The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-09
WHITING NEWS

William Reed of Shindall Avenue is
entertaining his uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. Norris Lee of Nebraska.
Earl Crawford of Crown Point spent
Sunday with the Misses Margaret Grit
fifth and Helen Mattern.
The Eastern Star held their regular
meeting in the Masonic hall last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Reed and Mr.
and Mrs. Norris Reed of Nebraska
spent Sunday at Lincoln Park and the
White City.
The German Lutheran school was not
in session yesterday in honor of Pente-
cost Monday.
The services at the Congregational
Church Sunday night were well attend
ed. The sermon, THE Brotherhood of
Man." was memorial sermon for Mo-
dern Woodmen. The members of the
lodge attended the service in a body.
Special singing was also one of the
features.
Frank Macpherson of Woodlawn
spent Sunday in Whiting.
Mr.. and Mrs J. B. Krout of 1O1 Cen
trail Avenue entertained several friends
The manual training department of
the public schools has been closed for
the remainder of the year Prof Geo.
N. Baum the manual training instruc-
tor, intends to return to Whiting the
coming year.
Mr.. Baumgarten and children of
Ffschrup avenue will leave in a few
days for Chesterton, Ind, to spend
one week with relatives
Miss Anna Curran has taken a posi-
ton as telephone operator in the Har-
rfson street exchange in Chicago.
Mayor Fred j. Smith and wife and
| sons, Russell, Walter, Lawrence and
Miss Enola Baker spent Sunday at FIT.
Sheridan, Ill.
Mrs. d. H. Walter, who came here
as a delegate to the Ladies G. A. A,
which encampment was held at Koko-
mo, Ind. and also as delegate to the
D. of L. convention which was held
atSouth Chicago. lef last last night
for her home in Georgetown, KY.
Frank Miles baseball team defeated
the Englewood Stars in Central Park
baseball grounds Sunday afternoon by
a score of to 8.
two of Writings younger set of base
ball fans saw the White Sox and
Washington's play Sunday
Mrs. John Schaub was in South Chi
cago yesterday on business.
DR.. w E. Putnam went to Valparaiso
yesterday to visit John Ryan, who is
| at the Valparaiso school Of telegraphy
John Schauo, Roy Green and Rober
Curtis, three of our popular young
; men who are attending the Ann Arbol
: University will return home for theil
. summer vacation this week
The eighth grade of the public
schools held an election of officers yes.
terday afternoon. Vernon Krout was
elected president and Frank RittmaI
was elected class historian. The elias:
contains twenty-nine pupils and If al
these are successful in their exams
r which is such a source of worry to 81
many Of the class, it will be quite al
4 addition to our high school. For tn
t past two years those graduating from
the eighth grade were not given di
plomas, but this year they will b.
awarded diplomas for their eight year
of successful work as was formerl,
T the custom. Their class exercises viii
be held Thursday afternoon, June IS.
r The graduating exercises of st. Mich
aers school will be held Thursday, Jun
: IS. A large class will receive diploma
: and excellent exercises will be held.
The Epworth League of the NJ. f
church will hold cabinet meeting to
night.
Mrs. Augusta Klose, Mr.. and Mrs
= Henry Trowe and daughter. Elise, at
: tended a silver wedding anniversar
Sunday at the home OF Mr.. and Mr.:
: William LaHayne at Chesterton. Aoou
seventy-fve were in attendance and a
n excellent time was enjoyed.
Frank Gillmurray has returned fror
n West Baden, Ind. where he went 70
the benefit of his health.
= Mrs H. M Trowe attended a birth
day party yesterday at the home @
Mrs. William Trowe in Englewood.
Mrs. NJ Holman attended the meet
ing of the Woman's Relief Corps a
Hammond last Saturday night.