The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-16

merce and will mark an unusual
Christmas feature in this vicinity, the
being a beneht for the Amer
lean Red Cross in their great work OF
relief in war-ridden Europe. The
tree. a beautiful specimen Of the ever
green variety. twenty-five or thirty
feet high, has been donated for the oc-
CASTOR by Bruce Meeker and VIII be
decorated and lighted by electricity
during the entire week. During the
Christmas eve exercises and also
throughout the week. donations for
the relief work will be received at the
foot of the tree by anyone so inclined.
and as the purpose is one that should
appeal to all, in a country blessed with
peace and prosperity. it is expected A
substantial sum will be raised. The
event viii be made entirely non-secter-
ian and every religious denomination,
and public and parochia1 schools viii
be enrolled to participate in the exer-
cises and in the charitable enterprise.
Details Of the affair will be given later.
Mrs. Edward Brown. wife Of Or.
Brown of the Commercial hotel, has re-
turned from the Gary hospital where
Edward Brown III. arrived some time
ago. Mother and young son are report-
ed in fine condition.
The concert given by the Trouba-
dours. a company OF Eve musicions. was
not as well attended as it might have
been owing to the sever cold weather.
and the band boys will not profit anane-
tally on the entertainment which WAS
given for their benefit. The bans boys
will stage an entertainment later in the
season Of a more local character.
The severe cold weather of the lost
week has put a quietus on ali outdoor
work and a continuation for 2 few dogs
viii see the starting of the ice aarv-
est. Ice on Fancher lake is said 10 he
four or five inches thick at the present
time.
The directors of the Chamber Of Com
merce held q meeting last night 10
care for a great deal Of business. I'm
portant matters. which may lead to the
erection Of two factories here xero dis
cussed but annot be made public OF
this time.
Crown Point merchants report a COED
holiday trade with more people BUY
ing at home than usual.
Clayton D. Root transacted business
IN Chicago yesterday.
The r. o.. n. club viii be hosts to
members and o few friends at a feed
anu HatA0ENtAs 81 AANAA 80 30AAAS 0A2 AliH
west side Of the square. on Tuesday
evening.
some $4,000 Red Cross Christmas
seals have been placed IN various parts
OF the county for sale. Seventy-dvs
per cent OF the proceeds of the sales.
are to be retaned ia the county to be
used to combat tuber1osis and the
other twenty-five per cent goes to the
state and national organization. The
sales are being conducted IN the county
by unpaid agents, all money collected
going directly into the fund. Money
so accumulated is to be used IN cduca-
rional work by means Of pictures. talks
and charts. It is hoped that this years
sales viii net the society enough TO
send a certain number of selected eases
who cannot themselves afford the
treatment-to well conducted sanitar-
iums. The teachers and all others in
terested from Crown Point and the sur
rounding townships are invited TO a
first view Of the new Myopticon and
slides recently acquired by the Lake
County NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. society at
Crown Point high school auditorium.
Friday night. Dec. Is. at 1880. These
slides viii be shown free OF expense.
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