Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 37, Decatur, Adams County, 14 February 1949 — Page 3

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SB given for ■ E N HAUBOLD fl s< Helen Haubold was the honB gll est at a tea Sunday afterfl given by Beta Eigma Phi fl-itv at the .Moose heme. Miss I ' Bi‘n was recently chosen as B tul - S First Lady of the Year, fl. James Elberson and Mrs. B'is Ellsworth presided at the A flaifnlN appointed table, cen- * a lovely bouquet of yelroS es. and laid with a lace 1 to. B ss Rose Ellen Miller ’ presi ’ . 'But the sorority, introduced Hanbold and presented her •gff- fl a t)U |i(|uet of yellow roses. of the various sororities Nffll Bcaanizations were guests. 9RE fl dOII. flo HuUKEMEYER mly, Begves birthday Slit. Bvii was the hcnfl vuest at a birthday party Satflv evming at the Hockemeyer I 1, Be on North Third street. Guests i Budin; '' ere Mrs. Erank Kaiser. ™ Band Mrs. Charles Hockemeyer, ids- fl, r; Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. Edear Bkeineyer and children, Mr. and fl Harold Hockemeyer, Mr. and fl, Raymond Hockemeyer. Mr. (jQßjlrs. Laurence Hockemeyer fl children, all of Monroeville; fl and Mrs. Hilbert Hockemeyer ■ children, Mr. and Mrs. Walter and children, and 'Mr. fl Mrs. Fred Hockemeyer and flghter, all of Decatur. flunco was played and refresh--sflt were later served. *■* - — J At-luck dinner . ■rved at church fliembers of the staff of the Zion flheran Sunday school and their fliilies attended a pot-luck dinner flday'noon in the church baSefll. flltdimi pictures were shown and fli',l afternoon of 'games and conflts wi re enjoyed. Teachers in the flida. school have been meeting Bularly for a vigorous training Byram, with the Rev. Edgar P. in chtfrge. fl'll!' committee in charge consistfl of Mrs. Ed Bauer, Mrs. Phil fluer and Mrs. Edgar Schmidt. fIOMEN OF MOOSt J fl-ETING HELD _fll'lie regular meeting of the Wo—.flu nt the Moose was held Thursflv evening at the .lloose home, fltli tliiity-five members present, slitter a short business meeting. a| flial evening was enjoyed, with I flry Lehman, chairman of the rit-' fl committee, in charge. flLirmii< refreshments were servflatter which bunco and pinochle

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* Society Items for days publlca- ' tion must be phoned in by 11 a.m. (Saturday 9:30 a.m.) Phone 1000-1001 Miss Betty Melchl Monday a Decatur Woman’s club, library. 7:30 pan. Eta Tau Sigma sorority, Mrs. Don ! i Stump,. 8 p.m, r l Corinthian class of First Chrlstjian church, Mrs. William Kohls, s (7:30 p.m. C. L. of C. pot-luck, hall, 6:30 p.m. Ladies Firemen’s auxiliary, Mrs. Herman Dierkes, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Girl Scout representative meetling, Lincoln school, 3:30 p.m. Tri Kappa business meeting, Elks home, 7:30 pirn. First Baptist church brotherhood, church, 6:30 p.m. , Kum Join Vs class of Bethany ( church, church, after church services. Decatur Garden club Mrs. Char- ’ les Beineke, 2 p.m. Loyal Daughters class of Bethany Evangelical V. B. church, Mrs. George Hamma. 8 p.m. Wednesday Decatur Home Economics club, Mrs. Alva Buffenbarger,’2 p.m. St. Ann Study club, Mrs. Carl Steigmeyer, 7:30 p.m. Ladies Aid society of Union Chapel, church, all day. Friendship Village Home Econ- ] omics club, Mrs. Claude Markle, 1 p. m. Psi lota Xi inspection. Elks home, 6:30 p.m. Alt. Pleasant Bible class, Airs, were played and prizes won by Mrs. Breiner and Airs. Noll. Ritual practice will be held Thursday evening, and formal initiation will take place on February 24. CALVARY LADIES AID SOCIETY MEETS .The Ladies Aid society of the Calvary Evangelical United Brethren church met at the church Friday afternoon. The meeting, conducted by the president, Mrs. Ona 1

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Earl George Fuhrman, 7:30 p.m. Girl Scout Board of Directors, Mrs. Sylvester Everhart, 2 p.m. Thursday - Progressive Workers class of Trinity iElvangelical U. B. church, '• church, 6:30 p.m. '• Pleasant Mills Methodist W. S.C. S„ Mrs. Hubert Ehrsam, 10:30 a.m. Ladies Fellowship of Missionary church, Mrs. James AlcCagg, 7 pjm. , D. Y. B. class of Triijity church, church, 7:30 pjm. ) Presbyterian Ladies Aid society,* church parlors, 2:30 p.m. Phoebe Bible class of Zion Evan- , gelical and Reformed church, church, 6:15 p.m. SaturdayZion Lutheran Missionary society bake sale, City hall and parish house, 9 a.m. Adams County Federation, Mrs. Ray Stingely, 2 p.m. ! — Shifferly, opened with the scrip- • ture reading, and group song. Mrs. F. H. Willard offered prayer. Following roll call, answered ■ with scripture verses by nine members, a talk on World Day of Pray- ■ er was given by Mrs. Willard, and a reading, by Mrs. Shifferly. Refreshments were served at a later hour. LEGION AUXILIARY ■ MEETS FRIDAY The regular meeting of the Amer1 ican Legion auxiliary was held Friday evening at the Legion home. A donation of ten dollars was voted to the heart fund, and ten dollars ' to the cancer fund. Mrs. Harold Tieman gave a report on the poppy club, and a letter explaining the club was read by Mrs. Nick Braun. Mrs. Severin Schurger was installed as seargent of anms by the past district (president, Mrs. Tillman Gehrig. At the drill team meeting, Mrs. Roxie Kessler was elected president; Airs. Elmer Darwachter, vice president, and Mrs. Verne Meyer, secretary- treasurer. "Sweet Genevieve," the song of the month, was sung by the group, after which Mrs. Vernon Aurand was awarded the attendance prize. The next social meeting will be held on February 2J. | MRS. ARTHUR I ENGERICH

ENTERTAINS CLUB MEMBERS A meeting of the Profit and Pleasure Home Economics club was held recently at the home of Mrs. Arthur Lengerich, with seventeen members in attendance. The president, Mrs. Boyd Stepler, led the group in singing the song of the month "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” followed by the club creed. Mrs. Asa Parrish gave the devotions. Roll call .was answered with "how I can be a better citizen of America and the world.'s Mrs. Alton Corsons was appointed 4-H leader, assisted by Mrs. Charles Schnepp, Mrs. Henry Heimann and Mrs. Leonard Shwaller. Mrs. Clarence McKean and Mrs. Delota Engle, leaders, led in the discussion of the topic "How to Choose Your Pattern and Fabric.” During the social hour, a delicious luncheon was served by the hostess. The next meeting will be held March 9 at the home of Mrs. Alton Corson. KIRKLAND P. T. A. Meeting is held The Kirkland Township ParentTeachers association met at the school gymnasium recently. The neetin-g was opened by the -tresi lent. Mrs. WalterEgley. who introduced the Rev. Russell Weller, who then led the devotionals. The Pleasant Dale church gave sever al special selections, following which the fifth and sixth grades aqght by Robert Brown, sang var ious songs. Recognition was given to Don Arnold, coach, and the Kirkland basketliall team for their vic tories in the county tournament. Roger Nelson, publicity agent so he Zollner Pistons, then addressed he group and told of many interest :ng things concerning the Pistons tnd their activities. He in turn in troduced two of the Piston players BUi Henry and Dick Triptow. Refreshments were later served ‘>y the committee in charge. MARRIED COUPLES CLUE IN MEETING C-ver ninety members of the Zion Lutheran Married couples club en joye-1 a meeting held Sunday even ing in the church basement. The president. Henry Krueckeberg. con I ducted the business meeting, at i which time it was decided to affiliate as- a unit membership in the national Lutheran laymen s league Miss Eileen Bieberich played severa! piano selections, and the Rev. Edgar P. Schmidt gave an interesting discussion of the Lutheran order of worship. He exolained that the liturgy is divided into two el ments. in the sacramental part. God speaks to man; while in the sacrifi-

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cial part, man speaks to God. He emphasized that the morning order of service, as used today, is centuries old and parts are even taken from the old testament service in the temple. He demonstrated that each part of the service has its special function and that the entire service is planned as a unit on each Sunday of she church year. • A committee consisting of Air. and Mrs. Earl Caston and Mr. atid Airs. George Rentz was appointed ' to investigate the purchase of re- ■ ligious pictures for the auditorium and Sunday school rooms. ’ | Several games of bingo were then 1 played and refreshments were served in the Valentine motif. The com- ’ mittee included Air. and Mrs. )Vil- • liam Schnepf, Air. and Airs. Ray ■ McDougal and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Dersch. The club’s next meeting will be held on Sunday evening, March 6, ’ with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Fleming, ■ Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Spiegel and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Alailand in charge. 1 WOMEN'S GUILD HAS FEBRUARY MEETING The Women's Guild of Salem Evangelical and Reformed church held their regular meeting at the . church recently. Forty members and six visitors were in attendance. The stewardship department, I headed by Mrs. Franklin Fruechte, . was in charge of the program. Spec- . ial numbers included the telling of a stewardship story by Mrs. Robert Kolter, piano duet by Mrs. RUssei (Moser and Mrs. Walter Kruetzman, vocal duet, Mrs. Otto Hildebrand and Mrs. Robert Beery, and a reading by Mrs. H. A. Meussling. Mrs. Eugene Murchland read thp scripture lesson for the evening. The program was climaxed by showing the Cathedral film entitled "The Prodigal Son.” The business meeting was conducted 'by the president, Mrs. William Kruetzman. Mrs. Otto Hildebrand was awarded the gold pin for hdving had the highest number of points in the reading course for the past year. Plans were also made to have a rummage sale during the month of March. Later in the evening? delicious refreshments were served by the committee in charge which included; Mrs. Franklin Fruechte, Mrs. Edward Kolter, Mrs. Robert Kolter, Mrs. Eugene Murchland, Mrs. Herbert Smitley and Airs. Lester Cowans. Tri Kappa sorority will have a

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s business meeting at the Elks home r Tuesday evening at seven thirty - o’clock, prompt. i i The brotherhood of th, First Bapt tist church will meet Tuesday evens ing at six thirty o’clock at the > church. The wives of members are i invited. Each couple is asked to bring a covered dish. I The Ladies Aid society of Union 1 Chapel will have an al) day meet- ■ Ing Wednesday at the church. Sewi ing and quilting will be done, and a pot-luck dinner will be served at i the noon hour. All ladies of the - church are invited. Airs. Ray Stingely will be hostess r to the Adams county federation of - clubs Friday afternoon at two o’clock. A meeting of the Friendship Vil- , lage Home Economics club will he . held at one o'clock Wednesday afi ternoon at the home of Airs. Claude .Markle. , The meeting of the Kum Join Us class of the Bethany church will be held after church services Tuesday i evening. Mr. and Airs. Gerald’Ross i and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Habegger i i will be in charge. The St. Ann Study chib meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Carl Steigmeyer Wednesday even- ' ing at seven thirty o'clock. The D. Y. B. class of the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church, Ninth street, will meet at the church at seven thirty o'clock Thursday evening. Hostesses will be Mrs. Ira Bodie, Airs. Francis Bohnke, Mrs. Ed Newport and Airs. Ruth Williams. The Decatur Home Economics club will meet at the home of Mrs. Alva Buffenbarger at two o’clock Wednesday afternoon. All members are urged to attend. Hostesses will be Mrs. Frank Crist, Mrs. Ed Whitright, Mrs. Cecil Gause and Mrs. Frances Howell. The Ladies Fellowship of the Missionary church will meet at the home of Mrs. James McCagg Thursday evening at seven o'clock. 1 The Zion Lutheran Missionary society will sponsor a bake sale Saturday in the parish house and City Hall beginning at nine a.m. The Progressive class of the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren

> church will have a carry-in supper r Thursday evening at six thirty o’clock at the-church. • , The Pleasant Mills Methodist W.- ■ S. C. S. will have an all day meet- > ing Thursday at the home of Mrs. ! Hubert Ehrsam. beginning at ten > thirty o'clock. 'Members are asked i to bring a covered dish and table I service. All members are urged to i attend. Sister Al. Gabrielita returned to Hammond 18st evening, where she ' is a commercial tgpeher in the Bishop Noll high school. Her mother. Airs. (Minnie Holthouse observed her 76th birthday yesterday and family dinners were held at the Charles E. Holthouse and maternal homes. Warren Wilkenson, of this city, today departed for Sarasota, Fla., where he will join the Ringling Bros.-Barnum and Bailey circus. I Sheriff Herman Bowman and several other local residents were supenaed to appear in Allen superior court, Fort Wayne, today to testify in a custody case of Madona Glentzer against Robert Glentzer. Leigh Nelson has resumed his studies at Purdue university after a several days' vacation here. Bob Hansel left Sunday for Washington, D. C., after a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hansel. Miss Evelyn Frohnapfel has returned home from Chicago, ill., after a two weeks' training course with the Chicago motor club. zJHIJThs/ Twin girls were born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mcßride this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital. The first, at 8:42 o’clock, weighed 5 pounds, 14% ounces, and th*e second at 8:57 o’clock, weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces. Mr. and Airs. Martin L. Kipfer. Bluffton, route 4. are the parents of a baby girl, born this morning at 2:25 o'clock at the Adams county hospital. She has not been named. A baby boy was born to Air. and Airs. Charles Tumbleson. at 11:27 a.m. today at the local hospital. He has not been named. A 7 pound, 4 ounce baby girl was

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