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£: ; McHElftlY plaindeAleb ,, w:^Mi John Clarks Observe Golden Wedding March 9 Mr. and Mrs. John Clark of Waukegan will celebrate their golden wedding aiaiiversa ry Saturday, March 9, with an open house reception in the evening at the J. M. club on Greenwood avenue in Waukegan. P.T.A. Sponsored Dance Saturday The P.T.A. sponsored dance for 'teen-agers will be held Saturday, March 9, from 8:15 to 11:15 o'clock in the school cafeteria. This will be a record dance for all students. sented with beautiful corsages by Ed Wittrock, co-vice-president of the P.T.A. LeRoy Smith gave a very enlightening talk on the subject, "Where Our Tax Dollar Goes." An interesting question and answer period followed. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Thomas Evans and her committee during the social hour. I t 1 1 1 1 1 1 i PERSONALS MARTHA ANNE BOLDT WED IN VIRGINIA TO ROBERT I. FREEBORN Tell Engagement | Of Lois Myers J The engagement of Miss Lois j Yvonne Myers to Keith Seekamp j of Elmhurst, 111., is announced by | her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry j S; Myers, of Spring Grove. No j definite wedding plans have been made. Miss Myers is a graduate of Richmond-Burton high school. Linda Rae Larson Celebrates Twice Linda Rae Larson celebrated her ninth birthday twice this year. Once was a party held at her home Sunday, where sixteen friends were present to help her observe the occasion. The second was the following day, when her Brownie troop, consisting of twenty- four members, enjoyed another party at the Legion home. O.E.S. Chapter Plans Initiation Worthy Matron Gertrude Silva and officers of the local chapter of the O.E.S. are appreciative of the support of their recent card party, which was one of the highlights of the winter season. At the meeting late in February, three new members were welcomed into the order. Initiation will be held March 12. Entertains 500 Club At Home Mrs. Peter J. Sch&efer entertained her. Five Hundred club at her home last week. Prizes were won by Amanda Brown, Celia Freund, and Amanda Freund. Hie next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Ann Geier on March 12. Elect Officers' Of Women's Club 1 The second meeting of the Holiday Hills Women's club is scheduled for Wednesday, Marbh 13, at 8:30 p.m. Election of officers will be held at this March meeting, followed by a social hour at the home of Mrs. Arline Seeboch located at the corner of Holiday drive and Hickory street. All women of this subdivision are invited to join this club. Cohostesses for the evening are Mrs. Mary Jungworth, Mrs. Marge Schmidt and Mrs. Anne Worswick. At a very lovely and simple 11 a.m. double ring ceremony, the first to be performed in the new and modern St. Patrick's Episcopal church in Falls Church, Va.. Miss Marsha Anne Boldt became the bride of Mr. Robert I. Freeborn, Feb. 22. The altar was decorated with white roses and tall white tapers. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Boldt of'Wonder Lake and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Freeborn of Falls Church, The bride was given in marriage by James Sparks from Arlington, Va., a friend of the family, in place of her father, who was unable to attend the wedding. She was attired in a white wool sheath dress with scoop neckline and a small jacket with threequarter sleeves, which she made for her wedding. She wore a pillbox hat of the same material, with a shoulder length veil. Her bouquet was of red roses with streamers of ribbons, to which rose buds were attached. Her bououet was centered with a corsage which she wore later. Miss Lois Claybough of Mc- Henry was her maid of honor. She wore a delicate green wool dress with pink accessories and a pink rose corsage. Arthur Rosario of Washington, D. C., served his friends as best man. Both mothers were attired in navy blue and each had a rose corsage. A reception was held in the home of the John Freeborns in Falls Church for about forty-five friends and relatives. Cake, ice cream and coffee were served. The bride and groom left in the afternoon for a honeymoon in New York and they are now at home in Arlington, Va. Martha was a graduate- of McHenry high school with" the class of 1955. She worked iff the Mc- Henry State bank and then attended school in Omaha. From there she went to Washington, D. C.. to become the personal secretary for Dr. Fobertson, one of the top ten scientists of the world. They are with the Navy's O.N.R. Science and Research department. Mr. Freeborn is a government employee, in the office of the corps of engineers. Commemorate Founders' Day At P.T.A. Program Last Thursday evening, members and friends of the "McHenry Community P.T.A. enjoyed an especially entertaining program, commemorating Founders' Day. Bill Jessup and Harry Stinespring gave a very "dramatic" skit complete with grease paint arid costumes. Past presidents werfe pre- William Hegberg, Irv Shuman and Fred Miller spent Friday in Elgin and* attended the funeral of William Range, brother of Mr. Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Chanser and daughter of Libertyville spent a recent daj* in the Dick Miller home. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bennett returned last week, from a very, enjoyable three weeks' vacation in Mexico. Two weeks were spent at Acapulco and the remaining time in visiting Mexico City and many Other places of interest. The trip was made by plane. Mrs. Mary Dibler of Woodstock was a guest in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edward Nickels, the past week. Mrs. Hiram Baker of Burlington, \Vis.; visited her sister, Mrs. William Wissell, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lange of Quincy, Mich.; were weekend guests of her mother, Mrs. Zena Bacon. Dick Wissell, a student ft Champaign, spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Wissell. . The Robet WaymaR* family of Arlington Heights, the James Wagner family of Janesville, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Elshoff and children of Woodstock, Mrs. Gerald Hetterman and children of Johnsburg, ' Mrs. Joseph Simon and children, the James Thompson family and Mrs. Charles Hanson of McHenry, were guests in the Herb Simon home Sunday, where they celebrated Mary Beth Thompson's eighth birthday. Miss Mary Nye was home from DeKalb to spend the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Nye. The James Ballotti family of Sycamore were Sunday guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Bacon. Mrs. Albert Vales and daughter, Dolores, are vacationing in Miami, Fla. They made the trip by plane. Mr. and Ms. Charles Steilen and Terry of Elmhurst and Mrs. George Steilen of Chicago were Sunday guests in the home of Mrs. Annabel Aicher. Mrs. Henry Owens and daughters of Roekford visited Dr. J. E. Wheeler Wednesday before leaving on a trip to Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Hilmer Heike and sons, Kenneth and Robert, of Libertyville visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William WisseD, Sunday. Mrs. Betty Nielsen and Miss Clara Miller left Sunday, via auto for a visit in the home of Miss 1 Marie Roop, a former McHenry resident, in Philadelphia, Pa. Mr. arid Mrs/ WHtt&m Nyetif Madison, Wis.; visited McHenry relatives Friday. Mrs. Varney Tamer returned to l\er home in Aurora, Colo.; Monday after spending a few days here, where she came to attend the Weber-WiHiams wedding Saturday. Miss Ellen Walsh spent a few days the psist week at South Bend, Ind. Sunday visitors in the Fred HELEN WEBER AND ANTON WILLIAMS MARRIED MARCH 2 A wedding of interest took place at St. Mary's Catholic church last Saturday morning, March 2, at 10:30 o'clock when Mrs. Helen Weber became the bride of Mr. Anton Williams. , Rt. Rev. Msgr. C. S. Nix officiated at the nuptial Mass. She chose for her wedding a dress of larkspur blue nylon and lace, with pink'"accessories. Her flower was a white orchid on a white prayer book. Attending the couple •were Miss Betty Lou Weber, daughter of the bride, and Paul Tonyan, nephew of the groom. Miss Weber selected a gold faille dress, matching accessories and carried' a colonial bouquet of yellow daffodils and deep pink roses. A reception and dinner for 200 guests followed the ceremony at the school. .. The bride managed the McHenry Cleaners for twelve years. Mr. Williams operated the family farm at Ringwood. On Wednesday, the couple left for Colorado to visit her daughter and then will continue on to California, the entire trip taking about a month. Upon their return, they will reside at 105 W. Pearl street. Relatives and friends attended from Chicago, Milwaukee, Aurora, Crystal Lake, Spring Grove and Richmond: also the bride's daughter, Mrs. Varney Tanner, of Aurora, Colo. Schmift-Wagner Vows Exchanged Thursday, March % BIRTHS A beauti^^edding was solemnized in Mary's Catholic church last Saturday, March % when MigsE^fearbara Schmitt, daughter Frances Schrtiitt of John st^eetV became the bride of Mr. Dojiald; J. Wagner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Wagner A daughter was' born - March 1 at Memorial hospital, Woodstock* to !Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Eckmann. \ ' Mr.and Mrs. Fred Schneider are the parents of a Son born March 3 at Memorial hospital. „ ,T., - , A son was borri Feb. 28 at Meof McHemV Rev. Fr. Nilges -hospttk] to ^ ^ ficiated at the cerernqny performed at 9:30 O'clock. The bride was charming in a DIVORCE GRANTED A divocre has been granted to Isabelle M. Carlson in her bill against Clarence M. Carlson of McHenry. The divorce was allowed by Judge Albert S. O'Sullivan on a counter-claim. STUDY GROUP P.T.A. Study group will meet on Monday, March 11, at the McHenry high school. Dr. Bertha Shafer will pe the guest speaker and the subject of the evening will be "Code for Family Living." CARD OF THANKS I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for cards, gifts and prayers while I was in the hospital. I sincerely appreciated your thoughfulness. 44 Mrs. C. B. Wilkerson NOTICE There will be no 'teen-age dances at the Moose lodge during Lent. The next dance will be after Easter, on May 2. Bienapfl home were the Robert Brugger family of Kenosha, Wis., Mrs. Otto Scheming and Mrs. Milton Schemning of Fox River, Wis. Among the out-of-town fol^s who attended the Weber-Williams wadding here Saturday, were Mr. and Mrs. Martin Williams and Miss Eva Williams of Chicago;, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stoffel and Jtyr. and Mrs. Harold Steber arid daughter, Gloria of Milwaukee, •Wis., Mr. and Mrs. Martin Williams of Plainfield, Mr. and Mrs. Schuyler Case, Sheila and Rosalie' of Wisconsin, Mrs. Ted Kaelfo of Aurora and the Charles Freund family 'of Spring Grove. Mr. and Mrs. Magnus NefcJoit were^Hebron visitors Friday evening, where they attended a birthday party honoring Elof Borgen* son. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Whiting of Lake Geneva, Wis.; visited lie- Henry relatives Sunday. gown of nylon tulle and chantilly lace over', bridal satin, with sabrina neckline, long pointed sleeves and featuring a bodice of lace with seed pearls and sequins. The bouffant skirt was of lace, with cathedral train of alternate tulle and lace ruffles. Her fingertip veil of French illusion cascaded from a pearl and sequin crown and she carried a white, lace-covered prayer book with a single white rose and lilies of the valley and a crystal rosary. Acting as the' bride's attendants were Mrs. Georgia Bauer, her sister, as matron of honor and Miss Mildred Miller and Miss Nancy Stilling, cousins, and Miss Popery Whiting, a friend, as bridesmaids. They wore Emerald silk taffeta gowns, styled with empire top and full, princess skirts and bodice and cap sleeves of white chantilly lace. They 'had matching taffeta crowns*.^ 'All carried bouquets pf pink rosqg and white mums, that of the mafd of honor tied with a different colored ribbon. NqTreen Bauer, niece of the bride, was the pretty flower girl, wearing a pink net ruffled dress with matching pink crown. She carried a white basket with pinlc rosebuds. Edward Wagner, Jr., served his brother as best man and groomsmen were Karl Maiehofer, cousin of the groom, Jack Schmitt, and Leon Schmitt, brothers of the bride. Johq jytzen, godchild of the bride, was the ring bearer. For her daughter's wedding, Mrs. Schmitt chfeie an aqua dress with white hat and black accessories and wore a white orchid corsage. Mrs. Wagriei* selected a pastel j blue dress with matching hat and navy accessories and had a similar corsage. A recepjtiork followed the cerejDallas i Diettert. Mr. and Miys. Florian Schnpitt welcomed a daughter at Memorial hospital on Feb. 28/ A son was born Search f at Memorial hospital to jir. and Mrs. Richard Rauscher. Mr. and Ms. Otto Heinz announce the? birth of a girl on March 4 at Memorial hospital. A son was born to R^r. and Mrs. Alvin Miller at Memorial hospital March 5. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Anderson at Memorial hospital March 5. Mr. and Mrs. Robert French of Wonder Lake are the parents of a son, Stephen Mark, born March1 1 at Memorial hospital, Woodstock. He .weighed 7 lbs. 8 oz. mony at Memorial hall, Johnsburg, for 460 guests. The newlyweds left later on a two-week trip to Florida. The hew Mrs. Wagner , is a graduate of Richmond-Burton high school with the class cif 1953 and has heen employed as secretary at that school for the past four years. The bridegroom graduated from St. John's Lutheran school' at Northbrook and has been in the service the past two years. He was recently discharged after spending sixteen months in Germany. ' ' CARD OF THANKS y * . I would like td take this means of expressing my thanks to all those who sent cards, offered prayers in my behalf and visited me while I was in the hospital. Everything was appreciated so very much. " " *44 Hert> H. Freund CARD OF THANM0 We would like to i&ke. this opportunity to thank .all oitr kind friends and neighbors for their gifts, cards and" get-well' wishes while we were ill;... • Jo Ann, jD^ftna 4nd *44 Jack WeichinariQ. £ MONEY AND BANKING ^ Everyday Living, REPAINTING CEILING? of plaster, especially in an old£r house, may be costlier than the amateur paintfer bargains for -- unless he is aware of cinehazard. If fresh paint is applied ovjpr several old coats, *say experts, the combined tweight of all the paint may soon cause it to separate from the plaster; thus to peel. It's safest to remove all old paint, before you staft. WpMAN WALKS 7 * /4 MILES. According to a recent news Mory, ope housewife has discovered that every day shfe travels approximately that distance in the house, as she goes about her regular^routin*. She learned the staggering fact by pinning a pedometer (instrument for measuring the distance one walks) to her skirt. Small wonder, supposing this lady's case to be typical, that housewives grow tired! Small fonder that they welc^lfn^r^ids which eliminate extra St£psf... (that so many of th^m have checking accounts -p by means ;pf which, at bill-paying time jeach month, they cqn pay by mail rather than trudge all over tovyn. Why not open a stepsaving checking account ofyour own, soon, with us? \ • • * WHAT'S A SMILE? It's an expression of friendliness. Because we have friendly interest in our depositors and in serving them, you'll find Jots of smiling faces when you visit our bpnk. 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