Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 298, Decatur, Adams County, 18 December 1925 — Page 3

CLUB CALENDER Friday Odd Fallows Social Evening for famine’- 1 «• «• * ”alk Pocahontas Christmas Party —After H- C— Legion I,all Ben Hur Christmas Party and Pot Luck Supper -Ben Hur Hal). Saturday King's Heralds of M. E. ChurchPauline Hakey, 2 p. m. O E. of Reformed Church, Pastry gale—Lelchtlo Meat Market, 10 a m • " Good Fellow Club Committee Mrs jack Brunton, 7:30 p. in. Monday Kings Daughters 8. St Class of thi Evangelical Church—Mrs. Garard, ( o'clock. q’ri n Club Christmas Party—Miss Florine Michaud, 10 p. in. Tuesday psi lota Xi Christmas Party—Mrs A HI?, llolthouse, 8 p. in. Rebekah Lodge Christmas Party Lodge Rooms. All girls of the Delta Theta Tan Sorority who are on the various Good Fellow Club committees are urged to n)P et at the home of Mrs.'Jack Brunton Saturday evening, at 7:30 o'clock to make final arrangements for tin Christmas distribution. Mrs. Andy Zeaser entertained the Moose Legionaires last evening at their annual Christmas exchange At 7:00 o'clock, dinner of pretty appoint ments was served at the Murray Hotel- After the dinner, the party proceeded to the borne of Mrs. Zeaser on High street where Five hundred and Bunco were played. The enter taining rooms were beautifully dec orated with Christmas greens and a lovely Christmas tree, which shelter ed the many gifts found in the exchange. There will be a social gathering at the Odd Fellows Hall this evening for members, their families and friends. Dancing and cards will furnish the entertainment. The Woman’s Foreign MissionarySociety of the Methodist church of Monroe met at the home of the Rev. and Mrs.- Foster, Wednesday after noon. The home was beautifully decorated in Christmas colors. Twentyseven mem/-jrs and four visitors were in attendance. Mrs. Eliza Hanhart had charge of the program, after which refreshments were served The annual Christmas party and exchange of the girls of the Old Adams County bank will be held to night. A dinner of Christmas appoint ments will be served at the Murray Hotel, after which the exchange of gifts will be held. The girls will then enjoy a theatre party at Fort Wayne. Those who will attend art the Misses Margaret Niblick. Mabel Hower, Genevieve Kitson, Olga Reinking, Frances Darkless and Genevieve Burling. The Phoebe Bible class of the Zion Reformed church enjoyed a delightful Christmas social in the church parlors last night, being entertained by Mrs. Tillman Gerber and Mrs. A. R. Fledderjohann. The parlors were artistically decorated in the season's colors and with two lighted Christmas trees. Jumbled Christmas word game, observation party, spelling contest and photo gallery contest were thoroughly enjoyed. A special feature was the exchange of gifts Little Miss Virginia Fledderjohann. dressed i'l red crepe paper, presented each of the 30 members present with a beautiful gift. After the games, refreshments, consisting of Santa Claus ice cream, cake, coffee and nuts, were served. Holly wreaths, Christmas hells, real poinsettas and a large lighted Christmas tree were used as decorations for the Harry Fritzinger home in ond street, when the Bachelor Maid were entertained by Mrs. Frtzinger at their annual Christmas party and exchange. A two-couse dinner of red and green appointments was served at 6:30 o’clock, after which Bridge, was played and high scores were won \ by Mrs. Joe Laurent apd Mrs. James Brown. Numbers were drawn and matched with numbers of the packages containing the exchange gifts. Mrs. Clarence Herber, of Fort Wayne, was an out-of-town guest. The members of the Ladies’ Aid Society of the United Brethren church will serve a chicken pie dinner in the dining room es the church on New Year’s Day- The patronage of the ' public is solicited.

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I—— '■ Edwin Bauer was pleasantly sure prised Wednesday evening when a number of his friends gathered al his home to remind him of his thirty-see >’ ond birthday anniversary. The guests f w?re G. J. Schmitt, Hugo and Amos '■ Thieme, Edwin and Paul Kruckeberg, Alva Railing, and Godfrey Lehrman. Forty members of lite Every Ready s Class of the Methodist church enjoy i- ed the annual Christmas party whi< 1. ’- was held at the home of Mrs. Owen I. Davis last evening. The It w;.. j decorated in keeping wit It the ChristI mas season Contests of clover l ' verses were written by each membei I’ after which the exchange of gift I .was held. Delicious refreshment - I were served by Hie hostess and het y assistant:;, Mrs. Mary Altr, Mr- Mario f Ahr, Mrs. Della Carroll. Mr I'-irr • and Mrs. Henry Heller. II <' The King’s Daughters class of the I Evangelical Sunday School will meet at the home of- Mrs. Robert Garard. p on Jefferson street, Monday eveninat 6 o'clock, for their annual Chi i t mas party and exchange. 1 3 Hershell Reynolds, well-known dis ’ abled veteran of the world war, is t ■ ' norted to be seriously ill at his i . ;;a t in this city. O. T. Johnson, win resides three > and one-half miles southeast ol this I city, reports that ten acres oi <•< n f on his farm averaged 93 13 bush'is • per acre- Mr. Johnson finished husk • ing his corn last Saturday'. Dr. Ben Beavers motored to Fort Wayne this afternoon on prof -. ion al business. Miss Nora Koldewey, daughter of I Mr. and .Mrs. Louis Kohlewey, of east of the city, is getting alone nicei. . following an operation for appomli [cities and peritonitis, which site tinder went at the Adams County MemoriH hospital last Monday evetiiny Miss Genevieve Borling spent Thursday afternoon in Fort Wayne visiting witlt frit nds. Father Max Benzinger, of I les ■.mt Castle, was a visitor in the city Hi • . morning. Attorney C. J. Lutz made abn : try to Fort. Wayne this rnornim:. Dr. Elizabeth Burns, of Fort W:i c ( formerly of this city, was here todaylooking after business interest: Carl Klepper arrived home todav at ( noon from Staunton, Virginia, where he attends Staunton Mihlary Ata' r emy to spend the holidays with bls Jafents. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Klepper. )

DECATUR DaiIY. DEMOCRAT FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18 1925.

Church Os God To Give Christmas Program Sunday A Christmas exercise, expressing most joyfully the story of God’s great rift to the world, will be given in ' i citation, dialogues and songs at the Jhureh of God on Cleveland street, Sunday < veiling, I tec. 20, beginning at o’clock A hearty welcome is extended to tile public to attend these ■xoreise:-. The program to be given 1 ,8 as follows: Opc.ia,. . by congregation. I l.o\e To 'tell Hie Story." Scripture Reading (latke 2:25-40) l ewis Reynolds I’raver E. J Cook Recitation Address of Welcome" Guy Seacur ReCtation "A Christmas Wish" Kathlene Odell Recitation- "Why We Celebrate" Paul Strickler Instrumental Solo "Chapel 'l'lion; tils" Isabelle Odell Recitation 'Lines on the Nursery Wall Paper" Esther Cook Recitation "Merry Christmas" Irene Gay . Recitation "I Wish" Richard Odell Recitation "Christmas” Alice Cool, Recitation "Playing Santa Claus" Flossie Garad Recitation- "The Christmas Candle" Marie Gay Recitation "Tlte Tale of tile Cholocate Mouse" Valena Marshand Dialogue -"God or Santa Claus" Dorothy and Roy Strickler So::g "Jesus Loves Me". Juniors Recitation—" Empty Stockings" Crystal Roop Reading 'Christmas at Holly Run” Lena Hawkins Recitation—" The Best Life” Margarette Richards Recitation- "We Wish to all Good Will ’ Lillian Ault Recitation "The Snow-Bird” llene Odell Recitation- "God Watches". . Guy Seacur Dialogue "Tlte Christmas .Marketers" Recitation "Jeanette’s Reason" Gtace Cllilcote It, citation—"A laid 1 Knew”. Robert Odell R.citation "What Grandma Says" Dorothy Strickler Duet "No Room for the Savior" Dollie Cook and Gertrude Hawkins Recitation -"Joseph and Mary" Walter Rarlette Dialogue- I’m Going Baek To Grandma's'' .Gale Cook Recitation "Christmas Gifts" Jaunlta Reynolds Recitation—John 11, 35 Ralph Hawkins Dialogue- "Star of Hope” Re lation- "Ceremonies for Christinas Day” ■ Fern Barlette R ( < alion "Sewing For Him” Ruth Cllilcote .nation "My Favorite Story" Goraine Springer D'.alogue "That Old Pipe" Two Boys >•..,■ tetion —"The Little Lamb’ Vernon Hobble Duet- “Hark the Herald Angels Sing".- •-Violet Kiser, Lillian Ault , e ition “The Christmas Story” Crystal Roop Recitation "Christmas Time z Mildred Strickler Recitation --"A Birthday Wish for Jesus Junior Brown Recitation "What Day Is Best” Ivy Iktrlette Recitation —“Not Too Little Io

, Hpl P" Max Oddi Dialogue—"The Old, Old Story" Closing Address Cloning Hymn—" Beautiful Bethle-b-m Beils" Congregation Benediction Pastor E. A. Bull — o— — Weather Bureau Predicts Relief From Cold Wave , Chicago, Dec. 18- (United Press) The entire middle’west shivered today In a prc-Christmas cold spell which sent temperatures below normal everywhere except in the tar northwest. Predicting rising temperaturea, the weuther bureau promised relief for all western Staten except the upper lakes region which is the destination <n a snowstorm now sweeping down from the north and due to arrive Sat. unlay night. Charles City, lowa, again was one or the coldest spots with a temperature of four degrees below zero. This was the reading at l«t Crosse, Wis„ at 7 a. in. The mercury reached zero in Dubuque. lowa, and M a dlson, Wis., during the night. —— -o— — Miss Castle To Present Geneva Pupils In Recital Geneva. Dec. 18.- The Geneva piano pupils of Miss Ruth Castle, of De. c:itur. instructor in the' European S bool of Music, nt Fort Wayne, will give a recital at the Methodist church here next Wednesday evening. ■ The pupils will present a Christmas program. The public is cordially invited to attend. There will be no admission charge.

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P.fND ’EM IN If you have photos of old classes, ■ Invitations of the long ago, pictures of individuals or groups which you think would boos interest, pleased send or take them to Superintendent Worthman or Mr. Krick They will be used as an interesting display at tlte banquet and reunion on the 2Sth and will be returned to you in good condition. Please send them in and help make the event a bigger sue- 1 < esH. It’s going to be great and you will all enjoy |t. SUPPORT GIVEN TO LIMBERLOST TRAIL PROJECT tCOXTIXI FD I HOM PAUE OXE) natural surroundings which Mrs. Porter loved. Plans to take over this as u state park by the club women of Indiana are now under way. In Decatur will be shown the location where Mrs. Porter came us a bride und where she lived several years. A huge boulder, iledlcatisi to her memory, will be located in front of the court house ami along the Trail i At Geneva may be seen old Limber lost Cubln, where the writer lived during those years when site wrote "Tlte Song of the Cardinal," "At tile Foot of the Rainbow," "Freckles." | “The Harvester’’ and many other books. Il is also probable that the body of' Mrs. Porter will lie returned to this 1 county and interred in the cemetery east of Geneva, and on a noil where.!

. lor several years she maintained a camp and where sh». did much of her research work. There is not the least doubt that itrfla trail would attract the attention !of thousands of tourists an<l would : tend to bring about many discussions of nature ns taught by the late anth oress and, if the Trail is made, as Is now promised, a model one, the movement will prove one of the finest ever made in this part of the country Q Francis Corbett Is Editor Os C. (’. H. S. Publication Frances Corbett, of Fort Wayne, son ,of Mr. und Mrs. Timothy Corbitt, former residents of thin city, has been elected editor-ln-i hlel of "The Echo." the high school quarterly publication of the Central Catholic high school, of Fort Wayne. The first issue of the publication will be the Christmas number. Mr. Corbett won the state oratorical contest conducted last year and represented Indiana at tlte regional contest. o Mooresville Man Heads Millers’ Association Indianapolis. Dec. is. — (United Press)- 11. C. Seearce, of Mooresville, today succeeded J6hn Shields of Seyimour, as president of the Indiana Millers’ association. I Scearce was selected at the annual convention of the organization at the iboard of trade here yesterday. Frank Hutchinson, of Lawrenceburg, was : named vice president.

I Motorist Held On Manslaughter Charge J Indianapolis. Dec 18. — tTTnlt»d ( Press) Gaylor Kllllkan, driver of mi automobile wbi< h collided with anoth er machine here last night, fatally In luring Miss Ethelyn Keith, 36. a school teacher, wan held on a < harge of involuntary inanslaifghter today 1 I Miss Keith wns thrown from her auto by the Impact an<| her head struck ia curbstone. Throe other school teachers riding with her were slightly lit I I jured 1 o——■ ■■■ Four Children Burn To heath In House I Holden, Mass., lie., 18. — (United i Press)—Four < hildren perished and their mother and a year-old-baby worn ■ perhaps fatally burned early today • when the home of John J. Hoey was • destroyed by fire in Oawion. I Hoey curried his w ife gnd their yearI old baby, Mary, from tho burning ItoiiHC. but the four children were itrapped in their rooms on the second ! floor and could ihh be reached. II — <>- - Woman Sells Soft Drink Parlor; Purse Containing The Proceeds Is Stolen Hammond, Ind.. Dec 18.-(United i Press) — Mrs. Silvia Sheaboa sold her 11 soft drink parlor for $630, but today’ ■ has neither establishment or the mon- ■ ey. ‘ Her purse, containing the $630 was grabbed as she passed an alley.