The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-07


men," said Mr. Bockhoff, and l have
ordered my superintendent to hire in
Richmond whenever possible. I am
sorry that we cannot hire all our men
here, but some of our work must be
figured down to one half of one thou
sandth of an inch and we must have
expert machine men for that class of
work. I expect to see 1915 far ex-
coed 1914 in every line of business
tional exercises Mrs. Tolliver read
an instructive paper on "The Child at
Home" Mrs. c. Fl. Addleman told
the story of Wang and l. Lang. Mrs.
William Riggs gave the story of kush-
UNI. After the program social hour
followed and refreshments were
served. The guests for the afternoon
were Mesdames Chalmer Penny,
Charles Smith and Miss Fannie Cru
baugh.
The society will meet February 3,
with Mrs. Ellen Lacey, 22 North Sew
enteenth street.
A social function marked by its
beautiful decorations was the recep-
ton given last evening at the South
Eighth Street Friends church by the
members of the social committee OF
the church with Mrs. John H. John
son, chairman, as a courtesy to Mr.
and Mrs. w. B. Carver and Mrs. Gar
ver's mother, Mrs. Mendenhall, who
are leaving the city soon for a resi-
dence at Springfield, Ohio.
| The hours were from 1880 until 1O
O'Clock and ninety guests were enter
tanned during these hours. On the
committee are thirty persons, mem
bers Of the church and these were in
the receiving line and also assisted in
entertaining the guests.
The rooms were decorated with
Christmas decorations, the color
scheme, red and green, predominatins
throughout the parlors. Refreshments
were served in the dining room. Or
the table from which tea was poured
was a mound of red carnations i'm
bedded in the greenery. Red tapers II
crystal holders and capped with dain
ty shades adorned the table The
minis were in the red and green. Mrs
c. w. Hoeffer and Mrs. William Mar
tin presided at the tea urns. Sand
WicheS with minis and cOnfectiOn!
were served with the tea.
The members of the church present
ed Mrs. Carver with several prett.
pieces of silver in order to partly re
pay her for the excellent work sht
!, has done in the church. For man,
! years Mrs. Carver has been organist
1t is with regret that the members o
the congregation as we'll as her man,
, other friends learn Of her departure.
Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker, pres
dent Of the General Federation Q
Women's Clubs, is spending tw
months at her home, Austin, Texas
after an absence Of six month, durin
which time she was travelling in tn
interest of the organization
Mrs. Elmer Blair, chairman Of tn
public health department of the Ger
} eral Federation, spoke in Watertow1
N. Y, recently under the auspices c
I the Present Day club on woman
Share in Public Health Work" Will
there she held conference with Mis-
5 Helen Louise Johnson, head of tn
home economic department, relativ
l to phases of work in which their d.
S partments are mutually interested.
l Mrs. Ellor Carlisle Ripley of Bo
! ton, chairman of the educational d
:. partment Of the General Federation
; has appealed to presidents of all tn
e state declarations and also to chairme
e of education of these organizations fC
l. cooperation in countrywide car
= paign to reduce illiteracy.
y If the million and half women WI
g make up the General Federation
+ Women's Clubs take hold Of this que
J. ton, great good must result, for the
e Influence is savinslv felt wherever
r is eXerted.