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VOMJME XL III MoHENRY. ILLES OIS, THURSDAY, MAY 2.1918 NO. 46 W* ill TAKEN FROM THE COLUMNS T* X/W OUREXCHANGES ' ̂ «M6 > * Miscellaneous Assortment «f lew» In Condensed Form For Busy people +: ^The city of Crystal- Lake has placed a>n order foi three 8,000 gallon tanks •;&t street oi. ' Mr. and Mrs. Henry Koch of Heb- rdn this week gave their third son to the United States army. new military band has just been ! organized at Lake Geneva, Wis., with ill's. Harry MacDonald of that city as leader. • iOne of the teacher* i the schools at; Genoa Junction, upon entering her r|fom in the high school building in that village one morning recently, fo*ri* her shair painted yellow. the Lake county, board of super­ visors has come in for considerable criticism hy voting to renew the li­ censes for the saloons in the town of Vernon, this including the village of %lf Day. According to W. J. Kittle the Co­ operative Marketing association, work is coming along fine, a total of 5,000 shares having been sold to date and nearly $100,000 worth of. stock hav­ ing been paid. Work on the Kimball street bridge .over FoX river at Elgin is progress­ ing y§ry satisfactorily and with favor- atile weather the structure should be completed and ready for travel by nefKt August. Schuyler Appley has been elected by theXake county board of supervisors to .succeed his father, Charles Appley, as superintendent of the Lake county poor farm. The decision was reached at'a meeting of the board last Thurs­ day. At a meeting held last week Aurora saloon keepers decided not to raise the price of beer at this time. First it' was suggested that they should 'get 6 cents per glass, but the final decision was to leave the beer at the present prices for the time being at least. According to the Harvard Herald^ two more thru passenger trains ar1 to be taken off that division of the C. & N. W. road. The loss of these two trains will be keenly felt by not only the residents of Harvard,' but those who reside in cities and towns that heretofore have been served by tll^se trains. Rev. William &unday,who is now conducting a campaign in Chicago, proposes to hold Monday evening meetings in country towns during his stay in Chicago and as a result of this a meeting will be held at the Methodist church at Hebron on Mon­ day evening, May 6. John M. Lindon, one of the Chicago helpers, will speak. A free will offering will be taken up at the close of the service. james McCauley, wealthy Hartland twiner, was arrested on Monday of last week, charged with seditious ut­ terances made to solicitors for liberty bond who called on him. McCauley was brought to Woodstock, where he was given a grilling. The following ' morning when he appeared for hear­ ing he retracted all the statements that he had made and in addition he publicly apologize for what he had done. He then contributed $500 to the Red Cross, $500 to the Y. M. C. A. and $600 to the Knights of Columg bus war funds, after which the pros­ ecution was dropped. Birthday Surprise friends of Miss Anna Hiller -gave Her a pleasant surprise at her farm home on Fox Lake road Friday even­ ing, April 26. The occasion was her eighteenth birthday anniversary and all enjoyed the occasion and the hos­ pitality of their jolly ^hostess. Those included in the party were Misses Tillie Stilling, Katie Freund, Frances Bauer, Anna, Helen and Julia Freund, Vcrena Brefeld, Lena, Lillian and Katie Freuiid, Tillie-and Clara Hiller, Messrs. Fred Freund, William Ton- yan, Mike Freund, George Tonyan, Ben Bauer; Frank Rosing, Jos. L. Bfur, Henry Kennebeck, John Freund, John Scheid, Henry Freund, Francis A. Miller, Joe B. Stilling, Ben Hiller j||d William Stilling.- : ̂ Liberty Day and Illinois Pirate April 26 was a great day for the le ones of St. Mary's school. They id a short parade, flying American and Illinois flag, and were dressed in a variety of costumes. It was a pret­ ty sight and everybody was sorry that the distance to the West Side would have Seen too great for the primary pupils to walk. Inclement weather prevented the children to have this little outing on April 18, which was .Illinois day for children. ROLL OF HONOR Boya Who Are Now Serving Their .. 4- v'.Connttjr • y BADE TIE BOYS FAREWELL HON. ft, B. WALSH GIVES ipJS- :W- la®f-fei'-.l At the feig public dem6nstraifM*|ield at Stoffel's hall on Monday evening of this week the writer was asked how many of our boys are now in actual service, & question which, we were unable to answer at that time. For the benefit of those. Who wis!? this information and believing it to be of news value we are herewith pub­ lishing an honor lisft of groung inen who claim this village as their home and also the boys who have at one time resided here and still regard McHenry as their old home town. While some of these did not reside in this village all of the time, they made McHenry their headquarters and trading center. The honor roll follows: Paul Stoffel Jack Blitche^fe J George Stoffel Carl Payne ^ r \ Frank Masquelet John Larsen< „ ii' ^ING ORATION Harry Niesen George Schreiner Raymond Martin Robert Martin M. J. Weber S. G. Adams William Schaefer George Heimer Louis Zeman Jack Franzen Nick Franzen Peter Olson ;y. Mike Deg$n Henry Quinn A. J. Richardson Lester Bacon V. Guy Bacon Ed. Rossmann William Harnedy Richard Cronin v Peter Neiss Carl. Patzke Henry G. Weber < Joseph F. Wrede * Wm. O'Connor John C. Jolly Leonard Phillips Edward Nickles P. J. Dorr Robert Lars#^1 James Doheily Lewis Stoffel A. H. Pouse ^ jfercy Lodtz Kaymond James L. Burke George Burke falter Fay fichard T. Wray Hen Noonan 'ohn M. Freund Irenus Feffer Joseph Feffer Walter Sattef* . Ed. Pfannenstill r jph Scheid H. Whiting Donald Wait* Chas. G. Meft*s- |i,eo J. Smith - ... Walter Geskt • Frank Geske Gilbert Howard Anton Schneider Harry Gallaljer Paul Barbian G. Meyers Everett H until? Cadet P. J. Dori**. ' - £ Ringwood's Roll y * E. (Harrison Wm. Lsiiretyst f, H. Stephenson " David Hall ; Johnsburg's Roll ! Paul Schumacher Ed. Tonyan 'vy Wm. Althoff * Besides the above Homer M. Harper was also in service for a short time, but was given his honorable discharge. Victor E. Peterson, a McHenry boy, who left for Camp Grant in February, passed away at that place a few weeks ago. Have We Missed Some? There may be other boys in ser­ vice who formerly resided in this vil­ lage and who still claim this place as their home. In this event Th' Plaindealer will be pleased to have their names so that we may place them upon our roll of honor. Also we may have missed some of the names this week and in this event we will be glad to make corrections and additions in any ruture issue. A little Over Two Hundred Men Congregate at Stoffel's Hall--Boys Given Splen­ did Send Off ' The biggest demonstration ever accorded any set of boys to leave McHenry-was be­ stowed upon the young mem of this village, who left Woodstock on Wed­ nesday afternoon of this week for Jefferson Barracks,. Mo. The event took place, -at Stoffel's hall on Monday evening of this week and was given in the form of a fare­ well and smoker for the "coming heroes of tomorrow." When it is tak­ en into consideration that the event wasn't planned till Sunday, the re­ sponse of the men of the village and those living in the rural territory ad­ joining was marvelous, as the event was attended by fully two hundred. The young men who were the honored guests of the evening, who ance have left and by this time are ?omfortably quartered at Jefferson Barracks, were ushered to the plat­ form as they arrived at the hall. Those of the fathers of the young men who were present at the gathering were also escorted to the platform and took Iheir seats with their boys and our boys. It was a spectacle. indeed and one that we are sure has already borne fruit in making better Americans of everyone who was fortunate enough to. be present. William Stoffel, who had previously lieen asked to act In such rt capacity, was the chairman of the evening and at about 8:30 he called the men to order. After a few short introductory remarks, during which he stated that five of the Stoffel family are already in service, he introduced the speaker of the evening, Mr. Richard B. Walsh of this village. This young man, who only recently returned from Springfield, where he has proven a very important factor in putting Sangamon county "over the top" in this, the third liberty loan campaign, was at his very best on this occasion and a higher tribute was never accorded to any inan or set of men than this brilliant young speaker saw fit to bestow upon these young men on this particular occasion. This is the second time that the writer has had the pleasure of listening to the Hon. Mn Walsh and we want it to go on jecord right here and now as say­ ing that he did himself proud on Mon­ day night, of this week. The speaker, after paying his re­ spects to the honored guests, went over the war situation in as clean and convincing a manner #s we have ever heard it discussed. He dwelt at length upon the importance of the first, second and third liberty loons. He gave correct figures and state­ ments regarding the cost of the war since our entry and also gave figures showing what this terrible struggle is costing Germany every month and dresses. GIVE TWELVE MORE BO*S McHenry Gladly Give* ThemFer t • < - > t -Democracy Sake L^; - •v Mrs. Wells at Hospital , r Mrs. D. G. Wells was taken to Chi- , cpgo Sunday evening, where She un­ derwent an operation for appendicitis before eight o'clock at the West Side ltospita}. At present writing she is getting along as well as can be ex­ pected and her many, many friends trust that a complete recovery may ,be reported next week and that she ! way return to her home and family > ter*M<f». 'v later we hope to again print the names lyear since the beginning of the gigan- of the . boys together With their ad- tic struggle in 1914. In order to drive home some of the more important points of his oration (and it truly was an ORATION) he related some of hj« own personal experiences and told stories that were told to him as true. These he related in such a clear and distinct tone of voice and with such perfect delivery that every man and boy in the audience could not help but grasp the full meaning of every word that he uttered. On not only one, but a dozen or more different occa­ sions during the course of his speech, Mr. Walsh was forced to stop and wait for the subsiding of the tre­ mendous encores that were given him He paid tribute to the departing boys, he paid tribute to the men and women of the township of McHenry, the county and the state of Illinois; he paid tribute to the many organiza­ tions that are helping the boys "over there" and in Ameriaa; he paid tribute to the subscribers to liberty bonds. This he did in his usual pleasing and sympathetic manner. Then in a stern voice he also denounced the traitors, the spreaders of German propaganda, those guilty of making seditious re­ marks, those guilty of not having purchased a liberty bond nor donated to the many worthy causes that are helping and encouraging our armies? on the battle fields of Europe. The speaker, after again directing his remarks to the honored ones and bidding them God speed and wishing them all the blessings , of which they and every other American soldier >s worthy, retired to his seat amid cheers that fairly rocked the entire building. While none of the others present had come prepared to make an ad dress, every one present, who was called upon for a few remarks arose and gave his assurance that his sym pathies were with the spirit of the occasion and all were glad to be present to show our boys that we are backing them now and will continue to back'them until the world has been made a safe place within which to lire. William Connors spoke on behalf Twelve McHenry and two Ringwood boys left this week for camps, where they will be under training during the next several months to come that will fit them to take their places beside those of the boys who are already "over there." On Monday morning Jack Mitchell, who during the past few years has been employed at the Rosedale green­ houses here, and William Lawrence of Ringwood left Woodstock with the McHenry county contingent for Camp Grant, Rockford. On Wednesday aft­ ernoon at 5:24 McHenry county said good-bye to fifty young men, who de­ parted at that time for Jefferson Bar­ racks. Among the jpung men of this village who left at that time were Peter A. Neiss, Carl R. Patzke, Henry G. Weber, Joseph F. Wrede, Wm. J. O'Connor, Chas. G. Mertes, Leo J. Smith, Gilbert C. Howard, Anton S. Schneider, John C. Jolly and Everett Hunter, Jr.; also David L. Hall of Ringwoodr Congressman I. C. Copley, who is touring McHenry county this week, appeared at the Woodstock depot and gave the boys a rousing send-off and to bid than God speed before a crowd that numbered a few thousand souls. McHenry and Ringwood were very well represented in this mass of hu­ manity. Not only did many of the fathers and mothers, sisters and brothers of the departing boys make the trip, but also several automobile loads of friends. All of the McHenry boys were in the very best of spirits as the train pulled out of the station and once more McHenry can say, "Good-bye boys, good Inch and may God ble*| you all." , " May party for the benefit of the local Red Cross at Stoffel's hall Sat- nrday eveoiag, May*4r v • - "-J A RARE MUSICAL TREAT Large Crowd Listened tip Splendid .. Concert Taesfcy * <; 'lit spite of the bad weather and roads, a large crowd was present at the Central opera house on Tuesday evening of this week to listen to one of the finest musical entertainments that it has been our privilege to at­ tend in a long time. The Barrington school orchestra furnished the first half of the even­ ing's program and, to say the least, it was fine. Every number was so beautifully rendered that it would be hard for even the most competent judge to say which was the best. However, we. will pause just long enough to give special men­ tion to Morris Waterman and Howard Steifenhoefer, who appeared in "a very pretty trombone and baritone duet and also for the latter's baritone solo. The encores given the players at the close of each and every num­ ber plainly showed that the McHenry audience thoroly appreciated the coming of the Barrington artists. During the intermission between the first and ^second parts, at which ^ time the Barrington young people's places on the stage were taken- by the member^ of the McHenry Military band, Miss Elsie Vycital appeared in a reading entitled "The Swan's Song." This young lady, .who is a student of Miss Edythe Leach of Crystal Lake, has made wonderful progress in this line of work during the short time that she has made a study of it and from the manner in which she pre­ sented this rather difficult reading on this occasion we predict a successful future for her. It is unnecessary for us to say that her efforts were appre­ ciated, This was followed by the second part, in which the band and the Misses Irene Harruff and Kathryn Buch participated. The second part, we feel safe to say, was enjoyed just as much as the first. The band appeared at its very best and the selections rendered were all new and up-to-date. The boys are surely to be congratu* pted upon the advancement that they have piade since organizing and we want it to go down on record as say-' ing that this is a musical organization that is worthy of the support of the entire community. Miss Irene Harruff, accompanied by Miss Kathryn Buch, appeared in two very pretty solo numbers. On each occasion she responded to the long applause of the audience. These two accomplished artists, like the orches­ tra and band, appeared at theii* very best and while Miss Harruff was sing­ ing her last solo of the evening the writer sat and wondered whether or not %11 of our people and school pat­ rons really appreciated the fact that the McHenry public school has, dur­ ing the past two years, enjoyed the services of one of the most talented musical directors to be found in any school in the country. We under­ stand that Miss Harruff has decided to go into the lyceum work next year. We don't know by whom she has been engaged, but we do know that the company by whom she will be em­ ployed has picked up one of the most splendid "musical finds" to be had. The two young ladies were presented with large bouquets of tarnations. The decided success pf the musical concert is due to the wonderful tech­ nical and interpretative training given by the director, Prof. W. N. Sears, and the imparted confidence and knowledge which was of equal benefit to both band and orchestra. As a result of the entertainment the McHenry band, whose finances had run quite low, was enriched by about $50, we are told, and we are glad of it. We trust that tHe public will be given many ojjportunitieS' tb listen to our band during the coming summer •""f Mothers' Day Mothers' day this year comes on May 12. Nearly a million mothers of young Americans are separated from their sons, boys who have answered the call of their country. The errand on which these young men are bent is fche preservation of the homes they have left. This means that the mothers of these boys will be remem­ bered with flowers on that day. While the price on flowers has advanced con­ siderably we will be able Ijo supply carnations at low prices. Special prices will be, given to soldier boys on that day. Give us your order to­ day and we will see that they are promptly delivered. Rosedale Green­ houses, McHenry, 111. Purchases Owen Property Math. J. Baur of this village is now oWner at the property lying south of the mill pond and including what has been used as a ball park for the past few years, in all eight ^acres of real estate. The plot was purchased from the Owen estate • and will be improved and fitted up as residence property. Mr. Baur informs a repre­ sentative of The Plaindealer that he expects to erect a residence and also an ice house on this property next spring. The property is now under r>ilt>v»tigiT . OPEN LETTER FRWI BBWr EXPRESSES SYMPATHY ST. MARY'S PARISHION m Committee Indorsed at Saturday Nightfe Meeting Is Named By Rt. Rev. Bishop P. J. Muldoon As we go to press this morning all the differences that may have hereto­ fore existed within the circles of St Mary's parish in this village have been almost entirely wiped out and the building and finance committee has started out with the pastor, Rev. Edward Berthold, with a vim and en­ thusiasm so characteristic »mnng the members when, everyone is Working in perfect harmony. At last Saturday night's meeting the first steps were taken towards re­ uniting and harmonizing the members of the parish and since then the Right Revl Bishop P. J. Muldoon of this diocese has seen jit to grant the wishes of the parishioners by elect­ ing the men on the finance and build­ ing committee who were unanimously endorsed hy the men present at the meeting. Rev. Berthold made a special trip to Rockford the first of the week and upon his return home on Tuesday evening of this week he at once called the new committee together for the initial meeting. Rev. Berthold as­ sured the committee that he would act and work in perfect harmony with them and that he would naturally ex­ pect the same of them and from those who attended the meeting we are told that all were willing to do this. Next to replacing the destroyed structure will come the work of bringing about perfect harmony among the parishioners. Every com­ mitteeman as well as the parishioners in general are anxious for such a re­ sult and with this end in view, we are told, the committee will later on ex­ tend with open arms and hearts an invitation to those who left the parish to return to the fold and again enroll their names among the members. We believe that the committee will "put the appeal in such a form as to bring about the desired results and after this has been accomplished the parish is sure to flourish as never be fore. On request of the pastor of St. Mary's as well as the newly appointed committee we herewith re-produce a letter* written by Bishop Muldoon to the parishioners of St Mary's, The letter follows: Rockford, April 29, 1918 To the Parishioners of St. Mary's Church, McHenry, 111. My Dear Friends--I wish In the first place to express my sympathy for you in the loss of your church by fire, and to assure you that I am very much interested in its reconstruction. It seems to me tho, that before any work of reconstruction begins certain questions should be definitely settled. Among these are the following: 1. Is the present church largo enough for the future congregation of St. Mary's, and if not, is not this the best and most opportune time to en large the church by lengthening it so that for many, many years there will be plenty of room? It certainly would be more economical to enlarge it now than to try to do it some years from now. 2. It will be necessary to determine thru the opinion of an architect about what it would cost to repair the church in its present sike, and what it would cost to repair the church with en largement. It might be well also to ascertain whether some different for­ mation could be used inside of the church, also it will be necessary to ascertain whether the present walls Will sustain the new reconstruction. 3. At the same time that these in­ vestigations are being made it will be necessary to know what will be the amount of the subscription of the people of St. Mary's parish, because I feel that the parish is large enough and rich enough, if it would only be generous enough, to meet any fair improvement. You can well under­ stand that the amount and kind of improvement to be made will neces­ sarily depend upon the amount of the subscription. This, therefore, is one occasion in the life of the parish when all must be good hearted and generous and even make a sacrifice to have the new St. Mary's more beautiful and more commodious than the old. I would not care to have a larger debt on your parish after the church is rebuilt than there is at present, and therefore the means for the recon­ struction of the church must be met by present subscription. In my final judgment in regard to what is best to be done for the parish, I will be guided by the answers to the above questions, and therefore I ap­ point the following gentlemen, whose names appear most prominently on the ballot taken in the church last Sunday, to act in conjunction with Rev. E. W. Berthold and the present church trustees. I ask them to pro ceed to work at once, so that in a few days we may have the information (Continued on Last Page) J*-*, y \ _ :*f .T.-;. " " ' .\4& McHENRY BAKERY TO MOVE Will Occupy the Grot Building la ^ CenterriHe •.: 7 , » V.i" -•' : r At^ ifi^etltent was tills week between Albert Lallinger, pro­ prietor of the McHenry bakery, and Theo. L. Grot whereby the McHenry bakery is to be moved from its pres­ ent quarters in the Heimer block on Elm street to the store building in Centerville, until recently occupied as a saloon. In an interview with Mr. Lallinger the writer was told that he intends to transform the building into a first- class and up-to-date bakery and he hopes to be settled in the new quar­ ters about June 1 of this year. Mr. Lallinger recently purchased a portable oven, which he will install at once and the other improvements in the building will be made just as soon as possible. The oven will be located in the rear of the building and the bakery quarters will be of ample di­ mensions so that the place may be thrown open for public inspection at any time. With the new equipment that he has recently installed and is about to install in his new quarters, the hustling baker believes that he can and will give McHenry a bakery sec­ ond to none in McHenry county. As in the past, he will also conduct a retail store in connection with the wholesale end of the business and he informed us that it was this end of the business more than anything else that prompted him to undertake the move, as he feels that the location will bring him business that he could not expect and has not enjoyed since coming to this village. Tho work of transforming the building into an up-to-date work shop will begin at once. OVER THE TOP WITH BIG LOAN Big Community Meeting «* Hall Last Friday 9rwd»i CELEBRATE SILVER WEDDING Reception at the Home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nickles Friday Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Nickles cele­ brated their silver wedding anniver­ sary at their home on John street on Friday of last week, April 26. Friends and relatives of the couple were invited to a five o'clock dinner and remained for a social time during the evening, about thirty responding. A singular instance was that her table was spread with the same "linen that was used at her wedding twenty- five years ago. Her center piece was a beautiful white wedding cake, deco­ rated with twenty-five white candles, which were lighted and extinguished by the guests with a cordial wish for their future happiness and welfare. An elaborate dinner, previously ar­ ranged and prepared by the jolly hostess, was served. They received many gifts of silver and after a most enjoyable evening spent with this highly respected couple the party left, wishing them many more years of wedded happiness. Emil Lasch, who recently purchased the portable photograph gallery that stood on Water street during the past two years, has moved same onto a lot on his Fox river property just north of the village- limits. He has trans­ formed the building into one of the most cozy little cottages to be found along the river's edge and we are told that same has been rented to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lallinger, who will occupy same in the very near future. The cottage has been provided with all the very latest conveniences, including * sleeping porch. ,, O. E. S. Card Party Twelve tables played cinch arid five hundred when the Eastern Star lodge entertained at Masonic hall Thursday evening of last week. Winners of prizes in five hundred were Miss Irene Harruff and F. A. Bohlander and at cinch the winners awarded were Mrs. Wm. Spencer and Arthur Hunter. A dainty luncheon was served and $16 was the tidy sum placed in the treas­ ury. This order has shown patriotism «nd unity by purchasing a fcond 0f the third liberty loan. Nine Take Out license* Nine dram shop licenses were issued at the special meeting of the village board held on Monday evening of this week, only two of the places failing to renew their licenses. The Riverside bar as well as the one conducted by Max Anders in the Theo. L, Grot build­ ing in Centerville were closed on Tues­ day night of this week. The Freund saloon on the West Side, which during the past year has been conducted by Will Sherman, will be conducted by Brown & Schoewer the coming year. Entertainment Coming The Agnes sodality of St. Mary's church has been rehearsing for several months for a dramatic and musical entertainment. If you want to spend pleasant evening remember May 10, 8:00 p. m., for the benefit of the new church. Hears From Dead Man R»wi1 Geier is in receipt of a letter from Edward Rossman, whose early demise was reported last week. He states that he is "well and getting ready to go them* t» lick kaiser." Friday, April 26, being proclaimed by the president as Liberty day, it was fittingly observed in this village. The schools closed in the afternoon, every business house and private home floated the American flag and a lib­ erty day parade was carried out by the pupils of St Mary's parochial school. In the afternoon it was made known by the chairman of the liberty loon committee that McHenry township had gone "over the top" and imme- diately a third liberty loan flag was hoisted on .the flag staff at the city hall. In the evening a big community meeting was held in Stoffel's hall, where at least three hundred people assembled. Township Chairman T. J. Widsh called the meeting to order and in­ troduced "Bud" Carey of Crystal Lake, who addressed the assembly with an interesting talk on his own adventures in the French army as ex­ perienced by him as an ambulance driver "over there." His address sub­ stantiated facts as to conditions in France and Belgium and he held listeners in attention. - . A quartet, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Holly, Miss Irene Harraff and Frank Schnabel, with Miss Kath­ ryn Buch as accompanist, sang a very beautiful patriotic selection, after which Rev. M. J. McEv^y gave * : patriotic address and recited to fection the poem "Tho Poppies Grow on Flanders Field." The chairman, overjoyed at tho »*. suit of the third liberty loan, then called upon the county chairman, C. W. Stenger, who gave the names of the towns in order as they had mado their full quota or gone "over thetep.'* He also congratulated his committees upon the high-grade team work and expressed his sincere appreciation to the committees and subscribers for ti»e gratuitous work accomplished in this town and thruout the county. Rev. Wm. E. Grose of Crystal Lake, speaker of the evening, gave a strong patriotic address and after he ha# concluded his talk there wasn't the faintest doubt as to his being 100 per cent American. His address was much applauded. A most beautifol number ofc the program was a solo by Miss Irene Harruff and the assembly simply re­ fused to subside until she again ap­ peared and rendered an encore. A well appreciated number on the program was that given by Ml*. Alice Keenan of Chicago, who is here acting as deputy in securing mewpijtini for the Mystic Workers' lodge. It was a surprise oration so si given. After concluding hit marks she gave a short titled "Your flag and My Flag." She demonstrated great patriotim Iqr subscribing for a liberty bond a«NHNsd- ited to McHenry township and she took her seat in the audience rounds of applause. It was fittingly termed by one of the speakers as the end of a perfect day and a glorious jollification for the committees in charge of the third liberty loan drive and much appre­ ciation was evinced by the itascaa- bly for the faithful services rendered by the committees and their eh|e chairmen. The drive will be continued until May 4 in order to obtain every lar possible to help in financing expense of this terrible conflict. ̂Surprise on Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Freund reminded of their twenty-third ding anniversary last Sunday ing, when several of their friends called to spend the evening with the*. Cards furnished amusement and re? freshments were served. It was a complete surprise and the couple re­ ceived many useful rem from those who made up the viz., Messrs. and Mesdames L. Peter Smith, Math. Smith, Will Fred Smith, Louis Smith Steinsdoerfer, Hubert Weber, Laura Young, Lenora Smith* BdW»rd Young, Frank Smith, Edward Swttfet and Arthur Smith. 3^ £ ! ' .i- * Aid Society ; " The Ladies' Aid society of the M. E. church will meet at the home of Mrs. A. A. Landwer on Wednesday afternoon, May 8. Election of of* ficers will be held and every men- ber is urged to be present. The hMfies y have a number of work apveae on | hand, which they are gt; cents apiece. Orders far he gladly filled at any time. Are Better Friend® ' short time ago tho Western* United Gas & Electric Co. provided its local representative, Ray F. Conway, with a motorcycle. At first Ray did not take very kindly to the "saimsl,'* but now that the two boys haf* fcwieod # more intimate acquaintance ewary- tfring is running along more smoolMy %iyl the gas man finds the new acquis­ ition to his equipment a big saver and a real friend indeed. ; ( foi " /V > ' A ;y -iii * * r4 y = > v; « y t " 4 ̂ ~ y\ - -v-c > if/