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PHE CHICAGO -F ff( 3S jf LgL fjsK'V i a 'isitors Hold Offices MR. AND MBS. J. F. ASKLET.

WHO CELEBRATED THEM SSTH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY AT A mily gathering In their home, are looking ortr their mmy greeting cards. loyal Neighbor Camp 1857 Holds Guest Night Event Chicago Heights Camp 1857, oyal Neighbors of America, eld guest night recently with pproxlmately one hundred per attending. Occupying the stations were following members from Isltlng camps: Mrs. Irma Me osa, Tinley Park, oracle; Mrs. azel Plante, Harvey, vice ora- Mrs.

Elsie Rehberg, Peotone, lancellor: Mrs. Gertrude Clet- wburg, Harvey, past oracle; Mrs. Minnie Pries, Peotone, recorder. Mrs. Bertha Nylen, Peotone, iver; Mrs.

Julia Wrablewski, ill, marshal; Miss Primrose lay, Morrlll, assistant mar- Mrs. Fern Young, Harvey, sentinel; Mrs, Minnie Depan, Peotone, outer sentinel; jf Amelia Domm, Homewood. Dena Lattz, Momence, and Hattie Meyer, Peotone, man Mrs. Louis Ebert, Frankfort, faith; Mrs. Hattie McDonald, Harvey, Courage; Mrs.

Clara Bratt, Harvey, Modesty; Mrs. El- 4ie Prairie, Momence, Unselfishness; Mrs. Anna Oberin, Homewood, Endurance; Mrs. Yvonne Burton, Harvey, flag bearer; Mrs. Betty Wallace, Morrill, junior director; Mrs.

Delia M. Waidron, Tmley Park, musician; and Mrs. Marion Bell, Frankfort, captain of degree staff. The newly appointed district Supervisor, Mrs. Mary McNabb Harvey, was presented to the officers and members and was escorted through an arch of spring flowers which was car lied by six members wearing lace bonnets.

Mrs. McNabb was with an umbrella made entirely of handkerchiefs given by the officers of the Chi cago Heights camp. Mrs. Leatrice Brassea welcomed; the guests with a song. Comprising the committee in ctfarge were Mrs.

Gladys Ken Mrs Edith Hellnegel, Mrs. Helen Nelles, Mrs. Marie Peterkin, Mrs. Hannah Harms, Mrs. Esther Keene, Mrs.

Pearl Bender Arid Miss Florence FitzHenry. 4 fhere will be no meeting of WfA on July 7. The next meet fng will July 31. be a social night on (CuiMta PhMo) A RECENT BRIDE, MISS FLOE- etice Montella became Mrs. Jerry Bsranski In rites at Agnes, church.

The couple are residing in El Paw, Texas. MRS. PHILIP D. PERRY, who was Miss Marian Guritz before her recent wedding in Trinity Lutheran church, Crete. The couple will reside in Chicago Heights.

Becomes Bride of Elmhurst Man The rectory of San Rocco church was the setting recently for the wedding of Miss Alice Ruggerl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Ruggeri, 2813 Chicago road, South i a Heights, and Frank Amador, son of Mr. and Mrs. F.

Amador of Elmhurst. Miss Ruggerl chose for her bridal attire a ballerina length dress of white Chantilly lace which she complemented with a fingertip veil and a headpiece of lace studded with pearls. She wore a pearl necklace and earrings and carried a bouquet of bride's roses. Her only attendant was her sister Connie, wearing pink silk shantung and carrying a bouquet of American Beauty roses. Tiny pink made up her floral headpiece.

Edward of Elmhurst served as best man. The reception was held at Forest Dale in Homewood. Later the couple left on a trip to Miami Beach, Fla. Miss Ruggeri, a graduate of Bloom township high school, is receptionist at the Lodato clinic. Mr.

Amador, a graduate of York township high school, attended Elmhurst college for two years. He Is manager of the B. F. Goodrich company, 86 Illinois street. They will be at home at 100 West Nineteenth street.

Infant Christened At San Rocco Rites Tony Hope, infant ion of Mr. and Mrs. Mario Angellnl, 187 East 23rd street, was christened Sunday at San Rocco church by the Rev. Patrick Gauchat, a Sponsors were the baby's aunt, Mrs. Edith Catello of Chicago and Frank Melch'ore.

A dinner was served at the home of the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony An- gellnl, where 50 relatives and Friends were entertained. Out-of-town guests were from Hoi brook, Crete and Chicago Mrs. Angelini is the former Dotty, Sanderson of Holbrook.

Philip D. Perry Takes Bride in Crete Church Tapers and baskets of white gladioli and double larkspur formed the background for the wedding ceremony read at four p. m. Sunday, June 14, at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran church, Crete, where Miss Marian Louise Guritz, daughter of Mrs. Fred Gurltz of 1513 Euclid avenue, became the bride of Philip D.

Perry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip D. Perry, 1421 Parnell avenue. The double ring ceremony was performed by the Rev.

A. T. Kretzmann, pastor of the church. Albert E. Meyr, organist, played traditional wedding marches and accompanied Mrs.

Renata Kelson, who say, "Grant Oh Lord Thy Blessing" and "The Wedding Prayer" He also accompanied the bridegroom's brother, Lorence Perry, who lang at the reception. His selections were "Because" and "I You Truly." Brother Present! Bride Given in marriage by her brother, Morris, Miss Guritz approached the altar wearing a gown of silk Chantilly lace with the front scalloped in regingote effect revealing a skirt of pltiat- ed nylon net over satin. The bodice featured a standing collar in the back and a sweetheart neckline. Wide lace bordered-her fingertip veil which was held in place with a beaded satin and lace Juliet cap Matron of honor was the bride's sister-in-law, Mrs. Dorothy Guritz, who wore orchid ny- Ion net over orchid taffeta and carried a colonial bouquet of yel-, low carnations to match her headpiece.

The junior bridesmaid, Judith Guritz and nleoe of the bride, wore yellow net over yellow taffeta and carried blue carnations matching those in her hair. Dressed in nile green was the flower girl, Linda Guritz, another niece of the bride. She carried a basket of pink flowers. Lester Guritz, brother of the bride, was best man. The bridegroom's brother, Lorence Perry, and Loren Hamilton, ushered.

Reception at Kail Among the guests at the reception in the Crete hall was Gayle Crumb, former Chicago Heights bandmaster, from Clermont, Fla. Others came from Bean Station, Tenn Lowell and Crown Point, Tnd Chicago, Onarga, Mllford, Momence, Chicago Heights, Homewood and Crete. Aqua crepe and black accessories were the choice of Mrs. Guritz. Mrs, Perry wore navy crepe and pink accessories.

Both wore pink cymbidium orchids. After a wedding trip the couple will reside at 323 West Fourteenth place. The new Mrs. Perry, a graduate of Crete high school, employed at the American Stoveboard company. Mr.

Perry, who is a Bloom graduate, is a mechanic with Edlee Motors Don't 'Spill' Pies; Carry Them Easily Carrying several pies or cakes to a picnic or a church supper Is difficult. An inventive family solves the problem by using a corrugated cardboard carton and cutting slits along the sides, spaced a few inchei apart and parallel. A piece of wood then is Inserted from one side through the other, so that an Inch or twot of the cardboard protrudes. Each then forms a removable, shelf on which a cake or pie rests in safety and fully protected from wind-borne dirt. The loaded box, its top closed, then is loaded into the automobile and taken to its destination.

The contents always arrive in first class condition. If there is any spilling of the pie filler, nothing is damaged. A piece of rope, knotted inside the box, could serve as a handle. Personalities Personals and Mr. and Mrs.

3. Francis Ashley, 348 West Fifteenth street, resident! of Chicago Heights for the past three years, celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary last week. The occasion was highlighted by the presence of four of their six children including Mark Ashley, Red Cross field director at Fort Campbell, Lowery Ashley of Berrien Springs, Mrs. Madelyn Ferguson of South Bend, and Dr. Paul Ashley of Chicago Heights.

The other sons are W. H. Ashley of Indianapolis, and Ogden of Cleveland, Ohio. Vivian, Jo and Rae A granddaughters of the couple, sang at the morning worship service at Chicago Heights Christian church. Mr.

Ashley is a retired Christian church minister. The family gathered at the home of Dr Ashley for dinner. Additional guests were the Rev. and Mrs. Carl Wilheim, Dr and Mrs.

Dale Collins and sons Jackie and Jerry. Mrs. Collins is a granddaughter of the Ashleys. Mr. and Mrs.

Ashley, who were married June 22, at 1898 at Cay uga, have 16 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Flowers, cards and personal gifts added special interest to the day. Mr. and Mrs. Eduard Witt, 188 West Fifteenth street, and Miss Caroline and Miss Emma Heiken of Monticello, Iowa, returned from a motor trip around the Gaspe peninsula and the New England states.

Mrs. Witt reported that many of the trees and tulips were just beginning to bud near the sea-battered coast around the Gaspe. Mrs John H. Brown of Dyers burg, Tenn. is a guest in the home of her son, Hilton Brown and family, 260 West Sixteenth street.

She plans to visit here for another week. Mrs. John Fearon, Pasadena, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Albert Paulton, 2408 Chicago road, left last week for Atlantic City, to he the guest of her son Harold. She will continue her trip to New York before returning to the West Coast.

Mrs. Fearon Is traveling by plane. Mrs. Frances Gullotte, 275 East 25th street, will leave Chicago Heights on Tuesday to join her husband, Staff Sergeant Carl Guilotte, who is stationed with the air force in St. Mihiel, France.

She will embark from New York City. Accompanying Mrs Gullotte on her trip will be Mrs. Elsie Damkoehler of Pueblo, whose husband, Staff Sergeant Boyd Damkoehler, is also stationed at St Mihiel. In France since January 1, the men and their wives will remain overseas until October, 1954. Rebekah Lodge Celebrates Its 58th Year The 58th anniversary of Silver Star Rebekah lodge was celebrated at last week's meeting in Odd Fellows hall when 15-year jewels were presented to Mrs Genie Bacon and Mrs.

Luclle Hoff. Mrs. Madeline DuBrldge, noble grand at the time Mrs, Bacon and Mrs. Hoff were initiated, presented the pins Mrs. Esther Kerne, delegate to District No.

2, gave her report on District day. A Urge birthday cake presented by the Past Noble Grands club, was served for refreshment after the meeting. Read THE STAR for News of and Ledges At Country Club To Play Finals In Spring Golf Tourney Tomorrow is the regular ladies' day golf event at the Chicago Heights Country club wKl, drawing time set at 9:30 a. it was announced by Mrs. Frefl Land sea, chairman, and the finals of the spring tournament are to be played between Mrs.

Fred Holtz and Mrs. James Mercer of Flossmoor. The nine-holers will draw at ten a. m. with Mrs.

Ezio Gross! and Mrs. Silvio Tiber! as chair- for the day. A 36-hole event for all women golfers is planned for the holiday week-end. Mrs. William Donovan is chairman.

Last Wednesday the 18-holers were hostesses to the women golfers of Lincolnshire Country club. Guests from Lincolnshire who won prizes for low net on the second, fourth, sixth and eighth were Mrs. Ruth Rust, Mrs. Dorothy Shaw, Mrs. Betty Miller, Mrs.

Beatrice Smith and Mrs. J. Lackhouse. The Heights golfers played for low net on thd third and fifth with Mrs. Francis Anable and Mrs.

Peter Yanson winning. Hos tesses for the day were the 18 hole committee members. Tonight's hosts for the eight o'clock dessert bridge are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wessell of Park Forest.

Bridge winners for last week were Mrs A. L. Cornet, F. Carr Price and Mrs. Lyman B.

Tichenor Hosts were the George Barbers. There will be no Friday after noon bridge this week because of the holiday. Last Friday's bridge winners were Mrs. Charles Wessell and Mrs. Cariton Bind ley.

Hostesses for the day were Mrs Barber and Mrs. Mary Hol brook. Beecher Girl Is June Bride In Church Rites A double ring ceremony at Zion Lutheran church, Beecher united Miss Arlene Carolyn Hov. erman and Robert Kraak of Chi' cago in marriage on June 13. The Reverend Harold Wunderlich officiated.

Miss Hoverman is the daughter of Mr and Mrs. Arnold Hoverman of Beecher. To the accompaniment of Darrel Nabor, organist, Miss Lavina Eckert of Joliet sang "Because 1 and "Lord's Prayer." The bride approached the altar, which was decorated with peonies, mock orange blossoms and roses, escorted by her father. The bride's gown was white nylon tulle over satin, fashioned with an embroidered and pearl sprinkled bodice and a bouffant skirt with a full train. Her fingertip veil was held in place with a helmet headpiece trimmed with pearls.

White Amazon made up the bridal bouquet. She wore a strand of pearls, gift of the bridegroom Miss Dorothy Rlngeisen of Cannon Falls, Minn, attended her cousin as maid of honor. She wore an ice pink orlon shan tung ballerina gown and carried a colonial bouquet of red roses. The bridesmaids, Mrs Shirley Storbeck of Beecher and Miss Ann Larabee of Earlville, were similarly attired in green. They carried colonial bouquets of yellow roses All wore pearls and earrings, gifts of the bride.

Martin Funk, best man, Donald Smith and Thomas Crsll, all of Chicago, attended the bride groom. Leroy Storbeck and Len ard Kregel of Beecher served as ushers A dusty pink antique taffeta dress with navy accessories was the choice of the bride's mother The bridegroom's aunt Mrs Teresa Pesevento, wore Iridescent taffeta and white accessories Their corsages were pom pons and roses. Attending the reception in the Beecher Community hall were guests from Minneapolis and Cannon Falls, Minn; Oswego, Earlville, Aurora, Chicago, Lan sing and Beecher Music was provided by the John Agatone orchestra of Kankakee. Following their wedding trip to Yellowstone national park, the will reside at 541? North Kenmore, Chicago ZION LUTHERAN Beecher, wai the scene of the Kraack-Hoverman nuptials The bride is the former Arlene Hoverman of that village, Home Bureau Will Meet Tomorrow At 1:30 pm. tomorrow the Bloom unit of the Cook county Home bureau, will meet at the liome of Mrs.

Robert Cook on Cottage Grove avenue. A dessert luncheon will be served. There will be an apparel demonstration for the purpose of raising funds for the special assessment due In July. Beecher Girl's Engagement Told Mr. and Mrs.

Rudolph Braun of Beecher are announcing the engagtnent of i daughter, Marilyn, to Phil M. Comes of No date Is set for the wedding Naomi Circle The Naomi circle of St. Evangelical and Reformed church wil. tt 1:30 p.m. today tor a dtsiert luncheon in the home of Mrs.

Edwin Brlschke, 1238 Elizabeth street, Crete. To report social activities, dial SKyline 5-6161. OFFICERS OF TRK KKWLY INSTITUTED NEIGHBOR CHAPTER, ORDER OF THE EASTERN Star, Homewood, art (front row, seated iiom left) Howard, associate patron; Mrs. Florence Reward, associate matron; Mrs. Etta Hollinacworth ef Chleage Heights chapter and grand lecturer who organized Neighbor chapter end who will lervt as instructtess; Mrs.

Carolyn Burgess, worthy matron, and George worthy patron. In the second row are Mrs. Alice Moore, organist; Mrs. Pearl Mills, associate conductress; Mrs. Edna Keesler, warder; Mrs.

Wilma Walker, secretary; Mrs. Vera Johnson, chaplain; Virginia Etherldge, marshal; and Pigott treasurer. row, Mrs. jEvolyn Kemp, Adah; Mrs. Anna FrlU, Eltcta; Mrs.

Tonetta Webmhoefer, Esther; RuiMll Johnson, sentinel; Mrs. Kathleen Nagle, conductress; and Mrs. Ruth Sorensen, Ruth. Lower phote --Gathered around Mis. and Mrs.

Hellingswerth are Chicago chapter who OHitted in the ceremonies including, from left Harriet Odeaard, a past matron, who served grand coloist; Adella Hay, grand organist; Mrs, Mary Etta Sawyer, grand lecturer and instruc- and Elite Clark, grand lecturer, who also served on the examining committee ol the grand chapter for the occasion. Af Christ Lutheran Church Ephgrave-Neder Nuptial Rites Follow College Romance A college romance, which be gan at the University of Illinois, culminated in the marriage, June 14, of Miss a i i a Neder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Neder, 3138 North Major avenue, i a and James Thomas Ephgrave, son of Mr. and.

Mrs John 0. Ephgrave, 1304 Prairie avenue. The Reverend Ray Farn ess performed the double ring ceremony at i Lutheran church, Chicago. Miss Pearl Gram was the organist. She played a brief recital before the ceremony and the traditional wedding marches.

i bouquets of white spring flowers adorned the altar. Entering the sanctuary on the arm of her father, the bride was attired In a ballerina gown of white crinkled organdy, fashioned with a fitted bodice and halter neckline. Her bolero Jacket had a stand-up collar and bracelet length sleeves. A fingertip veil was fastened to her Juliet cap and she carried a cascade arrangement of white cymbidium orchids and stephanotls The maid of honor, Miss Adeline Wlegand of Elmwood Park, wore a ballerina length pink organdy dress with a matching headband and carried a cascade bouquet of pink lilies. Mr.

Ephgraven attendant was his brother-in-law, Larry Hlghimlth, of The reception immediately after the ceremony in the parish hall Was attended by guests from St. Joseph, Mich. -Urbana, Me- Henry, Manteno, Chicago Heights and towns In the Chicago area, The bride's mother wore a blue silk shantung drew and white accessories and the mother of the bridegroom wore a honey tan nylon dress with wheat accei- eorles. Both had carnation and itephanotts corsages. John P.

Ephgrave, grandmother of the bridegroom, selected a black sheer suit and white accessories. The new Mrs. Ephgrave chose pink linen shantung suit and navy blue accessories for her wedding trip. The couple will reside in Colorado Springs temporarily while the bridegroom, who a lieutenant with the army signal corps, ii stationed at Camp Carson. He was tied in hli uniform.

While enrolled at the. Unlvtr- ilty of niinola, both wen members of Phi Kappa Phi and many honorary societies. The bridegroom to the Sphinx club, Pershlng Rifles and Scabbard and Blade well ar Democratic Women Have Busy Season Tomorrow night's meeting of the Democratic club will be the beginning of a busy summer session for the newly- organized group. Douglas B. Anderson, Chicago representative for Senator Paul H.

Douglas, will be the speaker of the evening. Husbands as well as other interested people are invited to the m'eeting to be held at 8,15 am Anderson quettions following at the education center of address. United Protestant church in Park Forest. Tentatively planned for the re- mtinder of the summer are a cocktail a July and a luncheon and motion i showing in August. Mrs.

Richard program chairman, is in chargp of arrangements for the activities They will also participate in the July 4 parade. The women Democratic greup was early in the spring and Is open to women in Will, Bloom and Rich Women mi erected membership mav call Mrs. Erling Balstad, membership chairman, SKvhne 50444 Mrs Richard McDonald is the hostess in charge of the social and refreshment hour following the meeting Mrs Ray Meschke, newly elected president, will preside. Mr Anderson will speak on the current congressional seislon in Europe. The senator's aide has a i background for his job which includes handling complaints in both the Chicago and Springfield offices Persons who attend meeting i be free to ak Mr.

several social fraternities. During the past year the bride, a Phi Beta Kappa, taught school at River Grove, and Lt Ephgrave who received his degree In elec trlcal engineering, was employed by Mulford Engineering service, Chicago Heights before leaving for service in the armed forces. Credit Club Has Guests Tonight Guests from six Credit Women's Breakfast clubs will be entertained at a meeting of the Chicago Heights group in the Masonic temple at 6 30 today On the program will be Mrs. John Wrltt of Park Forest She will speak on "Thrills and ChllU of a Woman Commercial Pilot." TRY A STAR WANT AD TODAT LOCALE BBAMOWN Or ftOCXAWAY, H. MB TCI HEW dittetM ei Christian odaetttofi tt Pint rreabrtotUm chtttefc.

he suueed-i Dorothy Mayhew, who to employed at Ann Arbor, to the public school lyttem. HIM Branffwin graaaated bom Tusculum coUeae In OnonvUle, TMML, in Jane, 1M1, and received her decree iron McCotmick Ttnatefical Mtoinary a director of Christian education last month..

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