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\ ARTT SHOW FEATURE - Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wanger, whose artistic talents will be featured at the Country Art Fair at McHenry June 22-24, check an enamel on copper as Mrs. Wanger removes it from the kiln. Walter enjoys free form sculptoring in sterling, and the public will see his remarkable talent when the two will be featured in the "One Man Show" at the McHenry hospital benefit, sponsored by the auxiliary. (DON PEASLEY PHOTO) Auxiliary Notes From V.F.W. The Ladies auxiliary of the 5th district of the Veterans of Foreign Wars was addressed by Vern Soukup, past Depart­ ment commander, and Jack McCraith, Junior vice- commander of the 5th district, at the district convention held Sunday in Lake Villa. June Savage membership chairman for the district, reported that the district was in eleventh place with a paid up membership of 99 percent. Citations were presented by President Dee Bronn to the auxiliaries which had reached their 100 percent membership by December of 1972. Publicity Chairman Gerry Kuck, upon completing her report for the end of the year, announced the winners in the publicity book competition. First place went to Auxiliary 367 of Joliet. second place to Auxiliary 4600 of McHenry and third place to Auxiliary 5915 of Carpentersville. The ladies in attendance were informed that the Department of Illinois was awarded a special citation by the national organization for its part in promoting "A Day of Pride" in October, 1972. • Junior Girls Unit Chairman IPauline Villa introduced Deedee Scott, president of the Junior Girls unit sponsored by Auxiliary 503 of Downers Grove. These young ladies were awarded a trophy for the most outstanding Junior Girls unit in the state of Illinois. The presentation was made at the Junior (Sirl's unit convention which was held in Springfield last April. They are a very busy group of girls, having made tray favors, aprons, Christmas stockings and many more items to bring cheer to persons less fortunate. Depar^tfteAt of Illinois hospital chairman for Downey Veterans hospital commended all of the auxiliaries and members who visit the hospital to bring entertainment and assist in therapy projects for the patients. Election and installation of officers for the 5th district for 1973-74 year took place at the meeting. Installed as president was June Savage of Lake Villa; Senior vice-president, Adelaide Sheperd of Downers Grove; Junior vice-president, Ardith Paris of St. Charles; chaplain, Betty Byro of Sycamore; conductress, Olive Lewis of Joliet; guard, Ann Heiser of Waukegan; treasurer, Libby McGavin of Westmont and 3- year trustee, Dee Bronn of Elmhurst. Appointed as Voice of Democracy chairman of the district was Gerry Kuck of McHenry. All other chairmen were appointed also at this time. Ila Hogan, Helen Spoolstra, Mary Kuemmel, Barbara Kuck, Pat Bedford and Gerry Kuck from the Ladies auxiliary to VFW Post 4600 attended the meeting. ATTENDS SYMPOSIUM A teacher from McHenry high school was among those who attended a recent sym­ posium on Educq£jon for Parenthood at NatiorS College of Education, 2840 Sheridan road, Evanston. Carlyn Lossin, home economics teacher at McHenry high school, attended the symposium which was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Garden Club Finds Beauty "InBackYard" (by Father Wm Hanner) Early this week, the Whispering Oaks Garden club sallied forth in search of in­ formation, experience, sightseeing and new plants for their gardens. We gathered at the Whispering Oaks Com­ munity center for coffee before embarkation in six cars ~ there were twenty-one of us counting husbands and a guest or two. This time our travels were not far afield but closer to home. We were going to see Mary Walker's rock gardens. She has six different gardens on her property, a rock, a perennial, an iris, a lily and a couple more I cannot name. There are a lot of things here in our own county. Mrs. Walker's garden is private so we were really. privileged. Our good hostess has in the past been general chairman of the Chicago Flower show about which I wrote for you in the Plaindealer of April 4 of this year. She exercised the chairmanship about three or four years ago. She is a land­ scape design critic of the Garden Clubs of Illinois; she is a flower show judge; she is a lecturer on flower arranging (And a lovely person). Her gardens sire accented by a small lake and beautiful vistas where spring flowers were in drifts and in profusion. Woodsy sprirfg blooms sur­ prised you everywhere you turned. I had a field day taking pictures but I can't get them developed in time for these articles and besides they are 35 mm colored. Mrs. Walker strolled with her guests, describing many plants (she is "The Unusual In Women's Apparel" The Fashion Shoppe ^ GRADUATION DRESSES pert n pretty frocks for the graduation miss Sizes 3 -13 From *22°° THE FASHION SHOPPE 1007 A*. FRONT ST. (RT. 31) McHenry 385-7747 Miss Levesque Wed In Wonder Lake Church A wedding of considerable local interest was solemnized Saturday, May 26, in Nativity Lutheran church, Wonder Lake. Officiating at the 11 o'clock double ring nuptial rite was the Rev. Roger H. Olson. United in marriage were Miss Dierdre Jill Levesque of 1500 Schiller, Edwardsville, 111., and Dr. Charles E. Nelson, PhD., of 300 S. Main street, also Edwardsville. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.R. (Jake) Levesque of 3011 N. Spring road, McCullom Lake. Her husband is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Nelson of Vancouver, Wash. Of special enjoyment at the service was an organ and piano recital by Mrs. Roger Olson and Leonard Benson, the latter a cousin of the bride. The church was attractively decorated with altar bouquets of yellow and white flowers. Bows marked the pews. Escorted down the aisle by her father, Miss Levesque was lovely in a floor length gown of white angel skin crepe, featuring a highrise waistline, stand-up collar of Venice lace and long, puffed sleeves cuffed in lace. Two deep rows of Venice lace and satin ribbon cascaded down the front and back bodice and topped a deep ruffled flounce bottom skirt. A satin petal profile accented by seed pearls secured a cathedral length veil edged in Venice lace. Her4>ridal bouquet was a cascade of yellow roses, white carnations, and Fuji mums. Honoring tradition, she wore a blue garter, carried a han­ dkerchief borrowed from a friend, Miss Jill Miller of Edwardsville. and had a lucky a well known authority among horticulturist?) telling of their habits, good spots for them in gardens and the sort of care each plant loves. You all know, for instance, that some plants like sun and others shade, some sandy and others clay soil, some like their feet wet, others don't care for too much water. She showed us plants she developed with seeds from abroad. There were plants of all sizes from miniatures to tree peonies. There were a number of flowering trees too. It was a gala day for flower lovers. Some time I hope to tell about Morton's Arboretum at Lisle, 111., and I hope some may go there yet this spring while the trees bloom. sixpence in her shoe, given to her by her sister, Chrys. For something old, she wore her grandmother's wedding ring borrowed from her cousin, Mrs. Lynne Benson. Capt. Chrys Levesque, USAF, Laurel, Md., sister of the bride, acted as honor at­ tendant. She wore a floor length gown of off-white hopsacking, featuring an empire waistline, angel wing sleeves of pink dotted Swiss, with matching flounce at the bottom of the skirt, and topped with a band of pink and green embossed flowers. The same banding marked the waistline and the square neckline was outlined in lace. Her headpiece was of pink roses and pink and green ribbon. She carried a nosegay of pink roses, white carnations and Fuji mums. Jeffry Levesque of McCullom Lake, brother of the bride, served as best man. Ushers were Miss Taina Olsen of McHenry, the bride's cousin, and Matthew Levesque of McCullom Lake, her brother. Miss Olsen was attired in a floor length gown of off-white hopsacking, with pink and violet print. It was styled with long sleeves and high neckline, the skirt ending in a flounce. She had a pink carnation corsage. Mrs. Levesque selected for her daughter's wedding an avocado and gold print on white organza over taffeta, floor length gown accented with avocado satin cummerbund and complementing ac­ cessories. She wore a green cymbidium orchid corsage. Because of the distance in­ volved, the bridegroom's mother was unable to attend. A wedding breakfast and reception followed the ceremony at the Levesque home for 100 guests. The bridal book was passed by the bride's cousin, Miss Margaret Olsen, of McCullom Lake. Following a short trip to Chicago, the newlyweds will take up residence at 300 S. Main street, Edwardsville, 111. The bridegroom was scheduled to resume classes immediately after the Memorial day weekend. The bride is a nursing student at Lewis and Clark college, Godfrey, 111., and is a nurse aide at Anna Henry Nursing home, Edwardsville. She was co-valedictorian of her 1971 class at West campus and took one year of training at Southern Illinois university, working toward her nursing degree. Her husband attended Clark Junior college, Vancouver Wash., Multonomah School of the Bible and Western Washington College of Education, where he received PAGE 3-PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1973 Deaths MARIA KUHN Mrs. Maria Kuhn, 48, 20119 Telegraph road. Marengo, died Monday, May 28, at her home. She was born May 30, 1924, in Yugoslavia. Survivors include her husband, Johann, • one daughter, Mrs. Ralph A. (Theresia) Bley, McHenry, three sons, Joseph, Marengo, Adam, McHenry, and Anton, at home; four grandchildren; one brother, Anton Nitsch, Austria. Visitation is being held at George R. Justen and Son funeral home until Thursday morning when a funeral Mass will be offered at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary's church with burial in St. Joseph cemetery, River Grove. EDWARD JAMES GARVEY Edward James Garvey, 56, of 5713 N. Jeffrey, Whispering Hills, McHenry, died Sunday, May 27, in McHenry hospital. Mr. Garvey was born July 23, 1916, in Chicago and had resided in this community for only a year and a half. He was a member of the Journeymen Plumbers Local, No. 130. Besides his wife, Dorothy (Denten), he leaves two daughters, Mrs. Gerald (Mary) Goggin of Roselle and Mrs. Kenneth (Kathleen) Rundquist of Cary; two sons, James M. of Davenport, Iowa, and Kenneth at home; five grand­ children; his mother, Mrs. Dora Garvey, of Chicago and two brothers, Joseph and Frank. He was preceded in death by his father, David Garvey. Visitation is being held at the George R. Justen & Son chapel until 10 o'clock Wednesday morning, when a funeral Mass will be offered at St. John the Baptist Catholic church, Johnsburg. Burial will be in Maryhill cemetery, Niles. Mass offerings will be ap­ preciated. RUTH DAM Mrs. Ruth Dam of Kenosha, Wis., died the evening of May 23 in a Kenosha hospital. The former Ruth Bacon was born in McHenry July 26, 1899, and graduated from the local high school. his B.A. in Education degree. At the University of Washington, Seattle, he earned his M.A. degree in Education and received his PhD. at S.I.U., Carbondale. Presently, he is professor of Instructional Technology and graduate advisor, S.I.U., Edwardsville. After her marriage to Harvey Dam, she moved to Kenosha and spent the remainder of her life there. Mr. Dam died in 1965. Survivors are three sons, Wilfred, Roy and Ralph; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; ten brothers and sisters, Inez Bacon of Woodstock, Lelah Howard of McHenry, Doris Robinson of California, Fern Mitchell of Waukegan, Hazel Lange of Wonder Lake, Lois Rapp of Arlington Heights, Arleen Hiatt of Waukegan, Bill of Mansfield, Ark., Marshall of Trenton, N.J., and Robert of Wonder Lake. Three brothers, Lester, Guy and Miles Bacon, preceded her in death The body rested at a Kenosha funeral home, where services were held Friday morning. Burial was in Kenosha. ALBERT M. JOURDAN Albert M. Jourdan, 65, of 2923 Hegner road, McHenry, died Thursday, May 24, in McHenry hospital. A former resident of Oak Park, he retired in 1965 from ownership of the Jourdan Meat Packing Co., Chicago. Mr. Jourdan was born Dec. 17, 1907, in Chicago, son of William G. and Magdalena (Weyer) Jourdan. He lived in Oak Park before moving to McHenry thirteen years ago. Survivors are his wife, Charlotte (Haverkorn); two children, Ms. Charlene Wim- mer of McHenry and Albert M. Jourdan, Jr., of Johnsburg; and five grandchildren. Visitation was held at the George R. Justen & Son chapel, where Pastor Roger Schneider officiated at last rites Sunday afternoon at l :30. Burial was in W o o d l a n d c e m e t e r y . Memorials to the Johnsburg Rescue squad would be ap­ preciated by the family. POT LUCK DINNER A pot-luck dinner will be held at the Ringwood church Saturday, June 2, at 6:15 p.m. to honor the Willis Walker family. 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