Herald News from Joliet, Illinois • 9

CT ft i 'i 4 Second Section Pages 9 to 16 THIRTY-THIRD YEAR, NO. 172. JOLIET, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1909. SINGLE COPIES, TWO CENTS. Doings in Social and Club Circles.

Lett Ewry EdDy tee Steewim TMs AcL TO BE AT LITTLE ROCK 3 2 An Indoor Baseball ii With every boys' suit or overcoat sold here. fi Art Lennon likes the boys-was a boy once him-self-feels like one yet-and he wants to meet every boy who wears clothes-To every hoy who buys his suit or overcoat here he's giving a dandy indoor baseball free. Now, boys, these baseballs won't last all winter, so come in now while we have them. We want to say that you can't buy any better III ijl IT I II clothes for the boys-that the prices are moder- ate in fact you can't get better values anywhere Boys Suits $2.50 to $5.00 1 Overcoats Likewise National Convention Will be Royally Entertained. The American Society of Municipal Improvements will hold Its sixteenth annual convention at Little Rock, Arkansas, November 9, 19 and 11.

The sessions will be held In the city hall building. Matters of utmost Importance to cities, will be discussed by authorities and Investigators. Franchise, park, taxation, water works, playgrounds, fire protection, commission plan of government, and similar problems will be the subject of speeches. Almost every section of the United States Is represented on the program. The city has been making great preparation for the meeting, and has outlined a number of entertainment features.

In connection with the convention there will be an exposition of municipal appliances and materials. H4 The Spooky Season. Again Its Halloween time. It Is a strange, wlerd season. It gets Into the brain, as It were.

Probably this was what was working on the lady yesterday as she, with a friend, passed along -the street, the same being Jefferson, by the Spot Cash. They were elegantly dressed and to the casual observer looked like ladles, both of them. They ei-dently were strangers, and were looking for something. A nice young man stood on the corner and they, being some style, caught his eye. As they rushed past him he heard one unto the other say In unmistakable vernacular, Where the 1 is Beaches anyhow! But this Is Halloween.

Still It doesn't take everybody that way. It mostly breaks out In a riot of sociables and pumpkins. It adds variety to the scheme of decorations until It gets to be monotonous and overworked. Pumpkins to the right of us. pumpkins to the left of us, 1 pumpkins all around us grinning with all sizes and varieties of grins from the genuine, generous article, to the papier mache reduction In any desirable degree.

Of such is the Halloween season when witches, de ils, fairies and Imps 'of Satan in endless array, generally In the common place guisj ef ba-d boys, do pranks and make sometime i troubles for themselves. And the time Is on. A A A A Surprise Party. LaVerne Grinipe was the ietim of a surprise party at 'his home, 716 Washington street last evening when a large number of his friends unexpectedly swooped down upon hint and with games and refreshments made the 'evening pass pleasantly for all. There were present May Rodgers, Olive Klmpz, Huldah and Amanda Johnson, Olive' Ryan.

Alice Morgan. Ia Gardner, Leona Black, Kate Pearl, Margaret and Nellie Sul-ilan, Helen Thompson and Mamie Prouty. Mesdames Kate Row ait, Gilbert Hall, C. E. Grimpe.

Messrs Ja Pullhan, Henry Vollmer, Charles Pierce. John Farrell, Charles I.owe, William Ochs, Arthur Dillon. William Yeran. Jacob Warren, George llau-mann. Laerne, Floyd and Glenn Grimpe.

AAA Katharine Ridgeway. The Athenaeum was jammed. There were people standing through out the entire recital given by Katharine Ridgeway'at the Steel Works club last night. It was a splendid tribute to her attractively artlslte talents. one which she well merited.

She iiad a cold and the quality of her voire troubled her somewhat but nevertheless the audience was spellbound by it. enraptured with tho human nature and the art, the art which is able to conceal art, which made the evening one of pure del, slit to the hundreds who were, there. For Katharine Ridgeway Is peerless. Whether she Is doing tragedy or pathos. The Bogey Man or a Joke, she is simply unapproachable.

Some of the reading was done to piano accompaniment, adding to the APT EENNON CO 111 LL1 11 21G NORTH CHICAGO STREET Are you going to put off buying your winter outfit until you have the money to pay tor it? Why? When you can buy just the kind of clothing you would wear And can buy it without the money and Pay when it is convenient. Why should you put off the selecting of Winter Clothes which you need right now? There is no more reason why you should buy clothing and pay cash than to pay as you feel able. You cant buy better clothes then we sell You cant do better in price. This is worth a thought. cotered it was her own hat that was ruined, and the joke turned tragically into tears it was all superb.

The next attraction of the Steel Works club entertainment course will be Champ Clark, chosen to substitute for Goernor Johnson's date, canceled by his death, and will be November 13. on Saturday night, instead of on Thursday, as usual. Adrian Xewens ill appear April 14, instead of on the date gien in the schedule''. effect which Miss Ridgeway was working for. In all cases she left nothing to be desired.

She has reached as near a point to perfection as is gien to a mere human he.ng to attain. If she comes to Joliet many more mes a lugger hail will hae to lie built for her. In humorous selections she kept the house comulsed. The mother to her only son apropos of his practice hour on the piano and his base ball leadings out of doois. was one of the most artistic human nature portrayals that man could be permitted to see.

nd the inter 't and sympathy ob-seryable 111 the men daring the period of preparat.on for the thtaur. trials of the hooktr-up, and all that, showed that she made a hit on that point all right. And when she laughed and laughed and laughed over the ike ai tit the fat man Sitting on the hat. the house was simply falling off its chair with mirth which did not change when she d.s- 3ESS2253E5S2E299nE9HEESSk illinery- Ladies Dress-Street Hats Your Choice The sale starts tomorrow morning and will continue next week until all are sold. You will buy these Hats at the mere cost of making.

They are the season's very latest models Hats beautifully trimmed in Flowers and Pompons. Others are Black Silk Velvets, trimmed in Flowers, fancy Cocjues, Wings, Aigrettes and Jet Ornaments. And there are many Fur urbans. The Hats are our regular $6, $6.50, $7 and $7.50 values, while they last at Crescent Credit 411 Cass Clothing' Co Come tomorrow morning, for early visitors will, of course, get best choice. Fancy needlework is the proper gift for Christmas.

Its time to begin making now. The necessary articles arc here, and besides I'll show you just how to do the work. This help is FREE. MRS. A.

G. RICAARDS (Formerly with L. P. Beach Co.) 14-15-16 Braun-Kiep Bldg. vember 1.

There will be ghosts, fortune tellers, games, doughnuts, pumpkin pie and sweet cider. Last night at the home of Ivan Rhodes, tho Tuesday Afternoon club entertained their friends. The house was prettily decorated, suggestive of Halloween throughout, the black cat playing no small part Point euchre was played. After a Jolly evening dainty refreshments were served. Regular services at Evangelical church at 11 a.

and 7 p. m. Sunday. The pastor will preach. Morning.

What Think Ye of Christ? Evening, Choosing With Moses. Special singing at both senlcea. All are cordially couple have the best wishes of many friends. Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Rlckett have moved Into the John Hyland property on Main street. Mrs. J. Love of Wilton Center, was a recent guest of her daughter, Mrs. J.

Llchtenwalter. Pansy Chapter, No. 239r O. E. will give a costume penny social Saturday night.

Nov. 8, at Masonic hall. Everybody Is Invited. Levi Whipple left last evening for New Orleans, where he will spend a few days. Every Yeoman la urged to attend the Halloween social to be given In Jump's hall on Monday evening.

No PLAINFIELD. rs. Ellen Platt has returned from sit with friends In Yorkvlll. rs. A.

O. Will Is is confined to her by Illness. Grlndlc-Jackson Wedding. Iss Daisy Jackson and Chas. R.

idle, of North Webster, Indiana. I united In marriage at the bride's on Wednesday evening, Oct. 27. Mr. Osgood of the Baptist ch, performed the ceremony.

The ding was a very quiet affair on iunt of the recent death of the e's mother. Mr. and Mrs. Grin-will reside on the Jackson home-d west of town. This worthy young QmMIk9 Comeir Comer Chicago and Jackson Streets.

Granite and Plainfield Cars Pass Our Door. 4 I -r I.