Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 50, Decatur, Adams County, 27 February 1923 — Page 2

—* - — - Your Income % can get out of the same pocket you put it into and leave no record—if you pay your hills in cash. But it can't, if you deposit it in the hank and pay your bills by cheek for every cancelled check becomes a permanent and accurate record of what the money wa ( s spent for—and besides it • serves as a valid receipt. OPEN A ( HECKING ACCOUNT WITH US The Peoples Loan & Trust To. BANK OF SERVICE Improve. TaX-EXCIRpt , went Bonds L— Preferreds Securities I March I With I Will Your Money ■ Wi(hou( Absolute | taxed. | Worry or Safety Taxes The Suttles Edwards Co. I Industrial °- P Edwards. President <J. S. Gov’t Preferreds A D. Suttle, Honds General Manager The Cort T-H-E-A-T-R-E ” LAST TIME TONIGHT “THE LOTUS EATER” 7 Reel FIRST NATIONAL Featuring John Barrymore, Colleen Moore, Wesley Barry and Anna (J. Nillson From Broadway to a South Sea Island with drama, honor and thrill at every step. —Added Attraction—“SLEUTHS,” Paramount-Sennett Comedy 10 Reels Fox News 10c--25c COMING WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY “DON’T EVER MARRY” Matt Moore. Marjorie Daw and Wesley Barry “ The Son of a Sheik,” comedy. We Offer For Sale and are prepared to make immediate delivery of Bonds and other High Class Nontaxable Securities including— Road Bonds Street Improvement Bonds Joint Stock Land Bank Bonds Liberty Bonds (all issues) We handle ONLY the very Highest Class Securities Wc invite you to call and talk it over with us. Old Adams ‘County Bank •

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Tuesday V. 1. S. CliiHH of V. B. church— Buughnian home on Madison Htrcel. Tri D. Club—Miss Bitty Butler, 7:30. Pytklnn Needle Club — K. of !’• Home,, 2:30 p. m. Wednesday - St. Vincent de Paul—Mrs. John t'olchin, 2:30. Historical Club—Mrs. Walter Bcaue, 015 N. Fifth street, 2:30 p. nt. Christian Ladies Aid society box social —Mrs. Minnie Daniels. Annual Prayer Service of Woman’s Missionary society—at church 7:30. Thursday Ever Ready Class of the M. E. Church — Mrs. Heber Humbarger, 7:30 P. M. Calvary Aid Society—Mrs. Win. Miller Woman’s Home aud Foreign Missionary Society—Mrs. Jessie Deam Presbyterian Missionary Society— Mrs. Jesse Deain 2:30 p. in. League of Women Voters —Industrial Rooms 7:30 o'clock. Woman's Missionary society of the E. V. church —At church, 2 o'clock. Work and Win class—Mr. and Mrs. Orin Gilpen at Ross Hays' home. Friday W. H. M. S. of M. E. church with Mrs. A. J. Smith. Friday Night club, Mrs. George Flanders. Zion- Lutheran Aid Society—School House, 1 o'clock. The Woman's Missionary society of the Evangelical church will meet in the church parlors Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. All members who have not turned in their mite box, will please do so at this meeting. ♦ Miss Catherine Costello, of Masterson avenue. Fort Wayne, as grand inspector of the Delta Theta Tan sorority, is making the yearly examinations of the chapters of the chapters of the sorority in Wabash. . Marion and Converse, this week. ♦ A house warming was given for Mr. Nelson K. Todd and family at their new home at 2004 Anthony boulevard, Fort Wayne, liMt evening. Mr. Todd. fonttKlKA-'TOpresen-tative of thr Indiana state board of tax commissioners went to Fort Wayne some weeks ago to engage in the practice of law and only recently brought his family to Fort Wayne from Indianapolis. Among those who were present were Mr. and Mrs. Levi A. Todd. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Todd. Mr. and Mrs. R D. Todd, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bonham and Miss Pauline Shumach, off of Fort Wayne, and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Todd, of Bluffton. A general social evening was enjoyed games and music furnishing the principal amusement. Refreshments were served at a late hour. The V. I. S. class of the U. B. church will meet this evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Baugh man on Madison street instead of on Friday evening. Mr. ad Mrs. Orin Gilpen will entertain the Work and Win class of the United Hrethern church, Thursday evening, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hays, 225 No. Bth St. ♦ I Mrs. Jack Brunton was hostess to Hie Delta Theta Tan sorority, lust evening at her home on Third street. A social meeting was held in the form of a sewing party. The next meeting will he witli Mrs.. Herman Ehingor. Delicious refreshments were served by the hostess. ♦ The Ladies Aid society of the Christian church will hold a box social Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. Minnie Daniels on Sixth street. Any lady wishing tn fix a box is welcome. ♦ The Woman's Club meeting has agajn been postponed from Thursday evening on account of the meeting arranged by the League of Women Voters which will be held at the Industrial rooms. Miss Bertha Medskcr of Fort Wayne will be the speaker. Mrs. L. A. Holthouse, chairman of- the music department which was to have been in charge ofi the Thursday night meeting, stated that the meeting would be postponed ! indefinitely. The annual prayer novices of tire Woman's Missionary society of the Reformed church will Im* held at the church Wednesday evening at 7:30. with the L'-ntcn Services in connection. U-i-s— want ads Earn— s—s—»| WANT ADS EARN—J—S

SENATOR NEW IS APPOINTED a—- — Postmaster General Today by President Harding (United Press Service - ! J Washington, Feb. 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —President Harding j gave Senator Harry S. New of ludi ana, recently defeated for reelection. 1 a place in the cabinet, today.; The president sent to the senate the senator's nomination to be postmaster general. New succeeds Postmaster General Work of Colorado who was selected as secretary of the interior to succeed Albert Fall whose resignation becomes effective March 4. The senate confirmed Senator New en a motion of Senator Lodge by a unanimous vote in open session. The shift in the cabinet will take place on March 4th. The President is understood to have made his selection about ten (lays ago. He has been under strong pressure not to appoint New. In putting New in the cabinet Hard ing is standing by an old friend. Some factions of the republican party have bitterly opposed the appointment. Work being a western man has been keenly interested in matters coming under the jurisdiction of the interior department. New is 64 years old. He was born in Indianapolis and spent most of his life in Indiana. He was elected to the senate in 1916 but was defeated for renominatiou by Senator Beveridge in the primaries last year. Work is 62. He was born in Indiana county, Pennsylvania. For many years he was a prominent physician. President Harding first named him as assistant postmaster general and then elevated him to the head of the department when Will Hays esigned to become czar of the movies. MRS. RILEY DIES THIS MORNING Aged Lady Expires at Home in Blue Creek Township Lydia Riley, age 80 years, died at her home in Blue Creek township, this morning. Death was due to infirmities of old age. Funeral services will be held from the Salem church at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Riley lived with a daughter, Mrs. Riley Parker, two miles northwest of Salem. Her husband preceded her in death. Three sous and another daughter survive. They are: Alladiu Riley, of Winchester; Brent Riley, of Blue Creek township; James Riley, of Ohio; and Mrs. William Merryman, of Blue Cteck township. FOR T. I*. A. PRESIDENT J. Henry Hipskind, of Wabash. Candidate for Place Wabash, Ind., Feb. 27. —J. Henry Hipskind of this city, president of Post T. in the Indiana T. P. A. organization, has announced his candidacy for the state presidency oi the T. P. A. There are thirty-two posts in this state and they arc al ready lining up behind the Wabash man. who has no opposition to date. Tlie state convention will be held in Michigan City on May 18-19 and the Wabash post is planning to attend almost on masse to further the candidacy of the local man. Hipskind has long been a worker in the state organization and his ability has been recognized in many avenues of T. P. A. activity. —o MiTHK of miu.tim. of tiii-; KXK.II'O OF COM Mill S 111 II.IIfm; vsMoctvnox of iiij vi i ii. IMHVX A. Notice ix hereby given that a..Hpeel&l meeting of the members of the iKnlaJlits- of Columbus Building AssoI elation of Decatur, Indiana. will be dield at tlie Lodge room of Decatur Council stil Knights of Columbus, in tlie city of Decatur. Adams county, Indiana on tlie 12th dny of Marell. Ill2:i, at seven thirty o'elo<k p. M. of said day for tlie purpose of eofisijeration and adoption of by-laws and for tile purpose of confirmation and rutl-Ih-ation of all n alters and things heretofore dune and transneted by i said corporation and officers thereof and for tlm transaction of sticli ether business as may properly conic before said meeting. Witness ni. hand and seal of said < orporation thin .'7th da- of February, 192:1. 1 HERMAN .1. YAGER. | _ Secretary Knights of Columbus -< Building Asjvciation.

GENEVA NEWS” F. J. Macwhinney was a business caller in Decatur Monday morning. Frank Filer and wife are among the many people here who have the fin. Kenneth Shoemaker, local banker, delivered the sermons at tlie M. E, church both Sunday morning ami evening. Rev. J. W. Reynolds, pastor of that church was suffering with a severe cold and was unable to talk much. Mr. tfnd Mrs. Kenneth Whiteman, the Misses Zella and Mary Ethel Whiteman and Lavone Mattax mptored to Portland last Saturday evening where they spent several hours shopping. Wm. Hale went to Decatur last Thursday where he consulted a physician. Mr. find Mrs. Russell Kraner are the proud parents of a fine baby girl since last Saturday. The Geneva Tigh School orchestra went to Portland' Sunday evening where they played at the Unit I ed Brethren church under the direc- j tion of A. J. Bliss. Arnold Egiy was unable to attend school last week on account of hav- I ing the flu but is able to be up at present. Lee .Mattax returned to his work ; at Decatur Monday morning after spending the week-end at his parental borne here. A baby girls arrived at the home of Mr and Mrs. Joe Roth, of west of town the latter part of last week. This is the fourth child in the family but the first girl. True Miller was brought home from Muncie Sunday afternoon in the Wells Bros, ambulance. True had been sick with the flu some time ago, but was able to return to his work at Muncie last Monday. His condition became worse, and although it is not considered serious, it was thought best to bring him to tlie home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Barney Miller. Arch Heller, of Fort Wayne, spent the week-end at his parental home near here. Ernest Reichqldeffer and family spent last Sunday afternoon at the home of Irvin Acker in l»ecatur. The latter is the grandfather of Mrs. Reichcldeffer. and is past 85 years! of age. He is quie ill at the present time. The lire alarm was sounded early i last Friday morning and in a few i minutes a crowd had gathered at ; the residence of Alvy Vorhees. How | ever, the blaze had been discovered when it first started and was extinguished in a short time. Tlie lire was apparently caused by a defective chimney and did very little damage. John Banta and wife went to Willshire Sunday morning, being called there by the death of tlie former's foster sister, Mrs. Walter Johnson.■ Mrs. Johnson’s death came as a great shock to her family as she had 1 apparently been ill about as good j health as usual until Saturday night' when she became unconXcious about nine o'clock and remained in that' condition until death came. I’hysi-' clans say that death was caused by a stroke of paralysis. She js' sur ' vived by her husband and eleven' children. Everett Smith returned to bis work at Columbia City Monday' morning after spending (he week-' end with his wife nad little daugli-1 ter of south of town. Virgil Runyon. manager of the; telephone Co., who was sick last i week with the flu, was able to return to his office Monday morning. l David Feftnig, wife and son. Dorsey, of South of town are suffering' with severe colds and the flu. MARRIED AT CLERK’S OFFICE I '! Homer Hahn, son of Mr. and Mrs ' Abe Hahn, and Miss Bessie Betti,j daughter of Mrs. Mary t'aley. both of Decatur, were married at 2 o'clock this afteriiouii by the Rev. B. N. Covert. Pastor o( tlie Presbyterian church, in Hie county clerk's office. • —. — I , ,11 __ • - . I. WANT ADS EARN—l—l_#

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