e.s-. ed
~ Nsa-srss 3 v Charge o. oseo~sssouE
Asrs Esrso-. Asrs. sso~.sc- 70 Fsessos

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80 esek Wfaessay AfteFuasr a. Use r4haa1ss Mr.
h. M Hoa@ keasF ehatHsn Tor te affair sAs Al hs
assisted ns HFz1ass s. seas Alxn Jossqk MeArthar L
Hazen ana stsaars Dean
Mrs. Charles Assker 80 ssax AID Mr. Russell c n4r0s
ard Mrs ~ G. Bfosakaw al preside dariax tsa boar
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16

As the opening artist for the
ninth season OF the Tacoma Civic
Music concert series. the great
singer viii face capacity menu
bership and both the singer and
the audience win experience the
thrill a huge audience adds TO an
evening OF music.
With so many attractions COM
ing 10 Tacoma this season. enter
tanning before and after the con-
cert has taken on added fervor.
This years membership includes
many from out of the city and
gives added impetus for entertain
ing. From Bremerton, Aberdeen.
Montesano. Centralia, Enumelaw
and many neighboring towns come
music lovers TO Tacoma on the
evenings of Tacoma Civic Music
association concerts.
Among the large audience win
be the board members. and through
their efforts, with the aid of five
score members who worked untir-
ingly during the week of the men,
bership drive, Tacoma again will
hear four great evenings OF the
best in music this coming season.
Or. Charles MeCreery, president
since the groups inception; Mr..
Karl f. Weiss. DR.. ID. NJ. Dayton,
Mrs. l. L. Thompson. Mrs. Ida
MoriSse and Mrs. L. S. Baskin are
this years officers. Other board
members include Mrs. b. f. Buck
master, Mrs. Donald Dilts. Mrs.
Lincoln F. Gsult. Mrs. Fay Mace,
Mrs. u. NJ. Dayton. Mrs. Edwin
C Yoder. Mrs. Karl Weiss. Mrs.
Charles w. Mason. Mrs. William
Monroe, Mrs. Robert Weller. Mrs.
j. X. Gordon. Madame Eleanor
Kerr. Mrs. William Ellis, Miss Bea-
trice Turrell. Miss Lucille Hatch,
DIR. Edwin c. Yoder, Ted Brown
and w. F. Tihbits.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16
To Be Club Hostess

Mecca club, Daughters OF the
Nile. viii meet on Tuesday for a
1880 business meeting. followed
by cards. at the home of Mrs.
Howard Carr. 3S16 No. 37th st.
Mrs. Robert knight and Mrs. r.
c. Veith will be assistant hostesses.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-25
Hunt Horse Thief
In Studio Myster,

Maybe I'm crazy" said Frank
Maher, sound engineer at the Wal
ter Wanger studio as he stepped
out Of the sound box on the set OF
"Stagecoach," the drama Of pio-
neer days, now showing at the
Shell theater through United Art
lists release.
There were six horses on the
coach in the last scene. At least
I heard six Of them trotting across
the set But something was wrong
this time. One is missing, accord
ing 10 the sound"
Finally John Eckert, who Is In
charge of the animals, took a deep
breath and explained: After the
first rehearsal we had to change
one OF the horses" Eckert said.
The one we substituted still has
on the soft rubber shoes we used
last night at a stage benefit show. "
''Rubber-tired horses" Mr.. Ford
remarked. Someone viii be put
ting pontoons on ducks next"
Shirley Temple shares the Shell
screen in The Little Princess"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-25

By Zuyder Zee

One of the most unusual sets
ever built for a Daryl F. zanuck
production at goth Century-Fox
studios was created for Heidi"
Shirley Temples starring picture
opening today at the Temple thea
ter, when a quarter-acre pond was
filled with oil for a novel scenic
effect.
The perturbation of the famous
story by Johanna Spyri, read and
loved the world over, includes a
specially written dream dance Sc
quence featuring Shirley and 26
other young dancers in q color
fully picturesque Dutch scene.
The oil serves as the surface of
the Zuyder Zee on a set reproduc-
ing the dykes, islands, windmills
and canals about this famous
Netherland harbor. acting as a per-
feet rejecting medium.
Every detail of the dance, which
Is done In wooden shoes, viii be
reflected in perfect perspective in
the brilliant surface Of oil, an in
teresting effect designed by SAM
my Lee, dance stager. Composers
Lew Pollock and Sidney d. Nit
chell wrote q new song especially
for this number. called IN Our
Little Wooden Shoes"
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they heard him humming one of
his own compositions. They i'm
mediately rearranged an Opera
VS.. Jazz" number with Judy Gar
land and Betty Jaynes 50 that
Mickey and Douglas McPhail were
added TO make 1t quartet.
Rooney also does a duet number
with Judy Garland, Good Morn
ing" and impersonates Eddie Leon
ard singing ida" In addition he
adds his voice to two spectacular
numbers. Babes In Arms" and
Gods Country"
Rooney enacts scenes in Babes
in Arms" that closely parallel his
own life. AS Mickey Moran, in
the picture, he is the son of a
vaudeville performer and is born
backstage at the Palace theater in
New York during a performance.
Mickey really is the son of Joe
Yule, former vaudevillian, and, al
though not actually born back
stage, he spent most of his infant
life in stage dressing rooms and IN
the wings as his dad performed.
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SsIIys Revue
Something New

Contracts and booking arrange
ments have been completed for the
presentation Of Sally Rand and her
company Wednesday and Thurs
day, Dec. 6 and 7, at Hamrick's
Music Box theater.
Miss Rand will bring one of the
largest and most lavishly mounted
theatrical stage productions of its
kind ever to appear in Tacoma
with her troupe of artists and stars
numbering 40 and the time of the
fast moving, spice packed revue
running well over the hour mark.
Sally has introduced many new
and breathtaking innovations and
ideas into her show which will
bring Tacomans something far diff
ferent from anything in the way
of stage entertainment ever seen
here before. Besides her world
famous bubbles and fans Miss
Rand has assembled a line of the
most glamorous girls uniquely out
of keeping with the general stand
ard used by producers OF stage
shows Of this kind.
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edge Of your seat. His characters
speak, not as you think they
would, but as you know they
would. He Is at his best with
types, and Golden Boy" abounds
with them.
An East Side Italian father,
pathetically eager to understand
and help his son; a giggling but
unsympathetic daughter, selfish,
self-styled comedian of a taxi
driving son-in-law, a prize-fight
manager, his mol, an arrogant,
crooked gambler, neighbor who
spends his evenings quoting
Schopenhauer and getting no.
where, another son who takes up
cudgels for the CLIO and gets a
broken head, a variety Of the par
asites and hangers-on in the fight
game; each of them is a clearly
etched portrait of commonplace,
everyday people. The metamor-
phosis of Joe Bonaparte from a
bewildered, inarticulate youngster,
who doesn't know what he wants,
twisted by the torments Of an in
feriority complex, into a bitter,
ambitious fighting machine, only
to have his false standards topple
about his ears, Is as fine and logi-
cal a study of human nature as
may be found In the theater.