The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-08-21
By L. L. STEVENSON

are common In New 1OrK. Every
large party, and sometimes smaller
ones, bring them out in such num-
berS that there must be careful
checking of invitations as well as
guards. In the past, however, the
crashers usually have been al
male. There has been change
lately. Those who give parties for
service men-some of them at least
have discovered the female gate
crasher. Maybe it's something
about a soldier" that has upset par
ty conservatism, speaking socially,
of course.
MatrimOny: There are some
churches in the East where, If you
wish to get married, it costs money
before you start" reports one OF
this departments able scouts. For
example, the parents of bride OF a
few days ago, being identified with
certain suburban community, nat
urally expected the ceremony to
take place in the local church OF
their denomination. To their great
surprise, they were informed that
it would cost $40 to open the
church. Not being persons of great
means, they telephoned the rector
of church in nearby town. He
informed them that the wedding
would be welcome and most GER
tainly there would be no charge for
opening the church since it was
open the entire day. So the wedding
took place there to the satisfaction
of all concerned and the financial
benefit of the rector who CO.
operated"
Opportunity: Charles Martin tells
OF the Canadian prison camp for
German and Italian soldiers. The
prisoners needed exercise so he de-
cided to teach them lacrosse Hav-
ing lined the Germans up on one
side and the Italians on the other,
he gave each player lacrosse stick
Then he started to explain the rules
of the game Neither the Germans
nor the Italians seemed to be much
interested until he said, Sometimes
the players get hurt. A man goes
for the ball, misses and hits his OPP
ponent on the head. Now I'll get a
ball and we'll"
Never mind the BALI" shouted an
Italian brandishing his stick and
glazing at the Nazi he'd picked out.
Lets start the game right now"
Prepared: Sou Cham is one Chi
neSe restaurant man who is not
worrying because war has stopped
food imports from China. Out on
Long Island he has a 38-acre farm
on which seven of his fellow country
men work all the year around.
There he raises snow peas, which
are eaten pod and all, box tan, mus
tard green's, winter melons and 9TH
er Oriental vegetables In summer,
the regular force is supplemented
by as many assistants as can be
found. Usually they are college
women who want to work in the
open air to earn money for the next
semester. They are paid by the
hour. He doesn't raise bamboo
shoots or water chestnuts, the Long
Island climate not being suitable.
But those items are now being
grown in Louisiana.
About Manhattan: All Souls church
at Madison and Eightieth =.
Looks as if bit of old New England
had been moved to New York
Sign: Peppers Dairy" . . :.
But / can't find Mommer's
Yorkville now one of the quietest
places in New York The Ger
man names in neon on beer garden
fronts dark for the duration
No bright strings of colored lights
now in Little Italy in the shadows
Of the Greensboro bridge Grip
pied children entering Orthopedic
hospital clinic Something
seems to clutch at my chest each
time / see that procession But
the faces OF most of the young
sters are bright Gallant little
soldiers fighting the battle of life
-. The East river slipping along
darkly and sluggishly Central
Park West lined with bench-sitting
newspaper readers With now
and then a book peruser so lost in
the printed page that no notice is
taken OF passing traffic Or the
green branches arching over the
stone wall and forming a canopy
-. A nurse girl trying to get her
charge 70 take Its bottle and
the oaoy finally knocking it out of
her hand But she saves a
smash by quick catch and patientlv
resumes her efforts A reu,lar
perambulator parade from Eiehtv.
sixth street down to the Sixties
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