Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 August 1943 — Page 6

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The “young fry” about town are old hands at this business. of |— - taking their summer fun. close to home. This year (as their parents bumped up against the restrictions of coupons A and B) found ‘the | Butler Chapel kiddies unperturbed-—one of their pet vacation sites, Acorn: Farm Camps, is only a “whoop and a holler” north of Carmel. The pictures in today’s edition of the “Home. Town Holiday” Series. were taken at | To Be Scene Acorn,

L The Push & Pull railroad, founded and operaied by. Acorn camp- Of Weddi ng

ers, always pays dividends in fun. Here ‘Engineer Robert Brown gets a signal from his brother, Brakeman James Brown, while Fireman |’ y J Donald Martin Jr. (center): casts'an eye forward on the track. Middleton-Kirby Rite

2. The campers have done some victory gardening, toe. The girls 3 " picking squash are (left to, right) Dorothy Dailey, Patricia’ Weaver and Will Be Tomor: ow Suanne Shirley. In the background is ‘a corner of the Herbert A. s ; Miss Martha Anne Kirby, daughSweets’ home at Acorn. : Mr, and ‘Mrs. Sweet operate the camp. Wr of Mr. and Clifford B.

3. Two “commandos” ‘negotiating one of the obstacles in. the | Kirby, 5115 College ave., will become .“commando course” which the boys have developed this summer. The |the bride of Robert Kempton Midgaloshes worn by William Sandy (right) don’t mean he is dubious |dleton of Pittsburgh in a 3:30 o'clock about his footwork—he just believes in preparedness. That's Chauncey ‘|eeremony tomorrow afternoon in P. Dewey Jr. behind him. .| Sweeney chapel at Butler univer- : sity. 4. The embryo airplane designers are “Stephen: Collins (left) and | Southpaw Harry Bitner (center).. Taking a chance with his ‘fingers, The bridegroom is the son of Mr. : ; ’ and Mrs. Paul E, Middleton, 140 maybe, is Collyer Linn (right). Buckingham dr.

5. Dickie is the 15-year-old circus: pony that lives now at Acorn. | A banking of palms, ferns, white Jill Sweet, one of the Sweets’ two daughters, is the driver. gladioli and white candelabra will

; re form the background for the cere6. A high point in a day at Acorn is a ride on the “sky slide,” a mony to be read by Dr: Harold F.

low-slung (for safety)- cable chair in which: the youngsters “zoom” Hanlin. Mrs, Herbert Wilson, or-|.

across a. creek and are pulled back under the watchful eye.of a camp counsellor. Fred Terry (left) is a counsellor. The rider is Linda ganist, ili play 3. group of: bridal Lee Garber of Detroit. - Waiting their turn:to take off from. the tree iatform are (eft to right): Joan Peterson, Sandra Meredith and - To Enter With Father Judy Sweet, Jil's sister. = ‘The bride, entering on the arm of : = {her father, will wear a street length

Mary Coate McNeely, Ir Houtz | made with bracelet]

length sleeves and a round neckline!

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An informal wedding. ceremony will be read: this evening for. Mrs,| Jean, as maid of honor, and Miss Mary Coate McNeely and Lt. Roy Evans Houtz at the home of the bride’s! Virginia Jones as bridesmaid. Jean parents, 2451 Broadway. _.|Will wear an Andes rose crepe frock Mrs, McNeely is tHe daughter of : Mr. and. Mrs. Alin T. .Coate, and and Miss Jones a valor blue crepe. Lt. Houtz the son of Mr.- Sg ae Tala of honor will garty Lester

Clinton Houtz of David: G. Wylie; Mr. .and ‘Mrs. Lane Hitherd : ois the bridesmaid The Rev. Herbert 8. s church orn 224 CAB. and; Mrs. James D; ‘Cpl. David Middleton,’ Oamp.. At- ' Havens of Bloomington. . .. =. | terbury, will be his brother's best The couple will ‘take a wedding| man and another brotier, Paul Jr, Miss Betsy McNeely, ‘daughter of | , ; RAH : the bride, will be her only attenid-| FIP to the northern part of Indi: 8" Wilkman Viclesey Wil bs Walters, ant. She will wear a red velvet 303 and M : IcNe Mothers’ Costumes : ois nh and Hil Pett x ; ' Mothers of the couple will wear garde er : i gardenia -corsages. Mrs. Kirby's ers "hi land the wiki ‘be of Nght blue. wool worn with brown accessories while Be ride: 1g Sradupteial Tudell yy, Middleton will a navy

roses. 3 Ya “The couple will receive\ informally

Supper at Propplacuin. Laue, sore Lt, -Houts| 1 the lounge of the College of Re-.

North ligion building at Butler before A buffet supper will follow st the, Was gradusied from western ving for a wedding trip, ' They

Propylaeum. The wedding: Sik : “be at home later at 1407 Park vd., Dormont, Pa. and ‘ white roses. Decorations will Announce Betrothal . “The ‘bride attended Butler and include bowls of white gladioli and| The engagement of Miss Lillian|is a Pi Beta Phi sorority member.

centerpieces of white roses and|Jane Lemen to Don L. Hicks, petty Mr. Middleton attended Ohio State|

baby’s breath. - (officer 3-c, USNR, son. of Mr. and and Purdue universities. =. Out-of-town dinner’ guests will be Mrs. .F. L. Hicks, Bandera, Tex,| Here for the wedding will be Mrs.

{the Rev. and and Mis:B. Seoit MoNeoly|is annouived. by . her, ents, Mr. H. Weaver, Greentown; Mrs.

of Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. James :595¢ Winburn Dillon, North Vernon, and Michels of Shivias: is. Cui} will Mrs. George J.

(Photos by Victor Peterson.)

Society—

| Ith Season of Camping Activities Held This Summer at Acorn Fafm

GASOLINE RATIONING made no. appreciable dents this year in the summer vacation plans: of a sizeable contingent of Indianapolis youngsters. This was the 11th year that they, or their older brothers and sisters before them, have spent at Acorn Farm. camps 8 short distance north of Carmel. : The camps are operated during the summer months by. Heiberh A. Sweet, a teacher at Orchard school. Up until last year, the day camp was “Acorn camp” but when the Sweets built their white~ columned, red brick colonial residence there and facilities Were pro- | vided for overnight campers, it became “Acorn Farm camps.” The children attending the day camp are divided into groups of older and younger campers and attend on aliernate day Children who have attended the camp this summer include Eo% Hargitt, John Coun, Merry Read, Rita Ridenhour, Lynn Peterson y ‘Ethel Madden, Joyce Robinson, Libby Ann Jones, Martha .. Sally - Savage, Roberta Steeg, Suzanne. Gordner, Peggy Stout, Jes : Hargitt, Carolyn Crain, Jane Adler, Virginia Kingsbury, Gloria (R Mary Lewis Sterrett, Judith Present, Sandra McComas, Susan Marylin Mitchell and Carolyn Kohn. ~ Others have been = Steve Wright, Richard Drake, L. § Foster, Tom Lucas, Harry Wade, Vance Smith, Richard Dra E. David Mead, Tom Grinslade, Weldon Johnson, John Shonle, E Alexander, David Churchman, Raymond Rice, Pete Dodson, Be. Wharton; Jim and Bob Brown, Bill Johnston, Linda Lee’ Garb) \

Punky Bloemker, Sandra Meredith and Betty Hickam.

Children Attending the Camp . ALSO ATTENDING have been Jim Fleener, Jim Keniper, Phidll Stevens, Donald Rees, Niven Meredith, Michael’ Churchman, FB ‘Sandy, ‘Jim Hogshire, Rudy Haerle, Penny Dewey, Join Iversc

Bob Stith, John Hicks, ‘Jim Dowling, Ann Starr ‘Reed,

Trussler, Jim Sommer, Morton, Hollingsworth, Collyer Linn, Pau Todd, John Hollett, Jim Efroymson, Jim Balles, Daniel

Collins, Jim Strickland, Jim Jack, Richard Hill, Beasy

, Mallory Grantham, Jim Mahaffey, Tom Fox, Sally, Alexander and Ellen Schloss. Stil others have heen Aun’ Shotwell Katherine Fer

Pa Ro Margot Lacy. . Patricia Wea Suzanne Eaglesfield; Katherine Williams, Dee Dee and Susanne Shirley, Leslié Cooper, Joan Bell Hays, Patricia

+ ‘Carol Scott, Charles Fauvre, Sidney Reed, Tom

street, Bob Hansen, Mack Campbell, David: Guling Halverson. 5 : : “Sandy McNally, Bill Fechtman; . Feiistermaker; Jim and Charles Balch, Sidney Salinger wright, David Williams, Dan Campbell, Joe {roms cia Ms Fucley. Hanty ick Muchen Mead, ad,