Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-02

| WIN Ice anu SllO" NllliOltl ilOlli-
| ing contributes so much to pleas
ant evening as a comfortable arm
chair and good book. The library
/ has just received variety OF books
| to suit variety OF tastes.
Among them are two recent auto
biographies and two biographies.
Such Sweet Compulsion'', the auto
biography of Geraldine Farrar, COW
ers the period from 1882 to the pre-
sent. Happy Days, the autobl-
ography of II. L. Menchen embraces
the time from 1880 to 1892 and Of
fers the record not only Of the man
whose name is signed to it, but also
of a whole era, now fast fading into
the shadows OF forgotten history.
! Lord David Cecil writes the biog-
raphy of 1.-THE Young Melbourne"
and the story of his marriage with
Caroline Lamb. Henry Seidell Candy
is the author of "Thoreau the BIZ
| ographv of a man who believed in
doing what he wanted
The three young daughters Of Lin
yutanc, the Chinese author, are fol-
lowing in his footsteps. In Our
Family" they have written book,
which tells with affectionate candor
all about their family life, their trav-
els in America and Europe and their
memories of China. In these pages a
delightful and original family is por-
! trayed.
In See Yourself as Others See
! You" David Seapury, noted psy-
choanlyst, gives collection of qucs-
tons and tests carefully graded,
which can be worked out by the in
! dividual, to discover his own per-
sonality problems.
Another book devoted to personal
problems and maintaining pleasant
| and effective human relationships is
Living With Others book on so
cial conduct, by Lawrence Goodrich.
The author OF conversation
Please, begins his first chapter with
! these words, "Conversation is the
greatest weapon we possess in our
skirmish with the world -. Most OF
us devote more time to talking than
to any other activity. 1t brings us
more pleasure than dancing, golf
ing, going to the movies, cutting cou-
pons, eating mangi salad. Conversa-
ton is not only a pleasure in it.
self but it keeps the memory Of
/ other pleasures alive"
In BE Your Age, Marjorie
Greenbie gives common sense coun-
sci on problems which the ordinary
person encounters from the time OF
adolescence to the age of fifty.
; Thicker Than Water" is collec-
ton OF short stories selected primar-
lily for the contribution the authors
! have made in Illuminating some as
rpect Of family life and family mem
I Der relationships. It is Progressive
Education Association Publication,
sponsored by the Commission on HUI
man Relations.
"R. S. V. P, A Book of Parties"
Il by Toni Taylor is divided into four
sections. First, Holiday Parties" :,
Il contains twelve chapters which 60
around the calendar. The second,
Bridge Parties, again has twelve
chapters running through from "A
New Year Fortune Bridge" to "A
Holly Bridge" Section three is de-
voted to "ShoWers for the Bride" and
the last part gives some clever hints
for Money Making Affairs for
! Clubs, Churches and Schools"
what to Listen For in Music" by
Aaron COPELAND, contemporary Amer
:ican composer, presents fresh con-
lception of just what we hear and
what we should hear, in listening to
/ any piece Of music.
The most recent addition to the
North Carolina Collection is Here in
Carolina, by Robert G. Lawrence,
native of Raleigh and now living in
Lumberton, North Carolina. MI.
Lawrence's book consists exclusive
ly of articles relating to persons,
manners, places or things in North
Carolina.
The new Directory of Henderson
las been added to the reference COL
ection at the library.