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VOLUME XLIII MoHENRY, TLTL-mOTS. THURSDAY. JUNE 6» 1918 WEEKLY EXCHANGE ITEMS AS TAKEN FROM THE COLUMNS OP OUR EXCHANGES Miscellaneous Assortment of Newt Items In Condensed Form For Busy - People "Eight hundred Chicago aaloons Tailed to renew their licenses laat week. The Woodstock band appeared in its first open air concert of the season ^ in that city last night. Elgin lawyers have agreed to close ^ their offices on Saturday afternoons from June 1 to Sept. 1. A troop train, carrying 500 young men to Camp Grant, passed thru Hebronone day last week. ' "Bud" Carey of Crystal Lake left last week for Columbus, Ohio, having enlisted in the tank service. A Hebron junk dealer was fined $8.75 at Richmond one day last week for violating the traffic ordinance. The jury cases to be heard during the May term of the circuit court will be tried at Woodstock during the week of June 17. Members of the Carpenters' Union at Waukegan receive 80c per hour for their work, the new scale going into effect last Saturday. T. H. Murray of Harvard, county leader, reports the organization of thirty-eight corn and canning club* this year, the total membership be­ ing 500. Marengo over subscribed' its quota by more than 200 per cent. Its quota was $1648.22, while its total subscrip­ tions last week were $4543.47, with still more to come. Waterman hall, a school for girls at Sycamore, will be closed for the duration of the war. , The institution has been operating at Sycamore dur­ ing the past thirty years. Paul Winkelman, an employe of the condensing factory at Union, passed away at St. Joseph's hospital at El­ gin last Thursday from injuries re­ ceived when he was struck in thd forehead by the cover of a pressure t&ftk which blew off. His skull was fractured by the blow. Assessors from the towns of Graf­ ton, Alden and Hartland returned their books to the county seat last week, the Grafton assessor being the first to complete his work and turn ill his books. By this time all books at* supposed to be in the hands of the proper authorities at the court house; Edwin A. Sperry is visiting at Ma- retago after an absence of twenty years, seven of which we^e spent at i ientsin, China, where he is at the i<ea«i of the mining department of '//•^N^-Yang university, specializing in ftteiuiiurgy. which has to do with-the • j-andlinK and treatment of ores, 'htotais, etc. |laiph P. Wells, a nineteen-year-old Woodstock boy,-was drowned on May %j9, when a U. S. transport was sunk by a U-boat in the English channel. The yuung man enlisted in the 7th United States engineers corps on Dec. "15, 1917. Leroy Wells, a. _brother,. is ;»lfco in the service i^ fa already across the waters. . ' * , Wm, Pfeil of Hebron, who was ter­ ribly injuredP at a railroad crossing ttoar Woodstock a few months ago when his ,car was struck by a train, v. ill have to undergo an operation on both of his hands as the broken bones have not mended properly. He will enter St. Luke's hospital in Chicago, where all expenses will be borne by the C. & N. W. Railway Co. The second date for the selling of v the Wauconda railroad has been set for tomorrow (Friday), June 7. The business men and Wauconda factory representatives are making frantic efforts to save the road and according to reDorts from that village it. looks as if the people of that enterprising little village are not going to stand by (Mid see their railroad junked, c j Sumner Hawver, who has been serv­ ing a prison term at the Joliet peni­ tentiary, is back at his old job in the Borden milk factory at Chemung. . He is out on parole. He was' sen­ tenced to the penitentiary about two and one-half years ago, after an un­ successful attempt to murder his wife. Mr. Hawver is going to begin life all over again altho he is now sixty-two years of age. VlTwo handsomely dressed men ac­ companied by two female companions, also gowned in the very latest, drove into Kichmod in a six-cylinder car one day last week and started out to un­ load some stock in an imaginary mo­ tion picture film concern. They found the Richmond people wide awake and nary a sale was made. When they saw that they had hit the wrong place they lost no time in making their get­ away. Six hundred subscriptions, amount- to *5,000, were gathered in at Lib- ertyville in a novel manner during th» recent Red Cross drive. A automo­ bile toll gate, made of two telephone .poles, blocked traffic on on«. of that city's main thorofares. Two U. S. lieutenants assisted by a number of yOung ladies did the splendid work, the girls canvassing the automobile tourists while the officers took care of thfijnte. • t - w,4- -. ' "' K •• . „ * ' ^ X ' . \ - - ' 4&} MARRIED AT ST. PATRICK'S Will Mak*Future 'Hone •toek, HI, ood- The marriage of Miss Esther Mary Miller to Raymond M. McAndrews took place at St. Patrick's church in this village on Wednesday morning at seven o'clock. Miss Trace Barbian, a close friend of the bride, played the wedding march and the bridal party, attended by Mr. and Mrs. Earl McAndrews, marched to the altar, where they were met by Rev. Edward Berthold, pastor of St. Mary's, who performed the ceremony, and also read the nuptial mass. The bride was neatly attired in a navy blue suit with white hat and she wore a corsage bouquet of lilies of the valley. Miss Miller has been employed at the local telephone exchange for the past seven years and was a favorite among her eo-workers. She has al­ ways litfed at home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Miller, in this village. She possesses many excel­ lent ladylike traits of character, al­ ways appearing in a quiet, modest way that endeared her to all. The groom, an energetic young man, employed in the Oliver typewriter factory at Woodstock, is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. McAndrews, who reside southwest of this village. His splendid musical ability has won for him hosts of acquaintances thru- out the county and elsewhere. A wedding breakfast was served at the home of the bride f^llQwing the church ceremony, where immediate relatives were received. * - After a short wedding trip the couple will be at home to their many friends June 15, at 216 South Jeffer­ son street, Woodstock. •' CONCERT PROGRAM GREAT Illustrated Lecture Abo Much Ent ~ Joyed By Audienc ̂ V . r% V" "v" Zr* •• • ^ • * •. 'V " The concert, given at the Central opera house last Thursday evening, was the best ever and all who at­ tended were more than delighted with the excellent program. Some of our home talent came in for a part of the success of the even­ ing's entertainment. Aside from the Chicago talent Rev. M. J. McEvoy and Claude Frett gave some excellent numbers. Mrs. John McHugh of Chicago was an excellent accompanist. The violinist won great favor with the audience as also did Miss Cockrell and Mr. Ufer. They just couldn't appear often enough to satisfy the assembly. Their splendid musical talents won aplause from every one present. The illustrated lecture vby Rev. Hilary J. Doswald was very pleasing and instructive and his fund of infor­ mation regarding the city of Constan­ tinople and Turkey, which he im­ parted, was deeply appreciated. It was the finest program ever given in McHenry and those who failed to attend missed a rare treat. DECORATION DAY OBSERVED Atty. Paul J. Donovan of Woodstock Gave Memorial Address Decoration day was fittingly ob­ served in this village ui)der t£ie chairmanship of Rev. M. J. McEvoy, pastor of St. Patrick's church. A platform was erected on the school grounds and a fine program was given therefrom. The Choral club gave appropri­ ate numbers and the principal ad­ dress was given by Atty. Paul J. Donovan of Woodstock, an orator of note, whose love of country and ad­ miration for fellow statesmen were admirable, and his address held 500 attentive listeners for over an hour. After the speaking the large gath­ ering. of school children, societies and citizens of the town and community formed in line, each carrying Amer­ ican flags and bouquets to strew on the graves of old veterans, also re­ membering one victim (A Ike pres­ ent strife. *«• The day was perfect and all felt duty bound to pay respects' to the dead heroes. County's Call la For 238 According to the very latest infor mation obtainable, McHenry county is to furnish 238 men as its quota to leave for training camp between June 15 and July 1. Of this number 205 will be sent to Camp Grant, 24 to Kansas City, Mo., 7 to Valparaiso Uni­ versity and 2 to the Northwestern board and aldermen have seen fit to limited service men and will probably be picked from boys whose health will not not warrant strenuous work. M. W. W. Initiation Saturday A special meeting of the Mystic Workers' lodge is called for Saturday evening, June 8. The called for the purpose of initiating new members and transacting any other business that may be brought before the assembly. Field Deputy Mrs. Alice Keenan and Supreme Sec­ retary .TriVin P I-y 1,111 IMlljJl jp .JJJIJ f Ml 'f ^; ALIEN WOMEN TO REGISTER REGISTRATION PERIOD FROM JUNE 17 TO JUNE 2« McHenry Alien Women Are Urged to Read Over Regulations Below-- Law Is Strict In accordance with the president's proclamation, dated November 16, 1917, and amended April 19, 1918, all female German alien enemies of fourteen years of age and upward, re­ siding in this postoffice district, are required to register under the direc­ tion of the postmaster, who has been appointed assistant registrar. This registration is to commence at six a. m. on Monday, June 17, 1918, and to Continue on each day succes­ sively thereafter, except Sunday June 23, 1918, between the hours of six a. m. and eight p. m. up to and including Wednesday, the 26th day of June, 1918, at eight o'clock p. m. Person Required to Register: All natives, citizens, denizens, or sub­ jects of the German *empire or of the imperial German government, being females of the age of fourteen years and upwards, now within the United States and not actually naturalized as American citizens are required to register as German alien females. The fact of having first or declarent papers does not exempt the posses­ sor thereof from registering as a fe­ male German alien enemy. Female German alien enemies are hereby directed to report to the post office located in the district in which they reside, within the date specified lor registration. Each female German alien enemy is required to bring with her to the place of registration four photographs not larger than 3x3 inches on thin paper with light background. The photographs shall be ot shoulders and full face, without hat or othlr head covering. At the place of registra­ tion she will be given full instructions as to procedure in filing application for registration. An alien enemy required to register and who fails to complete her regis tration within the time fixed there fore, in addition to all other penalties prescribed %y law, is liable to 're straint, imprisonment and detention for the duration of the war. Entertained at Pre-nuptiaf r a tors at the local Chicago tel­ ephone exchange gave a bridal shower for Miss Esther Miller Monday even­ ing. Mrs. John Barbian, a former operator, opened her home on Elm street for the occasion and a luncheon was served in the dining room, where the color scheme of yellow and white was carried out harmoniously- A bowl of beautiful yellow roses was the center decoration. At the table sat Mrs. John Barbian, Mrs. Earl Mc­ Andrews, Mrs. K. Bradley, Misses An­ na Knox, Trace Barbian, Bertha and Elsie Wolff, Lena Stoffel, Mayme Ibsh, Mayme Barbian, Kathryn Buch and Aileen O'Rejlly. A beautiful linen table cloth was presented Miss Miller by the local telephone staff of oper­ ators, of which she was a member. She ree'eived other useful gifts from all present. It was a pretty pre-nup- tial and guests adhered to the wire­ less conversation thruout the even­ ing, which was thoroly enjoyed by the jolly entertainers and their guest. First McHenry Casualty According to Sunday's Herald, Ev­ erett M. Howe, formerly of this vil­ lage, has been seriously wounded in France. He is an orphan boy, who, it will be remembered, made his home six years ago with the P. N. Peterson family, who reside southwest of Mc­ Henry. He has been in the U. S. ser­ vice the past three years and last May crossed the pond with Uen. Pershing's forces. Since last October he has been in active service, first with the ambulance corps, then the infantry and last with a machine gun battalion. The last letter received by Mrs. Pet­ erson was dated Mar. 24, at which time he was in a rest qimp, recuper­ ating. His brother, Walter, is in the East, waiting to sail for France. Appointed Village Attorney ifjNtSng to the fact that Atty. E. i. Elliott, who was recently named vil­ lage attorney for the village of Mc­ Henry, has answered the call to the colors, the members of the village board at last Monday evening's meet­ ing appointed Atty.' A. J. Mullen of Woodstock to act in this capacity. Mr. Mullen, it will be remembered, took over the practice of Atty. A. H. Pouse at the time the latter entered his country's service and since then has made many friends in and around Mcllenry, who wilj be pleased to learn of his appointment. Mr. Mullen is a clean-cut young man and any business entrusted to his care will receive the best attention at all times. What About Band Concerts *Pne question has r recently been meeting is4«sked whether or not McHenry will have band concerts the coming sum­ mer. It is hard to answer the ques­ tion at this time, but we are hoping that arrangements may be made whereby we will have at least a few REMEMBER THEIR MOTHERS a In France Write Their Mothers j» "Mother8' Day" JJYqgNfr MEN IN SERVICE SATISFIED Fraice, May 12, 1918. Dear Mother--It has been requested by General Pershing and others that this day bet set aside at "Mothers* day" and that every American soldier in France write and mail a letter to his mother today. If he has no mother he is to write to someone else who is very near and dear to him. These messages are to be marked "Mothers Letters" and treated as special de­ livery letters. We are enjoying very nice weather here just now and the boys are out playing ball and pitching horse shoes. Our team beat the --th infantry team yesterday by a score of-10 to 1. It was our first game and we are all puffed up over it. Thfe lilacs are in blossom now and some of our folks are eating pie­ plant. I suppose you have had lots of it by this time. . The Y. M. C. A. gave us a moving 'picture show on Friday evening of last week, but I was on duty and could not see it. Ohe of the infantry chap­ lains will give us a talk this after­ noon and I shall be on duty again. I saw one of their "comical cusses" on Wednesday evening, who was pretty good. He comes from lndiana so our first sergeant, who is also from Indi­ ana, gave him a great send-off. There is a man from .Virden, 111., in our company- who is a great friend of mine. When he came to the com­ pany he was a buck private like my­ self. Now he is a sergeant. He served in the Islands years ago, then stayed out the army for fourteen year and re-enlisted during the Mexican trouble. He was a corporal in my company at New York. If we come back together I hope to introduce him to you. The bible says that "Joshua caused the sun to stand still for an hour," but he only had about fifteen minutes on our captain, who had us set our watches with his last night and I had to turn mine back forty-five minutes, making the day that much longer. If you want to show this letter to Mr. Schrcincr I don't know why you shouldn't. Perhaps some of my friends will be glad to know that I am still alive and not kicking. I remain as ever, % Your loving son, D. W. Ensign. 1st Co., M. P. lst-Div., A. E. F., France. REGISTER TWENTY-EIGHT MEN K. E. Bassctt Busy at Village Hall All Day Wednesday. Registration day was held At the village hall here Wednesday and men who had reached their twenty-first birthday since June 5, 1917, regis­ tered. Postmaster E. E. Bassett was ap­ pointed official registrar and was at the; place of registration from 7:00 a. m. till 9:00 p. m., where he regis­ tered twenty-eight men during the day. During the present month McHenry county must furnish 238 men for army service between June 15 and July 1 and it is expected that each of these new registrants will be called. Those having registered yesterday are as follows: McHenry--Thomas Edwin Stanton, Albert Kuntz, Fred J. Smith, Henry J. Miller, Henry Kennebeck, William R. Bickler, Leo J. Stilling, Raymond L. Colby, Nick Weber, Jr., Joseph Greener, Joseph S. Schmitt, Joseph J. Klapperich, George Frett, William Edward Simpson, Charles L. New­ man. John King, Jr., Alfred F. De- brecht. West McHenry--Neill Doherty, Lester T. Sherman, Frank Herdrich, Walter J. Gorman, Fred J. Nickels, Jr. Ringwood--Herman Fritz, Lewis E. Hawley, Clarence Arnold Ritter, Francis John Adams. Chicago--Sol Durchslag. Bath, 111.--Andrew J. Butler. Haven't Heard From Son George May, son .of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. May of this village, who quit his job at the Borden factory here two weeks ago last Sunday and disap­ peared, has not been heard from since. Rumors about the village are to the effect that the young man has entered the service. While no fears are enter­ tained by the parents as to his safety, they are anxious to know of his where­ abouts, and anyone in McHenry able to give this information will confer the family a great favor. Village to Make Improvement At the last regular meeting of the village dads held on Monday evening of this week it w^s voted to install four drinking fountains in this village. This is an improvement which The Plaindealer suggested more than a year ago and we are pleased that the board of aldermen have seen fit to order the improvement. At the same meeting it was also voted to clean up our public park, paint the seats and make the place just as inviting as A CONTENTED LOT OF BOYS ARK ?•!?>. Write Most Interestingly Regarding Soldier Life Both Here and Abroad --McHenry Boys Met In France The following interesting letter was recently received by Mrs. Emil Feffer from her son, Irenus, who is now in service abroad: France, May 11, 1918. Dear Mother--This being "Mothers' day" will write a few lines to you to remind you of the fact that I am still in the land of living and feeling fine. General Pershing requests that every soldier over here write to his mother today. I suppose, dear mother, th^tyou have been worrying the last few weeks on account of not hearing from me, but I was unable to write as we have been at the front for some time and you know I could not write from there very well. While at the front I was promoted to the rank of corporal.' I have not heard from brother, Joe, since he en­ tered the army. I met "Happy" Weber the other day. It surely seemed good to see him as he is the first fellow I have met that I knew in civil life since I have been over here. We were together for two hours, talking over old times. He is in the same division that I am in so I will be able to see him quite often. He surely looks fine. He is so fat that I didn't know him at first. Mother, it is getting too dark to see to write any more, but will write again as soon as I have time. With love to all, I am as ever, JJ "Your loving son, ^ , Corp. Irenus Feffer, Co. C, 16th Inf., , A. E. F., France. MWU (ko. Scheid hands us the fol­ lowing letter from her son, Joseph, who is now in camp over in England: May 1, 1918 Dear Mother--Well, how are you all? I am fine and as happy as ever. We have a very nice camp here and I like it just fine, but have not received any mail yet. I am looking for some any time now and hope I will hear from you soon, but as it is I am not a bit homesick or anything like that, so I don't care so much. We can go to town every night and don't have very much to do, so have good times. There are ten of us who take care of 150 tents and that is all we have to do and that isn't much. We get up when we like and go to bed when I like, so I think we can stand that all right. This is the best camp I have been in thus far. It is a little ways from home, but that's fine. Ha, Ha. Casual Co. No. 2, A. R. C., Winches­ ter, England, A. E. F. That is my address and hope you will let some of the rest know about it, so that I will get mail again. Well, I am still here and the way it looks I will stay here for some time. I will write more often now that I have more time and can write more when there are not so many around me. We have one very good bunch of fellows here and I will send you a picture of them some time later. Well, I must close for this time. Am sending my very best and hope you are all well, and be sure and write as often as you can. With love to att; I am, Your son, Joseph. The following Is a part of a letter received by Mrs. L. F. Pouse recently from her son, A. H. Pouse, in France: France, May 12, 1918. Dwir, Mother and All: Today is Mothers' day" and we are expected to write to our mothers. As I have several such days each week it is not any change. Everything is O. K. here I received another package from you yesterday, also two Plaindealers and tWo Evening Posts. I got a letter from Harry Stephen­ son, who is in England, and Zell Col­ by called on me and it was fine to see one of the boys from McHenry. We have had it easy for a few days, but beginning tomorrow it will be work all the time. Yesterday three of us took a walk to a small village and stopped at the Inn to have a meal. It was just the kind of a place we read about. There was one long table in the room and an open fire place with the kettles and pots hanging above it all shined up in great shape. We got a cup of milk and an omelette. They had to go to the hen house to get the eggs, so they were fresh all right. The woman got the bellows and got the fire 'going, then put the; spider over it and made the omelette, with ashes, sparks and smoke all around it. It was fine tho. and fun to see the primitive way of doing things. I just received two letters from you, also one from Rich and one from Guy Still. It's fine to get mail. Suppose it will be a week before I receive any more. ' I hope The Plaindealer and other papers come along soon. Thanks for the pictures of the fire. If you get any interesting pictures send them over. Don't forget to remember me to all the fellows you happen to see. VOLO PICNIC To Be Held on Saturday and W^day of This Week The first picnic of the season held hereabouts will be celebrated in Volo Saturday and Sunday, June 8 and 9, on the church grounds. The preparations of the different committees have been planned for six weeks past and all that can be done to assure all visitors of a good time Will certainly be done. With the same old courage and noble "I will" spirit, old and young have joined hands again to offer their services to bring this picnic to a happy climax. The picnic begins with a supper served by the Married Ladies' society on Saturday evening at six o'clock and on Sunday the picnic again be­ gins with a chicken dinner and lasts all afternoon and evening. A popular orchestra has been pro­ cured for the dance floor and for the bowlers two large regulation size bowling alleys will be supplied on the grounds to keep them happy. Besides many novelties and attrac­ tive prizes will be offered at the men's and ladies' prize booths and also at the young ladies' booth. As usual the presence of many vis­ itors is expected and, as in the past, everyone will be welcomed with a smile and every endeavor and effort by the helpers will be made to please all. Go to Volo June 8 and 9. GREATLY ENLARGED * Sparks Shows Wonderfully Enlarged Since Their Last Visit Here The excellent reputation left by the Sparks shows on former visits to this village would alone insure a liberal patronage this time, but the lusty growth and vast improvements in the show since its last visit will make it more attractive, than ever. Sparks is a man of energy and en­ terprise, wide experience and ample capital, and he has brought all this to bear in making his show superior to all other exhibitions. He has a brand new train of monster railroad cars built especially for him, all new gor­ geous cages, dens, costly trappings, etc. He has engaged the best talent big salaries can procure. He has ex­ pended over $40,000 in increased equipment. Every effort has been made regardless of cost to make his show satisfying to his pride and ad­ vanced ideas. That he has succeeded is amply proven by the way the news­ papers speak of his exhibition wher­ ever he has appeared. It is the uni­ versal verdict that he has now the most splendid, complete and high-class exhibition of its kind in America. Everyone should come to town in time to see the gorgeous street parade and Jthen follow the crowd out t» the show grounds, where some big free outside exhibitions are scheduled to take place just previous to the opening of the doors of the main tent on Sun­ day, June 16. Three More Leave McHenry gave three mo«e>.of>her sons to the colors and for the sake of democracy last Thursday after­ noon, when Frank Justen, Earl Whit­ ing and Arthur Smith left from Wood­ stock with a contingent of thirty men. The boys were escorted from the court house yto the railroad station by the Woodstock band, old veterans, Boy Scouts and citizens. The scene was a most inspiring one and was witnessed by hundreds who had gath­ ered t° say farewell to the boys who were leaving for Camp Ft. Thomas, Ky. Since their arrival at the south­ ern camp post cards and letters tell­ ing of their orders to move farther south have been received by home folks. Hie boys who left last Thurs­ day were all in the very best of spir­ its. Atty. Paul J. Donovan of Wood­ stock, who gave such a stirring ad­ dress in McHenry during the after­ noon, also spoke to the boys at the depot. Salvation Army War Fund The State Council of Defense has assigned $400,000 as the Illinois ap­ portionment to this fund. National fund, $5,000,000. This county's quota is $3200. Organizing for the campaign has just begun and dates of same have not been set as yet. Lieut. H. Ivan Ryan of Chicago headquarters is on the job, lining things up. The dates for the campaign will be decided as soon as .possible and made known to the public. A government eall. Be patriotic. **:. Mothers Entertained ' '• Aik informal musical was given by pupils of Miss Irene Harruff at the Mrs. H. C. Smith home on Main street Saturday afternoon last. Mothers of the pupils were entertained. Each pupil demonstrated careful training and after a program given by them Miss Harruff gave some choice selec­ tions. Miss Harruff left this morning for Chicago and will graduate from a musical college there tonight, thence to her home at Lima, Ohio. '-\ 'tl ;,V ^ I am feeling fine and we have very in­ teresting work. Al. C0HHENCENENTEXERO9S HELD AT AUDITORIUM LASfe >' FRIDAY EVENING K f,'9 Class Appears In Caps and Genre* : For First Time--Big Crowd Hours /V J; Excellent Program | ' i * Commencement exercises were held . . ^ at the school auditorium on Friday s'$ evening of last week, May 31. V A class of fifteen graduates, led by their superintendent, Prof. A. E. Nye, * marched to the "Patriots' march" by ? the high school orchestra and with ; Prof. Jas. Shaw of Bloomington, who . delivered the graduation address, ; , formed a half circle and took their - * seats amid much applause. < J 1 The class of 1918 of M. H. S„ real. ' J izing the indigence of war, established V ̂ a new and admirable example by ap- pearing in caps and gowns. ^ The stage did not appear in its usual decoration with the class colors ancl motto, but instead its decoi-atioiis were in colors more stable, the only three colors guaranteed "never to run," the Red, White and Blue. On either side of Old Glory were ̂ su s p e n d e d t h e J u n i o r R e d C r o s s p e n * % , u nant and the high school service flag. ./ At the footlights were ferns and callas and to us it appeared as victory over ./ '£ Success," their class motto. ~ The salutatory was given by ArthurV . D. Hunter and the class poem by Lisle . V>i Brunswick, well worded and both win* \ ning applause. • - The Girls' Glee club furnished tlhi # ? ; next two numbers and their singing was much eh joyed. This chorus and the orchestra were trained and direct­ ed by Miss Irene Harruff and gave > much toward the success of thp' jl,. evening. Both won much praise. Miss Elfrieda Block won greato*. 1 applause when, with the clay pipe, siie u blew bubbles so clear that she did not have to draw on her imagination Id - j find a fund of information regarding the future of each classmate. She ia-* J : terested her listeners with fifteen dif­ ferent subjects besides demonstrating the art of blowing soap bubbles, showM ing in each, ease and ability. Miss Bernice Bonslett gave the valedictory address, which she accom- plished with honor to herself and her * instructors. *• The real feature of tho evening was the address by Jas. Shaw of Bloomington, which was capital and} " brought forth full measures of praise. He referred to the class as a force in V the winning of war and the establish* M ing of and maintaining of our govern- ment. He associated the church with the home and school and said that all required a full vision of God and t ' ft recognition of his superiority befocO this terrible conflict should subside and peace be restored. He urged thai' our schools be kept full, showing thai | the brains of American manhood were ? winning over the German "goose v step." 'His parting advice, tho he paraphrased Horace Mann, was, "Be ashamed to die until you have done , J some good for humanity." Prof. A. Edgar Nye, before present- ' ; ing diplomas to the large class, gave a short talk to the class just coofe* 'v, m e n c i n g a n d a l s o u r g e d t h e m t o f o b - , j ; low higher paths of learning that they might be ready to assume the duties of a country worth while, vit, U . S . A . r / The singing of the "Star Spangled ^ ^ Banner" concluded one of the moat |" 8 enlightening programs ever given by > »( , the McHenry high school. >&| Didn't Take Much Along The carnival company, which heMb;^^|||| fferth on the flat across from the vil# :. , ^ lage hall all last week, pulled uft •' ^ stakes during Sunday night and the v | outfit left the following afternoon far- , ^ St. Charles. 111. As a result of their visit to this village the village treas- ^ ^ ury was enriched to the extent of S9<^ , . while it is estimated that the fifty or, - £ yl more people connected with the en- . 1 js terprise left between $300 and $409- | ̂ with our people. It is a safe bet tha& ' 5 y the company carried little, if any, off 3 j our money away with them. While ^ our people patronized the attraction® J' ^ f|irly well, the bulk of money spen£ came from out-of-town people. Wood* , stack was well represented each night*, i , « while Crystal Lake, Richmond, Hah- ron, Fox Lake, Wauconda and othet towns sent several auto loads of pea^^f -"4 pie here. As far as we are able to learn there was nothing objectionablH to be seen on the grounds. 4 i ? \ . Cables From Norway A cablegram from Leslie was received by his father, C. F. Nof» ager, of this village on May 25. reports his arrival at Bergen, Not* . way from Petrograd, Russia. It took ̂ ninety days to make the trip, whi«fc distance usually takes three days. | Leslie is homeward bound and will ha , received with great welcome by Whf ' ~ parents, relatives and friends. New- Members Complimented Officers of St. Patricia court,' W. O. F., held a social gathering at For­ ester hall Tuesday evening compli­ mentary to the newly acquired mem­ bers, twenty in number, who wetfo ^, initiated during the past three monthfc. Fifty members assembled aad delightfully entertained. t *-.<&&>