Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 270, Decatur, Adams County, 16 November 1959 — Page 3

MONDAY. NOVEMBER 16, 1959

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The Willshire Methodist church was the scene of the double ring ceremony which united in marriage Miss Janice Geisler and Ray Kauffman Saturday. The Rev. William Powers performed the sixthirty o'clock ceremony. Vases of white mums, palms, and candelabra adorned the altar. The bride is the daughter of Mr. anß Mrs. Carroll Geisler, Willshire, Ohio, and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Kauffman, route six, Decatur, are parents of the groom. The bride selected a gown of lustrous brocade. French pearls edged the Sabrina neckline of the long-sleeved bodice and the empire line was ’accented with a back bow and streainers to the hem of the skirt of unpressed pleats. An open crowned halo of jeweled lace petals held her fingertip veil of imported illusion. She carried a Bible topped ‘with a white orchid and red roses. Miss Linda Geisler attended her sister as maid of honor. She was attired in a royal blue sheath brocade frock with a scoop neckline and carried a bouquet of red roses. A royal blue ostrich feather headdress completed her ensemble. Virgil Morningstar, Fort Wayne, served as best man and the guests i were seated by Doyle Strayer, Monroe, and Jim Price, Decatur. A reception was held in the church basement immediately following the ceremony, where table arrangements of mums carried out the blue and white color scheme. Serving at the reception were Mrs. James Smith, Mrs. William Mann, Mrs. Virgil Morningstar, Miss Patricia Myers, Miss Rozanne Stucky, and Miss Sylvia Wilson. I When the couple left for their |

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, wedding trip south, the bride was ’ wearing a charcoal grey suit with . black accessories and a white orchid. Mrs. Kauffman attended the Willshire high school and Wilmingj' ton College and is presently employed at the Lincoln National Life Insurance company in Fort Wayne. Kauffman graduated from Monroe high school and is engaged in ! farming. The Kauffmans will be ,1 at home at 703‘zz North 2nd street, | Decatur. METHODIST CHURCH TO HOLD TRADITIONAL DINNER Perhaps the oldest traditional dinner held by a church in the Decatur area is the annual Thanksgiving dinner of the Methodist church. First held here during the Civil War days, the dinner has been served by the ladies of the , church ever since and will be served again this year Wednesday, November 18, with a cafeteria luncheon and an evening turkey dinner. Struggle For Survival During the Civil War, churches struggled to survive and had a : difficult time paying their ministers. The Decatur Methodst church organzed the women into the Ladies Mite Society, 4hich raised money for the church by holding church dinners. The suppers, open to the public, furnished funds to pay the ministers. Two elderly men in the congregation canvassed the members every three months and reported to the Mite society. The society, in turn, would rent I a hall and give a dinner to raise j enough funds to complete the bud-

Clubs Calendar items tor today’s publication must be phoned in by 11 a.m. (Saturday 9:30). Phone 3-2131 Sue Estill r . MONDAY General meeting of the Decatur Woman’s club, Community Center, 8 p.m. Builders Sunday school class of Bethany E. U. 8., carry-in supper, 6:30 p.m. Bobo Community organizations, Bobo school, 7:30 p.m. Rosary Society, K. of C. Hall, 8 p.m. Research club, Mrs. Bryce Thomas, 2:30 p.m. Academy of Friendship, Mrs. Marcella Loshe, 8 p.m. Monmouth F.H.A., Monmouth school, 7 p.m. Adams Co. Home Demonstration chorus rehearsal, Monroe, 7:30 p.m. TUESDAY Tri Kappa card party. Community Center, 8 to 10:30 p.m. Union Chapel W. S. W. S., Mrs. Emmett Anderson, 7:30 p. m. Root Township Home Demonstration club, Mrs. Russell Fleming. 1:00 p. m. Trinity E. U. B. Church W. S. W. S., Thank Offering service, 7:30 p. m. at the church. Pocahontas Lodge potluck supper, Esther Hilton, 6 p. m. Loyal Daughters of Bethany E. U. 8., Mrs. Frank Lynch, 7:30 p.m. Church Mothers study club, Mrs. Fruchte, 8 p.m. Decatur Garden club, Mrs. Martin Zimmerman, 2 p.m. Wesleyan Guild of First Methodist church, Mrs. Sylvester Everhart, 7:30 p.m. Merry Matrons Home Demonstration club, Mrs. William Boerger, 8 p.m. WEDNESDAY Lydia Ruth Circle of First Christian church, Mrs. Edward Pacha, 7:30 p.m. Priscilla Circle of the First Christian church, Mrs. Raymond Eloph, 7:30 p.m. Zion Lutheran Emmaus Guild, parish hall basement. 8 p.m. Women’s Association of First Presbyterian church, at the church, 8 p.m. Epsilon Sigma Chapter of Beta 'Sigma Phi, Elks, 8 p.m. Ruth and Naomi circle of Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, at the church, 2 p.m. ; Ladies Shakespeare club, Mrs. L. C. Pettibone, 2:30 p.m. Knights of Columbus dinner dance, K. of C. club house. Live and Learn Demonstration club, Mrs. Warren Nidlinger, 1:30 p.m. Pleasant Mills Methodist church Thanksgiving dinner, at the church 5 to 7 p.m. Friendship circle, Mrs. Robert L. August, 7:30 p.m. Decatur Home Demonstration club, C. L. of C. hall, 2 p.m. THURSDAY Women of the Moose, Moose Home, 8 p.m. St. Ann’s study club, Mrs. Ralph J. Roop, 1:30 p.m. Do Your Best Sunday school class of Trinity E.U.8., at the church, 7:30 p.m. Deaconesses of First Christian Church, at the church, 6:30 p.m. Friendship Village Home Demonstration club, St. Mary's and Blue Creek Conservation building, 1:30 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul Society, C. L. of C. hall, 2 p.m. Zion Lutheran Needle club, parish hall, 10 a.m. FRIDAY Pleasant Mills P.T.A. festival and auction, Pleasant Mills high school, 5 p.m. get. Thus, the Decatur Methodist church did not have to close its doors as so many churches did. In 1881, the ladies again helped raise funds to build the oldest part of the present church building by organizing an entire week of suppers to do the job. It is said that Mrs. D. E. Studebaker, who was then president of the group, worked so hard that she took ill and never fully recovered. Society Changes Name In the early 1900’s the society’s name was changed from Ladies Mite to Ladies Aid society. Mrs. John Niblick was the first president of the new group. At that time an annual dinner was held on Thanksgiving day, but was only for Methodists and their families. Later, the date of the dinner was moved up a week or so, allowing families to eat together in their own homes on Thanksgiving. The meal was then opened to the public. With the exception a few years durjng World War II when food was rationed, the dinner has been held every year since then: However a few changes have occurred. England Dinner,” and is revered Enkland Dinner,” and is revered in order of events. Instead of a dinner at noon and a cafeteria supper at night, the luncheon is held at noon, cafeteria style, and the turkey dinner is served in the evening. The cafeteria luncheon from 11 to 1 o’clock will feature soups, sandwiches, salads, and desserts. The traditional turkey dinner with all the trimmings, including mince or pumpkin pie and chickten for

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those who do not care for turkey, will be served from 5 to 7 p.m. A bazaar will also be featured. The public is invited to attend. The price of the dinner is $1.25 for adults and 65 cents for children. WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION TO HEAR CHALK TALK Mrs. Raymond Harrison of near Monroe will present a chalk talk on Thanksgiving at the annual praise service of the First Presbyterian Church Woman’s Association to be held Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the church. She achieves unusual effects in her drawings with special colors. Members are urged to bring their thank offering envelopes to this meeting. If they are unable to attend, they should send the offering with a friend or to Mrs. Tom Burk, association treasurer. Additional envelopes will be available at the door. Members are also reminded to bring articles wrapped as gifts for the mental health association. These should be given to Mrs. Robert Gay or Mrs. H. J. Bond. AREA STUDENTS VISIT OLIVET COLLEGE CAMPUS Deloris Frank, route 1, Willshire, Carolyn Luginbill, route 1, Willshire. and Luanne Hoffman, route 1, Monroe, were members of a motorcade from the 95 congregations of the Northeastern Indiana I district of the Church of the-Naz-i arene who visited the Olivet Naz-I arene College campus at Kanka-j kee. 111, November 12. Led by the I Dr. Paul Updike, Northeastern In-1 diana district superintendent and the Rev. Walter Graeflin, Bluffton, president of the district youth organization, and Rev. Cicil Hurry, Lynn .motorcade directon the motorcade, made up of approximately 130 high school juniors and seniors and their sponsors spent the day touring the Olivet campus and counseling with the admissions staff of the college. Their hosts on the campus were the students from the Northeastern Indiana district. Keith Powell, a junior from Huntington, was chairman of the campus .host group. Olivet Nagarene College is one of seven liberal arts colleges owned and operated by the Church of the Nazarene. Its student body of approximately 1.000 comes from twenty-two states and five foreign countries. Twenty-six denominations are represented in the enrollment. The college has recently ■ launched a ten-year development campaign to add facilities for an additional 500 students. It plans to add two domitories, a science building, a fine arts building, and a student union building at an ap-, proximate cost of $3,000,000. SCOUT LEADERS ASSOC. MEETS NOV. 12TH A flag ceremony opened the November 12th meeting of the Girl Scout Leaders Association, neighbor hood 701. at the Decatur Youth and Community Center. Leaders were informed of the various training courses offered and were given dates for the closing of the calendar and peanut sales. Announcement was made of the Limberlost council meeting to be held Noember 18,th at the Assembly of God Church, located at Rudisill and Anthony streets in Fort Wayne. The meeting will be- • gin at 7:45 p.m. The troop of freshman girls, led , by Mrs. Ben Eichenauer and MrsArthur Girod, will be in charge of Christmas carolling this year. Ar» investiture service was held foe 23 new Brownies and Scout leaders. Girl Scout pins were present® ed and Mrs. Railing gave a react ing on, ‘‘What My Pin Means To Me.’’ Mrs. Railing presented the program, telling of her experiences at the senior round-up in Colorado Springs. She displayed equipment and many interesting “swap items.” Singing of taps closed the meeting and refreshments were served. The next regular meeting will be Decmber 10. An exchange of craft ideas will take the place of the customary Christmas gift exchange. The'Pleasant Mills P. T. A. will hold a festival and auction Friday at the Pleasant Mills high school. The festival begins at S p. m., with the auction starting at 7:30 p. m. • •••••• | TAKE AMERICA’S LARGEST • | SELLING MULTI-VITAMINS J 11 Vitamins ; 12 Minerals j Nutritional proto I tion for battar health In c»aa of • vitamin deficiency. • s-mr 2 mitt’s bi>...omlt4*/9 NATIONALLY ADVERTISED SMITH Drag Co.

The Women of the Moose will hold their regular meeting Thursday at the Moose Home, with officers meeting at 7:30 and lodge at 8 p. m. The Lydia Ruth Circle of the First Christian church will meet Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. Edward Pache at 7:30. The Priscilla Circle of the First Christian church will meet Wednesday evening at 7:30 at the home of Mrs. Raymond Eloph. Mrs. Ralph J. Roop will be hostess for the St. Ann's Study club Thursday at 1:30. The Literature section of the Decatur Woman’s Club is in charge of the general program to be held this evening at the Community Center at 8 p. m. Mrs. Reid Erekson will review a play. The Zion Lutheran Emmaus Guild will meet Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock in the parish hall basement. The Brownie Scout troop of the church will entertain the members. The Do Your Best Sunday school class of the Trinity E.U.B. church will hold their regular social meeting Thursday at 7:30 p. m. at the church. Hostesses will be Mrs. Roy Taylor, Mrs. Clarence Drake, and Mrs. Manley Fo-eman. I The deaconesses will meet I Thursday night with the pastor at i the First Christian church at 6:30 ip. m, for the appointment of a chairman of deaconesses and adoption of yearly projects. The Tri Kappas will hold a public card party Tuesday evening at the Decatur Youth and Community Center from 8 to 10:30 p. m. The Friendship Village Home Demonstration club will meet Thursday at 1:30 in their new location, the St. Mary’s and Blue Creek Conservation building, 1 mile west of Willshire. This is the month of the birthday auction.

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Zion Lutheran Needle club will meet at 10 a. m. Thursday in the parish hall for an all-day meeting.' The election of officers will be held. Anyone unable to attend, is asked to call one of the hostesses, Mrs. Edwin Thieme or Mrs. Lewis Webert, Sr. The St. Vincent de Paul Society will meet Thursday at 2 p. m. at the C. L<. of C. hall. Members are reminded to bring items for the canned food collection. The Women's Association of the First Presbyterian church will meet Wednesday at 8 p. m. at the church. The Epsilon Sigma chapter of Beta Sigma Phi will mijet Wednesday at 8 p. m. at the' Elks. Locals - Dr. John Terveer spent the weekend at Notre Dame at a doctor’s retreat. Barbara Burk visited the campus of Duke University in Durham, N.C., over the weekend. Miss Burk plans to enroll in the Duke school of nursing next fall. She was accompanied by her mother, Mrs. James Burk. Ron Feller, a freshman at Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio, spent the weekend in Decatur visiting his parents. He is the son of the Rev. and Mrs. William C. Feller. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lake of Union township entertained several friends for dinner Sunday. Among the guests were Miss Jessie Winnes, Mr. and Mrs. Cal Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. James Lake, and Miss Charna Lake. Sheryl Kay Salway, two and onehalf year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Salway, 1063 Line street, is at Parkview hospital in Fort Wayne, recovering from a fractured skull. Her room number is 635. The high school Sunday school class of the First Christian church will go to Fort Wayne to see

“The Big Fisherman’’ Saturday. Mrs. Betty Rosier, their teacher, ' will accompany them. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Shroyer and Edger Mutschler visited Mrs. Sarah Kirsch and Elizabeth Soest at the Methodist memorial home in Warren, Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Ida Beavers Celebrates 90th Birthday Sunday Mrs. Ida May Beavers, widow of the late Dr. D. Beavers, celebrated her 90th birthday Sunday. Mrs. Beavers is a native of Pleasant Mills but lived in Decatur more than 50 years. She is now a resident of the Berne nursing home. Born at Pleasant Mills Nov. 15, 1869 during the first year of Ulysses S. Grant’s first term as president, Mrs. Beavers was the daughter of John W. and Sarah Andrews. For 47 years her husband practiced medicine in Adams county from their old brick home on the corner of First and Monroe streets, now the office of Sanmann Realty Co. Two sons, William Beavers of Lucerne, New York, and Wayne Beavers of Evansville, are still living. The Beavers also reared two nephews, Robert Beavers of Cincinnati, 0., and James Beavers of Indianapolis. Wayne Beavers visited with his mother Sunday, and the two of them attended the First Presbyterian church in Decatur, of which

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both were formerly members. , Mrs. Beavers enjoys good health, but her memory has failed her to I a slight degree. ; 16-Year-Old Youth Accidentally Slain KEMPTON, Ind. (UPD—Thomas Allen Smelser, 16, Hillfsburg, was shot to death accidentally Sunday while shooting tin cans with two f companions near this Clinton J County town. Authorities s a id Smelser was shot in the heart when a rifle held by William Vir- ’ tue, 16, Hillisburg, discharged as . he was trying to load it. The acci- , dent occurred near the home of , Ronnie Jones, 18, Kempton. Quality ; Photo Finishings ; AD Work Left Before f 8:00 p. m. Monday Ready Wednesday at 10 a. m. Holthosse Drug Co.