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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-21
Alumnae VIII Go 10
Flsminq Geyser for Picnic

Delta Alpha Gamma sorority
Anmnae viii hold = picnic sun
day noon Al Flaming Geyser.
Dancing win follow In the eve
ming.
Reservations for the affair arr
being made with Mrs. r. !. Spring.
Members of the committee are
Mrs. Gilbert Spring. Mrs. NJ. =,
catron. Miss Doris Grandiand and
Mira. Spring.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-21
Club Feied al
Luncheon in Seattle

Members 81 the Taoon,s Home
Economics club were entertained
81 luncheon in Seattle At the home
~ Miss Ann I. rcst near Nolun-
teer park. offieers 81 the group
who were among tire 80 attending
were Miss Elizabeth Re6way.
president. Mrs. Frances Benls-
min. wee president. and Mrs
Ereille Asddcw. secretary.
The groups activities are being
suspended until September.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-21
Shower Honors
Bride-t
Miss Elenors Larson Is
Guest of Honor

A miscellaneous shower was
given Tuesday at the home
of Mrs. John Goblet for Miss
Elenora Larson, daughter of
Mrs. Otto Larson and bride
elect of Mr.. Joe Rozenski.
The hostesses, Misses Marie
Moor, Ethelin Munizza and
Ann Linnick, presented the
bride-elect with a corsage of
gardenias and sweetpeas.
Games were played with honors
going to Mrs. William Boyle, Mrs.
Arthur Leschner, Miss Lois Bot
tige and Miss Elenora Larson.
Later. buffet supper was
served from lace covered table
which was centered with an ar
rangement Of pink snapdragons.
sweet peas. blue delphiniums and
white baby's breath. Tapers were
at either end of the table.
Guests included Mesdames
Eleanore Boyle, Mary Johnson,
Florence Fisher, Stella Kusek. Iva
dele Christianson. Helen Bonas-
yak, Lillian Wilkinson. Gladys
Murdoch. Hassie FOLSOM. Ada Her.
man. Christine Lowe. Margie
Leshner. Ruth Gherkin and Jose
phine Richardson.
Others were the Misses Isabel
Mccormick, Lenore Huntington.
Louise Larson. Helen La Viola.
Elizabeth Michhtch. Ann Link.
Helen Rozenski. Myrtle Jacobsen.
Bernice Jacobsen, Esther Munizza.
Lois Batuge, Evangaline Dolak
and Ethehne Munizza.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-21
Party Is Given
For Miss SchiIlino

A small group of school friends
honored Miss Doris Schilling at a
birthday party recently. The sur
prise party and buffet supper was
attended by Miss Lois Peterson.
Miss Ruth Smith, Miss Elsie
Stromme. Miss Mary Lou Wilson
and Miss Betty jackson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-21

On her sixteenth birthday Miss
Irene Schumacher Mas honored
~ = dinner at the home Of her
hrother~in-iAw and sister. Mr.. and
Mrs. Nell Gates. Frosn . buffet
table. decorated With spring
flowers. the dinner Mas served,
later in tire evening the young
guests ensoyed dancing.
fAreSent We're Louise. Irene. joy.
Albert. FrSak and Pauline Shif-
maeher. Betty RlchcrSon. Patricia
csamnings bob Wilcox. Msraelle
cxsok. NJ. and Mrs ki0afd
Rogers. Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Risehezs and daughter. cASriene.
Mrs. Ian3ell. and IRE TIVE yoaag
daughters - TIE hostess. ludy
and 1anaa Gates.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-21
Miss Haskell Is Fefed
Al Shower Wednesday

Honoring Miss Leona Haskell.
brlde-eleet OF Mr.. Frederick Johns
Of Seattle. Mrs. Howard knntson
myrtle Backed entertained We'd
nesday evening at = kitchen
shower. spring flowers were on
the table from which buffet supper
vas served after an evening Of
games.
Present n the party were Miss
Margaret Bell. Miss Elena sund-
qulst. Mrs. Leonard reltier. Mrs.
Harry Cliff. Miss Charlotte zenk.
and Miss Marjorie copeland.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-21
Golden Jubilee al
Holy Rosary Friday

An evening of entertainment is
planned by the women of Holy
Rosary parish for Friday evening.
Games will begin at Sis with re-
freshments following. In charge
Of the gala evening are Mrs. G.
Mcdonald, chairman, assisted by
Mesdsmes F. Meyers, J. Noll. E.
Evereauz. A. knellehen. P. Gallag-
her. s. Johnston, A. Fairchild, r.
Pullar, c. Eaton. l. Tore. S.
Burke, J. kase. J. Brady. r.
Micheau. L. zehner. T. Hunt, J.
Danzl, N. Rengli. r. Elmer. J.
Frohmader and F. Plastino.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-21
Miss Belle Ruth Claymsn
AGAIN ar Home

Her many friends viii be glad
to know that Miss Belle Ruth
Clayman. who has been in Tacoma
General hospital for some time. is
eonvalescing. Daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. S. Clsyman. she is now
at home TO her friends at the
family home at 2602 No. Puget
Sound.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-21

In homer Of Mrs. 4. c. Mclean
birthday party Was given by
her szter, Miss Sara EldridEe.
and . GROUP Of neigheers On her
recent birthday.
Present were Mrs James lsrhet,
Mra A. c. Thomas, Mrs. Willard
Hughes. Mrs. Oliver Aendriekscn.
Mrs.. Lloyd noherty. Mrs Jack
Stror,. Mrs. William Warter, Mrs.
II. c. Hansen and Mrs Mary
Nara.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-21
Mr.. and Mrs. NUM-
Receive Good Wishes

Mr.. and Mrs. George Y. Num- Of
Tacoma are receiving eongrstuls-
tons on the birth Of a son. James
Vernon. Nav 81. Grandparents
are Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Num-. and
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. X. NonSen. The
haeys great grandmother Is Mrs.
Marion Knowles Of Trinidad. Calf
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-21
Miss Fritz WEEDS
Mr.. Vincent Jones
Vows Are Exchanged
In Morning Ceremony

An early morning ceremony
was chosen by Miss Gertrude
Frances Fritz. daughter OF
Mira. Frances Fritz. for her
marriage June Il to Mr.. Vim
cent ]. Jones. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Morris T. Jones Of Chi
cago. The vows were ex.
changed al ? o'clock in SITS.
Peter and Paul church with
the Rev. Henry Rozwcki Off
cintinR.
For her marriage the bride was
Crowned In white satin styled with
sweetheart neckllne and lace IN
setn. Over her court length train
. long veil was arranged with =
eoronet Of orange blossoms. She
carried . bouquet Of white stephan.
otis. roses and orchids.
Maid 81 homer for The wedding
Vas Miss Wanda skirkarwski.
who wore pink chiffon with short
face veil and nosegay Of orchid
rwr<trraE IN her hair. She car
rled yellow roses and orchid
nweetpeas.
Mrs. Clarence Clarke was the
hrias'a matron Of honor and was
m = powder blue chiffon gown
with a matching headdress and =
bouquet like the maids Of honor.
LATHE Shirley Esnouf va. the
flower girl.
Mr.. Joseph klleri vas the best
man and Mr.. Gilbert Barrett the
sIshef. Mr.. Bonnie Fritx gave his
sister in marriage.
Following The ceremony a rsoep-
tinn was held At the FritE home
with MFs. Fred senouf. Mrs, l.
McGonw and Mira. Victor Pearson
assisting.
Tor travelling The bride wore =
brown ana white ensemble with an
orchid corsake.
The young couple went on >
abort motor trip and are now
sssAhllshed In Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-21
Mrs. Wcelfel Returns
From Everett Meeting

Mrs. A. A. woelfel returned 10
Tacoma Thursday after spending
three days in Everett IS = dele
gate to the convention ef the
Daughters of Union Veterans Of
the Civil War.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-21
Taeomsn VIII Return
From Princeton

Mr.. Gerald c. johnson. son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer johnson, s6io
A a.. viii return Saturday from
Princeton university. New Jersey,
where he has Just completed his
third year in the English depart
ment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-21
Daughter Is Named
JUDITH joan

Mr.. ard William Eorney II
Midland Mo r~ceatly received
congratulations - he eirth AZ =
sxaxeter. have named re hsey
1aassfA aeasn Her EFszsrsrents
49, NJ Rrs Nrs Scen Ccek -
MsSlAr6 sn& Mr. srs Mrs. :. L
Ee-ney = NAzaaas.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-21
To Hear Convention
Reporfx Sunday

me American SlovAk CITIZENS
club VIII meet sunday afternoon Al
: 0'eleek in the Swiss hsn. 18th and
jefferson. Reports Win be given
BY the delegates - the American
Sloxak Federation ~ Washington
oonvention II Seattle. June Is. Mr..
Andrew kSeharsk viii preside.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-21
Mn. Irwin. Niece.
tiouss Guesis In Tacoma

Tor several weeks or a month.
Ms. o. n. irwin and her niece.
Mas Emily Black Of Huntington.
n. are the house guests Of Miss
Hacks flsnee's pAfvnss. Mr.. and
NrA Arthur Morton siandish. The
attractive young rennsylvsnlsn Is
h<trothei 70 Ensien Ehen N.
EtAndizh ard during her stay here
vii meet many of the family
friends. she and EnsiTn standish
plan IN early August wedding.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-21

Vows Exchanged
Church at Dupont Is
Setting for Ceremony

The marriage of Miss Leota
Hancock. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jay Hancock of Dupont,
and Mr.. Donald r. Dewey. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Dewey
of this city. was solemnized
June Is al a ceremony which
took place in the Dupont
church. The 4 o'clock rites
were performed by the Rev.
Verne B. Newhouse in a color
ful setting of greenery, and
roses and spirea and other
spring flowers.
Music included "An for You"
and Because. sung by Mr.. Ray
Grant. accompanied BY Mr.. Frank
chidester. who also played Bar
earolles and "LieheStrsum.
Fer her marriage. the bride were
an afternoon frock of aqua sheer.
corssge ef yellow and white
roseeudS. and white accessories
Her maid Of honor. Miss Lenore
withrow. also wore an afternoon
frcck Hers Was of = sheer rose
material and with IL she were
white accessories and = eorsaEs Ct
roseeuds and de1phiniur.
Mr.. Charles Ross served Mr..
Dewey as best man and uShers
were Mesxr<. L n. Colegrovs.
Thomas Morris and Eueert Ia
C&ille.
A reception followed n the
church psrlors. Ms. Hancock re-
eelviag N printed blue silk gown
with which she were pink eSrnA-
tens
A lace Cloth covered the cola
tiOn table Which Vas eentered ~
\ SILVER hoWl g roSes and DEL
phlnium and set vita silver and
crystal Pouring were Mrs II. a.
Morgan and Mss Mkrfo<se Re9ord.
and assisting were Ms. A 4.
Grant. Ms. r. A. Grant and Mss
Marjorie Nunyan.
C&zsaias Lexses ses saxtlAaFs
III 49, = regular card rsrfx
Saturday eVensnE n E-ersa1 al
PAY win STAT ~ SsN : - NJ
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-21
Miss Thomas. Mr.. Pflueger Take
Vows in Seattle Church Ceremony
PsrLIsnd Nan Takes Bride Wednesday Evening; After
Trip Down Oregon Coast Home to Be in Sab Lake

White spirea jasmine foxglove and daisies decorated
Queen Lutheran church in Seattle for the wedding
Wednesday evening Of Miss Gretchen Ellen Thomas Of Sc
attic and William Adam Pflueger of Falkland.
The Rev J. P. Pfueger father of the bridegroom. per-
formed the ceremony in the of 150 guests assisted
BY the Rev T. G. Knorr The bride IS the daughter Of Mr.
Frank r. Thomas and the brdegoom parents the Rev.
nj. Dahl
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-21

Military dignity will mark The wedding ceremony Sunday
afternoon At o'clock when Miss Frances Marie Spp
the bride Of Capt Jesse Lee Hare I03d AnTank
Bait, Fort Lewis. in the fort chapel.
The ceremony viii be followed b. reception in Fort
Lewis Inn with parents Of the young couple Mr. and Mrs.
E. l. slpp and Mr. and Mrs. James r Hare receiving with
the wedding marty.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-21

yeur Postmaster can tell YOU
how 10 inve<t In U. 3, Defense
Hondz.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-21
Miss Frances Slipp Plans Wedding
At Fort Lewis Chapel Sunday

Brde-tlecs Of Capt. Hsire l. Much Feied A. Asrisqe
D1Y Nssr; Reception VII Be He'd 81 Fort Levi. Inn
Evening star., 1941-09-18

United States VS.. James Hines.
United States VS.. Sidney L. Alex
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United States vs.. Ethel Barber.
United States VS.. Joseph w. Car
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United States VS.. George r. Clark
United States VS.. John w. Davis.
United States VS.. George Ford, jr
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United States VS.. Albert B. Ham,
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United States VS.. James E. Harris.
United States VS.. Clarence W.
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United States VS.. Clifton Lane. jr.
United States VS.. William
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Evening star., 1941-09-18
Court Assignments
Continued From Page 2-X)

Whetzel VS.. Whetzel; ATTORNEYS.
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Hart.
Brinsfeld VS.. Brinsheld; attor-
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Seaton VS.. Seaton; attorneys,
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In re: Jerome Howard.
Criminal Court No. 1-Justice
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Arrangements:
United States VS.. James w. Gar
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United States VS.. Melvin E. Brazell
United States VS.. Joseph Segall.
United States VS.. Lloyd v. Hinton.
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Evening star., 1941-09-18
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-07

but, you understand, positively no pictures"
That's too bad" they told him. because
we will have to use the old ones taken when
she was divorced some time ago from her first
husband"
-- At-this point the voice of Margery-who
was born Nina Stinson at Picton, Ontario and
whose first husband was Earl p. Rand a Bos-
ton grocer-was heard overruling DR.. Crandon
on the picture decision Harry Houdini was
cordially not invited originally and might
never have gotten in, but for the solicitation
of the reporters who had reason to think he
would enliven the proceedings
However the master magician was bored
and after only few of the 90 seances left
town. offering to pay $4,000 to any charity if
he failed to produce any ghost that Margery
displayed. DR. Crandon wanted to accept the
offer, but Margery would have nothing to do
with his suspicious money"
1t was a prudent idea but the spirits
should have warned Margery against one
Henry Clay McComas, an innocent-lookng in
vestgator from Johns Hopkins University He
was mean enough to clip piece from the
end Of one of the ectoplasmic rods which
sprouted from Margery's legs, during seance
He added insult to injury by announcing that
1t only an animals intestine stuffed with
wire and cotton.
This was a staggering blow, but the fin
gerprints gave her the psychic Knockout and
it was her own carelessness which put the
investigators on the right track. The spirit
hand made its, marks on dental ~ex> when
many other substances would have served the
purpose just as well and given no clue
The spirit of Walter was a well-chosen
control" He was a locomotive fireman. who
died sort of Casey Jones death in railroad
accident. Knowing her brother well. she was
able to see that his voice and vocabulary
were so true to life that all his friends "recog
nized" him.
Where Margery learned her skill me-
dunn has never been revealed. Perhaps she
worked all the tricks out herself as seems to
have been the case with Osapia Palladino
and others. Anyhow her powers first came
to notice during joke seance. where DR.. and
Mrs. Crandon laughingly participated with
several friends going through the usual rig
marole but expecting nothing to happen. To
their establishment there were spirit raps and
then the table began TO Jump around.
When everyone diselaimed responsibility,
DIR. Crandon took charge. eliminating first
himself and then the others, one at time.
The knocking and table-cavorting kept right
on until he removed his own wife from the
circle. Thereupon the spirit rumpus subsidized,
indicating that she the psychic power
house.
Margery died the other day, at the age of
so, retired medium, but asserting to the
last that her manifestations were no hoax
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-07

months reiened supreme, travelling about Eu-
rope, producing voices lights. spirits that be-
came family visible in the dark, objects
that flew about, objects brought in by ghosts
and known as "apports," ectoplasm and most
all the other seance-room wonders
Then one tragic day this new star Of spir-
itpalism fell like Lucifer. Plain, earthly de-
tective work such as traps ordinary criminals
had proved that those ghostly fingerprints did
not belong to the deceased brother Walter
nor any other spirit, but to the mediums
own dentist who was still very much in the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-07

residence of DR. Crandon in the Beacon Hill
section without attracting the slightest atten-
ton Then, just as the first seance was about
to start. the doorbell rang. To the doctors
dismay his doorstep was crowded with re-
porters and photographers
mo. we aren't psychic or scientific or
anything like that" they said I'VE just
trailed the committee to your house. How
about a little interview with Margery and
a few pctures?"
We'll, now that you know, perhaps she
will say a word or two" the doctor agreed,
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-07


to return to their homes or other haunts And
while Margery was breathing her last a
seance was being held in New York's Bronx
inviting the return of spirit which had de-
nounced the exposed Margery while It was
IN the flesh.
This was Harry Houdini the famous magI-
cien, who had died in Detroit on exactly that
same day fifteen years ago on each ami
versary of his death seance is held with
everything made easy for Houdinis spirit 10
return and make itself known by repeating
his own ten-word formula known only to his
widow and his magician friend Joseph Dun
ninger For the fifteenth successive time the
seance was barren failure
Touched off by the Scientific Americans
prize OF $4,000 offered in 1924 for scientific
evidence Of genuine psychic phenomena this
young woman unframed in trickery was a SEN
sation. Not only the guillible who accept any
thing but OF some scientific standing sat
goggle-eyed at her seances
II meant little that Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle famous creator of Sherlock Holmes
after one sitting exclaimed ecstatically that
her phenomena are unquestionably genuine
and London envies Boston her possession"
nor that another Englishman Or Hereward
Darlington fell for her lock stock and barrel
But the hard-headed committee appointed
bated a long time before deciding that she
had not given scientific proof There was
ntimaton of fraud, and MarEery's 'phenom-
ena" were so good that they caused split
in the American Society fer Psychical Re-
search. climaxing in the resignation Of the So
ciety's renowned field investigator, Walter +.
Prince because he was too skeptical"
Even this shrewd. experienced exploder Of
ghost stories could not Immediately put his
finger on any fraud. but he sensed certain
little evasions which made him suspicious
from the start. Later the society with a
slightly red face, had to reverse itself on
Margery.
Strangest of all her. dupes was Margerys
own husband Dr. lie Roy c. Crandon Boston
physician, surgeon lecturer at Harvard Uni
versty and man of undisputed scientific mind.
He believed in her and stuck 10 her through
thick and thin until her greatest triumph
turned into fatal disaster. II was those ghost
ly fingerprnts made at a seance by the spirit
of her dead brother Walter, in spite of scien-
tific precautions against the possibility of
trickery.
Now what do you say" demanded the
honest doctor, the society, and all the others
who had accepted Margery as the real thing.
Il wish had been there to supervise those
alleged scientific precautions" answered
Prince.
Fake" said Houdini. Give me identical
conditions and I'll produce bigger and better
'ghost-prints without the aid Of any ghosts"
And he did, but most everyone agreed that
these critics were worse than skeptical, they
were downright prejudiced. Sir Arthur, from
across the Atlantic, called Houdini a medium
batter" Margery was at her zenith and for