Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 August 1938 — Page 5
SATURDAY, AUG. 16 Chapters Of Sorority Plan Dinner
Members of Alpha Omicron Alpha to Celebrate Founder’s Day.
Members of twelve senior and four junior chapters of Alpha Omicron Alpha national philanthropic sorority will attend a Founder’s Day dinner and bridge party Tuesday . night at Feeser’s Tearoom, 4360 Cold Springs Road. Mrs. J. R. Sentney, who organized Alpha chapter here in August, 1920, will preside. Mrs. H. E. Turley, Min-
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president, and Mrs.
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ter member, will be honor guests.
Mrs. Harold Noble heads ‘the arrangements committee, assisted by Mesdames J. P. Parker, Richard Ralph, M. J. Karabell, J.. W, Hill and Sentney.
Contribute 1700 Garments
The Needlework Guild of America is the sorority’s national project. Last year the Indianapolis chapters contributed 1700 garments to the local branch. The 12 senior units are forming a unit of the Methodist Hospital White Cross Guild. Another philanthropic project is the sponsoring of four mothers’ clubs to assist the Public Health Nursing Association in its educational and charitable work among "new and prospective mothers. The sorority provides supplies and equipment for the mothers and serves refreshments at the semimonthly meetings. Chapters select a favorite form of philanthropic service besides the united action. Alpha contributes to the Wheeler Rescue Mission building fund and Gamma chapter aids students at the School for the Blind. Presidents of the Indianapolis chapters include the Mesdames H. A. Baker, John Ferree, William Kassenberg, J. P. Parker, Russell Bleeke, Williart P. Weimar, Hill, Karabell and Noble. Junior chapter presidents are the Misses Emily Daniel, Patricia Sentney, Sarah Jane ‘Wyatt and Anita Klatte
LyoasCampbel Rite to Be Read This Afternoon
Miss Lois Imogene Campbell will become the bride of Thomas E. Lyons in a-ceremony to be read at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon at the Broadway Methodist Church. The Rev. Elmer Harvey will officiate. Miss Campbell is the daughter of Mrs. N. Marie Campbell and Mr. Lyons is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Lyons. The bride will wear a white tailored suit with parisian accessories and a corsage of gardenias and Johanna Hill roses. Miss Virginia Campbell, her sister's only attendant, will wear ‘a pastel peach suit with dubonnet accessories and a Bettertime rose corsage. Earl T. Lyons will be his brother’s best man.
Mrs. Campbell has chosen a Travelon striped costume with black accessories and a corsage of gardenias for the ceremony. Mrs. Lyons will’ be attired in black crepe frock with a corsage of gardenias.
Reception to Follow
A reception for the immediate families is to follow at the home of the bridegroom’s parents. For traveling, the bride has selected a summer¥ wool frock of beige, trimmed with luggage tan and accented by black accessories. The couple will leave on a wedding trip. north and will be at home after Aug. 14 at 4801 E. Washington St. Out-of-town guests for the wedding will be Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Calloway, Peru; Mr. and Mrs. James Day, Anderson; Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Eastman, Leesburg; Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Kable, Evansville; Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Lidsay, North Salem; Mr. and Mrs, G. S. Lukens, Vincennes; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Partin, Terre Haute; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thomas and daughter, Anna Mae Petersburg, and Col. and Mrs. Chester Paul Wolfe, Columbus,
Trip to West
Mrs. James M. Booe was Miss Dortha Weaver, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Weaver, before her marriage July 30 at the Irvington Methodist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Booe are on a - wedding trip to Estes Park, Colo. They will be at home at the Elm Apartments, Pleasant Run Blyd. and LiXiwood Ave. Both Mr. and Mrs. Booe were graduated from Butler University. Mrs. Booe is a member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority.
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Richard T. Sparks Will Wed Betty Behrmann Tomorrow
Miss Betty Behrmann will be the ceremony at 2:30 p. m. tomorrow at
bride of Richard T. Sparks in a| of _the Trinity Lutheran Church.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of®
Mr. and Mrs. William Behrmann, 5910 Pleasant Run Parkway. Mr. Sparks is the son of Mr, and Mrs. Millard Sparks, 1419 Ewing St. The. Rev. J. D. Matthius is to read the ceremony. Miss Behrmann, who is to be given in marriage by her father,
will wear an embroidered white |’
gown fashioned with a bolero jacket and a bouffant skirt. Her fingertip tulle veil will be caught with a halo of orange blossoms and she will carry a bouquet of peach roses and valley lilies. Miss Joan Behrmann is to be her sister’s only attendant. She is to wear a pink marquisette frock fashioned on princess lines with a flaring skirt and completed by.a bolero jacket of lace and organdy. She is to have a juliet-cap and carry an arm bouquet of deep pink roses. Harold Sparks is to be best man and Robert Harrell and Dwight Morgan are to usher.
Kirchoff Will Play
Bridal airs are to be played by Edwin Kirchoff, organist. Mrs. Behrmann is to wear a periwinkle blue and white lace gown with a corsage of roses. Mrs. Sparks is to wear rose lace and pink roses. - More than 60 guests have been invited to a reception at the home of the bride’s parents following the ceremony. The bridal table is to be centered with a tiered wedding cake with a miniature bride and bridegroom on a plateau of flowers. The couple will be at home in Indianapolis Sept. 1 following a wedding trip to Jacksonville, Fla. Out-of-town guests at the wedding will include Emil Behrmann and Ernest Behrmann, Bloomington, Ill, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Behrmann and their son Bruce, Peoria, Ill.
New Phi Theta Delta Unit to Be Installed
- Eta Chapter of Phi Theta Della Sorority will be installed tonight following a formal dinner at the Riley Hotel. Miss Norms Keller, grand president, will officiate. Delegates from chapters in Cleveland, Ft. Wayne and Indianapolis will attend. Miss Barbara Gisler is president of the new chapter. A breakfast swim will be held at the Riviera Club tomorrow morning.
Thelma Foster Becomes Bride
Of George Fahy in Local Rite
Before an altar of gladioli, palms and ferns, Miss Thelma Foster became the bride of George A. Fahy at 9 a. m. today at St. Patrick’s
Catholic Church.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs.® Frank Webster, 731 Prospect St. Mr. Fahy is the son of Mr. and Mrs. ©. B. Fahy.
Entering alone, the bride wore a princess-styled lace gown fashioned with a Queen Ann cellar and a long train. The bodice was banded with white velvet. Her illusion veil was caught with a coronet of embroidered seed pearls, and she carried a white Bible with white satin streamers and rosebuds.
Bible Is Heirloom
The Bible is an heirloom in the Fahy family. Her only ornament was a cross and chain set with a diamond, a gift of the bridegroom.
Miss Alma Foster was maid of honor. Her cornflower blue silk marquisette dress was cut on oldfashioned lines, with a - bouffant skirt and violet accents. Her pokebohnet matched her frock and she carried a colonial-type bouquet of pale pink roses. : Bridesmaids Wore Peach
The bridesmaids, Miss Angela McGlinchy and Miss Helen Hegarty, were dressed alike in peach marquisette over pink taffeta with royal blue accents. Their bonnets were pink and they carried deep pink roses. All the bride’s attendants wore her gifts of gold crosses and chains, George J. Okey was best man and Irvin Rohrman and Lawrence Huck ushered. Music was provided by Miss Helen Colbert, organist, and Miss Julia Colbert, who sang the mass and “Ave Maria.” Mass was served by Edward Fahy and Vincent Fahy, younger brothers of the bridegroom. Only immediate families and close 8 le breakfast at
sheer with white accessories and a corsage of mixed garden flowers. Mrs. Fahy wore a dark blue crepe ensemble with a similar corsage. The couple will live at 1006 N. Delaware St.
Parents to View Girl Scout Show
“Swimming In Grandmother’s Day,” a pageant written by Dorothy Dean and Virginia Caldwell, will be rresented by Girl Scout campers at Dellwood at 3:30 p. m. tomorrow for parents and friends. At 4:30 p. m., Scout’s Own Programs will be held in each unit. Colors will be held at 5:45 p. m. under the direction of the service unit, Visiting hours for parents are from 3 to 6 p. m. The evening camp fire program will take place at 7:30 p. m. at the pool. Miss Dorothy Hande is to be narrator for a pageant based on the “Idylls of the King. »
Juanita Bucksot to Wed
Mr. and Mrs. H. L.- Bucksot of Eastmore Addition have announced the engagement of fheir daughter, Juanita Pearl, to Forrest H. Zaenglein, son of E. A. Zaenglein, 1602 Tabor St. The wedding will be Sunday, Aug. 14, in St. John’s Evangelical Church, Cumberland.
Fidelis to Meet Monday
The Fidelis Club will meet Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Florence Baker, 278 N. Tremont St.
Watson-Wolfe Rite Scheduled
Only immediate families and intimate friends are to be present at the marriage of Miss Marianne Wolfe to Dan E. Watson at 4:30 p. m. today at the Tuxedo Park Baptist Church. The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Allen-K. Wolfe, 334 Grant |
Ave. Mr. Watson is the son of Mrs. Maude F. Watson, 2501 E. 10th St. The Rev. U. S. Clutton will read the ceremony. The bride, who is to
enter alone, will wear a light blue|
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>.Vespers, 8 p. r ‘Benediction, 4 sssssssvesss. RUSTY, Benediction, 5p. m.
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and touches of white. Her accessories will be dubonnet and she will wear gardenias and roses.
Chooses Gardenias and Roses
A ‘fitted rust dress has been chosen by the bride’s sister, Mrs. Robert O. Heller, Detroit, who is to. be matron of"honor. Her corsage will be a single gardenia outlined with roses. Paul E. Wolfe, Detroit, the bride’s brother, will be best man. Mrs. Dan Pierce, organist, is to play a group of bridal airs including “Vilia,” “Because,” “I Love You Truly” end “Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life.” A reception is to follow the ceremony, the only out-of-town guest being Miss Beulah Carlow, Columbus, O., an aunt of the bride. Mrs. Wolfe is to wear dark blue sheer with white lace, dark blue accessories and roses. Mrs. Watson is to be gowned in black embroidered marquisette with black accessories and valley lilies. After motoring to Northern Michigan for two weeks, the couple will be at home in Muncie. Mr. Watson attended DePauw University where he is a member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity.
Sweeneys Plan Family Dinner
At Their Home
Mr. and Mrs, Clarence S. Sweeney, 4201 N. Pennsylvania St. are to entertain with a family dinner party tonight for Mr. and Mrs. An-
drew Michael Sweeney who are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Sweeney were hosts last vient at another family party. Mr. Sweeney was’ a founder and first president of the State Life Insurance Co. of which his son, Robert Sweeney, is now head. The couple was married Aug. 6, 1878 in St. - Joseph’s Catholic Church at Jasper.
They have four children, Robert |
E. Sweeney, Clarence S.:Sweeney, and Mrs. J. E. Wells, all of Indianapolis, and Carl E. Sweeney, Prescott, Ariz. There are nine grandChildren and five great-grandchil-ren.
Mrs. Hugh Thornburg
Convention Delegate
Mrs. Hugh Thornburg, retiring president of the Osric Mills Watkins Auxiliary of the American Legion, is delegate to the state Legion convention Aug. 20. Mrs. Clinton J. Ancker will serve as alternate. Newly elected auxiliary officers are Mrs. Gus G. Meyer, president; Mrs. Ancker, vice president; Mrs. Eugene Barth, secretary; Mrs. Edward Harmening, treasurer; Mrs. O..L. Watkins, chaplain; Mrs. Lynn Knowlton, historian, and Mrs, Roul Cornelius, sergeant-at-arms.
June Brennan Married
Mrs. John T. Brennan has announced the marriage of her daughter June Regina, to A. Edward Mantel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Mantel, which took place recently in Indianapolis. After a trip to the West, coast, the couple will at 1 W. 28th st.
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Fieldwork Sponsored
House of Churchwomen Here Seek Representative.
The House of . Churchwomen (Episcopal) is to realize a long-talked-of ambition this fall. They will then place in the field a fulltime, diocesan woman worker. Mrs. R. Hartley Sherwood Jr., House of Churchwomen president, is now interviewing eligible persons and her choice, when made, will become final when indorsed by the Rt. Rev. Joseph M. Francis, bishop of the Diocese of Indianapolis. Bishop Francis said of the prospective worker: “She cannot do the work of an ordained minister but she can supplement his efforts and open new avenues of endeavor.” The woman worker will be a kind of itinerant missionary, helping with church schools and woman’s auxiliaries. She will automatically
.serve as a connecting link between
the parishes of the diocese and thus keep one informed of what the other is doing. Indianapolis women who are officers in the House of Churchwomen, in addition to Mrs. Sherwood, are: Mesdames Ernest F. Steeg, John E. Hollett, J. P. Morrisson, Raymond Crom, E. Ainger Powell and Misses Minnie Strickland and Deborah Moore.
New Pastor
Weekly Sunday School Lesson
Ruth: Adventurous Faith
Text: Ruth 1:6-18
By WILLIAM E:. GILROY, D. D. Editor of Advance HE story of Ruth is a story of human devotion unexcelled in the annals of literature, sacred or profane. The story begins with famine, an unusual circumstance in the goodly land of Canaan, but occasioning a serious depression in which Elimelech, a farmer of Bethlehem, de“cides to go over into the country of Moab across the Jordan in search of better times. With him went his wife, Naomi, and his two sons, Mahlon and Chilion. The family had not settled long in Moab when Elimelech died, and the two sons marrying Moabite women, the family seemed rooted in the new home. But 10 years later the two sons died, and now Naomi and her two daughters-in-law—Orpah and Ruth—were facing serious times. Naomi, with her husband and her two sons gone, naturally thought of her old home near Bethlehem, and decided that she would go back. Her daughters-in-law went with her to the border of the country, though she urged them not to go with her but to return to their homes and find new husbands. Orpah, devoted but lacking the intensity of Ruth, kissed her mother-in-law farewell; but Ruth resisted every urging that she should go back, and in the famous words, “Entreat me not to leave thee,” journeyed with her mother-in-law to Bethlehem.
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UCH devotion might have been natural on - the part of a daughter toward her mother, or on the part of one of the same environment and race toward a beloved friend, but Ruth’s devotion—
ing her own home land—is remark-. able. It is no wonder that such a firm spirit of devotion has found recognition in the sacred writings of the Jews. Possibly in the glorification of Ruth there has been a tendency to forget the worth of Naomi. What a marvelous mother-in-law she must have been to evoke such devotion on the part of two women who had married her sons in a strange land! We must realize also that in Ruth’s fidelity there must have been something more than merely personal loyalty. She must have sensed in Naomi a quality of faith that led
Class Will Hear Talk by Sidener
“Leaders, Old and New,” will be the subject of Merle Sidener’s talk ‘at the meeting of the C Men Builders Bible Class Sunday
as that of a daughter-in-law leav= |,
her to embrace the same religion and to share the same ideals. We need not go into the latter part of the story of how Ruth gleaned in the fields of Bethlehem after the reapers, and found favor in the eyes of a kinsman of her husband, who instructed the reapers to leave a little more than just the blades of wheat that were missed in harvesting. Suffice it to say that the story has a happy ending, and Ruth found some of the rewards of her faith and her fidelity. It is a story of love and devotion between women, similar to that between men in the Bible story of David and Jonathan, and the story of Damon and Pythias.
Dr. Benting To Lecture
Pastor Will Return i City Following Dakota Trip.
Dr. R. H. Benting, St. Mark's United Lutheran Church pastor, who is conducting a course in “Church Administration” at Midland College, Fremont, Neb. will speak tomorrow in Lincoln. Dr.
Benting is also scheduled to spend some time in the Dakotas and to conduct two morning services on Aug. 28, the first Sunday Biter his return.
SPEEDWAY GROUP TO HAVE FISH FRY
A summer festival and fish fry
will be given Aug. 11, 12 and 13, by.
the Speedway Christian Church on the Prest-O-Lite lawn, 16th and Main Sts., Speedway. Entertainment will include music by the Brownsburg Band, an amateur show, and “talent night.” Women of the congregation will begin to serve dinner-each afternoon at 4:30. Arrangements are in charge of J. B. Scholl; Mrs. Scholl, woman's
auxiliary chairman, and the Rev.
Howard Anderson, church pastor.
300 EXPECTED AT
YOUTH CONGRESS
The Second World Youth Congress will meet Aug. 16 to 24 at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. More than 300 representatives of youth organizations from about 30
countries are expected to attend.|
The congress concentrates on prob-
lems of youth action for world peace | §
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Hebrew Union College Alumni Shonsor Dr. Jacobs son's Book; Catholics Will Set Up Bureau to Assure Public of Dependable Reports.
By EMMA RIVERS MILNER
A number of Indianapolis men have been selected to aid with the history-making union of the three branches of Methodism. The three branches are the Methodist Episcopal, or so-called Northern Church, the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and the Methodist Protestant Church, The Indianapolis men are: Dr. W. C. Hartinger, who is serving on
the Membership and Temporal Economy Committee of which Bishop Prederick D. Leete is chairman; Dr. Orien Fifer, the Ministry and
Judicial Administration Committee, of which Bishop Edgar Blake is Ng chairman; Dr. John G. Benson, on the Conn Committee, of which Bishop Henry Holt
ctional Boards and Societies lughes, former president of
DePauw, is chairman, and the Rev, Henry L. Davis, on the Pension
Funds Committee.
The total membership of the merging churches numbers nearly six million people living in the United States and 44 foreign countries, worshiping in churches, supporting schools, hospitals, homes and other institutions representing an investment of about six and one-half million
dollars.
. All the varied projects of all three exipnaive communions must now be brought together, adjusted to each other, harmonized and prepared for continued life as one body. The accomplishment will be the most momentous “marriage” performed in many 3 day.
The plan of union will go into ef-@-
fect next April at the uniting conference composed of 900 delegates, of which 400 will be from the Meth-
odist Episcopal group, 400 from the |
Southern Methodist, and 100 from
the Methodist Protestant group.
Eight research committees including those already named are now at work on recommendations which they will present to the uniting con-
1 ference.
The new church which will be called simply the “Methodist Church” will hold its first general conference after the meeting of the uniting conference at a time and place named by the latter. One striking feature of the Methodist Church will be its judicial council which will be organized on
lines similar to those of the Supreme |
Court of the United States. The council will determine the legality of laws and measures passed. For the first time in. Methodist history the jurisdictional conference made up of the colored conferences will be given the opportunity to elect its own bishops as the other conferences do. : ” 2 8 Pastor to Arrive Aug. 14
The Rev. E. Burdette Backus, who will arrive in Indianapolis to assume his duties as pastor of All Souls
known here. He served the congregation as temporary pastor about three years ago when Dr. F. 8. C. Wicks was ill. At that time many people in the city became acquainted with the Rev. Mr. Backus. He is a native of Ohio, the son of an active Unitarian minister, is married and has two daughters. One daughter is a student in the University of California and the other is married. The new pastor of All Souls Church is a graduate of Meadville Theological School, and has studied at Manchester College, Oxford, England, as a recipient of a Crufts Fellowship, also in Germany, at the University of Chicago, Harvard and the University of California. Among his achievements are a large church and a home for the
aged erected during his term in a
Los Angeles church and a home for girls which he promoted in connection with the University of California. He was sent to his last charge in Des Moines at the requast of a special commission of the American Unitarian Association. The. Rev. Mr. Backus and Mrs. Backus are motoring to Detroit from California where they have been summering. After a brief visit in Detroit, they will come to Indianapolis where he will preach his first sermon, Sunday, Sept. 11. : 8 nn =»
More Accurate News Sought
A program to further a more accurate presentation of Catholic news in magazines and newspapers is about to be launched by the diocese of Indianapolis under the guidance of the Mosj Rev. Bishop Joseph E. Ritter. Procedure will be in conformity with the plan being formulated by the Roman Catholic hierarchy of te U. S. to set up a national bureau of publicity and information in Washington, D. C. The purpose of the new movement will be to assure the public of dependable sources of Catholic news, and to avoid misinterpretations which Catholic authorities consider to have been all too frequent heretofore. It is a part of the plan to examine Catholic material as it appears in the press and to notify editors in case of error. A spirit of co-opera-tion is to be striven for. ® os *
Work Among Deaf
The Rev. Arthur O. Steidemann of St. Louis will arrive in Indianapolis next week to spend about 10 days assisting the Rev. Robert C. Alexander, All Saints Cathedral vicar, in his work among the deaf. Some months ago the two clergymen oO “The Deaf Citizens’ Church Club” which attempts to further the spiritual, social and economic welfare of the city’s hard-of-hearing. The Rev. Mr. Alexander returned this week from his vacation and will conduct services at the cathedral ‘tomorrow. ss x 8
Dr. Jacobson Writes Book
“Blood Relationships: of the Old Testament” is the title of a book written by Dr. David Jacobson which is to be brought out by the Alumhi Association of Hebrew Union College.
Dr. Jacobson wrote the manu-
script as his thesis for his Ph. D.
degree at the University of Cam-
Winona Lake Chautauqua. The chautauqua was founded as a ree . ligious, educational and recreation al resort by the Indiana Presbyterian Synod, about 44 years ago. Dr, Arthur Johnson of St. Louis will deliver sermons both morning and evening. Katherine Carmichael will be in charge of music. During the week a varied pro gram is scheduled, including addresses on religious subjects and world affairs, dramatic readings, the motion picture, “Wells Fargo,” and closing exercises Saturday eve ning conducted by Homer Rode heaver, singer and entertainer.
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Appointments Announced Of interest to Indianapolis, among the appointments of 111 priests and brothers of the Congregation of the Holy Cross, announced at solemn
religious services at Notre Dame by the Rev. Fr. Thomas A. Steiner C. 8. C, U. 8. Provincial are: the Rev, Fr. Dennis O'Shea C. S. C,,
chaplain, Brother Bertin, C. S. Cc.
Brother Gordian, C. 8. C, and
Brother James, C. S.C. The ap'pointments are for Cathedral High 'School.
Unitarian Church, Aug. 14, is well| 40 Attend Retreat
About 40 women of the Catholie
laity ‘are attending a closed retreat | sponsored by. the International Fed«
eration of Catholic Alumnae a$ Marion College, Cold Springs Road, The Very Rev. Placidus Kempf, 0. 8. B, subprior of St. Meinrad Abbey, conducting the retreat. Father Kempf is a poet of some distinction and has been master ‘of many retreats including those at the Cenacle in Chicago. He will celebrate a high mass tomorrow at 7:30 a. m. with Will Bradley of SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in charge of the music of the mass. The retreat will be concluded °
Sunday evening with a Holy Hour
followed by a social period. The retreat committee of Indian apolis women includes: Misses Bete tie Wolf, chairman; Helen Carroll, Jane O’Brien, Mary Margaret Fla herty, Mary Ryan, Rose Honecker, Helen Rudy, and Mesdames Irene Grammer, Carolyn Louise Neff and James Deery.
» ® 8 Board Meets Wednesday The executive board of the Junior Hadassah will meet Wednesday at 8 p. m. at the residence of Miss Clara Litvak to plan the autumn's
{ work. There will be a social hour
after the business meeting. The Junior Hadassah will give an outdoor party and swim at Broad Ripple Park, Sunday, Aug. 21. Mesdames Leo Miroff and Aaron Arnold are to serve as senior spone sors for the chapter during the come ing year... # t 4 8
Auxiliary to Give Party The Ladies Auxiliary of the United Hebrew Congregation will give a card party Wednesday afters noon at the Foodcraft Shop. Earne ings and gifts of the auxiliary are used for the upkeep of the temple and to aid Civic and philanthropie causes. Mrs. Rose Kamlin is auxiliary president and Mrs. Abe Cohen, card party chairman. Rabbi Abraham Lazar is the United Congregation spiritual director, 2 x =
Meetings and Events Garfield Park Baptist Church—. The Parham Brothers Quartette of Greenville, S. C., former WLW staff singers, will give a musical proe gram at the evening service. The Rev. Clifford Brannon, evangelist, of Atlanta will deliver the sermon, Merritt Place Methodist Church— Dr. Rebecca Parrish, former head of a missionary hospital at Manilla, will appear with 20 young women in the native dress of the Philip pine Islands at the evening serve ice tomorrow. Ebenezer United Lutheran Church —The 102d anniversary of the founding of the congregation wil} _| be celebrated at 10 a. m. Sunday. An anniversary gift is expected to be ee for the building fund. —————————————————————————
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