The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-04
Days News In Gary

Ill 1AyS sNV"O US
One of the warmest receptions OF
the season was rendered last evening
to the artists who appeared in the
concert given for the benefit of the
". c. T. L. and the Red Cross in the
Methodist church. The opening num-
fber. given by the orpheum club. was
greeted with thunderous applause, and
demonstrated what q place this group
o. singers he's made for itself in Gary.
Miss Marguerite Olson substituted for
Miss Vance in the second number. She
is a most capable and convincing
musician. The Concerto in A. Minor.
played BY Miss Elizabeth Hammond.
violinist was done very creditably-
Mrs. l. A. kohler. who possesses
beautiful. clear soprano voice. sang
the Lullaby from Jocelyn" in a bril-
lliant manner. accompanied by p II.
stevens. She also sang second num-
ber and an encore. Professor Gron-
lseth gave a dramatic Interpretation OF
The Pilgrim Song. The volume and
power OF his voice is tremendous, and
Especially suited TO stirring piece OF
this kind. The Lyric Mandolin club
acquitted itself most comm endsbly as
accompanied her mother. Clara Ed
munds Hemingway. in a song group.
Ida Browning White gave two of her
original compositions. followed by
song group by Mrs. f. NJ Pripps. Will
liam Mcdonald has firmly established
himself in the hearts OF Gary music
lovers. and he was received with great
enthusiasm. John Ward Alden. violin
ist OF Chicago. who has appeared in
Gary a number OF times. played ex-
ceptionally well. Alice Geer Ferguson
sang three songs. the most popular
being the splendid number The King
by Fay Foster The orpheus club
closed the program with another num-
Der. after which the audience sang
America in unison.
The affair wss most successful both
from musical and financial stand
point and the committees who worked
SO faithfully for an advantageous
finish OF the undertaking may feel
highly gratihed.
There were eighty-hve new mem
bers taken in Sunday at the Presby-
terian church, twenty Of whom were
baptized the same day Among them
were two Chinese young men who are
in business in Gary and who attended
the Presbyterian Sunday school for
the past two years or those who
Joined, flfty-seven came by confession
Of faith. The congregation now claims
a membership II over eight hundred.
! Lieut.. z F. Baird OF Camp Grant.
Rockford. who has been visiting for
i he Cf j
Roach. 20 East 43rd street. left to-
day for Kalamazoo. where he will
visit for e few days with his sister
before returning to Rockford.
! Harold Brewer. 4le Van Buren,
street. leaves Thursday for Columbus,
10, where he will join the Ordnance
department. From there he will be
sent 10 Florida to complete the fifteen
weeks training which ne Will have to
undergo before being sent to France
/ His mother and sister, Frances. are
entertaining this afternoon in his
honor.
/ Corporal Fred Keilman OF Company
+ writes that the 1bist infantry, OF
which he is a member, won the camp
football championship. They also tied
the University OF Indiana by 7-to-7
score. Corporal Kleinman. Private l..
/ f. Kleinmsn and Sergeant NJ Speel ali
expect 10 be in Gary for the Christ
mas holidays.
] The Birth Of Gary film will have
Its initial showing tomorrow at the
Cosmo theater and during the three
days run that it has booked there II is
expected that every Gary booster will
come out TO see it, The cast includes
the names OF many well known people,
and the picture should receive the en-
dorsement Of all who are interested in
Gary and her welfare.
| Among those appearing IN the film
are: Misses Frances Kayior. Martha
| Carpenter, Jeanette Foust. Lillian sta
Eoski. Lucelia wulhng. Elizabeth Ham-
/ mond, Margaret and Katherine sted-
man. Irene Spiker, Olevia Evans, LUZ
ella Papplnau. Ethel Teeple. Ruth Lohr.
/ Josephine sullivan. Claudia Isay, Helen
kidwel. Ethel wulfing. Mary Scrobel
Gladys snyder. Bernice Wilson and lit
tie Marion Oppenheimer: Messrs. Fl H.
Holmes, r. II. Penticost. Ward Muldow-
ney, Harold Skinner. Tom MacGuire
Attorney NJ. Redlich. Paul Smith. Nor
ris Blumenthal, Clayton Underwood.
Thomas E. Knots. Henry Smith, Har-
old Smith, Colonel Mayo and T. F.
weber; Mesdames Ella wulnns Cox
r. n. Blodgett. Jennie Patton and NJ.
/ s Kelly.
Miss Lois Wise. sci Jefferson street.
was given a surprise party last even
/ ing by her friends. the occasion being
her nth birthday. The evening was
spent playing games and an impromptu
program was given. Miss Wise received
some lovely gifts from her friends.
who Included Misses Florence Barg-
feld; Georgia tIutson. Myrtle Mar
quart, Zelraa Browne. Leona Diamond.
Gertrude Sprohl, Jennie Davidson and
/ Howard Bargfeldt, Paul Fogler, wal
/ te~ Hamilton. Eugene Dis. Bernard
Murray. Howard Macdonald, Edwin
Smith and Howard Robertson.
Mrs Marauerite kltmpner presented