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. Vvi W0m Kz+Jfr- ̂ . .,«v r'^fylV' iinnr * £v <. -Vk^t "*• "s* v?" * ^ ™ " J ? •<- mj$ '•• n"5W /•£ >-&..'CM®S 'f- • i :#toi VOLUME X rBSMAL ITEPB OSIERS AND GOEIS Of A WEEK « OW-WSV LITTLE VttUffi . ,' •W SEEN BY PLAINDEALER REPORTERS AND HANDED INTO OUR OFFICE BY OUR AMENDS ,V S«j Conway wasa^ Chicago visitor IKonday. Mrs. Wn. BoosJett,wi»;» Chicago visitor Monday. • Mrs. Simon SboftSleras.lh Chicago v?s:.tOr Saturday. *' Win. Smith was a business visitor in Chicago Tuesday. Mrs. J. J. McCarthy was an Elgin visitor last Saturday. /"^V Mrs. J. W. Bonsifitt was a Chicago v3e| visiter last Saturday. £;,f£g; Mrs. Jacob Leiekera 4^p«ettit Saturday ' tyf* in the metropolitan city. ^£$5*! F. J. Barbian attended to tttStaess matters in Chicago Tuesday., Everest Hunter transacted business matterif in Chicago Tuesday. H. G. Buoh was a business visitor in the metropolitan city Tuesday. Mrs. Henry Heimer and daughter, Adelia, were Chicago visitors Monday. Gans attended to matters of 4'S '* t - '.'Tv *VN ; a business nature in Chicago Monday, n Granger Smith of Elgin visited in --^jthe home of the Misses Granger Sun- P. o. •* wmmmmrntrn MoHUJNRY. mLINOrS, TTTURJSDAY, JUN3S 17, 1915. SRTEEN IIIUM WntttED THREE HUNDRED FORESTCRS PACHfcNOX*8 HALL SUNDAY AFTERNOON ' day. Jos. Miohek was among those to boarctthe Chicago train Tuesday morn- »ng. Miss Elizabeth Thelen was among the Chicago passengers Tuesday morn­ ing. :y Misses Alice Simes and Inez Bacon ; passed Monday in the metropolitan city. ' *• • Dr. A. I. Froelich returned from a visit with home folks in Minn f'last week. . v ; R u s s e l L a w r e n o e p a s s e d S u n d a y a n d 8£j- />W' Monday as the guest of relatives at Elgin. • - .. " v 0 " Mrs. E. W. Howe was a business . visitor In the metropolitan city last % -1^ Friday. ^ , Mrs. J. J. Aylward was among those ^'.v to board the train for Elgin last Satur- fc^^^day morning. • " * Frank Ftossman of Chicago spent ^ Sunday as the guest of relatives and friends here. ^•,-V Miss Elizabeth Thelen was among f'.;'those to board the Chicago train last J Saturday morning, Mrs. -Margaret Bonslett spent the 'V- . latter part or last week as the guest of Chicago relatives. * , Mrs. J. LI. Miller, daughter, Elijsa- .. *betb, and son, Henry, were Elgin vl's^ ^ ;r.riit°rs last Saturday. ^ ; -1^1 Misses Clara Frisby and Irene Vasey ^ "t; ^ boarded the train for Crystal Lake ^ '^-..Monday afternoon.. C. M. U^iel came- up from Blgife hmt r^jT. 'Sunday morning to attend the Forester .^initiation and banquet. t Mr. dnd Mrs. John I. Story of Chi- «;> :VK «cago were Sunday guests in the 'home <,of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. McOmber. Miss Helen Horning of Evanston ^ ^ ^was a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Walsh the first of the week. Mrs. Sarah Dermont passed several | days last week as the guest of her .. ^daughter, Mrs. F'. V. Cobb, at Hebron. Dr. F. J. Aicher returned home from week's visit with his mother at Washburr, 111., la$t Thursday after- J^noon. Sherman Cobb of Hebron is spending ||1his grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Der- 'mont. Mrs. Simon Stoffel spent the week end as a guest in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Curtis Westfall, in ^ Chioago. Mr. and Mrs. C, W. Stenger, Misses ^' ^ Julia and Esther StofTel, Helen Heimer 1* oJ.^and Edwin Heimer motored to Chicago •$l£|last Sunday. v ^ Little Adeline Perkins passed the *J'r ' ̂ latter part of last and the fore part of this week as the guest of her aunt at 'Crystal Lake. Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Goodman of Chi- •0^ rf:cago were Sunday guests in the home ^ '-'f of the former's parents, Prof, and Mrs. v, f-F. M. Goodman. Mrs. Jos. N. Miller is spending a If^couple of weeks as the guest ol her ^ Iparents, Mr. afnd Mrs. Niak Pitzen, at .-^Turtle Lake, Wis. •"i?| Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Beading and (jV. ^daughter of Woodstock were Sunday guests in the home of the latter's if father, Fred Voeltt. Mr..and Mrs. A. K. Burns of Cbi- S cago passed the week end as guests in • the home of the latter's mother, Mrs. • F. K. Granger, and at the Burns cot­ tage at Emerald Park. ' * Miss Maude Granger, who for some ..time past has been employed in the law office of Castle, Williams, Long & Castle of Chicago, has given ttp her position for the summer and will pass the time at her home here. Miss Fanny Granger went to Chi­ cago last Friday evening, from whiclv K: 4'city she left the following* morning for summer's stay at Estes Park, Colo ^ iv^'She was accompanied to the West by •k\jSMn. S. S. Chapel 1 and daughters of *'?? ^dtieafo. « P r o f . E. C. Fisher of Rock Island : spent Saturday and Sunday as the He left the first family's summer .home up in Minnesota, the family ^having preceded him to that point a ^week or more ago* I.M " M- ^rs^ guest of friends here. *" 3 , Jof the week for the >T)ka blcgesfc event ever iuidertilceii by St. Mary's Court of Catiicrfic Fores­ ters of this village was held at Knox's hall here last Sunday afternoon, when sixteen new members were taketo into the order and given the degree work. The work started at about 2:50 and was pat on by the degree team of St. Joseph's Court, Elgin, headed by Adolph Fischer. The work: was wit­ nessed by three hundred Foresters from the ficHenry aod aalghboeing courts. The team putting on the work con­ sists of Adolph Fischer, Louis Roth- stein, Jeaeph Jaenger, Frank Wester- man, Frank Sauer, Aloysius Kienlen and Charles Weidemtmn. The de grees were exemplified in a most im pressive manner and to those who had never before seen the work the after­ noon proved an instructive as well as interesting one. ' . A banquet was served at Weber's hall at the oloae • of the work, nearly two hundred people partaking of same The banquet was prepared by Mesdames John Niesen and Elizabeth Laures and was served by a number of young ladies of St. Mary's church. In the evening the banquet feature of the event was continued at Knox's hall. This feature was public and was largely attended. Adolph Fischer of Elgin acted ns toastmaster and, to say the least, he did justice to the honor. Mr. Fischer opened the eventttg's program with a good sound talk on the work of the order, which was greatly enjoyed and appreciated by. those pres­ ent. " His address was followed by a vocal trio, which was pleasingly rendered by Mesdames Peter Weboiy$3. M. Bickler and Jos. Rothermel. C. M. Buel of Elgin, representing State Chief Ranger C. R. Ryan of Chi­ cago, explained the insurance features and his talk was ably rendered and well received. On account of sickness in his family Mr. Ryan was unable to be present. F. J. Karges next favored die assem­ blage with & beautiful solo, "The Ros­ ary." His efforts received a hearty applause. Louis Rothstein of Elgin made a few timely remarks, Intermingled with short stories, that kept his listeners in a happy frame of mind. Rev. Edward Bertbold, pastor of St. Mary's church, and who was one of the candidates initiated, spoke On charity pointing out the many different ways in which charity could be put to use in everyday life. His t^lk was an appre­ ciative one. \ C. M. Bickler then rendered a vocal solo, which was one of the delightful numbers on the evening's program. Rev. Lynch, temporary pastor of St, Patrick's Catholic -church here, also gave a splendid talk fpr the good of the order. His remarks bore weight and should bear fruit. Miss Clara Miller was the next num­ ber on the program and rendered a very pretty vocal solo. Miss Miller possesses a sweet voice and her efforts received a hearty applause. Charles Weidemann of Elgin spoke on confession and encouraged the mem bers to go more often. His talk was full of good suggestions and had an at­ tentive ear from everyone present. W. G. Schreiner was next called up­ on for a few remarks. He responded in his usual jolly man&er and wound up his few remarks by wishing the Mc- Henry court continued success and hoped that the membership would con­ tinue to increase as in the past. A mixed quartet, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Bickler, MisB Clara Miller and F. J. Karges, followed with a beautiful number, which was well received by all. Mrs. Anton Schneider, member of St. Clara's Court of Lady Foresters of St. Mary's church, was also called up­ on for a few remarks. She responded with a few timely suggestions regard­ ing the insurance feature of the order. The toastmaster took up where Mrs. Schneider left ofT and explained many points relating to the insurance end. The music for the evening was fur­ nished by Miss Kathryn Bach, piano, and Carl Bickler, drums. The McHenry Court' now numbers ninety-one members. The sixteen init­ iated into the order last Sunday were as follows: Henry G. Weber, Frank L. Adams, Henry Faber, Stephen O Adams, Nick B. Freund, Rev. Edward Berthold, Anton Blake, Joe Blake, William Blake, Arthur Smith, Andrew Steinsdoerfer, Edward N. Young, Ed­ ward Thompson, Henry Brefeld, Anton Schneider and J. C. Bickler. In connection with the membership of St. Mary's Court it may be well to mention the fact that Mathias Blake and his seven sons are enrolled therein and they were all present at the work and banquet last Sunday. This is sure­ ly a record that Mr. Blake has every, reason to feel proud of, as such cases are very rare. The members *of St. Mary's Court are going to work all the harder from now on and the prospects are that a larger class than that of last Sunday will be taken in some time this coming fall. A dozen or more applications are ail ready , which art enough to insure WEEKLY EHSMflE ITEMS AS TAKEN ntOR TE COLDMS Of Si'km nun excbancesP :ik*. MtSCEfXANEOCS ASSORTMENT OF NEWS ITEM IN CONDENSED FORM FOR BUSY PEOPLE , another initiation. m-jtl 5,-^w ^ fi'V » •.-m* mm lie" i '*'•*.T.- ^ 1. 1, • l£f: % -! -<•' ; V.-'* Dcly iSerc is fed have *tt«W $iOO>fiOG high school building. Over 1,200 automobiles are owned by residents in Walworth county, Wis. More than 600 souvenirs were given away at the opening of a new store for women at Harvard one day recently. The Elgin National Watch factory Will close down for the annual summer vacation.ob Jaly 1, not to reopen until July 19. . ' Over twenty horses ware shipped from Elgin to Chicago recently. The horses were purchased for European war purposes. Francis Davia, a negro, died at Janes- ville, Wis., on June 3 at the extreme old age of 117 years, in his early days he served as a slave in the south. The Lake Zurich Commercial asso­ ciation was incorporated at Springfield on Friday of last week. The organiza­ tion has been incorporated for pleasure and not for profit. The Woodstock & Sycamore Trac­ tion Co. is now operating an express car between Genoa and Sycamore. The speoial oar was put on last Monday morning and will ttm every day except Sunday. ^A man with a newly patented incu­ bator is endeavoring to interest the citizens of Grayslake to such an extent as to make it possible to start a factory for the manufacture of his patent in that village. f The Wauconda and Lake Zurich tel­ ephone exchanges] have been trans* ferred from the Waukegan to the Woodstock district and will hereafter be under the supervision of J. H. Con- rath of Woodstock. John Alec, employed wkh^gang of ditchers near VOIQ, lost his lifelrTFtsh lake, Lake county, one day recently. He was out on the lake fishing when the boat was upset and being unable to swim was drowned before assistance could reach him. Bishop Fellows, who twenty-six years ago made the address at the laying of the corner stone of the Northwestern Military academy at HighlShd Park, performed the same duties a week ago last Monday, when the corner stone was laid for the new administration building at Academy Park on Lake Geneva. The Rural Letter Carrier's associa­ tion of McHenry and Boone oounties held their regular bi-monthly meeting at Harvard one evening recently, at which time the following officers were elected: President, Batterson of Wood stock; vice president, Peterson of Cap- ran; secretary, Phillips of Harvard treasurer, Ryder of Harvard. Twenty fire inspectors of the state fire marshal's office in Springfield and the Fire Prevention bureau visited Crystal Lake on Tuesday of last week. The inspectors visited every part of the city and found but few defects. In the evening a meeting was held in a local theatre, where speeches were made and fire prevention pictures were shown. Nearly five hundred people crowded the theatre. Woodstock Republican: Changes in the specifications for guns and shells being used by European nations in the war have caused officials of the Oliver typewriter company at Woodstock to cancel arrangements for running their plant twenty-four hours a day, ttiirning out shrapnel shells. Two weeks ago it was believed that a million dollar oon- tract for shrapnel shells for one of the warring nations would be signed im mediately. Thursday John Whitworth, superintendent of the plant, announc­ ed that negotiations were off for the present, and the plant is working only sii days a week with no night work. Marengo Republican-News: While standing in front of his home watching the Uncle Tom's Cabin show getting under way for Genoa, Henry Sullivan was assaulted and robbed by four husky men--two whites and two blacks--sup­ posedly followers of the show. The teams were being lined up on South State street, and without any provoca­ tion the four men waded into Henry and quickly had him in dreamland. When he recovered consciousness he was bleeding profusely about the face and after washing up he found some of his pockets turned inside out. A search showed that all his money as weli as his watch had disappeared. As near as he could tell about twenty dollars was the amount of, money he had been relieved of. He enlisted the aid of officers and found the manager of the shqiw, who reimbursed him for the money and promised that strict search would be made for the watch when the company reached Genoa and returned to him if found. On Tuesday the manager was brought to Marengo before Judge Tanner and ,made settle­ ment with Mr. Sullivan for the watch, paying him <30.00. Mr. Sullivari's face is badly swollen and his lower lip cut, but luckily escaped without<permaneot injury aind is still on earth. UNIVERSALIST CHURCH ^ Sunday, June 13, services as usual. Sunday school, 10:00 a. m.; preaching service at 11:00 a. m. Subject of ser- JOHN M. RATCUFP, Minister. KEY. RATCUFF 0RDABTO N"0. 52 ORDINATION SERVICE HELD AT UNIVE>« SAUST CHURCH SUNDAY EVENING Rfiv. John M. Ratcliff, who during the past,church year has been the pas­ tor at the Universalist church in this village, was received into full fellow­ ship of the Universallsfe church last Sunday evening. The event was one of the most im­ pressive ever held within the walls of that church, while the congregation, which packed the place to the doors, came from far and new;, some coming up from Crystal Lake to be present at this important event. ' The church itself never presented a prettier scene than on this occasion. Flowers of many different hues, kindly donated for the event by J. V. Buck- land of Ringwood, gracefully arranged around the pulpit, < made up a scene that was delightfully beautiful. The order of service to? Ute evening was as follows: \ . Voluntary .... Invocation J Hymn (Congregation rising with the ; choir) Reading of Scripture.. Anthem--"Softly Now the Light of Day" Sermon .Rev. K. Dean Ellenwood First Universalist Church, Elgin Hymn (Congregation rising with the choir) Ordination Prayer Extension of Fellowship and Charge to Pastor Rev. L. Ward Brigham St. Paul's Universalist Church, Chicago Anthem--"I Sought the Lord" Charge to.the Church. Hymn (Congregation rising with the choir) v Benediction : The singing by the choir was un­ usually pleasing, while the sermon by Rev. E. Dean Ellenwood and the ex tension of fellowship and charge to pastor by Rev. L. Ward Brigham were particularly impressive. Rev. Ellen wood's sermon was one of the best ever heard by a Universalist congregation In McHenry, while Rev. Brigham's work made a lasting- impression upon the large congregation present. The service was indeed extraordinary and one that will long remain in the mem' ory of those present. Rev. Ratcliff's home is at Greenup 111., and he has been preaching in Mc Henry since last October. He has just completed a three-year course in Ryder Divinity School of the Univer­ sity of Chicago. While he has com pleted the regular three-year course he will re-enter school the coming fall for the purpose of continuing graduate work. Since coming tq McHenry he has made many friends, both in and out­ side of the Universalist church. His work in church has been very success ful and fruitbearing. So much so that the officers of the Universalist society have seen fit to re-engage him for an­ other year. As a further sign of tbeir confidence and faith in him and as a token of esteem, the congregation pre' sented the pastor with a neat sum of money on Sunday evening. The Plaindealer joins his many Mc­ Henry friends in wishing the newly ordained pastor unbounded suooess in his chosen work. ' SCHOOL DATS ARE OVER PAST WEEK US BEEN A BUSY ONE "^IN 6QK SCHOOL rWz' INDEPENDENCE DANCE The parishioners of St. Patrick's Catholic church of this village will hold an Independence dance at Stoffel's hall here on Saturday evening, July 3. Moore's orchestra of Woodstock has been engaged for the occasion and a pleasant time is In store for those who attend. The parishioners of the church, especially the committee having the event in hand, will do everything within their power and reason to make the dance a highly enjoyable one for everyone who attends and you will be missing a rare treat by remaining away. Don't forget the date and plan to attend. Dance tickets, including refreshments, $1.00. Everyone weir come. CONING SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT The graduation exercises and school entertainment of St. Mary's parochial school will take place at the Central opera bouse here on Tuesday evening, June 29. The program to be presented by the scholars and now being re­ hearsed will appear in these columns in next week's issue. Watch for it. Tickets for the entertainment will be out the latter part of this week and the sisters of the school are offering prizes to the pupils disposing of the highest number/ The boy selling the highest number of tickets will be pre* sented with an Ingersoll watch, while the girl will receive a scapular medal locket. RIVER VIEW DANCE AT KNOX'S HALL The members of Riverview camp, R. N. A., of this village will hold a Fourth of July dance at Knox's hall in this village on Saturday evening, July Brindstetter's orchestra of Grays­ lake will furnish the music and lunch will be served in Justen's dining hall. Dance tickets, 75 cents. A cordial in­ vitation is extended to everyone to be present and a good time is assured all. MEETING OF UNIVERSALIST SOCIETY The members of the first Univer­ salist society of McHenry will meet in the church parlors Saturday, June 19,* at 7:30 p. m. to attend to unfinished l^t over from l^st meeting, •/'ft L. MCOMBKK, Sec. ' CLASS PLAY. JUNIOR PROM AND COM­ MENCEMENT EXERCISES ARE ALL HELD WITHM A WEEK : 8ophom«r» Eatertala:4|).-£, A most delightful entertaihm'enjSNv&s given by the sophomore class on the evening of June 9, to do honor to the seniors. The arrangement was a com­ plete surprise to teachers, seniors and the entire audience and for the clever way in which the sophs arranged their attuactions they are given yraise and much credit. The auditorium Was tastefully deco­ rated and a little parlor under a leafy retreat guve it- a home-like and invit­ ing appearance. Everywhere one was impressed with the careful prepara­ tion and timely forethought of the wide­ awake sophomores. * After being cordially rec©ived"at the door, neat little programs were pre­ sented, bearing the determined motto of the sophs, "Do it or bust," Some­ how this suggested that something un­ usual was about to occur. After the program almost everyone agreed that there was little necessity of "Husting," as the 1917 class cer­ tainly did it. The sweet musio ren­ dered by Miss Dvorak and Miss Cam­ eron was greatly appreciated. After the program Miss Clara Miller played some very inspiring music and everyl>ody danced. It was then that the little booth, off at the corner, with the deiicious oranga frappe was much fre­ quented.. > * Miss Irene Buhr, president of the senior class, in well chosen remarks expressed the appreciation of her. class for the charming manner la which they had been entertained. Never before was so much real school spirit displayed. We are vain enough to assume that since our high school is accredited we are gatherings up more courage, strength and spirit. . ' PROGRAM Act L President Wilson Is welcomed by the seniors. (?) Act II. The freshmen entertain the president. Scene I. The seniors' dilemma. Scene II. The gySi class. Scene III. The sophomores to the rescue. Act JfI. The juniors entertain the president. Scene I. The sophomores at work. Scene II. The chemistry class Act IV. The sophomores entertain the president. Scene I. The history of the senior class--a pageant. Parti. September 1911--Maid- Knight. Part 2. 1912-1914. The combat. Part 3. September, 1914--Blaz­ oning the shields. P#rt4. June, 1915-Commence- ment. Scene II. The senior class prophecy--A pantomime. Scene III. Valedictory. Scene IV. President Wilson addresses the sophomores. Class Song Miss Helen Dvorak--Violinist Miss Jessie M. Cameron--Accompanist. Suitor Clau HIT The class play by the senior olass of the McHenry high school brought out two large audiences at the school audi torium last Friday and Saturday even lags. On Friday evening nearly eVery seat in the auditorium was taken up, but on Saturday night, with unfavorable weather conditions, the crowd was a trifle smaller, altho very satisfactory The play, "All of a Sudden Peggy," was presented in a most professional like manner by the members of the class and those who saw it declare that it was the very best ever presented by any class. The play was In three acts and two scenes. The first scene in the first act represented the home of Lord Cracken thorpe at Hawk hurst, a suburb of Lon dun, Eng., while the second act showed the apartments of Hon. Jimmy Keppel at London. The scene in the third act was the same a& in act one. The stage setting, especially the scenery and ev­ erything combined with the play, was the work of the class and, to say the very least, it surpassed our utmost ex­ pectations, while the rendition of the comedy was highly satisfactory to the two big audiences. f Francis L. Bonslett, who headed the cast as Anthony, Lord Crackenthorpe, was all wrapped up in entomology and carried his role as a fellow of entomo­ logical society thruout the action of the play in a very creditable manner. His drawl delivery at all times just fitted his particular part. The Hon. Jimmy Keppel, Anthony's brother, in the person of Germer Pet- esch, made a distinct hit with the crowd. He showed himself to be very much alert, even during the most per­ plexing situations, and as a lover his efforts brought forth cheer after cheer. Guy C. Bacon as Major Archie Phipps (Lady Crackenthorpe's brother) proved himself a good Englishman. His general make-up and delivery of speech were quite true to English na- toc*/ His efforts In keeping the fans* ily out of trouble were laughable in­ deed. > Arthur D. Hunter, as Jack Menzies, took his part with an air and ease that would do credit to many a professional. i< E. Irene Vasey and Clara E. Frisby 'took the parts of maids and, to say the least, did justice to the roles assigned to them. Jane A. Owen as Lady Cracken- <thorpe was splendid. She put plenty Of life and action in her work and seemed perfectly at home on the stage. We can see a successful career for this young lady should she decide to take up dramatic work. Leonore A. Freund as the Hon". Mil- licent Kepple also did fine. .Ever ready to lend her assistance to her brother and a!> the same time keep peace in the family, we must not forget to give her credit for the part she took. Irene E. Buhr as the Hon. Mrs, Col- quhaun just fitted her part and the manner in which she carried the gos- sij) to the Crackenthorpe home caused more than a little laughter. Mary C. Bonslett as Mrs. O'Mara (widow of Prof. O'Mara, F. R. S.) more than surprised tl\e audience with her dramatic talent. Her Irish accent, her easy-going manners and her inter­ pretation as to how to make love were truly characteristic of the Irish nation­ ality and brought Jorth a round of ap­ plause. Laura Barbian as Peggy (daughter of Mrs. O'Mara), was great. She car­ ried one of the leading roles of the play with the grace and comfort pos sessed only by actors who have passed many years on the professional stage In other words, she was perfectly at home. Her delivery, expression and general acting were most commendable and she proved herself a favorite with the audience from the time of the first curtain until the end of the play. The instrumental duet by Misses Katie and Isabelle Niesen before the first act as well as the selections by Miss Dorothy Knox between acts also pleased the audiences greatly; Everything considered, the class of 1915 has every reason to feel proud of their class play and the manner in which it was produced. The putting ,on of such a play is no small matter, as it takes hours and days to memorize the different parts and more hours and days at rehearsing. Miss Edith Leach of Crystal Lake directed the play and she comes in for a big share of the oredit for its successful termination. Junior Prtm "Prom." Now doesn't that sound good? The juniors gave it, all right, and you can bet the seniors were there and enjoyed it, too. But Monday even­ ing brought darkness, rain, and cold and many feared the event would not be a success, not until - Metzger's or­ chestra from our county seat struck up lively tunes and the flying feet ex­ pressed the jolly time of the dancers. You never saw our H. S. boys so gal­ lant before! Why, they all danced, every one, and afl the pretty dresses worn by the pretty girls frere strictly shown to advantage. The auditorium was appropriately decorated with Americah flags, thus honoring flag day, and the dance programs contained numbers everybody could enjoy, viz: Waltz, two step, waltz, two step, waltz,1 two step, all the way through. Well, they waltzed and two stepped until the cornuteal on the floor was ground into cornbread and everybody' was danced tired and ready to go home at midnight. Especially, must we comment on the excellent order main­ tained throughout and the general good will expressed by fellow students. *»* >•'. Graduation Nifht Promptly at 8 eight o'elock on Tues­ day evening the curtain slowly rolled away and the beautifully decorated stage, with all its interesting figures in the back ground, thrilled a large audience. v» * Seated in a semi-circle was the class of 1915, made up of the following mem­ bers: Jane Owen, Clara EYisby, Guy Bacon, Leonore Freund, Irene Vasey, Germer Petesch, Mary Bonslett, Fran­ cis Bonslett, Laura Barbian and I rene Buhr. Supt. A. E. Nye occupied the seat to the right and the president of the school board, James B. Perry, and IIon\ F. Blair were seated on the left. Overhead, peeping thru.long strands of the class (lower, sweet peas, was the class motto, "Our Commencement," set up in the class colors, purple and- orange. According to the reports of many of the spectators, the exercises were the most impressive ever witnessed here before. Several facts might suggest this, viz., first, that the non. F. G. Blair, state superintendent of public instruction, honored us by his genial ITEMS OF LOCAL NTERESr AS FICKED UP BY FIAMDEALEK IE. F9RTERS DURING WEEK : WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING M THIS VIL­ LAGE AND THE IMMEDIATE VKPOTY-^ OTHER SHORT F ANAGRAPHS % -O' W' Butter Market ' Butter on the Elgin board erf trade sold at 27 cents per pound last Satur- ,d5ly- • - Chi-Namel at McAllister's^ :~f .»'v% Glbbs special McAllister's. quality ice cream if The Famous Players at the Central' Thursday evening. ' : A good program of photo plays at tbe _ C e n t r a l n e ^ t S u n d a y . - ~ l Tljie, bills advertising the McHenry - Fourth of July celebration are out. . • ; ; The McHenry public school closed " x|- forthe summef vacation last Friday afternoon and the kids are happy. Wonder if the Borden people have . •*' J|r forgotten all about the park that we saw in our dreams some time ago? -- • • FredSchnorr is again under the care 'vM, ? of a physician as the result of a fall he *|[ • received at his home tho first of the week. A large sign advertising soft drinks and lunch at all hours occupies a con­ spicuous space on the frontof the River­ side hotel. The new superintendent of Borden's milk bottling plant here is moving his family into the new cottage just erect* ed by N. J. Justen on Main street. Fox river is once more at its high water mark, the recent rains being responsible. Thus for the time being we haven't the slightest use for the dam. The International Lyceum Bureau has been engaged to put on a list of w^ll known entertainments at Mc­ Henry this coming fall. Particulars later on. • The Crescent club of Crystal Lake came to McHenry a week ago last Sunday and chartered a boat here to take them to Fox Lake, where they passed the day. The W. C. T. U. will meet at the home of Mrs. C. W. Goodell on Tues­ day afternoon, June 22. Topic for discussion: "Preparing girls and boys for good citizenship." " Money is being collected among (he; parishioners of St. Mary's Catholic church for the purpose of defraying the expense of building an ornamen- ; tal fence in front of St. Maryrs ceme» tery. • • ' :'- Vaughn Jones has taken up duties as clerk at the C. &. N. station here. He entered upon duties the first of the week. The is good until the seasotK end of the summer In spite of the heavy rains most «f the cottages on Pistakee bay and lake were occupied last Saturday and Sun­ day. Much work improving the shores, grounds and buildings is being done by the cottagers. The recent heavy rains have played havoc with the roads in-the village. The gravel man has remedied the trouble to a certain extent, altho there is still plenty of room for improve-., ment on some of them. In spite^pf the unfavorable weather the work of razing the old village ball building seems to progress uninter­ ruptedly. All of the lumber on . the building has already been taken awayT while only a small portion ol the. Q&L wall remains intact. presence and delivered in a very con­ vincing manner a beautiful clas>s ad­ dress, "What Should T l'ack in My Trunk?" This was the simile of an actual trunk and the. trunk of knowl­ edge and dealt with problems and dif­ ficulties often met with at home of much interest to parents and students. The speaker did not carry us to far away lands, dwell upon great wonders or remind us of powerful inventions, out in a sincere way just talked over difficulties which surround us; talked about things which appeal to parents. The class was honored by having this worthy gentleman present to: them their high school diplomas. ' • * . Jpontinued oo last page) The trip from Chicago to McHeary by automobile is becoming easier wuj more popular all the time. With the good gravel roads rains do not stop automobiles from making the run. The trip can now be made in the most leisurely fashion in three hours. The eighth grade of the McHenry public sohool enjoyed a picnic at Stilling's hotel grounds last Saturday. The trip to and from Pistakee was made in the passenger boat Gladene. The boat ride as well as the day's out­ ing were highly enjoyed by those invited and present. A new cement roadway has been built from the main roadway thru the Geo. J. Sayer farm at Pistakee K%y to the cottages on this end of the hay. The road is strictly private and is used only by those having summer homes on that part of the bay. A goqd im­ provement, to say the least. We notice by some of our exchangee that the C. &. N. W. railway has oiled its roadbed within the city limits in a number of the towns in this locality. McHenry people as well as the hun­ dreds of visitors who come to McHenry annully via the C. &. N. W. will ap­ preciate it if the company will oil the roadbed here. The new summer train schedulft he*J came effective on Sunday. If you are not acquainted with the new schedule and you intend to travel via the C. & N. W. railway it will be well to supply yourself with the latest time card. The Plaindealer would like very much to run the time card in its columns^ but it seems that the company cannot Y*?V •.•rr-.-.: • j 'k̂ T. , i'i' j!lV "&S / « ,"V • »>• ... ' n "V V"j , „ y&ytfci*fi - & I'il" ;