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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-10
Mrs. J. H. Gilpin Heads Committee
Arranging Event February l0
Kesfor Hall VIII Be Scene of Program 10 Be Given
By Mrs. Nscedsr and Mrs. Hart~el

Again those Tacoma whose hearts go 10 suffering
Britain will gather together 10 sponsor event Of vide
many persons The Pierce county branch of the
British American War Relief association has aside the
evening Of February Is for presentation IN Annie Wright
seminary Of Mrs Mortimer Hartwe and Mrs lYison Mac
adam prominent Poranders program for the benefit Of
Bundles for Britain"
Mrs Hartwel. gifted in the art Of PLAY reading will give
dramatic selections from inspired literary pieces while
Mrs Macadams contributions will be reading Of excerpts
from letters from her husband who in the ministry Of
information for the British government in London.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-10
Monday Luncheon
To Honor Board
Mrs. Biorklund entertains
Members Of YMBC Aux.

Mrs. John c. Bjorklund,
president of the Young Mems
Business Club auxiliary. has
invited members of the board
for a 80 luncheon on Mon
day at the. Tacoma hotel. This
will be the first meeting of
the year.
A Valentine motif will be car
ried out in the decorations with
heart-shaped eenterpiece Of red
and white carnations and red
tapers adjoining the luncheon table
Members who are expected to
attend are Mrs. Chris Reynolds
first vice president Mrs. Samuel
Crippen, second vice president
Mrs. J. Marvin Lynn. third vice
president. Mrs. Dolph Falken-
hagen recording secretary. Mrs.
Gunnar Ieggerinl. treasurer, Mrs.
A W Opperman, corresponding
secretary.
Mrs Howard f Walker. auditor /.
Mrs. Arthur Nordi, telephone
chairman: Mrs. Nellie Gray. mem
hership chairman: Mrs. Jerry Gee
han. jr.. decorations chairman,
Mrs. Lon Allen. sunshine chair
man. Mrs c. c. Knowles, guest
book chairman. Mrs. Amos Booth,
hostess chairman; Mrs. Charles
Mady. program chairman; Mrs.
e. o. Lynn. ranch board chairman,
and Mrs. Fred II. Francis, pub
lefty
On next Friday there will be q
general meeting of the auxiliary
with the members of the Young
Mems Business club. who have
planned Valentine party for
their wives.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-10

Mrs. Joseph II. Gilpin has been
asked to serve as chairman OF
the local presentation which will
be heard In keator hall. She Is
being assisted by many members
OF the war relief group here
Mrs. A. NJ Guthrie has been APP
pointed program chairman. Mrs.
c. r. Underwood. ticket chairman.
Mrs William Hill. assisted by
Mrs. J II Rugg and Mrs. Mar
garet Smith. publicity. Mrs David
L. Stone, decorations and Mrs
Joy Hoffman. production.
Only last summer Mrs. Mac
adam, the former Caroline Corbett
of Portland. returned to her home
city from seven years residence
In London She brought her own
two children and three refugees.
With Mrs. Hartwell and Countess
Morag Zamoyska. now on tour IN
California. have pleased numerous
Portland society and philanthropie
/ groups.
Mrs Macadam. a Smith college
graduate. Was. at the time OF her
marriage. with the Institute of
/ Pacific Relations. In England she
/ has seen first hand British pohi-
F ical affairs. and her country house
+ is at present sheltering Polish ref
ugees The Maeadams were close
/ friends of the late Lord Lothian
and of Lady Aster.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-10
Dr.. Hoeue TO Speak Here
Aaain at Weyerhaeuser Hall

The Leaders associations have
extended an invitation to members
of civic organizations interested in
youth programs to attend a talk to
be given by DR.. Helen Gibson
Hogue. executive secretary of the
Washington Society for Mental
Hygiene The subject of her talk
will be The Psychological Ap-
proach to Group Work
The public is invited to attend
Friday morning February 14th al
/ Weverhaeuser hall at 10 o'clock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-10
Bethany Group
To Entertain

Bethany Epworth League mem
hers will be hosts to league men,
bers from Calvary and Asoury
Methodist churches on Sunday af-
ternoon at Bethany church. So.
57th ST. and Park ave. A get
acquainted" hour is planned for B
o'clock with Walter Seabloom in
charge. After buffet supper the
members and guests will adjourn
To the little chapel for the regular
league services at which Miss Lois
Thronson will preside.
Mrs. c. A. Spreen will be the
guest speaker She is presby-
terrain missionary who has worked
among the Hopi tribes of Arizona,
and will speak on life in this fss-
einating Indian group.
Officers and committee members
assisting during the evening are
Miss Thronson. Dick Swanson, Lee
Roy Turnbull. Juanita Daniel. Jack
Helms. Margaret Porst. Donald
Tidd. Gordon Brooks. Alton Brooks.
Bob Seabloom. Dora Post and
lThomas Thronson Mrs. Ray
o'Flyng is adviser Of the group.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-10
PhiIomafhea Meets
Al Belarmine

Philomathea club will meet
Tuesday at l o'clock in the library
of Bellarmine high school.
At lis pictures of the Narrows
bridge collapse will be shown.
Mrs. John Piper will be in charge
of the tea hour and will be assisted
by the members whose names COM
mence with Nc. n, o and =
The president. Mrs. L. L. Bissell
announces that autos will meet the
buses from 1890 till / 40.
The meeting will close with
group singing led by Mrs. A. c.
Conner
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-10

Miss Coffmann has asked Miss
Barbara Healy. former Tacoman
now living in New York City, to
be her only attendant.
News Il Told
II was at luncheon at her
home on Saturday that the bride
elect disclosed the plans of her
coming marriage to her closest
friends.
Places We're set at the table
centered with Valentine bou-
quet, for Mrs. w. f. Manson.
sister of the bride-to-be, Mrs
Charles II. Martin of Seattle. Mrs.
Elsie Stewart and Mrs. j. DON
aid Shotwell
Misses Wilma z m mer a n,
Audrey-Dean Albert, Doro h y
Turley and Miss Mary Jane
Braser of Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-10
China to Be Topic
For Dinner Meeting

The Goodwill and c chapter
will hold its regular dinner meet
irg Monday at $50 at the home
of Mrs. George Clock, 2530 Faw-
cett ave. Mrs. Walter II. Rasch
will preside. The guest speaker,
Mrs. A. A. johnson. will talk on
her trip to China and will display
some interesting articles which
she purchased there.
Business women who are inter
ested please call Main 1866 for
reservations. This chapter was
organized for them because they
are employed during the day ana
are interested in the work of the
Goodwill industries
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-10
Sumner Wedding
Is Beautiful
More Evelyn livesIey WEEDS
Richard Morton SIeffvei

Miss Nora Evelyn Livesley.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Livesley of Sumner.
became the bride of Mr.. Rich
ard Morton Slettvet, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Slettvet
of Sumner, Friday evening in
Sumner Presbyterian church.
Rev. W. A. Moore of Tacoma
read the single ring ceremony
by candlelight in the presence
of n host of friends.
The bride. given In marriage by
her father. was gowned in white
satin with fingertlp veil and
carried q bouquet OF pale pink
roses with white bouvardia tied
with white satin ribbons.
Mrs. Leslie Stone was her sis
ter's matron of honor and Miss
Mary Livesley. sister Of the bride
was maid of honor. They wore
identical dresses of blue dotted
swiss and carried colonial bou-
quets of talisman roses. Mrs. VIII
mer Reise. gowned in pastel green
net. Mrs. Alva Bower. Dr.. of Sc
Attic. in pastel yellow net, Miss
Lolita Hoban in pink net and Miss
Rosemary Slettvet, sister OF the
groom. dressed In blue net. were
bridesmaids, and Also carried
colonial bouquets of tsiisman
roses.
Mr.. Alvin slettvet WAS his
brothers best man. and the ushers
were Mr.. Alvin Bower. jr.. Mr..
John Mcmillan. Mr.. Leslie Stone.
Mr.. Jules Potter and Mr.. Paul
Snow.
Misses Lou and Patricia Barron.
cousins of the bride, dressed In
pastel blue lighted the cathedral
candles for the ceremony.
Mrs. W. ]. Peterkin played the
wedding march and accompanied
Mr.. Willard Mackenzie who sang
'Because" and Il Love You Truly"
For her daughters wedding
Mrs. Livesley chose a gown of
navy blue. and Mrs. slettvet chose
black. Their corsages were of
gardenias.
Following the ceremony a re-
ception WAS held In the church
parlors. The collation. table was
laid with 4 white linen cloth used
on the brides parents wedding
table. centered with a cross shaped
wedding cake thanked by tall white
tapers. Mrs. Mable Peters of Sc
attic and Mrs. Everett McColley
presided at the urns. Misses Elva
Mae and Ferris Pierce cut the
cake.
Close friends of the bride who
assisted were Misses Marga-
ret Jean Mckinnon. Marion Petty.
Marjorie Bower, Barbara Shelton.
Emmajane Schrengohst. Peggy
Goodman. Mrs. Roberta Finney
and Mrs. Helen ingham. Miss
Sally kuciemba was In charge of
the guest hook.
When the bride left she was
wearing an ensemble of blue wool.
After short wedding trip the
new home will be established in
the Weaver apartments.
Mr.. Slettvet and his bride at
tended the University of Wash
ington.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-10

Travel Holds
The Spotlight
The Charles W. Ortons
Return From the South

Whenever Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles u. Orion turn the
KEY on the doors A. Orion
place and start eff on one Of
their gypsying trips. one can
know the trip Is going to be
a colorful one.
The Ortons returned the
first of this week from a 5000
mile trek through California
and Arizona-another of their
fine experiences in interesting
contacts with people and
places.
There was. for instance. the tea
al the W. Bradley home in san
Diego for British War Relief. the
reception given by the San Fran
cisco fine arts group for the
eminent conductor. Chambrian.
and an art day at La Jolla. where
the old Ellen Scripps home Is be-
ing taken over by artists and art
patrons Then there vas that
fascinating tea which the artists
and writers gave at the art center
t in Tucson
In Casa Grand. Arizona. the
+ Tacomans found enthusiastic edu-
Gators engrossed IN the business
Of salvaging lives of young chill
dren and their parents the much
publieized share-eroppers). This
j little community is outstanding
in the fact that there IS not one
child of foreign parentage-all.
+ true Americans. In contrast 10
tins wholesome and hopeful sight
vas the ball for Robert Taylor
and Barbara Stanwyck. honoring
the stars who are now making
Billy the Kid in the Wild
Sabina canyon.
WI ~ AAAAAAAAhA NAAAAA visit ~
the Papaeoos Indian reservation
and the old. old mission of san
Xavier. whose padres in 1892
brought the first culture to the
wild state of sun. wind and eacti-
and speaking of caeti. the Ortons
can tell Of the great Suhuam
forest of caeti. the largest in the
world, where hundreds of wild
animals roam the rocks and sand
dunes. They can tell of Ari-
zona's congresswoman. Isabel
Greenway. and how she designs
and directs the manufacture of
Monterey furniture and of the de-
lightful afternoons they spent with
interesting artists and refugees.
OF one really glorious evening of
VT and fun with Lady Richard
Squires and her daughter who.
incidentally. may be up this way
soon. But what seems equally as
glamorous wes the War Relief
ball where titled English ladies,
gowned in satins. rubbed shoulders
with the cowboy" lads and
lassies of eastern cities gone
native for the winter. and more
amazingly with "honest-to-good-
ness" cowboys and Indian youths.
looking strange and colorless IN
modern dress.
So goes travel with the Ortons
all this interest and color
crowded with the usual expert
enees of travellers on well beaten
trails.
Friends Tacomans know and they
enjoyed visiting were the Joseph
Cashiers. the Pat Mullays. the
Edward Jansens nov in San
Francisco the General Moores,
the Neal Tebbs. DR.. Joseph Griggs
and his charming wife, the
Seymour Werfels. the Wallace
Arendts, Monsignor Heating and
Monsignor McAstocker.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-10
Party Honors
Duane Buhele

On Saturday evening nine
friends Of Miss Dauna Mae Buhele
gathered al the nome Of the honor
guests parents 10 honor the young
LADY VINO mas just recovered from
an operation.
A late supper vas served after
an evening OF games 10 Misses
Janice and Jscqueline Gates OF
Olympia, Joy Marie Kane. Annette
Condor Of Seattle. Mary Jayne
Reese and Messrs. Daerel and John
Saunders. Donald Stafford Of
Olympia Laurence Hilton. Wayne
Steele. j. and Rodney Patterson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-10
Ina Ruth Coffman Will Wed
Lieut.. Hornung on March 6
Popular Tscomen VIII Leave March for New York;
Barbara Heay 10 Attend Bride at Fort Dix

March has been by Miss Ina Ruth Coffman. daugh-
of Mr. Mrs Wilson r Coffman for her marriage
Lieut.. William w Hornung of Mrs Julia Hornung of
Long Island New York.
The brideo-be who announced her engagement at the
home Mrs George Hamm the Alpha Beta Epsilon Christ
party will leave Sunday March for Fort Dix, New
Jersey where the wedding will be soemnzed
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-10
Seveniy-Fifth Birthday Is
Observed by Mrs. Rohr

Mr.. and Mrs. William Rohr OF
Spanawsy entertained at their
home in honor Of Mr.. Rohrs
mother. Mrs. Emma Rohr. who
celebrated her seyenty-fifth birth
day on Monday The table WAS
decorated WITH yellow tapers and
a birthday cake
Those present were Mrs Janet
Barnes. MIS- Burling Mrs. Henry
Tghe. Mrs Tniel. Mrs Frank
HAYES and Ars- Humphrey Hill
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-10
Mrs. kruzner
To Be Hostess

Mrs. Alfred hruzner will be
hostess 10 the women's Society of
the Fern Hill Methodist church at
her home, ISL South saith st. on
Wednesday. Mrs. Thomas Brother
ton and Mrs. Harry Nicholson are
assisting hostesses.
The business meeting is sched-
uled for 1890. luncheon at 1880.
a Lady in Gray" viii be guest
speaker. A musical program will
be presented and later discussion
OF health conditions in the United
States.
The Goodwill Nomen's Auxiliary
will hold its regular meeting Tues
day al II o'clock in its clubroom
al the plant. 1856 So. Tacoma ave,
Mrs. B. L. Burley presiding.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-10
Guest Tea At Independent
Bible Church Wednesday

The annual guest tea OF the
Women's Fellowship will be held
on Wednesday at 2 o'clock in
Ladies hall. The members are in
viting personal friends and friends
of the church. An interesting pro-
gram has been arranged.
Miss Laura Leach will give violin
selections accompanied on the
piano by Mrs. Catherine Dunkel-
berger. Vocal numbers will be
presented by Mrs. Jack Normo and
piano numbers by Miss Mary West
colt and Mrs. Wesley Hamilton.
Mrs. N. A. Donelson viii present
the devotional message.
The tea hostesses for the after
noon are members of unit .. with
Mesdames ]. W. Deane, ID. r.
Leroy and v. T. Harvlie in charge.
Bethune WCTU win hold a
meeting on Sunday at 2:30 in the
Allen church. South 14th and Yaki-
ma ave. Guest speakers will be
Mrs. Maud Richards and Mrs.
Selma Lindseth.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-10
Luther Lea que
Plans Program

The Luther League of Our Saw
ior,s Lutheran church will meet on
Sunday evening at 730 in the
church parlors The program chair
man. Miss Bernice Swanberg, has
arranged an interesting program.
Devotions will be led by Miss
Gladys Frangen. On the musical
program for the evening Miss June
ROLAND will present selections for
the guitar. Miss Jennie Wick will
sing and Mr.. John Joyce will play
several violin numbers.
The Rev c. Belgium of the I'm
manuel Lutheran church will be
guest speaker.
Mr.. John Swanberg and Misses
Borghild Larson and Lorrayne
Medium will be host and hostesses
for this meeting Games and re-
freshments will follow the pro-
gram.
The president, Miss Lillian OIL
son. urges all members and friends
10 attend
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-10
Mrs. Thor HoveIand
Is New President

Because If the resignation of
Mrs. Arthur Berglund, the Lincoln
PIT. A. elected Mrs Thor Hove
land. president. rat their last
meeting
Other officers elected were Mrs.
A. II. Garstad first ice-president:
Mrs. Mvron L. Carr, secretary,
and Mrs; Fred Lockwood, treas
urer.
The new president is planning
to retain the same members on
her committees as those of the
former president They are Mrs.
L. NJ Larson. ways and means; .
Mrs. Ross A. Carr. student aid and
welfare. Mrs. G. A. Reiman, mo-
ton pictures and radio. Miss Rosa
Palo. legislation: Mrs. r. NJ. Norris
and Mrs. Amend Nanleuvun
social.
Mrs. Charles Grover. program.
Mrs. George Jorgenson, publicity;
Mrs. A. s. Garstad. parliament
tartan. Mrs. W. 6. Stewart and
Mrs. Fred Lockwood, budget and
finance. Mrs. Lena II Schwarz,
sunshine. and Mrs. A. 6. Garstad,
membership.
Women of the Moose will meet
Monday in Moose temple. Mrs.
Alvin Stenstrom will preside at the
meeting at which committee chair
men will give their monthly re-
ports.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-10
Destiny Auxiliary's
Meefino viii Be Monday

Destiny auxiliary Bnm Birth
will meet Monday evening at s
o'clock in the vestry rooms of
Talmud Torah synagogue. After Il
short business meeting. the aux
iliary will hold joint meeting
with the men at which time Mrs.
Sylvia Veneer of Los Angeles.
grand lodge president of district
No. 4, will speak.
A late supper will close the inn
portant evening. Friends as well
as members are cordially invited
to attend.
TAhomn Institute. Y. l. l.. will
meet Monday evening in the Army
and Navy room of the Winthrop.
Miss Marie Drummer will preside.
Mrs. Maurice Galbraith has charge
of a program which viii follow
the meeting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-10

Washington Dahlia society will
meet at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Dick, 2906 No. Cakes st,
Friday evening instead of Wednes-
day. as many of the members wish
TO attend the garden school. The
new president, Mrs. II. c. Cogswell,
will preside.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-10
Nena Study Club
To F etc Husbands
Yearly Party Saturday
Al Matthews Home
Photograph By Henri Jacobs

Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Mat
thews will open their home
Saturday evening at $50
O'Clock for Nena Study club S
annual party honoring hus-
bands of members. Mrs. Fuhr-
man Dammeier is in charge of
the entertainment for the
party.
Guests at the party will be Mr..
and Mrs. Dudley d. Stair. Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin Lane. Mr. and
Mrs. George r. Hamm. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wayne Mann, Mr.. and Mrs
A. L. Fisher. Mr. and Mrs. c. l.
Vaughan, Mr. and Mrs John
paulik, Nj and Mrs. Paul H
Cope and Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman
Dammeier.
A motion picture and several
card games will be included during
the evening.
Woman's Club of Park q n
Evangelical Lutheran Church will
sponsor a Valentine party for the
congregation on Friday evening
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14

silently in the snow. as bare as
II had been when Saiko built H.
Saiko regained slowly at least
his usual outside appearance. He
went about in the moonlight. un-
ramming the poles of the Spirit
House and leaning them in the
direction of the rising sun.
We still did not speak. Tired
out beyond words we parted.
accompanied Saiko 10 sleep in his
family tent
Next afternoon we received a
visitor: Pelcutagen's pretty wife.
weary and red-eyed. On the sledge
behind her was a huge roast of
bear, gift TO the Saiko family
She also brought back all the
stolen traps, without any expla-
nation
Suddenly she burst into tears:
her husband had died yesterday
evening, without any trace Of pre-
vious illness, her strong, healthy
husband Pelcutagen!
/ went to Utishs tent TO ask
him for an explanation Of his
spiritual powers and for the
things / believed TO have seen
but he remained silent With a
peculiar smile he vanished in the
semi-darkness of his tent.
| tried to think, to find "rea-
sonable" explanations for what
had witnessed-but the only re-
action l felt was awe.
A few weeks later ! returned
from a visit TO Lake Chibouga-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14

mau. ready TO 20 back again 10
the realm OF white mans civiliza-
ton An Indian boy whom I met
there in the woods showed me a
lonely place. trimmed with many
traditional Indian implements.
"Pelcutagen's grave he said
Seven bear skulls were heaped
on the grave-hill and six beaver
skulls. because Pelcutagen had
been an able hunter. Stones of
many sizes kept the grave in
shape, and from an overlapping
branch of a tamarack tree dan
gled birch-bark package con-
tanning tobacco
While in the United States
Indians live on reservations, the
natives of Labrador still stick to
the genuine Indian way of life,
just as their ancestors did CEN
turtles ago.
Civilization has but slightly
affected their ancient mode of
living, and it is only during a
few short Summer weeks that
the white mans existence super
fcially touches theirs in those
few weeks when the Indians
arrive from their hunting grounds
10 sell their furs to the traders of
the Hudson's Bay Company
But as soon as the Indians re-
turn 10 the wilderness. hardly any
white man can follow them TO the
painless woods. He is unequipped
to share their rough and savage
Continued on Page 22)
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Complete, horrible silence When
my senses regained their usual
qualities and could see and hear
again in a normal way ! noticed
Utish leaving the empty tent.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14

He wiped the perspiration from
his brow and removed the piece
of cloth from his head. He looked
hundred years old, worn out and
exhausted. The wapanon stood