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"" 7" • "T "^"T" - 'p • • ' "'I (In "itfiir >, • ...JIM) **m i ini-r mm in until^m i i ' ^^Trtnawih•. i i r ^ > . > * •. i f a a f H . t y ij^jgnggrrj r\tnrij|y '"1 •* ***" *•'- * '- 'Mi *#**3 -c >"<V ^..7 '• •'* Swl* • . , 4- s,*; McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25,1940 - - ;;Fl#v:'f:'; < * • \ * ' *'iz "•*3$ No. 3C CHARITY BALL, AT BRIDGE, SATURDAY NIGHT BIG ATTENDANCE EXPECTED;CREATE EMERGENCY FUND CASH PRIZES OFFERED TO DANGERS Saturday night of this week is going to be a big night at The Bridgfe, McHenry, when a large crowd is expected to gather to attend McHenry's first annual charity ball. With good music, games and refreshment^, a grand evening of good entertainment] is assured. The committees have been devoting a large portion of their time to making this ball a huge success and the response from the public has been very encouraging. In this column is published a list to date of the names of the sponsors, who have contributed liberally to the fund, which will be used for emergency charity work only. This move on the part of business men deserves the whole-hearted \ support of the general public. You are invited to attend Saturday night. The committees in charge of the dance and entertainment are working together to bring about a pleasureable evening" -- an evening where a good time will prevail and fun will never lag. High Class Orchestra Whittman's 8-piece orchestra, popular throughout Elgin and Kane county, promise a rousing good selection of music to please fast dancers, slow j dancers and just dancers. Miss Virginia Risvald, a popular dance artist from Fox River Groye, will show you her best steps sometime during the evening. Prizes for the best waltzers and best jitterbug dancers are attracting j widespread attention. Thef act that i you can dance for tun as well as & I chance to walk home with a crisp ten dollar bill for a prize is worth some serious consideration. Township Alive to Needs. The idea of this Charity Ball has been entered into with a fine spirit of helpfulness to fellowmen who may find themselves in circumstances deserving emergency assistance. Those taking an active lead hope to see the plan carried out as an annual affair in the community. Time has been short. Perhaps new ideas can be injected as time goes on. Charity is everybody's concern and the response indicates that this community is alive to the needs. -- In other words, McHenry Township has come to the front for McHenry Township. Prize Waltz Judges John A. Anderson Chas. J. Reihansperger Ray McQee. Jitterbug CoatMt Felix Unti Eddie Matthews John R. SchmidVJfif.. Chanty Ball Sponsor* Alexander Lumber Company The Agatha Shop Wm. H. Althoff John A. Anderson Adams and Freund A. A P. Store A. S. Blake Motor Sales Bast's 5c to $1.00 Store ° ~ Barbian Brothers ~~ ,John A. Bolger Thomas P. Bolger" Stoffel and Heihanspergtfc ; Harry Schnaitman Math N. Schmitt ^ Sheridan Wholesale Liquor C*. Marie Schiessle Schaeffer's Market and Grocety Schaefer's Tavern V Schwerman Chevrolet Sales John A. Thennes Tonyan Construction CO* ;,-/ :/ Morris Taxman J. C. Thies and Co^ . " .-..V * Gus Unti ' " , * ; John J. Vycital Glenn F. Rose Worfc| •»-" * Ti Weber Plumbing 4 He&tih« Co. West McHenry State Rank Earl R. Walsh Chas. A. Zahn Co. '. ' IfiEORGE FREYS, LINUS NEWMANS WED 50 YEARS MA:VE BIG CELEBRATIONS SUNDAY AROUND THE COURTHOUSE ' PROBATE $9,500 ESTATE Minnie Dammyer of Algonquin is left the $9,500 estate of William Dammyer who died December 25 at Algonquin by terms of the will dated July 26, 1933, and filed in probate Monday. Arnold Duensing of t Algonquin was named exefcutor. SON NAMED EXECUTOR A son, Otto Guse, of Marengo, was named exceutor of the estate of his mother, Emelia Guse, who died at Marengo on November 3 in the probate court of Judge Henry L. Cowlin Monday. The estate is valued at $1,500, The estate is divided among the children. •DAHGJSBOUS PLAYTHING" "The Devil \Vagon is a good name for the automobile. It is a dangerous plaything. More than 270 persons have been killed within the last year in automobile accidents." The above words were printed in The McHenry Plaindealer just thirty years ago this week, January, 1910. The automobile may have been considered a plaything at that time, but today it has become a necessity. Yes, it is still dangerous and thousands of people are killed every year in automobile accidents. But, wouldn't it be a strange world today without them? ' ROY J. STEWART TELLS UONS HOW TO SECURE ROADS CHAIRMAN OF COUNTY BOARD, SPEAKER (Photo by Worwick) MR. AND MRS. LINUS NEWMAN A beautiful expression of love and FATHER RESCUES TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN OUTDOOOK CISTERN Maureen Walsh, two years old, is all right after her dip in the family I cistern Saturday morning, but her father, T. Pender Walsh, still has his cold. r Because her daddy was home ill of a cold on Saturday. Maureen is playing about the family home in Grayslake today. Mr. Walsh was looking friendship was accorded Mr. and Mrs. out of the window when he saw the Linus Newman of McHenry Sunday toddler disappear into the cistern, a when about one hundred persons call- j long unused pit 25 feet deep and with ed at the Edward J. Buss home to water uo to 5 or 6 feet. shake their hands and congratulate | Calling to his wife to get help be- ROY J. STEWART in the township, which would produce additional taxes. His plan would be to float a bond issue for roads in McHenry township for approximately $50,000, which, he said, would take care of about ten to twelve miles. At the present time the levy is S3 cents. With the higher assessed j valuation, more revenue is secured and also the upkeep on this ten or twelve miles would be eliminated, thus making a large saving. The levy could be dropped probably to 25 cents and the saving used to pay off the bonds and interest. ^ Mr. Stewart said that he had been working with Rep. Bolger to try and get the state to take some action on connecting the Johnsburg cement road with the cement highway which comes • through Lake county up tp the McHenry county line. This is a piece of road, known as the Bay road, which is always in bad condition, and would only mean about two miles of cement. 'This is an opportunity for McHenry township to get its roads and there would be no •delay, if the bond issue is passed. I cannot see where any funds art available from the county for at least five years. You are very fortunate in having such an increase in assessed valuation. If the same condition existed in my township. I certainly would work hard to get the improved roads and as soon as possible." said tho chairman. Supervisor Math N. Schmitt and Jos. Freund, road commissiontuy were also guests of the, Lions and made short talks. EBER E. RASSETT TAKEN BY DEATH SUNDAY M0RNIN6 EX-POSTMASTER OF WESF R MEHENRY _ ' M- , . After'listening to a splendid talk, them on having reached their golden ; cause the b*by hi»d fallen into the | by Roy J. Stewart, chairman of the i wedding anniversary. ; water, Walsh ran out of the hous#,, McHenry County Board of Supervis- | Scores of letters, cards and gifts, called the neighbors who knotted a; ors> at their regular dinner meeting ! including money, were received by the i tow rope about' his waist and lowered | held at Karls' Cafe Tuesday evening, j honorees frem friends and loved ones,! him into the cistern. The child was . i-nemJHjrs of thf McHenry Lions club, I some of whom could not personally i unconscious when her father brought . ijccame convinced that McHenry town- j express their congratulations. The her up, but members of the Grayslake ^as a problem that deserves earn- i " a number of f.re department, summoned after home- j egt thoufjht and deep ..consideration - INTERESTING NEARBY NEWS V'illiam Henry Sheehan, 83, of Lake Villa, who parsed away after a short CAMPBELL ESTATE Olive Bottlemy was nanied executrix of the *3,000 estate of Dora Campbell j house was scented with . . v ^ who died at Hebron on December 19. j bouquets of beautiful flowers sent by i administered respiration efforts fail; I implement of "its roads By terms of the will dated December I admirers. soon revived the little girl. j Mr Stewart backed up each and illness of pneumonia, on January 6, at 6, 1939, $100 is left to Robert Siefeldt j it was a happy day not alone for , So Maureen is all right, and her ev ' 01y, of h5)f ,tntements with facts St. Therese hospital, Waukegan, was of Kenosha; two notes of $300 and | the bride and groom of fi.fty years father, well-known in this vicinity j and He showed the urgent b°rn on November 23. 1856, in a log $1,100 to Raloh Campbell of Fen ton. ( apo, but also for the friends who where he frequently visits relatives. \ mH>d of betu,r rcads, due to the grow- bouse on the farm he later owned for Iowa, and a house and lot in Alden gathered, many of whom had not seen is thankful for that cold which he still , jng number ^ residents, both summer nf&ny years. He was the eldest child and house and lot in Hebron to A i each other for many years. Wedding has. • . • ( a^d vear-round, in this region, which Daniel and Bridpet Sheehan^, early 11 Carey Electric Shop Ben Connor " -; Floyd Coleman • 3 Verne Corley, Lake Bluff, HI. John Dreymiller Harry Fredricks John E. Freund and Son Jos. W. Freund ^ Walter J. Freund ^JL--- A. I. Froehlich. M,!)., Nick Freund Oil Company Paul Gerasch M. Gladstone Richard Hester Harry's New "Vork Bar " J. B. Hettermann r Chas. Herdrich ? Frank J. Immekus . . ^ Jacob Justen and Sons , Nick P. Justen : 9 ' P. M. Justen • H. Kamholz John Karls' Cafe , Albert Krause C. W. Klontz, M. D. Harold T Lennon Beverpge Co. Matt. B. Laures Lennon Beverage Co. R. J. Miller, Empire Thqptre. Wm. Mertes Jos. J. Miller Dr. L. B. Murphy Mv Place Tavern N „ McHenry County Farmers Co-op. Association McHenry Flour Mills McGee's Clothing Store McHenry Brewing Co. McHenry Ice Cieam Co. McHenry Dairy . - McHenry Lumber Co. McHenry Plaindeahpr . W. A. Nve, M.D. ~ - * A.. E.Nye ' Overton Motor Males ' Palace Recreation W!m. Pries and Son Riverside Dairy Chas. Rietesel - • "*• " Rossman Motor Salqp < r»n»s Truck Act. annroved in July, 1039, are now available at this office. and is still an honorary member Five children were born of thia As rapidlv as possible, meeting of' n^ion, Mrs. Ella Buss and Gerald truck operators will be arranged at , Newman of We«t McHenry, Mrs. Lewconvenient points in these various jMcDonald Af Woodstock, Charles L. counties, where explanations will be j Newman of Slocum's Lake and Bernmade and forms distributed by one, or ard Newman who passed away on Ocaiio+ her. of these men. I tob^r 2. 1931. -- All motor carriers are rennired to I w^ith the exception of a few years make a choice of their classification, during which time Mr. Newman lived in conformity with their line of oper- jn North Hyde Park. Vermont, when ations, which they desire to carry on. I quite vnune. the two have snent their By far the larger number of carriers j entire lifetimes tHus far in McHenry. Will qualify under a few classes, which can be pasilv determined by conference with the personel at the office, or elsewhere in the district. It is particularly desired that truck operators know that there will be no chwrcf whatever made by the district office for information, forms, or other iervice to them. Inquiries bv mail may be addressed to the district offire at the address above. Telephone No. Elgin 7026, has been installed.^ 8ALVATION ARMY TAG I j DAY NEXT SATURDAY Saturday. January 27, 1940 in ! McHenry the annual Salvation Army j Tag effort will be made, the funds collected to be ysed in the county to carry, out the Salvation Army program of relief and uplift among the needy and unfortunate. Local girls under the direction of The Girl Scouts will take the field and go up and down the line in both residence and business sections of the town and «1ve everybody a chance to buy and wear a tag and so help this <rood cause. Any amount dropped in tfie tag bOxes will bring a tag to the contributor, SPEECH AND MUSIC CLASSES TO CLOSE ** «pee<* class being conducted ft the high school by W .A. Behl of J>eKalb held its meeting Tuesday evening. Mr. Behl has resigned his position at DeKalb to accent a more advanced undetraking at New York. The music class, being conducted at .the hterh school by Miss Stensland of DeKalb will hold its last meeting next Tuesday evening. • * Read the Want Ad* - DIES AT WOODSTOCK HOSPITAL SATURDAY grand niece, Olive Bottlemy. The es- cake, tea, mints and nut meats were _ __ ^ A __ ___ tate consists of $1,500 in real estate! served from a lbvely table displaying , MRS. TJETA BAILEY and $1,500 in personal property. |a gorgeous three layer and a two | | layer wedding cake, the latter, a gift OPEN NEW OFFICE, of the Omar Baking company^ being DIVISION OF MOTOR decorated with gold leaves. iChAaRdRoItpEdRoS, Aa«Ti» EvLt «GtIuN , The entire event was planned and supervjsed by Mrs. Edward J. Buss, ! Mrs. Lewis McDonald, Mrs. Gerald The office of District No. 2, Divl- j Newman and Charles Newman. Theiy sion of Motor Carriers, comprising ; were assisted by Mrs. Hal Allbec, Mrs. Lake, McHenry, Bobne, DuPage and . cari Rietesel and Mrs. Ford McDon# Kan*. Counties, has been opened in the aid who poured and served tea. building of State Police Headquarters There were callers from St. Charley at Dundee and Congdon avenue in El- Woodstock. Ridgefield, Waukega*, ein, ni. The men placed in charge Chicago and Ringwood during the afare: J. C. Weiland, of Aurora: Jack I ternoon. B. Ewing and Joseph L. Mull, of Wau- To go back fifty years. Miss Mabd kegan. and Thomas H. Dywer, Joliet j Ford and Linus F. Newman were Mr. Ewing will be at the Court House j united in marriage on January 28, in Woodstock each Tuesday and Wed-! 1890, and took up housekeeping in nesday to give advice and information. I McHenry, where they have reside^ Information and assistance in pre-1 ever since. Mr. Newman was a carparing application blanks, desired by penter until ill health forced him to all those owning and operating trucks g{Ve up this trade. He was also a on the highways of the State to com- member of the McHenry Volunteer ply with the requirements of the Illi- Fire department for forty-nine years means increased travel on the high- 1 pioners. who came here from Ireland when that vicinity was little more than a wilderness. MRS. HURLEY BAILEY Mrs. Hurley Bailey of Woodstock, the former Leta Patzke of McHenry, ways. The subject of improved roads has been a matter of discussion* for several years in this summer resort section. New Subdivisions have been opened up and hundreds of homes built, resulting in a mammoth in- The Richmond Mill*, owned by G. F. Strand was badly damaged by fire Sunday morning, January 14. It is believed it started from spontaneous combustion in a pile of «awduct and crease in valuations. The figures shavings in the furnacp room. Smoke quoted by Mr. Stewart showed the was see? ™n»ng out of the building following assessed valuations in McHenry township: 1936 .*-$3,612,774 1937 3,635,914 1938 3,738.988 1939 - 4.011,412 about 7:S0 by James Ward, across the street, who rushed to Stewart's garage to have a fire slarm tuvned in. Last Thursday. January - 11. 'Mrs. E«%n Kave of Vitioch Called on » friend who was in the hospital in ™7s shiws"^in 'val'uat7on"of j ?.?nosh?»\ result of an automo. $898.638'and an increase over the , ^ a^nt. TJV°af!: '038 tax levy to the 1939 levy 0f Mrs Kaye and her husband started $272,424, which means an increase to the highway commissioner of $898. McHenry county levies a highway 'back for Antioch. another car skiddH into them -- and now friends are call ing on Mr«. Kaye at St. Catherine's tax which amounts to approximately | in Kenosha where her in $38,000 a year. This money com-1 ?"««* kne€ fs "Ported to be improv. prises a highway fund and is used for ""T' . ... , maintaining approximately 1<£> miles I ^.bertyviHe s of county and state aid roads. There public school term will end on Mav 10 th'<5 vpir, ««»cordare about thirty miles of road which ^ fn un.u8"fj C°n" h.v, been taprovea and by , ^1" the state, which are maintained by i motor fuel tax, quoted the speaker. On an average, $7,500 per month is received from the state of motor *uel *unds. This has been expended for the payment of right of way and r»is*rir* No. 70. Reduction in teachers' salaries and the elimination •finde'earten a*>d *wnei<* 1Q40. 41 a** «nme of the other measures ;"<*luded in the forced economy propassed away at the Woodstock bos-, ^9rnag.es to property dedicated to the , pital at 4:30 Saturday afternoon where she had undergone a caesarean operation The ten and one-half pound baby girl died at birth. The deceased was born at McHenry on October 25, 1909. the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Patzke. She was a resident of McHenry during most of her lifetime. Mourning the death of the young "ountv for nat'-ol purposes. Cheaper Secondary Roads The chairman of the county board eave it a -oad? cnnld be butH much che<»n»»r if . , , , . . , the specifications of the state did not mother and her baby are her beloved L vp t<) ^ adhered t0 tfcat ,s a 70-ft <At a^t e ,fo r .h i• gih way „p„u„r„p„o„s„e„s , xlnv.u„s«, i . T_ hieves who earned ent• r*'y b,v f,o .r ^- sai•d j Mr. Sestt ewar/t, the county is ;inn j m*g a, rear window and then unlockir-* i. ii. « t.t. ^he hack d^or stole th° s0 a.fe 0«.t the no pHo sition' at the ..p resent time to take i Ben F_r anklin stove at „H arvard, some on anv• more miles of road in to* • ti.m e af_t er 1,1, o,'c il,o c,k Saturd,a y n.ig.h.t. January 13 bv Ralnh Forester, owner/ 1ST / Sc unday to Mr. and Mrs. George Frey Mr. and Mrs. George Frey of Crescent road, Golf Club subdivision, lovhusband. her mother. Mrs. Augusta Patzke, seven brothers, Arthur of Elgin, Walter and Alfred of Chi^aeo, ^mil, Robert, Paul and Harold of McHenry. She is preceded in death by her father and a brother, Carl, who died recently. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey have lived since October on East Jackson street. Friends and relatives naid their 1*=\ -espects and extended sincere sympathy to the bereaved familv.^ The oody was layed out at the William Bailey home in Woodstock. Services were held Saturday morning.at 10:00 at St. Mary's church, Woodstock, with buriaVin St. Mary's cemetery, McHenry. FIRE AT BURTON'S BRIDGE Firemen were called last Friday at 8:15 to extinguish a blaze in a bunk ,h.i s opinion .th.a.t sDe 'co„ndj a. r„y, i; ,n o o, n w h e n h_ e a r r i v e d a t t h e s t o r e look at the fi1-" ITf* it.hu e cuil prits were cn«h their w>rk was in vain, aceordinsr to Mr. Fore«te»\ for •h?. safe contained nothing but store and personal papers of value only to the store owner. >> , • • \ ' roadway, black top. etc.. whi^h. h° co®** about *15 000 to $16,000 a mile. He claimed that secondary roa^s do not need a 70-ft roadway or costly grading. Roads can be built with "n oil acnh»»lf or oil tar preparation for about $2 500 to $5,000 per mile, he nated, but there Is no motor fuel tax for th*t kind of road. "Delegations from McHenry townin^ ly recalled the fiftieth anniversary bouse owned by Joe Stach at Burton's of their marriage Sunday and Monday Bridge. Originating from an oil as they were surrounded by a group | burner, the flames spread too rapidly of their loved ones and friends. ^ th» men to control and the A number of friends and relatives | burned to the ground. dropped in to bring them gifts and to J Amonir SirV Donald Doherty, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Doherty, is undergoing hip have appeared before the county treatment at the Woodstock hospital Wrd." the chairman said, "asking, th]-s we\j{i road improvement. I do not blame Harry Snen underwent surgery at -hem and I wish the county could com- | thfi Woodstock hospital Friday mornnly with their renuests. But there are -n^ no funds available at this time. Mc- j BronaUgb of Richmond Road Ifenry townshin has already received bas been undergoing treatment in the _i e _ * Pregbyterian hospital in Chicago the past week. Mrs. Rov Kent has been eonfWd fc h^rfed the last few days with the flu. more than its share of roads from the motor fuel tax. In checking over the records. I ftnd that this township heads the list with almost five mil»»T as compared to some other townch' »>s "-ho have received nothing." The figures quoted are as follows: Chemung, none: Alden. 1.69 miles, Hebron, nonp- Richmond. 94: Bur- .ST their Am.^j Onter «t T>i. Frey and family of Blue Island: Mr ond Mr*. George Noble and family of Woodstock: Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hodge and family of Sandwich; Mr. and Mrs. Conklin and Mr. and Mrs. Howard. ttp *oHow«d a variety of trades, ^'"da. 8.36: RHev, having been a coal miner, a bilker. 4.05: Grafton," 1.98; a butcher and a carpenter. Mi*s.' Frey was born in Solon Mills ; in 1871 where she spent her youth none; Coral. Algonquin, 1 mile. Outlines Program After chowi^e his listeners the fi- On April 5 18K9, Mr. Frev was | The two were married in Springfield, nancial difficulty which exists in the " .' . I ... w .nnn Tl l -- v of ' f unHc tn lmnrftVP roads. born in Ridgewater, Mich.; he has ' 111., January 22. 1890. snent the 1a«t fifty-eight years of his life in Illinois. Irving in several different cities 'indludfrig tLibertwille, Wilmette, Richmond and McHenry. ' . • % _ They have re ' securing of funds to improve roads. sided lii""McHenry for the nast twelve Mr. Stewart outlined a proarram which V*>ars One son Charles I. Frey, of he said would not cost the taxpayers i _ .. B,ue I=land. Wn, o, th^nion. ^ ; 4 no.MTNC EVENTS • " January 26 PMA--Annual Meeting--Crystal Lake Legion Hall. January 27 . Charity Ball--The Bridge Ballroom -- Waltz Jitterb'ig Contests. January 28 Public Card Party--St. Mary - St. Patrick Hall--Sponsored by P.-T. A. «• February 1 C. D. of A.--Last Tournament Card Fjuty. February 5 They also have two children. £arge. EBER E. BASSETT Many local folks were saddened this week by the death of another of their leading citizens. Eber Edward Bafc. sett, ex-postmaster at West McHenrjrj._ and prominent worker in several othef local organizations, died at his horae on Main street. Sunday morning, January 20, at 9:30 o'clock. Mr. Bassett was born June 17, 1875 on the old Bassett homestead in Oatend, about two miles west of McHenry, the son of Mr and Mrs. W. Wm Bassett. He received his education at a country school nearbv and later attended E'-rin academv. taking up a business course. He spent his entire lifetime in this vicinity with the exception of five of his earlier, years spent in Michigan. On December 18. 1897 he manris^- Cora Martin who is left t«vnourn hi»T He also leaves a «on, I isle, of McHenry; a daughter. Mrs. FloribeJ Vogel of Delavan. Wis.; his mothw, Mrs. Jennie Ra«sett* and two grarwl», daughters, Eile«n May Bassett and Carol Lee Vogel. Injured by Saw ^ After their marriage, the eoenle lived on the homestead for a number of vear« nnt'l M*-. Passett was ?«**- iouslv ininred w;*h a hurz saw. TMN disabled him, ending his occupation as farmer. On June 1. 1905 h«> we*-t ou» »»« first rural mail carrier to work fr^ the West McHenry nostoffice. He covered his route with a horse and i buggy, the trio requiring most of the day. W*»en M»\ Bassett started a« a carrier thp office was located in tfct small building now used as the StoflM and Reihansperger insurance office... On October 1, 1914 he received hfa «nr»ointn»ent *«• noot^aster to succeed Henry C. Mead in what was then the fourth class office in West McHen>*y. At this time the postoffice was in its nresent location in the Justen building. Third Class Postal aster After about two years the postoffice was chsntred to a third class office and in 1917 Mr. Ba«s«tt received his appointment as the „third class postmaster. From Rocsevslt to Roosevelt, Mr. Bassett served under seven presidents, starting as rural carrier during this term of Theodore Roosevelt, and cqn* tinuing thious-h the years of pre si- ' dents Taft, Wilson. Harding. Coolidjpr, Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt- Mar.y tim°?i he used his influence and had been active in obtain ng ter train and mail service for Mc- Henry, co-operating with the busine*s men and neighboring townsmen 'm' petitioning the railroad and -jovern-. ment officials for b?tter mail service. Retired in 1935 On Juljfeil. 1935, Mr. Bassett retired on a pension after thirty years of postal service. A^'this time more than one hundred Uical business and professional men ?ath*Ted at a ban* quet in his honor, an outstanding demonstration of the respect and frien** ship Of a community for a fellow cflK izen. Since his retirement, he had bem ailing, but was sick in bed only » •ve- k previous to hi« death. For over thirtthjh years, Mr. Bassett had served Hs/fflmembf r of the Commnn'tv H:"h school Board, being president for the f.-st two years and secretary the remainder of the time, artine in th"t capacity at the time of his death. He was also secretary V thA MfH«<nrv Country club since its, organisation. Held Several Offices *v • 1 hoine a member of tjM Royal Neighbor association, Mr. Bassett was a clerk of the Modern Woodmen fo»- the paKt several years and «o~retarv of the Kiwanis dok during its existence in this city. Thus was a life of activity and social prominence closed as last rites were »vad over the bodyt the first to be held in the new N. J, Ju«ten and Son funeral home in West McHenry, Tuesday at 2 p. m. He wa»- buried in Woodland cemetery. The pallbearers were George Johnton. C. H. Duker. James Sayler. Dr. P. G. Chamberlin. Eric Peterson and Charles Reihansperger Th«> flow«r >«dies were Mrs. C. H. Duker. tkft Misses Frances Vycital. Sylvia Snyder and Mrs. Henrietta Vycital. «.•* < •M v