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The services were held at St. James Pro-Cathedral Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock and were of special interest to local people as Rev. Charles S. Nix had the honor of acting as chaplain to 'Bishop Hoban and had an active part in the ceremonies. - Rev. David J. Conway, pastor_of St. Mary's church at Woodstock, was the celebrant and sung the mass at which Bishop Hoban was installed. Every priest in McHenry county took part in the services. Rev. William A. O'Rourke was one of the members of the reception committee to receive the bishop in Chicago and escort him to Rockford. Local Pastors Attend Banquet Rev. Nix and Rev. O'Rourke attended the banquet given in honor of Bishop Hoban in Chicago Monday evening. This banquet was given by the fellow priests of Bishop Hoban and was a formal leave-taking between the bishop and the clergymen of the arch diocese. His Emminence, George Cardinal Mundelein, archbishop of ^ Chicago was present at the ceremonies. The special train on which Cardinal Mundelein and Bishop Hoban, accompanied by more than 500 persons, was met at the station at Rockford by the drum and bugle corps of the Walter Craig Post of the American Legion, the Rockford Military Band and the boys' band from St. Vincent's orphanage at Freeport, and consisted of members of the Knights of Columbus Holy Name, Catholic Order of Foresters and members of other societies. The reception for Bishop Hoban was the most impressive and one of the largest religious events ever witnessed in Rockford. Suceeds Late Bishop Muldoon Bishop Hoban succeeds the late Bishop P. J- Muldoon of the Rockford diocese. He has been bishop of Chicago for many years and is well known in this part of the state. In the pro-Cathedral the very Rev F. F Connor, administrator of the diocese, gave an address of welcome and solemn high mass was celebrated by more than 300 priests m addition to fourth degree Knights of Columbus and prominent Catholic laymen from Chicago and other parts of the In preparation for the elaborate service, the church was with festoons of gold and white, the Papal colors, and the national red, white and blue. The church and rectory have been newly decorated ana a very complete decorative scheme was carried out. Enthrone went Ceremony The ceremony of enthronement commences with a procession frotn the Pro-Cathedral Rectory to the church. The administrator meets the Cardinal and Bishop Hoban at the vestibule of the church as the choir sings the majestic "Ecce Sacerdos." The Cardinal and Bishop Hoban kneel and kiss a crucifix held first to the Cardinal and then to the Bishop by the Administrator. They arise, receive the Aspergil with holy water, bless themselves, those inside and those outside the church. The Cardinal and Bishop are then incensed by the Administrator, who is then blessed, and the procession moves down the center aisle as the choir sings the Te Deum. In the sanctuary, the Administrator aseends the altar and sings a number of versicles and a prayer. This is followed by an address of welcome. The Papal Bulls are then read in Latin and in English by the Notary. After the reading of the Bulls, the Cardinal meets the Bishop at the foot of the altar and inducts' him to the throne on the gospel side, which he himself, has just left, and places the crozier in the Bishop's right hand. The Cardinal then pronounces short discourse, to which the Bishop responds. After the Bishop has concluded his address, the clergy of the jiiocese come before him individually and as a sign of reverence toward their new spiritual shepherd, genuflect, ascend the throne and kiss his hand. , When the last priest has paid his reverence to the Bishop, the latter cedes his throne on the gospel side to the Cardinal, and goes to the one on the Epistle side. The holy sacrifice of the Mass is then offered. When the Mass has been concluded, the Bishop imparts his blessing; The procession then reforms and ' returns through the center aisle of the church to the Rectory. \ ,i Jf Public Card Party ; -:A public card party will be given in tffc Mary's church basement, Sunday evening, May 20, under the auspices •of the Christian Mothers. Five hundred, bridge and bunco. Prizes will be awarded and lunch served. Everybody invited. 50-fp Bliss Agnes Weingart and Mr. Frank Nell Married Saturday May 12 St, John's church at Johnsburg was the scene of one of the most beautiful of spring weddings, on Saturday, May 12, when Miss Agnes Weingart, daughter of Mrs. Jacob Weingart of Pistakee Bay, and Frank Nell, the son of Mrs. Christina Nell of Johnsburg, were united in marriage before a large assembly of relatives and friends. The day was a perfect one with £fee bright spring sunshine shining down upon a world beautiful with May blossoms and green grass with the imposing church appearing even more impressive for the important occasion. Rev. George Nell of Effingham, 111., a brother of the groom, officiated at the nuptial high mass which was read at 9 o'clock. The bridal party slowly wended its way up the main aisle of the church to the strains of the wedding march played by the church organist, Sister Edelburga. Miss Weingart, the bride, was lovely in a wedding gown of ruffled white georgette. She wore a tulle veil which was held in place with pearls and rhinestones and carried a shower bouquet of white bridal roses and lilies of the valley. White kid slippers with matching hose completed a most charming costume. The bride had as her bridesmaid her sister, Miss Julia Weingart, while little Miss Ethel Nell, a niece of the groom, acted as flower girl. Miss Julia Weingart wore a deep pink ruffled georgette with large picture hat of the same color. She wore beige color slippers and hose and carried an arm bouquet of pink roses and sweet peas. The bride was preceded by the flower girl, Ethel Nell, who was pretty in a light green plaited georgette dress with a green tulle head-band, in silver and silver slippers and carried a basket of mixed flowers. Joseph Huemann, a cousin of the groom, served in the role of best man, As the following day was Mother's Day the bride .very appropriately gave her bouquet to her mother. Following the ceremony a wedding reception was held at the bride's home where a wedding dinner was served to about 300, relatives and friends The home was artistically decorated in pink and white with crepe paper festoons presenting a pretty scene A large wedding cake trimmed with pink flowers adorned the bride's ta ble. The bride is a recent graduate of the McHenry Community high school having finished with the class of 1927. She has always lived in this vicinity where she has many friends. The groom, Frank Nell, is the proprietor of the Columbia Park hotel at Johnsburg where the young couple will make their home and where their many friends will welcome them upon their return from their lioneymooti trip of about a week. SCHOOLS GRADUATE 32 FINE PROGRAM PRESENT V ED THURSDAY OMttt? Superintendent Cbe PUiMtl • pipkaaas To Studeaits" Exercises ' School Notes Ringwood school closed Thursday with the picnic. Primary Honor Roll-- William Dodge, Kenneth Fcanxen, Neil Harrison, Fred Krohn, Russel Franzen, Richard Kelly, Sylvia Freund, Dora Anderson, Myrtle Young, Florence Adams, Lucille Peet, Mary Celine Adams. Neither absent nor tardy for the entire year--Mary Celine Adams, Richard Kelly. Esther Lawrence, Kenneth and Russel Franxen treated to candy and cake in honor of their birthdays on Tuesday. Alice Low, a teacher of Glascow, Scotland visited our room recently. Upper Grades Honor Roll--Ellen Smith, Irvin Walker, Charles Freund, Paul Walkington, Gerald Noble, Marion Peet, Jessie Schroeder, Helen Harrison, Vivian Whiting, Mercedes Smith, Darlene Merchant, James Thompson, James Lawrence, Mina Lawrence, Francis Harrison, Alice Peet, Leonard Brown. The following pupils have neither been tardy nor absent for the entire year--Leonard Brown, James Lawrence, Jessie Schroeder, Helen Harrison, Mercedes Smith, Darlene Merchant, Ellen Smith, Paul Walkington. Darlene Merchant has had a perfect spelling mark for the year. Mrs. Schoewer Entertains Mrs. Fred C. Schoewer entertained several relatives and friends at her home on Waukegan street Thursday evening. The evening's entertain ment consisted of several games of bunco and high honors were won by Miss Theresa Knox and P. J. Schoew er, while the consolations went to Mrs. Fred Weinschenker and Thomas Slavin. The guests who enjoyed the evening were Mi*, and Mrs. Ed Young and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Pt J. Schoewer, Mirs. Fred Weinschenker, Mrs. Harry Clark, Miss Theresa Knox, Thomas Slavin and N. C. Klein. Altar and Rosary Cartl Patty , The Altar and Rosary society will sponsor a card party in the church hall on Sunday evening, M]ay 20 Bridge, five hundred, bunco and euchre will be played and a fine line of prizes will be awarded. Lunch will be served. Tickets 50 cents. 50£p The Eastern Star will hold a public card party Saturday night, May 26. Everybody welcome. Come. 50fp The graduating exercises of the rural schools in the McHenry district were held on Thursday evening, May 10, at the Community high school auditorium and were attended by friends and interested spectators that filled the large auditorium to its ca pacity. The receipts of the evening's program will go into a county library fund for the establishing of a library for the use of rural schools, which, no doubt, will prove a great benefit to the rural schools. The school terms of many of the rural schools are drawing to a close and within a week or two all of the rural terms will have been completed and the schools closed for the summer vacation. Thirty-two Graduates Thirty-two graduates from the various districts receive^ their diplomas on Thursday evening from the hands of the county superintendent of schools, Mrs. E. C. Coe, who congratulated them upon their good work and said that any high school might be proud to welcome them to its enrollment next fall. Mrs. Coe also said that the first three years of a child's school life were devoted to learning to read, then followed the technique of study and finally the learning process. Mrs. Coe Presents Diplomas At the time the diplomas were presented the county superintendent also presented Agnes Whiting, of District No. 39, with a pin as the reward for the winner of the spelling! contest. The students having the three highest grades were also announced with Nellie Bylsma, District 41, as valedictorian, Francis Harrison, District 34, second, and Elmer Hettermann, District No. 12, third. These thirty-two graduates successfully passed the examination which was given on April 14 and in addition to these graduates there will be about twenty-one students who will graduate from the local grade school and about twenty who will graduate from the parochial school and the majority of these young people will probably enter high school next falL List of Graduates The graduates who receifBd" diplomas were: District No. 12-- Clemens E. Freund, Elmer Hetterman, Oliva Hettermann, Mabel King, Helen Michels, Helen Miller, Margaret Miller, Lawrence Pitzen, Eva Schmitt, Clarence J. Smith, Florence Smith, Irene Smith, Arthur Stilling, Alfred Thelen, Anna Thelen, Esther Tonyon, John Weingart. District No. 14--Angela Tonyon. District No. 19--Belle Harvel. District No. 34--Leonard J. Brown, Francis Harrison, Meria E. Lawrence, Alice Peet, Roy Welter, Edmund Whiting, Frank Young. District No. 36--Clarice M. Larson, Nicholas Miller. District No. 37--Glenn Eppel. District No. 39--Agnes Whiting. District No. 41--Nellie Bylsma. District No. 42--Lucille Gervais. Splendid Program Tke program as put on by the members of the different schools was a most interesting one and denoted a fine amount of talent along musical and dramatic lines. The co-operating schools with their teachers were: Johnsburg, Sister Severina; Ringwood, Arline Harrison and Harold Schlichenmeyer; Prairie, Mrs. E. Larkin; Clemens, Mary F. Knox; Lincoln, Sarah Nealtn; Sherman Hill, Mary Bolger; Ostend, Rolland Mc- Cannon; Cherry Valley, Helen Powers; Harrison, Mrs. Thomas; Griswold Lake, Miath Freund, and Lily Lake, Katherine Carnine. The Lily Lake school was represented by Elener Wagner, who recited '^Grandma Riley" and the Prairie pchool put on a Mother Goose Drama. "Sunbonnet Sally and Overalls Jim" was the name of a song given by the Ringwood primary grades, which %as very well given and Pauline Herdrich and Virginia Freund of Sherman Hill gave an amusing dialogue, "Kitty's Bath." Winnifred Benwell of Ostend played a piano solo and twelve cute little youngsters of the Ringwood primary grades did a German Clap Folk Dance that proved most pleasing to the audience. Marie Merchant of the Clemens school gave a recitation entitled, "She Always Made Me Happy," and the pupils of the Lincoln school gave a dialogue, "Getting Ready for a Visit." Ostend Orchestra The Ostend School Orchestra played some very pleasing selections awl the members of the orchestra as well as the teacher deserve a great deal of credit for the fine musical organization they have worked up in so smaU a school. An orchestra is rarely fobnd in a rural school and this district is indeed fortunate in having the services of a ybung man proficient in music. Dorothy Herdrich of Sherman Hill gave a recitation as did, also, Doris Dowell, of the Clemens school. The Ringwood upper grades impersonated a spelling class which was well done and the graduates of the Johnsburg school rendered some very pretty musical selections and are to M'HENRY RINGWOOD ROAD IS FINISHED Poarfng of Cement Completed Thnit* day and Road to Ringwood May Open Decoration Day The pouring of cement on the short stretch of Route 61 between McHenry and Ringwood was completed last Thursday noon which now fixes things up fine with a cement highway between this city and Ringwood. The pavement is now shut *off entirely from traffic and it will be allowed to dry and harden, but it{ft expected that the route will be open for Decoration Day. This will be good news to the farmers who live along this road and to others who have been caused a great deal of inconvenience during the building of the road, but they realize that all good things come to those who wait and they are looking forward eagerly, yet patiently, to the time not so far off when the road will again be open for travel. The work on the road progressed rapidly with tihe Igangs working twelve hours a day, including Sundays, and they completed from 700 to 800 feet of pavement daily. The S. & H. company used a fleet of large cement trucks carrying three batches of ingredients for the mixer on each trip and the work was all rushed to completion in this manner After completing the McHenry and Ringwood stretch of road on Thursday, Mr. Walsh, the general manager of the S. A H. Construction company, had expected to start work at the Osborn tourist camp and work south to the Nye farm, but on account of allowing the filling there to they will move at once to nvond WEEKLY EXCHANGE ITEMS OF INTEREST TAKEN FROM COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES Assortment of Newsy Item In a Condensed Form Fer Busy People Lester A. Hawley, Hebron young man, has a two unit 25,000 egg capacity incubator in operations- on his farm, which is a part of the former A. Damon homestead in the Hebron community. Mr. Hawley launched the business a comparatively short time ago and appears to be making headway in his enterprise. The mystery of a box containing human bones, found beneath the floor of an old house on the Austin property in Woodstock, has caused considerable speculation in {the MtHenry county seat. State's Attorney V. S. Lumley is investigating and states that the home was occupied about fifty years ago by a Doctor Mudd, a young physician fresh from college and that he may have had a body for dissection purposes and for anatomy study, later burying the bones. Dr. Mudd *left Woodstock after a very short stay with scanty practice, and it is not known where he is now. The Rochelle school for the deaf has been closed because of its seven pupils suddenly were endowed with powers of hearing at an evangelistic meeting recently. The six children were born Tieaf, Miss Gertrude Birgin, LEGION DISTRICT CONVENTION HERE McHenry Post Will Be Host To Legionnaires of Eleventh District Saturday, June 9 Plans are progressing rapidly for the convention to be held by the American Legion in the Eleventh district, comprising the counties of Will, DuPage, Kane and McHenry. McHenry Post, No. 491, will be host to the convention this year and the date has been set for Saturday, June 9. One unusual feature of the convention this year will be a barbecue to be given in place of the formal banquet. After the business meeting at the McHenry high school in the afternoon, the parade will form and march to the Fox River, where boats will be provided to carry six or seven hundred Legionnaires up the Fox to the Bald Knob hotel, which is one of the prettiest resort hotels in the whole Fox River Valley. Here, on the spacious lawn, the barbecue will be partaken of by the boys of '17-'18. Several prominent speakers will address the meeting after the feast, but as the list is not yet complete, the committee has decided to with hold publication for a few days. All in all, it begins to look as though the convention to be held in the "Gateway" city this year will be one of the most memoriable to go down in the annals of Legion affairs. And from the enthusiasm beings displayed throughout the district, Commander Thomas P. Bolger says that he would not be surprised if there were a thousand Legionnaires on hand in McHenry on June 9. their teacher, said. Their sense of settle j hearing was regenerated at a revival Rich-1 meeting conducted by Rev. F. F. Bos- They expected to be located worth, former director of Zion band in Richmond ready to lay cement, starting at the Wisconsin state line, by Tuesday of this week. The company has been awarded the contract on the 7 Vt -mile stretch of state pavement near Belvidere, which it must complete this year and consequently the company is making haste to finish up the concrete in this section. The people in this vicinity are look-' ing forward with much interest to the construction of Route 61 as the new highway will be of much service to people here and especially to the residents of the northeastern part of the county, KEEP ALDERMEN BUSY MEET AND ADJOURN TO &ATER DATE MOTHER'S-'CLU B HOST TO M'HENRY MOTHERS CHURCHES HAVE SPECIAL MOTHER'S DAY PROGRAMS during the early days of Zion, at Rev. Paul Rader's Gospel Tabernacle in Chicago. The children were Mary Hauston, fifteen; Russell Houston, twenty-one; Elvira Houston, twentythree; Miles Parkman, fifteen, and Gayther Bellows, eleven. The remaining pupil of the deaf school, which was a public institution under the board of education, will be taken to the evangelistic meeting with the hope that he, too, can be cured. Evangelist Bosworth, who termed the incident a miracle, claims no spiritual healing powers. While returning from school to her home in the company of her two sisters, little Alice Van Zandt, 11 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Vafc Zandt, Belvidere road near Grayslake, Sunday, May 13, being Mother's Day, the members of the Mather's club gave a party Saturday afternoon in honor of the mothers of this city who were fifty years old or over. The party was held at the grade school gymnasium with about fortyfive guests in attendance. The room was beautifully decora- enumerated by him stated Mother is the most popular person in the United States every day in the year, probably, but Sunday, May 13, was the date set aside for visible recognition of her place in the hearts of her family, and no one can deny that she had undisputed sway over public thought on that day. Miany of the churches in this city had special programs with special music with the day, or some aspect of it, as the sermon topic. For the past week Mother's Day cards have been thick in the mails and Sunday witnessed a rush of florists delivery wagons with Mother's Day greetings of blossoms. According to the custom of the past years, a red carnation is worn by one whose mother is living and a white carnation is worn in memory of a mother who has ^passed on. Coancil Has Too Many Questka* Ife ..Argue For One Night ' . Session , C The adjourned meeting of the eit? board was held last Thursday evening; May 10, with the mayor ill tfep aldermen present. 4 The plat of the Mat Baur subdivi* *| sion as prepared by the county sur>» veyor was presented, approved «•$- accepted. Daylight Saving Tla^ A petition, bearing the names of fifty-six signers, was presented to the board asking that an opportunity be given to the citizens of McHenry to vote on the question as to whether this city should have daylight saving time this year or not. Alderman Stoffel objected to the question being voted on without a discussion. After a thorough discussion of the question and the separate expressions of eadt alderman the motion by Doherty that the citizens of McHenry be given a chance to vote on daylight savin* time and that the vote be held May 26, 1928, at no expense to the city, waa carried unanimously. Water Rates Alderman Stoffel presented figure* stating it was his impression that the low water rate to consumers of large quantities of water was inadequate, as the city is paying out at least twice as much for expenses to the water department as is taken in from meters. Mayor Frett appointed Doherty, Knox and Kreyitxer to investigate water rates. ^ City Fntimes Mr. Walters, who is s^eWttpr ip? pointment as city engineer, was present and among the qualifications he was 1 • ferns and rugs gave a most home-like appearance to the room. Sprays of sweet peas were given to each guest and delicious refreshments were served at the close of the afternoon, which had been made brighter for the mothers present A delightful program took place which was given as follows was killed late Thursday afternoon | Piano Solo--Alida Freund. when struck by a truck. She expired Cornet Solo--Charles Vycital. instantaneously. Judge Charles Allen's county court was a busy place recently when a number of important matters were brought before the court and disposed of. George Hollister, Lyle Wendt and Roy Collier, three young Harvard lads ( apprehended several weeks ago were i Vocal Solo--Bob Peterson. Reading--Ruth Bouril. Vocal Solo--Jack Purvey. Violin Solo--Ernestine Freund. Reading--James McAndrews. Piano Duet--Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Goodell. Harmonica Solo--Arthur Cox. LEGION POSTS TO PROMOTE BOXING EXHIBITIONS Amateur boxing matches, under the auspices of the Richmond and Genoa City Legion Posts, will be started on May 25 and held every Friday night, at the State Line Park, between Richmond and Genoa City in an outdoor arena. Fighters that fight is the way the publicity reads. Admisstea $1.00. Correction In last week's issue of The Plaindealer an error was made in the personnel of the cornet players in the band. The paragraph should have read: Cornets--Charles Vycital, Eugene Sayler, Rollo Chamberlain, Glen Draper, Alfred Freund, Adele Froehlich, Richard Vycital, George Johnson, Edwin Hergott, Charles Brda, Charles Peterson, Edward Matthews. Notice To Stockholders Notice is hereby given that the adjourned Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Fox River Valley Stato Bank will be held at the office of the Bank, June 18 at 10 a. m. for the purpose of electing a Board of Directors for the ensuing year, changing the name of the Bank and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. Fox River Valley State Bank. Victor H. Thiele, Cashier. 50-3 \ Jolly Sixteen Card Club Hie members of the Joll^ Sixteen Card slub were entertained at the home of Mrs. Wm. A. Bishop on Wednesday afternoon of last week. Four tables of five hundred were in play during the afternoon and the first prize was won by Mrs. Simon Michels, the second prize by Miss Gertie Weber, the third prize by Mrs. Wm. Bishop and the consolation by Miss Katie Weber. brought before the court charged with petty larceny. All three pleaded guilty to the charge and were sentenced to one year at the state farm at Vandalia. Traffic on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific tfailway north of Fox Lake was tied up for several hours Saturday of last week, when the fast merchandise freight train was derailed at Solon Mills. The wreck was caused when the truck on the coal car broke, tearing up the track for several hundred feet. The locomotive was derailed, while the 17 cars of the train were telescoped and plunged into the ditch beside the tracks. The train consisted mostly of refrigerator and box cars, the latter containing about 30 Chevrolet automobiles which were being shipped from the Janesville, Wis., assembling plant to Chicago. James Peterson, farmer residing a mile southeast of Hebron, was seriously injured one day last week, when he was thrown from a tractor which he was operating, underneath a plow. Mr. Peterson let the clutch in, thinking he had the machine out of gear, but evidently the lever had slipped in gear and the tractor started forward, throwing him. One wheel is said to have passed over his head and one of the plowpoints entered his abdomen on the right side, the point lodging under the breast bone. Sherman Hough, foreman with the Hallett Construction Co., sustained a broken collar bone last Friday afternoon, upon being caught in a caving sewer trench. Assistant workers released him from his position in the ditch, having been crowded over to the opposite side wall, but was not covered with any of the filling. Residents in Crystal Lake's summer colony along the north 'shore of Crystal Lake, will enjoy rural mail delivery this season, through the efforts of Postmaster Fred E. Rose. At the instigation of Postmaster Rose the post office department has agreed to extend Rural Route No. 1 to include all of the cottages and houses along the entire north shore of the lake. Approximately 125 summer homes in the territory can take ad vantage of free mall delivery. The service started last Tuesday and will be continued throughout the Summer months only. After September the service will be discontinued for the winter months. EASTERN STAR CHAPTER TO SPONSOR CARD PARTY be complimented upon theiu musical talent. The high school orchestra gave several pleasing selections before the program opened which were greatly enjoyed. Woodland Cemetery Dues As work at the Woodland Cemetery is being commenced the payment of dues will be appreciated. Dues may be paid to Mrs. E. G. Peterson, Mrs. Ony Wheeler or Mrs. Lillian Sayler. ted with festoons of fringed pink able financially to fulfill the job. He crepe paper, while flowers, plants, called attention to his report of find- . ,M - ings in sewer repairs necessary, stating that from his experience it was as necessary for a city to have an engineer as it was to have an attorney. He said he expected no retaining fee or salary, in fact he would not accept any as, by law, he wonki be unable to take care of the work. His salary would come from special assessments of improvements which amount is a standard fee of .5 per cent of what the city would pay a contractor. The mayor said that in the past It had been the mayor's privilege to appoint the city engineer, but that ha requested the separate opinion of the aldermen as to whom to appoint of the three applicants, Walters, Tryon or Anderson. At this point Walters stated he was not incorporated. II seemed the general opinion of the aldermen that the members of the board of local improvements were capable of hiring their own engine^ when they needed one. Public Service Franchise On the franchise for the Pttbtfe Service company the general opinion was that a 50-year term was too long and that the company was asking plenty and giving nothing; that if a long term franchise was as valuable to the company as it stated, it should be willing to reimburse the city in some way for this, in the lighting of some of the bridges or other ways. It was referred to the ordinance committee with instructions to find out what other nearby cities are giving in length of time and what, if any, co»> cessions the company makes. An alderman speaking for loo Rothermel stated that the storm sewer in front of his house was not large enough to carry the surface water away during heavy storms and he offered to give a right-of-way acrosa his property so that a drain could lead direct to the river. This was referred to the street and alley commit tee. Refuse To Allow Sewer Repair ML Robert Thompson presented the bills he had received from the sewer contractor for repairing sewer outside his lot line. The council refused to pay the bill, stating they were not responsible for the level of sewer at installation. Mort Ritt was granted a permit for the construction of a building on tltt old "Tempus Fugit" site. Wants Sidewalk Matter Settled Ex-Mayor Wattles requested the matter of the sidewalks in his addition be straightened up. The commit, tee appointed at the last meeting to investigate the walks referred the subject back to the previous sidewalk committee. Alderman Stoffel refused to accept the walks because the foundation was not correct. Furthermore the city does not pay on walks any more. Ornamental Light Permit A permit was granted to the bt|l*; ness men of Riverside Drive for fourteen ornamental lights under the same restrictions as those on the west side and in Centerville. H. E. Buch was given a permit tot a new sidewalk in front of his new building on Riverside Drive. Alderman Bonslett asked that the city clerk present itemized bills of all obligations against the city and Al* derman Knox wants all bills presented before they hire an auditor. (Continued on page 1$ The regular meeting of McHenry Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, was held at Masonic hall on Monday evening. Two grand lecturers of the order, Mrs. Anna Mjuller and Mrs. Marie Ketcham, of Chicago were pres. ent at the meeting. Plans were made for a card party to be held at the hall on Saturday evening, May 26, at which time bridge, five hundred and bunco will be played and lunch will be served. Prizes will be awarded in each of the games. Members are urged to remember this date and attend the party and also to invite their friends, and in this way assist the committee in making the card party a success. Invitations were received from the following chapters: Lounsbury Chapter, No. 494, Barrington, 111., for the official visit of the worthy grand ma tron, Rose Holt, on May 11; Elgin Chapter, No. 212, official visit May 26; Bethel Chapter, Elgin, past offic ers' night, May 11, and Sorosis Chap ter, Grayslake, past officers' night at 8 o'clock, May 18. The worthy matron, Mrs. Belle Hanicermeyer, filled the chair of Esther at Waukegan chapter on Thursday night. Worthy patrons' night was observed at this time, with the past worthy grand matron, Mrs. Vivian Scott of Chicago, presiding In the East. The associate matron, Miss Arline Harrison, has received an invitation to be guest of honor at Advanced Officers' Night at Elgin chapter on June 16. :1 Hurteen Years Old Miss Eunice Marshall entertained several of her schoolmates and friends at a party Saturday afternoon in honor of her thirteenth birthday anniver sary. A good time was spent in play ing bunco and other games and the first prize in bunco was won by Genevieve Freund, the second prize by Mary Althoff and the consolation by Evelyn Freund. At five o'clock refreshments were served with a birthday cake as an attractive part of the lunch. The hostess received many beautiful gifts from the girls. Those who enjoyed the afternoon were Genevieve, Evelyn and Rita Freund, Evelyn Smith, Eleanor Sutton, Marie Miller, Viola Brefeld, Olga Brefeld, Bernedette Meyers and Lucile Steffes. Undergoes Operation ' Mrs. R. B Walsh was operated upon for appendicitis at the hospital at Evanston on Mbnday evening, f is recovering nicely. ^