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RINGWOOD Dr. and Mrs. Hepburn returned Koine Monday after spending a week in Minnesota and Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Earner Reamer are the parents of a daughter born at the Woodstock hospital on Monday. The little Miss has been Mined Joyce Mr. and Mrs. Bruno ]£ptte:4Mitai'» gained the five hundred Sift* day i--nrrig Prises were awarded U Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hawley, high, and Mr. and Hrs. Cristy, low. The Ringwood Blue Devils defeated the Pleasant Valley soft ball team fo* the second consecutive time on Sttrf" day by a score of 6 to 1. The next game will be at Marengo on SttndtJT) June 22. Support the team by attend-^ the game. Lynn. • Dr. and Mrs. Jerome Justen of The Happy CloVer club held an or- j Momence, 111., were Sunday guests iif •animation meeting on Monday, June' the Ben Justen home. q The following were elected to of-! Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Johnson and fi'ce: president, Susanne Muzzy; vice- < family and Mrs. Nellie Johnson ot president, Carol Harrison; secretary < Elgin. Kenneth Merchant and Alice and treasurer. Muriel Jean Butler; re- j Howard of Kenosha, Mr. and Mrs. porter. Patsy Coyne; recreational lead-t Charles Coles of McCullom Lake, Mrs, - " - *-- Emma Merchant of Woodstock, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Benoy and Charles Krohn were Sunday guests in the Ray Merchant home. Mrs. Irene Diets of Woodstock was s caller in the Ben Justen home Suners, LuAnn Bauer, Mary Lou Vogel, Shirley Morris, Jean Valentine, Dolores Betts and Norma Carlson. Amy Harrison will lead this group. > 'Shirley Hawley and Elinor Pries of McHenry spent Tuesday in Waukegan. Pearl and Esther Smith of, WoodiMtck spent Tuesday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Harrison and Bdyth spent Tuesday in Renqsha. , •'•'•Mrs. Jennie Bacor, is spending sev»- . ewal weeks with her daughter, Mrs. •Lou Abendroth at Elgin. Amy Harrison attended the 4-H "Federation meeting at Urbana ion Tuesday and Wednesday. The 4-H Sunshine Maids held a meeting at the Community hall on Tuesday. They will meet with Helen Both Butler Thursday of this week. " Mrs. Charles Mauntford of Genoa •City spent Tuesday with her daughter. Mre. Oscar Berg. Betty Ann Coyne spent, a week with her sisters in Chicago. Mrs. Edna Carr of Chicago spent Jfbrn Tuesday until Thursday in the Wm. McCannon home. She came to attend the funeral of Tier nephew, Marshall McCannoti. LeRoy Neal of Chanute Field, "ftmtoul, sq^nt three days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Neal. Mrs. Mabel Hawley, Mrs. Wilna Brhroeder and Mrs. Ruby Shepard day. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wiedrich, Jr., and Mary Ann, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Leonard, Jftfiet Johnson and Bobby Brennsn spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mts. Charles Brennan at M«dison, Wis. Mies B. Iva Woodford, Park Eidge, spent from Sunday afternoon until Monday morning in the Wm. McCannon home. Mrs. Louis Hawley and daughters, Marion and Shirley, left Monday morning fdr a trip to the Dells. They expect to be gone three or four days. Mrs. Chas. Peet, Mrs. C. J. Jepson, Mrs. Bruno Butler and Mrs* Clinton Martin attended the; district* meeting of the Woman's Society of Christian Service at Tower Lake Monday. T SECRET OF SUCCESS A prominent editor asked successful people the secret of success. "Do write, " suthcr rsnli~-. "Always be on time," said the "Be progressiva," said the bridge player. ., "Don't change with every wind that blows," answered the weather-* man. "Follow the straight and narrow," explained the tight-rope walker. Mer sonais Edward Knox. o{ Chicago enjoyed a few days this week in the Martin Knox home. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Madden of Kenosha, Wis., were Sunday guests in the entertained the Home Circle at the i home of Mr. and Mrs. William Justen. Shepard home at McHenry WednesMrs. Marie Fowler of Los Angeles, day. Rita Mae Merchant of Woodstock •pent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Merchant. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hunt of Woodstock are spending some time with their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Hunt. Mrs. Emma Merchant of Woodstock ijpent from Thursday until Saturday • in the Wm. McCannon home. Members of the Ringwood Battle Bureau who attended the victory taneheon at Walworth on Wednesday Were Mrs. Walter Harrison, Mrs. Raymond Harrison, Mrs. Chauncey Harrison, Mrs. Glen Benoy, Mrs. Lloyd Benwell and Mrs. Clintbn Martin. * Out-of-town relatives who attended Calif., arrived Tuesday for a visit with Mrs. W. F. Burke. Mr. and Mrs. Charels Ensign visited in the home of Mrs. Nellie Thomas at Woodstock Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. David Powers, Sr, and Mr. and Mrs. David Powers, Jr., left Thursday of last week to spend a few days with their son, Jack, who is at Camp Croft, S. C. John Sutton, who is employed at Dixon, is enjoying a three-week vacation with relatives here. Mrs. Floyd Minnich and children of Chicago called on relatives here Sunday. Miss Mary Jane Laures, who has been a student nurse at St. Joseph's hospital at Elgin the past year, is en funeral of Marshall McCannon on joying a three-week vacation with her >. Thursday were Mrs. Edna Carr, Mrs. parents, Mr. and Mrs. Math B. Laures. John Kennett, Mr. and Mrs. Robert, Guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kennett and Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Mc- J William Justen Monday were Mr. and . Cannon of Chicago; Roy Herrick, Mr.• Mrs. Leo Rauen of Chicago. and Mrs. Robert Herrick, Mr. and Ifrs. Ray Carpenter, Lynn and Rob- • erta Carpenter and Miss Virginia ©lover of Harvard; Mrs. Mildred Carney, Rock Island; Mr. and Mrs. James McCannon and James, Jr., of Beloit, Wis-; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Walkington, Libertyvi'lle; Mrs. Emma Mer- Dr. A. 4. Froehlick and daughter. Adele, were Chicago call%rs Tuesday. Miss Kathleen Justen, who has been spending a few days with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. William Justen, returned to St. Francis hospital, Evanston, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bopp and Miss Cant, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sherman, Mr. Sabina Huette of Evanston were and Mrs. Walter Marres, Mrs. Cor-1 among the out-of-town guests at the melia Wilcox; Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Wil- j Hart - Justen Wedding here Saturday. fox, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Gratton, Mrs. George Meutzer, Mrs. Rene Medlar, 3klrs. Pearl Har^pod, Mrs. John Mc- Farland, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McCan- ' non and Fred McCannon, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Smalley, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Merchant, Mr. and Mrs. Barl Tales and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Edinger of Woodstock. The Ringwood Rural Youth held a meeting in the Harrison woods at Wonder Lake recently. After the meeting, £ames . and refreshments ' were enjoyed. Twenty-four club members and three visitors attended. Mrs. Edith White and Mabel Cruickfthank of Martin's Grove were callers in the Wm. McCannon home Thursday. The Sewing Circle will meet with Mrs. Fred Wiedrich, Jr., on Friday, June 20. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Thomas and family of Denver, Colo., are spending a week at the home of Mrs. Thomas parents, Mz. and Mrs. Clayton Harrison. Mrs. James Lindemann and Mrs. Wm. Hoffman of Crystal Lake and Mrs. Wm. Wurtzinger and daughters, . Nancy Pearl and Roxy Ann, of Woodstock were callers in the S. W, Smith home on Friday. -- Mrs. Oscar Berg and son, Leland, spent Friday in Marengo. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bauer and family spent Friday evening in the Charles Nsthtcg to Be Done Full of zeal, the amateur dramatic company w&s doing its best--but that wasn't very good. The audience gat colder and colder. At last, the heroine, over 40, and not so fair, advanced to the footlights. "Oh, why was I born?" she exclaimed. "It can't be helped now," came a retort from the gallery; "get on with the play!" - • . Unforgivable Error Irate Father--Son, I heard that your employer at the grocery store discharged you for swindling. How could you ever do such a thing? Equally Irate Son--I just made a mistake. He gave me some iron to put underneath the scales, and I accidentally put it on the wrong side. PwW Thrifty - "What's the matter? What are you running for?" "Got a cinder in my eye--taking it home to add to my pile of coal!" KNOWS THE WORST Newcomer--Which it On best boarding house in town? Oldthner--There isn't any best; rve tried 'em all. But I can point out a few of the worst. Miss May Justen left last week for the west, where she will take up a summer school course at the University of Colorado. She will be joined by Miss Maurie Taylor, who has been visiting her parents at Carbondale, III. Mr. and Mrs. Sollie Romano, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Romano and Mrs. Mary Stangerone of Chicago were among those who attended the last rites for Mrs. Catherine Schuberth at McHenry last Friday. Mrs. Mary McCabe, who has spending the past several months in Chicago, came to McHenry Sunday where she will spend the summer. Mrs. Genevieve Swenson of La- Grange visited relatives here Monday. Arleen Bacon, William McGarry and Marshall (Bacon of Chicago were weekend guests in the home of Mrs. William Bacon. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fleming and son, Jack, attended the Pioneer, picnie at Algonquin Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hughes and daughter, Frances, attended a party in Wauconda Sunday evening in honor of Miss Beatrice Banks who is soon to become the bride of Raymond Hughes of Santa Monica, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hopper and children of Crystal Lake spent Sun* day with Miss Ann Frisby. Mrs. James Downs and little son. spent a couple of weeks with relatives in Marshfield, Wis. Michael Sloye and son, Ernest, of Not So Certain No# "Are you positive," demanded counsel, "that the prisoner is the man who stole your car?" "Well," answered the witness, "I was until you cross-examined me. Now I'm not sure whether I ev£r had a car ^ v: i Plenty Sdar Brovcrt--One pound of gdtJtf coal will release sufficient energy to raise an average man to a point 14 miles high. Jones--He will go up in the air higher than that when he gets the bUhCorit. He Laves TkCm - - Buda--What did Jerry say when Maud told him, "Love me, love my dog"? Pest--He replied that he was devoted to the growler. ( Somebody Told Them "Professor, there's one thing about astronomy that puzzles me." "What's that?" "How the astronomers learned the names of the stars." COn- May home at Richmond. Mr. and Mrs. John Shiehy of Bir- _ ^ _ mingham, Ala., spent Saturday with' Chicago were .visitors here this past Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stephenson. Fred Wiedrich, Jr., returned home Saturday evening after spending a week in Minnesota. Mrs. Roy Neal and Mrs. Libby Ladd visited in Crystal Lake Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Carlson and son, Jackie, of Chicago were callers in the iLouis Hawley home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Davis and Stanley Alms of Chicago were callers in the Fred Wiedrich,- Jr., home on Sun* day morning. Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Harrison Were Sunday evening callers in the Georgia Harrison home at Woodstock. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Collins of Wil." mette spent Saturday and Sunday with Rev. and Mrs. Collins. They celebrated the wedding anniversary of Rev. and Mrs. Collins and the birthday of Frank. Mr. and Mrs- Ed Peet spent Sunday in the Ben Fout home at Spring Grove. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Becking and daughter, Woodstock, visited Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Harrisoji on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Peterson of McCullom Lake were callers in the Collins home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schultz of Genoa City and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Schutlz and children of Richmond were Sunday dinner gutsts i» the Boy Wiedrich home. Shortens Days Mr. -Kilo-Why is late sidered injurious? Mr. Watt--Because It shortens one's days. NEW JOB weekend. Mr. and Mrs. James Burke and children and Mary and Dan Coffey at Wflmette spent last Thursday with McHenry relatives. Miss Peggy Schaefer, who is em' ployed in Chicago, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and My*. Herman Schaefer. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Winkelman and son, Jimmie, of Oak Park enjoyed the Weekend with her mother, Mrs.- Anna Knox. Mrs. Winkelman and son remained for a few weeks visit. William Kreutzer, Alvin Freund and Miss Virginia Maguire were Chicago visitors Saturday. Among the ninety-six new attorneys licensed this week to practice in Illihois is John E. Long of McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fleming of Winthrop Harbor visited in the home of his sisters, Misses Mary and Frances Fleming, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Phalin of Kenosha were visitors in the home of Miss Ann Frisby last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Rapp and baby of Arlington Heights were Sunday callers in the Mrs. William Bacon home. Bobby Bacon returned with them where he expects to be employed for the summer. Miss Susan Nimsgern of 'Evanston was a guest of her mother, Mrs. Catherine Nimsgern, this past weekend. "So you have a position in Mrs. Beaver's laundry, have you?" "Tea; I'm one of the washboards." Lang Experience "Have you any knowledge of silks and satina?" "Spent all my life among them, sir." "And sheets and blankets?"- I "Born among them, sirl" Lights Out! Jack--All the light goes out of my life when I leave you, my dearest. ^ane--And all the lights in. the room go out when you come to seeme, my love. . . II lit II i' 11 liillllll 11 .Ill-life"" m Wife' --* * ji *-"1 §:.v ^ " " " VJ 5 " i' • -•/ .' MA. v- ' . -LViv-nWJ •1^ AND, 4TH OF M- : t'ii! ' s.- •. . CELEBRATION ^ *V«dr •. 11+:.I" to ' • 14*>% r.y^hPi' ' - "i V..^ . - ~n~,l ft-, i - V-V'V:;| s ^ V ^r \ y ** • S * ^ ( f t. * . ^ ~ V," - -m* <a * ' ifehr- * .•i**'1 ' il.- •* «».r ^ ••c e gooa ola summer ^ ^ time is here again.--., • | . t4he holiday dates this year provid» opportunity to enjoy four days of nwhifiA and fresh air. Spend them at McHenry, where yon will meet nioe people, old acqnaintanoen, mingle with crowds and join in the carnival ^ j -> .f - ^fhe Lefionnaires hare planned a lot 0 entertainxnent at their animal ear- ^val for both old and young. They ctxtend a special invitation to you and jfoura. Bring along yoor relatives an4 Grand w - ?r* >r T:;" 7 v. *-, / . jbi* evening on the carnival ^^grounds, Legion Parle, Don't miss 'this wonderful pyrotecnic display." .If wiUbe Hyw e«r . before. -•. ' * ? '• (p Merry-Go-Round i^s fi 43 •p ..i iV Ferri8 Wheel Athletic ShoW' f ^ k- *«-,i ... -Us - ' . ; VK*~ ' ^ • j r v T ^ Celebrate the Fourth and spend the| week-aid in McHenry, where you cut e«joy all the out-door sports, golfingl,^.; , tennis, swimming, fishing, etc. Tafcei^ a fast ride on the beautiful Fox Rivesf^' . and up through the Ohain of Lakes^;• You'll get one of the thrills of yonr^l |- Htfi - ^ t *, "v' ^ " V; , Jr. . ' American Legion will your host--'nuff said!; PLENTY or IHEB P SPACE AX.WATS AVAIMHMtf - LIJU...UI ..l-mw---- It n i tj, THE DATES ARE? . 3» 4, 5 and 6 * •' ". . ivr-~ . ... „