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lipf; 1» ' . v • A. * _,'t, •H&MMMaamai .**.>*< .-.\ -.,:.;. ,,*•.. 1 "<£•- * +T ^ ^ V £,. PQfr', V "'S v: >* <*»• -Wjr'-i hi -V X "#*« -"«?X * TEE M'HENRY PLAIND1ALEE, THURSDAYr, MdE CEMBEE 31, 1931 •eAx'V-" • * • 'i„ • •> ', A, ZHow toplafBridff AUCTION m CONTRACT me Author of -PRACTICAL AUCTION BRIDGti* Charles Miller is fit pneumonia. >, • Mrs. Leslie Davis and daughter, JTelen, of Slocum Lake called on her parents, Mr. and Mrs- Esse Fisher, "Wednesday. Mrs. E. Bacon and daughter, Viri- ConrICtat. * >:y ARTICLE Ne. i Contract, as the name implies, allows f!he player to score towards game only ifihe number of tricks he has bid. For iBxample, if a player bids two spades and makes four, he can only score two, tihe number bid, and the remaining two tricks are scored in his honor column at 50 per trick. This rule makes it necessary for players to bid for game on every hand, whether their opponents •verbid or not, provided, of course, tfhese hands warrant a try for game. As a result, there are no "dead" Viands at Contract where one player, .jjor example, bids one heart and all pass is occurs very frequently at Auction. When one side holds all the cards there 16 bound to be plenty of action whether opponents bid or not. The lucky side must bid for game if they want it and Once they feel sure ot game, th£y have the still further incentive of trying for J invaluable. He doesn't get much to work with, but he can sure make sevens and eight! act like kings and queens." We cannot all be experts but we caa •certainly improve our game; and one of the best ways to do so is to study over the analysis of the test hands given in these articles. Every one of such hands will bring up points of play < or bidding that, if properly understood, will be invaluable. These hands hav® all been submitted to the writer for , analysis and came up in actual play. Study them over and make up you* mind as to the correct bid or play i» each instance. When the analysis » given, compare your opinion with the ' writer's and, sf there is any difference, think it over and then adapt yourself • and your game accordingly. Handled *• in this way, test hands will prove "f slams " At Contract a little slam, if bid and made, scores 500 points if not Vulnerable and 750 points if vulnerable There is one point in the play of fc hand that some of the good players: don't always follow, and yet is gener- %nd a big slam, if bid and made, scores ally a consistent winner. When thft 1000 points if not vulnerably and 1500 points it vulnerable. As a result of these jerge premiums, the effort to bid and Inake slams offers one oi the exciting 'features of Contract. . In the regular game of Auction you jfciay take a chance now and then with i weak bid. It costs very little but in Contract you'll find it very expensive. For instance, in Contract you bid one no trump with just an ordinary thin Ho trumper. VVhat will happen? If Second hand parses, your partner may have good help for a good no trumper. Your partner will of course bid you up; •. •' he may be justified in bidding three - 4; v - -«#o trumps. Think of the wallop you'll ' ,,*' get if it's doubled. You have no place " !,•*•>» Wo go. and oh, boy, wallops in Contract *'i (fount heavily against you. It's the ambition of all Auction and ,:v [Contract players to become experts, , "}|)ut it is really surprising how little real ' * Ivork they are willing to do to accom- . V" |>lish this result. There are probably fen million people in the country today jjvho play Auction or Contract and yet «iot five per cent of them ever buy a book on either game and, if they do, it Usually is placed carefully in the book- Case and never opened. ; But if you will not read a book on .J|he game, you will derive much benefit from a study of the various hands that We analyzed in these articles and, if you keep at it, you are bound to im- i<|>rove your game; and if you learn to flay a little better than your associates, you will win, even without the aces ahd kings. As one player described the tame of a well-known expert; "The • Boy certainly knows bow to play /em. - - - • - declarer has won the declaration at ft ' suit and you have four or more trumpS, open vour long suit. With four or more trumps, there is always a possibility of being able to estabish your long suit and break up the declarer's hand by* forcing him to trump your established suit. For example, hearts are trumps and your holding is as folluws.; Hearts -- Q, 9, 6, J .'" Clubs -- A, K, 7, 6, S Diamonds -- Q, 6,4 ' ^ Spades--10 With such a hand, it is much better to open the club suit than to lead the singleton spade. Suppose you have bid clubs and your partner has supported the bid. You lead the suit and the declarer is forced to trump. Even if he has six hearts, he can only lead two rounds of trumps. If he leads thres rounds, you can win the third round with the queen and force him to trump * again. 0 Then it takes liis last trump to draw yours and, if your partner can take a trick in the other suits, the declarer cannot score game. If the declarer has: only five trumps but great strength ia your singleton suit, the lead of your strong suit would beat him, but the lead of your singleton up to his strong- Suit would give him an advantage that would enable him to score game. The singleton lead is always a gamble and is seldom a winning play, unless holding three trumps. With a strong suit and four trumps, the long suit lead is much the better. Watch this play and, when . you understand the theory of it, yott will Ku ^ nVu^ Jitter player. Hearts -- K, Q, J, 10, 9 Clubs--K, J,y Diamonds---I Spades--9 Problem :- Hearts -- A, t, 6, 5 - - - Clubs -- A, Q, 10 * Diamonds--K, S *' • , ~ 1 Snades--non« ' ' \ V - * * f --•--:---r--1- !'• Hearts^4, $ •' : Y : Clubs -- none , 1 : A B : Diamonds-- : Z : Spades--* 10 VOLO Mr. and Mrs- Herman Danker and family spent? Jhi^day evening at .the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dunker, Sr., at Crjrstal Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Passfield and son and Miss Roberta /Dowell motored to Waueonda Sunday evening. Miss Vinnie Bacon was a McHenry caller Saturday. Miss Roberta Dowell is spending nie, were Christmas dinner guests at her Christ_m as vacation at the home the home of Mr and Mrs. Sherman 10f"her"?ister7^^7^* P^field at,^Und ,, n .. Mrs. Lloyd Benwell and daughters Mr. and Mrs. Roy Passfield'motor-J and Mrs, G. A. Vasey and daughter, L1^n T"esfay- , _ , Vera Mae, spent Saturday in Wau- Miss Edna Fisher of Waukegan]kegan. 1'• spent the Christmas holidays with her j Mrs. Alvin Case and family moparents, Mr. and Mrs. Esse Fisher. tored ^ McHenry on business Wed- Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kaiser and Mr. and Mrs- Lloyd Fisher spent Wednesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick* at Mundelein. Joe Vasey of JMTcHenry was a business caller inHhis locality Saturday. - Mrs. Archie Wallis and son, Lester,. of Fr^incnt c-sll^d st the heme <jf Ida Fisher Wednesday. " Arthur Wackerow is spending two v?eeks in .Chicago with relativ^;] , Mi'lton DowelJ motored to WAokegan Thurs&iy.: ' Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Fisher and •Lloyd, Milton and Elhvbod Dowell spent Christmas everiinp; at the honse of Mr. and' Mrs. AJbert;"^Hafer at .Fremont,, Mrs, George Se^eid, Jr., .and daughter of Waueonda called at the Lloyd Fisher home Wednesday. ; . . Mrs. Richard Dowell and family were Wauconda callers Wednesday. nesday. Twice T o 1 d kj»- It«sis of Isterest Taken FrsM jUMt Files of the Plaindeaier of.Tears.Ago - Tl;0- FIFTY YEARS AGO TtTiiiiioui[ M; Engeln has bought a bill of j£p. "a"tid^lMt^.^°Frank^'DoweTand ,umber .and wilL immediately com daughter of Elgin, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. ™en^e the erection of a store on the Dalvin and family of Wauconda, Mr. 'J* "twwn A. Engeln's building and and Mrs- George Dowell and familv, Rosenberger.s house. It will 'Mr. and Mrs. Roy Passfield and fain- be v 18 b>' ^°.and two stories high. lily spent Christmas Day at the home . Young Wirfs who was rescued fronj of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Passfield, drowning by Chas. Granger and Richard McGill and Vernon Base- Henry Smith, week before last, reley of Wauconda were business call- membered them in a handsome maners in this locality Wednesday. ner on Christmas eve by presenting Clifford Wilson and Mrs. Beatrice each of then* * handsome auto- "Dowell were Elg^n callers Monday. graph album and a photograph of Mr- and Mrs. Alvin Case and family spent Christmas Day at the homel •vhe McHenry dramatic club on of Mrs, Anna Case at Wauconda. j Christmas eve presented F. C. Going, Frank Kaiser and son of Wauke- itheir sta»e manager, with a handsome gan spent Thursday at the home of \ s|^ver watch valued at $25, on the inhis parents here, Mr. and Mrs. John1 s"*e case of-which is engraved the Kaiser, Sr. j following "Presented to F. C. Going Mi4, and Mjrs. Lloyd Fisher and ; ^ the McHenry Dramatic Club", family and Mrs. Arthur Kaiser called *1HG^OOD On account of an-epidemic of whooping cough the Ringwood schools will not open aatil Jan. If. Dorothy Carr of Chicago sp«nt Christmas Day with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Charles Carr. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Brown spent Sunday afternoon *t Milwaukee. Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Butler were Elgin visitors Saturday . " MT. and Mrs. S. W. Brown anlT"V ^ Mrs- A. C. Merril of Solon Mills a#» ' tended th^ iuoeral of Gaecge "iiypftT , at Woodstodc Saturday. v at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Lohman at Libertyville, Monday. Arthur Monaghan spent the Christ Mr. arid Mrs. J. F. Oapcton and son, Will, of McHenry and George Fryer of Doland, S- D., spent Christmas eve in the George Shepard home. Lutie and Bernice Romie and Lewis Johnson of paddocks Lake spent Christmas Day in the Frank 1 Dix home. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Neal and family spent Christmas with Chicago relatives. S Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Foss of MCHenry, Mr. and Mrs- Stanley Carlson and Irene Anderson and Felvey Davis of Woodstock, Mrs. Rillah Foss and so\), Wayne,, and Mrs. Minnie Coates spent Christmas Day in the Alec Anderson home. Olive and Harold Jepson of Ur? bana are spending their ChristmAs vacation with their parents, Mr. arid Mrs, C. J. Jepson. -- Mr. and Mrs, Roland McCannon and son spent Christmas Day in . the Les-. ter Edinger home at Wvoodstocl<. Mr. and Mrs. Max Beth and son, Billy, Mr- and Mrs. Wm, Beth, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs; Ralph Simpson of Chicago spent Christmaa in the Wm. Beth home. Mr. and Mrs, George t^oung and faritily spent Christmas Day^jh'pS., atives at Lake Geneva* Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Schmitt, Mrs. Catherine Young. Genevieve and Clarence, of McHenry and Mr. and Mrs. H. Sheterley of Dayton, Ohio, were supper guests in the George Young home on Saturday. *> . ' Dr. and Mrs- Hepburn spent Christ, mas Day in the home of their daughter and family at Kenosha. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Peters spert Christmas Day with the latter's parents at Belvidere." Mr. and Mrs. Charles Frey of Deerfleld spent Christmas Day in the iS. H- Beatty home. Floyd Hopper of McHenry was a business caller here Saturday moaning. Mrs. Earl Ray and two children of Belvidere and Mrs. Viola Low wer«" callers in .McHenry Thursday rtiorn j»g. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Newman an;i family and Mrs. Alma Thomas of Mc Henry spent Christmas Day with Mr. and Mrs. James Rainey. Christmas Day guests in the J. V. Buckland home were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thompson and Newton Thorn- Hearts--2 Clubs-- 5, 4, 3, 2 Diamonds --J, 3 Spades -- J, a • If spades are trumps and Z la In the lead, how can Y Z win eight ol the fitflf 1 tricks against any defense? Solution in the next article^ SLOCUM LAKE »nd Mrs. Wayne Baetm and children spent last Thurs^i^ at Wood- 1 B stock. f Mr. and Mrs. EaA Converse and Mr. and Mrs. 'Wf^L. Converse were caHers at J^eo^stock last Tuesday,., i . f MissJVfnnie Bacon of Roseville and ses Myrna and Buelah Bacon '^0^ spent Saturday at McHenry. Mr. and Mr?. Jack Geary spent • . Monday eyening at McHenry. ^, Mr. and Mrs. ,Ray* Dowell and • ~ daughters spent last Tuesday at Wau. kegan. ^ Bill Berg of the "Flats" was a din- • ner and afternoon guest at the home ' of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Foss Christmas Day, while supper and evening guests were Mrr-and Mrs. A. W- Foss and daughter, Vivian, of Libertyville. MT. and Mrs. Jack Geary and two sons and Henry Geary spent Christmas at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Knox alt McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. John Blqmgren enjoyed Christmas at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Lundgren at Wauconda. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bacon and , children and Mr. and MVs- Earl ConfT verse and daughter, Frances, and Mr, and Mrs. W^L. Converse spent Christmas at. the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Davis. ' , Mrs- Clara Smith accompanied Mr. and Mrs. J. Dv Williams v and son, James Howard, of Crystal Lake t» Palatine and enjoyed Christmas with FORTY YEARS AGO Thos. Knox died at his residence = near Terra Cotta, on Fi-iday afternoon mas holidays in Chicago with rela- ^ ^as ^en sick for the past two tives. years, bijt able to be around until Mr. and MVs. Lloyd Russell and! w^thin P^t few months. family and Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Bacon; Prof. Foster, the weather prophet'as of Greenwood, Mr. and Mrs» Lloyd and family spent Christmas Day at says* that January and* February will j Gratton, three daughters and son of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman ®verage colder than has been exper-1 Woodstock, Mr. and Mrs. James Ladd, Davis at Round Lake. ienced in many years past- j Mr- and Mrs. Howard Buckland. Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hafer"of Fro-1 "e understand a new firm have • Mary Wright and Mrs. Mary Hodge, mont and Mr. qind Mrs. Arthur Kaiser purchased the ice on the Mill Pond in 1 Miss Mildred Jepson of Evanston spent Tuesday eyening at the home;of vi"a^ and will commence cut-! spent Christmas Day with, her par- M. and Mrs. Lloyd Fisher- , ting as soon as it becomes thick' ents,..Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Jepson. John Kaiser, Jr., is on the sick list'enou^-" . | Mrs, George-Bacon of Antioch and at the present writing. i Hon. James. Button arfd wif<?, an Mr- and Mrs. W. A Dodge spent Mr. and Mrs. Otto Klemm and fanV. ear'y settler here of 1836, but now of/Christmas Day in the. Leon Dodge ily spent Christmas in Chicago. 1 Rochester, Mirih.,* are spending the,home Mrs. William Hironimus and sor,i^P^®ys 'n this village and vicinity Chester, of Round Lake spent Tuesday with her mother, Mrs. ftose DunnelL . Mr. and Mrs. Waldemann of Chiwith Mrs. McCollum and friends. Mr. and Mirs. George Young and family spent Sunday afternoon at McHenry. • Mr. and Mrs. Homer Mauri and son, Mann ct TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO - w... Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Hanly, who have ' Seymour, and Mrs. A<la ca^ro are spending the Christmas hoi- ( oeen making Texas their home during Woodstock spent Christmas Day in idays here with their son, Herbert j^e Past two years, have returned to the Edgar Thomas home. Waldmann. 1 McHenry to reside. | Miss Ruth Owen and Edward Har- Mrs. Frank Hironimus and family j E. L. Mead, son of postmaster and rison of Elgin spent Sunday in the and Mrs. Harry Hironimus of Gray:--1 Mrs. H. C. Mead of this village, tsill^home of Mr- and l^rs. George Harrilake were Waukegan callers Tuesday.} OP6" a. pharmacy at Oak Park,1 son. Mis% LaVerne Stone, teacher of thv3|a^°ut the middle of February. j Mr. and Mrs. Davis Walkington and and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Esping were • Volo school, gave a nice program andi- George J. Sayer of Chicago, who son of McHenry and Miss Ruby Davis supper and evening guests Christmas Christmas tree Wednesday afternoon! ^as a large farm near Pistakee Bay, of Woodstock spent Sunday in the Ben at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Willard for the pupils and their parents. J last week added a number of new Walkington home. Darrell. #| Mr- and Mrs. Charles Durmell of|an'm£ils and fowls to his zoo. Among Mr. and Mr. George Mentzer and Mr- and Mrs. W. E. Brooks and, Waukegan^ Mr. and Mrs. Henry, the new arrivals are a pair of par-! Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Mentzer of son, Chesney, were recent callers at! Bohne of Elgin and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. tridge Arpington, pair buff Arpington, I Woodstock, Mr- and Mrs. Floyd Foss the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Ritta ( Hironimus and son, Chester, of Round j Pair Jubilee Arpington, pair black and Warren Jones of McHenry and at'Fremont Center. . (Lake spent Christinas Day with Mrs, Arpington, Indian games, pair of $25 Wayne Foss were Sunday dinner Mrs. Clara Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Roso Dunnell. I doves, the largest pair of doves in guests of Mrs. Rillah Foss. Jos, S. Haas of Wauconda spent Sun-j Dr. and Mrs. Kochen of Chicago! America, pair of Siberian deer, pair | Mrs. Lewis Hawley entertained the day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hironimus of German Domm deer, flat horn buck following relatives to dinner Sunday K. Werden. J and daughter of Girayslake spe.it Mrs. Elizabeth Bacon of Roseville Christmas Day at the home of Mr, spent Saturday afternoon at the home and Mrs. Frank Hironimus. of Mr. and Mrs- Wayne Bacon. J M!rs. Nina Tomisky and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Mulholland and son, Lucille, of Crystal Lake called at the Frank, of Chicago were Sunday callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Win. Foss. Bacon home Friday. and black doe. 4 . in honor of her husband's birthday anniversary: Mr. and Mrs. Andrew TWENTY YEARS AGO liawley of Elgin, Mrs. D. C. Bacon I. E. Nordstrom, who has been con-'and Edwin Hawley of Crystal Lake ducting a shoe store in the Schnorr and Mr' and Mrs" E- C- Hawley- Af- , building on the West Side during the tei noon *u«?sts were Mr. and Mrs. Dif. Mrs. Ida Fisher is much improved! past few years, has disposed of his fenbaueh aild daughter of Chicago at this writing and is able to be out stock of goofs dnd closed up his store ar,'J r Mrs- P^hay of Oak Park. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Duncan of again. - here He and hJs fami, win Jeave| Mr. and Mrs. Otto Johnson and Westmont spent Sunday at the home, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Davis and fam- next week for Georgia where Mr dau?ht*r and m6ther, Mrs. Copley of of Mr. and ^frs. Duncan atn Mylith. ily of Slocum Lake spent Sunday nf- Nordstromr has purchased land and iri near ^c^enry and Miss Laura Mason Park. - j ternoon at the Dowell Bros. home. (the: future he will "farm it" in cf Richmond were visitors in the E. Mr. and Mrs. Haryey Bailey t»f| Mr. and Mrs. Albert Paddock leftjsdiith. ~ 1 P. - Flanders' home Sunday. Davenport, Iowa, and Mr. and Mrs. Sunday morning for Florida for the! While piayintr Santa Clan* at a- Mrs. Ptiul Meyers and daughter, Willard Darrell and son, George, of j winter months. j Christmas tree in the home of Frank ^ouise- and Mrs. George Worts of Wauconda were Sunday afternoon and! Wayne Bacon is doing some repair Hironimus, near Volo on Sunda/ McHenry spent Sunday afternoon in supper guests at the home of Mr. and work on the Ripsville school during the ; evening, Frank Niehols was verv ba l the home of th<?ir sister' Mrs. Ed Mr?. Harry Matthews. i holidays. j jv burned about hi« armo' i,.»i Thompson and family. Mrs. Ella Parks and Miss Lillian j Mr. and Mrs, George Vasey and j face when his clothine- omio-ht firo1 Miss Lora Harrison, of Evanston, Tidmarsh of Park Ridge spent Christ-; family of Waukegan and Mr. and Mrs.! from one of the carK}les 0n the tree Edward Harrison of Elgin, Mr. and mas and Saturday at the W- E.j Arthur Kaiser were Christmas dinner! Christmas dav was the finest that Mr?- Ht>nry Hinze of Crystal Lake. Brooks home. < ' 1 --' •**"- --1 ' - -l cnax »*- --1 - Mrs. LaDoyt Matthews was an over night guest Sunday at the home Mrs. W. C. Williams. Mr. and Mrs. Harrv Matthews and i at the home of Mr. sons, Robert and Lyle, were among , Brooks at Waukegan. her parents liere. j spending her holiday vacation here ".Mr. and Mrs: H. L. Brooks were with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. callers at. McHenry and1 called on Vasey. ; friends at Ridgefield and Crystal Lake ! Mis. E. Bacon spent Saturday i»t Monday. | the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne °Ba-' Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Brooks were icon at Slocum Lake. Christmas dinner and supper guests j Mr. and Mrs. George Scheid, Jr-, W. O. j and daughter, Lillian, of Wauconda | were Sunday supper guests at the : * V . ! Part of the week and as a consequence Christmas eve.; » spills were quite numerous altho we | Mr. an<$» Mrs. , Nick Young spent have not heard of any real serious Sunday in tho home of their dfeughconsequences as the result of falls. ter and family at McHenry. °"n I* round, son 0f jfr> an(j | John and Edward Thompson. Ann Matthews at Crystal Lake. ,day- Iat hoiwe Sat-, Mrs. Peter Freund, who reside a short Zemmit and Fern Polysing of Chi- Miss Helen Bernier of Chicago Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Brooks spent. urday. ? , !„r S u tarfe south of town on the old cago, William Thompson of Woodspent the week-end witli her sister, 1 Saturday afternoon at the home oft Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dunker and: Wheeler farn^ was among those who'stock and Mr. and Mrs. Nick Adams Mr. and Mrs. Lee Larabee at Bristol, family of Crystal Lake spent Sunday had exhibits at the big poultry show the guests to enioy Christmas dinner! Emmet Geary called at the home'tof home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Fisher, at the home of Mr- and Mrs. E. FSifiis father last Monday and Wednes-i William Chandler of Gurriee called ' • ' at the home of Mrs. Ida Fisher Sat- Easter than Christmas X TEN YEARS AGO fey condition of the walks made walking quite hazardous the latter ter Harrison horrie. Mr. and Ms. Ed Thompson and children spent Christmas Day in the Ptoul Meyers home at McHenry. • Mr. and Mrs.- Nick Adams attended midnight rnilss at Johnsburg on Getting Set for the New Year : •- Spl • This youngster isn't going to let "Old Man Time" have anything oB him---here he i* shown taking down tk« 1931 calendar in preparation of putting up tke 1932 one. •V:"w Parsifal to Be'Repeated Jan. 10th at Civic Opera; Aida "Pop" on Jan. 15th i;v- •*> Mrs. Jack Geary. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Anderson and soti of Gary SDent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Blomgren. Emil Heid"ner and grandson, Clarence, of Wauconda and guests. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kort>us and daughter and Carol Herold of Chicago spent last Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bacon. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lusk and daughter, Betty Lou, of Volo spent Christmas eve at the Blomgren home. Mr- and Mrs. Leo Zimmer and daughter, Joan, of Harrington were Sunday afternoon and evening at the Henry Geary home. Mr. «and Mrs. Ray Dowell and daughters, Dorothy and Delores^ spent Saturday evening at the home of M and Mrs. Wm. Davis. Mr. .and Mrs. Harvey Bailey of Dav- LaDoyl Matthews of Crystal Lake, Mr. and Mrs. WTilliam Darrell and son, George, of Wauconda, Mr. and Mrs. Harry ••j'*' ; - Wis. ; afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Cook of Wau- j Herman Dunker. conda and Mrs. Lucile Rohman were Mr. and Mrs. Jay Vasey spent Sat- Sunday dinner and afternoon guests urday evening at the home of Mr. and at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. LJ Mrs. G. A. Vasey. Brooks. J Mr. and Mrs. George Dowell and Willard Darrell and Harvey Bailey family were Elgin ,,caUers Wedneswere callers at Waukegan Tuesday., day. Miss Neva Toynton and Mrs. Geo. Mr- and Mrs. Harry Passfield and Harris and two children of Wauconda. family spent Uttristmas at the home were callers at the home of Mr. and of their son, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pass- Mrs. H. L. Brooks.»Sunday. \ field. _ Mrs. Ray Dowell and daughters,1 Mr. and Mirs. Roy Passfield and Mrs. Joe Dowell and daughters, Mrs. family motored to Wauconda Satur- W. E. Brooks, Mrs. Billings, Mrs. day. Jack Lloyd, Mrs, Harry Matthews and j . Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Benwell and son, Robert, and Mrs. A. J. Heffer- family, Mr- and Mrs. Herman Dunker man, Mr. and Mrs. Wm- Foss and and family and Miss Vera Vasey spent daughter, Pearl, attended the ChriBt- Christmas at the home of Mr, mas party at Slocum Lake school last Mrs. G. A. Vasey. recently held in Chicago. According to plans this Thursday supper guests in the Ed Thompson home on Christmas Day. Mr. and Mrs. F. A- Hitchens spent Wednesday afternoon. Literary Output The New York public lilhrarj: tiro miles of books a year. Miss Martha Tedampe of Fremont Sunday with her grandmother, ' Lenzcn. morning the local ice harvesting the week-end in the G. O. Allen, home season is expected to begin the first in Chicago. of'next week. The fields will be mark-1 Mrs. Clay Rager and family entered and placed in readiness the latter, tained at a Christmas dinner on Sunpart of this week. The ice this mom-. day. Those that made up the party ing is about seven inches in thickness were" Clay Rager of Chicago, Roger and as clear as a crystal. | Quimby of Western Springs, Florence Judge Charles H. Donnelly, who,, Trent and Viola Rager of McHenry, with great honor to himself, success- Mrs. Rose Antcliff and Mr. and Mr?, fully served as one of the judges of E. E. Carr and family of Richmond, the circuit court of the seventeenth! Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Burns of Oak judicial district, and who resigned his Park were callers in the W. A- Dodge post on account of ill health about a home Thursday. year ago, passed away at his late j Roy Wiedrich and Gordon L*rson home in Woodstock Tuesday afternoon, spent Monday in Chicago, - CLAUDIA MUZIO AS AIDA Popular Demand Brings Special Performance of Verdi Work on Friday Evening. of this week. Clemiitt to War on Weed* A University of California botanist predicts thfrt chemicals wttt be Mr. an-i Mrs. Joe Passfield and son; increasingly!© control and Mrs. Charles Dalvin motored to Elgin Monday. riea. diteh banks and even C. A. Matsen and chilggen of Chicago spent Sunday in the August Pearson home. . Clara Miller qf DesPlaines spent the week-end in her home here. and Mrs. Charles Carr were visitors at Woodstock W'ednesday. ,Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wiedrich spoilt Saturday evening at. Rich.mpndi ; The tremendous success of the Chicago Civic Opera's presentation of Parsifal ou Dec. 20 lias resulted In a second and iinal performance of the great Wagnerian masterpiece on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 10. The first performance was sold out flye days in advance, and already a heavy sale has been recorded for the forthcoming presentation. The cast will be unchanged, featuring Frida "Leider as Kundry, Rene Maison as Parsifal, llans Hermann Nissen as Amfortas, Alexander Kipnis as Gurnenianz, Eduard llabich as Klingso.r aiul Chase Baromeo as Titurel. Egon Polluk will conduct. . As in the previous presentation, popular prices will prevail. Another "command" performance, resulting from a deluge of requests, will be a presentation of Aida at popular prices on Friday, Jan. 15. A Saturday matinee of Aida had been announced as the last of the season. Popular demand, however, made it advisable to bring the 'Work to the stageonce more. The cast will include Claudia Muzio as Aida, Cyrena Van Gordon as Amneris, Charles Marshall as Rhadames, Cesare Formichi as Anjpnasro, Virgilio Lazzari as the JHiph Priest and Chase Baromeo as the King of Egypt. Roberto Moranzoni will conduct. Another outstanding feature of the tenth week of opera will be the first performance of Ponchlelli's La -Gioconda. ltosa Kaisa has the title role, Cyrena Van Gordon is the Laura, Sonia Sharnova La Cieca, Antonio Cortis Enzo. Cesare Formichi Barnaba and <'hase Baromeo Alvi^e. . The ba!- let will present the lovely Da nee of Hotirs, one of the most popular dance nnn\Iters in the operatic repertoire. Ernil Cooper will conduct. Rosetta Pampanini, who had her debut on the evening of Dec. 29, will sing twice during the tenth week, having the role of Mimi lu La Boheme Monday evening and that of M.nie. Butterfly at the Saturday matinee. The Saturday night popular priced Mil on Jan. 9 will be von Flotow's Martha, with I.eola Turner, Coe Glade. Tito Sehipa, Virgilio Lamari, Salvatore Baccaloai and Robert Ringltn^, The complete schedule for the week is: - • ^ ' MONDAY Jan. 4--at 8--LA BO- C HEME (In Italian)--Opera In four acts by Giacomo Puccini. With Rosetta ^Pampanini, Margherita Salvia,; - Charles Haekett, Vittorio Damiardt Virgilio Lazzari, Salvatore JBaCcalonl and others. Conductor, Roberto Mot^ t anzoni. TUESDAY, Jan. 5--at S--THE BARj, RE It OF SEVILLE (In Italian)--Opera In three acts by Gioacchino -Rot* sini. With Margherita i Salvi, TilS^ '. Schipa. Giacomo Rimini, Vannl-MalS. coux. Salvatore Baccalonl and-others. . Conductor, Roberto Moranzoni. , WEDNESDAV, Jan. 6--at 8--LA ^ TRAVIATA (In Italian)--Opera ili ^ four acts by Giusepin? Verdi. Wit*,. Claudia Muzio, Tit^ Schipa, Mttorio Damiani am! others. Conductor, Roberto Moranzoni. ~ . . THURSDAY. Jaa 7--at 8--LA GKV CONDA (In Italian)--Opera in foup licts by Amilcare Ponohielll. Witi0;:;;w R<>«?a Itaisa, Cyrena Van Gordon, Son in Shat-nova, Antonio Cortis, Cesare Fotv michl. Chase Baromeo and others. Ballet, Dance of the. Honrs. Condue* « v.' tor. Emit Cooper. SATURDAY. Jan. 9--at 2--MADAMS BUTTERFLY (In Italian)--Opera s three acts by Giacomo Puccini. With., "v" Itosetta .Pampanini. Helen Crtistein^.- Charles Haekett, Giacomo Rimini ant| others. Conductor, Roberto Morafn^ . zoni. ' SATURDAY. Jan. 9-rat S-(Popu*:, lar prices)--MARTHA (In Italian) -- Opera in four arts Friedrich voit Flotow. With Leola Turner. , C«>« Gladv. Tito Schipa, Virgilio Lanark; Salvatore Baccalonl, Robert. Rio^ling ' and others. Conductor, Frank .St^- Leger. SUNDAY, Jan. 10--at 2--(ropulaif prices)--Last performance of PARSU FAL (In German)--Oonsecrationa.^ festival play in three acts f>y Richard| VVaguer, With Frida Leider, Ree« I Maison. Hans Hermann Nissen, Alex-I ander Kipnis, Eduard HaMeh, Chas« I Baromeo and others. Conductor, Egoo'P Politic. ja ••-'./'cw