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I reservations Items of interest JOHN QUINN, JR. AND KIMBERLY SMITH Wed in May Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Smith of McHenry announce the engagement of their daughter Kimberly Helen to John J. Quinn, Jr., •on of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Taylor of Magnolia, NJ and John J. )uinn, Sr. of Virginia Beach, VA. The bride elect is a 1981 graduate >f McHenry Community High School. A May 11 wedding is planned. caiu Don't be too hasty to put blame on daughter-in-law DEAR ABBY: Concerning "Heartbroken Parents," who blame their daughter-in-law for "stealing" their son from them, thank you, Abby, for saying the daughter-in- law may have influenced her husband, but the final choice was their son's. We live only a few hours from my in-laws, but we visit less and less as each vear passes. I would enjoy a nice relaxing visit at their home, but it never happens. Please let me speak to them through you, Abby: You turn every visit into a golden opportunity to impose your religious and political beliefs on us. They're not "discussions"; they're lectures on why your beliefs are right and ours arf wMg. f Your son-tmdri are forced to watch the painfuHy obvious favoritism you show toward your other grandchildren who live in your town and therefore see you more bften. We are subjected to your entire schedule of television programs because you think yours are the only appropriate choices. We, who are health-minded non-smokers, are subjected to a thick cloud of cigarette smoke during the entire visit. In short, instead of making us feel, as though you eniay our company, we leave with the feeling that we spent the weekend at boot camp. YOUR "THIEVING" DAUGHTER-IN-LAW DEAR D-I-L: Read on: ' DEAR ABBY : This is for "Heartbroken Parents," who blamed their daughter-in-law because they no longer "had" a son. It is a quote from "The Prophet," by Kahil Gibran: "Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of life's longing for itself. And though they are with you, yet they belong not to you. You may house their bodies, but not their souls, for souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit even in your dreams." MRS. C., LAGUNA, CALIF. DEAR ABBY: May I say a word about the "Heartbroken Parents" who blame their daughter-in-law for "stealing" their son from them? I'm a daughter-in-law, too, and if it weren't for me, my in-laws would see a lot less of their son. I'm the one who reminds my husband to call his mother. I'm the one who keeps track of the birthdays in his family. I'm the one who writes tne letters, buys the cards and gifts for Mother's Day and Father's Day, and puts the pen in their son's hand to get him to sign the card. And I'll bet I'm not all that unusual. No name or town, please. My mother-in-law thinks her son is perfect. ANONYMOUS WIFE DEAR ABBY: In one of your recent columns, you advised a lady to check with her neighbors before making wind chimes out of old keys. Well, I have a comment to make on that subject. When my neighbors come to me and ask if I object to their cats digging in my flower beds, waking me up in the middle of the night fighting on top of my house and under my windows, and walking all over my cars, leaving their dirty pawprints-then I will ask them if they object to my wind chimes. DISGUSTED IN WHITTIER, CALIF. (Is your social life in a slump? Lonely? Get Abby's updated, revised and expanded book, "How to Be Popular"-- for people of all ages. Sena your name and address clearly printed with a check or money order for $2.50 (this includes postage) to: Abby, Popularity, P.O. Box 38923, Hollywood, Calif. 90038.) CARD PARTY The McHenry Grandmother's Club, Charter No. 826, will hold its annual Spring Card Party Wednesday, April 24, at St. Patrick's parish hall. Sand­ wiches, dessert and coffee will be served at 11:30 a.m. for a donation of $3. Also, there will be many prizes. Proceeds are to be used for the benefits and projects of the national and local federation. Tickets may be obtained by calling 385-0553, 385- 0449, or at the door. RETIRED TEACHERS McHenry County Retired Teachers Association will hold its first meeting of the year Wednesday, April 24, at Carefree Village m Woodstock. Tours will begin at 11 a.m.; lunch will be served at noon. Guest entertainer will be Kurt Kenyon, a local ventriloquist. All retired teachers and ad­ ministrators are invited and urged to attend this meeting. Call 385-5207 by April 16 to make a reservation. INSTALL OFFICERS On April 24, St. Clara Chapter 659 Foresters meeting and in­ stallation of officers will be held in the Mary Hall of Montini School at 6 p.m. A family style dinner will be served and the cost is $4 per person. Make Hansen, 385-2174 or Loretta Freund, 385-6133, by April 20. MISSION TEAM The next meeting of the Mission Team (Executive Committee) of the United Methodist Women of the First Methodist Church of McHenry will be Monday, A^ril 29. At the March Mission Team meeting the changes in dates were an­ nounced on the annual Spring Rummage Sale to May 2, 3, ana 4; and the Annual Fall Baraar « and Christmas sale to Oct. 26. "Shop and Share" dates will be May 27, 28 and 29. A "Hunger Walk" tentatively scheduled for Sunday May 19 is being planned, and Maijorie Adams will be in charge. She will need volun­ teers. SQUARE DANCE McHenry B 'N' B Square Dance Club invites both single dancers and couples to a Graduation Dance, Friday, April 19 at the Johnsburg Community Club, 2315 W. Church St., Johnsburg. New Graduates presenting their • iplomas will be admitted at a discount. Round dancing begins at 8 p.m. with Tim and Sue Lippold; squares at 8:30 with John Totn. No partner , necessary. For more in- t HEIDI CONKLIN AND DOUGLAS LOBITZ Engaged Mr. and Mrs. Terry Conklin of Serena, 111. announce the engagement of their daughter Heidi to Douglas Lobitz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Lobitz of McHenry. The couple is planning an April 20 wedding at the Serena Methodist Church. Senior citizens lunch menu jY|aking plans Although the caterer for meals for the McHenry County Senior Citizens' Council Meet & Eat , program requests that participants sign up for meals one weekin^advance, they allow changes to be made in the meal count 24 hours prior to each serving day. % In other words, people can call the center they attend and reserve a meal 24 hours ahead of the day they plan to attend. For example, those desiring to eat lunch on Friday may call Thursday morning and make reservations. Reservations for meals at the McHenry Meet & Eat Center for the week of April 22 through April 26 should be made by calling 385-8260 by Tuesday, April 16. The menu for that week is as follows: April~22: Roast loin of pork, duchess potatoes, sliced carrots, tossed salad with dressing, bread, margarine, fresh apple, milk. April 23 : Baked ham with fruit sauce, sweet potatoes, green beans, red jello with pears, bread, margarine, rice pudding, milk. April 24: BBQ chicken, whipped potatoes, mixed vegetables, grapefruit juice, biscuit, margarine, birthday cake, milk. April 25: Navy bean soup, crackers, hamburger on bun, catsup, mustard, escalloped potatoes, chopped spinach, birthday cake, milk. April 26 : Beef chop suey with vegetables, steamed rice, tossed salad with dressing, bread, margarine, applesauce, milk. Boird members of the Mental Health Resource League of McHenry Cofinty are pictured at a recent planning session for the group's seventeenth annual "Fair Diddley" to be held Sunday, May 19, on the Woodstock city square. This year's fair will feature nearly 310 artists and craftsmen. From left, are Voni Fergunson of McHenry, fair co-chairman, and Diane Davis of Crystal Lake, treasurer. A day of treasure shopping, entertainment, and fun is promised for all. Court 777 installs officers / \ J ' YSP holds monthly rap session Members of St. Agatha Court No. 777 of the National Catholic Society of Foresters will hold their regular meeting Monday, April 15, in the Johnsburg Community Club Hall. The meeting will be preceded by a potluck supper at 6:30 p.m. New officers of the court will be installed; and new members and 25-year members will receive their Forester pins. The State Convention of the National Catholic Society of Foresters will be held Aug. 5, 6 and 7, in Homewood, 111. Members elected as delegates to attend the convention are Katie Dehn, Karen Weideman, Elaine Miller, Marie Oeffling and Martha Freund. All members are invited to attend the installation meeting and are asked to bring a dish to pass. The McHenry County Chapter of the Young Single Parents organization will be holding its monthly rap session Saturday, April 13, at 8 p.m., at the home of Doris Underwood in Oakwood Hills, 111. This session's topic will be "How Can We Help Our Children To Adjust To Single Parent Families?" YSP is a support group for single parents between the ages of 21 and 48. Potential members may be widowed, separated,- divorced or never married. Custody of children is not a requirement for membership. The group's regular weekly meetings are on Wednesday nights at 8:30 at the Timbers Restaurant in Woodstock. Family activities and other adult activities are scheduled at other times at members' homes and public places. For more inforation, call Jackie at 385-6531, or Wayne, 338-9540. Births BECKER Rachel Ann is .the name chosen by Rita and Kenneth Becker of 3823 E. Lake Shore Drive, Wonder Lake for their first child, born March 17 at Memorial Hospital for McHenry County in Woodstock. She weighed 6 lbs. 13 oz. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Gibeault of Two Rivers, Wis. and the paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Becker of McHenry. ARMBRUST N Michael and Colleen Arm- brust of 3417 N. Richmond Rd. announce the birth of their second son, Nicholas James, born March 18 at Memorial Hospital for McHenry County in Woodstock. He weighed 8 lbs. oz. His brother, Joseph Martin is four. Maternal frandmother 2s Mrs. Dorothy onyan of Ring wood. - Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. George Armbrust of Wonder Lake. Mrs. Rose Tonyan of Ringwood is the childrens great- grandmother. ERICKSON A baby boy was born March 21 to James and Theresa Erickson, 13718 Washington St., Wood­ stock, and they named him Charles Joseph. The 6 lb. 15 oz. infant entered the world in Northern Illinois Medical Center, McHenry. He was welcomed home by his sister Mandy, age five and a half; and four-year-old brother James Jr. Karen Maras is the maternal grandmother and Rita Christensen is the paternal grandmother. Both are McHenry residents. Daughters of American Revolution to meet April 22 The Kishwaukee Trail Chapter National Society Daughters of American Revolution will meet Monday, April 22, tit the home of Misses Leta and Alice Clark, 8815 Route 120, Woodstock. The business meeting will start at 11 a.m., followed by a sandwich and dessert lunch. The afternoon program will be presented by Joyce Perbix on "The Phenology Project of McHenry County." Perbix is the volunteer creator and director of this project, which is under the sponsorship of the McHenry County Conservation District. It involves volunteers making twice-monthly visits to natural areas in McHenry County, in­ cluding conservation district areas, to record the location and blooming times of wildflowers, shrubs and trees. Using a numerical evaluation scale, it is possible to determine the value of each area by its flora. Many wildflowers, which are known to have been in McHenry County ortui adjoining county when the first white settlers came in the 1830s are gone, endangered or threatened. All of this information is computerized and with this knowledge it is possible to protect fragile plants, and propagate the endangered and threatened ones. ; The McHenry County Wild- flower Preservation and Propagation committee of the McHenry County Defenders works closely with the McHenry County Phenology Project. Perbix is on the steering com­ mittee of the propagators group. Several Kishwaukee Trail DAR members work with both the phenology and propagators groups, Perbix has photographed most of McHenry County's wildflowers. She will be showing slides of the early spring flowers. Arlene Shoemaker, a Woodstock resident who died recently, was a charter member of Kishwaukee Trail Chapter NSDAR. She had a lifetime interest in flowers and was a member of the Bull Valley Garden Club. As president of the Garden Clubs of Illinois, she was one of the founders of the Lincoln Memorial Gardens in Springfield, 111., a project of the Garden Clubs of Illinois. There will be a moment of silence to honor her at the Kishwaukee Trail Chapter meeting. Prospective members may contact Amy Brink, mem­ bership chairman at 338-0783, for information. All are welcome to come to this meeting. Community calendar APRIL 11 McH. Co. HI. Genealogical Soc.~Mo. Mtg. 7:30 p.m.--Central Hi School Cafeteria, Cr. Lk.~"Letters & Libraries." Lakeland Pk. Women's Club-Mtg. 7:30 p.m-Lk. Pk. Comm. Hse.-Hostesses Frances Kostka & Ella Solomon. Legue of Women Voters-Bd. Mtg. 9:30 a.m.-Home of Barbara Marrs-1505 Appaloosa Tr., McH.-All Members Welcome-385-1434. McH. Woman's Club-Shepherd of the Hills Church-Noon- "Eunice's Eggery." APRIL 13 Friendship Club-Potluck Lunch & Mtg. Noon-Fellowship Hall- First United Methodist Church. Kinship of McHenry-Orientation Mtg. 9-11 a.m.-For All In­ terested Persons-Shepherd of the Hills Church. St. Pat's 8th Grade CCD-Pro Life Car Wash-Benefit Koleno Quads-9 a.m.-2 p.m.-McH. Plaindealer-Herald Parking Lot. McH. Sportsmen's Club-Weingart Rd.-Practice Shoot 1 p.m.- Public Welcome. APRIL 14 Kite Flying Derby 1 p.m.-All Ages-Volo Bog State Natural Area- Info. 344-1294. Pancake Breakfast-8 a.m.-Noon-East Campus Cafeteria-Tckts. At Door-Warrior Booster Club Sponsor. 2-Mile Tax Free Fun Run 7:30 a.m.-Pearl St. Pk.-All Ages- Sponsor, McH. Co. Democratic Women. McH. Sportsmen's Club-Weingart Rd.-Meat Shoot & Games 10 a.m.-Public Welcome. \ t APRIL 15 THEOS--Meet 5 p.m.--Busy Bee Rest.--Dinner & Evening of Fun & Fellowship. APRIL 16 Crimestopper Informational Program 7 p.m.-Vegetable Gar­ dening 7:30 p.m.-McH. Nunda Library-385-6303-Rt. 120 & Lily Lake Rd. APRIL 17 17th Ann. Spring Lunch & Card Party-Pist. Hi. Women's Club Sponsor-Noon-Pist. Hi. Comm. Ctr.-Reservations Only-Contact 497-3233. Family Serv. & Comm. Mental Health Ctr.-Bd. of Dir. Mtg. 7 p.m.-McH. Office-4302-G W Cr. Lk. Rd.-Open To Public. "Operation Snowball"-McH. Nunda Library 5 p.m. McH. Area Jaycees Ann. Roller Skating Party-Info. 385-9612. APRIL 18 Games & Card Party-St. Patrick's Hall 7 p.m.-McH. BPW Sponsor-Bring Own Games. UMW Gen Mtg. Noon-Potluck Lunch-Fellowship Hall-Ruth Circle Hostesses~"Sounds of a Million Children Laughing." Catholic Daughters-Reg. Mo. Mtg. 1:30 p.m.-Liberty Hall. Poetry Development & Reading-7 p.m. McH. Nunda Library. Page 6- PLA1NPEALER-HERAM>, FRIDAY, APRIL 12.1965 Life today