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PAGE EIGHT Civic League at Brighton Will Meet Wednesday Mrs. Stella Amass of St. Paul, to Speak BRIGHTON, Doc. 29 (Special). The Civic League will meet at the home of Mrs.

Russell Brown Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Stella Amass 'of St. Paul, head of thr stale department of psychiatric education there, will speak. Mrs.

Amass, a former Brighton girl, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Horine, has been making a holiday visit, here. The entertaining committee is headed by Mrs.

Cora Amerine, chairman, and includes Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Emma Reader, Mrs. Charles Yancey, Mrs. John L.

Ash, Mrs. O. C. Isenberg and Mrs. Paul L.

Warner. Members of St. John's Evangelical Women's Guild will hold its annual Sunshine Sister Christinas party this evnning in the basement of the church. The weekly community prayer meeting will be held Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock at the Alvin Oertel home on Brown street Brighton Church Service will be celebrated at 7 o'clock New Year's Day at St. Alphonsus Catholic church and at 9 o'clock at St.

John's Catholic church at Medora, the Rev. Father William F. Klasner officiating. Farewell Dinner surprise potluck dinner was given by members of the Presbyterian Church Sunday for James Gillespie, a student, at Blackburn College, Carlinville, who has been supplying the pulpit here for the past year. The new pastor, the Rev.

Agans, will move here next week. Christmas Dinner Annie Schmidt entertained the following guests for Christmas dinner: Mr. and Mrs. T. A.

Proctor, St. Louis; Mr. and Mrs. Newell Strohbeck and son, Leon, of Fosterburg; Mr. and Mrs.

Harvey Schmidt and sons, Merle and Lloyd, Mr. and Mrs, Clyde Bruggeman of Woodburn, and Miss Emma Jones of Brighton. Mr. and Mrs. Edward A.

Well had as their guests at Christmas dinner the following: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Well and family, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Well and family, Mr.

and Mrs. Lloyd Well and son, Donald and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Anders, son and daughter of Brighton. Dinner at Oertel Home guests at the home of Mrs.

Minnie Oertel were her children and grandchildren, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ross, Miss Pauline Ross and Paul Ross of Alton, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Oertel, son, Leland, Mr.

and Mrs. Otto Schneider, sons, Edwin and Freddie, and Miss Carolyn Schneider, Mr. and Mrs. William Schafer, daughter, Charlott, and sons, David and Billy, Mr. and Mrs.

Carl Scheffel, sons, Richard, Paul and Harold, and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hermes, daughter, Marietta and son, Donald. Dinner Party dinner guests in the Robert McAfee home were Mr. and Mrs.

Walter Wakefield of WilliumsviHe, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth McAfee of Chesterfield, Mrs. Katherine Lockenvilz of Bloomington, Mr. and Mrs.

Myron Cooper of Alton, Mr. and Mrs. Mayo McAfee and family and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McAfee and family, all of Brighton.

Guests at Christmas and Mrs. Russell S. Brown spent Christmas at the home of'their daughter, Mrs. Tanner Smith, and family of Alton. Other guests at the Smith home included Mr.

and Mrs. Harold Baker and children of St. Louis. Christmas Dinner in the John Stamper home Christmas included the following guests: Mr. and Mrs.

Hugh Winslade, Mr. and Mrs. Clias Winslade, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Winslade and daughters and Mr and Mrs.

Fred Hermes. Dinner Guests guests at the home of Mrs. Minnie Oertel on Christmas Day ulso included Mr and Mrs. Nolan Austin, Alton, Mi.s Roberta Tucker, Brighton, and Gilbert Parker, Champaign. Christmas ut Hoynlton BRIGHTON--Mrs.

Anna Nelson and son, Harold, and Miss Ida Oertel celebrated Christmas at Hoyel- ton with Mrs. Nelson's daughter Mrs. Louis Koelling, and family. Christmas I'roBrams BRIGHTON. Christmas program at the Presbyterian Churcl opened with prayer by Mrs.

Leila B. Fritchie. After hymns and Scripture reading, recitations were given by the following children: Carolyn Bolt, Tommy Brit-key, Donald Sfhrooder, Mary Katherine Warner, David McAfee, Marvin Mouser, Sonny Schrooder Billy Oburlander, Ronald Aldridge Carol Gene Long. Freddie Obor- Jander, Virginia Scbroeder, Louis Marlene Ham, Jeanne McAfee, Catherine McAfee, Foster, Joyce Roady, Betty Downs, and Billy Stumper. A duet, "Song of the Christ Child," was sung by Nancy Aldrldgo and Alice Towse.

Exercise, "Keeping His Birthday," by Mi's. Harry Simpson's class; gong, "Little Lord Jesus," by Mrs. John Downs' class. Song, "Silent Night," by Dale Laux; reading by Dorothy Moehle; exercise, "Children of the Christmas-Tide," by Mrs. John Downs' class.

saxophone solo by Carson Obedunder; recitation. "A Closing Prayer," given by Bobby Downi. Christmas program at the Evangelical Church opened with un organ prelude by Mrs. Roland Ing- huni, followed by hymn by the congregation, prayer by the Rev. Hnlph W.

Heller, Scripture reading, Alvin Stomme, and recitations by the following children: Dorothy ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, The Nevada Steams Ahead Nevada (above), shown during 1940 fleet maneuvers off the California lip Nevada is a staler shin of the U. S. Oklahoma which was damaged in the Dec. 7 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor The Nevada has a July, 1914, and rebuilt in 1927-29. The Nevada and Oklahoma were the first battleships in the first world war to burn all-oil fuel.

In Coast Artillery C. F. Sunderland, stationed at alveston, with the Coast Artillery. His parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Sunderland, 3231 Hawthorne ooulevard, recently visited their son at camp. Lou Winslade, Carolyn Kruse, Ralph Ebbler, Charles Isenberg, George Kruse, Delmar Watts, Charlotte Straube, Charles Rittenhouse, -Clarence Orban, Dennis Orban, Shirley Watts, Karen Scheffel, Nor ma Straube. Exercise, "Christmas Cooks," by Ruth Neubauer, Mary Lou Elmore and Bernice Orban. Exercise, "If," by Billy Oertel and Harold Scheffel. Song, "Gifts for Jesus," by Marietta Hermes and Betty Scheffel.

A pageant was presented by the junior class under the direction of Ethel Jones, entitled, "A Light on the Hill." The characters were the following: Marian Kuehnel, Ruth Boker, Freddie Schneider, Bernice Kruse, Gloria Neubauer, Jerome Kamp, Elmer Orban, Keith Wilton, Jimmie Isenberg and Bobby Boker. Remarks were made by Alvin Stamme, teacher of the Young class. The offering was taken for the benefit of the Orphan's home at Hoyelton. At St. Paul's Methodist church a pageant was given by the Sunday School under the direction of Miss Emma Jones.

The following took part: the Rov. Harry Nease, Mrs. Harry Nease, David Lively, Virgil Jones, William Burk, Jean Allen, Billie Burk, Minnie Burk, May Hunt, Clcon Jones, William Yost, Alan Jones, Wondel Towse, Earl Lee and Wesley Swan. A reading was given by Miss Mary McAfee, with Miss Lucy Reader as pianist. Returns from Trip in South F.

Nelson returned Wednesday from a toui through the Southern States, calling on Capt. and Mrs. J. A. Murphy of Macoii, and going far south as Florida.

Dinner BRIGHTON. Christmas dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Fen Ion wore: Mr. and Mrs.

George Meier and daughter, Evelyn, and granddaughter. Sylvia, of Jonesburg, Mr. and Mrs. Ferdic Meier of Alton, Miss Viola Meier of St. Louis and Miss Altu Meier of Shipnwn.

Afternoon cullers were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Meier and family of Shipman. Christmas Dinner Dinner guests in the apartment of Miss Elizabeth Haag at Alton included her fattier, Homy Haag. of Godfrey, Miss Haag anil Will Haag of the West Sido, Mr.

and Mrs. William Dependahl, daughter, Helen, and son, Robert, of Ihe Delhi vicinity, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cotter of Alton. Kelickiili Tarty BRIGHTON.

The Hebcknhs met Friday night with Noble Grand Ruth'liennes presiding. Mrs. Hermes at "'uigcd a Christmas pro- ram, which consisted of a flag tribute. Those taking part wen- Billy and Bucky Stamper, Dorothy Lou and Dona Hue Winslade, Shirley Montague, Uuth Hermes md Hetty Stamper. The drama, 'Catching up with Christmas," was presented by the following characters Fannii- Kuehnel, Ueulah Bunzy, Mabel Meisenhelmer, Ruth and Edith Long, Evelyn Laux, Birthday Party At Medora Home MEDORA, Dec.

29 A triple birthday celebration was held Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Warner.

This is an annual event and the honored guests were P. L. Warner, of Brighton, Mrs. Stanley Otten of Modesto and Miss lone Challacombe of Medora, all of their birthdays falling on Dec. 26.

An oyster supper was served. Gifts were presented to the honored trio. Present were: Mr. and Mrs. P.

L. Warner and family and Mrs. Kale Ritchey of Brighton; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Marshall and son of Piasa, Mr.

and Mrs. Stanley Otten of Modesto, Miss Mary Jack of Browns, 111., Mr. and Mrs. H. E.

Challacombe and daughter, Miss lone, Mr. and Mrs. William Searles, Owen Strunk, Mr. and Mrs. R.

E. Warner. B. N. A.

to Meet Neighbors will meet Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. Jane Shields. There will be a gift exchange and officers for the coming year will be elected. Newiyweds Charivaricd and Mrs. Jack Peek, newlyweds, were charivaried Friday evening by eight co-workers on his shift at the Alton Box- board they having followed the groom home from work that evening.

The group brought their music with them and furnished entertainment playing and singing. They presented the couple with a Shirley Montague, Marian Kuehnel. Mrs. Hermes presented all officers wilh a token of appreciation, after which the regular meeting was held. After the meeting a gift exchange was held.

Harry Jones, Hubert Watt, Fred Hermes, Fred Simmons and Joe Swan prepared the refreshments for the evening. Forty-two members were present. Brighton Notes BRIGHTON. Mr. and Mrs Sol Madison of Godfrey spent the holidays in the Earl Reader and Bert Camp homes.

Mrs. Ruth Kelsey and son, Willard, and Miss Bertha Boulter ate Christmas dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Howard Kelsey and son in St Louis. Miss Minnie Dependahl of Alton spent Christmas at her home hero.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward and daughter, Marian, spent Christinas in Wood River will Mrs. Kuehnol's brother, Willian Magulre, and family. Mr.

and Mrs. Louis Mouser am son, Marvin, sponl Christmas at Pana in the J. C. Kennedy homo Mrs. Francos Holdemann ate Christmas dinner at the home of her daughter, Mrs.

M. H. Ziegenbein. Mrs. Anna Jones spent Christmas at Alton with Mr.

and Mrs. Bcr Huobonor. Mrs. Emil Bucldo accompaniet her son, Kenneth, to St. Louis or his way to his army post in Pennsylvania after spending the holidays with his parents.

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Lamper sponl Friday afternoon at Alton. Mrs. Emma Greenfield hod as guests during the holidays hoi nephew and wife, Mr.

and Mrs Frank Greenfield, of St. Louis, ant Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brautigan of Alton. Miss Gloria and Miss Ruti Neubauer had as their guests Sal' lirday afternoon, Miss Mariar Kuehnel and Miss Charlotte Scha fer of Delhi.

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The visitors were treated. In the group were Clyde Steele, Jack Dover, William Miller, Henry Waters, Henry Oiler, Floyd Bowman, William Spurgeon and Wiliam Ellis. Christmas and Mrs. Clifford Tober had as Christmas dinner uests Mr. and Mrs.

Walter Wheat and sons, Carl and Arthur, and Miss Mary Helen Tober, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Powell and son, Keith, of St. Louis, Mr. and Mrs.

Elmer Walters of Overland, Miss Alpha Jean Tober of Buffalo, S. D. Carl Wheat has finished his training at Rantoul and is awaiting orders the first of the year. Mr. and Mrs.

R. E. Warner attended dinner at Brighton at the home of their son, P. L. Warner.

Other guests included Mr. and Mrs. Roy Marshall and son of Piasa, Mr. and Mrs. William Ritchey and son of Bethel and Mrs.

Kate Ritchey. Guests at the Lyall and Wagner home included Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Hand and daughter, Jackie, George Mueller, Mr. and Mrs.

Willard Mueller, Mr. and Mrs. Verne Mueller and -family, all of Alton, Marvin Rands of Chesterfield, and Charles Johnson of Bethel. Mr. and Mrs.

W. W. Harris had as guests Mr. and Mrs. H.

F. Watkins, and Mr. and Mrs. William Greer. Guests at the S.

M. Sarginson home included Mr. and Mrs. Robert Garner of St. Louis, Mr.

and Mrs. Gordon Lahey and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Searles of Alton, Mr. and Mrs.

John Sarginson of Wood River, Walter Wilton, Charles Peebles, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Sarginson and family. Mr. and Mrs.

F. E. Whitfield had as guests Mrs. T. H.

Craig, H. M. Craig and Mrs. Cora Patton. Mr, and Mrs.

M. F. Dodge had Mrs. Nona Marshall and J. R.

Carter of Carlyle, 111. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Maska were Mr. and Mrs.

Kenneth Downs and son of Fidelity, George Pitman of Chesterfield and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Maska. Mr. and Mrs.

A. T. Wilton had as guests Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilton and son, Keith, of Brighton and Mrs.

Emma Patton. Mr. and Mrs. H. R.

Range had as guests the Misses Clare and Huldah Proismeyer and Howard Strunk of St. Louis, and Mrs. Pauline Strunk. Mr. and Mrs.

H. T. Searles entertained Mr. and Mrs. Lester Searles of St.

Louis and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Searles of Alton. Mr. and Mrs.

J. W. Robinson, Mrs. Edith Robinson, Mrs. Alma Gilworth and Mr.

and Mrs. W. D. Gilworth attended a famHy dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

George C. Robinson in Alton Thursday. Other guests included Mr. and Mrr. J.

T. Robinson of Springfield, Mr. and Mrs. Karl Robinson and son of St. Louis and Miss Mildred Dennis of Alton.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Downs had as guests Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Searles and family of Carlinville, Mr.

and Mrs. George Means and son of Fidelity, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Downs and son and Mr. and Mrs.

Vernon Maska are guests. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Woolsey entertained Mr. and Mrs.

William Vigas of Roodhouse, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Shanks, Rolla, Mr. and Mrs. John Alalla of Carrollton, Mr.

and Mrs. Austin Woolsey, Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Woolsey and Raymond Heath of Jerseyville. Mr.

and Mrs. L. C. Tucker and family, Mr. and Mrs.

Irl Rhoads, Mr. and Mrs. Owen Rhoads and Mrs. M. A.

Enstham attended a family dinner nt the home of Mr. and Mrs. Byron Rhoads In Carrollton. Mr. and Mrs.

Norton Sanders entertained the following group of relatives: Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Alexander and family of Donnelson, Mr.

and Mrs. J. F. Metcalfe, Mr. and Mrs.

T. E. Motcalfe of Chesterfield, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hemhrough and sona of Greenfield, Mr.

and Mrs. H. E. Middlekauff of Carlinville, Mr. and Mrs, George Sanders and Mi.

and Mrs. P. H. Sanders. Dinner guests of Mr.

and Mrs. Russel Rich Thursday were Mr, and Mrs. E. T. Hightchew, Mrs.

Alice Rich of Fidelity and Mrs. Dora Osborn. Medora Notes Mary Jack of Browns, 111., returned -home Saturday after a visit in the H. E. Challacombe home.

Mrs. Lewis Witt and son, Walter Lee, of St. Louis visited Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. I.

E. Day. In the afternoon Walter Lee attended a birthday party at Brighton for Cecelia Orr. Mrs. Vincent Peebles and Mrs.

Lucille Wheeler spent Saturday at Alton. Mrs. Lee Zipprich and three sons of Peoria arrived Friday evening for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Sarah Wilson. Miss Leona Wilson of Alton and Mr.

and Mrs. Clarence Emmons and family of Brighton were guests Thursday of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carroll. Mr.

and Mrs. L. C. Dougherty visited at Rockbridge Friday afternoon with her aunt, Mrs. Cora Ruyle.

Mrs. Ruyle suffered a broken hip this fall and since returning home from the hospital has suffered a stroke. Mr. and Mrs. Hervia Sullivan re turned home Friday night from a visit at Moline and Chicago.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bruns and family were guests of her brother, Laverne Parrish, at Alton Friday evening. Mrs. William Searles visited Thursday night and Friday with her daughter, Mrs.

Stanley Otten at Modesto. Mr. and Mrs. George Sanders were supper guests Thursday evening of her parents in Carlinville Mrs. Minnie Brandow of Hammond, arrived Thursday morning for a two weeks' visit with her sister, Mrs.

Mabel Chism Mrs. Winfred Lahr of Piasa visited Friday at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. George Glower Mr. and Mrs. E.

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McLaln and son, Rlehard of Kane, visited Frl- Iny with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wool- soy. Mr. and Mrs.

John Chism and family, Mrs. Mabel Chism and Mr. and Mrs. John Kirsch attended a family dinner Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Ambrose Brown, in Alton. Other guests Included Miss Stella Bringhurst of St. Louis, Mrs. Minnie Brandow of Hammond, Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Mann. Alex Neal Is visiting his son, iharles Neal, and family in Louisiana. Mi s. J. K.

Chlsrn has received word of the serious Illness of her sister, Mrs. Clem Smith, at Chicago. Mrs. Joe Slivka and son, Bill, of Centralia visited over Friday night at the home of her father, J. L.

Tober. Mrs. Clayton Powell and Mrs. Lewis Dodge visited their sister, Mrs. Raymond Bennett, at Challacombe Saturday.

Miss Anna Belle Brown of Alton is visiting Mr. and Mrs. John Chism. Mr. and Mrs.

M. F. Dodge were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Seele at Webster Groves Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Norton Sanders and family and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Metcalf spent Saturday at Alton.

Lewis Dodge is ill at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dodge, at Kemper. Mrs. Charles Burger visited Saturday with Mrs.

Cora Ruyle at Rockbridge. Mr. and Mrs. J. F.

Shields entertained Sunday with a Christmas dinner, the guests including Mr. and Mrs. Lester Searles of St. Louis and Mr. and Mrs.

H. F. Shields, the Misses Joyce and Janet Shields. A Christmas dinner was held Enlists in Air Corps Glen Jenkins, who enlisted at City Hall, Monday, and now It at Jefferson Barracks for weeks of training before going to Randolph Field, for Air Corps training. His parents reside at East Alton.

He is a graduate of East Alton-Wood River High School and was employed at Owens-nil. nois Glass Co. photo, Sunday at the home of Mrs. Laura Johnson, south of town. Present were Mr.

and Mrs. Johnson and son, John Amos, of Memphis, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bealld and St. Louis, Mr.

and Mrs, Edwin Powers, Mrs. Amy Rice and son, Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. George Gwillim spent Christmas at the home of his son, Fred Gwillim In ville.

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