The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-27

he returned it to the owner.
The Robertsdale Pedro club, of which
several Whiting ladies We're members,
held their regular meeting Thursday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Fasse
The prizes were awarded as follows:
First. Mrs. Fasse; second, Mrs. Thies-
sen; third, Mrs. w. Kelly.
The Whiting skating rink opens this
evening. Walter Sweickert will be the
manager. and several of Writings
leading young men viii act as in
structors.
Mrs. Gallus ]. Bader and sister. Miss
Margaret Michaely, were in Chicago
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Koch of oliver
street were in Chicago on business
Thursday.
The annual meeting of the woman's
Home Missionary society Of the Metho-
dist church, which was held on Thurs
day, was a complete success. Those
participating in the services were the
auxiliaries from Indiana Harbor. East
Chicago, Hammond, Hobart and Gary.
The meeting opened at $3.50 a. m, when
a reception was held. This was fol-
lowed by conservation and prayer. AT
1880 Rev. Homer Ivey Of Indiana Har-
Dor read a paper on Our Work
Among the Mormons." After Rev. Ivey
had completed his discussion some ex-
cellent music was furnished by East
Chicago members.
At 1906 Rev. w. +. Switzer Of Ham
mond gave 1.-The Problem of the Amer
| lean Negro" in a very able paper
which was read by him. The music
following this paper was furnished by
Hammond members
The last paper of the forenoon ses-
sion was by Rev. Etierie Kuonen OF
Hobart on THE West, the Promised
Land of Methodism" The noon pray
ers was rendered by Mrs. Witty. Aft
er the dinner, which was served &c
nearly 100, the afternoon session open
ed at 80 by music rendered by the
Indiana Harbor delegation.
This session was attended by many
more than the forenoon session, and
about $50 were present when Rev
A. T. Briggs of Hammond delivered
his eloquent sermon on THE Religious
Life of the Home as determining tn,
call to the Christian Ministry"
Special music was furnished b!
whiting. after which Rev. George E
Deuel. of Gary discussed The Foreign
> Population of the Calumet Region"
The paper by Rev. J. H. Palmer o
East Chicago was one of the wors
problems OF the day, THE White Slav
: Traffic"
! At 1886 Mrs. A. T. Briggs conclude,
the pleasant affair by reading a pa
, per on THE Relation of the Pastor
Wife to the Women's Missionary so
ciety'
The entire program was complete
without hitch and the large numbe
of guests left for their various home
seeming to be well pleased with tn
! hospitality of the local society.
Mr.. Ed Clarke of Alton, Ill, VIII
was visiting here, has gone east to Wis
it with his parents for a few day.
after which eh will oome back here t
join his wife and daughter, when a
will return to their home.
Alderman Paul ]. Scholz attended
' theatrical production in Chicago o
: Thursday night.
Y Mrs. John Lee and Earl Schwalm re
turned from Wheeling. w. Va, yester
$ day, where they went with the remain
of their father, Henry Schwalm. NJ
/. and Mrs. Earl Schwalm left for the
home in Alton, Ill, last evening
The news of the death of Miss Mir
ME Waldorf. who died at her hon
on Schrage avenue yesterday morning
9 was received with profound regret b
the Whiting people. The young lad
o who is Is years Of age. was the daugf
n ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Waldorf. FC
the past year she has been attende