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The Mercury from Pottstown, Pennsylvania • Page 11

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The Mercuryi
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THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1938 POTTSTOWN MERCURY, POTTSTOWN, PA. Phone 2263 PAGE ELEVEN ewish Croup esumes Fall Work Activities to Open Wednesday With Card Party; 1 rip to Pennhurst to Be Made October 1 2 Turns Brunette first Fall meeting of the Jewish league was held last night in the synagog. The opening prayer was made by Mrs. A. J.

Prince. Plans were made to hold a card party Wednesday in the home of Mrs. Maurice Miller, 960 North Charlotte street, The league will go to Pennhurst, October 12, to entertain Jewish inmates. Miss Geraldine Spatziani and Mr. Charles Erb provided the entertainment for last night.

Miss Spatziani was heard in several piano solos, (Chopin); (Gounod) and rtfpgietto" iBach). Mr. Erb presented two humorous recitations, Father Papers the Room" and and KTcT Rabbi Marcus Kramer gave a talk on and Hostesses last night were Mrs. Ben Borger, Mrs. I.

Bressler. Mrs Lena Cohen and Mrs. Ann Brenner. ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN Miss Moser Heads Clan Joan Bennett, blonde movie actress, who turns brunette for most of the scenes in her next picture, She is starred with Fredric March. Family Holds Get-Together Women Discuss Various Colleges In the absence of Dr.

White, president, Mrs. Robert G. Weller, Potts town, presided at a meeting of the perkiomen branch of the American Association of University Women last night in the library of the science building of Ursinus college, Collegeville. A series of speeches on various universities and colleges was presented in the following order: Miss Catherine Kehm, Hood college; Miss Elisabeth Richardson, George Washington university; Mrs. Norman McClure.

Juniata college; Mrs. Khurt Wienecke, Elmira college; Cornish, Goucher college; IP's. Philip Willauer, Wheaton college; Mrs. Herbert Barron, Swarthmore college; Miss Helen Mackie, University of Delaware; Mrs. James Mason, Ursinus college, and Miss Anna Hunsberger, Penn State college.

Miss Amy Fermier was appointed chairman of the social welfare committee; Mrs. Elizabeth Burchfield, International relations, and Miss Miriam Ludwig, publicity. Pottstonians attending the meeting last night were Miss Fermier, Miss Richardson, Miss Lila Amole, Miss Elizabeth Klopp, Mrs. David Stevenson, Miss Elizabeth Klink, Miss Kehm, Mrs. Weller and Miss Ludwig.

Th Kulp family held a get-together at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Frank Kulp, Knauertown. A picnic dinner was served on the lawn of their home Present were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hill and children, Thomas Richard, and Ruth; Mr.

Frank Kulp and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shirley and daughter, Louise, Gilbertsville; Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Seick, Birdsboro; Mr.

and Mrs. Benjamin Kulp. Norristown; Mr. and Mrs. Luther Kulp and sons, Luther Jr.

and Ronald, East Nantmeal; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kulp and children, Charles Jr. and Peggy Anne, Collegeville. Mr.

and Mrs. Arthur Yelk and son, Arthur Knauertown; Mr. and Mrs. Heeber McGowan and children, Heeber Jr. and Ronald, Geigertown; Mr.

and Mrs. James Kulp and son, Horace, Pughtown; Miss Elizabeth Trythall, Bucktown; Mr. Joseph Newcomber, Knauertown, find the host and hostess and children, Paul and Harold. Mrs. Eshelman Is Hostess Ways and means committee of the Pottstown club was entertained last night in the home of Mrs.

W. W. Eshelman, 224 Glasgow street, Stowe. Activities for the year, includ- a rummage sale in October, rkey supper in November, card party and fashion show in Febru ary, Spring rummage sale in May a garden party in June, were planned. Refreshments were served and bridge played by the 13 members of the committee.

Those present included Mrs. Alfred Widdick, Mrs. Leonard Cadwell, Mrs. James F. Baird, Mrs.

Raymond Detterer, Mrs. John B. Hartenstine, Mrs. D. Hunter Klink, Mrs.

Jack Tinkler, Mrs. Ira Trate, Mrs. Howard Swavely, Mrs. Wilbert Wells, Mrs. Charles Silver, Miss Alice Detweiler, Mrs.

Edwin Hartenstine and the hostess, Mrs. Eshelman. Kolb-Kulp Clan Meets Sunday An interesting program has been arranged for the 15th annual reunion of the Kolb-Kulp family to be held Sunday at New Goshen- hoppen church park, East Green ville, at 1:30 Dr. Joseph B. Kulp, pastor of Broad street Park Methodist church enton, N.

will deliver an ad sss. Music will be furnished by the Hauseman quartet, Pottstown. Miss Fritsch Is Bride of Mr. Kirlin Nuptial Event Is Performed in Parsonage of Lutheran Church of Transfiguration by the Rev. Klick Mr.

Joseph Fritsch, 311 Vine street, Stowe, last night announced the marriage of his daughter, Miss Miriam Fritsch, to Mr. Marvin Kirlin, son of Mr. Raymond Kirlin, 416 XA Lincoln avenue. The ceremony was performed the past Saturday afternoon at 4 in the parsonage of the Lutheran Church of the Transfiguration by the Rev. Richard C.

Klick, pastor. The couple was unattended. The bride was attired in a crepe dress of teal blue. She wore navy blue accessories. The newlyweds are residing in the home of the father.

Calendar of Social Events Bible class of Emmanuel Lutheran tonight at Sunny brook. A box supper will be served in the pavilion at 6:30 and a business meeting will be held in the auditorium at 8 o'clock. Hood College club Meeting to night in the home of the presi dent. Miss Catherine Kehm, 117 Chestnut street, at 8 Philathea Class of First Baptist Sunday Meeting tonight in the home of Mrs. George McCann, 352 Beech street, at 7:30 YOUR BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARIES June Eileen Laverty, Pottstown Landing, will celebrate her fifth birthday today.

Mrs. George Lightcap, 921 Queen street, will celebrate the anniversary of her birth today. Miss Gertrude Essick, 452 South street, will celebrate her birthday anniversary today. Mrs. Fred Boyer, Douglassville, celebrated her birthday anniversary yesterday.

Mrs. Blanche Bower, 118 North Charlotte street, will observe her birthday anniversary today. Today Mrs. Mattie Ebert, 1132 Queen street, will mark the anniversary of her birth. Mr.

George F. Keehn, Amityville, received congratulations on the anniversary of his birth yesterday. Miss Pursel Weds in Elkton Births Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Link, 647 High street, announced the birth of a daughter yesterday in the Pottstown hospital.

Auxiliary Begins Fall Activities It was announced last night that the marriage of Miss Jane Pursel, 40 avenue, Kenilworth, to Mr. Nicholas Markuloos, Cherry street, took place Tuesday night in Elkton, Md. The couple was attended by Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Theodore and Mr.

William Hiltebeitel. Mr. Markuloos is employed In thf Pottstown works of the Bethlehem Steel company. They will reside in an apartment at High and Penn streets. The first Fall meeting of the Boy Scouts auxiliary of Trinity Reformed church was held last night in the home of the president, Mrs.

William A. Lessig, 445 Chestnut street. After the business meeting, bingo was played and refreshments were served. Mrs. Wilma 1024 Queen street, will be hostess to the group at its next meeting in October.

Mrs. Burdan To Be Hostess Miss Morris To Entertain Club Miss Marian Morris, Kenwal Gardens, Sanatoga. will be hostess to the Pottstown Garden club tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 The guest speaker will be Mr. Phillip Moore who will talk on Those desiring transportation were asked to get in touch with Mrs. Walter R.

Krause, 317 Rosedale drive. Mrs. C. C. Burdan will be hostess this afternoon at 2 to members of the Missionary society of Trinity Reformed church in her home at Rosedale.

Mrs. E. F. Fretz, president, will preside at the business meeting, and Mrs. Burdan will be topic leader.

All members were urged to be present. Trinity Group Plans Social Plans for a covered dish social were made Tuesday night at a meeting of the Church Extension society )f Trinity Reformed church. There were 14 members present at the first Fall meeting of the group in the East class room of the church. social will be held at the ext meeting of the society, October 4. Mission Croup To Resume Work Missionary society of the Lutheran Church of the Transfiguration will hold a meeting tonight at 8 o'clock in the Bible class room of the church.

Mrs. Charles A. VanBuskirk will have charge of the program. GERMAN CLUB TO ELECT Election of officers will be conducted at the annual meeting of the Pottstown Qerman club tonight at 8 in the club headquarters on Reynolds avenue. NORCO SHOW TONIGHT Meeting of North Coventry grange tonight in its hall at Cedarville will feature a flower show during the lecturer's hour.

Mrs. William Spiese will be in charge of the dis play. All entries must be arranged in containers and must be entered by 8 BABY CLINIC RESUMED Well Baby clinic, sponsored by the YWCA, will renew sessions to day. Dr. Alice Sheppard will be in charge of the clinic which will be held from 2 to 4 this after noon.

Goodwill Women Plan Carnival Final plans were made last night for a carnival to be sponsored by the Goodwill Fire company aux iliary, September 16 and 17, when a meeting of the group was held last night in the firehouse. The Philadelphia Fire company band will furnish the music September 16, and the Blue Ridge Mountain Boys, September 17. The carnival will be held in the yard at the Reading freight station. PLAY GROUP PLANS FETE Grant school playground, a pari of the East End playground association, will hold a festival tomorrow night on the Grant school grounds. The affair in charge of Mrs.

Joseph Monahan and Mrs. Clarence Emery will be held to raise fund' for the East End association. MOOSE WOMEN TO MEET Fall activities of Women of the Moose will begin tonight when a meeting of the organization will be held at 8 in the Moose temple. Mrs. Kathrine Cellars, senior regent, will preside at the session Blanket awards will be made, and the calendar for Fall meetings presented.

NEW BEAUTY FOR YOUR HAIR WITH THIS FULLER BRISTLECOMB Short Time Special Sale Price Brings new life and beauty to hair and not disturb the wave. Sold only by the Fuller Brush for a demonstration today. GEORGE BUTTLES 819 N. Charlotte Pottstown Phone 2542 DOROTHY JANE EHLY, Society Editor PERSONALS Mr. William Sheeler entertained the following over the week-end: Mr.

and Mrs. George Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Borneman, Mr. and Mrs.

William Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Evans. Mr. and Mrs.

Thomas Moyer and daughter, Joan; Mr. Roy Moyer, Miss Helen Hatfield, Mr. Richard Moyer, Mrs. Harry Fox, Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph Horvat, Mr. and Mrs. George Fox and Mr. Edward March, Reading. Miss Rose Mary Cummings, Nantmeal, Tuesday night entertained Miss Dorothy Weaver, Phoenixville.

Mrs. Shandy Hill, 213 High street, left Tuesday for Scranton, where she will attend the -funeral Mr. Edward L. Brown, who died suddenly. Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Rutter, West High street, returned home after spending the holiday week-end visiting their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rutter, Schuylkill Haven. Mrs.

George Decker, Mr. Clarence Decker, Miss Stella Moser, Mr. William Moser, Mrs. Florenda Moser, Mrs. Eugene Hoover and children, Warren, Jean, and Lorraine; Mrs.

Harry Bauer, Miss Peggy Bauer and Mr. Samuel Bauer spent the week-end at Rehoboth Beach, Del. Mrs. Mary Quinter, 322 Cherry street, is confined to her home with an injury of the knee. Mrs.

Robert MacPhail and daughter, Maria, 427 King street, returned home after spending the past two months at Brant Beach, N. as the guests of Mrs. MacPhail's parents at their cottage, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph H.

Smale, who were married the past Sunday in Elkton, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Trout and Mr. Walter Mayberry, all of Hanover Heights, returned home from a 1500-mile automobile trip, the farthest point being Huntington, Ind.

Miss Shirley Garber, 16 West Sixth street, motored to Niagara Falls over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. George G. Kelley and son, George have returned to their home at 40 East Fifth street, after spending the Summer at their farm in Maryland.

Mrs. Claire Callahan, Rising Sun farm, Coventryville, is entertaining friends from Philadelphia. Miss Bessie Seitz, Linfield, and Miss Margaret Scherer, 1013 Queen street, completed their first year as student nurses in the Pottstown hospital. PEOPLES MARKET 267 HIGH ST. Phone 1637 We Deliver SPECIALS TODAY Sturdy Brooms 17 JL I Star Package Pure LARD 10c Extra Fancy Grimes Golden APPLES Peck 3 Pounds and Over 10c WINDOW SHADE FACTORY (Only Factory in Pottstown) Making All Widths, Lengths and Colors LINOLEUM Cemented to the Floor 174 N.

Charlotte Si. POTTSTOWN Mrs. Miller Dampman, Miss Hazel Wynn and Miss Eleanor Jackowski. St. accompanied Miss Marion Dampman to the Reading hospital school for nurses after she spent the holiday at her home.

Miss Thelma Miller, anesthetist of the Homeopathic hospital, has returned from a several day stay in Wildwood, N. J. Mr. Ralph Benfield, 11 Plum street, motored to Niagara Falls over the Labor Day week-end. Mr.

and Mrs. Warren Benfield, 11 Plum street, returned from a trip through the New England states. Mr. John Snyder, 472 Spruce street, returned to Girard college, Philadelphia, after spending the past three weeks with his mother, Mrs. Bertha Snyder.

Mrs. W. H. Biederman and son, Josef, Chicago, 111., will arrive In Pottstown today to spend some time in the home of Mrs. parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Henry A. Bell, 639 High street, William Bell, former North Coventry High school football and basketball player, who was graduated from the institution in 1936, will leave today to enter Rose Polytechnic Engineering school, Terre Haute, Ind. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs.

Earl Bell, 222 York street, South Pottstown. Child Feted On Birthday Miss Schock Is Feted by Wit Nit Club Farewell Social Given Sixth Ward Young Woman Prior to Departure to College Miss Gertrude Schock, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pharius Schock, 1140 Queen street, was feted at a surprise farewell party last night by the Wit Nit club in the home of Mrs. Alfred Marquet, 1131 Queen street.

Miss Schock will leave this month for Kutztown State college. Games and dancing featured the entertainment and a buffet supper was served. The following members of Wit Nit club were preSent: the Misses Jane Brown, Mabel Samsel, Mildred Marquet, Justine Fillman, Catherine Samsel, Martha Samsel, Wilma Crater, Elizabeth Marquet, Mary Ropeter, Ellen Nettles, Esther Marquet, Portia Tyson, the hostess, and Miss Schock. Miss Esther A. Moser, Douglass- was re-elected president of the Moser family at a meeting at Hopewell National park.

Genealogy reports tracing the ancestry to Hans Michael Moser who came to Philadelphia in 1751 were distributed. The data wau furnished by Mr. S. P. Dietrich Reading, and was compiled by Miss Edith Moser and Miss Dorothy Moser Bewley.

Seventy-one descendants of the late Jacob and Adeline Moser attended the reunion. A clam bake in charge of Irvin B. Moser was served. Mr. Homer L.

Brice, Johnstown, opened the program in the after; neon prayer. The births of Delbert Newhouse Miss Bailey Civen Party Miss Margaret Lee Bailey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Bailey, The Walnut, Coventryville, celebrated her birthday anniversary at a party given in her honcr by her parents. Games and contests were played on the lawn of the Bailey hm and refreshments were served at a table attractively decorated in green and white.

Guests Included the Misses Hazel Mr Elroy. Esther Grace Rupert. Jane and Phyllis Fulmer. Betty Smith, Grace Porter, Shirley and Nancy Walleigh and the honored guest. Jr, San Diego, and Harold Walker Reedsport, wert reported.

STRANDIIlH WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES Mr. and Mrs. George Chadwick, 113 King street, will receive congratulations today on their 13th wedding anniversary. The second birthday anniversary of Nancy Louise Quinter was observed at a surprise party last night In the home of the parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Herbert Quinter, 359 North Evans street. Prizes were awarded to the winners of games. Refreshments were served on a table decorated In pink and green. Present were Ronald, Ruth and Phyllis Quinter, Betty and Jean Unruh, Raymond and Betty Houck, Muriel Dunlap, Florence Houck, Elsie Quinter, Mrs. Ruth Campbell, Mr.

and Mrs. Herbert Quinter and Nancy Louise Quinter. EVELYN E. SHELLY, B. E.

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