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Society Motes w BftlDAL RECEPTION * contribution to the Joed R«d \ A bridal reception for Mr. and Mrs. |n February will mmm GeAe (rf.Cry.Ul ^ke was Mrs. C. W^Good- "• WM at Pinnkk ^^80n 8» ,etl and her sistei, --*#iy Satord tmi t.j EVENING CLUB MEETS The Evening Club Wet fit the home if Mrs. Ben Millar I on Wedpetdag wtykt of last week. Two tables as hostesses.. a letter from Mrs. Theresa Culver, a former resident of this city, written on her eighty-Mill birthday, Jan. 22, from her-home wtth her nephew and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Parked at Ops Moines, la. "Mrs. Culver started she was in good health, only that she is unable to walk and said she would like to see some* one from her old home town. Through the columns of The Plaindealer, friends here send greetings to Mrs. Culver on the occasion of her birthday. 01 honors Tuesday night The hrMge were In play, with high honors . . going to Mrs. E. H. Nickles and the sponsor a card consolation to Mrs. A. Eddy. s CA&VKm.r%pr*+r. Fox River Valley Camp, R. N. A, vSt will hold its regular meeting &hext camp will also party at the home of Mrs. Fred C. Schoewer, thia -Friday evening. • {.r V ENTERTAINS CLUB MEMIM^ |£. , Mrs. Ferdinand Bauer of Chicag^, & - V-" ^r Mrs. John Freuiid. NBIGHBOKHOODVLUB Mm E. Bassett was hostess to members of the Neighborhood Club" at her fhe home of ^ t dinfrtr on home on Main street on Wednesday i f Wend, •od evenm* of l..t week. Prize, in ctrd. Thu y club which she pi»> were won by Mrs. C. H. Duker, Mrs. £^/tfe«ber. ' ' ,P. M. *»««. Ito. ft J. ICitan. .tc- • - • --•---- . • . J sperger. 1 -•* CELEBRATES soth"birthday ! ' V ' •"• • ,* Mrs. <" S- Howard, Who was 80 ( '^ears old on Friday,"Jan. ENTERTAINS CLUB • v 1 .... Jan, 22, enjoyed Mrs. Roy Kent entertained members :'rC«ery - pleasant- J>irthday and wishes of her club Tuesday eVening at her • *.'• 'J • - -a ' • S -- ^ _ 1_ a* « - ' in - _ _ 1 J .. . Fli • f mm 11' V M 1 t-4-IM *9 USD 0ROSS ASKS HELP TOR FLOOD SUITKEEKS fContinued from front page) valleys where the greatest flood Tn history is raging. The American Red Cross has aafced the local branch in McHenry to raise a normal sum to aid these homeless sufferers and to assist the organization in carrying on- its work of rescue and relief. . ;/ J.; . - • McHenry, of course, will gladly do its share, as it . has in every instant when a catastrophe, either local or national, has called for prompt action. Residents here will recall the dark days of the world war when McHenry chapter was organized - and did. its 0. E. S. ANNUALMAAQTJERADB AT to thank her many friends for her home on Riverside Drive. Knitting j share in sending funds, clothing, et&., - tamely cards and birthday greetings. needles flew busily as the evening,j0 the soldier boys in Camps here »ndj ^ > '>4!^. Howai-d is recovering from her passed pleasantly in,conversation,jacross the sea, names riiijuries received in a recent fall and Those present were Mrs. Dick Ovet-j , in more recent years since the war, is again able, to be up and about the ton, Dorothy and Mary Walsh, Alice the local Red (5ross has always been house. She is still at the home of her Ward, Marie Ropp, Mrs. B. H. I busy in response to every call for ai- The masquerade hall sponsored by McHenry chapter, O. E. S.r given at StoffeTa hall Saturday night, was well attended and proved to be a successful event. "V', ing was enjoyed to the musie Frankie Gans' orchestra and despite the icy pavements there were many visitors from neighboring cities and tfrtrai. j , W11 W4mms* / Prizes for the various costumes were awarded as follows: Cow Girl--Mrs. Aatahda Brown. Colored Mammy--Mrs. Klien, Grays Lake. V ' Japanese. Lady--Mrs. John Hiesler. Advertising Lady--Mrs. H. Kennebeck. Gyp.3y--Mrs. John Christ, Ingleside. Old Fashioned Girl--Dorris Kennebeck. '• Riding Habit--Mrs. L. Traub, Des- 'RUSMDS' IN FLOOD SUTUOTS oncern has been expresed by many idents of McHenry for the safety oT friends and relatives in the flood stricken states of the Ohio and Mississippi Valley. Among those »who have friends and are familiar the country there are Mrs. A. E. Nye, who has cousins in the suburbs of Cincinnati, across the Ohio river on the Kentucky side. Mr. a^d Mrs. Henrj Rank and family arek' the cousins who live in the suburbs of Covington br X>ayton, which Kava fthMM / Kv fkA fliuul a n«l im a Ufte tor str drth. tiler • vam^ir* suckad the sor. Ray. EASTERN STAR llfeHenry chapter, O. E. S., held its Freund, Lillian and Viola Stilling. sistance both locally and widespread Among the appeals to Which McHenry chapter of the Red Cross re- Betty Althoff. \*[ --Mrs, Fhannenstill. Scotch Lady Hard Time Lady Peasant Girl--Cora Sweet,- Rich mond. • ls: "* Sports Girl--Betty Buss. BECKENBAUGH - GREETER f ^ r _ . Nurse Girl--Mrs. B. C. Klange, Bar Friends here have learned of the sponded may be recalled the Japanese n"®£onj regular meeting Monday night, with marriage of «Mfi:s„s. J1e an Beckenbaugh, ' eartAh.. quake i•n_ 1923, .th. e sou.t.h ern Illi- Chinese Girl--Mrs. P. J. Schaefer. the worthy matron, Mrs. Henry Yogel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Waltei nois torrfado catastrophe of 1925 when presiding. Beckenbaugh of McHenry, and Mr. $100.00 was contributed, the floods of 'The calendar <Jf dates for "the fol- Howard Greeter, son of Mr. and Mrs. 1027 when approximately $160.00 was Ifwin^r months, containing several Arthur Greeter of Lake Geneva, which contributed, and the floods of a year goest nights, was announced as fol- tx ok place in ChkAgo on November 16, • ago when an appeal was anlswered. laws: Friends Night, March 15; Ad- 1936. • | In addition to these contributions danced Officers Night, May 24; Wor- The brjde. who !s employed irt Chi- the McHenry chapter has assisted in tihy Matrons and Worthy Patrons cago, was "a gradual ofthe McHenry seVeral local disasters, assisting ili re-4 j.»*. "• 1^5. jjef work in the fire of 1926, donating to the American Legion fire fund and flight, July 26; Paat Matrons and Pi- High School with'the Class of ^ipbok Night, Oct. 11. • . . - They , are residing in Chicago. j It^was announced that prises not ' -- 1 - •' , . xfeed at the masquerade will be used . C. D. OF A. SOCIAL MEETING is prizes at card parties to be given The Catholic Daughters of Amerii the future. ica held their social meeting iA K. C. extending charity to many families during the past years, this work being greatly extended during the tiying days of the depression. Chin6pe Girl Comical Lady--Mrs. Geo. doeri'er. Russian Lady--Mrs. Geo. Lindsay. Russian Girl--Mary Erickson. Red Riding Hood--Lorraine Hiesler, Crystal Lake. r, Bo-Peep--Elaine Langreji. i Military Girl--Moreen Miller. Spanish Man--Charles VycitaL f' Cow Boy--Vincent Adams. *36ite>.: Colored Man--Dnke Adams. Chinese Man--Richard VycitaL % Hard Times Man--Burnard Birar. Golfer--Lester Adams. It -vtras voted by the Chapter to give hall Thursday evening when the second party of the card tournament waS McHenry have assisted In their sup- . port of the Red Cross by responding Prizes in bridge were merited by to the annual roll call and in other Mrs. H. E. Durland and Mre. E. R< ways which is greatly appreciated tfy 1 Sutton and in five hundred by Caro- the local officers. ' | line Bauer and Mrs. Martha Freund. The people of McHenry have al- I Lunch waS served by Mrs. Elizabeth ^yS been found generous , and loyal ! Schoewer and her committee. Initiation will be held on Feb. 4 have been devastated by the flood and residents have been forced to abandon their homes. Mrs. Nye is anxiously awaitnig word from <h?m as well as from her Nearest friend at Aurora, Ind., also in the flood district. The hose fit Ms*. «»»Uier js at Weisbttrg, Iiyl., thirty miles by rail from Cincinnati and elev«h miles from the Ohio river. Mrs. Nye feels sure that her mother is safe, however, as the city is situatea in the hilly coun try back of the Ohio valley , and is, no doubt, being used as a haven for refugees. Three miles sotkth of Weisburg, at Sunman,. them is stationed a government relief base. At Lawrence burg, the county seat, 7,000 of the Inhabitants abandoned tUteir homes and left the city to destruction hy the flood. Mrs. Nye recalls other floods during her childhood when she jias seen the refugees, carrying a few belongings, coming back to the hills for safety. Mrs. Nye has experienced two pre vious floods, the worst one previous to this being in 1913, when she was very Steins- close to tragedy and knows well the terrible conditions resulting froiq such a calamity. Mr. Nye's people are all father north in Ohio and safely away frtun the: flood territory. Miss Maurie Taylor., teacher of languages at the high school, has been relating to her pupils interesting stories of the flood country. Miss Taylor's home is at Carb6n* dale, 111., which is being, used ad a retugee station for Cairo. However» before coming to McHenry, Miss Taylor taught at Elizabethtown on the Ohio river and a few miles south of Shawneetown, where 1,000 residents of the town have been portrayd •ail thn at young ma. of Torner mtS&d tDpNhf adacation and di»^ ... . t itioiMll:idaaa,f la •>««»>.- hMI proapwity aoi ptograaa of mankmi.' A COMPLETE FOOD SHOP Phone 250 McHeniyriH*, J an. 27, 1937 r» . „ ... .. .. , - Comical Man--Henry Kennebec'» Puring all this time the people of jf • r Jockey--Larry Traub, Des Plaines. Martha Washington--Ethel Althoff Queen of Hearts--Jennie GreenwalL , abandoned. / Spanish Lady--Dawn Landwere, Elizabethtown is beneath the/ wat Barrington. ers of the Ohio river by now, flooding American Bride--Lorraine Schaefer. over the levees and destroying the Dutch Girl--Edith Vogel* Richmond, community High School where an un- Mra. Jones ^ 12 doz. Egfr @ 2Sc --$2.76 > 1-lb. Green Be&as ... .13 1-lb. Pork Chops .28 Bns. Radishes * .09 3 Lg. Grapefruit.14 1 can Salmon .15 1-lb. Frankfurters... .23 • 24-lb. bag McHenry ; Flour ......... RathSli Bacon _ 1-lb. Swiss Cheese 1 box Salt in a time of need. Yes, cf course, McHenry will respond willingly and. 0 - J do its part in the current need for re- j RURAL TEACHERS MEET ! lief funds. ' The rural teachers of the McHenry, Notes on Relief " district held their regular meeting at! The Red erosg quota for fJrysUl' the Community High School Friday Lake in the flood relief fund wa„ ! afternoon. Mrs. E. C. Coe was present $72.00. 1 j and outlined plans for the future and Volunteer flood relief workers from , -n, p M r . .. , , , ' problems of the teachers were dis- gieJn left Tuesdav for scene of the p a ?nzes ^rs- George Steins- 0n high land. ! cussed. An English text book, "Ways fl(^d disaster ohk. Indiana and doerfer' Charlotte Erickson, Anna Mrs. Durland was in Evansville last of Teaching English," was reviewed. Ksntimkv Indiana and Anderson, Hazel Howard and Mrs. yeur on the night when anxiety held Clown Girl--Patricia PhaKn. Jester--Agnes Mischke. S-J; Roman Soldier--Harry Dahms. • Gay Nineties--Evelyn Klange. Puritan Lady--Cora Bassett. . - Miss Columbia--Hazel Howard. Special Costume--Raymond Steinsdoerfer. known number of refuges remained. Miss Taylor hag many friends there for whom sheanxious as to their safety. She has written home, but has received no mail as yet. Mrs. H. E. Durland has a dear friend in Pittsburg from whom she has not heard but hopes she is safe .97 .39 .41 .08 Every month the rural teachers of Dr H H pillinger> who has had McHenry county join with those from considerable experience in relief worki neighboring counties in an edwrational and •\villiam Geister, an expert in the meeting at Northwestern University. p^ration of small power boats> Jeft Lester Carr. Balance $2.87 U ' LEGION AUXILIARY - The Legion Auxiliary held its regular meeting on Thursday evening, Jan. 14, with Mrs. Lester Bacon, president, presiding. Lunch was served and cards enjoyed. The next meeting will be held on the second Thursday in February. As for Evansville, Ind., taking driven boat with them. Elgin's relief fund drive went over the top about day and pased the f1,000/ in the day. The drive (is tinued. motor' 108,000 IN ILLlltbli - ! AEE NOW RECEIVING PAIS EGG PRICES Jan. 7 --26c Jan. 13 --24c Jan. 20 -- 22c Jan. 27 -- 23c all in its grip as they watched the Ohio river gradually rise to high watwr mark, fearing that it would reach the flood stage. The water ceased to rise, however, just before it overflow- t OLD AGE PENSIONS ed the levees. . | Mr. and Mrs. lisle Bassett, who JaflSes H. Andrews, head man in the 8Pent winter at Houston, Texas, rk later Illinois old -age pension set-up, count- had planned to start for home matured more than 108,000 names on Mi.day. but because of the serious flood rolls and hazarded a guess that the conditions decided u> postpone their The quota for Rookford in the Red peak figure wouldn't be more than tnP- Their parents here received a .. . ... . . ; Cross drive for funds is $2,000, and a 125,000. j telegram to that effect. 11 no notification cards will be sent out, railroadCarload of clothing and other ' As he dealt with both federal and James Burkhartsmeier, 17-year-old ; members are urged to remember /the BUppijes wa„ the objective fixed by County officials in giving assistance to grandson of Mrs. Kathrine Barbian 0 date of the meeting. Each member pother division of the Red Cross. the needy aged, Andrews said 108,322 this city, is in the flood region at is asked to call a member and remind Cash contributions will be used by applications have beien approved so far Bardstown, Ky., about twenty miles hem of the date. 1 the American Red Cross to provide by his office. from Louisville, although he is on food, shelter, fuel, medical care and In addition, 7,129 other applications higher land and expected to be out clothing for the flood refugees. were awaiting final decisions, making of danger. Bardstown is being used All donations of apparel and sup- 115,491 the total in the office. 1 to-receive refugees from Louisville, lilies will go to the heart of the strick- For two months or so, the superin-1 Mrs. Barbian, as well as his mother. EIGHTY-FIVE YEARS OLD 1 Mrs. F. E. Covalt recently received A- *>T ... NEW! Y-jjsgw TKADf MARK ^ Two-piece Underwear ' • " C o m p a n i o n STYLED FOR MEN •Y tru-cm- JJ - •; > • Select the \7\ Top and - Bottom i J\ \ You mi Vk Prefer M \• S»x reasons why every^ maA wiU this modem underwear t • ' -v 1, TWO-PIECE (top and bottom) 2. BUTTONLESS < ir . 3. NO-GAP Front Opening 2- 4. MILD SUPPORT AcHon Ciirp:-9 A '"iflh'.'. Priced at 50^ to $1.50 pergarmettt'1, { ,< r eft area to protect refugees who have tendent of old age assistance predict- who was formerly Laura Barbian, and been driven from their homes, often, ed the figure. \WQjild increase, but set his father, are hoping to receive a let- : Without an opportunity to save per- 125.000 as the probat/e limit. -- ter from him soon. sonal belongings vital to health and "After that, we expect a natural ac-' James, who is in his -third year of warmth. cretion of about 2,000 cases a month," high school, has been at nardstown It is said residents of Rockford re- Andrews said. More people will reach two years, where the climate is benecall tlhe nation's generosity in their the qualifying age of 65 than die each ticial to his health. The city is an own time of need aTler the 1928 tor- month, he explained, while increased interesting one with its century old nado. prosperity would reduce the number cathedral and it was here also that Woodstock, its quota being |T))0, of eligible applicants on the other "My Old Kentucky Home" was writhad already raised $1,200. The Ale- hand- 6 i4*™ ' _. . . _ mite employees raised a fund of $700. ^*he aver*£® assistance award in El°yd Rice, whose home is uraoa of the above headquarters. This will December was $15.38, split between City, Wis., brother of Mrs. David greatly facilitate getting it off im- *20-51 to 22^37 recipients in Cook Walkington ofMcHenrywas stranded mediately as the need for it is at county and $13.78 to 71,215 down- in Louisville, Ky., with other members once staters. of Dick Gardiner'a band which had Clothing, blankets or other supplies p*id out by the state in December been playing there Mnce before Christwill be stored at the McHenry Plain- was $1,437,340, half of which came dealer office where there ia ample from the federal social security board. . received from him room to receive it. ,? to the future, Andrews -aaid he by Mrs. Walkington and mother, Mrs. Mrs. Durland was, also, appointed «*Pected the $9,000,000 appropriated Rice, he stated that the water was to get in touch with some station in bbyy tthhee llaasstt lleeggiissllaattuurree ttoo bbee eennoouuggfhiSs*lo) rising, but that thvy were prepared pay the state's half of the assistance with bottled water, flash lights and until the biennium ends June 30. candles in their rooms on the seventh For the tvrc years starting Julf 1, floor of the Hotel Clay in downtown the department of public welfare plans Louisville. to ask for a state appropriation oil The last word received from ntm $25,000,000. | was a telegram Sunday, telling them Whether it will be enough depends not to worry about him, that he had upon the number of pension recipients been inoculated and that he hoped to me average award. , be able to leave the city Monday. If 125,000 aged persons draw $20 a Another message is anxiously awaited. Names of cash contributors and mont^ th« cost the stete during the Mr. Rice spent amounts donated will be published in next b,ennium would be ^30,000,000. here at one time, where he is quite these columns next week. f An average Of 76 deaths of pension- well known. , A short meeting of workers will be e™ is reported to Andrews" of-: The muddy waters of the Ohio river held at 7 p. m. Saturday at, the city ^ce» alon« ^ith other canceHaUona. c°vernearly90per cento hall for reports. j Andrews said all pension cases are at a depth of from one to thirty feet. "Old man river, stay away from my 10 be reinvestigated every three to six door," has become a plea unanswered ?"v"th8. for hundreds of thousands left home- ----- -- <ft" CARD OF THANKS We desire in this manner to express Chicagosto receive the clothing. Phil Guinto will attend to transporting the clothing to Chicago. Mr. Guinto and Mr. Ferwerda were made a committee to have signs printed to designate the places of contribution. Special receipts have been printed at the PlaindealiSr office, which will given each cash contributor. less in the Ohio and Mississippi river 5. THIGH or FULL LEG Coverage 6. MODELS or FABRICS Interchc McGEE'S •fim a . K ©lil.' Mil r.-i-'S- 10 The Turkish Bath A Turkish bath is a kind of bath introduced from the East, and consists of inducing profuse perspiration in a superheated room, after which the body is bathed* dried and massaged. our thanks and appreciation to neigh*.---< Sinking; of the Titanie " " The steamship Titanic sank as a result of a collision with ah iceberg. The vessel ran on a submerged shelf of ice and in sliding off ripped away a portion of her bottom. Wild Grapes la Texas Nearly half of the known kinds of wild grapes, 15 species, are mtive to Texiw. - bors and friends, for floral offerings, expressions of sympathy and acts of kindness extended to us during our recent bereavement. We also wish to thank donors of cars. Mrs. John Miller. Mr. fcnd Mrs. George Stoffel. Mayflower Women Used Pins The women who came over in the Mayflower brought some pins with them. Probably the settlers at Jamestown also had pins. ^3- He Sold Hosiery Daniel Defoe, author of "Robinson Crusoe," had a hosiery Aop in Free* With business at a standstill as a result of failure of electric power, martial law was declared. Troops assisted in moving about 20,000 refugees marooned in* water surrounded homes. Last Words of Zachary Taylor The last words of Zacjhary Taylor were: "I am about to die. I expect a summons soon. I have endeavored to- discharge all my official duties faithfully. I regret nothing, but am sorry I am about to leave my intends." ' " Pleasant TheaghitfK The pleasant things in the world are pleasant thoughts, and the greatest art in life is to have as many of them as possible. - r Bmdy Preeerriag Metked ' Distilling into brandy was an early mithod of preserving fruit prie> ttped in Morth Ciraltw» :.W FOR FRIDAY AM SATURDAY ONLY H4S0 PertnsiSn _ 35c Mistol Drops 37* 100 Hinkle Pill* 234 Pinex 30c HilTiCascara Quinine ":<1.....: 16^ 60c Smith Bros. Ooiigh Syrup 36<^ VAP&RUo iEv BAYER'S R I N .tome 24 VICK'S VA-1RO-NOL 39< EI CRtOMULSION BROMO-SELTZERs" MENTHOLATUM s3?. MUSTEROLE t/SPSquibbs ADEX TABLETS FEUR TWERWOWETtR Mr v.j • ; , f . ' l; •• i * 'x u, *.*t '-"• J H ' . > • ? - % -V, ^ - v-!r A r:-f '} t 'j*?. *•¥ *« " uw LIVER. OIL Haliver Oil Caps, 50's 87c Haliver Oil Caps with Viosteroi, 100's $3.49 A. B. D. Caps, 25*8 98c Haliver Oil witli Vioster ol, 5 c. c. 79c Haliver Oil, SO e.c. (Plain) $1.39 y / TAMtr resrtO PIHT CUcMc IHEATIN6 PAD *3»VALUE 60% ALKA* SILlZt HEALTH BUILDERS $fc00 Iron, ^eayt 5HC 75c Ovaltine ...... 5 4 50c Yeast Foam 'rate 334 $1.00 Abbott Yeast Tabs 75c Bayer Oalirad Wafers 50^' ANACIN1A Z5i SIZt ft/-' < m r 4 > - .'A . $1.00 Pepso- .1 debt -- 79*/ 75c Listerine... 59f 11.00 Zonite 5»,: 60oA£tringosol wSfe' j McKesson Mo. 59 : (1.00 Lavoris... w $1.00 Lysol 73^ 60< REM »•« Muexs 49< •AUME ••M6UE 53 *(rl V OLIVE TABLETS 2V 30i S»l€ ALARM (LOCK 98< lAMATi CNtNRY OHUGOiST* • i - . 7kaHtai\ ft HENRY* ILLINOIS* ^ -Ti rmm t. .J m Sffs.'i ' . 'ei't-C,... Km '•mi -7.i- • •• -