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> , * ^: f V f v 4 : r 7 * 1 ./,<« »,? •.. V4-»S'-"*• Ife*# I«iS # » . • PIIILATHEAS MEET Members of the Philathea club met at the home of Mrs. Berglund arid Mrs. Carlson Thursday afternoon where a pleasant meeting' was enjoyed. • ENTERTAIN FRIENDS 1 M?r&. Elmer Freund entertained g group of Woodstock friends at- a card party at her home on M&in street,. Friday evening. Auction bridge was" in play with awards won by Mrs. Albert Blake, Mrs. Paul Schwabe and Miss Esther Schuett. " AUXILIARY" MEETS TONIGHT MfcHenry Unit, No. 491, American Legion • Auxiliary, will meet this Thursday, May 17, at Legion hall. Final plans for poppy day will ')e made- A good attendance is desired as this is one of the most important meetings oT the year. The card party which was scheduled for this evening has been postponed until some time in June, the date to be announced later. LADIES' AID SOCIETY Ladies' Aid society met "at the Methodist church Thursday afternoon with the president, Mrs. Lillian Cox, presiding at the business meeting. Various plans were discussed and an interesting: meeting enjoyed. The next meeting witl be at the pleasant country home of Mrs. J. A. Craver. Members are requested to attend and in- VitB their friends. R.N.A CAMP MEETS Fox River Valey Camp, No• 3251, Royal Neighbors of America, held its regular meeting Tuesday evening. After the business session, cards and refreshments were enjoyed. Mothers of Royal Neighbors who were present were honored. The evening was much enjoyed by those in attendance. A public outdoor card party is be«- ing plarihed for June, more particulars to be announced later. 83 YEARS OLD A group of neighbors gathered at the home of Mrs. E. E. Bassett Thursday *af tern oon to extend greetings to Mrs. Jennie Bassett, who was 83 years old on that day. A few social hours were enjoyed and a birthday cake and coffee were served. "Grandma" Bassett, as she is usually called, is in good health aod enjoyed the visit of her friends. ; QUILTING PARTY A quilting party sponsored by Court Joyce Kilmer, Catholic Daughters of America, was held in K. C. hall Monday evening. Sewing of quilt blocks occupied the guests during the early part of the evening after which cards were enjoyed. Sixteen tables were in play with a prize awarded at each table. Anyone is welcome to attend these parties at which a small charge of ten cents is made. 'I BIRTHDAY SURPRISE • V- A- party of friends surprised Mrs. Whiting Saturday afternoon in observance of her birthday. She was presented with a gift and a pleasant afternoon was spent in cards with two tables of bridge in play. Prizes were won by Mrs- H. M. Stephenson and Mrs. H. C. Hughes. Other guests were Mrs. J. Cristy, Mrs>. Lewis Hawley, Mrs. Ed. Whiting, Mrs. Thomas Kane, Mrs. Agnes Jencks, Miss Elola Boyle and Mrs. Edith Hayes. CHAPTER HONORS MOTHERS McHenry Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, met in its regular session Monday evening with a good attendance of members present. As the date of the meeting followed Mother's Day the mothers of members were honored by being escorted and introduced and each presented with a pot of blooming plants as a gift. The past matrons and the instructress of the chapter, Mrs. Ony Wheeler, were also escorted and introduced. After the meeting, cards were enjoyed and prizes awarded. A pot-luck lunch was served. CHRISTENING PARTY A christening party for Wayns Charles, infant son of Mr. and Mrs Fred Kamholz, Jr., of Skokie Valley visited his parents Sunday. Ernest Kamholz and little son of Chicago spent a few days the first of the week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kamholz. \ Mrs. Charles Douglas and danght'er, Lillian, of Janesville, Wis., spent the week-end here. Mrs. Douglas visited in the home of her son, Clarence and family, while her daughter visited in the Mat Glosson home. , Miss Louise Beckenbaugh of Racine spent the week-end at her home. Mi's. J. Sullivan of Woodstock attended the mother and daughter banquet Thursday evening as' the guest of her .daughter, Mrs. Ted Schiessle. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hitzeman of Chicago spent Mother's Day With her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Nye. Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Walsh, with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chapman of Woodstock, -Mother's Day guests in the home of their son, Richard, of Evan^ton. Mr. and Mrs. Hal Plum of Chicago were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Purvey. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sutton of Elmhurst visited relatives Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vogel and Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Bassett and son Lisle visited in the Henry Vogel home at Richmond, Sunday evening. Mrs. James Perkins, daughter Adeline and Lloyd Lockwood visited at Niles, Mich., over the weekend. George Johnson was a business visitor in Woodstock Tuesday. ' Mr. and Mrs. Fred Eppel visited their mothers, Mrs. Kathrine Eppel cf Woodstock, and Mrs. Frank Sullivan of near Woodstock, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Erickson and family spent Sunday with her brother at Caledonia. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Thomas attended the Farm Bureau-Johnsburg ball game at Woodstodk Sunday afternoon. Johnsburg won by a score of 9 to 3. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Mathews saw the ball game in Chicago Sunday. Dr- R. G. Chamberlin and Thomas McCabe attended the ball game in Chicago Sunday. Mrs. Walter Warner and four daughters of Elgin spent the weekend with her sister, Miss Anna Frisby and other relatives here. Misses Lena and Clara Stoffel, Mrs. C- Reihansperger, Mrs. F. G. Schrein- •er and Anna Frisby visited at West Chicago Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Schoewer and family of Chicago called at the Fred C. Schroewer home Sunday to visit his father, Peter J. Schoewer. . M!rs. Simon Stoffel is visiting in Chicago this week. C. G. Buss of Chicago spent Sunday here. ^ C. M. McDermott of Chicago was in town Wednesday and today (Thursday), and expects to return Saturday to attend to business appointments- Mrs. Forest E -Diffendafer of Fort Wayne, Ind., and her mother, Mrs Allen, and Miss Josephine Peterson ox Woodstock, were guests in the home of Joanne Rulien during the past week. Mr. and Mrs. A1 Guthrie and daughter, Helen, of Waukegan sp»nt Mother's Day with her mother, Mrs. Peter Diedrich. Miss Eleanor May and Sylvia Goldhoffer of Wilmette were weekend guests of tije former's mother, Mrs. Jos. May. Mr. and Mrs. John Schaid, daughter, Rena, and Mrs. Paul Marrie and son, Ray', of Waukegan, spent Tuesday in the John Molidor home at Grass ^ake. Gus Freund was a business visitor in Aurora Tuesday. Mrs. Paul Marafie and son, Ray, of Waukegan spent a few days this week in the home of Mir. and Mrs. John Schaid. Sunday guests of Mrs.. Josephine Heimer were Mrs. Edna Heimer, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Craig, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Carteaux and Mrs- Emma Carteaux, all of Chicago, AN INVITATION Through the courtesy of Miss Mary Brefeld, an employee, The . Davis Store, Chicago, Illinois, cordially invites the subscribers of this paper to icome in and see the beautiful work of remodeling that has been done in the past month. The store now surpasses any of its size in Chicago in beauty, end we are sure a visit to the store will convince you. The subscribers' names are being used in the hqpep of winning a contest. 61 DIPHTHERIA IMMUNIZATIONS Immunizations against diphtheria will be given Friday morning at '9 o'clock in the nurse's room at the high school. This will be the last chance for childreh in McHenry to be protected against diphtheria and mothers of children who will start school next fall are urged to have the children immunized now. A charge of 50 cents will be made. Do not delay, play safe and have your child immunized now. j , , ~ A. & P. SALES Sales of,The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company for the four weeks period ending April 28 were $62,463,- 980. This compares with $61,056,064 for the same period in 1933 and is an increase of $1,407,916 or 2.3%. April sales expressed in tons were estimated as 364,467 this year, compared wit* 405,661 in April of 1933. This is a decrease in.quantity of^ merchandise sold" of 41,194 tonfr, or 10.15%^ r. Average weekly sales in April were $15,615,995, compared with $15,264,- 016 in 1933, an increase of $351,979. Average weekly tonnage sales were 91,117 compared With 101,415 in April 1933, a decrease of 10,298 tons. • • . W . BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Btiss aire parents of a nine-pound boy, born Wednesday morning at Woodstock hospital. THE SAFE WAY To Protect YOUR LINOLEUM > IS TO USE pints' Before yoirput anything ort your Linoleum, see the new chart at our store. It pt-events mistakes. Thomas P. Bolger The McHenry Druggist FLAflfMALMt '"•tM .. . . , May 17, There are just we want to • > BLACK WALNUT ICE CREAM If you were to search the country over, it is not likely that you could find the equal in deliciousness off the Luick special for this weekend-- Fresh Black Walnut.ice cream. Wecertainly are proud of this wonderful, rich, smooth special You will be prou4 to serve it It has always been our best selling weekend special GRADUATION OIFTS Graduation Gifts are numerous. It would be almost impossible to describe all of the appropriate gifts in this space so we must confine it to / • • good suggestions, which include the following: Perfume Writing Paper Dictionaries Bath Salts Pocket Books t^i ,. Manicure Sets Compacts Wrist Watch* memory BOOKS BOOKG Fountain Pens Books .. Candy Flash Lights >rl - • - This owner says: 17 MILES TO THE GALLON! to 1 don't thi - ' ' " « -- " •"!. «u V&ts. ^ * 'Mix but to" r111 recall th*t t : * 1 1 1 'be to buy • t*** fiSSJiss. ••fcrti'ui//ou^ Wwit9r • w Ray Van Hereslee of Waukegan, was held at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. Simon Michels, Sunday. Spoi!- sors for the baby were Miss Edith Van Hereslee of Waukegan and Ni^k Freund. Those present were the parc>' s., Mr. and Mrs. Ray Van Hereslee, the grand parents, Mirs. Simon Michels and Mr. and Mrs. Felix Van Hereslee and daughter, Edith, the great grandmother, Mrs. Mary Schmitt, Mr. and Mm. Irving Schmitt and Mr. and Mrs. Nick Freund and son Richard; Mrs. Darnell is a patient itt the Woodstock hospital. CLUB LOOKS US OVER The Jolly Five Hundred club of Wheeling was entertained at the home of a member, Mrs. .Lee Gross of McHenry, Wednesday afternoon. The ladies arrived about 2:30 p. m«„ and spent the afternoon in viewing the town,visiting Bickler's hotel, Mrs, Alice Uptadel of Wheeling being a friend of the Bickler family. * A buffet supper was served by Mrs. Gross after which cards wera eniovwith four tables of five hundred in play. . Prizes weie woti by Mrs. E. Bellmore, Miss Agnes- Nielson, Mrs. J. Bellmore and Mrs. Alice Uptadel. LEGIONNAIRES, TAKE NOTICE Tuesday evening, May 22, our Department Commander, Charles C. Kapschull, will address a mass meeting of Legionnaires at Elmhurst Masonic Temple at 8 p. m. This is to be a gathering of all thee outstanding Legionnaires of the 11th District, doing honor to the flrst Department Commander from Northern Illinois, outside the environs of Cook county. All members of McHenry Post are invited to attend. ""Charlie" Kapschull and all other distinguished guests will be looking for you, so don't disappoint them. Let's help make this an old-fashioned 11th District rally. COUNTY CHAMPION Vtlerie Miller, 13 years •ol|i ,;Vfi Richmond, is the rural school spelling champion of the county, having received this honor at the spelling contest held at Woodstock last Wednesday. She will be given a free trip to the Century of Progress in Chicago aa a reward for winning the title. Second place honors went to Itylildred 'Other guests, in addition to the win- 4*wWr»on of Marengo. rers of prizes, were Mrs. Day, Mrs. Passbender, Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. Laurence, Mrr. Tash, Mrs. Pieper, Mrs. Graft, Mrs. Jagermann, Mrs. Wick, Mrs. Nielson of Wheeling and Mrs, XL, J.^Schaffer of McHenry. k CALLED FOR JURY Ray Conwa>, John P. Schreiner and --^Charles Stilling were drawn for McHenry to report tor duty oft petit Jmjr a^ WoodjsfctfJc May 28. ^ Moon-Bather* To fight plant disease and pests, aquaws of American Indians, after the seeding was done, would go out at midnight, clothed In nothing else but moccasins, to beat the edges all around their planted plots with a stick. It Is not known how effective this preventive proved for the garden, nor Is It. known how many of the red-skinned mooD-bsthers caofht A cold. NEW PONTIAC 715 and up. Hat price at Pontiao, Mien. Illu*- trated, the 3-Door Sedan, Hat price ait Pt>ntiac. Mich , $743. With bumpers, spare tire, Tnetal tire cover, tire lock and spring c o v e r s , $32.00 a d d i tional. Pontiac if a General Motors ](alue with Fisher Bodim• and Fisher No Drmtf. Vent i la tion. Chech Your Motor Car Judgment cyk/ DnU» dkodkvV v Get This Book! FACTS Jm ds Motor Car Bofcr ; do you want in the motor car you buy? What have you a right to expect? The Pontiac "Check and Double Check" book will tell you. It enables you to check and double check motor car values point by point. For your own satisfy* tion and protection, get and use this book before.you buy any car. Come in and get yours today--it's FREfi--or write direct toPdntiac Motor Company, Pontiac, Mich. SEE IT.. DRIVE IT. BEFORE YOU BUY ANY CAR! 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