Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 112, Decatur, Adams County, 12 May 1917 — Page 3

Boys Shoes At $2.50 <Our foresight in buying a lot of these boys’ shoes before the big advance puts us in a position to offer some exceptional values at that price. We can give you either (inn Metal or Patent < oil skin, nice, clean, nifty looking and good wear in every pair. Save money shoeing the boys here while they last.

Charlie VogleWede SELLS A LOT OF THEM.

| WEATHER FORECAST P Fair; continued cool tonight and Sunday; frost tonight northeast portion. Miss Louise Feiter of near St. Johti’u was a shopper here today. Earl Haws of Willshire. ().. changed cars here on his way to Fort Wayne today noon. Mrs. Henry Krick went to Fort Wayne t > visit with her daughter, Mrs. Dallas Butler. Waldo Brushwiller has taken the agency for Decatur for the Grand Union Tea company. Homer Biggs returned yesterday on the 3:22 train to Williams after a visit here on business. John Tisron deft today noon for Ft. Wayne and from there will go to Montpelier to visit witli his son. Mrs. G. T. Burk and daughters, Mrs. Felix Holthouse and Miss Vivian Burk went to Fort Wayne this morning. .'diss Vera May left on the 11:30 tear for the home of her sister. Mrs. David Bargley, near Hoagland over Sunday. W. I). Spahr went to Avilla today to join his wife and daughter. Ruth, in a weekend visit with the Charles Bonham family. Mrs. Hazel Macklin-Graham, wife of Dr. Graham of Bryant, is here visiting with her brother. Phil Macklin. and others. Misses Lulu Atz and Ruth Patterson arrived home yesterday afternoon from Syracuse where they have been teaching their school term having ended for the season.

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I Phil Seh.'g e* Berne was atending to business affairs in this city this I afternoon. Bvard Smith is home from Earlham pollege at Richmond for a week-end visit with his parents. Tlte condition of (’. R. Hamniell remains about the same today. He was quite delirious during the night. Company A would lige to have fifty more men and those who join now will have an advantage over those coming in later. Clark Brothers has gone to his farm in Union township to visit with his daughter. Mrs. Laura Stewart who lias moved there for the summer. Word from the Lutheran hospital, Fort Wayne, is that Mrs. Clifford Hakey is getting along nicely since her operation for appendicitis, which was quite a severe one, being a pus case, for which drainage is necessary. Agnes, aged eight, a south ward pupil, and Robert aged five, children < f Charles Brown of Oak Street, are quite ill of scarlet fever. Junior, the baby, was also sick but is better al this time. It is thought he did not have the fever, AU Knights of Columbus are requested to be at the K. of C. hall at G:3b o’clock Sunday morning ami from there march in a body to the St. Mary’s church to attend the services. The line of march will be east on Madison to Second, west on Monroe, and then to the church. Mass will begin at seven o'clock. Mrs. L. L. Austin and daughter, Ruth, are expected to arrive from Columbus, 0.. today for a visit with Dr. Eliabeth Burps and daughter. Mabel, enroute to their home at Chicago. She was formerly Miss Nell Hanley, and 1s the wife.of Mr. Austin, a former senator from Ohio.

Clay Wertzberger and brother, of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, are here visiting with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Wertzberger. With the conclusiou of the examinations in the schools yesterday the term Ims practically ended, though the commencement exercises will not be held until next Friday evening. Mrs. J. W. Tyndall left this morning for Bowerstown, Ohio, where she will attend the funeral service tomorrow, for an uncle, James A. McKean, whose death occurred Tues day morning. The flag raising ceremonies will (take piece at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Music will bq furnished by the Decatur band and patriotic talks and speeches will be made by local citizens. Next Wednesday is Dandelion day in Decatur and you are expected to swat tills scavenger which ruins your lawn. Everybody is going to jolt the dendelion if nothing more than to pull the blossoms. T. M. Reid, representing the Waring Glove company, expects to leave m the next few days for a trip to the Pacific coast in the interest of his company. The trip is an unusual one, due to market conditions. — o MOTHERS’ DAY EXERCISES. The following is the program for, the Mothers’ Day services at the Christian church, Sunday morning, beginning at 9:30 o’clock and continuing until 11:30. A special invitation to this service is given. The program follows: Doxology. Invocation—W. Paul Marsli. Gloria Patria. Mother —Mrs. Houk. “Only One Mother” —Emma Madeline Marsli. x Recitation- Palmer Kent. Song “Mother’s Day"—Margaret Williams. Recitation- Dorothy Enos. “Mother’s Name" —Josephine Anderson. Recitation lx?vere Engle. “Sing Old Hymns for Me"—Choir. “Mother’s Songs”- Helen Wille Im. “Mother's Love” —Mina Collier. “The White Carnation —Genevieve Liehtensteiger. “A Mother’s Love"-Marion Blackman. “The Mothers of the World" —Marcia Helm. "The Songs Mother /lang”—Choir. Recitation Lucile Enble. “The Boy Your Mother Thinks You Are" —Irvin Steele. “Mother is Growing Old” —Choir. “I Love Old Mothers" —Mrs. Olin Baker. “Honoring Mother"- Miss Ve.’.i Eady. “I'll Wear a White Flower for You Mother” - Mr. Collier. Hymn—No. 234. Lord's Supper. Prayer. Offering. Orchestra. Sermon “Mother.” Hymn—No. 57. Benediction. Mother’s Day will also be celebrate:! at the Baptist church Sunday morning with a fine program. The usual Sunday school study period will open at 9:15 a. m. and after this the following program will be given: Song—“ Home Sweet Home." Prayer—By pastor. Piano duet—Ruby Miller, Electa Glaney. Reading—Miklred Sikes. Solo —Pauline Hite. Playlet. “How Some Little Dollies Came to Go as Missionaries." Helen Shroll. Blanche Ritter, Margaret Mills, Mary Ritter. Solo —William Bell. Reading—Stafford Rogers. Short sermon —Rev. F. G. Rogers. Instrumental Solo —Mrs. <’. E. Bell The attention of the members of Zion Reformed church is called to the fact that tomorrow is Mother’s I)ay and that, it will be specially observed tomorrow morning at 10:30 at their church. As announced tile service w’ll be English. The cooperation of tire parents and children is desired so as to have the families fully represented. The support of every Sunday school teacher is enlisted. There will be sp ■<■- ial music and since your pastor w is called home, he will occupy the pulpit and speak on “The Message id Mother’s Day.” Everybody help to make this service a success. What “Peeves” a Juryman. We have served on several juries, and our experience has been that when the witnesses made fools of us we bore it calmly; but when the lawyers got up to rub it in with the final arguments, only tlinr-fear of a contempt tine kept us from doing murder right there. —Kansas City Star. Shameful Secret. “Who is that beautiful girl over there?" "She’s the daughter of a corporation lawyer. But keep it from her. old num. She is sensitive, and bos been brought up In ignorance of the fact I" —Life.

AT THE CHURCHES ST. MARY’S CHURCH. 7:00 a. m.—First Mass. 9:00 a. m.—High Mass. The Knights of Columbus will attend the first mass in a body. Members will assemble at the K. of C. hall al six-thirty o'clock. Solemn communion services will lie hold during the high mass. A class of thirty boys and girls wi'l make their solemn communion. REV. J. A. SEIMETZ, Pastor. < '%> I ZION LUTRERAN CHURCH. Tlte congregation will attend the installation services at Emmannul church. Union township The service there will begin at 9:30 o’clock, sun time. A. W. HINZ. Pastor. o PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. 9:15 a. m.—Sabbath School. 10:30 a. m.—At this hour Company A, Decatur Volunteers will be our honored guests. They will be heartily welcomed. The veterans of the Civil War are invited to join in this service. All people with the spirit of patriotism pud not due at some other church are asked to help make this a great service for our soldier boys. The choirwill furnish special music. The pastor will, speak on “Minute Men.” There will be no service in the evening as the congregation will join in the union baccalaureate service at the Methodist church. JAY C. HANNA. Pas or. o — - CHRISTAIN CHURCH. Mothers' Day services will begin at 9:30 a. m. and close tit 11:30 a. m. You are given a special invitation to attend this service. You could do no bettor thing than attend the House i>f Worship in honor of your Mother. tSee tlte program elsewhere. We are glad to dismiss the ev niug service and join with the churches at ,the M. E. church and assist in the baccalaureate service for the splendid young people of the 1917 class. W. PAUL MARSH, pastor. o UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH. Sunday school. 9:15 a. m. Class service at 1:30 a. m., lead by the class leader. Clarence Baughman. Junior at 2:30 p. m . by Miss Vida Chronister. Intermediate Endeavor at 5:00 P in., lead by Harold Swartz. There will e no preaching services in the morning as the pastor will be out of the city. • Evening services will be dismissed for the baccalaureate service. 1 very much fegret that I will not lie able to be at the baccalaureate service, as it will be necessary for me to be out of the city the entire day. Prayer meeting. Wednesday evening at 7:oo p. m. T. H. HARMAN, D. D.. Pastor. EVANGELICAL CHURCH. Sunday school at 9:15 a. in.; L. L. Baumgartner, superintendent. Morning worship at 10:30 a. m.; subject, “Living a Life of Power." No Young People’s Alliance meeting or evening service, as this church will unite at the M. E. church in the baccalaureate services of the high school. A Sunday school and Young People’s Alliance. Institute will be held in the Evangelical church Monday evening -and all day Tuesday, May 21 and 22. under the ridection of Rev. F. ('. Berger, general secretary of Sunday schools for the Evangelical association. o— ZION REFORMED CHURCH. 9:30 a. m. —Sunday school; M. M. Kirsch, superintendent. 10:30 a. m. —English Preaching Service. Theme: "The Message. <1 Mother's Day.” Your pastor will conduct the servi'-e and since the service is in English, and tomorrow being Mothers' Day, we strongly urge that all parents and children make arrangements to attend | the services so that the families arc represented in full. There will be no C hristian Endeavor nor evening services, giving you till the opportunity to attend the Bae-! calaureate service at the M. E. church. L. W. STOLTE, Pastor. BAPTIST CHURCH. 9:15 a. m. Sunday school: Clarence E. Bell, superintendent. This will be , Mother's day in our Sunday school and following the study of the lesson the, school will give a program and Hie pastor will preach a short sermon, theme. "Mother.” Our service will b ’ a unified service to which all the members of the school mid church with their friends and also strangers will Im cordially greeted. Let us make Mother's day in our school and church service a happy occasion, for who are ,n worthy as oar dear Mothers. Let iatl the father and mothers of our Sun-

day school children hear th< ir good program tomorrow and worship with us. There will lie no meeting of tlte young people's society and no event tg service in our church on the account of the Baccalaureate sermon of our high school at the Methodist chrch. Let our membership enjoy these service. Our regular prayer meeting services Wednesday evening a 17:30 a.m. A glad and hearty welcome always awaits you at all our services. FLOYD G. ROGERS, Pastor. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. 9:00 a. m.-Sunday School. 10:15 a. m. Morning worship. ' A Joyful Pledge of a Mother.” 1:00 p. tn.—Junior League. 3:30 p. m. Epworth League. 7:30 p. m.—Baccalaureate Service. 7:15 to 7:30 p. m. Orchestra. (See program elsewhere.) Everyone is invited to unite with us in Ute observance of Mother’s Day if not engaged in service elsewhere. Wear a colored flower if Mother is still living, and a white one if she passed to her reward. FRED F. THORNBURG. Pastor. — o - MASONIC CALENDAR FOR WEEK ENDING MAY 19. Tuesday, May 15th, 7:30 p. m. E. A. Degree. Thursday. May 17th, 7:30 p. m. Past Master and Most Excellent Master Degrees. DAVID E. SMITH, H. P. o HELP WANTED—FEMALE. An intelligent person may earn SIOO monthly corresponding for newspapers; S4O to SSO monthly in spare time; experience unnecessary; no canvassing; subjects suggested. Send for particulars National Press Bureau, Rootu 1102, Buffalo, New York. sat nov.-l ... n Democrat Want Ads Pay

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