Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 8

EVENING TELEGKAPH RIVER Day Social a Huge Success. St. Patrick's Day social which anr an8ed and ven he Ladles 1 SJ' Be "ttrd'a Catholic Church In tuelr hall Saturday night proved to be ft Success. The color scheme of grocn Mia white In keeping with St. Pat- Wok Day was carried out In hall dec- tne ftrce Post booth.

The most pleasant affair was a financial success as wall as a social success. A number of people motored down from Alton to attend. The hall was fllhsd to Its capacity and everyone attending spent a most enjoyable evening. Five hundred, pinochle and euchre Were played, the favors being awarded 'as follows: For Euchre Mrs. James Mooney, first; Mrs.

Boschert, second. Ben Miller, flrst; Edward Buckner, second. 'Pinochle Ladles: Mrs. Glen Te- Edward Lasbury, treau, first; Mrs Gents 8. Hackenthal, first; L.

Buckner, second. Five Ladles: Mrs. M. F. Manning, first; Mrs.

Kiel, second. Gents M. Connors, joe Barr, second. Alton, first; The parcel post booth proved to be a very Interesting feature of the evening. Sandwiches, coffee and cake were served by tho ladles, More of these enjoyable affairs are anticipated after Easter.

Odd Fellows to Hold Special Meeting. The Odd Fellows will hold a special meeting In their new hall, formerly the Schilllnger building, Tuesday night. The deal for the property wae transacted Wednesday. They have been rather handicapped In much of their lodge work on account of being without their paraphernalia and not having their hall In which to hold meetings. The purchase of this new building Will enable them to carry on their Initiatory work and gives them a large and spacious hall for the use of all their social activities as well as their regular business transactions.

Spring Fashion Show Being Planned. The Homo Economic Section Committee of the Wood River Women's Club are planning for a Spring Fashion Show to be given March 27, jn Wood River school. Icr, who assisted the hostess In enter- tiJnlng the young people. Preparing for Easter Mnslo Tho Choir of the First Baptist Church met Saturday evening and held a rehearsal for tholr Easter music. TJio choir will be under the leadership of L.

O. Osborn and special music will bo given. Ticket Drawn at Bedasr Store No. 7377 was tho number drawn Saturday for the silver buffet set at tho Bolser store. Move to Wood River Mr.

and. Mrs. KIngsland have moved from St. Louis to Wood River and nra- residing between 2nd and 3rd on Acton avenue. Weed End Visitor Hay SlmpRon of Soronto, III spent the week end with his uncle, Earl Stocker.

Choir to Meet The Choir of the First Baptist Church will meet Tuesday evening at 7:30 sharp at tho church. A full attendance is desired. Missionary Meeting Friday afternoon a issionary meeting will be held at tho home of Mrs. E. H.

Payne of 9th street. The Home Missions topic will be "Immigrants and tho foreign topic will be Japan. Members from Wood River to Attend Lltchfleld Meeting. The Woman's Presbytorial Society of the Presbyterian church of the Alton Presbytery will meet In Litch- fleld Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Delegates from the Wood River church will attend.

Weed End Oertrudo Kittle of Penning avenue sp tno week end ln Upper Alton with her sister, Mrs. Arch Rosenberger. Llttlo Son III George Alvin, little son of Mr. and Mrs. George Oetken of 3rd and AC- ton avenue Is 111 with the grippe.

tt MoCo "um Entertain and Mrs. George McCollum had 8un dlnne euests her Mrs. Charles Meyers, her niece and nephew, Mr. and Mrs. Laverne Schm and mile son.

Dean, Mr "and nnJ lan nnd cn "dren James and Mildred from Edwardsville were also guests of the day. Mrs. Dlckson Entertains rt an Ira OUver D1 enter wlt a o'clock dinner on Sunday. Covers were laid for Mr OUT OUR WAY BY WILLIAMS st( MlCrKf A6 WELV.TAKE A COUPUA MA WON' KNOW WE WOZ. IN TVV HOUSE.

6Mt'LL IN AN "TOOK EM! I'LL TELL SMJt'N NEAF? HOUSE wm-toor FEAR CONTRADICTION: not very fluently, but it Is thought vllle was held this morning from the MONDAY. MARCH 19. 1923. NiOB prizes will be given for three kinds of dresses exhibited. The ma- or the first one is not to exceed 11.00;'for the second not to exceed $1,85.

There will also be a priie for a bungalow apron, the material of Which is not to exceed 75 cents. The committee are fomulaUng plans -for MB added feature which is arousing much interest and which will be a very elaborate feature ot the Spring Show. More definite announcements in this regard, or as eoon as the ladles complete their arrangements for the added attractions will be published later. The committee in charge are! Chairman, Mrs. Joseph Bund, with Mrs.

William Bacheldor, Mrs. William Penrose, Mrs. C. E. Graves.

Church to Be Built. Ground was broken Saturday for the basement of the Christian Church Which will be built at the corner of Second and L6rena avonue. The present plans are to finish a basement 86 feet by BO feet which they Intend using tor their church services until some time later when they find it eanvenlent to build a church. Wood River can boast of about 12 Churches when the new building is finished. Ladles to Give Silver Tea.

Ladies' Aid Society of the First Baptist Church will give a sliver tea in their basement from 2 until 5 o'clock. The public is cordially invited to attend, to Entertain Jolly Time Club. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Conrad will entertain the Jolly Time Club this evening at their home on Ferguson avenue.

Party for Eva Mueller. BJva Mueller, daughter of Mr. and MM. B. C.

Mueller of 700 Madison ftVenne was very pleasantly surprised Saturday evening by 'the members of tess. Uttert and Bob and Danny nnd tho host and hos- Notes Miss Alma Meriwether of St. Louis has returned to her homo after speZ ing several days with Mrs. w. Weaver of Ferguson avenue.

Dow and of of Lorena avenue and Herbert Mo- Mrs! St Ul8 WUh Mrs. Thomas Bond of Penning, are- ln Alton MrSl Harv Nevlln of Up- Vl8ited over NORTH SIDE "Seeing la I am wondering about those people who tell so proudly.that they do not believe anything they cannot see. They coud not see that cold wind MWV AU that whatever trouble there is with her vocal chords will soon dlsapper. William Sprlngman's condition is very favorable since the transfusion of blood was made severaj days ago and he is regaining strength steadily according one of his brothers. His brother George, who furnished the blood for transfusion has suffered no yesterday afternoon and evening as i inconvenience, eapecialy, because of it came down the pike, evceedlng all I tne sacrifice either.

He appear aa RDAArl llmita Kiit .31,1 bUXom and hriunrlncr Mrs. John Doren and Mrs. Edward Rim 8lara Harr and Miss Lucy Schmleder were In Alton Saturday jg I attended the Hippodrome. Mr. and Mrs.

Sam Dayls of East St. Her classmates. David Maloney and Mildred Traband arranged are affair, and the decorations were in kteping with St. Patrick's Day. Sham- rtMkv and green hats were in evidence fa the home.

the various 'games plnyed a number of successful contestants carried away the several prizes. The winners were Mildred Traband, Gertrude Doyle, Joe Brien, Francis Gal- Mildred Tra- Mrs. gam Sanders of Wood River as Alton on business Saturday Miss Hollard of Alton spent Saturday In Wood River on business Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mitty and daughter of Edwardsville spent the walk- 1 Rlver wlth and Mrs.

Albens of Penning avenue Mrs. Frank Cline and daughter Al- astasia of East St. Louis spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. A Swan of 'Ferguson avenue.

nor and Percy Rainier. Those present were band, Gertrude Dod, Mildred Volz, Bleanor Bacheldor, Mary Tuley, Mar- Ian and Roberta Mead, Kay Tlpton, Meta Little, Ruth Hartwig, Grace Stoneham, Francis Hueber, Harmon Ferguson, Wayne Flnley, Earl Rook Emmet Halloran, Joe Brien, Percy Ramier, Francis Galnor, Verdell Wll- llame, David Maloney, Alden McCreo- William Mead, Mrs. S. H. Allen Mrs.

H. H. Mead and Miss Katie Muel- We are always in a position to take care of your building requirements, whether i Lumber, Building or other necessary to completion of your house. Springman Lumber Company W1017 Kin. i London's Infamous Slums.

The slums of London, especially in Bhoredltch and Bethnal Green; have scores of householders who have not had to pay any rent for two or three years and have not the remotest idea of who their landlords are. The landlords dare not coine forward and admit that they own these houses, which are In a shocking state of repair. The property is now a liability rather than (in asset. These tumbledown houses have mostly fallen Into the hands of foreigners and change hands so frequently that track is lost of the former owners. The queen was shown some of the worst of these places by tho mayor when she visited Shoreditch recently.

She had expressed a wish that nothing should be "tidied up" beforehand. In two rooms of one ram- ihackle dwelling In Wllraer gardens lives a man with no less than nine children. speed limits, but they surely did believe it was among those present. If they did not, they are certainly in the sure enough class of unbelievers. Tree branches, shingles, did not see the wind either but they felt its force, and gave up.

The mercury, in the thermometers dropped from B4 above yesterday noon, to zero this morning at 6 'o'clocft. Gardners and farmers did some rapid hustling yesterday afternoon getting bulks covered, and hot-beds, especially, well covered and protected and the furnaces in hot houses at floral gardens were flred up extra heavily in order to keep Jack Frost'out of them during last night. The ground hog's six weeks of good weather have expired and it now seems that winter has decided to come ahead and make up for that six weeks layoff. Trouble men who have repaired in a measure the damage' done by the storm of last week to telephone and electric light wires, will have more repairing to do, as the wind yesterday evening and last night did considerable damago. Auto Burned In the Godfrey Road When Wm.

Boyd operator of tho Alton-Godfrey busline was making his last trip out of Alton Saturday night, shortly before 11 o'clock, near the Charles Scheffel place in the God' frey road, ha found an automobile on fire, and being rapidly consumed. It woe an OJdsmoblle, Light Six, he says and there was nobody with the machine and no one sear it as 'far as he could make out. He reported the matter and Sunday the automobile ambulance came from the Heuser garage and hauled in the remains The name of the owner could not'be ascertained Saturday night out here but perhays Henry Heuser has dis covered him. Notes Many Northsiders who had known and esteemed the kindly Wm. Young attended his funeral which was held i yesterday afternoon from the home of his daughter, Mrs.

B. Y. Locke, and Godfrey township whore deceas- ed had lived for many years before! coming to Alton, was represented heavily. Mrs. Mary Hageman who has been very sick at her home in the Godfrey road is convalescing, and her son Fred who was also very ill for several days Is able to be out again Mrs.

Sarah Williams, a victim of paralysis several days ago. is getting along very well, and iShe is able to out of the house, and walk about considerably. She can tali some, but a a buxom and bouncing and peppy as The sale of live stock, on the Robert L. Smith farm in the Grafton road will be held next Thursday March 22. The.

Smith farm has been rented to a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Lawless and they will live with him He Is living in St. Louis, but will move here, as soon as Rohert Smith vacates the house which will be verv soon now. Samuel Parker is having considerable improvement work done to and about his home in State street Among other things, the cellar Is being enlarged considerably, and will be concreted.

Sewer and water connections will be made and a bath room will be added to the conveniences of the home. Mrs.Metz has returned St. Louis after a visit at the home of Mrs-. Imagene Parker in Hawley avenue The latter was 79 years of age a few days ago, and Mrs. Metz and other St Louis relatives and friends came up to attend the birthday celebration, extend congratulations, and best wishes, etc.

Mrs. Parker is in very poor Health when one considers her The funeral of Mrs. Lovi of Mel" St. Louis after a visit with Miss Eu nlcn Ecclea of Delmar avenue. Miss Margaret Hall returned to Normnl yesterday after spending tho spring holidays with her parents, Mr.

nnd Mrs. Will Hall of Stato street. Stanton had a birth anniversary Saturday, nnd that evening was made the pleased victim of surprise party of twenty flve or thirty who called at the home In Tib- bKt street, to congratulate him, extend best wishes. Everybody' had good social time and excellent refreshments were served during tlio evening. Mr.

Stanton In addition to tho good, wishes and congratulations, received some useful presents. Mr. and Mrs. Gus TIbbett and tho former's brother John Tlbbltt, spent Sunday with Colllnsvllle relatives. Net 80 Dutiful.

"Where will Mrs. Dollis go now that both her daughters are -hiarrled? To her son'In-law's house in Chicago or to her son-ln-Iaw In New York-?" askod the man or. the train. "One wants her in Chicago and the other wishes she would go to New York," replied his friend. "What dutiful sons- in-law," remarked the other man.

"1 beg your pardon," said the flrst mnn. "The one In Chicago wishes her to go to New York, and the New York man wishes her to stay In Chicago." Advertise in the Telegraph. FDR "Glllesple" THE PRIDE OF THE COAL BIN THE COAL WITHOUT A FAULT i Telephone BOTH PHONES 639 Vard Office, Klnloeh 2026-U Subscribe for thp Telegraph, home of! her daughter, 'Mrs. John Vo- train 829 Logan street to the Cathedral where a requiem mass was sung. Burial was in Greenwood cemetery.

Services at the Elm street Presbyterian church were well attended yea- terday and those who attended were well repaid. Three sermons, weru preached during the day by Rev. J. H. Gauss of St.

Louis, and the weeks special services were brought to a close. Tax Collector, William Jackson of Godfrey township announces that he has been instructed by county Treas urer Martin to return 'the tax books of that township, Wednesday of this week. This means tardy taxpayers will have to hurry to keep from mak- Ing a trip to Edwa'rdsvllie to squaro their tax accounts. Dr. Mrs.

Anton Glassbrenner and family have returned from Brighton Where they went several days ago, following-the death of Mrs. mother, Mrs. Welgle. Mr. and Mrs.

J. M. Ley! of Carrollton attended the funeral this morning of Mrs. Thomas Lovi. George Ilch has Invested in a Ford touring car, and 'will get some joy riding with his family this summer.

B. O. Hammond who has suffered two or three sieges of the grip this winter is recovering from the last attack, and is wondering the measly thing isn't about ready to acknowledge that it is licked and quit ambushing him. Leslie Chappe has recovered from an attack of the grip. Miss Alma Armour has returned to FERRY'S BULK SEEDS We are sole distributors in this community of M.

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Admission Saturday Night, Champion Game, 26c. Tomorrow and Wednesday came the magic melody, the song that had echoed in his heart "for dark years. when she was blind and he a thief, that song had made him look up and see the face of God then his great sacrifice that she might see! Could she forgive him now with the pallor of prison on his face? Edwin Carewe "Where DM You That Fur Coat?" Thus the dash between mother and flapper who gave her young heart to an old lover! The had failed as buiineu man and husband. The eldest! daughter wooed a career. The mother was incidental a home-maker.

With her home tumbling about' her the brought order out of chaos. But not without' She scaled erery rung in the ladder of enuJ FaHuwI' 1 61 Mored-3 Harold Lloyd in "He Leads and Others Follow' to None Edward. Lavell Maybell In Black and Tan Three Lee's Watch the Pipe Songs and. Stories Tom Gallewell You Tell 'Em Coming Thursday for 4 Days Return Engagement of "RADIO DOLLS" symphony of life In ihe high and low places by Curtis fanton Directed by Try to forget this picture! is a story that will linger in your memory like the echo of an untor- getable song. A story ot life told by people whose hands you would like to grasp in friendship.

A story of the magic of melody from the violin of a beautiful of something else that you cannot see, can only fool, for it clings to the heart and Bings in the soul. Also BOBBY VERNON In "Second Childhood" And Latest Fox News The Wrestling Bear Ed. Minnie I Leonard WikoiS roster I Comedy Singing and I Comet 8klt with Talking Song and Danoo 11 Bert Peggy Vincent Singing, Talking ATTEND THE SHOPHERS- DAILY.