The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-31
Whiting
And Its
People


Whiting. oper q. N. Co .. M 5-2I
Princess theatre tonight The beau
tiful Dorothy Gish in Alta Boys Last
Race" A splendid drama or the race
track. Also a two-part keystone com
edy. Safety First Ambrose" 5-3l-1
The stockholders OF the whiting
Mercantile Company will meet at the
library at o'clock tonight 5-31-1
Mrs. Henry Ruhrens and son spent
yesterday visiting at Chesterton.
Bertha Hoskins OF Sheridan avenue.
who has been i'll with scarlet fever, is
able to be up.
The Beta Gamma Epsilon sorority
went to Pine Lake Yesterday by mo-
tor where they enjoyed picnic.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harvey have
purchased a home in the new addition
Off West 18TH street
The Ladies Aid society Of the Christ
ian church will hold their monthly bus
mess meeting Friday a the home of
Mrs. Isbell. Sheridan avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. James MacRoberts WHOM
have been here for several months
while the former has been employed BY
the Austin Construction Company. left
yesterday for Cleveland. Ohio
The Bartell family motored to Madi-
son, Wis. yesterday.
Mrs. Sophia Daus ana Herman
Wuestenfeld and family attended the
funeral of their sister, Mrs. Mary Ho-
muth in Chicago. Tuesday The moth
er. Mrs. Sophia Wuestenfeld, was I'M
able TO attend the funeral having been
confined to her bed for several weeks.
Charles VI. Herman OF New York ave-
nue., who has been confined to his bed
for three weeks. suffering with rheun-
atism was much improved yesterday.
The Tri Kappa sorority Will be en-
tertained at the Pritchard home IN
Sheridan avenue this evening.
Misses Fearn and Mary Morrison
entertained number Of friends al their
home i'm New York avenue at a miscel-
laneous shower in honor OF Miss Marie
Meilat whose marriage to Roy Slichty
took place yesterday. The guest of
honor received plumber of beautiful
gifts and a delightful evening was
spent The guests from Whiting were
Misses Edith and Eliza Gardner. ocie
y. McCool. Lillian Soltwedef. Mary and
Fearn Morrison and Mesdames Gayle,
Robertson. James Morrison. f l.
Dewey and John Morrison. Jr Those
from out of town were Miss Marie
Biick OF Michigan City. and Misses Ma
bel Jones and Hazel Wheale of Indiana
Harbor,
Miss oiwen Pritchard Of Sheridan
avenue. left Tuesday for PIT Richmond.
Cal. where she will spend the sum
mer visiting her sister. Mrs. Edward
Gray.
Mr.. and Mrs G. A Hellwis OF Ohio
avenue. are at Danville. Ill. at the
home Of the formers sister. letter
vtn ~ all
wig f. improving.
Red Cross benefit to be given in
whiting tomorrow night will be the
a n,clngt party to be given by the
members Of the Beta Gamma Epsilon
sorority at the Slavenska Dom. The
entire proceeds win go for the noble
cause, and the sorority girls are work
ing eagerly % make this "A success n
a social as well as a financial way
II will without a doubt be one of the
incest parties of the year and the
sale Of tickets indicates that there will
be very good attendance. The new
hail affords one of the incest dance
floors in this region and together with
the decorations q most beautiful spec
tacle and wonderfully good time is IN
store for those who attend. The pat
rons and patronesses are 20 be Mr.. and
Mrs Beaumont Parks. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank n. Gavit, DIR. and Mrs. A. ].
Iauer. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Duggan.
Mr.. and Mrs F. w Daegling and Mr..
and Mrs Frank p. Lewis.
walter Kleiber. the son of Mr.. and
Mrs r. FL K1eioer who has been work
ing AT Grant City Ill.,. has enlisted
and j. now stationed at Fort Jefferson
barracks. Mr.. Kleiher was formerly
ont los
than a year.
Miss Marie Mellat, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George Mellat of New York
avenue. and Roy Stichty. also or Whit
ing. and employed at the Standand
OIL Company, were united in marriage
at IL o'clock yesterday morning. Th<
ceremony was performed at the NJ. f.
parsonaRe by Rev. :. c. Rogers, in the
Dresence of only relatives. The couple
was attended by Miss Anna Meker and
Robert Watrous OF Peoria, III. Immed-
lately after the ceremony the bridal |
party left for Engfewood by auto
where the bride and groom will spend
few DAYS after which they will go
to Quincy, ILL.,, where they Will visit
the Eroom's parent. Upon their return
MT. and Mrs Silently will for the pres
ent reside with the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mellot.
Mrs Walter Fl. Smith. nee Miss Jessie
NJ. Curtis was the recipient of a mis-
cellaneous shower given at the Mat
tern home in oliver street on Tuesday
night the hostess being Mrs. Helen
Jennings and Misses Margaret Griffith,
Edytha Hollett and Edith Langenhan.
The house decorations were peonies.
The chief diversion OF the evening was