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The 21 star flag, designating Illinois entrance into the Union ten, Mrs. Frank Gans, Russ Grover, Frank Gans and Bill Bolger is a conversation piece at the McHenry library as L-R Mrs. view the flag. Wallace Dobyns, Mark Justen, Mrs. Peter Gies, Mrs. Alex Jus- Mrs. Geo. Johnson (left) shows Mrs. Donald Harriet Smith Granger. Mrs. Granger was marto'. Gerlitz the dress she wore to the Harriet ried in her home on Green street. Wedding dress, Smith - Charles Granger wedding in 1887. The courtesy of Robt. Thompson. grey dress to the left is the wedding dress of l j ^ ( f r x: Wisi s tr- w-. f l , <1 11 i-s-i mm o&j yM n Mayor Donald Doherty cuts the Illinois Sesquicentennial cake, the McHenry Women's club drew many guests who were amazed by celebrating our 150th year into the Union, during open house at the various displays marking this birthday. the McHenry library, Sunday, Dec. 3. The gala event, sponsored by Mrs. Lynn Stuart (left), the present librarian, Mrs. Betty Woermarai (right), the artist of the shows aportrait of Pres. Lincoln to Mrs. Charles paintir^», looks on. Goodell (center), the Library's first librarian as r " ~ v ' PLAINDEALER PHOTOS Story On Page I •J Eagerly taking their share of the tasty hors d' oeuvres are board) and Mrs. E.ty. Stange, member of McHenry Women's club, L-R Frank Gans (son of original owner of Riverside hotel), Vaughn which sponsored the Illinois Sesquicentennial event. Jones (attended Landmark) and Bill Bolger (Pres. of Library Installing the sesquicentennial license plates have an 18 in each upper corner representing the on his car is Ken Wise, advertising manager year 1818 when Illinois became the 21st member of the McHenry Plaindealer. The 1968 plates of the Union. A