The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-15

better advantage than she did satur-
day with her wee daughter. Florence.
by her side at the presidents table.
During the business meeting Mrs.
Reilly announced that the Orpheum
Theater had offered to give It's entire
proceeds tor Christmas eve and Christ
mas day to the Settlement House and
she proposed that the Woman's Club
buy fifty tickets and distribute them
to the poor children of the city. The
stub by a vote decided to do this.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Turner announced that
the memorial pictures for Mrs. Ernest
Tillman and Mrs. j A Davis-.-Notre
Dame" BY Francis Beckert and "On
The Danube" by Weber--have been
hung In the Hammond Public Library.
No doubt the little guests were glad
when the business part of the meeting
was over and they could listen to the
delightful program which had been
prepared for them by Mrs A. w. Hill.
The Irving School Orchestra opened the
program by playing spirited
Schottische. This orchestra which is
composed of five boys. was organized
a year ago by Miss Iva Titus and al
ready plays as well as many orches-
tras of far more advancement. The
boys making up the orchestra are
Harold Hathaway, Harold Mulligan,
Will Davis Frank Cole and George
Mcclain.
THE Fir Tree" beautiful Christ
mas story was read TO the attentive
children by Mrs. Frank Hammond. and
a cornet so ,olwith MY Country It's of
Thee" for an encore was given by Mrs.
Charles Holman. Many of the chill
dren had never seen a woman play the
cornet and after their interest In this
number was great
| The familiar Holy Night was sung
charmingiy by Miss Lydia Walter. and
"a Little Pink Rose given for an en-
core. Mrs. Mae Hansen White accom-
panied both Miss Walter and Mrs. Hob
man.
| While the orchestra played "Rienzi'
the children marched around the room
by twos. to the delight of the admir-
ing mothers. Then the real party
arrived--ice cream and cake were
served by Mrs. Frank Betz and her as
sistants. So. although one tot fell gu,
Iof her chair. and one was bitterly dis
appointed because she had not seer
Santa Claus, and another shrflly pipet
tout during a pause, much to her owr
| discomposure that she had a bath thi.
morning" the party was entirely
happy one.
i The children attending were: Ralph
Ross. Wesley Davis, Robert and DicI
NELSON, Marion Cunningham, Thelina
Marion and Helen McAleer, Virgen,
lHembroff. Lucille Klotz, Geneviev,
Goethe, Alice Ducomb. Robert McAleer
Dorothy. John and Catherine Robrer
Pauline and Adelaide Hill. 1Elizabetl
Murray. Sarah. John and Jane Dyer
Margaret Harrison, Edmund, Charle
and Marjorie Bomberger. Caroline Bell
Edna Hirsch, Esther and Gertrud
!. Cooper, Ruth Holman, Helen Hill, Mar
lgaret Gilsen. Nora Brust, Enzabetl
Jones. Irene and Kenneth Frame
FLORENCE and Mary Gostlin. Carolin
J Grohman. Elizabeth White, Eltess
Emmerlin, Marjorie and Kathlee
! Lyons. Martha Mckay, Gertrude, 10
J and Fremont RUIZ. James Turner
J RaNton Miller, George and Doroth
} Adams. Charles Kasson. Stanln
Arthur Weiss, Gail Wilson, Caroly
Friedlander, Hazel Armstrong, Belvi
Fowler, Helen Wise. Dorothy Ham
, mond, Florence Ross. Demarfe Stolt,
: Laura Fitzgerald. Katharine Oberli
: and Alice and yirgene Hammond.