Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 48, Number 10, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 16 December 1954 — Page 7

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Party at the Dewart Inn Thursday evening. Following the dinner ! a gift exchange was held and , secret pals revealed. In November when the club met at Mrs. Joseph Hughes, election of officers was held. Mrs. Roland Hughes was elected the new President and Mrs. Eugene Henning was elected SecretaryTreasurer. Members winning prizes at that meeting were Mrs. Bill Eyer, Mrs. George Auer and Mrs. Eugene Henning. SENIOR MOTHER S CLUB The Senior Mother’s Club and one guest. Mrs Gladys H. Smith, met at the home of Mrs. Noble Bloeker with Mesdames Vem Brinkman. John Runyan. Ray Frevert as assistants, for their annual Christmas party. After a short business meeting, Mrs. Smith presented The Christmas Story in Art, reproductions of the famous masterpieces of the Madonna and Nativity. Followed by other Christmas and winter scenes taken by Mrs. Smith in Wisconsin. c UUlllilllllHilinHIHliUlllllllUltlillliltlimtHIIIIIIIIIttlUl! Fill Dirt - Top Soil Dump Truck Work Bulldozing (No Moving Charge) - Clearing & Excavating KREAGER BROS. Ph. 84F21 Cromwell, Ind. iitiittimHHiiniHiiNtiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHninniiiHiiHiiiiiHb Wt» M a MIIACII WIOBI Sales - Service Installation OVERHEAD DOOR CO. PHONE 17-J l Syracuse - - Indiana

She read a reprint of the editorial which appeared in the New York Sun in 1897 which was an answer to an 8 year old girl’s question, “Is There Really and Truly a Santa Claus?” The program was. concluded by the reading in unison “The Night Before Christmas,” by Clement Moore. Gift exchange and revealing of secret pals during the social hour. Mrs. Hilary Bachman won the Sunshine plant. Next meeting at the home of Mrs. Floyd Gingerich on 10 January. Arts and Craft Club The spirit of Christmas was everywhere Monday evening in the home of Mrs. Ruth Meredith as she was hostess to 12 members of the Arts and Crafts Club. The lesson was ‘Decorating with greens for the Holidays". Throughout the evening Mrs. Meredith served delicious refreshments also in the Yuletide theme. During the-business meeting it was announced that the next meeting will be January 10th at the home of Mrs. Berdella The lesson will be “Alumiuun Tray Etching”. Past Matron’s Club The Past Matron’s Club met Tuesday evening, December 14. at Mrs. Mary Hoy’s home which was a Christmas fairyland with its many lovely holiday decorations. Fourteen members responded to roll call and participated in the program of reading pomes from the Christmas greeting booklet of IDEALS. Mary Hoy read from the same booklet a story entitled “The Gifts of the Wise Men”, by Haney N. Chinn, and throughout the evening there were records playing the much loved music and carols of the Season. Favors of tiny china bells and pink rose 1 nutcups added to the beauty of' the tables where little cakes and cookies and candies, as pretty to look at as they were good to eat, ( were served. The next meeting will be a dinner meeting on Tuesday.! January 4, 1955. Local News Mr. and Mrs. “Red” Stiffler are going to Ohio for the winter. They plan to stay with their son, Charles Stiffler. Mr Largen. a daughter Freda, and Mrs. Miriam McCulloch were dinner guests of Mr. Clifford Pettit and family. Thursday night !at his home in Ligonier. The j ■ dinner was held for the employees . of the Pettit Department stores in Ligonieer and Syracuse. Mrs. Ralph Vail returned home 1 from the Goshen Hospital Monday evening where she had spent 17 days with a fractured hip. She is recovering very nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Nusbaum. Syracuse Lake, hosted a Sunday 1 night supper for their son Sam. It 1 was in the nature of a Christmas —

Girl Scout News ♦ ♦. TROOP 10 FORGET-ME-NOT At our last meeting we elected Donna Moots, president—Carolyn Brown, rice-president, Hummel—treasurer. i This meeting. Mrs. Bender and Mrs. Moots had us make Christmas decorations. Diane Martin, Secretary Senior Scouts The Starlighter Troop held-a Christmas party Monday evening, December 13. The party was held at Susan Klinks’ home. Gifts were exchanged later in the evening and refreshments were served. The eight top members present were: Mary Miner, Peggy Pustir Bea Bachman, Judy Kline, Gleneen Peters, Caroline Coil, and Elinor Halloway. Bea Bachman, Reporter Tuesday. 30 November the Girl Scouts drew names for our gift exchange and decided when we would go Christmas caroling and then went to patrols. Last Tuesday 7 December at Girl Scouts we played a game and then went to patrols. In Clover Leaf Patrol we made candles for Christmas presents and then had closing circle. Tuesday 14 December at Girl Scouts we gave the Girl Scout promise, sang some songs, and ' Patrol discussed what we would do I then went to patrols. Clover Leaf for the variety show which will be discussed what we would do in the month of March. Signed Michele Miller. Scribe Clover Leaf Patrol party for young Nusbaum and the class mates he brought home from Howe Military School. They were: John Peterson, of Chicago.. John I Conway and Larry Kaufka. both , of Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. Al Bunger. Cromwell. -iMr. and Mrs. Claude Mason. Ross Osborn and Miss ’Phyllis Mock, attended the recent; Kosciusko County Shrine dub ' entertainment at the Shrine Club, i Warsaw The affair was for memi bers and wives. Mrs. James Connolly will entertain at her home this Sunday with a Christmas party for employees; of Mr. and Mrs. Connolly’s Wawa-! see Restaurant. Highlights will be I gifts for all and gift exchange. ■ bingo. tape recordings, and, I Christmas supper, 5 p. m. ' Otis Clyde Butt and family, Mr. I and Mrs. Walter Kegg. and Mrs. I I Lois Schleeter were Sunday guests ' :of Mr. and Mrs. George Butt of South Bend. While in South Bend, Mrs. Kegg visited Mrs. Alice Wolf, a former resident of Syracuse, who was a hundred years of age Jast June. She is now living in the Royal Blue Store in South Bend. Dick Denzel, Director of the Indiana Real Estate Association for the past two years, attended | Inaugural Banguet at Indianapolis , last Friday. Mrs. M. Louise Connolly spent , Wednesday in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Sharp. Steve and Mrs. Muriel Shary spent Sunday with Miss Shirley Sharp of Elkhart. Here is the address so many Syracuse people have been asking for. Pvt. Dorothy J. Causer. Wa 5810641, Co. C. Was Tng Bn.. WAC Center. Fort McClellan, Alabama. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Warthon. Kale Island, entertained several guests at a Christmas Party Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Minard. Mr. and Mrs. Newcomer, Mr. and Mrs. Holderman. Mr. and Mi'SHand. Mr. and Mrs. David Hockert and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hockert from Nappanee, Mr. and Mrs. McCuen from South Bend and Mi\ and Mrs. Lee Fischer, Syracuse were present. •Jr. Hi Basketball November 18—Milford 24, Syra-! cuse 38. Ist team. December 2—Leesburg 22. Syra- ; ‘ cuse 15. 2nd team. Leesburg 22, i Syracuse 34. Ist team. December 9 —Pierceton 10, Syra-1 cuse 38. 2nd team. Pierceton 24. | Syracuse 31. Ist team. Some patriots support the government: others hold it up. ■ — i * for*the I well -groomed man! 2°o •plal UX Pay him a real compliment with this Old Spice gift set of Arm shays lotion and STICK MODOKANT. The solid stick deodorant is the quickest, easiest, most sensible way to apply a deodorant. The After Shave Lotion is famed for quality. Together —a gift he’ll surely welcome! THORNBURG DRUGS,

School News Eighth Grade News The entire Bth grade was very sorry to hear of the accident which occurred at Mentone last Friday night to the president of our class, Janet Riley. It seems that during the game while she was trying to move away from her pet peeve Imale), she caught a splinter in her right leg. Janet removed two inches of the splinter herself before leaving for the doctor in Syracuse. She was rushed to the doctor immediately after the game by a Junior of Syracuse High School. Then, after reaching Doctor Clark she was given further treatment. At this time she is pretty sore, after having had six shots. Sue Herdrich GAI NEWS A “Come As you Are" party has been planned for December 20. It will be held at Barbara Mon tel's home at 6:30 PM. Darlene Dust and Barbara Montel are in charge of catching the girls in embarrassing attire. Don’t forget! Come as you are. Ruthann Cory FRESHMAN NEWS At a recent class meeting some new yells were introduced. The Freshmen are very sorry to announce that Vivian Fisher will not be able to act as their cheerleader this year; so Verla Clayton will take her place along with Susan Klink. The December Ist game at Pierceton was an unhappy defeat for us. but we know you put up a good fight, boys, and we still think you’re the “greatest.” Last week two fellow classmates were missed. Ronald Roberts and Billy Dorsey. They took a trip to Cincinnati to take part in the 4-H work. One of the teachers said that they went to see the pretty girls, but we know better, don’t i we? Judy Kline SECOND GRADE NEWS Since this big snow, our class has been snowed in. I am sorry we did not get any news in the paper, j Mrs. Weaver and her boys and girls Visited us and did > some , Indian dances for us. Thank you J very' much. In out room we have finished {study about the red skinned men I and are thinking of the.man dress- • ed in a red suit with a long white beard. We finished making totem poles and tom-toms . In our windows you will notice all kinds of snow flakes. The white ! ones are A snowflakes, the red are ‘ “B”{ the green are “C”. the blue are “D”, and the black are “F”. Do you know what kind of flakes we are working for? The white ones, .of coure! Our room is just like home. We have a fire place and a Christmas j tree which we decorated and had lots of fun doing. Now all we need i is a bowl full of popcorn and some apples. Mrs. Deloss Smith visited us. Last Friday ended the clothing drive. Thank you for sending your old clean clothes. These people had their writing papers in the writing book. They are as follows: Rodney Smith. Bruce Cripe, Fred Green. Toni Butt. Dean Baumgartner, Ashley Holloway, Barbara Arnold, Ann Kowallik and Charles Garner. This is for the last three weeks. Miss Stieglitz FIRST GRADE NEWS We are very, gceatful to the trustee for a Christmas tree for our room. Each of us have enjoyed decorating it. We have written letters to Santa and we mailed them in Santa's ißox at Thornburgs. We are in ( hopes that he finds us. We are i trying very hard to be good. We are learning about Christmas and the Christ Child in the story our teacher is reading to us. t \ SHOWER SOAP with cord 100 Gay, yet practical, this giant-size Shower and Bath Soap has a long cord to go around the neck. No need now to hunt for soap or stoop to pick it up. Three amusing, colorful faces — dashing gentleman, masked lady, demure miss. | Gift boxed. TH. RNBURG DRUGS ■—

We wish to thank Gils’ D_X. Service for our calendar. In art we are making Santa’s and Angels. We wish everyone a very “Merry Christmas.” Mrs. Peters THIRD GRADE NEWS We have a new student in our room. Robert Ellis has "come South” to Syracuse from North’

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Thursday, December 16, 1954

Dakota for the winter. Visitors in our room last week were the mothers of Pamela Runyan, Gerald Boger, and Roger Niles. Roger’s younger brother visited too. Our rooms are beginning to look like Christmas. We learned to cut five-pointed stars with one snip of ’ the scissors. We painted angels in

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stained-glass windows and made various decorations for our tree. Ann Vanderford is supervising the loom on which we are weaving a long mat for our room in the new building. We are trying to learn the words of many of the carols. Next week we will make cards and gifts.

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