The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-03
WHITING NEWS
FortnightlY Club Meets.

~ o@A~ S3AAe4y NA00 NA~NSSs
The Fortnightly club held its regn-
lar meeting on Monday night at the
home of Mrs. George t. Gray Of Penn
sylvania avenue.
There were only two papers read dur
ing the evening. the first being Our
Poets and Poetry" by Thomas Boyle
The discussion OF our American poets
and poetry by Mrs. Boyle. who is a
new member in the club. was complete
in every detail.
The second paper. Does the ewspa-
per Meet the intellectual Needs of the
People" was read by Mrs. u. G. Swartz
This paper was very lengthy and Mrs.
Swartz's stand was much in favor of
the newspapers, she deciding that edi-
tors of newspapers do as much good
for humanity as a man in any walk of
life. Mrs. Swartz said, in part. that as
long editors do good things people
regard 1t only as their duty. they very
seldom receiving the credit which is
due them, but let one error be made
and no man is no more open to criti-
cism.
The paper was discussed pro and con
by members and proved to be the most
interesting subject ever taken up for
discussion
The next meeting, on Feb. 5. will
be with Mrs Robert Humphreys.
Mrs, David Pinkerton of Sheridan av-
enue visited with her mother. Mrs. Mary
Gehrke. in Hammond, yesterday.
Mrs. George Spencer of Hammond
visited relatives here yesterday.
Mrs. Peter Koch and children and
Mrs. Mathew Schaefer and son were
Englewood visitors yesterday.
Mrs. William Kelly Of Stony Island
visited friends here yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ditchburn of woodlawn
were the guests of the latter's sisters,
Mesdames J. r. Morrison and Edward
Deans. of New York avenue.
Mrs. Mary Moore. who recently moved
to the East Side from Whiting, called
on friends here on Monday.
Mrs. Edward Deans of New York
avenue, who has been confined to her
bed for several weeks with a gener-
al breakdown, is convalescing.
Mrs. Leonard Emmel of Cheltenham
was the guest of her sister Mrs. Chas.
IiNhcIAuS. OI OulO avenue.
Miss Minnie Brown of Sugar Creek,
Mo. is here visiting with her brother,
Hugh Brown, of Sehrage avenue and
other relatives. Miss Brown intends to
remain here for several weeks.
]. D. Pontius of Hammond was here
on business Monday evening.
Isaac Burns left Monday for Missouri,
I NH 1a tr4n -
months, doing construction work for a
new concern, which is building a new
plant there.
Mrs. F. R. Mcknight of Indiana Har-
Dor was here yesterday visiting her
mother. Mrs. Joseph Greenwald.
John R. Morrison of New York ave-
nue. was able to resume his duties at
the Standard Oil company on Monday
morning. after an illness of two weeks
which was caused by an liberated
tooth.
While Gary is pondering over the
strange coincident brought about with
the advent of Miss Leah Graves as
teacher in their schools, making a
grewsome combination, with Miss Wini-
fred Deathe. who is also a teacher. a
similar coincidence is brought to mind
| in Whiting. Miss Deathe was for many
years a popular teacher in the Whit
ing schools, and at one time during
her services here there was also en-
gagged in teaching the young idea how
to shoot, a Miss Coffin. The combina-
ton of Deathe- Coffin is If anything
more grewsome than Deathe- Graves
and the Whiting citizens can from ex.
perience relieve the citizens Of oul
sister city from anxiety by assuring
| them that no hoodoo will befall tn,
school on account of the strange com,
bination.
The senior class of the whiting higl
school have purchased tickets for tn
Broken Idol" at the Whitney theater
Chicago, which play they intend t,
witness on Lincoln's birthday.
Mrs. Monahan of Davidson place en-
tertained her niece from Hammond oil
Monday.
Mesdames Frank N Gavit and daugh
ter, Ruth, and Mrs. Charles B. Manbecl
and daughter. Vera, returned yesterda.
morning from Paola. Kan, where the
spent most pleasant visit at tn
home of Mrs. George Gray. who was
former resident of Whiting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beaumont F. Park
of oliver street will go to Chicago thi
evening to attend an alumni banque
of Mr.. Parks alma mater.
Mr.. Schultz of Davidson place wa
taken to St Margaret's hospital yes
terday suffering with tuberculosis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bernstein 0
One Hundred and Nineteenth street at
tended a wedding of II. Cohen an
Sarah Cohen. which was held yesterda
at the Lesseing club house in Yves
Taylor street, Chicago The bride is
Il.