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P^ge Eighteen THE MeHENHY PLAINDEALER Thursday, JMtay 5, 1960 Holiday Hills MOURN DEATH OF ELDER CITIZEN. JOHN ERICKSON Rita Oleyar - EV. ;>-4768 / did tJie coolung were Beqky Hughes. .lane Oleyar, Bonnie Exline, Becky Oleyar, Jean Strossner, Karen Roby, Linda Abbink and Patti Matt. Not only did the girls have fun planning and serving the ] dinner, but it fulfilled a hospi- j We were all saddened totality Madge requirement. hear- of the death ' of John Erickson early Sunday morning, April 24. at Ravens^vood hospital. John was one of our Scloved o1<Ut citizens and was very interested in community affairs. Before his illness, lie served as president of t lie Men's club. The Erieksons moved into Holiday Hill's three years ago. In addition to his wife. Ellen, Ihe bereaved family includes two sons, John and Edward, and six grnYmVFiildVen. Ellen is treasurer-of Ihe association. lyornl Resident Vocal Artist t the St. Mary's variety show. She sang one of the leading roles in a musical memories format. Virginia also appeared iii the Choral club's spring show lasl weekend at the Mc- Henrv high school. Twice Toi Tales m m m m mmm to <m m m *i* m m m ! <r. FIFTX TEARS AGO Tntten' Ftom .the Files of April 28, 1910 Members of the Empire from there took in the movies Stock company of this place j at the Empire theatre followed pre busy rehearsing the drama by a seven course dinner at t-he Justen hotel. Later; games and dancing were enjoyed and at the close of the evening each lady was presented with a jHenry. at least the members,of the Variety club, know a thing br two about entertaining was proven beyond the shadow of a doubt'at-a "ladies night" sponsored by them Saturday evening. The club members met at Ihe George Stilling home and . . . . , ( e n t i t l e d "Hearts of V i r g i n i a " . Bravos tor Virginia Mroz for and Mrg j ^ Smith hpad he fine singing job she did in conjpany an<j have charge day afternoon at Ihe Suerth Funeral Home in Edison Park; With interment' in Ml.' Olive cemelery. " Local residents who were present ;il the funeral were Mr^ariri Mrs. William Exline, Earl 'Stoddard, .Mrs. Lorraine Bemi$. Mrs. Virginia M'roz and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wyp/csany. of rehearsals, "with the principal roles carried by Miss Kate beautiful gift. Heimer and Dr. Arnold Muel- The junif)r class of th(? Mc ,• , • • Henry high school will present Members o the cost are , „The Time of His Ljfe.. >( th M? .'e F„^T. W,l"x. I Empire theatre Fnday evening. ir- \Y,' , "erf-u^arot *"><*• Will Fisher Casper I April 30. Member, of the east inc]u(1(, Ed Bdrbi Ade|e Bicker, Dr. Mueller. Kate Mei- ' . „ , _ L , mer, Katie Niesen. John Mur- j He.mer. Frank Cans. Mabel her ninth bi r t h d a y on Satur- j ray qus s^ho^ Martin Con- j Krumpen, Howard Phalin, way, J. W. Smith and Mayme ; Rosina Freund, Francis Frisby, Heimer. | paul Bonslett and John Givens. McHenry and vicinity lost J three of its inhabitants within j Personal Items Patricia Schmidt celebrated i I i t I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i / i i . i n n a v un u a i u i day. April 23. with a pa Ay at Services' "were held Wednes- i her home. Guests included Connie Abbink. Patti Baird, Pam Polrat7. Ron hie McWilliams, and Diane Wasley, Randy Sue Grounds and Andrea Clark. Games, prizes, and refreshmen tsniade it an occasion Patti will long remember. Dennis • Jeschke entered his second year of life with the help of friends and relatives on Women's Club News., Sunday, M&v 1. : The program for the regu-; - lairmonthly meeting- of the ! On the Sick List Woman's club Wednesday-eve- j Johnny Connell came down Wing, May 11. will consist of a ; with the measles the day after demonstration of ribbon • lying-1 be made his First Communion: and bow-making. Muss White- j Now Marge is looking forward Church of Mt. Prospect will ad- : '0,|r more cases in the next $ress the members and siiow.j weeks. Mittie Mae Longhow to make attractive decor- ! fiolrl broke out with spots also -Ations tor rjft packages wwiitthh 1i but hers turned out, to be ribbon. Last month's speaker. Mr. Blumberg of the mental health clinic, was very well received, and Jeanne Baird. program Chairman, promises that an effort will be made to present a X v e l l - r o u n d e d p r o g r a m t h i s year, wilh something for every taste. Tickets Now Ready Tickets for the June 11 asso- Remirider Don't forget to review the ,, , by-laws in preparation fir thC cation dance at the Legion ha 1 l bi_monthly association meeting at Wauconda are now avail- , Monday, May 16 _ especially able. If \ou wish to obtain a ; revisions. If vou didn't get ?uPPly to sell to friends contact ; copy of the ^5^ the Alice Malzalinju EV. n-0.,34. | secrelary< Mrs. jeschke, has exlra copies. Girl Scouts Serve Dinner M e m b e r s , o f i n t e r m e d i a t e . POLIO VACCINE troop 478 under the supervision The Illinois Department of of leaders. Gerry Breede and i p„blic Health advised last Phyllis Harper, prepared and j NVPPk that a booster dose of served a six course dinner j polio vaccine be obtained by Tifesday ev ening. May 2. at 1he j persons who received their last Breede home. Vf Abbink also : injection of primary immunizacontributed her kitchen as well tjon a year ago. This recomas her guidance. Half of the troop prepared I>arbai*a and Judy Best, Donna j^ ^ paS) three days. Mrs. Joseph Schaffer passed away Tuesday forenoon, following a stroke a few days before; Edwin Perkins, one of the town's oldest residents, died at the home of his son, Eugene, this Thursday morning; and the death of Mrs: Kathryn Meissen occurred at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Buss, at Terra Cotta, Wednesday morning at the age of 94. The Northwestern hotel, operated by ""Theodore Schiessle the past year, has been leased for a term of years by the Ottawa Brewing company. P. H. Weber, who has had years of experience in this line of work, will manage the affairs of the hotel. Mr. Schiessle, who was obliged to give up the work due to his wife's illness, with his family is, now residing in the Mrs. Alsena Smith house on Main street. The McHenry House, headed by John Worts the past" year, has been taken oVfer by Jacob Bickler. A snow storm and blizzard struck McHenry Friday night and when aui* villagers awoke Saturday morning Mother Earth presented a scene similar to last winter when "the beautiful" covered our fields to a depth of from two to ten feet. Not even our oldest inhabitants can remember a like occurrence. In all about two feet of snow fell and country roads were impassable. The mercury fell below the freezing point and remained there twentyfour hours, the result being a doomed fruit crop FORTY YEARS AGO Taken From the Files of April 22, 1920 chicken pox. Our compliments to Walter Foreman and the neighbors who helped him make the comer of Pine and Willow the beauty spot of the subdivision. Not only did they clean up the empty lot for the children to play in. but planted flowers around the street s.ignpost. mendation is based on the consensus of members of the the dinner and played hostess j state's Poliomyelitis Techincal to the drther half. Those who I AdvierjT^{rt>tnj!flittw. ettioxx iilu Misses Verona Niesen and Lenore' Freund now comprise an orchestra which is furnishing music at the picture shows, at the Empire theatre, one or two nightsVeach week. The former presiaes at the piano and the latter plays the violin. From present indications, it looks as if there will be no less than seventy-five candidates in the class which is soon to be accorded the degrees by the local council, Knights of Columbus. Members of the Home Bureau will meet with Mrs. Walter J. Walsh at her home south of town Thursday afternoon April 29. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Taken From the Files of April 25, 1935 Weddings the past week included Miss Hannah Glosson, daughter of Mat Glosson, and Mr. Edward Tonyan, son of Mrs. Elizabeth Tonyan, married at St. Mary's last Tuesday m o r n i n g a n d M i s s A l i c e Knaack, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Knaack, and Mr. George Stock, son of Theodore Stock, wed at Wauconda Easter Monday. Other local people married out of town were Miss Dorothy Witt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Witt, and Mr. Harry Garland of Wauconda, whose marriage took place in Arlington Heights Saturday and Miss Bernice Judy of Chicago ajid Mr. Raymond Schaefer, son of the Ben Schaefers of Jotin|- burg, who were wed in St. Ann's church, Chicago, Tuesday morning. Rev. Fr. Wolf Garten, 71, rea former pastor at St. Johnsburg, passed away tes hospital, Aurora, morning. " Albert Krause, who checked out of the McHenry postoffice. "lliursday night,. ...after serving a term of four years, was guest oi honor at a farewell party given by postoffice employees at the Clarence Martin home Tuesday evening. Mrs. James Perkins, Darlene Lockwood and Mrs. Henry Vogel attended a bridal shower for Miss Adeline Perkins in Waukegan last week. CATTLE TEST Ninety Illinois counties are now operating under the test in dairy and breeding cattle. Fifty cotinties are entirely free of the disease, according to Stillman J. Stanard, state director of agriculture. YOUTH DAY Gov. William G. Stralton has proclaimed Friday. May 6, as seventh annual "Youth Day in Illinois.," The governor points <,ii^ thai "Youth Day" will fall during "y.outh Fitness Week," May I - 7, and during the annual Governor's' Conference on Youth, and Community Seryjcc, which opens in Peoria on May .j. Conference .sessions will consider problems involving the moral fitness of youth, with emphasis on guiding youth in the selection and attainment of their goals. The governor cajled upon Illinois citizens to observe "Youth Day" by "reflecting on the needs and accomplishments of the young people in their communities." Sunday I OBSERVE STATE HOME ECONOMICS EXTENSION WEEK I Nearly seven and one-half million homemakers who take part in the home economics extension program throughout America each year are observing t h e fifteenth National Home Demonstration W e e k May 1 to 7. Home economics extension work is an educational program in better homemaking planned by and for homemak- Barbara Hill and Assistant Home Adviser Betty Jo Suhr, with the help of the Home Ec Extension Council. The Council is presently working on the programs for 1961, as to which lessons will be given by the home adviser and local leaders, and which crafts will be faught. Mrs. Ruth Fen wick is chairman of the Council. Other members are Mrs. John Dawson, vice-chairman; Mrs. F. F. Dahle, Jr., secretary; I Mrs. Edward VanDerVeen. 4-H i chairman; Mrs. Walter Buri meister, foodS and nutrition; ; Mrs. Frederick Tody, clothing. AUDIO-VISUAL USE 0 'Audio-visual materials of the T Illinois State Museum's schddi • loan service were used by 2§J,- ( 186 children in the first ttirefemonths of this year. This] U&r4 35,380 more than used the e^V a cational films, slides, filmstrips and small exhibits loaned by the museum m October. November and December, 1959. ers and conducted cooperatively by the Extension Scrvit?e of Ihe U. S. Department of Agri- ! chi,d development and parent culture, the state landgrant j education; Mrs. llenry Knell. 1 colleges and cq^nty govern- , home furnishings, home<^grtan- j agement and family economics; j Mrs. Wayne Sherwin, health; ments. Through it, homemakers learn to apply the latest approved methods developed by Irume economics research. Mrs. James Higgins, leisure The Home Ec Extension pro- J,ime activities, special interest, grarri^is carried out in McHen- j and farm and' home developry county by Home Adviser ment. 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