The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-23

NEW PARIS. O., March 23.--The
annual inspection of the local chapter
order of The Eastern Star took place
Friday evening with Mrs. Gertrude
Gephart of Dayton. inspecting Off
GERS. Two candidates, Mesdames
Nora Richards and Ethel Weber were
received into the lodge membership,
following which q banquet was served
in the Fellowship club room on the
second floor. Small tables were
placed about the room and these COW
cred with dainty lunch clothes and
prettily decorated. Small candle
sticks ornamented each table and the
napery bore the Eastern Star en-
blems. A menu of chicken sandwiches,
pickles, cream cheese, cake, Neopoil.
tan ice cream and coffee was served
by the committee in charge. Despite
the inclemency of the weather. large
number Of the membership was present
and Mrs. Anna Bevington, Worthy
Matron of the lodge, was congratulate
ed by the inspecting officers upon the
lodges condition.
Jones and Fried's auto truck made
trip to Fountain City Saturday and
moved Mr.. Dennis of that place to Day
ton, Ohio. They made the round trip
in fourteen hours, including loading
and unloading.
Mrs. Davis Visits Here.
Mrs. Mary E. Davis is the guest OF
her brother and sister at Xenia and
Westerville, o.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Kemp and daugh-
ter Oval OF Bradford. spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Kemp.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Pierson have rev.
moved to the Perry farm east of town
and have rented THE Red Barn to
c. Bumgardner for the summer
months.
Mrs Earl Richards and son Robert
of Cedarville, Ohio, are the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Wilcox.
Mrs. William Roach and son Melville
Of Indianapolis spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Barnett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Brown and son
John. Misses Eleanor and Katherine
an ~ and Patrick Marrinan of Rich
mon lpent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. : I'm Marrinan.
Called to GreenvllIe.
A number of witnesses called to tes
tify in the H. G. Walker Co. VS.. the
New York Life Insurance Co., in the
Greenville courts on Monday, receiv-
ed word Saturday that the case had
been compromised and no trial was
necessary.
Charles Aker and son Raymond Of
Dayton spent Sunday with local rela-
tivves.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Jones entertain
ed Mrs. Gertrude Gephart at supper
Friday evening and DR.. and Mrs. E. r.
Bevington entertained her over night.
Mrs. Laura Billman and Miss
Blanche Brawley returned Saturday
evening from two weeks visit with
relatives at Findlay, o.
Mrs. Ella Bloom returned Saturday
from a visit with her nieces at Day.
ton.
The election held Saturday for the
dissolution Of the New Paris special
school district and the merging into
he jefferson township district result
I'D favorably with a vote of % to 1884,
Now that New Paris residents look
lpon this question favorably and as 1t
s the first step towards centralized
school, it is likely a township election
bn the question Of Capitalization Will
be held within the next few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Baumgardner
spent the week end with local rela-
ives.
William Calkins Of Chicago spent
he weekend with his brother Alonzo
adkins and family.
A. T. Barber joined Mrs. Barber
Sunday in a visit with their daughter,
Mrs. II. A. Tillman at West Sonora.
Misses Coda Hill and Marie Daugh-