South Bend news-times., 1915-09-27
RIVER PARK

A meeting Will be held at the ScnOOl
house Wednesday evening to organize
company of Boy Scouts. The COM
pany viii be non-sectarian and will be
known as the River Park Boy Scouts.
1t is estimated that so boys will be
ready to join the company when they
organize. A master scout from the Y
NJ. c. A. will be present Wednesday
evening 70 help William Bertch, Ed
ward Moritz and Bert Herrick organ
ize the company. During pleasant
weather the meetings Will be held on
the school house grounds and the boys
will be drilled in the regular tactics
of the organization. In winter and in
clement weather the meetings viii be
held in the portable building. which
will be completed and ready for use
Wednesday.
The fourth annual reunion of the
Burke family was held Sunday at the
home of Newton Weaver, Elkhart.
Thirty-five members were present
| from River Park, South Bend and
! Three Rivers, Mich. The oldest men,
Der present was Joseph Burke, 70
years old, of River Park, and the
youngest, Alice, the 16-months-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Jacob Zerbe.
y. Seventh St Officers were elected
as follows: President, Joseph Burke:
vice president Mrs. Charles Keasey:
secretary, Mrs. +. Lush hbaugh; treas
urer, Mrs. Joseph Burke; entertain
ment committee, Mrs. J. Barber and
Mrs. George Atkinson, Three Rivers
Mrs. Jacob Zerbe was appointed
chairman of the refreshment commit
tee. Dinner was served at noon. Next
years meeting will be held in South
Bend at Howard park
Mrs. II. f. Brooks, n Eleventh St.
entertained at dinner Sunday in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Shelley Of South
| Bend. Covers were placed for eight.
Decorations were white and lavender
listers.
Mrs Arthur Guin entertained her
Sunday school class Saturday after
neon at SpringbroOk park.
Mrs. Edward Paige entertained at
dinner Sunday, when covers were laid
| for eight The out-of-town guests
were Mrs. Lillian Hammond and Mr..
aid Mrs. Harry Hammond of Chi
| cago
Mrs. NJ. z. Stackman entertained at
| dinner Saturday. Covers were placed
for 10 at a table centered with sweet
| peas. r. c. Williams of Indianapolis
was an out Of-town guest
Mrs. John Straub entertained a com
pany of young people Saturday after
noon at her home on Mishawaka av
/ in honor of the birthdays Of her
| daughters, the Misses Sadie and iiazel
| Straub. Outdoor games and contests
| featured the afternoon. Contest gavors
were awarded to Misses Ruth Krill,
| Ruby Teeter. Irene Smith and irene
Straub. A delicious twO-cOurse lunch
| ton was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hunsberger
have returned from Woodland where
they spent the week end and attended
a family dinner at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Marker, given in honor Of
| Mrs. Hunsberger's grandmother.
John A. Howie, Mishawaka av., was
| removed TO St Joseph hospital AIish-
awaka, Saturday evening for treat
| ment.
Rally day services which was an
nounced for Sunday at the Methodist
! Episcopal church, has been postponed
one week on account of the inclement
weather. A part Of the program was
to be given outdoors
Mr. and Mrs H Hoover. s. Nine
teenth St, entertained at dinner sun
day In honor of Mrs. Lemmert. Covers
were placed for ! O. House and table
decorations were fall flowers and
! ferns
Cottage prayer meeting Of the Free
| Methodist church viii be held Tuesday
a c. Woolford, S. Seventh St
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Flowers Of
near Bremen are guests OF Mr.. and
| Mrs. Levi Flowers.
A son was born 10 Mr.. and Mrs.
Gebhart Gang, y. Eleventh St, Satur-
! day
Carl Guin Of Rockford, H., arrived
| here Saturday and viii take posi-
tion with the South Bend Watch Co.
Mrs. Nancy Stockman, who has
| been visiting Mrs. Kirk Perley at
Roselawn the past two weeks, return
| ed home Monday.
Rev. and Mrs Charles c. Ford and
| children OF Flora, will arrive Monday
! and are guests Of Mr. and Mrs. = y.
| Paige. and Mr. and Mrs. Franz T..
! Wolfe this week. They viii attend the
| conference in south Bend. Rev. Ford
was formerly pastor OF the River
/ Park church.
Mr. and Mrs. Cloic Emmerick have
removed from South Benc 40 $50 y.
| Sixth st.