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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-12
Reserve Tables
For Benefit
Veterans Auxiliary 70 Civ,
Bridge Party Feb. IS
for orthopedie

The auxiliaries to the Vet
Grams Of Foreign Wars com.
pleted final plans on Thurs.
day afternoon for the benefi,
card party to be given by then
on February 18th in the Elk.
Temple.
Proceeds of the party are
to be donated to the Tacoms
Orthopedic Association, OF
which Mrs. Samuel Wilson Is
president.
wild West auxiliary Of Tacoma,
Elias J. Messenger auxiliary OF
South Tacoma. Puysllup Valley
auxiliary Of Puyallup and william
C. Thompson jr. auxiliary Of
Steilacoom are the auxiliaries
sponsoring the affair.
Nrs. Louis c. Mockel IL general
chairman. Other members OF the
committee are Nesdames c. J.
Earls. prizes; A. e. Williamson.
cards and tallics; Walter Rasch.
tables and chairs; William Knick-
erbocker. table numbers; Charles
Grover. tickets; Frank Morton.
karmel corn sales, and Edna Brill
Ray. Henry Mockel. Audry Porter,
J. Marchesini. Guy AuAtin. Albert
Hagadorn. James Murphy, r. w.
lfuncaster. Otto Drumm, Elmer
Hurd, Ellen o'Heron, Walter
Reischl. Howard Smith. Ray Wal
ston and Vincent Bigley.
Mrs. Cloe Robb Is to entertain
the group with plano selections.
and DR.. william H. Goering will
speak on orthopedic work In Ia
coma. Reservations may be made
by calling Mesdames Charles
Grover. Garland 27e3-R: Albert
Hagadorn, Main 0056. or A. Il.
Williamson, Garland 3246-M. Those
making table reservations are re-
qussted. II possible. to bring their
own playing cards. Tickets are
also on sale at Frasers. Rhodes
lending library and Fishers book
store.
Additional reservations include:
Aesdames e. Rinearson, Seattle,
past department orthopedic chair
man; Harry Peterson. department
sub : orthopedic chairman: James
Murphy: Russell Kssselman. J. c.
Todd. Guy Austin, William knick-
erbocker. Frank Christenson, Neil
RinehArt, and Leon Cecil, all Of
Puyallup: Fred Shuler; w. +. Far
rar. +. Langseth. Jack Mortenson.
J. Englund. Lester Clark. Chris
Iltner. Frank Morton, H. n. Bona
Of American lake. Ray walston,
Arthur Murphy. Theodore Gaffney.
J. L. Clevinger. jr.. H. B. Sayers,
Abe c1evants. H. Over. J. Howe,
3. A. Boyd. c. Desso, C. w. Reid,
Hazel Fyrk. Ed Frietich. H. B.
Trip. o. Lund. L. H. Healy, Irene
Anderson. Albert Norris. Lyle
Burgess, Frank Balsano, T. A.
stevens. A. d. Ackerley, G. A.
Neudorfer, Frank Hobbs. A. C.
Thomas. Fordyce johnson. w. M.
Knauf. George zurschmiede. Nina
Warren and Cecilia Healy. and the
Misses Katherine Stewart, Eunice
Billed. Viola Naruca, Ann Maruca
and Grace Grafton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-12

Mrs. Oliver Malm, who is chair
man of the clubs blind project.
is in charge of all the arrange
ments for the benefit. She has
named Mrs. S. A. Carmichael as
co-chairman. Miss Clara Sicade
and Mrs. Vernon c. Johnson are
also on the committee. Reserva-
tons may be made by calling LA
311S or MA 2724.
This philanthropic work has
been the main project of the Ju-
nor Woman's club since the group
organized in 1885. The blind fund
this year was used to purchase
glasses for under-privileged chill
dren. Monetary aid has not been
the only achievement of the club.
A class in Braille, under the tu-
telage of Mrs. Walter Broom, who
is herself a club member, has been
organized. The aim of the group
is to transcribe popular books into
Braille so as to make them &C
cessible to the blind.
Another branch of the work has
been a friendly visiting CAM
paign." A group of club members,
under the leadership of Mrs. Oil
yer Malm, have volunteered to
periodically call on the blind liv-
ing in Tacoma, offering aid and
encouragement.
The studio art gallery of the
College OF Puget Sound will serve
as meeting place for members
of the Junior Woman's club when
it convenes Tuesday at l o'clock
for its monthly meeting.
Mrs. William Bottcher, club
president, has invited members of
her board to a luncheon in her
home at 4006 9th ave. at II o'clock.
From there they will proceed
directly to the meeting.
The program will include a book
review by Mrs. A. w. Opperman,
who has chosen one of the latest
releases, How Green Was NY
Valley" by Richard Llewellyn.
Chairman for the tea, which
will precede the meeting, is Miss
Evelyn Nelson. Assisting host
esses will be Mesdames Vernon C.
johnson, Harold Bidwell, Earl
Derby, p. Frank Jenkins, Gerry
Geehan jr. and F. L. Widener.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-12
Plan Italian Dinner

Sons and Daughters of Italy are
sponsoring an Italian dinner. SUM-
day, Feb. Is, at st. Leo's hall, So.
18th and Yakima. Dinner will be
served from IL to p. m. Com
mittee members are Messrs. Nick
Genna, chairman, Tom Alongi,
Vito LAMA and Primo Rosellini,
and Mrs. Dorothy Genna, Miss
Eva Nomellini, Miss Caroline
Turco and Mrs. Theresa Mazzuca.
Reservations made by calling
Main 290s. Funds raised at the
dinner will be diverted to the
Italian school which holds classes
in the Stanley school from 7 to
p. m. each Wednesday. These
classes are open to the public.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-12
Parkland PreschooI to Meet

Parkiand preschool will meet al
the home of Mrs. John Richards
at 8 o'clock on Monday evening
Assisting Mrs. Richards as host
esses will be Mrs. J. B. johnson
and Mrs. A. J. Sorenson. A bust
ness meeting will be followed by a
talk on Diets by DR.. w. B. Nc
Creepy of Tacoma.
A candlelighting ceremony COM
memorating Founders Day" will
be led by Mrs. Harold Keller, as
sisted by Mrs. Ross Boynton and
Mrs. Sidney Selden. Mrs. Ken
meth Jacobs will give report on
the county convention. Refresh
ments will be served by the host
esses. All preschool members in
the Falkland vicinity are welcome.
Goodwill $ and G chapter will
hold its usual dinner meeting
Monday at $50 p. m. at the home
of Mrs. Eva Van Dyke, 500 So.
Sprague st A surprise program
is planned by the hostess. Good
will Women's auxiliary will meet
in its clubrooms. 1856 So. Tacoma
ave, at IL a. m. Tuesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-12
"Church Night" Scheduled
At Emmanuel Presbyterian

Emmanuel Presbyterian church
members are loking forward to
their Church Night" Sunday, at
which time play. directed by
Mrs. J. L. Garyin, will be present.
ed. Those having parts are Mes
DANES b. Il. Buckmaster, j. w.
Fishburne, s. Il. Light and Lee
Merrill. Miss Marian Brush will
sing a contralto solo.
The offering Sunday evening
viii go TO Miss Martha Ann Will
son. who is in Japan preparing
to be = missionary teacher.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-12
Group to Entertain Feb. 20
In Crystal Ballroom
Proceeds from Affair TO Further Oreanrstion's Prof.
eei for the Blind; Mrs. Oliver MAIN and
Mrs. S. A. Carmichael, Co-Chsrmen

benefit card party with which members of the Junior
Woman club hope to raise funds for the blind of the vicinity
will be given the afternoon of Feb 20 in the Crystal ballroom
of Hotel Winthrop.
pleasant afternoon is promised all who attend Besides
the playing of cards. for which avors will be awarded style
show has been arranged under the direction of the Helen
Davis shop Models will show and ensembles to advan
age from revolving stage Incidental music will be presented
by Mrs L. o. Resnger and Mrs. Lloyd Johnson during the
oIin0n tnao
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-12
Announce Birth Of
Son on Feb. 4

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl w. Mckinney
announce the birth of baby boy,
Jon Bridgeford, Feb. 4, at the Ia
coma General hospital. The grand
parents are Mr.. and Mrs. o. r.
Mckinney of Tacoma and Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Bridgeford of Los An
geles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-12
LOOKING Forward TO Meeting

Tacoma III m b ers OF the
Womens' Overseas league are
looking forward to the Seattle
units dinner meeting Feb. IA at
$50 o'clock in the Y. NJ. c. A.
building in Seattle. Although
Feb. IA Is the day of hearts and
valentines there Is one heart
that stands out above all others
in these days of wars and other
disasters. 1t is the heart of the
American Red Cross whose field
representative, Miss Aida ]. Big
Glow, will bring her message. Red
Cross Work OF Today" to We'd
nesdsy's meeting.
Miss Bigelow's talk. first sched-
uled for October but mavoidably
postponed. Is eagerly anticipated
not only because of its universal
appeal but because they will be
welcoming back to the fold a for
mer member who had an extern
sive and intensely interesting
overseas experience. As super
visor for the distribution OF food
supplies TO refugees. Miss Bige-
low served with the Red Cross IN
France. Greece and Serbia. After
the war she returned to France
for the International Migration
service and for the past several
years has held supervisory posi-
tons with the American Red Cross
in the states OF Indiana. Oregon
and Washington.
As an additional treat and In
honor Of the day upon which the
meeting falls. Mrs. Violet Rogers
unit president. and Mrs. Florence
Dickson. program chairman. have
planned a number Of surprises and
a special musical program OF VOCAL
selections by Mrs. A. II. Tranei.
accompanied by Mrs. Z. r. Gard
ner. The two often lightened the
hours of homesick boys al camp
Lewis In 1917 before Mrs. CARD
ner. then Miss Rose Schwinn Oh
Tacoma. sailed for France. Mrs.
Tranel. the former Camilla Pesse-
mier. is from Tacoma and VIII md
MANY unit members from her
home town at the dinner as a
large number are planning TO
drive over for the occasion. Res
ervations for the dinner. winch
is limited TO members or prospec-
tive members of the unit, may be
made by calling Mrs. o. {
prumm. MA 54s7 or Mrs. J. NJ.
Lamb. CA 1909. before wednes-
day noon.
spanaway PIT. A. executive
board will meet at the school
house at ? o'clock Monday after
noon. Mrs. H. Bradshaw will
preside.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-12

spanaway PIT. A. executive
board will meet at the school
house at ? o'clock Monday after
noon. Mrs. II. Bradshaw will
preside.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-12
Luther Memorial Church
Society TO Meet Feb. IA

The Women's society of Luther
Memorial church will meet We'd
nesday for o'clock luncheon "
the church parlors.
After the business session. pre-
sided over by Mrs. M. A. Nor
man. Lenten program will be
given. The Rev. A. r. M. kett-
ner viii give an address pertain
ing to Ash Wednesday,. This will
be followed by vocal duets by Mrs.
c. p. Henderson and Mrs. Fred A.
Hall.
All friends are cordially invited
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-12
Plans Luncheon at Univer-
sity-Union Club tuesday

Mrs. Karl Kellogg will enter
tain at luncheon at the Univer-
sity-Union club on Tuesday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-24

rather bewidering Nevertheless doubt that the Older
what talking about and that my con-
science would up according to specifications
speedily dsilusoned; almost Immediately
doing things which considered be entirely ngh out
which proved be completely wrong!
just conscience advised to shrink from
doing things absolutely but which proved
o bravely and beautifully right!
IJow come? Wasn't my conscience ob listened aen
II listened the bewlldered grew
Sometimes my whispered had been told IT.
quite fairly yelled its admon
guarantee that the admonon was correctF
Anything Often the worst steer could possibly nave
received.
Again. desperately confused and in urgent need
of guidance the darned thing didn't yeep!
found that by the slightest caoing
could either side wished In fact
it would obligingly BOTH SIDES AT ONCE
much shock and surprise much secret trembling
and open rebellion sensible realization that
CONSCIENCES- AREN'T INFALLIBLE.
THERE is indeed something every spirit for
truth courage decencybut it has do its
crying through cowarce stupidity selfsnes
greed original always distorted often lost
doesn't that shouldn't try to be good But
struggle for knowledge of goodness,
letting conscience hand the low
down on platter discover what good and
determine what bad by ourseves-and pay the price, winch
usually plenty.
In short be borrowed
by eortsour painful experiments
and perlous decisions.
YOUR CONSCIENCE IS AS GOOD AS YOU ARE-AND AS
BAD. SILLY AS YOU ARE-AND AS WISE. ITS
DIMENSIONS ARE EXACTLY THE DIMENSIONS OF YOUR
OWN CHARACTER.
YOU SHAPE YOUR OWN HEAVEN, STRANGER-AND
YOU PICK YOUR OWN HELL.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-24

eddge he had bought a COM
plete officers outfit with the
gold bars of a second lieu
tenant.
When he appeared on the
parade ground / realized what
a difference physically and
morally these months had
made in the man. And as he
snapped out his commands
with all the brisk precision Of
the days wheh he was one of
the best drill sergeants in the
army.
( Mitchell turned to me and
said, Garrett will do. You're
lucky, Major"
During an interval inGthe
drill period l had one of the
cadets fall out of line and L
sent him down to the office
with a note to Mrs. Bennett.
In the top drawer of my desk
were the captains bars l
wore IN FCance.
JUST THANKS
When Garrett came up
after dismissing the company,
/ gave them to him. He knew
what they meant to me
through all the years. He
merely thanked me quietly.
No more was said about them.
When Christmas cam e
along, there was small pack
age for me from Captain Gar
rett on the school tree. II
contained two sets of first
sergeant chevrons. / knew
what they had meant to him
through all the years.
THE END
Tomorrow's short story:
Christmas Dinner Date" by
Hollis Starnes,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-24
Better Health

other day." continued the doc
tor, when 1 picked up an old
friend of mine who was waiting
for q bus.
HE got in my car and said
he was only going to the hotel
two blocks away but the blocks
were. all up hill and his doctor
had told him not to walk up hill
so he was going to ride on the
bus. Said his doctor told him
II he avoided all hills II would
save his heart pumping so miles
of extra blood q day.
II don't know just how his
doctor figured that but IL sounds
pretty reasonable and have no
doubt there are plenty of people
who could save their hearts
enough foot pounds of work to
proiong their lives quite a few
years.
SAVED YEARS OF LIFE
"But think, II all this II true.
how many years Of life that
Ridge Building elevator has
saved the citizens of this town.
81 remember when that Ninth
street hill used to be called
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-24

decades. There were too
many lawyers there when he
began and there are too
many NOW. and furthermore
he wasn't cut out for the bar.
He was "a lawyer merely be-
cause his father and grand
father were lawyers before
q him.
AS a struggling youngster in
the profession, he fell In love,
but his fiancee grew tired OF
waiting and married another,
He had drifted into police
court practice because he was
absolutely hopeless in corpora
ton law, and wasn't good
enough to handle the more
important and profitable GRIM
inal cases.
He had, he told me, re-
manned honest, and he had
often gone hungry. He had a
desk office in the tawdry
Central Avenue district.
where he had the use of a
telephone, but what little typ
ing he had to have done he
did it himself on a rented ma
chine.
Albert Garrett at 40, and he
looked 10 years older. was a
failure. He admitted that
year in and year out he didn't
average more than SIS a
week.
L said, Sergeant, what
you need IL q months vaca-
ton. Come on out to our
Summer camp, right on the
school grounds, and get n lit
tie sunshine into your system,
as well as vitamins.'
He argued that he didn't
have any outdoor clothes, but
pointed out that we were of
much the same build and he
could borrow some of Nine. He
finally consented and during
the remaining weeks of the
camp he had a great time
playing a bad game Of tennis
with the boys, swimming
every day, going on hikes.
He got along fine with the
youngsters. He made himself
useful in lot of small ways.
Garrett always was an avid
reader, and he had read good
books. Captain Mitchell. the
commandment here. also headed
the English department, and
he really had too much work
to do.
We have half dozen Tenth
Grade students, although
most of our boys finish with
Junior High. Mitchell was
glad enough TO turn his
Tenth Grade English class
over to Garrett. and another
teacher was willing to give
up his Social Science classes
in that grade.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-24
By DR.. Logan Clendening

Dead mans hill.' Then they put
the cable cars on Il and every
body hoped . ride at the juno
ton and got OF at Walnut street.
Then the Ridge Building
came along and the cable cars
went out and now the Ridge
Building elevator does all the
life-saving.
Nobody, SO far as I ever
heard, ever thanks the elevator
man for the ride. and I never
heard Of the elevator man refus-
Ing to take n passenger because
he didn't have any business in
the Ridge Building. 1 should
think IL would give those eleva-
tor men quite q glow of salts
faction to think how much good
they've done In the world. They
ought to get n medal, but they
probably won't"
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
M. R..="Did I read correctly
that gallstones can be dissolved
with medicine ?"
Answer - No. This age-old
dream has no foundation so far
as l know.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-24

leading from Main to Walnut.
The Ridge Building is built on
this block, the first floor being
on Main street and the third
level is on Walnut.
The Ridge Building elevator
for years has done a land office
business carrying tired business
men and tired business women
from Main to Walnut so that
they avoid climbing the Ninth
street hill.
Nine-tenths of the passengers
on this trip do no business in
the Ridge Building, but take
the ride anyway.
II was reminded OF 10 the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-24
JOINS FACULTY

I made Garrett -propo-
sition and he became a men,
her of the faculty, on part
time. He kept his office in
the city for a few months,
going in two or three morn
ings a week on the p. +.
trains, but he was now in po-
sition to pick and choose his
clients.
l advanced him the money
for more suitable clothing. and
actually he doubled his legal
income. But his chief interest
was in the school, and he
finally gave up his little law
business altogether.
Then the blow fell. Captain
Mitchell was called into ac-
tive service as a reserve Of
ficer. 1t looked as if l would
have to assume the duties of
commandment myself, and L
had plenty of other work and
responsibility on my shoul-
ders.
As you know. every college
man with military experience
was either in the service or
subject TO call at any mo-
ment. But Garrett came to
me and applied for the post.
] pointed out that military
drill today is different from
the 1918 brand as that Of
the last war was from the
maneuvers of the American
Revolution.
what do you think I've
been doing the last six
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-24

TO consult an
other doctor.
and had sent
her TO a man
he d o e s MT
like a pro-
cedure which
a W a Us fills
him with a
glow of salts
faction.
He says it's
the only way
for him to
+ e a [ most
c a 8 e 6 OF
dyspepsia.
1T has just
occurred to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-24
Daily Short Story
By SANFORD FARRELL

pened to his 1colored client,
but l buttonholed him in the
coFTidor and had him enter a
guilty plea for Felix and talk
the Judge into filming the
cook on my promise to make
good some $50 damages at the
saloon. / didn't want Felix TO
languish in jan.
Although Garrett insisted
ne was too busy to see me
that afternoon, 1 inveigled
him into a taproom and over
a couple of schooners of beer
l wangled his story out Of
him. ea.s.re-@ .''s'aa'
He had been practicing law
in Los Angeles for nearly two
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-24

months :"' he said, somewhat
bitterly, bringing out a well
thumbed copy Of the regula-
ton army infantry drill and
basic training manual.
'E haven't missed a drill
period or parade since L
came to this school. 1 know
this book backward. Let me
take the company out this
morning and see IL you think
/ can handle IT,"
/ watched the drill that
day with Captain Mitchell.
who was not leaving for an
other week. Garrett pre-
viously had not been in uni
form, but without my knowl-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-24
THE COMMANDANT'

uary. I was commanding the
battalion by that time.
We got home in April. and
I shook hands with Sergeant
Garrett at Camp Funston just
after we were discharged. He
told me he was going back to
the university in the Fall TO
finish his law course.
A couple of years later got
a postcard from him telling
me that he had passed his
bar examinations and had a
chance TO join a law firm in
Los Angeles. l believe his
uncle was connected with it.
You know what happened to
me. Larry. I stayed in the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-24

ssIF q propose" Edith Marie Reuss,
look helpless In white and 10 IL
ths that makes propose" Kindly client OF
Esere WASH miniature totem pole Reminds me OF
4sfsre favore musical comedy Remember Pearl
Rsgsy singing Totem Pole in Rose Marie? Most thrilling
nosng picture showing fight between
nhgoose and cobra Reader saying he is member oil the
Lesgue of Music asks us there not
souhnE copyright prohibit orchestra leaders from
Ktyipg arrangements otherwise decent songs"
kSfTA of the films. Now Mrs H A. House Her
y husband lieutenant stationed China Fay Banter
naval lieutenant Mary Miles Mlnter
Esed lieutenant but later divorced Robert
EB Stevenson in marriage, claimed ships officers
wonderful husbands because by absences love made og
delicate Allen. Professionally known The Nit
wit Network" AS hobby, Oracle paints ureast pic
lures titled Eyes Adt Sardnes Wrench
Heart Strings" Humphrey Bogart Specialist in film
portraysls guys with good hearts Nobody make
gsngser noble MIR Bogart He born Christmas
December % should organize for the
demanding that day and being cheated out
Of their birthday presents.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-24

I found my old friend. DR..
Adrian Gibbs. in a very mellow
mood on Christmas Eve.
He had just managed to per-
Suade a patient with DYSPEPSIA
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-24

What was my conscience? Was 1t like
my stomach? Did it ache when was bad?
No. it wasn't like my stomach. They
couldn't tell me exactly what conscience
was, or how it worked. Nobody knew
not exactly-but it was something deep In
side me that would always tell me what
was good and what was bad.
Always? Yes, always.
Wouldn't it ever, ever make mistakes?
No, consciences never make mistakes.
II I would just listen to my conscience
and do what it told me, would always
be good.
A ND so. with this extremely rudimentary
L information I started on the hazardous
pursuit of righteousness. My conception OF
conscience was still vague. Something in
the nature OF an alarm clock, gathered;
though why L should be born with alarm
cIocks tickino in INV small insides was
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-24
REMEMBERED 1T

Before we went overseas. X
Company not only won all
honors in drill and marks
manship in the regiment, but
caught the eye of General
Rhodes, our brigade COM
mander. The general remem-
bered it. and that's how 1 was
given my ma jority just before
the Armistice in France.
1t was at Exermont. after
the Argonne hop-off. that /
recommended my top kick for
a d. S. c. All that lad did
was to 90 into the woods on
our left flank with three men
to wipe out a machine gun
nest that was bothering us. BY
the time he got there, the
: Krauts had killed two of his
men, wounded the third, but
The sergeant cleaned up the
bunch single-handed.
This was such a common
occurrence in the division
that he never got his cross.
although he did get a citation
from Pershing. He was
wounded an hour or two later
and didn't rejoin us until jan