The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-02-19

number of relatives at Sunday dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon easier of Pros.
pect Valley were over Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Empson.
Guests this week at the home of G.
w Lee were Mr. aid Mrs. John Searls
and o. E. Combs of st. Joseph.
Mrs. Jennie Hanan returned to Ohio
Friday, where she will enter a hospi-
tai for treatment. She has spent the
winter here with her sister, Mrs. Ida
Larkins.
Lowell Bradley, who went to Chi
cago a week ago Saturday, is some
what better. He Is suffering from a
skin disease known as tiniaca pitus.
Mr.. Bradley's brother is a physician
in the city and Lowell is under his
care. 1t is hoped he may return in
two weeks.
The Eagle Lake Cleaners have Sc
cured from the Jackson State prison
a quantity of the best binder Irvine
which can be had at ia cents per
pound. Call early at the home of the
secretary, Mrs. A. J. Betaque, if you
need Irvine, as the supply is limited
and the price is going up.
The Cleaners will hold their next
meeting on Saturday, February 20,
with Companion Hood and wife.
Corn" will be the subject for dis
cussion. The whole program will be
along that line Come and enjoy the
humorous part with the rest. Corn
bread, popcorn, and hulled corn will
be some of the eats for the evening.
Let all come and guess how many
kernals of corn there are in the can
and get as your reward either a sack
of. corn meal, corn starch, a package
of corn cake or corncob pipe.
One more Red Letter day for the
Add Link club was enjoyed at the
home of Mrs. Elmer Empson on Feb
ruary IL, and the day will long be re-
mem bered by all who were fortunate
enough-to be present. The hostess
had previously advised each of us to
bring our empty suit case, but why,
we knew not until later, we found the
suit case was to contain our valentine
dress, which was just suited to our
style of beauty in every particular
case. Some of these costumes were
worthy of mention. Our hostess had
for her adornment some very ancient
attire, including her grandmother's
silk shawl and silk apron, a wide.
old fashioned back comb 1913 years
old, gold pin over 100 years old, and
the dainty white cap that she wore
was made from her great grandmoth-
er's wedding gown and which had
been embroidered by her own hands.
The table decorations were in keep
ing with the sentiment of st, Valen-
tine. and everything was perfect, even
the coffee, where in each cup was
found a cupid, who, by hook or crook,
had fallen in. The afternoon was
spent in various entertainm ents, and
it is hope that we will profit from the
suggestions on ga Balanced Ration"
for the family. Our next meeting will
be February Is at the home of Mrs.
Toney.
Mr.. and Mrs. E mer Empson enter
tanned the children of the neighbor-
hood on Saturday, February Is, in
remembrance of their deceased daugh-
ter, Mildred Alberta, whose birthday
occurred on that date. The dining
room and table were prettily decorat-
ed for the occasion, a red and white
canopy being suspended from the
ceiling over the center of the table,
and underneath a white dove with
Sir Cupid on it's back, was swaying
to and fro, and surrounding this,
showers of hearts, arrows and cupids
were raining down. Dainty place
cards were used and fancy valentines
as favors. The color scheme of red
and white was entirely carried out,
the center piece being red and white
carnations. A II o'clock dinner was
served the children, Mrs. Empson be.
ing assisted in serving by Mrs. j.
Hinckley. The afternoon was devoted
to games and guessing contests, for
which prizes we're given. At o'clock
the guests returned to their homes,
and it was hard to tell which were the
happier, the children or the hostess.
Those present were Nettie and Lena
Hickman, Nina and Delilah Guide.
back, Arlene Hinckley, Mildred
Hodge, Hernaca Johnson. Kenne tn
Lyle, Keith Hinckley, Rex Abrams,
Max Hood, Harold and Make Sher-
rod and Teddy Johnson.