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18 fils membershipp m iwu religiouu denominations.. He belongs to,.both the Episcopal and the Congregational churches, The story, behind,this pa ra- dox,.does not reveal an excessive de- sire to get into heaven, but a very natural alliance with the church at- Early -in bis career Mr. French went ýto. Birmingham, Ala., where the cbhurch of. bis childhood allegiance, the Congregational, wau practically unknown as a local institution. He did flot know anyone there and in order to make friends wanted to join a church. The obvious one to join was the. Episcopalian, St. Mary's ont the Hîghlands. Accordingly he was.confirmed, and forever after the Episcopahians must claim hlm for their own. Jkoeim& nn.mga The groundwork for professional tnost of the symphonies, and numer- renown .was laid at the University of ous otber' works. Chicago, 1901 to 1904. After two years He has experimented with several1 at Birmingham Mr. French joined types of gramophone. Originally he the Dearborn Chemical company in bad a Victor with a horn, then the Chicago, becoming its directing chem- electric orthophonic. Now he bas ist i 1909 and later its chemical sound equiprnent which is partly1 In years gone by Mr. French was a reviewer of books for the Chicago Daily News, under the aegis of Harrv Hansen, andlae of Keith. Preston. He bas a- scrapboôk of clippings' w hich show a preponderance of mys- tery- stories, and travel books. amrnong bis reviews. His etcbings, form another hobby., Some of them are hunrg on the 'attic walls, and some are hidden 'away in a Portfolio* Mr, French is using thern to appraise b is. taste in art. He picks what he likes and hopes bis judgmet wi1' be vindicated in years t o corne. In the cellection are works -by Lusy, Johin Taylor Arms, Rosenberg, Eby, Lucille Douglas, and others. - Uune Cofleets Etches An uncle, Herbert French of Cin- cinnati, who by reason of being jtlst and first ât French, who Procter and the Cincinnati eArt Institute 1of the Corn- ýera, et cetera, Lrt institute for- ceeded to give ie ancestors, Jonathati iven a chapter or two Chase ini "The Good a tale of New Engla . Dudley French's mother lived in Blue early Frenches left Co ttle in Granville, 0. :hes like to gô hack E back to Mr-. French and msa which were men- thé Ametrican So- nished, il Engineers, to the Concu for Testing Mate- TheeFi -r he is on the feed- 1 earned, itly came the dance ex-a. c hes and their friends fox trot and two-step to1à land Park to his attic anyone is welçome. Mrs. Vernon Ë. -Loucks of 234 Sheridan road, Kenilworth, is enter- taining 24 guests for luncheon and bridge i her home on Saturday in honor of Mrs. Lewis Gowan of San Francisco who bas been visitingý' friends, here. and ie was But, to the distis char- tex-na! 1,Me. wcticut it the ciety !>of I Amercan rials. For