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Vol. 10—No. 2 Winter Park, Florida, Friday, January 15, 1943 Price 10 Cents

BUNDLES FOR BRITAIN' BIRTHDAY PARTY

WINTER PARK'S HISPANIC LIBRARY AIDS U. S.POLICY OF BETTER LATIN-AMERICAN RELATIONS

Bundles for Britain in WinterPark will be three years old onJanuary 19th and plans have beenmade to mark this anniversary witha Birthday Party. Headquarters at210 Park Avenue is far too smallfor such a celebration so Mrs. W.W. Nelson, one of Bundles' loyalsupporters, has offered her lovelyhome on Lake Osceola as a placewhere all the friends of Bundlesfor Britain may gather for the oc-casion.

There will be ari exhibition show-ing the great variety of. garmentsand knit goods made in WinterPark and shipped to England byBundles for Britain.

An interesting collection of han-dicraft is to be on sale. This comesfrom the handicraft shop of theCollege Settlement in Philadelphia.Dorothy Lockhart, who startedBundles for Britain in Winter Parkand was its first president, stillkeeps her interest in the organiza-tion and while in Philadelphia se-cured this consignment for the saleat the Birthday Party. This is anunusual opportunity to secure finelinens, Dutch and India prints,English lavender, hand weaving,and a number of different types ofdolls of interest to collectors. Thebenefits of a single purchase arethreefold and far-reaching — Bun-dles for Britain in Winter Park,College Settlement in Philadelphia,and Bristol Hospital in England.

Tea will be served from 3:30 to6:30. This party is for everyonewho is interested in Bundles forBritain and English war relief.Place— 802 Georgia Avenue.Time — Tuesday, 3:30 to 5:30.

One of the most distinctive fea-tures of Winter Park is its freedomfrom provincialism. Here is a di-versity of activities and intereststaking in the width of the world.Largely this is due to the gatheringhere during the winter season ofpersons who have been used to car-rying on affairs of importance andwho do not lose their connectionwith the world's work when theycome for Florida sunshine andrest. Accordingly, Winter Parkhas an atmosphere almost cosmo-politan in character.

Of particular importance at thistime is the program of Latin-American study which is being fos-tered through several channels.The December issue of the RollinsCollege Bulletin covers the wholefield of activities under the title of"Inter-American Program of Rol-lins College," and gives a compre-hensive description of facilities andwork. A copy may be had free atthe College. A substantial effortis being made here in Winter Parkto carry out the national policy ofour Government for the advance-ment of western hemispheric soli-darity.

At the center of this effort is theLibrary of the Hispanic Institutelocated in Welbourne Street justoff E. Park Avenue. Comprisingmore than 1,000 volumes as wellas many pamphlets and maps re-lating to art, economics, geogra-phy, history, literature and travel,in English, Spanish and Portu-guese, this library was organizedand developed by Mrs. William C.Bowers, its librarian, and is oneof the most valuable collections ofLatin-American materials in Flor-ida,

CHARLES H. MACDOWELL TO ADDRESS WOMAN'SCLUB ON NOTES FROM HIS VERSAILLES DIARY

Mrs. Herbert Halyerstadt's De-partment of International Relationsis presenting a viewpoint, infre-quently heard in Winter Park at itsmeeting in the Woman's Club thisafternoon—the viewpoint indeed ofthat almost fabulous creature, theAmerican Big Business man. Mostof our discussions of internationalrelations, and most other relationstoo, have come from the profes-sional student and interpreter whorelays and prescribes the result^ ofhis combing of world informationto the public. But in Mr. CharlesH. MacDowell, the speaker this aft-ernoon at 3 P.M., the Club and itsguests will be fortunate to hearfrom a man who had a long anddistinguished career in one ofAmerica's biggest industries in theclays before the Politics Industryoutdistanced all others. Mr. Mac-Dowell will speak on "Notes FromMy. Versailles Diary."

Mr. MacDowell was President ofthe Armour Fertilizer Works andVice-President of Armour & Co.,when he retired in 1932, a com-pany which he entered as a youngstenographer of 19 in 1887, show-

ing versatility and ambitions suf-ficient to impress that hard-headedbusiness man, Philip D. Armour,so that lie made MaeDowell his- sec-retary. No more gratifying storyof American success by the hard

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FIRST RECITALIN FACULTY SERIES

A. Kunrad Kvam, violincellist,and Walter Charmbury, pianist,will be presented in joint recitalat 8:15 o'clock this evening in theAnnie Russell Theatre as the firstevent in the 1943 Faculty RecitalSeries arranged by the Rollins Con-servatory of Music. The two art-ists will be assisted on tonight'sprogram by Alphonse Carlo, vio-linist.

The program:1. Sonata in F major for piano

and 'cello, Op. 6 (Strauss).2. Sonata for 'cello and piano,

Op. 40 (Schostakowitsch).3. Trio in D minor for piano,

violin and 'cello, Op. 49 (Mendel-ssohn) .

Mrs. Bowers is typical of thewinter visitors who bring to Win-ter Park world outlooks. The wifeof the late William C. Bowers, oneof New York's most distinguishedlawyers, she traveled extensively,especially in Spain, and devotedherself to the study of Spanish.When she came to Winter Park sixyears ago she became deeply in-terested in the work of the His-panic Institute, was decorated withthe Cervantes Medal for herachievements in furthering thestudy and appreciation of Hispanicculture, and was elected to thePresidency of the Florida Branchof this national organization whichhas its headquarters at ColumbiaUniversity.

A very active war worker inWorld War I, Mrs. Bowers hadcharge of 500 work rooms in theNew York County Chapter. Shewould again be out on the activework line if her strength permit-ted, but no canteen or .other warwork she has done compares in im-portance with her carrying on thislibrary with its possibilities for in-ternational understanding.

Seated at her desk in the Libra-ry, Mrs. Bowel's welcomed the Edi-tor of Winter Park Topics and ex-tended through this paper a cordialinvitation to visitors to make theacquaintance of its treasures. Thebooks may be used by any visitorin the room; are loaned out onlyto members who pay $2 annual fee—an amount which does not coverexpenses. Teachers may take outbooks without charge. All bookshave been catalogued by Mr. Jo-seph Ibbotson, former Librarian atHamilton College and now at Rol-

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S O C I A L N O T E S

Mayor Baker's answer to themany people who call up the CityHall to know whether it is rightfor them to use their cars to goplaces is one that Winter ParkTopics feels should be displayedconspicuously: "Let your own con-science be your guide. I don't thinkpatriotism can be legislated."

Mr. Charming Hare, noted por-trait painter whose exhibition a tthe Kleeman Gallery in New Yorklast November and December wassuch a pronounced success, has lefthis Winter Park studio on Via Tus-cany for a visit of two weeks inPalm Beach. Four of Mr. Hare'sportraits are now on exhibition atthe Hotel Alabama: Mrs. CarltonPalmer, Mrs. Montague La Mon-tagne, Edmund Sheedy, Esq., andthe Archduchess Franz Josef.

Of interest to many people inWinter Park is the announcementof the marriage of Miss Jane Bach-er McCartney, daughter of Mrs.Johnson Nichols McCartney, toGeorge Russell Crislor, Captain,Medical Corps, United StatesArmy, on Saturday, January 22,1942, in Miami, Florida.

Mrs. Samuel Snelling gave asmall tea on Monday at her resi-dence on Swope Avenue. Her in-vited guests included six sets of sis-ters, who are in Winter Park forthe season: The Misses Loines, theMisses Campbell, the Misses Gib-bons, the Misses Turner, Dr. HelenCole and Miss Irma Wieand, andMrs. Clemenoe and Miss Kellogg.The party greatly enjoyed a quizprogram in which the names, andcharacters of the guests were in-volved.

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A.W.V.S. HEADQUARTERS BRINGING SOLDIERBOYS CLOSER TO THE HEART OF WINTER PARK

Winter Parisians have taken thesoldier boys to their hearts, and allof us are getting a real thrill outof the opportunity of seeing andmeeting these boys who are work-

' ing for their "Uncle." The proxim-ity of the AAF School of AppliedTactics in Orlando,, brings WinterPark in close touch with the hustleand bustle of the Army, andthrough our own A.W.V.S. ServiceClub on Lyman Avenue we are ableto get acquainted and hear firsthand all the funny tales of Armylife which eventually end up in the"New Yorker."

The A.W.V.S. is a gay spot, es-pecially of a Sunday afternoon,when Mrs. Marshall Clark is onhand to do her pastel portraits ofthe men, which she sends on totheir mothers, wives or sweet-hearts; Mr. Clark, and Mr. Freder-ick Remington, newcomers to Win-ter Park this season, are there withan endless variety of fascinatingdice games for the men (Abyssin-ian Golf, Going to Sea, Bus Ride,etc., etc.), and all Winter Parkseems to drop in and out to seewhat's going on and who's there,

Ladies from the various churchesand other organizations take turnson different (lays to furnish refresh-ments, and pretty girls are alwayson hand to help the boys enjoy thepiles of magazines, ping pong sets,bridge games, dancing to the phon-ograph, or just passing the timeof day. Someone will drop in and

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OPEN HOUSE ATCAS A IBERIA

An event of interest en the pro-gram of Inter-American Studies ofRollins College is the open houseto be held tomorrow, Saturday, Jan-ua-ry 16, from 3:30 until 6:30 o'clockat the Casa Iberia, 570 OsceolaAbemie.

Hostesses for the occasion will beMrs. Calvin A, West, Mrs. J. E.Campbell, Mrs. A. J. Hanna, Mrs.Sidney Homer, Mrs. George E.Warren, and Mrs. Francis M.Whitehouse, Mrs. Whiten ouse'snephew, Hon. Norman Armour, isthe United States Ambassador toArgentina,

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SOCIAL NO T.E S

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Mr, and Mrs. Joshua C, Chasehave received word of the arrival ofa new granddaughter, Abigail Las-bury, born to their son-in-law anddaughter, Mr, and Mrs. Ralph C.Lasbury, of East Windsor, Conn.,at the Hartford, Conn. Hospital.Mrs. Lasbury plans to make a visithere with her parents in February.

Mrs. Robert H. Skillman gave aluncheon last Wednesday at theSeminole to honor Mrs. Robert Chil-ders, of Savannah, who before herrecent marriage was Miss JeanGillies, and Miss Alma Davis, ofCordele, Ga., who the next day be-came the wife of Dwight Gillies.The honor guests were the daugh-ter and daughter-in-law of Mr. andMrs. William F. Gillies, The placecards were decorated with orangeblossoms and wdding rings and thecenter piece was composed of tallwhite calla lilies.

Mrs. Edward P. Bailey will ar-rive from New York the first ofthe week to visit Mrs. William E.Casselberry of Via Tuscany.

Mrs. Herbert Weir Smyth is ar-riving shortly from Cambridge,Mass., to make a stay at the Ala-bama Hotel. Mrs. Smyth's latehusband was a well-known profes-sor at Harvard.

Mr. Clarence E. Van Buren, ofGolfview Terrace, was in DelandWednesday and Thursday, being theguest of the Rev. Dwight. A. Parce,of Boston, who is spending thewinter there. Dr. Parce is a re-tired Cowley Father, of the Prot-estant Episcopal Church. Mr. andMrs, Van Buren spent Christmaswith their daughter, Mrs. LintonG. Malone, and family, in Dublin,Ga., Mr. Van Buren returning afew days ago, his wife remainingfor an extended visit.

Mr. and Mrs, Herbert Halver-stadt, of Virginia Drive, have theirdaughter-in-law, Mrs. James Hal-verstadt, with her small son, Hugh,of Atlanta, with them for a visit.Mrs. Halverstadt, Jr.'s husband isa Lieutenant (J.G.) in the U. S.Navy.

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staying at Casa Iberia for part ofthe winter and are enrolled in theSpanish School. Miss Walker istaking the art course under Pro-fessor Eskridge at Rollins Gollege.

Dr. and Mrs. William T. Ellis,of Swarthmore, Pa., are staying atThe Lincoln. Dr. Ellis has gaineda wide reputation for his syndicat-ed column of Sunday School les-sons which appear in newspapersall over the country. He and Mrs.Ellis have travelled widely andspent much time in India and theNear East.

Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Klaw, ofCarmel, N. Y., who have spentmany seasons at the Alabama Hotelare occupying the Weisenburgerresidence on Bonita Drive.• Mrs. George C. Holt left last

Thursday for Washington to visither husband who is in the Navy De-partment. She is expected backnext week.

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Foster, ofBridgeport, Conn., have arrived fora stay at the Virginia Inn. Mr.Poster is a retired judge of theConnecticut State Courts.

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Mr. Paul Wyant, for many yearsconnected with the Methodist Mis-sionary Board in China, as an arch-itect, has, with Mrs. Wyant, beenvisiting Bishop and Mrs. John Gow-dy of Vitoria Avenue. Mr. Wyanthas done a great work building upthe construction department of theBoard, training Chinese to buildmodern hospitals and other build-ings connected with the missionaryprogram, which formerly had tobe done by missionaries with littleexperience. Mr. Wyant, as busi-ness agent and treasurer of theMethodist Board in Fuchow, workedwith and was consulted by repre-sentatives from the Congregationaland Episcopal Churches.

Bishop Gowdy was engaged ineducational .work for twenty-eightyears in China, being president ofFukien Christian University, re-signing in 1927 to become Bishop ofthe Fuchow Area of the MethodistChurch. The two men were there-fore closely associated for manyyears in the foreign field.

Mr. Wyant, being a graduate ofOhio Wesleyan, Bishop and Mrs.Gowdy gave a luncheon on Satur-day, inviting friends in WinterPark who had attended that col-lege. Those invited included DeanA. D. Enyart, of Rollins College,

Dean Enyart, Miss Enyart, Mrs.Malvern, Mrs. Clarke and Mrs.Verdery all graduated from Wes-leyan.

ANDRE SMITH'S ARTGIVES MENTAL BOOST

Although Maitland and the Re-search Studio may seem threepleasure-driving miles away fromWinter Park, the exhibition of oilsand watercolors by Andre Smithcan be easily listed as an educa-tional event and a mental necessityin.these days of high stress andgas-saving.

Those who have already visitedthe Gallery on foot, bike, horsebackor taxi (not to mention a few pri-vate camouflaged automobiles load-ed to capacity) insist that AndreSmith's pleasant review of townsand villages of France has giventhem a mental boost far in excessof even the rosiest newspaper head-lines or radio flashes. In lookingat this series of pictures we aremoved today not so much with thememory of something we have lostbut with the certain promise ofsomething soon to be regained: thefreedom and delight of again wan-dering through the French bywaysthat Mr. Smith has so enticinglyrecorded.

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HISPANIC BACKGROUNDFOR TWENTY NATIONS

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When Spain and Portugal estab-lished colonies in the New Worldthese empires embarked upon highadventure unlike anything ever at-tempted before. Methods of explo-ration and settlement, practices ofgovernment, and relations withother nations, were newly createdor adapted from the limited knowl-edge and experience of the 17thcentury.

These Hispanic backgrounds ofthe Twenty Nations to the Southof the United States, will be thesubject of the first of Dr. Kath-ryn T. Abbey's series of eight lec-tures on Latin America, and willbe given in the Annie Russell The-atre next Wednesday afternoon,January 20, at 4 o'clock. Dr. Ab-bey, who is the wife of ProfessorA. J. Hanna, is presenting this-course of lectures on the Adult Ed-ucation Program of Rollins Collegein support of the national policyof intellectual solidarity in theAmericas. Her lecture will be fol-lowed by the weekly vesper serviceinKnowles Memorial Chapel.

Dr. Abbey, who has had a wideexperience teaching, writing, andlecturing on Latin America, willdiscuss ,the cultural patterns whichhave emerged in half of this hem-isphere from the Iberian peninsula.She will also contrast the political,social, and economic institutions ofLatin America with those estab-lished toy England in what is nowthe United States, and emphasizethe implications of these variouspatterns in the present'world trag-edy.

ART UPHOLDS FAITH INSPIRITUAL VALUES

In these days when we are goingover the top in the productivenessof our war effort, not alone in thenumber and accomplishment of ourfighting men, but also in the amaz-ing transformation of our industriesto purposes of. war, it is interestingto note that the appeal of BeautyHas lost none of its charm, To themuseum directors throughout thecountry has come the impressiverevelation that our galleries andexhibitions are in, greater demandthan ever before. People havesought and found in these sanctu-aries of art not an escape from aworld in confusion but the assur-ance of stability and permanencyand a faith in the spiritual valuesthat are far. us more than ever anecessary support and inspiration.

Here in our own pleasant, sunnysurroundings, we are fortunate inhaving two galleries that are offer-ing us "pictorial refreshment": theRollins gallery and the gallery ofthe Research Studio in Maitland.Both are within the gas limit ofrestricted motoring, and both offerus that interlude from high-press-ure living which in these days isso necessary in order that we maynot loose contact with those stab-ilizing influences and the deeper"good things" for which we arefighting.

The Orlando-Winter Park Branchof the American Association ofUniversity Women, which carriesout locally the purpose of the na-tional organization, of which it isone m a grand total of 920 branches,is devoting its time this winterto three study programs. Underthe Chairmanship of Miss MargaretD, Moore, the International Rela-tions Group is holding fortnightlymeetings, from December to Marchto discuss "The Ppst-War World."Leaders of the discussion periodsinclude Dr. Helen W. Cole, Presi-dent of the local A.A.U.W.; MissIrma C. Wieand, Miss KatherineFoster, Mrs. C. L. Buck, Miss MaryAlice Matthews, Mrs. E. L. Hern-don.' Under the Chairmanship of Mrs.

...Clifford Woodard, the ConsumerBuying Group is holding one meet-ing each month to discuss problemsof consumer interests and the war.Leaders include Mrs. F. E. Gardner,Mrs. E. V. Adams, Mrs. WillyBleau, Mrs. Belle Brooks, MissMartha Patterson, Mrs. T. B, Whea-ton.

In March a group will be formedunder the joint chairmanship ofDr. Kathryn Abbey Hanna and Dr.Dorothy Lyon Bryant, to study theproblems which will come beforethe State Legislature in May.

A Literature group in Orlandomeets on the first and third Wed-nesdays of the month to discussthe recent non-fiction.

The regular monthly meeting ofthe A.A.U.W. is held on the thirdWednesday afternoon of eachmonth, alternately in Orlando andWinter Park. All women eligibleto A.A.U.W. membership are in-vited to attend the meetings, andto unite with the local Branch.The Chairmen of Membership, areMrs. T. B. Wheaton, for Oriando;Miss Helen Suck, for Winter Park.

The monthly meeting, Orlando-Winter Park Branch, A.A.U.W., athome of Mrs. Paul L. Harding, 809Ridgewood Ave., Orlando, Wednes-day, Jan. 20, 3:30 P.M. Dr. RobertM. Brown, Professor Emeritus ofGeography and Geology, Rhode Is-land College of Education, willspeak on the subject, "A Geogra-pher Looks at the World of Today."

The International R e l a t i o n sStudy Group will meet Saturdaymorning, January 16, at 10:30, atMrs. W. Stewart Gilman's, 511 Os-ceola Ave., Winter Park. Mrs. C.L. Buck and Miss Mary Alice Mat-thews will discuss "Social Aspectsof the Post-War World." Interestednon-members are cordially invitedon payment of a small fee.

The second morning in the An-tique Series under the direction ofMiss Virginia Robie, will 'be onFriday, January 22, in the old ArtStudio on Ollie Avenue. The sub-,|ect:-'"Old Prints." Several guestspeakers will add to the value ofthe course.

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"How about a book, Private Ptr-kins?"

"A book? Say, this is a hospitalI'm stuck in, not a library. You'rekidding me."

Not a bit of it, Private Perkins.Here comes the book truck now,trundling down the ward, and it'sloaded. It may take some time toreach your bed because it has tostop at seven others before yoursand sometimes it takes a sick mana long time to decide which bookhe wants most (the chances are tento one it will be a detective story,though). But don't worry, therewill be plenty left for you to chosefrom—the folks back home whocontributed them have made sureof that. And if you can't make upyour mind which one to try first,the good-natured dame who pilotsthis literary baby buggy will helpyou with suggestions. She's learn-ed bv long experience what a fel-low needs to take his mind off hisprivate woes.

So twice a week the book truckgoes clown the wards bringing newinterest and anticipation to sickand discouraged men like PrivatePerkins. Books are medicine: dis-pense the mlavishly. Books arewhole alphabets of vitamins to buildup a man's morale. And if you arecompelled to lie long days on ahard hospital cot with your Jeg ina cast or an incision in your side,a book is escape, too, a gatewaysuddenly swung open, if only fora little while, on a world fromwhich you had thought yourself

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poses to which the books you con-tribute to the 1943 Victory BookCampaign will be put. Give books!Give many books, and give goodbooks! Put yourself in PrivatePerkins'^ place and give what YOUwould like. Indeed any book youyourself have liked well enough togive shelf space to, is a good oneto pass on. And if you happen topossess any recent books on techni-cal or scientific subjects such asradio, engineering, photography,aviation, chemistry, biology, countyourself lucky, because such booksare today in greatest demand.Leave them with, the A.W.V.S. orthe Red Cross, or if a lack of gaskeeps you at home, phone andsomeone will call for them, Thecampaign will run, until March 5th—give all you can, and remember,"If a book js good enough to keep,it's good enough to give."

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work method could be found thanMacDowell's. He got his educa-tion, in the business and he learnedso well that in due time the Uni-versity of Pittsburgh conferredupon him its highest scientific de-gree, the citation stating: "Thoughdeprived of the advantages of high-er technical education as a youthhe has by his enthusiasm for sci-ence and his keen inventive mindrevolutionized a chemical industryso that industrial chemists proudlyrank him as among the first oftheir profession."

Mr. MacDowell's qualifications tospeak on International Relationscome from, his having been calledinto the War Industries Board ofWorld War I by Bernard Barachto take charge of the Chemicals Di-vision and ipso facto becoming" animportant participant in the In-ternational P e a c e Commissionwhich composed the Treaty of Ver-sailles in 1919. He sat in as as-sociate technical economic adviser,presided a t many of the meetingsbetween the economic experts onboth sid6s, aided in the prepara-tion of various articles of theTreaty, was present at the signingand' returned to the United Stateswith President Wilson's privateparty. Plis services fair ought asrecognition from his country theDistinguished Service Medal, trib-utes from the American Commis-sion to Negotiate Peace, fromFrance the decoration of Officer ofthe Legion of Honor, from Bel-gium's King Albert the decorationof the Order of the Crown, and asimilar decoration from Italy. ,

Mr. MacDowell's experience inthe top ranks of World War I pro-vided him with a great body of in-formation pertinent to the presentsituation. His understanding ofEuropean economic problems makeshis comment valuable in trying toforesee the post-war set-up. Cau-tious in prophecy, Mr. MacDowell..nevertheless divulges such ampleinformation of the basic conditionsthat you can make your own fore-cast. For instance it was quite ob-vious to the Editor of Winter ParkTopics that Mr. ^MacDowell's. esti-mate' of the Nazis is brief and tothe point: They' are plain thieveswith no intention of respecting therights of any who have what theywant. They strike at the root ofour civilization when they steal aman's home, his farm, his cow.Their fundamental principle isnothing else than appropriation fortheir own crowd. If they: were towin there would not heed to beany treaty. It would not occur tothem as necessary since all wouldconie under their control. Why ne-gotiate over something you havestolen? The Allies at Versailleswere interested in rehabilitatingEurope, in feeding hungry people,

' restoring their industry and re-es-tablishing their social .structure.These objectives are not in theNazi conception of things.

The progress of the German peo-ple from agrarian to industrial to"wholesale thievery is readily pic-tured from Mr. MacDowell's dataof their economic history. He maytell of the stark irony of the sav-ing of Germany in the first worldwar by the Jew .who discovered howto make nitrates. From his wealthof data he will: provide much forhis.Woman's Club audience to thinkabout, but I doubt if he will stickhis neck put and tell just what willbe done to Hitler. He had too longa career in business to take sucha gamble.—-C, F, H. •

CHAIN OF MISSIONS

The thirteenth annual FloridaChain of Missions Assembly atWinter Park, January 31-February2, promises to be ope of the mostinteresting and significant everheld. It will bring foremost relig-ious leaders from many corners ofthe world. They include: Dr. Hen-ry S. Leiper, foreign secretary ofthe Federal Council of Churches,with first-hand knowledge of con-ditions in the Orient, Germany, andWestern Europe; Rev. Harry W.Myers, for forty years an evangel-istic teacher in Japan, recently re-turned; the Rev. George P. Howard,worker among the educated classesin South America; the Rev. Ed-ward G. Mullen, former chaplainof St. Luke's Hospital in Manila;John Williams Hughes, a youngWelshman active in European youthmovements and commander of amedical unit on the Spanish warfront; Mrs. John Burder Hipps, ed-ucator from Shanghai University;and Miss Fay Froese, former sup-erintendent of nurses in a hospitalin India.

The general theme of the Assem-bly this year is: "Except the LordBuild, They Labor in Vain." Amongthe questions discussed will be:Diagnosing local symptoms of theinternational disease; the readinessof the American people for worldleadership; the significance of the"New China" for Christian mis-sions; the secrets of China's amaz-ing endurance; religious conditionsof the people of the South Sea Is-lands; creation of a new Africathrough the "Bible Belt"; adapta-bility of Protestantism to the Lat-ins; the danger of the Axis fifthcolumn in South America; the abil-ity of America to "stay in thepeace."

Miss Martha Dennison is chair-man of local arrangements. OnSunday, January 31, guest speak-ers will be furnished the variouschurches of the community formorning worship, vespers, and ayouth rally. The regular businesssessions will begin Monday, Febru-ary 1, at the CongregationalChurch, and will continue throughTuesday. A luncheon will beserved Tuesday noon at the Con-gregational Church for those at-tending the Assembly, with two ofthe distinguished guests as speak-

R A N D O M N O T E S

Sherwood Eddy, famous authori-ty on international, economic, socialand religious questions, will givetwo lectures at Rollins College onWednesday, January 20. He willspeak at' an all-college assembly inthe Annie Russell. Theatre Wednes-day morning on the subject, "ThreeDictators: Mussolini, Hitler and

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Stalin." The general public is in-vited to hear Mr. Eddy on Wednes-day evening at 8:15 o'clock whenhe speaks on "The Meaning of theWorld Crisis" in the Knowles Me-morial Chapel. He is appearing atRollins under the auspices of theR o l l i n s International RelationsClub.

The story entitled "The SilverFlowers," appearing in the currentissue of "Good Housekeeping"magazine, is written by MarliseJohnston, who will be rememberedby many Winter Park friends asthe editor of "Florida Beautiful,"published here for several yearsduring the '20s. Miss Johnston atthat time showed great promise asa writer of both prose and poetry.She won the fifty dollar Ponce deLeon prize for poetry while livingin Winter Park with her parents,Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Johnston, andsister, Miss Ruth, of Lincoln, Iowa.Both daughters are now married,but Miss Johnston uses her maidenname as an author.

A.W.V.S. NOTESThirty-three volunteers offered

their services at A.W.V.S. to assistthe Ration Board when the newpoint system goes into effect. Aninformation table in shops handlingcanned goods during the first fewdays of the new rationing programis an A.W.V.S. undertaking.

The A.W.V.S. snack bar was putinto service twice during the pastweek to assist the Quarter Club inthe send-off of draftees.

Thanks to Mrs. Marshall Clark,who has been making sketches ofchildren and turning the proceedsover to the A.W.V;S., the floor ofthe recreation center, is now beingpainted.

Mr. Rapetti (of Rapetti-Spaghet-

BEN FRANKLIN STORESR. R. MILLER, Owner

Supplies many of Winter Park's most pressing household andpersonal needs at economy prices.

E. Park Ave.

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ti fame) will superintend the prep-aration of the spaghetti dinner tobe given by A.W.V.S. on January28 at the Woman's Club to raisemoney to equip the kitchen in theRecreation Center. Tickets for thedinner are fl.00 and may be ob-tained at headquarters.

The ladies of the EpiscopalChurch were hostesses at the Cen-ter last Sunday. About a hundredsoldiers and sailors were there.

The monthly dance for service,men is being held Friday evening,of this week.

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VALENTINESSTATIONERY — GAMES — GREETING CARDS

SOCIAL NOTES

Capt. and Mrs. Hollis P. Allenand two daughters, Connie andPeggy, of Los Angeles, Cal., areoccupying a house at 1377 Rich-mond Road. Capt. Allen is sta-tioned at the AAFSAT.

is restricted. She and her niece,who is the only child of the lateJohn Drinkwater, famous play-wright, were able to be evacuatedfrom England and came to Americawhere they are active in war work.Miss Penelppe's mother is a pro-fessional violinist and is at pres-ent conducting a men's orchestrain London.

The management of the VirginiaInn will entertain its guests thisSunday evening with a concert byLucia Hammond, soprano, and Al-phonse Carlo, violinist. Accompan-ists will be Sally Hammond andCatherine Carlo. The program,which will begin at 8 .M. includesthe following numbers: Meditation(Thais) Massenet; Perpetual Mo-tion (Reis), Mr. Carlo; My LovelyCelia (Monroe), Alma Mia (Han-del), Nymphs and Shepherds (Pur-cell), Mrs. Hammond; Panis An-gelicus (Franek), Mrs. Hammondand Mr. Carlo; Fraquita Serenade(Lehar-Kreisler), The Old Refrain(Kreisler), C h i n e s e Tambourin(Kreisler), Mr. Carlo; 0 LovelyNight (Ronald), M i n n e l i e d(Brahms), A Birthday Song(Woodman), Mrs. Hammond.

It seems especially fitting thatMiss Gwyn-Jeffreys of London, whowith her niece, Miss PenelopeDrinkwater, are passing the seasonat the home of President Holt, willbe one of the hostesses at the ben-efit tea next Tuesday for Bundlesfor Britain at the residence of Mr.and Mrs. Wickliffe W. Nelson. MissGwyn-Jeffreys' apartment house inLondon was destroyed and her sum-mer place in Sussex-is situated atthe very point where the RAF fly-ers go out to meet the raiders fromNazi Germany, so the whole area

Guests at the Hamilton include:Mr. H. R. Butler, Summit, N. J.;

Dr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Willett,Wilmette, 111.;-Miss Mary V. Per-ham, Rockport, Mass.; Mrs. J. E.Tinker, Danville, Vt.; Mr. C. VanHeusden, New York City, late ofRotterdam, Holland; Mrs. F. Mc-Cauley, Harrisburg, Pa.;,Mrs. Wil-liam J. Hancock, Queen's Village,N. Y.; Dr. W. D. Home, Clewiston,Fla.; Miss Marion Allen, Ogunquit,Me.; Mrs. Samuel M. Cathcart,Westerly, R. I.; Mrs. T. C. Phillips,Milwaukee, Wis.; Mrs. WilliamSpring, North Tarrytown, N. Y.

A.W.V.S. HEADQUARTERS

(Continued from Page 1)pick up a half dozen boys whowould like a ride around WinterPark, or a boat ride around thelakes, or a walk to the college andthrough the Chapel.

Naturally the boys are charmedwith our little town and the gen-erosity of the good people who takesuch an interest m them. But it iswe who are getting the break; thereason we love having them at ourhomes for meals and parties is be-cause we find them real Americanboys; full of fun, interested in prac-tically everything, coming fromcities and towns all over the coun-

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try and representing all the peoplethat make America.

The A.W.V.S. also makes ar-rangements for those who wish toentertain soldiers for Sunday din-ners, etc. Simply call 693 and tellhow many boys you want, whathour they are to come, and theHospitality Committee, under thechairmanship of Mrs. H e n r yThompson will contact the HostessOffice of the Air Base. Miss Mar-celle Hammond, the Junior Hostess,is in charge of sending out themen, and filled over 100 invitationsduring the Christmas holidays. It'sa real treat for the boys to go intoprivate homes and enjoy home-cooked food and civilian life, andfrom the reports from Winter Parkhostesses, entertaining soldiers israising as much civilian morale asmilitary!

The A.W.V.S. welcomes everyoneto come in and visit as often aspossible; more volunteer hostessesare needed, so drop in at the Serv-ice Center and join up.

of the Society, will speak on "Rob-ert Frost and the World Today."Mrs. Mary Cummings Eudy, well-known poet, will read from her pub-lished works, and contributed poemswill be read by Miss Rittenhouse.

THE POETRY SOCIETYThe Poetry Society of Florida,

sponsoring the Allied Arts of Win-ter Park, will hold its first meetingof this season at the home of Pres-ident Hamilton Holt on Saturdayafternoon, January 30th.

Jessie B, Rittenhouse, president

OPEN 2:00 P.M. DAILY!35c MATS. 40c EVES.

(Including Tax)

Friday — SaturdayHERE WE GO AGAINEdgar Bergen and "Charlie"

Fibber McGee and MollySunday — Monday

GEORGE WASHING-TON SLEPT HERE

/ack Benny, Ann Sheridanand Latest March of Time

"The Navy and the Nation"

Tuesday — WednesdayEYES IN THE NIGHT

Ann Harding, Edward Arnoldand

WHEN JOHNNYCOMES MARCHING

HOME AGAINAllan Jones, Jane Frazec

THE FLORIDA BANKAT WINTER PARK, FLORIDA

This bank cordially invites winter visitorsto enjoy the advantages of a checkingaccount in Winter Park.

Your financial requirements can be moreconveniently met by establishing a con-nection here which will avoid delays inci-dental to payment from your bank in theNorth.

"Your Personal Bank"Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

OFFICERSB. R. Colcmnn dim. of the BoardW. K. Rosenfclt PresidentH. W. Bafnum Vice-PresidentP. E. Davis. Vicc-Prcs. and Cashier*E. M. Baldwin Asst. Cashier*On leave with Armed Forces.

DIRECTORSIrving Bacheller . B, R. ColemanH. W. Barnum P. E. DavisJoshua C. Chase W. II. RoscnCclt

Homer Gard

War Bonds Sold to Date by this Bank, $617,625

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WINTER PARK TOPICSCharles F. Hammond

EDITOR AND PUBLISHERA weakly Periodical Issued for the

Winter Kesort Season at Winter.Hark, Fla., on Fridays. SingleCopies, ll)e; Season (IB weeks) Sub-scription $1.50.

Advertising forms close Tuesday,ne\vs deadline Wednesday. Publica-tion Office, Kollins Press, East Park

. Avenue, Winter Park.

Mr. Hammond's residence Tel. 163.''Entered as second-class matter

January S, 1987, a t the Post Officeat Winter Park, Florida, under theAct of March 3, 1879."

HISPANIC LIBRARY(Continued from Page 1)

lins. The maps are loaned fre-quently for study classes and lec-tures. Mrs. Bowers sees to it thatnew and important publicationsreach the shelves. I showed hexa review I had just clipped fromthe Herald Tribune of "A LatinAmerican Speaks" by Senor LuisQuintanilla, formerly M i n i s t e rPlenipotentiary and Counselor tothe Mexican Embassy in Washing-ton—a book that "tackles the trou-ble that lies between South andNorth America in forceful, brilliantfashion." Mrs. Bowers said thebook had already arrived on herdesk.

The Library is delightfully sim-ple. Sunshine pours in like Spanishgold. Newton Merrill's colorful andpicturesque scene at the stairs inTaxco, Mexico, with its groups ofmarket-goers gives atmosphericdecoration. Another painting byAlexander Trowbridge, Sr., of achurch at Cuenavaca, is also effec-tive. Mags of South and CentralAmerica and flags of the twenty-one American Republics add an of-ficial tone.

From her extensive travels,—Mrs. Bowers has made three trips toSpain, four to Central America andfourteen to the West Indies, — awealth of personal reminiscence andinformation comes readily to illus-trate the subject of Latin-Ameri-can relations: The Germans tookthe trouble to understand the man-ners and thinking' . of the SouthAmericans, learned their language,and naturally they secured enorm-ous advantages over our own rep-resentatives who were ill-preparedin comparison, The South Ameri-can has a pride in his country, andwe should respect his loyalty. Hiseducational institutions are differ-ent from ours, but they have sen-iority. Two of his Universitieswere founded in 1551 and 1553, re-spectively. He thinks more ofcourtesy and human dignity thanof money making. These arethings that have been sources ofmisunderstanding and dislike be-tween us, but fortunately progresshas been made from both sides tothe center of a common understand,ing and appreciation for eachother.

The function of the Library, Mrs.Bowers makes clear, is to help openwider the door that has been almostclosed not far south of Key "West.A recognition of failures we havemade will serve to open the doorwider in the future.

Florida is a strategic arm stretch-ing into the West Indies and form-

'ing a drawbridge to the castle ofLatin America. That Florida shouldbecome a strategic nerve center aswell as a geographic one is inher-ent in the situation. That Floridashould accept the opportunity andthe responsibility for liaison be-tween our country and Latin Amer-

ica is a paramount duty. But sucha duty can only be performed suc-cessfully by intelligent preparation—first of all in the study of theSpanish and Portuguese languagesand a sympathetic knowledge ofthe manners and thought of theLatin Americans. Mrs. Bowers,throug.li the Library she has devel-oped, is a minister of good-will tothem.—C. F. H,

BRILLIANT CONCERT SERIES OF CIVIC MUSIC*U OPEN TO NEWCOMERS IN THE WINTER COLONY

APPEAL MADE FORW. P. WELFARE WORK

At the recent meeting the theWinter Park Welfare Association,it was decided to begin solicitationsof the modest, annual budget of?5,200, January 26th. As is wellknown, the personnel of the Boardincludes representatives from ev-ery altruistic organization in town.In this way duplication of help toany one case is avoided. The aimof this Association is to help inwisdom and in kindness the needyof our community.

Our Field Worker, Miss FrancesDaniel, reports the needs will begreater than ever, due to the risingcosts of food. The opportunity towork for wages is doubtless great-er than in former years, but veryfew of the cases assisted are phys-ically able to work. Hence, thesame budget is required,

Due to the shortage in rubberand gasoline, those willing to con-tribute to this approved cause areasked respectfully to send theirgifts before January 26th, to theTreasurer, P..E. Davis, at the Flor-ida Bank.

WINTER PARK GARDENSMAY BE VISITED

Do you wish you could see someof the lovely gardens of WinterPark? Do you wish you couldlearn about the trees, palms andflowers of Florida?

The Garden Club will make yourwishes come true. On Saturdaysduring February and March, gar-dens will be open to the public andall are invited to spend five after-noons in some of our loveliest gar-dens. There will be tickets placedon sale soon, which will be $1.00and will admit visitors to five gar-dens on successive Saturdays. Theproceeds from this project will goto the Army 'and Navy Relief Fund.Twenty thousand Garden Clubs areraising this fund and the WinterPark Garden Club believes the peo-ple of this community will respond.Transportation will not be furn-ished this year, and all are askedto walk to the gardens if possible,or to include Saturday shopping onthe trip if the car is used. Lookfor further notices of "Afternoonsin'the Garden."

MOUNT HOLYOKE TEADr. Helen W. Cole and Miss.

Irma C. Wieand are inviting allalumnae and former students ofMount Holyoke College, and fac-ility, 'to tea on Saturday, January23, 4 to 6, at their home, 527 ChaseAvenue, to meet President VivianBlanche Small, Mount Holyokealumna and recently retired fromthe presidency of Lake Erie Col-lege, Painesville, Ohio. PresidentSmall is spending the winter hereat 455 Melrose Avenue.

The Friday Morning ReadingGroup will meet at the Woman'sGlub on January 22. Miss MarthaAnne Clark will review "The Robe"by Loyd Douglas.

The brilliant series of concertsannounced by the Civic Music As-sociation will be especially welcometo the many newcomers of this win-ter. The series is based on a mem-bership campaign which takesplace in the Spring and only mem-bers are permitted to attend theconcerts, but those who were notresident here last March are in-vited to join the membership now.The fee for the five concerts is §5and those who wish to enjoy themcan only do so by securing a mem-bership. No tickets are sold forindividual concerts.

The first of the series will takeplace on next Thursday, January21st, when Roland Gundry, brilliantyoung American violin virtuoso,will be heard. Gundry has won ahigh place in the ranks of violin-ists, the critics comparing him withYehudi Menuhin. He has been agreat success in concerts since hisNew York debut in 1937.

The second concert on February18 will bring the famous Minneap-olis Orchestra with its celebratedconductor, Dimitri Mitropoulis, whohas been ranked as one of theleading orchestra leaders before thepublic. The climax of the serieswill be the piano recital on Febru-ray 21 of Sergei Rachmaninoff, thedistinguished Russian whose namestands at the top in the musicalworld today. Jean Dickinson,young soprano of the MetropolitanOpera Company, on March 25, andThomas L. Thomas, baritone ofthe same company, will be heardon April 1.

For information as to member-ships for the Civic Music Concertsinquiries should be directed to MissNeff at Dr. Orr's office in the Ex-change Building, Orlando. All theconcerts are to be given in the Or-lando Auditorium and arrange-ments are being made to providespecial bus service for Winter Par-kians for these dates.

THE WOMAN'S CLUBOnce a month the Woman's Club

through the A.W.V.S., is hostessto a group of soldiers from tht AirBase at the club house.

Last week Mrs. Thomas E. Camp-hell, the Defense Chairman, andher committee, including Mrs.Walter Thomas, Mrs. Robinson,Mrs, Charles Buck, and Miss Hal-ley, entertained eighty-five sol-diers at the A.W.V.S. Open House.

On Wednesday, January 20th, at10:30 A.M., Dr. Paul Peirce, re-tired Professor of Economics atQberlin College, will review "Prob-lems of a Lasting Peace," writtenby Herbert Hoover and Hugh Gib-son. Dr. Peirce has recently re-viewed this timely and pertinentbook at the Winter Park Univer-sity Club where it was acclaimedwith much praise.

Mrs, William F. Yust, Chairmanof the Literature Department, wjllintroduce Dr. Peirce. On accountof the new regulation concerningthe use of cars for pleasure driv-ing, the usual Open House onThursdays will be discontinued.

Mrs. Herbert Halverstadt, Chair-man of International Relations,will present Dr. William Melcher,Professor of Business' Administra-tion of Rollins, Friday, January 22,at 3 P.M., who will speak on "NoTreaty of Peace After This War."

Dr. John Milton Moore will con-*duct the Sunday morning servicesat the Altamonte Chapel in Alta-monte Springs, January 17th, at11:00 A.M. This is the opening-service for the Altamonte Chapelfor the winter season.

The Civic iilusic flssociationof

Central Florida

CONCERTS FOR 1943 SEASON

January 21 — Roland Gundry, Violin Virtuoso.

February 18 — Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra,Dimitri Mitropoulos, Conductor.

February 21 — Rachmaninoff, Russian Pianist.

March 25 — Jean Dickinson, Soprano, MetropolitanOpera Company.

April 1 — Thomas L. Thomas, Baritone, MetropolitanOpera Company.

Membership tickets may be secured by winter visitors bycommunicating with the Civic Music Association Secretary,

Telephone 2-2511.