Put bird feeders on your list of spring cleaning chores

Spring cleaning for me is a weeklong chore that involves scrubbing my home from top to bottom. The window treatments and linens, carpeting, walls and windows, I try to tackle them all to make ready for summer. Never would I think to include the birdhouses as part of the yearly routine. 

Yet, it’s as important as feeding the birds. 

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) — in its effort to prevent salmonellosis, a bacterial disease that kills many small birds — is encouraging bird enthusiasts to clean and disinfect their feeders. 

Salmonellosis occurs when a food source is contaminated with fecal matter. Since this bacterial disease was first diagnosed in Michigan back in 1970, die-offs around bird feeders have become more common and have been documented in many bird species throughout the world. 

Bird watchers have reported finding dead birds around their feeders to the DNR. On occasion, they also have noticed birds in the area showing signs of distress: huddling, fluffed-up feathers, unsteadiness and shivering. 

“We have received several calls from people who are finding dead goldfinches,” said Brian Piccolo, a DNR wildlife biologist based in Roscommon, adding that the disease is most prevalent in house sparrows, pine siskins, American goldfinches and common redpolls. The main reason is that they crowd into the feeding area and remain there until all of the food supply is exhausted -- greatly increasing its chances of coming into contact with the bacteria. Biologists also believe the species is more susceptible to the disease than other wild birds. 

“The best thing you can do is remove and clean your bird feeder,” Piccolo said.

 Begin with a thorough cleaning of all feeders and birdbaths. The DNR advises homeowners to follow-up each week with a 10-percent bleach solution. According to a report by the DNR, “If the bacterial disease is suspected, bird feed should be removed from the area for two to four weeks to all birds to disperse; this includes encouraging neighbors to also clean and remove feeders. By allowing the birds to disperse, birds infected with the disease can separate from healthy birds.” 

If any bird seed accumulates on the ground, it should be raked up, and any soil suspected of being contaminated removed. The good news is salmonellosis is not a cause of significant decline in the population of wild birds. 

“Feeding wildlife congregates them in a way that is not normal,” said Tom Cooley, DNR wildlife biologist and pathologist. “Disease transmission is higher when wildlife is concentrated and in closer contact with each other.”

Once the summer months return, salmonellosis outbreaks around the feeders decline, as most people do not feed the birds, and they return to foraging for food in a more natural way, individually. 

For more information about salmonellosis and other wildlife diseases, visit the DNR website

Donate a dress and make Project Prom Princess a success

Not everyone can afford a prom dress this spring. Knowing this,  WDVD-FM (96.3) along with AV7 Productions and Lakeside Mall have teamed up for Project Prom Princess. The annual event gives everyone the chance to look their best for the big night.

Project Prom Princess kicks off with a strolling fashion show tonight at 6:30 p.m. The high school models will be walking the runway displaying Project Prom Princess dresses, along with tuxedos provided by President Tuxedo and Men’s Warehouse & Tux.  Throughout the show shoppers will be provided with tips on where to find their prom-related items at Lakeside Mall.

If you’ve had the good fortune of attending a prom you know how important this event can be not to mention what an event such as this means to young adults who are considering not attending prom because of financial reasons. The Project Prom Princess Boutique is open for business and encourages shoppers who want to help to drop off gently worn dresses or fashion accessories at the boutique April 13-15 located on the upper level at Lakeside Mall (near Macy’s Women’s). 

“The dresses will be distributed to girls who otherwise could not afford them, by appointment only, April 19-21,” said Amy Stanton, marketing manager for Lakeside Mall.

Girls in need of a prom dress can register online at WDVD-FM (96.3) Those who participate will also be invited to enter for a chance to take their school's prom to the next level with a complete prom package courtesy of AV7 Productions.

For further information call, 586-247-1590

'Chicago' and other community theater spring productions blooming

Last year at this time we were all strangers.

We shared only the stage, our commitment to the play and the vision of its director. By opening night of Clintondale Community Theater's winter production - and following the many, long hours spent tweaking dialogue, building sets and promoting the show -- I  understood why cast members consider themselves family.

This weekend Clintondale Community Theater family will present its newest production, "Chicago."

Set in the roaring ‘20s, “Chicago” tells the story of Roxie Hart, an aspiring chorus girl, who murders her lover and convinces her gullible husband, that he was a burglar. The husband agrees to take the rap until the police convince him that the burglar was Roxie's lover. In the slammer, Roxie joins another famous stage performer and murderess, Velma Kelly. Both Roxie and Velma are headline hunters seeking to capitalize on pre-trial publicity for the sake of acquittal and stage careers. Thanks to their tricky lawyer, Billy Flynn, the two are released from jail. However, another woman shoots up the courthouse steps and steals the limelight - effectively ending the careers of both Roxie and Velma.

Macomb Daily staff photo of Chicago cast by Ray J. Skowronek.

"The Broadway and film versions of 'Chicago' are extremely risqué," said Todd Swanboro, longtime CCT director, who spent eight years getting the licensing rights to do the show, in a previous article. "We really had to tone it down for community theater because of the costumes and some of the language, etc."

This is part of the tweaking process.

Also tweaked for this show was the set, an incredible four-tiered stage not unlike that which you might see built for a production at Stratford or Niagara on the Lake.

Swanboro said he has Anthony Fisher to thank for that. The former student, who just finished touring with the "Wizard of Oz," volunteered his time and talents to the show. "Fisher succeeded in capturing a 1920s-style-look with bright lights and glowing marquee-style accents."

When asked about his work on the play, Fisher reiterated my feelings exactly: "It's just like family here with Todd."

Clintondale Community Theater will present "Chicago" at 7:30 p.m., April 13-14 and 19-21. Tickets are $8 in advance or $10 at the door. CCT is at 35200 Little Mack, north of 15 Mile. For more information, or to reserve tickets, call 586-791-6300, ext. 2409.

 

DAYTRIPPING

So musicals aren't your cup of tea. There are plenty of other productions to see. Check out our list of upcoming shows along with other family-friendly events going on in the Metro Detroit area:

Local talent

Warren Woods Tower High School presents "Once Upon a Mattress," 7 p.m. April 14 and 2 p.m. April 15, at Warren Woods Middle School auditorium, 12 Mile Road west of Schoenherr. Tickets $6 students/seniors, $9 adults, at the door. Call 586-215-6629 or visit WWTDramaClub@hotmail.com.

Utica High School Fine Arts Department stages the musical "Rhythm City," April 26-28, at the school's Performing Arts Center, 47255 Shelby Road. Admission $9 adults, $8 students/seniors, $5 ages 12 and younger. Call 586-797-2267.

St. Clair Shores Players present "A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody," 8 p.m. April 27-28, May 4-5, at Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, 31601 Harper. Doors open 7:30 p.m. Tickets $10 adult, $9 seniors and students at the door. Visit www.scsplayers.org.

Roseville High School Drama Society presents "Bye Bye Birdie," 7 p.m. April 27-28 and 2 p.m. April 28, in the RHS McLeod Auditorium, 17855 Common Road. Admission $5 at the door. Call 586-445-5559.

"Mother Superior's Habits" 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through May 12, and 2 p.m. select Sundays at Broadway Onstage, 21517 Kelly Road, Eastpointe. Tickets $14 opening night, $16 other performances; for reservations, 586-771-6333.

"Arsenic and Old Lace" presented by Rodgerland Productions at the Sterling Heights Lions Club, 12828 Canal west of Schoenherr, April 21 and 28, May 12 and 19. Buffet dinner 6:30 p.m., show follows; dinner and show package $25 including tax and tip. For reservations and information, 586-776-9844.

Stagecrafters present "Titanic - The Musical," Thursday-Sunday April 13-May 6, at the Baldwin Theatre, 415 S. Lafayette, Royal Oak. Show times 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays; to purchase advance tickets, $18 and $20, call 248-541-6430 or go to www.stagecrafters.org. Available tickets also available one hour before show time at box office for additional $2 per ticket.

Rosedale Community Players perform the comedy "Moonlight and Magnolias," 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays April 20-May 12, and 2 p.m. Sundays, April 22 and 29, at Peace Lutheran Church, 17029 W. 13 Mile Road, Southfield. Tickets $14; call 313-532-4010 or www.rosedalecommunityplayers.com.

Farmington Players stage "Little Shop of Horrors," Thursdays through Sundays, April 27-May 19, at the Players Barn, 32332 W. 12 Mile Road between Orchard Lake and Farmington roads. For tickets, $18 adults, $2 off for students, call 248-553-2955 or www.farmingtonplayers.org.

'Film Movement'

As part of its "Film Movement" series of free showings of independent or foreign films, St. Clair Shores Cultural Committee and St. Clair Shores Public Library present "Queen of Hearts," 6:30 p.m. April 19, in the William R. Gilstorf Meeting Room at the library, 22500 11 Mile Road. Free. Call 586-771-9020 or go to www.scslibrary.org.

Relay for Life

Photo road rally to benefit American Cancer Society's Relay for Life-Shelby Township, check-in 6 p.m. April 21, at VFW hall, 8311 Wilson, Shelby Township. Advance tickets only, $20 includes pizza, snacks, soft drinks, prizes, cash bar; live entertainment 9-11 p.m. Digital camera mandatory to participate. Call 586-884-6422. Also, Relay for Life Team Charlie's Angels fundraiser at Cold Stone Creamery, 23 Mile and Schoenherr roads, 6-8:30 p.m. April 19.

Mom 2 Mom

Shelby Parks and Recreation Department's Mom 2 Mom Sale, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. April 21, at the Shelby Community Center, 51670 Van Dyke, north of 23 Mile Road. Adult admission $1, no strollers before 11 a.m. Call 586-731-0300.

Macomb Township Recreation Center Mom 2 Mom Sale, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. April 21, at 20699 Macomb St., off Broughton south of 25 Mile Road, east of Romeo Plank. Admission $1 per adult.

Spaghetti dinners

Spaghetti dinner and auction to benefit Boy Scout Troop 1478, 6 p.m. April 21, at St. Anne Church on Mound Road in Warren. Admission $7 adults, $3 children.

Benefit spaghetti dinner for Caden LaFontaine, 4, for health care treatment, 2-8 p.m. April 15, at Memphis Youth Center/Lions Club, 34758 Pratt Road. Admission $7 adults, $3 ages 14 and younger. Call 810-650-6407.

Annual VVW spaghetti dinner, 1-5 p.m. April 15, at 35011 23 Mile Road, New Baltimore. Admission $8, free ages 8 and younger. Call 586-725-2444.

All-you-can eat spaghetti dinner to benefit Relay for Life Team Soul Survivor, 1-5 p.m. April 15, dinner served 2-4 p.m., at The Detroit Pub, 33401 Harper, Clinton Township. Raffles, entertainment by Cherry Street. Admission $5 per person, free 5 and younger. Call 586-791-1288.

Jefferson Chapter No. 489 Order of Eastern Star serves spaghetti dinner, 4:30-7:30 p.m. April 30, at the Masonic Temple, 22000 11 Mile Road, St. Clair Shores. Adults $10, ages 6-12 $5, younger than 5 free. Proceeds go to Relay for Life. Call 586-206-2831.

Hope Center

The Chapin Family performs 8 p.m. April 20, at WCS Performing Arts Center, 12901 15 Mile Road, Sterling Heights, in a benefit for Hope Center in Macomb. For tickets, $35 VIP reserved, or $30 general reserved, call 586-294-4673 or visit www.hopecentermacomb.org.

Nautical Nibble

Lake St. Clair Symphony Orchestra presents 50th Anniversary Nautical Nibble, sponsored by St. Clair Shores Nautical Mile TIFA, 6-9 p.m. April 24, at Blossom Heath Inn, 24800 Jefferson. More than 20 area restaurants serve specialties. Tickets, $25 adults, two for $45, available at Gifts Afloat, 25025 Jefferson, Dockside Café at St. Clair Shores Public Library, and at the door. Visit iscso.org.

Wolcott Mill

"Babies, Babies, Everywhere!" events 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m. through April 15, at Wolcott Mill Metropark Farm Center in Ray Township. Interpreters or volunteers at each barn with animals available to pet. Admission $3 per person. Wagon rides available for extra fee.

Celebrate Earth

Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm presents "Celebrating the Earth" 1-2 p.m. April 14, in the Dairy Barn at the historic site, 1005 Van Hoosen Road off Tienken Road between Rochester and Dequindre roads. Admission $5 adults, $3 students 5 years and older and ages 60 and up; free for museum members. To register, 248-656-4663.

About art

Anton Art Center 2012 exhibits include Macomb County Annual Secondary Student Show, through April 22, and Macomb Community College Department of Continuing Education, Oct. 2-21, at 125 Macomb Place, Mount Clemens. Call 586-469-8666.

Lakeside Palette Club presents its Spring Exhibit and Sale 8 a.m.-4 p.m. through May 1 at St. Clair Shores Adult Education Center, 23055 Masonic near Jefferson. Reception and awards ceremony 6:30-8:30 p.m. April 12. For details, 586-285-8880.

Book sales

Spring used book sale at Clinton-Macomb Library Main Branch, 40900 Romeo Plank Road, Clinton Township, noon-8 p.m. April 19, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. April 20-21, 1:15-3:15 p.m. April 22 ($5 bag day), 9:30 a.m.-noon April 23 (free book day, as available). Friends Night is 5:30-8:30 p.m. April 18.

Annual book sale of Friends of the Lois Wagner Memorial Library, 5-8 p.m. April 19, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. April 20 and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 21, at 35200 32 Mile road, Richmond. Books may be donate during regular library business hours April 16-18. Call 586-727-2665.

Wine tasting

Taste of Michigan wine Tasting to benefit southeastern Michigan Association of Neonatal Nurses, 6 p.m. April 19 at Champane's Wine Cellars, 7007 Chicago Road between Van Dyke and Mound Road, Warren. For tickets, $20, call 586-978-9463.

Exotic animals

Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center presents exotic animal day (includes spiders, snakes, turtles), 11 a.m.-4 p.m. April 21, at the Center, 4101 River Bends Drive in River Bends Park, Ryan and Hamlin roads entrance, Shelby Township.

Admision $3 for ages 4 and older. Call 586-323-2478.

Fishing clubs

Vanguard Trout Unlimited for fishing enthusiasts meets 7:30 p.m. second Thursday monthly at Rochester's Dinosaur Hill. Also, Fishing Buddies Fishing Club gathers 6:30 p.m. third Tuesdays at Rochester Hills OPC, 650 Leticia Drive. Call 248-375-1931.

Blind bowlers

Macomb Blind Bowlers for visually impaired and/or blind individuals 18 and older, league bowling 11:45 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Fraser Star Lanes, northeast corner of 14 Mile and Garfield roads. Fee $10 per week. Call 586-360-9543.

Square dancing

Patches Squares dance club hosts beginning square dance lessons, 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays at First United Methodist Church of Warren, 5005 Chicago Road. First class (no matter when dancers start) is free, $3 for following sessions. Call 248-613-3169. 

Features editor Debbie Komar contributed to this list.

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Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish -- Anne Bradstreet

Gadgets give the Net generation the advantage

What I would have given to have had a Smart phone when I was in college. We had to rely on smart friends to help us find the answers or librarians to point us in the right direction.

"Gen-Y types harboring an affinity for all things social media enjoy something of an advantage these days, as they can use sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin to connect with others and supplement their classroom lessons," according to a report by Online College

What hasn't changed is the need for quick and reliable resources. It's for this reason one can appreciate postings like, "50 Useful Twitter Feeds for Econ Students."

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"It is very common to hear people say, Here's the Millennial or the digital generation, and we have to figure out how they learn. Poppycock. We get to mold how they learn -- Naomi S. Baron, a linguistics professor at American University.

Setting up the soil for hydrangea

I envy people with a green thumb -- gardeners like my sister-in-law who can pull a plant out of a hat and get it to grow.  Seriously, from fall mums and Christmas poinsettias to an Easter lily in a bonnet, if it’s living when she gets it, then into the ground it goes.

I’m reminded of her talents every spring when her hydrangeas start to bloom. She rescued two plants from a drooping summer sale a few years ago and they have since become known as “Sue’s hydrangea ginormous.”

I love hydrangea almost as much a lilacs. So a couple of years ago I finally broke down and purchased two varieties similar to Sue’s. We have a flower bed on the east side of our house that gets sun in the morning and shade in the afternoon. Since hydrangea — like most sophisticated plants — do not like clay soil, I had to completely dig the bed out. I refilled it with topsoil and organics such as peat moss and soil conditioners. It was quite the chore since all of the bulbs I had planted there also needed to come out.

Both plants had the nicest looking foliage, but no blooms. I took it to heart thinking maybe I had done something wrong. English Garden nursery buyer and gardening expert Darrell Youngquest said there is a variety of hydrangea that only blooms on old wood.

Another reason for a lack of flowers is frost damage or too much shade or nitrogen. I know because of the foliage and the area where it is planted that this is probably not the case. 

So, fingers crossed, this could be the year I see flowers. Whether they are pink or blue, we’ll have to wait and see.

Acid soils give us blue flowers and baser soils cause hydrangea to flower pink. If you don’t like what you see this May: Iron sulfate can be added to the soil for blue and a top dressing of dolomite or drenching the soil with a quick lime solution can increase your chances of seeing pink.

As for new varieties of hydrangea, Youngquest expects to have several, including pistachio and fire and ice hydrangea. The flowers on a fire and ice hydrangea bloom white and then they turn to pink and, finally, to a deep red. The pistachio hydrangea has blooms that are greenish yellow, pink and dark purple. 

Check out some of the other new varieties such as Forever & Ever Fantasia posted by Youngquest at Pinterest

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One lifetime is never enough to accomplish one's horticultural goals. If a garden is a site for the imagination, how can we be very far from the beginning?  -- Francis Cabot Lowell

Everybody has a story to tell

Wilma Lee in Hawaii.

Celebrities are always interesting, but some of the best stories I've had the opportunity to tell are about everyday people. 

Like the grandfather in Chesterfield Township who shot the hole in the American flag raised by Marines following the battle over Iwo Jima - yes, the famous flag photographed by Joe Rosenthal of the Associated Press.

Then there's the prosthesis doctor who built a titanium limb for a three-legged pony and the woman who raised the money for it.

Most recently I had the good fortune of interviewing Wilma Lee.

Talk about inspiring. As an adventurous teen with a passion for traveling, Lee made a promise to herself to visit every state in America. That was her bucket list.

Just before Valentine's Day, she was packing for a trip to Hawaii where she would celebrate her 90th birthday. It was also the last state on her list. 

The travels of Wilma Lee

After Lee's story ran, she was contacted by WJR-AM (760), and Hawaii Public Radio in Honolulu, both looking to interview her for a show. She also heard from the director of public affairs for Navy Region Hawaii, who said she was looking for a "Rosie the Riveter" kind of person to honor during Women's History Month and take her on a visit to Pearl Harbor. She thought Lee was that kind of person.

Listen to, "Adventurous Grandma completes bucket list on Hawaii radio" 

"Gram is one of those people who never says 'never.' I know that she's passed that on to my mom and to me. I'm so proud to be her granddaughter. Not just because she's seen all 50 states, but because she accomplished something she had always dreamed of doing. I'm not surprised she did it. That's just who she is," said Lee's granddaughter, Melissa Gerety, a former Michigan native, who now resides in Maine. One of the phrases Gerety remembers her grandmother saying is that you can do anything you want to do, except scratch your ear with your elbow. "When I was little it made me laugh. Now I realize that it was a guide for my own life. Gram is one of those people who never says 'never.' She's passed that on to my mom and to me."

Got an interesting story?  gina.joseph@macombdaily.com; <a href="http://bit.ly/wwIwMi">@gljoseph</a>

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We are the hero of our own story -- Mary McCarthy

The story behind the Titanic's luncheon menu

Macomb Daily staff photo by Joe Ballor

Be it old historic photos such as this one on display at The Henry Ford, or Titanic artifacts,

each one has a story to tell.

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Over the weekend, Henry Aldridge and Son presented an auction of Titanic collectables to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the completion of the Royal Mail Steamer Titanic. The sale was held 100 years to the day after the ship was finished by Harland and Wolff. The star of the auction - as many of you have heard -- was a first class menu from the last lunch ever held on-board the Titanic. 

Andrew Aldridge told me on Friday that he expected the artifact to fetch around $100,000.

He was close.

"The menu was sold via direct descent from Washington Dodge," said Aldridge. "(It sold for $120,000) and was purchased by a collector from London."

It was the last luncheon menu offered to guests and it featured the all-important date of April 14, 1912. That made it rare. What makes it interesting is the story behind the menu and how it came to be in the hands of a 21st century auctioneer.

The paper's trail from Belfast to London

As Aldridge explained, the menu was the property of First Class passenger Dr. Washington Dodge. He was a prominent banker from San Francisco, who boarded the Titanic with his wife Ruth and son Washington Junior. The family occupied cabin A-34 and held ticket number 33636. Shortly after arriving in New York aboard the rescue ship Carpathia, the doctor was interviewed and gave this account of his last hours on the ship.

"We had retired to our stateroom, and the noise of the collision was not at all alarming. We had just fallen asleep. My wife awakened me and said that something had happened to the ship. We went on deck and everything seemed quiet and orderly. The orchestra was playing a lively tune. They started to lower the lifeboats after a lapse of some minutes. There was little excitement as the lifeboats were being launched; many of the first-cabin passengers expressed their preference of staying on the ship. The passengers were constantly being assured that there was no danger, but that as a matter of extra precaution the women and children should be placed in the lifeboats. Everything was still quiet and orderly when I placed Mrs. Dodge and the boy in the fourth or fifth boat. I believe there were 20 boats lowered away altogether. I did what I could to help in keeping order, as after the sixth or seventh boat was launched the excitement began. Some of the passengers fought with such desperation to get into the lifeboats that the officers shot them, and their bodies fell into the ocean. It was 10:30 when the collision occurred, and 1:55 o'clock when the ship went down. Major Archibald Butt stood with John Jacob Astor as the water rolled over the Titanic. I saw Colonel Astor, Major Butt and Captain Smith

standing together about 11:30 o'clock. There was absolutely no excitement among them. Captain Smith said there was no danger. The starboard side of the Titanic struck the big berg and the ice was piled up on the deck. None of us had the slightest realization that the ship had received its death wound.

Mrs. (Isidor) Straus showed most admirable heroism. She refused in a very determined manner to leave

her husband, although she was twice entreated to get into the boats. Straus declined... to get in the boat while any women were left. I wish you would say for me that Colonel Astor, Major Butt, Captain Smith and every man in the cabins acted the part of a hero in that awful night. As the excitement began I saw an officer of the Titanic shoot down two steerage passengers who were endeavoring to rush the lifeboats. I have learned since that twelve of the steerage passengers were shot altogether, one officer shooting down six. The first-cabin men and women behaved with great heroism."

One of the stewards of the Titanic, with whom the Dodges had crossed the Atlantic before on the Olympic, knew them well. He recognized Dodge as the thirteenth boat was being filled. The steerage passengers were being shot down and some of the steerage passengers were stabbing right and left in an endeavor to reach the boat. The thirteenth boat was filled on one side with children, fully 20 or 30 of them, and a few women. All in the boat were panic-stricken and screaming.

The steward had been ordered to take charge of the thirteenth, and, seizing Dodge pushed him into the boat, exclaiming that he needed his help in caring for his helpless charges. Dodge said that when the boats were drawing away from the ship they could hear the orchestra playing "Lead, Kindly Light," and rockets were going up from the Titanic in the wonderfully clear night.

"We could see from the distance that two boats were being made ready to be lowered. The panic was in the steerage, and it was that portion of the ship that the shooting was made necessary.

"I will never forget," Mrs. Dodge said, "the awful scene of the great steamer as we drew away. From the upper rails heroic husbands and fathers were waving and throwing kisses to their womenfolk in the receding lifeboats."

The steward that Dr. Dodge referred to in his interview was Frederick Dent Ray. The menu carries a handwritten inscription on its reverse: With compliments and best wishes, from Frederic Dent Ray, 56 Palmer Park, Reading, Berks.

The menu itself is said to have survived the sinking in Mrs. Dodge's purse and has remained with the Dodge family since. 


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Never get so fascinated by the extraordinary that you forget the ordinary -- Magdalen Nabb