Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 286, Decatur, Adams County, 6 December 1922 — Page 2

North Hay, Ontario- Residents of the northern woods are unanimous in expressing the opinion, based on vnrtous fall signs, that the coming winter will b< an unusually mild one. —o The Porter Studio wishes to announce that they will he able to make and give the very best of photos. Our enlarged corps of workers insures you prompt delivery before Christmas. Remember one dozen photographs reach 12 friends and is appreciated as a gift more than anything vou can give them. PORTER STUDIO Ground Floor -W

B,NCE se Hall Evening, c. Sth ) o'clock t couple, sic by IRE FIVE Ihemecca TONIGHT ONLY America's K..newest star. Fj Pola Negri RN in IS • “THE LAST ™ PAYMENT” £2 ■ flu- story of a woniau ■ H who thought she could ■ ■ dance and not pay the Eg w I’ipcr. K See her blaze her way ■ ■ through the night life H H of Paris scenes. 5c and 10c Tomorrow and Friday M ■ -WHY MEN FORGET” ■

(.toylan bisoreN | Tendering Our Best Wishes to Everyone }' in the community we are pleased to invite your attention to our JU'y Ay tyMH ' w i Christmas Stock for 1922 Our an< * gift departments are now r open. A wonderful array of articles for |\ Jv 4 . the Christmas trade. Now is the time to get the best and get it to suit. Come early and make your selections We never had as large a line as we can show you at this time, and cur prices, we know, are right Baughman’s Five & Ten Cent Store East Side Second Street

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Wednesday W. M. A. of U. B. church with Mrs. I Henry Bauman. Sol'ha-Rea club with Mrs. Charles ■ Starost, 7:45 p. m. , • Historical Club—Mrs. Devor, 2:30' ’!p. m. ' Dramatic Department of Woman's I Club—Old Adams County Bank. Ladies’ Aid of Salem M. E. church —Mrs. Addie Kahnert. Auction Bridge—Miss Naomi Durkin, 7:3fi. Thursday Helping Hand Society of Reformed ■ Church —Mrs. John Bieneke. Ladies Aid Society of Calvary church—Mrs. Stella Mitch. Work and Win Class- Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Drake. ■> Concord Aid ami Missionary Society Mrs. Fanny Christen. 2:30. Woman's Missionary Society of the I , Evangelical Church—Sunday School j room at 2:00 o'clock. Ever Ready Class of M. E. Church Mrs. Harve Kitson. 7:30. : a;u i.-t \\ unit’ll .- so. ivty :it < hul l 11. 2:30 p. m. Helping Hand Society S. S. Room. Friday Bazaar at Presbyterian church, afternoon and evening. I M. E. Church Aid Society i ( Imre i Parlors. Zion l.iltheiKll Aid Society „| tilSrm ini House, 3 |>. 111. Ei Io: Club witli Mis- i .iriv l. Baptist Brotuerhood—Will Sudduth Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Merryman have returned from Chicago where .they spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. Don Quinn. Besides Mr. | and Mrs. Merryman those entertained for dinner Thanksgiving Day by Mr. and Mrs. Quinn were Miss Bessie Schrock and Robert Colter. Tile Psi iota Xi Sorority had a very 'delightful meeting with Miss Jerry . Evirett as hostess at the C. C. Pumphrey home last evening. Plans were completed for the Christmas party to be given at the home of Mrs. Maude Baumgartner, December 19th. The Sorority decided to donate SIO.OO to liie "Good Fellow Club" to furnish • Christmas cheer for the poor kiddies iaud needy families. This movement

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lis living fostered by the Delta Theta I’l’uu Sororltj. Plans were also dis-1 dissed and completed for a Theatre Barty for December 14th, at the Crystal theater to see “Forever” as the guests of Messrs. Spray and McCormick. Delicious refreshments were : served. + A two-cent supper will be served by the Tirzah club of the Ben Hur lodge on Friday evening following lodge ' meeting. The club will conduct a par- . cel post sale also. Parcels ‘.will be j sold for ten cents each. + Miss Carlysle will entertain the Friday Night Kucher club at her home on Jm kson street Friday evening of this I week. ♦ [society i A number of friends and relatives i f Mr. and Mrs. William Sellemeyer gathered at the Sellemeyer home in Preble townshtp last night am’ extend-.-<1 their congratulations tn llie »<■_ • teemed couple who yesterday observed their Golden Wedding anniversary. It was the desire of the aged couple that no celebration of their wedding anniversary be held, but a few of the tdatives and friends of the old couple mild n-’t resist the temptation to < all . I lite Imine l ”'-' •" ’ " "V "''end tliei; I’” St wish”S. Th” IteUeee:, lodge h-h. initiation e>r eight candidates last evening at their ball. The Queen Esther team of the Fort Wayne order gave the work with twenty-four in the team. About thirty guests, beside the team. ' from Fort Wayne were here. A delicious supper was served at the hall. , 4” The Baptist Brotherhood will meet Friday night with Will Sudduth of : South Fifth street. Charles Throp will have tne program for the evening. •f The Helping Hand society of the Reformed church will hold their last meeting of this year in the Sunnay School rooms tomorrow afternoon. All members are especially requested to be present at this meeting to finish all unfinished work, pay ail back dues, and get all old business finish id for the year. Friends are invited..

MRS, SMITH TO ENROLL WOMEN * t i Local Women Urged To Join League Os Women Voters; Explains Purpose . Z Tile Indiana League of Women Voters is composed of 25,000 members. | Its slogan ia “Every Woman an Informed Voter." An appeal is being I made to the women of Decatur to join the league, which has chapters in many cities throughout the state. Any woman in Decatur or vicinity, who is interested in becoming a more intelligent voter is urgeci to join the league and is requested to telephone Mrs. Faye Smith Knapp, who will enroll, her name. Meetings for the purpose of studying government, citizenship,! egislation and other matters, will be idd once each month. The yearly dues of the league are fifty cents. The league purposes to tench the women to use their votes so they will count. It is pointed out that the vote of ihe women has been responsible foi j . ,l'S, I'l'.’ .ill- well,He I.IW-. 11l Hie g(IV-• •ri ment. One of the lug accomplishaunts claimed by the league in the. passing of the amendment of the lea . gue to the State Constitution which I was the only one passed out of a total j of thirteen voted upon a year ago. The league supplies th” women with ;. -apply i>i unbiased ini”, illation on tie .aiKiidi.l-'- and iegislalioii and i •ps the women in touch with tii-ir o. i.l government. The league Huhns ;o be non-partisan. ABOUT THE SICK Little John Carroll, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clayson Carroll, is seriously tick with pneumonia. Mrs. Florence Bowers is the attending nurse. John Falk just returned from Hannibal. Missouri, where ne was called to the bedside of his eldest son. Glen, who has been in the Levering hospital for about two months. Mr. Falk reports his son's condition as very serious having been operated on for appendicitis. His condition being weakened by contracting typhoid fever and he is now suffering from an abscess on his right side. He was resting a little easier when Mr. Falk , left him yesterday morning. •

BAR CHECK MAN IS APPREHENDED Man Said To Be Wanted In Many Cities Is To Face Trial In This Place A man said to be wanted through-j out Indiana and in several cities in other states for passing fraudulent checks, was arrested in Fort Wayne, last night and is being returned to Decatur by Sheriff Sephus Melchi this evening to answer to a charge otj passing a fradulent check for $5 at lhe garage owned by Harvey Kitson in this city last week. The man is about 45 years old and gives the name of H. H. Heaton. Heaton has been working in var- ' tons cities, and the majority of the' I checks passed by him were for $37.80. He usually purchased gasoline for his automobile and gave one !of the checks in payment, pocketing j th® change. He is said to have pass'd one check for SIOO in Cincinnati, Ohio. The checks were usually made J I payable to J. R. McDonald. J. R. i M,.C. ■■ Ir. -■■■ T I> All affidavit was filed against Heaton in the circuit court here by Mr. ■ 1 r. it son and he will be arraigned lie • 1 fide Judge Moran when brought here., Four Killed In Crash Os Plane rielk. Va.. Dec. 6. — Sp” i.il Io 1 i.ily I' ni... rat i Two oifieers and l< :;r -iilis-led men were killed I i aiigley Field today when a pursuit, il.iiie piloted by a Major Guy L. Gear-1 ! (”.it. collided in the air with a Mar-1 tin bombing plane commended by Cap- ( tain Benton A. Doyle. The dead: Major Guy L. Gearheart. lowa. Captain Benton A. Doyle, San Fran-! •. isco. Ftaff Sergeant Arthur Marsick. ! Cleveland. Ohio. Privates Leon Rolan. Philadelphia; Felix Blumka, Chicago, and Torn Jordan, Deep Step. Ga. The crash occured approximately’ 200 feet in the air and directly over | the flying field. Three of the men l , ."••re killed when the ships crashed to •he ground and the other three were 1 i rncd to death. T—7— $— WANT ADS EARN—s—s—s

John' McLish was arrested by Sheriff Sephus Melchi today on a charge of wife and child desertion. He was | released after furnishing bond. M<

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