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3 LAAYETTE JOURNAL AND COURIER Saturday Evening October 25 1941 (Continued on Page ive) (Continued on Page ive) (Continued on Page ive) (Continued on Page ive) PERSONALS CLUBS Twenty Women Have take place (Continued on Page ive) a 1940 grad Smiling Through club met at (Continued os Page ive) Colburn Home Economics Mrs Com place the as White Shrine I The club voted to con 54 toward the purchase and son pictured Hufford for who edue un 1 of of of Mrs Robert Steiner entertained the Get Together club riday aft nwnnnn or hor Gi Ninth street won by Brown Cecil arrington Swezey SINGER Up john at the Richard Cox at City td be married to Roger Nus Mr and Mrs Warsaw Miss Mey Mrs Charles Sham Columbia street is a and Mrs Mrs Hubert An and Mrs Max Miss Wauneta Cassell Tent 31 Union Veterans will Mrs Stuart isher entertained the Double Six club at her home on Wilson street Members were attired in costumes and enjoyed an appropriate game at which prizes were won by Mrs Ralph Strain Mrs Otto Bol and Mrs rank Wetzel si home on South Euchre prizes were Mesdames loyd Baker and Thelma Knights to Have A Masque Party The annual party of Lafayette Knights of Columbus will be held riday Oct 31 It will be a masked party and dance Prizes will be given for the most original costumes Committee in charge of the af fair includes Archie Bush rank Shallemberger Leo Hession John Halsmer Vincent Kochert and Charles Werle Mrs table accessories Moran dec Mrs Thomas Duncan A treat was enjoyed by St rancis Art club riday afternoon when members gathered in the St rancis studios lor the opening meeting of the sfeason and were privileged to view two rare seven teenth century Italian paintings latest gift to the studio from Dr A Bitting of San rancisco Calif formerly of the Purdue fac ulty who was also present for the meeting Mrs Harry Rubenkoenig of West Lafayette member of the St rancis Art club and an artist of renown furnished a delightful program by giving a talk on where she spent sometime recently painting She also exhibited several of her lovely water colors Tea was enjoyed during a social hour being served by Mrs Bert Loeb president of the club from a table covered with a handsome cloth and centered with an artis tic arrangement of marigolds Mrs Stahl assisted net Norman Graunke Karl Krieg John 'May Howard Williams rank Hunter George Leach Courter James An drews Mary Muinzer Han nell and Marguerite Oiler Eleanor Daugherty Delilah Bartl Edith Ellis Dorothy arrell Helen Bern inger Esther Harris Edna Bauer and Madonna Knowles Entertain ment was furnished by Charlotte and Marjorie Bass accompanied by Oliver Wharton Arrangements for the party were in the hands of Misses Lucy oster Louise Harrison and Irene Caldwell of Alpha Sigma chapter and Mesdames Robert Clark and Eugene Moore and Miss Mary Alice Grandstaff of Alpha Kappa chapter Proceeds of the party will go into the Sigma Alpha oundation und a scholarship fund girls of Tippecanoe county wish to further their business cation and are financiallly able to do so Golden Wedding Mr and Mrs Bruce Kelley for merly of Lafayette planned to celebrate their golden wedding Sunday at their home in Battle Creek Mich Their daughter Mrs John Randolph husband and son Russell of Lafayette left Saturday to be present Others at tending from here include Mr and Mrs Elwood Lucas Mrs Maude Lucas Miss Gertie Bailey Mr and William Patterson Mrs Esther Snyder and Mr and Mrs Ollie Tyson and son Sheldon Woman In Honor Society SHELDON Ill Oct Mrs Carrie Disosway was elected a member of the society of May flower Descendants in the state of Illinois at the October meet ing of the board Mrs Disbsway is eligible to membership through her father two of whose ances tors George Soule and John Alden were Mayflower passengers Lieut and Mrs Kirkpat rick who have been the guests of Mr and Mrs" Kirkpat rick of Kenny Lane have depart ed for Bragg where Lieutenant Kirkpatrick 'will be stationed Private Norman Kirkpatrick of Camp Shelby Miss is the guest of his parents Mr and Mrs Kirkpatrick Mr and Mrs red jE of Rochester are week end guests of the Misses Bessie and DeEtta Mr and Mrs Robert Duff are spending the week end with the sister Mrs Paul Jones Photos by MRS WILLIAM per left vas Miss: Mary Collice Bradley daughter of Mr and Mrs A Bradley oi Boutn eighth street MRS LEE HUORD Norman of Rossville are at the upper center Mrs wife of the trustee of Ross town ship is prominent in church and club work in the Rossville com munity MISS MARJORIE EILEEN MEYERS pictured at the upper right left this week for New Orleans La whence she will sail for Panama November baum son Nusbaum ers niece baugh of populat member of the younger social set Mr Nusbaum a grad uate of Purdue university and member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity is under contract with the war department as a government engineer in the Canal Zone MISS THELMA JANE COX of Attica daughter of Mr and Mrs reeman Cox of LaCrosse lower left was to be married Sunday morning October 26 to oster of Indianapolis home of her sister Mrs Kirkman in Attica Miss tended Purdue university and is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority She is also a member of Attica chapter of Tri Kappa MRS ALVAN WEAVER lower center before her marriage last Saturday was Miss Maxine Hawthorne daughter of Mrs Rob ert Sayers of Shawnee Mound The bride attended DePauw uni versity and is a member of Alpha Phi sorority After November 1 Mr and Mrs Weaver will be at home on a farm near Shawnee Mound MRS RUSSELL MILLER and son Bennet Rhoads Miller of New Richmond are pictured at the lower right Mrs Miller is the former Miss rances Demaree daughter of Mr and Mrs Demaree of North Main street West Lafayette and is a graduate of Indiana State Teachers college where she was a member of Gamma Gamma sorority Prior to going to State Teachers college she attended University of Mis souri and is a member of Chi Omega Her husband is owner and manager of the Linden and New Richmond telephone system Elvira A Daughters of meet Tuesday 2 at A hall a large following of admirers of her outstanding type of entertain ment as a book reviewer Mrs Garten Will appear only once this season on January 28 1942 The club has engaged Olive Enslen Tinder also of Indianapolis for a book review on January 7 Both entertainments will be held in tlie north ballroom of the Purdue Memorial Union building Mrs Tinder comes to Lafa yette for her initial appearance in January Her work is highly recommended She broadcasts regularity twice a week over In dianapolis stations her Saturday morning program being devoted At iZusJcale A delightful musical program featured the social meeting of Bethany White Shrine riday evening at Duncan hall Tippe canoe County Home Economics club chorus presented the follow ing numbers: "Lift Thine Eyes" "On Wings of "Youth at the and "Star Spangled Mrs Ragains accompanied and Mr Ragains directed the chorus An gelo Castellani Purdue student and talented pianist played 'Clare de and lat Nocturne Mrs Emma Richardson was program chair man and Mrs Louis Schaller was in charge of the refreshment hour Mrs Roy Wien and Mrs rank Scott presided at the serv ing table which was colorful with suggestions Mrs A Scipio will dis 'ood for and 1942 officers will be installed by the Union Home Economics club Lunch will be served in the Union cafeteria from 11:30 to 1:30 The afternoon program will open at 1:30 A short talk by Mrs Crone vice president of the Indiana Home Economics association will be followed by selections by the County Home Economics chorus under the di rection of A Stewart At 2 at which time Prof George County Club Achievement Day Planned Tippecanoe county Home Eco nomics clubs will have their Achievement Day program in the south ball room of the Purdue Memorial Union building Thurs day October 30 the program to start at 10 the morning with the national anthem followed by the flag salute with the Romney club leading Mrs Marshall county home economics chairman will extend the welcome followed by a summary of 4 club and home economics activities by Miss Mar guerite Downing home demon stration agent Honor 4 club dress revue girls will be present ed The chorus will present selections at 10:40 cuss Club Officers Meet and Elect Officers and township presidents of Tippecanoe county Home Eco nomics clubs met in the federal building with Mrs Mar shall presiding Mrs rank Witte man led group singing and Mrs Alton Benham and Mrs Bausman led the club creed and flag salute Plans were perfected for annual Achievement Day Oc tober 30 at the Purdue Union building Miss Mary Rosebery of the Tippecanoe county Red Cross association distributed materials for Red Cross sewing Miss Marguerite Downing re ported on the landscape schools of Nov 25 Dec 9 and Dec 16 at the horticultural building Purdue A program planning meetihg will be held Nov 10 The following were elected coun ty officers Mrs Witteman presi dent Mrs Peter Goris vice presi dent Mrs Lynn Ransdall secre tary and Mrs Benham treasurer Local Girl to Be Married on Thanksgiving Mr and Mrs Charles Rob inson 710 North Eighteenth street announce the engagement of their daughter Rose Mary to Carl Ed ward unk son of Mr and Mrs Edward unk of Kentland The wedding will Thanksgiving day Miss Robinson is Hate of Purdue university and is an accomplished musician having been accompanist for Purdue mu sical organizations during her col lege days She is a member of the local chapter of Sigma Phi Gamma sorority Mr unk who attended Purdue university is eh gaged in business with his broth ers in the Hybrid Seed company at Kentland He is a member of the Kentland Rotary club Golden Wedding Of Local Pair Mr and Mrs Cheak 34 North Twenty Sixth street pro prietors of Lunch on South street between Twenty fifth and Twenty sixth streets plan to celebrate their golden wed ding anniversary Sunday at the home of their daughter Mrs Tom Powell and Mr Powell in Wil liamsport A family dinner at the Powell home will be followed by open house at the home of an other daughter Mrs Rex Raob and Mr Rabb in Attica Relatives and friends are invited to cat! from 2 until 5 o'clock Since coming to Lafayette about five years ago' Mr and Mrs Cheak have endeared themselves to a large circle of friends through their business associations Mrs Cheak whose maiden name was Carrie Lewis Is the daughter of an early ree Methodist minister and was reared in Attica Besides the two daughters mentioned they also have a son Glenn Cheak of Noblesville Rare Works Of Art Seen At Studio Masque Party Little lower court 874 Wom Catholic Order of oresters enjoyed a party at the home of Mrs John Arnold Castor on Thompson street The guests came masked and prizes for cos tumes were awarded to Elizabeth McGlothlin and Marilyn Eckm" Contest prize went to Diana Krecek Chrystal Ann Klemme and Elizabeth McGlothlin Group singing was enjoyed with Chrys tal Ann Klemme at the piano Refreshments were served at a eandlelighted table centered with a bowl of yellow chrysanthemums and each guest was presented with a handkerchief as a favor Joann Brown and Jean Ann El with er: were hi vutugu Robert Brown as sponsor Homebuilderg Have Supper Chrysanthemums and clever Hallowe'en decorations adorned the tables in ellowship hall Trin ity Methodist church riday eve ning for the October supper meet ing' of the class Places were arranged for 100' The children of members came masked and prizes for costumes went to Billy David Ronald Waterson Charlotte Ann Watson and Bonita Jo Biery The program included group singing led by Al Pyke and sleight of hand tricks by Dr Walters The committee for the evening included: Mr and Mrs Robert Groves Mr and Mrs Randolph Mr and Mrs Er nest Caldwell Mr and Mrs My ron Zollers Mr Lindsey Mr and derson and Mr Thompson Patricia Potter On Honor Roll Miss Patricia Potter daughter of George Potter of State street who will be graduated from Sweet Briar college Sweet Briar Va next January is on the for the first semes ter Seventy eight students achieved this honor by maintain ing a high scholastic average for the past semester The list is announced by Dean Mary Ely Lyman Sheldon Church Reception Held SHELDON Ill Oct Mem bers of the Sheldon Methodist church gave a pot luck supper and reception riday evening for the Rev and Mrs Elmer Palmer and the teachers of the grade and high school Carl Hogle was toast master and several talks were given Marcia Schlotman sang Mrs rank Silvers played a piano number Mrs Max Darrough and Miss Helen Bussert sang a duet accompanied by Thompson Church Society Dinner Session SHELDON Ill Oct Mrs John Clark Mrs Jennie Morrison and Mrs Hanna Williamson were hostesses at a dish and dime din ner given in the Methodist church basement Wednesday by the Wo society of Christian Service Mrs Long conducted the afternoon meeting Mrs Levi Rock led devotions and presented the lesson Articles were worked on for the bazaar supper November 26 Royal Neighbor Group 'Journeys Twenty four local members of Royal Neighbors of America have returned from Crawfordsville where they attended a district meeting of the organization and took a prominent part in the pro gram State supervisor Gertrude Hooppie of East Chicago and District deputy Hazel Shaw of Elwood Workers in Methodism i To Convene More than a thousand' Metho dist women will convene Wednes day October 29 in City church Gary Sixth avenue and Wash ington street for the second an nual Northwest Indiana confer ence meeting of the Society of Christian Service Reg istration will begin at 9 Mrs Bartlett of Green castle president of the Northwest Indiana Conference society will preside Mrs Bragg of St tier only attendant Mrs Paul Leh fhp Bridp wnrp dubonnet velveteen with black ac cessories and a corsage of Talis man roses Paul Lehman was best man A reception was held blue and white appointments and fall flowers being used A three tiered wedding cake centered the lace covered table Mr and Mrs Knox departed on a brief honeymoon drip and will be at home at 322 South Chauncey avenue Both are employed at the Purdue Creamery Attending the wedding from out of town were Mr and Mrs Clar ence Knox Betty Beverly and John Knox from Linton Ind Mrs Hill from Indianapolis Kathryn Turney Garten Is Again on Playgoers' Series ANNOUNCEMENT of the return of Kathryn Turney Garten of Indianapolis as one of the features of the 1941 42 series of the Tri Kappa club program sponsored by Delta Eta chapter is being received with enthusiasm by patrons of the club Mrs Garten who returns to Lafayette for the fifth season has won Card Party or Benefit1' Of Hospital The annual card party spon sored by the Lafayette Home Hos pital Booster club for the benefit of the hospital will be held ri day afternoon October 31 from 2 4 at Duncan hall and promises to be a most enjoyable affair All Interested friends are invited to attend The president Mrs Em ens as general chairman is be ing assisted by the following com mittees: Table prizes Mrs Otto Schaaf and Mrs John Stemm card Mrs Earl VanReed Mrs Oyler Mrs Thomas and Mrs Charles Nitcher orations Mrs Raymond Calvert Mrs Bivins and A Arnett Attractive table and door prizes Will be awarded Proceeds of the party will be added to a fund be ing used to silence proof various quarters of the hospital Members of the Booster club have been untiring in their efforts to keep the hospital provided with needed supplies The operating room laboratory kitchen and oth er rooms have been furnished from time to time with modern equipment from proceeds received at the annual card parties The club also sponsors an an nual tea and linen shower at which time a generous supply of necessary linen is donated as gifts from members and friends Sigma Alpha Has Benefit Alpha Kappa and Alpha Sigma chapters of Sigma Alpha sorority entertained at their annual benefit card party Thursday evening at Duncan hall with guests present for 50 tables Several other groups played in private homes Linen handkerchiefs were given for table prizes Door prizes contributed Iby local merchants went to Mes dames Speer David Curt Plan Wedding In December Mr and Mrs Walter Ardapple of Hillcrest road West Lafayette announce the approaching mar riage of their daughter Katherine Jane to Robert ranklin Kelly son of Mrs Gertrude Kelly South Ninth street and the late rank Kelly Miss Ardapple attended DePauw university and is now a student at Purdue where she is a pledge of Alpha Chi Omega sorority Mr Kelly attended Purdue and is now in the production planning de partment of the Alumnur? pany of America plant The wedding will take in December I Tea Table Plan Is Club eature COLBURN Oct An attrac tive way to arrange a tea table wqs demonstrated by Miss Mar guerite Downing county home demonstration agent before mem bers of club at the home of Mrs Joseph lie Inner tribute of 4 club pins The following were elected of fleers: Mrs Russell Collins pres ident Mrs Ray Runkle vice president Mrs Elmer Rowe sec retary Mrs Lowell Shepard treas urer Mrs John Shoemaker and Mrs James Delong project lead ers and Mrs Charles Widner and Mrs Miller alternates and Mrs Milton Buck and Mrs Wil liam Rauch publicity chairmen Mrs Shoemaker gave a proj ect lesson assisted by Mrs Lynn Ransdall The Washington 4 club achievement program is set for October 27 at 7:30 at Buck Creek school sponsored by the Home Economics clubs and arm Bureau During a social hour refresh ments were served from a table where Mrs Clarence Wiese pre siaea mrs uames uelong sisted Oswalt Stair Marriage Rite The marriage of Miss Alice Ma Oswalt West Lafayette daughter of Charles Oswalt of New Rich mond and Darwin Jay Stair son of Mr and Mrs Stair Mul berry was solemnized Wednesday afternoon October 22 at the home of the officiating minister Rev Whitman in Mulberry The bride wore a street length dress of poudre blue with wine ac cessories She also wore the gift of the groom a gold heart shaped locket Mrs Royce Cleveland her attendant was attired in wine with black accessories Royce Cleveland was best man Mrs Stair has been employed at the Kampus Kitchen Mrs Stair is employed by the airfield Manu facturing company After a short wedding trip the couple is at home in Mulberry Elwood installed the following district officers: oracle Mrs Ruth uller Tipton vice oracle Mrs Mary Alice Lowe Lafayette past oracle Mrs Isabelle Zachary Crawfordsville chancellor Mrs' Clara Crapeau Lafayette record er Mrs Leraxy Sallee Tip ton The Lafayette officers conducted initiatory work for 14 candidates and school of instruction was in charge of Mrs Zachary A me morial service was conducted by the Crawfordsville camp and a fancy drill by Alderson camp The conference closed with a banquet at which Judge A Rice spoke Smith and Knox Nuptial Event An informal wedding of attrac tive appointments was solemnized riday evening at 8 at their newly furnished home 322 South Chauncey avenue West La fayette when Miss Gertrude Smith daughter of Mr Smith 712 Hartford street and Arthur Knox son of Mt and' Mrs Clarence Knox Linton were mar ried by the ReV Otto Scott Steele of irst Methodist church The bride wore soldier blue vel veteen with black accessories and a corsage of Spethanatis i Voill 4 man sister of the bride AAUWto Have Treat At Dinner Members of Lafayett branch of the Ameri can Association of Univer sity Women have a rare treat in store for them at their next meet ing Tuesday evening October 28 when Miss Mary Barnett Gilson assistant professor of economics at the University of Chicago is to be guest speaker Miss Gilson is listed in as an educator but she ip also an economist and author bf note who has arrived at her present posi tion by a route so interesting that the account of it read like fiction Up until ten years ago when she accepted her present position sh worked in the industrial field in a period when few women occu pied such positions in the busi ness world WELLESLEY ALUMNA After graduating from Welles ley she did library work in th crucible steel district of Pitts burgh Next in order to get a close up of the prob lems she worked behind the coun ters of large Boston department stores and was later appointed vocational counsellor and place ment secretary in the Boston' trade school for Girls Several Dinner for Bride to Be The first of a series of parties in honor of Miss Mary Emily Decker whose marriage to Vin cent Considine of Boston Mass will be an event Of November was a beautifully appointed dinner given riday: evening at the La fayette Country club by Mr and Mrs Joseph Binford of New Al bany Mrs Binford is the former Miss Eileen McEwan of West La fayette Masses of white chrys anthemums and lighted white tapers decorated the Stable Anfbng the guests were Mr end Barbee Rochester John Vyverberg Schenectady Miss Marion Kelly and Robert Bailey Evanston Ill and Miss Jean Wilkinson Marion Girls' Society Annual Dinner The annual dinner of the Young Business Girls of the Christian church was held at thp Purdue Union building The table was at tractively decorated with various fruits and places marked by can died apples ollowing the din ner hidden verses written on pa per and tied with dainty ribbons were unfolded and after an in troduction from Beulah Kaiser toastmistress each read her verse and discussed her topic Enter tainment for the evening consisted of playing "A Museum and Prizes went to Jan ann Speedie Mrs Murphy Gladys Yancey Louise Bunt Vivian Jacks Juanita Cowger and Mary assnacnt Benton County Award Session EARL PARK I Oct Home Economics club women of Ben ton county will assemble here Tuesday for the annual Achieve ment day prograrp Sessions will open at 9:30 a in the school building with Mrs William Harrington county president giv ing the welcome address Mrs Lee Martin Center township lead the flag salute and Mrs Rowe Boliva township will conduct a memorial service Ben ton county Home! Economics club chorus will sing directed by Mrs Ralph Thrush Miss Kathryn Ergenbright home demonstration agent will give a summary of the work and Lillis Coats Bolivar township will give a talk on 4 Junior Leadership Camp followed by a 4 club demonstration by Evelyn Cheltz Richland 1 township Elaine McClure will discuss the State air school and Mrs James Wat son AAA ield woman will speak on for Luncheon will be served at noon Mrs Peter Barr giving the noon tide prayer The Earl Park school orchestra will furnish music dur ing the luncheon with Joseph Campbell directing Installation of' officers will be held in the after noon followed by a style show and an exhibit of handicraft work for 194L A ii ii i a'iuiii ry 11 11 111 fl hf Ly A 4 2 7 is I I 11 1 lii IB tthwIf L1 ii ill 1 1 1 i BBfR iBk Bp Hw ''X 'I EBBWwl'y 1 'dj Mi.