The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-08
News From Surrounding Towns

Mrs. George Scott, Of Straughns, were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs Wesley
Cary, Sunday.
Wesley Cornell and sons went to
Connersville Monday morning to begin
the erection of an addition to the auto
mobile factory of that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. E. White will go to
Richmond Wednesday, where they will
be the guests of Allen Graves, who will
on that day, celebrate his seventy-sec-
ond birthday, by entertaining the sur
viving members of the Sixty-ninth In
diana Regiment, of which he was a
member and a few other friends.
DIR. and Mrs. John L. Messmore, of
Masontown, Pennsylvania, were visit
ors in this city Sunday.
Mrs. Flora Grubbs spent Sunday in
the home of her brother, Rev. J. E.
Coffin and family Mrs. Grubbs has re-
Gently accepted a position as Matron
of the sewing department in the Sol
diers' and Sailors Orphans Home, at
Knightstown.
Mr. and Mrs. f. C. Marson and son,
Ralph, Miss Katherine Galloway and
Miss Jennie McGrew, motored to Dodd-
ridge Chapel Sunday and enjoyed a
picnic dinner, visiting Centerville,
Greensboro, New Castle and New Lis
bon on their trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. N. Falls and Mr. and
Mrs. Glen Beeson motored to New
Castle Sunday and spent the day with
Willard Rummell and family, return
ing in the evening by way of Rich
mond.
ter, Mrs. Carl Trussler, of Richmond,
were the guests of Mrs. Jennie Jones
the past week.
beautiful afternoon and an atten-
tive audience characterized the open
ing number on the Home Economics
Lecture course, given Monday after
noon in the Presbyterian church.
Mrs. Grace Julian Clarke, of In
dianapolis, director of the General
Federation of Clubs, gave an address
on the subject THE Child and It's
Play" showing that play, wisely di-
rected, is most important factor in
the training for life. That a perfect
body does much toward the develop
ment of soul. She spoke of the home
and the school, as the two great in
situations in the molding of character,
and referred to illustrous personages
in the Natural Historical and Literary
fields of life, who have given impetus
to wider culture, and spoke of the love
of books as one of the broadening in
fluences of life, and of faith asthees-
sential factor of life. Following the
address, tea and waters were served
in the dining room by the social COM
mittee. The beautiful auditorium and
Sunday school rooms were called into
use. Many ladies from nearby towns
were in attendance.
Mrs. w. A. Roth, Miss Virginia Bar
nett, Mrs. Flora Clawson, Mrs. John
Caldwell, Mrs. Ora Wagner, were
among the number from the Chris
tian church of this city in attendance
at the Home Coming of the Christian
church at Milton, Sunday.
G. B. Loeb went to Lexington, Ky,
Monday to attend the races and horse
sales.
Mrs. Will Jeffrey and daughter, Miss
Helen, of New Castle, were the guests
of Charles Bertsch and family today.
Miss Pauline Clawson spent the
weekend with Miss Edna Senior,
near Maple Grove, and attended So
cial at that place, Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs O. E. White were the
guests of Mrs. Martha White, of New
Paris, Ohio, last Friday.
Leslie Clawson, of Richmond, was
visitor Sunday night in the home of his
mother, Mrs. Flora Clawson
Messrs Lawrence and Harry
Bertsch and the Misses Ethel and
Mary Bertsch, were in Greensboro
Sunday to visit Levi Ulrich, who is in
i'll health.