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,v *>eeiion Two -- Page Six THE McliEmn' PLAINDEALEB Thursday, October S, 1SS4 O UNIT 491 by Mary Einspar The McHenry County council met in Richmond Friday night. President Ruth Mrachek presided. Seventy-five members were in attendance. Reports were given by the unit presidents. Algonquin unit will visit the Valley Hi Nursing home in Hartland this month. Harvard unit will take treats to the Woodstock Children's Home in October. Chairman Dorothy Diedrich, from McHenry unit, urges all units to keep saving the coupons, especially dog labels. Membership Chairman Marion Peter asks that all dues be paid before the thirty-first of October to make the county 100 per( cent. The County Past Presidents parley will hpld a dinner meeting Oct. 15 at Hebron at 7 p.m. Election of officers will be held. All Past President dues must be paid before this meeting. The members who attended the Richmond county meeting were President Lydia Fenner, Delia Freund, Sandra Lock, Marge Mikota, Dorothy Diedrich, County Secretary Sue Wirfs, and County President, Ruth Mrachek. The McHenry I County council will hold their next meeting Nov. 6 at the Woodstock Legion home. The Eleventh district of the American Legion auxiliary held their fall convention Oct. 3 at Geneva. The Department Caravan, under the direction of Gwendolyn Boyd, department President, handled the morning session, acquainting the members with our goals for this year. Other members of the caravan were First Vice- President Ella Willrett, Second Vice-President Buelah Unfer and Maxine Gill, department membership chairman. The afternoon session saw the installation of district officers under the able hands of installing officer, Past Department President Raechel Shaw. Other installing officers were sergeant-at-arms, Past Second Division President Ellen Dawdy; musician, Dorothy Bidinger, chaplain, Ardith Tromp. Installed as thfe new Eleventh district director was Barbara Bieritz. Other officers installed were alternate director, Mae Chesak; Historian Martha Fitzgerald; chaplain, Florence Ehlers; treasurer, Elaine Murphy; secretary Rosa Raul; and Sergeant-at-arms, Ruth Mrachek. Greetings were extended by the major of Geneva, Richard Davis; president of Geneva unit, Betty Coulos; commander of Geneva post, Dr. Frederick Brodie; and Eleventh District Commander L. Edward Gabrielson. Dorothy Diedrich of McHenry Unit 491 is district Foreign Relations chairman. Mrs. Diedrich will stress the study of this year's foreign country, Costa Rica. Doll pressing and essay contests will be held in conjunction with this, country. Janet Homo's doll' received first place in the department contest and went on to the national convention. District Coupon Chairman Gail Fisher of Geneva informed the member that the monies gained in the collection of designated coupons will go toward the purchase of artificial limbs for handicapped children. A new project for this year is the collection of stamp albums and foreign stamps, turn them in to your unit president Lydia Fenner. Carpet rags for the veterans' hospitals are in dire need. If you can contribute some carpet rags, get in touch with Rehabilitation Chairman Sandra Lock. One hundred fifty members representing McHenry, Will, DuPage and Kane counties attended the Eleventh district convention. Representing McHenry Unit 491 were President Lydia Fenner, First Vice-President Allee Carroll, Second Vice-President Sandra Lock, Secretary Marge Mikota, County President Ruth Mrachek, County Secretary Sue Wirfs, and District Foreign Relations Chairman Dorothy Diedrich. Remember the Wednesday night dances being sponsored by the post every week. The first dance was very well enjoyed by those who attended. We need the support of our members to really make these dances a success. Dke 3L9 3Ls ProuJfy ! , v £«"s mmmmmmm-' "i'SK 'OS# '. v^0:r ¥ . 1; j P j'." * y s m-, . . >'4J V v-e,' ':W . \-'M BIRD CLUB TO TOUR FARM NEAR ANTIOCH OCT. 17 In September, twenty-three members and guests of the McHenry County Bird club met at the Kenneth V. Fiske home on Bull Valley road. From there the group went through the meadows of the James McCulloh farm to "Spring Hollow," the Richard Babcock woods. Both meadow and woodland birds were in evidence and thirty species were found and identified. Hiking with the group was Ornithologist Charles Clark of Des Plaines, of the Illinois Audubon society. Mr. Clark spotted a Lincoln sparrow for the Birdwatchers. Presently he is interested in finding Hungarian gray partridge in the northeastern Illinois area. The next meeting of the Bird club will be Oct. 17 at the model dairy farm owned by Robert Rasmussen. Located five miles east of Antioch on Route 173, the farm boasts 675 acres and nine ponds. The focal point of this trip will be identification of waterbirds. SCIENCE TEXT The Golden Text for McHenry Christian Science church this Sunday is from Jeremiah (17:14) -- "Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed: SavKme, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise." The Bible Lesson is on the subject, "Are Sin, Disease, and Death Real?" liiidlililii Jiii :iiiiiJi iiy iiiilliii!ail!liliiiuii!:1 An attractive background for the American flag is the McHenry Country club, where the red, white and blue banner flies daily. ROTARY NEWS Goals of Interact In-order to continue the last week note on Interact, we are bringing you this time some more information. The purpose of Interact shall be: 1. To recognize and develop constructive leadership and personal integrity. 2. To encourage and practice thoughtfulness of and helpfulness to others. 3. To create an awareness of the ^jnportance of home and family. 4. To build respect for the rights of others, based on recognition of the worth of each individual. 5. To emphasize acceptance of individual responsibility as the basis of personal success, community improvement, and group achievement. 6. To recogi.ize the dignity and value of all useful occupations' as opportunities to serve society. 7. To provide opportunities for gaining increased knowledge and understanding of c o m m u n i t y , n a t i o n a l , a n d world affairs. 8. To open avenues of personal and group action leading to the advancement of international understanding and goodwill toward all peoples. Interact opens the door for Rotarians to create new personal relationships with outstanding young men. It is a chance to give focus to many diverse Rotary club activities --a chance to enrich many lives, to develop and pioneer as in the great past, to serve the object of Rotary through the citizens of tomorrow's world. It is based solidly on the timetested Rotary principle of working with, not for young people. CLASS REUNION The January, 1942, class of Lake View high school will marks its twenty-second anniversary with a reunion to be held at the Orphei Singing club, 1332 Irving Park Road on Nov. 7. For reservations^ contact Mrs. Kay (Jarabek> Bartz, 3026 N. Lowell Ave., Chicago, Illinois. Repair Service Brake Service All Mechanical Repairs Complete Motor Overhauling Towing Service For Expert Car Care Come to . . . S Auto Service 1002 N. Front St 385-0811 McHenry, I1L Bank Rates ARE LOWER NEW CAR LOAN REPAYMENT SCHEDULE 12 mos. 18 mos. 24 mos. 30 mos. 36 mos. $ mm $ 59.31 $ $ 37.09 $3LI3 $1,1®© $l!@o(43 $ 8$°% $ fel„13 $ 55.13 1^3® $11417 $11SJ)2 $ f®„S4 $ 74.17 §<S>3o©(2) $1,500 $217.71 $113.15 $ 92.71 STSoSl $261.25 $177.92 $13(s)o25 $111.25 $14LSf These are ihe exact amounts required to repay your New Car Loan! No Hidden Charges! Creditors Life Insurance Included! No requirement to buy "Certain Insurance" to Qualify! Buy your auto insurance from the "ACIENT OF YOUit CHOICE" • If you have ihe Required Down Payment and are an Acceptable Credit Risk! K F1MAMC1NG The Best in Rates and Service Also Available on Late Model Used Cars McHenry State Bank "ALWAYS SERVING YOU ALL WAYS -- SINCE 1906" TELEPHONE 385-1040 SPRING GROVE NEWS EVA FREUND 678-7185 Plan Halloween Luncheon Party Members of the committee for Halloween caiu party will meet at St. Peter's parish hall on Friday night at 7:30, Oct. 9, to make plans for the luncheon and card games. The date set for this event is Oct. 27, Tuesday starting at noon. Open House Over one hundred fifty people attended the open house at St. Peter's convent on Sept. 27. The upstairs bedrooms were remodeled and a new bath-room installed by members of the Holy Name Society. This project was sponsored by the Christian Mothers Society. Worlds Fair Mr. and Mrs. Dan Miller leave for New York this week where they will attend the Worlds Fair. Benet Lake Trip A trip to Benet Lake was enjoyed by Mrs. Catherine Kagan, Mrs. Eva Freund, Mrs. Agnes May, Mrs. Dolores May, Mrs. Luella May, Mrs. Emma Kattner, Mrs. Catherine Johnson of Woodstock, Mrs. Arthur Klein, Mrs. Paul .Lewis and Mrs. Norbert Klaus, all of Fox Lake. They visited the Benedictine Monastery, the exhibits of Biblical scenes and the catacombs. Also attended vespers sung by the Monks and Brothers. A roast beef dinner was served there at noon. Club Meets Members of her club met at the home of Mrs. Paul Lewis in Fox Lake on Thursday night. Cards were played- and prizes Went to Mrs. Arthur Kattner, Mrs. Frank Prosser and Mrs. Charles Freund. SEVENTY AREA VHi WITNESSES AT WEEK'S ASSEMBLY More than seventy Johovah's witnesses from the McHenry area have returned from a weekend assembly in Geneva, where 1,569 persons attended the public address, "Our Divided World --Isjt-Hgce^To Stay?" According to Domjnick Fontana, presiding minister here, Angelo A. Catanzara. convention chairman and key speaker, emphasized that even though the causes of divisions among mankind are deep and appear to be permanent, the speaker assured, "Our divided world is not here to stay because God Lunch was served. The club will meet next at the home of Mrs. Arthur Klein in Fox Lake on Oct. 29. Returns From New York Mrs. Alice Wagner is back from New York. She was visiting Dr. Lyle Franzen and family. rhas purfedseifc tbffluniting of mankind." On Saturday afternoon, thirty- seven ministers were baptized in a nearby indoor swimming pool as a part t>f their ordination ceremony. Jehovah's witnesses regard baptism by mature persons as their outward sign of a dedication to do God's will exclusively from then on. According to Fontana, the two - hour technicolor film, "Proclaiming 'Everlasting Good News' Around the World," was shown Saturday night to an attendance of 1,545 persons in the community high school auditorium. It was also brought out on the Saturday evening program that the 1,577 Jehovah's witnesses in the 19 congregations comprising this circuit are spending from nearly ten to 100 hours a month in actual door-to-door preaching. Now that convention activities are concluded, Fontana said that Jehovah's witnesses in the McHenry area will resume its normal activities at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Kingdom Hall, 11605 Woodstock. Catalpa Lane, Ben Franklin fail oil panting ir~ MR. 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