South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-25
RIVER PARK

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Sanderfer. 934
5. Seventh ST.. entertained at @
o'clock dinner in honor OF their sixth
wedding anniversary. Among the
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Wicker Of South Bend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Metcalf. Miss
Ruth Metcalf Mrs. Myers. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Borden and daughter.
Miss Mabel Borden, and sons. Pascal
and James. Mr. and Mrs Harry Van
denburg and son. seth, Mrs. Seth
Eandenburg, and Mrs. Patience
Brewer and daughter. Miss Achsa
Brewer, have returned from Elkhart
where they attended a family re-
union at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
c. +. Williams. The affair was in
honor Of A1r. williams birthday an
niversary. Thirty-nine members Of
the family were present. and a buffet
luncheon was served at noon. The
luncheon and house decorations were
in keeping Of the Easter season.
Mrs. Edward Haddock. east OF
Mishawaxa, will be hostess TO the
Pleasant hour club Wednesday
The River Park Independent club
will meet Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. Fred Zoss.
The members of the q. o. and G.
Z. club Will be entertained Thursday
afternoon by Mrs. a. Lumburg, w.
Pleasant st.
Miss George WhitcOmb, 5. Nine
teenth st, will entertain the Busy
Bee class Of the NJ. f. Sunday school
Thursday afternoon.
A meeting of the Loyal Con AIDES
will be held Thursday evening at the
home OF Virgil McGrew, y. Eighth
ST.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the
Methodist Episcopal church will en-
terrain with a thimble Thursday af-
ternoon at the home Of Mrs. Frank
Hacker, s. Fifth st. All ladies of
the church and their friends are cor
daily invited.
The True Blue girls will meet with
Miss Ruth Metcalf Thursday even
ing.
MARCEL Walsh of Columbus. o..
formerly Of River Park, will arrive
here Wednesday for few days visit.
Mrs. Burt Herrick, y. Eighth St.
left this morning for Indianapolis.
where she goes as a delegate TO the
Eastern Star convention in session
there this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Mofitt re-
turned from their wedding trip TO
Chicago Sunday evening Monday
evening the young people gave them
an old fashioned belling at their
home on Smith St
Rev. r.. j. Van Antwerp, who has
been here conducting quarterly con-
/ ference meetings at the Free Meth
odist church, returned to Vicksburg
Mich. Monday.
/ A business meeting Of the Epworth
league cabinet was held at the NJ. E
| church Monday evening. Owing to
/ the small attendance it was decided
to defer the election Of officers until
/ Sunday evenings meeting.
Mrs John Stoddard entertained al
| dinner Tuesday complimenting Mrs
| William Tobias and Miss Wanda Cole
Of Elkhart.
Miss Nellie Long has returned
from Chicago where she spent
Faster with relatives.
Miss Ruth Krill, daughter OF MIR
and Mrs. Edward Krill, s. Ninth ST.
has been very i'll the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. b. Brown and
Miss Cecil Wells \. Eighteenth st.
have returned from Berrien Springs
\ Mich, where they were guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs J. Calwell
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Metcalf 22OS
Kerslake ct. announce the marriage
OF their daughter. Miss Gertrud,
Josephine, to Warn p. Myers, son o.
Mrs. Minnie Myers, y. Seventh st
The marriage took place Jan. 9, 1916
Mr. and Mrs. Myers will be at hom,
to their friends at the home of tn,
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Net
calf, Kerslake ct.
Word was received here by reIa
tives Tuesday morning of the deatr
of Mrs Leila Poole Penrod of De
troit. Mich. who died Monday even
ing at a hospital after several week.
hlness of complications. she is sur
vived by her husband. Harry Pen
rod, one brother, Norwood Poole. O
Washington state, an aunt, Mis-
Lille BOyles. and uncle II. c. Boyles
both of Paris. H. and an aunt, Mrs
Aaron Poole, and cousin, Mis-
Minnie Poole Of River Park. Mrs
PenrOd was born oct. 3, 1876. a
Fortville. Ind, and came TO Rive
Park in 1906. where she was teacher
in the River Park school for sil
years She was married June s
1913. TO Harry Penrod Of River Parl
and they went TO Detroit 10 reside
The body will be brought here Wed
resday and Will be taken TO the HON,
OF Hiram PenrOd, 2317 Mishawak,
av.. where the funeral will be hel,
Thursday afternoon at o'clock
Rev. \. w. Smith Of the River Parl
Methodist church will officiate
burial will be in Bowman cemetery
Easter was observed by three ex
cellent services at the River Parl
NJ. K. church Sunday. The churcl
was beautiful with decorations o
Easter lilies and ferns A sunris
meeting under the auspices of tn
Epworth league was held at
% clock. Edward Paige led the meet
ing Rev. A. W. smith, the pastor
. delivered two snaCio1 Eastar Sar