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A MCHENRY A:',.. volume 63 McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, MAY 19,1938 LIONS CLUB HOLDS DINNER MEETING AT THE COUNTRY CLUB ANNUAL SPRING CONCERT GIVEN BY SCHOOLS HOLY NAME SOCIETY 1?0 SPONSOR DANCE 1 v AT FOX ON MAY 251 A* AUDITORIUM FRIDAY * EVENING, MAY 20 Friday, May SO, at 8": 15 p. the annual spring concert of the instrumental groups of1 the McHenry public schools will get under way as the grade school rhythm band tees off with its version of "The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers." This group, directed by Miss Ropp and.Miss Knox, is posed of about twenty-five pupils and John Karls' Cafe,; " follow?, - ;• A dance, sponsored by the Holy Name Society for the benefit of the: St. Mary - St. Patrick school, wil! be held Wednesday evening, May 25, at 8 o'clock, at the Fox Pavilion ,oh Route 31t A good time is promised for young" and old. Admission is 25c pe r pe Tickets are on sale at; Watties Bolger's drug stores. John Anderson Barbecue The , Gene Althoff. Chairman for Advance Sale of Tickets-- Edward Thennes. Entertainment Committee--Wm. H, Althoff, Joseph Schmitt, Anton H, Freund, Leo Blake, John R. Schmitt*; , ... . j i .Bernard M. Smith, Carl J. Freund, 1 from kindergarten and first grade, and iSte hen H Schmitt Elmer Vogt mm d o e s / t h a t c r o w d m a k e t h e r a f t e r s f T O M . r _ „ Q k 1 q „ . : «ng! Beverly Schwerman conducts! Floor Phannen the *r°uP- , J still, John F. Freund, Jr., and Johwk--^ Next the High School 'Qrchestra will Thennes. -I ig ftve numbers sure to please the| Parking--Ed Smith and Joe Willence, which we hope, will number, ijams. about 500. The saxette band, a novel j Checking--Peter F. Miller, Barry organization, also composed of grade Phannenstill and Victor Miller. school lads and lassies, will step out| in all its glory under the splendid (JQV. HENRY HORNER'S leadership of Adolph Weideman. Also on the program is a McHENRY'S NEW FIRE TRUCK IS GIVEN TEST FLOKAL FARM CONTEST duet of Dean McCracken and Charles PRIZES TOTAL $1,305 Page. 'These are the boys we were telling you about last week. After A floral farm contest, to determine only a year's work these two musi-jthe most attractive farm grounds and cians are about as clever on their most colorful flower displays in farm horns as any two cornetists of their yards on Illinois state highways, has age anywhere in the state. been instituted by Gov. Henry Horner. After this pair finishes bringing the Th® amount of the prizes total $1,305. house down, a trio made up of a piano, . There are two classes: Class A conxylophone, and saxophone will take rs of farm owners or operators on the stage for a pair of selections.! whose Sounds landscaping effects Then a brass quartet and lastly thej^ jreated by themselves, or by High School Band will perform. members of their families (or by for- ® «jr TT ,_ mer owners or operators), and Class Come on out and s«*^ McHe»ryj. B consi9ti of £unt home or ^ sons and daughters m action tomor- ^ owners who ^ profe88ion TOW. Dont forget. AL iandgcape advice, assistance or su- Program pervision, or owners whose principal Rhythm Band, under direction of (tnComes are not derived from the op- ICsses Knox and Ropp; Beverly eration 0f farm8. hwerman, leader--"Parade of the) Complete details of the plan and ooden Soldiers,' "Amaryllis' and p^zes are contained on the entry <iHeigh'-Ho." j blanks which can be secured at the of- March, "Alumni" ....».«**.«*». Wellesly gce 0f The McHenry Plaindealer. Idyl, "Springtime" ...... Hawthorne j Overture, "Jolly Bandits" .... Zamecniki GRADE PUPILS TAKE TRIP Romance, "Homeless" Arthur The seventh and eighth grade pu- March, "Our Cheer Leader," Creighton pils 0f the McHenry grade school, ac- Orchestra jcompanied by Mr. Duker and Mr. Selections by Saxette Band--Adolph^ Schoenholtz, visited the Field Mu- Weideman, leader. I seum, Brookfield Zoo and Garfield Cqrnet Duets Selected . Park Conservatory last Saturday. Dean McCracken, Charletf Page (The trip was made in the school bus iQatrumental Trio ..... Selections an(j three cars. They had anticipated v;'\Barry Taxman, Lucille Esh, seeing the giant baby panda, but be- Louise Stilling cause of the rain, spectators were not "One Fleeting Hour" Lee allowed to see her. "Song of the Fisherboats" .. Zamecniki Educational tours of this sort for Brass Quartet--Dorothy Lay, Ger-(the grade school gtijirnti ara tilrail aid Miller, Richard Williams, Herb twice a year. ° Reihansperger. "The Sunshine of Your Smile" .. Rag •Clorinda" Morgan Vocal Solos--Warren Jones Mrs. Charles Goodell, Accompanist March, "Our Director" Bigelow March, "Glorification" .... Rosencrans A little competition, "Every Man " for Himself Yoder Serenade, "A Night In June" June Overture, "The Narrator" Buchtel Closing Medley, "Chaser March," „.... Yoder "America, the Beautiful" .... Ward High School Band Band Members Fluter-- Charles Thompson, . Clarinets--Laura Sherman,' Robert Stilling, Joan Reihjansperger, Margaret Wagner and Donald Schaefer. Saxophone--Lucille Esh. Cornets--Dorothy Lay, Gerald Miller, Elaine Landgren, Lou Smith and Altity Harrison. Horn--Neil Harrison. Trombones--Richard William^ Winifred Benwell and Herbert Reihansperger. Baritones--John Cristy and Kenneth Franzen. Basses--Loren Harrison and Kenneth Cristy. Drums--Lorraine Engeln, Anthony Noonan and Glen Peterson. , Xylophone--Louise Stilling. Orchestra Members Violins--Gladys Shepard, Anita Althoff, Elmer Erber, Mable Bolger and Eleanor Pries. Viola--Shirley Butler. . "Cello--Louise Stilling. . mitring Bass--Winifred Bemrell. , j Flute--Charles Thompso; Clarinets--Laura Sherman, Mid Rob' TWENTY-EIGHT GRADUATE FROM RURAL SCHOOLS -THURSDAY, MAY 19TH Twenty-eight pupils of the McHenry community rural schools will graduate from the eighth grade on. May 19, at 8:30 p. m. The promotional exercises will be held in the McHenry high school auditorium, with Ethel C. Coe, county superintendent of schools, in charge. A program featuring "Raggedy Ann Operetta" will be given by the pupils of Districts 14. 16, 19, 34, 36, 37 and 40, under the direction of Jessie Horn. Other numbers on the program will include a chorus, "Whistle While You Work," by District 12; violin solo by Gordon Scholle, "Cherries Are Ripe"; Physical Education gymnastics, Gladys Penney, director; chorus, Jessie Horn, director, and the presentation of di^ plomas by Mrs. Coe.- The names of the pupils wlfo will graduate follow: Cherry Valley--Edwin Hyland; Clemens School--Ed\Vin Pomerning. Griswold Lake--Eugene Geary. Johnsburg--Leonard Freund, Howard Freund, Dorothy Freund, Donald Hettermann, Joseph Jackson, LeRoy Meyers, Jeanette Miller, Rosalyn Miller. Albert Rodig, Mercedes Stilling, Violet Stilling, Gerald Schmitt, Verner Thelen and Jerome Tonyan. ; Lincoln--Caroll Blasius and Robert ogt. ' " BUY A FLOWER, ON SATURDAY, MAY 21 ITS "POPPY DAY" NT&IB MSABI CO IMS IUTIONS TO XD art Stilling, Saxophone--Lucille Esh, Cornets--Dorothy Lay Miller. .Trombone--Richard Williams. Piano--Barry Taxman. Herbert Reihansperger, Ostend-- Quentin Thompson anc^. or were driven back. Jror miles. RESIDENCE CHANGES Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smith have moved from Chicago to the upper flat in tike WJm. Althoff house on John street. Misses Susan and Millie Frett and John Freund have moved from the latter's place on Park avenue to a bungalow on the same street, recently' vacated by the Ed. Tonyan family, who have moved to the Mrs. Jacob Schaefer house on Court street. Coiiway and Clif- Creno Poultry Remedies. V/Drug j Walter Thomas Gerald. Prairie--Richa ford Dahlgren. Ringwood--Robert Low, Betty Ann Coyne, Urban Bauer, La Verne Hay jmd John Doherty. Teachers of the schools include the following: Johnsburg--Sister M« f^dens, Lincoln--Marie Knox. : " , Lijy Lake--Mathias P. Freund. ** Griswold Lake--Evelyn Bohl.' Ringwood--Frank Muzsey. " Ringwood--Bernice Smith, Harrison--Josephine Molnar. Ostend--Hannah Mills. Clemens--Eileen Fitzgerald. . Cherry Valley--Helen Hkrrerl Prairie--Eveline H> Larkin. Wattles Gifts tor the Graduate at McGee's. forward through the shattered vilj lagea, across the, shell-torn field and j over the blasted hillsides they saw j only one touch of life and beauty in all I thai region where death and destruci tion reigned. This was the little wild I poppies. Along the very edges of the , trenches, about the ragged shell holes and in the fields raked by machine | guns, the brave little poppies grew • TT% ' and bloomed. Where comrades were left beneath the bare dirt of hastily dug battle graves, the poppies sprang up and clothed the graves with flow- McHlenry will pay honor to the'ers. It seemed as if the gallant spirit World War dead Saturday, May 21, of the dead had passed Into the bloodby wearing the little red poppy of red blossoms and that through the lit- Flanders Fields. The day will be tie ffowers they were sending a mes- Poppy Day here and throughout the sage of courage ana hope to those who United States. Poppies will be dis- still lived. tributed on the streets by members of The poppy became the symbol of the American Legion Auxiliary, as- the dead--their memorial flower It sisted by other volunteers. | became the sign that the high ideals The day is the approximate twen- for which these brave young men gave tieth anniversary of the beginning of their lives, still live, and are honored, large scale participation of American That is why we pin on tbrpoppy when troops in the World War, Mrs. M. we pay tribute to our World War Taxman, the Auxiliary's Poppy Day dead. The poppy covers the soil in chairman, pointed out. From May un- our hearts where the memory of the til November, 1918, constantly increas-j gre*fl sacrifice jthey made for our ing American forces were in action country is forever enshrined. and more than 50,000 young Amer-i icans were killed on the rTIT . "•**** • • * • - ttt T 1111 tin | | | ded fields of France and Belgium. j ITf ll Early Saturday morning, the Poppy KITItIS Day forces of the American f t t t f l t M U M M I M > 1 t > i"t 11 Auxiliary will go into action, offering paper replicas of the wild poppies of Mr and Mrs. Henry Vogel are the Franqs and Belgium, to be worn in of J a d»u«hter, Carol Lee, tribute to the war dead. No price will Jo™ lliursday afternoon, May 12, at be asked for the flowers, but contri- the w°odstock hospital. butions will be received to help sup-, 1 ' " " port th Legion and Auxiliary work for the disabled veterans, their families and the families of the dead. The poppies have been made by d|»- abled veterans, who have been given much needed employmnt during the winter and spring months. Each flow-' er has been shaped by hand by the disabled workers. --4- The Auxiliary is expecting the most general observance. 6f Poppy Day, since the custom of wearing1 poppies in remembrance of the dead was started at the close of the war. More than 10,000,000 of the little red flowers will be worn and approximately $1,000,000. raised to aid the disabled veterans and dependent families. * I Story of the Poppy | Each year, just before Memorial Day, millions of Americans wear little red poppies on their coats. Women of the American Legion Auxili-J ary and other women's organisations , are on the Streets all day on Poppy ^ Day with poppies^ asking all passers*' by^to "BUY A POPPY." Of course,1, you know that the poppies are worn in memory of the men who lost their ture is that of a young married lady lives in the World War, but we won- residing in McHenry. Her husband is der if you all know haw the poppy a former McHenry business man. came to be the nation'Bi memorial flower? ~ " i | Take the map of Euroi>e in your ge-, ographies and draw a wavy line from • the Swiss border, through France and Belgium to the North Imagine, this line to be a double line of trenches and picture vast armies on both sides of it locked in a four-year battle. That,, is.the way Europe looked from 1914 to the Fall of 1918. The line waved, first' one way them the other as tlje contending armies pushed fo GASH PRIZES AWARDED IN UONSCONTEST ros BIST ESSAYS AMD POSTERS . This week, May 15 to 21, which has EXERCISES ON FRIDAY, JUNE 3 SUNDAY, MAY 29. IS BACCALAUREATE DATS The announcement of commencement dates, baccalaureate services, and list of graduates, 'marks the end of another four years of high school. This year, forty-two young men and young women will graduate from the local high school on June 3, at 8:15 o'clock. Dr. Wallace Bruce Amsbarry, of the University of Wisconsin, will be the principal speaker. The girls' quintet, boys' sextette and Senior President Duker was awarded the' chorus will sing during the evening. , prize, a ham donated by Wm. Pries, Baccalaureate services are to to it being given away on a French auc- held May 29, at 8:15 o'clock. Rev. tion plan. Minar Gerrard, the local Methodist minister, will deliver the address. The high school chorus will render several selections, and LeRoy Hettermann will sing, a solo. The musical entertainment rendered' Class ^ a day of merriment, by members of the Guitar club, direct-!when ^ class history, prophecy, etc., ed by Mrs. A. E. Nye, Sunday after- ^ read, will teke place Thursday afnoon in K. C. hall, was well received. ™1 oon c; .ne ' • Owing to the changeable spring' The Sen,or class has chosen Copenweather and major attractions in hagen blue and gold aa the class coltown, the audience was not large. !ors; A,m hl^h and hold your aim" Tost of the members entertained a? the m0tt0; and the gardenia, the w i t h v o c a l n u m b e r s t o t h e i r o w n a c - 1 ^ w ® r " . . . . . . . companiment on fretted instruments. I Throughout their four years of work Guest artists were "Clem and and J* 7 together, the members of Lions held a dinner bus!* ness meetitig_at the McHenry Country; n Club Tuesday evening. A tasty meat,; >. "jwas served by the new pro, Jinvmie • ' Smith, and his. assistants, followed Yi- " Jl by discussion of various subjects. Winner in the air-mail week essay arid poster contests, sponsored by the club were announced. The secretary was instructed to send a letter of .appreciation to the city council for assistance in putting over the Clean-Up Week in McHfenry. Ladies' Night will take place during the foi-e part of the month of June. Regular meetings will be held on the third Tuesday of the month during the summer months. Due to the rain Tuesday evening, the putting contest was not staged. MEMBERS OF GUITAR CLUB ENTERTAIN Vince," the Adams Brothers, just back the Senior class have alway^, triedjo from WLS radio station in Chicago, ]»ve uP to standards and where they broadcast to guitar ac- ideals which the McHenry High School been proclaimed' National Air Mail companiment with great success, Gene holds dear. They have enjoyed these 2* k "Ri^ the S'.igtw as'Tn "other ci'ties "throi^hout "he| Tho» [articipttlng in tke progrtm ^ '/o™'of'the United Sute». A new 6-cent .ir rn.il' S«nd.y were: M>ri. «nd Dorothy PP stamp was issued on May 14 in con-' Freund, Thelma Scheid, Wm. Nelson, ^ ^ T . „ .. " nection with the celebration. | Pauline May, Marion and Helen Doris,' The Junior-Senior prom, the main A cachet air mail envelope was pre- Louis Dutton, Evelyn Anderson, Al- soc]a' ®v®n? °* t*ie. hi^h school year, pared for McHenrJ InA Mc-i thoff Asters, assisted by Lucille Esh wh.ch ,s eagerly awaited by both Henry denting ^National Sr Mail! and Miss Taylor, Anthony Filip, Lola cWs t^k place Saturday^ evemng Week drawing and a silhouetU of »'and Wanda Jepen, Raymond^uzzardo, Jt8 'odog; *'c^w»,£auti^v fisherman makinir a catch along with'John Austin, Mrs. Nellie Kane, Marie Country Club, which was beautifully the ^vord^nlr that this i^he "Gatewav I Miller and Josie and Dorothy Molnar. ^ecorated for the occasion Approx- S^e^Ri^ aTu^^^^^ The well known string quartette, "Jtdjr the Playground of Chicagoland." Also, composed of Vince and Clem Adams . . ' conveying th« inform.tion th.t jy v'-'r Herbert Eeih.nsper«er .cted .. SunuSea oSiUaiteess ZwitSn &two separate .ann'da ,S ^i i.^I e e«t weTL.r to.Stn,.S«er .t th. dinner. A t?,t T u_ T ,<0ne was given the Seniors by Dorothy „_itar, president of the Junior class, an<* operation by securing cachets and, harmonica, Mxophone and songs, dem- ^ ^tijling^ viop Who Are They? The above "Way Back When" pic- Histinct nMtofficM I ested in John Louis Dutton s _ If you not Vet shown your co- Man Band," who with drums, guitar, W. president of the Junior class, and, operation by securing cachets and harmonica. saxophone songs, * 7 cUssngAirSe sending the^ to your friend, or rel-|-t~W, th« .t ^ixty^n. - AH tte Unti read humorous verses about each Senior. After the dinner the boys and girls danced to the enjoyable music of the popular Country Club orchestra. The ... .,,--.,---.1,11?**1* were lovely in their sheer spring WPn OH WFIMFSIMY formats of pastel shades. «»" fl LUIl LllllM I j jjuch credit is due Miss Snyder, the class advisor, who diplayed such good atives, do so now. They are free of | "You're Never too Old to Learn.' charge and may be secured at either postoffice, Bolger's and Wattles Drug'|AICC RFATRIPF WPRPR stores, Krauses News Stand, Karls' 1*100 ULHMIIUL TTLULI1 Cafe and The Plaindealer office. They Will be appreciated by your friends, and will help to advertise your city. Essay and Poster Contest The essay and poster contests, sponsored by the Lions Club in connection with the celebration of Air Mail Week AND RALPH JUSTEN kl Before an altar, beautifully decor- management in planning this formal eieorauon oi Air i«»H nee*.ated withspring flowers, the marriage affair for the Juniors and Seniors, were won by the following pupils.|Qf Migg Beatrice Weber, daughter of She was well repaid by the compli- Rose Marie Kuntz and Clara Freund ijohn p Weber, to Mr. Ralph Justen, mentary remarks she received from of St. Marys Parochial school placedof Mr and jjrs Michael Justen, those who attended the dinner dafiCST was celebrated Wednesday morning,1 Class Roll May 18, at 8:30 o'clock at St. Pat-' GENE ADAMS r i c k ' s c h u r c h , R e v . Wm. O ' R o u r k e p e r -J forming the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Freund acted as attendants. j first and second, respectively, in the poster contest in that school. Agatha Schmitt, Donald Schaefer, Robert Blake, Rollin Justen and Marilyn Schaefer received honrable mention. VALE ADAMS ELEANOR ALTHOHL In the public grade school, Chester The bride wore a navy blue wool- Grandt and Billy Phalui were award-1 guit ^ ,ted reveres of uf. ed the prizes, and Nadine Schaefer, and a Britigh u gtraw Genevieve Ferwerda Edwin Corey fact ^ ghe wor£ a corsage of whita Vernon Peterson and Donald Garrett, gardenifts and white sweet pea while received honorable mention. For the ^ attendant had a corsage of ^ test in which the Jumors and Seniors roses and white sweet peas. Mrs.' of the high school participated, Her- Fnjund wag dressed in a pink lineQ bert Reihansperger and Angelo Untr^ a Dubonnet jacketf and a were declared the winners. The | hat to match , essay contest mjvhich the Juniors andj Both thg bride Rnd the are Seniors of the high school participat- ? graduates of the local high school. The ed, Herb Reihansperger a groom also spent two years at college Unti were declared the winners. The,?_ T_J: , A __ awards for the essay contest were |3 and $J.50, and $2 and $1 for the poster contest in each, of the grade schools. Following are the essays which HK ceived f.rst and second prize: "Wings Across America" : Aviation! Air Mail! Ideas which fcere ridiculed, forty years ago have how become realities and are being itrenjgthened daily as thousands turn to the air as a .neans of transportation and communication. Great silver giants of the sky speed on their way Carrying hufid»eds o* passengers and in Indiana. He is now employed as a carpenter. . I A reception was held in the bride's home, which was attractively decorated for the occasion with white flowers and white paper garlands and bells. w , I After a short honeymoon north, the young couple will live in the home of the bride's father on Riverside Drive. ADVERTISING MAN > RELEASED ON BOND, W. Donald Dunkle, president of the Dunkle Advertisings Co., of South DORA ANDERSON HARRY ANDERSON WINIFRED BENWEU* WALTER BOLGER ~ FRANCIS COX MARGARET COYNE JOHN CRISTY LOUIS DIEDRICH LORRAINE ENGELN LUCILLE ESH ^ 4 WILLIAM GRITZUK £ HENRIETTA HERDRICtfx LEROY HETTERMANN DONALD HUNT VIRGINIA JEPSON w FRANK JOHNSON LOREN HARRISON DONALD JUSTEN PAUL JUSTEN i a MARY KNOX \ ALICE MAE LOW WILLIAM MEYERS ALLEN NOONAN * ANTHONY NOONAN AUDRY ROTHERMBL CLARENCE SCHAEFER JANE SCHNAITMAN MAY SHOULTES • KATHRYN SIMON LEROY SMITH RALPH SMITH t'v both sides of it the ground was trampled by the heavy shoes of .millions'of i fighting men. It was churned and r*-' churned by the shells of thousands of cannons, blown full-of ugly, craters byj the explosion of"" mines and bleached by clouds of poison gas. Into this area of death and destruction hundreds of thousands, $>f American boys advanced in 1917 and 1918, determined to put an end to the hor-1 •' . rible war. You all know how they did 'fhis old^time picture was talcen end the war, restoring peace to a war- from a family group. The young BUMI torn world and bringing liberty to is ,now a business man on Riverside subjected peoples. But many months Drive. amid the desolation of the battle front,1 (Juessers are going to be puzzled many weeks of continuous fighting this time. Watch next week's issue yeung te the and many thousands of lives' were required to cd task. Ai tlM " American soldiers struggled >&• for the answers. ' Last week the picture was that of Harold (Red) Hobbs, employe of the Public Serfice Company Ui MdBcniy. ns of mail in great contort and ind., was ai-rested at Pistakee safety, far outdistancing the, snail- ga^ gunday and taken to the county j like land travelers. at Woodstock, where he was held Aviation! Air Mail! They now have f<jr South Bend police become a necessity m the lives of , According to the South Bend Newsthousands of American citizens. In TJmeSi Jssue Qf Tuesday, May 17, *11 sections of the country, countless Dunk,e was free that day on a $3,000 small boys desire to be pilot some pending arraignment in the c*rday because of the uniform, the spec- cult cour^ ©n two charges of embezzletacular, thrilling life, and the glamor ment> connected with flying. Girls, on the charges against Dunkle were pr* other hand, see great enjoyment in *erred William G. Goebel, presibeing air hostesses. J Aviation! Air Mail! The outstanding characteristics of these two won-; Q'^empioy£^ carry on ad derful systems are, .n my (pinion,, vertjsjng campaigrn. speed and safety. No one doubts thej ^ fact that the air provides the fastest j Memorial D May 3o, is ahother means of transportation and commun-j important day We can 9uppiy yoari _ ication. When a plape can Jfe • nee^ McHenry Floral Shop, West tend the funeral 200 miles per hour or more and the - - fastest trains can average only 1001 wjr* LORRAINE STACKNICH LOUISE STILLING HAROLD TAXMAN* HENRY TONYAN RUTH VOGT MARIE WIEDEMAN CLARA WATZO. MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM Leo Stilling has been appointed chairman for the American Le; dent of Merchandising Associates, Memorial Day program, sponsored by Inc., of South Bend., for whom Dunkle McHenry Post. Announcement of the exercises -will appear"JfyiMwit week's issue. Mr. and Mrs. Hurfily Bailey left for Ontario. Wis.. Tuesday evening to at? Mr. Baildjr*! i. : • »