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The Pantagraph from Bloomington, Illinois • Page 9

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SECTION pour rages o( Women's Interest Agrlc ulture -t Markets and Financial Want Ads Radio. Put Your Pay ChecV In the War. Join the 10 Club Central Illinois' HOME NEWSpaper Since 1846 IN THREE PARTS SECTION 8 PAGES BLOOI.1INGTON, ILLINOIS, SUNDAY, JULY 1, 1945. NINE Summer Visitors Women nwne 6900-5 Madeline Kinsella, Kditor Former Resident Takes Bride At Burr Home Khaki and Blue At Anderson Party In the presence of a small group of relatives and friends, Mrs. Thelma Beck and Walker W.

An derson, both of Evansville, Anderson, whose husband Is serv were married at 5:30 p. m. Satur day. ing as a major in the air corps; Miss Nancy Douglas of rew lore The Rev. Harold Martin read the service at the home of Mr.

and 150 Attend Cocktail Party At Country Home Mrs. Hudson Burr, 210 East Chest nut street. Mr. Anderson, a for mer Bloomington resident. Is Mrs.

city who leaves today after visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hasenwinkle of 203 Woodland avenue; Mrs. Phil Hootori Jr, who is making her first visit to Bloomington at the home of Phil Hooton 3 Country Club place. Her husband is a captain Burr brother.

After a wedding journey the Mr. and Mrs. Paul Anderson entertained 150 guests at their new home will be made in Evans ville. country home Saturday evening at a cocktail party. The event honored several men in service home on leave.

I i r-v1 1 S-- VV now serving in Hawaii. Lehore Metcalf, Guests of honor were LA. Stan ley Freese, home for the first Open House Marks Silver Anniversary time two and a nan years aner destroyer duty in the Pacific; Lt 'ndiana Man Hal Stone, wiio is being transferred from Texas to California, home first time in eight months: Lt. Clinton Soper. on leave from Minneapolis.

Capt. Paul Anderson, son of the hosts, back from second trip to England: Maj Wed in Olney Mr. and Mrs. A. W.

Tompkins are celebrating their silver wedding anniversary today with open house from 3 to 6 p. m. No personal invitations have been is Robert Clendenin. home after two vears in xne cnina-uurma-inaia sued but friends are invited to theater: Capt. James Gardner, on Wednesday at 4:30 p.

m. Mr, leave after 10 months in Europe, ignore Metcalf of 701 East Front call. Mr. and Mrs. Tompkins were his second trip: Maj.

I. A. i.ay- street became the bride of A. V. lord of Minneapolis.

a guei pirhards of Indianapolis. Ind, married June 30, 1920 at the home of the bride's parents in Minne of Cant. Anderson: Lt. (). r- Thf riouhl rini rrrrmnnv M.

Jones, back from Italy beiore ln the oinev Methodist par-being sent to the Pacific zone Uonage with the Rev. Heber Bur Other honor guests were lof GJney officiating. 5unt.Tr, r.Z: Mrs. Richards has been em- oemg anil Mat rT ior last four years as Dnson camp, and Ma), deorge r'. J.

Holmes, vice MRS. OWEN WHELAN (left) of 1113 North Fell avenue and 18 months old son. Stephen, have as their guest Mrs. Edwin Williams of Goshen, Ala. The two young women met while with their husbands, both army captains, at Spartanburg, S.

C'. (apt. Whelan is now serving in England, ('apt. Williams was killed in art ion in president of Illinois Wesleyan uni ENJOYING A BIT OF SUN on the golf course at Bloomington Country rluli are Miss Sara Funk (left) and her two house guehts. Miss Mary Jo Stahl and Miss Libby Warren from Tulsa.

Okla. Several parties have been given in their honor. Miss Funk is the daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Eugene I).

Funk of 1318 East Grove street. here after 30 months in the Eu ronean theater. versity. She recently resigned her position. Special guests were Mrs.

Lloyd After a short wedding trip Dermott of Joliet. niece or Mrs St. Louis. Mo, Mrs. Richards will return to her residence at 701 East apolis.

Minn. Miss Lois Christopher of Chicago, sister of Mrs. Tompkins, came Friday and Mr. and Mrs. Thompson Turner, cousins of the family, arrived Saturday from Chicago, all to be weekend guests in the Tompkins home.

Telephone greetings are expected during the day from Arthur Tompkins, eldest son of the family, stationed at Randolph field, Tex- and from Mrs. Tompkins' family in Minneapolis. Lloyd Wilsons Entertain Sens, Guests 9 0 7 Front street during the furlough of her son. Kenneth Metcalf, who Miss Schaef fer Wed is expected home soon. After Aug.

15 the new hom will be made in Indianapolis. In Home Ceremony Miss Flumerfelt Ends Visit Here 1215 East Wasiiincton street. Is craduate of Illinois Wesleyan Miss Marian Flumerfelt of Is Bride Of Jake Bennison Of Kewanee iniversity and a member of Kap- Fort. Ohio, left Saturday after ia Kapna Gamma The bridegroom, son or Mr. ana spending two weeks visiting her sister in law, Mrs.

Gene C. Flu- Mrs. Henry P. Bennison of Ke- Hicw mm merfclt and infant daughter. Mary the army after being wounded in and Mrs Flumerfelt's pa- In her parents home.

Miss Helen Schaefler became the bride Ensign and Mrs. Daryl Wilson of MeiDourne, are spending two weeks with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Wilson, 1209 North Linden street, and Mr. and Mrs.

Ray Morris of Chenoa. They are on a delay en route to San, Diego, Calif. Also here is another son of the Wilsons', Kenneth L. Wijson, aviation metal-smith third class, stationed at Portage Des Sioux, Mo. Mrs.

Wilson's mother, Mrs. He attended 1WU be- fore entering the service and Is 191, r-M Mrs. Flumerfelts husband, a of Jake Bennison at 4:30 p. m. Saturday.

Ht lUIOiVU III! mm I j- plans to enter the University of K. 7 V' i here last weekend to visit his sis- The double ring ceremony was 1 II V1IO I read by Dr. Harold R. Martin be A mimhpr of nre-nunt al nar- ties were given the bride. Among fore an improvised archway banked- with greenery and garden i them were a miscellaneous show Young Women er given by Mrs.

James Staken George Snowdon and her nephew, Eilly Beall. both of Detroit, flowers. Nuptial music was played by a trio composed of an organ, violin and cello. 301 East Grove street; a luncheon Go to Chicago and miscellaneous shower by Mrs are spending the summer with the Wilsons. The bride's white eyelet em G.

E. Hartenbower and daughters broidered batiste gown ended in Six young women left Saturday Marione and Harriet; 1212 Broad a short train. He fingertip veil way. Normal; a personal snower no spena ine wwena in inicago. by Miss Patty Gerling.

r. r. 3. Included in the party were: fell from a Dutch cap of eyelet Bloomington; a kitchen shower by I irgima liurpess, iz est jacx- material. She carried white Shasta daisies.

Misi Charlotte Sutter, r. r. 1. son street. Bernadme Ha.

Bloomington: a buffet supper by becker. 605 West Olive street. The bride's sister. Miss Charlotte Schaeffer, was maid of hon t. "i Mrs.

Rov Ramseyer and daugh- Miss Bernadine and Miss C. H. Broughtons Back From East Mr. and Mrs. Clarente II.

Broughton of 114 East. Beecher street, returned Saturday from a 10 day vacation spent in Newport, R. where they visited their son Dean, who is a Westinghouse research engineer at the naval torpedo station there. or and wore a blue eyelet gown ter. DoYothy.

1214 East Grove Butler. 1014 MacArthur street. 14 Her colonial bouquet was of mar street: and a dinner partv at I In- Mrs. Edna Sinclair, 1107 West guerites and delphiniums. Brides tel Rogers by Miss Jeannette Jackson street and Edna Brooks.

'Brandt. 410 East Walnut street. maids were Mrs. Tom Wachob of IIOl'SE Fl EE Mrs. Charles Stephenson, (second from right) 1115 East Jefferson street, is entertaining (left to right) her granddaughter, Miss Joyce Cavins, Chicago; her daughter, Mrs.

Willis Chicago and Mrs. Campbell An Brown and children, Michael and Stephanie, of Minneapolis, and another daughter, Mrs. Carson Purdunn of Ft. Iauderdale. Ha.

Pantagraph Pholoa drews of Kewanee, sister of the bridegroom, who was dressed in Miss Gretchen Behrends pale yellow eyelet and carried They also spent some time at Newport with Petty Officer and colonial boquets of blue cornflow Young Women So ers and marguerites. Best man Mrs. Richard Turley and their in Bride of Harold Meyer Rural Youth King and Queen was S. Sgt. Campbell Andrews.

fant daughter, Kay Ann, former To Washington A reception followed with so Bloomington residents. rority sisters of the bride assist gan recital was given by Lorraina Aper. Dick Groen sang. Three hundred Rural Youth They made side trips to Boston, Mass. and to Plymouth Rock at ing: Miss Charlotte Sutter.

Miss Miss Ellen Jones, daughter of The bride wore a two pieca Patty Gerling. Miss Berry Lou Plymouth, Mass. They also took a Miller nark oavillion Fridav Mr- and Elmo Jones of To Fish. Miss Dorothy Ramseyer street length dress of poudre blua crepe and her accessories wera night, wanda and Miss Phoebe Stiegel- Miss Mary Lou Sargent, Miss Jean Eastman and Miss Jeanette Larry Lpnney's orchestra played meier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs white.

She carried ar handkerchief that her mother carried at her wedding 45 years ago. HARTSBURG. (PNS) Miss Gretchen Behrends, Pekin. daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.

Barney Behrends of Hartsburg and Harold Meyer were married at 8 p. m. Thursday. The candlelight ceremony was held in the Reform Lutheran church of Pekin. The Rev.

B. T. Van Der Woude of Pekin performed the ceremony before an altar banked with garden flowers. Preceding the ceremony an or- Brooks. boat trip to Nantucket Island.

Former Resident Stops Over Here from 8:30 p. m. to midnight. II. L.

Stiegelmeier, 706 Normal At intermission candidates for avenue. Normal, leave Monday for 1 few The couple left later on a two weeks honeymoon. They will King ana queen oi tne group an- Washington, D. C. nual summer dance were present- The young women, both erad Attendants Named.

Her maid of honor was a cousin- make their home in Iowa City, ed: Merle Jolliff, Randolph, Lloyd uates of Stephens collene at Co in beptember. Catherine Groen of Pekin. Sha Mrs. William Howard of Al Singley and James Wilson, both lumbia, will work for the Mrs. Bennison.

daughter of Mr, wore a pink jersey dress with or btanford. Miss Betty Lawrence, I army service forces, and Mrs. Archie N. Schaeffer, Miss Dorothy Beeler and Miss bany, N. returned home Saturday after spending a month in Jacksonville.

Mrs. Howard is a former Bloomington resident and white accessories. The bride and her maid of honor wore identical corsages of talisman roses. Bernice Mohr, all of Normal. The names of the winners, Mr.

Jolliff John Wesley Behrends of Harts is the niece of Miss Ora Kirkpat Soon To Be Brides and Miss Lawrence, were then re rick and Charles and Edward vealed. Tne two were elected burg, a nephew of the bride, waj best man. from the membership at a previous meeting. A reception was held In tha Kirkpatrick. Whalens Honored basement of the church.

Tha tnairman ior the dance was bride's table was covered with a Miss Lorraine Dalton of Towanda. She was assisted by Russell Keim linen cloth, an heirloom of tha Groen family. I I t-- I of Danvers and Mr. Jolliff. WiimonoT" Live in Pekin.

The bride and bridegroom ara On Anniversary Twenty relatives called on Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Whalen, 617 South Clinton street, Friday night to honor them on their 35th wedding anniversary. Relatives were present from Shirley, Merna, Holder graduates of Hartsburg High school and the bride attended Visiting Bradley college. She taught in Logan county rural schols and in ttTa elementary schools at Pekin.

The bridegroom is an employa Sigma Kappas of Caterpillar company of Peoria. The couple will reside in Pekin. Sigma Kappa Alumnae chapter 7 will hold its annual informal sum BCC Bridge Luncheon mer social evening in honor of sr. visiting Sigma Kappa members at 7:30 p. m.

Friday at the home of Mrs. Carl Behr, 1403 East Set for Tuesday The regular bridge luncheon is 'teOTMMW Flemings Here From California Mrs. Wilson Fleming and son J2y of Los Angeles, arrived Saturday from the coast to make an indefinite visit with Mrs. Fleming's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Louis Dunning, 407 West Market street. Grove street. announced for Bloomington Coun The hostess committee includes Mrs. Loren Siebert. Mrs.

Richard KEIGN AT DANCE. Merle Jolliff of Randolph and Miss Betty Lawrence of Normal were named king and queen of the Rural Youth annual summer dance held at Miller Park pavilion Friday night. 1 Ritchie, Mrs. Frank Mittelbusher, try club for 1 p. m.

Tuesday. Hostesses will be Mrs. O. E. Moulder and Mrs.

Fred PauL Chairmen of arrangements for July are Mrs. James Sinclair and Mrs. Martin Behrends. Mrs. J.

c. Joslin, Mrs. D. M. Frank, Miss Ernestine Barker and Miss Lorah Monroe.

DarTene Bennett Two to Attend Mrs. Smith Goes To St. Clair Mrs. Shelton L. Smith of Lexington, and of the Illinois Soldiers "Life With Father" Mrs.

Norma Rowland and Mrs. Mrs. Spurling Here From North Hollywood Mrs. Marie Spurling-of North Hollywood. is visiting friends and relatives in "Bloomington, and her mother, Mrs, L.

Railsback in Mackinaw. Rosemary Schula, 304 North Fell and Sailors Children's school, left Saturday for St. Clair, avenue, are spending the weekend in Chicago. They will see "Life where she will spend the holiday with her son and family, Mr. and Mrs.

Preodor Goes East Mrs. Jeanettfe Preodor. 812 West Washington street, left Saturday for New York City. She will spend a week there, visiting her brother, Frank Pelican. Two Couples Spending Weekend in Chicago Mr.

and Mrs. L. B. Houseworth, 1311 South Main street and Mr. and Mrs.

P. M. Cusey, 808 East Olive street are spending the weekend in Chicago. Vacationing Here Miss Darlene Bennett of Arlington, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

C. B. Bennett of 411 East Olive street. Miss Bennett, who is employed by the army signal corps in Arlington, will remain home on vacation until the latter part of July. Hergets Stop Here Mr.

and Mrs. Walter Herget of LaMarque, were in Bloomington Saturday, enroute to their home after a two weeks visit with relatives in Pekin. Mrs. K. S.

Smith. With Father." Uhries in Champaign Home From Chicago Mrs. Raymond Uhrie, 209 East Locust street, and daughters Bet Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Harling MK.

AND MRS. R. G. KIMLEK of 1203 North Evans street announce the approaching marriage of their daughter, Arlene, to Aviation student II. Piinlel! Itryau field.

son of Mr. and Mrs. I. F. I'iiiuVU of 918 North Mrect.

and daughter Nancy of 607 North MR. AM) MKS. PAIL EYELSIZEK. 303 South Fell avenue. Normal, announre Hie engagement of their daughter.

Mary Ellen, to I-ttis L. Eegg. son of Mr. and Mrs. lyde I-ecg of Macomb.

The weridine date lias heen set for Sunday. July 22. at the Normal Methodist thurth. Kearney Sisters In Windy City Miss Pat and Miss Ann Kearney and sister, Mrs. Johnson Veatch.

823 East Jefferson street, ara spending the weekend in Chicago. School street. Normal, returned ty Rae and Mary, are going to Champaign Sunday to attend the funeral of an aunt of Mrs. Uhrie's, Friday evening from a three day visit in Chicago. Mrs.

Emma Wack..

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