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S o c i e t y Nc Group Group Three Number Three of the WolQan's Society for Christian Service -pill meet at the home of Mrs. George Johnson Thursday afternoon, Septem- Imr 4. AH members are re<juested tp lie present. ,i . • • • Bast River Road Hnddilfc The members of the East River Road Pinochle club met last Thursday in the home of Mrs. Ben Diets. Prizes irere awarded Mrs. John Braeseke, "Mrs. Albert Vales and Mrs. Dietz. • Ttoe next " meeting will be held with Mrs. Ellsworth Shoemaker on Septem- I Mr! and Mrs. Joseph Glosson of Ucfienry were the sponsors Sunday at tte christening of little J&ir.es Allen Whiting, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Whiting of Woodstock, at St. Mary'# church in that city. Other McHenry guests were Mr. and Mrs. William Staines. Mrs. Whiting is the former Nellie Staines. . m'&: / '• • • • SAttend Birthday Paltr " Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kralowetr att| nded a birthday surprise dinner in Honor of Charles Jensen at the home --«f his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lars Jensen in Woodstock Sanday. The dinner was served at one o'clock and bouquets of mixed flowers decorated tie table and home. Other guests were present from Harvari and "Woodstock. Farewetl Party A party was held in the Johnsburg hall Sunday evening in honor of Paul 'Pitzen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Rtzen of Pistakee Bay, and Clarence J. Michels of Johnsburg, who were inducted into the army Tuesday under tfee selective service. About eighty guests attended the gathering to bid farewell to the boys and to present tkem with a purse. • • # Frisby Reanion -- Approximately fifty members of thu family of the late Mr. and Mrs. John B. Frisby attended a reunion Sunday at the home of Miss Ann Frisby on John street, West McHenry. All of Hie guests, ranging in age from seventy- two years to five months, enjo>- «d dinner and supper served on the wn, while the remainder of the time s spent taking pictures and visiting. Mrs. Mollie Givens of McHenry was the oldest person present and ifudy Jean Bacon of Crystal Lake, the youngest. Guests attended from Detroit, Mich., Rockford. Chicago, Oak -Park, Elgin, Woodstock, Crystal Lake, Lake Villa, Wauconda and McHenry. * • • Reunion of Schoolmates A group of nine ladies who attended the McHenry Public Grade school together several years ago, held a reunion Saturday at the Wayside Inn at Libertyville where they enjoyed a luncheon at 1:30. They then spent the afternoon visiting. Those who attended were Mrs. Louis McDonald and Mrs. William ]3elcher of Woodstock; Mrs. Harry -Alexander of Hebron; Mrs. Chauncey Harrison of Ringwood; Mrs. George H Johnson, Mrs. George Shepard, Mrs. Robert Thompson,. Miss Clara Stoffel and Mis# Florence Carey, all Of McHenry. Attention, Foresters! At 8:30 p. m. next Tuesday, September 2, the local court of the Catholic Order of Foresters will hold election of officers. The officers urge all members to be present. Refreshments will be served. • • • • Evening Ceatraet BrMfftv .t, Mrs. Harry Durland was the hostess Tuesday night for the members of the Evening Contract bridge chib» Prizes were merited by Mrs. Henry Miller and Mrs. Joanne Rulien. Mrs. Rulien will entertain the club oa-September t. • •*->"- ' • • "Minis' May Miss Luells Miller, daughter of Mr. land Mrs. Peter Miller of Ringwood, and Mr„ Edward May, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter May of Solon Mills, were married at St, John tho Baptist church at Johnsburg Wednesday, August 27. Rev. A. J. Neidert officiated at the nine o'clock nuptial high mass. A complete account of the wedding will appear in the next issue »ef Die Plaindealer. ^ ; • • * . - - / Oating at Crystal Lake#.? Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Marshal! of Crystal Lake entertained at a picnic in the Crystal Lake park Sunday tn honor of Mr. Marshall's birthday. Games were played and a picnic lunch was served. Those present were Mrs. Agnes Marshall, RoVena Marshall, Earl Marshall and daughter, Patty Lee. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bennett and children of McHenry; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Egan and son of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Bud Kosinski, Elgin; Susan Coehmstedt of Waukegan and Clyde Carr of Ringwood. * * • McHenry Red Cross tie McHenry Red Cross headquarters, formerly located in .the local high school, have been -transferred back to a room in St. Mary - St. Patrick school and the workroom will be open every Friday. The chairmen hope that everyone who is able will come to assist with the work which has been assigned for this month's quota. The August auota was sent to Woodstock Wednesday and there is a great deal of work to be completed for the September quota. LOIS FREUND BECOMES BRIDE OF I. STENOER AUGUST 20, CHICAGO f! The Farewell Pari?-, , employees of the West Mc- A wedding of interest to local people todk plage last Wednesday, August 20, in Our Lady of Mercy church in Chicago at which time Miss Lois Freund, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Freund of Chicago, became the bride of Mr. Julian Stenger, son of Mrs. Julia Stenger, also of Chicago. The ceremony was performed at eleven o'clock by the Rev. Fred Stenger, a brother of the groom. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, was lovely in a gown of white satin which was fashioned with a higK neckline with lace yoke, leg o*mutton sleeves and a hoop skirt. Her fingertip veil was held in place with a tiara of seed pearls, and she carried a colonial bouquet of white gladioli and white ros«s. Miss Lorraine Walkey of Chicago attended the bride as maid of honor, wearing a rose taffeta gown with matching blush veil and carrying a colonial bouquet of blue larkspur and red roses. The bridesmaid was Miss Jane Steckel of Evanston, who appeared in Nile green taffeta. Her blush veil also matched her gown and her colonial bouquet contained yellow roses. Both of these young ladies are friends of the bride. The groom was attended by Archie Devonshire, who served as best man, and Paul Lyman, the usher. AH of the. men in the bridal party wore morning suits. Mrs. Freund attended her daughter's wedding wearing a two-piece blue crepe suit with dubonnet accessories. The mother of the groom wore a dress of black chiffon velvet with white accessories. Both wore corsages of white gladioli and red roses. The wedding breakfast was held at one o'clock at the Beldon Stratford hotel where the bride and groom received 160 guests during the afternoon. Carlos Molina and his orchestra were present throughout the day to offer their music for the listening and dancing pleasure of the guests. The groom is a member of this'orchestra After the reception ,the newlyweds left with the orchestra for Texas where they will make a tour of several of the large cities in that state and then they will go to California to fill-other engagements. The bride attended Our Lady, of Mercy grade school in Chicago, St. Clair academy in Sinsinawa, Wis., and was graduated from St. Francis ^School of Nursing at Evanston in 1938. She was affiliated with the hospital until the time of her marriage. Among those who attended the wed- Henry State bank gave a farewell'ding were the bride's father and party for Mrs. Edwin Q. Sullivan, for- , mother, her sister, Nancy, her grand- ™ ^ - mother, Mrs. Mary Freund, and the groom's mother, all of Chicago; Rev. Fred Stanger of Mundelein; Mr. and Mrs. Simon Sorkin of Crystal Lake; Miss Rose Huemann, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kreutxer, Mrs. Joseph Regner and daughter, Betty, of McHenry; Mrs. Stephen H. Smith and Mrs. Mamie King and son, Gene, of Johnsburg; Mrs. Ray Horick of Woodstock; Mrs. Emma Steinman and daughter, Anita, of Milwaukee, Wis.; Mrs. Frank Planert and daughter, Mary Lou, Mr. and Mrs. Wagner and Mrs. Gelzer and niece of Green Bay, Wi&; Mrs. Louis Frazier and Mr. and Mrs. Walker pi merly Eleanor Bolger. She is giving up her position in the bank the last of this month. The dinner was held at the Green Mill at Grayslake. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Carey, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Weber, Lillian Nordin, Betty Mae Orr, James Larkin t Herb Reihansperger, and Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan. The young couple are planning to move to Elgin in the near fqttnre. • • •' Epworth League Sunday evening, August 17, we had a picnic and vespers out in Colby's woods. Mrs. Miller had charge of the ! Terra Haute Ind. vespers 1 ' Last Sunday we met in the church DAn* tmt r M WiDfWM and Laura Sherman had charge of the ltW1,T- WILLIS GAKOIlSK Cestaasa Miss Kay Costanxa of Chicago, Who has been making her home at the Island Lake hotel for the past two years, and Mr. William Kazimour, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kazimour of .Cuba township, stole a march on their friends Saturday afternoon, August 16, when they were secretly wed in a quiet ceremony performed at. Woodstock, , , Mr. Kazimour has been a lifelong resident of Cuba township and is a graduate of the Wauconda township iiigh school. The newlyweds were feted at a wedding party in the Island Lake hotel Saturday night. • • • Family Gathering A 'lamily gathering was held at the Mrs. Ellen Whiting home Sunday in honor of Louis Whiting, who is visiting his mother while enjoying a vacation from Chadron, Neb. Dinner was served on the lawn and the afternoon spent in a gala celebration. Attending the party were Louis Whiting, Mrs. Vera Hanks and children, Betty and Marion, of Chadron, Neb.; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Whiting and son, Richard, Mrs. Eleanor Dunne and son, Edward, of Lake Geneva, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Whiting of Elgin; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Whiting of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs.- Edward Whiting and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Whiting of Ringwood; Mrs. ! Ellen Whiting, son, William, and Mrs. Edith Hayes and son, Dick, of McHenry. s devotional period. Mr. and Mrs. Reamer sponsored the meeting. After the meeting everyone played games. For the next two Sunday morning* the League is taking over the morning services while Reverend Miller is out of town. We would like to have anyone who is interested in this, come and join in. This will begin at 10:30 a. m. In the evening we will have our business meeting and play gaum.' WEDS SCHOOL TEACHER HASTINGS, NEB., AUG. 16 diurch Stephen In the First Congregational t Mrs. H. J. Leepef of Hastings. Si per, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Hopper of that city, became the bride of Mr.'Robert Willis Gardner, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gardner of Solon Mills on Saturday, August 16. Dr. j Frank Peyton, pastor of the church, ^ ^ | read the single ring service. Keeno Party | Attending the couple were Dr. and The residents of Country Club Mr.s H. J. Leeper of Hastings. Stephen Drive, the golf course subdivision, held Leeper, nephew of the bride, lit the a "Get-Acquainted-Keeno" party at bracketed tapers for the candle light the McHenry Country clubhouse on service. Saturday night. There was music and i The bride's gown was white marsinging afterwards with accompani-' quisette fashioned ment on the piano furnished by Mrs. Sue Rankin. Following the suggestions of those present, plans are being made to make this an annual affair. This was the first attempt knd proved a huge success. The committee in charge was Edward J. Frett, chairman, T. W. Style, Joseph Le- Tang, O. H. flohna, H L Wfldauer, Jr. Sutton Reaniea The annual reunion of the family of the late Robert Sutton was held Sunday at the old Sutton homestead in Emerald park. A chicken dinner and supper were served and the afternoon spent playing cards and visiting. Those who attended the reunion were Mr. and Mrs. George Hoelscher of Wheaton; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Larkin and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Frisdh of Elgin; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sutton and son, Robert, and daughter, Gertrude, and the Misses Eleanor and Marion Larkin of Chicago; the M. A. Sutton and E. R. Sutton families e»d.JVilliam Sutton of MflHeary. cHOoess wAtmKMur OOtL AS HIS B&IDE Itoif .. her marriage to Alvin A. Schaefer of Waukegan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schaefer of Riverside Drive, McHenry, Miss Irene Rutkowski, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Rutkowski of Waukegan, chose a beige wool suit with brown accessories and a corsage of talisman roses. The ceremony took place Saturday, August 23, in Waukegan. Attending the bride-was Miss Betty Schaefer of Elgin. She wore aquamarine with black accessories. The b^st man was Dan Rutkowski of Waukegan. Fifty guests attended the reception which was held at the home of the groom's parents in McHenry. The bride attended Waukegan schools and the Bryant-Stratton Business school in Chicago. She was employed as a comptometrist at the Johnson Motor company, Waukegan. She was all-events bowling champion in 1941. Mr. Schaefer attended school in Crystal Lake and is a salesman for McCaffrey Wholesale company in Waukegan. They are making their home with the bride's parents for the present. R4NCWOOD CHUSCH XOTS8 Mbm o'clock R. J. U MeJtefotr. pMter of Hm ftingwood Methodist church, will deliver a sermon entitled "LijMr Day ffiSSSl It is important that all Christians be faithful to Christ and his kingdom in the world erisis through which we are passing. This loyalty must be shown through the Christian church of which Christ is the head. Sunday School will be held at .eleven o'clock. The future of this country depends upon the training that we give the children. The times call for the co-operation of all Christians. FRED POST DIES Friends here, have learned of the death of Fred Post, father of Mrs.' property tax TAXBft PAID AFTER SEPT. 2 WILL INCLUDE PENALTY Edmund Willis, the former Opal Post, at one time a member of the teaching staff at the local high school. Thi* death occurred at Moulton, Iowa, oa August 13. Peak at SMI Those responsible for the Inventions reached their peak twseh the ages of 30 and 35, according to surveys made. ' .JJS-,' laseet Life . Tlttmeximum life of ineiela ia considered to be 17 years. McHenry county residenta will have to pay their taxes on or before September 2 if they wish to escape paying a penalty, according to C. Frank Daly, McHenry county treasurer. The treasurer's office js open from eight in the morning until 5 p. m. on weekdays, except Saturdays, when the office remains open from eight until noon. The taxpayers are mm paying their second installments on their real estate taxes and collections this year have been better than last year. The first installment now has a penalty of three per cent as has the personal Advertising costs will be added to the real estate taxes after September 1. - Bats Have Sapersooakt System Bata, those night flying mammals, do it aB by a supersound system, it has been revealed by the' American Association tar the Advancement of Science. They use a "supersonic system" whereby they emit hisses inaudible to the human ear. These •onodi, the investigators say, reverberate from obstacles in the path of the flying bats and aid them in avoiding collisions. A. LATTWnr, 48 YEAlX Alfred J. Lauzon, 48 years old, died last Saturday, August 23, at his home , at Won tor Lake after an illness of eewial weeks. During July he suffered a hemorrhage of the brain and he remained in a semi-conscious condition until his death. Mr. Lauzon was born in Chicago on December 28, 1892. He was an inter.- ior decorator and had been employed with the Wm. H. Althoff hardware store in West McHenry for the part year. Mr. and Mrs. Lauzon and their son, Thomas, who, is a student at the local high school, have had a home it Wonder Lake for the past five yeaiiand they were perinanent residents there for about eighteen months. " Besides his widow and son, the dp ceased leaves his mother- and fathejbin~ lsw, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kerwin, who also reside in the Lauzon hompt Funeral services were held Sundajr mornine at eleven o'clock at the Mqrwin Aneral home in ,Woodstock. Thomas Kerwin, a past master of tbe Masonic order, conducted tbe The remains were cremated at Ac cemetery in Chicago. !»' w > McCalloai Lake Dance - ^Ble dance at the Fox pa iWen fn West McHenry last Friday which was sponsored by the Property Owners association of McCullom Lake, was a great success. General chairman of tite dance was Mrs. Elmo McKim. Sho was assisted by Mrs. Schlitt, Mrs Carire Kurth, Mrs. Ruth Brocken Mrs. Henrietta Donkel, Mrs. Florence Larson and Mrs. Olga Scheubert. Larson, M|-s. Olga Scheubert. Judges for the waltz contests were P. M.«Jus ten, Geo. H. Johnson and Ray McGee The old fashioned waltz prize was captured by Mr. and Mrs. Schweiger of the lake, while Charles Weldt and ^ Lucille Weingart were awarded the laurels for the modern waltz contest. The music was furnished by Orville Surz and his orchestra. The leader's father, Frank Surz, is a resi. - dent at the lake. The returns of the dance will furnish a portion of the cost of tarring and sandfhg the roads in the McCullom Lake Estates. The remainder of , the sum will be oaotributod by the property owners. ^ in princess style with a bouffant skirt. She wore a cap of white flowers and carried white orchids. Her matron of honor wore a gown of pink marquisette, while she c^-ried a colonial bouquet of Johanna Hill roses. After a reception which was attended by the groom's parents of Solon Mills, the newlyweds left on a Wed ding trip to the Black Hills. They will be at home to their friends after September 1 in Solon Mills. The bride attended Hastings college and took her bachelor of science degree from Northwestern university in Chicago. She is affiliated with Alpha Chi Omega sorority. She has taught English and music in the schools at Dix, Neb., and in Richmond, 111. Mr Gardner was graduated from the University of Illinois with a bachelor of science degree. He is the nf n dairy farm at Solon Mills. ' '.Good Wall Finish A good wall finish to use in an attic that is being made over into a bedroom is the use of a flberboard insulating material for this purpose. It will make the room more comfortable as it will be insulated against heat and cold, and it will also make an attractive finish as it can be used in its natural color and is available in pastel shades that will form harmonious backgrounds for any type of interior decoration. It can be used on walls and ceilings. Peer Bleep Nevretie Poor sleep does not cause a neurotic condition, Dr. Donal A. Laird, author, declares. On the contrary, poor deep is usually a sign of a neurotic condition. It is not the sleep that needs treatment, but the neurotic condition which causfes it. Cemest A cement floor-surfacing material has been developed which is selfsanitizing without the use of disinfectants. With no treatment other than - occasional washings, the cement prevents the growth of molds on its surface and suppresses < Shoes Go Military Women's shoe styles are going military. Most of the 40,000 shoes on exhibit at the annual convention of the Middle Atlantic shoe retailers in Philadelphia showed a distinct military influence, and stylists say the trend will be around for a while. H. C. Johnson, representative of Beloit (Wis.) manufacturer, declared that the predominance of tan colors with brass buckles and straps 7MTS ** ^ ***-- /-V >,VV, :4 ; : 19*" ft©?'ail SCHOOLS OPEN Supplies v-v: f ffcr Troops of boys and girls are answering the call to classes! Merrily th#y go their way On foot, astride bicycles, and in laughter echoing busses.-For young America the roads are clear, the skies hold no menace, and there is total security in school, at home, at play. And, at attention, helping the parents of young Americans play their part in getting the nation's children ready for school, are the local storekeepers who needed W equip, drew, feed, preperly heneethe beys and girls who *re America's ft % , |f e It's readta', *ritin\ 'rithmetic time again . ^ imd you'll be needing books* and pencils and paper. Get ytwr stpplies here, and be sure of good quality ... because we give you the same, attentive service that we give _ ^ ^ Better school supplies will give you a head start this term. We carry a complete line of supfcOies for students from kindergarten to college, so we can satisfy every need!*. . \ at a reasonable price. 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