Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 296, Decatur, Adams County, 17 December 1953 — Page 3

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1953

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MRS. CHRISTENA WICKS ENTERTAINS W. C. T. U. The Decatur W. C. T. U. held its December meeting at the horn? Os ‘Mrs. Christena Wicks. The meeting opened with Miss Ora Gilpen reading a song, entit'ed “Christmas”. Mrs. Faye Michel then read the scripture. “Is World Peace Possible.” After the from the previous meeting were presented each member related “The One Christmas They Could Remember.” / \ Mrs. Jes-se Niblick, the president, was in charge and reviewed several things from the “Union Signal” after which two iew members were welcomed into the society. A playlet, "Keeping Christ in Christmas”, was given. The group then discussed the possibility of forming a reading circle. Plans were made for taking gifts to the county home as the WZ C. T. U. has done in the past. Delicious refreshments were then served by the hostess, Mrs. Wieks. The next meeting will be at 'tl?s home of Mrs. Faye Michel. J SORORITY CONVENES AT ELKS HOME •Epsilon Sigma chapter of Beta Sigma Phi held a Christmas party Tuesday evening.at the (Elks home. A short business meeting was conducted by President LaVonne Hobbs. It was decided to give five dollars to both the Good Fellows club and the Tuberculosis association. Later (bunco was enjoyed with prizes awarded to (Martha Ann Tone and 'LaVonne Hobbs. Gifts were exchanged and a luncheon of Christmas cookies and ijpo cream was served. The bridge tables were gai'y decorated with red cloths, \white candles, and miniature Santa

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Clauses. The next meeting will be held January 6 at the Elks home. ' EUREKA TEMPLE ELECTS OFFICERS (Eureka temple of Pythian Bisters elected officers for the coming year at a regular meeting (Monday evening. They are as follows: Anpla Crist, most excellent chief; Effie McGill, excellent senior: Justa (Baker, excellent junior; Verda Beineke, manager; Fay Ahr, secretary; Velma Porter, treasurer; Vera (Barber, protector; Bessie Beehler, guard; Joanna Kitson, past chief; IMary Ahr, trustee and captaih of degree staff, Grace Weiland, installing officer; Bessie Beehler, grand' representative-; Zelma Roop, alternate and piat£ist; and Anola Crist, press cor*, respondent. '\ , TJrese officers will be installed at the first meeting in January - ' v . M|RS. HOMERi LOWER HOSTESS TUESDAY The Decatur Garden club held al Christmas party at the home of Mrs. Homer Lower Tuesday afteßP noon. The members read the collect and verse of the month in unison after which they voted to buy a book for the public library. Mrs. Heller, president, named Mrs. N. A. Bixler as chairman of the Garb den Club therapy. Mrs. Harold Owens, Mrs. Homer Lower, and Mrs. Hubert Zerkel, Sr., were appointed as the nominating committee which is to select a slate of officers for the coming club year. They will be voted on at the next regular meeting. Airs. George Rentz entertained the group with two Christmas stories. The first, a version of the birth of Jesus, was given in the manner of the modern reporter. The second story was entitled “A Christmas Gift fbr Pikona.” Miss Jane Rentz played “Christmas Fantasy” and several Christmas carols as piano solos. During the social hour the hostesses—‘Mrs. Lower. Mrs. Martin Zimmerman, and Mrs. Rent* served refreshments. Favors w ere Christmas corsages. Mrs. Fred Hancher was awarded the attendance- prize. Later Christmas gifts were exchanged among the seventeen members present. AEOLION CHOIR ANNOUNCES PISANS . , General Electrics sixty Aeolian choir will journey to Fort Wayne this evening to appear at the annual Christmas party of the Quest club in the Chamber of Commerce building. Friday evening has been chosen by the Decatur singers for Christmas caroling in Decatur, 'they are scheduled to appear at the Adams county memorial hospital, county home, and at a number of homes in the city. Following their caroling the choir will gather at the home of J. F. Welch, manager of the Decatur General Electric plant, for their annual Christmas party. All choir members are requested to meet promptly at seven o'clock this evening at the Decatur high school. LADIES SHAKESPEARE CLUB MEETS WEDNESDAY A Christmas carry-in party was enjoyed by the Ladies Shakespeare club) Wednesday at: the home of Mrs; Maynard Hetrick. Following the dinner at twelve thirty o’clock, the regular club program was held. Members answered roll call with Christmas poems. “Christmas in America” was the subject of the talk by Mrs. Dan Tyndall, program leader. She sang several American Christmas carols, accompanied by Mrs. Harry Dailey. Twenty-four members and one guest were present. HISTORICAL CLUB 1 ~ ~ CHRISTMAS PARTY \ , The Historical club held their Christmas party Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Homer Bittner with nineteen members present. At the noon hour a delicious turkey dinner was served. Assisting hostesses were Mrs. Wm. Dellinger, Mrs. Fred Hancher and Mrs. Geo. Squier. The afternoon meeting opened with Christmas carols. Mrs. Delton Passwater presided over the short business meeting. Roll call was answered with a Christmas quotation. Mrs. Glenn Custard gave a Christmas reading *'Ma Makes Merry.” Capsule friends were revealed with a gift exchange. New capsule friends were drawn for the coming year. *■- - r • • A children’s Christmas rehearsal of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church will be held Saturday” at twelve-forty<lve o’clock. This includes grades 1 through 6 and all participating should be present. \ s Christmas Greeting Cards. Beautiful Box Assortments. 29c, 39c, 59c, 97c, $1.19, $1.49. KOHNE DRUG STORE. 7 T

Society Items for today’s publication must be phoned In by 11 «. m. (Saturday 9:30 a. m.) L. : Sharon Kimble Phone 3*2121 THURSDAY 'Methodist Builders class “Deck jthe Halls” party, church, 7 p.m. Great Books Discussion group, (library, 8 p.m. Friendship Village club, Kinsey school, jo a.m. ; Women’s guild of St. Lake’s Evangelical and Reformed church, church basement, all day. D.Y.B. class of. Trinity E.UJB. jchurch, church, 6 p.m. • Aeolian choir, Decatur high School, 7 p.m. : Women of the Moose, Moose home, officers at 7:30 p.m. and members at 8 p.m. ■ Order of Rainbow for Girls, Masonic hall, 6:45 p.m. FRIDAY ' * \ j pleasant Mills Methodist W. S. •CT S., the (Rev. and Mrs. Harley Davis, 7:30 p.m. Builders class of Trinity church, church, 7:30 p.m. T Zion Lutheran Needle club, Mrs. Ray Bleeke, 7:30 p.m\ j Phllathea class l of Baptist (church, social room of church, 6:30 SATURDAY i Children’s Christmas rehearsal |»f Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, 12:45 p.m. j Preble Walther league bake sale, city hall, 9 a.m. F _ MONDAY Adams Cehtral P. T. A., 7:30 P-ni. I \ TUESDAY <D. A. V. auxiliary chili supper, hall, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. \ |p.m. L- . $ V— ,1 ,j| ( (Mrs. Charles Ehinger has been (confined to her home, 609 West tMadison street, for the (past few days with a virus infection. j Paql Reimer, 29, of Decatur paid a fine of 35 and costs, amounting jto 319.75, in the court of justice Raymond Martin at Huntington yesterday. He pleaded, guilty to a charge of operating a speeding i ruck on December 10. He was ipited by state troopers Wiegmann And Shockley. | The murder trial of Charles E.

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Roberts,, 22, has been venued to the Wells circuit court from Allen county. Roberts is charged with the first degree murder of Dale Young, 26, an Ohio truck driver a few months ago. Alex N. Pursley, -well known Hartford City man And father of L. B. Pursley of this city, suffered a broken kneecap when he fell otr the ice as he approached his home Tuesday. He was forced to lie where he fell until an ambulance arrived to take him to the Blackford county hospital. Attorney Elmore Sturgis of Bluffton, well known here, fell as he approached the entrance to the Bluffton Country Club Tuesday evening, breaking both bones of his right forearm above the wrist. * Former governor of Ohio George White, and for many years a leading Democrat, died Monday night at the Good Samaritan hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was national chairman in 1920. I At the Adams county memorial hospital: Mr. and Mrs. Norman Witte, city*', became the parents of a baby boy Wednesday at 12:36 p.m. He weighed 8 pounds. At 4:45 a.m. Thursday Mr. and 'Mrs. Thomas Buuck, city, became the parents of a baby daughter. She weighed 6 pounds and 13 ounces. A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. David Meyers, city, at 4:04 a.m. Thursday. He weighed 7 pounds and 14 ounces. > Admitted Mrs. John Overholser, Berne; Mrs. Robert Mutschler, city. Dismissed Mrs. Wayne Fisher and baby son, city • Mrs. Calvin Burnett and baby girl, city; Mrs. Homer Liby, city. - . Mrs, Albrecht Reusser, Ohio City, route 2, is a patient at Adams county memorial hospital, tier address previously had been given as Berne in hospital notes. x Coronado’s men, in their search for Quivira, found the Indians of the “Buffalo Plains" using dogs as beasts of burdens, equipped with pack saddles and cinch straps. Do your Christmas shopping early.

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