Mt. Vernon Register-News from Mt Vernon, Illinois • Page 5

SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1964 THE REGISTER-NEWS MT. VERNON, ILLINOIS Toastmasters Install New Officers These new officers of Mt. Vernon Toastmasters Club are, from left, Howard Summers, sergeant-at-arms; Robert Butler, secretary; Lowell Holloway, treasurer; Gale Howell, president; Herman Schwartz, installing officer; Gene Davis, out-going president; Newell Wimberly, educational vice president; Harold Frick, administrative vice president. The officers were installed at a meeting of the group held last Monday evening at Opal's Cafe. (HiUiard-Mycrs Pliotol James Hines spoke on "Necessity In Today's World" and Harold Williams discussed "A Call To Personal Service," Gnle Howell served as for the evening and Howard Summers and Allic Ncal were speech evaluators.

Cornelius Bergbower was general critic with Harold Frick being the timer and Frank Carroll was grammarian. Cups were awarded to A. Harold Williams for Cie best speech of the evening and to Howard Summeis for the bcsl table topic. A moment of silence was ob- in memory of the late Addison Gillespie who had been an aclive member of the cr- gani Members Of National Honor Society SOCIALLY By SAllY William Strlplln, a at the NurMnR Home, I3 (W Mailt street will be 76 years old April 15 we have been Informed by Ruby Ellis, manager of the alwa.vs keeps informed when a member of the Home family is having a birthday And CIpmtnie Tollcy of 1201 south 36th Mrcct will be 73 years old on April 16 according to a telephone call received from her daughter-in- law, Mrs. Betty ToUey do hope each will receive many other cards with the one are mailing today.

New DeMolay Officers we Miss McDowell Has Letter From Mrs. Kennedy Miss Naomi McDowell of Nashville has received a letter from Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy. It was sent in acknowledgement and appreciation for flip expressions of sympathy received following llie assassination of President J. F.

Kennedy. The members of the National Honor Society at the Mt, Vernon Township High School are, front row from left, Linda Cowen, Sherry Simmons, Sharlene Tate, Sue Cross, Mary Beth Krebs, Barbara Lee, Cheryl Bond, and Janice Abraham. Back row, from left, are Pat Summers, Judy Ham, Linda Williams, Karen Gaston, Jim Frakes, Ronnie Kelley, Ron DeLaney, Leonard Greer, Joe Settle, Pat Cameron, Martha Crawford, and Donna Dude. Lola Draper, also a member of the organization, was not present for the picture. (D.

J. SOCIETY Meets Xi Gamma Iota chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met last Monday evening at the Carter Building for the regular cultural and business meeting. The first of a three-part program was introduced by Shirley Parker who presented Clyde Miller and Dick Clark from Shenvin-Williams Co. Tiioy sliowed a film of "Room Settings" nan-ated by Betty Furness and Art James. Tt was a delightful, and colorful film showing fashions in clotJie.s, and color schemes, and interior r.

W. Club The regular meeting of the Mt. Vernon Business and Professional Women's Club will be held Monday evening, April 13 in the jMt. Vernon Room of the L. and N.

Cafe wliorc dinner will be served at o'clock. All members are urged to attend this metHing as the annual election of Board Members will be held. Tiie forthcoming Stale Convention wiil be discussed. A skit. "Personality Plus," will he featured on the cntcrtainmeni program.

Members of the local club recently gave this skit before the Flora club in connerlion MOTHER-SON BANQUET by Janet Heniy decorating in the various rooms with tlie District reciprocity of a house. programs. By popular rcqupsi. the i A lesson in per- is both humorous and II- Gloria Sinclair presented Jim i skit will repeated for Jackson from Jackson Jewel- i Vernon club group on ers who showed a film on "1 low Pvcnmg. to be a Successful llosloss." It showed examples of a fornial, informal and casual dinner par-1 of ties.

He the key to being a successful hostess is advance planning, advance Preparation, and an adequate selection of' for the silverware and china type of party the hostess is planning. Jim set up a lovely table setting of crystal, china, and sterling that would be suitable for a bridge luncheon. He also answered questions when asked concerning the care of china and silverware. The third part of the program was presented by the Florists, and Mrs. Ivan PiSg, and Mrs.

Bruce Higgins Diade several lovely flower arrangements which would be appropriate for a casual, foimnl, and informal table setting. Johnson Florists donated flower arrangements to the sorority. The lucky winners of the flowers were: Ginny While, Alta Williams, Marilyn Parks, Jo DeWitt, and Jean Donnelly. President Gerry Dorris read a letter from International asking the chapter to donate to tlie Exemplar Fund. It was voted to donate $15.00 to the Exemplai" Fund.

In the absence of Corresponding Seci'etary Wanda Wood, Alta Williams read thank-you notes from Kay Michel, and Jim Carter. Shirley Schafale reiwrted on the council meeting which sJic and Betty Carter attended on behalf of the sorority, concerning the old post office building. Shirley Parker reported on the City Council meeting. The Founder's Day Banquet will be April 29 at the Green Hills Country Club. Tile new officers of City Gouncil are as follows; President Nancy Eater; Vice- President Gloria a Treasurer Gloria Sinclair; Secretary Merna Rogers.

The Girl of the Year was voted on, and Martha DeWitt will reveal the name of the Girl of the Year at the Founder's Day Banquet. Hostesses Shirley Schafale and Ginny White served cookies and coffee as refreshments. Farrington P.T.A. The Parent-Teacher Association will meet Monday evening, April 13, at 7:30 o'clock at Farrington school. New officers will be elected.

Achievement Night will be observefl with all eight gividcs participating and individual art work will be displayed. A surprise will be awarded the students winning the room banner. Refreshments will be sei'ved. All parents are urged to attend. Polly's Pointers Sanilpiiper Does I he Triek By Polly Criuncr, Newspaper Enterprise Assn.

DEAR husband taped a strip of sandpaper on the back of our towel bar, next to the wall and with the rough side out. Now the towels stay on the bar instead of on the C. G. DKAR have four childi-en away fi-om home and three still with us. 1 never to have time to write as much as tliey all wanted to hear about liome and local happenings until I hit on the idea of addressing and stamping four packs of envelopes on a Sunday.

I keep a writing tablet and pen on top of the stove and wTite while I am getting tlie evening meal: I have never failed to get a letter off to one of them every day since I started this. The letters are done in minutes that were wasted and I am writing tliis the same V. K. DEAR have some suggestions that might help Mrs. A.

C. G. witli her Cub Scout projects. My Cub gave me his picture (the den mother could take snapshots of the boys) in a frame he had made. He also gave me a plate on which he had glued plastic New officers installed at ceremonies Thusday evening April 2 at the Masonic Temple are, first row from the lefh Robert Chambers, Senior Deacon; William Whitlock, Junior Deacon; Sammy Hicks, Junior Councilor; John Campbell, Master Councilor; Larry Hicks, Senior Steward; Thomas Carter, Junior Steward.

Second row: Thomas Durham, Sentinel; Stephen Allen, Chaplain; Ronald Delaney, 5th Preceptor; Ronald Krueger, 6th Preceptor; Benjamin Kaelin, 2nd Preceptor; Stephen Tucker, 4th Preceptor; Chris Dixon, Marshall. Third row: Samuel Phillips, 1st Preceptor; David Leathers, Orator; William Taylor, Standard Bearer; Leiand Ireland, Almoner; David Campbell, 3rd Preceptor; Timothy Backensto, 7th Preceptor. Gerald Chesley, President of the Jefferson County Shrine Club, introduced the Installing Officers, Kenneth Adams, Installing Officer; T. Glenn Dollens, Senior Councilor; Donald Durham, Junior Councilor; Cecil Lovin, Senior Deacon; Dr. Don R.

Crocker, Chaplain; Kenneth Holding, assisted by James Carter, Marshall. Assisting in the ceremonies were, from the Mt. Vernon Assembly of Rainbow for Girls, Sharlene Tate, Demoiay Sweetheart and Grand Faith of the Rainbow Girls, at the guest register; Peggy Yates, Worthy Advisor and Janet Justice, Associate Advisor Mrs. Harriet Eckert, Mother Advisor, organist. After the ceremonies Henry Morgan was presented with a Past Master Councilors pin for the completion of a successful term.

Sharlene Tate was presented with the Official Demoiay Sweetheart pin for 1964. A reception was held in the dining room following the installation by the Demoiay Mothers Club. Mrs. Edward Campbell, newly installed president of the Mothers Club, presiding, assisted by Peggy Yates, Janet Justice and Sharlene Tate. (Hilliard-Myers Photo) splashed through the slush unescorted, I've tried not to make like a mother, But, son, if it isn't too much, Couldn't we somehow or other Keep in touch? of Methodist church met evening in Fellowship Hall nt the church wilii 1.) mombcrs Qoened the doors On my own, irescnl.

The meeting opened with group: Struggled With wrops Unsupported, Wandered through hallways alone. Harper offered prayer. Mrs. Lillie John.son, president. presided at the business meeting with the secretary's report given by Mrs.

Helen Hongsermeier and the treasurer-flower report given by Grace Skinner and Elva Ful- foi-d. New officers electes are i Lillie Johnson, president; Mrs, i Iva King, vice president; Mrs. i Helen Hongsermeier, secretary; Mrs. Grace Skinner, treasurer; Mrs. Mina Williamson, flower; treasurer; Mrs.

Susie Price, cor-1 respondcnce; Mrs. VMva Sprouse, i publicity; teacliors, Maine Eaton, Mrs. Kdith Hard and Mrs. Myra Harper. A social hour followed the meeting with Mrs.

Carolyn Brown in charge. Following prayer by Mrs. Sarali Bise, i-efreshmenis were served at a beautifully decorated table, brightly appointed with spring flowers, with Mrs. Eaton, Mrs. Fulford, and Mrs.

Johnson pre- Mrs. Bise al.so clo.sed the meeting with prayer. The next meeting will be held Tuesday evening, May 5. Receive Certificates PERSONAL Certificates for the completion of the basic training manual flowers and then all were presented by Harold Frick, left, to Gene Davis, center, land Jim Hines. The presentations were made at a meeting of the Toastmasters' Club held last Monday evening at Opal's Cafe.

We The Women TniK I 'On in front of the mirror scowling at his receding hairline as ho BV lU'TII :MIM.I';iT lOnlerpriM' Assn. Anil Shaw Class The Ana Shaw Class of Sum- mei'sville Baptist church met Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. f'dward Mayfield with nine members present. Mrs. Aline York, president, presided.

Mrs. Ruth Lowery led group singing of the class song and Mrs. Shaw offered prayer. Mrs. Rose Chambliss read the secretary's and treasurer's i-e- port.

Mystery Pal gifts were received by Freda Roche. Ruth Lowery, and Hazel Stout. Games were played and refreshments serscd. The group repeated the 23rd Psalm and the closing was given by Mrs. Lula Hopkins.

turns his head from side to side. lip drcidrs his son hasn't a lick of becau.sc the boy is If llic indications floi'iR Ji 'l 'he things lie did when to describe hu.sbami, UK was the boy's age. it's a si that middlc-agc is lie doesn't talk so often about creeping up on him. how are going to bo for Perhaps vou had belter e.xert I tv.o of you some day, and some extri cflort to let him you are going to have, know ho.v muc.i vou love and to stop cooking admire hiin it desserts, even though he He suddenly starts picking out 'hem in He geiUUR his hair dip-; discovers it doesn't hang as ped closer, especially over the: comfortably loose as it did last temples. year.

He biings a ho of' He keeps talking alxiut having hair and starts c.si:ig it to take more exercise, but doesn't generously, I hour piivalPi do anything about it. He eoiuplsiins about how lidli" He worries about himself if he the bright nit'n doesn't foci quite up to par. into hU know anj how Ho decides that the term "mid- much lilt Hiink tliey know. tile-aged" refers to men at least You catch him now and Oipn 10 years older than he is. Sorority Limibda Rho Chapter of Bel.i Sigma Phi will meet evening, April 13, at 8:00 o'clock in the home of Mrs.

Don F'air- child. No. Seven Adams Court. An executive board meeting will be held before the regular session. at 7:30 o'clock at the Waltonville grade sc.iooi.

Grandfather of al the tempor- office buildings in Wash- 'nie sDcaker for the cninc' i'lKton is a yellow brick one on Jill. hHL.IKt-l lUI UlL will be Germa Amare from Ethiopia, a foreign student now attending S.f.U. The second grade mothers will be hostesses and all mothers are askofl to iiiing sandwiches. Everyone is v.clcome. the Mall.

Built in 1856 it first as (he District of Columbia Armory. Since, it has been a Civil War hospital, a museum warehouse an aquarium, a motion-picture studio an office building and a government paint shop. over with gold paint. It hangs on a plate hanger on the wall for an attractive decoration. Trays are also nice for the boys to make out of jil.wood that they shellac vaVnish, and then glue rope around the edges.

A design could be painted in the center or the entire tray could he painted a gay color. -MRS. A.M. DEAR POLLY--My old likes piizzles but tires of working the SHIIIP ones over and over. I now tear full-page advertisements or pictures out of old magazines and he takes his own blunt children's scissors and makes his own puzzles.

He enjoys cutting the different shapes and putting the picture back together. When he tires of this picture he makes himself another G.S. DEAR pull a wire coat hanger out from the hook to make a long piece about one and a half inches wide. Then 1 cut a piece of an old bath towel a little more than twice tlie width of the stretch-out hanger. I sew the towelling up the sides and across the bottom and turn the sewed sides to the inside.

Slide the hanger into this case. This is very useful for cleaning narrow hard-to-get-at places. DEAR POLLY Physical fitness is so much in the news today that my son wanted a of barbells and dumbells which we could not possibly afford. My husband came up with a wonderful substitute everybody is happy. One-half gallon plastic bleach bottles were filled with water to make "instant" dumbbells.

Then he filled gallon plastic bKJttles one-half full to start with and secured them to a five foot piece of plumbing pipe. Each end weighs the sajne. As our son progresses, we add more water to tlie bottles and then more bottles. This was quite inexpensive and now even Mother lift them. MRS.

P. DEAR POLLY An unusual and practical gift to give a newborn baby is his very own bank account. Tlie fii-st deposit could represent his pounds eight ounces would be $8.08. MRS. W.

J. M. GiRLS This reminded me of the friend (Cives to high M'hool and eolleuc share ur two of some Inexpensive Share your liome- inaklne ideas. them to Polly eare of the Reglster- You'll receive a hrlglit, new sllvpi- dollar if Polly uses your in Polly's DEAR ABBY Keep Your Promise! Abigail Van Burer Waltoiuillo The P.ii ent-Tcaciier Associ- i ation will meet Monday night' Rent electric carpet shompooer for only $1 Make your carpets new again! Rent electric carpet shampooer for only $1 a day wlien you buy Blue Lustre Carpet Shampoo at: DOUGLAS REXALL DRUGS 107 10th SI. ABBY: By the lime I was 17 1 had hidken all the Ten except "Thnu shall not kill." I got into trouble with a hoy and he ran away.

The Army took me in and 1 had my baby at the Booth Memorial Hospital. 1 decided to keep my little son. 1 worked as a waitress to support him. 1 started going with a kind, sober, hard-working man. 1 told him the truth about myself right off, but he didn't care.

He married me and adopted my 10-month-old son. He treats us grand. I don't deserve this kind of happiness. One thing bothers me. Both my husband and 1 have dark eyes and dark hair.

My son has blue eyes and bright red hair. People keep asking us how ccinc. My husband made me promise I would never tell anyone the hoy wasn't his. Why can't say married before and the liov is mv first husband's? HATES TO LIF DK.AR MATES: The boy is LECJ.ALI.V your husband's son. Blond and brunette parents ran prodiK-e red liain-d off.spring.

You owe friends nothing. You owe your iiusband II great deal. Keep mum. DEAR ABBY: My wife has frequently criticized me for not taking her arm when crossing the street. I that its the lady's place to take her e.s- cor Is arm.

AH of' the pictures weight at birth eight Tve seen of royalty, or contin- ental personages of good breeding, show the lady taking hold of (he gentleman's arm. I hate to see a great hulk of a man pushing some frail thing around as if she were on casters, or slightly intoxicated. 1 Would appreciate vour M. K. DEAR M.

The gentleman should oiler the his arm. If he does nol, she may gtiutly take his arm and ask, "iMay 11" DEAR ABBY: Roger and 1 were married only l(i inoinlis. We decided tliat niir miirriar'c was a mistake, since Ihere wore no children to considc" Iheip was no point in spending the rest of our lives in a loveless marriage. We got a divorce. Am I supposed to return Roger's wedding ring? How about my engagement ring? I put them in my drawer and have no desire to them.

W'ould it be for me to sell the set? DIVORCFJJ DEAR DIVORCED: The wedding ring and rngagement ring are yours to do with whatever you Hisli. DEAR ABBY: The woman who wrote to say that her husband took over the grocery shopping reminded me that my husliand did that (rick almost 30 years ago. He got the bright Idea that I was too extravagant in the grocery store. He bought all sorts of silly items and overlooked the essentials. I got disgusted, -so I went to his shop (he ran a garage) and started ordering the mechanics around.

Mrs. Gerald Chesley and Mrs. W. F. Holt spent Friday in St.

Louis, Mo. Mrs. John Ray of Salem visited friends and shopped in the King City Friday. Mrs. Ann Decker of Nashville transacted business in Mt.

Vernon yesterday. Mrs. Margaret Fitzgcri-ell and children of Ina spent yesterday shopping in Mt. Vernon. Mrs.

Mary Tilley and Mrs. Violet Water.s of Ashley were business visitors in the King City Friday. Mrs. Bob Dunbar and son of Ina visited friends and shopped in Mt. Vernon yesterday.

Mrs. Josephine Lewis of Dix spent Friday afternoon shopping in the King City. Mrs. Ea.sley of Salem made a business trip to Mt. Vernon yesterday.

Mrs. Charles L. Smith of Benton transacted business and shopped in the King City Friday. John Colgraxe of Ashley was a business visitor in Mt. Vernon G.

D. Chesley of Waltonville shopped and transacted business in the King City Friday. C. C. Schultes of Belle Rive spent Friday afternoon transacting business in Mt.

Vernon, i Hazel Clinton of Whittington made a business trip to the King City yesterday. Harold McKinney of Texico viistcd friends and shopped in Mt. Vernon Friday. K. C.

McKinley of Webster Grove, was a business visitor in the King City yesterday. Mrs. i a 11 and father, Mr. Hodges of Koll transacted business in Mt. Vernon 'riday.

Skyler Emmit of Springfield viisted friends and shopped in the King City yesterday. Ancient Palestine's port of shipped onions to markets of the Mediterranean and gave us the word "scallion." RCAVIOTOR I made a real nuisance of myself because I didn't know a nut from a bolt. My husband got the idea, and gladly promised to stay out of my business if I staved out of his. THREADS" Get it off chest. For personal, unpublished reply, write to ABBY, Box 336.5, Bcv- Hills, Calif.

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