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The Phoenix index., 1941-06-07
BETWEEN THE LINES

I Billy Sundays and Black What
Ter has already served notice to
pect. In the persecution of Jews
the world what the Negro need ex-
the Negro has been given pattern
of his estate under Hitlerism. May
God have mercy On the misguided
Negro who does not see the un-
yelled threat of great tribulation
with the passing of democracy! It
is true that under democracy Ne
groes are circumscribed; under
Hitlerism it is quite conceivable that
they may be eXterminated. 1t is
true that under democracy we can
protest; under Hitlerism e?en pro-
test would be denied.
MISGUIDED CRANK
The Negro who says it could not
be worse for his race is obviously
a misguided crank in view of what
has happened to the Jews. There
has never come TO Negroes such
suffering as has come to the Jews
within recent months, and In the
Ukraine where 10000 were slain
in 1919. We have had our BLACK
PATHS" Black Spurgeons and Black
Nots; but may God forbid that we
should in this crisis have and Black
Wheelers and Black LindberghS.
The situation is serious. With
Turkey and Russia capitulating to
Hitler it is getting more and more
serious. With this nation torn by
OUR American Quislings we are not
getting anywhere in PARTICULAR.
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your conformity do not worry
about your dissent; 1 worry about
your acquiescence.
1t is not your unrest and dis
content that bothers me as l think
CT your futurt; 1t is your compla-
cency. The thing that 1 dread for
you is the cloud Of dullneSs settl-
ing over your lives as it has settled
over the lives of so many who have
gone before you.
LIFE-MOLDING WORDS =
"A capacity to be different,
contampt for majorities, a deter.
mination to climb mountains if one
climbs alone-that is the true and
of education Only in so far as they
promote this attitude do our coll
leges Justify themselves; only in
as you have aSquired this attitude
does your education signify any
thing important. For it is always
the minoritieS that hold the key
of progress: 1T is always through
those who are unafraid to be dl1N
ferent that advance comes in hui
man society"
These are life molding words, and
] wish that they could be engraved
upon the diplomas of every man
and woman who is this spring re-
ceiving a degree from one OF our
colleges or graduate schools. The
freedom and security which this
age longs for, and needs. Is free
dom to live ones own life regard
less of the accepted tastes patterns
and desires of ones neighbors-
keeping up with the Joneses,"
whether living or dead, is still
Americas biggest business busi-
ness that is starving the lives and
dwarfing the souls millions. He
who has found the freedom that
lies at the end of the quest for
truth will dare to break step with
he dusty, milling throngs chat
struggle in the middle of the road
and to listen to the summons to
divine adventure which comes from
byways far off the beaten paths.
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possible if there had been no demo
cratic ideologies of government. If
the outlook for democracy is dark,
the outlook fer the Negro is darker!
A DARK FUTURE
Without democracy the Negro is
futurelesS. If the current ideolo-
gleS of Europe are worth fighting
Tor, how much is democracy worth
fighting for, and if need be, dying
for. The fact than only 20 years
ago men fought to make the world
safe for democracy that fell short
of perfection should not blind this
nation to- the fact that by fighting
we have had 20 years more of de-
mocracy. These 20 years of pre-
serving the heritage that was
bought with the price of sweat and
tears and blood was worth all it
cost. The fight fol democracy was
not lost therefore as We are inclin-
ed to assume.
There are those who feel that SO
long as democracy has to be fought
for again after the brief lapse of
20 years, it is worth the price.
They are poor and misguided crea-
lures who reason thus. Without
the sacrifice made 20 years ago this
country would probably be today
in the throes of Nazism as are the
nations of Europe.
If I were a white man I would
have little or no fears for future
that brought even Hitlerism. But
with Negroes it is different Hit
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Coach Adkins
Thanks Club
For Trophy.
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-(SNS)-

MEMPHIS, Tenn.-(SNS)-
The action of the Varsity club,
outstanding social club here, in
awarding its Varsity Club Tro1
ply to William F. (BilD Hall,
outstanding local athlete and
captain-elect of the LeMoyne
Mad Magicians, during the clubs
formal dance last Thursday night,
May 20, at the Hotelmen's Inn
provement club, evoked ecomluns
of praise from any quarters.
Coach w. P. (Jack) Adkins
famed LeMoyne College coach
and athletic director, expressed
his sentiments in regard to the
award in the following letter:
Gentlemen:
zone of the most gratifying
experiences of my coaching ca
reer at LeMoyne College came
Thursday night, May 20, when
your organization awarded Will
liam Hall a beautiful trophy fo:
clean sportsmanship and valuable
service as a member of the Mad
Magicians. was further pleased
by the announcement that such
an award would be made annual
ly to an outstanding athlete Of
LeMoyne College.
A coach is greatly assisted in
his task of developing strong
fair-playing athletes when he
realizes that the community SYM
pathizes with the goal he is seek
ing to attain. The recent gesture
of the Varsity club lets me know
that important groups of Men,
phians are behind our program
at LeMoyne College. --
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NegrO's Future
CONTINUED from page -

Continued from page u
the haccalaureate sermon the
previous Sunday. gave each grad
uate a copy of Fearless Advo-
cate" book penned by Miss
Margaret McCulloch. former Le-
Moyne history teacher. on the
life of DR.. Julius LeMoyne. for
whom the institution was named.
Each year a character building
book is given to members of the
graduating class
The LeMoyre chorus, under de-
rection of Prof. J. A. Whitaker,
head Of the music department,
rendered music for the occasion.
Rev. alfred Loaring. Clark. Rec
tor of st. Johns Episcopal church,
gave the invocation.
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fine FOR KIDNEY
and BLADDER
WEAKNESS
STOP GETTING UP NIGHTS
AND FEEL YOUNGER

Keep your blood more free from
waste matter, poisons and acid by
putting more activity into kidneys
and bladder, and you should live
healthier, happier life.
One efficient, harmless way to do this
is to get from your druggist 35 cent
box of GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oi
Capsules and take them as directed
the prompt results should delight yol
Besides getting up nights, some symptom
oe kidney trouble may be backache, shift
pains, puffy eyes
Don't he an EASY MARK and acceT
substitute - Get GOLD Medal Haarlem
Capsules -. the original and genuine.
for the Gold Medal on the bog IS cents.
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ADDRESSES LINCOLN
GRADUATES

DURHAM. N. c., LAMP
DIR. M. o. Bousfield director, for
Negro health of Julius Rosenwald
fund. delivered a stirring commence.
ment address to the 13 graduates
of Lincoln Hospital Monday night.
The exercises were held in the
b. N. Duke auditorium of the
north Carolina College for Negroes
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creators as being liars.
He said that the little states
that Great Britain and France set
up in Europe to serve as buffer
states for themselves, all the
time sponsoring what Wilson
spoke of as the right of nationals
to be independent and assertive
of themselves, constituted the
greatest lie of all time. Follow
ing one line Of reasoning that
German minorit;ns should assert
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The national behavior of this
country SO closely resembles that
of France, that it makes us shud-
der to imagine what day may
bring forth. We are face to face
with a revolution the like of which
has not been dreamed. Nobody
with the slightest historical per
spective will imagine for a moment
that democracy will die forever.
This is impossible. The taste of
this "way Of life" will guarantee
it's Immortality; bu this does not
blind us to the fact hat tempor-
arily the SUN of democracy may
mourn.
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Do White People
Know The Negro?
By WALTER r. CHIVERS

l THINK THE correct answer
is NO. In fact, being a Negro ]
am quite sure it is ''No" Students
lay down a general principal that
certain strong barriers prevent a
majority racial group from ever
really knowing a minority racial
group. A minority group has to
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OepSHQ HedVlp
upon shrewd-
ness and astute-
ness for survl-
val. One of it's
most effective
methods of get
ting what is
or even
luxuries is to
learn how to
" manipulate "
"the powerful
members of the
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SCHOOL OF NURSES
GET $4,000

NEW YORK-(ANP)-A bequest
of $4,000 has been left 10 the Lin
coin School for Nurses by the late
Mrs. Harriet Eddy Parsons James.
wife of Commodore Arthur Cur
tiss James, according to her will
which was filed for probate ir
surrogate's court Friday. The gift
is part of an estate formerly val
ued at more than $2.000,000"
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RECANTS ON ANTI
NEGRO LAWS

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. LAMP
Miami no longer can refuse Ne
groes the right to participate in
its presumably non-partisan mu-
nicipal primaries. Negroes may
exercise the right which they have
in every other civilized commun-
ity in the United States and even
run for office if they so desire.
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SEEK TO BAN "PEST HOUSE"

CHICAGO -(ANP) -Chicagoans
who are acquiring property and
moving rapidly into Washington
Park District, opened up recently
because of a decision of the U. s.
gupreme Court, are fighting to
have condemned, the old Washing
ton Park hospital, facing the park
side of the district.
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FETE SCHOOL TEACHER

CHICAGO - (ANP) "A testi-
monial dinner Monday evening
concluded a round of activities
given in honor of Charles w.
Pierce, retiring science teacher of
DuSable high school, by members
of the PTA faculty and student
body.
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FSA TO NAME Is

WASHINGTON, D. C. -(ANP)
Fifteen workers in the morale
division of the Federal Security
agency are to be appointed within
few weeks according to inform
alton from the office of the ad-
mlnlstrator, Paul v. McNutt, fol-
kowing the appointment of Mr..
Jecter, Urban league secretary of
Anderson, Ind, to head up the
colCred division.
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Hitler And Lies

EACH TIME read of Herr Hitlers military
successes in and off the coatinent of Europe,
think of his assertion some years back that nee
civilization is made up of lies and more lies, if
is going to tell one he might well tell a real
ly great and get his point and purposes across.
Hitler accused the conditions that he found
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WALTER CHIVERS SAYS:

he does not see the real Negro
knows Negroes better than any
other Birmingham white man
who understands them and long
ago gained their confidence by his
common sense dispensation OF
Justice :. "The rebuttal. -"
l. No white man iE Birmlng-
ham knows anymore about Ne
groes than any other. None OF
them know Negroes
2. The Judge has not gained
the confidence of his defendants
ne has simply accepted their de-
feuse mechanisms at face value
really I should have said fake
face" value
There is much more that could
be said on this subject by a Ne
gro who has lived close to the
common people, "alley dwellers,'
'pcol,roun hangers-on" ct cetera
among Negroes not only in Bir-
mingham but all over the eastern
Seaboard but l must weigh my
words carefully lest I expose the
Negro's most effective sustem OF
defense. With this system he has
survived and achieved for seventy
five years. His only weapon OF
survival has been his intelligence
-matured by hardshipS, injustlces
and oppression for which his
powerful" neighbor is largely re-
sponsible.
A FINE SUMMARY |
The June 8, 1926 issue of the
Birmingham News made some
Illuminating remarks along this
ire when it said in part: And
yet if the South had exercised
fairness and mercy, and if Negroes
had invariably received absolute
fairness in our courts of justice,
and if they had never been robbed
and charged exorbitantly high
rentals for the novels they in
habit, probably no southern city
and no pleasant and fruitful farm
worked by Negroes ever would have
suffered from the exodus of thou
sands of Negroes to climates for
which they were totally untitled
by training and heredity.'
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weekly shall published each in which views
question of local national Such views
reflect
way opinion of PHOENIX INDEX.
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PHOENIX political party
the completely impartay hatred
All matter coming this should be office Sun
later order to the
plainly written side
rights
the
paid
Make all orders payable to the INDEX, 1914 East Monroe
Street All articles signed by contributors Or they
vi not be publi
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PLATFORM

To the colored they feel
which their views political social
religious questions which face the
especially
must
J. To instruct boys and girls In the art of thrift
To brotherhood
To tsILd a frmer racafo posterity.
the colOred compete
other
dependable ef
able
realizing vital
points,
gesons in rendering service
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-23
Coming Events


Thurs, Jan. 23St Peters Guild Of St. Peters Catholic
church, at the home of Mrs Joseph Hatzenbuhler 26
Washington avenue, at pm.
Thurs JAM 23-Lac Club Of St. Louis parish 70 Croker
Thurs JAM 23Carnation Club Of Louis parish At the
home OF Mrs. Arthur Eschenburg, 165 Eastman street.
at8pm
Thurs JAN 23-Mount Business Girls Club nita-
ton banquet at TASTES Tavern: at pm.
home Of Mrs. Harry G. Allen, So Ferrn place. at 8 pm
Thurs, JAM 23Card party at the Kings Daughters Home
sponsored by Loyal Workers Circle, at pm
Thurs, Jan 23-Eagles in the hall at pm
Thurs JAM 2Sdut catechumen class Of Trinity Lutheran
Church, at the school, at 7:30 pm.
Fri, Jan. M-IOoF. in Barron Hail. at pm. Drill prsc-
tice and refreshments
Fri. JAM A-Dancing Club, In Masonic hail. at $50 pm
Fi Jan. 2Whasoever Circle of Kings Daughters at the
home Of Mrs.. Charles Nemetta IL Belevew avenue 1t
ESQ pm
Fr Jan 24-Dance in Grace parish house. sponsored bv
Business Girls Group Of CTS at $50 pm
sat- jan 26Junor Maccabees luncheon In Barron
1880 pm. followed by installation Of officers and pro-
gram Of entertainment Il
Sat- JAN 1S-HafHour Club luncheon at Medea hotel ct
lpm. =,
Mon, Jan. 37-Lades Auxiliary Presbyterian church,
the home Of the Misses Florence and Anna Whitney
avenue. ut 2:30 pm.
Mon Jam 3-lsabea Davis Circle of Kings Dsughters at
the home Of Mrs Ed vannatter. % Inches street. at
Mon jan s7-Golden Rule Circle of Kings Daughters st
the Home on Market street. at pm Mrs Elmer Les
Mon Jan S-onday Musicale At the home of Mrs Kendall
Walton, So Buckingham drive, at pm
Mon- Jan. 37Dath City Stamp and Coin Club home
Mon jan 17vFw Auxiliary grocery party in Veterans
Mon Jsn. s7-Harry olrch Post American Legion in L.
/. ssos slubAeuss. q Gao pm.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-23
Doctor Gives illustrated Talk
TO Child Study Group Three
DIR. RUSSELL WRIGHT of~

DIR. RUSSELL WRIGHT of
Highland Park Osteopathic Clin-
ic and Sin-O-Vac Clinic, spoke
to members of Child Study
Group 3 at . meeting held At
the home Of Mrs. Dale Williams,
Moravian Drive.
DR.. Wright said that the hu-
man body IL composed Of six
divisions, and that . human be-
ing perfect in each Of these six
would be "A Million Dollar
Man." The divisions he men
toned are bone, ligament,
muscle, nerve, circulatory and
organic structures. Disc asses
which attack all of these divi.
sions Of the body are Of three
types-the known diseases; the
insidious ones such as heart or
kidney ailments; and the "mon-
grel" diseases, such as sinus.
Describing q number of ortho-
pedic conditions which might be
found in children, he stressed
the value Of x-ray in diagnosis.
And urged also the periodic
check with pediatrician or fam
lily doctor, in addition to calling
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-23
Child Study Group Two Hears
Helpful Talk on Adolescence
MISS CATHERINE IRISH ofI

MISS CATHERINE IRISH Of
Msrrill-Palmer School IN De-
troit gave members Of Child
Study Group Z m interesting
discussion Of 1.-THE Social Devel-
opment Of Adolescsnts" last
evening at the meeting held 1t
Mrs. Walter Stewards home on
Riverside drive. .
Miss Irish said the most I'm
portant thing to IN adolescent 10
70 be happy 1t the moment. A
constant round Of social doings,
perfect understanding and secur.
ity 1t home are necessary to this
happiness, and she stressed pa.
tience and understanding on the
part Of parents.
Money II IN enormous prob
lam to the adolescent, she con.
tinued. II takes on m exasser-
ated importance In young minds
either the presence or lack Of
Il. She stressed the fact that. this
- Z phase that will pass Is q
more balanced point Of view is
reached
Miss Irish is counselor and
adviser at Merrill Palmer
School, and deals with such
problems every day. She pune
tuated her talk with examples or
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-23
Child Study Group One Isis
Points Of Contention in Family

In the discussion period, .
complete list Of points Of con-
tention was made by members
from their own experiences.
Among the list IL the reason that
parents have definite standards
for developing character and So
cial behavior In their children,
and attempt to make their chill
dren conform to them. Others
are jealousy between children
and abnormal fears and ankle
ties on the part Of youngsters.
Mrs. Campbell A. Ward con-
Quoted the brief business meet
ing which preceded the eve
ning's program.
Mrs. G. Stuart DeMott and
Mrs. Milon Grinnell assisted
Mrs. Spier a. hostesses for the
meeting.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-23
Kings Daughters Circle Fees 40 Years Of Continuot,s
Modern Music Studio
TO Give Recital

THE MODERN MUSIC STU
do will present Z group Of stu
dents Of voice, piano and instru.
mental music In q tea musicale,
to be given on Sunday, Feb. 3,
at 2:46 o'clock, In the parlors OF
the First Presbyterian church on
New street.
The program will include vo-
cal and piano selections by the
pupils Of Muriel Tayler; pupils
Of Fred Hughes, teacher Of vio-
lin, guitar and al stringed In
struments, and local pupils Of
Fred Weiland, Of Detroit, teach
er In charge Of accordion.
Refreshments will be served
ut the close Of the program,
which II open to the public by
invitation. Tickets may be OBJ
tanned from any member OF the
studio faculty.
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40 Present at Dinner
Of Harrison Circle

FORTY NJ Z M b Frs and
guests Of Harrison Circle en-
joyed q pot-luck dinner and
evening Of cards at the Kings
Daughters Home on Market
street last evening.
Guests included Mrs. Lysle
Rosso, Mrs. Charles Mikelsit,
Mrs. Clarence Barney, Mrs.
Stephen Lyle, Mrs. Harold Nc
Lean, Mrs. Wilfred Lowe, Mrs.
John Penxien, Jr., Mrs. Leo
Braun, Mrs. William G. Rivard,
Mrs. ]. L. Rooms, Mrs. Lawrence
Oehmke, Mrs. r. Hand, and
Floyd Rosso.
Prize winners at cards were
Mrs. Raymond Ripple. Mrs. Neil
Braun. Mrs. Mclean won the
house prize
There was no business meet
Ing. In charge of arrangements
for the evening was Mrs. John
Miller. She was assisted by Mrs.
Edmund Stutx, Mrs. Casper
Loxen and Mrs. william Berg
man.
Plans for the next meeting are
not yet complete.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-23
Silver Cross Circle Has
Pollock at Keiser Home

SILVER CROSS CIRCLE of
Kings Daughtrs had 4 pot-luck
luncheon at the home of Mrs.
Emma Keiser, South Broadway
avenue, yesterday.
Tentative plans were made for
. quilting bee. the date for
which will be set In the near fu-
ture. The rest Of the afternoon
was devoted to cards, with prizes
going to Mrs. Emma Perry and
Mrs. Lottie Hilbert. Mrs. Lena
burst won the house prize.
The next meeting will be held
on February IL at the Kings
Daughters Home at 2:30 o'clock.
LADIES' AUXILIARY of the
First Presbyterian church will
meet on Monday afternoon, Jan.
"a, ut 2:30 o'clock, with the
Misses Florence and Anna Whit.
ney, 120 Grand avenue. Mrs.
Della Brown and Mrs. George
Brandy will be assisting host
esses.
MRS. AL EVANS, Mrs. Will
liam D. Metcalfe and Mrs. Lewis
Burt attended the luncheon for
Past Matrons of the Order Of
Eastern Star Of Macomb county,
held yesterday by the Roseville
chapter.
GRACE PRoTOPAPAS en-
tertained this evening in honor
Of her tenth birthday. Her
guests included Janice Teston,
Carol Teston. Jack Ellis, Elaine
Sanders and Betty Meldrum.
TRINITY LUTHERAN church
will hold an adult catechumen
class at the school on Thursday
evening ut 1880 o'clock.
MRS. GEORGE PINGEL will
be hostess to members of her
birthday club on Friday eve.
ming.
MRS. RALPH DONALDSON
entertained her duplicate con-
tract bridge club yesterday.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-23

MRS. PAUL S. HIRT led q
discussion on points of Con-
tention in the Family" at last
evenings meeting of Child Study
Group I, held at the home of
Mrs. James Spier, Byron court.
Giving the high points Of two
articles on child psychology,
Mrs. Hirt brought out that un-
usual behavior in a child indi-
Gates that the child has some
problem which he cannot solve.
She stressed the value and i'm
portance of the parents use of
tact in giving an order, de-
handing obedience, melting out
punishment or giving rewards.
Knowing what to do or say at
what time Is q valuable and eff
fective asset to anyone, She de-
clared, but indispensable to q
successful parent.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-23
Two New Members Join
Twelve Bellies Club

TWO NEW MEMBERS, Mar
gerry Roys and Bergetta Boldt.
were taken into the Twelve Bel
les Club, at the meeting held at
the home of Clara Schinkai,
Smith street, last evening.
Final plans were made for the
Valentine party Of the. group, 70
be held at the home Of Ruth
Hockin, Riverside drive on Feb.
is. Nathalie Bobcean Is general
chairman Of the event, with Jean
Jones and Virginia Miller In
charge of the refreshments. En-
tertainment will be arranged by
Helen Schen, Miss Boldt, Mary
Shaw and Miss Schinkai.
After the business meeting,
the members played cards, and
Marjorie Roys won high, score.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-23

specific cases Illustrating her
points. A period Of questioning
followed her talk. Members Of
the group found her loathe to
recommend q course Of proceed
ure In specific cases without ex.
haustive investigation Of al cir.
cumstances which might affect
that case.
Mrs. Francis Golden conducted
the brief business meeting which
preceded Miss IriSh's talk. Mrs.
David Millar and Mrs. Fred
Shoemaker were assistant host
esses.
Mrs. Carl Starner will enter.
tain the group, 1t her home on
Kendrick avenue It the next
meeting, on Wednesday, Feb. Is.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-23
Six Guests at Meeting
Of Mignonette Club

SIX GUESTS and q returned
member featured the meeting Of
the Mignonette Club Of st. Louis
parish last evening. at the home
Of Mira. Richard DeKetelaer On
Fifth street.
The returned member Is Mr..
Clifford O'Neill who has been
absent from the group for sev-
eral months. and the guests were
Mira. Harry Krantx, Mrs. Clara
Tucker. Mrs. John Elso, Mill.
cent va1ey,. Mrs. Lawrence
Trombley and Mrs. Arthur Pei
tier.
Cards were the diversion OF
the evsning, with prizes going to
Mrs. Harold GleflEo. .Nrs. Tuck
e.. Mrs. ESQ, AfrS. Fred Loxen
won the house prize.
The next meeting will Be hellr
On, Feb. 3. At the home az Mi.
Gordon ESQ, Sugar Bush road,
. eight O'clock.
&c 60.
DEPUTY COUNTY Ceras
Mr.. Flora Posner and lgiss NJ
nice Roee ere still unAblo.so por-
form their duties, because q NJ
nes0.