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Page Two THE McHENBY PLAINDEALER Melanie Ann V-ecchl Christened Sunday The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles V e c c h i (Celia Page) was christened Melanie Ann in a baptismal service which took place last Sunday, Sept. 16, at 2 o'clock in St. Mary's Catholic church. Melanie Ann was born Sept. 1 at 11:53 a.m., weighing 8 Jbs., 9 o z s . A party for a large number of relatives and friends followed the christening at the V e c c h i h o m e i n O r c h a r d H e i g h t s s u b d i v i s i o n , w h e r e they became acquainted with the little lady, first child born to the Vecehis. Patricia Ann Bates Will Marry In May Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bates of Lakeland Park announce the engagement of their daughter, Patricia Ann, to David R. Grandt, son of Mrs. Lillian Grandt of McHenry and the late John H. Grandt. A May wedoing is planned. Womani's Club Enjoys Thrilling; Performance The McHenry Woman's club had its opening meeting of the 1962-63 season in Marengo last Friday, with 160 women in attendance, the largest crowd in the history of the club. Ann and Leora Varese in "The Miracle Worker" kept everyone so enthralled the f o r t y - f i v e m i n u t e p r o g r a m seemed like ten minutes. Lcora surprised everyone with her performance. She was so immersed in her part of Helen Keller, had you not known diff e r e n t l y , y o u w o u l d h a v e thought her really blind. The performance of this young actress was so outstanding, she appeared as much a professional as her talented mother. In fact, she almost stole the show. Ann and Leora Varese will appear in this same program for the Crystal Lake Woman's club Oct. 9. Miscellaneous Shower Honors Barbara Krickl Miss Barbara Krickl was guest of honor at a surprise miscellaneous shower held at her home at 1507 N. Richmond road last Sunday afternoon. Hostesses were Mrs. Boyd Knaack, Mrs. Robert Krickl and Jennifer Krickl. About twenty members of her family and close Ifriends attended and presented the bride-to-be with a variety of lovely gifts. Refreshments were served late in the afternoon. Miss Krickl will become the bride of Karl Meyer of Genoa City, Wis., at Nativity Lutheran church on Oct. 6. Mrs. Laura Sherman Observes 86th Tear Mrs. Laura Sherman, one of McHenry's older residents, was surprised by a group of friends last Thursday, Sept. 13, on the occasion of' her - eighty-sixth birthday anniversary. An enjoyable afternoon was spent in visiting, in enjoying a lunch of birthday cake and ice cream, and in watching the honored guest open her many gifts. Mrs. Sherman is unusually alert for her years. She still maintains a fine garden, cares for her own house and keeps up to date on current affairs Those invited to celebrate with her were Mesdames Leslie Olsen, Elmer Winkelman, Lon Smith, Joseph Williams, Gerald Newman, Edward Nickels, Leonard McCracken and Harry Bacon and Miss Ann Frisby. KAREN SCHMELZER Mls^^chmelzer To Wed Dundee Man The engagement of Miss Karen Rose Schmelzer to Mr. Harold L. Jepson, Jr., is announced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Schmelzer, of 7811 W. Bull Valley road, McHenry. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Jepson of 806 Balmoral drive, Dundee. Miss Schmelzer, a graduate of McHenry high school, will be a senicr this fall at the University of Illinois. Her fiance, a graduate of the University of Illinois, is employed in Woodstock. No wedding date has been set. Friendship Guild Sponsors Hat Party The Friendship Guild of the Zion Lutheran church is sponsoring a hat and handbag party on Tuesday, Sept. 25, at 8 o'clock in the church social hall. The public is invited. A large assortment of the very latest in fall millinery and handbags will be available for those who attend. Coffee and cookies will be served during the evening. MARSHA GENUNG WED SATURDAY TO RONALD TONYAN Newlyweds Reside In City Apartment Following a short honeymoon trip to the Wisconsin Dells, Mr. and Mrs. John L. Lomax, Jr., are making their home in an apartment at the Town club. Mr. Lomax, son of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Lomax, Sr., of Lakemoor, took as his bride Miss Marlene Ruth Lundy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lundy, Sr., of 3812 W. High street, McHenry, in a lovely wedding which took place the evening of Sept. 7 in the Community Methodist church, with Rev. Ernest Carder officiating. Mrs. Margaret Fleming, sister of the bride, and Eugene Jones, brother of the bridegroom, attended the couple. A 1961 graduate of McHenry high school, the former Miss Lundy is employed at Anderson Control, Inc. Her bridegroom is: employed at the American Steel Treating Co., •at Terra Cotta. CARD OF THANKS May I extend my heartfelt thanks to those of you v/ho expressed your sympathy in so many thoughtful ways during my recent bereavement. Special thanks to Father Parker, Father Coakley and the American Legion. Your kindnesses have meant much to me. Mary Kantorski 9-20-62 Miss Marsha Ann Genung of 1409 N. Riverside Drive, McHenry, daughter of M-Sgt. and Mrs. Clyde E. Genung, became the bride of Mr. Ronald S. Tonyan of 1621 N. Park street, son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Tonyan, in a beautiful wedding ceremony solemnized in St. Mary's Catholic church Saturday morning, Sept. 15, at 10 o'clock. Miss Genung's father is stationed in Korea, and so it was impossible for him or Mrs. Genung to attend the service. Rev. Fr/ Eugene Baumhofer officiated at the nuptial rite, for which Sister M. Andreella presided at the organ and the children's choir sang. The church altar was decorated for the occasion with chrysant h e m u m s i n a s s o r t e d f a l l shades. The bride was" charming in a floor length gown of silk peau de soie, with controlled skirt, chantilly lace bodice, square neckline and long, tapered sleeves. A camelot train of chantilly lace extended from the skirt. She wore a threetiered, bouffant, imported silk illusion veil attached to a crown of pearls and aurora borealis. She was attended by Louise Tonyan of 1621 N. Park street, Maria Tonyan of 2710 N. Stilling, and Diana Tonyan of 1316 N. Riverside Drive. Little Anne Zimmerman acted as flower girl. The bridesmaids vvere attired in bon bon (copper) satin sheaths with fitted bodices, bateau necklines and three quarter length sleeves, with bouffant over-skirts featuring unpressed pleats. Their cluster floral headpieces held circular veils in matching colors. Anne was pretty in a floor length, white nylon sheer dress with very full skirt and bon bon cummerbund. Her attire was completed by a matching bow headpiece. William H. Tonyan, Jr., of 3706 W. High street served as best man and Charles Tonyan a n d R o b e r t T o n y a n w e r e groomsmen. Mrs. Tonyan chose a beige, all silk shantung dress with beige and brown accessories. A breakfast for thirty members of the bridal party and immediaate family followed the ceremony at the home of the groom's parents. Later, a reception at 5 o'clock was attended by 175 guests at the V.F.W. clubhouse. Following a short trip, the newlyweds will reside on north Riverside Drive. The bride is a graduate of clover Park high school in Tacoma, Wash., and is employed at the Illinois Bell Telephone Co. in McHenry. The groom graduated from McHenry high school and is engaged in the contracting business. Next to working for money, marrying it is the hardest way to acquire it. CLUB SPONSORS DANCE The McHenry Shores club has extended an invitation to the public to attend a "good time" party and c|ance at the M c H e n r y V . F . W . c l u b h o u s e Saturday, Sept. 29, at 8:30 o'clock. There will be a number of special attrac t i o n s which should be of interest to all who attend. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our thanks arid gratitude to the many . wonderful friends and neighbors who showed us so much kindness in our recent sad bereavement. Our thanks to Father Coakley, Father Parker and the staff at McHenry hospital. The Convery Family 9-20-62 STARTING MONDAY. SEPT. 24th CLUBHOUSE WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAYS McHenry Country Club FREE PUBLIC LECTURE ""How Christian Science Destroys Fear" OTTO G. ZJEOENHAOEN^CSB., of CM™*,,, Member of the Board of Lectureship of the Mother Church The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass. TUESDAY, SEPT. 25th -- al 8:00 P.M in Church Edifice FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST Corner South and Dean Streets Woodstock, Illinois ALL ARE WELCOME Thursday. September 20, 1962^ Miss Bruscato Becomes Bride A lovely fall wedding took place on Saturday, Sept. 15, at 11:30 Mass at Christ the King church when Kathleen Bruscato of Wonder Lake and Richard Marr of Mineral Point, Wis., were married. The petite bride was beautiful in a fall length gown of nylon net, with a chapel train, full skirt and lace bodice embroidered with sequins and seed pearls and scalloped neckline. Appliques of silk luce graced the skirt of the gown. Her fingertip veil was held in place by a crown of rhinestones. Miss Bruscato's jewelry was a rhinestone cross on a silver chain. She carried a cascade bouquet of white carnations. Maid of honor was Miss Eileen Bruscato, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were "Walterine Rochowicz and Edle Lubke. All three girls wore floor length, full skirted dresses of emerald green velvet with matching satin cummerbunds and bows and streamers at the back. The dresses had square necks and cap sleeves. They wore white velvet bow hats and white blusher veils and white gloves, and carried boukuets of orange carnations in colonial style, with brown and gold ribbons. Flower girl for the wedding was tiny Kim McMahon, who wore a bouffant dress of yellow with a matching hat, and carried a white net basket of rose petals. Kathleen is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bruscato of Lake Shore Drive. Richard is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Marr of Mineral Point, Wis. Mrs. Bruscato chose a light brown lace sheath for her daughter's wedding, matching hat ami""veil and pink and white, carnations. Mrs. Marr wore a royal blue sheath with matching jacket and her corsage were also of pink and white carnations. A reception for 150 guests was held at the American Legion hall in Woodstock in the evening. SINGERS SELECT WEEKEND DATES FOR PRESENTATION The McHenry Choral club has rehearsals well under way for the annual Christmas program, and at last Monday's practice members selected the first weekend in December, the first and second of the month, as the dates. Because this falls earlier than usual, the deadline for membership will be observed at Oct. 1. Miss Barbara Brand has been elected secretary of the club. Other officers will be elected at a later date. MARRIAGE LICENSES Patricia Loden w i j c k and Severin Vidvick, both of Wonder Lake. James Chambers and Margaret Sutton, both of McHenry. Ralph Woods, Jr., Harvard, and Patricia Finn, McHenry. CARD OF THANKS We would like to express our thanks to the following people for their cooperation in making our "On the Village Green" dinner Sunday, Sept. 16, a huge success: Jerome Buch ^ Bill Pries Bill Nye Lillian Wirtz Gene Adams Don Garske Fred Meyers Mrs. Bemie Matchen Chuck Miller Jaycees 9-20-62 DR. HENRY FREUND OPTOMETRIST Al 1224 N. Green Street, McHenry (Closed Thursday Afternoons) EYES EXAMINED -- GLASSES FITTED VISUAL TRAINING -- VISUAL REHABILITATION COMPLETE VISUAL ANALYSIS HOURS: DAILY 9 TO 12 A.M. and 1 TO 5 P.M. FRIDAY EVENINGS: 6:00 TO 8:80 PJ1 EVENINGS BY APPOINTMENT PHONE EVergreen 5-0452 Adult Evening Class Registration Sept. 24th & 26th -- 7 to 9 p.m. AT HIGH SCHOOL OFFICE • Contract Bridge • Typing, Short Hand • Sewing Classes • Small Boat Handling • Tailoring • Ballroom Dancing, Etc. Contact us for Brochure GRANT HIGH SCHOOL Grand Ave. Fox Lake, III. Phone: JUstlce 7-2561 NEW REPUBLICAN WOMEN'S CLUB TO MEET OCT. 16 The new 12th Congressional District Women's Republican club will hold its fall meeting on Oct. 16, at 1 p.pi. at Martinetti's in Crystal Lake. Mrs. C. Wayland Brooks, Republican national committee woman from Illinois, and Mrs. Earl Benjamin Searcy, clerk of the Illinois Supreme court, will be featured speakers. Women office holders from Boone, Lake and McHenry counties will also be honored by the nearly 900 members of the club. The first issue of the club's quarterly bulletin, GOP Poli- Ticker, will be issued in October, according to the editor, Mrs. John Mitchell of Wauconda. Officers include Mrs. Henry Nell of Sunnyside, McHenry, assistant tre asurer; Mrs. Thomas Davis of Golf View, McHenry, a board member and Mrs. Dorothy McEachren of Ridge road. McHenry, chairman of committee. SDH® by Marie Schaettgen September 21-2& Rummage and Bake Sale -- Farmer Youth Center Building, East Wonder Lake Road and Center Drive, Wonder L a k e -- R e f r e s h m e n t s -- Sponsored by W o n d e r v i e w Women's Auxiliary -- Sept. 21, 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Sept. 22, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. September 22 La k e l a n d P a r k B a s e b a l l Club Dance -- Legion Home -- 9 p.m. September 25 Marian Central High School Fathers' Club Meeting --r 8:15 p.m. -- School Cafeteria -- Faculty to be Introduced. September 26 Lecture Luncheon Club -- McHenry Country Club -- Noon -- Dr. C 1 e o Dawson, Guest. September 27 McHenry Grade School P.T.A. Board Meeting -- 7 p.m. -- Library of Junior High School. General Meeting of P.T.A. at 8:15 p.m. -- Auditorium of Junior High. September 29 "Good T i m e " P a r t y a n d Dance -- V.F.W. Clubhouse, McHenry -- Sponsored by McHenry Shores Club. September 28-29 Rummage Sale -- Ringwood Methodist Church -- Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. October 4 McHenry W o m a n's Club Scenic Tour of Wisconsin. October 5 Rummage Sale -- Sponsored by Zion Lutheran Church Ladies' Aid -- 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. October 6 Knights of Columbus Dance -- Legion Home. October 12 McHenry W o m a n's Club Regular Meeting -- Community Methodist Church -- Pot- Luck Luncheon at Noon. October 16 Woman's Auxiliary of McHenry Hospital Annual Lunche o n M e e t i n g -- M c H e n r y Country* Club. October 18 C. D. of A. Public Card Party -- K. of C. Hall. Few women really make fools out of men--they just give them a chance to develop their natural abilities. W ed Fifty Y ears LUCKY LICENSE SWEEPSTAKES Yoa May Already Be A Winner I 119,220 Prizes- 6 Weeks of Winners You're oulouKilkoHy e»» tared If you o*m a registered car. NOTHING TO BUY! NOTHING TO WRITE! Check Our List Now! SKELLY Service Station Chicago & N.W. Tracks Phone 385-9788 Fifty years have passed since John and Martha Neuharth were joined in holy matrimony on Sept. .26, 1912. The wedding took place just a few months after John's graduation from Freeman college in South Dakota. The Neuharths have two daughters, Mrs. Hicks who resides in Forest Park, and Mrs. Bauer of • Crystal Lake. To mark their parents' anniversary, the two daughters are giving a dinner at Martinetti's at Crystal Lake, on Sept. 22, for close relatives of the family. On Sunday, the twentythird, after church services, there will be a reception for them at the Methodist church in McHenry, where the Neuharths will greet their many friends. Mrs. Herbert Engdahl and Mrs. Lisle Bassett will preside over the refreshment table for this open house celebration. The reception will be from 12 to 2 p.m. . Among the out-of-town relatives who will attend the dinner are Mrs. Ronald Hicks of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Rossman and family, Mr. and Mrs. A. Kautz, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Frey and children of Milwaukee and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hicks and' family of Forest Park and Mr. and Mrs. Art Bauer and family of Crystal Lake. From South Dakota, the most important guest will be Mr. Neuharth's mother, Mrs. Christina Neuharth, who is 91 years old. Others from South Dakota who are expected, are Mr. and Mrs. Ed Klaudt, Mrs. Albert Klaudt, Mr. and Mrs. William Klaudt, Mrs. Nettie Quast and Mr. and Mrs. George Kutschke. The Neuharths have four grandchildren, Ronald Hicks, a graduate of Denver university and now a psycho-physiologist; Kenneth Hicks is in the armed forces now stationed in Germany; Judy Hicks is a high school student who will graduate in 1963; and Jack Bauer is majoring in business administration at Drake university at Des Moines, Iowa. When Mr. Neuharth's two nephews, John and James DeWald, were o r p h a n e d , t h e N e u h a r t h s opened, their hearts and homes to them. John is studying engineering at Milwaukee School of Engineering and James is attending the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. Menno, S. Dak., is home town to the Neuharths. From there they travelled to other places for formal education. Mrs. Neuharth studied at the School of Design at Tripp, S. Dak. This study, combined with a natural talent in this direction, has made Mrs. Neuharth a welcome member of many social and service clubs in the McHenry area. She has been very active in church organizations. Her talents have been useful in Hobby club and Woman's club. She is also a member of the McHenry Garden club and the Eastern Star. It is interesting to know that John Neuharth's college classmates celebrated a fiftieth reunion in South Dakota in June, at which thirty-four of thirtyfive members were present. One was unable to attend. Mr. Neuharth is also a graduate of the Hamilton College of Law in Chicago and studied banking and accounting at the Walton School of Commerce, Chicago, as well as at Northwestern university in Evanston. He received a B.E. degree from Springfield Normal in South Dakota. In 1923 the Neuharths moved to Chicago, where Mr. Neuharth entered the accounting field. Upon retirement, they moved to McHenry. After eight years of retirement and travel, an inactive life was in- AMONG THE SICK Mrs. Harriett Johnston, who is still confined in the Memorial „ hospital, Woodstock, is improving nicely and would like to hear from her friends. Her room number is 312. A former resident, Clarence Whiting, who now lives in Elgin, suffered respiratory diffi-^k culties Tuesday and was taken* to St. Joseph hospital. WELCOMES FRESHMEN Miss Patricia Walsh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl R. Walsh, 1506 N. Green, is a member of the Tuckpointer group at Clarke college. Dubuque, Iowa, where she is an incoming sophomore. The Tuckpointers returned to^ Clarke on Saturday, Sept. 15, in time to welcome the 200 freshmen who came from a dozen states and eight foreign countries. terrupted when he became manager of the McHenry Savings and Loan association.' He is at present executive vicepresident of this organization^ and has no immediate plans for his second retirement; although Mrs. Neuharth is always hoping that he will soon "take things easier". John is a past master of the Masonic lodge in McHenry, was" 'a member of McHenry hospital board, and active in the Methodist Men's club. by MERLE noRmani* , i Skin is dewy fresh | smoothed and bath fresh I TRT IT FIRST--FREE. m [ You will receive a :Jg.' J Merle Norman " Miniature of Body Lotion when you < visit our Studio. AVAILABLE ONLY , to AT YOUR mERLE noRmfln c o s m E T i c S T U D I O I CL aire 5 HAIR STYLISTS 385-0010 MON. thru SAT. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed Wed. WE'VE MOVED To 1220 N. GREEN ST. (Next Door) Come & see us in our new quarters. Claire • Mary Ann # Eleanore • Marlene 56 Years of Service wcn^A ^JjSer vinq, you _4f( Wau, " Complete Banking Service 9S- - - ., N 5,1 Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Federal Reserve System an