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BWi Holiday Hospitality Day, Oct 7, presented each year by the Woman's auxiliary of Memorial hospital, is drawing near and this happy group of "Coners" egress their appreciation that it won't be long until the beautiful cone creations they have made will be on sale in the John Palenske home, open to the public on that day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Enjoying their good laughs, from left to right, are Mrs. Charles Lehman, Mrs. Vinton Thompson, Mrs. Terry Anderson and Mrs. William L&mpadius. , Fall Holiday Hospitality Day Features "Coners" Holiday Hospitality Day, Oct. 7, the largest event of the year for the Woman's auxiliary of Memorial Hospital for McHen- ry County, wouldn't know what I to do without the beautiful work of the "Coners". Under the expert and artistic direc­ tion of Mrs. Irwin Burger, they f have fashioned a galaxy of new cone and nut creations. This year both Thanksgiving and Christmas have been featured. Most of the Thanksgiving items can be turned into Christmas 1 delights later by the addition of a few evergreen cuttings and the use of red or green e velvet ribbons if desired. Always - in demand are the cone wreaths - a few 24 inches in diameter but the majority | 16 inches to accommodate a smaller home, or a smaller j.area in a large home. They, ' too, can be made almost twice ."as large by placing evergreen boughs behind them. They are " ' exquisite, however, without any f t extra adornment. One especially attractive and unique wreath has black "ele­ phant ears" from Florida im­ bedded in the mass of small cones from which it is made. No two wreaths are alike. Hie addition of bleached hickory nuts, deep brown chestnuts, Cone "flowers" of different natural hues make each wreath outstanding. Espaliered trees, heavy with cone flowers, green velvet pears and a partridge will grace many a home table, mantel or desk. They stand about 14 inches high. Ferocious looking "spiders" - each made from two black walnuts, wired legs and having bright sequin eyes will lurk on the selling tables. Turkeys of pine cones and r eal feather will make a start­ ling addition to this display. The large whole pine cones covered with colorful fruit, vel­ vet leaves and standing on a wooden base show that Christ­ mas is on the way. Tbey are al­ ways in great demand for hos­ tess gifts, etc., as are the very small Christmas cone trees to be used in the bathroom or as place card holders for the Christmas dinner or in any small spot which will also be in abundance. One unique item is the braid­ ed twine wreath with straw flow­ ers, wheat and pine cones, just ready for Thanksgiving display. There? are package "tie-ons" of gold angels, cones and velvet leaves and ribbons - small fire­ side brooms with cut cone flow­ ers, small whole cones and bright velvet berries - small wooden flat trees with mistle­ toe and holly trim - milkweed pods containing small animals to hang (Mi the tree - two strange "unicorn" birds on a "dis­ tressed" wooden branch con­ taining nest and eggs favor Thanksgiving or Christmas - miniature cone baskets contain­ ing star flowers, mistletoe and princess pine, each with a del­ icately wrapped wire handle - many more ornaments to hang on the tree and finally clus­ ters of either chestnuts, bleach­ ed hickory nuts or butternuts to adorn the table or shelf or complete an arrangement you yourself have made. Spiral!ng metal earring trees covered in bright velvet cord­ ing and finished with small bright cones and flowers will clear 'out many a jewel box. JEAN DIXON ENGAGEMENT TOLD -- Mr. and Mrs. Lyman W. Dixon of 1322 West Bay road, McHenry, announce the engagement of their daugh­ ter, Jean Claire, to Thomas C. Adams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Adams of 3720 West Maple avenue, McHenry. No wedding date has been set. Hospital Notes - McHENRY HOSPITAL During the week patients ad­ mitted to McHenry hospital in­ cluded Giovaima Stefanovich, Dorothy Smid, Suzanne Novak, Andrew Frederiksen, Anzo Ip- polito, Rose Johnson and Ken­ neth Becker, McHenry; Frances Cima, Island Lake; Joseph Flach, Spring Grove. The lion and the lamb may lie down together some day, but Democrats and Republicans are different. Peter Reiland Claims Bride Miss Kathleen Ruth Van- Bussum chose Saturday, Aug. 15, to walk down the aisle of Northminlster Presbyter­ ian church, Evanston, to meet her bridegroom, Mr. Peter C. Reiland. They repeated their vows before Dr. Melvin Pearce at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Miss VanBussum is the daugh­ ter of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip C. VanBussum of 2617 East­ woodavenue, Evanston, and Mr. Reiland is the son of Mr. Pet­ er Reiland of 1615 S. Lily Lake road, McHenry, and the late Mrs. Freda Reiland. The church was decorated with two altar baskets and an altar centerpiece erf white roses and carnations. There were al­ so two pew bouquets of roses, carnations and mums. Special musical selections offered at the ceremony were "Love is a Many Splendored Thing", "Somewhere", "Ave Maria" and "Love Theme" from "Ro­ meo and Juliet". The pretty bride wore an iv­ ory silk, organza gown featur­ ing a Victorian neckline en­ hanced witti alencon lace, bish­ op sleeves, an A-line skirt with alencon lace trimming, and a detachable chapel length train edged with alencon lace. Her headpiece was a mantilla of alencon lace. Miss Margaret Van Bussum of Evanston, was maid of honor for her sister. Another sister Betsy VanBussum of Evanston, and Mrs. Barbara Schultz of Woodstock, a friend of the bride, were bridesmaids. They wore sleeveless gowns of iced aqua said featuring lace midriffs, Victorian necklines and A-line skirts. Their heacfeieces were of matching iced aqua bows and veiling. Jerry Lechtenberg of North- brook served as best man. Groomsmen were Kenneth Po- ciask and Donald Pascarella, both of McHenry. Ushers were Phillip and David VanBussum, brothers of the bride. Mrs. VanBussum chose a pink dress with jeweled trim for her daughter's wedding. A reception for 225 guests was held at the Women's club of Wilmette immediately fol­ lowing the ceremony. Following a one month wed­ ding trip, the newlyweds will live at 1219 S. Darrell road, McHenry. The bride graduated from Marywood high school in Ev­ anston and attended Loyola un­ iversity in Chicago and St. Mary-of-the-Woods college in Terre Haute, Ind. Before her marriage, she was employed as a nutritional researcher by Al­ lied Mills, Inc., in Liberty- ville. The bridegroom gradu­ ated from Northwestern Mil­ itary school, Lake Geneva, Wis., and is also a graduate of Drake university and the Drake School of Law in DesMoines, Iowa. He is presently a lawyer and businessman in the McHen­ ry county area. Annual DAR Card Party The annual Kishwaukee Trail D.A.R. card party will be held Monday, Aug. 24, at the Tim­ bers, Woodstock. Dessert and coffee will be served at 1 p.m. followed by an afternoon of cards. Proceeds from this party will be used to stqpport Daughters of the American Revolution schools, American Indian con­ tributions and other D.A.R. pro­ jects. These include the Good Citizen award to a local senior high school girl and a history award to a grade school stu­ dent who later may be in com­ petition for an American history scholarship. The members of the party committee are Mrs. Henry Vo- gel, Mrs. Charles Wright, Mrs. Wilbert Ohlrich, Mrs. James L. Lang, Mrs. George Stock, Sr., Mrs. Herbert Kemp and Mrs. H. Henry Tomlinson. All mem­ bers and friends of the Kish­ waukee Trail chapter are in­ vited to attend. Reservations may be placed with Mrs. H.H. Kemp or any D.A.R. member. There will also be a silent auction bakery sale. --i Down The Garden Path By Fritz Rosa MR. AND MRS. RODNEY MAUCH BRIDAL COUPLE -- St. Thomas church, Peoria, was the set­ ting for a beautiful noon wedding July 18 when Mr. Rodney L. Mauch of Griffith, Ind., son of Mr. and Mrs. Norbert B. Mauch of McHenry, claimed as his bride Miss Rose J. Robinett, daugh­ ter of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Robinett of DePue, 111. The newly- weds are making their home in Griffith. Monroe, Wisconsin August is the best month of the year to plant grass seed so if any of you have bad spots or new lawns to put in, now is the time. This month is good for sev­ eral reasons. The ground,is about as warm as it will ever be and with cooler evenings a heavy and lasting dew is formed. This means less man­ ual watering. As the weather cools, the weed growth also slows down to permit grasses a bet­ ter chance for new life. With new grass stooling out from the soil to make the lawn "thick­ er", we have found this is one of the best times to "feed" it. Few people realize that a good piece of lush lawn only 25 x 25 feet will stq>ply enough ox­ ygen for one person. A lawn 50 x 50 will supply enough oxygen for a family of four. How better can we help the ecology business than by hav­ ing beautiful lawns, shrubs, trees and gardens? If some of our larger cities had more parks to soak iq> smog and air pollution, what a wonderful thing that would be. It is amazing the amount of pollution a single tree can transform into pure, clean air. St. Agatha Court To Hear Convention Report Mrs. Leo Dledrich will be in charge of the refreshment committee for the Aug. 25 meeting of St. Agatha Court 777, National Catholic Society of Foresters at Johnsburg. The business meeting will be­ gin at 8 o'clock in the Com­ munity club hall. A report on the national convention being held at the Conrad Hilton ho­ tel in Chicago, Aug. 16 to 21, will be given by Mrs. Alfred Oeffling. The election of na­ tional officers will be some of the business transacted at the convention. Mrs. Oeffling, a member of St. Agatha Court, is attending the convention as one of the twenty-eight Illinois delegates from throughout the United States, Sunday afternoon, Aug. 16. Other members serving on the committee for St. Agatha Court meeting will be Mrs. Leo Smith, Mrs. Cletus Lafontaine, Mrs. Robert Boynton, Mrs. Ed Condon, Mrs. Richard Bowe, Mrs. Clarence Smith and Mrs. Elmer Diedrich. GOVERNMENT GFTSi TME URGE TO DO SOMETHING, WUENl RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS] BECOME ACTIVELY .CONCERNED. DIANA WILLIAMS ENGAGED -- Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Williams of Peoria announce the engagement of their daughter, Diana, to John Reinboldt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Reinboldt of 3002 W. Mary lane, McHenry. Both young people are attending Northern Illinois university. No wedding date has been set. MARRIAGE LICENSES Richard W. Doherty, Jr., and Laura M. Sanford, McHenry. Gerald E. Bisbee, Wonder Lake, and Ruth D. Fair bank, West Chicago. Bobby Ray EUts, Richmond, and Carol Ann Duescher, Barrington. Ronald L. Pirrello, Rockford, and Diane M. Smith, McHenry. wm MR. AND MRS. ALBERT McNUTT MARRIED RECENTLY -- Miss Dawn Groeneveld, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Groeneveld of 3701 N. Spring Grove road, McHenry, became the bride of Mr. Albert Morris McNutt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Belton McNutt of Rt. l. Delmar, Ala., in a ceremony performed June 13 in Faith Presbyterian church, McHenry. The bride is a 1970 graduate of M.C.HJ5. and is employed at the county courthouse in Woodstock. Her husband is serving with an Army military police unit in Germany. After of Ids dates next April, the couple will move to the WE'RE HAVING A BIRTHDAY PARTY CAKE-COFFEE-PUNCH LOTS OF FUN and PRIZES THIRD BIRTHDAY PARTY FRI. AUG28 7-9RM. Curl" 1815) 385-711 BEflUTV SHOP 1330 N. Kiversiue Drive McHenry , Illinois 60050 ASK ABOUT OUR BIRTHDAY SPECIALS REGISTER NOW! ânla&y 5 CHILD CARE COMPLETE CHILD CARE For Children of Working Mothers or half day Sessions. * Playground with slides, swings, merry- go-round, etc. * Story telling, reading and inside play * Hot meaJs-morning and afternoon snacks * Napping facilities * An opportunity for your child to play with and get along with others. Call 385-2499 for Daily and Weekly rates you can afford STATE LICENSED Located % Mile south of McHenry on the Old Crystal Lake Blacktop Road. As gardeners, we should do our part in this battle for sur­ vival. With a little push from everyone, whether you have a green thumb or not, we could start returning this coun­ try to a place where we can once again breath deeply and safe­ ly. You hear a great deal about pollution and conservation these days and people are hopefully aware of the people-problems they have caused. There are two areas, however, that I feel need more attention. First, I feel that more care should be taken in the estab­ lishment of highways, subdi­ visions and other projects which destroy prime, black soil to make way for "progress." Sec­ ondly, I would like to see hedge rows permitted to grow in fields to provide natural cover for bird and animal life. People should also be con­ cerned about the dreadful waste of dead trees in our woods and the loss of vegetation such as leaves and lawn clippings which are burned or dumped by the tons rather than being decayed naturally to replenish our star­ ving soils. This brings us to the com­ post heap-something that every gardener should consider. All that is necessary are a few boards or cement blocks to form the walls, and situate it in some corner of the garden. Use just about anything that will rot. Activated starters are not needed. As you add clippings, veg­ etable refuse, weeds etc., to the pile, use a sprinkling of garden soil and any high ni­ trogen fertilizer. If crushed lime stone is available, use a little of this. The soil will provide bacteria to devour the refuse and the nitrogen will give the bacteria something to feed on until the natural decay pro­ cess begins. It disturbs me greatly to see all this potential humus being destroyed. The day may come when cities will grind and decay their garbage rather than burning or burying. This would be turned into badly needed humus which could be sold at a profit rather than becoming another instrument of pollution. To say that gardeners and farmers hold the whole world in their hands may be a bit pre­ tentious--but when they are gone so will everything else be gone. (Editor's Note--If you have any questions or comments, write to Fritz Rosa c/o Rosa's Greenhouse and Garden Cen­ ter, 400 19th Avenue, Monroe, Wisconsin 53566. Some of the thoughts generated by your let­ ters will be used in this month­ ly column and all will receive a personal reply.) Sunday Dinner Party Honors McHenry Boy Patrick Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Miller of Mc­ Henry, was guest at a party held Sunday, Aug. 16, honoring his second birthday. Dinner was followed by ice cream and cake. Attending the gathering were Patrick's grammarents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Miller of Johnsburg, the baby's sister, Joanne, 8% months old, and Mrs. John Weichmarm and daughter, Donna. TRUCK STRIKE SALE Aug 19,20,21,22 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday