The Mail-Journal, Volume 16, Number 5, Milford, Kosciusko County, 21 February 1979 — Page 6

THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., February 21,1979

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TO PARTICIPATE IN MISS INDIANA UNIVERSE PAGEANT — Rachel Morris, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morris, Milford, will be "Miss Milford” in the Miss Indiana Universe Pageant on March 4, at Merryville. sponsors are the Milford Lions Club and the Milford Area Development Council. She is a 1978 graduate of Wawasee High School and is currently a freshman at Brigham Young University. Utah, where she is studying pre-law and at Indiana University-Purdue. Fort Wayne, where she is studying business law.

Visiting matrons, patrons night observed by OES

In a called meeting on February 9, 50 members and guests attended the old fashioned meeting of Kosciusko Chapter 160, Order of the Eastern Star, honoring visiting matrons and patrons. Special guests were Fred Rowe of Lakeville, grand organist; and Patricia Ridenback of Nappanee,' district deputy. Members and guests dressed in old-fashioned attire. Organist Sue Martin of Leesburg sang, “Love, Sweet Love” to the grand organist and “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” to the district deputy. Worthy matron Bernice Longfellow read poems, “Best Wishes,” “A Little Time," “Wasn’t It Fun,” and “Making Friends” to the grand organist, district deputy, visiting matrons and patrons and other distinguished guests respectively. A closing poem, “When Mother Cooked With Wood,” was also read by the worthy matron. Mrs. Dale Morehouse of Leesburg furnished entertainment by showing her thimble collection. Refreshments of meat, cheese, home-baked bread and ap piebutter with coffee were served by the social committee at tables decorated with antiques and kerosene lamps. Members of the social committee were Cheryl Brunjes, Agnes Hurd, Elsie Free, Deborah Hackworth, Jean

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Purcell and Anna Estep. Visiting guests were from Nappanee, Lakeville. Syracuse. South Bend, Walkerton, New Carlisle, Warsaw. Bourbon, Elkhart, Mishawaka, Culver. Osceola. Leesburg and Bremen OES officers ore elected Kosciusko Chapter 160 Order of the Eastern Star met on February 7 in a stated meeting and to elect new officers. Elected officers are as follows: Worthy matron — Cheryl Brunjes Worthy patron — Allen Brunjes Associate matron — Scerita Melendez Associate patron —- Joe O. Estep Treasurer — Wilma Ruch Secretary — Gertrude Ritter Conductress — Bernice Longfellow Associate conductress — Marjorie Coy Installation will be on Saturday evening, March 10. The next stated meeting will be March 7 with a farewell to retiring officers and yearly reports. Refreshments were provided by Mrs. Joe Estep, Susie Butler and Mrs. Donal Rumfelt.

Louis Firestones to celebrate anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Firestone, r 4 Syracuse, will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary at an open house to be held in their residence on Sunday, Feb. 25. Family and friends are invited to the open house from 4-0 p.m. Louis Firestone and the former Pauline Hibschman were united

Efficient Homemakers learn of toxic houseplant dangers

Members of the Efficient Homemakers Home Economic Club at North Webster met last Thursday in the home of Betty Ganger, with Alice Long serving as co-host ess. Toxic Plants Garden remarks by Viola Richcreek involved the dangers of toxic houseplants with children and animals. Response to roll call was ”My One Extravagance.” Della Helvey led in singing the song of the month. “Reuben and Rachel” followed by devotions by Joan Wagoner. Mrs. Helvey was in charge of the citizenship portion entitled. “What is Citizenship?” The history of Winona Lake was given by Vera Zurcher on cultural arts. Mrs. Richcreek gave the club lesson on energy conservation.

Hoover girls hostesses for Milford Homemakers

Penny and Susie Hoover were the hostesses for the Milford Homemakers 4-H club meeting on February 13. SUMMER BRIDE — Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Strole of Syracuse announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their' daughter, Laura P. Hyndman, to Kenneth L. Edwards of Syracuse. A graduate of Wawasee, High School with the class of 1978, the bride-elect is employed with Burger Dairy Store in Syracuse. Her fiance is a 1976 graduate of Warsaw High School and served for two and one-half years in the U.S. Army. < ' A summer wedding is planned.

| LOUISA’S LETTER © Dear Louisa, 1 recently moved to this part of the country from the west and I have been amazed at the friendliness of the people. My mother, who was very old. lived with us a month after we came here to live. When she died, the neighbors on our street came over immediately and we were deluged with food and flowers. They brought in fried chicken, hot rolls, cakes and casseroles. They arranged flowers for the house and all of them came to the funeral. In our former home, a funeral was considered more or less of a private affair and that is why we were so astonished at the way these people acted. Is it a trait of the region or of just this state? Westerner-Ga. Answer: The people of the South, particularly those in the small towns, have always helped each other in times of trouble. The reason for sending gifts of food probably started because of the number of relatives who usually came from other places at such a time, and it was a convenience to the bereaved

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in marriage on February 26,1939, in the Syracuse Church of God. The Firestones are the parents of seven children, Martha Yerger, Plainfield, Pa.; Jerry, Fort Wayne; Tom, Nappanee; Mary Jo Lundy, North Webster; Peggy Smith, Syracuse; and Gary and David, both of South Bend. They are also the grandparents of 12.

Myrtle Likens received the door prize. Mary Sullivan will be the March hostess. BPW learn of wildflowers The Syracuse Business and Professional Women’s Club met at the Masonic Temple Tuesday night for its regular monthly meeting with 20 members in attendance. Mrs. Florence Stauffer of Etna Green presented the program by showing slides of wildflowers found in the area. Club president Mary Van Dyke conducted a brief business meeting following the program. Doris Coburn received the door prize. Hostesses for the month were Arlene Mohler and Grace Eyer.

Lisa Kaiser led the group in singing “Row Row Row Your Boat” in a round. Kristi Templin, president, handed out the books for this coming 4-H year. Mrs. Bob Cline offered suggestions and gave a demonstration on embroidery. Refreshments were served by the hostess. The next meeting will be held March 13 in Melissa and Melody Tom’s home. Silver Thimbles entertain for husbands Members of the Silver Thimble Club of Milford entertained their husbands at a Saint Valentine’s dinner in a Goshen Restaurant on Monday evening, Feb. 12. Mrs. Don Beer, Mrs. Mathew Pamer and Mrs. Steve Bur were hostesses. The tables and dining room were decorated in red and white. A smorgasboard dinner was served. Mrs. Steve Bur read a poem entitled “If We Had Never Met.” Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Haab won the game prize. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Speicher won the prize for being married the longest and Mr. and Mrs. Don Leman received the prize for being the most recently married.

) who had little time to give to planning and preparing meals for a number of people. It’s comforting also, to know, that one’s friends are so thoughtful. Louisa Dear Louise: 1 am twelve years old and a boy has asked me for a date and my mother thinks 1 am too young. Don’t you think she is acting like an old fogy? Pam-111. Answer: No, Pam, on the contrary, I think you are too young to have regular dates. On the other hand if you are going to a party or the movies in a group, I see nothing wrong about it. It is a mistake for a girl to start out so young with regular dates, for when she gets to the age to have a good time all the boys think of her as being older than she is. So take my advice and enjoy your boy friends in a group with other young people for a few more years. Louisa. Address letters: Louisa, Box 532. Orangeburg, S.C. 29115

Quilt shows Warrior spirit

By LESLIE WHITMAN An unusual quilt can be spotted at home games of the Wawasee High School Warriors basketball squad. This quilt was made by Mrs. Robert D. Hamman of Syracuse for the Wawasee High School Booster Club. On the front are sketches of the varsity girls’ and boys’ basketball players showing birthdates and hobbies. The varsity coaches, administrative staff, cheerleaders, team managers, mascots plus the school song and class mottos are also pictured. The back of the quilt features a Warrior surrounded by autographs of the players, coaches, cheerleaders, managers and administrators. The Warrior colors of green and gold were used. The idea for such a quilt came from Jeanette Keim of the booster club. She contacted Mrs. Hamman plus all the players’ parents to gather the information. Mrs. Hamman said. “This is the first thing I’ve made for the school.” Made Os Sheets Each square on the quilt, 9xlo inches in size, was cut from sheets. The patterns were then drawn on the squares, first in pencil and later in ink. Embroidery paint was used to finish each square. There are a total of 72 squares in the quilt. All the squares were sewn together by machine and filled with dacron. Mrs. Hamman said, “It’s all washable.” Mrs. Hamman spent 130 hours on the quilt. She commented. “You don’t do it overnight.” The quilt is approximately 75x95 inches in size. “All of the people at the school were really helpful,” said Mrs. Hamman. “In general, it was a fun thing to do. I think the kids are enjoying it.” Everything on the quilt is sports-related. Likes Handicrafts The Syracuse woman has been quilting for 12 years. “I just like all handicrafts,” she said.. Her

iinHi 31 H' IH \ i fc ’ >• ’W ' " - • TO BE HONORED — Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Bailey of Milford will be honored at an open house on Sunday, March 4, from 2 to 5 p.m. in their home on West First Street in Milford. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey were married February 27, 1954. in Tunica, Miss. They are the parents of four children, Teresa, Terry, Michael and Rhonda, all at home. Hosting the event will be the Bailey children, Mr. and Mrs. Windy Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Dolly and Mr. and Mrs. James Moore. Friends and relatives are invited to attend the open house.

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UNIQUE QUILT — Mrs. Robert D. Hamman of Syracuse is shown above with a unique quilt she made for the Wawasee High School Booster Club. The quilt features all the varsity boys’ and girls’ basketball players, coaches, managers, cheerleaders and administrative staff. It took her 130 hours to complete the quilt.

favorite hobby is baking. She also sews. She took up quilting to make a gift for a sister. “It just happened,” she said. “I've always liked todocrafts.” She makes a variety of different quilts, some for gifts, others for sale. Most quilts she will design herself. She has used some patterns. On the Wawasee quilt, all the designs are her own. She has

enjoyed art since high school days. “It’s always been easy for me to do,” she commented. Last year, she made 11 quilts. Her largest was for a king-size bed and had 100 squares. Five Children Her husband, Robert, is principal of; Syracuse Elementary School jPhe Hammans have five children. Tim. 20, a sophomore at Grace College; Kelly. 19, married and living in

North Carolina; Rodney, 16, a junior at Wawasee; Kina. 15, a freshman at Wawasee; and Keela Jo, 14, in the eighth grade at Syracuse Junior High. The family has resided in the Syracuse area for 11 years. They live at 311 S. Huntington Street and are members of the Milford Christian Church Does she have any future craft projects? "I'd like to try anything,” said Mrs. Hamman.