Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 267, Decatur, Adams County, 12 November 1953 — Page 3

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 195>

ROSE GARDEN CLUB MEETS RECENTLY The Rose Garden club met at the home of ‘Mrs. George Sprague svth Mrs. Paul Daniels presiding. The roll call was "answered; with each telling "The 'Most Unique Vegetable or Flower Grown in .By Garden This Summer." i i Mrs, Harry Hebble gave, gin informative speech, entitled "Thanksgiving (Arrangement for Centerpieces”, and Mrs. Walters reported on the Roadside council ineeting which was held recently at Wabash. ‘ Aj Thanksgiving contest was conducted by Mrs. Alva Lawson with prizes being awarded to Mrs.- Wilbur Stanley and (Mrs. Frank Crist. Lovely refreshments were then served by Mrs. Sprague and Mrs. Daniels. FORMAL INITIATION CONDUCTED BY SORORITY The Delta Theta-Tau sorority staged their formal initiation Ceremony and dinner Tuesday evening at the Elk’s home. . The candlelighted tables Were decorated beautifully — sprays of bittersweet lined the center and were accented with colorful gourds, apples, and autumn leaves. sage of chrysanthemums marked the place of each guest. "Following the dinner a short entertaining phogram was provided by the boys’ quartet- from Decatur high school, accompanied "by Miss Helen Haubold. The new Delt members are the following: Alice Brewer, Mary Bean, Vera Geimer, Jane Laurent, Jane Lybarger, Jackie Miller, Shif•ley Mitchell, and Helen Mowery., Those serving on the committee fo> the banquet were chairman, Catherine Weidler, assisted by Agnes Arnold, Jo Neireiter, Rat Mansfield, and Isabelle Kintz.

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MRS. GEORGE BAIR ENTERTAINS TUESDAY Xi Alpha Xi Exemplar chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met with Mrs George Bair Tuesday evening. The meeting was opened with all the members Repeating the Exmplaritual. During the business session the ;pFesident, Mrs. Robert Lane, read a report on the Indiana state convention which was held recently at the Sheraton hotel in Chicago. Mrs. Nilah Niel was program leader for the evening and gave an interesting talk, entitled “Uking Your Leisure", with the entire group joining in for discussion. The closng ritual was then repeated, and the meeting was turned over, to the hostess for the social hour. MRS. C. E. PETERSON HOSTESS FOR CLUB Mrs. C. E. Peterson was the speare club Wednesday afternoon, hostess for the Ladies ShakeThe members answered roll call with current event's, and the program leader, Mrs. D. B. Erwin, reviewed the book “Pattern for Liberty", by Gerald W. Johnson. It was the story of old Philadelphia. A social hour followed. The next meeting will be held Wednesday afternoon at two-thiriy o'clock with Miss Elizabeth Peterson as the hostess. The Jolly Housewives Home Economics club of St. Mary’s township will meet Tuesday evening at seven-thirty o’clock at the Bobo, school. All members are to note the change of date. RUMMAGE SALE, Methodist Church Basement, Friday and Saturday afternoon. 265t4

(gZL Society Item* for today’* publication must be phoned In by 11 a. m. (Saturday 9:30 a. m.) Sharon Kimble Phon* 3-2121 \ THURSDAY Women of the Moos<; Moose home; officers, 7:30 p.m., members, 8 p.m. Methodist Builders class, church, 8 p.m. Ordef of the Eastern Star, Masonic hall, 7:30 p.m. •Union township 4-H achievement banquet, Immanuel Lutheran school, 0:30 p.m. Ladies Fellowship ot Missionary church, church. 7 p.m. W.SAV.S. of Union Chapel church, Mrs. Robert Workinger, 7;30 p.m. Presbyterian Martha ctrcle, Mrs. II \L. Koontz, 2:30 p. m. Little Flower Study club, Mrs. Florence Des Jean, 7:30 p.m. •Emblem s;lub card party, Elks home, 8 p.m. Mt. Pleasant W. S. C. S. dinner, church, 6:30 p.m. Queen of the Rosary Study,club, Mrs. Severin Sclmrger, 8 p.m. Adams county Rural Youth, Boy Scout cabin at Hanna Nuttman park, 7:30 p. m. 3 e • FRIDAY Adams gion auxiliary, Legion home, 8 p.m. W.S.W.S. of Calvery E.U.B. church, Mrs. Ora Drake, 7:30 p.m. •Methodist rummage sale, church, afternoon. \ ■\ Emblem club business meeting, Elks ihome, 7:30 p.m. Victory class of Trinity church Thanksgiving supper, church, 6 p.m. SATURDAY Methodist rummage sale, church, afternoon. Masonic square dance, hall, 9 p.m. to. 12 p.m. SUNDAY, Chicken supper, bake sale, and

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bazaar, St. Paul's' Lutheran church of Preble. v ’ MONDAY Decatur Woman’s club general meeting, Library, 7:45 p.m. ' TUESDAY Jolly Housewives Home Economics club, Bobo school, 7:30 p.m. Eta Tau Sigma sorority, Louis Smitley, 8 p.m. Decatur WiC.T.U:; Miss Ora Gilpen, 312 North Fifth st., 2 p.m. Decatur Garden club, Mrs. 0. Remy Bierly, 2 p.m. WEDNESDAY Indies Shakespeare club. Miss Elizabeth Peterson, 2:30 p.m. * F SORORITY MEETS > AT ELKS HOME Wednesday evening Epsilon Sigma chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority convened at the Elks home. Roll call was answered with each member repeating their fayorite nursery rhyme. President LaVonne Hobbs was in charge of the business meeting which included reports by various committees and a turkey raffle. Mrs. Paul Hakes was theft welcomed into the sorority as a new member. During the cultural \ program, the topics "Poetry" and "Vers* Making” were discussed by Miss Mary 'Meyer and Mrs. Norma O'* Shaughnessy. Later a delicious luncheon was served by the hostess, Mrs. Gerald Ross. The next meeting, November 25, will be a Thanksgiving party at the 'Elks home with the Ritual of Jewels and’ pledge ceremony being conducted. ? TRINITY W. B.W. S. ' HELD REGULAR MEETING ' ; The Trinity W. S. W. S. Conducted a regular meeting r.t the church Tuesday evening. (Mrs. E. A. Crider was the leader and used as her theme “Song of Thanksgiving”. The tall to worship was also given by the leader. After a prelude, ths group sang “There is Sunshine in My Soul”. A report on the book “Where’s the Sun’ was given by Mrs. SephuS Jackson, and Mrs. H E. Sautbine gave several topics on the women in the Bible. (Mrs. Harry Browii then informed the group about th-* educational aspects of Union Christian college. Later, Mrs. John Chambers reported on the medical work in the Philippines, and Mrs. Herald Hitchcock spoke on the United Church of Christ. After each topic, “We Give Thee Our Thanks, Q Lord” was repeated in unison. * At the close of the song "I am Thine, O Lord", each nieniber Jjac-

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i ed her thank offering box on the worship center. Mrs. Chamber.! closed with prayer. 1 The president, Mrs. Sephus Jackson was 'in charge of the business meeting that followed. . There were twenty-three members and sour 1 guests. AEOLIAN CHOIR TO SING . THIS EVENING The Aeolian choir of the Decatur General (Electric Company will Appear in Columbus Grove, O„ this evening. Their appearance is sponsored by the Women’s Society of ’ Christian Service of the 'Methodist church in Columbus Grove. The concert will be held in the high school auditoripm of that city at eight, o’clock .EST. AH choir members are to meet ‘ at Decatur high school this even- ’ ing promptly at five o’clock, i \ •Eta Tau Sigma sorority wil' hold a meeting at the home of 5 Mrs. Louis Smitley Tuesday even- - ing at eight o’clock. . \ j ■ \ , Miss Elizabeth Peterson will be i the hostess for the Ladies Shake--1 speare club Wednesday afternoon at* Iwo-thirty o’clock. Louis H. Miller and son Doyle returned by plane Wednesday from Cleveland,\O., where they visited several days with Mr. Miller’s , daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and ’ Mrs. Carl Qlinske and family. Mrs. Olinske is ill and has been bedfast for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence An«paugb have left for Hamden, Conn., where they will atteud the funeral services for Mrs. Anspaugh’* mother, Mrs. Marie DeMaio, who 1 died recently. Miss Mary Lou York, Miss Shar--1 on Kimble, and Bob Lane, Jr. traveled to Fort Wayne last evening where they visited with sevetal fellow students of Indiana uni- •. versity Fort Wayne center. f^l OSp \L TAL " Iv n nrfu Admitted Mrs. Norma Young, city; Mrs. R. E. Gillette. Ridgeville. Dismissed Mrs. Bryce Cristy and baby son, Berne; Mrs. Ben Lehman, Berne; Mrs. Howard Eley, city; Mrs. L. M. Clem, Monroeville; Mrs. Petter Leh-«W-.B« rne - ,

County Rural Youth Banquet November 22 Plans are underway for the annual Adams county rural youth banquet Sunday evening, November 22 at the Zion Lutheran pariah hall in Decatur. Th* banquet is scheduled to start st 6:30 p.m. Bob -Sprunger, a rural youther who spent this past summer as an international farm youth exchange student, will be the main speaker. He will show slides and tell of his experiences in prance, Tunisia, and Algeria. Also included in the evening's program are special , entertainment, group singing, and the installation of the 1954 officers. Tickets may be obtained from the rural youth members or the county extension office. Reservations should be in to the extension office by Thursday, November 19. Anyone interested in the activities of the Rural youth club is invited to attend. j At the Adama county memorial hospital: ' Mr. and Mrs. Howard Baumgartner, Berne, became the parents of a baby girl, at 6:45 a.m. Thursday. She weighed 6 pounds and 8 ounces. At 3:47 a.m. Thursday Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rathgeb, Hoagland, became the parents of an 8 pound, 8 ounce baby daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Meyer, Decatur, are the parents of a baby girl who was born Wednesday at the Fort Wayne Lutheran hospital. She weighed 8 pounds. CHICKEN SUPPER, Bake Sale and Bazaar, will be given by the Ladies of the St. Paul Lutheran Church, Preble, Sunday, November 15th. Supper Cafeteria will be served beginning at 4P. M. T-» Trade In a good Town — Decatur

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0 — 0 T 20 Years Ago | Today 0 o Nov. 12, 1938 was Sunday. RUMMAGE SALE, Metho* dist Church Basement, Friday and Saturday afternoon. 265t4 4 I Trade in a good Town — Decatur

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