The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-11

hand Invitations for social affairs
durig the holidays are being issued
The social function standing out most
prominently In the social calendar, is
the annual Christmas dance 10 be civ
en- by members of the Beta Phi Sigma
fraternity in the l. o. Q. F. hail Thurs
day, December 81. This fraternity has
oeen inactive for some years but the
members have reorgan1Zed for this
dance and promise a dance like those
in the good old days" The proceeds
Of the dance will 60 to the Red Cross
and the affair will not he formal, as
mas always been the custom. Instead,
II will be a simple and informal affair,
in keeping with the conservation
movements.
Girls will do their snare Of enter
tanning as well as the boys The j. b.
G club of high school girls will give
their annual dinner party at TIE West.
colt hotel Thursday evening, Decem-
Der 81. At that time they viii enter
tain their boy friends.
Mr. and Mrs Bert kolp will give
two dances during tho Christmas sea
son. They will give one Christmas
other ono New Years eve In the same
NOipS SpeCldl Will
play for the dances.
All women in Richmond who have
been doing any kind of war work are
urged to attend the great war council
in indianapolis. which is to be held
Thursday and Friday. Miss M. E. B.
Culbertson has tickets for seats at
different conferences and announces
nj oil NJ m wish tn on chnn1d
call her at 1891. A number of the war
mothers OF the city will attend the
luncheon for war mothers which Is to
be held at the Y. w. c. A. Thursday
noon. Mrs. a. w. Roach and Mrs. s..
f. Smith with other war mothers of
Wayne county will attend the lunch
con. Miss Culbertson is anxious to
have all the different chairmen attend
the sessions.
A new club. "Do Your Bit" Knitting
club. was organized last week at the
home of Mrs Nora Morris. west OF
the city During the afternoon, Mrs.
Laura DollofY and Mrs. Lily Baird
taught all the women to knit. The
club will meet once week and ali
articles such as sweaters. srarfs, hei-
NETS and wristlets for soldiers and
sailors will he knit After tie knit
ting. the hostess served light lunch
con in keeping with the conservation
movement. The members cs The club
are Mrs. Morris, Mrs. Dollcff, Mrs.
Baird, Mrs Oscar Thompson, Mrs.
Retta Knollenberg, Mrs. Gertrude Muir.
ley Mrs. Ruby Young. Mrs. Emma
Barton, Miss Marie Barton. Mrs. Laura
Dolloff, Mrs. Jennie Diehl Mrs. Lily
Greenstreet, Mrs. Charles Bohn and
Mrs. William Mcpherson.
Mrs. A. c. Alexander of Pc .land, is
the guest of friends here while attend
ing the annual meeting of she State
Grange. Mrs. Alexander is tho Lady
Assistant Steward of the Grange.
The Senior Luther League of st.
Pauls church will meet Thursday eve
ming with Mrs. Claude Addleman at
her home.
In spite of the cold weather, a large
attendance marked the meeting of the
w. c. T. U. yesterday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Robert Randle Mrs
j. 5. Hill read the Bible reading and
Miss Rose Oser Of India, led in prayer.
A talk on Soldiers and Sailors" was
given by Mrs. j w Walls, and Rec.
Andrew F. Mitchell gave an interest
ing talk on w. G. T. U. work from the
time of the Crusaders to the present
time. After the program, a social
hour followed. and refreshments were
served by the hostess The next meet
ing which is scheduled Cor December
~. has been postponed to Jenuary T.
The meeting closed with the temper.
lrce doxology.
Mrs George n Kramer who under
went an operation at Reid Memorial
hospital last Tuesday was removed to
ler home Saturday and is improving
nicely
Mrs George Chrisman who has been
obtaining god mothers for soldier boys
who have no relatives. is in receipt of
q letter from the chaplain at Camp
Funston, in which he says the boys are
very grateful for such attention from
the women in this country He says
at present in his regiment there Is
Crly enc boy who has no relatives. He
is Russian, whose parents arc in
Russia and he has not heard from
them for several years. Besides this
name, Mrs Chrisman has many names