Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 140, Decatur, Adams County, 14 June 1927 — Page 5

CALENDAR mm i i-l Tuesday )] 1,, of C. E —Miss Cleora Baker, ‘I 7:30 P- rnKL. E. of Evangelical church— I Miss Cleora Baker, 7:30 p.m. Three Links Club—After Lodge. St. Mary's Chorus Choir 7:30 p. ni. \V. C. T. U. —Public Library, 2:30 Boot Township Girls' Sewing Club— I Monmouth School. Tri Kappa —Miss Florine Miehain , 3 p. ni. W. C. T. U.— Library, 2:30 p. m. Wednesday Phoebe Bible Class of Refomred | diurch—Mrs. Albert Mutschler, 7:30. Ladies’ Aid Society of Reformed I church—church parlors, 2:30 p. m. Thursday W. R. C. —Yoenian Hall, 2 o'clock. Ladies Aid of Zion Lutheran church ■ —Schoolhouse, Ip.m. Loyal Workers Class of E. V. church ■ —Mrs. John Mosure. Friday D. Y. B. Class of U. B. Church—Mrs. 1 R. A. Harker. ; Minnehaha Club, after lodge. Christian Ladies Aid Society—Mrs. ■ Jesse Swartz, 2 p. m. The Ladies Aid Society of the I Christian church will meet at the ■ home of Mrs. Jesse Swartz, on North ■ Second street, 2 o'clock Friday as- ■ ternoon. Members are asked to take ■ notice of the change in time from Thursday to Friday. Business of itn- ■ portance will come before the society ■ at the meeting. Lehman-Cleveland [ The marriage of Menno 1. Lehman. ■ son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Lehman. ■of Berne, and Miss Helen Cleveland. ■of Fostoria. Ohio, will be solemnized ■ Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock. '■Mr. Lehman is a graduate of the Bp, true high school and Bluffton Col■lege, at Bluffton, Ohio. Following ■the ceremony, the couple will leave ■for Boone. lowa, where Mr. Lehman ■ will serve as a physical director and ■1 fe guard at a camp and resort for ■ the Des Moines Y. W. C. A. 1 — Ashbaucher—Brooks s Miss Daisy Brooks, of Washington. I and Lorin Ashbaucher, of Bluffton. I were married at the Firt Christian I church at Washington, this morning, lat eleven o'clock. The Rev. Harry 1-. I Lett received the vows. Mr. and Mrs. I Ashbaucher wilZ spend several days ■in Chicago and the month of July at ■Lake George after which they will go ■to Bloomington to reside, where they in the Riooniington ■schools. Mr. Ashbaucher is a son of ■ Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ashbaucher, of ■Bluffton. McKean-Staley I Miss Elmire B. Anderson Staley, ■daughter of Mr. and .Mrs. George ■Sfaley. of Fort Wayne, and Dr. Gor■nan McKean, son of Mr. and Mrs. ■Thomas J. McKean, of Linn Grove, ■were united in marriage Sunday asKternoon at the home of the brides ■parents, the Rev. E. A. Knipe, of Ge■itova, received the vows. Miss Irma Bptaley, sister of the bride, attended ■as maid of honor, and Dr. Garland of Pierceton, served as best Bjmm. Miss Edyth Pontius played the ■sodding march. Following the cere■nony, a wedding dinner was served, being laid for thirty guests, ■pr. and Mrs. McKean will be at home ■ Geneva after the first of July, ■when they will return from a motor ■trip to Washington, D. C. Dr. Me- ■ Kean is a dentist in Geneva. I The E. L. C. E. of the Evangelical ■rhurch will meet at 7:31) o'clock t<* ■night at the home of Miss Cleora ■Baker, on Tenth street. The election ■of officers will be held. All mem■bers are urged to he present. I The D. Y. B. class of the United ■Brethren church will be entertained ■Friday evening at the home of Mrs. ||r A. Harker. Mrs. George Hill and ■Mrs. Frank Hurst will be the assist- | ‘ Ing hostesses. I The dining room at the Catholic was elaborately decorated with ■white peonies and yellow' jonquils the dinner served in honor of Bev. Ambrose Kohne, Sunday. 'I he •ng tables were laid with white UnBa and were decorated with low Bowls filled with yellow and white Barden flowers. The appointments menu were in gold ami white, the s i color scheme carried out throughout ■the dinner and evening reception. ■Covers were laid for 115 guests, in-

eluding several visiting students and priests. A reception was held at the Kohne home from 7:30 o'clock to ten o’clock. Several hundred people called during the reception hours. Out-of-town guests included Sr. Frances Clare, of Hayes, Kansas; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ashton, of Fort Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cole and sons, of Richmond; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lutz and daughter, Virginia, of Louisville, Ky.; Gerald Kohne, Chicago; Joe Kohne and daughters, Laporte; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Everhart, Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Monahan and son. Larry, of Fort Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Quinn, of Fort Waynfe. The meeting of the Loyal Daughters of the Evangelical church which was to have been held with Mrs. Clara Maloney, Thursday, has been postponed until next Thursday. All members are urged to note the change. Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Porter entertainew the members of the Bel Chere Club last evening at their home on Mercer Avnue. A delicious dinner was served at seven o'clock, after which several games of Bridge were played. Mr. and Mrs. William Lenhart were awarded (he prize for high score. Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Gentle, were guests besides the club members. Miss iris Acker and Mr. John Bur nett entertained last evening at the Acker home ’in honor of Homer Ellsworth, who will leave Sunday for California. Dancing was enjoyed, after which delightful refreshments were served. The guests were the Misses Sadie Fisher, Geraldine Smith, Mari? Zeser, Celia Appleman and Messers. Jerome Omlor, Otto Wise, Homer Edsworth, Francis Ellsworth, Paul Meyers, John Bui nett, and Mr. and Mrs. Fd Ellsworth. The annual convention of the Psi lota Xi sorority will be held in the Lincoln Hotel at Indianapolis, Thursday and Friday. June 16 and 17. Mrs. Leigh Bowen and Mrs. Clifford .Saylors w’ill represent the local chapter as official delegates and the Misses Helen Farr, Fan Hammell and Mrs. Robert Helm will attend as non-offi-cial delegates. Other members of the local chapter who will attend are Mrs. Forest C. Huntington, Miss Mary Macklin and Miss Jesteen Hocker. The following program will be carried out: June 16 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.—Registration 2:30 n.m. —Business meeting. 6:30 p.m—Dinner. Stunts and entertainment by new chapters. Bridge party. Juoe 17 9 a.m. —Breakfast 10 a.m. —Business meeting 1 p.m.—uncheon 2 p.m.—Business meeting 5:30 p.m.—Buffet supper 9 p. m.—Dance. The E. L. of C. E. will meet tonight at the home of Miss Cleora Baker at 7:30 o’clock. All members are urged to attend. The W. R. C. will meet Thursday afternoon at two o'clock at the Yeoman Hall. A good attendance is desired. The Ladies Aid Society of the Zion Lutheran church will meet in the school house Thursday afternoon at one o’clock. All members are urged to be present. 0 Controversy Expected At G. A. R. Encampment Gary, Ind. June 14—(UP) —First rumblings of a controversy which may develop into a spirited fight between various auxiliaries of the Indiana G. A R.. were heard, here today as the boys in blue and members of auxiliary organizations gathered for the 48th annual encampment which will be opened formally this afternoon with Flag Day exercises in Lake Front park. Arrival here yesterday of Dr. E. W. Homan of Lynn, Mass., National president of the sons of Union veterans, and his announcement that he would attempt to have his organization decdared tlie heir of the Grand Arm • in perpetuating the observance of MemoHal Day is expected to bring spirited opposition from other auxiliary organizations. Mr. and Mrs. Emery Hindenlang, of this city, spent Sunday at Indianapolis visiting with friends. .Mis. Fred Grewe, of Tocsin, was a shopper here today.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT TUESDAY, JUNE 14,1927.

Personals Karl Kleppcr has arrived home from Staunton Military Academy at Staunton, Virginia, to spend the summer with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Kleppcr, Grunt Crouse, formerly of Bluffton now is in charge of the Adams County Maytag company In this city. We used t’ know who'sold whisky, an’ could go t' ’em ter money enough t’ git up a big Fourth o' July celebration, but th' significance o' th' anniversary is almost forgotten these day.Jest as soon as a feller gits great his ol school teacher pushes his way thro’ th' crowd t' announce that he didn't know nothin, when he went t’ school. —Abe Martin, Indianapolis News The Misses Margaret Holthouse, Germaine Christen, Florence Holthouse and Mesdames H. L. Kern and Clarence Herber will leave Wednesday for Terre Haute where they will attend the national convention of Delta Theta Tan. Miss Miidred Bright is spending a few days in lama. Ohio, visiting with friends. A. J. Smith made a business trip to Chicago today in the interest of the Smith and Bell company. R. I). Stevens, of Shelbyville, was a business visitor here today. Thurman A. Marshall, of Auburn, looked after business interests here today. o W. R. Barr, Os Bluffton, Speaks At M. E. Church Will R. Barr, of Bluffton, district governor of Indiana Rotary clubs, was the principal speaker at an open house program given at the Methodist chvrch last night by the Co-Workers class of the Methodist Sunday school for the members of the class and their families. Moie than 200 persons attend the affair. The Rev. E. P. White, of Boho, sang several selections and the K'rkland township boy’s quartet furnished several numbers. Refreshments of icecream. cake and coffee were served. Auto Valuations Ordered Reduced In Allen County Fort Wayne, June 14—A reduction of 50 per cent on automobile valuations in the county as filed by County Assessor Ulayfnn A. Lindemutli was ordered yesterday at the opening of the second week of the Allen county board of review session. The action ordering the horizontal decrease was made unanimous, the motion being placed before the hoard by John H. Johnson, county auditor anil secretary ex-officio of the board, and was seconded by Ralph L. Magee. Mr. Johnson in presenting the motion pointed out that from the many complaints considered by the board last week the' auto valuations were placed too high and dial upon investigation he had learned tliat they were nearly twice that fixed by llie Blue

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Book, a nationally used book for the vilue of second-hand autos. it was also pointed out by County Auditor Johnson that the state tax commission had not advised the use of a schedule in the assessing of automobiles as Clayton Lindemuth,- county assessor, hud given the board to understand and had instructed A W. Beaber, assessor for the city and Wayne township, to use in making his appealsments. — - —o Constitutionality Os City Manager Law Questioned Indianapolis, June 14. —(UP) —Con stitutionulity of the city manager law probably will be determined, temporarily at least, at a hearing to be held in superior court here tomorrow, according to announcement of Judge Linn D. Hay, judge of that court eurly today. Judge Hay set the date for hearing after receiving a demurrer replying to a suit attacking the law and asking an injunction to prevent the city manager election June 21. o— Shriners Gather At Atlantic City Today Atlantic City, N. J. June 14—(UP)— Nearly 150,000 Shriners from all parts of the country gathered here today for the 53rd imperial Shrine counsel. The first business session today was devoted largely to routine. At the second session tomorrow, an imperial outer guard will be elected. The office is the first step toward the office of imperial potentate. Hugh Caldwell, former mayor of Seattle; Arthur Diamant. New York contractor, Clif H. Bradt, Brooklyn, and Hear} - G. Heinz, of Atlanta, Ga , were leading candidates. o i — Appetite of Kangaroo One kangaroo will eat as much grass daily as six sheen. _____

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ANNIVERSARY OF FLAG CELEBRATED Flag Day Is Being Observed Throughout United States Today Today was the l&Oth anniversary of the American flag and Flag Day I was being celebrated throughout the United States. President Coolidge issued a proclamation last week, urging citizens of the country everywhere to dispaly the flag correctly Decatur merchaiiyK disipayed the flag today in front of their business houses and the banner was waving in front of many residences of the city. A Flag Day program will be given by tile local Elks lodge tonight, at the Home on North Second street, to which all members of the order have been urged to be present. [The service will start at 8 o’clock. o Get the Habit—Trade at Home, It Pays 666 is a prescription for Colds, Grippe, Flu, Dengue, Bilious Fever and Malaria.

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Purdue Commencement Held This Morning Lafayette, Ind., June 14 —(UP)—Pitdue's 33rd commencement was hold this morning in the memorial gymnasium, with 4(>3 receiving degrees distributed by president Edward C. Elliott. Four hundred and fifteen of the degrees were bachelor of science, the re-

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, tnaiudr being advanced certificates. >1 In the commencement address, tho . Hon. Frederick Landis, of Logansport, pleaded for education for the general good, bitterly assailed bigoted and selfish government and appealed to the graduates to take an interest tn tho [ politics of their country so as to make ■ "our rupublican form of Government ■ the best <;n earth.”