Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 115, Decatur, Adams County, 14 May 1927 — Page 5

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CALENDAR Saturday ■ p h . sib by Junlon Leugm Ilf ME K,,,,,;, central Grocery. 9 a. m. Monday ■ pcu.jti Needle Club — Pythian njpmeafter lodge. Tuesday ■ c L. of <’• Pot Luck Dinner, —K ci U|- Hall, 6:30 pin. ■ M.ny and Martha Class cf M. E. |B:iiirdi postponed. — ■ Th .. meeting of the Mary and Martha ■ ull . lu v school class of the Methodist scheduled for next Tuesday, K us been postponed for one week. please take notice. ■ Til,. I ythian Necdlo club will meet K the Home Monday evening after Hostesses will be Mrs. Sam ■{it,.. Mrs. Sam Shamp, Mrs. Fred Km, M< ami Mis. Frank Lynch. A good is urged. I Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dugan enterat a pleasant Bridge party Kst evening' at their home on West Kjonme street. High scores were won K y in. Charles Beal. Mrs. D. B. Erwin, K. L. Kocher and Mrs. Beal, who were Kewarded with very pretty prizes. At Kie conclusion of the games, Mrs. K)ug;in served a delicious two-course Kunebeini. For the evening, the rooms Mfere decorated with an arrangement K>f tupiis and valley-lillies. Among Kliose present were Dr. and Mrs. Klliarles Beal and Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Ksilingham, of Fort Wayne, Mr. and Kiirs. I- E- Kocher, Mr. and Mrs. D. ■it. Erwin, Mr. and Mrs. John Heller, and Mrs. James Westveld and Kir. and Mrs. John Carmody. I The North Ward annual May party Kim- given yesterday afternoon at the Kilmol. The children played games Kilning the afternoon after which reJ treshments of ice-cream, cake and Kandy were served. The chijjreu Bin re dismissed early to atfefid the Hit',! Cross benefit show, which was* Sin id at the Adams theatre. The parKty was given to the 110 students by ■ the teachers at the school who are ■Mr. John Parrish. Miss Serena HorHnada. Miss Della Sellemeyer and Miss ■Elizabeth Peterson. I The regular meeting of the Psi ■ lota Xi sorority was held last ,even■iug. with Mrs. C. C. Pumphrey at her ■ home on Third street. The enter- ■ taining Tooms were attractively dec- ■ orated with silver baskets filled with ■ red tulips. Election of officers was ■ held and Mrs. Leigh Bowen was made ■ president and will assume* duties of ■ the office at the June 21 meeting. ■ Other officers elected include Mrs. W. ■P. Schrock, vice-president; Mrs. Clif- ■ fonl Saylors, secretary; Miss Helen ■ Farr, treasurer; Mrs. Robert Helm, ■ corresponding secretary, and Mrs. ■ Jesse Rice, conductress. Mrs. Bowen ■ and Mrs. Schrock will attend the anI nual convention of the sorority at In- ■ dianaolis June 16 and 17 at the Lin- ■ coin Hotel. Ten dollars was given to I the Red Cross flood relief fund. Plans I "’ere made for the child health con- ■ ference to be held in the county and ■ this city May 23 to June 9. The local I <1 nic will be located at the Public I Library and all children under school I age will be examined free of charge. I Members of the committee in charge ol the work include Mrs. Faye Knapp, chairman, Mrs. Bowen, Mrs. i Frank Rowley. Final plans and arrangements were made for the annual informal guest dance to be given at the Masonic hall Tuesday evening at 8:30 o'clock. Mrs. Elizabeth Balch, ot Terre Haute, was an out-of-town guest. Delightful refreshments were served at the close of the meeting, ■'he next meeting will be held June 7 at tlie home of Mrs. W. L. Linn. Junior-Senior Reception The members of the Junior class ol Decatur high school entertained ■he members of the Senior class, h Kh school faculty, and members of the school board at the annual JuniorSenior reception at the Masonic Hall ■ust evening. The high school colors, Purple and gold, senior colors, green and white, and the junior colors, blue •mo white were used in decorating th'' entertaining rooms. The reception room had streamers of the colOls suspended from the ceiling in lows. The oenter electrolier was draped with the high school colors, ‘he ball room, where the program ami dancing was held, was beautifully decorated in the two class colors, high s' hoo! colors and pastel shades. The lights were shaded with shades of

pr ng colors in ribbon streamer effect. The entire celling was hidden' with cross work of crepe paper ribbons in the four colors. Floor lamps and spring flowers added to the attractiveness of the room. A large lighted wheel in purple and gold was suspended from the ceiling in the center of the room. The orchestra booth was covered with a net work of purple and gold and lattice work at the sides. The program, “a mock commencement,'’ was given at seven o'clock. Roy Anadell, class president. was greatly distressed because he did not have a class for the exercises. Ross Stoakes, wonderful professor with his new invention, relieved th esituation by brijiging forth a class and a speaker, Billie Bell, to give the welcome address. “An Essay on Life,” was given by Helen Schroll; "Essay on Weddings,” Helen Haubold; "Hats, Hair and Clothes,” an oration by David Cramer. Roy McClellan and Kenneth Schnepp sang a duet, “School Days,” after which the class poem was read by Catherine Kauffman. The program also included “Essay on Pies,” by Geraldine Hower; “Articles from the Ravelings.” by Gerald Koos; “Ravelings in 1947,” by Virginia Hite; presentation of diplomas, by Chester Reynold; and the D. H. S. song. A three-course dinner was served in the dining room. The tables were decorated with the two class flowers, valley-lillies, junior flower, and sweet peas, the senior flower. A canopy effect in the seniot class colors was arranged in the dining room. The nut cups, place cards and appointments of the menu were carried out in the Senior colors. Miss Margaret Mills presided as toastmistress and responses were given by the senior class president, Robert Frisinger; junior class president. Roy Anadell; school board, M. E. Hower; and superintendent of schools. M. F. “Worthman. Miss Verneal Whalen, Junior class guardian, was presented with a beautiful Grueu watch, a gift • from the class. The Misses Betty Macklin, Nona Gunder, iMary Jane FritzTigert. Gaynell Graber, Messrs. Herman Lankenau, Don Miller. Tom Haubold and Dick Engle, sophomores, served the dinner. The dinner was prepared by the Eastern Star ladies. Largent-Johnson Mrs. Mary Johnson and Harvey Largent, both of this city, were quietly married at 2:39 o'clock this afternoon, by A. C. Butcher, justice of the peace, in his office, corner of Second and Monorc streets. W. R. Elzey was a witness to the ceremony. Esely—Shafer Rev. Kenneth Shafer, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Shafer, of this city, and Miss Lucile Esely, of Cambridge, Ohio, were married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Esely, Thursday morning. The living poms of the home were decorated with crabapple blossoms, dogwood and lilacs. An altar in the living room was banked with palms, Dorothy Perkins roses and baskets of sweet peas, carnations, roses, snap dragons and Mrs. Edgar Gerber, sister of the groom, played "The Venetian Love Song,” and "O Promise Me,” preceding the ceremony, and for the entrance of the bride she played Lohengrin's Wedding March. Miss Elizabeth Harter, of Lima, cousin of the bride, and Rev. Harold Wilson of Wooster, college friend of the bride and groom, were the attendants. Little John Gerber, nephew of the groom, in a white satin suit acted as ring bearer. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Rev. Olis Harter, ipastor of tjhe Presbyterian church of Lima, an uncle of the bride was assisted in performing the services by Rev. Lester S. Evans, pastor of the Presbyterian church of Cambridge. The bride wore a beautiful gown of white French taffeta, fashioned sleeveless and trimmed in deep lace, beaded with pearls. Her veil of tulle was held in place by a beaded crown and caught with orange blossoms. She carried a shower boil-' quet of bride’s roses, valley-lillies and baby’s breath. The maid of honor wore a frock of chiffon, buoffant style n the pastel shades blending orchid, pink and blue, with accessories and carried an arm bouquet of sweet peas } and roses. A three-course wedding} breakfast was served to the fifty guests following the ceremony. Mrs. Shafer is a graduate of the Cambridge high school and Wooster college. For the past two years she has taught in the Barnesville, Ohio, high school.! Rev. Shafer was graduated with the

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1927.

Ilaii the Cod! ► r ?' OW* r wwf . w Massachusetts honors the cod fish. Auto license plates for 1928 (one is held here by Agnes Clancy, of Boston), bear its likeness. I’of of beans may | be used in 19:’" 1924 class of McCormick Theological Seminary, of Chicago. Following an eastern wedding trip, Rev. and Mrs. Shafer will reside in Polo, Illinois. o Personals If th' rich got as much out o’ lite as folks who run in debt wouldn' business be swell? “Oh, they git along Jest like a couple o’ Vanderbilts, he's somewheres an’ 1 don't know where she is,” I heard a woman say t'day.—Abe Martin, Indianapolis News. Ralph Amrine, of Anderson, will arrive this afternoon to spend the week end with bis wife and family at the home of Mrs. D. D. Clark on Third street The Misses Helen Farr, Margaret Zwick. Leo Kirsch and Robert Freeby attended a show at Fort Wayne last night. Miss Pearl Duval returned to her home in Flint. Michigan, this morning after a several days visit here with Mr. and Mrs. Clem Kortenber. Wayne E. Beavers, of Schenectady, New York is spending the week-end in Decatur with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. S. D. Beavers, after making a business trip to Detroit. He will return to Schenectady tomorrow. W. H. Simpson is in Chicago on business. Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Ellingham and Dr. and Mrs. Charles Beal of Fort Wayne motored to Decatur last evening. , James E. McDonald, general manager of the Leader-Tribune, Marion Ind. called on us yesterday afternoon. Jim is a real newspaper man and is putting it over in good shape at Mai ion. lie formerly lived at Ligonier. A lot of Decatur folks are getting their sols clubs ready for the opening of the new course at the Decatur Country Club tomorrow. Chris Mussellman. editor of the Berne Review was a business caller here this morning. L. A. Holthouse is attending to business affairs in Chicago for the sugar company. F. E. France, ill with the flu continues to improve, though piogress Ist

rather slow. Paul W. Schulte, of Chicago, was a business visitoi in Decatur toda.v. John D. and Wesley Stulls have returned from Coldwater, Michigan, where they attended the funeral services for their cousin, Edwin Blown, prominent real estate dealer of that cty and quite well known here. Tlie funeral was conducted by tlie Knight Templars of which lie was a member. He was 61 years old. The widow survives. Mr. Brown had been ill about two years with lung trouble. —o Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gillig, of North Fifth street, have as their guests Mr. and Mrs. Carol Gillig, of Marton, Ohio, ami Miss Margaret Keller, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Miss Keller expects to spend several weeks here. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Miller of Fort Wayne, are spending the week-end here with relatives. Miss Deris Peters, student at International College in Fort Wayne, is spending the week-end here with her mother Mrs. Letta Peters. Mis. C. L. V. Sheets of Fort Wayne is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. John Shafer, north of the city, over the weekend. Miss Helen Gass Ims gone to Fort Wayne to join a party of friends who will spend Hie weiL-end in South Bend. Mrs. J. O. Schafer and children, Paul Joint and Marcella, of Ossian are spending tlie week-end here witli relatives. Theodore Sneader returned to Elkhart after spending a few days here with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Joint Sliafer have returned from Cambridge, Ohio, where they attended Hie wedding of their son, Rev. Kenneth Schafer and Miss Lucile Esely, which was solemnized Thursday morning. —o— Get the Habit—Trade at Home, It Pay*

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Zion Reformed Church Comer Third and Jackson Streets A. R. Pledderjohann, Pastor The rightful place for all church members on the Lord's Day is in the house of worship to pay homage to their Creator. We inv. te you to our services. Sunday School at 9; 15. Morning service al 10:80 o'clock. Sermon subject. “God’s Way In the Sea and His Patil in tlie Great Waters." The insdillatioii of Hie newly re-elected church officers will take place in connection with the church service. There will lie no C. E. meetings nor evening services because of tlie Baccalaureate services to be held at the First M. E. church, with the Rev. R. W. Loose giving Hie message. We should show our interest in the educational program of our boys and girls and attend this service. The junior choir will meet again for practice at 7 o'clock tonight. The seniors will not meet this week. The pastor and elder J. Fred Fruclite will attend the annual meeting of the Fort Wayne Classis at Millersbuig, Ind., next week. They will leave next Tuesday and be gone several days. o Baptist Bulletin Sunday School promptly at 9:30 with Roy Johnson leading and a good corps of teachers for the classes. In the morning worship at iO: 30 Rev P. L. Eicher of Fort Wayne will bring tlie message. Mr. Eicher is a man of God with a broad experience and will be a splendid leader for the hour of worship. Then* will be no evening services on account of tlie Baccalaureate service at the M. E. church at 7:30. Rev. R. W. Loose will bring the message. On Sunday, May 22 a special offering will In* received for our needy missionaries in China. Prayer and praise meeting Wednesday evening 7:30. O. E. Miller, Pastor. o The First Methodist Church Sunday School at 9:30. John Nelson. supt. A class for every one. 10:30, Morning hour of worship. This service will bo he observance of the sacrament of the Lord's Supper. Every member of the church urged to attend as this will be the only sacrament for the day and quarter of the year. Junior League hour at 2 p. in. Miss Mary Poling will have charge. This is next to tlie last Junior League meeting for the year. Then* will be no Epworth League service at the usual hour of <1:30 on account of the Baccalaureate union service of all the churches. The annual service with the graduation class of the high school will be held in the Methodist, church. All of the churches of the city are joining in tis service. Rev. Loose of the Evangelical church will preach the sermon. Special music will be under the direction of Mrs. Tyndall and the Methodist church choir. 2:00 Sunday afternoon. This hour will be observed as a time for the suplimentai-y canvass for the local Methodist church. Every worker, if present will help to make this tlie last bit of work of this kind to be done this year.

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Paul W. Schultz, Pastor German services 9:30 A. M. English sei vices 10:30 A. M. Sunday School 9:30 A. M. o St. Marys Church First Mass—7:3o High Mass—9:4s Christian Doctrine —2:00 Prayer Hour and Benediction 2:30. o First Evangelical Church Ralph W. Loose, Pastor 9:15, Bible School session. Fine classes for all ages. A school of growing interest and members. A welcome awaits all. 10:15. The Worship period. This is for the whole school and all our friends. Everybody should worship every Sunday. Because of the Baccalaureate services for tlie senior class of tlie high school, to be held at tlie First Methbe no evening services at tills church, odist church at 7:30 pin. there will The mid-week service of prayer ami Christian fellowship at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. We are gratified at the splendid attendance which is being maintained. Tlie Bilile memory ami story telling contest for Washington township will be held at 2 p.m. al the Presbyterian church. All are invited to attend. The special pot-luck picnic Sr.nday

dinner to be held in Mr. and Mrs. Hlieskathrou's orchard lias been postponed 111-cause of inclement weather conditions. Their invitation is appreciated. Christian Church Harry W. Thompson, Pastor Olin Baker Bible School Supt. “Bible school opens al 9:30 A. M. Communion and sermon at 10:30 A. M. This will be the only worship service cf the day owing to the union service to be held in the Methodist Episcopal church in the evening. Let us make tin- morning service a great service. We cordially invite the non-church-going public to attend the services of the Christian Church. Come. — o Presbyterian Church Harry H. Ferntheil. Pastor Juniors will meet at 9:00 o'clock Sunday school at 9:30 classes for all Let us have lot) per cent classes in every department. Morning Worship at 10:30. There will lie but one preaching service in our church Sunday so let us concentrate on this one sei vice as the pastor has a message that will be of intel est to all. Childrens story sermon “The most Beautiful Palace” Worship Sermon “The Value of a Spiritual Life". The Washington township Sunday school association will hold the Bible Memory and Bible Story Telling contests, in which eveiy Sunday school in the county is invited to take part, at the Presbyterian church at 2:00 o'clock. As there are many contestants it is necessary to start promptly ami on time. We are proud cf the fact that many of our young people are in the graduating (lass this year. We will honor them by attending the services held at the Methodist church for them. Instead of having services in our church we will worship with our young people.

United Brethren Church Cecil R. Smith. Minister Bible School at 9:15. O. P. Mills, supt. We are having a splendid school in all our deparments. Our Beginners are doing great work and the Prinaar department is growing so fast that we have to get some more new chairs. The Junior and Intermcil'ate departments are organizing for bigger and better work and the senior anil adults are making their classes larger In attendance each' Sunday. We have i class for you and want you to come and study the Word witli us. Ix-t’s make tomorrow another day wlien the Decatur V. B. school goes over the 300 mark. Next Sunday will be Boy's Day instead of tomorrow. Morning worship at 10:15. Sermon by tlie pastor. We are glad to note the increased attendance at the worship service." Tlie spirt seems to prevail in all tlie churches aud we are glad our folks are helping in this way. There will be Junior Endeavor at 6 o'clock with Mrs. Ward, the superintendent in charge. There will be no other evening services at Hie church on account of tlie Bsccalaureate services at the Methodist church. Our folks are asked to advise their friends of tin- Special Memorial services to departed members to be held at tlie church Sunday morning. May 29. at 10 o’clock. We invite you to all of our services. Tomorrow at 9:15 we are looking for you. i 0 Human Blood The public health service says there fs no free iron in tlie human blnnd. There is. however, iron in combination with other chemicals. —.— 0 Care of Cod Liver Oil Scientific experiment Ims shown that cod liver oil should be kept in tlie dark in order to preserve Its vitamin content. o Fighting With Feathers In a battle fought in B. C. 189, one army tilled jars witli feathers, set them on tire, and blew the smoke with bellows into the faces of their enemies. o —— ■erivation of “Salary” The word "salary” Is from the Latin “salarius,” belonging to salt. Originally “salt money” was part of the pay of a Roman soldier. 0 —— The Big Incentive As to the groat migrations, perhaps the fit were trying Io got away from poor relations. — Rochester TimesUnion.

New Arrest Made in Warsaw Murder Case Warsaw, Ind.. May 14. — (UP) — Harley Peffley, 48, of Elkhart, was arrested today at Elkhart, charged with perjury in connection with his testimony in Ihe Tucker ease in justice court here. The complaint was made by .lusllce ' A. S. Kain, of this city. I Peffley was brought back to WarI saw by Constable Bert Mabie.

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THE ADAMS Theatre SUN!) A Y and M0NI) A Y SUNDAY MATINEE AT 2 I’. M. II » -.a. ' N-i A. a* ' Rv ■ / Bw* i ..■ TmTiMOi A melodrama that runs its thrilling course through Bowery dives, Broadway night clubs, Fifth Avenue Mansions, Tin Pan Aliev, and Greenwich Village studios. The Throbbing heart of the greatest citv laid bare! ALSO—“CATALINA HERE I COME’—A Mack Sennett Comedy with Madeline Hurlock and Eddie Quitlan. 15c 35c TONIGHT—BUDDY ROOSEVELT in "THE I IGHTIN’ COMEBACK.” Also—"He Couldn't Help It.” A Charley Bowers Noveltv Comedy. 10c—20c—25c.

| THE CORT I gcj Hl Jfi SUN I) A Y and M0NI) A Y MATINEE SUNDAY, 2 I’. M. Jfi tfi i A y | I ■ i I kcCS-^—:/> I I niwiyY | I ■*-—— s □fl We know our Onion Soup, Sugar Papas, Sweet Mammas, Srt Hot Patooties, Big Butler (and egg) Fish, Gravy (lots Hi Hl of it). Sour Grapes, Broken Hearts of Lettuce, Assorted Nuts—EVERYTHING —from soup to nuts, from laughIE ter to tears, the tastiest items on the Broadway Banquet menu— with je Hl LOIS WILSON — SAM HARDY, Louis John Bartels and Philip Strange. Sj ADDED—“FUNNY FACE,” a screaming comedy. 'rrt International News 15c, 35c [Urj .. ..... B_r TONIGHT—Hoot Gibson in “HEY, HEY, COW BOY." A gripping cattle feud story in the land nr fp where the six-shooter is king. 33 S ALSO—Comedy and News 10c, 20c. 25c [p SrO

Extra guards were posted around J the Kosciusko county Jail here today ’ ■ no a precaution against, a threatened attempt to free three ot the Franklin Tueker murder defendants. ‘ Sheriff Frank McKrlll stationed the 1 guards and directed that none but ’ officials be admitted to the jail. Visitors were burred. - -- " - o — NOTICE Dr. Buyers will not be In his office until Saturday, May 21st. 115 2ti |

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