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EXCHANGE ITEMS TAKEN FROM THE COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES i.V# y-ii Assortment of Netacs items In Condensed Form For Busy lVotiie Join t.h*» R«d CroM Several Lake county fanners have * ; recently l>een placed under arrest, '% Charged with watering their milk. ."' 4> • ^e American is the name of* the t new paper which is to be launched ./l .T'iOver at the county seat about May 1. L'- One hundred couples attended a re- ' - cent dance given by the firemen of Crystal Lake fir that city one night ^ fficently. ^v' "• ^ _ The Aurora saloonkeepers have an- f ^Aounced that beer will probably be « jltlvanced from 5® to 10c per glass in near future. - .' • . • \ A" The Grayslake hotel, which has been closed for some time past, is to be iNa-opened at once. A^ Chicago man ,j'fcas leased the place.* j The woman's club of Grayslake has chased nearly $1JJ0 wprfch/of war ; savings stamps since they have been ;||sued by the government. Hebron has gone "over the top" in iihe third liberty loan, that village ^ leaving subscribed her full quota of s|fe40,000 on Tuesday of last week. Not only floor tile, but also field tile, will be manufactured at Wau- : Fonda's new factory when that insti­ tution begins operations, which will '• "he soon. A -number of the towns In this lo­ cality have already started the en­ forcement of the automobile laws and f": as a result numerous arrests have sjleen made. - « . Since the recent trouble and resig­ nation of Chas. A. Apply as head of . the Lake county poor farm, five men pave already placed their applications ;l|>r the job. A train load of Buick cars passed ru Genoa, 111., one day last week. *>« train was made up of forty-nine i -•^|Rrs and each car eontained four Buick automobiles. ' Dr. Herbert Doten, formerly of jWauconda, and who some time ago enlisted his services with Uncle Sam, tnow practicing his profession at ristobal, on the Panama canal. ' Beginning May 1 only one train ifill be operated over the Woodstock , « Sycamore railroad between Ma- , ~>engo and Genoa, 111. At the pres- |ht time the company is operating on three-train-a-day schedule. . - »• Every employe of the Screw and Ulachine company factory at Belvi- *dere is now a member of the Red , fGross society and soon the 100 per ^ «tent banner will be displayed in • ^ery room of the establishment. Coral township, which was the first *-i|i McHenry township to subscribe its * ^till quota in the third liberty loan, i- already received its honor flag, .'^jpfhich now proudly waves from the ><ag staff of the village hall at Union. -; Competition in the grocery line was ; found too keen for the Atlantic & Pa- J ~ eific Tea Co. at Marengo. Conse- % fluently the company has closed its Store in that city and moved the stock to DeKalb, where a new store ^ "lias been opened. Col. Macks Williard, brother of the " %orld's champion pugilist, was a re- attraction at the Palace theatre ||t Harvard, he with his wife appear­ ing there in connection with the John- n-Williard fight pictures. Col. illiard proved quite an attraction *.• both at the theatre and on the streets. JHe stands seven feet tall and weighs 1(00 pounds, while his wife* is a little „ i;:]|it of a tot. . The Black Cat Textile company, ifcianufacturers of stockings, have tasked the city council of Harvard ^ssist them in securing women and girls for their factory in that city, t the present time there are fifty- ve employed and the company wishes raise this number to 250. The ages among those now employed run m $8 to $13. The weekly wage of xperienced workers run as high as 116, while $14 is not an uncommon rage. Ealo Eranoff, a Bulgarian, wanted |or murder at Lebanon, Pa., was ar- ested on the farm of David Nihan at Woodstock last week, where he has >een employed for some time past. The arrest was made by Sheriff Wand- lack and an officer from Beloit, Wis The lad, who is only twenty-one years ild, at first protested his innocence, •ut after arriving at the Woodstock il he confessed to the murder of a an in tjie above mimed city. Since |s ari£8t he has been taken to Leba- on, where he will be tried. * I "Red" O'Brien of Woodstock won |tn two stright falls over Miss Alma JjFohnson at the Edward Wallace farm jjpear Woodstock last Sunday after- Jioon. The match was to have taken ||)lace at the Woodstock opera house 4wo weeks ago, but police officials in- terferred and the bout was postponed Jjintil Sunday afternoon. On account |jj>f the disagreeable weather the event tfook place in the barn on the farm *$bove mentioned. The victor won his first fall in twelve minutes, while , the second fall took plfwe in a minute Jess tine. 1 Impressive Event Was Held at Stot- • /Jfcfs Hall Thursday Last Both courts of the W. C. oA'l*- this village held joint installation of officers at Stoffel's hall Thursday evening of last week, April 18. The history of Forestry in McHenry dates back twenty odd years and a more magnificent public demonstra­ tion of Forestry was never before ex­ emplified than that given by St. Clara's court of St. Mary's parish and St. Patricia's court of St. Patrick's parish, both of this village, on the above mentioned date. Before'a capacity hall, beautifully decorated with the papal and national colors, Rev. Edw. Berthold arose and opened the installation with a brief but cordial address, introducing Of­ ficer Miss Anna Phelan, high secre­ tary, as installing officer, and with Mrs. A. W. Bickler at the piano, who was afterwards relieved by Mrs. Casper Bickler, the drill team, headed by their captain, Mrs. J. C. Bickler, lead the officers from the ante-room to their places on the floor, where they were obligated with the oath of office, the escorts then leading them to the installing officer to be vested with the badge of their offices and escorted to their respective stations. The drill team, with the court uni­ form of white and gold, military in its design, each carrying a spear and demonstrating that they had been minutely instructed, were applauded vigorously. The installation coming to a suc­ cessful conclusion, a program, con­ sisting of local and outside talent, was received with the keenest pleas- e. Addresses by the Rev. Fr. McEvoy, chaplain of St. Patricia's, and Rev. J. M. McCormick, pastor at Cary, were patriotic, and also bestowed great praise* to the management of the affair. Miss l*helan gave an address on fraternalism, which was right to the point. Mrs. Josephine Heimer of Chicago, past chief ranger of St. Clara's court, being called on by the chairman, gave a short talk. She expressed sympathy to her dear Ger­ man friends in the loss of their beau­ tiful church and all were deeply touched by her sympathetic and well chosen words. A splendid ovation was given when the chairman announced a solo by Rev. M. J. McEvoy and so pleasingly was it presented that he. was given a hearty encore, to which he cheer­ fully responded. Little Anthony Schneider's recita­ tion brought forth much applause and laughter. A piano duet by Miss Isabel Niesen and Albert Barbian gave joy to the large audience and was accomplished with skill by these young musicians. Charming indeed were the solos by Misses Helen Justen, Blanche Meyers and Carl Bickler and the soloists showed remarkable talent for their tender years. A npusical reading by Miss Eleanor Phalin, in which she appeared seri­ ously, was extremely humorous and she was recalled, giving a second de- ightful reading with the same ease as before. When the drill team again appeared' the audience expressed its apprecia­ tion by applauding vigorously, and the writer feels no hesitancy in say­ ing that they put on floor work that cannot be surpassed by any fraternal organization in northern Illinois. Much praise is evidenced in the selection of Mrs. J. C. Bickler as captain. The first maneuver formed a cross, the emblem of the Catholic faith, after which the printed letters, W. C. O. F., were displayed on the floor with cor­ rectness. It would not be giving undue praise to mention the fact that these figures were mainly executed by the leaders, Mrs. Jos. W. Rothermel and Miss Elizabeth K. Miller, tho.all dem­ onstrated accuracy under a wise and cooi headed director. By far the most effective scene of the evening occurred when the color bearer, Miss Laura Young, and her two escorts brought from the ante­ room Old Glory. So sylph like did this pretty young miss glide down the center of the hall so yearly hidden in its graceful folds that the American flag appeared as if on wings. genuine patriotism it was saluted by the drill team at its appearance and exit and everyone included in the floor work was applauded again and again for their skilful presentation of the ritualistic wprk of this grand organ­ ization called the Women's Catholic Order of Foresters. •:W Entertained at Pleasure CIA John R. Knox and Albert Kratwe, the two new aldermen who were re­ cently elected here, entertained the members of the village board, the members of the McHenry Pleasure club and a few invited friends at a "smoker" at the Pleasure club's room on Thursday evening of last week. The event was thoroly enjoyed by those in attendance. Of course, the customary eats went also served duis ing the evening. c *; - j > • > • - - MASS MEETING OF ST. MARTS PARISHIONERS SATURDAY Preliminary Meeting Was Held Sun­ day Evening--Members of Parish Will Demand Finance Committee Considerable activity has been no­ ticeable among the members of St. Mary's parish during the past week or more and from all reports that are now circulating the village important business matters relating to St. Mary's will be thoroly gone over at a meeting to be held in this village next Saturday night. A notice, call­ ing this meeting, appears elsewhere in this issue of The Plaindealer. As'hinted in last week's issue of The Plaindealer, conditions at St. Mary's church have not been quite as harmonious in the past several months as they had been previous to that time and during the past year or two there has been considerable unrest among the members of the parish. While various * re^prts have circu­ lated the village during all this time things remained comparatively quiet upon the surface until last Sunday night, when a meeting took place at Weber's hall in this village, where preliminaries leading up to the com­ ing meeting were gone over in an open and somewhat thoro manner. While the writer was not present at the meeting, we have been informed since that it was attended by forty or more members of St. Mary's parish. While many matters, were brought up for discussion, no definite action was taken on any of the more im­ portant questions that evening, but, from what we are able to gather, it is expected that a more definite con­ clusion will be reached at the meet­ ing which is to take place next Sat­ urday night. As we understand it one of the de­ mands that will be made at the meet^ ing is that a financial committee be appointed with the understanding that this committee and its successors handle the future financial affairs of St. Mary's church. It seems to be the desire of the parishioners that all past and future dues be paid to this committee and that they be em­ powered to transact any and all finan­ cial matters pertaining to St. Mary's. We are also informed that said com­ mittee will be asked to keep an ac­ curate account of church affairs and that each member of the parish be provided with a financial statement at the end of each year.* The matter of asking Rev. Edward Berthold for his resignation was also brought up at the meeting. Every­ one present was asked to get up and say something along this line, with the result that the expressions for the resignation were almost unanimous to a man. We are told that an invitation has been extended to Rev. Berthold to be present at the meeting on Saturday night, at which time matters will be thoroly threshed out. At this time a petition, asking the reverend pastor to. resign, will undoubtedly be placed into circulation and from all reports ninety per cent of the people of the parish stand ready to affix their sig­ natures to such a document, The committee in charge of Satur­ day night's meeting wishes to impress upon the minds of the parishioners the importance attached to same and every member who can possibly get away to attend will be expected to be present. ^ Falsehoods Refute ̂ A letter from "Happy* Wet>er, Somewhere in France," to his mother here, refutes the report circulated last week to the effect that he had been seriously injured. He states that he is well and ready to lick the Huns three at a tin\e- Another falsehood, stating that Ed. Rossmann had been fatally injured, took wings here the first of the week. Tales of this cali­ bre have been current about town for some weeks, which are either designed to discourage or is due to the folly of that everyone interested be on hand, to have "inside information," and who either Innocently or intentionally starts a lie that rapidly grows worse as it spreads. If the originator of these lies persists in circulating them he will be classed among the pros end should be reprimanded. Basket Ball Team Entertains Celebratifkg the successful season just recently closed, the members of the town basket ball team, together with a large number of followers of the sport, gathered at the E. M. Geier pool room here last Wednesday even­ ing. The occasion proved one of joy and merriment and every one present had the time of his life. The happy occasion came to an end with *h# serving of refreshments. Young Folks Play 500 Miss . Edna " Phalin entertained a number of her young friends at five hundred Sunday evening. Wm. Sut­ ton won the gents' honor, while Miss Phalin won high score among the ladies. Luncheon was served and the happy party made merry until a late hour before adjourning. The McHenry band, ftssiste* ft? the Barrington high school orchestra, Miss Irene Harruff, vocalist, and Miss Kathryn Buch, pianist, will appear at the Central opera house on Tues­ day evening of next week in an event which gives promise of being one of the finest of its kind ever held in Mc­ Henry. , The Mcl|enry band has tfcen re­ hearsing for the coming event for several Weeks past and reports from those who appear to be in a position to know are to the effect that the McHenry organisation will appear at its very best on this occasion. The Barrington high school orches­ tra also comes very highly recom mended and those who have already had the pleasure of hearing this mu­ sical organization declare that it is one of the best junior orchestras in this part of the state. &ost of the members, we are told, are or have been students of Prof. W. N. Sears and everyone knows his reputation when it comes to turning out real artiste. Miss Irene Harruff* who appears in vocal numbers, needs no introduction to the people of McHenry as her name alone is sufficient to attract a large crowd. She has appeared in public here on several different occasions during the past two seasons that she has been engaged as supervisor of music in our public school and never fails to receive a warm welcome by her numerous admirers here. Miss Kathryn Buch, who will play the piano accompaniment for Miss Harruff, is also known to every lover of music in McHenry and the adjacent territory. Her appearance in public has been quite frequent during ' the past several years and she never fails to please her listeners. All in all, the program next Tues­ day night promises to be the very best of its kind ever presented to a McHenry audience and, judging from tiie advance sale of seats, the Central opera house will be packed. If you enjoy real music by finished artists you'll surely be present on this occa­ sion. Program 4arch-*-MNational Emblem". Orchestra Overture--"Crown Prince" Orchestra Duet--Trombone and Baritone "Sparks".Orchestra Accompaniment Morris Waterman, Howard Stiefen- hoefer' Serenade--"Night in June".Orchestra tiarch--"Lights Out"-- .. .Orchestra Baritone "Solo--"Commodore". .Or­ chestra accompaniment Howard Stiefenhoefer Overture--"Festal" Orchestra lelody--"Evening Pearl".. Orchestra March--"Uncle Sam"..... .Orchestra Intormissiqt , tiarch--"Over There". i»* Band Overture--"Sincerity" ........ Band Vocal Solo--"Caro Nome" from Rigoletto Verdi Miss Irene Harruff Serenade--"Love's Response*'.. .Band 'Bowl of Pansies" Band tfarch--"Indiana State" Band Vocal Solo--"Come Down to Kew.Deis 'Sunbeams" Ronald Miss Irene Harruff Overture--"Living Pictures'".. .Band tfarch--"Lieutenant Santelmann".. B»nd Star Spangled Banner Automobile Sales Qverton & Cowen, the hustling West Side automobile firm, report ecent sales as follows: One-ton Republic truck to WUbur Lumber company of this village; % ton Re­ public Dispatch truck to Ben Schaefer, he Johnsburg merchant, and Mathias Freund, who owns and conducts a arm between Johnsburg and Spring <Jr6ve, %hat is familiarly known as the prairie; Chas. ft Jecks, who resides west of town, John B. Freund,-who resides near Johnsburg, 85-4 Over- and touring cars; Peter Huff, Peter N. May and Peter M. Freund, all res- dents in the vicinity of Johnsburg, 90 Overland touring cars. Mrs. Kate Surges The remains of Mrs. Kate Surges, who passed away last Sunday at Mil­ waukee, Wis., where she has made her home of late, were brought to McHen­ ry and interred in Woodland cemetery Wednesday morning of this week. Mrs. Surges resided east of McHenry for a number of years and later moved to this village, where she resided un­ til a couple of years ago, when she took up her home wiiu her daughter, Mrs. H. F. Lindsay. Mrs. Louis Wrede a»4 Mrs. Theo. Stoclf of fhis village are sisters. 1 Universalist Service* Services will be held at (lie Uni­ versalist church at the usual hour here next Sunday morning. Imme­ diately after the services there will' be a business meeting of the directors and all others interested in the Uni­ versalist society In McHenry. As this meeting will be one of impor­ tance it is the desire of the directors some individual who wishes to appear > * Came Here In Early Eighties--In Business For Period of 34 Years-- Funeral Was Held Tuesday Another of McHenry's old citizens and long-time business men passed to the great beyond shortly after seven o'clock last Saturday evening, when Anton Engeln answered the call of the Almighty and passed peacefully away." Altho the deceased has been failing during the last year and a half, he was able to be up and around almost continually during all this time. As late as Saturday previous to hi3 death he was able to make a trip to St. Patrick's church and on Thursday night last was able to sit up and read the evening paper. His condition first caused alarm on Friday morn­ ing and during the day he continued to grow weaker and weaker and the following morning he went into a state of coma. He remained in this condi­ tion until the end came. Mr. Engeln was born at Morlenbach, Kreis Brehm, Regbz., Trior, Germany, on October 6, 1846. Here he grew to manhood and at the age of twenty-one bid his dear ones good-bye and left for this country, he making the long and uncertain journey without the companionship of kinfolks. He landed in New York City and from there came to Chicago. He was united in marriage to Eliz­ abeth Poppelwriter on May 16, 1872, the ceremony having been performed at St. Frances' Catholic church at 12th and Halsted streets, Chicago. He re mained in Chicago about four years after his marriage, being engaged in in the saloon business during this time. In 1876 he moved to Braidwood, 111., where he fqund employment in a coal mine, and where he continued to make him home until 1880, when he returned to Chicago. On April 10, 1881, he came to McHenry and ever since that time he has made his home in this village. After coming to McHenry he opened a buffet down in old town and, in spite of the fact that he lost his place of business, his home and almost every thing he possessed in the fire of twen­ ty odd years ago, he has been actively engaged in business for a period of thirty-four years, he retiring about four years ago. He was the father of twelve chil­ dren, three of whom passed away in infancy, Michael about seven years ago and Josephine about five years ago. Mrs. Engeln preceded her hus­ band in death on Nov. 11, 1911. The living children and those who are left to survive are; Mrs. M. D. Smalley and Peter G. Engeln of Woodstock; Mrs. Chas. Sheldon, Grayslake, III.; Mrs. -Chas. Pultz, Wauseon, Ohio; Mrs. P. J. Heimer, George E. and Mathias Engeln of this place. Since coming to McHenry "Tony" Engeln, as he was familiarly known to his hundreds of friends, has proved himself a respected citizen fifnd has for years been a prominent figure in local politics. He served the village in the capacity of alderman for a number of years and has taken an active part in many a municipal elec­ tion during his residence here. Tony" was also big hearted and liberal in all matters that were de­ serving. He never turned down a friend in need and was ever ready to assist any worthy cause. Religiously he was a Roman Cath­ olic, which faith he has always fol­ lowed. He was one of the founders of St. Mary's parish here and, like many others of his time, gave freely of his money towards St. Mary's parish and during its early history also gave considerable of his time. Altho it was not mentioned in the sermon, he was a charter member of St. Johannes Court, No. 96, C. O. F., which was organized in this village many years ago. This was long be­ fore the founding of St. Mary's par­ ish, the members of the court being made up of residents here and at Johnsburg. With the founding of St. Mary's court in this village the de­ ceased was transferred and in this manner also enjoys the distinction Of being a charter member of this body. He has acted as chief ranger for both courts and neither one of the courts ever had a more efficient and hard­ working head. The funeral took place f/om $t. Patrick's Catholic church in this vil­ lage at 10:80 o'clock on Tuesday morning of this week, Rev. Edward Berthold, pastor of St. Mary's church, officiating. The funeral was attended by members of the McHenry and Johnsburg C. O. F. and a large gath­ ering of relatives and friends, who followed the remains to their last resting place at St. Mary's cemetery. The sympathy of their friends goes forth to the bereaved ones. Methodist Episcopal Church Next Sunday afternoon at three o'clock, Rev. Harry Culbertson, pas­ tor at Greenwood, will preach. A cordial invitation is to bear him. te all A meeting of the various commit­ tees and officers of the local liberty loan drive was held at the village hall here on Tuesday evening of this week. The meeting was called by Town­ ship chairman T. J. Walsh and every one of the committees were found present The work thus far accom­ plished by the various committees was gone over and when all was summed up it was found that the town of Mc­ Henry, which includes Ringwood and Johnsburg, had turned in subscrip­ tions which totaled' something like $56,700. < . While the report was encouraging, there is still plenty of work to be done to bring our subscriptions up to the allotment of $80,000. It was therefore decided that the various committees get busy at once so as to be able to report at the big public demonstration to be held at Stoffel's hall on Friday evening of this week The various committee members were called upon for reports and as a result it was learned that none had finished the canvass in their territory. However, everyone expressed himself as willing to get busy at once and the committee members are now at work with the purpose in mind of sending McHenry township "over the top" be­ fore the meeting of tomorrow night. The committee members also re­ ported a few cases where the can­ vassers were flatly turned down or given only an order for a $50 bond where conditions commanded a very iberal purchase of bonds. In one or two cases, where men are known to possess considerable real estate, farm mortgages as well as ready cash, and from action that was taken at Tues­ day night's meeting, one more demand will be made upon these men and if they fail to come across to the full expectation of the committee, their names will be forwarded to federal authorities. The members of the various canvassing committees do not wish to take these steps and for this reason they will give these men one more chance to show their loyality, but if on their second visit they are again turned down it will remain for the canvassers to report their findings to Uncle Sam, who in turn will send one of his federal agents to McHenry. Let us hope that everyone will look at the situation in the right light, come across like men and not give the federal authorities a chance to make a public demonstration pi some of our people here. We feel certain that those who have refused to buy or have bought only one bond and are financially able to take more will not wait for the canvassers to call, but go "to tiie bank today and do their duty in'helping to win the war. Benefit Dance for Red Crad The Just Us club will hold a party at Stoffel's hall Saturday even­ ing, May 4, for the benefit of the local branch of the American Red Cross. The entire proceeds will be given over for the purchase of sup­ plies. Goodwin's saxophone orchestra of Woodstock will furnish the music for the occasion and dance tickets will be $1.00. It will be remembered that the members of the Just Us club took the initiative in financing the Red Cross in this village and now patriotically comes forward to help raise funds to again assist in keeping up the credit of the local branch. The treasury of the McHenry Red Cross has never been depleted since its organization and the girls of the Just Us club stand ever ready to as­ sist. Let everybody buy a ticket for this good cause and an exceptionally good time will be afforded all who attend. Novel plans are being made for the entertainment of all. Rev. Wm. E. Grose and "Bud" Carey Will Be Speakers of the Evening-- Musical Program To all Chairmen: * -• j '.sff. Below is quoted a telegram ad­ dressed to the Federal Reserve bank from, assistant director of war loan organization, which is sdf-explana­ tory : "President Wilson has issued a proclamation designating Friday, April 26, as Liberty day. The pres­ ident requests people of the United States to assemble at respective com­ munities to pledge again their finan­ cial support to the nation's cause and to hold patriotic demonstrations in every city, town and hamlet under the general direction of the secretary of the treasury and the immediate di­ rection of the liberty loan committees organized by the Reserve banks. Nation's response to the third liberty loan should express in unmistakable terms determination of America to fight for the permanent peace of justice. For purpose of participating in Liberty day celebrations all federal government employes thruout the country whose services can be spared may be excused at noon Friday, April 26. Advise your liberty loan com­ mittees at once and have their puB- icity department give widest public­ ity to this news and commence ar­ rangements for demonstrations. Pres- dent's proclamation will be published in full in the morning papers." Carl W. Stenger, Co. Chairman. In accordance with the above a big rally will take place at Stoffel's hall on Friday evening of this week, April 26, and a cordial invitation is extended to everyone to be present. Rev. W. E. Grose and "Bud" Carey of Crystal Lake have been engaged as speakers for this occasion ami the public may rest assured of hearing somthing out of the ordinary. Rev. Grose has never appeared on a public platform in McHenry, but those who lave heard him assure our people that he will give a talk worth while and no one who can possibly get to the rally should remain away. lBud" Carey, who has seen actual service in France, and who since his return to Crystal Lake has given numerous lectures, will have some­ thing real interesting to tell the peo­ ple of McHenry. The balance of the evening's program will consist of a solo by Miss Irene Haruff and a quar­ tet and the audience will be given something that will entertain as well as something of the more serious order. , Let's show our recti- patriotism by packing Stoffel's hall to the tomorrow night. ; •PUTTING rr OVEB" tt'l' Flora DeY« at Central Opera y Evening McHenry Commercial Association The first regular monthly meeting of the newly organized McHenry Com­ mercial association will take place at the village hall here lit 8:30 o'clock >n Thursday evening, May 2. The of­ ficers of the new organization 'sin­ cerely hope that the business and professional men who have not al­ ready sent in their membership will do so on or before this meeting, as it is their desire to get every business and professional man enrolled as soon as possible. The success of this new organization depends entirely upon the attitude taken by these men and if they are not sufficiently inter­ ested to become members and attend the meetings, especially this, the first, the undertaking cannot be made a suc­ cess. Please think this over and join. Make application to the secre­ tary, Peter M. Justen, or be at the meeting in person on the above men­ tioned evening. Notice to St. Mary's Parishioners Public notice is hereby given that meeting of the members of St. Mary's parish will take place at Weber's hall in this village at eight o'clock on Saturday evening of this week, April 27. The purpose is to appoint a finance committee and to ransact such other business as may come before the meeting. Rjgn«dl The Committor A special production of "Putting "R Over" will be presented by the ever popular Flora DeVoss company at the Central opera house Sunday evening, April 28. Since the last appearance of the company in McHenry Mr. Rotnonr, the manager, has secured this play and does not hesitate in saying that it far excels anything ever offered by him in the comedy drama line. It is a story of three crooks, who have just been released from Sing Sing. The first act they are discovered in an old pawn shop, where they have slept all night. They arouse the pawn broker, exchange their prison clothes for something different and each one de­ parts in a different direction only to meet the same afternoon at the home of the older pal. From here the story is taken up and their idea of assisting their neighbor never fails to convulse the audience with laughter. In fact, Mr. Rotnour says "there are two laughs in one." Other characters in the play of special interest are the "little lady," the village deacon, the grocery clerk, the daughter, the old sweet heart and the mother, the pawn broker and his assistant and secret service men. Miss Flora DeVoss will personally appear, assisted by the strongest cast ever offered by Mr. Robmt. All seats now selling. * V A Patriotic Circle ? The Sewing Circle of Rivenriisr camp, R. N. A., gave a grocery shower in honor of Mrs. Christine Schreiner at the home of her daugh­ ter, Mrs. Albert Kratase, on She street last Thursday afternoon. Twenty were present and assisted the hostess in cheering her mother, who has spent many anxious days while her soldier son suffered an attack of pneumonia in one of the training camps recently. Refreshments served at the supper hour as mended by the food administrate^. ^ , White Leghorns ̂ Eggs for hatching, standardf bred % aying strain. First come first served. Albert Pepping, tmto .4 t_a..j . •