Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-20
|Society Notes

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Marie Mayer, the Mary Magdalene
OF the Passion Play of 1910, will be
in Ottawa Tuesday, October 23rd TO
/ tell the story {. the worlds greatest
drama. Miss Mayer will speak at the
/ high school Tuesday night. having
been engaged as the first number on
! this Lyceum course. Thousands of
Americans make trip to Oberam-
meragau every time the Passion Play
/ is given to witness the worlds great
est drama. Books have been written
about II, lecturers make the trip 10
return with lecture of their views
of the play, and motion pictures have
been made representing scenes Of the
play Miss Mayer is, however, the
first participant in the play that has
ever appeared before an American au
dience, and her message promises to
be uniquesas well as interesting. Not
only will she speak on the play
but she will also tell the story of the
quaint. peaceful village Oberammer.
gau and the people living there. She
has taken part in the passion play
three times. In 1890 she took the part
bf one OF the children of Jerusalem.
In 1900 she took the part of an angel
in the Garden of Gethsemane. and
N ia ha atao \
honor that can ever come to any girl
in Oberammerague, that of pOrtraying
the character of Mary Magdalene, the
most important woman's role in the
Passion Play.
The first meeting of the year of
the Board of Directors of the WO-
mans club will be held Tuesday af.
ternoOn. October %, in library hall.
All members are requested to attend
this meeting.
4 The ladies of the Eastern Star will
have their regular afternoon card par.
l.ty, Tuesday afternoon, October 90.
Mesdames J. H. Widmer and Anna
Hollecker will act as hostesses.
The ladies of Christ Episcopal
church will hold an all day meeting
next Friday, October 26, to sew on ar.
ticles for the December bazaar. The
ladies will bring their own lunches
and the hostesses Mesdames J. d.
McLoud and NeVoy Strawn will fur
nish coffee.
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The supper and dance that was 10
have been given by the ladies of st.
Theresa's church at Earlville last
Thursday night had to be postpon.
ed on account of the weather will be
given next Thursday evening, October
%. An Aurora orchestra will replace
that of Mr. Heinrich who had made ar.
rangements to play elsewhere next
Thursday. All other arrangements
will be carried out as previously plan.
med. Supper will be served from five
until nine and a lunch will be served
from eleven until twelve The ladies'
of the church assure everyone that
a very enjoyable evening Is in store
for all those attending.
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Saturday evening Miss Liable. a
Presbyterian missionary from Africa
will speak to the young ladies of the
Presbyterian church in this city Miss
Liable was in Africa at the outbreak
of the worlds war, and returned home
when the government urged all mis-
sionaries to return to their native
country. All the young ladies of Of
tawa are invited to attend this meet
ing. The Presbyterian Guild will
serve refreshments. Sunday evening
Miss Liable will speak at the even,
ing service\ at the Presbyterian
church
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The Ottawa commandry of the
Knights Templars will attend the
State Concave, held in Chicago Sun.
day, October 81 The Knights will
meet at the local Masonic Temple at
$3.50 Sunday morning and go in a
body to the ten o'clock Rock Island
train. Upon their arrival in Chicago
they will form in line and march to
the Medinah temple in body. They
will wear their full uniform on this
trip.
Miss Gertrude Stolte entertained
the members OF her Sunday school
class Of the Evangelical church last
night with very enjoyable Hallow-
en- party at her home, 1915 w. Main
/ street. Twelve guests were present
at this time The house was beauti
fully and deliberately decorated with
all kinds of Halloween decorations
Games were played during the even
ins, and refreshments carrying the
4 suggestion OF the season were served
/
/ The student membership of the
Amateur Musical Club will hold its
October meeting Monday evening, DC.
tober 22nd at s o'clock, in the high