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ALTOONA TRIBUNE, Thunday, January 39, 1941 3 New Director i isiiflMMawilMiaMi" im mm urn imnniw 600 Attend 40th Anniversary Celebration of OES Chapter if ry, 4 1 I iff Im I 'Parish Hall. Left to right they are: Robert Lepore, treasurer; Jean Reed, president; and Clark Gedmark, secretray. ELDORADO TEEX AGERS OFFICERS Shown above are the officers of the Eldorado Teen-Agers Civic Club organized in early November, with meetings in St. Rose of. Lima Natl Official Will Address Sr.

Hadassah Guest speaker' for the Altoona chapter, Senior Hadassah, at the dinner meeting Sunday at the Penn Alto at 6:30 o'clock will be Mrs. Elliott Glassberg, National Secretary of Hadassah. The Hadassah is the women's Zionist organization of America. The' speaker will report on recent events in Palestine. Mrs.

Glassberg, of New Roch-elle, N. Y.j re-elected national secretary of Hadassah, was formerly national membership chairman of the group, and national recording secretary. She is also chairman of the' national integration committee. One of Hasdas-sah's 28 delegates to the 22nd World Zionist congress, she has served for the organization on the important organization commission of the conclave. A graduate of New York university, Mrs.

Glassberg has also worked as a social service investigator, teacher, purchasing agent and personal Her wide interests and training in these fields have enriched her activities in Hadassah, and her professional experience has given depth to her understanding of the growing desire among Jewish women to affiliate themselves with Zionism, a movement designed to end once and for all the long history of Jewish homeless-ness. Mrs. Glassberg has been organizer of Hadassah since 1934. She was chairman of the Mt. Vernon, N.

Y. Education and JNF committees, the Westchester Donor Luncheon committee, president of the Mt. Vernon chapter, and editor of the Lower New York State Region Reporter. Raiahmundry Society Holds Program at Tea The Rajahmundry Missionary society of the Bethanv Lutheran church held a tea in the Sunday school room Sunday from 3 p. m.

to 4:30 p. m. Greetings were extended to the group bv the presi dent of the society, Mrs. Marian Herbster. Mrs.

Daisy Dunn had charge of devotions, and worship was carried out by Mrs. Edna Grassmyer and Miss Ethel Mc-Cormick, the theme of the Worship program being "The Light Shines Around the -World." The speaker, Miss Marian Lloyd, told the story, "Onadago" by Louisa M. Miss Jeanne Corcelius presented two piano solos, "Scarf Dance" and "Green Cathedral." The committee for the tea was composed of Miss Ethel McCor-mick as general chairman, Miss Anna Fleck in charge of invitations, Mrs. Mary Filler, chairman of the tea, assisted by Mrs. Mary Laughlin, Mrs.

Edith Mrs. Grace Yeager, Mrs. Harriet Barry, Mrs. Twilla Stiff ler and Mrs. Betty Anderson.

Oil men have found that good oil sites often are found in areas where there was an ocean and abundant marine life a million or more years ago. Junior Civic Club Formed In Eldorado Delphi Chapter Order of the -Eastern Star celebrated its 40th Anniversary at the Jaffa Mosque. Wednesday evening, Jan. 21. when the Worthy Matron Gertrude L.

Hauser was honored at a Pennsylvania Dutch Banquet. Approximately 600 people including many visiting grand officers were present. The Worthy Matron and her father led the procession from the main auditorium to the dining roonf. After the address of welcome bv Mrs. Mildred B.

Jefferies, invocation was given by the Chaplain, Mrs. Sareellen Grove. Jack Fir.dley'g Trio played dinner music and group sing-in? was led by Miss Margaret McFalls. past matron. Mrs.

Mildred B. Jefferies associate matron of the chapter, Was the general chairman. The tables were beautifully decorated Pennsylvania Dutch flowers in hand-painted flower potj, and hand-c a candle holders, which held six large red candles, -banked on either side with low green foliage. On the large silk curtain back of the main table the Pennsylvania Dutch similar to the one hand-; painted on lie programs. One of the highlights of the -evening, was Hie presentation of the worthy matron's gills car- Tied in a large square market by a woman, dressed in an original Pennsylvania Dutch costume and bonnet.

Mrs. Helen Stitt portrayed the "Allentown Market Women" and in clever brogue, presented the gift. Miss Hauser cheerfully thanked Iter "Dutch Friend' The worthy matron introduced her officers as follows: Gertrude L. Hauser. worthy matron; Mildred B.

Jefferies, as sociate matron: Mabel .1. Fowler. secretary; Nettie G. Patterson. treasurer; Nelta R.

McDermitt. -conductress; Helen M. Brown, associate conductress: Saraellen S. Grove, chaplain: Dorothy L. Davis, marshnl: Irene M.

Curry, organist; Betty B. Brown, Adah; Frieda M. Culbertson, Ruth; Madeline P. Axe, Esther; Miriam B. Hauser.

Martha: Mary A. Harnty, Electa; Charlotte M. Sponeybarger, warder; Ruth P. Laughhn, sentinel. Trustees, Margaret S.

Ray. P. M. Margaret McFalls. P.

Margar et ta B. Funk, P. M. Color hearers. Ruth Rodgers, Rhoda flag bearers.

Catherine B. Jones. Edna L. Mauser. The following grand officers i were introduced by Mrs Jeff- Grand Patron Guy! F.

Harold; Dish ict Deputy! Grand Miss Alverda 1 Treese; Past Grand Matron Mrs. Frieda M. McVicker; Grand Esther. Mrs. Miriam G.

Harold, Member of Board of Directors, Mrs. Clara M. Fluke; Grand Representative Mrs. Frieda M. Tussey; Grand Representative Mrs.

Kathryn Skinner; Grand Committee Member Mrs. Ruth i MacXeil. After tiie banquet a short entertainment was held in the auditorium, including the fol- lowing: tribute to flag by Mrs. Miriam C. Harold.

Drill exl.ibi i tion by Delphi drill team under the direction of Mrs. Helen Schmidt. Solo by Mrs. Ethel Lang, Rainbow chorus under the direction of Miss Joann Curry. The remainder of the evening was spent in cards and dancing 1 to the music of Jack Find- ley's orchestra.

Committees arranging the affair were: Mrs. Mildred B. Jefferies. general chairman; decorating, Mrs. Doris Prindle, chairman; co-chairman, Mrs.

Charlotte Sponeybarger, Mrs. Kathryn Everts, Miss Mary Miller, Mrs. Sylvia Coifman, Mrs. Nelta R. McDermitt, Mrs.

Kath- I erine Jones. Gifts. Mrs. Mar- garet Ray, P. M.

Margaret McFalls. P. Margaretta unk, P. M. Dance, Mrs.

Helen Tickets, Mrs. Cartha Fickus, P. chairman: co-chairman, Mrs. Mabel Fowler, P. Mrs.

Nettie Patterson, P. M. Music, Miss Alma Eberle, Mrs. Irene Curry, pianist. Cards.

Airs. Eva D. llcirsliiig. P. Elizaoeth R.

Gocttman, P. M. Hostesses, chairman, Mrs. Sylvia W. Coifman.

co-chairman. Mrs. Ethel C. Musscr During the World War II campaign in France Gen. Eisenhower armies required more than a million gallons of gasoline every 24 hours.

I i Elected Door of By Hope Attorney J. Banks Kurtz was elected to the board of directors of the Door of Hope, 818 Twelfth street, at the regular monthly board meeting Monday at the institution. He was welcomed into membership. Following a luncheon, the business meeting was opened by prayer by Rev. Walter E.

Brown. The president, Rev. Ralph W. Lind conducted the meeting. Reports were given of various committees, Mrs.

Paul Wharton read the December minutes, and Mrs. Nevin L. Korns reported for the House committee. She slated she described repairs at the home during the past month, including plumbing, electrical and linoleum laying. In the absence of Mrs.

S. A. Kauffman. Mrs. Clare Velkenire iread letters of appreciation and gave the entrance committee re-pott.

She said there are three irls and a baby at the home at present, and three girls were recently discharged. Miss Ellen Lewis gave the mission and Sunday school report. Letters of thanks were sent to Santa Claus and Company and Hoffman Dairy for gifts and contribu-! tions. Miss H. Patricia Burket pre-'.

sented the financial statement. All reports were accepted. Miss IE. Geraldine Mundy, superinten-dent, reported, I Announcement was made of the coming of the Men's chorus I from Fort Wayne Bible Institute, iFort Wayne, Ind. There will be '25 men in the chorus.

I Miss May 'Mong. Mrs. R. M. iMorrison, Mrs.

Irene Puckle. Clare Velkenire, Rev. Ralph Lind, Miss Mundy. Miss Geneva De Bord. Miss Ellen Lewis and Miss Patricia Burket were present.

Local Woman Gives Details On Lost Purse i Mrs. Warren W. Nerhood, 1200 Fourteenth avenue, who recently I lost and then recovered her Ipocketbook containing $9,770.93, ished a new light on the story yesterday Mrs. Nerhood explained that on arriving in Los Angeles Jan. 10 to visit, her son, Dr.

Harry W. Nerhood, a professor at Whittier college, she boarded a street car at Union Station at 9 a. m. Getting off the street car at Sixth and Main street, where she was to transfer to Whittier college on a bus, she missed her ppeketbook. Immediately notifying the Pacific Electric Street Car company, she was told to return toTlnion Station and talked to the dispatcher there.

She identified the operator with whom she had ridden and he in turn told her that a man had turned a pocketbook in to him but he returned it and told him to turn it in to the lost and found department. Keeping the amount secret up to now she con- i fessed to the dispatcher as to amount and was assured the jFBI would be notified. Remembering she had stored a suitcase at the Electric terminal containing an uncashed check and not wishing to alarm her son, went to the Travelers' Aid to cash it. After a reunion with her son I they placed an ad in a Los An- geles newspaper slated for the i following Monday. Before the ad appeared, a reporter notified her that her pocketbook had been returned to the University police station.

Arriving at the station she was informed that it was i returned by Oscar V. Van Patten, i tax assessor from Coldwater, Mich. In' the excitement following, Mrs. Nerhood repeated her former statement that some of the 'money was missing, but no one any attention to her. "The amount missing was 51,011," she said.

1 "I sent Mr. Van Patten i four letters so far and have as yet to receive an answer and this puzzles me very much. After i all you can't blame me for trying to find out about my money," Mrs. Nerhood said. Blair Caucer Official To Speak at Workshop Mrs.

James W. Miller, secretary of the Blair county unit of I the American Cancer society and captain of the county field army, will be one of 20 speakers to address the two-day workshop program of cancer society leaders at Harrisburg Friday and Saturday. Her subject will be "The FieJd Army and the campaign." Other Blair countians planning to attend the meeting are: Dr. James S. Taylor, Mrs.

Richard Luckner and Mrs. Gilbert Jackson, all of Altoona, and Mrs. Howard Woodring, Mrs. Paul Ward and Mrs. Gerald T.

Nolan, all of Tyrone. Special emphasis will be placed on the importance of education with relation to cancer. The meetings are open to the public. Permit Authorized A. J.

Stormer and Son, local contracting firm, was authorized by the city building inspector to construct a onc-slory cinaer block addition lor the Altoona Rayon Weaving mill at 37C1 Beale avenue. Cost of the new wing is estimated at $15,000 and work will started The Eldorado Teen-Agers Junior Civic club organized early in November under the sponsorship of the Eldorado Civic Association is holding several rehearsals each week of the play, "Educating directed by Mrs. Charles Morris, treasurer and advisor. The group meets in St. Leo's HalJ, and has to date enrolled 29 members.

All teenagers between the ages of 14 and 19 in Eldorado are eligible to join. A box social was held Friday evening, Jan. 16 at the hall. There was a fine attendance, and recreation and dancing to recordings provided entertainment. The procteds of the cake-walk, will be put in the club treasury to purchase equipment.

Hikes and horseshoes are only two of the amusements projected for spring. Enlistments For Zone of Interior Accepted By Army MSgt. Edwin Ritz, of the U. S. Army and U.

S. Air Force Recruiting Main station located in Room 323 of the Post-office building in Altoona announced yesterday that authority has been granted to enlist men v.ith prior overseas service for three year assignment to any of the eight famous divisions now stationed in the United States. Former servicemen, with service outside the continental United States since Sept. 2, 1945, may enlist for three, four, or five year terms, and serve a minimum of three years with the Unit of their choice, 9gt. Ritz stated.

The eight famous divisions open for qualified applicants are: 2nd Infantry Division, Ft. Lewis, Washington; 2nd Armored Division, Camp Hood, Texas; 2nd Engineer Special Brigade, Ft. Worden, Washington; 3rd Armored Division, Ft. Knox, Kentucky; 82nd Airborne Division, Ft. BfBgg, North Carolina; 4th Infantry Division, Ft.

Ord, California; 5th Infantry. Division, Ft. Jackson, South Carolina; and the 9th Infantry Division, Ft. Dix, New Jersey. Further information concerning enlistment lor these organizations may be obtained at the Army and Air Force Recruiting Main station at the above address Sgt.

Ritz added. 1315-17 ELEVENTH NOTES BIRTHDAY Joe Allen Mountain, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mountain, 2628 Seventh avenue, celebrated his fifth birthday Wednesday, Jan. 21, honor guest at a party for his friends.

Those present were Jerry Weyer, Ronnie Strajser, Eddie Ahrahims, Dickie Ogden, Phyllis Hufford, Judy Reed, Shirley Mountain, Billy Bailey, Heather Hamsher and Joe Mountain. WCS Circle Holds Interesting Program The Wesleyan Circle of the Women's Christian Service, First Methodist church, held their first meeting of the new year on Monday, January J9 at the church parsonage. The new officers consisting of Mrs. Grayce Ann Long, President, Mrsf Marquerite Moran, Vice-President, Dorothy Hack, Secretary, and Lois Hack, Treasurer, presided at the meeting. A report entitled "We, the People's" was given by Mrs.

eph Zarou. Hostesses for evening were Mrs. Geneva wards, Mrs. Betty Croyle Jos-the Ed-and Mrs. Grayce Ann Long.

Those attending the meeting were: Mrs. Grayce Ann Long, Mrs. Marguerite Moran, Miss Lois Hack, Miss Dorothy Hack, Mrs. Betty Replogle, Mrs. Lor-i raine Fox, Miss Pauline Near-i hoff, Miss Janet Stewart, Miss I Barbara Stewart, Miss Patty (Stewart, Mrs.

Mae Schultz, Mrs. Sally Croller, Mrs. Betty Croyle, and Mrs. Helen Henshey. If muffins are to be made for breakfast the pans may be greased the night before and the dry ingredients mixed.

Relief At Last For Your Cough CreomuWon relieves promptly because It goes right to the seat of tht trouble to help loosen and expel perm laden phlegm, and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, inflamed bronchial mucous mem cranes. Tell your druggist to sell mm a bottle of Creomulsion with the understanding you must like the way it quickly allays the cough or you an to have your money back. CREOMULSION 1st CoucH Chert Colds. Bronchitis awar T. exclusive with us FLOOR, Uth' AVENUE This is it! The hat voted most outstanding' for spring by a New York Fashion Committee GERTRIDE L.

HAUSER Five Elected To yW Board Results of the election at the I annual meeting of the Y. C. A. Tuesday night at the as announced yeslei day, were as fol-j lows. Fn women were elected and five reelected to three-year terms on the board of directors of the Altoona Y.

W. C. A. at the annual meeting of the organization at the association rooms last night. Two women were elected to one-year leims on the board and five women were named to the 1948 nominating committee.

Elected to serve three-year. terms on the board, extending from 1948 to 1951 were: Mrs. Paul E. Burket. Mrs.

Fred L. Carn, Mrs. J. D. Mathewson, Mrs.

J. Resler Shultz and Mrs. Harold N. Clark. Reelected were: Mrs.

Lawrence H. Canan, Mrs. Samuel Guyer. Mrs. Walter Hurm, Mrs.

Paul F. Pershing and Mrs. Harry R. Stewart. Chosen for one-year terms on the board were: Mrs.

John P. Lafferty and Mrs. Francis G. Wood. Named to the 1948 nominating committee of the board were Mrs.

Robert W. Flenner, Mrs. Earl S. Haverstick, Mrs. Clifford E.

Clapper, Mis. John II. Dillen and Mrs. Logan E. Hull.

Reorganization of the board and election of board officers will take place at a meeting slated for Feb. 9, Mrs. LaBotz said yesterday. Franciscans lo Be Ordained In Washington LORETTO, Jan. 28 The first ordination to the holy priesthood at which the Most Rev.

Patrick A. O'Boyle will be the ordaining prelate will include the Rev. Fraters Benignus Cloonan, T. O. and Nicholas Wilger, members of the Province of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Frater Benignus is a native of Middle-ton, N. the son of John H. and Gertrude Cloonan. He entered the Third Order Regular in 1942 and received his solemn vows in 1946. Having completed his college at Saint Francis in Loretto, Jie attended the Catholic university where he completed his theology.

He will offer his first solemn mass Feb. 15, 1948, in Our Lady of Mount Carmel church, Middleton, N. Y. Frater Nicholas Wilger, a native of West Bend, is the son of Paul A. and Elizabeth Wilger.

He entered Saint Francis college in his junior year and pronounced his solemn vows in 1946. He will sing his first solemn mass in the Church of the Holy-Angels. West Bend, in June, of this year. Time of War Vets' Installation Changed ime of the installation dinner for the new officers cf the Bkir County War Veterans' Council has been changed from 8 to 6:30 p. ni.

on Feb. 4. Ail veteran groups which plan to s-end representatives to the affair in the VFW home are asked to notice the change. 1501-03 Uth Ave. the en wick Conservation Club to Stage Essay Contest Of interest to all Blair county high school students will be the news of an essay contest sponsored by the Altoona Wildlife Conservation club during the celebration of Conservation week beginning April 4.

Eight prizes will be awarded. Club membership has grown to 500 and a junior organization has been set up in the Altoona Catholic High school. Reelected were President George E. Krause and Vice President Glen E. Morgan.

C. F. Fa-sick was elected secretary and D. E. Brinkley, treasurer.

Glen Hartman, Leo C. Mullen and Harold G. Miller were elected directors for a three year term. A program of wildlife conservation was pledged by President Krause who praised Dr. J.

Buzzard for his help and interest in -club activities. It was decided to order 250 day old ringneck chicks from the game commission and 7,500 brook trout from the federal hatcheries. The March meeting will be held March 19 and it is expected that J. Allen Barrett will be the speaker. It is the club's aim to interest owners of barren ground in reforestation to combat erosion.

About 10,000 trees were planted in the Tipton area. The club extended thanks -to William Hagerty for his cooperation in club projects and to Earl Wertz, district fish warden. Thanks were also given Owen E. Seelye and Roland Turly. game wardens, and Joseph S.

Schecklinski, special services assistant. Five New Altoona Firemen Sworn In Five new city firemen were sworn in yesterday following approval of their appointments Tuesday by city council. William E. Weaver, 415 Fourth avenue, took his oath yesterday afternoon. The four other new firemen who were sworn in yesterday morning were: Samuel R.

Blackburn, 1418 Washington avenue; Paul G. Dumm, 1318 Fifth avenue; William H. Zeiders, 205 East Fourth avenue, rear, and George E. 2520 Sixth avenue. ALTOONA, PA.

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N. Ray and son, Duane, 2112 Eleventh avenue, and Miss Ella Snowberger, Holli-daysburg, leave today for Philadelphia to attend the wedding of Leonard Ray, in the Presbyterian church at Melrose Park Saturday morning. Mrs. Irene Kelly, 2921 Broad avenue, has returned from a visit at Aberdeen, with iter daughter and scn-in-law, Mr. and Mrs Joseph A.

Wood. While there a baby girl, Maureen Elizabeth, arrived in the Wood home. The mother is the former Irene Kelly. This isl a second child, the first a boy. The father is an accountant in Baltimore.

The annual luncheon of the Blair County Women's Republican club will be held this afternoon in the Logan room of the Penn Alto hotel, starting at 1 o'clock. Mrs. C. W. Montgomery, past president, is program chairman, and Mrs.

J. R. Bingman, president, will be master of ceremonies. Dr. Catherine DeEtte Edgett, assistant superintendent of the Laurel ton State village at Laurelton, will be the guest speaker.

Mrs. Mary Rilchey, Greenwood, is visiting her son, George, Cegier, Bremerton, Washington, who was recently discharged from the navy. Mrs Ritchey will also visit with friends in Canby, Oregon, and Hollywood and Los Angeles, Calif. She will be at home after March 1. Members of the Junior auxiliary to the Mercy hospital will have their annual social party in the Logan room of the Penn Alto hotel Saturday, Feb.

28 at 2 p. m. Chairman for the affair is Mrs. Ellen Haug, and Mrs. Mary Griffith will serve as co-chairman.

A farewell fellowship was tendered Rev. G. A. Aitcheson, pastor of. the Christian and Missionary Alliance church, Saturday evening in the church basement.

He has resigned and takes up his new duties as assistant superintendent of the Western Pennsylvania distiict this week. The Altoona Civic Symphony auxiliary is holding a dinner meeting at the Penn Alto hotel this evening. In ihe meeting after the dinner Russell Gerhart, symphony conductor, will speak at 8 o'clock, discussing the numbers of the symphony's concert Feb, 5 at the Jaffa mosque. Ho will present recordings of the symphony numbers, and tell about Erno Valasek, guest violinist to appear with the symphony. The public is invited to hear Mr.

Gerhart analyze Mendelssohn's Reformation symphony. Calvin Soyster, 1907 Fifth street, was guest of honor at a i birthday anniversary dinner at his home Saturday evening, Jan. 24. Mrs. Sue B.

Washington, late wife of S. Floyd Washington, a mail carrier of Altoona, who died Jan. 12 in Richmond, Va. was president of the Blair County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People which meets each Friday at, the Booker T. Washington Community cenler.

She was a member of the N. A. A.C. P. State conference, member of the St.

Barnabas Episcopal church of Altoona charter member of the Joanna chapter No. 54 Order of Eastern Star, etc. I i i Juniata Legion To Hold Social Juniata Memorial post, No. 735, American Legion, will hold a bazaar and social at the Legion home, 216 Eighth avenue, Juniata, Friday evening beginning at 8 o'clock. will be music, dancing, baked and fancy goods.

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