The Lake County times., 1909-12-21
WHITING NEWS

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Miss Josie F. Roberts. teacher of the
sixth grade. was sick yesterday. and
Miss Essie R. Hatch is substituting dur
ing her absence.
Miss Marguerite Moylan is now en-
ployed at the local office of the North
ern Indiana Gas and Electric company,
being transferred here from the Harbor
office. which position was taken by a
Miss Hansen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Harr were Chica-
go visitors yesterday.
Mrs. G. H. Hoskins was in Chicago
yesterday
The condition of John McBlroy. Jr., Of
Fischrupp avenue, who is i'll with
typhoid fever. remains very much the
same. being quite serious.
Charles Wedlake has been assisting
in the entertaining at the Palace the
ater. Wedlake has a fine tenor voice,
and formerly appeared at every gath
ering in Whiting until of late years. he
has been travelling with theatrical
troupes, being a member OF the Stub
born CINDERELLA company. He is a resi-
dent of South Chicago, but is nephew
lof Mrs. Ed. O'Hara of Cleveland ave-
nue..
Junior Swartz entertained ]. Cliff. of
Chicago, at his home in Sheridan ave-
nue. on Sunday.
Miss Irma Krout a senior in the
Whiting high school. has withdrawn.
and taken a position as stenographer
with her uncle in Chicago.
Rev. NJ. C. Wright. of the NJ. E.
church, preached his Christmas themes
on Sunday. In the morning the theme
was The All Inclusive Gift" and in
the evening the theme was The Gen
erosity of God" The services were
marked by special music. which was
much appreciated by all in attendance
The stereopticon views illustrated
Rev. F. NJ. Websters sermon on Sunday
evening. which was 'SThe Importance
of Right Hearing" D. D. Lash, who
has been engaged by the Choral so
ciety to have charge of the music. was
present and gave several vocal selec-
tions. The choir also rendered special
music.
Carl Hastings Milan, secretary of the
Indiana state library commission and
state library organizer, and L r
Blanchard, East Chicago new H.
brarian, paid the whiting public IL
brary a most pleasant visit yesterday
afternoon
Miss Irene Putnam will complete her
course at the University of Chicago
with the expiration of this term, and
will then return home to spend the
holidays with her parents, DR.. and Mrs
William E. Putnam
Messrs. Claude v. Humphreys and w
II GraffJ, will rat,rrp Ubifira
morrow from the University of Chicago
to spend the holidays with their pa
rents here.
tomorrow night and expect to initiate
five candidates into the order.
Miss Elizabeth Putnam will return
home from Manhattan, Kan. next Fri
day to remain over the holidays Miss
Putnam is an art teacher in the Kansas
State Agricultural college.
Miss Bertha Tull was the guest OF
Miss Wendla McCaskey at the latter's
home in Chicago over Saturday and
Sunday
The Christmas exercises will be held
at the Congregational church on Thurs.
day night. and at the Methodist church
on next Friday night.
The annual Christmas entertainment
to be given by the Whiting kinder
garten will be held this evening.
The regular meeting of the Fort.
nightly club was held last night at tht
home of Mrs. Morton Trout, on Penn
sylvania avenue. Mrs. Jesse Brinkel
read a paper on the Modern Safeguard
in Travel" and Mrs. Henry Beaubier
had Woman Suffrage" for the subjec
of her paper. After the papers had beer
read and discussed, quotations. with
Christmas sentiment were given b!
members of the club. The next meet.
ing. Jan. 8. will be with Mrs A. o. Da
wilson, on Laporte avenue.