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':N? APRIL 19 McHenry Woman's Club Monthly Meeting - Zion Lutheran church - 1 p.m. APRIL 20 Carnival Time - Second Annual Dance - Sponsored by St. Patrick's Home & School Association - VFW Hall- 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. APRIL 22 St. John's Home and School Association - Open House - Johnsburg Junior high school - 8 p.m. APRIL 23 O.EjS. Meeting - Friends Night - Acacia Hall - 8 p.m. APRIL 24 McHenry Township Republican Women's club - 8 p.m. - VFW Club house - J.H. Altorfer, Speaker. APRIL 25 St. Clara's Court No. 659, National Catholic Order of Foresters - Installation Dinner - McHenry Country Club - 6 p.m. Installation - St. Mary's Gym - 8 p.m. McHenry Garden Club - Regular Monthly Meeting - Home of Mrs.William Voss - 314 N. Timothy Lane - Installation of Officers - 1 p.m. APRIL 28 Sesquicentennial Program Honoring Illinois' 150th Year of Statehood - Presented by MCHS Vocal Groups - High School Auditorium - 8:15 p.m. MAY 1 Auxiliary Fashion Show Benefit - The McHenry Hospital - Martinetti's, Crystal Lake - 12:30 p.m. MAY 2-3-4 Rummage And Bake Sale - St. Mary's Gym - Benefit of Christian Mothers and Newman Center - Northern Illinois university, DeKalb - May 2-3-9 a.m. to 8 p.m. - May 4- 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. MAY 4-5 McHenry Choral Club Annual Spring Program - "Sound in Music" - MCHS Auditorium 8:15 p.m. MAY 9 District II Hospital Auxiliaries Semi-Annual Meeting -- Luncheon at McHenry Country Club - 9:30 a.m. Woman's Auxiliary to McHenry hospital Hostess - Tour of Hospital in afternoon. MAY 15 Smorgasbord Card Party ~ Sponsored by St. John's Blessed Virgin Sodality - Johnsburg Community Club - 11:45 a.m. Home-School Unit To Tour New Building LICENSE PLATE SERVICE Driver's & Chauffeur's Bonded 385-9803 Plan Japanese Festival FRI., APR., 19, 1968 - PLAIN DEALER - PG. 3 , Historical Society To Hold Annual Meeting Really A Herb The artichoke is the flower bud of a large, thistle like herb. If the heads are left to develop fully, they produce a showy violet bloom. Coffee and cookies will be served following the fifth annual meeting of the McHenry County Historical society, when it meets Monday, April 29, at Central School auditorium, in Crystal Lake, at 7:30p.m. Mrs. Sanford Walkup, wife of the president of the society, will be in charge of refreshments and will have as her assistants, Mrs. Sidney Galler and Mrs. Victory Rappaport, all from Crystal Lake. Lowell A. Nye will be on the program and will relate some of his experiences as editor ofthe revised McHenry County History. The first such history was published in one thick volume, in 1885 and it is told that a person paid fifty dollars to have his family history included therein, as well as subscribing $15 for the volume when printed. The second edition was published in 1903 and in two volumes and a third edition was put out in 1922. Since then there has been no up-dating of the history of the county and with the limited time alloted to get it in print the job has been a herculean (me. Mr. Nye is well-fitted for the task as editor, however. He is a native of McHenry, son of Albert E. and Lucile B. Nye* His father was a McHenry school superintendent at one time, as well as being a jeweler in West McHenry for over twenty years. He graduated from McHenry high with the class of '31. He also graduated from the University of Illinois in 1935. Fred Colby, Crystal Lake, will talk on " Carriages to Cars in Nunda" which should be most interesting. Mr. Colby is an antique car buff. A number of items that have been donated to the society by residents or former residents of Crystal Lake will be on display. They will be but a small portion of the many historical items that have been given so that they might be preserved for the future generations' to ponder over. Election of officers will take place with a president, a vicepresident and a director from the Marengo area to be elected. An announcement regarding increasing the number of directors will be made by President Sanford Walkup at the meeting. Friends' Night At OES April 23 Annual Friends' Night at the McHenry Chapter, No. 547, Order of the Easter Star, will be held on Tuesday, April 23 at Acacia Hall at 8 p.m. At this special event, officers of the local chapter select members of neighboring chapters to hold their positions for the evening. Mrs. Frank C. Templin, posed attractively with her Japanese unbrella, displays the small cage which is among many items to be shown at the Japanese festival "An Evening in Japan" Hie complexities of Japanese culture are simply involved in a problem of old traditions matched against new ways to most Americans, and to many more the Christian church of Japan is unknown. Yet both are vital factors in Japan's existence and in its influence on the Asian political and economic spheres. McHenry will celebrate the unique role Japan plays in the political, economic and religiious world when the Community Methodist church will be.host to a Japanese festival, "An Evening in Japan", Saturday, April 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the church. Miss Sakei Keyosuke and Akira Nakamura both from Japan and both now residing in Chicago will speak at 7 p.m. Miss Keyosuke is a medical student at Northwestern university. She will discuss the role of women in Japan, the changes in dress and daily life and the different aspects of Japan's major religions. She will wear the traditional kimono and demonstrate flower arranging in the traditional Japanese style. PLAINDEALER PHOTO , at the Community Methodist church on Saturday, April 20, at 6:30 p.m. The cage is used by the Japanese to carry live grasshoppers for good luck. Mr. Nakamura is a speaker at a Japanese Christian church in Chicago. He will discuss the major changes in Japanese culture since new militant Buddhist sect -- and the differences of the five major religions. He will also discuss the work of the Christian church in Japan. Mr. Nakamura, a Christian and Miss Keyosuke, a Buddhist, will dialogue on the differences of the two major religions. . .Color films on Japan will be shown after the discussion. The art of Japanese flower arranging and the styling of a kimono will be demonstrated by Miss Keyosuke. Art contest entries submitted by the Sunday School classes will be viewed and judged during the festival. Displays of secular and religious books will be placed on sale and tables of Japanese arts and crafts will be set up for viewing. Refreshments will follow the program to allow for informal discussions with the guests and for awarding of prizes to contest winners. Prizes include a cricket and cage, incense, candy, chop sticks, figurines and a Japanese finger bowl. The festival is open to the public free of charge. Shop In McHenry MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WOODSTOCK „ Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Oeffling announce the birth of a daughter April 9. A daughter was born April 11 to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Becker. OTHER BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Tom Keenan of Middlesex, "N.J., announce the birth of a daughter, Pamela Sue, April 1. She was welcomed home by a brother, Jeffrey, 3. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Jack Keenan of Pompano Beach, Fla., and the maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ben Blake of McHenry. Mrs. Blake has just returned from a two weeks visit with her daughter and making the acquaintance of her new granddaughter. OFFICIAL ENTRY FOR MiSS McHENRY CONTEST Name Age Address -Birth date- Parents' Names Phone Number - School Status -- I consent to my daughter's participation in the McHenry, 1968 contest. SIGNED by either mother or father Photo must accompany entry. St. John's Home and School association will meet at 8 o'clock on Monday evening, April 22, in the multi-purpose room of Johnsburg Junior high school. In conducted tours of the new school, some of the educational innovations which will be shown are the science and foreign language laboratories, climatorium, dark room, learning center, study carrels and the audio- visual room. The closed circuit television system will be demonstrated. Since St. John's portion of this system was a home and school project, this should be of particular interest. The meeting will include election and installation of officers. Smitty's Auto Topics by George Smith ROAD MAP TIP I had given this tourist a road map and penciled the direction from the south to his northern destination. He thanked me and seriously added, "And on my way back, Til just turn map upside down and follow the pencil mark that way." We hope that our readers have an easier time finding 3602 W. Elm street, where the Smitty's Sinclair offers the finest auto services and products. Tuneups, brakes, mufflers, shocks and a dozen other important auto services. See us today. •>' .. I Adv. Announcing Chevr&ieris new Torque-Drive. Nobody else offers anything like it at the price. Torque-Drive does away with the clutch pedal. Most of the shifting," too. And for the most economy, it's available exclusively on all Camaro sixes and Chevy Et Nova 4- and 6-cylinder models. Look how simple it is. You accelerate in 1st; then shift to Hi for cruising. That's all. If you like, you can even start in Hi. And accelerate from standstill to cruising speed. It's just a little slower that way. The shift lever is conveniently located on the steering column, and there's a selector quadrant with easy-to-read indications: Park-R-N-Hi-1 st. Only your Chevrolet dealer has it--clutchless driving at only $68.65. The first no dutch one shift *68-- transmission Only Chevrolet has it. GM CHEVROLET r MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WOODSTOCK Patients admitted to Memorial hospital, Woodstock,during the past week includedJoyTaggart, Victoria Smola, Edward Waldy, John Van Kanegon, Wonder Lake; Norma Simon, Helen Immekus, McHenry; Jennifer Fossum, Ringwood. HARVARD HOSPITAL Martin Jesski, Mrs. Gottfried Kraph, Richard Hager, McHenry; and Mrs. Bruce Graham, Wonder Lake, were patients during the past week in Harvard hospital. ON DEAN'S LIST Iowa Wesleyan college's dean's list, just released by Dr. Howard W. Johnston, vice-president for academic affairs, shows two McHenry students among the 129 named. They include Gary Lockwood, 1701 N. Court, a junior with an average of 3.81 and Jo Weichmann, 817 Center street, a freshmen with a 3.56 average. USE THE CLASSIFIED BY AUDERYLANE V PATTERNS Her Spring Cm! 1062 OOOKTED NO! let it be this shapely princess cub-*. Nothing is more becoming to thegrowingjj? girl. No. 3433 comes in sizes 4, 6, 8, 12, 14. Size 8 toJres I 7/8 yards of inch fabric. This crocheted dress is mode in popcorn sfifch. instrwcfions ore given ipf^ sizes 9 to 18, Ask for Pattern No. I062&4 Send 50 cents for New Needlewarffcf Book. Contains free stole pattern and em*** broidery and a coupon for free pattern 4 of your choice. Send 40c for each.dress pattern, 30fi^ for each needlework pattern (add 5c fo^ each pattern for third class mailing an<f« 18c for each pattern for first c/asf« moiling) to AUDR5Y LANE BUREAU,* Morris Plains, N. J. 07950. Tuberculosis costs the American people one billion dollars each year for treatment and needed control services as well as in compensation payments and economic loss. itAYCR/ & PATCKE General Contractors McHENRY Phone 385-7851 or 5584 Mickle te April -- Featuring -- Baktd Chkk«n Hitiiw Salad, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy. Rolls* Butter & 1 Pitcher Beer 50c Glass 5c ... 6 p.ip. to 11:00 p.m. Lasi Wed. oi EACH month till next June Phone 385-9892 Al s White House 2028 Rte. 120 McHenry | •Manufacturer's suggested retail price including Federal Exc se Tax. State and local taxes add tional. A LASTING FAMILY HEIRLOOM Oil Painfln On Canvas Write Brochure |RSRiE 1402A by Jerrold of yourself, loved one, or dear departed one! 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