The Lake County times., 1909-12-18
WHITING NEWS

Mrs. John WelSby and son. Roy Wells
by, OF New York avenue viii go to
Pennsylvania to spend the holidays
with relatives.
Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson OF Chesterton
is spending few days in Whiting.
The entertainment given by Man
ager Bayliss at the Palace theater last
night was exceptionally fine, and was
enjoyed by large number of persons
Half the proceeds went for the benefit
of the Christian church
A cantata will be given by the high
school orchestra and high school chorus
on next Monday evening to be given
under the direction of Miss Barnhardt,
the music instructor.
The high school boys have secured
GoebePs Opera House for a gymnasium
and viii soon begin playing basketball
again.
Miss Marguerite FiheId of oliver
street returned home yesterday from
Wilson college at Chambersburg, Pa,
to spend the holidays with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. H l. Ffheld
Miss Edytha D. Honett entertained
several friends at 500 party at her
home in Oliver street on Thursday
evening.
For the past three months the Ep-
worth League of the M E. church have
been engaged in a contest The League
was divided into two sides, the red and
the white side The leaders of the
former was Gladys Pritchard and of
the latter Johnston Knight. The con-
test closes with the meeting tomorrow
night, and the fate will then be told.
as the side having had the largest at
tendance during this contest will be
banquetted by the losing side. The
whites will be represented tomorrow
evening and the leader will be II. c.
Ferguson. The topic for discussion is
Missions"
The Owls will engage in their first
game of basketball at their headquar-
ters. One Hundred and Nineteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue, this evening,
their opponents to be the East Chica-
gos The games Is expected to be an
exciting one. both teams expecting to
be victorious
The new Royal theater, on One Hun
dred and Nineteenth street, opposite the
high school. will open tonight with a
high class musical program. vaudeville
and morning pictures See ad elsewhere
in this paper.
The Interstate Pedro club met yester-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Reuben spurrier on One Hundred and
Nineteenth street
Miss Inez Lee returned home last
evening from Ypsilanti, Mich, to spend
| the holidays with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs Wilson Lee of Ohio avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wright have
moved here from Gary. and are living
In the Keilman fiat on Sheridan ave-
nue.. Mr. Wright is a brother of Rev.
Manfred Wright of the M E. church.
The marriage of Miss Mary Maher
and Crawford Murton, both Of Indiana
Harbor, will take place beteen the
holidays. Miss Maher formerly lived in
Whiting, but for the past two years
has been employed in the Indiana. Har-
Dor postoffce. Mr. Murton is yerv non
ular in the Harbor being the son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Murton of Commercial
avenue. The couple are busy fitting
up their home in the Murton house on
Fir street, which they intend to oc-
| cupy as soon as they are married.
Rev. F. M. Webster OF the Plymouth
Congregational church will preach next
Sunday morning from the theme: Gods
Character Revealed by His Gifts" In
the evening Rev. Webster will use the
stereopticon and the theme will be .eThe
Importance Of Right Hearing" d. d.
Lash of the Sherwood Music school Of
Chicago will have charge of the chorus
choir and will sing a solo at one of
the services
Rev. M. C. Wright Of the M e.
Church will preach his Christmas serv-
ices tomorrow. The theme for the
morning services will be The All
Inclusive Gift" For the evening will
be The Generosity of Cod
It is reported that Charles f. Crisp
liver will soon be married to a popu-
lar Wisconsin school teacher Mr.. Grip
liver was formerly a popular Whiting
boy, being a graduate OF the Whit
/ ing high school in the class of 1902. At
present he is in Guthrie, Okla, where
he is employed in the postoffice.