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* • *" .. • NEWLYWEDS WILL LIVE IN McCULLOM LAKE AFTER TRIP Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kabot of Fox Lake announce the engagement of her daughter, Frances Pauline Stellmach, to Fred B. Ducey, son of Mrs. Bessie Ducey Of Richmond. The couple will be married at St. Peter's church in Spring Grove Saturday, June 28, at 11 a.m. at nuptial Mass. Community high school. TThe wedding will take place Sept. 6 at St. John's Catholic church in Johnsburg. FRANCES STELLMACH Fran will be graduated from Northern Illinois university in June with a B. S. in education and will teach at Edgebrook school in McHenry in September. Fred is a graduate of the University of Illinois, where he received the degree of B.S. in geology last January. He will be entering military service in July. Honored At Pink And Blue Shower Joan Wenkel was honored at a pink and blue surprise shower this past week given by four of her aunts. There were fiftyfive ladies present, including friends arid relatives fr-om Chicago,: Westchester and Melrose Park, in addition to friends and neighbors from Wonder Lake. Baby bootie and stork favors, along with a 3-foot-high stork, made' up the beautifully decorated table. Sandwiches, cake, jello molds and coffee wpr£f "Served to the guests. Many lovely gifts were received. This was an eventful week for Mrs. Wenkel, as the following evening, she and her husband celebrated their second anniversary with an evening but to dinner. Loyalty Day Observed May 2 Members of the V.F.W. and auxiliary unit celebrated Loyalty Day Saturday, May 2, with a dinner dance at the club-house. Five and ten-year membership pins were presented. An enjoyable time was spent by all who attended. Dolores Vales To Marry In June Mrs. Albert Vales announces the coming marriage of her daughter, Dolores Ann, to Mr. James A. Glosson of McHenry. "The wedding will take place June 28 at St. Patrick's church at 11 ajn. Mary Beth Emerson Christened Sunday Mary Beth, the newly adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell S. Emerson, was christened on Sunday, with Fr. Reu- Jand officiating. Sponsors for Mary Beth were Jo Anne Rutland of Chicago and John Wayne Prinidiville of Seneca. A reception was held following the christening for friends and relatives and a lovely dinner was served. * Tell Engagement Of Miss Jacqueline Pechoug From their home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Mr. and Mrs. James Pechous announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Jacqueline, to Robert Klaus, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Klaus of Fox Lake. Memorial Hospital Patients in Memorial hospital this past week from,- this area included Tracy Baldwin, Helen Immekus and Hedwig Gillis of McHenry; Grace Becker of Spring Grove; Ronald Schnulle, George Steffisch, Master Patrick Kulisek, Jean Decker, and May Lubeck of Wonder Lake. At a beautiful evening ceremony, Miss' Violet Elmer was joined in holy wedlock to Mr. Leonard Levy of Oak Park at the Nativity Lutheran church, Wondef* Lake, Saturday, April 26, at 7:30 pjn. The Rev. Burton ^Schroeder officiated at the double ring ceremony. Mrs. Ruth Raedel was the organist Miss Elmer is the daughter of Mrs., Marie Elmer of Fountain Lane/ McCuilom Lake The groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Levy of Oak Park, were not present. . The bride chose a gown of white chantiliy lace and tulle over satin with a fitted bodice embroidered with sequins, Sabrina neckline, and a full hoop skirt. Her fingertip illusion veil, appliqued \vvith sequins, was held in pla<;e with a rhinestone and pearl -tiara. Her bouquet was white mums, roses, and orchids. Mrs.- Carmen- McDonald served in the capacity of ma-' trori of - honor. One bridesmaid was Mrs. Alice Dilg of McHenry and the McHenry Hospital Patients in McHenry hospital this past week included Betty Dibelka . of Mineral Springs; Patty Hogan of Ringwood; Norman Williams, Patricia Mann, Harold Bell, Vadis Charry and Robert Schmidt of McHenry; Kenneth Booster and Clarence Sossong, Jr., of Lakemoor; Theresa Kirnbauer and Frank Dulleck of Springff Grove; Helen Douglas and Robert Norton of Wonder Lake; Harold Smith of Woodstock; Bartley Walsh of Barrington; Susan Gelvin and Odon Hubusch of McCuilom Lake; George Werner of Hunterville Park; Daniel Kunz of Barrington; August Moresi of Sunnyside Estates; and Alexander Krause of Ewing, 111. other was Mrs. Irene Fell of Crystal Lake. Little Janice Levy, niece of the groom, acting as flower ?irl looked sweet in blue nylon aver taffeta. Harold Levy, brother of the Troom, served as best man, while the groomsmen included Marvin Klein, cousin of the bride, and Edwin Mysogland. A reception following the service was held at the V.F.W. hall in McHenry. The bridal couple are nearing the end of their two-week honeymoon in New Orleans, La., and will reside with the bride's mother in McCuilom Lake upon their return. CARD OF THANKS Words cannot adequately express our gratitude to those who expressed their sympathy and helpfulness to us so, beautifully at the time of our recent sorrow. May God bless you all. Mr. and Mrs. George *1 Kiddelsen and family. Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Lewis are the parents Of a son, born at Memorial hospital, Woodstock, on April 30. ; A girl was born at Memorial hospital April 30 to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Diedrich. Mr. and Mrs. Robert French are the parents of a < daughter, born April 29 iri Memorial hospital. A son was born at Memorial hospital on April 29 to Mr.,and Mrs. Richard Bland of Wonder Lake.. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Deja are'the parents of. a girl,-born May I at Memorial hospital. Mr. and . Mrs. Walter Huffar announce.thg birth of a daughter on May 1 at Memorial hospital. A son was born May "3 at Memorial hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Dobecki. CARD OF THANKS, We wish to take, this opportunity to thank everyone who' helped make our 'teen-age dance such a tremendous success. We want to thank Mc- Gee's Men's Shop, White's Men's Shop, Merle Norman Cosmetics and Jen's Beauty shop for our prizes. We appreciate the . help of our^chaperones, the Fultoris, Changers and Gregorys* arid the fellows who stayed afte* the dance to help clean up. A pecial big "thank yoii" to R. Conway and the American Legion post whose wonderful cooperation made our dance possible. The good conduct of the 175 'teen-agers who attended was certainly appreciated. Thanks again! Senior Girl Scout Troop No. 555 1 of McHenry. CARD OP THANKS Our sincere thanks to all for the thoughtfulness and sympathy extended during our recent- bereavement. It was great ly appreciated. 1 The Fischer Family AT WEEKEND EVEN^ • h .. Mrs. Mildred £.iss of Magjtenry visited her son, Lin' Liss, at Beta Sigma Psi social fraternity at the University of Illinois last weekend for~tKe'<?ampus Mother's Day activities. Ifl; addition to the all-camf>Us' a#' tivities, the. mothqra^topk part _ in events planned by fheic^Stjfi^i 'tOffji^^ergs/ where^among other fraternities. " MRS. KRICKL HEADS GARDEN CLUB FOR . COMI^CJ 3EASON The McHenry Garden, club held its April meeting at the home of Mrs. Carroll Dietle of Pistakee Bay, on Tuesday, Apr. 29. $ The main business of the day concerned with the election of officers. The result of the election made Mrs. George Krickl, president: Mrs. Carroll Dietle, vice-president; Mrs. Arthur Klihgberg, treasurer; Miss Mary Burdahl, recording secretary and Mrs. Arnold Schaettgen, corresponding, secretary. Mrs. Fulde of Crystal Lake, who has been instructing the group iri the fine art of flower arranging demonstrated the use of the Hogarth curve and other designs in recognized flower arrangements. Mrs. Fulde, who is a popular instructress, urged the members to use the flowers and foliage iri seaso^ as do the Japanese. who do*n#t use fall flowers in spring arrangements, or vice versa. ^ It. was announced that Mrs. Laura Hill is to be the May hostess. Details will be sent to members later. After the business meeting the ladies visited and discussed more personal problems over some very good coffee and cake provided by the always gracious. hostess Mrs. Dietle. The new president, Mrs. Krickl invited the executive committee to a luncheon meeting at her home on the following day. Plans for the coming year, programs arid hostess schedules were the problems to be resolved at this luncheon meeting. On Thursday of last week the Bull Valley Garden club and the McHenry Garden club joined forces in presenting Mrs. -Kistner, nationally known as an expert in the world of flower arranging, in a program open to the public. Mrs. Kistner showed how to achieve the beautiful floral arrangements that win blue ribbons at flower shows. Probably the most popular phase of her program was showing what p(variety of color and design one could get from the flowers growing in one's own back yard. Mrs. Arthur Kingberg was also a "recent hostess to the club. ^ One of tKe very pleasant afta spent by members at 'tohifch took pl^ce in the - ee^t-bankt hQm» of the DEANERY COUNCIL MEETING HELD AT CRYSTAL LAKE te wa#s |j The McHenry cil of Catholic women held an open meeting recently at St. Thomas parish hall in Crystal Lake.. . ' • ' " Reports were given by .the various chairman, Mrs. Albert Wipper, Spring Grove reported on rural life. Miss Genevieve Knox of McHenry reported on home arid school. Library and literature chairman, Mrs. Thomas Mathews, of Wonder Lake, reported -and presented two awards to the library and literature chairman of the two parishes that had the largest gain in Observer subscriptions. Mrs. Helen Jurack accepted the first award which was, a book entitled "This is the Mass" by Henry Daniel Rops. Mrs. Jurack is library and literature chairman for St. Mary's of McHenry. / Father Hubert McGinn, the guest speaker for the evening, e&Ve a very interesting talk on the purposes and function of the Newman club at the University of Northern Illinois. The meeting was closed with a prayer for the success of the Newman building program, led by Father McGinn. CARD OF THANKS With sincere gratitude I thank ^members of the Johnsburg and McHenry stations of the f're department and also the Johnsburg rescue squad who so promptly answered my call for assistance last Thursday. Through their efficiency, damage from the fire which threatened my home was kept to a minimum. 1 Elsie Reiker CARD OF THANKS With deep appreciation I wish to thank all my friends for prayers, flowers, cards and visits during my recent illness. 1 Agnes Doherty CARD OF THANKS I wish to thank all my friends, relatives, the Community clubr and. men Foresters -for their visits and cards. A special "thank you" to our neighbors for being so'thoughtful. 1 Joseph L. Freund Mr. Klingberg will be one of the McHenry artists to participate in the McHenry hospital auxiliary's art show. Painting in oil is one among Mr. Klingberg's art talents. ' -J MARRIAGE LICENSE James DeYoung of McIIenry and Sharon L. Roewer of Crystal Lake. CARD OF THANKS I wQuld like to take this way of expressing my sincere thanks for cards, prayers and visits during the time I was confined to the hospital. They were appreciated very much. 1 Mrs. Peter Smith ^•iimiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuuiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii | VILLA NURSING HOME 1 ON PISTAKEE JACQUELINE PECHOUS = Jackie was previously employed by the McHenry branch of the Illinois Bell Telephone company. Her fiance is attending the University of Illinpis. Both are alumni of Grant SENILE If 3U; Sut tDii,m e om:t TO LOOK YOUR VERY BEST ON YOUR DAY TUEST3A.Y & WEDNESDAY ONLY Helene. Curtis SPECIAL LIMITED OFFER Shampoo A Set - $1.75 .90 ONLY $2.65 Regular $3,75 Value 14 oz. dun Spray Net \. ' YOUR LOVELINESS IS OUR BUSINESS Averstde c/ vairssrtuynlinnQg ov^f/i utudaii o 126 N. Blvetdito Drive Phone 147 McHenry, 111. s it upas made known that Automatic Softener $6.39 month SEE or CALL JOE NIMSGERN PHONE McHENRY 2S1-M McHENRY PATIENTS A COMPLETE SELECTION " " - -- ^ Open Tiies., Thurs., and FrL Evenings Ul 9 Home for the Aged PHONE McHENRY 461 aimillHHIIIIIHHIlllHIIHIIHIIHHmiHlllHIIHHIHHHHHnilHmiHIIHIHIIIIIIIIHIIHIIHIlllllHIHIIHIHIHIHlS BOLGER'S DRUGS ANNOUNCE ENGAG DONNA DOWE BETTY LOU KEENAN Two 1958 Wddings are planned by young ladies whj» will become sisters-in-law. Engagements of, both wens announced this week. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dowe of 208 Richmond Road announce the engagement of their daughter, Donria Marie/'! to I?vt. Joseph F. Moulis of Fort Hood, Texas, son of Mr'" : and Mrs. Joseph F. Moulis of Fox Lake. , Miss Dowe is a graduate of the JtfcHenry Gommuni0 ~ high school and of the American School of Beauty Cultural in Chicago. The bridegroom is a graduate df Fenwiqk^ high school in Oak Park and of Marquette university in Milwaukee. HV; A summer wedding is planned. Announcement of the engagement of their daughter Betty Lou Keenan, has been made by Mr. and Mrs! Jack Keenan of 727 N.E. First street, Pompano Beach;' Fla. She will marry A/1C Donald E. Dowe, stationed in France with the ATr Force, in September at St. John's" Catholic church, Johnsburg. Donald is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dowe. - Miss Keenan graduated from Pompaino Beach high school and from the American School of Beauty Culture, in Chicago. Her husbjnd-to-be is a graduate of the local high school and attended!the dental technicians' school at>- Great Lakes. He has completed one year of college and plans to return to school in February. ^ The bridie-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Helen : Hettermann of Johnsburg. The Keenan family lived itf McHenry before moving to Florida eight, years ago. CAftD OF THANKS I would like to take this opportunity to thank my friends for beautiful flowers and cards and many the kindnesses during my recent illness. I especially want to thank the nurses of the McHenry hospital for their cheerful manner and consideration. 1 Anna Kaeuffl. "DOUGHNUT DAY" ^... Official permission to hold "Doughnut Day" in McHenry on Friday, June 13, has been granted to the Salvation Army. On thiat day, volunteer taggers will sell the familiar doughnutshaped tags which have come famous as symbols of the organization's help for persons in need. 103 S. GREEN ST. McHENRY. ILL. WJ Jur This Sunday May 11th and don't I • RAINBOWS SAMES E R VI , far top-quality dry cleaning and. MOM, let us help ^ou wind-up your i Spring Cleaning with pur expert DRAPERY and RUG CLEANING SERVICE Phone 927 for Pickup SAVE 10% Cash 'a Carry RAINBOW CLEANERS' Around Corner North at National Tea N. FRONT ST. McHENRY, ILL. Open Dallyv8 A.M. to 62P.M. ALWAYS PLJfcNTY OF FREE PARKING AT RAINBOW'S DRIVE IN T)