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SIGHT ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1932 Roxana Schools to Hold Graduation ProgramThursday Fourteen Pupils to Promoted From Upper Alton News wUl receive President J. B. Ewers of the of education. Thursday, the Edison School gymnasium at alto were report- The books will be distribut- ee, Friday morning, before? school dismissed for the closing day picnic, superintendent Bruce Ogg said today ThU will enable the teachers to start their work imme- dlfttoly upoa the of school next Jail, without the usual delay of purchasing books. William Hambleton was given authority over the baseball diamond connected with the school grounds, for the summer.

Tomorrow night Charles Stadtman, principal of Bast Alton- Wood River Community High School will address the graduating claw. Another feature of the program win be presentation of American Legion citizenship medal by Commander William Stoneham of Wood River post. The program will open with the clttt march, played by Miss Pearl Cochran. The Rev. Archie Wilson will givs the invocation.

The violin class, by Miss Annabelle Moon, will play "Lullaby," by Stuber, "Little Star," a folk song, and "Dance With Me," by German. Stadtman's address will follow. The school orchestra will play "Charm Waltz." by Rolfe, and the school glee club will sing the' Ne- apolltan boat song, "Santa Lucia," and Rubenstein's "Springtime." Commander Stoneham will then present the Legion medals. Before the presentation of diplomas, the school band will play "Melody," and "Old MacDougal," both by Oriffen. The class Is composed of Fern I.

Main, Joseph Douglas Bland, Dorothy Blasa, Jonas William Kldd, Dorothy Jenkins, Joseph Franklin Chaney, Maudle V. Naylor, Carl C. Harmer, Gladys E. Campbell, Randall Hammond, Ca- Col. Frank Henderson, commandant of Western Military Academy.

announced at noon today that the cadets would take part usual In the Memorial nay parade In Upper Alton Monday morning. The cadet band will lead the school and the school will lead the parade. Flags For Marchers In Memorial Parade. Plans for a general observance of Decoration Day In Upper Alton were nearlng a today. Officers of Oakwood Memorial Association were being assisted In the work of making arrangements for the observance Monday by officers and members of the American legion.

have been received by the Memorial Association for use In the parade for placing on the graves of soldiers in Oakwood cemetery. Everyone marching In the parade will carry a flag. Just what schools would be In the line of march was not certain today. For the first time in years the school board has declared a holiday for Decoration Day. It was Indicated today that the three schools In this section of the city that usually march in the Decoration Day parade would co-operate as usual.

Pupils will assemble at the schools and will be directed to their place In the parade. Officers of the Memorial Association said would be plenty of flags so that every pupil could carry one. The Decoration Day address at Oakwood will be given by the Rev. Robert Hall Atchlson. Township Rebuilds Seminary.

Under the supervision of Commissioner Havelka the cinder driveway on Seminary street north from Boatwlck Is being rebuilt. That part of Seminary street Is half in the city and half out, For several years the township road commissioner has been taking care of the two blocks and just now It Is being re- O. Mo, A condition In foreign fields now called a missionary crisis was one of the main topics of dlscus- ston during the session at, Springfield. Interested la Ticket contest Interest among pupils of Horace Minn School Is being taken in the contest to sell tickets for the annual school social. Each year the patrons' association give a prize to the room of the school making the largest number of sales.

Friday morning, Principal Horn will announce progress of the sale after the rooms make their first report to him. Girls To Breakfast In Park At 8 o'clock Sunday morning members of Golden Rule class of College Avenue Presbyterian Sunday School will meet In Rock Spring Park' and have breakfast. Mrs. Bert Wilson Is class leader and Is making plan's for the out- Ing. The class to get back from the park In time for Sunday school.

Hugh Sloan At Norfolk Hugh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Sloan of North Seminary street, who Joined the Navy following his from Alton High now at Norfolk. therine Naylor, Charles Rothweiler, Charles D. Mary Jenkins, Trlplett and The school picnic this year will be held on the grounds of Edison School Friday afternoon.

Classes will be dismissed some time before noon, probably about 11 o'clock, Superintendent Ogg said today, and the pupils will have their basket luncheons on the spot, The afternoon will be spent at games and other amusements, cindered. Although cinders have been Lovejoy Grades Present Fashion Show, Wedding The primary and Intermediate grades will present a Junior fashion show and wedding In the auditorium on Thursday evening, May 26, at 8:00 o'clock, at Lovejoy school. Nearly 200 pupils were on the Lovejoy stage. It Is the aim of the teachers to have every child take some part in this "Wedding in May." This spring fete Is the annual grade affair which marks the first movement leading up to the commencement exercises. Parents and friends are requested to come and look over the work of the school as a whole and especially the fashion show which promises to be a gran dtreat of the May Fete.

Thursday afternoon during the last two hours of the school day there will be a luncheon served b' the Economics Class to th visitors. The exact hour Is 2:10 m. This demonstration is part the exhibit program carried on fo the week. The "bride" will be Ma dora Mas Phillips and Master Mel vin Embree is to bet the "groom." SAVE WITH PAINT Buy your white lead, $10,45 pe 100 linseed oil 68c gallon, tur pentlne 65c. gallon at Adv.

scarce due to inactivity of Industrial plants a heavy coat Is being applied. Visit Alton Boy at Hospital. Mrs. W. A.

Harris of Brown street drove to Dwlght today leaving at' 4 a. m. to visit her son who Is a patient In the government hospital there. The son, E. Matthews of Western Cartridge went to Dwlght two weeks ago to take treatment after government surgeons ordered him to the hospital.

Mrs. Harris will return home tonight. On the trip she Is being accompanied by her two daughters, Mrs. Albert Reher of the Alton and Jerseyvllle road and Mrs. Mabel Maher of St.

Louis. More Pickers Than Beniec. Edward Vedder and Kennth Wolf arrived home yesterday from a trip in Southwestern Missouri where they went. In the'hope of getting work picking strawberries. The lads visited Joplin.

Carthage and numerous other cities of that section of Missouri. At Sarcoxle, known as the greatest strawberry neighborhood in the world, the Alton lads found the country practically burned up from drought and a resultant failure of the strawberry crop. Thousands ot pickers from many parts of the country were there according to the Alton boys. Thumb- ng rides along the hard road, they ay, Is practically an impossibility as traffic Is light now and drivers re not stopping for passengers. They said they nearly "wore their lumbs out" before they learned It was no use.

Then they took to the Frisco where they "traveled In omfort by freight." tor Vandalla A party of Upper Alton women, mostly members of Mlzpah class of Main Street Methodist Sunday School, will go to Vandalla tomorrow morning to spend the day with the Rev. and Mrs. N. C. Henderson, formerly of Alton.

The class is to have Its regular meet- graduation School, Is where he was sent after completing his three-month training course at Great Lakes. Repair Subway Sidewalk Workmen for the State Highway Department today were making repairs of the sidewalk through the College avenue subway. Several bad places developed In the walk and workmen have torn out several sections and are rebuilding them. Material for the work was delivered yesterday. In order to keep from obstructing traffic through the narrow passage material for the work was dumped on the sidewalk east of the cut-off tracks.

Special traffic men were stationed at each entrance to the subway to. direct the one way traffic. Funeral of First 6. S. Teacher The Rev.

Fred Peek, a former Macoupln county resident and now pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, went to Medora today to attend the funeral of Miss Rose E. Elliott. The Baptist minister said Miss Elliott was his Sunday teacher when he first attended services as a boy in Medora. Milton Entertains 140 That patrons are interested In the work done by the school children was demonstrated last evening when about 140 persons visited Milton school at "open house 1 in honor of exhibit week. In addition to the evening callers the school had a number of visitors during the day.

This evening Horace Mann School will keep "open house" and a large number, of visitors is expected. Personals Thomas D. Fearno, Aren Turner Harry Fearno and Miss Betty Fearno- went to St. Louis yesterday and saw the Cardinals beat the Cubs. Mrs.

Lillian McBrlen of Brown street was hostess this afternoon to the members of the women's society of Upper Alton Baptist Church. There was a large attendance and an interesting program, Dr. and Mrs. Franklin Walton ol St. Louis came to Alton this morn- Ing and accompanied Dr.

and Mrs J. E. Walton and family to Medora to attend the funeral of M. Ray. Ing tomorrow for May and Mrs.

Henderson Invited them to meet with her, Those making the trip will meet at the Barnard Williamson store where automobiles be. available. The party expects to leave at 8:45 o'clock. Pastors Back From Meeting The Rev. David H.

McDowell pastor of Spring Street Tabernacle, and the Rev. H. M. Cad- waiter, pastor of Edwards Street Church, have returned home from a district meeting at Springfield, Alton Kiwanians at Divisional Conference Fifteen members of the Alton Klwanls Club went to Springfield Tuesday, where they attended a dl visional conference. The -mornln was devoted to golf and at noon general luncheon was held, whlc was followed by the conference, a which eight clubs were represented Packer Plunges to Death T.

Plant, packing company official plunge from his hotel room window to his death several floors below. Welfare Head Is Wood River dub Speaker at Meet tale Is Only One With War Widows Home, She Says Illinois is the only In the at Ion which maintains a home for gfd widows of soldiers and sailors, George J. McMahon, chairman public welfare on the board of he state Federation of lubs, told the Wood River Woman's Club at its annual banquet the Alton Y. W. 0, Tuesday venlng.

in outlining the welfare work done Illinois, Mrs. McMahon Hated the rphans home at Normal, the Vet- rans' hospitals, and various Insti- utlons for juvenile correction aa art ot the program. Another speaker of the evening as Mrs. J. D.

Maklnney of Alton, halrman of the twenty-second dls- rict of the state federation, who ave echoes of the state convention. Stanley Castle, Madison coun- president of Woman's Clubs, was guest, and speaker. During the evening Mrs. W. I.

olley, retiring president, made her arewell address, and presented Mrs. Mussel Durham, president elect, with the gavel of authority. Mrs. Durham gave a resume of what she lad seen and heard at the state ederation meeting, and named her Committees and division chairman. 3he was presented with a.

large bou- uet which formed the centerpiece the table. During the evening two violinists rom Alton, and the Wood lub's quartet furnished musical selections. The standing committees chairmen named by Mrs, Durham: Welfare, Mrs. M. P.

Manning; risltlng, Mrs. Frank Bauer; audit- ng, Mrs. John Frick; hospitality, M. 8. Emonns; publicity, Mrs, F.

Traband. Section chairmen: Civic, Mrs. T. H. Postelwaite; edu- ation, Mrs.

M. L. Goldberg; lltera- ure and art, Mrs. Roger Hoi comb; music, Mrs. Arnold Pfafflm; home conomlcs, or American home department, Mrs.

E. V. Qlehl; health, rtrs. L. D.

Rockefeller; club gossip, rtrs. D. C. Burroughs; club history Miss Martha Walker; sponsor for Junior Woman's Club, Mrs. Baloh Volz.

Frances Plggott and Mrs. Httnah Meeren visited Sunday with friends in Fosterburg and Dorsey. ui John Friok is 111 at the home Of her mother, Mrs. O'Nell, on fterjruson avenue. Her alsWr, Mrt.

Porter of Mitchell, is assisting in her care. Fred Hanke of Waterloo was a Sunday guest at the home of Mrs. Rosetta O'Nell. A W. Kirwln, father Of A.

J. Klrwln, has returned from St. Anthony's infirmary, where he went for diagnosis. The father Is critically in and is now at the home of another son, W. A.

Kirwln, 1ft Mr. and Mrs. Bralnerd Daniels and son, Paul, and Mr, and Mrs, Walter Daniels of Granite Olty visited Monday evening with Mary Retterath on Lorena avenue. Mr, and Mrs. Chris Penning and Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Penning and daughter. Norma Lee, made a trip to Bagnell Dam Sunday. Miss Faye and Miss Bernadine Tipton have returned from a vacation motor trip to Niagara Falls and Canada. They visited relatives In Ohio.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Klrby left today for Iowa, where they will attend the golden wedding celebration of Klrby's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kirby, Thursday.

The Young People's Union of the Baptist Church here will have charge of the prayer meeting service tonight. Tuesday evening the young people held a rehearsal. Ward Kesslnger has returned to Denver after a visit fa few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Troy Kesslnger, on Lorena avenue.

Mrs. Nick Oelbel who underwent an operation for goiter, to be about again. Miss Anna Doornagle of Belleville, who visited relatives here for the past four days, left today for Akron, O. Parents to Vivit Hartford School 2 This Week Style SHow Other Activities "Announced will be held tonight In the auditorium of the school. The off leers for the coming year to Organize Some Bureau in County WOOD BIVEB, May Charlie Vaughn will attend a business meeting in EdwardsvlUe Friday afternoon, May 27, pertaining to he organization of a Madison County Home Bureau.

Sho will be accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. Russell Durham. Entertains Clnb. Mrs. J.

Gossard was hostess members of her club at her home on Dulaney avenue, Tuesday, with an afternoon bridge party. Prizes were won by Mrs. J. J. lard and Mrs.

Joseph Gamier. Mrs. 5. H. Allen was an additional guest.

Wood Elver Notes. WOOD RIVER. Mrs. Dora Shurtlef Student Recital Tonight Miss Louise Bartlett, organist, assisted by Walter Johler, baritone, will present a senior music recital tonight In Upper Alton Baptist Church. The recital will begin at 8 o'clock, and the public Is Invited to attend.

The following program will be presented. Prelude and Figue In minor (The Cathedral), Bach; Chorale Prelude, (Come Saviour of the Heathen), Bartlett. "Evening Star," from "Tannhauser," Johler. Legende, J. W.

Clokey; Urchin Whistling, G. B. Nevln; In Summer, Stebbins; The Olty From Afar Off. G. B.

Bartlett. Prayer, Guion; Sylvia, Speaks; Home on the Range, Gulon; I Love Life, Johler. Sonata in A Borowskl; Allegro, Andante, Allegro con fuo- Bartlett. ond Frtdayhave been set aside at the woodrow Wilson school as days when parents invited to visit the classes in the different rooms. we to any during the two days and stay as long they desire.

an added feature, style show will be directed by Miss Mable Ditch, home economics Instructor of District 104. purpose of this show to to give the girls an opportunity to exhibit the garments they have made during the year. The annual school picnic Is to be held on June 8, on the school play ground. Francis Woolverton, winner of the Woodrow-Wllson marble tournament, and Harry Spann, runner-up were awarded prizes Tuesday during the assembly of the fifth to eight grades. presentation was made bj Principal Paul L.

Bone. Woolver ton, who won first prize, received silver loving cup, which Is engraved a wrist watch, and a boy scou knife. Spann received a silver meda engraved, and a $1 savings account These two boys were taken to Bt Louis two weeks ago, and in the annual district tournament. The last meeting of the Paren Teacher Association for this year VISIT DDK GREENHOUSE Home Floral will be installed. A report will be made on the plant tor the closing day of school.

ICE CREAM WE RECENTLY CHANGED TO MEADOW GOLD ICE CREAM. YOfo WILL FIND It So Tempting and Delicious Try Dish at Luntheon On Hot Evenings Try A Dish That's How you can tell good ice cream. The creamy texture, id tempting flavor of our ii BIMT eam ro it8 hi Eh quality, PINT you will find It a healthful, eco- QUART nomical dessert for all the family. GARRY HOME A PACKAGE Cox's Newstand 10 E. Broadway Phone 1408 THE BltfEST BARCAIN COUNTER town it QUALITY TIRE HEADQUARTERS Joercher and Mrs.

Alice Welse of St. Louis visited at the home of heir cousin, Mrs, George McCullom, Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm DeWltt of Utchfield, who are visiting Mr.

and Mrs. Byron Hallam In St. Louis will arrive here Friday to spend the week-end with relatives here. Mrs. Mary TJnser and her son- in-law and daughter, Mr.

and Mrs. Louis Unser of Colorado Springs is visiting her sister, Mrs. Gules Kocher, of 926 Whitelaw avenue. Stanley Tompach, student at the Missouri School of Mines at Rolla, has returned to the home of his parents here, after the completion of his school work there. Kathleen, twin daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. A. J. Kirwln, who suffered a broken collarbone In a fall off the davenport In her home nine days ago, will be relieved of braces within a day or two. Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph Garner and children are leaving today for a week-end visit In Frankfort, with Mrs. Gamler's mother. Mr. and Mrs.

Ollle Phillips, Mrs. M. and I. Vice President Dies ST. LOUIS, May 2B, J.

Thomure, 68, vice-president of the Missouri Illinois Railroad, died at his home here last night of heart disease. The railroad operates lines in southern Illinois and southeastern Missouri. FREE INSPIRATIONAL LECTURE Every Friday at 8:30 p. m. at Studio of Divine Metaphysics and Psychology.

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Attend one ot these lectures or consult me privately any 'Friday or Saturday, tree, without obligation. Everyone invited. Two Stores Down Town 102 W. Third THIES We Give and Redeem Eagle- Discount In Our Down Town Store! Seersucker Goes Feminine this Year. Now Women Share Its Summer Comfort with Men Street Buddies rut piece.

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Alton's Leading Tire -Dealer Alton Tire Sales 435 E. Broadway Phone Main 805 I A 8V fllMSfO IT Lest We Forget "It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this' Are not very trintpai-ent. UtUe or nottuni beneath. Launder Uke Btaglo and low good without ironing. Burns Motor Company 401 E.

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At the Telegraph office there is a file containing few suggested "In Memoriams" such as have been used in newspapers all over the United States for this purpose from which you may choose, or if you so desire you may use those of your own -composition. There will be a nominal charge. You may send your "In Memoriam" in by mail, or you can order it by telephone, but gel the order, to us on or before May 28th so-we wUl have plenty of time to give it good attention. Classified Advertising Department Alton Evening Telegraph.