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ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Simon announce the engagement of their ^daughter, Isabel!, to Mr. Arthur WQttriy" McVicker of West McHenry. • » • '* CONTRACT BRIDGE Miss Clara Miller entertained her Contract Bridge club Friday afternoon with prizes going to Mrs. Wallace Dobynp, Mrs. A1 Barbian And Mrs. Floyd Cooley. p?1 . PUBLIC CARD PARTY t,' There will be a-^public card party - ^Sunday eveninp. April 14, in St. Mary if -St. Patrick schoofchall for the benefit , : the Parent-Teacher, association. Various card games will be played ' . and all games will be progressive. • • • ": CHRISTENINGS *».. Richard Vernon and Joan Ignore Collins, son and daughter of Howard V. and Marian Collins, were christened Sunday afternoon at the Community '•'^V^Rethodist church by Rev. A. W. Blood. • and Mrs. Lyle'Stickels of Ingle- ' --fids were the sponsors. '• : . LADIES' AID; Kfrsr. toward Wattles ' ^he members of the Ladies' Aid last. Thursday afternoon at her home on Waukegan road. The ladies spent the " afternoon sewing for their bazaar which they will sponsor this summer. Mrs. Lester Bacon will "be the hostess V next Thursday, April 18, when Mrs. Charles Goodell will give a book re- ZION MISSION AID The Lutheran ladies of the Won Mission Aid Society will meet in the home of Mrs. Albert Greaver, south of McHenry, on Thursday, AprU 26. 9 m m , COMMUNITY NIGHT There will be Community Night at MCHS SENIOBS wu»SQX0< ST ACME 3-AOT COMEDY APRIL 19 Among the Sick The last few weeks of the school Miss Lucille Esh of Spring Grove year are particularly busy ones for submitted to surgery at the Woodstock the 1940 graduates of the high school., hospital last Wednesday night. This year forty-eight seniors will re- j John Bolger, who has been confined ceive diplomas on May 31 and are al-, to bed at his home on Richmond road, ready working, for their graduation, P®®t two weeks, is much improv- Elaine^ Sommers, Glenview, III., April ' MA*MA€E LICENSES Willard Mason, Woodstock, III to Lucille Kot*, Woodstock. 111., April 1, 1940. LeRoy Gerber, Elgin, 111., to Maleta Kollenbark, Elgin, 111., March 11, 1940. Edward Wegener, McHenry, HI., to Elsie iSteinsdoerfer, McHenry, 111., April 3, 1940. Alfred Davis, Crystal Lake, HI., to events. 8enior Play. i will be the first senior activity. The twelve members of the cast and the production staff have been rushing the Community Methodist church Sun-1 extra rehearsals to insura a finished dy evening, April 14, at 5:45. The pot-luck supper will be followed by games and motion pictures. ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Michael Knox announce the engagement of their daughter, Marie, to Mr. Francis J. Schepers, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Schepers erf Crystal Lake. m m m v'*"-' SURPRISE PARTY $ f , Mrs. M. W. Crouch was surprised by a group of friends Saturday evening on the occasion of her birthday, ing in anticipation of her birthday «d. The nurse, Mrs. E. F. Kelter, has feeen dismissed. _ , . Mrs. M. J. Walsh, who has been Pu_CluSS I?}.*?'"I?°I i confined to her bed al her home, is improving in health. J. Burke, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Burke of McHenry, is recovering 3t 1940! from pneumonia at St. Francis hospital, Evanston. Dick Collins, son of Mr. and Mrs. 3, 1940. Robert Dick, Evanston, 111., to Katharine Morton, Clayton, Missouri, April 3, 1940. William B. Rice, Crystal Lake, III.. to Vemie Church, Marengo* 111., April production for next Friday, April 19. | The setting of the comedy is the rec- New Low Prices On Insulin U20 -10 c.-c. U40 -10 c. c. (780-10©.*. INSULIN .,,1 PROTAIHH ZINC nfSULDT aw: 040 -10 c. c. • 10 c*c* J BOLGER'S DRUG STORE Phone 40 Qreen Street reation room of Presfield college where Howard Collin' had hia ^nsils and LiiJmaw AM J k«M />/« 11 s-vsv»s% f KIAM/Ia Tl»tT TA ' adenoids removed at St. Therese's hos- Mrs. Charles Dowe, who hafe been seriously ill following an operation at St. Therese's hospital, Waukegan, last week, is improving. Edgar and his college friends try to solve their various problems Besides ital Waukej?an> Monday. the student group, the cast includes r V% several faculty members, an aged cleaning woman, and other individuals and positive characters. The plot and the cast offer a splendid variety of humorous situations, a freshness that is often lacking in plays availble for amateur groups. Members of the class have started the sale of tickets which you may exchange for reserved seats at the high which occurred on April 9. After a j school office, Thursday, April 18, after delicious supper, the guests spent the 12:30, noon, and all day Friday. For evening at bunco. Among those, prei- j several years reservations were made ent were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tolson of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Tolson of Pomona, Calif., Mr. and Mrs. Harold Tolson. also of California, Mr. and at the drug stores and this change to the high school office is a recent one. Don't forget to arrange for reservations after you have your EAST RIVER ROAD PINOCHLE Mrs. Ralph Justen entertained the East River Road Pinochle club Wednesday afternoon at her home on Riverside Drive. The prizes were awarded to Mrs. Rcllo Chambsrlin, Mrs. M. A. Sutton and Mrs. Albert Vales. A A luncheon followed the card game and closed the afternoon's activities. Mrs. William Bamford of Rockford,; tickets. Adult patrons will be served CARD OF THANKS For the many gifts, cards, flowers and any other kindnesses shown since my recent accident, I wish to extend Y At J •UNG LAMES' SODALITY the regular meeting of the MRS. ELEANOR NYE. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bennett, Mr. and; before the grade and high school pu- my sincere appreciation Mrs. Harry Metsger and Mrs. Den- gilg. Commencement This year, for the first time, the graduates who have been students of the regular meeting 01 ^^outstanding accomplishment will re- Young Ladies' Sodality of St. Mary s cejve honor awards. The gold key, TO P#l' FAREWELL LUNCHEON Mrs. Charles Burton of Wonder Lake entertained twelve friends at a luncheon Tuesday last week in honor Of Miss Alyce Tyndall, who was planning a trip to New York. Miss Tyndall was presented with a lovely gift. 5Tie afternoon was spent playing bridge with honors going to Mrs- Ivar Fredricksen. Mrs. S. Hansen and Mrs. H. Rotert. m m m - BRIDAL SHOWER Fifty guests showered Miss Rita * Molidor, who is to become the bride *«f Elmer Stilling on April 17, with many lovely gifts at a1 party held in the Johnsburg school hall Sunday afternoon. Cards and bunco were played with prizes in five hundred going to Lorraine Kennebeck, Dolores Miller, Mrs. Joseph L. Freund, Mrs. Joseph Qeffling: in bunco to Mrs Emma Jung. Mrs. Mildred Fergues, Mrs Margaret Zornstorf and Mrs. Clarice jFYeund. Lunch was served by the hostses, Misses Rita and Violet Stilling. HONOR BRIDE Miss Elsie iSteinsdoerfer, a bride of is week, was feted with many beautiful gifts at a bridal shower given at the home of Mrs. Martin Wegener on Thursday afternoon of last week. About thirty-five guests spent the afternoon at five hundred or bunco. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Ritter, Verna Freund. Mrs. Rena Smith, Mrs. Joe Passfield and Mrs. Peter Enereln for five hundred, and in bunco to Mrs. Earl Paddock, Mrs. Nick Freund, Mrs. Herman Dowe. Mrs. Alvin Peterson and Mrs. Ed Pfannenstill. FETE FUTURE BRIDB ' Miss Anna Blake, who is to be married to Bernard Young of Johnsburg on April 17, was showered with a host of beautiful gifts at a shower given at the home of her parents, Mr. Siul Mrs. Peter Blake, Saturday afternoons Fortv guest" were present and those receiving prizes for bunco were Mrs. :< Jos. P. Freund, Gertrude May, Frances Jung: for five hundred, Mrs. Joe Freund. Mrs. R. Tonyan and Mrs. Geo. Freund. The hostessses, Mrs- Isabelle May. Mrs. Florence Blake. Mrs. Evelyn Blake and Mrs. Eleanor Manning JSeJTVed a delicious lunch. • • W C. D. OF A. Following the business meeting at the last meeting of the Catholic Daughters of America last Thursday evening, various card srames were en joyed. The first award for bridge went to Mrs. Marie Schiessle. in five hundred to Mrs. Cecelia Winkel, and in pinochle to Mrs. Ed Thompson. Five new members were voted upon at this meeting. Mrs. Ed Thompson will be in charge of the next meeting which will be entirely social. church, Miss Agatha Schmitt was elected President for the coming year, Miss Lucille Weber, Vice President, and Miss Betty Blake, Secretary- Treasurer. After the business meeting, an hour was spent in social entertainment. Father Paul, spiritual director of the i Qr pjan sodality, gave an interesting talk on various questions proposed by the sodalists. The committee in charge of the social entertainment for the month of May wi!l be the Misses Maureen Miller, Grace and Rosemary Kunts. \ • • • • BIRTHDAY PARTY Gerry Carey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Carey, celebrated her eighth birthday Tuesday by entertaining twenty-one little friends. Everyone enjoyed a number of party games, delicious lunch and lovely birthday cake. The guests were Mary and Eva Unti, Janice Justen, Beverly Schwerman, Marilyn Schmitt, Josephine and Charlene Guercio, Barbara Krause, Marianne Rogers, Dorothy, Berry and Dolores Schmitt, Eleanor Schaefer, Dorothy Johnson, Donna Rosing, Terry Miller, Mary Buss, Patsy Obenaof, Rita Conway, Carole Conway, Caroline Freund and Julia Foley. symbolic of scholastic ability^ will be presented to the four or five top-ranking Seniors. This ceremony, as a part of the graduation exercises, succeeds the valedictory and salutatory of former years. There will be more detailed announcement later of this hon- The Commencement speaker is to be E. T. Wilkes, director of the Union League Foundation for Boys' Clubs, Chicago. THE^ VOTERS OF McHENRY COUNTY Please accept my sincere thanks for the confidence placed-" in me at the Primaries of April 9, 1940. H. L. EHORN. GRAND OPENING The Riverside Bake Shop will hold its ^rand opening on Saturday, April 13, at which time souvenirs will be presented to the ladies. An ad in this issue quotes several bakery specials for Saturday. *47 CARD OF THANKS I desire-to express my thanks and appreciation to the voters of McHenry precinct No. 2 for their support given me $t the polls Tuesday, April 9. 47 EDGAR LANDGREN. CARD OF THANKS 7 want to express my thanks voters of my precinct who extended me their support at the polls on Tuesday, April 9. ^. HENRY J. MILLER. CARD OF THANKS I desire in this manner to express my appreciation to the voters who supported me at the polls on Tuesday, April 9. *47 O. RUSSELL ALLEN. 0 Buy your Baby Chicks at the Farmers Mill, the Home of Good Chicks. Phone 29. . - ; 38-tf-p8 LEGION OF MOTHERS Mrs. Ned Bourelle of McCollim Lake who was appointed chairman of the McHenry County Post Legion of Mothers of America, sometime ago, has also recently been appointed chairman of the Eleventh Congressional District, including DuPage, Kane, Mc Henry and Will counties. Mrs. Bourelle urges every woman of voting age, married or single, to belong to this organization whose cause is to keep our young men from fighting European wars. There will be, a meeting at Richmond within the near future,and any one wishing information should kindly call Mrs. Bourelle at McHenry 66&- -2v Special Combination Offer! : At Our Fountain Starting Today • TWO FAMOUS DELICACIES 1 > W: ? ffor tfie Prtet of On©!-- A of Nationally ^ ; a- . .. - Whitman's Sampler Chocolates and Confections . . . 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He is an interesting} speaker and adds enough spice to the serious side of life as a prison chaplain, that he is in great demand by all civic and re ligious groups. St. Mary's Court, No. 594, will sponsor this lecture at an open meeting to be held Tuesday, April 16, at 8 p.m., to which all of the Foresters and men of the Parish are invited. A large crowd is expected and the committee in charee is making arrangements to make this a most cheerful eveningjfcjt all those who attend. P.-T. A. The regular meeting of the Parent- Teacher Association was held Wednesday afternoon of last week in the parochial school hall. The meeting was called to order by thfe president, Mrs. Ray McGee, ai 3 p. m. Bur; the business meeting plans were made for public card party to be held this coming Sunday evening, April 14, at 8:00 p. m. The mothers of the second grade pupils will act as hostesses for this party, with Mrs. Lena Guercio, Mrs. Martin Cooney and Mrs. Math Laures named on the committee. A soring style review to be presented Thursday afternoon. May 2, was planned by the association. The details about these plans will be given later. After the business session, a musical program was presented by the pupils under the direction of Sister Mary Andreella. This program was appreciated by the irtothers. Mrs. Clarence Anglese reviewed the book, "How Green Wlas My Valley," by Llewellyn. Mrs. Anglese's reviews are always very interesting and given in a most charming manner. After the program a social hour was enjoyed with the mothers of the third grade pupils as hostesses. Mrs. Peter J. Schaefer was the chairman. The pupils of the fourth and fifth grade had the most number of mothers present. The next meeting of the association will be held on Wednesday '***#» r- • - fir >U can figure it out for yourself from what you see in daily traffic and what you hear when the talk turns to automobiles. Buick's pacing the pack. Has been for years. 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