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-<•». /+ \ , ,r.i*. « » ^ i > £ ^gV-'-y X ' »& i ; .yc vb-: X-,.. 7v.Vs «* v&;'; f" i1' * * ' •;ai.'.. / *•., "i v--*1 "f ^iTy;„ ^vr >x' Hat PLAnroiALS* •w • /jJTT : , •• W| Society Motes V-'* ># ;^'V.'-;V,' CHRISTMAS PARTY f Members of the Fox River Valley Caitip, R. N. A., will hold their Christinas party Tuesday evening:, Dec. 21, Rafter the regular meeting. There will HM» m exchange of gifts. ; . s •'v--"?LJ : " * * • r;•'#• SUNSHINE CLUB Ifeinbers of the Sunshine CKffi'ifcet ^Thursday afternoon at the home of *Mrs. Robert Knox. Cards were enjoyed and prizes awarded to Mrs. V. -^Martin and Mrs. Wm. Gerhardt. i The next meeting wjll be a Christ- V % : mias party at the home of Mrs. V. ' I" iMartin on Dec. 22. c * \ * '• • m sJE- " : * ; W OODSTOCK WOMAN'S CLUB Mrs. C. W. Goodell attended the T/ . ; ; meeting of /Hue Woman lb Club at ; ' Woodstock Monday afternoon. The , ^ " C meeting was a most interesting one "_$V 'V'rfWith a voting machine demonstrated . "Sr^ -/*and explained. The machines cost 1,000 each and it was said that Balti- ; 'more has just ordered ninety of them tf!«ih-V' «for which they will pay cash. Vai> „ ,r ious bills before the Senate,w$r£.-dis- ^ c u s s e d a l s o . . : V »v' v- "M*. • 'k&L f, - £" fc/\ ; J* y EIGHTT^fcR YEARS • Y^-v Mrs. Ella M. Wheeler, who has been .ill at her home on Green street, was •^|able to sit up jiart of the time, Wednesday, and enjoy the many remembrances sent to her in honor of her birthday. Mrs. Wheeler was 84 years old. Wednesday, and received flowers and many beautiful cards from thojuphtful friends which were much . appreciated. MOTHERS CLUB The Mothers Club will meet Friday liftevnoon, Dec. 17, at Legion hall. •This will not be a children's party as planned at first. Because of measles it was thought best to have only adults at the party. ^ There will be an exchange of small 4fcifts between the members and guests Hind there will be the usual basket for those who wish to bring toys or anything acceptable for the children at the home at Woodstock. 9 * m I/;/! WEDDING ANNIVERSARY . i A< group of twenty friends and relatives helped Mr. and Mrs. Elof Bor- Jfeson of Ringwood celebrate their sec- <md wedding anniversary at their farm home Saturday, Dec. 11. „ At 9 o'clock supper was served by '7 "Mrs. Borgeson. Cards and bunco - furnished entertainment for the even- _/ ing. The guests departed at a late Ihour, wishing Mr. and Mrs. Borgeson •many happy wedding anniversaries. SUCCESSFUL BAZAR The bazar and chicken diiinif ' Mid supper at the Methodist church Thursday was quite successful, with about $165 cleared for church expenses. The ladies in charge of the affair wish to extend their thanks to the ^public for its patronage, as well as to _,all who assisted in any way. 2 Many of the aprons, fancy articles and gifts were sold and good crowds attended the meals. i Members of the Ladies' Aid Society •net Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. C. H. Duker for a short business meeting to complete the bazar i>U8iness and reports. The meetings of the society will be stponed until after the holidays. ie next meeting will be held Jan. 18. r£i ,* F V" 1 t"' fl;-. " NEIGHBORHOOD CLUB Mrs. Simon StofFel was hostess to members of the Neighborhod Chjb on Tuesday evening. This was a Christmas party'and, gifts were exchanged. Prizes at cards were merited by Mrs. F. G. Schreiner, Mrs. Thomas Fhalin and Mrs. Henry Vogel. • ^ • EASTERN STAR Hie first meeting for the newly &• stalled officers of McHenry Chapter, O. E. SI, was held Monday evening when plans for the year were discussed and committees for the year appointed. One social meeting each month will be held. • • • ENTERTAINS CARD CLUB Mr. and Mrs. Lisle Bassett, who are now nicely settled in their apartment on the second floor of the E. E. Bassett home, entertained members of their card club Sunday evening. The party, besides being a housewarming affair, was also in observance of the third wedding anniversary of the host and hostess. Two tables of cards were in play with prizes awarded to Dan O'Shea and A."J. Wirtz. Guests were Messrs. and Mesdames Harold Vycital, A. J. Wirtz and Dan O'Shea. Earlier in the evening Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Bassett and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vogel were sapper guests in honor ot the anniversary. * ! W* • 0 * * CHRIS1PMAS P The Lady Fonfesters Court will heidi their mas party for tljie Juve day afternoon, j.Dec. 23. supper will be Juvenile is a,: covered dish. This party wyll be for Juveniles only, who are invited to come at 3 o'clock. On the evening of the same day the Lady Foresters will enjoy their Christmas party after their regular meeting. Each member will bring lunch and a ten-cent gift, wrapped together in a box. These wiil .be .placed under the Christmas tree for each member to select one later in the evening. Each member is also asked to bring their usual gift for the basket. (f hmUnuvj Jf on rfaM~U3 k r ( f f ' f k ThomatfTouldt*' THERE Was not to be any Christmas tree kt the little church at the head of Smoke Creek that year; and of the several families who lived there, not more than half were expecting Santa Claus. The dark days had left the dismal little valley or hollow even tnore gloomy than it had been in better years, when the mines across the ridge in the next hollow "gave some employment to the heads of the families of Smoke. Creek. Jim Knox, who lived at the verjr head of the stream!, was perhaps fsPFCIattiSr it ChristjaWWi Thurs- X,fc>t-luck »rved, for which each to bring a small HE KNOWSCALOjytS More Delicious Coffee AlwaysI con„y COffB BREWER for SMARTNESS! SPEED! EXCLUSIVE FEATURES! I wp l(M CORY "FAST-FLO" FILTER AcoiMlr taMtli tin* and MspitilM ir «•()«« Other Exclusive Features: • Patented Funnel Holder • Adjusting Decanter Cover • Formed Pouring Lip Harold Hawes, shown here measuring the ingredients for mashed potatoes, is the only man ever to enroll as a regular student in the school of economics at Purdue university. He is planning to become a dietitian. Albert Krause GABBY GERTIE Elm Street McHenry or "It's a toss-up whether yon win r lose." He Noticejl Something Like a Card Tacked on Hatliway's Door. the most unhappy of all in the little "settlement." His wife and only child, a son of seven, had died, and his nearest neighbor was Joe Hathway, a bitter enemy with whom he had had many difficulties. So that lonely night of Christmas eve as Jim sat before the open wood fire, with the light of blazing hickory logs his only company, he was not without fear for his own safety-- he knew Joe Hathway had threatened his life. As he sat dreaming his eyes happened to rest upon his rifle standing in tlje corner of the log room. "That gun or Joe Hathway's will some day tell the tale," he said fo himself. He meant that one day, like so many others down the lonesome stream, either he or Joe would go --and using a common mountain expression, "with his boots on." He did not care--life had cojxle to mean but little for him. x While Jim was thus dreaming, Joe Hathway sat in {another log cabin but a few yards down the stream. By chance Joe's attention was called to a book on a shelf. The school teacher had given it to his daughter who had died from the epidemic on the creek. The title appealed to him--"The Christmas Carol." He took the book and began to read. Page after page and chapter after chapter, he read on. It was the first book Joe had ever read. It filled him with new visions and new ways of thinking. He read on till midnight and had been so impressed that he decided to read a chapter from the Bible before going to bed. By mere accident the chapter was one on the birth at Bethlehem. Its teaching overpowered him --he had found the more abundant life. • • • - On Christmas morning when Jim Knox went out to the spring for a pail of water he noticed something like a card tacked on Joe Hathway's door. He saw no smoke from the chimney. Taking in the water, cautiously he approached Joe's cabin door, and read the note which said: "Dear Jim: You will find me gone. I was reading some last night in 'The Christmas Carol' and in the Bible. I read that verse that told of peace and good will to man. Said to myself, 'My family is all gone--the last was Mary. She left the book to get me on the right track. There's nothing in this hollow for me any more. Maybe I jMftr find work by New Year's over on Cedar Creek' You and I never cquld get along. So to make things better for us both hereafter I am leaving at daybreak. And Jim as I say 'Good-bye,' I also wish to say, 'Peace on earth good will to men.' " And as another, result of "The ^Christmas Carol" two mountaineers were better men, and though they had no Christmas cards or presents, and no holiday programs, the pines on the hillsides seemed a bit greener and the music of the streams Seemed sweeter. © Western Newspaper Union. W f - P / . • t The POPULAR PLACE Gus Unti, Prop. 'McHenry We. have a full line of -- Xmas Boxed Candies . Xmas Boxed Cigars Xmas Boxed Cigurette* Xmas Boxed Smoking Tobaccos , and Pipes fSVEBYTHlNG IN WINES AND LIQUORS jL#t us help you with your Chistmaf a£iog>ping. CHRISTMAS AND HOW -f""- Visrr CHICAGO THEATRE; STALLED BY SLEET 8T0RM " Miss Lillian Nordin, Rita Freund and Mrs.' B^ H. Freund, all employed at the West: McHenry State Bank, enjoyed Tuesday evening in Chicago, where they saw the Sam Harris Pulitzer prize comedy, "You Can't Take It With You," at the Harris theater, and had dinner at the Blackhawk. The girls drove to Crystal Lake where they boarded the train, returning on the midnight train. They did not return home until Wednesday morning, however, because of the icy pavement. Upon the advice of a state highway patrolman they remained at a Crystal Lake hotel for the night, regretting that the more favorable weather of a few hours previous they "could not take with them." , December 16,1937 Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Baur spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John S. FYeund. z. " ; IMPROVING 0L4Y HOLE FOR SKATING POND At last the young people of Me Henry are going ito have a skating pond where they may safely enjoy this winter sport, so it has been decided by members of the city council. The clay hole on Center street is undergoing improvements and will l>e flooded to make smooth and pleasant skating. Trees and brush around the pond have been cut and it is planned to install lights and put in some benches for the convenience of skater. There is much of the time that the Fox river is not safe for skating and the pond will be a real improvement for this vicinity. Six men have been engaged in the work,, under the supervision of Linus Newman. George Bolger of Elgin visited relatives here Sunday. NH149 IN PLOBftDA Mrs, Hbnry Nell have dosed the White House tavern east of McHanry *or the winter and with the children have gone to Florida, where tliey plan to remain until spring. They have leased an apartment at 2618 McGregar Blvd., Fort Meyera, Fla., where they plan to enjoy the warm sunshine of the southland for the next several weeks. » Mr. Nell has been in poor health for the past year and hopes that the rest and change will be a benefit to him, as well as for the others in the family. No doubt the McHenry people are happy to escape the wintry weather in their old home town and are eo* joying the southland. Evelyn Karls of Chicago spent Sunday at her home here. ..i i:t Read the Want Ads JOHW T.D1MLINO ; DIES IN CHICAGO Mrs. John p. Demling passed away suddenly at her home, 6206 Ingleside avenue, Chicago, Monday. Before her marriage she was Loretta Ellen Bolger and was born near Woodstock and lived in that city with her mother, Mrs. Mary Bolger, for many years. They later moved M Chicago, where she graduated from school and has since made that city her home. , She is survived by her husband, a daughter, Mrs, Mary Van De Bogert, Chicago; a sister, Mrs. Kate Kanaugh, Rochester, N. Y., and two brothers, George of Elgin and William of Chi- - cago. Funeral services were held this Thursday morning at 10 a. m>, from Holy Cross Church, Chicago, with burial in Chicago. 'W it' A : •If Need Rubber Stamps?- Order at The Plaindealer. MM? I • W 7 - •4^ . ' jstk^-vs'! A A A new Personalized Gift Service! first, it offers you a spe-' cial selection of men's fashions created by Wilson Brothers' stylists. Not the usual "Christmas Styles" but the last wor4 in what men of discriminating taste choose for their personal wear. Second, many of these gifts are arranged in attractive blends: Two or more articles are ensembled by a harmony of pattern, weave or color that makes them doubly appreciated. Next, each gift comes handsomely boxed, ready at once for ribbon and tag. Finally, a thoughtful personal touch--HIS initial as a Christmas seal on the package, aa bright as the twinkle in Santa's eye. Handsomely Boxed. 'Pefsonalized With His Initial _ r , Mated Threesome (left) ^ <-r-A subtle "misted" weave cleverly relates . .shirt, tie, and 'kerchief. ' --' . . . v •••'. •r • The set*, in gift jbox, Mrt apd Tie (right) linked by spaced twotone stripes and broken cording. Boxed as a set, $&>: Handsome Neckties, for a wide variety of tastes. Two ties in a box. Extreme left and right, $i a set In the middle, II a |wt Fine Hose* Vertical stripe* $1.50, a box of three. Six-bythree rib lisle, $S box of tH®£ #ith over plaid and clock, $1.50 box of three, * Hese and Tie Sets. Hose knitted with •mall geometric design of t|e--set, $1.50 4 Hose wit|h Clock motif from- all-over pattern of tie, $2.50. Tie-'Kerchief Sets. Ties woven to match imported 'kerchiefs. Plaid set, $1.00. Striped set, $& Pare Linen Initialed Handkerchiefs, box of three, $LM Nobelt Shorts and Pajamas of the same smart Rugby Gloves, $2.95. blazer stripe. The "set, $t ' * Faultless Nobelt Pajamas in rich lustrous broadcloth ^ Si as ^ in fine-combed yarn, new patterns and colors, $1.96 uoui fartoves, fl.ee to H.W --~ Warm, cozy flannelette, $1.95. woven to $6. / • f .