Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 271, Decatur, Adams County, 15 November 1939 — Page 3

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have the namtw of thn kad-rn I planning to atnwid the conference. ’ H<- also announced an outlook meet- ', Ing at Bluffton Deci-mhi r IS .nd ’inrg«l everyone to attend. , The count. leaders’ meeting for I next year will ... «*o meetings on *| "allp covers ' two on "refinlshfng 1 furniture ' and on< on "more con* •venlent closets,” i Officers e|».< ■,| f„ r the ,. lltll | ni , • year are Mrs E W Busch'*. chair..man; Mr« Fred Blunt, vlce-chalr-tmn; Mr*. Forrest Walters, secre- • ta p y; »!'«. James Mo-* .-, treasurer; • Mrs. Earl f'hase, news reporter. ' A pot lut'k dinner w.i served nt 1 noon, wl'b «ev* a!-visitor* present. I Tito Misrun Hind of the Zion Be. formed Sunday - * hool is to meet iat the church at one-thirty o’clock Hiturdav afternoon This is a verv Important i tine and all mimbirs are urged to l> present I ' GIRLS' GUILD i REGULAR MEETING • The Girls' tin,ld of th:- Zion Reformed . hitn il ne t l.a»t evening In . the -mi.il rooms of the church and • enjo. *s| a "<{iiew!hin and answer” > program under the |. idershlp of I Mrs. (' M Prtigli. After the program and business - meeting, refreshments were served by the Mir- .vir- Tost, Alien i Roth. Ardis Brilzet-hof. and Kathf ry Yager. The Progressive Workers class of ■ the First I'. Il Sundiy school will ' hold a regular class me-tlng at the ' homo of Mr and Mrs Gl-ii |(Rj Fri- ’ day evening at seven-thirty o'clockr FORT WAYNE SORORITY CHAPTER ENTERTAINED The Beta Chapter of the Eta Tan , Sigma sorority of Decatur entertaini i-d tile Alpha Chapter of Fort . Wayne with a dinner bridge Thursday evening at the apartment of Mrs. Sigurd Anderson on W*«t Monroe street. A throe course dinner was served at small tables, which wore very attractive with their Thanksgiving appointin' nls. The officers' table was centered with a miniature

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1939.

CLUB CALENDAR •origty Daadlina, 11 A. M. Fanny Macy Phone* 1000 — 1001 Wednesday Beulah Chapel laid'cs' Aid Roet lety, Mrs William Ehrman, all day , meeting. Reformed Ladles' Aid Society, I Zion Reformed Church, 2:30 p m Wesley Couples Class, Methodist .'Church, it p. m. i 1 Hietorclal Club, Mrs. Homer Lowr er, 2:30 p. nt. .1 Decatur Home Eocnomlcs club, Mrs. Gilbert Strickler, 1:30 p. m. Shakespeare Club, Mrs. Charles . Dugan. 2 :30 p. m, J Business and Professional Wo- . men's Club, Rice Hotel, <5:30 p. tn. Little Flower Study Club, Mrs. Fred Colr-hfn. 7 3o p. m. Thursday Evangelical New England Dinner, 11 a. m. to 1 p. tn. Evangelical Cafeteria Supper, 5 i P m to 7 p m. t Woman's Foreign Missionary Hoc- , lety. Mrs. Rim Butler, 2:30 p m , Christian Ladies' Aid Society, , Mrs. James Kitchen, 2 p m. Eighth Street |t. B W M A. | Mrs. Dale Osborn, | :30 p. m. Friendship Village Chib. Mrs I . Hurry Work Inger. 1 p. m. , Baptist Woman's Society, Mrs. C.i I W. Moser, 2:30 p. m. ■ So cha I! i Club. Mrs. Cletn Kor-j f tenber, 7:30 p m. I’nlted Brethren D. Y B Class, , Mrs Russell Deßolt, 7:30 p. m. I Mt Pleasant latdles' Aid, Mrs . Burl Fuhrman, 2 p. m. St Paul I guiles' Aid, Mrs. Ira McBride. !• a. m. Cllloli Chapel w M A . Mrs Harf f Chatse. 1:30 p m I our l-aidy of Victory Discussion . Group. Mrs. Herman Miller, 7 3' p m. Rurnllstta* Study Ciub. Mrs Florian Gcimtt. H p m St. Luke's Ltdies' Aid Society, Mrs. William Klansman, all day meeting. t Phoebe Bible Class. Zion Reformed Church, Church Parlors. 0 p m. Presbyterian Ladies' Aid Society, Mrs. Milo Black. 2:30 p. m f Delta Theta Tait and Psi lot i XI l Dance Conimittei-s. Mrs Paul IlanI cher. « 3« p. m. I Women of the Moose, Moose ■ Home, 7 "3> p m : Sponish American Auxiliary Itil- * tlatiou and Pol Link Stt|i|ier. la-- • gion Home. 7 3o p tn || Sf.llid.lHl Hl'.ll. -s Me’lliel • I Church Sih lai Rooms, 7 P- m. Friday First I'. B Progressive Worker*,I Glen Hill. 7:30 p. m. Phllathne Cltss. Mrs. Ray John-: son. 7:30 p m. Saltan Methodlr-r Chun h ITeI Thank-giving Supper. Church Din-. Ing rotns. ,"i 3«i to 7 p- m. i Rummage sale, Graham Budding Adams County Federation, Mrs 1 It A Stuckey, 2:30 p. m. Saturday Mission Band. Zion Reformed . Church. I 30 p m. Rummage sale. Graham Building. Methodist WHMS Rummage Hah'. Church Basement. 1-S p m. Dinner Bridge Club. Mrs. H”'ntnn Ehlnger. 1 p m Postponed. Cafeteria Hupper. Zion Reformed Church. 6 to 7 p. m. Monday Music Department, Mrs R W. Graham. 7 <!'• p (n. Dramatic Department, Mlsa Eva Acker. 7 30 p tii. Literature- Department, Mrs. Wai1 ter Gard. 7 :»• p m. Ari Department, Miss Vivian I Burk. 7:30 p m. 1 Junior Women. Miss Mary Cowan. 7:3u p. m. i Research Club. Mrs. R. D. Myers, I 2 3o p. m. pilgrim scene and a red rose cor-' sage marked the place of Miss Glennys Elzey, state president. Other ! officers at the table were Mr* Hen- i ■ ry Smith and Misa Ramona Kerr of ! For' Wayne and Mrs. Sigurd Anderson The entertaining rooms were beautifully decorated with colored I<<ih-s and Monge and yellow small I chrysanthemums. The annual huslnesa meeting was held and all offl<era were reelected for the coming sorority year. Secretary and treasurer r.-port* from the Beta Chapter were read by Mlsa 1 Martha Chriaten and from the Alpha chapter l>y Mrsdame* Charlotte Florence and Norwood Booker. After the business meeting tables | we* foraned for bridge and pri«*» i awarded to Miss Glenttys Elzey and I Gary Booker. The committee In charge of arI r.ingenii iits was Mlsa Elzey, and I the Mesdames Herman Girod. Dick < Arnold and Sigurd Anderton. MIM ALICE YOST HOSTESS TO CLUB Tlie Junior Arts department of the Woman's Club met at the home of Miss Alice Yost Monday evening with the following assisting hostesses. Kathleen and Paulern Acker. Uds fkiughman, Dorothea Frohngpfel, Betty Fuhrman. Flora Belie Kohls. Annis Maa- Merriman Guests other than members Included the > Meadamcs Milo Black. Lamlolle Fogle. Harold Zwlok and Mlsa Kathryn Kauffman. The Misses Barbara Duke, Peggy Gaunt and Patsy Moser reviewed a number of the best plays of IhSSJ H i»4d IMO Mis* Gaunt gave "Family' I '

x \ T'A II \ / * fl r? nhMu * J3I ivhldness Vi Better Taste With Chesterfield's Right Combination of the y ak world s best American and Turkish tobaccos Mtf '' lk " ><>u ask for Chesterfields »O|K rc hiding something no other /z - / " cun gi\e vou ut any price 11 u,,, 1 vr ' better-lasting and defMake Uy f shesterlield. 5 on can’t \ W ' 8 ,ni > up a Chesterfield and ‘ X " Vf>u're all set to enjoy Rea! Pleasure with the / 1 4 best cigarette tnoney can buy Ihe gr rat combination of >*B ’** iST7/SA}. BETTE DAVIS FERROL FLYNN, I shoumahovfincoitnmr and informally, -v I tivn millions a lot of pleasurf in Harner Hros. nsrrfnf rrlfasf, K 1 ■ "The Private Lives of IJi3abeth& Essex" , ■ I j I • The great combination of tobaccos in yOlfi ■ Chesterfield gives millions real smoh- f/i'l'f h/JS'lf w ill ■ * I ■ * 111 t "Il t ing pleasure hnause they're cooler, W 111 I I 1. I I ■ly■ II fcYfrr /MMtr and definitely milder. A A A Co(-yfight lew. bu.infc Mymb loimeoCq,

Portrait’* by Mr and Mrs Wm. Cowen ami played by Judith Ander- | «<>n "Here Come* the Clown" by Philip Barry with Madge Evans and (Eddy Dowling; “Rocket to the Moon" by Clifford (M.-l with l.ritlier Adler. Miss Mos- r reviewed "No Time ‘ for Comedy" with Kathryn Cornell; "The Little Foxes", Tallulah Bankhead: "The American Way" with Frederick March and his wife > Miss Duke reviewed "Kies the Boy* Goodbye" written by Clara Boothe, ■tarring Helen Clare; "White Stud" with Paul Vincent Carroll; ‘‘Philadelphia Story” by Phillip Barry with Kathryn Hepburn The lest play of the year was "Abe Lincoln In tillnolsf by Robert Sherwood with Haymond Massay. TEENS AND TWENTIES HOLD REGULAR MEETING « The Adam* County Teens and Twenties club held the regular meeting Tuesday evening, at the Lincoln School, with approximately M persons present. The meeting was opened by community Ringing led by Alice Heinking. Elmer Nu*«bauni. president of the chib, then took charge. He Introduced a chorus from Kirkland high school which was under the direction of Mik. Helen Ehraam. IL J Matin then gave a talk on ‘‘Dramatic*" The club was again favored by a Rejection from the Kirkland high ■< hool chours. la-Hoy Hchwartg gave a very interesting tml educational resume of the dairy demonstration team’* trip went to San Francisco. Callfornki. The . lef tlon of the tregßtirer and iiowe reporter of the club waa then held le-Roy Schwar’g wa» elect.-d traaaurer and '’lrglnla Shoaf, new* reporter. T .- meeting wax adjourned and gaineti were led bjt F«rd Foanaugh. MARY AND MARTHA CLASS-StLEI ING HELD Twenty-five mivobera and one guest. Rev. It W Graham, attended the meeting of the Mary and Martha < lumi of the Methodist church held In the aoelal rootna of the church Ttieaday evening Mra Adolph Hart luul iharge of the devotlonala reading the iSth chapter of St. John. She also read a short meaaage from the dally devotional pamphlet. "Upper Roon." Mra. W O. Little, teacher of the < laaa. read a atory on the ‘‘Early ThatalMglvlng. Itt olmervwnce and ciißtomß " The daaa decided to have the annual Chrlntmaa party and gift exchange. Tueaday. December 13. A twenty-five cent exchange will be held Forty calls were reported made. Several WMMbara were unable to attend because of alckneaa. Ixtvely refreihmenl* of ice croam cake and coffee were served by the hostesses the Mesdames Roas Mai lonee, Adolph Hart. Margaret Stone rook, Harry Butler, C. A. Beavers,,

l.uln Swearingen. Burt Ixnharr and - (b-orge Huck man. t Election of officers will le- held I at th-- January meeting. Hostesses • for Hie Christmas party will he the Me.dnmes Ctunies I'om. |, < hairman John Bright. Daniel Sprang. ■ M.itvllia Klst|>-r. George M< In'osh. John Parrish and Mir* Catherine > Mangold The meeting of the Dinner Bridge i dub which was to have been held Saturday at the h<ane of Mrs Her ' man Ehlnger. has been postponed. — I SORORITY HAS j r BUSINESS MEETING I The Delta Theta Tait sorority I 1 j held a busineßs meeting at tt»»- Elks I , htune Tuesday evening A report on th* benefit movie was given by th president. Mr- c E. Holthouse. Plans were made for the ChristI mas dance to be given by the Delta n I Theta Tail and Psi lola XI sororl- ~ r itles, Committw-R wer>- appointed for -| * th- Good Fellows dub which ha* 1 •een a sorority project for several years. Ii Mis* Dolorfs la'onard will lie gen■ral chairman of the dance repre- t r Renting the Della Thda Tius with n ' th» following committees assisting m her- time and plac . Kathryn < | Kirchner and Ann Young; tickets. I ■ Margaret llollluiuse; <h-<-orathms, a Mildred Acker; ih ckro-tm. Mary r Miller; music, Ethel Klelnhenr. and Pal Fullenkaßnp. These lotnmittees are requested ■' 1 to meet Thursday evening at six- L thirty o'clock at the home of Mrs. ' ’ Paul lltndier to consult with th" Icommittee from tin Psf lota Xi sor- a 1 .trit, -' I ____ 5 ' The Women of the Moose will 1 have their regular meeting at the ' ’ lodge home Thursday evening at sev- (l ‘ •n-thlrty oclock. All manvin-rs are ' asked to be praam. STUDY CLUR HAS MEETING The Bt. Ann dis. iisslon group met ' hat the home of Mr* Jared It' d "i Tuesday evening Miss laillle Mel--1 Iters, loade- for the evening, gave j* ’ the opening prayer Eight members ( responed to the roll call. Mrs. Roy Ixhman rt»ad a paper , entitled "Man must look for God In v 1 his heart and avoid world Mrlfe" , 1 Mrs. Carl Ridgmeyer read "Present System of Public Schools." ’ Plans were made for the Christ- • mu program and tneetlng to be 1 held at th home of Mrs Ed Keller, ! >■.. mbet 14. • ■ H The Hpanlsh American auxiliary I ' will meet at the laqtion homo *’ h Thursday evening at seven-thirty o'- *' ' clock. Initiation will be followed - with a pot luck aupper. • I; a Miss Wlnefrelde Kltaon returned ■ to Indlanptpolia yesterday aftar a ■ vacathm with her parents. Mr. and ~ Mr* William Kltßon. 4

59th Anniversary T

Mr and Mr* Fr.-d Scherer of near Monro, vllb rci.-nily observed their .’,‘Uh w>-dding anniversary. They were married October it. I**o |»y the Ri-t Th' -dore Hahn at St Peter's Lilt her .m dnli di In H.hm lown*hlp The anniversary was marked at their home with a six o'do< k dinner, Three sons and a daughter were luirn to the union Tiny an-Chri-ii or Fort W ,yne. Fri-rl I of Iteiatur. Lnlh.-r C. of Monroeville and Mrs Marlin Boerger. of Mon nw-ville The follow hie guests Wen- |rre. ent Mr and Mr* < hrl«i Scher, r Mr and Mr* Dull* Srhen-r arid family. Mr ami Mr* Fred S< lierer Mr and Mr- Marlin Boerger Bird family Mr and Mrs Carl l‘a««e ami family of Fort Waym- Mt ami Mrs Mbert Hcherr r and family of New Haven, Mr and Mr* Erlwiri S< h.-rer and family of Fort Wayne Mr. and Mrs. laniis Sr-herer ami family rtf Fort Waym-. Mi and Mr* Carl Scherer mid family of Fort Wayne. Mr and Mr* Eirmo Busi he and family of Hoagland. Ida. Edward ami Lu> ib- Hi herer of Decatur. Fried t Hrlti-r.-r of N- w York city. It*-v and Mr* I. J Dornsslf and family. Mr ami MrMartin Gruenki Ml*- Pat«y li-i h art. all of limit township. Ml** Olga H< hrm-d-'i t>f Iterator. Ml--Gertrude Herman of Fort Waym-. Earl Linker nt Fort Waym-. Mr and Mra F Depew and amt of Monroeville and Mr and Mt Tom Hafe of Monroeville o - • • Adams County | Memorial Hospital e • Admit Id F’-i-d Bloi-mker. route | Hoagland, Mr* Floyd L. Andrew*. mJ North Third st ; Alphas J Beiver*. 131 Hou'li Seventh at. ..ip, i.rm * TODAY'S COMMON ERROR * |to not say. "’Neither lie nor ■n- ■ -

V- mon Arnold of Benson, Arfron.i win. has visited relatives here tie pa- -. i. ril days will l-an Fi •la for his western home He will be m conipiitii'-d by his mother. Mrs, Will Arnold of Ti-nth street, who will sje-nd the winter with him and hi family at Benson Vernon Is In th- au'itnoblle business there and I is doing nicely. Fred Boivnker, 73. of route 1. Hoagland was admitted to the Adams county memorial hospital yes- • rday for medical eare Miss le-on.i Wiilllman of the Adams i-ouiity memorial hospital staff wp.-nt yesterd'i In Fort Wayne as f a guest of the Tub' iiilosis short i. .tirse it the Irene Byron sanatarI him < .Ingres .man George Gillie who ' ( »p"« to the Lions i lub here last ! « ienlm- i-ilfed at thi Dully Democrat office fur a brief visit. He says ! In- eiijoV'd his experiences in Washington lint Is glad to lie liack borne again In Indiana Boyd Peterson of Itni bcster. Indian i. visited lit re today and attend

Say “Merry Christmas” With a Gift from Pumphrey # sMjK,' ’ ' $35 •■ ■ • ■• ’ ..|. Bf*3 Out Gift Oitplaye make your iijjmip*' j pi.aturr Here P®y y'u tmd » wipe range of price r *■ «"<f style. ** (A KJ 1 * ""JHsBBST m Drrsser tetr and millitary sets A| from »< »5 to »M).00 $3.95 See the new Make ' J ' eelectlon * :\ *!| "''** 'ejgiAZjl-F Other ttandard VIRGINIA A liiv< h n< w 17 jewel Gkt ew Vrllow watches gold hlletl, < .utldite I** k fW.TI Ilf* l'«e our budget plan. You’ll like it. Pumphrey Jewelry Store I

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• d to business Mrs J Russel Prior and daughter Charlene are .pending two weeks In Hnntingberg with relative and friends M> ami Mi- Clinton Orr of Forest and Rev and Mr* Leo McKin* lev of Wim-hester visited with Mr. .n J M ■ it T Johnson and family. Tuesday ARRIVALS Mr and Mr* Norman I/o- Noack of route f, are the parents of a baby daughter, born at the Adatns county memorial hospital Tuesday evening at |0:32 o'clock. The baby who weighed nine irounds and three ounce* lias not tieen named. o — Rooster's Wings In Reverse Wellington o larnald Maybaugh has a M imMiths-old ' rmuHer wlsw whig* are reversed grown in opposite to the normal dire, turn o Apple Tree Bear* Rose Bluehill Ml 'ij.pl Mr* E E Mr Inlyre displayed a .wig from one of lor apple trees that not only bor. apple blossoms bin a frill blown white ro«e