Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1926 — Page 3

CLUB CALENDER ' THURSDAY young Proplea Class of Pleasant Mills Baptist church, Social—France's Hardware store. Wednesday Bona Fide Club—Mrs. Noah Fry. More than "0 children were enterUined and- Riven a treat al the Rod Men Mil in this city last night under the auspices of the local Rod Men lodge- A total of 138 attended the Christmas party. Following the program given the Red Men by the children. a treat was given to each child present and treats were sent to children of local lodge members who were unable to attend because of sickness. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Deitsch entertained last night for the member o. the Coterie Club, of Celina, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Deitsch were members of the chib while residing in Celina a few years ago. Five Hundred was played last night and gifts were awarded to Mrs. George Betz and Mr. John El.is. The hostess served refreshments aftr the conclusion of the games. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. John Ellis, Mr. and Mrs. George Betz, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Adams, and Mrs. Harry Fesker. One of the prettiest parties of the lesson was given last night at the home of Miss Catherine Hyland for the members of the Delta Theta Tan sorority and the alumni chapter. An elaborate dinner was served at sixthirty o'clock, at small tables, which were laid with white linnen and were centered with minatnre decorated with miniature decorated Christmas trees The place cards and nut baskets were in red and green. Following the dinner the tables were arranged for Bridge and prizes were won by Miss Margaret Holthouse and Mrs. William Bowers. The numbers hung on the tiny Christmas trees were matched with ttnmbers on th several packages and each guest was given an exchange gift. The committee in charge of the party

' - 1 "•» !; , The 1 STANDARD OIL j Service Station I: Corner Winchester and Mercer Avenue will r’ose at • ■ W ■'••ft » > . t I'** • ' 12 O’CLOCK NOON ! SATURDAY—CHRISTMAS DAY ; and remain closed for balance oi day. ww ® A CHRISTMAS PRESENT K that multiplies II S Open a savings account for H H boys or girls. Put the pass H I books on the Christmas Im. H K 1 Encourage them Io save for ■ ' thir.es thev did m>t get lot 1 fjlr’lnws. ■ Think num; S ber of good things each can g I “th that one Christmas gdt. I Do part of your Christmas , B shopping at tne n

, t M) . loh ' h's, Florence* Hiirl n ••'10re,.,,. | llilt . ' ? ri,PB Hylnnd. " " , " 1 Katherine Matgtmrit,. Unkenm, '<>« party < if pretty (I pp oil , t , llHltH | sreet Th ” ' h °""' °" North Thlr<l r1 "’ (,n,t '"al'dng rooms were ' ‘"-'-Ited with Christmas bells, holly ' Po n etto Tabl( ,, wcrn urrnngp ; ■ T-rlilge and Bunco and prizes wero by Miss Gretchen Kocher and M m Bernetu Tanvus. respectively. Miss Margaret Zwick was awarded the consolation prize in Bridge. A delightIt. luncheon was served following the g-mii.a. The tables held centerpieces »t Polnsetta with dainty polnsettu baskets filled with ,i aintiM In Mch basket was hidden a Christmas greeting and the announcement of“. Mugs and Bob January 31", was found by Miss Helen Farr. The bride-elect is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eno Lankenati and, since her graduation from the local high school, has assisted her father, who is manager of the local plant of the General Electric Company. Robert Helm is a son of Mrs. Daisy Helm, and is a junior member of the Holthouse, Schulte Clothing company. The Bona Fide Club met with Mrs. Ray Utnguell Wednesday afternoon. Cards were enjoyed and prizes were won by Mrs. James Fletcher, Mrs. Fred Blosser and Mrs. Noah Fry. Mrs. Fletcher as a guest besides the club members. Dainty refreshments were served by the hostess. The next meeting will be held Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Noah Fry. o !L©CTlk l

I've seen a good many officehold- , 1 ers, but 1 don’t recall any that ever ■ looked burdened. Don’t kick on a J 1 hangover, fer you’re lucky if you ; 5 even wake up.—Abe Martin, Indian- I “ apolis News. Mr. and Mrs. 11. F. Kraft and | ‘ daughter will spend Christmas at I • i their parental home In Spencerville, ■ ■ Ohio. Robert Mills will arrive home toi morrow from Lafayette where he is a I student at Purdue University, to . spend Christmas with his parents, • Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Mills and family.

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I Mrs. Marga ot Huber and sons,! Dick and Kenneth, and Miss Ida W'-l-ly, of Murton will arrive tomoriow to spend Christmas with Mr. and ■ Mrs. 1-,'. W. Johnson and family. Mr. and Mrs. Felix Iloithouso nnd j daughters, Martha Jane and Betty, of ls>xington, Kentucky, arrived last night to be the guests of Mr. and i Mrs. (1, T. Burk and family over the 1 holidays. ’ , Miss Naomi Holthouse, student at Sacred Heart Academy of Fort Wayne, is spetndlng the Christmas vacation with her mother, Mrn. Mln-I , trie Holthouse. : Miss Mary Burk, of BloomingtonJ Indiana University student, is home io spend the Christmas vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Burk. I , Mr. and Mrs. R. 0. Gasa and chil- . dren. Junior and Jane, and Mr. and , Mts. V. J. Borman, of Huntington, wiill spend Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Gass and family, of this 1 city. , Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Adams will leave tomorrow for Flint, Michigan, to spend the holidays with Mrs. Ad-, ams' faither, J. H. Falling. Mrs. Anna Mallett will be the guest ot relatives in Fort. Wayne Christmas •lay. . | Mr. and Mrs. Herb Bremerkamp, j ■ of Freemont, Ohio, will arrive tomorrow to spend Christmas with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. ■ Bremerkamp, and o»her relatives. ' Carl Gass, of Shelbyville, will arrive home this afternoon to spend Christmas with his parents, Mr. and 1 Mrs. E. F. Gass. Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Gottschalk, of Berne, were visitors here yesterday. Miss Victoria 0. Mills arrived home I today from Rochester, Indiana, where \ she is instructor in Latin in the high school to spenil the Holidays with

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| her parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. F. V. Mills. I Mr. and Mrs. Milo McKinney, of | ; Columbus, Ohio, will arrive In the city today to spend the Holidays with , Mrs. McKinney's parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. V. Mills, of Mercer avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Mills and son Jack Barker Mills, of Erie, pennsyl- 2 vania will utrlve In Decatur Friday, | to spend the Christmas Holidays with Mr. Mills’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. V. i Mills, of Mercer avenue. i Miss Clara Reppert arrived home this morning from Indiana Univers- , ity today to spend” the Christinas va- , i cation with her sister, Mrs. Forest j I Owens. She will also visit her parents, Mr. ami Mrs. William Reppert in Fort Wayne. | Miss Margaret Christen will arrive home tonight from Purdue University, at Lafayette, to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Christen. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Crum ot Indianapolis will spend Christmas with | -I-. ! NOSE CLOGGED FROM | A COLD OR CATARRH | ‘ Apply Cream in Nostrils To I I Open Up Air Passages. | Ah! What relief! Your clogged nostrils open right up, the air passages of your head are clear and you can breathe freely. No more hawking, snuffling, mucous discharge, j headache, dryness—no struggling for ■ breath at night, your cold or 1 I catarrh is gone. I Don't stay stuffed up! Get a small bottle of Ely’s Cream Balm from your druggist now. Apply a little of this , fragrant, antiseptic cream in your . nostrils, let it penetratet through every air passage of the head; soothe and heal the swollen, inflamed mu- ‘ cous membrane, giving you instant ■ relief. Ely's Cream Balm is just t what every cold and catarrh sufferer has been seeking. It's just splendid!

Mrs. Crum's parents, Mr. and .Mrs. Ed Christen north of the city. Miss Williams, of Peru, Is a guest of Miss Erma Gage, of north of the city for a few days. o— Asks Gangsters To Tell Whereabouts Os Brother’s Body For Christmas Gift Chicago, Doc. 23—(United Press)— , John L. Clements, a live stock broker has made a novel plea to the gangsters of Chicago—A plea that he be given the information as to the whereabouts of his brother’s body as a Christmas present. "1 am sure my brother, Hilary is dead, ‘taken for a ride ’ ” Clements said, "but we haven't any idea where his body is and the suspense is killing mother and Hilary's wife, if there are any good sports in the gang that took him for a ride I wish they'd speak up.” According to the Livestock broker, his brother gave up dealing in illegal liquor last summer and had been in constant fear of his life since that TypewritingStenographic Work If you have any extra typewrit ing or stenographic work I will be glad to do it. Phone 42 for appointment. Florence Holthouse Judge J. T. Merryman’s Law Office, K. of C. Bldg. Great Reduction in •Coal Prices i All $9.50 lump coal 1 now SB.OO 1 All $7.50 egg coal i now $6.75 3 Delivery to any r part 3 of the city. Call 199 ■ Bennett Coal Yard

L . IE A.DOLLAR SPENT IN SOME STORES •*«**•*'«*• mi II -111111 I .... = BRINGS YOU ONLY OlnE ’THING I— then a dollar spent here ought to bring you “too”! —. Give the youngster some<OI thing besides a thought. \ I I J|TA tW Give him this 5 zfL Dependable g JTa ELGIN WATCH ft m A I ft Ml /Y Specially Priced V J » Ir sl4 - r>o Ffl Time true and trustworthy I! _ 7 re , / —made to stand abuse and / I ' j never tell. A practical gift aJEw il /// 8 wt'ir pleasingly priced. riwA i\ m /// v - W / —and sister would like La. \ LaTAUSCA PEARLS Pride of Possession Is Always Proof of This Qu,lity 18-inch Blue-White Str; " Kl k. V I) IAMO NI) $3.00 with < $25.00 to $500.00 Gift Case Doing the biggest diainond business in town is A .e.turo value tor tomorrow only. Per- g“d J tody matoW and aradoM.d-n.l.d w«h ‘XVrr'ff E solid white gold clasp. Pumphreys Jewelry Store

[ time. Hilary disappeared Dec. 10. -o- —— BIRTH An eight-pound boy baby was born to Mr. und Mrs. Jon Swearingen, of Chicago, this morning at the home of Mrs. Joe Helm, on Third street. This is the first child and has been named Joe Helm, Junior. ——————————

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’White Sox Ball Park Threatened By Fire i Chicago, Dec. 23.—(United Press)— /Fire which threatened to spread / through the White Sox ball park was r brought under control today when a i I general alarm brought firemen from I all south side stations. Damage was unostlmated.

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