South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-03

Mr. and Mrs ". +. Downing. 1870
T. Sample St. have issued invitations
for the marriage of their daughter
Miss Laura Matilda Downing. 10
Frederick G. Harrison. son OF Mrs
Eta Perry. 1923 r. Bowman St The
wedding will take place at Grace NJ
r. church at 1890 o'clock. Thurs
day. Jan. IS. PEI. Frank K. Dough-
erty will Oficlate.
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A meeting OF the board Of direc-
tors Of tha ST. Joseph Hospital Aid
society will be held at St Joseph's
hall Jan. 10 The time will be
spent with business session fol-
lowed BY card playing and a social
hour. Mrs a. G. Hauck was named
chairman Of the committee in
charge OF the meeting At a meet
ing held Tuesday the regular month
y business was transacted and Mrs.
T. J. Powers was chosen director TO
FIJI =. vacancy on the board
a number Of young people enjoy
ed a sleigh ride party Monday
evening 20 the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. RI. ". Lydick. Lincoln wCy w,
where an oyster supper was served.
a program was given consisting OF
musical mum bers by Miss Katherine
Fields and Claude and Ray Young.
Miss Maine F. Ryer favored with
an interesting reading.
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The following officers have been
elected for the new year By the
Young Peoples alliance Of Grace
Evangelical church: Miss Vera
Dausman was elected president;
Miss Myrtle Tridle. vice president;
Miss Ruby Patzkowski. recording
secretary; George W. DeVine, cor
responding secretary. W. NJ Patz-
kowski, treasurer; Mrs. Tridle. mis-
si0nary secretary; Mrs. George De-
Vine. chorus director; Miss Daus-
man. organist. Miss Bernice Tridle,
assistant organist, and Walter PATTI
kowski, librarian.
Members OF the Ladies' Aid So
ciety Of Trinity Presbyterian church
were entertained Tuesday afternoon
at the home Of Mrs. John =. Hart
man. rs Slower ct Mrs John :.
Burns led the devotional services.
which were followed by a business
meeting Plans for the coming year
We're discussed. a social hour with
refreshments concluded the after
noon. Mrs John S Burns. us r.
Colfax av.. will be hostess to the
society on Feb. 6.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rinel. 1915
8 St. Joseph St, entertained with
o'clock dinned at their home Tues
day evening The table was ar
ranged with pink and yellow chrys-
anthemums. with places for 10
guests. Among those from out of
the city were Mrs. Henrietta r.
inks OF Plymouth, Mr.. and Mrs.
Aaron Jones OF Culver. and Miss
Grace Swearinger Of Knox. Ind
During the evening Miss Frances
Swearinger. accompanied upon the
piano by Mrs. Elton Petit, enter
tanned with vocal solos.
A group Of young people OF the
city were entertained at another de-
lightfully informal dancing party
last evening in the Farmers Trust
hall when members Of the Alpha
1Ota Mu sorority were hostesses. +
The Ragpickers' orchestra played
for the dancing. which opened at 3
o'clock with a grand march, led by
the president of the sorority. Miss
Katherine Guthrie. and Carl Prell.
Mrs f. :. Guthrie and Miss Virginia
Crawford chaperoned the party.
During the evening punch and wa
far In
formerly of this city, was a guest
from out of town. The young wom-
en- in charge Of the affair decorated
the hall very deliberately, using red
Christmas bells in great numbers. /
They were hung from the ceiling
and seemed 20 form a solid mass of
red. while ON the side walls were
hung huge holly wreaths. tied with
large red bows OF ribbon The or
chestra played behind "a screen OF
bells and green's. and at one end OF
the room an electrically lighted
Christmas tree was the attraction.
The little coy room just of the bail
room was very effective with decor
atiOns and inviting wicker chairs
Miss Irma HOFFMAN of Terre
Haute will arrive here today 20 be
guest at the M3urer home, 1918
w. ColfaX av. Lloyd Nelson OF
Candy Mass. who has been visit
ing with the Maurer's. will return
home today. The Maurer sisters,
Miss Edith and Miss Gladys, and
Mrs. George He'll. who. with Miss
HOFFMAN. have for several years
past successfully filled chautauqua
engagements, completed their tour
Just before Christmas and will re-
main at home during the year. Mrs I
He'll. with her husband. Will make /
her home a Baltimore. Nd Mr. f.
He'll leaves today.
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A meeting CT the Womens For
eign Missionary society OF the First
Methodist church was held Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. I
Arthur Jones 424 Lamont IT Mrs. 4
MyrOn Campbell conducted the de- I
votional services and gave the lesson I
study on Africa" She had several .
readings nv JOhu CDrfnrar "a mis-