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Evening star., 1940-01-25

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hospitality, and she hates to deny it
even to a crasher.
On the other hand, the nature of
this party pest is such that he can't
be handled by courteous means.
However, it's always best to try them
first.
When you are giving a party, be
near the front door to greet each
guest personally, having one or more
Of your friends beside you to show
the guests where to put their coats
and to make necessary introduc-
tions.
When Carl Crasher shows up, he'll
probably be accompanied by one or
more of his kind, as this beast of
prey seldom has the courage to
hunt alone. Open the door, but
stand squarely in the doorway. To
step back as though inviting them to
enter is fatal error.
Then say something like this: ooh,
hello, Carl. 1t was nice of you to
drop around to see me, but I'm
afraid you'll have to come back
some other evening. You see, I'm
having a party, and extra guests
would spoil all my arrangements.
I'm sorry"
If these crashers are fairly new
at the game, this may stop them.
They will stall a bit, try to catch
glimpses of some of the guests at
whom they can yell greeting, or
hand you a few wisecracks. But if
you remain just where you are,
without moving, they will seldom
have the nerve to push you out of
the way and enter.
It's Tough If
They Get In.
If they do 60 so far as to come in
against your wishes, then you'll
either have to resign yourself to
being outrageously imposed upon or
run the risk of running your party
by being firm and forcing them to
leave. A husky boy or two standing
just behind you when you meet the
crashers at the door will be a big
help in persuading the unlimited
guests to go quietly on their way.
We know of only one case in which
a girl deliberately crashed a party,
and she was accompanied by two
boys when she did it. The hostess
was so flabbergasted that she let
them enter, but she recovered her
wits in time to make the crashers
sorry they had come.
She passed the word to some of
her friends and they all were
Evening star., 1940-01-25
Dorothy Dix Says >>>
Superiority Complex Reason
Girls Fail to Attract Bows

child and they unconsciously resent
it. Also, for the older men you
present the highest type of fascina-
tion-a young girls freshness and
prettiness and a mature woman's
intelligence.
Young boys are no more con-
noisseurs of women than they are
of food and drink. 1t takes age and
experience to teach them how to
pick em.
DEAR DOROTHY DIX: What do
you think of a woman who never
keeps any appointment or arrives
at any function on time? When she
is invited to dinner she keeps her
hostess and the other guests waiting
80 or 40 minutes while the soup
scorches and the souffle falls and
everybody gets hungrier and hun
grier and crosser and crosser and
the affair is ruined. Otherwise this
woman is charming and pleasant,
bAS oAiC 40 iooill6 nlA Va 4ACI ~
by her utter disregard of other
peoples convenience. JANE.
Answer-It is said that prompt
ness is the courtesy of kings, and
certainly nothing shows such utter
lack of breeding as for selfish
individual to make other people
wait for him or her. I knew one
woman who solved this problem of
the dilatory guest very satisfactorily.
In her house when dinner was at
8 it was promptly at 8, and the
guests who arrived late were served
the course that was then in prog
ress, and if they only got in for
the salad it was just too bad for
them. The result was that as far
as Mrs. B., who was noted for her
famous food, was concerned, her
guests were always on time. rec
ommend this plan. 1t always works.
DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1940-01-25
ReportCard
Not ALWAYS
Criterion
Parents Must Not
Place Too Much
Value on Them
BY ANGELO PATRI.

Report cards have Importance,
but, as they are handled today, not
too much value should be put on
them. Most parents are inclined to
accept them without Interpretation,
and they could take a lot Of that
and serve their purpose better.
The reports are usually sent out
at the end Of the month, regardless
of the working value Of that period.
September is always shortened and
lessened in value by the necessary
Interruptions Of registration and
organization and a late opening day.
And the children have to settle into
the routine after the freedom of
vacation. We are lucky If we get a
dozen good working days.
October is usually fine working
month, one Of the best. The
weather is likely to be fine; the
only interruption is Columbus day,
and somehow 1t does not seem to
upset the working atmosphere as
other holidays do. We usually can
count on 20 good working days of
high value.
November is q broken month.
Election day, Armistice day, two
days at Thanksgiving, and every
one Of the holidays preceded by
excitement. The weather is not as
good as in October. We have to
struggle to get in period of worth
while work in the face of these con-
ditions.
December Is the worst month in
the year for school work. We have
Christmas in everything. and its
spirit, although valuable in many
ways, certainly does not contribute
to the earnest study of books. The
time is cut short by the Christmas
recess, one week, sometimes more;
the weather is the worst. It is near
the end of the term now and We get
IN every ounce of power possible, but
again, the odds are against us.
Yet the report card goes out on
time regardless Of the length or the
value of the working period and the
ratings are given and accepted with
out reference to the background.
Nobody seems to stop to think that
an A in October ought to carry more
weight than one in December. Or,
even the other way about, A is A
and greatly to be praised without
doubt or question. D is D and never
mind how you got it, it is bad. May
be 1t Is. But maybe it isn't. Better
think about it. Better look behind it.
Lately the schools have taken to
the analytical type of report card.
They attempt to divide a child into
so many subdivisions and rate each
item in the subdivision. As though
that could be done. It reminds me
OF the game the children play with
daisies, plucking off petal by petal
saying, "He loves me; he loves me
not" until the poor flower vanishes
under their hands.
This stripping bare the PERSONAL
ity Of human child in order to
rate 1t Is an absurd undertaking.
Nothing is gained by it. 1t wearies
the already irritated child and dis
tresses the already distressed par
ent.
We can't divide a child into bits.
We like person not because he
does not lie, because he washes his
face or shines his shoes. We like
him, faults and virtues, good and
evil combined. We must because he
comes that way. Maybe the old Ger
tificate that read, For a good child"
was about as good a report card as
could be found. For a good child.
What more do we want?
Evening star., 1940-01-25
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Evening star., 1940-01-25
Informal Dessert

Try this for an informal winter
dessert: Cover freshly made hot
waf1es with crushed pineapple,
mixed with finely sliced bananas.
Top with hot orange-pineapple
sauce. Serve it with plenty of hot
coffee after a fish or fruit salad
served for the club luncheon or
bridge follrsome.
Evening star., 1940-01-25
Cold Weather in South Is
Responsible for a Slight
Rise in Produce Prices
Fish Is Temporarily Scarce
Because of Icy Conditions;
South American Fruit Here
BY BETSY CASWELL,
Woman's Editor.

Recent freezes and storms
markets OF Fish, which plentiful cheap
quite Vegetables and fruits also suffered.
Pork continues to stick to its low priceand beef selling
There's nothing better everywhere
hams also plentiful Chickens good
like aod)
those around too. Turkeys poultry
They delicousy
family for two or three meals before ending the kettle
eggs have been used by and local dealers
nearby supplies.
There good deal
spicy pumpkin pie of these cold days?
ou might put up delicious pumpkin
ment Canberries plentiful
Evening star., 1940-01-25
Juicy Pot Roast With Vegetables Suggested for Sunday
Party>C Crashers Must Be
Dealt With Very Firmly
By Victin1ized Hostess
Social Pests Are Difficult
To Discourage When They
Get Foot in the Door


What unlimited mannered
crash without asked? question
hostess recently deal with this problem
We know what like We'd like
little biggest
boys We'd committee
door welcome him with honeyed and suddenly him
with furious After giving him mild lasting 10
minutes committee would tie him together again with frayed
and deposit him gently in the nearest trash
Perhaps these little
temptation mention goons
will this column That's undoubtedly
doubt that things
doubt that they read. We know they can't think.
OF all the unogvable breaches
crashing which
the Nobody with the
do
Evening star., 1940-01-25
BY BARBARA BELL.

Trim it with braid or leave 1t
plain-either way this design has a
charm and simplicity that will make
1t very popular with the 4-to-12
crowd. They like their skirts flaring,
their waists small, their shoulders
high and they have a weakness for
sash bows! OF course, like every
lady of every age, they like the
button-front style because it's so
quick and easy to put on. It's par
ticularly good this season, when but
Evening star., 1940-01-25
CLEAR NOSE
to help you SLEEP
WELL TONIGHT

DOES YOUR NOSE feel all dried out,
clogged, or irritated, so that you find
it hard to get to sleep? Then try put
ting few drops of Vicks Va-tro-nol
up each nostrl at bedtime.
vA-1eoN MOL SPREADS comforting film
that helps relieve transient congestion,
lets you breathe more freely and helps
pave the way for good nights sleep.
EMoY the COMFORT and relief Vicks
Va-tro-nol brings .. tonight,
Evening star., 1940-01-25


you this cenpece lovely
butterflies fitting
The stitches involved simple enough need patience
working out intricate design. feeling ambitious this
centeece you'll have piece Of worthy becoming heirloom
with diagram aid
and what materials and how much will need.
pattern,
stamps coin service and postage Address orders the Needle
Editor Of The Evening STAR
Evening star., 1940-01-25
Stumne Fowl

Always wipe the inside Of q fowl
thoroughly before stufdng 1t, other
wise the stufdng Is likely to be sossy.
Evening star., 1940-01-25

DEAR MISS DIX: I am a pretty
young girl and want to know why
I am more popular with old men
and married men than I am with
boys of my own age. I am not one
of the husband-stealers and home
wreckers. I want boy friend who
hasn't a mortgage on him. Also, I
would much prefer stepping out
with a lad who is young and supple
and can jitterbug instead of man
whose dancing dates back to the
President. Wilson era. Yet the boys
in my own age class pass me up,
while the oldsters fall for me- Why
is this? JANE.
Answer-There may be several
reasons why you are more popular
with the oldsters than the young
sters. You may be more mature
than the boys of your own age.
Youth isn't a question of years. 1t
is a matter of temperament. There
are grandmothers who are still
grille -girlies and on a mental par
with rah-rah college boys. And
there are girls still in their teens
who are settled and sedate and
poised, and who have nothing in
common with lads in their salad
days.
Perhaps you fail to attract the
boys of your own age because you
are more intelligent and better edu-
Gated than they are. Adult men
like women who have brains and
who carry an interesting line of
conversation. They enjoy as COM
panions girls who read and think
and who are well informed, but the
average youth would run faster
from a highbrowed girl than he
would from one afflicted with lep-
rosy. He wants a girl who will
chatter as meaninglessly as SPAR
row, who giggles over his inane
jokes, who has the latest hair bob
and the shortest skirt, who can
put the most wiggles in her dane
ing and who is just as silly and in
consequential as he is. Most likely
the reason you attract old men and
married men instead of boys of
your own age is because you are,
in reality, the mental age of the
grown-up men and you meet on
the same plane, whereas with the
immature boys you cannot help
being patronizing. You play with
them as you would play with
Evening star., 1940-01-25

A "Postman Party" makes ideal
entertainment for St. Valentines
Day. This novel party is fully
described in our "Six Successful
Parties" booklet, which well send
you for Scent stamp. Address
Kay Caldwell and Alden Harri-
son in care of The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1940-01-25

frigidly polite to the trespassing trio
throughout the evening. The hostess
excluded them from some Of the
games by carelessly failing to give
them the necessary materials. When
the guests danced little later, none
of the invited guests danced with
the interlopers. And when refresh
ments were served the hostess saw
that they got plates with ridiculously
small portions.
At Club or
Class Affairs.
Crashers are often more of prob
lem at club, class or other dances
than they are at smaller parties in
private homes. For such affairs, a
committee to guard the door may
be an absolute necessity. Incl
dentally, be careful of back doors
and windows, particularly if the re.
freshments are in vulnerable loca-
ton. It's no fun to find that the
ice cream has disappeared when
intermiSsion arrives.
OF course, some carefree hostesses
don't mind having their parties
crashed. They operate on the theory
of the more the merrier, and they
like to think they are proving their
popularity by being deluged with
unlimited guests. Actually, these
chiselers aren't admirers of the
hostess. They are merely looking
for free food and entertainment.
= When you're giving a very infor-
NAL party, such as gang gathering
after a basket ball game or a get
together before a big dance, you
won't worry if few unlimited guests
appear. But for the usual party
there's no sense in letting yourself
be imposed on by craShers. Pre-
pare for them in advance and have
the courage to be politely firm in
dealing with them. After one or
two failures they may learn that
your parties can't be crashed.
Evening star., 1940-01-25

If you would like my stNail
Color Chart" simply write me
care Of The Evening Star and
inclose . self addressed, stamped
(3-cent) envelope.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-16
Auxiliary TO Mark
Seventeenth Year

Wild West auxiliary No. 81, Vet
Grams Of Foreign Wars. viii cele-
brate It's nth birthday anniver-
sary with n party In the Masonic
temple dining room Friday eve
ming.
Decorations will be In a green
and yellow motif. Entertainment
Ia being furnished by Miss Reitha
Gehri. A late supper will con-
clude the evenings festivities. In
vitations have been sent to Mrs.
r. Raymond OF Seattle, depart
ment president and national coun-
ell member. and Mrs. Robert
Brewer. past department president
and national chief of staff, also 10
all other department officers and
other auxiliaries In this vicinity.
Past presidents of Wild West
auxiliary will be honor guests for
the affair.
The committee in charge in
cludes Mrs. David Clemensen,
chairman. assisted by Mrs. Martin
Joyce. Mrs. Irene Anderson. Mrs.
Clarence Potter. Mrs. r. Morton.
Mrs. Fred Sphinx. Mrs. Emil Carl
son. Frank Hartmann. James
Mccoy and Leonard Sullivan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-16
Tacomans Visit
Distant Points
Trips Take Travellers 70
Many Delightful Places

Trips to the far corners of
the western hemisphere are
being taken this month by
many Tacomans. Points of in
terest include Havana, Cuba.
New York City, Chicago,
Honolulu, T. H., and Cali
fornia. Returning recently
from a six weeks trip to New
York and San Francisco is
Mrs. Homer Williams, who on
Thursday attended the meet
ing of Athena club for the
first time since her return.
Mrs. William II. Bagley is in
Chicago at the present time, visit
ing with friends and relatives. She
expects 70 be away three weeks.
In town from their home in Chi
cago are Mr.. and Mrs. William
Dunkak and small son. Billy, who
are visiting Mrs. Dunkak's father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs l.. c.
Oberlies, and her brother-in-law
and sister. DR.. and Mrs. NJ X.
schafer. They made the trip west
by motor and expect to 60 to
Medford. Ore, to visit another
brother-in-law and sister, DIR. and
Mrs. c. 1. Drummond, before their
return to Chicago.
Mrs. J. J. Harger Is visiting in
Honolulu at the present time. the
guest of her son. She will be away
about three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Hanlein left
q fortnight ago for Havana, Cuba.
They will be in the Cuban city for
| another month.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-16
Landscaping Project
Planned by Club

IAndsoaping Of FARMLAND public
school grounds was discussed by
the finance COMMITTEES Of Crystal
Springs Garden club Mssdames
Kenneth Jacobs. ~. A. Harris and
n. l.. Dahl. AZ the club luncheon
Friday noon. AZ the home ~ Mrs.
Elmer Haakenson. Mrs. Berent-
son was assisting hostess
Assisting with this project are
Monta Vista and Violet Prairis
Garden clubs. togethsr with al
FARMLAND community organizations
and individuals who are anxious 70
see the project matsriaiizs.
The culture Of swestpsas was
discussed BY Mrs. c. Hagsr. Mrs
Henry Bereptson gave pointers ON
the raising and pruning Of roses.
Those present included Mes
DANES Frank Bryan. ~ A Har-
ris. Edgar Haley. Ksnnsth Jacobs.
N. Henderson. Robert 81. Claire,
Lee stiles. W T. storaasli, How
ard Deenng. J. y. johnson, v. q.
chriatiAnson. Henry Berentson. d.
L. Dahl. Arnold Ellingson, RUN
Hsakenson ana e. Hagsf.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-16
Temple Names
New Officers
Mrs. A. E. Long Named 10
Lead Daughters Of Nile

Mrs. A. f. Long was elect
ed queen of Fora Temple,
Daughters of the Nile, at
their meeting on Thursday
evening in the Masonic Tenn
pie. More than four score
members of the organization
were prese with Mrs.
Joseph Crews presiding.
Named to serve with Mrs. Long
are Mesdames Walter Mierow, II.
J. Doherty, Frank Hibbard, A. A.
Campbell and F. c. Spike.
During the meeting reports were
given by Mrs. II. F. Love, Mrs. j.
T. Coffman, Mrs. Thomas Baker Of
Mecca club, and Mrs. Spike OF the
North End club.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-16
Wed by Candlelighi in
ST. Luke S

A candlelight arrangement In
st. Luke's Memorial church on last
Monday evening formed the pretty
setting for the marriage Of Miss
Eloise Hudson, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs c. F. Hudson. and Mr..
Jack Mcintyre. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Mcintyre. The Rev.
Arthur Bell read the ceremony in
which the bride was given by her
brother, Mr.. Walter Hudson.
Her gown was OF white chiffon
over white satin and was made
with puffed sleeves, sweetheart
neckline and fitted bodice OF
lace. The skirt was boufant style
with a long train. The fingertip
length veil Of illusion was held in
place with a cluster Of freesias
and the brides colonial bouquet
was all white mounted on satin.
II combined gardenias. carnations
and freesias.
Mrs. William Cloherty was her
sisters only attendant and wore
a gown OF orchid chiffon. The full
skirt was gathered to tight bod
ice and the small colonial cap was
made Of pink carnations. She car
ried a sheaf Of pink carnations and
acacia bound with satin.
Mr.. Jack johnson was best man
for Mr.. Mcintyre and the ushers
were two brothers Of the bride.
Mr.. w. A. Hudson and Mr.. A. N.
Hudson.
Mrs. johnson played the organ
and accompanied Miss Beverly Ho-
henstein and Mrs. A. NJ. Hudson
who sang Il Love You Truly and
20 Promise Ne"
Immediately following the eere-
mony congratulations were extend
ed to the couple a. the home of
the brides parents. Receiving
with the bridal party were Mrs.
Hudson. who wore black lace over
rose tsffeta with a corage n
gsrdenias. The table covered with
white lace was centered with the
brides cake and white tspers.
After a short journey 70 Van
couver. y. C.. Mr.. and Ars. Nc
Intyre win make their home IN
Tacoma al 1921 No. Union. For
travelling the bride chose q smart
tweed suit with matching Access
sories. Her flowers were gar
oenias.
Seattle Cornish assoeiAtio n
wishes 10 announce their first
pastry and saffron cake social TO
be held At the Central Y. Il c. A.
Saturday evening. March is. a.
$50 O'Clock. Tseoma's club mem
bers viii Join the Seattle group
for the oeeasion. They should bring
I Fhaar rs..<n
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-16

Forty-fogr alumni snd their
guests from Cornell university
met saturday evening a. the Uni
versity-Union club for dinner AMI
program. Twenty-ssysn Dotorsd
over from Seattle for The affair
and the remaining ~ we're from
Tacoma.
The principal feature Of the eve
ming was the showing u . motion
picture Of the coFnsll-Ohio State
football game. played last October.
PM sher,aas neIisf Corps ssr-
HAIRY No. - viii meet Friday IN
the arrnory. The anniversaries Of
those having birthdays in the last
TIRES months viii ~ celebrated.
Potluck luncheon a. 1880. Reports
on the bus for Seattle on March
20 Will be given IN the meeting Al
1870. At which Mira NICK Nelson
Will preside.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-16
Mrs. ]. A. Mcleod
Entertains Club
Tacoma Day Nursery Mem.
bers Meet for Bridge

Mrs. J. A. Mcleod enter
tanned the Tacoma Day Nurs-
cry club Thursday afternoon
at a buffet luncheon an d
afternoon of bridge. Assistant
hostesses were Mesdames AL
bert E. Graham, G. f. Nc
Master and Harold +. Dahl
and pourers were Mrs. c. A.
Richardson and Mrs. C. c..
Mellinger.
A st. Patrick's day motif was
carried out in the table decorations.
The centerpiece was charming
arrangement of green carnations
in a green and crystal Swedish
bowl, which was placed on q large
mirror and thanked by tall green
tapers In crystal, jeweled holders.
The table was covered with a vene-
tian and Madeira cloth.
The same flowers were on the
buffet ant Japanese ounce and
daffodils were used throughout the
other rooms. On either side of the
entrance to Mrs. McLeods inter-
esting home WAS an arrangement
of Chinese pine, daffodils and ivy
the pine signifying good luck.
Mrs. Donald Crawforth presided
at the s. ort business meeting that
folio ed the luncheon hour. Plans
were made for the clubs cabaret
dance, to be given March 30 in the
Crystal ballroom of Hotel Win
throp.
New members taken into the
group were Mrs. d. NJ. Wood and
Mrs. Godfrey Madsen.
Later, Is tables OF bridge were
in play, with the favor going to one
Of the new MEMBERSHIPS. Madsen.
Mrs. Mcleod took small groups
to her Oriental room during the
afternoon ant explained her vari-
Gus exhibits which she has collected
on her extensive travels to far
parts Of the world. -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-16
Mrs. Meizger Hostess
For Tahoma Club

Mrs Alfred p. Metzger will en-
tertAln Tahoma club Monday at l
O'Clock luncheon At Dalhem, 212
No. Tacoma ave. The program
will be given At Mrs. Metzger's
home, 1902 No j IT. Continuing
the study Of Mexico. two papers
will be read. Foreign Problems
and Exploitation" by Mrs. Horace
Whitaere. and 'Lazaro Cardenas"
by the hostess. Mrs.. Metzger.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-16
Mrs. Charles Welch
To Entertain Alohans

Gracious hospitality Of Mrs.
Charles welch's home on No. Yak
ina ave. will be extended members
OF Aloha club on Monday afternoon
Mrs. John Goldsbury Is chairman
of the day and viii present Mrs.
Frances Allen Hayden. Of Che
halls. nonresident member OF
Aloha club, who will read a play.
During the tea hour Mrs. WEIGH
will be assisted by Mira. Henry
Hewitt and Miss Beatrice Turrin.