Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 68, Decatur, Adams County, 21 March 1911 — Page 2

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Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice at Decatur, Indiana, as second-c.ass mall matter. This is the first day of spring and if we had ordered it made to suit we can’t see any place it could be improved. Mexico will have a national convention. at which time all the ills of all. the factions will be discussed and no, doubt agreed upon. Thus each side will win a victory and the United States army maneuvers may be shortened to only a ten days’ outing for the boys in blue. A big sale day is being discussed by I a half-dozen ot tne business men and will probably materialize about the middle of April. It shows a spirit of moving ahead that will help any community. Any time the people come to Decatur and see the splbndid stocks of merchandise and compare[ the prices to those of other towns.l they will buy. What helps one merchant, helps every one. It should be done, not only once but every month in the year. Keep the ball moving. K. OF C. MEETING. A very interesting meeting of the ‘ Knights of Columbus was held Mon-, day evening at their hall and several' business questions were attendee to. A large attendance was present and | the gathering was a very profitable one. Irvin Brandyberry made a business trip to Fort Wayne this afternoon.

Bovs Easter Suits And Reefers Less than four weeks until Easter Sunday. (JThis season we are in betterposition to serve you than ever before. <JYou know our reputation for boy’s clothing of merit. <JOur Spring showing embraces all the newest ideas in Style, Fabric and Pattern-extra well tailored throughout. Knickerbocker Suits $2i25 to SB.OO BLUES AND BLACKS FOR Comfirmation Wear We’ve made a specialty of this class of clothing for years --know what the occasion demands what the boy’s look best in. BLUE SERGE, KNICKERBOCKER STYLE $4.75 to $7.00 Black And Blue Serge Long Trousers Style $7.00 to sl2-50 LET US SHOW YOU The Myers-Dailey Go. Clothiers & Furnishers. ..... .. * .. ■ ,

SOCIETY DOINGS Surprise Given by Menu-ates For Mrs. M. A. Frisinger Monday Evening. MRS. MOLTZ HOSTESS To Shakespeare Club Wednesday—The Euterpeans Postpone Meeting.

. j So many gods, so many creeds, : So many paths that wind and wind. I ’, When just the art of being kind . Is all this sad world needs. —Ella Wheeler Wilcox. CLUB CALENDAR FOR WEEK. Tuesday. Historical —Mrs. Arthur Fisher. Wednesday. Menu-ates—Miss Frances Merry-1 , man. i Shakespeare—Mrs. H. R. Moltz. Thursday. I Presbyterian Aid —Mrs. Dor win. Evangelical Aid —Mrs. J. F. Lachot. Salem Aid—Mrs D. A. Helm. V. B. Aid —Mrs. Blanche Elzey. Needlecraft —Sue Mayer. Thimble —Mrs. E. B. Adams. Orient —Mrs. C. D. Lewton. Embroidery—Agnes Krick. Friday. Little Quilters —Esther Koenemann. Reception—M. E. Chureh. One of the very best surprises that ' ' was ever planned was perpetrated on ' Elijah Walters by ais good wife and the Woman’s Relief Corp and his comrades of the G. A. n. on March 20 th. I this being Elijahs sixty-ninth natal day. The day was an ideal one and , Elijah had been sent away from [. home. The citizens of Decatur were I watching from street corners and 11 : doorsteps at a procession of buggies, j ' wagons and a hay rack, loaded not | 1 with hay. but hayseeds, wending their ’ way to Mr. Walters’ beautiful coun-, | try home, where a dinner was served ’ , that consisted of everything in the eating line that was good. After singing “Marching Through Georgia, i “S’uanee River,” and some oldtime melodies they proceeded to devour the ' dinner and to say that they worked I

— • r\ <our Charming Easter Suits. J 2 Again we call your attention to the Great Values and laige /..Ju JGr" I S' assortment of New Spring Goods being shown ou ? 8 t k l I Our Suit Department never before been so complete as now. v\ e , j 1 f en great care to provide for every form, the stout figure as well ______ I 1 A m der, as we have Coats and Suits rang- n ii:„ fl c n iW Ucirtc k I : J ing in sizes from 12 years to size 46, 'A Beautiful Line ; 1 AL g| I some made especially for stout wo- Never before have we | t men. Special prices this week on /Wt/zk had a more complete line | all Suits, at OWM of Skirts as we have now, LN t $12.50 $11.50 SIO.OO up t« $30.00 W G S»« ta aSe B kS J State at prices tom I If? « $5.00 up to $25.00 state that our Early I J The line of Voil Skirts are beautiful and J ! Spring Coats have giv- || | the prices are reasonable. Special Prices | 1 en our store a Teat II I for this week on all ready-to-wear gar- ll| V> ; J reputation this spring me nts —1 as bew the up-to-Fl date parlor in fashions. We OUF White Goods Department I I neW coa t s an d suits ar- RQ In order to give you an opportunity in buying your I ci I'll d made arrangements with our eiE fifi I I manufacturer to send US the 9 1 27 and 42 inch Embroidery Flouncings, bands to match ij 111 rn India Linens, Long Cloths, Frence Lawns, Mercerized d ill new things as they appear on |(J Batistes, Flaxons in plain or fancy, Indian Head Dimities | [ j 1 the market. We will be glad The y in pnce from ,Oct 0 yard ‘ | F\ t° show the new styles, weav- 1525.00 1 Fill I FNKAMP’S J es and materials. Prices from ■ ULLLniiril IK

faithfully does not teii it all, asd ®SCommander Parrish ate until his collar button broke, when he and Dore Moore played leap-frog in order to make room for more pie. Holme? was a litle modest, but succeeded in taking the wrinkles out of his vest. Kitson was tongue-tied. Uncle Randal Sprague was the oldest soldier there, but his appetite was as good as that of George Cline. We cannot mention every one present as they deserve, but would not do our duty as a reporter if we failed to mention the fine music rendered by Mrs. Vinnic Lyons; a farm song by the host, Mr. Walters, and also an old-time love song by Holmes, a speech by Elijah, and another by his wife, a speech by the president of the W. R. C., Mrs. John Williams, another speech by Commander Grandstaff, Dore Moore, toastmaster. The response by Vinnie Lyons, "Our Old Soldiers." we failed to get, but it was one of the best, and given in her characteristic, happy manner. All present spent a happv day. After all had united in singing, ' God Be With You Till We Meet Again,” the crowd dispersed to their' homes feeling it had been the beet; day of their lives. Notes —Mallonee is a good singer. Holmes is good on his feet; Railing and Wetter are both' good looking, but Jones is the best on' the eat. A contest between Cutting. Pillars and Mylott as to who could in-. crease their weight by eating dinner was won by Pillars, with Cutting a' close second. Pillars gained four ( pounds and fifteen ounces; average gain for all three, four pounds and thirteen ounces. We promised the la- 1 dies of the W. R. C. not to write any- 1 ,hing about them under a promise' from them of another good dinner Inj the near future. Those present were L. N. Grandstaff and wife, Lorenzo Cherryholmes and wife. Joseph Helm and wife, Daniel Kitson and wife. Jacob Railing and wife, John Mellotte and wife, Benjamin Pillars and wife. T. W. Mallonee and wife, Randali Sprague and wife, T. R. Moore and wife. Ezra Cutting. William Wetter, George B. Cline. John B. Jones, J. R. Parrish, Mrs. John Williams, Mrs. Sylvester Peterson, Mrs. Lu Purdy, Mrs. Henry Stevens, Vina Lyons, Elijah Walters and wife, Henry Fell, Mrs. L. Whitman. Mrs. Cleo Johnson. —Contributed. Miss Zelda Sebnitz had as her guests at dinner Sunday the Misses Orpha Sheets. Gladys Kern and Ethel Fuhrman. After dinner Mr. and Mrs C. M. Sebnitz and daughter, Zelda,

took their guests tor an auto riue. They motored five miles east of town to the home o." Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Sebnitz and spent the afternoon there. After a very good country supper th guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Schnnz returned to town in time for the evening services. Trie auto ride to town was fine, coming as it did when the setting sun was spreading its pink rays over the sky. They reached Decatur all too soon to please the girls for they expressed the wish that they would have liked for Decatur to have. been one hundred miles away. There was a birthday surprise giv-, en for Ida Fuhrman Friday evening, it. being her sixteenth birthday. She had just returned from Berne that afternoon and knew nothing of the surprise. After many delightful games the guests were served with a very i tempting supper. She received some; very pretty gifts. Those present were Vona Sells, Crystal and Gladys Kern. Edwina and Naomi Van Camp, Mary and Kathryn Roop, Mary Barkley, Myrtle and Zetta Wells, Mabie Cramer. Mabie Moses, Orpha Sheets. Helen Former, Zelda Sebnitz, Hope Hoffman, Herbert, Mary. Ethel and Ida Fuhrman. Mrs. M. A. Frisinger of Sixth street, who leaves the first of the week for 1 her new home at the Kekiong* farm south of the city, was given a very agreeable surprise Monday evening ( by the Menu-ates. a program of delightful entertainment features passing the time delightfully. Mr». Frisinger has been one of the Menu-ates from the beginning of the organiza- , tion. and while the surprise cannot be ( said to be a farewell, in truth, as the j Frisicgers are going but a short distance away, the event was given to mark the change. Mr. and Mrs. John Troutner, who just recently moved from Gideon, Mo , to Bobo. Ind., entertained at dinner Sunday the following guests: Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Ainsworth and sou,•Gaylord, of Route 9, and Mrs. John Thatcher and daughter, Maggie, of Bobo; Miss Aletha Shaffer, Mabel Melchi, Eva and Orpha Death, Mae Troutner, Agnes Shaffer, Grace Shaffer and Sarah Troutner; Messrs. Levi Troutner, Orvai Wells, Eugene Troutner and Fred Ayres. Music was.furnished by Miss Mabel Melchi and Mrs. Troutner. Mr. and Mrs. George Gay entertained at dinner Sunday the following

guests; Mr. and Mrs. William A’-| father and daughter, Velma; Mr. and. Mrs. A. M. Bowen and son. Kermit; Mrs. W. F. Hilton and sons, Noella 2id Harold, and daughter. Marie; Mr. and Mrs. Perry Workinger; Messrs. Carl Grueb, Sam Bentz, EdwaM Ga; and Misses Oda and Eda G ay. The day wa? spent in music, and a very sumptuous dinner, for which J|rs. Gay is noted, consisting of all the delicacies of the season, was very much enjoyed by all. Thursday uiternooffWt the Dugan home Cue Luu.ca' Aid society of th? ' Presbyterian church will be entertained by Mrs. E. S. Dorwin. Mrs. J. F. Lachot will entertain the ■ ■ ■

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i Evangelical Ladies' Aid society Thurs-1 i day afternoon, and all the membership J is requested to attend. The Ladies' Aid society of the Un-! ’ tied Brethren church will hold an all-1 I day meeting Thursday with Mrs ! Blanche Elzey. | Owing to the illness of the members having charge of the program there f will be no meeting of the Euterpean club this week. Miss Sue Mayer will entertain the Neeaiecraft club Thursday evening at her home on North Second street. The Shakespeare club will meet to-' morrow afternoon with Mrs. H. R

• Moltz instead ot Mrs. D. D. lie .er, as ! previously annouuvtu. The Menu-ates will hold their regs- ! lar Wednesday aiternoon meeting to- ' morrow with Miss Frances Merrynun. ; Mr. and Mrs. Perry Workinger entertained Velma Alfutuer at supper Sunday evening. The Little Quilters will be entertained Friday "afternoon by Miss Esther Koenemann. the meeting having been postponed from last weeek. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dugan had as their guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs PW. West of Auburn, Mrs. Gart Shober CONTINUED ON a AGE FOVR