Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 223, Decatur, Adams County, 22 September 1947 — Page 3

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HTbFNE DRAP Re LEE OWENS ® S nraper. daughter o lre . nf Virgil I’raper of ■“''.i'ruH'i i.e- s ° n ■ st,e . Mr . Grow. Owens <> an " ' n were united ■ Mternoon at R rrl, '\ e in parsonage of the ■* I'nited Brethren ■" Bev P. H |,,llett Of ‘ ■’The doiPHe ring cereR read in the presence of immediate families. ■■ ' ,> minute miisicale was ■ t: 7\ "irs Karl Chase. ’'B 1 ;'Id M'- s a 'j° rie Drew - ■'■preceding -ae ceremony. ■f n „' - <ang "Always and I ■ „ Truly." and "The Wedd■p' ..." after the vows were B vrs. ciur > jlaye(i . ,'4 l Mvdery of Life and My •■' p u ring the exchange Os ■ •savior Like * ShepheiM ■',V was playrd softly, and IQL 7a and Mendelssohn» (■^g'marches were used. ■ bride was attractive in a ■ iU it with pink and black atShe wore a pair of pearls ■ gold bracelet gifts of the Her corsage war of AnieriHbeauty roses. Wil'.hi'itson attended ■7-a- <•> wear ‘, Kl -nit with black and fl, a ~e s eories. She wore crysa gift < f the bi ide. and a) of pink roses. Miller served his brother- ■ a< best man. ■ r mile’s mother wore a grey fl7- black and grey aecessorfl i: -. bridegroom s mother a rack dress with black acK ries. The'.r corsages were of ■ m for approximately ■ hundred ami fifty guests was fl following the ceremony at ■Knights of Pythias home. ■„,.. .1 tiie entertaining rooms ■ vases of fall flowers. A three ■ wedding cake, topped with a . bride and groom, center■he serving table. During the ■ption. Miss Drew sang several ■lions and Mrs. Chase played ■solovox and piano. Assisting in ■ing were the Mesdames Dar- ■ Miller, Melvin Roemer. Oscar : ■er and the Misses Patricia and | ■ Adams. Crystal and Betty • ■ns and Geraldine Caudle. ■pon their return from a weddI trip of unannounced destina- ■. Mr. and Mrs. Owens will re- ■ iu their newly furnished home ■oute 2, Convoy. 0. ■lie bride is a graduate of Pleas■Milis high school and is employ■in the office of D Burdette ■ter. The groom is a graduate ■ren high school and is an ent■e of the Central Soya Co. He ■ed three years in the army, ■ years of which were spent over-

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SMITH-STAPLETON VOWS TO BE READ f Announcement has been made of r the engagement and approaching i marriage of Miss Eleanor Louise p Smith, daughter cf Mrs. Audrey A. [ Smith of Grabill, to Clarence t Stapleton, Jr., son of Mrs. C. A. > Stapleton of thia city. i The vows will be read November . 15 at seven thirty o’clock in the . Woodburn Missionary church. p The bride-elect is a graduate of Harlan high school and is employed . by the Fort Wayne General Electric Co. Mr. Stapleton. a graduate of Decatur high school, served with the army air forces forty-eeven months, thirty eight of which were spent overseas. He is now employ- , ed by the Lawson Plumbing and. ' Heating Co. here. ’ PLANS COMPLETED FOR BENEFIT STYLE BRIDGE Delta Theta Tau will present its ! annual benefit style bridge Tuesday evening at eight o’clock at the Decatur junior-senior high school. Preceding the bridge, the style show will be held, featuring the latest fashions in junior, misses and women's styles. A special feature of the show this year will be the appearance of the younger generation in the newest children's togs. Clothes will be furnished by Gens’s Ready-to -Wear and the | Rosemary shop. Mrs. William Gass, chairman of the style show, announces that her models will be the Misses Ruth Rumschlag. Bonnie Schieferstein, Miriam Appelman, Phyllis Daniels. Helen Haubold. Mary Ann Laurent and Rose Ellen Beer, and the Mesdames John Carroll, Lawrence Anspaugh, James Staley, Vincent Bormann and Otto Beehler. Mrs. Harold Grant of the Rosemary shop will have as her models, Margaret, Ann, and Mary Kay Kocher, Mary Lou Holthouse. Sara Jane Gass. Becky Maddox, Julie Halterman. Sue Petrie, Gretchen Zintsma*ter, Nola and Mary Grandstaff. Nancy Holthouse and Kay Bormann. The male leads will be taken by Jack Dailey and Joe Morris, Jr. Mrs. Gass and Mrs. Grant will be assisted by Rosemary Holt- : house, Jeanette Holthouse, Agnes I Arnold and Lorena Keller. i Contract, auction, five hundred ■ and pinochle will be played and prizes awarded for each game. A door prize will also be awarded. Miss Catherine Weidler, Omicron president, lasts the following committees for Tuesday evening; chairman, Mary Martha Terveer; cochairman, Joan E. Wemhoff; narrator, Helen Barthel; chances at door, Mary Murphy, Mary KayGage, Mary Ann Fulton. Jerry Allen, Leutta Smith; tickets*for drawing, Betty Cook, Ann Friess, Francetta Hess. Irene Hoffman. Irene Holthouse, Betty Kohne; ushers, Betty Keller. Germaine 'Hackman, Joan Zeser. Naureen Egley, Mary Miller, Patricia Meibers, Alice Schooler, Margaret Holthouse, Rosemary Spangler, Kate Steele, Margaret Sutton. The public is urged to purchase their tickets before Tuesday, although tickets will be available at the door. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kelly, new owners of the Decatur Floral Co., are donating the decorations and their services for the style show. MAGLEY W. M. S. MEETS THURSDAY The W. M. S. of Magley held its | regular meeting Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Helen Beery, ; with eleven members and seven guests attending. The meeting was opened with the group singing “Our God Our Help " Mrs. Borne read the scripture, followed by prayer by Mrs. Joan Michael. Mi*. Mary Egley gave an | interesting talk on “Spiritual,” and “Just a Little Talk with Jesus” '

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was sung by the ladies quartet. During the business meeting, plane were made for a rummage and bake sale to be held next month. Mrs. Erma Hildebrand was also welcomed as a new member. Guests attending the meeting were Mrs. Sam Rhinehart, Mrs. Mary Jane Murchland, Mrs. Ida Fruechte, Mi*. Ida Frauhiger, Mrs. Erma Hildebrand, Mrs. Elsie Peters and Mrs. Beulah Kruetzman. The meeting was closed with the prayer from the prayer calendar by Mrs. Rufus Scherry. PHOEBE BIBLE CLASS IN RECENT MEETING Members of the Phoebe Bible class of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church met at the home of Mrs. Clara Baumgartner recently. * Devotions were given by Mrs. Glen Oswalt, assisted by Mi*. Hersel Nash and Mrs. William Feller. Following a short business meeting, conducted by the president, Mrs. ForYeot Owens, bunco was played and prizes were awarded to Mrs. Cletus Miller, Mrs. William Sanders and Mrs. M. F. Worthman. Delicious refreshment* were served by the hostess, asisted byMrs. Hershel Nash and Mrs. Glen Oswalt. The entertaining rooms were beautifully decorated with fall flowers, and small vases centered each table. LEWIS REYNOLDS OBSERVES BIRTHDAY The eightieth birthday anniversary of Lewis Reynolds was observed Sunday with a family dinner. The dinner was served from a long beautifully appointed table, centered with a two tier birthdaycake. Those attending were Mrs. Dilla Randenbush, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sipe and daughter, Betty, Berne; Mr. and Mi*. Joel Reynolds, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Frybaek. Mr. and Mrs. Grover Odle and son, Grover, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Poling and son, Dannie, Mrs. William August, all of Decatur; Miss Norma Archer, Pleasant Mill*; and Mr.',. Lew Miller, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Hoover, of Fort Wayne. TRINITY CHURCH CLASS MEETS The Progressive Workers class of the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church met recently at the home of Mr. and Mi*. George Blum. Scripture was read by Mrs. Curtis Hill, and prayer was offered by Dr. Charles White. After the business meeting, games and group singing were enjoyed. A delicious luncheon was then served to the eighteen members and five children attending. The October meeting will be a potluck supper at Hanna - Nuttman park. MAGDELENE HILGEMAN HOSTESS TO GUILD Miss Magdelenc Hilgeman entertained the Magley Girls guild recently. Miss Hilgeman gave an interesting le.-*on study, using as her topic “Living Ways of Christianity of the Negroes.” “O Zion Haste” was sung by the group, and Alice Ann Beineke read the prayer from the prayer calendar. During the busines* meeting, announcement was made that the golden rule for the month will be to send cards to the sick. The October meeting will be held at the home of Kathryn Young All members are asked to come masked and bring a friend. FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE CLUB IN MEETING Members' of the Friendship Village Home Economics club entertained with their annual guest day Thursday afternoon with a musicale at the North Brick school. A highlight of the meeting was a demonstration by Mrs. Don K. I.utes on using home grown flowers in corsages and table arrangements. After the business meeting, a

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musical flower contest centered around the club flower, the rose, was enjoyed. The corsages made by Mrs. Lutes were awarded as prizes. Among the thirty four members and guests attending were club presidents from other clubs, and Mrs. E. W. Busche and Anna K. Williams. Hostesses were Mi*. William Neadstine, Clara Dolch, Thora Ray, Mary Erp, Fawn Bientz and Margaret Kuhn. FLO-KAN SUNSHINE COUNCIL INSTITUTED FRIDAY NIGHT Approximately one hundred twenty five Pythian Sister*, Knights of Pythias and Sunshine Girls attended the institution o the Flo-Kan Sunshine council, named in honor of Mrs. Florence Bain and Mrs. Kannie Fristoe, charter members of Pythian Sieters, held at the K. of P. home Friday evening. Mrs. Madge Lobsiger, most excellent chief of Decatur, called the meeting to order and authorized Irene Payne to proceed to serve as the instituting officer under the order of Mrs. Ocia V. Jettison, state organizer of Pythian Sunshine girl*. The declaration of the Sunshine Girls was read by the v instituting officer to the twenty seven charter members of the Flo-Kan council. Jane and Jean Barber were granted pa*t royal princess certificates. Their grandmother, the late Mi*. Mary Catherine Hunsicker, was a member of the first class initiated in the Decatur Pythian temple. Officers elected and installed are: Sally Ahr, royal princess; Carol Roeder, charity. Margaret Harris, friendship; Sunya Stucky, royal prelate; Jean Barber, royal recorder; Jane Barber, royal exchequer; Janet Seitz, royal guide; Evelyn Rash, mystic one; Barbara Hilyard, royal warder; Nancy Callow, royal sentinel; Grace Weiland, royal adviser; Ruth IJollingsworth, Mabel Striker, Berniece Jeffries, Dan Christen, Fred Kolter, royal counselors. Other officers appointed are: Karen Striker, pianist: Marilyn Robinson, press correspondent: Lois W hite, Amy Lou Reynolds, Carol Elzey, trustees; Gwendolyn Hilyard, Shela Ahr, Sue Troutner, Coleen Lobsiger, Barbara Cole, Mardene Krick, banner girls. During the initiatory services, Mrs. Gladys Kirkpatrick, G. M. of F of Muncie, favored the girls with a Sunshine solo. Corsages were presented to Mrs. Irene Payne, instituting officer, Mrs. Florence Bain and Mrs. Kannie Fristoe, charter members of Eureka temple. Mi*. Grace Weiland, elected royal advisor, and Mrs. Ruth Hollingsworth, Mrs. Mabel Striker, Mrs. Berniece Jeffries, elected royal counselors of Flo Kan Sunshine council. Friendship gift* were given tO the past grand officer, grand officers. district deputy of district four, visiting royal advisors, and charter members of Eureka temple. After the ceremonies were completed. refreshments were served and a social evening was enjoyed. Officers of grand temple of Pythian Sisters attending the instituting were Mrs. Irene Patne, G. M. Marion; Mrs. Gladys Kirkpatrick, G. M. of F. Muncie, and Mrs. Olive Kreigh, G. T. of Tocein. Other distinguished officers present were Mrs. Bertha Tew.D. D. G. C. of Marion, and Mrs. Florence Bain, past grand chief of Decatur. Clifford E. Payne, grand trustee of grand lodge for Knights of Pythias of Marion, was a gueet for the evening. Royal advisors representing Marion, Gas City, and Uniondale Sunshine councils witnessed the ceremonies. A large delegation of Pythian Sieters from various temples also responded to roll call. The, Mt. Pleasant Bible class will meet Friday evening at eight o’clock at the home of Mr. and | Mrs. Frank Singleton. Mrs. Lavon Thompson will be hostess to member* of the Bethany circle of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church Wednesday evening at eight o’clock. Mrs. S. E. Leonardson will be the assisting

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CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Phones 1000 — 1001 €• Monday Gamma Nu sorority, Fire Station, 7:30 p.m. Holy Family Discussion group, Mrs. Ralph Kreigel, 8 p.m. C. L. of C. chorus rehearsal, music room of C. H. S., 7:30 p.m. Pythian Needle club, after temple. Tuesday Church Mothers Study club, Methodist church, 8 p.m. Kum Join Us class of Bethany Evangelical U. B. church, church, 7:30 p.m. Beta Sigma Phi, Mrs. Clarence Ziner, 8 p.m. Home Economics club of Root township, Mrs. Lew Houck, 1:30 p.m. Rebekah lodge, Odd Fellows hall, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Philalethean circle of Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, Mrs. Allrert Fruchte, 8' p.m. Ruth and Naomi circle of Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, Mrs. Henry Graber. Friendship circle, Mrs. Ray Heller. 7:30 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul society, C. L. of C. hall, 2 p.m. Academy of Friendship, Mrs. Wilford Plasterer, <5:30 p.m. Bethany circle of Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, Mrs. Lavon Thompson, 8 p.m. St. Ann Study club, Mis* Matilda Miebers, 7:30 p.m. Flo-Kan Sunshine council, K. of P. home, 6:30 p.m. St. Mary’s Township Home Economics club, postponed. Union Township Home Economics club, Mrs. Leonard Roughia, 1:30 p.m. Thursday Missionary rally, Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, 7:30 p.m. Pleasant Mills Methodist W. S.C. S., Mrs. Fred Bauman, 1:45 p.m. So Cha Rea, Mi*. Fred Fullencamp, 7:30 p.m. Stated meeting of Order of Eastern Star, 7:30 p.m. Circles 1 and IV of W. S. C. S. of Methodist church, Mrs. Amos Yoder, 2:30 p.m. Circle* II and HI of W. S. C. S. of Methodist church, Mrs. Earl Colter, 2:30 p.m. Presbyterian Ladies Aid society, Mrs. C. C. Pumphrey, 2:30 p.m. b'ormal initatlon. Women of Moose, executive*. 7:30 p.m., lodge, 8 p.m. Friday Mt. Pleasant Bible class, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Singleton, 8 p.m. hosts**. A returned missionary will be the guest speaker and all members are urged to attend. The St. Ann Study club will meet Wednesday evenifig at seven thirty o'clock at the home of Miss Matilda Miebers. The St- Mary’s Township Honie j Economics club meeting, scheduled to be held Wednesday, has been pcotponed. The Union Township Home Economics club will meet Wednesday afternoon at one thirty o’clock at the home of Mrs. Leonard Roughia. Each member is. asked to bring two quart of canned fruit or vegetables for the fall festval.

“I LOST 52 POUNDS! Wear Size 14 Again” Mr*. C. D. Wells. Tex*». write*: "f w*» coounimliy trying diflerent ways lo reduce, but without mk l£3g cess I weighed 170 pounds. Then I tried the A YDS Vitamin Candy Reducing Han and lu®t 52 pounds. Now I weigh only 118 ” Your ex- J® pertet*c» may cm may not bcthepame m Mr*. Welle but why doc try the AYDSwuy Thousand, of others bare used A YDS Han successful! y too and: U crtUcsJ hrvu by meWreil 9Eg|r With lhi* Plan you don't cue ent aur Kg meals, itarcbc*. poutoee. aeuU or butter. YouWmpfr cut them down. It'a eimpte and oaaier when you enjoy ddidoua AYDS aa directed. N<. WW drugt No luabves. No eiarciae. No ■UL BiaaoMe Aheolutely barmteea JO SB dare eupplx at Ayde only ape dgwbud with rcauiu. MONEY BACK ea Um rcr? br« tea. Ptewe SMITH DRUG CO. Tear out this ad as a reminder.

pERSONAIS Dick Bell, of Miami, Fla., who has visited at Fort Wayne and here the past several days, left this morning by plane for his home. He assisted in flying planes from that district to the north to evade the big storm. •" Fred Bell of Fort Wayne was a visitor here thie morning. Dan Kitson, 15-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kitson, will be confined to his home for two weeks, suffering from a chipped bone in his left leg, sustained while playing football last week. Mr. and Mrs. Al Anker have moved from North Fifth street, to 355 Mercer avenue. Mr. Anker is still confined to his bed. Dr. and Mrs. Fred Patterson of ths city have returned home from a week’s motor trip through northern Michigan and Canada. The Pattersons spent several day* in Ontario and other Canadian provinces. The Rev. John W. McPheeters conducted services at Ossian Sunday while the Rev. Newton A. Peek, paetor of that church, occupied the pupit here, delivering an excellent sermon "New Lives for the new age." Miss Helen Haubold sang the Lord's Prayer. Will Chronister of Fort Wayne visited friends here Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd Rucker flew here from Tulea, Okla., for the weekend. Mr. Rucker has been quite ill from malaria hut is improving. Harold Sauer left Saturday to resume his studies at the University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyo. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick E. Bierly and Miss Joan L. Bierly have returned to Bloomington where Frederick and Joan are enrolled in the university, and Mrs. Bierly is employed in the veterans’ divieion of the administrative office of the university. Attorney and Mrs. G. Remy Bierly and Mr. and Mrs. Frederick E. Bierly, of Bloomington, attended the banquet of the Democratic editorial association at French Lick Saturday evening.

(•gffiggH Admitted: Miss Helen Frank. North Second street; Frank Schmitt. Bryant: Mrs. Walter Ash-

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craft, Bryant. Admitted dismissed: William Kelly, route 3; Henry Bromer, North Fifth street; Don Kitson. 305 Oak street; Gerald Lengerish, route 2: Donald Foreman. 601 North Second street. Dismissed: Frank Lautzenheiser, Monroe; Mi*. Metodio Pena and baby son, Berne; Mrs. Lewis Wolff and son, 1016 Winchester street; Mrs. Wilbur Grotrian, Monroeville; Mrs. Michael Linn, Celina, O.; Homer Gause, route 5. 0 W 4 l*■ Jr 4 ■ * Mr. and Mrs. Robert Braden, 303 West Monroe street, are parents of a baby girl, horn at 8:48 a.m. this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital. She weighed 7 pounds, 11% ounces and has not been named. A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Scheiderer, 108 Eleventh street, thie morning at 3:20 a.m. at the local hospital. She

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weighed 6 pound? and has not been named. ——n Another truckload Peaches, Tuesday morning, 7:30. — Hammond Bros., 13th street. 0 Trade tn h Good Town — DFcatnT Trade in a Good T«irtn — Oeeatur