Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 297, Decatur, Adams County, 18 December 1956 — Page 3

TUESDAY. DECEMBER 18. 1950

MRS. VIRGIL SEXTON GIVES PAPER AT CLUB MEETING ‘‘Famous American Cathedrals’’ was the topic of the paper which was presented by Mrs. Virgil Sexton, at the Monday afternoon meeting of the local Research club. Mrs. Benjamin G. Thomas was hostess for the affair. Mrs. Sexton vividly described the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York, St. Louis Cathedral ‘in New Orleans, and Washington Cathedral in Washington, . D. C. Others which she briefly mentioned were Baha’s Temple in Urlemette, 111., the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah, and the Spanish missions throughout the southwest. At the conclusion of the program the members were invited to the dining room, where delic : ious refreshments were served from a table appropriately decorated for the holiday season. Mrs. W. L. Linn, president, prWded at , the tea table. MR. AND MRS. JOHN SIPE TO CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. John Sipe of route ’ 6, Decatur will celebrate their , 25th wedding anniversary Sunday ( with open house, from 2 until 4 o’clock in the afternoon. j The couple was married Decern- . ber 23, 1931, by the Rev. Carl ( Yahl, who was then pastor of ] the Zion Lutheran church at Chat- ( tanooga, Ohio. Mr.,and Mrs. Sipe will be honored at a family dinner t the open house. Attending will be their three children and two grandchildren. Their children include Ruth and Gerald, at home, and , Henry Sipe of 913 Russell street in Decatur. ■ i MRS. LOWELL SMITH IS HOSTESS TO STUDY CLUB Members of the Church Mothers . Study club met recently at the home of Mrs. Lowell Smith. Mrs. 1

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Delbert Van Horn led devotionals, which featured Peter Marshall’s Christmas sermon. Mrs. Clint Reed, program chairman, introduced Mrs. Ernie Atkinson, who presented two violin solos. “Adeste Fidelis” and “Silent Night.,” Mrs. Stuart Brightwell reviewed the book “In Clean Hay” by Eric P. Kelly. After the meeting was closed with the club prayer, the members enjoyed a Christmas gift exchange. Assisting the hostess.were Mrs. Ray Walters, Mrs. Cnarles Kestner. Mrs. Warren Young and Mrs. LaDoyt Miller. Mrs. Lester Sipe will be hostess to the Friendship Village home demonstration club, Thursday morning at 10:30 a.m. Members of the local Tri Kappa sorority are reminded that doll tickets must be turned in at tonight’s meeting, which will be held at the Youth and Community center at 7:45 o’clock. The annual Christmas dinner and exchange of the Philathac class of the Baptist church, will be held Friday evening at 6:30 o’clock, at the home of Mrs. E. E. Zimmerman of Preble. Members are to bring a covered dish, their own table service and a 50cent gift. An appropriate Christmas program is bring arranged, and all members are urged to be present. . t Thtf- Monmouth Parent-Teachers association will have their annual Christmas party Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clock at the charge of the program, and memhigh school. The faculty is in bers are urged to bring their families. Two Husbands Face Trial For Murders INDIANAPOLIS IIP) — Two husbands accused of slaying their wives today faced first-degree murder trials. James G. Howard, 33, was accused in the shotgun slaying of his wife, Virgie Mae, last Jan. 24 and* Raymond Harris, 30, is charged with the pistol death of his wife, Ruth, last April 17.

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Society Items tor today's publication must be phoned in by 11 a.m. (Saturday 9:30 a.m.) Phone 5.-2121 Gwen Hilyard TUESDAY Tri Kappa business meeting, Youth and Community center, 7:45 p.m. St. Ambrose study club, Mrs. Julius Schultz, 6:30 p m. Preble township Sunny Circle home demonstration club, Preble recreation center, 6 p.m. Merry Matrons home demonstration club, Mrs. Walter Thieme, : 7:30 p.m. w i Psi lota Xi, Youth an/tommj unity Center, 8:15 p.m. — ; * Decatirr>4&arden club, Mrs. Amos i Yoder, 7:30 p.m. W ' Eagles auxiliary, Eagles hall, I 6 p.m. Catholic Ladies of Columbia, C. ’ L. of C. hall, 6:30 p.m. Zion Lutheran Needle club, Mrs. ; Edgar Reinking, 6 p.m, St. George study club, West End ’ Restaurant, 6 p.m. WEDNESDAY Decatur home demonstration I club, C. L. of C. haU, 6:30 p.m. Jolly Housewives home demonstration club, Youth and Community center, 11 a.m. St. Vincent DePaul Society, C. L- C. hall, 2 p.m. Emmaus guild of Zion Lutheran church, parish hall, 8 p.m. Ruth and Naomi circle of Evangelical and Reformed church, church parlor, 12 noon. Shakespeare club, Mrs. Jesse Rice, 2:30 p.m. THURSDAY Afternoon and evening pircles

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of the Methodist W.S.C.S., church chapel, 7:30 p.m. Do Your Best Class of Trinity E. U. B.church, at the church, 6 p.m. D.A.V. and its auxiliary, Christmas party, D.A.V. hall, 7:30 p.m. Monmouth P.T.A. Christmas party, high school, 7:30 p.m. Friendship Village home demonstration club, Mrs. Lester Sipe, 10:30 a.m. FRIDAY Philathae class of Bapist church, Mrs. E. E. Zimmerman of Preble, 6:30 p.m. At the Adams county memorial hospital: Richard and Alma Williams Miller of route 1, Decatur, are the foatents of a baby girl, born today., nt 12 a. nj. She weighed seven pounds and* 14 ounces. . -4- —T-w- * . ‘Girl Scout News Brownie troop 3 met Wednesday after school for their Christmas party, at Mrs. Heffner’s house; We sang Christmas songs and exchanged presents. We ate our refreshments and then played bingo, There will be no meeting next week. j Scribe: Cindy Haggerty Brownie troop 19 met Tuesday. We opened the meeting with the Brownie promise. Then we collected dues and roll call. We * worked the rest of the meeting on i our mothers' Christmas presents. Our new officers are president, Darlene nurst; treasurer,, Karen Schirack: and scribe, Barbara KeNer. Rosemary Clark, Nancy Ehinger and Barbara Schultz brought thep treats. Storibp: Barbara Keller

Abandons Children In Grand Central Return Mother From Florida On Charges JACKSONVILLE, Fla; (UP)—A sad young mother waited in jail today to be returned to the three children she abandoned in New York ’rather than confront them with empty stockings on Christmas morning. “I wasn't able to take care of r kids—l couldn’t provide a SanClaus,” thin, brown-haired Mrs. Irene Pierce, 23, sobbed to police after her arrest in a hotel Monday night. She was separated from her musician husband some time ago. she told Policewoman Alma Taylor. She left Victor, 5, Sandra, 3, and James, three months, on a bench in New York’s bustling Grand Central Terminal last Friday. Faced Bleak Christinas Mrs. Pierce said she would rather lose her children than face the prospect of a bleak Christmas morning, possibly without lights and electricity, in her relief project apartment at Waterbury, Conn. Victor had pleaded for a pair of roller skates for Christmas. Little Sandra “was expecting a red wagon” from Santa. But she was unable to buy the presents with- the S2O meal ticket she received from the city each week. Mrs. Pierce, grey - eyed, and dressed in slacks, a sweater and a tweed Xoat, said the city paid her rent in the relief project and had also promised to pay her electric bill, which was six months past due. But she said the bill was not yet paid and the power company threatened to turn off her electricity “any day.” Seeks Her Brother She could have got a $35 a week job as a waitress, she said, but it would have cost sls a week to have the children cared for while she worked. Mrs. Pierce went to the Jacksonville Traveler's Aid Bureau to seek help in locating a brother she believed was stationed at Eglin Air Force Base i-i northwest Florida. The bureau found through a roMfine check ‘tnat M.s. Pierce was wanted for child abandonment in New York. . .. - The children were found by station officials and turned over to New York police. They are being cared for by the city. Mrs. Pierce said she would waive extradition. A policewoman from New York was being sent to jeturn her there. Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Rentschler anA, Son, Peter Robert, were Visitors irifecatur Monday, and attended the annual party for the employes of the Decatur Casting company, held last night. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Workinger and son Dale, of Monroe, were recent week-end guests at the Hubert Sprunger home at Winter Haven, Fla. ■Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gage, who are honeymooning in Florida, recently took an airplane sightseeing *tour of Miami and vicinity. They were also guests at the Hubert Sprunger home in Winter Haven. If you have something to sell oi rooms for rent, try a Democra. Wr.nt Ad. It brings results.

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