Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 194, Decatur, Adams County, 15 August 1929 — Page 5

i Ft jAk*SCv 1_ i fv) F \L-Z' li as CVF (fl || Wk •if Miss Mary Macy « fl fl] fl I ulJr Miss Margaret Haley JjJ Phones 1000—1001 I ' ”" White Is Smart Aesort Color . 15—((J,R>—Froin nfrar and far come reports that, white New York. • sni ’ a ’ r( p] acP s, Vichy among them, and this healthj,, mined over co t hppome a mPCP a for smart Americans. This restoring , n(lent haß to say about white ami other things: liwhataic- f w hite sport s ensembles depends upon their ab'"rl"’ and crispness, so th at it is necessary to have a good supsolute fresnne « gunim er . Thereisnosuehthing as rolled

*ST and so far no bare legs) been see at Vichy. White l "' e ■nr shorts are worn under’“l the dresses and the silk stock- J <ome up well under the panties, Je dressy are worn white shoes, white socks over suntan silk players low heelless i .hoes of white canvas are worn with , ]k lacings that cross back and forth around the ankles like ballet L shoes, and for golfers white buck oxfords are generally chosen with low i Lgfis With the golf costumes white (elt ha ts with brims are worn. SURPRISES neighbor WITH birthday party y host "f friends and neighbors gathered last evening at the home of : Mr and Mrs. Byron Dague to help relebrate Mr. Dague’s forty-ninth birthday anniversary. The guests brought food and a delicious pot-luck supper was served. Those present wer e: Mr. and Mrs. Byron Dague. Mr. and Mrs. George Cramer and family Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Omerod and famI ily,Mr. and Mrs. Harold Harvey and family. Mrs. Charles Babbitt and famt ily, Mr. and Mrs. William Noll and family. Mr and Mrs. Forrest Walters, I Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Koos, Mr. and | Mrs Henry Baumann, Mrs. Thurman 8 Drew and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Walters. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Durbin | and grandson, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver I Walters, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bur- ■ roll, Mr. Bert Wolfe and daughter, [ Mr. and Mrs. Marion Stultz and famL ily. Mr. and Mrs. Amnii Miller, Mrs. f William Miller, Mrs. Dewy Neidigh | and children. Mr. Frank Burger, f Misses Ethel Cramer of Kokomo; | Joephine Lee of Fort Wayne, and I Martha Jane Linn of Decatur.’ The i guests returned to their homes at a [ late hour after enjoying a delightful ’ evening with Mr. Dague and wishing ’ him many more such happy birthdays. PLANS OWN BIRTHDAY PARTY Mrs. Fred Sellemeyer celebrated I her seventy-fourth birthday in a novel manner, that of surprising herself with her own birthday party. When ’ her children called that they wanted to give her a party she politely informed them that everything was all : planned. She issued last minute invitations to her own six o’clock dinI tier, which was given at her home last I evening. She cooked all the food herI self and decorated her home in pink : and white. Covers were laid for Miss Della Sellemeyer. Mr. and Mrs. Alr bert Sellemeyer and daughter, SuzI anne of Fort Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. O. L Vance and daughter. Lee Anna, and i Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heuer of this city. 1 Mr. Fred Sellemeyer presented his ’ w-ite with a huge birthday cake which furnished the centerpiece of the large table, the colors of the cake being also pink and white. The hostess, i who was also the honor guest, was Presented with many lovely birthday gifts. Three years ago Mr. and Mrs. Sellemeyer celebrated their golden [ wedding anniversary. There will be a pot-luck supper at , e H. S Chase home tonight at 7 I oelock for the members of the Young class of the United Brethren ; church. entertains with dinner.bridge party Mrs. a. M. Anker entertained a num- | ®r»of her friends at a lovely seven : °cjoek dinner bridge last evening, at « home on Winchester street. The «“e s ts were seated at the large dinJL, ’ where “W'Utments of the y were carried out in rose and „ A delicious dinner was serv'd' the Mj 3S e S Florine Michaud and I air "" ! Anker. Three tables were I and abQUt tlle ent ertaining rooms i laLr e ?‘ gan,es ofßßried * e were ' Prize/’ “ l the inclusion of which I Van!! awalded to Mrs. O. L. [ James’ ™’. 1, A ’ Or “ham, and Mrs. Reussal ‘ ,erson - Mrs - Van Grant of ‘wsdlaer, was an out of town guest. country club ladies T h °Y lovely SOCIAL EVENT Co'lhtryTh, h 7 d! oClal eVellt ° f the day aft;.,-, b “ d es ’ was held yester'ffie hdi n ° On ’ at U ‘ e clubh<)l,se - thirty ty. W hie h J ? y6rt the deli «htCul par- - guessin! 8 Bte f <>f bri<lge ' and solt ‘ovelv , 8 contests, followed by a Yclloiv m ! e ° U Berved at five o’clock, and Queen'sV’ R °‘ den gloW ’ Kladiolas ] about . ace were used Profusely small ,^, euterlai uing rooms. In which ’W nX, We i e al ranged for Bridge.! Placedo i dec »ration S were also re mantles of the fireplaces I

CLUB CALENDER Thursday U. B. pot-luck supper—H. S. Chase I Itome, 7 p. m. W. O. M. L., Moose Home, 8 P. M. W. R. C„ postponed. Friday Mi Pleasant Philoma’.h Bible class Mwa Iva Spangler, 7;30 P. M. Ben Hur Installation of Officers, and Pot luck lunch Yoem-'.n Hall 8 P. M. Baptist Philathae class, church parlors, 7:30 p. m. U. B. V. I. S. class. Miss Glennys Elzey, 8 P. M. Saturday Saturday Night Bridge Club, Miss Anne Carlisle, 7:30 P. M. Wednesday Wednesday Afternoon Buiko Club, , Mrs. John Tyner, 2 P. M. Tueaday Psi lota Xi Picnic, Sunset Park. 6 p.m. Tri Kappa. Vivian Thomas 8 P. M. Several games of bridge were played and Mrs. C. A. Dugan and Mrs. H. O. Champlin were successful in winning the prizes awarded. Mrs. Leo Kirsch and Mrs. J. C. Steinman of Monroeville were presented with lovely prizes as victors in the golf tournament, while Mrs. J. M. Miller was successful in the guessing contest. At five o'clock, the guests were seated at the small tables arranged in the parlors of the clubhouse, where a most delicious two course Inncheon was served by the hostesses. Mrs. J. L. McConnell was chairman in charge of the golf arrangements and Mrs. Ed. Engler was in charge of the guessing contest. Mrs. John Peterson was general chairman in charge of the event, and also made plans for the bridge party. She was assisted by a committee including Mrs. C. C. Pumphrey, Mrs. Ed I Engeler, Mrs. Clyde Butler, Mrs. J. M. Miller, Mrs. Roy Archbold, and Mrs. E. B. Adams. The next’ social event of the ladies organization of the Country Club will be held Wednesday, September 11, with Mrs. George Flanders as general chairman of the social event, and Mrs. Leigh Bowen in charge d>f the arrangements for the golf contest. N. AND T. CLUB HOLDS MEETING Mrs. Fred Chronister was hostess, yesterday afternoon, to the N. and T. Club, of which she is a member. Several of the members were absent, being on their vacation, but an interesting meeting was held. The business was discussed; the books were reorganized, and new members were considered, after which a social hour of sewing was enjoyed. The next meeting of the organization will be held in two weeks with Mrs. Ernest Foreman. MISSIONARY SOCIETY ENJOYS MISSION LECTURE The Zion Lutheran Missionary Society met yesterday afternoon, at the home of Mrs. Louis Malland, with Mrs. Phillip Kuhn as assistant hostess. T§n members of the organization were in attendance, with Mrs. August Walters and little Betty Sautter, as guests. The meeting was opened by the reading of a Scripture passage, after which Rev. Paul Schultz gave an interesting lecture on Mission Work in China. The necessary business of the society was discussed and a sbcial hour was enjoyed, during which the hostesses served dainty refreshments. The next meeting of the Missionary Society will be held September 18, at the home of Mrs. Eno Lankenau. Tile Saturday Night Bridge Club will meet with Miss. Anne Carlisle, on Third street, Saturday evening at sev-en-thirty o’clock. The second annual reunion of' the Fullenkamp families will be held at Grieshop, nine miles northeast of St. Henry, Ohio, Sunday, August 18. The Tri Kappa sorority will meet at the home'of Vivian Thomas on Thirteenth Street Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock. Miss Kathryn Kauifntan will be assistant hostess. MEETING OF AFTERNOON BUNCO CLUB Mrs. Walter Eicher was hostess to tile Wednesday Afternoon Bunco Club at her home yesterday afternoon. The house was artistically decorated with garden flowers. Three tables were arranged for bunco, and prizes were a- , I watded as follows: first,'Mrs. Ed WhitI right, second, Mrs. Tilman Gehrig, consolation. Mrs. Cash Lutz. Guests of the ■ club were Miss Gladys Whitright, Mrs. i Kruetzman, and Mrs. Dwight Kimble. I A delicious one course luncheon was

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served by the hostess. The next meeting will be held next Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. John Tyner. The Psi lota Xi Sorority will have a picnic at Sunset Park Tuesday evening at f. o’clock with the Misses Brandyberry and Fan Hamel hoateses. ANNOUNCES APPROACHING MARRIAGE Announcement was made today of lhe approachin marriage of Mr. Nicholas W. Vaucil of New York City, to Miss Helen D. Rathjen, the ceremony to be performed at the sumer home of the bride-to-be's grandparents at Deal, New Jersey, on September f>. Miss Rathjen's parents are both dead, having died this last year. Nicholas is the younggest son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Vandl of Van Wert, Ohio, former residcnta of this city. He was graduated from Columbia university two years ago, and holds a responsible position with the railway department of the National City Company. Mrs Ed Vancll will leave tonight for New Jersey to visit with her sister and attend the wedding .and will be joined in two weeks by Mr. Vancll who will motor east. RETURN FROM WESTERN TRIP Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Fuhrman returned Tuesday from a two months’ motor trip in the West They visited with relatives and friends in Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, Washington, Nevada, California anti Kansas, and also visited several days with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Livers, who are spending the summer in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming and enjoyed a trip through the park. Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Hoyt of Glendale. California, also a son-in-law and dauhter of Mr. and Mrs. Fuhrman, entertained their parents with a most enpoyable trip to Catalina Island and a motor trip to San Diego, California, and Old Mexico. Mrs. Mae Freig and son. Lee. of Cleveland. Ohio, returned to their home today after spending a few days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Spangler, of this city. Bol> Heidrich of Fort Wayne was a business visitor in this city today The remodeling of the court house is still in progress, today, the treasurer's office was completely re-wir-ed. Paul Graham, Vincent Borman, Frank Shumacher and Lee Ehingcr motored to Portland today to attend the Portland fair. The Misses Mildred and Lillian Worthman. Fred Brown and Harry Hebble attended a show in Fort Wayne last evening. > o New Orleans Strike Continues Unabated New Orleans, La., Aug. 15. —'U.RI The death of a three year-old boy under the wheels of a street car operated by a strike breaker and two more dynamitings added today to the critical situation which has developed in New Orleans as the result of a six-weeks-old street car strike. Windows in a laurel street car were broken and the flooring smashed when a stick of’dynamite exploded under the wheels last night. Another bomb sfiruck a Chippewa street car. tearing out part of one side and shattering windows in home of the vicinity. An angry molt surrounded the street car operated by Robert Blair when the car struck Floyd East, 3, causing injuries from which the child died. Police arrived at the scene in time to prevent violence. Charges of runnings down and causing injury, preferred against Blair, probably will be changed to manslaughter today, according to police. Floyd was running to meet bis father when the car struck him. City officials prepared to take drastic action today to prevent further violence in the sirike. —— Cow-Calling Contest Higginsville, Mo., —(UP) — A feature of the Lafayette county fair this year will be a cow calling contest, the winer of which will receive a cow bell. Volume of voice will be figured by the judges at 30 points, the carrying quality of the voice at 30 points, the musical quality of the voice of 10, and the appeal ‘in the imagination of the judges) the call would have on the cow.

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Dr. Hurry Jones of Berne was a business visitor in this city today. Paul Schulte, of Chicago owner of the country club and other properties here, Is looking things over anti enjoying a visit with friends. The Misses Artie. Melette and Emily Numbers who have enjoyed a several weeks visit with friends here and at Fort. Wayne were guests last night! and today of Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison. They will return to Fort Wayne today and leave there tomorrow for their home at Austin, Texas. They are traveling by riiotor, Mias Emily having driven the entire distance here. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Myers and Mr. and Mrs. France Confer visited in Fort Wayne last evening. George Bruce of Indianapolis is here to complete arangements for the sale of lots in the subdivision to be opened soon by J. W. Meibers and J. G. Niblick. R. O. Johnson and son of Gary visited today witli Walter Johnson ant' family. Ross is the republican nominee for mayor of Gary. He has served in that position twice and was renominated last May in the hottest primary ever held there. Mr and Mrs. John Maynard returned to their cottage at Hamilton Lak* today after a few days here. Miss Della Sellemeyer returned las' evening from a week’s visit in Indianapolis with a former college chum, Miss Eunice Jones of that city. She was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sellemeyer of Fort Wayne, who drove to Indianapolis yesterday. Mrs. C. C. Rayl and father. John Richard, returned home yesterday from Michigan City, where they visited their brother and son, Roy, who is at the Michigan City prison. Ben Smith of Berne, called in De catur today, before leaving for Petoskey, Michigan, to spend a tew months. Mrs. France Confer and daughter. Gloria, spent the day at Markle today, the guests of Mrs. Center s moth- > er, Mrs. Zach Vachon. Chailotte Elzey and Red White will , motor to Huntington tonight. George Stultz attended a meeting for A. and P. managers at Fort Wayne t last evening. Bill Ellison of Monroeville visited , with friends, in this city last evening. Mrs. Lille Borroughs. and the Misses Neva Brandyberry, Effie Patton, Fan Hammel, of this city, and Miss Marion , Koos, of Indianapolis, motored to Fort • Wayne last evening and attended the | show at the Emboyd. The Misses Rose and Agues Ness- ( wald spent the day in Fort Wayne • shopping yesterday. t Mr. and Mrs. J. U. Maynard left today for Hamilton Lake, where they will enjoy their vacation. Rev. and Mrs. J. N. Dawson of Indianapolis and Miss Mildred Acker of Fort Wayne visited with Mr. and Mrs. Sam Acker, last evening. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Widdows of Winchester, visited with Mr. and Mrs. J. U. Maynard yesterday. Bernard Hain, who has spent the ' last six weeks visiting points of interest in the North West, returned home yesterday. Among tile places of • interest he visited were Yoder ami Tarrington, Wyoming; Loranie Peak > and the Platt River Valley. Bernard rei turned to his home to start football r practice with the Decatur high school j team. # ; Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Roop and family r of Fort Wayne, were the guests of Mr, and Mrs. Sam Acker Tuesday evening. t Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Haney of Fort ] Wayne 'visited with friends and relatives in this city last evening. Dick Graber of Fort W'ayne visited , in Decatur last evening. Miss Alt) Teeple, of Fort Wayne spent last evening at the home of her parents, Mr. and-Mrs. Charles Teeple Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barthel left this mottling for Mansfield, Ohio, where they expect to spend a several weeks ’ vacation. Mrs. Leo 3chtoed?r and little son Leo, Jr., left for their hom» in Pnoenix, Ariz-ona y< sterday mottling a'ter spending an extended vacation hi 'his city visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Willis Magner and other friends. They expect to make the entire trip via the i Greyhound busses. Teeple and Peterson’s Clothing Store is being re decorated this week. ' Tlie painters are busy painting the interior, and by the end of the wee', .he entire store will be completely re-dec-orated, it \ as stated today. Mrs. Tillie Marker went ta-Berne to day to be I'm-, guest of Mrs. Sam Sim-

tnlsoh of that city. C. H. Winney of lmllannpolls, wag u business visitor in this city yoat.orJ >• Willis L< igli of Portland visited In tn's city yesterday. ''That i’eler Snook jest kept hammerin’ away till he got in a fix,” said i Judge Pusey, today. The early tire gits ,the roofin' tack. Abe Martin, Indianapolis, News Mr. and Mrs. E. Burt Lenhart and daughter, ( Alt tj . motived to Wren, Ohio, last evening and were the guests of Mr. Orval Lenhart and family of that city. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ashbaugher, Mrs | Lille Bortoughs, and Miss Margaret Heuer motored to Toledo, Ohio, Sun-1 day. 1 Nathan Nelson will motor to Berne and Geneva tonight on business. John T. Kelly left today for Geneva i to'visit with his wife whois ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Vernon Miler of east of (k neva. Miss Nona Guilder is spending the week at tjhe Hi.'.iert Zerkel home, the guest of Miss Justine Zerkel. Nathan Nelson. H. M. DeVoss. ami Fred Fullenkamp returned last night

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from a few days finliliiß trip at Wahl and (.'rooked lake* The fjaliermen reported that because it rained ul) of the time, no large amount of fish were caught. Pat Mason, wife and aon Jimmy of Kansas City, Mo., are vlaiting the John Everett family here and Mrs. Roop In Blue Creek township. Mr. Mason Is the bnaketball coaelt In Rockhurst college at Kansas city and has

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met a number of the boys from St. Joseph high in the Chicago tournaments. He was having a good time looking them up this morning with Cui Peterson to aesiat him. Miss Jsunita Baumgartner, student nurse at the Lutheran Hospital at Fort Wayne, is spending her two weeks vacation at the home of iter mother Mrs Millard Baumgartner of this a city.