The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02

urday night by their production of the
play. The Coloners Maid" The or
chestra was composed of scouts and
they rendered several selections In a
very pleasing manner Especial men
ton is due to the group of younger
scouts and their captain. Mr.. Ems
weller, who gave a staff drill between
acts one and two and had to respond
to a hearty encore. The little drama
was bright and witty and was greatly
enjoyed by the large audience In at
tendance. 1t was impossible to pick
the star" but the cast of characters
was as follows:
Col. Robert Rudd. widower of N
Caro- NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Foster Bruce
Col. Richard Byrd, a widower of S.
Caro-. Walter Beck
Marjorie Byrd. Bob Rudd tnot so an
tagonistic their fathers)
....-....H Hazel Hall. Clifford Wilmer
Mrs. ]. John Carroll. a widow, Col.
Rudd's sister -in-law ....
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Hortense Rockwell
Julia Carroll her daughter. lila Bremen
Ned Graydon. young gentleman of
faulty memory. ........ Irwin Linton
Mr.. James Baskom, Col. Rudd's law
yer .... Mahlon Huffman
Ching Ling, Col. Rudd's Chinese
COOK Lowell New yOn
| The proceeds of the Production will
be used by the boy scouts in building
their club house. north of sac city. and
nice sum was realized from the first
night The play will be reproduced this
evening in order that those upab1e to
/ obtain seats for Saturday nights per.
/ Torrance will be accommodated to-
night
81 will aof
at the public library assembly room to-
morrow afternoon for their regular
fortweekly program. The regular pa
] per on South America, which country
! forms the principal theme of the clubs
study this year, will be given. The
| program will be as follows:
/ . The Patriots of South America-Mrs.
-. w. OFT
Table Talk-"The Child Problem, -
Mrs. E. H. Crowell.
! Crown Point merchants are receiving
| their stocks of holiday goods and a
glance at the store windows Is con-
vincing argument that It is entirely
! unnecessary TO trade out of town. A
dollar left here is worth two hundred
! spent in Chicago and elsewhere. and
prices and selection considered the
Christmas shopper cannot go wrong In
trading al home this year.
Quite few automobile parties and
motorcyclists from Chicago braved the
possible winter elements yesterday BY
| taking a run to Crown Point and re-
turn, the good roads and mild weather
probably being the last of their va
riety until spring.
Misses Gretchen Wheeler and Bernice
OFT and Messrs. Goch and Finnell saw
David Warfeld in The Return Of Peter
Grimm" at Chicago Saturday night
Misses Anna and Genevieve Gibson
Of Gary were the guests OF Miss Bes
sic Raasch over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hack are en-
tertaining friends from Chicago thi!
week.
Merritt Baker of Gary transacted
business in Crown Point yesterday.
The coal famine is still on IN Grown
Point with the prices still rising. /
begins to look as if the plan of lockins
the house and going south is the onl,
solution to the fuel question this win
| ter.
The contractors on the Main stree
. paving finished their work on Saturda.
t afternoon and slowed away their tool
| for the winter. Nothing is left nov
+ but for the property owners to pay tn
E fiddler. which in some instances will b
a pretty dear tune.
/ Mrs Jacob Houk and daughter hav
t been visiting relatives in Chicago 70
4 a few days.
4 Miss Floy Beach is recovering yer
] slowly from her recent illness at tn
a home of her parents on Main street.
Mrs. Spencer Beach delightfully."- en-
s tertained a party Of lady friends a
G her home on Main street on Saturda
evening. Covers were laid for an eve
n dozen and a most enjoyable time is re
S ported b whose present.