Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 295, Decatur, Adams County, 14 December 1928 — Page 8

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SOCIETY MEETING OF U. B. LADIES AID . Fifteen member* anti one visitor, Mr*. Alma Hill, attended the meeting of the Ladles Aid Society of the United Brethren church, Thursday afternoon which met with Mrs. William Thornton, in the absence of the president and vice-president, Mrs. Henry Bauman had charge of the devotional* anti the business meeting. After the short business session, a social hour was enjoyed during which the hostesses, Mrs. William Thornton, Mis. Charles F .benold. ami Mrs. Phillip Hodle, served delicious refreshments. There will be a meeting of the committee In chatge of the County Music Contest, of which Miss Dessolee Chester is chairman, Saturday morning at nine o’clock at the Monroe high school. At this meeting the music to be used in the contest will bo chosen. Music supervisors of Adams County will be present. MERLE FOREMAN MARRIED TO MICHIGAN GIRL Word has been received of the marriage of Merle Foreman, former Decatur boy, to Miss Bessie Clark of Jackson, Michigan. The marriage took place October 20, at Wauseon, Ohio, | and the young couple left immediate-1 ly for a trip to Toledo, and other places of interest. Mr. Foreman has j been employed for about a year in a radio shop in Jackson. Michigan, and I he will continue to reside in that city,! with his wife. Mr. Foreman is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Foreman, of this city, and the announcement came as a surprise to the family. BEAUTIFUL PARTY AT CHRISTEN HOME The home of Mrs. Amelia Christen. I on North Second street, furnished the | setting for one of the prettiest Christ- j mas parties of the holiday season. ■ last evening, when Mrs. Christen entertained the Five Hundred Club of. ■which she is a member, at a chicken i dinner and Christmas gift exchange. The home was most attractively decorated in red and green Christmas; candles, pomegranate plant, and huge baskets of Christmas melto berries. Before inviting her guests to the dining room. Mrs. Christen explained to them that when she was a child, she cherished a unique idea that Christmas gifts came on plates, and that it had always been her custom to leave a plate out on Christmas eve as a receptacle for the things which Santa Claus might bring. At the conclusion of her talk, she presented each one with a plate and advised them that, the same custom might prove effective in their case. Each guest was then required to find a 1 number which was hidden on a ! Christmas tree in the living room which was contained in a silver holder and decorated with silver icicles. The guests were then invited to the d ning loom where they found their covers at the table by matching the number secured from the Christmas tree with the number on the animals which represented those which surrounded the crib of the liaby Jesys. The long dining room table was centered by a mirrored placque, which held a bouquet of poinsettas. Silver candelabra* at either end of the table, held red and green Christmas

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I candles. The hostess, assisted by Miss LetI tie Lang and Mrs. Harold Smith, Iti rved a most delicious four-course chicken dinner, the appointment* of which were carried out in Christinas effect. The ice-cream held a dainty Chr.'Btmas tree mold of green. Upon their return to the living room, the guests found Hint Santa I Cans, true to the uncient superstlitton, bad left a gift on the plate of j each guest. These were opened and j proved to lie most beautiful. ■ The usual game of the club then lutnlshed diversion for the remainder ot the evening, mid Instead of presenting a prize for high score, the hostess awarded each one of her guests with n pretty gift. Mrs. John E. Wilson, of Payne, 0., and Mrs. Lee R. Hindman, of Fmt Wayne, were guests other than the dub members In attendance. —o “Elijah of the Desert" John the Baptist lias been referren to ns the Elijah of the New Testa ment, owing to the fact that the events of id* life were very sindlm to those recorded of Elijah. o ■ — Welsh Literature The Welsh language possesses an extensive literature, ranging from the Ninth century to the present day.

I | Morris 5 & 10c to $1 Stores i '"1 S Greeting Cards B " pac * taKes (■ I ic. 2 for sc. 5c | The Ideal Christmas Store | 3c |l g Santa Claus, through the Morris Co. buying staff has been scouring the markets, seeking out the best in practical and useful gifts for! grown ups as well as the amusing kind for the little tots. How well this work has been done can best be told by an inspection ot the him-|| dreds of Christmas Gift Items that are now arrayed on the counters of the MORRIS 5 and 10c STORES. A , — — — 1I § TREE TRIMMINGS Christmas Wrapping HOLLY BOXES DECORATIONS $ A A Beautiful Ornament? Paper. 7 sheets, 30x20 2 lor sc* s(s ‘ A TR v Ml " TRY 1O Red Wreaths 10c IK' ®J I 5C IOC IOC’ Green Wreaths 10,25 c .Ml £1 MOPRIC * Your K ifts will ,o ok Red and Green Roping <5. MORRIS >. | W qu Electric Outfits White Tissue Paper better in the boxes. j r, * j# ill X FIRST t 24 Sheet, . Wnjypln K 15 10 C | FIRST hl S SI.OO 10c 5c licides g — HOLIDAY SPECIALS || ft Silk Sofa Pillows69c Shaving Mirrors 89c Boy’s Broadcloth Shirtsj I ju Ladies Broadcloth Smockssl.oo Pipe Set, 2 pipes, cigar holdersl.oo Wall Pockets, imported 25c M § Fancy Table Cloth 69c Jap Cup and Saucer, set of sixsl.2o Dinner Set, 27 pieces, white ware S2J ■ 5 Luncheon Cloth Set, 4 napkins79c Insense Burners 25c Shopping Baskets I WOMEN , S hosiery j I # f R DEPARTMENT A > f GIFTS g GIFT ||| g § CHRISTMAS g g 2 ft SUGGESTIONS Ai I W R CANDY A Rayon Vests, A Bring Toyiand A Children’s Fine Ribbed “ I & wanted colors Hose, black, cordovan, Men’s Silk Ties |ll I | s .d iffere „. ki „d= t SI.OO i , " rilM g hi. S e. pair | < I t ® 20c”' 1 ’"'"" 1 Rayon Bloomers f Kiddies Y »“ t — | 3i| > ‘A A 1,0,1 cotors » Wu , A Mon’s Wool Mixed Hose. A 22,3 h ,n ‘ te 111 ?? " K (p-g nn “ K warm and comfortable. i I g g 4 Tons of Pure 'g SI.OO S g pair ' «il Fresh Candy Rayon Slips TOYLAND NOW OPEN y 1 special Cream Chocolates SI.OO Doll in Cradle Mamma Dolls Ladies’ Mercerized Hose g 50c Aj I A A Assortedl flivors 25c 50c wanted colors, pair A Jow Cases g I 6 & S Boxed Handkerchiefs. Ka ® . uJ I M 1 30 c pound A 4in box Large Dump Trucks I Ironing Boards ZOC 50C ° ' 111 SOC '** " Men’s Art Silk Hose, Fancy Table Seal k 1 | I A of Hard Mixed Candy A A Reed Doll Cabs r A fancy bars, KOP ®? I 11 20c f A feSSnt I s3 ’ oo l(leand S 2sc f 7 A BudetSets II S " S to choose from Tink " To - vs ) Wind-up Toys K 30C & 69c j I | I Special Prices Io | 20C |Wir | Men's Mercerized Hose. | SdkSarf 9 Teachers g China Dishes wanted colors SI.UV 111 A A A Purses and Hand Bags A 50c 25c A P i,,r ” I SI.OO 20c| 'i ~ - — —-—- —| HANDKERCHIEFS STATIONERY EXTRA SPECIAL VALUES | Colored Sport Handkerchiefs, Embroidered Hanuker- ASSORTED COLOR PAPER IN EACH BOX . rr „ wKA value .- ■i A chiefs, Voile and Georgette Handkerchiefs, Initial rJectriC Toaster, a Vdiuv g Handkerchiefs, White Handkerchiefs, Rayon Hand- Thin Shell Sherbets ■ g “u'e ndkerChkfS in •* ” ray ’ a,wayß “ N.W Coiors-New sutiooery. 24 sheets paper. pictureß> assortm ent - | sc, 10c and 25c 10c and 2sc Pathe Records | : j'"’'’- Munis 5 & 10c to $i Stores > (Decatur’s Christmas Store ' J

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY, DECEMBER U, 1928

OGDEN APPOINTS TWO ASSISTANTS - New Attorney General Announces Two Appointments Today Indianapolis, Dec. 14 —(U.R)— Charles F. Warner, Evansville, Iml.. today was appointed first assistant uttoiney general of Indiana, effective Jun. 1, by James M. Ogden uttorney-general-el-ecf. Ogden also appointed Merl M. Wall, Logansport, a deputy attorney-general He refused to discuss a report that Connor Ross, a deputy in charge of i highway cases, will lie the only member of Attorney-Genet ,il Arthur L. GilHom's staff whom lie will retain. i Warner is a native of Eau Claire. Wls. He has practiced law in Evans- i viile since he graduated from the University of Michigan. He has been a I deputy prosecutor of Vanderburgh i county, a department of justice agent i ami now is federal referee in bank- I ruptcy. He succeeds Edward Franklin White, who lias served for sixteen < years. 1 Wall Js pr -.secutor of (’ass county

i ._ - Mr. and Mrs. Byford Macy were liuslness visitors in Fort Wayne, today. Kenneth Runyon, student ut Park College, of Parkville, Missouri, returned home today, after suffering several days with the flu. The school was dosed Wednesday and the hospitals there are full of patients afflicted with the epidemic. James F. Arnold, who has been seriously ill for several days with the flu, is still confined to bls home on Marshall street. Mrs. L. E. Somers, Mrs. Roy Runyon, and Kenneth Runyon motored to Fort Wayne today, where they met Gerald Somers, who returned to ills home after the University of Chicago, where he is ji student, closed on account of an epidemic of the tin. Mrs. J. H. Cole will return home thi« evening from Madison, Wisconsin, where she was called to the lietlsitle of her son, Jess L. Cole, who underwent a major operation. Mr. Cole is getting along nicely and was removed today, from tlie hospital to his home. Messis Paul Saurer ami Gerald Cde of the Decatur Electric Shop, were business visitors, today, in Fort Wayne.

Three New State Officers To Be Installed January 1 ladianapolls, Dec. 12. - (U.R)->•>»•«■ ary th st has been set as the date for Installation Into offices of James M. Ogden, attorney general-elect, Noel ( . Neal, Noblesville, and Elmer G. lx»ckyeur, Evansville, jnembers-eleet of the appellate court. Judge Clarence R Martin, chief Justice of the supreme court, will administer the oath of office. — o —~ — Codling a Snowdrift In the desert ranges ol the West sheepmen sometimes cover snowdrifts with straw to delay melting nn<i furnish water for a longer fierlod

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