The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 8, 1936, Page 5

\ ( val y SOCIETY and CLUBS ie Beta Sigma Phi Chapter Is Miss Auvurne Olson Is First President of Educational and Social Group Formal installation of the Bismarck chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, national educational and social sorority for young women, was held during a can- dle-light ceremony at 8 o'clock Fri- flay evening in the Rendezvous. Miss Eunice F. Harlan, national field secretary of the sorority, who tias been in the city for the last week perfecting organization details, con- ducted the ritualistic service. At the close, Mrs, Frank J. Bavendick sang the Beta Sigma Phi song, accom- panied at the piano by Mrs. John L. Hughes. Following the chapter institution came the ceremony of installing the officers, who are Miss Auvurne Olson, president; Miss Ruth Wetmore, vice president; Miss LaVerne Joersz, re- cording secretary; Miss Vera Person, corresponding secretary, and Evalyn Grace Hermann, treasurer. Committees appointed include: Program—Miss Betty Hall, chairman, and the Misses Mary Litt and Doro- thy Tiedman; social — Miss Beth) Wheeler, chairman, and Miss Ellen Tillotson, and: publicity—Miss Alice M., Jensen. Mrs. J. O. Thoreson has been chosen &s educational director of the sorority. For the buffet supper following the service, members and guests were seated at one large table made at- tractive with a centerpiece of yellow garden flowers and matching tapers in glass holders. Other appointments were carried out in.the sorority colors’ of black and gold. Honor guests at the supper were Miss Henricka B. Beach and Mmes. Bavendick and Hughes. The chapter will hold its first study meeting Wednesday, Aug. 26. Miss Harlan goes from here to Man- dan where she hopes to install a chapter within the coming week and where she will make her headquarters at the Lewis and Clark hotel. After that she will visit several other North Dakota cities in the interests of her organization, + Grahams Return From Lengthy Western Trip Sightseeing in six national parks and at Boulder dam and an extended; stay in Los Angeles, Calif., were high- lights of a trip of more than 6,000 miles taken by Mr. and Mrs. John A. Graham, 905 Tenth St., who came home this week. At Los Angeles Mr. Graham at- tended the national Elks convention as a delegate from the Bismarck lodge. They were guests while there of Mr. Graham's brother, Walter Graham, and family, formerly of Wilton. They became acquainted with Vicetor McLagien, the star of “What Price Glory,” “Under Two Flags” and other leading pictures, and the club which he maintains near his home for boys and girls as a philanthropic under- ~ Miss Margaret Graham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Graham, is serving as captain of the Light Horse troop, the girl's riding unit which has more than 60 mem- bers. McLaglen gave the Grahams an honorary membership in the club and sent them an invitation to attend the installation of Irene Davies, sis- ter of Marion Davies, the film star, as lieutenant colonel on Tuesday of this week, One of the most impressive sights experienced by Mr: and Mrs. Graham was the passion play, entitled “The Life of Christ,” which is presented in the Los Angeles bowl. Parks included in their itinerary were Cedar Brakes, Yosemite, Yellowstone; Bryce, Zion and Grand Canyon. Mr. and Mrs. Graham also attended the exposition et Ean Diego and made a trip to Catalina Islands, “2 Mrs. Leonard E. Nelson, visiting at Installed Friday Evening ‘Heads Sorority | THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1986 Russell W. Byerly Weds Aberdeen Girl Bismarck friends have received an- deen, 8. D., where he is connected with Winston é& Newell company. The bridegroom at one time was connected with the Bank of North Dakota. He is the son of W. E. Byerly, former state land commissioner, and Mrs. Byerly, of Velva. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 8. R. ‘Thompson of Aberdeen. eee Elisabeth Johnson Ends Visit in City for three weeks, returned Saturday to her home, Gackle, where she is/ to teach music in the schools this MISS AUVURNE OLSON Miss Olson, alumna of the Univer- sity of North Dakota and one of the leaders among young college women in the city, was installed as president when the Bismarck chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority was instituted Fri- day evening. ‘ Poetry Publication Enters Fourth Month Members of the Bismarck branch, League of American Pen Women, fig-| ure among the laurel winners men- tioned and local residents are con- tributors to the August, or fourth,| day. edition of Prairie Wings, North Da- kota poetry magazine, which has just, been received here. Dr. J. C. Lindberg, of South Dakota has awarded the chapter's cash prizes for first and second best poems in the first three issues to Eva K. Angles- winter. Miss Johnson came here from Minneapolis where she was brides- maid at the wedding of Miss Leone Tyler, one of three weddings held June 23 in the garden at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mell Hobart, uncle and aunt of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Gannon and son, Grael, Mrs. Gannon’s sister, Mary Jean Johnson, and Mr. Gannon’s brother, William Gannon, accom- visit over Sunday in the home of Rev. and Mrs. N. 8. Johnson, par- ents of Mrs. Gannon. ese % Center Girl Scouts Make Tour of City An outing combining pleasure and instruction was enjoyed Friday by members of Center Girl Scouts Troop No. 1, who came to Bismarmk for a picnic lunch at noon in Kiwanis park and stayed for the remainder of the Under the guidance of their cap- tain, Miss Angie Fitzgerald, and their Meutenant, Miss Selma Kiebert, the \group toured the Capitol, court house, World War Memorial building and The Bismarck Tribune plant panied Miss Johnson to Gackle tol ssid al ROOSEVELT'S PARTY FOES UNDECIDED ON ENDORSING LANDON Probably Will Oppose Him But Act Individually in Support- ing Republican Detroit, Aug. 8—(#)—A meeting of exact policies to a committee on reso- lutions, While, individually, many mem:x: of the gathering, they favored an outright Landon en- dorsement, such a move znet with dee velt, leaving the question of a Lan- don endorsement to its members in- dividually. There was no comment on an in- vitation Republican National Chair- man John D. Hamilton issued in a speech at Couer D’ Alene, Ida, to “that great group of Democrats who James A. Reed, former Democratic senator from Missouri, after a meet- of the resolutions committee tically opposed to the re-election of Mr. Roosevelt but felt that methods of opposing him should be left to “the discretion of the Democrats here and the Democrats in the states,” LANDON IS CHARTING RAIL, APPEARANGES Trip East Studded With Stop Signs Through Nebraska and lowa burg of Thompson for “Lives and Stone” and to Grace South for “Spring Song,” respectively. Honor- able mention went to Mary Boynton “seed , Valley City, for “Prairie Dr. Lindberg selected “Spring Song” as the outstanding poem in the June numbcr and his prize, “Wenona and Other Poems,” went to its author, Grace South. J. E. Nelson’s quatrain, “Faith,” in. the July number was awarded Dr. Lindberg’s companion volume, “Pine Cones and Prairie Grass.” Second place was given to the University stu- dent who wrote “Dakota Prairies,” whose name has not been discovered. Gannon Acts as Judge ‘The June number of Prairie Wirigs was judged for the editors’ prize, a copy of “North Dakota Singing,” by Clell G. Gannon, Bismarck. He made the award to G. Chapman Faust for “The Scrapbook of My Heart.” Mr. Gannon contributes the poem, “Countless,” to the August edition and Mrs. Gannon is the author of “Celestial Luggage.” Other local writers represented are Col. Covenant” and Norman R. Boe with “Doors.” 8. 8. Reishus, Mott, wrote “In Som- ber Mood.” In. their column of com- ment, the editors write that Mr. Reishus, general manager of the Het- tinger County Abstract firm, has not previously. written for publication. They also observe that “Poet, artist, historical: writer and critic, Ciell G. Gannon. neds no -introduction to a North Dakota audience. ‘Celestial Luggage’ proves that his wife, Ruth Gannon, shares his literary interests and abilities.” 2 The “Our_ Folks” column also re- ports that “Lights and Shadows,” during the afternoon. In the evening they went to Forts McKean and Abraham Lincoln south of Mandan, where they had another picnic. Some of the girls went swimming in the Bismarck pool and all attended the theatre in the evening. Troop members in the party were LaVerne Schwappe, Blanche, Phyllis and Shirley Light, Alda and Martha Rapsavage, Marcella Bandura, Helen Gilbertson, Joyce and Lorraine Berg- loff, Mary Meyhoff, Renee Enders and Dorothy Boehm. Also in the ‘group were Mrs. C. J. Rapsavage and Mrs.-C. J. Enders and son, Charles. * xk k Mr. and Mrs. James W. Andrus, 320 Eleventh 8t., left Friday for Minnea- polis where Mr. “Andrus will be in attendance at an educational con- ference sponsored by the Equitable Life Assurance company of New York, starting next Wednesda: \route to Minneapolis they 1 be with friends at Detroit Lakes, Minn., for a few days and also will make a shert stay with Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Buttweiler, St. Cloud, Minn., former Bismarck residents. Mr. and Mrs. »| Andrus expect to return Sunday, ug. 16, eek Prof. Cyril W. Grace of the Uni- versity of Wichita, Kans., and Mrs. Grace and their children, Richard and Vee, arrived here Wednesday for ‘a brief visit with his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Grace, in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank 8. Smith, 50¢ Four- teenth St. Mrs. Grace had been va- cationing for 10 days with her son and family at their summer home at Lake Enemy Swim, near Waubay, 18. D., and accompanied them here. e+ % % Mrs. L. B, Wellence, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Katherine Boyle, 214 Fifth St., has returned to her home in Chicago. She was ac- jcompanied by her niece, Miss Kath- her home here after a year in Eng-| collection of poems. by Mrs. Annejleen Farris of San Jose, Calif, who land, and the Misses Harriet and Betty Jane McHugh of New. York! City, guests of their brother, Capt. Dillon McHugh, Rose apartments, when Mrs. Frayne Murry Movius, Lidgerwood, member of the Pen Women branch, now is on the marke:. “It is a charming little book of 82 pages in a blue and gold dress,” is the thumbnail review. Nine new names have been added from the Fort Lincoln younger set 2 Dakota and Bismarck .in her: home, 508 oe ee Hiei tecaed Thayer, west, Friday evening. Con-| meeting. All persons desiring char- tract at two tables, in which Capt.|ter membership are invited to send and Mrs. Cecil 8. Mollohan received} their dues in the amount of $2 to the high score favors, was played by|Mrs. Grace Brown Putnam, New some of the guests. ‘There were gifts| Rockford, one of the co-editors of also for the honor guests. The Misses) Prairie Wings. She announces in McHugh expect to leave Aug. 15 for| this issue the appointment of Mrs. another visit with their parents, Mr.| Cowdrey and 1 Bliss as re- and Mrs. H. E. McHugh of Devils Angles Miss Mary Cayou, whose marriage} vius and Mrs. Put te Alvin A. Mayer will be a September se % complimented at 7 o'clock] Mrs. W. J. Targart, 705 Sixth 8t., buffet supper for 12 .guests and a|who is vacationing at Detroit Lakes, urg, Miss Vejtasa, Mrs. Mo- itnam. BEE gi semen Bes has been visiting here since spring. Miss Farris will remain in Chicago for a time before returning to Cali- fornia. ee 4% Mrs. L. R. Priske of Hollywood, Calif., Bismarck resident until a few syears ago, is spending the week-end here as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. R.-T. Bakken, 511 Second St. Mrs. {Priske has been at Lansford, Sask., to visit her mother, who has been ill, and also was at Mahnnomen, Minn., for a hips Beige coming here, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Fleck and family, of 720 Mandan St., are leav- ing Sunday for Lake Melissa, Detroit Lakes, Minn., where they have taken ' ‘| } aH i H piel EERE ef : i : g Topeka, Kas., Aug. 8—(7)—A cam- paign tour of platform appearances across Nebraska and Iowa was charted by Gov. Alf M. Landon Sat- urday in the fortnight preceding President Roosevelt's projected Iowa drouth conference. The first leg of the Republican nominee's journey toward West Mid- dlesex, Pa., was studded with stop signs. After leaving Denver Aug. 20, he planned four platform appearances in Colorado, seven each in Nebraska and Iowa, and three in Mlinois. Omaha was marked for an Aug. 20-21 overnight stay. .The presidential nominee expected to go to West Middlesex for an Aug. 22 speech and then on to addresses at Chautauqua, N. Y., and Buffalo, Coincidently, Mr. Roosevelt planned ® western dust-bowl journey includ- En|ing ® drouth conference in Iowa to which his Republican opponent would be invited. The time was fixed for early September. . Bill Kostelecky Wins Match at Alexandria Alexandria, Minn. Aug. 8—(?)— The fifteenth annual Resorters golf tournament entered its second round urday without an upset. The favorites who came through Friday's play included Johnny La- kotas, Minneapolis, defending cham- pion; Bob First round results included, cham- pionship flight—William Kostelecky, Jr., Dickinson, N. D., Deeble, Minneapolis, 6 and 5. party was here Saturday to address a join! national Union for Social Justice- American Legion meeting Saturday night. From here he planned to go to Fargo. BELIEVE ME First: SUNDAY DINNER AT THE Grand Pacific Restaurant GHG BOc cove ii mo Mouse River City Overrun by Mice Minot, N. D., Aug. 8—(?)—Add tales of drouth: For three weeks this city has been mousetrapless. Shelves of merchants were cleaned out. More traps were ordered. They sold out the same day. Large e: shipments this week-end are ex- pected to end the crisis, Best explanation given for the sudden demand for traps is that field mice, discouraged by sun- baked fields and dried vegetation, left their native haunts and moved to the shelter of homes and the food of backyard gardens. Both rural and city residents have been among the prospective mousetrap customers who have been turned away here daily. ATTORNEY IS SUING SELF FOR $70,000 Suit Results from Automobile Accident in Which Parents Were Killed Salem, Mass., Aug. 8.—(P)—An at- torney, Llewellyn E. Winslow of Pea: body, has sued himself for $70,000. The suit resulted from automo- bile accident a year ago in which his parents were killed and a brother and sister injured. As administrator of his mother’s estate, he brought suit against him- self Friday, as administrator of his father's estate, for $10,000. As guard- ian for his minor brother and sister, he sued himself, as administrator of his father’s estate, for $50,000 and $10,000, respectively. Both parents died in an accident at a West Peabody crossing in which their automobile and a train collided. Winslow has engaged attorneys to represent him Hoth as plaintiff and as defendant. Winslow's father was insured un- der the Massachusetts compulsory King Edward Flies to Board Vacation Ship London, Aug. 8.—()—Piloted by the new official “captain of the king’s flight,” King Edward took off Satur- day from Fort Belvedere near Lon- don for Calais, France, for the start of his month’s holiday with a party of friends on the steam yacht Nahlin. His majesty, incognito as the Duke of Lancaster, established precedent as the first British king to fly abroad. He will board the Nahlin “some- where in the Adriatic sea.” The exact route of the cruise was kept a closely guarded secret. Two British destroy- ers will accompany ‘the royal party which will be absent from England about a month. Alberta Scrip Target Of Edmonton Group Edmonton, Alta., Aug. 8—(?)—The Edmonton Chamber of Commerce sought a reply Saturday to its de- mand the Dominion government or- der the province of Alberta to cease issuing social credit prosperity cer- tificates. “We appeal to the Dominion gov- ernment to take prompt action to stop what we are informed is clear contravention of Dominion control over currency and legal tender,” the chamber wired Prime Minister Mac- Kenzie King Friday night. Premier Aberhart of Alberta, head of the province's social credit govern- ment, withheld comment on the first attempt to force a decision on the legality of certificates. ALGECIRAS AFIRE Tangier, International Zone, Aug. 8.—(?)—All Algeciras was on fire after a double bombardment by Spanish government warships, passengers ar- riving here aboard the French liner Medievbecond said Saturday. MAD’ MAN ADMITS | MURDERING THREE Other Violent Crimes in Indiana May Be Laid to Young Ex-Convict Wabash, Ind. Aug. 8.—(#)—While Justice Byron Kennedy arranged Sat- urday to hold a preliminary hearing for Harry Singer, 25, ex-convict who confessed three murders because he “was mad,” state police grilled Singer about the unsolved slaying of J. D. Bryant, 23, of Detroit, here July 3. Indications that Singer was suspect- ed of other violent crimes came from State Policeman Estel Bemenderfer, contacted at Rochester, Ind., who said he was there to study the axe murders | of Singer's mother and brother near Rochester two years ago. Singer confessed slaying Mr. and Mrs. John Fielding Wesley and their 12-year-old daughter, Marjorie, on July 21 because he was “mad at the whole outfit.” Authorities recovered the unclad bodies of the victims Fri- day from a five-foot grave in a cow bi OL MANS TARGET OF ETORTIN PLOT Suspect Demanding $3,000 of General Butler's Brother Escapes Trap PRANK KNOX STARTS. | SPEAKING CAMPAIGN Chicago Publisher Will Make 70 Speeches in 35 States Next Few Weeks Chicago, Aug. 8—(?)—Col. Frank Knox, Republican vice nominee, set off Saturday on a cam- paign swing through the nation. His itinerary—an associate called it “the toughest ever laid out for a can- didate”—embraced 70 speeches and was designed to carry him through 35 states. : His first address was scheduled for Saturday night at a state-wide rally of party workers at Connersville, Ind. The Chicago publisher said it would deal with “recovery” and agriculture. Colonel Knox will work on new ad- dresses at -White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., from Aug. 10 to 19—except for an Aug. 13 speech before the West Virginia state Republican convention at Huntington. After a series of speeches in the east and south, Knox will proceed the second week in September to Wash- ington, Oregon, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Colorado with speaking itinerary to be drawn up later. He planned to stump back through the middle west, reaching Grand Rapids for the Michigan state convention of the party, Sept. 29. BANK LIQUIDATED Washington, Aug. 8.—()—Complete liquidation of the receivership of the First National bank, Osnabrock, N. D., was announced Saturday by J. F. T. O'Connor, comptroller of the cur- rency. Disbursements to depositors and other creditors totaled $57,835, or 60.95 per cent of total liabilities. Eastland, Texas, Aug. 8—()—Of- ficers investigating an unsuccessful $3,000 extortion plot against Samuel Butler, prominent east Texas oil man, said Saturday they expected to make an arrest “shortly.” The suspect escaped a trap early Friday near Cisco, Texas. Butler, brother of Gen. Smedley D. Butler, had received three notes de- automobile insurance law. Suits in such cases are brought against the Person insured but the insurance companies are obliged to pay the claims if judgment is rendered against the person insured. Red River Honey Crop Is Not Up to Normal Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 8.—(?)— Directors of the Red River Valley Honey Producers’ association said Sat- urday approximately 3,000,000 pounds of their product is in sight this se son, & below-normal figure. Perry Hemphill of the North Dakota col lege extension division, explained de- tails of forming a cooperative mar- keting association to the group at a meeting here Friday night. Dust Blast Injures 2, Wahpeton, N. D., Aug. 8.—(?)—Loss was estimated at $40,000 Saturday at the Matt Braun Feed mill which was razed by fire following a dust explo- sion that injured two men. John Dietrich, 40, and Paul Jones, 28, were badly burned about the back, neck, face and arms. The mill proper and the storage elevator, both covered with metal, caught fire at the-top several times. INFECTION KILLS FARGOAN Fargo, N. D,. Aug. 8.—(#)—B. Ste- phen Spravzoff, 38, Armour packing plant worker, died in a local hospital Friday from a malignant neck infec- tion. Yes, we provide all forms of Property and Liability INSURANCE COMPLETE PROTECTION in our agency makes for convenience and service. Let us handle your insurance needs. F. A. LAHR Insurance and Bonds Dakota National Bank & Trust Co. Bldg. BISMARCK, N. DAK. “Air-Conditioned, O’BRIEN’S CAFE and service fs perfect. come here fer SUNDAY DINNER Causes $40,000 Loss Pred Bar association convention. R. manding the money and threatening harm to either or both of the Butler children, Samuel, Jr., 18, and Helen, 16, The payoff method called for the victim to toss the money from a train. Butler followed the instructions| early Friday. As the briefcase con- taining the money left Butler's hands, an officer tossed a flare which) Morning Worship, 10:30 a. m. Sermon Subject “The Lost Radiance” Special music at both services. McCabe Methodist Episcopal Church Corner of Fifth and Thayer Walter E. Vater, Pastor SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 1936 Evening Worship, 7:30 p. m. Sermon Subject “The Fact of Regenera- tion” A hearty wéicome awaits you. lighted up the vicinity. A man was seen to flee from the! scene without attempting to take the, money. Waiting officers lost trace; of him in the darkness. Democratic Senator | Defends Constitution! Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 8—(P)—A | vigorous defense of the constitution and supreme court was made by U. 8. Senator Edward R. 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