Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 295, Decatur, Adams County, 16 December 1922 — Page 2

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1922.

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Mondsy Research— Mrs. 1). B. Erwin, 12 ... I 0 dock uoon. Delta Theta Tan Sorority—Mrs. Mayuie Berber —Soo. Mary and’ Martha Class — Mrs. I Chas. Colter. Dorcas Class of E. V. Church— ‘ i Mrs. C. E. Hocker. q Tri Kappa Sorority—Miss Angeliue ‘ Firka—-postponed. Tuesday So-Cha-Rea Christmas Party—Mrs. 1 I Vincent Borman/ z , Three Link Club —Rebecca Hall. Bachelor Maids—Mrs. Dan Niblick ! 6:30. Psi lota Xi sorority—Mrs. Maude! i Baumgartner —7:30. j s Historical Club—Mrs. J. N. Fristoen Progresive Sunday School Class— I Mrs. H. Michaud—B:oo. Thursday ; i Tri Kappa—Miss Angeliue Firka—, I 8:00. The Mary and Martha class of the; Methodist church will meet with Mrs Charles Colter, Monday evening. De- ( cember 18th. This will be the annual > [Christmas party and exchange and 1 ! every member is especially urged to be present. Please note the change 1 of the date to Monday evening be- 1 cause of the high school lyceurn on 1 : Tuesday. ' ♦ The Ladies’ Aid society of the Cal-;' ' vary church met at the home of Mrs. I Stella Mitch for their regular month-] ily meeting and th® election of offi i cers for the new year. There were ] [six members present and three vin-’■ ! ftors. The dues amounted to $1.40 ! and a special collection of twenty 1 I cents. The sale money was also ! turned in which amounted to $18.47: land a parcel post sale was also held i which cleared $1.50. The total amount; I taken in was $21.57. After the elec i tion of officers the hostess served delicious refreshments. The new officers elected are as follows: President, Mrs. E. W. Jackson; vice pres--lident. Mrs. Etta Miller; secretary. Bessie Koos; assistant secretary, - Phoebe Miller; chorister. Inez Walt-' lets. The following committees were j appointed: Work Committee, Jennie ; Smith. Etta Miller. Inez Walters: Social committee, Stella Mitch, BesI ste Koos. Phoebe Miller; Flower com- ' inittee. lona Shifferly, Minerva Kelly. ’lt was decided to hold the next I meeting with Mrs. Phoebe Miller the I fourth of January. * Mrs. C. C. Pumphrey entertained in I honor of her daughter. Miss Eleanor's | fourteenth birthday Thursday evening. The house was beautifully decorated iwith the season's trimmings. Games ,and dancing were thg diversions of the evening. Delicious refreshments I were served. ♦ i The Dorcas Class ot the Evangel!i cal church will have their annual I Christmas party, exchange and eleci tion of officers Monday evening at the home of Mrs. C. E. Hocker. All members are requested to be present. ♦ The D. V. B. class of the United Brethren church was entertained by Mrs. William Hoffman with] about forty present. During the business session a Christmas offering was taken for the Building Fund which amounted to $8.40, with more to be . handed in, which will make a tqtal of ■ $15.00 to be presented December 24. ' The annua! Christmas exchange was ! held and many beautiful and useful I gifts were received. A splendid pro- ! gram was given after the business session. Two members Os the class organized a club called the “Mimic'' club. Each guest was asked to guess the name of the club which proved to be a very funny stunt. In a contest' of who could write the best story. Mrs. Annice Simmers won the prize. Delicious refreshments were served. ♦ The Mary »n<l Martha Sunday School class of the M. E. church will hold their Christmas party at the home of Mrs. Charles Colter on First St.. Monday evening. December 18th. The Christmas exchange will be held at be this time. All members are urged to be present. Assistant hostesses are AUle Harkless, Desnie Moon, Nora Butler. Kate Flickinger and Nellie Blackburn ♦ The Concord Lutheran church will give a Christmas program Sunday evening at 7:30 Christmas Eve. Everybody is cordially invited. The Historical Club will have their Christmas exchange and pot luck sup- I per. Tuesday, December ISitli, at the ■ home ot Mrs. .1. N. Fristoe, 402 Mercer Avenue. i ♦ i The regular meeting of the Tri Kap-h pa Sorority has been postponed from;! Monday night until Thursday night, i

1 when they will meet witli Miss Angeline Firks. All members will please take notice. ♦ The Progressive Sunday School i Class will have their Christmas ex- < change and business meeting Tuesday at 8 o'clock with Mrs. Michaud. The time for business is set one half ■ hour late on account of other meetings that some of the officers and members < must attend earlier in the evening. < Has Legal Complaint Drawn Up By Lincoln Portland. Dec. 16.—S. W. Haynes, attorney has come into possession of a legal complaint drawn by Abraham Lincoln and in his handwriting it bears date of June 2, 1837. it was given Haynes by Jess W. Weik, a Lincoln biographer. State Legislators Out To Cut Taxes I Indiana pedis, Dec. 15. —Cut expenses! Nearly every member of the Indiana legislature is coming to Indianapolis next month with this in view as the most important thing to come before the assembly. Every member was asked what they considered the most' important problem Jo be solved. Seventy percent of those who answered declared the reduction of ex ; penses and of taxation is the r. ost ini-, portant problem. Expenses must be cut and the burden of taxation removed from the shoulders of the people, they declared. They insisted there must be no new legislation that will make taxes and governmental ex-: penses more of a but den. The one] exception to this rule in the minds of Imany was the soldier bonus. Second in the list of the most rnpor ! tant problems outlined by the legis-' jlators themselves are educa lou and] | the reductions of the number of gov-i •ernncntal bureaus cud departments.! The latter proposal "as linked with, the to cut exp msec in most! case.-., ’ut other men .I.<t: said they: believed there is too much centralization <.* power in the state government. Those who stressed education as the most important subjects failed in most cases to indicate what changes would be advocated. Other subjects considered by nuu«bers to be of paramount importance included: 1. The repeal or amendment the primary election law. 2. The establishment of a tax on gasoline. 3. Abolishment of the public service commission. 4. Placing motor busses under control of the public service commission. 5. Taking public schools out of the hands of township trustees. 6. Amendment of thp motor ve-I hide license laws. 7. Enactment of laws regulating' public health. 8. Enactment of highway, legislation and 9. Granting of a soldier bonus. Some of these proposals come up at every session. Others are new. One of the principal contests in the last session was over repeal of the primary law. An effort was also made to abolish the public service commission. Some of the other proposed measures are new and some of them, it is indicated. will have considerable support. Notable anion these is the pro posed tax on gasoline. It is understood Governor McCray will recoin ' mend this in his message. A majority of Qje assembly, indicated that they favor passage ot a soldier bonus. This bill is being backed by the Veterans ot Foreign Wars and other veterans. Most of those who favored- the measures were hazy as to how the money could be raised and any of them said they would bo for such a bill only on provision that it go to a referendum. _The Veterans of Foreign Wars estimate their measure would cost the!' state $11,500,000. A fev. ! of the legislators suggested that the state levy a sales tax to pay the bonus and one suggested that wines and beers be made legal and that they be taxed to!' pay the bonus. Buenos Aires —Luis Firpo. South American heavyweight champion, has booked passage to the United States on the Erbo, sailing January IQ. H'.'j is willing to meet the winner of the Brennan-Johnson bout. Firpo will take Charles Scaglia, light heavyweight champion, with him. New York —Dick Kerr, White Sox pitcher, has jiot applied for reinstate-' niertt and if lie does he will have to serve another year'away from basebull. according to Commissioner Landis.

•ousß|||D)U| jnoA P V | iON S3A I > I Tlie correct answer to one of these I problems is YES, ta the other NO. I STOP TO THINK! I Questions Answered Tomorrow I 1. —ls coal a mineral? I 2. —ls selfishness an instinctive I idea more than an intelligent course 1 of conduct? I Yesterday's Questions Answered I 1. —ls a large body of fresh water I entirely surrounded by Jknd? I Answer —NO. A lake is not neces- I sarlly a body of fresh water surround- I ed by land, since many lakes of salt I water, like sea water, exist; notably I the great Sait Lake in Utah. I 2. —ls steel a by-product of some 1 ipineral ore? I Answer —YES. Steel is. strictly I speaking, a by-product of iron ore. I since it is a development of iron ore, I from which other valuable derivatives I are taken. * I o J BEULAH CHAPEL NEWS I On last Sunday the Sunday School • board met. and elected the following officers: Supt., Harry Bowers; Asst.l Supt., Ed Arnold: Pianist, Helen] Smith; Secretary. Flossie Shady; Treasurer, Frank Spade; news reporter, Susie Dilling. The teachers will be elected by the classes next Sunday. The Ladies Aid met at the home of ! Mrs. Orville Holier on Wednesday; with almost all of the members pres-| ent'. During the business session, the following officers were elected forthe 1 coming year: President. Mrs. James: I Ernst: Vice-President. Mr& Chas. Am'old; Secretary. Mrs. Orie Newhard: Treas., Miss Susie Dilling. The next) meeting will be with Mrs. J. D. Elzey i on January 18. 1923. Class No. 5. taught by Dr. J. C. iOrandstaff. had their regular monthly ! meeting at the home of Susie Dilling' jon Thursday night.. During the busi-| ncss meeting a class name was selected the name “Anti-Can't or “Invincibles" being chosen. Object—to overcome the tendency to say “I can't". . Numbers were drawn whereby each i one knows which month he entertains 'the class. The January meeting will Ibe with Irene and Lourine Kirchner land will be held earlier than the usu- : al time as the class decided to have a watch-party on the night of December 31 which will take the place of the January meeting. The Sunday SchAol will give a can-1 tata on Christmas Eve. entitled “A Joke on Santa Claus,” and will practice after Sunday School on Sunday and several times next week. Mrs. Robert -Sheerlock, one of our former members, now living at Corunna. Ind., has been visiting relatives ■ and friends here the past week. WANT ADS EARN—s—s—s Boys will appreciate the following gifts: Daisy Air Rifles. I Skates. Hockey Clubs, Sleds, Express Wagons, Flash Lights, I Stevens Rifles, Pocket Knives, I Base Ball Gloves, Bats and [ Balls. See our line, our prices i are right.—H. KNAPP & SON. ! 1

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