Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 245, Decatur, Adams County, 14 October 1912 — Page 2

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Indiana, as sceond class mall. WELCOME HOME The first day of Old Home Week is here, a delightful day, set with clear akles, happy faces, flags and bunting everywhere, showing the holiday spirit and a realization of months of preparation. The guests are coming in on every train, glad to get back and shoving that fact in every move. We welcome you, from the very bottom of our hearts, to the best town in the world. We know you will agree with us that it is a better town than when you left. We have advanced, we have hit our stride, and we are going on. We want you to see what we are doing. We want you to know that your

old home is one you need not be' ashamed of, a lown that "can and will" j do things. The program for the we»k is elaborate, and we only ask that you ' keep on shaking hands and enjoying it. Boost a little for Decatur and old ' Adams county. It will help. Our hospitality Is sincere. The decorations, the bands, the shows, the big parades, the speeches, the special effort on the part of every one is for you. We are anxious to do it right and are trying our best to make you say, "Qld Deca tur |s ait right?" If we have failed iu . any particular, it is simply an oversight If you want anything and don’t see it, ask for it. Old Home Comers, the town is yours to. this week. We love you because you are a part of us, whether you live on the Pacific coast, the eastern shores, lu the south or in tbe north, w<- hope you have tbe best time this week you ever had in you* life. Welcome Io Home Centers 1 they are still doing it. Everywhere they find evidence of the fact that "Decatur Can r-J Will" an*J M U.' To greet the tO.cc. • C.e city bae-» its bright new cnttuitu\ was o;. th street early this mriuing and dcrlni the day. rendering those old famllbr airs to greet the home-comers to TTomc, fiweet Home.” a» well as the newer airs. , Town in 6ala bres*. Never has the old town looked lo' - - Iler Reifert Brothers have fulfilled their part well In tbe decorations. Gay streamers and >*nnant» and flags

ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ftftftftfteftftftftftftftft J rt WELCOME BLESS YOUP. HEARTS! * ’« w ,„ ——, ft Ct Th* “Home-Comer*" «r« alr*j ( j > „;th ue In large number*. & • Bless their heart*: that was the abject ot our celebration. May ft • each day ewell their number and our happieee* be supreme. "Home- ft • Comer*,” w* eaten* th* glad hand. All of u* eatend the hand of ft • welcome to you. Wt will try and entertain you handsomely. Go to ft • th* library building and regieter your name there. We will #*»• ft ■' ft you a beautiful souvenir badge. Wear it conspicuously. It i* a badge 6 ft of honor. Write your name on thebadge. The badge entitle* you to «• • a smile, a handshake and the hospitality of our people. • Citiaens of Decatur! You have planned and planned for this cole- ft • bration. You haw* arranged with enormous effort a splendid pro- f • gram. You haw* decsrated You have prepare- for this celebration ft ' • in every way. Now, to all this, add your best hospitality. Shake ft i ft by th* hand eaeh guest Warm up to him. Don’t wait for an intro- ft • duction Ask him if he is happy. If he Is enjoying himself. If he is ft , • property accommodated Be aonclttou* for his welfare while h* is ft ft with us. Tabs th* initiatiwe *n introducing yourself. Yeu will ft ft make yourself happy and our gue«t* happier and our celebration a .» • complete success. • OF MANAGERS *

Sweaters Cool Fail days call tor proThats why the sweat r coat » so popular just now. All grades in sweater cults and Jerseys . f'.rrren. boys and children At 50c to $6.00 THE MYERS-DAILEY |: COMPANY

and bunting and designs make archwaye over the streets through which the throngs pass. The streets leading from the railways have suspended 1 from an archway every half square a large American flag. All the bust ' ness houses have their own special : decorations and fine special displays j artictically arranged. The residences have attired themselves tn splendid 1 dress and have thrown open their 1 doors with true hospitality. i. Lodges Keep Open House. 1 The many members of the various i lodges will find an open house greet- I , I ing for them at the headquarters of < each. Nearly all the lodges have giv- ■ en time to special decorations and ’ 1 there their old members and friends

will find every comfort and convenience for resting. Among these are the Ben hire, Elks, Masons. Knights of Columbus. Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows and the auxiliaries of all. All have arranged for a special reception evening, The Odd Fellows' Meet. The Odd Fellows' district meeting held here this afternoon and this evening was one of tb<- .eature meetings of the order in Indiana this year. At noon .1.1.. Harmon, grand muster of Indiana, arrived _,Vei the Grand Rapids & Indiana and he was conducted to the hall where the local degree team conferred the initiatory degree i on a candidate. The crowd was large and the committee made arrange ments to have the court room for the ■ evening session which will be public, I

Geneva sent an advance delegation on I the < o’clock train and t-e team arrived on the 3 o'clock train, going at once to the hall where they put on the first degree. The parade was .started from the hall at 3 o'clock and with Grand .Master Harmon leading, marched through the principal streets to music furnished by the De-: catur City band. The business ses- i sion of the lodge was hold directly after the parade. This evening tbe court room will be used instead of the hall for the public meeting and at that time the grand master will give an adriiess, which will bf 'allowed by an 1 address by Kate I Nichols, president ’ ( of the Rebekah assembly of Indiana I A social time will follow the ad- j dresses. Berne. Geneva. Bluffton. .Monroeville, Fort Wayne and Hunt- ( ington sent delegations to be present at the meeting here and Bluffton, who will have a district meeting in their city October 26th, sent a bunch of boosters for it. The meeting at the court house will be started promptly at “ 30 o’clock and will Ml public and free to all who wish to hear the* Speakers J. L. Harmon is an attorney noled throughout the 1 northern part of the state as an orator and his address will prove of worth to all who hear it About two hundred Odd Fellows visited the local lodge today. The Midway Splendors. i | The midway splendors an- many and varied and find an echo in the Interest of all The imblic square is a busy place. On ail sides are pitched the tents of various entertainers, the merry-go-rounds, the ferris wheel, the human tplders. human elephants, the minstrels, the animal shows, the tot tun tellers, etc. Booths of al) kinds, ‘lor refreshments and sonventrSj "forth on all the street! and luU can set eityiliina yvd want in any line. i The .Maxeppa and Greater I’nlted

shows arrived Saturday and the tents were up and in place early this morn Ing, and will please all. The balloon races given by Coleman Bros, will take place at 4:30 o'clock on Market street near the jail and will be a novel feature. Herr Granada and Fedora who are scheduled for their human elephant act, in th® court house square, a free performance, could not make connections to arrive here this afternoon, hence this afternoon's performance could not be given. They will probably b® here in time for tonight’s act at 9 o’clock, and for the others during the week. Where Shows Are Located. Mazeppa Shows, .Main and Madison. Kelly Show, Main and Monroe.

Sherries’ Working World, Main and Jefferson. • Twin Steers, 7,500 pounds, Main and Jefferson. Merry-go-round, Court and Thirl. Maid of the Mist. <ijA»rt and Third Indiana George, 10-lft-l show, Madison and Third. Spider Girl, Madison and Third. Tiger Bill's Wild West Show, on D. M. Hensley lot, on Main street. Ocean Wave, Madison, between Main and Third. Big Eli Ferris Wheel, Main and Madison. Novelty Poodle Dog Show, Court and Main. DOINGS IN SOCIETY

Friends of Midge Smith Wish Her Bon Voyage on Matrimonial Sea. — A BIRTHDAY PARTY For Miss Bultemeier—Fort Wayne Club Comes Down and Surprise Her. "Backward, turn backward, O Time in I your flight, | Make me a child again just for to-1 night." The Epworth League of the Metnodisst church gave a delightful program Sunday evening, that carried out the leeson study interestingly. Miss V?-., « Eady '•“» the leader. I The members of the Thimble dub found the J, C. Patterson home ablave with light and good cheer when thev arrived Saturday evening to wish MKs Miss Smith a “Bon Voyage’ on the matrimonial sea. The home was pr* ttily decorated with bitter-sweet and ►alvia and the richness of their colon l only added more warmth to the hai-pv wishes bestowed upon the bride-elect. At 6:30 a delightful tea was served at ' little tables bv the hostesses, the .Misses .Marie Patterson and Fannie It Hite. The dining room was lighted with a myriad of twinkling candle,., peeping through bowers of greenerv, and the centerpiece of each table was a miniature sea filled with gaily floatI thg Mill l>oaU. The WM r >rround 'rd with candles In crystal atlci. ' From the boats small silken ribbons

lead lo the plate* where they ended in llitle yelkiv and gold aaebor-sMap-ed place cards Yellow and white were the colors of the tea, and the Ires were served In little paper cttpa fled with * yellow tulle ribboa. The Ire cream of the la*t course was served in the form of yellow and white cu pig* Alter tea. the young ladles danced the Virginia reel and aa each couple advanced toward the hostesses they were blind-folded and given sails to pin upon the mast of a ship which was fastened at one end of the room happily, the honored guest. Mira Midge Smith, was the most successful |ln "rigging the ship” The bursts included the Thimble club and Mrs Hugh Hite, Mrs U A Holthouse. Mr« W. L. l>hne, Mrs Hart France, the Misses Madge and Mary Hite, Faye Smith, Mrs Fred Hell of Elwood, Mrs O K Smith of Indianapolis Mr and Mrs Schilling and son. Arden, were cuesta Bunday of Mr and Mr* Hubert Xerkle Mlaa Martha Fonner was a pleasing txieiess at a dinner party Munday noon wt her home north of M>>nmouth Ccver* were laid for Mr. and Mra Sher man <’rooks and granddaughter of Van Wert. Ohio; Mr. and Mrs M. IM tarn. Mr and Mrs C |> Kunkel. W A Fonner and fatnlly Het U C Heseert of the German Nefortned church officiated this mottling at the pmaonage st lhe wedding of Mt*» Flossie Malaton and Mr Ollie Feller, two well known young people The roung couple will mate their home at present with the brides par ent* Hhe Is a daughter of John Mai rion and the groom a son of I lyase* Feller. The popularity el Mias Clara Hol-

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, temeier, the Jolly clerk at the Peoples . K- Gurke shoe store, la not confined to ' this city anu conn*” Saturday even--1 Ing on returning home from work she found the A. J. R club of Ft. Wayne had motored down in the Fbater truck 1 and with Mr and Mra. Ernst Xahr-' ‘ ( wald. of Fort Wayne, also, and .Mr and -Mrs. F. A. Peoples of this city.! were waiting to eatend best birthday* 1 greetings to her. The surprise was most complete. After recovering! | they played cards and different games 1 and sang, until "an early hour.** and then served a delicious lunch of good things which they brought with thmA ‘ A handsome cut-glaae gift was gtrftd *• M!»» Clara, with many wish'a tor ■ happy returns of thg day The club| • numbers present were Bert Mar-. 1 henke, Emellg Rodawald. Mollie Mar1 henke, Anmmk* Crethrtat. M as SfV’. * O»a Quaftdt. Chtra Densler, Martha OcACwv-lsr. Mina Heine Martan * ffchoeaar, Al Koop. Louis Wiebe, ‘ John Koop. Will Zwlck. Ed Harman. . Martin Franke. Fred Kraehenberg. Paul Horstmeyer. Arthur Kiel, vhauf „ feud for the Foster furniture store I , The C. C House i.unth were among * the guests at the home of his fs’her, * William I Umar, near Frvldhrim. Mun i day The father celebrated hla sev- , enty fourth birthday anniversary with I appropriate festivities, in which the ( . children and grwndvhlldrrii joined I """ '• i Mrs Halen Herting. Mr and Mrs • V Deininger. Mae Herting and Hertha r Voglewede motored to Fort Wayne I, Bunday, where they visited with the Misses Mathilda and Generic'e Hur ling and Frances Iminlnger at the Ba cred Heart academy ti ——• tmnna the series of dinner parties for out-of-town curst* will be one K Tuesday by Mr* R J Holthouse and n on* Wednesday by Mrs C, J. Virgie >. wade »■’ «■» sasra^ ,( WASTE!* flood steady man to work I in harness shop Good steady job , for right man Enquire at oma - Kcbafer Heddlery <*• - A*tt, Mill n i WAS “UNIVffnBAL DAV* l-1 ff* One of the large**! crowd* at any e ind*e*rtai rolri prise relebtaied Pal • »resat da* al lhe Beba Uh. I»ow|lt»g y hardware store Baturdav afternoon r- and evening T« make t**» ■e--fg*h>ti I i more Interesting, twenty.five prise* • were given gw*y Afternoon general jptlsr. rocker. Mrs Hunan Haker; lad leg nrttes rooster. IJcile Hollman. I- granite kettle*. Mrs Cara Regal. Mra

J. <’ Magley. Alta Johnson: cmbroid ery scissors, Mrs. Mary Johns. Mrs. Vic Dctro; gentlemen's prhes,—pocket books. Raymond Gass Chris Berry.’ F. Steele, Harry Mart.., R Moore,: .1. F Tlaron. Evening general prlre . ————— - ■ ■■■'

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