Andover Townsman, 1/9/1947
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I lain colors and 1/2 pH(' fused $4 3.93 and 5.98 weeds. Sizes 12 ingtor STREET FLOOR to 18. ; SECOND FLOOR STREET FLOOR and h, clencF ALL SALES FINAL NO EXCHANGES • NO PHONE OR MAIL ORDERS ON SALE hand. —vow imminimmiummummor THE 1.1111.1111•1111111mmon ZE! Banquet at Shawsheen Worsens Club Literally Provides Food for Thought A varied menu with much food for and again a comedy of manners, this The meat course, which was not gar- thought was served at the Shawsheen time deals with the nouveau rich with a nished because of the limited time which Woman's club literary banquet Monday woman as his central character. Mrs. Bond had to finish her talk, con- night by an artist in culinary effects, , .isted of non-fiction and some of the Alice Dixon Bond, literary editor of the dishes mentioned were "Shore Dimly Boston Herald and Traveler. Mrs. Bond een," "Hiroshima," "Thunder Out of arrived at the Shawsheen school stage China" and the Roosevelt books, some of RS: with a large suitcase of seasoning with which could be classified as vegetables. DAILY which she tempted the appetites of Mrs. Bond chose Grace Perkins' "The readers. Christopher LaFarge's "The Sudden foosevelt I Knew" as the best of these, Guest" she described as an exciting and Elliot's book on his father being ham- She did not attempt to make a di- probing story of a woman's character, ered by his own assurance. In the lat- but which could be about mankind or gested coverage of all the books that are er, she said there are many startling :ountry, living in solitary grandeur "unto currently pouring from the presses in .cvelations and exposures that could run herself alone." Other books mentioned spite of paper shortage and production ,nio law suits. Besides Roosevelt, the co- in this course were "So Little Time", difficulties but selected only a few to .-iero is Stalin and the villain is Churchill. "The Dark Wood" by Christine Weston, recommend to her large and appreciative Mrs. Bond especially recommended Pat Frank's "Mr. Adam", with a laugh audience. Happy The Land" by Louise Dickinson on every page but with underlying Rich. thoughts to retain, Pearl Buck's "Pavilion As an entree, she chose books of of Women", definitely not a man's book, humor stressing the enjoyment of Bob Short stories were the salad course which characterizes a changing world as Hope's rapid fire of gaglike jokes in "So and dessert was poetry and drama and for well as a changing household, the old This Is Peace" which at the same time the latter, Mrs. Bond mentioned briefly, and new impinging upon each other, and uncover something solid and very real. "The Ice Man Cometh" and "Best Plays two 1947 books, Kenneth Robert's "Lydia She elaborated on the Hope style and of the Current Year." The book of poetry Bailey" and "Command Decision" by quoted his priceless summing up of the from which she read a selection was John Worcester Haynes. Russian-U.S. policy of diplomacy. "The "People Behave Like Bollards" by Robert Based on historical fact unearthed by Great Bear," he says, "has tried every- P. Tristram Coffin. Mr. Roberts in six years of intensive thing except Unquentine on Byrnes." research, "Lydia Bailey" has Haiti as a She also suggested Untermyer's an- But if Mrs. Bond treated the dessert background during the tumultuous years thology, "A Treasury of Laughter" as an briefly the hostesses of the meeting did between 1800 and 1805. As a story it is INN appetizer with its dash of Benchley and not and cream puffs were served by Mrs. packed with excitement plus, its charac- McCord and its pinch of Parker. William Edwards, Mrs. Otto Escholz, Mrs. ters are living and breathing people, its Leon A. Field, Mrs. Clyde A. Fore, Mrs. IRLS1 history is accurate and shows up the lim- Fiction she chose as the soup of the Ray Foss, Mrs. William P. Foster, Mrs. ited length of the State Department's dinner which for palatability must be John Franklin, Mrs. Charles Frederick- nose beyond which its vision didn't focus ATS blended by the hand of a master. She son, Mrs. Joseph T. Gagne, Mrs. Louis requires of good fiction a Universal qual- in those none-too-proud days. Its lesson E. Ganem, Mrs. Elvin W. Gilfoy and Mrs. ity, not too dated, that applies to the is that you have to be able to be incon- Charles Gregory with Mrs. Walter N. $3 beginning and end of mankind. A story ,istent, if by so doing, you can obtain a Webster as chairman. in itself is not sufficient unless it is an vision. artist's interpretation of all living though The business meeting was opened by DR writing. "B. F's Daughter" by John P. the president Mrs. Chester Wells and the Marquand she described as a book that OUR COVER - eports of the secretory and the commit. fulfills these requirements. The story is `ee chairmen were read. It was a wonderful snowstorm but it based on Polly's struggle to do something wasn't all play afterwards like coasting, rOOL Mrs. Edward J. O'Connor, chairman by herself or to possess something that sleigh riding and sports of that kind. she obtains by her own efforts and that Some of it was WORK — shoveling, of the literature committee in charge of cket5 is not dominated by the money and shoveling and more shoveling for people the meeting, introduced the soloist, 16- power of B. F. but the book also con- like Billy Gallant (pictured on our cover) year-old Ruth Kinney of Shawsheen and who has his own pint-sized shovel to tains the fundamentals in many a per- a student of Abbot academy. She song wake paths for his parents, Mr. and Mrs. several selections to the accompaniment 2 pri( son's heart, the high tension and con- Raymond Gallant of 41 Elm street. fused thinking during wartime, the Wash- of Mrs. Frederick C. Smith. Mrs. O'Con- Billy likes his job O.K. but he doesn't ington scene with Polly in the midst of it nor then introduced Mrs. Bond who is first think he'll go in the business. He was )R on the list of the Publishers' Ad club of and her final realization that it is not the just willing to provide a scoop for the clenched fist that holds, but the open Townsman. lecturers on books for the entire United LE ITEM hand. Marquand who has written again States. 111101011111111111111MIL--311•11 THE ANDOVER TOWNSMAN, January 9, 1947 uth Prog illiam Jo rtittiqs attb Icingallentatts in Zile Tefu- ljear ee, R. 1. b of St. At night, wi t of the Si BAR RY—COLLINS PLAN JUNE WEDDING Inns are tikei: mai liage by her father, gram to MisF Everilda Coll.ns, daughter of The engagement of Miss Theresa b and Prei Arr. and Mrs. William F. Collins, 18 C. 13ourassa to Albert J. Frederick. appointe Washington avenue, became the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Fred- tee to asst bride of Paul F. Barry, son of Mr. erick of Lowell Junction, has been e.