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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 21 Nov 1940, p. 8

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-tr \T M 1 * ' .4* » * * ?k t $4 \ v „ f 5> Societv Mote? i?*:s»X £ 4 : • r" 'ViA"-. W%- ,,^-5 *' r \ feV; MM-Week Chub W Mm, c. H. Duker was the hostess ' last Wednesday afternoon to the members of the Mid-Week club. Prixes were awarded to Mrs. George John- * son, Mrs. Margaret Reid and Mrs. Elner Baum. The club will meet at the ' home of Mrs. Elmer Baum watt Wednesday, November 27. . • • • ' •• : Lenard - Bfrennan Nflptllfc 0 On Saturday afternoon, November IS, Miss Betty Brennan, daughter of Mrs. Fred Wiedrich, Jr., of (iinprwood, and Mr. Jack Lenard. son of Mr. and 1 Mrs. Percy Lenard of Lake Geneva, * Wis., were married at Dubuque, Iowa. They were attended by Mr. and ' Mrs. Charles Chase of Lake Geneva. t They have gone into housekeeping in * an apartment which had been furnished arerioas to their marriage. ,-4"; r • Surprise Shower A surprise stork shower was held on Mrs. R. Paris at the home of Mrs. Wilbert Swanson at Lily Lake Sunday evening. Many lovely gifts were received. The serving of a lunch completed a most enjoyable evening. Among the guest? present were Mrs. William Etten, Mrs. McDermott, Mrs. N. Morris, Mrs. Thomas Klabough, Mrs. Seyfferth, Mrs. Einspar, aad Mrs. Bransford, all of Lily Lake. • . • • * , Public Card Party The Altar and Rosary society of St. Patrick's church is sponsoring a public card party Thursday afternoon, November 28, at the home of Mrs. Albert Purvey, beginning at 2:30 sharp. The committee in charge consists of Mrs. Ray Conway, Mrs. Henry SchafTer, Mrs. Clarence Martin, Mrs. Ed Sutton and Mrs. Purvey. Don't forget the date and especially the time. • * • v ,v « Marriage Announced Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rose of Crystal Lake announce the marriage of their daughter, Lucille, to Mr. Charles Freund, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Fteund of McHenry. The couple was married on Saturday, November 9, in Iowa. Mr. Freund is employed at the Alemite in Woodstock, while Mrs. Freund is an employee at the Oak Manufacturing company in Crystal Lake. After December 1 they will make their home in Crystal Lake. Christening The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Justen which was bom on November 18, 1940, was christened Harold Elmer on Sunday, November 17, at St. Mary's church by Msgr. C. S. Nix. The sponsors were Elmer Gloeson and £v«tat £>iedrich. ; - • • • • • « • , • • • • Attend Chicago She* ir\ Members of the Lily Lake Ladies' league attended the show, "Meet the People," at the Grand Opera House in Chicago on Wednesday afternoon, Nverhber IS. Members who attended from Lily Lake were Mrs. Wilbert Swanson, Mrs. Claude McDermott, Mrs. Alfred Seyfferth, Mrs. Thomas Klabough and Mrs. Lottie Bransford. The remainder of the party, which comprised about fifteen, was composed Of members who reside in Chfet^o. * * • CL ». of A. Court Joyce Kilmer, No. 573, Catholic Daughters of America, sponsored a public card party Wednesday evening, November 13, at the K. C. hall. Prizes were awarded to Elizabeth Schoewer, Helen Miller, Mildred Passfield and Helen M. Heuser in pinochle; five hundred prizes went to Eleanor Miller, Marie Dietrich, Evelyn Freund and Anna Boley; bridge awards were merited by Clara Stoffel, Marie Schiessle, Dorothy Adams and Alice Gaulke. Refreshments were served. Special attention--the second party of the card tournament will be held Tuesday night, November 26, at the K. C. hall. Members are kindly asked to take note of this. , • • * Epworth League The Epworth League met Sunday evening at the home of Bonnie Page. Gordon Scholle led the devotions and Beryl Colby, the Bible discussion. The members of the league have decided to attend the Christian Youth rally at Marengo on Friday night. It will be similar to the rally which was held at McHenry last year. All members who plan on going are kindly asked to bring twenty cents for refreshments and transportation and are asked to be at the church, prepared to leave at seven o'clock on November 22. The next meeting of the league will be held at the home of Beryl and Shirley Colby; Laura Sherman will lead the devotions. Evening Bridge The Evening Bridge club met at the home of Mrs. Ben Miller last Thursday evening, November 14. The awards were received bv Mrs. Gertrude Schaefer and Mrs. Ellen Phalin. On December 6 the club will b« entertained «t the home of J&lrs, iiasafd Wattltt. • • t . {v, • • • y Wrenfng PfaocMfc f ^ v Mrs. Henry Schmitt was the hostess to the members of the Evening Pinochle club last Wednesday evening. The first prize went to Mrs. Henry Schmitt, while Mrs. George P. FYeund merited both the second and the travleler's prizes. Mrs. George Justen is scheduled to entertain the club Wednesday evening, November 20. * * * Celebrate Birthday Mr. and Mrs. William Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Phalin, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Page and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stenger, the latter two of Waukegan, enjoyed a dinner Sunday at the Edgewater Beach hotel in Chicago. They were celebrating Mr. Spencer's bifthday^ ^ ^ *fifirthday Party '*• M ahdT Mrs. Weldon entertained Sunday in honor of the latter's birthday. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ebel, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Rattray and children of Algonquin; J4rs, Marion Schwemm and daughter and Ruby Keubker of lvanhoe. • • * ». • Thursday Afternoon Bridge Due to the fact that Thanksgiving Day falls on the regular meeting day of the Thursday Afternoon Bridge clyib, the club met on Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Jos. W. Freund. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Jos. W. Freund, Mrs. Elizabeth Michels, Mrs. Rose Freund and Mrs. Jos. J. Miller. The next meeting will be held on December 5. • * * -- ^ ^ Hwnnes - Howard Nuptials On Sunday, November 17, at St. Mary's church, Mr. John Thennes and Mrs. Anna Howard, both of McHenry, exchanged the vows of Holy Matrimony. The former's son, Rev. Clarence Thennes, of Aurora, performed the ceremony at 2:30 p.m. A high mass was read according to their intentions at 10:30 Sunday morning by Msgr. C. S. Nix. The attendants at the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Steffes of McHenry. Mr. Thennes is the proprietor of Pa's tavern on Elm street, while Mrs. Thennes recently sold her business on Green street, which was known as Anna Howard's Cleaning and Pressing shop. Ektartains Clubs ' Mrs. C. W. Goodell entertained the L-Etade music club of Elgin and the Forte club of McHenry at her home Monday evening. The two groups of musical minded youngsters presented a program for their own entertainment and then enjoyed a buffet luncheon, • - * •' H--ewaralag A group of young people stopped in at the McHenry Town House for a surprise housewarming for Mr. and Mrs. Bob Peterson in Apartm%nt 8, on Sunday evening, November 17. Entertainment was in the form of accordian solos by Willis Wylie with several beautiful vocal selections by. Bob Peterson. At an appointed hour a delightful luncheon was served by Mrs. Myrtle Fels. The "remainder of the evening was spent in songs and dancing. Among those present were Jane Obear, Urban Comes, Jim Cooper, Dr. Lennox, Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Julius Thomas, Woodstock; Hale Risetter, DeKalb; Willis Wylie, Pete Getzke, Cary; Mr. and Mrs. Jack McCarroll, Dr. and Mrs. Larry Murphy, Miss Mary Sutton, Bill Bickler, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd E. Covalt, Jr., Emily Simon, Shirley Covalt, Robert, Charles and WSlliam Sutton, Bob Frisby, and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Petersen of Mc- Henijr. *V: • •' A Society *;» * A delicious luncheon of Spanish rice, hot biscuits, jellies and coffee was served by Mrs. C. C. Hoyte, Mrs. Ellsworth Shoemaker, Mrs. Floyd Covalt, Mrs. Zion Baker and Mrs. Edward Bouma at the genral meeting of the Women's Society of Christian Service which was held at the Community Methodist church last Thursday. After the luncheon and business meeting, Mrs. Chas. Goodell lead the devotions in a very interesting way by giving a very inspirational prayer, playing hymns and* reading an article entitled "Sharing the Message." The ladies then listened to a talk by Mrs. Edmund D. Soper of Evanston. Mrs. Soper, before her marriage, from 1926 to 1938, was a teacher in Ewah college in Korea, a college for Korean girls. Mrs. Soper told them how she enjoyed the beautiful and mountainous country of Korea. Then she showed them a wooden pillow, covered with embroidered silk, and also an embroidered silk bag containing chop sticks and soup spoons which are used at home, taken to a restaurant or to a friend's home when a meal is to be served. She told how the college iB financed by wealthy people of America, what influence the graduates of the college have in the betterment of the . . . ^ of the country, and how the invasion of .Japan had handicapped the IWes, Christian religion and occupations of the Koreans. Announcement has been made that the next project of the Women's so* ciety is to be a chicken dinner which will be served at the Community Methodist church on Thursday, December 6. Each of the five units will also have a booth with a large variety of articles to sell. On December 19 there will be a general meeting and Christmas party for the members of the society. I1#;'#' BROOCHES $ This year, clips may be brooches. They're made with hinged prongs on the back so you can stick them in or snap them on! This pair is in round diamond brilliants edged with straight diamond baguettes. There is also a brilliant-and-baguette bracelet and diamond-aod-rubf m*- clips to match. r- Flannel Bag* Slip a cotton flannel bag over the broom head and you have a handy tool for sweeping down walls and ceilings, or dusting hardwood floors. When soiled, simply soak in sudsy water, and wash in the regular way. Cotton flannel bags are very handy and they last a long time. 8ardines in Malae More than 2,000,000 cases of sardines were packed in Maine in 1939, according to the United States bureau of fisheries. £»;:r !m BlOfc •' .ft A • Itej in: III own a bigger, solider, steadier, roomier, better automobile. Most of them would be willing to spend a little extra for what Buick has to offer--style, size, room, steadiness, durability--if part of that extra could be paid back through lower operating coslisr Especially they would like really satisfying performance -- quick take-off, easy hill-climbing, sure power, fast response--if they could have it in a car that's stingy with gasoline. That's what we've given them -- through the extra power ia this |941 Buick. . *. • 4-'-'--• « The added wallop of FIREBALL engine design and Compound Carburetkxn lets us use more thrifty gear ratios, saving money without , complicating extra gears or mechanisms. f And the tremendous reserve-power in these Buick engines--at 40, for instance, you have as much as 85% of your power "on call"--still permits jhe flashing get-away, the swooping hill-climb, the sure lift out of pinchef you once had to buy with heavy gasCP line consumption. - ; . , t , "9 i. 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