Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 96, Decatur, Adams County, 23 April 1953 — Page 3

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BERNARD KRUSES OBSERVE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Kruse ot route 4, observed their golden wedding anniversary Tuesday with a nuptial high mass read at nine o’clock by the Very Rev. Msgr. J. J. Seimetz in St. Mary’s Catholic \ church, during which time they repeated their nuptial vows. Open house was held from two until four o’clock that afternoon, and again that evening from eight until ten o’clock. i 'The couple have ten children: Mrs. Tillie Burgette of New Haven, Albert ot Los Angeles, Calif., John, Charles, Clarence and Walter of Fort Wayne, and Bill, Raymond. Harry and Robert of Decatur. They also have six grandchildren. - ' \ \ VALPARAISO GUILD ELECTS NEW OFFICERS MrA Willard faubush, of St. Paul’s Lutheran church, Preble, was elected president of the Decatur circuit chapter of ttie Valparaiso University' Guild, at its spring meeting Tuesday evening

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at lmmanue| Lutheran churth., Mrs. E. LXN|col ft the new vice■!Mrs. Elmer Bultemeier re-elected secretary ‘ and Mrs. Ralph Grote, treasurer.' Mrs. Fred Fuelling. opened the meeting with 'devotiojns and roll call was answered by sixty nine members and' ten guests. Mrs. Faubush, vice-presideht, presided at the business session and also reported on the executive board Uieeting at Valparaiso. Five new chapters were started, “making; a total of 80 in the national guild. The of the executive board that Were passed are as follows: that a committee study and arrange program Tor student procuteriient; that the guild send a second member to liational convention and that expenses for a car to state unit meeting be allowed. I I V I . ' Mrs Henry Meyer led the discussion! on a project for the com- 1 Jng months and it was voted to have a spring party in May.r June 9 was the .date told for a garden party at St. John’s Grfeve. * .A talent program followed with a quartet from Trinity Lutheran church, Mrs. Harold! Hollman, Mrs. Elmer Dammeyer. Mrs. John Bleeke and Mrs. E. Nicol, taking part, Mrs. otto Mueller played several piano selections. Mrs. L. Grote gave two readings and Mrs. L. Jacobs and Mrsl. Carl Smith, a piano and cornet duet. Hostesses'ijor the program were' the Mesdames Harold Hollman. Elmer Dammeyer. Elmer Franz. W. J. Ehleri, Alfred Grote and Miss Mary Hoffmarj. TRI KAPpA SORORITY / V HONORS TROOP 4 Tuesday evening at the American Legio[n home, Tri Kappa sorority members were hostesses to Girl Scout Troop 4 fpr their court of awards ceremonjf and party. Evelyn Detter gave the welcome

and thru response was presented by Marte Bartlett. The (jrtfnty five scouts then sang a son,; entitled “Mrs. Shady,’’ accomp iitiieci on the piano by. Eleanor Wilier. Miss Barbara Burk and Miss Rose Ann Litchfield continued th< enjoyable program with a short skit, lullowed with ail' accordion sold by Mary Margaret Glazner. , z - An impressive ceremony ft Rowed with the leaders, Mrs., W; it son Maddox, Mi's. Herman Glazner] Mrs. Harold Hoffman and Mrs. John Ebersole' presenting the second class badges and membership stars to the Girl! Scouts'. r ; Delicious refreshments were swerved by the hostesses, ’Mrs. Simon {‘feemstra. Mrs. Calvin llurriett, Mrs. Maloney and Miss Bonnie Simons, assisted by: Miss Jane Maddox. Mrs. Robert Mutschlet and Mrs. Herman Lankenau during the social hour. JAY BARNETT WEDS MICHIGAN GIRL . Dr. Gerald Joh es read the double ring ceremony Tuesday evening uniting Jay Barnett, (Mp. and Mrs. Carl Barnett,.ssß Studebaker street and* Dorothy Co pe daughter of Mr. am| Mrs. John Cope of Port H(iron, Michigan, marriage. I The Wayne Street Methodist church in Fort Wayne ' was the scene of the nuptials .at seven o’clock. ' The bride chose a navy blue dress with red accessories for Her marriage and completed her attire with a white gardenia corsage. Miss Patricia Miller, Port Huron, Mich., wearing a light blue dress with a carnation corsage, and Jer>ry\ Shaffer, Fort Wayne, were the couple’s attendants. i, The groom is a graduate of Decatur high school fcnrt employed at the Fort Wayne 1 International Harvester company. Mrs. Barnett graduated from Port Huron -high school and is an employe of the Western Union company in Fort Wayne. The couple are residing in that city at 121 West: Williams street. The Philo class of the First Baptist church will meet Friday evening in the church Social rooms at seven thirty o’clock. Mrs. Bryce Daniels will be in charge. .. - ' •; . -i J; . Delta Lamba and Xi' Alpha lota Exemplar chapters of Beta Sigma Phi \sorority will celebrate jointly [Founder’s day with a dinner at the American Legion home Tuesday evening at six thirty o’clock. Mrs. Grace Weiland will be hostess of the affair. Pledge services together with a iritual of jeweltr ceremony will be held. qg

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‘ Society items for today's publication must be phoned in by f 11a. m. (Saturday 9:30 a. m.) ! Kathleen Terveer 7 Phone 3-2121 4 THURSDAY So-Cha-ftea postponed. Aeolian! choir, Decatur high school music ibqm, 7 jj.m.; Trip-' ity E. U. B. and Zi6n Lutheran choirs, 7:?o7tt.m. < Circle 28.0 f Methodist church, Mrs. Blanche Robinson, 2 p. tn. DJ A. V. Auxiliary Business meeting. 7:30 p.m.; Social, . 8 p.m. D. A.W, Hall. : | ' Circle 1, Methodist W. S. 0. S., Mrs. Giles Porter, 2 p.m. < Guardian Angel study club, Mrs. Leo Alberdihg, 8 p.m. -RuraHstic study club, Mrs. Lew-is-Staub. 8 p.m. Paul Ladies Aid, all day Mrs. Margaret Parrish. Methodist iW. S. C. S. Circle V Mrs. Christina Wicks, 2 p.m. Methodist 2A-28,\ Mrs; Walter Weisenberger. 2 p.m. Emblem club guest party,-Elks, home, 6130 1 p.m. FRIDAY ] Bethany E.U.B. W.S.W.S.. church, 7:30 p.m. \ Baptist Philo church social roqms, 7:30 p£m. I ' American Legion Auxiliary, Legion home, 8 p.m. . | \ St. Agnes Therese study* club. Miss Charlene Wilder, 7:30 p. m. SATURDAY ’ Bake Sale* Rose Garden club, City hall, 9 a.m. * MONDAY > Monmouth P. T. A. Mother’s study club, Mo'niqouth school, 7 :.30 p. m. -\ Academy of Friendship, Moose home, 7:30 p. m. Benefit movie, Decatur Woman’s club, drive-in-theater. \ v TUESDAY j Delta Lamba, Xi Alpha li>ta chapters, founder’s Day, Legibri home, 0:30 p m.. | I Eagles Auxiliary. Eagles hall? 8 p.m. Root Twp. Home Demonstration cjub. Mrs. Henry Graber, 1 p.m. . V'!j Benefit Movie, Decatur Woman’s •cluli. theater. “ ’ 1 ■ .. ; ■ . ,''' -; A. regular meeting .will be held by the Eagles Auxiliary’ at their hall Tuesday eveni<)« at eight, o’clock.: followed with a birthday " ar,y : The Root Township litemonfltration club will meet with MrSy Henry Graber Tuesday afternoon a£ one o'clock. Assisting hostesses will he Mrs. Wilson Beltz and Mrs. Leo King, Sr. • \ The W. S. C. S. of the Bethany Evangelical United Brethren chprch will have as a guest speak,er, Mrs. E. Paul Weaver of the Church of the Brethren talking .on the group’s African project Friday evening at seven thirty o’clock] at the church. The public is invited. \ —® '£• Members of the are asked to' note the meeting for this evening at the Wpst End Restaurant has been postponed two weeks. If you nave something co sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat. Want Add- It brings results. X •

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At the preliminary hearing before Squire McKeddie at Van \V»rt, 0.,| James H. Helm of Deca :ur waVed the preliminary hearing and was bound over to the grand jurjy on a chgrge of involuntary manslaughter, the result of an accident Friday night on road 49 near Convoy in which Eldon Prsston was killed. I ' ' Mr. and Mrs. Emil Nagel ofBetne, will observe their golden wedding hext Sunday with a dinner for the family in the Marine room of the auditorium. They were married 50 years ago, April 30 at Monster, Switzerland, and came to Berne in WlO.Where Mr. Nagle engaged in operating a greenhouse which he still operates. A motion to dismiss has been filed in «the Wells circuit cqurt by the administrator in the matter ’of rehearing and determination of inheritance tax in tne William F. Kukelhan estate. T|ie cause was taken there on change of venue from Adams county. ! ■ i. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ray are the parents of a baby boy, weighing 7 lbs., 8 oz., and born at 12:20 a.n:. today at the hospital. At 7:48 a.m. today at the hospital, a baby girl was born to Mr. an<| Mrs. Ri/hard Miller of. Convoy Ohio, and weighed-6 lbs., 12 oz. \ '"■ * ■ —*"• \ WjOSPJTAL v n I Admitted: Mrs. Ruby Duggeon, Willshire, Ohio; Jesse Williams, Deiatur; Mrs. Thelma McCoy, Monroeville; E. R, Anderson, Geneva; Mrs. Frank Steele, Pleasant Mills; Otto Ehlerding, Decatur; Mra. Ida Harris, Striker, Ohio. Eismissed: Clinton Clem, Dixon, Ohio; R. D. Stewart, Wren, Ohio; Mru. Benjamin Girod and baby boys, Berne. GIRL SCOUT Brownie Troop 21 met Mondaiy at 4he Lincoln school. We had dollection of dues and said our Brownie promise. Cynthia Cravens received jier Brownie pin during a ceremony. We continued making story book etages pnd closed with Bgpaqnie sor Scribe, Cydthia Cravens. Brownie Trciop 9 met Tuesday dt the Lincoln schoql. We had roll call and collected! the dues. We practiced for our ny up ceremor y and played a Barbara Bor -or had th,e treat. , Scribe, Jackie; Chew. ’ Girl Scout Ttoop 13 met Wednesday afternoon in room 204 iof the Decatur . higih school. Dues were collected and the attendance; taken. We learned the Girl Scout International song and then took a test to help with our world trifoil badge. Scribe, •Ellen Welch, ■ / " r \i ! -— —n -tri Trade In a Good Town—Decatur

Decatur Youth Heads University Council John C. Thompson honored At Illinois John C. Thompsop, son ot Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Thompson, 235 S. First street, and a junior at Illinois University, has been installed as president of the intbrfraiternity council at the university. Active in campus organizations, Thompson is member of Phi Gamma Delta. He served as chairman o>f the DF public relations committee and on the judicial comVnittee. He also w-as a member of [the liberal arts and sciences council, t»he, fillo staff and aqtivehih the YIMCA. He wai publications chairman for the Phi Gams and was the representative to the national interfraternity council in New York last fall. He also served as co-chairman of the student senate public opinion research committee. A v Interviewed by vhe Daily llljni, Thompson asked for the “full [cooperation from all fraternities.”; “We> Want to show the public wtmft fraternities really are, correcting the misconceptions held by many persons,” he continued. ‘jTo encourage greater numbers of inr coming fieshinen to participate im the rushing program also is part of the council's plan for the coming yeqr.” Replacing hell week with help week is a .Project to be sponsored by the new 1 I-F president. “We - hope the houses will continue to supplement or replice theft hell week in this manner,” he said. “In our attempt to straighten out misconceptions about fraternities, we fin!i that one small unpleasan* incident sometimes overshadows all the good work done by our constructive programs”, he explained. , ? -—■—' f ; If you have something to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Add. ft brings result?.

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