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'*• Volume xlii Mchenry. Illinois. Thursday, may si, 1917 NO. 50 WEEKLY EXCHANCEIITEPIS AS TAKEN FROM THE COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES Miscellaneous Assortment of News Items In Condensed Form For Bus) People Wauconda's new moving picture play house was opened to the public last evening. * The salaries of Harvard's two city policemen have been raised from $70 to $75 per month. Roy Stanek, a Crystal Lake boy, is expected to accompany General Persh­ ing's expedition to France. Geo. W. Conn and family of Wood­ stock will spend the summer on Mr. Conn's ranch in Slope county,' N. D. The Lake Geneva council, Knights of Columbus, has made application for the purchase of $500 worth of liberty bonds. The commencement Exercises of the Lake Geneva, Wis., high school will be held on Friday evening of next week, June 8. W. E. Wire, Hebron banker, last week purchased an eighty acre farm near that village, for which he paid $17,500, an average of $218 per acre. A Mystic Workers' lodge was re­ cently organized at Solon Mills. The lodge was organized with twenty charter members, nineteen of wh\$||p are beneficiary. George Beldin has been assessor for the town of Marengo for more than fifty years, while Cornelius Nolan has served Hartland township in a .likes capacity for -thirty years. According to estimates at Spring­ field, Lake county's share of the auto­ mobile tax will total $19,410. This sum will be diverted towards the im­ provement of the county's highways. The city of Woodstock has just awarded the Illinois Third Vein com­ pany a $22,500 coal contract, said coal to be delivered at the rate of 550 tons per month. The contract price is $3.75 per ton if. o'. b. cars at Ladd, 111. Dr. H. J. Smith, who has practiced lit Crystal Lake during the past two years, has left that city for his home town, Akron, O., where he will spend a short time before enlisting in some branch of the United States service. Since Waukegan went dry the State's attorney, police force and sev­ eral detectives have been kept quite busy. Raiding of blind pigs, locker clubs and houses df ill fame have be­ come quite the general thing in that city. Over 1,000 people turned out at a big patriotic rally at Libertyville one night last week. The occasion was featured with a big parade, in which jackies and a twenty-seven piece bapd from the naval training station took part. R.. Rasmussen, a Woodstock boy, re­ cently completed four years' service in the navy and received his honorable discharge. He is now visiting his folks at the county seat; but 4s ready for service again any time-that Uncle Sam needs him. Charles Kittridge of Waukegan is recovering from a severe illness. However, he is prepared for death at any time as he selected his casket, purchased a steel vault and made other arrangements for his funeral with a Waukegan undertaker three years ago. As an inducement to the Chicago concern "which proposes to establish a skirt, factory at Harvard, the mer­ chants of that city have subscribed ,$1,000 to.be used in making altera­ tions in the Atlas Belting company building and for the removal of ma­ chinery froip Chicago to Harvard. Harry Adams, a fifteen-year-old Marengo boy, who disappeared from the home of his parents on February 9, is again at home. Homesickness' caused the lad to write his parents from Aurora, where he has been at work. The mother of the boy has worried constantly since his disap­ pearance until her health has become undermined. It is thought that the boy's return will save his mother'-s life* The Chicago passenger due at Richmond at 10:86 crashed into a string of loaded freight cars in that village one day last week. The acci­ dent was caused thru the carelessness of a member of a freight crew, who had left the switch open. Fortunately no one was seriously injured, altho considerable damage was done to the freight cars and the engine and ten­ der, both of which left the track. A freight engine from Ringwood was pressed into service and completed the run to Williams Bay, Wis. Another one of our exchanges passed out of existence last week, when the Chenoa (111.) Times was sold to its contemporary, the Chenoa Clip­ per. The two papers have thus con­ solidated and will hereafter be issued as one paper, to be known as the Chenoa Clipper-Times. The high cost of material is driving many of the papers out of business. The high cost is hitting the big city dailies just as hard as the smaller publications and among the papers that have ceased publication during the past year are included many dailies. McHENRY MAN AT SPRINGFIELD Richard B. Walsh Speaks to Bankers In That City Tfaf If, REGISTRATION DAY JUNE 5 [Illinois State Register, May 29] Members of the clearing house com­ mittee, in charge of the distribution of the Liberty Loan bonds in this city, headed by James A. Easley, vice pres­ ident of the First National bank, opened the campaign for the sale of the bonds with a conference with the executive committee of the Life Un­ derwriters' association yesterday aft­ ernoon. ' Agents of air the life insurance com­ panies in the city will give their en­ tire time to meeting business men and prospective buyers on June 5 and 6. These men have volunteered their services and will work without pay. They will hold another meeting at the Sangamon club tonight to com­ plete arrangements for the sale. Rich­ ard B. Walsh of Chicago, who is in this city representing the Chicago fed­ eral reserve bank and several bond­ ing companies, will meet with the committees. He was the principal speaker at the meeting held yesterday afternoon. More than $1,800,000 ii\ bonds will be sold in -Springfield and $2,000,000 in Sangamon county. Moving picture slides for advertising the campaign arrived yesterday and they will ap­ pear in the movie houses tonight. Posters and other bill advertising will be placed in the stores, office build­ ings and on sign boards. The daily sale of bonds js increas­ ing, according to members of the com­ mittee, one bank in a small town near Springfield taking $25,000 yesterday. An official of the Farmers' National bank said that he sold $2,000 in, bonds to one individual yesterday. Richard B. Walsh said last night that the people of the city, especially business men, are receiving the propo­ sition very favorably. "Occasionally we find a man who refuses to buy, because he insists that local business must be taken care of first, but when we explain what the quick disposal of these bonds means to the govern­ ment he usually gives a subscription," said Mr. Walsh. Agents of life insurance companies and business men will meet in the rooms of the Franklin Insurance com­ pany Friday night at 7:30 to make final arrangements for the campaign. Mr. Walsh will speak. Ringwood Principal Resigns W. J. Rawson, who has been at the head of the Ringwood schools during the past two years, has tendered his resignation to accept the principal- ship of the high school at Roscoe, 111., for the next year, the new position being in the line of a distinct promo­ tion as well as carrying with it an ad­ vance in salary. Mr. Rawson, during his stay in Ringwood, made many friends there as well as in McHenry and while the people of that place are sorry to lose him they are happy to know that he has bettered himself by the change. Who will succeed him at Ringwood is not known at this time. Entertains Social Wheel Mrs. J. C. Holly acted as hostess to the members of the Social Wheel at her home on Thursday last, May '25. There were nineteen present, includ­ ing two visitors, Mrs. Hinckley and Mrs. W. D. Wentworth. Prizes were won by Mrs. L. F, Pouse and Mrs. C. S. Dumbleton, who were the winners in the guessing contests. The next meeting will be held with Mrs. Fergu­ son on Thursday afternoon, June 7. Another $15,000 Suit at Volo Volo has again come into the lime­ light thru the filing of a $15,000 dam­ age suit by one of its citizens against wealthy Chicago man. The two persons whose names are connected with the suit are Christian Jepson and Burton F. Hales. Hales is said to be a wealthy Chicagoan. On just what grounds the Volo man claims the heavy damages of Hales is not known. Awaits Serious Operation Mrs. Frank Schnabel has been at the West Side hospital in Chicago since Monday awaiting an operation on her eyes. The operation is consid­ ered very serious and probably will cause the removal of one eye. Her many friends in this village extend sincere sympathy and hope that the operation may not result as seriously as supposed. She is a member of the local chapter, O. E. S. Volo May Get Road The plan of the new electric rail­ road, which has made application for the purchase of the short line in oper­ ation between Wauconda and Pala­ tine, are to extend the road from Wauconda to Volo and thence up into Wisconsin via Fox Lake. The people over at Volo are very anxious to get the road and everyone over in that di­ rection is pulling for it. Pf? VILLAGE HALL WILL BE BUST PLACE TUESDAY Over One Hundred Young Men of Mc­ Henry Township Are Within Age Limits--All Must Register Next Tuesday will be registration day and every young man in McHenry township between the ages of twenty- one and thirty-one, both single and married, is expected to visit his voting precinct and there register by answer­ ing each and every question as pub­ lished in last week's issue of The Plaindealer. The registrars for the McHenry precinct are Atty. A. H. Pouse and Ed. L. Hayes, while James C. Ladd and W. E. Bradley will serve at Ring- wood. Here in McHenry the place of registration will be the village hall, while the Woodman hall will serve the ame purpose at Ringwood. The reg­ istration booth will be open from 7:00 a, m. to 9:00 p. m., thus giving every young man within the designated ages ample opportunity to fulfill his obli­ gations of the days. For the benefit of those who are not thoroly familiar with the registration plans, we herewith publish the rules and regulations which are to govern same: All males who shall have attained their twenty-first birthday and who shall not have attained their thirty- first birthday on or before the day set for registration must register. The only exceptions are persons in the military or naval service of the Unit­ ed States, which includes all officers and enlisted men of the Regular Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps and the National Guard and Naval Militia while in the service of the United States, and officers in the Of­ ficers' .Reserve Corps and enlisted men in the Enlisted Reserve Corps while in active service. If you are a male be­ tween the designated ages and are not in the military or naval service of the United States, you are subject to registration on the day" fixed by the president, and if you fail to present yourself or presenting yourself you give false, misleading or incorrect answers, you are a misdemeanant and subject to punishment by imprison­ ment in jail, to which punishment there is no alternative of fine. Per­ sons who, for any reason, have failed to register on the day set by the pres­ ident must register themselves with­ out delay with the registration board of the subdivision in which they have their permanent homes. "All persons registered will be fur­ nished a registration certificate. Since all police officers of the nation, states and municipalities are required to ex­ amine the registration lists and make sure that all persons liable to regis­ tration have registered themselves, much inconvenience will be spared to those who are registered if they will keep these certificates always in their possession. All persons of the desig­ nated ages must exhibit their certifi­ cates when called upon by any police officer to do so. "The place of registration is the voting precinct at your domicile. Your domicile is your permanent home. "Although registration must be in the precinct of domicile, and although the burden is on you to see that your registration is entered at your domi­ ciliary precinct on the prescribed day, yet, for your convenience and to ob­ viate the necessity of your going home for the purpose of registration, the following is provided for the registra­ tion of absentees: "(a) Immediately after the publi­ cation ot the president's proclama­ tion there will be a supply of regis­ tration blanks at the office of the county clerk of every county in the United States and at the office of the city clerk of every city of 3G,Q0Q pop­ ulation or over. "(b) The county clerk, or In the case of cities of 30,000 or over the city clerk is authorized to record the answers of persons absent from their domiciliary county and to certify to their registration cards. "(c) Upon application by you your card will be made out by the clerk, turned over to you, and by you it must be mailed in time to reach your domiciliary precinct by the day set for registration. "(d) Therefore, as soon as practic­ able after the president's proclama­ tion is publish^!, go to the office of the sheriff (or city clerk) in the coun­ ty (or city over 30,000) in which you may be and have your registration card filled and certified. Then mail the same addressed to: THE REGISTRAR, ^ ^ ; Precinct, (Your home precinct) Care of Sheriff, County, State. DEATH OF MISS F. HILLEBRAND Passes Away at Her Home la the Netherlands April 20 Hie many friends of Miss Fintje Hillebrand in this village and com­ munity will be grieved to know that announcement of her death was re­ ceived by Miss Maude V. Curr on Sat* urday last. Miss Hillebrand died at her home in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, April 20, 1917, where she was born Feb. 8, 1869. - . Being a native pf the Netherlands, she came to this country to visit rela­ tives and decided to make McHenry her home, which she did for many years, returning in July, 1912, to care for her aged father. His' death oc­ curred in 1914 and she then remained as a companion to her elder sister. She was a devoted daughter, a lov­ ing and affectionate sister and a dear, patient friend to those in time of need or affliction and cheerful at all times. During her stay in McHenry she made many friends, who will regret her untimely death. Many of her corresponding friends in McHenry re­ gretted that ^jnce this awful war she could not be reached by letter, but hearing from her previous to the breaking out of the war knew that it deeply grieved her and she was then lending assistance to the helpless in iher home town. Surviving brothers in this country are G. H. Hillebrand of Crystal Lake, G. Hillebrand of Louisville, Ky.; also J. Hillebrand of Tien Tien, China and M. Hillebrand, a brother, and her sis­ ter, J. Hillebrand, of Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, to whom McHenry friends extend their sympathy. COMMENCEMENT Important ' Dairymen and feed dealers are in­ vited to attend open meeting of the McHenry and Nunda Cow Testing as­ sociation tomorrow (Friday) evening, June 1, Concordia hall, Crystal Lake, 8 o'clock. Chas. W. Gibbe, Sec*/. - fW'.; ' "If your permanent home Js in a city of 30,000 or over, send the card in care df the mayor. If you do not know the number or name of your home precinct, address the card as above, and write also on the envelope which you have so addressed: Registration card of • • • • (Continued on last page) Exercises to Be Held at the School Auditorium Saturday Evening BILLY'S BUNGALOW A BIT DANCE A GRAND SUCCESS CLASS PLAY DRAWS TWO LARGE AUDIENCES Prof. Paul Voelker, from the Wis­ consin University extension depart­ ment, will be the speaker at the com­ mencement exercises on Saturday night at the high school auditorium. Lf everyone knew as well as those who heard him at the McHenry coun­ ty institute of his extraordinary qual­ ities as a public speaker, it is certain that he would be greeted with an over­ crowded house. He was also engaged by the Harvard schools as their speaker. Everyone is welcome to attend these exercises and an admission of 25 cents will be charged to defray ex­ penses. You will be assured a very profitable -as well as pleasing and entertaining evening when you come to hear this capable speaker. Following is the program for the evening, which begins at 8:00 o'clock: Program Fause, Gounod--Transcription, Liszt Miss Irene Harruff In Gay Seville. - Cui Silver A Desert Rose Harper Glee Club Valedictory Nellie Doherty Piano Duet. Misses Edna Phalin, Dorothy Knox Commencement Address Prof. Paul Voelker, Wisconsin University A Night in May Silver Glee Club Presentation fo Diplomas. Star Spangled Banner...... Audience Horse and Carriage Stolen A horse and carriage belonging to Hubert Freund, a farmer residing east of this village, were stolen from a hitching post outside of St. Mary's church Saturday evening last while the members of the family were at­ tending services. Mr. Freund imme­ diately notified the authorities, but no trace could be found on Saturday night. Early Sutfday morning the horse returned home without harness and later a section man found the carriage and harness on the railroad property between Crystal Lake and Cary, the carriage on one side of the track and the harness on the other. The tie rope was left where it was unhitched. A farmer brought them to Crystal Lake, where they were recovered by the owner Sunday. No track of the thief has been found, but Mr. Freund is very grateful to him for turning the horse loose. Accident at Boat Factory J. M. Merritte, an employe at the j E. Hunter boat factory, met with a bad accident last Tuesday, when his left hand was caught in the planing machine. He was taken to the office of Dr. D. G. Wells and it was found necessary to amputate one finger at the hand and two others were badly smashed, but it is sincerely hoped that they may be saved. Mr. Merritte and family recently moved to this village and all regret exceedingly,that he met with this unfortunate accident. K. of C. Initiation The three degress of the Knights of Columbus will be conferred upon a large class of candidates at Stoffel's hall next Sunday. The first degree will be put on in the morning, while the second and third will be conferred in the afternoon. A large number of visiting Knights are expected ill Mc­ Henry for the occasion. Play Is Most Capably Presented by Class of '17 at Auditorium Thursday and Friday Last The senior class play, entitled 'Billy's Bungalow," was very success fully performed by the graduating class of the McHenry high school on Thursday and Friday evenings 6f last week and was attended by a large audience on both evenings, the pro­ ceeds exceeding all expectations The audience was kept in good humor in every incident of the three acts, after becoming acquainted with the bungalow and the happy occu pants. Leonard Frett took the part of Billy Middleton, a newly wed and builder of the bungalow, and Winifred Bradley took the part as Peggy Mid­ dleton, Billy's wife, both performing their parts exceptionally well and gaining first favor with the audience. P. J. Dorr, as a distinguished guest from Washington under the name of Col. Geo. Varker, was at his best and his act so purposely given to create mirth was well received. Miss Margaret Harrison, ad the un­ expected guest, took her part with accuracy, but> could not dissuade the colonel. Other sweet graduates included in the house party were Misses Sarah Jane Dodge and Mame Barbian and both presented a most charming ap­ pearance, taking their parts in all of the three acts with as much precision and grace as those with long lists of experience on the stage. Edward J. Buss, as a friend of Billy's, performed very creditably, be- iftg unconcerned in his reproofs, witty and at times sentimental, winning for him much applause. It was not all roses and sunshine for the young Englishman bearing the title of Hon. Francis Fairweather Spaulding as enacted by Paul Stephen­ son and no actor could have taken the part more perfectly than he, both in manner and dialect. The audince ap­ preciated the fact and wildly applaud­ ed every appearance. As a whole, the cast is to be com­ mended for the manner in which the play was enacted and the intelligence manifested by the class of 1917 as stage performers will be hard to ex­ cel by future classes. The class enjoyed the sights in Chi­ cago Tuesday as a reward from their professor, merited for attention to their instructor m rehearsing for the production of the senior class play. Noted Speaker Editor of the Plaindealer: The board of education of McHenry would call attention of the -patrons to our high school and everyone in­ terested in the question of the day, which must be solved and solved cor­ rectly if we as people are to do our share in the uplift of humanity to a high level. As a help to this end the board has, at considerable expense, secured the services of Paul F. Voel­ ker, A. M. of the University of Wis­ consin, to deliver one of his celebrated human nature lectures. Prof. Voelker delivered these addresses 'at the coun­ ty teachers' institute held at Crystal Lake in March last. All who heard him were more than pleased. This is an opportunity to hear one of these lectures, which have been delivered more than one thousand times from Michigan to Texas. This is an ex­ ceptional time to hear this noted speaker at a nominal expense. Go to the school auditorium not only to hear the professor, but to see a class of fifteen of our best young people grad­ uate. It will do you good to see them. James B. Perry. Ladies' Aid Meets The Ladies' Aid society of the M. E. church met with Mrs. J. F. Claxton at her beautiful country home east of this village on Friday afternoon of last week. Twenty-five ladies were present and the hostess had planned such an enjoyable time for the society ladies that work was entirely forgot­ ten and many gave their word that they would carry home their tasks and complete them by the next meet­ ing. Before adjourning refreshments of ice cream and cake were served, and the members declared Mrs. Clax­ ton a real home hostess. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Jas. T. Perkins, Main street, on Friday afternoon, June 1. Every member will be expected' to attend* Notice The Ladies' Cemetery Aid so­ ciety will meet with Mrs. J. B. Perry Tuesday afternoon, June 5, at two o'clock. We hope those ' who are interested in the up­ keep of the cemetery will bear in mind the date and try and hand in their DOLLAR on or before that date. Mrs. Ella Wheeler, Vioe Pres. Mrs. J. B. Perry, Pre& Mrs. T. J. Walsh, See, • Mrs. Arminda Colby, Treas. Phone your drug orders. Our de­ livery service is free. Petesch. Phone «0-W, * • Given by Just Us Club for Benefit of Red Crass Society Too much credit cannot be given the members of the Just Us club for the manner in which they showed their true patriotism by giving one of the most enjoyable and praiseworthy dancing parties ever held at Stoffel's hall on Saturday evening, the proceeds of which will be forwarded for the re­ lief of suffering humanity enlisting for the rights of their country. For days before the date set for the social event the girls, during their recreation hours, were engaged in selling tickets for the benefit of the Red Cross society and not one was ap­ proached who did not respond cheer­ fully by buying a tieket to help the cause. Over one hundred and sixty tickets were disposed of before Saturday and during the evening forty more ad­ mission tickets were sold, one hundred couples attending. Mrs. John F. Miller, with a kindly spirit, donated seventy-five choice carnations, grown in their hot houses at Rosedale, from the sale of which tidy sum was realized. Several little girls, with baskets and bearing the emblem of the Red Cross society, disposed of them in the dance hall. It was an event long to be remem­ bered. The music furnished by Schroeder's orchestra of Woodstock was superb, and never did the dancers enjoy a more harmonious and enjoy­ able affair. Spectators remarked that never did the hall present a prettier sight, with Old Glory draped artistically. One could feel that patriotism was at its height and nothing but good cheer prevailed thruout the entire evening. The members of the club are elated over their success, both socially and financially, and well they may be, for a more charitable event was never be­ fore recorded in the history of our little village. - The citizens of McHenry are noted for their prompt response to a worthy cause, but in this particular event, promoting funds for the Red Cross, they did themselves proud, and the girls wish to express their gratitude in a like manner. Today $175.75 will be forwarded fot relief of the Red Cross as the net re­ ceipts of the dance. $8.20 were re­ ceived from the sale of flowers do­ nated. A Narrow Escape Stephen and Frank Adams pf this village, who are employed at the Bow­ man Dairy company's factory at Ring- wood, narrowly escaped serious in­ jury if not death on Monday evening of this week, when their Ford run­ about was struck by a Chicago bound passenger train on the crossing near McCollum's lake. The two young men were on their way home from work and in passing another vehicle right on the railroad crossing one of the front wheels of thq McHenry boys' became fastened between the heavy planking and the railroad ties. In spite of all efforts the boys were unable to extricate the wheel and with the passenger train due at any moment the boys were strictly up against it. Seeing that they would be unable to free tfce car before the arrival of the fast traveling passen­ ger, they started up the track and by frantically waving their han.'s they succeeded in drawing the attention of the engineer as well as brakeman, but the train could not be brought to a stop until after the machine had been struck. The car was shoved down the draw a distance of a few yards, with the result that it was badly damaged. The train crew soon lifted the dam- id machine from the track and, after obtaining the names of the Mc­ Henry young men, the train proceed­ ed on its way. A wrecking crew from the Star garage in this village had the damaged car back in McHenry be­ fore eight o'clock and, while it will take quite a sum to repair the dam­ ages inflicted to the machine, the oc­ cupants thereof are thanking their lucky stars that the train was not approaching at the time that they first became lodged between the rails, as this undoubtedly would have proven fatal to both of them. OBSERVE DECORATOR MY EXERCISES ARE HELD AT man SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Will Recoat Bridge Workmen are now employed re­ moving the top dressing from the Fox river bridge, which has become badly worn from usage. The dress ing has now served its purpose over two years and just as soon ad the old can be removed ^ new dressing will be put on. The workmen expect to be ready to apply the new dressing by the first of the week, when only single traffic will be allowed to cross the structure. It is the intention to cover one side at a time and in this manner keep the bridge open to traffic. The McHenry Artificial Stone & Construc­ tion Co. is doing the work. M. E. Church The order of services at the M. E. church for Sunday, June 2, will be as follows: Sunday school, 2:00 p. m.; preaching services;; 3:00 p. m. A cor- dial invitation is extended to all. W. EL Grose, Pastor. Five Hundred People Take Pact h Gigantic Parade to Three Cene- terjes /" Notwithstanding the last tfcat-ot* people were late in arranging for tin* observance of the event and in spite of the threatening clouds, Memorial day of 1917 will go down in local his­ tory as one of the biggest occasions of the kind ever held in McHenry, It was not until last week tfy|§ a decision was reached to engage speak- ers and make arrangements for sir- vices to commemorate the soldiers of the past and present and with ev#ry fraternal society in McHenry wo rking in perfect harmony plans for the fo'g demonstration were soon completed. The various societies, school chil­ dren, town and country residents as well as out-of-town Visitors gathered at the schoolhouse, where at two o'clock appropriate services were con­ ducted. The school auditorium, where the program took place, proved en­ tirely inadequate, a large overflow crowd being unable to gain entrance to the building. These were gathexgyl on the school campus. Postmaster T. J. Walsh, actingjM chairman, opened the exercises with a few well chosen words, after which the audience arose and joined the McHenry Choral club in singing "The Star Spangled Banner." Rev. J. M. Ratcliff of Chicago, pastor of the Universalist church here, was than in­ troduced and responded by giving the large audience an address that was. in true keeping with the day The speaker appeared at his best on foi" occasion and, while time and space will not permit us to go into detail re­ garding same, we will say that it was most inspiring indeed. A selection Ay the McHenry Military band was fol­ lowed by Rev. M. J. McEvoy, pastor of St. Patrick's Catholic church. His address was also fitting and appreciat- „ ed by everyone in attendance. At sug­ gestion of the chairman the audience tendered the speakers of the day .a standing vote of thanks, and conclud­ ing the program with three cheers the gathering left the audiioriuae to: line up for the parade. Carl W. Stenger, riding a beautiful black saddle horse and all bedecked for the occasion, had the imwionss gathering all linfd up in.a remark- ably short space of time and to music of the McHenry band the pa­ rade, in which fully 500 people toek part, started to make the rounds of McHenry's three cemeteries, whore graves of our departed heroes strewn with flowers. The parade was indeed .a. and even our oldest residents remember a more inspiring, sight, than was witnessed here yesterday. Start - ing from the McHenry puldic school the route taken was east on Wauke­ gan street to Green street, north fa Green street to Elm street, west on Elm street to Maple avenue, north an Maple avenue to Woodland and St. Mary's cemeteries; west on Washing­ ton street to Court street, north on Court street to St Patrick's cemetery, south on Court street to Elm street, west on Elm street to Green, south on Green to Waukegan and thence baok to the public school, and thus was brought to a closs McHenry's ohseri- uncfl of" Memorial day. 9/M Alumni Banqpot 1 < The annual banquet and receptjgm of the McHenry High School Alumni ; association will this year be held, at the McHenry House, the date for the holding of same having been set for Saturday evening, June 9. On the same evening the annual alumni dance will also take place at Stoffel's hafl» Invitations for both events are now being issued and the members are t looking forward to one of the largest gatherings of the kind ever held jfrr 'this village. ^ Horse Races Postponed ~On account of the rain, the hocao races, which were advertised to ta|c* place at the McHenry driving park on Decoration day, have been postponed until Saturday afternoon, June 9. Tba McHenry Driving club has placed track in the best condition that. It has ever been in and the opening races, give promise of drawing out a larga crowd. The Plaindealer hopes to p«fcr f. lish a complete program of the open­ ing matinee in next week's issue. ^ C. O. F. Celebrate Anniversary • ' Members of the Catholic Order Foresters, with their wives and fam­ ilies, assembled at Weber's hall m Thursday evening last to celebrate the twenty-first anniversary of thefr organization. A cafeteria luncheon was prepared, to which all were boun­ tifully served. Band music was en­ joyed and a specially prepared pro­ gram given by members of the Court. It was an evening of rare for those who attended. Come and see the pretty rugs aprons at the Universalist chunk Wednesday, June & just what you wart?