The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-09-27
MILLER To HAVE
EUGENICS CONTEST
will Be Better Babies
Show-Political Pot
Boils.

MILLER, IND. Sept PA better
babies contest under the auspices of
the Woman's Home Companion Will be
held in a couple of months. This viii
interest every father and mother Of
children between the ages of six
months and three years, for when their
child is examined by the doctors and
trained nurses who will be in attend
ance at the contest, the parents will
know just how their child is faring
physically 1t is in no sense a beauty
contest.
Members spoke Of the lack of So
cial icenter here for the young people.
There is surely a crying need for
gymnasium and auditorium in Miller
Many OF the women volunteered to
open up their homes to the young PEG
pie duEing the winter.
A spook party is planned for Hal
lowe'en, and a housewarming party in
a week or two for Mrs. Arson, who by
that time Will have moved into her
lovely new home.
Politics Warming Up.
The town board held a special meet
ing on Tuesday night. There being no
remonstrants. the resolution providing
for the pavement of Grand avenue
from Forest avenue to the lake was
adopted and the clerk authorized to
advertise for bids.
The volunteer firemen held a meet
ing right after that of the town boarr.
There art many candidates making
the rounds with petitions these days.
Every morning sees a new crop. The
town having been redistricted there are
now four wards. The trustee from one
ward, however. still continues in office.
leaving three new trustees to be elect
ed, and a town clerk. Several men
had petitions out for candidacy for the
office of marshal only TO find that in
February. 1917. this office was made
appointive and is no longer elective.
Miller News.
Mrs. ]. Morgan and her brother
George Schiller, went to indianapolis
Saturday 10 say goodbye to Mr. Nor
gan who left on Monday for war serv-
ice in the far east.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Haase spent Thurs
day and Friday in Chicago.
S. J. Smyth left for Fort Recovery
Ohio, for a brief vacation. Thursday
morning.
wonan's Club Busy.
The Woman's Welfare club held a
meeting at the town nail on Friday.
a discussion about the coming election
Of town officials led 10 the decision
that a special meeting would be held
on Monday night to determine wheth-
CT the club should take any active
part in the coming political campaign
An extract from the Chicago Daily
News on why Girls Leave Home" by
Dorothy Dix, was read by Mrs. Michael
and supplemented by some of her ex-
periences in the Chicago juvenile
courts.
At the special meeting Of the club on
Monday might at the school house. a
ballot was taken on the question left
over from Friday and the majority vot-
ed not TO take any active part in the
coming political campaign as a club
Individual interest and effort viii no
doubt be very keen, however. as this
election will be hotly contested.
The club voted TO hold q hard times
social in the basement of the Swedish
church on the evening Of October ?
Gingerbread and coffee viii be on sale
and prizes are offered for the best cos
tunes for the grown-ups and children
Everyone loves to dress up and this Is
the first chance of thesseason.
J. T. stamm. Chiropodist. Phone 253s
for appointment. Evenings only. Suite
Alp Hammond Bldg. Hammond. Ind.